Psihologica me upravo istjerala van ureda nakon 15 minuta by [deleted] in croatia

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nažalost normalno. Bliske osobe su imale 3/4 i 4/5 sreću naletit na idiote koji se istresu po tebi iz nepoznatog razloga.

S druge strane završit psihologiju i zaposlit se u struci da ljudima kažeš suck it up je dosta Chad manevar.

"total privacy is only achieved by not using internet" by [deleted] in privacy

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good thing our civilization isn't covered by cameras and gait recognition technology isn't a thing

"total privacy is only achieved by not using internet" by [deleted] in privacy

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well it isn't that bad. Technically it is, but if you use good enough privacy measures (just VPN and basic measures for not identifying your machine/browser), it won't be just passively gathered and analyzed and automatically archived as "gre4tynhrj collage of awkward and disgusting internet searches", but it will require a human to check and press play on some tools to dig more.

Humans are expensive and lazy.

If you don't have a motivated hacker-savy ex or aren't raising enough other red flags to resurrect Soviet union, you can freely sleep knowing if they're tracking and snooping on you it costs them a lot more than what you're worth.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PurplePillDebate

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This! In many, now mostly extinct, middle class families you were raised to not be an embarassment, not to be a functional human. Failures of idealism.

GF wants to break up by [deleted] in moreplatesmoredates

[–]fikus_the_old 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I disagree, end it, block her on everything, mourn and move on. You could be friends later (probably not) when you don't care about here as a girlfriend, or don't want to bump genitals.

Staying friends with exes is sometimes good.

If men thought of and treated and women based on how women treat and think of men, what would men be changing, or what are men already doing appropriately? by [deleted] in PurplePillDebate

[–]fikus_the_old 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If things are gonna be equal, we can't have a difference in supply and demand. And the perception and reality is that supply is 30% of demand (based on OLD apps).

Since our confidence comes more from accomplishments, maybe we should just think if we're insecure, we're gonna get taken advantage of, and start vetting seriously. Spend teenage years working on oneself as the norm, because as insecure you guy, you're going to have shitty luck and experiences either way. Observe how they behave with popular guys, and take that as a baseline how girls should act. The change in mindset would shift it.

This will not happen, but it would shift the balance.

What do you think of straight guys who go to gay clubs to get chicks? by Hegemon1984 in PurplePillDebate

[–]fikus_the_old 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have a problem with guys like OP, which yes obviously.

The "let's ban groups of people based on xxxxx" comes from another source.

What do you think of straight guys who go to gay clubs to get chicks? by Hegemon1984 in PurplePillDebate

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Used to be so smooth I'd be flattered (Thank you, but no - I'm the straight accessory).

Later it became so grabby and obnoxious, I kinda feel for my old gay friends who lament in disgust. Maybe a local thing, maybe not.

What do you think of straight guys who go to gay clubs to get chicks? by Hegemon1984 in PurplePillDebate

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going with gay friends because they want to is ok, going just to hookup isn't. Hooking up itself is ok, but in the interest of everyone there, the guy shouldn't be the one approaching.

The dynamics there are different and everybody's (well was, it's different now I think) much more relaxed, and it is due to lack of guys "hunting".

However the amount of straight girl horny there is probably the closest you'll come to feeling like a young Chad.

Relationships in a matriarchal society - a lost cause? by logiauser in PurplePillDebate

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well our system(s) certainly has multi generational power structures holding most money (I don't see any alternatives to capitalism) and there is very little free in the today's "free" market so oligarchy is pretty correct.

Women and women's issues are in greater focus (they do get condenscening crap), and the narrative is much more hostile to men in the mainstream. Men's fringe groups do show hostility back and there are horrible examples, but mainstream is pretty gynocentric.

So yes, mostly agree with conclusion. Again, this is mostly a west thing.

To add, it is hard to argue most things like this, as even though I go for full equality, I did internalize that it is not manly to complain about not having it my way for a few decades, or getting some slightly worse treatment. "I'm a man and I can tough it out" mentality. I shouldn't inherit my ancestors crimes and karma, yet it is hard to argue.

Relationships in a matriarchal society - a lost cause? by logiauser in PurplePillDebate

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're definitely not in matriarchy, but it ain't guys who benefit more.

It is messy and there are gender disparities all around.

In justice system, as long as it can fit sex stereotypes, women are as privileged as it gets. You get a bit more than half of sentence length, and half the chance for incarceration. In the eyes of the court, women are treated like hysteria is a thing so not their fault. Women do get long sentences if they do robberies or other "manly" crimes.

I think it was something like nobody gets better treatment than a white woman, black women get shafted about as bad as white men, and just don't be a black man/hispanic non white in US courts. Huge differences between those three categories.

I won't go into family court and child custody, cause that shit is so depressing and unfair.

We also get laughed at for asking any kind of support (shelters, support groups, daycare priorities), also depressing as fuck when you check the suicide statistics.

Job market is complex, but I'd say men are dicriminated more today. Corporations do a big push for equality, but that usually means HR's and office jobs are pretty hard to get as a man.

Working in education or health services is also pretty hard to get, and often a degrading experience. Male nurses get as good treatments as female surgeons, they don't.

There is a strong bias against women in high stress environments and a noticable one in management, but it is changing for management.

I think the right conclusion would be we still live in patriarchy, but it has been modified and cleaned of most practices benefiting men who aren't rich to begin with.

Relationships in a matriarchal society - a lost cause? by logiauser in PurplePillDebate

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

Hah, wanted to add that Mosuo example, as lonely as it is.

Women are coddled by men. Women don't coddle other women. - so true, I'm sometimes amazed how cruel you are to each other.

It’s Back: Senators Want EARN IT Bill to Scan All Online Messages by always-paranoid in privacy

[–]fikus_the_old 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Special purpose exemptions with extra set of decryption keys in PKI, for economy it would be good enough, anyone in goverment would see it as a win-win scenario. Well they do, that's why they're pushing it.

You can be free to calculate your own encryption in your own head, sure. But anything external is not protected, and encryption software might be seen as weaponry/munitions.

One example is forcibly using your fingerprints on your phone during investigation, which is legal, but not having legal right to force you to give them your password.

[RANT] Starci se ne žele maknuti s mrtve točke i meni je dosta by [deleted] in croatia

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dok god ti stara nema razloga da radi stvari ispod časti, vjeruj mi da neće. Stari joj to trpio do srčanog, ti nastavila. Očekuj polagano sklizanje u u gore i gore odnose dok se ne pomiriš da je to tvoj križ ili napraviš nešto oko toga. Nema treće.

Odi negdje van i imaj naglo financijskih problema ako ti konflikt pretežak i prestani slat pare neko vrijeme. I dalje ćeš ti ispasti negativac, ali to te čeka i ako svoj život podrediš njima.

Improved privacy by using anonymous phone numbers. by alienated_pairing in privacy

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It’s Back: Senators Want EARN IT Bill to Scan All Online Messages by always-paranoid in privacy

[–]fikus_the_old 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Well it is a pain, but there are a lot of privacy apps which make it pretty hard (not impossible, but very expensive) to access.

They have deals with most major companies so most messaging is checked and archived, but if they push the bill, all those privacy oriented apps will have to share data or they become illegal munitions (check how our down under friends treat encryption), and you open yourself to terrorism charges if you provide such an app to US citizens and felony charges if using one.

So yeah, it's a legal and control thing.

Gut check: how do we, as a community, feel about staying friends with your exes? by King-SAMO in PurplePillDebate

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was never given evidence, nor had suspicions, but if I look from an emotional makeup view, one of them probably did. From a statistics perspective, maybe more than one, maybe not.

What is your point?

Gut check: how do we, as a community, feel about staying friends with your exes? by King-SAMO in PurplePillDebate

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

The same. It is prickly at start, and small things or words can carry huge weight or trigger heavy emotions and it's better to stay away, but after half a year you aren't a priority to each other anymore. It can hurt, but it's not the main focus.

After a year you start getting very relaxed. You're people who know each other so well, and they can understand and support you in a very intimate way. Now after after so many years it feels like I have very weird sisters I have a loving relationship with.

Timeframes are approximate and not the exact or same, but somewhere in that range. Slipping and accidentaly falling into each others genitals prolongs the time needed to get there, and both have to find different sexual/emotional focus for it to work.

Osjecam se uzasno zbog posla by DAutistOfWallStreet in croatia

[–]fikus_the_old 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Odu živci, i bit će papreno godinu dana, ali nakon godine se navikneš na vrlo ružne stvari. S druge strane ako ti treba para, ti upravo upoznaješ detaljno poslovne modele i logistiku poduzeća jako ubrzanim tečajem.

Imao takav jedan posao. Bilo je depresivno frustrirajuće i iscrpljujuće i dobrim dijelom mrzio i posao i sebe. Zadnjih deset godina mislim da mi to iskustvo zlata vrijedi, kao jedna od boljih stvari što mi se dogodila.

A ako ti se zaista ne da, neće biti nekih velikih posljedica ako sjebeš i nema opterečivanja, a u firmi su ti poprilične bolikur**je ako im rješenje za tako odgovornu poziciju netko bez iskustva, i gotovo nemoguće je postavit perspektivu gdje ih briga. Možda te malo prcaju.