The internet is where intelligence, decency, and nuance go to die. I learned that the hard way.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate all the advice that u/[deleted] has given us throughout the years.

So, universal healthcare would be a waste of taxpayer money but surveillance capitalism is a-OK?

Are any of the other certs better, like the Sec+?

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Hey, OP here. Thank you all for your advice. Many of you give great advice that I will take into consideration. I decided to make this single comment to address everyone rather than respond individually to comments. Despite what my original post might insinuate, my wife isn’t a terrible person. She’s a very wonderful and sweet person. We have a great relationship the vast majority of the time. It’s just that the topic of my ADHD meds is a sticking point. Much of this is informed by her religious background and worldview in addition to her experiences of childhood lupus and the baggage that it came with.

With that said, I’m going to take action over my own health, as many of you have said. I’m going to take my meds again. I want to change my life for the better and she’s going to have to respect it. Once she realizes that it’s going to help me get my life back together (and, by extension, improve our lives together), she might come to terms with my neurodivergent condition.

Thank you all, once again, for the advice and any new advice that might come after I post this comment!

If you’re into early 20th century pulp fantasy, I highly recommend Edgar Rice Burroughs’s John Carter of Mars and Robert E. Howard’s Conan.

Two things: Competing colonial interests and the orthographic differences between Spanish and English

The Spanish Empire took control of the Philippines and named the named the islands Las Islas Filipinas or just Las Filipinas which is still today used in Spanish to this day. It was named for the Spanish king at the time of the conquest: Rey Felipe II. Why the change from FE-lipe to FI-lipinas? I don’t know.

Towards the end of the 1800s, The Spanish Empire is crumbling and their last remaining territories (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and Las Filipinas) is taken by the USA. The US changes the name to the English-inflected The Philippines because English for, some reason, uses to two “F” sounds: “F” and “PH.” Spanish only has one: “F.”

OK, this is a tough one and what I’m about to say might get me some dislikes. Let me just say something that might soften the blow: Fuck Rowling, her transphobia, and the bigots that defend her wretched views. Even if she decided, in an alternative timeline, to keep her loudmouth shut, she would still be the scum of the earth for her views on trans people. I repeat, Fuck Rowling.

Now, with that out the way, let’s address the crux of the issue. I know that many of you in the LGBTQ+ community grew up with the franchise and enjoyed it long before Rowling exposed her true colors. If you’re LGBTQ+ and you decide to reconcile, in some way, with the franchise without directly supporting Rowling, you’re well within your rights to do so. The nostalgia you feel for something that brought you joy in your youth is yours to keep. No one, not even the creator themselves, can take that from you. As for the products themselves? You can: buy the books secondhand, pirate the movies, pirate the EPUBs if you have an e reader and buy fan-made merch from LGBTQ±friendly sellers.

If decided to not reconcile with the franchise, you’re also well within your rights to do so. Rowling has to made aware of the damage her views have on people. Demonstrate the hypocrisy of writing about a group of outsiders finding a place of acceptance and discovering their true selves and espousing bigoted rhetoric towards a discriminated group wanting acceptance for their true selves. There’s plenty of other fictional universes you can draw your attention towards (more on that in a moment) that are far less problematic and worthier of your time.

If you’re an ally (like myself), it’s best that we don’t engage with the franchise all together out of support. For me, this isn’t a problem since I didn’t engage with the franchise all that much in my youth (I was more of a LOTR fan). If you do decide to reconcile, much of what I have already said still applies.

In short, the question of reconciliation is a personal matter. So long as Rowling isn’t benefiting, you should be happy with your decision and the stand you take. As for alternatives? Well…

The already mentioned Lord of The Rings

Dune series

Discworld

Elric of Melniboné

Wheel of Time

Oil prospecting

Industrial agriculture (especially cattle farms)

Lumber trade

Suburban developments

Military bases

Espionage training

Weapons testing

Retail chains

Data centers

And the list goes on and on…

Proof that membership in one out group isn’t an indicator of an ally.

Any rss reader recommendations, preferably cross-platform and FOSS? Also, I’m not a scientist; at least not yet. I’m what you would call a bedroom science enthusiast. I do hope, however, to become a legitimate scientist in computer science someday.

Can’t wait for the endless “end times near! look at this recent event” that are going made concerning this recent ruling. /s

Can’t wait for this to happen to the AI labs themselves. They’re the Thomas Edison to our Nikolai Tesla.

Damn, I’ve gotten to a point in my life that I forget that April Fool’s Day exist.

Is this only in the EU? On my end in the US, it’s still full price.

Edit: My dumbass forgot it was April Fool’s Day. Ignore this comment.

Lolita Express National Airport or Epstein-Trump National Airport. Either one should do.

Hubris, mostly. The success of her brainchild went to her head and this made her open her large trap for the whole world to hear.

Lars? Lars Ulrich of Metallica fame? Why would he get mad over fans liking music? When did this happen? The Napster case, while bullshit, at least had something of a leg to stand on but this is just absurd.

Jump aboard, matey! The seas are always open and full of joyous plunder.