They messaged me a couple of months later with a link to her trans profile on Facebook and said "hope you're happy, Impossible." (They used my real name, obviously, but I put my user to not dox myself with the quote.)
I get why they would dump it on you, but why do you take it upon yourself? I assume she is an adult. I know women are children even in the best of times, but she must have had a father, maybe more family, that could have intervened.
I don’t even buy the idea that this is society’s fault or even the people pushing it. Someone could push me the idea of jumping off a bridge but it would never occur to me to take them up on it.
It’s a strange world we live in. I’ve heard ex-gay people explain how they got caught up in that mess. I’d like to see what it is about trans that sounds convincing to these people.
Because if I had intervened, it probably wouldn't have happened. I can't say I feel bad though, I did what was right for myself. I wasn't willing to return to the UK to speak to her personally and I didn't trust her feminist weirdo friends not to be setting me up for God knows what, because the offer was that I stayed with one of them until she fully rejected the idea of being a man. (How long would that take? Who fucking knows.)
I was the only person they thought would take the transphobia bullshit and tell them all to go to hell, while her friends were cowards afraid of getting cancelled and her co-workers and roommates were enablers and pushers.
but she must have had a father, maybe more family, that could have intervened
Her family is from a country people here would consider based. Proof that being on the correct side is not born into them, but a product of being in those countries. They don't know she's done it.
Before someone says : "Wait, Imp was friends with a woman?" - It happened not when I was fully TheImpossible1 (my current stance on trusting women really came from how they acted during the "pandemic") but more like TheSlightlyPossible0.5. I still trusted women I had known for a long time, as long as they were not feminists.
I was the only person they thought would take the transphobia bullshit and tell them all to go to hell, while her friends were cowards afraid of getting cancelled and her co-workers and roommates were enablers and pushers.
Pathetic. They call you over from another country to do what they won’t? I wouldn’t go either.
Rule #1 of being a man: Never, ever, for no reason whatsoever, follow a woman. Not if she is your girlfriend, wife, and especially not a stranger.
You did good.
Her family is from a country people here would consider based. Proof that being on the correct side is not born into them, but a product of being in those countries. They don't know she's done it.
Makes sense. From what I understand, these trans converts tend to dump all their previous connections in order to prevent disagreement with their choice.
It’s a lot easier when your family is in a completely different country and doesn’t even know. What a clown world.
If it gets much worse, I’m going to start my own country…
I'm still impressed they found me. I had all of my online presence erased entirely and anything I had to have for business reasons was under a middle name rather than my birth name.
Gave me a good test of my online security, clearly I hadn't taken enough precautions.
I thought it was ridiculous as well. Last person I told said it sounded fake. It did, but I know for a fact that she did "transition" so they must have been telling the truth.
That's what all cult members do. It's what all pyramid schemes tell their members to do. Did you see my post about the largest crypto scam in history? OneCoin told their buyers that people who didn't believe in OneCoin, even friends and family, were not to be trusted, they just don't understand crypto. Sounds like the trans ideology, doesn't it.
Deep down, I think it is just a pyramid scheme, created out of hatred for men by radical feminists - but who's at the top, and what's their equivalent of money?
If you start your own country, the UN will bug you to have a minister for women. I'll put my name forward.
That's what all cult members do. It's what all pyramid schemes tell their members to do. Did you see my post about the largest crypto scam in history? OneCoin told their buyers that people who didn't believe in OneCoin, even friends and family, were not to be trusted, they just don't understand crypto. Sounds like the trans ideology, doesn't it.
LOL. Identical. That's actually worse though. At least the issue of whether you are a man or woman and what that means is an important part of your identity. Crypto is just money. Who cares enough to join a money cult?
Deep down, I think it is just a pyramid scheme, created out of hatred for men by radical feminists - but who's at the top, and what's their equivalent of money?
Most cryptocurrencies are not valuable, or are too complex to easily determine their value. Bitcoin is the exception. People always talk about "who" invented it, what a mystery, must be nefarious, but that is totally irrelevant. You can read the Bitcoin whitepaper here. It's only 9 pages, and explains the system in a way that even a teenager can understand. There have been many improvements since then, but the basic functionality has stayed the same this whole time.
To me it's like asking someone who invented the car or refrigerator? Neat historical fact, but as long as it works, what do I care? I can read and understand the code (I am a programmer) and the system is brilliant. The only issue is that it functions more like gold, in that, because of the limited number of total transactions, the fees per transaction will increase in proportion to the number of people using it. (basic supply and demand problem) The total number of transactions are limited due to the decentralized nature of the system. You can't change that because that's what makes it resilient and tamper proof, but you can add a second layer network on top to facilitate cheap, tiny transfers of value like what you would need to buy coffee.
Once that issue is solved, Bitcoin will be ready and likely widely adopted. The reality is that we need a replacement for money that can't be tampered with by the government, and Bitcoin has all the properties of such a thing. Other cryptos (like Ethereum) have different purposes, and are not deflationary like Bitcoin (it has the 21 million limit on circulation, while Ethereum is purposefully inflationary).
I actually think other cryptos will be useful for replacing the financial stuff people do today (stocks) with a more efficient system, but none of them are suitable for money like Bitcoin is. The use case matters because otherwise you have to go through the gatekeepers, and you get the bullshit treatment that companies like Robinhood give you where they will literally freeze your trades to support their masters.
If you start your own country, the UN will bug you to have a minister for women. I'll put my name forward.
I get why they would dump it on you, but why do you take it upon yourself? I assume she is an adult. I know women are children even in the best of times, but she must have had a father, maybe more family, that could have intervened.
I don’t even buy the idea that this is society’s fault or even the people pushing it. Someone could push me the idea of jumping off a bridge but it would never occur to me to take them up on it.
It’s a strange world we live in. I’ve heard ex-gay people explain how they got caught up in that mess. I’d like to see what it is about trans that sounds convincing to these people.
Because if I had intervened, it probably wouldn't have happened. I can't say I feel bad though, I did what was right for myself. I wasn't willing to return to the UK to speak to her personally and I didn't trust her feminist weirdo friends not to be setting me up for God knows what, because the offer was that I stayed with one of them until she fully rejected the idea of being a man. (How long would that take? Who fucking knows.)
I was the only person they thought would take the transphobia bullshit and tell them all to go to hell, while her friends were cowards afraid of getting cancelled and her co-workers and roommates were enablers and pushers.
Her family is from a country people here would consider based. Proof that being on the correct side is not born into them, but a product of being in those countries. They don't know she's done it.
Before someone says : "Wait, Imp was friends with a woman?" - It happened not when I was fully TheImpossible1 (my current stance on trusting women really came from how they acted during the "pandemic") but more like TheSlightlyPossible0.5. I still trusted women I had known for a long time, as long as they were not feminists.
Pathetic. They call you over from another country to do what they won’t? I wouldn’t go either.
Rule #1 of being a man: Never, ever, for no reason whatsoever, follow a woman. Not if she is your girlfriend, wife, and especially not a stranger.
You did good.
Makes sense. From what I understand, these trans converts tend to dump all their previous connections in order to prevent disagreement with their choice.
It’s a lot easier when your family is in a completely different country and doesn’t even know. What a clown world.
If it gets much worse, I’m going to start my own country…
I'm still impressed they found me. I had all of my online presence erased entirely and anything I had to have for business reasons was under a middle name rather than my birth name.
Gave me a good test of my online security, clearly I hadn't taken enough precautions.
I thought it was ridiculous as well. Last person I told said it sounded fake. It did, but I know for a fact that she did "transition" so they must have been telling the truth.
That's what all cult members do. It's what all pyramid schemes tell their members to do. Did you see my post about the largest crypto scam in history? OneCoin told their buyers that people who didn't believe in OneCoin, even friends and family, were not to be trusted, they just don't understand crypto. Sounds like the trans ideology, doesn't it.
Deep down, I think it is just a pyramid scheme, created out of hatred for men by radical feminists - but who's at the top, and what's their equivalent of money?
If you start your own country, the UN will bug you to have a minister for women. I'll put my name forward.
LOL. Identical. That's actually worse though. At least the issue of whether you are a man or woman and what that means is an important part of your identity. Crypto is just money. Who cares enough to join a money cult?
Most cryptocurrencies are not valuable, or are too complex to easily determine their value. Bitcoin is the exception. People always talk about "who" invented it, what a mystery, must be nefarious, but that is totally irrelevant. You can read the Bitcoin whitepaper here. It's only 9 pages, and explains the system in a way that even a teenager can understand. There have been many improvements since then, but the basic functionality has stayed the same this whole time.
To me it's like asking someone who invented the car or refrigerator? Neat historical fact, but as long as it works, what do I care? I can read and understand the code (I am a programmer) and the system is brilliant. The only issue is that it functions more like gold, in that, because of the limited number of total transactions, the fees per transaction will increase in proportion to the number of people using it. (basic supply and demand problem) The total number of transactions are limited due to the decentralized nature of the system. You can't change that because that's what makes it resilient and tamper proof, but you can add a second layer network on top to facilitate cheap, tiny transfers of value like what you would need to buy coffee.
Once that issue is solved, Bitcoin will be ready and likely widely adopted. The reality is that we need a replacement for money that can't be tampered with by the government, and Bitcoin has all the properties of such a thing. Other cryptos (like Ethereum) have different purposes, and are not deflationary like Bitcoin (it has the 21 million limit on circulation, while Ethereum is purposefully inflationary).
I actually think other cryptos will be useful for replacing the financial stuff people do today (stocks) with a more efficient system, but none of them are suitable for money like Bitcoin is. The use case matters because otherwise you have to go through the gatekeepers, and you get the bullshit treatment that companies like Robinhood give you where they will literally freeze your trades to support their masters.
Accepted. :)