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  • I think you might be missing an important part of GDP per capita, and be asking a slightly confusing set of questions as a result.

    Per capita means per person. “GDP” and “GDP per capita” are each very different numbers.

    GDP - tries to measure the total economic output of the country. It might be what you want to use to compare the raw economic might of two economies.

    GDP per capita - This is just scaled by the population. You might use it to see if a small country like Monaco is punching above its weight.

    Median GDP per capita - This third measure is what you might what to use to see how the average citizen in a country is doing. Ideally you’d want to also control for cost of living, but generally a bigger number here means higher quality of life for its citizens, even if the cost of living is also high.




  • If you are doing a meatless version of another dish, try to consider what roles the meat is doing in the dish, and if they’re necessary. My partner is veggie, and cooking for us isn’t any harder than just cooking for me.

    Often one role is texture. You don’t need to go looking for an exact replacement of the fibrous texture of meat, but you do want something that contrasts nicely. If you’re using cauliflower or similar, make sure to not overcook it otherwise you’ll lose the bite.

    In terms of flavor, look for a mix of umami-rich and complexity. Consider using things like soy sauce, marmite, MSG, olives, onions, garlic, mustard, miso paste, tomato paste, hard cheese, fish sauce, anchovies, anchovy paste, or complex layers of spices (like in curry or chili). You may have to use some combination of these.

    Simply reducing the meat you use can also be a route to eating less meat. Just replace the weight of meat with an equivalent weight of veggie. For example: 2 lbs chicken = 1 lb chicken + 1 lb cauliflower, or 2 lbs ground beef = 1lb ground beef + 1 lb red lentils. If going this route, go for fattier cuts and definitely don’t drain the fat.


  • If vegan lasagna isn’t important, a veggie lasagna is about as much work as meat.

    You just replace the meat sauce with basically any veggie. There are two things you need to watch out for. The first is moisture content, items like frozen spinach should have as much water squeezed out as possible or it may be soggy. The other is salt, you’d salt the meat sauce so don’t omit it for the veggies.

    I’m perfectly happy to eat meat in most contexts, but lasagna is definitely worse with it. The meat hogs center stage.





  • I’m similar. I did manage better after installing a bunch of mods. Lots were to mitigate/nullify systems I didn’t want to interact with.

    Mods to make equipment scale with level, autoloot, remove inventory weight, remove durability, and I’m sure I’m missing some.

    It’s still a slow game with floaty combat, and not my favorite, but I was able to see at least some of what others rave about.


  • I don’t know your specific coworkers, so this is my experience:

    He/they can be a reasonable placeholder for not wanting to confuse non-queer folks with any/all which doesn’t have a great shorthand. He/they gets close enough, especially for something that I don’t have strong feelings about.

    There’s also maybe an argument for putting they if you’re ok with it. I had a trans coworker who very much was not ok with people calling her they.


  • No, any of your accounts should be able to see all communities you might wish to join.

    There’s an exception to that, but it’s not worth worrying about for ages. This may be less likely, as you’re on ani.social and that should be the instance best aligned with your interests; once you’re used to Lemmy, you may find that a community you want is on an instance that isn’t federated with your instance. In that case it’s easy to export your profile and move.