throwaway-7743
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User ID: 1881
I find him difficult to summarize succinctly, but his wikipedia page does a fair job. He's a notable figure in the manosphere. A portion of (conservative?) Millennial and Gen Z males look up to him.
Calls a spade a spade. Speaks about the competitive, hierarchical nature of today's global, capitalistic society as well as the hypergamous nature of women. Doesn't sugarcoat reality like mainstream media. Mainstream media dislikes him for not towing the party line and, worst of all, being popular. Mainstream media tries to discredit him.
He tells the worker drones the truth. Can't have that.
EDIT: More specifically, he's discussed how marriage, divorce, child support, and alimony are rigged against men. How men are disposable cannon fodder, and how the state (and women) don't have men's best interests at heart. How, outside of specific degrees and/or career paths, college is a scam. Things the state doesn't want to be common knowledge among the populace.
EDIT 2: The college bit might've been his brother Tristan. Though Andrew may have spoken about it at some point, I don't know. Also he's not against marriage or divorce or child support or alimony in theory, but he thinks the current laws in the west favor women too strongly. And he's not anti-women, he's just realistic about their nature and biological imperative, which isn't the same as men's.
throwaway-7743
7mo ago
Perhaps it's the flavor of the week as far as distractions go. "It worked for the Americans, maybe it'll work for us." From what? Not a clue. Don't know what shenanigans the Mexican government are up to currently.
throwaway-7743
7mo ago
Just look at the United Methodist Church.
throwaway-7743
3mo ago
I thought The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon were an hour too long.
Some films are too long due to laziness or self-indulgence, and others are too long because the story doesn't fit the medium.
throwaway-7743
5mo ago
So he's angry that a certain number of protestors held up signs stating, "Free Palestine from the river to the sea," and now he wants to take his ball and go home?
Okay.
One of the Packard Bell Multimedia models. Windows 95. Had the Windows Entertainment Pack for Packard Bell installed (Dr. Black Jack, Fuji Golf, JigSawed, Rattler Race, Chess, SkiFree, Life Genesis, Rodent's Revenge) as well as Hover!.
Played a lot of JumpStart 2nd and 3rd Grade, SimTown, SimCity 2000, Spider-Man Cartoon Maker, Timon & Pumbaa’s Jungle Pinball, and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness on it. Dabbled with Myst, but didn't know what the hell I was doing as a child.
throwaway-7743
7mo ago
I haven't played any challenging platformers since Super Meat Boy and was curious about Celeste. Sounds up my alley.
throwaway-7743
8mo ago
I'm curious if listening to an audiobook while silently reading/following along with the physical book would lead to subvocalizing incorrect pronunciation.
throwaway-7743
9mo ago
Hard to say. Depends on the situation and the people involved. Some people want the truth no matter how painful. Others would rather live a lie and/or shoot the messenger.
Have a specific situation?
He's not unlike Jordan Peterson. Both likely have Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Low empathy. Emotionally dysregulated at times. Delusions of grandeur. Paranoid. Both think "they" are out to get them, to silence them. Peterson thinks he's a prophet of sorts and has a politically conservative, Christian-ish agenda. Tate's more of a hedonistic grifter who plays the "top g" character. Both are very theatrical. Very performative. Clownish at times. Not unlike Trump.
And yet, at times, they've delivered far more truthful statements than the vast majority of adults in my life personally.
Would I want to hang out with Tate or have my sister date him? Hell no. But I view him like gore websites. Not particularly healthy to view, but offers a closer depiction of reality than MSNBC, CNN, or Fox News. And even gore videos can have agendas (America bad! Ukraine bad! Russia bad! China bad!). But the bias is out in the open. And you can take what's truthful (human nature) and discard the agendas (political or religious or financial or whatever).
throwaway-7743
10mo ago
If you're referring to his critics, they dislike him "using multiple women" because they either genuinely believe the women are being used, or they cynically think he's exposing women's nature, warts and all, and they want him to stop for some self-serving reason, real or imagined.
If you're referring to his followers, they think that women "want to be used" (or led) and that his success with women proves his thesis about how women are. They respect him for walking the walk.
throwaway-7743
3mo ago
Anonymous call to the police. And I mean anonymous. No phones linked to you directly or indirectly. Not your voice. Not on camera. No details giving away it's you.
Or an anonymous threat. Leave a note that gets his attention somehow. Maybe track down where the kid works. Offline sleuthing. "Fix the muffler in a week or else." And then start slashing tires if he doesn't. No prints on the note. Don't get your face or vehicle caught on camera.
No easy answer. Some people only respect force.
throwaway-7743
3mo ago
I'm annoyed if my viewing experience is interrupted unless there's a built-in intermission. Thus, the longer the movie length, the more critical I am of it. Anything beyond two and a half hours better be movie of the year.
throwaway-7743
4mo ago
It would make sense to me. Visual hallucinations are probably more traumatizing as a hyperphantasic than as an aphantasic.
I lean more aphantasic, which is why the method of loci (memory palace) never worked well for me.
throwaway-7743
4mo ago
Difficult to say.
Gift baskets (Harry and David). Gift cards (Barnes and Nobles if he's an avid reader, etc.). Alcohol, candy, coffee, or cigars if you know what he likes. Subscriptions if you know what he likes. Tickets to an event if you know what he likes.
Don't know the precedent established in the family.
throwaway-7743
4mo ago
Not quite post Reddit exodus, but I stumbled upon a geopolitical thread on /r/TheMotte the week the exodus occurred. I liked what I read, and followed everyone in. Never heard of Scott Alexander or Slate Star Codex prior to that.
throwaway-7743
4mo ago
Depends on how/why the worker lost his/her job, and the nature of the mental health issues. I'm inclined to say cut your losses. It all depends on the messiness of the separation, the nature of the job, and the relationship between the worker and the former supervisors/bosses.
A professional e-mail doesn't hurt. Don't debase yourself. If anything, pretend like you left on good terms. "Hey, I'm interested in coming back. Need any help?" Don't bring up the job loss, or apologize, or try to sell yourself. If they decline, move on.
throwaway-7743
5mo ago
Leg, Neck, and Penis
throwaway-7743
5mo ago
That's pretty bizarre.
Not everyone can even tolerate an APAP, BiPAP, or CPAP. And it can be expensive upfront (machines) and over time (filters, masks, tubing). Sleep apnea can possibly be managed via weight loss, sleeping position (side sleeping), and/or an oral appliance. That law incentivises people not to get diagnosed and treated.
Did Philips or ResMed lobby for that?
Ohio is one of the more heavily gerrymandered states in the country. It's slightly moderately red, but not heavily red like the Ohio GOP supermajority would suggest. Probably could've legalized recreational marijuana back in 2015 if the Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative (Issue 3) didn't have language in the amendment that would've enshrined a marijuana oligopoly in the Ohio constitution.
EDIT: strikethrough adverb
throwaway-7743
6mo ago
I don't need my lack of hand-eye coordination immortalized on the internet for millions of people to see. Also there's a patronizing quality to the scenario. "Hey, you look poor. Dance for me monkey."
throwaway-7743
7mo ago
Hence "millennium-old solution." I was just pointing out the United Methodist Church recently has had their own schism (Global Methodist Church) over similar issues the Catholic church currently has. Same-sex relationships is a common faultline in religion or even politics today.
Springs to mind because I'm confirmed in both churches (due to my parents).
throwaway-7743
7mo ago
I added it to my wishlist on Steam when I saw a friend had added it to his. Looked very Chrono Trigger-esque, which I liked. I'll get around to playing it at some point.
Not yet. With Bethesda games, I usually buy the Game of the Year edition on sale on Steam, which makes me unfashionably late to any relevant discussions. I like Bethesda games, but I don't love them. Just not a huge fan of FPS/RPG hybrids. I'm still waiting for the GOTY edition of Cyberpunk 2077.
At least it isn't the usual Elder Scrolls or Fallout. I haven't played No Man's Sky or Elite Dangerous or Star Citizen, so I don't have strong opinions on space games. Other than Star Citizen being an absolute shitshow behind the scenes. Holy smokes.
Countries will try what they can to reverse declining birthrates, but it won't save them ultimately. There are macro reasons for declining birthrates, larger than countries or culture. You can't have infinite growth on a finite planet. You'll eventually run out of resources and/or your toxic byproducts will kill you. And people are already feeling both. Everything is becoming more expensive. That trend won't stop. People want to maintain their standard of living. So they'll have fewer children. Because children are expensive. And they might actually care about the quality of life of their children. And of what use are children if there is no environment to sustain them?
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