Do you think tall people (mainly, men 6'2" and up) ever get jealous at non-tall people towards *anything*?

puppy528 · 2023-10-08T19:15:16+00:00

Back on Reddit

Is it possible that's part of your problem? If you surround yourself with s@@@@y people, they're going to treat you like s@@@. That's how places like that work. Also, it sounds as though you're still single and dating. That's hard for all sorts of frustrating and unfair reasons, including physical traits and horrible people being horrible to you. You can't (realistically) change your height, buy you can change the people you allow power over you like that. Good on you for already starting to move past that and do your own thing, regardless.

Best of luck to you, my perfectly decent-sized friend. Sincerely.

puppy528 · 2023-10-08T11:47:30+00:00

I don't know, to be truthful with you; back pain from working hunched over really sucks. But I've never been shorter, so I don't know just how much harder/easier it would be. From this side of the yardstick, it feels like it'd be a "grass is greener" situation. I know my friend would switch. I've seen him literally despair over the being treated like a freak, but I don't think his situation applies to most 6'2"-6'5" people.

puppy528 · 2023-10-07T16:24:24+00:00

Not sure if it would qualify as "Tall people problems", but here are the negatives in my life that I would consider height related:

Head-injuries -- I could not tell you how many times I've banged my head on things such as ductwork in basements, low entryways, and cabinets. We're talking full-on concussions. I have an inch-long scar along my hairline that no longer grows hair, from standing up after bending down to get cookware out of a kitchen drawer, and thoroughly conking myself on a cabinet.

Back pain -- every kitchen countertop, every table, every work bench is low enough that you're going to spend hours hunched over, and your back will hate you for it each and every time.

Seating -- from airplane seats where your knees are even with your nipples, to tiny-ass cars where your head touches the roof, you are not the person they get designed it for.

Looky-loos -- Not so much my situation, but I have an even taller friend (7'4") who has legit and chronic anxiety issues from people staring at him, pointing him out to others, and somehow thinking they're being sneaky trying to take very obvious pictures of him without asking. I was honestly taken aback how often the latter happens, when I first started hanging around him, and now I just genuinely feel bad for him whenever I see it; it's been his whole, entire life, and it's just worn him down and beaten him, when it comes to just carefree hanging out in public places.

puppy528 · 2023-07-28T14:14:46+00:00

I never fully understood how displaying facial hair is like, the go-to style for ftm to show they're "a man", no matter how ratty it makes them look, yet I'm required to shave so much as an overnight stubble, for work.

puppy528 · 2023-06-12T04:56:44+00:00

The exact same as we'd have recommended before the surgery; try to find inner peace and accept himself and the life he still has left to live. You can't change what is done, but as long as you're still above ground, you can still make the most of the blessings you have from here.

puppy528 · 2023-06-03T14:23:32+00:00

Anybody from your time allowed to ask that question would already know the answer. You have been reported to the time xir-thorities.

puppy528 · 2023-05-17T04:38:16+00:00

Had the volume on to check out the noise the foxes make. Was overwhelmed by the shrillest, most nails-on-chalkboard voice I've ever heard. I feel bad for those that have to encounter this person regularly.

puppy528 · 2023-03-29T12:35:07+00:00

That's like asking how much shake & seeds can you buy from a pot dispensary; they'll happily take as much money as you feel like giving them, but it's still relatively worthless.

puppy528 · 2023-01-14T16:06:23+00:00

I've now seen the Dem leadership wear robes, put on things that hid their faces, and dress in solid white. It's only a short while left before they're back to doing all three at the same time again, like they used to...

puppy528 · 2022-12-19T12:16:44+00:00

Jigglypuff.

puppy528 · 2022-11-10T06:05:20+00:00

Was it a sexy cucumber?

puppy528 · 2022-11-02T21:07:45+00:00

Obviously that's toxic masculinity, somehow. What a stupid article.

puppy528 · 2022-09-11T20:39:37+00:00

Lie to yourself all you want; there are no good guys involved in that war. The innocent people of Ukraine lose, either way.

puppy528 · 2022-09-10T23:51:57+00:00

Wait until he finds out the retirement plan.

puppy528 · 2022-09-03T13:37:16+00:00

That seems like a rational way to give an honest, accurate view of the things on your site, and users' opinions of them. It's just like how mom would throw all the food out of the fridge if I didn't praise her cooking enough. I could always just go elsewhere for food, since I clearly hated eating so much.

puppy528 · 2022-09-01T19:13:13+00:00

I just can't even tell the difference between satire and sincerity, any more. I have no clue.

puppy528 · 2022-08-25T03:10:20+00:00

I ate part of an expired can, and I was A-OK.

puppy528 · 2022-07-30T14:22:14+00:00

The koala would still try to argue with you. It'd be wrong, but that's koalas for you.

puppy528 · 2022-07-08T16:05:33+00:00

Show your post-vaxx Myocarditis diagnosis and get 2 free mix-ins! :D

puppy528 · 2022-06-20T12:38:40+00:00

Malfunction? Teens are going to intentionally set them off just to get other kids stuck there.

puppy528 · 2022-06-06T16:44:26+00:00

Takes a lot longer, tho.

puppy528 · 2022-06-06T16:38:51+00:00

As bad as Jimmy was, his biggest fallacy was that he was too genuinely soft and kind-hearted to be an effective leader. Biden does not seem to suffer from this trait.

puppy528 · 2022-05-26T23:26:36+00:00

That sounds like an absolutely ideal thing to let into our food supply. What could go wrong?

puppy528 · 2022-01-17T20:11:11+00:00

I watched Review Brah's food review of them, and it looked like he was about to need dental surgery again, after trying to bite into the things.

puppy528 · 2021-11-26T13:39:08+00:00

I see you've had a holiday dinner with my family before.

puppy528 · 2021-09-25T19:55:12+00:00

Who are you even lying to at this point? Everybody who cares will find out that the audit (not a recount) was about and discovered literal thousands of duplicate votes, illegal votes, and deleted ballot files. And everyone who doesn't care, well, doesn't care. I don't even understand the purpose of this level of deception at this point. Is it just to troll? Serious question.

puppy528 · 2021-09-17T03:11:35+00:00

There's a better than average chance that the toddlers are not the ones consuming those meds.

puppy528 · 2021-08-06T19:44:24+00:00

Oh, if only he knew "Song of Time"....

puppy528 · 2021-07-17T14:26:11+00:00

I'd rather go back to the barbaric "Might Makes Right" style of governing than this weaselly "Lalala; I can't hear you so I win!" style we're using now.

puppy528 · 2021-06-28T00:41:32+00:00

What's The Dark Crystal?

Imagine if the main guy behind creating things like Sesame Street and The Muppets (Jim Henson) was suddenly given a blockbuster-level movie budget and carte blanc to do as he pleased, and used them to make a rather slow, incredibly immersive fantasy movie about the dichotomy between light and dark, etc. It's obviously an older movie, but it aged at least as well as movies like Labyrinth (which I believe he also had a hand in). Worth a watch, especially if you've got younger kids around to watch it with you.

puppy528 · 2021-06-26T07:47:27+00:00

They were just news sites. Yeah; some had biases or political leanings in what they chose to report on and discuss, but that's as far as it went. There really wasn't "fringe" news other than a few shock-jock/clickbait sites and way-out-there places like Time Cube. As "MSM" got more extreme and polarized, those that no longer fit in fractured and split off, and for a while, it was just as you said. But then the "Us vs Them" mentality began to affect those split-off places just as thoroughly as it did MSM, and the result is what you see today.

For an extreme example, look at Reddit and The_Donald. All those users were originally happy Reddit users until Reddit turned into, well, you know. Eventually the rift drove them further down their rabbit-holen and Reddit ever more extreme in punishing them for it until finally banning them altogether, and on their alt site, they can't even voice constructive criticism of their "God Emperor Trump" without being accused of being "not one of them". The whole thing is like some website version of The Dark Crystal, but Jim Henson is still dead and can't fix things between them.

puppy528 · 2021-06-01T22:27:21+00:00

If you intentionally force all the good cops to quit, you're going to be left with just the crappy ones.

puppy528 · 2020-12-29T19:28:58+00:00

I don't care how good the economy got under president Trump; I am not putting up with a new 2020 every 4 years.

puppy528 · 2020-12-11T15:48:40+00:00

Probably similar to why McDonald's commercials aren't just obese parents angrily yelling at their kids in the car.

puppy528 · 2020-11-19T16:53:50+00:00

"We paid an awful lot to harvest those ballots, and he's just going to throw them out?!"

puppy528 · 2020-10-13T02:05:32+00:00

I like how the people defending her's best argument seems to be "Well, Republicans are rich, too!". So, he should just roll over and not try?? He's fighting to get rid of the one he can. If they did the same, the bad republicans could be purged, too.

puppy528 · 2020-10-11T03:33:32+00:00

If you're comparing an individual standing against a tank during a communist massacre with using mob force to stop families and even emergency vehicles from traveling through, there is a possibility you are using false-equivalency.

puppy528 · 2020-10-11T03:03:48+00:00

I feel like it's a driving force making America more racist, and by no means a small one.

puppy528 · 2020-09-27T14:36:10+00:00

Wow, that guy's feefees are so hurt, he could single-handedly restart Livejournal.

puppy528 · 2020-09-25T19:32:59+00:00

I mean, she's not wrong; all of his "votes" will be "found" either way. Why should he bother?

puppy528 · 2020-09-19T20:31:21+00:00

God I hated that insipid singing fish thing.

puppy528 · 2020-09-16T01:05:06+00:00

Stop for the mob, get pulled from your vehicle and beaten or worse. Flee the mob, get charged with aggravated assault, and have the very people threatening you called "victim".

puppy528 · 2020-09-16T00:31:58+00:00

Isn't Scientific American German-owned, by the Holtzbrinck group? Or is actual foreign interference with U.S. elections a positive trait?

puppy528 · 2020-09-05T11:37:48+00:00

briefly.

puppy528 · 2020-09-03T21:12:17+00:00

No; she didn't even win.

puppy528 · 2020-08-27T19:58:25+00:00

Also, it's been years now; can't you guys think of something better than "his ancestors used to spell their name differently."? I never really understood how that was such a sick burn in the first place. So, it..used to sound slightly more German before? Lots of legal immigrants used to Americanize their names; that's how the term came into being.

puppy528 · 2020-08-23T18:50:23+00:00

I just assumed he preferred to part on the reich.

puppy528 · 2020-08-23T00:49:16+00:00

Have you ever listened to Chase Holfelder's "Minor Key" version of this? It's up to you on whether or not it qualifies as "good", but it's definitely... different. https://youtu.be/MCJh4a5iAqw

puppy528 · 2020-08-14T22:43:45+00:00

Misread this as "Time Travel Map"; was sadly disappointed.

puppy528 · 2020-08-06T15:35:21+00:00

What? Most black families just want safer communities, too?! No...

puppy528 · 2020-08-06T15:12:07+00:00

Because of course she does. You best show support for Biden and not that dirty ol' mister president Trump (or anyone else running \cough); you don't want her to be depressed, do you?

puppy528 · 2020-08-04T13:22:35+00:00

But I wasn't doing those things?

puppy528 · 2020-08-04T13:00:48+00:00

So it's down almost 10%. Nice.

puppy528 · 2020-08-02T01:52:47+00:00

A fair number of our current governmental problems are Congress's fault, not Trump's. Also, "useful" legislation like this can become infectious.

puppy528 · 2020-07-31T15:46:09+00:00

Not saying this is what happened, but city-dwelling elementary kids were often bussed out to county schools back then, which could go a long way toward explaining the implicated differences between these two pictures.

puppy528 · 2020-07-30T20:17:04+00:00

I can't even click on the "laugh" upvote for this one. It just makes me sad inside. Hillary Clinton herself could pass on, and you would not catch me being cheerful of the loss, let alone publicly encourage celebrating that death. The dude had flaws; name one person who didn't. But it takes a hateful mind to cheer his family's loss.

puppy528 · 2020-07-25T13:01:10+00:00

My wife has become a more avid D&D player, and is even working on taking a swing at being the DM of her own campaign!

puppy528 · 2020-07-24T13:48:39+00:00

Caves? She does everything she can to openly support them.

puppy528 · 2020-07-21T11:47:36+00:00

"For a twelve month, he experimented with pursue other sales positions inside the garment center, plus other locations"

What in the computer-translated hell is this self-promoted garbage??

puppy528 · 2020-07-20T20:17:11+00:00

Individually? Get involved. Become an Election Judge. Ensure that there's someone in the room besides an 85 year old who may not fully understand modern voting methods and rules, and an [insert any party here] zealot who may care more about maintaining partisan power than rigorously upholding election law. Also, write or call your local officials and representatives, personally if possible, and let them know, loud and clear, that you do not support grey area issues like vote harvesting or mail-in voting for major elections, and that having the support of you and your peers depends on them not supporting it either.

Culturally, help fight off the divided mentality we seem to have been stuck in for literally over a generation now. It's really not an "us" verses "them" country, no matter how much politics insist upon the contrary; we all just want to work, do well by our friends and neighbors, and provide for our families. Maybe even make the country/planet/etc a little bit better as we do so. "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness", right? Of course we have vastly different ideas on how to do those things. We're different people. But they're still the same basic goals. You want to take away those article's power to pit us against each other over it? Let it go and move on. Tell others to do the same. Yes, there are exceptions and extremists and griefers, and there will continue to be, but we have to stop treating them like they're the norm, and not us.

puppy528 · 2020-07-17T13:45:47+00:00

I think a shorter list would be what non-lazy habits do I have.

puppy528 · 2020-07-16T14:57:07+00:00

Is there any need whatsoever for diminutive language like that? It just makes you come off as trying to trivialize the person rather than discuss the topic. Not cool. Or are we to believe that the other commenter is really your "sweetie"?

puppy528 · 2020-07-16T08:13:12+00:00

I used a less popular other site for a while, but it quickly got as toxic or worse, just in the other direction, and I would prefer not to name it here.

Edit: it's worth noting that I've been going through so much... is "social animosity fatigue" an accurate description? That I've also deactivated my FB (and I never really used Twitter in the first place).

puppy528 · 2020-07-16T02:53:30+00:00

I have not been to that toxic site since washing my hands of it back in 2016, and I do not miss it. I'll admit I'm new here, and I fully intend to give it the honest chance it deserves, but I will have no qualms with leaving it, too, if the culture here proves to be anything like that place's.

puppy528 · 2020-07-14T23:42:09+00:00

I came here from a different, less popular alternative website because I just grew so very tired of its incessant racism and anti-Semitism being masqueraded as badges of free speech. I would not be surprised if some of the same de-stabilizers (and I'm quite certain, legitimate racists and anti-Semites) would want to try their hands at griefing this place just to see what happens.

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