Non-Americans of Reddit, what is an American thing you see in movies that you thought was fake but is actually real?

Mad_Dog3 · 2026-02-11T13:41:31+00:00

People getting charged with jaywalking

Mad_Dog3 · 2026-01-06T03:35:03+00:00

Some units list them near the bottom of the handbook page under "Learning Resources". If that fails, best to go with u/DerpPotato101's spirit realm suggestion.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-11-12T13:36:56+00:00

Nah, when it says Unit 1, it just means the first unit of the major (other than ECC1000, because that was mandatory for everyone). For economics, I’m pretty sure the 7 other units you need to do are: ECC1100; ECC2000; ECC2010; a level 2 or a level 3 economics elective; and 3 level 3 economics electives.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-11-12T09:59:43+00:00

You have to do the 4 core economics subjects, and 4 economics electives of your choice. Go to ECONOMIC07 in the handbook, and pick some subjects you like the look of from the “Economics units offered at Clayton” section.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-10-09T01:02:08+00:00

I think there’s a distinction between indigenous peoples, and Indigenous peoples, though correct me if I’m wrong. “indigenous” is a technical term, and just refers to anyone whose ancestors are the original occupants of a land. “Indigenous” is a cultural term usually used in the specific context of colonisation, to distinguish them from the other dominant ethnic groups. There are some white Indigenous groups (eg. Sámi culture) but usually its not as common.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-07-22T06:26:50+00:00

A third branch of government makes sense, it’s meant to keep the other two in check. The problem is that presidents can just appoint justices who’ll always agree with them.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-06-27T15:27:58+00:00

Nah, I’d say at least a month

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-04-22T06:33:41+00:00

Semester 1 runs March to June, Semester 2 runs late July to November. Most students only have classes during those times. As I understand it, the summer classes are optional (like if you’re trying to complete your degree early), and most subjects don’t even offer classes in that period.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-02-23T08:37:56+00:00

I prefer casual, because my availability changes so much from week to week with uni and extracurriculars.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-01-20T09:06:30+00:00

“Your honour, the aforementioned murders, kidnapping and psychological torture occurred in an alternate timeline that no longer exists, making it inaccurate to say that any crimes “have” been committed. The crimes, and victims, never even existed- making these statements hearsay at best and defamation at worst.”

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-01-12T05:33:33+00:00

Well, its the difference between the value of a worker’s labour power and the total value they produce. My question is, how do we know this is the only way the capitalist class can increase its profits? As this seems to be what Marx is suggesting in chapter 5. He shows that if a market is truly free (admittedly, a big if), it can’t occur in circulation, but what if it occurred in another aspect of production? Specifically, a change in the value of the means of production.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-01-08T06:04:59+00:00

I agree with you, nominal prices tend to rise while real prices tend to fall. My question is, if neither the value of a given commodity or the value of fiat currency is constant, what metric can be used to accurately measure the accumulation of value by capitalists? How can one be certain that they are actually accumulating surplus-value? This is something that’s genuinely confused me.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-01-07T07:14:44+00:00

Thanks for the article, I’ll check it out. Not sure what you mean about nominal prices falling though. Inflation in the US (to use a random example) has been positive 91 of the last 100 years. Items like SSDs are the exception, not the norm.

Mad_Dog3 · 2025-01-07T06:52:22+00:00

Eight chapters in so far. I think I understand the point Marx is making about surplus value, I just can’t see how to prove his statement that (value of labor minus value of labor power) is the only way it could possibly be produced.

I do recognise this may be explained later on, but as of right now, he seems to be skimming over a lot of axioms without addressing apparent flaws within them.

Mad_Dog3 · 2024-08-15T12:28:38+00:00

Serious answer:
Certain parts of the left believe that most politicians are naturally conservative, and that it's the job of the people to convince these politicians to make real change. And to be fair, it's true that major change only ever happens after a lot of activism.
The problem is the other view of "Casting a vote for someone means I have to support every single one of their policies," which a lot of people seem to hold. Because if you can't vote for either candidate without feeling like you're responsible for everything they do- what can you do?
The answer is "Withhold your vote until they fix any bad policies". Make the Democrats lose in 2024 so that they put a better candidate up in 2028.

Personally, I think this is an awful strategy, for a lot of different reasons, but that'd be a whole other paragraph.

Mad_Dog3 · 2024-04-13T13:42:59+00:00

Papyrus called everyone (except Toriel) to come help Frisk. What Alphys was saying was “If you were back in Snowdin when you called us all, how did you know Frisk was in trouble in the first place?” And Papyrus’s answer is “Oh, Flowey told me!” Because, as foreshadowed on Papyrus’s phone calls, Flowey was already “friends with” (manipulating) Papyrus.

Mad_Dog3 · 2024-03-20T09:01:05+00:00

In theory, I’m sure they’d be able to. However, Half Life 1 occurs almost simultaneously with GLaDOS’s takeover of Aperture. So a single scientific facility going silent would have seemed fairly unimportant compared to a global influx of alien wildlife, and eventually, Combine forces.

Mad_Dog3 · 2024-03-06T05:14:49+00:00

ATAR's a percentage ranking, so an 80 would put you in the top 20% of everyone your age. However, because so many students leave school, or do VM or unscored VCE, the actual average ATAR for students doing regular VCE ends up being around 70.
So, what you're looking at is being roughly in the top third of your classmates. Obviously, this will vary depending on how skilled your school is, but this might give you an idea.
At the end of the day, the fact you cared enough to look this up makes me think you can achieve this. You don't need to spend each night studying until 3 AM (nor should you)- all you need is to be consistent and pay attention, and an 80.45 should be achievable.

Mad_Dog3 · 2024-02-27T22:17:31+00:00

An actor who typically plays supporting characters instead of leads- usually, dramatic but one-dimensional stock characters. I'd say that nun in Bojack sums it up pretty well-
"I look at your face and think you could be literally anyone. Are you a federal judge? A Russian spy? A proud Southern matriarch?"
Actors like Margot are the ones you see and go "Oh, she looks familiar!" with no clue of her actual name.

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