TIL I might actually have ADHD then.

Too true, mate.

Do I… Do I have ADHD?

I’m afraid to ask, but my curiosity overwhelms my fear. Why do you have a trackball mouse? It’s 2025, there are far better options.

I know from experience that those can be heavy if you need to pick them up with snow on them. I made the mistake of using one to clear my deck and had to lift it up, all laden with snow, over the railing to dump it. If you’re doing anything like that just be careful for your back, bend at the knees as much as you can.

Excuse me, what?! Going to have to check that out ASAP.

I was going to say that I have an awesome book about this stuff, and then I saw the author of the post is the author of that book. The book is called “Your Inner Fish” and it is EXCELLENT.

Fuck dude, it’s all so goddamned depressing. The only sliver of hope I have is that I can pass my knowledge to my kids and teach them better much younger. Hopefully enough people do this sort of thing that we might finally pull ourselves out of our bullshit ignorance. I know it’s worth nothing, but I’m sorry all the same.

I think you’re correct. We were taught about manifest destiny but not the genocide of Native Americans, and that’s just one instance of the institutionalized racism we were taught was good. SO MANY PEOPLE never grew out of that or tried to be better.

Strong Poe’s Law energy with this comment.