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Cake day: September 27th, 2023

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  • Bear in mind that our system is quite old and some of the ways we process information have changed so that much more of what is on trial is a “fact” rather than hearsay. However, wouldn’t what you’re suggesting put the burden of information gathering on the judges themselves? This would make trials much more expensive in terms of judge time as well as removing your ability to self-advocate.

    Right now when you enter a trial there is a burden on each party to collect and present their evidence - would you prefer a system where you were barred from this and the judge made a ruling based on whatever information they happened to glean independently - potentially missing something that you consider extremely important?


  • So the electoral college complicates things somewhat - a voter for Stein in California probably thought their vote would have no impact anyways - but voters for Stein in more competitive states were absolutely fine with Trump being president.

    Due to the vote shenanigans in 2020 I think it was wise in this last election to vote for Harris because had their been an electoral college/popular vote split with Harris winning the college Trump would absolutely try and overturn the results again… but I know most Americans are less politically aware.








  • It could be a lot of things - Narcissism certainly, but defensiveness as a response to criticism is also pretty common in folks with ADHD due to what we experience in the educational system… I’ve had to train myself to be more open to criticism but any criticism in the realm of laziness still makes me quite defensive.

    The “No one understands you just me” is classic predatory behavior that’s often accompanied by trying to isolate you from your family, again, it could come from narcissism but it’s also frequently tied to plain old insecurity but in an extreme form.

    It sounds like you’re happy getting out of that relationship - whatever is wrong with them is their fucking problem and not yours. One of the hardest part about ending an emotionally abusive relationship is removing them from your day to day thoughts - so it might not be healthy to dwell on them even in this form, it might help to understand the damage better and find like folks but it’s also important to close that door.