Recent content by AzulSoul

I think when discussing the treatment of 'nice guys' in popular media it's very important to distinguish between being a nice person and being a kind person. When people say negative things about so-called 'nice-guys', they tend to be referring to a particular sort of person who does not stand...

Are people better off with a minimum wage job or no job at all? :)

People can read scientific studies. Let me ask you, have you ever seen a queue to get into a library? No, people are lazy, they don't want to learn. You have this weird view of corporations as evil Machiavellian entities that are out to harm people, when actually capitalism works on the...

You have the responsibility to think for yourself. You can't say you aren't responsible because 'someone told me it was ok', that's a disgusting display of intellectual laziness. People want rights and freedoms but they forget about the obligations that come with them. As far as I'm concerned...

I've spent several years now researching health and fitness, and trying many different diets and exercise regimes out, and ultimately science and my personal experience both agree that the diet advocated by Dr Esselstyn, Dr McDougal and numerous others is best. I'd like to point out that I have...

What's interesting to see is how people have made an icon out of him to simplify the situation. It's a phenomenon that occurs a lot in history, much to the detriment of society because people then don't feel that they can influence the world in such a profound way themselves. For example, very...

What people always fail to mention is the responsibility of the consumer. Yes, places like McDonald's pay very low wages, but how many people would pay double the price for a Big Mac? These businesses can't magically succeed because their behavior is ethical, the consumer has to actively reward...

Hehe, I tend to get muscle aches! See, I tense up unconsciously if there's a conflict near me, and when it turns out to be a prolonged argument that gets problematic. Other than that, not really. Conflict is more uncomfortable emotionally than physically for me, as with most of the other INFJs...

This is a somewhat difficult question, because it will be damaging if she changes her mind and if she doesn't it will be damaging for her to go through puberty in the body of the 'wrong' sex. I'm all for the rights of trans-gender people, but eleven seems a bit young for someone to make such a...

Hmmmm, I'm afraid to say that my answer would have to be yes: I eat pork, and pigs are significantly more intelligent than most dogs. So it would be a tad hypocritical for me to say no when I'm indirectly responsible for the death of more intelligent creatures. That being said, I take no...

I hadn't read that, and I mean no offence to any religion or to her personally. As for my statement about religions: there is no proof that God exists or does not exists, therefore it is impossible to say with any certainty that one religion or the lack of religion is better or more true than...

I don't think that the American conservatives are in any way moderate, and certainly not mature or (for the most part) intelligent. Certainly, Bush and McCain are complete idiots unfit to hold office or indeed manage anything. As for the dreaded 'Islamic Fascism', that makes me laugh. I...

I have masterfully predicted Kim Jong-Un's first move (now to wait and see if it comes true): "WHAT, NO KFC????".

Don't know of any American channels, but Max Keiser's pretty liberal - always a good watch. http://rt.com/programs/keiser-report/. In general, Russia Today and NHK news are fairly liberal. :md:

The advice in this thread so far has been excellent. To elaborate slightly on Sriracha's point, people will think more of you if you don't stress to much about what they think of you. If you constantly try to adjust to them, and obviously worry about what they think of you, then you'll come off...