The story of how a woman lost her daughter because the grandmother didn't believe that the girl's coconut allergy was real, despite years of watching the parents trying to find out the allergen so that they could stop the girl from winding up in the emergency room. The grandmother kept the kid overnight and used coconut oil on her hair; the child went into anaphylaxis and died.

The mother said that the grandmother begs her to see her other grandchildren, as they've now cut ties with her; the mom's response was, "You can come over when you bring my daughter with you."

A horrible story of how some people just believe they know better than everyone, including doctors.

But isn't that just giving Reddit more traffic and doing exactly what spez wants us to do? 

This is such a lovely question. Thank you for being you.

I'd say that it would be important to talk positively about the women you know. If you have a female SO, for example, tell him how smart and curious and funny she is. Make a point to be open about the respect you feel for the contributions of your female co-workers. Tell him stories about when girlfriends were clever, and so on.

I'm a 47-year-old female gamer.

I'm with you—I'm not going to allow peer pressure to get to me, but it's obvious that people believe it's childish. Fuck 'em. I think it's a better hobby than mindlessly watching TV, for sure.

I'd like to thank you for what you did.

I had been on Reddit for a similar amount of time, but I had cycled through a number of usernames during that period. So it wasn't nearly as big of a loss for me as it was for you—I appreciate the lengths you went for supporting the cause. Thank you. 

That's so weird that he came back. God that looked like a stroke.

I don't think that guy can feel his teeth.

I wish I had just a bit of whatever he's on. Holy shit.

I worry about this too. I've always said and thought that I feel more like a citizen of the Internet then of my country, state, or town, so its history is important to me.

The first thing that came to mind, oddly enough, was Blockbuster refusing to buy Netflix for the equivalent of a rat and a string to swing it with.

If this Twitter tanking by Musk isn't intentional, he's one of the stupidest oligarchs to ever exist.

I dunno, I think Elon leans Chaotic.

But…you can listen to the audio…

It's easy to look at this from the lens of people just wanting power, but maybe it's something akin to the grief, honest grief, I felt about leaving Reddit because I had been there so long as just a user. I can't imagine how it would feel to give up control over something that I had created and curated for many years knowing that it was going to be destroyed. 

Yeah at this point, there's two types of people. Those who aren't interested in climate change either because they don't believe it will happen or believe we can stop it, and those who are absofuckinlutely terrified. I think I'd rather be blissfully ignorant.

Oh…oh my fucking god. I thought that Trump couldn't get any lower in my estimation, but here we are.

Yep, X Æ A-Xii, X for short.

This is what comes when people equate having money with creativity and intelligence.

MacKenzie Scott, Bezos's ex. She's given more than $14 billion to charity.

Yeah, this seems mean. The place turned into a shithole, but I loved that shithole for a long time.

Same, friend. I have three bird tattoos, and I used to be a big birder, but I stopped. The woods around me are becoming quieter, and I can't stand the silence, so I listen to music instead of looking for friends in the woods.

Oh my gosh, if you like Metroidvania stuff, play Ori and the Blind Forest!

Internet hugs to you, friend!!

I'm an Apollo user, but still. It's a sad night. Why am I so sad?

Maybe it's because I'm so lonely, and Reddit provided a bright little spark to fill the darkness. And it did that for like 16 years for me. And now it's gone.

RIP.

You look like a woman to me. I wish you'd be easier on yourself. 😔

This brings me back. A simpler time.

Could we have something specifically for Apple people?

I meannnnn…I'm an atheist, but how is this any better or more productive than a religious person saying never to trust one of us?

What—and I cannot stress this enough—the fuck.

You've got me beat. I'm sorry.

Mine was in 2013. If someone had told me that "being your own boss" meant this, I think I would've hesitated.

That's exactly it. Almost 70 percent of land is in the northern hemisphere.

How can there be no trials of the sword?!?

That was amazing.

Man, you are all such nerds, and that's why I feel at home here. :)

I'm going to continue playing Tears of the Kingdom and hopefully crush pull day at the gym tomorrow.

Having been on the Internet longer than some of you have been alive (damn whippersnappers), it was a result of being tired of choosing usernames. To prevent doxxing, I had been creating new accounts every few years, and this was the last name I made at the Alien site.

Hard relate to Pikachu

I don't have a lot of words because I'm in the same boat, but I'm really sorry that you're having to go through this. :-(

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My solution is wearing nice sunscreen. At least on my face. Then sleeves on my arms.

It's not a solution available to everyone, but if you can afford it, getting a sunscreen like the one I use (Tatcha's Silk sunscreen) is awesome. Then once it dries, there's no smell or grease.

I fail to see how this isn't the apocalypse.

I mean at this point if you told me Elon Musk supports shoving babies into Tesla-branded mills to power his private jet somehow, I'd probably feel only mild surprise.

I'm not a biologist, but I feel like krill would be a strong contender, considering what percentage of ocean creatures rely on them for food.