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14 votes
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Research at the heart of a US lawsuit against the abortion pill has been retracted
28 votes -
The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.
26 votes -
The US hasn't seen syphilis numbers this high since 1950
19 votes -
How US insurance companies fill their networks with ‘ghost’ therapists
29 votes -
Fundamental questions about ovaries may unlock longer human lifespan. Philanthropist Nicole Shanahan is spending to find answers.
15 votes -
A shift towards a more sustainable global food system could create up to $10 trillion of benefits a year, improve human health, and ease the climate crisis
17 votes -
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA meltdown
37 votes -
Show Tildes: Laid Out - a non-profit, open source self-help web app
19 votes -
23andMe’s fall from $6 billion to nearly $0
25 votes -
South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks
20 votes -
Cameroon starts world-first malaria mass vaccine rollout
18 votes -
Just finished my first twitch stream in a while. It wasn't great, but for once, that's actually okay.
My head was all over the place, I played really badly, I lost the run I was playing much quicker than expected, and decided to end stream early because of it... but despite all that, I'm weirdly...
My head was all over the place, I played really badly, I lost the run I was playing much quicker than expected, and decided to end stream early because of it... but despite all that, I'm weirdly happy about the whole thing anyway.
One of my big goals for 2024 is to stream a lot more often. For context, I've been off work on medical leave for a good long while now, and I find streaming to be (very fun but also) draining in a similar way to how work was draining - like in how "on" you have to be, and how much multitasking you have to do, that sort of thing. And so the main reason I streamed so rarely last year is that I rarely felt "on" enough to be at 100% for all that, and I worried that I wouldn't be doing a good enough job.
Today was the 1 year anniversary of when I first started playing the game I'm obsessed with these days, so I really wanted to do a special "anniversary" stream today, which for obvious reasons couldn't really be rescheduled. My brain did feel kind of fuzzy going in, and if it were any other day, I definitely wouldn't have decided to stream at all... but I'd been hyping up this idea to myself for a while, and knew I'd regret it if I bailed at the last minute, so I pushed myself to go live anyway.
And yeah, like I started this off by saying, the stream definitely wasn't perfect. I didn't play super well, made a bunch of boneheaded decisions, caught myself mentally drifting off every so often and not either playing the game or talking to chat or just being an engaging streamer at all. I lost a run that I for sure could have gotten further with if I played a bit smarter.
BUT!
I did it. I did the thing, and I still had fun, and my friends who tuned in as viewers seemed to have fun too. At the end of the day, that should really be all that matters.
I could very easily take today as a bad omen for the year to come... as in like, I'm gonna be mushy brained and keep doing embarrassing mediocre streams, because that's clearly all I'm capable of, blah blah blah. Past-me definitely would have latched onto that train of thought, hard. But right now, mostly what I'm feeling is just... proud. Proud of myself for not letting perfect be the enemy of good today for once, for actually putting myself out there, for not putting so much stock in "I have to be good at the games I play" as like part of my identity or anything (which I used to have a ton of bugaboos about, as a woman who used to play in a lot of sexist male-dominated spaces... it was kind of like, I have to be great at this game, or I'm just encouraging their sexism so much more and letting all other women down because of it, therefore I can't ever afford to be bad at games and especially not when someone else might see). I can finally feel myself starting to let go of a lot of those old toxic ideas, and while I know I still have a ways left to go with it, it already feels incredibly liberating.
Throughout my struggles with chronic illness these past few years, I've been trying my best for some time now to accept myself for where I'm at, instead of berating myself for not yet getting back to where I want to be. Moments like these are really nice reminders that that isn't nearly as hard as it used to be. :)
So, yeah. Thanks for reading. Here's hoping this story resonates with at least a few of you -- and here's to (hopefully) many more mediocre non-ideal streams to come this year, and maybe a few half-decent ones too if I'm lucky 😅
32 votes -
What do you eat when you're sick?
From chicken noodle soup to congee, no matter what cuisine or culture, what do you eat when you're sick? Since everyone around me is getting ill, I'm looking to expand my "sick food" recipes for...
From chicken noodle soup to congee, no matter what cuisine or culture, what do you eat when you're sick? Since everyone around me is getting ill, I'm looking to expand my "sick food" recipes for drop off. Bonus points if it's easy on digestion and will keep in the fridge/freezer for awhile.
Chicken congee is my go to because it's simple and can easily be dressed up or down.
Thanks for all the replies! I love learning about different food (and beverages) so I hope you find something new to try yourselves.
26 votes -
What do you do when you feel like nothing?
Don't really know the best way to describe this. But I bet people do know the feeling. It's Sunday, all my chores are out of the way, and I have time to do anything, but instead I find myself not...
Don't really know the best way to describe this. But I bet people do know the feeling.
It's Sunday, all my chores are out of the way, and I have time to do anything, but instead I find myself not being able to decide what I want to do. I am turning on various games, looking at the title screen for a bit than turning them off again. I pick up my guitar, mess around for a few minutes then put it down again. I think about a creative project I could start, but then decide to not when I imagine how much effort it would take. Then I go back to scrolling various websites, not really interested in anything, cause it's all the same all the time. The weather is way too cold and ugly for me to go outside, so I just don't know what to do. The only nice thing is that I am listening to music in the mean time...
47 votes -
High prices at Monterey County hospitals drive away many insured Californians
16 votes -
My parents’ dementia felt like the end of joy. But when they got sick, I turned to a new generation of roboticists—and their glowing, talking, blobby creations.
19 votes -
The transformational power of queer-affirmative therapy – from patients whose lives have been changed
20 votes -
Notes on the Ivory Coast
6 votes -
Aripiprazole (Abilify and generic brands): risk of pathological gambling
14 votes -
Studies suggest that relying on will power is hopeless [to eliminate bad habits]. Instead, we must find strategies that don’t require us to be strong.
46 votes -
Group dynamics and division of labor within the anti-LGBTQ+ pseudoscience network
13 votes -
A national evil – the curse of the goitre in Switzerland
25 votes -
How do you deal with socialization during the Holidays?
The Holidays by the end of the year are a time for meeting a lot of family members that we may not have seen for a long time. For a lot of people, this a joyful moment of relaxation where they can...
The Holidays by the end of the year are a time for meeting a lot of family members that we may not have seen for a long time. For a lot of people, this a joyful moment of relaxation where they can enjoy the company of those they love. For others, this can also be a stressful period, when tensions, trauma, and insecurities related to family relationships emerge, often in unexpected ways. Different people experience those events in vastly different ways.
Are you more of an introvert or an extrovert?
What does Christmas (as well as other events with a component of "forced" social gathering) mean to you?
How did you manage it this year?
Is this usually a happy time for you? Why?
16 votes -
Daniel Tosh's new podcast - Episode 1 | Interviewing my wife's gynecologist
20 votes -
The divided states of football: The changing face of America's favorite sport
8 votes -
The death of a gun-rights warrior
33 votes -
Australia makes world-first decision to ban engineered stone following surge in silicosis cases
30 votes -
Traveling for abortion - the untold story
18 votes -
Life begins at forty: The biological and cultural roots of the midlife crisis
10 votes -
The US Supreme Court will rule on limits to the use of Mifeprestone, a commonly used abortion medication
16 votes -
The dubious feminism of the natural childbirth movement
25 votes -
Who determines Kate Cox’s health care
22 votes -
US Obstetrics and Gynecology certification examinations are being held in person in Texas
18 votes -
After Dobbs, US doctors say more people are turning to permanent contraception
37 votes -
Reports/surveys like The Trevor Project report for other populations?
Hey folks, I have been following The Trevor Project's survey for a few years now and their 2023 one is just presented in a fantastic, easy to read and understand way so I think it's a great...
Hey folks, I have been following The Trevor Project's survey for a few years now and their 2023 one is just presented in a fantastic, easy to read and understand way so I think it's a great resource and worth sharing
The Trevor Project 2023 Survey on Mental Health in LGBTQ young people
BUT, I'm also looking for similar reports focusing on other minoritized populations in particular, or (whether in part or in full) focusing on the age ranges covering college students. I'm struggling to find something nearly so comprehensive, but I'm also not sure I'm looking in the right way. The Steve Fund seems to be a great resource for mental health for students of color, for example, but doesn't have obviously available data like this
10 votes -
Inside the world of guide dog dropouts (2019)
26 votes -
It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw
23 votes -
A potentially fatal mystery illness in dogs is spreading in the US. It starts with a cough.
52 votes -
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reportedly said 'just let people die', COVID inquiry hears
39 votes -
The strange $55 million saga of a Netflix series you’ll never see
24 votes -
Companies knew the dangers of PFAS 'forever chemicals'—and kept them secret
58 votes -
Some ultra-processed foods are good for your health, WHO-backed study finds
27 votes -
Health insurers have been breaking US state laws for years
24 votes -
The Survivors - One year later, those who lived through the Club Q shooting are still healing. These are their stories.
12 votes -
US lawsuit on behalf of deceased patients alleges United Health denies care based on AI model with ninety percent error rate
52 votes -
Denmark is to restrict the sale of alcohol to under-eighteens and increase the price of suckable nicotine sachets, as their growing popularity is worrying health authorities
31 votes -
There's a big problem with your car's tires
28 votes -
Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies
30 votes -
Patients don’t know how to navigate the US health system — and it’s costing them
50 votes