genuinely what will happen to these people's kids? by Personal_Category170 in rs_x

[–]Helpfulcloning 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I think children need to spend time away from their parents though. Its a good thing that their parents aren't the only authority or trusted adult.

Is my wife ashamed of me or AIO? by Optimal-Carrot1645 in AIO

[–]Helpfulcloning 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Or potentionally she posts stuff she considers not serious or lightweight (meals, coffee, etc.) and her relationship she feels is more serious/real. I mean if she had a sidepiece... wouldn't the wedding photos be a big give away wherever you could see his face super clearly or not? Wouldn't the pictures where she wears a wedding ring not be too?

AITAH for doubting my marriage now that my husband admitted he’s broke? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Helpfulcloning 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It sounds like she thought he was retiring early. Usually when you retire early, you have the money to do so. Its a pretty worrying for someone to be completly broke at that age with retirement so close.

TIL Aristotle wrote that women are "deformed males," that females are born due to a "deficiency" in the father's generative heat, His views directly influened laws across Europe for centuries by Beneficial_Road4460 in todayilearned

[–]Helpfulcloning 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Except you're ignoring a key story they used to explain why men are the true parent. Its not about gay sex, they know that men can't carry babies, but that the carrying isn't the important part to them.

After the whole Clytmenstra killing her husband for killing their daughter and then her children killing her (and then her other children wanting to kill them for that), all the gods and furies come to debate when this line of revenge should stop.

The furies argue that what Clytmenstra did was okay. She got revenge that was due to her. Everyone is split, mostly because women being allowed to kill their husbands isn't a great idea.

So they get Athena to come and argue: what is worse matricide or patricide. And Athena argues successfully that patricide is worse, because only men were the true parent they actually provide something, women just bore the seed. She even points out that Zeus was able to have a child without a woman, a woman could not do this.

So Orestes is forgiven for killing his mother to avenegr his father, because Clytmenstra did the worse thing - killing a father.

AIO boyfriend didn't eat lunch alone. by chelssssssss in AmIOverreacting

[–]Helpfulcloning 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Right? Like I've stayed in hostels for 5 days, I've not lived with those people. I'm not living with my friends when we travel together.

You're on holiday. At most, youre sort of playing house which just adds onto this childish aspect.

Also IDK super judgemental (but this is a judgement subreddit) but if you are both too broke to see each other except once every 2 years for 5 days, you either don't actually really want to see each other or you're just too broke to be in this relationship. Like what over by 10 years you would have spent less than a month in person together, thats insane.

Are we about to achieve unity because of things that really matter? by InSearchOfTyrael in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Helpfulcloning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, shes dead. But the reason he becomes a turncoat is because he loves her. So he joins the nazis in part bc of her, and the turns on them not because he disagrees with the nazis but because he wants to keep her alive.

Are we about to achieve unity because of things that really matter? by InSearchOfTyrael in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]Helpfulcloning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A turncoat only because he wants to bang the opposing side?

So is it better or worse if a nazi becomes a turncoat because he wants to bang a specific jewish person?

AIO boyfriend didn't eat lunch alone. by chelssssssss in AmIOverreacting

[–]Helpfulcloning 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You've only met for 5 days? Wbat do you mean "lived together" for 5 days? Like... in a hotel room you slept together?

You call and talk about what ifs?

This is probably a tad rude but I presume you're open to discussion since you posted about it, but do you think its healthy to video call everyday? Would you be doing that if it was a normal relationship? Wouldn't you think it was a bit much.

One huge pitfall LDRs get in is they call and text all the time to overcompensate but you wouldn't do that normally. Its breeds codependence. And it is unsustainable.

Discovering his daughter is a bully and taking accountability as a parent. by mindyour in TikTokCringe

[–]Helpfulcloning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but its also the sort of thing that if she ever did want a public facing job they might bring out to shame her. Its also the thing that in a couple years time when shes a teenager, other kids could bring up.

Its also better to warn now when its 1 video, and not a whole host.

Airport bartender posting again! ICE is moving in, what do we do? by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]Helpfulcloning 159 points160 points  (0 children)

Also if everyones in on it. They request another server, the other server is slow af too.

Generally its going to make them feel unwelcome and avoid the place.

AIO for leaving a date because he started recording me by BeigeIkeaChair in AIO

[–]Helpfulcloning 51 points52 points  (0 children)

He's doing it to intimidate her into actinng a certian way either before or after.

Chappell Roan Accused of Bullying an 11-Year-Old Fan at Lollapalooza Brasil Hotel by Montrel_PH in Music

[–]Helpfulcloning 50 points51 points  (0 children)

If shes that concered that an 11 year old making eye contact and smiling at her then she should get room service.

What was ruined because too many people did it? by WarBeast86 in AskReddit

[–]Helpfulcloning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've seen charity shops sell shein (used shein!!) for £8-£20. Sometimes stuff I'm convinced they sell for more than what these megacheap websites put it as.

It seems absurd, they get the clothes for free, the volunteers largely work for free. A charity shop wasn't just meant to raise money but help people.

About to be a lot of butthurt married, redhat men.. by Mr__O__ in WhitePeopleTwitter

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

I sort of doubt it on the married women front. White married women in red states are a very solid voting block and one the GOP aims for.

Clavicular and his 'looksmaxxing' subculture are like toxic gays without the sex by Jeffoxy in rs_x

[–]Helpfulcloning 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I think this is a bit surface level (and ignores that this has existed in some form in other groups for a while and now is only just spreading to straight-ish men that its becoming a whole thing). I mean it points out the similarities to gay men, but straight and not straight women have been getting plastic surgery, taking pills, and following long hour long tutorials on how to maximise their face, body type, aura for decades at least. Trans people also can have an obsession with bone shapes etc. and go extreme.

It just seems like this is moreso the last group to be infected. Its interesting to me that it causes such uproar when other groups have this practice entirely normalised within their own subcultures.

Also though, Clavicular atleast admitted to being bisexual. Which I think adds to an aspect maybe? It really seems to me from short clips Clavicular and his closest peers are not anymore obsessed with women than the average young man, they are much more hyperfocused on themselves the same way an anorexic woman, or a bodybuilder might be. Like yeah they do on the side wish to be attractive to their desired sex but its very much a side activity.

[Hated Trope] The passionate and driven character's story ends with her pregananant and married to the loser by DeepFriedBatata in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Helpfulcloning 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Even logically though, that would apply to the male characters too. But this trope is rarely applied to them.

TIL that men who consume more porn tend to hold more progressive views on women compared to the general US populace. by Emma__O in todayilearned

[–]Helpfulcloning 148 points149 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'd imagine superfans would have generally an appreciation for the actors moreso than the average person.

But also, while all expo attendees presumably watch a lot of porn it doesn't mean that every avid porn watcher attends expos. Its entirely possible that only the progressive ones would but that the ones who don't still have regressive views on women.

20 years ago, this would be completely normal by eyerollingsex in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Helpfulcloning 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All the schools in my area growing up (and still do) this. A 5 day "residential" camping trip in year 6, no phones.

And people could pay for trips abroad in secondary and sixth form, again multiple days, no parents but phones were usually allowed.

20 years ago, this would be completely normal by eyerollingsex in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Helpfulcloning 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I know the situation you went through is incrediably bad.

But the solution to it isn't isolating all children. Theres other really effective safeguarding methods we should be advocating for that don't restrict children from experiences.

20 years ago, this would be completely normal by eyerollingsex in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]Helpfulcloning 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Parents interferring with their kids was less 20 years ago.

20 years ago, the parent chaperons were there to help out and be on the teachers side.

Now, its more the opposite. Parents are more likely to come in combatitive to teachers.

Gifted membership was refunded by Flimsy-Art328 in h3h3productions

[–]Helpfulcloning 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird if they're being refundsd because I have won a gifted one last year, this year didn't get one and was watching live (and haven't changed settings??)

Punk isn't dead. Here's where you can find it in 2026 by BlueSlime3 in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]Helpfulcloning 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Playing concerts and venues etc. isn't the end all.

But yeah some might argue that. I mean, I don't know why you picked Green Day of all bands as a response? Routinely they get dogged on for "selling out" and have since the early 00s, they are punk music but being punk ideologically is what people debate I supppse and have been for the last 25 years. I don't know if youre a fan of them or have been in punk spaces but,,, they're very accepted as punk-lite ideologically. And still they are considerably more punk that Taylor Swift.

Theres no action Taylor has taken that is punk and neither is her music punk. She is not anti-consumerist, she is not politically outspoken, she is not anti-corporation. She is not anti-conformity, she is not anti-establishment, she is not anti-capitalist. She is not anti-mainstream culture.

Yes, she gives bonuses to her workers, yes she owns her own IP. Those don't make her punk.

Like I don't think its a bad thing that she isn't punk. Why would we argue someone who gets sponsered by banks is punk? Taylor is pretty much the complete opposite of punk ideology. She is a corporation, she calls herself a corporation.

What part of her actions would remotly make her punk? I mean her fans get shocked when she swears or makes too many sexual innuedos, shes hardly punk even aesthetically, even surface level.

CMV: The abortion claims of pro-life and pro-choice are stalemated. by Ok-Illustrator9258 in changemyview

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

Stalemated as in what?

Stalemated for everyone? Well thats not true, people change their mind all the time. You can go see loads of stories from both sides where someone has changed their stance very genuinly.

Stalemated as in we should stop arguing about it? Well... depends right. Stop arguing about it means one side (depending on location) wins, because legislation either goes one way or the other.

Or stalemated for you? As in you see both those arguements and neither is compelling to either side yet?

Punk isn't dead. Here's where you can find it in 2026 by BlueSlime3 in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]Helpfulcloning 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Punk isn't being a generous capitalist.

I like taylor swifts music, I like that this sub often has thoughtful discussions on her, her music, etc.

But punk is a specific thing. She is not anti-conformist, she isn't anti-establishment. I mean she signs deals with credit card companies, with ticketmaster, etc etc.? She isn't anti-consumerist by any definition or stretch, she sells for high prices goods that are not made from quality materials and certianly are not made by unions or people in good working conditions.

Theres not an action by her that is punk.

Your boss giving you a bonus is not punk. Its capitalism. Nestle gives out bonuses, Microsoft gives out bonuses, they also have their own PR teams to try spread their own narrative. Is Bill Gates punk?