Sentient Data posted:

Problem is that even purely optional genetic manipulation leads to an absolutely gigantic disparity based on class - it could end up with the superwealthy being nearly a literally different (and surely touted as superior) species

hard counter posted:

someone else can try to persuade jastiger now

Das Boo posted:

Twitter is an excellent tool for breaking news, amber alerts, and police, traffic and weather-related updates. It's banal for everything else.

steinrokkan posted:

It should be a social media platform

steinrokkan posted:

Pro-wrestling is inherently immoral

steinrokkan posted:

As I said, even MMA carries with it positive connotations, but not wrestling, which is just the face of depravity laid out as bare as modern society allows.

yeah I eat rear end posted:

My main problem with pro wrestling is the terminology and the made up words like kayfabe. You can't call the good/bad guy "the good/bad guy", no it has to be a "face" or a "heel", etc. It's like you're intentionally trying to make people sound like idiots when discussing it.

Henchman of Santa posted:

Wrestling is like comic books in that it's completely absurd and I could never get into it but I love learning about the insane things going on in that world, especially if told to me by a passionate fan.

bradzilla posted:

actually all the wrestlers from the last 20 years are still the main eventers lol

Aesop Poprock posted:

Let me ruin that for you

his weird nephews write it to make money off selling merch and he has little if anything to actually do with it. They do it for a few other older wrestlers too

KrayG posted:

Also that new gorillaz song is loving awful and i own all their previous albums, i used to spam their original self titled while playing team fortress classic so i am something of an authority figure on the subject.

Das Boo posted:

My mom is that lady kids take hurt/abandoned animals to, so I had a pet raccoon for a time growing up. He got along with the dogs and was pretty well-behaved, didn't tear things up. Better companion than the opossum.

yeah I eat rear end posted:

I don't know how there can be a person that can't relate in some way to each of the characters and find the situations they are in funny.

Aesop Poprock posted:

Similar to the always sunny or archer or arrested development people.

Aesop Poprock posted:

None of those characters are more realistic than the Seinfeld ones what are you even talking about

yo rear end is grass posted:

The first season of Stranger Things was boring and predictable.

silence_kit posted:

IMO, George Costanza is a pretty universal character. The character was so popular that it spawned an HBO series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, which is basically an entire TV show about George.

You don't relate at all to George's laziness, selfishness, or constant insecurity? Wow, either you are a model human being or maybe you haven't given Seinfeld a fair shake.

veni veni veni posted:

I appreciate that someone else recognizes that Ready Player One is absolute poo poo. Worst book I have ever read.

Jastiger posted:

Shut down the South in the Civil War, thus preserving some semblence of Democracy in the West

Jastiger posted:

The South wins the Civil war and secedes. WWI breaks out. Guess whose side the South goes on and/or guess how effective the North is in helping the British?

Yeah.

Mu Zeta posted:

The popular vote and electoral college usually matches up though. AFAIK it's only different with Dubya and Drumpf.

Mu Zeta posted:

People didn't complain that much because it usually matched up. It's just one of those weird quirks in the system that doesn't do any damage so no need to complain about it. But look at the disparity in popularity in the votes now and it makes sense that people start to get pissed about it. What's the alternative? Just stay quiet and shut up? Why should people have to accept the system is working as intended?

Jastiger posted:

"Better" in any contest where someone makes a choice is generally the one that is ACTUALLY their choice vs any other out come. Anything that more accurately reflects the intended choice.

The EC isn't dumb because it can diffuse votes, its dumb because of the way its enacted and gives more voting power to low density states.

Mu Zeta posted:

It should be one person one vote

Sentient Data posted:

Hell, the usa isn't even a democracy at all - it's a constitutional republic

Jastiger posted:

Its better because it actually reflects thr will of the voters better than the xjrrent system

Jastiger posted:

Wouldn't you agree that a mechanism that allows you to do X can be judged on how accurately it allows you to do X?

Wheat Loaf posted:

Crisps are better than chocolate as far as snack food goes.

Jastiger posted:

The Silent Majority is on my side.

yeah I eat rear end posted:

Rye bread in all forms is disgusting. Sourdough followed closely by potato bread is best for almost everything.

Solice Kirsk posted:

Oysters are the worst shellfish. That means they're just OK. I don't know how unpopular of an opinion it is, but I would rather have fresh seafood than pretty much any other meat. And I love meat. Its one of the only things I miss about living in Florida when I was a kid.

Baronjutter posted:

-I think Firefly was really over-rated. Maybe if it went on like 7 seasons it would have been one of those shows where "oh the first couple seasons were rough but it gets better" but after watching it I can totally understand why it got canceled.

Low Desert Punk posted:

I don't smoke, but I actually sort of like the smell of (fresh) cigarette smoke.

AutumnDDP posted:

Hi everyone,

I tried making a grilled cheese sandwich with cheese and banana. It was ok. The previous poster that acted like it was a revelation was full of crap. Thanks!

-Autumn

starkebn posted:

Why use butter on a sandwich at all?

hard counter posted:

but at least for the foreseeable future you would definitely be a drag on your 'community' imho because you still need things from other people and giving nothing in return is lousy if you're otherwise able-bodied

hard counter posted:

to be honest i've never had a totally pointless job even at the entry level but if those really do exist somewhere than yeah i see what you mean in that case

RoboRodent posted:

Mayonnaise by itself is nasty.

Baronjutter posted:

Playing the same few games over and over. These are little kids they can barely even read, they aren't sitting there chatting with friends, these are like 2-5 year olds.

hard counter posted:

i would much rather live in world where the genuinely disabled are afforded a better, actually comfortable standard of living through the combined efforts of others than a world where that net's broadened to include the able-but-lazy under the same system that provides a sub-par standard of living for the involuntarily disabled

hard counter posted:

if we can't adequately take care of the involuntarily disabled with current means

hard counter posted:

dudes checking out of work just because they don't wanna just represents another person to cover with someone's else labor

steinrokkan posted:

Also kids who grew up with intensive use of phones and other gadgets during their formative years have worse kinesthetic skills.

Low Desert Punk posted:

I vastly prefer flat, deflated pillows to brand new ultra-fluffy ones. New pillows just seem to flop around and slide away from where they're supposed to be, and obnoxious softness makes me sleep worse.

yo rear end is grass posted:

As someone who just started working again after four years, being unemployed is the absolute worst. Even though you can wake up whenever you want, you will immediately begin worrying about how you will make rent, how you will feed yourself, how you will afford gas to go and look for a job. And that's not even taking into consideration things like emergency car fixes and dental issues.
Then before you know it, it's your mother's birthday! Your dad and sister each got her a wonderful gift, and you give her a hand made card. They say they understand that you can't afford much right now, and you know they do, but you see the worry in their eyes when you leave. The next day your dad calls you and asks if you need some money. You just know that your mom spent her whole birthday night discussing your situation with her husband. Happy birthday mommy!
After applying for jobs, (online only, your car's brakes are hosed again,) you watch some YouTube videos. Then you browse your favourite dead gay forums, refreshing the pages until you are certain there are going to be no more new posts for a while.
You go to the kitchen and look in the fridge. You've got expired ground beef, and one tortilla. With some spice magic, you make a taco you could probably feed to a dog.
You go and check YouTube again. Nothing new. You check the forums. People bitching about trolls, so nothing new. You go to bed, just to wake up and do it all over again.
Oh wait! There's an egg in the fridge! In the drawer! I forgot about that! Oh man, I'm gonna eat good tomorrow!

So yeah, I'll take your 9 to 5 life over having to deal with that poo poo again any day.

yo rear end is grass posted:

Really though, the worst part of unemployment is the lack of socialization. Sure you can talk to family, or a significant other if you have one, but there's nothing quite like talking to people who don't intimately know you.

veni veni veni posted:

Renting is great until the rent prices shoot through the roof and it costs as more than a mortgage.

Olive Garden tonight! posted:

slouch posted:

I honestly can not comprehend why so many people get upset about spoilers for movies, books, tv shows etc. I usually enjoy things more if I already know what is going to happen, and have never felt like a "twist" at the end of a narrative was ruined because I knew about it in advance. When people try to explain to me why spoilers ruin the experience for them or whatever it never really makes sense. This usually only ever comes up when someone tries to recommend a piece of media to me and I ask them what happens in it. People get all cagey about the details and refuse to tell me because they think I won't be able to like it if it's been spoiled for me.

doverhog posted:

I could list a bunch of writers, of literature, not "rock songs", who did lots of drugs but really the list is not needed, you can probably think of many of them on your own.

You Are A Elf posted:

1080p is perfectly fine for TV and movie watching. Anything more is just silly.

veni veni veni posted:

Drive through employees are not the same as telemarketers. If you choose to do something lovely and predatory as your job don't be surprised if people don't like it.

Mu Zeta posted:

It's fine if your eyesight is bad. I felt the same way until I had surgery.

Mu Zeta posted:

There are numerous apps that just block known garbage numbers for you. Don't mess with adding spammers to your contacts.

Jerry Cotton posted:

It's from the late nineties.

Henchman of Santa posted:

It's pretty easy not to watch or stare at ads actually

WampaLord posted:

It's really easy to avoid ads.

Aschlafly posted:

My unpopular opinion: The Fall is a better show than Sherlock.

yeah I eat rear end posted:

As someone already mentioned, that's what voicemail is for. The only people who don't leave voicemails are the ones who already know you will not call them back, because you aren't interested in what they are selling.

Aramek posted:

- Pomegranates are 100% worth the effort to eat them.

Das Boo posted:

I'm always a little bit bugged by the notion that it's okay to have a lesbian couple in media as long as they're hot. (AND THEN THEY KISS AS I WATCH!) It's not as often you see a gay male couple or, heaven forbid, an older/less attractive lesbian couple. Or, you know, that these characters are people beyond who they gently caress.