That’s fair. I may generally be a bit over suspicious at times, but the apps definitely struck me as off very early on. As to charging men, while it does suck, I get it. It similar to “ladies’ night” at clubs (do they still do that?). It isn’t hard to get men in the door, but it is significantly harder to get women to attend, oftentimes due to some of the behaviors exhibited by the men. With the gender differences on app usage, it would likely drive that disparity even higher if they charged women.

Non-white nazis are always the most baffling to me. I’ve met a few who aren’t from the west, and while still disgusting, the pathways to the ideology are much clearer, especially being aware of their global efforts (looking at you, India). But when they’re in the US and we’ve had our own history with racism and support of fascism from the beginning, I have to ask, are you hoping to be kept on a leash in the backyard? Perhaps with a little picket house to cower in when the weather flares up?

I don’t consider something that only affects the wealthy a “crisis.”

Will they criminalise denial of the Gaza genocide, you know, the one that is currently underway?

Bubble wasn’t around when I last engaged with dating apps, though I wouldn’t give any app the benefit of the doubt, including in any conceivable future. While there are exceptions to the rule, as you mentioned, I’d say most people will be better off without dating apps, with or without a partner.

I can’t speak to women’s experiences, but as a man, it was pretty clear that these apps were dogshit designed to steal information while keeping you engaged with bots so they can further steal from you, including financially. Much like Facebook, I was an early rejector of dating apps, and I’ve been proven correct on both fronts. From what I can tell, the tech has only gotten better at taking advantage of lonely/stupid men. While dating isn’t really a concern for me anymore, when I was actively dating, it was never difficult to meet women. It just requires a willingness to be open and accept rejection. Also, be willing to cut off interaction for relationships that aren’t healthy. It’s better to be alone than in a shitty relationship.

Thank you for sharing, I was unable to turn up anything in my searches. Also, thank you for not resorting to personal attacks like the clown I blocked.

Insulting my reading comprehension, wow, that’s really impressive coming from you.

You literally just made that up. What do you mean “bet?”

The craziest part is that things have blown past the worst scenario models, and many are still asleep. Or even worse, think some magical, undiscovered technology will save everyone. The outlook is pretty grim for anyone still around during the second half of the century.

She isn’t in the US as a refugee. She is here on a J-1 visa for academic reasons. There’s no indication she is in particular danger in Russia.

This has been clear for at least 20 years to anybody paying attention. I feel for those who will have to suffer this fate they didn’t cause nor ask for.

Colonizers are not “civilians.” Furthermore, every adult participates in the IDF and its crimes, completely obliterating the idea they are “civilians.”

🤣 Spot on.

If you believe Americans think about the opinions of people from countries they’ll never visit, then you haven’t met many Americans.

That’s what I’m aiming at. At a certain point, these figures will surpass any meaningful perception of our physical senses. I don’t mean it to say that it isn’t worthwhile per se, it just doesn’t mean anything as a selling point for the majority of use cases.

The one good thing about trump is that he’s emboldened all these people to go full mask off. Not that Zuckerberg in particular was hiding very well, it’s good to see him and Ms. Chan completely dropping the ruse.

On one hand, it is hard to feel sympathy for him. On the other hand, this is not something that should be occurring in prisons, as that is not your sentence.

Remember when windows 10 was supposed to be the last version of windows? 🤣

Yeah, I couldn’t believe it when I saw that. I thought it would just be him talking to the camera or shots of random shit.