OceanSoap

I'm really good at making friends. The reality of that is, I do most if not all of the heavy lifting in the beginning. I suggest the hangout first, I push to make it happen, and I do that over and over until the other person feels like we're friends enough to start inviting me themselves. Even then, I make sure to reach out if time lags.

Thanks, I hate it.

I, along with many others, just don't think Rowling is transphobic. I don't see any evidence that she hates trans people, just that she doesn't agree with some of the extreme trans activists takes, just like most people who aren't extreme.

This doesn't mean there's no such thing as being canceled, but I do think that it shows more and more people have caught on to some of tactics that are used to cancel others. It's going to continue to have less impact as time goes on, which is good, imo. Cancelation has its merits, but we're coming out of an overreach period.

Yes, I don't disagree, except far more people benefit from our form of capitalism, and you don't see the death numbers you do from the absolute rule that communism demands.

This isn't to say there isn't any death due to capitalism. Or any strife, just certainly not on the same scale. I would say out biggest death toll comes at the hands of our military-industrial-complex being capitolistic.

The problem is, there's nothing better yet.

I guess I just really don't understand the draw. Communism is a nice thought, until actual people are involved. People are corruptible, which is why communism is seen as utopian. It's an ideal that only works under perfect circumstances.