Assuming the question implies an inclusive OR, I know all the answers too : True, True, True, True, True, True, True, True.

I don’t mean to sound insensitive to your culture, but there are other activities that can be done outdoors, can you tell your country please?

I feel you, I had a few managers like you describe. I am all for establishing your boundaries and telling people what you don’t care for if it doesn’t affect your tasks and so on, and I also agree with what other people told you here.

For example, I had a colleague that just talked about their sex life all the time. I deflected every time to another subject, I didn’t laugh at crassy innuendos and boys’ club language, I didn’t engage in stories of my own, but I became very fluent in being smiley, engaged, and willing to talk about work-related topics. People don’t feel offended and they pick up quickly that there are topics I won’t encourage. And I think I am better off now, with colleagues I really do care about. And if people insist on small talk, I sometimes tell yhem honestly, sympathetically, that I am stressed about things being done and that we will catch up later.

There is a way to connect with colleagues that doesn’t feel fake, but it takes practice and good faith. I don’t think it is beneficial in the long run to see others as of lesser value or as a waste of time. It can worsen social relationships. You seem to be motivated to know more about the inner workings of your job and it’s great, and I think the skill of “managing” middle managers and bosses could be included in the skillset.

Seems to have confirmed it : https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/30/banksy-signature-london-statue-man-marching-flag-waterloo-place

I remember. When they didn’t have their phone, they often smoked or drank beer. Try to find friends that can party sober and be present, it’s the best.

Where I live, they mostly use them to display “congestion ahead” or “exit x closed”.

Even worse, jeez.

Way too many penises are buying genetics these days and I have had enough!

You read it right, look up “Body Worlds” by artist Gunther von Hagens.

Yeah people seeing the image might not know these are real cadavers.

Back when it was the most shocking thing you could see. ⋅.˳˳.⋅ॱ˙˙ॱ⋅.˳🄽🄾🅂🅃🄰🄻🄶🄸🄰˳.⋅ॱ˙˙ॱᐧ.˳˳.⋅

Thank you for your time, it saved ours!

Blood clotting’s mini-boss

In Radiohead’s Sit Down. Stand Up, at the end, Thom repeats “The raindrops”, but I kept hearing “Power Rangers”. I searched for it and found a lot of people in my situation, I was amazed at humans.

I understand wanting to leave, but it’s hard to justify not giving any sign of life. This sounds like torture.

Are you saying that we can do to cows whatever we want to do to fruits? We don’t even treat cows well and you bend yourself backwards to say we should equate a cow to a fruit. Even when we know cows have sentience, preferences, and so on.

By that logic, if intelligent extraterrestrials arrived and forcibly raped me, I would not have a defense with all the bad points made in this thread.

You made me think that it would be an absolute cosmic joke if we discovered that the effects of cannabis on children under 13 were, paradoxically, incredibly positive. Imagine all the privileged parents being like : “I’m making sure he’s vaping THC all day, I want him to have opportunities!”

No need to respond to ragebait or sociopaths.

I click a button when taking my pill so I don’t take it twice by mistake, it also alerts me if I’ve forgotten my dose. Not really ridiculous, but I wanted to feel included lol

Sometimes, I think science educators aren’t political enough.

Cleo Abram’s interviews with Nvidia’s CEO, Zuck and Sam Altman are her only interviews to date, and they all paint them in a good light without being critical of their work. I get wanting to make it to the top, but simping for the capitalist elite is just not a good look in my book, especially when science communication should try to minimize bias.

I also remember her video about John Deere last year, giving the impression the company is only doing so much good in the world…