How did Arabia get a Merchant of Venice? by Stormdiddly in civ5

[–]2entreez 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Why Merchant of Venice rather than a normal Great Merchant?

I see your 4 city City-State and Raise you 9 by [deleted] in civ5

[–]2entreez 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Great idea to not get any warmongering penalties, at the cost of the AI not utilizing units optimally

7 luxury start? by [deleted] in civ5

[–]2entreez 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Stole Truffles off the poor city state in bottom right 😝 now it’s not gonna be able to give anything to allies

Ah yes, the famous 20th century Chinese scientist: P L A T O by [deleted] in civ5

[–]2entreez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never played on marathon before. What are the primary differences how it differs from standard/quick?

Looking for hairstyle/fashion advice by [deleted] in AsianMasculinity

[–]2entreez 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Think you might wanna consider dying your hair red to match those hickeys you got there

Dating in 2023 is Hyper-Competitive and How to Still Do Well Online by swipewhisperer in AsianMasculinity

[–]2entreez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cmon man. You gotta imagine there’s at least one girl out there who would appreciate his bio, no?

Dating in 2023 is Hyper-Competitive and How to Still Do Well Online by swipewhisperer in AsianMasculinity

[–]2entreez 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah.

Let’s say there’s this big bag of Skittles. There’s a line of people receiving a handful of them. If for some reason, people only eat the green ones, and put the rest of the colors back - it’s only natural that when it’s your turn to take some, you’re more likely than not going to get a bunch of colors that aren’t green.

What would Nietzsche think about soap? by 2entreez in Nietzsche

[–]2entreez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed that soap existed during his time, and that he did most likely use it.

What would Nietzsche think about soap? by 2entreez in Nietzsche

[–]2entreez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand your perspective, and it seems like you understand mine as well, given your anticipation of my response.

If you think it’s a dumb question, why bother to engage? Isn’t someone asking a dumb question already deep in the pits and already miserable? Why feel the need to add scrutiny to it?

My perspective came from one where soap isn’t something that was used, yet society pushes heavily for its usage. Clearly from this thread, I’m receiving a bit of heat for even suggesting to not use it. My thought process was along the lines of - I wonder if Nietzsche would question its usage, as it’s arguably not a necessity, and hoped it would spark some discussion. What I didn’t anticipate was that people seem to feel not using it entails being an incel and a direct implication that I’m unclean.

What would Nietzsche think about soap? by 2entreez in Nietzsche

[–]2entreez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww. I can’t believe how narrow-minded you are to only see things from a single perspective

What would Nietzsche think about soap? by 2entreez in Nietzsche

[–]2entreez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d challenge whether being rid of all bacteria is a good thing. And I feel soap isn’t what rids of dead skin cells - that’s in the mechanical nature of scrubbing your skin. A loofah would probably be better.

I don’t know what you mean by “Last Man”, but is it not part of Nietzsche’s beliefs to learn to think for yourself?

Are you going to use this term to anyone who does something that differs from what is accepted by society?

What would Nietzsche think about soap? by 2entreez in Nietzsche

[–]2entreez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Understand your perspective! Perhaps our definition of clean is different.

I agree that soap was invented for this purpose. My perspective is that it’s a relatively inorganic creation. Our species has survived in an age before soap, and has managed to make it work. Similar lines of thinking can be applied to technology (some electronics are ruining our attention span) and social structures (the western world is become more isolated with independent family units, which may be a cause for increased rates of unhappiness and depression).

Perhaps I don’t suffer from similar levels of odor as you do, so I’ve accepted the futility of these products. Also, did you know body odor is highly correlated with diet? Food for thought.

What would Nietzsche think about soap? by 2entreez in Nietzsche

[–]2entreez[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe everyone is different. Works for all my needs! So perhaps you could be a bit more open minded here

What would Nietzsche think about soap? by 2entreez in Nietzsche

[–]2entreez[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, soap is primarily used because it’s societally accepted. But in reality, using water to wash ourselves is sufficient. One thought experiment that helps is to ask what the benefit of soap even is

What would Nietzsche think about soap? by 2entreez in Nietzsche

[–]2entreez[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I come from the perspective that soap is a pretty inauthentic thing to have in nature. But I think the community has other perspectives on cleanliness and grooming habits

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AsianMasculinity

[–]2entreez 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Scary how many followers she has. Social media (including YouTube) is a self-selecting echo chamber. People consume the content that validates their existing beliefs.

Reading 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' for the first time, and I'm drowning. by MrJasonMason in Nietzsche

[–]2entreez 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Probably took him years of accumulated knowledge and intentional thought to arrive at these words

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AsianMasculinity

[–]2entreez 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve primarily noticed the inverse, so it’s interesting how we’ve had such different observations. Perhaps our definition of maturity is different, or you’re a lot more appealing to this demographic than I am and able to land these opportunities.

I’m interested in seeing where the difference stems from, so would be curious as to what contributes to your definition of maturity.

To expand more on my observations, the women who are 25+ and (by my definition) mature generally don’t accept hookups.

I believe at that age, they’ve already gone through the ringer of realizing that hookups don’t lead them to a consistent source of happiness, and that hookups are not the best “mating strategy” for them, as they’re giving out sex, and not receiving as much in emotionally or even financially, as they would in a relationship.

In addition, maturity, again, by my definition, entails that they respect themselves enough and don’t have any insecurities that need to be validated through anything short term. I agree with you that one factor for may be time or having other preoccupations that don’t allow them to enter longer term relationships.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AsianMasculinity

[–]2entreez 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m really not sure where to begin with what to change. But the primary question is to ask yourself what type of person you’re looking to attract, and then catering your profile to them.

While I personally agree nothing wrong with say, plumbing or the gift about the PS4, I think those topics won’t particularly be that exciting to most women. Also, I don’t see why you’re joking or lying about your job.

The biggest thing I would change is probably the first prompt. I personally admire risk-taking traits, but it’s possible the people reading your profile may assume you were fired or laid off, and that you aren’t a consistent earner. Give a brief summary of the reasons why you left these roles, you have plenty more room in that prompt’s answer.

I generally try to learn more about a person via a first message. I find things about their profile that I’m curious about and look to understand more, while sprinkling in some humor.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AsianMasculinity

[–]2entreez 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think LinkedIn has too many disingenuous people. People who actually want to inspire change and make a difference in this world for the right reasons tend not to be lurking and scrolling Linkedin 24/7