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Mrs_deWinter , to asklemmy in How do we package food products sustainably in coming decades?

We gave up on reusing glass bottles in large part because they were not sanitary. Every boomer has stories of finding cigarette butts in their soda and beer.

I live in a county that almost religiously reuses glass bottles and have never heard nor experienced such a story. Seems like someone figured out how to sanitize them.

Mrs_deWinter , to asklemmy in Insomnia

No what I’m saying is maybe you are sensitive (for whatever reason - from a exceptional metabolism to placebo, over other sensitivities/allergies, complex psychological effects, etc everything is possible) but it’s certainly not because glutamate is a neurotransmitter.

Neurotransmitters and the stuff in our bloodstreams (nutrients, hormones and so on) are two very different systems. Think of it as a river and a power grid. We all have this massive stream of different molecules in our bodies, and we have an elaborate information system made from electric and chemical signaling, like cables and batteries, working right beside it. The batteries might happen to utilize the same molecules that swim around in the river, but they still have nothing to do with each other. The river doesn’t touch the batteries, and your body very carefully decides which part it takes out of the water and into the batteries. Highly simplified of course, but that’s kinda how you can imagine why one doesn’t hurt the other.

Mrs_deWinter , to asklemmy in Insomnia

To add:

  • No visible clocks. If possible don’t check the time at all while trying to sleep. Doing math at night (aka “oh no only 4 hours left”) only makes you angry or sad.
  • No alcohol. If unavoidable, try to be sober by the time you want to fall asleep. (Dring sooner, if at all.)
  • No coffee after midday. Some bodies suck at metabolising it.
  • Bedroom should be as dark and silent and comfy as possible. If there’s any way you can add comfort, do it.
  • For persisting sleep problems: Change position or location. (E.g. turn completely around in your bed, feet at the headrest, or sleep on the couch if comfortable.) Brains are very good at linking a location with a state of mind, and changing things around can help if the thought of your bed stresses you out already.

For severe problems it’s probably always wise to check with a physician, or if there’s specific stuff in your head that keeps you awake to consider telling a friend or therapist about it. To distance yourself from your thoughts is something everybody can learn and it can be tremendously helpful with stuff like that.

Mrs_deWinter , to asklemmy in Insomnia

Even though you’re right in that glutamate is a neurotransmitter, eating it doesn’t affect our brain chemistry at all. It can’t pass the blood-brain-barrier. Which is relieving since basically every food group contains it and flooding our brain with that would lead to violent epileptic seizures and certain death. Not insomnia.

And melatonin isn’t a neurotransmitter but a hormone.

So maybe you do in fact sleep better when avoiding specific food groups in the evening, but your explanation certainly isn’t correct.

Just putting this out there since glutamate is such a highly misunderstood molecule surrounded by many misconceptions, this one being a very common one.

Mrs_deWinter , to gaming in Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, maker of Fortnite

That’s honestly good to know, thanks!

Although it is kind of telling that in order to use their launcher without getting a stroke your best bet is an alternative launcher. Still, I’m going to have a look at Heroic. Would be a shame to never touch all those free games just because Epic sucks so much.

Mrs_deWinter , to gaming in Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, maker of Fortnite

You can change the directory manually for every single install. But a default install path for your games - nope.

Mrs_deWinter , to gaming in Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, maker of Fortnite

Well the launcher can hardly get any worse.

Today I found out there’s no way to change the default install location. And I learned this just today because I so rarely use it. Why is this launcher such a mess. It’s seriously like they’re not even trying.

Mrs_deWinter , to news in Arnold Schwarzenegger held at Munich airport over luxury watch

I’d be more upset if the headline read “Arnold Schwarzenegger commited tax fraud but was let through because he’s famous”

Mrs_deWinter , to askscience in How can you replace your addiction with a more healthy one? And will this lead to a negative spiral? Can you break from an addictive personality?

That is entirely dependend on the substance, the original addiction, and the individual. Might it lead to a negative spirale? Sure. Addiction is destructive. Depending on the context pretty much anything can be done or consumed to the point of self harm. Probably don’t get into one on purpose like, a general rule of thumb.

Mrs_deWinter , to cat in Crime and criminal

Ta-da!

Mrs_deWinter , to asklemmy in Whats your such opinion

Communication about times would get so much easier, communication about schedules would get so much easier.

Except that it wouldn’t. It would make communication about time a culture sensitive topic. Sure, the exact time of day in relation to the position of the sun might get lost with our current system, but if someone tells you “I’ve slept til 12am” at least you know it was somewhat around noon. Under your new system you’d always have to consider where someone lives.

Mrs_deWinter , to memes in Always wondered how they feel

It’s impossible to avoid every possible trauma trigger when making a movie. The fact that some people might seriously be unable to watch sex scenes shouldn’t mean we cannot make them at all. If sex is an absolute red flag for you in movies, watch PG-13.

Other example: My mom doesn’t like violence in movies. (Doesn’t mind sex scenes btw.) And that just means she can’t (and doesn’t want to) watch most recently produced shows. And that’s just how it is.

Obviously there’s a market for movies with sex scenes in them, or Hollywood wouldn’t make them. You will just have to live with the fact that your in the minority here.

Mrs_deWinter , to memes in Always wondered how they feel

On the other hand, watching porns makes either make people horny or uncomfortable depending on their situation.

For teenagers maybe. Most adults can regulate their emotions enough to handle it. I mean, if you watch movies with your mother on a regular basis just laugh akwardly over all the scenes she doesn’t want you to see and that’s it. With anyone else, why does it bother you if they’re watching with a smirk? It’s not like people break out into orgies watching a small sex scene.

I think what’s happening with people getting overly irritated with sex scenes in movies is, in last consequence, the habit of puritan self-censorship. “Oh, we shouldn’t watch that and be aroused by it, that’s so indicent. I will be embarrassed if someone catches me doing such a shameful thing.”

Once you accept how normal and beautiful human sexuality is, sex scenes become just that - normal. A realistic part of the stories we like to be told.

Mrs_deWinter , to memes in Always wondered how they feel

Most action scenes could be skipped aswell with a black screen and showing the defeated party dead or incapitated on the floor afterwards.

Most landscape shots, portrait close-ups, or otherwise non-verbal scenes could be skipped entirely.

Thinking about it - most movies could be completely omitted by just telling the audience the end result with a few lines of text on screen.

Let people enjoy things. Just because you don’t care for sex scenes says nothing about them being invalid or unnecessary for other people.

Mrs_deWinter , to memes in Always wondered how they feel

Or I’ll just watch a good movie with a well made sex scene. Why does it bother you if others enjoy that?

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