Random Rants 94 I rant at the thread title and shake my fist menacingly.

[The_J]

The reality is probably between you 2.

I didn't meet my girl on tinder but it's really bad for a dudes mental health, so much bad behavior and flakery.

Remember the business model is to keep you on the hook not deliver the goods.

I knew the numbers were bad, but didn't think they were that bad .

 

[sophie]

You have a pretty warped view of straight people.

Most people want to be in a loving relationship and women like sex plenty it's not labor lol

lol so I guess you don't know what the word "labor" means

 

[choxorn]

You have a pretty warped view of straight people.

Most people want to be in a loving relationship and women like sex plenty it's not labor lol

Pretty sure she's talking about the dynamics of dating apps, not how relationships generally work

 

[bene_legionary]

I made some stir fry last night and enjoyed it a lot, but some cold or perhaps covid has ruined my sense of taste and smell today, so I can't taste the leftovers. Since it's made with rice that's been in the fridge for a little bit, I'll probably have to throw it out.

Additionally the cold has knocked me out of studying, and I have a test on Wednesday which I am really not prepared for at the moment.

 

[Narz]

lol so I guess you don't know what the word "labor" means

Having consensual sex isn't labor. Sounds like some weird incel term (we must secure the sexual labor lads lol)

You have some weird mindset that puts everything into some marxian box (w women as the means of reproduction in this case).

Maybe you should stick w what you know and not try and splain the subtitles of heterosexual dating to the straights.

 

[Arakhor]

Given that you were agreeing that dating apps are not actually there to help people out, what's with the snarky comments?

 

[Narz]

Given that you were agreeing that dating apps are not actually there to help people out, what's with the snarky comments?

Its insulting to have heterosexual men seeking intimacy made out to be predators and women made out to be prostitutes especially in response to someone trying their best to navigate in that world.

 

[Tee Kay]

look as much as I agree with you broadly you're undercutting yourself by referring to Tinder's failure to "deliver the goods", there

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Remember the business model is to keep you on the hook not deliver the goods.

I've never used one of these apps. If I want to find someone compatible, I'll go to a science fiction convention.

But I will remind people here that women are not "goods" to be delivered. (neither are the guys, for that matter).


I remember waaay back over 10 years when there were plenty of "how do I find a girlfriend" threads on the forum. Most of the guys seemed to think that it was like going to a bar or night club and (applying the car dealership metaphor/computer store metaphor) picking out the right make and model. Few instances included how the woman might possibly feel (after all, cars and computers don't get to decide if they're what you want to buy, and some would prefer to be friends first).

As I recall, Schlaufuchs had some good advice for some of these people in those threads. A re-read for some here could possibly be beneficial (no idea how far down in the archives they might be; try 2009-2011 or thereabouts).

 

[Bonyduck Campersang]

look as much as I agree with you broadly you're undercutting yourself by referring to Tinder's failure to "deliver the goods", there

"Deliver the goods" is just a way of saying "give the desired result", it's not referring to any person as "goods"

 

[Narz]

look as much as I agree with you broadly you're undercutting yourself by referring to Tinder's failure to "deliver the goods", there

Everyone wants "the goods" whether it's just sex or a relationship.

For most part of "the goods" is adding value not just taking it.

One of the best parts of a relationship (or sex for that matter) is not just getting something but giving it.

Tinder is like social media, it promises connection but it's agenda is more screen time.

 

[Voidwalkin]

Horses are awful. Seem charming till you're living amongst them. Then you can't walk outside without smelling ****.

They don't care man. A dog or a cat will find a spot and take care of things with a seriousness that I can appreciate. If you see em going you can tell they're ashamed. Horses just don't care at all. They'll walk and **** simultaneously. No big deal. **** on the roads gets run over and spread everywhere. It's on your car, and heaven forbid you ride a bike in the rain

Oh and everything is covered in flies as a result. They'll get in your house guaranteed because the **** collects on the roadside. Open a door? 3 flies You're probably better off leaving something out to lure them because if it's clean you're the main attraction.

House flies and horse flies both. Everywhere, all the time.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Horses are awful. Seem charming till you're living amongst them. Then you can't walk outside without smelling horsehocky.

They don't care man. A dog or a cat will find a spot and take care of things with a seriousness that I can appreciate. If you see em going you can tell they're ashamed. Horses just don't care at all. They'll walk and horsehocky simultaneously. No big deal. horsehocky on the roads gets run over and spread everywhere. It's on your car, and heaven forbid you ride a bike in the rain

Oh and everything is covered in flies as a result. They'll get in your house guaranteed because the horsehocky collects on the roadside. Open a door? 3 flies You're probably better off leaving something out to lure them because if it's clean you're the main attraction.

House flies and horse flies both. Everywhere, all the time.

Of all the millions of critters that poop, how many do so with attention as to where or when? Dogs have been trained (to a degree) by people; cats have their own reasons. People mostly care about the circumstances, but not always.

 

[Voidwalkin]

Of all the millions of critters that poop, how many do so with attention as to where or when? Dogs have been trained (to a degree) by people; cats have their own reasons. People mostly care about the circumstances, but not always.

How many animals will **** while they're running? It's a different level. I've never seen an ostrich **** while they're running.

I've Googled it. Storks and vultures. That's the company: vultures.

IHow ya gonna keep it from getting on your legs? You won't. Know why evolution selected for that long horsetail? Cuz their legs are perpetually covered in ****, that's why

 

[Birdjaguar]

Is your beef with horses that the poop while running or that they just poop anytime any place?

 

[Voidwalkin]

Is your beef with horses that the poop while running or that they just poop anytime any place?

Both.

I didn't understand before I moved to Amish country how common horses could be, and how pronounced their presence can foul up an area.

You'll smell and see it everywhere, including on the horses themselves.

 

[Gori the Grey]

I've never seen an ostrich horsehocky while they're running.

Well . . . that may be primarily because . . . ostriches . . . ostrichhocky.

Birds hocky while flying. I literally this morning saw a bird hocky while it was flying.

And I bet your car windshield occasionally has evidence of this phenomenon.

 

[Voidwalkin]

I'm not overly fond of geese either. Things can ruin a pond.

 

[Samson]

I have worked with a few big animals, a little time with horses, about 100 times that much time with pigs and 1000 times that much time with cows. Horses are the only animal to have seriously hurt me.

 

[Narz]

Horses are the only animal to have seriously hurt me.

Humans for me