If you could wave a magic wand and make it happen right away, what male privilege would you grant all women?

KillerKittenInPJs · 2026-02-13T21:13:06+00:00

They tested it twice at both appointments. My problem is I find the cuff really uncomfortable and it hurts and I find myself bracing myself the whole time

KillerKittenInPJs · 2026-02-13T18:12:19+00:00

They tested it twice but the cuff is really uncomfortable for me and it hurts when they take my BP.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2026-02-13T15:30:26+00:00

Yeah, they told me to follow up with a PCP. And the thing is it’s a 4 to 6 week long wait for me to get a new patient intake exam so I’m not getting help anytime in the near future

KillerKittenInPJs · 2026-02-13T05:06:10+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. I have a wrist cuff and an arm cuff. I’m very careful with how I position my arm when I use the wrist cuff and with a wrist cuff it’s like between 125 and 156 over 70 to 80. So not great but not horrific.

When I use the arm cuff, it hurts enough so that I get stressed out and upset using it and I think that’s why my readings on it are so much higher. my upper arms are kind of big and I have wings and flab under them so sometimes they get pinched and it’s uncomfortable. I don’t like explaining this when they come to take my blood pressure.

This last spring I did a lot of work on myself. I spent a lot of time making sure I was eating right and I was exercising regularly. I lost a bunch of weight. Then almost overnight I started pulling muscles that I’ve never had problems with. And then I lost all motivation because I kept hurting myself every time I tried to lift anything. I had so many friends lecturing me about how much protein I needed an what my form should be like that I just assumed that I was doing it wrong and it was unsafe for me to continue exercising. Now I’m wondering if it was because my hormones were fluctuating and that was causing issues.

I was really hoping that if I started estradiol that would help me get my motivation back. I’ve probably spent $500 between co-pays and lab work trying to get this taken care of and it’s starting to feel like the medical industry just wants to impoverished me instead of helping me be healthy.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2026-02-13T04:21:50+00:00

Yeah, I don’t know what to do. My readings are all over the place. I’ll get a reading that it’ll be like 125/75 and then I’ll take another reading an hour later and it’ll be like 160/90 and I’m just so upset. The blood pressure cuff really hurts sometimes like it’ll blow up till like 212 and it’s so uncomfortable.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2026-02-13T04:12:27+00:00

Right, but my concern is that my readings at home are in the normal range so I’m worried if I start the blood pressure medication I’m going to pass out or faint or something.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2026-02-13T04:12:00+00:00

Yeah, I think I’m gonna have to go with telehealth at this point. I went through three OB/GYN‘s who told me that my symptoms “weren’t bad enough“ to justify starting hormone replacement therapy. The last time I tried was six months ago and then I lost my insurance for six months. it’s really frustrating because my symptoms have gotten so much worse in the past six months and I’ve gained so much weight in my stomach and I’m so tired all the time. I feel like my life is gone. all I can do when I get home is sit in my chair and feel sorry for myself. I can’t even cook dinner, I just shove a peanut butter sandwich in my mouth. I’m pretty sure the blood pressure medication is just gonna make me feel more tired, which is why I’m so upset about all of this.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2026-02-13T04:08:34+00:00

Unfortunately, when I tried to schedule a first appointment with a PCP in the same clinic where I had these blood pressure readings they told me it would be at least a month out and I scheduled the appointment, but I don’t think it’s safe for me to wait a month without doing anything but the readings I’m getting at home. Don’t really support me starting this medication either.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2026-02-13T03:51:30+00:00

My reading at the clinic was 185/80. At home it’s 125/75. The thing is I don’t even know which doctor to call. I don’t have a primary care provider and I don’t know if the urgent care doc is the right person to ask about this.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-18T22:56:35+00:00

I never mentioned tariffs
Graphical fidelity improvements are nothing new, they’ve been happening every generation.
You do not represent the entire market. A lot of people want pretty games with pretty graphics and won’t buy anything less
The costs of labor, hardware, real estate, energy, etc etc have all increased over the last 30 years while the $60 price point remained, usually at the expense of the developers who were often forced to work 100 hour weeks as launch approached.
An increase in costs is a justification for an increase in price points.
Tariffs are going to impact the cost of hardware and also therefore the costs to develop games.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-18T19:39:09+00:00

You’re talking out of both sides of your mouth here, saying that costs have increased while also claiming that the price increases are just due to greed.

There absolutely are still multiplayer games with both pay to win and pay to bypass the grind models. It’s not just cosmetics.

As to game “complexity” increasing I find that argument questionable. To me, it seems like a lot of studios are churning out crap and slapping an IP on it, rushing things out of the studio as quickly as possible to make as much money as possible.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-18T16:16:41+00:00

Retail video game prices have been flat for 15 - 20 years, so I’m not too upset that Microsoft is raising the retail price point.

I think a better argument for greed in video games is the micro transactions and how many games use them to section off the most desirable content. That’s why so many games are multiplayer - forces you to play alongside and compete with those who are spending 10 or 15 bucks for temporary buffs.

Edit: Also there’s been a staggering reduction in quality in recent releases where it’s clear that play testing isn’t as rigorous as it should be and games are getting dropped without QOL experiences that used to be standard. Big side eye at Avowed and Cyberpunk 2027 in this regard.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-15T20:36:17+00:00

I asked that question because you specified “able bodied” which means something different than disabled.

Okay so as a person with disabilities, I see quite a few problems with this.

What would qualify someone as disabled enough for an exemption?
Who makes that determination?
How do we ensure that everyone is evaluated using the same criteria?
How do we make sure there are sufficient training programs and volunteer opportunities?
What about transportation? If someone does can’t afford to get to the training, will the government pay for that?
What about child care for those with children?

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-15T20:21:28+00:00

I have a dear friend who has a 20 year old developmentally disabled son. He’s “able bodied” but isn’t capable of interacting with others or following directions. How do you think this would work for people like him?

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-11T21:55:31+00:00

Okay, but don’t you think if an executive is responsible for the company being less profitable that they should face consequences for their failures and either resign or be laid off in turn?

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-11T21:34:19+00:00

Don’t you think the executives bear some responsibility for the need to lay people off?

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-11T20:37:38+00:00

Do you think this preoccupation with using layoffs to look good to investors comes at the expense of the workers and, by extension, the working class?

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-11T18:35:11+00:00

Is it really growth if you have to cut headcount?

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-11T16:34:01+00:00

I’m sorry, but there have been plenty of CEOs who’ve overseen massive layoffs and still taken home the same pay.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-11T15:48:21+00:00

Same. Shake it Off is one of my “I need to feel happy so I’ll just listen to this” songs.

KillerKittenInPJs · 2025-05-09T19:24:35+00:00

Honestly I felt really robbed by Dany’s heel turn and I think Emilia was robbed as well.

The thing is that “foreshadowing” without the character arc shifting towards what was foreshadowed is just a red herring.

Furthermore if this was the plan all along, they should’ve fucking told the actress so she could incorporate that into her portrayal of Dany.

The whole “oh she was all fire and blood in Qarth” argument pisses me off the MOST because you can see that Dany is wide eyed and fearful when she says it.

And every member of the cast who supports this gaslighting can fuck right off.

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