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That's such a clever trick - to make that whole thing about who pressed the button on that specific missile instead of having a debate about how starting the war created the circumstances that made the pressing of the button possible in the first place.

Do you not own the ID itself

I don't know about the US but here in Germany you don't, all those official documents are property of the federal republic.

You can drown in an ocean or drown in a puddle, the result stays the same.

Careful with that quote, it's by Kevin Alfred Strom a Neo-Nazi from an 1993 essay in the national Vanguard, a white nationalist publication and it refers to the antisemitic trope of world Judaism.

I'm not criticizing you, just want to contextualize it because it could be misconstrued to be a antisemitic dog-whistle, especially in the context of the linked article.

Ah yes, going out on the balcony for a smoke, maybe some sunlight.

“I stand for my beliefs,” Spud said after the two were separated. “I’m going to peacefully stand here and support my beliefs. I support ICE and law enforcement,” Spud said.

“You can go peacefully f–k yourself!” the student who punched Spud yells.

What a legend.

“That’s against school code. No swearing in the school,” Spud responds.

And what a weasel.

I think he's a fraud. He probably had himself shot, knowing him.

I have tidal now for over 2 years and I am very satisfied with it. Catalogue is all I want and need, quality is amazing and the suggestion feature works very well for me. Discovered quite a lot of new music and old stuff I already forgot about. So I can recommend tidal.

Yeah...kinda?

Damn, people are seriously responding to this. I thought it couldn't be more obvious.

So? What does it matter? What's the downside? Lemmy needs more content and engagement, here it is.

Btw you are engaging too. If it is bait the intention of your engagement does not matter, only that you engaged, that's how rage bait works for example.

This problem sounds so stupid and absurd, but that's what I'm dealing with...

It does not. You're feeling lonely, desexualized, maybe ostracized - that is tough, it sucks and it's not stupid. Those feelings are valid and you're suffering because of those feelings. When people say that their problems or their suffering isn't worth mentioning or it's minuscule I always counter that you can drown in an ocean or drown in a puddle, it doesn't matter, your suffering is real. And when you say you're feeling lonely - that is always serious, loneliness can be such a deep and heavy feeling that it's hard to overstate.

not very pretty

If that's you in your profile picture I would disagree, your eyes are stunningly beautiful. And if not I would still disagree without having ever seen you.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder, people are attracted to different things and sometimes people think some things about you are attractive that you don't even know or think about.

I am sincerely convinced that this is the main reason why men have never approached me. I'm also quite socially awkward

We men are simple, but people in general are complicated. I may be that your young looks are a factor, it may even be a substantial factor, but it surely isn't the only.

Men are self conscious too, especially younger men. Approaching someone romantically can be super intimidating and even if you can work up the courage, you still have to make your interest clear, I can't count how often I was able to initiate contact but still failed miserably to convey my romantic intentions. And just because I don't act or look shy when interacting with you doesn't mean I am not terrified on the inside.

Your looks are only a part of who you are, looking very young might be a limiting factor for first contact in settings like bars or bigger social events but those are hook up situations and from what I'm reading from you I think it's not what you need or want necessarily. You want to feel desired, but you also want to feel yourself. You want to feel less lonely. Those are things a hook up won't fix, at least not lasting, trust me.

Like others mentioned, go out, meet new people, make friends, that will give you more self confidence and you will learn what is desirable about you, physically but also in your character. And once you've learned what is desirable and attractive or even admirable about you it will come easier, you learn how to play to.your strengths, what social setting suits you the best, how you make yourself approachable and most importantly - you'll learn to love yourself for who you are and you will be happy with yourself.

I promise you, you won't feel that way forever. You're not there yet, but one day you will. It might not be tomorrow or next week, but it will come sooner or later. Hang in there stranger <3

Yeah that looks correct, good job!