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You don't need Leo to figure that out…

«America has done a lot of evil shit. But fighting Communism was a net good. This is the most correct thing that conservatives did in the 20th century.» Maybe I misunderstand, but I disagree here. It’s pure luck that the world didn’t end as a consequence of this.

Nothing. I just gave this «humor» thing a shot.

When I went to secondary school, I had an «All Hope Is Gone» shirt, after the Slipknot album. This was at a time when the worst thing you could be was an emo. I would say it worked out surprisingly well. I don’t even have to use the handicap toilet today.

When you have so many issues that you are too weak and dysfunctional to handle the fact that there are a few women on a forum, there’s probably no hope of ever having a good life.

My impression is that the view of morality is one of the areas where people, especially in the West, are the least developed. People seem to be very stuck in Stage Blue here and seem pretty terrified of the idea that morality is completely relative.

Read «Nonviolent Communication» by Marshall Rosenberg. It’s really good and Leo has said he will talk about this topic in the future.

And I who was so sure there would be a nice atmosphere in this thread.

People need to get a lot more aware of this. People are so ridiculously negative these days because of social media.

Yes, that's exactly how it was! I actually became friends with two other guys like that later on, so it shouldn't be that difficult for you to find someone. At least not if you move to a bigger city.

Impressive! This is also a great reminder of the importance of wings and bootcamps. My journey started with a bootcamp during the pandemic, where we had to approach out in the streets, so it was kind of like daygame during the night. There I met my wing and we spent a lot of time together the next weeks, cold approaching. My wing was really courageous and inspiring. Because of this, learning to cold approach was never particularly difficult for me, even though I was really introverted and shy. Everyone who wants to start doing this should join a bootcamp or at least find a wing first.

Today's men, especially young men, are poorly raised, particularly when it comes to the things that make men attractive. As a result, women are ridiculously more attractive and picky. The masculinity crisis is very real.

I have no experience with THC, phenibut or any other drug than alcohol in this context. I've never even tried phenibut. I've actually had alcohol most of the nights I've gone out, but it hasn't helped. Even if I get drunk, I'm still extremely uncomfortable at the dance floor and it feels like the most unnatural thing ever. It doesn't make me particularly better at talking either.

Not being able to dance, asperger’s, 5 cm below average and the fact that I’m pretty uncomfortable in night clubs (and other places with loud music) and that my brain pretty much shuts down when I’m stressed, might help explain…

I don’t know what I would have done without dating apps. I’ve never even been close to getting any results from social circle, work/studies or nightgame, and Norway isn’t really suitable for daygame, but on dating apps I get great results. I’m in a relationship now thanks to Hinge.

I feel very much loved, yes. He does everything for me and contacts me almost daily. He’s the kindest father you could have. There have been more emotional and deeper conversations in the past, but it’s been a long time since then. Now there seems to be some kind of barrier that neither he nor I seem able to break through.

I would say I’m one, but me and my father only talk about the most practical and superficial stuff though. I’m not sure why… Sorry to hear about you dad. That sounds awful.

The characters in Black Mirror are often very cartoonish. It’s so black or white, and I think this is a huge mistake. It doesn’t fit the series.

I’ve watched one season of both the American and Swedish versions of Love is blind. I found it interesting how much less mature the Swedish guys seemed.

I’m pretty sure most people answer how they actually feel on the survey and not how they should feel… The question people are asked is «On a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 is the worst possible life and 10 is the best possible life, how would you rate your own life?»

But why wouldn't all of these factors be reflected in the survey results?

No, Norway and Switzerland are not happier than Sweden. According to UN’s happiness index, Sweden is in 4th place, while Norway is in 7th and Switzerland in 10th. https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2024/happiness-of-the-younger-the-older-and-those-in-between/#ranking-of-happiness-2021-2023 Be careful about focusing too much on Swedens problems. It’s easy to get lost. I don’t agree that you can’t measure happiness. If you ask enough people from all the countries in the world how happy they are on a scale of 1-10, i would argue you get a pretty clear picture.

Wow. May I ask why? I think it's absolutely amazing. The dinner scene is one of the best and most intense scenes ever made imo. It's so real. I can kind of confirm, as someone who used to be pretty far right.

I think the X-Men movies are generally a real positive exception to the otherwise terrible superhero movies. Avengers and stuff like that are the most overrated movies ever. Other overrated movies: Badlands, Cool hand Luke, The deer hunter, Scarface and Ferris Bueller's day off.

I must admit: Weed was in the picture both times… I love From dusk till dawn! The only movie Tarantino does a decent job as an actor.