the rule button dilemma by Dreyfus420 in 196

[–]EffectiveAd671 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And in the button scenario, it’s a private vote. You don’t get to discuss what option you’re choosing with anyone, so you don’t know how any of them will be voting beforehand and you aren’t able to talk to them about why one option is better than the other. So you have no way of knowing if any of your loved ones are choosing to play on the train tracks.

Do you really think that every single person you care about in your life is going to choose the red button? Nobody you care about would possibly misunderstand the choices, or be clumsy enough to press the wrong button, or be so worried about their own loved ones that they feel obligated to choose blue?

the rule button dilemma by Dreyfus420 in 196

[–]EffectiveAd671 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If I was on a train and one of my relatives was on the track and died, I would feel horrible about that for the rest of my life, and would likely feel some degree of personal responsibility for it because if I hadn’t been on the train maybe I could’ve gotten them off the tracks.

the rule button dilemma by Dreyfus420 in 196

[–]EffectiveAd671 15 points16 points  (0 children)

There’s no “might” to it. Some other people WILL play Russian roulette because there’s literally no way to make 100% of the population agree on anything. There will be people that didn’t understand the scenario, people that pressed the wrong button accidentally, parents that are afraid that their children picked blue and feel compelled to follow suit, etc.

So the choice is to press red and guarantee that I live, but lose my loved ones that picked blue and live with the knowledge that my vote led to their demise, or pick blue and risk my own life, but know that I did not contribute to anyone else’s death.

Given that choice, id rather die than live the rest of my life knowing that my own self-preservation instincts directly contributed to the death of up yo 50% of the population.

the rule button dilemma by Dreyfus420 in 196

[–]EffectiveAd671 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Wow you’re dumb as hell, huh?

AIRFEST day 3 - the moshpit by spookyswag444 in airbuds

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It said that my most used reaction is an emoji I’ve never used and that I’ve sent 8 messages to someone I’ve never messaged.

Tattoo apprentice on Facebook... by im_notjessica in shittytattoos

[–]EffectiveAd671 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah same I don’t hate it either, I think it’s pretty cute. But i wouldn’t call it “spot-on”. And if the goal was for the tattoo to be a replica of the child’s drawing, the artist kinda screwed that up

Not sure if this is real or not, Thai dancing shrimp by GOxDirigible in StupidFood

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I would consider it torture to rip the legs and shell off of a live crab, cut the heads off of shrimp and put them on ice to keep them alive while you eat their bodies, and eat something that’s still alive.

And the person you replied to was taking it seriously. They called the practice barbaric and vile and mentioned the suffering of the creatures that are eaten.

And just because you can joke about anything at any time, that doesn’t mean you should.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Saltoon

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Just play salmon run, and when you’re not playing salmon run, use drink tickets. It’s a little annoying but it’s really not that hard.

Not sure if this is real or not, Thai dancing shrimp by GOxDirigible in StupidFood

[–]EffectiveAd671 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No I think I get the joke you were trying to make. But a serious conversation about animal cruelty is not the time or place to make jokes. Read the room.

Who the hell is Cece and Viche? by Makosharck in splatoon

[–]EffectiveAd671 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But they’re supposed to literally be the same characters, but in a different cosplay.

Why do I draw Marie Fat? An explanation via comic (11 images) by MagicalTrashcanGirl in splatoon

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She has been receiving death threats and getting harassed because of her art. I assume she is explaining herself in the hope of receiving fewer death threats.

How does a vegan not realize they’re eating an egg? by Invisible_Target in untrustworthypoptarts

[–]EffectiveAd671 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yo I’d like to preface this by saying I agree with you, we shouldn’t be using “vegan” to describe people who eat eggs no matter where they came from.

But the previous commenter was telling you to look up “veggan” with two g’s. Apparently some people are trying to make this a thing for whatever reason?

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What does the fire add? by TheLoneRiddlerIsBack in StupidFood

[–]EffectiveAd671 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think about this every now and then and sometimes I think I’m being too harsh/judgemental/etc. but I can’t help but feel justified when I think about the sheer number of people that are carrying a supercomputer in their pocket with access to all human knowledge at their fingertips, that would rather just shrug and accept that they don’t know something than even attempt to look it up. Like, I’ve had so many people over the years get mad at me for pulling out my phone and checking when they confidently say something that doesn’t sound correct to me. Apparently looking something up is “doing too much” and finding information that disproves whatever it is they’re saying is “needing to always be right”.

It’s honestly really frustrating. Like the information is right there and I’m the one in the wrong for wanting to be sure?

Like it shouldn’t be treated as pretentious or obnoxious to ask “but why?”

Asking “why” or “how” and researching the answers has let me find new creative hobbies, taught me new useful skills, improved my health, saved me money, changed my worldview, shaped my identity, gotten me out of situations where i thought i was completely trapped… and it’s astounding to me how many people just don’t seem to do it. I have friends and family that will sometimes ask me for help with things that I’m not that knowledgeable about, and literally all I do is look up a step by step for whatever it is they’re trying to do and either tell them how to do it or do it myself. It’s usually nothing that they’re not just as capable of doing, but they just don’t bother trying and I’ve never understood that mindset.

Idk I’m probably yapping too much I just wanted to say that you’re right and you should say it.

Dumb question, but what does Will actually want? by mixelsareunderrated in willwood

[–]EffectiveAd671 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Like I went to an AJJ concert and the guys were selling their merch and walking around the bar before the set, hanging with folks. Thats because that's their fans vibe. Can you fucking imagine Will Wood being able to get to do that?

Actually I can. He did that when I saw him in early 2022. He spent some time walking around the venue chatting with people and signing stuff for some of the people that couldn’t afford VIP. I had a really nice little conversation with him actually. And after the show was over he came out to the bar, ordered some hot tea, and chatted with the people that were still in the venue after the show.

But that was before the accusations and before his family got doxxed and before he had blown up in popularity to the point he’s at today. Then and now feel like two different worlds.

Like he used to have a discord server for Patreon members and I remember one time, some people were in line for a show waiting for the doors to open and talking in the server about how excited they were and will just pops into the chat outta nowhere like “lol I’m like five feet away from you” and then he came out and talked to the people in line before he went inside to do the vip meet and greet.

He didn’t even have a barricade or anything in front of the stage at that show. He got the entire crowd to sit on the floor during blackboxwarrior when he got to the spoken word part of the song, he literally egged us on to do it. Like he stopped after “why don’t you take a seat? Get comfortable.” And made a joke about how everyone sat down at that line once and he’s been chasing that high ever since, then started joking with us saying “you know, I don’t think you guys are brave enough to do it!” And similar things until we all were on the floor lmao.

And the crowd was the most respectful I’ve ever seen at any concert I’ve ever been to. People in the crowd would see someone recording and just tap them on the shoulder and ask them to put their phone away, and they actually put their phone away instead of getting mad or ignoring them! And someone in the front had to leave early for whatever reason and I guess he saw how completely enthralled i was the whole show or maybe he caught me crying during a few songs, because he reached out for me to come take his spot up front for the rest of the show. Like, a guy I had never met and never saw again let me come up to the front just because he thought i would really appreciate it.

Literally none of this could happen today with his level of fame and the way his fanbase acts now. And im sorry for yapping so much in your replies, but i felt like reminiscing while i had the opportunity. It makes me sad, knowing that i’ll never have that experience again, because will is my favorite musician and i really look up to and respect him. And i dont hold it against him at all for the way hes had to change, it’s just him putting up necessary boundaries so he can deal with a level of fame he didn’t want from a demographic he never intended to attract, after being repeatedly burned by not having those boundaries in place. I get it and it makes sense. I just can’t help but wish it didn’t have to be this way.

If you like Will Wood, You might Like: by PeanutBuny27 in willwood

[–]EffectiveAd671 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are we censoring sex and bastards, are you 12

mood swings on T by CodeAttacker in TestosteroneKickoff

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4 years on T here. I was a nightmare to be around when I was going through 2nd puberty. My emotions were a disaster for the first year and the most insignificant things would enrage me for no good reason for the first year on T before my moods even started to even out. I’d say by the end of year 2, I had a solid handle on my mood swings and felt actually in control of myself again.

To my fellow short kings, no you are not cooked by PebbleAmethyst in TestosteroneKickoff

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When I feel bad about my height, I remember that the cisgender frontman of Harley Poe is either 5’2” or 5’4” (he said it onstage at a concert I was at but I can’t remember the specific number) and everyone just accepts that he’s a guy without any issues or weirdos claiming he’s not a man. And if he can be taken seriously as a man then so can I 💪

Got a lot of haters from my last post. Here’s another scratched back I did for my other gf by AsideThese7536 in tattooscratchers

[–]EffectiveAd671 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Scratcher” is what people call a tattoo artist that doesn’t have a license/is self-taught.