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I got mine on Tuesday. Had a small grade fever that night, and then aches and a headache the next day. Basically all went away after that.

I didn't get the flu vaccine because I thought that would be too much at one time.

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Its really not about the wages. The problem is the housing market and rent prices. The cost of food doesnt help either.

The fuck you say? It's about all those things INCLUDING wages. General wages have been stagnant for decades despite record high production and profits.

Scohen posted...

he is just dishonest and a gaslighter.

notice how @ap3brain was saying the same shtick about compassion and all that and when I brought up how JP targets minorities, women, etc he went radio silent. They know, theyre just gaslighting

You have issues dude and probably need to see somebody about them. People have lives outside of forums (like a job and family). The only reason I even caught this particular post of yours is because I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep.

I don't know why you are so convinced I'm defending JP but it has to be some persecution complex at this point. Do I again have to state that I don't think he is a good man and leads young men towards the toxic side of the alt right?

Terrible people can state something that is correct and there isn't really anything wrong with what he said here. Incels should be shown more compassion just like ANY struggling group. They are typically around 15 to mid twenties. Brains that haven't fully formed. They don't know who they should be and are generally confused and pressured by society. A large majority haven't done anything reprehensible besides say stupid shit on the internet. Target hating them does nothing but breed more hate.

I agree with the poster that mentioned it has a lot to do with toxic masculinity (something that JP probably disagrees with). They are given or lied about expectations on what it is to be a man and a woman's role in their life and are frustrated when life doesnt work out as they envisioned.

Now stop being a fucking weirdo with these posts accusing me of random shit.

VIXVLV posted...

Imagine thinking that the way to fix the incel problem is to enable them.

Define "enable"

A_Good_Boy posted...

This reminds me of that brief fad around 2016 where racist pieces of shits and their moderate enablers were going around and insisting that if black people would just be nice to alt-right nazis and the kkk then they'd stop being awful wastes of air and would become nice people again.

Reminds me of the black guy that successfully converted 200+ people away from the KKK. https://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544861933/how-one-man-convinced-200-ku-klux-klan-members-to-give-up-their-robes

Do you think he did it by pigeon holing them into groups and hurling insults at them? What is your goal by doing this? To make yourself somehow feel better? Because it sure as hell doesn't help the situation.

And this was an actual organized group with many older members. Incels are an unorganized group of young impressionable men. We shouldn't let alt right figures like JP easily sway them.

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What I gather is that the moment an org labels a group a hate group you automatically give up any critical thought and foam at the mouth of their very mention.

I don't care if a group is labeled a hate group or not. YOUNG people should be shown compassion. More hate hasn't ever done anything beneficial. A lot of people that self-identify as incels can be turned away from the ideology if shown compassion (REALIZE THAT COMPASSION IS NOT SUPPORT OF THEIR BELIEFS). They need help. I prefer having less people growing up to be mass murderers. Do you?

Scohen posted...

why do incels and him deserve empathy, but not the people he targets?

Never said he deserves empathy and I never said the people he targets don't deserve empathy. You are hearing/reading what you want.

TotACon posted...

You contradict yourself again.

You're telling me I'm incapable of something I already did in this very topic.

Before I start with you please imagine yourself IN REAL LIFE attempting to have a conversation like you are currently doing. Constantly accusing people you don't know of things and arguing nonstop is how you communicate?

It isn't contradictory to say he isn't the leader of incels. It is the truth. "Incel" was first coined in the early 90s before JP even had a real presence. Incels aren't even a formal group with structure.

Now stop arguing for the sake of arguing and realize people might have different opinions than your own.

TotACon posted...

@AP3Brain we're all waiting for your answers.

Answers to what? You people are being divisive for the sake of it.

You assume I am defending JP when I've said repeatedly I am not.

He does not represent incels or is their leader.

A large majority of incels are not murderers and rapists and can easily be turned away from going deeper into that ideology.

It's like a lot of your are incapable of admitting anything someone says could be correct if you hate them. People do not work that way. Despite how persistent you are to paint everything in black and white the world does not work that way and is more nuanced.

HylianFox posted...

You do realize this is Jordan Peterson, yes?

You do realize that I am not defending him, yes?

There is just nothing here to refute. We shouldn't be compassionate towards young, lonely and confused men?

Throwing hate at these groups while people like Peterson shows them acceptance (whether or not he actually means it) is exactly how they get worse.

TotACon posted...

You think Jordan Peterson wasn't an incel at some point in his life?

Have no clue nor does it really matter. Continually throwing hate at a group of people isn't going to solve anything. I'd get it if they were older (like MAGA crowd) but incels are typically young maturing men susceptible to mistakes.

Scohen posted...

he harassed a trans person so bad, and incited harassment to that person as hard as he could. Now he talks about compassion for his people (incels) and kindness? Fuck him

Incels aren't "his" people. I'm not defending him or his past actions. Just because someone has said or done terrible things doesn't mean they are incapable of being right.

I mean I know Peterson is controversial but is he wrong here? I do think incels get a bit too much hate which sends them even further down the rabbit hole until they act.

Not saying their views should be encouraged or platformed but just showing them a lil bit of compassion would go a long way.. or at least ignoring them.

I mean it is pretty disrespectful to the victims but the song came out forever ago

Barely under the max age

trappedunderice posted...

That's what a politician is, yes.

HERPERDURR ALL POLITICIAN EQUALLY BAD

Glob posted...

You disagree that hes defined it well?

Have you read the whole topic?

Okay you are right. He did later mention investing is allowed. Then hell yeah. Not sure why anyone would be married to the idea of devoting 60% of your life to just keeping busy for the sake of it.

I'm not really sure nowadays. I guess FF7 because I enjoyed the first a lot. I want to see BotW2 because i felt like the first could have been so much better if it was fully fleshed out(bigger and more intricate dungeons, unique unbreakable items, better mob diversity).

I feel like there aren't a lot of exciting big games that pushing for some type of creativity or innovation. All creative ideas are being done by small studios/devs. One of my favorites to come out in the last few years is Slay the Spire.

Glob posted...

Hes defined what he means pretty well in this topic.

For most people, theres no downside. There is for me, but it wouldnt apply to most.

I disagree but okay lol

"Work" is a very ambiguous term so probably no unless you further define it.

Like if it is only working/volunteering for an organization and only that then yeah...but if you mean being productive in any kind of way then no. Going to gym could be considered work.

Can I own my own company but never "work" on the clock? With that much money I'd like to put it to work and make the world a better place.

Hell no it ain't. You don't have to straight up reject somebody but it is normal and considerate to give multiple indications that you are not interested; whether it be SLOWING down communications, body language or showing overall disinterest.

People can of course do whatever they want but straight up dropping all communications out of nowhere is incredibly rude.

haloiscoolisbak posted...

Like I try to learn lessons from every person I date but with ghosting I can't learn shit.

I'm not gonna use the word trauma but I've been ghosted enough times now that I am hyper sensitive to doing anything wrong or even the slightest misunderstanding in the early stages of dating now. I'm walking on eggshells at the beginning lol

I get this sentiment and had similar frustrations. I would not go into potential relationships like they are a test though. Some people are into those type of dating games and from I've seen they tend to stay single or have on-off relationships. Just go in with low investment and expectations and try to have fun.

Really depends on who you are with. Some will make your life miserable. Some will uplift your life.

It's great these people are getting prison time but it's sad that those that instigated and encouraged the whole thing will not.

Metal lyrics don't usually talk about real things

Yeah but will any of these be good?

I4NRulez posted...

It's crazy how people always bring this up lol.

When almost every male rapper has been rapping about murdering people, raping women, and robbing people. A lot of them actually have convictions for those things too.

Dr.Dre beat up a journalist, Snoop killed someone, 2pac was convicted of sexual assault, etc etc.

Come with that same energy for all musicians that do that.

Yeah. There is definitely a double standard when it comes to female rappers.

omniryu posted...

@ap3brain

This is for people who don't get it. Watch this
https://youtu.be/EQACkg5i4AY

I get that but some character having brown skin in media isn't going to change this. They believe these types of things because of how they grew up and what they have been told by others; sometimes by their own families.

Again. I'm definitely not complaining about a black ariel and if there is the off-chance it helps little black girls feel more accepted then I see it as a good thing.

DespondentDeity posted...

Did all the characters look like you tho?

None did. I'm mixed.

I4NRulez posted...

Because when you see people that look like yourself doing things on a grand stage of things it makes you feel like you can do those things.

There's studies about how young black girls see themselves as lesser because of how the media portrays them.

I "get" that but it is just weird imo. Growing up I gave no shits if characters looked like me.

While I have no problems with black Ariel I don't understand why it is a big deal for even little black girls. It shouldn't matter if characters "look like them".

It's different when actual culture is being displayed like Encanto, Princess and the Frog or Mulan but if we are just talking about skin color?? Shouldn't really matter.

I'm a somewhat hairy guy and I only trim the nether regions. Most women seem to really like body hair.

WingsOfGood posted...

Pretty sure they can have children with humans so not sure about that.

Different (but closely related) species can have children with each other in the real world. Hybridization is a real thing.

emblem-man posted...

All the species in that world are literally created by someone. Seems weird to assume they follow the same kind of evolutionary and environmental adaptations that we as humans do.

How long ago were they created? I'm pretty sure it was thousands and thousands of years ago and since most of the species reproduce sexually it would allow for unique traits to be passed down in different regions/groups based off how they adapt to the environment they are in. I assume they weren't identical when they were originally created either. There is nothing saying that it is impossible for certain traits to exist.

I don't know why that other topic about "races" in Rings of Power was removed. Even if tc was "baiting" it is something we should be able to freely discuss (doesnt break any TOS) and nobody was being bigoted.

I just wanted to repeat that race is a social construct to categorize humans. Yes, different alleles that were endemic to specific regions has caused physical variations but we are all of the same species.

Fictional fantasy books have consistently misused "race" when they mean "species". It was a common misunderstanding back when Tolkien originally wrote LotR and it wasn't like he was a trained biologist to know better.

Hobbits, Orcs, Elves, Dwarves, etc are different species; not races. And there should be no surprise that there would be different variations within those species (that would include dark skin).

I mean yeah? In reality most target teenagers though.

CRON posted...

I still can't get over how Olivia Munn wanted nothing to do with the reboot, so they went out of their way to cast another woman with a similar ethnic background and similar name, doing the same stupid shit they had Olivia Munn do.

I remember watching the launch special and it literally ended with Ovilee playing Tetris using her asscheeks.

It's pretty pathetic when you think about it... I found the way they used Munn to be really annoying and misogynistic even back then (being nerd baiting material seemed to launch her career though). Why they thought it would be cool to repeat the same shit is beyond me.

LinkPizza posted...

I never had any trouble with the time limit, tbh. I even liked it a little knowing what was going to happen. Plus, it was easy to just slow it down. And it had an easy reset. And if you used the bank, the only thing you really lost was items, and those were easy to get back

Yeah it definitely gets more manageable but the beginning is a bit brutal when you are just exploring and have no clue how to slow it down. I just don't really see the plus side of it either. Like why punish me for taking my time?

I gotta replay it some time though.

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I liked the world and dungeons but I just could not get into the time limit.

OoT hasn't even really aged all that much. It is amazing; especially when you consider how old it is.

jpenny2 posted...

It was pretty tame compared to what he could have said. Only a small percentage of Republicans are bad? Come on. The only Republicans who have tried to push back against Trump have been labeled traitors and in many cases booted from the party. It is 100% the party of the Trump. If the GOP had any guts or integrity, they'd be calling out the MAGA crap themselves.

And yet, despite sugarcoating his message so as to not offend people on the right, Biden is still somehow worse than Hitler.

You have to give these people some kind of ledge to climb up from. Yeah sure a large majority of Republicans suck but I much rather deal with the ones that don't try to overthrow the government or react violently when they get their way.. or look up to wannabe fascist dictators.

For the rest of my life? I don't know about that...but probably. They do have grilled chicken or healthy options right?

I hadn't seriously considered it most of my adult life but I think I would.

Main reasons being that I think it would be a fun, albeit frustrating, experience and I rather have my own loving family than die alone (my current family is small and aging...)

Yes. Even though I doubt he wrote it it takes balls to publicly stand up against the millions of MAGA Republicans/fascists.

We have been pretending for way too long that MAGA is interested in civil discourse.

...they are the same? Only difference is that trophies categorizes different achievements by gold, silver, bronze and then you can Plat games.

I'd only consider it if I knew the money was being handled correctly. That money is a drop in a bucket when it comes to cancer research though. 70k would have greater impact on my life.. probably vacation a bit and invest the rest.

...Sure? I'd want her to get help for her condition though..

I don't know about the song being 90s/2000s style but the video definitely is. I guess his voice does got a more growly Creed-like tone to it.

I can change a tire, battery and oil but that's about it.

It's pretty sad when you think about it...or maybe it is a good thing because more titles are available on PC now. What about RPGs? FF7 Remake exclusive stuff I think?

ToucheTurtle posted...

I'm 35 and in a zombie marriage that died 4 years ago stay single my friends.

Sticking in it for the kids or what?

...why do you do this?