claim string | positive string | negative string | post_id string | post_title string | post_text string | post_author string | positive_chain_length int64 | negative_chain_length int64 | positive_comments list | negative_comments list | positive_comment_ids list | negative_comment_ids list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CMV: The make a wish foundation is bad and we should not contribute to it
The make a wish foundation basically takes terminally ill kids and grants them a wish, like going to Disney world or being a fireman for a day. It's a bit of an oversimplification, but that's the jist. They do this by spending money from donatio... | Your argument is "That money could be spent in a better way elsewhere so it's bad".
By this logic you should consider anything done for pleasure a bad thing. Why are you singling out the Make A Wish foundation when there are plenty of other organisations and individuals that spend much more money on things that don't... | You are allowed to do good things that are not the best thing.
If it makes me happy to give money so that child has a chance for a very small period of time where their life isnt bleak suffering then that’s a good thing. And it’s not just the child. The family is also dealt a shitty hand here and this may be their s... | r15w3i | CMV: The make a wish foundation is bad and we should not contribute to it | The make a wish foundation basically takes terminally ill kids and grants them a wish, like going to Disney world or being a fireman for a day. It's a bit of an oversimplification, but that's the jist. They do this by spending money from donations/fundraising. I think this is a terrible idea, and people who feed into i... | [deleted] | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "LordMarcel",
"id": "hlwh6so",
"score": 30,
"text": "Your argument is \"That money could be spent in a better way elsewhere so it's bad\". \n\nBy this logic you should consider anything done for pleasure a bad thing. Why are you singling out the Make A Wish foundation when there are plen... | [
{
"author": "GriffsFan",
"id": "hlwi7w2",
"score": 4,
"text": "You are allowed to do good things that are not the best thing.\n\nIf it makes me happy to give money so that child has a chance for a very small period of time where their life isnt bleak suffering then that’s a good thing. And it’s not... | [
"hlwh6so",
"hlwj910",
"hlwjinu",
"hlwl9z9",
"hlwm3in"
] | [
"hlwi7w2",
"hlwkdd6",
"hlwkp90",
"hlwlzbz",
"hlwp3sw"
] |
CMV: The right to vote should never be removed from a current citizen.
(Edit: This has become much more of an involved conversation than I expected. I am trying to respond to as many points as I can, but please be patient and feel free to respond to each other as well! I am somewhat disappointed not to see any delta... | 3. Mental immaturity is reason why we don't allow children to vote. Same can be said for disability.
4. Place of residence shouldn't effect federal elections but certainly would void your right to vote in state elections.
---
4) Place of residence
Certainly it makes sense that your right to vote is restricted to lo... | I don't see why having a small impact on the election would be relevant. If we gave each vote a 1 to 1000 chance to just be burned without getting counted, that would also have a really small impact - it would still be a horrendous and anti-democratic practice.
In fact, I can turn that argument right around on you - i... | px3zc1 | CMV: The right to vote should never be removed from a current citizen. | (Edit: This has become much more of an involved conversation than I expected. I am trying to respond to as many points as I can, but please be patient and feel free to respond to each other as well! I am somewhat disappointed not to see any deltas from someone NOT the OP.)
The only ways I know of that you can be dis... | Glitch-404 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Z7-852",
"id": "heky7hs",
"score": 68,
"text": "3. Mental immaturity is reason why we don't allow children to vote. Same can be said for disability.\n\n4. Place of residence shouldn't effect federal elections but certainly would void your right to vote in state elections.",
"timesta... | [
{
"author": "BlitzBasic",
"id": "hekyeax",
"score": 3,
"text": "I don't see why having a small impact on the election would be relevant. If we gave each vote a 1 to 1000 chance to just be burned without getting counted, that would also have a really small impact - it would still be a horrendous and ... | [
"heky7hs",
"hekyyvg",
"hel3j1b"
] | [
"hekyeax",
"hekzlis",
"hel02iq"
] |
CMV: The right to vote should never be removed from a current citizen.
(Edit: This has become much more of an involved conversation than I expected. I am trying to respond to as many points as I can, but please be patient and feel free to respond to each other as well! I am somewhat disappointed not to see any delta... | 1. I wouldn't disenfranchise someone for a general crime, but if someone is convicted of a fraud in elections (or other election related crime), in my opinion that would disqualify them from taking part in future elections. It's a bit like doping in sports. If you get caught of doping, your other life continues normall... | 3. Mental immaturity is reason why we don't allow children to vote. Same can be said for disability.
4. Place of residence shouldn't effect federal elections but certainly would void your right to vote in state elections.
---
3) Mental Immaturity (re: children)
I had considered that…and one could argue that a combi... | px3zc1 | CMV: The right to vote should never be removed from a current citizen. | (Edit: This has become much more of an involved conversation than I expected. I am trying to respond to as many points as I can, but please be patient and feel free to respond to each other as well! I am somewhat disappointed not to see any deltas from someone NOT the OP.)
The only ways I know of that you can be dis... | Glitch-404 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "spiral8888",
"id": "hel5qmt",
"score": 6,
"text": "1. I wouldn't disenfranchise someone for a general crime, but if someone is convicted of a fraud in elections (or other election related crime), in my opinion that would disqualify them from taking part in future elections. It's a bit l... | [
{
"author": "Z7-852",
"id": "heky7hs",
"score": 68,
"text": "3. Mental immaturity is reason why we don't allow children to vote. Same can be said for disability.\n\n4. Place of residence shouldn't effect federal elections but certainly would void your right to vote in state elections.",
"timesta... | [
"hel5qmt",
"hel7dxz",
"hem1np4"
] | [
"heky7hs",
"hekyqd3",
"hekzij7"
] |
CMV: Some day, polyamory will be considered a normal form of sexuality.
Our culture becomes more and more open towards different form of sexuality or sexual acts - homosexuality, sex before marriage, more than one partner throughout one's lifetime, STD check-ups, oral sex, porn usage, ...
Nowadays, polyamory is this ... | Polyamory is emotionally difficult, maybe particularly for (hetero)men, to a degree that I think will keep it on the fringe. Jealousy of course is an issue, and triangulation becomes possible, and I don't think these can be easily overcome by most people. Different complicated relationship dynamics and behaviors come i... | Left wing ideology tends to promote easy access to contraceptives, abortion, the right of a woman to chose, the necessity of women in the workplace.
Right wing ideology tends to promote limited access to contraceptives and abortion, the right for life of the fetus, and the value of women in the home.
As such, people ... | 5qvrmx | CMV: Some day, polyamory will be considered a normal form of sexuality. | Our culture becomes more and more open towards different form of sexuality or sexual acts - homosexuality, sex before marriage, more than one partner throughout one's lifetime, STD check-ups, oral sex, porn usage, ...
Nowadays, polyamory is this type of relationship that few people talk about, even fewer practice and ... | IrisHopp | 2 | 2 | [
{
"author": "Havenkeld",
"id": "dd2i6ae",
"score": 4,
"text": "Polyamory is emotionally difficult, maybe particularly for (hetero)men, to a degree that I think will keep it on the fringe. Jealousy of course is an issue, and triangulation becomes possible, and I don't think these can be easily overco... | [
{
"author": "Nepene",
"id": "dd2gre7",
"score": -1,
"text": "Left wing ideology tends to promote easy access to contraceptives, abortion, the right of a woman to chose, the necessity of women in the workplace.\n\nRight wing ideology tends to promote limited access to contraceptives and abortion, the... | [
"dd2i6ae",
"dd2lfyf"
] | [
"dd2gre7",
"dd2hckd"
] |
CMV: Despite being an anarchist, I'm not entirely opposed to all forms of imperialism for certain definitions of imperialism.
The first point is that I'm an anarchist and as such I think that it would be pretty sweet if people everywhere organized themselves politically using anarchist philosophy. I don't think that t... | Utilizing the google definition of words rather than using words how they're generally understood is the root of a ton of internet arguments, and this is no different.
"Imperialism", as it is commonly discussed, obviously does not mean any and all attempts at extending power/influence. Almost nobody would call, say, N... | [deleted]
---
I'm talking about the other way around, a country's influence spreading the ideology and that country extending its influence to spread the ideology.
---
[deleted] | gsxvyt | CMV: Despite being an anarchist, I'm not entirely opposed to all forms of imperialism for certain definitions of imperialism. | The first point is that I'm an anarchist and as such I think that it would be pretty sweet if people everywhere organized themselves politically using anarchist philosophy. I don't think that there are any traits inherent to any ethnicity or geographic location that would exclude a person from using such a philosophy.
... | DeleteriousEuphuism | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Milskidasith",
"id": "fs8dlqg",
"score": 7,
"text": "Utilizing the google definition of words rather than using words how they're generally understood is the root of a ton of internet arguments, and this is no different.\n\n\"Imperialism\", as it is commonly discussed, obviously does no... | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "fs8dnao",
"score": 2,
"text": "[deleted]",
"timestamp": 1590780755
},
{
"author": "DeleteriousEuphuism",
"id": "fs8hdo7",
"score": 1,
"text": "I'm talking about the other way around, a country's influence spreading the ideology and that country... | [
"fs8dlqg",
"fs8h696",
"fs8sgl6"
] | [
"fs8dnao",
"fs8hdo7",
"fs8hlko"
] |
CMV: Discrepancies in corporate America are due to underperformance of genders and races, and not discrimination towards those genders/races.
Gender wage gap, it is true that women earn less than that of men. Provide evidence that this is because the employers don't like women, or discriminate against them for being a... | [deleted]
---
This should be all OP needs to have their view changed, because it proves that regardless of the perception that most of the time people don't outwardly say directly racist comments, and most of the time most people don't 'seem' racist, there's clearly a significant amount of implicit bias in hiring dec... | Say that there was actually proof that the NBA and NFL are anti-white racists. That everyone truly believed that white men can't jump. What would that necessarily say about the corporate world? Nothing. Why draw in professional sports and criminal justice to a conversation about hiring practices?
---
Oh, sorry. I sta... | jduzvh | CMV: Discrepancies in corporate America are due to underperformance of genders and races, and not discrimination towards those genders/races. | Gender wage gap, it is true that women earn less than that of men. Provide evidence that this is because the employers don't like women, or discriminate against them for being a woman, and not because women are less likely to ask for a raise or demonstrate leadership traits that the business is looking for to run the c... | Patch99000 | 6 | 6 | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "g9an9ku",
"score": 13,
"text": "[deleted]",
"timestamp": 1603082539
},
{
"author": "IAmDanimal",
"id": "g9anvbi",
"score": 7,
"text": "This should be all OP needs to have their view changed, because it proves that regardless of the perception t... | [
{
"author": "mfDandP",
"id": "g9am4qj",
"score": 4,
"text": "Say that there was actually proof that the NBA and NFL are anti-white racists. That everyone truly believed that white men can't jump. What would that necessarily say about the corporate world? Nothing. Why draw in professional sports and ... | [
"g9an9ku",
"g9anvbi",
"g9aoggi",
"g9apnsa",
"g9aqt6v",
"g9c47qz"
] | [
"g9am4qj",
"g9amck1",
"g9amqmo",
"g9amx4x",
"g9an5ez",
"g9an879"
] |
CMV: Discrepancies in corporate America are due to underperformance of genders and races, and not discrimination towards those genders/races.
Gender wage gap, it is true that women earn less than that of men. Provide evidence that this is because the employers don't like women, or discriminate against them for being a... | So you think it's just coincidence that those who have dealt with oppression earn less?
---
This isn't going to work. Showing me evidence that black / woman earn less money is not enough, please show me evidence that the employer knew he was a black or a woman and paid him/her less because he hates blacks.
---
You ... | Say that there was actually proof that the NBA and NFL are anti-white racists. That everyone truly believed that white men can't jump. What would that necessarily say about the corporate world? Nothing. Why draw in professional sports and criminal justice to a conversation about hiring practices?
---
Oh, sorry. I sta... | jduzvh | CMV: Discrepancies in corporate America are due to underperformance of genders and races, and not discrimination towards those genders/races. | Gender wage gap, it is true that women earn less than that of men. Provide evidence that this is because the employers don't like women, or discriminate against them for being a woman, and not because women are less likely to ask for a raise or demonstrate leadership traits that the business is looking for to run the c... | Patch99000 | 9 | 9 | [
{
"author": "sapphireminds",
"id": "g9ams3s",
"score": 1,
"text": "So you think it's just coincidence that those who have dealt with oppression earn less?",
"timestamp": 1603082147
},
{
"author": "Patch99000",
"id": "g9amzv4",
"score": 0,
"text": "This isn't going to work. Sh... | [
{
"author": "mfDandP",
"id": "g9am4qj",
"score": 4,
"text": "Say that there was actually proof that the NBA and NFL are anti-white racists. That everyone truly believed that white men can't jump. What would that necessarily say about the corporate world? Nothing. Why draw in professional sports and ... | [
"g9ams3s",
"g9amzv4",
"g9an2nz",
"g9an5ox",
"g9anbd0",
"g9aopql",
"g9aowig",
"g9ap4aw",
"g9buncw"
] | [
"g9am4qj",
"g9amck1",
"g9amqmo",
"g9amx4x",
"g9an5ez",
"g9an879",
"g9ap3iq",
"g9apbh1",
"g9apzgq"
] |
CMV: The Stranger Things story is an utterly incoherent and non-sensical mess.
Obviously some spoilers ahead.
So I just finished season three and feel like I probably won’t be back for season 4.
I’ve enjoyed the acting, the characters, the dialog, the 80’s aesthetic and the nostalgic aspects of the show immensel... | None of this makes it incoherent. If it was a mess of contradictions, that'd be incoherent. Just having unknowns is not. There's no confusion here, just "we don't know yet".
It's also fairly plausible that the corporation and Russians are both interested in increasing their power. El is a product of trying to create p... | >I don’t know anything more than I knew in Season 1 about the upside-down, the flayers and their directive/motives, the Russians and their motives, the “bad guy” American corporation, El’s powers, and on and on. The writers just don’t seem to be very interested in giving us the why’s and how’s behind the most integral ... | cf2m3z | CMV: The Stranger Things story is an utterly incoherent and non-sensical mess. | Obviously some spoilers ahead.
So I just finished season three and feel like I probably won’t be back for season 4.
I’ve enjoyed the acting, the characters, the dialog, the 80’s aesthetic and the nostalgic aspects of the show immensely. But the story is an absolute train wreck. I say that because at the end of ... | TandyRater | 2 | 2 | [
{
"author": "Havenkeld",
"id": "eu6tyl0",
"score": 13,
"text": "None of this makes it incoherent. If it was a mess of contradictions, that'd be incoherent. Just having unknowns is not. There's no confusion here, just \"we don't know yet\".\n\nIt's also fairly plausible that the corporation and Russi... | [
{
"author": "GameOfSchemes",
"id": "eu70und",
"score": 3,
"text": ">I don’t know anything more than I knew in Season 1 about the upside-down, the flayers and their directive/motives, the Russians and their motives, the “bad guy” American corporation, El’s powers, and on and on. The writers just don’... | [
"eu6tyl0",
"eu6vxu4"
] | [
"eu70und",
"eu7ldtb"
] |
CMV: There is no worthwhile benefit to learning a foreign language, unless it’s english.
Lots of schools in america teaching spanish, or french. Lots of people buying rosetta stones or signing up for duo lingo, but there’s no benefit to learning. The best foreign businessmen will all speak english. I went on a trip to... | You do know the UN probably wouldn't worl if it weren't for translators, how do you think people are able to talk and try and avoid wars by just speaking English to each other? Plus the USA has no de juré language. It's very arrogant to act as if English as a language is superior to all and self centered. Have you even... | Lived in rural guatemala for several months. Nobody spoke english. Knowing spanish was very beneficial.
---
That doesn’t sound like a place any significant portion of the american population will even tour, let alone settle. Most Americans do not leave the country within their lifetime
---
You said there is no bene... | jdt9kn | CMV: There is no worthwhile benefit to learning a foreign language, unless it’s english. | Lots of schools in america teaching spanish, or french. Lots of people buying rosetta stones or signing up for duo lingo, but there’s no benefit to learning. The best foreign businessmen will all speak english. I went on a trip to South korea a few years ago with no knowledge of korean language, and it didn’t matter be... | Patch99000 | 9 | 9 | [
{
"author": "amonarre3",
"id": "g9aanph",
"score": 3,
"text": "You do know the UN probably wouldn't worl if it weren't for translators, how do you think people are able to talk and try and avoid wars by just speaking English to each other? Plus the USA has no de juré language. It's very arrogant to ... | [
{
"author": "b4relyleg4l",
"id": "g9aa16u",
"score": 6,
"text": "Lived in rural guatemala for several months. Nobody spoke english. Knowing spanish was very beneficial.",
"timestamp": 1603073731
},
{
"author": "Patch99000",
"id": "g9aahg6",
"score": 0,
"text": "That doesn’t s... | [
"g9aanph",
"g9abeeb",
"g9abwox",
"g9ac1tt",
"g9acedq",
"g9acl0q",
"g9ad3aj",
"g9ae8hl",
"g9aeita"
] | [
"g9aa16u",
"g9aahg6",
"g9aaiy1",
"g9ab5nz",
"g9abqvc",
"g9abwhe",
"g9ac1ys",
"g9acgtg",
"g9acjah"
] |
CMV: There is no worthwhile benefit to learning a foreign language, unless it’s english.
Lots of schools in america teaching spanish, or french. Lots of people buying rosetta stones or signing up for duo lingo, but there’s no benefit to learning. The best foreign businessmen will all speak english. I went on a trip to... | You do know the UN probably wouldn't worl if it weren't for translators, how do you think people are able to talk and try and avoid wars by just speaking English to each other? Plus the USA has no de juré language. It's very arrogant to act as if English as a language is superior to all and self centered. Have you even... | Lived in rural guatemala for several months. Nobody spoke english. Knowing spanish was very beneficial.
---
That doesn’t sound like a place any significant portion of the american population will even tour, let alone settle. Most Americans do not leave the country within their lifetime
---
You said there is no bene... | jdt9kn | CMV: There is no worthwhile benefit to learning a foreign language, unless it’s english. | Lots of schools in america teaching spanish, or french. Lots of people buying rosetta stones or signing up for duo lingo, but there’s no benefit to learning. The best foreign businessmen will all speak english. I went on a trip to South korea a few years ago with no knowledge of korean language, and it didn’t matter be... | Patch99000 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "amonarre3",
"id": "g9aanph",
"score": 3,
"text": "You do know the UN probably wouldn't worl if it weren't for translators, how do you think people are able to talk and try and avoid wars by just speaking English to each other? Plus the USA has no de juré language. It's very arrogant to ... | [
{
"author": "b4relyleg4l",
"id": "g9aa16u",
"score": 6,
"text": "Lived in rural guatemala for several months. Nobody spoke english. Knowing spanish was very beneficial.",
"timestamp": 1603073731
},
{
"author": "Patch99000",
"id": "g9aahg6",
"score": 0,
"text": "That doesn’t s... | [
"g9aanph",
"g9abeeb",
"g9abwox"
] | [
"g9aa16u",
"g9aahg6",
"g9aaiy1"
] |
CMV: The definition of "racism" and "racist" accepted by the left has significantly increased divisiveness in the United States.
I honestly believe that one of the biggest sources of divisiveness is that we have simply not agreed on a definition of what racism is.
I would argue that when most people think of racism, ... | Not too long ago, the main voice of the left occupied the oval office.
He rarely ever invoked the word "racism". He was criticized for that some on the left. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/13/barack-obama-legacy-racism-criminal-justice-system
His avoidance of the topic of racisim didn't prevent the ra... | [removed]
---
I think you just proved his point ....
---
[deleted] | hcopem | CMV: The definition of "racism" and "racist" accepted by the left has significantly increased divisiveness in the United States. | I honestly believe that one of the biggest sources of divisiveness is that we have simply not agreed on a definition of what racism is.
I would argue that when most people think of racism, they think of the dictionary definition which states:
* 1: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capa... | AlbertaDwarfSpruce | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "TripRichert",
"id": "fvgejh2",
"score": 21,
"text": "Not too long ago, the main voice of the left occupied the oval office.\n\nHe rarely ever invoked the word \"racism\". He was criticized for that some on the left. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/13/barack-obama-legacy-r... | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "fvg90qh",
"score": -10,
"text": "[removed]",
"timestamp": 1592669613
},
{
"author": "Graham_scott",
"id": "fvg9wmd",
"score": 10,
"text": "I think you just proved his point ....",
"timestamp": 1592670094
},
{
"author": "[deleted]",
... | [
"fvgejh2",
"fvghj1q",
"fvh9ogj"
] | [
"fvg90qh",
"fvg9wmd",
"fvgazys"
] |
CMV: "Today's my birthday" isn't a good reason for you to indulge in every way you can think of, complain about responsibilities, and/or put your wants above everything and everyone else
My girlfriend's birthday is today, and I also have the day off from work. I asked her if we could go to sleep earlier than normal,... | Why wouldn’t you want to make your gf feel special on her birthday? It’s usually one of the few days people reserve to treat themselves because it’s their day.
Also aren’t you the one being egocentric here?
**You** want to go to sleep early because **you** almost never get a good nights sleep. **You** want to go to th... | You want to go to bed early on your girlfriend’s birthday so you can go to the gym tomorrow morning? Are you a professional athlete or model? This is unbelievably self-centered
There are 365 full days in the year and we get to make it about ourselves a bit. We get ONE to celebrate our existence with the people we love... | r0s8xe | CMV: "Today's my birthday" isn't a good reason for you to indulge in every way you can think of, complain about responsibilities, and/or put your wants above everything and everyone else | My girlfriend's birthday is today, and I also have the day off from work. I asked her if we could go to sleep earlier than normal, like 10, because I almost never get to have a good night's rest (I get off work at 11 PM), and I want to go to the gym early in the morning tomorrow.
She immediately replied "But it's... | RayAP19 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "LongLiveSmoove",
"id": "hlud7ad",
"score": 3,
"text": "Why wouldn’t you want to make your gf feel special on her birthday? It’s usually one of the few days people reserve to treat themselves because it’s their day.\n\nAlso aren’t you the one being egocentric here?\n**You** want to go to... | [
{
"author": "backcourtjester",
"id": "hlucubp",
"score": 6,
"text": "You want to go to bed early on your girlfriend’s birthday so you can go to the gym tomorrow morning? Are you a professional athlete or model? This is unbelievably self-centered\n\nThere are 365 full days in the year and we get to m... | [
"hlud7ad",
"hluda2d",
"hlueg1l"
] | [
"hlucubp",
"hluczkn",
"hlud9fa"
] |
CMV: "Today's my birthday" isn't a good reason for you to indulge in every way you can think of, complain about responsibilities, and/or put your wants above everything and everyone else
My girlfriend's birthday is today, and I also have the day off from work. I asked her if we could go to sleep earlier than normal,... | Why wouldn’t you want to make your gf feel special on her birthday? It’s usually one of the few days people reserve to treat themselves because it’s their day.
Also aren’t you the one being egocentric here?
**You** want to go to sleep early because **you** almost never get a good nights sleep. **You** want to go to th... | You want to go to bed early on your girlfriend’s birthday so you can go to the gym tomorrow morning? Are you a professional athlete or model? This is unbelievably self-centered
There are 365 full days in the year and we get to make it about ourselves a bit. We get ONE to celebrate our existence with the people we love... | r0s8xe | CMV: "Today's my birthday" isn't a good reason for you to indulge in every way you can think of, complain about responsibilities, and/or put your wants above everything and everyone else | My girlfriend's birthday is today, and I also have the day off from work. I asked her if we could go to sleep earlier than normal, like 10, because I almost never get to have a good night's rest (I get off work at 11 PM), and I want to go to the gym early in the morning tomorrow.
She immediately replied "But it's... | RayAP19 | 7 | 7 | [
{
"author": "LongLiveSmoove",
"id": "hlud7ad",
"score": 3,
"text": "Why wouldn’t you want to make your gf feel special on her birthday? It’s usually one of the few days people reserve to treat themselves because it’s their day.\n\nAlso aren’t you the one being egocentric here?\n**You** want to go to... | [
{
"author": "backcourtjester",
"id": "hlucubp",
"score": 6,
"text": "You want to go to bed early on your girlfriend’s birthday so you can go to the gym tomorrow morning? Are you a professional athlete or model? This is unbelievably self-centered\n\nThere are 365 full days in the year and we get to m... | [
"hlud7ad",
"hluda2d",
"hlueg1l",
"hluenco",
"hluesa2",
"hlueuun",
"hluki1y"
] | [
"hlucubp",
"hluczkn",
"hlud9fa",
"hludbgd",
"hludx8q",
"hlue42l",
"hluenej"
] |
CMV: I use an adBlock, and everybody should too
The premise of my belief is the sorry state of news and entertainment on the internet. I am not (yet) against the idea of ads, but against the way that ads produce money, and how it harms the internet.
​
I think you all know what clickbait culture is. Content cr... | So, let's say I run a niche site. It isn't about broad appeal, and only concerns about a thousand people. I have three choices how to fund the site via the sites revenu. I can force everyone to pay money to access the site, I can ask everyone to pay money to access the site (but not require it), or I can put ads on ... | >That's why I want them to get their revenue from an independent source like Patreon, it makes them really independent. I
That's a noble though, but the problem is that 99% of the internet would go out of business if you only relied on donations.
Look at Wikipedia state: it's the world biggest encyclopedia, heavily r... | cf7u5x | CMV: I use an adBlock, and everybody should too | The premise of my belief is the sorry state of news and entertainment on the internet. I am not (yet) against the idea of ads, but against the way that ads produce money, and how it harms the internet.
​
I think you all know what clickbait culture is. Content creators and content distribution platforms tend to... | klumbdolt | 2 | 2 | [
{
"author": "techiemikey",
"id": "eu7yfc1",
"score": 16,
"text": "So, let's say I run a niche site. It isn't about broad appeal, and only concerns about a thousand people. I have three choices how to fund the site via the sites revenu. I can force everyone to pay money to access the site, I can a... | [
{
"author": "Nicolasv2",
"id": "eu7wyyr",
"score": 67,
"text": ">That's why I want them to get their revenue from an independent source like Patreon, it makes them really independent. I\n\nThat's a noble though, but the problem is that 99% of the internet would go out of business if you only relied ... | [
"eu7yfc1",
"eu80bo2"
] | [
"eu7wyyr",
"eu7ywtv"
] |
CMV: The only real reason someone would vote for anti-gay legislation is because of a deep seeded issue with their own sexuality or are uneducated.
I have a list of reasons for holding this view.
1. One of the reasons we are our own country was because those who created it were seeking freedom from religious oppress... | I disagree. It can be sometimes, but other times it’s just religion. Even if as you said, Jesus was apparently more tolerant than people think, they don’t follow his teachings correctly and misapply them for their own agenda, and brainwashed followers don’t question it. This is like saying that cis men who vote agains... | Without saying what the exact anti-gay legislation is, if is impossible to say what the reasons should be.
If expanding the rules for marriage to include gay couples what is to stop people from just having paper marriages to get people citizenship or abuse social security payments, employer provided healthcare where... | jdndd4 | CMV: The only real reason someone would vote for anti-gay legislation is because of a deep seeded issue with their own sexuality or are uneducated. | I have a list of reasons for holding this view.
1. One of the reasons we are our own country was because those who created it were seeking freedom from religious oppression. Most people who try to explain their homophobic views typically go this route, "it's against my religious views" which makes no sense to me per ... | DubDaPizzaPrice | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Yamnaya",
"id": "g99rq24",
"score": 7,
"text": "I disagree. It can be sometimes, but other times it’s just religion. Even if as you said, Jesus was apparently more tolerant than people think, they don’t follow his teachings correctly and misapply them for their own agenda, and brainwas... | [
{
"author": "robotmonkeyshark",
"id": "g99lj4h",
"score": 0,
"text": "Without saying what the exact anti-gay legislation is, if is impossible to say what the reasons should be. \n\nIf expanding the rules for marriage to include gay couples what is to stop people from just having paper marriages to ... | [
"g99rq24",
"g99sdw0",
"g9dej9x"
] | [
"g99lj4h",
"g99mqps",
"g99n8vd"
] |
CMV: Nihilism is a religion (but totally decentralized), it claims nothing exists (no value exists). All religions (most of them centralized) claim that nothing existed and the gods made everything. Both claim that "nothing" exists, a human made concept, both are Antropocentric, both are human ego.
Nihilism comes from... | There's different types of nihilism. None of them that I know of make claims about the nature of nothingness.
The most common type of nihilism claims there's no objective value or meaning. This is mostly a claim about people.
Political nihilism claims we need to dismantle a current political system in order to buil... | >ALL religions claim that the UNIVERSE came from nothing,
Except the deity that created it
---
Ok, most religions, that all is hyperbolic.
but the bible says:
Genesis 1:1 "in the beginning there was nothing except God.
---
So there wasn't nothing, as you say. God existed which is something.
Which would incl... | cf7len | CMV: Nihilism is a religion (but totally decentralized), it claims nothing exists (no value exists). All religions (most of them centralized) claim that nothing existed and the gods made everything. Both claim that "nothing" exists, a human made concept, both are Antropocentric, both are human ego. | Nihilism comes from Nihil (nothing in latim). "Nothing" forever will be a human made concept. ALL religions claim that the UNIVERSE came from nothing, in other words, that "nothing" exists or existed at some point. Nihilism claims too that "nothing" exists, but it claims that nothing keeps on existing. Nihilism is simi... | [deleted] | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "AnalForklift",
"id": "eu80nf7",
"score": 5,
"text": "There's different types of nihilism. None of them that I know of make claims about the nature of nothingness. \n\nThe most common type of nihilism claims there's no objective value or meaning. This is mostly a claim about people. \n\n... | [
{
"author": "sedwehh",
"id": "eu7v7an",
"score": 1,
"text": ">ALL religions claim that the UNIVERSE came from nothing, \n\nExcept the deity that created it",
"timestamp": 1563543679
},
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "eu7w668",
"score": 0,
"text": "Ok, most religions, that all... | [
"eu80nf7",
"eu82bkw",
"eu89ios"
] | [
"eu7v7an",
"eu7w668",
"eu7wdpu"
] |
CMV: Nihilism is a religion (but totally decentralized), it claims nothing exists (no value exists). All religions (most of them centralized) claim that nothing existed and the gods made everything. Both claim that "nothing" exists, a human made concept, both are Antropocentric, both are human ego.
Nihilism comes from... | Christianity doesn't claim that nothing existed at some point. it claims the God is eternal. He existed before the universe.
Nihilism doesn't teach that nothing exists, it teaches that nothing has value. But they believe things exist.
Whether or not its a religion isn't an interesting question for me. It only mat... | >ALL religions claim that the UNIVERSE came from nothing,
Except the deity that created it
---
Ok, most religions, that all is hyperbolic.
but the bible says:
Genesis 1:1 "in the beginning there was nothing except God.
---
So there wasn't nothing, as you say. God existed which is something.
Which would incl... | cf7len | CMV: Nihilism is a religion (but totally decentralized), it claims nothing exists (no value exists). All religions (most of them centralized) claim that nothing existed and the gods made everything. Both claim that "nothing" exists, a human made concept, both are Antropocentric, both are human ego. | Nihilism comes from Nihil (nothing in latim). "Nothing" forever will be a human made concept. ALL religions claim that the UNIVERSE came from nothing, in other words, that "nothing" exists or existed at some point. Nihilism claims too that "nothing" exists, but it claims that nothing keeps on existing. Nihilism is simi... | [deleted] | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "jatjqtjat",
"id": "eu7v5ui",
"score": 8,
"text": "Christianity doesn't claim that nothing existed at some point. it claims the God is eternal. He existed before the universe.\n\nNihilism doesn't teach that nothing exists, it teaches that nothing has value. But they believe things exi... | [
{
"author": "sedwehh",
"id": "eu7v7an",
"score": 1,
"text": ">ALL religions claim that the UNIVERSE came from nothing, \n\nExcept the deity that created it",
"timestamp": 1563543679
},
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "eu7w668",
"score": 0,
"text": "Ok, most religions, that all... | [
"eu7v5ui",
"eu7vz2z",
"eu7xeya",
"eu80ozu",
"eu83n9j"
] | [
"eu7v7an",
"eu7w668",
"eu7wdpu",
"eu7xzxr",
"eu7y0n4"
] |
CMV: Large rosters in fighting games are bad choice.
First some definition so there are no misunderstandings. These should be pretty basic. Roster = Number of playable character. Fighting game = Super mash bros, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Soulcalibur etc. Bad choice (this is important one) = time spent by developers on ga... | If your game is developed with only the highest level of competition in mind, you're setting a cap on the game's popularity and therefore profitability. So I would challenge your assertion that competitive play should necessarily even be the single most important factor when it comes to developing a game. Just because ... | Depends on the game, Smash Bros' roster is good because its a party game 1st, so you want a diverse set of characters which will allow everyone to find one they know and like to play so they can get in to the game and buy a copy.
If balance was put 1st then it would have less appeal and would only excite people who en... | a6ysf7 | CMV: Large rosters in fighting games are bad choice. | First some definition so there are no misunderstandings. These should be pretty basic. Roster = Number of playable character. Fighting game = Super mash bros, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Soulcalibur etc. Bad choice (this is important one) = time spent by developers on game aspect. This discussion is not only problem with fi... | Z7-852 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "neofederalist",
"id": "ebz1a4n",
"score": 4,
"text": "If your game is developed with only the highest level of competition in mind, you're setting a cap on the game's popularity and therefore profitability. So I would challenge your assertion that competitive play should necessarily eve... | [
{
"author": "lawtonj",
"id": "ebyzft7",
"score": 3,
"text": "Depends on the game, Smash Bros' roster is good because its a party game 1st, so you want a diverse set of characters which will allow everyone to find one they know and like to play so they can get in to the game and buy a copy.\n\nIf bal... | [
"ebz1a4n",
"ebz1wzi",
"ebznyin"
] | [
"ebyzft7",
"ebyzjve",
"ebz05q9"
] |
CMV: The electoral college system is useless now, and for the record has been mostly useless since its inception.
If I’m not mistaken, the electoral college was first introduced as part of the Constitution in order to appease Federalists who believed that less populated communities would be underrepresented in electio... | It was developed to ensure that every state had a proportional say relative to its population as to who is to be president, and in that regard it still has a practical use within the context of a federal system. Trump carried 30 states to Clinton's 20, though he lost the popular vote by about three million--within a fe... | It was negotiated and agreed on so everyone accepted it. Those that got an advantage must have lost out in some other way (having to give up their independence to join the united states?) or they wouldn't have needed to be given it. If they were to renegotiate a new system, the people that currently have an advantage w... | 9e9t2s | CMV: The electoral college system is useless now, and for the record has been mostly useless since its inception. | If I’m not mistaken, the electoral college was first introduced as part of the Constitution in order to appease Federalists who believed that less populated communities would be underrepresented in elections. This compromise was crucial in order to guarantee the support of those states.
Although what it seems to have... | Haec_In_Sempiternum | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "NaturaSiveDeus",
"id": "e5n988f",
"score": 5,
"text": "It was developed to ensure that every state had a proportional say relative to its population as to who is to be president, and in that regard it still has a practical use within the context of a federal system. Trump carried 30 sta... | [
{
"author": "T100M-G",
"id": "e5n8usu",
"score": 6,
"text": "It was negotiated and agreed on so everyone accepted it. Those that got an advantage must have lost out in some other way (having to give up their independence to join the united states?) or they wouldn't have needed to be given it. If the... | [
"e5n988f",
"e5n9iu2",
"e5na60x"
] | [
"e5n8usu",
"e5n90d3",
"e5n9dvl"
] |
CMV: Teams should have a feature to display the languages you speak
Microsoft Teams should give users the ability to select which languages they speak. You can configure loads of different things, your work hours, what office you're working in during which days, your work hours, your pronouns, ... But for some reaso... | Sure, that'd be interesting. But I think they should focus on implementing features that other web meeting programs have first. Like the ability to rearrange people/windows on the screen. Or to *not* have teams launch and open the most recent chat by default.
---
I've personally never had any issues with not hav... | I mean, even if you did know what language they spoke would that help? Knowing that isn't gonna teach you French. If they speak French what's your plan? Why can't you just reach out in English and then deal with what happens after that?
---
I'd assume people can select multiple languages that they speak, so if we bot... | 1hbw3tz | CMV: Teams should have a feature to display the languages you speak | Microsoft Teams should give users the ability to select which languages they speak. You can configure loads of different things, your work hours, what office you're working in during which days, your work hours, your pronouns, ... But for some reason the languages you speak is not one of these options. I'd think tha... | Finch20 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "pudding7",
"id": "m1jcldy",
"score": 6,
"text": "Sure, that'd be interesting. But I think they should focus on implementing features that other web meeting programs have first. Like the ability to rearrange people/windows on the screen. Or to *not* have teams launch and open the most... | [
{
"author": "tbdabbholm",
"id": "m1jeo9t",
"score": 1,
"text": "I mean, even if you did know what language they spoke would that help? Knowing that isn't gonna teach you French. If they speak French what's your plan? Why can't you just reach out in English and then deal with what happens after that?... | [
"m1jcldy",
"m1jd5ee",
"m1js3cy"
] | [
"m1jeo9t",
"m1jfmgh",
"m1jgvuw"
] |
CMV: The problem with modern social movements isn't that they're wrong, it's that they want to be taken seriously and it's asking too much for most people
TLDR: Being easy-going but focused on the mission is way more effective than being angry all the time
Part 1: People have a limit to how many things they can care... | This just feels like an elaborate way to say that people who are discriminated against and bullied just need to suck it up and get over it. Historically, this is not how change happens and it is a tough way to live.
---
I'm sorry if that's the way it sounds. I'm not suggesting that we become pushovers. More that we s... | >I've been made fun of for being Mexican by friends and been straight up insulted by strangers (as well as those same friends). Having thick enough skin to deal with it gracefully is just so much more powerful than freaking out.
While I do understand your logic. I feel as though this whole post is sort of trying to no... | r0kgn2 | CMV: The problem with modern social movements isn't that they're wrong, it's that they want to be taken seriously and it's asking too much for most people | TLDR: Being easy-going but focused on the mission is way more effective than being angry all the time
Part 1: People have a limit to how many things they can care about. Compassion fatigue is a real thing. The modern world has access to the best and worst that is happening everywhere due to the internet. We evolved t... | [deleted] | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "ScarySuit",
"id": "hlsxmwp",
"score": 17,
"text": "This just feels like an elaborate way to say that people who are discriminated against and bullied just need to suck it up and get over it. Historically, this is not how change happens and it is a tough way to live.",
"timestamp": 1... | [
{
"author": "WTF4567",
"id": "hlsy8yq",
"score": 3,
"text": ">I've been made fun of for being Mexican by friends and been straight up insulted by strangers (as well as those same friends). Having thick enough skin to deal with it gracefully is just so much more powerful than freaking out.\n\nWhile I... | [
"hlsxmwp",
"hlt0jdu",
"hlt1dp4",
"hlt2tuf",
"hlt7dnz"
] | [
"hlsy8yq",
"hlsyvtp",
"hlt00jd",
"hlt1fr5",
"hlt21rp"
] |
CMV: There is no rational argument for the significant downscaling of Nuclear Energy
This post is about the trend in countries like Germany and France, which see them shutting down their nuclear plants in favor of wind, solar, hydroelectric and god forbid natural gases/carbon fuels. The reason I think this is happenin... | If a government is not confident that it can allocate the resources to safely operate a nuclear plant then it shouldn't try.
Also, do your economic/safety calculations for nuclear energy take into account the (very) long-term management of the waste materials?
---
So I would agree on governments that don't think the... | Well, one argument is that nuclear power requires uranium. This needs to be either obtained locally or imported. Most of the world's uranium is provided by a few countries - [68% comes from Kazahkstan, Canada and Australia.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_mining)
If a country had abundant natural energy potenti... | r0i5o8 | CMV: There is no rational argument for the significant downscaling of Nuclear Energy | This post is about the trend in countries like Germany and France, which see them shutting down their nuclear plants in favor of wind, solar, hydroelectric and god forbid natural gases/carbon fuels. The reason I think this is happening is over safety concerns and a bad rep that nuclear energy has because of a handful o... | DhananjayAshok | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "BeepBlipBlapBloop",
"id": "hlsh2ds",
"score": 4,
"text": "If a government is not confident that it can allocate the resources to safely operate a nuclear plant then it shouldn't try.\n\nAlso, do your economic/safety calculations for nuclear energy take into account the (very) long-term ... | [
{
"author": "joopface",
"id": "hlsgode",
"score": 5,
"text": "Well, one argument is that nuclear power requires uranium. This needs to be either obtained locally or imported. Most of the world's uranium is provided by a few countries - [68% comes from Kazahkstan, Canada and Australia.](https://en.wi... | [
"hlsh2ds",
"hlsi1aw",
"hlspuhg"
] | [
"hlsgode",
"hlsiay3",
"hlsimj5"
] |
cmv: LA is an absolute shithole of a city, both to live in and to visit
LA doesn’t really even feel like a unified city - more like a jumbled clusterfuck of corporatized, commercialized Americana. It has no core, unless you consider its brutally ugly downtown a core. DTLA literally has no attractive qualities for a vi... | Why would so many people live there and want to live there if it is so bad?
---
Each year, about a 100000 more people are moving out from California than moving in, and this is a growing trend. People and businesses are leaving LA
---
https://www.livabl.com/2020/12/la-steepest-population-decline-california.html
Th... | first of all, if you're talking about LA that excludes disneyland.. and i think newport beach is in orange county, not LA county. if you're talking about the city of LA then youre probably just thinking of downtown and its neighboring industrial area... however if youre talking about LA as a county, that's different. i... | ltzmy0 | cmv: LA is an absolute shithole of a city, both to live in and to visit | LA doesn’t really even feel like a unified city - more like a jumbled clusterfuck of corporatized, commercialized Americana. It has no core, unless you consider its brutally ugly downtown a core. DTLA literally has no attractive qualities for a visitor or a resident. Its basically composed of soulless corporate and res... | UBC_Guy_ | 7 | 7 | [
{
"author": "robotmonkeyshark",
"id": "gp3k5lh",
"score": 20,
"text": "Why would so many people live there and want to live there if it is so bad?",
"timestamp": 1614469539
},
{
"author": "UBC_Guy_",
"id": "gp3kbmq",
"score": 2,
"text": "Each year, about a 100000 more people ... | [
{
"author": "cheamm",
"id": "gp45wmp",
"score": 608,
"text": "first of all, if you're talking about LA that excludes disneyland.. and i think newport beach is in orange county, not LA county. if you're talking about the city of LA then youre probably just thinking of downtown and its neighboring ind... | [
"gp3k5lh",
"gp3kbmq",
"gp3kxq2",
"gp3lyyu",
"gp3momf",
"gp3mz5d",
"gp3qul5"
] | [
"gp45wmp",
"gp46olb",
"gp49e1x",
"gp4a1ut",
"gp4byx2",
"gp4fzn5",
"gp4jv5s"
] |
cmv: LA is an absolute shithole of a city, both to live in and to visit
LA doesn’t really even feel like a unified city - more like a jumbled clusterfuck of corporatized, commercialized Americana. It has no core, unless you consider its brutally ugly downtown a core. DTLA literally has no attractive qualities for a vi... | first of all, if you're talking about LA that excludes disneyland.. and i think newport beach is in orange county, not LA county. if you're talking about the city of LA then youre probably just thinking of downtown and its neighboring industrial area... however if youre talking about LA as a county, that's different. i... | It’s not that any of your examples are untrue, it’s more that your conclusions are unwarranted. LA is one of my favorite places, despite the homelessness, the ugly neighborhoods, the endless burbs. The traffic.
I enjoy the people, the food, the weather. Santa Monica, Malibu, the art scene, theater. Amazing coffee cultu... | ltzmy0 | cmv: LA is an absolute shithole of a city, both to live in and to visit | LA doesn’t really even feel like a unified city - more like a jumbled clusterfuck of corporatized, commercialized Americana. It has no core, unless you consider its brutally ugly downtown a core. DTLA literally has no attractive qualities for a visitor or a resident. Its basically composed of soulless corporate and res... | UBC_Guy_ | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "cheamm",
"id": "gp45wmp",
"score": 608,
"text": "first of all, if you're talking about LA that excludes disneyland.. and i think newport beach is in orange county, not LA county. if you're talking about the city of LA then youre probably just thinking of downtown and its neighboring ind... | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "gp3jbsi",
"score": 55,
"text": "It’s not that any of your examples are untrue, it’s more that your conclusions are unwarranted. LA is one of my favorite places, despite the homelessness, the ugly neighborhoods, the endless burbs. The traffic.\nI enjoy the people, the ... | [
"gp45wmp",
"gp46olb",
"gp49e1x",
"gp4a1ut",
"gp4oxbx"
] | [
"gp3jbsi",
"gp3k6er",
"gp3kv61",
"gp3lhb2",
"gp3m7kq"
] |
cmv: LA is an absolute shithole of a city, both to live in and to visit
LA doesn’t really even feel like a unified city - more like a jumbled clusterfuck of corporatized, commercialized Americana. It has no core, unless you consider its brutally ugly downtown a core. DTLA literally has no attractive qualities for a vi... | first of all, if you're talking about LA that excludes disneyland.. and i think newport beach is in orange county, not LA county. if you're talking about the city of LA then youre probably just thinking of downtown and its neighboring industrial area... however if youre talking about LA as a county, that's different. i... | Why would so many people live there and want to live there if it is so bad?
---
Each year, about a 100000 more people are moving out from California than moving in, and this is a growing trend. People and businesses are leaving LA
---
https://www.livabl.com/2020/12/la-steepest-population-decline-california.html
Th... | ltzmy0 | cmv: LA is an absolute shithole of a city, both to live in and to visit | LA doesn’t really even feel like a unified city - more like a jumbled clusterfuck of corporatized, commercialized Americana. It has no core, unless you consider its brutally ugly downtown a core. DTLA literally has no attractive qualities for a visitor or a resident. Its basically composed of soulless corporate and res... | UBC_Guy_ | 7 | 7 | [
{
"author": "cheamm",
"id": "gp45wmp",
"score": 608,
"text": "first of all, if you're talking about LA that excludes disneyland.. and i think newport beach is in orange county, not LA county. if you're talking about the city of LA then youre probably just thinking of downtown and its neighboring ind... | [
{
"author": "robotmonkeyshark",
"id": "gp3k5lh",
"score": 20,
"text": "Why would so many people live there and want to live there if it is so bad?",
"timestamp": 1614469539
},
{
"author": "UBC_Guy_",
"id": "gp3kbmq",
"score": 2,
"text": "Each year, about a 100000 more people ... | [
"gp45wmp",
"gp46olb",
"gp49e1x",
"gp4a1ut",
"gp4oxbx",
"gp4pjf8",
"gp4uur1"
] | [
"gp3k5lh",
"gp3kbmq",
"gp3kxq2",
"gp3lyyu",
"gp3momf",
"gp3mz5d",
"gp3nifh"
] |
CMV: the shooting of the CEO is dangerous for society in the long run
Let me start out by saying that I totally understand why people are in support of the shooting. Insurance companies are extremely crooked and their policies can lead to the deaths or immense suffering of sick people just to make an extra cent. Total... | Do you believe that there are scenarios where violence against oppressors can be justified and morally correct? For an extreme example, say a slave rebellion?
---
In extreme situations where that person/institution is causing violence on others like Hitler/slavers, I would say yes, because they were directly hurting ... | when the law fails people will turn to violence, this is the fault of the laws for being weak against the rich
---
? That’s a pretty vague answer in my opinion. I get that people will turn to violence and I’m not trying to put blame on anyone for it. I’m saying that the violence is a bad thing and not good for societ... | 1hbncck | CMV: the shooting of the CEO is dangerous for society in the long run | Let me start out by saying that I totally understand why people are in support of the shooting. Insurance companies are extremely crooked and their policies can lead to the deaths or immense suffering of sick people just to make an extra cent. Totally agree with all of that. I also see how the CEO could be considered c... | Dolphinsjagsbucs | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "NightRooster",
"id": "m1hlmp2",
"score": 6,
"text": "Do you believe that there are scenarios where violence against oppressors can be justified and morally correct? For an extreme example, say a slave rebellion?",
"timestamp": 1733898914
},
{
"author": "Dolphinsjagsbucs",
... | [
{
"author": "demon13664674",
"id": "m1hkt63",
"score": 14,
"text": "when the law fails people will turn to violence, this is the fault of the laws for being weak against the rich",
"timestamp": 1733898439
},
{
"author": "Dolphinsjagsbucs",
"id": "m1hkwh6",
"score": -6,
"text"... | [
"m1hlmp2",
"m1hm4vf",
"m1hmxwy"
] | [
"m1hkt63",
"m1hkwh6",
"m1hlpi7"
] |
CMV: It is perfectly healthy to gain a sense of purpose and identity from your partner
I've heard a lot that you need to be happy with your life and "complete and whole" before you can get into a healthy relationship. That a partner shouldn't be a "missing piece," but instead a "happy addition," something that improve... | Isn't it more about balance?
People aren't saying it's unhealthy to derive *any* purpose or identity from your partner, they're saying it shouldn't be your *sole* purpose or identity. Of course people recognize that being a wife or husband or committed partner can be a rewarding role with a sense of purpose.
I think ... | "Why would it be that you're supposed to be totally happy and content alone, and that's the only way to be healthy?"
Because the path you are describing can lead to codependency. I know, because I've been there.
Not always, but those kind of attitudes will probably increase the chance you find yourself in a codepende... | 1bivts8 | CMV: It is perfectly healthy to gain a sense of purpose and identity from your partner | I've heard a lot that you need to be happy with your life and "complete and whole" before you can get into a healthy relationship. That a partner shouldn't be a "missing piece," but instead a "happy addition," something that improves your life but that you would be okay without. I've similarly heard that you need to de... | ququqachu | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "muyamable",
"id": "kvn3zkg",
"score": 29,
"text": "Isn't it more about balance?\n\nPeople aren't saying it's unhealthy to derive *any* purpose or identity from your partner, they're saying it shouldn't be your *sole* purpose or identity. Of course people recognize that being a wife or h... | [
{
"author": "DevinMotorcycle666",
"id": "kvn2hm4",
"score": 10,
"text": "\"Why would it be that you're supposed to be totally happy and content alone, and that's the only way to be healthy?\"\n\nBecause the path you are describing can lead to codependency. I know, because I've been there.\n\nNot alw... | [
"kvn3zkg",
"kvn4zhd",
"kvn6isp"
] | [
"kvn2hm4",
"kvn3cnq",
"kvn3x6v"
] |
CMV: Dr. Wen is right about the future of Planned Parenthood
Dr. Leana Wen was recently ousted as President of Planned Parenthood. A key difference in opinion leading to the ouster was her focus on Planned Parenthood as an organization providing all kinds of reproductive health care, with advocacy second. Opponents ... | Wen's strategy would have been great if Hillary Clinton won the Presidency and we had a liberal Supreme Court to strike down abortion restrictions. It doesn't work in \*this\* political environment when the Supreme Court will soon allow abortion bans.
---
That's constantly being talked about but never happens, I rea... | The way I see it, Planned Parenthood provides a lot of essential medical services to people who would otherwise have access to none. One of them is abortion. Yet, no one is trying to stop them from doing STD tests, pregnancy tests or prenatal care. Abortion is being challenged though.
All their services are essential ... | cevhs5 | CMV: Dr. Wen is right about the future of Planned Parenthood | Dr. Leana Wen was recently ousted as President of Planned Parenthood. A key difference in opinion leading to the ouster was her focus on Planned Parenthood as an organization providing all kinds of reproductive health care, with advocacy second. Opponents at Planned Parenthood wanted the focus to be abortion advocacy... | GnosticGnome | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "IHB31",
"id": "eu59qd8",
"score": 3,
"text": "Wen's strategy would have been great if Hillary Clinton won the Presidency and we had a liberal Supreme Court to strike down abortion restrictions. It doesn't work in \\*this\\* political environment when the Supreme Court will soon allow a... | [
{
"author": "letstrythisagain30",
"id": "eu5advq",
"score": 1,
"text": "The way I see it, Planned Parenthood provides a lot of essential medical services to people who would otherwise have access to none. One of them is abortion. Yet, no one is trying to stop them from doing STD tests, pregnancy tes... | [
"eu59qd8",
"eu5auzp",
"eu5d40c",
"eu5devi",
"eu5g09z"
] | [
"eu5advq",
"eu5bfmj",
"eu5cbbw",
"eu5d8rc",
"eu5edgq"
] |
CMV: Abortion is not a good thing
I feel like my title is very bland but it's the best I can do to sum up my whole point of view.
I'd like to preface this by saying I am not religious. I consider myself to be agnostic and fairly liberal.
First thing is that I used to feel okay about it. I used to be Mormon and at ... | Can you explain why your 'all fetuses have potential' argument *shouldn't* apply to the rape and the incest cases?
In both those situations, the baby (assuming no severe biological deformities) is exactly the same as the fetus created by people on birth control that failed, or the people who didn't use birth control a... | >Now everybody has to make decision, and live with the consequences, so when somebody makes the possible big decision to have sex they should have to face the consequences.
So if I drive a car, and get into an accident, I don't deserve to get my arm fixed? I made a choice, and that choice had a consequence.
---
I f... | 9e2fek | CMV: Abortion is not a good thing | I feel like my title is very bland but it's the best I can do to sum up my whole point of view.
I'd like to preface this by saying I am not religious. I consider myself to be agnostic and fairly liberal.
First thing is that I used to feel okay about it. I used to be Mormon and at that time I felt okay with it. My ... | throwaway13371791 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Burflax",
"id": "e5lo9s9",
"score": 22,
"text": "Can you explain why your 'all fetuses have potential' argument *shouldn't* apply to the rape and the incest cases?\n\nIn both those situations, the baby (assuming no severe biological deformities) is exactly the same as the fetus created ... | [
{
"author": "Hellioning",
"id": "e5lny5q",
"score": 14,
"text": ">Now everybody has to make decision, and live with the consequences, so when somebody makes the possible big decision to have sex they should have to face the consequences.\n\nSo if I drive a car, and get into an accident, I don't dese... | [
"e5lo9s9",
"e5lrbuj",
"e5lv3kl"
] | [
"e5lny5q",
"e5lr6tm",
"e5m3xzi"
] |
CMV: This isn’t a race problem. It’s that people in the Police department are on a power trip.
Alright since I’m seeing it all over ig. I have to say, why does everyone turn this into a race thing every single time this stuff happens? The police department is just on a power trip as a whole.
Does anyone remember Dani... | It actually is a very race-centric issue but not for the reason most people believe.
Every interaction with police has some indeterminate % chance of going south. Misconduct, mistakes, heat of the moment, abuse of power, etc.
It stands to reason, then, that demographics that have increased encounters with police wi... | [deleted]
---
Are the US police actually low quality? I honestly have no idea how their training/qualifications matches up with other countries.
---
[deleted] | gsl4es | CMV: This isn’t a race problem. It’s that people in the Police department are on a power trip. | Alright since I’m seeing it all over ig. I have to say, why does everyone turn this into a race thing every single time this stuff happens? The police department is just on a power trip as a whole.
Does anyone remember Daniel Shaver? A white man who was shot and killed after following orders and crying to the cops? An... | Psykcha | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "World_Spank_Bank",
"id": "fs5yflt",
"score": -9,
"text": "It actually is a very race-centric issue but not for the reason most people believe. \n\nEvery interaction with police has some indeterminate % chance of going south. Misconduct, mistakes, heat of the moment, abuse of power, etc.... | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "fs5wph5",
"score": -8,
"text": "[deleted]",
"timestamp": 1590723754
},
{
"author": "89320420934",
"id": "fs5xdxq",
"score": 0,
"text": "Are the US police actually low quality? I honestly have no idea how their training/qualifications matches up... | [
"fs5yflt",
"fs61rjo",
"fs64cgp"
] | [
"fs5wph5",
"fs5xdxq",
"fs5xuqx"
] |
CMV: High school and Uni should be like gym
I'm just going to present an alternative, and I'm looking for reason why the alternative is not, at least, on average, equally as good. I'm not going to be convinced if your argument is like: it is worse for a specific 10%, but better for another 10%. Or it is equally bad as... | Working out at a gym is a process by which you repeat a simple task until you can do it well enough to make it more complex/harder/longer. Once you've learned the basics of using a piece of equipment, you know all you need to know in order to fully use that equipment.
Learning doesn't work like that, it is a system wh... | >You learn at your own pace, you take assessment at your own pace. The tutor/lecturer teach at their own pace with their own style.
The students and the lecturers can't both get lectures at their own pace. What if a student wanted to take a lecture on Anatomy, but the lecturer was unavailable or unwilling to provide o... | 9dh86u | CMV: High school and Uni should be like gym | I'm just going to present an alternative, and I'm looking for reason why the alternative is not, at least, on average, equally as good. I'm not going to be convinced if your argument is like: it is worse for a specific 10%, but better for another 10%. Or it is equally bad as the current ones. Or, it is worse for 20%, b... | BeatriceBernardo | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "Davedamon",
"id": "e5hsuyb",
"score": 9,
"text": "Working out at a gym is a process by which you repeat a simple task until you can do it well enough to make it more complex/harder/longer. Once you've learned the basics of using a piece of equipment, you know all you need to know in ord... | [
{
"author": "JoeVacs",
"id": "e5hkiyn",
"score": 15,
"text": ">You learn at your own pace, you take assessment at your own pace. The tutor/lecturer teach at their own pace with their own style.\n\nThe students and the lecturers can't both get lectures at their own pace. What if a student wanted to t... | [
"e5hsuyb",
"e5i02zz",
"e5i0epj",
"e5i1cm9",
"e5i2ifa"
] | [
"e5hkiyn",
"e5hmu5b",
"e5hnnjn",
"e5hxjjq",
"e5hxqpy"
] |
CMV: Universities have too much power when it comes to sexual assault on campus
I mainly have a problem with the college being judge, jury, and executioner. To me, this creates a dangerous concentration of power. This combined with the use of the preponderance of the evidence standard (essentially 51% sure) makes it e... | 1) Who could you get to do this?
2) Do you care about the effect this has on the accuser/victim?
---
1. I’m a little bit confused about what you are getting at here. Plenty of organizations of independent outside investigations. I am suggesting a system like that.
2. Yes. I do care about the effect this has on t... | Your argument seems to be based on a standard that has [been rescinded.](https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/22/obama-era-school-sexual-assault-policy-rescinded-243016)
Schools are no longer expected to act in that manner, and [new guidance from the Department of Education](https://www.theatlantic.com/education/arc... | 9e4yf8 | CMV: Universities have too much power when it comes to sexual assault on campus | I mainly have a problem with the college being judge, jury, and executioner. To me, this creates a dangerous concentration of power. This combined with the use of the preponderance of the evidence standard (essentially 51% sure) makes it easier for people's lives to be destroyed by just an accusation.
I am not sugges... | nerdeagle2424 | 7 | 7 | [
{
"author": "poltroon_pomegranate",
"id": "e5m4ltu",
"score": 3,
"text": "1) Who could you get to do this? \n\n\n2) Do you care about the effect this has on the accuser/victim?",
"timestamp": 1536419858
},
{
"author": "nerdeagle2424",
"id": "e5m50o8",
"score": 0,
"text": "1. ... | [
{
"author": "down42roads",
"id": "e5m515f",
"score": 1,
"text": "Your argument seems to be based on a standard that has [been rescinded.](https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/22/obama-era-school-sexual-assault-policy-rescinded-243016)\n\nSchools are no longer expected to act in that manner, and [n... | [
"e5m4ltu",
"e5m50o8",
"e5m56jb",
"e5m5luu",
"e5m5v48",
"e5m605o",
"e5m6sgw"
] | [
"e5m515f",
"e5m59z9",
"e5m6ai4",
"e5m6jj6",
"e5m7j9w",
"e5m7tpd",
"e5ma5a4"
] |
CMV: I think there is a very important difference between biological sex and the gender which you personally identify as, and that you are not born with that personal gender until you consciously identify as it.
A bit of information:
I am a straight underage male and is attracted to women. I was raised in a fully su... | >Say they were raised in a world where transgender or non-heterosexual was never an option.
Could you clarify this part? Are you saying “If gay people didn’t exist then gay people wouldn’t exist”, or are you saying “If we didn’t know gay people existed no one would ever become gay”?
---
Because some people say t... | There is no biological sexual preference. For all of time biology has produced homosexuals. You seem to have a framing as a "real" sexual preference and then a human choice to leave that. If you wanted to take an actually biological view, you would simply say that for all of time some portion of humans prefer same se... | ltr8jm | CMV: I think there is a very important difference between biological sex and the gender which you personally identify as, and that you are not born with that personal gender until you consciously identify as it. | A bit of information:
I am a straight underage male and is attracted to women. I was raised in a fully supportive, partially Jewish family that always reminded me they would love me unconditionally, no matter what my sexual orientation or gender I choose to live as.
I have always seen the extreme of both sides rega... | lampost_99 | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "DontShowMomMemes",
"id": "gp130li",
"score": 2,
"text": ">Say they were raised in a world where transgender or non-heterosexual was never an option. \n \nCould you clarify this part? Are you saying “If gay people didn’t exist then gay people wouldn’t exist”, or are you saying “If we d... | [
{
"author": "iamintheforest",
"id": "gp1bbby",
"score": 5,
"text": "There is no biological sexual preference. For all of time biology has produced homosexuals. You seem to have a framing as a \"real\" sexual preference and then a human choice to leave that. If you wanted to take an actually biolog... | [
"gp130li",
"gp13s41",
"gp150yr",
"gp16fa6",
"gp19hge"
] | [
"gp1bbby",
"gp1bz81",
"gp2up88",
"gp2vths",
"gp2w5nb"
] |
cmv:Love happens when you stop looking for someone who deserves it. Standards/expectations are the opposite of what love requires to grow.
I can't seem to be swayed on my opinion that having standards/expectations=losing potential of love.
And I don't mean just high standards I mean all kinds of limiting ideology th... | Are you offering the position that literally any pair of people has an equal chance of having a mutually satisfying romantic relationship given some fixed amount of time and effort put into the relationship?
---
Yeah. Exactly.
I mean if we can find friendship in random people, love can be found too
---
So you don'... | >And I don't mean just high standards I mean all kinds of limiting ideology that is meant to lead to a "perfect" person.
What? Find the "perfect" person? My standards were *never* about finding the "perfect" person. They were about finding a good, imperfect person that was a match for my own imperfections.
---
So a ... | 1biqazd | cmv:Love happens when you stop looking for someone who deserves it. Standards/expectations are the opposite of what love requires to grow. | I can't seem to be swayed on my opinion that having standards/expectations=losing potential of love.
And I don't mean just high standards I mean all kinds of limiting ideology that is meant to lead to a "perfect" person.
My argument stems from the basis of people putting their requirements above genuine connection.... | Flashy-Hyena-6148 | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "Both-Personality7664",
"id": "kvlyeh8",
"score": 11,
"text": "Are you offering the position that literally any pair of people has an equal chance of having a mutually satisfying romantic relationship given some fixed amount of time and effort put into the relationship?",
"timestamp"... | [
{
"author": "destro23",
"id": "kvlyne0",
"score": 13,
"text": ">And I don't mean just high standards I mean all kinds of limiting ideology that is meant to lead to a \"perfect\" person.\n\nWhat? Find the \"perfect\" person? My standards were *never* about finding the \"perfect\" person. They were ab... | [
"kvlyeh8",
"kvm25wd",
"kvm2moh",
"kvm3pby",
"kvm6yhx"
] | [
"kvlyne0",
"kvm0q3d",
"kvm1f5b",
"kvm4y6b",
"kvm5a4l"
] |
CMV: If you are OK with animal euthanasia but don´t agree people should be able to end their life this way, you are a hypocrite.
If you are willing to end a life of your suffering pet, but don´t agree with euthanasia or assisted suicide for humans, you are a hypocrite.
I don´t think that argument, that you cannot com... | >I don´t think that argument, that you cannot compare a life of an animal with life of a person is not enough in this matter.
Why not? I think it's fairly universally agreed upon that animal lives are worth more than human lives, so there is a lower bar to cross to end an animal's life than a human's life. You can ki... | What if I believe that humans have eternal souls and animals don't, and that therefore humans must be treated differently. For instance nobody may eat human flesh but animal flesh is ok. We can keep animals as pets but for humans that's slavery. Etc.
---
Can you damage the eternal soul of a human by mercifully end... | cerg0m | CMV: If you are OK with animal euthanasia but don´t agree people should be able to end their life this way, you are a hypocrite. | If you are willing to end a life of your suffering pet, but don´t agree with euthanasia or assisted suicide for humans, you are a hypocrite.
I don´t think that argument, that you cannot compare a life of an animal with life of a person is not enough in this matter. You decide for your animal without it´s consent, pers... | HereICum | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "tomgabriele",
"id": "eu4ghcx",
"score": 7,
"text": ">I don´t think that argument, that you cannot compare a life of an animal with life of a person is not enough in this matter. \n\nWhy not? I think it's fairly universally agreed upon that animal lives are worth more than human lives, s... | [
{
"author": "GnosticGnome",
"id": "eu4esg3",
"score": 15,
"text": "What if I believe that humans have eternal souls and animals don't, and that therefore humans must be treated differently. For instance nobody may eat human flesh but animal flesh is ok. We can keep animals as pets but for humans t... | [
"eu4ghcx",
"eu4h4ol",
"eu4kwya"
] | [
"eu4esg3",
"eu4fbg2",
"eu4fguq"
] |
CMV: Most modern art IS art, it’s just bad art.
Most modern art is terrible. Artists smugly roll their eyes at this and say “you just don’t get it,” and feel like they’re part of this elite group of artistic geniuses that can appreciate this garbage. But thats not the case… it’s not that it doesn’t have meaning, it’s ... | >My personal definition of good art is that it’s objectively aesthetically pleasing, informationally dense, and communicates that information well. I’m not here to get into an argument about whether beauty is objectively or subjective or what you think the definition of good art should be.
Your post is literally abou... | >accessibility by the general audience
Who cares about that? Artists make art for their patrons or target demographic, not some "general audience".
That's like saying metal or techno music is bad art because the "general audience" doesn't understand it.
---
I think a better analogy would be pretentious outsider mus... | 1bijwh5 | CMV: Most modern art IS art, it’s just bad art. | Most modern art is terrible. Artists smugly roll their eyes at this and say “you just don’t get it,” and feel like they’re part of this elite group of artistic geniuses that can appreciate this garbage. But thats not the case… it’s not that it doesn’t have meaning, it’s that the meaning is often needlessly shrouded in ... | gweebobeewg | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Kotoperek",
"id": "kvkokfp",
"score": 33,
"text": ">My personal definition of good art is that it’s objectively aesthetically pleasing, informationally dense, and communicates that information well. I’m not here to get into an argument about whether beauty is objectively or subjective o... | [
{
"author": "ElysiX",
"id": "kvkoicn",
"score": 11,
"text": ">accessibility by the general audience\n\nWho cares about that? Artists make art for their patrons or target demographic, not some \"general audience\".\n\nThat's like saying metal or techno music is bad art because the \"general audience\... | [
"kvkokfp",
"kvkqc3u",
"kvktkg9"
] | [
"kvkoicn",
"kvkr5wz",
"kvktz2i"
] |
CMV: incel ideology is statistically correct but counter productive to follow
I have been in a kinda troubling mental headspace. It was recently worsened by getting ghosted by 3 women in a week and a half period.
The logic is as follows-
Incel ideology is statistically correct. A strong plurality of women prefer h... | In an ideal world, you might be right but we don't live in an ideal world, we live in the real world where women don't date exclusively very specific alpha male personalities. Women obviously are willing to date men of various shapes and sizes as evidence by all the men of various shapes and sizes currently dating wome... | Incels motto of "nobody goes for the nice guy" only have one thing going for them- they *pretend* to be nice to lure a girl in. If they're not into it, they turn into a-holes.
Being nice isn't a personality. You need a personality too. Along with genuine kindness. The kind that doesn't turn off the moment the woman is... | 1owaywz | CMV: incel ideology is statistically correct but counter productive to follow | I have been in a kinda troubling mental headspace. It was recently worsened by getting ghosted by 3 women in a week and a half period.
The logic is as follows-
Incel ideology is statistically correct. A strong plurality of women prefer high testosterone men, especially during ovulation but also in general, because ... | original_og_gangster | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "FearlessResource9785",
"id": "noortwj",
"score": 5,
"text": "In an ideal world, you might be right but we don't live in an ideal world, we live in the real world where women don't date exclusively very specific alpha male personalities. Women obviously are willing to date men of various... | [
{
"author": "ahdrielle",
"id": "nooqqup",
"score": 24,
"text": "Incels motto of \"nobody goes for the nice guy\" only have one thing going for them- they *pretend* to be nice to lure a girl in. If they're not into it, they turn into a-holes.\n\nBeing nice isn't a personality. You need a personality ... | [
"noortwj",
"noou6wd",
"nop0uhr"
] | [
"nooqqup",
"noosc8q",
"nooslg3"
] |
CMV: r/atheism is a dumb subreddit
First of all, I have nothing against atheists. It's just this subreddit that I have a problem with. They aren't trying to spread the idea that atheism is right. They just try to find something wrong with a religion and talk about how bad it is (usually Islam because it has some bad i... | How do you think atheists could go about showing that atheism is right?
---
Exactly, why is there a sub about the lack of religion?
---
Because people make atheism a defining characteristic. Just like how people made it important to be cognizant of your skin tone, height, hair colour, etc. | What is the view you want changed? Do you think that it's a bad subreddit as it doesn't fulfill it's purpose or do you think it's uninteresting?
---
It's competely pointless, I want to find out what the purpose of the subreddit is when all they do is put religions down, and not try to promote their own beliefs.
---
... | czv3za | CMV: r/atheism is a dumb subreddit | First of all, I have nothing against atheists. It's just this subreddit that I have a problem with. They aren't trying to spread the idea that atheism is right. They just try to find something wrong with a religion and talk about how bad it is (usually Islam because it has some bad ideas and origins).
How would peopl... | botCloudfox | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "dogdayz_zzz",
"id": "ez25szm",
"score": 3,
"text": "How do you think atheists could go about showing that atheism is right?",
"timestamp": 1567652929
},
{
"author": "botCloudfox",
"id": "ez2629r",
"score": 0,
"text": "Exactly, why is there a sub about the lack of... | [
{
"author": "Armadeo",
"id": "ez24wfq",
"score": 2,
"text": "What is the view you want changed? Do you think that it's a bad subreddit as it doesn't fulfill it's purpose or do you think it's uninteresting?",
"timestamp": 1567652621
},
{
"author": "botCloudfox",
"id": "ez253ct",
"... | [
"ez25szm",
"ez2629r",
"ez27vn9"
] | [
"ez24wfq",
"ez253ct",
"ez25q37"
] |
CMV: Video games are comparable to musical instruments
First off, I’m not bashing musical instruments. They’re hard to learn and very complicated.
I hate the stigma around video games that they’re a waste of time. I feel like a video game controller should be looked at as an equivalent of learning an instrument. Som... | They are both skills definitely but there is a difference when it comes to the applications. You can use an instrument to make music, which is art. You can use a controller to do something artful in a game but you're not creating the art. The programmers are. I bet the hypothetical parents in this scenario would be jus... | They affect the brain completely differently. Video games don’t activate the brain creatively (I’ve never seen studies on something like mined craft).
---
There are actually studies out that playing certain types of games makes you more observational and have quicker reflexes.. which are two very important qualities ... | f9efmx | CMV: Video games are comparable to musical instruments | First off, I’m not bashing musical instruments. They’re hard to learn and very complicated.
I hate the stigma around video games that they’re a waste of time. I feel like a video game controller should be looked at as an equivalent of learning an instrument. Someone mastering a video game is like learning to play a c... | HskrRooster | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "X-2357",
"id": "fiqzr76",
"score": 9,
"text": "They are both skills definitely but there is a difference when it comes to the applications. You can use an instrument to make music, which is art. You can use a controller to do something artful in a game but you're not creating the art. T... | [
{
"author": "Rkenne16",
"id": "fir05l0",
"score": 1,
"text": "They affect the brain completely differently. Video games don’t activate the brain creatively (I’ve never seen studies on something like mined craft).",
"timestamp": 1582654732
},
{
"author": "The-Ol-Razzle-Dazle",
"id": "... | [
"fiqzr76",
"fir1bqe",
"fir26zz",
"fir37tt",
"firi7qn"
] | [
"fir05l0",
"fir0r4x",
"fir13sd",
"fir18pi",
"fir1kzx"
] |
CMV: Leverage buyouts are far more harmful to the totality of the market than beneficial.
Leverage buyouts, like that of Toy *R* Us over a decade ago, are set up to fail the long run while the immediate benefits cannibalize the future of the company that is bought on borrowed money. Toy *R* Us paid half a billion doll... | It works exactly like a loan on a house, although the risk analysis is much more complicated. Here's an example:
1. investment bankers decide to buy a company with leverage. They arranged with Wells Fargo to put 80% of the purchase as debt on the business and fund 20% themselves in exchange for 100% ownership of the... | I think the part you are missing is the leverage doesn't just come from thin air. Financing can come from a number of areas including:
1. The seller
2. A bank
3. The purchaser
Nobody is holding a gun to the head of the provider of the funds for the buyout. They lend because they believe the risk is worth the return o... | 85npkg | CMV: Leverage buyouts are far more harmful to the totality of the market than beneficial. | Leverage buyouts, like that of Toy *R* Us over a decade ago, are set up to fail the long run while the immediate benefits cannibalize the future of the company that is bought on borrowed money. Toy *R* Us paid half a billion dollars a year in debt service, the firms that executed the leverage buyout only put forward $1... | SeanFromQueens | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "bguy74",
"id": "dvyxk87",
"score": 1,
"text": "It works exactly like a loan on a house, although the risk analysis is much more complicated. Here's an example:\n\n1. investment bankers decide to buy a company with leverage. They arranged with Wells Fargo to put 80% of the purchase as ... | [
{
"author": "simplecountrychicken",
"id": "dvyvvor",
"score": 5,
"text": "I think the part you are missing is the leverage doesn't just come from thin air. Financing can come from a number of areas including:\n\n1. The seller\n2. A bank\n3. The purchaser\n\nNobody is holding a gun to the head of the... | [
"dvyxk87",
"dvz8rg5",
"dvzamzt"
] | [
"dvyvvor",
"dvz7dcb",
"dvzaday"
] |
CMV: If you're pro-choice on the grounds of supporting bodily autonomy then you should be against vaccine mandates.
I'll start by clarifying my exact stances on these issues.
\- I am pro-choice. While I have personal doubts about the morality of abortion, I believe that the choice ultimately lies with the woman as... | The thing is the 2 are fundamentally different. a pregnancy is not contagious. unvaccinated people in a public health issue. people being able to get abortions legally and safely the opposite if anything
---
If we accept that bodily autonomy is a fundamental human right - as many pro-choice advocates, including mysel... | >Putting heavy restrictions on where that person is able to go and how they're able to live their lives without undergoing that medical procedure is akin to forcing them.
This is where your reasoning breaks down. There's no reason why a pro-choice person needs to accept this premise. I certainly don't accept this. And... | vrsxi8 | CMV: If you're pro-choice on the grounds of supporting bodily autonomy then you should be against vaccine mandates. | I'll start by clarifying my exact stances on these issues.
\- I am pro-choice. While I have personal doubts about the morality of abortion, I believe that the choice ultimately lies with the woman as to whether she'd like to use her body to support another life and if she would prefer to terminate that life then ... | Objectionne | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Skyphira",
"id": "iex424s",
"score": 10,
"text": "The thing is the 2 are fundamentally different. a pregnancy is not contagious. unvaccinated people in a public health issue. people being able to get abortions legally and safely the opposite if anything",
"timestamp": 1657009335
}... | [
{
"author": "yyzjertl",
"id": "iex3zjh",
"score": 17,
"text": ">Putting heavy restrictions on where that person is able to go and how they're able to live their lives without undergoing that medical procedure is akin to forcing them.\n\nThis is where your reasoning breaks down. There's no reason why... | [
"iex424s",
"iex4rgk",
"iex6xws"
] | [
"iex3zjh",
"iex4a82",
"iex4a8x"
] |
CMV: I like his policies but Bernie shouldn’t be the nominee
So at the top I’ll say I’m from the UK and don’t have a stake in this. Most of what I’ll say below is ‘outsider perspective’ stuff, which means I’m probably thinking about factors which Americans don’t see, but equally, in the cultural context and in the swi... | As a fellow Brit, I think Bernie is the only choice for president that *wouldn't* be a bad thing. Any current candidate other than Bernie will just be a continuation of the same thing, and for the US that's really bad because the current thing sucks. As long as the status quo is maintained, the political culture of the... | Do you agree that, in the past 30 years, Democratic presidential candidates have been moderates?
---
I don't think Obama _ran_ as a moderate, but yes I do. To be clear I'm making no argument about electability, just about the outcomes if they do in fact become President.
---
Others disagree:
https://www.chicagotri... | f9asf9 | CMV: I like his policies but Bernie shouldn’t be the nominee | So at the top I’ll say I’m from the UK and don’t have a stake in this. Most of what I’ll say below is ‘outsider perspective’ stuff, which means I’m probably thinking about factors which Americans don’t see, but equally, in the cultural context and in the swim of it all, there might be factors at work which I’m not cons... | Dizzy_Beacon | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Nephisimian",
"id": "fiqck21",
"score": 9,
"text": "As a fellow Brit, I think Bernie is the only choice for president that *wouldn't* be a bad thing. Any current candidate other than Bernie will just be a continuation of the same thing, and for the US that's really bad because the curre... | [
{
"author": "dublea",
"id": "fiqbbj6",
"score": 2,
"text": "Do you agree that, in the past 30 years, Democratic presidential candidates have been moderates?",
"timestamp": 1582640286
},
{
"author": "Dizzy_Beacon",
"id": "fiqbmak",
"score": 2,
"text": "I don't think Obama _ran... | [
"fiqck21",
"fiqeikw",
"firgszu"
] | [
"fiqbbj6",
"fiqbmak",
"fiqc0ys"
] |
CMV: Public accusations of sexual assault and/or rape should be illegal
My rationale is pretty simple. You can't scream "fire" in a crowded theater, you can't call to violence. Why? Because there's harm that follows. So, there are laws to deter irresponsible behavior. Recently there's been a suicide of a game develope... | Libel/defamation are *already* punishable in court. What would you change?
---
It is punishable, but it's different because you need to have a lawsuit, you need to win. Who is there to sue for libel if a person takes their life after a wrongful accusation? Making such accusations illegal would streamline the process... | Others have already mentioned libel and defamation.
But I want to ask why you seem to only empathize with one side in this scenario. What if I drew up this scenario:
Recently there was a rapist who raped a college freshman named Mary. She was deciding whether or not to press charges on her rapist, but in the meantime... | czqcmz | CMV: Public accusations of sexual assault and/or rape should be illegal | My rationale is pretty simple. You can't scream "fire" in a crowded theater, you can't call to violence. Why? Because there's harm that follows. So, there are laws to deter irresponsible behavior. Recently there's been a suicide of a game developer that was accused of sexual abuse. His name was Alec Holowka. He was an ... | wateroclock | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "CalibanDrive",
"id": "ez02iyc",
"score": 20,
"text": "Libel/defamation are *already* punishable in court. What would you change?",
"timestamp": 1567629259
},
{
"author": "wateroclock",
"id": "ez02zte",
"score": -3,
"text": "It is punishable, but it's different be... | [
{
"author": "SuburbsInMyMindsEye",
"id": "ez03ipf",
"score": 11,
"text": "Others have already mentioned libel and defamation.\n\nBut I want to ask why you seem to only empathize with one side in this scenario. What if I drew up this scenario:\n\nRecently there was a rapist who raped a college freshm... | [
"ez02iyc",
"ez02zte",
"ez035i5",
"ez039p8",
"ez03fe7"
] | [
"ez03ipf",
"ez04kqf",
"ez04svk",
"ez06aoa",
"ez06h9e"
] |
CMV: The overton window has shifted dangerously far to the left, severely jeopardizing America's future.
I don't know what's going on in the world today or what's changing so fast, but it's very concerning to me. We live in a world where people are openly communist here and feel safe saying so in public and nothing ha... | >I feel like communism (both economic and cultural) are destroying our national phyche. I just got downvoted to hell elsewhere for daring to question if the Left in america has America's best interests at heart, as I pointed out that if they had our best interest at heart, why would they advocate bringing refugees and ... | > show a spark of nationalistic pride and you lose your job
Let's back up a second. Nationalistic pride is alive and well in the United States, I feel comfortable saying this coming off Memorial Day Weekend and knowing many people who are/were in the military, and if you can identify a single case of someone losing ... | btt8zy | CMV: The overton window has shifted dangerously far to the left, severely jeopardizing America's future. | I don't know what's going on in the world today or what's changing so fast, but it's very concerning to me. We live in a world where people are openly communist here and feel safe saying so in public and nothing happens to them, but show a spark of nationalistic pride and you lose your job.
I feel like communism (both... | SorryButYouDeserveIt | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "ep267bb",
"score": 23,
"text": ">I feel like communism (both economic and cultural) are destroying our national phyche. I just got downvoted to hell elsewhere for daring to question if the Left in america has America's best interests at heart, as I pointed out that if... | [
{
"author": "tlorey823",
"id": "ep25rp0",
"score": 11,
"text": "> show a spark of nationalistic pride and you lose your job \n\n\nLet's back up a second. Nationalistic pride is alive and well in the United States, I feel comfortable saying this coming off Memorial Day Weekend and knowing many people... | [
"ep267bb",
"ep277a6",
"ep4t8bn"
] | [
"ep25rp0",
"ep26e2z",
"ep26go0"
] |
CMV: I think you need to put a new line before braces.
# I think the specific Java Code Conventions for braces is dumb for multiple reasons.
^(Keep in mind, that despite my opinion, I still try to follow Java code conventions so collaboration with other programmers goes more smoothly)
**First, it's inconsistent.**
... | A problem with the sort of convention you are suggesting is that you cannot tell what the control flow is from just looking at the start of all the lines. For example, say you are just looking at the 16 leftmost characters in each line displayed in this C program using your proposed style.
int c;
for(c = 0; c*... | I mean this is fundamentally an argument about aesthetics there is no objectively right answer. Also it is very much what you are used to. That said I can't eve bare to look at:
static void myMethod()
{
// ...
}
The "wasting" a line is not about having more lines in the file. It is just a useless ... | obr3zc | CMV: I think you need to put a new line before braces. | # I think the specific Java Code Conventions for braces is dumb for multiple reasons.
^(Keep in mind, that despite my opinion, I still try to follow Java code conventions so collaboration with other programmers goes more smoothly)
**First, it's inconsistent.**
You don't put a new line before the beginning of the co... | thefujirose | 2 | 2 | [
{
"author": "yyzjertl",
"id": "h3pop5e",
"score": 1,
"text": "A problem with the sort of convention you are suggesting is that you cannot tell what the control flow is from just looking at the start of all the lines. For example, say you are just looking at the 16 leftmost characters in each line di... | [
{
"author": "celeritas365",
"id": "h3piyj5",
"score": 1,
"text": "I mean this is fundamentally an argument about aesthetics there is no objectively right answer. Also it is very much what you are used to. That said I can't eve bare to look at:\n\n static void myMethod()\n {\n // ...\n ... | [
"h3pop5e",
"h3pqxo1"
] | [
"h3piyj5",
"h3pizsk"
] |
CMV: The dating scene isn't fucked, people are just lazy.
I'll preface this by saying that i can see why some people might think the dating scene has deteriorated, especially when we look at dating apps and stuff. They provide a quick and 'easy' service to find that special someone, but exactly that laziness is what's... | So I would agree with some of this…
The problem is that the “narrative” around dating has fundamentally changed.
We now live in a society that, particularly for millennials and Gen Z, is terminally online. Especially after you’ve left school and “become an adult” working full-time, meeting new people and going out a... | The dating scene is fucked *because* people are lazy.
---
I feel like this is all in your own hands though. Like i've proposed, toss the dating apps, go out and, at least in my experience, there are more than *plenty* of people that are nothing like the shallow husks of people that endlessly swipe on Tinder
---
Yes... | 1fiwvh1 | CMV: The dating scene isn't fucked, people are just lazy. | I'll preface this by saying that i can see why some people might think the dating scene has deteriorated, especially when we look at dating apps and stuff. They provide a quick and 'easy' service to find that special someone, but exactly that laziness is what's holding people back. It makes it all the more imperative t... | Tydeeeee | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Doub13D",
"id": "lnk2mu9",
"score": 23,
"text": "So I would agree with some of this…\n\nThe problem is that the “narrative” around dating has fundamentally changed. \n\nWe now live in a society that, particularly for millennials and Gen Z, is terminally online. Especially after you’ve l... | [
{
"author": "Pale_Zebra8082",
"id": "lnk1cjz",
"score": 11,
"text": "The dating scene is fucked *because* people are lazy.",
"timestamp": 1726573626
},
{
"author": "Tydeeeee",
"id": "lnk1wtd",
"score": -2,
"text": "I feel like this is all in your own hands though. Like i've p... | [
"lnk2mu9",
"lnk7ex5",
"lnk8kku"
] | [
"lnk1cjz",
"lnk1wtd",
"lnk2pu9"
] |
CMV: Facebook is incentivized to allow fake news to propagate and it is unlikely that they will take anything other than token actions to prevent it.
Given the memetic and arguably addictive nature of fake news (so long as it matches your expectations, the more you see, the more you want to see) and given that it is i... | Fake News only works if you don’t realize it’s fake.
If everyone knows Facebook is unreliable and filled with fake news, they will stop logging in, and user interest will drop in the long term.
In the short term, you may be right, but it will negatively impact profits long term.
---
I think it unlikely that peopl... | If fake news didn't exist FB would still be a towering giant. They don't need it. It's like saying google wants fake news websites-- they don't need them.
It hurts their brand more than it gives them added revenue, so I think they'd rather stop it. I just don't think they can stop it.
Imagine if reddit tried to ban a... | 85to6j | CMV: Facebook is incentivized to allow fake news to propagate and it is unlikely that they will take anything other than token actions to prevent it. | Given the memetic and arguably addictive nature of fake news (so long as it matches your expectations, the more you see, the more you want to see) and given that it is in the best interest of a social media platform to encourage distribution of memes, it seems that fake news is more profitable than any effort to impede... | aanzklla | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "cacheflow",
"id": "dvzz0c7",
"score": 10,
"text": "Fake News only works if you don’t realize it’s fake.\n\nIf everyone knows Facebook is unreliable and filled with fake news, they will stop logging in, and user interest will drop in the long term.\n\nIn the short term, you may be right,... | [
{
"author": "Trenks",
"id": "dw085a0",
"score": 8,
"text": "If fake news didn't exist FB would still be a towering giant. They don't need it. It's like saying google wants fake news websites-- they don't need them.\n\nIt hurts their brand more than it gives them added revenue, so I think they'd rath... | [
"dvzz0c7",
"dvzzjkh",
"dw09p96"
] | [
"dw085a0",
"dw0l66s",
"dw0yv61"
] |
CMV: The human penis is obsolete and should be removed
Technology has advanced to the point where the human penis is no longer needed. Leaving the penis on the human male only puts him at risk of penile cancer and is also a major weakness that can cause him to be killed in a fight if the penis is injured and he is in ... | My quality of life would drop dramatically without a penis. Being unable to orgasm would be really bad.
---
Can you explain how your quality of life would drop without a penis? Also how would the inability to orgasm be a bad thing? Orgasm's are not necessary for the sake of basic survival, why would you need them?
... | You can't have sex without a penis. Also the risk of penile cancer is not nearly large enough to warrant the risk of removing a body part.
---
Why is sex relevant though? We can produce via in-vitro fertilization. Also we are fine with performing circumcision's on male's at a young age so why is the entire removal ... | 7rjs7f | CMV: The human penis is obsolete and should be removed | Technology has advanced to the point where the human penis is no longer needed. Leaving the penis on the human male only puts him at risk of penile cancer and is also a major weakness that can cause him to be killed in a fight if the penis is injured and he is in too much pain from the attack to fight back. By removing... | AmIFucked55 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "tbdabbholm",
"id": "dsxecxq",
"score": 21,
"text": "My quality of life would drop dramatically without a penis. Being unable to orgasm would be really bad.",
"timestamp": 1516381932
},
{
"author": "AmIFucked55",
"id": "dsxejxu",
"score": -11,
"text": "Can you exp... | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "dsxeeds",
"score": 4,
"text": "You can't have sex without a penis. Also the risk of penile cancer is not nearly large enough to warrant the risk of removing a body part.",
"timestamp": 1516381969
},
{
"author": "AmIFucked55",
"id": "dsxeyoj",
"scor... | [
"dsxecxq",
"dsxejxu",
"dsxeym0"
] | [
"dsxeeds",
"dsxeyoj",
"dsxf1qq"
] |
CMV: The human penis is obsolete and should be removed
Technology has advanced to the point where the human penis is no longer needed. Leaving the penis on the human male only puts him at risk of penile cancer and is also a major weakness that can cause him to be killed in a fight if the penis is injured and he is in ... | Penile cancer is incredibly rare, so it's not something most men should be seriously concerned about. It definitely doesn't justify removing an organ.
Removing it requires major surgery, which brings about all kinds of risks, such as overdose on anesthesia and secondary infection.
In-vitro fertilization is incredib... | My quality of life would drop dramatically without a penis. Being unable to orgasm would be really bad.
---
Can you explain how your quality of life would drop without a penis? Also how would the inability to orgasm be a bad thing? Orgasm's are not necessary for the sake of basic survival, why would you need them?
... | 7rjs7f | CMV: The human penis is obsolete and should be removed | Technology has advanced to the point where the human penis is no longer needed. Leaving the penis on the human male only puts him at risk of penile cancer and is also a major weakness that can cause him to be killed in a fight if the penis is injured and he is in too much pain from the attack to fight back. By removing... | AmIFucked55 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "dsxemz2",
"score": 29,
"text": "Penile cancer is incredibly rare, so it's not something most men should be seriously concerned about. It definitely doesn't justify removing an organ. \n\nRemoving it requires major surgery, which brings about all kinds of risks, such a... | [
{
"author": "tbdabbholm",
"id": "dsxecxq",
"score": 21,
"text": "My quality of life would drop dramatically without a penis. Being unable to orgasm would be really bad.",
"timestamp": 1516381932
},
{
"author": "AmIFucked55",
"id": "dsxejxu",
"score": -11,
"text": "Can you exp... | [
"dsxemz2",
"dsxgzn7",
"dsxitvf"
] | [
"dsxecxq",
"dsxejxu",
"dsxep2v"
] |
CMV: liberals and conservatives have more in common than not, we've just been pitted against each other by political parties
I was driving through Alabama and stopped at a rural gas station. My first thought was that it was a rundown shithole in the middle of nowhere that didn't even have a Starbucks. But then an elde... | >so many issues are lumped with one party or the other that we're forced to choose, which divides us into echo chambers.
You are barking at the wrong tree here.
The reason why there are so many old jokes about both parties being the same, is because historically that has been true for a long time.
The electoral logi... | I agree that discussion is important but I assure you that liberals and conservatives are different. By definition, they think different things and think different things are good for the country.
---
There are differences, sure, but I don't think those differences are as numerous or as vast as rhetoric coming out of... | vrkfak | CMV: liberals and conservatives have more in common than not, we've just been pitted against each other by political parties | I was driving through Alabama and stopped at a rural gas station. My first thought was that it was a rundown shithole in the middle of nowhere that didn't even have a Starbucks. But then an elderly man held the door for me with a smile. The woman behind the counter wished me a good day with the stereotypical "y'all com... | playsmartz | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Genoscythe_",
"id": "ievsflk",
"score": 92,
"text": ">so many issues are lumped with one party or the other that we're forced to choose, which divides us into echo chambers.\n\nYou are barking at the wrong tree here.\n\nThe reason why there are so many old jokes about both parties being... | [
{
"author": "Hellioning",
"id": "ievrjjv",
"score": 55,
"text": "I agree that discussion is important but I assure you that liberals and conservatives are different. By definition, they think different things and think different things are good for the country.",
"timestamp": 1656979107
},
{... | [
"ievsflk",
"ievtpss",
"ieyot14"
] | [
"ievrjjv",
"ievtyvf",
"ievuibg"
] |
CMV: There should be a test for voting eligibility
This is from a US perspective. I understand that voting eligibility tests have been used as a way to discriminate historically. However, information is more readily available nowadays. If you are voting for someone who will dictate the laws affecting everyone, you sho... | There is a test. It’s called registering to vote. You can’t vote unless you figure out how to register. And if you’re intellectually capable of that, you’re intellectually capable to research candidates and other ballot issues.
You can’t control how much someone chooses to research or not.
The better law you create... | Voting is a right. Can you name any other right that has qualifications built into that right?
---
Voting has never been a right. Due process, free speech, and education are rights. Voting has always had inflexible eligibility requirements. I’m suggesting that we make the process more selective. Also there are many t... | 1ow6f6g | CMV: There should be a test for voting eligibility | This is from a US perspective. I understand that voting eligibility tests have been used as a way to discriminate historically. However, information is more readily available nowadays. If you are voting for someone who will dictate the laws affecting everyone, you should *understand* the basic structure of the system w... | SpaghettiTrombone | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "SpacerCat",
"id": "nonuidr",
"score": 9,
"text": "There is a test. It’s called registering to vote. You can’t vote unless you figure out how to register. And if you’re intellectually capable of that, you’re intellectually capable to research candidates and other ballot issues. \n\nYou c... | [
{
"author": "erutan_of_selur",
"id": "nonrsl9",
"score": 5,
"text": "Voting is a right. Can you name any other right that has qualifications built into that right?",
"timestamp": 1763053289
},
{
"author": "SpaghettiTrombone",
"id": "nonstuy",
"score": -3,
"text": "Voting has ... | [
"nonuidr",
"nonzh5v",
"noo05va"
] | [
"nonrsl9",
"nonstuy",
"nont8bi"
] |
CMV: "You're only doing it for attention" is an invalid criticism when an individual promotes a "good" deed they have done on an online platform.
When browsing the internet/social media, I'll often see an individual post about a good deed they have done. This could be volunteering for charity, donating money, promotin... | The criticism that "you're only doing it for attention, you should do good deeds in silence" is valid in the scenario's where people are only motivated to do something society sees as good, to get an "ego reward".
In the case where someone only does something to "look good" can be a slippery slope.
Sure, it is a val... | I think you are interpreting the resolution to the meaning in the wrong way. Those who give this criticism are *not* arguing that people should stop praising those who do good deeds or that we shouldn’t allow volunteers to post about it. The change they are looking for is in the volunteer themself to be motivated by th... | bts0yw | CMV: "You're only doing it for attention" is an invalid criticism when an individual promotes a "good" deed they have done on an online platform. | When browsing the internet/social media, I'll often see an individual post about a good deed they have done. This could be volunteering for charity, donating money, promoting their own "morally good" business (i.e. "My organization helps clean up the ocean, check us out on Instagram!").
​
Invariably some of th... | TheZeroKid | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "JohnKells24",
"id": "ep1tkx5",
"score": 5,
"text": "The criticism that \"you're only doing it for attention, you should do good deeds in silence\" is valid in the scenario's where people are only motivated to do something society sees as good, to get an \"ego reward\".\n\nIn the case wh... | [
{
"author": "Jaysank",
"id": "ep1vxf2",
"score": 2,
"text": "I think you are interpreting the resolution to the meaning in the wrong way. Those who give this criticism are *not* arguing that people should stop praising those who do good deeds or that we shouldn’t allow volunteers to post about it. T... | [
"ep1tkx5",
"ep1u1id",
"ep1vnda"
] | [
"ep1vxf2",
"ep1xb5j",
"ep231r5"
] |
CMV: Young Americans believe their political system is broken. The Democrats are proving them correct.
Since 2016 there has been a range of focus on American institutions, the idea of reform, and debate about what that would look like. Regardless of one’s views of specific policy, people largely recognize one indisput... | This is an interesting read. You make a lot of good points, but also a lot of assumptions. It's a very loaded post. You'd need to unpack some of that, I think, for there to be much debate. I don't disagree with your logic but I'd also say many young Americans don't actually think the political system is breaking.
---
... | Wait, the democrats are proving the system is broken?
Not the republicans, who tried to circumvent the electoral process, who can't admit who the current president is, none of that?
---
“What about republicans” does not neutralize OP’s complaint about democrats.
---
Thank you. This is exactly it. People are tired ... | 1e0x2tt | CMV: Young Americans believe their political system is broken. The Democrats are proving them correct. | Since 2016 there has been a range of focus on American institutions, the idea of reform, and debate about what that would look like. Regardless of one’s views of specific policy, people largely recognize one indisputable truth: the tides of change turn slowly.
The American government is designed to, as some say, “fig... | BumpyCunty | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "No_Locksmith_4545",
"id": "lcpy5dk",
"score": 21,
"text": "This is an interesting read. You make a lot of good points, but also a lot of assumptions. It's a very loaded post. You'd need to unpack some of that, I think, for there to be much debate. I don't disagree with your logic but I'... | [
{
"author": "blind-octopus",
"id": "lcpyvya",
"score": 17,
"text": "Wait, the democrats are proving the system is broken?\n\nNot the republicans, who tried to circumvent the electoral process, who can't admit who the current president is, none of that?",
"timestamp": 1720725769
},
{
"aut... | [
"lcpy5dk",
"lcpz3wi",
"lcq64mr"
] | [
"lcpyvya",
"lcpz44l",
"lcpzfd5"
] |
CMV: Believing that people should not be clinically obese is not fatphobic.
Fatphobia is a real thing, but it is often misused and has gained traction as a term to end arguments against obesity without having to hear the other persons point. Fatphobia is discrimination and hatred towards fat people, the way homophobia... | Your idea of fatphobia is very reductive; you frame it as if the only thing that really counts as fatphobia is outright harassment and name calling. Fatphobia however, can be insidious. It's often framed as 'concern' or common sense advice. A fat person goes to the doctor and says, 'I've got a new pain here in this par... | The fundamental issue with trying to draw a line in the sand is that jerks who hate fat people will also claim that they're just giving friendly advice because they too don't want people to be fat.
The fact is, people's health should be an issue between them and their doctor (and anyone else they choose to involve). I... | uzscg8 | CMV: Believing that people should not be clinically obese is not fatphobic. | Fatphobia is a real thing, but it is often misused and has gained traction as a term to end arguments against obesity without having to hear the other persons point. Fatphobia is discrimination and hatred towards fat people, the way homophobia is towards gay people. While believing that people shouldn't be gay is homop... | Gutzy34 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "JenningsWigService",
"id": "iacawnu",
"score": 30,
"text": "Your idea of fatphobia is very reductive; you frame it as if the only thing that really counts as fatphobia is outright harassment and name calling. Fatphobia however, can be insidious. It's often framed as 'concern' or common ... | [
{
"author": "Hellioning",
"id": "iac3xbc",
"score": 14,
"text": "The fundamental issue with trying to draw a line in the sand is that jerks who hate fat people will also claim that they're just giving friendly advice because they too don't want people to be fat.\n\nThe fact is, people's health shoul... | [
"iacawnu",
"iaccntp",
"iaev1vj"
] | [
"iac3xbc",
"iac6etl",
"iac71rh"
] |
CMV: Necrophilic Acts Are Not In Any Way Wrong Or Immoral, And Therefore Should Not Be Illegal In Many Countries.
Necrophilia, the act of having sexual intercourse is not wrong or immoral in my perspective because a dead body cannot feel pain or anything. It cannot be psychologically damaged by such an act. It doesn't... | The family of the deceased person would definitely be psychologically hurt if they learned of their dear late grandmother's defiling though.
---
Why would it psychologically hurt them, if they know she didn't feel a thing?
---
Why do you get to determine how other people feel or should feel? It's a fact that people... | First off: Gross.
Second off:
>if an act *harms* an individual/animal/being physically or psychologically, then it *Isn't* fundamentally immoral
I think you misworded this, as an act harming someone is pretty much the gold standard for sating something is immoral. And, while the act may not psychologically damage t... | obofmz | CMV: Necrophilic Acts Are Not In Any Way Wrong Or Immoral, And Therefore Should Not Be Illegal In Many Countries. | Necrophilia, the act of having sexual intercourse is not wrong or immoral in my perspective because a dead body cannot feel pain or anything. It cannot be psychologically damaged by such an act. It doesn't affect the corpse in any way whatsoever.
​
My morality is based on the idea that if an act harms an indiv... | AbiLovesTheology | 9 | 8 | [
{
"author": "barthiebarth",
"id": "h3ozkjt",
"score": 13,
"text": "The family of the deceased person would definitely be psychologically hurt if they learned of their dear late grandmother's defiling though.",
"timestamp": 1625154259
},
{
"author": "AbiLovesTheology",
"id": "h3ozqfg"... | [
{
"author": "destro23",
"id": "h3ozr32",
"score": 7,
"text": "First off: Gross.\n\nSecond off: \n\n>if an act *harms* an individual/animal/being physically or psychologically, then it *Isn't* fundamentally immoral\n\nI think you misworded this, as an act harming someone is pretty much the gold stand... | [
"h3ozkjt",
"h3ozqfg",
"h3p08i7",
"h3p0vf9",
"h3p1gjg",
"h3p259n",
"h3p2n3p",
"h3p3sj6",
"h3p47xe"
] | [
"h3ozr32",
"h3p05eu",
"h3p0ezf",
"h3p0n0o",
"h3p11vg",
"h3p1akm",
"h3p2nx6",
"h3p3j90"
] |
CMV: Necrophilic Acts Are Not In Any Way Wrong Or Immoral, And Therefore Should Not Be Illegal In Many Countries.
Necrophilia, the act of having sexual intercourse is not wrong or immoral in my perspective because a dead body cannot feel pain or anything. It cannot be psychologically damaged by such an act. It doesn't... | The family of the deceased person would definitely be psychologically hurt if they learned of their dear late grandmother's defiling though.
---
Why would it psychologically hurt them, if they know she didn't feel a thing?
---
It desecrates the dead and robs them of their dignity plus its plain disgusting. Heck the... | First off: Gross.
Second off:
>if an act *harms* an individual/animal/being physically or psychologically, then it *Isn't* fundamentally immoral
I think you misworded this, as an act harming someone is pretty much the gold standard for sating something is immoral. And, while the act may not psychologically damage t... | obofmz | CMV: Necrophilic Acts Are Not In Any Way Wrong Or Immoral, And Therefore Should Not Be Illegal In Many Countries. | Necrophilia, the act of having sexual intercourse is not wrong or immoral in my perspective because a dead body cannot feel pain or anything. It cannot be psychologically damaged by such an act. It doesn't affect the corpse in any way whatsoever.
​
My morality is based on the idea that if an act harms an indiv... | AbiLovesTheology | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "barthiebarth",
"id": "h3ozkjt",
"score": 13,
"text": "The family of the deceased person would definitely be psychologically hurt if they learned of their dear late grandmother's defiling though.",
"timestamp": 1625154259
},
{
"author": "AbiLovesTheology",
"id": "h3ozqfg"... | [
{
"author": "destro23",
"id": "h3ozr32",
"score": 7,
"text": "First off: Gross.\n\nSecond off: \n\n>if an act *harms* an individual/animal/being physically or psychologically, then it *Isn't* fundamentally immoral\n\nI think you misworded this, as an act harming someone is pretty much the gold stand... | [
"h3ozkjt",
"h3ozqfg",
"h3p08lg",
"h3p0qtn",
"h3p2tu9"
] | [
"h3ozr32",
"h3p05eu",
"h3p0ezf",
"h3p0n0o",
"h3p11vg"
] |
CMV: Necrophilic Acts Are Not In Any Way Wrong Or Immoral, And Therefore Should Not Be Illegal In Many Countries.
Necrophilia, the act of having sexual intercourse is not wrong or immoral in my perspective because a dead body cannot feel pain or anything. It cannot be psychologically damaged by such an act. It doesn't... | The family of the deceased person would definitely be psychologically hurt if they learned of their dear late grandmother's defiling though.
---
Why would it psychologically hurt them, if they know she didn't feel a thing?
---
Why do you get to determine how other people feel or should feel? It's a fact that people... | First off: Gross.
Second off:
>if an act *harms* an individual/animal/being physically or psychologically, then it *Isn't* fundamentally immoral
I think you misworded this, as an act harming someone is pretty much the gold standard for sating something is immoral. And, while the act may not psychologically damage t... | obofmz | CMV: Necrophilic Acts Are Not In Any Way Wrong Or Immoral, And Therefore Should Not Be Illegal In Many Countries. | Necrophilia, the act of having sexual intercourse is not wrong or immoral in my perspective because a dead body cannot feel pain or anything. It cannot be psychologically damaged by such an act. It doesn't affect the corpse in any way whatsoever.
​
My morality is based on the idea that if an act harms an indiv... | AbiLovesTheology | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "barthiebarth",
"id": "h3ozkjt",
"score": 13,
"text": "The family of the deceased person would definitely be psychologically hurt if they learned of their dear late grandmother's defiling though.",
"timestamp": 1625154259
},
{
"author": "AbiLovesTheology",
"id": "h3ozqfg"... | [
{
"author": "destro23",
"id": "h3ozr32",
"score": 7,
"text": "First off: Gross.\n\nSecond off: \n\n>if an act *harms* an individual/animal/being physically or psychologically, then it *Isn't* fundamentally immoral\n\nI think you misworded this, as an act harming someone is pretty much the gold stand... | [
"h3ozkjt",
"h3ozqfg",
"h3p08i7",
"h3p0vf9",
"h44zxx9"
] | [
"h3ozr32",
"h3p05eu",
"h3p0lv6",
"h3p1im7",
"h3p2ar9"
] |
CMV: Will Smith's wife is at fault for putting him in this position and Will Smith is at fault for having a relationship with a person that would put him in this position.
And by "this position" I mean obviously the vulnerable state of feeling honor-bound to attack another person to defend one's wife (or partner in ge... | First of all I would say your arguments are moot to begin with since you have 0 line of sight into their relationship in any actual meaningful way. I would offer 2 points.
1. Some people view marriage as unconstitutional, so even when infidelity occurs the two are committed to making the relationship work. The relatio... | Are you excluding the option that this whole slap-gate drama is stage managed to bring relevancy to a thoroughly eclipsed award gala?
---
I think their reactions were quite real and genuine. Especially Will Smith screaming at top of his lungs like a hurt Ogre. I've been in a somewhat similar situation when I was youn... | tq9duf | CMV: Will Smith's wife is at fault for putting him in this position and Will Smith is at fault for having a relationship with a person that would put him in this position. | And by "this position" I mean obviously the vulnerable state of feeling honor-bound to attack another person to defend one's wife (or partner in general, this doesn't have to be gendered really).
Ok, I'm going to pull some shit out of my ass for this but I believe this is spot on.
I think that Will Smith wouldn't hav... | fremekuri | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Jonqbanana",
"id": "i2fsfus",
"score": 3,
"text": "First of all I would say your arguments are moot to begin with since you have 0 line of sight into their relationship in any actual meaningful way. I would offer 2 points. \n1. Some people view marriage as unconstitutional, so even when... | [
{
"author": "dogisgodspeltright",
"id": "i2fp333",
"score": -1,
"text": "Are you excluding the option that this whole slap-gate drama is stage managed to bring relevancy to a thoroughly eclipsed award gala?",
"timestamp": 1648474516
},
{
"author": "fremekuri",
"id": "i2fpln3",
"s... | [
"i2fsfus",
"i2fvgds",
"i2gn1um"
] | [
"i2fp333",
"i2fpln3",
"i2fq1xm"
] |
CMV: Men who "play" girls by seeming like they want a relationship but really wanting the sex are no worse than the women out there who "play" men by seeming like they want sex but really wanting a relationship
I assume that men and women are wired a bit differently biologically, I'm also going to generalize a lot her... | I'm going to try to stick with your situation and I hope I got it correct:
I think the difference is that the women are consenting to casual sex thinking that casual sex with your partner is a normal part of a healthy relationship.
The men are "teasing" wanting a relationship, but don't actually want one.
Everything... | Your assumption is based on falsehoods. Both men and women are wired to want sex, and both are wired to want a relationship. The rate at which these two things differentiate varies by individual, not gender.
---
Yes, but I still hear many women complain "he was a jerk because as soon as he got sex he left and I want... | 85jy1m | CMV: Men who "play" girls by seeming like they want a relationship but really wanting the sex are no worse than the women out there who "play" men by seeming like they want sex but really wanting a relationship | I assume that men and women are wired a bit differently biologically, I'm also going to generalize a lot here. I mean most of us admit to this in some form, and it's a widespread complaint out there among women that some "jerks" pretend to be interested in a relationship but essentially leave as soon as they've gotten ... | floatable_shark | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "polostring",
"id": "dvxx2ob",
"score": 65,
"text": "I'm going to try to stick with your situation and I hope I got it correct:\n\nI think the difference is that the women are consenting to casual sex thinking that casual sex with your partner is a normal part of a healthy relationship.\... | [
{
"author": "cdb03b",
"id": "dvxwyke",
"score": 40,
"text": "Your assumption is based on falsehoods. Both men and women are wired to want sex, and both are wired to want a relationship. The rate at which these two things differentiate varies by individual, not gender. ",
"timestamp": 1521470538
... | [
"dvxx2ob",
"dvxxqdm",
"dvxzxyq"
] | [
"dvxwyke",
"dvxx5ae",
"dvy2rgo"
] |
CMV: Men who "play" girls by seeming like they want a relationship but really wanting the sex are no worse than the women out there who "play" men by seeming like they want sex but really wanting a relationship
I assume that men and women are wired a bit differently biologically, I'm also going to generalize a lot her... | I'm going to try to stick with your situation and I hope I got it correct:
I think the difference is that the women are consenting to casual sex thinking that casual sex with your partner is a normal part of a healthy relationship.
The men are "teasing" wanting a relationship, but don't actually want one.
Everything... | Your assumption is based on falsehoods. Both men and women are wired to want sex, and both are wired to want a relationship. The rate at which these two things differentiate varies by individual, not gender.
---
Yes, but I still hear many women complain "he was a jerk because as soon as he got sex he left and I want... | 85jy1m | CMV: Men who "play" girls by seeming like they want a relationship but really wanting the sex are no worse than the women out there who "play" men by seeming like they want sex but really wanting a relationship | I assume that men and women are wired a bit differently biologically, I'm also going to generalize a lot here. I mean most of us admit to this in some form, and it's a widespread complaint out there among women that some "jerks" pretend to be interested in a relationship but essentially leave as soon as they've gotten ... | floatable_shark | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "polostring",
"id": "dvxx2ob",
"score": 65,
"text": "I'm going to try to stick with your situation and I hope I got it correct:\n\nI think the difference is that the women are consenting to casual sex thinking that casual sex with your partner is a normal part of a healthy relationship.\... | [
{
"author": "cdb03b",
"id": "dvxwyke",
"score": 40,
"text": "Your assumption is based on falsehoods. Both men and women are wired to want sex, and both are wired to want a relationship. The rate at which these two things differentiate varies by individual, not gender. ",
"timestamp": 1521470538
... | [
"dvxx2ob",
"dvxxqdm",
"dvz156v"
] | [
"dvxwyke",
"dvxx5ae",
"dvy2znh"
] |
CMV: Dr. Strange, Multiverses of Madness used the Illuminati to push social justice down our throats.
During the scene with Wanda confronting the Illuminati, several themes stood out;
- The Angry black man was effectively jailed and cast aside (but not killed). Killing black men = bad. (I am a black male)
- the th... | I think you’re just pulling shit out of your own mental narrative mate.
The “black man” you mentioned was Baron Mordo who is a Dr Strange villain and at least has a connection to the main character. Now Mr Fantastic, Black Bolt, and Prof X aren’t main characters Marvel is planning on using anytime soon (next 2 years) ... | "Social justice" is generally not showing a woman getting cut in half, even if it's another woman who did it.
---
(Δ) Ok, i agree that wouldn’t be a part of the social justice narrative.
---
Confirmed: 1 delta awarded to /u/MisterBadIdea2 ([4∆](/r/changemyview/wiki/user/MisterBadIdea2)).
^[Delta System Explained](... | uzpb3u | CMV: Dr. Strange, Multiverses of Madness used the Illuminati to push social justice down our throats. | During the scene with Wanda confronting the Illuminati, several themes stood out;
- The Angry black man was effectively jailed and cast aside (but not killed). Killing black men = bad. (I am a black male)
- the three cis-gender white males were rendered useless and quickly killed (its ok to kill cis-gender white ma... | Axe_Ragnarok1 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "circleofblood",
"id": "iablewj",
"score": 10,
"text": "I think you’re just pulling shit out of your own mental narrative mate. \nThe “black man” you mentioned was Baron Mordo who is a Dr Strange villain and at least has a connection to the main character. Now Mr Fantastic, Black Bolt, a... | [
{
"author": "MisterBadIdea2",
"id": "iabmvq7",
"score": 3,
"text": "\"Social justice\" is generally not showing a woman getting cut in half, even if it's another woman who did it.",
"timestamp": 1653752243
},
{
"author": "Axe_Ragnarok1",
"id": "iac1j52",
"score": 0,
"text": "... | [
"iablewj",
"iabvez0",
"iabza41"
] | [
"iabmvq7",
"iac1j52",
"iac1nte"
] |
CMV: Dr. Strange, Multiverses of Madness used the Illuminati to push social justice down our throats.
During the scene with Wanda confronting the Illuminati, several themes stood out;
- The Angry black man was effectively jailed and cast aside (but not killed). Killing black men = bad. (I am a black male)
- the th... | It’s not like they killed Mr Fantastic and Captain Carter walked away with a scratch.
All of the heroes that confronted Wanda got gruesomely murdered, women and minorities included.
---
Yes, Wanda killed them all. But what Im talking about is how they were portrayed prior to dying.
---
I'm not following. How wer... | I think you’re just pulling shit out of your own mental narrative mate.
The “black man” you mentioned was Baron Mordo who is a Dr Strange villain and at least has a connection to the main character. Now Mr Fantastic, Black Bolt, and Prof X aren’t main characters Marvel is planning on using anytime soon (next 2 years) ... | uzpb3u | CMV: Dr. Strange, Multiverses of Madness used the Illuminati to push social justice down our throats. | During the scene with Wanda confronting the Illuminati, several themes stood out;
- The Angry black man was effectively jailed and cast aside (but not killed). Killing black men = bad. (I am a black male)
- the three cis-gender white males were rendered useless and quickly killed (its ok to kill cis-gender white ma... | Axe_Ragnarok1 | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "GoblinRaiders",
"id": "iabx9iv",
"score": 3,
"text": "It’s not like they killed Mr Fantastic and Captain Carter walked away with a scratch.\n\nAll of the heroes that confronted Wanda got gruesomely murdered, women and minorities included.",
"timestamp": 1653757090
},
{
"auth... | [
{
"author": "circleofblood",
"id": "iablewj",
"score": 10,
"text": "I think you’re just pulling shit out of your own mental narrative mate. \nThe “black man” you mentioned was Baron Mordo who is a Dr Strange villain and at least has a connection to the main character. Now Mr Fantastic, Black Bolt, a... | [
"iabx9iv",
"iacbhxy",
"iacd16y",
"iacfmoq",
"iacxju5"
] | [
"iablewj",
"iabvez0",
"iabza41",
"iabzjx2",
"iabzy3g"
] |
CMV: Humans are not, on average, mentally equipped to use modern advanced technology responsibly.
This is something I've been trying to break down in my head for a while, and I think it (title) holds true. I'd love to see some different points of view, however, and perhaps change my mind. There could always be an angl... | Are you taking account of the [Flynn Effect?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect) Average IQ has increased linearly over time, going back to when we first started testing.
It’s not that people are biologically evolving to be smarter, but civilization’s educational and child care institutions are ceaselessly e... | So you think people were better off in the past when technology was more limited? What year?
---
No, that's not my position. Modern technology is awesome, and we're definitely enjoying the best quality of life in human history. My position is more like "We're smart enough to make awesome technology, but not smart eno... | czk6oh | CMV: Humans are not, on average, mentally equipped to use modern advanced technology responsibly. | This is something I've been trying to break down in my head for a while, and I think it (title) holds true. I'd love to see some different points of view, however, and perhaps change my mind. There could always be an angle I haven't considered, a crucial piece of information I've missed, or a major flaw in my reasoning... | ZeroPointZero_ | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "pluralofjackinthebox",
"id": "eyytzfz",
"score": 73,
"text": " Are you taking account of the [Flynn Effect?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect) Average IQ has increased linearly over time, going back to when we first started testing.\n\nIt’s not that people are biologically evo... | [
{
"author": "fox-mcleod",
"id": "eyys958",
"score": 3,
"text": "So you think people were better off in the past when technology was more limited? What year?",
"timestamp": 1567600303
},
{
"author": "ZeroPointZero_",
"id": "eyysdzd",
"score": 3,
"text": "No, that's not my posi... | [
"eyytzfz",
"eyyugmn",
"eyyxj92"
] | [
"eyys958",
"eyysdzd",
"eyysjlm"
] |
CMV: We need strict Gun Control .
While I do feel at this point it is not possible anymore to somehow make sure no one has guns because they have already been available . That is my only hang up , since some people have them , it’s hard to leave others vulnerable.
With to that being said , if we start now with some s... | The second amendment is the only amendment that has the phrase "shall not be infringed" in it. Well it has, we have allowed it to be infringed countless ways. Any gun control proposal can not be taken seriously unless it has a proposed change to the second amendment included in it.
If you truly think gun ownership is... | So... first you want to violate people’s constitutional rights?
Why?
Secondly, a vast majority of gun violence is committed by people who illegally acquired a firearm and or are prohibited persons in the first place.
So how would making something more illegal stop people?
& more guns do not necessarily mean more gu... | f9dpzg | CMV: We need strict Gun Control . | While I do feel at this point it is not possible anymore to somehow make sure no one has guns because they have already been available . That is my only hang up , since some people have them , it’s hard to leave others vulnerable.
With to that being said , if we start now with some serious gun law reform and implement... | skepticting | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "luckyhunterdude",
"id": "fiqwlx6",
"score": 7,
"text": "The second amendment is the only amendment that has the phrase \"shall not be infringed\" in it. Well it has, we have allowed it to be infringed countless ways. Any gun control proposal can not be taken seriously unless it has a pr... | [
{
"author": "Heather-Swanson-",
"id": "fiqv6fk",
"score": 6,
"text": "So... first you want to violate people’s constitutional rights?\nWhy?\n\n\nSecondly, a vast majority of gun violence is committed by people who illegally acquired a firearm and or are prohibited persons in the first place.\n\nSo h... | [
"fiqwlx6",
"fiqwron",
"fiqxq1k"
] | [
"fiqv6fk",
"fiqvdwy",
"fiqvhr1"
] |
CMV: We need strict Gun Control .
While I do feel at this point it is not possible anymore to somehow make sure no one has guns because they have already been available . That is my only hang up , since some people have them , it’s hard to leave others vulnerable.
With to that being said , if we start now with some s... | If you look at countries with super strict gun control, you'll see very high murder rates, and mass murder using vehicles, homemade bombs and knives. Mexico is a great example of why too much gun control is a bad thing.
In my opinion, gun control shouldn't ever go further than banning fully automatic weapons. Semi au... | So... first you want to violate people’s constitutional rights?
Why?
Secondly, a vast majority of gun violence is committed by people who illegally acquired a firearm and or are prohibited persons in the first place.
So how would making something more illegal stop people?
& more guns do not necessarily mean more gu... | f9dpzg | CMV: We need strict Gun Control . | While I do feel at this point it is not possible anymore to somehow make sure no one has guns because they have already been available . That is my only hang up , since some people have them , it’s hard to leave others vulnerable.
With to that being said , if we start now with some serious gun law reform and implement... | skepticting | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "SirNealliam",
"id": "fiqyjye",
"score": 5,
"text": "If you look at countries with super strict gun control, you'll see very high murder rates, and mass murder using vehicles, homemade bombs and knives. Mexico is a great example of why too much gun control is a bad thing. \n In my opinio... | [
{
"author": "Heather-Swanson-",
"id": "fiqv6fk",
"score": 6,
"text": "So... first you want to violate people’s constitutional rights?\nWhy?\n\n\nSecondly, a vast majority of gun violence is committed by people who illegally acquired a firearm and or are prohibited persons in the first place.\n\nSo h... | [
"fiqyjye",
"fiqyzxt",
"firiinz"
] | [
"fiqv6fk",
"fiqvdwy",
"fiqw5qm"
] |
CMV: White people can wear cornrows
When my sister (totally white) was 14 she went to summer camp with cornrows in her hair. She chose to do this hairstyle because her hair is very long and extremely frizzy and curly and she didn't want to have to deal with taking care of it. About a week into camp she was called out ... | Since nobody else seems to be able to answer the question I will. Black people in specific may feel slighted when people who aren’t black wear cornrows because when black people wear them (aka the people who created them) we still get discriminated against. People have been fired behind natural hairstyles such as this.... | Can and should are quite different
---
Ok, phrasing aside, why do you think white people *shouldn't* wear cornrows?
---
Besides the fact that corn rows are a difficult style to pull off for many people, I just think it comes across in a bad way for a lot of people. | f94rd4 | CMV: White people can wear cornrows | When my sister (totally white) was 14 she went to summer camp with cornrows in her hair. She chose to do this hairstyle because her hair is very long and extremely frizzy and curly and she didn't want to have to deal with taking care of it. About a week into camp she was called out by a white camper for appropriating A... | quinoa_boiz | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "cheeks0",
"id": "fiq26lc",
"score": 1057,
"text": "Since nobody else seems to be able to answer the question I will. Black people in specific may feel slighted when people who aren’t black wear cornrows because when black people wear them (aka the people who created them) we still get d... | [
{
"author": "krpeezyxo",
"id": "fipfx07",
"score": 0,
"text": "Can and should are quite different",
"timestamp": 1582605790
},
{
"author": "quinoa_boiz",
"id": "fipfzzk",
"score": 233,
"text": "Ok, phrasing aside, why do you think white people *shouldn't* wear cornrows?",
... | [
"fiq26lc",
"fiq5k5d",
"fiq6sus"
] | [
"fipfx07",
"fipfzzk",
"fipg9wx"
] |
CMV: Donald Trump will not make any significant steps towards reducing the debt
- I very much want this view to be changed, because I'd like to not worry about this anymore. I'm honestly scared for myself, but even more so for the generations after me
- The size of our debt, especially now exceeding 100% of our GDP, ... | Most of the US debt is owed to Americans. Yes, China has any US Debt, but for the most part, US debt is owed to people that buy US Treasury Bonds, which is predominantly, other Americans.
The Fed controls the interest rates. The Fed can raise or lower interest rates, which impacts how fast the debt grows (how much in... | The president has no legal say in the budget. Congress and Congress alone decides how much money is spent and how much money is raised. The president is then legally required to spend that much and should that require taking out loans so be it.
---
Trump is pressuring congress into paying for his wall, among other t... | 7rcwi3 | CMV: Donald Trump will not make any significant steps towards reducing the debt | - I very much want this view to be changed, because I'd like to not worry about this anymore. I'm honestly scared for myself, but even more so for the generations after me
- The size of our debt, especially now exceeding 100% of our GDP, is the political issue I care most about
- I wanted Rand Paul to be president, b... | ZeusThunder369 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "electronics12345",
"id": "dsvyiov",
"score": 1,
"text": "Most of the US debt is owed to Americans. Yes, China has any US Debt, but for the most part, US debt is owed to people that buy US Treasury Bonds, which is predominantly, other Americans. \n\nThe Fed controls the interest rates. T... | [
{
"author": "tbdabbholm",
"id": "dsvxelp",
"score": 1,
"text": "The president has no legal say in the budget. Congress and Congress alone decides how much money is spent and how much money is raised. The president is then legally required to spend that much and should that require taking out loans s... | [
"dsvyiov",
"dsvzia6",
"dsvzzeh"
] | [
"dsvxelp",
"dsvxie3",
"dsvxkc5"
] |
CMV: Teachers are paid enough. It's the work environment that needs to change.
As a disclaimer, after I share the initial discussion, you will see my specific points on where I think a teacher's work environment is horrendous and needs revision.
All of the following values are courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statisti... | I don't see why it can't be both? We need to attract more teachers and keep them around. That will require both higher pay and improved working conditions.
---
We don't need to attract more teachers. As I said job growth in the teacher breakdowns that I listed were all growing at least as good as average. According t... | I think an unmentioned issue is that a lot of the free online materials do a better job at teaching than physical teachers. I learn more from youtube educational videos about machine learning than my professor.
I learn more about artificial intelligence by googling free tutorial articles online, as compared to attend... | 93iico | CMV: Teachers are paid enough. It's the work environment that needs to change. | As a disclaimer, after I share the initial discussion, you will see my specific points on where I think a teacher's work environment is horrendous and needs revision.
All of the following values are courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and with respect to the United States. To my knowledge, these figures were la... | eadala | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "e3disjh",
"score": 1,
"text": "I don't see why it can't be both? We need to attract more teachers and keep them around. That will require both higher pay and improved working conditions.",
"timestamp": 1533072520
},
{
"author": "eadala",
"id": "e3djnq6... | [
{
"author": "seanwarmstrong1",
"id": "e3diikq",
"score": -8,
"text": "I think an unmentioned issue is that a lot of the free online materials do a better job at teaching than physical teachers. I learn more from youtube educational videos about machine learning than my professor. \n\nI learn more ab... | [
"e3disjh",
"e3djnq6",
"e3dksxs"
] | [
"e3diikq",
"e3dj0cj",
"e3djf6q"
] |
CMV: Teachers are paid enough. It's the work environment that needs to change.
As a disclaimer, after I share the initial discussion, you will see my specific points on where I think a teacher's work environment is horrendous and needs revision.
All of the following values are courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statisti... | Those are great ideas, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t also pay teachers more. Wage increases are a proven way to increase productivity and lower turnover. And it keeps teachers from moonlighting — they can focus on the job.
---
Wage increases don't wholly guarantee an increase in productivity. In the education se... | I think an unmentioned issue is that a lot of the free online materials do a better job at teaching than physical teachers. I learn more from youtube educational videos about machine learning than my professor.
I learn more about artificial intelligence by googling free tutorial articles online, as compared to attend... | 93iico | CMV: Teachers are paid enough. It's the work environment that needs to change. | As a disclaimer, after I share the initial discussion, you will see my specific points on where I think a teacher's work environment is horrendous and needs revision.
All of the following values are courtesy of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and with respect to the United States. To my knowledge, these figures were la... | eadala | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "kublahkoala",
"id": "e3ditor",
"score": 1,
"text": "Those are great ideas, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t also pay teachers more. Wage increases are a proven way to increase productivity and lower turnover. And it keeps teachers from moonlighting — they can focus on the job.",
"... | [
{
"author": "seanwarmstrong1",
"id": "e3diikq",
"score": -8,
"text": "I think an unmentioned issue is that a lot of the free online materials do a better job at teaching than physical teachers. I learn more from youtube educational videos about machine learning than my professor. \n\nI learn more ab... | [
"e3ditor",
"e3djdr2",
"e3dl1ck"
] | [
"e3diikq",
"e3djx9j",
"e3dke5d"
] |
CMV: Women shouldn't kiss other women unless they are attracted to that gender
Yes we all know how attractive girl on girl action is and porn has done a very good job of glamorising girl on girl interactions. However, in real life instances we always fail to recognise the other party in the equation:
I will give you ... | It seems to me that the kissing part is irrelevant. Even if both women are straight and yet consent to kissing just for fun I see no issue. What the real problem is... is a disparity of expectations. One girl just wanted to kiss. One girl for some reason expected something more to come of it.
I think if she’d led her ... | If you consent to make out with a stranger in the club with no dialogue whatsoever, then it’s kinda ridiculous to have any expectations about what it means
That would go for any combination of genders
---
I think that using someone for entertainment is wrong. When you kiss someone, it usually means they are attracte... | f94x2c | CMV: Women shouldn't kiss other women unless they are attracted to that gender | Yes we all know how attractive girl on girl action is and porn has done a very good job of glamorising girl on girl interactions. However, in real life instances we always fail to recognise the other party in the equation:
I will give you a scenario:
You are out at a club, and someone attractive walks up to you, danc... | darlin_squishy | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Kelbo5000",
"id": "fipiok0",
"score": 9,
"text": "It seems to me that the kissing part is irrelevant. Even if both women are straight and yet consent to kissing just for fun I see no issue. What the real problem is... is a disparity of expectations. One girl just wanted to kiss. One gir... | [
{
"author": "astronautmyproblem",
"id": "fiphwqs",
"score": 10,
"text": "If you consent to make out with a stranger in the club with no dialogue whatsoever, then it’s kinda ridiculous to have any expectations about what it means\n\nThat would go for any combination of genders",
"timestamp": 1582... | [
"fipiok0",
"fipj3e3",
"fipjnhu"
] | [
"fiphwqs",
"fipi0ff",
"fipipm1"
] |
CMV: YouTuber's who drive millions in revenue shouldn't look for sympathy when talking about how stressful it is to make content
This comes immediately off the back of me watching MrWhoseTheBoss latest YouTube video where he starts off with a 5 minute talk about how stressful it is running a YouTube channel and how ne... | I get where you are coming from, but mental health is something that shouldn't be taboo for the rich because they are rich. Everybody has struggles, and we all can seek comfort from others. This is completely separate from financial wealth.
If somebody is super depressed, despite being rich, it would be unjust to disr... | I actually think most celebrities have it more stressful than the avarege person. Since they have more people judging them, there’s more pressure to be perfect and have nothing go wrong. If they make a video that ends up getting pandered, that will be seen by millions with a much harder hit to their reputation than if ... | uzkms3 | CMV: YouTuber's who drive millions in revenue shouldn't look for sympathy when talking about how stressful it is to make content | This comes immediately off the back of me watching MrWhoseTheBoss latest YouTube video where he starts off with a 5 minute talk about how stressful it is running a YouTube channel and how negatively that has impacted his health. (Then proceeds to advertise a bunch of health products.. anyhoo, not quite here to critique... | UmbroStripes | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Hellomyyfriend",
"id": "iaatigb",
"score": 1321,
"text": "I get where you are coming from, but mental health is something that shouldn't be taboo for the rich because they are rich. Everybody has struggles, and we all can seek comfort from others. This is completely separate from financ... | [
{
"author": "Human-Law1085",
"id": "iaas9kp",
"score": 175,
"text": "I actually think most celebrities have it more stressful than the avarege person. Since they have more people judging them, there’s more pressure to be perfect and have nothing go wrong. If they make a video that ends up getting pa... | [
"iaatigb",
"iaauecw",
"iabwo2g"
] | [
"iaas9kp",
"iaaswo1",
"iaat6rt"
] |
CMV: YouTuber's who drive millions in revenue shouldn't look for sympathy when talking about how stressful it is to make content
This comes immediately off the back of me watching MrWhoseTheBoss latest YouTube video where he starts off with a 5 minute talk about how stressful it is running a YouTube channel and how ne... | I get where you are coming from, but mental health is something that shouldn't be taboo for the rich because they are rich. Everybody has struggles, and we all can seek comfort from others. This is completely separate from financial wealth.
If somebody is super depressed, despite being rich, it would be unjust to disr... | I actually think most celebrities have it more stressful than the avarege person. Since they have more people judging them, there’s more pressure to be perfect and have nothing go wrong. If they make a video that ends up getting pandered, that will be seen by millions with a much harder hit to their reputation than if ... | uzkms3 | CMV: YouTuber's who drive millions in revenue shouldn't look for sympathy when talking about how stressful it is to make content | This comes immediately off the back of me watching MrWhoseTheBoss latest YouTube video where he starts off with a 5 minute talk about how stressful it is running a YouTube channel and how negatively that has impacted his health. (Then proceeds to advertise a bunch of health products.. anyhoo, not quite here to critique... | UmbroStripes | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Hellomyyfriend",
"id": "iaatigb",
"score": 1321,
"text": "I get where you are coming from, but mental health is something that shouldn't be taboo for the rich because they are rich. Everybody has struggles, and we all can seek comfort from others. This is completely separate from financ... | [
{
"author": "Human-Law1085",
"id": "iaas9kp",
"score": 175,
"text": "I actually think most celebrities have it more stressful than the avarege person. Since they have more people judging them, there’s more pressure to be perfect and have nothing go wrong. If they make a video that ends up getting pa... | [
"iaatigb",
"iaauecw",
"iaav2iq"
] | [
"iaas9kp",
"iaasuud",
"iaatf4r"
] |
CMV: If you are googling for studies Google shouldn't display them based on popularity, but based on truthfulness.
I've been trying to read up on transgender surgery and suicide rates, but the way it works right now Google is actively promoting debunked alt-right conspiracy theories while hiding the truth on the next ... | Google also follows a political agenda. Who’s going to ensure that Google doesn’t show us the studies that support their ideological world-view?
---
>Who’s going to ensure that Google doesn’t show us the studies that support their ideological world-view?
They just have to clean up and get rid of known fake news.
Th... | My only concern is this: who decides what the truth is?
It's very easy to scoff at the alt-right propaganda, but keep in mind, the highest offices of some of the world powers right now are being used for disinformation and propaganda. When the populace is being misinformed by their leaders, editing search results to b... | czj3cj | CMV: If you are googling for studies Google shouldn't display them based on popularity, but based on truthfulness. | I've been trying to read up on transgender surgery and suicide rates, but the way it works right now Google is actively promoting debunked alt-right conspiracy theories while hiding the truth on the next pages.
Why do I have to scroll through pages of fake news from heritage.org, Ben Shapiro, and alt-right YouTube vi... | DuploJamaal | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "ImInTheMaytricks",
"id": "eyylw6x",
"score": 8,
"text": "Google also follows a political agenda. Who’s going to ensure that Google doesn’t show us the studies that support their ideological world-view?",
"timestamp": 1567593911
},
{
"author": "DuploJamaal",
"id": "eyym4u... | [
{
"author": "cakeweefs",
"id": "eyylxbl",
"score": 91,
"text": "My only concern is this: who decides what the truth is?\n\nIt's very easy to scoff at the alt-right propaganda, but keep in mind, the highest offices of some of the world powers right now are being used for disinformation and propaganda... | [
"eyylw6x",
"eyym4up",
"eyym89a",
"eyymmut",
"eyymwqa"
] | [
"eyylxbl",
"eyymsg6",
"eyynlu0",
"eyynx8e",
"eyyoxo3"
] |
CMV: Bandana Dee should be added to Smash Bros as a playable character
I think Nintendo is done adding new DLC fighters to Smash Bros but if they're not or if they are ever going to cook up a new Smash Bros game (highly unlikely), I feel like Bandana Dee from Kirby (the Waddle Dee with the blue bandana) should absolut... | >if they're not or if they are ever going to cook up a new Smash Bros game (highly unlikely),
Why is that highly unlikely? There will be new Nintendo consoles, and I can't imagine they wouldn't continue the franchise on the next console.
---
Sakurai said there won't be a new one
Granted he said the same thing about... | I’m gonna be all over the place attacking some points.
- First of all piranha plant is less obscure than bandana dee, they are all in every Mario game and from the random public they would recognize that plant over bandana dee
- Kirby being one of Nintendo popular franchise is irrelevant. Nintendos most popular fra... | 1dwd2fg | CMV: Bandana Dee should be added to Smash Bros as a playable character | I think Nintendo is done adding new DLC fighters to Smash Bros but if they're not or if they are ever going to cook up a new Smash Bros game (highly unlikely), I feel like Bandana Dee from Kirby (the Waddle Dee with the blue bandana) should absolutely be a playable character. In fact, I think his absence is actually st... | Kye-likes-pizza | 3 | 2 | [
{
"author": "NaturalCarob5611",
"id": "lbtzwlc",
"score": 2,
"text": ">if they're not or if they are ever going to cook up a new Smash Bros game (highly unlikely),\n\nWhy is that highly unlikely? There will be new Nintendo consoles, and I can't imagine they wouldn't continue the franchise on the nex... | [
{
"author": "Admiralonboard",
"id": "lbwcxhf",
"score": 1,
"text": "I’m gonna be all over the place attacking some points. \n- First of all piranha plant is less obscure than bandana dee, they are all in every Mario game and from the random public they would recognize that plant over bandana dee \n\... | [
"lbtzwlc",
"lbu534m",
"lbu81ev"
] | [
"lbwcxhf",
"lbxoste"
] |
CMV: People should be facing jail time for spreading information about crime accusations/investigations before an official decision by the court
In the modern media, it gets hard to presume "innocent until proven guilty" when everyone is taking any accusation of crime as a 100% proven fact. Even if someone is found "n... | 1. This would create extreme first amendment violations. If events are being reported accurately, there is no direct harm that can be attributed to someone for reporting the facts.
2. This would cover up great scandals and deprive people of relevant information. For example, a large controversial part of the Trump Pre... | >it gets hard to presume "innocent until proven guilty"
This is a legal thing. The defendant is presumed innocent *in court* because the burden of proof is on the prosecution. It has absolutely nothing to do with anyone else in any other context. It's a nice idea, but nobody is owed that.
>media talking about ongoin... | 7rbrlx | CMV: People should be facing jail time for spreading information about crime accusations/investigations before an official decision by the court | In the modern media, it gets hard to presume "innocent until proven guilty" when everyone is taking any accusation of crime as a 100% proven fact. Even if someone is found "not guilty" of a crime, the fact of being accused and tried in court can be enough to destroy that person's life forever. Modern judicial system wa... | Morphie12121 | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "JudgeBastiat",
"id": "dsvptxi",
"score": 3,
"text": "1. This would create extreme first amendment violations. If events are being reported accurately, there is no direct harm that can be attributed to someone for reporting the facts.\n\n2. This would cover up great scandals and deprive ... | [
{
"author": "4trezz",
"id": "dsvov0k",
"score": 20,
"text": ">it gets hard to presume \"innocent until proven guilty\" \n\nThis is a legal thing. The defendant is presumed innocent *in court* because the burden of proof is on the prosecution. It has absolutely nothing to do with anyone else in any o... | [
"dsvptxi",
"dsvqxcw",
"dsvt38u",
"dsvv5zg",
"dsvvnew"
] | [
"dsvov0k",
"dsvp0pv",
"dsvp6d2",
"dsvpbkh",
"dsvpeeb"
] |
CMV: if trans women have a definite advantage in women's sport then its not wrong to prohibit them to join women's sports
(English is not my native so there can be a few hiccups here and there)
(i use gender as what the person perceives him/herself as between man and woman and sex as what the person's biological sex ... | Trans women don't have a real advantage. You can't point to a significant number of trans women dominating events because they don't exist. There frequency with which trans women compete and LOSE are very high, but aren't reported, because it doesn't make good news.
To illustrate this, noted writer Parker Molloy recen... | There's a simple fix to all this if your goal is simply to have different levels of competition while maintaining some amount of fairness: segregate by relevant objective factors. No need to question gender or sex when you can, for example, measure the legs of different runners and put them into different classes. We a... | btk759 | CMV: if trans women have a definite advantage in women's sport then its not wrong to prohibit them to join women's sports | (English is not my native so there can be a few hiccups here and there)
(i use gender as what the person perceives him/herself as between man and woman and sex as what the person's biological sex is that is male and female)
first i believe that sports strives to be as inclusive as possible however sometimes when 2 gr... | Acerbatus14 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "throwaway3727178320",
"id": "eozezu2",
"score": 7,
"text": "Trans women don't have a real advantage. You can't point to a significant number of trans women dominating events because they don't exist. There frequency with which trans women compete and LOSE are very high, but aren't repor... | [
{
"author": "DeleteriousEuphuism",
"id": "eoz2d0z",
"score": 4,
"text": "There's a simple fix to all this if your goal is simply to have different levels of competition while maintaining some amount of fairness: segregate by relevant objective factors. No need to question gender or sex when you can,... | [
"eozezu2",
"eozh2jr",
"eozuvq7"
] | [
"eoz2d0z",
"eoz2sjp",
"eoz3g35"
] |
CMV: i am scared of Islam spreading to the west
I need to clarify right at the start that I am gay. This is important.
I've never really considered myself an Islamophobic person, and I would never yell at someone on the street, or discriminate against someone because they are Islamic. That being said, when I reall... | I am skeptical that any religion, unto itself, is particularly worrying. What tends to become a problem is theocratic regimes that enshrine fundamentalist beliefs into the legal and political system. I don't think that Islam is going to become the hegemonic majority religion in Western nations, and so it's unlikely to ... | What makes you think Islam will succeed beyond a point of what Christians have already done and have/are attempting to do?
Think of the recent news of Kim Davis. How many Muslim clerks are denying marriage licenses to people, and how many of them took it all the way to the Supreme Court to be permitted to do so?
---
... | 1ovteek | CMV: i am scared of Islam spreading to the west |
I need to clarify right at the start that I am gay. This is important.
I've never really considered myself an Islamophobic person, and I would never yell at someone on the street, or discriminate against someone because they are Islamic. That being said, when I really think about it, I am very scared of the religio... | Valuable_Ice_3982 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "eggynack",
"id": "nol99kq",
"score": 224,
"text": "I am skeptical that any religion, unto itself, is particularly worrying. What tends to become a problem is theocratic regimes that enshrine fundamentalist beliefs into the legal and political system. I don't think that Islam is going to... | [
{
"author": "deep_sea2",
"id": "nol8v8j",
"score": 3,
"text": "What makes you think Islam will succeed beyond a point of what Christians have already done and have/are attempting to do?\n\nThink of the recent news of Kim Davis. How many Muslim clerks are denying marriage licenses to people, and how ... | [
"nol99kq",
"nola05t",
"nolaftd"
] | [
"nol8v8j",
"nol9pc2",
"nol9w3e"
] |
CMV: In the geneva conventions and other international treaties. During warfare, it should be illegal to harm plants or animals
CMV: In the geneva conventions and other international treaties. During warfare, it should be illegal to harm plants or animals
* There would be common sense exceptions such as its OK if y... | No country would agree to these
---
If everyone agreed to it then it would work. If there was clear and indisputable evidence that one country was regularly and seriously violating the rules. Then every country would unite against them and strip them of their military. during the operation there would be a temporar... | You really want to make it illegal for someone who’s being shot at to hide behind a tree to prevent their own death? How is that not a common sense exception?
---
Nature is to be left out at all costs. If we bend the rules for this exception then armies will soon start hiding in the forest and their enemy will start ... | 1e0gnl0 | CMV: In the geneva conventions and other international treaties. During warfare, it should be illegal to harm plants or animals | CMV: In the geneva conventions and other international treaties. During warfare, it should be illegal to harm plants or animals
* There would be common sense exceptions such as its OK if your artillery shell lands on a weed or if your tank accidentally runs over a rodent
* War is environmentally destructive. It bri... | CumshotChimaev | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "Nrdman",
"id": "lcmp8ht",
"score": 8,
"text": "No country would agree to these",
"timestamp": 1720673870
},
{
"author": "CumshotChimaev",
"id": "lcmpibr",
"score": 0,
"text": "If everyone agreed to it then it would work. If there was clear and indisputable eviden... | [
{
"author": "renoops",
"id": "lcmp11i",
"score": 7,
"text": "You really want to make it illegal for someone who’s being shot at to hide behind a tree to prevent their own death? How is that not a common sense exception?",
"timestamp": 1720673759
},
{
"author": "CumshotChimaev",
"id":... | [
"lcmp8ht",
"lcmpibr",
"lcmpz8z",
"lcmqq5s",
"lcmwdcj"
] | [
"lcmp11i",
"lcmp5j4",
"lcmpd8a",
"lcmpq8n",
"lcmq049"
] |
CMV: The best measurement of how valuable a person is to society is the amount of money they earn
I strongly believe that how much money someone earns is the best indication of how valuable they are to society. There is a difference between the money you have the the money you earned. Theft is not earning, inheritance... | > Theft is not earning, inheritance is not earning, and winning the lotto is not earning.
So basically, if you inherit some millions, and then you place them in armament and oil companies, then pay lobyist so that laws don't change for less interventionism and fight against ecological transition, you are really valuab... | Then by your definition me volunteering at a charity is worthless to a society, correct?
---
In that case you are giving the charity the equivalent of minimum wage for each hour you work. You have decided that what the charity does is valuable and you are supporting it by removing the need for them to hire a minimum... | 7rcaue | CMV: The best measurement of how valuable a person is to society is the amount of money they earn | I strongly believe that how much money someone earns is the best indication of how valuable they are to society. There is a difference between the money you have the the money you earned. Theft is not earning, inheritance is not earning, and winning the lotto is not earning. Earning is defined as a voluntary exchange o... | YallNeedSomeJohnGalt | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "Nicolasv2",
"id": "dsvsdgw",
"score": 10,
"text": "> Theft is not earning, inheritance is not earning, and winning the lotto is not earning.\n\nSo basically, if you inherit some millions, and then you place them in armament and oil companies, then pay lobyist so that laws don't change f... | [
{
"author": "Feathring",
"id": "dsvseny",
"score": 8,
"text": "Then by your definition me volunteering at a charity is worthless to a society, correct? ",
"timestamp": 1516304564
},
{
"author": "YallNeedSomeJohnGalt",
"id": "dsvtc2e",
"score": 1,
"text": "In that case you are... | [
"dsvsdgw",
"dsvteb0",
"dsvutou",
"dsvw264",
"dsvyxf3"
] | [
"dsvseny",
"dsvtc2e",
"dsvtm9h",
"dsvum3m",
"dsvumvg"
] |
Cmv: if one person is criminally responsible for an abortion, God should be considered responsible for the 23 million "children" he kills a year through miscarriages.
The case against abortion typically has as its foundation the idea that God is morally opposed to the elimination of a fetus. Or, "the murder of unborn ... | The way Christians see this: if God decides to take a life, he has his reasons. Hes calling one of his little angels back to heaven. You don’t question God’s decisions. Abortion isn’t Gods will, it’s human will and who are you to undermine God. Only he decides when it is your time to go.
---
Can it be argued, the... | Although I like your sentiment, God is a fictional character.
I'm not being an edge lord, but rather, 100% adherent to TRUTH.
Every culture in history has invented their own religions. Literally thousands of them.
---
Ever religion inventing one to me is Evidence that one exists just no agreement on the exact nat... | uzkfvc | Cmv: if one person is criminally responsible for an abortion, God should be considered responsible for the 23 million "children" he kills a year through miscarriages. | The case against abortion typically has as its foundation the idea that God is morally opposed to the elimination of a fetus. Or, "the murder of unborn children", as people of faith prefer to say.
So, by God's own standards, given that He can prevent miscarriages (being omnipotent, apparently), but refuses to, He has... | dariuskxx | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Chairman_of_the_Pool",
"id": "iaat51g",
"score": 13,
"text": "The way Christians see this: if God decides to take a life, he has his reasons. Hes calling one of his little angels back to heaven. You don’t question God’s decisions. Abortion isn’t Gods will, it’s human will and who are... | [
{
"author": "CompletelyPresent",
"id": "iaaqxx7",
"score": -2,
"text": "Although I like your sentiment, God is a fictional character.\n\nI'm not being an edge lord, but rather, 100% adherent to TRUTH. \n\nEvery culture in history has invented their own religions. Literally thousands of them.",
"... | [
"iaat51g",
"iaaufr4",
"iaaxrd3"
] | [
"iaaqxx7",
"iaartv0",
"iaasccr"
] |
Cmv: if one person is criminally responsible for an abortion, God should be considered responsible for the 23 million "children" he kills a year through miscarriages.
The case against abortion typically has as its foundation the idea that God is morally opposed to the elimination of a fetus. Or, "the murder of unborn ... | The way Christians see this: if God decides to take a life, he has his reasons. Hes calling one of his little angels back to heaven. You don’t question God’s decisions. Abortion isn’t Gods will, it’s human will and who are you to undermine God. Only he decides when it is your time to go.
---
Arguably, if you beli... | Although I like your sentiment, God is a fictional character.
I'm not being an edge lord, but rather, 100% adherent to TRUTH.
Every culture in history has invented their own religions. Literally thousands of them.
---
Ever religion inventing one to me is Evidence that one exists just no agreement on the exact nat... | uzkfvc | Cmv: if one person is criminally responsible for an abortion, God should be considered responsible for the 23 million "children" he kills a year through miscarriages. | The case against abortion typically has as its foundation the idea that God is morally opposed to the elimination of a fetus. Or, "the murder of unborn children", as people of faith prefer to say.
So, by God's own standards, given that He can prevent miscarriages (being omnipotent, apparently), but refuses to, He has... | dariuskxx | 2 | 2 | [
{
"author": "Chairman_of_the_Pool",
"id": "iaat51g",
"score": 13,
"text": "The way Christians see this: if God decides to take a life, he has his reasons. Hes calling one of his little angels back to heaven. You don’t question God’s decisions. Abortion isn’t Gods will, it’s human will and who are... | [
{
"author": "CompletelyPresent",
"id": "iaaqxx7",
"score": -2,
"text": "Although I like your sentiment, God is a fictional character.\n\nI'm not being an edge lord, but rather, 100% adherent to TRUTH. \n\nEvery culture in history has invented their own religions. Literally thousands of them.",
"... | [
"iaat51g",
"iaauf8g"
] | [
"iaaqxx7",
"iaartv0"
] |
Cmv: if one person is criminally responsible for an abortion, God should be considered responsible for the 23 million "children" he kills a year through miscarriages.
The case against abortion typically has as its foundation the idea that God is morally opposed to the elimination of a fetus. Or, "the murder of unborn ... | The way Christians see this: if God decides to take a life, he has his reasons. Hes calling one of his little angels back to heaven. You don’t question God’s decisions. Abortion isn’t Gods will, it’s human will and who are you to undermine God. Only he decides when it is your time to go.
---
Arguably, if you beli... | Your logic does not work.
There is a difference between an accident (such as miscarriage) and the decision to kill a foetus (such as an active murder) .It all goes to "free will", which we do have according to the Catholic religion. No one facing a miscarriage is "willing to have a miscarriage".
If "preventing someon... | uzkfvc | Cmv: if one person is criminally responsible for an abortion, God should be considered responsible for the 23 million "children" he kills a year through miscarriages. | The case against abortion typically has as its foundation the idea that God is morally opposed to the elimination of a fetus. Or, "the murder of unborn children", as people of faith prefer to say.
So, by God's own standards, given that He can prevent miscarriages (being omnipotent, apparently), but refuses to, He has... | dariuskxx | 6 | 6 | [
{
"author": "Chairman_of_the_Pool",
"id": "iaat51g",
"score": 13,
"text": "The way Christians see this: if God decides to take a life, he has his reasons. Hes calling one of his little angels back to heaven. You don’t question God’s decisions. Abortion isn’t Gods will, it’s human will and who are... | [
{
"author": "Beginning_Ad_2180",
"id": "iaatb6a",
"score": 4,
"text": "Your logic does not work.\n\nThere is a difference between an accident (such as miscarriage) and the decision to kill a foetus (such as an active murder) .It all goes to \"free will\", which we do have according to the Catholic r... | [
"iaat51g",
"iaauf8g",
"iaay235",
"iaaygxm",
"iab06s3",
"iab1yb9"
] | [
"iaatb6a",
"iaatxj1",
"iaaui2d",
"iaauvg0",
"iaawnnj",
"iaayo4a"
] |
CMV: The CICO (Calories in < Calories Out) Diet is the only real way to lose body weight.
2 part view:
A) Titular statement
B) That it is not "disastrous" like xyz media claims when you google "cico"
----------
Basic thermodynamics says that the total energy in a system cannot spontaneously increase, so if we tak... | Are we excluding liposuction and amputation and parasites?
---
I'd say that those count as calories out, in an extreme fashion. So yes. I'll edit
---
What about replacing my blood with helium?
If we're going to be that strict on definition, I think your premise is more of a statement of fact than an opinion. Can y... | The thing is this advice suggests that if you eat 1500 calories of cotton candy a day and a multivitamin you will lose weight. While that might be true in the short term you will feel miserable and not stick with it or get healthier.
---
I am definitely suggesting that. Cotton candy or little [debbie](http://www.cnn... | 85w8lq | CMV: The CICO (Calories in < Calories Out) Diet is the only real way to lose body weight. | 2 part view:
A) Titular statement
B) That it is not "disastrous" like xyz media claims when you google "cico"
----------
Basic thermodynamics says that the total energy in a system cannot spontaneously increase, so if we take our bodies as a closed system, weight would be constant. We can input calories (energy) b... | Lawsomepossom | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "DeleteriousEuphuism",
"id": "dw0j0zp",
"score": 2,
"text": "Are we excluding liposuction and amputation and parasites?",
"timestamp": 1521579101
},
{
"author": "Lawsomepossom",
"id": "dw0j51h",
"score": 3,
"text": "I'd say that those count as calories out, in an ... | [
{
"author": "cupcakesarethedevil",
"id": "dw0k6xe",
"score": 9,
"text": "The thing is this advice suggests that if you eat 1500 calories of cotton candy a day and a multivitamin you will lose weight. While that might be true in the short term you will feel miserable and not stick with it or get heal... | [
"dw0j0zp",
"dw0j51h",
"dw0jg0f"
] | [
"dw0k6xe",
"dw0kod7",
"dw0lkgl"
] |
CMV: Confidence does not comes from within. It comes from external validation and success.
First; just logically it makes no sense that confidence is a choice. If it was as easy saying, “Ok I’m going to be confident” there would be no self doubt, self esteem issues, or insecurities.
Looking more at this, confidence i... | What would you say if you encountered either of the following:
1. a capable and well-recognized individual who lacked confidence
2. someone who has no reason to be confident (e.g. no experience or training) but is extremely confident
I think most people would agree that these are not rare individuals. People with imp... | Confidence can come from external validation and success but it can also come from hard work and practice in isolation. Of course that confidence can be shattered if you don't show improvement when you actually try the thing that you've been building yourself up for but you'll still have the confidence for the first at... | uyxr1h | CMV: Confidence does not comes from within. It comes from external validation and success. | First; just logically it makes no sense that confidence is a choice. If it was as easy saying, “Ok I’m going to be confident” there would be no self doubt, self esteem issues, or insecurities.
Looking more at this, confidence is a result of factors such as self esteem. Self esteem is internal but often it is shaped by... | masterkathrinebates | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Mafinde",
"id": "ia6yz6s",
"score": 3,
"text": "What would you say if you encountered either of the following:\n\n1. a capable and well-recognized individual who lacked confidence\n2. someone who has no reason to be confident (e.g. no experience or training) but is extremely confident\n... | [
{
"author": "DemonInTheDark666",
"id": "ia6wl2w",
"score": 2,
"text": "Confidence can come from external validation and success but it can also come from hard work and practice in isolation. Of course that confidence can be shattered if you don't show improvement when you actually try the thing that... | [
"ia6yz6s",
"ia702ey",
"ia737p5"
] | [
"ia6wl2w",
"ia6z4jh",
"ia70q59"
] |
CMV: Reddit's karma system stymies real discussion and creates a toxic environment of echo chambers.
I'm fairly new here. Less than 3 months ago, I started reading and joining subs of interest to me. I quickly learned there's a tremendous amount of toxicity in certain subs. I don't need to call any particular one out.... | What are you doing on this sub right now?
---
Yeah, I deleted a paragraph at the end that excluded this sub because I thought it would be taken as sycophantic. This sub is the reason for my frustration with the rest of reddit.
---
Other such discussion subs exist. The problem isn’t Reddit. It’s that you’ve been ent... | Why do you care so much about the Karma? If you typically add value to conversations, you’re going to end up with a bunch of it. I’ve been down voted plenty of times, who cares? It helps bring the better ideas to the top.
Also, If you’re going to a sub that has a certain ideology trying to change people’s minds, you... | f90kg4 | CMV: Reddit's karma system stymies real discussion and creates a toxic environment of echo chambers. | I'm fairly new here. Less than 3 months ago, I started reading and joining subs of interest to me. I quickly learned there's a tremendous amount of toxicity in certain subs. I don't need to call any particular one out. I'm sure you can name a few from your own experience.
My view is that with comments getting downvot... | Malalang | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "JohnReese20",
"id": "fioozgw",
"score": 3,
"text": "What are you doing on this sub right now?",
"timestamp": 1582587648
},
{
"author": "Malalang",
"id": "fiop5fy",
"score": 4,
"text": "Yeah, I deleted a paragraph at the end that excluded this sub because I though... | [
{
"author": "Rkenne16",
"id": "fioph18",
"score": 10,
"text": "Why do you care so much about the Karma? If you typically add value to conversations, you’re going to end up with a bunch of it. I’ve been down voted plenty of times, who cares? It helps bring the better ideas to the top. \n\n\nAlso, If ... | [
"fioozgw",
"fiop5fy",
"fiopv96"
] | [
"fioph18",
"fiopmdg",
"fioprvz"
] |
CMV: Immigration to Europe from Africa and the Middle East will completely ruin the safety of most European cities
Many European countries particularly ones in the EU are bringing in more migrants be it economic migrants or refugees from much African and Middle Eastern countries. European countries such as Spain, Ita... | OP do you actually live in any European country? And if yes why are you posting on a sub that requires you to be active for the next three hours past midnight?
---
No I live in North America
---
Okay, so then why are you making such statements about cities you have not lived in? Like why be making such definitive s... | This has been a constant refrain from those scared of immigration since time immemorial. It never comes to fruition. The US has a violent crime rate at least triple that of France, and it hasn't collapsed, has it? Besides that, there is little to no evidence to show that these refugees are actually committing crimes.
... | 1e07xbp | CMV: Immigration to Europe from Africa and the Middle East will completely ruin the safety of most European cities | Many European countries particularly ones in the EU are bringing in more migrants be it economic migrants or refugees from much African and Middle Eastern countries. European countries such as Spain, Italy and others that are geographical entry points have difficulty securing their borders which only encourages more i... | Big_Fungus22 | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "The_Naked_Buddhist",
"id": "lckzaoc",
"score": 2,
"text": "OP do you actually live in any European country? And if yes why are you posting on a sub that requires you to be active for the next three hours past midnight?",
"timestamp": 1720649191
},
{
"author": "Big_Fungus22",... | [
{
"author": "LucidLeviathan",
"id": "lckyqim",
"score": 221,
"text": "This has been a constant refrain from those scared of immigration since time immemorial. It never comes to fruition. The US has a violent crime rate at least triple that of France, and it hasn't collapsed, has it? Besides that, th... | [
"lckzaoc",
"lcl7z9e",
"lcl8kjk",
"lclaagw",
"lclpfyt"
] | [
"lckyqim",
"lckzk63",
"lcl0mew",
"lcl1q0p",
"lcl30ii"
] |
CMV: America is a much better place to live than China. Western values triumph over Confucian values.
I believe America is better because we are a Western country with strong respect for human rights and respect for rule of law. We are a democracy and give fair representation to everybody in America, even the Indians... | >everybody in America, even the Indians
First of all, what exactly does this mean?
Also, I'll go with you that America is a better place to live, but values do not translate into a better place to live. If I have a better house than you, that doesn't mean I'm a better person. America has had many advantages here, Chi... | > fair representation to everybody in America, even the Indians
That's really inaccurate. A lot of Native Americans hate the US government, and for good reason.
> We also do a better job of protecting the enviroment,
That's a bit disingenuous. We have massive cleanup sites all over America from the time when we did... | 85vbn3 | CMV: America is a much better place to live than China. Western values triumph over Confucian values. |
I believe America is better because we are a Western country with strong respect for human rights and respect for rule of law. We are a democracy and give fair representation to everybody in America, even the Indians. We also do a better job of protecting the enviroment, we have less pollution of the air and of the sk... | DearthToUSA | 9 | 7 | [
{
"author": "MyUsernameIsJudge",
"id": "dw0bm23",
"score": 16,
"text": ">everybody in America, even the Indians\n\nFirst of all, what exactly does this mean?\n\nAlso, I'll go with you that America is a better place to live, but values do not translate into a better place to live. If I have a better ... | [
{
"author": "tchaffee",
"id": "dw0ch1a",
"score": 9,
"text": "> fair representation to everybody in America, even the Indians\n\nThat's really inaccurate. A lot of Native Americans hate the US government, and for good reason.\n\n> We also do a better job of protecting the enviroment, \n\nThat's a bi... | [
"dw0bm23",
"dw0buql",
"dw0c6qs",
"dw0cj7z",
"dw0dqyy",
"dw0edu2",
"dw0ehab",
"dw0emmk",
"dw0eus3"
] | [
"dw0ch1a",
"dw0cyxm",
"dw0dnap",
"dw0drda",
"dw0dwmx",
"dw0ehse",
"dw0eiwr"
] |
CMV: CMV: People often call others “Racist” when they are actually “Culturist”, and the difference is significant.
Let’s start with definitions so we hopefully don’t have to argue about them later on (I know, how foolish):
Racist (Dictionary.com): *A person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial g... | First of all, the word you're looking for is *ethnocentric*.
There's a reason you had to resort to Urban Dictionary, and it's not a good one.
Secondly, your interpretation of racism is really odd. The idea that hating black people but not Asians means you're not racist is... what? That's definitely racism because you... | Sure Racism and culturalism is different, but they are correlated.
>I’m walking down an alley late at night. I see 3 young black men in typical “hood” attire walking toward me from the opposite direction. Suddenly, I’m wary and tense. Am I racist? What if I told you I would feel the same level of alertness if these pa... | 7r9px4 | CMV: CMV: People often call others “Racist” when they are actually “Culturist”, and the difference is significant. | Let’s start with definitions so we hopefully don’t have to argue about them later on (I know, how foolish):
Racist (Dictionary.com): *A person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.*
Culturist (Urban Dictionary): *Someb... | CathexisArcana | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "fps916",
"id": "dsvfsi1",
"score": 117,
"text": "First of all, the word you're looking for is *ethnocentric*.\n\nThere's a reason you had to resort to Urban Dictionary, and it's not a good one.\n\nSecondly, your interpretation of racism is really odd. The idea that hating black people b... | [
{
"author": "thedylanackerman",
"id": "dsv7qaa",
"score": 11,
"text": "Sure Racism and culturalism is different, but they are correlated.\n\n>I’m walking down an alley late at night. I see 3 young black men in typical “hood” attire walking toward me from the opposite direction. Suddenly, I’m wary an... | [
"dsvfsi1",
"dsvhhgi",
"dsw6tqj"
] | [
"dsv7qaa",
"dsv7w17",
"dsv8fp3"
] |
CMV: Claw machines are a scam
I used to love playing claw machines as a kid. I was llpretty good at them for a while too. One night I won out of 3 different machines. However the older i got the more these machines seemed to disfavor the player.
For example, when the claw goes does to reach for a prize, there is a d... | > It's like that block stacking arcade game, where there appears to be an inverse correlation between prize value and chance of winning. Like they dangle nice prizes before you and then rig them so you lose, but entice you to keep pumping coins into the machine for another shot
> I like arcades and want to like claw m... | Imagine they were fair? I could wake up at 6am right as they restock and for less than $100 get enough tokens to clear out the entire booth. Assuming each teddy bear is worth $5 bucks I could make a nice tidy profit everyday.
That leaves the game with two options. Charge me $10 to try win a $5 teddy bear; or make the... | uz05w8 | CMV: Claw machines are a scam | I used to love playing claw machines as a kid. I was llpretty good at them for a while too. One night I won out of 3 different machines. However the older i got the more these machines seemed to disfavor the player.
For example, when the claw goes does to reach for a prize, there is a delay in the closing of the claw... | AgentFr0sty | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "ralph-j",
"id": "ia7as1a",
"score": 17,
"text": "> It's like that block stacking arcade game, where there appears to be an inverse correlation between prize value and chance of winning. Like they dangle nice prizes before you and then rig them so you lose, but entice you to keep pumping... | [
{
"author": "Tanaka917",
"id": "ia7ajrk",
"score": 1,
"text": "Imagine they were fair? I could wake up at 6am right as they restock and for less than $100 get enough tokens to clear out the entire booth. Assuming each teddy bear is worth $5 bucks I could make a nice tidy profit everyday. \n\nThat le... | [
"ia7as1a",
"ia7bvcy",
"ia92tsq"
] | [
"ia7ajrk",
"ia7bdw7",
"ia7bqhy"
] |
CMV: Claw machines are a scam
I used to love playing claw machines as a kid. I was llpretty good at them for a while too. One night I won out of 3 different machines. However the older i got the more these machines seemed to disfavor the player.
For example, when the claw goes does to reach for a prize, there is a d... | > It's like that block stacking arcade game, where there appears to be an inverse correlation between prize value and chance of winning. Like they dangle nice prizes before you and then rig them so you lose, but entice you to keep pumping coins into the machine for another shot
> I like arcades and want to like claw m... | You're surprised that gambling games offered in places are rigged against the player? That's not a scam, that's an intrinsic part of gambling, the odds will always be against the player and in favor of the house.
---
It's a claw machine, with stuffed animals, not tye high roller poker table. A pit boss isn't going t... | uz05w8 | CMV: Claw machines are a scam | I used to love playing claw machines as a kid. I was llpretty good at them for a while too. One night I won out of 3 different machines. However the older i got the more these machines seemed to disfavor the player.
For example, when the claw goes does to reach for a prize, there is a delay in the closing of the claw... | AgentFr0sty | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "ralph-j",
"id": "ia7as1a",
"score": 17,
"text": "> It's like that block stacking arcade game, where there appears to be an inverse correlation between prize value and chance of winning. Like they dangle nice prizes before you and then rig them so you lose, but entice you to keep pumping... | [
{
"author": "Finch20",
"id": "ia7aahs",
"score": 5,
"text": "You're surprised that gambling games offered in places are rigged against the player? That's not a scam, that's an intrinsic part of gambling, the odds will always be against the player and in favor of the house.",
"timestamp": 165366... | [
"ia7as1a",
"ia7bvcy",
"ia7cayo"
] | [
"ia7aahs",
"ia7b6y0",
"ia7bzn0"
] |
cmv: Pretty privilege doesn't exist. (Outside of dating people who only care about looks)
*Im only making this post because my brother just said that the only reason people laugh at my jokes is because I'm pretty. Not because they are actually funny. Which lead us to a discussion about "Pretty Privlege"*
First off ra... | Pretty privilege doesn’t exist? Then how do instagram model girls get so big for? They look good and it’s called being privilege because of it. An average or ugly girl wouldn’t succeed that easily.
---
I could argue that girls who are less attractive also have large followings on social media. I wouldn’t actually giv... | https://www.businessinsider.com/pretty-waitresses-earn-bigger-tips-from-women-2015-9?amp
Attractive waitresses make bigger tips than less attractive ones. How would you explain that?
https://time.com/4341597/attractive-women-higher-salaries/?amp=true
Attractive women make more money as well.
I feel like this post i... | vqy3yp | cmv: Pretty privilege doesn't exist. (Outside of dating people who only care about looks) | *Im only making this post because my brother just said that the only reason people laugh at my jokes is because I'm pretty. Not because they are actually funny. Which lead us to a discussion about "Pretty Privlege"*
First off rather or not someone is pretty is **100%** an opinion. So there's no technical way of measur... | AriValentina | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "ierzxqa",
"score": 7,
"text": "Pretty privilege doesn’t exist? Then how do instagram model girls get so big for? They look good and it’s called being privilege because of it. An average or ugly girl wouldn’t succeed that easily.",
"timestamp": 1656905632
},
{
... | [
{
"author": "Stoopkid1234",
"id": "ies27c5",
"score": 6,
"text": "https://www.businessinsider.com/pretty-waitresses-earn-bigger-tips-from-women-2015-9?amp\n\nAttractive waitresses make bigger tips than less attractive ones. How would you explain that?\n\nhttps://time.com/4341597/attractive-women-hig... | [
"ierzxqa",
"ies0cnh",
"ies0h81",
"ies17yk",
"ies1ler"
] | [
"ies27c5",
"iesgejn",
"iet3z05",
"ietlb45",
"ietsqv0"
] |
CMV: College Sports conferences should be based solely on geographic location
Disclaimer: I’m aware that certain rivalry games would be impossible under this system, but there would still be room for non-conference games in the schedule.
There’s no reason why Florida, Florida State, UCF and FAU should all be in diffe... | [deleted]
---
I get what you’re saying in the short term. However, those same big schools like Florida and Alabama usually schedule cupcake non-conference games in the beginning of the year anyway. Wouldn’t playing in a conference with a few cupcake teams just encourage bigger schools to schedule those money-making g... | If I’m going to school at Syracuse, I think I’d enjoy a trip to Miami instead of being limited to the northeast all year.
---
But you wouldn’t enjoy it when you get back and have missed assignments and you can’t get caught up in classes. That’s why a lot of student-athletes at that level struggle in school
---
That... | cz5cbu | CMV: College Sports conferences should be based solely on geographic location | Disclaimer: I’m aware that certain rivalry games would be impossible under this system, but there would still be room for non-conference games in the schedule.
There’s no reason why Florida, Florida State, UCF and FAU should all be in different conferences. On the flip side, there’s no reason why Syracuse should be in... | JustBk0z | 9 | 5 | [
{
"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "eyw4xxy",
"score": 1,
"text": "[deleted]",
"timestamp": 1567521000
},
{
"author": "JustBk0z",
"id": "eyw5c60",
"score": 1,
"text": "I get what you’re saying in the short term. However, those same big schools like Florida and Alabama usually sch... | [
{
"author": "empurrfekt",
"id": "eyw46s0",
"score": 1,
"text": "If I’m going to school at Syracuse, I think I’d enjoy a trip to Miami instead of being limited to the northeast all year.",
"timestamp": 1567520454
},
{
"author": "JustBk0z",
"id": "eyw4dmz",
"score": 0,
"text": ... | [
"eyw4xxy",
"eyw5c60",
"eyw6h5y",
"eyw7f9z",
"eyw8wtc",
"eyw9c3b",
"eywbrdm",
"eyweiv1",
"eywihzk"
] | [
"eyw46s0",
"eyw4dmz",
"eyw5rvx",
"eyw5w94",
"eyw8kp5"
] |
CMV: Comparing Israeli policy and treatment towards Palestinians to that of Nazi Germany is not antisemitic.
I’m a jew and I do not support the actions of the state of Israel. I’ve been talking with other jews and trying to explain the apartheid like laws currently oppressing the Palestinians across Israel, the West B... | I agree its fully possible to criticize Israel without being motivated by hate for the Jewish people.
Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, however, strikes me as way off base. Nazi Germany pretty easily takes a place in the top five worst world powers to have ever existed in all human history. Do you think Israel is in ... | The Nazis set up camps to exterminate Jews. Meanwhile, Palestinians can go into Israel for medical treatment when the level of care needed isn’t available in Palestine.
---
Yes clearly literal genocide is worse, however that is not what I am trying to argue. I’m trying to compare the nation state law in Israel with 1... | i33mxv | CMV: Comparing Israeli policy and treatment towards Palestinians to that of Nazi Germany is not antisemitic. | I’m a jew and I do not support the actions of the state of Israel. I’ve been talking with other jews and trying to explain the apartheid like laws currently oppressing the Palestinians across Israel, the West Bank and Gaza. I’ve been called an internalized antisemite and I think it’s a load of shit.
Seth Rogan recent... | jordanyano | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "chadonsunday",
"id": "g08wcub",
"score": 14,
"text": "I agree its fully possible to criticize Israel without being motivated by hate for the Jewish people. \n\nComparing Israel to Nazi Germany, however, strikes me as way off base. Nazi Germany pretty easily takes a place in the top five... | [
{
"author": "DBDude",
"id": "g09oxdz",
"score": 10,
"text": "The Nazis set up camps to exterminate Jews. Meanwhile, Palestinians can go into Israel for medical treatment when the level of care needed isn’t available in Palestine.",
"timestamp": 1596496411
},
{
"author": "jordanyano",
... | [
"g08wcub",
"g08xqq4",
"g08ykqv"
] | [
"g09oxdz",
"g09w39w",
"g09xdzy"
] |
CMV: Drive-in through coffee should be served at a temperature where, if you immediately take a drink, you will not burn your tongue.
Let me clarify that I am only talking about drive-through. If you are sitting in the restaurant and want to take your time and carefully slurp the very top layer off as it cools, I unde... | Two points. Burn your tongue temperature is different for different people. You would probably consider the coffee temp that doesn't burn my tongue to be vastly too cold.
Starbucks, which at least in my area, often have drive throughs, will actually serve coffee at different temperatures for you. I always order thing... | But they would still have to wait? Just that instead of waiting on the road until the coffee gets colder, theyll now have to wait in line at the drive through until the coffee gets colder, along with everyone else in the line.
---
I'm not 100% sure I understand what you're saying, but I take it to mean you believe th... | 85tv7f | CMV: Drive-in through coffee should be served at a temperature where, if you immediately take a drink, you will not burn your tongue. | Let me clarify that I am only talking about drive-through. If you are sitting in the restaurant and want to take your time and carefully slurp the very top layer off as it cools, I understand that.
I also understand that some people don't want to drink their coffee while driving, but prefer to take it to work or whate... | realvmouse | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "icecoldbath",
"id": "dw00tns",
"score": 374,
"text": "Two points. Burn your tongue temperature is different for different people. You would probably consider the coffee temp that doesn't burn my tongue to be vastly too cold. \n\nStarbucks, which at least in my area, often have drive thr... | [
{
"author": "ElysiX",
"id": "dw002of",
"score": 5,
"text": "But they would still have to wait? Just that instead of waiting on the road until the coffee gets colder, theyll now have to wait in line at the drive through until the coffee gets colder, along with everyone else in the line.",
"timest... | [
"dw00tns",
"dw01ow2",
"dw088xp"
] | [
"dw002of",
"dw014pw",
"dw01hbm"
] |
CMV: Drive-in through coffee should be served at a temperature where, if you immediately take a drink, you will not burn your tongue.
Let me clarify that I am only talking about drive-through. If you are sitting in the restaurant and want to take your time and carefully slurp the very top layer off as it cools, I unde... | >Those who want to drink on the road have no other option but to wait, with the lid on, scared to take a sip
If you want lukewarm coffee that's safe to guzzle, just ask them to add milk or ice to it. Coffee should be served at a temperature (180F+) that permits only careful slurping because the assumption should be t... | But they would still have to wait? Just that instead of waiting on the road until the coffee gets colder, theyll now have to wait in line at the drive through until the coffee gets colder, along with everyone else in the line.
---
I'm not 100% sure I understand what you're saying, but I take it to mean you believe th... | 85tv7f | CMV: Drive-in through coffee should be served at a temperature where, if you immediately take a drink, you will not burn your tongue. | Let me clarify that I am only talking about drive-through. If you are sitting in the restaurant and want to take your time and carefully slurp the very top layer off as it cools, I understand that.
I also understand that some people don't want to drink their coffee while driving, but prefer to take it to work or whate... | realvmouse | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "GnosticGnome",
"id": "dw0108v",
"score": 23,
"text": ">Those who want to drink on the road have no other option but to wait, with the lid on, scared to take a sip\n\nIf you want lukewarm coffee that's safe to guzzle, just ask them to add milk or ice to it. Coffee should be served at a ... | [
{
"author": "ElysiX",
"id": "dw002of",
"score": 5,
"text": "But they would still have to wait? Just that instead of waiting on the road until the coffee gets colder, theyll now have to wait in line at the drive through until the coffee gets colder, along with everyone else in the line.",
"timest... | [
"dw0108v",
"dw01cwo",
"dw05joq"
] | [
"dw002of",
"dw014pw",
"dw01i0r"
] |
CMV: Drive-in through coffee should be served at a temperature where, if you immediately take a drink, you will not burn your tongue.
Let me clarify that I am only talking about drive-through. If you are sitting in the restaurant and want to take your time and carefully slurp the very top layer off as it cools, I unde... | >Those who want to drink on the road have no other option but to wait, with the lid on, scared to take a sip
If you want lukewarm coffee that's safe to guzzle, just ask them to add milk or ice to it. Coffee should be served at a temperature (180F+) that permits only careful slurping because the assumption should be t... | But they would still have to wait? Just that instead of waiting on the road until the coffee gets colder, theyll now have to wait in line at the drive through until the coffee gets colder, along with everyone else in the line.
---
I'm not 100% sure I understand what you're saying, but I take it to mean you believe th... | 85tv7f | CMV: Drive-in through coffee should be served at a temperature where, if you immediately take a drink, you will not burn your tongue. | Let me clarify that I am only talking about drive-through. If you are sitting in the restaurant and want to take your time and carefully slurp the very top layer off as it cools, I understand that.
I also understand that some people don't want to drink their coffee while driving, but prefer to take it to work or whate... | realvmouse | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "GnosticGnome",
"id": "dw0108v",
"score": 23,
"text": ">Those who want to drink on the road have no other option but to wait, with the lid on, scared to take a sip\n\nIf you want lukewarm coffee that's safe to guzzle, just ask them to add milk or ice to it. Coffee should be served at a ... | [
{
"author": "ElysiX",
"id": "dw002of",
"score": 5,
"text": "But they would still have to wait? Just that instead of waiting on the road until the coffee gets colder, theyll now have to wait in line at the drive through until the coffee gets colder, along with everyone else in the line.",
"timest... | [
"dw0108v",
"dw01cwo",
"dw05joq",
"dw0643i",
"dw070jx"
] | [
"dw002of",
"dw014pw",
"dw01i0r",
"dw0282y",
"dw02kvo"
] |
CMV: Drive-in through coffee should be served at a temperature where, if you immediately take a drink, you will not burn your tongue.
Let me clarify that I am only talking about drive-through. If you are sitting in the restaurant and want to take your time and carefully slurp the very top layer off as it cools, I unde... | Two points. Burn your tongue temperature is different for different people. You would probably consider the coffee temp that doesn't burn my tongue to be vastly too cold.
Starbucks, which at least in my area, often have drive throughs, will actually serve coffee at different temperatures for you. I always order thing... | But they would still have to wait? Just that instead of waiting on the road until the coffee gets colder, theyll now have to wait in line at the drive through until the coffee gets colder, along with everyone else in the line.
---
I'm not 100% sure I understand what you're saying, but I take it to mean you believe th... | 85tv7f | CMV: Drive-in through coffee should be served at a temperature where, if you immediately take a drink, you will not burn your tongue. | Let me clarify that I am only talking about drive-through. If you are sitting in the restaurant and want to take your time and carefully slurp the very top layer off as it cools, I understand that.
I also understand that some people don't want to drink their coffee while driving, but prefer to take it to work or whate... | realvmouse | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "icecoldbath",
"id": "dw00tns",
"score": 374,
"text": "Two points. Burn your tongue temperature is different for different people. You would probably consider the coffee temp that doesn't burn my tongue to be vastly too cold. \n\nStarbucks, which at least in my area, often have drive thr... | [
{
"author": "ElysiX",
"id": "dw002of",
"score": 5,
"text": "But they would still have to wait? Just that instead of waiting on the road until the coffee gets colder, theyll now have to wait in line at the drive through until the coffee gets colder, along with everyone else in the line.",
"timest... | [
"dw00tns",
"dw01ow2",
"dw1rufb"
] | [
"dw002of",
"dw014pw",
"dw01r0k"
] |
CMV: Muslim women are oppressed
I am increasingly amazed at all the muslim women in the muslim subreddits saying that Islam doesn’t oppress women and that they are not oppressed. Meanwhile, many arguments against this view can be found in the Quran, e.g.
Men can beat their wives, force them to sleep with them, divorc... | If your post was women are oppressed I’d really have no issue with it. Zeroing in on Muslim women in particular and using halfassed logic to justify it just seems like you wanted an excuse to complain about Muslims and try to pass it through a progressive lens.
---
I don't feel like the average muslim woman has the s... | You do know that there are over a billion Muslims in the world, and just as any religion there are variations in the way it's practiced?
I've known many Muslim women over the years, none of whom were subject to any of these things.
---
The fact, that some communities are not obeying the rules, doesn't mean, that th... | 1ov8j1h | CMV: Muslim women are oppressed | I am increasingly amazed at all the muslim women in the muslim subreddits saying that Islam doesn’t oppress women and that they are not oppressed. Meanwhile, many arguments against this view can be found in the Quran, e.g.
Men can beat their wives, force them to sleep with them, divorce them without the wife having a ... | Comfortable_Coach_35 | 5 | 5 | [
{
"author": "Arrant-frost",
"id": "noh0860",
"score": -6,
"text": "If your post was women are oppressed I’d really have no issue with it. Zeroing in on Muslim women in particular and using halfassed logic to justify it just seems like you wanted an excuse to complain about Muslims and try to pass it... | [
{
"author": "ilkm1925",
"id": "noh00ll",
"score": 17,
"text": "You do know that there are over a billion Muslims in the world, and just as any religion there are variations in the way it's practiced? \n\nI've known many Muslim women over the years, none of whom were subject to any of these things.",... | [
"noh0860",
"noh2ul1",
"noh5cqf",
"noh5ur7",
"noh82cf"
] | [
"noh00ll",
"noh0ntx",
"noh177t",
"noh1lwc",
"noh24bq"
] |
CMV: Racism isn’t necessarily hatred or bigotry
An Indian family only renting out to Indians. Japan wanting to keep a strong Japanese majority population. Voting a Mexican-American for president because he’s Mexican. Believing that a black person likely enjoys hip hop. Refusing enrolment of asian students into a unive... | >Japan wanting to keep a strong Japanese majority population
Can you elaborate of what you think are good reasons to have an ethnostate?
---
Ethnic pride, familiarity/comfort, and social solidarity.
---
You can have ethnic pride by having people of different races in your country. Social solidarity is probably goi... | Racism is typically defined to include prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism.
>An Indian family only renting out to Indians.
*Discrimination.*
---
Right. I didn’t deny that it’s racist.
My cmv is that racism isn’t necessarily based on hate or bigotry.
---
So your view is basically "the definition of racism is... | 1fik2om | CMV: Racism isn’t necessarily hatred or bigotry | An Indian family only renting out to Indians. Japan wanting to keep a strong Japanese majority population. Voting a Mexican-American for president because he’s Mexican. Believing that a black person likely enjoys hip hop. Refusing enrolment of asian students into a university because there are already too many asians e... | Odd_Profession_2902 | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "Vesurel",
"id": "lnhrb2u",
"score": 2,
"text": ">Japan wanting to keep a strong Japanese majority population\n\nCan you elaborate of what you think are good reasons to have an ethnostate?",
"timestamp": 1726531080
},
{
"author": "Odd_Profession_2902",
"id": "lnhrh18",
... | [
{
"author": "Biptoslipdi",
"id": "lnhrk71",
"score": 12,
"text": "Racism is typically defined to include prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism.\n\n>An Indian family only renting out to Indians.\n\n*Discrimination.*",
"timestamp": 1726531175
},
{
"author": "Odd_Profession_2902",
"i... | [
"lnhrb2u",
"lnhrh18",
"lnhsicz"
] | [
"lnhrk71",
"lnhrr8k",
"lnhtbfb"
] |
CMV: As a Libertarian, it makes more sense to vote Democrat than Republican
So, I've been thinking about this for a while, and the view is contingent upon a few assumptions:
1. Taxation is theft.
2. Democrats are more likely to spend tax revenue on social welfare programs that benefit Americans (the tax payer).
3. Re... | >Taxation is theft.
Democrats believe in higher taxation, so more theft than what republicans would implement.
>Democrats are more likely to spend tax revenue on social welfare programs that benefit Americans (the tax payer).
Libertarians don't believe in social welfare programs.
>Republicans are equally likely to... | Depends on how much you earn, if you are very rich vote Republican to get proportionally less tax and thus have less stolen.
Vote Democrat if you are not super rich because you will have the same amount stolen but more of it will be spent on you.
---
Good point. My view is from the perspective of lower middle class... | 93evk9 | CMV: As a Libertarian, it makes more sense to vote Democrat than Republican | So, I've been thinking about this for a while, and the view is contingent upon a few assumptions:
1. Taxation is theft.
2. Democrats are more likely to spend tax revenue on social welfare programs that benefit Americans (the tax payer).
3. Republicans are equally likely to tax, but less likely to support spending tax ... | Willshw | 3 | 3 | [
{
"author": "fenderkruse",
"id": "e3colnd",
"score": 2,
"text": ">Taxation is theft.\n\nDemocrats believe in higher taxation, so more theft than what republicans would implement. \n\n>Democrats are more likely to spend tax revenue on social welfare programs that benefit Americans (the tax payer).\n\... | [
{
"author": "lawtonj",
"id": "e3cpkw6",
"score": 76,
"text": "Depends on how much you earn, if you are very rich vote Republican to get proportionally less tax and thus have less stolen.\n\nVote Democrat if you are not super rich because you will have the same amount stolen but more of it will be s... | [
"e3colnd",
"e3covfv",
"e3cp5jd"
] | [
"e3cpkw6",
"e3cq339",
"e3cq44r"
] |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.