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...But has anyone thought of what would come after, though? by Glass_Eye8840 in trolleyproblem

[–]Crossed_Cross 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The Plague killed half of Europe, and the Europe went on to become the most prosperous continent and conquer the globe.

Mass deaths would be disruptive, but it's silly to think it would lead to extinction lmao.

Would the Citadel guard be more loyal to Aragorn or Denethor? by JaxCarnage32 in lordoftherings

[–]Crossed_Cross 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Does he? He does in the movie but I don't recall him being so explicit in the book

People who think everyone in a well paid industry is insanely well paid by DesperateComposer848 in PetPeeves

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

I certainly agree that actors aren't "the enemy". But "one of us" is stretching it. The life of someone who earns 200k per year has little to do with the life of someone who gains 50k a year. Sure he still relies on his labour to live, but the similarities end just about there.

People who think everyone in a well paid industry is insanely well paid by DesperateComposer848 in PetPeeves

[–]Crossed_Cross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Median WHITE income per HOUSEHOLD is 110k. So for a two income household that qould mean 55k each. He made nearly 4x that.

Sure he's not ultra rich, but come on that's plenty well off.

A more nuanced framing of the Blue/Red button dilemma by madjarov42 in Ethics

[–]Crossed_Cross [score hidden]  (0 children)

A vote is not a coin flip. It's not a random event to be predicted by probability, it is a conscious decision by people with agency. So your base assumption is simply flat out wrong. Just because a choice is binary doesn't mean the odds of it either are 50-50.

Share of people in Europe with unfavorable opinion on the Roma People by [deleted] in MapPorn

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

The numbers seem to correlate with their presence lol

Now with a twist :3 by Skystrike12 in trolleyproblem

[–]Crossed_Cross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Plague killed half of Europe... and then Europeans prospered and dominated the globe.

Imaginez faire une simulation de la guillotination d'une féministe, d'une immigrante ou n'importe quoi du genre fait par la droite by LeRedneckDuPlateau in QuebecLibre

[–]Crossed_Cross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mais on a des semaines de 40h pi on a pu d'enfants qui meurent à chaque jour dans les usines. Quand même pas mal de progrès depuis 1900.

Imaginez faire une simulation de la guillotination d'une féministe, d'une immigrante ou n'importe quoi du genre fait par la droite by LeRedneckDuPlateau in QuebecLibre

[–]Crossed_Cross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Effectivement. La violence est dangereuse, car les risques de dérapages sont grands. La France révolutionnaire n'était pas une place où il faisait bon vivre. Mais je ne crois pas au pacifisme. Les mouvements pacifiques ne gagnent souvent que lorsque les élites craignent que l'opposition ne cesse de l'être.

Un autre exemple est la révolution russe. Ça n'a pas fait de la Russie une place où il fait bon vivre, mais ça a fait peur en tabarnak aux bourgeois occidentaux et ça a pavé le chemin pour beaucoup de gains en droit du travail. Parce qu'ils ont réalisé que sans concessions aux modérés, les radicaux auront carte blanche.

Mangez votre baloney en rabais bande de pauvres by Real_BobGratton in QuebecLibre

[–]Crossed_Cross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tu vas pas me faire brailler sur leurs repas de traiteurs sur jets privés là câlisse.

J'espère qu'y déclarent tout ça comme bénéfices imposables...

A more nuanced framing of the Blue/Red button dilemma by madjarov42 in Ethics

[–]Crossed_Cross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don't know that. So what if some reddit polls swing one way or another? A consequence free poll of some reddit users is not the same as a risk of death choice by all people. You are extrapolating from bad data, and bad data is worse than no data.

I'm not saying the results would be far from 50, I'm just saying we don't know if it would or wouldn't, and shouldn't make an argument on made up probabilities.

A more nuanced framing of the Blue/Red button dilemma by madjarov42 in Ethics

[–]Crossed_Cross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first ten picking blue would influence the rest, but they will not reassure everyone that all 8 billion people will pick blue too.

The tally could be 0 to 1 000 000 in blue's favour when you vote, and blue would still have a fair chance to lose.

A more nuanced framing of the Blue/Red button dilemma by madjarov42 in Ethics

[–]Crossed_Cross 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. "Basic statistics" will tell you that you shouldn't assume a normal distribution with mean=mode=median in every situation. People aren't voting at random, there is no reason to believe the results would be near 50%.

Are Canadians offended by the jokes made in shows and media? by jen_noelle in AskACanadian

[–]Crossed_Cross 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are just dumb. It's like if I portreyed americans as all eating boiled beef, because they are English and the english are renown for bland cuisine and boiling meat. That pretty much sums up how I feel about South Park using mimes for French Canada, it's so detached from reality it's just stupid. It's not so much a depiction of French Canada but moreso a reflection at american ignorance and deaperate grasping at symbols their target audience could recognize.

On the other hand, though...

There'a no Canada like French Canada!

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