CertainlyWorse
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CertainlyWorse
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7d ago
My friend and others found his behavior awkward and forced. He "tried to be macho" but couldn't pull it off.
I've seen a lot of this in other communities. Generally it points to a lack of social sense and a desire for social status.
Thanks for getting answers to the questions.
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9d ago
I haven't done this, but you could consider building a regular exercise habit with her over 3 months or so and then encouraging her to exercise alone (and telling her why; eg that you want her to learn how to do it alone as you won't always be there to bring her). Like you, I think a habit (system) is better than a target.
Otherwise, consider if weight gain will be a deal-breaker in your relationship and do it early before you get married/join finances/have a child together. By weight gain I mean eventual long term descent into chronic obesity, not temporary weight gain from having a child. This might seem hyperbolic, but its a much harder issue to deal with later in a long term relationship or life partnership. Might as well stare it in the face sooner rather than later.
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11d ago
It seemed pretty underwhelming even though he had a high dose.
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12d ago
I doubt it, it seems to me like psychedelics have gained a massive amount of popularity and sane washing these past few months.
True. Joe Rogan can't shut up about the use of MDMA and pschedelics for treating mental illness. He went so far as to raise it directly with JD Vance in the election interview. Lex Friedman also went on that ayahuasca retreat (although he really downplayed the outcome).
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12d ago
- Was he outspoken politically? In what way?
- Did he have any chronic health conditions?
- Did any friends of his have chronic health conditions?
- Was he social, or a loner?
- Was he 'weird' in anyway?
CertainlyWorse
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18d ago
It would be interesting to see diagnoses of munchausen syndrome over time against the backdrop of the rise of social media. It wouldn't surprise me if this syndrome was also somehow related to the need to identify as a minority for certain types of people.
There's also been a fair bit of speculation that munchausen by proxy could be contributing to the increased prevalence of trans and non-binary identification of children by their parents.
I'm sick > attention is kind of wired into us all to a greater or lesser degree since we were babies. Not sure what the answer is, but trying to take the attention away is a bit like putting the genie back into the bottle at this stage.
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25d ago
This blew up in Australian media due to a couple of Aussies also dying from methanol poisoning (to the point where the Prime Minister publicly offered his condolences to their families). Apparently it was all clustered around the same hostel.
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30d ago
For your average person who isn't sleeping well I would strongly recommend moderate cardio, cutting out caffeine and no screens for an hour or two before bed (books, podcasts, kindles ok). Even better if you can switch in some basic mindfulness meditation.
Also, if you've never done one, go for a sleep study and get yourself tested for sleep apnea.
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30d ago
As much as I want to see Smolett get his, I have to agree. Outcomes like this are essentially punishing the prosecutors for not following the rules. Fair enough too.
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1mo ago
Not sure if it's your thing, but you could purchase a high quality Grandmother Clock within that price range. My family has some of these as heirlooms and they're pretty cool.
This time, a German architecture prize was rescinded over the recipient signing a letter condemning Israel.
I wish someone could come up with a zinger viral label for an award, title or qualification that is contingent on holding the correct ideological opinions. Then all of the ones that are could be labelled and de-legitimised in the eyes of the larger public. Everything from the Oscars, to Nobel Prizes, to Hugo Awards. Even the College of Psychologists of Ontario (CPO) that sent Jordan Peterson to the Commissars for 're-education'.
Once these things are properly deemed farcical, it might be the first step in a course correction. Let people striving for these things know in black and white what their opinions must be in order to receive and keep them. Then maybe you'll get college students/neophytes going 'nah, I don't want to have to be a communist/environmentalist/progressive/ultra-conservative so I'll just pick a different career' so they don't have to deal with it. With the wellspring of aspirants in cut off, the awards risk becoming irrelevant and might feel pressure to change their ways.
Better yet they actually would become irrelevant and fade into obscurity.
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1mo ago
I think some non-trivial portion of his starting picks won't remain in their positions until the end of his term. I'd say 25%. Either because Trump removes them or they remove themselves.
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1mo ago
MGTOW had two categories. Men who had genuinely been burned hard by women (eg divorce rape, abuse etc) and younger incel types that were being more performative. The first group were genuinely happy(er) being alone, in the same way I've seen middle aged women be happier being alone after getting out of a bad marriage. The second group is a bit like this US based 4B crowd.
I'm betting the US 4B movement has a big overlap with things like: being physically unattractive, being overweight, claiming 'Feminist' as an identity, watching Korean Dramas, listening to K-Pop, being young, being college educated, being a Harris supporter (duh) and being 'very online'. I suspect that this is just post-election histrionics and will quickly be forgotten as bad orange man doesn't start goose-stepping his way to push a federal anti-abortion law.
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1mo ago
Fellow 3070 enjoyer here. I feel your pain. I was looking at the $2k top end graphics cards on the market and crying into my cornflakes today.
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1mo ago
It certainly reminds me of far right influencers self deporting from YouTube to Bitchute. Except for the far righties it was jumping before they were pushed. For the far lefties, its just seeking out an echo chamber because (in my opinion) many of their views can't survive in an open marketplace of ideas.
The election was a wakeup call of the importance of new media in shaping political discourse for the masses. This migration seems to be 'just build your own banking system' in effect. We'll see if it works out or if it ends up awkward like Trump being the only one posting on Truth Social.
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1mo ago
And if they aren't, you're probably doing it wrong.
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1mo ago
I remember the same feeling walking through the alleys and courtyards of Venice. Couldn't imagine what it would be like to step outside your door every day and have someone speak indecipherable gibberish to you while waving a camera.
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1mo ago
Talking to people without the intention of banging them is a completely normal and healthy behaviour. Even for lotharios who wish to cultivate their attractiveness, talking to unattractive women purely to socialise is something to be encouraged. As is talking to men, old ladies, children etc etc.
Talking to women who are recalcitrant, while still giving some experience, is in the end a waste of time. Worse, it can burn a guy out from enjoying time around women which is the worst thing you could ever do as a single man. Just don't. Eject. Go find someone with a warm attitude.
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1mo ago
The best response if you come across this is to smile warmly and exit the conversation.
Eventually you will find girls that don't try to test if you are willing to humiliate yourself for the chance to spend time with them. They're more common than you'd think.
I used to try all sorts of 'flip the script' nonsense during my PUA days, but now I find I just can't stomach spending time around women with attitudes. Luckily I found that the sooner you jettison these people from your life, the better you feel.
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1mo ago
That aside, what's her reason for opposing gay marriage? I know Christians and Muslims have a scriptural disgust for it. I'd like to know where young Tulsi's strong opposition to it comes from.
She worked for her father's anti-gay organisation when she was younger.
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1mo ago
Yeah, the 'Russian Asset' came direct from Hillary during the 2019 DNC primaries.
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1mo ago
By comparison, I still remember when Trump's nickname for Rubio was "Little Marco."
Yeah, that one's going to stick around to the end of his career.
I found some commentary on /r/moderatepolitics where she's criticised for being pro-Russian (so of course a Russian agent) and pro-Assad (because apparently she visited Syria and had an opportunistic meeting with Assad; after which she was a 'skeptic' of Assad using chemical weapons on his own people). There was some speculation on reddit that the senate wouldn't confirm her DNI appointment for the above reasons. She apparently also backed conversion therapy when she was younger. I haven't fact checked or done a deep dive on any of this. I'm just providing a hook for people to start their own research.
I'm actually a big fan of Tulsi after seeing her several times on Rogan (Transcript). She is against the MIC, the deep state (unelected bureaucrats) and forever wars. I was disappointed that she didn't get SecDef and worried that she would be sidelined, but my confidence was restored with the DNI selection. She's unironically what I would like to see as a female president.
I don't know how 2028 primaries will turn out, but I'd expect Rubio, Vance and Gabbard to compete. Vance and Gabbard seemed to get along very well on the campaign trail (Vance being an (ex)marine and Gabbard being Reserve Army).
Edit: Adding some links. Atlantic article doing some character assassination here.
Edit Edit: Glenn Greenwald pushing back against Tulsi attacks here.
I'm sorry for your loss.
My Grandfather passed very recently. He lived a long life into his 90's. He just caught a chest infection one day and deteriorated quite quickly in hospital. He eventually just asked the doctors to stop treating him and switch to palliative care. After 3 days he passed away. He wasn't responsive once they switched to palliative care, being in something of a delirium.
My father did not take his passing well. This is partially because it's his last parent going and also because he himself is in hospital for chronic health conditions and couldn't attend the funeral. It was a bit of an existential crisis in the sense that myself and my siblings have realised that our father likely doesn't have many years left in him either.
For myself, I'm glad Grandfather passed relatively quickly without a long drawn out death from something like dementia. He had his faculties up to the end (with just some physical frailties) and was still driving himself around. He lived a good, long life and left behind a successful and loving family. I'd be lucky to follow his example.
I'm reluctant to post this last part because I don't expect anyone to take this seriously. I'm agnostic, but I sensed when my Grandfather passed. I was in a hyperfocused state doomscrolling at the time. I'm normally completely shut off from most of my emotions when I'm doing this, but I sensed a presence so I stopped what I was doing. I made a prayer for my Grandfather to commend him to God. I felt a warmth like a loving hug and knew he was saying goodbye and that he was fine. Then it was gone. Minutes later I got a text that Grandfather had passed 10 minutes ago. So that was a thing.
Like yourself there's a good chance I'll be deleting this one later on.
Edit: I'll keep this one as long as you do mate.
There are downstream effects that go beyond the financial loss. Basically not enforcing laws for petty crimes can encourage lawbreakers to escalate to more serious crimes. More police means more natural surveillance and deterrence for opportunistic lawbreakers.
You may as well ask 'why pay for any police to enforce any crime that doesn't directly recoup cash into the cities coffers?'
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