The image says "elect a speaker who will restore constitutional order". New guy.

I'd extrapolate this priorities conversation from "sex" to pleasure. Hobbies, video games, casually socializing, and sex as you said. Obviously different people enjoy different activities to different extents. But this greater conversation is the hill I will die on.

USAmericans society has retained this conservative/puritanical idea that your work is your life, "idle hands are the devil's plaything", and everything else: vacations, video games, hobbies, sex... is a way to "unwind" so you can get back to work. The way we talk about these endeavors is truly depressing. We categorize and judge people based on "What do you do for work?", and hobbies and other entertainment is reserved for those truly close to us. Steve, who works in Accounting, might hate his job and only live for MTG Arena, but most conversations will steer toward How he survives rather than Why. Even sex and romance has been relegated to a systematic process, talked about and hijacked by consumerism more as a way to advance social standing, than for love or pleasure. Date (buy food), Engagement (buy ring), Marriage (fund ceremony, buy ring). And this is without any legal framework that requires that or prohibits casual hookups/co-habitation.

This whole "side-hustle", "grindset", "become the brand" extremist capitalist bullshit grates my sanity every time I hear it. That is what I believe creates the mental health difference "less prudish Europe" and "puritanical US", as you pointed out. I believe the idea vision of society is where we automate as much of our necessary processes as possible, implement a comfortable UBI, and pay people a good amount for filling those positions. Why the rest of society doesn't think that is beyond me.

After all, human society is made by humans, for humans. It should not be geared for labor machines.

Yeah thaaaat's why I was feeling uneasy This would be funny if it triggered my ring doorbell cam. In this context it feels more like the woman who got an audio recording of her cab ride

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/11/hillary-clinton-2016-donald-trump-214428/ this article covers it. Exactly what Sparkega said Quote: Eleven days after [Trump's] comments about McCain, Clinton aides sought to push the plan even further: An agenda item for top aides’ message planning meeting read, “How do we prevent [Jeb] Bush from bettering himself/how do we maximize Trump and others?"

Who cares anymore? This man is unfit to hold the position. I'd rather focus on us IMMEDIATELY removing this administration whatever means necessary, than highlighting the latest nonsense of RFK, outburst of Trump/Musk, or stupidity of Vance

Better to lose your job than lose your life

yes we hit that point 3 months ago.

okay Switch to Linux if you can and are willing to undergo constant troubleshooting. I chose not to, and this is how I managed that.

Passport. You need a passport to fly domestically. The End.

"if we’re happy together we stay, if we’re not we split." Beautifully put. You and your girlfriend have been together for 5 years, which seems like a commitment in itself.

Personally I seem like marriage is an outdated practice, from a time where women were treated as property. It's a legal contract, like you'd make with a business partner. Marriage isn't even permanent (nor should it be). It just makes separation more expensive. Even if both participants want to split, and they agree on how to do it, now they need to get a judge to dissolve that contract.

And in the modern economy, many couples are choosing to forgo marriage, and put the money they save toward a shared house, which is a commitment in itself. People might argue that it's necessary if you plan to have children, but most couples can't afford that, some others don't want that. And if children are a future goal for you and her, wouldn't you have a commitment to that child? Plus, there are child support systems in place, whether the child was born in wedlock or not.

I could ramble on. The whole system of marriage only ever mattered because society said it should, and now that women aren't forced to be a "side-piece", and people don't gasp at the idea of premarital sex, it's just an expensive celebration. Marriage won't make a relationship more stable. It will just make it harder for both people to leave.

It is her politics and her strength, and Also her transparency and her target demographic. She represents the people - not the big corporations, even the corporations that favor Democrats. She's here for the 99%, and to help her people, she is willing to take from the top 1% that never should have the money they possess.

I had never heard about the "Network State" concept before, but now I hate it, because Zuckerberg sure as hell loves it