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Comment on The real problem with toilet paper: Where it comes from in ~enviro
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Comment on What is your strangely specific phobia? in ~talk
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentIt definitely feels like my fault. I should have been able to find a sign or remembered the turns better and no matter how early I tried to get there, I should have left even earlier. Maybe I...It definitely feels like my fault. I should have been able to find a sign or remembered the turns better and no matter how early I tried to get there, I should have left even earlier. Maybe I should have even come the day before to make sure that I knew where to go when I got there. I certainly expect to be blamed for it.
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Comment on What is your strangely specific phobia? in ~talk
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentWeirdly, reading this doesn't trigger that fear at all. If it's some kind of supernatural thing, then it's not my fault that I'm lost, and I'd have much bigger problems than being late for an...Weirdly, reading this doesn't trigger that fear at all. If it's some kind of supernatural thing, then it's not my fault that I'm lost, and I'd have much bigger problems than being late for an appointment or missing a class or a flight or whatever I'm supposed to be there for. It still definitely seems unpleasant, but I think the time I would be the most scared would be the time between losing my way and realizing that there is no right "way". Once I figured that out, I think I would calm down and focus on survival.
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Comment on What is your strangely specific phobia? in ~talk
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI don't think an AI bot would help. It's gotta be a person. Part of it is that if we get lost, we're both lost, so I'm not any more incompetent than they are for falling to find my way around....I don't think an AI bot would help. It's gotta be a person. Part of it is that if we get lost, we're both lost, so I'm not any more incompetent than they are for falling to find my way around. It's also another set of eyes that can help us get un-lost.
It's too bad we're on different continents. A big building buddy would really come in handy!
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Comment on What is your strangely specific phobia? in ~talk
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI haven't, but it sounds terrifying!I haven't, but it sounds terrifying!
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Comment on What is your strangely specific phobia? in ~talk
GenuinelyCrooked LinkBeing lost alone specifically in a complex of buildings that is all one thing (e.g, airports, college campuses, hospitals). I don't really like to be in any of these places alone if I can help it...Being lost alone specifically in a complex of buildings that is all one thing (e.g, airports, college campuses, hospitals). I don't really like to be in any of these places alone if I can help it because I'm afraid to get lost and my sense of direction is very bad, but if I learn my way around while I'm with someone then being there alone later doesn't bother me much. If I'm with someone and we get lost together, that's okay. It can even be fun if we aren't in a hurry. If it's just me, though, that's terrifying. I also have a specific phobia of college campuses that goes even beyond that. A lot of really terrible things happened to/around me while I was in college, and when I'm on a campus I feel like that sort of thing could start happening again at any second, even if I'm not lost or alone.
Myself being pregnant. It hasn't been a problem to avoid it, but I still get really nervous thinking about it too much.
This one is kind of new - the idea that the Christian God is real as described in the Bible. I'm an atheist, I don't believe that God exists, but if I start thinking about what it would mean if he did, it will ruin my day.
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Comment on National Stonewall Monument has had all references to trans people erased in ~lgbt
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentWe still know about Christine Jorgensen. We still know know about Dr. James Barry. We still know about The Public Universal Friend. We still know about Elagabalus. They can try to erase trans...We still know about Christine Jorgensen. We still know know about Dr. James Barry. We still know about The Public Universal Friend. We still know about Elagabalus. They can try to erase trans legacies, but some always survive. Going through names from recent to ancient helps me believe that trans legacies will survive.
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Comment on Donald Trump directs US Treasury to stop making pennies in ~society
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI am very okay with getting rid of the penny, but I'm not okay with the president (any president) doing it unilaterally. I don't think this is one of the powers that he's supposed to have, and I'm...I am very okay with getting rid of the penny, but I'm not okay with the president (any president) doing it unilaterally. I don't think this is one of the powers that he's supposed to have, and I'm very uncomfortable with the presidential usurpation of powers that are supposed to belong to other branches. If we had president Bernie Sanders I don't think I would want to see him doing this in this way either.
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Comment on Donald Trump directs US Treasury to stop making pennies in ~society
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentIntroduce a $2 coin that goes in the old penny slot?Introduce a $2 coin that goes in the old penny slot?
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (February 2025) in ~health.mental
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI take my SFI (Swedish for immigrants) classes at an adult education center like that about an hour and a half away from the one where the shooting happened. I went to high school in the same city...I take my SFI (Swedish for immigrants) classes at an adult education center like that about an hour and a half away from the one where the shooting happened. I went to high school in the same city where the Parkland shooting happened - MSD were our football "rivals". I was visiting a friend in Orlando when the Pulse shooting happened. It's starting to feel weirdly personal, but I know that's actually just completely down to chance. When there's so many mass shootings in America, you're bound to be near some of them. I thought it was going to be safer here.
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (February 2025) in ~health.mental
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentCan we? I mean, can American citizens who oppose Trump do anything about him that Canadian citizens can't do? Those who are inclined to vote against him already did that, and won't have another...Can we? I mean, can American citizens who oppose Trump do anything about him that Canadian citizens can't do? Those who are inclined to vote against him already did that, and won't have another chance to do anything electorally for two more years. We can (and should - for posterity if nothing else) protest and call our representatives, but the last time Trump was in power that didn't accomplish anything. Impeaching him didn't do anything, even if we could convince our representatives to do that. Pursing charges for his many criminal activities didn't even do anything. There are illegal things that would hypothetically affect the situation, but citizenship doesn't have much impact on one's ability to do those things.
Am I missing anything? I'm feeling pretty hopeless right now and struggling to see what I'm able to do, so if you had something in mind I would love to know about it.
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Comment on How best to get a thorough inspection after avoiding doctors for a decade? in ~health
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentYes, absolutely. I don't know if it's an issue, or just a normal amount of pain to be in. I also don't often remember when things started. I don't know how a body is supposed to work! I've never...Would you have told them anything at those visits?
Yes, absolutely.
Was something never an issue before but now it is? Was something always an issue?
I don't know if it's an issue, or just a normal amount of pain to be in. I also don't often remember when things started.
just ask about the things that don't seem like they're the way a body is supposed to work.
I don't know how a body is supposed to work! I've never experienced living in one that I was confident was working correctly.
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Comment on How best to get a thorough inspection after avoiding doctors for a decade? in ~health
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI understand that they're doing that, but I'm worried about the assumption that "normal for me" means that there's no disease process happening. Just because it's been happening for a long time...I understand that they're doing that, but I'm worried about the assumption that "normal for me" means that there's no disease process happening. Just because it's been happening for a long time doesn't mean that it's healthy or unproblematic. Lots of very bad things can go on for a long time without killing or hospitalizing you!
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Comment on How best to get a thorough inspection after avoiding doctors for a decade? in ~health
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI'm in a similar situation, not this one exactly, but similar. How do I know if something is "out of the ordinary" when I never had a baseline of ordinary be established? For example, I think...I'm in a similar situation, not this one exactly, but similar. How do I know if something is "out of the ordinary" when I never had a baseline of ordinary be established? For example, I think everyone sometimes gets a bit dizzy when they stand up too fast, but how do I know if it's happening more than it should? I know it's not happening more often than is usual for me, but that might just mean that I've had low blood pressure for several years rather than meaning that I'm fine.
I think what OP wants, and what I've wanted for years, is a way to establish a healthy baseline from which I can note deviations in the future. Are these random aches and pains normal? Is this level of fatigue normal for my 30s? Is this frequency of headache normal? I know that it's normal for me, but does that mean that it is normal, or that I've had a problem for years? My mom doesn't trust doctors, so I didn't go when I was a kid either, even when I had things happen that definitely weren't normal for me. Some of those things went away, and some I just got used to. It's not impossible that I'm dealing with some health issue that's been harming me for 20 years and I've just never realized that it shouldn't be happening.
I did try to see a PCP a few years ago and go over some things that had been of particular concern, but she was spectacularly unhelpful. She just asked if I wanted prescriptions for drugs or referrals to other doctors, and refused to understand that I was trying to determine if I needed drugs or referrals, I didn't just want her to dispense them at my request.
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Comment on TikTok makes app unavailable for US users ahead of ban in ~tech
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentAndroid. All the cards I've ever used for Google Play have US billing addresses. That might be it.Android. All the cards I've ever used for Google Play have US billing addresses. That might be it.
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Comment on TikTok makes app unavailable for US users ahead of ban in ~tech
GenuinelyCrooked LinkI'm not sure why, but it's also not working for me. I'm in Sweden on a phone that I bought in Sweden. I used to live in the US but I haven't been there for over a year.I'm not sure why, but it's also not working for me. I'm in Sweden on a phone that I bought in Sweden. I used to live in the US but I haven't been there for over a year.
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Comment on Supreme Court seems ready to back Texas law limiting access to pornography in ~tech
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentHow do I prove that I'm an adult without sharing other information that is private, like my name?How do I prove that I'm an adult without sharing other information that is private, like my name?
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Comment on There is no safe word: How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades in ~books
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentYou're right. It was out of place in this context and I shouldn't have participated in it. I'd mark my own comment as noise if that was an option. I'm leaving it up to preserve context but I'll...You're right. It was out of place in this context and I shouldn't have participated in it. I'd mark my own comment as noise if that was an option. I'm leaving it up to preserve context but I'll delete it if anyone would prefer that.
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Comment on There is no safe word: How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades in ~books
GenuinelyCrooked (edited )Link ParentLast I heard there will be a Good Omens "season 3" but it will be one 90 minute episode. Gaimain will not be involved so you can watch without guilt. I waited 18 years to see Azerophael and...Last I heard there will be a Good Omens "season 3" but it will be one 90 minute episode. Gaimain will not be involved so you can watch without guilt.
I waited 18 years to see Azerophael and Crowley kiss and I need plot resolution, damn it.
Edit: since this is my only comment in the thread I want to add that my access to content that I enjoy is so distant from these awful crimes in terms of importance that it hardly bears thinking on. I just don't have anything else to say about Gaiman besides being horrified by him.
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Comment on There is no safe word: How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades in ~books
GenuinelyCrooked Link ParentI haven't played the game yet, but I do know that he's a cop, so I am incredibly suspicious of him on that basis alone.I haven't played the game yet, but I do know that he's a cop, so I am incredibly suspicious of him on that basis alone.
I can't get a handle on bidets either. I find myself using more toilet paper trying to get myself properly dry after using a bidet than I would just wiping regularly.