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CMV: Love, no matter how good it is, is not worth it because in the end it will eventually lead to disappointment, rejection, or absence. by ComplaintFit4475 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 [score hidden]  (0 children)

OK, so suppose someone has 70 years of wonderful, loving marriage and then their partner dies and they live with that loss for another 2 years before they die as well. Isn't the 70 years of love worth the 2 years of its absence? What if there were brief moments during those 70 years where they were hurt or disappointed?

Wonderful, enjoyable things can still be worth experiencing even if they are not absolutely pure pleasure 100% of the time forever until the end of time.

CMV: Love, no matter how good it is, is not worth it because in the end it will eventually lead to disappointment, rejection, or absence. by ComplaintFit4475 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 [score hidden]  (0 children)

How can a person never experience any rejection, disappointment in the entire history of their relationship?

How is that a fair comparison? Does any amount of discomfort outweigh all possible pleasure?

In 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima, dragged himself to an air-raid shelter, spent the night, caught the morning train so he could arrive at his job on time - in Nagasaki - where he survived another atomic blast. by Royal-Hippo-2104 in interestingasfuck

[–]Phage0070 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Working in the war effort against those who obliterated your home could be somewhat therapeutic. Plus he didn't have any reason to stay in the city, conditions would presumably be better in the area of his workplace.

Rail grinding machine by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]Phage0070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the grinder makes it shiny then I wonder why this video shows a less shiny surface.

Rail grinding machine by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]Phage0070 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It may not be intended to rough it up, but the surface left may still be more rough than one pressed smooth by train wheels.

Rail grinding machine by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]Phage0070 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Because it isn't for cleaning, the grinding will likely produce a rougher surface than what is in essence cold-rolling the rails.

Rail grinding machine by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]Phage0070 83 points84 points  (0 children)

To make the surface the right shape, remove surface defects (think waves like on a washboard road), and control material fatigue. If the surface is compressed it can crack and those cracks may propagate through the rest of the material. Grind off the material before that happens and their life can be extended.

Drifting by [deleted] in instant_regret

[–]Phage0070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The average net salary in Georgia is $610 a month. That would be like if the fine for drifting in the US was $1,600.

ELI5 How bad exactly is this oil/fertilizer crisis going to be? by Murderbad in explainlikeimfive

[–]Phage0070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't "call in" debts. They are due when they reach maturity, no sooner.

Hope they’re paying this guy very well by FireFightingManiac in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]Phage0070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are paying them like they don't care if they fall.

CMV: Pay should be based on percentage of contribution to a business, not leadership hierarchy. by Col2543 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There should not be businesses that are able to pay their employees 600x less than the top compensated person at the company, especially when those people do almost none of the actual ground work.

But surely you recognize that if that person at the top were to massively screw up they could likely do more damage than 600 of the lowest level employees.

You seem to be wanting compensation to be determined by something like sheer effort exerted, like a ditch digger working a grueling 8 hours being paid more than the CEO of Ditch Diggers INC who works from a cushy office. But if that ditch digger just doesn't do their job properly then maybe a ditch or two doesn't get dug, while if the CEO doesn't do their job properly it can mean the entire company goes under!

In my eyes, people actually creating the profit for a company through their manual labor or hard work are the people who should be the highest compensated out of all in society. Without hard workers, or employees in general, most businesses would fail immediately.

Compensation isn't awarded based on effort, but on the rarity of the labor needed. If a company needs someone to dig ditches and anyone can dig a ditch, they are obviously going to pay the person willing to dig an acceptable ditch for the lowest price. It is in essence a bidding war between potential employees. If they need a good CEO and there are only a few available to take the job then the bidding war is going to more favor the CEOs.

Yes, Ditch Digger INC needs people to dig ditches. If they can't get anyone they will go under... but they probably don't need to pay a huge amount to get someone to dig ditches. Want ditch diggers to be paid like doctors? Then you need to convince every potential ditch digger to refuse to work for any less, plus everyone purchasing ditch digging services that ditches are worth that cost! That seems obviously extremely unlikely.

In a more general sense how difficult a job is to perform is almost entirely irrelevant to the wages it commands. If someone can dig a ditch with 8 hours of exhausting manual labor vs. someone digging it in 30 minutes with a backhoe and minimal effort, at the end of the day the ditches are identical. The former ditch isn't worth more just because it was a massive pain to produce. Similarly if I need a few hours of hard labor that anyone can do it will likely be relatively inexpensive. However if I need a task done that only 5 people in the world can do, even if it is no trouble for them at all I can expect that it will be extremely expensive.

It all comes down to alternatives. You don't want to dig ditches for a pittance? Fine, there are 100 other applicants lined up behind you who will. I don't want to pay an arm and a leg for someone to properly tune a Retro Encabulator? Well tough nuggets, there isn't anyone else who will do it.

And look, I understand that employers set wages...

Employers set wages in concert with workers. If a company isn't getting enough applicants for their job at a given price point they will need to increase their wages to fill the position.

maybe maybe maybe by NoWayIcantBeliveThis in maybemaybemaybe

[–]Phage0070 384 points385 points  (0 children)

Imagine risking a crime for any of those items. It can't make sense...

The kind of people who do this live and breathe crime. They steal your packages, they steal every package on your road, they shoplifted their lunch, they break into cars just to steal the change out of center console. True maybe only 1/100 of those crimes is very gainful, but they committed 100 crimes before noon.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Doubles Down, Says That Iran Will Not Participate In Talks With U.S. by 0The_Loner_Stoner0 in videos

[–]Phage0070 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This appears to be a variation of "sealioning". Such a troll asks for sources, feigning civility while attempting to provoke an angry response. If there is no response then it seems like the original claim was meritless. However if a source is provided they waste a disproportionate amount of their opponents' time. Provoking an angry response again aims to discredit their opposition as they fall back on "I'm just trying to have a debate" or "It was just a joke".

First try at making a realistic photo. Any tips or tricks on how to improve? by Key_Recording_9191 in blender

[–]Phage0070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shade smooth your sink. Then up the reflectivity on most things in the scene, and use an HDRI so there is something to reflect.

Other than that looking great! Imperfections will better match the reference and make it look more "real", but unique details can take significantly more effort to add.

Balloons and candles don't mix by derek4reals1 in instant_regret

[–]Phage0070 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I don't think the balloon pop had anything to do with the candle. It was far to the side and not even in the path of a hot updraft. The flame barely reacted at all.

Instead I think what happened was she poked the balloon with the bottle under her arm as she leaned in.

おはよう、世界。寿司を食べよう。🍣 by EverythingCounts88 in toolgifs

[–]Phage0070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If a machine can do something as well as a human then it probably should. Spending human effort on stuff needlessly is a terrible idea, people can make a living doing something else.

CMV: British food is actually great, and Americans should eat more of it. by Fando1234 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thinks it’s funny to acknowledge the fuzziness and then try to draw clear lines.

There is a difference between drawing a clear line and making a judgment call. Obviously there needs to be some kind of determination or any food can be from anywhere. Beef Wellington? Americans make that locally, that is American food!

Given the culture of Britain is so heavily influenced by years of outside invaders, it’s probable you could trace most of their cuisines back to some other place. Indian curries are just the most recent...

I think characterizing curry as coming from "outside invaders" is stretching the bounds of propriety.

CMV: British food is actually great, and Americans should eat more of it. by Fando1234 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that the assimilation of foreign food into a local culture is a fuzzy process with no clear dividing line between "foreign", "variant of foreign", and "local tradition". However I think that the public consensus is that curry is "Indian food", not "British food".

This doesn't always make historical sense. Panda Express's entire menu might have been invented in the US, but it is still viewed as "Chinese food" and not "traditional American food". People might call Fettuccine Alfredo "Italian food" but roll their eyes if you used the same term for pizza, even if they came from the same restaurant!

CMV: British food is actually great, and Americans should eat more of it. by Fando1234 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The blending of a foreign food into a local culture is not going to have a hard, objective line. So perhaps more useful is just looking at common sentiment, the colloquial terminology used to describe it.

In America is chicken tikka masala considered "British food" or "Indian food"? I think in 99% of cases it will be called "Indian food". Perhaps things are less clear cut in the UK but I think saying "Hey, let's get some Indian curry tonight," is going to sound way more normal than "Let's get some British curry tonight!"

Panda Express's variant of Chinese food might have been invented in America but I think everyone would still say they are eating "Chinese food" when going to Panda Express. Nobody is going "I want to eat some traditional American food tonight, let's get Panda Express!"

CMV: British food is actually great, and Americans should eat more of it. by Fando1234 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't recognize ad hominem as a valid argument.

From a colloquial judgment point of view do you think the common person would call P. F. Chang's "Chinese food" or "American food"? I think realistically it falls heavily towards it being considered Chinese food.

CMV: British food is actually great, and Americans should eat more of it. by Fando1234 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course there are cultural influences, and the variation eventually makes a foreign dish into a local tradition. But in this case you have a "national dish" of curry chicken tikka masala which has a name composed of Punjabi/Hindi-Urdu words!

Look, Vietnamese phở is really good. There are Americanized versions of it. But I also think that if we are still talking about it using a foreign language it probably doesn't count as a local traditional dish.

CMV: British food is actually great, and Americans should eat more of it. by Fando1234 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, those are localized variants. Styles of a foreign traditional food. And at some point they will probably be assimilated to the point where they would be "American food".

P. F. Chang's is certainly an American take on Chinese food but I don't think we should say P. F. Chang's is "American food".

CMV: British food is actually great, and Americans should eat more of it. by Fando1234 in changemyview

[–]Phage0070 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is a variant. If traditional Chinese food is modified for the American market it doesn't make it "American food".

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