PhileasFogg

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You are discounting the impact of exercising care and vetting partners. The probability of transmission between an undetectable partner abd a partner not on prep is 0. So as Jethro Bodine would say “naught times naught is naught” 😉 But even if you assume some incremental risk, say .5%, the cumulative non linear risk is tiny. Sorry I’m on a plane without a calculator. I’m not disputing what you say. It looks like a lot over time when you use 1%, but when you use the actual probability, it’s infinitesimally small

I don’t think it works that way. The per-act risk doesn’t simply accumulate linearly — probabilities compound differently, and repeated exposures don’t guarantee infection even though the overall risk increases. Not all probabilities are cumulative in the way you describe.

I wasn’t exploring men at the time. But I had dinner with a friend who was with the LVPD at the time. He said it’s a scam. They would have spiked my drink with visine to trigger diarrhea and would have rolled me for all my cash and left me on the sidewalk with my pants around my ankles

Interestingly, we are in violent agreement. I often share (and require) recent proof of status if it’s someone I don’t know well. If they’re on ART, they have been tested recently and will have it. But still U=U, truthfulness is a different issue. You assume they’re lying, I’m simply verifying they’re telling the truth. From my view, as a top, the data is out there showing that the risk of a top getting HIV from a + bottom is still very low. Plus I have prep, doxy (which I’ve never been inclined to use yet), and I’m picky (I’m not professing pickiness is reliable though)

As opposed to Frankenstein style unnatural looking enhancements?

@nycman, I bet you 99.9% of the men over 20 on this forum have HPV. That’s why there’s no attempt to vaccinate us. Herpes is a risk that can be mitigated but not cured. The others can be treated and cured in the short term. Undetectable = Untransmittable. This is not disputed by immunologists. But PrEP and regular testing remain an effective tool to further mitigate theoretical risk. And @pubic_assistance, I agree with you completely. But my message to @Trebor is that, I believe that once he’s done his own research, he will find that he has no reason to fear or hesitate.

You’ve not said if you’re a top or a bottom. That makes a difference. You’ve not said if you’re on PrEP. That makes a difference But in general, Undetectable = Untransmittable. As indicated above, you’ll find comfort in the extensive research that’s out there

The first week, you probably were swamped with viewers from everywhere. Now it’s settling down. The guys above are giving you great feedback. Also find some buddies up there who have gone through the learning curve. You’ll figure out who you can trust for sound advice.

It’s a frequent occurrence in service and hospitality industries these day. I suspect that these are employers who have no engagement with their employees and they’re attracting employees who act similarly. The good ones are going where they have better work environments.

I’ve been there once in my life and it was on business. Having come from the eastern time zone and arriving at night, I hit the sack and arose at about 3AM. I was at the Bellagio and decided to walk down to the strip since the weather was perfect. Half way down the lush and curving sidewalk, I passed a young man and we made eye contact. Being southern, I politely say “Hey, how ya doin’” He replied “Great” “Beautiful night,” I responded Then he said “I have a limo and strippers, you can have tits in your face for breakfast” 🎉🍾 🤨 “Thank you,” I said, “but bacon and eggs will be fine!” 😎

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I’ve noted for years that kids of my friends are dying from both aggressive and obscure forms of stomach in their digestive areas - primarily stomach and colon. I never knew a kid with cancer growing up. And now I hear of teens/early 20’s getting these things regularly. One friend’s daughter of 20 - a beautiful girl that I watched grow up since she was adopted as a baby - just died several weeks ago breaking the hearts of all who knew her! These cases are not random and we have to do better at keeping the food chain clean and healthy.

I knew Danny Evins, the founder. I’m certain he’s NOT rolling in his grave.

Details like this should be discussed in advance to assure expectations are in sync. If you can’t agree, don’t move forward. But if it’s a trip of a few days (as in, more than a weekend) I think some personal time - within reason - is reasonable for him to expect.

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Michelin 5 ⭐️ or Expedia 5 ⭐️ ’cuz honey, they ain’t the same

Welcome @Leakinghole…it’s good that many - hopefully all - will see you’re a class act

we know which one the tabloids would publish. Be better than the tabloids

I’ll tell you why - because I contacted him and asked it that was his intent. He was shocked and rightfully so. as the ADL said “context is key”. Your unilateral conclusion of intent is inconsistent with context. If you were right, he wouldn’t care about removing it. But he did. QUICKLY If he was what you imply, he’d want to continue sending a strong message. Believe what you want but don’t disparage a guy based on your unilateral conclusion I’m pasty white and I had NO IDEA about this symbol. Non racists don’t waste time learning symbols of racism. He deserves the benefit of the doubt until you KNOW otherwise. Until then, you are entitled to avoid him but not to disparage him.

I had a FaceTime conversation with him last week about a possible trip. He left no impression with me that he had any tendency like that. The ADL also said “context is key”…in my book, it also means “gotcha” or “ok.” It seems to me that a service provider would not intentionally offer a photo that limits their appeal to a very narrow list of clientele (that probably isn’t active as “buyers”) and we are wrong to assess this without context I have to say that it feels as though we are trying him in absentia and disparaging him without knowing his intent

Good point, thank you! I continue to assert that anyone is free to proselytize and everyone else is free to listen or not listen. For me, I’d doubt the sincerity of an escort doing the proselytizing, but I’ve seen stranger things

And for every single ‘Christian’ entity advocating that, I can name you 10,000 that would oppose that. In the Indiana example you posted, local churches in Indianapolis came out opposing the statements. I wouldn’t worry about Church of The Hold Shopping Center when there are governments elsewhere actually doing it. ETA: when a church identifies themselves as a King James Only Church, they’re advertising themselves as one that doesn’t believe in rightful interpretation of scripture and are not taken seriously by other Christians. KJV is a poetic interpretation and is not true to the original Hebrew and Greek texts and no serious believer tries to apply the words literally.

I don’t want to put words in @JackValor’s mouth since I’ve not met him. But I would say it very well might start with communication that isn’t “hey, wha’s up”. Some of the guys have it noted in their profile - be polite, introduce yourself, what you’re looking for, where, and when. This is part of why I don’t use a burner phone. They can look me up on MrNumber and immediately see who I am.

Part of the American Dream is the fact that it’s the largest economy in the world by a long shot. 68% of the economy is consumer spending! GDP=C+I+G+(x-m). C=Consumer Spending. You cannot get enough of the other component (investment, government, and net exports) to offset 68%. An economy is not made robust with spending for basic human necessities - they’re important, but those are commodities with low margins. Economic resilience comes from producing high margin valuable products that trigger spending and employment that ripples through the marketplace with high velocity. This was all proven by the late Soviet experiment. the problem I see with your statement is that it assumes both spending and consumption are bad. Both are necessary.