Yeah, make no mistake, I’m not buying one of their lounge chairs thats like $7k, but if I was making enough money that it’s not super out of budget for a long term investment in my comfort, I’d consider it. I’m more likely to drop that kind of cash on a couch personally, and I am willing to spend extra to ensure it looks good, feels great, and lasts long. The older I get the more I want to ensure that my furniture is very comfortable and long lasting.

Oh, I’m finally an old and out of touch member of the community

There absolutely is. Those folding chairs are fine for an afternoon on a Saturday or something, but if you work a desk job in them you’re gonna find yourself hurting before too long. A decent office chair should resolve most of that, but a great one will help minimize the ergonomic issues associated with an office job and help you maintain focus.

Some of the really expensive chairs like Herman Miller are not only really good chairs, they’re also designed to be beautiful pieces of furniture (which is a price I feel we shouldn’t bother spending on the military). Using budget overflow on really good chairs is one of the classic uses of budget overflow. That said, this is clearly just financial irresponsibility given who’s doing it

Yeah, they’re expensive as hell, but damn do they make a fine chair. May he never get to sit in it

Back when I was young I was just glad I was hard of hearing.

That’s one of the greatest acts of friendship y’all keep offering us. It’s always been appreciated

When slavers have to choose between economic success and maintaining slavery they always have chosen the latter. Make no mistake, any economic benefits will be used to subsidize the establishment and maintainance of violent dominance.

I’d say that history rhymes, first as a tragedy, then as a farce, but I know enough of the 30s to understand it was clown shoes then too

Nothing better than a good and comfortable steel toe

The size of his feet. How much time he spends shoe shopping. A rough estimate of how likely he is to stub his toes. A general idea of how comfortable he is on stairs.

At least that’s my suspicion as a large footed woman with similarly gifted parents

I really like that article. As someone whose father showed a fairly strong narcissistic streak, I really appreciate the way that people with dark personalities aren’t being treated as ontologically evil, just prone to harming people. I know that while my whole family had it rough dealing with my father’s narcissistic traits, so did he, and while I’ve learned I have to maintain a certain amount of distance from folks with cluster b personalities, I am sympathetic to the fact that it isn’t like they’re having fun with all this.

The inclusion of ways to deal with people with dark personalities in your life was excellent, as was the inclusion of what to do for those who suspect they have too much of some dark personality traits. I have an ex who easily could’ve wound up with aspd based on her not really feeling empathy, but her grandpa taught her from a young age to do empathy as a practice rather than a sense, and this resulted in her being a generally awesome person, albeit one who sometimes shows some scarier streaks to those she trusts. I dream of a world in which people with personality disorders all have access to resources and treatments that help them not hurt others or themselves when interacting with others and where the rest of us positively encourage it.

No, I’ve got nobara on my gaming rig, batocera on my wife’s retro console that’s just turned into a kodi device, and proxmox on my server

But also barring this, it’ll be something else like a DC-NoVA traffic meter, or a parking lot check

The thing about going all in from the start every time is that you have no means to escalate. All threats become obvious bluffs

Clown ass state. So glad to be gone. Out west my votes actually matter

Exercise and eating right actually do help. It’s just really hard to do without meds for me

Also trip a few times if your genetics agree with it. If they don’t, see if you can enter trances while meditating (it’s a special type of meditation). It’s good for you to feel one with humanity sometimes

Just don’t microdose while lifting

Don’t let your curiosity fade

Maintain open minded compassion for those different from you

Never be fully convinced you understand the best way to do anything

In disputes between the affected and the unaffected give added weight to the most affected

Learn to recognize a moral panic, and even if you have concerns related to it don’t join in. It’s the group dynamic equivalent of spiraling and catastrophizing.

Don’t drink your calories unless you want to gain weight

I don’t know why anyone expected the UAE to stay safe