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Did you say… an orange and black box?

It sounds like you put yourself out there a couple of times and that takes guts. Truth is, we never really know how a risk is going to go, but if we never take risks, then we don’t progress very far either. From your verbiage it seems like you have low self confidence/worth. Give yourself some credit. Take some time to write down some things about yourself that are pretty cool. You’re a parent and sounds like you care about your kid, you care enough about yourself to ask for other support, you can cook and play chess, you have a job. These are not all givens. You own those things and I’m betting much more too.

As far as the romance situation, just from my own experience, I found myself asking out women that were “convenient.” Coworkers, people from high school, etc. Once I focused more on myself and stopped caring as much for a relationship did I ironically find more options. If you get involved in things you enjoy, there will be a much greater chance of finding someone that you click with. Join a chess club, do a yoga session at a fitness place, or even try something you’ve never done before. Try a cheap introductory dance lesson.

Just my opinions, take with a grain of salt. Best of luck with everything.

Bill who? Well, good job Bill

AFAIK, deleting a post is not yet possible

The short answer seems to be “quite a while.” This strain was used as an indicator for RA but the research wasn’t clear if it played a role in causing it or what other relationship it had.

I love seeing research about the human microbiome, but it seems like there is quite a ways to go. Each person can have their own mix of bacteria, which changes throughout their life, and how each other strain may help or hinder a person is even further off. I don’t think there will be one probiotic that will fit for everyone’s scenario.

It’s like saying “What plant can I plant anywhere in the world?” Well, that’s pretty tough because there are so many temperate zones and seasons.

Reminds me of similar themes outlined in the Blue Zones project. It’s nice to see a scientific approach added. Hopefully they can help drive changes to help people live a more balanced and fulfilling life.

It is tragic that 70 Israeli people died on a Jewish holiday, and also tragic that the Israeli government response has 482 dead and 1600 wounded.

As with most things, there are probably multiple layers of context. But it is just sad that people have to die in the middle of things.

Must have had to shell out a lot for that

I’m glad that works for you. I’ve noticed running gives me more energy and puts me in a much better mood. The hardest part was starting. So I enrolled with a personal trainer so I would follow through. If I didn’t care about myself I weirdly cared more that I was inconveniencing someone else and that little social contract forced me to show up and start.

Man, that’s a tough one. Like someone mentioned, that’s really a philosophical question. I’m not sure what you mean by “gain more traction.” Do you mean that people will care more? And I guess I would argue that there is generally not “a society that continually endeavors to divide.” Humans are social beings and have survived this long partially because of that. But if you look at news, social media, etc it does look like the world is going to shit.

Everyone experiences depression a little differently, but when I had my attempt and looked back after the fact, the biggest contributing factors were a lack of purpose and lack of human connection support. Things did not change until I met someone that would come to mean a lot to me. I got a different job and different friends that gave a shit. I don’t know you, but I give a shit about you. And I’m willing to bet there are some people that would like to get to know you and give a shit about you too.

You’re the only one that can convince yourself that life is worth living. And I would start with not looking at reasons not to die, but reasons to live. Even the smallest of reason. Use that as motivation to change your environment. This may sound dumb or cliche, but join literally any club. Having that connection can make a difference. Try. Is there any risk in not?

That being said, obligatory recommendation to dial 988 in the US. Maybe there’s a person that can talk with you about those difficult to answer questions. Hell, call more than once and see what the second person’s view is, maybe it’s better.

So it’s not a given “fact” that you’re facing in thinking that there isn’t anything that’s worth it, it’s a very really state of being. But states can change. Feel free to message me if you’d like; even just to unload some BS.

It looks like it tells you when a dark roast becomes light

I think a toggle would be great. I personally don’t care to see usernames until I click the post, to keep the feed information less cluttered.