he’d be better off spending his time dealing with picking up the trash and clutter in his own head. volunteering doesn’t negate the effects of the bad shit you do, even though rich “philanthropists” have certainly tried for hundreds of years.

OH wow. I was not aware of this and wow, there are echoes of my own family situation in there...jesus fuck that essay is revealing and not in a good way. what’s missing speaks tomes

every white person has an inner Karen. you learn this working in the service industry.

It’s not funny when this is literally a Karen tactic that has been deployed and used all over the country. Read any service employee “horror story” blog and you’ll see this demonstrated dozens of times over. David Sedaris, did we forget that the bulk of “essential” workers are BIPOC, and they’re dying at three times…

Wealthy Neoliberals, like those in entertainment. Who are anything but liberal.

they were beyond tiresome before the pandemic. I really hope after this is done we don’t go right back to the same mind-numbing bullshit that got us apathetic and uninvolved in the first place.

“...people don’t necessarily begrudge celebrities their wealth most of the time.”

TBQH: it’s not “super-bizarre”, it’s a typo. We’ve all been in a place where we see something as x, even though it’s always been y and we’ve happily accepted it as y ourselves for ages. I’ve done that so many times. Human brains are slow and inefficient lumps of flesh, not computers. They do wonky shit with memory and…

it’s not acne. or maybe it is, caused by the massive amounts of makeup and highlighted by bare skin.

“However, considering that the term “essential worker” has morphed from meaning nurses, doctors, and EMTs to athletes, production assistants, and the guy that dresses up as Gaston at Disneyland, it’s unclear who exactly is getting pushed to the front of the line.”

THIS. Hard. those feelings were coming up hard because she wasn’t getting something she needed: emotional intimacy and honesty. We *can* feel when things are off, and LW obviously did. Sounds like ex blamed her for it, which is subtle manipulation and deflection. LW: this isn’t about you needing to overcome your…

it’s quite honestly unhealthy to withhold all day, although people talk about it like it’s a moral virtue and encourage it. I hope it’s a trend that dies as we all start to better understand the value of our time during the pandemic. I am also with you — chronic bladder infections as a child means not ignoring my…

it seems that way but it’s not. it really doesn’t take much money or even a lot of effort to do this kind of thing. that is, if being caught isn’t an issue. but being caught is hard because police departments are clueless and dumb when it comes to cybercrime and generally do nothing about it. They’ll have to in this…

I think you need to start with the fact that your experience is not evidence, it’s anecdotal. it’s great that your school is fine and adjusting. Many are not. If you’re only looking at your situation instead of the national situation, including the data that *proves* kids are being left behind, you’re a) committing a…

alright y’all, what other option is there during a pandemic? Only an idiot thinks in-person learning is OK during a highly contagious global pandemic. You CANNOT have kids in schools when we can’t even get people to take basic precautions.

No. some factions are running around pretending it’s “contractually obligated” but afaik it’s all in their own self-interest.

No. some factions are running around pretending it’s “contractually obligated” but afaik it’s all in their own self-interest.

UBER-BUDGET: KISS 100 NAILS

UBER-BUDGET: KISS 100 NAILS

You’re thinking of squash, perhaps? There's pickleball all over my city in the public parks, and the park district has indoor courts as well.