https://lemmy.ca/post/15125231 has results of a demographic poll for lemmy.ca.
Yeah, bull sessions were (and still are) part of my experience. I'm a similar age, and had a similar university experience.
Sadly, I didn't get a chance to watch Three's Company.
you only get one body so may as well look after it
That's a really good way of putting it.
this is the only thing I’ve found that allows me to escape my mind and be in the moment
That's what I really like about snowboarding and inline skating - if I'm not focusing on the activity, I take a tumble, so I have to pay attention. I don't know if either of those are something you'd enjoy, but maybe give them a shot?
I'm really sorry that's how things ended up for you. Best of luck.
I have a sedentary job as a software developer so it’s good to be more active.
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would you continue this hobby even though it’s wrecking my hands
As a software developer who also has fucked up hands, no. This is your meal ticket. Don't mess with it. Being depressed with a job is way better than being depressed without a job and a disability.
I've actively avoided activities that use my hands because I don't want to mess them up more. It sucks, but that's where we're at.
I don't know what activity to recommend. I do leg-centric stuff: swimming, inline skating, snowboarding, and soccer. I don't know if those would be good for you.
Edit: sorry. That came across as hostile. My hand situation is managed, but it still gets to me. I'm trying to say that you should take care of yourself and your hands. The short-term gain of an activity that messes you up isn't worth it.
Exercise feels great, and I hope you find something that works for your mind and your body.
If that isn't credible enough for you, a massive uniboob containing a tiny gnome sorcerer able to slay at range. Basically a lil green skinned tiddy tank.
blowing a few bubbles every now and then...
That's horrific. I hope the kid is able to make a full recovery. And that we take this as a wake up call - stories like this feel like a warning about the state of our healthcare system.
Hear me out: a metal 1990s Lara Croft uniboob. Hits are no longer directed to the sternum.
If that isn't credible enough for you, make the uniboob bigger, redirecting force outward, away from the chest.
If that isn't credible enough for you, a massive uniboob containing a tiny gnome sorcerer able to slay at range. Basically a lil green skinned tiddy tank.
We need experts that are knowledgeable on issues who can put them in context for lay readers.
In the past, those were often beat reporters, but academics can fit that role too.
With the collapse of traditional media ~~hegemonies~~ companies we've lost beat reporters, so we have to rely on third party experts. Of course, there are problems with that: if they're owned by bad actors, then they can spread misleading narratives.
I'm not sure who fills that role now. Whoever can tweet the most convincingly at journalists? Whoever makes the sexiest YouTube explainer?
😂^(we're screwed)
Kinetic deployment of subdermal murder mittens