I write code without AI. And I like it that way.
I write stories, I draw, I animate, I DM my D&D games, all without AI.
Because, funny enough, the intellectual and creative labor is highly rewarding, and handing that to a robot seems ridiculous. Especially when it can’t even do it right. This isn’t like using power tools to make furniture. This is like using power tools to sculpt a very delicate statue.
Have fun spending hours fixing shit the bot broke.
Beans, beans, the magical fruit
Well, it has to do with that dead stuff decaying if it stays there too long.
This is gonna get a little TMI, so I’ll spoil it. But long answer short, it will smell bad, obviously But if it smells that bad, you should see a doctor.
So, we know how digestion basically works, right? You chew your food, swallow it, it takes an acid bath in your stomach, and it breaks down into pulp and nutrients that your small intestine soaks up. That waste moves through a phase 2 in your large intestine for good measure, and then is discarded. Easy peasy, clench and squeezy.
Until it doesn’t.
People who have: a bad diet low in insoluble fiber and high in protein, an infection or illness related to their GI tract (Crohn’s, IBS, Celiac disease), are taking certain drugs or medications (opioids and amphetamines being two major culprits), or other issues will experience one of three things.
Option A, shit literally moves so fast that nothing of value gets absorbed and you end up malnourished. Option B, your plumbing is full of problems and seriously catastrophic things happen if you don’t exclusively subsist on the stuff on the List of Safe Foods For Your Bad Plumbing. Or, Option C… the whole line shuts down and things crawl through so slowly it comes out like rock.
C stands for constipation, if you didn’t catch that. When your large intestine doesn’t move matter through fast enough, the water in that payload keeps doing what osmosis does best and migrating to an area of high concentration. If your colon is failing in its primary job (reclaiming water and salts, fermenting useful and interesting things, and draining the lymphatic system), it can be a really, really big problem. Especially if it gets bad enough that you get to the impaction phase.
It will literally start to rot. Inside your body. And the gas and residual particles that escape will come out in two ways; in a fart that smells like absolute death, or (in the ‘Go to the fucking hospital right now’ scenario), in your breath.
It’s genuinely, actually dangerous to your health if things don’t move through on a regular schedule. And those bowel movements shouldn’t have the texture of gravel and it definitely shouldn’t last longer than maybe 20-30 seconds at a push. If you’re constantly straining to move solid rock, there’s a problem. If you have people fleeing the bathroom if they go in immediately after you’re done, there’s a problem. And if, especially if, you’re making that deposit at the bank less than once a week – but you’ve been farting a lot or trying and can’t go – there is a big problem.
Constipation can lead to a lot of extremely serious issues, and there are tons of warning signs to look out for. Treating it is a mixed bag, and it can be anything from a temporary issue to a major health crisis. Long-term, the problems you’re looking at can range from hemorrhoids to hernias. If you know people on long-term opioid-based pain medication (or who abuse opioids), this is a real threat to their health. Acute problems, like you see in people who’ve recently been on a fuckton of antibiotics, can be a major emergency.
This is a gross conversation to have, yeah. But a shocking number of people think that these warning signs are genuinely normal. Fulfilling a normal bodily function shouldn’t be painful. If it is, talk to a doctor.
I’ve seen a world where access to knowledge and power is paywalled. And I’ve seen the one where that freedom is a granted right. I know which one I picked, and it’s because SO HELP ME, IF I CAN’T FIX IT MYSELF, I WILL BREAK IT MYSELF!
That would be one hell of a D&D campaign.
I’m shocked that no one has mentioned the Rocketeer.
It’s a cult movie about an out-of-work pilot and his mechanic who find a jetpack. They want to use it to try and fly more airshows and get out of debt. But the mob wants it back because they stole it for a Hollywood movie star, who’s secretly a Nazi spy. And the FBI wants it because they want it back to keep it out of the hands of the Nazis. Meanwhile, the dude is just trying his best to survive, and accidentally ends up being a superhero.
It’s such a great movie, if you liked Indiana Jones, you’ll like the Rocketeer.