He's having a stroke or something
For some straight guys and gay ladies a girl could be mean to them and that'd increase how much they want them.
That's a fairly small subset though.
We can do better, and pressure is reaching a critical point, just like it did with the other bad and corrupted systems we had before.
Maybe. Things can also get a lot worse.
At least Americans do seem to be waking up to how bad the current US admin is based on the polling. I kind of wish they weren't so stupid as to elect him (or allow him to be elected) in the first place. I resent being here in this timeline.
They're only useless if they legitimately suck at their job or don't give a fuck.
A good project manager will go a long way to keeping things running smoothly.
Yeah, he made a huge mistake.
Its merely that most Americans are dumb as fuck.
I know there is satisfaction from self improvement. I do that and compare myself to others both. I can't help it.
Without at least some sacrifices to society, society ceases to to be. So the choice is some sacrifice vs living in a lawless hellscape.
If you mean the metaphysical injustice you’ve described earlier as having to simply exist and responsible for procuring your own food and shelter, sure. That’s life. Death is the only escape from life.
Sure, but atm society is built around leaning into that individual's sacrifice for the sake of... just bolstering humanity as a whole. That's not really for any one individual within humanity as a result it doesn't truly benefit us like it ought to IMO.
I think given the level of technological level we are at, we should be working far less for the exact same comforts and progress. We aren't largely because of a culture of self sacrifice and a imposed expectation of that sacrifice on others.
Is there a consensual birth option I’m not familiar with?
I mean, no obviously. That's sort of my point.
If that’s where you’re going, its far less metaphysical in my thinking of it. We are simply self-aware collections of atoms. There’s no feeling that drove this existence. Simply evolution at work to have us arrive at where we are today. Proteins fold, amino acids coalesse, and an uncountable versions of that eventually gave rise to us.
Yes, we are a cosmic accident. That means that there is no greater purpose we serve by suffering as individuals and I don't think building a "greater" human civilization justifies individual suffering.
The closest I think is justified is to work simply to make life easier, safer, and more pleasurable. But we're beyond that, now we work because work brings you closer to god, or will bring about a grand society, or with bring pride to your nation, or because you must prove yourself, etc. Shit that doesn't mean anything.
True, that's like almost hobby level thing I guess so I mentally associate that with subjective stuff. Even if costs relating to baking was the dispute.
Maybe its an instinct of "I know how to do this better than you"? Its like asserting that you are the most skilled/knowledgeable. I could imagine its more from egotism/insecurity. And maybe that's partly why I myself am so intense about philosophy and politics because I kind of put so much effort into it and thinking about it.
(TBH I want to stop thinking about politics and philosophy now it mostly just makes me sad/angry/miserable. I can't help it though its like I'm addicted.)
I feel like this feature is a good idea that has come too late for me. I already "group" stuff via windows. That'll be a hard habit to break.
I am an autistic man (kinda) asking questions: Would you consider it more excusable if it was a hot button political issue?
It sounds like you are getting guys inserting aggressive opinions about stuff that's ultimately way more subjective and taste related and not worth getting pushy or elitist about. Which is annoying to me as a guy who tends to like things more than dislike things.
Like Eww you Like 'Z'? Don't you know that 'X' is better you pleb. type stuff.
But with politics... and philosophy... I'll fully admit my chill is gone in those domains. They are very very important to me.
That's unfortunate. I used to work under a boomer boss who refused to let me teach him anything, instead whenever he was confused about something on his computer he'd just call me over. Drove me insane.
I have over 1300 games across various libraries (digital and physical)
If I have cash to spend and it fits into all of the following categories I basically always buy:
-80% off or more, or under $5, or its part of a "complete your collection" bundle that compounds its discount with an existing one.
-Its 8.5/10 or better (or is part of a series of games that I want to play through that has a 8.5+/10 within it.)
-in a genre/series I really really personally like.
But this actually eliminates a lot of temptations.
The only other alternative situation is if I want to play the game immediately but that never happens because I'm always playing through a series of games already it seems like. Right now I'm playing through my Tom Clancy collection. Its the last bit of Ubisoft games I intend to play before uninstalling uplay/ubi-connect (probably forever).
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You'd have to build new roots in a new place. I'll admit I worry that I'm running out of time for that at my age, or at the very least the window is closing.
Makes me feel pretty depressed. I'm not super happy with the landscape of people I have to interact with. I have a lot of decent friends but I feel like the number of very close friendships I have is zero due to a lot of major value differences and low population.
At the very least, your generation has the ability to eventually learn tech usage. Its not too late like it is for boomers.
Fuck man, I wish I could afford move to Canada right now.
Impeachment on its own I can't bring myself to care about. It needs to come with "and removal" for it to matter.
And even then that means president Vance. It would still matter because Vance is a weaker villain lacking the full undying support of the MAGA death cult but shit would still suck, just suck in a way where there would be more hope.
Jokes aside, is Mastodon still tech nerd dominated in 2025? This was from 2022.
Capitalism makes abundance problematic.