Lantsu

I grew up hearing that what ever game I enjoyed, “was not a real video game.” And this was IRL, from people I knew and thought as my friends, at the time. If I tried to continue, it turned verbally abusive and my fave games got properly shitted on. So I learned to stay quiet and play only offline games, just play my lil games alone. These days I got real friends who’d like to play with me, but I’m too shy to go online… Like I want to, but just too afraid. It’s really fucking dumb.

We tell our’s that there are bad, bad owls who would snatch him the second he’s off the porch. And he’s a scaredy cat so it has worked so far. :3

It’s so fun to redownload the app twice just before meeting (on phone as I need the camera) and then still end up using it in the browser without logging in!

If the cat only had opposable thumbs and some proper tools… I’d help them find a scrap metal buyer for sure.

People who do crating don’t think they’re confining anything or doing anything bad tho

Religions and doctors “vowing to protect life.” Especially religious doctors “vowing to protect life” even when the life means just pain and suffering that can’t be properly eased with pain meds either, because you know, the dying person might get addicted to the meds. That’s obviously worse.

In my country, when an elder person is too sick and “ready to be euthanized”, they just stop giving them water and let them dry to death. It can take weeks. They do give some pain medication, but there is no way of knowing what amount is enough. You’d imagine that dying that way is pretty damn painful yet they don’t have a way of communicating that. But if they OD’ed, it would be murder so better let them suffer!

But also, euthanizing animals is becoming more taboo too. Many pets live in pain, relying in “pet mobility carts” and medications. Antidepressants for cats, epilepsy meds for dogs… Vets prolong the suffering for money, for people who can’t accept facts and do the kind and right thing. Animals have no way of communicating about side-effects from medications. Endless rehoming is thought to be better than letting go.

I don’t think it just about tech and cyber, “medical/military grade” is very close on how it’s used and how little people understand what they actually mean… A person working close to a military would avoid many “military grade” products and so on.

Why wouldn’t horse meat be allowed to serve in restaurants? It’s perfectly normal here, very tasty and good quality meat.

Raw chicken, no, salmonella risk. All meat would need to be tested, every single piece, so it wouldn’t be very sustainable.

Yup, it sounds dystopian. I am preparing for this to hit my country too eventually and I’ll unplug then. No more internet, go to the library to get WIFI for online banking on the phone that is used only for that. It’s a decision to comply. DVDs, books, games I already own and have downloaded…