It did work for Tuvok, but not for Vorik, so not a totally effective solution.
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The holodeck can work, but seems to be less than 100% effective. It worked for Tuvok, but not for Vorik.
It does seem to be primarily on an arranged marriage system, but there are plenty of exceptions. Pairings that don't come together for some reason, partners that die either due to age or accident, etc.
Meditation had been shown to be less than effective (Tuvok and Vorik both tried and failed to use meditation to get through their Pon Farrs).
It seems that, in universe, something about Vulcan physiology also prevents medication from being particularly effective as well (also failed for both Tuvok and Vorik).
Since I haven't seen it mentioned yet, I've been using Liftoff for a while now, and I've found it to be a fairly good experience. My main annoyance is that, if I open a notification of a reply to a comment, the process to see the original context for the reply is...convoluted, to say the least. Other than that, great app.
They do actually have a platform besides that. Unfortunately, that platform is just, "whatever Trump says."
No, but there's not as many of them as you might think. TX is gerrymandered to hell, voter suppression abounds, and so many people don't think beyond the R it's astounding. The Republicans have created an environment where they almost can't help but stay in power. If everyone eligible to vote in TX was able to do so properly, the state would look a lot more purple. Source: born in TX & lived 2/3 of my life there before I got out.
Yeah, I don't know how the person who wrote "Speaker for the Dead" could be such a bigot. It doesn't make sense to me.
"Comics are for kids" is an incredibly narrow view of the comic book world. They've never been exclusively for kids, not even the big superhero comics. Many have diverse themes, thoughtful critiques of society, and impressively deep characters.
It's not about the line itself, but more the sentiment behind it. The fact that the Emperor is just suddenly back without any buildup or hinting in the previous two movies is the problem.
I can totally seeing him pull a Ferengi after he dies and sell off dessicated pieces of his body. Except it will turn out they're fake.
Vorik and Tuvok both claim the problem can be dealt with through meditation, but both of them also fail to resolve the issue in this way, so we don't know if that's actually an effective treatment.
There's also lots of ways a Vulcan could end up single, not to mention we've seen at least two instances of Vulcans rejecting their arranged marriages (T'Pol and T'Pring), so there's no guarantee any given Vulcan has a mate, despite their customs.