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Cake day: May 31st, 2020

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  • I can imagine there being a correlation, because there’s no reason to be outspoken, if you’re not embedded in a context that would push religion onto you, which includes celebrating Christmas.

    I had a friend in university, whose parents immigrated from a secular region of East Asia, who was equally as atheist as I was. But while I arrived at that position after years of learning about Christianity, as well as peer pressure and self-reflection, she didn’t go through any of that.
    She couldn’t have an opinion about Christianity to be outspoken about, because Christianity is just a random fandom as far as she’s concerned. She’s not particularly interested in it, and that’s all there is to it for her.

    And then, yeah, while I’m obviously much more outspoken than her, I’m not outspoken against doing a celebration in winter. Because I’m embedded in this Christian context, my parents want me to visit for Christmas, so I guess, I celebrate Christmas. ¯\_(⊙_ʖ⊙)_/¯











  • I think, it’s a matter of it being a lot more tangible. Whether momma pig really squeals in desperation, you kind of have to find out by watching a video. Or rather even multiple videos, since it might just be one particular momma pig. Hell, it might only be one particular farmer who takes the piglets away. If you want to believe that it surely isn’t as bad, there’s plenty opportunities.

    With chick culling on the other hand, there’s a word for it, even a Wikipedia article for it. You can see a still image of one of the machines and it’s pretty obvious what it does. And that we have a machine for it also tells you that it certainly isn’t just one farmer doing it, but rather happening at an industrial scale.


  • baked sweet potatoes with grated extra-firm tofu, chipotle, and paprika, and lime, jalapeño, and yoghurt dressing

    Catchy! 🙃

    On a more serious note, I know the struggle. For lunch, I had sweet potato gnocci with roasted cashews and pak choi, in a sauce out of gochujang chili paste, caraway, soy sauce and oat milk.

    Even leaving aside the sauce, I might well be the first human to have eaten that particular combination, so there’s obviously not gonna be a name for it. You just start listing ingredients and most folks have no concept of what that would taste like, so they mentally quit halfway through. 🫠