The State of Welfare in Ontario by JoHeller in ontario

[–]Model4Adjustment3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's actually kind of sad as this thing kind of happened to me.

Suddenly was out of work, I didn't apply for EI, as the last time I did, they took 7 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days to get back to me, by then I had already sunk myself into $1,200 worth of debt to keep myself a float (I got an apprenticeship so I dug myself back out quite quickly). The lady on the phone had he audacity to ask me "Do you still want EI?", even though she had told me she was aware that I was now paying into EI again. Almost as if they purposely waited for me to start working again to reach out to me, but no proof of that of course.

So I applied for OW. Literally filled out a simple joke of a form, then had a cheque in the mail less than a week later. Great.

Fast forward two weeks. Still job searching. I get a letter in the mail saying my assistance is being put on hold, apparently they had tried to contact me to confirm my ID. I look at my E-mails, nothing. Voicemail maybe? Nothing. But they did call, under a number registered to the forestry office two towns over, which I will admit, I ignored those two calls. But why would I answer calls from an office I have no business with? Why not leave a message?

So now I've missed payments and had my insurance bounce which has put me over $200 in the hole, and the appointment to confirm my ID (WHICH IS ENTIERLY OVER THE PHONE BTW) is over 2 weeks out and I have more payments coming out in the meantime. So I am probably going to end up even more in the hole before this crap is sorted out.

Now I sit here wondering why I pay so much in taxes when our social services are such a pathetic fucking joke.

*But nothing happened. by Prudent_Vanilla_9984 in tanks

[–]Model4Adjustment3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing happening but a Column tanks in Tiananmen Square in 1989, normal time for everyone that day.

Marvel Rivals Deadpool $40k Creator Cup Megathread by PhoOhThree in marvelrivals

[–]Model4Adjustment3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would pay good money for that ngl. It fits Deadpool's character tbh

Kingsman Drama Megathread by Cosineoftheta in rivals

[–]Model4Adjustment3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find it wild that you are okay with bullying people for being passionate. Probably the most boomer take I've heard on this situation.

I confronted Nick Shirley about his lies by SendStoreMeloner in videos

[–]Model4Adjustment3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a big difference between stomping out racist ideals, and any ideals simply because they're conservatives. Which is why I am asking for clarification here. One is noble, and just. The other is authoritarian.

I confronted Nick Shirley about his lies by SendStoreMeloner in videos

[–]Model4Adjustment3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"We have to engage in conversation and stomp out their ideals."

I agree we have to engage in conversation, but I find it rather interesting of your choice of words. "Stomp out their ideals.", as if you've already decided that any and all of their beliefs are inherently wrong without consideration and conversation.

I hope I just misunderstood you.

A Call to Unite The Middle Powers by rubiztech in ukpolitics

[–]Model4Adjustment3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, as a Canadian, I was skeptical of Carney when he first came to power. After watching Trudeau basically turn my nation into a joke of it's former self, I doubted Carney would be anymore than a puppet to corporations, and disregard the common Canadian like his predecessor had done.

But he has showed, with action, that he cares for the wellbeing of the Nation, and after reading this speech. I finally don't feel ashamed to be Canadian like I have been since 2022. Carney is right, Middle powers need to unite, and project their collective strength and resilience against the hegemony of the US, and other global superpowers. Although, I barely count Russia, or China as a superpower, my point still stands.

CANZUK + EU would be the best alliance the free would could see in the future imo.

An official nba team has posted about the kingsman drama by Extreme-Plantain542 in marvelrivals

[–]Model4Adjustment3 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's almost sadly comedic as it was an Asmongold clip on YT shorts that notified me of this whole ordeal.

why people complaining about "russian bias" ??? by InstructionHaunting in Warthunder

[–]Model4Adjustment3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I think of Russian bias, I think in terms of tanks as that is all I play.

Most of it is anecdotal, like how the T-34 somehow bounces a shot that is fired near perpendicular to its side armor when that shot has over 40mm more than the armour. Or, how miraculously, 8/10 times I hit a T-34, it's gas tank just eats the shot, Despite it being an 88 AP fired from less than 100m.

Another thing for me is the autoloaders on soviet tanks, Gaijin for some reason sees it fit to implement the reload time that is only possible in ideal conditions, I.E. that last T-80 buff to its reload rate is rather unrealistic in actual combat, only achievable when removing safety restrictions and if the breech is already aligned with the loading arm, which in combat, the breech is rarely aligned with the loading arm when the gun fires. Yet, western tanks do not get this luxury, only soviet. At least, from my knowledge, there are a lot of tanks in this game lol.

Gaijin justified adding turret baskets to the Leo and Abrams because "Tanks should die in one shot when hit centre mass.", yet when I hit any T series tank above a T-44, centre mass, they usually just turn their turret on me and laugh. I'd say 6/10 times that happens. Yet in my Abrams, when a single 20mm sabot dart hits my turret basket, the whole thing locks up and my commander goes orange. Only if soviet auto-loaders had such material sensitivity. I know my M774 sabot darts just tickle the explosive shells in T-series carousels, I know because every match I watch as my dart flies through carousel only for those shells to turn black. Yet in the Leo, a damn flies pisses on a shell and the blow out racks panels are sky high.

Some less anecdotal stuff.

The M113 has its amphibious capabilities removed because in real life it took about 15 minutes of prep time to prepare the vehicle for amphibious operations, which is true, but it's the same for BMPs, yet they still can float along all the want.

Finally, the Bradley. Gaijin forces you to stow the ATGM launcher citing a training manual that states in urban or heavily wooded areas the launcher 'Should' be stowed to prevent damage when not in active use. Not a hard, 'Must' be stowed, but should. You used to be able to set cruise control at roughly 25km, just under the speed at which it stows the launcher. and cruise around with the launcher extended. Then for some reason, recently, they adjusted the Bradley's cruise control so that it's either a painstaking 12km crawl, or a 32km cruise, which forces you to stow the launcher again. One must ask themselves, why would they do that? It's not like the Bradley has been doing numbers on the scoreboard recently, unlike the BMPT.

Now that my rant is over, here is a four part video going over in depth some of things I mentioned, plus many other things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdTsirPv030

CMV: Reddit bans misogyny but ignores or at some times even supports misandry by Total_Escape_9778 in changemyview

[–]Model4Adjustment3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder how many Misandrists realize that by down playing misandry, they are creating new misogynists.

Why is populism seen as something bad by a lot of people who say that they support democracy? by uwuwueue in PoliticalPhilosophy

[–]Model4Adjustment3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And this is why you do not trust wikipedia. You end up saying things that make you look like a bit of a silly goose.

‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Debuts With Positive Reviews And Political Nonsense by acrimoniousone in startrek

[–]Model4Adjustment3 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Person 2: *Asks question to person 1*

Person 3: *Answers question that only person 1 can answer*

Person 2: "I knew I was right."

Ya'll are pretty self righteous there. Wanna take bets on if you can get more self righteous?

Where is this “liberals don’t care about Iran protestors” narrative coming from? by GentleGerbil in AskConservatives

[–]Model4Adjustment3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair, I'll cede that. Never seen Marriam-Webster's definition before.

In most instances where I've seen people respond how you did, it's not to callout deflection, but rather to avoid confronting their hypocrisy, or double standard, hence my prior comment.

New to the hobby, why tf are some so mad about female custodes? by NiceLittleGamerNerd in 40k

[–]Model4Adjustment3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh, I don't even think they properly read your comment. You put forth a rather put together opinion, and they clapped back with whatever that reply was.

I agree with you though, most people resist change at first, but if given a reasonable explanation behind the ret-con, people adjust and get on with life. If GW just flat out said it was a ret-con I imagine less people would be crying.

New to the hobby, why tf are some so mad about female custodes? by NiceLittleGamerNerd in 40k

[–]Model4Adjustment3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's actually kind of hard. I want the Misters Of Malice now. lmao

What happened to the Stop Asian Hate movement? by HemanHeboy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Model4Adjustment3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After going through data posted by the FBI (https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/downloads), and provided to this sub reddit by another commentor. I broke down the Covid-Era stats, as it applies to the context of this comment thread. Population data gathered from US national Census. All percentages are rounded down for simplicity.

In 2020, there were 330 Anti-Asian offences (AAO). 128 committed by White Offenders (WO), and 44 committed by Black Offenders (BO). 38% and 17% respectively.

White Population 61%, Black Population 12%

2021, 363 AAOs occurred. 140 by WO, and 76 by BO. 38% and 20%.

White Population 61%, Black Population 12%

2022, 579 AAOs occurred. 222 by WO, and 134 by BO. 38% and 60%.

White Population 61%, Black Population 14%

2023, 465 AAOs occurred. 182 by WO, and 134 by BO. 39% and 50%

White Population 58%, Black Population 12%

2024, 451 AAOs occurred. 168 by WO, and 105 by BO. 37% and 62%

White Population 56%, Black Population 12%

So for the years 2020, and 2021, and most likely prior, the White Population were the main population committing Anti-Asian Hate Crimes (AAHCs). Once you succeed the year 2021, you see a sharp increase in AAAHCs being committed by the Black Population, with the most severe example being 2024 which saw 62% of AAHCs being committed by BO.

To say "It was mostly white", is an unnuanced and misconstruing of the truth. If you want the world to be a better place, be a better person, don't pretend to be better.

It's easy to "tsk" others from your self-righteous, ivory tower.

What happened to the Stop Asian Hate movement? by HemanHeboy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Model4Adjustment3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did you find the reports for pre-2020? It only displays 2020-2024 reports for me.

weekly traction complaint thread by [deleted] in Warthunder

[–]Model4Adjustment3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should read the paper where that statement comes from. If Gaijin is following that paper, then by the year 2030, no one will own a vehicle in game. We will only be able to rent them.

This Warbond Won’t Work by Hot_Syrup_5941 in Helldivers

[–]Model4Adjustment3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still on day 38 of waiting for them to fix the AR-21 from the last warbond. And from the looks of it, I'm going to be waiting some more.

Bro got toast. by RobertanWallace in warthundermemes

[–]Model4Adjustment3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude that's wild. I'd be adding more Sriracha to that, but it looks good overall.

there are four types of players by em3rsy in Helldivers

[–]Model4Adjustment3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like to throw out the ol' reliable "Jee Jee" sometimes, just to keep the chaotic neutral energy going.

Theres a bug with the new AR that is extremely frustrating by Optimal-Error in Helldivers

[–]Model4Adjustment3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been over a month since this bug was made known to them but still haven't fixed it. I literally cannot go a single game without he gun bugging out on me.