You're right about the leather processing. I didn't consider that.

I heard there's a new mushroom-based leather alternative that will hopefully get traction.

I'll say many cities have a club that rents out supplies or even has club hives you can use to get started. Also, I don't live in a huge city and I've seen used hives and frames for sale more than I thought I would, so it's worth keeping an eye out for those as well.

He looks like a slimy televangelist.

Yeah wtf. Seeing Dubai as the ultimate utopia is so weird.

Here's my weird question: if faux leather is plastic and someone is vegan for environmental reasons, would leather be preferable? What if it's a byproduct and would otherwise be trashed? These are things I think about as someone who tries to reduce my impact on the environment as much as I feasibly can in a capitalist society.

I feel so kindred with the way you see things. You're making an observation and you're curious about the "why" of everything. I feel people often read my similar interest in a subculture as critical. Kind of like how bluntness can be perceived as rude, I guess. Do you ever have a similar response happen to you?

Beekeeping family here: who the fuck clips bee wings?

Haha it took me a long time to figure out you meant "sweat." I was busy trying to wrap my head around excessive swearing as a symptom lol

That costs extra.

I agree. I also think the media plays a large role in the equation.

Love it--just like the zingers Obama gave out. Biden used to be able to deliver witty comebacks too but not much anymore 😐

Yes! They have a family plan that is basically their organization plan but cheaper.

Love a War Games reference.

RE: your first thought, I think that sentence was meant to be a caption for the picture or alternate text.

Yes, I love how much actual, genuine discussion happens here. The level of bots and trolls and astroturfing is nowhere near Reddit.

This is the fantasy football trading I'm here for.

Yeeep. Boy howdy, White Democrats^TM like to avoid feeling uncomfortable. That's where they draw their progressive line.

Sounds like he needs to cut that monster out of his life.

This motherfucker's threats sound like they came from fictional villains with bad writers, and yet, American politicians can hear him say this and still believe it's totally normal and good to continue funding Israel's unhinged war crimes and genocide.

I didn't know giantess fetishes had so much overlap with ritual ceremony metaphors.