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And also, life is not supposed to be *permanently* stressful. We're adapted to short periods of stress. If you maintain that kind of thing for weeks, let alone months or years, with no respite or hope, that's putting people into PTSD territory.
Right, but is it that we’re “forgotten life can be stressful” or is it that neoliberal capitalism doesn’t allow us to have natural, normal reactions to stress, so we seek treatment? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis
Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
And also, life is not supposed to be *permanently* stressful. We're adapted to short periods of stress. If you maintain that kind of thing for weeks, let alone months or years, with no respite or hope, that's putting people into PTSD territory.
Lisan al-gabagool
December 6, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Lisan al-gabagool
Apparently you first have to build "relationships" with neighbours and develop something called "personal investment" before you try to sell them on class consciousness. The game is rigged for us unlikeable folks
December 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Apparently you first have to build "relationships" with neighbours and develop something called "personal investment" before you try to sell them on class consciousness. The game is rigged for us unlikeable folks
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They should also invent a minute that's not always last minute
they should invent a cleaning that's not always last minute
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
They should also invent a minute that's not always last minute
I often ask myself if I ever cross the mind of my webcomic friends, I've never been consistent at posting
December 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I often ask myself if I ever cross the mind of my webcomic friends, I've never been consistent at posting
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Drawing is easy.
Coming to terms with the results is the hard part.
Coming to terms with the results is the hard part.
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Drawing is easy.
Coming to terms with the results is the hard part.
Coming to terms with the results is the hard part.
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instead of "Post" the button that you press to make your words go online should say "Inflict"
December 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
instead of "Post" the button that you press to make your words go online should say "Inflict"
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Kabru (and Ryoko Kui) use the pages of The Delicious in Dungeon Adventurers Bible as a workshop for paring down overly complicated first draft character backstories to their essentials in service of the story you're actually trying to tell.
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Kabru (and Ryoko Kui) use the pages of The Delicious in Dungeon Adventurers Bible as a workshop for paring down overly complicated first draft character backstories to their essentials in service of the story you're actually trying to tell.
Question
I saw Australia implementing a social media ban for children under the age of 16. At first it seems as a good idea, but there's something nagging in the back of my mind. What do people educated on the subject have to say?
I saw Australia implementing a social media ban for children under the age of 16. At first it seems as a good idea, but there's something nagging in the back of my mind. What do people educated on the subject have to say?
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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I saw Australia implementing a social media ban for children under the age of 16. At first it seems as a good idea, but there's something nagging in the back of my mind. What do people educated on the subject have to say?
I saw Australia implementing a social media ban for children under the age of 16. At first it seems as a good idea, but there's something nagging in the back of my mind. What do people educated on the subject have to say?
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Hot take: the context in which the art is made matters and should influence your opinion
Without context you'd never know George Orwell was a government plant who worked for the BBC, which also promoted all his work, and was a die hard anti-communist. It explains why his endings are so bleak
Without context you'd never know George Orwell was a government plant who worked for the BBC, which also promoted all his work, and was a die hard anti-communist. It explains why his endings are so bleak
December 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Hot take: the context in which the art is made matters and should influence your opinion
Without context you'd never know George Orwell was a government plant who worked for the BBC, which also promoted all his work, and was a die hard anti-communist. It explains why his endings are so bleak
Without context you'd never know George Orwell was a government plant who worked for the BBC, which also promoted all his work, and was a die hard anti-communist. It explains why his endings are so bleak
Telling the homies they make me feel safe
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Telling the homies they make me feel safe
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Windswept - OUT NOW!
A 90's inspired collectathon platformer - tough as nails - and oh so cute!
You must help them!
🦆🐢
Find it on:
🔹 Steam
🔹 Nintendo Switch
🔹 PS4/5
🔹 Xbox Series X/S
🔹 GOG
A 90's inspired collectathon platformer - tough as nails - and oh so cute!
You must help them!
🦆🐢
Find it on:
🔹 Steam
🔹 Nintendo Switch
🔹 PS4/5
🔹 Xbox Series X/S
🔹 GOG
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Windswept - OUT NOW!
A 90's inspired collectathon platformer - tough as nails - and oh so cute!
You must help them!
🦆🐢
Find it on:
🔹 Steam
🔹 Nintendo Switch
🔹 PS4/5
🔹 Xbox Series X/S
🔹 GOG
A 90's inspired collectathon platformer - tough as nails - and oh so cute!
You must help them!
🦆🐢
Find it on:
🔹 Steam
🔹 Nintendo Switch
🔹 PS4/5
🔹 Xbox Series X/S
🔹 GOG
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when a comediän jaçks-œff in front of women nònconsensűally
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
when a comediän jaçks-œff in front of women nònconsensűally
Found out today what's the worst thing your dog can steal from someone: a blind person's cane
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Found out today what's the worst thing your dog can steal from someone: a blind person's cane
As someone who 100% Silksong, the comment about rewarding the explorer over the combatant simply ain't true. There a single health upgrade in act 1 and there's no way more than 5% of the player base found the Phantom act 2 entrance.
I love the game, but all of act 1 is a linear difficulty wall.
I love the game, but all of act 1 is a linear difficulty wall.
Why Silksong doesn't have difficulty settings or sliders: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
As someone who 100% Silksong, the comment about rewarding the explorer over the combatant simply ain't true. There a single health upgrade in act 1 and there's no way more than 5% of the player base found the Phantom act 2 entrance.
I love the game, but all of act 1 is a linear difficulty wall.
I love the game, but all of act 1 is a linear difficulty wall.
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The additional context is that Valve is still killing a beloved games studio, still tried to weasel out of making a press statement, still didn't allow a second review, and still did not communicate with the developer beyond vague references to their terms.
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
Valve responds with "additional context" following Horses Steam ban controversy
Following Valve's decision to ban first-person horror adventure Horses from distribution on Steam, the company has provided "additional context" in a statement.
www.eurogamer.net
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The additional context is that Valve is still killing a beloved games studio, still tried to weasel out of making a press statement, still didn't allow a second review, and still did not communicate with the developer beyond vague references to their terms.
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
How I taught my nephew (age 4) to fear horses
Was babysitting my nephew so I took him to a horse farm. He really likes horses but was scared to feed them by hand. I wanted to show him there's nothing to fear, as long as you're gentle.
(1/6)
Was babysitting my nephew so I took him to a horse farm. He really likes horses but was scared to feed them by hand. I wanted to show him there's nothing to fear, as long as you're gentle.
(1/6)
November 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
How I taught my nephew (age 4) to fear horses
Was babysitting my nephew so I took him to a horse farm. He really likes horses but was scared to feed them by hand. I wanted to show him there's nothing to fear, as long as you're gentle.
(1/6)
Was babysitting my nephew so I took him to a horse farm. He really likes horses but was scared to feed them by hand. I wanted to show him there's nothing to fear, as long as you're gentle.
(1/6)
I'd ban betting apps and websites on the sole basis you shouldn't be able to ruin your life while sitting on the toilet
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'd ban betting apps and websites on the sole basis you shouldn't be able to ruin your life while sitting on the toilet
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The only thing actually keeping poor people from making art is that those who do make art are continuously exploited and stolen from.
So they have to work overtime in timesuck jobs to make ends meet and don't get the opportunity to do the art they are capable of.
It's so backwards.
So they have to work overtime in timesuck jobs to make ends meet and don't get the opportunity to do the art they are capable of.
It's so backwards.
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The only thing actually keeping poor people from making art is that those who do make art are continuously exploited and stolen from.
So they have to work overtime in timesuck jobs to make ends meet and don't get the opportunity to do the art they are capable of.
It's so backwards.
So they have to work overtime in timesuck jobs to make ends meet and don't get the opportunity to do the art they are capable of.
It's so backwards.
Wish there was like a month long dance course for men so that they can hit the dance floor a little bit
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Wish there was like a month long dance course for men so that they can hit the dance floor a little bit
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One personally frustrating thing about the big AI push is that it forces people to assess it in a hurry, which makes people careless. It kinda smells like a scam to me if someone’s hurrying you along, cultivating urgency in you, well before you know where they’re taking you.
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
One personally frustrating thing about the big AI push is that it forces people to assess it in a hurry, which makes people careless. It kinda smells like a scam to me if someone’s hurrying you along, cultivating urgency in you, well before you know where they’re taking you.