I'm curious how SMRs will end up affecting overall cost of nuclear as well. Once we get into a unit that can be mass produced rather than tailor making each site, I could see the line going down at least a bit and would also allow us to keep pushing those boundaries.
You are definitely being downvoted here by men who realize that they've used females as a noun and don't want to admit why that was wrong. I'm sure I will be downvoted too, so let's be friends!
I'm sorry, but I this just isn't true. Calling women females is definitely an incel thing (although admittedly has come more into mainstream (male) lexicon because of the algorithms).
Female/male is an adjective. Woman/man is a noun. A woman is female (not in a TERF way, lol), but she isn't a female any more than she is a short.
While I've not done a deep dive into the origins, incels pushed the female thing it seems largely because they don't see women as human and want to make them sound like they're a different species. It might have even started off from incels calling women "the female species" because that's a term I've definitely seen before in those communities.
I'm not sure he misses out on sexual relationships at all though. Strap ons are a thing, and can be very effective (ask a lesbian, or a trans man!) and there are LOTS of ways to have sex that don't involve the traditional act people tend to reduce it down to.
Also, disabled people also have sex. The idea that they don't is ableist AF.
Sure, but keto says it totally fine to eat a steak and a stick of butter and nothing else. That doesn't seem sustainable.
Also I've never met anyone that does keto that allows any carbs. I'm glad that apparently that's not the only way though.
To be clear, I do not care if all you eat is steaks and butter. Not my business. Just trying to offer insight into the down votes. I don't think it's the IF crew doing it. It's probably people who are anti-keto.
I'm in this boat too. Most of my online friends I only really get to talk to via discord. Not sure what I'm gonna do, because they won't end up budging.
Wait - that's a monthly cost? Are you in the US? $35/month is definitely not possible in any US state unless you're supplementing with another food source. Even if all you eat is a box of pasta and can of sauce a day I'd be shocked if you could stay at $35 and definitely that's nutritionally questionable.
I started learning violin almost 3 years ago. I take lessons. I still suck a lot but I keep going because I do enjoy learning, even if it's often frustrating. I have absolutely no musical background and was actively encouraged not to pursue an instrument when I was young because of the expense, so I guess it's also a way to reclaim my childhood.
Several people mentioned chickens but I think bees are also a good choice, especially if you are growing food. Honey is already an expensive item, and I feel like you could barter with it pretty easily since everyone else will have chickens. Sweet treats during a depression are hard to come by.
Community is definitely the correct answer. Realistically, the end of the world won't be the end of the world forever. Get to know your neighbors and diversify what you can provide based on what they can provide. If they've got chickens, focus on something else you can provide, like veggies or woodworking. Rugged individualism isn't all it's cut out to be.
This is also good advice for non-end of the world stuff. Maybe a tornado leaves you without power for a week. Interconnected communities recover faster.
This is the actual answer, along with decades of right wing propaganda pumped into our ecosystem after Citizens United.
We have been cooked for a while now. Some people see it, but it's not the majority, not by a long shot.