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CMV: The Billable Hours System is Overall Bad for the Practice of Law
Most attorneys charge for their cases based on billable hours. From the client's perspective, they know that they are being charged based on how much time the lawyer spends on the case. This may sometimes deter the client from calling the lawyer and... | >charge 1 hour of billable work for the 5 minutes it took me to change the names on the form.
At most that's .1 hour of work, anything more than that is fraud (and the kind of fraud the bar takes seriously and will actually discipline you for).
>I think this incentives attorneys to spend their time in ways that are... | When you say questions, do you mean that first consultation with a lawyer to see if there is a valid case.
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No, I meant the client won't call the lawyer every 10 minutes asking for unnecessary advice, but conversely may also be deterred from asking a "small question" they they could actually use advice on. But th... | 5qo7kc | CMV: The Billable Hours System is Overall Bad for the Practice of Law | Most attorneys charge for their cases based on billable hours. From the client's perspective, they know that they are being charged based on how much time the lawyer spends on the case. This may sometimes deter the client from calling the lawyer and asking questions, for better and for worse.
But I'm focused more on ... | BAWguy | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: At least some of racial disparity is due to culture
Let's look at some data regarding the spending habits of the black community.
[2017 Nielsen Report](http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2017-reports/nielsen-african-american-diverse-intelligence-report-2017.pdf): Black women we... | Well, why does that cultural difference exist?
Are you arguing that this cultural difference is inherret or developed out of a response to society?
For example, if it's due to a disproportionate poverty rate or on average getting fucked over by institutions over time in America, isn't that still extremely tied to sys... | Ever think maybe black people invest in education less because education has less value to them as a result of systemic racism?
https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/in-the-balance/issue-16-2017/college-inadvertently-increases-racial-and-ethnic-disparity-in-income-and-wealth
If education is worth less for someone... | 933ysi | CMV: At least some of racial disparity is due to culture | Let's look at some data regarding the spending habits of the black community.
[2017 Nielsen Report](http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2017-reports/nielsen-african-american-diverse-intelligence-report-2017.pdf): Black women were 14 percent more likely to own a luxury vehicle, 16 perc... | archermitch | 4 | 4 | [
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CMV: At least some of racial disparity is due to culture
Let's look at some data regarding the spending habits of the black community.
[2017 Nielsen Report](http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2017-reports/nielsen-african-american-diverse-intelligence-report-2017.pdf): Black women we... | Well, why does that cultural difference exist?
Are you arguing that this cultural difference is inherret or developed out of a response to society?
For example, if it's due to a disproportionate poverty rate or on average getting fucked over by institutions over time in America, isn't that still extremely tied to sys... | [removed]
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This is very true. Back in high school we did a massive canned food drive every year and some went to food banks but a lot went directly into specific homes. I remember dropping off a few weeks worth of groceries at the home of a black single mother with two young kids and they had a huge flatscreen and... | 933ysi | CMV: At least some of racial disparity is due to culture | Let's look at some data regarding the spending habits of the black community.
[2017 Nielsen Report](http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2017-reports/nielsen-african-american-diverse-intelligence-report-2017.pdf): Black women were 14 percent more likely to own a luxury vehicle, 16 perc... | archermitch | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: At least some of racial disparity is due to culture
Let's look at some data regarding the spending habits of the black community.
[2017 Nielsen Report](http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2017-reports/nielsen-african-american-diverse-intelligence-report-2017.pdf): Black women we... | Well, why does that cultural difference exist?
Are you arguing that this cultural difference is inherret or developed out of a response to society?
For example, if it's due to a disproportionate poverty rate or on average getting fucked over by institutions over time in America, isn't that still extremely tied to sys... | Ever think maybe black people invest in education less because education has less value to them as a result of systemic racism?
https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/in-the-balance/issue-16-2017/college-inadvertently-increases-racial-and-ethnic-disparity-in-income-and-wealth
If education is worth less for someone... | 933ysi | CMV: At least some of racial disparity is due to culture | Let's look at some data regarding the spending habits of the black community.
[2017 Nielsen Report](http://www.nielsen.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en/reports-downloads/2017-reports/nielsen-african-american-diverse-intelligence-report-2017.pdf): Black women were 14 percent more likely to own a luxury vehicle, 16 perc... | archermitch | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is a giant waste of money and should be axed.
NASA's SLS is a giant waste of money. It is extremely expensive and has suffered many delays during its development even though it mostly uses components from the Space Shuttle. Launch costs are expected to be over $1 billion for each ... | [removed]
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Because we need a space agency to explore space. What I am saying is that NASA can use commercial rockets to accomplish their missions.
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There are other commercial rockets, but you are missing the point. The mission requirement is a human rated space launch system that can take 25 tons to a trans l... | The SLS is needed for heavy lift. Unfortunately SpaceX's BFR is increasingly looking like a fantasy and other options, like blue origin, are a long way off, so there is a clear need for something to lift the bigger payloads up there.
At this point 99% of the R&D is done, axing without a good replacement lined up would... | b1zrej | CMV: NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) is a giant waste of money and should be axed. | NASA's SLS is a giant waste of money. It is extremely expensive and has suffered many delays during its development even though it mostly uses components from the Space Shuttle. Launch costs are expected to be over $1 billion for each launch. By comparison, the Falcon Heavy only costs $150 million per launch. For every... | makingstuffupp | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: It feels weird that a woman can sue the dad over child support for a kid he didn't want
I'm definitely pro choice and think it is clearly the woman's decision not the man's.
And I think I understand why requiring parents to support their children even if they end up leaving is a good thing for society.
But toge... | >I'm looking for why him having to pay makes sense (if you could convince me that he should be able to force an abortion that would also change my mind but that seems unlikely)
If he doesn't have to pay and she's unable to financially support it on her own and can't find enough voluntary help, what should happen?
A.... | [deleted]
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I mean if it is just a a factor of more money being good for kids and therefor society the government could fund that directly, why is it the dad that should to pay?
I feel like you're close to something and maybe the answer has to do with what why the law needs to treat the hypothetical guy above t... | qyo085 | CMV: It feels weird that a woman can sue the dad over child support for a kid he didn't want | I'm definitely pro choice and think it is clearly the woman's decision not the man's.
And I think I understand why requiring parents to support their children even if they end up leaving is a good thing for society.
But together these seem at odds with a hypothetical situation where a condom breaks during a one night... | LessConspicuous | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: All speech, no matter how inflammatory or offensive—should be protected at all costs in the Western World
The notable exception to this would be a “call to violence”; instructing people to inflict violence upon others in a direct way.
It seems like given the current polarizing political climate, people on both s... | Should the speech of social media companies saying "we don't support these people and don't want to allow them to use our services" also be protected? Should people saying "that thing you said was super shitty, maybe we won't support you with our money anymore" also be supported?
Basically every thing you talk about ... | Are you arguing that private companies cannot exercise their own rights?
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I addressed this concern in another poster’s comment.
In short, yes and no. Let me explain why.
In a very technical sense, we can decide to classify media giants like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as “individual private entities”, or we ... | cybbqf | CMV: All speech, no matter how inflammatory or offensive—should be protected at all costs in the Western World | The notable exception to this would be a “call to violence”; instructing people to inflict violence upon others in a direct way.
It seems like given the current polarizing political climate, people on both sides of the aisle are trying to silence the other because what they’re saying is “radical”, “been disproven/hasn... | kdoyle29 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: accepting your natural body is part of growing up
When we are born, we don't have a mental and image of our bodies. Eventually, we see our reflection and start forming an image of ourselves. From that point, lots of things can be attached to that image. Positive and negative emotions, other peoples reactions, per... | So if somebody is really over weight and doesn't like being over weight, the solution isn't to lose weight, but to get comfortable with being fat? I'm not sure that's healthy. It might make a person feel good in one sense, but it only does so at the expense of their physical health.
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Yeah, I almost put in a commen... | >not the gender you wish you were
It's fairly obvious that your real view, despite all the window dressing, is about gender and gender identity.
So, let me ask you... why isn't part of growing up accepting your "natural" mind, the "natural" identity that has developed within you. Why is "natural" focused only on outw... | f8cnzu | CMV: accepting your natural body is part of growing up | When we are born, we don't have a mental and image of our bodies. Eventually, we see our reflection and start forming an image of ourselves. From that point, lots of things can be attached to that image. Positive and negative emotions, other peoples reactions, perceived flaws, wishes about how we were different. And to... | Preece | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Parents shouldn't pierce their baby's ears.
I can never understand why parents do this to their children. I've seen babies get their ears pierced, most cry in pain and it hurts my heart. I feel as if parents shouldn't be able to stomach their child being in pain that is unnecessary. To me, parents do this for th... | I’ve never heard anyone who had their ears pierced as a child complain about having pierced ears.
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I understand your point.
However, to make my point clear, I'm not talking about the choice of putting jewelry on a baby. I'm talking about having an infant go through unnecessary pain to put jewelry on a baby s... | Parents have to make a lot of decisions for their children all the way up to potentially life threatening surgery. Ear piercing is a relatively benign practice and done correctly the pain is no more than getting a shot.
Kids get hurt all the time. It's part of growing and learning about their body and their environmen... | f8d2kt | CMV: Parents shouldn't pierce their baby's ears. | I can never understand why parents do this to their children. I've seen babies get their ears pierced, most cry in pain and it hurts my heart. I feel as if parents shouldn't be able to stomach their child being in pain that is unnecessary. To me, parents do this for themselves and view their children as ornamental tro... | ZestVK | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Detrimental to reddit is the fact that many subs lock comments or remove posts that raise points that may be controversial.
The two biggest subs that are notorious for doing this are r/videos and r/blackpeopletwitter but you all may know of more. They will shut down comments as soon as things get a bit sour. r/vi... | What gave you the idea that subreddits like /r/videos or /r/blackpeopletwitter are appropriate places to have important conversations? Subreddits are essentially clubs for people with similar interests to have conversations given certain rules. The entire point of a subreddit is that it has different rules for content ... | Perhaps those subreddits aren't the place for the type of discussion you're after? There's a time and place for anything.
/r/videos is a place for non-political videos. It's an entertainment subreddit above all, not a political one. There's no *need* for political discussion to take place on this subreddit at all.
On... | 5qj5oo | CMV: Detrimental to reddit is the fact that many subs lock comments or remove posts that raise points that may be controversial. | The two biggest subs that are notorious for doing this are r/videos and r/blackpeopletwitter but you all may know of more. They will shut down comments as soon as things get a bit sour. r/videos has a rule wherein any video related to politics gets removed. This creates a community where no issue of significant importa... | synergistali | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: as an African, we shouldn’t be morally obligated to express support for Ukraine.
There’s a lot of people not just on Reddit but in real life who have called me out for supporting Russia. While I hate what war causes I understand Russias viewpoint in not allowing Ukraine to further get integrated with the west. I ... | If your morals say that personal interest should prevail rather than any neutrally applied measure of rightness or wrongness then maybe so. Is that what you're saying? So if a rapist is giving you a weekly stipend, it is morally acceptable to support the rapist?
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No but i could see why someone would for fear of lo... | Wait, so you're blaming Ukraine for African governments not trying to get their own nationals back?
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Ukraine security was actively blocking them from the trains while letting the women on.
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So you're going to condemn an entirely country based on some isolated incidents of security officers? Can you show me th... | uxabm8 | CMV: as an African, we shouldn’t be morally obligated to express support for Ukraine. | There’s a lot of people not just on Reddit but in real life who have called me out for supporting Russia. While I hate what war causes I understand Russias viewpoint in not allowing Ukraine to further get integrated with the west. I don’t go more into this unless asked because it’s been discussed millions of times.
My... | TexasCemento_ | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: as an African, we shouldn’t be morally obligated to express support for Ukraine.
There’s a lot of people not just on Reddit but in real life who have called me out for supporting Russia. While I hate what war causes I understand Russias viewpoint in not allowing Ukraine to further get integrated with the west. I ... | If your morals say that personal interest should prevail rather than any neutrally applied measure of rightness or wrongness then maybe so. Is that what you're saying? So if a rapist is giving you a weekly stipend, it is morally acceptable to support the rapist?
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No but i could see why someone would for fear of lo... | Wait, so you're blaming Ukraine for African governments not trying to get their own nationals back?
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So you're going to condemn an entirely country based on some isolated incidents of security officers? Can you show me th... | uxabm8 | CMV: as an African, we shouldn’t be morally obligated to express support for Ukraine. | There’s a lot of people not just on Reddit but in real life who have called me out for supporting Russia. While I hate what war causes I understand Russias viewpoint in not allowing Ukraine to further get integrated with the west. I don’t go more into this unless asked because it’s been discussed millions of times.
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CMV: Jurors should be given flow charts to help them arrive at verdicts which are correct according to the law
Watching footage of a trial recently, I was struck by how badly information about the law was conveyed to the jurors. Both the prosecution and defense made statements about the applicable laws which were at ... | Juries should already be informed of the law and their job is to make judgements according to that law. Why do you think that it specifically needs to be flowcharts? Those aren't great for complicated things, such as laws.
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To some extent my view extends to other ways that the information could be presented, but I... | The jury is not only judging the case but the law it’s self. The jury is free to put aside the law and vote not guilty or guilty (Although the judge can put aside a guilty plea.)
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A flow chart wouldn't change that.
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Yeah but as I said you can but aside the law and vote either guilty or not guilty.
So while i... | qz51hj | CMV: Jurors should be given flow charts to help them arrive at verdicts which are correct according to the law | Watching footage of a trial recently, I was struck by how badly information about the law was conveyed to the jurors. Both the prosecution and defense made statements about the applicable laws which were at best confusing, and at worst just wrong. There was disagreement regarding what instructions should be given to ... | Space_Pirate_R | 9 | 9 | [
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CMV: Sheriffs should train and deputize teachers who qualify to use firearms.
Teachers should be able to opt-in to training from the Police or Sheriff, or even regional law-enforcement training resources. They should be trained in firearms handling, active shooter defensive and offensive tactics, and other critical l... | Why do you think this is better than just increasing school budgets or rebudgeting, and hiring some people who are already trained?
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Because of the potential for a large amount of deterrent. The potential for a trained firearm holder in every classroom will keep students safe now.
I don't think it will be feasib... | >they should receive a badge and gun and are then required to carry it on their hip at school while teaching
Teachers aren't paid enough to die protecting kids, the person with the gun is the one that the shooter will try to put out of circulation first.
Also, you know how teachers usually don't get involved into fig... | ux7y74 | CMV: Sheriffs should train and deputize teachers who qualify to use firearms. | Teachers should be able to opt-in to training from the Police or Sheriff, or even regional law-enforcement training resources. They should be trained in firearms handling, active shooter defensive and offensive tactics, and other critical life preserving strategies. They should have to qualify annually, just as law e... | ip_addr | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Shoelaces are outdated and inferior technology compared to hook-and-loop fasteners
I see very few advantage that shoelaces have:
- Shoelaces take more time to fasten.
- Shoelaces more easily accidentally become unfastened.
- Even if h.a.l. should come undone, it's quite hard to trip over it compared to shoelaces... | There are definitely some advantages to velcro when it comes to simplicity.
But to modify your view, consider that some velcro is low quality and the hook and loops break quickly over many uses (and velcro on shoes tends to get a lot of use).
On the flip side, there is higher quality velcro, however, because it's muc... | Hate traditional laces, don't like the hook and loop idea either. I do, however, like elastic laces. Keeps the shoe snug without the hassle. They may wear down after so many uses but they can also be replaced and I just don't think they would wear down that rapidly.
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I must admit that I've never heard of or though... | jcltoc | CMV: Shoelaces are outdated and inferior technology compared to hook-and-loop fasteners | I see very few advantage that shoelaces have:
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- Shoelaces more easily accidentally become unfastened.
- Even if h.a.l. should come undone, it's quite hard to trip over it compared to shoelaces.
- H.a.l. can far more easily be operated with one hand.
- Sholaces sometimes get stuck ... | behold_the_castrato | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Today's Republican/conservative views are concretely inferior to liberal/progressive views
To preface, I don't wish to bash one party or the other based on the members in the government or the kinds of people who vote for each.
I believe that of the major issues presented by each party during the last few electi... | I think you need to change your view on abortion, it is not a simple matter, there was an enormous discussion here a few weeks ago about it. The OP layed out why it isn't so clear cut. Here's the link, it had almost 800 comments https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/5m17gg/cmv_prochoice_and_prolife_stances_ar... | the difference is conservatives operate on a more macro national level. whereas progressive values concentrate on individual humanitarian efforts.
For example you mention prolife vs prochoice. Well how does a nation succeed without a workforce? Being a good citizen often requires creating people to help the country st... | 5qet0u | CMV: Today's Republican/conservative views are concretely inferior to liberal/progressive views | To preface, I don't wish to bash one party or the other based on the members in the government or the kinds of people who vote for each.
I believe that of the major issues presented by each party during the last few election cycles one can almost objectively conclude that liberal/progressive policies are better for th... | tesla123456 | 10 | 10 | [
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To preface, I don't wish to bash one party or the other based on the members in the government or the kinds of people who vote for each.
I believe that of the major issues presented by each party during the last few electi... | I think you need to change your view on abortion, it is not a simple matter, there was an enormous discussion here a few weeks ago about it. The OP layed out why it isn't so clear cut. Here's the link, it had almost 800 comments https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/5m17gg/cmv_prochoice_and_prolife_stances_ar... | > Abortion - pro-life has already been settled by the law, and I believe that since it is largely a religious issue it will keep heading into pro-choice further down the line. This is also evident by the recent protests of millions of women.
There is a pretty big divide in the republican party over this. A very signif... | 5qet0u | CMV: Today's Republican/conservative views are concretely inferior to liberal/progressive views | To preface, I don't wish to bash one party or the other based on the members in the government or the kinds of people who vote for each.
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CMV: Arrest records should not be publicly available
Our criminal justice system stands on an "innocent until proven guilty" foundation. As such arrest records, which are the property of the state, should not be made available to private background checks, while conviction records of course should.
This can and will... | If it’s not public at some point, you run the risk of a secret-police type situation. Imagine getting arrested and nobody outside you and the arresting organization knowing about it.
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Easy. Police departments can be required give those arrested information release forms. The arrestee can designate everyone they wi... | In order for this to work, wouldn’t the trial need to be secret as well?
Secret trials opens up a whole different can of worms.
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Trials could be de-identified as well, or require defendant's signature, or their lawyers' to release unredacted docs online.
Could also leave it accessible to Freedom of Information r... | ux4tkm | CMV: Arrest records should not be publicly available | Our criminal justice system stands on an "innocent until proven guilty" foundation. As such arrest records, which are the property of the state, should not be made available to private background checks, while conviction records of course should.
This can and will lead to problems - people who got off charges will b... | notcreepycreeper | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: If employers expect a two week notice when employees quit, they should give the same courtesy in return when firing someone.
I’ll start off by saying I don’t mean this for major situations where someone needs to be let go right away. If someone is stealing, obviously you don’t need to give them a two week notice.... | [removed]
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That’s exactly how I think it should be. If you just think they suck, pay them out two weeks and let them go.
I know it sounds dramatic, but people expect you to suck it up and work a shit job for two more weeks so you don’t “burn” professional bridges.
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For what it's worth (not saying this is en... | I mean... whatever they might "prefer", you are, in fact, free to leave at any time without legal consequence.
And they are free to fire you at any time, with only the legal consequences related to employment law... no matter what *you* prefer.
And both of you are free to complain about that behavior however you wan... | jcdlzh | CMV: If employers expect a two week notice when employees quit, they should give the same courtesy in return when firing someone. | I’ll start off by saying I don’t mean this for major situations where someone needs to be let go right away. If someone is stealing, obviously you don’t need to give them a two week notice.
So to my point.
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I’ll start off by saying I don’t mean this for major situations where someone needs to be let go right away. If someone is stealing, obviously you don’t need to give them a two week notice.... | this is actually common in other countries, but for some more vital occupations its still a habit of having them leave right away to prevent sabotage, people fired through no fault of their own tend to hold a grudge.
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I totally agree. And I know being fired then given two weeks may not be motivation to work. The ... | It is rude and unprofessional for a company to fire someone without notice. I don't know anyone who would say otherwise. I really don't see the hypocrisy. Do you have any examples?
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A friend of mine got a new job and put in a 2 week notice. Her employer asked her to stay for a month while she trained someone else.... | jcdlzh | CMV: If employers expect a two week notice when employees quit, they should give the same courtesy in return when firing someone. | I’ll start off by saying I don’t mean this for major situations where someone needs to be let go right away. If someone is stealing, obviously you don’t need to give them a two week notice.
So to my point.
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CMV: Nozick's conclusion from the utility monster thought experiment is flawed.
Nozick's thought experiment postulates a being that receives greater utility from a unit of resources than any other being, and should thus be given all (or at least unproportionally many) resources in priority over any other being. Conseq... | I think you make a major mistake on premise 1 that has a ripple effect on all of your later premises, so I'll focus on that first. It can be assumed from the thought experiment that the utility monster doesn't experience diminishing returns. That's part of what makes a utility monster a utility monster. Remember that t... | Let me offer a minor modification to the utility monster: even if one monster is subject to diminishing returns, if our only goal is to maximize utility then we can and must breed as many as possible and dedicate as much resources to the program as possible.
Starving children are a good guess but they do not have high... | 5qjljk | CMV: Nozick's conclusion from the utility monster thought experiment is flawed. | Nozick's thought experiment postulates a being that receives greater utility from a unit of resources than any other being, and should thus be given all (or at least unproportionally many) resources in priority over any other being. Consequently, the existence of utility monsters makes utilitarianism very implausible.
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CMV:"True altruism" should be much less empathic.
Let me explain the title better. I believe that a "true altruist" should be someone that doesn't really care what happens to the people he helps, but does it nonetheless (as long as there is no other reason to do it like being seen as a "good person" and such). They ju... | It is hard to be 0% egoistic because at the end of the day, self-preservation is a strong part of our instinct and a basis to most of the stuff we do on a daily basis.
That being said, why should we care so much if someone is not 100% altruistic? If they are helping others and feeling good about it, I'm not sure what ... | [deleted]
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That's not really challenging my view though, it just means that "true altruism" is pretty much impossible unless you simply have no empathy. | 9dkcf1 | CMV:"True altruism" should be much less empathic. | Let me explain the title better. I believe that a "true altruist" should be someone that doesn't really care what happens to the people he helps, but does it nonetheless (as long as there is no other reason to do it like being seen as a "good person" and such). They just help because they feel like it or because they t... | agaminon22 | 5 | 2 | [
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CMV: The Bible is sexist.
By "The Bible", I am including both the canonical Old Testament and the New Testament. By "sexist", I mean that the Bible portrays women as completely inferior to men. Its overall message towards women is condescending at best, and murderous at worst. However, I'm open to the idea that I may ... | From a historical-critical scholarship lens (i.e., what did the authors of the books of the Bible "really" originally mean), there is probably no doubt that, by contemporary standards, the men who wrote the Bible were sexist. They believed in a kind of natural hierarchy and separation of humans by their gender. The soc... | The Bible is a book. It's either simply an accurate re-telling of actual events and people, or it's a work of fiction, but in either case, it's a book. It cannot be sexist, per se.
Now that sounds like semantics until you said "I'm not saying Christianity is sexist." The Bible (the Christian one, obviously) is a ... | 9djdlk | CMV: The Bible is sexist. | By "The Bible", I am including both the canonical Old Testament and the New Testament. By "sexist", I mean that the Bible portrays women as completely inferior to men. Its overall message towards women is condescending at best, and murderous at worst. However, I'm open to the idea that I may simply be reading it wrong,... | Phenenas | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: the US should ban antibiotics use in the meat industry
Right now, the meat industry relies on massive doses of antibiotics to enable industrial methods of raising farm animals like chicken, pigs and cattle. This leads to bacteria developing resistance to antibiotics, which means that such antibiotics can no long... | I actually have something to contribute for once! My friend did a thesis on the economics of converting standard farms to organic type farms. One of those components was was that any food that is certified as USDA organic cannot have any antibiotics found in it. This causes a few issues.
First, lets talk about the bad... | I don't think you have much evidence to support that antibiotics in livestock is adding to healthcare costs, or hospital visits overall. That's a strong stance based on ostensibly nothing.
Though what you're claiming could potentially be accurate, it would require a complete overhaul of a huge industry with enormous e... | jbp2xy | CMV: the US should ban antibiotics use in the meat industry | Right now, the meat industry relies on massive doses of antibiotics to enable industrial methods of raising farm animals like chicken, pigs and cattle. This leads to bacteria developing resistance to antibiotics, which means that such antibiotics can no longer be effective for human use, and result in deaths from vari... | thisdamnhoneybadger | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: There is, without a doubt, life elsewhere in the universe.
Whether aliens are abducting people or flying through our sky or leaving crop circles or directed the design of our ancient monuments is all up for debate, but just from a statistical point of view, i don't see how anyone could believe that we are the onl... | The argument the other way is fundamentally that
Life is a) incredibly rare & b) naturally fleeting and self destructive
The chances of life existing on Earth was such an unlikely coincidence that while yes, statistically life should exist again during this universe's lifespan, it's very unlikely that it also exist... | Let’s assume sentient life appears at some point in the universe. If that is the case, we must also assume that some planet would have been the first to have it. For all we know, ours could have been that planet.
I think it’s very likely that there is sentient life in other planets. I just can’t agree that there is no... | f88uwm | CMV: There is, without a doubt, life elsewhere in the universe. | Whether aliens are abducting people or flying through our sky or leaving crop circles or directed the design of our ancient monuments is all up for debate, but just from a statistical point of view, i don't see how anyone could believe that we are the only lifeforms in the universe.
In billions of years, throughout th... | awalakaiehu | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: we should require masks for airplanes/airports regardless of Covid statistics.
Covid was a wakeup call. We are again and again going to see a terrible pandemic spread widely across the world before we realize what is happening, and a decent proportion of these pandemics will involve air travel as a key driver of... | You must not fly much. If you want to wear a mask, then by all means wear a mask. I fly twice a month and I can tell you that many of us business travelers won't go two plus years of wearing a mask again. Out of about 90 of my coworkers there's only 4 of us that still fly, everyone else is taking their time and driv... | [removed]
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Not in the least. I'm for taking common sense precautions when everything and everybody is a justifiable petri dish of disease but please, call me anti-freedom. | uwyp42 | CMV: we should require masks for airplanes/airports regardless of Covid statistics. | Covid was a wakeup call. We are again and again going to see a terrible pandemic spread widely across the world before we realize what is happening, and a decent proportion of these pandemics will involve air travel as a key driver of early transmission. Requiring everyone on airplanes and in airports to mask up will... | GnosticGnome | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Hate speech is a law that should be kept.
Hate speech, at least in the UK, [has this definition.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech).
What is defined as hate speech is a verbal attack on a group, with little added discussion.
I think the laws primary focus is protecting groups from long term mentaly d... | The idea of "hate speech" is one of the most dangerous ideas discussed today. It's a real threat to any kind of open and free society, since, in essence, hate speech is free speech that certain people/groups do not like. According to the hyperlink in your article, definition of hate speech is:
**Hate speech is spe... | The law is an opinion with a gun. A hate speech law says, "it's better to shoot you than allow you to hurt someone's feelings."
What distinguishes *civilization* from *barbarism*? Violence. Under barbarism you resolve a dispute with an axe to the skull. In a civilized society we've figured out to resolve as many d... | 92xedf | CMV: Hate speech is a law that should be kept. | Hate speech, at least in the UK, [has this definition.](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech).
What is defined as hate speech is a verbal attack on a group, with little added discussion.
I think the laws primary focus is protecting groups from long term mentaly draining and abusive remarks that would otherwise... | SirBackspace | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: All bullies should be expelled
Let the students know in advance the consequences of bullying. One strike, and they're expelled.
Some may say that this is too extreme, but anyone who has been a direct victim of bullying would know that it has long-term and sometimes permanent physical and psychological effects on... | This is how you raise entire generations of weak, over sensitive people.
Kids make fun of each other all the time, you can’t expel kids for calling each other names and stuff like that.
Prolonged harassment, stalking, beatings, etc warrant disciplinary actions. Kids who don’t get along should be allowed to not get a... | Dude, almost all kids are both bullies and bullied at some point in school, that's part of being a kid. Obviously extreme cases should be expelled but if you start kicking every kid who bullies any other kid at any point in school out you're going to have like a 2℅ graduation rate. What good does it do anyone if most p... | 92x7pe | CMV: All bullies should be expelled | Let the students know in advance the consequences of bullying. One strike, and they're expelled.
Some may say that this is too extreme, but anyone who has been a direct victim of bullying would know that it has long-term and sometimes permanent physical and psychological effects on the victim and does more damage then... | Inovox | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: To say that worker bees are “female” is forced, and merely born from desperately wishing to maintain that all sexually reproductive species have two sexes
There are two definitions of "sex" in biology, with almost universal overlap:
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- The sex that produces th... | Worker bees actually have the capacity to produce eggs.
Many of them can’t, but “laying worker bees” exist at low rates in all hives and in queenless hives can at least somewhat replenish the drone population.
However, drones are the only type of bee that can be produced by this type of worker bee and the hives can... | You're basically saying if while pregnant you did something to an XX fetus that made her not develop her sexual organs as she grew that she would not be a she and instead a new sex.
Worker bees from what I understand are simply infertile females they don't produce gametes because they are infertile but they have the ... | o9n1o9 | CMV: To say that worker bees are “female” is forced, and merely born from desperately wishing to maintain that all sexually reproductive species have two sexes | There are two definitions of "sex" in biology, with almost universal overlap:
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These definitions in and of itself are rather forced to begin with and born from attempting to wrangle non-analogeous and non-homo... | behold_the_castrato | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: Islam is inherently violent.
I live in France and work at a school, for the most part the Muslim students are a huge problem all the time. They don’t listen to authority and are violent students. I’d say the culture they’re raised in is the biggest issue.
It can be frustrating dealing with but you have to do wha... | You don't judge Islam by Muslims, you judge Muslims by Islam. I hope it's not too hard to grasp for you.
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Apparently it is. I don’t understand what you mean
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These Muslims were part of Islam though. They worshipped all the time and those specifically are a problem. The non... | Clarification: inherently violent in a way different from every, single other human ideology? If so, then no. If not, then of course I agree. Humans are inherently violent. We're essentially incapable of producing anything else.
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You could argue that some ideology’s are more inherently violent than others. I mean ... | 92w1kf | CMV: Islam is inherently violent. | I live in France and work at a school, for the most part the Muslim students are a huge problem all the time. They don’t listen to authority and are violent students. I’d say the culture they’re raised in is the biggest issue.
It can be frustrating dealing with but you have to do what you have to do and I strongly bel... | depressedandupset134 | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: you should need a diagnosis of gender dysphoria to change your legal gender and be considered trans.
If someone doesn’t have genuine discomfort due to their biological sex and assigned gender at birth, what exactly would be the impetus to transition to something else, other than chasing social clout, what they pe... | > If someone doesn’t have genuine discomfort due to their biological sex and assigned gender at birth, what exactly would be the impetus to transition to something else
Because this person likes to do so. It's his body and why should he not be entitled to modify it as he pleases?
Does one need a some diagnosis of “ta... | There's always going to be bad people, i don't see why we should make things harder for good people, just so bad people have it harder too. I'd rather help 99 people who don't deserve it than not help 1 who does. And in your example it would be the opposite, making things harder for 99 percent of genuine People to effe... | qyv70r | CMV: you should need a diagnosis of gender dysphoria to change your legal gender and be considered trans. | If someone doesn’t have genuine discomfort due to their biological sex and assigned gender at birth, what exactly would be the impetus to transition to something else, other than chasing social clout, what they perceive as a trend, or what they perceive from the outside as a social benefit to being trans?
I don’t beli... | OddGuidance907 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Child Labor Laws in the United States should be relaxed so that children of poor families have the option to work and help their families instead of going to school, and compulsory education should end at grade 8.
I think many families, and the kids themselves, would be better off if they could start working full... | The problem with this is the number of children who would be *forced* into jobs. I'm sure your intentions are good, but this would be abused to no end by both parents and employers.
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While I was writing this I did not consider that many families would also force their kids to work when they would rather ... | What if we raised wages so that child labor wasn't even desired?
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I’m not opposed to raising the minimum wage, but in my community many people’s “wages” are government checks, and they raise these wages by having more children. That was part of the reason why I was thinking about this.
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is this really "your c... | o9q0q9 | CMV: Child Labor Laws in the United States should be relaxed so that children of poor families have the option to work and help their families instead of going to school, and compulsory education should end at grade 8. | I think many families, and the kids themselves, would be better off if they could start working full time at a young age (13-14) to earn money for their families instead of going to school. Especially in this day and age where a high school diploma alone is essentially meaningless when it comes to securing a high paid ... | [deleted] | 3 | 3 | [
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I think many families, and the kids themselves, would be better off if they could start working full... | The problem with this is the number of children who would be *forced* into jobs. I'm sure your intentions are good, but this would be abused to no end by both parents and employers.
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I’m not opposed to raising the minimum wage, but in my community many people’s “wages” are government checks, and they raise these wages by having more children. That was part of the reason why I was thinking about this. | o9q0q9 | CMV: Child Labor Laws in the United States should be relaxed so that children of poor families have the option to work and help their families instead of going to school, and compulsory education should end at grade 8. | I think many families, and the kids themselves, would be better off if they could start working full time at a young age (13-14) to earn money for their families instead of going to school. Especially in this day and age where a high school diploma alone is essentially meaningless when it comes to securing a high paid ... | [deleted] | 5 | 2 | [
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CMV: I think Russian diplomats, state affiliated people, and armed forces members should be openly cancelled
And I personally think that they should be banned from society coexisting at all. A great example of what I think that should happen is what happened to the Russian embassy in Dublin. Denying them oil even if t... | >And I personally think that they should be banned from society coexisting at all.
This is purely emotionally driven and not strategic in the slightest. The rest of your post tells me that you're being driven by rage more than any actual care for Ukrainian lives.
>spreading clear propaganda and bogging the mind of th... | You cannot attack diplomats. Other than this being a literal declaration of war there is even more fundamental reason behind this. Diplomats are the gateway for communication. They are the people that allow states to discuss with each others in order for example create peace and stop wars.
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I don't see any Russian... | uworta | CMV: I think Russian diplomats, state affiliated people, and armed forces members should be openly cancelled | And I personally think that they should be banned from society coexisting at all. A great example of what I think that should happen is what happened to the Russian embassy in Dublin. Denying them oil even if they can buy it, ramming a truck on their door, allowing protesters to throw eggs at the staff , and allow cont... | matthewbrazilian | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I think Russian diplomats, state affiliated people, and armed forces members should be openly cancelled
And I personally think that they should be banned from society coexisting at all. A great example of what I think that should happen is what happened to the Russian embassy in Dublin. Denying them oil even if t... | You cannot attack diplomats. Other than this being a literal declaration of war there is even more fundamental reason behind this. Diplomats are the gateway for communication. They are the people that allow states to discuss with each others in order for example create peace and stop wars.
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I don't see any Russian... | Would you advocate similar for the Saoudi embassies because of the war in Yemen? Or back in the day for US embassies because of the war in Iraq or Afghanistan?
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I wouldn't. The situation is different. The problem was local. Let it happen. Shrug to it.
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Absurd - Ukraine is at least as local to Russia as Yemen ... | uworta | CMV: I think Russian diplomats, state affiliated people, and armed forces members should be openly cancelled | And I personally think that they should be banned from society coexisting at all. A great example of what I think that should happen is what happened to the Russian embassy in Dublin. Denying them oil even if they can buy it, ramming a truck on their door, allowing protesters to throw eggs at the staff , and allow cont... | matthewbrazilian | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: I think Russian diplomats, state affiliated people, and armed forces members should be openly cancelled
And I personally think that they should be banned from society coexisting at all. A great example of what I think that should happen is what happened to the Russian embassy in Dublin. Denying them oil even if t... | Right now Russian soldiers are killing civilians. Russian generals are commanding them. On the top you have Kremlin and Putin. These are people who need to stopped and possible killed.
Diplomats are not killing anyone. They are civilians in this conflict. They are innocent. They just work for the bad guys.
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I don't see any Russian... | uworta | CMV: I think Russian diplomats, state affiliated people, and armed forces members should be openly cancelled | And I personally think that they should be banned from society coexisting at all. A great example of what I think that should happen is what happened to the Russian embassy in Dublin. Denying them oil even if they can buy it, ramming a truck on their door, allowing protesters to throw eggs at the staff , and allow cont... | matthewbrazilian | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Plastic bottled water should be banned.
In 2017, 13.7 million bottles have been consumed by Americans. About 70 percent of those water bottles aren't recycled. You probably already know that plastic bottles that aren't recycled, end up in land fills, bodies of water, etc. Plastic water bottles also uses our natur... | Personally, I think instead of a full out ban, recycling should be pushed harder. I recycle almost all bottles, some slip, but bottled water is needed for hard to reach locations, runners, who need quick and easy drinks, and lots of other reasons. You have very good points though.
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In Norway you pay 2 NOK (0.25 US... | Bottled water is strictly better than soda, no? Only a few of the people giving up bottled water will switch to cups; many will go to soda.
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This, for sure. Just imagining the shift in boring meetings alone from grabbing a tiny water bottle in the conference room to wash down the dry cookies to getting the soda i... | 92ownj | CMV: Plastic bottled water should be banned. | In 2017, 13.7 million bottles have been consumed by Americans. About 70 percent of those water bottles aren't recycled. You probably already know that plastic bottles that aren't recycled, end up in land fills, bodies of water, etc. Plastic water bottles also uses our natural resources like petroleum (crude oil) which ... | erikjaccurdy | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: I am a recluse that wants nothing to do with society.
I'm a 27 year old virgin male that still lives with my parents. Ever since I left college I hardly ever leave my house. That was around 5 years ago. I have had around 3 mental breakdowns in my life revolving around exisential depression, OCD and depersonlizati... | The problem with trying to change your view by conversing on Reddit is that your view is a manifestation of what sounds like pretty serious depression. Not seeing the point in anything, being completely unmotivated, these are symptoms of depression, which is a mental disorder that can be addressed by various means, but... | I'm glad you'd like to change your view. However, I do want to caution you that for some of the things you've mentioned it may not be merely a matter of changing your view. It may also be a matter of seeking treatment as well as learning to understand various patterns of behaviour within yourself and others.
Hav... | b1p7pr | CMV: I am a recluse that wants nothing to do with society. | I'm a 27 year old virgin male that still lives with my parents. Ever since I left college I hardly ever leave my house. That was around 5 years ago. I have had around 3 mental breakdowns in my life revolving around exisential depression, OCD and depersonlization disorder. I find myself detaching more and more from huma... | [deleted] | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: We should all commit to free speech
I’m of the opinion that as a society we should make an almost 100% commitment to free speech and the open exchange of ideas. I also think that this is bigger than the First Amendment which only restricts the government from limiting speech. In addition to this, social media, ne... | I don't even understand using Dave Chapelle as an example because like, was he fined? Did he go to jail? What consequences did he even face, aside from people saying that his show was bad? Commitment to freedom of speech means that you can't do media criticism if the media is even slightly political; it's automatically... | Why is Dave Chappelle afforded this 100% commitment to free speech, but netflix subscribers and other members of the public that may have issues with what he's said have to shut up? I mean you've said just "don't watch it", so you're effectively telling them to just shut up, aren't you?
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I'm not sure if I understa... | qytce3 | CMV: We should all commit to free speech | I’m of the opinion that as a society we should make an almost 100% commitment to free speech and the open exchange of ideas. I also think that this is bigger than the First Amendment which only restricts the government from limiting speech. In addition to this, social media, news organizations, entertainment producers,... | bluepillarmy | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: Atheists calling God "Sky Daddy" Should Not Be Viewed as Offensive.
Christians often refer to God as "Father", and children often informally refer to their father's as "Daddy. Christians often believe God is living in Heaven, which can be perceived to be in/near the sky. So an atheist calling God "Sky Daddy" shou... | Except that calling God "sky daddy" is purposefully meant to be derogatory.
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How is it meant to be derogatory? What's derogatory about it exactly? I call my father Daddy, age 19, and he finds it cute, not derogatory. Same concept, right?
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Even [WordSense](https://www.wordsense.eu/sky_daddy/) tags it as deroga... | All language is contextual. Any reasonable person who understands both the English language and the reasons why someone would use that phrase toward a Christian person would also know that it is not generally used with friendly and respectful intent.
Maybe it wouldn't be viewed as offensive if it wasn't intended to be... | o9ow23 | CMV: Atheists calling God "Sky Daddy" Should Not Be Viewed as Offensive. | Christians often refer to God as "Father", and children often informally refer to their father's as "Daddy. Christians often believe God is living in Heaven, which can be perceived to be in/near the sky. So an atheist calling God "Sky Daddy" should not be viewed as offensive, just cute.
Christians often see themselves... | AbiLovesTheology | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Atheists calling God "Sky Daddy" Should Not Be Viewed as Offensive.
Christians often refer to God as "Father", and children often informally refer to their father's as "Daddy. Christians often believe God is living in Heaven, which can be perceived to be in/near the sky. So an atheist calling God "Sky Daddy" shou... | All language is contextual. Any reasonable person who understands both the English language and the reasons why someone would use that phrase toward a Christian person would also know that it is not generally used with friendly and respectful intent.
Maybe it wouldn't be viewed as offensive if it wasn't intended to be... | Except that calling God "sky daddy" is purposefully meant to be derogatory.
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How is it meant to be derogatory? What's derogatory about it exactly? I call my father Daddy, age 19, and he finds it cute, not derogatory. Same concept, right?
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How do you feel when others call him your daddy?
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My sister - fine... | o9ow23 | CMV: Atheists calling God "Sky Daddy" Should Not Be Viewed as Offensive. | Christians often refer to God as "Father", and children often informally refer to their father's as "Daddy. Christians often believe God is living in Heaven, which can be perceived to be in/near the sky. So an atheist calling God "Sky Daddy" should not be viewed as offensive, just cute.
Christians often see themselves... | AbiLovesTheology | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: The best time to be born was in the mid 20th century and it will never be rivaled
The middle of the 20th century saw the end of the war for the nations involved in the war. Independence for the countries under colonial rule and democracies cropping up in many countries.
Being born in this post war era, where peo... | In 1950, segregation in the USA was still legal. Jim Crow laws still existed.
How would that be better for people of color?
Never mind how awful it might at have been for LGBT folks.
And wait, what? You think pollution didn’t exist in the 1950s? We literally used to detonate nuclear weapons above ground over the Pac... | Out of curiosity, how are you able to look thousands of years into the future to be able to claim it'll never be rivalled?
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Because currently the world runs on greed. Unsustainable mining of resources and usage of fossil fuels has wreaked havoc on the environment.
We cannot satiate our hunger for tech.
Incentive... | uw8et1 | CMV: The best time to be born was in the mid 20th century and it will never be rivaled | The middle of the 20th century saw the end of the war for the nations involved in the war. Independence for the countries under colonial rule and democracies cropping up in many countries.
Being born in this post war era, where people were anti-war and determined to improve the quality of life and live their life to t... | Maddoc_71 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Paternity should be opt-in
As someone with no risk of becoming pregnant, I don’t feel confortable talking about abortion legislation.
I do feel confortable talking about parenting legislation however, as it is something that might affect me one day with possible massive effect.
Once the child is birthed, I cons... | I think there's a good argument for so-called "paper abortion" during the first trimester of pregnancy or up to whatever is the normal cutoff for abortion. But arguing that that "right of abandonment" for fathers should extend to already birthed children is just absurd. So what, you're giving men the right to up and le... | Paternity is opt in.......don't practice safe sex and you've opted in.
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What about birth-control failure ?
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Condoms very very rarely fail. In fact the WHO has the failure rate at 2%.
Contraceptive pill is 99.7% effective
Even then there is the morning after pill.
Contraceptive failure is not an excuse.... | qyryzt | CMV: Paternity should be opt-in | As someone with no risk of becoming pregnant, I don’t feel confortable talking about abortion legislation.
I do feel confortable talking about parenting legislation however, as it is something that might affect me one day with possible massive effect.
Once the child is birthed, I consider any parent as strict equal, ... | BadGyalElise | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: Society can't do anything, nor do they need to do anything for people who are single and sad about being single
I know 'incel' has a weird connotation, but what I mean is, I saw yet again so many posts about men saying 'dating is hard'. I don't get a lot of matches etc. I will preface by saying I'm autistic woman... | Would you say that a community where the only black person can't get a date because that person is black should not do anything about it?
Shouldn't "society" always try to remove barriers that prevent good people from gaining social benefit rather than granting it to bad people? Would it be a better world if the va... | How about the fact that after 40 years of woman tiring of being sexual beings and wanting to be seen as equals we are suddenly in an era where is completely acceptable for a woman to have height requirements? Or that men without a beard are less of a man. Case in point, men will go for a woman who admittedly says she i... | sbd7ga | CMV: Society can't do anything, nor do they need to do anything for people who are single and sad about being single | I know 'incel' has a weird connotation, but what I mean is, I saw yet again so many posts about men saying 'dating is hard'. I don't get a lot of matches etc. I will preface by saying I'm autistic woman and not very pretty, so I understand being sad about being single. However, even if I acknowledge being a woman I'll ... | WaterDemonPhoenix | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: America should federally legalize cannabis
America should federally legalize cannabis. Using Californias model. Then use the taxes from the industry to fund social programs. Release people incarcerated for non violent cannabis charges, and expunge their criminal record of the charges, and paying reprimands. The g... | ​
The primary Federal law governing alcohol policy is the 21st Amendment, which repealed national prohibition. It also gives individual States control over: Whether to allow sale of alcohol in the State. Whether to allow importing alcohol into the State.
If alcohol is not federally legalized why should weed be... | We should federally legalize marijuana, but california's model is a dumpster fire.
After state legalization, the taxes and regulation are so absurd that illegal marijuana is bigger than ever.
California is the center of NIMBYism which is the cause of the housing crisis. Dumping money on the problem without addressing... | vpyfw8 | CMV: America should federally legalize cannabis | America should federally legalize cannabis. Using Californias model. Then use the taxes from the industry to fund social programs. Release people incarcerated for non violent cannabis charges, and expunge their criminal record of the charges, and paying reprimands. The government must not leave this decision up to the ... | shotwithchris | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: "We already know that not all X" is not a valid defense for a generalization.
For example, consider this:
* A: Men think they're all entitled to sex because they were nice to you once. Fuck them.
* B: Not all men are like that. I would never rape anyone. You shouldn't generalize like that.
* A: Stop derailing t... | > Firstly, it's not clear what the speaker actually means. They could mean that most people are like that, or that some people are like that, or that a couple people they met are like that. This is ambiguous and unclear.
Really? I don't have a huge amount of trouble figuring out people probably don't really mean "all... | I’m confused. You know what they *mean*, as does everyone else, but you are choosing to be annoyed by the thing you know the phrase doesn’t mean?
If the language is effective enough for the meaning to be understood, why be pedantic about it? Language doesn’t work that way, plenty of common idioms don’t make literal s... | 9oskpe | CMV: "We already know that not all X" is not a valid defense for a generalization. | For example, consider this:
* A: Men think they're all entitled to sex because they were nice to you once. Fuck them.
* B: Not all men are like that. I would never rape anyone. You shouldn't generalize like that.
* A: Stop derailing the conversation. I already know that not all men are like that. I never said that al... | wecl0me12 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Conservitives fail. They have been wrong on nearly every major and minor issues in America and should have zero political and media power until they can prove they were right about somthing and states can stand on its own.
I used to think there were valid points and success in both sides of the American political... | You seem to have a severe case of selection bias.
Eugenics was a "progressive" idea that failed and is now remembered as abhorent.
The nuclear family is one of the most effective social structures for preventing delinquency in minors and later criminal behavior.
Communism and Socialism are decidedly left-wing and de... | Its funny you mention anti-vax. Anti-vax is an oddly left phenomenon. While almost every politician (left, right and center) are for vaccination, it is traditionally left leaning states that are encountering issues. Minnesota, NYC, Southern California, and Washington state have all had measles outbreaks in the last dec... | 85mtmr | CMV: Conservitives fail. They have been wrong on nearly every major and minor issues in America and should have zero political and media power until they can prove they were right about somthing and states can stand on its own. | I used to think there were valid points and success in both sides of the American political system until I started trying to defend my views from liberals on a scientific level. Going from an anti-vaxxer creationist conservatives to now extremely liberal, I can't for the life of me find any redeeming argument on the ri... | Zelk | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Conservitives fail. They have been wrong on nearly every major and minor issues in America and should have zero political and media power until they can prove they were right about somthing and states can stand on its own.
I used to think there were valid points and success in both sides of the American political... | What is to say if a policy has been successful or not in terms of its overall impact on society? For example, we may or may not be better off as a society had we never had the New Deal or the Great Society reforms. Perhaps we would have been better staying out of WWI, letting in end in a stalemate or German win and not... | Its funny you mention anti-vax. Anti-vax is an oddly left phenomenon. While almost every politician (left, right and center) are for vaccination, it is traditionally left leaning states that are encountering issues. Minnesota, NYC, Southern California, and Washington state have all had measles outbreaks in the last dec... | 85mtmr | CMV: Conservitives fail. They have been wrong on nearly every major and minor issues in America and should have zero political and media power until they can prove they were right about somthing and states can stand on its own. | I used to think there were valid points and success in both sides of the American political system until I started trying to defend my views from liberals on a scientific level. Going from an anti-vaxxer creationist conservatives to now extremely liberal, I can't for the life of me find any redeeming argument on the ri... | Zelk | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: "White privilege" is a counterproductive way to talk about power imbalances
**Some context before I explain my view**: I'm a sociology and anthropology professor at a small liberal arts college in the American South. The school is both more conservative \*and\* more heavily African American than most colleges, an... | This is a really interesting post, so thanks for that :)
I know what you mean about people getting defensive. I am white, and I consider myself to be pretty understanding and empathetic toward minorities who have suffered injustice - **and yet** - there has been a time or two when I've read someone's social media post... | Is this pushback in your entry level classes or is this the more advanced studies? I ask because my college biology teacher had what I considered a very good approach in her class. She said from day one in her 101 section that this is not the class to debate the legitimacy of evolution. If you are here in an introducto... | 8nbksv | CMV: "White privilege" is a counterproductive way to talk about power imbalances | **Some context before I explain my view**: I'm a sociology and anthropology professor at a small liberal arts college in the American South. The school is both more conservative \*and\* more heavily African American than most colleges, and my view has been informed by teaching in that environment. I'm from New York and... | Roogovelt | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: The Jet's more than likely tanked last nights game.
The Jets have yet to win a game this season and are the front runners for the No. 1 overall pick. This will let them draft Trevor Lawrence who has generational level hype around him. On a season where they are already out of the playoff hunt and everyone knew go... | [deleted]
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I think he should. Who would want to play for that org if you are talented enough to have options?
The problem with just saying he is an idiot is that he is still an NFL DC and has been one for a while for multiple teams, so he is smart enough to convince multiple teams that he is the very best availab... | They literally fired the guy who made that call the next day.
If they were tanking, why wouldn’t they retain the one guy who appears to be more on board with that through the end of the season to guarantee it?
Edit: Personally, the biggest mistake that cost then the game was one made by Gase, but is emblematic of th... | k8lmmg | CMV: The Jet's more than likely tanked last nights game. | The Jets have yet to win a game this season and are the front runners for the No. 1 overall pick. This will let them draft Trevor Lawrence who has generational level hype around him. On a season where they are already out of the playoff hunt and everyone knew going in that they weren't going to compete getting him is f... | Frekkes | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Millennials are justified in killing the industries we don't find value in.
For a couple years, article after article have come out crying Millennials Are Killing X! Chiefly it's the mass produced beer, middle priced chain restaurant, and diamond industries. I only have a few points surrounding these things, and ... | I am a millennial and I view it as slightly different than your stance. I am not justified in killing industries I don't support so much as I am not obligated to support any product. There is an uncountable number of products that I don't purchase, but it doesn't mean that I am actively against said products.
Keep in ... | I actually agree with you OP and as a fiscal conservative myself, I'm perfectly fine with the market ridding itself of things that aren't of value to us. I will give you the argument for the other side of that coin if you will permit me.
If we go by your tidbit that we millennial are indeed the harbingers of sociali... | 85n5zq | CMV: Millennials are justified in killing the industries we don't find value in. | For a couple years, article after article have come out crying Millennials Are Killing X! Chiefly it's the mass produced beer, middle priced chain restaurant, and diamond industries. I only have a few points surrounding these things, and what I'm looking for is for someone to convince me I'm wrong either on moral/ethic... | Literotamus | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: The Left Helped Radicalize Moderate Men Towards the Right
How the Left Alienated and Radicalized Moderate Men
...and why it cost them the 2016 election, and could cost us far more in the future.
Looking at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 election demographics, you'll start to see a pattern. In 2008, moderate men vote... | Are you getting your information from left-leaning sources, or is this what right-wing/redpill sources are telling you leftists believe? (For example, I'm not seeing what Tinder dating has to do with leftist politics, but men dissatisfied with their love lives are easy pickings for conservative ideologues.)
What would... | I think the conservative controlled media, including media like cnn, cherry-pick the most divisive topics the “left” supports and over promotes them so people like you will post stuff like this
Ya Hollywood is full of liberals . It’s also full of racist greedy piles of shit who use art for profit and corruption
I t... | vpy91u | CMV: The Left Helped Radicalize Moderate Men Towards the Right | How the Left Alienated and Radicalized Moderate Men
...and why it cost them the 2016 election, and could cost us far more in the future.
Looking at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 election demographics, you'll start to see a pattern. In 2008, moderate men voted for Obama, in 2012, they were split, and in 2016, they overwhe... | Azraphale89 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Dr. Phil (and other similar shows) do not "exploit" people since they choose to be on the show.
Or they're invited. I'm not sure. I'm sure these people aren't "forced" to be here, unless it's a mom trying to get her daughter on there who refuses. I know Dr. Phil lost his psychology license not long after the show... | Would you say that is general rule? When someone CHOOSES to do something it can never be exploitation?
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Pretty much. Could you name a scenario where they choose and somehow it's still exploitation?
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Choose what? If you offer me an orange juice and I take it and drink it and die because you knew the juice also... | Prostitutes, porn stars, strippers, and waitresses at chains like Hooters also choose to do what they're doing. Are those not exploitative? Real question because it's an internal struggle I have.
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They're not exploitative. If they choose to do something, you can't just say "Oh this poor girl is being exploited bec... | 1oub5x3 | CMV: Dr. Phil (and other similar shows) do not "exploit" people since they choose to be on the show. | Or they're invited. I'm not sure. I'm sure these people aren't "forced" to be here, unless it's a mom trying to get her daughter on there who refuses. I know Dr. Phil lost his psychology license not long after the show aired, and any guest who is going to be on his show must sign a form clarifying that they are there t... | youngsurpriseperson | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Parents/guardians should have additional votes for their dependents who are below voting age
Currently, in US, those under 18 are not eligible to vote and thus have no say in their government. Yet, reducing voting age not only brings with in certain risks, but is impractical for those under reading/writing/speaki... | This is a terrible idea, because it would create perverse incentives for having more children.
It would also create perverse incentives for rich people to “adopt” more children out of foster care, but not actually give them love and care they really need.
Furthermore, it would punish people like me who don’t plan on ... | The less educated have more kids.
---
What's your point? You would want to take votes away from uneducated people? | eoqgrj | CMV: Parents/guardians should have additional votes for their dependents who are below voting age | Currently, in US, those under 18 are not eligible to vote and thus have no say in their government. Yet, reducing voting age not only brings with in certain risks, but is impractical for those under reading/writing/speaking age (say, toddlers and infants). However, those children are full-fledged citizens of this count... | pryoslice | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: There is no purpose to rating the Door Dash Delivery driver.
So I'm new to using Door Dash and it is possible I don't understand the purpose of this feature. But I noticed that you can give the driver stars for performance. However, I don't see any purpose to rating the driver:
1. I cannot choose a prefer drive... | Drivers can be fired.
Had a Door dasher once, who literally sat across the street from my place of work (where we ordered lunch) and was eating food.
You can track them on the GPS, So i walk out side, see him eating my food in the park.
No Stars, Was contacted by Door Dash, was given gift card and dasher was banned
... | It's so they know which Door Dash Delivery drivers are doing their job and which ones aren't. If the drivers score goes below a certain level they will get dropped from the system.
TLDR
It's not for you, it's for the system.
---
Is that the only consequence of less than 5 stars?
---
More or less. | nhxanh | CMV: There is no purpose to rating the Door Dash Delivery driver. | So I'm new to using Door Dash and it is possible I don't understand the purpose of this feature. But I noticed that you can give the driver stars for performance. However, I don't see any purpose to rating the driver:
1. I cannot choose a prefer driver.
2. I cannot choose a driver after the order has been submitted.... | TheMothHour | 3 | 3 | [
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cmv: anything you say is okay as long as everyone that was meant to hear it isn't offended
I believe that it's fine if you say something racist, homophobic, etc. as long as everyone that hears it is okay with it.
I say plenty of horrible things like racist jokes and stuff when I am alone with my friends, we laugh/add... | If I talk to some people, inciting them to attack you and your family, but it doesn't offend the people I'm talking to, is that ok?
---
yes if they were okay with you were saying. It was there choice to actually do it.
---
So I can tell them half truths and flat out lies about you and your family, with the intentio... | Your title indicates that it is okay as long as everyone that was meant to hear it isn't offended.
Your post indicates that it is okay as long as everyone that actually hears it isn't offended.
Which is it?
---
my bad it was actually hears it I will edit it
---
Do you think that it makes sense to talk about wheth... | eoopco | cmv: anything you say is okay as long as everyone that was meant to hear it isn't offended | I believe that it's fine if you say something racist, homophobic, etc. as long as everyone that hears it is okay with it.
I say plenty of horrible things like racist jokes and stuff when I am alone with my friends, we laugh/add onto the joke and I believe what I said is perfectly okay because both me and my pals found... | romancandle4 | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: The word ‘just’ has had a net negative impact on society over the last decade.
During the course of this CMV, I will refer to the word ‘just’ as **the word** (except in my given examples) because I’m treating it like one of the Old Gods, where it gains more power the more it’s said.
I think **the word** has had... | Even if **the word** didn't exist, we would still have ways of expressing all those concepts you are complaining about. **The word** doesn't cause these things - it's just a word we use in communicating them.
---
Correct, it's a tool, and blaming the tool instead of the wielder of the tool isn't totally logical. I aw... | Just what do you mean to say about this word? It's just a word, and in no way responsible for how people use it! I think you should think more about just how much of your examples are the responsibility of people's actions versus their use of this word or another...
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*Oh no, I broke him!*
**Just**... | 77n8qn | CMV: The word ‘just’ has had a net negative impact on society over the last decade. | During the course of this CMV, I will refer to the word ‘just’ as **the word** (except in my given examples) because I’m treating it like one of the Old Gods, where it gains more power the more it’s said.
I think **the word** has had a net negative impact on society for several reasons, grouped below by the general e... | beardedrabbit | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Having to work in today's society is ridiculous and basic income should be available to everyone
I work as a data scientist and I also do some work in automation. The amount of efficiency that can be gained by automating tasks is insanely high, and the work a large amount of people are doing right now have been o... | >- A lot of jobs are redundant and have been automated
Can you give 7 unique examples in different industries?
---
\- Supermarket cashier
\- Factory workers
\- *\`A lotttt* of administration work
\- Money counters
\- Customer service
\- Management of national railways (not fully, partially)
\- Warehouse stock... | I agree with UBI but I think having to work isn't ridiculous by itself.
Some of the work has to be done by humans. Therefore some humans have to work.
---
Yes, I agree. Working isn't ridiculous, but everyone *having* to work is.
---
I would say everyone need to work in some form. They might not be paid directly fo... | k8h8de | CMV: Having to work in today's society is ridiculous and basic income should be available to everyone | I work as a data scientist and I also do some work in automation. The amount of efficiency that can be gained by automating tasks is insanely high, and the work a large amount of people are doing right now have been or are being automated. The effectivity of tasks executed can also be increased drastically through vari... | LeFawsy | 4 | 4 | [
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CMV: The rapid increase in housing prices in the US is not a bubble, but rather is part of a paradigm shift transition towards a highly unequal society.
Houses in the United States, among other western countries, has increased rapidly, outpacing wage earnings. This has occurred for many reasons.
- Foreign Investors
-... | [deleted]
---
And what if they don’t raise rates?
---
Rates are already rising, and the Fed has said they plan to raise rates at least 6 more times this year. It seems basically inevitable that rates will rise. It's also important to note that the mortgage rates from the past couple years were historical lows. 5% m... | If the prices reach the point where no one can afford them, they will go back down. You can only sell something for the amount people are willing and able to pay.
---
People have the live somewhere. Housing has very inelastic demand.
---
True but interest rates also play a rather big role in housing prices. | tnnhsp | CMV: The rapid increase in housing prices in the US is not a bubble, but rather is part of a paradigm shift transition towards a highly unequal society. | Houses in the United States, among other western countries, has increased rapidly, outpacing wage earnings. This has occurred for many reasons.
- Foreign Investors
- Domestic Executive Real Estate Investors
- Supply Chain Issues
- Labor Shortage Issues
- Low Interest Rates
- Zoning Laws
- High Competition Among the W... | _RetroDigital_ | 3 | 3 | [
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"id": "i22nsew",
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"text": "If the prices reach the point where no one can afford them, they will go back down. You can only sell something for the amount people are willing and able to pay.",
"timestamp": 1648221000
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CMV: The rapid increase in housing prices in the US is not a bubble, but rather is part of a paradigm shift transition towards a highly unequal society.
Houses in the United States, among other western countries, has increased rapidly, outpacing wage earnings. This has occurred for many reasons.
- Foreign Investors
-... | [deleted]
---
And what if they don’t raise rates?
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You cherry picked one part of this you don’t agree with….
---
Because it undermines the whole argument.
“If interest rates rise”
But there’s no meaningful incentive to do so. Powell raised it by .25 lol
---
I believe the fed has stated intent for 6 increas... | If the prices reach the point where no one can afford them, they will go back down. You can only sell something for the amount people are willing and able to pay.
---
But it's not just a US market. International firms with billions of dollars can buy them up and rent them out. And it's easier to get approved to ren... | tnnhsp | CMV: The rapid increase in housing prices in the US is not a bubble, but rather is part of a paradigm shift transition towards a highly unequal society. | Houses in the United States, among other western countries, has increased rapidly, outpacing wage earnings. This has occurred for many reasons.
- Foreign Investors
- Domestic Executive Real Estate Investors
- Supply Chain Issues
- Labor Shortage Issues
- Low Interest Rates
- Zoning Laws
- High Competition Among the W... | _RetroDigital_ | 5 | 5 | [
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"text": "[deleted]",
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"timestamp": 1648230551
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"author": "[deleted]",
"id": "i22nsew",
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"text": "If the prices reach the point where no one can afford them, they will go back down. You can only sell something for the amount people are willing and able to pay.",
"timestamp": 1648221000
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CMV: The rapid increase in housing prices in the US is not a bubble, but rather is part of a paradigm shift transition towards a highly unequal society.
Houses in the United States, among other western countries, has increased rapidly, outpacing wage earnings. This has occurred for many reasons.
- Foreign Investors
-... | [deleted]
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You’re very close to changing my mind, would you be able to explain what you wrote in a more simple way? Because I think I get the gist somewhat buts all complicated how it intertwines
---
The poster above did a good job of providing a through explanation. I'll try to simplify it into a few brief sn... | If the prices reach the point where no one can afford them, they will go back down. You can only sell something for the amount people are willing and able to pay.
---
But it's not just a US market. International firms with billions of dollars can buy them up and rent them out. And it's easier to get approved to ren... | tnnhsp | CMV: The rapid increase in housing prices in the US is not a bubble, but rather is part of a paradigm shift transition towards a highly unequal society. | Houses in the United States, among other western countries, has increased rapidly, outpacing wage earnings. This has occurred for many reasons.
- Foreign Investors
- Domestic Executive Real Estate Investors
- Supply Chain Issues
- Labor Shortage Issues
- Low Interest Rates
- Zoning Laws
- High Competition Among the W... | _RetroDigital_ | 3 | 3 | [
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"text": "[deleted]",
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"timestamp": 1648221000
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CMV: (Videogames) Galimulator is set in the same universe as Rimworld
Galimulator and Rimworld are set in the same galaxy, they just portray the same broken empire from different POVs:
Rimworld shows the short term from the POV of the survivors. You control a colony after their empire broke down and must survive as l... | > Each rimworld contains "factions" a term also found in galimulator: Some are hostile, some are peaceful, and you can choose to aid or oppose the broken empire's faction, which fits with galimulator lore of choosing a peaceful or aggressive approach to disband factions.
Having factions that can be peaceful or hostil... | I play Rimworld, but not Galimulator, so I can only ask questions here - the most pertinent being "is there FTL travel in Galimulator"?
---
Not apparently, but fleets can be seen traveling around and even crossing the galaxy if their empire is big enough for that.
Plus if you play with dynasty mode on, you can see p... | k8h049 | CMV: (Videogames) Galimulator is set in the same universe as Rimworld | Galimulator and Rimworld are set in the same galaxy, they just portray the same broken empire from different POVs:
Rimworld shows the short term from the POV of the survivors. You control a colony after their empire broke down and must survive as long as you can.
Galimulator portrays the long term from the POV of a G... | RafeHaab | 5 | 2 | [
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CMV: School bus traffic stop laws are too strict in the US, and cars should be allowed to slowly/safely pass a stopped school bus.
Whenever I browse the frontpage of reddit, I often find posts like [these](https://www.reddit.com/r/instantkarma/comments/k7wlk1/passing_a_school_bus/), showing cars passing a school bus, ... | How would you handle no passing zones that buses stop at? Also add in that stopping for the bus for both lanes insures that if a kid has to cross the street it's safer for them
---
What are no passing zones? If your lane is to narrow to pass the bus, because it is only one lane, then cars can't pass, if that is what ... | > In almost every other country, the law is "pass at slow speeds", "pass at 20mph", or "pass safely, grant right of way to crossing school children".
Which countries?
---
According to [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_bus_traffic_stop_laws),
New Zealand and Australia allow passing at defined speeds.
... | k8e8v0 | CMV: School bus traffic stop laws are too strict in the US, and cars should be allowed to slowly/safely pass a stopped school bus. | Whenever I browse the frontpage of reddit, I often find posts like [these](https://www.reddit.com/r/instantkarma/comments/k7wlk1/passing_a_school_bus/), showing cars passing a school bus, and the following fallout (police chases the offending car to hand out a $500+ fine, demerit points, etc.).
I can see why people wa... | reatter | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Kneeling During the National Anthem is not Disrespectful to America, Veterans, or Really Anyone at All
For a little background, this is a topic my view has been evolving on for some time. When professional athletes first started kneeling during the national anthem a few years ago, my opinion was more along the li... | [removed]
---
Not the OP, but to answer this:
> I'd like to take a step back and ask why we cheapen the national anthem by playing it at sporting events in the first place
the key reason for playing the national anthem at professional sports events are to a) to market professional sports leagues to audiences as "p... | Respect is a social construct. There are no concrete rules on what is or isn't respectful. If enough people believe that it is, then it is.
Recent turmoil on this topic seems to indicate that a fairly large proportion of americans do feel that it is disrespectful. So it is.
---
While I agree that respect is a socia... | i2qpsl | CMV: Kneeling During the National Anthem is not Disrespectful to America, Veterans, or Really Anyone at All | For a little background, this is a topic my view has been evolving on for some time. When professional athletes first started kneeling during the national anthem a few years ago, my opinion was more along the lines of "I respect your right to peacefully protest, but I disagree with your actions and find them disrespect... | jangusryruri | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: Faith and Hope should not be considered virtues, and on average they do more harm than good
Faith and hope are two of the heavenly virtues (although the specific list of heavenly virtues isn't that relevant to my view). Even you're not into the religious aspects of it, I think most would agree they are things tha... | "Faith: belief in something despite the absence of (or contrary to) available evidence"
I don't see how you're not just loading the dice here.
If you define faith as irrationality then of course there's not going to be a rational argument for it being virtuous.
---
I don't think I'm the one that loaded the dice. Th... | So let's use a different hypothetical.
Hope: i want to cure diseases. My hope is the only thing getting me through 10+ years of medical school, fellowship, residency etc to get a job that makes less than the 4 years of required schooling to be a physician assistant. I am actively working against my own self interest ... | saf2t7 | CMV: Faith and Hope should not be considered virtues, and on average they do more harm than good | Faith and hope are two of the heavenly virtues (although the specific list of heavenly virtues isn't that relevant to my view). Even you're not into the religious aspects of it, I think most would agree they are things that most people look upon favorably. However, I think both are generally bad qualities to emphasize.... | [deleted] | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: DeSantis is going to win the 2022 FL GOV election very comfortably.
His COVID response has been tremendous. He has managed to ensure the most at risk population had access to life saving treatments and mRNA therapeutics, while balancing the needs of the economy by keeping the tourism industry and others open so ... | [removed]
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Whoa, what is Desantis’ view on abortion? That won’t impact the Hispanic vote, given many are catholic and despite being leaning blue, they do not support abortion.
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[https://www.newsweek.com/florida-15-week-abortion-ban-ron-desantis-1684788](https://www.newsweek.com/florida-15-week-abortion-ban-r... | >His COVID response has been tremendous
Uhh... tremendously bad, yeah? We're talking about the guy who had an ivermectin covid denier as the head doctor for the state.
>unscientific COVID measures
Oh... oh no.
Okay so the thing about Florida's numbers is detailed in this NYT [chart](https://www.nytimes.com/interact... | tnd4d7 | CMV: DeSantis is going to win the 2022 FL GOV election very comfortably. | His COVID response has been tremendous. He has managed to ensure the most at risk population had access to life saving treatments and mRNA therapeutics, while balancing the needs of the economy by keeping the tourism industry and others open so they could operate near freely. As a result, he has successfully lead his... | InfinitePiglet9717 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: It is reasonable to assume that someone who is devoutly religious lacks critical thinking skills; therefore, they may be less suited to a profession that requires them, such as the sciences.
The title mostly says it all - Let's say that I'm interviewing somebody for a job at an engineering firm or a laboratory, a... | I wholeheartedly disagree with this completely.
I'll preface this by saying I am not religious. I am agnostic. I don't believe there is any evidence to suggest the existence of a god, however, if clear evidence were to be provided, I would be open to the suggestion of there being a higher power. I do generally think... | What you are proposing is religious discrimination and is illegal in most countries.
And it's not even supported by the evidence. Lots of great scientists throughout history have been religious people, it didn't stop them from being great scientists.
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I'm not asking whether or not it's legal - I'm asking whether... | 85kspy | CMV: It is reasonable to assume that someone who is devoutly religious lacks critical thinking skills; therefore, they may be less suited to a profession that requires them, such as the sciences. | The title mostly says it all - Let's say that I'm interviewing somebody for a job at an engineering firm or a laboratory, and they are wearing some kind of religious headgear or have previous work for a religious cause on their resume.
To me, this would be a bit of a 'yellow flag' that the person I'm interviewing has ... | circajerka | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Watching any amount of pornography causes escalation to deviant/illegal content, which the user may act on in real life.
The use of pornography can result in a desensitization to common sexual stimulus, causing the user to continually require more extreme content to be satisfied. Many studies below are paywalled,... | 73% of women and 98% of men watch porn.
That means practically everyone must be a deviant and a criminal.
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I am not claiming that this happens to 100% of people, but the literature I have included shows that is happens to a concerningly high amount of the population. Over time, with more and more viewing time, in... | Didn’t you post this exact same question like a week ago? Including the whole part about you not being from r/nofap ?
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Yes, not here, posted in [r/debunkthis](https://www.reddit.com/r/DebunkThis/comments/vjo9cs/debunk_this_watching_any_amount_of_pornography/)
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Oh thats where I saw it then. I knew this looked ... | vpu3da | CMV: Watching any amount of pornography causes escalation to deviant/illegal content, which the user may act on in real life. | The use of pornography can result in a desensitization to common sexual stimulus, causing the user to continually require more extreme content to be satisfied. Many studies below are paywalled, and excepts can be viewed [here](https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/relevant-research-and-articles-about-the-studies/porn-use-sex... | DataSuccessful218 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: If America had dropped the atomic bomb in a less populated (or even unpopulated) area of Japan, then the Japanese Empire would have surrendered anyway. There was no need to kill so many innocent people.
Witnessing the awesome destructive power of the atomic bomb was what led the Japanese to surrender. Simply seei... | Would that have signaled that the US was actually afraid to kill civilians?
If so, Japan might have taken it as a sign that it’s not time to surrender *yet,* because — while they now know the US has a lot of power — they would now also know that the US can’t use it without international condemnation.
And if the US ca... | As simple as it seems in retrospect, it all boils down to war calculations.
Japan and the US were engaged in total war at this point (civilian bombing, kamikaze’s etc) but the Japanese people for the most part still believed that their emperor was a divine being and that they were safe.
The US had to send a message... | eomspd | CMV: If America had dropped the atomic bomb in a less populated (or even unpopulated) area of Japan, then the Japanese Empire would have surrendered anyway. There was no need to kill so many innocent people. | Witnessing the awesome destructive power of the atomic bomb was what led the Japanese to surrender. Simply seeing its destructive power was surely more than enough. Hiroshima and Nagasaki may have had some value as military targets, but they were overwhelmingly filled with innocent people. The point of dropping the bom... | attentyv | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Historically speaking African Americans are inferior to most other races.
Here are view topics that can be discussed that can contribute to changing my view.
1) African-American's contribution to technology that directly benefited all races and that are comparable to the accomplishments of other races in that f... | African Americans have dispraportionately influenced music. Jazz, rock, blues, soul, reggae, pop, rap all owe their existence to African American artists who pioneered the genres. African Americans are also dispraportionately the most sucessfull musicians in most genres.
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Which would you like to discuss? There were no African Americans when the Roman Empire was in full swing, and black people had dispersed significantly by the time America was founded (which is why you'll see a character trope called "The Moor" in, e.g., Shakespeare/Stravinsky), so you would... | 9or31z | CMV: Historically speaking African Americans are inferior to most other races. | Here are view topics that can be discussed that can contribute to changing my view.
1) African-American's contribution to technology that directly benefited all races and that are comparable to the accomplishments of other races in that field. (e.g Carver's Peanut Butter vs. Edison's Light-bulb)
2) African-American'... | the_real_guacman | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Dark theme is pretentious
Dark theme has reputation of being “L33t” or cool, edgy, hackery. For these reasons some even consider it be professional. But because PCs are intended to be used in well lit environments, high contrast white theme is superior for your eyesight. Using dark theme is just pretentious.
Onl... | High contrast themes/color schemes in areas with inconsistent, varied, or poorly optimized fluorescent lighting can cause headaches and eye strain. Reducing the strain by using dark themes is sometimes the only relief.
Also, the applications or uses I have for dark themes are often in unconventional or home lighting ... | Its just a preference. Its also easier on the eyes. You're looking too much into into it
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I won't argue with preference but dark theme is worse for your eye sight in well lid environment. This is becomes apparent when work for prolonged time on your device.
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I've worked hours on dark theme and have had no neg... | k8btev | CMV: Dark theme is pretentious | Dark theme has reputation of being “L33t” or cool, edgy, hackery. For these reasons some even consider it be professional. But because PCs are intended to be used in well lit environments, high contrast white theme is superior for your eyesight. Using dark theme is just pretentious.
Only acceptable exception is mobile... | Z7-852 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Psychology is more guesswork than science.
Psychology (not: psychiatry) is more guesswork than science.
They are studying people and their behavior and try to make sense of it, which may even yields usable and verifiable information but is like trying to understand physics without math or a piece of software with... | Can you explain a bit more about what you mean? How do you think science works, exactly?
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Yes, science is looking at something, making guesses why it is that way and then you try to falsify or verify that hypothesis with experiments and observations. I know, very oversimplified.
And that's what they also do in ps... | Were Darwin's achievements more the product of guesswork than science?
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Darwin dedicated his whole live and collected irrefutable proof for his theories, which are by now peer reviewed, and confirmed by multiple parts of the scientific community.
It's the complete opposite to psychology
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You think psycholog... | eojzrj | CMV: Psychology is more guesswork than science. | Psychology (not: psychiatry) is more guesswork than science.
They are studying people and their behavior and try to make sense of it, which may even yields usable and verifiable information but is like trying to understand physics without math or a piece of software without its source code.
**IMO** to even have a chan... | globus243 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Psychology is more guesswork than science.
Psychology (not: psychiatry) is more guesswork than science.
They are studying people and their behavior and try to make sense of it, which may even yields usable and verifiable information but is like trying to understand physics without math or a piece of software with... | [removed]
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I know that there is a massiv ongoing [replication crisis in this field](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis#In_psychology).
And this could be a result of my assumption.
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The replica crisis is affecting sociology and medicine, the commonality being that it affects fields where humans ... | Were Darwin's achievements more the product of guesswork than science?
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Darwin dedicated his whole live and collected irrefutable proof for his theories, which are by now peer reviewed, and confirmed by multiple parts of the scientific community.
It's the complete opposite to psychology
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You think psycholog... | eojzrj | CMV: Psychology is more guesswork than science. | Psychology (not: psychiatry) is more guesswork than science.
They are studying people and their behavior and try to make sense of it, which may even yields usable and verifiable information but is like trying to understand physics without math or a piece of software without its source code.
**IMO** to even have a chan... | globus243 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Psychology is more guesswork than science.
Psychology (not: psychiatry) is more guesswork than science.
They are studying people and their behavior and try to make sense of it, which may even yields usable and verifiable information but is like trying to understand physics without math or a piece of software with... | >IMO to even have a chance at understanding human behavior we have to reverse engineer the brain first
That's not psychology. That's neuroscience. Completely different field of study. Your definition of psychology is confused.
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What he meant by that is "if we have a chance to understand human behavior is through ... | Were Darwin's achievements more the product of guesswork than science?
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Darwin dedicated his whole live and collected irrefutable proof for his theories, which are by now peer reviewed, and confirmed by multiple parts of the scientific community.
It's the complete opposite to psychology
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You think psycholog... | eojzrj | CMV: Psychology is more guesswork than science. | Psychology (not: psychiatry) is more guesswork than science.
They are studying people and their behavior and try to make sense of it, which may even yields usable and verifiable information but is like trying to understand physics without math or a piece of software without its source code.
**IMO** to even have a chan... | globus243 | 4 | 4 | [
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CMV: The US is clearly declining because of the Republicans
I believe that the US is declining. As Republicans keep scoring victory after victory with the Trump Court it's become increasingly clear that the US is in decline. Woman's rights to choose are being attacked, gay marriage is being attacked, trans people are ... | > its obvious the Republican party is the source of all the nations problems
Then why is California in such a terrible shape? We’ve been exclusively governed by Democrats for a decade and homelessness, infrastructure, immigration, housing, gas prices, taxation etc are all a mess
Its seems like your idea of decline is... | Do the Democrats have anything to do with the decline? They currently hold 3 of the 4 governmental branches.
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There are only 3 branches, but Congress is stuck with 2 Republican-lite Senators and, at the end of the day it doesn't matter if they have the presidency or Congress. If they don't control the court then t... | vpsuwv | CMV: The US is clearly declining because of the Republicans | I believe that the US is declining. As Republicans keep scoring victory after victory with the Trump Court it's become increasingly clear that the US is in decline. Woman's rights to choose are being attacked, gay marriage is being attacked, trans people are REALLY being attacked and people are losing more civil rights... | Admirable_Ad1947 | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: I don't feel like polyamory is the best idea.
**EDIT (just something to keep in mind before reading this): As someone pointed out, I should have been more specific- this isn't about my relationship status generally, both me and my partner are happy being monogamous, my thoughts are on polyamory in general**
This... | This can only work with like minded adults who are all on the same page. It CAN work, but it is rare and takes a degree of trust, honestly, and maybe a little kink for it to GENUINELY work.
I know people who have a plural relationship, and I have know people who have failed at one. My wife doesnt care to try, for exam... | I am a bit confused. Are you arguing for your personal situation, or in general? Because if it is not right for you, it is not right for you, and I don't see much of a point in discussing it.
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This is about the concept in general. I should have been more specific; both me and my partner are opposed to the idea ... | 6wkzn2 | CMV: I don't feel like polyamory is the best idea. | **EDIT (just something to keep in mind before reading this): As someone pointed out, I should have been more specific- this isn't about my relationship status generally, both me and my partner are happy being monogamous, my thoughts are on polyamory in general**
This is something I've only just noticed picking up spee... | HardNuttingFrank | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: I don't feel like polyamory is the best idea.
**EDIT (just something to keep in mind before reading this): As someone pointed out, I should have been more specific- this isn't about my relationship status generally, both me and my partner are happy being monogamous, my thoughts are on polyamory in general**
This... | I am a bit confused. Are you arguing for your personal situation, or in general? Because if it is not right for you, it is not right for you, and I don't see much of a point in discussing it.
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This is about the concept in general. I should have been more specific; both me and my partner are opposed to the idea ... | This can only work with like minded adults who are all on the same page. It CAN work, but it is rare and takes a degree of trust, honestly, and maybe a little kink for it to GENUINELY work.
I know people who have a plural relationship, and I have know people who have failed at one. My wife doesnt care to try, for exam... | 6wkzn2 | CMV: I don't feel like polyamory is the best idea. | **EDIT (just something to keep in mind before reading this): As someone pointed out, I should have been more specific- this isn't about my relationship status generally, both me and my partner are happy being monogamous, my thoughts are on polyamory in general**
This is something I've only just noticed picking up spee... | HardNuttingFrank | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: There was no "Waif" in Game Of Thrones (Spoilers Inside)
Reposted with no spoilers in title as per Admin request. I am referring to the HBO show, not the book.
Arya never killed the Waif... because the waif was in her head. I have gone back and rewatched season 5, and Arya, Ja'qen H'gar, and the Waif never act... | I don't know how we can falsify this view. Any evidence that we can point to (such as Arya being stabbed in the gut by the Waif, and the Waif killing the member of the theater troupe), can be explained by saying "well, it's just from Arya's point of view, she did those things herself, but imagined ~~Tyler Durden~~ the ... | Whose face went onto the wall?
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A fair point, but how do we know a face actually went on the wall? This act would have only been witnessed by a member of the House of Black and White who could have known the affects of studying to join them.
It also could have been some rando... but I don't know.
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They are n... | 6vs2qo | CMV: There was no "Waif" in Game Of Thrones (Spoilers Inside) |
Reposted with no spoilers in title as per Admin request. I am referring to the HBO show, not the book.
Arya never killed the Waif... because the waif was in her head. I have gone back and rewatched season 5, and Arya, Ja'qen H'gar, and the Waif never actually share a conversation together. Every Ja'qen wants to talk... | shortadamlewis | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: There is no word that exists that is the opposite of 'moment'
Moment: a particular point at which an event takes place
Online antonyms listed for 'moment':
* [insignificance](https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificance),
* [l... | Its a noun though, how can you really have an opposite of a noun? Whats the opposite of a Dog? Whats the opposite of a rock?
Edit. Antonyms are for adjectives
Edit. I guess some nouns have antonyms, but im not sure what gives them the right. Its also for more abstract nouns like arrival vs departure, but also for ver... | Eternity
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forgot about enternity....oh yea. | nhfp61 | CMV: There is no word that exists that is the opposite of 'moment' | Moment: a particular point at which an event takes place
Online antonyms listed for 'moment':
* [insignificance](https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insignificance),
* [littleness](https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/littleness),
*... | Gaygayallday | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: Student Codes of Conduct cannot be used for public universities to punish speech protected by the 1st Amendment.
An argument I've run into frequently is that, because students sign a code of conduct with a public university, the university is allowed to punish any and all conduct that violates the policy, even if... | You're interpretation of Bell v. Burson isn't accurate. Bell v. Burson relied very heavily on the understanding that a person's driver's licence was a very important part of their livelihood. The ruling boiled down to these basic elements:
1. Due process requires fair procedures before taking away a person's life, lib... | If I may, what was the discussion that led into this argument being used?
---
Two come to mind:
The expulsion of Oklahoma students for a racist chant on a bus off campus.
The expulsion of an Alabama student for using racial slurs in a recorded video.
Posts on both incidents were replete with people arguing that ... | 85f053 | CMV: Student Codes of Conduct cannot be used for public universities to punish speech protected by the 1st Amendment. | An argument I've run into frequently is that, because students sign a code of conduct with a public university, the university is allowed to punish any and all conduct that violates the policy, even if the public university is punishing speech protected by the 1st Amendment. My response is as follows:
1) Public Univer... | hastur77 | 8 | 8 | [
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CMV: there should be gender-mixed, time-split sports, where men play two quarters of the game and women play two quarters, alternating.
I believe this is a decent idea, but there might well be problems I am not seeing. To be clear: this is NOT men and women competing directly against each other, on the field/court at ... | Surely there is only a handful of sports this is possible with?
Would you merge existing leagues or create new leagues? How would it work with financing as wouldn't each team have double the number of players and possibly ancillary staff?
I don't agree with the forcing men to play the first and 3rd quarters, why not... | Why not just use weight categories? So much easier.
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But women and men’s body composition is different, so weight is not a good tool for comparing speed, strength and power.
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The problem is that for any reasonably thing you cant define man or woman in a way that matters, or would make sense for segregating it... | vpome4 | CMV: there should be gender-mixed, time-split sports, where men play two quarters of the game and women play two quarters, alternating. | I believe this is a decent idea, but there might well be problems I am not seeing. To be clear: this is NOT men and women competing directly against each other, on the field/court at the same time.
The idea is to try to make sports more gender-inclusive in terms of participation, viewership and money by coupling the m... | anarchy-NOW | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The whole gender/sex issue is becoming way more complex than it needs to be and we shouldn't care as much as we do.
Let me get this straight. I don't hate anyone who identifies as anything other than female or male, I literally couldn't care less. BUT.
This whole gender thing is getting out of hand in my opin... | The [American Psychological Association has a primer on non-binary gender identities](https://web.kamihq.com/web/viewer.html?source=extension_pdfhandler&file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apadivisions.org%2Fdivision-44%2Fresources%2Fadvocacy%2Fnon-binary-facts.pdf). It hints at an important point that I'll try to expand on in order... | The reason why the issue of gender identity is so serious is because many laws regaurding things from marriage, to gendered sports affect people differently depending on their gender. There is also the issue of discrimination against anyone who doesn't match traditional gender roles. These issues can't be addressed unl... | 8n6vki | CMV: The whole gender/sex issue is becoming way more complex than it needs to be and we shouldn't care as much as we do. | Let me get this straight. I don't hate anyone who identifies as anything other than female or male, I literally couldn't care less. BUT.
This whole gender thing is getting out of hand in my opinion, this thing doesn't have to be as complicated as we're making it out to be, we do not need new pronouns to cope with p... | _Lazer | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: You can only love one partner within your lifetime
So this post will be all about romantic love and relationships for the record, not love for family members or friends. I strongly believe that love has a "never or forever policy". This means that, if you love someone, then you will stay in love with them and loy... | You know people die right. If your partner dies that doesn’t mean your love for them wasn’t real just because you fall in love with someone else several years later.
Further you can love someone who doesn’t love you. If someone you love leaves you that isn’t a reflection on your love for them. And you falling in ... | >I strongly believe that love has a "never or forever policy"
why? you didnt explain that
>if you love someone, then you will stay in love with them and loyal to them until the day you die
why? people change, both you and the person you loved. and what does loyalty even have to do with the emotion?
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I think lov... | 1otips1 | CMV: You can only love one partner within your lifetime | So this post will be all about romantic love and relationships for the record, not love for family members or friends. I strongly believe that love has a "never or forever policy". This means that, if you love someone, then you will stay in love with them and loyal to them until the day you die. Love is entirely uncond... | ArtistTechnical2152 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Teaching how to file taxes, paying for a house, making a budget, ect in High School(Or equivalent) is useless and does not work.
I'm mostly focused on the US school system but I assume some points will apply to other nation's school systems.
I'm currently a Freshman in College(Year 1 University) and thoroughly ... | A lot of the stuff we require high school students to learn arent immediately applicable. But unlike trig, personal finance and paying taxes is universally applicable to everyone that intends to participate in American society in pretty much any capacity. It is frankly unethical that the intricacies of filing taxes are... | This sounds like more of a failure of teaching or a failure of the curriculum. This sort of class could be rolled into a general business or "life skills" class (aka Home Ec) for a semester course.
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So if the issue is that Home Ec and... | eog8dr | CMV: Teaching how to file taxes, paying for a house, making a budget, ect in High School(Or equivalent) is useless and does not work. | I'm mostly focused on the US school system but I assume some points will apply to other nation's school systems.
I'm currently a Freshman in College(Year 1 University) and thoroughly believe that a Personal Finance course shouldn't be mandatory or even offered. My Highschool actually offered a personal finance course... | ExoPrimal | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Separating sports by gender vs biological sex will make women's sports less competitive
Let me just clarify a few things first:
- *I don't give a shit from a "legal" perspective. I'm libertarian and if a sports league or agency wants to allow transwomen to play in the women's divisions that's their choice. I don... | Somewhere out there exists "the best" female athlete of any given sport.
This woman is quicker, stronger and more agile than the best of the best in her sport.
Explain why this absolute best woman couldn't be a transwoman?
If this is a cis-gendered woman, should we exclude this woman from playing because she is dec... | >That's the biggest reason we separate women and men when it comes to physical sports - we want women to be able to compete.
Rhetorical question: **Why** is it the case that for women to compete, they need their own competition?
>I think we can all agree that cis men in aggregate hold a distinct biological advantage... | nhdjgl | CMV: Separating sports by gender vs biological sex will make women's sports less competitive | Let me just clarify a few things first:
- *I don't give a shit from a "legal" perspective. I'm libertarian and if a sports league or agency wants to allow transwomen to play in the women's divisions that's their choice. I don't support the bills in certain states to ban transwomen from all women's sports. On the flip ... | darkmalemind | 3 | 3 | [
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Let me just clarify a few things first:
- *I don't give a shit from a "legal" perspective. I'm libertarian and if a sports league or agency wants to allow transwomen to play in the women's divisions that's their choice. I don... | Somewhere out there exists "the best" female athlete of any given sport.
This woman is quicker, stronger and more agile than the best of the best in her sport.
Explain why this absolute best woman couldn't be a transwoman?
If this is a cis-gendered woman, should we exclude this woman from playing because she is dec... | The issue with this assertion is that if it were true, we'd see a lot more transpeople competing and winning medals. Transpeople were permitted at the olympics since '04, and regulations were even relaxed in '16 - and we haven't seen even one so far, to my best knowledge. Given the high number of athletes - over 11,000... | nhdjgl | CMV: Separating sports by gender vs biological sex will make women's sports less competitive | Let me just clarify a few things first:
- *I don't give a shit from a "legal" perspective. I'm libertarian and if a sports league or agency wants to allow transwomen to play in the women's divisions that's their choice. I don't support the bills in certain states to ban transwomen from all women's sports. On the flip ... | darkmalemind | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Sometimes is ok to kill yourself!
First of all I am not sucidial but I am anxious and probably depressed-the main reason for this is my loneliness, all my life I feel no connection with people but at least I had and I have interesting life and I will add that I went to psychologist so do not advise me to find med... | I mean, very few people take a 100% firm stance like "There is absolutely never a time when killing yourself is morally permissible." I was raised Catholic, and though the RCC is very anti-suicide (it can send you to Hell!), the Bible itself has stories like that of Samson, who killed himself in order to bring down a b... | The best argument that I've ever heard against suicide is the old phrase that it's a permanent solution to a temporary problem. Your life can change, everyone's life can change, and how you feel now isn't how you'll always feel.
Philosophically, I like to think of the meaning of life as being rooted in happiness. Thi... | 85jlm8 | CMV: Sometimes is ok to kill yourself! | First of all I am not sucidial but I am anxious and probably depressed-the main reason for this is my loneliness, all my life I feel no connection with people but at least I had and I have interesting life and I will add that I went to psychologist so do not advise me to find medical help.
So, few months ago I finally... | Bizolia | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: Those who hate on Fat people are NOT genuinely concerned about their health. They just find Fat people repulsive.
I would love to be convinced that you are genuinely sooo concerned about the health of a total stranger that you feel the need to leave comments on their social media AND devote entire subreddits to y... | Some are, some aren't.
About the absence of comments on a skinny person: someone can be skinny because it fits the lifestyle they have (ie running, cycling a lot). Unhealthy ways of being skinny are not the only ways of being skinny. There is no healthy way to be fat unless one has an uncommon health issue that preven... | To give people the benefit of the doubt, I think a lot of people may not be concerned about *one individual person's* health, but may be concerned about *the overall population's* health. Sure, you're going to get the occasional person who just likes to insult people while feeling entirely justified, but there are also... | eoerpz | CMV: Those who hate on Fat people are NOT genuinely concerned about their health. They just find Fat people repulsive. | I would love to be convinced that you are genuinely sooo concerned about the health of a total stranger that you feel the need to leave comments on their social media AND devote entire subreddits to your hatefulness because you’re just incredibly concerned about their heart and blood sugar levels. Give me a break. Why ... | stepsthrowaway | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: People that use the terms "soy boy" or "cuck" are highly insecure about their own masculinity.
Whenever I hear those terms I can't stop myself from imagining that person as a highly insecure person that tries to prove to themselves how masculine they are by making fun of people that remind themselves of their own... | What if the person self describes as "Soy boy" or "cuck"?
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Okay I should have mentioned that I'm talking about people that are using them unironically to make fun of others, but not about those that ironically describe themselves that way.
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Why is it just those terms then? Do you hold the same view for ever... | >incels, MGTOWs, red pillers and others who's whole world view is based on insecure delusions
How is it that you are able to categorically say everyone who identifies as one of these things has their whole world view based on insecure delusions?
>because I have never met a confident person in my life that would use s... | 9op9bu | CMV: People that use the terms "soy boy" or "cuck" are highly insecure about their own masculinity. | Whenever I hear those terms I can't stop myself from imagining that person as a highly insecure person that tries to prove to themselves how masculine they are by making fun of people that remind themselves of their own self-perceived flaws.
Especially because the only people that are seemingly using those terms are i... | DuploJamaal | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: People that use the terms "soy boy" or "cuck" are highly insecure about their own masculinity.
Whenever I hear those terms I can't stop myself from imagining that person as a highly insecure person that tries to prove to themselves how masculine they are by making fun of people that remind themselves of their own... | What if the person self describes as "Soy boy" or "cuck"?
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CMV: People that use the terms "soy boy" or "cuck" are highly insecure about their own masculinity.
Whenever I hear those terms I can't stop myself from imagining that person as a highly insecure person that tries to prove to themselves how masculine they are by making fun of people that remind themselves of their own... | What if the person self describes as "Soy boy" or "cuck"?
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Okay I should have mentioned that I'm talking about people that are using them unironically to make fun of others, but not about those that ironically describe themselves that way.
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Why is it just those terms then? Do you hold the same view for ever... | To be clear cuck has nothing to do with effeminate it is insulting that the individual is overly submissive and differential to woman. To the point of giving her the ability to (outside of a BDSM cuckold relationship) cheat on him.
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I mean, firstly it's not cheating if it is explicitly allowed or part of the relat... | 9op9bu | CMV: People that use the terms "soy boy" or "cuck" are highly insecure about their own masculinity. | Whenever I hear those terms I can't stop myself from imagining that person as a highly insecure person that tries to prove to themselves how masculine they are by making fun of people that remind themselves of their own self-perceived flaws.
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CMV: The debating skills we are taught in high school debating are idealistic, not actually useful for most real-life debates.
In high school debating, we are taught to:
* Explain our arguments well
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* Don't use bad faith tactics like strawmans, ad hominem, tu quoque, slipper... | Debate is a formal academic exercise - it’s like chess but with words. Schools teaching people how to cheat or play dirty just pollutes the game and makes people not want to play.
Nor is it wise to teach kids to be combative jerks, they should certainly instill critical thought and how to research - but they should al... | Debating is an actual sport. It's not for applying to everyday arguments
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Sports are athletic. Debate is a competition not a sport
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Competition may have been a better word.
Although chess is a sport, so I think debate can be too | vpf9vm | CMV: The debating skills we are taught in high school debating are idealistic, not actually useful for most real-life debates. | In high school debating, we are taught to:
* Explain our arguments well
* Make rebuttals of your opponent's points
* Don't use bad faith tactics like strawmans, ad hominem, tu quoque, slippery slope arguments, gish gallops or red herrings
Recent political events have highlighted that these high school debating tactic... | Real_Carl_Ramirez | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Election Day should NOT be a holiday
As we reach election day in the US, I've seen numerous posts about how election day should be a national holiday. See here: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/want-americans-to-vote-give-them-the-day-off/2018/10/10/5bde4b1a-ccae-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570\_story.html?utm\_s... | Your view seems to concede that at least *some* additional people would be able to vote if Election Day were a federal holiday. How many would be sufficient to make it worthwhile?
Also, even if the increase in voter turnout is marginal, what’s the down side of having an extra day off work?
---
I would say a 5% incr... | Does perfect need to be the enemy of better here?
Will a Federal holiday guarantee everyone will be able to vote? No. Will it make it easier for a huge portion of the population? Yes.
It seems like a no brainer to me.
---
I am not saying making it a federal holiday is a good or 'better' solution. In fact, I be... | 9onop4 | CMV: Election Day should NOT be a holiday | As we reach election day in the US, I've seen numerous posts about how election day should be a national holiday. See here: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/want-americans-to-vote-give-them-the-day-off/2018/10/10/5bde4b1a-ccae-11e8-920f-dd52e1ae4570\_story.html?utm\_source=reddit.com&utm\_term=.883508d1d7ae](h... | Willem_Dafuq | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Our current Speed limit system(USA) is terrible and abused by police to fine the public.
To me the term speed limit should be the fastest anyone is traveling on a certain road. If the speed limit is 55 drivers should be going 45-54 safely.
How it actually is that 55 is the minimum speed drivers typically drive 5... | There have been [numerous studies](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/2013-R-0074.htm) on this topic and they pretty much all agree that increased speed limits translate to increased crashes and increased crash fatalities to varying degree.
People naturally are inclined to a) keep with the flow of traffic and b) push th... | I strongly believe the system is not to blame, it's the driving culture in the US. The police isn't making you speed, you do that, collectively.
>There are 3 lane roads in my area with a speed limit of 25 that should realistically be driven at 40-50 mph safely.
There can be many reasons for a lower speed limit other ... | 77dg37 | CMV: Our current Speed limit system(USA) is terrible and abused by police to fine the public. | To me the term speed limit should be the fastest anyone is traveling on a certain road. If the speed limit is 55 drivers should be going 45-54 safely.
How it actually is that 55 is the minimum speed drivers typically drive 55-65 and anyone going 50 will be viewed as going to slow and an unsafe driver.
Yet a cop can a... | smellinawin | 11 | 11 | [
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CMV: Our current Speed limit system(USA) is terrible and abused by police to fine the public.
To me the term speed limit should be the fastest anyone is traveling on a certain road. If the speed limit is 55 drivers should be going 45-54 safely.
How it actually is that 55 is the minimum speed drivers typically drive 5... | There have been [numerous studies](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2013/rpt/2013-R-0074.htm) on this topic and they pretty much all agree that increased speed limits translate to increased crashes and increased crash fatalities to varying degree.
People naturally are inclined to a) keep with the flow of traffic and b) push th... | Well, given that there are [court findings](https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170209/09191536673/court-orders-small-ohio-speed-trap-town-to-refund-3-million-unconstitutional-speeding-tickets.shtml) of the police/local jursidction having abused said process, you are not asking us to prove that it never happens, right?... | 77dg37 | CMV: Our current Speed limit system(USA) is terrible and abused by police to fine the public. | To me the term speed limit should be the fastest anyone is traveling on a certain road. If the speed limit is 55 drivers should be going 45-54 safely.
How it actually is that 55 is the minimum speed drivers typically drive 55-65 and anyone going 50 will be viewed as going to slow and an unsafe driver.
Yet a cop can a... | smellinawin | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: People should join the military to escape poverty
For Americans
I’m black, 27, and currently living in San Diego, CA. Going to school full time. I got out of the military in 2020.
I grew up with a single mother of 4 in rural Mississippi. After I graduated high school I worked at a mechanic shop for two years an... | I suppose it depends on your ethical standards.
Personally, I'd much rather live in poverty than to be systematically brainwashed into a hyper-nationalist mindset and then given a job where the ultimate goal is to help kill people.
Yes, it's true that taxes are taken from me and that I'm not such a strong conscientio... | You can't really quit the military in the same way you can quit another job. And, sure, your boss can tell you what to do in every job...but your boss can't court martial you in every job.
You're either ignoring or brushing past the many, many differences between military and civilian life.
---
I understand that’s ... | vp8lwj | CMV: People should join the military to escape poverty | For Americans
I’m black, 27, and currently living in San Diego, CA. Going to school full time. I got out of the military in 2020.
I grew up with a single mother of 4 in rural Mississippi. After I graduated high school I worked at a mechanic shop for two years and at age 20 I got in the Navy. I worked two different ho... | shotwithchris | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: People should join the military to escape poverty
For Americans
I’m black, 27, and currently living in San Diego, CA. Going to school full time. I got out of the military in 2020.
I grew up with a single mother of 4 in rural Mississippi. After I graduated high school I worked at a mechanic shop for two years an... | I suppose it depends on your ethical standards.
Personally, I'd much rather live in poverty than to be systematically brainwashed into a hyper-nationalist mindset and then given a job where the ultimate goal is to help kill people.
Yes, it's true that taxes are taken from me and that I'm not such a strong conscientio... | You can't really quit the military in the same way you can quit another job. And, sure, your boss can tell you what to do in every job...but your boss can't court martial you in every job.
You're either ignoring or brushing past the many, many differences between military and civilian life.
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Those differences re... | vp8lwj | CMV: People should join the military to escape poverty | For Americans
I’m black, 27, and currently living in San Diego, CA. Going to school full time. I got out of the military in 2020.
I grew up with a single mother of 4 in rural Mississippi. After I graduated high school I worked at a mechanic shop for two years and at age 20 I got in the Navy. I worked two different ho... | shotwithchris | 11 | 11 | [
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CMV: The first film in any given horror movie franchise is the best and the scariest
To me, this almost seems like a rule, so I wanna challenge my idea.
As far as I can see, only the first movies in horror franchises manage to be scary and actually great. I think the reason is simple: people are scared of the unknow... | How are we counting remakes and reboots? For example, Manhunter to Silence of the Lambs.
---
I would count, yes. SOTL is superior to Manhunter, and creepy as hell. !delta
---
I found the Evil Dead remake to be *far* scarier than the original. And I'm a big fan of the original. | [deleted]
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Holy shit, of course. I don't understand how I forgot that one. !delta
While most of movie sequels generally are worse than first parts, there are still many good sequels, and a few that even surpass the original. Empire Strikes Back, T2, maybe Godfather 2. But with horror, it almost seems like unbreak... | 8n6el3 | CMV: The first film in any given horror movie franchise is the best and the scariest | To me, this almost seems like a rule, so I wanna challenge my idea.
As far as I can see, only the first movies in horror franchises manage to be scary and actually great. I think the reason is simple: people are scared of the unknown. Once you become familiar with Alien/Leatherface/whatever, its scare factor goes dow... | This_The_Last_Time | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Kanye West raised several brilliant and important points in his meeting with President Trump
happened to catch the most recent episode of the award winning NO AGENDA SHOW podcast http://www.noagendashow.com (link to current episode,
latter readers will need to do their own search).
-- EPISODE 1077 - "BONE SA... | I'm not going to listen to the podcast you are promoting, but, I've looked directly at the transcript of the conversation:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-meeting-kanye-west-jim-brown/
Let's focus on Hoover. What brilliant point did Kanye make there? West and Hoover's lawyer ba... | Can you please explain your view a bit more clearly? As is this basically just reads as a promotion, not as an actual, debatable view.
---
Thank you for that advice, I assume you mean as an edit to the op, correct?
---
If you could. Like you mentioned several great points being brought up in the podcast. If you cou... | 9ohdo5 | CMV: Kanye West raised several brilliant and important points in his meeting with President Trump | happened to catch the most recent episode of the award winning NO AGENDA SHOW podcast http://www.noagendashow.com (link to current episode,
latter readers will need to do their own search).
-- EPISODE 1077 - "BONE SAW"
They did a long segment about the real facts behind the Kanye West, President Trump meeting.
P... | yesanything | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The Electoral College Should Be Abolished and Replaced By Popular Vote
The electoral college disproportionately represents small states. A Wyoming person’s vote is worth three times the vote of someone from California. Since they are voting in the same election, that is ridiculous and obviously unfair to the Cali... | Most of the problems you mention are not solely caused by the electoral college. States are currently allowed to determine their electors any way they choose. The electors then vote for who they want as President. And while some states have laws that bind the electors usually the penalties are minor prob to prevent the... | This explained many times in other threads but it’s simple. If we only did popular vote then nobody would care about any state except those with big cities such as NY and California. The electoral college remains to prevent that from happening.
---
How do many of the European states deal with proportional representa... | 85d9hm | CMV: The Electoral College Should Be Abolished and Replaced By Popular Vote | The electoral college disproportionately represents small states. A Wyoming person’s vote is worth three times the vote of someone from California. Since they are voting in the same election, that is ridiculous and obviously unfair to the Californian. Small states are given semi-autonomous government under federalism, ... | somepoliticsnerd | 3 | 3 | [
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