cynar

In our current economic model, any deflation creates a perverse incentive to not spend. It is extremely bad for the economy, and all of us reliant on it. The rich are one of the few groups that come out ahead (relatively).

Like it or not, we are all stuck on that merry go round. Until we find a graceful way off, it's in no-one's interest to jam it up.

It's a balancing act. Push it too hard, and the dream collapses. Don't push enough, and you relax back into true sleep again.

Try and tweak 1 thing at a time. You'll also need to roll with the narrative. It's like improv, saying no is dangerous, it can leave the other party with nowhere to go. Always agree with their premise, bit add your own spin to it.

As for techniques, I've found dream checks to be most effective. You need to do it regularly, while away. This will make you also do it in a dream. Mine is to check my back pocket for "hammerspace" type capabilities. I will never have an AK47, or a giant mallet in my back pocket. When I pull one out, I know I'm dreaming. It also makes nightmares a non issue.

The side profile does not match the cartoon.

There are use cases where long passwords could be problematic. 64 would be long enough for most purposes, but short enough not to cause issues for things like microcontrollers.

It should be paired with a strongly recommended larger value, however.

Gender affirming care, for minors, is about 2 things.

1. Helping them figure out what is actually going on.

2. Stopping difficult or irreversible changes.

The first is exactly what you want. It's helping the children figure out exactly what they feel. It might also involve changing outward appearance (clothing etc) to see how it feels. Basically get their head straight with what they really want and feel.

The second is mostly puberty blockers. Puberty makes irreversible changes to the body. Blocking it doesn't do any harm. It's been used for decades to help with other conditions. When the blockers are removed, puberty proceeds normally. If the patient truly wants to transition, then an artificial puberty can be induced. This is far safer and more effective than surgery to fix things later.

No one is chopping up children.

From memory, we are statistically more likely to be geniuses. Unfortunately we are also equally as more likely to be clinically insane.

Give it a couple of grenades, and let it go out in glory!

I know, first hand, how strong the illusion is, that depression causes. It's like having a mountain poised to avalanche down on you. You just want to escape, even if it's via extreme means.

The key is that it is still an illusion. It's a paper tiger, once you get a handle to fight it, it dissolves like mist. Most people who attempt suicide, due to mental health, are not dealing with a steady chronic condition. They are at a crisis point. If they receive appropriate help, clawing their way back is perfectly possible for most.

There are exceptions, but they are quite rare. I would bundle them with terminal illness, though proving that is a lot harder. It's also a balancing act between being OK with dying, and being of sound mind to make that decision.

No, there's obviously a veteran, paid as little as possible, to put the strings on and stuck a "made in the USA" sticker on! It's creating domestic jobs! (/s)

Many places make it illegal to allow police to intercede. In most places, the police can intervene if they believe a crime is about to be committed.

There is a huge line between someone who is terminally ill, and wants to die on their own terms, and someone having a mental health crisis. The first should be legal, but still needs support and checking, the 2nd need immediate help.

You joke, but this was legitimate concerns raised in many places, when slavery was abolished. It was often phased out slowly to allow businesses to adapt.

It's at least better than nothing, but far from perfect.

"No-one is the villan of their own story."

They think they are doing more good than harm. It's fucked up, but it's still helpful to understand how they view the world. It makes it easier to predict and counter them.

To them, it's like you threatening to beat up the local priest, while on the way to a major aid drive, because he parked wrongly. They are stepping into stop you interrupting the Lords work! Of course they will be rewarded for that!