I finally found a way to repay with my own cat tax - hopefully you’ll see the pic - her name is Carmen. It was a lovely conversation, hope to see you around!

Which helps to develop even more anxiety.

Ok, I’ll go with velociraptor. Maybe not as an icon of thought, but I’ll go with it.

We talk about enabling harmful behaviour. No one has a right to harm others, not even those with a disability.

No matter whether the diagnosis is accurate in this case. OP’s parents are harmful for some reason. No need to make OP’s situation even harder, internet stranger. Be kind to kids, please.

In this case it’s a survival strategy.

You mean a floating fetus, not a fruit. Thanks for the Kupka!

Agree, turning anxiety into art is the traditional way.

I think for some children that’s the best way to overcome fear. Not for all children, though, people are built different.

The date on the article means nothing, because the information had been published before in other news sources. This article just republished old news with a new date.
I feel with you though, you didn’t know that.

This looks like a she.

I think saying “keep turning the component to the west” wouldn’t really work.

Aww, so cute! I happen to have her secret sister with inverted color of spots:

There’s no indication in the picture that the scratches were done on purpose. I still think it’s very cute.

The acceptance is one-sided in case of animals, so to make the question fair, we should ask: Would exploitation of humans be acceptable to the aliens? The answer is: Let’s hope that besides higher intelligence they also have much higher empathy!

Interesting, it’s kind of the other way around for me! I wake up ready for food. After brushing, my taste buds are knocked off by the toothpaste and I loose all apetite.

I think you missunderstood. What they’re saying is using AI is still based on human creativity. A human comes up with a creative idea and uses a brush or an AI to visualize the idea. This opinion is built on belief that creative thinking is the heartof art and is more important than the physical process of crafting, the technique one uses to express the idea. There can be duscussions about that, of course.

I have a question that might sound stupid, but I seriously don’t know: Can pesto be non vegan?

The answer is they’re going to be adult about it. Even if the breakup gets a bit messy, it’s still possible to maintain a good professional relationship. I’ve got several such ex-couples in my bubble. They’re mature enough to make it work.

This is a briliant question. I know of a research focused on the positive aspect. Participants, who got to play a game in which they were a superhero and helped people, were immediately afterwards much less hesitant to help (in a staged small accident that happened during the final talk with the examiner). So it seems you could get into habit of helping. I suppose it could work the other way aroud as well and you could build a habit of being selfish and not caring by playing such people. But I suppose most actors don’t play only vilains all the time and have good habits outside the role. Also, playing a vilain can certainly help you connect to and understand your darker sides, which is a great way of getting control of them.