Of course. But the comments on that particular page are mostly locals, and it's relatively well moderated.
Yep. It's somewhat ingrained in UK culture, at least for people of my gen. I'm 48 this weekend, and plan on staying in with my fam and maybe having a few beers. But that's only because I'm off for a city break with friends next week to see The Beta Band and basically eat and drink for 2 days. Can't wait.
Yeah, I get what he's saying, but I agree. I think we've lost a lot in this post-nuance world. It's kind of like saying you wouldn't watch American History X because it's got nazis in it.
Starlink, sadly, is essential for many rural communities. But yeah, everytime we sign up one of our properties at work to one it always feels like a Faustian pact.
Work-wise fairly awful. Dodgy software and shitty MS updates resulted in hundreds of users having debilitatingly slow logins, and as the IT department we had to respond rapidly, which we do anyway, but we were also hounded by angry managers. Fortunately we're on it today and all has gone well. Plus there was the sweet salvation of beer and family boardgames over the weekend.
I hear you, but worth mentioning that most men have been in the presence of something stronger and aggressive, in the form of other men. From abusive father's, older siblings, to the general school environment. Violence and the threat of violence is something men feel growing up and it doesn't really go away.
I'm not saying that threat isn't more acute for women, or minimizing that lived experience - when a man is trying to force himself onto you it must be terrifying and I know from my sisters and wife that it happens a lot, and often in more subtle and low-key ways than outright aggression (although that's often the underlying threat).
But yeah.. as someone who's been beaten up a few times just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or wearing the wrong t-shirt, I'm under no illusion as to how dangerous men can be.
Yeah, hard agree on that. Many, many people have made poor decisions when inebriated. They've got over it and moved on. But when one person is sober it definitely feels like an abuse of power.
Oh, for sure. Once you're in a relationship then there's a whole world to explore, as consent is established. But the video (comedically/crudely depending on your own sense of humour) alludes to very early flirtation and the games people play, where a grey area arises as one party wants the other to believe that they are somehow reluctant to proceed (although they're not), to somehow present the idea that they're not usually promiscuous, perhaps to massage the ego of the instigator. The concept of 'sweet surrender' is explored in countless romantic works and is definitely a thing - and not something that should be conflated with rape, is I guess what i'm trying to put across.
I bought a 'rechargeable' one that was basically a disposable with a USB-C charge port on the end. The initial charge seemed to last for the duration of the vape...
My wife still uses reddit now and then, but I can't because I'm banned :-/
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Just wait until they get banned from reddit, get them to sign up and show them the Boost client (that used to work on reddit) and away they'll go. That's how i did it :-)