#684, Bashō
Nov. 10th, 2025 09:23 ama rice paddy with new stubble
darkens just a bit
-1690
Translation by Jane Reichhold.
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This one, true, does sound like A Good Egg, The pioneering medic and campaigner for reproductive choices, in Ireland before these were legal: until right at the end, 'he has continued to campaign on controversial issues, including fluoridation of drinking water', masking during the Covid epidemic, and other things not specifically mentioned. Okay, some of the early Malthusian pioneers were also into things like anti-vax - voila T R Allinson - but just possibly there was a certain getting locked into the role of being 'He's A Rebel'.
Not sure that was quite the same trajectory with DNA James Watson, who seems to have had an interesting arc from being Very Successful at a Very Early Career Stage and never quite achieving the second album and becoming Weird. The Guardian obit mentions his being taken up as a very young researcher by Naomi Mitchison, but not that she dedicated Solution Three to 'Jim Watson who first suggested this horrid idea'.
On the subject of breeding, which sort of springs out of that, do we think that anyone would WANT the seed of these charmers: inside the hidden world of social media sperm selling:
One common tactic often warned about in these communities is that men will pressure women into sex, telling those who want to use “artificial insemination” with a syringe or baster, that sexual intercourse is more successful at producing pregnancies, which is not true. Sex, euphemistically referred to as “natural insemination” in these groups, is not the preferred method for most women, and yet recipients who are desperate to get pregnant can be persuaded to allow their boundaries to be crossed. Many of the posts in the groups are from people who will donate only through sex or through a method they call “partial insemination”, where the donor’s penis is inserted immediately before ejaculation.
Plus also just plain scammers. And
While sexual assault and harassment is rife, there are also risks of serious sexually transmitted diseases, hidden genetic disorders and creating a child with someone to whom you could end up being legally bound for life.
Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is a prescription-only treatment recommended under national guidelines for men with a clinically proven deficiency, confirmed by symptoms and repeated blood tests. But a wave of viral videos on TikTok and Instagram have begun marketing blood tests as a means of accessing testosterone as lifestyle supplement, advertising the hormone as a solution to problems such as low energy levels, poor concentration and reduced sex drive. Doctors warn taking testosterone unnecessarily can suppress the body’s natural hormone production, cause infertility, and increase the risk of blood clots, heart problems and mood disorders.



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This is a translation.
The Original Title is: 游戏娱乐帝国
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