Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Averon]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121651461#post-121651461

Never been in a relationship.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121652124#post-121652124

Single, never been in any relationship. Would like to change that soon, but I can never figure out where to start.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121652469#post-121652469

Forever alone. Seems like all the interesting people already have a partner.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121652739#post-121652739

Lifetime of being single so far. To be honest it does bother and depress me to various degrees depending on the day and mood, but I keep hitting various mental barriers in doing something about it. Last time I tried dating (around a decade ago, time sure flies) I could never figure out how to progress further from just talking and it fizzled out every time. It kinda sucks being quite a hermit and content with my own company otherwise but still yearning companionship and having a feeling of missing out, despite not being sure if that even is for me.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121653057#post-121653057

Have been single for 19 years now. It's depressing sometimes but most of the time i don't give a crap lol.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-2?post=121654611#post-121654611

Terminally single

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-2?post=121654752#post-121654752

Single and never been in a relationship. I'm 37 so I don't really see that changing.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-2?post=121656561#post-121656561

Gave up.

I don't know what about me is so off putting, but it's something.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121658469#post-121658469

37 never had a relationship. Never really had any mutual attraction going on. Now I'm old and fucked in the off chance that I do, due to having almost no experience and being set in my ways. Not happy about it.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121660017#post-121660017

Single. Hopefully someday I'll find someone. Hopefully…

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121673577#post-121673577

Single. Been looking for years now but I'm kinda just stuck. Ah well

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121674045#post-121674045

36, been single all my life, it sucks

Dead inside .

Forever alone. It's for the best.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121676898#post-121676898

Single. For a long, long time. 47 in a couple months. Not sure there is someone out there for me at this stage of my life.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-4?post=121677681#post-121677681

Single, 32.
Made my peace that I will be forever alone. Luckily I have Cloud and rest of the bunch to keep me happy.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-4?post=121678950#post-121678950

Single (aka forever alone)

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-4?post=121682544#post-121682544

Single for 34 consecutive years. 35 at the end of the year most likely. No friends, so no "situationship." either.

I probably die without having one, but it is what it is. Someone had to draw the short straw.

And these are the people that call you an "incel chud" online and claim authoritative knowledge about women issues.

[Besticus Maximus]

This cunt is in all sorts of thread lecturing people on any given topic

Helix
Mayor of Clown Town

wanted to start one with my best friend who I was very close with but I never acted fast enough and now it's complicated at best. Now I keep my distance and haven't talked to them for months.

nice to see more people here married or with someone than being single, it's actually refreshing.

Ah yes, I see. 

Presumably this bestie is someone they met on a ff14 guild discord or something.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ioc-funded-study-shows-female-trans-athletes-at-a-disadvantage-in-key-metrics-compared-to-cis-counterparts.843732/?post=121685310#post-121685310

Only about 20 participants per group (only 12 trans men), all at amateur levels, and too big of a difference in characteristics in the comparison groups makes it a bit hard to take this as anything definitive, but hopefully it'll lead to a better funded study.

Yeah, there are major limitations to this study. Scroll down to page 11 of the link TojoT provided above. There's a long section on study limitations worth reading. This isn't conclusive evidence that should influence policies, as it states in that section. More research needs to be done to put an end to this shit once and for all, but it's a good start.

Edit:
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/early/2024/04/10/bjsports-2023-108029.full.pdf

[kaleidoscopium]

Kyuuji spreading misinfo? say it aint so

Yeah you'll never change the fake news crowd. Everything's a fucking conspiracy unless it supports their narrative.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ioc-funded-study-shows-female-trans-athletes-at-a-disadvantage-in-key-metrics-compared-to-cis-counterparts.843732/?post=121682466#post-121682466

[Averon]

They pick and choose what science to believe. This IOC study is "obviously good" since it conforms to their worldview. The Cass report is "transphobic junk science" since it doesn't conforms to their worldview.

[kaleidoscopium]

Also worth reiterating that the current bans were implemented without evidence of issue, so at the very least they should be repealed. Exclusion based on feeling but inclusion gatekept by a no doubt ever increasing bar of evidence – especially in light of how few trans athletes competing at an elite level there are – seems wrong. The fact is we haven't flooded sports or dominated podiums, let us play and participate as we had done for decades and then prove there's an issue.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ioc-funded-study-shows-female-trans-athletes-at-a-disadvantage-in-key-metrics-compared-to-cis-counterparts.843732/?post=121685880#post-121685880

No evidence whatsoever

Avi Silverberg, the head coach for Team Canada Powerlifting for more than 10 years, entered Saturday’s Heroes Classic tournament in Lethbridge, Alberta, after identifying as a female.

Video shared by athlete activist group the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) shows him walking up to the platform still fully bearded and wearing a regular men’s singlet.

He then casually bench-pressed nearly 370 pounds — beating the current Alberta women’s record by almost 100 pounds.

https://nypost.com/2023/03/30/male-powerlifter-enters-womens-event-breaks-record/

[Nintex]

He then casually bench-pressed nearly 370 pounds — beating the current Alberta women’s record by almost 100 pounds.

Clearly a skill issue, Alberta Women should stop complaining about the beautiful woman named Avi and git gud

[Eric Cartman]

They pick and choose what science to believe. This IOC study is "obviously good" since it conforms to their worldview. The Cass report is "transphobic junk science" since it doesn't conforms to their worldview.

Yeah, it seems a bit weird to be cheerleading the BMJ today when it seems like only yesterday they were decrying how untrustworthy it is due to inherent bias

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

Just kidding, it was the day before yesterday

[Besticus Maximus]

I suppose one day they'll look back and see the folly of appointing absolute deranged lunatics as their key spokespeople

[kaleidoscopium]

Waiting for someone to ask in there if you have to be on HRT to be trans, because even that is a divisive topic in that community but we haven't seen it spill over to era yet

[Potato]

It's actually worse than that because at least with right-wing glory porn, it's incredibly obvious and is almost always so bad that it turns into an unintentional comedy.

A political film that chooses to be vague and centrist is far worse than an overtly right-wing film.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/reviews-for-civil-war-directed-by-alex-garland-starring-kirsten-dunst.827415/page-12?post=121674165#post-121674165

Zeo can’t enjoy the movie without knowing if the good guys are chuds or not. Incredible

Maybe, just maybe, this political film is saying that extremism is so bad that it led to another US civil war?

[kaleidoscopium]

What a meh movie. Maybe it was living through the actual terrifying events of 2015-2021 that made it toothless for me. "Look how scary it can get and desensitized we are"... uh yeah? We had a kid murder a protestor that got off scot-free, another run over by a muscle car, people getting stuffed into unmarked cars, cops just killing people for reasons, jan 6th, the list goes on and on. That ship has left the harbor.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/reviews-for-civil-war-directed-by-alex-garland-starring-kirsten-dunst.827415/page-13?post=121686690#post-121686690

[Potato]

I am under no illusion that scientific evidence will be much good against a position that always primarily rooted in bigotry, but the more we know about this topic, and the more hard evidence there is, the easier it will be to clearly mark such behaviour as the bigoted bullshit that it is.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ioc-funded-study-shows-female-trans-athletes-at-a-disadvantage-in-key-metrics-compared-to-cis-counterparts.843732/?post=121678449#post-121678449

Yeah! Just like with the Cass report, right?

Transgender women were found to have advantages in other respects, including, inevitably, height and weight, as well as lower-body power and handgrip strength

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This is not a take a physical advantage leave a physical advantage kind of competition kyujigiji. Get fucked.

[Potato]

I am under no illusion that scientific evidence will be much good against a position that always primarily rooted in bigotry, but the more we know about this topic, and the more hard evidence there is, the easier it will be to clearly mark such behaviour as the bigoted bullshit that it is.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ioc-funded-study-shows-female-trans-athletes-at-a-disadvantage-in-key-metrics-compared-to-cis-counterparts.843732/?post=121678449#post-121678449

Yeah! Just like with the Cass report, right?

THE SCIENCE IS SETTLED!

Spoiler:  (click to show)(click to hide)

Study limitations
The limitations of this study primarily relate to its cross-sectional design, making it challenging to establish causation or examine if the performance of athletes changes as a result of undergoing GAHT. Longitudinal studies are needed to examine how GAHT, and other factors impact athletes’ physiology and performance
over time. Additionally, the composition of the study cohort may not fully represent the diversity of athletes in elite sports from worldwide populations. Athletes from various sporting disciplines and performance levels were included, and the athlete training intensity was self-reported. Therefore, the results may
suffer from selection and recall bias.

The results may not apply to all levels or ages of athletes, specifically as this research did not include any adolescent athletes competing at the national
or international level. The athletes participating in the present study represented a variety of different sports, and this would have undoubtedly impacted the results of the study as different sports stress different training and sports modalities. Exercise type, intensity and duration all have an impact on physiological
responses and overall laboratory performance metrics.

The subgroups of sports that emerged were also too dissimilar to allow meaningful subgroup analysis. The complexity and difficulty of this area of activity means that while this study provides a starting point for understanding the complex physiology in GAHT and athletic performance, this study does not provide
evidence that is sufficient to influence policy for either inclusion or exclusion. However, this is the first study to assess laboratorybased measures of performance in transgender athletes, and this opens up interesting avenues for replication and extension into the longitudinal effects of GAHT on athletic performance.

Future research should include more extensive and diverse samples to enhance the generalisability of findings or smaller, more specific cohorts to hone in on a particular sports discipline. However, such studies may be complex due to the low numbers of transgender athletes. The recruitment method of this study also provided a limitation as social media advertising was used rather than recruitment from a clinical provider. Social media recruitment leaves this study open to sample bias as social media advertising, although great for recruiting hard-to-reach participants for observational studies, does not represent a clinical population in 86% of comparisons.

As the participants were not recruited from a clinic, this also means that the gender-affirming treatment of the transgender athletes was not controlled. For example, different testosterone suppression methods have different efficacies, and future studies should consider differences in the prescribed GAHT to participants.

Lastly, the participants were not screened by a clinician before participation, and any medical conditions were self-reported in the physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q). This method of medical reporting leaves the data open to selfreporting bias, which can mislead descriptive statistics and causal inferences as participants’ cognitive processes, such as social desirability, can alter participants’ responses. Therefore, it is recommended to use a clinic to screen and recruit participants to avoid such bias in a longitudinal study of transgender athlete sports performance.

Soooo, basically worthless data then? 

[Boredfrom]

No, it can't be Iran having their own autonomy. The world is scary if it's like that. It has to be the JEWS pulling the strings.

Biden will do what he is told. His actions have not shown any Influence or actual intent for peace.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/iran-launches-drones-and-missiles-towards-israel-situation-developing-read-staff-post-and-trb.837195/page-21?post=121685265#post-121685265

[Nintex]

Fun fact. I ran 14 miles today. It took me 1:59:24. A year ago, the same run took me 1:50:18.

I think this HRT stuff I've been taking for 8 months mayyyyyy have something to do with the discrepancy.

Talk about claims without evidence

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Why was no one talking about ww3 when Israel attacks an embassy, but when Iran retaliated, and rightfully so, and against a fucking racist, nazy regime committing genocide and atrocities on a daily basis, now its all about ww3 fears?

Can someone explain this to me?

Who's going to support Iran? Not it's neighbors who helped shoot down the drones. Russia, the paper tiger?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/iran-launches-drones-and-missiles-towards-israel-situation-developing-read-staff-post-and-trb.837195/page-21?post=121683621#post-121683621

User banned (1 week): inflammatory comparisons

[Nintex]

Biden will do what he is told. His actions have not shown any Influence or actual intent for peace.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/iran-launches-drones-and-missiles-towards-israel-situation-developing-read-staff-post-and-trb.837195/page-21?post=121685265#post-121685265

I remember when this was actually an important reason for many to vote for Biden instead of Trump.

Biden would actually do what he is told by the experts and listen to US allies and not just wing it with Lou Dobbs on speakerphone as a helpline.

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121651461#post-121651461

Never been in a relationship.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121652124#post-121652124

Single, never been in any relationship. Would like to change that soon, but I can never figure out where to start.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121652469#post-121652469

Forever alone. Seems like all the interesting people already have a partner.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121652739#post-121652739

Lifetime of being single so far. To be honest it does bother and depress me to various degrees depending on the day and mood, but I keep hitting various mental barriers in doing something about it. Last time I tried dating (around a decade ago, time sure flies) I could never figure out how to progress further from just talking and it fizzled out every time. It kinda sucks being quite a hermit and content with my own company otherwise but still yearning companionship and having a feeling of missing out, despite not being sure if that even is for me.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/?post=121653057#post-121653057

Have been single for 19 years now. It's depressing sometimes but most of the time i don't give a crap lol.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-2?post=121654611#post-121654611

Terminally single

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-2?post=121654752#post-121654752

Single and never been in a relationship. I'm 37 so I don't really see that changing.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-2?post=121656561#post-121656561

Gave up.

I don't know what about me is so off putting, but it's something.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121658469#post-121658469

37 never had a relationship. Never really had any mutual attraction going on. Now I'm old and fucked in the off chance that I do, due to having almost no experience and being set in my ways. Not happy about it.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121660017#post-121660017

Single. Hopefully someday I'll find someone. Hopefully…

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121673577#post-121673577

Single. Been looking for years now but I'm kinda just stuck. Ah well

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121674045#post-121674045

36, been single all my life, it sucks

Dead inside .

Forever alone. It's for the best.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-3?post=121676898#post-121676898

Single. For a long, long time. 47 in a couple months. Not sure there is someone out there for me at this stage of my life.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-4?post=121677681#post-121677681

Single, 32.
Made my peace that I will be forever alone. Luckily I have Cloud and rest of the bunch to keep me happy.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-4?post=121678950#post-121678950

Single (aka forever alone)

https://www.resetera.com/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-relationship-status-era.843477/page-4?post=121682544#post-121682544

Single for 34 consecutive years. 35 at the end of the year most likely. No friends, so no "situationship." either.

I probably die without having one, but it is what it is. Someone had to draw the short straw.

It's really sad that these people find solace in the very community that is causing all their issues. 

If any of them want to change their situation, they should put down the phone/keyboard, delete Twatter, remove themselves from all online "activism", join a club of some description, actually socialise with other humans beings (yes, even Republicans) and reconnect with their families. 

I can guarantee there is at least one family member who is willing to act as matchmaker for a little while.

[Potato]

This cunt is in all sorts of thread lecturing people on any given topic

Helix
Mayor of Clown Town

wanted to start one with my best friend who I was very close with but I never acted fast enough and now it's complicated at best. Now I keep my distance and haven't talked to them for months.

nice to see more people here married or with someone than being single, it's actually refreshing.

Ah yes, I see. 

Presumably this bestie is someone they met on a ff14 guild discord or something.

"Met".

They've never actually seen them in the flesh or even on the screen.

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ioc-funded-study-shows-female-trans-athletes-at-a-disadvantage-in-key-metrics-compared-to-cis-counterparts.843732/?post=121685310#post-121685310

Only about 20 participants per group (only 12 trans men), all at amateur levels, and too big of a difference in characteristics in the comparison groups makes it a bit hard to take this as anything definitive, but hopefully it'll lead to a better funded study.

Yeah, there are major limitations to this study. Scroll down to page 11 of the link TojoT provided above. There's a long section on study limitations worth reading. This isn't conclusive evidence that should influence policies, as it states in that section. More research needs to be done to put an end to this shit once and for all, but it's a good start.

Edit:
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/bjsports/early/2024/04/10/bjsports-2023-108029.full.pdf

The fucking science is settled transphobe. IT'S SETTLED!!!!!!!!

[Potato]

Fun fact. I ran 14 miles today. It took me 1:59:24. A year ago, the same run took me 1:50:18.

I think this HRT stuff I've been taking for 8 months mayyyyyy have something to do with the discrepancy.

Talk about claims without evidence

Fun fact. Last year I rode my bike up a hill in my neighbourhood in 4 minutes. This year, after doing fuck all training, eating like shit and putting on weight, I did it in 5 minutes.

TALK ABOUT SCIENCE AGAIN BITCHES! I DARE YOU.

[Uncle]

I suppose one day they'll look back and see the folly of appointing absolute deranged lunatics as their key spokespeople

[HaughtyFrank]

Fun fact. I ran 14 miles today. It took me 1:59:24. A year ago, the same run took me 1:50:18.

I think this HRT stuff I've been taking for 8 months mayyyyyy have something to do with the discrepancy.

Talk about claims without evidence

Plagiarize unironically providing an example for why the self reporting part of the study is a pretty bad idea. Like there's a million other factors that could have influenced this

[Uncle]

for example, strong personal incentives



"gee whiz, it doesn't fit! must be all the HRT I'm taking, it's bulked me up and made my hand too big! this proves that we don't have any advantages, or something"

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/oj-simpson-dead-at-76.841485/page-9?post=121603893#post-121603893

Rip Juice.

The 90s trial literally made the news media machines of today.

All I'll say here, as literally none of us were present when any of this stuff went down.

User banned (permanent): Trolling over multiple posts, long and varied history of serious infractions across multiple topics

[Boredfrom]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/oj-simpson-dead-at-76.841485/page-9?post=121603893#post-121603893

Rip Juice.

The 90s trial literally made the news media machines of today.

All I'll say here, as literally none of us were present when any of this stuff went down.

User banned (permanent): Trolling over multiple posts, long and varied history of serious infractions across multiple topics

That dude was a weirdo, never sure if he was a troll or just another user like PhoenixSGJ making stupid threads. Seems that the staff just lost the patience to find out.

[kaleidoscopium]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/tesla-software-update-traps-tiktoker-inside-115-degree-car.843882/

Anytime there’s a Tesla thread on this site you can expect some of the most retarded posts you’ve ever seen.

[Daffy Duck]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/reviews-for-civil-war-directed-by-alex-garland-starring-kirsten-dunst.827415/page-11?post=121662861#post-121662861

Yeah, this was terrible.

It's really the worst thing a movie can be: boring. The script is uninteresting and it feels like it thinks it's very smart and profound yet never actually says anything. Cowardly, centrist dreck.

Are these the same cunts that would cry arse all over twitter/Era if the film dared to say something right leaning that they didn’t like? Then claim the sky is falling?

[Gameboy Nostalgia]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/oj-simpson-dead-at-76.841485/page-9?post=121603893#post-121603893

Rip Juice.

The 90s trial literally made the news media machines of today.

All I'll say here, as literally none of us were present when any of this stuff went down.

User banned (permanent): Trolling over multiple posts, long and varied history of serious infractions across multiple topics

Banned for speaking the truth. Whites just can't accept an innocent black man.