The meat industry is a huge driver of climate change. If you don’t want to stop eating meat, you can also choose to eat meat from local farmers. It will probably mean eating less of it, because sustainably farmed meat is necessarily expensive.
I spent most of my life doing what this comic shows: telling that critical voice to shut up, go away, leave me alone.
I can only speak to my experience, but parts work therapy has been transformational for me.
I used to use an oppositional voice in my head to drown it out which shouted over the critic; saying that I’m great, my friends love me, people have told me in talented, I’ve done this before and I can do it again, etc - but it made my head so loud all the time and in moments of weakness - tiredness, depression - the negative voice was louder than i could muster.
In parts work therapy I learned to stop rejecting that part of myself and actually listen to what it’s saying. To empathise with it. To try to listen to its fears, and offer it understanding and love.
I learned that my critical voice grew to protect me: to self censor my behaviour to help protect me from the much larger pain of judgment and humiliation I experienced as a child when I expressed myself freely. I haven’t needed that protection for decades, but that part of me didn’t know that. It was a part of the mind sealed off, entrenched in its fear, which I shunned and tried my hardest to ignore.
The more I listened and gave compassion and understanding to that voice, the nicer it got to me.
Over time I really learned to talk to him. To tell him how sorry I am that he had to carry such a burden for so long, that I’m strong enough to deal with peoples criticisms now, that he doesn’t need to hold on so tight anymore, that we’re safe. It’s one of the most bizarre experiences of my life: to talk inward and really hear a response which I can tell doesn’t come from what I identify as my current ”self”. And I learned to identify other parts in me too; other bits which froze at a certain age, wrapping up a bit of me in protection I didn’t even know was there.
When that protective boy in me pops up now, and he still does sometimes, I know to reassure him, not shout him down. I tell him that we’re safe, I’m strong enough to deal with what’s happening, that I want him to enjoy what we’re doing.
I don’t know if everyone’s negative voices come from the same place, but I wanted to share this incase it’s helpful for anyone. If you can afford therapy, go for it. It took me years to find a therapist because it felt like a mountain infront of me, and that voice would pop up telling me that I was being indulgent, that I don’t have real problems, stop making a big deal, don’t draw attention to yourself… but I’m so glad I did it. My head is so much quieter than it once was.
This used to happen to me regularly with a Dell panel. It would turn anything white pink. I found creating a custom colour profile and playing around with it until the whites were white again solved it. Then occasionally it would decide to revert to the default colour profile for no reason.
Stupidly frustrating but I’m passing on the tip incase it helps.
If you’re really rich, a lot of this holds true. There are plenty of gaps in the laws, which those with enough wealth exploit. There are endless loopholes, ways to manipulate the truth, delay, outspend and exhaust legal proceedings.
To a law-illiterate outside observer whose main experience with the system is popular fiction and media coverage of how the law applies to the wealthy, it does look like a game where finding the right loophole will set you free.
These sadsacks are lost in the weeds. They see the injustice of the balance of power in western society, but with inflated egos and lacking any understanding of the systems of power they are under, they think they can play at the same table as the wealthy.
I almost feel sorry for them, but they generally don’t see a problem with the system oppressing other people, they just don’t want it to apply to them personally.
Thanks for taking the time to write that! I learned something new today. I usually take tea with oat milk, so now I’m curious what proteins oat milk has and if they act similarly. I’ll do some more reading.
He’s handsome! I also have a Romanian street dog mutt who got returned before I adopted her. She’s a weirdo but in a great-when-you-get-to-know-her kind of way.
The lost meme in question was like this: A post on r/notinteresting saying “I don’t know anything about programming, ask me anything.” A comment asked “How to kill the child process?” Then replied to himself: Who reported me 💀
'October 25, 2022 has been called Britain’s “Obama Moment”: On that day, Rishi Sunak became the country’s first ever non-white Prime Minister. But Britain’s current head of government represents an even bigger change. As a practicing Hindu, Sunak also is Britain’s first non-Christian PM. And although Sunak won his...
Great news. When I’m in Britain it’s usually in one of the blue bits, so I sometimes forget how many people still identify as Christian. I think there’s still a majority of the self identified Christians who don’t actually go to church, read the Bible, or spend any time practicing their faith besides praying when desperate.
Any platform has vulnerability to exploit to some degree. But this article is about piggybacking on the Find My network to transmit data without actually compromising the network. It’s a clever technique, and worth reading more than the headline.
Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening? (www.nytimes.com)
https://slrpnk.net/pictrs/image/924278bf-d525-4611-85a6-467f376cbbab.webp...
Wholesome (lemmy.world)
USB hubs, printers, Java, and more seemingly broken by macOS 14.4 update (arstechnica.com)
Qualcomm's Powerful PC Chip Is Worse for AMD Than for Intel (finance.yahoo.com)
Reddit has reportedly signed over its content to train AI models (mashable.com)
A homemade license plate will surely work, sovcit. (lemmy.world)
A US scientist has brewed up a storm by offering Britain advice on making tea (apnews.com)
An American scientist has sparked a trans-Atlantic tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite hot beverage....
The color blurple (lemmy.world)
From a site I’ve inherited which is full of things like this (and lots of other very !important things). Send help.
Every pet owner‘s phone gallery (i.imgflip.com)
WikiHouse: open source house design (www.wikihouse.cc)
Found this when looking for a meme I lost (lemy.lol)
The lost meme in question was like this: A post on r/notinteresting saying “I don’t know anything about programming, ask me anything.” A comment asked “How to kill the child process?” Then replied to himself: Who reported me 💀
Why does America say 'merry christmas'?
while it seems everyone else says ‘happy christmas’...
Rage (lemmy.world)
Christianity Is Disappearing in England, As Seen in These Maps (www.atlasobscura.com)
'October 25, 2022 has been called Britain’s “Obama Moment”: On that day, Rishi Sunak became the country’s first ever non-white Prime Minister. But Britain’s current head of government represents an even bigger change. As a practicing Hindu, Sunak also is Britain’s first non-Christian PM. And although Sunak won his...
Of the tens of thousands of lies told, I wish this one was true... (lemmy.ca)
Whelp! (lemmy.ml)
Apple 'Find My' network can be abused to steal keylogged passwords (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Seems fine to me (sh.itjust.works)
What dog name pairs well with Olive?
Thinking of naming one dog Olive, what might pair well? Looking for Milo and Otis vibes.
How it feels trying to use someone else's device when you're used to having AdBlock on everything you own: (sopuli.xyz)