Meetups and clubs based around certain interests have worked well for me.

Examples: writing clubs, chess clubs, book clubs, hiking clubs, debate clubs, etc.

I have trouble at parties where I have to find things to talk about with people I don’t know, but at interest clubs then we’re all there for the same purpose and there’s a clear thing to talk about! If you hit it off with anyone, then you can begin hanging out outside of the club

It also doesn’t have an algorithm, which would make it difficult to find content you want when there are loads of creators

I think they’re referring to video games. AAA games refer to games made by large companies with huge budgets: think Assassin’s Creed, GTA, Call of Duty, etc.

They’ve been pumping out some trash games for the last while

My jaw.

That sounds really frustrating. Some people don’t think about (or actively ignore) how their actions affect others. Sounds like you’re making a good decision for yourself to no longer live with him

That’s a great idea. And you get more content!

Fear is the mind-killer

Yeah I wasn’t fast enough and I also tried to contact their support and such. Oh well

Years ago, I bought headphones that were ¼ of the price of the big name Bose and Sony’s and provided at least ¾ the experience. When I wore them so much they eventually broke years later, I purchased some more from their website. Turns out they have been taking orders and haven’t been delivering products. Their Facebook page still posts ads and the comments are people talking about how it was a scam. That’s $170 dollars I won’t get back. It’s weird because I really liked their product and had no reason to think they would suddenly stop delivering. Very strange.

Brand is Cowin, by the way.

Yeah it’s tricky. Using “female” as a noun in a non-biological context is often used by incels and misogynists in order to dehumanise women. Whereas there isn’t the same trend of certain groups using “male” to dehumanise men, or at least I’ve never heard of it happening in real life.

In a vacuum, both would be the same, but because there is a much larger trend of using “female” to dehumanise women than using “male” to dehumanise men, it’s not a true double-standard.

And as long as you’re not being a dick, especially if English isn’t your native language, then people will know what you mean. But if you are consciously trying to make an effort, then don’t use “female” and “male” as nouns to refer to someone’s gender.

Thank you for taking the time to write this up. It’s very inspiring and I have some ideas to try

I find it tricky to just meet people with no shared topic to discuss, like at parties. I love clubs because everyone is there for a shared reason, whether it be board games, video games, a sport, a craft, etc. This means there’s always something to talk about when breaking the ice and I find that much more comfortable. Highly recommend clubs

Learning from others’ mistakes is real. I’ve learned a lot from my dad that way—I say that I’ve learned to so basically the opposite of what my dad does

Guess who colonized whom…

I’m not American, and it took me a while to figure out what POTUS, SCOTUS, and GOP were

I agree that’s a great acronym

What does MAP stand for in this context?

EDIT: oh, I read another thread and it stands for “Minor Attracted Person” so it’s a pedophilia thing. Yikes

I always read that as “Shaking My Head”

My work involves a streaming service and we use VOD to refer to normal TV shows. It’s not dead!

Is there a way to say OPQRST that isn’t just reading each letter? Because if not then that is a mouthful