The Corbin Bleu phenomenon is really interesting. Essentially has page in every language, including extremely obscure conlangs.

Dewey was a sex pest. Like, got #metoo’d in his day.

Does the tape measure have a flaired base?

IQ is also garbage when it comes to the validity of what it claims to measure.

People keep posting that Sartre quote about anti-semites, but that’s the point.

It’s not about the actions, it’s about who is doing them.

Psychology and psychiatry as professions unfortunately include people who believe that any deviation from what they personally consider “normal” is illness. There’s a very strong influence from shitstains like Dr Laura and Dr Phil on practitioners, and there are definitely some who’d like to punish political beliefs they disagree with.

They only read the clobber verses about killing gay men, and the shitty bits of Paul (much of which wasn’t even written by Paul).

You can tell they don’t even read the Sodom and Gomorrah stuff, because they don’t know about Lot’s daughters getting their dad drunk to rape him, which is like immediately after.

Not in all cases. When I teach mean, median and mode, I usually bring up household income. Mean income is heavily skewed by outliers (billionaires), median is a more representative measure.

I guess that’s your “regularly distributed” bit, but a lot of things aren’t regularly distributed.

I already can’t access Pornhub in my state. Some states will lead the way for progress, others will be regressive as hell.

(It’s funny, because the stuff you can see on e621 and Gelbooru can be way more disturbing than anything on Pornhub, but both are still accessible).

Goodbye net neutrality.

Won’t it be so much fun when you have to pay for website “bundles” like they’re TV channels? The web is getting so centralized that maybe they’ll stop offering connections to anything other than Facebook and Shitter if you don’t pay for “unlimited” access.

Would be kinda convenient to make it harder to access fediverse platforms, or anywhere else that doesn’t moderate against any ideas to the left of Reagan.

Cheap computer monitor works well for me.

The name is so stupid, and it is straight up a reference to the character in Pulp Fiction.

Pulp Fiction came out in 1994, GIMP in 1998. “Gimps” as we understand them came entirely from the scene in the movie - like yeah, full bondage suits have always existed but the term “gimp” and that style were invented for the movie (and then became a real thing later).

Probably, yes. It’s fine to like video games and shit posting online, but as someone’s only hobbies - well, for one it doesn’t make you stand out. Pretty much all men play video games as a major hobby.

It’s not that playing video games is bad but if that’s the first and only hobby you can name, it gives the impression that you’re the kind of person who spends all day trash talking on Rainbow Six or something.

A creative/productive hobby will make you infinitely sexier. I bet if you knit or crochet in public, you can even get a woman to approach you. Cooking is also another great one, and gives you a great excuse to invite someone over.

Like, trying to grow yourself will be beneficial whether you find a partner or not. Be the kind of person you would find interesting and want to be around.

are you twelve years old?

If there was, I’m not sure you would be allowed to post there.

That does seem to be what you are looking for.

1. are you employed?

2. do you have your own place?

3. are you able to meet standard hygiene practices (regular showers, brushing teeth, cleaning your clothing and your sheets regularly)?

4. are you able to carry on a normal conversation with a man? a woman? (the way you talk about women in this post makes me wonder if you talk to them in a way that makes it obvious that you just want to fuck them - this will immediately torpedo any chance you have with the vast vast majority of women)

5. do you have interests and hobbies outside of the internet and video games?

6. are you socially and emotionally developed enough to not share extreme or odd opinions in inappropriate contexts?

If the answer to any of those is “no” - that’s what you want to work on.

My ex used poly as a way to get me to help him find the next bang maid.

I’ve never seen healthy poly in practice.

If abusers were mean 24/7, they wouldn’t have access to victims.

Domestic violence research shows a “honeymoon” cycle. Abuse escalates to a breaking point, then the abusers relents, becomes especially kind and showy (especially in public.)

It’s the “trauma bond” (not the false pop-psych understanding “we experienced something traumatic together and that brought us closer”) but that abusers manipulate that intensity of emotion to create a sort of “addiction.”

You get used to the highs and the lows. Being hit and then the next day at a nice restaurant. The sexual abuse and the trips to Disneyland. It’s supposed to fuck with your head. It’s supposed to make it harder to leave.

You shouldn’t just want a relationship to have a relationship. Women are human beings like you are - they have the same kinds of thoughts and feelings and ambitions that you do.

Long term relationships are about finding someone that you enjoy spending time with. It’s a project and partnership. You want someone whose goals are aligned with yours.

Just “wanting a relationship” to want one is an unhealthy place to start. You get so fixated on the idea of being completed by checking the box, that you’ll overlook all of those red flags and aspects you can’t deal with.

A much better alternative, that will lead to what you ultimately want and what will benefit you, is leading a fulfilling life that will draw potential partners to you. Go join a hiking group, take art classes, see if your library has a book club. Things that benefit you regardless of whether you get the girl or not.

Consider what you offer to potential partners - what benefit is there to being in a relationship with you? What do you envision doing with a partner (other than sex?)

And very strongly consider what you want from a “family” before starting one. Don’t just have children because that’s the societal expectation - have children because you want them and will love them and care for them.