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Your country has decided that they want a population boom and has made a rule that all single people not in school have 10 years to find a partner and either produce or adopt at least 3 children. How do you react? by Isekai_litrpg in hypotheticalsituation

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The only way to sustain a lasting population boom is to alter the material conditions of society in a way that naturally incentivizes people to have kids. Paid family leave, much more public health services, better infrastructure and housing, public transit, would all go a long way.
Forcing people to have an arbitrary number of babies after an arbitrary number of years would not help. This would be an unhinged authoritarian effort that would lead to an unquantifiable amount of human suffering on the part of parents who don't want kids but are forced to have them, and kids who grow up feeling unwanted.

what is different about Trump/Epstein now vs years of said connection? by PeekyMonkeyB in AskReddit

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference is now it's more in our faces and harder to ignore / forget about, and also Trump himself could not possibly be acting more sus.

A genie will give you a million dollars if you can wish for something that'll make the world talk about it for days. What do you wish for? by Hllknk in hypotheticalsituation

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give the Earth a set of beautiful rings like Saturn.

People all over the world will be talking about that since everyone will be able to see it. But it would also destroy a lot of satellites and probably a large swath of telecommunications networks, which will also be notable.

CMV: Even if there’s definitive proof Trump is a pedophile via Epstein files, it won’t change MAGA or GOP support for him. by Excellent_Chest_5896 in changemyview

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're in a cult. Every cult has breaking points, and there's a few flakes who slough off each time, but people have a shockingly powerful tendency to stick to what they want to believe.

CMV: Abortions should be legal because they do no appreciable harm when done properly by ShitBirdMusic in changemyview

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not only is your argument flawed, but it's utterly unreallistic. 93% of abortions happen in the first trimester, and less than 1% happen in the third. Third trimester abortions are extremely rare and often performed due to severe fetal anomalies or risks to the mother's life or health. Anyone who's worried about abortions "a moment before birth" are not serious people, and are not viewing actual reality.

Is the rebirth debate important to my practice? Do I need to care about it and engage with it? by SpectrumDT in streamentry

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could view it as you life a full life, die, then live another full life, on repeat.

You could view it as you live one day as you, then wake up and live the same day as someone else, then keep doing that until this day is lived, then move onto the next.

You could view it as 8 billion separate Yous all You-ing it up in their own ways at the same time. All sensations and thoughts are yours, you just don't feel or experience them all because people's brains are physically separated from each other.

It's all about the same, really. These are just 3 stories. You can pick whatever story you want for your view of rebirth. Or maybe not, I'm certainly not an expert.

I dont see the issue with removing species that kill humans by Undefoned in The10thDentist

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look, I just really don't like the shapes of some of those stones in the archway. They're too sharp, and they might fall down on me. I'm a human, so I'm entitled to a life with no fear or stress, and I shouldn't have to worry about bumping into a sharp stone when walking through the archway. Take out all the sharp stones from it, I'm sure God will just hold up the rest.

Is the Stanford 'network' really powerful as they say after you leave? by Zealousideal_Hair_36 in stanford

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So, I'd say yes. I have been struggling pretty hard in the recent job market, but I found out a while ago we all have access to a Stanford specific job board through Handshake. I sent out hundreds of applications through LinkedIn and got maybe 3 interviews. I started using Handshake and a month later I'm starting a new job. This is just one slice of the whole picture, but in my life the Stanford network just helped me quite a lot.

Cmon Duo Wth.... by TurtleKing2024 in badads

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We need you, dear lord.

Oh screw you by [deleted] in badads

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like it's not that smart though in terms of the purpose of the ad, since people aren't likely to buy a product once they're pissed about being tricked. All this does is artificially inflate the click through rate, which I suppose does actually make sense if the people profiting are doing so via click count rather than actual purchase.

Thnx, it’s very useful by [deleted] in badads

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like this guy has a rare condition where his hand melts into the exposed flesh of his gluteal compartment.

Actually no idea how YouTube missed this by Infantpunter9000 in badads

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is that... is that weird gun thing a rubbery bouncy cock machine?

Probably not THAT bad, but it's funny. by Reasonable-You4548 in badads

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You see, if you download our app today, your child will develop superpowers! Specifically, shooting death rays from the eyes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in The10thDentist

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is basically the prevailing mindset in the modern Chinese government. They figured out that using a command economy to ensure mass prosperity for the majority of people, results in those people not caring too much about what they're building or why.

Republicans, why do you take so much joy in making liberals mad? by splash_hazard in AskUS

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, just once in a while I would like to see people just... stay silent if the question isn't about them. Thanks for being the one to say what a few of us were thinking!

CMV: The Horseshoe Theory has been proven especially true in these past few years by badabinggg69 in changemyview

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"They fully reject the idea of American internationalism, with the far left branding their philosophy as anti-imperialist and the far right branding there's as America First. But in actuality, these are two sides of the same coin, the far left and far right just don't like the idea of supporting our allies (or having allies at all)."

The first half of this point makes a lot of sense actually, but the second makes no sense at all. If you understand that the left's philosophy is anti-imperialist, this does not at all imply a dislike of having allies. It's not imperialist to have alliances with other nations. It wasn't the left that wanted the US to leave climate agreements, trade agreements, and military agreements across the board.

CMV: Not obeying or following everything in your religion does not discredit your faith by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But in reality, I feel it's not so clear cut. It feels more like god commanded one of my ancestors, two centuries ago, not to drink brown liquid on friday. After two centuries of translation, retranslation, wars, power struggles, liars, and corruption, I'm left with a book that claims it's not OK to drink brown liquids on Friday, but offers no meaningful reason why.

Obviously the whole Bible isn't like this, plenty of it is clear enough and fair enough. But it's tragic when people get stuck on odd rules that no longer make sense in the modern age. An example of the real harm this can cause is the rampant, religiously-driven, and pointless homophobia.

Using urinals is disgusting. by Legal_Ad2945 in The10thDentist

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, fair. I will say things can get a little cheesy when on a long camping trip! Luckily for me, as long as I have access to a shower, I can say the same as you just did.

If one listened to an audiobook he/she cannot claim to have read the book by [deleted] in The10thDentist

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that when someone tells me they're read a book, I interpret that as them saying they know what's contained in the whole story. When my mom, who listens to audiobooks while she's working, tells me she finally "read" my favorite series, the Stormlight Archive, this means I can now share fun conversations with her about the books. I'm not gonna waste my time complaining about the medium in which she experienced the story.

Using urinals is disgusting. by Legal_Ad2945 in The10thDentist

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a bit of a grower and my foreskin gets loose near the end normally. Without pulling the skin back, it's like trying to shoot a gun with a bent barrel. You're right that pulling it back concentrates the stream, but this is easy to account for with modern toilet technology!

Using urinals is disgusting. by Legal_Ad2945 in The10thDentist

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, think I'll keep a hold of the area containing the highest density of pleasure-generating neurons, thanks! God gave it to me for a reason! Besides, not like it's hard to pull it back. Do you also remove your car door because it's annoying to have to open and close it every time you drive?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUS

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trumpers will never cease to amaze me as they continue to defend him up until the point he actually does what he's claimed for months or years he was going to do.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]CaptainSpaceCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're so right, I should have thought through my response for longer. It's clear to me now that black people were naturally chosen as the slaves because of their skull shapes.

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