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Steven Johnson3 said:It seems like a bunch of threads have been sparked lately, all centered around these PDFs that basically categorize women as nothing but trash. It looks like being female is being treated as the ultimate misfortune. I suppose that’s why so many people celebrate when they find out they’re having a son. Honestly, this whole mess probably traces back to Adam. But why such sweeping generalizations? Does this criticism apply to older generations, or just the younger ones? Is it meant to be universal? Should I feel ashamed simply because I am a woman? And why are feminists constantly being belittled? Would these critics actually prefer if things hadn't changed—if women were still stuck at home without any rights at all?
Honestly, I'm done even trying to argue about this. It's a total dead end and I'm just stressing myself out for nothing. People love to bash feminism without having read a single book on the subject. They don't have a clue what they're talking about.
Just change what you can control. Start with yourself, your family, and your own circle... getting worked up over the state of society isn't helping anyone!
Joe Biden, just like everyone else has been saying... there's no way to get there without the USA.... no cravings, no clinging, just pure peace. You stop hunting for happiness in external stuff. That’s what true freedom looks like.
Otherwise, I'm always stuck in this "waiting" mode—thinking, "once I finally get this one thing, then I'll be totally happy." So you get it, but then you're still not happy because now something else is missing. It's just a never-ending loop. You never actually reach that peak happiness, and you never truly start living.
And don't even get me started on the past. All that "if only I had done this" or "if only they were more like that..." stuff. It's an endless cycle. And the worst part? You can't change any of it.
But honestly, everything I ever needed to be genuinely happy was already right there. It was inside me all along—my actual core nature—not some outside thing. Now, I'm just letting the future take care of itself and leaving the past in the rearview mirror. 👍 And I feel amazing! 😁
I’ve noticed so many women making things way harder than they need to be just because they refuse to face reality—especially the younger, less experienced crowd. Honestly, my life got a million times easier once I stopped overanalyzing every little thing he said or did. In a real relationship, when a guy actually likes you, there’s zero guesswork involved. Period. I’ve been with my partner for five years now and I have NEVER had to sit there wondering, "Why hasn't he called?" or "Does he actually care about me?" or "What did he mean by that?" If I’m stuck playing detective, something is definitely wrong. When someone truly cares, they show it. You can just feel it. It’s not rocket science! Men are such wonderfully simple creatures, mostly driven by their own egos. I totally respect that. There’s really no deep philosophy to it.