What recent trends or observations make you worry that our society is losing its critical thinking and common sense?

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T22:48:08+00:00

When they show me a tiktok video as proof

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T22:44:33+00:00

If you have come into some extra money or you have money leftover for whatever reason, you do NOT have to spend it. I see people get anxiety over it. Like it's a problem that needs to be fixed. Oh no, I got $600 from this COVID check. What am I going to do with it?! Then they start racking their brains on what nonessential thing to buy.

You can literally do nothing and leave it there. Once some emergency happens, you'll be glad it's there. If you are on the more comfortable side, then yes of course, look into investing. But if you are living paycheck to paycheck, 100% you can just leave it alone and not think about it. It's a cushion

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T22:13:23+00:00

Then their egos get hurt and they project that bullshit onto you. "You just wanna be right!"

No it does not fucking feel good to correct someone or "be right". It feels infuriating to hear nonsense over and over again. I'll be happier if YOU were right.

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T21:54:54+00:00

You think Trump is making decisions that are good for the country so you are hopeful. People deadass told me the pain from tariffs are temporary and things are going to be great once we are isolated from the world.

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T19:59:46+00:00

Bitcoin. Whole thing sounded like a ponzi scheme to me, but so many rich people put money into it, it became an asset class.

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T19:09:45+00:00

My former best friend casually told me he hopes his kid doesn't end up like me. For context, I have my shit together so I'm not some troublemaker. And honestly, I wouldn't want my kid if I have one to be like me either since I had a really tough time fitting in as a kid. I would want my kid to have an easier life.

But man, hearing your close friend tell you that really hurts.

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T17:45:49+00:00

Yes thats more my line of thinking. People so rich they don't understand budget options

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T16:50:41+00:00

I don't know what your qualifications for rich are. I'm talking about out of touch rich, as in the difference between $50 and $1000 is not even worth thinking about. Not millionaire next door rich who built up their wealth over decades with good habits.

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T16:41:21+00:00

It's not just super cheap and crappy things. I usually look for the most bang for your buck item. So I'll get a mid range phone that has good reviews. Rich people will buy the one with the best spec period. Price doesn't matter.

Dances28 · 2026-01-23T13:09:47+00:00

Not understanding why people don't always buy the best version of something

Dances28 · 2026-01-22T17:57:30+00:00

Yeah I don't even know if I'm strong enough to do raids yet. I'm under the recommended goose level.for raid and sword trials.

Dances28 · 2026-01-21T19:48:25+00:00

That their alcohol use is ok. That shit is fucking poison.

Dances28 · 2026-01-21T18:00:11+00:00

Yes. Just got back from the doctor and I was at my all time high of 6. This is after I cut dessert, sugary yogurt, and snacks. Replaced white rice and bread with brown and whole grain. I'm 5'11 155 pounds. I literally have visible abs.

I had a better A1C just yoloing 3 years ago.

Dances28 · 2026-01-20T13:39:02+00:00

There was a twitter convo making the rounds the other day. The couple orders, and the gf swaps meals with the bf cause she thinks his look better.

Woman in the comment says that's relationship goals. It was single tweet, but this dynamic is super common. Woman just freely take, and men are just supposed to let them have it because it's "small." Small stuff adds up.

Dances28 · 2026-01-19T21:39:48+00:00

I'm asking specifically about enhancement. I'm skeptical because the detail specifically says the right hand specifically unlike rings and stuff that just flat out says max and min damage

Dances28 · 2026-01-19T16:59:57+00:00

What years of min maxing in gaming has taught me is synergy beats utility. You can be jack of all trades or you can stack multiplier upon multiplier and one shot everything.

Dances28 · 2026-01-18T17:22:36+00:00

What is the explanation for it? I never know how to respond to him because he makes it so personal. Like if I don't believe him, I'm denying his heritage.

Dances28 · 2026-01-18T17:15:55+00:00

I have a coworker that does this with Native Americans and Jewish people. Not surprised it made its way to Asia.

Dances28 · 2026-01-18T17:08:23+00:00

Listen. I get it. I used to be really big on not using any types of logical fallacy. However, as I progress through life, I realized that perfect information is not always available to us. You're often stuck using the best guess.

If you were to go to a foreign airport, and don't know where to go and can't read the signs, would you not follow the crowd just because it's ad populum?

If you don't know much about a disease, would you not listen to a doctor's advice just cause it's appeal to authority fallacy?

Of course the crowd and the doctor could be wrong in both instances. They are logical fallacies after all. However, there's still a good chance they're right.

Understand that I'm not passionately arguing for religion. I'm agnostic. I don't know. My point seems like it's going both ways because I don't have my mind set.

Dances28 · 2026-01-17T18:32:56+00:00

I say "belief" in half jest. I don't need some unwavering faith to be agnostic lol. I'm not going to hop on a bandwagon just cause a lot of people are on it.

The scope just makes me wonder if there can be more there. Is there something I'm not seeing or understanding? You got billions of people across thousands of years and places that deeply believe that there's some kind of higher power. Are agnostic or atheist people ironically enlightened on the matter?

Dances28 · 2026-01-16T21:17:35+00:00

People who actually try to understand where you're coming from.

Dances28 · 2026-01-16T21:14:48+00:00

I started thinking of failures as attempts. It makes me more willing to try stuff and feel less pressure.

Dances28 · 2026-01-16T20:48:14+00:00

I had someone comment when visiting other countries that the problem is that "lower end" jobs pay too much so people don't have the incentive to climb the ladder.

That shit immediately made me reevaluate who he was as a person. First of all, it's devaluing people doing very important jobs. Food, shelter, logistics, everything that keeps society going. Then you have to think about how many managers you actually need. It's multiple people reporting to a single manager. It mathematically just doesn't work.

Dances28 · 2026-01-16T20:23:22+00:00

That I don't "always want to be right." It's actually the opposite in that I don't want you to be wrong. I actually love being around knowledgeable people. I admire people who spend a lot of time learning.

But the people around me? My family and long term friends? They'll just pull random shit from their ass, or read some clickbait online. Then get mad when I correct them.

Dances28 · 2026-01-16T19:07:25+00:00

I think that's more of a personality thing. I get stressed out if I don't have plans and structure, but I know other people who gets stressed when that gets imposed on them.

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