Free money? People have been running/fleeing, are still running/fleeing, from regimes/ideologies, etc. today. Running for your life is not an entitled act, it’s survival. Running while expecting to just continue your life as is (income, luxuries, etc,) that could be described as entitled.

So the question is - is this a survival moment? The answer might be no, we’re blowing this out of proportion. Or yes, now is the time.

I personally believe that if we had the highest voter turnout in US history, it would absolutely nail Trump. People need to exercise their right to vote, like their life depends on it.

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Didn’t this exist already?

If you’ve never done this, I suggest giving it a try:

A medjool date that’s been soaked in hot water, then take it out of the water, place it above a bar of dark chocolate of the same length, and eat it together (like nigiri) in one bite.

I say it should be dark because the date provides all the sugar and milkyness you’ll need.

You’ll want to chew on that forever 🤤

Man what a throwback! I really liked this one too.

That sounds like such a neat childhood! I wish I had those documentaries growing up.

I got New York, but I just moved out of New York. Was born and raised there, but I don’t think I’m going back.

I can only imagine it, but I feel you on both. 😩

Interesting, so for you it was about reaching the point of nonconsent. Glad you had the pleasure to break it down for your coworkers 😁

Interesting perspective. There has never been a regret - not even once? Are you the type that wouldn’t mind if someone told you a surprise party was being planned for you? Just wondering.

Lol @ the CAPS. Thanks for sharing!

Yes that’s right! (With Heather Anne Campbell, Nick Wiger and Matt Apodaca) That’s true - it made me try all kinds of games. And for some, I feel I wish I’d have tried them without knowing what was coming. Though I wouldn’t have tried it without knowing… so it’s a bit of a paradox.

I think it’s cool you let your brother experience it raw like that, since you couldn’t.

But the light that reaches us is constantly getting stretched (red-shifted), so I’m not sure that our bubble is growing. Instead when they’re stretched too thin, we won’t be able to see it. I’m not 100% sure on the expansion rate of the universe and the pace of red shifting. Also, eventually all the galaxies are expected to be pushed so far away from each other due to the pressures exerted by Dark Energy, that soon we’ll only be able to see just the stars of our Milky Way.

Thanks for sharing! Avoiding major plot twists, in our era, seems to require constant vigilance.

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That expansion at an accelerated rate - that’s just so eerie when you think about it. The furthest objects we can see right now will slip away out of reach forever for the next generation, and so on. It’s crazy to think that as time goes on, there will be less and less universe to observe.

“I don’t know when that ends”. I remember this feeling when I lost my own mother 15 years ago. A friend told me “It’s not really about getting over it, but getting through it.” It stuck with me - I hope it may help to hear.

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