try to opt for dried beans over canned if u have time canned beans are expensive these days. lentils especially red lentils cook pretty fast from dry, whereas white beans or black beans take longer but if u can cook a whole bag it should last u ab a week. u can season w season salt or bouillon or some cheap spice mix so u dont have to buy a bunch of individual spices.

i got my tubes tied and the option of adopting played a huge role. I cannot stand the idea of pregnancy, thats why I wanted my own tubes tied, rather than my partner having a vasectomy, that way I am in control. But I don’t hate kids, and I’m not entirely against the idea of adopting a kid down the road. Especially one thats a little older, I’m also not too fond of babies lmao

i just got my tubes tied at 23. I think I felt so strongly about it because pregnancy would be destroying my own body. You don’t really have to worry too much about that, but I still understand wanting to make the decision young. IVF would be an option for me if I were to change my mind. Maybe get some frozen just in case? Adoption is also a wonderful option! Best wishes

i disagree. my elementary school started later and thats the age when parents really need to be more present. and as a kid i had no issue getting up early vs as a teen. they should just flip it. teens on a bus route, or hell even witj friends with a car, are way more capable of getting themselves to school

i dont want it 🧚‍♀️✨

but these changes are small in the whole of it. we live a fossil fuel reliant lifestyle. what would you be willing to give up? cars as a whole? electronics as a whole? indoor climate control? constant hot water? heavy meat consumption? global travel? people care, but the human demand for all of these is heavy and hard to shake. sooner or later they may not be an option anymore

the only reason I look out sometimes is because my world is so small and I know there’s so much else out there that I don’t know about. Plus, I was a sheltered child so asking outwards means I get a variety of perspectives to choose and learn from rather than whatever bs my parents taught me

the alt-right podcast swing in the younger generation is really concerning to me. gen z used to pride themself on their political activism and progressive beliefs but I went to the No Kings protest in my purple county and there were so so few young people to the point where someone saw us and said “finally some young people!” Most people there were decades older than us. My generation has disappointed me these past few years.

yeah honestly i rarely get it from “natural” sources, a lot of foods are fortified with it and most multivits have them. i dont worry about it though - our modern ag system is sterile in a way that makes it more scarce. most livestock need it supplemented

egg

seaweed, shiitake mushrooms, and monster energy

whats up with idaho

so the scientific articles that someone else linked are fake but groks word is gospel ?

maybe you can use this as an opportunity to fill the loneliness with some human interaction so you arent tempted to turn back

thankful foe mycelium

?? i totally missed this

im a vegan with a soy allergy. not seeing the correlation

humans are social creatures by nature but the issue is the way that people go about fulfilling those needs in the most useless, destructive way possible

the beef industry wouldnt be razing down the amazon forest if no one was buying and eating it, would they?

the same issue is happening with helium. its crucial for a lot of forensic processes and scientific research but we are rapidly running out of helium. but haha balloon go up!