That’s what I’m afraid of. The generational trauma and illness they’ve already caused will last decades (minimum) as it is.

I’m curious what these “concrete” actions would be. We know force is off the table, so, sanctions?

That’s fair. I may generally be a bit over suspicious at times, but the apps definitely struck me as off very early on. As to charging men, while it does suck, I get it. It similar to “ladies’ night” at clubs (do they still do that?). It isn’t hard to get men in the door, but it is significantly harder to get women to attend, oftentimes due to some of the behaviors exhibited by the men. With the gender differences on app usage, it would likely drive that disparity even higher if they charged women.

This whole thing is grotesque, but at the end, it says the family is having to pay for this. How and why? They should not accept responsibility for the bill. They are not the ones receiving care, and you are not liable for others’ debts unless you cosign or accept responsibility.

Will they criminalise denial of the Gaza genocide, you know, the one that is currently underway?

Bubble wasn’t around when I last engaged with dating apps, though I wouldn’t give any app the benefit of the doubt, including in any conceivable future. While there are exceptions to the rule, as you mentioned, I’d say most people will be better off without dating apps, with or without a partner.

I can’t speak to women’s experiences, but as a man, it was pretty clear that these apps were dogshit designed to steal information while keeping you engaged with bots so they can further steal from you, including financially. Much like Facebook, I was an early rejector of dating apps, and I’ve been proven correct on both fronts. From what I can tell, the tech has only gotten better at taking advantage of lonely/stupid men. While dating isn’t really a concern for me anymore, when I was actively dating, it was never difficult to meet women. It just requires a willingness to be open and accept rejection. Also, be willing to cut off interaction for relationships that aren’t healthy. It’s better to be alone than in a shitty relationship.

The craziest part is that things have blown past the worst scenario models, and many are still asleep. Or even worse, think some magical, undiscovered technology will save everyone. The outlook is pretty grim for anyone still around during the second half of the century.

This has been clear for at least 20 years to anybody paying attention. I feel for those who will have to suffer this fate they didn’t cause nor ask for.

Remember when windows 10 was supposed to be the last version of windows? 🤣

PTB, and a frequent one at that.

“Racism” against afrikaners, that’s rich. A people whose entire history is about how goddamn racist they are. If only the lies about stripping their land from them were true, it’s the least they deserve.

They look so bitchmade when they gotta roll up in a gaggle, making sour stomach face. Hopefully, some of them will join the other coward’s fate.

“Antisemitism” has become a meaningless word. The only people to blame are the Israelis.

Careful there, trumpy boy, you’re fucking with your own propaganda machine. The US government gets to dictate movie scripts and values in exchange for allowing access to military equipment and vehicles, though dipshit probably isn’t even aware. How can a group be so incompetent at being intentionally awful human beings?

Alcatraz is about messaging and symbolism, not any practical purpose. We already have a highly developed and funded prison industrial complex with very effective supermax prisons that prevent escape. Alcatraz was notorious for its cruelty, though I’m pretty sure it was the last location of a “successful” supermax escape in the US. Alcatraz was shit down for a reason, and it wasn’t due to any humanitarian concerns. This old man is just reliving his childhood tales of danger and daring that he grew up with while sending a message of cruelty and disregard for humanity at the same time.

I’ll check it out, thank you. Sounds simpler than changing my number after 20 years.

I have been receiving so much spam the last 9 months. At first, I attributed it to the election, but it has actually escalated since December. I recieve 20+ blocked calls a day at this point. They sometimes use one or two new numbers in a day, so I have to add those to the list. Before I had enough of the numbers blocked, my phone was going off incessantly. Idk were my number appeared to cause this, but I’ve had to shut off my voicemail and block all texts from numbers not already saved on my phone. I think I might just change my number at this point, it might actually be more convenient.

This is the only use of ai that I approve of. Angering Maga pissbabies.

Thank you. I am certainly no one’s property and resent that assertion completely.