• FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    [>] responds to this comment by making a 4chan thread complaining about her instead of just smiling and asking “what makes you say that? Would you have written it differently?” like chad would do.

    Groupwork gotta groupwork. It might not have been an insult

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      this is likely something they are ashamed of and they would like to keep it private

      they don’t know their “condition” is painfully obvious to most people with minimal interaction required.

      owning it is the only way, no need for shame either

      but if they knew how to sell themselves better, they wouldn’t be in that situation in the frist place

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        they don’t know their “condition” is painfully obvious to most people with minimal interaction required

        Because he’s insecure about it? Or do you have a virgin-radar

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          the radar is easy: insecure timid straight men overwhelmingly don’t get laid.

          for some reason presenting confidence is the main enabler. some physical features reduce the pool, but never entirely. think of all the short fat bald men with beautiful partners. they are never ever insecure and shy

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        “Sell themselves better.”

        I dunno if my asexual is showing, but why would someone need to treat their heart like a commodity to find love?

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          It’s not treating your heart like a commodity, it’s more treating your whole self as something that others won’t automatically see the value in. And you have to do it because they don’t. Every human is unique and of immeasurable value and all that, but also nobody is bothering checking everyone when looking for new people. So you have to put your best and most desirable qualities forward, make people interested enough to see more and so when they start to see your worse qualities they have better qualities to make them feel like you’re still worth their interest.

          If I’m out at a bar, dressed in something attractive, putting out some playful charm, engaging in interesting discussions, and generally being fun to be around, people are going to be thinking about me as a hot chick who they might be interested in. Alternatively, if I’m sitting in the corner, too awkward to talk much, overly focused on unpleasant topics, and kinda a slob, the fact that people deserve love isn’t going to make anyone interested in giving it to me.

    • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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      Self-reflection, empathy, and humility are not based! Clearly the world is better off by being a narcissistic sociopath that doubles down on every action and opinion.

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    Writing workshops are so cultish and weird. I have taken a few and they always creep me out. It was very mantra focused and vibes focused, rather than like… actually talking about how words create meaning. They never seem to actually want to demand any effort or provide any useful critical feedback. They feel like I’m in a kindergarten class. And the feedback I get is often… useless because it’s so bland and vague and complimentary rather than being thoughtful and critical or suggesting I try something different.

    I ended up doing some research on the issue, and it turns out it’s because writing workshop programs in America were basically funded by the CIA in the 50s and 60s and this is why professional writers have these cult-like mentalities and mantras and it was basically a way to promote ‘american’ writing. The whole MFA program thing is incredibly weird and insular.

    I wish I could find a writing workshop in USA that was run by a European author, I bet it would be a lot different. Also I am so sick of reading weird emo stories that these writing workshops all assign as examples of good writing.

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      Eh, depends on the context. If the dude is the classic, painfully obvious neckbeard I don’t feel too bad. If they’re mostly a regular Joe with low confidence, yeah the lady should have worded it better