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  • oatscoop@midwest.socialtoData Is Beautiful@lemmy.mlNew gender gap
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    8 months ago

    Here’s 3.

    • Addressing men’s mental health. Normalizing therapy and talking about issues.
    • Promoting ideals and examples of healthy intimate relationships: communication, setting boundaries, etc.
    • Moving a way from the insecure, performative, fucked up version of “masculinity” – e.g. “I can’t wear pink, play with dolls with my kid, or bake because those things are feminine”.


  • A singer 29k53 treadle sewing machine from the 1930s. Nearly identical to this one:

    It was originally made for sewing leather shoes and boots – hence the boot shaped tray. I use it for heavy duty sewing and leather working.

    I considered adding a motor, but the hand wheel and treadle give a massive amount of control. On repairs I can usually put each stitch through the existing holes in the material without the machine getting away from me.






  • oatscoop@midwest.socialtocats@lemmy.worldA+ cat
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    10 months ago

    It’s the size of the population and the competence/goals of the breeders. Breeders chasing exaggerated traits at the expense of the animal’s health are the major problem.

    There are “pure” breeds of every domestic animal that are healthy – provided it’s a line not perpetuated by selfish idiots. Domestic shorthair cats, various working breeds of dogs, horses, etc.