ItalianMessiah

My mistake then, I was influenced a bit by the general vibes of rest of the thread.

Losing excess weight while otherwise maintaining proper nutrition is good, regardless of your methods.

It's okay imo. Great if you like stealth/sniper gameplay but it probably won't be the game to get you into it.

It's a common thing for ND people to do as it allows us a a way to demonstrate empathy. The problem is that most NTs can interpret it as being off topic or making it about yourself. What they probably want in the conversation is to vent/express their emotions to another person. If you bring up a similar event that happened to you, they don't get that opportunity.

A good way to channel that impulse is to bring it up briefly and then immediately bring the topic back to them. Show them that you understand but still keep the conversation centered around them and their feelings.

"Hey, my mom died recently so I'm not feeling great."

"I'm so sorry, my mom died last year so I know what you're going through. How are you holding up, do you need anything?

Not NT but halfway decent at "translating" my thoughts into socially acceptable behavior.

I agree with a lot of what others have to say but what makes me upset is how no one gives a shit about it. People will pay lip service to the idea of loosening these norms but the vast majority of people still expect it. Even among more progressive people, they won't make you a pariah but they'll still treat you differently. It's just like everyone agrees that women should be allowed to have both a career and children. But in practice the woman is expected to take on the burden of childcare. People can say that men should allowed to be emotional but if they catch you crying then you're forever something different in their eyes.

I've talked with a lot of my friends and I genuinely believe a lot of men are aware of how toxic these behaviors are. But the second they get in front of their partners they're back to that cold, confident mask. Most young men understand it's bullshit but they see it as a requirement for relationships and societal respect. While there are always exceptions, I wouldn't say they're wrong.

Already switched to Debian on my laptop. Once I learn it enough I'll switch my desktop as well and never look back.

I might pirate Windows 11 for games on the off chance a game isn't supported but I'd probably just drop the game ngl.

We going back to Elementary school with this one.

Hating their personality but still feeling the same familial obligation that you do to your parents even though it doesn't make sense.

Wrong video, you have to watch this one instead.

I walked up to a front porch with a bunch of kitties on that I pass by regularly. There were 4 cats and a possum just chilling in the cool autumn air. At least until my approach woke up the cats which then proceeded to chase the possum away.

I just wanted to pet the cats.

Maybe not fed but literally zero praxis. Hexbear is a world wide thing so meeting up to do anything beyond socialize would have to be extremely broad. But we also have so few members that we wouldn't be able to accomplish anything with an actual in-person meet.

So, it's just a meetup with vaguely left-leaning folks but you can get that with 100 different orgs that aren't Hexbear.