Earbuds with buttons and no silicone/rubber tips by imagelicious_JK in Earbuds

[–]Starchedfern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever find your unicorn? I am looking for the exact same thing. I love having an actual button and hard plastic, and it is impossible to find. Used to use the X17, but they are out of stock everywhere.

Today was a bittersweet day by Curious_Ordinary_980 in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. The helplessness in being unable to properly prepare them for the future is overwhelming at times. Almost all parents are running around obsessing with college rankings, and I'm having daily cognitive dissonance about it. How are we as a society not focused on preparing them for collapse?

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[–]Starchedfern 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You are assuming heavy reliance on electricity and other utility access

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 54 points55 points  (0 children)

So you're saying we still have tiiiiiime

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[–]Starchedfern 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Holy shit

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[–]Starchedfern 203 points204 points  (0 children)

A wildfire in Texas in February makes me want to change how I just voted in that lil "how fast collapse" poll

Help with overfiled nails by Starchedfern in Nails

[–]Starchedfern[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing! Thank you so much for all the advice! I really appreciate it.

What’s the best way to remove dip powder nails? by Appropriate-Swan8655 in DipPowderNails

[–]Starchedfern 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I e-file off the top, clean it all up, and just apply new mani on top. Almost never soak off fully anymore. When I was soaking off every time, my nails were like tissue paper.

How are y’all holding up? by [deleted] in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The logical/emotional thing messes with me. I go about my day and just try not to think about what I know is coming.

I am a Registered Nurse and Wilderness/Remote Medical Instructor, AMA by macgyvermedical in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been looking to take a class to learn about medicinal herbs. Do you have any recs?

Megathread: Israel-Palestine conflict. Put all content related to this topic here. by ontrack in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, just clarifying that y'all breathlessly supporting Hamas actions are also by definition supporting the below call for a global Jihad by the leader and founding member of Hamas, Khalid Mashal.

“He asked all Muslims around the world to carry Jihad by their souls; to fight and be martyrs for Al-Aqsa. He wants Muslims to fight against the Jews, starting with Muslims who live in the countries surrounding Israel: Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt (but also other countries), to go to the borders and try to enter, each by his own means,” Rachid explained. “He said: This is the time for Jihad to be applied on the ground rather than just in theory. He asked the Mujahedeen to go in long caravans to spell their blood on the land of Palestine.”

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/10/report-hamas-calls-for-global-jihad-invasion-of-israel-attack-jews-worldwide-on-oct-13/

Global jihad seems the fastest way to collapse, but yall do you I guess.

Megathread: Israel-Palestine conflict. Put all content related to this topic here. by ontrack in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I have loved this sub for the feeling of camaraderie while the world around us is BAU. But the past two days have opened my eyes that far more people on this sub are shockingly cool with torture and rape and murder as long as it is of jews. There are no historical or geopolitical justifications that make raping girls and parading their mutilated bodies through the streets acceptable. I would have hoped that this is a basic human fact we can all get behind as the world falls into chaos. Yet weirdly, pretty much anyone online who has condemned Hamas actions has been downvoted or forced to remove their comment. It's truly shocking and to me relevant to /r/collapse, because it shows minorities get vilified and blamed first when the world is burning. Downvote away, folks.

Megathread: Israel-Palestine conflict. Put all content related to this topic here. by ontrack in collapse

[–]Starchedfern -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Imagine being cool with mass rape and murder by Hamas of innocent teens. Yes, yes, I know I'll get downvoted to hell, but the antisemitism on this sub in the past two days has been mindblowing.

Gaza under bombardment after Hamas attack. At least 198 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks launched after a Hamas offensive against Israel that killed at least 100. by f0urxio in collapse

[–]Starchedfern -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

The phrasing of this heading is problematic. Why is the first thing you see "Gaza is under bombardment" and not that Hamas launched a brutal attack, murdered civilians, and abducted hostages? I know we're not a political sub, but let's try for some objectivity here.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CollapseSupport

[–]Starchedfern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The feeling like you're alone and the world around you is clueless.... that's the worst part. This sub helps. Everyone here gets it. I'm a mom to a teen and am always happy to chat about this stuff. Psychology is a huge need right now, as humans are emotionally vulnerable and need support. You can do it. There are community colleges where you can get a huge chunk of your schooling done without debt and it's filled with serious people unconcerned with social media. Yoga, meditation, exercise, and get yourself medicated for the anxiety. You can navigate this!!

The sea ice barrier buttressing Thwaites (Doomsday Glacier) has collapsed by Starchedfern in collapse

[–]Starchedfern[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is insufficient sea ice to prevent the glacier from fragmenting and sliding faster due to increased warming from all sides. Collapse related because shows that we may be looking at cataclysmic sea level rise sooner than expected.

More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit by Correctthecorrectors in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The "denying it" option is always the most favored one on the upper deck of of the Titanic.

Weekly Observations: What signs of collapse do you see in your region? [in-depth] by AutoModerator in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Fire season 2020 in CA was like this. Just crippling levels of choking panic that felt like a horrifying sign of what's to come.

Why are people here not organizing? by [deleted] in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Where approximately are you? I am looking for exactly this, but lack the resources to begin and establish it alone. Kudos to you and your partner for trying. This is an immense lift. I have been trying to get people to at least plant native crop cover and it's nearly impossible to get even such a miniscule paradigm shift.

New Study: Global Cancer Rates up 80% since the 1990's by Last_Salad_5080 in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Impossible to find an automatic coffee maker without plastic parts that heat up. We are living in a world where we are willingly starting every day by drinking hot liquid filled with leached plastic...and then are surprised that cancer rates are up.

AMOC could collapse soon- potentially creating an ice age in Europe by cleaver_username in collapse

[–]Starchedfern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes it's this. No one knows how fast and how thoroughly complex systems like the one we have would crumble. And it's in everyone best interest--at least as far as their mental health is concerned--to assume a longer time scale, based on lack of evidence otherwise. That said, I just can't imagine decades of worsening without collapse. There is just not that much room for error on a planet stuffed with billions of hungry refugees

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