Were they saving it or spending it on themselves?! Because the prices were non existent. Mc Donald’s was 3.99 for a happy meal. Why did I walk around with one pair of sneakers for a whole school year. Pumas and Nikes were $50-$60. They got thousands back during tax time for having us. So what gives.
I consider myself quite an intellectual guy, I love my books, and my sources etc, i have my opinions, and views.
With this i get into many arguments, and debates.
However... the most god damned annoying thing is not just specifically the world being Anti-intellectual today...
It is ANTI-CONTEXT.
For example.
Say you're explaining something nuanced and convoluted, sometimes you HAVE to go deep in order for things to make sense :
The idea of "if you understand you can say it simply" is misleading, some things require extra context to make sense.
The issue is IF you CHOOSE to give that extra context... people grow lazy "too long didnt read"
If i chose not to explain... people would nitpick gaps in my logic that I am ALREADY aware of...
So to avoid this i give the context straight away "some may think this..." "i am also aware of this..."
If i dont then the topic swings to whatever assumptions, and misdirected criticisms, people then avoid the point/case in hand.
I am even doing it right now ! Because if i simply said "the world hates context", the comments would be filled with
"Ummm actually" then bring up false equivalence, false mutuality, and more.
"Why do you think this composer isnt actually very good?"
I then go in DEPTH, why? Because when a viewpoint or opinion is CONTROVERSIAL... you have to make sure to cover as much as possible to avoid character-insult claims, cope, and simple refutes.
When your brain works in such a way where you KNOW THE RESPONSES before theyre even said... you choose to save people time by ANSWERING SAID POTENTIAL RESPONSES.
By the time you've finished your point... nobody gives a shit nobody wants to read they've already tapped out.
Why? Because they DONT WANT to know, they DONT CARE to know, they want fast and easy propaganda thrown in their faces.
Its no wonder people are so easily indoctrinated because these days the most popular influencers whether models, political commentators, or even in art or engineering.
They just say ANYTHING they just throw their simple opinions, and people assume it as fact.
When I give my opinion and I say "this is why, this is my reason, this is my source, here is my refute to nay-sayers"
Suddenly nobody wants to know.
That's my rant, and I bet you this will be buried because once again people dont WANT TO KNOW THE REASON, OR THE SOURCES OR THE WHY OR HOW.
They just want easy slop easy opinions black/white in your face anti intellectual slop.
I went on a date with this guy and I genuinely cannot tell if he was deeply insecure, emotionally immature, or just weird 😭. The chemistry and banter were actually really good at first and we were both clearly attracted to each other, but the more I reflect on it the more off his behavior feels.
For context, he kept subtly bringing up status/money/family background. Like he randomly mentioned growing up upper middle class, his dad living in Beverly Hills, etc. Then he started asking me questions about where I live, who I live with, my parents, how I get around, etc. I answered honestly and told him I come from humble beginnings, work really hard, take pride in my accomplishments, sacrificed a lot for scholarships/activities/running, etc. I wasn’t ashamed at all.
But looking back, the whole interaction almost felt like he was trying to socially position himself above me or see if I’d feel inferior? And the weird thing is I genuinely didn’t. If anything I think it threw him off that I was still confident and self-respecting despite not coming from money.
He was also VERY intense physically/flirtatiously really quickly and kind of pushy at times. Like the vibe started becoming less “confident” and more emotionally immature/validation-seeking. He also made some weird comments about people and money that came off judgmental/classist to me.
Now that the chemistry has worn off I’m honestly sitting here like… how is this a real person 😭. The personality underneath the charm feels so off to me now. Part of me thinks he’s deeply insecure and overcompensates with image/status/ego, but I’m curious what other people think psychologically because the whole interaction genuinely confused me
Before I leave this shit
I wanna point out how stupid the platform has become. Partly because of the moderation, and what is allowed, what isn't allowed. And also how easily people get offended, if someone voices an opinion that isn't "mainstream" enough for any given period.
I see a post with a man on a TV show that fucks it up because he was anxious, suddenly the post has 12k likes and people bombard the guy in the comments: "HOW CAN HE BE SOOOO STUPIIIID" "CAN ANYONE BE THIS STUPIIIID ?".
I see a post about Nolan's film The Odyssey, and how people are mad because the actress that plays Helen of Troy is black. And then I see people getting mad and calling others racist because they distaste the role to be played by a black person. Insanity...
Do you understand, that fundamentally, people are so fucking stupid here? Like their judgment regarding many topics over what is right or wrong, fails completely. I could name many instances where I am looking at a post and I am reading the comments and I am like.... what the fuck am I reading? Genuinely, I am starting to become a misanthrope.
Also, why are so many people on this platform dickriding trans people like there’s no tomorrow?
I'll delete this account and never come back. Best decision of my life. I know many don't give a fuck about this, but I have a message for them: >! I also don't give a fuck about you (BIG FAT LIKE EMOJI). GG!<
Lifeless. Insipid. Sterile. Void.
What I have noticed throughout my time browsing this app is people's astonishing readiness to defer to language models such as ChatGPT for the simplest task of writing a post; it's become littered throughout this app, and once you encounter it enough times, it really begins to stand out, and not in a good way, either—call it pattern recognition, if you will. If you've been on here for long enough then I'm sure you'll already know what I am referring to; the abrupt cadence, the terse phrasing, the obnoxiously profuse indenting, and WORST OF ALL, that GOD-AWFUL PHRASE:
"it's not X, it's Y."
...and other such variations. SOUND FAMILIAR ?!?!?!?!?! I'M SURE AS HELL IT DOES !!! The worst part about this nearly pathological reliance on ChatGPT is its evident deficiencies in writing, and, by extension, any other sort of creative work. Each time I read it, I fail to see anything more than words vomited on a page, it's become repetitive to the point of being outright agitating—it is a veritable mutilation of the English language. We must understand that it is a machine whose chief function it is to rehash pre-existing data, therefore, I am willing to concede its merits in being able to efficiently gather and organize information, which makes it a potent instrument in facilitating research and other learning processes, but it should not, in my estimation, be employed for any purposes beyond that, by virtue of the simple observation that generating anything of value on its own is beyond its capacity. Anyone who is so averse to writing to resort to means such as this to convey their own thoughts is horribly ignorant of the power of language. It is no wonder, however, when we account for the fact that this is apart of the growing tendency of people, owing to the vast array of technology that is available today, to outsource their own cognitive resources.
STOP. USING. CHATGPT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LEARN TO WRITE!
So I made a post talking about a drink I tried and somebody asked me if the drink contained sugar or not I replied saying yes it did have sugar but me saying that got me downvoted??? Which I genuinely don't understand why I was asked a question I answered and for some reason that got downvoted
The current male loneliness epidemic was caused by the old generations, like millennials, gen x, and boomers. They did it through the rise of social media, the job market, hook up culture, the housing crisis, banning pet stores, etc. And sadly it seems like it wont go away anytime soon. Similar to global warming, it will take a long time to heal the scar that boomers left on this world. Perhaps one day, the world will be a better place where the mistakes of the past older generations wont ruin the lives of the newer ones.
Do you ever just feel like the "care & concern" you once had is quickly running out? Like, you had A LOT of it but over time it just started eroding & draining away?
People, places, and things that ment so much to you, could be set on fire tomorrow, and you would just shrug and light a cig/joint off the flames?
Saying "I'm over it" lately just doesn't feel like a strong enough response. More and more I feel packing up and just disappearing might be an option. Maybe I just need a vacay to decompress. A little time alone and some solitude sound like heaven right now
I, (F-18) have a brother, (M-10) who has been shitting his pants his entire life.
He knows how to go to the bathroom but refuses to.
He is not special needs or anything of the sort.
He is not disabled in any way.
He plays baseball, goes to school every day, and has a good social life.
He doesn’t do any of this at school or baseball.
He waits until he gets to the car and then releases.
My mother and grandmother (our caretakers) condone this behavior and tell me off every time I tell him he stinks.
It has gotten to the point where I find pellets of shit on the floor and chairs in my home.
The chairs smell.
The couch smells.
The carpet smells.
The car smells.
Everything smells of shit.
My friends who come to my house refuse to sit on chairs unless they are in MY room.
It has gotten to the point where I get in more trouble for telling him he smells of feces than he does for defecating in his pants and on everything.
He spends all day playing Roblox and poops his pants instead of getting up and going to the bathroom.
I have tried to take away video games, his favorite thing, but when I tried to take them away my mom just changed passwords, made new accounts, etc. (Fixed the problem for him and let him continue this behavior)
I don’t know what to do anymore.
I have told my mom many times that he should be tested for autism — give an excuse for this behavior and find a way to TREAT IT.
My mom won’t do anything.
EDIT: He is unfortunately outgrown child diapers and my mother won’t let him wear the adult ones.
He has to throw away at least three pairs of boxers a week because of the copious amounts of shit in them. My mom can’t keep up with the amount of poop she scrapes out so ends up throwing them away.
Sometimes he throws them in cabinets (the cabinets where I keep my body wash, soap, etc. or behind things and it stinks the entire house up.)
There is a lot more that he does that I don’t want to mention.
AITA for reprimanding my brother and telling my mom she isn’t parenting correctly? I just want a normal brother.
young people don't like older people and vice versa, it seems. even twenty years is somehow a huge leap. honestly, even just a difference in where someone lives in the same state can be huge.
the cold, poker faced folks, the same caricature we see on media? well, you are RIGHT. but it is not in a funny "haha cold mfers with a russian accent". as someone who lives in these parts, it is KILLING me. i hate how the culture here is all about, "do not talk to strangers, be polite, mind your own business" mindset. respect here basically means, "act invisible, do not stand out too much, or you will be seen as an asylum escapee". and it is MY OWN values that contradict with the environment that i live in. you all want distance, trust issues, not talking to anyone except for your family or friends? well, i'd be FUCKING HAPPIER in a place like spain, where people are loud, EXPRESSIVE AS SHIT, are not ashamed to be too much, do NOT need to shrink themselves down for some fucking ass grandmas staring at you for looking slightly different.
i HATE how i have to feel "small, weak, pls dont notice me" when entering a bus. whenever i am in one with a friend? the WHOLE, FULL bus is DEADLY silent, either zoomers scrolling or grandmas daydreaming through a window with a stern bitchy face - IMMEDIATELY stare at you and the person you are with. and they can hear EVERY damn thing that you are saying because NOBODY ELSE is talking. GOD FORBID, someone TALKS, as a human being? are we all supposed to be, what, robots now? have no feelings? put on some calm, flat mask? society is all about obedience and conformity, yes, but i'd rather prefer living in a place where it is ALIVE, even if messy, instead of a country where everyone acts as if you are invisible, do not exist, AND ONLY begin to notice you if you are slightly out of the norm(in appearance). and all i get are stares 90% of the time. stupid 7th grader males commenting the same thing over and over again, soviet grandmas giving me nasty 30-second looks.
this is more about looking different in a slavic country, yes, but i also mean it when i say that i CAN NOT stand the lifestyle here. culture. if you try to talk to someone, casually TALK - all you get are the MOST predictable responses, no effort, "get away from me, you are probably trying to kill me" tones.
yall will get mad at me for saying this, but...yes. people are damn NPCs. not all. but MOST. i fucking hate conformity. no no, more specifically? i HATE how normalized it is to disconnect from everyone else, bit by bit. i could talk about the phones all day long - how nasty it is to see dozens of people glued to their screens in a single bus stop, instead of maintaining the human connection - but that is also an old, OLD topic.
yes. im a person who just CRAVES a bit of ACTUAL attention(not stares that are meant to be judgmental), ANDDD THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF - and not pretend to be someone else. the second i feel free, without monitoring myself? talk in my normal tone? everyone stares at me as if im fucking insane, just for simply EXISTING. it is not like i am screaming or anything. i just EXIST, do NOT filter every single word, do not try to act all polite as if i've sticked up a bat into my ass. and feeling like in your skin? that is ALSO enough for those dead zombies to act "shocked", as if, "woah, how did he do that, he can TALK??? without being awfully quiet???"
literally every place is DEAD as fuck. a line to somewhere? everyone is silent. as if it is some funeral. EVEN THE PEOPLE who are together in pairs: couples, friends - are SILENT, as if saying something will suddenly bomb the whole place. a cafe? the forced silence - i CAN feel it. busses are the worst. school threatens me to kick me out for being a bit of a troublemaker(just for wearing eyeliner, or bringing a KVAS can, because it is a fuck ass private christian school, accidently bumping into the teacher)
"well, OP, if you are that miserable with the daily life, job functioning society...why not go to the clubs? find high energy people like you?", as if THAT would fix the problem. i want the aliveness to be EVERYWHERE. not CONDITIONAL. and by aliveness, i do not mean some corny disney dancing, singing scene with the whole town. as said, those warm countries? spain, italy, whatever? NEW ORLEANS??? i would MOVE IN IMMEDIATELY, even if it is dangerous with some local gangs or something. at least i will die HAPPILY??? i do not want to have some surface level fun during nighttime, just to return to the daytime and suffocate my own soul around dead souls.
FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!
I hate the way I look
I hate that I am useless
I hate that I am stupid
I hate that I fucked up everything
This year I accomplished
I failed the CNA program because I was sick and my car broken down so I was forced into working overtime so I could he dropped off at home twice
I failed at roofing because after 2 months I couldn't do anything and I was never taught anything because I am useless. My boss told me to hang myself and that I shouldn't even try college either because I am useless idiot with no common sense
I am just gonna hope someone takes me out
I hate being American, I hate my country, I hate my people. All the criticism against Americans is justified. A country full of fake moral superiority, school shootings, obesity, porn addiction, war obsession, and politicians protecting billionaires and pedos while normal people drown in debt. “Land of the free” meanwhile people can’t afford healthcare, rent, or education without destroying their future.
To all the people outside the US reading this, stop worshipping this shithole because of Hollywood and TikTok. You’d be 10x more grateful for your country if you had to live an average American life for a week.
First of all it's none of your damn business how old someone is it's stupid to tell people you're real age on the Internet. Second just because you weren't alive when a piece of media came out doesn't mean it's doesn't still exist and young people can't interact with it and form opinions on it. Also nostalgia is undeniably a factor.
P.S sorry if I used the wrong form of you're/your I know how pissy people get about that.
I haven’t heard from him since 4 am, it’s currently 5 pm. For anyone else theyd be like, chill, thats literally nothing. He messages everyday at each of his breaks at work. 12 hour shift. This is extremely abnormal to hear absolutely nothing from him. He has not been online since 8 am, or on TikTok which is our main platforms. I know it sounds like im overreacting but anyone with a partner who talks consistently with will understand. I’ve heard absolutely nothing from him. Ive messaged him multiple times throughout the day asking if everything’s okay, whats going on etc. Usually when this happens, it’s when we have a problem or he is upset about something. But literally nothing has happened, no argument, no bad blood, when we spoke in the morning everything was fine. So now im confused and hurt because I know it’s an intentional ignore. I have an ex bf who around 2 months ago lied to my bf saying I hit him up begging to be with him. That certainly did not happen and I proved my innocence. But im worried it’s happening again. How can I resolve this? I don’t know when he is going to stop ignoring me, Whats happened, or any kind of solution and I know based on previous events this means he wants to break up. Im LITERALLY so confused.c
Update: i was right, he did infact break up with me and block me everywhere lol
I’m honestly so tired of people acting like wearing black means I’m trying to scare someone, get attention, or be “different on purpose.” Maybe I just like the way I look. Maybe dark clothes make me feel comfortable. Not everything is some cry for attention. Sometimes I just want to exist without someone making a weird comment about it.
Okay i want to start this out saying I am an autistic individual so dont come at me with any of that bs..
I am getting sooo over the uprise in tiktok mental illness / disability jumping larpers omfg ur not autistic with adhd, ocd, bipolar and depression ur bf just dumped u and ur screen time is 9 hours! this might be ignorant but it obviously doesnt apply to everybody? I understand diagnosis’s are privileges but u CANNOT claim to have something like a disability or mental illness if its not diagnosed by the appropriate health professionals??? Just say u have symptoms of it at least omfg. Everyone wanna be autistic now 😣😣😣?
No but seriously I cannot keep seing these people collect disorders and illnesses like theyre fly points. Having mood swings doesnt make you bipolar, liking things to be organised doesnt mean u have ocd and liking silence when u work does not mean u have autism?!?! This is all very first world problems when u think about it but its really frustrating watching the same people who bullied me and so many others all of a sudden be autistic because they bought a nee-do and they’re “so silly🤪“ UGH!
I am so sick and tired of all my POSTS GETTING REMOVED. WHY. I MADE A HIGH QUALITY POST ON R/LIMINALSPACE AND IT GIT DELETED. I ASKED WHY AND I WAS PERMA BANNED. I POST ON R/TOXICFEMINISM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SOMETHING MISNADRIST I HEARD. AND THEM MY POST WAS REMOVED. WHY. DO. ALL. MY POSTS KEEP GETTING REMOVED...
I misunderstood the date of the exam. I booked a trip 5 hours from home on the real day of the exam. When i noticed my mistake i asked my teacher if it was possible to do the exam an other day, thinking if not ill just have to find a way to do it without going out. she replied saying its okay for an other day but she left a mini paragraph saying how she repeated in class, texted it and how ive missed 3 of her classes. she said its proof of how unengaged i am in her class. mind u i never had an issue with that teacher before like she never brought any of this up, and in my mail i didnt blaim her on the mistake. i feel like her response was unnecessary, what do u guys think?
I’m not going to be the person to argue that children shouldn’t be allowed to attend movies, because I just don’t believe in that. I don’t care if you and your partner want to see the Michael Jackson movie and no one was able to watch your toddler — or even if you just wanted them to be with you, if you’re bringing your kid, that’s your decision and none of my business. However, as soon as they start screaming and fussing and distracting everyone else, I don’t think taking them outside until they calm down is too much to ask for. But apparently it is, because earlier today this kid screamed, hit their parents, and cried throughout many parts of the movie for 5-10 minutes at a time and not one parent thought it would be a good idea to maybe let them get some air. I’m pretty sure some people closer to them complained and they just ignored it. I know for a fact someone went to the staff and they did nothing too, but what are they even supposed to do though? Again, bringing your child to see a movie is none of my business, but if your kid is going to be a major distraction to everyone else, it kind of is. I paid nearly $40 for my family and I to see a movie, not to listen to your child lose their ever-loving shit periodically throughout the movie.