Have you ever seen boobs in real life?

[-] the_best_nerd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 137 points 2 weeks ago

believing yourself immune to suggestion is one of the greatest vulnerabilities against suggestion tbh

[-] the_best_nerd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago

the people who know you are not going to start addressing you differently unless you come out to them and they're respectful.

[-] the_best_nerd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

...is that it's a capitalism metaphor?

[-] the_best_nerd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 months ago

...maybe freud was right.

[-] the_best_nerd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

while i won't argue people don't care at all for looks, i've seen some people who would be conventionally considered very ugly establish long lasting loves because they are genuinely wonderful to be around. it also helps to try to be around other folks like you. i had a terrible time dating until i did so in trans circles. i am now in a polycule every partner i have is trans and we're all fucking weird and most of us are at least a bit gross. you don't even have to entirely cure your depression or complete your transition to find the people are out there, you just have to find some people with things in common. and to be blunt, you calling yourself genetically cursed is akin to much of what incels say. you gotta get out of that headspace. it's not good for you.

[-] the_best_nerd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 4 months ago

voice training, posture, general attire, makeup etc also all contribute. my mother has consistently been misgendered throughout her life as a cis woman because she doesn't wear makeup, has a particular posture from working out/physical labor, and wears like jeans and masc-cut t-shirts. all of these things can be changed and posture nor voice training require you have money if you already have internet access.

[-] the_best_nerd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No one's playing 4D chess but it's not wise to think people aren't opportunistic, or might be following in the footsteps of people who came before - remember the US contra affairs? This kind of shit has been happening forever, and truthfully - even without literally funding their national bogeyman, there's a lot of things one can do to create their own enemy. Have you ever wondered why Hamas hates Israel? I'll give you a hint - it has to do with powerful people colonizing land.

[-] the_best_nerd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Solving our mental health problem won't prevent billionaires from existing.

Didn't say it would. I have no idea where you pulled this from.

Making excuses for billionaires isn't a mental health issue, it's an intelligence issue.

I alsi wasn't giving any slack to billionaires. I also have no idea where you pulled this from.

Both of the above statements from you imply you either didn't read my comment or understand what it said, primarily because they feel like arguments intended for an entirely different comment. Please tell me how I can best rephrase it if I communicated my ideas unclearly at all.

Also, please refer me to the part of the DSM-5 where it lists "sociopath" as a possible diagnosis.

[-] the_best_nerd@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 5 months ago

Funnily enough, empathy doesn't always apply to all other people! Many often learn to only utilize their empathy to gain social advantages by leveraging an understanding of others, or practice selective empathy in that they have functioning, typical, empathy - just only within their bubble. It's why some of them get uncomfortable when they're forced to perceive poor people in a more humanizing way - they have empathy, they're just choosing not utilize it in a way that benefits larger society. I feel I should also point out that a number of people fit the qualifications for being considered low-empathy, but are regarded as leading admirable lives by otherwise choosing to be good to their fellow human beings - James H Fallon comes to mind.

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