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Blueberrydreamer

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  • Why are all "doctors" on youtube full of shit?

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  • I'd say a combination of lack of incentive (doctors make good money) and potential for harm. A good doctor making a well thought out video still can't diagnose a person, and if someone were to misdiagnose themselves based on what a doctor said on youtube, then suffer significant harm because of what the video told her, the doctor could easily be legally liable.

  • Do we have a good idea as to why this has flattened out?

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  • This isn't per capita, so it's primarily a population graph. US population growth is stalling, immigration is already the only reason we're still maintaining any growth, and it's easy to guess why that might be slowing down now as well.

  • Has this ever happened to you?

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  • I am a man and I've been roofied in public. It happens far more frequently than you would like to believe.

    I cannot blame any woman who doesn't want to take that risk with a stranger.

    You seem to think I'm targeting men here, but that's foolish. People are unpredictable, and anyone has the capacity to be dangerous. The only reason to respond to mild caution with such excessive hostility is your own insecurity. Nobody is calling you a rapist here man, it's not about you, it's just a precaution.

  • Has this ever happened to you?

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  • Do you all have a different idea of what a date is than me or something? The point is to get to know someone you don't know yet. I guess if you were communicating for weeks beforehand this might seem weird, but that's making some big assumptions. You're acting like this woman has requested her friend accompany her for every moment of their ongoing relationship. It's wild to me to get so insecure about someone not fully trusting you this first time you meet. Trust is built over time, and it's not a slight against you if someone wants to protect themselves.

    call it a crazy thought, but if i were premeditating sexual assault, i probably wouldn't choose someone who has my name, photos, phone number, and a history of correspondence to show motive. lol

    And yet, a casual examination of history shows that it happens all the time. And more often than not, charges never get brought up.

    Now certainly the perceived frequency is far higher than the actual likelihood, but I don't blame anyone for not wanting to roll those dice.

  • Has this ever happened to you?

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  • Sorry, but you're coming from a place of ignorance here, but I do get it. I used to feel that way, but I've known too many women in my life who've experienced assaults in public places to pretend it's not a real issue. I've been roofied in public myself (wrong target, presumably) and have the privilege of only really having to worry about some scrapes and bruises. But the holes in my memory and understanding that that night could have easily gone far, far worse if I had been someone's target is something that will always stay with me.

    If you develop a phobia of men that is so bad that it prevents you from interacting with men, then that is YOU problem and you need to work that out.

    This is stupid bullshit. Nobody has suggested anything like this and bad faith nonsense wastes everyone's time. Grow up. It's obvious you're taking this woman's caution as some kind of personal slight. It's not, and you should really examine where those feelings are coming from.

  • Has this ever happened to you?

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  • He shouldn't, and the fact that that idea doesn't even cross most men's minds is an enormous privilege.

    I don't know about you, but I generally take a little time getting to know someone before I decide to trust them. Why on earth would you not?

    What you don't seem to consider is the risk involved. When the consequence of misplaced trust is potentially rape or death, a small amount of caution is plainly warranted.

    Nobody is out here assuming all men are rapists, that question is as irrelevant as it is idiotic. The point is that any man could be a rapist, and those odds sure as hell aren't small enough to just roll the dice on some rando you've never met.

    It's easier for us (I'm assuming you're male too). I don't really have to care. The worst consequence we can reasonably expect is what? A too attached girl who won't leave you alone? When was the last time you went on a date with someone who could physically restrain you? It's not the fucking same, no matter how much you want to pretend it is.

  • Has this ever happened to you?

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  • Has this ever happened to you?

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  • Why should they trust some random dude they met on a dating app?

    You act like that's some crazy fear, but it happens all the fucking time.

    If you're that dismissive of other people's concerns, maybe you shouldn't be online dating at all.

  • Has this ever happened to you?

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  • Most women don't make a habit of going out to bars alone, for good reason. It's a very real risk.

    As a guy who's been roofied (presumably by accident, still don't know what happened) I sure as hell don't blame them.

  • Elon Musk becomes world's first half-trillionaire

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  • What results? Being wealthy? Tons of people before him have accomplished the same thing. There's always a wealthiest man on earth, Musk isn't the first.

    He hit a new high number for wealth, which is a normal expectation with continued economic growth and higher than expected inflation.

    To me, results would be Telsa or X actually being profitable and having fundamentals that would support their wildly overvalued stock prices.

  • Any tips for designing a fitting part for the golf 6 dashboard

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  • Across the World, People Say They're Finding Conscious Entities Within ChatGPT

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  • There is absolutely nothing sad about that, it's beautiful. That tendency is the only reason we have any form of civilization, so I'd say it's worth people occasionally empathizing with pencils.

  • Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

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  • That's my point. There's absolutely no winning for the Democrats here, no matter the outcome. They'll be blamed for shutting down the government and all the subsequent shit Trump breaks in the aftermath, or they'll be blamed for 'giving in' and letting Obamacare die.

  • Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

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  • Well it's sure as shit not democratic politicians, so what exactly is your point here?

  • Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

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  • The problem is that the 'blame' is determined by the media. The Dems can blame Republicans all they want, but if the big media players frame it as their fault, all the idiots not paying attention will fall right in line.

  • Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA”

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  • Good to know there's some context available if you want it. Thanks for taking the time to reply!

  • Trump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA”

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  • Is there though?

    I know this sounds sarcastic, but I'm genuinely curious as I have never used TikTok at all. It there any way to verify the stuff that's being shown? Do news accounts link to articles or any supporting information?

    All I've ever really seen from people sharing stuff has been new typical meme stuff and AI generated crap that people keep sending me thinking it's real.

    How can you tell if what you're seeing is real?

  • Live Nation’s CEO thinks concert tickets are “underpriced”

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  • That's kinda bullshit though. There are plenty of cheap, and free concerts. There are other options, one company does not own every event venue in the country.

    It's like claiming Nabisco has a monopoly on cookies cause you can only buy 'Oreos' from the Nabisco company. Just buy a different cookie!

  • Do gender roles have a stranglehold on heterosexual relationships, or does social media just make it feel that way?

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  • You absolutely have to get the fuck off the internet to get an idea of what people are actually like. Most of the shit you're seeing isn't even written by humans anymore, and even what is real tends to be the craziest 1% of the population, because they say the crazy things that drive engagement and feed the algorithm.

    There's no one way people are, there is more diversity and variety around you than you can possibly imagine. It's not necessarily easy to find somebody you're going to gel with, but I promise you they are all over the place.