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  • I’m more surprised it took them this long to realize that they can just do this and his cult will believe it.

    Not sure if they’ll even list anyone that’s actually guilty, regardless of party loyalties. This is just an assumption, but I assume that some of these people visited the island at the same time as the others. In that case outing even a single individual could lead to them inevitably naming and shaming others that have been too. They wouldn’t risk that.




  • I don’t quite understand the outrage in the thread. I’ve been looking through the comments, trying to see if this ever went beyond gossip and I can’t find anything.

    From my understanding the app was intended to be a safe space for women to discuss dating. Relaying information about dangerous individuals, or people who cheat. I can imagine that things might have gotten slightly out of hand in regards to anonymous gossip, but is that anything compared to being doxxed? Besides, women, and men have been gossiping behind each others backs for as long as humans have existed. An anonymous app makes it significantly worse certainly, but it is what it is. This behavior is always going to exist for better or for worse. For example, people already discuss this on sites like fetlife since the risk of ending up with someone who wants to batter you for the sake of battering you is somewhat high there.

    Surely we can have some sympathy for people who have had their identifications doxxed by 4chan who haven’t done anything worse than a bit of toxic gossip at most?


  • VinnyDaCat@lemmy.worldtoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldWhat If
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    Why can’t we just rely on common sense instead of jumping to massive generalizations regarding someones gender?

    Trump has been covered in red flags regarding his treatment of women for years. E. Jean Carroll? Stormy Daniels? Katie Johnson? The Hollywood Access Tape?

    I’m a little anxious that if Me Too blows up again it may have the opposite effect intended, and instead deflect attention away from Trump as people argue over the movement itself.




  • I hate how hopeful I am. I keep believing that at some point these people on the right are going to wake up and realize what they’ve voted for.

    And I am continuously disappointed as they make more and more excuses for the criminal acts their leadership has committed each time they come to light.




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    Socializing is exhausting. I usually have a couple of people besides my girlfriend that I chat with, and it’s more than enough for me.

    I understand that socializing is an important aspect of life. I’m certain there’s all sorts of papers detailing the benefits of it, but I do also think it’s important to learn to be comfortable spending time by yourself.



  • Yeah I’m not here for this. I just felt this massive wave of fatigue wash over me as I read it.

    Like it or not you’re going to run into weirdos in just about every hobby. All preemptively judging people does is teach people to keep to themselves. We’re already building up a society of loners where people struggle to connect to each other with various other causes(loss of third places for example). We don’t really need something like this pushing people further apart, especially when that ultimately drives peoples empathy for each other down too.


  • VinnyDaCat@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzfuck this
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    I used to be the pride of my family for having finished college. Now it’s demonized by them.

    I feel for the students of today. College was an important time for me. I experienced a lot of new ideas, my mind was opened. I didn’t get to do much in grad school, but my first four years of college changed me and I wouldn’t be the same without those experiences. The way the situation is escalating we may see colleges completely locked down or even abolished.





  • I get what they were going for considering I’ve known certain people who have been so addicted to specific games that they’ve ruined their lives but I don’t think Walz is in that crowd. He’s still married, looks like he’s a great father who’s involved with his kids and is a more responsible and active politician than 90% of those in politics.

    It’s such a poor jab. Besides gaming being this mainstream hobby that everyone partakes of these days, there’s also the fact that even if he was irresponsible, the youngest two of the voting generations would vibe with it. I know people who overspend their money or ignore reality entirely because they feel helpless. It’s a symptom of a problem.