That is actually something I really dislike. Lossless and lossy formats should be immediately distinguishable.

Huh. Is eternity (the app I’m using) finally broken? Did not even realize I double posted.

Why? I like combustion noises

Why? I like combustion noises

This happened more than once? Or what does periodically mean in this context?

I think that a lot of people believe on some level that everyone else works as they do. Even if they intellectually know this to not be true.

I can imagine that someone who struggled with their sexuality or gender can believe to see their own struggles in others. And like in your example if their personal solution was to “just get over their hang-ups” it makes sense that they see that also as a solution for others.

Another more annoying example would be those older people that are clearly in the closet saying stuff like “this is normal. Everybody has those urges/thoughts sometime.”

Back to the topic of this being patronizing: I agree. Respect should go both ways. Even if one is 100% convinced someone is a member of the alphabet mafia and even if they are right in the end, one should respect them living their life as they want to as long as it does not negatively affect others in a major way of course (hateful or intolerant behaviors).

I had an acquaintance once who behaved very stereotypically flamboyantly gay. From voice to body language. The thing is he himself says he is not attracted to men at all. Has a wife and last I heard soon a child. At least to me as an outsider it looked clearly like they truly loved each other. He told me multiple stories of gay men trying to convince him he’s gay or bisexual. Militantly so. Of course also stories of people being bigoted and assuming that he is gay.

Another story was something in a game community where a trans girl called someone who was clearly struggling with their gender identity feminine pronouns and even a feminine sounding name. Even though they said multiple times that they don’t like it. I also talked with the trans girl that I didn’t find this ok. In the end it turned out that they were indeed a trans woman. I still believe to this day the behavior was disrespectful at the time.

Sorry for the wall of text. I got a bit carried away.

I’ve done this for 59 dogs now. The world will tremble upon facing my canine army!

So presenting masculine is not attractive?

I dunno why but I’m somehow bothered by the post on an emotional level. I do not want to accuse anybody, it’s primarily my own issue of course.

The first thing I thought of was transgender men getting told to present feminine. I think nobody should be told how they should dress.

I know it’s a meme and I am taking this a bit too seriously.

Anyways skirts are cool and can be cute and feminine like in the op or cool and masculine like a kilt. It’s a very versatile garment everybody could wear more often.

Speaking from experience?

They do this because it works on many people.

Sex toys are not regulated in the us?! There are a ton of regulations in the EU unfortunately not the same in all countries but some even classify them as medical devices. There is also the standard ISO 3533 “Sex toys — Design and safety requirements for products in direct contact with genitalia, the anus, or both” which is not required at the moment? is still used as a guideline.

Not cognitive behavior therapy? So you must mean cock and ball torture! /s

I hate unintroduced abbreviations. Why do (mostly) Americans write like this all the goddamn time?!

“The character in this YA book is like that one guy from HIMYM and they do CBT (not that one) due to PTSD from CBT (that one).”

I could be very wrong but it looks to be the same color as old computer cases. These got their color from a study by the German government which color would work best in an office environment. It was then written into health standards for the use in office environments for a time.

Unfortunately I know transphobic people that own and use guns. It needs to be applied correctly to function

Did you not get the memo? There is nothing outside the US. How else can the winner of a national championship be the world champion? /s

I know it’s a very unpopular opinion but I actually like the aesthetics of infrastructure and industry.

When I see a steel mill, an oil rig or powerplants like wind parks, hydro- or nuclear power I am reminded of the human ingenuity that went into it. How many people needed to band together to work on something bigger than their tribe. I am reminded of our awe inspiring power to shape our environment completely.

Of course with great power… You know the rest.

I don’t like platforms that do not allow negative feedback tbh.

That’s not the definition of the singularity…

Language is flexible. Deal with it.

You’re not Cheddar!