jjmoldy

joined 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

I have a severe chronic illness that has destroyed my ability to do just about anything and causes immense pain. I still try to live for my loved ones and do what I can within my limited power to improve my circumstances. This post is not an attack on people like me.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

ITT: People addicted to feeling miserable making any excuse they can for refusing to even attempt to improve their lives in any way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Likewise my friend. I believe in you :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Great pic, those colors are stunning. I'm sure in person it's even more intense

 
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

To be clear I am not a socialist or communist, Western or otherwise. Yes, China is ascendent on the world stage and likely will continue to be, but they have shown no willingness to aid communist movements abroad. That can change of course but it would seem to me that the CPC is more concerned with maintaining international relationships and economic agreements than fomenting the global revolution. I also somewhat doubt the party's commitment to eventually 'withering away' as Marx put it. To be fair, I know that couldn't happen unless the whole world was on board or they'd get promptly steamrolled by one adversary or another.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I gather from your username that you consider yourself a communist? How do you suppose your ambitions could be put into reality when the movement is so devastatingly weak and disorganized?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (5 children)

Well that's certainly less extreme than breaking on the wheel, I'll give you that, but it doesn't seem very realistic in most countries, where nationalization is rare and done mainly for strategic purposes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Medieval torture in response to what is essentially copyright infringement. Very sane!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (11 children)

How would such a law be enforced? What agency would enforce it? What penalty would one face for breaking this law?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I'm on reddit too. The vibe here is a little different and I like variety.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Something that helped me was reading extensively about the horrific effects of alcohol on the body. Even a small amount over time causes measurable damage to the nerves and organs. I also watched some difficult videos of end stage alcoholics, took in their suffering and tried to truly imagine what it would be like if I was in their place. When I got the impulse to drink I would think about the screaming, convulsing, delirious people that I saw and I would feel repulsed and afraid of that future. It helped as well that I had the personal motivation of not wanting to become like my father. I had a couple bad incidents where I lashed out at people I love because the drink fucked with my head. I didn't want that to escalate. My father's health has also suffered horribly from his drinking including a week in a medically induced coma and almost dying from pneumonia caused by aspirated booze vomit.

 

Step 1: Set your oven to 350° F.

Step 2: Take your bread roll (kaisers are my favorite) and run it under cold water for a few seconds, just enough to coat the outside.

Step 3: Put the roll in the oven and bake it for 5-7 minutes.

Step 4: Take out the roll and let it cool for a minute or two and then enjoy! The inside will be soft and fluffy and the outside should be thin and crispy.

Ever since learning about this I'm never going back.

 
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