I'm intrigued, please clarify what you mean by ecologically speaking?

In 2026, on Lemmy there are active communities where men are not allowed to post, and there are communities where if you post a differing political viewpoint you will be banned. I hope you keep that energy for the tankie and feminist communities on Lemmy, at least no one is banning you for posting differing opinions here.

So you made an awkward declaration about who he is and when he didn't fight your declaration you decided to hold it against him?

I can see countless reasons why one might agree when they are not actually a Republican. It was an awkward question and he thought it was some kind of joke? Or perhaps he thought agreeing would be the quickest way to avoid an argument. Or maybe he didn't think you were trying to entrap him and he wanted you to like him.

New Mexico is a blue-ish State so there's a good chance he might not actually be a Republican.

This comment is amazing.

Have you thought about playing them some Barry White? I'm pretty sure that will increase their population at least 10x.

Same, I had this happen as a child and I haven't used a Qtip for that purpose in a long time. Anytime the subject of qtips comes to I always warn people to not use them for that purpose, and I always get blank stares and a "No, I'm going to keep using my qtips, thank you." It's really annoying.

Personally I'm not convinced of the skin cancer connection, but if that's your concern wear zinc oxide, it's a "natural" sunscreen.

Wear sunscreen. Seriously. Every single day. 365. Rain or shine. Sounds like a joke, but just wear sunscreen. In 20-30 years you won't regret it.

Regularly invest into a broad market index fund. At your age a few bucks a month will compound and you'll be a millionaire before you know it. It gets a lot harder the longer you wait, so just do it.

One thing that has gotten weirdly apparent to me as I've gotten older is that I've always taken care of myself, most people my age have not and it's apparent. I have no real aches and pains or physical ailments, when most people my age have a laundry list of them. People always peg me for 10-15 years younger than I am. Exercise, eat well, drink water, avoid baking in the sun, avoid drugs and drinking in excess, learn to meditate, (wear sunscreen). It sounds like a lot, but I promise you won't regret it.

First thing I'd do is quickly acquire $750k of counterfeit bills from the dark web and then place the bag with the counterfeit bills back where I found it. Hopefully before anyone notices it's gone. I've seen too many movies to know how this ends.

I love this idea, if they want a raise they'd have to raise the federal minimum wage.

Have you tried various flavored waters or seltzers? Long term the caffeine addiction probably isn't that great for you either.

You don't have to go cold turkey, but if I were you I would try to taper down your soda consumption and see how that makes you feel. You may also be slightly dehydrated and a little water (as in flavored waters, if you can handle it) may make you feel a little better.

Oh don't get me wrong I LOVE Levar, and I'm interested in checking out the book. It just seems like an odd choice looking back, then again a lot of sci-fi tends to age that way.