This is the most American thing I have read in my life. I have lived for more than half a century, some of it in several different US states.

Seriously, if anyone asks what the US is like, show them this post. It’s perfect.

Yeah, but where’s the fun in that?

All of the cost, none of the equity. Just as capitalism demands.

Distributed burden, with the profits for the few.

What did we do with the railroad barons again? And where’s their privatised cutting-edge tech??

Where I live, there used to be an Officer Gay in our police. He retired a while ago, but just imagine the possibilities. There was graffiti. Soo much graffiti.

Like, this was a legitimate word, once, used for names and such.

Yeah, there be trolls about.

Why do you hate free speech now?

This is objectively true:

Ideological values are parametrically associated with empathy neural response to vicarious suffering 2023, PubMed

Maybe we should stop trying to convince them and start showing them.

You can have my pickle. I don’t want it.

I didn’t get it on temu, and it’s not exactly the same. They’re all the same basic design because they have to be to work, and I happen to have a red one. They come in all colours.

Weird.

e: just for some more proof I’m not a bot:

Uh, buy my book! XD

Malicious and stupid aren’t mutually exclusive, but stupid often leads.

I thought I was horny once, but that was just Rush Limbaugh dying.

Legendary comment.

Some people in that thread said the same. Like I said, everything is normal. There’s a huge range, from a few times a day to a couple of times a year. Just don’t judge yourself against others, and especially wth something as personal as this. I think your 2-3 times per day is perfectly fine. /hugs

I think everything is normal that is natural for you and isn’t disruptive.

Sorry for the Reddit link, and I don’t know your age, but you may find this discussion in the psychologyofsex sub interesting.

‘Normal’ is a very wide range.

As long as it isn’t interfering with your life, flick that bean. It’s not hurting anyone.

You don’t need to compare yourself to others. They’re not you. Twice a day doesn’t sound excessive to me. 20 times a day might, but twice? It’s your body.

Also keep in mind female masturbation has, until recently, been discouraged by western culture as deviant. It may be that some of your friends are downplaying their own regularity for social pressure (you already mentioned you vocally agree with what they say – others are probably doing that, too).

I do it every month or so for the dopamine, but I’m asexual. I’d say even a few times every day is fine. If you think it’s disruptive to your life, I’d recommend therapy, but that’s like if you can’t focus in a meeting because you haven’t done it for an hour and that’s all you can think about. Otherwise, just enjoy yourself. You’re fine.

I think it’s simpler than that. They believed their own AI PR bullshit, huffed their own farts, and management thought they could get paid more to do less, offloading decisions.

Don’t ascribe to malice that which can be explained by stupidity.

God invented sin, then made himself human in order to kill himself to save people from himself. Makes perfect sense.

Silicone cover for the part of a VR headset that touches your face. Makes it a bit more comfortable. I think this one is for a Quest.

e: I have one, it’s this:

Trajic ☹️

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You may be right.it was in a collection of headline mistakes, and this is shitpost, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯