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No. 605663[Reply]

Are you anti social media, have minimal social media precense, or would like to be? Then this is the thread for you!

Are you anti social media? Why?
Do you hate social media?
Do you preffer anonymous websites and imageboards?
Do you protect your image and data online? How?
What are your go-to accounts and emails, do you have any hidden ones?
Does your job, career choice or field of study require social mefia and how do you manage that?

Discuss!
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No. 1912550

>>1912445
It ended pretty soon after it started tbh

No. 1923932

Now that the US has passed legislation to ban TikTok in the future, what are your thoughts?

No. 1924286

>>1912445
It almost felt like the old internet has returned for a moment.

No. 1925010

>>1923932
I hate the precedent it's set but I hope they ban Tiktok ASAP and demonetize any content heavily featuring children, like family vloggers. Kids are being exposed to torture, porn, and snuff videos on autoplay. They don't need to go looking for that shit, their parents put an ipad in front of their toddler's face with a Cocomelon playlist and someone will have edited the middle of the video to be graphic dog rape or whatever trannies are into these days. The constant shilling of plastic surgeons, whether it's for gendie uwu surgeries or regular plastic surgery, is fucking up kids' self-esteem and perception of beauty. Social media has destroyed kids' self-preservation instincts and respect for privacy, whether it's other people's or their own, so they can't tell the difference between filming Starbucks employees making drinks and filming themselves walking home after getting Starbucks. The pressure to share every facet of their existence online is destroying their mental health. Kids are being pressured into buying items that are completely inappropriate for their age, like retinol, because it's trending. Bullying is worse than ever now that kids can't even escape their bullies away from school.
Getting rid of Tiktok won't solve the problem, but it will absolutely slow down the rate at which this shit happens. Social media is a disease, but Tiktok is fucking smallpox. I can guarantee that whatever other shit site they all migrate to will be an improvement.

No. 1928485

>>1925010
Minors just need to be banned from the internet, period. The internet isn't the same thing it was 20 years ago. But lazy ass parents will fight to keep their "free" babysitter.



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No. 586506[Reply]

Describe your personal most disturbing interactions with strangers, online friends, anonymous users, chats, forums, cams, social media, imageboards or communities that you have experienced on the internet.

It can be anything from creepy but funny to outright terrifying.
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No. 1924772

>>1924766
It's not that there aren't any hypergenius or hyperretarded women, it's just that they are much rarer than hypergenius or hyperretarded men.

IIRC the studies not only showed that men have more variance, the mean IQ of women was slightly higher, 2 to 3 points.

No. 1924778

>>1924760
why are you parroting this old misogynistic wive’s tale? it’s not even true. moid detected?

No. 1924780

>>1924772
Wonder if the ratio of “hyper genius” to hyper retarded men is balanced, or if this vanishingly small population is worth the amounts of crime and violence perpetuated by the rest.

>>1924778
I salute your bravery anon.

No. 1924847

>>1924780
It's not, and even if it was why do you think violence correlates with intelligence. The hypergeniuses of early 20th century made the atom bomb, and majority was horrible to their wives.

No. 1925759

>>1924847
where are these “studies” you are referring to then. the bell curve? lmao. it literally is an old wives tale. the earliest computer programmers were women as it was considered a menial job at the time; there have been countless genius-level female painters, philosophers, mathematicians, etc. the canon is merely stacked against them and ignores them. plenty were also suckered into becoming wives and contributed to the work of their husbands significantly; women worked on the manhattan project as well. there’s plenty of talented, eccentric women geniuses out there, unruly female intelligences that are constrained by our society to this day, they just aren’t celebrated because they don’t sex themselves up (massive waste of time) and they’re not easily digestible in a little feminine package. our society only lets female midwits pass through the filter of male gatekeeping, and so most of what you’ll see in terms of female public intellectual life is stereotypically feminine fluoride-stare theythem tiktokers muttering a million self-deprecating comments per second and hiding behind a baby voice to remind everyone she doesn’t actually take herself seriously because she’s a woman and it’s not her place. no one cares about the female geniuses out there to this day because they aren’t glamorous and being a woman = glamour to most. people’s brains have turned to mush by a mass pavlov effect through social media and influencer-based advertisement to associate women with lifestyles and consumption habits, as if being a woman was like being subscribed to a montly makeup subscription box. no, the bell curve-flavour bullshit about men’s intelligences isn’t true. it’s funny, almost every “genius” man i’ve met was usually a narcissistic sex addict cultivating themselves and putting on airs as a seduction technique, which is what they accuse us of.

also, violence doesn’t “correlate” to intelligence. wild claim.



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No. 1152627[Reply]

Hello, this thread is to post either articles or journalists that we find snowflakey and cringe. You can post milky findings and dumb funny shit. All areas of journalism welcome!
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No. 1902344

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>>1902091
the site sucks but it's kinda horrible for the rank and file employees. the retard execs who sunk the company get bonuses and you're out on your ass without severance

No. 1924463

Reposting this from the youtube thread since this thread is better for this actually I think:

Am I wrong in thinking these people interviewed are definitely not without a blame? The first woman lived in a house with a meth dealer and had bongs in a room with kids, of course they will take the kids away. There's loads of comments where people tell about how their kids got taken away "unjustifiably", like:

>I am a 39 year old male. About 7 years ago my daughter and I were homeless staying in a motel while waiting to get into a homeless shelter. While I was asleep, my daughter 3 at the time, was able to unlock the door (the hotel didn't have a higher deadbolt or chain lock) and she wandered outside into the parking lot where someone called the police. I was arrested and taken to jail. They took my blood and UA samples. It came back negative for any drugs or alcohol. They released me. but still took my child to social services and had her in a foster home. 6 months later after NO criminal charges, the court allowed her back with me. But then i had to do 1 year of daily visits from a social worker. makes no sense


You were homeless and your 3 year old got away in the middle of the night, of course she's taken away?? Sure the cops behaviour is too aggressive and most of them are moids with power fantasies but of course doing illegal substances, being in an unsafe environment or not taking care of your children will result in consequences with the CPS. I'm an eurofag though so maybe my perspective is skewed.

No. 1924468

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>>1924463
Vice is telling us this woman "has never even tried meth" and her kids got taken away because of a few grams of weed and a couple bongs. Do they think the viewers are retarded or what? At least a few comments are calling them out if you sort from the newest

No. 1924471

>>1924463
wasn't Vice shutting down?

No. 1924473

>>1924471
Well clearly not fast enough. They might also have some content in their backlog they are posting.



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No. 1712524[Reply]

Off-topic random shit thread but the only rule is DO NOT TALK ABOUT MOIDS. Doesn't matter if it's men you hate, men you love, men you are attracted to, men you aren't attracted to, men you personally know, men you don't personally know, men that literally just exist, husbandos, yaoi, bara, het ships, nonexistent men, hypothetical men, men's opinions, none of these things are allowed ITT. No pictures of moids (including animated moids) allowed either. This also includes trannies since they are men. If an anon mentions males ITT do not respond, just report.
>But why?
It's exhausting and annoying to see anons talking about nothing but moids over and over.
>Isn't this thread redundant?
If only.
>But what about-
Real life animals are fine but otherwise just follow the Rule of thumb: if you have to ask then it most likely belongs elsewhere so don't even bother.
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No. 1918394

>>1918337
Same, they're so cozy and comforting.

No. 1920135

>>1918337
i love the idea of it, but i end up kicking them off after like an hour. I need my bed space to spread out

No. 1924240

>>1918337
I have a heavier feathered pillow that I like to hug. I wished I had a plushie that weighted and felt like this pillow.

No. 1924261

I got a syrian hamster, she is called quesadilla. She enjoys peanuts and scrambled egg. She is my bezzi friend

No. 1924380

>>1924261
tell her I love her



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No. 475318[Reply]

Post about your journals and journal inspirations here!

Some icebreakers:
- What made you start?
- What kind of notebook do you write in?
- Where do you get your journals?
- How often do you write and do you have a preference with what you write with (favorite pens)?
- Do you decorate your journals? If so, with what and how?
- Any favorite stores/companies to get all your journals and journaling goodies from?
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No. 1920589

>>1920493
I think it might be better to avoid journaling if you tend to overanalyze (especially if you're into psychoanalysis and stuff) or overdramatize, and distract yourself with a long walk, cleaning, a hobby or anything else that you like. You can come back to certain thoughts or situations later, with a clearer head. If you go too deep into certain stuff but you also tend to be kind of disconnected from your emotions it might only sidetrack you and waste your time.

No. 1920812

>>1920511
A lot of my manifesto rants tend to revolve around the homophobia and misogyny I experience, it's something I've tried and failed to resolve in therapy. At this point in my life (I'm 33) I don't think it's worth doing any more digging. Not in a defeatist kinda way, but I just think that I need to move on with my life and accept that society is what it is. If I'm journaling about something else like my physical and mental health, my marriage, family and just general day-to-day stress then it does help me to get it out of my system. I just end up sounding like Dworkin on meth if I experience any bigotry that day and I fixate on whatever set me off.

>>1920589
Yeah, I'm terrible for overanalysing. Maybe it's my autism, but I'm like a dog with a bone sometimes, I just will not drop it. Today I just did my motherhood journal as the whole point of that is capturing the most beautiful moments in my life, so I feel very positive after doing that. I think I'm gonna try meditating longer in place of my rambling journal for a week or so and see if I feel any different. If I do return to it then maybe I need to establish a list of topics to avoid, I know that's kinda antithetical to journaling, but it's for my own sanity. Thanks to both of you for your input, nonas!

No. 1923949

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how do you nonnies write in blank books? I tried once and it looked atrocious, my paragraphs and sentences kept slanting.

And also, does anyone have notebook recommendations? Preferably:
>8mm spaced rule
>not much text/quirks on each page
>cream/warm paper
>A5 size
>decent amount of pages
>little to no pen bleed
>no ring notebooks (glue binded is fine)
I've been looking around but any option I find never hits all of these. They always don't have enough pages or have terrible pen bleed. Picrel is what I've looked at so far and I'm nitpicky

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>>1923949
how do you nonnies write in blank books?
I've kept diaries for about 10 years now and I've only bought unlined/blank books twice. I liked the idea of them because I used them more freely than just for words; I would clip art I found interesting and paste it into them, or draw in them, or write in strange ways, etc.. I think they're good if you want a diary that isn't so dependent on words alone. I found the freedom a bit too exhilarating though and didn't buy another one after I had filled the second.
>Notebook recommendations
I usually use moleskines for my diaries, but on special occasions I'll treat myself to nicer notebooks from Paperblanks https://www.paperblanks.com/en/catalog/all-journals/ like picrel. On the website for these, you can choose a bunch of different covers and customize the notebook to your liking. The paper is quite nice too and doesn't bleed much, but I don't use a particularly runny pen.

No. 1923981

>>1920493
if you wander while journaling, maybe try limiting yourself to like 5 bullet points a day or a few entries a week.



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No. 569079[Reply]

Are you learning a language? Do you want to ask for/share tips? Want to vent about grammar and complicated writing systems?Wanna share a page of your notebook you’re proud of? Looking for a study buddy? Found an amazing textbook?
Well, here’s the place for all things language learning.
All languages welcome, even English!
PS: no dumb questions like "Do I need to know how to write and speak (insert language here)???" "Do I really have to make efforts??". You won’t get banned but you’ll sound like a retard. Don’t be a language retard.
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No. 1923582

I signed up for a german course through my university (total beginner) and it's an online class, so I can't really practice outside of class hours with my classmates and I desperately want to find someone I can practice my german with because I learn so much better by actually using it and not just reading it. Right now I've just been annoying my friends by speaking german sentences but I want to find someone who actually is learning. Does anyone have any tip?

No. 1923605

>>1923573
I studied abroad in Germany, and immersion didn't really work in my case because people basically refused to speak to me in German, they only wanted to use English. My level of understanding was alright by the end from watching a lot of television but my speaking skills were shit. I regret not taking more formal language classes because I only ever took German at the absolute beginner level. Obviously China would probably be a very different experience than that but I think you should definitely prepare yourself as much as possible with studying and not necessarily rely on just immersion. There's a reason you find so many expats who never learn the language of where they live.

No. 1923611

>>1923582
Search for language/German learning and language exchange discords.

No. 1923617

>>1923582
When I was learning my second language at my university during my undergrad I was paired up with native speakers for hour-long Skype calls twice a week. You should talk to your professor and inquire about any opportunities for practicing outside the class, if there aren't any available you could try to start a small study-group for meeting up with your classmates. A few of my classmates and myself did something similar in our advanced classes, it was a good way to improve and also to make friends with people with similar interests to myself.
>>1923578
I'm in the tertiary education field, and I also do translation work and other copywriter stuff on the side. I started with assisting professors in their language courses during undergrad (I was in the advanced level helping to teach the beginner's level), and I really enjoyed the work. I continued with assisting until I graduated, then I launched my own private tutoring website. I eventually shifted from tutoring the second language to Anglophones into tutoring the English language to foreign speakers. I don't think there is a future for me in my country and I'm very pessimistic about my economic status if I choose to stay here, so that's what interested me in teaching overseas. I'm not scared of going overseas much, I think it will be a good experience for me to have in my life.
>>1923605
I've been trying to prepare myself but I've had such difficulty with the tones and characters kek. The only people I can ask for advice are the owners of the convenience store I go to everyday, they're from Hainan they are excited that I'm going over there and they've told me that once I'm there if I go out and about it will be easier for me to pick it up. So far the owner has helped me with tones. I'm hoping they're right and not just trying to giving me good words.

No. 1923858

>>1923573
>>1923617
That sounds super stressful but also really exciting. I studied abroad in China and knew some people that came with like A0 level. I will say that they improved really quickly but not as much as I think actually needed to manage day to day life. I'd definitely track down some chinese classes once you're there. They should be super cheap and a private tutor might be even cheaper.

You don't have to worry about this though >>1923605 Chinese peoples English level is way below Germans (having lived in both countries). In Shanghai or Beijing yyou'll get a handful of very educated or young people trying to speak English with you, but 90% of the population will barely be able to string a sentence together tbh. Also, Chinese people get super excited when people try to learn their language. I used to have people randomly come up to me if they saw me reading a sign or working on homework or something and offer to help all the time.

For tones, the most important thing is just to know they're important. If you have an ear for languages at all it'll be fine. Just make sure you're repeating words exactly the way you hear them. Characters are also not too bad. Until you finish A1, practice writing new vocabulary words by hand and have someone check them for you. After that, learn radicals and you should be able to pick up new vocabulary wwell enough to read and type.



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No. 955088[Reply]

Official stalking and snooping thread. I really thought I would be able to find a specified forum devoted to this kind of thing but I couldnt.
What do you watch for? What tips you off? How do you dig deeper. I’d love to share me knowledge and for others to share theirs.
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No. 1923525

how to find out when someone has liked an instagram post?

No. 1923529

>>1581239
RIP, the site got shut down.

No. 1923532

>>1923525
If you're following them you can usually see if they liked it as the _____ and __ others liked unless the author is hiding like count

No. 1923533

>>1923532
No, I mean the actual time when they liked the post.

No. 1925839

>>1923533
My old iTouch still has the version of Instagram that has the following "activity" tab still enabled. It's extremely spotty but it still works to show when and what people liked on the platform. Check your old devices, if applicable. I don't think there is currently another way unless you're able to get their data downloaded.



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No. 1904259[Reply]

This thread is dedicated to all and any fandom discourse, particularly that which has a twitter or tumblr flavour to it.

Current topics include, but are not limited to:
> Proshipping vs Antishipping
> Ao3 Censorship and TOS
> Sapphic Underrepresentation in Fandom
> Carrds, DNIs and Call-out Threads
> Whitewashing vs Blackwashing
> ‘[Insert Sexuality]-Coded’ Characters
> Sapphic vs Fujo Misogyny Accusations

Previous thread >>1892891(known baiter inserting bias into OP)
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No. 1923601

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No. 1923602

>>1923513
wouldn't that make it extra disrespectful though, if it was drawn by a Muslim?

No. 1923606

>>1922780
there are surprisingly a lot of "x transgirl' hc's by non gendies in pro-ship spaces.

No. 1923608

>>1923602
it's a joke. I promise you Muslims are laughing at how absurd it is.
Maybe one or two British Muslims are butthurt

No. 1923649

New thread:
>>1923647
>>1923647



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No. 495717[Reply]

post your predictions of what might happen in the coming decade!

I think were gonna see another 2008-style economic slump , a likely resurgence of rock music and Onision finally going to prision
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No. 1888787

>>1888781
Taylor Swift has an asexual presence akin to Tilda Swinton

No. 1888795

>>1888753
No
>Taylor Swift
She has yet to settle down with a man nor seems to want to. I think she is really a full on proud cat lady.
>Ariana Grande
Too anachan to still have a functional womb. Probably couldn't deal with having someone is a more smol than her in her household so surrogacy is out of the picture too.
>Kstew
She doesn't seem like the type to give a shit. Pretty sure she is still married to a woman, the only way this would happen is if she married a man. I don't think she is going out of her way to have kids.
>Ellen Page
Needs no explanation.
Yes (they could have a pregnancy announcement right now and i wouldn't be shocked)
>Selena Gomez
>Demi Lovato
>Florence Pugh
>Phoebe Bridgers

No. 1888797

>>1888785
Ellen Page might have a kid to get attention for being a "pregnant man" once the attention from her trooning wears off. I predict 41% before it ever happens tho

No. 1888799

>>1888797
Oh man I didnt even think of that. I really hope not, yuck

No. 1923260

The UK government will be overthrown by a dictator, said dictator will install some irrelevant cousin of the Royals as the new nominal head of state, while they will be "chief regant"



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No. 1917973[Reply]

>board rules apply
>no infighting
>if something looks like bait, stop yourself and do not reply
>have fun!
previous thread >>>/ot/1910247
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No. 1923327

>>1922840
It's been 10 years already? Time passes by too quickly…

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No. 1923427

>>1922474
this is reminding me of Reese from Malcolm in the Middle thinking he had perfect features to be a model and then being told he was reading the beauty standards for female models for some reason. it's funny how incels have no idea what women actually find attractive, and how much it can vary between women.

No. 1923731

>>1923262
I was saying it didn't make any sense, nona.

No. 1925856

>>1922971
>There are two types of humor, good and bad.
And who decides that? Certainly not women and girls otherwise rape jokes wouldn't be peak humor and most media wouldn't be trivializing horrors.

>those who try to suppress freedom of expression in order to further their agenda are evil

Kek what absolute empty garbage. Continue being a freedom fighter for pedofillic and rapist males humor I suppose, very strong of you to fight black and whites with ackshually "black and whites that I like". I'm going to save your comment to remind myself of why the moid propaganda psyop of freedom of expression and the counter argument of "muh satire" is dogshit. Also, I'll repeat that your opinion is not unpopular and that's for a clear reason. I'll give you a hint; its not because anyone cares about freedom of expression.



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