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10ywslw | j80lp37 | 0 | 1,676,047,915 | CMV: The use of beans as dessert is the most challenging ubiquitous East and South East Asia cuisine for Western audiences | Beans and legumes in dessert is a common ingredient in East and South East Asian cuisine. For example, [Red bean paste](https://redhousespice.com/red-bean-paste/) is common in [Chinese](https://www.chinasichuanfood.com/homemade-red-bean-buns/) and [Japanese](https://cookingwithdog.com/recipe/mushi-manju/) steamed buns.... | ["Have to disagree. To a point it is true that it's an odd use from the westerners perspective, but it's not something that's hard to find, and if my personal experience counts for anything, people react positively when they try it. There's bubble tea stores that serve it, there's snacks available in asian stores. You ... | [catchmelackin]: Have to disagree. To a point it is true that it's an odd use from the westerners perspective, but it's not something that's hard to find, and if my personal experience counts for anything, people react positively when they try it. There's bubble tea stores that serve it, there's snacks available in asi... | 4.762174 | 907 | unchanged |
1khnpds | mr8glxh | 0 | 1,746,703,594 | CMV: if a man does a women a favor she should have sex with him in return | Oh boy idk where to begin I’m probably gonna public enemy number 1 after this…. Well here goes nothing
Listen up men too many of you are getting screwed over you keep doing stuff for a women helping her move listening to all their problems, doing the hardest work and yet that same women will go fuck the guy that ain... | ["I've seen at least two counterarguments to your post.\n\n1. I understand that we live in times saturated with pornography, which is why sex is less and less often associated with intimacy. However, reducing sex to payment for a favor is nothing more than a form of prostitution.\n\n2. Would you be willing to consider ... | [sh00l33]: I've seen at least two counterarguments to your post.
1. I understand that we live in times saturated with pornography, which is why sex is less and less often associated with intimacy. However, reducing sex to payment for a favor is nothing more than a form of prostitution.
2. Would you be willing to cons... | 4.882802 | 1 | unchanged |
1f0aj6r | ljqtzdk | 0 | 1,724,520,014 | CMV: In the "would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck" question, picking one horse-sized duck is a strikingly stupid choice | I know I'm like 8 years late on this meme, but I feel like it faded away without reaching much of a consensus and it made me feel like an insane person because the answer seemed so incredibly obvious. So here I am dredging it up again, like an insane person. First, some priors about the hypothetical I'm addressing:
*... | ["Okay, let’s have a crack at this. Fundamentally I agree with you, but I think there’s a counterpoint. \n\n\nYou’re trying to kill each other, but you can simply run away from the duck until it starves to death, there is no way it will be able to graze enough to survive. Ducks are terrible at walking, and would be eas... | [ride_whenever]: Okay, let’s have a crack at this. Fundamentally I agree with you, but I think there’s a counterpoint.
You’re trying to kill each other, but you can simply run away from the duck until it starves to death, there is no way it will be able to graze enough to survive. Ducks are terrible at walking, and ... | 4.969813 | 630 | unchanged |
1ey1qpg | ljaxqr9 | 0 | 1,724,276,130 | CMV: It is not repetitive to say ‘Chai Tea’ | Chai might be the word for 'Tea'in some languages; however 'Chai Tea' refers to a specific type of tea when used in English, at least in the US. The same goes for Na'an Bread and Queso Cheese. You don't sound clever ignoring this simantic fact. You just sound as cloying ignorant as an obnoxious teacher who responds to ... | ["Im sure someone in the comments has already said this, but you could say 'marsala chai' and be more accurate and understood. Im not pedantic about this sort of stuff though, 'chai tea' is fine if your in a western country, but in india you could end up with plain black tea unless you say marsala chai"] | [LikesTrees]: Im sure someone in the comments has already said this, but you could say 'marsala chai' and be more accurate and understood. Im not pedantic about this sort of stuff though, 'chai tea' is fine if your in a western country, but in india you could end up with plain black tea unless you say marsala chai | 4.060443 | 94 | unchanged |
1ewaz4x | lixbrwe | 0 | 1,724,096,333 | cmv: Professional sports should stop having teens involved | This is not for all sports. But I’ve noticed in the olympics and other sports like the X games,ANW, etc. that children (in their teens)are competing professionally. I am all for kids playing sports but to put them position this early feels like we’re pushing a lot on them to succeed. Some adult athletes can’t even take... | ["Lebron James at 16 was easily good enough to play in the league. Even at that age he had to deal with all the hype that surrounded him. Never before was ESPN following around a HS team like that. If he was able to go pro he would have been able to start collecting cash and building himself up. Instead he had to wait.... | [Thorlolita]: Lebron James at 16 was easily good enough to play in the league. Even at that age he had to deal with all the hype that surrounded him. Never before was ESPN following around a HS team like that. If he was able to go pro he would have been able to start collecting cash and building himself up. Instead he ... | 4.934474 | 1 | unchanged |
kw54rr | gj2cay7 | 0 | 1,610,499,026 | CMV: Strawberries and apples always taste worse when cooked versus fresh | Over the years I have tried various ways to change strawberries and apples when cooking/baking and have found these fruits to be most enjoyable when they are fresh. From making pies to jams and dehydration, nothing has come close to the delicious flavor of fresh strawberries and apples. I find that the changes in text... | ["Some people don't have the ability to taste, so in their situation, neither would be worse than the other."] | [SOFDoctor]: Some people don't have the ability to taste, so in their situation, neither would be worse than the other. | 2.995732 | 22 | unchanged |
p2w05b | h8oqt5y | 0 | 1,628,758,660 | CMV: Punishing a child for swearing is a stupid and outdated thing to do. | NOTE: I’m not including slurs, as those are tied to trauma and are a completely different league from “Fuck”, “Shit”, “Ass”, etc as they were made to demean certain demographics.
Edit: Perhaps the better title might be “The current social standards regarding swearing need a serious overhaul, as currently they’re only ... | ["Challenging \"your right\" to say fuck and other curse words is almost a rite of passage.\n\nAnd look, we already have your bias to look at.\n>NOTE: I’m not including slurs, as those are tied to trauma and are a completely different league from “Fuck”, “Shit”, “Ass”, etc as they were made to demean certain demogra... | [usernametaken0987]: Challenging "your right" to say fuck and other curse words is almost a rite of passage.
And look, we already have your bias to look at.
>NOTE: I’m not including slurs, as those are tied to trauma and are a completely different league from “Fuck”, “Shit”, “Ass”, etc as they were made to demean c... | 5.659482 | 347 | unchanged |
6lj2wf | dju98fl | 0 | 1,499,310,845 | CMV: Cannabis has no negative impacts in any area of life. | I personally don’t see that cannabis has any negative impacts. I don’t use it but because of the fact my parents and society often says that using it can effect you negatively but I personally don’t see any negative impacts. Although i’ll be honest, a lot of the people in my life who have used it have not been successf... | ["Heavy marijuana use over a prolonged period of time [will adversely effect your short term memory](https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/01/what-happens-when-you-get-stoned-every-single-day-for-five-years/). It be wrong though if I didn't also note that studies have shown moderate usage can pre... | [kublahkoala]: Heavy marijuana use over a prolonged period of time [will adversely effect your short term memory](https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/wonk/wp/2016/02/01/what-happens-when-you-get-stoned-every-single-day-for-five-years/). It be wrong though if I didn't also note that studies have shown moderate ... | 4.736198 | 3 | unchanged |
l1q9bi | gk0y3ie | 0 | 1,611,200,740 | CMV: Student loan debt shouldn’t be completely forgiven. | Yes, I do admittedly fall into the category of “I’m paying off my debt, others should be too”
However - I support a minimum wage increase. I think that the majority of people should be making $20 an hour. This includes all non-college-educated people.
I also believe that teachers, first responders, etc. should be ma... | ["\"why should an unemployed film major get their debt paid while a doctor who worked twice as hard but liked it half as much have to pay it off?\"\n\nOne very good reason for this is that an unemployed film major (say) *can't* pay off their debt, whereas a doctor can. \n\nWhat you're asking here is akin to the questio... | [LandOfGreyAndPink]: "why should an unemployed film major get their debt paid while a doctor who worked twice as hard but liked it half as much have to pay it off?"
One very good reason for this is that an unemployed film major (say) *can't* pay off their debt, whereas a doctor can.
What you're asking here is akin t... | 4.304065 | 2 | unchanged |
8lv1td | dzj354u | 0 | 1,527,187,326 | CMV: If NFL players were kneeling for veterans, it would be a non-issue. It's not the kneeling that has so many upset, it's the cause. | The act of kneeling is typically viewed as a humble show of respect. People kneel in prayer, athletes kneel when a player is injured on the field, service members kneel before graves of fallen soldiers, etc. In fact, it was the later that convinced Colin Kaepernick to kneel in protest after a conversation with a vetera... | ["I am someone who is against the kneeling. \n\nI agree with you, it is not the kneeling, it’s the cause/ statement. Also as a veteran, if they knelt during the anthem my other vet friends and I would look at each other and say “I mean just stand and put your hand over your heart.”\n\nThis issue also gets conflated bec... | [AlanDSchaefer]: I am someone who is against the kneeling.
I agree with you, it is not the kneeling, it’s the cause/ statement. Also as a veteran, if they knelt during the anthem my other vet friends and I would look at each other and say “I mean just stand and put your hand over your heart.”
This issue also gets co... | 4.795791 | 4,547 | unchanged |
181bp6m | kacc2t5 | 0 | 1,700,666,948 | cmv:20’s are a very tough period of life and not the “best years of your life” | All my life I’ve been told that 20’s are one of the happiest years of your life and your “peak” and your “prime” and so on and so forth…
20’s are actually SO stressful?
Nothing is figured out, you don’t know who you are, what you want, what will be in the future…
I was the most outgoing extroverted person and as soon a... | ["I'm feeling this so hard rn, like finishing my degree finding a job in this dogshit market, trying to buy a house in this dogshit market, trying to buy a car in this...you get the idea. These are like the setup years of our life and it feels so stressful knowing you could stumble any moment and feel the effects years... | [8a19]: I'm feeling this so hard rn, like finishing my degree finding a job in this dogshit market, trying to buy a house in this dogshit market, trying to buy a car in this...you get the idea. These are like the setup years of our life and it feels so stressful knowing you could stumble any moment and feel the effects... | 4.158883 | 250 | unchanged |
g9kaoc | fotx3vy | 0 | 1,588,066,944 | CMV: People are too dumb to self-govern and anyone who claims that they know what is best for them is delusional | I believe that people (me included) are too dumb to decide what is right for them, how their taxes should be spent or what decisions government should make.
Now I make distinction between value-based decisions and fact-based ones. Question is chocolate or strawberry ice cream better is value-based and about personal p... | ["I think you fundamentally misunderstand what the case for self-governance is. The average person isn't claiming to be an expert, they simply understand that intelligence is no guarantee of having other people's best interests in mind. If politics is determined by an unelected political class of experts, then you've c... | [Glory2Hypnotoad]: I think you fundamentally misunderstand what the case for self-governance is. The average person isn't claiming to be an expert, they simply understand that intelligence is no guarantee of having other people's best interests in mind. If politics is determined by an unelected political class of exper... | 4.248495 | 0 | unchanged |
1i5zlr2 | m881vtn | 0 | 1,737,403,599 | CMV: The reaction to the TikTok ban shows why TikTok needs to be banned | I was ambivalent about the whole thing until I saw the hysterics on reddit following the ban. It was absolutely fucking insane. People considering killing themselves. Saying they feel lost and cut off from the world and society. That they don't know where they'll get their news or information now, and complaining that ... | ["Don't use social media and I think it does a lot more damage than benefiting society.\n\nHowever, I do believe in free speech in the public forum.\n\nI wouldn't (within reasonable limits) ban any of the social media sites.\n\nI mean you say this about TikTok, why not Facebook and IG?"] | [Old-Tiger-4971]: Don't use social media and I think it does a lot more damage than benefiting society.
However, I do believe in free speech in the public forum.
I wouldn't (within reasonable limits) ban any of the social media sites.
I mean you say this about TikTok, why not Facebook and IG? | 3.951244 | 387 | unchanged |
56vh2o | d8msi99 | 0 | 1,476,147,162 | CMV: It is perfectly reasonable for poor people, even homeless people, to have smart phones and it doesn't mean that they are making poor choices about money. | I so often hear people complain about poor people's smartphones as if that somehow means that they deserve to be poor or are keeping themselves in poverty. Yes, some phones and plans can be exorbitant, but a quality used smartphone can be gotten for about $40 on ebay and minimal service plans are not that expensive. ... | ["> but that people should not assume that someone having or using a smartphone means that they are spending lavishly or unwisely.\n\nA generic Android smartphone? No, they are probably not spending lavishly. The newest iPhone on the other hand? There is excessive spending no matter what. Even if they got it \"free\... | [InternetUser007]: > but that people should not assume that someone having or using a smartphone means that they are spending lavishly or unwisely.
A generic Android smartphone? No, they are probably not spending lavishly. The newest iPhone on the other hand? There is excessive spending no matter what. Even if they... | 4.727388 | 518 | unchanged |
dy7ofz | f7z2jbx | 0 | 1,574,103,916 | CMV: You can't ban vaping without banning cigarettes too. | Vaping is new (\~10 years old) and when using the legally acquired (lab made) liquid/cartridges, has proven to have some health effects, but fairly limited. Understandably, the research can only be as old as the tech, but I feel \~10 years is a decent amount of time to determine health affects. Most of the news headl... | ["You shouldn’t look for logic when it comes to banning stuff.\n\nBottom line... they **can** ban vaping without banning cigarettes. End of discussion. \n\nIs it hypocritical? Absolutely! Does it make sense to ban something that is inherently more dangerous? Yeah! \n\nYour point is?\n\nYour view should be something alo... | [Joosie-Smollet]: You shouldn’t look for logic when it comes to banning stuff.
Bottom line... they **can** ban vaping without banning cigarettes. End of discussion.
Is it hypocritical? Absolutely! Does it make sense to ban something that is inherently more dangerous? Yeah!
Your point is?
Your view should be somet... | 4.406719 | 90 | unchanged |
11djhdz | jab1i80 | 0 | 1,677,523,834 | CMV: Americans who work in the military are not admirable or heroes | I am not an American, so when I visited the US I was pretty surprised to find out the general attitude towards veterans and soldiers.
Special discounts and services at certain businesses, people respecting them more than the average person and even here on Reddit when someone says they are a veteran sometimes the comm... | ["A big part of the answer is simply social and political virtue signaling. Supporting the militarily loudly and with special perks and discounts equates you to being the most patriotic of patriots. It started out as mostly a right wing thing but it’s pretty much bipartisan at this point. The right is currently doing t... | [ArterialVotives]: A big part of the answer is simply social and political virtue signaling. Supporting the militarily loudly and with special perks and discounts equates you to being the most patriotic of patriots. It started out as mostly a right wing thing but it’s pretty much bipartisan at this point. The right is ... | 5.961005 | 787 | unchanged |
2had69 | ckqv0pe | 0 | 1,411,522,423 | CMV:Without first redefining marriage, the claim that same-sex marriage bans are discriminatory doesn't hold water | So not to get hung up on technicalities, but people cite the equal protection clause of the constitution as a basis for the claim of discrimination inherent in same-sex marriage bans. (Personally I don't think the government should be involved in marriage at all). But, semantically (if that is the right word to use) ma... | ["The definition *is* the discriminatory part of the law. Just because it's written down (and clearly understood, applied equally, etc...), doesn't mean that it is nondiscriminatory."] | [ulyssessword]: The definition *is* the discriminatory part of the law. Just because it's written down (and clearly understood, applied equally, etc...), doesn't mean that it is nondiscriminatory.
[gradstudent17]: Granted. Does the natural order of procreation have a place in the definition? It does seem that's the a... | 3.295837 | 0 | unchanged |
egwkqg | fcago5a | 0 | 1,577,568,652 | CMV: We should have open borders. | Almost nobody seems to like the idea of open borders— Republicans claim Democrats do, but no Democratic candidate actually has that as their policy platform. And Republicans themselves are obsessed with “border control” and making it more difficult for people to immigrate.
I think open borders is a fine idea and if a... | ["Are you arguing in favour of abolishing the concept of citizenship?\n\nAlso, which country in the world has open borders?", "So you'd be stepping into a vast unknown but want people to support it regardless?", "I'm confused. You want right wingers to support it but don't actually want it to happen?", "Just so we're ... | [JohnReese20]: Are you arguing in favour of abolishing the concept of citizenship?
Also, which country in the world has open borders?
[chanseyfam]: 1. Yes.
2. None of course.
[JohnReese20]: So you'd be stepping into a vast unknown but want people to support it regardless?
[chanseyfam]: Just a hypothetical. Obviou... | 3.044522 | 0 | unchanged |
14e47si | jot7ll7 | 1 | 1,687,246,183 | CMV: Decentralized anarchy would be better compared to career politicians entrenched in power in a elected goverment. | Okay, we know that most societies have a centralized elected government. The problem with such a government is that sooner or later, they tend to entrench themselves and become de-facto dictators or fall into infighting amongst political parties.
I think we should decentralize our political systems with not one govern... | [">I think we should decentralize our political systems with not one government in power for all districts in a single country and all districts have all responsibility for governments\n\nWhat would be the point of sharing a country anymore? If pretty much every city functions as an autonomous government, then there's ... | [Love_Shaq_Baby]: >I think we should decentralize our political systems with not one government in power for all districts in a single country and all districts have all responsibility for governments
What would be the point of sharing a country anymore? If pretty much every city functions as an autonomous government,... | 5.913503 | 1 | changed |
i64v43 | g0tesc9 | 0 | 1,596,913,873 | CMV:There should be a distinction between a game and a sport. | This is not meant to demean any activity, or fans of the activity. It is meant more to define the basis and ruleset. Distinctions should be as follows:
A sport should be defined as an activity(both individual and team) where parties work to best one another and can impede the other party, and effect them directly IE a... | ["So Chess and video games are a sport?"] | [puja_puja]: So Chess and video games are a sport? | 2.197225 | 3 | unchanged |
1s344f | cdtic1n | 0 | 1,386,174,399 | I think Bitcoins will never be a widespread consumer currency that rivals traditional money. CMV | Reasons why Bitcoins will never be a widespread consumer currency that rivals traditional money:
1. **Institutional Theft**: Hackers have [already stolen](http://www.informationweek.com/security/attacks-and-breaches/bitcoin-thefts-surge-ddos-hackers-take-millions/d/d-id/1112831) millions of dollars worth of bitcoins f... | ["1. Institutional Theft -- you mean totally unlike [JP Morgan](https://www.google.com/search?q=jpmorgan+scandal), [HSCB](https://www.google.com/search?q=hcbs+scandal) or [Co-op Bank](https://www.google.com/search?q=co-op+bank+scandal)? Can I have some of what you're smoking?\n2. & 3. Both are perfectly tractable w... | [mathrick]: 1. Institutional Theft -- you mean totally unlike [JP Morgan](https://www.google.com/search?q=jpmorgan+scandal), [HSCB](https://www.google.com/search?q=hcbs+scandal) or [Co-op Bank](https://www.google.com/search?q=co-op+bank+scandal)? Can I have some of what you're smoking?
2. & 3. Both are perfectly tr... | 5.164786 | 330 | unchanged |
16zmklx | k3fne6h | 0 | 1,696,424,297 | CMV: the way that conservatives have got in line behind Trump shows that they never really believed in anything in the first place, apart from belonging to a tribe and beating the other tribe. | As things stand, Trump has already been chosen as a presidential candidate once and is massively in the lead to be chosen again. Yet he seems to go against traditional conservative values in so many respects.
* Family values: he's a known adulterer, "grab 'em by the pussy" etc.
* Religion: clownishly ignorant about t... | ["*The way that leftists have got in line behind Biden shows that they never really believed in anything in the first place, apart from belonging to a tribe and beating the other tribe.*\n\nFamily values: He's a known nepotist. Using his political connections to help out his son. \nManagerial competence: Cannot speak ... | [felidaekamiguru]: *The way that leftists have got in line behind Biden shows that they never really believed in anything in the first place, apart from belonging to a tribe and beating the other tribe.*
Family values: He's a known nepotist. Using his political connections to help out his son.
Managerial competence:... | 5.117994 | 1 | unchanged |
1i2ubf | cb0k46b | 0 | 1,373,549,758 | I believe too many people are going to college nowadays, and the idea that everyone should go to college is preposterous and bad for society, CMV | **Point 1: Too many people are going to college**
I should start this off my saying that I lived in a town in which most (i'd say at least 90% of all students) went to college after high school, whether it be community college or a liberal arts college or university.
The dumbest of the dumb in my high school class, k... | ["\"I believe too many people are going to high school nowadays, and the idea that everyone should go to high school is preposterous and bad for society, CMV\" <---- If you rewind to the early-mid 1900s, this would have been a plausible argument to make too.\n\nIf we were to actually get to the point that the major... | [downvote__please]: "I believe too many people are going to high school nowadays, and the idea that everyone should go to high school is preposterous and bad for society, CMV" <---- If you rewind to the early-mid 1900s, this would have been a plausible argument to make too.
If we were to actually get to the point ... | 4.905275 | 388 | unchanged |
2pd63l | cmvkrbj | 0 | 1,418,657,350 | CMV: That pre-orders and season passes are leading to poorer quality games | Recently there have been numerous games that have been full of bugs, poor stories and have been overly hyped before release (2 publishers come to mind). I believe that it is the modern gamer's pre-ordering based on trailers and "believing the hype" that has led to this. The developers, in my opinion, have taken advanta... | ["Let me make sure I understand your position:\n\n1. Publishers should not hype games prior to their release.\n2. Gamers should not buy games on the day that they are released.\n3. If more of #2 occurred, then less of #1 would occur.\n4. This would result in publishers spending more time to polish games for release.\n\... | [skacey]: Let me make sure I understand your position:
1. Publishers should not hype games prior to their release.
2. Gamers should not buy games on the day that they are released.
3. If more of #2 occurred, then less of #1 would occur.
4. This would result in publishers spending more time to polish games for release.... | 4.624973 | 81 | unchanged |
4sevox | d58r6pz | 0 | 1,468,292,452 | CMV: Beginning a Reddit post with "______ here" is an appeal to authority | Often people begin a comment or post with _____ here. Where the blank is a credential, profession or other position of authority or knowledge. I believe this is an appeal to authority (roughly) and only serves to stroke the ego of the poster.
Good ideas/arguments/comments should stand on their own. In the case of fac... | ["An appeal to authority isn't always a fallacy. \n\nIf our topic was brain surgery would you value the opinion of a trained neurosurgeon or someone who shovels manure. \n\nWould you want to get your vaccination advice from a doctor or from Jenny McCarthy?\n\nYou can't really have a conversation on this topic and then ... | [forestfly1234]: An appeal to authority isn't always a fallacy.
If our topic was brain surgery would you value the opinion of a trained neurosurgeon or someone who shovels manure.
Would you want to get your vaccination advice from a doctor or from Jenny McCarthy?
You can't really have a conversation on this topic ... | 5.056246 | 6 | unchanged |
1imq4oe | mc553ur | 0 | 1,739,247,310 | CMV: The fact that so many view the American flag as a symbol of the right is a failure of the left. | I have heard many American young people on the left say that they view the American flag as a symbol of hate and oppression. Ive heard them say that they would never publicly display an American flag. I would even admit that if I see a group of people flying American flags, I automatically assume they must be republica... | ["Performative patriotism has always been an authoritarian hallmark. The pledge of allegiance is a perfect example. Students, required to stand and recite a promise that they're allied and loyal to the State, before they're truly old enough to understand whether or not that's a good thing.\n\nI encourage you to not get... | [Talik1978]: Performative patriotism has always been an authoritarian hallmark. The pledge of allegiance is a perfect example. Students, required to stand and recite a promise that they're allied and loyal to the State, before they're truly old enough to understand whether or not that's a good thing.
I encourage you t... | 5.673323 | 3,360 | unchanged |
2wo796 | cosy6uz | 0 | 1,424,540,114 | CMV: Muslim here. Change my view on why cohabitation is NOT immoral. | Hello there. Excuse my bad grammar, English is not my native language.
Anyways, I am a Muslim (although not very religious) and I am from Bangladesh. Its a *very conservative* Islamic country compared to much of the world. Cohabitation is seriously frowned upon and may even result in extrajudicial killing (with varyi... | ["So when it comes to relationships, there are lots of different levels of relationship to consider.\n\nOnce upon a time, the number of people around to marry was pretty limited. You and your entire villiage of like 10 guys currently looking for partner has like 10 girls to pick from. And if you don't pick one that is ... | [Oneofuswantstolearn]: So when it comes to relationships, there are lots of different levels of relationship to consider.
Once upon a time, the number of people around to marry was pretty limited. You and your entire villiage of like 10 guys currently looking for partner has like 10 girls to pick from. And if you don'... | 6.167516 | 734 | unchanged |
1hdrjcc | m1z1atu | 0 | 1,734,138,979 | CMV: Friends with benefits almost never works out in the long term | I’m against the idea of friends with benefits, which seems to be fairly common in the US. My main argument is that, in the long run, most people (I’d guess 99%) wouldn’t be comfortable with their partner being friends or hanging out with someone they were previously sexually active with.
Sex often leads to feelings be... | ["My friend who had a friend with benefits is now getting married to them. How long are we talking for long term?"] | [The_Confirminator]: My friend who had a friend with benefits is now getting married to them. How long are we talking for long term? | 3.135494 | 35 | unchanged |
wpzja3 | ikkl0q0 | 0 | 1,660,669,254 | CMV: All guns sold in the US should be hot pink | Pink is invisible to most game, just like orange.A pink gun would be easier to see for everyone involved.It might deter some people from buying guns.It would be completely legal within all interpretations I can find of the 2nd amendment.
Not picking pink because of the relationship with feminine traits. It is a bright... | ["Oh man, if only there was paint!", "If only the crimes committed with them weren’t crime!"] | [S00thsayerSays]: Oh man, if only there was paint!
[PuckSR]: Part of my idea is that painting guns is a crime
[S00thsayerSays]: If only the crimes committed with them weren’t crime! | 2.079442 | 3,311 | unchanged |
18fx9zx | kcxf5ef | 0 | 1,702,309,010 | CMV: If switching the gender/race/any demographic group in a statement makes that statement sound bigoted, then it was bigoted in the first place. Always. | EDIT: I was wrong to use the word "sound" in the title. I meant to make it more understandable, but it detracts from my point. Let me rephrase: If switching the demographic group makes it bigoted, then it was bigoted before the switching too. I used "sound" because a lot of people can instinctively recognize some forms... | ["One aspect of your statement that's worth considering is the concept of \"punching down\" vs \"punching up.\" Either way we're talking about \"punching,\" which sounds mean, but it captures a difference that needs to be taken into account.\n\nIn a society with an underclass, and therefore a privileged class (überclas... | [GlamorousBunchberry]: One aspect of your statement that's worth considering is the concept of "punching down" vs "punching up." Either way we're talking about "punching," which sounds mean, but it captures a difference that needs to be taken into account.
In a society with an underclass, and therefore a privileged cl... | 5.587249 | 1,740 | unchanged |
7dpoji | dpzm48v | 0 | 1,510,968,994 | CMV:Mods ruin a games design and stops you from fully enjoying the original product | I am of the opinion that a Video game designers vision for a game and more specifically how you experience and play that game are extremely important.
The inclusion of mods that even change minor details of the gameplay, commonly called "Quality of life mods", fractures the gameplay experience and will ruin the origi... | ["The developer added the ability to mod the game, therefor modding is in the developers vision as a form of art. What can the users do to modify the vision is part of the art IMO. \n\n&nbsp;\n\nFor games that do not allow modding I am in agreement with you. The Long Dark, as an example."] | [tolakram]: The developer added the ability to mod the game, therefor modding is in the developers vision as a form of art. What can the users do to modify the vision is part of the art IMO.
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For games that do not allow modding I am in agreement with you. The Long Dark, as an example. | 4.043051 | 0 | unchanged |
n9yxqj | gxriccg | 0 | 1,620,745,092 | CMV: Rice Krispies are a deceptive product | Rice Krispies (and generic "crisped rice" cereals) are deceptive in that they appear to be whole grains of rice that are crisped, but are actually rice flour that is formed into the shape of rice.
Why is this issue particular to Rice Krispies? Because other cereals generally do not mimic the shape of the grain. Corn... | ["By definition of what a deceptive product is, it isn’t since “rice cereal” just needs to be made of rice. The company obviously can’t be sued for deception, so this is just your personal opinion. I’m sorry you felt deceived.\n\nI can see some people assuming rice kripsies are just crisped rice, but that’s technically... | [th3empirial]: By definition of what a deceptive product is, it isn’t since “rice cereal” just needs to be made of rice. The company obviously can’t be sued for deception, so this is just your personal opinion. I’m sorry you felt deceived.
I can see some people assuming rice kripsies are just crisped rice, but that’s ... | 4.26268 | 13 | unchanged |
1d1ysnp | l5x88au | 0 | 1,716,835,684 | CMV: Cloning is perfectly ethical and we should allow research in cloning as a way for LGBTQ+ couples and people with infertility issues to have children |
Like the title said i think it would be **just as ethical as biological childbirth** to allow for willing individuals to clone themselves and raise that clone as their children.
Think about it, cloning would be much better than adoption or using sperm/egg donors, since the child would actually have your genes instea... | ["You still need a donated egg in order to clone. Might as well skip a step and just use that egg as-is, there are fewer ethical concerns too.", "Sperm donations are a heck of a lot cheaper and easier than cloning."] | [Various_Succotash_79]: You still need a donated egg in order to clone. Might as well skip a step and just use that egg as-is, there are fewer ethical concerns too.
[Lancer_lot_X]: What about lesbians though.
[Various_Succotash_79]: Sperm donations are a heck of a lot cheaper and easier than cloning. | 3.367296 | 1 | unchanged |
j70j9p | g81rfbx | 0 | 1,602,108,431 | CMV: White people who care about equity should be on the front lines of the BLM protests | I am a white woman who was raised in Hawaii and now lives in Georgia. I’ve been so fortunate to have been exposed to many different points of view. At this point I am more comfortable in spaces where no one looks like me. I don’t think I have faced the same discrimination of people assuming I’m a threat just by looking... | ["In my area, it’s mostly college students who are blocking traffic, protesting, etc. most of who are predominantly white and are from out of state, and probably don’t live in state for 60% of the year so naturally, it’s a sticky situation, and just not received with positivity by a lot of people."] | [Confused_Fangirl]: In my area, it’s mostly college students who are blocking traffic, protesting, etc. most of who are predominantly white and are from out of state, and probably don’t live in state for 60% of the year so naturally, it’s a sticky situation, and just not received with positivity by a lot of people. | 3.988984 | 0 | unchanged |
in94mk | g460s67 | 0 | 1,599,340,435 | CMV: You should have to live in an area for a certain amount of time before being allowed to vote for local issues. | In the US, the majority of the power is suppose to be in the states and cities hands even though it isn't anymore you should have to live there for at least a couple years before you can vote on their issues. If you move to the US, it takes so long to become a citizen anymore that it doesn't need to supply to the feder... | ["You just said that there are tons of cultures in the US and you are right.\n\nSame to be said on the local level... not as many but not just one. So how do you expect people to learn about all of them?\n\nDo you think people who have lived in the area their whole life are aware of the history & problems? \n\nWhat... | [Babou_FoxEarAHole]: You just said that there are tons of cultures in the US and you are right.
Same to be said on the local level... not as many but not just one. So how do you expect people to learn about all of them?
Do you think people who have lived in the area their whole life are aware of the history & pro... | 4.532599 | 7 | unchanged |
1hwxb87 | m64pu98 | 0 | 1,736,376,351 | CMV: Human limb regeneration, severed spinal cord regeneration and advanced regeneration of brain tissue will never be possible | I think the only way we could manage that in future will be either cybernetics or growing parts of tissue and try to fuse it together. But full regeneration when a person lost a limb or every debilitating trauma occurred? I don’t buy it. I think it goes against our biology sadly. I don’t see our selves having anything ... | ["My only argument is forever is a long time and The first powered flight and the first crewed mission to the moon were only separated by 66 years"] | [henningknows]: My only argument is forever is a long time and The first powered flight and the first crewed mission to the moon were only separated by 66 years | 3.367296 | 1 | unchanged |
k8e8v0 | gexj8qn | 0 | 1,607,337,146 | CMV: School bus traffic stop laws are too strict in the US, and cars should be allowed to slowly/safely pass a stopped school bus. | Whenever I browse the frontpage of reddit, I often find posts like [these](https://www.reddit.com/r/instantkarma/comments/k7wlk1/passing_a_school_bus/), showing cars passing a school bus, and the following fallout (police chases the offending car to hand out a $500+ fine, demerit points, etc.).
I can see why people wa... | ["I can't imagine anyone is bothered enough by stopping a minute for a school bus so often that it would be worth any more kids killed in traffic. Sometimes children who are mentally ill put themselves in dangerous situations. I guarantee US police generally do not have much better things to be doing, outside of certai... | [OrangeyUnicorn]: I can't imagine anyone is bothered enough by stopping a minute for a school bus so often that it would be worth any more kids killed in traffic. Sometimes children who are mentally ill put themselves in dangerous situations. I guarantee US police generally do not have much better things to be doing, o... | 4.110874 | 0 | unchanged |
16urx2j | k2nnite | 0 | 1,695,935,776 | CMV: Saying that "Full planets are unnecessary" in starfield is completely missing the point and just flat out wrong. | So, starfield has gained quite a bit of controversy with some people because of some of the systems in the game feeling... lackluster. the one im going to focus on here are planets.
now first of all, if you like starfield thats perfectly valid. i can see the appeal, and i can understand why to some people full planets... | ["Having seven procedurally generated miles on a planet is not interesting. I'm sorry but if you think the area for having seven things to see is interesting then you are a NPC."] | [Hemingwavy]: Having seven procedurally generated miles on a planet is not interesting. I'm sorry but if you think the area for having seven things to see is interesting then you are a NPC. | 3.496508 | 1 | unchanged |
e81yoh | fa939us | 0 | 1,575,850,558 | CMV: Having a kneejerk reaction to sex with / sexualization of minors leads to some people having logically flawed views | 1. The pedophile fallacy
I've been seeing increasingly often that people use pedophile as a catch all term to describe someone who is attracted to minors. This simply isn't true. The different chronophilic terms exist for the reason to discern the age group someone is attracted to. Sadly, it's not just that people use... | ["the border of 17 and 18 is admittedly arbitrary. but even if the cutoff point was 15/16 or literally anything else you'd still have the same concern. we need a static answer and it just happens to be 17/18.", "it only matters when the age crosses the minor line. i don't personally care if an 18 year old dates a 50 ye... | [spectrumtwelve]: the border of 17 and 18 is admittedly arbitrary. but even if the cutoff point was 15/16 or literally anything else you'd still have the same concern. we need a static answer and it just happens to be 17/18.
[BoredOfYou_]: And I agreed with that in my post, I was just addressing people who take ethica... | 3.688879 | 0 | unchanged |
aot1ig | eg3ha1u | 0 | 1,549,724,567 | CMV: Caution and concern for one’s safety should outweigh concerns about being discriminatory | I (a white male) have walked through lower-income neighborhoods that are populated most by minority groups and homeless people. Although I am walking during the day when there are other people relatively close by, I get nervous when I pass people on the streets, because the area is known to have higher crime. I will ad... | ["I’m just going to switch the words around.\n\nWhen I walk down the street and see a group of Asian people I takes steps to protect myself. While I’m perfectly aware the most Asían people aren’t martial artists there is a chance that this group of Asian people might be espically if their well dressed with tattoos, and... | [NetrunnerCardAccount]: I’m just going to switch the words around.
When I walk down the street and see a group of Asian people I takes steps to protect myself. While I’m perfectly aware the most Asían people aren’t martial artists there is a chance that this group of Asian people might be espically if their well dress... | 4.51086 | 16 | unchanged |
bjlv6r | em979l4 | 0 | 1,556,741,591 | CMV: Walmart pays their employees more fairly than Costco | In terms of an employee's actual value to a company, I have concluded that Walmart pays their employees more fairly than Costco. To start off, the calculations I use are somewhat assumptive and may not be paint the full picture; however, based off of my data, I hope you can see where I am coming from.
Net Income = (P... | ["I'm not following why you would divide net profit by employee wages. Profit is not necessarily a direct function of employees - if a company's leadership is aggressively expanding then they might not show a profit at all, but that doesn't mean the employees are not generating value.\n\nWhat do the numbers look like b... | [IlluminatusUIUC]: I'm not following why you would divide net profit by employee wages. Profit is not necessarily a direct function of employees - if a company's leadership is aggressively expanding then they might not show a profit at all, but that doesn't mean the employees are not generating value.
What do the numb... | 4.077537 | 0 | unchanged |
pqsr42 | hdelcmy | 0 | 1,631,993,116 | Cmv: People should stop getting mad when someone is being racist towards them. | Am probably going to get hate for this but this, and am african, to put it further am Nigerian.
This is probably going to also sound stupid but I will try my best put put the same thing I had in my mind.
And when I mean abused, I don't mean physically abused it's in terms of words.
Now it's not just black people... | ["It's fine to say that we shouldn't let other people's words get the better of us. No point risking an assault charge because an old man said something racist on a bus.\n\nBut it's also perfectly fine to feel upset when someone says something upsetting or hurtful. And in many cases (e.g., workplace, among friends) it ... | [KokonutMonkey]: It's fine to say that we shouldn't let other people's words get the better of us. No point risking an assault charge because an old man said something racist on a bus.
But it's also perfectly fine to feel upset when someone says something upsetting or hurtful. And in many cases (e.g., workplace, among... | 4.330733 | 0 | unchanged |
4scp9f | d58g8ub | 0 | 1,468,264,404 | CMV: I like America's two-party system, and prefer it to the parliamentary systems more common in Europe. | I know a lot of people dislike our two-party system, especially on Reddit, because they feel it forces everyone to vote for one of two sets of ideologies that very few people will fully agree with. They say it creates an endless series of elections between the lesser-of-two-evils, and makes it likely that people will v... | ["You are correct that the two-party system marginalizes the political fringe. Sometimes this may be good (such as with the Nazi and Communist parties), but fringe parties can be positive as well. Several European countries have strong green parties that fight for the environment, which doesn't happen in the US. The... | [cld8]: You are correct that the two-party system marginalizes the political fringe. Sometimes this may be good (such as with the Nazi and Communist parties), but fringe parties can be positive as well. Several European countries have strong green parties that fight for the environment, which doesn't happen in the US... | 4.060443 | 5 | unchanged |
puuabo | he5h9i1 | 0 | 1,632,523,438 | CMV: If cycling, running, swimming, skydiving or base jumping is totally moral, then driving without seat belt for special occasions is also totally moral | Base jumping: Odds of dying: **1 in 2,317**
Swimming: Odds of dying: **1 in 56,587**
Cycling: Odds of dying: **1 in 92,325**
Running: Odds of dying: **1 in 97,455**
Skydiving: Odds of dying: **1 in 101,083**
https://www.rulesofsport.com/faq/what-is-the-world-s-most-dangerous-sport.html
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Auto accident deaths:... | ["None of these are immoral. To ask if something is moral is not the same as asking if something is smart. Your asking the wrong question here. No one will call you a bad person for driving without a seat belt or riding a motorcycle without a helmet. They will call your choice a little dumb however.", "Not accurate bec... | [Puoaper]: None of these are immoral. To ask if something is moral is not the same as asking if something is smart. Your asking the wrong question here. No one will call you a bad person for driving without a seat belt or riding a motorcycle without a helmet. They will call your choice a little dumb however.
[nowthats... | 4.060443 | 0 | unchanged |
4rfi9d | d50ozk3 | 0 | 1,467,760,815 | CMV: Women who post nude/sexy pictures to social media are not "empowered" | I don't get why so many young women aspire to be Instagram "models" or post sexual pictures to social media for nothing more than likes. I do think paid modeling like Playboy or porn can be empowering because at least they are getting paid, but I can't understand why so many young women are willing to strip down for fr... | ["They're doing it go get exposure (no pun!) for themselves. By getting more followers they're more likely to be [hired by modelling agencies](http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/09/attention-aspiring-modelsbuild-up-that-instagram-following.html). It's that simple.\n", "OP is talking about Instagram \"models\"... | [RustyRook]: They're doing it go get exposure (no pun!) for themselves. By getting more followers they're more likely to be [hired by modelling agencies](http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/04/09/attention-aspiring-modelsbuild-up-that-instagram-following.html). It's that simple.
[RustyRook]: OP is talking about... | 3.295837 | 3 | unchanged |
b8r7d3 | ek00joa | 0 | 1,554,251,443 | CMV: Incels aren’t ! | &#x200B;
When people go shopping, they pick the nicest of the items available. They skip the damaged packages and pick the sealed packages. They would even go home before taking a damaged package. They skip the crappy wrapping for the bright nice colors. Product sellers know this so they make their product nice ... | ["Thank you OP for letting me realize that getting back in school, learning to take care of myself, practising self care, and more was actually my way of choosing not to improve myself and instead demanding that others pick me up. How would I instead start improving myself?"] | [IndependentBowler]: Thank you OP for letting me realize that getting back in school, learning to take care of myself, practising self care, and more was actually my way of choosing not to improve myself and instead demanding that others pick me up. How would I instead start improving myself? | 3.89182 | 0 | unchanged |
1p76w8 | cczkszy | 0 | 1,382,716,208 | I think capitalism is horrible. CMV. | I consider myself to be politically far left (obviously).
In my opinion, intentionally making some people's lives better at other people's cost is immoral.
I should mention that I consider a deterministic world view to be the best description of our universe (basically: no free will).
Therefore I don't think anyone d... | ["Are you talking state-capitalism or anarcho-capitalism? And please don't go angry an-com on me and say an-cap is a contradiction of terms.", "In what way is anarcho-capitalism \"horrible\"", "That's both \n\na) not accurate of anarcho-capitalism; thats what the neo-cons believe \n\nb) wishy washy"] | [monkyyy]: Are you talking state-capitalism or anarcho-capitalism? And please don't go angry an-com on me and say an-cap is a contradiction of terms.
[Krylos]: Don't worry, I won't go angry on you :P
I'm mainly talking about anarcho-capitalism. (And I actually think anarcho-communism is more of a contradiction than a... | 3.135494 | 2 | unchanged |
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