eggpl4nt's recent activity
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Comment on Hi, how are you? Mental health support and discussion thread (October 2025) in ~health.mental
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Comment on Cathedral-like health centre in Copenhagen aims to boost wellbeing – designed by architecture studio Dorte Mandrup for the historic Nørrebro district in ~design
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Comment on Is Tildes protected from malicious actors, aka paid trolls, aka bots? in ~tildes
eggpl4nt Link ParentI truly am heartbroken that my efforts to access to beautiful em dash through the extra symbols page of my Android phone's keyboard and long-pressing the "-", or googling "em dash" and copying the...I truly am heartbroken that my efforts to access to beautiful em dash through the extra symbols page of my Android phone's keyboard and long-pressing the "-", or googling "em dash" and copying the first instance of it I see in the search results on my desktop, now can possibly make some people think I am a bot. 😭 I have thought of doing a -- instead, but it just doesn't feel the same! I've decided I will just let some people think I am a bot. Glory to the em dash. ✨🙏—🙏✨
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Comment on Millions of Californians will need to change how they landscape their homes in ~enviro
eggpl4nt LinkI don't understand why wooden decks are allowed in Zone Zero when wooden fences aren't. How does that make sense?I don't understand why wooden decks are allowed in Zone Zero when wooden fences aren't. How does that make sense?
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Comment on What fashion trend will you refuse to let die? in ~life.style
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Comment on For the atheists of Tildes, do you feel the need to show gratitude for comforts of your life and how do you do it? in ~talk
eggpl4nt Link ParentSame. I did a practice for a while where I wrote down three things I was grateful for every day. Whoever I learned that from explained, it didn't need to be anything "big" or something, just try...Same. I did a practice for a while where I wrote down three things I was grateful for every day. Whoever I learned that from explained, it didn't need to be anything "big" or something, just try to not be repetitive and think of something new every day. Some days I could be grateful for my coworkers, or my snuggly dog, or for spring rain, or for a friend who visited, or for a delicious meal, or for my mother, or for my regular morning cup of coffee. It just helped me consider how many things I can appreciate in my day to day life. I don't need to thank a god or any person in particular, I can just take a moment to be grateful for what I have, no matter how small.
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Comment on Passing the torch - Discord is getting a new CEO in ~tech
eggpl4nt Link ParentFlarum is another option, similar to Discourse.Flarum is another option, similar to Discourse.
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Comment on What lesser-known alternative would you recommend as a substitute for something more popular? in ~talk
eggpl4nt Link ParentI think this is way more fair than expecting people to pay a constant subscription to use a software. Not to mention I'm a grouch who hates software updates anyway. (I got that "if it ain't broke,...While the license doesn't run out, you only get updates until the next major version
I think this is way more fair than expecting people to pay a constant subscription to use a software. Not to mention I'm a grouch who hates software updates anyway. (I got that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality bad.)
I also hate features like "the cloud" and tech companies shoving AI into everything. (It's just more justification for them to charge subscriptions for their software.)
Affinity sounds perfect for me.
Guess I should go buy their software before the Canva enshittification begins.
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Comment on “I don’t see how we can save it.” in ~life
eggpl4nt Link ParentAs a massive tree lover, this is so heartbreaking to read. That is so utterly unfair.As a massive tree lover, this is so heartbreaking to read. That is so utterly unfair.
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Comment on Do you deliberately overbuy things with the intention to return some of them? in ~life
eggpl4nt LinkThis is how I shop at Home Depot lol. It's gotten to the point where I'd rather buy more things that might fit what I need for home repairs/improvement than have to go back to the hardware store...This is how I shop at Home Depot lol. It's gotten to the point where I'd rather buy more things that might fit what I need for home repairs/improvement than have to go back to the hardware store multiple times in the same day for anything I forgot.
I don't do this for online purchases though, I would feel bad about the waste in shipping. I still prefer to go buy things, especially clothing, at brick & mortar shops. Online is my last resort.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
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Comment on Apple is killing Swift in ~comp
eggpl4nt LinkGreat article, really informative about the history/trajectory of Swift and also just fun various bits and bobs of tech (like I didn't know Python was named after Monty Python, hah), and I enjoyed...Great article, really informative about the history/trajectory of Swift and also just fun various bits and bobs of tech (like I didn't know Python was named after Monty Python, hah), and I enjoyed the humorous undertones the whole way through. Thanks for sharing!
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Comment on Do our dogs have something to tell the world? in ~life.pets
eggpl4nt Link ParentAw, that's a sweet and funny interpretation.Aw, that's a sweet and funny interpretation.
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Comment on Do our dogs have something to tell the world? in ~life.pets
eggpl4nt Link ParentSavage. 😭 (I assume/wonder if the dog tries to communicate to the owner that it feels the owner is not loving the dog rather than the more funny interpretation that the dog doesn't love the owner...One day, the end of daylight saving time delayed Stella’s mealtime. She asked for food, and Hunger told her to wait. In protest, she stomped over to her buttons and pressed LOVE YOU NO.
Savage. 😭 (I assume/wonder if the dog tries to communicate to the owner that it feels the owner is not loving the dog rather than the more funny interpretation that the dog doesn't love the owner anymore because of a late dinner.)
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Comment on Why US health insurance reform is difficult in ~society
eggpl4nt LinkOkay, so don't do that. Start "small." Instead, propose what Obamacare (ACA) originally wanted to do, which was include a public option. Then there's much less avenue for them to fearmonger with...[A]nyone proposing a radical reform like Medicare for all is in effect saying to large numbers of voters, “We’re going to take away insurance that you like, that you believe works for you, and replace it with something different. It will be better! Trust us!”
Okay, so don't do that. Start "small." Instead, propose what Obamacare (ACA) originally wanted to do, which was include a public option.
Then there's much less avenue for them to fearmonger with claims of "they're going to take away the private plans you like!" because the response can be "no, we're providing another choice Americans can make, we are increasing choices and competition in the healthcare 'market.'"
Don't get me wrong, I'll promote any instances of "healthcare for all" I come across, but I know big sweeping change is "scary" to many people. I want to see proposals for incremental changes, that are easier to explain and justify, that large majorities of the population can get behind. Besides, big changes are composed of many small changes. Rome was not built in a day.
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Comment on Op Ed from UnitedHealth Group CEO: The US health care system is flawed. Let’s fix it. in ~society
eggpl4nt LinkWow, what a puff piece. Nothing of substance. Why did he even bother? (If he even did, could just be a ghost writer.) Thank you for sharing, though. He claims the healthcare system is flawed, yes,...Wow, what a puff piece. Nothing of substance. Why did he even bother? (If he even did, could just be a ghost writer.) Thank you for sharing, though.
He claims the healthcare system is flawed, yes, but doesn't elaborate why. Probably because for-profit healthcare is the flaw and it is his company's entire business model.
He exclaims "let's fix it" and then doesn't elaborate how. How about he fixes it by dissolving his company and using his millions to invest in legislative efforts to create a single-payer system?
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life.women
eggpl4nt Link ParentAgain, why is this being turned into a gendered issue? The initial post says "The description of the services for both are the same," so how is it possible that women are getting an extra 15...Again, why is this being turned into a gendered issue? The initial post says "The description of the services for both are the same," so how is it possible that women are getting an extra 15 minutes? Why aren't the pedicures priced per time taken then? Why can't women get the 45 minute pedicure? Why can't men get the 60 minute pedicure? In no way does this change my view that this is a sexist "pink tax"; there are no significant differences between men's nails and women's nails that justifies an upcharge on "women's nail" services.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~life.women
eggpl4nt LinkI struggle to consider this anything other than absolute sexism. Nails are nails. I have never heard of such a pricing system for nails, I would be offended and maybe even take a picture of the...I struggle to consider this anything other than absolute sexism. Nails are nails. I have never heard of such a pricing system for nails, I would be offended and maybe even take a picture of the service costs to share with others on like Google Maps so they are aware of this. It's straight-up a "pink tax" in my eyes.
I even think the concept of women's haircuts being charged more than men's is sexist, because it operates off the assumption that women's hair is automatically longer and needs more product/effort than men's, when that wouldn't apply to short-haired women for instance. I have heard long-haired men say that when they go to a salon, sometimes the hairstylist would tell them they're going to be charged for a "woman's haircut", and let's cut the bullshit, it's not because it's a "woman's haircut" it's because it's a long hair haircut.
A gender-neutral barbershop/hair salon near me charges cuts by hair length, not sex. That is what I think is fair.
If this salon wants to charge more for long nails or something, that's fair. But to automatically upcharge all women just because the salon decided to massively stereotype the nails of women is sexist.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~society
eggpl4nt Link ParentI think a lot of pro-democracy people are still feeling defeated right now, I know I am in some ways. I hope after some rest and encouragement, we gather our bearings and continue the cause....I think a lot of pro-democracy people are still feeling defeated right now, I know I am in some ways. I hope after some rest and encouragement, we gather our bearings and continue the cause.
There's the phrase "because if you don't laugh, you'll cry," maybe some of us have decided this time it's okay to cry. Sometimes things straight up aren't okay, and it's just not funny anymore. I offered to watch some Jon Stewart with my friend who felt defeated after the election results, because I recall Jon had a segment before the election that pointed out that no matter who wins, we've still got a lot of work to do (and that Trump winning isn't gonna be the end of it all). But my friend, like the Reddit poster, just wasn't feeling it anymore. And that's okay.
If people want to feel defeatist, that's okay. The ones who don't can find each other and start building again. And hopefully more can join in once they feel better.
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Comment on How do I trick my brain into accepting eating less? in ~health
eggpl4nt LinkSeconding psyllium husks. When I was going through some psychiatric medication withdrawals, one of the common withdrawal symptoms was insomnia. It was horrible; I couldn't sleep and my brain would...Seconding psyllium husks. When I was going through some psychiatric medication withdrawals, one of the common withdrawal symptoms was insomnia. It was horrible; I couldn't sleep and my brain would be super active and all that thinking my brain was doing and overall restlessness caused me to be extremely hungry, which made the insomnia feel even worse. I would get out of bed and go drink a glass of psyllium husk powder mixed in water. It helped my stomach feel full, so it would relieve some of the pain of the whole situation. Sometimes I would drink a glass of chia seeds in water instead, but the psyllium husk was lower calorie, so I preferred the husks since I was supposed to be sleeping at that time anyway, not eating. Chia seeds was less gross texture/taste, psyllium husk was lower calorie.
Not great. Wtf USA. I hate it here. I feel very depressed and hopeless. I didn't realize how bad the anti-intellectualism was in this country. I feel stuck and trapped.