Thank you, very detailed reply!

Thank you!

I dunno why you’re being downvoted, but could you explain the differences, please?

Media has taught us that a first date involves drinking in a bar or restaurant, in part because of movie shorthand. (Dinner and drinks is a date, forget the rest of the evening, we just set the stage to imply the rest.)

As many others have said, your normal is your normal. Don’t let society or Hollywood pressure you into dating ‘their way’.

I met my wife on a date at a coffeehouse near here house. We then went to a pizza place across the street. No alcohol involved, but I did bring a board game into the restaurant with us.

Better funding of higher education, lower costs of living in general for lower income people. Better public transportation as well.

That tries to at least address each of your concerns.

Dogs are so great for therapy like that. My dog tells me dozens of times a day how much she loves me, and sometimes that snaps me out of my self-defeating mood.

Duster came out on HBO and I loved the pilot. Stars are Josh Holloway, Keith David, Sydney Elisabeth, and the 1970s.

My wife and I are now determined to bring ‘Far Out’ back.

That’s a very low bar for ruining lives.

Consider that you have discovered a disturbing trend in yourself that you would like to address before it hurts more people… and also consider forgiving yourself while you work to be better.

As another said, therapy is a good idea, especially as you know one of the things you would like to address in that therapy.

It’s a long journey to be a better person, but not because it’s difficult to make progress. It’s long because once you’ve started, you develop the skills to continue being introspective and working toward your true self.

Believable shower thought… wanting to go back to bed.

The cryptocurrencies affected will just implement AI to circumvent these regulations.

Words and concepts have no meanings any longer. Fake AI money is the future.

I’d give it a shot, but I honestly leave my home only once a week, which makes these types of games less appealing to me.

I almost never travel either.

I’d still play a game that let me use/invest in local resources generously, and unlock more areas with travel.

I’d never be competitive in such a game, but I’m comfortable with that.

What works for you, works for you.

It may be possible to slowly wean yourself off of these behaviors that are worrying you. If it’s down to once a month, there isn’t as much of a jump to zero times a month, but maybe sometime. And then once it’s been a year, congratulate yourself for that and keep going.

Habits are hard to break and much easier to fall into. But if you are more conscious of these decisions, it all becomes a little bit easier with time.

That kind of mindfulness is a skill that is hard to develop, but your post leads me to think you’re already on your way.

Breathing is key.

I’ve found that a cold shower can shock me out of the panic attack enough to make me control my breathing. Then I can work my way through why I was panicking. (Since I have IBS, it’s usually toilet related.)

That’s a tactic I’ve seen widely used, especially by the assholes we are talking about.

Words have meaning to us, and fascists love that because they are not beholden to any truth at all.

Ah, then I guess I don’t know how to interpret that.

Maps cannot answer that question.

Genealogy could, but has its downsides.

Whatever happened, it’s more valuable now.

I rented this just to make my friends watch it, and they loved the ending.

But it definitely isn’t a good movie.

Agreed. I like the following seasons okay but the first season is nearly perfect on its own.

Stewed beets are delicious, and beet greens are quite tasty too. A nice addition to any garden.