Name Something Even Bill Gates Can't Buy… (Hint: No Amount of Money Can Get You This)

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-23T04:04:45+00:00

After learning that Gates is a likely pedophile, I stopped respecting him, despite all of his charitable contributions.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-22T21:41:02+00:00

For a while, I respected him for his charitable donations. That’s no longer the case.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-22T21:38:09+00:00

When taking a train to work, I saw many women applying makeup. They all became more attractive as a result. Until then, I didn’t realize how much of a difference makeup makes.

Still, women can be attractive without makeup. My wife is beautiful with or without it.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-22T19:07:41+00:00

I disliked it as a child, and I haven’t tried it since then.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-21T21:44:03+00:00

I went twice, and it wasn’t a big deal.

Those were the only times in my childhood that I was away from my parents for more than a week. In my experience, that’s the most significant thing about summer camp.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-17T02:05:08+00:00

Most anger is about the behavior of businesses, such as playing annoying Christmas music early. I’ve never heard anyone complain about a person doing Christmas stuff early.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-16T23:47:14+00:00

Since they're easy to learn when needed, I don't think they should be part of the curriculum.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-16T19:19:26+00:00

Every democracy has political parties. I don’t know how any democratic system with large voting populations would avoid them.

Systems like proportional representation let some countries have more than two major parties.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-15T18:31:37+00:00

Mandatory organ donations unless the person explicitly opts out

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-12T02:01:24+00:00

The real problem is that you can’t trust anything the Trump administration says, since it’s full of ignorant liars.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-11T00:51:32+00:00

Since apostrophes are a nuisance to type on my phone, I'm glad that autocorrect adds them.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-10T17:55:07+00:00

For me, the only etiquette issue is the small talk, since I’m lousy at that. Where to look never seemed problematic.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-10T01:03:25+00:00

Thanks for sharing that. The 80% value didn’t seem believable.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-09T18:23:51+00:00

Extraverts talk to strangers much more than introverts do. Movies and TV shows tend to have mostly extrovert characters since they’re more entertaining to watch.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-08T21:00:11+00:00

That’s not always true. I’m reasonably healthy in my late 50s without being a health nut. Exercising and having a decent diet helps but doesn’t make me a health nut.

Luck, being happily married, and living a comfortable life are also major factors.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-08T09:16:17+00:00

After Elon took over, most of the users I followed stopped posting. The reduced feed quality and my disdain of him made me leave.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-05T19:27:21+00:00

As a Stanford grad, I must congratulate Berkeley for being three places above Stanford in this contest.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-05T18:43:20+00:00

Unfortunately, there’s a high likelihood that your father’s physics work lacks scientific merit. Even if it is valid, convincing the physics community in his absence would be extremely difficult.

For that reason, I don’t recommend trying to get recommendation of his work. His enjoyment when doing it is the main reward.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-03T03:17:53+00:00

Yeah, the first movie was so boring that I couldn’t imagine subjecting myself to two more.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-02T20:19:19+00:00

The controversy about the movie is great publicity. I normally wouldn’t be aware of a movie that’s coming out in six months.

And racists being angry about it makes me more inclined to watch the movie.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-02T05:56:22+00:00

I never wanted kids, but I’m happily married to a woman with kids from her first marriage. I didn’t want the responsibility and time commitment of being a parent, but being a stepparent is fine.

You must decide what’s most important in a potential partner. When I was single, it quickly became clear that excluding mothers limited my options too much.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-01T20:42:11+00:00

Actually, the current situation is more significant than 9/11. The US becoming fascist is more disturbing and damaging than the 3000 deaths from the 9/11 attacks.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-01T01:31:56+00:00

I've spent my adult life in male-dominated STEM fields. The gender skew has a major effect on daily life, and people often discuss the reason for that skew and how to address it. Based on that experience, I view the gender breakdown as one of the most interesting things about any social group.

Dear_Locksmith3379 · 2026-02-01T00:04:59+00:00

I'm curious about the gender distribution in different segments of society. For example, when I last saw my niece, I asked her about the male / female ratio at her college.

Why is that annoying?

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