Basman

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  1. That would be an example of where simply regulating industry would make the most sense long-term. It's a lack of good regulation that got you in that mess in the first place arguably.
  2. Of course. The asymmetry is a feature. The pressure of selecting for quantity versus the pressure of selecting for quality is how we evolved because it works for getting good genes. Also the fact that human pregnancy and birth is as costly and risky as it is is a huge factor. For most animals, pregnancy isn't nearly as debilitating. If reproduction was cheaper, safer and humans developed faster, then our view on the value of human life would probably be different.
  3. Does there exist anyone you think would qualify, even historically?
  4. I think it's mostly algorithmic. It's easy slop for the piggies. No one really thinks about this kind of shit outside of the internet.
  5. If it's done at a lose, then its basically just glorified humanitarian aid. The issue with that is that it undercuts local business and survival while the quality of product and service suffers. Communities need to be able to functionally survive on their own.
  6. It would likely undercut the business of private vendors first of all, and I'm not sure how sustainable it is if it's not profitable. And private business tend to be better at serving demand. And when they fail it doesn't come directly out of the collective's pockets. It's a big reason why communism tend to lead to starvation. Many hands lift more. What does work is regulating unfair practices like collusion and price gouging or subsidies. we'll see, I guess. But I'm not confident it would really work. I'm worried it would turn into a money sink for little gain.
  7. 14-17 days. Can't remember exactly. Used to do nofap when I was younger after being radicalized by social media. My dick felt more veiny and sensitive after a while and I got hard constantly. I could probably cum just from a girl breathing on it. Nutted in my sleep after 15 days or so from a vivid sex dream. Look like a slug exploded between my legs Before nofap, keep towel next to bed. After nofap, keep towel next to bed.
  8. Why we tripping? People are flawed and unoptimized. That is normal. It's actually abnormal to obsess with self-improvement.
  9. Higher education is mostly just a credential mill at this point. Most people who enter it do it for the paper. And as those credentials lose value because more people are getting them you need more. Soon you'll need a PHD just to get a decent job and the rigor of getting PHD will worsen because there's no gain in failing students. It's like a drug that society itself is hooked on. Did you know that Chris Chan has an associates degree. There's no way he studied for it.
  10. I guess driving is the American version of going for a walk.
  11. You might be projecting a little. This isn't going anywhere
  12. What's crazy to me is just the lack of common sense. People are masturbating every day without issue. It's like arguing with religious people.
  13. If your a bisexual male escort your just gay with attitude, cuz you're mostly getting male clients.
  14. Except it's not nearly that objective. The fact that you think it's that bad uncritically is part of the issue. I don't know what to tell you. The sky is blue. Your mind is made.
  15. Usually weak tight glutes are a major cause of these kind of back issues. Especially if your not very active. A doctor could refer you to a physiotherapist who will tailor exercises to you.
  16. Yet people play way more video games to an unhealthy degree than watch porn. A gooner who spends hours jerking to porn is an extreme and rare beast. Playing video games for long hours is normalized. And the evidence on porn being bad isn't conclusive. My issue is really with bias. I'm not even particularly pro porn or anything. I'm yet to hear any serious arguments that isn't essentially just pushing conformity and vibes. It's very chuddy. Very "west has fallen" energy.
  17. Genuinely Captivating and creative gem of a movie that I wanted to share. It's a beautiful story about the duality of selfishness and selflessness in an alien enchanted forest type world with a spiritual component. A rare fantasy world that is truly original in it's concept. No horses anywhere in sight 🐎 Jim Henson, the lead producer, had to fund this movie through his more successful work with the Muppets Show. He made several movies just to make this one. I've noticed that often creatives have to fund their passion projects through work they're less passionate about but that the market rewards. The Dark Crystal was profitable, but no suit would ever touch a Dark Crystal movie. The movie is a creative deluge, but production costs must have been out of this world 🪐🌀 The premise of the story: You can watch the whole thing on YT. I love watching the making of films of old movies. There was very limited things you could do with computers. Everything was practical and people had to get very creative in order to make a convincing film. I think Lord of the Rings was kind of the cut off point where movie productions became more and more reliant on CG and they started to lose their charm a little. They stopped using miniatures and shit. I think the only cg heavy movie I like is Revenge of the Sith, because it's so earnest in its corniness. They genuinely thought that the cg was super cool.
  18. I have 100% brain damage. It's the best thing ever. You no longer care about studies or breathing in people's medication.
  19. It's not 🤢, it's 🤮
  20. I'm not sure if your vegan or something, but you definitely got some beef.
  21. This topic feels very algorythmic. How real is this issue actually and how do people know that men are approaching less now than before? I don't think pick up has ever been normal. Sifting through Google search and every result is slop. This feels at best like it's being exaggerated.
  22. people can get butthurt over you chosing to not eat certain things. they can feel like your being inconvenient and difficult for stupid reasons or like you think your better than them (especially with vegans).
  23. do you actually need these people? you could make your own video. Sound like they just vultures.