"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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Saudi Arabia Ditching America for China

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California has had stricter emissions standards than the rest of the USA
Is your high environmental standards and leftist ideologies one of the reasons for all the tent cities popping up?
but well over 50% of new cars sold in Norway are already electric
Respectfully it’s funny how Norway is electrifying but accumulating great wealth from your oil and gas reserves in the North Sea.
Bit of a double standard isn’t it?

Not being argumentative, just trying to visualize the costs of compliance.
Lower standard of living or continued prosperity by tapping the thing we’re trying to avoid (or other natural resources)
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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You forgot we're talking about millennials here :)
Are we going to ignore all the jobs that depend on interstate travel? You disrupt the supply chain and it will have a domino affect.

Food doesn't just magically appear in the supermarket
 

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Are we going to ignore all the jobs that depend on interstate travel? You disrupt the supply chain and it will have a domino affect.
Hey, I'm just making a joke. I'm not the one trying to get rid of gas and oil. Which is mostly wishful thinking.
 

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Great in theory. Does not work in practice. People either won’t understand or don’t want to. That is the human condition.
Should have mentioned that this also isn't done over night, have to do better with the newer generations and wait for the older generations to die before this will take effect. Your solution eventually leads to authoritarianism, which we also know doesn't work. You have far too little faith in people.

Respectfully it’s funny how Norway is electrifying but accumulating great wealth from your oil and gas reserves in the North Sea.
Bit of a double standard isn’t it?
No Norwegian is going to deny that, but we try not to make it worse than it already is. We export the oil, our energy comes almost entirely from hydroelectric plants, it's very convenient to electrify our country. It still is a bit of a double standard, but hey, it's the greenest and most ethical oil on the planet, lol.
 

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Are we going to ignore all the jobs that depend on interstate travel? You disrupt the supply chain and it will have a domino affect.

Food doesn't just magically appear in the supermarket
This would be a strawman argument. Getting off oil does not prohibit interstate travel or the distribution of food.
 

"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"

Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.

She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.

Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.

So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.

The words come later. The impression comes first.

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All those items make citizens more dependent on government ……
Coincidence?
I honestly think it's just incompetence. Most of these politicians can't see past their own nose, probably because they're too busy trying to remember all the lies they've told so they don't make clowns of themselves. All the political class needs to be removed from office, they don't have our best interests in mind, only theirs.

The only reason this is happening is because the united states collectively decided to virtue signal about this and throw a massive wrench into the machine of the global economy by cancelling Russia, and all tto cover up the giant pile of dirt that we have in Ukraine for a few more months thanks to our corrupt politicians and media.
 

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What is wishful thinking about getting rid of oil as a power source?
It's intrinsic to almost everything we do, and we don't have anything that can replace it that is as cheap and effective.
And even if we do, up and coming industrial countries are just going to take our place as users.
I'm all for finding clean and renewable energy sources, I just don't think anything I've seen suggested by the climate control crowd seems realistic. And it's hard to take their leaders serious when their own carbon footprint is bigger than mine.
 

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It's intrinsic to almost everything we do, and we don't have anything that can replace it that is as cheap and effective.
And even if we do, up and coming industrial countries are just going to take our place as users.
I'm all for finding clean and renewable energy sources, I just don't think anything I've seen suggested by the climate control crowd seems realistic. And it's hard to take their leaders serious when their own carbon footprint is bigger than mine.
There is not a single benefit to being a high carbon emitting country. I’m not sure why so many seem to have an emotional attachment to oil. Oil is a toxic dependency and its effectiveness is specific to the application. From a vehicle propulsion standpoint, an ICE is considerably less efficient than an electric drivetrain.
 

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There is not a single benefit to being a high carbon emitting country. I’m not sure why so many seem to have an emotional attachment to oil.
There's no emotional attachment to oil. Switching over is expensive, and disruptive.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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“The 22 Rules That Flip the Script With Women… And How You Can Use Them Tonight”

Most guys accidentally kill attraction before they even speak. They assume they need a bigger bank account, a better physique, or smoother lines. They miss the point.

Female desire operates on a specific set of psychological triggers.  Break them, and you're invisible. Follow them, and you become magnetic.

I learned this the hard way. Years of freezing up. Getting friend-zoned. Watching other guys walk away with the girl I wanted. Then I discovered a set of 22 simple rules that rewired my entire approach.

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I understand the sentiment, but this is not a logical argument for clinging to oil.
People use oil because it's practical, and relatively inexpensive. At least until recently - and the prices do not need to be this high. If they wanted to encourage more oil production, they could. Not many people can afford an electric car (if you can even find one).
 

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People use oil because it's practical, and relatively inexpensive. At least until recently - and the prices do not need to be this high. If they wanted to encourage more oil production, they could. Not many people can afford an electric car (if you can even find one).
Economy of scale my friend. There’s not much difference in price between an ICE vehicle and an EV. Over the life of the vehicle, the EV is significantly cheaper in total cost.
 

“The 22 Rules That Turned Me From Invisible to Irresistible With Women… Starting Tonight”

You can skip the expensive cars, the fancy clothes, and the endless gym selfies. Completely unnecessary.

I used to freeze the second a beautiful woman looked my way. Frustrated. Awkward. Watching other guys walk away with the girl while I stood there tongue-tied.

Then I discovered 22 simple rules that rewired my entire dating life. The anxiety vanished. Conversations flowed effortlessly. Women started chasing me for a change.

These rules trigger a woman's subconscious attraction switches. And you can start using them tonight.

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