Iceblade02

Tel Aviv University Peace Index

Yes I've read several of their reports a whule bacj. Most Israelis (particularly Jewish ones but also many Arab Israelis) and Gazans are very pessimistic about the prospects for peace, tied to not believing the other side to be trustworthy, particularly since Oct. 7.

believe the most heinous shit

You'll have to elaborate on that, because you're (A) generalizing to a very large group with very diverse views & opinions and (B) rather vague.

That’s surprising

Why do you think that?

Swedish citizen - not Swedish. It's frankly appalling that integration has been handled so poorly that there are people who've grown up in the country since childhood, yet haven't even the most basic values of Swedish culture. A failure on so many levels.

Only think I've had this happen with a proper misanthrope (irl) on one occasion, an acquaintance, friend of a friend - self-proclaimed "Hates all men" type and very blatant about it. That one was certainly interesting.

Most often however it's simply the assumption that I can't have experience with certain things - often not said outright but it shows in small comments or body language. In these cases it is usually unintended and people don't even realize it themselves. I don't take offense, instead elaborating/clarifying. But, it has given me a lot more compassion for my fellow men.

be a better ally

I don't strive to be an "ally" or towards any other particular label. What I do strive towards, aside from the happiness of myself and my loved ones, is having a net positive impact in the world - leaving it a better place for future generations and making it a nicer place for the people living in it.

I'd rather not. Thank you for understanding :)

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Thank you.

Whilst I wouldn't call it "walking on eggshells" - I've had my perspective invalidated in discussions based on my perceived identity (majority culture, male) on more than one occasion.

I'm also part of an "invisible" minority which does necessitate actually "walking on eggshells" in certain contexts.

It is a bit disheartening that my being part of an invisible minority somehow makes my personal perspective "more valid" to some people. Every person is an individual, and personal, lived experiences are so much more important than demographic markers and groups.

Meanwhile google slapped me with nine captchas to fill out a form like wtf?

I'm rather surprised that ingredient entropy did not account for continuity of the ingredients. Having too high continuity would end up in "not salads" (hamburgers, pizza, sandwich) whilst too low would put you into puré, sauce and definitely soup/beverage territory. Whilst there is a subset of soups/beverages/salads that have a similar degree of soupiness, outside of that subset you'll find degrees of soupiness that are undisputably not soup and undisputably not salad.

Maybe. In my experience showing certain emotions as a man at all can be ridiculed or seen as weakness - which is what I was referring to in my comment.

Allowing yourself (as you say) to be overwhelmed by emotion can definitely leave you weak/physically vulnerable - but the weakness here is not the emotions themselves but rather the lack of control.

I disagree.

A lack of feeling is also a kind of weakness - usually it's due to long-term suppression of emotion and leaves you out of touch with your inner self. Bottled up emotions tend to be rather damaging in the long term. Plus, you don't just lose out on the hurtful/bad emotions.

Acknowledging and overcoming negative feelings takes more strength than simply ignoring them.

hadn't heard of that one, sounds like a fun comedy series