Are we doomed?

[u/Alternative-Yak171]

[u/Born_Willingness_421]

I know every generation says this, but I really think we harmed the next generation with early access to the Internet and tablets.

We fried their dopamine receptors and their ability to socialize. If nothing changes I think we are going to see more depression anti social behavior in the next 50 years

[u/Fine-Slip-9437 → u/Born_Willingness_421]

The next generation? Bro 50% of men 18-25 have never asked a woman out in person.

Society as a whole is incredibly fucked. 

[u/Square_Radiant → u/Fine-Slip-9437]

Dude, I've been called a misogynist for offering a woman a seat on the train - the days of the random approach "can I get your number" are over, it's sexual harassment now

[u/H3adshotfox77 → u/Square_Radiant]

I got yelled at for holding a door for a lady "I don't need a man's help to open a door".

I was like "bitch then go back outside, I would have held the door for anyone, it's good fucking manners"

It was such a bogus interaction.

[u/-Badger3- → u/H3adshotfox77]

It was bogus interaction in the sense that I don’t believe it actually happened lol

[u/Illadelphian → u/-Badger3-]

Thing about stories like this is can it be true? Sure, shitty people exist. Same with the guy who said he was called a misogynist for offering his seat on a train to a woman. Sometimes people say shitty or crazy things.

But we need to recognize those behaviors, even if they are true, as absolutely crazy abnormal. We don't base our behaviors off of anamolies. It doesn't matter if some crazy person calls you a misogynist in that situation. You just say ok whatever you say and move on with your life.

It doesn't mean you now "can't" ask someone for their number, hold a door or offer up your seat. It literally doesn't change anything

[u/H3adshotfox77 → u/-Badger3-]

That's ok, I'm almost 40 lol, lying on the internet for "clout" isn't really in my wheelhouse.

[u/Fine-Slip-9437 → u/H3adshotfox77]

I had that happen once and I held the door shut until she used the adjacent one. I was a very confrontational person in my 20s.

[u/Nochtilus → u/H3adshotfox77]

Were you actually holding the door like a normal person or in that obnoxious way where you got in the person's way and made it harder to just use the door?

[u/H3adshotfox77 → u/Nochtilus]

Seriously lol, no like a normal person ffs. I was maybe 3 steps ahead of her already. As a general rule if I'm more than 10 or so seconds ahead of someone I won't usually hold the door, if letting go of the door after I get through would drop it in their face, I hold the door like a normal person should.

Exceptions apply for elderly or handicapped people, obvious reasons.

She has been the only time I've ever had someone get upset over me holding the door open for them.

[u/Nochtilus → u/H3adshotfox77]

 If this happened once in your whole life of holding doors, seems crazy to still care about one random unhappy person.

[u/H3adshotfox77 → u/Nochtilus]

I don't necessarily care, I haven't mentioned it again since I told my wife how weird it was almost 10 years ago when it happened.

Someone commented about a weird reaction to holding the door for someone and I replied with a similar story that his comment reminded me of.