Simple. They get a president to fund and expand their operations.

Whatever negativity you’re getting from my comment, my tone is in response to your post. If it feels aggressive, it’s because you’re in charge of another life that you borderline see as a burden. Emotions leak out even through text, let alone direct contact. So this “I’m doing this because I have to” attitude I’m getting will affect him as well even if you try not to.

I apologize if this stresses you out further. However, I think you should consider adding some therapy sessions for yourself in order to reconcile with the trajectory of life you were thrust upon that doesn’t match your expectations or desires.

I think you’re taking too much of a burden on your shoulders and it will affect your interactions with all of your family members regardless of your intentions.

Again, good luck and try to find a healthy way to vent in advance in case of any unexpected situations.

First rule of parenthood: You have to want it.

You broke that rule. And yes, it sucks. But it’s self inflicted.

The magic of holding your kid and feeling that connection either happens or it doesn’t. Don’t stress about it. It’s normal regardless. It may be triggered by parenthood, but it’s a personality trait.

You and your kid are practically strangers stuck with each other. You don’t have to like each other, but you have to work together for the years to come. Over time, you’ll grow comfortable with the other’s presence and quirks. As the parent, you have the leading role, however over time that dynamic will slowly shift.

The point of this challenge you have so carelessly self-inflicted is to grow as a person through it. You don’t have to know if you can complete the journey on your own, but whether you can accept your kid as a constant companion and strive to do so together.

You’re the dad now. What did your dad do and what can you do better? Can you reach where he climbed or can you surpass him? And in doing so, will you understand him better as the person he was? Finally, what kind of person will you want your son to see in his heart should he ever attempt to make the same journey?

You’ve started to climb a mountain. It will be tough, there will be mistakes and nobody knows what you’ll find along the way if anything, but as you’ve already noticed, all that waits behind you now is an unpleasant fall into an abyss you’ll have to crawl out of eventually. And that will suck a lot more.

Good luck, pops! You’re a role model now!

Why not?

There’s a thing that was happening in the past. Not sure it’s still happening, due to lack of news about it. It was something called “glamour modeling” I think or an extension of it.

Basically, official/legal photography studios took pictures of child models in swimsuits and revealing clothing, at times in suggestive positions and sold them to interested parties.

Nothing untoward directly happened to the children. They weren’t physically abused. They were treated as regular fashion models. And yet, it’s still csam. Why? Because of the intention behind making those pictures.

The intention to exploit.

I don’t know personally. The admins of the fediverse likely do, considering it’s something they’ve had to deal with from the start. So, they can likely answer much better than I might be able to.

Schools generally means it involves underage individuals, which makes any content using them csam. So in effect, the “AI” companies are generating a ton of csam and nobody is doing anything about it.

China still has the “lots of restless young men” problem, so they may be trying to placate the issue by way of diversionary tactics.

Still it’s something they created on their own, at the expense of women and now shockingly (not) blame women as well.

Truly idiotic leadership everywhere.

Oh so many.

Versatility and adaptability.

I believe in 5 years, we’ll be able to sculpt wheels out of stone.

Ah, debonairs. I misunderstood.

Really? I see the Michelin Man, but made out of slabs of meat… or cabbage.

Yeah, I lose a day being on low energy every time it happens. But the subconscious dreams what it wants, regardless of an attempt to influence. We can give a scenario through our activities before going to sleep, but they tend to stretch out on their own even so.

That seems more like the sign of The Simp.

There are many kinds of dreams, each with a different sensation.

• There’s vivid nightmares which leave you in a state of panic, often unable to go back to sleep due to a hyper focus on every little sound and touch.
• There’s action dreams which give you an adrenaline rush and a state of random anger.
• There’s emotional dreams which leave you as an empty shell, crying or full of longing for something out of reach.
• There’s horny dreams which leave a puddle in your bed.
• And there’s also happy dreams which fill you up with joy and leave you refreshed and full of love for life.

Of course there’s also the forgotten dreams which can be anything, but don’t really matter to you because you can’t remember having them. But they often leave behind the feeling you’re supposed to be doing something, which can drive you crazy during the day.

Atlas Fallen. Having played it, all I can say is that it doesn’t elicit any heightened emotions from me.

Let’s keep it simple. Are you doing enough in regards to personal hygiene?

If you are making the effort of washing yourself every day and keeping clean, then you deserve some appreciation.

If you aren’t, then start with that. Raise yourself up so that you can think “I’m fresh as fuck and I deserve some lovin’ for it!” and you’ll be good to go.

National identity is definitely taught, but it’s also acquired naturally. We like to belong, so even if we weren’t assigned a specific nationality, i believe we’d eventually be making our own, just more freely and dynamic.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2509200/ERA_ONE/

Era One looks interesting, but i don’t have time to try it.