I see what you’re saying, but I think you’re thinking about it backwards. You’re assuming people will face negative consequences for their actions, and maybe some would, but there’s already people out in public with their real identities harassing others with impunity.
Imagine you gather a group of like-minded people on Xitter, and you and your buddies pick a trans person, who is simply sharing how they’re finally feeling like themselves, to harass publicly. And then they get harassment outside of Xitter from others via mail, phone calls, or email. Maybe somebody SWATs them. Maybe somebody finds where they work and vandalizes their car. All because it was easy to find out who they are.
Or imagine this scenario. You’re an adult trying to find a job, but you live with your parents, because you can’t afford rent anywhere. Your parents are Christian fundies. You are no longer convinced by Christianity, so you decide it’s time to secretly leave the religion and find a supportive community online. Somebody from their church sees you’ve joined The Atheist Community of Austin, tells your parents, and they kick you out (this has actually happened to people). All of this could have been avoided if you were able to keep your identity secret.
Free Speech as a right is too permissive in the US, imo, but privacy is a right we should continue to fight for regardless.
Not sure creepy is the right word, but it definitely has a high likely hood of being unhealthy. For both parties, but more likely the younger person, man or woman.
There is a HUGE power imbalance with big age gaps. Whether the older party has significantly more financial options, or not.
Not sure how old you are, but I was 25 a while ago, and I’m closer to 50, than I am 25 now. I have friends who are 10 or so years younger than me, and I can’t fathom how someone could be in a relationship with someone half their age. Even at 10 years younger I know a LOT more, have experienced a LOT more, and have a lot more perspective on how things work, and how people work.
I’ve also dated men considerably older than me (10+ years older) back when I was in my mid 20s, and looking back, there was a huge power imbalance, not in my favor. They had SO much more control of the situation, simply because they had so much more experience.
In my experience, people that date down in age like that, can’t find anyone their own age to date them. They go for a lot younger, so they can manipulate easily. A 25 year old typically won’t be confident enough, or experienced enough to know their limit (lack of experience) or doesn’t have the ability to articulate/confront big issues, and ends up being manipulated.
Then add in that typically when you’re 50 you have a lot of baggage that a 25 year old doesn’t. So the older party is also inflicting a lot of unnecessary hardship (think kids, baby mama drama, work, financial) that the 25 year old wouldn’t necessarily have to deal with if they dated their own age.
In other words it usually works out REALLY well for the older party, and not well for the younger one.
Hey everyone! Despite my efforts, my fiancé really doesn’t get into video games much. Mechanical skill limitations frustrate her, and sometimes her attention span for games isn’t high when she could read a book or watch a show, I want to try a new tactic to see if it works: games where she can be a “backseat driver.”...
And before the storm. Even though it's set before the first one, I feel it has way more impact if you play it after. The very end, Jesus, if you know... You know...
Plus it gives good background on the first game.
Haven't played true colours yet, how would you rate it compared to the first game? Cause while the second one had a good story, I don't think the game overall had the same emotional pull as the first one and I was just glad to finish it so I could stop playing tbh.
Havent played it myself, but I was watching my GF while she played it and it seemed closer to the first game in terms of setting and story than the second one. She is really picky about which games to play, and she enjoyed it.
I bet you have more food than some people. Are you giving it to them?
You have a roof over your head, other people don’t. Are you giving it to them?
You most likely have more money than others, considering your access to the internet and ability to think up this post - are you donating all of your excess that isn’t going to your bills and food?
Calling it “hoarding” is just intentionally vilifying having money. Are some rich people bad? Absolutely. Are they bad because they’re rich? No. Do they have an obligation to give their money away? Also no.
Figured out how to draft myself a curved waistband for a skirt I've been making, and it fit first time! Very proud because I'm not a very experienced sewist and usually just stick to whatever the pattern tells me to do.
More info for those who don't mind being educated about sewing first thing in the morning:
Basically most sewing patterns come with a straight rectangular waistband, but those only fit on people who are relatively straight up and down where the band is gonna sit. Meanwhile I'm so short-waisted and big-hipped that everywhere is massively curvy and there's not a straight up and down bit anywhere to be found on my torso.
So since this one is a wide waistband, there's a full three inches more circumference needed at the bottom of where the band sits than the top. Therefore it needs to be curved, therefore I had to break away from the pattern and do it all myself.
If you can never get waistbands that fit right and everything always gapes weirdly, you too may be cursed with curves. I recommend learning to sew.
Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.
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Nikki Haley vows to abolish anonymous social media accounts: 'It's a national security threat' (fox11online.com)
Small government stuff again from Republicans.
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Futako Tamagawa (1988x1406) (files.catbox.moe)
cross-posted from: ani.social/post/17657...
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What are some good games for having a "backseat driver?"
Hey everyone! Despite my efforts, my fiancé really doesn’t get into video games much. Mechanical skill limitations frustrate her, and sometimes her attention span for games isn’t high when she could read a book or watch a show, I want to try a new tactic to see if it works: games where she can be a “backseat driver.”...
Can a rich person be a good person?
I don't mean doctor-making-150k-a-year rich, I mean properly rich with millions to billions of dollars....
Winter Afternoon (pixelfed.de)
Macron Blames Video Games For Riots, Calls On Parents To Help (www.channelstv.com)
Twitter is now completely "walled" (dont wanna rattle cages with a wrong title whoopsie)
On this moment you'll need an account to view anything on the platform.....
Wednesday wins
What's going right this week? Something you need to celebrate, or just found a Charlie Bighams ready meal with a yellow sticker?...
Infamous power mod got permabanned without explanation, then have a public meltdown. (lemmy.ml)
This is the first time in about 15 years that he will finally see the sunlight.
I'm on the way to Aldi
Anyone want anything?
'No kill' meat, grown from animal cells, is now approved for sale in the U.S. (www.npr.org)
Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.
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