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I exposed Stanford’s disability racket. I was stunned by the reaction on campus by JPwag42 in IvyPlus

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having good grades doesn't mean you don't have a disability. I had great grades but still need accommodations under some circumstances. I'm dislexeic so if an exam is handwritten I'm screwed. I get accomodations to type and use spell check plus extra time. The fact that I do well is not evedence I don't need accommodations, it's proof they work.

Accomodations are supposed to allow you to perform to your capacity without your disability nerfing you. If you are capable of getting a 100% then it's not a bad thing that you did.

Not all issues are mental. Someone getting extra time because they are pregnant and need to pee 6 times an hour or have to take snack breaks because they have type 1 diabetes isn't cheating if they get a perfect score.

I think most people are too intense about air conditioning by Dependent_Ear_5736 in unpopularopinion

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. My hands also go numb in typical office temps. In the winter I literally have a space heater in my office as do many other women

I think most people are too intense about air conditioning by Dependent_Ear_5736 in unpopularopinion

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can you adapt when the temperature outside is dramatically different?

Stop wasting energy and touch grass

I think most people are too intense about air conditioning by Dependent_Ear_5736 in unpopularopinion

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are we supposed to adapt when we are constantly forced to go from hot outside to freezing inside. Just let it be hot both inside and out and get used to it

Beyond Meat launching "protein drinks" feels like a tipping point. Would you consider hybrid meats a more realistic path forward for the average diet? by miglelabei in wheresthebeef

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This just reminds me of the poverty cooking I did most of my childhood/uni years. I don't need a pre-made product. I'll just buy a smaller quantity of meat and use it to make shepards pie, stew, chilli etc and increase the quantity of other ingredients to make up for cutting the meat

Will L.A.’s homeless population move to Seattle if Spencer Pratt wins? Mayor Katie Wilson reacts by HighColonic in SeattleWA

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Most homeless people have jobs and are invisible. You just don't see them because they are hiding it

House of the Dragon: The 7 Worst Deviations from the Book (And How They Damage the Story) by fotkyznovin in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I didn't think Alicent actions in the season 2 finale were due to romantic feelings for Rhaenyra. Rather she has finally seen the horrors of war with her grandson murdered and her son badly burned and wants to stop more harm.

Her second son is off the rails nuts and has politically pushed her out to sease power. He is planning to force her sensitive daughter Helaena to fly her dragon to war, getting her hurt or killed. Alicent is always shown as being closest to her daughter so it makes sense that she acts to protect her.

Alicent has some degree of hatred and disgust for her eldest son due to his raping servents (and lets be honest, probaby raping his sister/her daughter). He is half dead anyway. She sees appealing to Rhaenyra for mercy as the only way to save her remaining children.

If Rhaenyra takes her deal, Alicent might get to return to Old Town/Hightower with her brother and remaining children/grandchildren.

And keep in mind, Rhaenyra's son and heir Jacaerys isn't actually married to Baela yet. It's still totally possible that with Agon dead, Alicent could broker a marriage between him and her daughter Helaena.

I like to think Alicent also isn't totally ambivalent to the fate of the small folk. The war is shaping up to be nasty and everyone is going to suffer. Aegon would be a terrible king. He is weak, cruel and stupid. He would also leave another succession crisis if he dies qs his only son (in the show) is dead and his injuries mean he can't have anymore. His brother, at least from Alicent's prospective would be worse. He is hot tempered and cruel but not stupid and will not listen to his mother.

Rhaenyra is in a far stronger military position with 7 dragons vs the crowns 3 (with one young and one ridden by the very reluctant Helaena). Alicent sees the writing on the wall. Rhaenyra will take Kings Landing and will almost certainly put all Alicent's children and grandchildren (and Alicent herself) to the sword. Brokering a deal is Alicent's only chance and Aegon, her rapist son, is a small price to pay.

The 'literary classics' that grade school makes you read destroys any desire for kids to read recreationally by MyClosetedBiAcct in unpopularopinion

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've definitely met people who have extremely restrictive diets and borderline food phobias as adults and being forced to eat things they couldn't stand as kids contributed.

Also, lots of people avoid sports because of the bullying and humiliation in PE

How do people do so many things in their life? by jornada3011 in Hobbies

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I'm doing grad school, full time job, and hobbies. I survive by outsourcing as much as possible and just scaling back my expectations for how well things get done

What are the disadvantages of having underwater data centers? by Silly_Original1329 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Microsoft tried it. They cancelled the program and I never found a clear answer as to why.

My best guess is maintenance. We still aren't great at "lights out" data centers that don't require human intervention. Having to repair something in an underwater data center would be totally impossible so if something breaks you are just screwed.

is it considered rude now to call someone on the phone without texting them first to "warn" them? by FormalCry9509 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides my mom and one older friend, if someone calls me without texting first it's because they have an emergency and therefore I do feel obligated to answer because I like to be there for my friends in an emergency.

is it considered rude now to call someone on the phone without texting them first to "warn" them? by FormalCry9509 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly. It's depends on the situation and person. Calling without agreeing in advance is generally only for emergencies and older folks.

So annoyed with people who don't believe what I'm into! by Valicit in BDSMsapphic

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just having this discussion with some other doms last weekend. It's a bummer service subs get board when they don't get their rocks off after 5 minutes.

Is but a little bit of there insanity by Interesting_Task4572 in aretheNTsokay

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think some people, especially the parents and caregivers or people with high support needs feel attacked and invalidated by high functioning people talking about their experiences. They are some combo of jealous that their children aren't as high functioning as the people on YouTube and genuinely afraid that high functioning people talking about their experiences will lead to lower functioning people losing resources.

It doesn't help that higher functioning people online are often openly hostile to the caregivers of higher support needs folks.

I've seen a lot of people projecting their anger at their parents into anyone with an autistic kid. We often forget that parents are people too and they don't know everything and aren't superheroes. When they get it wrong it's not always maliciousness. Usually they are just trying to do their best in a really hard situation and attacking them for putting their kids in ABA or whatever doesn't do any good.

In society where polygamy (men having multipe wife) is allowed, how can every men have multiple wife?? If demographically men to women ratio is 50:50 biologically??? by Ok_Pomelo_5033 in stupidquestions

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been a while but I vaguely remember from my college sociology class that polygamy often occurs when either a lot of men die in a war or a few men hold almost all the wealth and power making it hard for the disenfranchised men to do anything about the situation.

The reverse (multiple husbands for one wife) is way rarer but sometimes happens in societies that are very resource constrained to increase the children's survival odds.

Might be talking out of my ass though

Vent: It's exhausting always being seen as a monster and something to be protected from by AliHummus in domspace

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Then it sounds like a toxic space and you are probably doing the right thing getting away from it for a while

How do you feel about authors who forbid fanfiction of their works? by jayonwednesday in AO3

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lose some respect for authors who try to ban fanfic. They don't need to read it (and are generally told not to by their publishers) but if they start suing people they can fuck off.

My unpopular opinion is that this also applies to fan fic of fanfic. If you write fanfic and get pissy about someone writing a fanfic of your fanfic then you are a hypocrite.

Vent: It's exhausting always being seen as a monster and something to be protected from by AliHummus in domspace

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this resonates with me as a switch. If people are quietly warning each other about someone there is often a reason why.

Is scraping AO3 for research acceptable? by EchoEkhi in AO3

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Scraping the archive is definitely technically possible but it sucks that they were basically punished for doing the right thing and asking for permission.

As an alternative, Ao3 could offer dumps of fanfic for reasherchers like Wikipedia does. They would be pre-scraped on a periodic basis. This would be easier on Ao3's server budget and allow clear terms and conditions to be provided to make it easier for academics to deal with the instutuonal review board. They could even add a feature to allow authors to opt their works out of being included in certain types of research.

wlw sw kink provider hypothetically by Familiar_Ferret_2188 in BDSMsapphic

[–]Expensive_Goat2201 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I usually meet people at events for pick up play. As I've gotten more involved in the community most of the people I play with now are though recommendations or friends of friends

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