Let me give a counter argument: everything that annoys you about therapy can be part of therapy. Everything that happens in therapy can and should be part of it. So why not being up the topic of this post with your therapist? How does that make you feel?
Therapy is not really about the therapist. They’re just there to give you a surface to reflect off of.
Hm I’d say not necessarily. That depends on your situation I guess. The question comes down to “would you give up your property for other people to live in?” If you own 1-2 small properties, that’s not being a greedy landlord. And it would make it possible for you to give people housing they could afford (while still profitable for you, if you needed it to be).
If you charge insane rents, then you’re not only a hypocrite but maybe also schizophrenic. That just sounds like a disconnect.
But it’s very possible to “change the system from within”, even if that’s not my political opinion. If you can buy property, maybe you should. And then rent it to people for an affordable price.
I’m sometimes thinking people should get together and buy mansions to convert into shelters
Are you taking anything for your ADHD? Because you are describing very clear addiction patterns for dopamine.
Yeah, you’ve trained yourself. I noticed after a while when I was binging stuff, that I hadn’t even gotten what it was about. I had listened to hours of podcasts without retaining anything that was in them. You can un-learn those habits. Your brain works like that because you (and the world around you) have trained it that way.
When’s the last time you spent a day without a screen? Two days? A week? This is non-judgemental. I also have addiction patterns.
What you’re looking for is probably a RSS feed reader.
But seriously. Don’t do that to your brain. It isn’t heaven, also not for ADHD brains. Screens are very dangerous for us ADHD folks. The neverending circle of information will not satisfy your brain. I highly recommend you try to drastically reduce your screen time. You’ll find that after even a short time away, the speed of the normal news cycle will be too much for you.
Yeah…we are so well connected and socialised. The old ways have really proved themselves…
It’s also an issue to have this form of generation fight. We as older men, also have an obligation to question the old ways and listen to the young people. Because yes, a lot of it is a problem. And refusing to see the problem doesn’t make it not a problem. It just makes you part of it. Doesn’t make you evil to consume certain things. But it doesn’t help if you’re not compassionate with the current views and the emotions of the younger people around you. Most people don’t even want to make anyone stop doing something, but they’d be happy to know that you’re questioning it.
Thanks! There’s not that many answers here to my question, just a lot of comments on the thing itself not about the criticism. So thanks for those sources.
Interesting. I’m not sure if that really answers my question. That is you saying it’s their fault for being lonely, yes? And yes, I agree, we men should definitely educate ourselves and better ourselves wherever possible. But would that mean that there’s no systemic issue and it’s “just” men being dumb?
I feel like that’s a easy statement for people to upvote. But I don’t really see an answer to the question. What is the course? Change what? And what established progressive policy?
Not trying to antagonise you at all. Just trying to dig deeper
Ah that last part makes sense as a criticism. Yes, I guess incels have taken this term to defend their sexism
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I guess that sounds like trust issues with some paranoid tendencies?
Elfenlied still haunts me. Not in the flashy body horror way, but in this psychological way. But I’m always susceptible when there’s kids involved
I work in primary school. Parents thank me when picking up their kids. Kids thank me in little things or in big things when we part ways
I’m working with kids. I get a lot of thanks.
I’ve never taken any illegal drugs, so I’m not the expert. But all I’ve heard is that pharmacy stuff is purer and cleaner.
I guess you just go on telegram or some other chat groups, maybe discord. Don’t find your drug dealer in a club, I’d say. But again, I have no experience
Just in case nobody told you yet: you need your liver tested regularly, your blood pressure and pulse about every few months. Try to get speed if you know good sources. But maybe you can also get some amphetamine from neighbouring countries? You’re going into illegal territory there, might as well just find a drug dealer. There’s people who will just sell you the right amphetamines.
Auto tune you still have to be able to sing to make it sound good. Sampling can be an art form.
The difference here is that you could pay musicians if you don’t play an instrument. Using AI shit just means you’re taking art away from artists
So much. I mean that’s what the book burning was all about. There’s blacklisted authors. There’s state secrets. It might be information that’s legal only for certain people. I mean, if we’re being pedantic, it’s illegal for you to have information about me if I’m not giving it to you.