Most cases the reason for rape is less about urges, and more about power (with a dash of opportunity). There’s also societal predispositions baked into the way that people are raised. If your parents, friends, neighbours, media, etc, all treat rape as a horrid thing that nobody would do, it doesn’t even pop into people’s heads. And even if someone does it, they get shunned, though in the general the way solarpunk societies are presented also include community support, so both the perpetrator and the victim would get support. For the perpetrator, I’d assume there’d be an involved process of the why - what’s making them feel powerless, or making them think hurting others is okay, or whatever. They might need counselling, rescue from an abusive situation of their own, medication, or whatever not. It’s incredibly rare to have people who genuinely cannot help themselves, in which case they’d need additional support just like anyone else who has troubles that affect themselves and those around them. There’s sadists who are sadistic due to their own trauma, there’s those that are such due to mental health issues, and there’s very few who are like that due to the way they were born. In the last case, it could be a combined “enforced” support, as well as general community perception of “ah, that’s sadistic George, be careful around him and don’t be alone with him, otherwise he bakes a mean cottage pie” kinda stuff, if that makes sense?

Probably not a good idea. A big part is being able to hear when something (like a car) comes up behind you. Bone conductive would be better for that, and can still wear a hat to keep your ears warm, but still hear if there’s any danger. Sanoto is the common brand, Open Run could work as well, but it depends on your location and what’s being sold.

Don’t even need the good looking tbh

Only within a relatively recent stretch of history, before that you only needed to pay for fancy stuff (think pyramids or castles or whatnot)

Oh, I forgot those were a thing. Ad blocking DNS does wonders

People can have more than one problem. Last time I checked, humans aren’t 2D. Or even if that’s the main reason the person went to therapy, perhaps they weren’t looking for a “how do I turn this frown upside down” solution, instead hoping to get some advice on how to better channel their frustrations, or gain clearer focus, or just to have someone to help sort out own thoughts. There can be many reasons.

Is the reason why I have a Gmail. It’s the same one I’ve had for a long time, last time I checked it, the unread emails count was past 9999. I wonder what Google thinks of me 🤔

Pro tip: No matter how old you are, it’s never too late to learn how to apologize.

Bad: “It’s not my fault”, “I was upset”, “I didn’t do anything wrong”, “my tummy hurt”, etc and so on.

Good: “I’m sorry, when I did X it [upset/disappointed/hurt/etc] you. I shouldn’t have [punched/licked/posted/etc] the thing. Going forward I will be careful to [de-escalate/social distance/double check/etc].” and then do as you said.

Going aggressively on the defensive only makes you seem like more of an ahole. Everybody makes mistakes, but not everyone learns from them.

A pigeon? How dare you! That’s almost as bad as calling someone an absolute walnut!

There’s a journalist that did a video walking down a hallway in one of the gov buildings in Washington. One office door after the next had a “I stand with Israel” sign

It’s like being psychology adjacent and having to double check which CBT do people mean

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Are you really having a good time when the munchies hit but you’re out of snacc?

Oh, Monica is a FOSS site you can selfhost, hence my question. But an offline version is pretty neat, especially if it directly integrates with the device systems (e.g. notifications, calendar, etc).

How is it different from Monica? Just that it’s a mobile app?

As long as Putin is in power, the downward spiral will continue. After that? Legally, the prime minister would take over. Realistically, it’s whoever manages to woo over the military & the elite. The long-term outcome depends on who will actually be the one in power.

The people though, they’re still screwed. Unless a miracle happens and P drops dead tomorrow and the person that ends up taking over is a notch less corrupt than the other. It’d be a miracle indeed. In any case, just like you said, ghost towns will propagate, the intelligent will leave, the old will die. However, Russia is supposed to be big and strong, with nukes and honour. The big bad bear does not show weakness. So personally, I don’t think there’s going to be “care packages” or “aid” or “you get help if you do X”. That’d mean admitting needing help, and that’s a big no-no.

As someone from a former Soviet country (now living in UK), my heart bleeds for the Russian people. Over a million young people pushing up sunflowers in Ukraine. Some of them were evil and cruel, yes, but a lot of them didn’t want to be there. And war aside, just as you pointed out - Russia never properly recovered and rebuilt post-USSR. And the people suffer more than the ones in power, since the latter have money to import the Mercedes and eat the caviar. Is also why many escape, and become expats. Though nowadays they need connections and to grease the right palms, what with every body being a potential force in the war.

That said, the rampant corruption in Russian leadership has been there for a long time. Pre and post dissolution, the methods have only changed. As such, unless something major happens, I don’t think Russia will ever recover and become a world leader. They’re too far behind, and unwilling to change. But oh well, gotta see in a couple of generations, I hope I’m wrong. Oh, and I don’t think that the modern day Russia will break apart any time soon. Too proud, too harsh, and not worth the effort for those that could potentially benefit from it.

Might work in some places, might not in others. On a different note, did you know that according to the 13th amendment, slavery in the US has been abolished for all except prisoners? That’s right, it’s legal to punish people with enforced slavery. Is a great business by the way, pay people 10c an hour, sell the thing for 10$ a pop.

Even if I was a *illionaire I’d rather gargle lava rocks than touch Oracle with a mile long pole

Ah yes, so bad that the bad character marries someone he groomed, someone he raped, and someone who is described to look like a child.

The show has been written to glorify Rudeus’ negative behaviour. In the beginning he’s already a repulsive person, but there was potential for a growth arc. And yet, he doesn’t. Sure, the show addresses some topics like ED for him to deal with and learn from, but it feels quite limp-wristed - he grows and learns from things that negatively affect himself, not from things that negatively affect others. For example, when finally Rudeus is poised to understand the implications of his actions and the impact he has on other people, he’s suddenly just groping the redheaded kid. Rudeus dealing with depression could have been poignant, yet again - panties.

Loli in and of itself is kinda grey area, and as such is tolerable in media. But the combination of Loli with other factors pushes it into the negative. Add on Rudeus being depicted as a good guy during all of this, and it’s clear that it’s a power fantasy isekai where the repulsive MC might struggle, but gets a happy ending nevertheless. Rudeus might be depicted as feeling bad/apologetic for being creepy, yet he doesn’t change. What do you mean he gets to walk free by perving over a figurine with the guard. Or that Eris’ father wanted to tie her up with Rudy’s bed to gain political standing.

So in short, it was depicted bad in the same way that someone play fighting might go “staahp, noooo”.

In any case, good luck with your project, I hope it turns out wonderful, and you get all the hype and support 😁