dharmacurious

It looks fun, tbh

Commented this on the other post, but I'll post here, too:

So I've seen this one floating around before (not AI specific, just the wheelchair image). It's not as weird as it may seem. There are a ton of people who have severe balance issues, blood pressure issues that cause fainting when standing, general muscle weakness that keep them from walking normally, and a whole host of other things that may prevent them from walking and balancing, but not from using something like that.

My own mother required a wheelchair for the last 10 years of her life, but would have benefited from something like this immensely for the 10-15 years prior to that. She could use her legs, but she had serious trouble balancing, standing, and walking. She routinely used one of those under the desk bicycle things for years to keep her legs active. That motion wasn't a problem for her. But she could only stand for a maximum of 1-2 minutes during that time in her life, or walk for about 50-70 feet at most around that time. Had we known about things like this, or thought to make our own, it may have extended her time moving around under her own power before having to go into the power wheelchair. It may even have extended her life by keeping her more active and healthy.

Not trying to be a spoil sport, just putting it out there. Maybe it'll make someone else consider something like this if they have a disabled person in their life that could benefit from it.

So I've seen this one floating around before (not AI specific, just the wheelchair image). It's not as weird as it may seem. There are a ton of people who have severe balance issues, blood pressure issues that cause fainting when standing, general muscle weakness that keep them from walking normally, and a whole host of other things that may prevent them from walking and balancing, but not from using something like that.

My own mother required a wheelchair for the last 10 years of her life, but would have benefited from something like this immensely for the 10-15 years prior to that. She could use her legs, but she had serious trouble balancing, standing, and walking. She routinely used one of those under the desk bicycle things for years to keep her legs active. That motion wasn't a problem for her. But she could only stand for a maximum of 1-2 minutes during that time in her life, or walk for about 50-70 feet at most around that time. Had we known about things like this, or thought to make our own, it may have extended her time moving around under her own power before having to go into the power wheelchair. It may even have extended her life by keeping her more active and healthy.

Not trying to be a spoil sport, just putting it out there. Maybe it'll make someone else consider something like this if they have a disabled person in their life that could benefit from it.

You say that, but if the alternative is a completely paralyzed body stuck in a bed 24/7, with sores on your back, ass, and thighs, and no recourse? I'd take rectal itch and tooth rot. If I can afford a brain transplant in the US healthcare system, I can afford dentures and a calamine enema

Skin flute

Ah! Gotcha. I feel like a putz, even with the context I didn't consider saying it out loud lmao

I'll publicly embarrass myself here: what's the context for the youth in Asia thing?

On #6, I've been using a variation I read recently. "If someone said that about [friend] would you defend them?"

It has helped a lot. I've realized in the last month especially that the way I treat myself, the thoughts I have about myself, are borderline abusive. If I were in a relationship with someone and they expected of me what I give myself shit for doing/not doing, they'd 100% be a toxic and abusive partner. If someone openly talked about my friends the way my brain talks about me, I'd knock their teeth out. Just because it's coming from inside doesn't mean it's not abusive. Don't let your mind abuse you, because that POS will try every time if you let it.

I mean, as a fatty who genuinely hopes to get to the EU one day, I pray they don't do that. But for unvaccinated folk? Unless it's for a legitimate medical reason, they absolutely should.

As with any business, repeat customers are key

After 12 years in prison, dude probably has nothing left. Family spent everything to make sure he could be inflatedly expensive socks and toothbrushes that the bristles don't fall out of and get stuck in your teeth. I hope he can get back on his feet with whatever the 50% is