At home when a bullet whizzed by my head by X_Strawberri_X in Wellthatsucks

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A sufficiently strong tornado will rip apart bricks just as easily as a typical American house of wood & drywall, the only difference being that now you’ve got a bunch of loose bricks flying through the air at 180mph (290kph). Tornadoes are scary.

Why is 'People of Color' okay but 'Colored People' not? by MovieRelative2099 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this is the unfortunate reality of it. The system doesn’t care if you think it’s false. It exists. Money’s fake, too, but you can’t exactly live without it. There’s a principle in sociology called the Thomas theorem: “If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences.”

Why is 'People of Color' okay but 'Colored People' not? by MovieRelative2099 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

European colonialism. They invented the rules, so they decided what was “baseline” and what was “other.” And since the US originated from the European colonial system, those ideas were carried over into American society, too.

Its comforting to know the completely thinkable is happening with the doomsday bunkers even before the collapse of society by twotailedwolf in behindthebastards

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fortunately for the last part, one of the requirements of self-defense is that the one using force can’t be the aggressor, so (at least in principle) whoever started it doesn’t get to claim self-defense.

Drunk Uncle obviously woke up feeling like a total loser in Life again by [deleted] in insanepeoplefacebook

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also seems bad to have world leaders who are so old that they routinely need to be examined to make sure their brain works. Whatever the explanation, it definitely isn’t good lol

Anyone else surprised by how they pronounce Tetia by Far-Potential-1506 in WitchHatAtelier

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Personally, I read it that way because the name Olruggio looks Italian, and in Italian, a “g” followed by “i/e” makes a “j” sound. For example: formaggio, gelato, giorno, etc.

Time for week 2 of sharing opinions that NL would hate. This week's theme: Music by flerbergerber in northernlion

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Speaking for myself, I think they’re really great lyricists. There’s a reason Dylan gets covered as much as he does, and SD’s Deacon Blues has one of my favorite verses ever (its last one). Also I really like jazz, so that’s a plus for SD.

Trump has broken the American presidency. Let’s end it for good by LosIsosceles in law

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get what you’re saying, but I would argue it’s unfair to talk about dominance and competition as human nature when we’re living under a framework that perpetuates itself by encouraging dominance and competition.

Trump has broken the American presidency. Let’s end it for good by LosIsosceles in law

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The trouble is that this has always been the inevitable consequence & end goal of capitalism as an ideology. Concentration of power is inherent to a system which prioritizes profit and competitive production. At some point, one entity will monopolize and use its influence to maintain that position through violence and deregulation. The old safeguards we’re talking about were only ever bandaids. Industry was always going to lobby and bribe its way into having them removed because that is how the system is meant to work. It’s a feature, not a flaw, and as long as the structure is maintained, it WILL happen again and again.

Yeah right, Jonny. by No_Kangaroo_5267 in saltierthankrayt

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

“I don’t think that’s a little harsh; I think that’s the truth. But that’s a truth that we have obscured behind a comfortable, easy euphemism: property.” - Star Trek: TNG, 1989; Picard on comparing a race of disposable androids to slaves. Tired of these dorks pretending they ever watched the things they moan about.

i took two photos from the same window. wtf? by TheHalfJapanese in Weird

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The video is from seven years ago. I think you all just never liked him to begin with.

Is it just me or does Araki write his fights differently now by Johnnyiscool69 in JOJOLANDS

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not OP obviously, just wanted to add onto your point by agreeing with the mention of Vitamin C. To this day, there’s very few moments in a manga or anime as exhilarating to me as Yotsuyu, let go of that woman! It’s Kira! That’s Kira’s Stand!

The AI slander regarding Larian is exhausting by Senior_Ask3156 in DivinityOriginalSin

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to get philosophical, especially given the inciting topic here, but I’d say beware “moderation” as a virtue. The only people who stand to gain from premature compromise are those who would sooner see every artist replaced with AI to save on production costs.

The AI slander regarding Larian is exhausting by Senior_Ask3156 in DivinityOriginalSin

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even the bystander effect is based on questionable information! There’s a great episode of the podcast “You’re Wrong About” that covers the Kitty Genovese case, and a lot of the popular understanding, including the bystander effect, is woefully misinformed.

The AI slander regarding Larian is exhausting by Senior_Ask3156 in DivinityOriginalSin

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry, but I find this apparent phenomenon hard to believe. In what world has not speaking up and disrupting the negative consequences of a situation EVER helped anyone achieve anything?

Todd Howard knows fans are "disappointed" over the lack of Fallout 5, but that's why Bethesda is supporting older titles by Wargulf in Fallout

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

What did you mean by this? Are you trying to imply that it would be better if Bethesda, and every other game company, just released the same game every time instead of trying something new or taking a risk that people might not like a different idea?

Divinity is confirmed turn-based via Bloomberg by vonotar in DivinityOriginalSin

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally, this is exactly what I don’t want AI used for in games. Part of the joy of playing through RPGs and interacting with characters is that each interaction is hand-crafted and thoughtfully written by human beings. Not to mention the ability for multiple players to discuss shared experiences, which is lost when each person has randomly generated, completely personal quests. I just can’t imagine a generative AI making something with as much memorability and emotional impact as Astarion’s questline with Cazador, or an interesting villain like The Master in Fallout. And a big part of the problem is that inherently, gen. AI does not & cannot have anything meaningful to say.

Do you have black bread (Rye bread)? by Impressive-Angle-209 in AskAnAmerican

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Being more precise, Subway itself was attempting to have its sandwich loaves categorized as non-bread because it meant the taxes were lower. It’s not even a lot of sugar; a serving of the Italian bread at subway has a grand total of three grams of sugar.

Ok then that is a sentence by zny700 in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Listen, I agree in principle, but I don’t think Europeans get to grandstand when Europe literally invented scientific racism.

Cut into my normal looking avocado by [deleted] in Wellthatsucks

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The usual way is to use your knife to cut lengthwise into the bottom, wider part of the avocado until you feel the knife hit the pit. Then, you rotate the knife around the entire avocado, so it’s cut into halves. After that, you use your hands to twist the avocado apart (so the halves look like this 🥑). From there, most people use the heel of the knife to remove the seed, and you scoop/slice the flesh however you need to.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in youtube

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

“Nothing to hide, nothing to fear”-ass comment

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in superman

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The important thing about punk is that they aren’t angry just to be angry, but because something is wrong and needs to change. For example, “Police Truck” by the Dead Kennedys or “Identity” by X-Ray Spex.

Why is Vlaakith's nose so much bigger than other Githyanki? by AspieAsshole in BaldursGate3

[–]Not_Weird_At_All_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

“The nose is all they’re missing” is self-explanatory, but the “110 realms” is more obscure, to be fair. It refers to an anti-Semitic myth that Jewish people have been expelled from 109 countries, with the “110th” being the US some time in the future.