This technology is going to have a direct negative impact on my life at my next family gathering, when my uncle tells me the government is probably using this to spy on him.

If you measure your "look how much money I could have made!!" in "groceries" and not "how many years earlier can I retire", I really think you should invest your money in something with less risk.

I don't know your exact situation, and you said you've done a lot of reading and practice, but how strong is your willpower? Can you set a budget of money you can afford to lose without affecting your life, and stick to it NO MATTER what? If you are honest with yourself and know you would dip into your savings if you were "sure" you knew you were going to make a profit, then please unsubscribe from anything that brags about trading profits, and find your dopamine hits somewhere else. It is expensive to be poor in this country, and if you make one mistake and lose money you can't afford to, you might never get out of that hole for the rest of your life.

But! If you can set a budget and stick to it no matter what, then I wish you the best of luck!!!

EDIT: I said "in this country" assuming you live in USA. Maybe you live somewhere else, but I'll bet it's expensive being poor in a lot of countries.

Well you see, one time an evil wizard cast a spell on the whole world...

Get caught with some drugs? Years in prison.

Steal millions of dollars from the government for rich people? 20 months.

Gramma?

Same, thanks a lot English. I was like "so, is he like $4 million more than the $6 million dollar man?"

I don't know if we have to make a societal decision to change the definition of manhood. I think just by accepting that men can be sensitive, and don't have to be bread winners, more men will fill those roles (and not feel like they have to hide it). And as time goes on, the more men live like that, the more the definition of manhood will change in its own.

Do you know if you want to keep seeing them? If you do, or if you aren't sure yet, I think you just need more info. They might have experience with a violent ex, and so they're hyper-tuned to worry "what if this person I like suddenly becomes violent." Talking about an ex would definitely be a trigger for a lot of violent people, so it makes sense she was worried about that topic specifically. Anyways, maybe sit them down and say something like:

"Thanks for giving me a little time to process things, so I wouldn't say something I didn't mean. I was surprised when you said you were afraid I might become violent, as I've never been violent with another person, and I don't think my behavior is even very aggressive." (Assuming that's true about you, which I can't really know). "I want to know why you were worried about that possibility, and I don't feel like you gave me a clear answer last time we spoke. That being said, I totally understand this might be a sensitive subject for you, so I don't want to rush you if you're not ready to talk about it. But I like you, and I want to get to know more about you, and it will be hard for me to feel comfortable continuing to see you if I don't know what caused you to say what you did a couple days ago."

Or hey, maybe you aren't the best judge of yourself. Maybe include something in there like "If you feel like I have raised my voice or acted aggressively sometimes, I would really like to know, as I'm not aware of behaving like that. I promise I will be calm and collected if you want to tell me something like that."

I dunno, or maybe ask ChatGPT, it can probably write up something pretty good.

Oh yeah, but in summary, I think you are assuming her intentions were malicious due to your saying she's gaslighting you, when I'm not really 100% sure that's the case yet. I'd give her a chance to explain, but if y'all keep seeing each other, just keep an eye out for any further weirdness.

Sorry, my reply was dumb. I don't know what you said back, but it was probably completely justified. 😄

This just sounds like eating them with more steps.

Going to the dentist is better then your teeth rotting, but going to the dentist still sucks.