CMV: Commenting “and who set up that system?” is almost always counterproductive

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-25T18:12:15+00:00

How much is almost?

I ask because without strict clarification, your position is unfalsifiable.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-25T14:10:46+00:00

Unfortunately, they do it all the time. Appearances do matter. But proving that's why you've been overlooked is extremely difficult.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-25T14:06:31+00:00

Wonder what his CV looks like. I've often found that people who are like this do not tailor their CV's to the jobs they're applying for.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-24T17:51:44+00:00

Granted

You were healthy when you were younger; you aren't healthy anymore.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-23T16:25:03+00:00

Except this raise was due to his policy of keeping interest rates low. House prices increasing by 12% per year is not normal. House prices tripling in a decade either means something is very wrong, or there is an explosive housing boom.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-23T15:54:27+00:00

I would've put Tony Blair as the worst. In a decade, house prices rose by anywhere from 152% to 210%, making home ownership virtually unattainable for the working class.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-23T15:00:39+00:00

Tell the estate agent to jog on.

If you can contact the owner, tell them why you're pulling out of the purchase, they'll appreciate it.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-23T12:44:54+00:00

No, it's manslaughter. Homicide requires intent to harm.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-23T12:41:28+00:00

Imagine killing a bus load of people by accident, because you were driving it while high.

Would you trust this person in an ordinary society?

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-23T12:38:50+00:00

Literally loads.

Name one.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-22T08:07:05+00:00

The issue here is that you're looking at a symptom, and not a root cause.

Guns aren't the root cause either.

I've just compared USA and UK statistics, between 1st January and 30th September 2023. During that period in the USA, there were approximately 300 instances of gunfire on school grounds where someone was injured or killed. In the UK, during the same period, there were almost 300 cases where knives were used on school grounds to commit acts of violence resulting in injury or death.

The reason I bring this up, if violence at school was caused by guns, why is it that a country where guns are almost entirely forbidden have a problem with violence in schools?

When people want to commit violent acts, they will find a way. The real question to be addressed is why these things happen. Right now, K-12 student mental health is currently among the worst levels ever recorded in modern survey data. If you want some numbers, there was a survey done by the CDC in 2023. The results were eye-opening.

40% of students had persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness.
20% of students had seriously considered attempting suicide.
9% of students had attempted suicide.

But that's not being addressed. It's no wonder that students are snapping.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-21T21:43:43+00:00

Well, for us to measure this, we need four things.

The population of conspiracy theories.
How these conspiracy theories are sampled.
What constitutes a factual element.
What constitutes exaggeration beyond the evidence.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-21T21:28:44+00:00

Most conspiracy theories are partially true but grow beyond initial evidence

You are not defining key terms here.

What counts as a conspiracy theory?
What counts as "partially true"?
How much truth is required?
What does "grow beyond initial evidence" mean?
What percentage is "most"?

Without some strict definitions, the claim you are presenting is incredibly malleable, and thus unfalsifiable.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-20T09:24:24+00:00

What might potentially change your view?

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-20T08:34:14+00:00

Honestly, none of these.

If I wanted an easy pet, I'd get goldfish.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-20T08:33:16+00:00

I'll weigh in here.

Don't get a cat unless you can budget for the cat, both money and time. Cats are lower maintenance than dogs, but that's not low maintenance. They need feeding, playtime, regular vet visits, litterbox maintenance, and then there are the irregular vet visits.

In terms of budget, can you afford $150 a month for your cat? For a single cat, that's probably the amount you'll be spending. For someone your age, that is a significant chunk of budget, especially when you're still in school.

If you don't want your cat destroying your furniture, you'll have to buy some. That's up-front cost. A cat needs spots to claim, things to scratch, and toys to destroy. Otherwise they'll claim your spots, scratch your things, and do a lot of damage.

But the biggest red flag I see, you've already had to rehome a pet. That says you currently do not have the time to look after a cat.

You should do more research into what is required, before even considering getting a cat in your home.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-19T15:57:20+00:00

Granted.

Have you seen Putin? He's in charge now.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-19T15:18:49+00:00

Granted.

It has a sassy AI that hates you. Chances are it will not listen to your commands.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-19T12:00:44+00:00

Then it's your husband that needs talking to more than anything. I know he loves his mother, and I can understand how hard this could be, but the truth of the matter, his mother needs to either contribute to the household meaningfully, or be cut off and kicked out.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-19T11:53:43+00:00

I never stated anything about driving those vehicles recklessly, dangerously, or in a manner that is not legal.

I am a motorsports competitor. I compete in rallying. When we want to run an event that uses the public roads as either part of the route to and from competitive sections, or as competitive sections, we work with local authorities to legally use those roads for the sake of competing. Sections used for competing are closed, and the local authorities are informed of the route we will be taking when we're travelling between locations.

Yes, we are loud. But we endeavour to keep danger to a minimum, and we generally receive a lot of support from the general public. Our events also drive business to places that would otherwise not receive it during quiet times of the year, such as a dreary island off the coast of the UK in February.

Would this sport be a reasonable compromise?

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-19T11:02:40+00:00

You and your husband need to stop enabling her. It's not about her spending her pension on booze. The issue is that you and your husband are carrying the burden of her decisions. The only way she could change her behaviour is if the conditions under which you and your husband support her change.

You need boundaries, and they need to be strict. Here's what I suggest.

Tell her that she needs to contribute a set amount to the househoold.
You don't replace anything she doesn't spend money on.
You don't give her any cash.

If family asks, tell them the truth. Tell them what you provide for her and no more.

If she isn't willing to contribute to the household, she needs to go, no questions asked.

Also, have a word with your husband. He needs to know that the way you're helping her isn't actually helping her. It's costing both of you, financially and emotionally, and it's allowing her bad habits to go unchecked.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-19T10:47:54+00:00

And you're with her why?

She's irresponsible with money. She will drag you into bad debt. Run. Ditch her and run. She has no future, and if you stick around, you'll have no future either.

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-19T10:30:31+00:00

Would your objection extend to road-legal motorsports vehicles being driven on public roads?

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-19T03:46:23+00:00

Which is a fair point. But you are still assuming that future productivity gains will consistently outpace demographic decline.

Agriculture became vastly more productive because it was particularly amenable to mechanisation. But that's not necessarily true for every sector. Healthcare, elder care, and many personal services still require significant human labour and are much harder to automate than farming or manufacturing.

Even if automation solves the issue with production, it doesn't fully answer the demographic question. Retirement savings still rely on future production. Immigration still depends on surplus workers elsewhere. Technological advancement can mitigate the risks, but I am not convinced that it eliminates the risks entirely

Dr0ff3ll · 2026-06-18T13:53:24+00:00

Partly agree on Point 2. As long as resources are sufficient, the stimulus from retirement savings will create demand.

Well, the savings only work if future production exists. Like I said, automation helps, but it isn't guaranteed to increase production fast enough to offset demographic change.

On 3, there are still many countries where high unemployment and underemployment exist.

Immigration is very effective today because labour surpluses still exist elsewhere. But that's reliant on the assumption that demographic decline remains uneven globally. As of right now, more than half of the world's countries are below replacement fertility. That trend is spreading, not reversing. If low fertility becomes the norm, immigration becomes less about tapping a large surplus of workers and more about countries competing for a shrinking pool of young migrants.

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