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CMV: Tipping should not be expected
I believe tipping has become a social pressure and is expected in our culture or one risks appearing rude. TripAdvisor states, that “It is customary to tip approximately 15-20% on the total bill before tax, less for poor service, more for truly exceptional service. Many restaurants ... | To take your points in the order you presented them:
1) Waiters don't take jobs assuming they will make the hourly wages paid by the employer. In their interview/application process, they don't ask what the hourly rate is. They ask what the hourly rate *plus average tips* is. When accepting the job, they take into acc... | Shouldn't be expected by who? As long as the waiters get enough tips on average to earn a living wage, they will be fine. They want a tip from everyone, but understand some people will not tip. I agree with point one and two. As long as the business makes a profit and the staff doesn't protest, the mangers/owners don't... | 78t6f9 | CMV: Tipping should not be expected | I believe tipping has become a social pressure and is expected in our culture or one risks appearing rude. TripAdvisor states, that “It is customary to tip approximately 15-20% on the total bill before tax, less for poor service, more for truly exceptional service. Many restaurants may charge an automatic 15-18% gratui... | 1,508,990,778 | Lsheiahegaoaneywk | dowt6g1 | dowpq6i | 12 | 2 |
CMV - I believe that Populism challenges western liberal democracy, and that Right Populism is far more dangerous than left Populism to the future of our society.
We live in a political moment where political populism is on the rise in western nations. From Corbyn and UKIP in the UK, to Melenchon and Le Pen in France,... | Historically radical left-wing populism led to some pretty bad things — the French Revolution and the Terror, the Russian Revolution, Mao, Pol Pot, The Red Army Faction...
I agree with Richard Rorty’s belief in gradualism and Bakunin’s horror at the idea of sacrificing present generations for the dream of a future uto... | >Both sides draw from radical ideologies (Socialism and Nationalism respectively) and repackage then for general consumption.
Why do you think that Nationalism is a radical ideology?
>Both seek to remodel society in a way that would push us away from the liberal democracies that we know.
Is this actually true about ... | 7sfvzg | CMV - I believe that Populism challenges western liberal democracy, and that Right Populism is far more dangerous than left Populism to the future of our society. | We live in a political moment where political populism is on the rise in western nations. From Corbyn and UKIP in the UK, to Melenchon and Le Pen in France, to Sanders and Trump in the US, both populists on the left and the right are having huge success in what were considered centrist, liberal democracies.
Both side... | 1,516,727,440 | -lokkes- | dt4fssh | dt4f3np | 45 | 35 |
CMV: I Believe I have a soul
Ok so firstly, this is not a belief I am proud of or even hold on to strongly. I'm usually 100% with the scientific consensus on all matters. But I just can't seem to completely shake my belief in the soul.
So here we go.
Imagine the universe billions of years ago before there was life ... | Honestly what people call a soul is ill-defined. Is it your life-force? Your consciousness? A little ghost that leaves your body when you die? Let me ask you, does a baby have a soul, an embryo, a zygote? Where in the point of development does one acquire a soul?
If consciousness is the seat of the soul, then we run ... | That's exactly my point though, that there isn't a difference.
Your brain is more complex and doing a different set of operations on the data received, but it's still just processing data. Make a more complicated computer AI that backs that camera hardware and there's a much stronger case that there's a sentient obser... | 78rsrj | CMV: I Believe I have a soul | Ok so firstly, this is not a belief I am proud of or even hold on to strongly. I'm usually 100% with the scientific consensus on all matters. But I just can't seem to completely shake my belief in the soul.
So here we go.
Imagine the universe billions of years ago before there was life on earth or anywhere else for ... | 1,508,975,617 | FredrickFreeman | doxp5r9 | dowe8ux | 2 | 1 |
CMV: I don't see how factory farms are that bad
I have trouble emphatizing with factory-bred animals. I know I will never understand their condition fully, but from what I know, all they experience in life is pain, so how can they equate that pain with suffering if they have never experienced any joy or any real life ... | What about animal waste run off contributing to eutrophication and resulting algae bloom? Factory farms produce tons of waste. They often let them run off into bodies of water. This can infect water tables and create waste-born illnesses. When you get enough run off, the water becomes so nutrient dense that algae grows... | I mean it depends on what you mean by third world countries. There are many vegetarians in India, which is sometimes counted as a third world country. Additionally, meat can be very expensive and often poorer people become vegetarians by force rather than choice.
Also, a lot of people in developing nations are going t... | 199a8zp | CMV: I don't see how factory farms are that bad | I have trouble emphatizing with factory-bred animals. I know I will never understand their condition fully, but from what I know, all they experience in life is pain, so how can they equate that pain with suffering if they have never experienced any joy or any real life really.
They are alive, but are they conscious?... | 1,705,531,704 | AmbitiousCress4154 | kicwf1y | kicu4tv | 5 | 3 |
CMV: Louis CK doesn't deserve to be punished
I'd like to revisit the perception of Louis CK, in the light of the recently found limit of range of the #metoo movement (Aziz Ansari didn't need to be in the news, as has been generally accepted)
There has recently been a cultural consensus that men in power have been get... | Can you point me toward a source to better understand his transgressions on the sets of TV shows? | > He was in an authoritative position above them.
That's another way of saying "no." | 7s35n8 | CMV: Louis CK doesn't deserve to be punished | I'd like to revisit the perception of Louis CK, in the light of the recently found limit of range of the #metoo movement (Aziz Ansari didn't need to be in the news, as has been generally accepted)
There has recently been a cultural consensus that men in power have been getting away with some shit that they should no l... | 1,516,593,538 | I_Guarantee_It | dt2vzlm | dt2b3fz | 1 | 0 |
CMV: Democracy Vouchers, similar to the Seattle implementation, is the best form of public campaign financing to make lessen the influence of Big Dollar donors in electoral campaigns
This CMV is not an effort to change my view on the goal that Big Dollar donors should have less influence, and comments doing so will be... | If we are waiving a magic wand and changing us law on a whim, why not just go full Monty - ban paid political speech.
If someone tries to pay you, to say political things, that's illegal now. You are still free to speak from the heart, but you cannot hire actors, or take out TV or radio ads.
Wouldn't that address a... | u/SeanFromQueens – your comment has been removed for breaking Rule 2:
> **Don't be rude or hostile to other users.** Your comment will be removed even if most of it is solid, another user was rude to you first, or you feel your remark was justified. Report other violations; do not retaliate. [See the wiki page for mo... | g9mmxv | CMV: Democracy Vouchers, similar to the Seattle implementation, is the best form of public campaign financing to make lessen the influence of Big Dollar donors in electoral campaigns | This CMV is not an effort to change my view on the goal that Big Dollar donors should have less influence, and comments doing so will be reported as not contributing to the CMV. Rather this CMV is to seek out the best means of lessening the influence of wealthy individuals who crowd out the rest of the citizenry with l... | 1,588,078,413 | SeanFromQueens | fouzy86 | fouxmu0 | 2 | 1 |
CMV: Louis CK doesn't deserve to be punished
I'd like to revisit the perception of Louis CK, in the light of the recently found limit of range of the #metoo movement (Aziz Ansari didn't need to be in the news, as has been generally accepted)
There has recently been a cultural consensus that men in power have been get... | I'd be mad as Hell but you've twisted the scenario from what Louis CK did past the point of no return. Louis CK wasn't their boss. Just someone more influential than they, in their industry. And your definition of 'trapped' isn't really very honest. | That's a lot of feelings about Louis CK. I think he'll end up being fine. He just needs to take a break for a while. This will be the opening line of his next show. | 7s35n8 | CMV: Louis CK doesn't deserve to be punished | I'd like to revisit the perception of Louis CK, in the light of the recently found limit of range of the #metoo movement (Aziz Ansari didn't need to be in the news, as has been generally accepted)
There has recently been a cultural consensus that men in power have been getting away with some shit that they should no l... | 1,516,593,538 | I_Guarantee_It | dt274cr | dt1qc6i | 4 | 3 |
CMV: In many cases it is more ethical to buy goods from countries with inhumane working conditions
I am very open to changing my mind on this one.
I think that it's extremely rare that countries just out of nowhere raise living conditions from working 15 hrs a day caring about paid leave. Instead, most countries tha... | The countries with the highest rates of poverty have low economic growth, and a majority of he population is uneducated. Poverty wages trap employees in a vicious cycle that forces them to work in inhumane conditions for little pay just to survive, with no way of living beyond what they are making, thus remaining in po... | I like the theory. I have no evidence to back my point up however here is my take:
If they paid their staff a real wage instead of next to nothing. Wouldn't this improve the country by raising everyones gdp. Taking the money away from the big company and putting it in the pockets of the people who then go spend more a... | 10rzt0c | CMV: In many cases it is more ethical to buy goods from countries with inhumane working conditions | I am very open to changing my mind on this one.
I think that it's extremely rare that countries just out of nowhere raise living conditions from working 15 hrs a day caring about paid leave. Instead, most countries that managed to walk this way - especially if we exclude postcolonial powers - were very poor, then too... | 1,675,369,386 | MeMyself_N_I1 | j6yq166 | j6yoaq4 | 1 | 0 |
CMV: Tipping should not be expected
I believe tipping has become a social pressure and is expected in our culture or one risks appearing rude. TripAdvisor states, that “It is customary to tip approximately 15-20% on the total bill before tax, less for poor service, more for truly exceptional service. Many restaurants ... | Tipping currently is just a very poorly implemented commission system that passes the buck from the employer to the customer. In nearly every other job where sales are important, a large part of your wage is tied to how much you can earn off commission. For retail, this is generally a set value tied to your sales that ... | As a person who also thinks tipping is barbaric and random, I think the best counter to your view is that tipping should be expected, and not met.
Frankly, a service provider should be free to expect to get rich from his business, but it is the market which should keep them honest.
Tipping allows a restaurant owner... | 78t6f9 | CMV: Tipping should not be expected | I believe tipping has become a social pressure and is expected in our culture or one risks appearing rude. TripAdvisor states, that “It is customary to tip approximately 15-20% on the total bill before tax, less for poor service, more for truly exceptional service. Many restaurants may charge an automatic 15-18% gratui... | 1,508,990,778 | Lsheiahegaoaneywk | dox94ke | dowxdip | 1 | -1 |
CMV - I believe that Populism challenges western liberal democracy, and that Right Populism is far more dangerous than left Populism to the future of our society.
We live in a political moment where political populism is on the rise in western nations. From Corbyn and UKIP in the UK, to Melenchon and Le Pen in France,... | We very likely agree more or less on our political beliefs, but I'm going to challenge what you say on a technicality - albeit one that I hope reveals something important about the problem.
I'm going to concentrate my remarks on the United States due to time considerations.
The fact is that the right is having a grea... | > An example would be two policies being seriously debated now in the US. On the left, we have universal basic income. On the right, for example, deporting DACA ‘dreamers’.
Neither of those things is being seriously debated. | 7sfvzg | CMV - I believe that Populism challenges western liberal democracy, and that Right Populism is far more dangerous than left Populism to the future of our society. | We live in a political moment where political populism is on the rise in western nations. From Corbyn and UKIP in the UK, to Melenchon and Le Pen in France, to Sanders and Trump in the US, both populists on the left and the right are having huge success in what were considered centrist, liberal democracies.
Both side... | 1,516,727,440 | -lokkes- | dt4hz5j | dt4f5hq | 3 | 2 |
CMV: Tipping should not be expected
I believe tipping has become a social pressure and is expected in our culture or one risks appearing rude. TripAdvisor states, that “It is customary to tip approximately 15-20% on the total bill before tax, less for poor service, more for truly exceptional service. Many restaurants ... | Shouldn't be expected by who? As long as the waiters get enough tips on average to earn a living wage, they will be fine. They want a tip from everyone, but understand some people will not tip. I agree with point one and two. As long as the business makes a profit and the staff doesn't protest, the mangers/owners don't... | In response to point 2) :
If you can't afford to tip your server - *you cannot afford to eat out.* It's such an expected and integral part of dining in the U.S. that not doing it is an unforgivable faux pas. Just like sales tax at a store, the tip is an invisible part of the transaction that you have to be conscious o... | 78t6f9 | CMV: Tipping should not be expected | I believe tipping has become a social pressure and is expected in our culture or one risks appearing rude. TripAdvisor states, that “It is customary to tip approximately 15-20% on the total bill before tax, less for poor service, more for truly exceptional service. Many restaurants may charge an automatic 15-18% gratui... | 1,508,990,778 | Lsheiahegaoaneywk | dowpq6i | downtwb | 2 | 1 |
CMV: It's hypocritical to be offended by such epithets as r*****, k***, n*****, and g**, but not b****, sl**, and w****.
First, I apologize for all of the asterisks. I was once banned for a week in another sub for not using them, so now I'm conforming to Reddit protocol. I imagine everyone knows the words to which I'm... | When I was younger, the same argument was made by racists (40 years ago). They would say that when they use racial slurs they didn't have in mind all black or brown people, just the ones who acted in a stupid manner.
if that argument doesn't work for race, I'm not sure why it should for gender. | It depends on use, but most common use is:
>*informal + often offensive : a malicious, spiteful, or overbearing woman Source:https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bitch*
It still is a thing that implies characteristics that aren't representative for whole group. | q4tuhv | CMV: It's hypocritical to be offended by such epithets as r*****, k***, n*****, and g**, but not b****, sl**, and w****. | First, I apologize for all of the asterisks. I was once banned for a week in another sub for not using them, so now I'm conforming to Reddit protocol. I imagine everyone knows the words to which I'm alluding.
Personally, I think context matters in terms of whether I'm offended by what someone says. I don't have absolu... | 1,633,812,924 | agonisticpathos | hg10cbb | hg0z9yr | 3 | 1 |
CMV: the asterisk in trans* is pointless and distracting.
Right, so, I am ostensibly supportive of trans people. I'm onboard with genderfluidity as a general concept, I am not upset at any request to refer to someone by their preferred pronoun (well... maybe not "*xe*" for now, but that's another CMV), and I do recogn... | http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/outward/2014/01/10/trans_what_does_it_mean_and_where_did_it_come_from/transposter900.jpg.CROP.promovar-medium2.jpg
While the * can stand for transman or transwoman, there are a host of other terms that it also encompasses. If it were just transman and transwoman, then it mi... | Yes, it is meant to be a wildcard that would stand in for whatever else one might want to put after the trans.
I agree with you that it is, on a practical level, indistinguishable from using "trans" without the asterisk. But I don't think it's realistic to think that anyone who's ready to harass trans people is going... | 93zng0 | CMV: the asterisk in trans* is pointless and distracting. | Right, so, I am ostensibly supportive of trans people. I'm onboard with genderfluidity as a general concept, I am not upset at any request to refer to someone by their preferred pronoun (well... maybe not "*xe*" for now, but that's another CMV), and I do recognise that I probably have some inherent transphobic beliefs.... | 1,533,219,469 | almostambidextrous | e3h9f49 | e3h5vga | 4 | 1 |
CMV: It isn't important that I turn off the lights when I go.
In the US, we have a habit of turning off the lights when you leave a room or a house. I've heard in Norway people find this behavior odd because electrical power is so cheap and it's almost entirely renewable.
Those two factors have changed recently.
I... | What about from a more philosophical standpoint, just not being wasteful in general? I can see this being especially important if you have children, as it is a good trait to instill at a young age. | I am all for turning lights off, but mainly on principle that I don't like to waste. Some people get a bit overzealous on the negative impacts. Let's run some numbers to see just how much waste is generated from leaving the lights on.
>Let us assume we are an average person living in the US who consumes 10,766 kWh/a... | 7seugm | CMV: It isn't important that I turn off the lights when I go. | In the US, we have a habit of turning off the lights when you leave a room or a house. I've heard in Norway people find this behavior odd because electrical power is so cheap and it's almost entirely renewable.
Those two factors have changed recently.
I live in a studio. I have about 8 bulbs to my name (all LED). A... | 1,516,718,784 | fox-mcleod | dt4mb02 | dt4f6wo | 1 | 0 |
CMV: The United States should not defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.
Taiwan has been a focal point of Chinese-American tension since the inception of the People’s Republic. I have read several articles arguing that we should defend Taiwan in the event of military invasion.
Examples:
https://time.com/6... | That’s a military impossibility without a ballistic interception system far beyond Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system, which is likely the best in the world. | Russia, China, Iran, Israel, USA, UK don't have the resources or money to fight a global war. Why are people acting as if WW3 is about to start there is no chance of a world war and Iss rail will annex g and Ukraine/Russia will end with negotiations. You've got to stop watching the news. MAD has ensured war will never ... | 1991a6d | CMV: The United States should not defend Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion. | Taiwan has been a focal point of Chinese-American tension since the inception of the People’s Republic. I have read several articles arguing that we should defend Taiwan in the event of military invasion.
Examples:
https://time.com/6221072/why-protecting-taiwan-really-matters-to-the-u-s/
https://www.fpri.org/article... | 1,705,510,389 | byzantiu | kib1fxs | kib0ow4 | 1 | -1 |
CMV: If I have to intentionally hide a true fact about myself in order to stay friends with someone, we aren’t honest friends.
Long story short, I’ve known a girl for some time now who has become my friend. What she doesn’t know, is that I was in love with her (or to be fair, the idea of her) from the first moment I s... | What is an "honest friend" and why is it so important to you that this woman falls into that category?
Why can't they just be a casual friend or an acquaintance?
FYI, when a woman says they "want to remain friends" they mean casual friends or acquaintances. They don't mean best friends forever.
And you don't prof... | Friendship is based on honesty. It’s also based on empathy, compassion, and understanding. You asked her out and she said no. What purpose does telling her how strong your feelings were for her serve? Why do you feel the need to share this information with her now?
It’s not dishonest to not tell her. She knows you had... | smgwk4 | CMV: If I have to intentionally hide a true fact about myself in order to stay friends with someone, we aren’t honest friends. | Long story short, I’ve known a girl for some time now who has become my friend. What she doesn’t know, is that I was in love with her (or to be fair, the idea of her) from the first moment I saw her. When I met her however, she actually turned out to truly be that idea I had of her and more, in every way. No women has ... | 1,644,207,251 | RIPxxx | hvwpdwg | hvwme0f | 6 | 2 |
CMV: If gender is a social construct, then so is race
Let us take, as a given, that gender is divorced from the circumstances of your birth, that it is not a mental illness, and that there is no biological basis for what gender identity someone should express. Have I phrased that effectively? I'm trying to be concise,... | The problem here is that people like to make things too simplistic, often creating artificial barriers that are mutually exclusive. Social constructionism is one of these areas. So is race.
Gender is not really a social construct. Yes, there are *elements* of gender that are social constructs, but it a complicated top... | There are at least two parts of your view that should be changed:
(1) Neither separation from the circumstances of birth nor lack of a biological basis need apply to gender on an account of gender as a social construct. In fact, I can't think of any psychological, sociological, feminist, or philosophical account of th... | 78wwz3 | CMV: If gender is a social construct, then so is race | Let us take, as a given, that gender is divorced from the circumstances of your birth, that it is not a mental illness, and that there is no biological basis for what gender identity someone should express. Have I phrased that effectively? I'm trying to be concise, but I want to portray that premise correctly.
Why, th... | 1,509,037,086 | BoppeBoye | doxt9r4 | doxoye4 | 10 | 2 |
cmv: the rise of relatable mental health content glamorizes being mentally ill or staying miserable rather than healing
Don’t get me wrong it’s great that people are now aware of a lot of issues and it’s and it can be helpful both to them and the people around them but it gets very problematic when people relate to ... | You remember before there was widespread acceptance of LGBTQ issues on the Internet? And then there was, but for a while it really seemed to go "too far" and it seemed more like not being straight was how you were cool online vs. just being a state of existence, and people began to gatekeep it?
This is what happens wh... | Also what you might be doing is the rise of armchair psychologist that mentally evaluate and judge who and who does not have a mental illness based on a 15 second clip.... are you in anyway trained professionally to make this opinion?
I believe when it comes to mental health it should be left up to professionals and h... | 10rz0ek | cmv: the rise of relatable mental health content glamorizes being mentally ill or staying miserable rather than healing |
Don’t get me wrong it’s great that people are now aware of a lot of issues and it’s and it can be helpful both to them and the people around them but it gets very problematic when people relate to every other video about someone suffering from a certain and those videos somehow instead of just normalizing mental illn... | 1,675,367,486 | Necessary-Positive43 | j6yopkk | j6ygwu5 | 50 | 4 |
CMV: As a future law enforcement officer, I believe that the Atlanta police shooting of Brooks was not justified.
I noticed that many people found the shooting justified but I find this unjustified. Here’s my explanation:
Shooting at someone who shot a taser at you with no effect is not a valid reason to fire your g... | 4 time felon, 5 arrests here. It was justified. He was treated with respect and patience for almost an hour before they attempted to cuff him. He fought immediately. Should the cop have taken out the taser if he wasnt going to use it immediately when fighting a suspect giving him amd another officer issues in subdu... | >Shooting at someone who shot a taser at you with no effect is not a valid reason to fire your gun.
Indeed. Shooting someone who is about to taser at you is, however, a reason to shoot someone. So now you have to prove this officer was fully cognisant that the taser was not functional.
>People would say that he atta... | hh35rk | CMV: As a future law enforcement officer, I believe that the Atlanta police shooting of Brooks was not justified. | I noticed that many people found the shooting justified but I find this unjustified. Here’s my explanation:
Shooting at someone who shot a taser at you with no effect is not a valid reason to fire your gun. People would say that he attacked the officers. But officers shoot when their lives are in danger; meaning that... | 1,593,297,515 | YourUserIsTakenLoL | fw7n6hw | fw7n2oi | 3 | 0 |
CMV: I believe in determinism and that free will doesn't exist
I was reading "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", from Stephen Covey, and there was a part of the book about behaviorism. It stated that with proactivity and responsability we can obtain free will, while those who are reactive are doomed to be slave... | Hey I'm just going to argue a small bit of your argument here. That the future is already defined. As far as humans can tell there's an inherent randomness at the subatomic level. It's a problem Einstein struggled with his entire life holding onto the belief that "God does not play dice". So large scale events are almo... | Feel free to believe in free will or not, but Determinism isn't supported by the evidence from physics without getting into very weird variants (Superdeterminism or Many Worlds that don't look much like Determinism at all). There is simply no way to reconcile it with quantum mechanics and Bell's inequality. Every even... | 93y88b | CMV: I believe in determinism and that free will doesn't exist | I was reading "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", from Stephen Covey, and there was a part of the book about behaviorism. It stated that with proactivity and responsability we can obtain free will, while those who are reactive are doomed to be slaves of external stimuli. I tried to be open minded, but it was dif... | 1,533,206,999 | Oderis | e3hg0e7 | e3gtvib | 7 | 1 |
CMV: People in America over criticize the rich.
No. I'm not talking about the people who actually fuck up regularly by using questionable exploits to avoid taxation, mistreat their employees as pawns, etc.
We as a society need someone to blame. The problem is we see Problem ( X ) and assume that Rich Person ( Y ) sh... | A MAJOR part of the problem is that the rich essentially control the government via campaign contributions.
So who do you think ends up writing all of the laws and policy, that end up benefiting the rich?
The rich do, via their lobbyists.
So people are tired of feeling like they don’t have a voice, and that the gove... | I don’t see rich people as a problem per say. And I don’t see them as someone who should be bailing out like you say. What I do have a problem with is when you are rich, you tend to have the money and power to get things passed or changed that would benefit the rich and not everyone. They should be able to do and buy w... | g9p0pk | CMV: People in America over criticize the rich. | No. I'm not talking about the people who actually fuck up regularly by using questionable exploits to avoid taxation, mistreat their employees as pawns, etc.
We as a society need someone to blame. The problem is we see Problem ( X ) and assume that Rich Person ( Y ) should be using their money to solve it and make th... | 1,588,086,903 | Valiant_Enigma | fouranj | founagp | 4 | 2 |
CMV: As a future law enforcement officer, I believe that the Atlanta police shooting of Brooks was not justified.
I noticed that many people found the shooting justified but I find this unjustified. Here’s my explanation:
Shooting at someone who shot a taser at you with no effect is not a valid reason to fire your g... | Let's start by saying that even if it was unjustified, it clearly wasn't felony murder which is what the officer who shot him was charged with. It's just crazy to charge him with felony murder.
>Shooting at someone who shot a taser at you with no effect is not a valid reason to fire your gun
According to Atlanta law... | \> But officers shoot when their lives are in danger
Well here's the problem, officers also shoot when \*others'\* lives are in danger as well. If the man posed a threat to two officers, he posed a threat to others in the area in escaping, especially if armed. If he had managed to tase one of the officers then he m... | hh35rk | CMV: As a future law enforcement officer, I believe that the Atlanta police shooting of Brooks was not justified. | I noticed that many people found the shooting justified but I find this unjustified. Here’s my explanation:
Shooting at someone who shot a taser at you with no effect is not a valid reason to fire your gun. People would say that he attacked the officers. But officers shoot when their lives are in danger; meaning that... | 1,593,297,515 | YourUserIsTakenLoL | fw7ookx | fw7nhfx | 3 | 1 |
CMV: Welfare is immoral.
Let me start with a few anecdotes and sources.
First is a story about Davy Crockett serving as a Congressman. How factual it is I don't know, but the moral argument within stands. There was a fire in Georgetown and a lot of people's homes were lost. He voted in favor of a bill which provided... | > Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral self-righteous bullying laziness. People need to be fed, medicated, educated, clothed, and sheltered, and if we’re compassionate we’ll help them, but you get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think i... | First technicality. I think you should allow personal compassion into your definition of the word 'Welfare'. If my church runs a soup kitchen it's still welfare. I believe your post should be titled "Government run Welfare is Immoral"
I'll go the religious perspective. I had an interesting conversation with a Christ... | 78xh8u | CMV: Welfare is immoral. | Let me start with a few anecdotes and sources.
First is a story about Davy Crockett serving as a Congressman. How factual it is I don't know, but the moral argument within stands. There was a fire in Georgetown and a lot of people's homes were lost. He voted in favor of a bill which provided $20,000 to help the peopl... | 1,509,041,989 | das_american | doxh5zm | doxg631 | 18 | 2 |
CMV: I disagree with the notion that drunk consent is not consent
Many high school sex-ed classes in the U.S. these days teach that "drunk consent is not consent." I understand this to mean that if two people consensually engage in intercourse and one (or both?) parties is inebriated, the event is tantamount to rape. ... | > I understand this to mean that if two people consensually engage in intercourse and one (or both?) parties is inebriated, the event is tantamount to rape.
I can't speak to the exact language of what you're referring to, but I think this is a misunderstanding of what's going on. Consent is about what the person wants... | Drunk consent is only wrong when one party is sober. | sme8kj | CMV: I disagree with the notion that drunk consent is not consent | Many high school sex-ed classes in the U.S. these days teach that "drunk consent is not consent." I understand this to mean that if two people consensually engage in intercourse and one (or both?) parties is inebriated, the event is tantamount to rape. It seems many people of my age group subscribe to this belief, and ... | 1,644,199,248 | CinnabarEyes | hvw49vm | hvw34o4 | 4 | -3 |
CMV: The All In Challenge is stupid imo
Why do celebrities need donations? Couldn't they just donate their own money instead of selling experiences?
$20 million has been raised so far. To put this into perspective, Oprah Winfrey makes $300 million/year and $20 million is less than 1% of her net worth.
If celebritie... | Someone already pointed out that a celebrity can both donate their own money and raise money. I'd like to additionally point out that for most celebrities donating time in order to raise more money is actually the most altruistic thing they can do. For very wealthy people, time is their most valuable commodity, much mo... | > Why do celebrities need donations?
Celebrities aren't receiving donations.
> Couldn't they just donate their own money instead of selling experiences?
Why does it have to be either/or? Can't they do both? For example, Kim Kardashian already committed $1M to COVID-19 relief efforts, and she offered something on t... | g9q12r | CMV: The All In Challenge is stupid imo | Why do celebrities need donations? Couldn't they just donate their own money instead of selling experiences?
$20 million has been raised so far. To put this into perspective, Oprah Winfrey makes $300 million/year and $20 million is less than 1% of her net worth.
If celebrities donated at least 1% of their own net wo... | 1,588,090,170 | soundzgood2me | fouymhy | fouvd9z | 6 | 2 |
CMV: trans's parent has bad parenting skills. But, they are too small in number which will not become the standard.
technically I have 2 views here, feel free to change either one:
1. The reason why transgender exists is mostly because of bad parenting / parenting skills.
The transgender statistic is bad: Higher sui... | I mean I get where you’re coming from but it’s absolutely absurd to suggest that transgenderism is solely, or primarily, derived from poor parenting. There’s all sorts of biological factors at play that determine whether someone will experience the notion of incongruity between their chromosomal sex and gender identity... | >The simplified answer to why trans people are trans is because their brain/emotions do not fit their physical selves.
What does it mean for someone's brain/emotions not to fit their physical selves?
The brain is one element of a physical self. In what way wouldn't it fit?
Emotions eminate from the body, in what way... | 10sc4gf | CMV: trans's parent has bad parenting skills. But, they are too small in number which will not become the standard. | technically I have 2 views here, feel free to change either one:
1. The reason why transgender exists is mostly because of bad parenting / parenting skills.
The transgender statistic is bad: Higher suicide rate, more discrimination, etc. Every Transgender is basically a warrior, they are fighting (intentional or not)... | 1,675,401,827 | kagekyaa | j711t89 | j70yzvt | 1 | 0 |
CMV: The play "Hamilton" encourages misinterpretation of Hamilton and Jefferson
As a history buff, a BA historian, and recently, a history teacher, I've long had my gripes with how the general public views a number of historical events, as well as history as a whole. That's why I decided I wanted to teach it. I want t... | Expecting Hamilton to teach people accurate history is like asking Star Wars to teach accurate science. The setting and characters, while representing real figures, are not intended to show that setting and those figures as they really were, it is intended to tell an original story containing contemporary themes solely... | > The only reason I can fathom why he was rehabilitated is that Hamilton didn't own slaves, while Jefferson did
I honestly haven't seen the play. I need to.
But, my impression, at least from the songs that I heard, was that he was portrayed as an immigrant from a poor background and a sad backstory, who came to the ... | q4p4lz | CMV: The play "Hamilton" encourages misinterpretation of Hamilton and Jefferson | As a history buff, a BA historian, and recently, a history teacher, I've long had my gripes with how the general public views a number of historical events, as well as history as a whole. That's why I decided I wanted to teach it. I want to encourage passionate and nuanced understanding of history in the next generatio... | 1,633,798,316 | Kasunex | hg04qsz | hg039x4 | 21 | 11 |
CMV: In many cases it is more ethical to buy goods from countries with inhumane working conditions
I am very open to changing my mind on this one.
I think that it's extremely rare that countries just out of nowhere raise living conditions from working 15 hrs a day caring about paid leave. Instead, most countries tha... | I see your overall point - ironically, given the nature of this sub, I had never thought of it that way. However, it's flawed for one key reason. The idea of supporting extremely inhuman working conditions will inherently perpetuate a cycle of big companies constantly finding new labor to exploit. Boycotting products t... | >If I buy their competitors manufactured in Ohio for thrice the price, I am in no way helping those who need it
Sure you are, you're hoping the people in Ohio who also need jobs. If we all stop buying from companies like that, it only puts more and more people in America out of jobs while furthering the poor working ... | 10rzt0c | CMV: In many cases it is more ethical to buy goods from countries with inhumane working conditions | I am very open to changing my mind on this one.
I think that it's extremely rare that countries just out of nowhere raise living conditions from working 15 hrs a day caring about paid leave. Instead, most countries that managed to walk this way - especially if we exclude postcolonial powers - were very poor, then too... | 1,675,369,386 | MeMyself_N_I1 | j6ym9lw | j6ylvpx | 12 | 2 |
CMV: No matter the debate, it is extremely important to be open to having your mind changed, no matter the issue
I’m ironically willing to change my mind on this issue, however, I feel like it can only be of benefit in the context of a debate. If you have the mindset that you’re walking into the debate just to change... | Not all ideas have equal merit, and not all arguments are worth having. There are only so many hours in a day and years in your life, so there is no benefit to spending the time being "open" to the idea that leprechauns live in the pocket of the guy who lives down the street.
Civilization requires a degree of open-min... | I think you are failing to distinguish between evaluating the best available information and having an open mind.
Why would you be open to have an open mind while debating if vaccines cause autism ? If the best scientific evidence points to no correlation why should you be open to changing opinions? You should evalua... | 8o2pmv | CMV: No matter the debate, it is extremely important to be open to having your mind changed, no matter the issue | I’m ironically willing to change my mind on this issue, however, I feel like it can only be of benefit in the context of a debate. If you have the mindset that you’re walking into the debate just to change someone else’s mind, you’re not going to fully take their ideas into account. Besides this essentially invalidati... | 1,527,965,584 | AdvantageousBayonet | e008buh | e007uk7 | 259 | 2 |
CMV: Foreign Home Ownership (of non-residents) should be made retroactively illegal.
Throughout the Western world be in New York, Auckland, Sydney, London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Los Angelos, San Francisco... Most notably Vancouver... Extremely wealthy foreigners seem to be purchasing up large amounts of ... | I'm largely in agreement with you, but I think the better way to address it would be to heavily tax non-residential apartments. This has several effects: 1) Reduce the demand for unused apartments by making them more expensive) 2) Bring money into the city's coffers to fund services and infrastructure spending for tho... | Are foreign corporations exempt from this rule ?
If no, this opens up a simple loophole in which someone can open a corporations and buy that land.
Is this only for residential properties or also for commercial properties ?
There are valid business reasons why international companies/non-residents would want to buy c... | 78yj77 | CMV: Foreign Home Ownership (of non-residents) should be made retroactively illegal. | Throughout the Western world be in New York, Auckland, Sydney, London, Paris, Berlin, Frankfurt, Tel Aviv, Los Angelos, San Francisco... Most notably Vancouver... Extremely wealthy foreigners seem to be purchasing up large amounts of property and not using them whatsoever. We hear stories of a family connected to the C... | 1,509,051,374 | FarkasNemet | doxtdnc | doxpz6d | 11 | 3 |
CMV African Americans in the USA have themselves to blame for Police violence
So I belive that in the USA at least the reason that there's violence against black Americans and admittedly bad shoots isn't because of racism which if it ever is undeniably is illegal and immoral but I say the real reason that there is pol... | Ok, I'm going to just focus on one bit of what you said.
Data has shown that police encounters with black people are more likely to result in violence even in the context of non violent crime.
You yourself suggest that this is the case -- in fact, you are saying that the population statistics on violent crime justify... | While I don't entirely disagree with you, when you consider the reasons why African Americans commit more crime than other people, it comes down to discrimination in the past - segregation and discrimination post-slavery means that African Americans disproportionately live in poor areas, and therefore are more likely t... | 93yrja | CMV African Americans in the USA have themselves to blame for Police violence | So I belive that in the USA at least the reason that there's violence against black Americans and admittedly bad shoots isn't because of racism which if it ever is undeniably is illegal and immoral but I say the real reason that there is police violence against them is because they commit 51% of violent crime despite b... | 1,533,212,251 | peeps3298 | e3gwlki | e3gwcda | 8 | 5 |
CMV: Hating on people who take refuse the COVID-19 Vaccine makes you part of the problem
Especially online I've noticed it's become very accepted to refer to people who refuse the vaccine as "idiots", "deliberately selfish", or even going as far as too make light of, or even act as if it's good when these people get s... | Claiming the moral high ground allows us to build political will for vaccine mandates and other policies that restrict the unvaccinated from activities that risk spreading Covid. The point of spreading the "reason doesn't work" narrative is to get people to stop focusing on just talking so that we can move on to interv... | So if I, a Belgian, call US anti-vaxxers idiots I'm not a part of the problem? Because there's no way for me to influence the sociological state of the US in any meaningful way in either direction. | q4s63v | CMV: Hating on people who take refuse the COVID-19 Vaccine makes you part of the problem | Especially online I've noticed it's become very accepted to refer to people who refuse the vaccine as "idiots", "deliberately selfish", or even going as far as too make light of, or even act as if it's good when these people get sick and die.
This is an unprecedented rejection of modern medicine in such a dire circums... | 1,633,807,637 | dednbloted | hg0m7og | hg0l5xx | 33 | 9 |
CMV: The play "Hamilton" encourages misinterpretation of Hamilton and Jefferson
As a history buff, a BA historian, and recently, a history teacher, I've long had my gripes with how the general public views a number of historical events, as well as history as a whole. That's why I decided I wanted to teach it. I want t... | based on your OP, i assume that all historical fiction based on known people, in any media, that is not 100% historically accurate is off the table.
this is plainly unfeasible. i am an historian too, focusing on post-modern american history and some roman history. “gladiator” and “rome” are such enjoyable, interesting... | And yet the job of a history teacher is precisely to "unlearn" much of the biases and assumptions their students have, whether they're a piece of entertainment or what their parents have told them.
But I think this viewpoint simultaneously gives too much and too little credit to people who watch stuff like Hamilton. T... | q4p4lz | CMV: The play "Hamilton" encourages misinterpretation of Hamilton and Jefferson | As a history buff, a BA historian, and recently, a history teacher, I've long had my gripes with how the general public views a number of historical events, as well as history as a whole. That's why I decided I wanted to teach it. I want to encourage passionate and nuanced understanding of history in the next generatio... | 1,633,798,316 | Kasunex | hg0ea1s | hg0aqgj | 24 | 17 |
CMV: Louis CK doesn't deserve to be punished
I'd like to revisit the perception of Louis CK, in the light of the recently found limit of range of the #metoo movement (Aziz Ansari didn't need to be in the news, as has been generally accepted)
There has recently been a cultural consensus that men in power have been get... | >(Aziz Ansari didn't need to be in the news, as has been generally accepted)
Woah woah woah, can you justify this for me? I realize this isn't part of your actual view, but it seems to be an important assumption that your actual view depends on, so I'd really like to understand what circles you're part of where this i... | Was Louis the boss of any of these women? Did he trap any of them in a bathroom? Did he not ask to do masturbate in front of them? The only one he was a boss of he asked to do it she said no. And he said Sorry I Have issues. He didn't force her into anything. Unless I am missing part of the facts about Louis, I don't t... | 7s35n8 | CMV: Louis CK doesn't deserve to be punished | I'd like to revisit the perception of Louis CK, in the light of the recently found limit of range of the #metoo movement (Aziz Ansari didn't need to be in the news, as has been generally accepted)
There has recently been a cultural consensus that men in power have been getting away with some shit that they should no l... | 1,516,593,538 | I_Guarantee_It | dt29yqh | dt1pxdx | 5 | -4 |
cmv: the rise of relatable mental health content glamorizes being mentally ill or staying miserable rather than healing
Don’t get me wrong it’s great that people are now aware of a lot of issues and it’s and it can be helpful both to them and the people around them but it gets very problematic when people relate to ... | Sure there’s a certain sense of trendiness now that mental health is socially acceptable to discuss and examine. But IMO that’s a small price to pay in the larger context, which is that people, in general, are increasingly comfortable to be honest about their private suffering. There’s more openness, less isolation, le... | >I am not allowed to think about shit critically
Calm down, Sparky. No one ever told you that and you're appealing to the extreme.
You are deciding which posts are acceptable and which are not, and it's entirely fair to point out that you have no training in differentiating between the two. This is just a guess on... | 10rz0ek | cmv: the rise of relatable mental health content glamorizes being mentally ill or staying miserable rather than healing |
Don’t get me wrong it’s great that people are now aware of a lot of issues and it’s and it can be helpful both to them and the people around them but it gets very problematic when people relate to every other video about someone suffering from a certain and those videos somehow instead of just normalizing mental illn... | 1,675,367,486 | Necessary-Positive43 | j6ywhtv | j6ytist | 3 | 1 |
CMV: trans's parent has bad parenting skills. But, they are too small in number which will not become the standard.
technically I have 2 views here, feel free to change either one:
1. The reason why transgender exists is mostly because of bad parenting / parenting skills.
The transgender statistic is bad: Higher sui... | >more like try your best to emphasize their biological sex.
This is *literally why* suicide rates are higher for trans people. They're a lot lower in trans kids who are encouraged to be and accepted as the gender they want to be. Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33275858/ or literally talk to any trans person.
... | You keep talking about parents pushing their kids to be trans. Please point to some credible examples of this happening.
You also keep failing to respond to what people are saying about parents treating trans kids poorly being *one of the causes* of the issues trans kids experience. It’s not like one day in adulthood... | 10sc4gf | CMV: trans's parent has bad parenting skills. But, they are too small in number which will not become the standard. | technically I have 2 views here, feel free to change either one:
1. The reason why transgender exists is mostly because of bad parenting / parenting skills.
The transgender statistic is bad: Higher suicide rate, more discrimination, etc. Every Transgender is basically a warrior, they are fighting (intentional or not)... | 1,675,401,827 | kagekyaa | j70tpxb | j70t5xt | 34 | 7 |
CMV: Encouraging patient gaming damages the gaming industry
What I refer to when I say "patient gaming" is when people refuse to buy a game at full price and instead buy a game several months or years later when the game and DLC have been packaged and heavily discounted.
Many proponents of patient gaming say that it ... | >The problem with this type of sentiment is that refusing to buy games at full price could cause gaming companies to simply shut down
There's nothing about 'patient gaming' that says people should spend less money on games *over all*. Buying older, discounted games just means you can buy more games from more develope... |
>Many proponents of patient gaming say that it encourages companies to make better products instead of relying on hype or preorders. The problem with this type of sentiment is that refusing to buy games at full price could cause gaming companies to simply shut down. AAA companies already often struggle to profit and t... | 6q0d7z | CMV: Encouraging patient gaming damages the gaming industry | What I refer to when I say "patient gaming" is when people refuse to buy a game at full price and instead buy a game several months or years later when the game and DLC have been packaged and heavily discounted.
Many proponents of patient gaming say that it encourages companies to make better products instead of relyi... | 1,501,202,833 | ManipulatorOfGravity | dktm9y1 | dktlnfl | 6 | 1 |
CMV: 1987 is the greatest year in film history
Check out the list of classics, cultural landmarks, and memorable duds that came out that year: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987\_in\_film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_film)
The Princess Bride, Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Secret of My Success, Fatal Attraction,... | Read [this article](https://www.looper.com/153350/the-greatest-years-in-movie-history/) showing certain great years in movie history. That's not on it. I'm kind of fond of 1999. Most action movies today owe something to The Matrix. Galaxy Quest is still the best Star Trek movie (and is considered by most Trekkies to be... | I watch a lot of films and yet I have only seen 6 of those, and heard of another 6. And those that I have heard of are not exactly universally held up as classics.
For example Full Metal Jacket and Good Morning Vietnam, both good Vietnam movies but not pre-eminent in that genre.
You are even scraping the barrel so mu... | g9oq42 | CMV: 1987 is the greatest year in film history | Check out the list of classics, cultural landmarks, and memorable duds that came out that year: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987\_in\_film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_film)
The Princess Bride, Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Secret of My Success, Fatal Attraction, Disorderlies, The Lost Boys, Good Morning Vietn... | 1,588,085,937 | FreebornManoftheYUSA | fov2gez | fouwje8 | 3 | 2 |
CMV: No matter the debate, it is extremely important to be open to having your mind changed, no matter the issue
I’m ironically willing to change my mind on this issue, however, I feel like it can only be of benefit in the context of a debate. If you have the mindset that you’re walking into the debate just to change... | So since debates are over facts. In that case no amount of debate and redoric will change mind. Facts will. A simple presentation of facts.
I say vinegar is an acid, you say base. Instead let's just do an experiment and see.
Edit: I deserve basic human decency is another non-negotiable. | I think that there are practical limitations on this principal. If a person is debating with you that god is speaking to them through the television, it's probably not very important to have your mind open to the possibility that that is true. | 8o2pmv | CMV: No matter the debate, it is extremely important to be open to having your mind changed, no matter the issue | I’m ironically willing to change my mind on this issue, however, I feel like it can only be of benefit in the context of a debate. If you have the mindset that you’re walking into the debate just to change someone else’s mind, you’re not going to fully take their ideas into account. Besides this essentially invalidati... | 1,527,965,584 | AdvantageousBayonet | e007dky | e007ash | 8 | 3 |
CMV: Explicit rap music encourages nihilistic behaviour and thought processes in youth
I would like to preface my argument with a short anecdote:
Last year (I am 18), I was attending an end of summer party. Later that night, a rowdy group of guys showed up and started causing a bit of trouble and making girls uncomfo... | I would argue that it's the exact other way around. The kids are already aggressive and talking shit, and at worst, rap merely amplifies that.
I would furthermore argue that it's not the music, but the personas of the musicians, that has a negative influence.
Arguably, there's metal subgenres that are *more aggressiv... | If we're using anecdotal evidence as part of the argument:
- Lots of people listened to violent music and haven't become violent, including you and I.
- Lots of violent people listened to folk music, then committed horrible sociopathic murders. Look at Charles Manson.
- Rap music isn't the only social influencer ou... | 10rcp3n | CMV: Explicit rap music encourages nihilistic behaviour and thought processes in youth | I would like to preface my argument with a short anecdote:
Last year (I am 18), I was attending an end of summer party. Later that night, a rowdy group of guys showed up and started causing a bit of trouble and making girls uncomfortable. I was ignoring them for the most part, until one of them tried to take one of my... | 1,675,301,251 | Miserable-Aspect1238 | j6w3293 | j6v55kz | 6 | 2 |
CMV: Louis CK doesn't deserve to be punished
I'd like to revisit the perception of Louis CK, in the light of the recently found limit of range of the #metoo movement (Aziz Ansari didn't need to be in the news, as has been generally accepted)
There has recently been a cultural consensus that men in power have been get... | Can you point me toward a source to better understand his transgressions on the sets of TV shows? | > He was in an authoritative position above them.
That's another way of saying "no." | 7s35n8 | CMV: Louis CK doesn't deserve to be punished | I'd like to revisit the perception of Louis CK, in the light of the recently found limit of range of the #metoo movement (Aziz Ansari didn't need to be in the news, as has been generally accepted)
There has recently been a cultural consensus that men in power have been getting away with some shit that they should no l... | 1,516,593,538 | I_Guarantee_It | dt2vzlm | dt2b3fz | 1 | 0 |
CMV: The Ontario Courts made the right decision in regards to Jordan Peterson
So just a note, I am not interested in making any sort of rule violation against rule B of this subreddit, nor am I looking to provoke others into making arguments on this topic. While Peterson's personal views may be strongly associated wi... | If he ignores all of this and just continues on as he has been, what are the consequences? Are those consequences enforced by the government? If so, then this is not a private organization. | What if you're an organization paid by the government to punish people for speaking in a particular way but are not technically part of the government yourself? Do you think that would be okay? | 199rvhl | CMV: The Ontario Courts made the right decision in regards to Jordan Peterson | So just a note, I am not interested in making any sort of rule violation against rule B of this subreddit, nor am I looking to provoke others into making arguments on this topic. While Peterson's personal views may be strongly associated with violations to rule B, and those views may have some relevance to this topic,... | 1,705,589,505 | joalr0 | kiga7qo | kig9xg6 | 127 | 6 |
CMV: Social media has replaced religion as the opiate of the masses.
I (38m) grew up in a high-demand religion and saw how much comfort it gave my grandparent’s and parent’s generations. Now all of my siblings and I have left organized religion and I see many in my generation have done the same, and even more of the g... | With this ideology, any vice that gives you comfort replaces religion.
Drink your problems away?
Smoke?
Play video games?
I mean these are all activities someone could use to escape the real world and avoid facing problems. I'm not sure if you meant to put it this way but it seems like you're saying this is bad and... | I don't think religion or social media is good for 'numbing the senses'. | 10rgvul | CMV: Social media has replaced religion as the opiate of the masses. | I (38m) grew up in a high-demand religion and saw how much comfort it gave my grandparent’s and parent’s generations. Now all of my siblings and I have left organized religion and I see many in my generation have done the same, and even more of the generations younger than me. That’s anecdotal, but obviously statistics... | 1,675,312,694 | Brhino11 | j6vmfcf | j6vlwz2 | 321 | 18 |
CMV: I paid for a service, and deserve to be angry/frustrated if it doesn't meet my expectations
I'm not sure if this goes against the intent behind this subreddit (mods feel free to delete), but I oppose this view to a large extent. However, I cannot seem to articulate arguments against it.
I was discussing the Ub... | Any emotional reaction falls out of the scope of business transactions. There is no need to be agry/frustrated when you get a service that does not meet the standards of the industry.
Whether there is an emotional reaction or not, there is one common behavior that really speaks volumes more than anger, it's capital all... | It *is* entitlement based on a business transaction. But it's justified because that business transaction is completed with something that you have very limited amount of (money). If someone does not give you what you expect (as advertised), it is justifiable to be angry because you have invested some of your finite re... | 93xw23 | CMV: I paid for a service, and deserve to be angry/frustrated if it doesn't meet my expectations | I'm not sure if this goes against the intent behind this subreddit (mods feel free to delete), but I oppose this view to a large extent. However, I cannot seem to articulate arguments against it.
I was discussing the Uber vs taxi topic with my friend, specifically about what recently happened in Barcelona. I argued ... | 1,533,203,178 | Beebeedeedop | e3h0fxr | e3gqg62 | 9 | 4 |
CMV: The US government has released video evidence that aliens likely exist.
So [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkmpiQmKFI4) is making the rounds. Apparently it was actually released by the Navy(?) a while ago, but the story never gained much traction. Today I saw this posted multiple times on mainstream ... | These videos were leaked years ago. It made pretty big news at the time. I too could hardly believe what I was seeing. This is the video that convinced me that it is probably not aliens. Basically, everything that we see is the result of visual illusions caused by the relative positions of the camera and the object. Th... | The thing is, we have reason to believe these were aircraft that the military couldn’t positively identify, but no reason to think that these are aliens. The objects featured could be anything from conventional aircraft, albeit ones possibly operating outside of their normal airspace, to drones. Understanding these obj... | g9ouwy | CMV: The US government has released video evidence that aliens likely exist. | So [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkmpiQmKFI4) is making the rounds. Apparently it was actually released by the Navy(?) a while ago, but the story never gained much traction. Today I saw this posted multiple times on mainstream news orgs. I thought it was a prank at first, but it's not April Fool's Day. ... | 1,588,086,357 | MrEctomy | fouohhf | foumfgd | 12 | 6 |
CMV: Being attached at the hip to technology is not a bad thing
I view my phone (especially) as an extension of myself, almost another organ of myself at this point.
It’s my second brain, the place where I store my thoughts, how I “touch” a lot of the world, “see and hear” what going on.
Many people say we need to... | Your counterpoint about being Ted Kascyinksi isn’t legit. It’s not about either embracing technology or completely rejecting it. It’s about finding a middle ground.
Why is is mostly bad? Because EVERYTHING about the digital experience is designed to be addictive. Developers and corporations prey on certain weaknesses... | How many phone numbers can you remember? How's your sense of direction?
I know plenty of people who could not remember their mothers cell phone number off the top of their head and plenty of people that could not drive to the grocery store without Waze open. People are relying too heavily on their cell phones for ba... | smsfox | CMV: Being attached at the hip to technology is not a bad thing | I view my phone (especially) as an extension of myself, almost another organ of myself at this point.
It’s my second brain, the place where I store my thoughts, how I “touch” a lot of the world, “see and hear” what going on.
Many people say we need to break away from technology and be more natural but I guess I don... | 1,644,246,588 | invamino | hw004dj | hvybcx4 | 1 | 0 |
cmv: the rise of relatable mental health content glamorizes being mentally ill or staying miserable rather than healing
Don’t get me wrong it’s great that people are now aware of a lot of issues and it’s and it can be helpful both to them and the people around them but it gets very problematic when people relate to ... | Social media has been a double edged sword in the mental health field. On one hand, yes, you have individuals who tend to see things mentioned online and choose to self diagnose based on what they see. This behavior has existed for centuries and is known as hypochondria, or being excessively concerned about one’s healt... | Can you give us a few examples of "glorifying" mental illness? Sorry, I honestly haven't seen that before but obviously I can't see everything.
Would it be any content talking about mental illness that doesn't include info on how to get help? | 10rz0ek | cmv: the rise of relatable mental health content glamorizes being mentally ill or staying miserable rather than healing |
Don’t get me wrong it’s great that people are now aware of a lot of issues and it’s and it can be helpful both to them and the people around them but it gets very problematic when people relate to every other video about someone suffering from a certain and those videos somehow instead of just normalizing mental illn... | 1,675,367,486 | Necessary-Positive43 | j6yr2qq | j6ypnmv | 3 | 2 |
CMV: There is no practical use-case where Blockchain Technology is the best option
I am not a crytpo expert. I am a software developer with a degree in AI, however, so I am at least somewhat familiar with this field. I cannot think of a single (non-trivial) application where blockchain is better than using traditional... | [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2020/07/27/85-of-italian-banks-are-exchanging-interbank-transfer-data-on-corda/](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2020/07/27/85-of-italian-banks-are-exchanging-interbank-transfer-data-on-corda/)
The blockchain is sufficiently secure and useful that banks are using it for interbank t... | >What about crime, scamming, and money laundering?
Super useful in these areas:
"We estimate that around $76 billion of illegal activity per year involve bitcoin (46% of bitcoin transactions), which is close to the scale of the U.S. and European markets for illegal drugs"
"Our findings suggest that cryptocurrencies ... | smwz6w | CMV: There is no practical use-case where Blockchain Technology is the best option | I am not a crytpo expert. I am a software developer with a degree in AI, however, so I am at least somewhat familiar with this field. I cannot think of a single (non-trivial) application where blockchain is better than using traditional systems. Data on the blockchain is permanent and public, which is not always desira... | 1,644,258,116 | thunderbirdsetup | hvzfyky | hvz5nje | 12 | 2 |
CMV - I believe that Populism challenges western liberal democracy, and that Right Populism is far more dangerous than left Populism to the future of our society.
We live in a political moment where political populism is on the rise in western nations. From Corbyn and UKIP in the UK, to Melenchon and Le Pen in France,... | There are two forms of populism, broadly. The “good” form simply advances the will/wants of majority. The form you are probably worried about is the bad form, which uses popular appeal to mask authoritarianism. That’s your Trump, Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Mao, Pinochet, Chávez, whatever.
The real problem is that the go... | >Does advocating for a "Muslim ban" or building an enormous border wall not radically change the ethnic makeup of a country, and by implication alter the position of certain groups in that society? Does voting for Brexit not radically change the economic and immigration future of the UK?
A person who is a nationalist ... | 7sfvzg | CMV - I believe that Populism challenges western liberal democracy, and that Right Populism is far more dangerous than left Populism to the future of our society. | We live in a political moment where political populism is on the rise in western nations. From Corbyn and UKIP in the UK, to Melenchon and Le Pen in France, to Sanders and Trump in the US, both populists on the left and the right are having huge success in what were considered centrist, liberal democracies.
Both side... | 1,516,727,440 | -lokkes- | dt4plsa | dt4kw41 | 54 | 7 |
CMV: I disagree with the notion that drunk consent is not consent
Many high school sex-ed classes in the U.S. these days teach that "drunk consent is not consent." I understand this to mean that if two people consensually engage in intercourse and one (or both?) parties is inebriated, the event is tantamount to rape. ... | Drunk consent is not consent when you've just met somebody. End of story there. It does get more complicated and into a gray area when people are in relationships, know each other, have planned to drink and have sex, and when both parties are equally drunk. But, I think it's a good rule of thumb that if someone is real... | > I understand this to mean that if two people consensually engage in intercourse and one (or both?) parties is inebriated, the event is tantamount to rape.
I can't speak to the exact language of what you're referring to, but I think this is a misunderstanding of what's going on. Consent is about what the person wants... | sme8kj | CMV: I disagree with the notion that drunk consent is not consent | Many high school sex-ed classes in the U.S. these days teach that "drunk consent is not consent." I understand this to mean that if two people consensually engage in intercourse and one (or both?) parties is inebriated, the event is tantamount to rape. It seems many people of my age group subscribe to this belief, and ... | 1,644,199,248 | CinnabarEyes | hvw4itp | hvw49vm | 9 | 4 |
CMV: I don't think fat acceptance is a good thing
Content warning: Discussion of obesity and arguing it is not a good thing. If reading such arguments will be traumatic for you, I suggest you read no further.
It seems to me that the idea of 'fat acceptance' is not a good thing, because being fat is something that is ... | Look when you focus on the weight you look away at the likely issue of mental illness. So when we create a negative stigma about weight we make it harder for people suffering to seek help. | Congrats on being an outlier. Most of the studies I've seen claim that being exposed to weight bias makes you more likely to get stressed out and binge eat to release that stress.
Also, fatness is not ugliness. | q4xa9q | CMV: I don't think fat acceptance is a good thing | Content warning: Discussion of obesity and arguing it is not a good thing. If reading such arguments will be traumatic for you, I suggest you read no further.
It seems to me that the idea of 'fat acceptance' is not a good thing, because being fat is something that is objectively not good for people. Acknowledging that... | 1,633,824,742 | Raspint | hg2dpn3 | hg1oo4c | 13 | 9 |
CMV: I don't feel the need to present my pronouns on social media
I have seen many masculine individuals including "he/him" in twitter bios. If you present in a masculine or feminine way it's not wrong to assume binary pronouns.
If you present masculine I'm going to assume to use he and him. For people who present in... | It seems like you're looking at this "should I put pronouns in my bio" question from a personal perspective. You're answering questions like "how do **I** feel about putting pronouns in my bio?" or "what does it make **me** look like when I put pronouns in my bio?" That's certainly an important way to look at things... | So firstly, I’m not going to argue that you *have* to include pronouns in your bios. I’m just going to try and explain why some people do.
Sometimes you can’t accurately infer a person’s pronouns just be looking at them.
For instance, a trans woman might look somewhat “masculine” but still want to be referred to as s... | g9me61 | CMV: I don't feel the need to present my pronouns on social media | I have seen many masculine individuals including "he/him" in twitter bios. If you present in a masculine or feminine way it's not wrong to assume binary pronouns.
If you present masculine I'm going to assume to use he and him. For people who present in a more androgynous way I'm going to use they/them etc.
This is al... | 1,588,077,432 | CloudyCrayons | fougae8 | fou93m9 | 10 | 0 |
CMV: A legal requirement to purchase from a private company is not a free market, and not general freedom
Edit: Thank you everyone that contributed to the discussion. It seems however, that it has stagnated to the cycle of 'legal vs practical', I so guess that's that.
Legally requiring people to purchase something ... | Your savings account idea is impractical in most cases. The average monthly premium is [320 dollars](https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/23/heres-how-much-the-average-american-spends-on-health-care.html). If you save that much every month, you're saving a little under 4K a year. Better hope you don't need a 20,000 dollar proc... | I don't think that many people would contest the claim that insurance mandates limit freedom in some respect. But without the premise that the freedom compromised by insurance mandates is a valuable freedom, there isn't much force to the claim that insurance mandates limit freedom.
Most people don't think that freedom... | 78y0he | CMV: A legal requirement to purchase from a private company is not a free market, and not general freedom | Edit: Thank you everyone that contributed to the discussion. It seems however, that it has stagnated to the cycle of 'legal vs practical', I so guess that's that.
Legally requiring people to purchase something from a private company is the opposite of a free market and the opposite of freedom in general. Insurance i... | 1,509,046,778 | SatanicOnion | doxmcon | doxm2yq | 2 | 1 |
CMV: Vaccination is a patriotic duty
I'm a Canadian and I'm genuinely disturbed by the amount of people involved in the recent protest against vaccine mandates and vaccination in general who are claiming to be acting out of patriotic sentiment. I believe that COVID vaccination is the responsibility of every citizen of... | "Patriotism" is self-defined, it's not up to an individual to determine what makes or disqualifies others from being a patriot
Not disagreeing that getting vaccinated is the right thing to do, just making a point on patriotism in general | >Vaccination, even in cases where I does not prevent infection greatly reduces risk of hospitalization and strain on the Healthcare system.
younger people are not at risk from covid, and are not filling up the hospitals whether vaccinated or not. | sm8kwd | CMV: Vaccination is a patriotic duty | I'm a Canadian and I'm genuinely disturbed by the amount of people involved in the recent protest against vaccine mandates and vaccination in general who are claiming to be acting out of patriotic sentiment. I believe that COVID vaccination is the responsibility of every citizen of our nation, especially if they want t... | 1,644,184,075 | TheRandomlyBiased | hvvwuuv | hvvl2gg | 14 | 9 |
CMV: Gun Control Is Fine How It Is
So I've been reading a lot upon gun control and what it is and I feel like there's not just the guns are bad side of the story but that gun control is fine how it is.
When looking at countries that have banned guns, for example Britain, gun violence goes down but acid attacks and st... | While acid attacks definitely increased massively in the UK, gun violence and violence in general went way down in Australia that banned their guns. So it's not a guarantee that by banning guns you'll just promote violence in new ways.
[There's also been studies that show that getting hands out of suicidal people, and... | I think one of the problems with gun control is not that it's too restrictive or not restrictive enough, but that it's too complex and variable. I can go to any state and drive, even though my driver's license is from one state. The inter-state reciprocity on carrying a gun is insanely complicated and changing all the ... | 8o0ox2 | CMV: Gun Control Is Fine How It Is | So I've been reading a lot upon gun control and what it is and I feel like there's not just the guns are bad side of the story but that gun control is fine how it is.
When looking at countries that have banned guns, for example Britain, gun violence goes down but acid attacks and stabbings go up. Bad people still find... | 1,527,947,734 | Patthias | dzzwcio | dzzry1h | 16 | 5 |
CMV: I don't feel the need to present my pronouns on social media
I have seen many masculine individuals including "he/him" in twitter bios. If you present in a masculine or feminine way it's not wrong to assume binary pronouns.
If you present masculine I'm going to assume to use he and him. For people who present in... | > If you present masculine I'm going to assume to use he and him. For people who present in a more androgynous way I'm going to use they/them etc.
>
> This is also fine for people who don't have pictures of themselves anywhere in their social media. That's fine.
> But seeing posts like "everyone should have pronouns ... | Putting pronouns in your bio definitely isn't the only or even the best way to support people who aren't cis, but it takes very little effort and helps to normalize having that information just presented, regardless of the way the person looks. There are plenty of people who don't "look" like the gender they are, wheth... | g9me61 | CMV: I don't feel the need to present my pronouns on social media | I have seen many masculine individuals including "he/him" in twitter bios. If you present in a masculine or feminine way it's not wrong to assume binary pronouns.
If you present masculine I'm going to assume to use he and him. For people who present in a more androgynous way I'm going to use they/them etc.
This is al... | 1,588,077,432 | CloudyCrayons | fouffxm | fou849s | 4 | 0 |
CMV: There is nothing abnormal or unnatural about grown men (or women) being attracted by teenagers
Before exposing my point I first need to state something clear : I am AGAINST adult people having romantic or sexual relationships with teenagers. When I say adult I'm not talking about some 19 or 20yo with a 17yo, I'm ... | It seems like in the context of the nature vs. nurture 'debate' (debate in quotations because it's not actually a debate - we all know that both contribute to everyone's personality), your perspective is that nature is sort of the default setting and nurture is whenever we control our urge to act on our default setting... | It's also "natural" to slaughter and murder your competitors in order to take their resources and land. But we know that the people who feel compelled to do murder are cunts.
This situation is analogous. Even if it were "natural" to be attracted to underage children, you should still be ashamed and afraid of this com... | 199ac9v | CMV: There is nothing abnormal or unnatural about grown men (or women) being attracted by teenagers | Before exposing my point I first need to state something clear : I am AGAINST adult people having romantic or sexual relationships with teenagers. When I say adult I'm not talking about some 19 or 20yo with a 17yo, I'm talking about grown adults like 25+ with people under 18.
That being said, I can now explain my vie... | 1,705,531,928 | Petite_Curious | kicqptc | kicqfzs | 12 | -1 |
CMV: “They” is not the right pronoun for non binary people.
I fully support the LGBTQ community. That isn’t the issue.
My issue has to do with grammar.
I believe using “they” to identify any singular person is confusing. It hijacks an existing plural pronoun for use when discussing a singular person. It demands me... | First, grammatical shifts happen. In fact, *this specific* grammatical shift has happened in English. It used to be the case that "you" was an exclusively plural pronoun, and was grammatically incorrect to use for a single person. Clearly that is not the case anymore, and I doubt you're encouraging us to go back to usi... | > I believe using “they” to identify any singular person is confusing. It hijacks an existing plural pronoun for use when discussing a singular person. It demands mental gymnastics just to understand the context.
No, "they" is a single person pronoun. And in fact you've probably used it yourself to describe a single s... | hh0wdp | CMV: “They” is not the right pronoun for non binary people. | I fully support the LGBTQ community. That isn’t the issue.
My issue has to do with grammar.
I believe using “they” to identify any singular person is confusing. It hijacks an existing plural pronoun for use when discussing a singular person. It demands mental gymnastics just to understand the context.
Are you tal... | 1,593,289,862 | [deleted] | fw7938a | fw78kd1 | 12 | 5 |
CMV: 1987 is the greatest year in film history
Check out the list of classics, cultural landmarks, and memorable duds that came out that year: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987\_in\_film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_film)
The Princess Bride, Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Secret of My Success, Fatal Attraction,... | >Someone make the case that 1987 is the greatest
aren’t you making the case?
A lot of those films in your list are good, but not exactly revolutionary for the medium. They’re almost all conventional Hollywood narratives in established genres. There’s nothing wrong with that but I think a year like 1925 or 1960 might ... | Ok that's the movies that came out that year but why do you think that is better than every other year? | g9oq42 | CMV: 1987 is the greatest year in film history | Check out the list of classics, cultural landmarks, and memorable duds that came out that year: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987\_in\_film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_film)
The Princess Bride, Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Secret of My Success, Fatal Attraction, Disorderlies, The Lost Boys, Good Morning Vietn... | 1,588,085,937 | FreebornManoftheYUSA | foulry4 | foulgxi | 4 | 2 |
CMV: The only thing that’s worse than buying clothes from fast fashion brands is judging people for shopping from fast fashion brands
I don't particularly agree with fast fashion, but I understand peoples reasons behind shopping from them and I think they should be respected:
The main reason people shop from fast fas... | Young people today will see the most dramatic change in climate in human history and have to live with it all of their lives. They have a very high priority on this and when you belittle their stance as being “unadult” that’s more offensive than calling you out for purchasing fast fashion. This would be akin to a youn... | I mean I guess it all depends on context, like it’s surely possible to be overzealous about any cause. It’s possible to berate someone excessively about climate change but having a reasonable discussion about a persons choices with respect to climate change in the appropriate context seems fine?
It seems like you’re ... | 198dids | CMV: The only thing that’s worse than buying clothes from fast fashion brands is judging people for shopping from fast fashion brands | I don't particularly agree with fast fashion, but I understand peoples reasons behind shopping from them and I think they should be respected:
The main reason people shop from fast fashion brands is because they are
1. affordable and 2) accessible
I feel that people who judge others for shopping in places like H&M, ... | 1,705,438,187 | Zealousideal_Weird_3 | ki6ncgf | ki6n4mc | 21 | 8 |
CMV: Society needs to get back to ignoring speech someone doesn't like instead of trying to get them fired or cancelled.
There are exceptions to this and that is if they are in a position of power and authority and their speech indicated they are negatively impacting groups of people in their lives due to being the ow... | 'Get back to'? When did we 'ignore speech we didn't like'? Back in the 2000s, when the Dixie Chicks got basically booted from country music for expressing that they were embarrassed to be from the same state as George W. Bush? The 80s or 90s, when putting anything vaguely magical in a piece of media would get you calle... | > they have a right to say whatever they want as long as they are not threatening someone else and so do you.
I have a right to organize a boycott against an employer if I don't like what one of their employees said, too.
There's a reasonable discussion to be had over under what circumstances, if any, such an action ... | q4r1f1 | CMV: Society needs to get back to ignoring speech someone doesn't like instead of trying to get them fired or cancelled. | There are exceptions to this and that is if they are in a position of power and authority and their speech indicated they are negatively impacting groups of people in their lives due to being the owner of a business, a politician, or a person of legal authority.
With in that exception it needs to be clearly targeted t... | 1,633,804,163 | Andalib_Odulate | hg0kndn | hg0esbl | 1,877 | 171 |
CMV: AI Co's must ensure there's a continuing business model for artists and writers - or they'll devour the future.
I'm just throwing this out to hear from folks working in AI or following the industry who may have some perspective to share. There's a lot of content out there already about various fears re AI: takin... | >AI will be stuck witWhen this happens, we'll have less new content being generated, and AI will be stuck with increasingly old training data
I think this is a slippery slope, or at least its connotations are with regards to the rest of the post.
Less new content is not bad. Nowadays anyone can post shit posts and ca... | >While we can debate whether the tools pirate or create
The only ones debating it are people who don't understand how AI works.
>we'll have less new content being generated, and AI will be stuck with increasingly old training data
That's not really how it works.
Once you have an AI that's been fully trained and opt... | 10rjwq8 | CMV: AI Co's must ensure there's a continuing business model for artists and writers - or they'll devour the future. | I'm just throwing this out to hear from folks working in AI or following the industry who may have some perspective to share. There's a lot of content out there already about various fears re AI: taking jobs, being used for crime, killing humanity, being racist etc. etc. What I wanted to talk about in this thread is ... | 1,675,322,700 | gray_clouds | j6wf3s1 | j6w1ob7 | 1 | -3 |
CMV: We should all go vegan to stop child hunger.
I support this view because it’s the easiest and fastest way to stop child hunger. You can cmv if there’s a faster and better way without everyone or a large majority of the population becoming vegan. Or if you really want to defend child hunger or be complacent with i... | Having more food available might help, but hunger is really more of an allocation problem than a production problem. Here's a source on that: [https://www.cnbc.com/id/100893540](https://www.cnbc.com/id/100893540) | Many things. We have food deserts all over the country. There are many people who do not live with reasonably easy access to healthy, nutritious food or places to get it. And of course there are those too poor to buy it, even if they could get it, and places with bad or no assistance programs. None of these problems ar... | 8o1wjk | CMV: We should all go vegan to stop child hunger. | I support this view because it’s the easiest and fastest way to stop child hunger. You can cmv if there’s a faster and better way without everyone or a large majority of the population becoming vegan. Or if you really want to defend child hunger or be complacent with it do that instead.
We should stop breeding farm a... | 1,527,958,646 | idkz2 | e00190j | e0017sc | 6 | 2 |
CMV: 1987 is the greatest year in film history
Check out the list of classics, cultural landmarks, and memorable duds that came out that year: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987\_in\_film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_film)
The Princess Bride, Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Secret of My Success, Fatal Attraction,... | Another strong contender is [1939](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_in_film):
> The year 1939 in film is widely considered the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year
Highest Grossing Films of 1939:
Rank|Title|St... | >Someone make the case that 1987 is the greatest
aren’t you making the case?
A lot of those films in your list are good, but not exactly revolutionary for the medium. They’re almost all conventional Hollywood narratives in established genres. There’s nothing wrong with that but I think a year like 1925 or 1960 might ... | g9oq42 | CMV: 1987 is the greatest year in film history | Check out the list of classics, cultural landmarks, and memorable duds that came out that year: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987\_in\_film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_film)
The Princess Bride, Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Secret of My Success, Fatal Attraction, Disorderlies, The Lost Boys, Good Morning Vietn... | 1,588,085,937 | FreebornManoftheYUSA | foumkzd | foulry4 | 5 | 4 |
CMV: Not all Human life is sacred.
This is kind of a difficult thing for me to have to admit, and I'm making this post because I feel like I want all life to be sacred, but I'm starting to doubt that. Without going into too much detail, I'm a person who works with developmentally disabled adults. I have seen and met m... | There is a difference between a life contributing to what you see as valuable and the fact that all life was intrinsic value.
For example I believe life is sacred because we as beings *experience* life. It doesn't matter to me that the people I work with aren't producing meaningful interactions or whatever, the fact t... | Perhaps it is hard to say that human life is sacred or not based on a small sample size. "Sacred" is also very subjective, because of each of us may have different qualities that may classify what is "sacred" to us. Maybe it's a higher being that says so, our own judgment, or the judgment of others much more smarter an... | 7sasvo | CMV: Not all Human life is sacred. | This is kind of a difficult thing for me to have to admit, and I'm making this post because I feel like I want all life to be sacred, but I'm starting to doubt that. Without going into too much detail, I'm a person who works with developmentally disabled adults. I have seen and met many of them. I would say that at alm... | 1,516,670,669 | Realistic_Android | dt3dw2q | dt3dgzp | 29 | 3 |
CMV: People in America over criticize the rich.
No. I'm not talking about the people who actually fuck up regularly by using questionable exploits to avoid taxation, mistreat their employees as pawns, etc.
We as a society need someone to blame. The problem is we see Problem ( X ) and assume that Rich Person ( Y ) sh... | > The fact that I see post after post about the problems with rich people in our society, it all being a pyramid scheme, how we need a revolution, or how much the rest of us DESERVE a significant increase in income makes my head hurt.
People are frustrated with the system, not the rich themselves. Sure, there’s a sma... | I don't understand your wording about it being an empty statement in the 2nd paragraph. The sentence before it ends. Also I don't think Bezos deserves to not be criticised as he falls under the people I spoke of in my very first sentence. I don't approve of his actions during this pandemic at all. Also no life still ow... | g9p0pk | CMV: People in America over criticize the rich. | No. I'm not talking about the people who actually fuck up regularly by using questionable exploits to avoid taxation, mistreat their employees as pawns, etc.
We as a society need someone to blame. The problem is we see Problem ( X ) and assume that Rich Person ( Y ) should be using their money to solve it and make th... | 1,588,086,903 | Valiant_Enigma | fouu0hj | fousfdw | 2 | 1 |
CMV: The play "Hamilton" encourages misinterpretation of Hamilton and Jefferson
As a history buff, a BA historian, and recently, a history teacher, I've long had my gripes with how the general public views a number of historical events, as well as history as a whole. That's why I decided I wanted to teach it. I want t... | HMM. I would argue you are only partially right. It may encourage misinterpretation, but it does more good than harm. And could it have been done better in a musical with time constraints? And gain as large a following? Probably not. There is already a more accurate musical (1776), and hasn't reached nearly as many peo... | I would argue the youth. Same people who learn from TV and movies. | q4p4lz | CMV: The play "Hamilton" encourages misinterpretation of Hamilton and Jefferson | As a history buff, a BA historian, and recently, a history teacher, I've long had my gripes with how the general public views a number of historical events, as well as history as a whole. That's why I decided I wanted to teach it. I want to encourage passionate and nuanced understanding of history in the next generatio... | 1,633,798,316 | Kasunex | hg07rur | hg07abv | 2 | 1 |
CMV: I am against the death penalty.
As I see it, the death penalty is more about revenge than about justice, which can be quite harmful : "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind". Justice isn't about feelings, it's about getting to the truth and doing something about it in a humane way.
Personally, I believe... | You talk about justice being about humane consequences, not about feelings, and not just revenge. But you say:
>That way they can actually think about what they did and actually suffer the consequences of their actions by being deprived of their freedom.
Life in prison and the death penalty have the same societal eff... | >Personally, I believe that criminals who commit major offenses should spend their whole life in prison. That way they can actually think about what they did and actually suffer the consequences of their actions by being deprived of their freedom.
And then this:
>Justice isn't about feelings, it's about getting to t... | 942u7o | CMV: I am against the death penalty. | As I see it, the death penalty is more about revenge than about justice, which can be quite harmful : "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind". Justice isn't about feelings, it's about getting to the truth and doing something about it in a humane way.
Personally, I believe that criminals who commit major offen... | 1,533,241,136 | slowdownyourneighbor | e3hv6ti | e3husd6 | 16 | 1 |
CMV: PC culture really isn’t so bad, and I’m curious as to why so many people have such an aversion to being politically correct.
Political correctness - as I understand it - is the practice of filtering public speech to remove words and phrases that are generally considered offensive or harmful.
First of all, I hig... | You cannot really have it both ways.
Some controversial views - can feel like attacks and make others feel alienated or unwelcome. Some controversial views are attacks and are intended to make others feel alienated or unwelcome.
I Hate You, You should burn in hell, I Curse You and all the members of your bloodline,... | I think PC culture at times attacks the ideology at times and pushes a idea that people should always look for things to be offended of or to become hyper sensitive to topics and retreat to a language that censors the real world or agrees with theirs.
It also isolates people from sharing with different cultures.
Say... | 93vyaz | CMV: PC culture really isn’t so bad, and I’m curious as to why so many people have such an aversion to being politically correct. | Political correctness - as I understand it - is the practice of filtering public speech to remove words and phrases that are generally considered offensive or harmful.
First of all, I highly value free discussion and open dialogue. I think it’s vitally important that people should be able to voice their opinions and ... | 1,533,181,864 | jaelenchrysos | e3gevwx | e3ge9y3 | 18 | 1 |
CMV: Only performing TNR for feral cats is ineffective and inhumane (and disregards the greater ecosystem).
I'm back with another controversial take on cats. For background, I work in shelter med, often with feral cats who are being trapped and released. I'm not a rando firing off on this for no reason. I would genuin... | I volunteer for a no-kill shelter that participates in my county's TNR program. From what I understand from talking to the vet and other staff there is it's a numbers game. The sheer amount of feral cats makes it impossible to do anything besides sterilize and release. I mean, most shelters are already at a breaking po... | > It just does not make sense in my mind why we find it acceptable to do none of this for cats.
Shot in the dark here, but could the difference in treatment between stray cats and dogs be somewhat due to the increased danger that stray dogs present as compared to stray cats? I know a lot of people who were attacked by... | smbn51 | CMV: Only performing TNR for feral cats is ineffective and inhumane (and disregards the greater ecosystem). | I'm back with another controversial take on cats. For background, I work in shelter med, often with feral cats who are being trapped and released. I'm not a rando firing off on this for no reason. I would genuinely like to feel less cynical about TNR because participating in it is part of my job. I'm also in the US, fo... | 1,644,191,950 | nyxe12 | hvvsw7o | hvvofa2 | 12 | 5 |
Cmv: Insurances should be treating primary care follow ups for certain unresolved issues the same as they treat ER readmits (no reimbursement)
Cmv: Insurances should be treating primary care follow ups for certain unresolved issues the same as they treat ER readmits (no reimbursement) and further penalize providers wh... | >people pay a hundred or more dollars for an office visit in order to be told "let's wait and see how it goes. Please make an appointment with me if it does not resolve".
Sometimes giving no treatment is the correct answer. Is your issue with the fact that the patient didn't receive a prescription, or that they were c... | I agree that it shouldn't cost anything to get help when needed. | 10rql1f | Cmv: Insurances should be treating primary care follow ups for certain unresolved issues the same as they treat ER readmits (no reimbursement) | Cmv: Insurances should be treating primary care follow ups for certain unresolved issues the same as they treat ER readmits (no reimbursement) and further penalize providers who refuse to book them..
I work directly with primary care MDs and often times , people pay a hundred or more dollars for an office visit in ord... | 1,675,346,647 | beeberweeber | j6x00a0 | j6wy0eh | 5 | 2 |
Cmv: I don't see Golly/Golliwog dolls as being racist.
First of all I'm just curious to see what people's comments are and I'm definitely not racist and I 100% support the BLM scene, all over the world. My nan would collect things related to them and Raggedy Ann and I always assumed it was just another rag doll that w... | I would suggest you read up on the topic. [From an article in the Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/sep/21/golliwogs-vile-throwback-tory-mps):
>Perhaps it would be useful to discuss the tradition of dehumanising racist caricature to which these dolls belong. The English-American author [Floren... | The golliwog was literally inspired by minstrel shows. The doll may not be directly making fun of black people, but it makes a mockery of blackness all the same. It's racist. | hgy8qx | Cmv: I don't see Golly/Golliwog dolls as being racist. | First of all I'm just curious to see what people's comments are and I'm definitely not racist and I 100% support the BLM scene, all over the world. My nan would collect things related to them and Raggedy Ann and I always assumed it was just another rag doll that was black like Barbie has all her friends of different ra... | 1,593,280,986 | jtmcgowan93 | fw6sy7z | fw6su5i | 5 | 2 |
CMV: 1987 is the greatest year in film history
Check out the list of classics, cultural landmarks, and memorable duds that came out that year: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987\_in\_film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_film)
The Princess Bride, Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Secret of My Success, Fatal Attraction,... | Actually the greatest year in cinema history is when Star Wars was released, just simply due to the fact that the lauded the foundation for all future movies. They founded ILM, they invented the camera control rig, they did special effects with film. You could also say the same for when LOTR came out too, they did moti... | Why are you only focusing on an American or Western cultural impact?
There is more to the film industry than the West. Why wouldn’t t something more globally changing to all cultures be higher on the list? | g9oq42 | CMV: 1987 is the greatest year in film history | Check out the list of classics, cultural landmarks, and memorable duds that came out that year: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987\_in\_film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_in_film)
The Princess Bride, Lethal Weapon, Robocop, Secret of My Success, Fatal Attraction, Disorderlies, The Lost Boys, Good Morning Vietn... | 1,588,085,937 | FreebornManoftheYUSA | fouumy8 | foupc6o | 2 | 1 |
CMV African Americans in the USA have themselves to blame for Police violence
So I belive that in the USA at least the reason that there's violence against black Americans and admittedly bad shoots isn't because of racism which if it ever is undeniably is illegal and immoral but I say the real reason that there is pol... | While I don't entirely agree I will admit that I do understand it as a social issue now more than a racial one so ∆ to the degree that I think it is enviroment | I understand where you are coming from but I believe op is saying that if you are in a confrontation where it is very likely that the other person is armed and might shoot you, if they do anything that looks like reaching for a weapon, then you are more likely to shoot them than you are if you don’t think they are like... | 93yrja | CMV African Americans in the USA have themselves to blame for Police violence | So I belive that in the USA at least the reason that there's violence against black Americans and admittedly bad shoots isn't because of racism which if it ever is undeniably is illegal and immoral but I say the real reason that there is police violence against them is because they commit 51% of violent crime despite b... | 1,533,212,251 | peeps3298 | e3gwz1b | e3gwxcw | 1 | 0 |
CMV: Tariffs only hurt the overall economy of the country that imposes them in all cases.
I can't find one case where tariffs actually helped a country's economy as a whole. They help local competing firms that lobbied for the tariffs, but at the cost of the tax-payer and it is always a net negative.
It's even worse ... | There are limited cases where a tariff can be beneficial. The most obvious is "sin" items (say tobacco) where the optimal consumption is less than the intersection of supply and demand. A second category is arms, where there are military benefits to having domestic industry. A third example is positional goods (say,... | >What other economic benefits?
I’m saying that the benefits of tariffs are not solely economic. I think that’s a blind spot in your view.
>If another country can do it more efficiently or even subsidize it, frees up labor locally to do other things.
If I am trained for one specialized trade, I can’t just take that ... | 1990l47 | CMV: Tariffs only hurt the overall economy of the country that imposes them in all cases. | I can't find one case where tariffs actually helped a country's economy as a whole. They help local competing firms that lobbied for the tariffs, but at the cost of the tax-payer and it is always a net negative.
It's even worse when a foreign nation subsidizes, and local government imposes a tariff. The foreign countr... | 1,705,508,780 | 6oober | kiawvfi | kiawktn | 32 | 7 |
CMV: I disagree with the notion that drunk consent is not consent
Many high school sex-ed classes in the U.S. these days teach that "drunk consent is not consent." I understand this to mean that if two people consensually engage in intercourse and one (or both?) parties is inebriated, the event is tantamount to rape. ... | I agree the world isn't binary, but you're also implicitly drawing a line here -- it's not actually a *fact* that a bad sex experience and a bad culinary experience should be treated differently by law and society. Obviously sex has a greater potential to be traumatic than bad sushi does, but how do you actually draw a... | > I understand this to mean that if two people consensually engage in intercourse and one (or both?) parties is inebriated, the event is tantamount to rape.
I can't speak to the exact language of what you're referring to, but I think this is a misunderstanding of what's going on. Consent is about what the person wants... | sme8kj | CMV: I disagree with the notion that drunk consent is not consent | Many high school sex-ed classes in the U.S. these days teach that "drunk consent is not consent." I understand this to mean that if two people consensually engage in intercourse and one (or both?) parties is inebriated, the event is tantamount to rape. It seems many people of my age group subscribe to this belief, and ... | 1,644,199,248 | CinnabarEyes | hvwaqcx | hvw49vm | 5 | 4 |
CMV: feminists or women hating or fearing men, or accusing them of being dangerous or supporting rape culture, isn't fundamentally different than hating on black people and Muslims.
I've seen some women who accuse men for being sexist, mysogynistic, dangerous, predatory, or whatever else, and that women have a right t... | *For example, I once heard somebody say that it is okay for a woman to make excuses if she isn't interested in a man instead of being straightforward, due to him having a possibly negative or harmful reaction.*
OP I met my husband when I was 18, and so spent all of my late teens and 20s partying and being out with fri... | I don’t think it’s ever good to generalise about a whole group of people, but I do think the two things are very different.
It seems that many of the things you’re talking about would be a result of direct experience rather than general stereotyping. Many women will have experience of men not taking rejection well, an... | g9kspy | CMV: feminists or women hating or fearing men, or accusing them of being dangerous or supporting rape culture, isn't fundamentally different than hating on black people and Muslims. | I've seen some women who accuse men for being sexist, mysogynistic, dangerous, predatory, or whatever else, and that women have a right to fear men and even hate them. For example, I once heard somebody say that it is okay for a woman to make excuses if she isn't interested in a man instead of being straightforward, du... | 1,588,069,586 | Schnitzeloid | fou43ar | fou3b44 | 14 | 1 |
CMV: Healthcare workers are not heroes, and clapping for them isn’t a good thing.
Healthcare workers are not heroes, and clapping for them isn’t a good thing.
Treating healthcare workers as heroes promotes a warlike mentality that these deaths are unavoidable and a heroic sacrifice, while in reality they’re caused by... | >Treating healthcare workers as heroes promotes a warlike mentality that these deaths are unavoidable and a heroic sacrifice, while in reality they’re caused by the incompetence of mostly right wing governments. These deaths are avoidable.
deaths from war are also preventable. But war heros are still heros.
but its ... | - When Chris Smalls, an Amazon warehouse worker, led an organized strike for better worker safety at the facility on Staten Island, he was fired. When Travis Watkins, a mechanic at General Motors, reported to his co-workers that management was not informing employees of a possible Covid-19 outbreak, he was fired. When ... | g9lje2 | CMV: Healthcare workers are not heroes, and clapping for them isn’t a good thing. | Healthcare workers are not heroes, and clapping for them isn’t a good thing.
Treating healthcare workers as heroes promotes a warlike mentality that these deaths are unavoidable and a heroic sacrifice, while in reality they’re caused by the incompetence of mostly right wing governments. These deaths are avoidable. The... | 1,588,073,419 | Z444Z | fouc8lj | fou5b8p | 3 | 1 |
CMV: Millennials are the first "digital natives"
This was inspired by another post.
Let me define digital native. Someone who:
1. Cannot remember their first interaction with a personal computer (meaning computers were around them as kids but they don't remember the first time they used one, similar to how one migh... | Less than half of US households had computers in 2000 (fewer if only considering those with Internet access).
Millennial births began in 1981. In other words, by the time they left the home and reached adulthood, less than 40% of them *at most* had in-home computers.
This number steadily increases as Milennials cont... | Hi. Born in '87. Got my first computer in 1998, so I was 11. I remember reading the manual on the way home, and discovering Hover on the Windows 95 Extras disk. I didn't have a personal cell phone until 2006, and I sent my first SMS/text message in 2010. I think I'd almost qualify based on other areas of your post, but... | 199799q | CMV: Millennials are the first "digital natives" | This was inspired by another post.
Let me define digital native. Someone who:
1. Cannot remember their first interaction with a personal computer (meaning computers were around them as kids but they don't remember the first time they used one, similar to how one might not remember their first ice cream, or movie)
2.... | 1,705,524,404 | 9to5Academia | kic6lu9 | kic6in8 | 4 | 1 |
CMV: Islam is a violent religion which regularly violates human rights
\*\*Summary of my position at bottom\*\*
I believe that Islam is a violent religion. Call me racist. I'm not. Call me islamophobic. I am in fact against Islamic authority on the basis that it is a violent religion which commits human rights violat... | To try to change your view, I'm going to ignore religion. You might think "How can we talk about Islam without talking about religion?" but really this is a question of politics. No religion embraces human rights by our modern standards. Pretty much every religion predates modernity and modern ethics.
But I think it'... | >First of all, the theory of abrogation, which means that later verses of the Quran which contradict early passages replace those early passages, as supported by 2:106, and 16:101. People often say that the Quran is a book which advocates peace, but there are later passages within it that advocate violence and abrogate... | 93w195 | CMV: Islam is a violent religion which regularly violates human rights | \*\*Summary of my position at bottom\*\*
I believe that Islam is a violent religion. Call me racist. I'm not. Call me islamophobic. I am in fact against Islamic authority on the basis that it is a violent religion which commits human rights violations regularly. That said, I do not hate muslims. I do not hate anyone. ... | 1,533,182,632 | antoniofelicemunro | e3ggw2a | e3gfrkl | 101 | -7 |
CMV: "Christophobia" doesn't exist and is a word made up by fundamentalists who are losing their power to oppress others.
So recently, among some conservative circles the term "christophobia" has spurred all over parts of the Internet and to me it is the religion equivalent of "reverse racism". To clarify what "christ... | As a fundamentalist Christian, I can attest that there is a large measure of Christophobia in our culture, although admittedly, I have not heard that term used before and I don't plan to continue using it.
The problem with identifying oppression of Christians is that it is only Bible believers who are generally hated.... | Just because you can easily make a term by inverting the meaning (hetero > homo) doesn't mean you can invert the context. Are you demanding that "heterophobia" be a **common** term just because "homophobia" is? How do you rationalize that in context? | 6ppf9v | CMV: "Christophobia" doesn't exist and is a word made up by fundamentalists who are losing their power to oppress others. | So recently, among some conservative circles the term "christophobia" has spurred all over parts of the Internet and to me it is the religion equivalent of "reverse racism". To clarify what "christophobia" means, I will give this definition.
> Christophobia: Term used to describe fear, dislike, distrust, or negativity... | 1,501,088,433 | Questyman | dkr6ork | dkr65aw | 3 | 1 |
CMV: Healthcare workers are not heroes, and clapping for them isn’t a good thing.
Healthcare workers are not heroes, and clapping for them isn’t a good thing.
Treating healthcare workers as heroes promotes a warlike mentality that these deaths are unavoidable and a heroic sacrifice, while in reality they’re caused by... | >Healthcare workers aren’t heroes. They’re doing their jobs, and it’s much appreciated, but they are not heroes,
Yet they're still doing their job and risking their lives, *despite* the government incompetence that is putting them at higher risk.
I think what you're looking for is:. Healthcare workers *shouldn't be* ... | Okay but the title of your post is "Healthcare workers are not heroes, and clapping for them isn't a good thing." I agree that we need political change, and we should fight for that change. But we can fight that fight while showing respect and appreciation for medical workers pulling long hours and risking contact with... | g9lje2 | CMV: Healthcare workers are not heroes, and clapping for them isn’t a good thing. | Healthcare workers are not heroes, and clapping for them isn’t a good thing.
Treating healthcare workers as heroes promotes a warlike mentality that these deaths are unavoidable and a heroic sacrifice, while in reality they’re caused by the incompetence of mostly right wing governments. These deaths are avoidable. The... | 1,588,073,419 | Z444Z | fou6cfn | fou3a9i | 9 | 8 |
CMV: Facebook should have a dislike button.
**TLDR: Having a like button without a dislike button creates echo-chambers because it takes more energy on behalf of users to disagree than to agree with a post's author**
If facebook had a dislike button it would allow people to disagree with the content of a post or comm... | I mean, the emoji system kind of makes up for this.
Otherwise, I think that your implication that the lack of this feature creates an echo chamber is putting more emphasis on it than necessary.
It's fine in an anonymous forum such as Reddit because it keeps troll posts and toxic behavior from the top of the page and ... | Facebook is not meant to be a discussion forum as much as a social media platform. Its design therefore is tailored to optimizing sharing and communication between friends as opposed to encouraging critical thinking and debate. Its features also reflect its purpose, so since it a social media platform, the presence of ... | 6pzjlp | CMV: Facebook should have a dislike button. | **TLDR: Having a like button without a dislike button creates echo-chambers because it takes more energy on behalf of users to disagree than to agree with a post's author**
If facebook had a dislike button it would allow people to disagree with the content of a post or comment without having to directly comment on tha... | 1,501,194,339 | upstartweiner | dkteklo | dktekeh | 9 | 5 |
CMV: People using racial slurs are not necessarily racists
I am living in Germany, my father is German and my mother is Jamaican. I was called the N-word sporatically when I was a student (not including University).
By far the worst experience I ever had was when I was a teenager and attended a youth camp in my summ... | I would generally agree with the title statement. Simply saying a slur doesn't mean you're racist. However, racism has levels to it. Not every racist is a KKK/Nazi white supremacist. Some racists are people who hold untrue and/or offensive assumptions like "black people are lazy" or "Asians are the smartest race".
T... | I'd give a short reply to this, based on your anecdote. For kids and teenagers, perhaps your view holds. They might not have fully grasped the real meaning behind the slurs they hurl to each other, and all they know is that it supposedly is derogatory and should make the other person feel bad, which is their intention ... | hgz9wa | CMV: People using racial slurs are not necessarily racists | I am living in Germany, my father is German and my mother is Jamaican. I was called the N-word sporatically when I was a student (not including University).
By far the worst experience I ever had was when I was a teenager and attended a youth camp in my summer holidays with two of my friends and a bunch of other teen... | 1,593,284,431 | DunklerReiter | fw6yy54 | fw6xx4c | 6 | 1 |
CMV: We’re not going to tackle the obesity crisis until someone invents a good diet pill
As a disclaimer: A lot of people assume you’re from the US when you talk about obesity - but that’s bullshit, it affects the entire world. I’m from Denmark if it matters. We have walkable cities, biking culture, fitness culture an... | Even if we get a magical diet pill, it won't matter if nobody can afford it. If there's a pill with zero side effects that just make you lose weight, why on earth would thy company not make it incredibly expensive while they have the legal rights to it? | The biggest things I think we need to focus on with obesity is proper nutrition education, access to healthy foods in all parts of the country, and better mental health services.
Overeating is often a coping mechanism for mental illness, and then further perpetuates a bad relationship with food.
Also! Access to he... | sm6v2x | CMV: We’re not going to tackle the obesity crisis until someone invents a good diet pill | As a disclaimer: A lot of people assume you’re from the US when you talk about obesity - but that’s bullshit, it affects the entire world. I’m from Denmark if it matters. We have walkable cities, biking culture, fitness culture and almost all of those things people typically preach will help - we’re one of the least ob... | 1,644,179,883 | enigja | hvv8jde | hvv3hyk | 1 | 0 |
CMV: People like LeBron and other celebrities really should "shut up an dribble" or whatever other thing they do
Not even specifically LeBron, but if you're an athlete, or an actress, or a musician etc. That is your craft, not politics, not religion, or policing, or economics. You aren't an expert in those things and ... | Do you believe that businesses should never be allowed to run in such a way that their business decisions influence politics?
Because professional sports are a business. And like every other business, they have the ability to make business decisions. And those business decisions pretty much always have an impact on ou... | >we're giving the public ideas coming from people that have never been an officer or worked/studied any part of law and order in their life
this is a good thing. one of the biggest problems with policing in america is that the police get to police themselves. there's no accountability, no ethics. and laws give them a ... | l0bxq9 | CMV: People like LeBron and other celebrities really should "shut up an dribble" or whatever other thing they do | Not even specifically LeBron, but if you're an athlete, or an actress, or a musician etc. That is your craft, not politics, not religion, or policing, or economics. You aren't an expert in those things and you shouldn't have this national stage that allows people to listen to your ideas on things you don't know any mor... | 1,611,029,700 | shrimplypibbles06 | gjspm8i | gjspfbe | 8 | 7 |
CMV: Universal healthcare is not the solution to America's healthcare problem
I've seen many people advocating for the implementation of universal healthcare, citing massive hospital bills as their reason. However, from what I've seen, these huge bills are due to health insurance companies' unwillingness to pay what's... | >They remove the necessity of health insurance altogether, potentially allowing employers to offer larger salaries rather than health benefits. With this extra income, people could start a savings account with which to cover any unexpected health issues
This very much relies on almost all employers increasing wages ra... | So instead of $40K being paid out by your insurance and you paying maybe a $6K out of pocket deductible, The patient is required to pay $19K in cash upfront to have a necessary surgery?
How is this better exactly? | ipnr52 | CMV: Universal healthcare is not the solution to America's healthcare problem | I've seen many people advocating for the implementation of universal healthcare, citing massive hospital bills as their reason. However, from what I've seen, these huge bills are due to health insurance companies' unwillingness to pay what's charged by the hospital, so the hospital has to overcharge to make back their ... | 1,599,681,289 | The_1_Bob | g4kvl4o | g4kvg4t | 6 | 4 |
CMV: men should offer women their number instead of asking them for theirs.
So in our current society we have a few gender norms that are pretty dumb and downright destructive. One of those is that men are supposed to chase and be active while dating. Women on the otherhand are reactive. Pretty much everyone would ben... | As someone who needs to exchange numbers and make calls regularly for work, giving someone your number and waiting for a call/text back gets about 2-3% of the responses of getting someones number and being the person to initiate a conversation at the appropriate time.
I did experiments with my sales team before covi... | I don’t make it a rule but I’ve done this a lot. You are correct, if she’s interested she will get in contact.
The only argument I can make are on the edge cases. If you only spend 30 seconds with a woman and offer her your number then that whole question of interest will hinge on her immediate physical attraction to... | 17kkff5 | CMV: men should offer women their number instead of asking them for theirs. | So in our current society we have a few gender norms that are pretty dumb and downright destructive. One of those is that men are supposed to chase and be active while dating. Women on the otherhand are reactive. Pretty much everyone would benefit if we got rid of this dynamic.
A common issue men face is that women o... | 1,698,757,068 | Mr_McFeelie | k78w80o | k78nddr | 113 | 1 |
CMV: People like LeBron and other celebrities really should "shut up an dribble" or whatever other thing they do
Not even specifically LeBron, but if you're an athlete, or an actress, or a musician etc. That is your craft, not politics, not religion, or policing, or economics. You aren't an expert in those things and ... | I feel like you are coming at this backwards.
Given that LeBron has no expertise, he shouldn't say anything, makes sense on its face.
But we can just as easily flip it around - Given that people are going to take LeBron's word as Gospel, even though he isn't an expert, what should he say?
Shouldn't he say the mos... | So you’d like to suppress their speech. I’m not really seeing any justification for that.
On the flip side. You could argue that if they have a huge following, they have a responsibly to speak.
Or you could argue that their voice is no more or less important than anyone else’s, and if house don’t like it it’s easy ... | l0bxq9 | CMV: People like LeBron and other celebrities really should "shut up an dribble" or whatever other thing they do | Not even specifically LeBron, but if you're an athlete, or an actress, or a musician etc. That is your craft, not politics, not religion, or policing, or economics. You aren't an expert in those things and you shouldn't have this national stage that allows people to listen to your ideas on things you don't know any mor... | 1,611,029,700 | shrimplypibbles06 | gjsug5q | gjspvku | 5 | 4 |
CMV: Black people (and anyone else) shouldn’t use the N word
I feel like the word has only ever brought forward negativity and seperation in society, including it’s current usage.
I’m sure we can all agree that it is awfully used as a derogatory term by non-black people to black people. However, I believe that even ... | Do you know the origins of the word "hysterical"?
To try figuring it out, what other word do you know that has that same "hyst\-" prefix?
The word comes from the Greek for the word uterus. "Hysterical" starts the same as "hysterectomy".
Language is used to express ideas and concepts the need expression, and humans ... | What's your proposed way of implementing this?
Sure, it would probably be better if the word simply didn't exist. But the situation we have now regarding the N-Word is pretty much the best it could have realistically turned out. White people shouldn't use it, because a white person using it recalls a terrible and sham... | 8o38k2 | CMV: Black people (and anyone else) shouldn’t use the N word | I feel like the word has only ever brought forward negativity and seperation in society, including it’s current usage.
I’m sure we can all agree that it is awfully used as a derogatory term by non-black people to black people. However, I believe that even black people referring to each other by it is still detrimenta... | 1,527,970,218 | AdvantageousBayonet | e00c8qd | e00bt0p | 12 | 3 |
CMV: Islam is a violent religion which regularly violates human rights
\*\*Summary of my position at bottom\*\*
I believe that Islam is a violent religion. Call me racist. I'm not. Call me islamophobic. I am in fact against Islamic authority on the basis that it is a violent religion which commits human rights violat... | !delta You haven’t really changed my mind that Islam is violent and that Islamic authority regularly commits human rights violations, but you have introduced a new idea I have not yet considered, which is the idea of political self determination. I don’t think I realized just how much of the Muslim world is controlled ... | I know several devout muslims who are intelligent, open-minded, tolerant people. They feel no contradiction between their muslim identity and their tolerance.
Do they just... for some reason not count, to you? How do you explain them? | 93w195 | CMV: Islam is a violent religion which regularly violates human rights | \*\*Summary of my position at bottom\*\*
I believe that Islam is a violent religion. Call me racist. I'm not. Call me islamophobic. I am in fact against Islamic authority on the basis that it is a violent religion which commits human rights violations regularly. That said, I do not hate muslims. I do not hate anyone. ... | 1,533,182,632 | antoniofelicemunro | e3ghpmq | e3ghack | 65 | -5 |
cmv: Discounts should be illegal from production side of things.
I live in India. Here every retail product have an MRP(maximum retail price). Say a shampoo is written for MRP ₹100 on package, the retailer has to sell that thing for maximum of ₹100. He can't go above that.
Things changed with online shopping though. ... | Do you think that producers should have any impact on price, assuming that they sell to retailers and then retailers sell to the public? They made the item, why can they not do what they want with it? | > A next generation version of the item has come out, and the previous generation version is no longer as valuable.
For this case they should just lower the price, as happens with consumer electronics. No reason for a "sale" if the value will be lower permanently. | 10r0fn5 | cmv: Discounts should be illegal from production side of things. | I live in India. Here every retail product have an MRP(maximum retail price). Say a shampoo is written for MRP ₹100 on package, the retailer has to sell that thing for maximum of ₹100. He can't go above that.
Things changed with online shopping though. Now, companies know that most purchases are made by online shoppin... | 1,675,272,464 | telmasare | j6t849v | j6t4puw | 1 | 0 |
CMV: People and businesses worried about losing their jobs in the oil industry can and should start working in clean or renewable energy.
Maybe I am a little ignorant here, but I see plenty of arguments that shutting down pipelines (Biden executive order, for example) will destroy the jobs and livelihood of people in ... | Clean energy jobs are not in the same location as oil and gas jobs and require different skills. There are also far fewer job openings in the green sector. To change something like that would likely mean:
- a pay cut
- relocation
- learning new skills
- far less opportunities
So it’s not really feasible to leave. If ... | It will happen and it needs to happen (shifting to renewables)
Preserving a very small minority of peoples jobs really isn’t a good argument against anything.
I’m sure gas and oil workers really wouldn’t give a shit if renewable energy related workers started loosing their jobs in vast numbers.
Also, this isn’t anythi... | l06y9v | CMV: People and businesses worried about losing their jobs in the oil industry can and should start working in clean or renewable energy. | Maybe I am a little ignorant here, but I see plenty of arguments that shutting down pipelines (Biden executive order, for example) will destroy the jobs and livelihood of people in Canada and the USA. What I don't understand is why these people, who have to know that their employment is teetering as the globe continues... | 1,611,013,321 | tkc80 | gjt6d4m | gjszu85 | 2 | 1 |
CMV: We need a free market for colleges, schools, electricity and housing
EDIT: By free market I mean a market where things are free. We do have free schools, but we do need the other 3 to be free for all.
I am not going to get into how a free market would work. Me and any other person in this thread who would pot... | In response to the edit - the inherent problem with "fixing the housing market" is that most people don't want it to be fixed.
High home values, is good for home sellers. The majority of Americans already own their homes. The majority of American wealth is tied to the value of their homes.
If the price of housing f... | There’s going to be some confusion about this - I’d recommend clarifying your title. “Free Market” can be taken to mean capitalist in nature, and it seems like that is antithetical to your argument. Something like “we need to establish free colleges, schools, electricity, and housing options to reduce economic inequali... | l08qri | CMV: We need a free market for colleges, schools, electricity and housing | EDIT: By free market I mean a market where things are free. We do have free schools, but we do need the other 3 to be free for all.
I am not going to get into how a free market would work. Me and any other person in this thread who would potentially agree with me probably have a different perception on how it would... | 1,611,019,059 | reddydit | gjs5oxw | gjs5ffy | 5 | 2 |
CMV: People and businesses worried about losing their jobs in the oil industry can and should start working in clean or renewable energy.
Maybe I am a little ignorant here, but I see plenty of arguments that shutting down pipelines (Biden executive order, for example) will destroy the jobs and livelihood of people in ... | Those jobs will not be in the same locations, require the same skills, pay the same, and likely will not be proportionate in number.
And the globe isn't transitioning to clean energy at all, fossil fuel production is not declining nor predicted to decline in any meaningful way. | To make clean/renewable energy (or anything) competitive, it has to become more efficient, meaning cutting out labor costs, meaning fewer human jobs.
In other words, if clean energy transition means the same number of human jobs or more, they've screwed up. | l06y9v | CMV: People and businesses worried about losing their jobs in the oil industry can and should start working in clean or renewable energy. | Maybe I am a little ignorant here, but I see plenty of arguments that shutting down pipelines (Biden executive order, for example) will destroy the jobs and livelihood of people in Canada and the USA. What I don't understand is why these people, who have to know that their employment is teetering as the globe continues... | 1,611,013,321 | tkc80 | gjrvbte | gjrumdl | 25 | 4 |
CMV: If gender is a social construct, then so is race
Let us take, as a given, that gender is divorced from the circumstances of your birth, that it is not a mental illness, and that there is no biological basis for what gender identity someone should express. Have I phrased that effectively? I'm trying to be concise,... | This question is tough to answer because the term "social construct" is often misunderstood and hard to pin down. The frustrating truth is that every "social construct" is unique and some may have a closer correlation with natural circumstance than others. I think this dilemma stems from a false equivalence between the... | >he argument falls apart here. being treated as a woman has many, many implications in our patriarchal society. a transgendered person and a "transethnic" person might both start to experience these aspects of their new gendered or ethnic experience once they start to transition and take on the appearance of their new ... | 78wwz3 | CMV: If gender is a social construct, then so is race | Let us take, as a given, that gender is divorced from the circumstances of your birth, that it is not a mental illness, and that there is no biological basis for what gender identity someone should express. Have I phrased that effectively? I'm trying to be concise, but I want to portray that premise correctly.
Why, th... | 1,509,037,086 | BoppeBoye | doy2ki0 | doxu97z | 5 | 3 |
CMV: Older shows and movies should not be pulled from air because of sensitive issues.
Recently Netflix removed a episode from the TV show Community because a character was doing blackface. I'm fully aware that it's a thing that can hurt some people and that should not be presented from product coming out now since s... | I have two opinions on this.
1. Netflix and other streaming platforms are not responsible for curating all of humanity's additions to the art of film and television. Netflix is not a public library. Netflix is a private streaming entertainment service, and they can add/remove anything they want. More importantly, no f... | To be honest, I fully agree. I feel like my reply won't be all that necessary, because I fully understand how frustrating it can be when a show is pulled because of something that happens in the episode.
However, all that being said, it also does make a sort of sense. I don't know what the norm is, but in my circle of... | hgzibv | CMV: Older shows and movies should not be pulled from air because of sensitive issues. | Recently Netflix removed a episode from the TV show Community because a character was doing blackface. I'm fully aware that it's a thing that can hurt some people and that should not be presented from product coming out now since sensibilities changed. **But my worries are : If you start to pick and choose what episod... | 1,593,285,192 | Paratonnerre | fw76ea3 | fw73128 | 8 | 4 |
CMV: If gender is a social construct, then so is race
Let us take, as a given, that gender is divorced from the circumstances of your birth, that it is not a mental illness, and that there is no biological basis for what gender identity someone should express. Have I phrased that effectively? I'm trying to be concise,... | So I think there is a pejorative being applied to the idea of a "social construct" that implies that social constructs are not real, or are malleable at a whim. Social constructs are very real, and can be very rigid.
For example: France is a social construct.
There's a bunch of dirt and rocks and farm fields and bui... | The gender identity issue is modernly broken down as: sex refers to your physical, biological state at birth, gender is a social construct descriptor that often happens to correlate with sex, but is not determined or defined by it.
If you wanted to say that 'race' is a social construct descriptor, you'd have to say wh... | 78wwz3 | CMV: If gender is a social construct, then so is race | Let us take, as a given, that gender is divorced from the circumstances of your birth, that it is not a mental illness, and that there is no biological basis for what gender identity someone should express. Have I phrased that effectively? I'm trying to be concise, but I want to portray that premise correctly.
Why, th... | 1,509,037,086 | BoppeBoye | doxbzve | doxbedb | 348 | 50 |
CMV: The West Indies should be called the East Indies.
The West Indies, encompassing the islands of the Caribbean, should more appropriately have been called the East Indies.
By adding a Cardinal Point (east, west, north, south) to the name of a land mass, we intend to provide the reader with some additional informati... | There already is an East Indies, which refers to the Malay Archipelago (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc.)
The West Indies were given their name to distinguish them from the East Indies in Asia.
[Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Indies#Use_of_the_term) | It's a Eurocentric name. West Indies arises because they are "West of Europe." Columbus used the name Indies to describe the islands he landed on, because he originally thought he landed in India by sailing west. When they figured out it was a different place, they named it "West Indies" because it was west of Europe a... | 6jdyng | CMV: The West Indies should be called the East Indies. | The West Indies, encompassing the islands of the Caribbean, should more appropriately have been called the East Indies.
By adding a Cardinal Point (east, west, north, south) to the name of a land mass, we intend to provide the reader with some additional information which is usually required in order to distinguish bet... | 1,498,391,926 | Grandyogi | djdit1w | djdiqoo | 36 | 16 |
CMV: PC culture really isn’t so bad, and I’m curious as to why so many people have such an aversion to being politically correct.
Political correctness - as I understand it - is the practice of filtering public speech to remove words and phrases that are generally considered offensive or harmful.
First of all, I hig... | The problem with political correctness is that it often targets words regardless of context. In fact, it's not just PC culture that does this, many people believe there are certain words, symbols, and gestures that should never be used regardless of context.
The reason context is important is because words, gestures, ... | I think PC culture at times attacks the ideology at times and pushes a idea that people should always look for things to be offended of or to become hyper sensitive to topics and retreat to a language that censors the real world or agrees with theirs.
It also isolates people from sharing with different cultures.
Say... | 93vyaz | CMV: PC culture really isn’t so bad, and I’m curious as to why so many people have such an aversion to being politically correct. | Political correctness - as I understand it - is the practice of filtering public speech to remove words and phrases that are generally considered offensive or harmful.
First of all, I highly value free discussion and open dialogue. I think it’s vitally important that people should be able to voice their opinions and ... | 1,533,181,864 | jaelenchrysos | e3geugh | e3ge9y3 | 19 | 1 |
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