I've got a thread for you. First, this:

Folks is crying on reddit that this is 4chan propaganda. Which, I suppose, technically it is. However...
...4chan didn't make this sheit up.

Is Refusing to Date Trans People Transphobic?
Dating While Trans | The thin line between preferences and prejudice.
https://t.co/NZ0qJJ736X
Transgender exclusion from the world of dating

"The results are discussed within the context of the implications for trans persons seeking romantic relationships and the pervasiveness of cisgenderism and transmisogyny."

https://t.co/fes0UOwzf6
Are Trans People Excluded from the World of Dating?

[If you only follow one link, make it this one. The author compares straight people dating trans people to interracial marriage. NOTE: You can't be straight and date trans.]

https://t.co/NWDwePSbfn
Trans women deserve to be loved proudly. Straight guys, I'm looking at you. https://t.co/UJgBOwz6bv
Straight Men Recall the First Time They Were Attracted to a Trans Woman https://t.co/wjCubAd7z5
Researchers Asked Cis People If They Would Date Trans People | The results of the first-ever study on this subject are bleak.

[Did you catch that? "BLEAK"]

https://t.co/wVoiFEghjF
I’m tired of celebrating cis men who date trans women | Yes, being trans attracted is a normal part of heterosexuality. But why is heterosexuality normal? https://t.co/BH45dy56xa

[I'm sorry, WHAT is a normal part of heterosexuality?]
Yes, You're Still Straight if You Date Trans Women
https://t.co/YJnS3lA2x0

[See note above.]
I Asked My Crushes Why They Won't Sleep with Me | When a straight guy says he is not into me, nor other trans women, I feel butthurt–emotionally and, unfortunately, not physically. https://t.co/7eM9Q2Fdp0

[See, it's about their feelings. Not yours.]
He's a straight man, but straight women won't date him
Dating can be extra complicated when you're a member of the transgender community.
https://t.co/dyFBGmFzTp
[Same study, but shows how much press it got.]

New Research Shows a Vast Majority of Cis People Won't Date Trans People

"Considering the discrimination trans people face, it comes as no surprise that trans people are overlooked when it comes to dating."

https://t.co/CWMha8UAcD
India Willoughby: Is it discriminatory to refuse to date a trans woman?
https://t.co/ZVfX8qaDxV
Is Refusing to Date Trans People Transphobic? https://t.co/NZ0qJJ736X
When You Say “I Would Never Date A Trans Person,” It’s Transphobic. Here’s Why.
https://t.co/RN5EvP6ziF
[But you're being ridiculous if you think anyone is demanding straight people date trans people. Must be a right-wing conspiracy.]

The Ridiculous Straight Panic Over Dating a Transgender Person https://t.co/IxD2zZYAlY
[Apologies, I accidentally posted the same advocate article twice. I lost the article that I meant to post in the second slot, but you get the idea.]

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I’m torn on how to approach the idea of luck. I’m the first to admit that I am one of the luckiest people on the planet. To be born into a prosperous American family in 1960 with smart parents is to start life on third base. The odds against my very existence are astronomical.


I’ve always felt that the luckiest people I know had a talent for recognizing circumstances, not of their own making, that were conducive to a favorable outcome and their ability to quickly take advantage of them.

In other words, dumb luck was just that, it required no awareness on the person’s part, whereas “smart” luck involved awareness followed by action before the circumstances changed.

So, was I “lucky” to be born when I was—nothing I had any control over—and that I came of age just as huge databases and computers were advancing to the point where I could use those tools to write “What Works on Wall Street?” Absolutely.

Was I lucky to start my stock market investments near the peak of interest rates which allowed me to spend the majority of my adult life in a falling rate environment? Yup.