society

  1. XxStr4ybulletxX

    Why Don't we change the school system in the USA?

    The American school system is flawed in so many ways that I can't even count for example half of the curriculum that is used in school does not even address critical thinking skills, teachers getting low pay grades, standardized testing pressure, socioeconomic disparities and not to mention half...
  2. internet_userr1

    confidence has lost it's meaning

    I really hate the whole "fake it till you make it" thing. It's completely false and it's just a way of deluding urself into thinking you're someone you're not. sure it might work, but not in the long term. u will still be insecure no matter what, because "fake it till u make it" is still fake...
  3. hhh

    I hate my countries education system and I think it has caused great pain to my people and to wider society

    1. Personal Experiences I remember when I was in first grade my teacher would do these kinds of tests where she would tell us a story and we were supposed to memorise and write it down while she was telling us said story. This is all fine and dandy but she would get a students sheet of paper...
  4. MAKSI

    What do you think the late 2020s and early 2030s will look like?

    As I look at 2018-2024; there has been something I have noticed, a huge change in the culture from 2015 to 2018, and a subsequent big change from 2020 on due to the technological revolution caused by the pandemic. This has escalated to the point where things we think when we envision science...
  5. Aevisia

    The Romantacization of Mental Illness and Victim Culture

    Anyone else kind of feel like the last 4-5 years or so, society has shifted to romanticizing mental illness/disorders? I feel like it goes hand in hand with the romanticizing of victim culture, like it's trendy to be a victim of something, and it seems like the romanticizing of mental illnesses...
  6. kodeb8

    We might be seeing the death of microblogging platforms

    So I've never been super big on microblogging, mainly because it's hard to get any engagement. You basically have to be extremely terminally online and build a cult of personality around yourself for people to listen to you, and I don't like that shit, it's not like a forum where you can just...
  7. timelinker14

    Internet Pills

    If you remember in the late 2000s and early 2010s, the terms "blue pill" and "red pill" began spreading around. Of course, these all began becuase of the 1999 movie, The Matrix. The term red pill became associated with incels, MGTOW, and men's right activist. It provided a "harsh truth" about...
  8. nsequeira119

    Watching So-Called "Edgelord" Movies With A Nuanced View

    For at least the last decade, people have noticed a sort of trend in certain films- these sorts of films haven't come out in a while, but they all share a common plot structure and general sentiment, and therefore I and many others would argue that they can be categorized into a genre unto...
  9. レオタルドのフェティッシュ

    how civilization and technology tamed us

    As humans settled in fixed communities and developed agriculture and more advanced societies, they underwent significant physiological changes, which accelerated with successive industrial revolutions. As access to food and healthcare improved and natural dangers diminished, fertility and...
  10. starbreaker

    Choose Life; or, The Problem with Young Men and Video Games

    I originally wrote this back in 2020, but my wife reminded me of it when she found this bullshit from Bloomberg Opinion in her RSS feeds: "Young Men Are Gaming More. Are They Working Less?" If this be a schizopost, make the most of it. This rant is going to meander a bit. Either go with it...
  11. Deckade

    New social media term: "glimmers" is the opposite of triggers Aka: gen Z discovers happiness

    https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/embracing-glimmers-in-daily-life-for-mental-health/102705638 Just read this and loled. Enjoy B)
  12. Voicedrew

    Step-fantasy pornography... Psyop?

    Ever notice how prevalent psuedo-incest content is on porn websites? Doesn't anyone else think that its weird that one of the most taboo sexual fantasies(?) is also one of the most popular genres of pornography? Here are some theories: People actually enjoy incest, perhaps because it is taboo...
  13. AnHero

    The Importance of Free Play for Children

    I just finished reading a book called 'Stolen Focus' by Johann Hari, about the various ways modern life makes it difficult for us to focus. Apart from social media manipulation, poor diet, and poor sleep, he identifies the way children have been raised since the 1990s as something that increases...
  14. Childhood adultification and the future of society

    In modern degenerate society a number of worrying trends have emerged. One of these trends is the rise of the adult child. Among people under the age of 35 roughly half still live with their parents. Toy consumption by adults has gone through the roof, romantic relationships through the floor...
  15. LostintheCycle

    Fart Police: A Sociopolitical Analysis

    The Amazing Fart Police, is a story which has probably touched us all in some way, whether we choose to admit it or not. This work truly gets down to the bowels of Gregory Heffley's magnificent genius, which he humbly displays within his work, which is really a commentary on industrialisation...
  16. The Autism thread

    Hello. As I'm sure many of you are aware communities like this are heavily associated with Autism Spectrum disorder. I'm starting this thread for research purposes and hope that it does not turn into a commiseration thread. You may also use this thread to talk about the topic and your own...
  17. manpaint

    The trend of people wearing black clothes

    This might only be a local thing, but I am curious to hear what are you guys opinions of this. A few days ago, I went shopping with my friends and I made a strange observation. I noticed that nowadays, must people end up being dressed in plain black, usually following this idea: Their...
  18. Taleisin

    Memetics, Social Influence and Consensus Reality with ChatGPT

    Following is a conversation with ChatGPT. Edited to remove repeated information, user questions in bold. sorry for the long read. Explain the use of memetics in marketing Memetics is a theoretical framework that seeks to explain the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena through societies by...
  19. SomaSpice

    Subtle ways technology has changed the world

    So, recently I went to my uni to meet up with someone, but I forgot to bring my phone with me. It seems that clocks don't exist anymore outside of computers, as I had to use a fucking ATM to get the time. It's crazy how smartphones have become so essential to everyday life that when you aren't...
  20. manpaint

    The feeling of "living in the future" and the end of the spiral

    They say that knowledge is power. But what can you do when the knowledge show you only despair? It's been nearly one year since I have started to search for a job. I complained to a friend about how little job opportunity there was in the local area. He told me "Don't despair, I am sure I am...