As the title suggests, I am looking for a childfree partner to share life and experiences with for the longterm leading to marriage. I like children and work with them, but dont want my own nor have any desires to raise anyone else's. My ideal partner is also childfree but exceptions to those with adult kids. I have 2 dogs that are my "children", they are important to me. Reddit is full of cat lovers and while cats are cool and cute, I much prefer dogs, goats, rodents, and reptiles.
I enjoy being outdoors especially with the dogs hiking, doing 5ks/10ks, anything in the water, and going on road trips. I'm blessed to be able to travel for my career and it allows me to make new memories, meet new people, and explore different areas. I would love a partner who enjoys traveling, being outdoorsy, and having fun but who also doesn't mind a cuddle sesh while watching a movie. I do enjoy some nerdy things like going to comic cons, reading Manga, and watching some anime. Horror is my favorite movie/show genre. My music taste varies from edm to rock.
My love languages are physical touch, quality time, and acts of service. Communication and emotional intelligence is extremely important to me. I'm ready for a partner who I can give my all too and someone who wants to give the same to me. I want to find the right person and am not trying to rush the process. I do not want to engage in anything sexual as im a demisexual.
Since physical attraction is important to most people, I will say I'm a plus size. I am taking the active steps in getting my health in order and have had success along my journey in my fitness goals. Body size isn't an issue as long as you are taking care of your health. Race doesn't matter to me, I know for some it does, I'm black american btw. Distance is a problem for me as long as there is trust, honesty, and constant communication. I'm open to relocating for the right person in the future. Looking for ages 25-45, will not go below or above those ranges.
If any of this resonates with you let's chat. Happy to share pics in the beginning.

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Madeline shuffled in her seat, eyes darting around the room, looking at anything and everything apart from Marcus as she tried to sift through her thoughts. Not that there was much to look at between the plain off-white walls and the worn grey carpet. The room was completely bare apart from the table she and the young guard were sitting at. She wondered what it was usually used for. A quiet office? An interrogation room? A holding cell? Or maybe it was reserved for just this — when an inmate wanted a quiet word with a guard.
Whatever it was used for, the room seemed designed to provide as little distraction as possible. But that was good, wasn’t it? No more delays. That was what she’d agreed with Billie. She would ask her questions now, and then it would be done. The chips would fall and if she got in trouble she could start picking up the pieces.
“Madeline?” Marcus prompted. “You really can ask me anything, you know. It might be hard to believe, but I promise that you can trust me.”
She finally let herself look at him, but her lips remained firmly sealed.
“Besides, I’d have thought you were keen to get this over with so you could go and have dinner.” He grinned at her, tilting his head to look out at her under raised eyebrows. “You’re normally very keen to eat.”
Though she couldn’t bring herself to laugh at his joke, it was reassuring how hard he was trying to be nice. She really wanted to believe that it couldn’t all be an act.
She nodded to herself, taking a deep breath. “I’m sorry. It’s just like I said earlier, I really don’t want to give you the wrong idea or get you in trouble or get me in trouble.” Shifting slightly under his steady gaze, she looked down at her fingers fidgeting and twisting together on the table.
Until a hand slid across into her eye line.
She froze.
Marcus froze too, his hand millimetres from her own. Then, it slid forward again and closed over hers. Though she tensed, she didn’t flinch or pull back. She slowly looked up and met his wide, kind eyes. “I… I was wondering if… I wanted to ask you about…” She closed her eyes and forced the words out. “Has anyone ever tried to escape from here before? And if so, what happened?”
The hand on hers twitched slightly but remained where it was. Surely that was a good sign?
She opened her eyes to see Marcus’s gaze fixed on her, his expression frustratingly neutral.
“Yes,” he said levelly. “People have tried to escape before. Of course they have. People value their freedom.”
“And?”
“And some managed. Though some of those were caught again, and it didn’t end well for them.”
“And those that didn’t manage?”
“It didn’t end well for them either. They tend to make an example of anyone who tries it.” The hand on hers finally slid back, but he leaned in closer, face twisted by concern. “Why are you asking this?”
Finally, one of the answers she’d rehearsed! “Well, I was just wondering about Billie’s brother — and anyone else we might want to enquire about. If they’d escaped or tried to escape, would they still be in the system? And would you be able to tell us about it, even if it wasn’t good news?”
His eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn’t call her out on what now seemed such an obvious lie. “They would still be in our system, yes. As for whether we would pass on the information as to what happened to them… That would depend on the good it could do.”
“Of course. I just know how much closure can help.”
“And that’s the only reason you’re asking?” he asked with raised eyebrows.
She nodded quickly. “Mmhhmm.”
“Because if there might be another reason, I would have to implore you in the strongest possible terms to reconsider whatever you might be planning. Because… Because like I said, it won’t end well.” He inched further towards her, leaning her across the table. “It won’t be by my hand, I can promise you that, but I can’t protect you from the others. And I really, really don’t want to see that happen to you, Madeline. I… I care about you.”
Madeline’s breath caught in her throat. For all Billie’s teasing, she hadn’t really, truly considered the possibility that they might be right. She’d never exactly been popular with boys, particularly with boys like Marcus — a fact that had never really bothered her. And what could she possibly have done to warrant his interest in her baggy shapeless work clothes?
“You remind me so much of my sister,” he continued, glancing down at his hands on the table.
She let out the breath she hadn’t realised she was holding.
“She’d have been about your age. She was shy at first too, but had an outrageous mouth on her once you got to know her. She was smart — always reading — and she was quiet and sweet… too sweet for this world.”
Now, it was Madeline’s turn to reach across the table, slipping her hand over his and squeezing gently. “Did you lose her?”
He shrugged. “I suppose I did in pretty much every sense of the word. Though perhaps I’ll never know for certain. So believe me when I say I know what you mean about the importance of closure.”
“What happened?”
Looking up to meet her gaze, he gave her a wan smile. “We’re not here to talk about me. We’re here to answer your questions.”
She smiled back. “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to. But you’ve been such a help to me here. So if you ever want to talk about it, I’d love to listen.”
He was silent a while, expression glazed over as if his mind was elsewhere. Then, his eyes snapped back into focus as if a decision had been reached. “The short version is that we got separated, like so many people did in the early days. I spent a long time looking for her, and it led me here. I paid my dues and worked hard. When they told me she wasn’t in the system, I didn’t believe them. I figured if I became a guard I could check for myself and, well… it turned out they weren’t lying. Or if they were, they covered their tracks well.”
“I’m sorry that you couldn’t find her.”
“Me too.” Glancing back down, he placed his other hand over hers and squeezed slightly. “And I’d also be very sorry if anything happened to you. So please, Madeline, be careful. While I promise you can trust me, there’s not much I can do to help if you get in trouble. And I really couldn’t stand to see you get in trouble.”
“I promise that I’ll be careful,” she said. After all, it was technically true. And though she’d lied many times to survive in this world, it seemed wrong to repay Marcus’s honesty with her own dishonesty.
“And that includes not mentioning any of this to anyone else. If anyone asks, you were here to talk to me about Liam and ask about the arrangements for your family room, okay?”
“Okay. Actually, since you bring it up, are there any updates there?”
He snorted. “Trust me, as soon as there are any updates I will make sure you’re the first to know.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, Madeline. You’re always welcome.” Pushing his chair back, he stood. “Now shall we get you back to the dormitory so you can get some dinner?”
She followed suit, chair scraping across the worn carpet. “That sounds good. And Marcus?”
“Hmmm?”
“I really do mean it. Thank you.”
On the walk back, Madeline felt lighter. She hadn’t exactly learned much, though she supposed she should take heart from the fact that some people had successfully escaped this place. But the thing putting a spring back into her step was the knowledge that she had a true friend on her side. And despite what Billie might say, she didn’t need to worry about giving him the wrong impression or any romantic overtures.
In fact, it turned out that Marcus was just like them. He’d come here in search of someone he’d loved and lost.
Madeline wondered how many of the other guards here had similar stories. She was sure that some were attracted to the role because of the power over others, but plenty of them seemed like nice enough human beings. When she’d first arrived, she hadn’t been able to fathom the sort of person who would willingly work for or with the Poiloogs — at least not one she’d like to meet. But perhaps the world was even less black and white than she’d thought.
She could even start to see a world where she’d be happy enough staying here.
Of course, she missed her freedom. Her books. Her library. But the work wasn’t too bad. She had food and a bed. She had Billie. And apparently, she had Marcus too. And soon, she’d have Liam. In a lot of ways, that was a better existence than the one she’d had just a year ago — free, but alone, surviving rather than living.
Author's Note: Next chapter due on 16th June

Companies that go public before reaching profitability can be harder to analyze. Investors are used to having net earnings performance as an initial screening tool, but when forming a view on an early-stage company, you have to look for other starting points. That scares some people away, but it also means that there’s plenty of space to find companies right at the start of their growth trajectory – and when you do, you’ll be thankful that you got in early.
One stock that fits this category is Rail Vision (RVSN), a NASDAQ-listed technology company that builds AI-powered sensors for trains. If you’re on the hunt for an interesting multibagger play, I’d say it fits the bill: the company itself has racked up impressive milestones over the past few months even while keeping expenses under control, and the stock price is sitting at an attractive entry point given what’s on the horizon. Intrigued? Read on…
Overview and Performance
Rail Vision was founded in 2016 and floated on the NASDAQ in 2022. It pretty much does what it says on the tin: AI-powered computer vision and smart sensors for railway vehicles, which can detect obstacles on the tracks ahead in any weather. This technology gets train much closer to being autonomous – think of Tesla’s self-driving cars, but for the railroads – and makes the operating companies less dependent on human train drivers, whose vision can be impaired in inclement weather. Essentially, the having the Rail Vision onboard improves passenger safety, reduces the chances of on-track collisions, and lowers the risk of a simple human error leading to a tragedy. They’re also a step towards removing the need for a driver entirely, which would have a significant impact on profitability.
Rail Vision’s stock hasn’t had as smooth a ride as the trains that use its technology: after floating above $20 in 2022, the price sagged for the rest of the year, before briefly approaching it’s the $17 mark in early 2023. Since then, in keeping with the general small-cap market sentiment as rates rose and even optimists became a little more sober, the stock has trended downwards, even flirting with the $1 floor at the start of January. At the end of that month RVSN exploded upwards, probably thanks to the announcement of a large private placement being closed, before reverting back to its previous $1-2 range.
Milestones this quarter
Whether closing new deals, opening up new markets, or building up its technological clout, it’s been full steam ahead for Rail Vision in 2024. In January, the company inked a supply contract with a major American rail outfit to supply its AI-based Switch Yard Systems; the first phase of the deal will run to $1,000,000, with the potential for the entire contract to generate up to $5,000,000. That was quickly followed by the March announcement of another US order for the Switch Yard System, this time from a major freight rail company. Rail Vision’s lifetime revenue to the end of 2023 was just $1.45 million, so it’s safe to say that these contracts signal a step change in the company’s execution of its go-to-market strategy.
Beyond the customer order book, Rail Vision has racked a series of other notable achievements in the past few months. Back in January, the company’s products received official certification for usage on the EU rail network – one of the largest in the world – covering its software, hardware equipment, fire protection and performance reliability. At the start of February, Rail Vision’s technology was awarded a patent in India, paving the way for the company to attack that market too. And in the same month, the company confirmed that it was joining NVIDIA Metropolis, an application framework administered by the GPU giant that gives AI and IoT companies access to a range of developer tools, supercharging the process of building and deploying computer vision technology.
Financials
The company’s latest financial statements show that it’s growing in all these areas from a solid foundation. For starters, 2023 saw Rail Vision post a Gross Profit margin of 57%, after recording a gross loss the year before, a clear sign that the fundamental product and manufacture model is robust. On the other side of the income statement, both R&D and G&A costs have stayed relative stable, showing that the company has maintained spending discipline. Overall, 2023 saw expenditure of around $11m, with only $142k of revenue recorded – but as mentioned above, the contracts that Rail Vision is signing are valued in the millions of dollars. With spending remaining stable, that spells a clear path either to profitability, or to increased cash availability for investment in further growth. Either way, the financials are set to look far healthier this year as the company starts booking serious revenue for the first time.
It's also worth mentioning that Rail Vision is in a healthy cash position too. Having ended 2023 with around $3m in the bank, the combination of January’s private placement issuance and the exercise of share warrants provided another $8m, meaning that even without taking revenue into account, the company already has the cash in hand to continue its current rate of investment into R&D and growth.
Backers and Market Context
Two macro market trends come into play for Rail Vision: the ever-increasing demand for more rail capacity and efficiency, given rising populations and growing environmental concerns, and the steady AI-ification of everything in the age of ChatGPT. Rail Vision has strategic investors on both sides. On the AI side, they’re 10% owned by Foresight Autonomous Holdings (FRSX), while the railway world is represented by Knorr-Bremse (KBX), a venerable Germany rail company that’s been around for more than a century.
Rail Vision is approaching a legacy, market with innovative technology, and has the strategic relationships to leverage on both sides. With the path opening up to start pursuing contracts in the EU and India alongside its existing deal-flow in the US and Middle East, Rail Vision is on track to start growing into an enormous market. At the same time, it’s often bracketed together with other AI and computer vision companies, some of which are servicing nascent industries that are far less large and established. That means that Rail Vision stands to benefit from the hype of the AI narrative, even though it’s not dependent upon it for traction – an appealing hybrid play combining long-term economic needs with the potential frothiness of an AI tech company.
Conclusion
Fundamentally, Rail Vision presents multiple appealing characteristics for a potential multibagger. The company isn’t quite pre-revenue, but its sales figures look set for a step change; it has the cash and strategic backers to execute its plan, and it’s opening up new potential markets across the world. For a long-term play, the current stock price looks like an incredibly attractive entry point. If you’ve got a shorter time horizon though, don’t discount it – there’s also scope for the price to be rapidly driven up by sentiment or major news, as has happened multiple times since the company floated.
To make the obvious joke: this is a high-speed train that looks likely to depart sooner rather than later. I’d suggest getting on board while you can…

Madeline shuffled in her seat, eyes darting around the room, looking at anything and everything apart from Marcus as she tried to sift through her thoughts. Not that there was much to look at between the plain off-white walls and the worn grey carpet. The room was completely bare apart from the table she and the young guard were sitting at. She wondered what it was usually used for. A quiet office? An interrogation room? A holding cell? Or maybe it was reserved for just this — when an inmate wanted a quiet word with a guard.
Whatever it was used for, the room seemed designed to provide as little distraction as possible. But that was good, wasn’t it? No more delays. That was what she’d agreed with Billie. She would ask her questions now, and then it would be done. The chips would fall and if she got in trouble she could start picking up the pieces.
“Madeline?” Marcus prompted. “You really can ask me anything, you know. It might be hard to believe, but I promise that you can trust me.”
She finally let herself look at him, but her lips remained firmly sealed.
“Besides, I’d have thought you were keen to get this over with so you could go and have dinner.” He grinned at her, tilting his head to look out at her under raised eyebrows. “You’re normally very keen to eat.”
Though she couldn’t bring herself to laugh at his joke, it was reassuring how hard he was trying to be nice. She really wanted to believe that it couldn’t all be an act.
She nodded to herself, taking a deep breath. “I’m sorry. It’s just like I said earlier, I really don’t want to give you the wrong idea or get you in trouble or get me in trouble.” Shifting slightly under his steady gaze, she looked down at her fingers fidgeting and twisting together on the table.
Until a hand slid across into her eye line.
She froze.
Marcus froze too, his hand millimetres from her own. Then, it slid forward again and closed over hers. Though she tensed, she didn’t flinch or pull back. She slowly looked up and met his wide, kind eyes. “I… I was wondering if… I wanted to ask you about…” She closed her eyes and forced the words out. “Has anyone ever tried to escape from here before? And if so, what happened?”
The hand on hers twitched slightly but remained where it was. Surely that was a good sign?
She opened her eyes to see Marcus’s gaze fixed on her, his expression frustratingly neutral.
“Yes,” he said levelly. “People have tried to escape before. Of course they have. People value their freedom.”
“And?”
“And some managed. Though some of those were caught again, and it didn’t end well for them.”
“And those that didn’t manage?”
“It didn’t end well for them either. They tend to make an example of anyone who tries it.” The hand on hers finally slid back, but he leaned in closer, face twisted by concern. “Why are you asking this?”
Finally, one of the answers she’d rehearsed! “Well, I was just wondering about Billie’s brother — and anyone else we might want to enquire about. If they’d escaped or tried to escape, would they still be in the system? And would you be able to tell us about it, even if it wasn’t good news?”
His eyes narrowed slightly, but he didn’t call her out on what now seemed such an obvious lie. “They would still be in our system, yes. As for whether we would pass on the information as to what happened to them… That would depend on the good it could do.”
“Of course. I just know how much closure can help.”
“And that’s the only reason you’re asking?” he asked with raised eyebrows.
She nodded quickly. “Mmhhmm.”
“Because if there might be another reason, I would have to implore you in the strongest possible terms to reconsider whatever you might be planning. Because… Because like I said, it won’t end well.” He inched further towards her, leaning her across the table. “It won’t be by my hand, I can promise you that, but I can’t protect you from the others. And I really, really don’t want to see that happen to you, Madeline. I… I care about you.”
Madeline’s breath caught in her throat. For all Billie’s teasing, she hadn’t really, truly considered the possibility that they might be right. She’d never exactly been popular with boys, particularly with boys like Marcus — a fact that had never really bothered her. And what could she possibly have done to warrant his interest in her baggy shapeless work clothes?
“You remind me so much of my sister,” he continued, glancing down at his hands on the table.
She let out the breath she hadn’t realised she was holding.
“She’d have been about your age. She was shy at first too, but had an outrageous mouth on her once you got to know her. She was smart — always reading — and she was quiet and sweet… too sweet for this world.”
Now, it was Madeline’s turn to reach across the table, slipping her hand over his and squeezing gently. “Did you lose her?”
He shrugged. “I suppose I did in pretty much every sense of the word. Though perhaps I’ll never know for certain. So believe me when I say I know what you mean about the importance of closure.”
“What happened?”
Looking up to meet her gaze, he gave her a wan smile. “We’re not here to talk about me. We’re here to answer your questions.”
She smiled back. “You don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to. But you’ve been such a help to me here. So if you ever want to talk about it, I’d love to listen.”
He was silent a while, expression glazed over as if his mind was elsewhere. Then, his eyes snapped back into focus as if a decision had been reached. “The short version is that we got separated, like so many people did in the early days. I spent a long time looking for her, and it led me here. I paid my dues and worked hard. When they told me she wasn’t in the system, I didn’t believe them. I figured if I became a guard I could check for myself and, well… it turned out they weren’t lying. Or if they were, they covered their tracks well.”
“I’m sorry that you couldn’t find her.”
“Me too.” Glancing back down, he placed his other hand over hers and squeezed slightly. “And I’d also be very sorry if anything happened to you. So please, Madeline, be careful. While I promise you can trust me, there’s not much I can do to help if you get in trouble. And I really couldn’t stand to see you get in trouble.”
“I promise that I’ll be careful,” she said. After all, it was technically true. And though she’d lied many times to survive in this world, it seemed wrong to repay Marcus’s honesty with her own dishonesty.
“And that includes not mentioning any of this to anyone else. If anyone asks, you were here to talk to me about Liam and ask about the arrangements for your family room, okay?”
“Okay. Actually, since you bring it up, are there any updates there?”
He snorted. “Trust me, as soon as there are any updates I will make sure you’re the first to know.”
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, Madeline. You’re always welcome.” Pushing his chair back, he stood. “Now shall we get you back to the dormitory so you can get some dinner?”
She followed suit, chair scraping across the worn carpet. “That sounds good. And Marcus?”
“Hmmm?”
“I really do mean it. Thank you.”
On the walk back, Madeline felt lighter. She hadn’t exactly learned much, though she supposed she should take heart from the fact that some people had successfully escaped this place. But the thing putting a spring back into her step was the knowledge that she had a true friend on her side. And despite what Billie might say, she didn’t need to worry about giving him the wrong impression or any romantic overtures.
In fact, it turned out that Marcus was just like them. He’d come here in search of someone he’d loved and lost.
Madeline wondered how many of the other guards here had similar stories. She was sure that some were attracted to the role because of the power over others, but plenty of them seemed like nice enough human beings. When she’d first arrived, she hadn’t been able to fathom the sort of person who would willingly work for or with the Poiloogs — at least not one she’d like to meet. But perhaps the world was even less black and white than she’d thought.
She could even start to see a world where she’d be happy enough staying here.
Of course, she missed her freedom. Her books. Her library. But the work wasn’t too bad. She had food and a bed. She had Billie. And apparently, she had Marcus too. And soon, she’d have Liam. In a lot of ways, that was a better existence than the one she’d had just a year ago — free, but alone, surviving rather than living.

I just looked through the catalog for the first time and i noticed that pretty much all the non sticker locker items are children toys.
Like the salmonid snapper, giant squidbot, rocking seahorse, car pull toy and the squid stacking rings.
Is this normal i dont know because i never looked at any of the previous catalogs before(i just asumed they gave you free random stuff until recently i didnt know about the exclusive rewards).

I took my son (4 years old) to my mothe father in laws house over summer break as they live in Orlando and have Disney access. I’ve been solo taking my 4 year old toddler to Disney / universal every single day for the last 12 days. I’m drained. My husband and I were in a really good place before I left. I saw a note alert pop up on my sons I pad ( I completely forgot it was linked to my husbands I cloud ) I saw a check list of notes of firearms / related things he’s been collecting / purchasing. I explicitly had many many talks with him over the past year that I do not feel comfortable over him purchase AR-15s . I personally do not see a need for one. My husband previous purchased a handgun without any discussion and hid it away (which I found while putting away his laundry). It made logical sense to have one handgun in the house ( for home protection/ he conceals carry etc) he has spiraled into an obsession of buying assault rifles. He till this day doesn’t have a safe for his gun ( which should have been a damn priority before even getting the gun) and puts it in his bedside where our toddler can easily access. His reasoning for wanting an assault rifle is that what happened to Louisiana Looting could happen to us and he’s trying to gas light me into thinking it’s to protect us. I said no. He doesn’t even properly store his handgun right now I do not want to think about what he would do with an assault rifle. Leave it in the back of his closet???? Yesterday I had a strange sense of women’s intuition and decided to ask for our bank account password ( I never keep track of all of them only major credit cards) he was hesitant but gave it to me I saw one $200 charge to a Zelle and I asked him to explain it. He told me he purchased a gun part from his buddy at work. I was super upset and asked him how much else has he spent he told me that was it. Last night I decided to go to my sons I pad on the notes ( linked to his I cloud ) where I saw he kept all his passwords. I saw something label as PP which i assumed PayPal? I didn’t recognize the email. Over the last couple weeks he spent nearly 2k sending it to different people selling stuff over reddit. He purchased a 1k head phone ( starting to question are you really trying to “protect your family with your 1k head phones”. He’s been gathering and buying stuff in secret without my knowledge. The most painful part was since we bought plane tickets / our vaccum broke this month , and bought couple other major expenses. He told me to be careful and use bare minimum at Florida. I was planning to take him to Lego land which in total a 2 day ticket for us only costed $170 and I told him I’ll be passing this time because of the money and taking him to another day of Hollywood studios as my fil was a former cast member and gets us in for free, and he encouraged it. My son and I haven’t ate a single day out in the last 12 days. I had two coupons my fil gave me as Disney sends him annual coupons for food and stuff and I’ve been spacing them out. I’ve been packing his lunch and for my self starving or eating the few snacks I packed till I got back to his house. I didn’t take my son or buy him anything else then free activity. All for my husband to blow 2k in 5 days. I tried talking to him and he at first said he did it in secret because I wouldn’t allow him. Then he tried to gaslight me into saying if I didn’t leave ( keep in mind to his parents house for our toddler to have fun as we live in a rural area) that he wouldn’t have had a chance to buy it. Is this really my fault? That I’m not okay with an assault rifle in our house? I already have okayed the handgun he bought in secret. I’m really mentally exhausted and feel like since I’m a stay at home mom to our 4 year old that it’s not my money but his .

American here, spent most of my life living in the southern United States so I speak with a mixed southern dialect. I'm telling you guys this because I'm self aware that my own accent isn't exactly to write home about either. I have nothing against the English or anyone living in the U.K. but for whatever reason, a lot of Americans love English accents. I get that there's a general perception of class, sophistication or whatever. But I'm not impressed. Maybe it's because I grew up in a working class family and I don't care for snobbish people. I'm also aware that just like the United States, England has many regional Dialects traditionally associated with the lower class such as cokney and Liverpool. In fact, classism is way more prevalent there than in the U.S. Like I said, nothing against the people from England.

 Now Australia have some pretty sexy accents. I might just go get me a passport and chill with some British Ex - convicts. Lol 

Really enjoying the game. I am. Outside of some small issues people have talked about like the camera that won’t stay locked, some crafting/building small issues, etc… still having a great time. But I can’t do this lost progress. Had it happen twice on smaller instances where I fortunately only lost small bits of time. But this last one, defeated 3 late Act 1 bosses for V Blood, got several new great research items, re-did a big section of my castle… all lost along with some great items. There is no way I can keep playing this and just HOPE their system/servers/auto save actually works well enough to not cost me everything. Really fun game beside that, but that’s a huge deterrent and one I can’t just overlook. Hopefully they can fix soon. But until then, gonna have to move on to some other games.

Hi people of Reddit,
This is a bit of a stupid situation I am in, but for the context. I (23M) am dating a girl (23F) for 1.5 years. We had our ups and downs, but eventually now everything is amazing. We now live together, she loves me tremendously, values our relationship so highly, and is extremely caring. She is outstandingly beautiful both face and body. She is smart and educated. Rather mature for her age. She is looking for a job rn, so we are in an understandable financial strain atm, but it is manageable. Overall, I feel like she is one in a million. I should be the happiest man on Earth… but…
She has anxious attachment style though, which sometimes causes heated arguments. After one of such arguments (extremely emotional, it was a breakdown for her) I started feeling as if emotionally distant, less empathetic towards her.
And then another girl (21F) appeared. I’ve known her for some time, even before dating my current gf. I actually had a huge crush on her and wanted to date her, but as she was studying abroad, she did not accept my advances. Although I believe she expressed a degree of interest in me, but very carefully. So, I was never sure if she indeed liked me or not. We met once half a year ago with this other girl accidentally, right about that heated argument with my gf (The argument had nothing to do with this encounter at all). We had only 10 seconds small talk. I felt sudden strike inside my chest - strike of anxiousness and longing. And since then, that girl has been living rent free in my mind. Coming in dreams from time to time etc.
Obviously I did not contact her, as I would consider it as a form of cheating (probably). However, lately, I feel like that old crush on her has come back in full swing. I started becoming anxious and miserable. I fell like I am hiding something, that I am guilty. I feel shame for this and anger. Eventually, I liked a couple of her IG posts, stories, even though I tried not to, I could not resist - the temptation was too great. And it, magically, has alleviated the anxiety and misery for some time.
Now, I am obsessed with an idea of writing to her. It makes me even more anxious. Which I rarely am otherwise. And idk for what purpose I want to write to her. One part of me wants to make sure that she is not interested in me, to experience disappointment and move on. Especially as she still lives in another country. And what if she likes me and wants to date me… That would be horrible. I do not feel like I am ready to break up with my current gf. This makes me feel sick, makes me feel like a cheater and overall a bad person. Perhaps that is what I am indeed… Anyways it drains me a lot.
And even if I write to her - what could I write? It sounds so stupid to confess straight away that I have a crush on her despite having a girlfriend. And if I ask smth neutral to sense check her attitude and to slowly start texting her - I would feel again very guilty for cheating. I feel like I need to tell my gf, but if I inform her that I want start texting another, Ibelieve that would cause irreparable damage to our relationship. I am afraid of losing her. I am not sure that I indeed started growing distant, or is it just a mere cooling of passion in the relationship that is perfectly normal… Perhaps this crush is just a momentous fleeting madness which will pass soon, but it has been reappearing for almost half a year with some periods of remission.
How can I deal with this anxiety I have? What shall I do with all these feeling?
TL;DR: I got a huge crush on another girl, while in the relationship. And I do not feel like ending the relationship. I feel like I still love my gf.

I enjoy watching Felix Prehn's videos (he's an options trader from GOAT Academy) and charges $3,000 - $6,000 for trading lessons.
He's funny and I like when he shows his animals in the videos.
Then I watched a YouTube video about him.
The video is very comprehensive:
A summary of what was said, includes:

• Felix Prehn is a compulsive liar who lied about working as an investment banker.
• Felix Prehn and Goat Academy's trading strategy is illogical and unprofitable, with a negative expected return (it’s actually not even close to being profitable, and it’s heavily skewed towards losing money)
• Members have stated that the course materials are poorly organized and repetitive. Nothing new is taught in the course that you couldn't learn for free elsewhere.
• Felix Prehn uses manipulative marketing tactics such as boasting about his lifestyle, using animals to gain his audience's trust and offering a fraudulent money-back guarantee and return policy that he does not honor
  • Members need to submit chargebacks to their credit card company and complain to their local government and law enforcement
• Felix Prehn claims that his "banker friends" make "100% a year as their normal" - yet almost all hedge funds fail to beat the S&P 500.
  • If his fake "banker friends" made those returns then every one of them would be the richest people on earth within a short period of time.
• Felix Prehn doesn't seem to understand basic options trading and makes numerous mistakes that even beginner traders would not make.
• I do not believe that Felix Prehn actually trades, instead I believe he only engages in hypothetical trading. He also never shares his trading statements.

I also learned that Felix Prehn has zero documented history of ever working in finance. His real name is Nikolas Prehn. He describes himself as an artist and previously worked as a wine and alcohol importer for a failed business (from around 2010 - 2021).
What are your thoughts?

Hi , thought I’ll give this a shot and introduce myself as haven’t had luck meeting CF people via apps

1. Age and Height - 31 and 5’4
   
2. Gender - Male
   
3. State/City - Technically from Kerala but was born and brought up between Mumbai , Hyderabad and Bangalore. Bangalore is the closest I can refer to as home if I do have to select.
   

4.Languages- English , Hindi, Kannada(Can understand) and Malayalam( Manageable - yes I am pretty ashamed that I’m not good at my mother tongue 😂)
5.Religion - Christian but not very religious. The only thing about religion is the sense of community and togetherness during festivals. Outside of that don’t really care about it much.
6.Personality Type - I swing from being very outgoing to having periods where I just like being at home and enjoying some peace and quiet
7.Career- Former corporate slave turned struggling entrepreneur. My work takes up a lot of my time and sometimes my weekends so please be ready to deal with this as the next few years are a bit crucial work wise
8.Alcohol- Not a big fan but might have a few drinks if I’m at a party or a concert when I want to let loose. Negligible drinking outside of that. I do smoke but it’s a habit I am trying to quit.
9.Food preferences- Hardcore non veg and trying out new food is something I love to do in free time so would prefer if you also were non vegetarian but not really a deal breaker
Random bits about me
A Petrolhead , enjoy both bikes and cars , have what can be considered a bit of a rare motorcycle that is my first love and that I spend a stupid amount of money to maintain
I spend a lot of my free time also Go Karting and exploring tracks around the country. Just FYI not the normal go karts but I drive Proffesional level Rotax karts.
Important fact cause my future plan is to travel the world and be able to drive around the different iconic tracks around the world. Fun fact recently met Narain Karthikeyan ( F1 legend) at a rotax track and got tips from him after he saw me drive.
Diehard F1 ( Ferrari) fan and Football ( Chelsea ) fan . Yes depression I know.
I also love music , love attending live gigs and also play a little bit of the drums myself. My music taste varies from old school rock to mellow electronic music
Also into the occasional gaming sessions when I’m tired from work and not in the mood to do anything else
Why CF ?
I want my life to be filled with different experiences that can bring me happiness. And unfortunately the responsibility and cost of raising a kid makes no sense for me with the plans I have. Plus yeah i find kids annoying.
What am I looking for ?
Due to work and my schedule being cramped I make sure I am doin some fun activity over the weekend to unwind. I can be a bit eclectic so the range of things can vary from goin to a concert , gaming, sports, Trying out new food spots to even attending offbeat workshops such as carpentry and woodworking. Ideally I would like someone who would want to be a good company to try out all the things that Bangalore has to offer and eventually all the experiences the world has to offer. It doesn't matter to me whether what we try out or do might be boring or not my thing. The experience of trying different things out and getting out of my comfort zones is what excites me more.
I am looking for a long term partner but it is important for me that our interest's and goals are compatible as well as personalities
That should be a decent brief introduction to me but if you would like to know more fee free to shoot your questions

Hi, I'm looking for people to play minecraft with. We have a custom datapack (with a storyline, custom items and more in the future). Version 1.20.6 (we will upgrade to 1.21 whenever paper comes out for this version) If you're interested, DM me. also, we have a discord server that we talk on. hope to see you there!

Hii!
I want to meet new people and get to know them. The reason for that is because I'm very introverted in real life but I'm okay online as long as I feel comfortable. I would love to make friends who are also into art or any other interesting hobbies. You can feel free to tell me a story or a bit about yourself. I'm open to talking about anything as long as you're friendly and respectful!
I play the piano in my free time and I also like to draw emotional art. I've been doing this for many years and I enjoy doing it especially when I want to express a certain feeling. I currently live on my own and I'm trying my best to be responsible and disciplined with everything. It's sometimes hard but I'm trying my best.
I love to travel and meet people from other places too. I took a lot of random pictures of interesting places and cats on my last trip that I can share if we get along. I like sharing things that make me happy.
There's so much more to talk about so please feel free to reach out to me if you find me interesting enough to talk to and if you've made it this far. I look forward to hearing from everyone! ^-^
Let's be friends.

While Israel-Palestine drama is basically cheating as far as this subreddit is concerned, this drama is unique as the freeing of hostages is objectively good news. People were kidnapped by Hamas during the October attacks and have been held in secret locations since. Some have died, some have been killed deliberately and by accident, but this is the first time that this many hostages have been freed in one go. In particular, the woman hostage is familiar to those who have been following the conflict as the girl who was snatched on a Motorcycle in the kidnap footage (Noa Argamani). The biggest issue with the operation to rescue them was that it incurred lots of casualties, as the hostages were being held in a civilian camp.
The hostage situation has caused mounting pressure on Israeli leadership, and the liberation of hostages goes a long way in calming and reassuring the Israeli people, whose leadership is becoming increasingly unpopular both internally and across the world.
Not everyone is pleased at the news. The raid itself has a significant casualty pool even if some of those were terrorists. While we don't know the exact figure, rumours say over 90 people have been killed in the raid. Israel's actions in the conflict have also been extremely controversial, with many accusing Israel of conducting ethnic cleansing or genocide under the guise of fighting a terrorist organisation. Whether earned or not, some see Israel as the 'bad guy' in the conflict.
Was the hostage rescue 'worth' the casualties? Did Hamas treat them well? Is it 'appropriate' to celebrate hostages being freed when Israel is killing people? Is this a good or bad thing? Will freeing hostages allow Israel to do worse things? Does Reddit support Hamas? Is it hypocrisy when Israel holds many prisoners without trialing them? Will this victory cause Israel to double down on it's extreme actions?
----- Pics ----- (A Father embracing her daughter who was rescued from captivity after 250 days) Locked. 76% upvoted.
Wasn't this girl who got taken by a motorcycle?
Watch how pro-terrorist will try to spin this beautiful reunion into something horrifying justifying her kidnapping. If you justify the murder, gang rape, torture, and kidnapping of kids, teenagers, and civillians including women and elderly, youre on the wrong side.
Strawman much? Literally no one is justifying any of the kidnappings. You’re making up arguments in your head to get mad about.
Hamas shouldn't have captured/killed/raped 300 innocent civilians from multiple nations of the world
Already seen a lot of people angry about this
Did people just want her to die or something?
Happy shes free and safe, lets hope to see the day when the Palestinians hostages are free and safe too.
How does someone that's been captive for 250 days by the worst group of people in the world have no scars, no bruises, clear healthy skin, and doesn't look like they've lost a pound that whole time??
----- Global_News_Hub ----- (55 civilians killed in refugee camp, 4 hostages saved: Report)
Zionists doing what they do best. Killing civilians and finding reasons for it later or play victim.
Originally, the Zionists didn't even know there were hostages there. They just wanted to kill civilians.
Epic levels of cope
55 Arab Lives are not important to Zionists. They are animals to Israelis.
Maybe Hamas shouldn’t hide their hostages in refugee camps? It’s almost like they want their civilians to die to gain international sympathy
Despicable! The IDF should let Hamas kidnap, rape, torture, and murder without any consequences!! How dare they rescue the very few surviving hostages
----- MadeMeSmile ----- (Footage of hostage reuniting with family)
Israel killed over 200 palestinians today. This is not a day for smiles
She looks very healty. Thats how hostages should look like at the end. Not like the ones israel and russians are holding. We clearly can see who are the real terrorists. Good she made it back like this and is able to smile
And isnotreal killed 210 to “rescue” her
Saved four and killed 150 Palestinian civilians. What a heroes
Makes me sad, not smile: 1200 upvotes after 6 hours. The state of mind of Reddit users.
Big mistake to sort by controversial - what the heck is wrong with some of you?
And you really trust Hamas?
More than "israel"
As much as one should be happy about it, Palestinians continue to be under a Genocide. Israel has Palestinian hostages 26 times more than what Hamas has Israeli hostages. Israel has dropped bombs on Gaza more than what were dropped in World War II.
The entire kidnapping was absolutely awful on every level. What Israel is doing right now is absolutely awful on every level I’m happy that she is back safe with her family. All things can be true at the same time
What kind of shitty, hateful comments, especially on such a wholesome group.
----- IsraelPalestine -----
Cool, I wish that all hostages get released from the captivity of Hamas. It’s a big shame that Netanyahu is refusing any ceasefire and is continuing this war, and I hope that we eventually get a ceasefire so that all the hostages can return home.
Ahhh when success is refusing a deal to release all hostages because your adversary is evil and your response is checks notes using aid vehicles as troop convoys (a crime you've accused Hamas of) to rescue four hostages and in the process kill two hundred people, thus showing that Palestinian civilian life has lesser value than Israeli Nothing like committing repeated war crimes to show you're the good guys, right? It's a good thing US taxpayers are bankrolling THIS as opposed to dealing with inflation or healthcare. Seriously, what blackmail does Bibi have on Biden?
Great news for the families. But the pictures of the hostages post rescue (not the one above) are very telling. - basically Hamas are kinder, gentler hostage takers than Israel
Genuinely good news for the hostages and their families. I'm happy to hear they were found in good health. Unfortunately this will send the message that the current IDF strategy is worth it, and many more people will die as a result. Small victories I guess.
Up to 200 people killed on that operation, lots of innocent Palestinians. Local hospital was overwhelmed with insured and killed people.
----- InternationalNews ----- (IDF rescues 4 Gaza hostages: Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv)
So we're now at what? 7k dead Palestinians per hostage?
Get yourself ready for propaganda interview videos...
oh it's already in full force, saving 4 hostages is now being used to justify the killing of hundreds. Since we know these ppl don't think Palestinians are humans, they are going to not care one bit about the 47 innocent civilians (so far, more injured as well) killed in this "special operation". Israel will 100% use this to further try and justify killing more people in Rafah and probably to refuse the ceasefire deal on the table right now.
So, now we'll have four Mossad agents posing as freed hostages telling us horror stories of their brutal treatment. "They gang raped my severed baby head!"
There’s video of Noa being abducted on Oct. 7.

I'm 51 and have rarely had in-person friendship interactions. My Mom is partially to blame because she said "Wait to be invited" but I was never cool enough or interesting enough in High School or Grade School to have people calling me to see how I'm doing or invite me to go places. College wasn't as bad but I still never got invited. I was bullied more in 7th grade in a small school, so most people wouldn't know about it transitioning to a larger High School, so I feel my lack of trust in some people plays a big factor.
I had one friend since 20 but he's been flakey, takes too long to get ready for an event like a car show that there's never been enough time to browse and I would feel rushed. There's more drama with him that's irrelevant to my situation but I've stopped replying to him. He never made an effort to drive 30 minutes or so to see me when I was married. And when in relationships and was married my partner didn't typically have a girl's night out, as it was usually us with or without her friends.
I learned young that being funny and making people laughed really helps, but I have yet to see true results. My Dad told me to treat others as I would myself, and to put others ahead of myself to go around in life, but all that's done as hold me back as I have yet to see lasting results. I read an article on Lifehacker a decade ago about how to make friends in your 30's and one of the suggestions was Meetup.com, which did help as I made acquaintances and did meet others at events, but I understand people change.
My gf of 10 years knows my struggles, so she encouraged me to get out when I have a chance at meeting new people. We don't always have the same interests either so I appreciate her willingness to adjust. Going against my Mom's advice I would tell people where I would be going and ask if they'd be interested days in advance, but nobody seems to have the time, or they have so many friends (proving it can be done) that nobody considers me a priority. They enjoy my caring and giving nature, my ability to help with computer stuff, but I picked up that they only seem to reach out to me for that, and I feel I'm not good enough for anything else.
I befriended an older woman months ago at work who keeps pushing me to do stand-up, as I'm always making her laugh, and have been there to listen as her brother is in the hospital. I offered to hang out but she feels uncomfortable and doesn't want to look suspicious as she knows I have a girlfriend. I was upset about it but then she wishes she would have changed her mind when I spoke to her the next Monday.
This past week there was a street fair in a big town as my gf was there doing tarot readings, and that the street fair has eclectic items and draws a huge crowds with food vendors and entertainment. I mentioned this event to said coworker, a friend from Grade School I just reconnected with, my female friend from Meetup (no reply, and she lives with her bf closer to the event) and my ex wife who I get along with. The ex wife wasn't sure as she always was in bed by 9 (an issue in our marriage). After I told the coworker Friday about the event, she said on the day of the event that she made plans elsewhere. The friend from grade school seems to be going through issues and doesn't seem reliable, like everyone else.
I'm not a beealcohol drinker, was picked last or near last at gym so I'm not into sports, and I dont have the typical guy mentality; so it's easier to do me to be friends with women. One of my other female friends says "Life gets in the way" but if that were true why do a lot of FB posts show them with friends and best friends? That envy and comparison was why I only go on FB to buy and sell stuff. Do those friends and best friends not have lives, and is that why they're able to do things?
So at this point in life is it better to accept my fate and move on? Was I simply taught wrong when I should have learned morals off the street? Is everyone just not reliable enough? I keep telling myself that if you're not already in someone's inner circle that there's no chance of getting in now, and I'm starting to think that's true. I've tried being the catalyst with no results. Even this morning I read a story on here of a Mom who got RSVP's for her 5-year olds b-day party but got cancellations days leading to the event, so i know im not alone. Maybe this is best posted over at /MaleMentalHealth but wanted other's inputs here. If being funny, caring, and considerate isn't enough or more than enough, what am I lacking?

Was talking with my best-friend and the topic of emotional neglect came up, with said friend who I'll call B saying that their parents didn't emotionally neglect them.
I pointed out how that might not be the case since B's parents have a consistent pattern of brushing off B's wants and needs. And how B herself has a hard time actually making decisions for herself or being vocal about her wants and needs.
I also used an example, pointing out how B's parents didn't even let her have a say in her bedroom in the house that THEY built.
B responded saying that I was apparently the "only person she knew who's parents actually let them have a say"
And I responded, saying that that's how it should be because kids are people who deserve to have their opinions heard and respected. And that it's kinda sad that her parents didn't.
B responded, saying that she "disagreed about it being sad"
I even asked her if she wouldn't let her own kid have a say in anything and she said that "it depends because as a kid I'd want something like Kim Possible's room."
I was a bit heated about it so I took leave from that conversation.
I just... How the hell can you not think that that's fucked up?
Genuinely, how tf do you, a grown ass woman, openly mention that your parents just built a house for you and your siblings as kids and didn't bother to ask for your input on your own bedroom, and not see that that's messed up.
Like at best that's just a dick move.
And the whole "As a kid I'd want a Kim Possible type room" like you do realise that kids don't come out of the womb with reasonable and logical requests right?
You have to teach them that shit. You have to teach them how to make good decisions, and to know how to assess the pros and cons of something.
You have to teach them why a thin jacket isn't a good choice for winter.
You have to teach them why a sports car isn't a good purchase when you're only using a car for intercity travel.
You have to teach them why it's more important to choose items based of how good they are at doing the thing you want them to do, rather than to choose them based on it looking pretty.
You don't just brush off a kid's opinion because it's silly, you listen to them.
Yeah I know I know, it's a pretty minor thing to rant about.
It just rubs me the wrong way you know?
Plus it's kinda painful listening to someone not realise that your parents constantly brushing your needs aside isn't normal.

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MAIORES. IV, CAL. IUNI. FORTUNA PRIMIGENIA.

This subject follows along from the general conclusion of infantilism, i.e. if we agree that infantilism exists in a culture that therefore all aspects of (such a culture) must be examined as to how they are impacted ‘by’ that infantilism, as: infantilism constitutes an undeveloped form of a thing; here (without covering absolutely every single aspect of it, as this could be a book in and of itself) we explore ‘sexual immaturity’ and its promulgation and consequences (of which we could easily make the case of the consequences as to be the cause of ‘all social ill’).
In an anthropological view; as if like we are looking at a chimpanzee colony, both procreation and familial-tribal child-raising takes place in our contemporary Western societies in a very clumsy sort of way; with the latter (i.e. the actual raising of children) not occurring at all, with the consequence of ‘arrested development’ – usually we would recognize and name it as that, if we ever thought very deeply about it:
However, the notion that all of this could be reduced to and fathomed as ‘sexual immaturity’ is an interesting (and unexplored) avenue to approach these matters from; certainly the act of actual procreation is deliberately accidental (I mean here in the contemporary West) in that a Woman does “not seek a mate” and then become pregnant, i.e. she does not even consider the sexual act to be procreative, rather: she accidentally becomes pregnant (“it was a miracle”), having beforehand and all throughout the duration and beyond it a culture which is far detached from the physical reality of things and thus a new human is created with no forethought for its care or provision and no security net in place to provide for it and ensure its prosperity and intelligent up-bringing, and increasingly there are fewer and fewer intelligent older persons around who are capable of providing the education and care for that child as would naturally exist in the large familial-tribal unit of an extended family where, historically, we all came from and of which is still the norm across much of the world (i.e. village elders who would otherwise raise the children up to be intelligent even if the Mother herself is too young to be a real parent - if we imagine as the species norm would be that most Women historically had their first child at around the age of fourteen or fifteen). Without, then, that familial-tribal unit to instruct and care for the child’s intellectual development and without either land to make a living from to provide for it's economic development then we find a cursed life, that is: a life far more difficult than it otherwise ought be had it been born in a more wisely chosen environment.
My point here is that ‘procreation’ is considered almost never at all by our society as being the most basic step in the creation and promulgation ‘of’ a tribal unit; with procreation itself being left down to blind chance and more often either legitimately accidentally or feigned accidently so as to attempt to cement a relationship (see: divorce and break-up rates in the West), either way this is the material circumstance into which children are born.
To say, then, that not grasping this reality ‘is’ itself a product of sexual immaturity; i.e. a Woman who does not understand what a new human is, seems to me to be far more of an accurate view of the thing than to declare it as ‘sexual immorality’ as it is usually insisted by the Abramic types, as: rather obviously it is ‘Sexual Immaturity’ rather than ‘Sexual Immorality’ that is the really cause of (the above scenario), that is: it is not Men and Women knowing too much about sex but of Men and Women knowing virtually nothing at all and therefore absent of a practice and familiarity necessary for Sexual Maturity, with Sexual Maturity itself being the very thing declared to be Immorality - an irreconcilable paradox.
It seems to me, then, that the habits we observe of ‘accidental pregnancy’ are the natural occurrence in such an unnatural society; that is: a consequence of misplaced moralism over the vital mechanical sexual functions of the human body (a thing which may well dominate and drive our unconsciousness entirely) have been rendered so alien to our expression and consideration but of which are so incessant and irrepressible; that sexual release is habitually denied, I mean here societally (i.e. “it is not polite”), and only finds ‘permission’ to appear in extreme drunkenness in fits of frenzy, and so on, so that when procreation actually occurs it is sporadic and neither at that moment nor before it was the adult rational mind involved – again, this is plainly a consequence of ‘sexual immaturity’ ‘before’ it could ever be said to be a consequence of ‘sexual immorality’.
It’s worth considering, of our own society in contemporary times, how far removed we are from most of the world which practices arrange marriages in one form or another (i.e. whether we are speaking of large tribal units or smaller family units) and what the consequence of this is on our own communities being absent of that; that is: the most fertile years of our lives are not spent having gotten procreation out of the way by having five or six children by the age of twenty or nineteen (so that when the child is fifteen you might be thirty, which seems to be the age where the sexual drive begins to dissipate or has anyway lost its novelty), and instead (i.e. without of being match-made far earlier in life) procreation instead occurs – if it does at all – accidentally and well-past the most fertile and healthy years, with such children being often quite sickly and the strain on the body being significantly more risky to the Mother (haphazardly enabled only then by massive external resources which would not have been required at all beforehand). I do not mean to seem as if I am advocating “having five or six children by the age of twenty or nineteen” only that in our natural environment this has always been the way of the thing due to natural sexual exploration when we are at that age.
At the same time, at the beginning and at the end of this “waste of time” (as I would say) of those most fertile years in which our sexuality is forbidden to us; that culture which we examine here as being simply Sexual Immaturity, it has been the case that that “Immaturity” persists well into later life by those afflicted adults who were forbidden to practise their natural sexuality when they were at the age where they wanted to, that is that the culture and mentality of such persons subjected to such restrictions quite demonstrably can be shown to have regressed them to the point that, as then as adults, they dress as children, speak and think as children, shun adult responsibility and seem altogether to have matured intellectually no further than the age of twelve or thirteen years, despite physiologically and neurologically having surpassed far beyond that early almost larval-like stage of our development where the body and mind are both only partially formed.
Instead it has been the “dragging-out” of that childlike insensibility, again: to no useful outcome, which has by that point in time essentially mitigated most of their procreative potentiality in that 1) physically having children is then far more difficult for them, and 2) they are now twenty-five years behind where their familial-tribal unit might otherwise have been, i.e. they do not have five or six twenty year old children bringing in incomes to the Household (to purchase a Household in the first place if they did not possess one before) or working the land (or likewise to purchase land) so that their prosperity will not have developed beyond mere subsistence off of the external labour market so as to escape the poverty and dependency traps inherent in the cities – which nominally constitutes their entire existence ‘to’ escape such miseries. All in all it is a lot of hard work by that point and I could not help but notice, of my own generation and those slightly older, how this outcome would have been entirely altered and set on a more prosperous trajectory if, say, at the age of sixteen a couple had been put together and had a few children, as: by the age of twenty the best seeds would have been sewn and they would not have to even think about “having children” ever again which is itself a thing, I observe anyway, that is so daunting and bothersome later in life that it really is something better gotten out of the way as early as possible in the manner that we would have done quite naturally otherwise.
If the idea here is to build up that familial-tribal unit then this methodology serves the purpose in the most optimal manner; the adults are freed up and enjoy their liberties, the younger adults (i.e. the teenagers) are preoccupied quite happily fulfilling their single greatest biological urges to have sex as much as they like, and the population figures begin to climb up at a rate of replacement which is far superior, e.g. a thirty year old parent of a fifteen year old only has five years before that fifteen year becomes a physically matured adult ready to contribute to the unit, whereas by contrast a thirty year old parent of a five year old has a great longer time to wait for physical maturity so that the distance between the two age groups becomes fragile and thin the further it is stretched with a concurrent loss of replacement manpower by a space of ten additional years.
There is something to be said for the older more experienced Father, of course, I remember quite well that the children I grew up with whose Fathers were in their forties and fifties and whose Mothers were in their twenties or very early thirties were quite better-off in their disposition and intelligence (whilst those with older Mothers tended to be sickly in one way or another); simply put though I think it is more to do with the experience of age as the influencing factor than anything else and a functional familial-tribal unit would have this influence in far greater capacity.
If we add to this factor the notion of polygamy (something shunned as ‘pagan’ by the Abramic religions yet advocated for in their own holy books, indeed: it was the universal norm) then we find the whole circle being completed in that young teenagers do as they please with each other, becoming familiar with relationship and their sexuality, and then when they reach a more mature age they might marry each other or other people properly so as to begin families of their own; but that by that age they may well have produced several children already via multiple partners so that the actual ‘legitimate children’ (in the sense of inheriting land and titles) of a more formal marriage is superfluous to population replacement insofar as the tribe is concerned, as: they have already increased the headcount quite massively by comparison. It is worth mentioning here the legal problems of land inheritance and the seeming inability for people to ever work this all out amongst themselves as being one of the most desirable points of the introduction of some of the Abramic religions, when they first appeared, as rules were laid out of who could inherit (some rules more effective than others, some quite ruinous in fact) which provided a framework in perpetuity (but on the other hand, with all children being considered legitimate in some instances, i.e. the children of concubines, this produced the problem of “all children” being in competition for the single title or, in turn, a vast spread of land, i.e. a Kingdom, being broken apart “to make it all fair”: this did not differ in form from, say, Imperial China to the late Ottoman court whilst the European Monarchies to their credit, somewhat, temporarily solved the matter by the allocation of specific titles to be given to the first born, second born, third born, etc., and then bouncing back to the Monarch upon the death of that Duke to be allocated again – although some would say this is a feeble manner by which to govern large polities it differs not very much from the essential ‘oversight’ duties over local governments as practiced in the Roman Principate rather than direct-governorship over those provinces themselves).
The tribal influence in real terms upon children cannot be understated in its superior effects upon the character and long-term capacity of the children themselves (when compared to others); I have some experience in my own up-bringing with this and really the outcome (again: compared to the infantilism, i.e. arrested development, you will almost always find in the nuclear family type, which we might easily compare to factory farmed within four walls and a hen-pecking parental authority vs. free range) is a quite more matured and capable disposition (call it “street smarts” if you like; they follow what actually works rather than what is ‘pretended to them’ to work, which is typically nothing more than the parents own whimsical desires of the moment) amongst all the children when they are simply freed up from the poor influence of an unfit parent even without the good influence of a more fit parent of which, then, the fit parent itself could be determined to be largely superfluous, as: of their own accord they learn amongst themselves and become naturally fortified against being instructed into error by a witless or ill-inclined adult, whereas a child stuck under the thumb of a witless ‘parent’ has no means to disobey that witless parent without facing severe punishments and so there the child is sculpted into a helpless fool, later embittered in life and at the tender mercy of their peers, as: even as they might innately know-better (than to do the foolish thing their parent demands they do) they are forced nevertheless, either physically punished or emotionally coerced, into adopting the ‘silly walk’ and ‘dress’ of the witless parent, which is to say: they are forced into conforming toward the cultural idealism determined by the parent with no thought whatsoever for the practicalities of life, e.g. the matter of “how will my child earn a living” is addressed neither by parenting nor by schools thus begrudgingly selling themselves auction block of the labour market turns out to be the only method, whether they were deluded into thinking that their aspirations to be a professional athlete or an astronaut were entertained and encouraged for them at the expense of informing them about any other means of paying the rent or not.
I should say here that when I say “familial-tribal unit” I am broadly referring to any number of groupings, in whatsoever local forms they may take shape, but that the decisive factor, most chiefly, will be a large extended family network of which, if it ever needed to pool its resource together, would constitute a decent size force in land, resource production and manpower – but chiefly it is the possession of land which enables everything else:
More ideally, to my mind, it would resemble (or be very close in composition to) that Roman ‘Familia’ (the origin of the word ‘Family’ in our English) where a fairly large blood family of at least five generations inhabited in and around the same House or group of Houses (see: Palace, Villa and Manor Economy), with servants and adoptees and associates (business partners) likewise being considered as extended kin; altogether forming, as it were, a little nationality. In the sense of ‘Nationality’ it is, it ought be said, more a return to how we actually were prior to the ‘naming conventions’ of the 1700’s or so where the stupid surnames made up on the spot of many Europeans were forced into Law over what would have originally been clan and tribal identities and from which there came that fake sense of disparate ‘Nationality’ (i.e. cut off from tribe and forced into atomization; identity through a very small family unit alone) from which the misnomer of ‘Race’ would be made-up to lend credibility to. In many ways a great deal of the urbane ‘neurosis’, let’s call it, stems really from this absence of ‘true tribe’ with it having been eradicated either by the fecklessness of urban societies; societies of strangers and thieves, and also more directly via those religions which pretend to fill the void of ‘true tribe’ with their witless rituals and effete pretences – things which are a wet-blanket over true fellowship wrought in such a manner as comes in all reality perfectly naturally the moment the screws holding foolishness in place are undone and cast away – and really here, when we stack these observations together one upon the other, we are really speaking of a sound and strong society certainly immune to the shallow perversity created by denialism toward the basic mechanics of the human body – in addition to any other considerations which follow from that.

THE OVERALL INFLUENCE (OR LACK THEREOF) OF A TRIBAL-FAMILIAL UNIT

It must be considered quite seriously by the reader as to the overall influence, or lack thereof, of a tribal-familial unit as to what fills its place in the education of people otherwise and, as I began this text by considering for myself, how much of the ‘dysfunctionality’ can be attributed to the “lack thereof”.
Along with the cultural instance on sexual immaturity as to produce the consequence of delaying and drawing out for decades a fetish of normal sexuality which ought naturally be done with by a person after reaching the age, say, of maybe seventeen, there is the greater point which I am trying to relay here in this text of how many other aspects of ‘bad culture’ are singularly anchored to and thusly totally dependent upon that sexual immaturity – that is: we would be hard-pressed to imagine how really many of the pernicious scenarios in our contemporary society would even arise if that foundation stone of ‘sexual immaturity’ were removed from the equation:
For instance, how much of a ‘relationship’ is spent and sculpted (either by the Man or the Woman or both) on jealously and worry of the other ending the relationship for having found another person or another means to fulfil their sexual gratification? If a ‘relationship’ is based upon, let’s call this, “mutual masturbation” then at the heart of that is sexual immaturity of the mental age of maybe fourteen years whereupon a person has been sort of coaxed into dependency for orgasm on a third party; they are fraught and fearful that this should be taken away from them – it being so vital as like a mechanical necessity for either sex – that the entire content of their ‘relationship’ revolves around it; seeking it, coaxing it, demanding it, guarding it from be lost, and so on, of which I think it is not exaggeration to say that such concerns constitute 100% of the verbal interaction in such a ‘couple’; either outright or in the back of the mind so as to reinterpret all scenarios and verbal expressions as being related to that end-goal of maintaining the “mutual masturbation”.
Simply put this ‘relationship’, then, revolves around twenty minutes of sexual activity in a day – if that much (or even if every day), yet dominates the entirety of the mind; that is: the entirety of the ‘relationship’, when this action itself is something that a servant or a slave or a prostitute would be used for in many societies, with the ‘content’ of the marriage, say, being concerned more with running the business of a Household or concerned with procreation to produce legitimate children to inherit the business, the title, the land, whatever. My point here is that neither Man nor Woman are elevated or their dignity improved, somehow, by this absence of sexual maturity but rather that both are reduced; i.e. greatly lowered, to the cognitive and social standing of the “servant, slave, prostitute,” in that as far as they think of and conceptualize themselves as part of a Household at all it is singularly the concern with simple sexual acts which dominate their interpersonal interactions and their ideas about their own self; it is their ‘social currency’.
If this seems alien – I mean my observation on this – consider how much neurosis goes on in the daily grooming rituals of Women or those sad excuses for Men who “lift weights but cannot fight” (not to mention the ease at which a thin muscular physique bleeds out at the slightest of puncture wounds, see: Roman Gladiator training), i.e. whose only concern is that of admiring their own bodies in a mirror, this being intellectually identical to young Women. Is this not the mentally of a slave? If so, even if we shy away from saying it plainly, then we must ask “what forms the mentality of a slave (i.e. where does it come from)” – in the above equation a slave in a Household is more like an object fulfilling a function than He or She is a person with any autonomy (well, obviously there is no autonomy for a slave) so it is almost to be expected that in such an environment that the intellectual trajectory of an object-person goes away from externalities and becomes entirely absorbed with self-presentation and equates their social status from that, and if groups of such persons will set this to be the common culture; deriving status in that manner among themselves – although still these are slaves possessing no ‘status’ to speak of, as being object-people. This is evidenced also in victims of sexual abuse or those, in general, suffering at the hands of third parties whose autonomy is in some way or another restricted; that their singular focus becomes that of sexuality as like depression is “rage turned inward”, thus too it seems for sexual infantilism.
I cannot pass up this subject without mentioning a series of interviews describing, a thing quite novel to me, the notion of American Christian ‘Purity Culture’ from the point of view of those heavily indoctrinated into that; instilled with Catholic levels of guilt over the normal function of the body, who have then left their small churches or megachurches, or whatever, and spoken plainly about the mentality of those inside of it as relating to sexuality. It is a thing I think long suspected but seldom expressed that, as it was described, the mentality of such persons is that they are “horny all the time” due to the relentless guilt inculcated into them; that due to denialism of sexuality their ordinary sexual impulses are magnified to an incredible degree and that, consequentially, their entire being is animated by repressed sexuality so that their thoughts are ‘impure’ all the time whilst verbally they express strong denialism and shame over the thing. I think this is no real difference to any such religious malinstruction; be it Muslim, Jewish or Christian, in that the perpetual infantilism of their surrounding society stems first of all from their own bedrock religious culture (i.e. whatever religion which is at odds with the human body, etc.) were due to such ‘culture’ they never really get over, say, an early adolescent view of sexuality where they are driven entirely by it and never learn to overcome it, no pun intended, but utterly unrealized – which would take them leaving their religion – is that this process demonstrably brings out the absolute worst in their character and disposition with the process itself being the promulgation ‘of’ those very “Viceful thoughts ” that they claim to be “at War with in the world”, in other words: it is just they themselves who, for example, look at a young teenage girl (or god help us, a small boy) and thinks all manner of sexual rapacity – and that this animates them politically to campaign for restrictive legislation to be put into Law to police “all society” as if “all society” existed at their low level is an incredible thing to consider. But I do not think their broader societies are any exception to this, rather point here is that their broader societies are comprised of persons exactly like them; that the Christian or the Jew driven by a lifetimes shaming over their normal sexuality adopt, in turn, the most depraved expressions ‘of’ sexuality as a self-affirmation; that is: the extreme self-identification with a simple sexual action, for example, came to literally define a persons personality in such places to the point that (Americans anyway) seriously put out the notion during the late 1990’s and 2000’s that a fleeting sexual act 1) defines a persons entire character, and 2) it is also inborn, e.g. as like to say that whether you prefer this or that on the menu at a restaurant is something determined genetically; this is utterly stupid and utterly, in my opinion, a consequence of society which has not wanted to evolve beyond the ‘sexual immaturity’ of which physiologically seems to occupy a very small window of the middle to late teens and of which repression during those ages quite demonstrably creates madness and retardation – I mean that if their culture did not peripherally do this to them then the manner by which swathes of their cultural-historical institutions do this to them ‘outright’ by inculcation into this process in particular certainly does it to them, and merely it is the unwillingness to fully condemn these Religions and relegate these influences to the dustbin which keeps the entire thing ticking along with “just enough” of the population bent out of shape by it to present those same persons, seemingly confused as to where they came from, lumbering through the broader society and serving as examples of lunacy and degeneracy.
In short - and I may as well add this here also, the aim to abstain for a while from sexuality was a custom introduced by the Ancient Romans and was designed to heighten sexual pleasure; in effect, then, foreign barbarians coming to this culture much later on with nobody to really explain it to them ended up unwittingly engaging in what they would probably have recognized as ‘sex magic’ whereupon the denial of their own mechanical sexual function was ‘abstained’ by them; i.e. they saw the value in holding off on doing drugs or having sex for a while, – but they did not understand what the effect or the outcome of that was ‘intended’ to be in that one would abstain specifically ‘to’ heighten the senses toward that pleasure; and this is evidenced chiefly in the Lunar Orgies and the Fast/s of Ceres. Interestingly, Jesus himself in (i think the Gospel of Thomas?) mentions to his followers that “they will hate him for what he says now,” and that he says that “fasting brings out all the worst in them” – in other words, engaging in periodic abstinence will turn them all horny. Knowing this from a relatively early age it was no surprise to me at all why celibate priests ended up diddling children or member of their own congregation or why the most outwardly pious zealots proved to be the most morally weak people to be found as even with the most ‘clean’ example, let’s say, of a person who has never drank wine, for example, they have not ‘overcome’ that thing but have rather avoided ever experiencing that thing so that it will always be a novel temptation to them of which they will have no understanding of and which they can be leveraged by in various ways primarily due to their ignorance of which ‘experience itself’ would otherwise render them far more fortified against:
A good example here is the ‘pot scare’ of the early 1930’s in America when it was seriously believed by a wholly ignorant chunk of the urbane voting public that smoking cannabis (and drinking alcohol, for that matter) would turn a person into a serial killer, this is totally bizarre to us now, but notice that this was the same society whose moral standard was that “a table leg” should not be uncovered because it reminded them of a Womans bare leg – although here we might better understand why they were so preoccupied by thoughts like that (I think very seriously in their heightened state of perpetual arousal any little thing would send them to buggery of a farmyard creature)! Hilarious. But – notice also that this was the same society which was engaging in some of the most casually egregious inhumane criminality that history had ever seen, as if they ‘were’ high on narcotics and their rational senses dulled; I do not mean here to bring American notions of ‘Race’ into this as to be seen to ‘condemn Black Slavery’ in the fashion of my own day (although we mentioned family-tribe as a better form of so-called nationality earlier) but the ghastly images of actual Country Fairs where smiling families with children by their knees would pose for crude photographs with the charcoaled or bloated rotting carcass of a burned or lynched Man is beyond my ability to play-down or normalize. I mean here to say, that: far from the pretense of ‘clean mindedness’ of such persons about themselves that we find these same persons are the filthiest and most depraved characters around, being those few persons who walk amongst us who are actually capable of doing those inhumane things (again, see: Banality of Evil) as would be unthinkable to a person of normal rational healthy conscience. We might connect this, also, to the historical BDSM extravaganzas which took place in the Christian monasteries and public squares for many centuries where young Women were sexually tortured by celibate clergymen as to recognize how deep and quick a plunge it is from a person or their culture going from the denial of normal healthy sexuality into the kettled and sadistic gore fetish of outright murder.
It is always worth reminding the reader who wishes to minimize these more egregious aspects of the subject (as rape is still rampant among the clergy); which are consequential of sexual immaturity, that it was not ‘reason and rationality’ per se that stamped this out from European society but soldiers kicking in the doors of such Churches, Town Halls and Houses with muskets, rifles, long knives and grape-shot and physically eradicating the perpetrators and their willing congregations from America and France for the practice itself of sexually torturing a Woman and then burning the evidence on the fake pretexts of obviously made-up accusations of “she turned me into a frog” to actually be ended. That is to say that the ‘mentality’ and ‘culture’ which provided the framework for such inhumane activities was never formally realized or educated-out of a people, so to find it lingers along into contemporary times; animating the otherwise dormant farmyard animal-like character of such persons “like powers of evil”, is not surprising to me in the least. What was more surprising to me is that as so much of these religions are so obviously outright ‘evil’ that more persons do not speak of the intricacies of the things in such necessary detail these more ‘egregious’ cases would qualify, and then to spool back to discover the cause of every evil action in the mentality of every perpetrator – generally speaking, for instance, it will be a character with a disposition of infantilism and perhaps this is more easy to understand without needing to connect it to sexual immaturity though, to my mind, these are not distinct enough to warrant any separation; as: infantilism is always going to be immaturity and immaturity is always going to run concurrent with a lack of adult intellectual development where a mature and experienced view of a thing, sexuality in this case, has likely been within the powers of a person to have gleaned naturally through experiences – in which case there would be no argument with anything I say here, or of which such experiences have been prevented by external powers from being gleaned by the person in question; in which case they remain ‘as if’ they were fourteen years old with the allure of mysterious unknown sex acts utterly dominating their consciousness at all times and yet physically being thirty, forty, fifty years old – well past the age (certainly physiologically) where they should have gotten it all out of their system but of which they have not, chiefly because their experiences have been rather dull and monotone and so much social currency has been valued by it ‘being’ dull and monotone, e.g. monogamy, legal repercussions binding two people in place, the atomized kettling nature of the disconnected nuclear family unit, living amongst strangers in large cities where it not so simple as just going topless to change the local culture, control through the selective denial of the sex act itself (as William Reich and Esther Vilar both write on), the sexualisation of young people by adults, the accidental ‘perversity’ (in the real meaning of the word) of unfulfilled (or poorly fulfilled, or repressed altogether) sexuality and its effects on the brain and society, and so on and so on.
I am always inclined to think when considering this subject, and I may as well end this text in conclusion with this recurrent thought of mine, that ‘sexual perversion’ really begins in the mind of ourselves as young teenagers when the normal human body is leeringly presented to us as being something ‘illicit’, e.g. the breasts of Women are concealed in our society and so due to ‘hiding them away’ they become objects of mystery and fetish which they otherwise are not. I do not think this is deliberate reverse psychology (as god help us few enough people even understand the concept to understand what they do inadvertently) but it produces the same consequence of reverse psychology, whereupon quite arbitrarily a certain piece of the body, say, an ankle, is all of a sudden declared by a mad Adult to be “evil, sinful, lustful, of the devil,” when no such notion existed in the minds of people otherwise, as then: their natural curiosity is piqued by this imposition and so they develop a perversion dervied in chief part – as a sense of lewd pleasure – from bucking the arbitrary nonsensical imposition forced upon them by that dictate of which such a scenario never would have had cause to occur if not for that imposition having created it. I feel that this ‘perversion’ (again, in the real meaning of that word) stands in the way of a fully realized and fully pursued sense of actual sexuality and, from it, of a more resonant concordance between Men and Women whose interactions are otherwise thrown off balance by such impositions as they are dragged back down to sexual immaturity all the time; or into fear and jealously etc., as like a dozen avenues are presented in any conversation and virtually of them are strewn with piss, vomit and polyfoam which had no reason to be put there in the first place, or more accurately: it was put there through the carelessness of an atomized and witless peoples who knew no better than to do this to themselves but of which a familial-tribal unit would have drummed out of them quick sharp if for the actuality of nothing else than “we are all in this together” being something that is tangibly true and not merely shallow political rhetoric when it is said of a tribe vs. when it is said of a state polity comprised of countless strangers.

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Firstly, let's agree on how got SP these many votes, his 1L khatakat policy from that clown. Karnataka offered free electricity and it was a complete scam, you don't need me to tell you what UP will do.
And, it's a democracy, people are allowed to vote for who they want. What you do not realize, is the consequences of your vote, out of greed for 1L, will fall directly on your mother, daughters, sisters and wife. You don't need me to tell you how the situation was under SP.
I agree with all of you, BJP was stupid af with mp selections and speeches in UP. People in ayodhya did face problems because of the temple and it wasn't done correctly.
That being said, the hate developed across the nation is because, if you look at other areas, eg hyd constituency, you had someone like Madhaviji fighting for women's rights (tripple talaq in particular), exposing Owaisi's corruption and goons, showing them how much money hyd is getting and why it isn't developed, she did everything she could to appeal to the people, she told the Muslim women how she would use the money to make schemes to help them.
The people there are predominantly Muslim and the area (old hyd) is probably one of the worst and filthiest areas I've seen, I only went there to try to biriyani but I didn't eat looking at the place. Despite all this, the Muslim women of hyd constituency voted for a guy advocating for triple talaq, and other draconian laws affecting women only because of religion.
Now the situation in UP is bad, but not as bad as the hyd constituency. And that's not the only constituency, pick up any Muslim majority area and you'll see the same thing. UP on the other hand voted for the 1L a year promise, completely forgetting the extreme hinduphobic acts of SP (you don't need me to tell you about these, they are endless).
I am not justifying the hate UP is getting because of falling for the bribe and voting for SP. I'm just showing you the contrast people are seeing between the Hindu and Muslim community that people are seeing.