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Oh no question. Wall street isn’t about being honest. He has a certain set of skills. You could quite comfortably draw tons of parallels to any number of organized crime groups. Dudes pure evil but if youre gonna be in the mob you might as well be the boss.

He may have missed the window where the president was cognitively capable of signing his own name. He’s already regressed to child like babbling, tantrums, and shittng his pants.

He really shoulda bought himself an island. Or a leather jacket and sold snake oil. One of those.

If I’m gonna go… I may as well do it distracted.

If I were to guess… a bunch of artists produced clipart for the book and someone fit it together. Science and stuff. Page layouts get amusing frequently (sometimes intentionally…)

As far as the content of the text goes… its good advice. Some things we take for granted are not always well known. Tsunamis are terrifying and nature plays for keeps… (example) and loves to remind us of how powerless we can be. (animated example)

We can certainly laugh and call it common sense - but really, unless you start moving the second an early warning hits - you may well just be a statistic simply based on your relative location to the event.

To be fair: our government(s) kinda suck at most everything and are run by people that likely are dropped off to work by their nursing homes. When they remember to.

Let’s see here… we just take your time served … apply some creative math with some leverage and we’ll have you out in a ji…

If memory serves (depends, check for your area) if you are going to be tested - demand blood because it takes longer and is more accurate so it provides an opportunity to process a bit more alcohol and isnt a refusal.

Theres a number of recommendations for that situation depending on state. And of course if youve actually had anything to drink. But yup. Definitely a perfect example.

I’d like to imagine this is an 80s flick with a bridge out sign resulting in some impossible hang time.

I probably should have specified in the post that I’ve never had a partner before…

Everyone starts somewhere. Theres nothing wrong with that. Too many people feel that they need to know it all ahead of time and reality is - everyone is different. You could date 100 people and while, sure, there might be some commonalities… each of those relationships will be a wholly different thing. Objectively look at friendships you have… you may have multiple friends but each one is unique. They have different traits and even different reasons they appeal ro you. Dating in the rawest form is just that. Friends but seeking more.

The context, in short, is that I was raised in…

We are the sum of our damages. Everyone bears different scars and carries different experiences with them. You are who you are because of the path youve traveled. The key thing is youre still on that road. You can adjust and course correct every single day and get closer to your ideal. It won’t always work out but maybe you’ll have a story to tell or have learned something that will help you along your path.

Based on the replies I’m getting, I think it’s safe to say that everything I believed was a lie, one that stemmed from the emotional deprivation chamber of my childhood.

The best I can suggest is focus less on what is behind you: its not going to change. You can love it, hate it, or curse it daily but it won’t change the past. Personally I’ve known and been fortunate to have known a lot of people from different walks of life. Some of the kindest and empathetic people I have known came from some wildly hellish backgrounds. They sought compassion and empathy because they didn’t want to see others suffer the same path they knew.

I like the point you make about communication. I definitely plan on communicating my most important needs upfront if I start dating.

Make connections, find friends, do things you both like. You’ll find your way naturally. Don’t force it and dont rush.

In childhood, I learned to fear my needs and never voice them because they would never be met, but now, I think I know better.

Every step you take can move you further from who you were … and a step closer to who you’ll be. You’ll be fine. ;)

Prolly should heavily fact check this for your area if you plan to either deny the test … or take the test while believing you can utter some magic words to make the results inadmissible.

Look - theres nothing wrong with being affectionate with a partner… nor is there anything wrong with desiring reciprocation. BUT everyone tends to display affection differently. If you need or would like something from your partner… here’s a life hack: tell them. Talk about it. That will vastly improve your situation or at the very least leave you informed on where things stand. What won’t work is posting your grievances here and looking for validation. If you aren’t getting your needs met by this person and you both have already discussed the topic? Decision time.

I’m not saying you can’t fish around for some ideas but regardless of what the faceless masses here prefer - if you have a need and you believe its important then… it is. You may not get everything on your wishlist. We rarely do. But discussion tends to yield better results when its with the party you are concerned with. My 2c.

This. 100x.

We had answer snippets long before they shit this abomination into existence. I hope they lose horribly and Germany goes for the hat trick and drops a: “oh! while you’re doing that you’ll need to remove those false results that are ads… or need to CLEARLY label them.”

I can dream.

Good call. Also if you are a religious type I’d steer clear of hallowed ground for a bit. You may start to smolder after speaking such depraved words, true as they may well be, into existence.

I’m not saying you should… but you could… use the cameras and other open sources … darkweb and whatever else and just to utterly dox each and every one of these people promoting these products. These are not tech savvy people. They are old, decrepit, and well trained in responding only to a hearty handful of totally-not-a-bribe.

If you want these cunts to worry about security and rights… you need to make it personal.

Find an open flock cam? Live stream it with a projector where people see it. Collect some damning evidence and push it right in the face of the people who think it’s secure.

My favorite discussion topic when someone starts with that protect the children bullshit:

You are totally right! But oh wait: with devices likely headed in the direction of being a beacon of ‘my user is underage’ … doesn’t that mean you can effectively, using publicly available information, play pokemon go… except with children?! After all with the leaks and cross references… they could probably just put a filter system in place and let you just find your match. Boy, girl, age, weight, build? I see you’ve made a selection! Care to cross reference with our live footage so you can find pick out that special place for the ideal get together? Need some AI help with finalizing your choice? Let’s dress them up with a bit of help from our app developer GROK! …Promise this is your child and youre just playing dress up to pick out that right gift? Alright! Here you go! Oh its actually your significant other and youre looking for something spicy… well … why not! Heres a few more images with some fun playful outfits for the bedroom… we did you a favor and put them in a couple recommended positions we completely recommend. Go get em king! You’re ready!

Usually by this point they’ve shut the hell up and are now contemplating how to put the genie back bottle. Feel free to use some creative flair. If they dont look like they are about to be ill - you clearly need to go harder.

Damn this seems dark. Just anybody could steal our children. And so easily! We should probably gps tag them at birth. We’ll call it loli-jack. This way we’ll never lose another kid. I’m sure that won’t backfire… Hey and kids grow fast. Maybe some mandatory 3d scans of them during yearly checkups. Obviously so AI can track them if they are being trafficed. No way to disguise them then! Oh and then we can totally sell those totally anonomized scans to help with…

You’ll feel positively disgusting if youre doing it right.

After care is important: the thing I recommend is washing yourself down with iso alcohol. Get a good scrub in. Then get that inner cleanse with a stiff shot and a good cry in the fetal position in the shower. Fuck I hate this timeline.

You forgot the bit about rolling coal, a punisher logo, at least one thin blue line sticker, and always - always - feel the need to back into a parking space with the expertise of a 13 year old blind dog with parkinsons.

Ah. Lovely. I’ll just go set the "its been x days since ‘ai fanaticism’ made me throw up a little bit " back to zero.

Its a shame people haven’t realized how few of them there are and how much better things would be if they… just … you know. Weren’t.

Meanwhile they are building bunkers and installing more surveillance we are paying for. The mind boggles at the trajectory we are on.

Theres a certain amount of inevitability in this… If its expected every single quarter you somehow produce better numbers than your last numbers… you are incentivised to make the sand castle taller by digging around its foundation spill more on the top. This applies to not only individual companies but the market at large - its practically fractal in nature.

Most of the market by now is aware AI and its promises are bullshit. Its just about passing that hot potato nuke around until it explodes. Nobody is worried about each pass making it a bigger bomb… they’re worried about not being the guy holding it when it blows.