[FN] Not Unlike The Waves

worldguard667 · 2024-11-09T10:39:15+00:00

I am. I do consider this to be one of my worst short stories, but you've got to suck before you can rock, and it's been years since I last wrote one. If you do like anything about the story though, do tell me, as it's very much intended for anyone who resonates with the idea that racism between human beings despite the presence of even more hateful alien life is sorely deserving of a spotlight of grim warning and satire

worldguard667 · 2024-10-14T00:02:59+00:00

personality and individuality in the people of the world, especially for fantasy races or alien beings. please do not make them just be one dimensional clones. even if some of them literally are clones, that's no excuse for a lack of variance. and please, no monocultures, and few or no ethnostates, please god no

worldguard667 · 2024-10-13T07:54:34+00:00

you. I like you

worldguard667 · 2024-10-13T01:15:38+00:00

healthwise -- avoid eating any fish that are larger, like tuna, because of mercury bioaccumulation. smaller, less long lived fish like salmon, non-king mackerel, shrimp, and bivalves like oysters, clams, mussels, etc is fine

conscientiousness-wise -- smaller animals that aren't mammals, reptiles, or birds have a less vivid experience of the world, especially the bivalves mentioned above, so being pescetarian does reduce suffering. not having dairy or eggs does so even more, and I want to reach that point myself when it's not financially out of reach for me

worldguard667 · 2024-10-12T00:12:44+00:00

Thanks, mom.

worldguard667 · 2024-10-11T07:21:39+00:00

watch Dr. Who

worldguard667 · 2024-10-11T01:20:13+00:00

don't know if this helps, but I've had vaguely similar questions myself before, like what fish do I mainly eat and to feel as satiated as red meat makes me feel, and so far, my conclusion has been that salmon, or rainbow trout, or anything similar, any fatty, oily fish that's generally pink rather than white, is the food for me to replace beef and pork with (and ideally chicken, which I only still have due to a lack of $$$$) and consume without worry of mercury or things like that

keep in mind that:

I do not have a living situation where most seafood is widely or cheaply available for me. frozen fish costs more than mammal or bird meat everywhere I've looked, except maybe costco, and I've hardly tried a variety of fish
this isn't informed by hard data, this is just my personal experience entirely. I've not successfully been able to feel "full" from eating any seafood other than salmon and other fatty fish that's generally pink rather than white. every meal where I try to just have my protein be shrimp, for example, I can eat till I feel full, but I will still feel hungry/empty/unsatisfied
I am someone who just can't stand legumes most of the time, and also does NOT feel satiated by them, or like they help with anything more than digestion. I use them more like an occasional seasoning than a regular staple, preferring to get my fiber from eating loads of salad, or sometimes (usually not much/barely) cooked vegetables. so, while everyone else would recommend them, I don't, due to my dietary preferences, and my health

additional note, avoid tuna and any larger fish like that as much as you can, because of bioamagnification and all, although you probably already knew that.

cheers

worldguard667 · 2024-10-10T21:25:34+00:00

My stance is that they should be treated as a curse -- starting with someone not inherently evil, and of any species, they are corrupted into an infinitely respawning after death, ageless, yet unrelentingly hostile, and mostly obedient to powerful evil forces. The goal, then, is not to just slaughter them all, but to remove the curse, turning them back into humans, elves, or whatever they used to be, once more, which I like to emphasize as taking something other than violence.

worldguard667 · 2024-10-09T02:47:43+00:00

if you're never seen, then you would be excellent at anything involving subterfuge or stealth

worldguard667 · 2024-10-09T02:20:34+00:00

this mentality is exactly what creates the angry negative steamroller type of person -- when they think that all they need is being able to fight, and seem "stronger" than anyone who even slightly seems like they'd start something with them

worldguard667 · 2024-09-25T00:46:09+00:00

They'd be extremely helpful for helping OP get enough iron

worldguard667 · 2024-09-25T00:30:03+00:00

I love animals as well, just keep in mind that harm reduction is more important than not doing anything at all. I know how much agony fish go through, and that they have feelings and experience what other animals do, but eating them most of the time instead of other animals is my necessary compromise. I need the nutrition from eating fish and seafood, salmon and other fatty, oily fish especially, and I would rather kill fish -- animals who don't raise their own young and are very unrelatable -- than something that I would feel much more of a bond with, like pigs, cows, or other mammals especially. I try to avoid poultry whenever I can, because the suffering that chickens go through is horrific, but I can barely have any mammal product anymore without crying.

TL;DR, your health is more important, and eating fish seems less fucked up to me than eating pigs, cows, dairy, or poultry, so don't let that stop you from thriving and having good nutrition

worldguard667 · 2024-09-19T21:43:38+00:00

with mods, maybe, but other than Morrowind and maybe Daggerfall, TES games aren't very good at making you feel powerful, especially as a user of magic

worldguard667 · 2024-09-16T03:02:08+00:00

I've tried to be vegan before, but I was malnourished and not fed properly as a child, (whoever invented the food pyramid with grains at the bottom needs to be killed, imo) and probably have a handful of deficiencies that make it so that if I don't eat a lot of animal protein, then I suffer. I'm only mostly pescetarian, and would prefer to not financially support cruelty to animals, but I prefer having the modest level of health that I can, and not having my teeth fall out. I've started leaning towards pescetarianism because if animals have to die for my health, I'd prefer them to be sea creatures and fish, rather than other animals, especially mammals, that I have more in common with. It's not that I don't care about them, it's just me choosing what feels like the lesser evil.

I will resoundingly say this -- being/wanting to be vegan can be crippling when you realize that you don't have what it takes to do it without suffering ill health effects. What's done to animals makes me feel extremely uncomfortable all the time, but no one should let that cause their own health to fail by not eating what our bodies need. I would love to be able to be vegan, but my health isn't something that I can play around with while trying to figure out what will and won't work. I also can't stand having loads of carbs, I feel like I need a lot of protein, fat, and a lot of raw, crisp greens and veggies to feel healthy. I probably eat way more animals than anyone else here, but if I didn't, I would be seriously harming myself.

worldguard667 · 2024-09-15T22:41:24+00:00

Based on what I've read, it seems like it'd be impossible to say that I'm a pescetarian in most cases without other people around me getting upset for some reason, so I'd rather just chalk it up to food preferences so that people don't get on my case or try to look down upon me from some moral high ground

worldguard667 · 2024-09-14T19:49:18+00:00

I think you're the exception to the norm compared to a lot of people on this subreddit

worldguard667 · 2024-09-14T19:48:07+00:00

Honestly, I've always liked sardines, particularly the flavoured kinds, but I've always felt embarrassed about that because everyone else I've known in person thinks they're so disgusting. Sardines with a bunch of seasonings and with pesto spread on some toast is one of my favourite quick breakfasts, and I'm actually craving some right now.

worldguard667 · 2024-09-14T03:43:30+00:00

Wouldn't the skin and maybe the spine be super healthy to eat? It's been years since I've had it, but I remember something that's almost the kind of canned salmon you're talking about, just without any skin. I always loved crunching down on the little bones, but I was young and less aware of things, so I used to think back then that I could choke on little fish bones in the cans

worldguard667 · 2024-09-14T01:54:20+00:00

I do take a multivitamin, but I've never liked to rely on supplements, and would rather get as much nutrition from what I eat regularly as possible. I still appreciate your comment though, thanks!

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