Free Ph.D idea. Examination of porn size categories (I.E. chubby, BBW, big ass, big tits) and how changes in what videos get put into each category reflect changing beauty norms.
Potionseller
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Into gaming, housing and transit, cybersecurity, and aviation.(He/Him)
There is no version of yourself you could become that would satisfy the people who hate you. So you might as well be who you are.
@hankgreen.bsky.social I realize it's probably a huge lift to move off Shopify but I hope DFTBA and Complexly at least look into alternatives.
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 4w agoVery cool that Shopify’s CEO thinks the poor should have far less of a vote than the rich. Still worth that ad read money, folks?
This could be an all-timer rule of threes
VoteHub@votehub.com · last mo.BREAKING — U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has died, per his office. He was 71.
Lying on the ring app to convince people that police are searching for illegal fireworks with drones just so there are fewer fireworks going off all night.
I feel like having limits at all is stupid tbh.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · 3mo agoState leaders across the U.S. are signing off on extending bar and restaurant hours during the World Cup. They want to help businesses and improve fan experiences, particularly for those who may have been priced out of tickets.
I don't suppress my emotions I just feel really intense emotions for 5 seconds and then implement firewall controls on them.
Ken Paxton just gave an Epstein-style deal to a pedophile. Paxton released Adam Hoffman — an admitted child rapist — back on our streets after Paxton’s rich lawyer friend got involved. The Epstein Class has no place in Texas. Ken Paxton has no place in the US Senate.
I suppose a major question would be which countries are experiencing the vibecession. I haven't seen much talk about it outside a US context but I don't know if that is because it doesn't happen elsewhere or because this is an American centric website.
Will Stancil@whstancil.bsky.social · 3mo agoStarting VERY abruptly in 2021, however, this no longer worked! Suddenly you needed a model like this: Sentiment=inflation+wages+unemployment+(VIBES, MAYBE?) It was as if a new term got welded into the model. This isn’t supposed to happen!
This is true but also it's not going to magically change. People always will connect poverty with crime so if you want to make an impact in their heads you need to reduce poverty and homelessness.
Josh Fruhlinger@jfruh.bsky.social · 3mo agoa good portion of what people mean by “crime” is “visible homeless people, some of whom are behaving erratically“
Does "Detroit" include the metro? I grew up in Metro Detroit and lived around Ann Arbor and everybody I knew loved Detroit.
Tim Carmody@tcarmody.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhat US state hates its own biggest city the most? I am biased because I grew up there, but I don't think anybody beats Detroit vs. the rest of Michigan
generally think that if your response to "this is loser shit" is "are you triggered?!?!?" then you're just demonstrating the truth of "this is loser shit"
Since acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has confirmed that “Anybody in this country is eligible to apply if they believe they are a victim of weaponization,” I decided to apply for reparations. Here is a template if you want to draft your own demand: shero.substack.com/p/everyone-c...
Colorado is one of 18 states that allow citizens to recall a governor. Just saying…
Been wanting a Hank Green podcast to add to the rotation. Can't wait!
Hank Green@hankgreen.bsky.social · 3mo agoMain thing I'm learning here is I am not culturally millennial.
huck mason@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 4mo agohad a debate last night about the definitive millennial song. some contenders: mgmt’s “kids,” yeah yeah yeah’s “maps,” kanye’s “all of the lights,” arcade fire’s “wake up,” postal service’s “such great heights,” animal collective’s “my girls,” lcd soundsystem’s “all my friends,” stroke’s “last nite”
It is absolutely essential that #waleg do this in the next session so we can actually enact the Second Reconstruction that we need, if we have a Democratic President come 2029. So why aren’t any legislators advocating for it?
"We have a moral obligation to understand the world if we are going to act upon it." This really succinctly puts why I feel so strongly about telling the truth about all things as much as possible.
Matt Darling@besttrousers.bsky.social · 4mo agoRight - and this isn't something that you can treat as being separate from morality. We have a moral obligation to understand the world if we are going to act upon it.
I get a lot of RNC texts on my work phone and they are already talking about Platner's tattoo. Not great!
Just watched a bald eagle steal a rotisserie chicken from a bunch of crows in a strip mall parking lot, and then watched the crows chase him into the distance. Never leaving this place.
pragmatism in service of principle is probably a better approach than toothless moderation for its own sake
I listened to Kelly's conversation with Rebecca Solnit and I recommend it. I was particularly struck with what Solnit says here: truthout.org/audio/hope-i...
