HalfSalesman

He's having a stroke or something

For some straight guys and gay ladies a girl could be mean to them and that'd increase how much they want them.

That's a fairly small subset though.

Yes on the first thing, but its more of a mixed bag on the second. There certainly are people that'd prefer easy though.

We can do better, and pressure is reaching a critical point, just like it did with the other bad and corrupted systems we had before.

Maybe. Things can also get a lot worse.

At least Americans do seem to be waking up to how bad the current US admin is based on the polling. I kind of wish they weren't so stupid as to elect him (or allow him to be elected) in the first place. I resent being here in this timeline.

Stupid? No. Selfish.

Who cares. Fuck him.

They're only useless if they legitimately suck at their job or don't give a fuck.

A good project manager will go a long way to keeping things running smoothly.

Yeah, he made a huge mistake.

Its merely that most Americans are dumb as fuck.

I know there is satisfaction from self improvement. I do that and compare myself to others both. I can't help it.

Without at least some sacrifices to society, society ceases to to be. So the choice is some sacrifice vs living in a lawless hellscape.

If you mean the metaphysical injustice you’ve described earlier as having to simply exist and responsible for procuring your own food and shelter, sure. That’s life. Death is the only escape from life.

Sure, but atm society is built around leaning into that individual's sacrifice for the sake of... just bolstering humanity as a whole. That's not really for any one individual within humanity as a result it doesn't truly benefit us like it ought to IMO.

I think given the level of technological level we are at, we should be working far less for the exact same comforts and progress. We aren't largely because of a culture of self sacrifice and a imposed expectation of that sacrifice on others.

Is there a consensual birth option I’m not familiar with?

I mean, no obviously. That's sort of my point.

If that’s where you’re going, its far less metaphysical in my thinking of it. We are simply self-aware collections of atoms. There’s no feeling that drove this existence. Simply evolution at work to have us arrive at where we are today. Proteins fold, amino acids coalesse, and an uncountable versions of that eventually gave rise to us.

Yes, we are a cosmic accident. That means that there is no greater purpose we serve by suffering as individuals and I don't think building a "greater" human civilization justifies individual suffering.

The closest I think is justified is to work simply to make life easier, safer, and more pleasurable. But we're beyond that, now we work because work brings you closer to god, or will bring about a grand society, or with bring pride to your nation, or because you must prove yourself, etc. Shit that doesn't mean anything.

Its weird, being smart can also bite a person in the ass in this respect. If you are a ruminator or over analyze you'll spiral yourself away from trying new stuff at a hair trigger.

One of the issues is a lot people don't want to do amateur stuff. They aren't comfortable even starting because then they'll start comparing themselves to others and begin self loathing.

"Ugh, I'm 32 years old and I draw like a 3 year old. Fuck this."

This applies to more than just art.

"I can barely manage to operate the basics of a computer there is no way I'll ever code."

"I have no sense of rhythm and I'm out of shape I'll never be able to dance and not look terrible."

"Can barely socialize platonically at all, there is no way I'll ever talk to that cute girl/boy, I'm going to die alone."

Are you suggesting drawing in sand with a penis?