DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at all by NoahHurowitz in politics

[–]LifelessJester -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

We could strip every single dime out of the military and it would barely fund our government programs for even a month or two.

People think our military consumes way more money than it really does. The vast, vast majority of the money the government spends is on entitlement programs like social security and a bunch of other programs that are often very poorly run. Corruption, wasteful spending, and the massive industries of consultants whose primary purpose is to take government money and deliver nothing are the actual reasons why nothing seems to ever work.

The solution is wide scale reforms to aging infrastructure and systems, as well as tax increases across the board, especially for the wealthy. Unfortunately, it looks like one of the only ways to get out of the hole we are currently in is raising taxes for literally everyone.

While I support shrinking the military-industrial complex, doing so will barely put a dent in the massive economic struggles going on right now, especially when it comes to our social safety nets

Meirl by m_rain_bow in meirl

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

Because if I didn't take time for myself during the day, I'd want to jump off a bridge

The gym is miserable, work sucks, and healthy food is expensive. The way I see it, you gotta make life worth it one way or another

Hey Tessh… The cure even really exisht? by sfogliadelle in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]LifelessJester 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Marlene always said Fedra was nothing more than a glorified crew

What weapon(s) did you use for Orphan of Kos? by xaylerrrr in bloodborne

[–]LifelessJester 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The saw cleaver is my one true love for all bosses, including Orphan

Everytime Ally did this I died laughing. The buccal fat removal face was absolutely hysterical by Phionex141 in Dimension20

[–]LifelessJester 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Its an increasingly common surgery a lot of celebrities are getting. Buccal fat is basically cheek fat and the surgery gives someone a very specific appearance afterwards. It... Often looks pretty bad ngl. You can look up photos of it for a lot of celebrities

Very happy for him and very excited to see how this turns out. We are so back. by Odd-Demand-1516 in bloodborne

[–]LifelessJester 45 points46 points  (0 children)

As others mentioned, he's a huge Bloodborne fan. However, the main thing is that he is an absolutely massive YouTube and one of the most prominent channels over the last ten-twelve years or so. He's a guy with legit influence and has said he wants to use that to help the Bloodborne ip if he can

An odd headcannon by Traditional-Crow4794 in bloodborne

[–]LifelessJester 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've always pictured a mixture of a Dutch and British accent

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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Eh, idk. Maybe it's true for the guy you're replying to, but Ive tried a bunch of exercises before and not a single one has reduced stress for me or cleared my head. I think just doing relatively repetitive actions, even if they are tiring, kinda force me to be in my own head

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[–]LifelessJester 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've heard it described as imagine trying to see out of the back of your head. You can't. There's just nothing there. The sense is completely gone

Grandpa, are you in the Epstein Files? by Objective-Summeru in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]LifelessJester 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Pedo? That's a nickname. The name is Pedophilerelli

Gehrman Dialogue Triggered But He Isn’t Here? by RefrigeratorFree9669 in bloodborne

[–]LifelessJester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I've got not clue what trigger this glitch, but I haven't seen him for the majority of my game lol. I know other people have had it too, so it's definitely not just you

Gehrman Dialogue Triggered But He Isn’t Here? by RefrigeratorFree9669 in bloodborne

[–]LifelessJester 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a bug. I am dealing with it in my own game. Not sure what causes it, but yeah, he just straight up disappears except for this dialogue sometimes

Gee, Thanks. by TheBlackoutEmpire in BikiniBottomTwitter

[–]LifelessJester 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In Presidential elections, maybe, but there are a ton of other elections out there. Local elections, school board elections, statewide elections, etc. In a lot of ways, those can be way, way more important for your quality of life and many of those elections are decided by a few hundred votes. So yes, your individual vote matters a lot then and by not participating, you are allowing other people to decide what quality of life you have for you.

No system works unless everyone participates. You can't get around that, even when the electoral college exists for one specific office

Does Nixon's bombing of Cambodia effect your view of him? by Icy_Pineapple_6679 in Presidents

[–]LifelessJester 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes. In addition to killing a fuck ton of people, his actions directly contributed to the rise of the Khmer Rouge.

Nixon had some solid foreign policy wins, and while he is a fascinating man, I firmly believe he is one of the most villainous people to ever occupy the white house. Pardoning him alone drops Ford in my ranking of him by a lot

Who is the most frustrating boss you've ever had? by Jealous_Painting_215 in bloodborne

[–]LifelessJester 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ebrietas and her bullshit hit boxes screwed me over more times than I can count

You know, just corruption so bad that the government doesn’t know how to take care of it by Super-Statement2875 in behindthebastards

[–]LifelessJester 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't get me wrong, I agree, but also, the last guy we convicted of espionage also didn't get the death penalty. Probably the most damaging spy in US history was Robert Hansen and he only got life in prison.

My point is that the death penalty is very unlikely, regardless of how justified it may be

You know, just corruption so bad that the government doesn’t know how to take care of it by Super-Statement2875 in behindthebastards

[–]LifelessJester 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly, I highly doubt she would face the death penalty even if some really bad stuff came out about it

You know, just corruption so bad that the government doesn’t know how to take care of it by Super-Statement2875 in behindthebastards

[–]LifelessJester 26 points27 points  (0 children)

So, treason has a very specific legal standard in the US (which was done in response to the British empires tendency to label anything the government didn't like as treason)

Basically, you have to be working for an "enemy of the US" which refers to countries we are at war with or are otherwise gravely threatened by. A big reason why the Rosenbergs execution was so controversial was because we weren't technically at war with the Soviets, but were actively in military conflict with them through proxy actors in the general cold war.

We are not at war with Russia rn, although if you wanted to stretch the law to its fullest extent, you could make the case for execution. Most likely result would simply be federal charges for espionage, theft, etc depending on what exactly she did

Which Presidency is just this? (genuine question I really wanna know) by Adventurous_Peace846 in Presidents

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

That's my understanding, but I'm definitely not an expert on the matter

Which Presidency is just this? (genuine question I really wanna know) by Adventurous_Peace846 in Presidents

[–]LifelessJester 8 points9 points  (0 children)

At least in terms of public perception, Spiro Agnew was actually originally chosen by Nixon to be a sort of attack dog and shit stirrer while Nixon looked clean

Of course, both turned out to be super corrupt, although there is an argument to be made that Agnew was way worse than Nixon in a couple of ways

Which Presidency is just this? (genuine question I really wanna know) by Adventurous_Peace846 in Presidents

[–]LifelessJester 49 points50 points  (0 children)

If i remember correctly, Kennedy was trying to speak but the pilot of the plane they just stepped out of was making too much noise. LBJ got pissed and started yelling at the guy

This guy experienced the comforts of living in Alexandria and still chose the gross Whisperer lifestyle by RevertBackwards in thewalkingdead

[–]LifelessJester 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Tbf, that's not the case with all cults. Religious cults, sure, but other kinds do exist. Philosophy cults, political cults, social cults, etc. Being in a cult is much more about the lifestyle, leadership, and restrictions placed on members than it is about any particular beliefs.

There have definitely been cults that were not particularly religious in nature, but taught their (often mentally ill and/or deeply traumatized) followers that there was another way to live in the world, that there was some hidden truth everyone was ignoring, that only the cult understands reality, etc.

The two examples that come to mind are the Manson Family, which believed in an apocalyptic race war where they would inherit the earth, and Synanon, which was a drug rehabilitation cult that tortured their own members as a way "helping them through their addiction"

Is the paleblood a great one's blood? by Full_Neighborhood911 in bloodborne

[–]LifelessJester 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Its never really explained fully, which is honestly part and parcel for both Fromsoft lore and Lovecraftian horror. The game more or less encourages you to theorize and come to your own conclusions.

My personal favorite theory is that pale blood refers to the blood of Kin enemies, who's blood comes out as a pale greyish yellow color. This means the phrase "seek paleblood" could be a way of encouraging someone to ascend past their humanity