I’m in the US. It’s late at night.

I live in the US

We have to weigh the cost of a medical visit versus the likelihood it’s nothing

If it’s food poisoning and I overreact, that’s a 20K overreaction in the US

No

I could just get a cab

The point is the ER costs a lot

Are you sure? It could just be food poisoning. I ate a lot of candy earlier before sleep.

I want real world answer, not “always seek medical care answer.”

I can risk a 20 percent chance of death to avoid medical bills.

Yeah, I think I’ll just go back to sleep and risk death. Tired of being fuxked over by hospitals, society, everyone. If I die, so be it. Peace out.

As a liberal in most ways (except on guns), and as a pro 2nd Amendment LGBT American, I’m sorry.

Many of us have “evil fatigue” and “ignorance fatigue” and are just exhausted from how many people in our country are total shitheads.

The list of people for me to apologize to: -dead people in Gaza -alive people in Gaza -all Latinos -all transgender people -Canada -all scientists -intellectuals at Harvard -Ukrainians -Women who were killed due to abortion policies -Anyone in a country killed due to a sudden lack of aid without much warning to even prepare

As a mostly liberal American, I just don’t know where to begin. I also think bad environmental policies are going to destroy the planet, and when I look at conservative middle America and how intolerant and racist their values are, I am sort of like “well, maybe total planetary extinction isn’t that bad”

I just don’t know if I could change it at this point, if there’s anything I could do.

The constant horror of the policies being enacted in this country is so terrible, that it’s hard to really continue to say “sorry, we don’t all believe this!” Some people protest, some don’t, but really many liberals are also just treading water psychologically. It’s quite possible that the fatigue being felt is being intentionally induced.

There may be a way to get past the fatigue, but it’s being combined with financial stress, and for me, apologizing to Canada, standing up for Canada, is just not on the top of the list.

I really do not see what is happening as a conservative revolution. I see this as the self-centered wealthy class realizing they can exploit white trash and technology to destroy the middle class and create a permanent underclass and them. I do not think JD Vance Trump Thiel etc are actually religious, I think it is this final push towards neofeudalism.

It feels like it will unfortunately lead to either communism/socialism or neofeudalism, that there isn’t a middle groud.

The neo-feudalists have made a bet: the white trash class is so numerous and so hateful towards transgenders and Latinos and “the other,” that they can simultaneously eliminate many jobs using tech, reduce social services for poverty, and create a new Chinese-style of quasi-authoritarianism in America based on technology ans biometric information… And they can do this as long as they distract the white trash class with tricks and diversions: oh! Look! Mexican criminals! Look over here! Oh no! Transgenders in bathrooms! Look over there!

And so far, the magicians seem to be right. The yokel white trash of middle America, well over 60 percent of the country, is too stupid to realize they are being tricked by a magician.

So, many middle class people, and lower middle class people, especially technological enthusiasts, see what is happening. But what now? I’m exhausted. I do not know how to reason with idiots. I am just trying to brace myself for impact.

My whole point is why shouldn’t be shocked or annoyed that a guy doesn’t want to smell like daiseys and roses.

There’s nothing wrong with being who you are. That means we should be supporting effeminate gay people, supporting trans people, but also supporting guys who don’t want to smell like girl scents.

I do not think that gender norms or toxic masculinity is the cuprit. Some dudes really don’t like dresses and do like trucks. It’s not all just because of norms.

I don’t think this is toxic masculinity or even abnormal. Some guys don’t like pink, don’t like smelling like flowers, don’t want to wear dresses. We can accept people who have different diverse preferences without looking down on people for conforming to traditional preferences.

And you know this because…?

Coolness like that isn’t realistic for normal people like us.

The logical explanation is you don’t know the law correctly because your “friend” at the ACLU realized a wild bisexual hothead such as yourself with a gun was a recipe for disaster, understandably. So this person lied, made up a litany of non-existant jurisprudence, and the world is safer and sexier as a result. This does not mean that actual claims of self-defence go away.

There is no defense for this that can legally be presented because he was unarmed.

Is this codified somewhere or are you just making shit up?

As a bi guy, who probably doesn’t come across as obviously effeminate when talking, who is probably able to walk down the street without getting dirty looks for being bi, who probably is able to go to a deli and buy a sandwhich without people knowing you are bi, you don’t know what the fuck you are talking about…

But a lot of idiots are hot… Which makes me think you might be hot… And if you are bi and hot we should kick it sometime. You want to give me the help I need? ;-)

Think about all the scared transphobes less likely to harass transgenders as a result this stabbing. She probably prevented numerous trans people from being assaulted and prevented some trans kids from committing suicide due to a reduction in bullying. She’s a hero. IMHO, she should get a medal.

Also, by adhering to the principles of self-defense, which the founding fathers advocated for via the 2nd Ammendment, what she did was an act of American patriotism.

What is the acceptable level of violence LGBT people must endure before responding? Keep in mind LGBT people are constantly receiving low levels of emotional abuse: dirty looks, mean laugh, cruel comments… So when violence happens, exactly how long should someone like that wait? Would 4 punches have been okay?

Also, have you ever heard of one punch knockout deaths? They do happen, people get into bar fights, someone gets knocked out, falls backward, hits their head, and dies. Being hit and punched can get lethal…

Your logic feels transphobic to me, not genuine thought free of prejudice.

You know how many trans people commit suicide because they are ridiculed, spat at, hit, degraded in all sorts of circumstances all the time?

If people are more afraid to treat trans people like shit, that means fewer trans kids and trans people killing themselves.

She likely saved more lives by 1 death. There should be a culture of fear around disrespecting trans people. I am glad assholes will be more afraid that the trans person they dislike could have a knife and could stab them. She’s an American Hero.

Also fuck you. Now multiply that by 1000, all the time, every day, and that’s how trans people feel all the time you stupid ignorant fuck.

Because if there is proprietary code that is compiled, but can’t be read, it’s hard to know if there is data harvesting that people can’t opt out of. And proprietary code being added paves the way for more proprietary code. If this is an incorrect understanding, someone correct me.

I dont trust someone who has affiliate links in code to not be selling unique identifiers like ip adresses etc.

Also, if you have any ideas how to opt out of funding genocide, please let me know.

Taxes are taken out of my paycheck. I do not know how to ask my employer to reduce my taxes to zero.

Even if i leave the country, which would be hard to do as a somewhat poor person, the government would still imprison me if i don’t pay them.

I could become just a begger or someone who works illegally to avoid the taint.

I’ve also thought of just checking out of this world because it’s so terrible.

I’m not really sure what you think I should do instead. Is there a box to check to easily opt out of laboring for a government that thinks it owns me, that I didn’t ask to be a part of?

Just becauze I think slave labor is awful and think a tax on Chinese goods to help stop slave labor is good doesn’t mean that I support what is going on in Gaza. This planet is awful sometimes. I am mostly poor. What should I do?

I recognize it’s a genocide at this point and war crimes are occurring. I am not a powerful or rich person. What should I do?

I really don’t think that’s it. Slavery is disgusting, even if China has made great technological advacements or done great things. It’s completely fucking gross and many people want nothing to do with slavery. This isn’t about the US, it’s about slavery being bad.

Check my post history before you presume my beliefs about the situation in gaza.