PenguinPablo

@Buck Edwards Several reasons. Online forums skew towards introversion (especially one that goes into niche and abstract stuff like actualized). Chances of getting sex from hanging out on a forum are significantly lower compared to in person socialization. Many people here are also into pickup which means they are not getting laid (unless they become very fucking good which 99.9% of people won't because it's too hard). Hence, relative to their current position... the cost is quite high.

Then again the cost varies from person to person. For men that are naturally very extroverted, big social circles, charismatic, and maybe even good looks on their side... it's not costly from their pov since it's just a natural part of their life. For 95% of the men on a / this forum... the cost is probably pretty high.

Hypergamy strikes again! Survival is vicious...

Man I get that but if your parents lived completely irresponsibly both financially and health wise. Maybe their brain is fried because of alcohol, diabetes, no $avings. I would feel extremely guilty for abandoning them. But it is also true that I will have to shoulder the burden for their poor choices.

I consider all of you my children.

Go full Andrew Tate on her.

If You Could Live Anywhere In The Milky Way Galaxy, Where Would You Live?

Women are worse. Way colder. Men are hopeless romantics, often times. I'm not even mad about it. A pretty woman cannot afford to feel bad over every new dork that falls for them. A man in scarcity is simply way out of touch with her reality. Failing to understand this, he suffers from his own delusions and fantasies.

That is not good. If I told my psych that they would try something else. I wasn't suicidal but definitely felt hopelessness and despair.

Also not a fan of abilify. Made me very miserable. Like insanely unhappy. They gave me a mood stabilizer instead. So far so good.

Don't worry you're still beautiful baby. Even if your face is more wrinkled. Even if you're losing your hair.

I honestly don't think it's that big a deal. If you're willing to be flexible start brainstorming different looks that you can do, in terms of clothes, beard, maybe shorter hairstyles or buzz cut, etc... Get creative. Losing your hair doesn't mean you're fucked. In fact you can still be very attractive. Lastly,maybe over time save for a hair transplant too if you want. I'm losing my hair and I don't sweat it too much since I've experimented with different hair styles and looks over the years

Yes but this is usually said as a marketing tactic trick you into justifying the expense They'll be banging on your door relentlessly for you to buy Only to disappear entirely after payment

@Leo Gura If I don't socialize for more than a couple weeks I get extremely depressed. Crazy amounts of despair. But its like an antidepressant once I do go out with friends and especially if I am approaching. Luckily I have started going out again recently (albeit only once a week). And my spirits are high again. @Yeah Yeah Do you have anyone to go out with? I've been going through the same as you. Making some meaningful progress like this can switch your attitude and snap you out of this depressive spiral.

Imagine if this is your mom

My guy at the very least let us know which headphones you bought! My favourite Chi-fi set I've owned so far were the KZ ZSX a few years ago

@EdgeGod900 Umm won't be too expensive the way that I am doing it (I only need to do like 3 classes at my uni and have already transferred in the vast majority of courses from my previous stints in college) Also it will only be like 2-3 additional classes to double major since I dropped out of college a long time ago Figured it would help when applying for jobs versus other applicants (also I find math interesting) I definitely want to check out the low level programming book you recommened

@aurum I don't think there's ever been a time that I thought to myself "I might need an AR-15". I understand the perspective of 2nd amendment to protect yourself from tyranny. But at this point it seems like the tool is being abused for mass shooting.

All the highest homicide cities are in Mexico

thats a lot of fucking money. i think theres alternatives that cost less. alternatively you can study the hell of the material thats on the internet already but you have to study it deeply, analyze and synthesize the principles behind everything

Interesting, particularly for Vegas. Thought it would be higher. You'd figure they are pulling at the very least weekly. If not multiple times a week (clubs open every day) + leads from dating apps. Kinda crazy that these guys that literally dedicate their entire life to this... are basically still in scarcity. Only celebrities seem to have it on "tap" so to speak. And the average girl literally achieves 10x the results of the average joe. Anyone have thoughts on this?

Crazy you have explored these topics since middle school. It wasn't really until I graduated high school that I started to get into this stuff. Nevertheless, you will need to survive somehow. So be very smart about not piling on debt (student loans etc...) otherwise you'll get more stuck in societies traps.

Still deeper than Gary Kasparov's book... lol

@Leo Gura How strong are you in regular chess elo wise?

@Hardkill they make progress within their limited world view. stepping outside of that is too scary.