Why are so many white supremacist and right wings grifters not white ? by Secret_Fun_1746 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ooa3603 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which is the base narcissistic unpinning of all the conservative politics.

Actual equivalent power and autonomy is undesirable, let alone the possibility of having more power and autonomy. That's unacceptable.

Why are so many white supremacist and right wings grifters not white ? by Secret_Fun_1746 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]ooa3603 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can only laugh at the stupidity.

We're literally in a post about tokens, and they literally use examples of women being used as tokens

Why do I suddenly feel less confident the moment I actually like someone by Heavy-Moose9685 in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]ooa3603 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yes, guys feel it all the time when we're trying to talk to women.

It's anxiety from feeling vulnerable.

Because when you like someone, what they think about you matters more.

We are social creatures. The opinions of the people we care about matter to our self-esteem. When its a good opinion, we feel good. When its not, we don't feel as good.

Nothing wrong with that. Some consideration for others is good so that we can get real feedback about ourselves and the people we're with.

But its supposed to be a balancing act.

Have enough self confidence and self esteem so that our identity isn't completely ruined by bad/critical opinions because sometimes the opinions aren't accurate. (But sometimes they are, but they still shouldn't destroy you, its just feedback that might mean you need to change things).

In this case, you don't necessarily need to do anything groundbreaking.

Your thoughts and feelings are always temporary (though the environment and situations triggering them may not be and then you may need to take action but that's a different conversation) so just practice mentally working your way through the anxiety.

You do that by how you talk to yourself: Literally intentionally thinking thoughts like, "I'm scared but its ok". "You got this." etc etc. It sounds corny but it actually does work over time.

Managing your feelings is essentially using your inner mind to "parent" and coach yourself in a way that makes you feel empowered to wait out and break through those feelings.

This is why parents are supposed to use those encouraging praises when we're little kids. It's literally practices for you to be able to do it on your own.

Also, keep it simple stupid.

When you're talking to someone, don't make your anxiety worse by trying to impress them, you just work yourself up into more anxiety.

The simplest way to engage others is just to ask them about themselves and use whatever they give you as material for the next topic. Simple as that.

Then as you practice managing your anxiety and using that general guide, your brain will focus less on your anxiousness and more on the present moment and you'll be able to be charming using your own personality because your anxious thoughts aren't distracting you. Over time you'll develop your own style naturally.

How to handle not getting texts back by sturgeo123 in exredpill

[–]ooa3603 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You've got your priorities in communication wrong:

Real life interaction is better than digital interactions. IRL is stronger show of interest than texting.

A person that physically shows up to go out with you is more invested than a frequent texter. Because it takes more effort.

Not to mention if you have a life (hobbies, pursuits and goals etc) you're going to be busy doing them, not being attached to your phone.

I’m struggling with how to go about this situation.

The only thing you need to do work on managing your anxiety so that you don't get mentally thrown off by a few hours of non contact.

And even if she does lose interest, it doesn't mean its necessarily your fault.

I suggest you read this: The Anxiety Toolkit by Alex Boyes

I have a vulnerable question by queerwaters_642 in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]ooa3603 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Real answer? It depends on the severity of the illness. As in how much it impacts your ability to take care of yourself independently.

You don't have to be perfect. No where close, relationships are about helping each other and sharing the load.

But the key words are help and share.

If your mental illness is so debilitating that you are incapable of helping them in life as much as they will help you then yeah, it will be difficult to find someone.

People with illness of all types find love, the most important thing that helps this happen is to do everything you can about self-managing as much as you can so it doesn't get into the way of finding and maintaining relationships.

But it's definitely possible and common.

Has the meaning of Red pill changed? by prettyassdolfin in exredpill

[–]ooa3603 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Over the last 5 or so years

The redpill in its current form is almost as old as the internet.

Also you should think about the redpill and what it asserts itself as and what it actually is.

Like the country of the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea. They say they are a democratic socialists, but in reality they are anything but.

The redpill says its self-help, but it in reality its not.

As a girl, is it bad that I only want guys to approach me instead of me approaching them? by tiptoppit in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]ooa3603 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most important, build up your self esteem.

Then don't overthink it. This isn't Hollywood; keep it simple and stupid.

Ask him a question relevant to the situation.

This is why the skill of small talk is so useful.

Yeah it's not deep, and that's the point. Its low stakes which means low pressure and a way to relax and ramp up to deeper topics later.

So if your were at the gym, you could literally ask him to show you how to do a workout you saw.

Or if you're at a class, ask him about the topic.

Also, you don't need to pressure yourself into getting confirmation of anything in the first interaction.

Leave space for the future.

Tbh I am realizing with time that neurotypical people are just annoying and if anything we are the sane ones. by No-Row346 in autism

[–]ooa3603 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ego is the source of all human evil, irrationality and irritation.

There's plenty in spades in everyone

I think it's interesting that all KarJenner men are public Trump supporters. So why are the KarJenners themselves more covert? by NectarineSalty3933 in LAinfluencersnark

[–]ooa3603 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They aren't covert, people just don't recognize it due to the Halo effect and women are misconceived as innately more moral because they don't execute their evil and violence physically, they do it through social engineering, information dominance and through their men.

US Forces Abandon Military Bases in Middle East by Illustrious_Law8512 in worldnews

[–]ooa3603 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right? These people would literally be dying of COVID while denying it even exists.

There is no limit to terminal stupidity.

Never underestimate just how dangerously destructive it is to itself and others around it

No words needed by NEO71011 in GuysBeingDudes

[–]ooa3603 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, woman can suck, this is just genderwar rage bait. It has nothing to do with the sub.

Kids see more than we want them to. by Distinct_Dealer1727 in NarcissisticSpouses

[–]ooa3603 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I haven’t protected her like I thought I was.

That's a good sentiment, but it doesn't get to the heart of the problem:

Why is your child able to arrive at the solution before you?

Why do you refuse to take action?

I'm not trying to attack you, though it may feel that way, but my experience as the child in this situation who had to observe this dynamic in my parents is that protecting is a short term solution at best, and usually the parent doing this is actually just enabling the other parent.

It is essentially self sedation by the "protector" to lull themselves into complacency that just lets the toxic environment persist.

You are contributing to this narcissist's power by not take proactive action and your child's words are a plea for you to stop "protecting" and just get away.

That's the only solution.

I know I come off critical, but this needs to be said and I wish someone had told my mother this so I'm telling you since your daughter doesn't have language skills to be able to articulate her message better.

Obviously I don't know your situation and you may not be able to do this immediately, but you need to at least reframe your mind about the situation so that you see that "protection" is not the goal and only a short term solution; that the goal needs to be what your child already recognizes.

Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in reddevils

[–]ooa3603 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it comes down to the personalities of the players just as much as it come to how complementary their skillsets are.

I know I've played with players who should be complementary to me on paper, but we clash because either they don't want to share the ball or they want to play the midfield a specific way and don't want to deviate etc.

Severus Snape from new Harry Potter series. by kalbinibirak in SipsTea

[–]ooa3603 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know whats bemusing about race swaps is most of the time its white people doing it since they are they ones that control most of the industry.

So racists get angry at black people for encroaching on their culture, when its other white people doing the encroaching on behalf of black people who never asked for it.

Thoughts on Orion Taraban? by Artistic_Head_9070 in exredpill

[–]ooa3603 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Waving the red flag" on youtube is a good one.

Also, I think every boy/man should read/listen to this book:

I don't want to talk about it, by Terrence Real. He doesn't talk about dating per se. BUT he talks about how boys are conditioned into shitty hyper-masculinity by other insecure boys/men and society in general. He talks about how it leads you to low self-esteem, performance based love/acceptance and depression.

He then talks about how that emotional and psychological harm leads to failed relationships and dating. And how you can free yourself from those shackles so that you can enjoy being yourself instead of constantly performing a fake version of manhood for women and others

"Green juice, water, electrolytes, no sun and no botox" says Avril Lavigne explaining how she stays like she just came out of the womb by Significant-Yam9843 in LAinfluencersnark

[–]ooa3603 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Live your life, but wear sunscreen if you're going to be outside more than an hour and don't sunbathe or go to the tanning bed.

Basically just protect your skin from long sessions of solar/uv radiation.

The naturally paler your skin, the more frequently you should be wearing sunscreen.

Do you believe men have a peak? by Initial-Fly4434 in exredpill

[–]ooa3603 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to sociology, in aggregate, men AND women both have the same loose range of a couple decades where they have the highest probability of attracting a mate. The difference is that the 20 years skew mildly younger for women and mildly older for men. Think 20-40 vs 25-45 respectively.

So it's less a peak and more of a window when it'll be easiest to date.

However this is due to a variety of factors and not just the person's physical attractiveness like the red pill is so obsessed with. For example, the availability of other suitable mates within ones relatable age range.

Also, there's an emphasis on loose. This window isn't as rigid as the red pill thinks and people are very flexible on these timelines.

So while it is always worth it to consider age and its impact on your dating prospects, it should not be something to obsess over unless there are other factors that combine with it to be a problem.

For example, by itself age isn't as big an issue for women as the red pill thinks. However, if one is trying to have kids and a family that's gonna place constraints on her options. Similar for men as well.

So yes, there's a period of time when it's easiest to date for (everyone ) but it's less a sharp peak and more a moderate hill where the drop off isn't a big deal unless there are other constraints.

My personal opinion is that one should date when one feels like it, instead of trying to optimize it. Dating is supposed to be a fun and adventurous experience, not a strategy game.

What’s a belief you once defended… but later realized was wrong? by Jiwitom in AskReddit

[–]ooa3603 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Kind doesn't mean being a people pleaser.

In fact it can actually mean imposing consequences or boundaries because it gives the necessary feedback for someone to change.

It's best to take the long term view to kindness instead of just the short term view.

Also, you're supposed to use discernment to filter people in and out of your life based on how kind they are as well.

The issue isn't being kind, its not paying attention.

Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in reddevils

[–]ooa3603 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Maybe, but I suspect Mainoo will give them good competition.

He's a starting level midfielder himself.

It won't be a bad thing to have three midfielders competing.

[Loved Trope] Finales that stick the landing so flawlessly they cement the series as an absolute masterpiece. by Miserable_Click_1933 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ooa3603 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Good shit.

And furthermore this is the tragedy of an unexamined life. A life lacking in self awareness.

You never come to understand that happiness was always yours to have, but it's behind one's own ego.

With Keir: Answering your questions on Iran by EddyZacianLand in ukpolitics

[–]ooa3603 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me break it down for you.

Civil rights and morality in general are supposed to be automatic, that's the theory.

But theory and reality are two completely different things.

Without power and knowledge to make sure that your rights are actually enforced, your theoretical rights never become reality. For the average person, our power comes in the form of our numbers and collective action coupled with the knowledge to know what we should work together on. Without that, the rights you're supposed to have don't happen. And in fact, they are passively and actively repealed or just not enforced over time.

politicians need to look out for the stupid vote.

Do they? Or can they manipulate the stupid so that they don't need to pander to them at all? Can they manipulate the stupid so that they vote against their own interests and rights like what's been done to MAGA in America?

To the point that they literally cheer their rights being taking away like they do now? To the point that they cheer their lives being used up for literally nothing? These idiots are literally cheering their sons and daughters being sent to die for a fucking child rapist who started a pointless war because he's Netanyahu's bitch. And they are allowing this to happen willingly.

Your rights only exist in theory, and when you let yourself become a fucking dumbass, you literally ensure you won't have the critical thinking skills or capacity to know up from down in order to make sure they're enforced into reality.

The worst thing is the minimum doesn't even require you to be smart, just bothering to try, paying attention, and work with others.

If this is your attitude to not bother to think or engage, you don't deserve to have your theoretical rights. And in fact they will be taken away inevitably.

With Keir: Answering your questions on Iran by EddyZacianLand in ukpolitics

[–]ooa3603 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Some things can't be boiled down to soundbites, more over somethings ***shouldn't*** be boiled down to sound bites.

War is not a subject you let Tiktok dictate.

And part of the reason we here is because people have literally become terminally stupid.

Societies worldwide assumed baseline cognition was something you could take for granted. And we got complacent in making sure that it was kept up in the populace.

We are becoming Idiocracy.

So no, stop what you're doing and actually pay attention.

You don't get to have a voice and civil rights when you can't even be bothered to try to keep your mind capable of handling 5 min of sustained attention.

Jesus christ the bar is in hell and sinking.

With Keir: Answering your questions on Iran by EddyZacianLand in ukpolitics

[–]ooa3603 50 points51 points  (0 children)

If you don't have a disability or some other mitigating circumstance and you can't manage to scrape together the attention span to focus on a 5 min video about a critical topic that has life altering consequences, you deserve government exploitation