Culture

[greyhammer90]

I'm sure you've held strong... solid dem, just like MSDNC!

Never voted Dem but nice try, guess I'm more conservative than you. I'll try to broaden my horizons. Try to be more fair to the other side. C'mon man that post was objectively hilarious, you're one of the biggest axe grinders on the site.

 

[Irish YJ]

Never voted Dem but nice try, guess I'm more conservative than you. I'll try to broaden my horizons. Try to be more fair to the other side. C'mon man that post was objectively hilarious, you're one of the biggest axe grinders on the site.

We've had this same convo before, hence the last bit of sarcasm. I guess I HAVE to use italics for you, or do you not recall. Point is, my views have changed over time based on life experience (not jumping on the fashionable "cause"), which was the point of the post you responded to with the gif.

 

[Irish#1]

Forcing kids to learn about their countries history should be mandatory. If anything there's been a push to have more controversial points in history textbooks. I'm curious why one side is pushing anti-intellectualism and saying kids these days don't want to learn about the past. Kinda tough to get your history lessons if it's purely at the high school level cuz university is commie hell.

Don't really need to have a statue of the history of the N-word to know it's bad. My knowledge of US confederate history is about nil but I remember reading something (I'll likely be corrected) that a bunch of confederate statues were put up much later than the civil war, which is completely different then say Auschwitz. No one is calling for a Hitler statue so we know he's bad.

Well most statues and monuments that commemorate a war or soldier typically go up afterwards and not during. Take a trip to Andersonville some time. A very awesome and humbling experience. Plenty of monuments and statues honoring both sides. You don't hear people in the south clamoring to have the ones honoring the north taken down.

 

[Legacy]

Reading through Notre Dame Magazine (linked) I was struck by this one, which seems to fit into a Culture thread.

This Side of Paradise
The uplifting saga of the inmate’s quest to reveal John Milton’s secret code

Ran across this from the Greensburg Daily News, which fits here too.

John Hessler: Dabbled our feet, catching crawdads
Where Are They Now?

 

[Legacy]

We went to a wedding a while back in a small town in a rural area where most people farmed or ranched and where the groom's family had lived for decades. The church was small with most of the town attending. For the reception everyone brought pot-luck to the Grange Hall. A pretty homogenous culture where most were Catholic and many were related to each other. That's the type of community and culture which once dominated America.

 

[Irishize]

We went to a wedding a while back in a small town in a rural area where most people farmed or ranched and where the groom's family had lived for decades. The church was small with most of the town attending. For the reception everyone brought pot-luck to the Grange Hall. A pretty homogenous culture where most were Catholic and many were related to each other. That's the type of community and culture which once dominated America.

My bro-in-law’s family just attended a similar wedding. Of course, during the pandemic they were wary of potluck & or buffet b/c of COVID spread. They were nervous about the lack of mask compliance since it was super rural & farming community. They survived but they grew up in that small town farm community & couldn’t wait to get out. My bro-in-law farmed his ass off thinking the old adage “the harder i work, the more successful I’ll be”. He soon realized, in farming; that’s not the case so he went back to school and got a finance degree. Best move he ever made.

 

[tommyIRISH23]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.y...an-francisco-teacher-thinks-so-204425621.html

You can’t make this up. The professionally outraged never slow down. Good luck to her students.

 

[NorthDakota]

My bro-in-law’s family just attended a similar wedding. Of course, during the pandemic they were wary of potluck & or buffet b/c of COVID spread. They were nervous about the lack of mask compliance since it was super rural & farming community. They survived but they grew up in that small town farm community & couldn’t wait to get out. My bro-in-law farmed his ass off thinking the old adage “the harder i work, the more successful I’ll be”. He soon realized, in farming; that’s not the case so he went back to school and got a finance degree. Best move he ever made.

Farming has a lot of external factors outside of your control that will dictate a lot of success. I think its also generally something that takes years before seeing the better results.

I got a finance degree too. Wish I did accounting lolol

 

[Irishize]

Farming has a lot of external factors outside of your control that will dictate a lot of success. I think its also generally something that takes years before seeing the better results.

I got a finance degree too. Wish I did accounting lolol

Trust me...I”m well aware. My father-in-law farmed his whole life before having to declare bankruptcy. The Weather Channel is “must see” TV for farmers. When they’re not in the fields, they’re at the banks on their knees begging for loans. They are at the mercy of the markets where they sell their yield and they are at the mercy of the weather.

BTW, my Bro-in-law waited until his wife finished her Masters before taking an aptitude test & interviewing professionals which convinced him to land on finance. He has a thriving business today and loves what he does. Loving what you do is half the battle..

 

[NorthDakota]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.y...an-francisco-teacher-thinks-so-204425621.html

You can’t make this up. The professionally outraged never slow down. Good luck to her students.

I know plenty of poor folks....they too wear coats when its cold outside lol. Where do they find these people lmaoo

 

[NorthDakota]

[/QUOTE]

Bogs' excellent "Economic stimulation..." thread has sort of become a catch-all for serious, off-topic, non-political threads, so I'm starting this one to keep that more focused on Economics.

Vanity Faire's Nancy Jo Sales just published an article titled "Tinder and the Dawn of the 'Dating Apocolypse'":

So I clicked on this thread and it took me back to page one. Wild to see this stuff a few years later. Since the early pages were some of us sharing our experience with dating apps, I figured we are about due for an update.

Tinder is largely out of the picture these days from what my young whippersnappers at school tell me. I recall Bumble becoming a thing, I think it was supposed to be a bit more female centric, if you matched, the girl had to message you first and you had a limited period of time to respond....a day or two I think?

Later, Hinge showed up. I dabbled with Hinge. I think it is geared more towards young professionals and specifically asks you what you are looking for, also you have a limited number of "likes" per day so I think it is sorta geared towards not being a tinder where you swipe on everyone. There is something called Ship for people who went to "elite" schools but my friend went to Wisconsin and she had no problem getting on there. I'm not sure what that is all about. I know she showed us horny messages from not-so-gentlemen received at like 9AM so maybe the venue has changed but the behavior has not.

There was a Whiskey post in here about his friend leaving NYC to go to Chicago to try and get to a better dating life. That was followed by a series of rebuttal posts with some suggesting Chicago and some smaller midwest metros would not be any different. These type of anecdotes are a big reason I'm trying to get back to the Plains after school. Obviously more to it, would like to have a house, be close to work, family, etc.

Curious to see what any other "young" posters' experiences have been. And I think we are all do for a Brick update.....someone needs to put up the signal so we can get some feedback from him. If I recall, Buster...I mean Bilbo...is around my age. Toronto is a bit younger I think. Some others as well.

 

[TorontoGold]

So I clicked on this thread and it took me back to page one. Wild to see this stuff a few years later. Since the early pages were some of us sharing our experience with dating apps, I figured we are about due for an update.

Tinder is largely out of the picture these days from what my young whippersnappers at school tell me. I recall Bumble becoming a thing, I think it was supposed to be a bit more female centric, if you matched, the girl had to message you first and you had a limited period of time to respond....a day or two I think?

Later, Hinge showed up. I dabbled with Hinge. I think it is geared more towards young professionals and specifically asks you what you are looking for, also you have a limited number of "likes" per day so I think it is sorta geared towards not being a tinder where you swipe on everyone. There is something called Ship for people who went to "elite" schools but my friend went to Wisconsin and she had no problem getting on there. I'm not sure what that is all about. I know she showed us horny messages from not-so-gentlemen received at like 9AM so maybe the venue has changed but the behavior has not.

There was a Whiskey post in here about his friend leaving NYC to go to Chicago to try and get to a better dating life. That was followed by a series of rebuttal posts with some suggesting Chicago and some smaller midwest metros would not be any different. These type of anecdotes are a big reason I'm trying to get back to the Plains after school. Obviously more to it, would like to have a house, be close to work, family, etc.

Curious to see what any other "young" posters' experiences have been. And I think we are all do for a Brick update.....someone needs to put up the signal so we can get some feedback from him. If I recall, Buster...I mean Bilbo...is around my age. Toronto is a bit younger I think. Some others as well.

I'm late 20's so maybe around your age too? I think somebody thought I was an old crotchety man way back lol[/QUOTE]

I would rank the main three as such:

1.Hinge - Cream of the crop, the way it forces you to "like" something on their profile makes the match more interesting.
2.Bumble - Hit or miss, find it loses it's luster very quick. The whole 1 day to message thing is stressful lol
3.Tinder - Bot central, terrible time. I did date someone from it for a couple months way back

I think I've had a short term relationship from each of them? Mind you, it was mostly from Uni days. If you live in a big city I think they're kind of redundant - you can meet someone anywhere, but for a small town or smallish city I think they work best.

 

[Irish#1]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.y...an-francisco-teacher-thinks-so-204425621.html

You can’t make this up. The professionally outraged never slow down. Good luck to her students.

You can't fix stupid!

 

[Wild Bill]

So I clicked on this thread and it took me back to page one. Wild to see this stuff a few years later. Since the early pages were some of us sharing our experience with dating apps, I figured we are about due for an update.

Tinder is largely out of the picture these days from what my young whippersnappers at school tell me. I recall Bumble becoming a thing, I think it was supposed to be a bit more female centric, if you matched, the girl had to message you first and you had a limited period of time to respond....a day or two I think?

Later, Hinge showed up. I dabbled with Hinge. I think it is geared more towards young professionals and specifically asks you what you are looking for, also you have a limited number of "likes" per day so I think it is sorta geared towards not being a tinder where you swipe on everyone. There is something called Ship for people who went to "elite" schools but my friend went to Wisconsin and she had no problem getting on there. I'm not sure what that is all about. I know she showed us horny messages from not-so-gentlemen received at like 9AM so maybe the venue has changed but the behavior has not.

There was a Whiskey post in here about his friend leaving NYC to go to Chicago to try and get to a better dating life. That was followed by a series of rebuttal posts with some suggesting Chicago and some smaller midwest metros would not be any different. These type of anecdotes are a big reason I'm trying to get back to the Plains after school. Obviously more to it, would like to have a house, be close to work, family, etc.

Curious to see what any other "young" posters' experiences have been. And I think we are all do for a Brick update.....someone needs to put up the signal so we can get some feedback from him. If I recall, Buster...I mean Bilbo...is around my age. Toronto is a bit younger I think. Some others as well.

You should give grindr a shot. Rack 'em was going on and on a while back about how he met some really incredible people on it.

 

[NorthDakota]

You should give grindr a shot. Rack 'em was going on and on a while back about how he met some really incredible people on it.

Seems like a great place so far. All these guys are so nice.

 

[irishog77]

You should give grindr a shot. Rack 'em was going on and on a while back about how he met some really incredible people on it.

How do we give reps up in this mofo now?

 

[irishog77]

And where's my profile pic?

 

[IrishLax]

How do we give reps up in this mofo now?

You click the "like" button on the post in the bottom right corner.

For your profile pic, if it didn't transfer over for some reason then you need to add it again. Go to your profile drop down menu in the top right and click My Profile -> Edit Avatar

 

[Irish#1]

Chief of Cherokee Nation Says 'It's Time' for Jeep to Stop Using Name

"The best way to honor us is to learn about our sovereign government, our role in this country, our history, culture, and language and have meaningful dialogue with federally recognized tribes on cultural appropriateness."

Doesn't matter to me if Jeep drops the name, but I don't even think of them when I see a commercial. Take away the names and symbolism and they will become an after thought. I doubt anyone is going to do much research and learn about the group after they get out of HS IMO.

 

[NorthDakota]

[TWITTER]https://twitter.com/robkhenderson/status/1364285050834079748?s=19[/TWITTER]

Somewhere, Whiskey smiles. Women admit they want to stay home to raise the kids.

 

[tommyIRISH23]

the guy has to walk away from his band to reflect on the harm he has caused because he read and tweeted about a book he read condemning Antifa. Is there any more to this story?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ya...d-sons-winston-marshall-taking-141414144.html

 

[TorontoGold]

the guy has to walk away from his band to reflect on the harm he has caused because he read and tweeted about a book he read condemning Antifa. Is there any more to this story?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ya...d-sons-winston-marshall-taking-141414144.html

Andy Ngo.

He also did it himself, didn't "have to" walk away. The band has been supporters of Jordan Peterson who is more of a grey area guy then Ngo.

 

[NorthDakota]

Andy Ngo.

He also did it himself, didn't "have to" walk away. The band has been supporters of Jordan Peterson who is more of a grey area guy then Ngo.

Every "outrage" I've seen with Peterson has made no sense to me. I dont follow Andy Ngo close enough to comment much on him.

Spell gray right in the future f'ing heathen

 

[Irish#1]

Don't forget, it's okay to condemn groups on the right because everyone of them is racist and bias. Antifa has our best interest in mind.

 

[IrishLax]

Long article but worth a read if you’re concerned about woke orthodoxy spreading its tendrils into every facet of society — https://twitter.com/joenbc/status/1369985557762367496?s=21

TLDR: Send your kids to Catholic school.

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Whiskeyjack rn

 

[TorontoGold]

Every "outrage" I've seen with Peterson has made no sense to me. I dont follow Andy Ngo close enough to comment much on him.

Spell gray right in the future f'ing heathen

He's an academic who uses long-winded speeches to get to his point. I find it hilarious that incels love the guy, meanwhile he's like "yo clean your room and get out of your mom's basement". I personally can't stand the guy (he sounds way too Canadian for me). Grey gray I never know the right one to use, both the same colour to me.

 

[ulukinatme]

Ngo posts a lot of stuff from the Autonomous zones that were in Seattle and now one that has popped up at the George Floyd "Memorial." It's the stuff fake news won't show you, the militant and non-inclusive side of these protestors. More of the "mostly peaceful" bullshit.

Can't embed from phone:
https://twitter.com/MrAndyNgo/status/1369780777806946313?s=09

 

[NorthDakota]

He's an academic who uses long-winded speeches to get to his point. I find it hilarious that incels love the guy, meanwhile he's like "yo clean your room and get out of your mom's basement". I personally can't stand the guy (he sounds way too Canadian for me). Grey gray I never know the right one to use, both the same colour to me.

Oh about 90% of the time i have no idea what he's saying. Ive tried listening to his podcast a few times, its tough. I much prefer his appearances with more "normal" people, they can usually keep the discussion more concrete, less abstract.. But I appreciate his "rules" and their impact on some young men. Frankly, they need the help and it is amusing how even a little bit of order can improve life dramatically. His accent cracks me up.

EDIT: one of my friends quit his job, moved home because he "wasn't cut out for 9-5, I'm a creator." Spent a bunch of money on podcast equipment, never made a podcast. Decided he wanted to write comic books, spent a bunch of time on that and didn't finish any of them.

Fast forward 3 years and he's a 30 year old living in his parents basement taking some art school classes online. Smoking weed all day, and the highlight of his month is dropping acid. No girls are remotely interested and he's convinced that "actually there just aren't any girls around." His only interaction with anything female is some girls on Instagram who make artsy stuff. "Bro you gotta see this girl, she's from Bakersfield and makes some cool art and she's really hot." Yeah...its totally worthwhile to waste your Friday night dm'ing this girl instead of leaving your house. I digress...

It's sad to see. If Jordan Peterson's little rules and funny accent help guys like him get their shit together, then I'm all for it. It sucks to see a friend who used to put in some effort into life turn into a self-described "incel."

 

[TorontoGold]

Oh about 90% of the time i have no idea what he's saying. Ive tried listening to his podcast a few times, its tough. I much prefer his appearances with more "normal" people, they can usually keep the discussion more concrete, less abstract.. But I appreciate his "rules" and their impact on some young men. Frankly, they need the help and it is amusing how even a little bit of order can improve life dramatically. His accent cracks me up.

EDIT: one of my friends quit his job, moved home because he "wasn't cut out for 9-5, I'm a creator." Spent a bunch of money on podcast equipment, never made a podcast. Decided he wanted to write comic books, spent a bunch of time on that and didn't finish any of them.

Fast forward 3 years and he's a 30 year old living in his parents basement taking some art school classes online. Smoking weed all day, and the highlight of his month is dropping acid. No girls are remotely interested and he's convinced that "actually there just aren't any girls around." His only interaction with anything female is some girls on Instagram who make artsy stuff. "Bro you gotta see this girl, she's from Bakersfield and makes some cool art and she's really hot." Yeah...its totally worthwhile to waste your Friday night dm'ing this girl instead of leaving your house. I digress...

It's sad to see. If Jordan Peterson's little rules and funny accent help guys like him get their shit together, then I'm all for it. It sucks to see a friend who used to put in some effort into life turn into a self-described "incel."

Yeah, even some of the people who are further Left than me (tough to believe, eh) listen to his stuff. I personally can't stand most of his stuff. I liked his debate with Zizek (another guy who is incredibly tough to understand) as it was just straight up ideological discussion and not some pissing match.

Yeah those guys are a dime a dozen, unfortunately they don't listen to his "rules" instead they misinterpret the causes and think it's because women are mean. Meanwhile they're some loser neckbeard lmao. I would like to see Peterson push back more on the incels.