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For posting proof of my procrastination because go stones are pretty(?). Will edit thread whenever I remember to do this.

I'm just curious. At what point do you personally separate between the two? What if you (or somebody else) is just generally nice/friendly to everyone? Does that make a difference? At what point does a friend you used to have in the past turn back into the acquaintance? (when you're not so...

The magical girl who is definitely not a scammer appears in front of you and demands that you pay $100: Option A: Pay her $100 right now. If you don't have $100, you should go to the bank/ATM and immediately withdraw that amount (or take out a loan) and give it to her immediately. By paying the...

Defining "cussing" as a profanity that most people would not want their toddlers to say/hear. When did you start to pick up the vocabulary? Are profanities good? Are they bad? What type circumstances do use profanities?

Some of us have these "phases" where we go through an emo/goth period in our lives, or similar. What kind of "phase" have you gone through? Do you miss it? Do you regret it?

Because I'm curious!

You have been summoned in a hero-summoning ritual to another world that is similar to ours, except the largest country in the world is an empire ruled by an emperor. The emperor tells you that you have been summoned in order to a design a new system of rule that must be a meritocracy. Every 50...

If yes, how many times attempted and how many times completed? How do you feel about it closing down?

This is essentially the story of my parents. The timeline looks like this: My parents started dating in China. Year 1-2: My dad moved to Georgia (US) for graduate school (PhD program); my mom was still living in China Year 3: My mom moved to Alabama (US) for graduate school (PhD program) Year...

As an employee of your national spy agency, you and a colleague are sent on a mission overseas. Your cover for this mission is you are married to your work colleague, and you will adopt a 5-year-old child in order to appear like an ordinary family. Since young children can't be trusted to keep...

General chat seems to like the reproduction word, so I came up with another thought experiment. You are forced to choose between these two options: A. Sexless Human - You will be reincarnated as a species of human that lacks all reproductive capabilities but is otherwise similar to humans. You...

The magical girl of various thought experiments approaches you and gives you a remote with a button. She explains that if you push this button, you would get $100,000 USD. Simultaneously, it would condemn a potentially "bad person" to lifetime imprisonment in solitary confinement. When you...

A semi-political question, but are your beliefs similar to the people around you? Or are you a total maverick with totally different ideals/beliefs than the environment you grew up in? Where do you think your beliefs/ideals came from?

I'm just curious. Is there any kind of person that you immediately want to avoid after encountering them? How often do you feel this way?

"Professional" meaning -- you can make a decent salary off of writing your stories and you don't need another job. What time would you wake up? What would your typical day look like? Where would you write? What other things would you do?

Many couples realize after they get married that their libido does not perfectly match. For example, party A might want to do it every day, whereas party B only wants to do it once a month. We can express this mathematically as a ratio of (your libido) : (partner's libido). For example, a 5:1...

A. What's actually important to teach? B. How do you teach it? C. How much time do you give kids to have fun? D. What would you do it if it seems like they're struggling in standardized exams compared to kids of the same age?

I want to know!

If you were a parent, what are the biggest worries/fears that you would have? How would you address things if you feel like your child is going down a path you do not approve of? What kind of parent do you think you would be? (And if you are a parent, what kind of parent are you?)

The magical girl of strange thought experiments reincarnates you in a different universe where humans have entirely different genders/biology. As a matter of fact, there are three sexes and all are required in the process of reproduction. The magical girl gives you the option to choose one...