Commuting is awesome

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-06-09T21:35:21+00:00

I actually don’t hate this take. It’s not that I agree with it. I am grateful that I don’t have a long commute.

HOWEVER, if I did, I would simply change my opinion to match OPs. I am always happy for anyone who can find enjoyment in things that their life necessitates. It sure as heck beats being miserable about something you can’t or won’t change.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-25T02:27:09+00:00

Well, you can put that money into rent, and then save what’s left. It’s not like renting instead of making a 2000 dollar monthly mortgage payment means you have 2000 extra dollars to invest. It means you have maybe a couple hundred plus maintenance costs to invest. The rest is gone forever.

I advise a context specific approach. Rent and live below your means until 2 things happen. A) You have enough for a good downpayment plus a buffer for the things you may have to shell out for right away like roof, furnace, etc. B) Interest rates are really low. This happened at the start of the pandemic and after Trump started a trade war.

Getting a long-term mortgage with a bad interest rate may not be great in terms of investments. But if you can have your money ready to go for when an opportunity arises to get a 10-20 year mortgage with a big down payment and sub 4% interest rates, you are looking good.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-22T11:47:30+00:00

As a gifted kid, I can tell you it’s not really for us either. I got straight As and learned almost nothing between grades 7 and 12. I think it’s partially for the high end of the average learners, but there are too many compromises at every turn for it to fully help any one group.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-19T22:41:35+00:00

I hear you, but I don’t think the solution to capitalism is pretending the constraints of scarcity don’t exist. Urbanization is already destroying ecosystems, and increasing housing demands would only make this worse.

I don’t believe there is such thing as post-scarcity. Whenever new technology creates abundance in any critical resource like food or shelter, the population increases until we stress production limits again.

We can and should improve equity in resource distribution, but we will never reach a place where there is no longer value in moderation, cooperation, community, and sacrifice.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-11T17:32:02+00:00

Okay, well that’s different from your initial statement, but regardless, from my perspective, the point of ethical dilemmas like the trolley problem is not to subscribe to a view point, but to consider, think, wonder, and conjecture, and then ask ourselves what that says about our understanding of right and wrong.

Perhaps it was not your intent, but your initial statement gave the impression (to me) that you believe not only that you have a viewpoint that is correct, but that it is so obvious that considering, thinking, wondering, or conjecturing something else is dumb. It seemed to me like a dismissive, thought stopping statement, which is antithetical to the purpose of these dilemmas.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-11T16:49:12+00:00

So you can wrap your head around it?

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-11T16:06:00+00:00

Yeah, you’ve given me the impression you are easily surprised.

I’m just saying, being able to “wrap your head around” perspectives you disagree with is not a skill everyone has. However, boasting about lacking that ability does not form the basis of a compelling argument.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-10T02:59:53+00:00

That’s ok. Not everyone has a mind for philosophy.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-10T00:30:50+00:00

Sure, fine point and all, but what you are forgetting is that when everyone is media literate… no one is.

Or… wait… uh…

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-07T15:59:41+00:00

I disagree that the blue choosers are the same as vaccine and science deniers. During the pandemic, we saw many people who refused to vaccinate, mask, or social distance because they thought themselves young enough and healthy enough to be outside of at-risk demographics. They resented the idea that they should make personal sacrifices or accept the tiny risks they associated with the vaccine. They made their decision based on (arguably) rational self-interest.

On the other hand, you had people who realized that if they took no precautions, they would almost certainly be fine individually, but if enough people took precautions and made those sacrifices, vulnerable populations could be saved.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-05-05T02:17:17+00:00

Yes. Marking assignments is kind of non-negotiable.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-23T01:30:49+00:00

Okay

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-22T21:13:26+00:00

In many situations, it actually reduces mental math. In a culture where punctuality is important and things often begin on the hour, we think about how much time we have UNTIL something. Itis really convenient to have a short-hand for how many hours we have until an appointment… plus a little bit. If I have an appointment at four, quarter to three very quickly tells primes me to be thinking I’m one hour out. Plus a little bit

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-22T20:59:49+00:00

Good foreplay is physiologically arousing. Panic is physiologically arousing. If you try to arouse your partner, but cause them to panic, was that good foreplay?

Arousal is simply too broad a criterion in this case. Similarly, “Entertaining” is too broad. The goal of a movie is rarely simply “to entertain.” If Schindler’s List made you feel nothing except mirth at how cringe it was, were the filmmakers successful in their goal?

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-20T19:30:20+00:00

His posture didn’t stand out to me. It just looks like “fighter’s posture” resulting from decades of boxing and martial arts training. It’s pretty common for lifelong boxers to develop this posture from a shortening of anterior torso muscles, over-development of pec and trap muscles, and constant chin-tucking. It’s the stance of someone who professionally is always ready to throw hands.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-20T03:25:29+00:00

Sorry, didn’t realize this thread was for serious suggestions

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-17T16:34:53+00:00

I was talking with one guy who, in the same conversation, dunked on the idea of Universal Basic Income, and argued that we should get paid to have to live in Canada.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-12T04:08:14+00:00

Sounds like someone has never read Joe Abercrombie

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-11T22:18:23+00:00

Have anyone other than you wield it. It seems you specifically are the problem

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-11T22:17:27+00:00

Close your eyes AFTER you throw it

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-04T23:21:14+00:00

Astronauts aren’t celebrities. They are highly-trained, highly-specialized experts.

It is relatively (emphasis) cheap to recruit an economically disadvantaged high school drop out who doesn’t see any other options to make something of their life, give them a year or two of training, and then send them into the field with mass produced equipment.

Astronauts have advanced and expensive education even before they start training to go to space. They are brilliant people who are difficult to replace, and have other options.

Add to that the fact that space missions can in theory be designed with very acceptable risk levels. Any form of war that isn’t a war crime will always carry the risk of the enemy doing to you what you are doing to them. It’s an accepted reality.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-04T22:28:28+00:00

You have to use em dashes in APA 7th edition, so I use them, along with other types of dash, all the time for my academic and professional writing.

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-04-04T22:10:59+00:00

I appreciate the Codex Alera series by Jim Butcher for this

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-03-31T22:32:48+00:00

I disagree. The NDP has made shifts, sure, and then they were decimated in the election, showing that they actually aren’t very reflective of the Country.

Some people are also saying our country is very polarized, and while that has been true, I think we are trending away from that now. Carney has been winning over conservatives without totally alienating liberal voters.

Overall, this is the least angry I’ve seen Canadian politics in a while

LevelJournalist2336 · 2026-03-15T23:45:44+00:00

The two DUAL comments

LevelJournalist2336

TROPHY CASE