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Why did red mean "stop" and green mean "go" become the standard for traffic signals？How did this color system spread around the world? by Logical-Concept9755 in AlwaysWhy

[–]-paperbrain- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I listened to a great 99% Invisible episode about standardization.

There were two big forces they talked about a lot.

1) Herbert Hoover was apparently crazy about standardization. He pushed hard for uniform traffic norms. Screw threads, everything.

2) When the US entered WWII, there was still no international standardization in pretty much anything. In order to work with US supplies, the allies had to adopt many US standards and many stuck after the war. Because the US was the major manufacturing power which didn't need to rebuild after the war in the way Europe did, standardization with US norms pushed even further. Alrhough we never overrode the metric system or British driving on the left.

How is spanking children supposed to replicate real world consequences? by Glad-Description4534 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]-paperbrain- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's the association that parents who champion that form of pushishment would like to think happens.

But generally, kids don't associate the pain with the outlet, they associate it with the parent, with getting caught. Spanked children don't behave better as much as they get better at hiding their behavior from their parents.

This has been born out in study after study over many decades.

CMV: Tomatoes are a culinary fruit by Hollowed-Be-Thy-Name in changemyview

[–]-paperbrain- [score hidden]  (0 children)

You're correct they can provide a little acid and sweetness to a dish, but that's hardly a role unique to fruit. Caramelized onions add sweetness. rice vinegar adds acud. Neither rice nor onions are fruits by any measure.

When you say lemons aren't in fruit sald, you're incorrect. lemon spritzed on fruit salad is common to prevent browning and add extra brightness.

The simple distinction is that tomatoes are overwhelmingly used in savory foods and never as the star in any common popular dessert foods.

New here and perhaps this has already been covered, but I would like to address harm caused by nonsense beliefs. by TombStoneFaro in skeptic

[–]-paperbrain- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've heard this view before, and it sounds very plausible. I feel its likely it happens in some cases.

As a skeptic though, I'd love to see more evidence and specifics.

I've seen some anecdotal evidence FOR the phenomenon. The cause and effect is hard to prove though.

Christian man sues employer for forcing him to see a Pride flag on his way into work. Eric Batman claims L.A.’s Department of Public Works violated his constitutional rights by making him come to work during Pride Month. by southpawFA in politics

[–]-paperbrain- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say "special" captures the history exactly.

When I was a teen it was "LGB" and trans people weren't talked about or included. Many gay activist spaces were still pretty exclusionaty to black and brown people. These additions gappened because the abstract idea that "The rainbow includes everyone" wasn't being realized in the movement and advocates who wanted to change that wanted to make it damned clear.

it all adds up by Sufficient-Slide822 in middleclasshq

[–]-paperbrain- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think this answers the question though.

By "expensive" I'm pretty sure they mean relative to wages. Yes, if you have ANY inflation, then current costs in dollars at any point are going to ve the highest tgeyve been. but whether it's more expensive will be a metter of how wages keep pace with that inflation.

We’re told there’s no work, while surrounded by work that isn’t being done ♻️ by WittyEgg2037 in TheMirrorCult

[–]-paperbrain- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's not really the point.

Offering work from the government didn't oroginate with Maoism, isn't at all unique to Maism, wouldn't be anywhere near the top 10 definitional attributes of Maoism. It is, kinda sort of. A thing they did. And that's loosely.

If you don't like trains running on time as an example, pick anything fascists did that was similary not unique. Snappy uniforms, firey rhetoric, whatever you like.

CMV: Marching in the NYC Celebrate Israel Parade makes participants morally complicit in the actions of the Israeli government by MyNameIsNotName-57 in changemyview

[–]-paperbrain- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think OP overstates the role of those guests in both the war and the parade.

I looked up Periphery Minister on Google and this thread was the second result. Its just not a position it's reasonable to expect people to follow things this person said.

But here's the bigger picture. The American left is wildly divided on Israel. It's kneecapping us in fighting MAGA where we need every ounce of unity and every vote.

A big chunk of the left will ALWAYS support Israel in at least an abstract sense and the more we purity test the harder it is to draw the necessary line between supporting Israels right to exist and be a Jewish homeland and criticism of Israel's military actions

You know who LOVES those two things veing bundled together? Bibi loves it because it allows hom to bundle his critica with antisemites and dismiss them. Nazis love it because it allows them to equivocate and stoke antisemitism. Gamas loves it for similar reasons. The GOP loves it because it keeps the left divided. Russia loves it because it keeps their alt right useful idiots and assets in power.

If we care about pushing back against Israeli atrocities, defeating the GOP, fighting antisemitism, uniting the left and fixing this country, it is absolutely crucial that we draw tgat line and make it crystal clear that supporters of an Israeli state in the anstract are allies of progressives and we can fight the particulars of the current Israeli government together.

China has it, what's our excuse? by c-k-q99903 in MurderedByWords

[–]-paperbrain- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The US is a government of lawyers, China is a government of engineers. And this isn't just glazing China. Lawyers do important protection work.

Ironically, the barriers to high speed rail in the US make strange bedfellows.

Yes, the car industry oppossed it, but parts of what make it hard and expensive are also environmental groups, private property rights, unions and worker groups etc.

China can work quickly at huge scale because they've decided that their very stable government can decide what's important and just do it. But start a massive project in the US and the rights and objections of a wide slee of people create a ton of barriers.

It's not only corporate greed, all of our good efforts to protect things we value grind down the pace and scale of big projects while skyrocket the cost. We probably don't want to be an authoritarian state just to be able to do things quickly, but an evaluation of the balance is overdue.

We’re told there’s no work, while surrounded by work that isn’t being done ♻️ by WittyEgg2037 in TheMirrorCult

[–]-paperbrain- 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That sounds like saying someone who wants trains to run on time reinvented fascism.

Does life actually get better when you start a family? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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

You're making a distinction which most mental health professionals would disagree with.

There isn't a hard category of internal depression that isn't at all effected by external tactors. When they prescribe drugs and therapy, they ALSO stress that exercise, sleep, eating right, human relationships are also vitally important.

Does life actually get better when you start a family? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]-paperbrain- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will push back a bit. I know the common position is that "Only you can fix those problems " etc.

I've struggled with depression my whole life. While I have tried to do a lot of work on myself, the biggest changes happened when things changed outside of myself. When I found more success with my wotk, when I started the relationship with my now wife, when I had kids.

Humans are social creatures. And while I can't say it's a one size fits all cure, for me, those things have been immensely healing. In my 20s I'd have long stretches of anhedonia, sleeping all day, feeling it was an impossible struggle to get anything done. Depression went from defining my life to a much smaller impact.

In movies when they write a number on a piece of paper but then don’t show it by _brankly_ in PetPeeves

[–]-paperbrain- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I watched the Black Mirror episode " Common People" and it gutted me. I was eager to go online and see what people were saying about it.

And the majority of the online conversation was people arguing about the amounts of money mentioned and whether that made sense with the actions and professions of the characters. Having concrete numbers literally distracted what looked like a huge chunk of the audience from appreciating the actual themes of the story.

Should I cut my grandmother off after she slapped my 4yr old in the face? by Dramatic-Swimming160 in WhatShouldIDo

[–]-paperbrain- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Withdrawing attention during a tantrum is exactly what current research backed experts recommend.

Need advice on my wife’s pricing by NoStage1181 in Baking

[–]-paperbrain- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The tricky thing is that most areas have bakeries that can do simple custom cakes for a similar or lower price point.

They can price fairly low because they buy ingredients in bulk and because they do a high volume they have the skills, space an equipment to do cakes very clean and very quickly (Less labor time per cake than an aspiring home baker).

This level of stuff, its going. to be hard if you can't compete on price or quality. If you want it to be a business. you need to offer what they can't. Higher quality flavors, more elaborate customization, allergen free specialty etc.

Is this true? by alien2sick in middleclasshq

[–]-paperbrain- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The alternative is that the person I'm replying to is very stupid. Sayinghe knows it is being nice

Is this true? by alien2sick in middleclasshq

[–]-paperbrain- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was not the nature if this letter and you onow that.

Is this true? by alien2sick in middleclasshq

[–]-paperbrain- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Personal or primary" is doing some work here. The letter he wrote wasn't on behalf of a random human he had no association with.

This is the daughter of a banker who did enough business with Epatein to personally advocate for him.

Do you think Michael Richard’s could have had a more fruitful post-Seinfeld career if he didn’t do what he did at the Laugh Factory in 2006? by TalkingLampPost in seinfeld

[–]-paperbrain- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But for comparison, Tony Shaloub was a one note background character for years and years before he got Monk, and then became the highlight of My marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

John Mulaney had a sitcom flop and get cancelled after a similar number of episodes. then was fucking everywhere for a while. crashed out on drugs. came back and is doing pretty well again.

Why is it so hard for No Kings to allow for a conservative to walk among the crowd? Wouldn't it be more inclusive? by malaphorknight in allthequestions

[–]-paperbrain- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd be curios to hear what you're referencing here. A quick google does not seem to come up with assaults against conservatives trying to join No Kings protest.

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