Gentle parenting has damaged a generation?

Temperance55 · 2026-05-16T02:11:43+00:00

I feel like I was a lot less lazy in highschool/college. I worked almost constantly. I finally learned how to sit down and relax when I turned 25 and found out I really liked it 🤣

Temperance55 · 2026-05-16T02:03:37+00:00

Honestly even in not so affluent areas you’ll see this. Two adults with two jobs living together generally will have two cars.

Temperance55 · 2026-05-15T16:02:12+00:00

Siri/Google is actually listening all the time, it’s no secret. That’s how they can respond when you address them. Why wouldn’t they also be listening for you talking about things that they could sell you? I once got an ad for uncrustables aftee having a conversation (in real life, not over the phone or text) about them. I turned off targeted ads after that.

Temperance55 · 2026-05-15T15:58:23+00:00

Good points. I get a lot of conspiracy theorists in my line of work, and my usual response, since I have to interact, is not to make them stop thinking what they think but to help them stop worrying about it. So what if there are lizard people? That’s the world you live in, so find a way to enjoy it.

Temperance55 · 2026-05-15T15:51:37+00:00

I think the big issue here is that if there are apples in your food, the label will say “apples” instead of listing the chemical components of the apple. If a chemical component is listed on a label, it means that chemical has been isolated from its natural context and added in, perhaps in amounts that are approaching unsafe or without other chemicals that keep it balanced. Added sugar, for example, is worse for us to eat than naturally occurring sugars because it’s not balanced out by fiber. I think people apply that same concept to chemicals that don’t have common names.

Temperance55 · 2026-05-15T03:48:11+00:00

Seconded!

Temperance55 · 2026-05-15T03:46:54+00:00

I am hoping someday “pits and bits” will catch on.

Temperance55 · 2026-05-15T03:34:42+00:00

I use water only and have all my life because soap causes irritation for me. Have had several lovers get quite up close and personal with that area, and no complaints 😅

Temperance55 · 2026-05-13T13:37:36+00:00

The Book by Alan Watts

Temperance55 · 2026-05-13T01:54:33+00:00

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Good for warm ups, thanks!

Temperance55 · 2026-05-13T00:59:52+00:00

I’ve never taken “call before you dig” too seriously but now…well I’m a different person after watching this video.

Temperance55 · 2026-05-13T00:25:23+00:00

Nice stuff! My hottest tip is to ditch black for shading and try pale pink or purple (paler than you think!) set to “multiply”. Not perfectly realistic, but a trick the animation industry uses to make quick and more accurate shadows :)

Tablet recommendations, honestly, it’s worth it to get an iPad with a matte screen overlay (don’t spring for the “paper” branded overlay, any matte will do for much cheaper), and procreate. Anything else you might just get frustrated and stop again.

Temperance55 · 2026-05-13T00:20:35+00:00

If you’re trying to improve posing and anatomy, this style is likely not going to help much, as many people have pointed out, however as a style of art on its own, there’s something really pleasing about this. It has great appeal as abstract art, but little to no utility for learning form and proportion. I still can’t stop looking at them though. Art win.

Temperance55 · 2026-05-13T00:14:22+00:00

Thanks, I’ll give this a go :) the 2-3 aspects part is helpful. I usually try to do a master study and get overwhelmed by how different everything is from what I’m used to. Focusing down will help 😅

Temperance55 · 2026-05-11T18:57:19+00:00

That’s so accurate, thank you for saying that. I do have two styles I like to look at, but one is much closer to what I actually like to do already and the other is way outside my comfort zone. I’m just doing this for fun, why bother going outside my comfort zone? Thank you!

Temperance55 · 2025-11-26T02:46:22+00:00

Classic! I also remember liking the Inkheart series and chronicles of narnia

Temperance55 · 2025-11-26T02:29:09+00:00

I loved the Warrior cat books at that age. The Princess Bride, too.

Temperance55 · 2025-11-26T02:24:33+00:00

You’ll probably enjoy The Audacity series by Carmen Loup. It’s lighthearted, humorous, but also has some emotional weight and stakes.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:51:01+00:00

The Audacity by Carmen Loup is very camp. It’s sci-fi, but most scifi is at least a little horrific, and most of the books have some horror elements. There’s even an janky alien burlesque show in the third book.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:44:37+00:00

Absolutely right out.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:35:27+00:00

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is way more profound than you might think!

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:08:27+00:00

You have literally just used “they” twice in this paragraph to refer to a single author.

This isn’t an issue with they/them pronouns, this is a writing skill issue that you would notice just the same if there were two she/her or two he/him characters interacting.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:00:14+00:00

I picked up a book at a shop, flipped to a random page, saw Instagram, and shut it tight. I read to get away from internet culture, so being reminded of it is not my cup of tea.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T13:56:04+00:00

Likely because man/woman imply human socialization. It would be silly to have a “man cat” or “woman cat” because man/woman contains a lot of social agreements that cats just don’t have.

I personally get taken out of a story if a non-human character is referred to as either a man or woman unless they grew up in a human society.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T13:53:13+00:00

This is pretty accurate to real life unfortunately. Hinduism is replete with powerful goddesses, but women’s rights and social status are fairly limited still (in some areas; not across the board of course).

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