What's Bothering You? (The thread about what is bothering you.)

[tp4tissue]

And of course, Google is evil.
They've repeatedly abused their browser market share (as above) and would/will only get worse as their share grows. The internet also changed due to Google's meddling, anything sexual has been pushed way to the back due to them having dominance in search and advertising. If you want to save the internet, ditch Chrome.

Is LLann saying this is good or bad ?

Bad... 
Porn is still easy to find (because of course it is) but now sexual education/health has been pushed to the back.

What % of people use the googer for secs education? Is that not predominantly a skool/home subject thing?

[fohat.digs]

Porno is to sex education what Professional Wrestling is to atheletic competition.

[Rhienfo]

What % of people use the googer for secs education? Is that not predominantly a skool/home subject thing?

Having a vast sex education resource that can be freely accessed is incredibly important, especially in places where sex ed isn't normally taught at home or school. But yeah most people learn this stuff in schools/home. Depends on the person much more than other things.

Porno is to sex education what Professional Wrestling is to atheletic competition.

lol. kinda a good analogy.

[Leslieann]

From what I've seen (in the U.S.), all those people who scream they should be the ones teaching sex to their kids are the biggest problem because most of them simply DON'T and even when they do, they wait faaar too long and the kid is either already having sex or the "talk" is like 2 minutes if them stuttering and barely covering anything.

"I didn't have it and I turned out just fine!"
The number of kids/STDs and unsatisfied partners says otherwise.

[noisyturtle]

From what I've seen (in the U.S.), all those people who scream they should be the ones teaching sex to their kids are the biggest problem because most of them simply DON'T and even when they do, they wait faaar too long and the kid is either already having sex or the "talk" is like 2 minutes if them stuttering and barely covering anything.

"I didn't have it and I turned out just fine!"
The number of kids/STDs and unsatisfied partners says otherwise.

Just do what I do and never have any sex! It's easy!

[mohawk1367]

And of course, Google is evil.
They've repeatedly abused their browser market share (as above) and would/will only get worse as their share grows. The internet also changed due to Google's meddling, anything sexual has been pushed way to the back due to them having dominance in search and advertising. If you want to save the internet, ditch Chrome.

Is LLann saying this is good or bad ?

it depends. in my school we had like one day in middle school where the gym teacher came in and explained the basics and then a sophomore science class where they explained it in a scientific way (learning about zygotes, sperm, eggs asexual reproduction all that) but never really talked about the social/health part of it

then you have some schools in california where parents say their children come home with... toys so idk

Bad... 
Porn is still easy to find (because of course it is) but now sexual education/health has been pushed to the back.

What % of people use the googer for secs education? Is that not predominantly a skool/home subject thing?

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[CaesarAZealad]

I mean I got sex ed but it touched only coincidentally on how gay **** worked, so my first time I got thrown straight into the fire.

[mohawk1367]

And of course, Google is evil.
They've repeatedly abused their browser market share (as above) and would/will only get worse as their share grows. The internet also changed due to Google's meddling, anything sexual has been pushed way to the back due to them having dominance in search and advertising. If you want to save the internet, ditch Chrome.

Is LLann saying this is good or bad ?

it depends. in my school we had like one day in middle school where the gym teacher came in and explained the basics and then a sophomore science class where they explained it in a scientific way (learning about zygotes, sperm, eggs asexual reproduction all that) but never really talked about the social/health part of it

then you have some schools in california where parents say their children come home with... toys so idk

Bad... 
Porn is still easy to find (because of course it is) but now sexual education/health has been pushed to the back.

What % of people use the googer for secs education? Is that not predominantly a skool/home subject thing?

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Wow GH completely **** the bed when making this post

[Rhienfo]

Wow GH completely  **** the bed when making this post

What were trying to say lol

[mohawk1367]

Wow GH completely  **** the bed when making this post

What were trying to say lol

I replied to tp4 when they asked if it was more of a school or home subject and said "it depends. in my school we had like one day in middle school where the gym teacher came in and explained the basics and then a sophomore science class where they explained it in a scientific way (learning about zygotes, sperm, eggs asexual reproduction all that) but never really talked about the social/health part of it

then you have some schools in california where parents say their children come home with... toys so idk"

but it messed up the order of the quotes and somehow put part of another guy's comment in mine??

[tp4tissue]

No secs, secs = bad, everybody go home, vote for trvmp.

/christian education

[noisyturtle]

I would run an entire bus full of children off the road for a single Newport cigarette

[Rhienfo]

All of a sudden ublock isn't blocking all the youtube ads, ne1 else seeing this?

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Just got an popup saying that ad blockers are not allowed on youtube and got reminded of this convo for some reason. Still can just watch the video without ads no problem, but really don't want youtube to continue this stance on no adblockers, cause it will ruin I and many others experience on this platform.

I have also heard people say "JuST bUy YoUTubE PrEMIum iF YoU DoNT WaNT TO sEe ThE adS..." which really bothers me. I am not giving google any money. I already pay with my data.

[Findecanor]

I haven't got that popup yet, but I expect it to be possible to have the popups closed automatically with a Tampermonkey script. Here's one that someone made.

I already use other scripts: to hide shorts boxes, to play shorts in the normal player ifever I click a link, and to trim search results to only search results.
I have used other scripts before that don't work any more because Youtube has made changes ...

[iri]

How can people even use Youtube's web UI is beyond me. It's pure torture and it doesn't even give you anything valuable in comparison to downloading the videos.

[Rhienfo]

I haven't got that popup yet, but I expect it to be possible to have the popups closed automatically with a Tampermonkey script. Here's one that someone made.

I already use other scripts: to hide shorts boxes, to play shorts in the normal player ifever I click a link, and to trim search results to only search results.
I have used other scripts before that don't work any more because Youtube has made changes ...

Thanks for that, I kept getting it but nothing happened so it's just an empty threat basically, more annoying than anything.

How can people even use Youtube's web UI is beyond me. It's pure torture and it doesn't even give you anything valuable in comparison to downloading the videos.

I think it's fine with some changes. I basically used extensions on firefox to remove all recommendations, If I need to find a new video, I can only search for them. Plus adblock, bringing back the dislike button (which my extension broke due to the changes on youtube) and sponsor block can make video watching far better experience.

I think this is kinda too far but it's the best for me at least.

[phinix]

All of a sudden ublock isn't blocking all the youtube ads, ne1 else seeing this?

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Just got an popup saying that ad blockers are not allowed on youtube and got reminded of this convo for some reason. Still can just watch the video without ads no problem, but really don't want youtube to continue this stance on no adblockers, cause it will ruin I and many others experience on this platform.

I have also heard people say "JuST bUy YoUTubE PrEMIum iF YoU DoNT WaNT TO sEe ThE adS..." which really bothers me. I am not giving google any money. I already pay with my data.

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I've been getting those too for last 5 days or so...
And I got on that adblocker bandwagon just month ago!

[Findecanor]

I sometimes disable my "ad blocker" on streams of people I want to support.
The ads on Youtube that I do get then are often outright disgusting, and make me angry. No higher class than what I can find in my email spam folder.

[Rhienfo]

I sometimes disable my "ad blocker" on streams of people I want to support.
The ads on Youtube that I do get then are often outright disgusting, and make me angry. No higher class than what I can find in my email spam folder.

yeah that's fair, the ads I get at least just annoy me to the point where even if I like creator, I won't turn off adblock.

[tp4tissue]

Hair perm solution smells like really strong epoxy

[mohawk1367]

How can people even use Youtube's web UI is beyond me. It's pure torture and it doesn't even give you anything valuable in comparison to downloading the videos.

whats wrong with it? ive never had issues but im not one of those people who completely customizes everything and uses Arch lol

[tp4tissue]

In case anyone didn't no, cherry tomatoes can go poof in the microwave, not all but some.

[mohawk1367]

In case anyone didn't no, cherry tomatoes can go poof in the microwave, not all but some.

why are u microwaving cherry tomatoes

[tp4tissue]

In case anyone didn't no, cherry tomatoes can go poof in the microwave, not all but some.

why are u microwaving cherry tomatoes

/secrets

[mohawk1367]

In case anyone didn't no, cherry tomatoes can go poof in the microwave, not all but some.

why are u microwaving cherry tomatoes

/secrets

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TP... that's not how you make Cherry housings buddy...


You've gotta use actual cherries for that

[Leslieann]

Probably broke or dislocated my ankle coming down off a ladder...

The good, it doesn't hurt and it was on company time.
The bad... Everything hurts from trying to walk in the boot even a small amount and I'm dying of boredom at work as I'm pretty much not allowed to do anything my job entails... yay.

[tp4tissue]

Probably broke or dislocated my ankle coming down off a ladder...

The good, it doesn't hurt and it was on company time.
The bad... Everything hurts from trying to walk in the boot even a small amount and I'm dying of boredom at work as I'm pretty much not allowed to do anything my job entails... yay.

Congratulations on free vacation.

[Leslieann]

Probably broke or dislocated my ankle coming down off a ladder...

The good, it doesn't hurt and it was on company time.
The bad... Everything hurts from trying to walk in the boot even a small amount and I'm dying of boredom at work as I'm pretty much not allowed to do anything my job entails... yay.

Congratulations on free vacation.

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Not even close to a vacation.
Just benched.

[tp4tissue]

Probably broke or dislocated my ankle coming down off a ladder...

The good, it doesn't hurt and it was on company time.
The bad... Everything hurts from trying to walk in the boot even a small amount and I'm dying of boredom at work as I'm pretty much not allowed to do anything my job entails... yay.

Congratulations on free vacation.

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Not even close to a vacation.
Just benched.

Vacation bench.

[fohat.digs]

Congratulations on free vacation.

Not even close to a vacation.

A Homer Simpson vacation.

[Kavik]

No secs, secs = bad, everybody go home, vote for trvmp.

/christian education

As one of my coworkers once said facetiously, "Sex is disgusting and filthy, and you should save it for someone you love."

[mohawk1367]

No secs, secs = bad, everybody go home, vote for trvmp.

/christian education

As one of my coworkers once said facetiously, "Sex is disgusting and filthy, and you should save it for someone you love."

literally everything is disgusting and filthy if you think about that way. life is disgusting and filthy, humans are disgusting and filthy.

[fohat.digs]

life is disgusting and filthy

Only fungi can completely break down the filth and prepare it for re-use.

[noisyturtle]

No secs, secs = bad, everybody go home, vote for trvmp.

/christian education

As one of my coworkers once said facetiously, "Sex is disgusting and filthy, and you should save it for someone you love."

I'm approaching middle age and still don't understand how normal people meet and decide to have sex with each other. Sometimes I feel like I'm observing a completely different race of beings, trying to figure out how they operate and live.

[fohat.digs]

decide to have sex with each other.

There are various motivations, possibly simplified to (1) pleasure, (2) reproduction, and (3) power, and they change over time.

Likely pleasure is the primary motivation at the young end of the spectrum and reproduction, as a motive, probably kicks in for many of us as we mature into early-to-middle adulthood.

The power dynamic is complex, and both genders can wield it in terms of requesting it as well as holding it back - inside an existing relationship or not.
The dramatic differences between male and female drives is a constant problem and frustration, and each side probably has a lot of trouble understading the other.

[tp4tissue]

I'm approaching middle age and still don't understand how normal people meet and decide to have sex with each other. Sometimes I feel like I'm observing a completely different race of beings, trying to figure out how they operate and live.

The drive is reproduction, from both genders. What they feel or "think" they feel is besides the point.

Evolution dictates that only those who desire to reproduce, live on.

All perception is tailored to further a SINGULAR outcome.


Even in the context of hyper-promiscuity, It is merely a different "strat" to further one's genes.  Typically male in this case, since they bare the least cost in the process.



As for how it's decided.  We have in-built sensors and cognition to recognize desirable genetic traits.  This includes all senses, not limited to visual.

[mohawk1367]

No secs, secs = bad, everybody go home, vote for trvmp.

/christian education

As one of my coworkers once said facetiously, "Sex is disgusting and filthy, and you should save it for someone you love."

I'm approaching middle age and still don't understand how normal people meet and decide to have sex with each other. Sometimes I feel like I'm observing a completely different race of beings, trying to figure out how they operate and live.

can you explain more? i dont rlly get what ur saying

[tp4tissue]

It's important to remember that different traits are selected for under different life circumstances. It is the myriad of options which allow a specie to endure, optimal does not exist indefinitely and is only bound by the time-width of cognitive analysis. An inconsequential pebble might've made all the difference, but because it exists outside of our field of observation, it is excluded, our awareness and our existence "may" or "may not" have bounds, it is equally likely.

[noisyturtle]

No secs, secs = bad, everybody go home, vote for trvmp.

/christian education

As one of my coworkers once said facetiously, "Sex is disgusting and filthy, and you should save it for someone you love."

I'm approaching middle age and still don't understand how normal people meet and decide to have sex with each other. Sometimes I feel like I'm observing a completely different race of beings, trying to figure out how they operate and live.

can you explain more? i dont rlly get what ur saying

I don't know how else to put it. Dating and relationships just never really happened for me, and don't make any sense to me. I had 2 gf's my entire life, and that was like 14+ years ago. I'm not a bad looking guy, I'm a decent flirt, in ok shape, I occasionally get hit on at work and that feels great, but nothing ever comes of it and normal **** never happens to me. I don't understand how people meet, or decide to go from acquaintance to dating, or decide to casually hook up. It is like some ancient puzzle everyone understands, but I just could never figure out. It's very frustrating, and I have no one to blame but myself. And the older I get and the longer I'm alone, the worse my self confidence gets about the entire thing.

The fact that most people my age have already dated many people, been married and divorced, have families and kids, and I have never really experienced any of that life makes it even more difficult for both myself, and for other potential mates to understand. I assume everyone just thinks there is something wrong with me, and at this point I cannot disagree.

[noisyturtle]

Is there something secret about leafblowing in the rain? Because all I see are two miserable jackasses running their ungodly noise machines in pouring rain outside my window, while the wet leaves go nowhere and just stick to the ground. Like they are scheduled to ****ing piss me off today, wtf are they doing out there? It is so loud, and they look so stupid, and it is so pointless.

[Findecanor]

Leaf-blowers? Don't get me started ...

They can't be good for the workers who use them either. The pollution. The back-breaking weight. The noise...

[tp4tissue]

Woah, that last rick and morty episode, prettty emotionally charged.

The allegory of course is,  EVERYTHING we use/ eat comes from an exchange of life-spans from some living being.  //Animal Agriculture.

I guess it's designed to make people think about what it takes, and to maybe question the process, even if the episode itself ends on a comedic release.

[Sintpinty]

I am terrified about my co op options and it keeps being on my mind every day cause my country is in a recession and so i'm getting rejected for all of them even though it's part of my program

[phinix]

GAS...
I can't free myself from it. I keep switching between one to another hobby/item collecting.
I just have a new one - Zf...

[tp4tissue]

GAS...
I can't free myself from it. I keep switching between one to another hobby/item collecting.
I just have a new one - Zf...

Start a reading list.

[phinix]

GAS...
I can't free myself from it. I keep switching between one to another hobby/item collecting.
I just have a new one - Zf...

Start a reading list.

Reading list?

[tp4tissue]

GAS...
I can't free myself from it. I keep switching between one to another hobby/item collecting.
I just have a new one - Zf...

Start a reading list.

Reading list?

We tend to lean on external acquisition because it's easier and gives us that shopping-buzz.

Realistically, gaining knowledge is probably the only thing we really hold-onto and can utilize day to day to refine decision making.

So, a reading list, where you check off books that improve one's intellect is a motivating endeavor.

Tp4 is reading one on mental math at the moment, it's been very difficult to calculate accurately large numbers without pen and paper.

Avoid the pitfall of junk-politics books, people with anxiety tend to obsess over reading books that merely affirm their entrenched ideology. These books teach you nothing, they're basically self brain-washing.

[mohawk1367]

GAS...
I can't free myself from it. I keep switching between one to another hobby/item collecting.
I just have a new one - Zf...

Start a reading list.

Reading list?

We tend to lean on external acquisition because it's easier and gives us that shopping-buzz.

Realistically, gaining knowledge is probably the only thing we really hold-onto and can utilize day to day to refine decision making.

So, a reading list, where you check off books that improve one's intellect is a motivating endeavor.

Tp4 is reading one on mental math at the moment, it's been very difficult to calculate accurately large numbers without pen and paper.

Avoid the pitfall of junk-politics books, people with anxiety tend to obsess over reading books that merely affirm their entrenched ideology. These books teach you nothing, they're basically self brain-washing.

every time i read your posts i just imagine a being of pure light levitating like some sort of buddha

[tp4tissue]

every time i read your posts i just imagine a being of pure light levitating like some sort of buddha

Tp4 struggles daily within the inane perturbations of reality. Ordered thought is only the semblance of stability, a minor respite from chaos. There is no guarantee that the legacy which propels the earth collective's concept of survival holds true across successively longer voids.

[mohawk1367]

every time i read your posts i just imagine a being of pure light levitating like some sort of buddha

Tp4 struggles daily within the inane perturbations of reality. Ordered thought is only the semblance of stability, a minor respite from chaos. There is no guarantee that the legacy which propels the earth collective's concept of survival holds true across successively longer voids.

like that part in morrowind where vivec is just levitating