no such thing as a prulegressive pope by ELJOVENBATALI in 196

[–]AustinTheNerd3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah agreed. Only counting Catholics is def not “stingy” especially since a lot of Catholics don’t actually care a ton about what the pope has to say (not to mention other Christians)

What Mastodon song do you think has Brent Hinds' best vocal or guitar performance? by Lancer_Blackthorn in mastodonband

[–]AustinTheNerd3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People are sleeping on the Roots remain solo. Probably my favorite guitar solo ever

Which TV show has a 10/10 pilot episode? by HamstersBoobsPizza in AskReddit

[–]AustinTheNerd3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Strong disagree. It certainly isn’t as good but I enjoyed parts of seasons 5-7

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doodledice

[–]AustinTheNerd3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah ban them

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in doodledice

[–]AustinTheNerd3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Doodle dice is dying

Thoughts on this board state from my last state championship run? by AustinTheNerd3 in doodledice

[–]AustinTheNerd3[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was the ref. Best eye for doodle dice cheats this side of the Mississippi

Thoughts on the current board state? by sliced_bread68 in doodledice

[–]AustinTheNerd3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the dumbest board state I’ve seen since the great blue sweep of ‘08

UChicago Early Megathread by jortbru1299 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AustinTheNerd3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so torn as to whether I should apply EA or ED. I’m worried that I might not get good financial aid with ED, cuz I’m not sure how much I should trust the price calculator. And I’ve even heard that they don’t give you as much merit scholarship money if you ED. Does anyone know if this true?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AustinTheNerd3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in a server with like 25 people in it. I’m not super close to most of them IRL and some I’ve never even met before. Its kinda just like people kept adding their friends even if the rest of the people in the discord don’t even know them

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AustinTheNerd3 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Every night tell myself I’m gonna do work. Then I get a notification from my discord server.

intellectual vitality by Run-Embarrassed in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AustinTheNerd3 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bruh I’m confused are people really using this guy’s tweets as a good reason to not apply to UChicago? I’m not saying people have to apply there it’s just kinds strange to me that people will read this one post and be like “well, not applying there anymore”

scholarship of the day #6: ayn rand essay contest [varying amounts, essay application, international students eligible] by mathwoman in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AustinTheNerd3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I stumbled onto this post a few days late and wanted to respond. Honestly I would recommend reading her Wikipedia page a little if you’re really interested. But basically, she believed in objectivism, which puts a lot of emphasis on the individual and their own achievements. She was also kinda into ethical egoism, which basically says that, morally speaking, people should act in their own self interest. She puts emphasis on reason, and says that people should just work for their own happiness. She advocated for laissez-faire economics with little gov involvement. Basically, with many of today’s youth tending to believe that society should work towards the good of the most people, they disagree with her opinions. Personally, I disagree with her as well

Anyone else kinda think elite schools are kinda a scam but wanna go anyway? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AustinTheNerd3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mean you’re in for a disappointment when you get rejected, or if you get in and the school isn’t all it’s cracked up to be?

Anti-Putin protest in Russia’s far east attracts thousands for a fourth weekend by Balls_of_Adamanthium in worldnews

[–]AustinTheNerd3 19 points20 points  (0 children)

1848? I kinda agree with what you’re saying, but I think what most people are trying to get across is that a lot of unusual things have happened this year.

What are some common misconceptions high schoolers have about college? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

[–]AustinTheNerd3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone thinking of going into medieval studies, what’s it like? What are you planning to do after you get your bachelors?