auntiepink t1_jd881oe wrote on March 22, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Reply to comment by PresencePublic1290 in Silly question for those who have read Jane Eyre by omniicrafter

I always like when they pull their aprons over their heads in embarrassment (usually maids).

auntiepink t1_ja3nux9 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:40 PM

Reply to Listening to classical music while reading is amazing! by Ameliagonemad

I listened to a Forensic Files episode the last time I read a murder mystery and my brain lit up like fireworks. It was amazing!!

I've never been able to study with music, though. I'll hear the right passage in the song that I was listening to when I studied the info I'm trying to recall but can't get through to the facts. That might just be be me, though. Most of the time I got blocked anyway and could only visualize the page the info was on. That was awesome for open book tests, though.

auntiepink t1_ivceely wrote on November 6, 2022 at 10:50 PM

Reply to TIL that most non-human primate infants actively use their hands to help themselves out of the birth canal. Human infants do not, but their grip strength is much higher during the hours immediately after they are born. by afeeney

I know of a person who had to have an emergency C-section because their baby grabbed into its cord during birth and was suffocating itself. The doctor just shook their head because they thought the kid would let go when they started de-satting, but nope. That's a strong reflex!

auntiepink t1_iuhqv6e wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Reply to TIL - Contrary of what everybody thinks, if you park your car at a dark spot at night, the chances of theft are smaller, because thieves don't like to use lights. by JosZo

Not worried about theft as much as someone hiding around or in my car.

auntiepink t1_itamipg wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:17 AM

Reply to comment by NWSiren in Many countries have a "hidden welfare state" for incumbent homeowners, as governments subsidize homeowners through the tax system. The homeownership welfare state is strongest in the US and other Anglophone countries, but weakest in the Scandinavian countries. by smurfyjenkins

I didn't remember about it being assumable... but that's interesting!

auntiepink t1_it8zovt wrote on October 21, 2022 at 8:24 PM

Reply to comment by ThePhysicistIsIn in Many countries have a "hidden welfare state" for incumbent homeowners, as governments subsidize homeowners through the tax system. The homeownership welfare state is strongest in the US and other Anglophone countries, but weakest in the Scandinavian countries. by smurfyjenkins

I should clarify that this was in 2010 and I also lived in a mobile home because the lot rent was cheaper than an apartment. I owned the home outright due to it being super crappy and super cheap and the fact that my parents let me live with them for 2 years before that.

But I think for those who don't have any support at all or even the meager ones that I did should still be supplemented by society because having basic needs met is good for everyone.

auntiepink t1_it7vu20 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 3:58 PM

Reply to Many countries have a "hidden welfare state" for incumbent homeowners, as governments subsidize homeowners through the tax system. The homeownership welfare state is strongest in the US and other Anglophone countries, but weakest in the Scandinavian countries. by smurfyjenkins

Thanks, everyone! I am a homeowner because of an FHA loan which let me be qualified with a lower down payment. Because of this, I've been able to spend less than I would on rent so that I could afford a reliable car, stay employed, build equity, and pay employment and property taxes to help the community. I see it as a net positive and I hope others do, too.