• flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
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    1 day ago

    I did a calculation once about my chances of finding a compatible long-term partner, inspired by the Drake Equation and using many many assumptions. The numbers are not good: ~22 out of 8 billion.

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      24 hours ago

      That seems absurdly low. Are you sure that all of your criteria are non-negotiable? And entirely uncorrelated?

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        22 hours ago

        Look I wasn’t completely serious about it, there’s no way to actually calculate something like that.
        For example what’s the fraction of people that find me attractive. It could range from 0.05 to 0.5. I have no way of knowing.

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      As a married man, I gotta say you’re probably selling yourself short or have unrealistic expectations of a partner.

      Remember that whoever you’re going to date is a person, not a robot. People are not quantifiable. One day they may be a dick, the next they may be pleasant. Some people are willing to compromise and others aren’t. Man, woman, or other, it doesn’t matter. If you’re not willing to compromise something, you’re never going to find someone.

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        1 day ago

        I like reminding my single friends that 73% of Americans are considered overweight. 41% are obese.

        A shocking amount of my male friends are overweight or obese and refuse to date overweight women.

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          15 hours ago

          We could all lose a few pounds but sharing a meal is a huge thing, take that thicc person out and enjoy meal with another human being you animals. You might even find you have some commonality and you’ll feel slightly less isolated when the meal is done.

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      I only need to make 1 assumption to solve that equation for me

      0% of people would find me attractive

      QE fucking D