Harlen Kelly

Maybe, just maybe, the reason why is because one group was being disproportionally marginalized and governmentally oppressed for 100s of years, which has lead to a disproportionate level of inequality between groups that historically have been more oppressed compared to other groups that did not suffer the continuous oppression. What actually is divisive Purpletree is first invalidating the marginalization that has been inflicted on particular groups of people for hundreds of years and secondly invalidating the present ramifications of that marginalization, that's not only divisive, it's uncaring and devoid of basic compassion. The video on Systemic Thinking by Leo will do wonders to your thought patterns.

Where do you get your political information from besides fox news and reactionary channels? Mention 1 '' shitty technical implementations '' from Bernie that will ''destroy'' the economy.........

@Yulduz You should break it off as you soon as possible, the longer you stay with him, the more emotional pain it will cause, if you don't this will end terribly. Let this be a very clear example for the guys on the forum who have the tendency to get attached quickly to a chick they barely know. This is how a woman perceives guys who act needy and over-invested at the beginning stages of a relationship, like creeps.

There is no ''right woman'', there are right womEn. There are hundreds of thousands of women who would fit the psychological, physical and emotional criteria you are looking for, so get the childish idea of ''the one'' out of your brain, is cancer. I would suggest you to have fun for a couple of months and be a little flexible with your criteria for a sex partner, after exhausting for desire for sexual variety and doing some soul searching (ie working on your life purpose as you previously mentioned), aim for a monogamous relationship with a high-quality chick if that's what you want.

Dude, how could you possibly look old if you are just 26? That makes no sense. When things like that happen, keep it moving. The reason why you even thought about sharing this experience is because you did not approach enough or at all and you turn this negative experience into something relevant in your mind, it isn't.

I was not the one who alluded to the measurement of an experience or realization, that was Leo.

How did you make that measurement to determine how much deeper the realization you are describing is? Be specific.

@Raptorsin7 You've been watching too many fantasy movies.

@Knowledge Hoarder It's been used before to enact and promote changes in society successfully.

@Karmadhi I don't think you read my comment attentively. Read it again, pay attention this time. I emphasized multiple times quality women which in this case would be the equivalent of kale but in relationships. ''A quality guy is simply a guy quality women find attractive and quality women want to be in relationships with, whatever your definition of quality women is.'' In which case she should simply not have sex with him but not as a ''technique'' or ''test'', but simply because she does not want to have sex with him.

High quality guys (guys high quality women find attractive and want relationships with) commit all the time, they only do so with high quality women. Delaying sex does not make a woman high quality, is simply a manipulative tactic that would not work on a guy with a healthy self-esteem and basic social skills, which most people who are psychologically healthy and had a good upbringing posses. It definitely would not work with a high-quality guy because those tend to have more options than the average guy, this is incredibly simple to understand. My advice would be to let it unfold naturally. You feel like having sex with him? than go ahead, you don't feel like having sex with him? then don't.

@Karmadhi It's actually simpler than you think. A quality guy is simply a guy quality women find attractive and quality women want to be in relationships with, whatever your definition of quality women is. If no woman finds you attractive, by definition, you are not a quality guy (not in the eyes of quality women at least, of course your quality as a human is totally subjective). If high quality women find you attractive and want to have relationships with you, by definition, you are a high quality guy. Both high quality guys and high quality women have many options to choose from. A guy who would commit to a relationship before sex does so because he lacks options, which high-quality guys have an abundance of.

A virgin would commit before sex as well, so two kinds of people. @cjoseph90 Let's assume the guy commits to a relationship before having sex with you, and the guy happens to be terrible in bed or he simply commits to you, has sex with you and then ghosts you. Then what?

By the next election they will be the biggest voting block.

@Leo Gura You might want to reconsider your position. According to analysts gen z and millennials will become the biggest voting block as I mentioned before. Keep in mind that gen z is from 1997 and 2012 and millennials are currently between 25 and 40 years old. Here is an article that goes in depth about this topic. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/10/millennials-and-gen-z-will-soon-dominate-us-elections/616818/ The general voting turnout of the 2016 election was 54% and the voting turnout among young eligible voters ( gen z and mill) for the 2020 election was 53% percent according to Vox. https://www.vox.com/2020/11/7/21552248/youth-vote-2020-georgia-biden-covid-19-racism-climate-change Stating that young people don't vote is simply inaccurate.

Something that called my attention the other day as I was reading a pew research study about the most relevant and pertinent issues for gen z and millennials which seemed to be climate change, racial justice, income inequality (typical green values). Taking in consideration that the people belonging to the beforementioned generations will become the biggest voting block for the next election, what tactics will the republican party use to appeal to them? I seriously doubt the current republican party will survive the collective increase in consciousness that is taking place among young folks.

@Willie Him and the vast majority of republicans don't need to run on any particular polices because their voting base doesn't require that.

@Tobia Question, do you also regard Trump as a ''reasonable, rational man who does his job well''?

Of course you do, your epistemology and his are at the same level of depth, or rather lack thereof.

That is analogous to saying ''there is a reason why people believe in 'white supremacy' and it's cause it's real'' or ''there is a reason why people believe the earth is flat and it's cause it's real''. You severely underestimate the magnitude of your irrationality, which is a common characteristic with extremists.

@integral The solution is not to teach a 13 year old how to deal with a narcissist, the solution is to call the police. This is incredibly obvious.

We agree on something.

It will not be ''someone standing up and actually invent the solution'' that will solve the problem we are facing with climate change, it will be a collective intervention and acknowledgement by governments, corporations and individuals of the negative ramifications that originate with destabilizing the climate. Just like it was not an individual who created the technology to land on the moon, it was the cooperation of government powers, scientists, etc... I think you are confused, I am not at all worried about climate change nor have I shown worry or ''whining'' in my comments.

For some reason this reminded me of ben shapiro when he said ''if the sea level rises, just you move out bro''. How feasible is it for an average person to create a mega corporation in order to solve the impact of climate change? Not very feasible, not impossible mind you, but definitely not a feasible strategy. What the ordinary person has to do is raise awareness and elect policy makers that are determined to solve the issue of climate change (which is already happening). The more suffering humans experience due to climate change, the more policy makers will be inclined to support that policy.

@Vzdoh That is not a holistic / systemic source of information in regards to dating. It's rather surprising that you would recommend that.