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Seriously asking. I see it a lot in the dating subs, and its ONLY when the younger party is a woman do the virtue signalers come out.

This is the first time in several years I've had a flu and covid shot on the same day and not felt horrible afterwards.

Just me or did this happen to anyone else?

Yes or no?

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​Trump systematic non-payment strategy is well documented with over 4500 cases, but it seems like few people are aware of it. I know personnally some people impacted by it, some I might be biaised.

The strategy:

Trump businesses systematically withheld the final 10% to 30% of a contract, typically the contractor's entire profit margin, claiming work was delayed or defective.

Then, exploiting the financial imbalance, Trump's lawyers dragged out court cases until cash-strapped vendors accepted steep discounts (often 30%–50% off) or faced bankruptcy. ​

Key documented cases (over 4500 recensed):

​-Edward J. Friel Co. (1984): A family cabinetmaker shut down after Trump refused to pay a final $83,600 balance for casino slot-machine bases.

-​Taj Mahal Subcontractors (1990): 253 contractors owed $69 million received only 30 to 50 cents per dollar during Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, forcing several into liquidation.

​-The Paint Spot (2013): A Miami supplier placed a foreclosure lien on Trump National Doral over $32,535 in unpaid paint. A judge ordered Trump to pay the invoice plus $282,000 in legal fees.

​-Trump Tower Demolition (1980): 200 undocumented Polish workers clearing the building site went unpaid for long hours, resulting in a 15-year federal class-action lawsuit that ended in a confidential settlement.

In a case I personnally know, the person worked over 6 months almost full time for a Trump hotel project. He was offered to accept 50% or go to court to get his due. As he couldn't afford lawyers, he took the loss and turn the page.

Anyone have simililar story with Trump businesses and does the average american is aware of it?

They would probably put a lot of guys to sleep. To be at a pro level is a very elite standard. The speed and skills are different level. They would probably break an average man’s teeth and smash their face in. I don’t think I would fancy taking either of them on. A lot of guys seem to think they are bad or weak etc easy to say it online but I don’t think many would get into the ring with either of them. Or if they offered you outside for a punch up.

Okay, but you can’t say Scientology because it’s actually that ridiculous. So maybe we’re playing for second most ridiculous.

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They've justified that price before congress with new patents and procedures for development that cost millions in r&d that they need to recoup also while contributing to those senators rejection campaigns

Is everyone satisfied with how everything turned out?

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Do you think it's censorship?

This is not a question about politics or whether you think it was a legitimate raid. This is about the way Reddit handles controversy and the current moment we find ourselves in.

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Why do people earning $100,000+ often seem unaware of how uncommon their income is?

I’ve noticed this a lot online, especially in finance subreddits. Someone will mention earning $100,000–$150,000 a year and talk about it as though it’s a fairly normal middle-of-the-road salary, or say things like “$100k isn’t that much anymore”.

Obviously, $100,000 doesn’t buy what it used to, particularly in expensive cities, and someone with a large mortgage, children, or other major expenses may genuinely not feel wealthy.

But that seems different from how common the income itself actually is.

Depending on exactly how income is measured, median individual incomes in Canada are somewhere around the $40,000–$50,000 range, while average incomes are considerably below $100,000 as well. In other words, someone earning $100,000 individually is earning substantially more than the typical Canadian.

I wonder whether this is mainly a social-circle effect. If you work in tech, finance, medicine, government, engineering, etc., and most of the people around you earn $80,000–$150,000+, perhaps $100,000 genuinely starts to seem ordinary.

The internet probably makes this worse. Personal-finance communities in particular seem disproportionately populated by higher-income people. There was even an analysis of r/PersonalFinanceCanada posts that estimated the median employment income mentioned there at around $80,000—much higher than the broader Canadian population.

So why do you think people with six-figure salaries so often seem to underestimate how unusual their incomes are?

Is it:
-social bubbles and professional circles?
-lifestyle inflation?
-living in very high-cost cities?
-comparing themselves with people who make even more?
-selection bias on Reddit and other online communities?
-or has $100,000 genuinely become psychologically redefined as a fairly ordinary salary?

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who earn $100,000+. Did your perception of what counts as a “normal” income change as your own income increased?

There nothing wrong if you want have traditional family with working husband and stay at home wife, but I notice a lot dudes online who claim they want live traditional lifestyle get mad they expected to have a financial stability or well paying job?

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It seems no matter what I say I will be met by a group of men who are so hostile and crashing out over the most inconsequential things. Or if a guy on one of these forums disagrees with the way I date they immediately jump down my throat to say horribly insulting things to me or just spew vitriol at me and any woman who doesn’t use dating apps they way they think women should. I know most men aren’t like this in real life because I don’t know anyone who actually acts like that. But why are they so angry? You would think just working on being kinder to women in real life would yield better results than aggressively typing to a woman you’ll never meet online.

As per title

The town of Mexia near me is pronounced Ma-HEE-ah, not Mex-ee-ah.

Also Bexar County is pronounced Bear, not Bex-ar.

If you get it wrong I know you’re from out of state.

I hear this phrase constantly, especially in conversations about dating. Women supposedly “never take accountability.” But I’m curious what men are supposedly taking accountability for at a higher rate.

Historically, men have had more institutional power and more room to externalize the consequences of their behavior. Men could cheat while their wives were expected to stay. Fathers could be emotionally absent and still be praised for “providing.” Men could leave most childcare and domestic labor to women and call themselves good husbands because they had jobs. Boys behaving badly were excused with “boys will be boys,” while girls were expected to be more mature. Men’s anger has often been treated as understandable or authoritative, while women are told to manage the situation around them.

Even now, when relationships fail, you’ll hear she “picked wrong,” “should’ve known better,” “should’ve chosen better.” If a woman is mistreated, people often immediately start looking at her choices. If a man behaves badly, there’s frequently an explanation ready for him. He’s struggling with loneliness, sexlessness, stress, lack of respect, depression, or not being appreciated.

That doesn’t mean men are never held accountable, obviously. They are. And women can absolutely avoid accountability too. But I’m confused by the claim that lack of accountability is uniquely or especially female.

So what are the equivalent things men, as a group, are routinely expected to own?

Are men expected to take responsibility for choosing incompatible partners? Staying in unhealthy relationships? Ignoring red flags? Having children with people they barely know? Cheating? Being emotionally unavailable? Not learning basic domestic skills? Leaving most parenting to their partner? Treating anger as their only acceptable emotion? Failing to communicate? Contributing to a dead bedroom? Creating children they later barely parent?

And when men do those things, do we actually talk about “male accountability” with the same frequency and contempt that people talk about “female accountability”?

Sometimes it seems less like “women don’t take accountability” and more like women are expected to take accountability not only for their own behavior, but also for predicting, preventing, managing, and recovering from men’s behavior too.