...yeaah

Depends on the people, but sure, sometimes!

Capitalism directly rewards this kind of behaviour. Maybe it would still be a problem in other systems, but capitalism very much exarcabates it by design.

Yes, you should very much talk about whether stuff like this is okay to do to someone else before you do it. You can't consent when you sleep, so you must get full consent beforehand.

And yes, you should typically ask whether doing something is okay before you do it, in general. Communication is good, it won't hurt anyone.

And no, it isn't safe to just assume anything. Ask! That's really all there is to it. Ask and accept a "no". Ideally you also check in a few times underway. It leads to better sex.

My mindset comes from the kink community, where generally most things are permissable, but so long as consent stays in front and centre. Unless you have agreed beforehand to treat it otherwise, stuff like a "giggly no" is a no. Well, specifically you'd have safe words such as "red", but I assume that's not the case here.

In short though, don't just assume anything of the other person, ask them, and allow them to talk.

Frankly, I wish we just abolished the damn monarchy already. I hate that we still have kings and queens in a democratic country even if they are just ceremonial. They don't deserve all this media attention just because they got a lucky birth

Treat all of them as one would any other citizen and be done with it. Unfortunately, the monarchy still faces popular support towards existing, though I hope it changes sooner or later

I think you have no idea what you are talking about

Do you think that European countries want to go on an offensive war with Russia or something? No, the discussion has always been about a defensive one

But why the fuck would the rich be accelerationists?? They're already rich. They already won. Don't they want to try to keep the world around for as long as possible? They got everything to lose!

Do they really think that they will come unscathed out of, and live a better life, in a collapsed society?

The statement doesn't follow. Facebook, Twitter, or TikTok have nothing to do with people's willingness to break laws. Those platforms are popular because people want what they offer.

Frankly, I don't think so, the vast majority are not fans of Russia, especially after the invasion of Ukraine. Pretty much everyone is in agreement that Russia is a threat, and there's no need for any media suppression for that

Most people are just in denial. The left has been calling out capitalism as the problem for over a century

There was just a decent period in the middle there for the west that put a lot of people into complacency, but finally we're starting to approach the logical conclusions of capitalism again, and it's all coming crashing down

Unfortunately I strongly believe that things are going to get much worse before they get better. I think the vast majority will need to be shocked into action

I literally dreamt about using a phone tonight