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This line of thought actually stemmed from a science fiction novel. I can't even remember what it was called now. I didn't like it and I don't think it was ever very popular. The premise was that a meteor storm was going to hit earth and there were various projects to preserve humanity. The project at the focus of the book 'saved' people by re-creating their consciousness inside a computer. I hated it. The process involved 'uploading' consciousness into the computer then the people that were uploaded took poison to kill themselves. They didn't save anyone. At best, they created copies. The people still died. I had a very negative reaction to the idea. I don't remember the title of the book but I do remember the feeling of disgust when I understood their idea of 'saving' people. I'd have been more open to the idea if the uploaded consciousness left the body as an empty vessel, but that wasn't how it worked in that book.
I was reminded of this yesterday. A friend asked me if I'd ever have an animal cloned. My family and I have a lot of animals. They're all rescues. Not just dogs and cats, we take in any animal we're capable of caring for. I adore them. We have a lot of chickens now because of one single chicken that just showed up one day. We looked outside and saw a white chicken eating underneath one of our bird feeders. We absolutely love her. She has a morning routine that starts by making a lot of noise at the door then running into the house. The chicken 'coop' is a room built onto our house. One door opens to the outside, the other door leads inside the house. Oscar hangs our for about 2 hours then my mom yells 'I hear a bird' from upstairs and Oscar flies up the stairs squawking. She loves my mom. Yes, Oscar is a she. We thought she was a boy until the first egg. After discovering how loveable chickens are, we adopted more from a charity that saves chickens at the end of their 'laying' lives from battery farms.
I get very upset when I lose an animal, but cloning wouldn't fix that. Just as an example, I could adopt a cat identical to a cat that passed away, but I would love the new cat as an individual, not a recreation. I don't know how a clone is different than identical twins. Not that I ever intend to try cloning if it somehow became a service for pet owners. There are lots of animals in need in the world. No need to create more intentionally. I wouldn't feel less grief if I had a clone of a cat that passed away. A clone isn't a replacement. A clone of a human certainly isn't a replacement either. I feel like the entire idea is offensive.
I brought up that awful book when we were talking about cloning, and my friend laughed at me. He said I"m more religious than I think because the sense of individuality I was referring to is actually a soul. I"m not against the idea of a soul. A factor in my antagonism towards organized religion is the attitude towards non-human life that's very common among religious people in my local area. They use the idea of man's superiority as an excuse to do whatever they want with no regard for other forms of life. Some of them even sneer at the idea of animal cruelty by dismissing it as a concern at all. Our local tri-county newspaper prints the same letter to the editor once a year. The letter is a lecture combined with advice to stop children from 'humanizing' animals, such as 'have fish sticks for supper after watching Finding Nemo and other animated sea life. "Only watch Bambi during hunting season.' "Have pork chops, bacon and other pork products at meals while children read 'Charlotte's Web' at school.' I realize that isn't universal, but I thinks it's fairly common. I"ve seen a lot of arguments against environmentalism and conservation because 'nature and animals are here for humans to use.' I'd be more open to the idea of religion in general if that wasn't such a pervasive idea.
My question is, does believing that every person, and every living creature, is an individual that can't be recreated mean that I'm actually more accepting of religious beliefs than I previously realized.

Worst Players 3ver is a rapidly growing gaming community server focused primarily on Destiny 2. It was founded in early March 2024 and has already grown to 349 total members, with 248 Guardians! We have been doing raids each weekend, and are looking to put together multiple groups for the new Final Shape raid coming out on June 7. If you've been looking for a chill group of guardians to play with, or a clan that doesn't require dozens of raid clears or a 3.0 K/D in Trials just to remain a member, then you've found the right place! Membership in our in-game clan is optional.
We organize and coordinate out of our Discord server, where we also play Minecraft, PUBG, Gray Zone Warfare, Helldivers 2, CoD, and Nintendo games. We have big plans to become known throughout the gaming world, so come check us out and see what we have to offer! Our recruitment ad is below - if you're interested, just click the link at the bottom of the post and come join us today!
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Worst Players 3ver is a rapidly growing gaming community server focused primarily on Destiny 2. It was founded in early March 2024 and has already grown to 349 total members, with 248 Guardians! We have been doing raids each weekend, and are looking to put together multiple groups for the new Final Shape raid coming out on June 7. If you've been looking for a chill group of guardians to play with, or a clan that doesn't require dozens of raid clears or a 3.0 K/D in Trials just to remain a member, then you've found the right place! Membership in our in-game clan is optional.
We organize and coordinate out of our Discord server, where we also play Minecraft, PUBG, Gray Zone Warfare, Helldivers 2, CoD, and Nintendo games. We have big plans to become known throughout the gaming world, so come check us out and see what we have to offer! Our recruitment ad is below - if you're interested, just click the link at the bottom of the post and come join us today!
Introducing the Discord server where the most legendary fails and the most epic noob moments converge! 🎮 Join us at The Worst Players 3ver Discord!!
Are you tired of being the best player in the room? Well, fear no more! Our server is dedicated to celebrating the mishaps, the blunders, and the downright hilarious moments in gaming history. From missing easy shots to epic fails in strategy, we've got it all covered!
For the more sophisticated🥂 we have also curated a group of guardians who have completed most if not all of the Challenges Destiny 2 has to offer. These elite Guardians have agreed to share their knowledge with anyone interested in completing
✅Dungeons
✅Raids
✅ GMs
✅Build crafting!

But wait, there's more! Join our community of like-minded gamers who embrace the joy of imperfection. Share your epic fails, laugh with others, and bond over the shared experience of being gloriously bad at gaming or so outstanding that others swear you are from another world!!!
Whether you're a casual gamer or a seasoned pro looking for a good laugh, and good people to get shit done! 'The Worst Players 3ver' welcomes you with open arms. Join now and become a part of gaming history... for all the wrong reasons! 😄Requirements:- 18+- Be respectful to other members
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Foreshadowing and Clues:
1. The world is flooding, which has been hinted at since Water 7 arc, saying Aqua Laguna reaches higher every year. It has been flooding since forever. Wano had an entire kingdom submerged on the sea floor. The world is flooding now. The destruction of Lulusia raised the sea level by 1 meter. Who had been doing it? Imu. He explicitly stated that he/she wanted more Mother Flame (IRL counterpart: Nuclear Power), which was used to destroy Lulusia. This means that he wants to do it again. This also means that the world was much lower than it is now.
2. Since it has always been known that the world WILL flood since Joy Boy’s time, as the Ark, Noah, was entrusted to Fishmen of all people. Fishmen, who NEVER need any freaking ship. So if not for them to use, then for whom? For us. For all other races. And what is an Ark for if it’s not to rescue people? And as it had always been known Imu had been nuking places, Fishmen built Fishmen Island RIGHT UNDER Mary Geoise for exactly that reason. IT CANNOT BE NUKED FROM ABOVE. The Ancient Weapon Poseidon was used to control Sea Kings, and they had their own prophecy that they would carry Noah into the sun. It was all there.
3. Sanji’s dream of finding the All Blue seem like the least possible dream of the crew members. The ocean is clearly divided into four, or at least two that are totally disconnected by landmass. It is impossible to find a place that freely contains all ingredients from all four, all living sea creatures from every ocean, as that means all fishes have to at least cross the Red Line freely to make that one spot All Blue.
4. Oda confirmed in an interview with Momoko Sakura that the One Piece is not something abstract, but a physical reward.
5. Roger DID NOT take the One Piece with him. He FOUND the One Piece and discovered the truth of the world at Laugh Tale and laughed. He was there too soon. He could not use the truth or what he found. In ANY versions of his execution, he NEVER once said that he BURIED it there. At best, in any versions of his execution, he LEFT it there. Official Funimation version: he LEFT EVERYTHING THE WORLD HAD TO OFFER THERE. Could it be because the One Piece could not be taken anywhere? Could it because it was too big?
6. Joy Boy was the first pirate, as confirmed by Vegapunk (IRL counterpart: Einstein). Joy Boy, the first man who took to the sea and sailed for freedom. But if the world had always been dotted with islands, then that's impossible. If the world had always been dotted with islands, it means that people sailed and rode boat/ships like cars. Eventually, a number of them would’ve realized independently at the same time that if you sailed out and had no connection with anyone, you would answer to no one, AKA outlaw/pirate. It was just not possible for multiple of them not to realize that at once. It was therefore impossible to pinpoint anyone as the FIRST pirate. But Joy Boy WAS the first, and we know for sure. That means that sailing far out at sea was a big deal, and that he was the first means sailing out was SIMPLY NOT DONE BEFORE. But how was that possible? You sail out to go somewhere inaccessible by land. If you had never set sail before, does it mean that there had been NO OTHER LAND?
7. The castle where the Gorosei and Imu resides is called “Pangaea Castle.” In our world, it is the name of the continent that included all the landmass in the world at the beginning of Triassic. Its meaning? “Spanning the entire earth.”
8. Red Line is waaay too artificial to be natural. Grand Line has its real life equivalent: the equator, the hottest region where the ocean receives the most sun and have violent weather. Calm Belts? Horse Lattitudes, the region with almost no wind. But Red Line? A landmass that perfectly follows one straight longitude, stretching north to south and perfectly circling back around the world in one perfect loop? Doesn’t it sound too artificial? Reverse Mountain where water flows up? Really? What if it was constructed? What if it was erected by someone?
9. Imu, the Five Elders, and the Celestial Dragons have their own land, the Mary Geoise, placed atop of the world, and their method of destruction is to raise the sea level. This means they have always been certain they would escape somehow. I suspect they could create landmass. If they could create landmass and chose to fill up the ocean at the deepest areas, they would definitely displace a lot of water. We can flood our own world by melting the polar ice caps, meaning we add about continent-sized ice into the ocean. If they created the Red Line, which is a continent, it was bound to do the same to their world. That was most likely the cause of the first Flood that raised the sea level initially. The only suspect who could do this is Imu. The Gorosei called him the Creator of the World. If he was defeated, the Red Line itself might disappear. As foreshadowed by the examples of Poppy and Doflamingo’s powers.
10. One Piece has always been the story about friendship, forgiveness, unity, and co-existence. In pretty much every arc, Luffy finds oppressed people, fights the oppressor, but not before the oppressed unite, forgive each other, and put aside their differences, and fight for a common cause: against their oppressor. The most important lesson of all is this: forgive the wrongs; forget the differences; unite. Fishman Island arc, Otohime pointed out the path towards the sun is to stop hating human. The Sun Pirates’ ideal is to forgive humans and liberate the oppressed. If the world is flooding now, who is the least impacted people? The Fishmen. Who has the Ancient Weapon with the means to move the ark? The Fishmen. Who has the means to rescue everyone? The Fishmen. Everything in set up for them to do this. What other best way to make human change their mind about their prejudices against Fishmen? This. Their time has come now to be the ones with power. Everything is in place for them to extend an olive branch.
11. So we’ve pretty much concluded that the world will flood and the Fishmen will rescue everyone with the ark, this leads me to be very certain of what the One Piece is. If the entire world is going to flood, what is the most valuable treasure in the world right now?
12. And as the goal is to lower the sea level and bring back up the lands, what if there’s a piece of land down there where people can unite and live freely as one people, the landmass that spans the entire world, one single piece of land, what should that one piece of land be called?
13. If there’s only one piece of land in the world, does that mean there’s only one single ocean in the world also? What should that only one ocean in the world be called? Whose dreams are coming true?

I mean really, clinically depressed. I would sit there in bed with my iPad in the dark watching the same few episodes over and over again. I knew them all verbatim. My favorites were the bloopers. I'd see them laughing their assess off and I'd laugh along with them but my laughter was empty and I knew it. Maybe it was me overcompensating for that feeling that sat in my chest day in and day out. "This is soooooo funny!! Nothing's wrong with me, NOTHING'S WRONG!!" Or to quote Jake, "I'm smiling, my brain thinks I'm happy, I'm FINE". I used to replay extremely specific parts of the bloopers, parts where Jake or Amir looked truly lost in the blissful hilarity of their art and I would smile that doll's smile. This went on for about 2 years. Then things got better. Now they're getting worse again and I find myself once again staring at J&A.
Anyway, arrivedoorcheese

hi!! throwaway account because i'm (19F) still not out to my very conservative family and i'm paranoid that they'll find me. anyway, for context, there's this really cute girl (19F) in my university course and i've been admiring her from afar for a WHILE, i've just always been so shy to talk to her because i don't have any experience with talking to girls in a romantic way (i only realised i was a lesbian a couple years ago when i was 16 and had a lot of internalised homophobia to work on).
2 weeks ago, i gathered the courage to send her a follow request on instagram and she accepted it, as well as followed me back! i was so happy. a couple days after that, we were sitting in class and she started talking to me. i tried acting as normal as possible but my heart was quite literally about to fall out of my chest. at first, she started talking about our coursework, and then, the conversation shifted to our sexuality. i told her i'm a lesbian and she said: "oh, me too!". we then started talking about women we find attractive, and turns out our types are completely opposite. i'm more into mascs, she's into femmes, and she doesn't really find the femmes i like attractive. it was a really nice conversation and i loved laughing with her.
a week after that, we were sitting in the same class and she came up to me asking about a presentation we had to do. i was still starstruck from the first time she talked to me and my mouth literally FROZE and all i could do was nod. still, she smiled at me and changed the conversation, asking me if i watch bridgerton (i do not) and telling me i should check it out.
3 days ago, i was sitting with my best friend and i told him everything that happened. he said i should have flirted back at her because she was obviously showing interest. i don't think that's the case. i think she was just being nice. this girl is genuinely so beautiful, she's way out of my league and i don't think she could ever be interested in me like that. but i still enjoy talking to her, she has a wonderful personality and i would be more than okay with just being friends with her. my best friend told me i should make a move to see how it goes and after an hour of freaking out i sent her a message. a simple "hey, what's up?". she replied almost immediately and we talked for a while until the conversation inevitably died out. i have class with her again today and i'm so nervous i'm considering skipping my lecture.
my question is, how should i go about this? i don't want to come off as creepy by just talking to her out of the blue. was she actually flirting with me or was she just being friendly? i'm going crazy over here.

VAPE REGULATIONS 2024
Feeling uncertain about the 2024 vape laws and regulations? You’re not alone. We’re also navigating through some unclear aspects of the proposed regulations, but here’s what I know so far.
This post aims to provide you with the latest information on the 2024 vape regulations, along with articles for more details.We strive to keep you updated. If you’ve subscribed to my email list, I’ll notify you of any major changes to the store.
UNCHANGED REGULATIONS These regulations will remain the same: - You must be at least 18 to purchase any vape product. - A prescription is required to buy nicotine vaping products. - Selling pre-filled disposable vapes with nicotine is illegal in Australia except through pharmacies.
VAPE REGULATION CHANGES The proposed 2024 vaping regulations, introduced in late 2023, include the following changes (as I understand them).
FROM JANUARY 1: - Ban on importing disposable vapes (pre-filled and single-use). Individuals cannot import disposable vapes, but businesses can if they hold a license and permit from the Office of Drug Control (ODC). - We can continue selling nicotine-free disposable vapes we have in stock after January 1, but cannot import more. These vapes are always nicotine-free; safety reports are available upon request. - All doctors or nurse practitioners can now prescribe nicotine vaping products without needing approval from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). It's at their discretion to provide these prescriptions.
FROM MARCH 1:

• Ban on importing all vape products, including e-liquid (with or without nicotine) and hardware, by individuals, even with a prescription. Businesses will need a license and permit from ODC to import and must notify TGA of each product's compliance with their standards (see the current list of notified vapes).
  
• Vape stores can continue selling the nicotine-free vaping products they have in stock after March 1, but cannot import more without the necessary license/permit and TGA notification. It's uncertain how long this will be allowed.
  
• Imported vape products from March 1 must meet new device and e-liquid standards and only be sold in pharmacies with a prescription.
  
• All vape products will be classified as therapeutic products for smoking cessation or nicotine dependence management (formerly classified as smoke products under the same laws as cigarettes).
  
• The personal importation scheme will end, prohibiting individuals from ordering nicotine or nicotine vape products from overseas, even with a prescription.- New device and e-liquid standards set by TGA.
  
• Limits on flavours to mint, menthol, and tobacco for vape products imported after March 1.
  
• Existing vape businesses wishing to stay in the industry will need an import license and permit to supply pharmacies.
  

AFTER MARCH 1: The Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024, introduced to parliament on March 21 by the Minister for Health and Aged Care, needs to pass through Parliament to enforce the following:

• Retail vape sales ban starting July 1, prohibiting tobacconists, vape stores, and convenience stores from selling non-therapeutic vapes.
  
• Ban on importing, manufacturing, supplying, and commercially possessing disposable, single-use vapes and non-therapeutic vapes. If the bill passes, illegal vape manufacturers and suppliers could face fines up to $2.2 million and seven years of jail time.
  
• Additional penalties for importing, manufacturing, supplying, advertising, or possessing vaping products contrary to regulations/law, including fines and prison time.
  
• If this bill passes through Parliament, vape stores will have to close to the public from July 1.
  

BILL PROGRESS
The Vaping Reforms Bill was debated in Parliament on March 27, with many Ministers expressing support or opposition. The bill was referred to a Senate Committee of Inquiry to determine if Australia should proceed with the proposed bill and prescription-only model or move towards regulating vapes like cigarettes.
The committee received around 300 public submissions and held two public hearings, calling witnesses from those who submitted feedback.The Senate Inquiry Report was published on May 8:

• The majority recommended passing the bill.
  
• National Party Senators published a 'Dissenting Report,' opposing the bill and recommending regulation similar to tobacco products.
  
• The bill must now be voted on by Senators in the June parliamentary sessions.
  
• Dr. Colin Mendelsohn's recent blog post detailed each politcal party's positions on the bill and the next steps that will determine its future. The National party opposes it, the greens wish to amend it, some independents will vote against it and the labor party supports the bill. (Summarising his opinion: it's currently about 50/50 in support or opposition of the Reforms Bill. Also stating he is cautiously optimistic. This may be determined by political back door deals and then if not, the greens will likely decide the result).
  

I will update you with any further information as it presents.

Hello, i am 22 years old. i know the thread says it cant diagnose but im just looking for advice. i went to the er about 7 months ago with what i thought were symptoms of dvt. pain in my groin and calf, heart palpitations and chest pain, on and off. they basically laughed at me saying "dr. google told you u have a blood clot huh", took my blood, and scanned my chest xray, said it looked fine. then sent me home saying i have anxiety with a 3500$ bill. now 7 months later, ive had worsening pain, and its daily now. my groin down to my knee will throb and sometimes sharp pain. sometimes my toes look blue/purple ish, but it becomes better after a shower. chest pain and fast heart rate, sometimes it feels like an electric bolt in my heart, other times its a sort of dull aching in my chest that will last minutes or hours. most nights i struggle to fall asleep as my chest is hurting and sometimes im woken up by intense heart pain. my lower left stomach oftentimes has a dull pain and ive also been having small amounts of blood and dark stool about once a month but most days it looks normal. and some days my stomach will bloat up massively like im pregnant but only on the left side for a couple hours. i am so tired all the time, having to take naps about every 4 or 5 hours. sometimes ill go a full day without much pain, other days its constant. im just wondering if this sounds like a clot or pe to you guys, i cant afford to go to hospital if they are going to laugh at me, and not even do an ultrasound on my leg or anything. i was a heavy nicotine vaper for about 5 years, but have recently attempted to quit, (currently hit it about 3 times a day to get me through). everytime i try to quit, after about 2 days fully sober, my leg starts hurting worse so then i hit it again cuz i get scared. ive seen some studies online that nicotine may suppress symptoms of health issues and even may hold clots in place due to constriction which then can increase risk of the clot moving when u quit, so im wondering if each time in a couple days clean my symptoms are finally showing more or if it really is just anxiety. the thing is, im not often anxious, and when i am most anxious, such as when i was at the hospital, i didnt feel the symptoms. they seem to be worst when i am just sitting at home watching or working on pc, or out with my gf doing simple things like grocery shop. again, i know you cant diagnose me, and i plan on making a dr appointment after the weekend passes. im just wondering your imput, and also what things i should tell the doctor to make sure they do the proper tests this time around. thank you

I recently finished my first playthrough of this game, and I just wanted to come here to shower this game with praise.
My first run went rather well, there were some things I regret doing, but in general, I managed to pass my democratic reforms, I fixed the recession with a mixed economy, skyrocketed wellfare (wasn't able to reform the education system though), calmed down the unrest in the country, I got the Bluds to like me, I got Rumburg sanctioned by the ATO and avoided war, and did not get couped despite defunding the military, I purged the Old Guard, put in many equality reforms, and after all that I managed to get reelected. And I have to say, it was an amazing journey.
When playing this game, I felt genuine pain every time I had to make concessions, there were many choices were I had to thoroughly think about the consequences of each of my actions, weighed the pros and cons, and actually had to think about them for a while. I don't think any game before has made me think so much about the choices I was making.
This game is so well written that I genuinly feel patriotic towards Sordland to such an extent that at first I wanted my second run to be a sort of anarchist run where I tried to destroy the country, but I had to stop partway through it, because it pained me too much to now destroy the country that I had worked so hard for a couple of hours before it. This alone speaks volumes to how this game manages to immerse you into it.
Another signal of how well it is written, that near the end, I was genuinenly stressed out during the second election, but when I then finally saw the message that I had been elected to a second term, I physically celebrated, throwing my arms up and punching the air in joy, almost even yelling at 2 am, because I was just so happy that I got reelected. This a reaction that no game so far has been close to getting out of me, and trust me, I've played a lot of good games. But the moment I saw the message that I had gotten reelected, it washed away all the stress I had before, about maybe not being good enough, or whether my reforms were too drastic, and it felt great.
Then there's also the characters, and I have to say, each and every one of them is written to near perfection. Each character was written so well and with so much personality, it felt great. Despite there being a few people who were against me, there was almost no character I couldn't at the very least respect. For example, despite the fact that my whole presidency was in some sort of way dedicated to changing everything Soll had done, I could still see logic in a lot of his choices, and see why he was such a beloved person. With Kesaro Kibener, despite the fact that he was an extreme racist, I couldn't help but feel respect towards him, because he is written as an amazing politician, the way he speaks, and is able to manipulate people into doing what he wants (for example getting an NFP member to become the new governor of Bergia) is truly commendable.
Next are the charactars that I always enjoyed seeing. First, there is, of course, Serge, I invested everything into Armadine, and didn't take the bribe, so sadly I wasn't able to fund his kids education, but every interaction with his can simply be described as pleasent. Then there's also Iosef, I defunded the military, but in every interaction with him, it was clear that he truly cared about Sordland, he wasn't part of any faction, wasn't in anyone's pocket, and didn't really care much about politics, he just wants to see Sordland safe and thriving, and for that I can't help but have to utmost respect for him. And then there is of course Deivid, the true bro, every conversation with him was a true delight, always positive, a true friend, and was respected by everyone. When he announced that he would be resigning at the end of my first term, I actually felt sad to see him go, but I also knew that out of everyone he was the one that deserves his rest the most. All of these things once again show just how good the storytelling of this game is.
Also, I just want to say that some of the jokes and ridiculousness in this game are very good, partly because they are contrasted by the general tone of the game (I was laughing my ass off when I saw the line 'Bless the Raynes down in Anrica', or the suggestion of putting a man on the moon, and some of the very unsubtle names like Karlos Marcia and Alfred Kcirbuk director of 'Resident Karl').
Finally, I also quickly want to say that the worldbuilding of this game is some of the best I have ever seen. All countries, countries, etc. felt unique and interesting. I've spent quite some time just reading through the codex, reading every news article and the reports. The worldbuilding is truly top notch.
TL,DR: This game is written almost perfectly with great story, characters and worldbuilding and truly immerses you into it.
Anyway, now I'm going to do my second run, where I'm going to indulge in a bit of corruption, and eventually go to war with Rumburg. A morgna wes core!

Hey everyone, I'm a 19F, and I need some advice on a family situation that's been really tough for me lately.
A bit of background: I've always been a good student and very focused on my education. My parents have been supportive and have saved up a college fund for me since I was little. It's enough to cover my tuition and some living expenses for the next four years. I've recently been accepted to my dream university, and I'm super excited to start this new chapter of my life.
My older sister, 25F, has had a different path. She struggled in high school and didn't go to college right away. She worked various jobs and recently decided she wants to go back to school to pursue a nursing degree. Our parents are proud of her for making this decision, but they don't have the financial means to support her tuition since they focused on my college fund.
Last month, my sister approached me and asked if I could share some of my college fund with her. She believes that since our parents saved this money for education, it should be divided equally between us. She argued that family should help each other out and that I'm being unfair by not sharing.
I thought about it and decided to decline. Here are my reasons:

1. Preparation: I've worked hard in school to earn scholarships and maintain good grades, knowing that this fund was my ticket to a good education. My sister had the same opportunities but made different choices.
2. Financial Stability: My college fund isn't just for tuition; it's also for books, supplies, and living expenses. If I share it, I might struggle to cover my own costs and end up in debt.
3. Fairness: While I understand my sister's situation, it doesn't seem fair to penalize me for being focused and prepared. It's not about being selfish; it's about ensuring that I can complete my education without unnecessary financial stress.

When I told my sister my decision, she was heartbroken. She said I was being selfish and that I didn't care about her dreams. My parents are also disappointed, and they feel caught in the middle. They understand my perspective but also want to support my sister.
I feel really bad because I love my sister and want her to succeed. But I also feel like I need to prioritize my own education and future. Some of my friends agree with me, while others think I should compromise and help her out.
So, AITA for refusing to share my college fund with my older sister?

Tldr: Just realized friends that i knew for 2 years are actually assholes, but I'm scared to find another friend group.
More context: I find it really hard to make friends, so when i moved pretty far away from my hometown for college so I've been seperated from the only friend group i had. I found a friend group that was really nice and generally been fun to hangout with.
So two of our friends(Friend A&B)in the group fought over a girl and a lot of drama happened, i didn't really get involved with this so i don't know too much, because of this one of my friends(Friend A) decided to leave our friend group, i thought they were fine with it at first but overtime they started to absolutely hate on this dude any chance they get.(Making fun of the dudes appearance, odor, etc.). Admittedly even I started joining on this, and have generally been an asshole as well now that i reflected on it.
Recently the only friend of mine(Friend C) outside this group was really uncomfortable with the jokes that my friends are saying about us saying that ("we were gay and sucking each other off"). Because I've been partnering up with said friend C for group projects lately and not with them. I didn't really mind it at first and i just treated it as jokes.
This "joke" continued on for months and I didn't really care but one day friend C couldn't take it anymore and got mad at them saying this isn't fine, friend group just laughed it off saying friend C is sensitive and privately Friend C called me an enabler. This caused me to reflect on myself because what I've been doing (or not doing anything)does not allign with my values at all and at our friendship because I realized that some of their jokes are borderline bullying. However I'm scared to leave the friend group because we're a block section and I'll be stuck with them for another 2 years.
This is really difficult for me since my most of my experience with them have been good. But the way they're treating other people and the way they've been influencing me are concerning. I don't really have anyone else to talk to so I'm just yapping here on reddit.

My fiancé and I haven’t had the best relationship since year 2. He has cheated on me, online twice and claims it isn’t cheating because he hasn’t had sex with them. But I beg to differ, I’ve lost trust with him over this and he knows it.
The main reason I’m here today is to write about what just happened. We were watching funny videos, I switched it to a movie and he asked “is this what you do when I go to sleep? Watch videos and shit?” I told him no, that I watch movies. I work overnight’s so on my days off it’s hard to sleep while he does.
Than all the sudden I go to lay my head on his chest and he says “this isn’t reserved for you!” And at first I thought he was playing around so I laughed it off and asked “Really?” He notes that he is serious and makes it a point to know “My name isn’t on it so it’s not mine.” I’m confused at this point but I continue to play around and say “Okay, I can change that.” And playfully I grab a sharpie and I’m laughing and playfully trying to write my name. Mind you I think this a joke, he pushed me off harshly and rolls off the bed. I see an opening and I continue to play and he hits my head and is scowling at me. He starts to harshly smack my head and call me an idiot, and a bitch. He also proceeds to say that I’ll always remain stupid, and that I’ll never get to a better level. I’m confused and upset at this point not sure what’s going on so I ask.
He makes it sound like I’m the stupidest person in the world while he says “You don’t ever know what you did, you’ll never get on that level.” I’m trying not to cry but tears are sliping out and he scoffs. He tells me “of course I’m crying that I’m a baby” he also says that he wished I would have stopped with the sharpie.. I told him that I was playing around and I didn’t know he was upset. He rolls his eyes at me and said “Like i said you’re stupid and you can never read the signs”. I then apologized for not stopping with the sharpie and he tends at me. “You stupid idiotic girl, it isn’t about the damn sharpie! You are just clueless and honestly annoying and dumb.” I immediately broke down and turned away from him and now he is sleeping on the floor and I can’t stop crying…. What do I do…..

I (32f) met this guy (33m) on Tinder in February. We instantly hit it off over text, texted 3 days straight and had a 4 hour phonecall on the second day. I then kind of pressured him into a date, he said he needed to study for finals, but could meet up for a few hours if it was important to me .
The date went well, we talked for 3 hours, laughed a lot. He seemed really nervous, but nothing too extreme and we had a lot talk and laugh about, as in our texts. He isn't super attractive by modern standards, but that doesn't bother me at all, I find him cute and told him that. He hinted at his looks being a problem, but I reassured him that I liked him and wanted to meet up again if he found time.
Since then we have been texting on and off for 4 months, but he hasn't had time for another date yet -at least he says that. He seems to enjoy talking to me, though, but he isn't flirty at all (I don't think he's the type to flirt at all), he's very focused on his work and getting his degree, which I admire. at the same time I am going crazy over here.
I have built up this mental image of him for 4 months now and I can't seem to stop thinking about him. He has many qualities I like, he's funny, witty, very intelligent, has ambition and drive and many interests... I feel like I'm starting to fall in love, which is unfortunate, because he keeps saying he has to put his career and studies first until at least July and he doesn't want to just meet up sometimes, because he knows that if we start meeting up and getting closer, I will be even less okay with him having to prioritise other things over me for months. I get that, I really do - but I'm going crazy. I can't seem to concentrate on anything else anymore, I have this deep urge to meet him, I can't wait anymore.
How can I get through the next 2 months without much flirting, no dates, no "security" but the prospect of this relationship in the future? I really don't think he's lying to me, he just seems very ambitious, shy, logical over emotional and just not experienced in relationships.

mga 2.6years na kami ng bf ko. in the last few months, he would ignore me every little time we had together and reply to me with the most exhausted sigh then walk away saying kaya ko na kung ano man nangyayari (g12 kami non and entrance exams yung sinabi nyang reason so i complied and understood him). he would reply 30 mins after i text him, never answer my calls, and be nowhere to be found when i needed like when i didnt pass uplb for chem(dream school, life planned since birth) despite 7k of the reviewcenter, whereas every little rant nya kailangan andon ako.
i got really depressed. i thought my attachment issues i started getting my shit together and got a therapist and psych meds about 8 months ago. within the first few months getting treated, depression made me hit rock bottom. i would get mad at every little thing and he'd say he's here and will always be here to support me pero di ko sya makausap nang maayos unless may kailangan sya or bored sya. he will deny any quality time to talk or watch a movie or go on a date or something, be overly clingy then cold as fuck. he doesn't acknowledge any issue i am having or even anything i enjoy like fucking gonan grey songs. he wouldnt talk to me about anything serious or take me seriously. literally couldn't talk to me about anything other than ml skins or some issues he's having. i talked and talked and talked about him all the time he'd say it is all in m head and he is always there and he loves me and shit
with the picture gradually becoming less muddled by my psych issues, i first thought na effect lang yon ng meds, moodswings, pagkaoa ko ganern. now, however, with me off the therapist (medically and professionally concluded na treated/stable na) and taking meds not more than twice a month, i still feel this way. sorry if i come off as papansin, I just feel like nothing i say is interesting to my bf unless it is about ml or some gossip he wants to get involved in.
he says he's there but replies 30mins to an hour at hindi na sya busy by the time na chinachat ko sya. after classes and work, he eats, and sleeps 7 hours and i talk to him after. 2-3 hours lang klase nya, 4 hours work. i spend most days waiting for him and when i do initiate a convo, he is well rested and has eaten so neither would be the reason for the coldness. i checked his acc one time. just once. i messaged him then waited for a reply for about 2 hours saying "slr busy what?" for something i said in the message was extremely urgent emergency (not verbatim but you get it). within the first 20 mins of those 2 hours, he has replied and joked and laughed to most of his friends' gcs and gossip (i know how wrong it was to do, pls dont judge). i stopped after 20 mins becos all the time i waited, nabasa na nya message ko. he ignored it, continued the gossip and joke. when i talk to him parang tamad na tamad na pinagsakluban ng langit at lupa, like what i am saying is the most boring uninteresting thing ever.
i voiced all this shit out to him, he said he'd change, i said i would try to be more positive too but then he'd revert back after a couple of days and at some point napagod nako. ayoko na tang ina, all those work and therapy for fucking nothing

My LO (4 month old next week) has been refusing formula since last week. This happened very suddenly. I nurse on demand and would occasionally give her a bottle of formula. So far I would send pumped breastmilk bottles to her daycare but would send formula too if I couldn't pump that much (she fed around the clock during her 3 month growth spurt and there was nothing left to pump) .
Since her growth spurt she nurses every 2-2.5 hrs during day and every 3 hours at night so there is no time or milk left for me to pump. So I wanted to send formula to daycare. But since last week, she started crying when I leave, refuse to take bottles from anyone else and absolutely will not take formula. She would take a breastmilk bottle from me but no formula. So I have ended up running to daycare to feed her every 2 hours.
Has anyone else been through this? Is this a phase? Or should I change formula type?
She currently takes aptamil (aus brand).

Any time I try to have a discussion on it, no matter what I say, they respond:

• "Not my thing/I am not interested/not funny/have to work on writing and stage presence first." You'll improve with time the more you do it! Gotta get on the mic to improve and learn! It's addictive, do it!
• "I don't wanna sit at an empty bar and perform to 2 dead eyed people and a room full of comics". But its not thaaaaaaat bad. Sometimes the crowds are good! Performing in empty rooms can be easy! You can make friends, it's actually not bad, you get used to bombing!
• "People don;t find me funny/audiences can really suck even with great people" You'll get used to it, fuck an audience, do it for yourself!
• "I just don't want to regardless." But its funnnn come on try it! Are you gonna live your whole life scared???? Don't you want to be a confident badass who can stand in a room and not care what others say?
• "I prefer YouTube/IG/If I'm gonna say unfunny shit, I'd rather just post a rant on my story while looking a mess, instead of standing fully dressed in front of a room of strangers who won't get my humor or pay attention." But crowd is better! (and something about improving social skills)
• "I'm the one single audience member in the crowd of bored comics at these shows, you really want to lose the one audience member you got and make them another comic?" gets silence. (And no laughs, despite it being playful..... even more proof of a lack of point in trying stand-up.)

Mind you, these are usually from people who have either just met me, or have seen me at best rant on my IG online once or twice but have not actually laughed at anything I have said, ever. And they get so touchy when I hold my opinion and stance regardless of what they say.
Even a few fellow comics I am friends with have said "I think they just really want a woman to use for attractive eye candy and to make people want to show up, since even if a woman isn't funny, it does draw more crowds and attention than a roster of dudes will." (A theory, not proven.)
I wouldn't care that much (at first, it just seemed supportive or like small talk with some of them,) if it wasn't the increasing amount of passive aggressive hostility just for saying "I prefer small stuff like tweets, standup isn't my thing, not really interested in standing on stage to tell jokes, but thanks." I'm already secure in myself and content with my quality of life just as an audience member, and yet they don't grasp it or fuck off. It's a thing almost every week.

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Hey All,
Not after medical advise more just curious to see if anyone else has experienced this.
33M 88kg, been on Dex now for 2 months and before meds my blood pressure was around 125/85 and I had it retested the other day in my dosage check up and was averaging around 144/94 (this was while I had the drug active in my system and also I had a coffee that morning).
They didn’t seemed urgently concerned but mentioned I should see my regular GP to maybe get a monitor for a few days.
I’ve bought a BP monitor as my partner is a nurse so she’s going to keep an eye on me for a bit.
More just curious what other people’s experiences are.

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My wife has been gone for 2 weeks. She said she was gonna go run some errands.
Now I’m not a runner so hoping you guys can help me.
I guess my first question is, what sort of distance is Errands? Is this a challenging run? How many weeks do most people finish it in? Should I be worried?
The one thing that helps me stay calm is that she always runs with Jeff who is a very supportive gentleman. I messaged him asking when they’ll be back and his reply was “lol bro for real?” so as long as he’s laughing about the situation I guess I’m just overly worried?

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