anything else invites ruin

It’s a velco strap you can wear on your wrist or ankle, it’s got a mesh pocket where you insert a little tab of gauze soaked in citronella.

I wear strap with a pad of citronella in it, that’s all. Never sprays.

Like why is it expensive as F in the first world.

Labor costs more, land is worth more, regulatory costs are higher.

This is the Way.

No one has ever said that to me.

Fiber was fine, there’s just less waste.

Because people want to believe that there is something special about them that distinguishes them from other animals, or from the merely physical.

And also, many people want to believe there is something in them that will survive past death.

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Mythology is only a part of religion (and often survives after the rest of the religion has withered away). Mythology is the stories that try to explain why the world is the way it is.

A living religion will also feature doctrines (a set of teachings, typically about morality, correct beliefs, prescribed or proscribed attitudes or sayings or practices) and rituals.

If only. But sadly it’s never been less than twice a week for me, even when I was vegan.

I do vote, I would consider voting for Social Democrat candidates, I’m probably not to the left of them and I’m not anti-capitalist (though I am anticorporatist).

I’ve never heard of PSL.

I would never vote for someone like our current President, for any office; accelerationism I find ethically repugnant.

Please vote. Even submitting an empty ballot is better than not voting.

The Greens are not anti-capitalist, no. I vote Green for all the offices they run for in my local elections.

It’s fun but dangerous. My father’s gambling addiction derailed my college career, though admittedly it was already on shaky ground. I’ve forgiven him for that but his addiction and the damage it causes is ongoing.

So: not a fan of casinos.

Chill people don’t program social media software from scratch, is my guess. Chill people grill in their backyards instead.

Your point was that good bread (well, “edible”) is hard to find in the US. It’s not, though. Yes, we have bad bread too, and maybe you don’t where you live, and that’s great. But the existence of bad bread does not mean good bread is unavailable.

I don’t worry about this, because I live in a century home that’s basically porous to small outdoor critters already.

You based your impression on a hotel breakfast buffet. That’s bread designed to be shelf-stable, not delicious. Let me assure you right now, we have bakeries here, and not just in supermarkets.

I find sitting sideways so I’m physically facing the station signage helps a lot.

Join your local mutual aid network.

I drink mostly tap water, though considering you’re American that might not be a viable option. it might be difficult for you to get edible bread.

Stereotypes about America get weird.