Whale and dolphin ear canals are obsolete- sound travels either through their melons (odontocete) or through their jawbones (odontocete and mysticete), so the ear canal just fills up with wax, like an earplug.
The study of the earplug is an entire subdivision of science. You can find out a lot about not only the individual whale (age, stress level...... 1 reply
From what you have put here, you haven't done anything wrong. You liked him as a person, but felt no romantic attraction towards him, so you asked if you could continue with a platonic relationship. That is absolutely fine.
I would actually go as far as to say that he has been a bit of a knob. He didn't agree to be friends because he actually want...... reply
Neurospicy, EURGHHHH. Especially when its someone who isn't neurodiverse is using the term (even if they're trying to be inclusive). Could you imagine the shitstorm that would ensue if people tried to give other conditions cutesy nicknames? Literally just call me the R word at this point. Just as dehumanising, just as patronising, just as likely to...... reply
I think it is largely getting worse due to short form media algorithms trying to radicalise people. Far too many people lack critical thinking skills nowadays; it is causing those who see incidents/people that are incredibly uncommon in real life as the majority, thanks to how frequently it pops up in their feed.
Before I deleted all social media...... reply
When there're kids/ babies in a story that have completely fucked anatomy, or aren't growing up at a rate that matches the story progression. Sacred serpent's kids for example. They have fucked anatomy for one (enormous heads bigger than their bodies, disproportionately tiny hands and feet) and then for two, they never grow. They are going through ...... 1 reply