I hate technology. I hate that so many things have a computer, camera and microphone stuck to them. I hate how restrictive my government is becoming on speech. I hate this dystopia we have created and enabled here. Whoever came up with these ideas... go fuck yourselves.
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Watching women behave like feminine women in classic films and still be pretty kick arse at times is a lot more refreshing than what we get with modern interpretations where they aren't allowed to emote because they have to be stoic and like girlbosses. It just seems so different. Why can't we go back to this?
While it can be entertaining to speak with chatgpt or AI, to see what it does... I do not want it to replace search engines or to use it to find serious or important topics. It is not an expert.
@sim it does have many many issues. i only use it so far to rephrase something or make a text out of notes.
it is useful but never trust it. always proof read everything.
i tried to use it to sanity check projects but it rarely helped. like asking if something is compatible or not. checking if chatgpt is right takes the same amount of time as checking myself
"There's nothing wrong with being a housewife. If a woman wants to be a pilot or a CEO of a big company, more power to her, but stop perceiving housewives as something "oppressive", "outdated", or "redundant""
"I can even see this in my 11 month old boy. He loves me so much and does not want to be away from me, especially as I am at home with him. But the one he copies and watches constantly for cues on what to do is his Papa. Even from such a young age, fathers are so important, contrary to what today's society would have us believe."
>it helps to have the extended family and local community there for them.
i think this is important in all cases. as a safety net and also to make sure everyone treats the children right. i dont say suspect everyone. but involving friends and family might help against child abuse in general. which mostly happens in a family...
@grillchen Yeah. If children are likely to speak out about their abuse and to be believed, then that goes a long way to protecting them against all kinds of abuse. Still have to be a bit careful, because they might have internalised abusive behaviour which can be bad too. You can at least provide more safe spaces for them to express that and talk out their problems. Perhaps find some solutions that they can do and in a healthy way.
I also think that having family and friends around can give the parents a break so that they can look after their needs and rest if life gets stressful. This break can help against abuse that comes from stress or anxiety which probably happens too often now.
"Its like the tomboy debate, I didnt want to BE a boy growing up, I just wanted access to the boys games and fun and ideas because it was a hell of a lot more rational than being told the only currency you have is your physical appearance and once you lose that, you are nothing."
Interesting. There is probably something in this, because a lot of the girl toys related to beauty and fashion, to doing domestic work or mothering. For the boys, it was more about war games, action figures, physical games/sports, building things and learning more active skills and careers. There is a lot more fun to be had for children in the boys section.
@grillchen I think that one of the best things about having a boy and a girl is that it is easier to give them access to the same toys and then teach them how to share and play together. I think this is important. They will likely play with those things differently or join in with the other in how they play and that's okay.
I plan to do something similar. I'm looking forward to it, giving them a wide range of toys to play with, to get creative or learn skills. Even joining them with some things... or perhaps they will want to join in with me cause what I'm doing looks interesting.
"On any stay at home moms videos you'll see tons of angry comments, angry because women like us are happy. I did choose my life, my husband and to be a stay at home mom."
@animeirl I'm glad that your mum is great and that you were able to experience this. I just want to see it as being more acceptable and to have some good role models for this for girls and young women that want to be one too. Eventually, I need to write this in my novels more, would be interesting to explore.
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