Happy world hamster day, conrads! Today may we all celebrate the tiny rodents! Have some hamster facts!
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Biggs is currently inside your walls currently taking notes of your liberalism
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Hamsters have an extremely high alcohol tolerance and can drink Everclear 190 while only getting a little buzzed
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The domestic hamster can run over 5 miles in a single night, keeping you up all night with frantic wheel squeaking noises
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Hamsters have extremely flexible spines that allow them to turn around in any tunnel they can fit in
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Hamsters' cheek pouches extend all the way to their hips and can carry up to a quarter of their body weight in them
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It is believed that almost, if not all domesticated Syrian hamsters, the most common species of pet hamster, can trace their lineage back to a single pregnant female caught in the wild in 1930
Megathreads and spaces to hang out:
- ❤️ Come listen to music and Watch movies with your fellow Hexbears nerd, in Cy.tube
- 💖 Come talk in the New Monthly queer thread
- 💛 Read about a current topic in the news
- ⭐️ October Movie Nominations ⭐️
reminders:
- 💚 You nerds can join specific comms to see posts about all sorts of topics
- 💙 Hexbear’s algorithm prioritizes struggle sessions over upbears
- 💜 Sorting by new you nerd
- 🌈 If you ever want to make your own megathread, you can go here nerd
- 🐶 Join the unofficial Hexbear-adjacent Mastodon instance toots.matapacos.dog
Links To Resources (Aid and Theory):
Aid:
- 💙Comprehensive list of resources for those in need of an abortion -- reddit link
- 💙Resources for Palestine
Theory:
Why are some people like this? I know people who run themselves ragged doing this and then complain about how tired and broke they are????
My theory is they internalize the idea of being selfless as a defense mechanism. They think there isn't another way - that life is hard, unfair, and poorly paid regardless - so the suffering becomes selfless, even noble as a defence. People did it for centuries with religion and now capitalism is the dominant religion.
I think people underestimate what people will rationalise in order to try and protect themselves from hopelessness.
It's not even the employer pressuring them to do extra work, my mother-in-law is kind of expecting my partner to come up with and organise it herself.