Many fall in the face of chaos, but not this one, not today

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  • Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldtoTrees@lemmy.worldMarijuana Is Too Strong Now - The Atlantic
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    3 months ago

    This article feels like it was written by an old man yelling at clouds. “… Back in my day we smoked mid and we liked it” shakes fist and then uses it as a reason to go back to prohibition. Why can’t we just make it legal and let the free market figure it out.

    Turns out more THC for the buck means people can make a few months supply of edibles out of a few grams. Cost effective!










  • Definitely include a graph of shareholder value overlayed on top.

    Sarcasm aside, maybe we should have a graph that also shows:

    • average hours worked a year
    • average number of sunsets a person sees before they die
    • average hours spent with loved ones per year
    • average rent
    • average hours worked to pay for groceries
    • average hours spent doomscrolling on social media
    • average student loan debt payments
    • suicide rate
    • average zoom calls a year
    • happiness

    And see that by basically all metrics we are working more, paid less, more depressed, more stressed, and unhappy.










  • Bidet attachment for a toilet. You can get them cheap, or spend a bit more for heated seats, warmed water, fans for drying, etc. Best bathroom decision ever.

    Countertop electric water distiller. For a reasonable price you can get a countertop water distiller that runs a gallon for like $0.15. No more microplastics, chlorine, ammonia, lead, or facial matter in your drinking water! Tastes SO GOOD, nothing like the plastic filled distilled water from the store, blech. Every time we make a batch, we’ll smell the sticky residue left in the heating chamber and gag. It is nasty stuff. In our tap water, gross. Clean water for me please! Makes our coffee, tea, and kumbucha taste a lot better too.

    Getting into a healthy BMI and daily exercise is pretty epic too. You’ll just feel better every day.

    As climate change gets worse, having resilience like stored food and water will be helpful to deal with more frequent natural disasters. No sense bothering with fancy meal packets, a couple dozen big cans of dried beans will go a long way if there’s a shelter in place order.



  • Pencilnoob@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlHow did you lose weight?
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    10 months ago

    From 2013 to 2017 I lost 60 pounds and I’ve kept it off since.

    I tried everything to lose that fat.

    I’ve tried at different times: keto, calorie counting, intermittent fasting, low fat, low carb, Soylent, cutting alcohol, high fiber, if it fits your macros, power lifting, CrossFit, running, vegan, vegetarian, carnivore, and Renaissance periodization.

    What’s actually worked consistently for losing and keeping it off? Simple. Intermittent fasting 20/4 with low carb during the week, free cheat weekends, and no alcohol ever. With that protocol I can control my weight to the pound, consistently, and I’ve held it there for over 5 years.

    It’s such a great feeling to be totally in control of it.