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I addressed pretty much everything you said here in my last post, I can tell you didn't even bother to read it. But I'll reiterate in TLDRish bullet points to make it easier to follow. If it is slippery and icy why is the ICE agent standing in front of her car in the first place? By your own logic that was even more stupid There was no reason for them to even be near her car in the first place, let alone standing in front of it while it was icy, or trying to pull open her door Law enforcement are expected to be calm, collected and professional even in dangerous situations. They're expected to have basic control over fight or flight. A regular civilian should not have these expectations placed upon them to the same degree, they deserve the benefit of the doubt. She likely did not try to crush his leg on purpose, she probably didn't even notice he was there because she was preoccupied by the other agent to her left trying to pull her driver side door open Even if she tried to drive over him on purpose, and that's a big if, the training guidelines for law enforcement in a situation like that are very clear; if someone is using a vehicle as a weapon DO NOT SHOOT THEM, because you often just make the situation worse. The correct response for a trained officer is to GTFO of the way and use other vehicles/blockades to stop the rogue driver Even with icy road thrown into the mix, which personally I think is the definition of grasping at straws, there is no interpretation of this in which the civilian is more in the wrong than the ICE agents.

Two points I wanna make here. Firstly, the official training for police officers when somebody tries to use their car as a weapon against you is to GTFO of the way. Shooting the driver is considered the worst option because, as you can see from this case, it only makes the situation worse because the car is now accelerating but in a completely uncontrolled manner. The only time it's considered the correct move to shoot the driver of a car is when the driver is shooting a gun from the car themselves. Secondly, in a situation like this, you have to give the benefit of the doubt to the untrained civilian panicking and doing something slightly stupid, not to the (supposedly) trained law enforcement agent. They are expected to handle situations like this professionally. Yes, she probably should have stopped and got out of her car. But when you've got what essentially looks like two 3rd world paramilitary operatives with guns trying to get into your car because you accidentally drove down the wrong street, your body will go into fight or flight mode. Because of this you'll do stupid stuff. "Get out of the car" being yelled at you could easily be misheard as "Get out of the way" plus all of your instincts are telling you to GTFO out of there as well. She was probably looking at the dude to the left trying to open her door and not at the guy to the right in the front of her car, she may not even have seen him when she was trying to drive off. Fight or flight gives you tunnel vision. The core issue here is that ICE agents are untrained. Any competent law enforcement officer would have handled this far better. This is a case of an untrained officer escalating a situation with a panicking civilian. There is no reasonable interpretation where the woman is primarily at fault, and certainly none where an instant death sentence was justified.

I think you are projecting to some degree here. Most of the men I've met who enjoy a lot of casual sex don't really care that much if the woman did too. The issues arise where one partner was significantly more promiscuous than the other in the past.

Pretty good. After a year of travelling in 2024 I have a seriously solid dating profile put together and if I really put in effort I can get 2-3 dates per week from Hinge/Tinder. I’ve got a really solid group of friends where I live now and I honestly think a lot of them will be lifelong mates. We go out most weekends which gives me loads of in-person chances to meet people. It doesn’t even feel like 'pickup' when you’re out with close friends, it just feels like partying and having a good time. I go out to make memories with them, not with the goal of getting laid. If it happens, it happens. I find that way more fun and way healthier than going out purely trying to pull. Lonely socially anxious 20 year old me would be astonished and proud of how sociable I am now.

In the context of this discussion that is essentially a meaningless tautology

Do you mean this in a good way or a bad way?

I suspect it's because his followers actually respect the sex trafficking to a degree

Don't forget that he is a massive smoker too Another classic Tate video below. "Quitting smoking was so easy that I decided to start smoking again after two weeks" – Tate https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBJbkYPy8yY/

Every time Tate comes up I share this video of the workout routine he recommends, because after you watch this there are only two possible ways left to describe Tate, he's either a complete idiot or a total grifter. The idea that a supposedly top tier athlete would ever suggest that this 30kg barbell workout is 'all you need to build muscle' is nuts. His whole demeanour in this video is also just..... insufferable. Again you can also find videos of him literally admitting to trafficking women too, which are much worse. But somehow that actually garners him respect from a lot of the people who follow him. I'm glad the dude finally got the ego check he's needed for a long time. I suspect his reputation will suffer a lot from this because his image is entirely built upon him being this untouchable 'top G'

Saying the feminine submits to the masculine is wrong. The feminine wants containment and protection, not slavery and submission.

I don’t think she deserves hate for it. I also don’t think it should be actively encouraged.

I basically never use the minimise feature. Minimise is it’s own thing on MacOS, it works very differently from Windows. Just switch to whatever window you want to move to and forget about the whole concept of ‘minimising’ from Windows. The multiple desktop thing can be annoying. If you right click (two finger click) on the icon you can open a new version of the app from the context menu. After a while I found this more intuitive because when I click the icon in the dock 90% of the time I want to show the existing window, not open a new window. If you never minimise apps, all window management can be done via a combination of Mission Control, Cmd+Tab and Cmd+Period (alt tab but only between windows of the same app) I’ve had the M1 MacBook for like 5 years now and it’s never broken down, feels good as new. Idk if it’s true that they break down more often. Certain models of MacBooks are known for having very critical design flaws, but they’re all quite old models afaik. As a rule they’re all very bad for 3rd party repairs though which is not ideal

It’s good for developers, you get a very powerful terminal. That’s the main benefit. For an average non-technical user it doesn’t really matter

It just takes getting used to, there are different ways to do things compared to Windows. And you can absolutely do this on Mac. Swipe up with 3 fingers on the touch pad into what MacOS calls Mission Control, then you can see every single window and its contents. This is the equivalent to the Task View you're thinking of on Windows, but IMO it's better. It certainly feels smoother. You can also access this by pressing the F3 button on most modern macbooks. I mean fair enough, it makes sense that OneNote and Excel would both work better on a Microsoft OS. However as far as I know Excel works almost identically on Mac beyond one or two complex features. I've heard OneNote is a bit more temperamental. My company uses the google suite for everything which is identical on both Mac or PC, I'm not super familiar with MS Office software as I haven't used it regularly in years. I mean I'm a software engineer, at this very second I have 25 different windows open and about 20 chrome tabs across several chrome windows, I don't have an issue navigating. And I've never found any software I need for my technical job which didn't work on my Mac. The window management takes a bit of getting used to, but I suspect the only reason you don't like it is because it's not what you're used to. Technically it can do everything Windows can do. I could not even come close to doing my job on an iPad. iPads barely even have a filesystem, and they definitely don't have a terminal. In fact access to a Unix terminal is one of the things that makes a Mac so desirable for software engineers. Powershell on Windows is a shitshow by comparison.

Yes! I moved into a built-to-rent apartment recently and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made. This is like an apartment building which has a lot of shared spaces like a gym, coworking space, lounge and kitchen. They also regularly organise social events so you can meet others in the building. If you are a person who is trying to build a friend group or struggles to make friends, this is one of the best places you can ever move into. Most cities have them. They're often quite expensive, but very much worth it if you value the social aspect of it. Having a gym in your building is also super handy. I've also got a lot of experience staying in hostels while travelling, and I cannot speak highly enough of that lifestyle. Hostels are such easy places to meet people. It's almost impossible NOT to make friends. I have lifelong friends from the apartment building I live in, and many from travelling and staying in hostels. Would highly recommend.

I used to think MacOS sucked as well, but after switching to it for work a few years back I'd never return to Windows. I don't want adverts and Microsoft spyware baked into my OS. MacOS extremely popular among creative people and software engineers, and for good reason. It's really good for productivity. Especially on machines with the new M series chips, MacOS is insanely good. Pretty much the only thing it sucks for is running games. Or if you have some specific or obscure ancient software you need to run, but even then, you can dual boot Windows on a Mac or use a virtual machine.

From what I gather, conformity is largely about labels. You can run without identifying as a runner. You can workout without identifying as a gym bro. You can philosophise without identifying as a philosopher. If you think of a lot of the non-conformist people you know, they probably rarely ever describe themselves as any of these “-er” suffixed nouns. It can be very comforting to describe yourself as part of a group but it’s also very limiting.

There are core elements of PUA model that are valuable, but there is SO much bullshit and immorality. I've always framed it more as a journey to improve social skills and confidence, if I happen to get laid along the way then that's great. I think that's a much healthier way to view it than fully identifying with the pickup model or becoming a 'pickup artist'

Sorry, that was a typo on my part. I meant monarchy. And yea it reminds me of some of the ideas discussed in random political debates I had with mates in high school

The biggest thing that’s helped my confidence has been having friends I can be fully myself around without getting judged. It teaches you that showing your real personality is actually safe. When you’re younger, especially if you’re not neurotypical, you get punished or mocked for being yourself. You learn to filter everything and hide the parts that make you you. Having close friends with whom you can relax around and actually express your personality is huge for undoing that. You need people you trust, who’ll be honest with you but still kind. It also helps to go to busy, social places with those friends. You feel safe showing your real personality around new people because even if someone doesn’t like you or thinks you are weird, you’ve still got your solid base of friends to fall back on. And once you start doing this, you realise most people don’t think you’re weird at all. Those parts of yourself you used to hide end up being the things new people like the most.

Yea I recently went down the Curtis Yarvin rabbit hole too. His idea for a technocratic anarchy is FUCKING INSANE. And he seems to be a big influence on many powerful people in the US right now.

They’re actually both AI, I found the original source lol.

When you think about it there are things in the second one that make no sense. The layout of the bar is weird. Why is there such a narrow corridor to the left? Why are there wine glasses stored randomly on the bar? Why does she have a cup of tea/coffee and a cocktail, that’s an odd combo no? Visually it looks very real but there are parts of the scene that make little sense upon examination

Just use your best photos for now, then as you become more sociable use better pics

It might work, it could get you a few extra matches. But it’s better to just actually be sociable and get some organic photos that way. Otherwise you’re creating a false persona and you’ll feel pressure to maintain that inauthentic persona when you meet up in person, which is a recipe for disaster