The culture and history are largely consistent, including after Confucius the bureaucratic structure, which survived through many dynasties until Mao, and even the communist revolution didn’t completely wipe the influence of Confucius.

That housing statistic is what comes to mind any time a left or left-leaning person talks about needing to build more housing. We absolutely don’t need more housing, we need to redistribute what we have already.

Yeah, there’s a big difference between “this herb has some naturally occurring anti-inflammatory compounds” and “this berry is a cure for cancer and lupus and the common cold.”

Regarding yoga, stretching and bodyweight exercises are definitely a good part of fitness, but the mystical side of it is complete horseshit.

The veil is a single layer of extra-thin plastic wrap.

Even if you consider each Chinese dynasty to be a distinct nation (I wouldn’t, but even if you did) there are several dynasties that lasted well over 250 years.

People laughed when leftists talked about the yoga studio to fascism pipeline…

In all seriousness this is utterly fucked.

I just read it as “guys who are douchebags often say hello in languages they don’t otherwise understand.”

I hadn’t really listened to her music before, it’s not really my style. But I’ll be listening more now.

At this point, I don’t know that you can be pro-Israel but anti-genocide. It’s a nation founded on apartheid which is just a few steps removed from genocide itself.

No necessarily, his friend’s outfit seems pretty bottom-y to me.

I’d like to think I’m self aware enough that at that point I’d be like “I guess I’m at least bi”

The podcast Weird Little Guys just concluded a long series of episodes about the weird bullshit leading up to this.

I always thought that and a friend who’s a truck guy was like “no, they’re actually pretty great.”

There’s an appalling number of local dipshits in Austin. I see a couple wankpanzers a day.

I don’t know many leftists who keep that secret. “Apolitical” is typically indicative that someone is more or less fine with the status quo, which is an inherently conservative position.

I’m talking about women, but I e heard the same things you have about men.

I think it’s due to the Modi government’s naked Hindu nationalism.

I’m really sorry, friend.

My stepmom suggested I might be autistic and my mom lost her mind. It took me years to arrive at the conclusion you have because there was such a sense of shame around it.

I hope your mom gets her head correct faster this time than when you came out as trans.

One of the worst things we do as a culture is setting arbitrary milestones and then shaming ourselves or others for missing them.

Are you expecting to graduate? You’re better off than many who didn’t finish at all. You stumbled, you’re moving forward. You’re going to be fine.

I run into this on dating apps. “Centrist” and “apolitical” are both code for “conservative.”