[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah sadly weed is really bad for your sleep, akin to alcohol.

When I stop smoking for a few weeks, my dreams become dramatically more vivid and my sleep quality is much better.

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

If you have a REM cycle, which you should have at least one every night, you are definitely dreaming.

REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement, and it's because you're looking around at things within your dreams. Unlike the rest of the body, the eyes are not typically affected by the natural process of sleep paralysis (the system your body uses to stay still so you're not constantly acting out your dreams in bed.)

Fascinatingly, the brain/sub-conscious naturally purges dream memories as soon as it deems them 'not-reality'. You can train your brain to rememember your dreams more if you write them down as soon as you wake up, this tells your sub-concious that those memories are actually worth remembering.

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

We know a ton about dreams, we just don't know why exactly sleep "recharges" the brain which I find fascinating.

This guy assumes people write off dreaming but when I was 17 I was utterly fascinated with the subject and researched lucid dreaming for many years, even teaching myself how to do it. That rabbit hole is absolutely wild.

If anyone is interested in the subject, check out the book "Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming" by Stephen LaBerge, or watch the film Waking Life.

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

People censor so much on the Internet and it baffles me. Like, thanks for saving my sensitive eyes from the word Nazi I guess?

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

I got you, it's 1.

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago

I feel you could say this about every american company that has been around for 40 plus years. Enshittification is a real bitch

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 50 points 2 months ago

I checked the other day and without insurance, a moderna covid booster costs three hundred dollars.

American healthcare never ceases to amaze

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 49 points 3 months ago

If I have a heart attack, I'll be calling an uber first

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[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 121 points 4 months ago

I can't believe people were subjected to boobs, unbelievable

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OC. Made this with midjourney, hope that's allowed.

[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 46 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

ITT: Mental Gymnastics competition to see how well one can defend corporate greed

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Mari- the rare female orange cat, runt of the litter, who was raised by a big dog before we knew her, absolutely loves belly rubs and plays fetch (and steals chairs)

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[-] Retrograde@lemmy.world 56 points 9 months ago

If I don't play with her, she begins what I call cursor patrol..

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She makes it pretty difficult to resist

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