To you fellow survivors! Guard yourself against becoming part of the cycle of abuse to your ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 8, 2018:

That is one of the many reasons why I decided never to have children.

Are you asocial or a social butterfly?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I'm definitely not asocial, but I don't think I'd describe myself as a 'social butterfly', mainly because those folks have an aplomb that I lack. They're a lot more smooth than I am. ?

So what are some things that you probably really don't want to do naked.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Go outdoors on a sunny day.

[harpersbazaar.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Ask for things. Don't expect other people to know what you want. Sure, some things are common sense, such as picking up things that folks could trip over but the rest of it is that utterly infuriating expectation of telepathy that I see time and again. HUMANS CANNOT READ MINDS. Full stop. You want something and it doesn't occur to the other person? Communicate it. That's how you change what's shown in the article. The writer is just putting the onus for her happiness on other people.

I just don't understand why so many people are completely okay with punching down but absolutely ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 8, 2018:

I've not seen this. Maybe I'm just not reading/listening to the right commentary?

This is a borrowed question but, I'd like an honest answer: When executing a convicted murderer by ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 8, 2018:

Nowadays? They don't. Like every place else, they use single-use disposable ones, as it's still a medical environment. These sterile procedures are also in place to protect the staff.

So, is anyone else glad that Moffat is done being the head writter of Doctor Who?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Dun matter to me. I'm curious to see what Chibnall does with it, just as I was curious about all the other ones before him. Ragging on showrunners is old hat--they've been doing it with every single one of them since Verity Lambert left.

What is worst religion or sexism?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 7, 2018:

They're the same thing.

Why Won't Congress Stop Herr Trump?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Because he's just a rubber-stamp for their greedy, inhumane ideas.

Does anyone else feel this way?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I hearya, I feel like a shitty citizen, too. It's a constant fight between wanting to stay informed and wanting to stay *sane.*. We yell and scream at officials and are told point blank that they don't care. We vote and those votes are ignored. What else is there to do short of open rebellion?

Do you care or worry or get embarrassed if your pets see you naked?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Nope, but I don't even care if humans see me sans clothing. Live theatre teaches one really quickly that there's literally no time for modesty. It became a habit.

Wake Up America! Where Are Your Values?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 7, 2018:

Zzz--huh, what? Aw, shit. Sorry. Narcolepsy humour. ?

Which toy(s) would sum up your childhood?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 7, 2018:

I was born in 74, so I had things like Tinker Toys, Lincoln Logs, LEGOs, etc, but also Barbie dolls, Cabbage Patch dolls, and about a hundred Star Wars toys. I had a wee Fisher Price record player and also the cassette player. When I look back on it, it's interesting the kind of technological advances I saw in my childhood. My favorite toy, though, was an electronics kit. Just a 'breadboard', a tonne of wires and diodes/transistors/etc, light bulbs, switches, dials, and instructions. I will say this about my parents, they weren't at all sexist when it came to kids' toys.

The purpose of this site, I thought was scientific ,discussion [youtu.be]

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 7, 2018:

This site? I hope not, or I'm screwed.

When someone uses () while high, what does it mean?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 7, 2018:

No idea. Clearly I haven't been high enough.

99% of school shootings were done by males . How do we get them to stop ?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

I'm beginning to suspect there is no answer. Any solution anyone comes up with is going to be promptly knocked down.

99% of school shootings were done by males . How do we get them to stop ?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

I'm not sure what you're asking.

Could you stay isolated for five days in total isolation as an asocial experiment?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

Nope. I've seen studies done about this already. They started hallucinating.

How has atheism or agnosticism made you a better person?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

I dunno if it's made me a better person, but it's made me a truer and happier person which, in turn, has made me treat others better. I guess it's in how one looks at it.

Find your freedom in thought!

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

I like the picture. ?

I don't understand this.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

Self-deprecating humour, maybe?

Which abuse affects you most deeply; why, and how are you coping?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

I've experienced a lot of mental and some physical abuse and I have to say the mental affected me a lot more. There were many times when I wished they'd just hit me, instead.

My new favorite word.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

I like it!

I'm a survivor, how about you???

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

What's wrong with wooden spoons?

Words that could certain words that hurt?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 6, 2018:

'We all get tired.' Never say that to a narcoleptic.

It's so frustrating when my family is very religious and won't even support me in me trying to get ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 5, 2018:

What kind of support are you looking for? Whatever it is, you can get it elsewhere.

Does anyone else agree that the only sort of competition that is healthy for society is when one ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 5, 2018:

I hate competition, but I won't stop other people doing it. Why, yes, it pretty much is because I lose 99 percent of the time and am sick of it. Instead of being sore, I'll let other people have the space I would have used.

"We accept the love we think we deserve".

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 5, 2018:

The way I see the quote, it looks like more of that 'you can't love anyone if you don't love yourself' bullshit. If you have low self-worth, you won't think you deserve proper love from other people and thus will attract and accept abuse. Oysh. ?. More victim blaming.

Anybody give blood?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 5, 2018:

I want to, and I used to, but I'm not allowed any more. Narcolepsy raises too many safety red flags for them, it seems. ?

Do you think that over the years, social media has improved your communication/people skills or ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 5, 2018:

I think it's improved. I have to be careful about wording in order to get my point across in a completely different manner than I did with creative or academic or business writing. It's added another writing skill. People who think it's somehow *inferior* to letters or in-person probably just need to develop this skill better.

Why do you think people are so scared to put up photos on this site or limit it to only one or two?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 5, 2018:

I hate almost every picture of myself.

I loved harry potter

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 5, 2018:

But you don't any more?

Is social media ruining peoples ability to connect?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 5, 2018:

Nope. People tear each other apart regardless of medium.

Is Big Bud a concern?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 4, 2018:

Nope. It could get legitimate studies going, finally.

Ruin a first date in 4 words

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 4, 2018:

'Come meet my kids'

The claim that racist, sexist, or xenophobic speech is protected free speech is a manifestation of ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 4, 2018:

It's disheartening how much straight privelige I'm seeing displayed in these comments.

Any thoughts or experiences regarding CBD oil?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 4, 2018:

I use pure CBD tincture for pain and I find it works really well. It's not a panacea, but it does work.

Anyone else ever notice how churchers are in the worst mood right after church?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 4, 2018:

Aye, and it's when they're at their rudest to service personnel.

How much does social media factor into our current outrage culture?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 4, 2018:

It's made it more visible.

The mental health community is working overtime on this.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Freud woul hang up his pipe if he met 45.

I think if all humans could understand and really have the following beliefs take hold, then the ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

What does 'author our thought's even mean?

Media Should Refrain from Naming Any Mass Public Shooter By John R.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Unfortunately there's no longer a difference between fame and infamy.

I'm in a quandary. When is enough enough?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

There's still your side of the family. I say just cut them off if they're going to be like that. There's more to life than just relatives.

Why is it easier to accept someone is gay than it is to accept someone isn't interested in sex?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Meh, it doesn't bother me if someone is asexual. However, I don't think my getting into a romantic relationship with one would be healthy for me or for them. There'd be too much incompatibility and too many needs not met for both parties. It's like any other incompatible trait. Not good or bad, just doesn't fit.

I'm monitoring a vicious FB debate over dress codes in our society.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

This has been an argument for as long as there have been dress codes and I say now as I said then, even in highschool: pick your battles. There are better hills to die on than what you can and can't wear to school. ?

To Block or Not Block

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

I've blocked one person, soon to be two--both anti-medicine and anti-science fuckwits. I don't need to see that kind of shit on my screen.

Do you feel that the current trend in universities being/having a "safe space" is detrimental or ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

Depends on what it is. If it's a place where one can, for example, discuss being LGBTQ or atheist or what have you without fear of abuse, then it's good. Far too often, the public sphere fails in that regard. If it's one of those adult daycare kind of places where people can hide from the big, bad world with their crayons and puppies, then, no. We don't need that kind of thing anywhere. All it does is cause regression into childhood. This is probably the one thing wherein I agree with conservatives-- universities should not be sanitised like this. It's where you go to be challenged, not coddled.

If the ice cream man still ding dings in your neighborhood, what's the first thing that goes through...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

'Damnit, I'm broke.'

Ladies, we burned the bra in the 70s.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 3, 2018:

I'm another one who's too busty to go without one. They're very dense and heavy and it's painful when they're unrestrained.

How would you handle a situation if you just met someone socially and they said something you found ...

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Depends on what they said.

Please wake to reality and stop believing in the lies of the medical establishment [youtu.be]

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Fuck you. The inevitable result of your stupidity can't come soon enough.

Does anyone struggle with relations to parents? (more info in description)

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 2, 2018:

You just described my mother. The only way she ceased to be a problem is when she died.

Its Saturday night, whats everybody up to?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Still sick. Staying home and making crafts to sell at some upcoming shows.

I thought I got a call

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 2, 2018:

Did you post a picture...?

An era of Personal Responsibility would be super.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Responsibility for what, exactly?

What do people think of the idea of being childfree?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

I'm happily child-free. They should only be had by people who want them. The idea that you *have* to procreate has got to die.

Why would an intelligent adult use tobacco?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Couldn't tellya. I wouldn't touch the stuff with a barge pole and the fastest way to get me to leave is to light up any of that shit.

Can you name the next president?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Nobody. The country will implode.

How to you relate to artifical intelligence? Do you fear it or support it?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

It's probably more intelligent than a lot of humans.

Possibly alarming statistic about agnostic.com membership

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Then go advertise the site.

Why Are Blacks Being Singled Out for Kneeling? Jehovah's Witnesses and Amish Don't Stand.

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

Because this fucking country is fucking racist, that's why.

Are there others here with chronic illness?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

I have narcolepsy and it is just depressing to me how many other narcoleptics are all about God and Jesus getting them through their day and prayer and bla bla fucking fuckity fuck. Fuck you buncha god-botherers, it's science comes up with what few treatment options even exist.

WOMEN ONLY: What is your race/ethnic origin?

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

So why are you asking, now that a bunch of people have told you your link doesn't work?

"Oh your skin is so soft I'm jealous" Don't be. Here's what butterfly needles do to it

memorylikeasieve comments on Jun 1, 2018:

They can take from your arm? I have to tell them, every time, to go for the back of the hand or we'll be there all day. ?

Is it possible to have the western state, capitalist, economic system without systematic poverty?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

No, it's not possible.

Do you think that Trumps antics will change the powers of the presidency for the good once he's ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

My Outlook on it is very pessimistic. I'll be lucky if I survive.

Anybody else out there who is owned by a critter?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

Aye, I'm owned by this cat:

This apparently is the new doctor's sonic screwdriver I am saying nothing

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

If that's the case, they haven't changed it at all, because that's what Capaldi was waving about.

Conservative and Libertarian Athiests

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

Fuck, I don't even know, any more. Probably further left than most people would like.

Extremely Large Telescope: The Biggest Eye on the Sky [space.com]

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

I love these names they give these things. Extremely Large Telescope, the Very Large Array, the Large Hadron Collider. Can't say they're lying. ?

Ray Kurzweil: human level AI is just 12 years away [youtu.be]

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

Oh, Kurzweil... Hes only been saying this for decades.

Do you have a problem with usage of the terms ‘female’ and ‘male’ when referring to women ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

Referring to women as 'females' is incel/MRA/etc talk. Also, in my mind it sounds like the Ferengi from Star Trek, every time. I don't care, though, if I'm addressed as 'dude,' 'cat,' 'dawg,' etc, and I don't object to being addressed in a group as 'guys.'. To me, 'dude' is so agendered that it's used for inanimate objects. As to the third question, I'm not entirely sure what you're asking. Sex workers?

Do you believe in aboslute free speech?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

That question is so loaded it's a wonder it doesn't crash through the floor.

Is it odd that, although my favorite subjects of study are literature, history, and anthropology, I ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

Not odd at all, I'm the same way even though I'm dumb as a box of hair.

Are you an "overlapper"?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

Pffff. That requires having any kind of relationship at all in the first place.

Are We All Racists Deep Inside? - Scientific American

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

Oh, probably. Humans are terrible people.

Trump passed tax law,which many ordinary Americans say, have benefitted from, have you benefited ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

Nope. Not a bit.

Would you get on a plane if the pilot said, "You're life is in god's hands?"

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

No, because they sound like they have no confidence in their own flying or in the plane itself.

Angry Young Preacher: The Bible Says Gay People Should Be Executed (Humanely) – Friendly Atheist

memorylikeasieve comments on May 31, 2018:

People like that preacher really belong in a mental hospital because clearly there is something wrong with his brain. There is such a disconnect from reality and from humanity that I really don't know what else to call it.

When going out on a first date with someone, does it matter at all to you if the person drives a ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 30, 2018:

Eh, if it's relatively clean and it runs well, I don't care what kind of car she's driving. I know first-hand how difficult it is to keep anything looking perfect, and my own car isn't winning any beauty contests. The only car-related thing that's a deal breaker for me is cigarette stench.

Avoiding gluten is super trendy at the minute (although some people avoid gluten because it makes ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 30, 2018:

Unfortunately the loudest of the non-coeliac gluten free people are the ones who eschew it because 'it makes you fat.'. The vain type who panic if they can't fit in a size zero.

What do you do before a date ?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 30, 2018:

Date? You mean that thing that happens to other people?

Why do films and tv get cpr so badly wrong?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 30, 2018:

What's even worse is when they use defib paddles on someone who's flatlined.

We must do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 30, 2018:

What's even worse is now we're essentially being told, 'You have to work, but nobody's actually going to *hire* you.'

This is a real video game.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 30, 2018:

I'm surprised it took those fucking edgelords this long. ?

What is the dumbest way you’ve been injured?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 30, 2018:

Dislocated a finger joint trying to remove really tight stockings.

Limited edition Figures.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 30, 2018:

Oooooo, old school. I like 'em!

Is having kids a luxury or a necessity?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

Reproducing is something to be avoided.

I have always wondered why this happens.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

I don't understand that reaction, either.

What's the one most negative/detrimental effect religious teachings had on your life?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

This stupid belief that homosexuality is 'sinful.'

What is your favorite dinosaur?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

Procompsognathid. Because I like the name.

Every time someone's life is altered because of something that they say, brings us one step closer ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

And ABC were perfectly free to decide they didn't want to associate with hateful people.

Popsicles anyone?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

I love anything orange flavoured.

Favorite song/songs to sing at karaoke?

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

My song list varies depending on my mood and the locale but it usually includes Fix You by Coldplay My Immortal by Evanescence And All That Jazz by Catherine Zeta Jones Alice by Avril Levigne I'll probably remember more later. ?

I am surrounded by inconsiderate, self important Backpack asshole on public transportation, all with...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

Ugh, I hate backpacks in crowded spaces. They're *always* crammed full, too. Something about them makes the wearer completely unaware of how much space they're actually taking up, which is a lot.

Leaving aside any religious interpretations and speaking from an atheist/agnostic point of view, ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

I think it's just part of a person's consciousness.

From Facebook.(was on my news feed)

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

This is disgusting.

I was thinking about the whole cyberpunk concept of transferring the contents of a person's brain ...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

Are you the same person you were ten years ago? Five years ago? No. And yet you're still you. Continuity of experience, in my estimation, is what matters. A change in senses doesn't mean you become someone or something else, just ask someone who's gone deaf or blind, or developed synaesthesia. Even the brain can change--the person whose brain it is is still, in their experience, the same person. Transhumanism is a ways off, though, so we still have loads of time to philosophise about it.

I'm still getting my feet wet on this site, but since subjects don't seem to be limited to religion,...

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

I roll my eyes and tell them to keep believing that. The people who scream and shout about chemicals and bla bla bla clearly don't breathe when they go outside.

I was having kind of a blah day today.

memorylikeasieve comments on May 29, 2018:

This post made me happier, somehow. ?