Why you putting poptarts on pizza?

The filling is like a bad taxidermy. You know what it is but it’s just not right. Icing is more of the same. The biscuit(?) part is cake flavored cardboard.

That is honestly up to the attendants at a certain point.

And were protected from thalidomide babies.

FDA no longer has expert review and they’re choosing the “scientists” who review anything new. There’s also further decrease in food screening (FDA again) and a loss in tracking and prevention of infectious diseases (CDC). The destruction of American health is going to make us so much weaker as a county long-term in a way that isn’t as easily recovered from like the economic shitshow of Tariffs and incoming stagflation.

Yeah, basically what happened to Florida and a part of why it went from swing state to Red.

Yeah, moving to lower cost of living will make you relatively rich. It’s a reason people sometimes retire to rural (lower tax-red) areas. However, If you’re still working the usual problem is that the jobs also pay less and “amenities” are also less. Fewer good restaurants, less option for entertainment, worse schools, etc.

You and I know thats true and piracy in some cases is shown to increase sales because people decide its worth money and/or talk about it more. Heck some people pirate things they already own just because they’re too lazy to find the copy they own.

Their (incorrect) logic is that if you were pirating you weren’t purchasing their content anyway.

Some forms of money are more imaginary than others.

No, we know he has. He was indicted and guilty of it but the judge weaseled out of holding him accountable by waiting until “too late” to determine damages and then let him off without even a wrist slap.

It isn’t actually. It stopped getting worse and is very slowly recovering. The hole is still mostly there and many parts of the ozone layer are still thinner.

Yeah, that was one of the things with the cfcs causing damage to the ozone layer. I would also say a lot more pollution (including microplastics) just generally everywhere, clothing showing off more skin, and that smoking isnt causing other things first.

Specifically for medical stuff, they swipe your number and email when you take the MCAT. I was debating an MD/PhD so I took it and even never applying or getting into med school they’d randomly email me, for like 5y after.

What a terrible day to have eyes.

I mean this is showing that maybe not.

The CEO also has the big screens. Their peons have two why would they only have one? What screens they’re on the most is a different question.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addiction

Dsm5: Taking the substance in larger amounts or for longer than you’re meant to

Wanting to cut down or stop using the substance but not managing to

Spending a lot of time getting, using, or recovering from use of the substance

Cravings and urges to use the substance

Not managing to do what you should at work, home, or school because of substance use

Continuing to use, even when it causes problems in relationships

Giving up important social, occupational, or recreational activities because of substance use

Using substances again and again, even when it puts you in danger

Continuing to use, even when you know you have a physical or psychological problem that could have been caused or made worse by the substance

Needing more of the substance to get the effect you want (tolerance)

Development of withdrawal symptoms, which can be relieved by taking more of the substance

Note that the dsm5 categorizations only needs a couple of those for it to count as a mild substance use disorder. A daily habit you can’t stop, cravings/urges, and a history of familial problems made worse by it, and withdrawal symptoms are more than enough to count without regard to the amount. I’m addicted to caffeine as are most adults I know. Hell some people can fit this definition with junk food and that counts and is valid.

I’d point out that the same tactics the tobacco industry used are the same ones being used for fossil fuels. “Clean coal” and the like are just like filtered cigarettes. The lobbying and therefore conservative backing of existing industry groups is also the same. Climate “institutes” and private studies funded by fossil companies that magically agree with industry over every other scientist and reports. Conservative media doing industry propaganda (Rush Limbaughs grave is a gender neutral bathroom) until things get bad enough that everyone gets personal experience with the outcomes. Cancer, heart attacks, skin and teeth issues, etc. There was an increase in lung cancer rates until like the 2000s for men and a little later for women. Lung cancer rates have since drastically decreased as smoking rates continue to go down.

The problem with climate change is that same sort of lag to the worst effects. These heatwaves and wildfires we’re experiencing are 30-50y from the worst of it and thats assuming we get our collective shit together tomorrow.

The definition of addiction is about a persistent and intense urge. The amount necessary to quench that urge is irrelevant.

It’s not the same level of addiction as someone who has a handle a day but a small addiction is still an addiction by definition.

Some addictions are just psychological e.g. weed, but things like coffee, nicotine, and alcohol also have physical effects upon quitting.

I don’t think Vance pulls out.