If the order Testudines refers to turtles then all tortoises are turtles (though not all turtles are tortoises).
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Have you read any of Nassim Nicolas Taleb's work? His writing is what comes to mind when people defend economics.
Not at all the same vibe, but the John Dies at the End series by David Wong (Jason Pargin) is technically cosmic horror. And extremely funny.
ETA: As someone who also would have been hated on by Lovecraft, I am happy to have been able to read his works while they are open domain and he doesn't benefit from it. I have weird feelings about his works, but I do like the melancholy atmosphere he's able to create. My favourite is the Shadow over Innsmouth, which is ironic since it's basically a fable on the horrors of race mixing while I happen to be biracial.
Hilariously this is actually anti-disability. Many people have mobility issues without needing a wheelchair all the time, and really benefit from having places to sit. Removing a seat removes that option.
Fun fact, if you're a visible minority people will ask you the same question in English speaking countries!
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Reading is allowing someone's thoughts directly into your brain. You're letting me transmit my thoughts to you right now.
Thanks for this thread! It's a little less absurd but my immediate thought was The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins. Phenomenal read.
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Thank you! I think that this can really help me. It's how my husband gets around it when we divvy up chores and I somehow didn't think I could do this for myself.
How do you accept the demand avoidance though? At times it's so bad for me that I cry when I try to ask myself to do something that needs to be done?
Thanks for sharing, that is a neat design.

Well stingrays are closely related to sharks, and sharks are smooth so....