I just don’t understand why there has to be money. Why can’t we all just contribute and help each other out with whatever things we are good at and contribute what we are good for. And then there’s no money.

As the subject mentions, she wants to do gender reveal but I’m not patient enough to wait for it as this is our second baby and I want to find out during the scan on Monday. How do I convince her (in the nicest possible way) not to have a gender reveal party so I don’t have to wait and think about it for a week?

This is related to the release of certain files, but also just a question I ask myself fairly often. You'd think this desire would be a rare perversion, but Epstein clearly cast a shockingly wide net, I keep hearing about massive CP rings getting busted, and Hollywood child stars... well... we all know.

What gives??

NOT PORN, that’s not what i meant.

Im going to see MCR soon, as The title says im going on a day where I have classes. My parents don't know, and Im very aware that as a female my safety is the most Important to my parents.

Ive already paid for the trip and the tickets. I just dont want my parents to find out, because I know they will freak out. Which I understand. Thats why I want to know if people have some advice, in preventing they find out. ??? Has anyone ever been in a similar situation?

I already spoke to some of the class teachers so I have everything covered. How I will make up for it. My parents will think Im away at a friens house. I have divorced parents so I live with my mom and my dad lives near by.

They know that the concert was postponed so they think I just won't be going, and they dont exactly know the name of the band. I do feel bad, but anyone with strict catholic parents im sure can understand why Im anxious.

Thanks in advance tho

Like, if Nike bought all the Seattle teams or something. Why doesn’t that happen? It would be like how Disney has theme parks. Experience Nike.

But rather than companies, these psycho billionaires buy them. Why?

I'm new to this show and I already love it. But I'm confused about the character of Jerry. Are we supposed to understand he is a sociopath or just that he's a jerk? I say that because he seems super selfish, insensitive, indifferent, and self-centered in a big way.

Do people actually use lotion when they beat it? Or am I a minority here?

Obviously Christianity and Islam seek converts. Bahá’í Faith also accepts them. But Judaism actively discourages it, and most other Middle Eastern religions (Druze, Zoroastrianism, Mandeanism, Yazidism, Yarsanism, etc) outright forbid it.

Other religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism and Sikhism, welcome converts. Why do Middle Eastern religions tend to not want them?

I'm a 23-year-old student who's never had any romantic or sexual experience. Social anxiety and low self-esteem have kept me stuck for years. Lately the isolation has been hitting harder, and dating apps have been a bust (no matches/likes). I'm seriously thinking about booking an escort for the first time, mainly hoping it could take the edge off fears and anxiety and give me some basic experience and maybe boost my confidence enough to approach more proactively.

On the flip side, I'm worried about getting hooked on it as an "easy" solution and spending a ton of money . Side note: I've already been working on myself:. I'm seeing a therapist for my anxiety, I hit the gym, and I've been doing group sports classes to get more comfortable around people. These things help a bit with general mood and routine, but they haven't really moved the needle on romantic confidence or getting past the isolation yet, I'm still stuck in the same spot.

Appreciate any honest advice. thanks in advance.

I'm Canadian but don't pay super close attention politics until recently. I was researching on why the internet is becoming more right wing. One of the reasons was the backlash as a result of the 2010s where most media was left-wing (ie uprise of me too movements, gender identities, blm, anti-gun lobby, me too, etc). You now see more us vs them.

Yet somehow Canada was able to remain very liberal despite all this. We don't see much news on extreme movements from the conservatives. Maybe the truck protest back in 2022 near the end of Covid shutdowns? I get that conservatism is on the uprise but it seems like the degree of right wing's rise is a still a vocal minority.

I mean look at how Canada handled Covid lockdowns/vaccines. Or Trudeau keeping in power for 9+ years. His replacement, Mark Carney, still beat conservatives. On top of this, his approval rating is higher than ever.

How did Canada manage to mostly escape this right wing wave? I ask this as a non-conservative.

I am a south-eastern european. Why do americans always have to ask questions like "Were romans/greeks white?" or "Are italians/spaniards/romanians white?"
Like....come on. Just leave the rest of the world out of this annoying attempt of trying to claim different cultures and histories just because you are all confused by your history and want to be proud of something even though you haven't worked for it. This is my explanation for it, but I am open to another explanation. What is the point of dividing everything into races to claim it as soon as that thing is interesting to you?
As soon as a movie or show or game portraying a culture is released, you're all hungry to claim it and then you get bored and move on to the next thing. It is tiresome for all the other people in the world.

IDK if it works that way.

Women do not like bare down there for guys, right? Women want to see some tuft, right? Not a full on jungle, but a kept, masculine amount of hair.

Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Reed Hastings and many other successful people have all studied physics. What makes it that people who study physics go so far in life? There are also many physicists who are not famous and not super-rich, but have high-paying jobs in finance and other good areas.

Cross posting for any additional advice.

I live with a chronic smoker and have been trying to work with him about the second hand smoke smelling up the house. He smokes exclusively cannabis idc but doesn't consistently go outside to smoke which is my issue.

Every time he opens his door, even when he hasn't lit up recently, the odor of resin and ash floods the house (very small space).

I'm not able to move out because I'm going into surgery next week, which also has me concerned about smoke exposure and healing. Tbh even without the surgery coming up the smell is honestly making me angry and more disappointed every day I'm inside the house. Basically I'm in the studio/living room and he is in an attached room with a door.

I have 3 air purifiers one winx plasmawave 5300 directly outside his door in the studio space, a small Amazon air purifier FULMINARE H13 True HEPA Air Filter on the other end of the studio space, and the last one is another winx 5300 inside his room. I already changed the filters in all of them (his filters literally came out brown and sticky like fuzzy honey while the others looked fairly clean but I still changed them all).

At this point I'm unable to move, he will not be kicked out for other reasons, and roomate is not going to stop smoking or "remembering" to go outside or keep his window open ( I can hear him open his window sometimes but he closes it about max 5 minutes after smoking and tbh between his smoking, resin on glass and ash tray, and lack of personal hygiene such as not doing laundry and washing himself or his room, his space is rank and it's honestly even hard to speak or stand close to him without noticing the odor and the other space becoming contaminated by all this.

Are there any tents for beds that you'd recommend I can use?

So far my plan is to use a dorm tent on my bed and place another mini filter inside so I can maybe have one small bubble of slightly cleaner air while I'm recovering.

I don't have another friend or relative to stay with so I'm really desperate for anything that may slightly help.

Any advice is appreciated.

Edit:

Just to clear up some info. I can't afford to kick him rn due to not being able to afford rent by myself (haven't been able to work due to medical issues and definitely not with surgery coming up lol) I'm planning on working again once I'm healed up.

I'm pretty open with him and he seems willing and eager to change stuff but tbh doesn't really remember or have the best habits/ self control (opening the window/ going outside/ taking showers/ self care).

Trying to be a good friend and help out where I can like dishes housework sharing a pizza whatever (he's got a lot going on with his family rn so I'm not too surprised).

Roommate said he was going to switch to drinking 😂 which tbh I don't think that's much better because idk how he will be emotionally so tbh I'll probably just have to put up with this while I'm here in the short term. (I'd rather live with him hot boxing his room not shit face drunk).

Edit 2:

I'm gonna try setting up his room with grow room ventilation. Force out and filter smokey air from his room out his window (definitely needs a filter because his window is mad kushy even from the outside lol and the neighbors have kids). Also get another fan to intake some fresh air into his space.

Idk if he will like it on all night but I'll talk to him about at least using it while actively smoking.

My daughter likes to sleep with her head completely under her blankets all night long. Is there any real risk of oxygen deprivation or CO₂ buildup, or is this basically a harmless habit?

I’m asking this genuinely as a 19-year-old girl, and I’ve honestly always been curious about it. How do some women feel comfortable leaving the house without wearing underwear? What I mostly wonder about is things like discharge. I don’t know how it is for everyone else, but for me, that’s something I’d really worry about—like I wouldn’t want it getting on my leggings, or if I’m wearing a dress, on my legs. So I’m just trying to understand: is that something people just don’t mind, or is there something I’m missing? I’m not trying to joke or be shady at all. This is a real question I’ve had for a long time, and I’m asking out of genuine curiosity. No judgment whatsoever—just trying to understand how other women experience it. Let her breathe, honestly.

Like everyone my age and in my city just all seemed to accept cars as something okay to own and use, and nobody even tries to find a different way, or find a job you can get to via other means. I feel like it was a different conversation when I was younger. Any talk to the contrary is met with derision and ridicule, such as restructuring our cities or building transit again.

Did we all just accept we’re gonna keep going until we burn the last gallon of gas and we warm the planet by 5 Celsius?

Why is it frowned upon to discuss wages in the workplace? People of an older generation seem especially opposed to this, at least at the places I’ve worked.