Llamalitmus

joined 2 years ago
[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

I get what you're saying. And might even agree with elements. But it is easy to say it's futile to fight when you aren't in a position to need to. Doing nothing in this case means resigning not just yourself to being under their oppression, and not even just your friends and family. It is resigning your entire culture to a slow painful death by attrition. They are losing more and more land, rights, and any hope of progress. Like... if someone is strangling you, do you fight back, or just resign yourself to it? And that's before we even get into the fact that those complying and not fighting are still being killed. Those not fighting and wanting to leave were lured to slaughter. Not fighting is an illusory choice.

[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This response feels like it was written by AI. Or maybe someone who has indulged in psychedelics too much and too frequently to be able to communicate ideas in a clear or concise manner.

[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Some people act like non-monogamy is easy. That it's just cheating or promiscuity disguised. But, if you're doing it right, it requires emotional intelligence and endurance, the self knowledge to be able to set good boundaries and the maturity and empathy to respect others'. It requires a good amount of time, effort, and resources. Negotiating schedules, balancing the needs and wants of each involved, etc. Even those who do it selfishly (or worst case, abusively) would need to expend energy hiding their ways from the community at large (which honestly seems more exhausting). And it's not like monogamy let's you avoid those types of people.

[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just gotta take that line of thought one step further. I believe in you.

[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I bought a soda stream and will cycle through various things to flavor it. My two go-tos are orange juice and mango juice. And I usually just put a splash of it on top. Maybe 1/10.

[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

How do you feel about drinks like Bubly?

[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

If there is anything the last 3 years has taught me, it can always get worse.

[–] Llamalitmus@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago

If it is considered a necessary skill, training should be government funded. Otherwise those skills will be disproportionately accessible only to those who can afford it.

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