I don’t think you should be shunned, but I think you should examine why you think it’s universal that women are more interesting to look at than men. First off, I don’t feel that way so it’s not a statement of fact. Second, these pictures may not be the best indication of how flashy fun and captivating drag kings can…

There’s a distinction you are avoiding that lesslessfun is making.

Yeah, that’s true, but I wanted to point out that the message you are responding to didn’t say it would stop teens from watching porn but rather it could stop teens from internalizing porn as what sex should be like if the education explicitly addressed this topic. I agree that it’s a part of a larger issue, but I…

If you don’t bother to read, I don’t know why you bother to respond. If you bother to read, then what are you specifically asking about? You are ignoring everything I wrote.

No, that is where you are incorrect, if you would bother to read the few paragraphs I posted earlier that to you seem like a novel.

Jane is taking money from Bob in many ways- both directly and indirectly as I explained- and then later is ALSO not paying her fair share of the rent.

OK I’ll try a much simpler analogy, though you could just read the first thing instead of repeating the same shit again and again.

Let’s say two people are roommates: Bob and Jane. Let’s say they both go to work, come home, put their money in two separate piggy banks. To keep things simple and to avoid the issue of…

You think your main point has nothing to do with it because you don’t understand that they are actually directly related. And you have time to spend hours responding to people online, but not time to read the things you responding to. If you don’t want to engage in a discussion, don’t engage. Writing back to say that…

It’s not a separate issue. It’s in fact the very same issue.

It’s not about values. It’s about material conditions and a legacy of colonialism. What we call “western traditions” is a Post-Enlightenment perspective of the world. While there are academics who argue that we’ve moved into a new era, most people agree that we are still in an age of Post-Enlightenment rationalism in…

Thanks. That makes it all make so much more sense!

Friends was huge in Asia until about 2008. People wanted to talk about it constantly when they find out you were American, and if you had cable, it was always on at least a couple channels.

I don’t know which it is, but there might be two processing fees. I know that when I pay by credit card, I’m immediately charged the amount of my bill. If I go home that night and look up my account, it is the pre-tip amount of my bill. Then two or three days later, it will be more because the tip has been added to…

While all that is fine and true, let’s keep in mind that someone ASKED about these things. It’s a really common question for customers to ask people in the service industry. You can’t get annoyed with someone for answering a question about their preferences by telling their preferences. If you don’t care about that…

It’s possible, but he’s taking a huge risk and then bragging about it openly which makes me think it’s mostly bullshit.

Years ago, I worked with a waitress who had a 5.00 tip, but the way it was written, the dollar sign was in front of the five and it could have been interpreted to be 25.00 tip. Except that it wouldn’t…

That’s incorrect as well. The barber’s immediate job as far as you are concerned is to give you a good hair cut. Each hair cut does not require the assistance of a clean floor to be a good haircut. The entire place needs to be tidy for you to enjoy yourself, but it has no bearing on the quality of your haircut. This…

Nope. The server is serving you, but his/her job is supported by the bus staff and the kitchen staff. It really does make or break a server during a rush. Just because you don’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t a huge factor in your service.

You are not half as progressive as you think you are. Jeff Bezos and the waitress at the local Dennys should both be responsible and pay taxes, right? Both sides should do their part. It’s only fair.

Nonsense. My politics are as progressive as they get, and people making restaurant salaries are not the tax evaders I’m concerned with. It’s the billionaires whose corporations just got their tax rate reduced to 20%- well below my own. Fuck them.

Hmm. I’m not sure what the WTF is about. I responded to your anecdote with a similar one of my own in order to agree with you. I was confused by the fact that you mentioned “useless liberal arts degrees” as that’s not something that I’ve said in any of my conversations. I concluded that it’s in reference to something…

I have also taught computer literacy to adults and teens who were brand new to computers. Most of them have no idea how to use a mouse. This was in the US even, and the last class like this I taught was in 2006. So I understand the impact you are describing.