Signtist

@Signtist@bookwyr.me

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why have we as a society just accepted the increasingly blinding bright lights of cars?⁩ ⁨⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  We as a society just accept everything. It’s what we were trained to do. We get mad and make posts like this one, then go back to our daily lives, having changed little to nothing about our behavior or the behavior of others. It’s not necessarily our fault - it’s difficult for one person to make a real change, but that’s just the reality of our society.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨On the seventh day, god created uranium⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  A kid in my neighborhood when I was growing up would always say the Devil did it to turn you away from God, but never explained how the Devil has that sort of power in the first place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We produce more resources than we could ever consume in the least sustainable ways possible.⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, the world doesn’t run on “if everybody just did x” as much as we’d like it to. People don’t do what they need to do in order for resources to be fairly distributed, and people don’t do what they need to do to change that. What we can do only matters when we’re already organized enough to do it. For now it’s just a reminder that all isn’t quite lost, but people seem to use it as an indicator that all is well instead.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a gamer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  It’d have to be pretty reasonable. From the perspective of the people who have to pay, it’s just as easy to tell the plebs beneath them to come up with something even better that doesn’t require a fee. If they fail, it’s because they were lazy, not because you’re a bad leader, obviously.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨An 82-year-old YouTuber grandma was raided by police and SWATs during her live stream last night where she plays Minecraft to raise money for her grandsons cancer. Authorities brought 20 police cars⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  This was objectively a bad decision, but regardless, none of us would be here talking about this streamer if it hadn’t happened. Most won’t donate, but the more people that see it, the more likely it is that someone will donate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon is a gamer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Why rely on someone else’s go-ahead if you can just do something different? They didn’t patent it for no reason - they want a cut if someone using it makes a bunch of money, and likely won’t give you the go-ahead without that guarantee.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The idiot mayor of Toronto extended bar hours to 4am so fans in Toronto can enjoy the World Cup no matter time the game is⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  We’ll just have the leaving late-night crowd play against the arriving day drinkers crowd.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I assume it’s referencing how so many universities are bending the knee to secure funding from the regime.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mint⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I planted a blackberry plant 2 years ago, and it’s grown maybe a couple inches since I planted it. I’m annoyed - I wanted blackberries! The raspberries took off, so that’s nice. I just planted them all in the yard so I can mow down any that grow where I won’t want them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Boomer comics⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, it’s like when people say they just gave 110%. Cool, very quippy, but really, what did you do?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just say no⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I meant a more malicious “first hit of this highly addictive drug is free, because I know you’ll be back for more after that.” Glad to hear things aren’t so predatory.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just say no⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Well, I do associate the phrase “first one’s free” with drug dealers trying to get a new customer hooked, but as someone who doesn’t do drugs, I’m not sure how common such a strategy is in real life.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gold⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because the people who can afford them love how they were obtained by putting the “rabble” in their place.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon meets a celebrity⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I remember I was a Kanye fan for about a week when I first heard Stronger. I thought the rapping was dumb, but the beat was awesome, enough to excuse the halfhearted lyrics. Then someone introduced me to Daft Punk, and I learned that everything I liked about Kanye’s song was everything he wasn’t involved with.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I think that’s a reason why they might choose not to change their minds, but often it seems that they don’t even think about it enough to get to that point. It’s not so much “I may be wrong, but I still want to get along with my friends who agree with me” as it is “I don’t know why you’re wrong… but I’ve decided that you still are.” The difference is that, even if they don’t have any groups anchoring them to it, people still hold tightly to their opinion.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I stopped thinking this way when I realized why the tortoise wins the race and not the hare. People often just… don’t do things they should do, even when they’re aware of their responsibilities, and understand how easy it would be. Like reassessing your beliefs when confronted with a fact you can’t argue with - it’s easy to do, but people just… don’t. This just didn’t click for me. For decades I thought everyone would naturally have the motivation to do something simple, maybe not right away, but eventually.

  Slow and steady wins the race not because it’s better than being quick and nimble, but because the person who can do it effortlessly knows how easy it would be, and puts it off to the point where it never gets done. So the person who gets off their ass and gets things done will win even if they’re slow. The motivation to do things is more important than the skill to do them easily.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even a big melon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s a good point. I’m not using my degree at all, but I’ve got a great job that I got because a buddy of mine gave my resume directly to the hiring manager with his recommendation.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even a big melon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  For sure. The price is completely egregious, and unfortunately likely outweighed the experience of college itself long ago, but it’s still important for people to understand that college isn’t just a degree at the end, it’s primarily the experiences found in the middle, which are valuable regardless of whether or not the degree is used.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even a big melon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Having a job may be functional on a practical level, but in today’s job market, employability is no longer a reflection of who you are as a person, and shouldn’t be used to determine whether or not you’re an “adult.” By “functional adulthood” I meant things like the ability to socialize, and the ability to think rationally about complex problems like politics and religion instead of just blindly following whatever your parents said was right. People don’t always learn those skills, but there’s a reason that republicans often think of college as “indoctrination,” because their kids keep coming back with different beliefs than the ones they left with.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not even a big melon⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The cost is a scam, and the current work environment is a scam, so if you think of college as only being useful as a way to pay money for a better job, then sure, it’s a scam, but it’s more than that. It’s about learning for the sake of learning, and taking your first real steps into adulthood with a group of people doing the same.

  It sucks that boomers talked about it like it’s some sort of “get rich quick” scheme that doesn’t even work, but even during their own halcyon days of higher education, the job opportunities were only the secondary benefit next to college’s actual purpose of being a useful extra step between childhood and functional adulthood.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Evolution⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Polaris is only up to about 70 million years old. So, technically it’s likely to be way younger than the rings of Saturn, but it’s still crazy to me to think that a star was just… not there until it showed up one day, and sharks were there well beforehand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Evolution⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And Polaris! (the North star)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ballin' too hard⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s why your therapist said to try. So often people think they’re only trying if they’re succeeding. Just being at the party is a hell of a lot better for gaining social experience than being at home. You’ll fail countless times before you succeed, but it gets easier and easier the longer you do it. Trying just means not giving up, so good on you for continuing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Literally shitposting⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My cat’s certainly was. Switching to wet food with extra water mixed in cleared it up nicely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Open Carry Loophole⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  “Ain’t no rules says the dog can’t hire a hooker.”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wake up sheeple⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  She probably assumes the landing location is entirely random, which is ridiculous to anyone who has even the slightest understanding of the amount of planning needed for space travel, but those people and the people who believe space travel is fake are not the same people.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We thought it would be free forever⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I was very lucky my family had a Mac growing up. I fell for just about every scam as a kid.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨North America contains some of the longest continuous decididous forest records on the planet.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  At least apologists, yeah. The amount of people who I’ve seen say “Yeah, the Epstein files are concerning, but…” has killed any hope I had that they might come around someday. Instead I’m all in for getting kids into politics early enough for them to form their own opinions instead of those of their parents.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨didnt do it⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I wake up at 5 for my workout simply because I’m a morning person, and I like getting it out of the way first thing. It’s also a nice, calm time, which helps me rest more effectively between reps. Plus I’m still half asleep when I start, so I skip over the feelings of “I don’t want to do this,” since I’m already doing it by the time I’m awake enough to have those thoughts.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Art of Surrender⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Live in America
  Have enough money to become immune to legal repercussions
  Do whatever you want, knowing you’ll never have to face any sort of real punishment for it