LaughingLion

joined 4 years ago
[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

one of the most intoxicating feelings there is

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

No, not at all. I appreciate the understanding. I'm also not commenting at all on whether or not "men have it worse" or whatever other nonsense the person said to you. I have no idea what the actual rates are of sexual harassment is for men or if they are ignored more or less than women on a systemic level. I have absolutely no data on that. I just know what it was like for me and the very few times I've heard stories from other men in this regard of assault and harassment the stories are similar.

I do think there is another issue with men is that some of us are socialized to not even recognize harassment and/or assault when it happens to us. I've seen men talk about these kinds of experiences online and other men express how that wasn't assault because "that happened to me." Like, my brother, you are in denial!

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

oh, it can develop into something pathological for sure. i think if you find yourself crushing hard on someone that can be super cute and fun but also its good to understand how limerence can develop and can become a problem so like if you understand it then you can be aware and avoid falling into that trap

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Look up limerence to understands this better. It can develop into something unhealthy. There are strategies for managing limerence.

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Cishet dude here.

When I was sexually assaulted about 20 years ago by my ex I never even told anyone because what was even the point. "Oh, the girl who is out of your league forced herself on you? Yeah right." That's basically how I imagined it going down. I can't tell you if men are believed more or less than women. I just know in my personal experience it felt so pointless to even tell a friend that I didn't bother.

Oh, and here's a kicker on that. I told exactly two women about my assault a few years ago. So imagine my surprise when they were talking about that "man vs bear" choice that was popular on social media when they told me and agreed with each other, "you don't know what it's like. You've never been assaulted or harassed." The only two women I ever told. Didn't even remember me telling them about one of the worst things a women ever did to me. That's how unimportant it is to people. And I don't even know what was worse about that. The fact that they forgot my assault or the fact that they know I'm such a plain looking dude that I haven't ever had a woman harass me because I've never had a woman who wasn't my partner ever even compliment me sexually or romantically, much less sexually harass me.

It all hurts and is frustrating. That's my experience.

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago

grunting and sweating on another person what kind of gross shit is this you absolute gremlins

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

i might be mistaken but isnt it against the law not to stop and check on someone you see broke down or hiking or whatever in death valley? i think its one of the only places in america that has such a law

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago

patronizing and mansplaining are two shorter ways to describe it

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

I didn't even see it but I did beat that game when it was free on the PS+ pass thingy and it ran perfectly fine so why bother spending $700?

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

the most insulting thing about this is the complete lack of a library that will actually make full use of the hardware. there arent many ps5 exclusives that really need any extra power and the odds that you are playing more than 1 or 2 of them is damn slim

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

going back to the days when a regular nes game was $100 in the 80s aaaaaaaand fuck im old

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

HARMONY OS GANG

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