u/Khaki_crocs

I'm a 19 year old teenage male and I have a very supportive mother and family that I can rely on for support and I never understood why this american society looks down on it, being able to live with your parents instead of suffering out there alone is actually a flex. I'm very comfortable with the way my life is. I work a part time job 2 days a week, 13 hours per week and get paid a good amount every single week instead of the usual 2 weeks, I can actually use my money for personal enjoyment and I can buy the things I want like games, clothes etc since I'm not out there living alone being "self reliant" just to barely survive. I don't have to worry about my entire paycheck going to bills while having none left for myself, I see a lot of young adults around my age or early 20s who are living by themselves and are constantly stressed out even to the point of mental breakdowns because they don't know if they'll be able to afford food and rent and I'm so glad I don't have to deal with that shit. my mom takes care of everything for the both of us and all I have to do is just contribute to the household like buy groceries, laundry detergent etc and help around with chores. if my mom needs something I got her, if I need something she got me. not to mention I have a lot of free time to do the things I enjoy doing. I can hang out with friends, play the game, and just relax without worrying if I'm going to starve. people stay with their families in eastern nations and support each other and that's how it should be. living as a group reduces loneliness, is more efficient, and aligns with the way humans are meant to live. this whole american thing of separating from your people at a certain age to live as lone wolves never made any sense to me and I really hope this practice dies off.

It's annoying how every year they keep saying that they're going to make DST permanent and they never do, they pass bills every year to try to do that and they fail to pass every time and it's just like I don't understand why congress won't approve it already. who the fuck wants it to get dark at 5 pm? there is no benefit and it just causes seasonal depression for a lot of people, and the main argument I keep seeing against is "kids will have to wait in the dark for the bus" and that never made sense because that literally already happens, where I live the sun doesn't rise until 7:40 in December which means you have kids sitting outside for the bus at 6 am and going to school when it's still pitch black, permanent DST isn't the problem it's the fact that schools start too early. alot of people I know agree that 6 pm sunsets in the winter with 8 am sunrises is a fair tradeoff.

And by "take the role of" I mean act as a counterweight against US imperalism, this world desperately needs another power to keep the US in check or else it's going to keep going around bombing, invading, and genociding nations, it's a rabid dog running wild on the world stage that needs to be put under control. but I think the main problem with China is that it's not as ideologically opposed to capitalism as the USSR was.

And by "take the role of" I mean act as a counterweight against US imperalism, this world desperately needs another power to keep the US in check or else it's going to keep going around bombing, invading, and genociding nations, it's a rabid dog running wild on the world stage that needs to be put under control. but I think the main problem with China is that it's not as ideologically opposed to capitalism as the USSR was.

I think america needs to transition away from individualism, it's the only nation where individuals are prioritized over the group, competition is valued instead of cooperation, it's the only nation I know of where people are expected to separate from their families at a certain age just to survive by themselves with no help and if you rely on others for support you're seen as a "leech" "burden" or "weak" and that is just crazy to me. even parents are encouraged to not support or allow their kids to stay with them as adults, they call it "leaving the nest" whereas in collectivist cultures it's the opposite, families stay together and support each other which is much more natural and efficient than the "lone wolf" mentality you see in america, there's also a lot less loneliness and a stronger sense of community in these cultures, humans are a communal species we did not evolve to be solitary creatures. I think it's time for a cultural change in america.

I feel like if the Na'vi had evolved on earth alongside us back in the cavemen times they would of been much more ruthless and violent since earth doesn't have an eywa and our nature is driven solely by competition, and I feel like humans we would of been in the same position as the neanderthals. coexistence would of lasted for maybe a hundred thousand years or so and then we'd eventually been outcompeted since the na'vi are superior to us in every way biologically, they're just as intelligent if not smarter than us, they're stronger, taller, carbon fiber bones, they can run faster, we wouldn't of stood a chance in hell based off of all of that alone. we would of been driven to extinction and they would become earth's dominant species.

I hate the way that it's constructed, I hate the fact that looks, money, status is the only things that matter and if you don't have 1 of the 3 you're cooked. and unfortunately for me I don't have neither one, I hate the fact that you have to compete with other men just to get a woman and it's like why the fuck does everything have to be a competition? this is not the cavemen times anymore there's no reason why we should compete for women, there's like what 4 billion of them there's enough partners for everybody, I also hate the fact that women have an abundance of options like they don't even have to try or put it any effort whatsoever and this makes it much harder for men who are at already at a physical or genetic disadvantage to be seen. literally every girl that I met whether it was at my work or school has always had a boyfriend, and the ones that were "single" were already in a talking stage with multiple guys, like I don't remember anytime where I actually came across a girl who was truly single like not talking to anybody at all. the vast majority always had bfs or dudes they were in the process of getting with and you know it's just very irritating. I just hate the way this game is set up and it's like why keep playing a game when you know you're gonna fail? TFL members are just those who couldn't win at the game. It sucks but it just goes to show that life isn't fair.

Incel originally meant dudes who were involuntarily single due to factors outside of their control such as looks, disability, living in isolated areas etc whatever the case is, but now it's been turned into a derogatory slur to monsterize and attack men especially undesirable and disadvantaged men, there's this false narrative that incels are just these horrible, bloodthirsty animals that hate women and are out to get them and that's just not the case at all, because if they truly hated women like normies love to claim then they wouldn't desire romantic companionship with them to begin with, they wouldn't be depressed, frustrated etc over the lack of if they didn't like the opposite gender. and it doesn't even stop there, the term is also used against men in general who rightfully call out and criticizes women for making bad choices in dating, like I remember this one dude on tiktok who was talking about the fact that most women will reject good, kind hearted guys because they see them as boring, predictable and weak, and they're naturally attracted to dominant, aggressive traits which is why they get with men who they know are toxic. and his comment section was filled with people calling him an incel and misogynist when everything he said was literally fucking true. and the ironic thing is that he has a wife and 3 kids that he regularly posts on his tiktok but he was still labeled an incel anyway simply because they didn't like what he said. It just goes to show that the word has become nothing but a slur and I think what all of this boils down too is we live in a world where people like to believe in lies and when you speak the truth on things it makes people uncomfortable on a primal level so they respond with hostility, people hate you when you see the world in a realistic way.

The biggest threat to socialism is the US empire I mean just look at what happened to cuba, they've been starved into submission and had no choice but to pass some capitalist "reforms" and even then it still wasn't enough to satisfy the US and instead they got hit with even more sanctions, and I feel like as long as that disgusting empire exists no country on earth will be allowed to implement socialism because any who dare try to will be punished with sanctions, assassinations, and miltary invasions. and what's so ironic to me is that america worships "freedom" but yet denies other countries the freedom of choosing different economic systems that's not capitalism, but I feel like when the empire finally does die is when the world can finally start making the move towards socialism.

Like I'm 19, autistic, and I only work 2 days a week on weekends at a grocery store and I get paid every week a decent amount, I get the whole week to do whatever I want and I spent it either gaming or being at this teenage summer program that I'm in where I can be around other teens around my age while doing a lot of fun outdoor shit, just having a sense of community. and you know at this age at least in america you're expected to be working 40 hours a week every single day, obsessing over careers and moving out of your parents just to live in a concrete box alone with no help etc and I'm just not doing that shit bro, nothing about that sounds appealing at all, like who in their right mind would want to spend their entire time at some boring ass job not being able to spend time with friends and family, not being able to do any fun shit or be human, then on top of that your entire paycheck will go to the rent anyway while having none left for personal enjoyment, it's like your busting your ass literally fucking up your physical and mental health just to barely survive and not thrive and this is not okay at all and it's crazy to me how people just accept that shit. and living alone just sounds depressing to me anyway I love living with my mom, it gives me a sense of comfort and safety, this individualistic way of living is not natural and lone humans are more vulnerable, if someone breaks in your house or you have a medical emergency you're pretty much cooked since there's no body else with you to help you. like I'm so glad when I get paid I can actually spend the money on myself and get the things I want, I don't have to worry about any of that other bullshit that I see so many young adults in the late teens/early 20s range stressing over. like I don't give a fuck about a career and climbing the corporate ladder, all I want is to live comfortably.