Around 2010 I realized the more I saw of my casual acquaintances the less I liked them and quit. I didn’t make many great decisions at 16 but that was one

You almost got me googling war thunder

I have one. Never used it, but it was on sale at a sex shop and I found it hilarious. Now it’s just a source for Midwestern jokes.

“You seem to seriously know what you want and to be willing to do whatever it takes to get it”

I can give it a shot

Yeah also hyperfocua is thankfully often one of the earliest symptoms to be dealt with. The name “hyperfocus” sounds great, but when I tell the story of how in college I sat down to write a paper then several hours later was finished, couldn’t tell you anything about it and desperately needed food, water, and to use the restroom but was so exhausted I didn’t know how to prioritize these needs and spent several minutes deciding which to resolve first… Yeah then it sounds like a symptom of a disability rather than some magic power.

I swear I’m sick and tired of people thinking adhd is basically being an attention feruchemist

Or more cynically: privileged talent knows its worth, marginalized talent is undervalued and will thank you for only lightly screwing it

Oh I didn’t know Karp was going to get forcibly sterilized by the government if he succeeds at his goals. Sounds like he doesn’t know that either

Like, dude, the party is already moving against the neurodivergent and he’s playing a major part in their capacity to do so. Playing a fundamental role in his own forewarned tragedy, kind of reminds me of another motherfucker I’ve heard of…

I would never have the courage to tell a coworker I use the obscure communist social media site. And if I phrased it that way they’d probably assume I was talking about rednote

Because if my operating system is going to break in stupid ways I want it to be my fault or at the very least something I could fix if I knew shit about fuck. Seeing as I don’t know that the main perk is Linux keeps getting better as windows keeps getting worse.

Yeah. After a period of unemployment and having used windows 10 at my previous job I came home after using 11 and told my wife “damn bitch you live like this?” about it

Yeah it’s next to potatoes in the “stupidly cheap, shockingly healthy, and ridiculously delicious” intersection.

I didn’t realize peanuts were high fiber. I guess I don’t think of fiber as crunchy

As a white girl, I like medium peppers and can occasionally enjoy a habeñero sauce but I’ll feel it. The thing is it’s just unremarkable, so I rarely say it. Most white people in my life like how spicy I cook things. That said my mom actually did think black pepper was too spicy.

Idk PBS often includes left of American center content like talking about science

Heavenly and a pain in the ass to make. If I had a home deep fryer though I’d be fat on falafel.

Listen, somebody has to make HR earn their paycheck…

(And yeah that’s where I am with it. I appreciate how sapphic lemmy is, but idk if it has enough community for such a community, and even if it does, I’ve moderated far too much of the internet to ever create a lemmy community)

Boooooooooobs

It’s also that in America food defaults to ultra processed and often hyper palatable. Fiber is perfectly tasty in an apple or berries, but it’s often unpleasant in ultra processed foods and it’s bulk that doesn’t add to flavor, which reduces the palatability.

I do think though that the obsession with protein and fear of plant fat is currently making the problem worse. Had people been focused on beans as a protein source we’d likely be getting increased fiber, but people think protein == animal products and some are even encouraging complete elimination of plant and fungus from one’s diet. I’ve even seen one of those people on lemmy claim that fiber is bad for you.

Whole grains, fruits (I shouldn’t have to say it, but not the juice, and if you do drink juice have pulp), beans and lentils, and leafy greens. These are all things Americans don’t eat enough of for some reason.

Bean tacos are amazing. Black bean burgers are one of the few vegetarian alternatives that havr gained popularity among meat eaters, and for good reason. Have a spinach salad or snack on kale chips. It’s hard to find something more nutritious than lentils though they’re hard to cook in a particularly appetizing way. Cabbage and other brassicae can be a challenge but when cooked well is amazing. Whole grain bread takes some getting used to but is excellent once you do.

And if all else fails, pscilium husk fiber supplements.

The problem with fiber in the American diet is that it’s satiating and noticeable in ultra processed foods. It’s most appetizing in it’s natural sources, and the American diet really isn’t conducive to cooking with whole plant products.