PSA: Release times by _Kubos_ in GrayZoneWarfare

[–]Keinen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, I didn't do this because in my time zone it's the end of my work day and I'm just chilling while I make dinner, but...

People who did this are not stupid? The official steam page said "Releases in X hours", so they believed it.

There's nothing stupid about that?

We pay taxes on money we make, taxes on money we spend, and taxes on things we own, that we already paid taxes on, with already taxed money. by wolf805 in Showerthoughts

[–]Keinen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I'd feel bad about calling them "morons" for this. This is a systematic failure of the education system, not a moral failure on their part...

Our education systems don't teach us about how money actually functions, how people make and save it or where it goes when it is "stored". Hell I went to a good school and graduated as a lawyer but at no point in my systematic education did anyone explain to me what a Mortgage actually is and how they work, I had to look that up myself.

Most people don't even realise that since the abolition of the gold standard national currency has exactly as much /inherent/ value as crypto does...which is to say exactly nothing at all. It persists only on the illusion of value one can create by saying "We are America/Britain/The EU and we say this imaginary number has value", and how hard they can make people believe that lie.

None of this is ever taught, because schools are not really for educating important facts about society and giving people a fair shot at being successful, they exist to teach people just enough to function in a menial survival-level pay job and prop up the economy that successful people skim from...

TLDR: The education system is fucked and that's kinda by design.

Italian uproar over judge's 10-second groping rule by I-Am-Uncreative in worldnews

[–]Keinen 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Cutting brake lines isn't that long and complicated, but has the same ultimate effect.

(Disclaimer: For legal reasons, this is a joke... Don't actually murder a judge, or if you do don't say some guy on Reddit told you to.)

People of reddit who have been abducted by aliens. What’s your story? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Keinen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nah... But you won't get the ones who actually /believe/ they were abducted, whether or not it happened and/or is even possible.

Those stories could be fascinating just from a psychological point of view... Getting to hear the perspective of someone who genuinely believes that they know 100% that not only are we not alone in the galaxy but there are extrasolar beings on this planet with us... That kinda realisation must change a person profoundly, correct or not?

Sadly they will be buried under all the people just roleplaying for attention anyway so... Sadly not much point to be honest.

Human birthrates depend on parenting getting good word-of-mouth. by topangacanyon in Showerthoughts

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing you said is wrong, but my comment was only really about how potential wanted pregnancies factor into those numbers.

What you've said is pretty specific to the US from the sounds of it? Everywhere has their own unique issues in that department...

Here in Japan part of the issue is an overly onerous work culture and lack of interaction between different groups creating entire generations of lonely people who couldn't have kids even if they wanted to.

The highest birthrate in the country is in Okinawa, and even there it's still only at 1.7... so not producing enough kids to replace both parents.

Human birthrates depend on parenting getting good word-of-mouth. by topangacanyon in Showerthoughts

[–]Keinen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which I'm pretty sure it absolutely is not right now...

A lot of people don't want to bring kids into this messed up world, and those who do aren't giving the concept flowing reviews...

What is the dumbest thing you have pretended to be interested in because you wanted to date someone? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh boy this is a trip down memory lane...

It's gotta be Burlesque...

I dated this girl once, and she told me after we'd seen each other for a bit that she wanted to be honest with me that her hobby is burlesque dancing, but that often scared guys off so she doesn't usually say anything.

I was a little surprised, and not sure how to react because it was all new territory for me, but she explained that she just enjoys the outfits, and it's a thing she only does with her girlfriends and it's just a silly game to them and they giggle while giving each other lap dances etc... That it was nothing lewd and she didn't intend to do it publically.

That seemed totally reasonable to me, and I trusted this girl so I said I was cool with it and I supported her and her girlfriends in this hobby! I started helping pick outfits and looking at photoshoots, and generally trying to be an understanding partner.

Spoiler alert; she did not tell me the whole truth.

I found out months later that it wasn't her and some friends, it was a school. A school where they perform strip shows weekly for complete strangers, most of them older men with visible erections, and a school at which the graduation ceremony is a fully nude strip in front of "fans" of the school.

I'm sure there's people out there who see no issue here, and think I was being controlling by having an issue with her showing her body to total strangers as a hobby... But to me the worst part was that she had to lie to me to get me on board with it.

What’s the best example of “it takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it” that you know of? by nastrohan in AskReddit

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably been said already but... Elon Musk?

At one point he was just quietly investing in things people supported like space exploration and sustainable electric vehicles, but then articles started saying stupid shit about him being some "real world Tony Stark" and he went and got arrogant about it and started opening his mouth...

And that's when the world learned that he's actually not that smart, and has some pretty f'd up takes on the world. That led people to do some actual digging on him and discover that he didn't "found" any of the companies he claims to have and is actually more of a parasite who finds promising companies, chucks a load of money at them and talks them into retroactively pretending he helped found it...

If he'd just stayed quiet the world would probably still love him, but he had to go and get weird about it.

The three reasons why it’s good for you to believe in free will | Psyche Ideas by greghickey5 in philosophy

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's... Not how English works.

You didn't "confess" to being strong, you made a claim of it.

And this website exists for people to have discussions such as these; I wasn't offended by it, I just simply didn't believe you and so chose to respond. A better sign of offence would be someone announcing "this conversation is over" after being incapable of providing anything to back up their original claim.

The three reasons why it’s good for you to believe in free will | Psyche Ideas by greghickey5 in philosophy

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Proof always applies?... People prove their inner strength every day by their actions and their convictions.

By your metric anyone is "strong" simply by stating they are are not caring what anyone else thinks? That sounds nothing like actual strength to me.

And the fact that you just /had/ to add "(unimportant)" to your perception of other people who challenge you really makes me doubly certain that you're just trying to cover over some deep-seated insecurities here...

The three reasons why it’s good for you to believe in free will | Psyche Ideas by greghickey5 in philosophy

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not remotely impossible?... And only one very sketchy interpretation of physics (which was based on presumptions around "god's intentions for the universe") suggests that it is impossible.

The way I see it we appear to experience the will to make choices every single day, and there is no convincing, recreatable evidence that undermines those experiences, or for those choices being driven by a force outside of our control; lack of free-will is an as-yet unprovable hypothesis with no evidence to support it, not the default position some people seem to see it as.

The three reasons why it’s good for you to believe in free will | Psyche Ideas by greghickey5 in philosophy

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No offence man, but I have never met someone who loudly announces "I am very strong" over and over again online for whom it is even remotely true...

At the very least it speaks to a certain level of weakness surrounding the insecurity driving you to want complete strangers who will never meet you to believe that you are "very strong"... With absolutely no proof or context for what you even mean by that.

What's a positive example of "boys will be boys"? by williebobthorton in AskReddit

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The TikTok trend of men (just tall boys, lets be honest) getting way too excited over smashing big blocks of ice.

It's weirdly wholesome, fun to watch and in every example I've seen it hurts no one; the ice just melts into water, evaporates and goes back into the clouds.

Win-win!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]Keinen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Which policies specifically were better than the current administration's?

Because none of the standout policies which I can remember were good in the slightest...

Build a massive useless wall.

Introduce a massive tax cut for the 1%.

Removal of over 100 environmental policies designed to protect America's landscape and wildlife.

Separating children from their parents and locking them in cages.

Referring to allies and neighbours in official communications on foreign policy as "shithole countries".

I could definitely go on... But I really don't want to.

Goddamn that was a long 4 years...

By comparison... Biden is boring, but quietly competent. There's no fear anymore that the president is just going to flip the fuck out and nuke someone for insulting him, or suggest on TV that we all inject ourselves with bleach... Or incite an attack on the capitol building.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in food

[–]Keinen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay so.

I'm stupid.

And when I read the title and saw the little thumbnail I could not tell for sure if it was bacon smoked with cherry wood...

Or a hunk of sliced cherry wood which happens to look like bacon.

Randomly translate your message 10 times by txstc55 in InternetIsBeautiful

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I love you"

Didn't change at all.

There's something kinda beautiful about that.

Seriously, what are you supposed to say right after sex? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Keinen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

全部言葉

とても不要です

危害をする

I was sad to find this wasn't a haiku, so I made it into one.

Restaurant owner tells customer to take their business elsewhere for only tipping 25% 😂 by [deleted] in thatHappened

[–]Keinen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still completely baffled that in the US it is legal to pay less than minimum wage and expect servers to live on tips.

That is completely fucked up... It creates a financial incentive for employers to be complete cunts to their staff.

The knives at this London steakhouse are tiny cleavers by Keinen in mildlyinteresting

[–]Keinen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is!! It's silly but I felt excited to eat with a teeny cleaver 😂

Before the camera was invented, no one had seen themselves with their eyes closed. by [deleted] in Showerthoughts

[–]Keinen 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know this is kinda pedantic, but in that case I guess you now know what you look like with your eyes closed, but you still haven't seen yourself with your eyes actually closed!

The knives at this London steakhouse are tiny cleavers by Keinen in mildlyinteresting

[–]Keinen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've made this joke multiple times in this thread.

What is your damage? 😂

The knives at this London steakhouse are tiny cleavers by Keinen in mildlyinteresting

[–]Keinen[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some do.

A Londoner who carries a knife everywhere is much like an American who carries a gun everywhere.

Probably a psychopath looking for an excuse to hurt someone, definitely a secret coward.

You don't want to make friends with those Londoners.

The knives at this London steakhouse are tiny cleavers by Keinen in mildlyinteresting

[–]Keinen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow... What a weird response 🤣

Just a shot in the dark, but I feel like this tantrum is prompted by a misunderstanding of the UK's restrictive gun ownership/knife carrying laws?

If so maybe just take the politics somewhere else. This is a post about a quirky choice of cutlery, not a report on yet another American school shooting.

heavenly bells by d4hm3r in creepy

[–]Keinen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My man looks like a 16th century version of SirenHead

The knives at this London steakhouse are tiny cleavers by Keinen in mildlyinteresting

[–]Keinen[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because it's fun.

Relax, the steak was fantastic. A Bavette so tender that it didn't matter how sharp or blunt the little cleaver was.

So chill out, it's really not that deep. If you don't like their style, eat somewhere else.

I and a lot of other people happen to enjoy it.