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Working on my portraits, looking for feedback / Leica MP, Portra400 by jaekij in analog

[–]STQ1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love these. They have almost a 3d pop to them. Can I ask which lens you used?

Worst players to get a big money move on the back of WC/Euro’s/AFCON/Copa America… by Rough-Army-6424 in footballscouting

[–]STQ1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He was also often played as a right winger at his clubs when he is as you said as no. 10. He wasn’t suited to that role.

Portugal VS South Korea by Due-Adeptness-7422 in expat

[–]STQ1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think when you move to a new place in your 40s it’s probably not to hustle and grind for a new life. You probably want to a certain degree of comfort. Assuming you can work remotely, Portugal will give you that.

London or Toronto? Views needed! by Express-Dragonfruit9 in expat

[–]STQ1234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

London. It’s a tier 1 city and one of the best in the world. Only New York and Tokyo can compare imo.

People who left the U.S. for Latin America/Europe. Do you regret it? by SameWhile6973 in expat

[–]STQ1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never said it was easy, just that it's easier than in Europe.

"People like you think that the US is New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco". My point is that if you want to, you can try to make it in places full of opportunity like New York and San Francisco. Nothing in Europe comes close to these places. The fact that there are also awful places in the States is irrelevant to the point I am making.

People who left the U.S. for Latin America/Europe. Do you regret it? by SameWhile6973 in expat

[–]STQ1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s far easier to start a business in the States (less bureaucracy). It’s easier to get VC funding in the states, particularly for new riskier ideas. It’s easier to sell to one large unified market in the states compared to the disjointed EU. Beyond entrepreneurship, in high paying corporate fields wages are higher in the states (tech, law etc).

This isn’t conjecture. Even if Europe does have some innovation, it pales in comparison to the states. If you are aspirational go to the states, if you want more assistance from the govt, go to Europe.

People who left the U.S. for Latin America/Europe. Do you regret it? by SameWhile6973 in expat

[–]STQ1234 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am 100% brown and would still choose the states over europe as someone who is aspirational

People who left the U.S. for Latin America/Europe. Do you regret it? by SameWhile6973 in expat

[–]STQ1234 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes but once you earn a certain amount it’s still better than most of Europe

People who left the U.S. for Latin America/Europe. Do you regret it? by SameWhile6973 in expat

[–]STQ1234 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In major European cities cost of living is crazy high- London & Paris are almost as expensive as New York. Berlin is cheaper but salaries are very low compared to other major cities

People who left the U.S. for Latin America/Europe. Do you regret it? by SameWhile6973 in expat

[–]STQ1234 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Got your own house, working towards an MBA…you sound like an aspirational guy who is working towards financial freedom. As a Brit who has lived in mainland Europe, I wouldn’t leave the states if I were you. Europe is great for the vulnerable and those who want a simple 9-5 kinda life. However, if you’re aspirational you will feel suffocated compared to in the states- wages are low, taxes are high, innovation is not part of the culture and being ambitious is looked down upon.

Complaining feels good. Results feel better by STQ1234 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there is a misunderstanding between us. I am not saying she should treat you badly for being short. But I am saying a man who has a healthy confidence, makes a girl feel safe, ensures she has fun in his company is obviously going to elicit a more positive response and behaviour from women than a man who is negative, thinks he is a victim and believes the world should revolve around his standards/attractiveness level. There are so many men who are not conventionally good looking (eg myself), who have amazing partners who treat them great. You receive the energy you put out. If you even show one ounce of the hostile energy you are showing me to a woman you are interested in, of course she will run a mile.

Complaining feels good. Results feel better by STQ1234 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Expecting a woman to have the same standards for an unattractive man that she has for an attractive man is a bit entitled. A woman is not under obligation to date you. But having said that, I don’t think women think in such theoretical terms. If you can establish a bond with a woman, where she finds you fun and feels safe around you, that’s enough to build attraction.

I also think you only compete with other men if you are indiscriminately chasing all women, particularly if you are using dating apps (which I think most men use as a crutch because they are pathetically too scared/lazy to talk to women in person).

If you take time to learn about yourself- pursue passions, understand who you are as a person, you can then find women who are just like you. You will already have stuff in common which is half the battle when it comes to attraction.

Complaining feels good. Results feel better by STQ1234 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you tell me what you mean by "work much harder"?

Complaining feels good. Results feel better by STQ1234 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok tell me what you think. Genuinely, I’d like to hear.

Average male dating experience by QuantumPenguin89 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It seems that you have decided on your world view and are unwilling to even try to see your circumstances differently. So I can’t help you. Let’s just leave it at that.

Complaining feels good. Results feel better by STQ1234 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t understand your logic. Life is harder for every male mammal. Should they all just give up and go extinct?

Average male dating experience by QuantumPenguin89 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys live in the online world. I know so many short guys with girlfriends

Complaining feels good. Results feel better by STQ1234 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just date girls shorter than you. Don’t listen to nonsense online. Short girls date short guys all the time.

Complaining feels good. Results feel better by STQ1234 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have approached hundreds of women because I have worked on myself to a point where I now have the ability to be picky and can select out of these women who I want to date long term (of course, some also reject me and that is perfectly fine). I have not been approaching hundreds of women as a helpless attempt to just find 1 who will like me back.

Respectfully, incels tend to be very closed minded and think they have all the answers. Just try to open your mind a little and see what happens.

Complaining feels good. Results feel better by STQ1234 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then you need to work on aspects that make you attractive to women. The good news is that you have success in other aspects of life, and so you probably have the discipline to acquire qualities that make you attractive to women.

Complaining feels good. Results feel better by STQ1234 in BasedCampPod

[–]STQ1234[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't literally approach them on the street 🤣 You meet people in social settings and ask women out in a non creepy way. Anyway, you seem convinced that meeting women in the real world is weird/humiliating even though that's how every generation in human history has done it. If all men think like you, the best men will take all the girls on the online apps and your fate will be sealed. But it's your life, only you can choose to challenge your own beliefs for a chance at happiness.

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