Just don’t watch the “extended” version. The only scene added was a janitor walking into Bastian’s hidden reading space and complaining.

I’m in my 40’s and still have nightmares about G’Mork sometimes.

And the latter portion of the book was even darker.

I know it doesn’t matter but as much as I like their burritos I just had to stop buying. I couldn’t take their fuckery, and it’s absurd to me what they’re charging for a burrito that’s basically all beans and rice. I wouldn’t mind it if they paid their workers well, but we all know they don’t.

Ours is a nation of puritanical hypocrites.

Perhaps they didn’t word it eloquently, but they’re not wrong.

The elderly are the wealthiest and that affords them tremendous political power, seeing as how young people can’t afford to miss a day of work to vote.

Yes, unequivocally.

It’s only happened twice in world history for a reason.

There are thousands of nukes in the world, but no one ever fires them. They make the world more peaceful, not more dangerous.

Pretty glorious.

If you want to go out and do something: have lunch, go to a movie, or whatever, it’s not nearly as busy and you can have a more peaceful time.

I built my physique over 10 years in a gym, but I’ve kept it with heavy handweights and a collapsible bench in my home gym. Anything’s possible as long as you know what you want, know what works for you, are willing to do the work.

I got some of my equipment just by putting out an ask on my local Buy Nothing group. There are a lot of people out there with big dreams who buy stuff they never use are are happy to gift it if you’ll keep it out of a landfill.

For me, the effort of going somewhere to exercise is a big impediment,

For most of my adult life I was the exact opposite: I needed somewhere to go as part of my routine. Now that my car’s been on loan to my mom and dad for a year, and I’m pretty sure I’m never getting it back, I had to get home equipment and adapt by necessity. Luckily I enjoy lifting, so it’s been less difficult to stay consistent than I expected.

When it comes to exercise the struggle isn’t doing it, it’s finding a routine that works for you. That’s the key, figuring out something you can do and make a habit of it so it becomes routine, like brushing your teeth.

I bought a collapsible bench and hand weights in late 2024 so I could cut the gym membership from my budget, and I’ve been able to maintain my usual habit of lifting 3-4 times a week. The added benefit is that it’s nice not to have to deal with other people or wait for equipment. You can learn better ways to work out from professionals for free on Youtube, and you can add equipment to your home gym over time.

It’s definitely reasonable to be new and never go to a gym.

Historically nukes have served as an effective deterrent to war, ironically. Given that very strong historical pattern, I’d assume the world would, overall, become a more peaceful and cooperative place thanks to mutually-assured destruction.

Tens of millions of Americans can’t afford a sudden $400.00 expense without going further into debt.

That means they can’t afford to miss a day of work.

And that’s by design.

I would suggest trying Caveblazers, as it’s similar, but it’s more barebones and (I think) significantly harder.

It’s wild how good the cheap games are these days. I’m 30 hours into playing Noita, have hundreds of hours in Vampire Survivor.

And I got about 15 hours into Dragon Age: Veilguard before it occurred to me I could crack open the Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition and actually have an enjoyable experience.

Agreed.

I think that’s part of the appeal: the ingrained superiority Christians feel.

At least here in the US, a person’s zip code of birth is a huge indicator of their success and life trajectory. That, to me, would seem to indicate that free will is bullshit.