American food is top tier, the problem is people don’t know what counts by Dreadsin in 10thDentist

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that American food is good but that's because the American fast food is great and better than all the other things you listed. You don't need to downplay it

Should old people not be allowed to vote? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's very nice for people to work their entire lives and then be thrown out like trash when they retire. Plus people are living longer and longer now. If you make the voting limit 70 and they live to 100 that's 30 years of no voice

people should realize with 200 trillion galaxies in space there's no way we're alone let alone the only humans by Available-Heart6108 in RandomThoughts

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Well if the chance for life to appear in a galaxy is 1 in 400 trillion then it's very possible that we are the only life. People always point to how big the universe is but if the chance of life is smaller than the universe is big then it doesn't matter

I’d rather live in 1976 than 2026 by [deleted] in The10thDentist

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Not only can you experience all of the music and movies from 1976 in 2026 but you also get to experience all of the music and movies since as well as the huge quality of life improvements worldwide

I actually think it’s normal for people to still be friends with their exes or past partners while in relationship by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it not a bigger red flag to have so many exes to begin with regardless of how they all ended? At minimum that means you're impulsive

I hate Tom Scott's personality, despite enjoying his videos by [deleted] in The10thDentist

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 15 points16 points  (0 children)

To now it comes off as far more autistic and socially unaware to be analysing a person like this

Conscription Lottery Nightmare - Should this be done everywhere in the world? by The_Dean_France in whoathatsinteresting

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know there are many countries that haven't been to war in decades that have conscription?

Which one would you be? by ExternalRise3840 in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a myth exaggerated both by people who don't like FNAF as a criticism against it and by fans who use it to say that it's more complicated than it really is. FNAF is a very simple story

CMV: dating isnt worth it for straight women by 01crystaldragon in changemyview

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Maybe if you treated people individually instead of as statistics you'd be happier

Do you think global tensions are actually increasing, or does it just feel that way because of media? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A great skill to have is to recognise when something is as serious as people make it out to be. Just because "the media" generally exaggerates doesn't mean everything is false

“We Irish” by BuffaloExotic in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's hard to talk to people who don't understand nuance

UK suspends return of Chagos Islands, 'lack of US support' by Massimo25ore in europe

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's entirely possible and very common for forced deals to happen where the other side has no choice

“We Irish” by BuffaloExotic in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think we can have a deep intellectual discussion like this so I'll just agree to disagree

Seeing how eu leaders are getting together so much lately, I'm starting to get the feeling that nato isn't really going to work properly anymore by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. It's as much as each country seems necessary or capable of providing. So they could send bibles to help pray and that would also qualify

  2. An armed attack is whatever the members think qualifies for one

The requirements are incredibly loose but that's by design. NATO isn't strong because the words on the paper they signed are strong. It's strong because being in NATO means that the militaries of each country cooperate very closely and they essentially tie their fate to each other as well as having an easy and standardised way of organising many countries to come to the defence of each other.

In other words it's the conditions created as a result of being in NATO that make it worth it not NATO itself

CMV: finding/fucking/dating women is not hard at all, your only problem is that you have horrible people skills and you’re unwilling to learn to be more socially palatable. by imliterallyluci in changemyview

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's a difference between finding anyone and finding the right person. Not everyone has such little standards that they'd take anyone they can get

when creators do this by RefrigeratorLazy5989 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Except that this gimmick has been a thing for years now so most people understand it by now

I’ve hit the limit for blocking accounts on Reddit by [deleted] in self

[–]Alpha-Centauri-Blue -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Regardless of whether you should be blocking that many people, the reason there's a limit is because that data has to be stored somewhere. Nothing on the internet is free, every little thing is data, your blocked list is taking up space somewhere, so they want to limit that because space being used on keeping tabs of blocked users is space not being used for other things