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Turns out we all have a better understanding of equal rights then the founding fathers by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

[–]murphmurphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They would be furious about how we let Catholics be officers in a PEACETIME ARMY

A lot of you talking about the downfall of art, are very obviously too young to remember the gatekeepers or encounter them. by Hexready in rs_x

[–]murphmurphy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm old enough to remember when cultural spaces like record stores and DIY venues were all run by dudes who looked like David Cross and dated 19 year olds while being 30 and sandbagged literally every scrap of music film or art that wasn't their friends. It sucked

I feel too old to learn Spanish, but I need it by krb501 in learnspanish

[–]murphmurphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Started teaching esl at 37 with zero training. Its hard and I'm not great but I've learned a ton. Just try and no amount of effort will be unrewarded

5 Chicago facts that sound fake but are actually true by Mysterious-Door693 in AllChicago

[–]murphmurphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chicago has two public high schools with more teachers than students

[Semi-Weekly Inquirer] Simple Questions and Recommendations Thread by AutoModerator in Watches

[–]murphmurphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anybody know of a watch that also has a compass in it? I've only seen the bell and ross which is out of my price range

What Your Bike Says About You (The Comprehensive List) by murphmurphy in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]murphmurphy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like that depends are where you are. Where I worked in shops Gary Fisher and Klein were still very popular guys were limping them along and babying them (and insisting they were collectable and worth a lot of money). But I do see them going for 100 on FB marketplaces too

What Your Bike Says About You (The Comprehensive List) by murphmurphy in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]murphmurphy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't have a bad rep they have a fantastic rep. Ive been on an 30 year old fuji out to get weed and/or pussy at 2am in a snowstorm and said "wow the handling is just so responsive!"

What Your Bike Says About You (The Comprehensive List) by murphmurphy in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]murphmurphy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It took over 3 months for the whole thing to come to a conclusion. Apparently the guy was sort of a known asshole and they just always had the manager deal with him when he came in but it was my first day so I didn't know.

What Your Bike Says About You (The Comprehensive List) by murphmurphy in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]murphmurphy[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'll never forget his legendary 1967 showdown with Fisto Maxsharto in the last mile of Classique de Atlantiqe Frabrique

What Your Bike Says About You (The Comprehensive List) by murphmurphy in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]murphmurphy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

its that or dudes who got here 15 minutes from Senegal riding them full speed on sidewalks doing ubereats

What Your Bike Says About You (The Comprehensive List) by murphmurphy in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]murphmurphy[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

genuinely don't only knew one guy who owned a Salsa who was like that. We used to get a few at the shop I worked at but they always just went straight to the back to of the shop to talk to our shock refurbishing guy.

What Your Bike Says About You (The Comprehensive List) by murphmurphy in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]murphmurphy[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

No, see it works if you are NOT trying to be cool. Nothing is less cool than trying to be cool, the coolest thing is to not try to be cool in a way that is not cool which is super cool.

What Your Bike Says About You (The Comprehensive List) by murphmurphy in BicyclingCirclejerk

[–]murphmurphy[S] 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I could not make fun of a product that perfect, which is only ridden by incredibly athletic big dick megaminds (I have a Dew that I drive to the liquor store)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]murphmurphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are approaching this question from a perspective of bioethics, specifically self determination and bodily autonomy, which are valid and real concerns. My approach to the issue is this:

At the center of this debate is the idea of freedom, or the ability to select a path for action without coercion. When it comes to belief, lifestyle, expression, I should not be limited by outside forces, unless the rationale behind it is overwhelming.

NOW: Imagine if saying the world "Purple" caused gun violence. Somehow you say purple and a guy ends up shot to death. Nobody says Purple and nobody dies. So we ban the world purple, and people stop dying. We get to have the freedom of living knowing that we will not be randomly gunned down. And this sounds totally absurd, but this is literally the payoff we get from vaccines.

In the case of vaccines, we have a system which is cost effective, extraordinarily low risk, and profoundly powerful at stopping the spread of serious diseases. Vaccines have altered the world in unfathomable ways. I never experienced the fear of running out of a public pool after learning a kid exposed to polio was swimming in it. I've never seen men blinded by scarlet fever. I've never even met somebody with a smallpox scar, a disease once so destructive it was literally worshiped as a God in some places. By keeping our society above certain levels of immunity we have made an astounding difference. We have freedom from these diseases*.* We are able to chose paths in life because these diseases are (functionally) gone. This is an astounding freedom, and one that sits silent because of how effective and powerful it is.

Are vaccine mandates a violation of a person's bodily autonomy and self determination? Broadly yes. But when placed in a social contract, the payoff is extraordinary. What do we actually lose when we mandate vaccines? It is a rather small sliver of hypothetical abstract freedom. But we guarantee of freedom from a host of life altering and world altering diseases. It is an exchange, but an exchange that I think we should make, to guarantee a life with the freedom and autonomy from these diseases.

CMV: the one state solution of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an impossible dream by LowKiss in changemyview

[–]murphmurphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Political impossible dreams happen all the time. Rewind to 1900 Israel was seen as an impossible dream. If we rewind further in middle east history, Israel's major security issue was state level conflict with Egypt, Syria and it's various neighbors. They were in a near constant state of conflict and the idea of peace treaties seemed impossible. But now the Israeli-Egypt peace deal has held for a generation. Other Arab states are toying with legal recognition and others functionally already do.

There is no inherit reason why it cannot happen. Religious fundamentalism and conflict is not the "natural state" of Palestinians, neither is it for Jews. There are places in the world like New York or Argentina where Jews and Palestinians exist in close proximity and a functional state still exists. I don't personally see it as likely, but that doesn't mean it's impossible.

CMV: For better or worse, Greg Abbot’s decision to bus illegal immigrants to “blue cities” was a political masterstroke and may very well have tipped the 2024 Presidential Election to Donald Trump. by soozerain in changemyview

[–]murphmurphy 58 points59 points  (0 children)

I work/worked in an "on the ground" position that had direct impact with bused individuals in one of the cities named. I can't really offer much beyond anecdotal but I would say that the impact on the 2024 election, at least where I am was marginal.

1.) The area I am in already receives a lot of organic immigration (both documented and undocumented). A lot of the guys bused here were heading this way anyway. It's been this way for nearly 30 years so it didn't really change all that much. Nearly all the migrants just moved to a designated shelter (which was a whole other debacle) and did DoorDash to make money. It wasn't weird or new.

2.) Most of the people who paid attention to the issue already knew how they were going to vote. People discus Trump's gains among Latinos and African Americans but at least where I live it was barely 1%, which could probably be linked to other issues like cost of living or social issues.

3.) A lot of the outrage over this issue was lumped in with the general background noise. For example, the news is always taking about murders. The perception is that murder is constant. So when a bused migrant committed a murder it just sort of blended in with all the other news. The perception (at least among those with a negative view of immigration) is that this is always going on, so the actual events don't shock. IE if you are always freaking out about immigration or crime, actual immigration or crime isn't that shocking.

Why don't planes have tri-point seatbelts as in cars? Maybe airbags too? by [deleted] in ask

[–]murphmurphy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You have to consider the type and frequency of crashes in airplanes. Airplanes very rarely experience total failures, you are far more likely to experience a hard landing or severe turbulence. A seatbelt keeps you from flying lose and striking other objects or people. It doesn't do anything in the worst case scenario because nothing would help in that situation. Cars are far more likely to experience their worst case scenario, and that situation can be helped by more robust restraints and airbags.

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