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1, why? He sounds like a scumbag. 2, much like with many other people that give life advice (Rogan included), there's a high chance that they can do what they do because of the way they grew up and any advice is worthless.

School Counsellors is probably a better term. Science Teachers - teach science. Maths teachers - teach maths. Counselling teachers - teach counselling?

Yes. I believe that the attitude towards women in Thai society is the cause for both the prevalence of sexual harassment and physical violence against them. I'm not sure how you can separate men thinking it's OK to sexually abuse women from men thinking it's OK to physically abuse women. Both are symptoms of the way that Thai society views women and how men can treat them. But there is sexual abuse against women all over the world as well. If one is ruled out because it happens everywhere, then so is the other. Also note that in both cases the male alleged perpetrator has been charged. So why only protest for one of the cases? At no point did I say that anything is unique to Thailand, but the level of violence against women, the acceptance of it, the public reaction to it, et., is going to differ from country to country. Thailand clearly has a problem of both sexual and physical violence against women and if "feminists" want to address either, they should be addressing everything about being a woman in Thailand.

There's actually a lot on this now online. Many men are a lot more wary about marriage than they used to be, in UK/US at least. I think a lot of people get something out of it. Even if it's as simple as if you treat other people well, they do the same for you, or if you make a contribution towards the community and see it flourish as a result, you may get a sense of pride or accomplishment. Perhaps your life experiences mean that you don't get that feeling from helping your community. That's fine, of course, you cannot help that. What about helping rabbits? What does that get you? Maybe some people feel about other people the way that you feel about rabbits. (I think that's you.) Of course, everyone is free to live as they choose, and not everyone gets the same feelings/rewards from certain activities. What about the golden rule: "do unto others as you would have done to you..." Does that mean anything to you? You want to be left alone and want others to leave you alone?

I was commenting on the video and the ability to learn from it and others like it, not the thumbnail or title. Most videos on YouTube are presented in such a way. You get used to it. The trick is to be open minded enough to not fall for <deleted> while not being put off by the clickbaity nature of the platform. You can click a video and then press the back button if it's of no value. And I don't believe that you are beyond learning things now.

It's perfectly relevant. If one person suggests that feminists should be talking about all the issues that women in a society face, rather than just the ones that affect them, and someone else says essentially "they don't need to talk about that as it is being dealt with", it implies that the way it is being dealt with is sufficient to address the problem. I do not believe that that is the case here. Now that's irrelevant.

You think that is going to change the way women are treated in Thai society?

There is no aspect of your life that could benefit from more motivation or discipline? Diet is perfect? Perfect physical fitness for your age? Intellectually maxed out? Pillar of the community? Maybe you should be making videos to help motivate others.

Unfortunately, the approach that Thais who are engaging with this type of thing take is to only focus on their own problems. It is/was the same with the "human rights" angle that some are/were taking with the anti-government protests. Talking about human rights, but only insofar as to get the outcome they want. Obviously human rights are "universal and unalienable", so Thai people being completely apathetic to the human rights abuses that many Thais are victims of really reduces the strength that appeals to human rights add. As long as people only ever talk about things that affect themselves and don't care about anyone else, nothing is going to change. I think "Thainess" dictates that people stay out of other people's business and only act when they are affected. All members of a group coming together and talking about all issues that that group faces and demanding change is how it is done.

Well, if you look at Rogan's life, he doesn't appear to have actually been a loser at any point. The fact of Rogan being or not being a loser, or feeling like a loser, is not the subject of the video, it's more about motivation and discipline. You don't need to be a loser, or feel like a loser, to learn something from another person who is talking about their attitude to hard work and how they felt it led to their success.

That's the thing, he's not a motivational speaker, he's just a very interesting person who knows how to get a good discussion going. Obviously this is a montage of things that have just popped out when he does his pod-cast. Guests will typically say some very interesting things as well, giving some decent insight into their lives. Most successful people can give some good advice, if they worked for what they have. Or they can at least tell an interesting story that makes you think. I suppose the motivation, in a case like this, comes from the fact that this is a person who has set a goal and then found a way to apply themselves to achieve it. It doesn't necessarily have to be a celebrity, it's just we here from people like this through the media and they have achieved something that many want to achieve.

Rogan just kind of chameleons into being a little bit like the guest of each show. It's a pretty good tactic as he gets some good results.

Having watched many of his podcasts, I can assure you this is incorrect.

It has nothing to do with Rogan. When you listen to something like this, you should only be focused on yourself. Take away what you think might help you be a better person, ignore the rest. Rogan was probably a good athlete. I don't think he's funny at all as a stand-up. He is a good presenter and conversationalist. Maybe he's made it simply because he looks and sounds right. Maybe he had the guts to try. He is obviously successful in multiple areas. Made himself do things that are hard. Could mostly be natural talent, just his personality. Or he might have a work ethic or a sense of discipline that helped. Maybe he has something of value to say. ????‍♂️ It's only 11 minutes.

I feel like I could copy this and paste it into most threads on this forum and it would be correct...

Savile actually used both these methods. People in the system knew all about it but didn't do anything because they feared the consequences, while the public never suspected a thing because he had carefully crafted his "whacky eccentric with a heart of gold" image.

No worries. The way some of these "news" websites are laid out to befuddle you into looking at the adds is maddening.

"Police said they had security camera footage of the incident that day. Both suspects remain in custody."

Follow the link to the original article.

Very pretty, not sure if she can sing live, though, as it sounded like she was singing along to a pre-recorded track. The kids like her and it seems to have gotten them excited because she is Thai and said something about the government. ????‍♂️

Western feminist extremist types call it "stare rape".

Hopefully they will see sense. The percentage of cases in incoming foreigners is very low. Thailand pass etc. really doesn't do anything other than put people off. They can't keep blaming foreigners for covid when the numbers are so high. If the numbers triple after Songkran, it will be even harder. While the rest of the world has been open for several months, they cannot keep the pretence up for much longer. People are starving. Zero covid countries are looking worse and worse internationally. Thailand Pass/Test and Go = closed, and they cannot stay closed for another six months.

Did you get the ages the wrong way round? You should be 30 something looking for a 20 something to have a family with, not the other way round.

Ok, but you made it sound like she pursued you to the point of a relationship and then supported you financially.

And this persisted after she had you safely locked down in a committed relationship?