It’s more than than just social media:

As well as the collection of social media information, the new document proposes the gathering of an applicant's telephone numbers and email addresses used over the last five and 10 years respectively, and more information about their family members including their addresses and telephone numbers.

An announcement on the website for the US Embassy and Consulate in Mexico states certain visa applicants must list all social media usernames or handles of every platform they have used in the last five years. 

It warns that if any social media information is not listed, it could lead to both current and future visas being denied.

What happens if you don’t use social media or claim that you don’t? I assume it will be up to the discretion of whoever reviews the application, and that the entire policy will lead to a well-deserved drop in tourism revenue.

This is almost the plot of The Hunger Games.

According to my beer-drinking friends, several companies have not only discovered the precise point where people will fold, but successfully marketed it too.

Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the Heathest of them all?

Not the worst outcome, considering the other kinks you could have been dealt.

For anyone else wondering why 29-year-olds specifically:

The letter is being sent to 29-year-olds because women are able to have their eggs frozen at that age without a medical certificate. Women will also be reminded that social security in France covers the cost of freezing eggs for women between 29 and 37.

The article also does mention the arguments that short maternity leave, environmental concerns, and negative outlooks on the future in the country deters people from having children.

So not quite as harsh as the “hurry up and reproduce!” message the title implies.

I would argue that the person willing to give up 95% of their meat consumption cares more about making a change than the one telling them not to bother at all because it’s not the full 100%. 

According to one survey, which has some interesting statistics on veganism:

52.1% or 6779 participants said they were vegetarian prior to going vegan.

Research suggests that people are more likely to stick to habits that they adopt gradually rather than suddenly making drastic lifestyle changes, and it’s much easier to reach 100 from 95 than it is from 0. Maybe a better vegan substitute for bacon will be invented in that time and they’ll give it up even sooner.

As another user here says, don’t let perfection be the enemy of good.

Blue veins and dark circles under eyes are mostly genetic. You might be able to minimize them by getting enough rest and hydration, or cover them with under eye concealer.

Being overly pushy and judgmental towards people who want to make a change in the right direction is a great way to repel them from your cause. I prefer to welcome them and offer them the proper resources to get started.

It’s entirely possible that once the people who want to go vegan but aren’t ready to give up bacon/cheese/that one other food get used to a vegan diet and substitutions, they will eventually be ready to let go of those last few products on their own.

There was a great post on Reddit about someone designing a maximalist style bathroom for their cats. Link

I wouldn’t be able to work in sales, marketing, or any client-facing corporate role since I find those interactions very draining and dislike having to negotiate or push people into something they aren’t already at least a little bit receptive to, especially if I don’t fully support that thing myself.

When your daddy becomes just…dad.