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Larry Gonzalez83 said:😵
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I honestly can't stand those girls posting photos covered in flowers and butterflies, usually paired with captions in languages they don't even speak. It's just such an unbearable teenage phase...
Honestly, smoking feels like a blessing compared to that.
Jack Cook7 said:If you ask me, trying to untangle all this at once right now is just a recipe for disaster. There are way bigger fish to fry. We all know things are messy, but if we try to fix everything overnight, we’re just going to end up in total chaos.
In times like these, you gotta be pragmatic. You need to play the long game.
That decision to ban communication between administrative municipalities is easily the worst move yet. Current trends show people naturally move in "clusters," and honestly, that’s what our planning should be aiming for anyway.
Just look at the highway map in the Midwest. It’s flat, relatively recently settled (think Australia or the era of Maria Theresa), making it a textbook example.
Every major city is roughly 30 to 31 miles miles from the next, all linked by straight, efficient roads. Why is it like that? Well, because cities were designed as hubs for everything—Australia essentially laid them out that way alongside the main routes and forts. Back then, if you were in the most remote village, it would take about 15 to 16 miles minutes on foot or by wagon—roughly 3 hours one way—which was the standard time to hit the market once a week and handle your monthly paperwork. There is an inherent logic to this network of roads and distances; it wasn't built by accident. In a military crisis, a cavalry unit (maybe 100 to 200 riders) could reach you for backup within an hour, artillery support and infantry within 5-6 hours, and a massive main force could arrive within a week.
Andrija Štampar basically took that military-style organization and applied it to healthcare, turning it into a global gold standard. That’s why we still see such solid results today, even though our healthcare system is generally a complete mess.
And now, we have these local small-timers destroying something that took at least 300 years to build, all just to secure jobs for some cousins, "golden boys," or their own kids? They’re spinning up 440 municipalities and 130 cities? It’s absolute nonsense; there's no way it can actually work.
Works for me, though. Let the people who have made all the money over the last 30 years worry about the tens or hundreds of thousands of sick and elderly citizens. Oh wait, they won't. Instead, they’re busy building bunkers right in the middle of downtown on Preradovićevoj (because they don't want to mingle with the common folk—they think they're above it), while the urban planners just sit there and applaud. Then, when real trouble starts, they’ll just pack up and leave, taking all that money they've been stripping from our property over the years.
You really think they wouldn't?
Matthew Jackson2 said:Well, look at that, even the Civil Protection Headquarters has officially weighed in—apparently, tilling fields for private individuals is now considered a legitimate reason to get an e-Passport:
Adam Collins4 - you’re acting more devout than the Pope with all that insistence that tending to a vineyard isn't essential.
Timothy Nelson5 says:
http://www.hd.se/2011-01-10/polisrea...ktingars-resor
The Border Patrol in Skåne has responded to the frequent flights of Iraqi immigrants returning to their home country—essentially, these individuals were granted permanent residency based on security concerns, specifically due to alleged dangers they face back in Iraq.
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Dana Robinson4 said:It’s just as the poet once said: you know me, and I know you...
restlessdriver42 said:Theoretically speaking, I’m fairly certain I’m engaging in a pattern of self-sabotage, yet when the feeling hits, I find myself completely paralyzed regarding how to fix it.
It’s become a recurring theme: I am consistently uninterested in men who treat me exceptionally well. These are guys who go above and beyond, show genuine interest, and execute everything perfectly... I have enough examples at this point to conclude there is a fundamental glitch in my wiring.😵
On the flip side, if the attraction just isn't there... take my most recent encounter, for instance. We hit it off brilliantly. We can talk for hours on end; he is incredibly understanding and supportive, creating a space where I feel safe being my true self. But the physical spark? Nonexistent. If I were to list the reasons why I'm not attracted to him, they would sound incredibly childish and irrational, which is frankly embarrassing, but the lack of physical chemistry is an insurmountable wall.
I often feel like crying out of sheer frustration because, in a perfect world, I would love him—but I simply can't force it. It’s not that I doubt my own sanity; normally, I’d just shrug it off and move on, but I fear I've been trapped in this cycle for far too long without finding a remedy.
I realize posting this here might seem a bit blunt, but I don't know any other way to process it. I tend to be a very analytical person, so perhaps if I could see some data or psychological statistics proving that I am sabotaging myself with imaginary hurdles, I might finally break this loop.
Or maybe I just haven't met "the one" yet! :P
To simplify things, here are two photos... ladies, please just tell me which guy you find more attractive:
rustymason92 said:It won't log you out if you just move your mouse every few minutes—I've had to do that myself during long work sessions at my desk. If you can't be bothered, just check the "Remember Me" box when you sign in and voilà!😁
Kimberly Perez3 said:You still haven't answered my question about what you do for a living.
driftinggull21 said:Of course an alcoholic cannot work air traffic control, yet someone with a personality disorder might.
Job testing is technically optional; in reality, it’s just a way to ensure you don't get hired.
driftinggull21 said:One thing is a job psychological assessment; another thing entirely is building a database on every single citizen. I suspect the next steps will be cameras in our homes, microchipping...
And what does it matter who works where😕, a crime can be committed by someone in the White House or a local baker, anytime and anywhere.
Such a system, if it were even possible—which fortunately it isn't—would be fertile ground for manipulation.
Let's go burn a witch before we all get trapped...
driftinggull21 said:Personality tests should be mandatory and conducted periodically for every citizen. Over a few years, this would provide a solid data set for drawing meaningful conclusions.
God forbid.😲 We might as well just implant microchips or barcodes in us at this point.Personally, I find it terrifying that psychology, as a science, cannot predict who will turn into a killer due to standard life stressors. It is akin to physics being unable to determine if a bridge will collapse. (The entire purpose of scientific theory is to predict outcomes that align with reality).
There are exact sciences and there are inexact ones.
Even if such predictions were possible, what utility would they serve? You cannot judge or imprison someone for a crime they haven't actually committed.
