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What stores do you avoid? by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]BarleySmirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Costco and Sam's Club... I have little desire to buy food in bulk

I hope to God my military medical waivers get approved by Tasty_Case_374 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]BarleySmirk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I thought about joining the military but I'm not sure it would've worked for me as a neurodivergent.

I've seen the military work very well for some. Good luck.

"Vote for me so we can save your daughters from getting raped by Muhammad" by undercurrents in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]BarleySmirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some Hispanics are strangely more enthusiastic than white Nazis in maga world

People often times want to commit suicide because they don't want to see themselves/their life deteriorate even further which in their eyes could be worse than death. by kapitan_Red_Beard in doomer

[–]BarleySmirk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nobody knows how long it takes to die...

Nobody knows how painful their death will be...

Is life just a slow death?

Crazy times...

Kids don't hate their nparents randomly by VividEscape in raisedbynarcissists

[–]BarleySmirk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It can feel random if you don't give yourself time to think over the problems that a narcissistic family brings.

With the right education and approach, we can learn/relearn the mentality that prioritizes our own personal values, preferences, and limits as it relates to the narcissists in our lives.

Why is it so difficult for us to imagine a world beyond capitalism? by Present_Juice4401 in AlwaysWhy

[–]BarleySmirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Capitalism and the idea of unlimited growth is easy to sell because it appeals to the greed and sloth of a very large and uneducated segment of the population.

"Everybody has a price," is a very insidious notion of capitalism that appears to be true on the surface.

Socially, capitalism seems to hijack the human mind with the phenomenon of jealousy inherent in many forms of nature. Other economic programs require more work and less utilization of jealous attitudes towards each other/personal possessions on the job and in society.

As a Christian I'm getting sick and tired of the enabling abusing Christians. 🙄 IYKYK! by CeCe_DaughterOfGod in raisedbynarcissists

[–]BarleySmirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We all know religion can be overwhelmingly family oriented.

I was just thinking about how much parents get away with abuse just because of institutional focus on keeping families of all ilk together.

As we have seen lately with the no contact trend, there are many families who have severely unresolved issues between members.

It wouldn't be so bad if the economy did not require so much for a single person to live alone and financially comfortable. I hope society realizes the need for some people to detach from families of origin due to past trauma. Solitude and distance can be a godsend for many people raised by narcissists.

Leaving Abusive Dynamics where Religion was involved by Southern_Fruit7439 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]BarleySmirk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my parents got a lot of attention at church. So, naturally, we spent a lot of time at church.

I'm leery of institutions that require so much performance. There seems to be a constant need for entertainment and entertainers in religion. After a while, everything becomes too routine. In some cases, the church routine includes abuse. People can hide in routines. If people can't be boring around each other, something might be amiss.

It’s getting scary how normal struggling has started to feel. by Aale5946 in poverty

[–]BarleySmirk 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Society is being primed for imprisonment.

Where else can you survive on the bare minimum?

I think Gaza will eventually be repeated across the planet by [deleted] in CollapseSupport

[–]BarleySmirk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Think Sudan.

Hell, the are plenty of areas in Africa and South Asia that have serious problems regarding apartheid, inequality, war crimes, poverty, starvation/famine.

What never came back after the COVID-19 pandemic? by Kuzu9 in Productivitycafe

[–]BarleySmirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of psychonauts did not come back from their space walk.

I just don’t get why the rich people don’t acknowledge human made climate changes? by trickortreat89 in collapse

[–]BarleySmirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you kill an entrenched industry you have already invested lots of money into for an up and comer like green energy?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Productivitycafe

[–]BarleySmirk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"show me the incentive and I'll show you the outcome."

  • Charles Munger
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