And just because you believe bizarre theories does not make them true (looking at you, flat-earthers and covid-deniers).

Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequences. It is also not a blanket "everyone must allow you to say whatever you want": it's a restriction on the government from making gag laws

I am a gen x aged American man who served in the military and has a career in construction. Both very “masculine” with the attitude of “suck it up” I started to struggle with depression and rather than dealing with it I let it consume me because I was too proud and it ruined a lot of my relationships including my marriage. Now I talk openly about it at work on a jobsite and do not feel any shame and hope that I can help another person who is afraid to admit they are struggling.

Same, I have a hermit gene and I like it.

Poverty is not by choice. It's by design. As you work and work, save, watch money and still poor. Something is broken.

Yes

Nobody wants to feel they are not worth enough to deserve a fair return for their skill, sweat and time. Show some respect you are not better than someone else, we are not cheap slaves.

Have a one night stand with a different man every month for a year and you'll be stretched out, but sleep with the same man 365 times a year and you won't, what kind of stupid logic is that?

Yes but it's pudgy in middle

Even the ancient Greeks knew the world is round, 2500 years ago.

If the Earth was flat, by now cats would have pushed everything off the edge.

Who would even try to explain this to a flat earther? They are a lost cause

Science even proved it, too.

Elon or Bezos should take a rocket of flat earthers up in space. Once they see it, then open the door and say bye!

What about the bits at the top and bottom where the spindle is, isn't that flat?

It's an oblate sphere.

To the Flat Earthers, PULL YOUR HEADS OUT OF YOUR A$$E$ SO THAT YOU CAN SEE REALITY!!! Please and Thank You.

Sometimes stupid is deliberate. Like when an otherwise unremarkable individual just wants to feel special, no matter the cost.

There are those that actually know it's not true but have found a way to monetize it and there are those that actually, truly believe it. Of those, it's got to be some kind of brain malady. How can a mind reject the mountain of evidence that says otherwise.

Actually it's a triangle get it right 🙄 (sarcasm)

Vote me for president and I'll put all flat earthers on a once in a lifetime vacation to Hawaii (remote island part)! They board the plane and it goes to 15000 meters where they will see the curve of the earth. If they still deny its round they are stranded on the island.

My friend used to live far out in the countryside and I used to tell people, to get to her house, you drive and drive and drive and just before you fall off the edge of the world that's where her house is!

Yes. I don't know what happen to all flat earth people

Really... in the end, it doesn't matter if it's round or flat, as that doesn't change how we live our daily lives. So just move on. Everyone. From this ridiculous argument.

Be offended all you want, see who gives a c**p. Grow a spine and use all of your brain. If we took away everything that anybody found offensive, the world would vanish.

Reminds me of my sister who was telling me that I would change my mind when I'll meet the man of my dreams. I told her that the man of my dreams will not want children either.

This is a major problem with social media. People say all sorts of hideous things to and about individuals or communities that they wouldn't say in a face to face encounter. Partly because they don't have the courage to say it in a live situation, but I think it's also partly because cyber bullying somehow doesn't feel "real" to them ("It's only words", "It's just my opinion") and they are distanced from the consequences.

Even to just have to explain yourself why you're not drinking alcohol.

Just like you can’t pray away schizophrenia

I've lived with this illness for many, many years. It's not a mood swing, a*s holes.

However, if you are looking for a cause, then correlation is the best place to start. Looking at unrelated data rarely gets you anywhere.

I’ve worked in a lot of jobs that entail dealing with people. When someone indicates they’re deaf, or I’ve met them before and know they’re deaf, I have always made sure to lightly touch their arm to get their attention, and to directly face them, not to rush my words, but speak clearly—-not loudly, but clearly so my lips form readable words for them. It’s really not difficult to adjust to someone else’s needs for the few minutes you’re interacting with them, ffs.

Or like them. And having kids of your own does not mean you automatically like other people's kids.

I've asked people to reboot their computer and they turned off the monitor, and back on. smh

I don't understand how the word gaslighting is used these day, check out the movie that originated the term. Please.

My dad used to be a bus driver and he taught me this. He said that having 'I was right' engraved on your tombstone wasn't as useful as you might think.

Are you sure. I'm having loads of fun deciding whether to eat today and walk to work or not eat and ride the bus.

If you love someone, it does not matter what a stranger thinks. Love is blind

Glassmakers welcome old glass

Once you're pregnant your family starts treating your body as their property, and that your unborn child is theirs and you can't be trusted to make good decisions. They aren't even concerned about you for you. Any concern they have is about the baby inside you. You'll realize this after the baby is out and any care your family once seemingly had of you is gone. They will not ask how you're doing. They will not help you with your recovery needs. They will not speak to you like a grown woman who has a brain. They will not trust your maternal instincts and updated knowledge on parenting. They will not even take into consideration your sleep deprivation and hormones. Won't come around much, won't check in, won't talk to you about other things going on in the world. I had more lectures and being yelled at than anything. Really didn't help PPD. In fact no one gave Postpartum depression a thought at all.

"We only use 1/3 of a stoplight"

It also does not mean that I understand every piece of software that's on your machine! I'm possibly better at finding out what's wrong with it, but I don't know every way in which it can go wrong.

I always say that extreme atheists are just as insufferable as extreme religious folks. Both shove their beliefs down your throat. Both act smug and condescending if you don't adhere to their beliefs.

Yess.I like going to movies, restaurants alone. Or just walk around the town. Whatever I want. I don't have to accomodate other people's needs and opinions. It's peaceful.

Frequently confused by people (especially ones making negative comments about minority groups...). Race = physical characteristics such as skin, hair, and eye colour. Ethnicity = cultural characteristics such as language, religion, food and clothing, social customs. Nationality = legal sense of belonging to a specific nation state (citizenship by birth OR naturalisation). However, “race” is a social construct based on physical appearance as there is no significant biological difference between different human races.