volvoxvsmarla

volvoxvsmarla , 2 days ago (edited 4 hours ago) to solarpunk memes in "Suffering builds character". anarcho-primitivists, probably

As someone without a car but with a child let me tell you, cars significantly reduce our living standard.

Most places we go I need to constantly tell my toddler not to walk too much to the left or right or run or slow down, I have to control her like a slave, or suppress her emerging wish for independence by holding her by the hand all the time, or even worse, put her in a stroller. Hell there are so many cars parked here (even on corners) that I often cannot leave the sidewalk safely with a stroller or cross the street safely (so that I would see a coming car or a coming car would see me).

I'd happily be less of a "germophobe" and have my kid run around with dirty hands, pick up dirt, etc. But car dirt is definitely not the "healthy dirt" so no, no dirt for you. Don't touch, don't play.

I want my child to grow up in a city that embraces her existence. I want her to feel like a welcomed member of society. But instead I have to keep telling her so many negative things, this is dangerous, don't go there, don't do this. She still loves being downtown and prefers this often to the playground or nature (which we try to encourage). She loves the tram and trains. But there are so many restrictions of free movement it breaks my heart.

And I am in a privileged position living in a German city. I can't even begin to imagine how devastating it would be in an even more car centric society.

volvoxvsmarla , 4 days ago to 196 in Gender rule

Nono, the radical left invented transism just a couple of years ago, what are you talking about smh

volvoxvsmarla , 9 days ago to Comic Strips in The selfish sky

Bro, me too - but for August 2017.

For context, I missed the eclipse in Germany in 1999 because we were visiting family abroad with my mom. So we said back then that we will find a way to see an eclipse. That was before the internet, my dad and sister had VHS taped the event from TV and there was a graph with dates and a map for future eclipses so we kinda knew that sometime in 201x there will be one in the USA.

Fast forward 17 years and we start planning. For us this includes not just an oversea flight and expensive hotels but also getting visas (we're not German) and finding how to get to the place in the USA that is least likely to be clouded and we both don't drive.

It was also the first time I ever slept in a tent. I think we ended up in Madras, Oregon. Man I can tell you we were nervous wracks when the weather forecast didn't look good. But we ended up lucky and had a clear sky after all.

volvoxvsmarla , 18 days ago to Memes in I mean it.

Just to be clear, I brought the toddler, they didn't provide the toddler

volvoxvsmarla , 18 days ago to Memes in I mean it.

For real, fuck ICE. My fully booked evening train got cancelled after we had already boarded, the next two that day were fully booked as well, I had to find an airbnb with a toddler and travel the next day, and they replaced just half of the ticket price because I cOuLD HaVe tAKeN AnOtHer TrAiN

On the other hand their child merch is cute af

volvoxvsmarla , 19 days ago to Memes in Airport security be like part 2

The funny thing is as long as you have a small kid with you - doesn't even have to be a baby, just stroller-age - you can bring anything. I'm not even talking about a sealed bottle of water - which, to me, would kind of make sense with the regulations - but all of the sudden your normal 500ml bottle with water, juice, or whatever, is fine. A thermo can with boiling hot water inside? Sure, no problem.

volvoxvsmarla , 24 days ago to Lefty Memes in Not you

"national socialism" had nothing to do with socialism or being social

volvoxvsmarla , 24 days ago to Lefty Memes in Not you

Ah, I forgot to account for CSU

volvoxvsmarla , 24 days ago to Lefty Memes in Not you

Ok I might have overestimated the German result [cries in Saxony]. Isn't it 23,7 vs 15,9? That's not double though, more like 50%.

volvoxvsmarla , 25 days ago to Memes in Three Wishes

That's an interesting take, wanna tell me more? (I'm sick right now and my brain cells don't function well enough to think for myself but that's unironically an interesting take)

volvoxvsmarla , 25 days ago to Lefty Memes in Not you

Let's not forget that CDU won by a very small difference to AFD. And it's not exactly like CDU is super progressive man. We are in a timeline where we are celebrating that CDU won.

volvoxvsmarla , 25 days ago to 196 in pov rule

Plus, it's middle school. These kids don't really have themselves figured out yet, so constantly parroting popular memes can gain them some acceptance from their peers.

Oh crap by the time our daughter is in middle school these will be boomer memes

volvoxvsmarla , 26 days ago to 196 in pov rule

Some kids are already "terminally online".

I say my kid is speaking Meme. It sounds a bit nicer than terminally online. But then again she's 2 and that's her third language. I'm just not so sure I can call it English when she mostly says It Is Wednesday My Dudes, Yeah Boiiii or It's the Selcuk Turks.

volvoxvsmarla , 26 days ago to 196 in Rule

I agree so much with this. Vegans are right, period. It doesn't matter whether they mind their own business or are annoying about it. It doesn't matter whether they are preachy because they preach the obviously right thing. They are right.

I'm also not a vegan and I know that I am a hypocrite every time I eat meat or have milk. I would never defend my non-vegan choices. There is absolutely no good reason for me to have steak or milk or eggs. Not in this place and time when alternatives are available everywhere.

volvoxvsmarla , 29 days ago to 196 in progress rule

PS: Don't even get me started on getting hate from gay friends for being bi.

I was friends with a lesbian couple and they told me that both of them made sure the other one was definitely not bi when they started dating because [sic] Bis are the worst you just can't date them. Your comment reminded me of that. I'm very sorry that you felt so alone for such a long time.