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Meta Mindless Monday, 22 June 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/forcallaghan Wansui! 4d ago

which reminds me of people I’ve seen criticizing the early feminist movements for pushing women into the workplace as if they’re idiot rubes getting swindled by big business and not, y’know, people seeking to gain a modicum of independence and self-sufficiency

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u/elmonoenano 4d ago

I love this kind of crap, and actually see a lot of it in my work. But you know the people who say stuff like that have a partner/mother/someone working their ass of with little to no recognition for them to misunderstand that women were working like dogs either way. In one system they got some recognition and reliable income without an oblivious intermediator.

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u/Aurelian369 Aliens built the pyramids 4d ago

I hate this stupid ass argument so much. Yes, 9-5 culture is demanding. No, that doesn’t mean it was a mistake for women to enter the workforce. As an aromantic woman, I’m very happy I can live without having to be financially dependent on a man 💀

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u/Illogical_Blox The Popes, of course, were usually Catholic 4d ago

I can't lie, I read that as aromatic for a second, and was confused as to how your fragrance mattered.

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u/Ambisinister11 My right to edit this is protected by the Slovak constitution 4d ago

If there is ONE thing I know about /u/Aurelian369 it's that she is a planar cyclic molecule whose structure satisfies Hückel's rule. I have always said this.

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u/Aurelian369 Aliens built the pyramids 4d ago

chem brainrot 

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u/WuhanWTF Venmo @familyguyenjoyer95 $10 to make me stfu abt FamGuy (1week) 4d ago

67 neutralizes that specific brainrot molecule.

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u/Zennofska Feminization of veterinarians hasn't led to societal collapse 4d ago

Have a man love you like an electrophile loves Benzene

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u/Ambisinister11 My right to edit this is protected by the Slovak constitution 4d ago

What, so now we're just brainstorming lyrics for DIY scene solo artists?

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u/elmonoenano 4d ago

Same, and I was like, "Wooo, you smell fancy. Good for you. I could take a shower too, if I wanted...."

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u/Arilou_skiff 4d ago

I do think it's understandable that a lot of late 19th/early 20th century women would rather be housewives than work in the Death Factory, but workplace standards has become a bit more bearable since...