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[–] 55 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Honestly so happy I’m married, I’m sorry for all of y’all. Dystopian times.

But hey to add my two cents: I think that fear is marketable, so women are over fed on paranoia.

At the same time, porn and propaganda have put bad expectations in some percentile of dumb men.

Both sexes are generally out of social practice, and societal trust is at an all time low. Most people are nice, but most people are also awkward.

So get out there and meet some people, don’t even do so romantically, just go learn how to interact with people, form some friendships.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago

    But hey to add my two cents: I think that fear is marketable, so women are over fed on paranoia.

    This is the case with literally everything.

    Used to hear about "no-go zones" in Stockholm in my local news a lot, areas where even the Swedish police were afraid to go in to. Then a friend of mine moved to Stockholm and started going to "the worst no-go zone" every weekend to get fresh produce. The only time he felt in danger was when he stumbled upon a drunk countryman.

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  • [+] 16 points 1 year ago (5 children)
  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Well what defines going out? There are plenty of board game meet ups, even if you don’t especially like board games I would posit that it’s not an objectively negative experience; so if you must hold you nose and go anyway, do so.

    Secondly, although this is coming from my experience in America, so your millage may vary, there’s tons of outdoor activities and groups: go for a hike, go backpacking.

    You don’t need special equipment, you don’t need to buy anything. Just a water bottle, backpack, tent/tarp, and some non perishable foods and you’re good to go.

    It’s true that the convenient third places of yesterday have seemingly vanished; but people are still out there.

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  • [+] 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Hmm well I can’t speak for Europe, but plenty of chill people to go hiking with in the US, plus it might not be the most challenging stuff maybe but I’ve hiked out of the grand canyon with my friends 70 yo grandma so if you want the social aspect you can still do challenging things just maybe go a little slower. Also again don’t know about Europe but there are like five weekly board game meetups in my decent sized city.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago*

    Man you seem to be very negative about this.

    I guarantee you that most tourists don’t even leave the rim of the grand canyon at all. They walk around the visitors center for an hour and go home. Go more than 1000’ down from the rim and it’s not particularly crowded at all.

    I can’t comment on Europe, like the previous poster—America has far more wide open wilderness than Europe does in general—but if in the USA there are still countless places where you can backpack for days without seeing a single person. There are also plenty of easier hikes with beautiful views that only see a few visitors a day. Just need to put in the footwork to find them. You won’t find them by staying at home and complaining about other hikers.

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  • The GRAND Canyon is... actually, very, very, VERY Grand.

    It's a huge place, bigger than any I've ever experienced before or since. Considering it "overrun" with... anything would be quite a feat. You could fill it with everyone in America and you'd still have space left over for two or three California Condors.

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    [–] 64 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Holy shit, ad blockers are a thing, people. ublock origin and SponsorBlock for a safer, happier life! Browsing anything without blockers is akin to dripping dimethyl mercury on your genitalia, crossing your fingers, and wildly hoping for the best.

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    [–] 25 points 1 year ago (5 children)
  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Turns out he's a locksmith.

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  • [–] 19 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Single X in my area. Uses the plural form.

    Well, which is it?!??

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I was lucky enough to meet my SO before online dating became the norm.

    I'm just not equipped to navigate something like that.

    I feel like being eternally single and lonely would be easier than having to encounter the constant rejection.

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  • [–] [S] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I feel like being eternally single and lonely would be easier than having to encounter the constant rejection.

    Sadly, I think a lot of people are going down this route.

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  • [–] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Reminds me of a story. Four scientists, all male, on an expedition in Antarctica, far from any other human being. They set up camp, establish the data link to sync their email, and one of them gets an email spam of the sort "hot women in your area". The next human female was several hundred kilometers away...

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I wholeheartedly refute the assertion this comic makes that the word 'lock' is onomatopoeic.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    Wow, this comment section is a nightmare

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (22 children)
  • [+] -7 points 1 year ago* (19 children)
  • [+] -9 points 1 year ago (17 children)

    Yep. When will people understand that the only way to a good and just society is to treat half the human population as inherently monstrous from birth? They should just resign themselves to a lifetime of abuse and isolation due to their physical characteristics. Anything else is misogyny.

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  • [+] 10 points 1 year ago* (16 children)
  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (15 children)

    This isn't about me, it's about a shitty, abusive message being repeated constantly on social media. Thanks for pulling an imaginary biography for me out of your ass, though. Really helpful.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago* (13 children)

    You very clearly see something about yourself in this message. Especially since you're being so reactionary about it. The fact that you're so upset about how certain women view men is your own problem. Not theirs.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    This is EXTREME hyperbole like I've rarely seen before.

    Is all empathy secret projection for one's own insecurity? Or only when the empathy is for someone who isn't a member of a traditionally/systemically victimized group?

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I'm apart of the don't be a shithead crowd. Apparently a lot of men in this thread aren't. And you all wonder why so many women are so terrified of men. You can't even empathize with the fear and abuse they face at a systemic level.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I do. I empathize with it completely. I'm not even saying that condition is WRONG. But I AM saying that turning someone's lamentation of the situation into an attack on them is crass. It's possible to acknowledge the bad situation one group is in, and acknowledge their actions are reasonable, while ALSO being sympathetic about the collateral damage of the situation.

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  • Rather than focus on the very real and legitimate issues at hand, they made it about themselves. Complaining in the thread about how they're being targeted as a man instead of having a modicum of introspection about why so many women feel this way. I don't respect or empathize with such a position.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    "This harmful generalization is bad for society"

    "Clearly you only feel that way because it actually describes you personally"

    Not only is that an unfair assumption, it's also irrelevant to their claim.

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Their claim is inherently irrelevant and reactionary. They were reactionary because they felt called out.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Again, you cannot assume that they chose to call it unfair simply as a self-defense mechanism. Imagine someone accused your family of being murderers, then said the only reason you would be upset by that is if you really did have murderous proclivities and felt self-conscious about it.

    And frankly, even if that was their entire motivation for calling it unfair in the first place, it does not mean they are wrong.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

    I don't have to assume, it's literally proven by their comments. It's the same for you since you're all over this thread moaning about the fact that women dare be scared of men.

    Also you're example is ridiculous and asinine. An actual example would be like if a white person was complaining of white discrimination on a post condemning systemic racism. The fact that you felt the need to say anything says everything I need to know about you or OP.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    How can you think it's proven as the only reason for their objection? And why do you think I'm a threat to women? Just because we've both been saying it's bad that men have this unfortunate stereotype?

    At best, you would still only have correlation implying causation. But seriously, nothing in these comments shows your accusations as reasonable, let alone true.

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