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OK so your initial three rules basically state that if no Trump supporters see and if Trump denies it. So we'd solely have his critics to go off of. Love Trump or hate him, his critics are notorious for throwing extreme, unsubstantiated claims around (ie Buzzfeed dossier). If Brooke Baldwin came on TV tonight and said ... | Donald Trump could shoot somebody in the middle of 5th Avenue and not lose any supporters | 0 | 2017-02-09T01:21:44 | 306 | 6 | null |
What about people who have complicated family situations where multiple people might potentially be "mom" or "dad," for example if one parent has died and the other has remarried? It might be painful for someone in that situation to start calling their step-parent mom or dad, but Mr. or Mrs. So-and-So doesn't seem at a... | Children should never call their parents by their first names. (Additionally, Mrs. And Mr. are should also always be used.) | 0 | 2014-10-06T02:16:18 | 61 | 2 | 4 |
$2 million isn't that much for life in prison. Now you have given incentive to steal from more people or larger amounts ("If I get caught, I might as well make it worth it.") or commit bigger crimes too ("My life is over anyways - might as well kill the people I am stealing from too. It will help be get away or not be ... | Bankers should be jailed for life for frauds more than $1.95 mln ($25k * 78 years average life expectancy in USA) | 0 | 2016-04-10T03:09:08 | 103 | 12 | 83 |
Who is giving Maher a pass? I'm a liberal and I think the guy is a bigot. I stopped watching him a long time ago. The few people I know who are giving him a pass are actually black moderates who are sick of political correctness. I have yet to see one of my liberal friends defend Maher on this topic. And I've got a loa... | if a conservative had said the N-word like Bill Maher had, everyone would be demanding their resignation | 0 | 2017-06-04T18:58:32 | 39 | 15 | 18 |
Men naturally have greater bone densitu, muscle mass, and coordination relative to their height and weight compared to women. There is no way to have them compete fairly. | With the proper classes, men and women could compete fairly in sports | 0 | 2015-08-04T05:36:03 | 221 | 2 | null |
Legislation always has the disadvantage of loopholes. For example, consider how difficult it is to make people pay a percentage of their pay. Maybe a better approach to the accreditation way. Consider Fair Trade coffee and chocolate. The first option would be to legislate that all coffee and chocolate meet a Fair Trad... | Newspapers should have to maintain certain factual standards to be classed as news outlets. | 1 | 2016-11-12T03:10:04 | 111 | 8 | 2 |
You aren't looking at the print companies functionality as it relates to you. There are fundamentally two types of products. The first are consumer goods. They're the shit you buy for home/private use. Private printers fall into this category. An essential component of consumer goods, is that they are easy enough for p... | The cost of printer ink is price gouging and should be illegal. | 1 | 2017-05-15T04:58:21 | 51 | 15 | 37 |
Marriage is a legal contract that is designed to work between two people. When we legalized gay marriage we didn't have to change anything about how marriage worked a marriage between 2 people of the same gender was legally identical to a marriage between 2 people of opposite genders. This doesn't work for polygamy. A ... | If you support gay marriage, you should support polygamy. | 0 | 2017-03-08T05:44:23 | 157 | 3 | 14 |
Statistically speaking, the immigrants coming into the US make you safer. Immigrants and first-generation Americans commit crimes at a lower rate than other citizens. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/us/trump-illegal-immigrants-crime.html http://www.businessinsider.com/immigrants-commit-less-crime-than-native-born-a... | I believe that allowing ANY immigration from other countries is putting non-citizens lives ahead of citizens, as some of these migrants will harm current citizens, no matter where they are from. | 1 | 2017-06-27T04:42:03 | 45 | 11 | 3 |
Define "mandatory" What are you proposing would happen if you chose not to vote? | [CMV] I think that voting should be mandatory in the United States | 0 | 2014-01-11T21:55:08 | 39 | 2 | 7 |
There is more to obesity than how much someone eats. Not even using the "genetics argument" you need to realize that some people are fat because [they can't afford to have a healthier lifestyle.](http://www.institutefornaturalhealing.com/2011/04/the-economics-of-obesity-why-are-poor-people-fat/) So, in these instances,... | Parents of fat children should be prosecuted just the same as pet owners who over feed their pets. | 0 | 2015-05-25T03:57:34 | 63 | 1 | null |
My brother is autistic so I've got a bit of expertise in this area. I understand where you're coming from having seen kids with autism behaving badly around my quiet, reserved brother throughout his time at school. Bad behaviour in autistic kids should be controlled more and they should be disclipned in a way similar B... | Autism shouldn't be normalized. | 0 | 2016-08-14T01:57:53 | 273 | 0 | null |
If steps were taken prior to sex, one would say that there is practically no chance to conceive a child. I would debate this; no birth control method is 100% effective, even when adjusted for perfect use. There's still 1 chance in 1000 that a condom will fail if used properly. If a couple has sex once a day every day ... | I believe abortion is immoral and should only be allowed in cases of rape or danger to the mother. CMV. | 1 | 2014-02-12T00:09:14 | 130 | 18 | 49Δ |
But if someone is breaking into your house, you don't KNOW their intentions, you don't know their age, their background. You don' tknow what weapons they have. You don't know if it's for your property or for your life. I'm not just gonna shoot some person coming in my house on accident calmly, but if someone is activel... | I don't believe people have the right to kill someone in defense of their property only. | 0 | 2014-05-23T10:37:17 | 326 | 1 | null |
The fact is death camps were legal in Nazi Germany. The actions committed there were legally sanctioned violence. The fact that something that violates international law and human rights was legal in the place where it occurred isn't a reasonable defence, particularly when we're talking about war crimes. | Arresting an 89 year old former Auschwitz guard is wrong. | 0 | 2014-06-20T01:58:51 | 507 | 12 | null |
Except game reviews exist for customers they are written for an audience that is deciding where to spend their money. Price is huge with that in mind. Especially when you consider that most reviews basically use a star rating system if I'm looking for a "1-5 should I buy this game? " I don't care if it's the greatest g... | Price shouldn't factor in to the rating of video games | 0 | 2017-04-19T07:54:31 | 48 | 1 | 39 |
A Rare, or Medium-Rare steak is going to be a lot easier to eat and chew; it will be softer. The longer you cook a steak, the harder it will get. That's why you'll get a well done steak that chews like leather. Rarer meat is easier to chew and cut. Really good cuts of steak will be so soft and delectable that you can c... | There is nothing wrong with Well Done steak. CMV | 0 | 2014-03-04T19:11:59 | 574 | -1 | 8 |
War/Large Scale Conflict The solution you propose already exists. It's called the USA The USA has many times over the pwoer to destroy civilization as we know. They can fight indefinitely against the whole world if necessary. You really don't get any more powerhouse than that Problem is, that's all useless. Modern mod... | A World Government of Some Form Would Solve Most Problems We Face Today. | 1 | 2017-01-13T14:15:35 | 42 | 3 | 19 |
The main reason we have mandatory public education is due to social mobility and repression. Not to long ago, if you weren't born to a certain class, you wouldn't be able to even read, you'd simply go directly to the fields, regardless of aptitude. Why does a farmer need to read, after all. And you're son would be a fa... | I believe education should not be mandatory. CMV | 1 | 2014-02-24T18:40:32 | 23 | 4 | 7 |
I am broadly in agreement with your view, but I think it hinges on an important, non-universal condition: surplus labor. In other words, while I don't at all disagree with your logic, it rests on the presupposition that *there are many good candidates for any given position*. This is, obviously, not universally the ca... | I won't hire someone with a misspelling on his resume | 1 | 2015-04-14T13:45:08 | 332 | 2 | 2Δ |
This is my first CMV comment so I hope I´m doing this right: **The true definition of passion** First of all I think we really need to make sure we are talking about the same definition of passion. For me a passion is defined by something that you are willing to do against all odds and inconveniences. If a person is tr... | You should not try to make a living off of something you are passionate about. | 1 | 2016-06-17T11:53:18 | 35 | 7 | 1 |
Two quotes spring to mind. "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt (in response to Frodo wishing all the bullshit had never happened) "So say all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time given to us. - Gandalf,... | Interstellar travel is unfair to the children born during the voyage | 0 | 2015-11-28T10:03:32 | 52 | 1 | null |
I don't have the most experience, but two things. 1) Don't grovel. Pretty much as soon as girl doesn't show interest in you, move on. 2) Try to show interest in them. Try to spend more time talking about them than yourself. Both of these things taken too far to an extreme could end up being PUA stuff, but the basic ide... | After following all dating advice, I'm starting to think PUA is the only way for me to be successful in dating. Please CMV | 0 | 2013-11-18T19:33:54 | 121 | 3 | null |
Or, consider a simpler argument. You and I argue over who is going to win the football game tomorrow. I say Team X, you say Team Y. We argue for hours on this topic. We don't disagree on definitions. If Team X wins, we will clearly agree that you were wrong. | Every argument, without exception, is an argument of semantics. | 1 | 2016-04-20T03:20:04 | 106 | 3 | 108 |
it's not an illness if it can be fixed by lifestyle changes. Type II diabetes is an illness that can be fixed by lifestyle changes (people go from insulin dependent to diet controlled all the time). People treat GERD and acid reflux with lifestyle changes. You can treat esophageal spasms with diet and lifestyle changes... | A large portion of people with "depression" are not mentally ill | 1 | 2017-06-19T18:32:10 | 33 | 1 | 5 |
I'd ask you to think about it like this... The nuclear energy process essentially boils down to burning water for power. Did you know the largest power plant (not just nuclear) in the US by net generation is in Arizona? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_Verde_Nuclear_Generating_Station Immediately you should ask yours... | Nuclear power is the future, and most people who oppose it are misinformed | 1 | 2016-08-08T03:16:10 | 149 | 89 | 1 |
Well you've just contracted your original post here. Originally you said games were useless, but here you say they can be useful at learning, just that you feel there are better ways to learn. Video games can be incredibly effective learning tools(in the methods I described). These games have helped me develop these s... | Videogames are harmful even in moderate amounts | 1 | 2015-07-22T21:24:36 | 194 | 3 | 8 |
They don't anticipate the future, they don't make plans, they're not moved to tears by bringing a new little cow life into the world.... ....neither is the life of a cow so rich and fulfilling These are both subjective ideas and (with modern technology) impossible to fully prove. | Killing baby cows for food is no more immoral than killing adult cows for food. | 0 | 2015-06-14T06:27:28 | 65 | 15 | null |
1. It's all consensual. When you sign up for the MIB, you already know what neurolizing is. If on the first day of work you decide that you don't want to have years of your memory erased, you can just quit then and there, have your memory erased, and only lose a day. At any point along the way, you can change your mind... | I don't think that retiring MIB agents should be neurolized | 0 | 2014-08-12T22:54:00 | 31 | 1 | 6Δ |
I define disease as a condition that causes an inability or difficulty to do something a person without the condition would be able to do without problems; or a condition that causes some sort of discomfort or pain Which is nice. But why don't you define it as doctors do? Be it disease or disorder, homosexuality is not... | I don't want to upset anybody, but I think homosexuality can be classified as a psychiatric disease | 0 | 2017-05-19T02:33:10 | 73 | 1 | 33 |
Some people don't like receiving oral. | If you don't give your SO head on the regular, they're not that significant to you. | 0 | 2014-08-19T06:01:32 | 73 | 1 | null |
I am a chronic procrastinator. Now this doesn't mean starting everything the day before it needs to be done - it means starting it at the last possible minute I could still get it done well. I have never attempted to write a 30-page research paper in one day. But I *have* written one in a week, while my classmates too... | 1 I believe people who routinely procrastinate cannot be successful at what they choose to do. CMV. | 1 | 2014-02-13T22:49:47 | 26 | 13 | 3 |
Here's something a lot of people don't know: the militia is defined (in a pretty sexist way, actually) to include a LOT of people. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/311 To quote that link: "The militia of the United States consists of all able-bodied males at least 17 years of age and, except as provided in se... | The second amendment requires you to be a member of a state militia to "bear Arms". | 0 | 2016-10-21T18:57:12 | 294 | 2 | null |
I will solve your existential crisis with a definition ... Sure: confident in what one thinks or knows; having no doubt that one is right Note that the definition is not that one is factually correct, just that they are confident. Thus if you have absolutely no doubt that your name is John Smith then you are 100% sure... | I do not believe that anyone can be 100% sure about anything. CMV | 0 | 2013-10-11T20:50:15 | 111 | 3 | 4 |
Except for names and specific details, how is this different from any other time in the past? Shapeshifting Politicians lie. Confusing Political Theatre [Political Opportunism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_opportunism) Ties to Putin In WWII we were on the same side as Russia. Things like this happen, fri... | Trump's administration is using Russian-developed misinformation tactics. | 0 | 2016-12-03T19:09:30 | 156 | 3 | 103 |
Here's my perspective as someone who has spent *way* too much time in these games and has 100% completed every game from DS1 to Bloodborne: ----- **Controls:** *Dodging and Blocking* Both of these defensive tactics involve the most important stat in the entire series: ***Stamina***. Mastery of the game's controls first... | Dark Souls isn't hard game, but rather creates illusion of difficulty with gimmicky controls and unbalanced gameplay | 0 | 2017-05-22T16:04:24 | 342 | 1 | null |
China has come a long way since the dystopian communist days of Mao. Although I agree with you that they still have problems with political freedom and freedom of expression as a general, the situation has improved tremendously in the last few decades and the trend seems to be towards liberalization, modernization and ... | I believe the future of global society is dark and sinister | 1 | 2014-11-18T19:24:36 | 127 | 5 | 8 |
The economic benefits of cars are they allow people to travel to places and buy things that other wise would be difficult by another means of transportation. If you want people to not use any form of personal vehicle there is nothing anyone can do about that because the demand is there. You can put tolls on the roads. ... | Cars make the quality of life of (almost) everyone worse, except for the actual user. | 0 | 2016-02-15T12:31:26 | 120 | 27 | 2 |
But for the fact that "The Market"in the US **is** regulated by the government. | CMV : I don't believe socialism has every worked for the betterment of a country. | 0 | 2017-03-27T18:12:47 | 93 | 7 | null |
What about tyranny of the majority? In a country with laws like "equal protection", the President has to enforce those laws equally, even if the public doesn't want to extend those rights to minority groups. | A president who was sole mission was to represent the will of the people would be superior to a president that tries to 'lead' the country. This could theoretically be accomplished now (example in submission text). Why does no one even talk about this? | 1 | 2016-02-16T17:53:14 | 52 | 15 | 96 |
What would it take to change your view? Also, are you including archery in this view? it seems like anyone could pick up a gun and shoot it and possibly hit a target. Ok, but most anyone can run, swim, jump, etc. The point is NOT that the task *could* be done - to some mediocre degree - by just about anyone. The point... | Shooting based sports should not be part of the Olympics | 0 | 2016-08-16T22:23:06 | 40 | 1 | null |
I have a simple answer to that: don't have the pretention of knowing what is useful or not. Our brains seem to work mostly on pattern recognition, and we need to feed them with experience. That's why we've always craved stories. And I think it's part of why we've always liked games of all sorts. You get to try stuff, ... | Videogames are harmful even in moderate amounts | 0 | 2015-07-22T21:59:27 | 194 | 1 | null |
The spoons are another thing to handle.Though, I will concede that on a flat surface, given what you've said, a cup has a lot going for it. Did I change your view at least partially? | Ice cream is better in a cone than a cup. | 1 | 2017-02-05T10:31:58 | 22 | 2 | 22 |
Your issue, which is the same as most people's on this topic, is that you don't understand how being transgender works. You also have a fundamental ignorance surrounding what actually goes in to therapy and hormone treatment. I am a transgender man. I never "changed" my gender. I was forced to emulate a gender that I n... | Children should not be able to access gender reassignment therapy | 0 | 2017-05-19T07:17:28 | 151 | 1 | null |
I am 100% against the idea that Russia hacked the emails. There are too many random dead high profile DNC staffers to support his idea and it has been denied by the people who supplied the LEAKS. | The DNC, not Russia, is to blame for e-mail hacking and it's impact on the 2016 Elections. | 0 | 2016-12-19T03:51:20 | 500 | 2 | null |
Black and white would be the tint/shade. Like the volume on the tv. So sure, someone might say their favorite TV channel is silence. But that's not really what someone is asking when they ask what your favorite show is. | Black and white are colors | 0 | 2015-05-09T22:14:15 | 38 | 2 | 4 |
It depends entirely on what kind of computer user you are and what you need out of your machine. I play a lot of PC games, therefore I need a PC and not a Mac, therefore a Mac would be a bad investment for me. As for slowness, if you have the technical know-how it's not difficult to keep a windows machine running well.... | A Macbook is a better long term investment than a Windows computer. | 1 | 2014-07-16T16:58:15 | 113 | 4 | 6 |
First of all, if someone looking down at a phone or getting up to use the restroom is so distracting that you need to make a rule against it, you should probably invest in learning to narrow your focus. You have a doctorate but can’t focus when someone takes 15 seconds to walk out of the classroom? I teach at a colleg... | College professors should not be able to dictate rules of the classroom that go beyond normal procedure | 0 | 2016-04-13T17:16:11 | 73 | 11 | 65 |
You should proceed with the following in mind; others have gone through the existential hell you're battling (though not everyone does!) and of those that do almost all die a little on the way. Some come out invigorated with new growth, others with a blazing sword, some as emotionless zombies and others with a confused... | I have failed to rationalize objective or inherent Right and Wrong | 1 | 2016-07-11T07:35:26 | 126 | 2 | 34 |
Where ever Milo goes, protesters follow, and they are all the same. U of Berkley I'll use since it's relevant. They interfere in free speech, they block those trying to attend an assembly for free speech, etc. Some resort to violence. But, not all, you're right. But, who has denounced any of this? Obama and Hillary ha... | A protest turning violent does not negate the point of the protest | 0 | 2017-02-02T22:26:40 | 309 | 23 | 1 |
Roughly a decade ago, I felt *exactly* the same way as you: cosplay that was anything but perfect gave me a sense of extreme revulsion and cringe. Why were these awkward looking nerds displaying their social awkwardness and fandom so openly? Ugh, they looked so awful and awkward and not at all like what they were dress... | Cosplay is for people who are socially inept and is a strong form of escapism. | 1 | 2015-03-23T21:32:16 | 31 | 6 | 82Δ |
The good thing about pro-*choice* is that the choice will actually only ever be made by someone who actually *is* in that situation, i.e. actually *is* pregnant. Their experience, and their situation, and their opinions are, indeed, the ones that matter the most. Really the only ones that matter. But because they at ... | If you haven't experienced pregnancy, you are missing important perspective on the abortion debate | 1 | 2016-05-19T00:03:33 | 130 | 29 | 184 |
i was listening to NPR report on this earlier today, and maybe i can give some insight by just regurgitating what they said (couldn't find the report). it's important to understand what the legal definition of involuntary manslaughter is. it is "the act of unlawfully killing another human being unintentionally". most s... | Michelle Carter should not have been found guilty for involuntary manslaughter for encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself in the texting suicide case | 1 | 2017-06-16T23:14:40 | 92 | 39 | 1 |
What you're suggesting will end up looking a lot like current North Korea. One weak state department can end up ruining a whole country because no one in the country will realize how weak those in power really are. That being said the view I'd really like to discuss with you is naziism. Can you give me a rundown of any... | The media and education system should be state controlled. | 0 | 2017-06-23T18:25:32 | 333 | 3 | 4 |
Abortion is a good example in your case, but then again there are examples showing liberals are more sympathetic as well. Views on immigration, gun control, and welfare all seem to be more sympathetic in my opinion. | Conservatism Is More Emotional Reaction, Liberalism Rational Analysis | 0 | 2016-01-04T10:24:08 | 142 | 1 | null |
When I am going out, I don't want to have to interrupt my meal and go and get my food. I can do that at home. That's why I go out. It is the same for a cocktail. I mean I can make my own drinks I do it all the time at home, but when I order a drink I just want to enjoy my drink. Also, you have to think of the logistic... | I don't see the need for restaurant waiters | 0 | 2014-08-10T08:28:54 | 44 | 3 | 32Δ |
So much wrong here. - Advocating ending people's lives for economic purposes should never be considered. Do you really want money to allow direct power over whether someone lives or dies (more than it does now)? Even if you hold a convicted prisoner as less worthy than someone who is not a prisoner, don't forget that g... | Prisoners should have the option to end their life. | 1 | 2015-06-04T18:27:01 | 63 | 4 | null |
Self-deprecating humor is not demeaning. It silently reinforces ones sense of self and pride. I for one am glad that r/blackpeopletwitter exists. It allows for expression of ebonic humor, which you may disagree with (it's like black people using the N word to discribe each other and friends, according to your argument,... | The "Black Twitter" trend is not only demeaning to black people but also extremely racist | 1 | 2015-10-08T02:16:18 | 273 | 37 | null |
Occam's Razor is a guideline to follow when formulating a hypothesis, not a rule as to which theory is more accurate. From wikipedia: In science, Occam's razor is used as a heuristic technique (discovery tool) to guide scientists in the development of theoretical models, rather than as an arbiter between published mode... | Occam's Razor doesn't help us accurately describe reality. | 1 | 2016-10-11T18:12:45 | 41 | 1 | 1 |
So, you want to talk worst WWDC keynote ever? [This gem](https://www.engadget.com/2007/06/11/steve-jobs-live-from-wwdc-2007/) from 2007 featured: * games for OSX * widgets for the OSX lock screen * UI features that nobody wanted * Safari for Windows * OSX "Ultimate version" for $129 * still no app store for the iPhone ... | Today's Apple keynote was the worst that Apple has ever had | 1 | 2016-06-14T16:03:16 | 139 | 68 | 2 |
So, there are a few things to get through here. The first: Part of the reason for the disparity is that women and men are more or less attractive relative to each other at different ages. Women at age 18 are more attractive than when they are 30. The same is ABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE of men, who on average reach peak attrac... | Casual sex culture is leading to a demographic crisis among young men | 1 | 2016-12-28T23:13:14 | 124 | 44 | 1 |
No serious relationship is conflict-free. If you offend someone, you can just apologize and try to understand their point of view. Leaning into disagreements (that aren't too severe) and dealing with them maturely is a A+ way to strengthen relationships and become a better person. Ergo, you are not better off saying no... | It's so easy to offend people that I'm better off saying nothing or very little. | 1 | 2017-04-19T12:08:39 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
It was actually ADHD Actually if you take a look into the case a bit more you realise that that website is utter trash. There is actually a [great swedish thread](https://www.reddit.com/r/sweden/comments/67hgyn/hall%C3%A5_swedish_friends_could_you_tell_me_if_fria/) on this entire article that goes into it and explains ... | Christianity is under attack in the western world | 1 | 2017-06-05T03:38:27 | 219 | 1 | 108 |
I recognize my parents attempted to make that decision for me (as if they had a choice), but I did not make that decision, which is what matters. I do not consent to other people consenting for me: whether it be my parents or the president. By this definition, any medical procedure performed on you when you are that yo... | I think that any theory defending social contract is false, and its advocates justify it primarily to legitimize their own power through government action. | 1 | 2014-10-13T22:11:00 | 221 | 12 | 15 |
Out of curiosity, what would it take to change your view, and why do you want it changed? I agree that it's inefficient (though I might prefer silly) to condescend or demonize someone who is ignorant, but your example seems to just assume that anyone that doesn't agree with your view of feminism is ignorant about it. U... | It is completely inefficient to be condescending to or demonize the ignorant. | 0 | 2016-02-19T00:54:16 | 56 | 6 | null |
If you are feeling an emotion, and then you struggle to stop feeling it, I would say that is suppressing it, yes ... if there is any physical or mental effort involved in ''choosing'' your emotions, you are suppressing your true feelings and exhorting yourself to feel a more desirable emotion True emotions flow effortl... | I believe love is a choice and that a person does not "fall" in and out of love CMV. | 1 | 2013-08-10T15:18:02 | 49 | 4 | 29 |
Couldn't this be easily circumvented with some gobbldy gook at the end of each post? Like "Yes. aduhadiughqfg." and "I see what you did there... 123454321234543219." It would lead to a much uglier reading experience all to get around some dumb rule. and may turn people away from the site as a whole. I know if I went to... | The ROBOT9000 should be enabled on reddit. | 0 | 2015-11-04T21:38:41 | 295 | 1 | 4 |
One point to note is that buying more servers would actually make Reddit's stability problem *worse* because it's the result of sloppy memcache management. In order to improve the site's stability a lot of code needs to be rewritten which is a harder problem to solve with money. Yes you can hire more developers, but b... | Reddit should not have donated 10% of its revenue to charity organizations while its servers consistently fail to support peak use conditions. | 0 | 2015-03-10T14:26:37 | 32 | 2 | 7 |
I'm an American too, and I grew up on traditional American sports like you did. I think a lot of liking sports is just a matter of taste, and some of that cannot be overcome. However, lots of sports is about other things. Sports are also about connecting with other fans and connecting with your team, being part of a mo... | As an American used to American sports I personally will not be able to enjoy watching soccer. | 0 | 2015-03-19T00:09:43 | 39 | 1 | 7 |
Because of the anonymity on 4chan people are more prone to not think through, care about what they post and are quicker to throw out insults. They will care about how people respond to them, but since it's largely negative they will stoop down to the same level rather than go to any high ground since they are not linke... | I believe that regularly browsing 4chan will make you into a worse person | 0 | 2015-01-04T23:01:04 | 483 | 1 | null |
That's kinda what it all comes down to, though, isn't it? Admiration, or to put it another way, respect. Stolen valor is looked down upon because it's disrespectful. It's ignoring the meaning and the context of symbols they consider important. And that's the difference between cultural exchange and cultural appropriat... | Cultural Appropriation isn't a bad thing | 1 | 2017-03-17T18:34:17 | 151 | 5 | 25 |
I'm not going to try to convince you but maybe put some things in perspective. I don't think anyone is truly qualified enough to be able to convince you. But here's my two cents anyhow. I believe this subject is more complicated than it seems because historical evidence doesn't really count here. I say that mainly due ... | China is Not Currently a Serious Challenger to Western Dominance Because of its Lack of Cultural Influence | 1 | 2015-06-05T20:57:28 | 88 | 2 | null |
I have totally confused myself. And you apparently. So let me try to fix this. When I said .4% per serving, I should have said .4 grams. Anything more than .5 grams is labled as 1 gram on a nutritional label. I messed up in my explanation because I just had a massively dumb moment and was thinking about grams and the %... | Food companies shouldn't be blamed for the choices people make. | 1 | 2015-05-04T09:43:33 | 58 | 2 | 3Δ |
I make a brilliant Ice Cream Sunday. Best fucking Sunday you will ever have in your life. It is by total random chance that our society values books, movies, plays, songs, and paintings as more valuable than Ice Cream Sundays. If our society's values changed, I might be as famous as Wagner thanks to my Sunday skills. B... | An artist's personal views do not change the value of their art. | 0 | 2016-09-21T22:43:57 | 37 | 0 | 36 |
I have ADHD, so I'm a wealth of information on this topic. Tests are often criticized by education advocates because they are not representative of the way people display knowledge in the real world. I've been in the working world for years. Never once have I taken a test. Tests are, however, excellent tools for a sing... | Students with mild disabilities should not be given extra examination time. | 1 | 2016-11-16T17:49:12 | 53 | 21 | 1 |
Lots of people are taking about bread and circuses to keep the poor from starting a revolution. That's fine, but there are better reasons. You like living in a country that is rich. It's rich because it has lots of smart people who make cool things like ipads and computers for you. You also like having stores with cler... | There is no reason from my perspective for the poor to have any welfare, guaranteed minimum wage, or rights in general. | 0 | 2016-03-10T04:24:56 | 100 | 2 | 13 |
preferably with some type of paper napkin to rub over with after a meal. So you've solved the problem of disposable cutlery by increasing the use of disposable paper napkins? Aren't you trading one waste for another? | I think we should make a return to carrying cutlery on our person | 1 | 2014-07-11T14:29:06 | 76 | 16 | 43Δ |
One question is what you mean by there being "evil in the world." One normative claim from Christianity is that evil doesn't exist, but rather is a privation of good. That is, it is what is left if good is removed or blocked. Darkness doesn't exist, it is a privation of sunlight. That is, things are dark only because ... | Believing in the Christian god doesn't make sense | 0 | 2017-01-05T23:12:13 | 103 | 1 | 18 |
Here's how I look at it. Just because you're in a relationship doesn't mean you suddenly stop finding anything besides your SO aesthetically pleasing. We are built to appreciate beauty, whether it's in the form of a sunset or a brightly colored bird or an attractive person. You're not going to become blind to all that ... | I get internally furious whenever girls/guys in a relationship (including my girlfriend) comment on the attractiveness of anybody else, especially celebrities, simply because I think it's wrong for a significant other to think about that sort of thing. CMV. | 1 | 2013-02-14T09:18:26 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
I'll be simple and succinct, hopefully other people can add corrections and sources if needed. I'll try to add sources as well but all of this is coming from my lay understanding as someone who took chemistry courses in college and have had an interest in the issue--which I was skeptical of initially as well. **First o... | I believe that man made global warming to be made up, CMV | 0 | 2013-11-24T20:31:53 | 489 | 5 | null |
I feel Europe could easily raise its economy to the third power if each current country paid its tax to a single, central government that viewed each part of the union equally, at most... with different strategies, investiture focuses. Why would this be advantageous? The part of your view I don't understand is, essenti... | We need to do away with all the small countries in Europe and unite them as a single nation like the U.S, and later strive to turn all small countries into large, united tracts of land. | 0 | 2015-07-31T09:43:43 | 31 | 1 | 7 |
I think a lot of people articulated what I want to say. But as an immigrant from India, I feel much more accepted in America than I did in Europe. | I don't think the USA is a great place to live. CMV. | 1 | 2013-10-02T19:30:46 | 738 | 4 | 2 |
Italy here, the opposite side of the world: you dont have to wear uniforms here, but everyday parents have to fight their children who scream for new shoes and branded clothes to show in school. I used to dress in rags to express my disgust towards this shite for all my teens and became a kind of diy punk. I would have... | School uniforms should be abolished in public schools | 1 | 2017-01-28T00:06:25 | 66 | 3 | 1 |
The issue isn't that it's inherently wrong to ask someone for identification when they go to vote, the issue is the reasoning behind introducing the legislation in the first place. The group pushing hardest to have these requirements put in place is made up largely of republicans/conservatives, and it can be reasonabl... | I don't see anything wrong with requiring presentation of a photo ID. | 0 | 2016-02-15T20:45:36 | 39 | 2 | 63 |
If you are playing the games for your own enjoyment, then you should choose the playstyle and game mode that makes it the most enjoyable for you. You're not playing to impress some hypothetical person looking over your shoulder and judging you for playing on "easy," so just do whatever you find the most fun. Another th... | I feel guilty playing RPGs on "Casual" mode | 0 | 2015-04-11T19:54:32 | 55 | 1 | null |
Your view of them as jokes largely rests on your view of their ideals as jokes. I don't really see how to change your view on this. It doesn't sound like you're Republican, so I don't think I could change your mind on this. (FWIW, Republican voters feel the same way you do about Clinton and Sanders) | I think all Republican presidential candidates are jokes for this election... especially Trump and Carson | 0 | 2015-11-22T05:37:33 | 141 | 12 | 21 |
From the sidebar of /r/altright [before it got banned](https://web.archive.org/web/20170105044602/https://www.reddit.com/r/altright/): **What is the Alt Right?** The Alt-Right, unlike the dominant ideology of the 20th Century (Liberalism/Conservatism), examines the world through a lens of realism. Rather than continue ... | The Alt Right should not be characterized as a resurgence of dormant bigotry in America, and instead should be seen as the result of a power vacuum in the Republican Party. | 1 | 2017-03-11T19:11:06 | 85 | 111 | 19 |
You feel discriminated against because you don't get to be part of a privileged group? Then you need to complain about Ladies' Night, Children Under 5 get in free, Senior Discounts, Military discounts, etc. If the measure of success in race issues is the complete eradication of racism then you're sorely misunderstandin... | Same-sex couples discount from a photography place. I call it discrimination, she calls it affirmative action. CMV please. | 0 | 2013-12-27T21:06:50 | 716 | 2 | 1 |
What are your thoughts on replacing social welfare programs with something like a form of Basic Income? The rough idea there is that every citizen of a certain age gets a yearly wage from the government. The reason people feel this is necessary is because we are approaching a point in time where there simply are not en... | I believe public welfare does more harm than good. CMV | 0 | 2013-11-25T06:30:08 | 69 | 2 | null |
It is pretty understandable that hearing that particular word would send someone into a (maybe violent) rage. And yeah, there are probably a lot of people who would agree that whoever said it is going to get what they deserve. The problem is, in general laws have the goal of discouraging people from engaging in violen... | If a non-Black person in the US says the N-word, a Black person should not be charged with a crime if they respond violently, unless it results in that non-Black person's death or permanent injury. | 1 | 2017-04-03T23:29:10 | 325 | 2 | null |
Sure, but that works for every other distribution. If he had selected 8 women instead of 15, you could just as easily argue that there's an 83% chance against that distribution and so it's statistically unlikely that he'd pick that one. | Cmv: Statistically unlikely Trudeau optimized for ability in his cabinet | 1 | 2015-11-05T22:32:08 | 50 | 6 | 133 |
"But wait!" you say, "Why should I care if the market is brought back to equilibrium? I just want my stuff." Well you need to understand that scalpers are preforming a service for some people, even if that person isn't you. Somewhere someone is getting that thing you wanted when they wouldn't have otherwise. Raising th... | Reddit's hatred of scalpers is misplaced. | 1 | 2017-06-28T02:51:06 | 41 | 2 | 171 |
As someone that lives in Korea, has a brother in England, and parents in Canada, teleportation would be one of the greatest powers I could possibly wish for. Especially if you contrast it against many other common powers. For reference, think about other common powers. Flight - you run a much greater risk of being dis... | Teleportation would be an very overrated superpower in our world | 1 | 2015-10-24T19:49:01 | 317 | 8 | 1 |
Why does someone who does something stupid *DESERVE* negative consequences if that something stupid doesn't hurt anyone other than themselves? It is one thing to say that the person shouldn't be surprised by the negative consequences, but saying they *DESERVE* it makes it seem like you want them to suffer despite the f... | I think people who send nudes or save them in a non-secure manner and expect them to remain private are deluded idiots who deserve any grief they get because of that delusion. | 1 | 2015-09-02T04:59:05 | 47 | 9 | 1 |
Phobia: an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something. It's not singularly tied to fear. Phobia is the correct term even if you think homophobia comes from a place of hate and not fear, it is still an extreme or irrational aversion to something. Fear is usually associated as a key component of a phobia, but... | Homophobic, Islamophobic, etc are stupid words | 0 | 2017-03-06T07:34:24 | 36 | 7 | null |
If you still learn about it, you are not avoiding it. You are lightly engaging with it. I hope this changes your view on the meaning of "avoiding". Thanks. | Men would be better off avoiding feminism | 1 | 2017-03-31T03:16:25 | 394 | 1 | 2 |
Plenty of Christian Suburban Moms end up with atheist children. Being a racist might make you an ignorant scumbag but it doesn't make you a bad parent. | I feel children should be taken away from parents that are racist. CMV | 0 | 2013-05-31T07:31:04 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
If one has reproducable, transparent evidence of some policy innovation leading to a decrease in suffering or an increase of human welbeing, how can one lose any debate that scores reason and scientific substantiation? The problem is that this isn't enough to create policy. You have to go one step deeper; you must jus... | Evidence is the only thing that should be allowed steer policy. It should be regarded as absolutely holy and should supercede any other forces dictating the architecture of our society. | 0 | 2017-05-23T19:12:17 | 119 | 1 | 6 |
Sitting higher significantly improves your visual perspective in relation to bar TVs that are nearly always placed very high. In very large bars, low tables often have completely blocked TV visual angles due to partial wall separations and other obstacles. | Restaurants shouldn't have high-top tables. | 1 | 2016-05-06T17:53:27 | 51 | 31 | 15 |
Evidence that will change my view include evidence that philosophy learning produces a general increase in some measurable thing, or that talking and thinking about things has provided a generally better approach than statistics and data about the past, or that there are valuable discoveries that matter for the average... | Philosophy as made by philosophers is unreliable for living life and for public policy, except as an artistic diversion. | 1 | 2017-05-14T00:44:02 | 137 | 1 | 1 |
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