Hey Pandas, Whats One Thing About Society You Would Change?

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Racism. Seriously there is one race, the human race. So skin colour differs, so what? Hair colour, eye colour etc differ. So what?

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Jack S 1 year ago

We all bleed red. Except that one alien I met but I won't get into that.

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I would like to change society's outlook towards mental health. People think people with mental health issues are weak. Even if they don't think they are weak they don't know how to help them. All they need is little support. I understand people with mental health issues need to help themselves but support from other people can help them to bounce back

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Domi 1 year ago

Many people condemn mental problems and consider them a shame and a strict secret. Let's start talking about it and stop being ashamed please! Those who have these problems themselves need our understanding.

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I wish that science and technology would take precedence over politics. I wish people would take scientific facts more seriously instead of spreading misinformation. I wish intelligence and critical thinking weren’t seen as immoral.

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DC 1 year ago

Look where sports are in the priorities, especially in the US, in comparison to arts, music and similar - I don't wanna blame sports or athletes for enjoying and engaging, just the immense ressources thrown at it, and the crippling deprivement of other subjects may reflects something more than good lobbying. I have known people that positively and proudly admitted to look down on people they consider smarter than them, because they "could kick their a*s". In germany, this was.

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Organized religion. It holds too much sway over too many people.

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Fantastic Mr Fox 1 year ago (edited)

Religion should not be supported by tax money. People can donate their own money if they want but they should not be able to donate other peoples money to their church. The trick used is called tax deductions. You donate to your church, then you deduct the donation from taxes, now other people have been forced to pay to your church. Listen, the government giving directly say $1000 to your church, or the government lowering your taxes by $1000 and then you give those $1000 to your church is the same thing -- except going over taxes we can pretend there's a separation between state and religion and pretend everybody is free to support a religion or not. It's a real money machine.

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The constant sexualization of women and girls must end. End rape and punish rapists. Parents, teach your daughters that they are more than house cleaners and chattels to sell for a bride price, and by all means enroll them in self-defense classes as early as possible. Teach your sons that girls and women are full human beings with the same rights, hopes, abilities and ambitions as males. Men, stop leering, catcalling and making sexual jokes about women; rebuke your male associates for doing the same, and for heaven's sake, keep your hands to yourself. Create a business culture where women's ideas and abilities are taken as seriously as men's are, and where women are paid equally for equal work.

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They/them MHA obsessed 1 year ago

And stop saying that s**t about “Well with that outfit you were asking for it.” Their damn outfit has nothing to do with people being insane f*****s

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#6

Equal rights is not a pie. Just because other people have more, doesn't mean you get less. All the "when's International Men's Day/White History Month" people need to be put up against a wall.

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RafCo (he/him/ele) 1 year ago

What will they do against the wall? Maybe a game of squash.

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the romanticism/glorification of having a mental illness. like people who romanticize having ADHD or depression are just an ick. it's not fun, it's not pretty, it's really fcking hard, and can end very badly. then we have Maddy out here, who gets sad sometimes going "I'm depressed". u are just kinda sad babe, and maybe u could be, but it's not something ur trying to be, or u strive for.

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rawr.

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MissChocoholic 1 year ago

I have to agree. I know teenage girls who say that like they're.... not quit PROUD of it, just like it's the only thing interesting about them, or like they don't care anyway.

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minnybri 1 year ago

I have ADHD, one that is commonly used this way--"OMG, I'm so ADD", for example. When talking about it I've also heard "Oh, everyone's a little ADD", like they're trying to reassure me somehow. If people believe that, they can't understand that it's a legitimate disability and are more likely to judge or discriminate against those of us who actually have ADHD because they don't understand how it impacts every piece of our lives.

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zak 1 year ago (edited)

One of the biggest reasons that kept me from seeking out ADHD meds is me not wanting to be perceived as someone just trying to get recreational drugs; the stigma attached to Adderall/etc. It was difficult to even broach the subject with my doctor, because I didn't want to be viewed in that light. I even get self-conscious when I pick up my prescription, thinking the pharmacist is probably judging me. Without that stigma, I wouldn't have waited 25+ years to get back on meds.

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Jack S 1 year ago

I didn't know people did that. That's a strange thing to do.

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Hannah M 1 year ago

Just spend five minutes on tiktok

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RafCo (he/him/ele) 1 year ago

Speaking as someone with severe depression, there are a lot of misconceptions. Suicide is a big one, not everyone with depression attempts s suicide. Suicidal ideation is definitely a thing, but there are a lot of reasons people do our don't harm themselves. That said, the word depressed and the illness that is depression don't necessarily relate to each other. A normally happy person can be depressed, and have situational depression. That person also needs help and support. When my college roommate lost his father to cancer, he was depressed. He had situational depression. He is not and was not mentally ill. But he definitely needed the support of his friends and family. It's okay for someone who isn't mentally ill to also be depressed, please don't dismiss what people are feeling because they don't carry a label.

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Lil Potato 1 year ago

all the upvotes in the world here!

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Mickysixxx 1 year ago

I'm forever teaching my students to not let their mental health become their defining characteristic. I say "I'm not depressed Mick, I'm Mick who happens to suffer from this condition from time to time" and "It's not YOUR depression/anxiety, you don't own it nor do you want it, you're not responsible for it but you are responsible for how you deal with it.

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Blue_Mouse 1 year ago

Thank you. I’m sorry but did you want a medal? Don’t act like it’s cool. It’s horrible

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Blue_Mouse 1 year ago

Not to the poster sorry. Talking about the attention seekers

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the_harbringer_of_doom 1 year ago

i loathe when people do this, mental illness is not fun, do we look like we're having a good time or something? its not very fun hating yourself and wanting to die

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Grand Admiral Thrawn 1 year ago

Yes! And then when you really do have it it’s seen as common place! Like, I’ll be like « I have adhd and spd, and I need a break from the noise » and I have literally had people say to me « everyone is dealing with it, suck it up » like, tf?

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#8

The worst thing ever is obviously f*****g tipping culture. Just f*****g pay m***********g workers a living wage ok. Don't f*****g rely on tips people ever heard of the circulation of money give ur f*****g workers a living wage. 🤬🤬😡😡👿😤

I'm very angry and confused about tipping culture. Sorry for swearing a lot.

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Nilisha 1 year ago

I don't understand the tipping culture either. Tbh I got to know about it only after coming here on BP. Here in India, people only pay tip when they feel like the service was great or when they really like the food. The servers do not rely on the tipping to have a livable wage.

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#9

Racism and bigotry. The whole "cancel culture" movement. People being so quick to be offended by the slightest little things. People being so quick to bash one another for having differences of opinions. I know the title said "one" but had a few bottled up.

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RafCo (he/him/ele) 1 year ago

I think cancel culture is a bit of a yapping dog without a bite. Very few people get cancelled, and those that have did some really awful things. The guys who got cancelled for trivial stuff have all regained their careers. Hell, even Mel Gibson is making movies again. Yes, Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein have been proper cancelled, but they were both rapists. My bigger concern are the people banning books and words through the legal code.

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#10

I wish people would treat animals with not anger and meanes, and not abuse them. i woulden't abuse my son so why abuse animals.

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Lorraine R 1 year ago

Abraham Lincoln: "I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it."

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One thing? Of the multitude of things wrong with society? Jeez, not easy!!!
Ummmm ....... More tolerance? People just need to get over themselves and learn some fkn empathy....... There's much more we have in common than that make us different!
Not that it will happen, we are still a tribal species, we stick to our tribes and beliefs.... However archaic they may be...

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Tony Camillo 1 year ago

The over vilification of prescription pain medication. I'm a partially disabled veteran with a half dozen blown disc's in my neck and back, and after SAFELY, RESPONSIBLY, and LEGAL taking them in an adequate dose and manner for over a decade, I was suddenly cut off because of the selfish cretins who want to get wasted. And a bunch of them died. To my knowledge, no one FORCED them to use them for the purpose not intended. But I and others like me are the ones paying the price... Doctor either won't give you anything that works (NB I submitted to EVERY non pain pill therapy there was. Nothing worked). Two years ago a hidden heart issue caused a moderate heart attack which precludes me from the majority of OTC meds. Motrin we orked, but it's a big contraindicated. One holier than though pain MD gave me only enough for two weeks and said tough it out. Ny cardiologist referred me to another who gave me a slight increase, but it's not enough. And I'm NOT physically or mentally addicted.

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#12

Governmental interference with what a woman does with her body.

I get it. I get the whole "right to life" bit. But if you're looking to reduce the number of terminated pregnancies, restricting (or eliminating) access is not the answer, especially when the rules are being made by old men who lack a sense of decency (not to mention a basic knowledge of biology!)

Other than making sure it's done safely and hygienically, the government shouldn't be involved at all. This decision is between you and your doctor.

There are better ways to "save babies".

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v 1 year ago

The absolutely mind boggling aspect of this government interference is that it originates with the group that is absolutely adamant that they are against big government meddling with state and personal affairs...the conservatives.

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#13

I want to change the world. But I'm not sure what I can do.

If you ask me what I would like to change in the world, I wouldn't know where to begin, but I believe we should first start by changing ourselves

There is a saying by Rumi-"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.'. I believe one step at a time. When we try to be a better version of ourselves, we can definitely help people around us. A change in perspective can also bring a lot of change for the immediate world around us.

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Fantastic Mr Fox 1 year ago

I feel the same. Change yourself. Become a good example. And support the people, organizations, and movements who work for a better world.

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#14

Educate everyone on the difference between sex and gender. They are related, most of the time they match, they may match for you, that does NOT mean they are the same thing, and that they match for everyone.

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Nathaniel (He/Him) Cis Het.

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Vinchenski 1 year ago

TLDR; everyone should be who they want to be, and everyone should leave everyone to be who they want to be... I may get downvoted for the wrong reasons here, but I mean this with the best intentions... I really don't understand why it matters. People can be what they want to be. If you want to be a "them" instead of a "he/she" then so be it. You do you... On the other hand, why should another person HAVE to buy into that?... So long as things are amicable, and no harm comes of anyone, I really don't understand the arguments that happen... So what if I say "he" instead of "them"?... Some people call me the wrong name (they call me Simon, when my name is Sam), should I be offended at that? They're "misidentifying" me?... Anyway, rant over.

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People.

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They/them MHA obsessed 1 year ago

Yee

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Civics. The realization that those rights we are so adamant about receiving are tied directly to responsibilities and obligations. It's a two-way street.

Also, teaching young people about civic duty and politics, and how they are connected, makes for more informed voters and better politicians.

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#17

Corruption of capitalism, all the niggling little laws that allow the rich to milk the middle class. For example copyright laws that provide protection (and revenue) for 70 years after the copyright holders death. If you can't get just compensation in the first 10 years it wasn't that good. The lack of anti-trust enforcement that allow giant corporations to overwhelm the market and eliminate competition. No enforcement of existing labor laws that allow immigrants and poor to work for too many hours without breaks, overtime or reasonable wages. The list goes on, and on, but if capitalism could be improved we would all be better off.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

This one is very serious . Copyright laws on textbooks mean that developing nations can't buy or make photocopies for their students and have to pay ridiculous sums in dollars to get textbooks. Even worse, blind students then can't get the books converted into braille. American copyright law is nothing short of predatory in terms of what it does to the developing world.

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#18

Peoples lack of skepticism, especially in a religious manner. Would love for all people to be able to look at there beliefs unbiasedly and with skepticism

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LooseSeal's $10 Banana 1 year ago

As a person of faith, I'd say that anyone who refuses to think critically about their faith is far more interested in maintaining power than pursuing faithfulness.

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Community Terrorism

Basically school shooters, Neo-Nazi groups, arsonist, ETC. I just hate violence because it is not always the answer

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Max M 1 year ago

Those people often have/had a rough childhood. They don't feel understood by others, They isolates themself, to protect themself, They get frustrated, they need help but do not know how to ask for it or they have been ignored when they asked for it. Not all that meet those criteria, will use the same ways to execute those frustrations.

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#20

i would say that schools need to care about their students more than they do.

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Proud Mommy 1 year ago

As a teacher I show my students care, empathy. I look at my students as if they were my child. Well husband and I think the students are our day children. We treat them with care, understanding. This is the only way to get to the children. If they are broken and hurt dont feel the compassion there is no room for learning. but if there is care for the child the child will take the time to learn. Great how you bring this up. I see this as well where i work. Like if your a teacher but you dont enjoy what you do...quit...

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#21

It's difficult deciding on just one thing the change. However, if I had to choose, I would choose to change how society has become judgmental and mean towards others. I lump the entitled mean judgmental behavior that I have witnessed, watched videos of and read about these past couple of years in the change. Often, I have found myself asking: "what is wrong with people today?" I miss the days of people being respectful of others. Our society has never been perfect, but things have gotten out of hand lately.

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Helena 1 year ago

There has never been a time in history when people have been fundamentally more respectful. Maybe more passive-aggressive.

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#22

A disinterest in history. Having even the tiniest think about previous societies can tell you so much about your own lived experience. What worked before will work again, what didn't won't.

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TotallyNOTaFox 1 year ago (edited)

People always ask how the Third Reich ever could happened, and yet a lot of people just blindly follow any ideology nowadays as long as it looks like the good side. Leftwing, Rightwing, Religions - different names, same methodes to lure in people. History repeats itself because nobody ever listens.

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#23

Sexisim

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

Reducing sexism starts with each household, which in turn should be influenced by govt policy. e.g. that children should not be brainwashed into accepting specific roles. Teach daughters to be self-reliant, etc.

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#24

We should have free health care. Free college. And all empty buildings should be made up for the homeless. Honestly the rich should have to give half of their worth over a certain amount to the state they live in for these things. Free food for kids under 16. Free childcare. These should be given to help society. I know people will argue as there are better things to change but if we could equal out the status quo a bit then a leveler ground could be achieved for all to live in harmony. Vote for me for prez. I want to change this country.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

These things you're advocating for are normal in other countries such as mine.

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#25

The Internet. What was originally thought to bring the world closer has driven more wedges between societies and cultures since humans invented religion.

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Kevin J. Henning 1 year ago

Nothing disturbs me more than a positive idea gone bad. For every person who wants to benefit others there are more who want to use the same idea for exploitation and personal profit. Behind it all it is always people. Consequently, I don't think many of the problems stated here will satisfactorily be cleared up until people stop being self centered. That or a major leap in evolution occurs.

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#26

in a school society i would change bullying. kids dont need to be bullying one another. Parents/adults should try and lead by example. This may happen at homes, out in public. Adults are the childs first teachers in life. As a teacher I feel for the kids that are being bullied. Racism due to the fact that some have different skin color. This doesnt change the fact that we are ALL still humans. We need to teach the children love for one another. I have had students transfer schools due to bullies interfering with their education. Often times the ones being bullied are the bright, intelligent students.

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FloydtheBarber 1 year ago

Zero tolerance for bullies, and no punishment for the kids who fight back to defend themselves

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#27

I would like to see people take responsibility for themselves instead of just doing whatever they 'feel like', then refusing to accept the consequences.

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Lil Potato 1 year ago

YES

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#28

The treatment of animals.

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Generic Soda Pop 🇺🇦(she/her) 1 year ago

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#29

….society…

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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 1 year ago

I mean… fair.

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#30

I would put everyone’s empathy level up by 45%. If that happened, I guarantee you it would solve all world problems.

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Average Chicago sports fan 1 year ago

What if people’s feelings aren’t your priority. If I don’t know them, their feelings aren’t my priority. Also I don’t know how to even relate. But this isn’t a half bad idea.

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#31

judgments, people are so busy judging other people stay in your own lane, mine your own busines

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Two_rolling_black_eyes 1 year ago

Civilization is based on the group making judgements about what is appropriate and then changing what is appropriate as more information becomes available. What is criminal, legal, and encouraged changes based on those judgements. Pedastry was encouraged in ancient Sparta. We've now correctly come to the conclusion that pedophilia is now judged to be a criminal act. Going the other way, its no longer illegal for a black man to vote in Georgia. Both of those are good judgements and lanes that needed to be changed.

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From my American perspective, there is far less concern for what is right and just and good (not that it was ever great). Instead the point is to win and to do so at all costs. But I also feels like it goes further. It's not good enough to win, you've got to crush your opponent. Whether in politics or business or matters of faith or education or any number of other things, people are unwilling to accept an outcome other than victory for themselves and their "team."

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

yes, but that's just america. In Africa it's less aggressive than that. It's more about collaboration.

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Shame cruelty

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Asphalt Bubblegum 1 year ago

Sociopaths rarely feel shame, and psychopaths never feel shame, the two psychological groups most inclined to practice cruelty.

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#34

Don't know lots of stuff mentioned already, maybe establishing that smart people are put in charge of a society and not the ones that are popular because they can talk the best?

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Two_rolling_black_eyes 1 year ago

One of the best pieces of advice I ever heard is "It doesn't matter if you are right if they don't like you." We became the dominant species because we can communicate. Telling 5 people about the bear and getting them to help makes evolution irrelevant because you don't need to wait 300 years for someone strong enough to beat the bear to be born. 5 asthmatics who someone has taught how to use a spear can take care of it. If you're going to send 5 asthmatics to go fight a bear, they deserve to follow someone who can explain why its necessary instead of just blind obedience.

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I would end the tribalism of group identity and us versus them. When you're living in a cave and a bear or another group of 10 people 5 miles away were your greatest threat, it made sense. Now, my best friend can be a gay programmer living in Thailand I met through work and the love of my life can be a black farmer from Norway. I'd like us to stop identifying as gay or straight, American or Chinese, nurse or farmer and just be individuals of one group - the human race. Our biggest threat isn't 10 people a couple valleys over. Its the planet dying because we're worried more about the 20 people we know than the species surviving. We need to start treating everyone as part of that 20 and end all -isms like racism or nationalism because we are all the same - scared souls looking for a fair break.

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Mickysixxx 1 year ago (edited)

But different cultures is what makes the world beautiful and scary when they clash. It's hard because in order for the entire planet to get along we would have to become some sort of homogeneous race with 0 differences or ideas. It would be a dystopian utopia if you get what I mean. We need our identity but we also need to be more tolerant of others

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#36

Before cell phones, if you called someone and they didn't answer, you could say, "he didn't answer, he must not be home," and that was a normal thing to say.

Nowadays, I wish you could say, "he didn't answer, he must be away from his phone," and it would be just as normal. Instead, people seem to think it's strange if you don't answer your phone for whatever reason (let alone turn it off), or don't respond to a text immediately.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

Just tell everyone you know to respect your boundaries. That's what I do. My voice mail in fact says that I do not take calls and it gives my email address. People can text first. A few times people have disrespected this preference I have embarrassed them. E.g. "Sorry, I can't chat right now as I am busy having sex, call back later". They never call back.

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#37

I would change it so that the very rich pay genuine taxes to give the poorer people decent education, healthcare and services.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

In proper countries (ie not usa), this is in fact how things work. That's why places like germany give free higher education. HOWEVER you will always get tax evaders, bribery, and tax specialists who help the rich evade tax.

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#38

This has likely been said already, but I will say it again - acceptance towards the LGBTQ+ community! It’s hard enough being constantly misgenders - like, we need to normalize pronoun pins, or even just asking/using gender neutral language, as well as PDA between gay couples being as acceptable as such between straight couples.

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Asexual Zelephant 1 year ago

Why does this have NO upvotes?! This should be higher up!

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#39

Ima get downvoted probably but whatever. I’d change the racism and all that stuff. Like the gendered language? What is that? Can’t we al just accept we’re human and Al be in the same category? Doesn’t matter if ur a man or a woman. Like Morgan freeman said “ I’ll top calling you a white man, and you so calling me, a black man.” He’s intelligent cause it’s true. He said the way to stop racism is to stop talking about it. We got Disney channel over there turning Pride Family into a literal trash heap because they are inserting stuff about slaves building America. A black woman reviewed the clip and basically said it was repulsive. The clip is horrible. But does anyone get my point? I went a bit off topic..

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TotallyNOTaFox 1 year ago

But if they would stop doing that all those diversity executives would suddenly lose their jobs, a lot of people would be left without a methode to feel morally superior and bad directors couldn't hide their bad quality work behind it.

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#40

How vehemently and aggressively people will be when arguing for their opinions.

Also, shaming people for doing harmless stuff. Neopronouns, furries, role-playing, whatever (yes I recognize some of these are very different). It doesn’t harm anyone and it makes you happy. Just let them do it. Respect them. It’s really not that hard.

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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism (Submission author) 1 year ago (edited)

Jeezus my grammar is terrible. Sorry, I’m up way too late.

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The hunting and killing of animals. (There are a few exceptions: Deer. Where I live, the amount deer are actually harming the ecosystem. I’m sure there are a few others that actually harm the ecosystem, but I don’t know of any others)

Dog, cat (or any other animal) “factories” I’m not going to type out anything else- or this post would be longer than the wait at Chick-fil-A on Saturday.

The amount of food, and water people waste.

SINGLE USE PLASTIC (Plastic water bottles should only be used in emergency situations. Natural disaster hit area etc)

Body expectations. They are a total load of BS. I want you to know that every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top.

Big sad company’s that destroy nature, and basically, happiness.

Industrial everything, just get rid of it.

The scammers who… scam. ESPECIALLY the ones who scam old people; people who scam them should be shot into the sun.

I will probably think of a lot more, but this is all I have for now.

Sorry for grammar,

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AwfullyWaffley (Submission author) 1 year ago

Fast fashion, just no Sweat shops, I don’t have any words

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Blaming video games for children doing crimes. They're just ignoring that bullying and abuse exists. Whenever a child gets angry and starts shouting, people blame it on social media and screens when in reality, it could be something way deeper.

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Kathy Wilbourne 1 year ago

It's much more than just video games, but I would say it's a definite part of the problem, as are shows that portray violence, not to mention the news. Easy availability of guns doesn't help. A kid decides he hates someone and there's a gun there, and his not-fully-developed brain doesn't really comprehend the consequences of his actions. There are many factors. Patanjali said in the Yoga Sutras, "What you see you become." I think it's quite applicable here.

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The economy. Not the one we have, but I'd like us to find the one that works the best for everyone. No idea what that would be. We've spent millenia working towards it, but get thwarted every time we develop a money system that elevates a group of people. I wish we could discover the one that works and implement it worldwide. SO many of these other problems would then begin to correct themselves.

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TotallyNOTaFox 1 year ago

I think we in Europe have the best system - A free, consumer driven market that forces innovation combined with a social market concept that supports people in need as best as it can

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#44

The "system" that was originally implemented to help needy people has unfortunately been turned into "...the more kids I have the more benefits I get" by some thus creating a perpetual cycle of children living in poverty and abuse.

The real problem is that you can't just cut-off benefits to these abusers/baby-factories since the kids will be the ones to suffer and these people know it and use it to their advantage.

And to those of you thinking I'm making this all up: get bent. It's a huge problem, I've seen it firsthand, and it it applies to all races.

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tee-lena 1 year ago

The ones who need it far exceed the abusers.

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I would change the society’s portrayal of us aliens

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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 1 year ago

Don’t worry hedgehog, we’ll always love you here

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I would make it so that we were still hunter-gatherers, chilling with nature, none of us have power over the other. We all work together to survive and don’t start getting power-hungry or cause climate change or drive animals to extinction, we only take what we need.

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Mickysixxx 1 year ago (edited)

Aboriginal Australians would work on average 4hrs/day to gather all the stuff they needed for the day. Imagine if your day consisted of fishing/hunting/gathering kangaroo grass at harvest time (equivalent to wheat). Then when that was done you go back to camp and do a bit of artifact making/getting meat ready/painting/fish trap making then have a big fire and feed with some stories and dancing. Go to bed and repeat. For the woman it was fishing/yam beds/gathering seeds (for bread) and fruit then come back for weaving/painting/bread making. Then retire to the fire for a feed, stories and a dance. Everybody helped with the kids and was seen as a parent (literally a village would raise the children) it would've been paradise

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The views on autism

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Mickysixxx 1 year ago (edited)

It has changed significantly in recent years. When i was a kid you had to be non verbal to be autistic but these days we understand the spectrum a lot better. My local supermarket has a quiet hour every day where they lower the lights and turn the music off to cater for neurodivergent people. Admittedly society in general could be more accepting of neuro divergent people.

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#48

getting rid of all the homophobes, transphobes, racists, fataphobes ect

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Average Chicago sports fan 1 year ago

Yeah but racism has been around for centuries. I’m not saying that anybody be should be racist. But don’t be racist in general.

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#49

Cruelty to animals. Whether it's puppy mills, cruel farming methods, dog fighting, animal experimentation or any other of a myriad of issues; millions of creatures are suffering. I want tougher laws & actual punishments handed out to animal abusers.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

The laws exist. Different countries have different laws. For me a worse problem is the hypocrisy of westerners (I'm african) regarding pets vs food. I've yet to hear a convincing distinction between the two.

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#50

We have training, licensing and testing for ever skilled job out there, especially if it affects other people or society as a whole, but anyone can have a child.

In many areas of the world there people who are forced, coerced, guilted or shamed into having children they don’t want or can’t cope with.

If we want to lower crime rates, improve society’s mental health crises, and stop the cycles of both poverty and abuse in the world, we need to do a better job at screening, training, and supporting parents and allowing people who shouldn’t be parents to choose not to be with no stigma, pressure or shame.

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Some rando dude 1 year ago

This sounds a lot like this movie I saw one time. Damn it, I can't remember the name.....

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#51

The hate to people who are either less fortunate or don't like the same things the "popular group" does. They threaten to beat people up and when you try to make friends with them it ends up with them humiliating you. Do I seriously have to have TikTok and be on it 24/7? What happened to family and friends? It's not my fault my family can't afford to buy me some Blazers or Jordans.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

If you're fortunate enough to go to college you'll find less vapid friends.

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#52

The amount of suicide that goes down. I’m sorry but a shitload of suicide is caused by bullying online or in person and that’s just something I just can’t accept.

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Blue_Mouse 1 year ago

It’s just getting worse sadly

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#53

No plastic surgery Everyone just looks like they look.

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Average Chicago sports fan 1 year ago

Yeah that’s true. However the Kardashians didn’t get the memo.

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#54

Getting OFFENDED!!.Nowadays people literally get offended about almost anything.

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Lil Potato 1 year ago

i know right

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#55

can we all please take into consideration the intent of any given act or comment?

it seems everyone wants to jump to the least charitable conclusion at all times, like the attitude of the internet leaked into real life. lets not do that.

people make mistakes even when they are trying hard not to. if it came from a good place then accept it and move on instead of getting offended over every little thing.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

yep, stop downvoting just because you disagree, rather say why you disagree. downvote is for things like financial scams.

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#56

Gen Z's way to think the world revolves around them. I am Gen z btw. Like- this culture makes everything about you you you. YOU do YOU. Treat YOUrelf. Take some YOU time, ect ect. Sure all of that is important now and then- but we have taken it way too far. People(of all ages, races, backrounds) are so entitled now. People take extreme offence in the most normal, inoffensive things just because they can- and the will get praised for it!

Like, take the song Scars to your beautiful by Alessia Cara- it's a good, pretty song for the most part. But the one line- "And you don't have to change a thing, the world can change it's heart-". I mean, not really! The world doesn't have to change just to fit you! Not in every case of course- but a lot of the time, YOU are the problem! Believe it or not, there are a LOT of problems out there, that are much much bigger than you.

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Lil Potato (Submission author) 1 year ago

don't get me wrong tho- you are important. But the world does not revolve around you- you are one in 8,000,000,000 people of equal importance.

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#57

People who make their zodiac sign their whole personality.

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Lil Potato 1 year ago

i know right- the people who will say they hate someone just for being a certain star sign. what is up with that??

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#58

Babes this is kinda directed at people like me or people with any kind of medical illness like diabetes . Can society stop acting like I'm a baby every time I'm a bit hypo or a bit high?! Like people say "oh dear lord hon, are you ok?!" When I'm just a bit low. I mean, I like people respecting me, but it's different to before!!

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Some rando dude 1 year ago

......... I'm fighting the urge to ask this person if they're doing okay......

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#59

I wish we could all be seen for who we are, what we do, and how we treat others. nothing more. True equality. No gender, no race, no religion, and if we could manage it, no money

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Lorraine R 1 year ago

"Imagine"

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#60

Disciplining your kids.

Honestly I was in the cinemas with my mom 2 days back. We haven't been in a long time. So as the the big screen was opening up, I could hear the kids shouting and running around. And as the movie was playing, I could hear peppa pig being played on a phone. The parents didnt say anything.

I'm also fuming as I'm writing this. I should've had a talk with those kids and tell to not misbehave and have a word with the parents about them not disciplining their children.

Younger kids should have more discipline so that in the future, they'll know how to behave and not push people buttons.

DISCIPLINING YOUNGER KIDS SHOULD NOT BE FROWNED APON !!!!

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

Is the term discipline? The way I handled this is to explain to my kids how their decisions affect others. If the kids are running around in a movie theatre it suggests it's not a movie they're interested in. I would assume the parents wanted to see the movie and didn't think beyond their own wants as to how their kids would get bored. So it's about everyone realising that you actually affect those around you with your decisions.

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#61

Absurd beauty standards.Nowadays plastic surgeries,implants, injections,big busty
a*s has become a norm and people doesn't think twice before going under knife.Moreover this makes u feel that there is a need to do this and y are not normal.Those influencer who can't afford do photoshop and affect the lives of common people and make them feel insecure about them.

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Average Chicago sports fan 1 year ago (edited)

We can thank the Kardashians and also Instagram and it’s idiot style influencers.

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#62

With the advent of social media people can judge anyone while sitting in the comforts of their home and making nasty comments about their personal life and body issues while they themselves are a fat jobless divorce with 2 kids.

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Some rando dude 1 year ago

I feel called out.....

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#63

SHUT-DOWN-FOX-NOISE-CHANNEL!

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

anything supported by money and advert revenue will continue. As long as 50% of americans are right-wing, fox will continue.

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#64

Just 3 little things:
I wish people would

Mind their own business
Keep their hands off other people's things
Stop hating people for being different from them.

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Lil Potato 1 year ago

yep

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#65

Stop asking this question and bring that change within oneself.

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#66

people may find this offensive but i want anime to be less in-propitiate. most anime girl outfits are so lewd. they also make to meany useless charters who really do nothing. like that little girl from dragon slayer. all she dose is stay in a box

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Violet Jensen 1 year ago

I understand what you mean. I can't even watch anime because like, young *girls* are so lewd.

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#67

All those people, who are pure cringe, negative, oppose humanity, deny science, think sh*t, destroys nature, are karens, are a menace to the society - need to DISAPPEAR. Now.

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Generic Soda Pop 🇺🇦(she/her) 1 year ago

👏👏👏👏 Louder for those in the back!

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#68

For instance Stonehenge in Somerset UK.

It's been a site of so much human interest. People pay to access like a tourist attraction because it's unknown. It has a mystical quality that links back to the ancients because it still stands from BC. And it stands on a particular spot where the sun shines meaningfully on those rocks at a time of day and year.

To me, it looks like a basic ancient courtroom. Big door for the big tribe and smaller doors for the other tribes. Tribal leaders came to conclusions in full view of their village populations within the circle. And passed judgement.
And in accordance with ancient understanding of the Gods and of the stars. That place held the sun. It's pagan law.
I love history - the above survives today just as much as it did then.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

not a bad theory but ... how is this something you want to change in society?

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#69

Penalizing people for not being poor or working poor.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

again, do you mean the rich are penalised?

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#70

Accept that one solution will NOT be right for everyone. Just because it works for you doesn't mean it works for everybody.

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#71

Working. I hate having to ask for a vacation and wasting my days not doing i want or enjoying life.

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Average Chicago sports fan 1 year ago

Fair, but what would you do without a primary stable source of income?

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How people of all ages are educated and what they are taught. The training and pay of teachers reflects the importance of their role. 1. People should be taught in small groups, no larger than 15. Student age not a factor. 2. Students' progress assessed by competency benchmarks. Student age not a factor but failure to show competency may mean no further participation on that content until competency demonstrated. 3. At all ages, students' abilities, wishes, needs considered as part of planning progress. Changes can always be made. 4. Student may leave temporarily or permanently when it is clear no further progress is happening, but all retain right to reenter with counselling. 5. Completion of stages marked by significant acknowledgement by community. cf "rites of passage" 6. Focus on literacy and numeracy plus critical thinking in early years 7. In teens: focus on civics, life skills (finance, cooking, hygiene, repairs, for instance) and a broadening participation in community/society. More academic content introduced. 8. Post teens: specialised courses depending on chosen life path.
What do you lovely Pandas think?

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

Most of the above is montessori method. Send your kids to montessori schools.

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#73

I want that people finally accept my claim to rule the world

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Blue_Mouse 1 year ago

All HAIL

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#74

Probably those pointless polls on the internet

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Some rando dude 1 year ago

Like this one? Jk,jk

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#75

It's pretty hard to pick ONE thing, but probably Dance Moms.

That woman should still be in jail, for a lifetime of child abuse.

They seriously have 9yos dancing in crop tops, working nonstop, and the worst part is ABBY. YoU nEeD tO pOiNt YoUr ToEs mOrE!!!!!! Like, no. I've only seen half of season 1 but WHY. JUST WHY?

WARNING: SEASON 1 SPOILERS

I warned you

For me, the worst thing is Abby making the NINE YEAR OLDS dressing like prostitots and having them gyirate (did I spell that right?) on stage. Would be fine for 16, 17, MAYBE even 15yos but NINE! 9? NINE? THE NINETH NUMBER? Abby LOVES to put Nia (dancer) in sterotypical ethnic roles. The LaQuifa dance? What? Abby really be playing matchmaker with 13yos. It's like Dirty Dancing. Also the dance about suicide. I feel it's amazing, but again, too dark for 8 and 9 year olds.

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the_harbringer_of_doom 1 year ago

god i DESPISE dance moms

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#76

That everyone must sleep at the same time

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

Are you saying people MUST all sleep at the same time, or, that they don't and they should? or are you saying that it is imposed ON you that you MUST (and you don't want to?)

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#77

I'd get rid of private property ownership of apartments and make housing a right.

If you want to buy a home, sure, that's something that we should be able to work towards to own, but not apartments.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

yep, we have something like that in my country. We have social housing and private housing. However, if we did try nationalise all housing, I guarantee you it would become a hotbed of corruption, where only the wel-connected got decent housing. At least in our system, those who have no money have a place to live and those who have money can buy something better.

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#78

Men. We aren’t the problem most of the time. We aren’t trying to hurt anyone and also being falsely accused ruins lives. Women trying to cancel or accuse us just for looking at the gym, women saying that we need to man up. Also we aren’t as emotional and we suck at taking hints. I just wish that people would just understand that we aren’t the problem. Also toxic feminism is a load of nonsense.
I don’t give a f*ck if you downvote me. This has to be heard.
For this type of thing I’d recommend the YouTube channel Roma army. She’s great to watch.

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Best Behave 1 year ago

If men aren’t the problem most of the time, are you suggesting that it’s women who are the problem?

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I know I’m double posting but hear me out.
Debt relief. It shouldn’t exist and I have a very good explanation.
Now keep in mind that I’m only 17 and not the best with finances but I’ve been taught some of the basics.
We shouldn’t have a student loan debt relief because some people made sh*tty financial decisions before going to college and not saving up enough for your tuition. This stupid student loan debt relief hurts the ones who made the smart financial decisions and aren’t in debt and it’s bullsh*t that some lawmakers want to raise taxes just to relieve people of their debts and that we are the ones paying out of pocket just for the person who ends up in student loan debts financial failure

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

OK glad to hear you're only 17 and american, because you haven't yet developed compassion. So I am going to spell it out for you. Hear me out. PS I am in africa. Let me start by saying You don't have a good explanation. You have the Republican explanation. It has nothing to do with s****y financial decisions. It has everything to do with a LONG history of social circumstances. Let's say Mr X is born in a lower income area. Is it his fault? No. He didn't choose to be born. Now, say his mom's unemployed and his dad drives a taxicab, say, and makes say $1400 per month. Say they're in NY and most of that goes to rent, the rest to food. They can't afford medical cover, they can't afford movies, lattes, and defintiely can't afford college. Now suppose Mr X has a high IQ and does well at school. He deserves to get into university. How else is he going to lift his family out of poverty? You could say well his parents made bad financial decisions. Message continues in my reply...

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As an American and an Amerinidan, I'd like to see our derelict education and social services systems get their long-overdue overhauls. When I went to school on the "Rez" we were given a classical education that included home economics, shop classes, logic and critical thinking, creative arts, sports, field trips to various industrial operations to learn how these works and what products or services they provided. High school was when we used what we learned on our field trips to start hands-on apprinceship training in something we discovered we might like. We didn't just belong to our parents. Us kids belonged to our community too. If your parents were fails, you had plenty of "aunts" and "uncles" who would help support and nurture you. If my country could adopt just one practice from my people, this one would be it.

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#81

society itself. whole thing needs to take a hike and leave me alone

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Some rando dude 1 year ago

Here here

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I'd change how the world, but especially the United States, treats the poor and disabled.

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Society.

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Penalizing people for not being poor or working poor.

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censorshipsucks 1 year ago

no-one penalises the rich?

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#85

Communism, seriously, its amazing until corruption gets in

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Asphalt Bubblegum 1 year ago

Every system of government is infinately corruptable. But communism is an "government" either. It's a way of life for a community of people.

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#86

The focus on romance as your focus in life. Some people don't want a spouse. Others just won't get one. It's okay. You can live your life.

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How we treat animals. I wish that everyone were vegan. It's their world as well as theirs and their lives, feelings and relationships are as important as ours.

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Blue_Mouse 1 year ago

Dude stop with the freaking veganism. We are not beating the f*****g animals and making them bleed to death. Swear to god

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#88

This is specifically for America, but abso-friggin-lutely health care.

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#89

I am a female so other females don’t downvote me please!!!
“Males are toxic
They cheat
They lie
They need to be strong”
Girl, we are also the problem lol

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#90

Assuming that humans rule the world.

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Blue_Mouse 1 year ago

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#91

Y'all this isn't really about society but you know in the movies when the guy is just chilling and then this simp girl just comes in and they're in a weird position and then the guy's wife comes in and jumps to the conclusion that her husband was cheating on her. Why?? It's like y'all can't be friends with one another. And then she totally overreacts and then she's like "oH I wAnT A DiVoRcE, hE cHeAtEd!" Like girl stop. You're cringe.

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TheaGamerGal (Submission author) 1 year ago

And then she goes to meet her MALE friend and nobody says anything???

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#92

Not sure if this has been said yet, but I wish feminism was fighting for equal rights and opportunities as men. Nowadays, it feels like they're trying to become superior to men and destroy them. Why should I feel sorry for something I had no part of?

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Tamra 1 year ago (edited)

Feminism supports a healthy relationship between equals. It doesn't seek to take away anything from the male population, but to provide safety and equality to the feminine population. Sounds like you're getting an earful from men who are afraid they're somehow going to lose something by women gaining equality.

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#93

What Snake Pliskin did at the end of the movie, Escape From LA.

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Chasing equality.

Ignoring the fact that true equality is impossible on a genetic level…. It would do nothing but bad things long term.

We would become personality-less, automaton robots.

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Lorraine R 1 year ago

Equality "under the law" is achievable - as in equal rights. We're closer than we were 60 years ago.

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As others have said, there's so much. But one would be the double standard in how society views men and women. Contrary to feminism's claims, our society is much nicer to women than men. Women get away with a lot of really creepy behaviour, whereas if men even walk in the same direction as a woman it's sexual harassment. Then there's #metoo which had good intentions but then became an easy way to ruin a man's life because "believe all women". There are some feminists who completely discount instances of men being sexually assaulted.
Or think about the body positivity movement - exclusively female. Women are curvy and plus-sized, whereas men are fat and overweight. Women can discriminate against short men, but if a man dares mention a woman's weight.... Women are generally assumed to be nicer and more honest. They are considered better parents, and aren't accused of pedophilia or kidnapping like men are. Society and schools are full of programs and messaging encouraging girls and telling them they're perfect, whereas boys are made to feel like they're the problem. Not to mention other statistics, such as the fact that men are more suicidal, overrepresented in high-risk jobs, underrepresented in universities, the list goes on. Yet in spite of these facts the gender equality narrative is still that women are oppressed and need to be given special treatment. In truth, it's like, show me. Show me, where in the Western world, in the 21st century, is there an oppressed woman? Show me where men are favoured? They're not

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