I had a goatee since 9th grade (didn't look like much then, but grew in nicely). I shaved that off about a year ago and went clean shaven for a while. I didn't really like that look, so I grew a full short beard for now.
Despite all the propaganda about the Fed Reserve, it has lasted nearly 100 years and has seemed to prevent all-out Depressions over the long-term (except the 1930s one).
Maybe it will drop the ball someday, maybe not.
The reality is we are far richer today (more stuff for less money, adjusted...
You indicated that you are lonely because you became late deafened.
Therefore the solution is to find more friends.
Get in touch with the local Deaf community and start attending their events. (bring pen and paper, enroll in ASL courses)
That's not to say that that will necessarily resolve...
Most of the women who pose nude for magazines or in porn are college students paying their way.
Been going on for a long time.
Perhaps this is a widening of the phenomenon since there is less shame about posing nude or pornography these days. It's becoming more mainstream, for better or worse.
Might be a slight confusion of definition.
Respectable means what society considers good, proper, or correct.
Respected means what you admire due to the qualities, characteristics, or abilities of.
So I do recognize that there is something considered by society as "respectable," I believe it...
The people who work at Microfsoft are just like anyone else. Working for a paycheck and getting along in life. That includes Deaf people who work there.
If you don't want to talk to them because they work at Microsoft that's your choice, but remember, they are just people like you. Maybe you...
When I was in Vegas recently, I noticed how there seemed to be a Walgreens on every block (in the residential areas). I thought this was odd, but then considered that perhaps they are placing a store for each area of a certain population density.