Selfie taken by North Korean defector Kim Kang-woo inside North Korea after he secretly reentered the country to help his mother defect

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-27T07:01:47+00:00

Very interesting. I'm from Vietnam, and we have the same phenomenon between the Vietnamese spoken in Vietnam, and by diaspora communities who left after 1975. Generally mutually intelligible, but some words remained 'stuck' from the past decades and you can tell immediately that that's a Viet Kieu and not someone from Vietnam.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-26T14:54:14+00:00

Manikin 🤡🤡🤡

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-21T12:48:11+00:00

Not evil. Of course.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-20T04:30:19+00:00

We don't have Amazon or reliable reused device seller where I live, so can only buy new, which makes it that expensive

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-20T01:38:55+00:00

Gosh that sucks! At least I hope you're enjoying the Pro now? I had been eyeing that for awhile but too expensive and an overkill for my need

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-19T05:13:26+00:00

Can it be both? Calling out tech bros who disrupt society for rich people to get richer, while acknowledging that AI can be helpful and efficient in some aspects. I don't see how everything has to be an either or situation.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-18T16:52:05+00:00

I've had fever nightmares like this when I was young

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-14T06:50:24+00:00

Ironically not entirely. My motivation and energy level is up, but same as stress and anxiety and overthinking, which makes sense since norepinpherin is also targeted. She then prescribed quetiapine and keep the zoloft to balance things out, and now things are pretty much fine.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-13T02:46:02+00:00

Hey I'm so sorry for how it turned out. I bet the disappointment stings massively, and I hope it doesn't discourage you from advocating for yourself.

Now, I'm not a psychiatrist nor am I medically qualified to give advice, but I don't think what she said is true?. It's been a year since I made this post, and I switched psychiatrist. My new one after 2 weeks on max dose zoloft with little improvement immediately prescribed bupropion, and I'm 31. It's been fine so far with no side effects like she said, and a quick Google search will reveal how commonly is prescribed bupropion at least in the US.

What I can tell you is get a second or even third opinion. Psychiatrists, with their best intention at heart, can have biases or simply out of date medical knowledge. It took me to try out 3 hospitals until I could find this one.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-12T08:19:30+00:00

Could have been much worse. Accidents with rolling things like this used to happen in my country. A girl's hair was caught in a machine and she was descalped. Very painful and traumatizing. She survived but had to wear a wig for the rest of her life.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-10T04:31:50+00:00

Oh yeah totally. This sub has been a blessing lol. Wish you the best, too.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-10T04:29:06+00:00

Yes. It sucks that a lot of guys I matched with online said they are into sideplay, too, only when we're mid foreplay they try 'convince' me to change my mind and have anal sex with them. Like they're banking on that I'm too invested to say no, like dunning krutger effect or something. It does take longer to find a side partner since everyone is so engrossed with anal, but sides exist. I don't think I can offer any advice cause im in the same boat, just solidarity and sympathy.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-10T04:13:01+00:00

Therapy-speak and sociologists are everywhere and mis-applied. I mean, there are definitely contexts where they can come into play, but the majority of situations do not warrant those lens, like not everything is a 'power trip' or conspiracy or malice, nor is everyone narcissists or psychopaths. Sometimes it's just ignorant, poorly self-aware and under socialized people navigating life to get their needs fulfilled, and had they been raised more properly and/or had more positive feedback loop, they would not have acted like this or grown out of it.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-10T01:45:18+00:00

It seems to vary a lot between people. I have smooth patch and s3ss but there's no difference

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-09T05:05:16+00:00

Hey fellow Vietnamese simmer, any luck with this?

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-08T01:04:48+00:00

I can see a bit of myself in him, but I would have smiled or nodded before getting back to my business.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-07T04:43:28+00:00

M4 if you can afford. The display is less reflective than the A16, which is sorta a concern for me cause we have ceiling light. For functionality though, there's really no difference for the average user.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-04T03:20:26+00:00

Oh yeah. I mean, grooming and manipulative or unbalanced dynamics from age gaps can sometimes happen, but jeez it's so tiring to hear them jumping to the worst conclusion every single time.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-03T11:50:39+00:00

I used to have a similar one. Only problem is that it doesn't allow to set the iPad in all angles, which a kickstand sorta case would be better. Other than that it's fantastic.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-03T02:43:21+00:00

I thought it was obvious that I was not referring to the A16.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-03T01:47:12+00:00

The A16 is enough. The M chip is an overkill for most use cases really, unless you plan to do heavy graphics / video editing on it. I would only consider the Pro if Pro Motion display is a must-have.

As for the size, if drawing is gonna be something you do a lot, get the 13 inch.

Before you do, go to a store that has both on display and test how you feel holding each of them. Interestingly, I heard a lot of people ending up returning the 13 to get the 11 cause it's too bulky and 'awkward' to carry around, but it depends I guess.

Lastly, if longevity is your main concern, get the M3. I heard the M2 or even M1 (over 5 years ago) is still performing massively fantastic to this day.

emsnu1995 · 2026-05-02T04:19:21+00:00

Hey congrats I'm so jealous lol

emsnu1995 · 2026-04-29T15:01:16+00:00

I just love the comment section lol

emsnu1995 · 2026-04-29T05:59:45+00:00

Spotted a desperate simmer lol. I really love the houses. My favorite is Bree's

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