solitaire

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[–] solitaire 16 points 2 years ago

I've unsubbed from any comms that had them. They all become ghost towns with zero discussion.

[–] solitaire 4 points 2 years ago

It's kind of been a shallow year for both books and movies in terms of impact on me. That's not to say it's been a bad year for them, but it's mostly been just 'enjoyable'.

That said, it was probably Radicalized by Cory Doctorow. It's a collection of four novellas that follow different characters pushed into different kinds of extremist action. The one where people start murdering health insurers was particularly heavy.

[–] solitaire 4 points 2 years ago

I've had fewer errors overall than I have Reddit, but your mileage is going to vary drastically based on your instance. I've briefly tried other instances, even fairly popular ones, and I'd describe the experience as nearly unusable.

[–] solitaire 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Literally the last post on this comm has a True Anon feed lol https://hexbear.net/post/1476768

[–] solitaire 6 points 2 years ago

I've had two work from home positions - one basically a call center position, the other was an admin clerk job. I got both through what is effectively a recruitment agency.

[–] solitaire 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
[–] solitaire 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No, but as a hypothetical button I could just press sure. It'd allow me to take preemptive measures about my health.

I'd care even less about school and leave as young as possible. Then go for some vocational training and/or one of the alternate pathways if I want to go to university. Not once has how I did in high school ever been relevant to my life. My higher education has mattered, but dropping out doesn't stop you from going into it - though it can be more (or less) difficult depending on what you want to study.

The combination of puberty and not being able to date would suck though. At least I know what meds absolutely kill my libido and they'd be extremely easy to get prescribed. Problem is, even after I'm an adult it'd be a headfuck - I've always been into people older than me as is. I wonder if instead of chasing milfs and dilfs that I'd be adding a g infront with how long my lived experience would be at that point.

If it's time travel too all the usual bullshit to becoming filthy rich applies.

[–] solitaire 36 points 2 years ago

I doubt I'd notice.

[–] solitaire 4 points 2 years ago

LinkedIn isn't a terrible idea if you just want to come up in search results. It's quite useful for a lot of different professions for networking. You'd likely just make a profile and never look at it again.

Facebook can be almost mandatory depending on where you live. I currently live in a city where Facebook is the only meaningful source of networking, local news and information on events online. It's not uncommon for businesses, even quite larger ones, to have their only media presence online be a Facebook page. The city is also kind of infamously hard to break into socially so you want any advantage you can get.

I don't currently have any social media but it's become a hindrance and I might need to reactivate. I end up using social media by proxy through family and friends anyway.

[–] solitaire 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Nah, you've fallen in to a classic trap for men. Even though the answer could be correct under different framing, it's not always okay. The framing matters.

So if she said would you still love me if i was the size of a whale

In this example, the underlying insecurity is about you. She's worried you'll leave her if she's not always at her best. Thus just saying yes provides helps solve the core issue. To be honest it's not a perfect answer, but it's fine.

gf saying "I'm fat"

In this one, the insecurity is not (just) about you. Most likely she's worried about how other people perceive her, or how she perceives herself. Men often assume any concern someone puts into their appearance is for their partner or for finding one, but it's not. Saying you'll love her even if she is fat does not address the underlying insecurity. In fact, it implies she is fat and heightens what she is worried about.

I would advise a hug or something for immediate reassurance and then asking her some gentle questions to gauge what she's really worried about if you're not sure. Literally, "hey what brought this on?". Maybe with a "you look great" leading into it first.

Although when she asks you would you still love her if she was a worm, the correct answer is yes.

Better to put it back reframed in more direct terms, showing you understand the underlying insecurity, but dodging having to be dishonest about the fact her being a worm obviously would change things. Then lighten the mood with a joke.

[–] solitaire 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There was this kid in my high school IT class who got suspended because he kept drawing Spiderman porn in MS Paint. This reminds me of his "art", though instead of phallic shaped towers he just would draw actual penises.

[–] solitaire 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I actually can't even remember the last time a video game character was actually bi or pan rather than just player sexual and that sucks.

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