“The change reveals new insights into how a safer, almost predator-free environment can allow animals to experiment and innovate, scientists say.” “The young birds are also behaving more boldly, mingling more, and trading songs. "What we see are all these fledglings hanging out together in mixed-species flocks, and they're learning from each other", and imitating each others' songs, Kleindorfer says. “ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251227-the-lost-birds-making-a-comeback-in-the-galapagos-islands This is the best article I have ever read. Hooray! Get rid of human-introduced predators (mice, rats, cats). Side note: it does seem cruel to poison the rats and cats … also, I wonder what type of i they used - hopefully not one that will poison the plant-life along with the specific i causing disease.

(@ablackgirlinthewoods, 12.26.2025, YouTube) “When modern western society does what it’s meant to, by adulthood, we find ourselves on a mostly predetermined, linear path, with any sense of self, any sense of knowing, all but beat from us. Without much thought, we learn to suppress or reject what isn’t logical and sensible. When I finally began to explore and articulate, even just for myself, the feelings my brain had dismissed, I couldn’t turn back. Deep down, I’d always known what did or didn’t feel right about this place. It’s a scary practice … until I realized the path I wanted to follow wasn’t a straight one. It was an arc, bending back towards a way of being that once was. A return to a world that honored our connectedness; that all life is constantly supporting the next. It made the path feel a little less lonely because we’ve walked it before.”

“normie” is a condescending term when the topic is a complex problem. it’s just about people’s experiences and what education they got.

“land of the free” hits hard and hypocritical for a lot of things actually

I think with your litter example, the litter should be included cuz that’s the reality.

yeah it can feel unbalanced. Although nostr can feel unbalanced in other ways also. generally, good to have a non-monetized alternative, where an awareness and understanding of the money system is also prominent. a lot of visual social media posts can be very - look at all these things / doing all these things - and acting like there is no money involved.

An ongoing theme in life … seems to be, let’s see how people can twist the act of communication. It’s *been* happening in politics, and toxic workplaces. Also noticing it on social media. … and some interpersonal relationships.

well, it seems to be a common pattern that workplace management structures tend to not value the individual. Especially workplaces that pay a decent to okay salary. So when the individual is not valued, they are either ignored, treated in impersonal ways, or actively devalued (i.e., being managed out). So, depending on the intensity of that experience, all the things on the list could be negatively affected. You also left out one - basic household chores, like cleaning related.

the monetization of social media … maybe for some people it’s just fun, like if they have the energy, extroversion, and creativity/expressiveness.

I think it’s more like things end *and* they don’t end

Julia Louise Dreyfus recommends the reality show ‘Alone’ …

oh yeah… I just rewatched Home Alone sometime last year, and noticed this ‘guest appearance’ for the first time. I think because there was a lonnnnnng gap between when I first watched it and then watched it again.

basically most people. This quote puts it kind of more negatively tho. It’s got a negative bias.