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Cake day: February 26th, 2024

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  • Apologies, I am not familiar with Canadian regulations. However, your unruly neighbor to the south has a common issue.

    American sunscreen doesn’t work. European and East Asian (Korean/Japanese specifically) sunscreens use a perfectly safe chemical that has long lasting power and incredible UV protection.

    This chemical has been in widespread use for decades in these markets with no statistically significant health issues.

    This compound is not used in the US because sunscreen is considered a health product in the US and must be tested on animals before human use.

    Consider importing some from specialty sites or find a local Asian beauty shop.






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    6 months ago

    You are reverting to the capitalist brainwashing that has been repeated to you for your entire life.

    Nobody is arguing that a grocery stocker requires less skill and training than brain surgery. Literally nobody. And yet you people repeat this idea over and over.

    I mean this not as an attack on you but a chance to expand your worldview. Cognitive dissonance hurts, and it’s important to recognize when it’s happening so you can ask further questions.

    There is no such thing as an “unskilled worker” because all jobs require skill. It’s called human skill, and it’s what enables us to build societies greater than the sum of its citizens.

    The logical conclusion you are suggesting is that because some humans are less capable, they don’t deserve basic needs such as a home, reliable transportation, internet, food, utilities, etc.

    And if your basic premise starts with the notion that society should not be meeting the basic needs of its people, then there’s only one thing that would convince you anyway.



  • The US figured out if you run a reign of terror stomping out all thoughts more left-wing than Mussolini, gutting the (formerly) famous bastions of international science on US soil, chasing professors out of universities, and suppressing all contrary thoughts with prison, nobody is left to fight back.

    Weird how the libs will screech about the cultural revolution while ignoring which country successfully did it first…

    I mean if you’re going to do a reign of terror and ruin millions of lives, at least come out the other side with actual benefits lmfao.

    For all the evil it came with, China went from agrarian peasants to world leading scientists and cities. The US… well, lol.


  • It really is quite nice when you’re first starting out. You don’t feel the withdrawals as bad, a nice relaxing smoke at sundown…

    And then you go through the whole addiction, quit, song and dance and realize you could have had the same benefits with no downside by just meditating or taking a break outside without smoking.

    Thank god my brain chemistry makes it near-impossible to form addictions, it almost makes up for ruining my life!


  • vote for the lesser of two evils that somehow gets more evil every four years

    Fucking THANK YOU for saying this. I’ve struggled a lot with this rude awakening, that liberals will put on a smile and pretend they’re good people while stabbing you in the back.

    You can see it in their responses, they just hysterically repeat over and over - “how could you possibly not like Biden, are you some kind of fascist? Look at the enemy!!!”

    Meanwhile they continue to let fascists pillage the nation, commit open terrorism, attempt a violent overthrow of the government with no consequences (who called off the national guard? Who set skeleton crew police lines? Who GAVE TOURS TO FASCIST GROUPS BEFORE THE COUP? who was texting locations of congress members to the mob?).

    They talk so much about how Biden will fight Trump.

    What the fuck were Democrats doing during Trump? Laying back and enjoying the donations rolling in.

    Oh waah the blues had no majority waaaah. Funny how there’s always an excuse why Blues couldn’t help the people while Republicans could be outnumbered 2:1 and still shut down the government on a whim.



  • “Was working illegally” as if they somehow forced an employer to pay them under the table instead of hiring a citizen. As if their income would even qualify for any significant tax revenue.

    It takes two to tango, employers pay payroll and insurance tax as well.

    But, I also agree. People who do not pay their fair share of taxes (even if that fair share is $0) should not benefit from the services those taxes enable.

    Now you must agree billionaires and corporations should also stop receiving government subsidies because they are not paying their fair share, right?

    Same thing goes for conservative regions that historically suck up funding while contributing none, right?

    Anything else and you would just be a hypocrite lying about why lesser classes should be treated worse; that would be terrible!


  • My brother in Christ I see the spark of a good and gentle person in you, so as a fellow neurodivergent individual, please at least give this a half thought:

    What you are describing is something else other than your autism. These conditions often worsen over time if left untreated, and youth trauma does not help.

    People just like you and me spend 10+ years of their lives studying and conducting science to create medications that help people like us.

    Please consider looking into a referral for a psychiatrist to discuss these issues further.