@adam-l And it cleverly exploits the herd instincts of the professional class. They all want to fit in and be one of the cool kids, so they lap it up. I never thought I'd see a 75-year old retired, very successful professional proudly say that his grandson/daughter is nonbinary. I thought about telling him he needed to have a talk with his daughter in law but kept quiet.
@Lone_Ranger Not necessarily a shadowy conspiracy, but a lot of money being pumped into it by foundations, and serves elite interests. Didn't happen organically.
@SeasonedRP as regards gender fluidity, I believe its appeal to the elite is that it can combine male-level focus and productivity with female-level submission. Also, it has the gender issue as its exclusive battle ground, not leaving any space/energy to be devoted to class issues.
@Lone_Ranger Seems like the trans movement, as was the feminist movement, is a top down push by the elites. A unisex serf worker class that doesn't form families or reproduce is an oligarch's dream.
@cuztrpp Don't have those kind of conversations. You can't go by what women say, and those kind of discussions won't get you anywhere. Keep things light and playful and see how it goes. If you're talking to and seeing other girls, it doesn't matter. Don't negotiate how soon she'll have sex; she's just throwing up anti-slut defense. Now maybe she wouldn't have that night regardless, but so what if you're seeing other girls? Keep things fun and she'll want to see you again and then things will happen when they will.
@MentORPHEUS 9/11 led to the Patriot Act, which accelerated all of this and enabled government to do things it's not supposed to do constitutionally, but courts rubber stamped it. That's why a lot of people see 9/11 as a death blow of sorts.
@lurkerhasarisen Hey man, hitting PRs in your early 60s is admirable. I'm envious. I started doing the big 3 about 9-10 months ago. Made good bench progress but it's been more fitful in squats and deadlifts. Weird things keep causing minor setbacks in those two.
@lurkerhasarisen 50% improvement in two months is pretty darn good. As you dial in that slingshot, I suspect your bench will move up and be proportionate with your other lifts. If you ever want to try something different from the slingshot, get an Inzer blast shirt that is 2-3 sizes too big and cut the back so you can slide it on yourself. It forces you in a similar groove as the slingshot and holds your shoulders in place. No need, though, if the slingshot does the trick.
@lurkerhasarisen Looks to me like she was 100% at fault. And under those circumstances, she is required to identify herself-can't take the 5th to that. It actually is obstruction of justice.