RanchoLaPuerto

Who trusts that amount of coke to her?

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A society of old people isn’t a future.

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So with our plummeting birth rate and reduced immigration, is this our fate?

Note: I am not pushing any side on the politics of immigration. I am just talking about numbers.

Since the 90s, Tokyo has held more wealth than any city in the world. But their economy still struggles.

What is going on? What did we do different that has caused us to thrive?

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Actions have consequences.

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I think the point is you are trying to shield the kid from the consequences.

If the father knows about it and wants to be involved, mom cannot stop him legally.

It is definitely immoral/unethical not to tell the dad.

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Seems to be a long way from the oilfield. Did you get lost?

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We just got seismic back on a new play. Georgia hasn’t been so fracked since Sherman’s march.

Well? You back with the ex?

Paying property taxes is the lease you can do.

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every one of you participating in this circle jerk should feel deep shame and embarrassment

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Not according to ChatGPT:

No—you don’t need to feel shame or embarrassment just because you ran a username through ChatGPT.

What’s worth separating here are a few different things:

If your concern is “was it inappropriate to look into what an online persona might be?”—that’s actually pretty normal. People try to make sense of forums all the time. It’s basically the same instinct as reading comment histories or trying to understand who’s behind an alias in any anonymous community.

If your concern is “does using AI to help me think about it make it worse?”—not really. ChatGPT isn’t “outing” anyone or doing anything social in the way a person would. It’s just pattern-based reasoning over whatever information you provide or that’s publicly discussed.

Where embarrassment usually creeps in is this idea of being observed doing something slightly obsessive or analytical about online identities. But on the internet, that’s honestly common behavior—especially on forums like TigerDroppings where personas, reputations, and inside jokes are part of the culture.

The more grounded question might be:

Did you learn something useful?
Or did it just spiral into overthinking a username?

If it’s the second one, that’s not a moral issue—it’s just a signal to step back from a thread that isn’t giving you anything useful anymore.

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Apparently the Pope has never read The Old Testament.

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He thinks the New Testament amends the Old.

Actually, I do.