I had been to doctors, gotten colonoscopies and endoscopies and other tests, elimination diets, etc.

One week of this powder mixed with water and my ever present mild diarrhea is basically gone. It's as close to a miracle cure as I can imagine.

However, I haven't lost a single pound or lost a single inch from my waistline.

I have, however, gained muscle, because I can now work out more because I'm not constantly fatigued and my body can recover much faster so I'm lifting weights quite steadily.

I'm so enthusiastic about this that I sound like a bot or a shill but it is what it is.

It doesn't work as a bulking agent like psyllium husk did. I can vary the dose and take it with or without food on a full or an empty stomach and it still works making me think that it might be related to changes in microbiota. I apologize for too much info but I must add that the solidness and color and smell of my feces changed completely and that my digestive system has slowed digestion.

Moreover, leather is a widely available product and a byproduct of the meat industry.

You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. Perfect is the enemy of good. This is acceptable collateral damage. The number is surprisingly low. I've seen so many bullshit justifications like these.

But if you're still shopping at Costco then you don't really care about the effects that these big box stores have on small town economies.

You're just into performative activism.

But Costco does have better working conditions so I'll give you that.

Hear me out.

It's right next to Costco, literally in the same mall.

Products are kind of shittier but they're good enough. But good enough is better for me because the rest of the experience is just better.

Walking through Sam's Club is often a breeze whereas through Costco I waddle like a penguin sandwiched between a waddle of penguins, each competing for enough space and quiet and mental clarity to score a good purchase.

It can be panic inducing.

At Sam's Club I don't even walk to a cash register. I pay with my phone and I'm out.

They don't even ask me to show my ID at the door.

I think it's a combination of:

1. Ragebait being so useful at generating engagement that it's become a standard form of human interaction

2. The Internet making people feel safe from physical repercussions which makes people feel comfortable with treating others badly

3. Internet communities quickly becoming echo chambers where you're forced to pick a side if you want a sense of belonging

So we've been programmed and manipulated to be angry, to be tribal, and to act without fear of retaliation, and all for what? For ads and followers.

1 person talking about how they wish react native didn't exist

1 person asking about Capacitor

1 person complaining about Expo

1 person saying that they wouldn't use react native and recommending Kotlin Multiplatform instead

1 person complaining about the quality of the discussion (Me)

0 people talking about the new architecture

I still love Hacker News but the discussions are becoming increasingly pointless.

All that's missing is:

1 person complaining about the style in which the article was written

And no, there are no other movie theater chains available. And no, going to a matinee doesn't solve these problems. And there is no solution to these problems because they've become normalized so people will rush to defend them.