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Yea that's probably the most boring answer, but sometimes that's the most correct one. Basic liberalism is usually the most successful in democratic type systems. Of course if we are talking about autocracies and other things the playing field is totally different.

We've always gotta push for change, but be realistic about what can actually happen in the near future and with the resources we have. And what people are willing to accept and cooperate with. This is where progressives shoot themselves in the foot, they are arrogant and always wondering why everyone else isn't willing to change things as quickly as them.

Hey if it helped, that's awesome. Lesser of two evils I guess.

@Hardkill My understanding and honest observation on this is that progressives have a more pervasive mentality of entitlement and righteousness about their agenda and place in the world, while Conservatives and moderate leaning people are generally more secure with themselves and the world around them. Notice how the most extreme progressives live and perceive reality and society on the edge, and in the worst cases are delusional. While Conservatives are trying to hold onto and occupy a framework that already actually existed, and is at worst inappropriately outdated.

The vast majority of voters are people in their 40's+ that have literally never googled anything about who or what platform they are voting for in the first place, and they probably don't even know how to google if you asked them. They are voting based off their peer group and how much they like a candidate. Policy and all that is almost completely irrelevant to running a successful campaign. What matters most is having a good candidate that has some charisma and a few nice talking points they can bully into the narrative without getting derailed too often.

lol 70% hostile, 39% benevolent. I don't even have to research and I'd bet this test was made with a delusional progressive/feminist slant. Most of these things aren't impartial anyways that's ok. It's just ironic my results are like this when the women in my life respond to me so well. All my female coworkers think I'm a charmer, my female family members love me, 80% of my friends the past 5 years are women, all my lovers adored me and none of the relationships ended on a sour note. Hell, I even gave a lady I've never met a ride for work for like 10 minutes a while back, and apparently I was such good conversation she offered me a bottle of wine as a thank you . If I'm a sexist, I'm doing a damn terrible job.

I put weed in the same mental category as cigarettes, vaping, alcohol, lottery tickets, junk food, gambling, etc. All these things are chronic habits that are great ways to piss away $$$$$. You want to limit their use to special occasions only a few times a year. They drain your energy, time, and wallet and provide next to zero value.

AI generated Andrew Tate looks like Voldemort and Gollum had a kid lmao

I've always struggled with anxiety to some degree too, it crippled my life for years to where I was just playing video games 24/7, making zero money, no friends, living with my parents. Maybe this won't be nice to hear, perhaps it will provide some comfort - The way out is through. Anxiety is anticipation of a future outcome that you deem negative or unwanted. It's quite normal to feel anxious, and it really is a good thing because it means you actually give a shit about stuff! However your current emotions now don't have a reason to map onto how you will feel 15 minutes from now when you are doing that thing. You'll only know how you feel then when it IS the current moment. Once you are in the moment actually doing and accomplishing the thing you were anxious about, you'll notice that emotion didn't really have any weight to it in the first place. As you prove to yourself that things aren't so bad, again and again, life becomes a lot less overwhelming and more attainable. Anxiety/fear is your brain's mechanism of pre-judging an event in order to protect you, which is great in a case where you're walking on a mountain in the dark. It's useful to feel something like that so you don't fall off , however you would agree the stakes of most things that happen in our life aren't that bad right? So what do we really get from pre-judging everything so often? March forward into the things you want to do and brace yourself if you must, most of the time the evidence of outcomes will show you had nothing to worry about at all.

My advice is just wait til tomorrow for her to message you, if she doesn't send something her way. Just don't think about it more than you have to. Don't get too wrapped up or needy just because you had sex. Sometimes relationships can fizzle out rather quickly for no reason, it's bound to happen if you're active enough in life.

Maybe she was just looking for a hook-up? What did she seem like, university girl just looking for experiences? Call her in a day or two, but I mean if nothing comes of it at least you got something out of hanging out a few times.

Remember the entire purpose of why we are here is self-actualization, not group-actualization. Some statistics might have a stark truth to them but you shouldn't use it as a reason to distract yourself. It's not your job to fix society (unless that's your life purpose I guess, good luck). Work on yourself to be an exception to those numbers.

Am mod, can confirm this is my brain 24/7.

I don't know what your angle or assumption is with this question, but no personally I don't think there is anything like a soulmate or perfect partner. There are tons of people that are quite compatible with everyone, if you come across one and it feels right go for it. Don't let life pass you by it will be over before you know it.

The entire objective of Leo's channel and this forum is to break the rules, be exceptional, and defy conventional logic. Not sit around acting like a normie. If you want to be a normie though, be my guest.

There are literally billions of women out there, it's kind of a stupid waste of energy to categorize them and make judgements. You can find whoever you like if you wanted. Spend less time complaining and more time looking. You'll be happier.

A good leader gets their followers excited about a vision.

I don't understand how any of them are "unidentified"? They are flying right up to them with jets and have satellites and other high tech surveillance equipment pointed at them. A balloon can only be a few shapes.....

If she is clean they all mostly taste similar. You just gotta suck it up and do it. Somedays I'm not feeling it either. But it's my honor bound duty to get her off as a good man and boyfriend. Edit: Try spitting on it and getting it really sloppy. Your saliva should dilute the taste. Just be careful not to swallow so much fluid you can get a throat/mouth infection called thrush and it fucking sucks lol. Have a towel nearby if you are gonna do oral.

You gotta strike while the iron is hot or you will miss your chance. Just use your intuition.

Your first time having sex with any girl should be FUN - regardless if it's a one night stand or you're starting a potential relationship. The experience should be exhilarating and exciting for both of you. You're letting loose and exploring each others bodies for the first time, finding out what you both like (and don't like). The vibe should be playful, hedonistic, and lustful. You don't want to be romantic until later on (after meeting a 3-4 times, a month or two roughly) after you've got sexually comfortable with each other. Which means you are forming a sort of relationship, so to answer your question NO you don't want to be romantic with casual sex whatsoever. If you are romantic too soon a girl, it will kill the vibe. She will feel creeped out, that you're attached too early, and it puts too much pressure on her and the idea of the encounter and she'll flake out. I learned this the hard way when I was younger when I started having experiences with women. I was given the wrong impression and brainwashed by culture about how attraction works. VERY FEW women actually want romance early on, like 1/10. When they say they crave romance they are lying, but obviously unconscious that they are lying. Don't blame them it's not malicious, they are just conditioned with false ideas like everyone else. What they truly respond to and will get in bed for is a funny, playful guy to raise their energy level and make them interested in the spontaneous possibility of sex. I've been with nearly all age ranges now from 16 to 55. They all respond the same. It's what works. Period. DO NOT BE ROMANTIC unless you want to advance to girlfriend/boyfriend stage.

As I grow older, honestly I'm finding I respect people less and less. What people really mean when they say "treat everyone with respect" is; "be nice to people you don't know so you don't get off on the wrong foot". Just don't be a needless jerk, pretty simple. Respect from my point of view has to be earned. When I meet someone I don't know, it starts out at a neutral zero. Depending on how they behave, treat others, and as they reveal their values I will either start to respect them, or lack respect for them. My life has gone a lot better over the past 3 years - As I've stopped being as nice, started setting harder boundaries, and became more polarizing in my beliefs and attitudes. I've noticed people are starting to respect me a LOT more.

"Damage" is a stark way to put it. But I wouldn't be surprised if there is some kind of neurological pathway that is absent or didn't get activated growing up. Asexuality is an unusual thing. However humans are unusual. It's not impossible out of millions and millions of people you will have outliers, it's a guarantee actually.

This situation is the perfect example of how full of shit humans are. The dude could give away his entire fortune tomorrow and find the cure for cancer and people would STILL be on his case. "Why aren't you spending that money the way IIIII would spend it!" Jesus Christ

Of course they do. He is a senile, old, white, man, who is an establishment lifetime politician. The younger voters and activists coming into the fold who are increasingly influencing the Democratic party are going to want him out for the next cycle for someone more progressive and not as centrist. Everybody knows he was just a concession for stability because most people didn't want to chaos and stupidity of Trump for another 4 years. I want to say expect the unexpected, but I don't think Trump is going to have a lot of traction for 2024. It feels like that flame has burned out even on the right. I have a feeling it's going to be some new faces, and it will be interesting.