You and one other person changed the conversation to be about that by blaming women for procreating with awful men instead of blaming these men for being awful.

You’re referring to consent, but that’s not what this meme is about. And if these guys don’t take no for an answer, then women should cover their drinks, yes?

We’re talking about male predators, and you want to blame women. I’m calling you a misogynist because the things you are saying are misogynistic. You’re a very misguided individual. That’s not genetic, that’s learned. But that’s the good news! You can learn to be better and do better.

Are you going for irony? Your misogyny is a big part of what this meme is about.

That’s okay. You asked for real data. You can find more if you care to search peer reviewed articles. I’m not trying to convince you of anything, just showing that it is a real topic of study.

I got you fam:

Yawn contagion and empathy in Homo sapiens https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22163307/

After a week of stomachaches, I took my wife to the hospital. They ran some tests and told her it was likely norovirus. Charged us over $4000.

I had no idea the siding on my house had its own month.

Artichoke hearts. Squeeze them to break apart the thin petals and spread them around.

Goes well with spinach and sundried tomatoes. Might try an olive oil and garlic base, put down the spinach, some of the cheese, artichoke hearts, rest of the cheese, then sundried tomatoes. Add anything you like, but remember that thin toppings can burn, so putting them under some cheese helps.

He is the most levelheaded, respectful, and transparent politician I’ve ever seen. I’ve been following him for years because he will explain what he’s working on in a way that doesn’t insult your intelligence nor play into the drama of politics. During his time in the US House of Representatives, his newsletters would sometimes explain the theatrics of government shutdowns and orchestrated outrage from other members. Even then, he didn’t name anyone specifically or sling mud. I’ve encouraged people from all kinds of political perspectives to follow his newsletters. He’s a great example of how a representative should be, and I genuinely believe that’s just part of his personal ethos.

There are currently lawsuits against them, but it takes time. This is from NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s newsletter earlier this year:

"The People vs. Ticketmaster/Live Nation

I’m forcing myself to only pick one case to go into detail about - but it’s a great one.

Let’s say you want to make a bunch of money by supplying live entertainment, primarily the music industry.

Well, the three big pieces in that business are:

The venue

The right to promote the event

The right to sell the tickets

Now imagine you control each of those. You own venues, and you promote the events, and you sell the tickets.

Congratulations - you’re a monopoly.

You’ve achieved vertical integration within your business, which means the sum of those parts has unlocked the ability to gouge customers with the confidence that they won’t be able to find a competitor to offer them a better deal. And using your monopoly to further entrench your power to charge customers higher prices is against the law.

This is exactly what I, along with a bipartisan group of AGs, allege that Ticketmaster/Live Nation has done.

They’ve turned concert ticket fees into something fans call the “Ticketmaster Tax.” These are the “convenience fees,” “processing fees,” and “handling fees” that add up quickly, inflating ticket prices by huge margins.

Why can they get away with it? Because they’ve locked venues into exclusive contracts, squeezing out any chance of competition.

But it gets worse. If venues try to resist and explore other options, Live Nation retaliates by threatening to strip venues of popular acts. The internal emails from Live Nation executives detailed in our lawsuit are explicit and awful.

Which means, if you’re an independent venue that doesn’t use Ticketmaster, good luck booking artists. Ticketmaster controls ticket sales and Live Nation controls promotion, so artists who are promoted by Live Nation typically won’t be allowed to perform at venues that refuse to use Ticketmaster for ticketing.

This is textbook unlawful monopoly behavior. Consumers are paying higher prices and artists and venues are suffering from reduced competition and income.

The good news is that Live Nation just tried - but failed - to get our lawsuit dismissed. That’s a big step toward accountability, including our ultimate request that Live Nation be required to divest Ticketmaster, which it acquired in 2011 and which became the linchpin for much of their monopolistic behavior."

I don’t think it’s as simple as that. They offered to sell the technology to all major saw makers when they invented it. They were turned down. SawStop isn’t responsible for saws that don’t use their technology nor do they have to let major tool manufacturers steal their IP. They have offered to give it away if it’s mandated.

From the article: “SawStop pledged to Congress that it would waive patent protections in the event of an industry-wide finger-safety mandate.”

https://www.sawstop.com/news/sawstop-to-dedicate-key-u-s-patent-to-the-public-upon-the-effective-date-of-a-rule-requiring-safety-technology-on-all-table-saws/

I absolutely agree that the cost of replacing a blade and brake is worth it. I cut the tips off two fingers over ten years ago. I know many people in the industry that have also lost fingers. The technology is great! I only pointed out the supposed downsides for context. It does seem that this issue is nuanced, but the technology definitely helps.

To add to your comment: SawStop tried to sell their technology to all major saw producers originally. They all refused. That’s when SawStop started making their own saws and did a pretty good job of it. They’re high quality. It was at this point that SawStop had to protect their patent. Bosch tried to make their own and violated it. Ultimately, their goal has always been to save people from table saw accidents. It’s pretty generous to give up their patent if implemented industry-wide and speaks to the authenticity of their mission.

The technology is not without faults. Cutting wet wood, like pressure treated, might trip the brake. I believe there’s a way to turn off the mechanism for these instances. In that case, you have to replace the blade and brake. The blade could be recovered, but won’t be ready to continue working right away. You’d need back up blades and brakes on hand. But still, erring on the side of caution is better than not.

This is exactly how the most popular candidate for the Democrats got switched for Joe Biden. Bernie Sanders was getting cut from coverage despite HUGE support and all of a sudden, Obama’s bumbling VP was being shown as the top candidate.

Without trying to go down a conspiracy hole, Sanders was a threat to corporate power, predatory banking, and dis-regulation. DNC wants to play as close to the line as they can to get your vote, throw you a few bones, and still take your money. This is why the left and the right in America is still far right of everywhere else.

As someone who has good friends that I respect that are all across the political spectrum, this is where I hope my friends that think trump will break certain things are right. So that the pendulum swing comes back so strongly that we can clearly see how broken things were and fix them in a way that benefits actual people, not just barely enough like the DNC likes to keep things.

Take the ACA for example. Obama had the best of intentions. But he took Chris Dodd’s plan as the basis. Chris Dodd’s wife, Jackie Clegg, sat on the boards for many health industry companies. The plan could have worked, but was stripped of the public option. Only with subsidies was the plan possible to offer healthcare to people at a sometimes reasonable price, often not. Now those subsidies are ending. The only good thing to come out of it, from what I can tell, is that insurance companies can’t deny you for pre-existing conditions. Up till now, It’s just enough to make us think that at least it’s not worse, but let’s be honest, healthcare in America sucks. There are excellent people working as nurses, doctors, EMTs, etc, but insurance, pharmaceutical companies, and private equity working to keep us just barely alive and too desperate to fight it. This is the type of thing Bernie Sanders fought against and why he disappeared from coverage, endorsement, and ballots.

This is part of what needs to break. DNC would bend it as far as it could get away with while trying to make us think it’s working, but trump will break it and call me idealist, but I hope the pushback instills leadership with someone like Sanders who cares enough to mend those bones in a way that serves the people.

My mistake, I see now the post was about number 4.
I agree

Lincoln imp

I can think of one male friend who prefers handshakes, but the rest, we all hug at each greeting and parting and regularly tell each other we love one another.

We don’t really cuddle all that often though.

40s, most days each week. My wife and I schedule couch rotting days to recharge.

Edit: I hadn’t read through many other responses before I commented. Not trying to flaunt or anything. I just wanted to let younger folks know that social life isn’t necessarily doomed as you get older. We don’t have kids (which makes it easier,) but many of our friends do. They just have to be deliberate about setting aside time for themselves which can be tough to do.