If you play by the rules while your enemy doesn’t, you’ll be destroyed. Machiavelli said as much. So USA’s traditional allies have to start playing dirty to survive.

Understandable, I also do things the difficult way in my hobbies.

You can also get pre-mixed stuff if all that is a hassle.

I got a wooden cutting board and a tube each of oil and some stuff that seals it, those have lasted for 8 years now maybe.

Sent from Proton Mail? Def autistic.

Since I’m the privileged default of male at birth and comfortable being a man, I don’t have to be made to feel my gender too often.

Women and femmes get catcalled and harassed. I never have. Women get told to shut up subtly or not, and get their work stolen by men. I don’t. Enbys non-conforming people might get forced into the Man Box and asked “what are you?” I don’t get those questions. So I just get to go about my day not getting my gender shoved in my face.

That said, I’m fairly uncomfortable in highly-masculine situations. Like bros hanging out smelling like shit talking about cars and barbecue and tits. I like a lot of man-coded stuff though, like lifting weights and blasting heavy metal. I also like “softer” stuff like birdwatching and fashion (tho mostly men’s fashion).

Sheesh. Glad I’m sober these days.

Shrinkflation. A pint in Canada is supposed to be 20 oz. In USA it’s 16.

Naked and Famous denim. Lots of different cuts available.

Dumptruck ass is an upside.

But the pants thing is real. I got a nice pair of jeans and outgrew them in like 8 months.

I’m buying as much as I can second hand now because I’ve not even reached my final form.

I got into lifting. Which got me into fashion because I needed a whole new wardrobe once my clothes became too small for me.