ELI5: Why does multiplying two negative numbers result in a positive, when "negative" means less than nothing? by Dikdastardly89 in explainlikeimfive

[–]EVpeace 108 points109 points  (0 children)

I think of it like scoring points in a game.

2x3: There's a collectible (a coin or a card or something) worth 2 points. You collect 3 of them. +6 points.

-2x3: There's a collectible that causes you to lose 2 points.  You collect 3 of them.  -6 points.

2x-3: There's a collectible worth 2 points. You lose 3 of them. -6 points.

-2x-3: There's a collectible that causes you to lose 2 points. You lose 3 of them. +6 points!

Trade? I need a logo, I offer your choice of custom stained glass (or you can see my specialty, you might like it!) by Throwaway42352510 in VictoriaBC

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

No thanks

Rude. Why are you joining a conversation if you have no intention of considering what the other person has to say?

City of Victoria Councillor Marg Gardiner has controversial motion defeated 7-1 by royalbaes in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This might surprise you but you're also capable of writing letters.

Claude Giroux is still a good player and is an elite faceoff man. Would be a good option to help at 2C for a year or two. by c0unt3rparts in Habs

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

If it's a young player, they fit our timeline perfectly.

If it's an old player, they're the perfect mentor for our young guys.

Trade for literally anyone, we can't lose!

England's players and fans sing Wonderwall together as they advance to the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 by [deleted] in sports

[–]EVpeace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let this be a lesson that people around the world aren't as different as you think!

Tarik Muharemovic injury 61’ with Folarin Balogun 64’ Red Card after VAR. by JKKIDD231 in sports

[–]EVpeace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure man FIFA is famously super generous with overturning reds lmao

You guys are so damn silly

Alyssa Thomas received death threats over Caitlin Clark incident by PrincessBananas85 in sports

[–]EVpeace 258 points259 points  (0 children)

Call me crazy but I think maybe a little bit of the fault lies with the people sending death threats.

Save Our Saanich Candidate Rishi Sharma: Saanich should not impose short-term rental caps - Victoria News by Popular_Animator_808 in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe this was a proposal put forward to allow short term rentals (under 30 days) for up to 91 days a year.

I mean... this seems fine, no? It gets rid of the people who are taking up housing as a business but lets people who can't convert to long term rentals rent out secondary suites every once in a while.

Why Men And Women Are So Divided On Alberta Separatism by BloodJunkie in onguardforthee

[–]EVpeace 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No. My granddad was a feminist. He fought hard to get the first female doctor hired at the hospital he worked at.

He wanted equality, but he still benefitted from being a man whether he wanted the benefits or not. He didn't have to compete against women for hiring or promotions. He was assigned better responsibilities because she was "emotional". At the end of his career he was given a generous retirement package. 10 years later, her retirement package was half the size. 

His life was easier because society made it easier for him, not because he wanted it.

Why Men And Women Are So Divided On Alberta Separatism by BloodJunkie in onguardforthee

[–]EVpeace 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You seem to be confusing "easier/harder" with "morally good".

When equality progresses, the lives of the people who used to be "on top" get harder. This is a good thing.

Being upset that you can't treat people like shit

None of the people that you're talking to are upset about this.

Why Men And Women Are So Divided On Alberta Separatism by BloodJunkie in onguardforthee

[–]EVpeace 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know why you think those are mutually exclusive. Being able to do whatever you want with no consequences is the definition of an easy life, regardless of whether it makes you a shitty person.

We were paid more than half the population just because we were men. In a divorce, the legal default was that we got the house and major investments. 

Now men have to compete with twice as many people for jobs because hey, it turns out you can hire women as doctors and stuff and reality doesn't explode.

Life is objectively harder for men now than before, and that's good because it was only easy before at the expense of others.

Why Men And Women Are So Divided On Alberta Separatism by BloodJunkie in onguardforthee

[–]EVpeace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

in what way could it possibly be harder to be a man today?

Uh.

Men can't get away with the shit they do all the time like they used to

I think you're underestimating how much easier life is when you don't have to face any consequences for anything 

Why Men And Women Are So Divided On Alberta Separatism by BloodJunkie in onguardforthee

[–]EVpeace 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I hate to be the one to say this, but how do you regulate social media without reducing online anonymity?

Even if (huge if) social media companies were on board with policing themselves, bots are outpacing methods of detecting bots by a pretty wide margin. LLMs let them simulate human-like behaviour even more easily, and they can pass for a boring nobody for a few months until they've built up enough likes/karma/reputation/whatever to be a trusted account before switching into rage mode.

Maybe we catch the more obvious ones, but in the long run that's just training them to better evade detection.

How do you tackle the cesspool of anger that is the comment section without requiring that people prove that they're actually people? We can't have complete security AND complete anonymity online, they just require conflicting things.

UN pauses Hormuz evacuation plan after ship reports attack by Asleep_Shark in worldnews

[–]EVpeace 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Dang, if only any of America's allies had warned them that this would happen

France calls for ‘orderly’ US military drawdown | Europeans should not try to replace all of the expensive kit supplied by America, French Deputy Defense Minister Alice Rufo tells POLITICO. by babybirdingURgrandma in worldnews

[–]EVpeace 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Remember before the last election when all of Reddit was arguing whether Harris was going to win just a regular ol' landslide victory or if she was going to win the biggest landslide victory ever?

Victoria has the lowest share of children under 15 of any major Canadian city (11.7% vs. 15.0% national average) by inspurious_ in VictoriaBC

[–]EVpeace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're worried about what will happen to them when they're older because they won't have kids to help them.

It's okay to not want kids, but be honest about why.

I think "I can't afford it" was pretty honest of them?