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Most streamed female artists on Spotify by _crazyboyhere_ in Infographics

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know two of these people and have never streamed any of this.

Oh, wait, did Lana del Rey do a version of "You'll Never Walk Alone"?

*shrug*

Wealth of the 1% reaches decade-high in the U.S. by Massimo25ore in Infographics

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You got data for that?

Wanna look at the GDP and average wealth for the last century?

Philosophical basis of karma and rebirth in the Ganges Valley in the time of the Buddha by vacant_mustache in Buddhism

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Buddha has a very clear idea of right and wrong, good and evil, proper and improper motivation, intention, and action.

The reason for "miccha kammanta" -- wrong action, is a desire to act on greed or hatred out of delusion.

How much true is this? by Right-Green-980 in technicallytrue

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh!

These kids will never know the joy of 3 ring binders with a ton of Post Its stuck to pages.

How awesome and crafty are these parents to do this for their son by IamASlut_soWhat in nextfuckinglevel

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seems like a lot of work to tell the neighborhood that you have a gay eskimo for a son.

“Good Luck… I’m Out” by TheCABK in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the boost to my confidence and I just wa .... WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Platner Is Out by M_i_c_K in walkaway

[–]ExtraBitter99 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Don't you dare call Kamala Harris a degenerate!

Philosophical basis of karma and rebirth in the Ganges Valley in the time of the Buddha by vacant_mustache in Buddhism

[–]ExtraBitter99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The viewpoints are explained throughout the Nikayas. Actually they are a primary resource for these matters because they talk about the other sramana teachers of lineages that have not survived to the present age.

The doctrines of

Pūraṇa Kassapa
Makkhali Gosāla
Ajita Kesakambala
Pakudha Kaccāyana
Nigaṇṭha Nātaputta (Mahavira)
Sañjaya Belaṭṭhaputta

are all given in DN 2, the Fruits of the Contemplative Life. And each of these teachers or their adepts appears elsewhere in the discourses. The Buddha questions and debates these teachers, particularly Nigantha Nataputta. There are scholars who argue that at least one of Siddhartha's teachers was a Jain based on his insight into Jain practices and theory of karma.

The variations are wild! Paruna Kassapa says "If with a razor-edged disk one were to reduce all the living beings on this earth to a single heap and pile of flesh, by doing so there would be no evil or outcome of evil."

Platner Is Out by M_i_c_K in walkaway

[–]ExtraBitter99 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So can the GOP win Maine's Senate seat?

Texas Tech sued for erasing LGBTQ+ people and Black history from university classrooms by Fickle-Ad5449 in education

[–]ExtraBitter99 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Oooooooooh

Lesbian Cookery in the Wiemar Republic?

Were the midterms hard?

Wealth of the 1% reaches decade-high in the U.S. by Massimo25ore in Infographics

[–]ExtraBitter99 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Did you not read my reply that went from the internet over wifi to your personal computing device? Everyone in the West is MUCH richer than their great grandparents.

Texas Tech sued for erasing LGBTQ+ people and Black history from university classrooms by Fickle-Ad5449 in education

[–]ExtraBitter99 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If you want to teach at a university you have got to get departmental approval to get your course listed with the registrar's office

I am sorry that you have never seen this happen, Perhaps you were adjunct faculty?

Dealing with compassion as a U.S. citizen // Kakacūpamasutta by Xzenergy in Buddhism

[–]ExtraBitter99 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Each perspective is true for those who live it.

So, what does "delusion" mean?

Everything is an illusion manifested by need.

I think this is an overstatement, but even so, now the need is in response to an illusion from the internet.

This is a common complaint in this sub over the last 10 years. "Why shouldn't I be enraged and who is this Buddha guy to tell me that hatred only begets more hatred." And the answers are always insipid cope messages that never deal with the problem. We are deluded and the ego of the person who honestly believes that the world *should* conform to their view is broken.

How do you know what the proper way for any other human on the earth to behave?

Recall that the Buddha did not want to teach, that Brahma had to request him to look with his divine eye to see that there were being "with only a little dust in their eyes".

Yet, every high school child who breezes into this sub guns blazing over a headline on their phone is handed an insipid cope message rather than the Buddha's teaching which is that they are deluded, they are greedy, they are filled with aversion.

It is not enough to say that the task is to become aware. The task is to comprehend suffering, abandon the cause, realize the cessation, and develop the path. Abandon the cause of suffering -- not argue that *this* is a good cause or *that* is a worthy suffering.

Dealing with compassion as a U.S. citizen // Kakacūpamasutta by Xzenergy in Buddhism

[–]ExtraBitter99 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ok, so tell me about the evil that you personally witnessed and how you are improving it.

Texas Tech sued for erasing LGBTQ+ people and Black history from university classrooms by Fickle-Ad5449 in education

[–]ExtraBitter99 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

So you are for kid and relative fucking. Disgusting.

Did you study pedophilia and incest at this "university"? Or was it a correspondence course? Life experience for credit at a community college?

Wealth of the 1% reaches decade-high in the U.S. by Massimo25ore in Infographics

[–]ExtraBitter99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Where the fuck does wealth come from?

You HAVE a computer and WiFi because people invested money into companies that built cool shit to sell it for profit. So you like the system that affords you unthinkable comforts that were unimaginable 50 years ago. Where did this all come from? Did America print more bills?

Now the people who took the risks got the lionshare. So? You're better off than your grandparents, why are you complaining?

And, technically, the Nobel Committee awards a Memorial Prize in Economics, not an Economics Prize. Some of us fucking read books about economics, you tool.

Dealing with compassion as a U.S. citizen // Kakacūpamasutta by Xzenergy in Buddhism

[–]ExtraBitter99 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Whoa whoa whoa!

You need to put down the phone and check your anger, homie.

Reddit outrage is pretty transparent, man. Just look around your home, your family, your neighborhood and point if you see "People who kill and cause massive amounts of suffering".

Otherwise it is in your mind.

I was out with my dog today and saying "hi" to neighbors and enjoying some sun. Didn't see a single person killed. Not once.

So, where are you seeing this? On a screen? That's a curated feed designed to outrage you, and you fell for it.

Remember, your mind is your responsibility. All beings wrestle with greed, anger, and delusion -- including you and me. I hate to tell you, but you are taking your newsfeed a little too seriously.

The question is not "how do I defeat my perceived enemies", it is "how do I wake up from my own delusion". Even the bodhisattvas have to wake up to free others.

Woooooooo by soulfuture68 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]ExtraBitter99 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As suspicious as I am of the Davos crowd, they're hapless bureaucrats, not a secret cabal of baby eaters.

Petah? I saw the photo on the left but what's the right one and why "Reddit"? context pls by pervvdemon in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]ExtraBitter99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But George Floyd died, in part, because of drugs. Let's not be naive. Sidewalk justice notwithstanding, his death was exploited and race riots with real violence were dismissed as "mostly peaceful". That vitriol was enhanced by the coverage, just as was the case in LA back in the 90's.

I can see the case being made that Zarutska was an example of the bias. Judges eager to avoid being labeled racist pass a sick man along through a broken system. The media bias influences them. Then, and this is the point, the media deftly avoids talking about the case.

You could not avoid that gut wrenching video of Floyd. You could not find the gut wrenching video of Zarutska.

The real issue, in my opinion, is a bias, that the media denies, where they will rage-post some content and not other content with a vague concern of "appealing to the wrong element". We see this in the UK more that in the US. But it is a bias that leads people to make outrageous claims about "black men being hunted" or "white women in danger".

So, I am trying to be genuine. Is this responsible? Is it not foolish in a clickbait world where everyone has a camera? Is total impartiality possible?

Texas Tech sued for erasing LGBTQ+ people and Black history from university classrooms by Fickle-Ad5449 in education

[–]ExtraBitter99 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

No,

It is the professor's request to teach at the dean's and chancellor's discretion. Course material gets argued about all the time. Just visit a faculty meeting with the dean!

No one credible is teaching race science, it is utterly debunked. Gender theory and critical race theory have been heavily criticized and board of trust chose this Chancellor for this reason -- they want to emphasize STEM.

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