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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's also really hard to support a group whose opening sally was parading around the body of a dead innocent on the back of a truck.

There shouldn't be any support for either political side here. Neither is morally superior. The only people deserving support are the poor citizens getting punished for their bloodthirsty leaders. Atrocities should never be supported, no matter the justifications.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Besides all the reasons other commenters have said, it's because mental health is a pseudo-social phenomenon among teens.

Having a mental illness gets them attention, online and in person. I have two teens, and even though both have diagnosed mental illness due to trauma from their other parent, they still seek, discuss, and revel in self-diagnoses.

If a friend claims to have something, they rush to the internet to do "research," and begin exhibiting "symptoms." Same thing is true with other labels.

We have a dearth of parenting, due to needing two incomes to make a household run. Adult attention is scarce, so teens make up for it with wild claims and garnering attention from other teens. The internet makes it easy to model behaviors. So yes, there is an increase in mental illness, but not the kinds, nor for the reasons the internet would have us believe.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

The only times God has spoken directly to me were to tell me I was being stupid.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

A grumpy old person because I'm too exhausted to plan a costume, and I don't know how to have fun.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The point of mask mandates is short term. They are meant to slow the spread, not stop it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

He's clearly guilty of discharging, but it may not be found malicious, given the other verdicts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Agreed. It's just a good idea to learn from the mistakes of the opposition.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's tricks people use. It is always beneficial to examine your own biases and try to figure out if you're thinking inside an unnecessary box. Even on a personal rather than political level.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's possible to feel strongly and still be independent. Partisan politics package often inconsistent ideology together. You don't have to be milquetoast to want an a la carte approach to politics.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My brother and I used to play a game called Splatterhouse on Turbografx-16. It was humorously horrifying, given the highly pixellated gore on screen.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pandora is supposed to be paid ad-free, but you can't pick specific songs, I think.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe you can copyright the prompt itself. But not the output.

 

So I had a situation at work where the project lead refused to communicate with me, and instead went to my boss about everything. I thought it was me, but my (male) boss suggested it might be misogyny. (My work is male dominated. I'm the only female lead of my role in the company.)

I occasionally run into situations where someone, man or woman, not only dislikes me but does everything they can to destroy me. I figure I'm just offputting, but I've had unrelated comments from others that it is because I'm direct and opinionated, and not afraid to defend my opinion.

I'm having a hard time mentally processing the opposing concepts that I'm a bad person, and that is why I make this kind of enemy, and that there's nothing wrong with me, it's their problem.

For the record, I have all kinds of self- deprecating behaviors to try to soften my opinions, and they generally work. Just sometimes, there is no way for me to have a perspective and not be offensive to someone.

I'd welcome your experiences and thoughts, if any.

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