[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 62 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

In fact, one systematic review found that the average prevalence of surgical regret was 14.4% among all research studies analyzed

Holy shit that's actually crazy to me. [I actually tracked down that number because I was so curious] (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1007/s00268-017-3895-9) It's over half cancer surgery. I've known that the regret rate for transition surgery was low for a long time, but that piece of context kinda blows my mind. You're more likely to regret a variety of life saving procedures than gender affirming surgery, and it's often by insane orders of magnitude.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I personally am in a phenomenally stable polyamorous relationship. I've been married to my wife for 12 years, and she has had the same boyfriend for about half of that time. It's a really fulfilling arrangement for all of us in various ways. We're all genuinely happy and satisfied. I'm kind of casually looking for a boyfriend of my own.

But I feel like I only hear negative stories about other poly experiences. It's always unstable people and situations. It's always two out of three people happy at most. Surely there are other success stories out there, and I just hear the disasters because they're more memorable and fun to tell. Does anyone else have or know a polyamory success story?

EDIT: This blew up a little while I was asleep. I promise I'm at least reading every comment.

EDIT 2.0: ngl I did not expect the trope of polyamory to fix a struggling relationship would be so real. We did just the opposite and are both baffled. Don't use volitility to fight the volitility.

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submitted 1 year ago by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/trees@lemmy.world

It has been brought to my attention by several coworkers that most of them find cannabis--thc specifically--makes time go much faster for them. The day flies by compared to normal. I'm just the opposite. Any amount of thc stretches time to its limits. It makes the day feel so, so long. Even a little bit of H4CBD has me in the time tunnel. I feel like I'm gonna be here forever. I'm curious if I'm in as much a minority in the grand scheme of things as I am in this building.

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 54 points 1 year ago

Yeah, couple times, but not for years now. Fetishizing pre-industrial times sounds nice if you aren't one of the many people who would have died or lived with an untreated illness or condition your whole life. You should look into what they did to that man in college. Then find someone more stable making similar points and saying similar things. Industrial skepticism isn't unique to Ted Kaczynski. The truama and subsequent mental illness that pervade his theory and philosophy is.

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submitted 1 year ago by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/trees@lemmy.world

He was investigating.

So they all work well. The Squeezes are unfortunately bitter, but they're a good deal per mg. The Lemon Lime isn't too bad in some lemon Sprite. The Stiribles are perfect. They add zero flavor and dissolve into flat liquids beautifully. I had some mixed with a Seltzer recently and couldn't taste it. They hit faster than normal edibles. A lot of people report feeling like they hit harder than the number suggests, but I think they just prefer that sort of high. Personally I prefer the feel of normal edibles. They're supposed to work better for people with low amounts of the enzyme that converts THC, but I can't speak to that personally. They're definitely a fun addition to my alchemy cabinet.

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 67 points 1 year ago

Ngl I want my dash to look like a fucking airliner. I love that my MINI interior looks like a personal space ship from a 90s movie. Give me moar toggles!

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submitted 1 year ago by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/trees@lemmy.world

Basically what it says on the can: why do you use weed? Are you a purely recreational user? Do you use for medical purposes, with or without a prescription? Do you use for a mental health condition? We're all probably some blend of these. What's your use case?

Personally, I do use cannabis medicinally to help me sleep. Neither weed nor melatonin cuts it alone, but weed and quick dissolve melatonin is just the right thing. I also use for recreational purposes. It's just fun to do things stoned. I also use heavily for religious/spiritual reasons. I'm a Discordian, and keeping a flexible mind full of doubt is important to that. Weed is helpful in resisting the siren call of comforting certainty. As a casual psychedelic, it keeps me thinking in interesting ways.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/trees@lemmy.world

I love this thing. I wanted a Volcano for years. It feels like both science and magic at the same time. I can put enough flowers into me to be as stoned as I need to be without the gross respiratory effects. I've always struggled to use flowers through the winter months when holiday anxiety redoubles my weed need. Between this and my employee discount, I bet I can avoid my traditional holiday season drinking. If I can manage that, it'll have paid for itself twice. It was expensive af, but I paid for $200 of it with a gift card I got from a sales competition. So far it has been 100% worth it.

EDIT: Sync doesn't display my extra pictures! =O

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tbh I'm not really a cheese girl. Give me fancy tomatoes. Fancy tomatoes will hold my attention.

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 62 points 1 year ago

And then he eats your slow old dad with that kid and they sing a little song about it.

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submitted 1 year ago by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/music@lemmy.world

In a very different direction from my other Halloween submission, Iris Marlowe! She's the best spooky lesbian cowgirl you've ever heard. She has a heart of metal and a lot of talent. And she's a pretty cool person too, has some cute rabbits. This is my go to fuck shit up song right now. I listen to it on my walk to work a lot.

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submitted 1 year ago by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/music@beehaw.org

clipping. goes hard as fuck. They're most recent two albums are horror themed. I've been listening to them seasonally. This is one of my favorites, but both albums are phenomenal, overwhelming.

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 49 points 1 year ago

I live down the street from a college. Many of my neighbors are college students. I've seen roughly this look on a handful of very young men in the last year. I've seen guys in their early 20s/late teens playing sports in roughly this outfit. It is coming back/fashion is more fluid these days. There are still trends, but many young people wear all sorts of stuff that just looks good on their bodies with little regard for era or popularity.

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submitted 1 year ago by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/music@lemmy.world

I often have a lot of detailed, nifty things to say about music I listen to. I only have complex, hard to communicate feelings about Little Mazarn. This is from their new EP, Honey Island General Store, maybe my favorite of the lot, but I've only had it for a day. I was so excited when I opened Spotify for something totally different and saw the new release. I hope Lindsey's Austin residency continues to be this productive.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/music@beehaw.org

Little Mazarn, my heart, my love. I'm not sure how to exactly express how I feel about Little Mazarn. They're a guaranteed religious experience every time for me. I'm aware that they can have an incredibly niche sound, but I am moved deeply every time. This placid, perfect rendition of an old folk song brings me joy and serenity. They have a new EP out, Honey Island General Store,

https://spotify.link/Pyzo6eq0jDb https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nByosVf3wYZs1IXUcQEuzkaOFyteF_Y9U&si=rzXTATJ-gphPxWTD

and I've decided to share here in celebration. I promise this isn't marketing. I'm just a genuine adherent.

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 66 points 1 year ago

points at random new hire who has been allowed to work unsupervised for like three days

Well she did it for me last week!

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 62 points 1 year ago

When I got sick Costco graciously moved me to a food prep and service position!

<_< That's so great.....

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Calling Planned Parenthood a political group is just telling on yourself. You hate women's bodily autonomy and/or trans people enough to overlook the fact that they offer free and income cost adjusted birth control and vasectomies and hysterectomies and fertility treatments. They are a non-profit organization offering every type of sexual and reproductive health care. They, in fact, do not engage in politically driven discrimination against certain types of sexual health issues. They treat those trying to get pregnant with the same level of evidence based care as those seeking abortion or hrt or to be made infertile, without concern for public opinion or political discourse. I assume all of the above can be said of the children's hospital mentioned, but I don't have an ongoing relationship with them to base my comments on..

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 56 points 1 year ago

I work four days a week and take good care of myself. It sets me apart. Last I saw the numbers, my sales for the month were more than time and a half the second place employee's. I am the stand out employee since my friend got a promotion. And I'm probably in line for the next one. If I work a fifth day, I have a mental breakdown. I promise. I Iove my job with everything in me, but I've never been stable working five days a week. I'm a high performance individual, and not overworking myself is essential to maintaining that.

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 112 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Imagine being so afraid of The Big Gay that you fire two people for being part of another community that uses boldly colored stripes in their logo, a community that literally has a documented statistical preference for bold primary colors and patterns. Imagine your hate being so enormous that it can't hit just one group of vulnerable minority children.

EDIT: Imagine posting before your caffeine kicks in and having to fix three different typos.

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submitted 1 year ago by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/music@beehaw.org

Do I have more gay country music? Yes, yes I do. Iris Marlowe is cool as shit. She's incredibly versatile. She has fire and brimstone numbers that devolve into heavy metal guitar solos. She has fun, high energy romps. She has sincere love songs and solemn contemplations. She has an annual series of Halloween thrmed covers that's about to get a new entry. She's one of the musicians I'm most excited to see the future of.

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submitted 1 year ago by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/music@lemmy.world

I'm gonna keep bringing lesbian country to Lemmy because holy shit I love gay country. Melissa Carper has a voice that can melt me and an awkward confidence I can't resist. She's the master of the brand new old time song, routinely funny, and I will love her forever.

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submitted 1 year ago by LegionEris@feddit.nl to c/music@beehaw.org

In honor of the decline of the southern accent. S.G. Goodman is phenomenal, the sound that lured me into and drowned me in lesbian country. Space and Time can still make me lose my balance

[-] LegionEris@feddit.nl 41 points 1 year ago

I'm not a local, but I'm fond of Hexbear. Most people online who are too philosophically confident for my comfort are right wing extremists who want to shoot me dead in the street. Here it's people who would shoot back at an anti-gay shooter, and I appreciate that.

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