Lenoxus
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He/him (exactly the 50 billionth such human to be born).
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It’s become conventional wisdom that America’s young men are in crisis. The reality is more complicated than that. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/what-did-men-do-to-deserve-this
What Did Men Do to Deserve This?
Changes in the economy and in the culture seem to have hit them hard. Scott Galloway believes they need an “aspirational vision of masculinity.”
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s become conventional wisdom that America’s young men are in crisis. The reality is more complicated than that. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/what-did-men-do-to-deserve-this
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tl;dr We have discarded or de-gendered(?) pretty much all the traditional ideas of what it means to be a man while leaving in place the idea that it *does* mean something. This is confusing, and young men are looking to those who claim to have answers. /end
tl;dr We have discarded or de-gendered(?) pretty much all the traditional ideas of what it means to be a man while leaving in place the idea that it *does* mean something. This is confusing, and young men are looking to those who claim to have answers. /end
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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tl;dr We have discarded or de-gendered(?) pretty much all the traditional ideas of what it means to be a man while leaving in place the idea that it *does* mean something. This is confusing, and young men are looking to those who claim to have answers. /end
tl;dr We have discarded or de-gendered(?) pretty much all the traditional ideas of what it means to be a man while leaving in place the idea that it *does* mean something. This is confusing, and young men are looking to those who claim to have answers. /end
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Schumer is really an anti-leader, a vacuum of leadership, and as far as I can tell he draws his support from that. He doesn’t ask anything of anyone, he never squeezes anyone on a hard vote, he’s always the first to cave.
He’s the substitute teacher the kids love having because they can goof off.
He’s the substitute teacher the kids love having because they can goof off.
Every day a majority of Democratic Senators wake up and decide to continue supporting Chuck Schumer as their leader
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Schumer is really an anti-leader, a vacuum of leadership, and as far as I can tell he draws his support from that. He doesn’t ask anything of anyone, he never squeezes anyone on a hard vote, he’s always the first to cave.
He’s the substitute teacher the kids love having because they can goof off.
He’s the substitute teacher the kids love having because they can goof off.
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the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
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It was custom for dinosaurs to fossilize their dead
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
It was custom for dinosaurs to fossilize their dead
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*A movie made before 1978 contains a scene set at night*
Wow, this just looks great! It's like at some point filmmakers forgot how to light night scenes so they actually look like night? THIS is what it should look like!
*In the movie made before 1978, lightning flashes*
Wow that looked like shit
Wow, this just looks great! It's like at some point filmmakers forgot how to light night scenes so they actually look like night? THIS is what it should look like!
*In the movie made before 1978, lightning flashes*
Wow that looked like shit
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
*A movie made before 1978 contains a scene set at night*
Wow, this just looks great! It's like at some point filmmakers forgot how to light night scenes so they actually look like night? THIS is what it should look like!
*In the movie made before 1978, lightning flashes*
Wow that looked like shit
Wow, this just looks great! It's like at some point filmmakers forgot how to light night scenes so they actually look like night? THIS is what it should look like!
*In the movie made before 1978, lightning flashes*
Wow that looked like shit
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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One other dimension of COVID: it drove a lot of reflection on "what we owe to each other"
And a lot of people came up with "nothing, under any circumstances"
And a lot of people came up with "nothing, under any circumstances"
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
One other dimension of COVID: it drove a lot of reflection on "what we owe to each other"
And a lot of people came up with "nothing, under any circumstances"
And a lot of people came up with "nothing, under any circumstances"
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average ICE officer handling their gun in public
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
average ICE officer handling their gun in public
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Zohran is offering something with a similar risk-to-reward benefit of joining a revolution as an early 20th century peasant
November 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Zohran is offering something with a similar risk-to-reward benefit of joining a revolution as an early 20th century peasant
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6:30 is the best time on a clock hands down
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
6:30 is the best time on a clock hands down
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kinda want to make a reverse body snatcher story where instead of scary dogmatic pod people who believe in utilitarianism it's a joe rogan type guy who may or may not be a tulpa who drives people to form a rainbow coalition of violent crazies
November 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM
kinda want to make a reverse body snatcher story where instead of scary dogmatic pod people who believe in utilitarianism it's a joe rogan type guy who may or may not be a tulpa who drives people to form a rainbow coalition of violent crazies
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defining the economy is capitalist propaganda, as is measuring it with graphs. also, the economy is bad and used to be better and everyone knows it.
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
defining the economy is capitalist propaganda, as is measuring it with graphs. also, the economy is bad and used to be better and everyone knows it.
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Purchasing power hasn't stagnated. Americans are wealthier than ever. There aren't enough houses. Those first two things can't fix the third thing, no matter how much better they get.
November 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Purchasing power hasn't stagnated. Americans are wealthier than ever. There aren't enough houses. Those first two things can't fix the third thing, no matter how much better they get.
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Wow pretty perfect skit
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Wow pretty perfect skit
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Morgan plays the creature whose comprised of the body parts of the world's greatest lawyers in...Body of Law
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Morgan plays the creature whose comprised of the body parts of the world's greatest lawyers in...Body of Law
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It started w/George Floyd. Frey didn't botch it exactly, but he gave milquetoast press conferences and didn't inspire anyone. Left turned on him as pro-cop; as support waned, Frey shored it up by seeking police endorsements, which he got. Which made him look more pro-cop. It became a death spiral.
November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It started w/George Floyd. Frey didn't botch it exactly, but he gave milquetoast press conferences and didn't inspire anyone. Left turned on him as pro-cop; as support waned, Frey shored it up by seeking police endorsements, which he got. Which made him look more pro-cop. It became a death spiral.
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I'm at the Popular Front / I'm at the Color Revolution / I'm at the ccccccccombination Popular Front and Color Revolution
the 2028 democratic party is going to be 50% DSA and 50% CIA at this rate
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm at the Popular Front / I'm at the Color Revolution / I'm at the ccccccccombination Popular Front and Color Revolution
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If Santa Claus attempts to enter U.S. airspace he will be compromised to a permanent end by our lethal warfighters
November 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
If Santa Claus attempts to enter U.S. airspace he will be compromised to a permanent end by our lethal warfighters
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I asked my induction stove if it could cook my food but it said 'your food will be cold tomorrow because it was cold today'
November 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I asked my induction stove if it could cook my food but it said 'your food will be cold tomorrow because it was cold today'
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Of all income levels tons of people I know treated the price increases like someone personally took their dreams out back and shot them, because look at where they would have been with their salary increases and no price increases. They just don't accept that those two measures are related
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Of all income levels tons of people I know treated the price increases like someone personally took their dreams out back and shot them, because look at where they would have been with their salary increases and no price increases. They just don't accept that those two measures are related
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This is true at all levels of government, too. IRS examiners should be paid equal to the preparers who scheme away tax liabilities (currently about 35-40% of the pay depending on market) and same for SEC and FDA and everything else. Pay more and attract better talents - it just works.
November 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is true at all levels of government, too. IRS examiners should be paid equal to the preparers who scheme away tax liabilities (currently about 35-40% of the pay depending on market) and same for SEC and FDA and everything else. Pay more and attract better talents - it just works.
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People gave Trump a ton of moderation credit for being rhetorically softer than his peers on the welfare state but in practice Trump has been way more aggressive on that then even the most wide-eyed reactionaries
November 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
People gave Trump a ton of moderation credit for being rhetorically softer than his peers on the welfare state but in practice Trump has been way more aggressive on that then even the most wide-eyed reactionaries
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$7,200 a year to govern 30 million people and the 8th largest economy in the world. Incredible stuff
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
$7,200 a year to govern 30 million people and the 8th largest economy in the world. Incredible stuff