Spiral

@SageMind Empathy is not rational, if you become resentful you’ll experience what that’s like and gain more understanding Although “suffer” isn’t good advice because it not something people generally seek out

Suffer

@NewKidOnTheBlock I’m the same

Everything has a cost, even spiritual development. I’m not sure I’d consider it worth it for me I would blame Leo if wasn’t so developed

Forummaxxing When you just hang out on the forum without really engaging in the pursuit of self-actualization. Videosplaining When you post a thread with a video without any explanation or giving a motivation for people to watch it

I’m skeptical of dog and cat ownership in general

You’re diving towards the deep end if you think one race or gender is objectively better in general Commonly known as internet brain or collective delusion

As a Swede I think this is silly and unnecessary. However I don’t think this is particularly interesting or newsworthy

Feminism is fantastic for capitalism, rich people were central in getting in started after all. You can pay men less and get double the workforce essentially for free

@Natasha Tori Maru Perhaps locking this thread is for the best?

Personally I’d like a girlfriend, mostly because I’m lonely. However most of the girls I meet aren’t people I’d like to hang out with again. It’s not that they are mean or rude or whatever. Although that not unusual. It’s more that they are not interested. Like sure they might desire me on occasion. That’s great but they very rarely ask questions. They just talk about whatever they got on their mind. TLDR: Women don’t make me feel seen, so I’m not excited about hanging out with them.

Investing time and mental energy in the “gender war” is foolish. It’s a path towards resentment and fear

It’s like a muscle, you can study how to workout and that certainly helps. But getting good at it requires at lot of practice. Be really social, spend hours a day socializing and in the end you’ll be good at it. However you lose it if you don’t keep it up

Do you guys still have ice protests? Or no king ones. Protesting those things gives my green vibes

1. Avoid questions, statements are more fun. 2. If you have to ask questions, open ended is better 3. If you’re asked basic boring questions, silly replies are more fun than serious ones. Who cares where you are from. Although don’t go overboard 4. Share how you really feel and take risks socially. You can’t connect to people otherwise. This takes some social skills however 5. Be balanced about compliments but also show appreciation and gratitude for new perspectives and so on. Being interested is often the same thing as interesting. People like to feel smart and have their ideas be valued Is that a framework? Idk. Basic fundamentals perhaps

I’ve been single quite a few years now. My last and only relationship was very unorthodox to say the least. I don’t know if the following is truly the case, but it seems so to me, based on family and friends. Basically you as a guy, go on a bunch of dates. To restaurants, malls, Christmas markets and a bunch of other “boring” stuff to keep your girlfriend happy. Ideally this works, but it’s not usual that’s it doesn’t. Is this really what that’s like? If so how often do you need to do this? Or maybe I’m just picking poorly if I don’t enjoy this sort of stuff

No point trying to convince people, who as already made up their mind

Seems to me like a waste of energy to care about these sorts of things

Sales and marketing is devilry, always has been

Woman are a mystery to me. Sometimes they just like me for some reason, that’s when I get lucky. It’s not about me doing anything particular

No point sharing more than needed. I don’t see how that would make anything better for anyone

I’m too cowardly for this, furthermore I thinks it’s a bit pricey

You don’t need to agree to validate her feelings. She terrified of the coffee machine? Fine you can comfort her. Rationally explaining why the coffee machine is harmless isn’t helping anyone

Asking is overrated. Making a guess is more fun

I’m not suggesting you should do anything unethical