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Reddit is now allowing advocacy of Child Marrige because they don't want to be seen as islamophobes

"U.S. states - As of July 2025, child marriage is legal in 34 states."

4 states have no minimum age (effectively 0).

2 states have a minimum age of 15.

20 states have a minimum age of 16.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage_in_the_United_States#Marriage_age

Child Marriage Laws by State 2025

Child marriage is still legal in most of the U.S. Here’s why.
Loopholes in state and federal law allow minors to wed.

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What's your go-to long form Youtuber?

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If you're making software for actual end-users, you HAVE to give it a goddamn GUI, or else you suck, your software sucks, and nobody is going to use your damn software.

Yeah GUI development isn't easy or straightforward. Thats why there are UI/UX engineers whose sole job is to design and create simple and easy to use interfaces. And they get paid big money to do it too.

If those programmers making ultra specialized software were to waste their time making a GUI, they would never finish the project or would require funding of some sort.

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What is the difference between an American liberal and a liberal outside the USA?

Liberalism in America refers to social liberalism. IE: justice, government management of social services(health, education, welfare, infrastructure). In this scenario, the government looking after its citizens.

Liberalism in the rest of the world refers to Neoliberalism. IE: capitalism on a pedestal, privatization of public services, limited government intervention in all areas(business, labour, environment, health, education). In this scenario, private business and "the free market" determine what is and isn't good(IE profit is the greatest good).

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Autism and manipulation

I realized I was similarly getting manipulated and teased in my late teens. Looking back, I think alot of it was down to me missing/misinterpreting social signals and trying to fit in. I was usually aware of what was going on but didn't know how to extricate myself in a way that wouldn't bring further ridicule.

Once I became aware of the pattern, I stopped talking to and approaching people. I keep to myself and generally approach social situations from a respectful but hostile and mistrustful position until proven otherwise. I'm trying to break this habit but its difficult after living it for so long.