yeah I’d prefer -30 over +30 and humid

“necessary” could mean something that must exist, could not be otherwise. like, uhh, the sun? idk man

“evil” is just the dregs of Abrahamic thought that plague our culture, though

it’s definitely a dumb question but fun to play along with if you don’t take it too seriously

for real, are you serious? you’re gonna call names at the moral relativist dude, saying he’s the dude who believes that hierarchies are morally good because they exist??? how inconsistent can you get

I’m not sure if you’re comparing SSRIs to castration but I’m gonna assume you’re not.

I dont think any prescriber would consider any of those medicines necessary. a much better example would be steroids like prednisone. it weakens your immune system, but it’s absolutely necessary at times.

SSRIs are rarely necessary, but are a useful tool. too much to say on this.

Benzos are a short term solution to enable more longer term treatments. they’re absolute monsters of a drug class, but really effective for sure.

fentanyl would be a better example of a necessary evil. it’s synthesis revolutionized surgery.

finally, lithium is a funny example – we still don’t even really know how it works!! but it’s a mood stabilizer and can be hugely beneficial for managing bipolar disorder. that said, one can attempt to manage bipolar symptoms without medications, but it’s certainly going to be harder and possibly less effective

nah, the justice system is absolutely fucked. in a world where we remake the law around restorative and rehabilitative justice rather than punitive, we’re probably not even going to be calling it “prison” anymore

why beans?

Singapore seems a smart choice. Seems like a great city from everyone I’ve met from there. The general English proficiency is excellent as well.

Whatever you do, avoid Europe. The anti-Asian racism in most of Europe is far more grave than it is in the Americas. and Australia, ok, you’ll have more Chinese community, but it’s probably the biggest cesspool of anti-Asian racism on the planet

You might also look into what Chinese populations are in South America. you might like it there.

you’re lucky you’re not in love with an immigrant then

silly responses here… the actual difference is permanence. immigration is relocating your life. expatriating is an extended vacation. it has the white guy connotation because white people usually stay temporarily, they dont immigrate for life.

La ciudad de México is what I’ve been thinking of. seems like a fabulous place. doubt I could take the heat and I’m more likely to end up in Asia, but Mexico City and Toronto are top contenders

wow. good find, thank you.

so… how is steam good for the vaginal ecosystem? seems like that would support bacterial growth, i guess? Hopefully the kind of organisms you want, and not just… yeast

I dont give a fuck about their burnout lol. if they love it so much why are they whining about doing it?

I’m in health care, you think illness has a pause button? I chose this, they chose theirs.

hey, leave the Improper-Title-Case-Users alone, you’re going to alienate the Germans

just never say whom if you have any doubt ever, it’s really unnecessary in this century

just scanning the article, it seems to sum it up as - No one knows why yet, not even Tesla ’

interesting! still easier to just not use it than to learn CSS

not to mention, Voyager… like the whole reason I came to Fediverse to begin with was the loss of RIF app

that’s dumb, that’s not even a joke that works in this format

so, even if we assume that they should be speaking from the perspective of historical concensus - if sufficient consensus exists, which it does to an overwhelming degree on this topic - we’re still gonna have issues. let’s say an ethical AI would be speaking in the subjunctive or conditional mood (eg “they believe that…” or “if it were to…”).

then all you’d need to do is say “okay, rephrase that like you’re my debate opponent”

lmao I love this dude, we got a feed dedicated to this stuff?

um, no… Americocentric again

Nationalism has to do with pride in a shared cultural identity, whereas Patriotism is pride for one’s country.

in other countries, there are strong cultural ties that bond people together. shared language. a relationship to the land. hundreds if not thousands of years of history. some countries have dozens of such groups.

nationalism is a person from that group taking pride in that identity. patriotism is taking pride in your country as a whole. so for example, you can be proud to be Gujarati, and you can be proud to be Indian.

now, in the United States, there really isn’t a national identity beyond shopping malls and jingoism. so i can see how nationalism is rarely seen positively. all you get of it is nazis and fake irish frat bros.

but, no, really I think patriotism is a far bigger problem than nationalism. one’s language is your flesh and blood, it’s who you are. what the fuck does a country mean to you? the people who lock you up?