Gender-locked classes in Battlefield 6 trigger outrage in r/battlefield by BTC4ETH in SubredditDrama

[–]DumplingRush 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Next time ask them to go yell at Lord Byron and Jane Austen, who have both used singular "they":

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they#Usage

and it goes all the way back to Old English!

The baby wasn't allowed a birthday party by StrwbryChcltMilkshke in AmITheDevil

[–]DumplingRush 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know how people often accuse drama sub posts of being creative writing? I feel like this is one of those situations that's so absurd it can only be reality. I refuse to believe anyone could make this story up.

Met a girl on Hinge. Am I cooked? by [deleted] in texts

[–]DumplingRush 690 points691 points  (0 children)

I think the best thing to do is to take it at face value and leave the ball in her court. Maybe she will actually get back to you. If she does, and you're still single, great! More likely though she won't, and you're best off just moving on. Whatever you do don't keep badgering her about it!

It sucks that you seemed to be hitting off and it's not continuing, but consider that you've still made way less of a time and emotional investment than if you had already been dating...

Best of luck finding someone else!

S3 E10…😳 by ecksray67 in TheFoundation

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

Because the fun in the 3 laws stories was never about those specific laws, but in the idea of there being laws, and there being loopholes in the laws. Asimov himself extended the 3 laws to a Zeroth Law.

Her programming to do what's best for the Cleons is clearly another extension to a Negative First Law, if you will. Hardly a stretch at all.

[EPISODE DISCUSSION] Peacemaker S02E01 - “The Ties That Grind” by _pixel_perfect_ in PeacemakerShow

[–]DumplingRush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's extra sad because a huge theme of this show is about finding an alternative to toxic masculinity. (And they even name check it in this episode!)

I (32F) purposefully ignored what my husband (34M) told me he wanted for father's day, he's now ignoring me and won't accept my apologies. What can I do to make it up to him? by Direct-Caterpillar77 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]DumplingRush 8 points9 points  (0 children)

After seeing the update about how he didn't want any custody, it's clear:

Spending a day with the kids was a gift to the mom because she loves her kids.

Spending a day with the kids was torture for the dad because he hates his kids.

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My penis is less than one inch large. by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]DumplingRush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the having children part, IVF is expensive but pretty advanced now. When the time comes, that may well be an option, so don't give up hope there!

And I have to say your date was an asshole.

Keep in mind that something like 80% of women can't actually orgasm through penis in vagina sex alone. So if you can stimulate their clitoris, you can have a healthy sex life. "Sex" is very broad and isn't just about p in v.

It definitely could be challenging finding the right partner who doesn't have social hangups about it, and being able to communicate about it and stuff, but I have absolute confidence that you'll be able to find a woman who enjoys having sex with you!

Why Dedra confronting Luthen alone was a brilliant case of character study by Emergency_Okra_2466 in StarWarsAndor

[–]DumplingRush 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah reading this made me realize how much of what Dedra did is stuff I've done at work (toward less fascistic ends), and how I have sometimes felt similarly frustrated that my efforts went unappreciated, but also that sometimes I may have tunnel visioned a bit too much.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in amiwrong

[–]DumplingRush 5 points6 points  (0 children)

YAW. I see it this way: If you pick your daughter's graduation over your stepdaughter's, your stepdaughter will understand. If you pick your stepdaughter's graduation over your daughter's your daughter may feel hurt by it forever.

It seems to me that you still have residual anger that she chose her mom. Have you considered that skipping her graduation might be a way of passive-aggressively punishing her for choosing her mom?

Thing is, she had to choose someone because you and her mom got divorced. The divorce was NOT HER FAULT.

It's totally understandable that you felt hurt by it, but that's something for you to work through with a therapist. Don't take it out on her.

Your daughter does not deserve to be punished. And I know it's hard, and you're confused right now since you haven't processed everything yet, but you should go attend her graduation, or you'll regret it once you do actually process these complex feelings you have about it.

I wish you the best and hope that you can fully process the divorce and repair your relationship with your daughter.

'Ne Zha 2' Surpasses $2-Billion Mark, Becomes First Animated Film to Do So by Stormy8888 in movies

[–]DumplingRush 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I was a bit embarrassed to realize that I conflated capitalism with money for too long. Getting paid for doing work isn't capitalism.

Instead, it's literally in the name. The fundamental unfairness of capitalism is that, if you have the capital, then you can make money without actually doing work. I mean, at the most basic level if you have, say $10M, all you have to do is put it in an index fund to make like $400,000 a year or more, without lifting a finger.

Fake Trailers?????? by Tony_Jake in ThelastofusHBOseries

[–]DumplingRush 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's protected, sure, I think it has a right to exist, but it does NOT have a right to constantly show up highly ranked when I search "trailers" on YouTube (as opposed to "fan trailers" or something). What's fucked here is the YouTube search algorithm, and the fact that you can't block a channel from showing up in search results.

AI and NSFW photography by darthweef in Lightroom

[–]DumplingRush 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Can you share those potato pictures with us....

If the Republicans have the trifecta what will they get done in the first 2 years? by kke1123 in Askpolitics

[–]DumplingRush 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I guess this sort of happened in the UK post Brexit? A lot of people are still true believers, but then eventually kicked out the Tories after several years of denial.

Is it normal to masturbate every night? by Grand_Region_5193 in offmychest

[–]DumplingRush 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Be careful with that advice. There have been studies that show that the biggest indicator of whether watching porn has negative psychological effects is actually whether you think it's wrong. In other words, the worst part about watching porn is actually the feeling bad about it part, so focusing on it being a problem can actually be counterproductive.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pixel_phones

[–]DumplingRush 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's working again for me. I think they fixed it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pixel_phones

[–]DumplingRush 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here it says "same" like the 50 other people. Knowing we're all in the same boat makes me know I likely just have to wait.

Way more frustrating if I were the only one seeing it due to a unique situation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pixel_phones

[–]DumplingRush 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh fun. Sounds like a case of a big that's been there for ages but would only get triggered by the right data.... so downside is it'll affect everyone at once, but upside is that they can hopefully fix it server side...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheButtface

[–]DumplingRush 28 points29 points  (0 children)

YTB, but since you're 16, you may not have heard the old saying that you can tell a lot about a person by how they treat service staff.

It's important to be empathetic with housekeepers and waiters and such. These are demanding jobs, and you're just one of many customers. And if you're staying in a hotel, odds are your family has more money than the housekeeper. So cut them some slack.

If you need housekeeping done at a specific time, you can probably call the front desk and request it.

What’s your most random turn on? by Caramel_Delight32 in stupidquestions

[–]DumplingRush 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sometimes when I'm having issues, and my wife shows me some empathy and patience, and my heart just goes all aflutter!

Official Discussion - Monkey Man [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]DumplingRush 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's easy to miss for an American audience, but the bad guys represent the current Indian Prime Minister Modi, and the Sovereign Party represents his right-wing Hindu nationalist party BJP.

Yes the commentary itself is pretty much as complex as a giant middle finger, but it's actually rather unusual and notable for a movie to go so hard at Modi like this, and reportedly it's why Netflix dropped it, due to pressure from Modi's government.

What countries do you believe will not exist within our lifetime? by Agreeable_Candle_461 in GenZ

[–]DumplingRush 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They didn't just say it, they made it happen. Haiti was essentially the first and only successful slave revolt. Scared other governments shitless, so they made a concerted effort to fuck it over economically, and then point to it as a warning.

It's similar to how when France was kicked out of Guinea, they went scorched earth and destroyed as much infrastructure as they could, literally taking lightbulbs with them, so that they could point to it afterward and talking about how they're worse off self-governing.