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And in doing so, you create a condition that anyone who wants to change themselves has to meet before you approve of them changing. How hard do they have to try? What do they have to try? What do you think of them if they don't try hard enough?

It's a subtle difference in how you frame it, but it's one you need to be aware of because it completely changes how accepted you make people feel. Be concerned for people's well-being, certainly, but don't frame it as "you should try to like yourself as you are first." I can guarantee that anyone seriously considering invasive cosmetic surgery has already tried liking themselves as they are. It hasn't worked, which is why they're seriously considering invasive cosmetic surgery.

I don't disagree. Pretty much any surgery should be preceded by consultations with appropriate professionals to rule out less invasive alternatives for solving the problem. But, again, there's an important difference between expressing supportive concern that somebody might not have properly considered their decision, and a blanket statement of "however you turned out is how you should be and you're wrong to want to change that." The former accepts that they have a problem they want to solve, and is trying to provide alternatives that might be safer, which is accepting and supportive. The latter starts from the premise that they are wrong to want to change themselves and need to justify the decision to you, which is neither accepting nor supportive.

Most people lose their virginity by the time they're as old as your Gamefaqs account.

good. you should have higher standards than a hookup.

If they were okay with themselves, they wouldn't need to transition. Not being okay with yourself is what it means to be dysphoric (at least as regards a personal trait, since the term does more generally refer to any pervasive sense of unease, but we'll stick with the colloquial use).

"The way you were born is the way you're meant to be" is textbook transphobia, when applied to gender. Why should it be any less objectionable when applied to other form of dysmorphia?

Been a couple days. My wife hasn't been feeling well. It's usually every other day or so.

The people who haven't gotten any in over a decade make me sad. I hope it's by choice.

Lol naw bruh, surveillance state ain't going anywhere. In 100 years that tech will just be refined

The only "realistic" way that's going to work is to implement some sort of dystopian nationwide registration/monitoring system. At which point we'd probably still have censorship and would essentially have turned into the garbage that China has.

it's more like people downvote because no one is going to upvote someone being an asshole

which is the point of downvoting

Even the man in the mirror??

oh yeah and this brings up another thing

why is america so bike unfriendly
i HATE it

i don't own a bike because i dont know how people deal with it

I am capable but I prefer swearing.

Money can buy time, time cannot buy money.

It's really not.

Not everyone is desperate.

They're ugly!?

Money depreciates in value as time goes on, while time only grows more invaluable with every passing second. I think the answer is obvious.

He was probably oblivious.

It's better than that. Will's wife cheated on him with one of their son's friends, who then released a rap song talking about how he slept with her. Then they went on national TV and Will apologized to her for that.

Anything you put into an FSA is lost at the end of the year. Use it or lose it.

Now, it does have tax advantages IF you're actually going to need it. If you have a medical condition, a family or are thinking of starting a family, or are planning for a surgery or the like, then by all means, put in as much as you think it's going to cost. Never put in more than your maximum out of pocket.

HSA is where it's at. Anything you put in is yours forever, and it's all tax-free. Only disadvantage is that you start with nothing, but if you are starting your job late in the year, you can still put in the maximum amount by the end of the year ($3850 single, 7750 family). I started my job in August, and couldn't make any HSA contributions until September, but I still managed to put in almost the full nut by December 31st, and I saved SO MUCH on taxes. Nearly half of my contributions were either from the employer or tax savings.

The best way I have heard it described is "White people Mexican food" (Not to be confused with "white people tacos" aka Taco Bell).

Which is completely apt, because it is mostly flavorless, bland, and overpriced. In other words, everything white people love.

Want something really controversial? The Whopper is so much better than the Big Mac (or the Quarter Pounder) that it's not even the same playing field.

...okay, maybe that's not terribly controversial, but still.

yeah, you need to go on a love quest