Spitefire

I think it's "move fast TO break things" these days...

This is exactly the purpose. I am largely against banning things but it's SOCIAL media. Parents who want to make the objectively correct decision for their child have to go up against the zeitgeist and risk complete isolation of their kids in exchange.

Civica is launching insulin glargine in early 2026 specifically because of that bullshit.

I think this is just a more common anecdote for older generations. As a child I remember my dad taking me to his old neighborhood in NYC. It must have been over 15 years since he'd been back but all the business owners remembered him and greeted him by name.

I went back as an adult a few years ago and all those shops are gone and the neighborhood is completely gentrified. It's just a different world now.

I haven't seen this mentioned elsewhere, but at least in my anecdotal experience women seeking taller men is another symptom of patriarchy being toxic to everybody.

When I was growing up the pressure on women was to be as thin as possible - in essence, take up as little space as possible. I love the body positivity movement for starting to change that mentality but for me the damage was done in my formative years and has never gone away. It has resulted in me being physically uncomfortable if I am the biggest person in the room. The taller/broader a guy, the smaller I am by comparison. It's completely fucked up, I'm quite tall so there are LOTS of incredibly attractive men shorter/thinner than me but I could not have been comfortable dating any of them without a lot of therapy for myself first.

I never put anything like "nobody under 6ft" on a dating profile, though, so maybe I'm off-base.

Some also have quiet rooms you can reserve. Library was my first thought too.

I own one, and I bought it because I needed AWD and wanted an EV. The pony badge made zero impact on my decision, and I would have preferred a smaller vehicle if it had been an option. It very literally was the best bang for my buck.

Mormons read the Bible. They'd be Trek super-fans who think their favorite fic-writer is better than Roddenberry, but they would have watched ToS and NG at least.

Source: raised cultist. Have a Mormon "quad" of all the holy texts somewhere in storage.

Return to Dark Tower is about $200.

It would restore some of my faith that my fellow Americans don't suck as much as I currently think they do. Y'know, before we all get rounded up to die in camps together.

I grew up in a cult where the expectation was that I'd get married and have multiple children. Luckily my own parents somehow managed to raise me right in spite of the indoctrination, and when I went to college I realized both that I could choose and that I didn't want kids.

After my partner and I had been together for 15 years or so, we started seriously rethinking being child free. It was something we decided to do together. My kid is now about to turn 9. I adore him and love spending time with him. I still don't much like other children and I never considered going through pregnancy again. My partner and I have talked about potentially fostering or adopting if we manage to retire early, but I'm content either way.

Outer Range for a newer cancellation, Dark Matter and Kings still sting.