Two things can be true.

In today’s political climate, Leftist propaganda isn’t a threat. It’s irrelevant.

I say this as someone who firmly believes in capitalism and limited government.

Fascism is the only threat that matters right now.

I’m pretty sure that Morgan Freeman picture is AI.

I agree with what you said, but I’m like 5% worried you might be referring to “leftist propaganda”.

Counterpoint: I figured out how to do it eventually.

There’s still plenty to like out there.

I dislike exploitative games as much as anyone else, but I just don’t play them. But that’s not really what I’m talking about, since that’s a legitimate complaint.

Movies being recycled year over year isn’t a thing.

Books being censored is an example of conservatives hating things.

Such a good party game.

I don’t recall. But I took the pharmacy test too, the more accurate one.

moldly infuriating

Conversely I woke up in the middle of the night with a cold and couldn’t smell Vick’s VapoRub, which usually has an extremely strong menthol scent.

I got tested, talked to a doctor, and didn’t have COVID. It’s possible we lose our sense of smell sometimes with other types of colds too, but we never noticed because we didn’t panic about it.

Some people hate things as a hobby. I say that a lot, and I’m really serious.

Some people play video games, watch movies, or read books, and other people just hate stuff. That’s their whole thing. They seek it out. They doom scroll until they find something to hate, and then they latch onto it and spread that hate wherever they can. Most of them don’t even realize they’re doing it.

I’ve seen so many good things fall apart because of this internet hate machine. It’s sad.

It’s still the world. Most of us still have the power to change our circumstances.

Are humans better off than we were 20 years ago? In many ways no, in some ways yes.

Are humans better off than we were for 99.99% of human history? Yes, without qualification.

I watch movies with my wife or my kids, but I very rarely watch a movie alone. I’d rather play games most of the time.

Meanwhile Baba is You is one of the hardest fucking games I’ve ever played.

Well, nobody’s perfect.

I’m just saying, her heroes may be unrealistic, but her villains are a prescient depiction of MAGA. So it’s strange to me when people try to equate Rand with MAGA.

I have ADHD, and this was my childhood. But I also learned some important coping methods, like how to mask. Given how resistant I am to learning behaviors like that, I’m not sure I could have done it without a struggle. Meanwhile the kids who were diagnosed had a stigma on them that I’m glad I was able to avoid.

My parents did their best with what they knew. I’ve got bad memories and good ones, just like every person ever.

With that said, we’ve decided to hold off on having my daughter tested, even though she’s showing some symptoms. If she has it, I don’t want that to be part of her identity until it has to be. If she starts struggling, we’ll take action. Until then, it’s best not to burden her.

We also got extremely lucky with her first grade teacher. She started the year with a very traditional, veteran teacher. Her seating arrangement changed three times in a month because, according to her, the other kids kept talking. But then the school said they had too many kids in the first grade classes, so they started a new class of just 13 students and moved my daughter. The teacher is brand new, just recently certified.

My daughter came home talking about how they constantly do “brain breaks” in between lessons, and other unusual things.

We went to the parent teacher conference, and this teacher is the most ADHD woman I’ve ever met. We did a one-on-one meeting that lasted two hours. And she’s wonderful. She’s the best thing that could have happened to our daughter. She approaches everything in a way that’s perfectly tailored to someone with ADHD, and it sounds like the other kids love it too.

So maybe we’ll have her tested next year.

Well that’s not true either. I mean sometimes, sure, but in general if you know what you want and you work towards it, you can accomplish things and be rewarded.

Do people really not know that they used to do the summer and winter Olympics in the same year?

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Absolutely, yes. Good video games have a reward structure that real life is lacking.