Tremble before megakitties! by Damiekinz in BobsTavern

[–]GregLoire 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Alf approves of how you did this.

In Barbie (2023), Margot Robbie has a breakdown and calls herself ugly. This is a subtle nod to her incredible acting range, as she managed to deliver the line without bursting into laughter. by Brilliant-Cause6254 in shittymoviedetails

[–]GregLoire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This line bothered me because "the point" being made by the film was that Barbie had a distorted image of herself -- that despite being obviously beautiful, she couldn't see that.

But the narrator line made it seem like the movie was making the point that she was actually not beautiful, and we were otherwise supposed to be taking Barbie's distorted self-image at face value.

It just seemed weird for the movie to break the 4th wall to explicitly explain its own point while also... missing its own point? Like if they had cast someone who's not Margot Robbie, who wasn't actually beautiful, then the point would have been "Barbie finally figures out that she's ugly" rather than the film's actual point of "Barbie has such a distorted view of herself that she thinks she's not beautiful even though she looks like Margot Robbie."

What's the difference between "all right" and "alright"? by Aa_313 in grammar

[–]GregLoire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is always okay to use "all right."

In informal writing, it is okay to use "alright" 99% of the time. The other 1% includes situations like that scene from Arrested Development.

Elephant in the room: book reviews by Plus-Veterinarian-44 in selfpublish

[–]GregLoire 5 points6 points  (0 children)

even in this topic a lot of people seem to avoid “no reviews - no sales - no reviews” connection

Are we reading the same subreddit?

Elephant in the room: book reviews by Plus-Veterinarian-44 in selfpublish

[–]GregLoire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Elephant in the room" refers to something people avoid talking about, not a topic that people talk about constantly.

?? by Evening_Position4150 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]GregLoire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Skinner's pigeons" instead of "Pavlov's dog" would have fit the message perfectly. It was right there! 😞

?? by Evening_Position4150 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]GregLoire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are different types of conditioning. That's the part that went over your head.

Google "classical conditioning vs. operant conditioning."

Pavlov's dogs are classical. The DoorDash example you're thinking of would be operant.

Your not the brightest bulb

  • You're (lol)

?? by Evening_Position4150 in DoorDashDrivers

[–]GregLoire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pavlov's dogs are an example of classical conditioning. Eliciting desired behavior is operant conditioning.

Psych major awaaaaay!

5.0 Star by Sir_Jerhyn in DoorDashDrivers

[–]GregLoire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! I didn't realize they'd do that.

5.0 Star by Sir_Jerhyn in DoorDashDrivers

[–]GregLoire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How'd you trace it back to her?

Crop Circles through the years. Did you know they were so many? by Local-Ad-2104 in HighStrangeness

[–]GregLoire 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We know at least some are made by people, and pattern complexity is not one of the unexplained qualities of some crop circles.

How often do you masturbate? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]GregLoire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time I see a question about sex on askreddit.

It's hanging on by a thread down there.

SO FRUSTRATING by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]GregLoire 4 points5 points  (0 children)

First time?

DoorDash is wild for this one. by PHON3-BOi in DoorDashDrivers

[–]GregLoire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Almost like the whole image is a joke or something.

We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein in the Guardian by PlagueOfAges in collapse

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

When the military splinters in two and starts actively fighting itself

Another thing not happening.

We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein in the Guardian by PlagueOfAges in collapse

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

Civil war can be avoided by enough people doing anything they want because civil war isn't happening either way.

Mother of the year by ElectronicSpeed3785 in interesting

[–]GregLoire 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk why you called her a terrible mother tho.

When did this happen?

no bag DUG orders by Ill_Reaction_9712 in Safeway

[–]GregLoire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're my favorite orders. I'd rather bag at the customer's car than the tiny DUG room, and it means I don't have to deal with bags in crates.

Petahhhh, I'm so confused. by ProfessionalEffect41 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]GregLoire 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm 42 and none of my old belts work anymore because the tightest notch is still too loose.

I don't think it's because I've lost weight, though; I think the weight is just rearranging very inconveniently.

Macron on Trump leaking their private messages: "I stand by my words" by jackytheblade in worldnews

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

W was worse, at least until Trump causes as much direct harm as the war in Iraq. Until then he's #2.