Just for the record, I didn’t downvote you. I think that would be unkind.

And I hope you can forgive my joke; you’d be surprised how little the average European knows about the history of Iran.

Everyone knows

Yes, everyone knows that if Gudenni, the Prince of Hadenach had just married Essane, the Princess of Hawali, all the bloodshed could have been avoided. Instead, they formed the Caliphate of Ultigo and their iron-fisted rule led to the siege of Khobenar, which left their kingdom in ruins.

Or maybe you overestimate everyone’s knowledge. 😉

Yeah, this is missing “who are you, Ken?”

Ideally, he would need someone to sit down and study with him. Encouraging him and refocusing him when he goes off track, but always in a positive mood. That takes a lot of time and effort, though, so I don’t know how feasible it is for you. You may want to look up the concept of scaffolding in the context of ADHD for this.

Things to try for him are listening to music while studying (some of us perform better with added stimuli) and having a source of glucose ready (glass of orange juice or similar to sip on). Some research I’ve read suggests that ADHD brains consume inordinate amounts of blood sugar when focusing.

Medication such as methylphenidate can also help but should only be administered following guidance from his doctor.

Cool idea but human beings crave identity. And gender is an important way to express identity. I think that might be one of the reasons why some people feel so threatened by the existence of non-cis gendered people. Refusing to conform to preconceived notions of identity-by-gender challenges their sense-making processes, inducing anxiety.

Plus, our entire human race is reliant on the attraction between the sexes. Gender isn’t easily extricable from that. A manly man will always have an easier time finding a woman.

I like the spirit of human first but I fear it might not be as simple as that.

Thank you for calling attention to this. To answer your question, I try to avoid toxic people. To be honest I still have some deeply rooted beliefs about manhood myself that are similarly hurtful to the ones you named.

So I don’t know, really. But I’ve been working on myself and on being happy with who I am. It’s definitely paying dividends but I still have some ways to go.

I’ve sometimes thought that things would be much easier if I were gay because I’d fit the mould in many ways. Except for the most important one, as I’m just not into dudes at all and very much like to be with women.

Having observed other men through my almost 50 years of life, I find that many are probably just masking their sensitivity behind a veil of foul language, aggressive behavior, and machismo. Those men I find particularly hard to bear.

Like who? The Republicans have bought into his death cult wholesale. Their god-emperor can do no wrong.

Because fools appear to be natural leaders in this mad world of ours? Again, not saying you’re wrong.

Keeping with OP’s theme of referring to people as if they were dogs, I see.

Which is not to say that I disagree with your opinion as such. This world does have an issue with fragile masculinity, and that may well be the answer to OP’s question.

When the government tells you that you can’t trust the government, you better believe them.

6. They sell games that are unpatched and out of date.

Yeah the mailman stuff was cool but the ghosts and not being able to just clap fools when necessary ended my run.

Medication helps me a) to remember stuff for the minute or so that it takes sometimes to get around to it and b) to deal with interruptions better in that I can return to the previous task more easily.

I’m still very susceptible to sensory overload. But I find that clearly communicating how I’m doing with the people around me and excusing myself when I’m overloaded (or tired or whatever) works quite well for me.

Case in point, I was just playing a multiplayer online game with people and realized that I’m just too tired to properly process what’s going on anymore. So I told everyone I’m too tired to keep going, wished them a good night and told them I’d be happy to play with them again tomorrow. Younger me would have pushed on, resulting in drama and loss of self-control.

All that said, you might be suffering from something else entirely, so getting diagnosed is still the best course of action, IMHO.

I knew this issue was going to come up looking at the recipe! This really is a national dish. 😁

Eh, both look fine to me. I like the home baked charm of the browning, cracks and all. Bet it tastes great.

FWIW: It’s currently in the Humble monthly bundle.

Yeah that was on sale recently so I finally took the plunge. I’m mostly enjoying skirmishes in the Frontline mode but the campaign is okay as well.

Just don’t let your brain trick you with the old switcheroo. I would be tickled by the thought that tooth paste sounds like fool’s haste and before I know it I’m repeating that. Until I stop suddenly, scratching my head and wondering what I was trying to achieve in the first place.

Good thing my oven has an integrated timer. In fact, it won’t work without setting the timer. Never thought about how much grief that must have saved me already.

Yes! Return of the Obra Dinn 100%. You can still watch other people play it on YouTube later and have a blast seeing them figure things out. And read Lucas Pope’s excellent devblog later as well.