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Absolutely.

Compared to men? Yes, they are. Of course. There almost aren't any.

Women have it easier these days, yes, but you know what? It’s completely fair. While women grow up developing social skills and spend ridiculous amounts of money on beauty products to be as attractive as possible, what do men do? We play video games, watch anime, and stay indoors during our upbringing, having no interest in developing social skills until one day we suddenly realize we’re horny and need a woman. Then we of course find out that we aren’t attractive enough, get super offended and blame women for having too high standards…

A great body isn’t just appearance. It requires hard work and character to achieve. You’re likely to become the average of your friends and you want friends that inspire you rather than the opposite.

I simply cannot resist posting this when there is an active coffee thread up: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/07/drinking-coffee-may-reduce-risk-of-suicide-by-50/ «Drinking several cups of coffee daily appears to reduce the risk of suicide in men and women by about 50 percent» https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/decades-of-research-shows-coffee-makes-you-healthier-happier-but-if-you-want-to-boost-your-energy-level-memory-theres-a-7-day-catch.html «Coffee can reduce your risk of cancer up to 20 percent, your risk of type 2 diabetes by 30 percent, and your risk of Parkinson's disease by 30 percent. A study published in Circulation found that coffee can reduce the risk of stroke by 20 percent. A study of over 260,000 people conducted by the NIH found that people who drank four or more cups of coffee a day were nearly 10 percent less likely to become depressed than those who drank none.»

What about Yugoslavia under Tito’s regime?

It's pretty obvious when you don't get enough sleep, no matter how often it happens. The body and mind get pretty dysfunctional and it's almost impossible to have a good day. That's how it is for me at least. Just because you can't get any more sleep, does not mean that you've had enough of it.

By «even out in the long run», I meant that women and men are just as often single in their 40’s and in their 50’s women are more often single. It’s pretty similar in the 30’s too. This might not be the case in the future though…

Aha, that’s good! For me, there were two things missing in my life: A relationship and a job/study.

He’s probably talking about young people. 63% of men under 30 are single while only 34% of women are. It will even out in the long run, so patience is key.

Sounds like you’re depressed. This is exactly how it has been for me for the past three years, until this summer.

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…