Recent content by Faye

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I'm fairly sick of it for two reasons: 1. Bad faith. Most of the time when people debate these days, they are not making arguments in good faith. They aren't willing to listen to or consider opinions that challenge their viewpoints, and they will straw man their opponents position. Straw man is...

I thought about that but am not sure where I could go. Immigration is pretty difficult. They generally only want healthy young people who are bringing their families, rich people, or professionals with specialized credentials. If I managed to improve my credentials, I could possibly be allowed...

Aside from the reddit homesteading sub and youtubers, I don't know. I've also come to the conclusion that the area of the country I'm in (the desert southwest) is really not suited to it. Like you could still do it here; however, you'll be completely or almost completely dependent on animal...

I thought that the land had to have a house on it to qualify for a FSA loan? Anyway I will look into it more, but ideally I would want to do this without having to pay loan interest. I've been interested in greenhouses and vertical farming (especially hydoponic towers), but I don't have a good...

Does anyone here have experience with homesteading or living on a small farm? I find the idea appealing for several reasons, but I'm not sure how wise or feasible it actually is for me. The fantasy is to be partially self sufficient so that I could have minimal contact with others; maybe a...

I view Harris as a right wing capitalist politician (i.e. not a leftist at all really); she just isn't as far right as the Republicans are. But for purposes of the usual election discourse in the USA she is considered a leftist. The leftists I've seen consider them both the same because they...

I've seen the argument in some leftist spaces that Harris and Trump are essentially the same candidate. It could be that Russian trolls have taken over these spaces, but I think many leftists actually feel this way. Its not just foreign trolls trying to sway the election. They view supporting...

Keep twisting my arm and it will break, but don't expect me to find joy in the experience. I'm all for cultivation of the mind, but I can't stomach the stoic victim blaming. People can become miserable through no fault of their own, and failure to acknowledge that means you lack empathy.

Some time ago I received an email saying I was eligible for student loan relief. Its depressing to see that it wont be happening but not surprising.

The financial reality of most millennials (roughly age 27 to 42 in 2023) and younger generations is that we are going to work until we die. Most of the people in this age range are way behind on retirement savings (if they even have any). If they live in the United States, Congress is raising...

Yeah definitely. What I think needs to happen is there needs to be more men's social and support groups where they work on redefining things. I don't see it happening though. I'm not sure I agree with all of what you're saying here. I still think emotional labor can be just as valuable for men...

I think the state of psychology/counseling as a field is a symptom of greater social and cultural issues, not a cause of those issues. The main problem is that men are not socialized to do emotional labor the way women are. This of course means managing and talking about feelings but also...

Not at all unfortunately. Environmental destruction and global warming are completely wrecking the planet. Politics has become extreme. The cost of living has gone way up to the point where life is a severe financial struggle for most people. We are probably about to go through another major...

In this video they discuss some of the structural issues at play in regard to this issue.