You may want to start taking this shit seriously because this type of casual acceptance is exactly what these capitalists are hoping for.

If this “fear-mongering” helps push for better climate policy, there is no downside, as acting when we don’t need to is better than not acting when we fucking should be.

Honestly tho. Imagine simping for landlords in this day and age. Gross.

Inconceivable!

I have used this. It works.

I really, really liked his Dredd

I love bug farming lol that one’s great

100% agreed. All great value-added points!

Thank you for sharing, that was an extremely appropriate example of exactly what I was talking about!

And I think you’re absolutely right that that may be the reason a lot of SA goes unreported. Likes yes there are situations where systems of power are used to silence people, but there are also a lot of clumsy sexual interactions we had as teens that may technically be rape or sexual assault, but we were all still learning.

The boys were learning that consent is a very real concept and the girls were learning how to advocate for themselves (for the most part, of course as the opposite was also the case) . All of these were happening in tandem with systems of power making things just that much more complicated.

And they should be, because it’s visually appealing and it’s a good way to simplify the concept in a way most people will understand.

Great point! Also it isn’t just teenagers, adults do this a lot, too! Also I’d venture a guess that most rape is accidental and borne from a lack of education rather than malicious. Doesn’t make it less rape, but it does challenge our views of what a “rapist” looks like.

When we understand we are all capable of rape, we can all help to prevent it and change into better people.

Most rape occurs by accident by people who don’t understand consent. People just like to treat it like it’s all violent because they are afraid of accepting that they are both capable of rape and have likely committed it at some point in their life because they were never taught about consent and were raised in a culture that teaches them to ignore the concept of consent

All unconsensual sex is rape, but not all people who have raped intended to rape. This is extremely important to understand and this is why it is extremely important to teach people about consent.

BEANS

Mine looks like fat titties and not giving a fuck about societal standards

Maybe the kids are alright.

Proud of you, Vi

It’s literally because these people are manipulated by fear – influencers intentionally use emotionally loaded language while doctors very intentionally do not.

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Woe is you, i guess.

What I’m hearing from you is that it’s not other people that aren’t giving you the time of day, it’s you that is not interested in other people.

That’s totally fine, to each their own, but I just don’t understand why one would complain on the internet that they’re not having successful interactions with women when they’re not really attempting to have interactions with women.

Nobody starts out knowing what they’re doing.

You have to practice and suck for a while, living is all a process of trial and error. Don’t blame your lack of practice and skill on other people if you haven’t gone out of your comfort zone to learn.

You said women assume the worst when you approach them. Use that pattern recognition all humans have and run some tests instead of assuming all women will react the same way to you. Because they’re not reacting to you, they’re reacting to your behaviour.

Ask yourself why and try a few different things. You’re gonna fail, but you have to learn to move on from that to build your confidence.

If you want to build connection, you have to learn to be comfortable with vulnerability.

I’m autistic and am no stranger to misinterpreted signals. Just because I’m a woman doesn’t mean my social interactions are all fine and dandy. I flip between thinking everyone is crushing on me and everyone hates me, and this is a normal human experience that everybody goes through. You have to learn to let go of people sometimes and learn which interactions tend to lead to better connection, but you will get nowhere if you do not try, and you will get nowhere faster if you don’t try and you avoid social interactions because of an outcome you are assuming will happen.

I will reiterate. I am diagnosed autistic. I STILL do not know how to socialize as a normal person, and I have accepted that I never will. It is time you also accept you will never know what is normal, and figure out what works for you through trial and error and vulnerability.

Here’s hoping you find your confidence. Godspeed 🫡

I don’t have time or energy to read or respond to your entire comment because honestly who does.

One thing that really irks me is the “its impossible to meet women in public because they treat you like a creep when you approach them to find a date”

Women don’t like being treated like a romantic prospect pff the hop, but a lot are happy to meet new people. The important thing is not to approach anybody like a romantic prospect when you don’t know anything about them, because they know you’re doing it exclusively based on how they look.

The interactions that have seen the most success are the ones that aren’t presumptuous. Just talk to people in general like you’re trying to make friends rather than date and take it from there based on whether they actually seem interested in your company.