Countess425

+2 votes for Allred outside Austin

It doesn't necessarily have to be about a trip you took. It could be about anything, even something you feel you were specifically asked about. Do you think the people who ask you about those things really care about the things you care about the same way you do and so they want to hear everything you have to say? Maybe they do, but it's really very rare for people to care about things the exact way anybody else does.

Just because somebody asked doesn't mean they care about the thing. A significant majority of the time people ask, and then actually listen, it's because they care about you, not any particular thing. And those people probably like to be heard just as much.

I've heard rumors that it was leaked by the GOP specifically to get him to drop out before it was too late, but he's a stubborn Trumper, so I hope they're enjoying the beast they created.

I wouldn't say zero penalty; his poll numbers are shit. They were before the story leaked, but nobody seems to be Teflon the way Trump is. He's possibly tanking North Carolina down ballot, and could even flip the state for Kamala. His political career is surely finished. It would have been before now if the GOP had their way, they tried really hard to get him to drop out.

Do you think everyone you talk to enjoys every aspect of the things you have to talk about? Do you appreciate that they listen?

That is accurate in a theoretical bubble, but in practice, in a two party system, in an incredibly close race, it's simply not true.

I feel like if you're unsure enough to ask the Internet about something like this, the safest bet is to just not do it.

Sounds like you're gonna do it anyway, tho, so good luck.

By your own logic if A wins by 1 vote and you chose not to vote for your guy, B, you essentially gave your vote to A. Good job.

Must be nice.

We live in a two party system. Not voting for your guy is essentially a vote for the other guy. Especially when elections are this close.

I definitely use more than I need. #Privileged

I look really young. Like I'm 40 but routinely pass for early 20s or even late teens if I do my makeup with that aim.

I get carded buying alcohol a lot. I hated it until I was about 27, and it really started to make me feel great! Especially once my gray hair started growing in (I dye it regularly so nobody really sees them, but I know they're there). If all you're trying to do is guess how old I am from how I look, I will love your answer.

But people often judge my experience or expertise as if I am only as old as I look when I am really twice that age. I hate when people assume I'm the office assistant or new hire when I'm the Assistant Director. I had physical therapy for several months due to a chronic shoulder injury, and the old ladies there loved to tell (not ask) me that physical therapy must be so easy for me as if my joints aren't fucked and my pain and effort aren't real. Still pisses me off so much.

And don't get me started on the creepy old guys who see legal jail bait...eugh.