Lmao what public transport? We don't have that here.

Fuck you, that's how. It's pretty much only cars. Not having a car isn't really an option here, unless maybe you live in the heart of a big city.

As a writer myself, I find this rather depressing. I use parallel sentence structure, group things in threes, use unusual-but-accurate words, and come up with my own metaphors because those are good ways to make your point. I'm also inclined to restate and overclarify things to minimize the chance of being misunderstood. I hate the idea of my writing being mistaken for AI slop. At least I type my em-dashes as --, which LLMs don't do.

Your wish is my command.

But... the person you're replying to didn't say you don't need to use a wheelchair. They said that if someone genuinely doesn't need to use a wheelchair, using one will likely have negative effects. Which is just, like, true? In my head, it's roughly akin to saying, "If you consistently take a medication you don't need, you're probably going to wind up needing a different medication to counteract the negative effects of the medication you unwisely took."

You're completely right that wheelchairs are liberation tools and shouldn't be vilified. And as someone who needs medical intervention to survive, I understand your frustration with ableist rhetoric. I just think your reading of this one is a bit off the mark.

I love Pathfinder 2E! I'm a pretty new player, but it's captured my heart. The three-action economy is great and offers so much freedom. The characters are INSANELY customizable, and I love how multiclassing works. And to top it all off, everything you need to play is free! Only the lore and campaigns have to be purchased. Plus, iirc, Paizo has vowed never to use generative AI in their works!

But if you start consistently using a wheelchair when there is no physical reason for you to use one, will your muscles not atrophy, thereby making you need it?

I don't think this metaphor is inherently ableist. That wheelchairs aren't being pushed onto anyone isn't really relevant, nor is the fact that very few people fake needing a wheelchair. I don't think the person you replied to was shaming anyone for "faking it." Just saying that if you don't need a wheelchair, it's probably a bad idea to use one.

She already has. :) I've had her for almost four years now. She's a wonderful cat. I mean, she's a terrible little gremlin like all cats, but she's also great.

(She came up and squeaked at me for pets while I was typing this. I think that means she says hi.)

Three are orange and one is brown. The brown one, however, is a little older and appears to be from a different litter.

Yeah, I live in Seattle and have been to Pike Place many a time. Having cars down there was fucking deranged. Neither the pedestrians nor the drivers could possibly have been happy about the situation.

Personally, I use the em-dash a lot, but I just type it as --.

Damn, that's a good metaphor. Gonna steal that for myself.

Did you miss the second sentence or... ?

By being picky and only actively seeking out my favorite genre.

Yeah. Piefed seems like a better client, but I just really don't want to make another account.

I walked past my cat and wanted to pet her, but I knew she'd run if I bent over. So naturally I stuck my foot in her face instead. She went "Mweeeeee!!!" in response. Which isn't that funny now that I write it out, but I assure you it was a very funny noise.

Literally does not matter. Both are violently racist organizations.

just ADHD things

Weird. Regardless, shit suddenly seems to be working.

Not sure, but piefed.blahaj.zone is down for me.