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said pot to kettle i see no lessons have been learned pity

impulse control is a virtue so is saying less perhaps you can share with your pal, Riobard

and how do you know this ? do you know Riobard ?

servile unimportant underlings frequently control those who are superior in some way. not a new concept for those desperate to control the narrative or perhaps launder their own reputations is more like it - even in a trashy obscure lil’ o gay forum

Oz doesn’t censor much - and when he does, it’s usually at the behest of his minions the thread in question has either been entirely removed or in sandbox piecemeal a meltdown is kind of mild

well….since you asked one of the banned was a prolific poster there who is typically so verbose that I’m unsure if anyone actually reads the posts ironically, the thing that started it all was a benign comment from a member that uses both sites, suggesting he was posting under another handle here. the writing style is hard to miss none other than Riobard several of the members here were involved in the meltdown there. and some got banned. it was flurry of accusations, threats & vitriol that seemed a long time coming the drama of it all

I agree with @Rudynate if the shoe fits…

and, of course the devil is in the details see map showing highest per capita drug overdose deaths per capita ”border states” are not suffering highest rates of drug related deaths - so the unaffordable/affordable argument really doesn’t apply. They can afford the drugs in Texas but it’s not a thing It’s more about states/regions where people are feeling despair, hopeless/helpless & looking for relief via drug use

Agree with the above Interesting that the illegal drug argument places responsibility on the supply chain - yet the pro-gun argument places responsibility on the user & absolves the supply chain Remember that guns don’t kill people ? Well, the actual drugs don’t kill anyone either - until the morons take them Americans are stupid - simple Next question would be why do Americans consume more drugs than anywhere else ? What’s causing that ? And it’s not the available supply.

while the US leads the world in drug overdose related deaths - the next closest is Scotland, no border there. (the US & Scotland have the same per capita drug deaths) Scotland experienced some life expectancy decline - although not comparable to US And the opioid epidemic in US includes legal prescription drugs (Hello Sacklers!) if supposedly this is all coming from south of the border, why aren’t the countries of origin experiencing similar use & overdoes deaths ?

from that CDC report Life expectancy at birth in the United States declined nearly a year from 2020 to 2021, according to new provisional data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). That decline – 77.0 to 76.1 years – took U.S. life expectancy at birth to its lowest level since 1996. The 0.9 year drop in life expectancy in 2021, along with a 1.8 year drop in 2020, was the biggest two-year decline in life expectancy since 1921-1923.

be the third, if playing w a couple If you’re in the couple, hire the third expect that attention/attraction/dynamics will not be evenly shared - handle it like an adult, it’s temporary

see attached Life Expectancy data from World Bank - US ranks #64, in between Algeria & Panama (corresponding data available from many other sources) and - the only rich developed country where the life expectancy is declining US spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, yet without corresponding positive outcomes & trends what’s happening ?

just like the Cubans in Miami who vehemently oppose other immigrants in other words, I’ve got mine, now you can fuck off the mental gymnastics required to get there must be interesting - no core values or principles, just situational self-interest

I could have chosen better words The American people are better described as ignorant, or as a culture have uniquely embraced anti-intellectualism and rejected science. In the US, ironically, this is typically led by elites in an effort to control the increasingly uneducated public. There is a big segment of the population that celebrates their ignorance - proud of it. Now translate that proud ignorance to solving the country’s social ills. Most of which have common sense solutions - but due to convoluted US mythology & American Exceptionalism, the common sense solutions don’t apply. The US does not take lessons proven to work elsewhere & implement. And things that are inherently non-political almost everywhere else have become politicized in the US because the population is so easily manipulated (ignorant) & there’s money to be made on the collective outrage, or the political division. Social & minority issues, such as gender & sexual identity are weaponized for political & monetary gain. Thus, the hard complex & important problems never really get sorted out. Stupidity would be more reflected by deficient IQ scores and that isn’t the problem. I stand corrected. It’s more a lack of critical thinking skills and the inability to connect the dots for whatever reason - but it’s cultural & widespread. As the US falls behind in every objective measurement re: Quality of Life index compared to other rich developed countries - almost all Americans believe that America has the best of everything. What does that tell you ? when there is widespread cultural denial re; the basic state of the country & a rejection of things science/fact based, how could Americans broadly ever begin to intellectually deal with complex gender & sexual identity issues that may require some actual thought ? Answer - they can’t & it’s not surprising It’s a slippery slope once ignorance is embraced as a core value

perhaps a contrarian view - I prefer its when not so busy, avoiding Friday & Saturday altogether. Primetime on the busiest days is a cattle call with competiton for boys and boys trying to do as many programas possbie - thus, more likely to get rushed or incomplete service in my view than at other times. Over the years & many visits - I’ve never been disappointed, just adjusted the game plan based on conditions. A good time is guaranteed when my focus is what I bring to the situation vs what i expect to find when I get there. Personal favorite time is early Sunday night when the regular boys are not there - they can be annoying & sometimes mechanical. Pro tip - when you find someone you really like & tip well, they will almost always give a phone number. Then you can coordinate another sauna encounter any hour you wish.

what in the pretentious nonsense is this ?

no - they’re either not well-educated, don’t know any trans people, easily manipulated by disinformation and/or not secure in their own sexual/gender identity. Might be any combination. Those who are secure in their own sexual/gender identities are not threatened by people who claim a sexual gender/sexual identity they don’t understand. Lots of people fear the unknown or things they don’t understand because it threatens their world view which must attach labels for processing in a way they can comprehend. I get it: Americans are stupid - most don’t know their own state capital, never-mind complex issues surrounding sex/gender and its recent evolution.

Yes - just take high speed rail infrastructure as an example, or lack thereof. Spain, Japan & France all have extensive high-speed rail systems. Modern, clean, fast & reliable. The US has none. The one high- speed rail project in California will likely never be completed. The point is the other rich developed countries have solved complex problems, or greatly reduced their affects as to be non-issues. Homelessness, gun-violence & crumbling infrastructure are all US unique problems among peer rich developed countries. For those who travel frequently & extensively- the US is starting to look more third world vs rich developed world. It’s going backwards. The OP posted about San Francisco specifically. And the decline in SF is shocking & somewhat predictable - it’s extreme wealth inequality combined with a perfect storm of pandemic, work-from-home, inflation & a decades long intractable homeless problem. There is a segment of our population rooting for California to fail based on political beliefs - unfortunately, California tends to lead the nation in all things. So whatever happens there usually translates to the rest of the country in a few years. Be careful what you wish for.

evidently - something went down at “the other site” resulting in several members banned permanently Now they seem to be here exclusively- ugh

correct - and homelessness is just the most visible immediate American failure, which is an early marker of much bigger problems to come. when a society is based on incentives for individuals and corporations to maximize their own wealth at any cost - major problems will follow. Just wait for a major failure of the electrical grid because some energy company didn’t want to spend their money. Or, worse - a nuclear facility. There’s a tipping point where unbridled capitalism begins to slowly consume itself & the inevitable decline to follow. That’s where the American system is now. We will sell anything to any buyer for a price. And we will cut any corner to save money for shareholder return. All at the expense of common sense & greater society. Our roads, airports, rail systems are already 3rd world in most places (have you been on the NY subway lately, or Amtrak ?) - because nobody want to pay for the upkeep and improvements. For the contrarians - do not travel to other rich developed countries as your bubble will burst. Everything works.