There are plenty of women who live like this now. It’s a cultural thing, not a timeline thing. I had a roommate in college who would wake up before dawn to do her makeup so nobody would see her without it.
(Also high society women certainly didn’t make their own breakfasts… well, ever, but especially not hundreds of years ago)
There were some good tips in this podcast episode: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/28/1190725808/tackle-your-medical-debt-with-life-kit
And Onion articles, and other satire.
Reminded me of Annihilation (the books go weird places)
You didn’t read the article. These are images that appeared in the documentary and were not marked as generated. It was implied they were real photos.
The bridge in Baltimore collapsing after its pier was hit by a cargo ship.
They work better for podcasts than music. For music, they’re better than a phone speaker but worse than cheapo earbuds in terms of sound quality.
I have those exact ones and I love them; I use them for running and when I’m doing stuff around the house but still want to hear people getting my attention. I had a previous version that I also accidentally turned to Chinese but I just learned to recognize the different messages.
These people are saying “we finally created the utopia of Neuromancer.” And I look at them and I go, “I don’t think you read Neuromancer."
–Cory Doctorow
Also canonically Oscar is orange, and he turned green from algae after visiting a damp swamp on vacation.
My brother and his wife would give their kids a “special treat” at bedtime: warm milk with protein powder. Worked great.
Yeah, I’ve been buying more expensive floss (Cocofloss) and it’s awesome. God I’m old.
They wouldn’t be so popular if kids didn’t like them.
Beyond the time/energy cost, you’re comparing two different things: cooking healthy food from scratch vs. buying boxed ‘unhealthy’ food. Buying boxed ‘healthy’ food is more expensive than buying boxed ‘unhealthy’ food, and cooking ‘unhealthy’ food is cheaper than cooking ‘healthy’ food.
For example: I could make a huge mess of white rice and oil very cheaply and quickly. Every other ingredient I add will raise the cost and time investment. People say, “oh, just throw in some eggs/grilled chicken breast/fresh veggies and you have a cheap healthy meal!” but it’s still a lot more expensive to do that (in both money and time) than to just make rice.
Cooking costs time and energy, which not everyone can afford.
Yep. My boomer dad: “When I was a kid, we walked everywhere! Nobody walks anymore!” Also my dad: “I’m afraid to drive into Portland because my truck might get stolen.”
Thanks for posting this! I didn’t know about it and was just about to buy The Lost Cause.
Patriarchy oppresses us all.