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villasv , 3 days ago to Men's Liberation in Why men feel like they can't abandon Masculinity

I think the difference between "I can't" and "I don't wanna" is big enough to be worth splitting. For instance, when trying to think of reasons for men that "can't" abandon masculinity, you're looking for externalities (pressure). If you think about why don't men "want to", you'll find plenty of self-serving reasons and rationalization, which in my opinion is a more realistic framing.

villasv , 5 days ago to Men's Liberation in Why men feel like they can't abandon Masculinity

Do men feel like "they can't abandon masculinity"? Is that a widespread feeling men have?

I don't see it much. What I see the most is men that don't want to abandon masculinity.

villasv , 2 months ago to Vancouver in Metro Vancouver mayors call out federal government for lack of transit funding

For once that dickhead Brad West says something I can sort of agree (though his disdain for immigration is leaking)

villasv , 3 months ago to Canada in For the first time in decades, Alberta's electricity grid has gone without coal power

The moratorium already gave way to a ridiculously restrictive ruling but at least it's not outright block so while it's still sad, it's not entirely hopeless - which sums up Alberta politics as always.

villasv , 3 months ago to Canada in For the first time in decades, Alberta's electricity grid has gone without coal power

The phaseout is now years ahead of schedule, in large part due to natural gas taking over much of the generation. Many coal plants were either replaced by gas plants or converted to burn natural gas instead. Electricity generated from natural gas puts out roughly half the amount of greenhouse gas emissions as compared with coal.

Ok, so fossil fuel is still the primary driver. But well, incremental improvements do matter. Zeroing out coal this year is a great milestone.

The share from renewables is growing too, even if a bit slowly.

villasv , 4 months ago to Canada in Canada's long-awaited online harms bill is coming. Here's what we know

That wouldn't make sense, but even if that was not a joke, it would be out of scope. The legislation is likely to focus on requiring platforms to moderate content more strongly; plus maybe penalties for cyberbullying, deepfakes and such.

Being insensitive online is unlikely to ever become a crime, let alone something that can prosecuted retroactively.

villasv , 4 months ago to Canada in Conservative MP Says He Trusts Porn Companies Won’t Leak Digital IDs of Canadians Who Visit Porn Websites

And you can bet that when that leak would happen, it would come along the entire search and view history for that person.

These dumbfucks have to be saved from digging their own graves as always, because I'm sure the porn they consume is the shadiest.

villasv , 4 months ago to Canada in How Canada's study permit cap will change where international students are coming from

https://archive.is/zKGa6

Ottawa will only process a limited number of study permit applications from institutions in each province. If an application is refused because officials don't believe the applicant is genuine or has enough money to complete the study, that potential enrolment spot will be wasted.

"You're going to see decreasing numbers of African students coming to Canada, not because they're not interested. It's just because the institutions are not going to use their quotas for countries with lower visa approvals."

villasv , 4 months ago to Cool Guides in Brand names that have become common words

It was previously commercialized as Lightning Fastener in NA, or hookless fastener in contrast with previous "technology".

Non-english languages sometimes have other words for it, if they encountered it before the Zipper was widespread. In Spanish we have cremallera and cierre. Old timers say fecho-de-correr or "fecho eclair" in Portuguese, referring to another patent holder Éclair Prestil.

villasv , 4 months ago to Cool Guides in Negative affects of obesity

write down your calories so you can minimize the number of calories you eat

and weight watchers lol

villasv , 8 months ago to Cool Guides in Salary Needed To Buy a Home In The US

Detached homes shouldn’t even exist in Vancouver metrocore anymore so, it makes sense to be a fortune

villasv , 10 months ago to Men's Liberation in We Know “NoFap” Is Misleading Men About Masturbation. It Might Be More Dangerous Than That.

because it’s “natural” to compulsively consume such both sugar and porn to classify them as non-addiction is a bit wishy

Well, that's not the argument I'd make, nor does it seem to be the one presented by the sources for the article. I agree that this would be very wishy washy!

villasv , 10 months ago to Men's Liberation in We Know “NoFap” Is Misleading Men About Masturbation. It Might Be More Dangerous Than That.

I guess it makes sense that the psychology community would push back against the claim that pornography fits a scientific definition of addiction. The same deal goes for sugar: many people talk about sugar being addictive, but it's pretty absurd to classify sugar as addictive substance, and the article raises this point very explicitly:

That isn’t to say that people can’t use pornography compulsively, as you may compulsively eat donuts or bacon every day against the best interests of your heart

And that's what most people usually mean when they're addicted to it. So I wouldn't say that it's indoctrination or "hive mind", it's just how people use the word "addiction" in day-to-day, non-scientifically-precise ways. You're absolutely right to point that out because people should not seek addiction treatment for porn consumption, but it's also understandable to seek treatment for compulsive consumption of whatever. Just like sugar and junk food, while the science doesn't say it's addiction, it also presents endless evidence on the negative effects of common patterns of consumption.