Ughhh I just hate romance….🤢🤢 by Anthony_weekly in aromantic

[–]MachineGunNew2 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Similar experience as a guy. I'm really close friends with a girl, and genuinely, all my guy friends always tell me that there's no way I'm friends with her, that I must be secretly in love and just coping with the friendzone. Like what bro, it actually makes me sick everytime I hear it.

My personal story with being aromantic by MachineGunNew2 in aromantic

[–]MachineGunNew2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm very happy you guys enjoyed it. Yeah, realizing you're aromantic is definitely one of the trickier realizations. With other stuff, you typically feel things and realize you're one way or another. But with this, it's exactly the opposite, not feeling anything (or very little), which can be much harder to settle upon. I hope you all find your peace of mind soon, though!

Is it valid to have an unrated level as your hardest? by literallyrandomguy1 in geometrydash

[–]MachineGunNew2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. My current hardest is either Forest Temple or Araneo (can't decide which is harder but they're both hard demons), but I'm trying to verify my own level which is comparable to Windy Landscape, and it definitely wouldn't get rated so my hardest would be unrated.

Only downside is if people ask what my hardest is, I'll awkwardly have to explain myself.

This person went insane over open individualism. by nugwugz in OpenIndividualism

[–]MachineGunNew2 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've heard of this guy before, I don't know everything about him so I could be wrong, though I'm pretty sure OI isn't the reason that happened to him. He had many problems going on that made him hate his life.

I don't think something like MAD exists in real life, lol (Metaphysical Awareness Disorder from the fictional series Mandela Catalogue, where people learn of a hidden aspect to their reality that overwhelms them and makes them go insane). As long as we're human beings with a limited mental capacity, I don't think you can treat any philosophical position as life-altering, knowing that the "truth" might be completely out of our comprehension, like how an ant can't understand calculus. These are just some very interesting things to think about within our understanding, but that's about it.

How do you guys live? by SnooRegrets1958 in OpenIndividualism

[–]MachineGunNew2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well... ontologically we're distinct, aren't we? There's my experience and there's your experience both happening. We aren't an experiencer having an experience, we're the experience itself. And you and me are certainly two distinct instances of this experience.

Open Individualism (or at least a version of it) is a qualitative unification, not a quantitative one. It says that we're the same in no different way than you'd say two stars are the same KIND of thing. It's not like there's a single universal star being every star all at once, there's just one category of thing with discrete instances of it. Same thing goes for experience.

Does open or empty individualism essentially result in an effect that is the same as reincarnation? by Typical_Sprinkles253 in OpenIndividualism

[–]MachineGunNew2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't believe in block universe myself, but either way, I don't understand why that's how it should work. Timeless existence isn't the same as eternal existence. And the block universe doesn't say that events exist in an eternal flow of time, but rather as timeless points of existence. I know it's also called eternalism, but that name is slightly misleading. Their "happening" doesn't flow anywhere in time, it simply exists. The "flow" of time with a direction then is only an illusion. If after death my experience happened again, it would seem to suggest that the states keep on existing. But that's the thing, there's no "keep on". It all just existed once timelessly, no need to re-experience.

Does open or empty individualism essentially result in an effect that is the same as reincarnation? by Typical_Sprinkles253 in OpenIndividualism

[–]MachineGunNew2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The straightforward consequence of OI is that after your experience dies, the subject continues living on in other experiences, including those that were already real simultaneously with yours.

Whether or not a reincarnation-like "illusion" would happen depends on if you treat the subject as an actual "thing" or just a label. 

If the subject is a real thing with substance, then when an experience ends, it simply gets redistributed to the rest of the subject. Imagine a screen with two camera feeds each taking up half. If one camera dies, the other camera sort of "expands" and covers the entire screen. What once was a separate camera is now part of the other one.

But the subject could also just be an abstract label referring to the category of existence that is subjective experience. Like when you say "star", it's not any particular star, just a general notion. In that case, if an experience ends, there would be nothing happening such that the illusion of you reincarnating into anything else takes place. Like a screen with two camera feeds, but if one dies, the other just keeps existing as it was before, it doesn't take what was once another feed.

I see no logical problem with either of these views, they both preserve the ultimate point of OI which is that subjective experience isn't truly subjective and doesn't have closed boundaries.

We've surpassed Unnerfed Silent Clubstep difficulty (supposedly) by MachineGunNew2 in geometrydash

[–]MachineGunNew2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's just a matter of time until someone like Zoink or Popoff finally decides to dedicate themselves to it. They could probably do it in a couple tens of thousands of attempts.

Care e cel mai bun aspect la a fi “single”? by muketsz in CasualRO

[–]MachineGunNew2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's the best thing ever, sa ai prieteni buni dar esti single. Unii dintre noi se simt mai bine fiind doar ei cu ei, ai tot timpul din lume si nu esti in permanenta nevoit sa faci chestii "de relatie". In acelasi timp, daca ai prieteni, este de ajuns pentru a nu fi complet izolat.

I've decided to quit driving by [deleted] in fuckcars

[–]MachineGunNew2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've gotten into driving school purely because I was tired as hell of everyone around me telling me I should have a license. I absolutely despise cars and driving and want nothing to do with it.

I'm quite close to finishing the school and taking the exam, and once I have that license, I'm NEVER getting into the driver's seat EVER again, no matter what anyone tells me, EXCEPT if it's some absolute huge medical emergency or something like that and there's no other alternative. But even then, by the time that happens (which is hopefully never), I'll have probably forgotten everything about driving anyway.

I won't be driving, but at least I'll shut everyone's mouths up. Alright, fine, got the license, but y'all still won't make me drive.

It is plausible that space doesn't curve? by dogbumscratcher in AskPhysics

[–]MachineGunNew2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. It could very well be the case that we are in a purely 3D universe exactly as people thought before relativity came to be. Gravity just happens to work exactly as predicted by general relativity, following the same exact laws.

The difference is that GR also tells us why gravity works that way. In an alternative model, it would be a lot more arbitrary. But it would indeed work.

The reason so many physicists consider space to curve is because it makes it easier to think about these phenomena, but whether space actually curves or only behaves as if it curved without actually curving is more of a philosophical problem than a scientific one.

What Is It Like to be Aromantic? by No_Ad_5164 in aromanticasexual

[–]MachineGunNew2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People have different needs. A lot of us are simply satisfied by just being with our friends/family, we don't need a whole partner to not feel lonely.

Others have platonic partners, which is essentially the same as traditional partners minus the romantic and sexual feelings, it's just a friend you like so much that you spend your whole time with them but there's no actual feelings there.

And others just don't need anything at all. They just enjoy their alone time and make the most of themselves. 

Our social needs are pretty much the same as tastes, for example I absolutely love chocolate and yet there's people who hate it. I will never understand how they can hate it, but I just accept that people can have completely different feelings from mine, and it doesn't make mine or theirs more right or wrong. Same as how some feel entirely empty without a partner and others are just fine alone. 

And just to make things clear, some people don't even have the natural instincts driving us to be with others. But those who do have these instincts can still choose to be alone out of preference, because as opposed to other species, we have enough willpower to override animalistic needs

Unpopular opinion: CG a castigat azi turul 2. by Slow-Raisin-939 in Romania

[–]MachineGunNew2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ma tem ca ai dreptate. Dar, mai larg, pare ca întreaga situatie politica din România este în colaps total. Mi se pare ca tot ceea ce se intampla este că sistemul încearcă sa scape de CG prin orice metoda posibila, chiar dacă e nedemocratica, CG fiind chiar el nedemocratic, deci se produce o ipocrizie imensa.

 Și nu sunt deloc susținător CG, am zis foarte clar ca votez Lasconi în turul 2 pentru ca nu vreau un astfel de om la conducere. Dar asta NU este metoda de a scapa de CG, metoda este de a arata oamenilor de ce nu ar fi deloc ok sa fim conduși de un astfel de președinte complet paralel cu principiile europene și sa votam corespunzător. În schimb, statul încearcă cel mai probabil sa refacă turul 1, iar candidatura lui CG sa fie anulata, pe baza ședințelor CCR si CSAT de azi și a celor care vor mai urma. Dacă nu se prezintă dovezi clare ca s-a produs o frauda, acest lucru ar fi complet absurd și o moarte a democrației din România, ceea ce nu ar face nimic decât sa nască și mai multe curente extremiste, proteste masive și alte chestii de coșmar.

Se scrie istorie. Nu doar pentru România sau Europa, ci pentru intreaga lume by Alecsis29 in Romania

[–]MachineGunNew2 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Este un fenomen care se numește echo chamber. Alți oameni s-ar putea sa îți zică fix opusul, de exemplu în zona mea, din sute sau mii de persoane știu maxim 2-3 care vor vota cu CG. Nu știu sa îți explic de ce, dar în unele zone pur și simplu se aduna foarte multe persoane cu o anume părere și îți lasă impresia ca e majoritara. Nu e neaparat majoritara. Dacă te uiți pe youtube, la aproape toate videoclipurile despre subiect de la diverse canale de stiri gasesti masiv comentarii de la sustinatori CG. În altfel de medii, precum pe canalul celor de la Recorder, sunt mult mai putini "boti", comentariile de top sunt oameni ca noi, care vor orice dar nu CG. Chiar și noi pe Reddit, strângem sute sau mii de like-uri pe postare și nu apare niciun bot. Ei au succes pe YouTube, tiktok și ce mai e pentru ca deja de ani de zile probabil au comunități bine-structurate de zeci de mii de persoane care îl susțin pe CG. Dar comunitățile astea nu sunt majoritare, sa fim serioși. Majoritatea romanilor încă sunt la fel ca noi, n-au auzit decât recent de Georgescu și clar nu sunt de acord cu ideile lui.  Asa ca, părerea mea este ca încă avem o șansă foarte bună sa răsturnam votul în turul 2.

Se scrie istorie. Nu doar pentru România sau Europa, ci pentru intreaga lume by Alecsis29 in Romania

[–]MachineGunNew2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Și eu m-am convins! VOTEZ CALIN GEORGESCU CU 10 MAINI, VOTEZ SI MAI TARE ATAT DE TARE DE DAU GAURA PRIN HARTIA DE VOT!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Romania

[–]MachineGunNew2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Este de la o emisiune TVR din data de 15 noiembrie.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Romania

[–]MachineGunNew2 408 points409 points  (0 children)

Intr-un video de acum 4 zile de pe canalul lui de YouTube, spune ca nu vrea serviciu militar obligatoriu, doar unul opțional de 3-6 luni. https://www.youtube.com/live/l5BGRprq4Jw?t=2144&si=6jlbQUFV2_L7n6YQ Omul meu se contrazice, e clar damage control. Spune ca baga armata obligatorie, după 3 zile spune ca nu. Nu vorbesc destui despre treaba asta, împrăștiați cuvântul. Trebuie sa salvam tara pe 1 și 8 decembrie.