I got the bike cheap through Facebook marketplace. Even if you do spend a lot of money on it, at least you only have to spend it once. In the long run, if you use it long enough, it's cheaper than a gym membership.
Buying meal kits is an ongoing expense but so is any type of food
I've been marathoning the Star Wars movies, since it's May. They hit differently given current events. I've been thinking about how Trump is comparable to the emperor but also comparable to Jabba the Hutt. He's a crime boss. The Untied States is currently run by a crime syndicate. But other factions not only allow it, they kiss up to him because he's so powerful
Find a way to make it easier to do. I wanted to eat healthier, I started ordering meal kits so I can cook healthy meals more easily. I wanted to exercise more, I bought an exercise bike and use it while watching TV and movies
How Hitler and Trump were able to brainwash millions was a mixture of desperation and hatred. People were desperate for more money and better quality of life and these guys promised them those things. They also pushed a narrative that all the problems were caused by marginalized groups. People already hated those groups for some reason and were eager to believe these lies
It's like the ending of the Dinosaurs sitcom when everyone is going to die and Bob is talking to his boss on the phone. His boss is excited about all the money he's going to make. Bob points out they're all going to die and the boss says "well that's a fourth quarter problem"
I find it simultaneously sad and relieving that nothing we do will matter in a million years. Every embarrassing thing I've done or will do, everything I've fucked up or will fuck up, eventually it won't matter. Yes, I'm sad that my achievements also won't matter in the really long run, but there is an upside
I'm so tired of people still acting like everything is normal in the Untied States. After November, can the world finally acknowledge that the Untied States has been taken over by a fascist dictatorship?
Here's one that makes me angry: the myth that suicide is a criminal offense, that you can be criminally charged for attempted suicide. This myth might make people reluctant to seek help. Police don't only have power to intervene when there's a crime. They intervene to protect you if you're attempting suicide. It is NOT a chargeable offense.
It's interesting to watch Star Trek in release order and see how it shifted with the times from standalone episodes that are almost never mentioned again, gradually into more continuous story arcs
That is another good way to make exercise easier. Having a goal besides the exercise