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Behavior like this is exactly what leads to Trump being president. Wouldn't surprise me if this has already been picked up by some right wing influencer. They are amazingly good at finding stuff like this.

The US used to be the best country in the world to live in (if you were of the right ethnicity anyway). Ever since the 80s with Ronald Reagan's horrible policies, the American middle class has only dwindled and dwindled. Trump is Reagan 2 and today we see a country that is more divided than ever, thanks in large part to Trump. It's so bad that neighbors and families don't get along, and at the very end of Trump's last term he managed to stir people up so much with his dirty lies that they turned against democracy and attempted a coup(!!!). Still functioning? I disagree. I don't set the bar that low for the US.

You’re not doing yourself a favor by using honesty as a defense of Trump. He’s one of the most shameless liars on the entire planet and he uses his lies to divide and destroy the country for many years to come.

It should have been clear to everyone that Musk isn't quite healthy when he called one of the divers a pedo for criticizing his proposal to use his submarine for the rescue of the boys trapped in a cave in Thailand...

Why do you even bother? Life is too short to argue with people who think that The Beatles weren’t popular or that San Diego is the capital of Russia.

@zazen What are your thoughts on Scandinavia and the fact that we are happier with our lives than Americans, according to UN’s happiness report?

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024). I highly recommend everyone to watch this amazing documentary. Such a moving and inspiring story! It's on Netflix.

If nightgame is about looks - why have I never gotten any results out of it, but get great results with online dating?

That’s one way to disappear, but I highly doubt it would do me any good!

Well, I'm optimistic that one day, I might have everything in it’s right place. Could be because I've finally learned how to disappear completely…

Spending the first five years of my adult life at home, smoking weed and listening to Radiohead, sure didn’t give me an advantage. I’ll give you that!

Weird. I’ve never had any trouble like this when I’ve been going out. Guys have actually been really friendly to me when I’ve hit on their girlfriend… It should be mentioned that I’ve been completely unsuccessful with nightgame, so it could be that I’m just not a threat to them. I also have a very non-threatening appearance, I think.

Left, right—doesn't matter. As long as it’s authoritarian!

It’s also interesting that the majority of people who lived in East Germany thought that life was better under communism, when they were asked in 2009. https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/homesick-for-a-dictatorship-majority-of-eastern-germans-feel-life-better-under-communism-a-634122.html

Not sure who you’re talking to here, but when I say «attractive,» I don’t mean appearance. At least not only…

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.