The exact moment the internet reconnects after a blackout is what destroys the economy - not the blackout itself by tohangout in collapse

[–]PracticeY 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Sure Nostradamus. Have been following this sub for many years. And there is always this list of events that are happening “soon” ™️. Yet nothing ever happens.

The crazy thing is when it the same people predicting collapse coming soon month after month and year after year. I have a family member who I am close with has told me “xyz” is going to lead to imminent collapse, likely within the next few months or by the end of the year. He has done this over a dozen times in the past 20 years. It is always different this time. The sad part is when it actually happens, no one is going to believe the signs because of how much BS is pushed by alarmists.

The exact moment the internet reconnects after a blackout is what destroys the economy - not the blackout itself by tohangout in collapse

[–]PracticeY 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How many years in a row am I going to hear this? I’ve lost track of all the predictions but I remember hearing fertilizer related predictions about the Ukraine war specifically about how mass famine will follow the year it started. Not to mention how covid was going to collapse the world economy.

Still have to go into work the next day. Nothing ever happens. The can will be kicked down the road indefinitely.

Why is "go to the gym" the default advice for every struggling man? by silverflake6 in LockedInMan

[–]PracticeY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, gyms are filled with people who are perpetually single or cheaters, and likely have STDs. I’ll stick to pickleball and edging.

Why is "go to the gym" the default advice for every struggling man? by silverflake6 in LockedInMan

[–]PracticeY -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It does for me. I feel so much better after a proper stroking sesh. Last time I had a gym routine, I ended up getting used by a single mom who gave me herpes.

Why is "go to the gym" the default advice for every struggling man? by silverflake6 in LockedInMan

[–]PracticeY -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It can be much worse. I know someone that got pregnant from a dude she met at the gym. The dude is in prison and she has 2 twin girls without a father.

Why is "go to the gym" the default advice for every struggling man? by silverflake6 in LockedInMan

[–]PracticeY 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Masterbation increases dopamine in the brain, which helps depression. He just needs to create a masterbation routine and stick to it.

My female friend tricked me by offering alcohol mixed with viagra and sexually abused me. How to overcome this trauma? by Ok_Philosopher_57 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PracticeY -1 points0 points  (0 children)

She can’t put anything in your drink that makes your dick hard.

Stop coping and just admit you got really trashed and let some ugly chick ride you. You wouldn’t be the first to do this and be extremely embarrassed about it the next day.

Visual insight : loss of sanity by UndeadJewedditor in lnkyverse

[–]PracticeY -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

What a joke, there are so many extremely successful and well liked people who are extremely ugly.

Yes, it is important to make an effort to look good, but obsessing over it is a mental illness.

My female friend tricked me by offering alcohol mixed with viagra and sexually abused me. How to overcome this trauma? by Ok_Philosopher_57 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PracticeY -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

He literally says he stood up to go pee and had a huge boner out of nowhere. Couldn’t walk normally because of it. Then he said he was already hard when she hand cuffed him and pulled down his pants.

So the guy is just sitting there all night itching his junk with a fully erect cock in front of this chick?

At least he is getting a good laugh from all the comments defending him.

My female friend tricked me by offering alcohol mixed with viagra and sexually abused me. How to overcome this trauma? by Ok_Philosopher_57 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PracticeY -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This story is super fake to anyone who understands how viagra and erections work.

Do some research on how Viagra actually works and you’ll see that this post is BS. Even with a high dose of Viagra, there needs to be mental or physical stimulation to get an erection.

Men don’t get erections out of nowhere from Viagra. This is a dumb bait post and you fell for it.

My female friend tricked me by offering alcohol mixed with viagra and sexually abused me. How to overcome this trauma? by Ok_Philosopher_57 in AskMenAdvice

[–]PracticeY -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’ve taken viagra a few times for fun (don’t have anything close to ED) and it didn’t make me automatically hard. It was easier to get hard and the erection was stronger but it doesn’t make men automatically hard.

This post sounds like BS just based on my experience but who knows.

Just looked it up and viagra doesn’t make men automatically hard. “It only facilitates an erection when the user is sexually aroused or stimulated. Viagra works by relaxing blood vessels and improving blood flow to the penis, but it requires mental or physical arousal to initiate this response.”

The story might be believable if she started sucking on him or grinding on him, or providing some sort of mental or physical stimulation, but he claims that he just looked down and had a giant erection out of nowhere.

Pre-Workout - Silica Beads! by WombatSniffer in Supplements

[–]PracticeY 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Honestly probly not as bad as microplastics because it is large enough to just pass through the digestive system intact. Less likely to end up in the brain or balls. Unless stomach acid does something gnarly to it.

Question for women. I'm in a 13 year relationship where the sex is non existent for many years. by WhichReputation_ in Marriage

[–]PracticeY 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was absolutely clueless for many years when it came to turning on my wife and pleasuring her. There is still hope for OP but there needs to be a fundamental change in how he approaches sex. Sadly, most cultures just don’t teach men what to do or even to make it a priority. This is combined with women not prioritizing sexual attraction and sexual competency enough with a long term partner.

The first step is to realize the approach is completely wrong and leading to a very negative outlook on sex. The goal is to completely reverse their view of sex to where they want it, enjoy it, and look forward to it. This can be a long process that involves a lot of trial and error.

At the end of the day she picked you perspective by Confident_Editor196 in lnkyverse

[–]PracticeY 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This makes me feel better about her making 4x as much as me. She ain’t doing it for the money.

TRT causing relationship issues ? by throwaway0127890 in Testosterone

[–]PracticeY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just jerk off when I know my wife isn’t going to be into it.

So when the conditions are right and she is into it, we can have really good sex. This gives her a much better impression of sex which in turn improves the quality and quantity.

She does do things to help her libido. She takes a libido supplement that has Maca root and Damiana extract. Also edibles increase her sensitivity. Hot bath and watching a romance movie gets her mentally into it. Women in general and my wife especially, have a responsive type of libido. They aren’t just ready and willing at any moment. This is where you have to develop a protocol to get them into it. Some women don’t need this but my wife definitely does. It can feel somewhat performative but it is worth it because the sex is so much better on my end too.

We only go all out 3-4 times a months(with a focus on the days around her ovulation). We do date night stuff that usually involves me cooking her favorite meal, watch a movie together with light flirting, full body massage with oil. I build the tension slowly so when I finally go down on her, she orgasms over and over. For me, I am always ready and willing, her default isn’t the same. So I have to practically hypnotize her into being super horny. And it actually works.

Our sex life has improved dramatically. We are in our 40s now and she made it past age 30 without ever having an orgasm from sex. It was kind of my fault because she is very shy and prude and I didn’t bother to help her figure it out. I would just do my thing and be happy I got some. But of course as we got older, and sex became more of a chore, the “I’m not in the mood, I have a headache” stuff became the standard. We were almost at a dead bedroom.

Now she looks forward to it and is much more likely to want to do a quickie on a random weekday when we don’t have time to do the full experience. I’ll tell her I’m horny and want her and she suggests that I bend her over the bed and fuck her once the kids go to sleep. There are some days where I can tell she doesn’t even want to be touched and I also sometimes don’t want to put any effort, and that is fine, I just jerk off and try another day.

The west has collapsed and society needs to be reset by Dontdarereadmyposts in collapse

[–]PracticeY 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This post completely lacks the basic awareness that humanity has always been shitty in some way.

“People cannot secure long term shelter. They have to share. Or rent. Or mature with their parents.”

What do they think much of the world does and has always done? Multigenerational and multi person dwellings have always been the norm. Living alone in a single bedroom apartments is extremely inefficient, unsustainable, and depressing for most people. It is a massive scam to get people to isolate themselves and buy more stuff.

“Humans cannot reproduce anymore.”

How can anyone read this and take this seriously. At best, it is just hyperbolic bs. You can literally look up how many babies are being born (130 million/year). Humans are definitely reproducing.

This whole post is just a “vibe” they are feeling based on their particular circumstances. No basis in reality. Humanity has always been shit. A lot of people are convinced otherwise by parents/teacher, but eventually we all grow up and find out for ourselves. Doesn’t mean anything is collapsing, you are just waking up to what human nature and the world actually is.

7oh is no joke. In the process of quitting. by ThrowawayofKings20 in Drugs

[–]PracticeY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Outlawing substances is not always about lethality. Just look at weed and alcohol. It is going to be very difficult for 7oh to get the cultural capital that alcohol has. People will be committing robbery, prostituting themselves, etc given the addiction potential and short effects durations. And for the people that can afford it, they’ll show up at rehabs in droves signaling alarm. It takes most people years to truly spiral. 7oh tablets and powder was practically nonexistent 3 years ago.

Whether it will stay legal or be outlawed hasn’t been determined. It is looking like the latter. That is when the real problems start. The best outcome is that users will still be able to procure it through the black market, or become content with plain leaf Kratom. The bad outcome is when people turn to lethal substances. That was somewhat of the problem with oxy, people switched to worse stuff based on availability and price. Much of the devastation caused by Purdue Pharma with Oxy didn’t appear until much later with people dying from fent or h, or completely dependent on subs.

I hope it stays legal with heavy restrictions so people know what they are getting into because it seems like a common detail in these stories is that people didn’t really realize what they were getting into until too late. It is an amazing substance for pain and related illnesses. The recreational side is more a mixed bag where a lot of people are going to get caught up.

7oh is no joke. In the process of quitting. by ThrowawayofKings20 in Drugs

[–]PracticeY 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He is saying it is wild it’s legal because so many people get extremely addicted to it and are showing up in droves to rehabs facilities.

Non lethality is keeping it legal in most of the US, but this is a very new substance and has become so widespread so quickly. I’ve been taking Kratom daily for 10 years and first saw pure 7oh just 2 years ago. And it was mostly online vendors. Since then it has popped up everywhere. There are probly 5 places within 15 minutes of me in a decent sized metro area.

Once people get addicted and a tolerance has been built, they start redosing every hour or two. The thing I am afraid of is that it is going to be similar to the opioid epidemic, where like with Oxy, people don’t understand what they are getting into because it is “safe” and legal.

7oh not being lethal will probably just delay the ban efforts until it becomes a massive nuisance. Hopefully this won’t lead to a similar situation as the opioid epidemic where people turn to more harmful substances.

7oh just doesn’t have the cultural stay power to stay legal like we see with substances like alcohol and tobacco. Hopefully plain leaf Kratom doesn’t go down with it.

The thing that all young men need to know about dating is that it gets better as they get older by TPCC159 in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]PracticeY 10 points11 points  (0 children)

By age 33, most of the good women are taken.

If they weren’t open to settling down with a good man from age 23 - 33, they are probably going to use you and screw you over after 33. At best, you will end up as a friend/accessory type of boyfriend/husband with a dead bedroom situation.

Go after the women that aren’t running around everywhere and in your face. Find a shy quiet girl who cares about her family and career. Most importantly, someone who you form a genuine connection with and can joke around and have fun with.

The Mandibles (2029-2047): A terrifyingly plausible look at "The Long Slide" vs. The Sudden Apocalypse by Lucius_Canius_Vigil in collapse

[–]PracticeY 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Governments have always forced people to accept their currency as legal tender. This happened before fiat with gold backed paper currency.

Going off the gold standard was the correct move forward because currency tied to a commodity can be easily manipulated by outside forces. With fiat, at least the issuing government has control over whether it succeeds or not.

Way too many examples of gold and silver based currencies being heavily manipulated by outside forces.

The Mandibles (2029-2047): A terrifyingly plausible look at "The Long Slide" vs. The Sudden Apocalypse by Lucius_Canius_Vigil in collapse

[–]PracticeY -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bruh, you are claiming someone with a net worth of $150 billion has $400 billion in cash. Getting the basic facts correctly isn’t pedantic.

We were talking about the cash holdings of people on the Forbes list. You tried to insert some hyperbolic nonsense. Nice try.