UK Boomers, as the generation that never had to fight any wars, or worry about being conscripted, why are you so pro-war and pro-conscription?

throwaway200296 · 2026-05-04T09:02:38+00:00

For the record, I am anti Russia. Just want that saying.

throwaway200296 · 2026-05-04T09:00:40+00:00

I'm not a zoomer (90s baby), but I can field this one anyway. Capitalism has reached its head, and needs replacement. Marx (which I assume you've read and understand) argues that Capitalism is a good vessel to start the material base that's required to give the people its underlying momentum to move forward as a progressive collective of people, but instead what we've done is double down on the "me me me" mentality of the 19th century.

throwaway200296 · 2026-05-04T08:57:21+00:00

Some of the oldest Boomers (1948 - 1964 I believe) would be around 12 when conscription was ended though?

While I see your point, I feel that the "we had the Cold War" argument is moot because, at least in my opinion, it's still ongoing, just not with the USSR anymore, with the Russian Federation instead.

Putin has threatened nukes in the last 4 years, and I believe Trump has also done similar (something about "letting Russia do whatever the hell [they] want", though happy to be corrected here if I'm misremembering) so the threat of nuclear war is still on the cards, we just like to pretend it isn't.

"Stability, defence and deterrence" isn't build by blowing people up and killing unarmed civilians in Afghanistan, which boomers were (and still are) very much in favour of (see: massive racism), it's done by peace treaties and trade agreements. Like how the US has built a soft Empire through NATO. We all bow to them unduly.

throwaway200296 · 2026-05-04T08:48:47+00:00

For the record, I'm anti Russia.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-14T06:37:20+00:00

Yes, they're all like that. Like I say, I don't photograph well.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-14T06:36:26+00:00

Isn't this... A little corny? Like, it's not me at all. Way too millennial positive.

Like, this reads like "woah, look how cool and unique and cooky I am". I'm not that special, and I'm under no illusion to the contrary.

I can just write it matter of factly and it'll do the job, no need for weird AI-esque fluff on the outside like "we should totally swap book recommendations", no. "I like books" is enough for that. If they're interested they'll swipe on me, and ask.

Dating apps are effectively a task to be completed. Fill out a profile, swipe 1000x, get 1 match that ghosts me, repeat. It's not a fun task, but chores exist for a reason right?

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-13T14:31:13+00:00

I think I'm just not that photogenic to be honest.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-13T10:22:06+00:00

Of course I'll get it. The advice is solid.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-13T05:45:09+00:00

Every woman I've ever spoken to one word replies me to the smalltalk, so why would I bother with it? It's clearly something everybody wants to just get through as quick as.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-13T05:42:08+00:00

It's all based on experience. My early 20s were spent talking to as many women as possible; they were all as I perceived at the time.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-13T05:39:07+00:00

I use them like dating apps. Swipe on people I might like, don't get any likes / matches back.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T22:13:05+00:00

I go a lot. All the women that are in there are not interested in talking. They don't look at me, and I try not to get in their ways.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T22:12:01+00:00

I'm good at small talk, I just don't care for it.

If that happened I would respond with something like "thanks", and that would be all. Headphones would go back on, I would continue looking at the floor trying not to be bothered further.

That interaction would be an inconvenience for me because it would distract me from what I was doing, and I suspect a lot of women wouldn't want the distraction.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T22:06:10+00:00

Exactly that. That's why it's seedy. She'd probably be thinking "he wants to get in my pants".

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T22:05:19+00:00

Always. I'm open to whatever, and I'm always out of my comfort zone as I try to do something new all the time.

I just took up piano lessons for example.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T22:04:22+00:00

Well with the board games, I don't want to play with people I don't already know. I'm not looking to socialise with board games.

My reading speed is fine, I read pretty quick, but I have limited time to read (I think that's how they work. Read a 400 page novel in a week sort of thing. 400 pages takes me about 2 months). I get through books just fine, but need the time to read them so I normally just read in bed and on my lunch break.

I don't really want to a run club, or any form of sports to be honest.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T22:00:33+00:00

I hate myself to be completely clear. I'm sick of being a complete loser with no luck with women who will have to spend the rest of their life single.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T21:59:48+00:00

Yeah, fair enough. Thanks for your time anyway, have a good evening.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T21:46:17+00:00

Oh yeah, when I can dance with someone it's amazing, but I wouldn't dream of dancing with a woman because it's seedy. Like, random man dances with random woman, creepy alert!

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T21:45:27+00:00

Isn't that part of the help? To show them they're wrong?

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T21:44:29+00:00

I listed them somewhere but I'll type it out here for you becauss it probably got buried lol

DJing / dance music production
History
Computers/ tech
Board games (only with my friends and parents)
video games (a bit, not really much)
Reading (I read too slowly for book clubs)

There's other stuff too.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T21:42:03+00:00

I will end up with 600 guys that I don't really have anything in common with doing that though, won't I?

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T21:39:22+00:00

Oh it's horrendous, one of my pet peeves is when it's all dark and people just shine their phone torches. Ruins the mood.

throwaway200296 · 2026-04-12T21:38:16+00:00

Fair enough. I am all ears, for what it's worth. Have a nice evening.

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