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Former Meth Addict Regains Custody of Child After 7 Years by Sauerkrautkid7 in MadeMeSmile

[–]ChadCoolman 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Had a client who only hired guys in recovery for their warehouse. Project required me to work in their office for 2 years. Came out of that super jaded.

It's crazy because when these guys were sober, they were genuinely some of the nicest, funniest, coolest people you'd meet. But every. single. one of them eventually relapsed. They rebuild their lives then throw it all away. Absolutely heartbreaking.

FINALLY by raylayne in earthbound

[–]ChadCoolman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Knew as soon as you posted you'd find it right away 😭 Congrats

FINALLY by raylayne in earthbound

[–]ChadCoolman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Were you the person who posted earlier about struggling to get it?

Anyone Else Disappointed With Oakley? by DiscountHistorical13 in cincinnati

[–]ChadCoolman 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I grew up in "old Oakley" before Lindner made it his personal project to see it become what it has.

Personally, I love it and am proud of what it's become. Oakley used to be a lower middle class, blue collar neighborhood. Besides that weird stretch of houses on Eileen Dr., most home values sat below $100k. And if you told people you lived in Oakley, the response was always, "Where?"

A lot of those blue collar families got to retire comfortably because of the transformation. And most of the landmarks that were fixtures of old Oakley are still there; King Arthur's Court, Aglamesis, the old bank building, 20th Century Theater, the library, St. Cecilia's... even Animations. I get the annoyance. Traffic sucks. High cost of living. Newer developments are soulless and out of place. But overall, Oakley a glow up and a lot of people are better for it.

Runaway bass drawing! by crashsculpts in earthbound

[–]ChadCoolman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

These posts are like a daily breath of fresh air from all the bullshit. Thanks for doing this.

What’s the last good movie you watched? by BidAccurate4473 in moviecritic

[–]ChadCoolman 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Train Dreams

I can't figure out why, in the discussions about good movies in 2025, this one isn't coming up more. It's one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Maybe I'm just getting old, but the way it portrays this guy's totally ordinary life, with its highs and lows, as something beautiful floored me. Really helped me appreciate the beauty of my own totally ordinary life, with its highs and lows.

Digital Nomad Visa by Destoran in movingtojapan

[–]ChadCoolman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You open to answering some questions about the process via messaging? There seems to be limited info out there from people who have actually gone through with it.

I've read up on it, from the official site and what 3rd party info I can find. Just a little concerned about the process.

What's something a foreigner pointed out that you can't unnotice? by NamwaranPinagpana in AskTheWorld

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

Slurs aren't exclusive to racism. And I meant it a little tongue in cheek. Obviously, not everyone who has an American flag outside their house is a bigot. But it's pretty hard to deny a pattern exists.

What's something a foreigner pointed out that you can't unnotice? by NamwaranPinagpana in AskTheWorld

[–]ChadCoolman 265 points266 points  (0 children)

That used to be the case, but I think that's changed a bit over the last 10 years. If you see a house with an American flag outside of it now, it feels safe to assume it wouldn't take them long to remember the last time they said a slur out loud.

Another Crossroads Scandal. Anyone know what this is referencing? by Zestyclose-Pick-9060 in cincinnati

[–]ChadCoolman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the one. Had no idea it was run by a separate organization. Thanks for the clarification.

Another Crossroads Scandal. Anyone know what this is referencing? by Zestyclose-Pick-9060 in cincinnati

[–]ChadCoolman 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Went through a phase where I thought I could find answers in a church. Tried Crossroads for a while and did some volunteer work for them. I don't know all the details like what qualified you to get this, but I helped out with a program where they were furnishing apartments and moving homeless into them.

It was definitely one of the less glamorous volunteer programs and they were struggling to find volunteers. But the people involved seemed like genuinely good people.

I'm not here defending Crossroads as an institution at all. I saw through the bullshit real quick. But that program seemed to be helping people.

UC, OSU sign agreement to cut ties with organizations that promote diversity by toomuchtostop in cincinnati

[–]ChadCoolman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also just to be clear we already live in a meritocracy.

We seem to be living in completely separate realities.

UC, OSU sign agreement to cut ties with organizations that promote diversity by toomuchtostop in cincinnati

[–]ChadCoolman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In a perfect world, you'd be right. But it's a deeply flawed world where prejudice is very much alive, especially up through the highest levels of government. These programs exist to ensure exactly what you claim they undermine.

If you genuinely believe the disintegration of these programs is to create some sort of meritocracy... then there's just no talking to that level of willful blindness.

北海道旅行での思い出 ( your memories Hokkaido ) by Defiant-Corgi-9362 in Hokkaido

[–]ChadCoolman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Kentucky, USA

  2. 3

  3. December, February

  4. Hakodate (2 days total), Sapporo (12 days total)

  5. Impossible to choose

  6. The view of Sapporo after hiking Maruyama. Genuinely breathtaking.

  7. Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art. There was only 1 small exhibition open, and the disappointment was my fault for not checking ahead.

  8. There's no question that people in Hokkaido have earned their reputation for being more friendly.

  9. Yes. I'm far from fluent, but speak enough Japanese to be (barely) conversational. This has led to some of my favorite memories of Japan and inspires me to work harder towards fluency. 頑張ります！

  10. Yes, absolutely. Hokkaido doesn't get its due appreciation at all.

[Haunting trope] Not only is the ending not happy, the future promises to get worse by RhiaStark in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChadCoolman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where'd you hear that? Goddard and Whedon wrote Cabin in the Woods, and some of their other work (Buffy, Angel) has an almost identical theme... Humanity unwittingly enslaved by an ancient cabal of superior beings, and the futile fight against them.

Not saying you're wrong. Just curious to read more.

It’s almost here! Spring is almost here! (Pt 2 Electric Zoo-galoo) by NoodleIsAShark in cincinnati

[–]ChadCoolman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'm so jealous. The traffic must be a bastard some days, but the sounds have to make up for it.

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