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- Comment on [deleted] 1 day ago:
I mean, it sounds like you’re seen as the bad guy because you’re harassing people over stuff they don’t want to talk to you about. You can’t just shove your opinion at people when they don’t want it.
- Comment on Should I move out? 1 day ago:
Worst case scenario of moving at 20 is you literally just go right back where you started. Living in Canada will make you appreciate life in Australia.
- Comment on Is it more accurate to call current 'Artificial intelligence' (AI/LLM) as Counterfeit Intelligence? 1 week ago:
personally I think it’s more accurate to call it either a “pattern identifier” or “random word generator”
- Comment on What's the best way to still something expensive that can't be shipped? 1 week ago:
Yeah, facebook marketplace is the new craigslist. You can make a post on Craigslist if you want, but I wouldn’t bother.
- Comment on If you had a tooth problem that needed a root canal and crown, how long would you expect it to take to get it resolved? 1 week ago:
I experienced this. I had a tooth infection, so it was a literal emergency. Took 3 days to get seen. When I was in agonizing pain. It was awful. As for getting the temp filling replaced with a permanent one, I think it took 6 weeks, and that was the earliest I could get it. I believe they recommended I get it fixed in two weeks. I did call a lot of dentists to get this timeline done.
- Comment on Why does Americanized Chinese food make me poop so much? 2 weeks ago:
You probably don’t regularly eat enough grains and vegetables.
- Comment on How to make myself read my curriculum books? 2 weeks ago:
I mean yeah, it’s work. It’s not going to be fun. Building up tolerance for things that “aren’t fun” is a skillset. You have to develop it over time. Make yourself read an hour once a week for a month. Then up it two hours. Then up it to three hours. Etc.
- Comment on Anyone else skeptical of this news story? Before people say "you can drown in an inch of water!" yeah, if you're unconscious, but this story's really pushing believability. 4 weeks ago:
this dude is weirdly obsessed about the UK government lying about deaths in canals. like literally every time there’s a news story.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
There are always going to be people on the internet telling you what you should think. You just ignore them if you don’t agree. You can agree to disagree with people. You do not need to argue.
- Comment on What are some things I can do as an apartment dweller to fight climate change/deal with the coming effects? 5 weeks ago:
Buy fewer things. Try to avoid plastic. Walk instead of drive. That’s about it.
- Comment on How hopeless is getting a job with a CS degree? 1 month ago:
To be clear, other options are not different. The majority of college students don’t find work in their degree. In 2023, less than 60% were employed at all within 6 months after graduation. Do your best, don’t take out a lot of debt, network in person as much as possible. Finding a job is about talking to people and being likable, not having a skillset.
- Comment on Valid prescriptions for Vyvanse & Klonopin while on VA felony probation — What is the protocol? 1 month ago:
Ask your probation officer if it’s ok. If your probation officer says no, consult your defense attorney about asking the judge for permission.
- Comment on Why are expressions like "women artists" or "women writers" used? 1 month ago:
Transgenderism is very common in the US. As an ideology, transgenderism seeks to separate the concept of womanhood from biological sex. Referring to the group as “women” is meant to include biological males who identify as women, aka trans women.
- Comment on What would happen if you maxxed out your credit cards and line of credit then moved to some village in the phillipines? 1 month ago:
people generally don’t like moving abroad because they get lonely and frustrated. but yeah you can skip debt by moving abroad.
- Comment on Could machines develop consciousness just like we did? 1 month ago:
It means your cells contain DNA that can reproduce. Things that are not alive do not reproduce.
- Comment on Could machines develop consciousness just like we did? 1 month ago:
No, because they’re not alive. It’s no different from asking if a rock can grow a tail. Consciousness is a function of living brains. It helps living things avoid threats and react to unfavorable conditions.
- Comment on If everyone in power is racist, a pedophile, and just all-around hates poor people, happiness, and everything that's good, then how do we keep winning? 1 month ago:
Because we outnumber them. It’s really that simple. We can chop off their heads whenever we want. It’s why JD Vance is terrified of just driving past old people holding up signs about him. He knows what he’s doing is wrong, and he knows making people hate him has consequences.
- Comment on What do I need to know about the Odyssey before watching the film? 2 months ago:
You don’t need to do anything, at all. I will tell you, the girl who captures Odysseus is named Calypso. She’s a nymph, not a full god. That was the only thing I didn’t know. You already know who Zeus and Poseidon are.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
That doesn’t happen. Like, it has never hurt that much. You’re going to need to seek treatment for vaginismus.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
For me, it hurts at first, but my body builds up lubrication after insertion. He goes gentle and slow for a bit until it feels good for me. For me, I would characterize my pleasure from as kind of comparable to my pleasure from eating. In general I love sex. Not every meal is a Michelin star. Sometimes it is, just absolutely amazing and fulfills my every need. Sometimes it’s just reliable and hits the spot real quick, like a peanut butter sandwich. Rarely, something is a bit off, and it’s not that great.
But it’s not normal for me to suffer. I stops hurting, it feels good, and I want it.
- Comment on Why do some people identify with a political party even if many of their views don't align with that party's platform? 2 months ago:
So they held very socially conservative views, yet they didn’t support the Republican Party and hated Trump. Why is that? Why would someone hate MAGA while basically agreeing with many of the same social positions?
Because Trump is a horrible human being. He raped his wife. He was friends with Epstein. He lies, steals, and extorts people. Believing in the traditional social order is different from believing people should hold no values at all, which is what Trump does.
- Comment on What does "Woke" mean to you? 2 months ago:
Calling something “woke” is basically saying “I am an idiot.” The usage of the word means indicates literally nothing about the subject and only reflects the speaker’s lack of education.
- Comment on What are the worst ever city street layouts? (U.S. perspective) Charlottesville VA and Lexington KY 2 months ago:
yeah I actually think they did a really bad job out west. in earlier city development, they brought over the experience of European city design. as they started expanding out, nobody knew what they were doing, but they still had to design cities around the geography. but once you get past the mountains to the flats, where there’s no there’s nothing constraining your design but common sense…you see the results of American exceptionalism.
- Comment on Is it normal to feel like I'm being watched when there's no one there? 2 months ago:
It’s normal to experience occasionally, especially if it’s fleeting or you’ve recently seen a horror film. It wouldn’t be normal if it was happening every day or multiple times per week. In that case, you’d probably want to check in with a therapist to get screened for psych issues or maybe identify whether stress in another area of your life is causing it.
- Comment on What is the difference between terrorist attack vs military strike if both kill civilians? 2 months ago:
Because this question is clearly asked by someone who appears to be a teenager, or maybe a university student, who doesn’t understand the first thing about international politics. My goal was to answer their question efficiently and in language they understand.
you are implicitly arguing that there is a substantive difference.
No, I’m not arguing that. That’s taken as a fact central to the definition of terrorism. Whether you personally agree with it or not, that is how the word is used. When government actors use the word “terrorism,” they’re not referring to government military action. If you argue otherwise, you’re teaching this person to misunderstand the language their government uses.
Now you can make an entirely separate argument that goes along the lines, “The definition may be that, but I think it SHOULD be something else!” That’s what your response is doing. That’s an argument I have no stake in personally and did not bring upon by myself by just explaining the definition.
- Comment on What is the difference between terrorist attack vs military strike if both kill civilians? 2 months ago:
It’s not an argument. It’s a textbook definition. I’m sorry you disagree with the standard definition. There’s a time and a place to argue political theory. I hope you have at it with people engaged in that discussion.
- Comment on What is the difference between terrorist attack vs military strike if both kill civilians? 2 months ago:
Terrorism is when politically illegitimate groups use violence to coerce people into comply with your demands out of fear. The terror is key to terrorism. Usually, when a government strikes, it’s not intending to attack civilians, and if it does, it’s not to scare the civilians. It’s to stoke resistance You could fairly call the Trump regime’s murdering of random boats in the Caribbean terrorism.
- Comment on How would you evaluate having more pay vs an easier job? 2 months ago:
law. you’ll notice it’s the complete opposite of my preference. it’s actually probably going to be both challenging AND low paying. but it has other aspects that suit me, like stability.
- Comment on How would you evaluate having more pay vs an easier job? 2 months ago:
Definitely easier. I’m planning on marrying, so money will hopefully be fine.
- Comment on How would you evaluate having more pay vs an easier job? 2 months ago:
At this point in my life, it’s more about growth and advancement opportunities. It’s ok if the job is hard if the experience can eventually be leveraged into a better paying job. But that’s because I am young. If you are just chugging through the last few years til retirement, then easier.