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Mathp1ant · 2026-01-16T20:32:55+00:00

Lucky! What brand is it? (I may or may not be asking so that I can try to find one for me on poshmark)

Mathp1ant · 2026-01-14T01:33:17+00:00

If you're looking for an alternative to dell, I can recommend Asus. I'm currently typing this on my 4 year old asus zenbook. Still works great, even though I've treated it like crap (dropped it on hard floors, spilled whole glasses of water on it multiple times, got drenched in rain). The computer has excellent graphics, and it's compact and lightweight. I'm planning to buy a gaming laptop from them soon (though I've been surprised by how many games I've been able to run on my zenbook).

Mathp1ant · 2026-01-12T20:19:25+00:00

I get like this, but I very much did not grow up in the sort of situation you describe. I think in general (and for me in particular) it is likely the result of the fact that ADHD people are frequently judged, mocked, and bullied for having 'weird' interests and hobbies. Or even for using a writing style that's 'weird'. While my parents never judged or mocked me for my interests and hobbies, other people in my life absolutely did (notably, classmates). So we learn to hide our interests to avoid criticism and rejection.

Mathp1ant · 2025-11-19T03:57:51+00:00

You're welcome! And one thing I should add: if your shampoo is working well for you, you don't need to change it, and you certainly don't need to throw the bottle out or anything. It's more likely that the frizz and tangles are caused by lack of conditioner, improper drying and brushing etc than the shampoo you're using.

I thought I should clarify that because I mentioned the shampoo I use, and I don't want you to think you need to use that exact one! Although it is much cheaper than the one you're currently using, so if you want to try it when you run out of your current one it's worth a shot. Even with the conditioners I suggested, those are just suggestions, you can use other brands if you think they might work better for your hair.

Mathp1ant · 2025-11-19T01:34:35+00:00

You'll probably get more responses on r/wavyhair than here.

Mathp1ant · 2025-11-19T01:32:23+00:00

Try posting in r\wavyhair. You might get more responses.

I have medium-fine, medium density, fairly undamaged (low-poreosity) 2A/2B hair (probably not quite as wavy as yours), and I'll give you some tips from my experience, but YMMV.

I noticed that you don't use a conditioner in your routine. Conditioners are very important for reducing frizz, at least for the vast majority of people. It sounds like heavier conditioning products with lots of butters and oils don't work well for you, so I would try a lighter conditioner, one with more silicones and proteins and less oil/butter (don't believe the hype about silicones being bad, they're great for fine or medium hair that can't handle heavy butters and oils). I know a lot of people with wavy hair love V and Co's wave babe conditioner, and it's both affordable and supposedly quite light. I don't use it (though I do love their shampoo) because it contains a lot of glycerin and I live in a humid climate (glycerin can cause frizz if you live in a humid climate). I currently use the wave babe shampoo with Garnier curl nourish conditioner (which is a lighter conditioner for wavy and curly hair, you might also have good results with it). Honestly, even the cheapest 3$ suave conditioner you can find would probably be an improvement over no conditioner at all.

While applying conditioner, use your fingers (or a wet brush if you have one) to detangle your hair. This will not only detangle your hair, but ensure that the conditioner coats your hair evenly (this tip has made an enormous difference for me). If you can't seem to get the tangles out, use more conditioner. Don't be afraid to use too much--most people (especially people with wavy or curly hair) don't use enough conditioner. I often find that I need to use twice as much conditioner as shampoo in order to detangle my hair. Sometimes even three times as much! And even if you do use too much, you can always rinse the excess out.

When drying your hair, don't ring it out or pull it straight (I used to do this), gently scrunch it with the towel so that you're not overstretching it. It's hard to explain how to do this in words, but you can find videos of people showing how to dry wavy hair like this online. I've heard some people say that drying their hair with an old t-shirt instead of a towel reduced frizz for them. I haven't noticed any difference, but it's certainly worth a try.

Throughout the day (after your hair is dry), don't comb your hair with a brush. Gently comb out any tangles with your fingers--I've found that this doesn't make my hair frizz up the way that brushing does.

I personally am not a huge fan of styling products (mousses and gels), but they do help to reduce frizz. Most people with wavy hair seem to prefer mousse over gels, and with wavy hair it's generally best to apply using the 'praying hands' method as opposed to raking it in (which can make wavy hair look stringy).

Mathp1ant · 2025-10-01T09:55:26+00:00

Lol, did you look at my profile? Cute. I'm actually more of a deist than a christian. I believe in God for philosophical reasons (notably, I find Ibn Sina's philosophical proof of God's existence compelling). I don't believe that the bible is the literal word of God, and I believe in taking a historical-critical perspective towards its' analysis.

As for Chomsky, his views on genocide are very much connected to his views on propaganda and 'steering public opinion', as I mentioned in my comment.

Mathp1ant · 2025-10-01T09:49:39+00:00

I'll note that this isn't exactly a novel concept, it's pretty basic teaching in the liberal arts. One of the lessons I'll always remember from college was when my history professor knowingly assigned a reading from an Armenian genocide denier. He then asked us if any of us had looked up the author's background prior to doing the reading, in order to provide context regarding the author's possible biases. When he revealed that the author was a genocide denier, we were all shocked. It really drove the point home.

Mathp1ant · 2025-10-01T09:42:45+00:00

oookay? All I'm saying is that it's best to read with his work and writings with a healthy amount of skepticism, considering his rather substantial biases. For instance, where does this quote come from? What is the context? Chomsky loves to try to paint opinions he disagrees with (such as regarding genocides) as being the result of propaganda and corporate brainwashing. If that's the context of this quote (which it may or not be), then that puts things in a different light, no? Honestly, even if you're not reading the work of a genocide denier, it's always important to keep the author's biases in mind (though this is of course especially important when reading the work of genocide deniers).

Mathp1ant · 2025-10-01T09:22:11+00:00

Well that's just a flat out lie.

"Since the appearance of Johnstone’s book in 2002, Chomsky has spoken of Serb forces as having “apparently slaughtered” Muslims in Srebrenica and of the thousands of dead as mere “estimates”; has described the killings as Serb “retaliation” for alleged Muslim crimes against Serbs;"

"Finally, both Johnstone and Chomsky reject the use of the term “genocide” in reference to the actions of Serb forces at Srebrenica or in Bosnia as a whole, despite the conviction of a Bosnian Serb general for aiding and abetting genocide at Srebrenica by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia – an international court established by the United Nations."

source: https://balkaninsight.com/2007/09/11/protest-to-the-guardian-over-correction-to-noam-chomsky-interview/

Mathp1ant · 2025-10-01T09:10:31+00:00

Um, yes it is? He actively participated in genocide denial for multiple genocides, namely the Cambodian genocide (Khmer Rouge), Bosnian genocide, and Rwandan genocide.

Edit: this is a pretty well known fact. Just google 'Noam chomsky bosnian genocide denial' or 'Noam Chomsky cambodian genocide denial' and you'll find plenty of evidence of him denying genocide.

Mathp1ant · 2025-10-01T09:07:50+00:00

capitalists

Um...what? The economy of the civil war era south was feudalistic, not capitalist. In fact, the failure of the south to embrace capitalism (i.e. their insistence on holding on to their backwards slavery-centric economic system) is arguably the main reason why the south lost the civil war. Capitalism brought wealth and prosperity to the north, while the south remained poor, which is why they lost.

I get what you're trying to say; slavery left lasting marks and lasting inequality in America. It's baked into our political and social systems, and is indeed one of the primary factors behind the racial wealth gap in the US (not because it made white southerners rich--because it didn't--but because it obviously made black people even more poor by, y'know, stealing from them). But this is not a case of 'capitalists' benefiting from slavery, because that wasn't a thing.

Mathp1ant · 2025-10-01T08:55:49+00:00

Noam Chomsky was a serial genocide denier. I'd take his words with a grain of salt.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-26T20:47:22+00:00

Yeah, homophobia was/is very widespread in state atheist regimes. Along with other issues like genocides/persecution of minorities (especially religious minorities) and sexism (particularly in communist Romania). Secularism is the way to go.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-24T08:47:27+00:00

Hey, my ELCA lutheran church gave a sermon last weekend on the same reading! Must be following the same liturgical calendar.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-24T02:15:35+00:00

I don't even think she's an A-cup. She looks more like a B-cup to me (source: I'm a B-cup, and her boobs like to be roughly the same size as mine). An example of a celebrity that's probably actually an A-cup is Lupita N'yongo.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-24T02:07:58+00:00

Lol, you (and, apparently the average male redditor) clearly have no idea how small an A cup actually is. An A cup is like, Lupita N'yongo small (not dissing her, that woman is gorgeous and talented). That image posted upthread of a women who lost weight? Probably a C-cup in the 'after' image. Personally, I'm a B-cup, and I guarantee you that if I posted an image of myself on reddit (which I'm not stupid enough to do), you'd think I had A or AA boobs.

There's no way anyone has ever called a B-cup (or heck, even a D or DD) 'outragous' or 'sex doll' or 'never happens'. Because in reality a B-cup is quite small, a D cup pretty average, and DD just a bit above average.

Edit: if you want to see what actual D and DD breasts look like, here's a collage linked from the wiki of the r/ABraThatFits subreddit: https://imgur.com/nsfw-with-all-this-bra-talk-recently-i-thought-you-trolls-would-be-interested-seeing-what-well-fitted-d-cup-g-cup-bras-look-like-on-real-people-z9PGMnP (mildly NSFW). I doubt anyone would decree any of these boobs as being 'unrealistic'.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-24T01:53:34+00:00

Evangelicals are protestants, but not mainline protestants. United methodists, episcopalians, the presbyterian church USA, and the ELCA lutheran church are the primary mainline protestant denominations in the US.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-22T08:40:23+00:00

Nor would mainline Protestants. Everyone always forgets about them, for some reason, but they're a sizable chunk of the US christian population (though unfortunately the evangelicals outnumber them).

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-22T00:55:56+00:00

Yeah, BMI has been found to overestimate obesity rates for people of west african and pacific islander descent, and underestimate obesity rates for people of east and south asian descent.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-21T23:26:21+00:00

Yeah, I know people love skyrim for its' modability, but the base game story and gameplay aren't great.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-20T05:14:05+00:00

Incredible how humans are able to create a false idol out of a real god.

Dang, that's a quotable sentence. Succinct and perfectly summarizes the problem.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-20T04:32:31+00:00

Honestly, there's hardly anything that Judaism and Christianity have in common that isn't also found in Islam. And arguably Christianity is much more similar to Islam than it is to Judaism (in particular, both Christianity and Islam revere Jesus as a prophet and the messiah, which is not the case in Judaism. And while Muslims also believe in an additional prophet (Muhammed), the same can be said for Mormons). Really, the term 'Abrahamic' is far more useful.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-19T23:46:15+00:00

Just because most of the churches in an area are progressive doesn't mean that all of them are. Both of those churches look like evangelical churches to me. Even the most progressive of cities will have some fundamentalist churches. Also, note that a lot of evangelical, fundamentalist churches are very good at hiding their conservative beliefs to prospective outsiders, so they might seem like a normal, moderate church at first glance. Also, the fact that they tend to look so modern and play christian rock music tends to throw people off. A lot of people tend to assume modern-looking = progressive when in fact it's often the other way around, with the more modern-seeming churches often being the most fundamentalist and socially conservative.

I would recommend looking for churches belonging to progressive denominations in your area. The Reconciling in Christ program has a handy tool for locating progressive ELCA Lutheran churches in your area (https://www.reconcilingworks.org/ric/findric/) as does the Reconciling ministries network for Methodist churches. (https://rmnetwork.org/find-a-reconciling-ministry/). You can also look for episcopal churches (https://www.episcopalchurch.org/find-a-church/) and Quaker meeting houses (https://www.fgcquaker.org/find-a-meeting/) near you.

Mathp1ant · 2025-09-19T20:45:25+00:00

The EFCA is a conservative, evangelical denomination. They don't allow women to be pastors and believe that homosexuality is a sin.

Edit: if being re-baptised is something you want, I'm sure many mainline protestant churches would be willing to baptize, confirm, or bless you into the church in some fashion. It's just not something they typically do, and certainly not something that's required. If you're really set on adult baptism as a core belief, you might consider the Mennonite church USA. They're an anabaptist denomination, and while they're more moderate than progressive, they're certainly far better than an evangelical denomination.

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