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Fighting pedophilia at the expense of our privacy: The EU rule that could break the internet

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This is nothing new fighting pedophilia and human trafficking are the smokescreen used to enact most laws controlling the internet.

Edit to fill in what I’m implying: these laws (eg FOSTA-SESTA) are either ineffective or counterproductive in their stated goal, while simultaneously having broad add-on effects, generally harming free speech.

FOSTA-SESTA makes sex work less safe for those who are not trafficked. Meanwhile it pushes actual traffickers “underground” and off the internet, making it much harder for law enforcement to find and successfully prosecute them. Bonus: the law has been used to push sex education and general discussion of sex and sexuality off of major websites.

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Most uniquely popular Halloween candies in the US

Op, you should add “uniquely” to the post title. That word in the title on the infographic is important. This is not showing the most popular Halloween candy, it’s showing candy that is much more popular there than the national average.

As an example, let’s say tootsie rolls are the 30th most popular candy in the us. But in the state of Stateland, it’s the 10th most popular, which makes it Stateland’s biggest deviation from the national popularity. This makes it Stateland’s most uniquely popular candy because it is much more popular there relative to the overall us. Snickers is actually the most popular in Stateland, but tootsie rolls show up on the chart as the state’s most uniquely popular Halloween candy.

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Another older fart here. As others have said, you look good! Wearing it a few times to get used to it is a great tip.

Especially since they are inexpensive clothes, if you need to clean them, wash and dry them carefully. Dunno your setup, but make sure the washer is set to cold or the low side of warm. Dry medium and don’t over dry. If the washer and dryer have a “permanent press” setting, that should work ok. Immediately hang them; don’t let them sit in the dryer.

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[M] beginner looking for g-spot toy advice

OP, first thing is terminology. Yes, cosmo and the like have referred to the prostate as “the male g-spot”, but you’re better off using accurate terminology. You are looking for a “prostate massager”, “prostate toy”, or “prostate wand”. You’ll have an easier time finding products if you use those terms.

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Ladies, do you find that when your boyfriend/husband has a a bit too much to drink that it takes them forever to cum?

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As far as I know, “whiskey dick” refers to not being able to get it up, losing your erection, or having a partial erection due to drunkenness.

To your original question, alcohol/drunkenness will often make a guy last longer. I think this is a relatively well known phenomenon.

One reason is desensitization: alcohol tends to numb sensations. This leads to needing harder oand/or longer stimulation to get off.

Another reason is mental state: alcohol tends to help people let go of inhibitions and nerves. Guys (really, people in general) can get anxious about their performance. Worry about cumming too fast is often self fulfilling; the anxiety and focus on the problem makes it happen. Alcohol usually lowers anxiety, keeping that vicious cycle at bay. It’s the same with erection issues. Alcohol can quell anxiety and make it easier to get it up… but it’s also walking a tightrope; too much alcohol and whiskey dick may occur.

Edit: oops, I’m not a lady. Just a dude who has experienced of all these things :p

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Welcome new users!

Thanks Mikey and the rest of the admins.

I have a small suggestion: number the rules on the sidebar. For me (iOS safari and iOS voyager), the rules show up as bullets. If they were numbered, when someone refers to a “rule #” violation, I wouldn’t have to count the rules to figure out which one was being violated.

Yeah, I’m that lazy.

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Any fun toys you’ve been playing with lately?

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I’m a fan of nitrile. Silicone is easy to fit because it tends to have a lot of stretch, but I find it also tends to pinch a bit because of that stretch. Nitrile is still relatively soft and has some stretch, but quite a bit less than silicone. Less stretch means you need to buy the right size, but they are inexpensive and you can get multipacks to figure out what size you need.

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How have you got into sex?

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To add to the dating advice: try not to approach dating from the angle of “needing” to find a partner. While you should be putting your best self forward, you don’t want to try to win a girl over by acting like someone you’re not because you think she wants someone different than you. Your goal should be to meet someone who likes who you are and that you enjoy spending time with.

So yes, get some exercise! Better yourself! Try to find things you enjoy doing that make you a better person! But don’t try to become someone different than you. You will meet people that aren’t into you. You will meet people that you aren’t into. That’s totally ok and normal. It’s part of the dating process to figure out whether you two click or if you should move on and find someone else.

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The Wii released in 2006 for $250USD. Inflation adjusted this is $397 today.

Wii U: 2013, $300= $412 today.

Switch: 2017, $300= $391 today.

The price of the switch 2 is consistent with past pricing. I haven’t paid much attention to the switch 2 and don’t know whether $400 is a good value. Just pointing out that the pricing hasn’t really changed.

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What are your feelings on SFW posts on LemmyNSFW?

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That’s all very kind of you and thank you for working to manage the effect of these communities on the instance. I think, as others have said, it’s the number of celeb-specific communities that seem to keep appearing that contribute to the “issue”, as the community blocking can feel never ending.

I agree, a “NSFW” only filter would be a wonderful addition. Hopefully it’s something we’ll see in the future. It’s worth saying again, I’m not looking for these communities to be blocked. Clearly there is a demand for them and I understand the general reason for them being on an NSFW instance.

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Even though you know it's probably just a fantasy, do you wish that you could have a threesome with your wife/girlfriend and one of her hot girl friends?

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I agree in general - if the situation is me, a straight man, with two straight women, it generally doesn’t sound appealing. I don’t want to be in a situation where I feel like I need to please and divide attention between two partners who are both focused on me. It’s a recipe for performance anxiety and one or both partners feeling left out.

That said, being with two women who are in to me and into each other could be a lot of fun. At that point, there is a lot more flexibility in activity and I would feel less pressure to be the one to make sure both partners are satisfied. Awesome activities: double blowjob, being on the bottom and eating one woman out while the other fucks or sucks on me. Fucking one partner while the other eats the third partner out, watching them two play with each other…

Or being with two women who would both enjoy taking a pause and just watching the action would also be a lot of fun. But I know it takes a certain mindset to be able to enjoy that and not feel left out and/or jealous.

I’ve always thought that a foursome with another couple would actually be easier to manage. This is especially true if everyone is straight in the scenario. This is because, despite there being one more person in the mix, it would be easier to “pair up” and switch around the pairing up such that people aren’t getting left out. Of course, the potential for jealousy and feeling left out remains in this scenario… just a bit less likely.

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Welcome new users!

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Ah. Unfortunately, that’s not what I see. I’m guessing this is a markdown issue. I feel like I’ve seen lack of markdown support being mentioned as an issue with lemmy on mobile. Here is what I see:

https://files.catbox.moe/c1nrqz.png

So… I guess you could manually number them for idiots like me… or just wait for markdown support to work properly.

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What are your feelings on SFW posts on LemmyNSFW?

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Sorry for indirectly calling you out :)

I’m not advocating for banning such content, I was just curious how others feel about it. I was also hoping to see if people had ideas for good ways to manage SFW content at the instance and user level. Off the top of my head, being able to filter to only show NSFW content would be nice, but I don’t know if that is at all possible to implement.

I also appreciate your efforts to create a centralized community.