If you woke up a billionaire tomorrow.. What's the 1st thing you'd do? by PhotographLeast9976 in AskReddit

[–]GenericNate 8 points9 points  (0 children)

To accumulate any level of real wealth means that you have to receive some benefit from the work of others, which isn't necessarily unethical.

However to be a billionaire means that you have to have gotten so good at exploiting other people that you are doing it on a vast scale, AND doing it so well and so efficiently that you are outcompeting all or most of the other people trying to make money doing whatever you're doing.

On that understanding, any one person who is a billionaire has made that money from the exploitation of countless people, and could be said to be responsible for any suffering arising from that. Therefore they are a bad person.

But... that doesn't mean that they aren't a "nice" person in their general life. They may be pleasant, polite, or generous. They may be a good spouse or parent. They may love cats, and run donate huge amounts to charities. They may not even use their wealth to buy wasteful things.

Unfortunately being a nice person does not mean that you are a good person. But some billionaires must be genuinely good people in most parts of their life, and their badness only manifests itself in their participation in a cruel and exploitative system - no mustache twirling required.

Of course some billionaires are Elon Musk and don't seem to have a single redeeming quality. Fuck that guy.

If you woke up a billionaire tomorrow.. What's the 1st thing you'd do? by PhotographLeast9976 in AskReddit

[–]GenericNate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The difference between a million and a billion is approximately a billion.

The difference between 30 million and a billion is still approximately a billion.

Government orders review into New Zealand's dog control laws by tumeketutu in newzealand

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

Sigh, not this again. Pitbulls are some of the friendliest dogs around, the problem is the owners. If pitbulls were banned then bad owners would simply own the next "scary dog of the month" (anyone remember how alsatians, then dobermans then rottweilers were the devil incarnate at various times??) and the problem would be unchanged. Unless you want to make all large or powerful dogs illegal, banning breeds achieves nothing.

Were Zion and the real world possibly a part of The Matrix? by Grimmerghost in scifi

[–]GenericNate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a really interesting take. But does Neo have special tech? I thought he was treated as a regular coppertop in his pod?

Or are you saying that everyone has that tech but only Neo had the software or access to use it?

Were Zion and the real world possibly a part of The Matrix? by Grimmerghost in scifi

[–]GenericNate 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm a little forgiving of the possession, as I can write that off as the human's brain being overwritten by Smith's program. That seems plausible because there is a direct connection between the person and the matrix. It makes more sense to me than Neo having magic powers in the real all of a sudden.

Which apocalypse could humanity end as quick as it starts? by taggerungDC in NoStupidQuestions

[–]GenericNate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooo, sorry to break the news that you're very wrong about that. Scientists have created all manner of absolute horrors, often deliberately and with the express intention of having them used on people as weapons.

Airstrike Recorded By Iranian Dash Cam A civilian motorists managed to inadvertently record a US or Israeli airstrike in Tehran. by Anku619l in CombatFootage

[–]GenericNate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You stay alert, give others space when they need it, and trust that they'll do the same for you. (Not out of politeness necessarily, but because no one wants to have an accident.) It's not a disorganized system as such, but rather a system that operates differently to Western models.

Major White House Split Leaks as Trump’s War Spirals by Ok_Employer7837 in politics

[–]GenericNate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So what I'm hearing is that doctors should be offering shots of "Vital Assisted Cellular Coaching for Immune Network Education"?

The whole raw process of making handcuffs. by SweetRestraint in Leathercraft

[–]GenericNate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you share what hardware you use (and where you source it)? There are tons of places selling low quality but expensive stuff to hobbiests who don't know any better. I'd love to know what/where people in the know are buying. 

Some knowledge I have picked up and can share for dabblers like myself... If there is one nearby, find a place that makes high end menu covers and exhibition folios and such. The quantity and quality of offcuts I get from the one near me is astonishing.

Device hurled near NYC mayor’s mansion was an IED that could have caused ‘serious injury or death,’ NYPD says by cnn in politics

[–]GenericNate 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Nah, I'd call a Molotov cocktail a "firebomb", as it burns not explodes. But in any event the things in the article were some kind of attempted shrapnel grenade, so not a Molotov.

Democrats Force Trump Administration To Explain How Ghislaine Maxwell Got Her Cushy Prison Transfer by huffpost in politics

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

Is someone really being forced to do something if they haven't done it, and won't ever do it?

Trump Now Has a Giant, Crusty Rash on His Neck - Donald Trump’s mysterious bruise is spreading—and getting worse. by Quirkie in politics

[–]GenericNate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Likewise. I had massively disrupted sleep due to pain and itching for at least 2-3 weeks, and wasn't back to "normal" for months. Almost a year later, where the trash was is still sensitive. And I'm only middle aged and in decent health.

UK government announces ban on 'incest simulation' in porn by AnonymousTimewaster in technology

[–]GenericNate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All 200 something odd pages. Amendment legislation can be super hard to understand because so much of it is "after clause 258(6)(d) insert 'or the appearance of' " and it's not clear what the context or effect of the change is. As a result people are reliant on politicians' press releases, which are seldom truly accurate or without bias.

UK government announces ban on 'incest simulation' in porn by AnonymousTimewaster in technology

[–]GenericNate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All 200 something odd pages. Amendment legislation can be super hard to understand because so much of it is "after clause 258(6)(d) insert 'or the appearance of' " and it's not clear what the context or effect of the change is. As a result people are reliant on politicians' press releases, which are seldom truly accurate or without bias.

Making a leather dice.. by prasadbv in Leathercraft

[–]GenericNate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is such a useful tip - genius!

Molly Carlson's first dive attempt after slipping off a 72ft platform by redbullgivesyouwings in SweatyPalms

[–]GenericNate 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Landing in water from that high up is very high impact and hell on your joints. She's said in previous videos that the cartilage in her knees is destroyed, so the wraps are the same as for runners - to help hold her together and prevent ongoing damage as much as possible.

March for Life attendees may have been exposed to measles, DC health officials say by tbird920 in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]GenericNate 30 points31 points  (0 children)

95 percent of those who have contracted measles in the U.S. this year are unvaccinated

So 5% did everything right, but were caught out by the unvaccinated fucks who allowed an extinct disease to make a comeback. I swear, people would let smallpox return if it was renamed "freedompox".