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  1. Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food

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    I absolutely love fries with mustard and a good beer in Belgium. Good memories! Such a lovely country.

    I absolutely love fries with mustard and a good beer in Belgium. Good memories! Such a lovely country.

  2. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Maybe, I’m too harsh with this but I find people who constantly self promote to be both incredibly boring and often not able to live up to their boasting. As you can imagine, I really struggled...

    Maybe, I’m too harsh with this but I find people who constantly self promote to be both incredibly boring and often not able to live up to their boasting.

    As you can imagine, I really struggled with Voss’ book.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on How to deal with (apparent) loss of love? in ~life.men

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    One thing I’ve learnt is that there are some people who I prefer to chat to online and some who I prefer to see in person. Some of my good friends are people that I almost never message but I love...

    One thing I’ve learnt is that there are some people who I prefer to chat to online and some who I prefer to see in person. Some of my good friends are people that I almost never message but I love seeing them in person. The opposite is also true.

    Perhaps you and your cousin feel more comfortable talking online?

    It could also be that either you or her were having a bad day and didn’t feel like talking about more serious topics.

    Relationships of any kind take time and need to be given many chances. A negative interaction doesn’t mean that it will always be negative, but this requires effort on your part to not give up.

    In the end, if you see that it isn’t working the only thing that has worked for me is acceptance. Being grateful for the time you spent together and accept that things don’t last forever.

    Who knows you might reconnect in a few years.

    9 votes

  4. Comment on Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage in ~travel

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    In the Australian Army, having live rounds in your bag when you’re not supposed to is a guaranteed way to get charged. It’s poor performance, and you haven’t done your job as a soldier. It blows...

    In the Australian Army, having live rounds in your bag when you’re not supposed to is a guaranteed way to get charged. It’s poor performance, and you haven’t done your job as a soldier.

    It blows my mind to see people passing this off as no big deal. It screams incompetence.

    30 votes

  5. Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk

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    I just can’t see anyone self identifying as a pedophile voluntarily. It’s a social death sentence. Even more so if the “help” you get is to be sterilised.

    I just can’t see anyone self identifying as a pedophile voluntarily. It’s a social death sentence. Even more so if the “help” you get is to be sterilised.

    8 votes

  6. Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk

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    I’m glad you pushed back on that idea. I find it frustrating that conversations around pedophiles causes many people to lose their minds. A fantastic movie that highlights this is The Hunt 2012.

    I’m glad you pushed back on that idea. I find it frustrating that conversations around pedophiles causes many people to lose their minds. A fantastic movie that highlights this is The Hunt 2012.

    5 votes

  7. Comment on What is a value or belief you have that is extremely outside the norm? in ~talk

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    How do you identify a pedophile at a young age? Who would be responsible for making those decisions, and can they be reversed? What you’re proposing is eugenics and any implementation of that idea...

    How do you identify a pedophile at a young age? Who would be responsible for making those decisions, and can they be reversed?

    What you’re proposing is eugenics and any implementation of that idea will be used as a weapon against people.

    I do not trust any government body to limit the reproductive functions of any individual. We have seen countless times in the past where this is a terrible idea.

    9 votes

  8. Comment on How do you try to be generous? in ~life

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    This aligns closely to how I feel about generosity and I agree completely with being generous with time and attention. Thank you for sharing.

    This aligns closely to how I feel about generosity and I agree completely with being generous with time and attention. Thank you for sharing.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on How do you try to be generous? in ~life

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    Why do you choose GiveWell?

    Why do you choose GiveWell?

  10. Comment on How do you try to be generous? in ~life

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    This sounds joyful and exactly the kind of thing I was thinking of. I really like the idea with the trello board, thank you.

    This sounds joyful and exactly the kind of thing I was thinking of.

    I really like the idea with the trello board, thank you.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on How do you try to be generous? in ~life

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    Those are fantastic ideas, thank you for sharing.

    Those are fantastic ideas, thank you for sharing.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on How do you try to be generous? in ~life

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    What made you choose your non-profit? I’ve perhaps become too cynical from dealing with non-profit organisations in my line of work.

    What made you choose your non-profit?

    I’ve perhaps become too cynical from dealing with non-profit organisations in my line of work.

  13. Comment on How do you try to be generous? in ~life

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    Is that something you’ve felt from a young age? If I look back, I have always been attached to money even since I was very young. I feel differently now as my wife is not like that but I can’t say...

    Is that something you’ve felt from a young age?

    If I look back, I have always been attached to money even since I was very young. I feel differently now as my wife is not like that but I can’t say I have ever let go. Despite being in a comfortable situation.

  14. How do you try to be generous?

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    One of the qualities I appreciate the most in people is generosity, however I’ve come to realise that I am not particularly generous and I don’t think many people in my family are either. I try my...

    One of the qualities I appreciate the most in people is generosity, however I’ve come to realise that I am not particularly generous and I don’t think many people in my family are either.

    I try my best to help people as much as I can at work, but I can’t say I’ve done much more than that.

    I’d love to hear what you do to be generous.

    27 votes