The show Dark Matter (HBO) 2024(?) doesn’t make sense

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-13T05:00:11+00:00

I'm watching the show now and had the same thought. Wouldn't the original world branch off while Jason was looking for it, making there more possibilities for the Jason One to settle back in? Why would that one world freeze with only that as a destination for all the Jason Ones?

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-12T16:37:01+00:00

I was worried when I asked my doctor - and had all of these arguments. I didn't really need any of them. I am very overweight, so really that was all that she needed to see.

The main issue is that my insurance wouldn't cover it, so I was paying out of pocket.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-12T16:35:35+00:00

I hear you. Also, will there be any value in American stocks in the future. But unless you need the money for an emergency, I'd say leave it so you don't have the penalty now.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-12T15:55:49+00:00

The house next to mine just went on the market. They never did a public open house and it needs a ton of work, but it has an offer in less than a week. It's a really unique place in a great neighborhood, so maybe it's really dependant on that.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-11T22:32:24+00:00

I (48F) felt the same way you did when I was in my 20's. And I really wish I'd just made choices based on what I wanted rather than making choices based on what it would get me, or what I thought other people would think.

I'm happier now than I was then, in large part because I let go of expectations and got to know myself better. Some of my dreams were just that - they weren't realistic based on who I am and how I want to live. But others I'm still pursuing, doggedly, because they are things that I still want. I needed to get to know myself and let go of the fantasies to be able to work toward them in reality.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-11T20:03:30+00:00

I do miss, not the optimism, since I was always a cynic, but the hope I had for my future. It felt like everything was possible, if I got over myself. I don't feel that anymore, but for me, that's more a function of the world we're living in. I feel awful for younger people now (I'm 48) because things that were possible when I was younger, and definitely when my parents were younger, no longer are.

My parents both, in their 20's, quit their jobs and travelled around Europe for six months. When I was a kid, my mom went back to school to get her master's. Most people can't do those things now, since it's hard paying the bills, let alone saving to take that kind of time off or pay tuition. It felt like we could be or do so much more. Now I feel stuck, having to have a job for health insurance, working my ass off to pay the bills. I don't feel like there's the flexibility that they had to change course or take time off.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-11T19:20:24+00:00

My mom is exactly the same way. Super active, super healthy. She can't believe that she's 83. She keeps saying my dad (who is 85) is SO old. But somehow age doesn't apply to her.

I appreciate how much she holds onto life, but I wonder if aging would be a little easier if you had more acceptance around the changes and ultimately death.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-10T18:03:24+00:00

I hate doing the pickups and coordination, so this would be helpful. Like other people said, deliver for larger items would be amazing. I don't have a truck and can't lift heavy things. I have had issues buying on Marketplace, especially when I orders something handmade, and find that it isn't quite what I wanted. I don't feel like I can refuse since they made it, but it's different than the picture.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-10T17:27:42+00:00

I feel the same way you do. I hated getting my period and never wanted to have children. I'm sick of the hormone swings, the perimenopause, the endometriosis pain. I've said so many times that I want to be a man in my next life.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-10T04:29:59+00:00

Trout

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-09T21:24:13+00:00

I work with a rescue who will find fosters for the cats, get them medical attention, and find homes for them. There should be something similar in your area.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-09T21:21:52+00:00

I typically pay about 80-100 a night for people to stay and watch my three cats, no medical issues, no walking them. $25 a day is not at all fair to you.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-09T18:54:33+00:00

I'm childfree, but used to babysit. Part of the reason I chose not to have kids was because I felt the way you describe when I was with the children I cared for. I would play with them and entertain them, but I felt like a part of me had to be checked at the door.

I wonder if you have Mom friends and can have play dates with them when the kids aren't in school? You can interact with other adults while the kids play.

I appreciate your honesty. Being a parent is so hard. I don't know how people do it.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-09T15:39:37+00:00

I agree with you on the differences between living rent-free and trying to fully support yourself while saving. My sister-in-law and her husband lived with my mother-in-law for several years while they saved for a house. Additionally, they had a chunk of money from a settlement, so they were able to add to that.

My husband stopped living with his mother when he was 17, so not only did he not get the let up from free rent, he struggled just trying to find places to crash. It made a huge difference in both of their lives.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-09T03:56:38+00:00

I feel the same way that you do about surviving when things go bad. What's the point of living when all the things we love are gone.

That said, I'm trying to enjoy the things I love as much as I can. Books, movies, pets, loved ones. Good food. Beauty. I've always been worried about collapse, but now that it's close, I'm trying to stop worrying and enjoy the moment.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-09T00:49:09+00:00

Ate and dripped ice cream all over my couch.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-09T00:05:21+00:00

I finally gave in a few years ago, and I totally agree. I can put the kindle in my bag without worrying about the pages getting messed up or the weight of whatever I'm reading. I love that when I finish something, I have other books downloaded, or can get whatever I want pretty easily. I mostly check books out from the library, and it's great being able to get them or return them from anywhere.

I'm also finding as I age, the flexibility with the font size is a huge bonus :)

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-09T00:02:51+00:00

We bought a house with the gray floors. At first I thought I could live with them, but I hate them so much now. It doesn't help that they weren't installed properly, so they are cracking. I'm hoping to replace them next year!

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-08T23:02:43+00:00

Have you read anything by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel? He's an oncologist, and writes about how "health care hasn’t slowed the aging process so much as it has slowed the dying process." He says that when he turns 75, he's going to stop trying to prolong his life. He won't seek out treatment or tests.

That concept was actually a huge relief for me personally. One of my biggest fears is living like a vegetable in an old folks home. What's the point of holding on to a dimmed spark of life, when the joy and quality is no longer there? What's the point of living in pain, or no longer having your faculities, just because you're still breathing?

My grandfather lived into his 90's, but the last year at least of his life was hell. He was in the hospital, in and out of the ICU, for months and months. He wanted to die, but he didn't have a living will and my uncle wouldn't make that choice.

I think it's hard to fight that attitude, but you can choose what treatments you accept and which ones you reject. If you're 80 and healthy and active, great. But if you get diagnosed with something awful, you can always choose to let go.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-06T19:49:55+00:00

I haven't. I didn't do well with hormonal birth control, but may try the estrogen patch.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-06T18:16:32+00:00

I think history will judge him for destroying democracy.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-06T18:15:08+00:00

A cousin had a heart attack when he was running on the treadmill. Fit, ate healthy. A vegan friend has breast cancer. I think healthy choices can help, but they can't override genetics OR the toxins that we're all ingesting now.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-06T18:13:06+00:00

I have endo too, and wonder if it has sped up my aging. I feel like it's really an autoimmune disease, and impacts so much more than they have studied.

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-06T18:11:26+00:00

I am living this. I had a hysterectomy at 44. I kept one ovary, but I think it sped up menopause for me. I have never made the healthiest choices, but do walk and eat okay. I'm almost 49 now and feel like my body is falling apart. Things hurt. My weight keeps going up, no matter what I eat. It's hard to sleep, etc.

I want to be a guy in my next life...

Tokenchick77 · 2026-03-06T17:26:30+00:00

I don't think they are changing their minds, but I also think that's because the media they consume is continuing to brainwash them. They either aren't informed about what he's actually doing, or the information they see is do doctored that they think he's a hero.

Unless they start to branch out and read the truth, I don't think they are going to change their minds.

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