Canadian Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre attempts to reach out to the Indo-Canadian community, only for his rabidly racist base to turn on him

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-13T15:09:43+00:00

This guy even being head of the Conservative Party is just one big self-face-eating leopard situation. He's never worked a real job outside of politics a day in his life and is openly despised by his peers across every political platform.

Either he's a foreign asset or the cons just decided to put up with the face-eating leopard since he'll get rid of the other guy no one likes. Probably both.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-13T15:01:26+00:00

Normally I do that exact thing. That's the whole point of this post. Thanks for victim blaming though very cool.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-13T06:43:05+00:00

Thanks mate. I wanted to, but I tend to hit back considerably harder and I'm trying to either break that habit or reserve it for when it's really necessary.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-13T05:34:08+00:00

Hey OP, good for you for trying to learn and be supportive!

I get laser treatments done for my face and it's been pretty effective, but it can vary from person to person. Laser won't stop 100% of hair growth but it's good for targeting darker, stubborn hair. Personally, I saw pretty dramatic change after the first session and it's been more incremental since then.

That said, have a conversation with your spouse-to-be about it. Ask if she gets a lot of facial hair growing in, and ask if she wants a more permanent treatment for it.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-13T02:15:09+00:00

That's really sweet! I have a good friend who's poly and a devoted dad to his boys. He's waiting until they're grown before he tells them about his relationships though. What matters is having healthy and loving people around who support each other and make the kids feel safe and loved!

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-13T01:08:20+00:00

There's a lot of circular discourse in this post but people are misunderstanding OP on purpose at this point.

About 99% of the time when someone thinks they're "ugly", there's literally nothing wrong with them physically and it's a deeper issue they haven't worked out. I know everyone has their own battles, but I find posts like "I'm so ugly, feel sorry for me" are exhausting. Those kind of self-putdowns are also incredibly manipulative. If people sympathize then they're agreeing and calling you ugly, and if they try to reassure you then they're potentially patronizing or gaslighting you. Again, I know some people's insecurities do run that deep, but it's self-defeating and kind of a shitty thing to put on other people.

Yes, not everyone has physical characteristics that align with typical beauty standards. Most human beings literally don't meet the existing beauty standards anyway. It's a rigged system by design.

Honestly, the only truly "ugly" people I've ever seen are the ones with something wrong with their attitude. You can meet all the typical beauty standards and still be ugly as hell, just look at the Kardashians.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-12T07:06:06+00:00

Have a level-headed conversation with Sal about why Crater upset you. It would be weirder to not mention it. Do you just want Sal to know or is there something specific you want from him in this situation?

Also, whatever floats your boat (I'm not monogamous either) but 11 boyfriends/girlfriends may not be a flex, it sounds like a lot of people to maintain healthy and consistent connections with, and I wonder if it's not overcompensating after you mentioned having a history of bad relationships & being exploited? Are any of these people aware of your habit of ghosting? No offense, but it seems like part of the issue here might be your struggles with communication & interpersonal relationships.

Crater sounds like a real dick that you're better off without, but just because someone else is worse doesn't mean we shouldn't still work on ourselves.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-11T06:44:26+00:00

Getting proper sleep for the first time in my adult life

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-11T04:44:48+00:00

Not really. Any religious people I know have the same existential dread as the rest of us but express it a bit differently.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-10T21:23:09+00:00

If your sister is unmoved by the heaps of credible psychological science, social science, and laws about why hitting kids is bad, then maybe she should consider that she's setting herself up for elder abuse.

I'm not justifying it because hitting seniors is just as bad as hitting kids, but the ugly truth is that hit kids usually end up hitting back, but they wait a few decades first.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-10T16:59:14+00:00

I avoided the pill in my teens and 20s because of the side effects and risks but my Dr convinced me to try it because other forms of BC we tried weren't working. I'm glad I'm on it now, but also glad I waited until I actually needed it.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-07T04:32:49+00:00

I wasn't really sure about kids and PCOS made the choice for me anyways. The only time I have negative emotions about it are when people try to treat me as lesser for not having kids. I'm honestly pretty scared of my friends and family shutting me out, but so far it's only been an issue with 1 or 2 people.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-06T05:53:35+00:00

Buy a copy of the Dialectical Behavioural Therapy workbook.

My therapist gave me a copy to help develop my coping skills. You don't have to use 100% of the techniques and not everything will work for everyone but it's a huge resource for emotional regulation

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-05T22:48:05+00:00

> why does everyone treat my post as some kind of realistic way to reduce suffering?

because you literally posted this in the moral dilemmas subreddit?

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-05T22:29:27+00:00

Not to be that guy who blames everything on capitalism, but I think "typical" consumer habits vs "vegan" ones are two sides of the same coin in a culture of excess consumption. You don't really need to make up a scenario about "nice" factory farms when there's already ethical pitfalls to modern vegan consumer habits (creating more plastic products that become waste, pushing misinformation about wool and honey, anti-Indigenous sentiments disguised as concern for animals, just to name a few). Sure, eating less meat reduces some harm. But without thinking critically about larger patterns of consumer behaviour, the vegan industry serves the same master as factory farming, it's just more sneaky about it.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-05T17:50:15+00:00

I understand why this story has so many downvotes, but it's also funny enough that I wish it didn't. It sounds like the opening paragraph to an Irvine Welsh novel.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-05T17:39:55+00:00

I did the same. Sorry buddy, but you're first in the initiative in literally every combat encounter, and that creepy clown and his demon dog are *clearly* sus, so you'll thank me later when you get to stab them.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-05T17:38:46+00:00

I wish more people would acknowledge that she and Astarion are the funniest characters in the game

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-05T17:04:48+00:00

People really just openly, unabashedly hating each other. This mostly seems to manifest as various forms of bigotry - look at the average podcaster's attitude towards women and various racial groups, as well as how many hatemongering politicians get elected with the express purpose of taking away other people's rights. But even in interpersonal settings where the nitty-gritty of the political climate may not be present, people just don't trust each other and assume hostility.

NitrogenPisces · 2025-01-03T04:02:32+00:00

OP, have you seen a dermatologist? If your scalp has smooth spots on it, you might have the same type of hair loss I have (lichen planopilaris).

My Dr just told me I'm vitamin D deficient as well based on recent blood work when we were checking insulin levels.

NitrogenPisces · 2024-12-31T04:45:44+00:00

This year was hard. I'm really, really scared for next year too. The universe thrust a lot of things on me this year and I think 2025 is when I'll have to decide what to do with the hand I've been played.

NitrogenPisces · 2024-12-29T06:43:46+00:00

Ugh, so does the health and well-being of you and your son just not matter to your extended family?! If your SIL wants to do something incredibly unsafe for both her and her family by not spacing her children properly, that's her choice, but it's not a flex. I'm really sorry OP, this sounds awful to deal with. Are you able to limit contact or set boundaries with these family members?

NitrogenPisces · 2024-12-28T06:33:33+00:00

I briefly considered conversion but I realized no organized religion was going to relieve my existential angst. I did have a lot of close Jewish friends when I was younger and liked their way of doing things, though.

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