MaxEntropy_Man wrote:only one? this is a cottage industry. well known, but increasingly played out strategy to balance the burden of wealth and privilege.

pravalika nanda wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:only one? this is a cottage industry. well known, but increasingly played out strategy to balance the burden of wealth and privilege.

oh it never goes away. there are lots of single guys who'll list all the countries they've been to and all the compassionate stuff they've done in order to look balanced and entice women. 5 yrs ago they'd put up like maybe 4 pics of themselves doing stuff: one was the mandatory jumping off some plane like it is an accomplishment. they're still attached to it by a string of rope. and women are supposed to believe that they're daredevils. what they are is idiots. then there would be one by some piece of rock made to look like it is part of the grand canyon. and yes, the picture with a black friend if he is an east coast white guy.

now with selfies and facebook and pinterest and everything else, these men put up like 15 pics for me to see: indian men usually have one of themselves with white women, one with a glass of wine (oftentimes to build social capital), one at a sporting event, one in the ethiopian village, then one which really creeps me out - the pic with their "close friend's children", one with them on a seriously big bike (but i know these indinas have been on scooters and bullets in india, so i'm not impressed). Plus these types will probably end up with bad skin and broken legs and i'm not about to be their caretaker, please. who knows if these guys even have proper insurance or will try to leach off me? now there's SUP (stand-up paddling) which is all the rage so they put those pics too. most of these guys don't know how to swim. recently there was one of a guy in a rain forest. i mean if they're partying this much, how many hours are they even putting into their work?

anyhow,  i think i covered most of the pics. if i remember anything else i'll let you know, don't worry.

pravalika nanda wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:only one? this is a cottage industry. well known, but increasingly played out strategy to balance the burden of wealth and privilege.

there are lots of single guys who'll list all the countries they've been to and all the compassionate stuff they've done in order to look balanced and entice women. 

swapna wrote:

pravalika nanda wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:only one? this is a cottage industry. well known, but increasingly played out strategy to balance the burden of wealth and privilege.

there are lots of single guys who'll list all the countries they've been to and all the compassionate stuff they've done in order to look balanced and entice women. 

I think max's post is about college admissions, not about dating.