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This is getting too philosophical.

because Boeing or why?

Hey, that’s my favorite System of a Down lyric!

All research and successful health policies show

That walking should be increased

And law enforcement decreased while abolishing

Mandatory minimum parking spots

I buy my crack, I smack my bitch

Right here in Hollywood

Google Messages app already falls back to SMS automatically if RCS fails. SMS is not going anywhere.

idk why you’re getting downvoted, I haven’t seen any scientists or doctors refute the study or claim there’s reason to believe this medicine won’t work.

I see you got your food science degree from Trump University.

yes I know Apple isn’t a Telecoms company but you need a SIM from a Telecoms company to use iMessage. RCS runs over the Internet too, yet you also need a SIM card for that. Also Telecoms companies aren’t designing message protocols anymore. I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.

what do you mean Telecoms companies aren’t allowed to add E2EE? there is no such regulation I’m aware of.

besides, how would Apple have been supporting E2EE in iMessage for so long if Telecoms companies weren’t allowed?

could be a motivation issue, but not a regulation issue.

I appreciate your honesty, I can relate b/c I’ve been there at points in my life too, including the weed. three things helped me kick/reduce all those habits:

1. stop expecting perfection from myself by giving myself lots of internal validation every day & replacing self-loathing thoughts with gratitude
2. break apart overwhelming tasks into stupidly small tasks like “write the first word of the first paragraph, then the next word, etc”
3. be my own parent & stop using weed, other substances and addictions like videogames to distract from the present by deciding to take short breaks (e.g. 1 day/1 week/1 month) & telling myself I’ll keep going if I feel good after

I can recommend a book called Don’t Believe Everything You Think, it’s a short & easy read that reminds you why it’s good to be in the present & that all the answers you need are already within you if you’re honest enough with yourself to ask & answer those questions. good luck!

🤣 you got me

“procrastination” can be seen as avoiding tasks, but IMO we need a different word to describe it for tasks you want to do (which eventually get done) and those you don’t (which may not).

seems to me capitalists favor using that word for the former case as an explanation of why people with ADHD take so long to do tasks; they want us to see mental and emotional pre-processing as “wasted time”

this was a helpful starter list thank you lmao! I’m usually a single-carryon dude myself, but this time I’m going camping so I have to bring a checked bag with stuff I never usually think about like a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, tent (which I put up last weekend to make sure I have all the parts & I’m not freaking out in the rain), eclipse glasses, etc

if someone tells me we’re leaving tomorrow I’m like nuh uh I’m gonna need that in writing and delivered at least 2 weeks in advance sir, otherwise I may perish b/c I’ll forget to bring anything to sustain life other than the clothes on my body

exactly 💯 and then when I realize I forgot the thing it’s like what was all the mental preparation for?

is your automation automated? mine’s manual I’m jealous

more of these stream of consciousness style comments lol

We’re going in circles now. I already asked you what’s the point of considering such a hypothetical theory (which you admitted isn’t practical) other than to distract from the real issue?

Idk what to tell you about film other than… anyone can make a film about anything.

The only thing stopping men from writing (or approving) more film scripts, books and other art about this very topic… is simply the lack of effort.

You:

this would probably solve itself if women hit on men as much as the opposite.

Also you:

you’re the one who interpreted it as me putting the responsibility on women.

Okay dude. Whatever you say.

And yes, societal change is hard, but just because you can’t think of any solutions, doesn’t mean they don’t exist. FWIW, there are plenty of practical ways to normalize behavior at the societal scale, some of the more violent & historically successful ones having already been mentioned earlier in this conversation.

One of the most powerful (non-violent) examples that comes to mind: popular film.

I’m sorry for patronizing but IMO you should really ask yourself: what/who are you playing devil’s advocate for?

Because so far you’ve only made points that make you come off as:

1. minimizing the real problem (men’s behavior)
2. blowing tiny problems out of proportion (women’s behavior)