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CMV: there is no justification to destroy innocent peoples businesses, cars and homes during a riot or protest.
I understand the rage, I understand the sense of injustice. But that innocent person had nothing to do with it.
I don’t care what the reason is. You do not have a right to burn down someone’s business who ... | Is anybody seriously advocating that it is totally justified, reasonable, and/or good to destroy the businesses, cars, homes, or other property of innocent people who had nothing to do with whatever is being protested?
I ask because I see the claim being made a lot that people, especially those on the political left, ... | This is the age old question of rights.
For example, go back to monarchy to remove this whole "America the center of the world politics" bullshit. The French peasants with no rights are struggling to feed themselves due to (natural events, profit motives, governmental laws, etc).
The peasants appeal to their leader... | qy8o1y | CMV: there is no justification to destroy innocent peoples businesses, cars and homes during a riot or protest. | I understand the rage, I understand the sense of injustice. But that innocent person had nothing to do with it.
I don’t care what the reason is. You do not have a right to burn down someone’s business who had nothing to do with the injustice being protested. You do not have a right to burn their car, destroy their ho... | LoudTraining8485 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The fact that there isn't a movement towards co-ed sports confirms that women (and men), in general, acknowledge that genders are unequal.
To put into perspective, if professions outside of sports delineated the job based on gender, gender discrimination would be assumed. For example, in the corporate, medical o... | > then the way to approach sports should be no different than to approach other jobs. Co-ed sports would allow the best participants to rise to the top.
Minor technicality: major American sports leagues like the NBA are not segregated by gender, women are free to declare for the NBA draft and teams are free to sign wo... | > If people felt that men and women are truly equal organisms, then the way to approach sports should be no different than to approach other jobs. Co-ed sports would allow the best participants to rise to the top.
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Women can play in any of the four major sports. There just hasn't been a female who can compet... | 9cyeyo | CMV: The fact that there isn't a movement towards co-ed sports confirms that women (and men), in general, acknowledge that genders are unequal. | To put into perspective, if professions outside of sports delineated the job based on gender, gender discrimination would be assumed. For example, in the corporate, medical or legal industries, jobs are not separated by gender (i.e. male doctor, female doctor, male programmer, female programmer, male lawyer, female la... | truthserum23 | 9 | 9 | [
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CMV: Migration has caused seregration in the UK and is a bad thing.
In the 1960s there wasn't many immigrants in the UK.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Non_UK_percentage.svg
Increasing seregration has happened. In Whaley bridge 95% are not white. Yet in Durham I think 98% are white. The seregratio... | So, wait, your solution to segregation inside a country is to prevent migration, thereby segregating the countries themselves?
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Rather than actually putting border checks on cities it ought to be possible to make it a condition of a visa that you have a job lined up in an area that has low enough migration and go... | There's no legal segregation right? So people can live wherever they want within the UK right? So they do indeed have the legal chance to live together. Or am I missing something?
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Race riots make living in the "wrong part " make it difficult. | 9d0n8k | CMV: Migration has caused seregration in the UK and is a bad thing. | In the 1960s there wasn't many immigrants in the UK.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Non_UK_percentage.svg
Increasing seregration has happened. In Whaley bridge 95% are not white. Yet in Durham I think 98% are white. The seregration is a bad thing. It encourages different cultures and different role... | Knightg5 | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: Airlines should include beds in capsules on their long-haul flights as a form of premium economy class.
Point 1: Price. In a sleeper train car with small individual capsule rooms there are 60 people. In a similar car with economy class seats there are 88 people. In a business class train car there are only 30ish ... | Point 1 and point 4 contradict.
Point 1 relies on the idea that sleeper capsules replace regular seats.
Point 4 relies on the idea that the beds will only be used during cruise.
Where are you putting the people during take-off and landing?
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>Where are you putting the people during take-off and landing?
Add sea... | It's not just about space but also about weight. Those capsules are not profitable because they increase fuel consumption and remove significant number of paying customers.
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Are capsules significantly heavier than seats especially business class and premium economy class seats?
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Yes they are. That what I just... | 1429h5c | CMV: Airlines should include beds in capsules on their long-haul flights as a form of premium economy class. | Point 1: Price. In a sleeper train car with small individual capsule rooms there are 60 people. In a similar car with economy class seats there are 88 people. In a business class train car there are only 30ish people. So capsuled bunk beds should be only marginally more expensive than economy class but significantly ch... | ConsCom1949 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Airlines should include beds in capsules on their long-haul flights as a form of premium economy class.
Point 1: Price. In a sleeper train car with small individual capsule rooms there are 60 people. In a similar car with economy class seats there are 88 people. In a business class train car there are only 30ish ... | It's not just about space but also about weight. Those capsules are not profitable because they increase fuel consumption and remove significant number of paying customers.
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Yes they are. That what I just... | [So this is more or less what first class is on flights.](https://robbreport.com/motors/aviation/airlines-are-shedding-first-class-2831064/amp/) unless you’re thinking of stacking multiples on top of each other? That’s it’s own safety risk, due to turbulence, it’s a lot more likely for people to hit their heads in a co... | 1429h5c | CMV: Airlines should include beds in capsules on their long-haul flights as a form of premium economy class. | Point 1: Price. In a sleeper train car with small individual capsule rooms there are 60 people. In a similar car with economy class seats there are 88 people. In a business class train car there are only 30ish people. So capsuled bunk beds should be only marginally more expensive than economy class but significantly ch... | ConsCom1949 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Trump becoming a dictator is very unlikely to happen
There has been a lot of talk about the recent Supreme Court decision on presidents being immune from criminal prosecution when under official acts. And how this, combined with Project 2025, would make Trump a dictator and destroy democracy in America.
I'm not... | >Those kinds of crimes carry heavy sentences and are hard to get away from. Most of Trump's henchmen wouldn't risk going to prison for that. Even if they are loyal, most of them would refuse or resign.
most? maybe. but he can just fire and fire and fire until he finds one that will.
>Even if the Supreme Court said ... | Things were quieter when Trump was president. Gas was cheap too.
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LOL someone forgot 2020 was a thing. Quieter? Troll harder.
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I think that has more to do with the global pandemic and BLM. | 1dyuarf | CMV: Trump becoming a dictator is very unlikely to happen | There has been a lot of talk about the recent Supreme Court decision on presidents being immune from criminal prosecution when under official acts. And how this, combined with Project 2025, would make Trump a dictator and destroy democracy in America.
I'm not a republican, and I don't sympathize with Trump one bit. B... | theosamabahama | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Anyone who bough Hawk Tuah Crypto with anything other than fun money is a fucking idiot
I actually don't have anything against Haley Welch. Let me be clear. I am (or at least was) of the opinion that she is a very smart woman who is able to capitalize on her 15 minutes of fame and might be a respected podcaster o... | You say *anyone* who bought it is a fucking idiot. That would include Haley Welch who bought up the majority of the supply early and the rugpulled everyone.
She took advantage of her 15 minute and scammed millions from her viewers in a completely legal scheme. Evil? Sure. Is she a fucking idiot? I wouldn’t say that. Y... | Tell me why you think the "Hawk Tuah Crypto" is different from any other crypto in that respect
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In what respect? Crypto is an unproven commodity. It might be like Tulipmania, or it might be a solid generational investment. We don't know yet.
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I mean, if you're referring to Bitcoin & Ethereum, I agree.
But s... | 1h7f34c | CMV: Anyone who bough Hawk Tuah Crypto with anything other than fun money is a fucking idiot | I actually don't have anything against Haley Welch. Let me be clear. I am (or at least was) of the opinion that she is a very smart woman who is able to capitalize on her 15 minutes of fame and might be a respected podcaster or something else. And if you say that's impossible, just listen to Joe Rogan's "I'm Gonna Be D... | EmpireStrikes1st | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Australians are no longer the nice and happy people that they once were.
Australians haven't been happy go lucky larikins for a long time. That attitude died in the 80s
The prevailing attitude now is "fuck you, I've got mine". Selfish, closed. Closet authoritarians. Nasty assholes.
For evidence see ... | It strikes me that there are two ways one could change your view:
1) Show that Australians weren’t so happy go lucky in the past either.
2) Show that they aren’t so bad now.
Would either (or both) of these approaches change your view? Is there any other type of argument that would change your view?
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Argum... | I've met a few. A lot are extremely racist. Very colonial. Many aren't, though.
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to be fair- Australia was originally colonized as a Penal Colony, so this is really much more of a return to tradition than anything else.
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Sounds like, if you that that to it's logical end, In 100 years time Australians will be ... | 1bf5okz | CMV: Australians are no longer the nice and happy people that they once were. | Australians haven't been happy go lucky larikins for a long time. That attitude died in the 80s
The prevailing attitude now is "fuck you, I've got mine". Selfish, closed. Closet authoritarians. Nasty assholes.
For evidence see continued reelection of shit politicians with shit policies and records on asyl... | ReasonableCorpsesELO | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Trump is a Racist
President Trump has displayed more contempt and disregard for non-whites(American or Otherwise) than any public figure I can think of. Here are some examples that I can think of
* Delayed response when it comes to white-supremacist and eventually saying that there were Good people on Both Side... | Honestly this argument is getting a bit old but I can try one more time. I'm going to skip some steps in the argument first.
Look over the past year of "big scandals" regarding Trump. Once you do that check to see if they are falsified or real. Now, use that exact grain of salt on the current assault on him being a r... | Racist is a very simple thing to apply. Basically if you sat me, a black male in front of Trump and my white equivalent he should automatically think less of me. I have seen absolutely no evidence of that in his history and definitely not in his presidency. The supremacist incident you issue absolutely DOES show assaul... | 7qwglz | CMV: Trump is a Racist | President Trump has displayed more contempt and disregard for non-whites(American or Otherwise) than any public figure I can think of. Here are some examples that I can think of
* Delayed response when it comes to white-supremacist and eventually saying that there were Good people on Both Sides.
* His Quick retweet o... | coffeepi | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Trump is a Racist
President Trump has displayed more contempt and disregard for non-whites(American or Otherwise) than any public figure I can think of. Here are some examples that I can think of
* Delayed response when it comes to white-supremacist and eventually saying that there were Good people on Both Side... | Yes I forgot that "His retweet of racist post and people" and his comment about Haitians that nowhere mentioned race, were mentioned.
Is there actual evidence suggesting racism? What you have is maybe a case for prejudice against third wold countries. For it to be racist you have to have more or direct evidence of him... | Honestly this argument is getting a bit old but I can try one more time. I'm going to skip some steps in the argument first.
Look over the past year of "big scandals" regarding Trump. Once you do that check to see if they are falsified or real. Now, use that exact grain of salt on the current assault on him being a r... | 7qwglz | CMV: Trump is a Racist | President Trump has displayed more contempt and disregard for non-whites(American or Otherwise) than any public figure I can think of. Here are some examples that I can think of
* Delayed response when it comes to white-supremacist and eventually saying that there were Good people on Both Sides.
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CMV: I would rather have the Army enforce the law than the Police. (US)
The title says it all. I think that, for the most part, the US Army would do a better job of enforcing the law than municipal police forces. They are held accountable (more than the police at least) through court martials and Military Police of th... | I think we would get much more frequent and deadlier versions of Bloody Sunday if we enforced a law like that. The military is not trained as much to stop things like petty theft, but rather coordinated invasions and assaults. At best, they could work for drug raids. The best example would probably be what happened to ... | The army is an organization literally tasked with defeating the enemies of the state. Is that the mindset you want brought towards law enforcement? Because inevitably, citizens will be viewed through that lens.
For all the problems with policing, this idea seems like it is setup to fail from day 1.
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That's alrea... | jb6b7k | CMV: I would rather have the Army enforce the law than the Police. (US) | The title says it all. I think that, for the most part, the US Army would do a better job of enforcing the law than municipal police forces. They are held accountable (more than the police at least) through court martials and Military Police of their own to prevent abuses and broken laws on their part while the average... | your_mother_official | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: You can actually divide by 0
Hello!
This is my first post here, i hope it won't get shadowbanned because my account is relatively new and doesn't have much karma. I also apologise for any mathematics terminology errors, English is not my first language.
Everyone knows "dividing by 0" problem. One common explana... | Limits of functions that divide by a variable approaching 0 can yield different results depending on the direction and function. You can see this with f(x)=1/x which tends to -infinity approaching from the left, and +infinity from the right.
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You are right. I believe that -0 is different than 0, and 1/0 is infinit... | Infinity isn't a number, it's a concept (specifically the highest possible number). You cannot take 2 * infinity. Or rather, 2 * infinity is still equal to infinity. Hell, your (0/0 = 0 * infinity = 1), if true, could be simplified to (0 = 0 * 0 * infinity = 1 * 0) then further to (0 = 0 * infinity = 0) and finally, by... | grbivk | CMV: You can actually divide by 0 | Hello!
This is my first post here, i hope it won't get shadowbanned because my account is relatively new and doesn't have much karma. I also apologise for any mathematics terminology errors, English is not my first language.
Everyone knows "dividing by 0" problem. One common explanation is one which was popularised b... | ihateredditpolicy | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: You can actually divide by 0
Hello!
This is my first post here, i hope it won't get shadowbanned because my account is relatively new and doesn't have much karma. I also apologise for any mathematics terminology errors, English is not my first language.
Everyone knows "dividing by 0" problem. One common explana... | Limits of functions that divide by a variable approaching 0 can yield different results depending on the direction and function. You can see this with f(x)=1/x which tends to -infinity approaching from the left, and +infinity from the right.
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You are right. I believe that -0 is different than 0, and 1/0 is infinit... | Let’s simplify this as much as possible: with a≠0, if a/0=x, then x.0=a. However, we know that x.0=0 and a≠0. This should make it obvious that the expression a/0 has no meaning.
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If a = 10, then if 10/0 = 10 infinities, then 10 infinities * 0 = 10
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There is no “10 infinities”. That is not a number. That is me... | grbivk | CMV: You can actually divide by 0 | Hello!
This is my first post here, i hope it won't get shadowbanned because my account is relatively new and doesn't have much karma. I also apologise for any mathematics terminology errors, English is not my first language.
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CMV: Twitter/Facebook/Google should remove or strike government officials when they spread false information or misleading propaganda
Basically, I don't think what Twitter does in terms of "covering" or disclaiming tweets is enough-especially when other users have been banned for less. Especially comparing the level o... | Who gets to determine what is misleading?
Is it only things that you disagree with? Or things that don’t help a particular political view point?
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I understand that-the problem is not with determining what is misleading. they have already done so-my problem is that they do not persecute celebrities or high officia... | They won’t mess with celebrities because revenue.
They won’t mess with politicians because they are public representatives and don’t want to shut down (or accused of shutting down) the dissemination of current events, political stances, new policy announcements, blah blah whatever. Twitter has become a big source of ... | jbh3r2 | CMV: Twitter/Facebook/Google should remove or strike government officials when they spread false information or misleading propaganda | Basically, I don't think what Twitter does in terms of "covering" or disclaiming tweets is enough-especially when other users have been banned for less. Especially comparing the level of influence. They should strike everyone on the same level, for example the president has had many tweets "flagged", he should be banne... | Endaunofa | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism
I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single stat... | [deleted]
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>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | Your definition of feudalism isn't really accurate. Feudalism isn't so much about ownership as it is about the hierarchy. There is a king, served by dukes, who in turn are severed by earls, barrons, knights, commoners, etc. The actual number of ranks and what they are called varies, but that each owes loyalty and obedi... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism
I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single stat... | [deleted]
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>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | Your definition of feudalism isn't really accurate. Feudalism isn't so much about ownership as it is about the hierarchy. There is a king, served by dukes, who in turn are severed by earls, barrons, knights, commoners, etc. The actual number of ranks and what they are called varies, but that each owes loyalty and obedi... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 7 | 7 | [
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I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single stat... | [deleted]
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>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | Your definition of feudalism isn't really accurate. Feudalism isn't so much about ownership as it is about the hierarchy. There is a king, served by dukes, who in turn are severed by earls, barrons, knights, commoners, etc. The actual number of ranks and what they are called varies, but that each owes loyalty and obedi... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 3 | 3 | [
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I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single stat... | [deleted]
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>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | Your definition of feudalism isn't really accurate. Feudalism isn't so much about ownership as it is about the hierarchy. There is a king, served by dukes, who in turn are severed by earls, barrons, knights, commoners, etc. The actual number of ranks and what they are called varies, but that each owes loyalty and obedi... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism
I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single stat... | [deleted]
---
>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | Your definition of feudalism isn't really accurate. Feudalism isn't so much about ownership as it is about the hierarchy. There is a king, served by dukes, who in turn are severed by earls, barrons, knights, commoners, etc. The actual number of ranks and what they are called varies, but that each owes loyalty and obedi... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 5 | 5 | [
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>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism
I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single stat... | [deleted]
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>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | Your definition of feudalism isn't really accurate. Feudalism isn't so much about ownership as it is about the hierarchy. There is a king, served by dukes, who in turn are severed by earls, barrons, knights, commoners, etc. The actual number of ranks and what they are called varies, but that each owes loyalty and obedi... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism
I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single stat... | well without getting real in-depth (as i only *just* started a high school econ class) one difference is mobility, ie feudalism's caste system. if you were a serf in feudalism, you were a serf til you were dead and nothing you could do right would change that (so labor productivity was hurt by the deficit of incentive)... | [deleted]
---
>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism
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---
>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 5 | 5 | [
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---
>The basic difference between capitalism and feudalism is individual rights
I understand that very much, however, my main point is that there are still 2 caste of people, the capital owner, and the worker. Show me that, there are no 2 caste in capitalism.
>And btw, shareholders are not always "winners... | 5p9a5d | CMV: Capitalism is a psuedo-Feudalism | I think I'm wrong because I don't really understand economy and capitalism and feudalism. But I learned that the best way to get the right information on the internet, is to post the wrong one, and it is my current view anyway, out of ignorance, so here I go. For every single statement that I'm about to write, please a... | BeatriceBernardo | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Women with large breasts don't understand that many men are not turned on by them and may even find them to be a turn off
I find big tits to be a turnoff. Kind of nasty, even. Especially if you can see thick, blue veins in them.
In my experience, women with big tits don't understand this. They think that pret... | Instead of basing your opinions about women and what they think based on "overheard conversations", I think you will clear this one up quite quickly if you actually just talked to women.
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> Every woman I know is aware that not all men are attracted to large breasts.
How many women do you know? And, while they re... | You can have your preference but women having big breasts has nothing to do with you
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Breasts aren’t for grown men to complain about. They’re for feeding. This dude needs to get over himself.
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CMV: There's no reason to single out NFTs as bad for the environment.
A lot of people hate NFTs because the blockchains they operate are on use a lot of energy. Well, not all of them - some blockchains are proof-of-stake - but some of them use a lot of energy.
I think it's a valid criticism. Completely valid! But mos... | At the very least, video games, Christmas lights, and Netflix provide a service: entertainment. They are at least doing something with the electricity they are using.
To contrast, NFT (and Cryptocurrencies) are doing nothing. The entire point of NFT and Crypto is that they are investments; you put money into them, and... | NFTs waste a lot more electricity. The average NFT uses at least 75 kilowatt hours in its lifetime, and substantially more each time it is sold on to the next guy because the Ethereum chain uses 30-ish kilowatt hours to process one transaction. The average PS5 uses 0.35 kilowatts. It takes *a lot* of hours of gaming to... | qx6rm4 | CMV: There's no reason to single out NFTs as bad for the environment. | A lot of people hate NFTs because the blockchains they operate are on use a lot of energy. Well, not all of them - some blockchains are proof-of-stake - but some of them use a lot of energy.
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CMV: Defining racism as "institutional oppression" is a recent trend that isn't supported enough to be assumed by default
I've noticed, when discussing social issues with others, that it has become increasingly common for people to nitpick what is true racism and what is merely garden-variety prejudice. I have no prob... | racism: "prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior."
This is the real definition of racism. Prejudice as well as institutional oppression based on race falls under racism.
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CMV: Hot Dogs ARE a Type of Sandwich
Hot dogs are definitely a type of sandwich. According to the Webster dictionary a sandwich is two slices of bread or a **split roll** with a filling in between. A hot dog has a split roll with a filling. This makes it a sandwich. Some might say that the filling is wrong for a hot d... | Dictionaries are descriptors, not prescriptors. That means they attempt to explain the way we use language, but they don’t set the rules. Society does.
If the dictionary definition includes a hot dog, the dictionary is wrong.
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CMV: Cultural appropriation is benign at worst and extremely beneficial at best.
I am genuinely dumbfounded by the number of people who believe that cultural appropriation is harmful. Taking issue with cultural appropriation seems to be the equivalent of a child throwing a fit because someone else is "copying" him.
... | Adopting an alphabet or numeral system or technology isn't cultural appropriation, that's cultural exchange. Cultural appropriation implies a power imbalance and oppression, like doing a minstrel show in black face or sticking a feather in your cap and doing a rain dance for laughs.
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Since it's absurd, doesn't it occur to you that this is not what people mean when they talk about cultural appropriation?
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I'm a bit concerned that you'e just defining the term as somet... | 9d1evc | CMV: Cultural appropriation is benign at worst and extremely beneficial at best. | I am genuinely dumbfounded by the number of people who believe that cultural appropriation is harmful. Taking issue with cultural appropriation seems to be the equivalent of a child throwing a fit because someone else is "copying" him.
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CMV: Western nations should start making plans to evacuate Taiwan's democracy supporters and semiconductor experts
# Introduction
I've been to both the PRC and Taiwan, and I've enjoyed my visits to both. But considering current geopolitical trends, I believe that Taiwan's days are numbered. I am very pro-democracy, b... | China will never attack the U.S. Anything they’re doing and will do is merely posturing and textbook Cold War tactics.
Beyond the obvious utter devastation, China and the rest of the world have trade relationships that are extremely vital. I’m not a seer, but personally I think this ends similar to the USSR. Cold War... | >As mentioned previously, the PRC has nukes, and Taiwan is literally on their doorstep.
Just to spell it out more clearly, is it your belief that China is willing to be the first nation to use nuclear weapons in warfare post WW2 over Taiwan?
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If we... | qxsxdr | CMV: Western nations should start making plans to evacuate Taiwan's democracy supporters and semiconductor experts | # Introduction
I've been to both the PRC and Taiwan, and I've enjoyed my visits to both. But considering current geopolitical trends, I believe that Taiwan's days are numbered. I am very pro-democracy, but considering current geopolitical trends, I think our nations are well in decline, and that we are in no shape to ... | Real_Carl_Ramirez | 3 | 3 | [
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# Introduction
I've been to both the PRC and Taiwan, and I've enjoyed my visits to both. But considering current geopolitical trends, I believe that Taiwan's days are numbered. I am very pro-democracy, b... | What exactly do you mean evacuating? It is not illegal for citizens living in Taiwan to move to the US or any other country if they go through the proper channels. China is not holding them against their will. They are staying for the same reason most people stay in their countries: The cost of leaving (starting a new ... | >As mentioned previously, the PRC has nukes, and Taiwan is literally on their doorstep.
Just to spell it out more clearly, is it your belief that China is willing to be the first nation to use nuclear weapons in warfare post WW2 over Taiwan?
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If we... | qxsxdr | CMV: Western nations should start making plans to evacuate Taiwan's democracy supporters and semiconductor experts | # Introduction
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# Introduction
I've been to both the PRC and Taiwan, and I've enjoyed my visits to both. But considering current geopolitical trends, I believe that Taiwan's days are numbered. I am very pro-democracy, b... | What exactly do you mean evacuating? It is not illegal for citizens living in Taiwan to move to the US or any other country if they go through the proper channels. China is not holding them against their will. They are staying for the same reason most people stay in their countries: The cost of leaving (starting a new ... | >As mentioned previously, the PRC has nukes, and Taiwan is literally on their doorstep.
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If we... | qxsxdr | CMV: Western nations should start making plans to evacuate Taiwan's democracy supporters and semiconductor experts | # Introduction
I've been to both the PRC and Taiwan, and I've enjoyed my visits to both. But considering current geopolitical trends, I believe that Taiwan's days are numbered. I am very pro-democracy, but considering current geopolitical trends, I think our nations are well in decline, and that we are in no shape to ... | Real_Carl_Ramirez | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: Western nations should start making plans to evacuate Taiwan's democracy supporters and semiconductor experts
# Introduction
I've been to both the PRC and Taiwan, and I've enjoyed my visits to both. But considering current geopolitical trends, I believe that Taiwan's days are numbered. I am very pro-democracy, b... | >As mentioned previously, the PRC has nukes, and Taiwan is literally on their doorstep.
Just to spell it out more clearly, is it your belief that China is willing to be the first nation to use nuclear weapons in warfare post WW2 over Taiwan?
If so, where do you see them launching said nukes at?
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If we... | The USA has Fort Knox. They have enough gold for semiconducters. They just need to approve usage for it. Taiwan is still in a Civil War with mainland China.
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Setting up semiconductor fabs is HARD. We just approved one a few months back and it wont be working until 2024 at the very earliest. If taiwan falls, the ch... | qxsxdr | CMV: Western nations should start making plans to evacuate Taiwan's democracy supporters and semiconductor experts | # Introduction
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CMV: Western nations should start making plans to evacuate Taiwan's democracy supporters and semiconductor experts
# Introduction
I've been to both the PRC and Taiwan, and I've enjoyed my visits to both. But considering current geopolitical trends, I believe that Taiwan's days are numbered. I am very pro-democracy, b... | I know this isn't your main position here, but I think that it would be worth focusing on your analysis of the military failures of the west.
The real reason we did so poorly in these situations, despite our overblown budgets, enormous technological advantage, and years of training is simply because a military like th... | >As mentioned previously, the PRC has nukes, and Taiwan is literally on their doorstep.
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If we... | qxsxdr | CMV: Western nations should start making plans to evacuate Taiwan's democracy supporters and semiconductor experts | # Introduction
I've been to both the PRC and Taiwan, and I've enjoyed my visits to both. But considering current geopolitical trends, I believe that Taiwan's days are numbered. I am very pro-democracy, but considering current geopolitical trends, I think our nations are well in decline, and that we are in no shape to ... | Real_Carl_Ramirez | 3 | 3 | [
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# Introduction
I've been to both the PRC and Taiwan, and I've enjoyed my visits to both. But considering current geopolitical trends, I believe that Taiwan's days are numbered. I am very pro-democracy, b... | I don't know much about the situation in Taiwan, but how do you figure that the US lost in Afghanistan?
It took less than a year to completely wrest control of the country from the Taliban and drive out Alqueda. There was no possible way that they could have successfully resisted the US military.
The Taliban only suc... | The USA has Fort Knox. They have enough gold for semiconducters. They just need to approve usage for it. Taiwan is still in a Civil War with mainland China.
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CMV:The only real way to deal with bullies is through physical violence.
Throughout my life, I have observed a lot of bullying. I’ve seen it in schools, in the streets, and in parks. I’ve even been bullied myself. I thought ignoring the bully would work but it doesn’t. Being passive makes the bully target you more. I ... | 2 years after high school, my school bully was in a bind and I opened my hand to him in friendship. He's one of my best friends today, and that's after he created a culture of kicking me in the balls at school.
Violence doesn't have to be the answer.
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May I ask what kind of bind he was in?
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He reads my reddi... | > I feel that bullies in this world need to be disciplined by physical violence because it’s the only way they’ll learn.
This type of punishment teaches the lesson that you use physical violence to get compliance. Many bullies are subject to abuse at home. Their behavior is *literally* a result of physical violence.
... | 5p653j | CMV:The only real way to deal with bullies is through physical violence. | Throughout my life, I have observed a lot of bullying. I’ve seen it in schools, in the streets, and in parks. I’ve even been bullied myself. I thought ignoring the bully would work but it doesn’t. Being passive makes the bully target you more. I feel that bullies in this world need to be disciplined by physical violenc... | ThePr1meEvil | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Time to Leave Afghanistan
I don’t care that the Afghanistan government might collapse if the USA leaves.
I don’t care that the Taliban might seize control.
I don’t care if some other terrorist group takes over.
What’s the end game? Help the good guys? How do we know that the “good guys” of today won’t be th... | We are. Our agreement with the Taliban, if you'll my exceedingly inexpert breakdown, sets a table for a 14 month withdraw from the country in exchange for commitments from the Taliban. Are you saying that we should just pack up and head home with no agreement? That seems kinda self-defeatist, especially as we've been i... | I'm not sure you really *have* a view, You just don't care. You don't really care if the people who were told that they were allies of Americans are slaughtered, if the values you supposedly value of liberty and freedom are crushed.
It's a lesson that the Kurds have learned about America and now it's the turn of the ... | gr8gkh | CMV: Time to Leave Afghanistan | I don’t care that the Afghanistan government might collapse if the USA leaves.
I don’t care that the Taliban might seize control.
I don’t care if some other terrorist group takes over.
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CMV: Drivers who 'let-in' people trying to merge at the last moment / chance are doing a disservice to everybody behind them.
As a driver in the U.S.A., I very frequently see some driver all-of-a-sudden desperately NEEDING to exit the freeway RIGHT NOW. They occasionally use their turn-indicators, but usually just bu... | I don’t like it when people do that, but sometimes you have to let people merge at the last moment to avoid an accident. The accident would have a far more negative effect than the alternative.
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"Sometimes I'm an asshole, so it doesn't bug me" is not a very convincing argument.
Being a "bigger man" does not mean letting assholes get away with being assholes. I'd rather be the bitch wh... | 9d1dcm | CMV: Drivers who 'let-in' people trying to merge at the last moment / chance are doing a disservice to everybody behind them. | As a driver in the U.S.A., I very frequently see some driver all-of-a-sudden desperately NEEDING to exit the freeway RIGHT NOW. They occasionally use their turn-indicators, but usually just bully their way into the queue exiting the highway.
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CMV: If one is not allowed to discriminate based on race, schools and jobs shouldn’t be allowed to ask about race on applications.
I’ll keep this short because it’s a purely logical argument- no need for sources:
Premise one: Discriminating on race is illegal (and wrong).
Premise two: Companies and colleges can’t dis... | No one should be allowed to discriminate based on race or gender, but that discrimination has happened and we live in an age where white men hold a disproportionate number of top positions. We are never going to go back and start over from a blank slate. We can only try to course correct from where we are to where we w... | Premise five: I can see what you look like.
Ergo: asking for race is just a matter of record keeping to measure statistics.
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Premise one: Discriminating on race is illegal (and wrong).
Premise two: Companies and colleges can’t discriminate based on race if they don’t know your race.
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CMV: If one is not allowed to discriminate based on race, schools and jobs shouldn’t be allowed to ask about race on applications.
I’ll keep this short because it’s a purely logical argument- no need for sources:
Premise one: Discriminating on race is illegal (and wrong).
Premise two: Companies and colleges can’t dis... | Premise five: I can see what you look like.
Ergo: asking for race is just a matter of record keeping to measure statistics.
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I definitely see what you’re saying, however, those statistics don’t serve any purpose outside of discrimination and therefore should not be allowed and so while your premise isn’t untrue i... | Schools or jobs CAN discriminate based on your race when you show up. Or just making assumptions based on your voice or name or whatever. By forcing them to report the numbers, it in theory allows for more transparency and makes it less likely for discrimination to happen, although its not perfect obviously
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I don... | 141fpoy | CMV: If one is not allowed to discriminate based on race, schools and jobs shouldn’t be allowed to ask about race on applications. | I’ll keep this short because it’s a purely logical argument- no need for sources:
Premise one: Discriminating on race is illegal (and wrong).
Premise two: Companies and colleges can’t discriminate based on race if they don’t know your race.
Premise three: Asking for an applicant’s race makes it significantly easier f... | Accurate-Net-3724 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: If one is not allowed to discriminate based on race, schools and jobs shouldn’t be allowed to ask about race on applications.
I’ll keep this short because it’s a purely logical argument- no need for sources:
Premise one: Discriminating on race is illegal (and wrong).
Premise two: Companies and colleges can’t dis... | Premise five: I can see what you look like.
Ergo: asking for race is just a matter of record keeping to measure statistics.
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I definitely see what you’re saying, however, those statistics don’t serve any purpose outside of discrimination and therefore should not be allowed and so while your premise isn’t untrue i... | You are not legally required to answer that question, at least not in the US. They can ask, but you do not have to answer and they legally cannot require you to do so or let that affect your application/chances.
Now if you want to have a discussion about how well such rules are actually enforced or how well job appli... | 141fpoy | CMV: If one is not allowed to discriminate based on race, schools and jobs shouldn’t be allowed to ask about race on applications. | I’ll keep this short because it’s a purely logical argument- no need for sources:
Premise one: Discriminating on race is illegal (and wrong).
Premise two: Companies and colleges can’t discriminate based on race if they don’t know your race.
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CMV: All regions should have the right to self-determination, even American states.
If a sizeable majority of a clearly established region with a functioning democratic local government (Texas, Catalonia, Scotland etc.) votes to leave a country (probably around 60 or 70+ percent, but the exact number isn't the point) ... | I feel like the logical conclusion of this sort of thought is the [Sovereign citizen's movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_citizen_movement), which is just a completely unworkable governmental situation.
Your definition of "sizable majority of an established reason" is way too vague. If Texas should be a... | Why do you restrict it to only established regions? Are those people that belong to some region that you probably wouldn't say is established, like the Oklahoma panhandle, not also deserving of the same rights as the entirety of Oklahoma?
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You have to restrict it to established regions like American states, Canadi... | 7qtmxo | CMV: All regions should have the right to self-determination, even American states. | If a sizeable majority of a clearly established region with a functioning democratic local government (Texas, Catalonia, Scotland etc.) votes to leave a country (probably around 60 or 70+ percent, but the exact number isn't the point) it is wrong for the government to stop people from governing themselves and exercisin... | Blue9390 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Brian Thompson isn't any more evil than any average person.
There's not a lot of details on his personal life so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt like I would w/ any of you and mainly just addressing his career. As far as I know he started in finance and worked his up to being a CEO of a health insurance c... | Brian Thompson did not kick puppies (probably). He didn't hunt kids for sport on a private island (allegedly).
He did perpetuate a system that negatively impacted thousands and millions of people when he had the chance to make a difference due to his unique combination of positions.
He didn't commit many evil acts,... | Sounds a lot like the banality of evil, an idea that was written about after the Nuremberg trials. People who hurt other people for money or power, even if it's expected of them, are still bad people.
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How does he hurt people more then you or me?
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Have you ever denied life saving care to someone? How bout 1/3... | 1h7q1bl | CMV: Brian Thompson isn't any more evil than any average person. | There's not a lot of details on his personal life so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt like I would w/ any of you and mainly just addressing his career. As far as I know he started in finance and worked his up to being a CEO of a health insurance company.
Every CEO's job is to make money for the company, they ar... | blz4200 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Organic Chemistry should not be a course requirement for medical school applications and has no perceptible benefit to doing better in medical school
(As you might guess, this is partially a complaint brought on by finals season.)
The field of organic chemistry focuses on reactions with carbon-containing compoun... | Med school acceptance rates are already incredibly low, so I think it is better to weed out the weaker students who won't succeed in orgo, instead of letting them graduate pre-med just to be rejected from med school. This gives weaker students a chance to reevaluate their degree or career path before they graduate inst... | While it is true that biochemistry will go in a much better depth of the biochemical reactions going through your body, you need organic chemistry to understand biochemistry.
After all, in Biochemistry they don't go through why an enzyme can do it (nucleophilicity, strength of electrophiles/nucleophiles, reaction kin... | a5ynp9 | CMV: Organic Chemistry should not be a course requirement for medical school applications and has no perceptible benefit to doing better in medical school | (As you might guess, this is partially a complaint brought on by finals season.)
The field of organic chemistry focuses on reactions with carbon-containing compounds that do include small molecules as seen in pharmaceuticals. However, I feel that this should not make it a required course in pre-medical studies. [An un... | Vergilx217 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Phrases like "toxic masculinity" and "white fragility," while describing real and problematic social issues, are unnecessarily divisive and incendiary and should be replaced with less offensive sounding terms.
These kinds of phrases are generally used by the left. And I find this odd, because the left is otherwis... | You don't actually explain why you find "toxic masculinity" or "white fragility" to be inflammatory, except by an analogy that you don't get around to justifying. Can you explain more directly why you think these terms are inflammatory? (Or, alternatively, explain why your analogy is applicable.)
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Because toxcicit... | That's kind of the point. Toxic masculinity is arrogant, out of touch with its own emotions, and has anger management issues when asked to consider a different viewpoint...which is exactly how some people react when they hear the phrase "toxic masculinity."
White fragility is about how discussing race issues feels di... | jbcisu | CMV: Phrases like "toxic masculinity" and "white fragility," while describing real and problematic social issues, are unnecessarily divisive and incendiary and should be replaced with less offensive sounding terms. | These kinds of phrases are generally used by the left. And I find this odd, because the left is otherwise *very* concerned with using and even policing language that merely *might* be perceived as offensive or off putting. These are people who use wordings like "people who menstruate" to avoid possibly offending the sm... | chadonsunday | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Phrases like "toxic masculinity" and "white fragility," while describing real and problematic social issues, are unnecessarily divisive and incendiary and should be replaced with less offensive sounding terms.
These kinds of phrases are generally used by the left. And I find this odd, because the left is otherwis... | You don't actually explain why you find "toxic masculinity" or "white fragility" to be inflammatory, except by an analogy that you don't get around to justifying. Can you explain more directly why you think these terms are inflammatory? (Or, alternatively, explain why your analogy is applicable.)
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White fragility is about how discussing race issues feels di... | jbcisu | CMV: Phrases like "toxic masculinity" and "white fragility," while describing real and problematic social issues, are unnecessarily divisive and incendiary and should be replaced with less offensive sounding terms. | These kinds of phrases are generally used by the left. And I find this odd, because the left is otherwise *very* concerned with using and even policing language that merely *might* be perceived as offensive or off putting. These are people who use wordings like "people who menstruate" to avoid possibly offending the sm... | chadonsunday | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote provided that they pass a test on civics and the government.
Several countries around the world have a voting age of 16, and while the line needs to be drawn somewhere, there isn't that much of a different between 16 and 18. Allowing those who pass a civics and government te... | Can you guarantee a completely unbiased test that can't ever be used to manipulate the potential voting population? We've eliminated other forms of voting requirements (such as literacy tests) because they were abused.
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If it's a test that draws from the Constitution, then it shouldn't be an issue one way or the o... | Historically, voting has been tied to military service/draft. For example, during the women suffrage movement, a lot of women actually didn't want the vote because the implication was that they would also have to register for the draft.
Age-wise, 18 is the voting age because it's also when men would have to register ... | 7qtgea | CMV: 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote provided that they pass a test on civics and the government. | Several countries around the world have a voting age of 16, and while the line needs to be drawn somewhere, there isn't that much of a different between 16 and 18. Allowing those who pass a civics and government test to vote would not only incentivize teenagers to study what it means to be a citizen and what the purpos... | deixj | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: American conservative political theory and practice is a threat to human progress from a secular humanistic perspective
American style conservatism seeks to keep tradition, usually in the form of retaining the current power structure, keeping their ideal social order intact, keeping the majority religion in place... | [deleted]
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I am speaking as a former conservative, who was deeply religious a conspiracy theorist and I also happen to live in a very conservative part of the country, however I know not all conservatives are bad, in fact know some good guys who are conservatives, but my argument is less so that conservatives the ... | The current power structure is a dumpster fire HOWEVER it is responsible for a lot of the scientific progress you desire. Space-X and Pfizer are doing some great things, so I hear. When you marry innovation and profit so closely, progress seems to accelerate.
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I agree with your statement about innovation and profi... | jbbo94 | CMV: American conservative political theory and practice is a threat to human progress from a secular humanistic perspective | American style conservatism seeks to keep tradition, usually in the form of retaining the current power structure, keeping their ideal social order intact, keeping the majority religion in place, and does so to the detriment of technological, ethical, and scientific progress of society at large from a secular humanisti... | Pretentious_Dickhead | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I don't think anyone should vote for Joe Biden until he gives us all the money he owes us.
Remember when Joe Biden was running for president and he promised us all $2000 checks essentially as a bribe so that people would vote for him? And then when he got the vote he doubled back and said "Um actually trump alrea... | The two political parties and their members were arguing over the best stimulus policy during COVID. The Democrats eventually supported a $2000 per person plan, which Biden backed. Astonishingly, **the government kept that promise**.
I don't even think Biden's administration or the Democrats were trying to play coy on... | That's what you're basing your vote on? Whether you receive $600? Of all the things you could pick to be a single issue voter you went with that? Why not only voting for people who haven't tried to overthrow democracy? Or only voting for people who aren't liked by dictators the world over? Or only voting for peopl... | 18sa7qj | CMV: I don't think anyone should vote for Joe Biden until he gives us all the money he owes us. | Remember when Joe Biden was running for president and he promised us all $2000 checks essentially as a bribe so that people would vote for him? And then when he got the vote he doubled back and said "Um actually trump already gave you $600 so I'm going to give you $1400 and that's basically the same as getting $2000, r... | TheCacklingCreep | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The state of the insurance/medical industry in the USA is not the fault of Brian Thompson and he did not deserve to be killed.
I have seen lots of ravenous posts lately about how little people care for Mr. Thompson, how he led an amoral company and his killing might be justified or even beneficial, but this all ... | Denying 1 in 3 claims means that for every 100 claims submitted by hospitals for stuff they deemed necessary for treating the patient, 33 were denied.
That's not efficiency, that's them finding a way to get out of doing the singular thing we're paying them monthly to do: Pay for our treatment if and when it's needed.... | Nobody is really saying he deserved to die but I can’t blame anyone for lack of sympathy.
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False.
Lots are saying he deserved it and are calling the one who did it a hero.
Disgusting
CEO killed for engaging in capitalism.
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Capitalism, famous for not harming people lol | 1h7m48o | CMV: The state of the insurance/medical industry in the USA is not the fault of Brian Thompson and he did not deserve to be killed. | I have seen lots of ravenous posts lately about how little people care for Mr. Thompson, how he led an amoral company and his killing might be justified or even beneficial, but this all sounds extremely myopic to me. We (Americans) chose this system, and we have reinforced and reiterated that choice through our votes t... | adenocard | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I wish I had no physiological or emotional needs.
So right now I'm going to shop to get something to eat and I'm thinking how it sucks that I have to spend my money and time just to survive. Later I'll go to sleep and I'll think about how life is short enough, and to add insult to injury I have to cut through 33%... | a pointless existence which last a long time is worse then one that has meaning even if it lasts shorter.
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without needs life quickly turns bland
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I fail to see how needs can make life meaningful
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well think about why you do things, what motivates you
fulfilling physiological needs has side effec... | There isn't anything you can do to change that situation for yourself, so why worry about it if that worry makes your life more unpleasant?
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Kind of hard not to think about it when it's about every aspect of human life...
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Every aspect of human life involves physics, too, but I'm betting you don't think about... | gr2y7v | CMV: I wish I had no physiological or emotional needs. | So right now I'm going to shop to get something to eat and I'm thinking how it sucks that I have to spend my money and time just to survive. Later I'll go to sleep and I'll think about how life is short enough, and to add insult to injury I have to cut through 33% of it because of my stupid primitive brain.
Now, being... | Authwarth | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Colleges should be free (or regulated to the point of being affordable for vast majority of the working folks)
Conservatives like Ben Shapiro say the 3 things that are most indicative of success in life are: don't do crimes, don't have a child out of wedlock, and go to college.
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I agree with those 3 poi... | > Conservatives like Ben Shapiro say the 3 things that are most indicative of success in life are: don't do crimes, don't have a child out of wedlock, and go to college.
Just to clarify, it's actually just: finish high school, get a job and hold it, and don't get married and have children until you're 21. Ben and the ... | More people go to college now than at any point in history. It doesnt seem that the cost is really keeping people out.
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That's because it's also more necessary than any point in history. Imagine how even more people would be going if it were more affordable
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Around 70 Pecent of high school graduates enroll in... | 9czpw9 | CMV: Colleges should be free (or regulated to the point of being affordable for vast majority of the working folks) | Conservatives like Ben Shapiro say the 3 things that are most indicative of success in life are: don't do crimes, don't have a child out of wedlock, and go to college.
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CMV: Fake-Out Deaths in TV and Movies Immediately Make It Unwatchable.
I watch a lot of TV and movies. Like, a LOT. And I have only ever seen one single film that successfully executed a fake-out death scene that not only made me believe the character was dead, but "brought them back" without completely undermining th... | I think it's a hard maneuver to pull off to be sure -- and many more properties fail to pull this off than not -- but I think there's actually a good number of examples of this trope that kick ass.
- Barbosa's return at the end of Pirates of the Caribbean 2
- Jon Snow in GOT
- Gandalf returning as Gandalf the White
- ... | It sounds like you have watched a lot movies and tv shows with fake out deaths, thus making them definitively watchable
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When I say "Unwatchable" I am referring to the suspension of disbelief. Which, I am fairly confident, is what most people mean when they say something is "unwatchable."
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Hate to get off top... | 1beqbh3 | CMV: Fake-Out Deaths in TV and Movies Immediately Make It Unwatchable. | I watch a lot of TV and movies. Like, a LOT. And I have only ever seen one single film that successfully executed a fake-out death scene that not only made me believe the character was dead, but "brought them back" without completely undermining the internal consistency of the story.
In every other instance I have eve... | KhantBeeSiriUs | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: The motivation behind the legalization of Marijuana consumption is more by delusion than its benefits
While the Marijuana could give potential benefits, I feel that the reason why people want to legalize these drugs is either motivated by delusional ideas maybe made by new age conspiracies or the idea that everyt... | I know many adults who don't smoke and are pro legalization.
So, not teenagers nor potheads.
I think generalization is often not a good practice.
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Yes, you are right. I often believe in these stereotypes, because I can't talk with each person why they want to legalize these drugs.
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I'm gen X and have been p... | >the idea that everything that restricts freedom must be a "bad" thing.
Well, yeah
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Murder laws stop my freedom of action in regards to killing you. This is automatically bad would you agree?
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Net freedom is higher when people are free from the threat of *being* murdered. Vice crimes harm no one. | qxgb95 | CMV: The motivation behind the legalization of Marijuana consumption is more by delusion than its benefits | While the Marijuana could give potential benefits, I feel that the reason why people want to legalize these drugs is either motivated by delusional ideas maybe made by new age conspiracies or the idea that everything that restricts freedom must be a "bad" thing.
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CMV: The motivation behind the legalization of Marijuana consumption is more by delusion than its benefits
While the Marijuana could give potential benefits, I feel that the reason why people want to legalize these drugs is either motivated by delusional ideas maybe made by new age conspiracies or the idea that everyt... | Would you agree with the criminalization of alcohol? It causes delusions and is proven to be harmful to the human body. If yes then your argument is probably a bit more consistent. Cannabis, regardless of its alleged benefits, does not cause any great harm ti the body. Smoking can hurt your lungs but that is not due to... | >the idea that everything that restricts freedom must be a "bad" thing.
Well, yeah
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Traffic laws restrict freedom. Who are they to tell me I have to stop at red lights and cant drive 100mph on the interstate.
Not everything that restricts freedom is bad.
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>and cant drive 100mph on the interstate
Seems to w... | qxgb95 | CMV: The motivation behind the legalization of Marijuana consumption is more by delusion than its benefits | While the Marijuana could give potential benefits, I feel that the reason why people want to legalize these drugs is either motivated by delusional ideas maybe made by new age conspiracies or the idea that everything that restricts freedom must be a "bad" thing.
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CMV: Verbal opt-out consent should be the legal standard for determinating consent.
So, my view is the following: Performing a sexual action on another person should legally be viewed as sexual assault exactly in those cases in which the other person told you they don't want you to do it beforehand or to stop during i... | I don't disagree with you that in most cases a verbal opt-out is the most reliable strategy, the problem arises if this is hardlined with the caveats you provided earlier. Lets take the scenario of a powerful man wants to do something sexual to a women. By powerful I mean that this man has the ability to drastically in... | > Verbal opt-in consent: Sounds great at first, but is pretty clunky in reality.
Why would verbal opt-out be better? I've just spent a while reading about the Aziz Ansari encounter, which may have inspired this changemyview, and essentially the issue lies with this:
> Then he brought her to a large mirror, bent her o... | 7qqrki | CMV: Verbal opt-out consent should be the legal standard for determinating consent. | So, my view is the following: Performing a sexual action on another person should legally be viewed as sexual assault exactly in those cases in which the other person told you they don't want you to do it beforehand or to stop during it. Note that I don't include scenarios in which the other person is unable to do so d... | BlitzBasic | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: fetal personhood should impact how age is calculated
if a country or state has laws stating that a fetus at fertilization/6 weeks/whenever is an alive human person, then that date should be used to calculate the individual's age (as opposed to date of birth). this is my view because it just makes sense to me: onc... | Seem unnecessarily convoluted and complex. We celebrate annual "birthdays", emphasis on **birth**. So its convenient to also tie in age with that same day.
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i agree it's more convenient, i want someone to convince me it actually makes sense
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Age is already something we track for convenience, not because it ma... | It would be harder to separate your birthday party from the fact that your parents fucked if you were celebrating the actual anniversary of the fucking. No deal.
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> **Comments must contribute me... | 1h7esga | CMV: fetal personhood should impact how age is calculated | if a country or state has laws stating that a fetus at fertilization/6 weeks/whenever is an alive human person, then that date should be used to calculate the individual's age (as opposed to date of birth). this is my view because it just makes sense to me: once you are "alive", that time should be reflected in your ag... | Vegetable_Night_2034 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The men who are stupid, who cannot understand anything that requires thinking are very undeserving of their high social success, their workplace success and also the easy life that they get
There's this particular type of people that I have come across. They're there at my workplace, when while hanging out with m... | >TL;DR: The men who are stupid have an easy life! Everyone around them explains things. He never has to rack his brains because there's always someone nearby to explain concepts to him. And yet he shines socially. He's undeserving of such a successful social life, of having such a smooth and easy life.
Have you ever ... | If you believe in a market economy, then presumably the market decides what people attribute value to. These 'stupid' people clearly have something that other people value. Maybe they're amicable, maybe they're friend, fun to be around, maybe they're loving, inquisitive, whatever. Unless they inherited their money, the... | 7qr2it | CMV: The men who are stupid, who cannot understand anything that requires thinking are very undeserving of their high social success, their workplace success and also the easy life that they get | There's this particular type of people that I have come across. They're there at my workplace, when while hanging out with my colleagues or friend's friends.
**The kind of people that I'm talking about:**
They cannot understand anything that requires a little thought - at all. At the workplace, these are the guys who... | zer0_snot | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Vegans are a danger for both humans and other animals.
Heres a few simple equations:
Vegans = eat more vegetables = less vegetables = more animals // Vegans only eat plants, and not animals, so there is more animals and less plants
More animals = Need more oxygen = gives more carbon dioxide // Animals use oxy... | Your logic here is entirely strange to me. I'm not vegan but what you're claiming doesn't follow.
>Since humans now feed on plants, there are less plants to create oxygen and take in carbon dioxide and more animals to use oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
People have always ate plants. It's not like this is a new th... | The main flaw in your reasoning is assuming that there will be more animals if we eat less.
The whole premise of livestock animals' life is to meet a demand for meat. If there is no demand for meat, they won't be bred, and as such numbers will be reduced.
What vegans are actually fighting for is to just deny t... | a5z18u | CMV: Vegans are a danger for both humans and other animals. | Heres a few simple equations:
Vegans = eat more vegetables = less vegetables = more animals // Vegans only eat plants, and not animals, so there is more animals and less plants
More animals = Need more oxygen = gives more carbon dioxide // Animals use oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Vegans do not eat animals, so... | GangstaKev | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Vegans are a danger for both humans and other animals.
Heres a few simple equations:
Vegans = eat more vegetables = less vegetables = more animals // Vegans only eat plants, and not animals, so there is more animals and less plants
More animals = Need more oxygen = gives more carbon dioxide // Animals use oxy... | Humans eat mostly farmed animals, and their quantity is regulated by the law of supply and demand, not by nature so your entire argument is invalid. Eating more plants means more plants and less animals.
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There are animals such as fish that are not in farms and stuff, and some animals are caught from the wild. Als... | You're working with a few false premises.
Humans breed the overwhelming majority of the animals that are eaten specifically to be eaten. If we stopped eating animals there would be less animals not more, since we stopped breeding them.
Also the more vegetables we eat, the more vegetables there are growing on the ea... | a5z18u | CMV: Vegans are a danger for both humans and other animals. | Heres a few simple equations:
Vegans = eat more vegetables = less vegetables = more animals // Vegans only eat plants, and not animals, so there is more animals and less plants
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CMV: Peoppe who assumed Breonna Taylor's BF was a criminal and drug seller as a legit reason for police to enter their home is what's WRONG with America
Well before the details were released, I would often hear and see that the main reason Breonna Taylor was killed, was because her boyfriend was a criminal and had dru... | ~~While I disagree with most everything that happened regarding the death of Ms. Taylor, it is important to be sure we are operating from a correct set of facts.~~
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A black man shouldn't be considered a threat just because he's black. And police officers need to employ people that can better access a situation instead of using force from the jump. | jb8m47 | CMV: Peoppe who assumed Breonna Taylor's BF was a criminal and drug seller as a legit reason for police to enter their home is what's WRONG with America | Well before the details were released, I would often hear and see that the main reason Breonna Taylor was killed, was because her boyfriend was a criminal and had drugs in their home...both of which are false. Breonna and her boyfriend both had clean criminal backgrounds and no drugs were found in the apartment
Anot... | Obiwandkinobee | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: Corporate jobs in America are just a basic income program and daycare for adults.
Corporate jobs in America are just adult daycare. It's a basic income program funded with tax incentives for "butts in seats" designed to keep us busy so we don't have time to organize against the system. The rich know that office ... | If this were true, companies wouldn't be laying off employees and outsourcing the jobs to other countries.
Tech companies are hiring outside the US because its cheaper. Call centers are huge in other countries because they can adequately do the job and are cheaper.
Even some jobs are being made obsolete because of th... | If you say office jobs contribute almost nothing to society you're going to have to define the term "office job." And "corporate job" while you're at it.
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How do you imagine a company to function without office building workers?... | 1bedmiq | CMV: Corporate jobs in America are just a basic income program and daycare for adults. | Corporate jobs in America are just adult daycare. It's a basic income program funded with tax incentives for "butts in seats" designed to keep us busy so we don't have time to organize against the system. The rich know that office jobs contribute almost nothing to society but they continue to hire people for them becau... | blushngush | 9 | 9 | [
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CMV: 18 is too young to do porn/onlyfans
So personally I don’t slut shame. I don’t think sleeping around is bad if you don’t have a boyfriend and make your intentions clear and don’t manipulate. And I’m fine with sex work, and all for legal prostitution. BUT, despite all that I just think that 18-20 is too young, espe... | If 18 is old enough to go to war, it’s old enough to squat on the tower of power and later on get a little golden shower.
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It really shouldn’t be old enough to go experience that trauma. I’m more against that tho and more open to this.
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So it seems like you think the age of adulthood should be raised, is that... | If 18-20 is old enough to have any boomer slam their crusty dong into your asshole for free, then it's also old enough to be able to sell a starfish selfie for 5 bucks a month from the safety of your bedroom.
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18-20 year olds can still be young enough to be groomed too, and honestly I think there should be an age ... | Age of consent and adulthood, are abstract concepts rooted in societal norms (that also are influenced by those abstract concepts). Sure you may think 18 is too young to be using onlyfans (personally, I agree) but our society has determined 18 is the age of adulthood so I respect a 18 year olds right to do so.
The met... | qx8d6o | CMV: 18 is too young to do porn/onlyfans | So personally I don’t slut shame. I don’t think sleeping around is bad if you don’t have a boyfriend and make your intentions clear and don’t manipulate. And I’m fine with sex work, and all for legal prostitution. BUT, despite all that I just think that 18-20 is too young, especially being a teenager. I just graduated ... | SparkleTheFarkle | 13 | 13 | [
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CMV: scrub daddy is a bad product
Each one of its benefits are either not that useful or in actuality drawbacks of the product
1. hard when cold, soft when warm. I don't like to wash dishes in cold water, who likes to have their hands freezing. "oh but you don't leave the cold water running, you just make the sponge ... | I thought they were a gimmick until I got a pack from Sam's to try and I'm a convert.
They DO scrub better, even when using hot water. They're simply rougher and tougher than anything less than the very scratchy green brillo. The eyes work great to hold onto for cleaning inside cups while keeping the rest of your han... | 1. Everything is hard when cold and soft when warm. Literally everything.
2. Is the hole that bad?
3. How long do dollar tree sponges last in comparison?
I like the ones with the hard and soft side personally, but whats the reason you care about sponges so much?
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>1. Everything is hard when cold and soft whe... | 1h6xx71 | CMV: scrub daddy is a bad product | Each one of its benefits are either not that useful or in actuality drawbacks of the product
1. hard when cold, soft when warm. I don't like to wash dishes in cold water, who likes to have their hands freezing. "oh but you don't leave the cold water running, you just make the sponge hard with the cold water", yeah and... | Janewaymaster | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: SI units should be the only ones in common use.
My view is that we need all measurements to be standardised (we lost a mars probe because of lack of global standardisation). It makes global communication easier, since everyone shares common ground in measurements. All SI units are the best units at measuring what... | There are many units that even metric countries seem to love. The teaspoon, the minute/hour/day/week/month/year, the carat, the byte, etc. They're super useful.
Besides, it's excellent practice to convert between systems. Helps you remember that units are arbitrary and you can switch whenever it becomes more conven... | Fahrenheit is **way better** than Celsius for humans.
Memorizing a single number at which water freezes or boils is trivially easy. There are way more important things we want to be able to describe.
**Fahrenheit has more relevant gradations for both indoor and outdoor weather:**
- a single degree farenheit is abo... | 6p21l1 | CMV: SI units should be the only ones in common use. | My view is that we need all measurements to be standardised (we lost a mars probe because of lack of global standardisation). It makes global communication easier, since everyone shares common ground in measurements. All SI units are the best units at measuring what they are measuring, or equal to their equivalents (SI... | the_potato_hunter | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: Dating sites should have separate transgender designations
The title pretty much summarizes it all. I find it irritating when I'm using a dating site like Tinder, OkCupid, whatever and I stumble across a "woman" only to realize that it's a man that has transitioned or (in most cases) is in the process of transiti... | I'm a trans woman. Quite simply, there is no world in which I would use a dating site that gave me the option of identifying as a trans woman instead of a woman. I'm not going to "other" myself from women for your benefit. I'm not going to make it easier for fetishy chasers to find me for your benefit. I'm not goin... | It seems like you are already able to filter out transgender people.
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When they're open about it on their profile it's very easy, yes. Sometimes you can also tell by the picture.
Sometimes you can't tell though, and you waste time messaging back and forth only to find out they've got a trait that immediately disq... | a5vjud | CMV: Dating sites should have separate transgender designations | The title pretty much summarizes it all. I find it irritating when I'm using a dating site like Tinder, OkCupid, whatever and I stumble across a "woman" only to realize that it's a man that has transitioned or (in most cases) is in the process of transitioning to become a woman.
Barring extremists it's generally accep... | The_Josh_Of_Clubs | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Dating sites should have separate transgender designations
The title pretty much summarizes it all. I find it irritating when I'm using a dating site like Tinder, OkCupid, whatever and I stumble across a "woman" only to realize that it's a man that has transitioned or (in most cases) is in the process of transiti... | Transgender women *are* women, despite the opinions of some. They shouldn't be left off of the list of women.
If you don't want to date a transgender person then you don't have to. Nobody is forcing you to.
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Your biological sex is a very important factor for determining the viability of a relationship, especia... | It seems like you are already able to filter out transgender people.
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When they're open about it on their profile it's very easy, yes. Sometimes you can also tell by the picture.
Sometimes you can't tell though, and you waste time messaging back and forth only to find out they've got a trait that immediately disq... | a5vjud | CMV: Dating sites should have separate transgender designations | The title pretty much summarizes it all. I find it irritating when I'm using a dating site like Tinder, OkCupid, whatever and I stumble across a "woman" only to realize that it's a man that has transitioned or (in most cases) is in the process of transitioning to become a woman.
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CMV: The “my body, my choice” slogan for pro-choice advocates does not benefit their position because opponents of it do not believe it’s just a woman’s body, but that it’s also a child’s life.
Some people believe life begins at conception. Some of those people believe ending any life after conception is murder. That ... | So. First thing’s first. This is a difficult CMV for the same reason double standards posts and devil’s advocacy posts are difficult. You’re position relies on representing some third party scarecrow you hold in your head. The scarecrow cannot change its view because the scarecrow has no brain of its own. We’re forced ... | I understand why people think that 'it's not just your body' is a good response to this slogan, but that is missing the point of why the slogan is used. The point is not that no other life is involved except for the mother, but that the mother's body is required to change and be damaged in order for the child to exist,... | jb2gut | CMV: The “my body, my choice” slogan for pro-choice advocates does not benefit their position because opponents of it do not believe it’s just a woman’s body, but that it’s also a child’s life. | Some people believe life begins at conception. Some of those people believe ending any life after conception is murder. That is not my view. That is a pro-life view.
My view is that using the phrase “my body my choice” or suggesting that pro-life is about controlling women misses the point entirely. Pro-life people do... | throwwwdotcom1 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: it’s impossible for people who voted for Trump and those who didn’t vote for Trump to have a civil discussion.
I say this because the odds of two level headed individuals running into this conversation together is so slim it’s nearly impossible for it to happen.
I voted for Trump, and I understand why people dis... | The only way I could actually see how I could change your view on this is by actual example. So... would you like to have a civil conversation?
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Absolutely. I have for almost two years now.
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So how would you like to start?
Want to explain why you voted for Trump?
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His policies.
He didn’t conform to ... | So in other words, you just want a civil discussion about Trump, and your view will be changed?
Okay. I voted Gary Johnson. What about Trump do you want to talk about? If you want me to suggest something, I'll go with his view of trade deficits. I think he's basically wrong about everything on that, and international ... | 7qi9tf | CMV: it’s impossible for people who voted for Trump and those who didn’t vote for Trump to have a civil discussion. | I say this because the odds of two level headed individuals running into this conversation together is so slim it’s nearly impossible for it to happen.
I voted for Trump, and I understand why people disapprove of him but I still can’t express my views toward someone who has all ready decided to hate Trump without them... | jbXarXmw | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Mods and users can never be friends with each other.
You know that the police are never your friends and that everything can be used against you? The same thing with mods. Mods are waiting to permaban you and will do anything to get you banned, even if it costs their job. Users are waiting to trash mods and haras... | >even if it costs their job.
Are you aware that mods are volunteers?
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Yeah I am aware, but they can be demoted.
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If being a mod made me have to think this way, I'd be glad to be demoted. Mods are just people, who also do a bit of cleaning up. They're not (generally speaking) tyrants.
Sure, there are some ba... | The police are never your friend if you're a suspect. Otherwise, there's nothing stopping them from being friendly to you, and vice-versa. Same with mods.
Obviously if you go into the whole thing with an adversarial mindset, then you're going to get friction - that cuts both ways. But there are plenty of mods on Redd... | 140a3ac | CMV: Mods and users can never be friends with each other. | You know that the police are never your friends and that everything can be used against you? The same thing with mods. Mods are waiting to permaban you and will do anything to get you banned, even if it costs their job. Users are waiting to trash mods and harass them since they are objects who are in the way of users. ... | gylotip | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Steve Rodger’s side in MCU Civil War is completely illogical.
So in the MCU adaptation of the comic book civil war, the avengers split down the middle. Half of them sign the Sokovia Accords and half of them don’t.
I would side with Steve, but the thing is; Tony doesn’t actually agree with the accords, and has n... | Tony Stark's position is definitely more pragmatic, but that doesn't make Steve Rogers inherently wrong. You can argue he lost sight of the big picture, which I'd agree with, but at the end of the day he made his decision because he didn't want to betray his principles. He viewed it as only a **self**-sacrifice; becomi... | Tony was attempting to submit to a supranational authority that had no right to regulate them.
If the argument is "we are too reckless we need supervision" what makes you think the people set up to regulate them are going to be any wiser than the avengers themselves? How many people do you think the avengers are goin... | qxbehl | CMV: Steve Rodger’s side in MCU Civil War is completely illogical. | So in the MCU adaptation of the comic book civil war, the avengers split down the middle. Half of them sign the Sokovia Accords and half of them don’t.
I would side with Steve, but the thing is; Tony doesn’t actually agree with the accords, and has no intention of actually obeying them.
Tony pretty much says that ... | Slow_Cat6602 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: People convicted of the most violent crimes (such as murder, violent SA) should be turned into quadriplegics by the state as an official form of punishment
I think people who are convicted of rape, murder, and violent sexual assault should, in addition to a traditional prison sentence, be turned quadriplegic by t... | This would be terrible news for people living with disabilities. Imagine how much more difficult life would be if people thought your disability was a punishment for a heinous crime.
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I kind of figured there'd still be enough people with disabilities that you couldn't assume anything about the cause of someone's ... | We’ve been in the west so long people have forgotten why this shit is outlawed.
It’s scary and nice at the same time.
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Care to share why you think this is an outdated way of thinking?
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Because eventually this shit gets used on people it shouldn’t. And revolutions happen over it. | 1h6yh8e | CMV: People convicted of the most violent crimes (such as murder, violent SA) should be turned into quadriplegics by the state as an official form of punishment | I think people who are convicted of rape, murder, and violent sexual assault should, in addition to a traditional prison sentence, be turned quadriplegic by the government. This would be done via a painless surgical procedure on the spinal cord. I genuinely think it has many benefits:
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CMV: White people SHOULD be punished for the acts of their ancestors
(I have quite a few hot takes that would probably never be taken seriously as a viewpoint anywhere else, that explains why I'm often here, for context, I am Asian).
This just doesn't make sense when people say otherwise.
If Person A steals from Pe... | "I am Asian"
How many empires have come and gone? How many of your ancestors were among the conquerors. Why don't YOU have to pay?
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I never said I shouldn't
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So how far back should it go?
A thousand years.
Five thousand years?
Ten?
What is your arbitrary cut-off for when a person should be punished for the... | Why shouldn't this apply to Chinese people who wronged Uyghurs?
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When did I ever say it shouldn't? And frankly that isn't the only crime they did (Covering up the Tiananmen Square Massacre comes to mind)
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>When did I ever say it shouldn't?
Your view:
>White people SHOULD be punished for the acts of their an... | 1h6sqve | CMV: White people SHOULD be punished for the acts of their ancestors | (I have quite a few hot takes that would probably never be taken seriously as a viewpoint anywhere else, that explains why I'm often here, for context, I am Asian).
This just doesn't make sense when people say otherwise.
If Person A steals from Person B, and Person A dies and gives the money to their kid, Person B i... | AGuyWhatDoesThings | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Perfect attendance shouldn’t be awarded
I’m really getting tired of going to the awards ceremony at my school and seeing the kid that shows up to school sick.
Like, people legitimately know he shows up to school sick, and it’s ridiculous. He gets awarded for it too, like what the fuck?
I’m pretty sure I got the... | Do you care more about the perfect attendance reward or your health?
---
My health, but some people care too much about the award ceremony so they go all try hard. I don’t think we should acknowledge perfect attendance because it causes people to show up to school sick, which can likely cause other people to get sick... | On the other hand perfect attendance encourages positive traits like stoicism, steadfastness, dedication, endurance and willpower while discouraging negative traits like weakness, feebleness, defeatism and abandonment
Ulysses S Grant is not remembered as a not a great man because he backed down and surrendered and... | a5wwx2 | CMV: Perfect attendance shouldn’t be awarded | I’m really getting tired of going to the awards ceremony at my school and seeing the kid that shows up to school sick.
Like, people legitimately know he shows up to school sick, and it’s ridiculous. He gets awarded for it too, like what the fuck?
I’m pretty sure I got the flu from this fucker last year and your award... | kanyeBest11 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Perfect attendance shouldn’t be awarded
I’m really getting tired of going to the awards ceremony at my school and seeing the kid that shows up to school sick.
Like, people legitimately know he shows up to school sick, and it’s ridiculous. He gets awarded for it too, like what the fuck?
I’m pretty sure I got the... | On the other hand perfect attendance encourages positive traits like stoicism, steadfastness, dedication, endurance and willpower while discouraging negative traits like weakness, feebleness, defeatism and abandonment
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My health, but some people care too much about the award ceremony so they go all try hard. I don’t think we should acknowledge perfect attendance because it causes people to show up to school sick, which can likely cause other people to get sick... | a5wwx2 | CMV: Perfect attendance shouldn’t be awarded | I’m really getting tired of going to the awards ceremony at my school and seeing the kid that shows up to school sick.
Like, people legitimately know he shows up to school sick, and it’s ridiculous. He gets awarded for it too, like what the fuck?
I’m pretty sure I got the flu from this fucker last year and your award... | kanyeBest11 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I believe removing public trash pickup would be an effective way to partially combat climate change.
A main source of pollution in the modern world is overproduction. Our culture produces more than it consumes and we end up throwing away a huge amount of waste.
I think that the main driver of this is how deta... | Each family has to individually drive a mass something to dump once or twice a week? Wouldn't this causing more pollution and climate change?
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I don't think so. If the desired effect of consuming less was achieved, then it would follow that production would decline as well. If that were the case then the amount... | I think you're fighting the wrong end here. We don't choose what we buy based on the packaging, we don't have a choice how something is packaged, we are a victim of poor packaging, and removing home pick up won't change that.
Companies need to be held responsible for poor packaging. Those giant plastic bubbles that ar... | 7qozh2 | CMV: I believe removing public trash pickup would be an effective way to partially combat climate change. | A main source of pollution in the modern world is overproduction. Our culture produces more than it consumes and we end up throwing away a huge amount of waste.
I think that the main driver of this is how detached we are from the waste we throw away. Put it on the street and like magic it disappears from our lives... | Baadec | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Turkey is gobble awful and should be dropped from Thanksgiving dinner menu
Every year around this time, I read a thousand online tip articles and hear anecdotes from coworkers about how to cook the “perfect,” delicious, moist turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. I simply don’t understand why turkey is worth the effort... | First turkey meat is healthier
Second, its a tradition dating back to the pilgrims. I’ll rarely seek out turkey for anything other than a sandwich but I do love a good turkey leg while watching the Cowboys win
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Why not a chicken leg, heh? I’ll concede that turkey meat is healthier. Not sure if this constitutes a ... | Turkey makes you sleepy ,so there’s a good reason to eat it. Get to stuff your face then take a nice coma.
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How does turkey do this? Do other meats also do this?
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L-tryptophan. Turkey contains tryptophan which helps produce melatonin (sleep associated hormones). Its actually not true though since basically a... | qx56ot | CMV: Turkey is gobble awful and should be dropped from Thanksgiving dinner menu | Every year around this time, I read a thousand online tip articles and hear anecdotes from coworkers about how to cook the “perfect,” delicious, moist turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. I simply don’t understand why turkey is worth the effort.
My primary issue with turkey is the final product. Even the best dark meat I’v... | J_Seidy | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: Animal breeds which have universal or nearly universal health problems as a direct result of their selective breeding should be illegal.
Certain dog and cat breeds have been selectively bred for features that are objectively harmful to the animal, such as the caved-in faces of pugs and Persian cats interfering wi... | Three objections:
1) No clear line - While I agree that breeding animals that are doomed to lives of misery is unethical, to punish something with the force of law you need clear and predictable limits in order for laws to be just.
How ‘smooshed’ is a face allowed to be before it is criminal? How long can the dachshu... | Let's say you make pugs illegal
Wtf do we do with all the pugs still roaming the earth? Give them to Peta?
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Like I said, I'm not saying we illegalize congenitally damaged breeds. I'm saying that we illegalize the intentional perpetuation of these breeds.
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CMV: A 4-day work week is a bad idea
Everywhere I look, I see people advocating for a 4-day work week, and I really don't think it's a good idea.
I have two main issues. The first is that I don't think most people can work 10 hour days productively. Perhaps one can work 10 hrs in a bluecollar job, but I don't think t... | Here’s the thing... a lot of people already work 9-10 hour days because they are unofficially expected to.
If people are going to be expected to work that much anyways, why not codify it so that they get a 3 day weekend every weekend?
I think that would be an incredible boost in workplace morale.
And for a lot of pe... | Ok I didn’t know that there was a debate or whatever out there but I worked at a factory, mon-thurs, 10 hr work days and I loved the schedule.
I’m currently looking for a different job and am really hoping to find something similar. The biggest pro, for me, is that a three day weekend actually feels like enough time ... | gqv9vg | CMV: A 4-day work week is a bad idea | Everywhere I look, I see people advocating for a 4-day work week, and I really don't think it's a good idea.
I have two main issues. The first is that I don't think most people can work 10 hour days productively. Perhaps one can work 10 hrs in a bluecollar job, but I don't think that's the case for an office job. I re... | Cicatrix16 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: You can joke about anything, but not with anyone.
Quoting British stand up Jimmy Carr, “you can joke about anything, but not with anyone.”
There should be no topics off limit, nothing above jest or satire. There are so many rhetorical devices and levels of meaning to a joke, that it clearly is divorced from the ... | What about instances where something is said in jest, but the “comedy” of it relies on assumptions or beliefs that are wrong?
For example, a lot of gay jokes are obviously said in jest, but they rely on assumptions that being gay is bad or embarrassing. The same thing can present itself in a lot of different contexts.... | What about molesting dead Holocaust victim kids who are also disabled and homeless? Can you joke about that?
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Dead overrules disabled and homeless, no?
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Lol, it depends on how you look at it, I guess. | 1bdyedw | CMV: You can joke about anything, but not with anyone. | Quoting British stand up Jimmy Carr, “you can joke about anything, but not with anyone.”
There should be no topics off limit, nothing above jest or satire. There are so many rhetorical devices and levels of meaning to a joke, that it clearly is divorced from the simple words themselves. Humour is an art form, and like... | Fando1234 | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: I don't get what is so wrong with the Aziz Ansari situation
To give some background I am a 22-year-old, queer "male" person who actively and proudly identifies as a feminist and have my own history as a victim of sexual misconduct. I'm not one of those fairweather feminist-leaning people who say things like "it w... | >To me, sexual misconduct is more appropriate as opposed to an assault.
Misconduct according to whom? This is a term used relating to some kind of organizational rules.
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Probably just acknowledging that there's probably a middle ground between criminal/civilly liable sexual behavior, and the type we want to ... | So is your issue with the language we use to describe it? or that the reaction is an overreaction?
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I guess both. The language used to describe it is part of, what could be described as, the overreaction (I don't like to use that word). | 7qnwiy | CMV: I don't get what is so wrong with the Aziz Ansari situation | To give some background I am a 22-year-old, queer "male" person who actively and proudly identifies as a feminist and have my own history as a victim of sexual misconduct. I'm not one of those fairweather feminist-leaning people who say things like "it wasn't rape rape" or who is being "turned off" by the #MeTooMovemen... | BeeLamb | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: Leaving people disconnected from the rest of the world is tragic, not beautiful
This is in response to a post that hit my front page today. Throughout the comments, people talk about how cool it is that these people behave in basically the same way as their Neolithic ancestors, and how they “chose” this life and ... | "If the islanders actually understood their decision, would they make it as they do currently?"
Isn't this exactly the sort of paternalistic view of "less civilized" people that eventually leads other people to argue "it is a good thing we enslaved Africans so that we could teach them about Jesus and show them demo... | Don’t forget they are also without all of the terrible aspects of “modern” society as well. Short attention spans, the hijacking of dopamine by endless notifications and likes, oppressive laws and bureaucracy, loss of family connections and community.
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Is this really equatable to probably not being able to survive... | o9kfa3 | CMV: Leaving people disconnected from the rest of the world is tragic, not beautiful | This is in response to a post that hit my front page today. Throughout the comments, people talk about how cool it is that these people behave in basically the same way as their Neolithic ancestors, and how they “chose” this life and it is beautiful in its own way.
What I think these redditors are neglecting is the fa... | MalekithofAngmar | 3 | 3 | [
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Isn't this exactly the sort of paternalistic view of "less civilized" people that eventually leads other people to argue "it is a good thing we enslaved Africans so that we could teach them about Jesus and show them demo... | o9kfa3 | CMV: Leaving people disconnected from the rest of the world is tragic, not beautiful | This is in response to a post that hit my front page today. Throughout the comments, people talk about how cool it is that these people behave in basically the same way as their Neolithic ancestors, and how they “chose” this life and it is beautiful in its own way.
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CMV:Even if terraforming Mars is possible, it is unethical.
For those of you who don't know, many in the field of futurology have predicted that, when humans colonize Mars, we will begin the long process of terraforming. This will involve the use of climate engineering to change the surface temperature of Mars and the... | The bottom line is that our presence alone would change the planet from its natural habitat. In fact, the presence of our machines have already done that. The problem as you see it is some arbitrary line that’s not even definable, at what percentage of change is it a problem? There is nothing unethical about terraformi... | Sorry, but I must disagree. The idea that we’re somehow doing something wrong by changing the planet from its current state to one that supports life is unreasonable to me. When people apply that logic to earth, it’s due to the fact that we’re affecting other living things by changing their environment, as well as, som... | b1lsc1 | CMV:Even if terraforming Mars is possible, it is unethical. | For those of you who don't know, many in the field of futurology have predicted that, when humans colonize Mars, we will begin the long process of terraforming. This will involve the use of climate engineering to change the surface temperature of Mars and the chemical composition of its atmosphere to allow humans to in... | theinspector5 | 3 | 3 | [
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For those of you who don't know, many in the field of futurology have predicted that, when humans colonize Mars, we will begin the long process of terraforming. This will involve the use of climate engineering to change the surface temperature of Mars and the... | Sorry, but I must disagree. The idea that we’re somehow doing something wrong by changing the planet from its current state to one that supports life is unreasonable to me. When people apply that logic to earth, it’s due to the fact that we’re affecting other living things by changing their environment, as well as, som... | The bottom line is that our presence alone would change the planet from its natural habitat. In fact, the presence of our machines have already done that. The problem as you see it is some arbitrary line that’s not even definable, at what percentage of change is it a problem? There is nothing unethical about terraformi... | b1lsc1 | CMV:Even if terraforming Mars is possible, it is unethical. | For those of you who don't know, many in the field of futurology have predicted that, when humans colonize Mars, we will begin the long process of terraforming. This will involve the use of climate engineering to change the surface temperature of Mars and the chemical composition of its atmosphere to allow humans to in... | theinspector5 | 7 | 7 | [
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For those of you who don't know, many in the field of futurology have predicted that, when humans colonize Mars, we will begin the long process of terraforming. This will involve the use of climate engineering to change the surface temperature of Mars and the... | The bottom line is that our presence alone would change the planet from its natural habitat. In fact, the presence of our machines have already done that. The problem as you see it is some arbitrary line that’s not even definable, at what percentage of change is it a problem? There is nothing unethical about terraformi... | Sorry, but I must disagree. The idea that we’re somehow doing something wrong by changing the planet from its current state to one that supports life is unreasonable to me. When people apply that logic to earth, it’s due to the fact that we’re affecting other living things by changing their environment, as well as, som... | b1lsc1 | CMV:Even if terraforming Mars is possible, it is unethical. | For those of you who don't know, many in the field of futurology have predicted that, when humans colonize Mars, we will begin the long process of terraforming. This will involve the use of climate engineering to change the surface temperature of Mars and the chemical composition of its atmosphere to allow humans to in... | theinspector5 | 7 | 7 | [
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CMV: The growing push by rideshare drivers to be classed as full employees (Uber, Lyft, etc) will only ACCELERATE the movement to replace them with autonomous vehicles
Today I read a statistic that driving is one of the largest categories of employment in the Western world, especially for males.
Yet, consistently th... | Well the thing is California already made it illegal for self driving cars to drive for a profit. The more likely outcome is they treat everyone on these apps like employees and 80%+ of them are out of jobs while the remainers have to follow schedules. The problem with that is it screws over all of us who do this for e... | The thing is, I think these companies are going to automate no matter what happens with their drivers. They are actually already struggling to turn a profit as it is, so just as soon as the technology is perfected and the laws / regulations are in place they will make the switch. That's going to take a significant am... | cxjtuc | CMV: The growing push by rideshare drivers to be classed as full employees (Uber, Lyft, etc) will only ACCELERATE the movement to replace them with autonomous vehicles | Today I read a statistic that driving is one of the largest categories of employment in the Western world, especially for males.
Yet, consistently there is a movement to make companies like Uber and Lyft accountable for treating drivers like full time employees. While I don’t disagree with thus movement in PRINCIPLE ... | htkhattab | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: In school, popularity is just as important as the classes being taught to them
When a person is popular in school, they are able to communicate well with their peers and are well liked by them. Those skills are important in the real world. There is no reason to claim that school popularity is less important than ... | Popularity in school actually tends to be limited to school. That is, the 'popular' kids in school are the ones that are in for a reality wake-up call when they leave High School and end up in College or the workforce and realize that people give a shit about performance, and give absolutely no shits whatsoever that yo... | >When a person is popular in school, they are able to communicate well with their peers and are well liked by them.
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CMV: News orgs should not be calling President Trump's tweets racist
Many news orgs right now [are](https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/tiptoeing-around-trumps-racism-is-a-betrayal-of-journalistic-truth-telling/2019/07/15/61b5bbea-a705-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html%3foutputType=amp... | There's no such thing as pure news anymore. Every station has a spin, and that's a good thing because now people have the ability to choose what spin they want to watch/read without much effort.
But the main point is that news stations are doing a disservice to their audience by not saying things as is. These tweets ... | Calling things as they are doesn't seem like a problem to me.
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CMV: Making sex better for women would probably revolutionize our entire dating culture
This is just thought experiment, feel free to shoot holes in my theory.
I know there are no guarantees in life and that individuals are different. But never at any point in history or in any culture could a woman be as guaranteed... | The biggest hole in this that I see is the assumption that men don't actually have any kind of gauge to determine good from bad sex other than simply having an orgasm. The biological function of having an orgasm is simply easier for men than it is for women, but that doesn't mean men think sex is always good.
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[removed] | cx0sbp | CMV: Making sex better for women would probably revolutionize our entire dating culture | This is just thought experiment, feel free to shoot holes in my theory.
I know there are no guarantees in life and that individuals are different. But never at any point in history or in any culture could a woman be as guaranteed as a man to have a good, or even mediocre time during her next sexual session. Sex for w... | Moluwuchan | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: The situation in Afghanistan will result in a better future for the country.
So lets just make its very clear that the policies that the Taliban will govern Afghanistan with are likely to be riddled with human rights violations and I do not support them.
That said the Russians were there for a decade and all tha... | 1
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I think we have a hard time humanising people from other cultures and with extremist views though.
Essentially these guys have been living in shit conditions for the last few decades. I was watching the news and there was a comment made that got the gears turning. Alot of these militant groups are made up of a... | Your premise doesn’t match your last paragraph. “Better” is not the same as “not any worse”. I can agree that in the long run it won’t make a difference, but that won’t qualify as being “better”.
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Semantics but will edit to be clearer.
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Semantics? It’s your argument. | p617g7 | CMV: The situation in Afghanistan will result in a better future for the country. | So lets just make its very clear that the policies that the Taliban will govern Afghanistan with are likely to be riddled with human rights violations and I do not support them.
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CMV: both capitalism and communism are flawed systems that can never work and make humanity happy at the same time
I've seen people say that communism is the perfect system and others that say humans can't live without capitalism and I've been thinking about recently but aren't they both equally flawed and unusable ? ... | Is it that either system is unusable or that a mix of the two systems is just undeniably better? They both can function with some suffering mixed in (that’s any system), but being able to get rich, while also being protected from poverty is better.
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The first option. I find that a "pure" (I guess you could say) us... | > Capitalism is flawed for the obvious reasons, it was made with the goal of helping the bourgeoisie since the industrial revolution,
Why do you think this is true?
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It's what I studied in school (though it might be biased) and the saying "the rich get richer while the poor die trying" exists for a reason. Also ... | f7vz3y | CMV: both capitalism and communism are flawed systems that can never work and make humanity happy at the same time | I've seen people say that communism is the perfect system and others that say humans can't live without capitalism and I've been thinking about recently but aren't they both equally flawed and unusable ? Here's my perspective:
Capitalism is flawed for the obvious reasons, it was made with the goal of helping the bourg... | jalelninj | 9 | 9 | [
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CMV: Vaccine card, prior positive test (greater than 21+ days), negative test within 72 hours should be required to enter places (USA).
**IF** you are going to require proof of vaccination, you should also be able to allow people who have been lab confirmed positive as well. Similar level protections for both groups,... | [removed]
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Social scientists have known for a long time that there's a high degree of correlation between the presence of communicable diseases and a willingness to accept authoritarian rule.
It's fascinating to see this playing out in America. | The government does not have the reach or authority to mandate who’s allowed to enter private places of business.
A private business however, does have a right to refuse service to anybody for any reason so long as that reason is not related to a protected class. That means if you don’t have a vaccine or negative test... | p7i1jp | CMV: Vaccine card, prior positive test (greater than 21+ days), negative test within 72 hours should be required to enter places (USA). | **IF** you are going to require proof of vaccination, you should also be able to allow people who have been lab confirmed positive as well. Similar level protections for both groups, and both can be infected.
Given both of those people can be infected, having a recent negative covid test also makes sense. Can't get ... | Meatinmyangus998 | 2 | 2 | [
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CMV: it is possible to somewhat reliably guess a redditor’s gender based on their writing style and diction.
*Edit:* I gave deltas for two folks who presented great examples of androgynous posts that I could not differentiate. Namely, the posts in r/askhistory. However my view still stands when it comes to non-acade... | Can you explain the difference between male and female writing?
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On Reddit, the most obvious differences will be in the subject matter of their posts and comments.
But for throwaway accounts it’s a bit harder to describe. Are you familiar with Discord? It’s overwhelmingly populated by males. Much more so than ev... | I truly can't believe you can guess the gender of a writer merely based off their writing style. Especially not considering the fact on a platform such as Reddit, you can go through the user's comment history and find out through deductive reasoning.
What factors do you consider more "manly and "womanly" in writing? W... | cxg2iy | CMV: it is possible to somewhat reliably guess a redditor’s gender based on their writing style and diction. | *Edit:* I gave deltas for two folks who presented great examples of androgynous posts that I could not differentiate. Namely, the posts in r/askhistory. However my view still stands when it comes to non-academic oriented posts like the kind found in r/relationships, r/relationship_advice, r/all, etc.
*Edit 2:* There... | Impressive_Client | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: it is possible to somewhat reliably guess a redditor’s gender based on their writing style and diction.
*Edit:* I gave deltas for two folks who presented great examples of androgynous posts that I could not differentiate. Namely, the posts in r/askhistory. However my view still stands when it comes to non-acade... | In your comments explaining how you make these guesses, you mention subject matter, and substantive clues in comment history. Can you explain which elements of *style* clue in to someone's gender?
I'd also like to note that because Reddit's userbase is [predominantly male](https://www.techjunkie.com/demographics-redd... | Can you explain the difference between male and female writing?
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But for throwaway accounts it’s a bit harder to describe. Are you familiar with Discord? It’s overwhelmingly populated by males. Much more so than ev... | cxg2iy | CMV: it is possible to somewhat reliably guess a redditor’s gender based on their writing style and diction. | *Edit:* I gave deltas for two folks who presented great examples of androgynous posts that I could not differentiate. Namely, the posts in r/askhistory. However my view still stands when it comes to non-academic oriented posts like the kind found in r/relationships, r/relationship_advice, r/all, etc.
*Edit 2:* There... | Impressive_Client | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Women have an easier time finding romantic partners than men
In my misspent youth I was a proto-incel. Thankfully the incel community didn't exist back then, nor did the word itself. But I held beliefs that were dangerously close to those often spouted by incels today.
I had placed women on a pedestal and was bl... | All studies I have seen show that men and woman are about equally happy with the state of their romantic lives. I don't have the time to find sources ATM, but a quick visit to google scholar should give you the stats.
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Does "romantic lives" include dating/finding a partner? Or does it only mean their current roman... | It's really easy to think like this. There's *some* truth to it if you were to look at it with reptile brain logic and some cultural elements,
First with the reptile brain logic:
To find a sexual partner for men and women has different values. For men it's mostly a matter of "does she look fertile" and when they've i... | cdupvi | CMV: Women have an easier time finding romantic partners than men | In my misspent youth I was a proto-incel. Thankfully the incel community didn't exist back then, nor did the word itself. But I held beliefs that were dangerously close to those often spouted by incels today.
I had placed women on a pedestal and was blind to my own flaws when it came to my lack of success in finding a... | PathOfSteel | 9 | 9 | [
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CMV: Its not delusional to think that at some very peculiar instances, it feels strongly that we are in a stimulation.
I know some of you and many scientists and philosophers may agree to this already, but probably, there are many who would disagree. Many times such instances (like dreams, events etc.) had happened wi... | [deleted]
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I see what you're saying and mostly agree with you. But then why some people like NDT who voice out that stimulation might exist ? Or we should not give his opinion much importance as some people suggest. Either way, my problem is I keep getting that strong feeling may be once in a year or so. Obviously... | Let me try and change your view by asking this--what would be the difference between a simulation and reality? Whether our universe exists within a great void, contains all that is, sits on the hard drive of a computer, is being imagined by an ageless god or whatever--how is it any less real for us?
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I a... | b1al4r | CMV: Its not delusional to think that at some very peculiar instances, it feels strongly that we are in a stimulation. | I know some of you and many scientists and philosophers may agree to this already, but probably, there are many who would disagree. Many times such instances (like dreams, events etc.) had happened with me, where I have felt the synchronicity (if that's the right term) but every time my logical mind catches up from be... | aey_zakass | 3 | 3 | [
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CMV: "No parent is perfect" is an empty statement that does not justify or excuse your failings as a parent.
There are many communities here on reddit that relate to parenting concerns; ranging from children criticising their parents methods and parents raising concerns about their own parenting.
A common statement b... | The phrase is not used to justify or excuse incorrect action by a parent. The parent is still responsible for the child and should learn from their mistakes.
The phrase is used to comfort a parent that already knows a mistake/failure occurred and feels overly down about themselves as a parent.
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Yeah and that's m... | What constitutes a failed parent? And if you have some kind of idea of what a failed parent is: who are you to judge? No one, that's who.
Being a parent is a shit-show from front to back. We are, for the most part, just trying to keep them alive, happy, and healthy. Anyone who says they got this job on lock-down i... | cdle1r | CMV: "No parent is perfect" is an empty statement that does not justify or excuse your failings as a parent. | There are many communities here on reddit that relate to parenting concerns; ranging from children criticising their parents methods and parents raising concerns about their own parenting.
A common statement brought up by users as a form of reassurance or rebuttal is "no parent is perfect".
Now this statement is abso... | Meow123909 | 5 | 5 | [
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CMV: Attacking toxic masculinity is not an attack on masculinity itself nor on all men
Searching on this reddit I'm seeing CMVs talking about how the term toxic masculinity is terrible concept, but I'm actually searching to have my viewed changed in the opposite direction. Not necessarily to view toxic masculinity as ... | Part of this is just a semantic question. Attacking toxic masculinity is attacking masculinity that is toxic. As such, what is being attacked is just a subset of masculinity. So it really comes down to whether attacking a part of a thing constitutes attacking that thing. Often, it does: for example, Hawaii is part of t... | What exactly do you consider/don't consider toxic masculinity?
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Why does it matter though?
Not trying to avoid answering, I'll answer after. But the reason I don't want to is because this thread will evolve into arguing if it is or isn't toxic. which again, doesn't matter.
You can say 'women with long hair are ... | p7h23y | CMV: Attacking toxic masculinity is not an attack on masculinity itself nor on all men | Searching on this reddit I'm seeing CMVs talking about how the term toxic masculinity is terrible concept, but I'm actually searching to have my viewed changed in the opposite direction. Not necessarily to view toxic masculinity as bad, but right now, I see criticisms of the term toxic masculinity as it pertains to mas... | donotholdyourbreath | 3 | 3 | [
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