You will be missed. You're one of the few Lemmings whose account names I can recall. Thanks for being so active while Lemmy was growing, it really helped keep the site fresh every day.

My muscles, my muscles

I feel the need to link to the original video here. No, I don't mean the video titled, "HEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYAA," that everyone's seen. This is the original video. It looks like it has more views now, but I remember when it was sitting around 1 million views, and the ripped upload everyone knows had around 200 million. The video that got popular even cut out the intro skit, which is one of the funniest parts of the original. But hey, that's just kinda how YouTube worked back then. Glad to see SlackCircus getting a little more recognition for creating this masterpiece in their comments section.

Dutch and Greek go unnecessarily hard. Yeah, "I slap my balls on it" is good, but it really does just have the same vibe as "I don't give a fuck." The Greek make it poetic and the Dutch add that specific scientific component that give it that pop.

I never even bought it. It looked monetized to hell compared to MK11, and it didn't seem to offer much more for the increased price. I liked most of the character designs, and of course the game looks beautiful. But that's not going to cut it for me. All I heard about it was that it added a lot of aerial combat, which I really don't care to tangle with.

Not anybody. The richest man in the world, who has been taking blatant steps to sway global elections, and his propaganda machine.

The meme is funny, I'm going to acknowledge that first.

But what are these rankings? Indiana Jones 3 is ranked the same quality as 2. Spider-Man 1 is ranked demonstrably worse than 2. Jurassic Park 3 is ranked worse than Jurassic Park 2????

I know it comes down to a matter of opinion but I also have to wonder if the person who originally created this meme watched the movies, because those are some spicy takes.

If they could control it, I believe they would choose to shit on people. This makes me feel safer due to random chance.

Yes, it was his closer.

Honestly, it's still impressive that they were even able to do that on the N64.

During the honeymoon she'll have to go to Straddle-Upon-Avon

Thank you for taking the time to respond! I really appreciate any advice and opinions I can get from trans people who have more experience being themselves.

Your language implies that you don’t think that a transition is valid without some high-tech medical/pharmaceutical intervention.

I do realize that I have some internalized transphobia, and that's something I'm working through in therapy. I don't think that people can't be trans without HRT, but in the back of my head perhaps more that I cannot. This is something I'm trying to address before I make any real life-altering decisions - I'm really just looking to store my sperm for right now to prepare for any potential fertility issues in the future. As for HRT, I've been considering it for a while now, almost as long as the timescale I illustrated. The risks do intimidate me a bit, but I'm in the stages of consulting with doctors for the first time as to those potential risks for me personally. I feel like what I gained from my realization is that I really wasted a lot of time not being myself (though there were external factors at play), and the rest is just a jumble of thoughts that have been going through my head. I don't know that you'd necessarily want to, because it seems like you have your worries too; but, to put it bluntly, it fucking sucks that you don't at least have the option of HRT, and I must apologize as I do not intend to demean your struggle with my spur of the moment thoughts working out my bullshit in therapy.

I for one would love it if more of the trans community embraced reviving these traditional transition methods. I often feel very alone trying to explore alternative options because all of the other trans people jump straight to the drugs.

I would be super appreciative if you could share any resources you have! I've been wanting to look into HRT alternatives, but it's hard to tell what works and what's hokey.

The major problem with HRT is that once you’re on it, you need it or else you’ll get bone issues and premature menopause. Unstable political landscapes mean that the health of many trans people can be seriously impacted by laws changing access to drugs.

I felt that I was pretty clear that the current political landscape was one of my main concerns with starting HRT. The dependency on any system really is a terrifying thing at its core. I don't need HRT right now, I'm starting to socially transition as much as I can. Part of why I've even continued on this journey despite my fear in the first place is that I think now is the time to be out more than ever. The thought of a total anti-trans political regime is scary, but I think I'd feel safer in terms of starting HRT later this year or early next year if we get the more progressive candidate. Part of me thinks that socially out or medically out, you're a bit fucked if Trump gets elected anyway as well, but I am waiting specifically to see a bit more how this plays out.