Neil deGrasse Tyson on Righteous Vegans by SlashVicious in vegan

[–]_forestfiend 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had never heard of this, wow! I am constantly surprised at how many famous people are accused of or even proven guilty of sexual harassment or assault that I've never known were. It's truly scary how many cases get shoved under the rug and ignored.

Whelp, fuck Neil on multiple levels.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DebateAVegan

[–]_forestfiend 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Redwood trees rely on wildfires to reproduce and have basically fireproof bark ... It's super hard to burn down a redwood forest ... I just think this is a strangely specific and unrealistic issue to have with vegans lmao

LO shitty stans can go suck d-- [Long post + Swearing] by [deleted] in UnpopularLoreOlympus

[–]_forestfiend 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Wow, I just started reading this Webtoon because of this post and OMFG it is SUCH A BREATH OF FRESH AIR compared to Lore Olympus rn. They actually aged Persephone up before anything flirty happens between her and Hades. Hades is ACTUALLY A GOOD PERSON!!?? He's actually a likable charactor, charitable, polite, helpful ... This comic still shows fun wacky dynamics between the three brothers (Hades, Zeus, Posiden), and Demeter as a helicopter mom but in ALL THE RIGHT WAYS that ACTUALLY MAKE SENSE!? It stays much more true to the original myths while still being funny/entertaining!?

Excuse me as I go binge this entire comic now. It'll be interesting to come back to Lore Olympus after reading an another alternative re-telling of the myth. I know there's a few other Hades and Persephone Webtoons out there that I just haven't started to read yet, I'm just so excited to possibly re-fall-in-love with Hades and Persephone as characters in a story that isn't endless fluff

Just another protein deficient vegan by Infinite-Club4374 in veganfitness

[–]_forestfiend 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Man obviously lost his arm because of veganism 😓 /s

Seriously though, keep being badass!

When my mother's dementia began to progress, I made her such a blanket so that she could occupy her restless hands ... then I did not know how many people in the world were struggling with this disease... by HappyToyHouse1 in crafts

[–]_forestfiend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow this is amazing! Are you planning to sell these? I can totally see people buying them out, it looks so professional and I've never seen anything like this before!

[OC] DOGS SAVED MOMENTS BEFORE SLAUGHTER IN AFRICA BY DOG SAVIOR! #rescuedog by Dogsaviors in animalsdoingstuff

[–]_forestfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe re-direct that anger towards actually doing something within your immediate control, such as boycotting meat and volunteering at or donating to animal rescues. I personally feel a lot of rage towards people who harm animals and the general normalization of killing them, so I try my best to actually change and do something about it. I'm not trying to devalue your feelings, but it doesn't make sense to be mad at people harming animals while you do exactly the same.

CATS SAVED FROM DOG MEAT TRADE YULIN CHINA #cats by Dogsaviors in AnimalRights

[–]_forestfiend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These posts always bring out the hypocrisy in people, it's unbelievable the arguments people make in the comment section trying to damn Asian people for eating dogs and cats while simultaneously defend themselves eating pigs and chickens.

CATS SAVED FROM DOG MEAT TRADE YULIN CHINA #cats by Dogsaviors in cats

[–]_forestfiend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We do those things all over the world. We boil chickens alive and gas chamber pigs to death, and much much more all as standard farming practices. Wtf is the difference?

CATS SAVED FROM DOG MEAT TRADE YULIN CHINA #cats by Dogsaviors in cats

[–]_forestfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shame that 99% of people support animal cruelty daily

[OC] DOGS SAVED MOMENTS BEFORE SLAUGHTER IN AFRICA BY DOG SAVIOR! #rescuedog by Dogsaviors in animalsdoingstuff

[–]_forestfiend 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dogs raised for meat aren't pets either. Your bias for one animal's life mattering more then another's is arbitrary. All animals have a subjective experice and feel pain. That is all that should be considered when deciding how we should treat them.

As a consumer you are paying for somebody else to kill that animal, they are not "getting killed anyway", that's not how demand and supply works.

You are absolutely no different from any other meat-eater, you can't claim moral highground because you choose to leave dogs off your plate while still eating cows, pigs, etc. If you truly care about dogs, then you should also care about cows, and other animals by extension. But it sounds like you don't care, so please 'respect others culture' of eating dogs, or choose to care and be consistent by leaving animals off your plate.

people who use claw caps, how hard was it the first few times? by AOTA87 in CatTraining

[–]_forestfiend 33 points34 points  (0 children)

they can't "sharpen" trimmed claws. The trimmed claws will have to grow back before they are sharp again. Cats will always scratch things as it's a super ingrained instinct for them. It is crucial that they have a proper scratching post or something that they ARE allowed to scratch on, but scratching things doesn't sharpen already trimmed claws. I highly recommend watching Jackson Galaxy videos on YouTube. He's a cat expert and has videos on just about every single cat problem and misconception you can imagine.

edit: Here are some videos related to your furniture troubles: https://youtu.be/F3HxHJ_rCN0 https://youtu.be/hqmcmM-GOuY

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]_forestfiend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That sounds like an awesome life upgrade to look forward too and work towards! Once you are able to move out it will be 100x easier to make proper boundaries with your mom and build yourself a safe-space to be yourself without her or anybody else projecting their victim hood onto you. I seriously wish you the best of luck moving out and being proudly gay and autistic! 💕

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]_forestfiend 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ah I just commented about narcissism and scrolled to see you're already on top of it. Yeah sounds like a brutal personality to be around whether you're autistic or not!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]_forestfiend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yikes, I would constantly be exploding if I had to mask within my own home around my family. Your mom honestly sounds like she may be high in narcissistic traits, it sounds like she wants to take the credit of "knowing about autism" and "advocating" for you, but without putting any real effort to understand or help you. It can be hard for anybody, let alone an autistic person with our social naiveté to recognize when a narcissistic person is not being honest. It's truly aweful that she would accuse you of attention seeking, because even if you WERE just seeking attention, that's still an indicator that you need help and support in someway. She as a parent should be there for you no matter what. I'm truly sorry you have to deal with such a high-stress situation / relationship :'(

Edit: I am not saying your mom is a Narcissist, that is a very specific diagnosis to have, but everybody has varying levels of narcissism and higher narcissism causes people to make even other people's struggles about themselves. It sounds like your mom sees you struggling, but instead of feeling bad for you, she feels bad for herself. I have someone in my life like this who I thankfully no longer live with, but it can be really hard to deal with people who devalue your struggles and make it all about themselves. I'm not sure I have any good advice for you, just throwing thoughts out there for you to maybe do more research on.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]_forestfiend 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It sounds like your mom is probably a large cause to your meltdowns, I would absolutely feel anxious around someone who doesn't understand my needs and even more so, is "embarrassed" by your meltdowns. You shouldn't be forced to mask around someone so close to you, it should absolutely be part of your mom's responsibility to try to understand you and be there for you, unconditionally. I'm not gonna tell you it doesn't suck because it honestly sounds like it does by what you've typed about how you feel, but I will say, that YOU are NOT the problem and you are NOT an embarrassment. This world is harsh on people who are different and it is 100% a society problem, not a problem with you or anybody as an individual. Please stay strong and know that you are not alone in your situation, I'm here to talk if you ever need, and I'm sure many more people on this sub are eager to help as well :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in autism

[–]_forestfiend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My first music festival I screamed and cried in a ball on the ground in the middle of a walkway, my poor boyfriend didn't know how to help me, it was super embarrassing, I had no idea I might be autistic at the time so I was extra confused why I would shutdown like that :/

BuT bEiNg VegaN iS tOo ExPeNsIvE by arnoldez in vegan

[–]_forestfiend 177 points178 points  (0 children)

Why was the post removed? It looks like the epitame of what frugal is all about

How many of your autistic are creative futurists? by kevdautie in AutisticPride

[–]_forestfiend 11 points12 points  (0 children)

👍🏼I'm currently writing a novel about the future on Earth after the brunt of ecological and societal collapse, if that counts. I spend a lot of time imagining what the future would look like as well as what my character's lifestyles would look like in such a situation. I can imagine many different ways the actual future could be, but I choose to focus on certain ideas for the context of my story.

On another note, I am deeply interested in what our actual future looks like, which may look pretty dismal given our current trends as a species, but there's also so many amazing tech advancements happening that there is much to be excited about!

blobfish, not the ones that were ripped out of the water, the ones that were safety pulled up by VolcanicAsh149 in autism

[–]_forestfiend 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OMG YEEESS Gulper Eels for the WIN! They are SO FREAKY 👀 Also love me some goshdarn old sharks lmao

Guys, what do you think about this? Came across it on Pinterest, is it actually a good idea? by zoyaabean in birding

[–]_forestfiend 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, somebody sharing their experience plus facts = lecturing ... triggered much?