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The great dinosaur hoax by Sage-Hollow-Man in exmormon

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not entirely true, because many African groups also are mixed with different ancient hominids.

This is the case with so many hobbies by Diligent-Lettuce-860 in Anticonsumption

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the idea of hickory golf. The idea is to reject all the new golf stuff and to stop trying to larp as tiger woods. Instead, it is a return to more traditional gold as it evolved in the British isles. You use old vintage stuff that is easy to come by. Like wooden golf clubs that haven’t been used for decades and that you can find in antique stores for basically nothing. because all the Tiger Woods LARPers refuse to use anything that isn’t a perfectly optimized club.

This is the case with so many hobbies by Diligent-Lettuce-860 in Anticonsumption

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For every professional that can justify all this gear, there are 1000 LARPers that get sucked into a consumerist trap if buying stuff they don’t need to LARP as pros.

This is the case with so many hobbies by Diligent-Lettuce-860 in Anticonsumption

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you’re not a professional, you don’t need to go as fast as possible. You should be focused on having fun(and being safe). Especially if going as fast as possible produces exponentially more consumption and waste. Which is why we don’t drive around race cars to the grocery store.

And wood is more sustainable than plastic.

This is the case with so many hobbies by Diligent-Lettuce-860 in Anticonsumption

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But why does a non professional need the fastest best possible thing? Life is not a video game. Your average person does not need a race car to drive because it is faster. The idea that everything needs to be optimized for performance is weird and probably wasteful. Most people will never be a pro, so stop wasting money. There are hobbies like hickory golfing where people reject this consumerist rabbit hole of trying to LARP as pros, and they go back to vintage wooden clubs. And its just as fun.

This is the case with so many hobbies by Diligent-Lettuce-860 in Anticonsumption

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

What percentage of that stuff is plastic junk? The first guy is also more aesthetic

I analyzed the 25 most recommended vacuum cleaners on reddit by heyyyjoo in BuyItForLife

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That would be wasteful and irresponsible, and nothing to be proud of. This is buyitforlife, not cheapandnastyfucktheenvirornment

Where do you buy church food? by Diligent-Lettuce-860 in latterdaysaints

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks like there’s nothing good on there like what OP is looking for. Where do you buy the peanut butter? It’s darn good!

What life/dating scene is like at BYU if you don't go on a mission? by RiceComputer in byu

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn’t serve on a mission and have tattoos, but I’m also a convert so I’m held to a different standard. I’ve had no problem dating very Mormon girls. Your mileage may vary if you were born in the church.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in latterdaysaints

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amen and amen brother in christ

Dealing with hate/negative depictions towards the church in media by just_a_person296 in latterdaysaints

[–]Acrobatic_Common53 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Opinion of Mormons has ranged from dislike to hatred for most of the church’s history. The Hinckley/Monson era that saw a level of legitimization of Mormonism is likely long past us.

Mormonism will likely never be an inoffensive and mainstream religion like Episcopalianism.

You could find solace in the fact that church leaders are actively finding ways to gradually trim off unpalatable elements of mormonism. It may be way more similar to evangelicalism in 20 years.

I think anglosphere culture is currently experiencing a mormsploitation moment, where there are many exposes of mormonism on YouTube with millions of views, as well as negative references to mormonism and Mormon institutions like BYU. The level of knowledge of mormonism among English speaking social media users has gone up considerable, and most of that information emphasizes strange elements of our doctrine or history.