But the thing is, if it turns out to be harmful, it’s too late if we have used it - we can’t get it out of nature anymore. Which is a fucking big risk to take considering the effects research has already proven with the other PFAS. That’s kinda the whole problem with persistent organic pollutants

Only if they are persistent organic pollutants as well

I think in the case of PFAS it’s very reasonable. There’s no real harm done in avoiding them except possibly making less money and having to figure out other ways to do certain things - which cannot even be compared to the the potential danger they pose to the whole ecosphere

PFAS is a chemical

PFAS is the term for the whole group of the stuffs called “forever chemicals” (for a reason). There’s not just a single one, but multiple, and as the specific ones and groups get banned, the industries move to use different ones, basically. It’s important to buy “PFAS free” stuff, any other labels like “PFOA free” can still mean there’s PFASs there, there’s just not ones from the specific variation

Yeah, I can understand being illiterate in something with a very complex writing systems (like chinese), but english has no excuses. Every language that’s standardized will have their own problems as fluidity of language and strict systems don’t exactly work that well together, but what english has going on would be so simple to improve even with just slight changes!

Masha Bell has analyzed 7000 common words and found that about 1/2 cause spelling and pronunciation difficulties and about 1/3 cause decoding difficulties. (from wikipedia)

Oh killing c would be a good start, since it’s basically entirely replaceable with k and s. I wouldn’t go as far as opposing all tradition though, since there’s no reason to fiddle with traditional letter systems if they still fulfill their purpose well enough. Like sure, for example japanese could be a lot easier with eliminating kanji, but there’s significant cultural background and meaning in those that’s worth preserving - and everything can still be written phonetically when needed anyway.

English alphabet on the other hand does not have such meaningful tradition in it that couldn’t be preserved with just at least tweaking the usage a bit to be more phonetic, as now it’s already become basically half-way gibberish (fish vs. ghoti). I don’t know french well enough to shame it as harshly, but it’s writing system could definitely improve with a bit of nuking too

The whole english writing system should just be nuked and started over from a phonetic alphabet, and same for any language that has a written form that’s stuck so far behind in history it barely has any connections left to how it is written. It’s insane to constantly waste so much time, effort and resources because the language has naturally evolved so far from the version the writing system still clings to

There’s always the old classic video of a finnish man cursing at a bear, which has a good example of how a proper perkele is said

I’m in Finland and swedish is our second official language. I’ve heard groups of fennoswede teenagers all speak swedish to each other, except they will throw in properly pronounced finnish curse words (like vittu and perkele). I guess they just are more powerful

Oh definitely, these things are not opposites or anything like that, it’s more of a philosophical difference… in vibe? lmao

The way I thought about it is, that “why” is the motivation behind choosing what to do, and “result” is what those actions lead to. These are not necessary the same as you can easily make mistakes in your judgement and cause effects you didn’t think of, or even lie to yourself (and/or others) and choose to ignore what you don’t like. Whatever actually happens is still the reality of the situation, so I think that ends up being more important than the motivations behind it, as people often lie about those. And being stupid isn’t really an excuse to do shitty things, either!

Though in most cases we don’t get full story anyway, so I guess judging based on either doesn’t really matter, yeah.

If you want something calm, you could try houseplants. There’s all sorts of options from easy to difficult to keep, and it’s easy to end up filling your home with them, which is actually pretty beneficial unlike some other clutter

It’s the ‘why’ that really counts with this angle.

I’d argue the results are what actually counts, even more than the why. If what you gain by ghosting is more valuable than the alternative (for example being physically safe vs. hurt feelings), it’s fine. On the other hand if what’s gained is only like two minutes of saved time…

Never - but if the tutorial is too boring, I just give up, quit the game and never open it again. If the tutorial is that tedious, I won’t enjoy the game either, so it’s just a waste of time. There’s always more important stuff than some annoying game that won’t even let me play it

I’ve encountered a ton older folks using them around here, for example reading books or even just using them for bank stuff instead of a computer or a phone. The bigger screen makes them a lot easier to use, especially if your eyesight isn’t as good. I guess that tracks with “fallen out of fashion” though

The Sims 2 is 100% the best of the series, yeah. At this point you can basically mod the game to look however you want, and mod it to play as you want, there’s insane amounts of mods and content available. There’s custom options for the UI, you can even get a fixed version for the launcher. I’ve been playing it for around 20 years now, and last I played “like you’re supposed to” was like 18 years ago lmao.

Yeah, what’s the endgame if you lie?! If you’re going to fuck, they’ll find out the truth anyway. And if you lied, they’ll pobably be less inclined to actually continue when they see you there, pantsless

There’s a lot of history nerds here, but I still probably know more about classical latin than most, though I’ve given up on that now. I had Roman literature as my major in university, before I got seriously ill and was forced to quit my life

Sometimes sitting in weird positions might be a sign of pain in cats, even though it looks just cute and funny to us. If you ever notice continuing signs like that in your cat, especially paired with things like older age or licking some spots exessively, it’s best to consult vet just in case. They might be just lil’ weirdoes like they sometimes are, but it’s better to be safe than sorry