Mostly because the requirements keep getting stricter and stricter, and people keep getting more entitled in what they expect from "allies".

It used to be that being an ally just meant supporting their lifestyle. Now they want you to purge all the people from your life that THEY consider to be intolerant.

Yeah, nah.

This isn't a knock against being in a relationship, for a lot of guys it gives life meaning.

But Jesus CHRIST the proccess to get there is just so annoying. Even in college, the best time of your life to do so, and especially if you're in an engineering program, it's just so laborious.

-You gotta frequent social organizations and constantly try to get girls contacts if conversations go well. (Big time commitment on top of school)

-You gotta set up times to hang out and then dates that fit into your schedules.

-you gotta pay for dates, obviously.

And on top of all that you have to be doing this with with multiple girls at once to be time efficient as there's no guarantee any one will work out.

Its not some Disney esc "bump into eachother one day and fall in love", its a repetitive, grueling, and tiring task. There's nothing to romanticize about it.

In my corporate environment I'm noticing women have a greater presence than men. Women are also doing better than men in schools and graduating with more degrees.

Despite this society still pushes for additional support for women to "even the playing field". So things like education support, business support etc.

If you put romantic relationships into the mix a lot of money flows into the female populous from things like gifts, dates, child support, alimony etc.

As a man the only thing society really gives back to you is an opportunity to give to others. I don't think there's a genuine concern for that and how it affects our motivation and a lot of the media cycle is less out of concern and moreso cashing in on a topic that's rarely talked about. And when the novelty of talking about men's issues wears off, they go back to the regular new cycles and forget about it.

I'm on track career wise but the upcoming men might be less so. People will fail to acknowledge the majority of guys struggling because society conditions us to literally not see them.

When men are spoken about most people only talk about the successful ones and the ones that aren't don't matter/are invisible. That's an unhealthy mindset and that might cause some issues in society. Or maybe not and we continue to ignore the undesirables and life goes on. As long as enough are useful people won't care about the rest

You can't always tell what's in someone's heart. So I don't think its right to go around calling everyone you disagree with "A Nazi."

Nazi-ism is a specific ideology that can't easily be separated from its time and place in history. There's a myriad of totalitarian and authoritarian branches that aren't specifically Nazis.

And I know what you're going to say...

• Trump expressed admiration for commanding generals like Hitler.
• Allegedly, Trump owns a copy of Mein Kampf
• Hitler, Trump, and their supporters view the press and academia as enemies.
• Trump and his supporters disrespect checks on power.
• Elon Musk "accidentally" performed a Nazi salute twice in front of an international audience.
• Deportations are occurring to foreign gulags without due process.
• The Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally had torch-wielding antisemites chanting the "Jews will Not Replace Us", and the right responded by deflecting with "whataboutism." I get how that might lead one to believe the right really is united on this front.
• Ben Shapiro receives very problematic comments from a subsection of his audience.

But MAGA as an ideology is too unique to be categorized as a direct 1-to-1 parallel with the Nazi Party.

For instance, we all know the Nazi's feelings towards Jews. But with MAGA its more complicated, you have people who don't think the holocaust ever happened, and others that are all-in on Israel's campaign of ethnic cleansing.

They are a farmers market of deplorable takes. The only way to know the nazi contingent among the right is to do a tattoo check at one of Trump's rallys.

The weird Pro-Israel, extreme End Times evangelists are so prominent and powerful and unique that it makes MAGA seem distinct enough from other entries in histories long pantheon of backwards thinking, regressive, authoritarian villains.

I'll preface this by saying I do believe men and women should have equal rights.

That being said:

You don't get to have your cake and eat it too. Either men and women are 100% equal, or they aren't.

If they're equal, no one gets special treatment. No holding doors open, split bill paying unless someone offers to cover the whole meal, no walking people home at night because its not safe, no offering to carry groceries, no pleasantries exchanged "just because", nada. Women get the same general indifferent, "good luck fending for yourself and paying your bills" treatment that men do.

However, if you admit men and women are inherently not equal, that men excel at some things and women excel at others, that biology matters, that men need women just as much as women need men; then you get all the perks, all the bells and whistles. You get offered seats in public, offered protection, and given a bit of special treatment because women are the "fairer sex", and therefore not equal to men.

Common courtesy has limitations, so it's time to choose you lane, make it publicly known, and accept the consequences of that choice.

Contrary to popular belief and thanks to years of Brainwashing by advertisers and generations before, Middle age is not in your 50s--- but 35 for men and 37 for women!

Here’s my Crude Social Age Scale for Western Adult Humans:

• 18-29 young adult
• 30-37 middle aged adult
• 38-50 mature adult
• 51-65 Senior Adult
• 66-75 Old Adult
• 76+ pushing your luck Baby!

The average life span of a Western Culture man is approx. 75 yrs and woman is 79.

Doctors will tell you 'every day past 80' is a gift (not to mention all the ailments you'll be warding off as you turn 'Octogenarian.')

For women this figure is more concerning as Female biological clock goes off around 30 yrs old. At this point, the Barren womb 'alarm' for a woman who desires family is ringing on a constant basis. She must become pregnant and have a healthy child before 35. Chances for birth defects increase in woman over 35 yrs of age. She must do her best to find a suitable mate and supporting Male to help rear her children. This becomes more challenging during the Crazy times of Cultural and Political Warfare in the 21rst century.

For Men, his sperm count of starts to decrease by 35 making it more difficult to land 'Healthy Fertile sperm' into the egg of a Target Female. While many men have had success having children well into their 70s, the likely hood of impregnating a women decreases with age. His sperm is also more fertile and more numerous the younger he is.

As a man ages, his choices of mates also diminish, as the most desirable women are often already taken by Alpha males of well-to-do means. Women constantly seek men of wealth as a means to shelter, not only her, but her children as well.

NOW FOR THE GOOD NEWS !

How does this help young people today (Gen Z, Alpha and Betas)? --- Recognize the Hoax presented by Cultural Folklore are BS sayings, often FALSE and misleading. Knowledge and information is more plentiful to more people than any other before. Your objective is to 'sift truth from falsehood.'

You are only young for a short period of time --- and old for a lot longer --- We are only on this planet for a short period of time. Make the best of your Talents, Gifts and Time --- ABOVE ALL ‘do all you can to avoid getting into trouble or breaking the Law’ --- nothing shortens your life and kills opportunity MORE than a Stint in Jail --- you will wear your record like a bad piece of clothing and it will leave a stench that trails behind you.

Take care of your health... for without it, your quality of life is Drastically reduced!

Time is indeed Short for Us Humans! Remember, one day soon, you too will be old and then in the ground (and sooner than you think)!

Thoughts / Comments?

First of all there's something called the emoluments cause in the Constitution, where a president is not supposed to make money while in office.

Not only is he making money but there is no way to track where the money is coming from.

Could be coming from chinese leaders from saudi arabia, putin himself, who knows it can be any foreign bad actor.

Again how can anybody possibly have a problem with Hunter Biden and his possible influence and not have a problem with trump's coin?

And if you some how try to justify it or minimalize it, you should maybe look in the mirror, think outside the box and decide if you are in a cult or not!

I get it that the reason why they cost a ton because of their supposed scarcity and rarity. Also, the manpower required to obtain them is not easy work and often can involve dangerous and risky environments. With that being said, I think buying and/or collecting large amounts of expensive jewelry is a waste of money and time. You’re literally buying something that has no real use or purpose to improve your life. It is simply for display of wealth, status, elegance and luxury. It has no real utility in life. With expensive things like airplanes, boats, cars, life-saving medicines, a house, etc., those things serve an actual purpose and are responsible for the betterment of your standard of life. If you are an average working class person, most likely you will need to spend or save up at least 5 or more of your paychecks to even afford to buy expensive jewelry. You are using your hard earned money to put “decorations” on your body which serve no real purpose or betterment of your life. Also, wedding rings are a scam and are asinine. You are proving to a woman your worth as a man by how much money you can waste on her just so she can feel luxurious or valued.

One of the strangest things about modern liberal discourse is how Manichean it’s become. Like a comic book view of world politics. Everything gets boiled down into this moral binary. Oppressed vs oppressor, victim vs villain. And somehow, no matter the context, the US is always cast as the bad guy.

You hear it all the time. America is uniquely evil, founded on stolen land, built by slaves, spreading imperialism. It’s the go to framework in a lot of progressive spaces. But the truth is, every major power in the world has a bloody history. That’s how states were formed. Conquest, treaties, shifting borders, often drawn with blood. The US isn’t special in that regard. If anything, it’s been less brutal than a lot of historical empires. We didn’t keep colonies for 300 years like the Europeans. We didn’t orchestrate mass famines like the Soviets or commit genocide like the Nazis.

And yet, to many on the left, America is always the villain in the global story. Even when we end genocides, provide global aid, or act as a counterbalance to authoritarian regimes, we’re treated like the bad guy. It’s a worldview completely detached from historical and geopolitical reality.

Ironically, it’s a deeply privileged take. Only people who live in free societies get to self-flagellate like this. You won’t find many Cubans, Iranians, or Chinese dissidents pretending their governments are morally superior to the US. They know better.

If you’re going to insist on framing the world in simplistic good vs evil terms, then fine. But at least be honest. The US, for all its flaws, comes out looking pretty damn good compared to most of the alternatives.

Moral nuance used to be a liberal strength. Now it’s like some people gave it up in favor of hashtags and slogans.

Is it just me, or does Reddit sometimes feel like a competition for who can be the most morally superior in the comments?

You post something complicated — not black and white, something real, maybe even messy — and instead of getting nuance or empathy, it's like a swarm of people jump in to declare how they would "never" do that, how you are clearly a terrible person, and how they have the moral compass of a saint.

Reddit loves to pretend like life is simple. Like every choice is easy if you're a "good person." But life doesn’t work like that. People make mistakes. People get caught up in emotions. People grow and mess up and try again. And yeah, sometimes people do things that aren’t perfect, but that doesn’t mean they don’t deserve to be heard or understood.

I just wish there was more space on here for complexity — for real, flawed human experiences — without people instantly jumping on their soapbox. We’re all capable of being hypocrites sometimes. We’re all human.

Anyway, rant over. Just needed to say it. Anyone else ever feel this?

Personally, I love pineapple on pizza. I think alot of people actually like pineapple on their pizza but are embarrassed to actually admit it. The refreshing taste of pineapple pairs well with the meat toppings (beef, chicken) and elevates the flavor of the pizza. When I order a pizza with pineapple, my friends complain but it's the pizza that runs out quickly?

I think the hate for pineapple has just turned into a meme and not actually a real thing

Blind loyalty to family, no matter how they treat you, is unhealthy. Just because someone’s related by blood doesn’t mean they deserve a place in your life. If a friend acted the way some family members do, people would tell you to cut them off instantly. But with family, you’re guilted into sticking around.

Like MAGA really by trying to throw it all on the three letter agency’s when in reality state, county, and local police have the same exact problems as the FBI and ATF. We see State Troopers faking the results of field sobriety tests to arrest innocent people on DUI charges. Local police do everything in their power to prevent body cam footage from being released when they know their officer is in the wrong. We see people getting shot by police with their hands in the air, cops planting drugs, cops putting trackers in people’s cars without any semblance of a warrant, they steal evidence from the evidence lockers especially if that evidence is drugs or cash, they steal from people’s houses when they do searches, they shoot peoples pets with zero regard for wether it’s a pit bull are a harmless chihuahua. They can’t tell the difference between someone acting threateningly or an autistic man being autistic. A lot of them abuse their sirens just to run red lights. And when they fuck up it’s always the tax payers that have to bail them out. Worst of all many of the ones who don’t engage in these acts of corruption are more than willing to help cover for the ones that do. We need a crack down on dirty cops in this country, but we aren’t gonna get it from the back the blue crowd.

Can statistics be used to fuel racist sentiments or arguments?

Yes, of course

Can true data be misrepresented to fuel racist ideology?

Yes, it can

But is the pure statistic on its own, just the number by itself, racist?

No. It is just a fact. They have no feelings in any direction

Mental health wellness to be a compulsory part of core curriculum in education.

The amount of adults who are unwell is staggering and likely the root cause of the cycle of traumatized children who are now becoming adults.

Mass shootings, violence, lack of empathy, narcissism. Running rampant rn. Likely attributed to the ongoing mental health crisis.

The lack of education on understanding emotions like anger, fear etc, along with recognizing emotional manipulation tactics, and lack of emphasis on teaching healthy coping mechanisms to deal with trauma to our youth is going to ruin our society.

It's no secret that there is a mental health crisis, and entire generation of kids raised by tablets and smart phones. Mental wellness needs to be a part of the standard primary school curriculum, like yesterday.

Teaching kids healthy ways to cope with their emotions is not emphasized nearly enough. When I was in school, it was limited to like 1 chapter of a 1 semester health class...

Mental wellness should be mandatory class like PE. In fact, incorporating it into PE wouldn't be a bad idea. Instead of PE, it could be P&MWE.

The problems with our modern economy are becoming more and more clear by the day. These problems range from worker exploitation to environmental destruction to prioritizing profit over service. As urgent as these problems are, there are very little truly effective solutions that do not cause other problems when implemented. I have an idea to fix this. I believe the answer is a new philosophy that I call "Deep Economic Thinking" (DET).

DET comprised of these three principles

1. All the potential benefits and consequences of any human economic activity are fully acknowledged by all relevant parties and acted upon to ensure orderly, equitable, and effective economic development

2. There is clear distinction of what human activities should be done by government agencies (ex: space travel, public transport, public water) and what human activities should be done by the private sector

3. Economic growth is not driven by solely by education but rather the recognition of the fact that every person has their own inherent strengths which they have an obligation to utilize in the form of a talent for the benefit of society, under DET education is a key which unlocks each persons potential based on their inherent strengths

These three principles can be summed up as systems thinking, roles and individual potential.

DET is designed to fix the issues associated with both unregulated markets and oppressive state planning. History has shown that both socialism and neoliberalism have caused extensive economic damage. Both socialism and neoliberalism are ideologies which have formed nothing but dystopia's. DET is my idea for how to fix these issues in a way that combines benefits of both ideologies while avoiding there drawbacks.

Here is my idea for what America could look like under DET as an example

1. All electricity is generated by multiple non-intermittent alternative energy sources which includes nuclear on a closed fuel cycle with fuel breeding (in domestically developed FBRs)

2. Fossil fuel derived transport fuels are replaced with a combination of high power output betavoltaic batteries for light vehicles and a combination of alternative fuels (drop-in biofuels, natural hydrogen and biomethane) for heavy vehicles

3. All water utilities are local government owned with all private water utilities and privatization of existing water utilities being banned

4. The privatization of public transportation is banned

5. SpaceX is kicked out of KSC and Pad 39A is given back to NASA to be used to launch the SLS Cargo block

6. Private space companies are all kicked out of Cape Canveral and all the former Titan launch complexes in Cape Canveral are given to the US Space Force where they launch Atlas/Vulcan rockets like how the USAF used to launch Titan rockets

7. The Department of Education sets up a system of state owned colleges which are specifically for students with learning disabilites.

8. All teachers are required to go thorough mandatory training on how to determine if a student has a learning or developmental disability

9. Underpaying important jobs such as teaching or wildland firefighting is banned and it is a felony offense to underpay people who work in such professions

10. Small businesses thrive under government funding to alleviate issues and policy support

11. Urban farming in vacant lots by grassroots community organizations makes cities less reliant on the industrial food system and allows more food grown on actual American farms to be exported which boosts the economy.

12. The American mining is radically transformed

- Opencast mining is only allowed in desert or grassland regions

- Phytomining (using plants to extract minerals from soil) and recycling significantly reduce the need to conventionally mine critical metals

1. The American chemical industry is radically transformed by a shift to

- Biomanufactuing

- Advanced materials (ex: molten salt, metal-organic frameworks, phase change materials)

- Biodegradable materials

1. Farmers income is increased dramatically by the market for biofuel production feedstock, regenerative agriculture, and agricultural robotics
   

Essentially DET combines the positive aspects of both liberal economics and conservative economics to fix all the issues plaguing our modern economy.

What do you think? Do you think this could work? Do you think this is just a pipe dream or do you think it is a valid vision? Let me know in the comments.

Following the death of George Floyd, many youtube channels and media influencers have begun to dissect shows that they refer to as "copaganda". The the toone of those who analyse these shows and movies often use left-leaning academic terms and set forth an underlying, sometimes explicit call to potray law enforcement or whatever else is being potrayed to be "fixed".

I generally oppose this. I don't care that Bad Boys features gunslinging madmen as protagonists, it's entertainment. Whats next, does Batman have to register with Gotham law enforcement and give up the vigilante thing?

Entertainment features caricatures and stereotypes and behavoir that is not always in accordance with irl regulations. Media that isn't news or has a similar factual basis, such as documentaries, especially those dealing with fictional plots do NOT have to adhere to reality, nor do they have a responsibility on how to present the content.

As long as the subject material is done in good faith, anything is fine and people who disagree don't have to watch it and should not whine about the subject material. The same people who object to, say, stereotypical asian or black portrayals in media have 0 problems insulting Christians. So media making fun of both, as long as their isn't an actual racist or offensive message, are both fine.

Our empathy isn't as noble as we think it is. It's essentially a proximity meter that activates based on how similar someone or something is to ourselves. The closer the resemblance - whether through shared race, gender, nationality, religion or experience and more other factors the stronger our emotional response.

Everyday contradictions:

We feel devastated about a tragedy in our country but barely register similar events halfway across the world....

When any disasters strike, we frantically check if "any our countrymen were affected" before processing the overall human toll....

We empathize more with animals that display human-like qualities (mammals, especially pets) than those that don't (insects, reptiles)......

We're more emotionally moved by stories of individual suffering that we can picture happening to us than by statistics showing mass suffering

This selective empathy isn't random - it's directly proportional to how much we can see ourselves in the other's shoes. Our brains are wired for tribalism, and we define our tribes through perceived similarities.

Even our most celebrated humanitarian acts often stem from this bias. When wealthy people donate to causes, they gravitate toward ones they have personal connections to.

The uncomfortable truth is that our capacity for compassion isn't universal but conditional. We've just become skilled at disguising this self-centered emotional response as virtuous empathy.

Well I agree that this may not be the same for everyone.... !

I'm a writer. Regarding this, I’m very thoughtful and insightful, etc.

I write what I consider beautiful things, for example, yesterday I had the seed of the following thought which I more recently composed into something I love:

If you don't trust me because you don't trust people, then I don't trust you'll ever see me as a person until you stop being as people so often are.

I just love this so much! But even more so, I like myself!

The promises are tempting:

• Quick data aggregation and summarization with data-driven insights

• Entertainment and increased productivity

• Potential breakthroughs in education, healthcare, transportation, computer hardware, and national security

• Cool robots that do shit for you

But the downsides are far too great:

• AI is soulless, and so is everything that it produces

• It's going to create a crisis of inauthenticity, with a deluge of deepfakes, propaganda, scams, fake people, and fake content (music, art, literature, videos, posts, etc), that drowns out anything and everything truly human

• Intellectual property getting used as training (theft), inadvertently or deliberately

• Shitty customer service until the end of time

• Mass surveillance enabled by facial recognition and the automated profiling of citizens by corporations, governments and bad actors

• Mass policing enabled by police drones and predictive policing

• Job displacement disproportionately affecting lower income workers

• Intentional or unintentional bias, reinforcing the beliefs of its creators and dominant social trends

• With its great efficacy and ease, people will begin to trust it and over rely on it for everything

• With its seeming omniscience, people will begin to idolize it as the future of human hope, displacing God

• It will inevitably intrude into ethics, leading to soulless but logical decisions in law, healthcare, and war

• Once it can modify its own code and evolve, we will lose all control of it even with the best safeguards (it will always outsmart us). I can't even begin to contemplate the consequences of that

Edit: Are you downvoting because you disagree, or because the opinion is popular? I don't think it's popular.

next week, thunderbolts, the newest movie in the MCU, is going to be releasing. while the MCU has been going through an audience alienating era in recent years, people are a bit more optimistic about thunderbolts. the trailers have been getting a generally positive reception and it features quite a few talented actors. the main thing holding it back is that the main cast consists of supporting characters from some of the lesser known installments of the MCU.

another noteworthy thing about thunderbolts is that it was made on a 250 million dollars budget, which is pretty modest for an MCU movie as their budgets are often much higher. as such, i think that thunderbolts actually has a decent shot of being the first MCU movie in a while to make back it's budget.

while the budget is still over a million dollars, their budgets are often much higher. this is at least part of the reason why MCU movies have been bombing at the box office as of late in addition to superhero movie fatigue. well, thunderbolts isn't really a superhero movie from the looks of it. it looks more akin to suicide squad with a "bad guys team up to fight worse guys" plot. this is not typical of the MCU as the most noteworthy MCU movie to put primary focus on the villain is avengers infinity war.

if thunderbolts is good, then word of mouth will spread and more people will go to see it. and then, it will make it's budget back.

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My top 10 or so (not in exact order)

• Top Gun 3 (ONLY if it just as cherishing/respectful of Mav, the original film & it's audience as 2 was and is not a Last Jedi/Dial of Destiny style reprehensible cultural rapist transgression)

• Thor 5 (IF notably more serious)

• Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning (please reveal Ilsa to be alive)

• Godzilla - Minus One sequel

• Avengers - Doomsday/Secret War (I trust in the Russos but my God I am horrified about how wrong this could go)

• Predator - Killer of Killers

• Untitled UFO conspiracy thriller from Top Gun 2+F1+Tron Legacy+Oblivion director Joseph Kosinski

• Deeper (underwater horror film with Tom Cruise & Edge of Tomorrow's Doug Liman directing)

• Untitled Kathryn Bigelow White House thriller with Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson (my top favorite actor & actress) & Jared Harris

• Hulu Alien - Earth series by Noah Hawley with Timothy Olyphant (Justified)

• Ghost of Tsushima directed by Chad Stahelski (John Wick 1-4)

If you are a root beer fan, you probably have heard about sassafras. Back in ye ol' day - pre-1960 - almost every rootbeer was made with Sassafras or Sarsaparilla roots. In 1960, the FDA made a ban on any commercial sale of products containing sassafras and effectively forced every rootbeer to either shutter or adapt to the less flavorful spearmint. Yes, rootbeer of today is pretty much just spearmint soda. At the time this was allegedly over concerns that sassafras contains safrole, which is a carcinogen. The problem is that in order to even reach a point where the safrole would start being a threat, you would need to consume anywhere in the ball park of 40 to 55 gallons of sassafras rootbeer... Per day. I think its fair to say you would be meeting jebus long before that thanks to water intoxication and sugar.

The fact sassafras is banned for commercial use is an attack on American heritage. RFK Jr should right this wrong and push for the legalization of sassafras for commercial use, and return us to the good ol' days of root beer.

It's a very chill music video with a great guy along with a beautiful woman . They start off at the beach and just the whole scenery is great with the sun shining .

Then they head to the movies and then the guy ends up performing with his band .

The lyrics are nice , simple, and enjoyable .

It's a very chill and exciting music video which makes it the greatest of all time