Shaved legs, there’s literally no practical benefit

Pro cyclists would argue with you on that point. Probably swimmers and runners, too.

Hairless bodies have less wind/water resistance. 💁‍♂️

I no longer willingly consume cancer-causing substances.

Health is something you only need to lose once, and you’re life is forever changed for the worse.

And neither alcohol or tobacco products bring even an ounce of benefits that could outweigh their risks.

Plus, tobacco products cause you to smell like absolute shit, and alcohol turns people into idiots or lunatics.

And I also couldn’t imagine pissing away money on something so unnecessary.

FWIW, I was a pack-a-day smoker and drank alcohol, so I know both sides. I regret it in hindsight, but teens so stupid things, and that was my stupid thing.

I have a security camera by a very popular brand, and much to my surprise, I was suddenly unable to use it unless I updated to the latest firmware.

The thing is, the update software said that I was on the latest version.

It took days, physical intervention with a ladder to gain access to the camera, and the company tech support, to force an update to the camera, allowing me to use it once again.

That made me realize that the expensive security cameras I’m using aren’t mine, and might as well be rentals. Because the company could, at any time, render my entire system useless unless I meet their demands, which could be a forced subscription or worse.

The enshittification of paid hardware has no bounds!

This is grounded in the assertion that a website’s HTML/CSS is a protected computer program that an ad blocker intervenes in the in-memory execution structures (DOM, CSSOM, rendering tree), this constituting unlawful reproduction and modification.

Dumbest fucking thing I’ve ever heard of.

Will they make Reader Mode in browsers illegal, too?

What about “dark mode” or “resize font” when the website doesn’t offer those accessibility features?

Will they make the “mute” function on browser tabs illegal, since it modifies the website author’s intention to play audio upon page load?

I will continue to block ads, spyware, trackers, unwanted elements, popups, and social media links, “illegal” or not.

Does that make it any better? He’s the president taking world leaders, including one at war, to a MAGA gift shop showing hats with “Trump 2028” on them as if any of this is normal or sane? 😮

The White House has become a redneck dollar store.

I used to run software on an old phone that basically worked as a camera NVR.

At some point the battery swelled up and I’m glad my house didn’t burn to the ground. I only noticed it because the glass screen protector on that phone had popped off from the screen flexing under pressure 😮

As long as you have a way of monitoring your phones, or at least physically isolating them from important things, then you could probably do it without many risks.

He’ll be promoted once Trump hears about it. He’s always looking for more players to join his team.

The worst human beings ironically end up being the “best” people to work under Trump.

Friendly reminder that Trump is a child rapist and is purposely withholding the Trumpstein files from the public.

They were masked, in plainclothes, and unwilling to show official ID or give a reason for kidnapping people.

This woman is a hero for “interfering” with their Nazi agenda.

I’ve never rented a car so I’m curious, what benefits does checking-in early actually get you?

Nothing. Just like checking in early to a flight.

In fact, I can only see downsides and risks… for example, if something happens on your way to the rental company or airport, which makes it impossible to actually get the vehicle or take your flight.

“But you checked in, sorry!”. 😒

Demon Hunter - Collapsing from Killing Floor 2 was a real gem.

I once asked Gemini for steps to do something pretty basic in Linux (as a novice, I could have figured it out). The steps it gave me were not only nonsensical, but they seemed to be random steps for more than one problem all rolled into one. It was beyond useless and a waste of time.

These standards have also spread to more common fashion, advertising clothes for ordinary people.

No doubt.

If there’s a method for that, that actually works, that would be great.

First, block and avoid ads. They are poison to the mind. Dropping social media is also strongly suggested.

It’s hard to not fall prey to marketing companies if ads surround you on a daily basis, and I can’t honestly imagine how difficult it must be for any teen who uses the internet or apps unfiltered. It’s a losing battle if those influences aren’t dealt with first.

Yup, but I can see this happening as a regular reaction to unfavourable facts. Mind you, he was doing this back during the pandemic, so this is just following the trend.

So there is 100% an unhealthy attitude towards weight in the fashion industry, that needs to be regulated.

In fairness, the fashion industry is a circus, almost literally. The stuff you see on the runway is so ridiculous that they might as well simply be costumes and not clothes. And the models, while they do suffer real consequences, are forced to have an unhealthy look to fit the character they play in this circus.

I would much rather see positive education into how to actually be fit and healthy, so that teens have no reason to look at these circus performers as a template.

but there also needs to be the possibility for clothes brands that specialize in clothing for “big” people to show their products in a reasonable way.

Absolutely. The reality is, people come in all different shapes and sizes, so there’s a realistic expectation that they’ll still need to buy clothes. But the normalization of super heavy (or super skinny) needs to go away.

In any other universe that would be a joke, but in this reality, it’s entirely possible that he will replace people who post the truth about his shit-show.

a fashion standard people pursue, being extremely thin is.

I strongly disagree.

Standard people want to look healthy, fit, and maybe have some muscle. You know, the stuff that the majority would say brings sex appeal.

But nobody wants to look like a sad, malnourished bonerack, unless they have an eating disorder. I’d argue that most people find the look of gauntness, protruding bones, no muscle, etc. to be unflattering and quite disgusting. There are probably studies on this, I haven’t looked.

The issue is that the fashion industry seems to like this look, and people with eating disorders find validation in that. It is a terrible cycle, no denying that.

That does beg the question, though: why not set the standard by having fit people wear your clothing? Why malnourished and sickly? Only a tiny fraction of the population has an eating disorder that causes them to be underweight, and I doubt very much that these companies are making all their profits off them.

It is not just about being unhealthy, it’s about not setting unhealthy standards.

I agree, which is why we should not be normalizing obesity, one of the top causes of death and morbidity, in advertisements. This isn’t an opinion, I already linked a study showing that ads, even when intended to be positive, negatively affect obese people due to the normalization of this unhealthy standard.

Brass

Brash

No, I mean brass: “figurative. Taken as a type of insensibility to shame: hence, Effrontery, impudence, unblushingness.” (DEFINED)

Brash would not have been appropriate (defined as “self-assertive in a rude, noisy, or overbearing way”). Tim was not rude, noisy or overbearing, but he was absolutely shameless!

All in plain sight. Brass and shameful. Why has this been normalize? 😡