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yofuckreddit
5d ago
While we're talking about relative morality and sibling relationships, Iran is, in my mind, the little brother who constantly flicks your nuts, talks about how they'll beat the shit out of you when they're older, and then runs crying to mommy (the U.N.) when you hit them back.
This is a crappy war we shouldn't have started, but I understand why it happened. I also have very little sympathy for a murderous theocracy so incapable of dealing with reality and so hateful to the average human that it's decided to go scorched earth at every fork in the road.
yofuckreddit
5d ago
I was able to justify a big dinner after a 2 hour long bike ride.
- Cajun Corn - a semi-proprietary cajun and taco seasoning blend suspended in olive oil and drizzled over whole ears. Wrapped in foil, and set on the grill right after dumping the charchoal from the chimney. Turned once every 8 minutes or so.
- Jalapeno Cheddar Burgers - Along with the corn, I seared tomatoes, onion, and Jalapenos to prepare fresh salsa for Cinco De Mayo this week. In America at least Jalapenos are absolute wildcards when you get them from the grocery store. These were screamers, and I have a fairly high heat tolerance. 3 slices of Boar's Head yellow cheddar and the freshly ground prime 80/20 from the supermarket cooled things off a bit, but I actually also leveraged my BBQ slaw from 2 days ago to really tie the room together...
- BBQ Slaw - I use a variant of Rodney Scott's BBQ Sauce, an eastern NC condiment, modified to have more smoke via chipotle chile powder and higher-quality vinegar as a base. Greek Yogurt, a touch of mayo, brown sugar, and brown deli mustard round it out. I've learned that trying to eliminate sugar in slaw is a fool's errand, despite my hating it as an ingredient in industrialized food.
I originally planned to do some roasted potatoes, but after 3 IPAs, I decided to crack open a bag of chips now that Frito-Lay has dropped the prices back to human levels.
yofuckreddit
9d ago
My counterpoint would be that those cultural beliefs are window dressing. Without core beliefs for personal responsibility and skepticism about the long-term effects of the welfare state, it's worthless. Black voters choose the side that promises the most spoils and reparations-lite for them.
To be clear, this is probably true for all voters. I've run the data analysis to split voting blocs among racial and gender segments. Their support for student loan forgiveness had an R of .89 to the amount they typically owe:
Strongest Correlation: Groups that would benefit most financially show the highest support:
Black Women: $18,950 net benefit → 76% support
Black Men: $14,400 net benefit → 68% support
Hispanic Women: $11,400 net benefit → 72% support
Negative Net Benefit Groups show predictably lower support:
Asian Men: -$2,300 net cost → 30% support
White Men: -$250 net cost → 32% support
Likewise, my philosophy now is to always vote for lower taxes, regardless of the future implications to the national debt, since it's become unworkable to cut spending.
yofuckreddit
10d ago
This is something anyone can answer, but I'll ask a different question: why does no other ethnic group align at even remotely the same level?
nobody with any authority is doing anything about it
The only feasible thing to do here is to have your own children and use your authority to allow them to understand the sexual market without revealing your true power level.
My father did it reasonably well for me, I'll do it for my kids. I have no way of making enough money to produce any mainstream art for it.
All that said, the closest thing I've seen to sympathy is DTF St. Louis (perhaps worth a post of it's own). It takes a look at male loneliness and sexuality. Still unsatisfying but it's all Hollywood could ever do in today's climate.
yofuckreddit
23d ago
Congress. Apparently there were back channel negotiations to force 4 resignations but they only ended up with 2. The staffers all know who these predators are (some sexual, others not) and I guess if you live and work in DC everyone just tolerates it and keeps silent.
yofuckreddit
24d ago
Fascinating and infuriating. We need to go further. The fact that they have:
- Sets of people they want to get rid of
- Groups of journalists trained to sit on secrets for more than a decade
- Enough ammo and coordination to kill these targets within 48 hours
But they just won't is driving me insane.
yofuckreddit
24d ago
Seduction is the first step. Women's sexual talents exist on a normal distribution like everything else. A honeypot who can't fuck can't do their job - I'm not going to spill my guts for a woman who gives unenthusiastic, toothy head.
yofuckreddit
26d ago
My thoughts exactly. Kill Bob, scare both Bob 2 and Carol. Kill Alice, spawn Alice 2 and 3. Easy choice.
yofuckreddit
26d ago
Hmm. Many folks suggesting a new dog. I own two. I think it's an optimal number for kids and pets.
But I also think if the older dog is on death's door it may be tough on them, and there's something to be said about experiencing the grief of losing a dog like this without distraction. $.02.
yofuckreddit
26d ago
The amount of intra-friend ragging I have now is far lower than I did as a kid, and it sucks. Other folks have already answered your question, but I'll just say that it's such a standard norm in some cultures that it's still uncanny to have none of it as an adult.
There is a limit, though. There's such a thing as genuine contempt coming through in this behavior.
The last friend I made this way started sparring probably 30 minutes into me knowing him, and it's created a durable friend group. When people cannot make fun of you and are only supporting your every crazy or dumb idea, you're missing out on a key value from intimacy.
yofuckreddit
28d ago
A physical intimacy tip - "fancy back rubs": essentially the lazy dog position, but you should be primarily focused on providing a great back massage. Use lotion/oil every once in a while, and have a conversation, practice your technique, use your elbows and fingers as a professional would.
When everyone's tired at the end of the day, it's a low-stress and very even pleasure trade that can last as little as 10 minutes before sleep. Or it's great foreplay. Win-Win.
yofuckreddit
28d ago
I think the episode's "lesson" is pretty simple -
I loved/hated the episode as well. I'll confess that I've dug deep into old facebook messages every once in a while, imagining the hard disks that store the data creaking back to life as I do so, a blip on their user metrics and behavior pattterns so exotic it's a rounding error in every dashboard.
It's an unhealthy habit, but thank Christ I deleted the threads I needed to more than a decade ago, and SMS backups weren't a thing until I grew up. Black mirror indeed.
This has been my mental response to the idea of the state's motivations being a primary driver. It's still irrational and immoral. We're already using children as a vehicle for UBI at an astonishing scale - making fathers slightly less likely to be financially cucked is the easy button nobody will push.
At the end of the day it's difficult to chalk it up to anything beyond "Women are Wonderful"
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