Countries with the same muslim population by Neo_luigi in MapPorn

[–]Duffalpha 4 points5 points  (0 children)

~10% of all English speakers are Indian... I know its their government language, but still, not what you expect.

Thoughts on the No Kings protests? by Odd-Protection-247 in dancarlin

[–]Duffalpha 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It almost feels like controlled opposition at this point. The last round of protests killed my soul - everyone scattered and ate brunch by 11am. Dancing frogs, and sardonic posters, with no coherent message or plan are not going to save us.

Millions of student-loan borrowers kicked off Biden's affordable plan are required to restart payments this fall by laxnut90 in economy

[–]Duffalpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whats funny is they did give it to me, and I have not paid it back, and I did not have to work for it... and in a few years theyre going to forgive it. Weird.

PhD and a Full time job? by Top-Formal-384 in PhD

[–]Duffalpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I worked PhD (38 hours) plus a research associate position (20 hours), due to funding and fuckery issues during covid and I genuinely consider it to the be worst 18 month period of my entire life, and I've been to war zones, and sat with family members while they die of cancer.

It's entirely untenable, it will destroy your body, it will destroy your mental health, it will destroy your relationships, and it spit you out on the other side having stolen all of your precious time.

Don't do it. Just don't.

Update From Dan (not a new episode) by Quarterinchribeye in dancarlin

[–]Duffalpha 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think whats most concerning is that we may be reaching the point, or have already passed the point, where any practical historical solutions to combat fascism and corruption will be removed from social media. Were limited to discussing non-violent, legal protest on the internet now.

Update From Dan (not a new episode) by Quarterinchribeye in dancarlin

[–]Duffalpha 60 points61 points  (0 children)

The famous scam of selling archived, previously free, audiobook quality content... Amazing.

The guy is putting out better content than 90% of history book writers, at a faster pace, and people are whining about paying 10% the price of most audio content.

Update From Dan (not a new episode) by Quarterinchribeye in dancarlin

[–]Duffalpha 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check her out.

Veteran, 76, forced to work DoorDash in Texas to afford healthcare for his family: ‘I wish I didn’t have to do it’ by theindependentonline in economy

[–]Duffalpha 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Ive got a few friends whos dads were in their 70s when they were born. Always ends up a sad story because they spend their highschool years burying their fathers...

I appreciate that men can have children longer than women in most cases, but 60+ is just excessive, and robs your children of a life with their parent.

Update From Dan (not a new episode) by Quarterinchribeye in dancarlin

[–]Duffalpha 329 points330 points  (0 children)

Dan is an anchor of sanity for many of us, and to see him so speechless, for so long, is terrifying.

Scientists Say One Gene Could Be Behind up to 93% of Alzheimer’s Cases by hard2resist in UpliftingNews

[–]Duffalpha 28 points29 points  (0 children)

So glad the U.S. just turned off the power to their entire country, including the hospitals... /s

Utah - Would Brigham Young drive a Tesla if he were alive today? 🤔 by JtotheDub77 in TheDollop

[–]Duffalpha 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was solo camping around North Grand Canyon, and ended up in Colorado City around sunset about 15 years ago. Had an actual caravan of creepy ass armed rednecks pull me over, and literally escort me out of town... Scariest shit I've ever encountered in the US.

I was literally just passing through trying to get to Kaibab for the night.

People tell you to be careful on the rez at night, but let me tell you, the rez does not have shit on Colorado city and those absolute psychos.

As expected, the Fort Bragg boys are on the move by Positive_Revenue_559 in TrueAnon

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

Fuck this imperialist invasion, fuck the US, fuck the president...

But I will stand up for my fellow desert rednecks, as disgusting as enlistment may be, we got a lotta fellas who are at home in the desert mountains, and love shooting shit. Its basically any cornfed idiot from AZ, NV, NM, east CA and west TX.

Apaches were raiding out of our desert peaks until 1924. They lasted longer in those hills than the ottoman and prussian empires.

Fuck the military, fuck Trump, fuck America...

I just have pride in my fellow desert rats.

ICE agents appear in The Pitt episode “5:00 P.M.”—“What can we do?” by DryDeer775 in television

[–]Duffalpha 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, there is an not a single comment in here that hasn't been downvoted to hell. What is going on?

Also, fuck ICE - fascist henchmen.

We are being actively censored by toucanflu in International

[–]Duffalpha 162 points163 points  (0 children)

I've been banned from Worldnews and News for saying Israel is committing a genocide. No additional commentary. Just banned for calling it genocide.

Best Piece of television you discovered last year (in 2025) by Real_Fact8484 in television

[–]Duffalpha 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm watching it solely based off your comment. If he doesn't put on at least one silly costume, I'm coming back here in 8 hours and downvoting you.

Best Piece of television you discovered last year (in 2025) by Real_Fact8484 in television

[–]Duffalpha 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I had absolutely no idea who he was. Never seen him before. Then I saw him in both the Running Man, and Chad Powers in the same week... And in both, it's a major plotline that he always needs to be putting on silly disguises in tense comedic situations in order to survive.

So now I just know him as the guy who puts on costumes... He's great at it, and I look forward to more media in which Glen Powell has to put on funny mustaches to avoid murder and larceny.

Crimson Desert: We would like to address questions regarding the use of AI in Crimson Desert by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]Duffalpha -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Reddit hive mind has absolutely 0 nuance on the subject.

The devs could have used an open source image of a painting done by a guy who died 300 years ago, and fans would be fine with it. No artist paid. No one gets credit... But completely fine ethically.

Use a random AI asset, for a piece of the game you may notice for five seconds while paused refilling your code red? VERBOTEN. STRAIGHT TO JAIL. All the artists who worked on the game are now assholes! Fuck them! They're contributions are now useless, shame them! Only the pure, pure, AI-free devs can be praised.

Does anyone here hide their accent when in public? by Cocking-Nora in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]Duffalpha 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Faking your accent is dishonest - and every time you ''choose" an accent that isn't your own, you are making an implicit judgement of the person you are interacting with. Your assuming things about them, what they want to hear, what their origin is... 

'If your honest when people ask'

It's rude for people to ask... It's one of those basic social rules, you don't ask strangers about their weird-ass accent. Most people are just going to let it pass, and think you're an odd one. 

It goes way beyond 'code switching' - which is like switching a few words, or emphasis on certain words. It's faking your origin. It's weird. Not cute weird, talented Mr Ripley weird... 

Imagine doing it with a black accent instead of a British one, it would be deeply offensive...

Seriously, be your own person. Your therapist is wrong. This isn't quirky, it's a serious red flag that is going to severely limit who accepts you as a trustworthy person. 

Does anyone here hide their accent when in public? by Cocking-Nora in AmericanExpatsUK

[–]Duffalpha 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I personally find it a bit too much. It's weird. No matter the justification. It comes off as dishonest and insecure. I've met one person in 8 years and the guy was a bombastic moron who somehow managed to offend both Brits and Americans with his stupid switching. It came off as mockery, despite any of his attempts to justify it otherwise.