I’ve met a lot of men in tech who cling to their 60 hour work weeks because it hides their mediocrity.

I wish I could give you all the stars.

“I love my ok looking husband. Ladies, don’t let society tell you that you have to be with a handsome man. An ok looking man will do. I love every inch of his average, mediocre, ok, looking-ness.”

I listened while looking at something else. I thought I was listening to a crappy youtube ad when I realized it was the actual song.

I feel that way, and I’m half her age.

good lord. thank god there was an adult in the room.

Are sentences for sex crimes still laughably weak in Canada?

Many years ago, I used to read this column written by a feminist. She wrote on a number of subjects, but she often covered sex crimes against children and what the men were sentenced. And the sentences were shockingly pathetic - like 6 months of community service or maybe a month or two of jail time. I’ll never forget…

and they love Ivanka

Really? Where I live the police will take a report on everything. They won’t always investigate it or follow up (depending on the size of the theft), but they’ll always show up and take a report for a house burglary, something like the video below. The main reason I used the example of a house break-in is that…

nope

That’s why teenagers are so painful - they’re an awkward mix of child and adult.

What? That’s not how it works where I live.

You aren’t capable of reading or logical thought so you might as well just stop.

Yes, I have reported a theft. And yes, I know people who have reported theft. The police took me seriously and everyone I know seriously. Making a claim for insurance purposes is a different process where you need to provide receipts and proof of ownership, and many people don’t bother because it just results in…

Well, she had been raped in 2012 and did the art thing in 2014, so a couple years is enough time to develop some detachment to reflect on the experience.

Yes. Three women and one man at Columbia accused him of rape and reported it to Columbia.

Make individual connections rather than trying to approach a group - which will just be stressful and awkward. It takes me a long time to make work friends too. I make them one by one, and eventually they coalesce into a a group or I can glom on to an existing group. Good luck.

What were the lousy career and financial choices? And is there any way to correct paths?

Can we talk about how much I hate the name ‘Proud boys?’ He’s ripping off the sixties ska ‘rude boys’ and turdifying it.