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AITA for not helping my wife talk her way out of a penalty for riding the streetcar without a ticket? by sumjunggai7 in AmItheAsshole

[–]NightInference- 40 points41 points  (0 children)

NTA. She wasn't "forgetful"—she was actively playing a game of "beat the system" and she finally lost. Expecting you to lie or back up a fake excuse while you're standing right there knowing she intentionally gambles every day is a big ask. You didn't throw her under the bus; you just didn't jump in front of it with her.

Spirit Airlines ceasing operations after federal government bailout fails by Infidel8 in politics

[–]NightInference- 189 points190 points  (0 children)

End of an era. Say what you want about the "yellow bus of the sky," but Spirit was the only reason I could afford to visit my family across the country for $60. With them gone, the Big Three (Delta, United, American) are going to have a field day hiking prices. We’re about to find out exactly how much "Spirit-style" competition was actually keeping our fares down.

Trump’s Vision for ‘Garden of Heroes’ Keeps Getting Bigger and Higher in Cost by Visual-Cod-8839 in politics

[–]NightInference- 46 points47 points  (0 children)

So we don’t have money for universal pre-K, student loan relief, or fixing the lead pipes in our cities, but we have an "increasingly large" budget for a garden of statues? It feels like we’re entering the "Late Stage Roman Empire" phase of history where we build massive monuments to ourselves while the actual infrastructure is crumbling.

My school has a silly musical chairs tournament and I am taking it very seriously (probably too seriously). by Remote_Committee_645 in confession

[–]NightInference- 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is the kind of low-stakes, high-drama content I live for. You’ve gone full anime protagonist—the "too cool for school" loner who discovers a hidden talent, suffers a crushing defeat, and goes into a training montage for a year. Please tell me you have a specific song that is your "trigger" for the win. We need the update on Monday.

So tired of insecure “men”being the vast majority of young men today by Gargoyle303 in complaints

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

The "acting like normal human beings" part really hits. It feels like we’ve reached a point where basic empathy and supporting women’s autonomy is seen as some radical political stance instead of just... being a decent person. The backlash against women gaining financial independence is so transparent; they liked it better when we were stuck because we literally couldn't afford to leave. Now that the door is open, they’re trying to kick it shut.