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CMV: The notion that the government should forgive student loan debt is unfair to everybody that doesn't have student loan debt, and doesn't hold people accountable for their actions.
Let's say for a moment that I have two high school students, Jack and John. Both are functionally the same in terms of means, intellige... | Can I just add, the phrase "accountable for their actions" should not apply here. That phrase typically assumes someone did something wrong, and if we want to grow and improve as a society, then the absolute last thing we ought to do is consider it a mistake for anyone to have received any education of any kind. No mat... | [deleted]
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Life isn't fair, so a government actions should be (or potentially should be) taken to make it less fair? There's lots of things that would benefit society that shouldn't be done, like banning cars because they pollute and occasionally kill people.
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[deleted] | lvct6m | CMV: The notion that the government should forgive student loan debt is unfair to everybody that doesn't have student loan debt, and doesn't hold people accountable for their actions. | Let's say for a moment that I have two high school students, Jack and John. Both are functionally the same in terms of means, intelligence, scholarships, and all the other stuff that effects higher education. Jack takes out a loan, and goes to a "good college" like UNC, Ohio State, or something of similar caliber. John... | newwriter123 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Disparity in Recognizing Organized Crime Reflects Biases and Misconceptions
I’ll say why I think that society and the FBI think the way they do about these organizations at the end.
I would like to discuss an observation that has been on my mind lately, regarding the way society and the FBI categorize an... | "organized crime" is a misnomer. What the FBI is going after is racketeering organizations. Black drug gangs are vice, they arent racketeering organizations.
A racket is a coercive, fraudulent, or extortionary scheme or operation to repeatedly or consistently collect a profit
The Mafia did this with casinos, loan sh... | Do you have any sources that illustrate this supposed disparity in recognizing Black organized crime? Sources I can find, such as [the Wikipedia article on the subject](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_organized_crime), seem to recognize Black street gangs as organized crime, and African-American organize... | 14c241b | CMV: Disparity in Recognizing Organized Crime Reflects Biases and Misconceptions | I’ll say why I think that society and the FBI think the way they do about these organizations at the end.
I would like to discuss an observation that has been on my mind lately, regarding the way society and the FBI categorize and perceive organized crime. I find it strange that certain criminal organizations,... | JBJGoat999 | 6 | 6 | [
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CMV: Disparity in Recognizing Organized Crime Reflects Biases and Misconceptions
I’ll say why I think that society and the FBI think the way they do about these organizations at the end.
I would like to discuss an observation that has been on my mind lately, regarding the way society and the FBI categorize an... | Do you have any sources that illustrate this supposed disparity in recognizing Black organized crime? Sources I can find, such as [the Wikipedia article on the subject](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_organized_crime), seem to recognize Black street gangs as organized crime, and African-American organize... | "organized crime" is a misnomer. What the FBI is going after is racketeering organizations. Black drug gangs are vice, they arent racketeering organizations.
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CMV: The biggest reason I could never be a conservative is that they tend to believe your body is owned by the government
I've had this view for a while, and never really had it questioned seriously. Maybe I'm looking at this wrong, and would like to see some other perspectives.
- If you believe abortion should be il... | The abortion debate involves the government representing the interests of the fetus. I assume you believe it reasonable that the state protect children from pedophiles and child abuse, even with respect to the child's parents. The only real question is when should the state begin that protection.
I don't have an ans... | What you are saying is explicitly incorrect. It is just how liberals phrase the argument in order to make conservatives sound stupid. Even if you think conservative ideas about abortion, prostitution, etc. are not ideal, to think that conservatives want to own the nation's citizen's bodies is absurd. Such issues are co... | 7s87ab | CMV: The biggest reason I could never be a conservative is that they tend to believe your body is owned by the government | I've had this view for a while, and never really had it questioned seriously. Maybe I'm looking at this wrong, and would like to see some other perspectives.
- If you believe abortion should be illegal, then you must believe a person's body is not their property. If a life is physically inside of my body, I should hav... | ZeusThunder369 | 3 | 3 | [
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Cmv: giving birth isnt a “gift”
Im so tired of people saying stuff like “giving birth to a whole person is a wonderful gift, youre giving life” and blah blah whatever else people sag.
Idk it maybe a gift / “miracle” to the person who didnt have to have their nutrients sucked out of them for 9 months and then be ripp... | They are typically referring to the child that’s the result of the birth as the gift not the process of producing said child.
Also we as humans cannot replicate producing a child and developing it outside of a womb, it’s something crazy which the female body just does. And that itself is seen as wonderful as it’s cre... | This seems confusing as hell.
It's not a gift... because it has a cost?
That's what makes it a gift. Because you paid a cost to create a life. Like, that's how gifts work, they're a gift for the person who receives it, at the cost of the person who gives it.
I mean, I'd say it's not inherently a gift, because you ca... | 18yxsmt | Cmv: giving birth isnt a “gift” | Im so tired of people saying stuff like “giving birth to a whole person is a wonderful gift, youre giving life” and blah blah whatever else people sag.
Idk it maybe a gift / “miracle” to the person who didnt have to have their nutrients sucked out of them for 9 months and then be ripped apart hole to hole/ bleed/ hav... | Improve123454321 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Same sex attraction can be reversed at least if you are bisexual and in specific cases it can be a phase.
Just like, there are straight people that after years found out they were gay or bisexual, it is also possible to say that at least a small portion of gay and lesbian people will be able to find out that like... | When you say “can be reversed” it makes it sound like this can be done voluntarily or consciously.
If that is what you mean, I disagree. Sexual orientation and attraction is not something we choose.
If what you mean is that attraction might change over time ... where one may have been attracted to same sex people a... | >it is also possible to say that at least a small portion of gay and lesbian people will be able to find out that likely their same sex attraction was just a phase, either due to lack of not being close to someone of your same gender or just because you mistook platonic love for a friend for something more.
It may be ... | lu3rvm | CMV: Same sex attraction can be reversed at least if you are bisexual and in specific cases it can be a phase. | Just like, there are straight people that after years found out they were gay or bisexual, it is also possible to say that at least a small portion of gay and lesbian people will be able to find out that likely their same sex attraction was just a phase, either due to lack of not being close to someone of your same gen... | arnodorian96 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: As an East Asian American, I feel like being politically moderate is the best stance.
There are a couple of things I like from Republican: Education and Law and Order.
I've observed a trend among East Asians, particularly regarding their strong emphasis on education and their inclination towards a law and order... | > Republicans are big fans of charter schools, and it seems like under a charter school system, we could see more schools popping up, similar to Lowell High School.
How does this track? Its not a charter school.
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> Despite having an average per-pupil expenditure compared to most schools in California, Lowell consistently produces exceptional academic results.
How is Lowell able ... | 18yvbmw | CMV: As an East Asian American, I feel like being politically moderate is the best stance. | There are a couple of things I like from Republican: Education and Law and Order.
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CMV: Noncompliance contributes to a significant number of cases of police brutality
Edit: I’ll change my view to explain that police brutality is bad. It’s defined as an excessive use of force. I am not defending police brutality. A more accurate explanation of my view is that it’s entirely too common for a justified ... | The big problem with this, is that you can make the same argument with basically *all* forms of abuse: rape, harassment, child abuse, domestic violence, muggins, etc. At which point, I think it can go one of two ways: 1) we basically excuse abuse a non-zero amount because people "Bring it on themselves" or 2) we're no... | can you explain why bodily harm is a reasonable response to noncompliance?
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I can not. It is not. Bodily harm is much more likely to occur once you get in a scuffle, which is what will happen if you resist an officer say, trying to handcuff you. You’ll get taken to the ground and you’ll probably get bruised and cu... | lvb1sa | CMV: Noncompliance contributes to a significant number of cases of police brutality | Edit: I’ll change my view to explain that police brutality is bad. It’s defined as an excessive use of force. I am not defending police brutality. A more accurate explanation of my view is that it’s entirely too common for a justified use of force to be painted as police brutality.
Obviously police brutality is a majo... | YacobJWB | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Modern China is a fascist state and proves that classical (Italian) fascism can work better on a large scale than Communism.
Some time ago a friend asked me if I was ‘against literal Fascism’ more as a joke than as an actual question. The term is always thrown around by Socialists to insult everyone who isn’t a s... | > Corporativism, a fascist economic model which can best be described as a mostly capitalist one, but where the state has sufficient power to intervene in the economy when it deems it necessary for the people (or itself), and also controls certain parts of the economy which have been nationalized. Usually 10% or 20% of... | I don't think people argue that fascism is *ineffective*.
They argue that it's *morally abhorrent*.
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CMV: Pleasure is the only thing that matters in life, and that's a good thing.
As far as I know philosophy and religion are not capable of finding an objective meaning in our lives and science is too, because void of meaning by definition, and therefore I came up with my own idea about how we as a society should act.
... | I often say it, but do it confuse pain with the source of pain. There are people who are born without that sense, and as babies they chew their tongues; as adults they place their hands on hot stoves without realizing they’re hot and don’t reflexively jerk their hands away until they feel their fingers turn numb. It is... | Are you saying pleasure is the only thing that matters to *you*? Or to *everybody*?
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The view you stated was that pleasure *is* the only thing that matters.
Are you now telling me that is inaccurate and that your view is actually that plea... | 1e3q1a4 | CMV: Pleasure is the only thing that matters in life, and that's a good thing. | As far as I know philosophy and religion are not capable of finding an objective meaning in our lives and science is too, because void of meaning by definition, and therefore I came up with my own idea about how we as a society should act.
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CMV: capital letters are unnecessary and should be abolished.
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usually we don't. but for proper directions and nouns we do. https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/capitalization/are-directions-capitalized-easy-ways-know-when
another unnecessary complication of the english language.
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CMV: Breeding animals and giving them a good life to later kill them for meat is moral
Due to meat consumption, there are way more cows, chickens, pigs etc. on earth than usual. Thats because we breed animals to meet our demand for meat.
This leads to animal abuse and horrible conditions. Lets imagine a world where t... | While I'm sure issues within the factory farming industry drives some people to consider consumption immoral, I'm pretty sure the death part is still the #1 most important part.
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People complain about this industry and that but if it wasn’t for some of them. We wouldn’t have them buying and owning and using millions of acr... | 1e3dhx4 | CMV: Breeding animals and giving them a good life to later kill them for meat is moral | Due to meat consumption, there are way more cows, chickens, pigs etc. on earth than usual. Thats because we breed animals to meet our demand for meat.
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CMV: It is ok for a person with non-mainstream tastes in music to impose their music on people who like mainstream-music, since the world imposes pop-music on everyone, regardless of their taste.
Of course it's "ok" to do this in the grand scheme of things. That being said, when I have house guests, or I am driving ot... | Do you think it becomes okay to treat others differently than you'd like to be treated if other people acted wrongly generally or only when it comes to music?
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CMV: There is no difference between mob justice and a jury
I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I understand that a jury is able to see evidence submitted to the court, hear arguments on both sides, see the legality of the situation, and are theoretically chosen by both sides of the court to be the least biased... | Is your view actually "if you ignore the dozens and dozens and dozens of differences and only focus on one, singular factor that is inevitable in any case, than there is literally no difference between a jury trial and mob justice."?
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I mean I'd like to hear the differences! It feels like that factor is what it al... | Juries are also selected to have people most likely to follow the law. And the judge can always override a guilty verdict and find the defendant not guilty anyway
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Right, but they don't *have* to follow the law. And if the judge can override it, doesn't that make it even worse? Now even if the jury was correct, on... | 1l04cr4 | CMV: There is no difference between mob justice and a jury | I've been thinking about this a lot lately. I understand that a jury is able to see evidence submitted to the court, hear arguments on both sides, see the legality of the situation, and are theoretically chosen by both sides of the court to be the least biased towards the accused as possible. But like, they don't actua... | TheSpaceCoresDad | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: The mods are wrong to shut down massive subreddits such as r/LosAngeles for their own personal grievances.
r/LosAngeles is the main reason I use Reddit and has been such a great resource for info about things happening in LA, discussing current issues, local politics, crime, road closures, areas to avoid and just... | This is CMV. You must be willing to change your view. Please tell us what would change your view.
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Explaining what the actual impact is from the changes so I can better understand the rational.
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There are some things third party apps do that the reddit app does not. Some apps are designed for blind people to ... | I will try to reply, but please understand, I completely respect your opinion and am not trying to deny your point. However, please understand that platforms can get complicated. Maybe the Mods should open a dashboard called Los Angeles and link subpages for local and smaller issues. One subpage for tourists, another f... | 14aofjw | CMV: The mods are wrong to shut down massive subreddits such as r/LosAngeles for their own personal grievances. | r/LosAngeles is the main reason I use Reddit and has been such a great resource for info about things happening in LA, discussing current issues, local politics, crime, road closures, areas to avoid and just making life here easier.
For example, we currently have the US Golf Open happening and it’s really frustrating... | grimezly | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The mods are wrong to shut down massive subreddits such as r/LosAngeles for their own personal grievances.
r/LosAngeles is the main reason I use Reddit and has been such a great resource for info about things happening in LA, discussing current issues, local politics, crime, road closures, areas to avoid and just... | You should ask to take it over.
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I don’t have that kind of free time lmao
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So the mods have put in tons of their time to provide a thing that you like a lot. That's great!
What obligates them to continue doing so, when they feel like the better course of action would be to stop? | This is CMV. You must be willing to change your view. Please tell us what would change your view.
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Explaining what the actual impact is from the changes so I can better understand the rational.
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It's their own personal sub, it's not a public sub. The mods of a private sub can do what they want because it's *... | 14aofjw | CMV: The mods are wrong to shut down massive subreddits such as r/LosAngeles for their own personal grievances. | r/LosAngeles is the main reason I use Reddit and has been such a great resource for info about things happening in LA, discussing current issues, local politics, crime, road closures, areas to avoid and just making life here easier.
For example, we currently have the US Golf Open happening and it’s really frustrating... | grimezly | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The belief in modern day "collapse" is fundamentally wrong
Humans have been on Earth for at least 200,000 years. Life started before the Earth's inner core did, 3.7 billion years ago. Constantly changing and shifting into new life and systems. Due to internal and external pressures. Human civilizations, in the \... | > I don't think the collapse of "western" society will be the end of humanity
We cannot bootstrap another industrial economy if we do collapse into some sort of dark age.
Ex. The surface-accessible sources of tin have already been mined out. There would be no way to get to a new “Bronze Age” without that.
We would... | Can you actually state the belief you think is wrong? It's not clear from your post...
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Its the idea of "mordern day collapse". That the collapse of "western" civilization will result in the end of everything. As stated that people are afraid of a change into a new system.
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It's still not clear what the view... | 18yj3fn | CMV: The belief in modern day "collapse" is fundamentally wrong | Humans have been on Earth for at least 200,000 years. Life started before the Earth's inner core did, 3.7 billion years ago. Constantly changing and shifting into new life and systems. Due to internal and external pressures. Human civilizations, in the \~12,000 year record we have, have also gone through similar chang... | GodlordHerus | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: I believe that there is a 50/50 chance that other minds exist
The near-constant isolation brought by the current lockdown that my country is in has introduced me to the concept of solipsism, and I have been mulling it over for the past few weeks, trying to locate the probability of the situations I think about. I... | > that the universe is in a constant state of balance, suggested by laws like 'every action has an equal and opposite reaction' and 'energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred from one form to another'. Meaning that exactly half of the underlying natures of reality contain other people's existence, and... | [removed]
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CMV: The World Would Be Better Off Without Abrahamic Religions (Islam, Christianity, Judaism)
Abrahamic religions often perpetuate inequality, patriarchal norms, and hypocrisy. They resist natural social evolution (scientific discoveries, lgbtq, interracial relationships) and natural human progress. Conflicts like (no... | This argument has always felt fairly arbitrary to me. You bring up Israel, for instance, and, sure, there's definitely some extent to which Israel uses a religious justification for the horrible things they do. But there's also the incredibly basic explanation of their behavior, which is that they want land and power a... | so does almost every single religion. why Abrahamic ones in specific?
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that's completely wrong. not even a tiny bit true | 1l03rz5 | CMV: The World Would Be Better Off Without Abrahamic Religions (Islam, Christianity, Judaism) | Abrahamic religions often perpetuate inequality, patriarchal norms, and hypocrisy. They resist natural social evolution (scientific discoveries, lgbtq, interracial relationships) and natural human progress. Conflicts like (not limited to) Israel-Palestine (or MAGA Christianity in USA) demonstrate how religious ideologi... | silvino89 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Getting a liberal arts degree first is a dumb idea
This only applies if it's your first degree or you have to take out loans to get it. By liberal arts, I don't mean every major other than STEM, but specifically the ones that people take to improve their cognitive abilities or their understanding of a topic eithe... | Literally any degree can go towards Law School, so there's nothing wrong with any of them if that's your plan.
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Based on that alone, getting a lib. arts degree is fine, unless you intend for it to be a terminal degree in which case you'd be wise to invest heavily in internships during college.
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What I me... | I think you are discounting a broad range of fields where these degrees are useful. If you want to be a teacher, a social worker, a graphic artist, a lawyer, an editor, a minister, a professional musician, etc a liberal arts degree can be excellent preparation.
The problem you are pointing to isn’t caused by these de... | 14b7ok6 | CMV: Getting a liberal arts degree first is a dumb idea | This only applies if it's your first degree or you have to take out loans to get it. By liberal arts, I don't mean every major other than STEM, but specifically the ones that people take to improve their cognitive abilities or their understanding of a topic either unrelated to a specific career field or related to a fi... | Hastorius | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Hawaiians are incredibly racist
So imagine this, If in Germany today it was still normal to call Jews or non Germans in general Untermensch, and German parents instilled this hate into their children to the point where they have a day in school called "kill an Untermensch day". Imagine if they still honoured Hi... | Hang on, you’ve never been to Hawaii but have this detailed opinion of Hawaiians? What are you basing this on? You don’t just make some strange comparisons to Nazi Germany, you take Godwin’s Law and strangle it to death … and you’ve never been to Hawaii?!
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Basing this off stuff they say on the internet.
I assume... | The main thing you are basing this off is the idea that native Hawaiians don't want people to visit. Do you know how many native Hawaiians actually think that?? You can't take the loudest online voices algorithmically boosted voices and assume they stand for the majority of the group. This "it's racist to visit Hawaii"... | 1hdu9t1 | CMV: Hawaiians are incredibly racist | So imagine this, If in Germany today it was still normal to call Jews or non Germans in general Untermensch, and German parents instilled this hate into their children to the point where they have a day in school called "kill an Untermensch day". Imagine if they still honoured Hitler and built statues of him and named... | jdjdjdiejenwjw | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: The main problem in STEM academia is that it's undervalued, not that it's toxic.
This CMV post is inspired by this article: [A mental-health crisis is gripping science — toxic research culture is to blame](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01708-4)
I'm not going to deny that there is a mental health cri... | The lack of good pay and the toxic work culture is absolutely part and parcel of the same thing leading to overwork and underpay. Research also does not need to be toxic. Toxic attitudes are destructive they do not help people build and improve and end up forcing people out of public research to work which has better p... | >Don't pity me for failing, pity my supervisors because I failed them
I dunno man I have a lot of friends in academia and I hear plenty about people who are genuinely toxic. Toxic people are everywhere but the hierarchical nature of science research exacerbates bad personaliries.
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I'm not going to deny that there is a mental health crisis in science. [I myself failed my PhD](https://www.reddit.com/r/PhD/comments/12wr1dh/... | Real_Carl_Ramirez | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Humans have much more free will than they are given credit for.
(Sorry for the deep philosophical question lol)
As someone currently studying Psychology at a British college, I am surprised about how many of the approaches dismiss free will.
To name them specifically: Freud's Psychodynamic Approach (determinist... |
Determinism does not necessarily abolish free will. You can read about compatibilism, for example
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Can you explain what compatibilism is?
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Then you return to genie and rub it again and wish "I wish humans have free will". Go back into local town. What have cha... | 18y92k6 | CMV: Humans have much more free will than they are given credit for. | (Sorry for the deep philosophical question lol)
As someone currently studying Psychology at a British college, I am surprised about how many of the approaches dismiss free will.
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CMV: Humans have much more free will than they are given credit for.
(Sorry for the deep philosophical question lol)
As someone currently studying Psychology at a British college, I am surprised about how many of the approaches dismiss free will.
To name them specifically: Freud's Psychodynamic Approach (determinist... | You might like Robert Sapolskis book "Determined". He's a biologist who believes in determinism so he gives a lot of examples that are in your direction of questions.
Anyways, my question to you would be this:
Did you have any control over what brain you were given at birth? Did you have control over how your parents... | >at least I think I can.
And I think that's the crux of the problem, in fact that's the one thing that makes this problem a problem. If free will is an illusion, is it actually free will still? It's been proven that thoughts are actually processed a short while before we're aware of them. So we don't know what we're a... | 18y92k6 | CMV: Humans have much more free will than they are given credit for. | (Sorry for the deep philosophical question lol)
As someone currently studying Psychology at a British college, I am surprised about how many of the approaches dismiss free will.
To name them specifically: Freud's Psychodynamic Approach (deterministic as our behaviour is determined by childhood experiences & trauma); ... | TheAdlerianThinker | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I don’t believe in cultural appropriation as a bad thing
Edit: A lot of these comments have changed my view considerably, and this is more complicated than I can comprehend, even as another minority. That being said, I still look forward to reading peoples insights and responding to comments.
I’m quite libera... | Cultural appropriation is good or bad depending on the context. If someone does it because they appreciate the culture, then cool but other times it's done in jest to make fun of the culture. For example when white guy dress up like indians and start hooting and dancing.
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I agree with you there, but I think it’s k... | With regard to specific instances of appropriation, you seem to be defining “bad” as something cultural minorities would describe as “cheapening” or “trivializing.” Am I right in that?
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Kind of? It’s not my place to tell people what to be offended at/not offended at, I just want to know what specifically about it ... | 7s38u3 | CMV: I don’t believe in cultural appropriation as a bad thing | Edit: A lot of these comments have changed my view considerably, and this is more complicated than I can comprehend, even as another minority. That being said, I still look forward to reading peoples insights and responding to comments.
I’m quite liberal for the most part, and a
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CMV: It's morally inconsistent to think abortion is murder, but also believe it's up to women.
A couple of weeks ago I watched a video from the 2012 VP debates in the US where a question came up on abortion, and I have a real problem with Joe Biden's answer to it. The clip in question (starts at 2:53): https://youtu.b... | It seems like Biden rejects your premise #4. He says he wouldn't personally kill a fetus but would permit others to. "I refuse to impose that on others".
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Biden says:
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Did you mix that up?
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>2 Ending a human life deliberately is murder
That is not the legal definition of murder. Murder is *unlawful* and deliberate killing of another *person.* Abortion in general is not unlaw... | 5r34tq | CMV: It's morally inconsistent to think abortion is murder, but also believe it's up to women. | A couple of weeks ago I watched a video from the 2012 VP debates in the US where a question came up on abortion, and I have a real problem with Joe Biden's answer to it. The clip in question (starts at 2:53): https://youtu.be/KOpb9irG3Cw?t=173
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A couple of weeks ago I watched a video from the 2012 VP debates in the US where a question came up on abortion, and I have a real problem with Joe Biden's answer to it. The clip in question (starts at 2:53): https://youtu.b... | It seems like Biden rejects your premise #4. He says he wouldn't personally kill a fetus but would permit others to. "I refuse to impose that on others".
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I haven't, thanks for the link - seems really relevant to this.
I do think there's merit in the tacit consent objection though - by participating in voluntary intercourse with a low risk your birth control method does... | 5r34tq | CMV: It's morally inconsistent to think abortion is murder, but also believe it's up to women. | A couple of weeks ago I watched a video from the 2012 VP debates in the US where a question came up on abortion, and I have a real problem with Joe Biden's answer to it. The clip in question (starts at 2:53): https://youtu.be/KOpb9irG3Cw?t=173
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CMV: It's morally inconsistent to think abortion is murder, but also believe it's up to women.
A couple of weeks ago I watched a video from the 2012 VP debates in the US where a question came up on abortion, and I have a real problem with Joe Biden's answer to it. The clip in question (starts at 2:53): https://youtu.b... | Consider a few things (and I'm not trying to take sides on the abortion debate here, but only to address the idea that these things are inconsistent).
But...before that, the term "murder" is generally reserved for something that is _by definition_ criminal. I think "ending life" might be a better term since if it's l... | It seems like Biden rejects your premise #4. He says he wouldn't personally kill a fetus but would permit others to. "I refuse to impose that on others".
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It does sound like it, but I find it really hard to believe. He's a lawyer and he knows that legally, even if not ethically, murder is not ever defensible, e... | 5r34tq | CMV: It's morally inconsistent to think abortion is murder, but also believe it's up to women. | A couple of weeks ago I watched a video from the 2012 VP debates in the US where a question came up on abortion, and I have a real problem with Joe Biden's answer to it. The clip in question (starts at 2:53): https://youtu.be/KOpb9irG3Cw?t=173
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CMV: The new USA tax plan is really bad.
I'm seeing a lot of wealth transfer in the wrong direction, exploding deficits and not a lot of upside. Plus, it really looks like Republicans explicitly targeted folks who didn't vote for them by taxing people who live in cities more (removing state tax deductions, EV credits,... | I'm not going to argue that there are no bad things with this bill. However, just lowering the corporate tax alone makes this almost worth it. I still think it's overall negative but it's not so much really bad as only moderately bad.
I'm one of the folks who will pay more under this bill so that sucks, but even I th... | >Plus, it really looks like Republicans explicitly targeted folks who didn't vote for them by taxing people who live in cities more (removing state tax deductions, EV credits, etc), which just feel evil.
I see this a lot living in New York but feel like you guys have it backwards
High tax blue states like New York pu... | 7h3mt2 | CMV: The new USA tax plan is really bad. | I'm seeing a lot of wealth transfer in the wrong direction, exploding deficits and not a lot of upside. Plus, it really looks like Republicans explicitly targeted folks who didn't vote for them by taxing people who live in cities more (removing state tax deductions, EV credits, etc), which just feel evil.
I agree with... | pkulak | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Voting in ignorance or indifference is irresponsible and an abuse of a democratic right, more so than not voting at all.
There seems to be an inherent stigma when it comes to voting. You *must* vote.
Why?
Here are what I feel are legitimate reasons as to why someone might not want to vote
1. **I don't want to ... | There is a non-petty argument for "voting blank".
I don't know if that's a thing in Britain, but in Denmark they actually count how many "blank" votes there are.
It sends a message to politicians: "I am paying attention, but I don't think either of you are good enough to get my vote".
This allows potential people wh... | I don't think it is really acceptable for an adult not to care enough to vote. You have a responsibility to care about the world you are in and in every election there is enough difference between the candidates that the world will be effected depending on who wins.
It is your civic responsibility to inform yourself ... | bugpdr | CMV: Voting in ignorance or indifference is irresponsible and an abuse of a democratic right, more so than not voting at all. | There seems to be an inherent stigma when it comes to voting. You *must* vote.
Why?
Here are what I feel are legitimate reasons as to why someone might not want to vote
1. **I don't want to support any of the individual candidates with my vote**. I haven't felt strongly enough about any of the parties or candidates.... | mrmojofilter | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Voting in ignorance or indifference is irresponsible and an abuse of a democratic right, more so than not voting at all.
There seems to be an inherent stigma when it comes to voting. You *must* vote.
Why?
Here are what I feel are legitimate reasons as to why someone might not want to vote
1. **I don't want to ... | Regarding your 3rd point as why not to vote “I don’t know enough” then I would echo your most hated sentiment “if you don’t vote you can’t complain”.
If you choose to remain ignorant as to the issues at hand during an election, and so choose not to vote, then I question any input you have in any discussion and see no ... | >"If you don't vote, you can't complain".
I want to touch on this one a bit, because really all this platitude is trying to get across is the idea that voting is one of the most important (and one of the only) tangible ways you can impact your political system.
It is understandable to feel frustrated and upset with ... | bugpdr | CMV: Voting in ignorance or indifference is irresponsible and an abuse of a democratic right, more so than not voting at all. | There seems to be an inherent stigma when it comes to voting. You *must* vote.
Why?
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1. **I don't want to support any of the individual candidates with my vote**. I haven't felt strongly enough about any of the parties or candidates.... | mrmojofilter | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The CEO of DoorDash should be criminally charged with wage theft.
This relates to a policy DoorDash has in respect to tips given to drivers through their app. DoorDash sets a base amount for a delivery, and applies any tip from a customer to reduce the amount they pay the driver.
E.g. if the base amount is $6, n... | It's possible that I'm wrong here, but IIRC Doordash (and other similar services) classify their drivers as independent contractors, which in turn allows them greater latitude in developing compensation schemes which might be illegal if imposed on regular employees. I suspect the crux of any legal challenge would have ... | Talk to your elected representatives... The idea that some CEO should be prosecuted for an imagined crime because you think it’s wrong isn’t realistic... If it’s a crime, file suit against the company... If it’s not a crime, speak with your congressman and get the law written... Just because the act is a crime in one s... | cgfjv4 | CMV: The CEO of DoorDash should be criminally charged with wage theft. | This relates to a policy DoorDash has in respect to tips given to drivers through their app. DoorDash sets a base amount for a delivery, and applies any tip from a customer to reduce the amount they pay the driver.
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CMV: There is absolutely no reason why a person who identifies as "transracial" is any less credible than someone who is "transgender"
And before you tell me I don't understand transgender issues I have had gender dysphoria for a large part of my life. I haven't heard a compelling argument that adequately explains why... | You have everything in your biology to be a man or a woman. The XX = Woman / XY = Man is actually a popular science oversimplification. Sexual dimorphism is a matter of the epigenetic expression of your genes based on the hormones in your body, exposure to androgens, and other factors in your life.
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CMV: Bitcoin "succeeding" would be a dystopian nightmare
#Edit: I've been PMed a link that explains the idea much better than I could so please see [here](https://lifeboat.com/blog/2013/04/bitcoins-dystopian-future) first to read it.
I'm focusing on Bitcoin here but the same could be said of another cryptocurrency. A... | Saying this as someone who is very bullish on Bitcoin: Bitcoin is not a replacement for fiat. Governments will never stop issuing paper money and the average person will never stop using it.
There will always be fiat. It's easier and less traceable than crypto, and always will be.
Bitcoin is a replacement for the th... | Having a few economic slaves around sounds quite handy. Can you explain how I can use bitcoin to recruit a few?
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And then what?
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It's an actual question. Here's what I got from the OP:
1. Buy bitcoins.
2. ...?
3. Enjoy the use of my stable of thralls.
Can you please fill in... | 7h23bm | CMV: Bitcoin "succeeding" would be a dystopian nightmare | #Edit: I've been PMed a link that explains the idea much better than I could so please see [here](https://lifeboat.com/blog/2013/04/bitcoins-dystopian-future) first to read it.
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CMV: Bitcoin "succeeding" would be a dystopian nightmare
#Edit: I've been PMed a link that explains the idea much better than I could so please see [here](https://lifeboat.com/blog/2013/04/bitcoins-dystopian-future) first to read it.
I'm focusing on Bitcoin here but the same could be said of another cryptocurrency. A... | To start, there is a very good chance that bitcoin will become more prevalent as a currency over time, but it will be an incredibly long time before it would be an existential threat to fiat currency. Just using them requires a level of tech-savvy that most people don't have and will be difficult to catch on in large n... | To begin with, I don’t own any crypto currency. I do see the merits of it though, and have been doing research. Our current system of central banks, owned by private entities, has been the number one cause of the growing wealth gap in the world. The US dollar has lost something like 98% of its original value since the ... | 7h23bm | CMV: Bitcoin "succeeding" would be a dystopian nightmare | #Edit: I've been PMed a link that explains the idea much better than I could so please see [here](https://lifeboat.com/blog/2013/04/bitcoins-dystopian-future) first to read it.
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CMV: someone being my family member doesn’t mean I should give them a pass on bad behavior
With the holiday season, it’s the time of year where racist uncles and thrice divorced aunts start showing up, and the age old argument will be thrown out: “I know you don’t like them, but they’re family so you need to get along... | I think there are valid reasons why we should treat family members differently than strangers. The main being that you share a connection that won't be easily severed. That person will remain connected to you, and your kids, siblings, etc... They in all likelihood will continue to orbit your life in a significant way, ... | Someone being physically violent with you - yeah, no, that gets no pass.
But someone just being a bit rude or having stupid opinions... that can get a pass because unless you are going to cut them out of your life completely, then you're going to be seeing them several times a year every single year for the rest of yo... | a80tek | CMV: someone being my family member doesn’t mean I should give them a pass on bad behavior | With the holiday season, it’s the time of year where racist uncles and thrice divorced aunts start showing up, and the age old argument will be thrown out: “I know you don’t like them, but they’re family so you need to get along and give them a pass.”
My opinion is that someone being family doesn’t earn them anything.... | fantheories101 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Heterophobia is a huge problem in the LGBTQ+ community and it needs to stop
I am a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community as a Gay man. But I am so appalled to see how members of this community treat people who are straight. It is so ridiculous. I get that most of us were bullied and harassed by straight people but... | I don't disagree with you that anti-hetero behaviors are to be avoided. I don't like hating someone for who they sleep with, in any capacity. I just don't see it as a "huge problem" as your title has stated.
This is maybe the second or third time in my whole life this issue has come up. Most of the negative parts of t... | I agree with the other commenter, this sounds like it may be a location/group of friends problem rather than an issue with the LGBT community. I am a member, and have many friends who are members, and none have expressed any amount of heterophobia like this. We welcome straight people at pride (indeed, a lot of my stra... | 8ef019 | CMV: Heterophobia is a huge problem in the LGBTQ+ community and it needs to stop | I am a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community as a Gay man. But I am so appalled to see how members of this community treat people who are straight. It is so ridiculous. I get that most of us were bullied and harassed by straight people but we shouldn't turn that hate onto them, especially those who are our "allies". I l... | Ice-ColdFox | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I consider myself both gay and bisexual and use these terms interchangeably to refer to myself.
Ever since I came out of the closet a few years ago, I have interchangeably referred to myself as "gay" or "bi." Often I hear objections to this based on the idea of bi Erasure, diluting the term "gay," or a number of ... | Ah right I have the perfect analogy
That's like saying you're carnivore because you only eat a carnivore diet.
But you're not, you're omnivorous, just because you chose to only eat meat doesn't make a you a carnivore. You're still able to process plants well, just because you chose to not eat them doesn't change the ... | What's wrong with just saying you are bi but prefer guys? Seems like you are overcomplicating thing.
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I identify as gay. I hang out with gay guys, I go to gay bars, I mostly date guys, I watch gay porn, I intend to eventually marry a guy etc.
"Bi" is just a word. It doesn't convey my experience even if it's factu... | a7xa5o | CMV: I consider myself both gay and bisexual and use these terms interchangeably to refer to myself. | Ever since I came out of the closet a few years ago, I have interchangeably referred to myself as "gay" or "bi." Often I hear objections to this based on the idea of bi Erasure, diluting the term "gay," or a number of other reasons.
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CMV: Apologizing for the crimes of my parents and grandparents is unethical
First, a bit of background: I'm Danish, and during a visit to the US Virgin Islands (which used to be Danish), our Prime Minister was encouraged to apologize to the black community for the fact that black slaves were common on the islands in t... | [deleted]
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I'm not sure. A government is an institution, not a person. The people who made up the government during slavery are long dead. Does the institution carry guilt? People do, but the government is nothing more that the people behind it.
And there's still the other half of the question: Do present-day bla... | A Prime minister or President isn't representing just himself. He's representing the entire country. If one country did something wrong to a group of people, that country ought to apologize. The person who ought to apologize should be the official representative of that country and the apology should be in an official ... | cgfq70 | CMV: Apologizing for the crimes of my parents and grandparents is unethical | First, a bit of background: I'm Danish, and during a visit to the US Virgin Islands (which used to be Danish), our Prime Minister was encouraged to apologize to the black community for the fact that black slaves were common on the islands in the 18th and 19th century.
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CMV: Apologizing for the crimes of my parents and grandparents is unethical
First, a bit of background: I'm Danish, and during a visit to the US Virgin Islands (which used to be Danish), our Prime Minister was encouraged to apologize to the black community for the fact that black slaves were common on the islands in t... | A Prime minister or President isn't representing just himself. He's representing the entire country. If one country did something wrong to a group of people, that country ought to apologize. The person who ought to apologize should be the official representative of that country and the apology should be in an official ... | [deleted]
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I'm not sure. A government is an institution, not a person. The people who made up the government during slavery are long dead. Does the institution carry guilt? People do, but the government is nothing more that the people behind it.
And there's still the other half of the question: Do present-day bla... | cgfq70 | CMV: Apologizing for the crimes of my parents and grandparents is unethical | First, a bit of background: I'm Danish, and during a visit to the US Virgin Islands (which used to be Danish), our Prime Minister was encouraged to apologize to the black community for the fact that black slaves were common on the islands in the 18th and 19th century.
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CMV: Bill Nye's new series "saves the world" attempts to silence dissenting viewpoints, distorts facts, and is, in short, blatant propaganda.
It gives me no satisfaction to see Bill Nye, one of my favorite science communicators and someone who inspired me to think critically and listen openly to alternative viewpoints... | The more Bill Nye points out that science isn't on the side of anti science, the more believers of hogwash are going to jump on the Bill Nye hate train.
Kinda telling that it was his comments about gender identity that really tipped the scales.
Of all places, even the Sam Harris sub had some Bill Nye hate, since S... | Accepting differing sexualities exist and that transgender people exist is not an extreme leftist political agenda. It makes perfect sense for Bill Nye to affirm this. You may disagree with it, but that doesn't make it propaganda.
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no, science backs up gender dysphoria and different sexualities. ne... | 68mvqm | CMV: Bill Nye's new series "saves the world" attempts to silence dissenting viewpoints, distorts facts, and is, in short, blatant propaganda. | It gives me no satisfaction to see Bill Nye, one of my favorite science communicators and someone who inspired me to think critically and listen openly to alternative viewpoints seemingly become the exact opposite. His original show instilled in me a love for science, and his debate with Ken Hamm taught me that even my... | Marsh7579 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I can't see anything positive about my country, Brazil.
I'm aware that developed countries have their own issues too. The list may be kinda long.
1- We are a developing country. Actually, not "developing" because our economy is growing too slowly. "Developing country" is probably a euphemism for "underdeveloped... | I'm from America and I know you guys for amazing soccer. That may not be a big plus but you have a very good reputation in the soccer world.
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Soccer. Yeah... Soccer. Do you know who is first in the FIFA ranking? Germany. The Germans outperform us in everything. Also, sports aren't that important. I think the Olym... | Before I answer, I need to know if the Simpson's take on Brazilian children's TV programming is in any way accurate...
[https://youtu.be/WsscaEd3TlE?t=64](https://youtu.be/WsscaEd3TlE?t=64)
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Actually, no. The media used to be naughtier in the 80s and 90s, but it's kinda more modest now. Our kids shows don't show ... | 8emdt2 | CMV: I can't see anything positive about my country, Brazil. | I'm aware that developed countries have their own issues too. The list may be kinda long.
1- We are a developing country. Actually, not "developing" because our economy is growing too slowly. "Developing country" is probably a euphemism for "underdeveloped" or "less developed". Our public services suck and the politi... | garaile64 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: It is misleading and therefore counterproductive to use the following scientific vocabulary: Proof, fact, law, theory, hypothesis.
Preface and terminology: Science cannot prove things beyond a shadow of a doubt. It is not in it's scope. What it can do is take a prediction made by a belief and show (based on ob... | > Theory and hypothesis - these seem to have some unwarranted reverence. Can't we just call these what they are: "reasonable beliefs"?
The two are not the same thing. I have no idea why you group them together. A hypothesis is an idea for testing. A theory is an idea that has been tested, and been found to fit the dat... | Observations are facts.
Laws are descriptive statements of observation, for example the law of gravity describes how massed interact.
Theories are less certain because they contain information and deductions about *why* a phenomenon occurs. They are substantiated to a high degree of trust, such as germ theory.
Hypot... | 7gs8ur | CMV: It is misleading and therefore counterproductive to use the following scientific vocabulary: Proof, fact, law, theory, hypothesis. | Preface and terminology: Science cannot prove things beyond a shadow of a doubt. It is not in it's scope. What it can do is take a prediction made by a belief and show (based on observable repeatable testing) that it is false. If it cannot do this then the hypothesis can gain credibility, but will never be 100% "tr... | ntschaef | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: There’s nothing wrong with women/sex/relationships being my main source of happiness
Not necessarily my only source of happiness, but by far the biggest piece of the pie. When I’m getting closer to a new woman, life just feels brighter. And I’m more motivated to become a better man, for her. I eat healthier and I... | As you point out, the problem is sometimes you’re single, and who knows about the future
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Yeah and sometimes you lose your job when your career is your life, or you get injured if sports are your life. We all have something, and life will get in the way of that something. Doesn’t mean my source of happiness is any... | I definitely wouldn't call it wrong as in *morally* wrong, and I also think a lot of people would probably agree with you that it's easiest to be your best self when you have someone else to be it for.
That being said, I personally feel like it's a bad idea to be dependent on a relationship to be the thing that motiva... | 1blvs0v | CMV: There’s nothing wrong with women/sex/relationships being my main source of happiness | Not necessarily my only source of happiness, but by far the biggest piece of the pie. When I’m getting closer to a new woman, life just feels brighter. And I’m more motivated to become a better man, for her. I eat healthier and I work out more to maintain her attraction and be better in bed for her. I put more effort i... | Zero_Gravvity | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The STEM acronym should not change to STEAM to include the arts. Change my view.
Recently I have begun seeing a trend of people saying “STEAM” major or “STEAM” field, meaning Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.
Art fundamentally does not belong in this group. I am not saying that art majors are not... | STEM and STEAM are different things.
As you point out, these subjects share a number of features, and there is therefore an acronym to draw them together.
However, particularly in educational circles it's often useful to add in the arts to make a different grouping. This is using a broad definition of "the arts", t... | Design is integral to both art and engineering, not only that, but you also have architecture which is a mixture of both. You also forget that a lot of what inspires people to create change and develop things is art. It takes creativity to engineer and a lot of creativity comes from that artistic aspect. Engineering is... | 8emfck | CMV: The STEM acronym should not change to STEAM to include the arts. Change my view. | Recently I have begun seeing a trend of people saying “STEAM” major or “STEAM” field, meaning Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.
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Recently I have begun seeing a trend of people saying “STEAM” major or “STEAM” field, meaning Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.
Art fundamentally does not belong in this group. I am not saying that art majors are not... | I think you're missing out on the history of the use of these terms. First of all, STEM and STEM are terms in *education*. They're not "fields."
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Recently I have begun seeing a trend of people saying “STEAM” major or “STEAM” field, meaning Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.
Art fundamentally does not belong in this group. I am not saying that art majors are not... | I think you're missing out on the history of the use of these terms. First of all, STEM and STEM are terms in *education*. They're not "fields."
STEM was prioritized in education because students (especially marginalized ones) find them intimidating... it's very easy to feel frozen out and isolated in them. Peopl... | Design is integral to both art and engineering, not only that, but you also have architecture which is a mixture of both. You also forget that a lot of what inspires people to create change and develop things is art. It takes creativity to engineer and a lot of creativity comes from that artistic aspect. Engineering is... | 8emfck | CMV: The STEM acronym should not change to STEAM to include the arts. Change my view. | Recently I have begun seeing a trend of people saying “STEAM” major or “STEAM” field, meaning Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math.
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CMV: The US should allow Taiwan to declare independence while guaranteeing security and protection
At this juncture, the official US position is: The US does not support independence or unification by force from either side. The US will use military force to ensure the any resolution to the conflict is bilateral, mutu... | Declaring independence will almost certainly cause total war. And this is a war Taiwan either loses - even with US help - or wins with catastrophic damages.
As you said, Taiwan is de facto sovereign and independent. There is no rush. My sense is the goal is to not "rock the boat" and wait for a better time to declare ... | Sounds like a good way to destroy Taiwan the way US policy destroyed Ukraine.
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Well, from the standpoint of American foreign policy, the US has no business becoming embroiled in China/Taiwan conflicts. No US interest is served by encouraging Tai... | 1blsde4 | CMV: The US should allow Taiwan to declare independence while guaranteeing security and protection | At this juncture, the official US position is: The US does not support independence or unification by force from either side. The US will use military force to ensure the any resolution to the conflict is bilateral, mutual and peaceful.
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CMV: Most People That Fail to Advance Professionally Have Only Themselves to Blame
**CMV: Thinly Sliced Cold Cuts Please \~ Most People That Fail to Advance Professionally Have Only Themselves to Blame**
Lazy unmotivated people are depressing, lazy unmotivated people that blame things within their control on outside ... | >If they had any self awareness at all, they would realize that the only reason they are working in a supermarket deli at 43 years old for 9 bucks an hour in the first place is because they never chose to excel at anything
You don't know that at all. My aunt's boyfriend works part-time in the butcher/deli section of a... | >If they had done their different jobs well over the years instead of simply sliding by, they would have moved into management and in some cases possibly even ownership of these businesses
To suggest a cashier at the Piggly Wiggly will one day OWN a store is absurd. You can't even open a McDonalds without millions of... | a7u8jb | CMV: Most People That Fail to Advance Professionally Have Only Themselves to Blame | **CMV: Thinly Sliced Cold Cuts Please \~ Most People That Fail to Advance Professionally Have Only Themselves to Blame**
Lazy unmotivated people are depressing, lazy unmotivated people that blame things within their control on outside influences drive me nuts !!
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CMV: The government should not be allowed to make vaccines mandatory.
Based on this [recent r/news article](https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/bto8ni/maine_bars_residents_from_opting_out_of/) in which Maine has barred residents from opting out of vaccines.
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I am fully vaccinated. I support vaccinating c... | One of the core concepts even the most hardcore libertarians typically accept is the idea of your freedom extending only so far as it harms another person. The quotable version is "my freedom to swing my fist ends where your nose begins".
The idea behind mandatory vaccination laws is generally not that you should hav... | Do you think the government should be allowed to go to war? Or establish a draft? Or make people pay taxes?
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the point of... | btsg2d | CMV: The government should not be allowed to make vaccines mandatory. | Based on this [recent r/news article](https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/bto8ni/maine_bars_residents_from_opting_out_of/) in which Maine has barred residents from opting out of vaccines.
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I am fully vaccinated. I support vaccinating children. But what happens to our autonomy when we surrender control of ... | DontSassTheSquatch | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Most pickup-truck and SUV owners would be better off owning a different type of vehicle
Hello all,
The view in the title is a bit broad (I didn't want to write an essay in the title), so a more fleshed out version of the title might read something like:
"Most people who daily-drive a financed pickup-truck or SU... | No. It's incredibly hard to rent a vehicle that you can tow with. It's usually 3x-5x the daily rate of a car, and you have to get the additional insurance because no credit card covers it like they do with regular rentals. If you live in a city and don't drive that much, fine. But I tow shit (or use the bed) with my tr... | The top ten vehicles to last at least 250k miles are all trucks/SUVs.
https://www.iseecars.com/longest-lasting-cars-study
If you want to purchase a vehicle, keep it for a long time, and use it for hauling/towing as well, you will be purchasing a truck or SUV.
Its far more financially sound to purchase a new truck,... | 17a7n5i | CMV: Most pickup-truck and SUV owners would be better off owning a different type of vehicle | Hello all,
The view in the title is a bit broad (I didn't want to write an essay in the title), so a more fleshed out version of the title might read something like:
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CMV: Driving restrictions on teenagers should be abolished
I hate it how that all states in the US these days have a bunch of restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds drivers like no driving at night or driving with other teenagers. I get these restrictions are supposed to help reduce car accidents, but they are also a maj... | Can you estimate how many additional traffic fatalities this convenience and fun would be worth?
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Not that much
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Not *what* much? | I agree that any restrictions that would be out there should be abolished, but the problem is I don't think they exist?
If they're state laws mine has none. There's nothing about driving at night, nothing about driving with teenagers, nothing. You just get to drive. Inform me if I'm incorrect but this just seems like ... | cg57jc | CMV: Driving restrictions on teenagers should be abolished | I hate it how that all states in the US these days have a bunch of restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds drivers like no driving at night or driving with other teenagers. I get these restrictions are supposed to help reduce car accidents, but they are also a major inconvenience. If someone needs their friend to carpool t... | CupBeFull | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Driving restrictions on teenagers should be abolished
I hate it how that all states in the US these days have a bunch of restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds drivers like no driving at night or driving with other teenagers. I get these restrictions are supposed to help reduce car accidents, but they are also a maj... | \> I get these restrictions are supposed to help reduce car accidents, but they are also a major inconvenience
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The thing is that it does seem to actually be reducing car accidents, and the cost of that is mild inconvenience. I fail to see a problem with that trade off, personally.
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The fact of th... | > If someone needs their friend to carpool them to school, they should be allowed to do so. If someone needs to get home at night after a party, they should be allowed to do so.
Do you think that someone should be allowed to drive without a license, just because they "need" to? Should they be allowed to speed because ... | cg57jc | CMV: Driving restrictions on teenagers should be abolished | I hate it how that all states in the US these days have a bunch of restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds drivers like no driving at night or driving with other teenagers. I get these restrictions are supposed to help reduce car accidents, but they are also a major inconvenience. If someone needs their friend to carpool t... | CupBeFull | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The youth typically lean left because they wish for free support without working for it.
As a younger person (17) leaning right from a working class background, I believe that a person can only come to financial greatness with hard work and effort. With that being said, I see many of my peers supporting Jeremy Co... | > I believe that a person can only come to financial greatness with hard work and effort.
I mean, this is obviously untrue regardless of how you define "financial greatness." Your country has a literal monarchy where birth guarantees public adulation and a life of wealth regardless of what you do.
More broadly, your ... | Do you believe it is possible for some people (young people in your example) to support democratic socialism because they feel empathy for other human beings and wish everyone had similar opportunities, regardless of where they come from?
I'm not saying democratic socialism is the perfect solution nor I am arguing in ... | aldwuz | CMV: The youth typically lean left because they wish for free support without working for it. | As a younger person (17) leaning right from a working class background, I believe that a person can only come to financial greatness with hard work and effort. With that being said, I see many of my peers supporting Jeremy Corbyn (I'm British) who put in his manifesto that we should have free tuition fees, which I am c... | Malicious_Malamar | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The metric system is objectively better and there is no advantage to the imperial system over metric system.
**Edit:** This blew up. Please read the disclaimer before posting (many people clearly skipped that), also I apologize for not being able to respond to everyone, my answers may seem a little rushed (becaus... | One practical use that the imperial system has is cooking. Look at the units used for measuring anything that you create in the kitchen. They’re all based on powers of two. This is enormously useful when you’re doubling or halving a recipe.
For most anything else I agree that metric is better, but when I’m cooking, I... | The imperial system has the communicative advantage of being understood by the population that uses it. The metric system is superior in all the ways you list, but few people in the US can intuitively "sense" how much a kg weighs or how long 1km is because that's not the system they were raised using. The one metric me... | 8eiu1q | CMV: The metric system is objectively better and there is no advantage to the imperial system over metric system. | **Edit:** This blew up. Please read the disclaimer before posting (many people clearly skipped that), also I apologize for not being able to respond to everyone, my answers may seem a little rushed (because they are). I will try to get to everyone with decent arguments later (I am sorry for this arrogant sentence but I... | damsterick | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: DNA tests (especially for dogs) are bullshit.
For my line of work (which is not the DNA testing), I've seen a lot of DNA tests for dogs. I have NEVER seen a DNA test return that a dog is purebred, or even anywhere close to purebred. I understand that no dogs are actually really purebred anymore. However, these te... | Knowing your grandparents "aren't black" doesn't really rule out being 25% African American, genetically, because genes combine during fertilization almost completely randomly. If one (or more) of her *great*-grandparents was 1/2 black, there's a not inconsiderable chance that should could have gotten 1/2 of all of tho... | How large are the genetic samples being tested? Because if they're testing this stuff off, say, a few hairs, it's likely that they're only getting a part of the view of the animal's DNA. As I understand it, most of our DNA replicates imperfectly in our bodies, and also deteriorates so a single sample from the same pers... | 7gvbi8 | CMV: DNA tests (especially for dogs) are bullshit. | For my line of work (which is not the DNA testing), I've seen a lot of DNA tests for dogs. I have NEVER seen a DNA test return that a dog is purebred, or even anywhere close to purebred. I understand that no dogs are actually really purebred anymore. However, these tests are consistently way off on their results. For e... | das_american | 7 | 5 | [
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CMV: Rodney Stooksbury is not a real person
After the GA-6 special election yesterday, I've been hearing a lot of people make the case that the election was a moral victory for the Democrats because Karen Handel only won the seat by 4%, but Tom Price won it by 23% in the previous election.
Looking to confirm that, I... | OMG how funny! That's crazy.
Well, that's still a moral victory. In the prior election the district was so safely red that the incumbent didn't even have a challenger opponent. He had a fake one. That's how safe and guaranteed to go to a Republican that district used to be. But this year that district is now competiti... | I'm not at all questioning your sincerity in posting this, but are you sure it's appropriate for this sub? We can't really argue about this, because it's not likely any of us know. It's just a fact: he either exists or not.
It might be more useful to ask a different group of people, like experts in tracking people ... | 6inafs | CMV: Rodney Stooksbury is not a real person | After the GA-6 special election yesterday, I've been hearing a lot of people make the case that the election was a moral victory for the Democrats because Karen Handel only won the seat by 4%, but Tom Price won it by 23% in the previous election.
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CMV: Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter) was a selfish and bad person, and certainly not the best Headmaster Hogwarts ever had.
Ok, I'm excited about this one because the idea inspires more discussion (at least for me) than usual. I'm adding this first paragraph as a kind of side note here. Obviously everyone knows Harry ... | I actually agree with most of what you said. And I hope they portray this in the new beasts movies but he wasn't always the good guy he tried to play off as. All the stuff with grindlewald. I actually liked the fact that the "good guy"
Had a dark past and parts of it came up in the present. He was a proud man who neede... | I've only read the first book in the series, so I have to ask - was there ever any detailed description of other Hogwarts headmasters in the books? Enough detail to make the comparison?
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No, not really. There's a brief scene with Armando Dippet, the headmaster before Dumbledore, in the Chamber of Secrets book. Ha... | 67p5a5 | CMV: Albus Dumbledore (Harry Potter) was a selfish and bad person, and certainly not the best Headmaster Hogwarts ever had. | Ok, I'm excited about this one because the idea inspires more discussion (at least for me) than usual. I'm adding this first paragraph as a kind of side note here. Obviously everyone knows Harry Potter is fiction, but I am a fan, and it's played an important role in my life. So if you don't want to discuss on the merit... | slytherin-by-night | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: In shooters, melee should NOT be its own weapon.
I finished playing Overwatch today, and I've been used to its (and BO3's) melee system. Then I decided to play tf2, and was VASTLY confused for a while.
In Overwatch and BO3, melee is bound to "v". In tf2, melee is its own weapon. While I acknowledge that melee a... | I don't see myself holding "V" in CSGO to run faster. And this can easily be done with commands from the game but the balance of the knife it's made so the deploy time is long enough so you can't just click "V" and stab someone, it will break the balance of the game.
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All that could be changed without a complete o... | It depends entirely on the game, but in some games, melee serves more than just a last-resort CQC gimmick. A game like Left 4 Dead allows you to stun zombies with melee and kill them before they grab you. It also serves a purpose in stealth kills like in Halo when you are trying to not alert the enemy.
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In Overwatch and BO3, melee is bound to "v". In tf2, melee is its own weapon. While I acknowledge that melee as its own weapon has benefits (special attacks, differe... | Teddy_Ross | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The Philadelphia Starbucks Incident is overblown!
As a person that is a part of a minority, and having watched the full video of what happened at the Philadelphia Starbucks, I feel like the two black men over blew that whole situation.
For those who don’t know, 2 black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbuc... | What do you mean overblown? It was in the news cycle for one day and the CEO of Starbucks apologized and promised future training to prevent future incidents.
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“It reportedly took just two minutes from their arrival to her call for help.”
If it is a policy that you can’t hang out at a Starbucks for longer than a minute without buying anything than I am guilty of doing that but I nobody called the police on me and I am not black.
From my understandin... | 8ehke2 | CMV: The Philadelphia Starbucks Incident is overblown! | As a person that is a part of a minority, and having watched the full video of what happened at the Philadelphia Starbucks, I feel like the two black men over blew that whole situation.
For those who don’t know, 2 black men were arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks after the manager had called the police on them. Acco... | CesarBDaG | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV:I view culture similarly to nationalism and religion
I'll preface this by saying that i might lack the knowledge to present my stance in the best light.
I view culture as in a similar vein to religion and nationalism. I'm not for pursuing government policies that destroy culture but i'm also not for government p... | Quick question: What would you say is your culture?
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I feel no affinity to any culture. I do not identify with any culture. If i had a gun to my head i would like to be able to have fluidity in culture.
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You are dodging the question. No one is "without culture" - it is ingrained in us through the society we l... | I would proposition to you that unlike religion, culture is something that is tangible and can be experienced beyond reasonable doubt, therefore it should not be treated or viewed like a religion. You can definitely go to Japan and experience the stark contrast in culture so, say, somewhere like Vietnam.
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I view culture as in a similar vein to religion and nationalism. I'm not for pursuing government policies that destroy culture but i'm also not for government policies directed at preserving them. I think culture shoul... | VesaAwesaka | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: it is not the responsibility of people to de-escalate if they can win through escalation
I have been seeing a lot of articles getting angry at police for not using de-escalation, such as arresting kids at school after getting in a screaming match.
De-escalation is for people who cannot win. No one should de-esca... | I suppose it all comes down to what your definition of a win really is and on what timescale you're thinking on.
For example, I could get into some argument with my colleagues or boss over some decision, knowing that I have the leverage to "win" this particular argument. But if that leads to my colleagues and boss dis... | It's not the police's job to win. Or, at least, that's not what the voting citizens, who's responsibility the police is ultimately to, think the police's responsibility is. The police's responsibility is to reduce crime and keep the peace. Escalating increases the likelihood of crime and disrupts the peace, therefore i... | 179vl1z | CMV: it is not the responsibility of people to de-escalate if they can win through escalation | I have been seeing a lot of articles getting angry at police for not using de-escalation, such as arresting kids at school after getting in a screaming match.
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CMV: Racially prejudiced and biased attitudes from minorities toward older white Americans is both understandable and expected.
Let me start off by saying that my view isn’t based on any idea that racial prejudice should be ingrained in social and governmental institutions. It is simply the idea that recent history in... | Correct me if I'm wrong but your view basically is that racism and stereotyping is only natural on big scale and it can't be changed?
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We expect tobaco companies to maximize profits, does that make it morally permisible for them to market to kids to try and create life long customers?
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CMV: Minecraft is Not Beginner Friendly at All
# Overview
With the latest controversy on the mob vote, Minecraft has been on my mind a little more, but I don't have the strongest opinion on that controversy itself. Instead, I began thinking about a long-held belief of mine that was quite controversial when I first be... | My 4 year old son has been playing it for almost 2 years.
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That's great, but how many of the core mechanics does your son have a grasp of? Certain things in Minecraft are easy to grasp, but others are almost impossible to naturally come across.
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If things are easy enough for a four year old, I would argue tha... | Minecraft is designed to discover things. You aren't supposed to go into it knowing how to make armor, use redstone, etc. It's something you discover and my argument is, that sense of discovery is more important than being beginner friendly and holding your hand through all of that.
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I feel like the actual game de... | 179z1ry | CMV: Minecraft is Not Beginner Friendly at All | # Overview
With the latest controversy on the mob vote, Minecraft has been on my mind a little more, but I don't have the strongest opinion on that controversy itself. Instead, I began thinking about a long-held belief of mine that was quite controversial when I first began expressing it, but my viewpoint has always s... | 00PT | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Minecraft is Not Beginner Friendly at All
# Overview
With the latest controversy on the mob vote, Minecraft has been on my mind a little more, but I don't have the strongest opinion on that controversy itself. Instead, I began thinking about a long-held belief of mine that was quite controversial when I first be... | I feel like before you go into depth into Minecraft's features, probably worth talking more about what "beginner friendly" means. Because what "beginner-friendly" means to me is that a bunch of 6-7 year olds I know love to open up Minecraft in creative mode and just plop down blocks all over the place and have tons of ... | Getting started with Minecraft is quite easy now that they give you recipes when you pick up a block. In the past it was pretty difficult to understand what recipes were because there was no ingame resource for it, but now that's changed. With that addition, the main game play loop of exploring, finding and mining bloc... | 179z1ry | CMV: Minecraft is Not Beginner Friendly at All | # Overview
With the latest controversy on the mob vote, Minecraft has been on my mind a little more, but I don't have the strongest opinion on that controversy itself. Instead, I began thinking about a long-held belief of mine that was quite controversial when I first began expressing it, but my viewpoint has always s... | 00PT | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Minecraft is Not Beginner Friendly at All
# Overview
With the latest controversy on the mob vote, Minecraft has been on my mind a little more, but I don't have the strongest opinion on that controversy itself. Instead, I began thinking about a long-held belief of mine that was quite controversial when I first be... | Let me get this straight.
You think that the most popular, best selling game of all time, that found a fiercely loyal audience with many millions of literal children, most of whom had very likely never been into a video game before, is not beginner friendly?
Did I get that right?
Okay, so my younger child, when sh... | I feel like before you go into depth into Minecraft's features, probably worth talking more about what "beginner friendly" means. Because what "beginner-friendly" means to me is that a bunch of 6-7 year olds I know love to open up Minecraft in creative mode and just plop down blocks all over the place and have tons of ... | 179z1ry | CMV: Minecraft is Not Beginner Friendly at All | # Overview
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# Overview
With the latest controversy on the mob vote, Minecraft has been on my mind a little more, but I don't have the strongest opinion on that controversy itself. Instead, I began thinking about a long-held belief of mine that was quite controversial when I first be... | Let me get this straight.
You think that the most popular, best selling game of all time, that found a fiercely loyal audience with many millions of literal children, most of whom had very likely never been into a video game before, is not beginner friendly?
Did I get that right?
Okay, so my younger child, when sh... | Minecraft is designed to discover things. You aren't supposed to go into it knowing how to make armor, use redstone, etc. It's something you discover and my argument is, that sense of discovery is more important than being beginner friendly and holding your hand through all of that.
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I feel like the actual game de... | 179z1ry | CMV: Minecraft is Not Beginner Friendly at All | # Overview
With the latest controversy on the mob vote, Minecraft has been on my mind a little more, but I don't have the strongest opinion on that controversy itself. Instead, I began thinking about a long-held belief of mine that was quite controversial when I first began expressing it, but my viewpoint has always s... | 00PT | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Coffee is tea
Edit 3: I should have phrased the title as 'Coffee is a tea' instead of 'Coffee is tea'.
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I feel that 'tea' is the term we use to describe drinks made by steeping something in (usually hot) water.
How is coffee made? You steep roasted coffee bean... | If I sat down in a cafe, ordered a black tea no sugar, and got fucking coffee I’d throw a fit.
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Ah, but a black tea is a specific tea. If I sat down in a cafe, ordered an oolong tea no sugar, and got fucking black tea I'd also throw a fit.
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But coffee and tea are different things, and have been forever.
It w... | Words mean what people use them to mean. If we don't call it tea then it's not tea, if we do it is. It's really as simple as that
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Yeah, I agree that language is descriptive, not prescriptive, but my CMV is about what it ought to be, not what it is.
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If you agree that language is descriptive, then "tea" only ... | kb8k0w | CMV: Coffee is tea | Edit 3: I should have phrased the title as 'Coffee is a tea' instead of 'Coffee is tea'.
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CMV: There is something wrong with people who literally think of pets as family
I've decided to post this because I actually want to have a discussion about the topic without being randomly insulted by people who think otherwise and don't even explain their opinion. I understand my opinion comes off as offensive - but... | For me personally, I don't only consider my "family" family, but my close friends as well. Family to me is anyone in my "circle" I guess, and I would say this applies to a lot of people. However, even in a more traditional sense, a dog or cat or other pet is like adopted family. They aren't related by blood, but they l... | My pet is right up there with my favourite things in the world. Who the hell are you to tell me I should feel otherwise?
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Things or people? It makes a difference.
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Things in the widest sense of the word possible.
Eg including people, "god", planets, juice, my job, my car, food, eating. | cfs2ua | CMV: There is something wrong with people who literally think of pets as family | I've decided to post this because I actually want to have a discussion about the topic without being randomly insulted by people who think otherwise and don't even explain their opinion. I understand my opinion comes off as offensive - but I am actually open to changing it because I see that a lot of people have a diff... | wawoom553 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: "Stephen" is a terrible name, and it's justified for me to hold a negative view on any Stephens.
"Stephen" is an inferior name to "Steven". I automatically have a negative opinion of everyone named "Stephen" when I meet them. It is justified.
It's trying to be "Steven" but it isn't. When you pronounce "Step... | Holding negative views on someone solely due to something as unimportant and surface-level as a name is a total dick move. Honestly it's just another form of unjustified prejudice.
Plus it's not like they choose their name. If anything hate the parents. Unless you're going to argue that "Stephans" have a duty to chan... | Well, "Stephen" is closer to the etymology.
The name ultimately traces to Greek στέφανοjς ("stephanos") which means "crown". The "ph" in Greek was one single letter and in Ancient Greek was as the spelling suggested more so pronounced like a "p" than like an "f" but in modern Greek it's pronounced more like the latte... | 7gq32f | CMV: "Stephen" is a terrible name, and it's justified for me to hold a negative view on any Stephens. | "Stephen" is an inferior name to "Steven". I automatically have a negative opinion of everyone named "Stephen" when I meet them. It is justified.
It's trying to be "Steven" but it isn't. When you pronounce "Stephen," you get "Ste-fen." As a Steven, now I have to clarify to anyone and everyone writing down my nam... | stevenjo28 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: For the Democrats to win the 2020 Election, they are going to need to put forth a MORE liberal candidate
I've seen a lot of rhetoric on Reddit of people saying that for the Democrats to win 2020, they are going to need to push for a moderate (boring) candidate and "everyone else needs to fall in line" whatever th... | Elections in America are won by winning moderates. Neither major party possesses a majority of electoral votes by appealing only to its own members. The further from moderate you get, the harder this is. If you go too far, you alienate even moderates in your own party. If you don't go far enough, you don't create enthu... | Your insinuation that moderate means "white, boring, and doesn't inspire confidence" is off base. There is nothing about having moderate political positions that says you must be white, boring, and can't inspire confidence. What people want when they say a moderate candidate is a GOOD moderate candidate, what you descr... | bu5w6o | CMV: For the Democrats to win the 2020 Election, they are going to need to put forth a MORE liberal candidate | I've seen a lot of rhetoric on Reddit of people saying that for the Democrats to win 2020, they are going to need to push for a moderate (boring) candidate and "everyone else needs to fall in line" whatever that means.
The problem I see with that assertion is that they tried that in 2016. Hillary Clinton is about as m... | tylerderped | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: A dead bedroom alone is not reason enough for a divorce.
It's no secret that when people ask for relationship advice on social media that the responders are less than qualified to give a good response.
A lot of people mention having a dead bedroom and contemplate divorce and get advice saying that they should en... | Many times when people get to the “dead bedroom” phase, it’s after knowing that it’s a symptom of a deeper issue and trying to work with their partner to solve it. Having left a dead bedroom relationship myself, it wasn’t just dead for a year, it was a good two years. I tried to get us into couples counseling multiple ... | Being unhappy is reason enough for a divorce.
It doesn't matter why person is unhappy. It might be because other is abusive. It might be because other makes you sad. It might be because not having sex makes you sad.
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A lot of people mention having a dead bedroom and contemplate divorce and get advice saying that they should end the relationship.
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CMV: Ads are an important part if the internet, and using adblock is an insult to website and content creators, and makes internet content much worse.
I'm posting this now, because lately I've seen a lot of discussion about adblock. People on Reddit specifically like to mention that they have an and blocker and don't ... | [deleted]
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Right, but that's not really the same. The ads are still on. You can ignore ads on the internet, but blocking them so that there's not even a chance you see them just seems wrong to me.
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Right, but you can always just x-out, or wait for the ad to end, just like how you would go to t... | Ads are completely unnecessary.
There are many other ways to generate revenue, such as subscriptions and crowdfunding.
Why not pay a visit to sites like Kickstarter or Patreon, so you can see that consumers are willing to support content creators they like.
Producers should not constantly harass their customers and ex... | 6infil | CMV: Ads are an important part if the internet, and using adblock is an insult to website and content creators, and makes internet content much worse. | I'm posting this now, because lately I've seen a lot of discussion about adblock. People on Reddit specifically like to mention that they have an and blocker and don't know about an ad that's being discussed. Every time I see this, I get a little bit angry. Because I can only think of how much money is lost from the w... | Backforward24 | 7 | 6 | [
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CMV: Ads are an important part if the internet, and using adblock is an insult to website and content creators, and makes internet content much worse.
I'm posting this now, because lately I've seen a lot of discussion about adblock. People on Reddit specifically like to mention that they have an and blocker and don't ... | [deleted]
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Right, but that's not really the same. The ads are still on. You can ignore ads on the internet, but blocking them so that there's not even a chance you see them just seems wrong to me.
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Right, but you can always just x-out, or wait for the ad to end, just like how you would go to t... | If the content creators don't like the system, they don't have to make content. Just like if I were unable to block ads, I wouldn't watch the content. It's a standoff in a way.
I don't watch TV for this exact reason, so no, people are not OK with ads. its actually how cable originated but look what big business di... | 6infil | CMV: Ads are an important part if the internet, and using adblock is an insult to website and content creators, and makes internet content much worse. | I'm posting this now, because lately I've seen a lot of discussion about adblock. People on Reddit specifically like to mention that they have an and blocker and don't know about an ad that's being discussed. Every time I see this, I get a little bit angry. Because I can only think of how much money is lost from the w... | Backforward24 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: abortion is murder and should be legal
To start, I’m a Catholic who would never get an abortion due to an accidental pregnancy. However, there are countless cases where abortion is necessary. If the mother’s health is deteriorating due to the pregnancy, abortion is necessary to keep her alive. At that point, the ... | I struggle with your word choice of "murder". Just for clarity, do you believe in life at conception?
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I do believe in life at conception, which I understand may be entirely wrong, but it’s my personal opinion
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What are your thoughts on IVF, given you believe life begins at conception? | That's a weird way to put it, which is interestingly opposite from the usual one.
I disagree on one thing: if abortion is legal it's automatically not murder, because murder is a crime defined in the penal code. If abortion is legal, then it means we edited the definition of murder and added "* Not abortion" at the bo... | bu5s4p | CMV: abortion is murder and should be legal | To start, I’m a Catholic who would never get an abortion due to an accidental pregnancy. However, there are countless cases where abortion is necessary. If the mother’s health is deteriorating due to the pregnancy, abortion is necessary to keep her alive. At that point, the baby can’t live on its own, but the mother ca... | fakeaccount79 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: abortion is murder and should be legal
To start, I’m a Catholic who would never get an abortion due to an accidental pregnancy. However, there are countless cases where abortion is necessary. If the mother’s health is deteriorating due to the pregnancy, abortion is necessary to keep her alive. At that point, the ... | I struggle with your word choice of "murder". Just for clarity, do you believe in life at conception?
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I asked because to me, the word "murder" seems rather inappropriate to use in this context. Let's s... | I'm torn on the matter myself, but I often find myself puzzled by people who say both:
- the fetus is a living human
- that we mustn't have abortions in just *any* type of case, but we could in cases of rape, incest, and so forth.
If we are supposing for the sake of argument that a fetus is a fully formed person, wou... | bu5s4p | CMV: abortion is murder and should be legal | To start, I’m a Catholic who would never get an abortion due to an accidental pregnancy. However, there are countless cases where abortion is necessary. If the mother’s health is deteriorating due to the pregnancy, abortion is necessary to keep her alive. At that point, the baby can’t live on its own, but the mother ca... | fakeaccount79 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: abortion is murder and should be legal
To start, I’m a Catholic who would never get an abortion due to an accidental pregnancy. However, there are countless cases where abortion is necessary. If the mother’s health is deteriorating due to the pregnancy, abortion is necessary to keep her alive. At that point, the ... | I struggle with your word choice of "murder". Just for clarity, do you believe in life at conception?
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When you say life begins at conception, do you mean to say that a fertilised egg is identical, mora... | i agree that abortion should be legal, but i think the self-defense case is not quite accurate. murder by self-defense can still result in you getting charged with murder, and after a trial you can be acquitted -- like that POS george zimmermann. so abortion, being murder, should still leave open the possibility of a m... | bu5s4p | CMV: abortion is murder and should be legal | To start, I’m a Catholic who would never get an abortion due to an accidental pregnancy. However, there are countless cases where abortion is necessary. If the mother’s health is deteriorating due to the pregnancy, abortion is necessary to keep her alive. At that point, the baby can’t live on its own, but the mother ca... | fakeaccount79 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Organ donation should be "opt out", not "opt in", in the U.S
In the U.S, organ donation is an option that people must select to participate in when they are getting a license or ID. The default setting is that everyone is "opted out" of the organ donation program and must actively choose to have their organs dona... | An opt-out policy gives the implication that you don't have a right to "bodily-sovereignty" unless explicitly expressed other wise. The assumption shouldn't be that your body automatically "belongs" to others, even after death.
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Yes, and that's why there would still be an option to opt out. No one would be forced to donate their organs, but this would just encourage more people to do so. If anyone was truly worried about their bodily freedom then they could simply choose to opt out. A program like this is not intended to trick ... | 68cwpc | CMV: Organ donation should be "opt out", not "opt in", in the U.S | In the U.S, organ donation is an option that people must select to participate in when they are getting a license or ID. The default setting is that everyone is "opted out" of the organ donation program and must actively choose to have their organs donated after their death. Instead of allowing people to "opt in" to or... | csol | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: If God isn’t real, then Islam should be viewed as a large-scale appropriation of Jewish religious identity and narrative, and that has major ethical implications we rarely talk about
This isn't a theological argument. I’m not here to say whether Islam is true or false, or whether God exists, or to discuss current... | What does “appropriating” mean to you? Is every democracy in the world unfairly appropriating from Greece? Is every tool unfairly appropriating from the first human to throw a spear? Is every religion appropriating from the first animal to be scared of thunder? Innovation isn’t some zero sum game where learning from on... | I mean…
Just objectively.
Islam is closer to Christianity than Judaism.
So it wouldn’t really be appropriation of Judaism 🤷🏻♂️
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Couldn't both Christianity and Islam be appropriations of Judaism.
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Would you say that Hip Hop and Jazz are both appropriations of traditional African music?
You have to wal... | 1mefv96 | CMV: If God isn’t real, then Islam should be viewed as a large-scale appropriation of Jewish religious identity and narrative, and that has major ethical implications we rarely talk about | This isn't a theological argument. I’m not here to say whether Islam is true or false, or whether God exists, or to discuss current Israeli or Palestinian politics. I’m asking this question strictly from a secular historical and cultural perspective, and I'd genuinely like to hear counterpoints.
Let's assume, for the ... | lennoco | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Taxes on cigarettes are unconstitutional and regressive
Title pretty much says it all. I am not a smoker myself but I do not support taxes on cigarettes. It is in effect legislating morality, which I believe goes against the Constitution. Furthermore, it is a regressive tax since most smokers are lower income.
h... | Taxes on cigarettes lead to less smoking: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0204416
By taxing cigarettes you are getting fewer cases of lung cancer. With fewer cases you are saving costs in the medical spending for the treatment of lung cancer https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P... | The constitution doesn’t prohibit legislation on morality. Indeed, almost all criminal laws are legislated morality. Don’t murder, don’t steal, don’t rape - that a system of morals. And what counts as murder and not excused killing - that’s a system of morals.
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Poor choice of words. We shouldn't legislate against ... | cg0v2n | CMV: Taxes on cigarettes are unconstitutional and regressive | Title pretty much says it all. I am not a smoker myself but I do not support taxes on cigarettes. It is in effect legislating morality, which I believe goes against the Constitution. Furthermore, it is a regressive tax since most smokers are lower income.
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/disparities/low-ses/index.htm
I am... | snarkyjoan | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Nancy Pelosi should retire from Congress for the benefit of her party.
The recent Georgia special election featured endless messaging from Republicans tying Nancy Pelosi to Jon Ossoff which was apparently quite effective. Pelosi [has terrible national favorability ratings on high name recognition,](https://www.w... | Isn't Nancy Pelosi really good at gathering money?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/16/nancy-pelosi-fundraising_n_1677796.html
That seems like a useful skill even if she's unpopular. A replacement might not be as proficient in fund raising.
Edit: I'm not going to respond to individual comments about if fundrais... | I've thought the same thing. But I wonder:
- Would you feel the same way if she decided not to run for Speaker?
- Do you really believe that Nancy Pelosi being re-elected will be a big motivating factor for voters to vote Republican in districts Democrats have a chance at winning?
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CMV: Tupac was not a straight man
Back-Up Dancing Career: His background as a backup dancer in the entertainment industry suggests a connection to the fluidity and openness often present in the world of dance, potentially indicating a more nuanced sexual identity beyond the label of being gay.
Julliard Arts Educatio... | OP, would you consider the possibility that you've arrived at a narrow definition of hetero males?
Flamboyance for example is very common in males to attract females, not just in humans, right?
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Interesting - I had not considered this
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if the comment changed your perspective, perhaps it deserves a delta? | It is literally impossible to change your view.
You are placing your own biases and desires on a man that is dead. No one has ever come out to back up your statements, so the only evidence we have, is how he presented himself, which was straight.
Everything else is your own fan fiction.
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I have no gold in the b... | 179mghc | CMV: Tupac was not a straight man | Back-Up Dancing Career: His background as a backup dancer in the entertainment industry suggests a connection to the fluidity and openness often present in the world of dance, potentially indicating a more nuanced sexual identity beyond the label of being gay.
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CMV: Big Lawns are Pointless
TL;DR: Big, American, suburban lawns may look nice, but serve little purpose for the amount of time and money people put into them.
I understand that this is primarily a US-American (and possibly Canadian) thing, but I don't see the point in having a large lawn.
In the United States, pre... | It's very helpful for teaching my kids to catch a football or kick a soccer ball.
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But that's also possible at a park. Perhaps not during quarantine, but there are places besides lawns where this is possible.
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Is your claim then that lawns are pointless as you say or just not as efficient as other options? Ha... | A status symbol is still a reason to have a big lawn, even if you don't value status symbols, so it's not pointless.
I personally do not value a big lawn because of the reasons you've described, but I get the value of having the lawns, both because it's a place for kids to play and because of the lawn's place in the ... | gtjg03 | CMV: Big Lawns are Pointless | TL;DR: Big, American, suburban lawns may look nice, but serve little purpose for the amount of time and money people put into them.
I understand that this is primarily a US-American (and possibly Canadian) thing, but I don't see the point in having a large lawn.
In the United States, pretty much every single-family h... | GalaxyConqueror | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Trans/Non-binary people are not breaking the gender binary but rather internalizing and upholding it to the core.
This is more of a personal observation and I want to believe I am not transphobic in any way, though I am trying to invalidate their feelings. Idk. Maybe I am transphobic. You can call it whatever you... | For some trans people it’s that being in their body feels wrong. As a cis man I’d imagine no matter how feminine you are if you woke up tomorrow with breasts and no penis, you’d feel uncomfortable. I know as a woman who’s been called a “tomboy” if I woke up the same person but in a mans body that wouldn’t feel right.
... | >And I could infer that he feels he is also a woman because he is giving in to the toxic societal notions of gender roles.
How, specifically, did you infer this?
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He feels he is not a man because he doesn't fit in to the societal image of being a man.
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CMV: Star Wars isn't science fiction, it's fantasy in space
I understand that, for many people, any story set in space would qualify as science fiction.
However, if we want to have a slightly more helpful definition of science fiction, we can say that it's a genre about exploring the consequences of some hypothetical... | I think you're over emphasizing the use of magic, which really mostly happens in fights on a person to person scale and for information/planning.
They talk a lot about subjects like ship building, politics, oppression, the power of technology to blow up a planet, clone wars, etc.
> However, if we want to have a sligh... | Why can't it be both? Can't movies fit into multiple genres?
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One thing that isn't talked about much because it's kind of subtle in Star Wars is man vs. machine which is a definitely a sci-fi trope.
In A New Hop... | bu5872 | CMV: Star Wars isn't science fiction, it's fantasy in space | I understand that, for many people, any story set in space would qualify as science fiction.
However, if we want to have a slightly more helpful definition of science fiction, we can say that it's a genre about exploring the consequences of some hypothetical technological, or even social, advancement. Most great scien... | parmenides86 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Feminism can't be taken seriously anymore.
Yes, the suffragettes were important, but modern feminism is becoming kinda like Jar Jar Binks. Sorry for some overlappings.
1- Abortion
1a- Why is it okay to kill innocent feti but not to kill horrible criminals that crossed the moral point of no return? If a woma... | >Why is it okay to kill innocent feti but not to kill horrible criminals that crossed the moral point of no return?
No one else has the right to use another person's blood or organs or take up space in their body without their permission. The death penalty is not okay because it is not possible to guarantee guilt, thu... | So Malala Yousafzai isn't to be taken seriously? Girls being banned from schools isn't an important issue?
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CMV: Feminism can't be taken seriously anymore.
Yes, the suffragettes were important, but modern feminism is becoming kinda like Jar Jar Binks. Sorry for some overlappings.
1- Abortion
1a- Why is it okay to kill innocent feti but not to kill horrible criminals that crossed the moral point of no return? If a woma... | Your arguments about how feminists are whiny or misguided could be equally applied to feminism as a defense.
>Those things are just assholeness, not obvious sexism. It makes feminists look whiny
Those feminists are just assholes.
1a: The death penalty isn't so much a feminist belief as a progressive one. Which of ... | Abortion is not the murder of a child; it's the termination of a pregnancy.
Using your logic, a mother refusing to donate a kidney/cornea/liver lobe or, hypothetically, asking to untether herself and her blood from someone else's dialysis machine would be a murderer.
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I don't know how someone's attractiveness has ... | a7no4y | CMV: Feminism can't be taken seriously anymore. | Yes, the suffragettes were important, but modern feminism is becoming kinda like Jar Jar Binks. Sorry for some overlappings.
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Cmv: gonna, wanna, coulda, shoulda, should be made into official contractions
I'm an English as a second language teacher. I cant tell you how many times I've seen fellow teachers instruct their students to use want to, going to, should have, could have- and in colloquial speech ignore these rules of thumb and speak ... | If there were two candidates, one of whom used "wanna" in their resume, then I'd probably throw that resume in the recycling bin. That is a formality that has stuck in the professional world.
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CMV: Women will continue to victimize themselves no matter what we do
Genuinely, if we are excluding factors such as race or household income and purely focusing on sex, the only thing disadvantaging women to men is higher risk of being raped and killed by the opposite sex.
Besides that, I really can't see how women... | > I'm a man and a feminist
Not by a definition I've heard: a feminist is someone who A. believes women should have equal rights, B. believes they don't have them yet (in ways that matter). I don't think you pass B, based on what you wrote.
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im a supporter of abortion rights and continued gender equality. i guess ... | >if we are excluding factors such as race or household income and purely focusing on sex, the only thing disadvantaging women to men is **higher risk of being raped and killed by the opposite sex.**
That is a pretty big fucking thing to worry about, no?
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yes but the large majority of men wouldnt think of harming ... | 1bkdg45 | CMV: Women will continue to victimize themselves no matter what we do | Genuinely, if we are excluding factors such as race or household income and purely focusing on sex, the only thing disadvantaging women to men is higher risk of being raped and killed by the opposite sex.
Besides that, I really can't see how women feel so oppressed because of their sex in 2024. The gender gap exists, ... | BabyBoy843 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Capitalism is a fair system, as hard work gets rewarded, and Socialism is an unfair system, as everyone gets the same regardless of contributions to society.
Now, a couple of my opinions on the argument:
- All people are born having an opportunity to make it to the 1%. Granted, generational wealth, race, physica... | > but everybody is able to if they work hard enough and innovate enough
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- An economy without go... | Sebiix3 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: SCOTUS doesn't strike down laws, but only directs the judicial branch
This is a weird one. I'm pretty sure it is wrong, but I'm hoping for a change that is more than just competing theory.
My understanding is the branches of government are independent, and each branch is vested with power. That means each branch... | >Many think when SCOTUS strikes down a law, it is no longer the law. My understanding is that their authority only extends to their branch. It doesn't take the law off the books, and it can't stop the executive branch from arresting people under the law. Judges will immediately release the person (as directed by the SC... | >Many think when SCOTUS strikes down a law, it is no longer the law.
Because that's the case.
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> It doesn't take the law off the books, and it can't stop the executive branch from arresting people... | 1bkab0l | CMV: SCOTUS doesn't strike down laws, but only directs the judicial branch | This is a weird one. I'm pretty sure it is wrong, but I'm hoping for a change that is more than just competing theory.
My understanding is the branches of government are independent, and each branch is vested with power. That means each branch is responsible for interpreting the constitution.
Many think when SCOTUS s... | MysticInept | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Social Fraternities should not be so stigmatized and have more to them than drinking
Let me begin by saying I do not condone rape or drugging culture. Any fraternity that has members who partake in those actions and does not remove said member is a flawed organization.
Now to my two main talking points:
1. Par... | In terms of sexual assault risk on and around campus, the least safe place a college woman can be is in a frat house. I think that's a decent reason for stigmatization, regardless of anything more benign frats are up to.
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What makes a fraternity more dangerous than a house party for a woman? At a fraternity party... | The devil is in the detail: hazing also includes psychological and sexual hazing, which are significant especially when most pledges are getting used to a new environment and making new friends.
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I understand the psychological part with acclimating to a new environment, it makes sense that it could make it too ha... | 7gj0gs | CMV: Social Fraternities should not be so stigmatized and have more to them than drinking | Let me begin by saying I do not condone rape or drugging culture. Any fraternity that has members who partake in those actions and does not remove said member is a flawed organization.
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Greek life often gets a bad rep for people getting too drunk at their parties and g... | willgodley | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: People who are not organ donors should not be allowed to receive organs from the USA transplant list.
Currently, the number of organs available for transplant in the USA is exceedingly low. Stem cell research has revealed promising discoveries in simple tissue replacement, but are not currently sufficient to sati... | Medical attention is not the same as social security. Let’s be real here. Any person trying to deprive a person of medical attention should be charged with a crime.
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Unfortunately all medical services are limited. Currently in the USA we triage medical care based on ability to pay. It has improved a bit with A... | Medical ethics and ordinary ethics are very different from each other. If you’re a doctor, you’ve promised to do your best to save every life you can - which means that you don’t get to make the moral judgement on who is “worthy” of an organ transplant, since that’s a judgement which can never be unbiased and could jus... | 8e8j68 | CMV: People who are not organ donors should not be allowed to receive organs from the USA transplant list. | Currently, the number of organs available for transplant in the USA is exceedingly low. Stem cell research has revealed promising discoveries in simple tissue replacement, but are not currently sufficient to satisfy the needs of whole organ transplant for our population. Every day many good candidates for transplant di... | DrZack | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: the online reaction to hulk hogans death wasn’t right, he didn’t deserve so much hate
Let me start by saying this clearly: what Hulk Hogan said in the leaked sex tape was disgusting. There’s no excuse for it. I’m not defending the content of his comments. What I am saying is, if we are going to judge someone’s ch... | He beat women, said racist remarks repeatedly, sold his co workers out, and supported a pedophile. He deserves all the hate. May he rot in hell.
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I didn’t know he beat women, can you expand on this please ?
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It's from the book published by his ex wife. She claimed there was a lot of abuse that occurred off... | He publicly endorsed and spoke at the convention of a racist fascist paedophile rapist.
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Sorry, u/Fragtag1 – your comment has been automatically removed as a clear violation of Rule 5:
> **Comments must contribute meaningfully to the conversation**. Comments that are only jokes or "written upvote... | 1me3obm | CMV: the online reaction to hulk hogans death wasn’t right, he didn’t deserve so much hate | Let me start by saying this clearly: what Hulk Hogan said in the leaked sex tape was disgusting. There’s no excuse for it. I’m not defending the content of his comments. What I am saying is, if we are going to judge someone’s character, we have to weigh everything, the good and the bad. And when it comes to Hogan, ther... | Timely-Way-4923 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Hating ALL cops because of this doesn't make any sense
First let me get this straight I am a black guy myself.
I feel as if I am going crazy because of how unpopular this view has become in 2 days.
Why do we now hate every single cop because of a minority of cops actions?
I see people being angry at cops that... | The thing is, people are upset about the Floyd killing because of how obvious the crime committed was but the real threat is institutional racism and corruption within the police.
https://openpolicing.stanford.edu/findings/ Here's a link about how black and latino people get stopped more often by traffic cops, and tha... | > because of a minority of cops actions?
Was it a minority? One cop kneeled on a guys neck. 3 cops stood around him doing nothing. 50 cops after hearing of the situation decided to protect that cops house instead of arresting him. The guy in charge of a policeforce that could come to this conclusion is still in charge... | gta18z | CMV: Hating ALL cops because of this doesn't make any sense | First let me get this straight I am a black guy myself.
I feel as if I am going crazy because of how unpopular this view has become in 2 days.
Why do we now hate every single cop because of a minority of cops actions?
I see people being angry at cops that were told (as a part of their job) to stand outside and prot... | M-E-M-E-L-O-R-D | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Some guys just like to chat women up for fun and push their buttons and not wanting any relationship
They just want to get a reaction and push buttons to feel fun and powerful.
They would say confusing things or send text at ungodly hours etc to disturb the person and play on their goodness to give the... | What is the view you want changed here? You want us to convince you that no guy in the world is motivated this way?
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yes i wonder are there other reasons
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I think it's probably more common that guys are just socially awkward, don't know how to interact with women, are afraid of commitment, etc.
Without a dou... | Unnecessarily gender-restricted.
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girls don't do that. perhaps unless you can give examples to change my view
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There are definitely girls that take pleasure in teasing and dragging along guys. | 1bk04ry | CMV: Some guys just like to chat women up for fun and push their buttons and not wanting any relationship |
They just want to get a reaction and push buttons to feel fun and powerful.
They would say confusing things or send text at ungodly hours etc to disturb the person and play on their goodness to give them the benefit of the doubt or to care about them, only to send a message to confuse them further.
Us... | Significant_Coast375 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Taxi cab fares should charge per seat not per ride
Like the airline industry, the cost of transportation in a taxi cab for a passenger should be based on your seat. For example, if the fare for the trip cost $10 and there are two passengers, then the driver should receive $20, that's $10 per passenger being tran... | People who take cabs know each other, people who take planes together don't.
Moving 1 person or 3 wastes the same amount of fuel in a car.
Cabs also don't have a set route which also leads back into fuel/earning efficiency
As an added bonus Airlines pretty much always can sell most of their seats (at least on the g... | Can you explain why you think taxi cab fares should charge per seat? The only real argument you present in your OP is
>I know why tax cab companies don't do this, because the cost (i.e., wages, insurance, fuel, maintenance, licence, etc.) to the company is the same regardless of how many passengers are on the trip. Ai... | cfrkha | CMV: Taxi cab fares should charge per seat not per ride | Like the airline industry, the cost of transportation in a taxi cab for a passenger should be based on your seat. For example, if the fare for the trip cost $10 and there are two passengers, then the driver should receive $20, that's $10 per passenger being transported. I know why tax cab companies don't do this, beca... | carlsonivan | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Taxi cab fares should charge per seat not per ride
Like the airline industry, the cost of transportation in a taxi cab for a passenger should be based on your seat. For example, if the fare for the trip cost $10 and there are two passengers, then the driver should receive $20, that's $10 per passenger being tran... | You are thinking of a bus.
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Good example. My point exactly. Taxi cabs could do the same.
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taxis intentionally have a different business model from a bus. they are a specialized service where they can be called upon at nearly any location for direct transport to another location. This obviously makes picking... | People who take cabs know each other, people who take planes together don't.
Moving 1 person or 3 wastes the same amount of fuel in a car.
Cabs also don't have a set route which also leads back into fuel/earning efficiency
As an added bonus Airlines pretty much always can sell most of their seats (at least on the g... | cfrkha | CMV: Taxi cab fares should charge per seat not per ride | Like the airline industry, the cost of transportation in a taxi cab for a passenger should be based on your seat. For example, if the fare for the trip cost $10 and there are two passengers, then the driver should receive $20, that's $10 per passenger being transported. I know why tax cab companies don't do this, beca... | carlsonivan | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I face more discrimination for having long hair than for having sex with other males
Context to my situation is that I'm a male living in the Netherlands with long hair who sometimes enjoys sexual relations with other males.
I can also live quite easily with whatever discrimination I may face over my hair length... | Firstly, this is a hard view to change and it might be removed by moderators simply because the standard of evidence to disprove your thought is to have direct, intimate knowledge of your employment history and claim against what you say.
I will try to change your view with possibilities instead.
1. It is possible th... | >disqualifies me from being hired, for instance, as a medical doctor, a lawyer, an airline attendant, a receptionist, and many other professions
While this may not be the case for the professions you listed, as someone who runs a machine shop, if you walked in for an interview with your hair down on your shoulders, I ... | kal931 | CMV: I face more discrimination for having long hair than for having sex with other males | Context to my situation is that I'm a male living in the Netherlands with long hair who sometimes enjoys sexual relations with other males.
I can also live quite easily with whatever discrimination I may face over my hair length and it doesn't bother me, to be clear, but this is in no small part because I have no inte... | behold_the_castrato | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Summer assignments for school are an insult to the very idea of summer vacation
Basically, the title is my entire idea. When students are about to get out of school for the summer (at least in middle/high school for the US) and are prepared to relax, they instead get hit with multiple assignments to be completed ... | >And finally, if you were at your job and took a vacation, you would laugh in the face of any person trying to give you something to work on over it. A vacation is a break from work, not more time to do it.
Sure but the average American gets 2 weeks vacation. For the rest of the summer, don't you think you should be... | The very idea of summer break is to allow students to do farm work and keep them from having to sit in a small room with no air conditioning during the hottest months of the year, it wasn’t designed as a “vacation” so much as a work release.
People 2-3 years out of school do forget the things they learned that they d... | cfqadt | CMV: Summer assignments for school are an insult to the very idea of summer vacation | Basically, the title is my entire idea. When students are about to get out of school for the summer (at least in middle/high school for the US) and are prepared to relax, they instead get hit with multiple assignments to be completed over the summer. How this idea managed to get started I have no idea, and any reasonin... | blueninja416 | 5 | 5 | [
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