TheAlbatross

Oh, honey, it's not about protecting people...

I dunno about harder, but this is absolutely a thing that is very rarely discussed.

I have a friend who is very conventionally attractive and the stories I hear about the way people treat them absolutely blows my mind. The out of pocket things people think they're entitled to say, from passersby on the street to medical professionals, the way they are literally predated upon, it's vile.

Sure, they get the benefits of being hot, it's a social lubricant for sure, but what they go through because of it sounds utterly exhausting.

They're wildly intelligent and absurdly hardworking to boot. But people don't take them as seriously as they should because all some people see is the flesh they're contained in. That particular issue affects both the conventionally attractive and the non-. Our society seems too obsessed with looks on the whole, to our collective detriment.

I'm guessing OP hasn't finished watching Voyager..

Dunno how old you are, but we got internet when I was about ten years old and lemme tell you it's always been there.

Imma guess, like most things it seems, they always have been, we just see it more thanks to the internet.

Hey its the user you're testing blocking on. I can also see your profile and replies you've made while I'm blocked, as well as upvote them and reply to them.

Edit, so I can contribute to the thread just a bit: a friend of mine got her FFS in South America and while i didnt ask how much it cost, there ain't no way she paid $40k for that. She said she went down there because even with the vacation costs added, it was cheaper to do it there than in the US.

It's seventeen minutes after you replied to me and I can not only see your reply, I've upvoted it and made this reply.

I'm pretty sure blocking goes one way. You can't see their posts but they can see and reply to yours.

I've been playing with this Garnish technique I saw on Chinese cooking videos where you cut a 3 inch section of green onion, flatten it with your knife, then cut it along the short edge to form long strands of green onion. A few of those delicately placed atop a dish, especially one lacking green, really makes it pop

You're so right that it's satisfying to dice green onion and get that beautiful gradient.

Have you tried mincing meat by hand? I get incredible satisfaction wielding two cleavers and going to town on some chicken. It's amazing how quickly it turns from chunks to a fine paste. Plus the sound is astounding. My roommates legit gather because it makes such a ruckus and apparently I get a huge smile on my face whenever I do it.

Mine still tasted great, for what it's worth! Chopped em up into noodle soup in the morning, sliced some into some quick pickles or blended em into sauces.

I had similar results with my potted thai chilis. I got picture perfect results when I had them in the ground, so I figure they just need more soil.