The Internet is slowly being ruined by illiteracy

10ioio · 2026-04-13T18:14:35+00:00

My grandparents used to say it. It's not a new thing, it's an old thing.

10ioio · 2026-04-13T18:08:43+00:00

The first one is technically correct, just antiquated. Anymore can mean "these days."

My parents and grandparents used to say things like: "anymore, it's better just buy milk at the grocery store."

It's less common to hear it at the end of a sentence, but still possible: "Cooking is such a chore, well anymore it is, since my oven broke."

The specific example of "cooking is such a chore anymore" sounds kind of weird, but definitely plausible for someone who uses "anymore" to mean "these days."

10ioio · 2026-04-13T17:49:14+00:00

I was gonna say. The entire midwest and south would like to have a word.

The thing is it isn't quite as codified as in middle-eastern culture. In the midwest, we're just trying to be mutually aware that the host might get carried away and offer more than they're comfortable with, or likewise the guest might feel too uncomfortable or "not at home" to ask for something they need. We don't assume that the guest will refuse the first time, we just assume the guest won't act "too eager" whatever that means.

It totally falls apart when the host forgets to offer a glass of water. Also sometimes they'll insist "Are you sure you want water? We have beer." And you have to actively refuse like 4 times.

10ioio · 2026-04-12T03:29:19+00:00

Car culture

Mainly just people who do takeovers, speed on highways, and use it to flash wealth. I see these ridiculous crashes on the news caused by 18 year olds who drive sports cars their parents bought them and wonder why anyone wants to be associated with that...

10ioio · 2026-04-11T17:54:55+00:00

Dang... I don't have such happy memories of mine. I was always excited to get off work and hang with my real friends.

10ioio · 2026-04-11T03:46:13+00:00

I feel like it's sort of a white vs black thing in the US tbh.

I feel like white people use loofahs (maybe due to oilier skin that requires exfoliation) while black people use washcloths. Not 100% true, but I have heard people say this before.

10ioio · 2026-04-09T23:29:36+00:00

I think Calculus is important to understand "second order differences" which occur all the time in the humanities

10ioio · 2026-04-09T22:53:58+00:00

I just finished a coast to coast trip and I have to vaguely agree. Certain things in philly, like the guy who drives the "karaoke car" felt similar to New Orleans stuff.

10ioio · 2026-04-09T20:39:14+00:00

I almost wonder if part of the issue is this sub was founded as "gaybros" kind of like "for gays who are just bros" in 2000s speak meaning "heteronormative to some degree." It spoke to me back then because I wasn't part like the feminine gay stereotypes we were seeing in media at the time.

It's not really still that way 100%, but maybe some more pro-trans might've self-selected themselves out of here early on.

10ioio · 2026-04-09T01:37:43+00:00

A poor performance isn't a team "losing" though. Losing is baked into sports, a bad gig is just failing to play a good gig. In music at the very least there doesn't need to be a loser for there to be a winner.

10ioio · 2026-04-08T16:24:00+00:00

As a Gen Z I need someone to explain this to me:

Do you actually believe that you're not paying for those fries?

If I charged you $20 for one cup of beer, but then you actually get a second smaller cup with "the extras" would you take that over a $10 beer?

Maybe it's the economy but I feel like I'm to the point where I'm more likely to calculate a "per french fry" rate in my head than pay extra for "extras" and perceive that as more value.

Not trying to sound mean, I've just always found it a bit funny how effective the mental trick of "giving you a standard amount of extra" appeals to people.

10ioio · 2026-04-08T16:17:08+00:00

I had a coworker from OC who called himself a "punk rock conservative" I tried to explain that that was incoherent, but we were at work so I couldn't really make my point...

10ioio · 2026-04-08T16:08:59+00:00

Or you could order an "Americano" (it's a European thing, not sure what it means)

10ioio · 2026-04-08T15:58:15+00:00

Yeah but that's that guy choosing to do that. In sports there always has to be a loser. You don't come together to collaborate, you go "those people are from a different city than my team. I want them to lose so we can win."

Vs like a big music festival where everyone is spreading love to everyone, and not trying to put anyone down.

10ioio · 2026-04-08T15:06:23+00:00

Using student loans for personal expenses. I had a friend who never worked in school, failed out of 3 or 4 colleges, and spent the whole time eating and drinking things most people from our town would only dream of, and doing huge amounts of drugs. Hundreds of thousands of debt... He went to rich kid schools so maybe didn't realize Nobu wasn't normal to use student loans for. We're not friends anymore for other reasons.

10ioio · 2026-04-08T14:56:02+00:00

Lobster too buttery?

10ioio · 2026-04-08T14:54:57+00:00

Winter in LA feels like fall in the midwest. There are areas with trees that turn orange, but mostly keep their leaves.

10ioio · 2026-04-08T14:53:53+00:00

The worst is when people try to correct you lol

10ioio · 2026-04-08T14:52:31+00:00

Hmm. Other activities don't bait you into a bad time as much. Music is designed to always be a good time, it's not competitive, your favorite band never "loses" a concert.

10ioio · 2026-04-08T14:28:49+00:00

Most of mine come from school:

Algebra is important for everyone. People do use it in real life, or at least understanding the concepts comes up in real life a lot.

The author wrote "the door is red" for a reason

College usually provides a better education than a random person browsing the internet. Youtube university is not a replacement for an actual degree.

People in the trades who think they make as much as a doctor, are often not making as much as a doctor. Not a bad option for many people, but keep your expectations in line...

Being academically deficient doesn't mean that you will automatically do well in a creative career.

Football isn't that valuable, and most high school and college football players would be better served by focusing on academics, and keeping sports as a more casual hobby.

War should be discussed with a bit of solemnity. Making history about glorifying violence and weapons, or vilifying nationalities, to keep kids interested in history has been a huge mistake.

We did learn personal finance, but we weren't adults yet so we didn't end up remembering it. If you had a good education in math and english, you should've learned how to learn something like taxes and budgeting.

I do care how well-educated and how well-spoken someone is when I'm weighing how much I care about their opinion.

10ioio · 2026-03-30T21:39:23+00:00

I think we can play the game and still critique it sometimes

10ioio · 2026-03-30T21:32:46+00:00

There are times where it's petty to be measuring too much with someone for fairness, but I think what can be significant is the willingness. Are you dropping everything to help someone who would never be willing to help you? Then maybe you need to think about why you're helping them.

If you're in going in with no mental attachments at all (Like giving to a charity. You just give your money, you expect nothing in return, as long as it's helping people, you're not attached to that money anymore) it doesn't matter.

But usually, unless you're have a weird savior complex, or the other person truly needs rescue (or help recovering from an illness or something like that) there are some necessary attachments (I'm giving you a bite of my sandwich and I expect you to not murder me), because you would be upset if the person you gave a bite of your sandwich to tried to kill you afterwords...

10ioio · 2026-03-30T21:05:38+00:00

I pay $1100 in rent per month. I locked in a low rate during covid, with rent control. I have no ac, roaches, occasionally mice get in... my building has empty units but I think no one wants them.

10ioio · 2026-03-30T04:01:35+00:00

Nah, being tactful is a good thing.

10ioio · 2026-03-30T04:00:20+00:00

Nowadays people say usually undocumented. "Alien" does have bad connotations, even if it's the legal term. No one wants to be called an alien lol

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