Polls

In the United States, recruiting people into the military is down. The Pentagon says it recruited 41,000 fewer people than it sought to in fiscal year 2023.

The poll below lists many of the reasons given for this. All but one of them is given by the experts as a reason for the decline in recruitment. One is made up.

Can you find the made-up reason?

Please vote in the poll.

The made-up reason will be revealed in a few days (Tuesday).

When you write or work on things, do you predominantly use your left hand or your right hand? Or maybe there's no preference?

Please answer in the poll below and add a comment if you want.

Personally to me, it's a complete waste of time. I'd rather live a happy imperfect life than be triggered all my life with brief moments of happiness.

Modern research into gender dysphoria stretches back at least a hundred years. In 1910, German physician Magnus Hirschfeld created a medical term for transgender identities. The first recorded “sex reassignment surgery,” as it was referred to at the time, took place in Berlin, Germany, at the Institute for Sexual Science in 1931.

In the 1950s, Christine Jorgensen, an American trans woman, rose to fame after having gender affirmative surgeries.

If only timers existed...

I was recently banned from another online community. It was a site for software developers. I did not speak about my personal life, and I only asked career-oriented questions.

I saw one of the moderators visited my linkedin profile, and the next thing I knew, I was banned.

I had a post showing my support for Trump. Was it that?

The only other things I can think of was really bad things I did in my past. I had a misdemeanor stalking conviction from 8 years ago. I also was caught up in a sting operation by some vigilantes, who are now facing legal troubles themselves.

I am a changed man now. I am engaged and in pursuit of my relationship with my fiance and maintaining my career. I am a Christian and a church goer and I strive to be a better person.

It's August if you can believe it! do you recall any new years resolutions you made for 2024? and have you been successful at achieving any?

Mine were: lose weight, save money, tackle my gaming backlog. So far i'm making progress on all of them! im very proud of myself if i must say so ;)

Wbu? What were your personal new years resolutions and have you been keeping yours?

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So, I am a second-generation immigrant from a very traditional and conservative country, now living in one of the most liberal Western countries in the world. I am very grateful to be living here as the quality of life and opportunities are just a lot better; however, needless to say, the cultural differences are immense.

One of the things that always bothered me growing up was this "rush" to lose your virginity, especially as a guy. My friends would drag me along to clubs and stuff, and I'm not a bad-looking guy by any means, and opportunities for me to have "one-night stands" have presented themselves, but I never really had any interest in this.

Call me corny, but the idea of being intimate with someone I do not have a very strong emotional connection with, someone who couldn't be my wife in the future, did not appeal to me.

Guys talk about this stuff, and I am open about this in my friend group as I don't feel like lying about it, but I find myself being the subject of "virgin" jokes quite often, especially considering my age (which isn't an abnormal thing in my home country).

Now, I know it's all in good fun and I know they have no malicious intent, but I can't help but wonder if this would be a problem for potential future mates. So my question to you girls is, if a guy you were dating in his mid to late twenties said he was a virgin, would you immediately associate that with negative attributes? Would this be a problem or perhaps not your first choice, would you be indifferent or heck even prefer it?