Think of our perception of capitalism as closer to your great grandparents’. Your statement of thatcher implies UK, so think before the unions and the council housing and for us yanks before the NHS. And with an oncoming doom from climate change. And that’s in addition to the technofuedalism. The benefits of privatization increasingly feel like a bold faced lie to us

I agree

I’m not middle aged but I’m increasingly seeing how lost and confused my familial elders were when I was younger. The older I get thr more I see their brave faces as an act they told themselves because I’m putting that same face on too. I think we’re all lost and confused, the difference between the wise and the foolish is being able to accept that and navigate around it or denying it or failing to figure out how to handle it.

True, but I have home problems to solve

I’m well past my egg days but I could go for a pair of combat boots

Especially given how often they just straight up lie about what they intend to do

Fun fact: 6” heels mean nobody is brave enough to comment on your height

Ope that sucks. And yeah low attendance is a serious plague on new events. When you start one you basically commit to a year or so of being stood up every month

I will say though, people find each other at all ages in this lifestyle. Yeah, being in your 20s makes it easier, I’m not going to act like being an attractive 20 something didn’t contribute to me getting my wife. But I’ve been making out with a hot 50 year old. My girlfriend was in her 30s when we met. And I have friends who I have immense respect for who got together after being widowed. Be yourself and find community where you can and you may find yourself surprised at what you find

That’s fair, I’ve done the small city thing and I definitely know people who have to drop out for a few years because life gets busy and other things become more important

For my part, I run an event, attend several others and am a known member of my local leather and power exchange scenes