u/Equal_Marsupial6326

I’ve noticed that older men have a tendency to tell me what to do and expect me to automatically obey them. It’s always older men, and they always get offended when I don’t do what they say.

I work as a computer install technician. My job is to replace old computers with new computers. While I was half-way through an install, a man comes up to me and says, “oh what a waste… nobody uses that computer.” I ignore him and continue my work. “You’re going to continue on anyway?” “Yes, I’m getting paid to do this.” I state. “Ah, what a waste.” he blabbered on. This Man was not a manager as far as I’m aware. Plus whoever received the invite put in effort to write down special instructions, so obviously that computer was important enough.

It made me think, what did he think would happen? That I would automatically obey someone who’s not paying me? It’s not the only instance in my life where an older man tried to tell me what to do, but I’m trying to wrap my head around people who think they can just command a stranger to do what they want.

I know discourse about women’s issues tend to focus on relationships, so I would like to hear about everyday misogyny that you face in your life. Because misogyny is not just an abusive ex or toxic family issue, it’s a societal issue.

Edit: Alright a lot of you don’t seem to know where the command is. When he said “You’re going to continue to do it anyways?” that meant he expected me to listen to him. He got annoyed when I continued working. The command was implied rather than explicitly stated.

Hello, I’m just starting to learn about herbalism. My main reason for learning about it is because I want a skill that will be applicable if for instance, modern society were to collapse and we wouldn’t have access to pharmaceuticals. I grew up in a very skeptical household and both of my parents are atheists.

It’s not that I don’t trust modern medicine, it‘s that I don’t trust the future. I’m Canadian and even without insurance, most medications are affordable.

How should I approach my study of herbalism while avoiding pseudoscience? I know a large portion of modern drugs originated with medicinal plants, such as opiodes from poppies and aspirin from willow bark. At the same time there is a lack of regulation and the herbal health industry attracts a lot of con artists who disregard safety or make wild claims about so and so herb curing autism.