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the worse parts of our lives come from very few people in the ownership class, and they have names, and they have addresses.

yeah i’ll choose bear on this one

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you know, good for her, i guess, but i absolutely fucking hate that they just paint this picture of her like a normal, well adjusted person who happened to get involved in some Weird Shit, because she has to have ignored or dismissed a LOT of red flags to get to where she was.

i’m glad she finally did her due diligence, but i don’t think she deserves a glossy write up about how she did a little oopsy fucky wucky that may have made many children’s lives measurably worse.

i am sure it will be “too expensive” for the next 30 to 40 years.

insurance doesn’t cover everything, and the things they do not cover always just happen to be the most critical things necessary for treatment. it’s a scam.

i cannot believe they think we are stupid enough to accept that shooting rubber bullets at unarmed student protestors on public property is justified and morally correct.

paternalistic bullshit like that breeds hatred and contempt; they are making their own enemies in order to justify more crackdowns, and more fascist behavior.

it’s dark, but it will pass. i hope for the better.

jesus, well this is cementing my choice to move to a deep blue state to get away from people politicizing my existence.

click bait never changes or whatever.

yup. i’m tied to unreal engine 5.

(yes, i know there’s a version for linux. i need to be on windows for the latest updates and work though.)

i’m going to snap and i’m going to

trans people and our allies are fighting; that’s why the christian theocrats are freaking out and using us as the threat of the day to drum up their stupid, ignorant base.

the blame does not squarely lie in complacency

right.

and yea, vasoconstriction is vasoconstriction and we know nicotine (among other stimulants) causes it, and therefore, it’s going to reduce blood flow to the skin. reduced blood flow = less oxygen/nutrients. over time, this can slow down the healing/regeneration process of the skin, which would lead to a more aged appearance. this also effects hair follicles.

there’s not much else to prove here; it’s cause and effect.

well, not quite, but you have the gist.

nicotine patches and gum have been around for quite awhile, and the blood vessel constriction is a fact, and therefore, it will affect skin/hair health.

it’s just to what degree. clearly, it’s more with analog cigarettes where you’re sucking on literal smoke.

the issue is not with individual doctors or nurses.

the issue lies with for profit healthcare providers being slaves to the insurers. i work with providers daily; they are overworked and often are not able to provide the best care possible because the system sees people as a collection of data/telemetry to optimize.

it’s disgusting, shameful, and damn near barbaric. not if you have a lot of money though.

i use both, but i never really think about it unless my skin suddenly dislikes it and revolts.

so, yea, convenience wins.

inhaling carcinogenic smoke to get nicotine would age you more, but nicotine itself also has adverse effects by constricting blood vessels, which would affect how much oxygen and nutrients are able to reach the dermal layer. this would also affect hair follicles.

here’s some decent sources for more reading:

E-cigarettes containing nicotine cause blood clotting and make small blood vessels less adaptable

NIH-funded studies show damaging effects of vaping, smoking on blood vessels

it’s certainly possible that the ecigarettes used in the testing here may have altered the results, but it’s not looking pretty.

yeah i’m in my 30s and i get routinely carded at events and people place me in my late 20s still.

a lot of it is genes, but i also: have a good skin care routine, use sunscreen every day, rarely drink alcohol, and use nicotine rarely. those are big factors that shouldn’t be discounted.