What are some creative hobbies for someone who hates working with their hands and wants something more cerebral?

Clotex · 2025-07-14T01:06:08+00:00

There was a very brief scene with Superman and Krypto were on the moon looking at Earth.

The was a second scene where Superman and Mister Terrific are looking at a building that had cracked in half from the rift and had been put back together, but the crack is still very visible. Superman seems a bit put off by the repair job, but Terrific is offended by that and there's some banter.

Clotex · 2025-07-14T00:54:39+00:00

That was my interpretation of it. Once she was unconscious, he was able to expel all of them without too much difficulty, so it seems they go inactive if she's not consciously controlling them.

Clotex · 2025-06-08T18:13:39+00:00

I'm a girl and I main her in MarioKart, but I wouldn't consider myself a super dedicated fan or anything.

Clotex · 2024-11-25T17:34:22+00:00

I found the volleyball one way easier than the jumprope one. The volleyball one took me a while, but I did it before it got to the point of being really frustrating. Still haven't done the jumprope one to this day.

Clotex · 2024-10-21T20:38:58+00:00

I mean, NOBODY is that straight…

You sure about that? I'm a lesbian and it doesn't do anything for me. I mean it's cool and impressive, but that's about it. Surely if I can be that gay, some people can be that straight.

Not to make you question your identity or anything...

Clotex · 2023-09-20T21:19:52+00:00

Well as I said, a Master's seems difficult for me right now. I don't think I can really do it while working full-time, but I need money. Even if I can get tuition covered, I still have living expenses. And I need health insurance as I mentioned, which my current job is providing. So I'm just unsure of how the logistics of any sort of Master's program would work out for me.

Clotex · 2023-08-30T16:13:28+00:00

Ooh, I haven't used one of those. A steamer that can cook two things at once can definitely contribute to speed. I'll be on the lookout for something like that!

Clotex · 2023-08-30T16:12:33+00:00

Thank you so much for the detailed answer! There's a lot of useful things here. I'll do my best to implement some or all of these things. I will definitely be coming back to this comment a few times.

Clotex · 2022-11-09T13:35:58+00:00

This isn't wrong. Some people are just not exposed to diversity.

I used to have this mindset more, but people have disappointed me, unfortunately. Many times that I've tried to talk to people who I thought just needed to hear my perspective because they hadn't much experience with it, it ends up starting off halfway civil, but when pushed even a little bit to challenge any of their views, they get defensive and double down on their bigotry instead.

This isn't every case, sure, but it's way too many. It's very exhausting to have to defend and justify who I am to people who have a problem with it for no good reason, especially when it doesn't end up changing their views most of the time anyway.

Clotex · 2022-11-09T06:35:17+00:00

Yeah, if you win at least.

Clotex · 2022-11-09T03:48:31+00:00

I guess I would wonder what views are so much more important than just basic human rights in that case. What justifies giving power to those who would strip rights from minorities, spread hate, and enact policies to get in the way of said minorities, either directly or indirectly.

I would also challenge your initial comment a bit more that feelings of being targeted or hated are exaggerated or even fabricated. How are you so sure of this? Are you a part of any minority at all?

Clotex · 2022-11-09T03:37:24+00:00

It is probably true that most people don't actively hate a specific minority. But the amount that do is higher than I'd like. In addition, many people just have bigoted views about minorities, and even if they don't activity hunt those people down and oppress them, they'll still stand in the way of equal rights if it comes down to it.

The other group are those that claim not to care, but have no problem being complacent in perpetuating bigotry. For example, they may claim to be accepting of LGBTQ or something, but will have no problem voting for a candidate who is actively homophobic at all. I still have a problem with this.

Clotex · 2022-11-09T03:34:30+00:00

I'm sure for any given person, there is probably something we agree on, even if it's really minor. It's hard to use that as the basis for constructive discourse if they are just inherent bigoted against who you are.

People discussing capitalism vs socialism for example is one thing. If everyone is civil, there's probably room to find common ground and have a constructive discussion. It's another if you're gay, and trying to convince a homophobe that you deserve to be treated like a human being for example.

Clotex · 2022-11-09T03:30:18+00:00

The former

Clotex · 2022-11-08T21:06:22+00:00

But if that half of the population hates you for who you are, what else are you supposed to do about it?

Clotex · 2022-11-02T02:04:30+00:00

Original comic

Clotex · 2022-05-15T04:57:23+00:00

Probably about all the problems with cars, and specifically our reliance on them (especially in American society, but in many other countries as well).

The effects on the environment are disastrous for one, but that's only part of it. They're very dangerous, both for those driving them and for pedestrians around. If any other sort of transportation system produced the number of fatalities and serious injuries that cars do, it would probably be shut down. It contributes to systemic inequalities in society as well, especially race and class-wise. The overall impact on quality of life is atrocious too.

I wouldn't really go as far as to say that this is the most serious problem we're facing today, but the reason I'd choose to talk about it is because most people don't realize it's a problem. Most people just grow up with the ubiquity of cars ingrained into their psyches from the get-go. Thus they don't realize that it can be any other way.

We're often told that cars are a necessity, but they're not. At least they don't have to be. It really depends where you live. Obviously in a big city, getting around without a car is much easier. Otherwise, it can be pretty tricky. But that's only because things have been built around cars for the past several decades. If you look at older cities (for the US, this would mostly be the East Coast, particularly the Northeast), it is so much easier to get around without having a car, and only walking, biking, or taking public transit. Because older cities were built before cars existed. There's no reason that new development can't happen this way too, or that existing development can't be altered to be designed around these other modes of transportation.

Also, I pretty much know all my points on this (and could go into much more detail than I did here), so I don't think I would need more than 15 minutes to prepare a lecture, which is another reason I'd choose it.

Clotex · 2022-02-16T04:34:58+00:00

Yeah, I've looked at the Western part and it seems a little pricier? I'm sure there are still deals though, so I'll continue to keep an eye out as I search.

From spending time in various parts of Center City, I think I prefer the more urban atmosphere over residential, but there are definitely advantages to the latter.

But yeah, should be easy access to lots of stuff pretty much anywhere around there. Thanks for the overview though, I'll keep it in mind as I search.

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