Mormons have three tiers of heaven. According to some, even Hitler would make it into the lowest tier. I'm not sure what you'd have to do to actually go to hell, which is supposedly just lonely infinite darkness away from the presence of God.

There's a $4000 credit for qualifying used EVs.

It sounds like you might not be ready for behavioral therapy just yet, especially in a group setting. Behavioral therapy, IMO, is sort of the last step in the process, where you already know what you're doing wrong and are just trying to correct your behavior.

Before all that, you may need a period of validation. CBT is extra hard for people who have been invalidated their whole lives. You may need to figure out which of your behaviors are "you" and which are just maladaptive coping mechanisms. You need to be able to identify your emotions for CBT to work. It sounds like you don't have the time/space to really feel and explore the emotions that are coming up in these group sessions.

I would ask the session leader if you could do some one-on-one sessions before going back to the group. Everyone's different, and if it feels like this isn't working for you it's ok to step back and take a different approach.

Where did I say you should roll over and accept it or do nothing? The only thing I said was that protest won't change anything, specifically right now. There are plenty of other things you can do besides protest.

Personally, if we get to a point where there's an organized multi-state secessionist movement, I'll join that army in a heartbeat to try to take back at least part of our country. We're not at that point yet.

I understand wanting to protest, but what could it possibly accomplish? If you are protesting the incoming administration, they're certainly not going to care. If you're protesting the current administration, there's nothing they can do. If you're protesting the people who didn't vote, I'm pretty sure they already know we're mad at them. As of yet there's no evidence of outright cheating (if it turns out there is, that would be a better time to protest). But protesting just because you don't like the results of a race is a bit like throwing a tantrum.

Your premise is flawed. A question doesn't beg an emotion, it begs a response. The response could be completely devoid of emotion.

I don't want us to leave individually, because that way we are just handing them our country. They get everything. I want us to leave collectively, and at least take back a piece of what's rightfully ours.

Russia wants to pit the US and China against each other to distract and destabilize them both. So all of this is great for Russia's bottom line.

I was thinking a kevlar vest might be a better investment. They may or may not shoot at us, but we can't be the ones to shoot first.

I grew up with people who talked like this. It's all "just a joke" until suddenly it isn't.

Democrats have to cater to like three different and mostly separate agendas to win. Republicans only have to cater to one. I think the problem is we've been expecting Dems to pull off what is essentially impossible.

Corps have been complaining for years already that people aren't buying enough. Millenials are killing this industry and that industry because we don't consume enough - "enough" being whatever level they've decided we should consume. They feel entitled to our dollars, whether or not their product or service is any good.

If they were smart, companies would lower prices to be more competitive and incentivize people to buy more. Instead they've doubled down and posted armed guards at the store exits to intimidate the customers they have left. They've slipped data collection into every interaction. It's pretty obvious they're not playing the long game anymore.

There's a bit of a sugar replacement movement, which isn't necessarily healthier. Most of the sugar replacements have been linked with stuff like dementia if consumed regularly for a long period. And most of them taste a bit off. The other part of the problem is that when you eat something sweet, your body expects sugar. When it doesn't get the sugar it's expecting, it will feel like you are still hungry even though you just ate something.

That's why you flash your lights on and off at them, to get them to unfreeze before you get too close.

At 1.2 million, it's overpriced. They've likely priced it that way because it's now an Airbnb - "look at all the income you'll make by buying this property!" But what really changed in the two years they owned it? Did they remodel the whole place? Possibly, but probably not enough to warrant adding $550k to the price. This house is now an investment, not a place to live.

I have noticed a particular attitude with a lot of sellers, though. They think because other sellers have been having great windfalls that they can just list for any high amount and it'll work for them too. Those are the ones that sit, and they're usually priced at 1m or more.

The homes flying off the shelves, so to speak, are the starter homes. You have both younger and older generations fighting for the same small affordable homes, and developers generally aren't building as many of those.

Your first sentence, yes I agree. The next two, not so much. In my town in 2020 we had groups of these chuds roaming around downtown, armed, hunting for "antifa," meaning anyone wearing black or looking slightly punk. Some of them really do want to shoot us with impunity.

But yeah, it's also my parents, who probably wouldn't turn me into the gestapo, but the cognitive dissonance where they simultaneously believe I'm their family but I'm also "the enemy within" doesn't seem sustainable. At some point, it's got to be one or the other. Getting them to agree on small things hasn't changed their overall loyalty to the party, their disdain for Dems, or our relationship.

Historically, the Catholic Church has done this anytime they think there will be a new ruler, including Hitler. They don't care who rules as long as they get to keep their position of power and influence.

It took me roughly 20 years to finish the book I started writing. There were many times I doubted I ever would, but I did finally finish it, and that feels good. The next one shouldn't take quite as long, but it might still take 5 years. I'm ok with that, because I enjoy the process more than the end result.

I've been thinking about trying a Fairphone next but I'm worried about how well their suite of apps function (especially maps), being able to install regular marketplace apps, and whether I'd still be able to fly my drone with it. Also I'd still have to use Gmail for work, so would that defeat the purpose of having a degoogled phone?

Some just gave up entirely and made fun of the kids who could read. What a shitty exercise all around.