I’ve learned today I know nothing about avian evolution. I’m now classified as “amateur bird watcher”, only slightly higher than “I think that’s a pigeon”

That’s… depressing

https://naturalistsguide.com/chirodectes-maculatus/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirodectes

Unforeseen twist: Earth 2.0 is a pumpkin.

Or better yet, directly onto the ground beside the wall…

I’m getting “If you’re not sure, call IKEA’s help center and one of our friendly associates will help you to set up your new furniture in no time!” picture vibes

Ah, so that’s why scrubs

Well, that’s rhe most incredible thing I’ve read today. The fact he lived after that dosage of radiation is stunning

I can’t remember where, but I read recently that the pace of Amazon destruction was noted to be slowing recently. Maybe cbc.ca. It stuck with me cuz I literally thought “oh finally a nice piece of news in this desperate wasteland”. Granted, things aren’t looking great, but dare we hope

They also nurse their sick and keep stumps from dying - from The Secret Life of Trees, which also supports your comments

I really don’t know how to interpret the last sentence. The meaning is clear, but the implications are… I wanna go with fun

Big Mushroom is taking the slow play, and frankly, it’s impressive

That, and every grad student and upwards worst nightmare: funding

Wow. That was perfect. I’m a better man for the timing of that quote

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I like that they will be shoot on sight. It sounds like they will be frustrated if they’re seen

Agreed, at best this is confirmation bias at play

I don’t feel that removing the “of Spiderman” was necessary here

Absolutely! 😊

I’m sorry I didn’t respond sooner, I just wanted to give this the time it deserved :)

I agree the man-up mentality needs to die, or at least be dialed back. It’s not inherently bad, tough love is a thing, but our society has taken manning up to an untenable extreme. For the record, I think the meme did an excellent job of putting a truthful light on the current reality - it definitely got us talking!

I agree about DEI, and love your comment about equality. Ppl often forget that equality means for everyone, and I think men are villainized as a general punching bag (punching up?). In this respect, I think men maybe pay a price that is overlooked for the more tangible equity issues (e.g. pay and service access for minorities)? But I’m cautious to bang that drum too hard haha just thinking it through.

I see what you’re digging at about therapy, and it’s possibly a perception issue on my end. It’s hard to tell someone they need therapy at any time, and my sensitivities may just be coming into play there. Therapy can be incredibly helpful.

Women absolutely get saddled with unfair emotional labour. I think it’s a bit of a downstream effect of unhealthy male emotions, in that men are taught to clam up and hide from feelings for decades, then get into relationships with women who just want the best for their partners. Men finally have a safe place for the first time in their lives, and BOOM all of it comes out with no skill at managing it haha. I’m not excusing this behavior, it can lead to some bad outcomes. I think there’s a balance - ppl in relationships need to do their fair share or emotional labour (relationships aren’t always 50/50, sometimes they’re 90/10), and men haven’t been taught to do their half. But at some point, they also need to take accountability and learn to do their half, dang it (see tough love lol).

All in all, I agree this is a stupidly complex topic, and I agree we proooobably won’t fix mens’ relationships with the world and themselves in this conversation, but we can try! That said, I’d be very happy if we could find a way to meme our way to a better place for everyone :) thank you for digging into it with me!