to me having a funded arts curriculum is a sign of an fully developed/advanced education system. Of course you need the mandatory subjects for function like reading, math, science, etc. But to complete the full human experience you need subjects like history, music, art, philosophy, etc. You take those things away, it’s like removing a part of what makes being alive enjoyable, and also in parallel, the ability to express struggle in an an almost universal way. The education is no longer for thriving, but for surviving

When laws are passed they should be made with consideration for the majority, not the exception. Personally, I don’t know any woman who has had 15 abortions, but I do personally know women, more than I can count on my hand, who really wanted babies, but had medical D&Cs out of necessity, otherwise their health and their ability to have children in the future would be gravely impacted.

Unfortunately when you make laws using that mentality of preventing that one woman from having immoral abortions, it fucks up healthcare for every women in the country, whether they want to have children, willingly or not.

You say “medical professionals” should not regulate this matter but you and every politician are even less so qualified. Every medical case is different, and unless you are in the room with the doctor and the patient, listening to all the patient’s status details and history, no one else really has the qualifications.

Ultimately, if you really want to reduce the rate at which people have abortions, it’s been statistically proven that (1) having access to birth control, (2) sex education (3) investing in education in general can greatly reduce abortion rates. (One of many sources)

Because surprise! No woman actually wants to have 15 abortions. In cities and neighborhoods where abortions are common, women are often undereducated, and lack the resources/situational decision making skills that would be better for their health and life long term.

But that’s never the angle that media likes to frame it, because it’s not gut wrenching or eye catching as “we must stop this woman from aborting babies 15 times!”

I really hope that you are able to change that mindset and in the future vote in a way that benefits all women.

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Actually underrated game. Thanks for reminding me to schedule game night lol

Ah. I started that game, then chickened out of finishing it

Couldn’t sleep in the wee hours of the night, so I went “f*ck it” and downloaded Tetris on my phone. I really only like playing marathon mode, but I found myself enjoying the stages in the game as well.

Certain actions like rotating and hard drop or soft dropping pieces translate surprisingly well into swipe amd drag motions on the app.

damn, i feel really bad for the kid

lmao is this copypasta

also typing from a Zenphone 9. The dual sim slot is killer if you travel overseas a lot. I keep one sim card for when I’m at home, and swap out the second sim card for the location specific sim I use when I’m overseas. I can easily switch between the two sim cards, or select which sim to prioritize for what service (phone call/text messages, data, etc)

Extremely long battery life and is comfortable to hold in my hand. The fingerprint reader is the fastest and most accurate I’ve used. (Cough cough looking at Samsung phones that literally force me to readd my fingerprint every 3 months)

The only issue I have with this phone is I wish the camera could be better.