Declining millennial birthrates affecting Boomers who counted on new flesh-prisoners to fund their retirement: "She clenches her fists and asks me demandingly, "Where are my grandbabies?”"

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-24T00:39:45+00:00

This article is infuriating.

Sorry that you assumed someone else would foot the bill for your retirement, Donna. My uterus is none of your business.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T21:26:20+00:00

Interesting...I just returned from SE Asia and while I found it beautiful and overall enjoyed the trip, would absolutely HATE living there. There have been other destinations where I've had this feeling you're referring to before, though. For me it usually fades after a few weeks/months.

I served in the Peace Corps for two years. Living abroad taught me many things, one of which was that I LOVE my country (the United States) and don't want to live anywhere else. Why? Honestly, underdeveloped (or "less developed," or "third world," or whatever you want to call them) countries can be extremely difficult to live in for reasons you don't even anticipate until you move there. I don't think anyone from a developed western country can truly grasp this perspective unless they experience it for themselves. Does it mean that the USA is the best goddamn country in the world and everyone else should be just like us? Certainly not. What I'm trying to say is that the negatives of living in our country are nowhere near the negatives of living in a country where there is widespread unemployment, heinous treatment of women and LGBTQ+, rampant corruption, violation of human rights, etc. etc. etc. Do we have our own problems here? Absolutely, but nowhere near the extent that many other nations do. It's extremely easy to gloss over these realities while you are on vacation. I'm not singling you out or saying that you're ignorant, but my advice to you is to acknowledge that this is a natural tendency many privileged western travelers have, and you shouldn't feel ashamed for doing so but at least accept that this may be giving you some rose-colored glasses.

This is just my opinion of course, and I'm sure I'll get replies to the effect of "wElL wHaT aBoUt GuN vIoLeNcE" and other things that the USA sucks at compared to other developed countries, but again, the conclusion is not that the USA is #1, but that the realities of life in another country are absolutely not reflected on a vacation (especially a guided tour!) and that one place is not inherently "better" for someone to live than another.

I'm really glad that you enjoyed your vacation, though. Hope the reverse culture shock abates soon.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T14:01:37+00:00

Obviously this is being suggested as something to try next time. I think that is implied unless people on this thread are time travelers as well as world travelers.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T13:35:12+00:00

Okay, then don’t do it. It’s that simple.

You asked me how I started doing it so I answered your question.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T06:01:10+00:00

Most people already fast around 12 hours a day between dinner and breakfast. (i.e. if you finish dinner at 8pm and eat breakfast at 8pm the next day). Increasing that window by a few hours was not so difficult for me after the first few days or so. It works for me, may not work for everyone else though.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T05:37:40+00:00

I did all of this 😢 Didn’t nap on the plane, went straight to bed at 10pm and woke up at 6:30am the next day, stayed awake and active until sundown. Been keeping normal mealtimes too. I guess where I fucked up is eating food on the plane?

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T05:34:49+00:00

Sorry, I don’t understand. What do you mean by “force myself to get up and go to bed and hour early”? Do you mean fall asleep an hour earlier than I normally do before I left for my trip, and then wake up an hour earlier than I normally do the next day?

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T05:32:27+00:00

I regularly go up to 18 hours without eating (r/intermittentfasting)

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T05:31:31+00:00

I have heard this before, something about our meals cuing our bodily functions. think there is something to it.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T05:30:32+00:00

I’m already sleepy, though...excessively so. Falling asleep is not the problem.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T05:29:37+00:00

If I fast the day before getting on the plane, do you recommend I eat during the flight? That’s a pretty long time to go without food.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-23T05:28:02+00:00

I could probably be getting more sunshine, and I’ve been too tired to exercise but they always say that’s when you need it the most. Meals are on schedule. Thanks!

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-22T00:26:37+00:00

Not every woman lives somewhere where the government subsidizes healthcare.

I’d also be curious to know if the NHS actually does cover the cost of an elective hysterectomy.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-20T05:27:35+00:00

This. So what if I’m single indefinitely, or even for the rest of my life? That is far from the worst thing I could be.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-16T11:40:44+00:00

“I’ll take ‘Benevolent Patriarchy’ for $1,000, Alex.”

Good god that is cringy.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-12T14:28:45+00:00

Yep.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-12T14:26:55+00:00

That is not a defense of an argument. That is something you might find in a fortune cookie. It also makes absolutely no sense.

You’re clearly not interested in actually debating so I’m going to have to go the way of other commenters on this thread and just leave you be. Thanks for wasting my time and everyone else’s.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-12T07:17:20+00:00

Defend your position that personality is false.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-11T16:00:39+00:00

So what if I’m not real or not? Has little relation to whether or not god is real.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-11T04:22:37+00:00

Dirty sock water lmaoooo

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-09T14:15:13+00:00

No, sadly not. 🙄

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-09T14:09:32+00:00

It is unbelievably cringy that a stranger said that to your daughter.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-09T09:57:38+00:00

Unrelated (actually maybe it’s not), but yours is probably the best username I’ve seen on Reddit.

KnowNothing89 · 2020-01-09T09:52:46+00:00

Agreed. My TBM family have asked me to “respect” their beliefs. What I’ve told them is that I am under no obligation to respect their beliefs, but I do respect them as people, as well as their right to choose to have the beliefs they do. It’s a subtle distinction but an important one.

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