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Born on 3rd base & still fucked up? It’s so pathetic it always brings a smile to my face

There is no place more foreign than the recent past. In the mid 90s, America had all of the following:

• A huge technological and scientific lead

• World-dominating innovative companies

• Almost unopposed as the world's musical, film, etc hub

• A generally mostly-positive sentiment across the world as the leader of the free world

• A highly socially-mobile and generally fair economy

America in 2026 has blown all of this, in the dumbest ways. Trillions for pointless and stupid wars. Our best talent and productive capacity Hoovered up by finance firms that destroy the physical economy. Even the things we're supposed to value, like the military, have been eaten by our inability to avoid greed. China is overtaking us in science and industry as we speak. And what was any of this for?

will likely delete this because i genuinely don’t want a ton of people piling on this girl, because i do assume that, in the next few years, the cognitive dissonance she’s carrying will get much worse.
i was listening to the podcast extra dirty, a call her daddy offshoot from the same podcast network, but the girl who hosts it, especially at the beginning, was much raunchier. i felt like a blushing schoolgirl listening to her talk about fucking 60-year-olds and having her best friend on to talk about a threesome they’d had with the best friend’s bf.

ended up listening to her most recent episode out of boredom, and she describes a trip to ibiza and her malaise at seeing all of her friends get married. she’s good friends with influencer paige paul, who was recently married to tommy paul, professional tennis player. she also described how difficult it is to find a partner and how no guy takes her seriously.

this isn’t to dunk on her at all, but i saw a post in r/rs_x decrying heteropessimism, and there are a lot of people saying that women who don’t want children aren’t going to change their minds. i’m making the assumption that these are people who would also say that women who are outwardly hypersexual and choose to engage in hookup culture won’t change their minds either.

the host is a prime example of the slow realization that these things have consequences, and that choosing to sleep around can have consequences for women. a lot of people are inwardly more conservative, especially when it comes to the partners they choose. they will judge. they’re allowed to judge. they’re choosing a life partner.

please just try to zoom out. i wish the best for this girl. from what i understand, she has a great family, brothers, etc., things that should’ve been stopgaps to this sort of thing if i’m running off stereotypes.
you can hate me in the comments, but i hope at least one girl can get a tiny bit of perspective from this. i wish her the best, and i hope she finds someone who can love her despite everything and that she ends up happy.

her situation is a lot more common than alex cooper’s, where you marry an hbo exec, have a baby, and eventually have the public consciousness forget most of your public indiscretions.
kim k’s situation is a lot more common. she’s a billionaire whose company is partnered with nba players, and people still bring up the sex tape.

I know this has been hapening to low income people for generations.

I grew up middle class in nyc. Lived most of my life here have a job I like with meaning making just about 6 figures. My family and friends are here.

My lease just went from 2800 to 3500. Cant afford it so moving higher uptown.

How do you not feel disgust for these tech workers moving here making 200k base salary? Posers being bank rolled?

Feeliing sad and angry

EDIT: YES TRANSPLANTS YOUR FUCKING UP MY VIBE AND GREEDY LANDLORDS TOO

He's very much the stereotype of stomp-clap "Hey, Ho!" Millennial white guy. Our shared bathroom is now covered in all kinds of bottles of beard oil and pomade or whatever bullshit but he still only uses 3in1 bodywash & shampoo. Won't stop chain-smoking outside the front door of our house. Last night he played a sad song on the harmonica in his bedroom at 10pm. Within the hour that I met him he spent most of it venting to me; a total stranger, about his divorce and how much his life is a mess. What the fuck, is this a bit?

I thought this type of person was mostly a parody and not actually real. You cannot convince me this man has any interiority. Do millennial normies decide to become the most annoying people on the planet or is it natural to them? Any insights would be nice.

But almost none of them have actually watched it. The program deals with a typically hyperactive boy, and the dilemma his mother faces about medication. The medication makes him able to focus at school, but he doesn't like the way it makes him feel. They trial a program of increased outdoor activity, reduced sugar and screens, and surprise surprise, his symptoms improve, he still struggles with school but they decided it is better to accept this rather than continue with the meds.

Also in the program, the presenter talks to various experts, who reiterate there is no neurological evidence for an "ADHD brain", and the presenter himself gets a private ADHD diagnosis, based off evidence like he doesn't like waiting in queues and sometimes loses his phone. The implication is clear: we can't all have ADHD.

I find it very odd that middle aged professionals with private diagnoses, who had successful careers before and after medication, would get so worked up at the suggestion that their condition is not as inherent as they would like. I don't begrudge them their private prescriptions, I would consider getting on them myself, but I do find it a bit distasteful that they would get so offended by the program comparing ADHD meds to "slow release cocaine" (literally what they are), as if they want them to keep drugging children so that their drug use is legitimised.

Interesting the Guardian gave it 4 stars.

5. Black Man / Asian Woman

AKA the Childish Gambino / UCLA pairing. While hard to find outside of California, this duo offsets its rarity with the beauty of the children they produce. The coming decade in fashion will be that of Blasian features.

4. Asian Man / White Woman

Now more popular than ever thanks to the K-Pop invasion, this pairing really shines through after marriage. It is always delightful to encounter a blonde haired, blue eyed white woman called Becky Zhang or Karen Xiao. Also the best combination to produce successful Olympic athletes, although there is a slight chance one of them defects to represent China instead of America.

3. White Man / Black woman

The most fascinating thing about this pairing is that it seems completely absent from the middle class. You only ever see it either in Chet Hanks/Hoff Twins type wiggas or in billionnaires like George Lucas or the Reddit guy. Also really popular with rich Catholics like De Niro or Bill Burr. Celebrated for the renowned "Black Wife Effect".

2. Black Man / Fat White Woman

Traditionnally the happiest pairing of the bunch. Pure uninhibited attraction and love free from the opressing contraints of evil WASP society. Biological symbiosis like that of the rhinoceros and the red-billed oxpecker. Unfortunately, the advent of polyamory in the last few years brought a lot of manipulative Black kings to embrace the harem model, tarnishing the sanctity of the BMWF relationship.

The GOAT: White Man / Asian Woman

Some cultural objects become so powerful that they almost merge with the very concept they represent. The Fender Stratocaster. The AK-47. WMAF. This pairing is such an unstoppable force that even those who should oppose it (racist white men and woke asian women) still indulge in it. It has become the default relationship model for Asian women across America and is setting the standard for our bright, multicultural and inclusive future where all relationships are accepted.

For once in all Hispanic history the initial military coup is fended off by the leftists. Then they immediately dissolve into 500+ different groups who mostly hate each other but hate the fascists more.

You get tens of thousands of international volunteers joining a domestic dispute.

Unlike a lot of civil wars with a clear geographical divide ( north vs South) you have cities loyal to one and the huge feudal estates loyal to the nationalists.

You have neighbours who have lived in the same villages for hundreds of years suddenly fighting to the death.

You get the real foreboding impending doom of WW2 and the rise of fascism (which completely overshadows this war).

Truly 1 of 1. Great books too. Can't wait for La Bola Negra later this year.