jakelafort
@jakelafort
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Unseen replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
_Robert_ wrote:
All this propping up of Putin by Republicans, is eerily similar to how Netanyahu was propping up Hamas, BTW. Look what happened to Israel as a result, first attacked and now a pariah for defending itself.You’re leaving out the ultimate cause(s) of the problem, and why Israel is in this position. First, treating the Palestinians…[Read more]
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Davis replied to the topic Ethical dilemma: Ghosting in the forum
To Do or not To Do 2 years, 7 months agoPope, you definitely touched on a genuine aspect of why ghosting is so easy. For some people it does require flexing unflexed muscles. In my work, we have to use extreme care with everyword and put significant thought into how we phrase things. This is the opposite of typical locker room talk, where in my icehockey changeroom every ginger is…[Read more]
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Davis replied to the topic Ethical dilemma: Ghosting in the forum
To Do or not To Do 2 years, 7 months agoThanks for all your replies. I would say that you don’t have to be specific when letting someone down. In your trans case, just tell the person you’re sorry for wasting their time, you aren’t feeling it and wish them the best.
To give you an idea of how prevalent ghosti g is in Scotland, I had chatted with a lad for 5 weeks, almost daily.…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Ethical dilemma: Ghosting in the forum
To Do or not To Do 2 years, 7 months agoIn the context of this group, and your topic, specific question and my experience, I don’t think much in terms of valence wrt morality or what’s “wrong”. I focus on improving my recognition and employment of empathy, which has been a decades long process for me. I’d say that empathy plus objectivity, together with limitations on expectations and…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
_Robert_ wrote:
Meanwhile the Russia/Ukraine war and US/China relations are currently determining the new world order. I think the support for Ukraine is waning…Isn’t it great when you can get foreigners to fight a war for you, decimating the economy of another continent, and the only deaths you suffer are maybe several journalists? While…[Read more]
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PopeBeanie replied to the topic Ethical dilemma: Ghosting in the forum
To Do or not To Do 2 years, 7 months agoI’ve not yet read other responses, to give my most unbiased opinion. Although I’m sure I’m a cultural outlier, I’m also fairly sure that my affinity to bonding with friends, and my level of empathy for strangers lie near the end of a human scale that goes from “really want it and need it, and take this personally” to “meh, I’m not into it and to…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Ethical dilemma: Ghosting in the forum
To Do or not To Do 2 years, 7 months agoTheEncogitationer wrote:
Oh, and “ghosting” bills you’ve voluntarily assumed is a shit move, especially with Medical professionals who are oath-bound to “First, do no harm” and to sustain human life.At least make payment arrangements and pay what little you can until it’s all knocked out. No debt lasts to infinity unless you never pay it.
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Unseen replied to the topic Ethical dilemma: Ghosting in the forum
To Do or not To Do 2 years, 7 months ago_Robert_ wrote:
At any given time, I’d say 20% of daters get about 80% of the action. The people everyone wants to be with. They will ghost you and not even think about.I once saw a piece about a guy who claimed to have sex with different women several times a week. His secret: Just hang out, develop a quick rapport, and ask them up front, “…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
@ Jake
So, we’re now arguing which side is worse? One side is terrible and vicious, but not committing genocide, and the other is actually committing genocide. Lucky(?) for us, we have some leverage on the side which is actually committing genocide. We have no leverage over Hamas.
GOING ALL-IN FOR ISRAEL MAY MAKE BIDEN COMPLICIT IN…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Nikki Haley's Threat to Cyberspace Free Expression (Including Us!) in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
For me, MST3K gave the occasional chuckle. Most of it was fairly adolescent stuff. Maybe they got better writers ove the years, but I stopped watching after a while.
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Unseen replied to the topic Ethical dilemma: Ghosting in the forum
To Do or not To Do 2 years, 7 months agoDavis wrote:
In this scenario, are you maybe doing something rude but not morally wrong? Or is it wrong?I don’t think you can extricate the answer to that question from the context. Let’s see what I mean with a few examples. How would you analyze these hypotheticals if I behaved in these ways?
I come in contact with a woman through a dating…[Read more]
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Davis started the topic Ethical dilemma: Ghosting in the forum
To Do or not To Do 2 years, 7 months agoWhen I lived in Spain, I was ghosted by about 10% of guys, though rarely after a longer exchange. Since I’ve been in Scotland, its more like 95%, many after a long chat. It has become so common, I rarely chat with locals as I simply have little faith we will ever meet or that the conversation will go anywhere. I personally find ghosting…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Nikki Haley's Threat to Cyberspace Free Expression (Including Us!) in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
Actually, forcing everyone to use their real name rather than allowing folks to post anonymously would shut a lot of people up and force them to post with more restraint.
And thanks for reminding me why I stopped watching MST3K lo those many years ago. What’s Up, Tiger Lily? was much funnier. Asian spy movie, dialog ripped out and substituted…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic list of common misconceptions in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 7 months ago
The word “immaculate” is weird in the sense that it is in common use whereas the word it’s based on, “maculate” is not part of the general everyday vocabulary, though it may still be used in some specializations.
There is a small class of words called “cranberry morphemes” which consist of words which appear to be built off other words which are…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic list of common misconceptions in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 7 months ago
jakelafort wrote:
Immaculate conception. A misconception or failure to conceive. You know what THEY believe. Magic fuck aint a matter of luck. If you could pop with a pin original sin you’d not need to magically conceive to disbelieve.There once was a virgin named Mary,
Whose story was a bit extraordinary.
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Unseen replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
TheEncogitationer wrote:
Unseen,What I am calling for is nothing else but Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for anyone living in a free, civilized society: If you want your rights respected, you respect the rights of others as well.
Well, they don’t live in one yet, haven’t experienced one, and probably won’t in the lifetimes that will be cut…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic Nobody saw this coming in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 7 months ago
The Warning band remember their first 10 years.
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Reg the Fronkey Farmer replied to the topic list of common misconceptions in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 7 months ago
The immaculate conception is a misconception.
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Unseen replied to the topic Sunni Islam and Shia Islam Together Again…And Against Us! in the forum Politics 2 years, 7 months ago
CAN ISRAEL SAVE ITSELF FROM ITSELF?
Israel, in its efforts to destroy Hamas and the Palestinians along with it, is killing itself because its allies are beginning to turn on and abandon it. Even the U.S., for example. Biden has been begging Netanyahu to spare the hospital where Israel says Hamas is hiding its operations center and is storing…[Read more]
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Unseen replied to the topic list of common misconceptions in the forum Small Talk 2 years, 7 months ago
Here are a few more misconceptions. You probably believe a couple.
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
Owls can turn their heads 360 degrees.
Bulls are enraged by the color red.
People only use 10% of their brains.
Chameleons change color to match their surroundings.
You can suck venom out of a snake bite.
Birds will reject their chicks…[Read more] - Load More
