Why does it seem like so many (young) men these days flock over to types like Andrew Tate?
I keep seeing posts mentioning this phenomenon more and more often.
For instance:
'Andrew Tate phenomena' surges in schools - with boys refusing to talk to female teacher
Like, why? Why now? Why even? I really wish I had a time machine where I could go to the future and ask them what the general reasons were for this social development. But I feel like I'm looking for the specific thorn on a cactus that popped my balloon.
IKR, that's like the ultimate reddit opinion to have. đ
How does someone going against the popular opinion not add to the conversation??
It does appear this post is ultra based. /s
And their fine will be... ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
(you guys decide which cake is whose)
I once read on 4chan: "One cannot hope without suffering." One of the realest shit I've ever read.
And when it does, it'll be the biggest WE'RE SO BACK ever!
"I'm lonely."
"Well, you probably deserve it then."
"Men are terrible and will hurt you because this is lifetime."
Or impeccable satire.
Probably because no one is actually using any gender identity based bigotry any more. So they might as well just remove it, it saves space. /s
That sounds like an irrational fear if you ask me. Like with fear of flying.
Like approaching women?
people get rejected in ultra harsh ways, sometimes being filmed and then posted on social media for trying to ask someone out.
Are you sure this isn't exaggerating it a little? This may be anecdotal but I have never dealt with any such harsh rejection within my social circles (neither have my associates). What I'm trying to get at is that there may be a vocal minority that gets a lot of online attention.
Then again if thousands upon thousands of people see such a post (like on say r/Tinder) and take it as a common phenomenon it would still have the same effect.
If there is one thing the internet has overwhelmingly seceded at it's convincing people that looks are absolutely everything. A lot of people I know tend to take their dating app experience as solid evidence of their romantic inaptitude. Even when it's all too well known they are scams designed to keep you on their platform for as long as possible.
I know that preaching about stepping up to women may feel like the same way as saying: "Just be attractive, bro." And if it does, to that I say: Do it and practise it for the sake of it. "That looks like a nice person, let's find out what they're about, for no damn reason at all."
Anyway, my two cents. And if it helps whenever you're scared of striking up a conversation just keep in mind: "The alternative is dating apps."
I mean, were they really The Bad Guys⢠in WW1?
Now that Trump is getting real friendly with Putin where does that leave China?
I remember China more or less supporting Russia here and there, during the beginning of the Ukraine War. If this is wrong please correct me (this goes for everything) . So now Trump and Putin are basically allies. However as far as I know, Trump is still anti-China.
So, now what? Where in all this new found alliance leaves the US (and Russia) relationship with China? What is likely to happen, generally speaking? Will Russia cut ties with China? Will Trump get close with China now? I feel like Jinping and Trump are kind of squabbling over Putin's affection right now, and I don't know if that analogy is valid.
How do you make proper "I am interested in you." eye contact?
I have heard from multiple people that eye contact is essential in letting a girl (or guy, I guess) know you're interested.
But what is the 411 when it comes to said eye contact? Do you keep looking until she does? Do you then keep staring? Or is like looking at the sun? What's the deal?
I keep hearing that the Democratic Party should've paid more attention to the young white American demographic. Does this mean there was a point to the "All lives matter." movement?
I read a Reddit (through RDX mind you) post the other day that included the Who we serve page from the democrats' website. The user noted that men were not on that list and pointed it out as on of the reasons Kamala Harris had lost. Meaning the Democratic Party should pander to the white young men demographic as well. A link to the post (through RDX)
I keep seeing this sentiment over and over again on social media. And I can't help but make the analogy to the "All lives matter." as opposed to "Black Lives matter." Am I wrong to think this? I am not from the United States. Please don't bite my head off as this is no stupid questions.
What is your motto?
Doesn't have to be a life motto. Any motto, for any application.
Mine is: "Fear is shorter than regret."
Is the act of romantically approaching women out of date?
geteilt von: https://lemmy.world/post/18499026
âIn the entire dataset, 29% of men said they never approached a woman in person before. 27% said it had been more than one year. This was larger for men in the age 18-25 group: 45% had never approached a woman in person,â according to the study.
A majority of single males surveyed reported fear as the main reason they do not approach women for dates in person. Fear of rejection and fear of social consequences were the two most common responses.
The data highlights a growing concern in the United States and abroad â loneliness. A 2023 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that almost half of U.S. adults report âmeasurable levels of loneliness.â
It's interesting to say the least. It seems as though the social repercussions and rejection are the most profound reason
Is the act of romantically approaching women out of date?
âIn the entire dataset, 29% of men said they never approached a woman in person before. 27% said it had been more than one year. This was larger for men in the age 18-25 group: 45% had never approached a woman in person,â according to the study.
A majority of single males surveyed reported fear as the main reason they do not approach women for dates in person. Fear of rejection and fear of social consequences were the two most common responses.
The data highlights a growing concern in the United States and abroad â loneliness. A 2023 report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that almost half of U.S. adults report âmeasurable levels of loneliness.â
It's interesting to say the least. It seems as though the social repercussions and rejection are the most profound reason. While the fear of rejection is easy enough to digest. But I think
What's best way of telling a dating app match, you're done texting for the day?
When I get a match on a dating app, and it's going well, I often run into the problem of not knowing how to conclude texting for the day. My social battery runs out pretty quickly when texting. Especially when I just met the other person that day. I usually just tell a white lie.
So does anyone maybe have a good line on how to end things casually, for the day? Or is this something you should tell them beforehand? Or is telling a white lie the proper way to go in this scenario?
Please let me know your thoughts on the matter.
So is Israel just going to completely overtake Palestine?
I saw an article about them attacking Lebanon now. So, where will it stop? Have the Israeli government ever spoken about this?
Kid jumps and breaks bed then lies about it.
Just a funny video I found ^^
In retrospect, what moment from your childhood (before age 13) do you feel you handled maturely?
When I was about 8/9 years old I was told by a friend of mine I couldn't play with them any more. Their mother didn't approve of it for some reason.
One year later I asked my mom if she ever knew why this was the case. She said that other mother thought I wasn't good enough for her child. But that after a while that mother said she may be okay with it now.
But my mother said she didn't like that idea. That this friendship would be all reliant on that mother's "generosity". And I didn't feel the need to object to that. My mom's reasoning made perfect sense to me, even on age 10. This was not the way you treat friendships fairly from a parents perspective, I realised. (There is a little more to this story though, but this is all I care to share.)
I still feel like that was a mature thing I did. Because I was not a child that took 'no' very well at that age. So what are your childhood experiences where, now upon looking back, you feel you handled it maturely?
Now that DuckDuckGo is out. Give me your search prompts and I'll answer them as best I can. That includes images (based on what I have saved on my PC). So what is it you wish to know or see?
Edit: Due to popular demand FatTony Search servers are down for the time being. but has gone open source just in time (Yes that's how it works đĄ) . You may now get responses from other users. Servers will be back up some time later.
I actually kinda like his work.
I got inspired to make this after watching 'The House That Jack Built' and 'Nymphomaniac'
It's crazy how well a 99 year old silent comedy movie could depict loneliness. (example scenes in description)
"Lignite, in all its glory." It's the little things like this that make the Dwarf Fortress Wiki an absolute gem. ^^
Bleak/desolate/dreary looking movies. Basically where you seldom see the sun shine.
Hi there,
I hope my title as well as the examples shown in the picture get the idea across of what I'm looking for. Doesn't matter what the genre is, I am just looking for movies which are shot in this grim lighting.
Also, for fun, try and guess which movies the pictures come from. ::: spoiler Answer Suspiria (2018)
Black Swan
The Road :::