Push back when you see it. Remind them that we have a chance to reset, and they don’t have to act the same way here that they did on reddit.

Hello fellow Longmonster! Nextlight is life!

The root of the problem is police culture and using police to handle situations that they aren’t trained for. People who say ACAB are referring to how current police organizations tend to fire whistle blowers and protect officers who abuse their power.

For real. It’s so frustrating how someone will just text “let’s hang out” or “let’s play games tonight” and it’s always me who has to go the extra step of “OK sure how about 7?”

I mean, there are absolutely things that you should do just to improve your approachability. Good hygiene, to start.

Depression is definitely a factor for many people. But the death of 3rd spaces is fairly well documented. The problem is that many people don’t know how to make friends. Friends very rarely happen instantly, they usually are a result of repeated and consistent interactions. Adults rarely seek out situations that would give them those types of interactions outside of work and school.

Sorry, but this sounds exactly like what male privilege is. Assuming that it doesn’t happen near you because you haven’t noticed it.

Ask your female friends what sorts of sexism they genuinely face regularly and I think you’ll learn a lot.

In a weird way, having emotionally available and supportive parents is absolutely a privilege. People are able to develop empathy in spite of bad parents, and good parenting isn’t a guarantee to a good person, but parenting is a major factor for life success. I wish it weren’t, and I hope we can build a society that could guarantee every child full opportunities.