Realistically, fire ant

It’s the first to go from concussions

Have you played with fire recently?

smoke weed every day

Idk that I can agree, but I can respect your viewpoint without agreeing with it. Personally, I’m a little too far to the “an” side of ancom to vibe with prevailing thoughts about the lumpenproletariat. Like, folks who want to just exist should be supported in that endeavour to any extent that it’s feasible–and where not feasible, while not actively supported, they shouldn’t be actively opposed or punished. “Lazy”, with its strictly negative connotations, feels kinda punishing.

Though, again, I would support applying it to someone who seeks status and standing without applying effort; I just rarely if ever see it applied in that manner and would lean toward abolishing the term rather than engage in the effort to define it as such–which I suppose is lazy behavior by both definitions.

I feel–among the working class folks I have known–that actual attempts to skirt all personal responsibility have been far less frequent than accusations of laziness toward folks who are just burned out by life and work. I do believe that laziness is a prevailing occurrence among the wealthy, but I do not see accusations of it thrown their way often. When viewed in this light, fighting the concept/usage of “laziness” inherently protects the working class.

I think anyone from hexbear who says “laziness doesn’t exist” still subscribes to “from each according to their ability, to each according to their need”, and statements made should be viewed with that in mind.

Anyway, I bear no ill will, I just wanted to share where the “laziness isn’t a thing” folks were speaking from. Carry on, comrade.

I don’t think that’s intended as an excuse–it’s reasonable when approached from the same mindset that defines racism as a systemic problem. Accusations of “laziness” are used to further oppression and exploitation of the working class; discarding wholesale the concept of “laziness” as a rhetorical device is a convenient generalization that can refocus the conversation on extant material conditions and the societal pressures around work and productivity.

Sorry, misread your comment; “laziness doesn’t exist” is a decent maxim to go by in the current capitalist paradigm. Any time I’ve “chosen” to be “lazy”, it’s been motivated by a ton of other external factors, and amounts more to self-care. Any time I’ve seen a person or a demographic accused of “laziness”, the accusation fails to consider material conditions. I will acknowledge the possibility of true laziness, but do not feel it is remotely a common occurrence despite the frequency of laziness allegations.

Lazy doesn’t feel guilty about being lazy

It’s burnout it’s always burnout (or ADHD–which just makes you more prone to burnout)

Homemade bread; a loaf with olive oil, rye, semolina, and cornmeal.

In the prosecution of its purposes, the Slave Power has obtained the control of both the great political parties. Their recent nominations were made to serve its interests, to secure its supremacy, and especially to promote the extension of Slavery.

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I hear the old political saw, that “we must take the least of two evils.” My friend from Ohio [Mr. Giddings] has already riddled this excuse, so that I might well leave it untouched; but I cannot forbear a brief observation. It is admitted, then, that Cass and Taylor both are evils. For myself, if two evils are presented to me, I will take neither. There are occasions of political difference, I admit, when it may become expedient to vote for a candidate who does not completely represent our sentiments. There are matters legitimately within the range of expediency and compromise. The Tariff and the Currency are of this character. If a candidate differs from me on these more or less, I may yet vote for him. But the question before the country is of another character. This will not admit of compromise. It is not within the domain of expediency. To be wrong on this is to be wholly wrong. It is not merely expedient for us to defend Freedom, when assailed, but our duty so to do, unreservedly, and careless of consequences.

-Abolitionist Charles Sumner, encouraging a third party vote in the 1848 election

No pulse

No breath

Vacant, glassy eyes

My cat can understand everything I say but chooses not to listen

Oh wait, favorite, half gallon; in the imperial system half gallon is the sweet spot in which my brain effortlessly translates to any other measure. Not the gallon, that’s far too many cups.

“a bowl” of flour

Trying to interpret old recipes is a pain

I do not. This is like the core of ADHD executive dysfunction. Stuff only happens in last minute panic mode. Meds help some. Anti-anxiety meds help some too. But I got through college by, frankly, just getting better at doing stuff at the last minute. Same thing that keeps me going in the corporate world.

(The pomodoro technique mentioned by another poster is also good though. It’s not a perfect solution, but in some situations it has helped me get started on something to know “I’m not committing to finishing this, I’m committing to working on it for 25 minutes. Surely I can handle suffering for 25 minutes”)

I do feel yeet has a timelessness to it, due to the onomatopoeia-ness/ying-yang synergy with yoink

Holy shit