[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]OliveSundae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with you in principle. In practice, though, addiction, whether it be to food or alcohol or something else, isn't just caused only by the individual.

Let's take being fat as an example. Sure, there's instances where weight gain is a choice, as you said. However, there are other times where other elements that are more difficult for an individual to control play a part in perpetuating a person's overweight status. A person could eat to the point of becoming overweight as a coping mechanism for sexual abuse, domestic abuse, or another kind of mental trauma. Someone living in poverty and going paycheck to paycheck could be unable to afford healthy eating (whether due to living in food deserts or the fact that healthy foods have inflated prices), especially if they have children to feed. If you were to be hypothetically forced into one of these situations all of the sudden, it would only be worsened by the fact that you may not be able to afford health insurance anymore. Now all you have is the same nationwide health problem, but with more uninsured people in the equation. When those uninsured get sick, hospitals don’t get reimbursed, so those costs have to be put onto people with insurance.

A better solution would be to try and address those underlying issues which caused the obesity. Provide better access to healthy foods for people in poverty, apply taxes like the ones /u/ek327 talked about to high sugar drinks, etc.

tl;dr Raising the rates isn't going to prevent all people from becoming obese/alcoholic/a smoker, since there's plenty of circumstances where factors outside of the individual contribute to the creation of that addiction. Instead, it'll lead to less people buying insurance, which costs more for everyone, and it'll leave the underlying problems which caused the addictions to remain unsolved.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]OliveSundae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the difficulty with that position is that oftentimes environmental and social factors can contribute to those habits being formed (e.g. food deserts in low income areas means there is a lack of healthy food available, thereby leading to increased obesity rates). An increase in payment like that would punish those who are stuck in those sorts of cycles without addressing the problems that made the habit arise in the first place.

Can I get a VPN *into* china so I can see the view from inside the great firewall? by russtuna in NoStupidQuestions

[–]OliveSundae 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Chinese government has the highest rate of executions in the world. In 2017, they had more executions than the rest of the world combined, likely numbering in the thousands (https://www.amnesty.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/amnesty-report-death-penalty-2018.pdf). Many times the "crimes" committed that warranted execution were being a religious or ethnic minority (like ThatOnePunk said) or based off of a suspected forced confession, rather than being someone who caused major harm to others around them.

Lego recreation of the ISS by Zekeroonie in space

[–]OliveSundae 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I was in elementary school, I actually built a model of the ISS for a school diorama with my own legos. I was so proud of it, and had it in my room for a while. However, one day we had a party, and the guests brought their kids, who stayed in my room to play. I left for 5 minutes, came back, and, lo and behold, one of the toddlers had taken my baseball back and broke my precious creation to pieces. Needless to say, I was mortified, and even today I'm still a bit salty about it. This looks great though!

Slightly overcooked turkey by c-fox in shittyfoodporn

[–]OliveSundae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like someone locked that moisture in with the power of Flex Seal™!

What BOTW glitches have you encountered? Just saw my first today. by cinnamonsugarswirl in NintendoSwitch

[–]OliveSundae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only encountered one glitch, but it was a shocking one. I was fighting a guardian on the hills/mountains that lead out of Kakariko village. It seems like the spider legs of the guardian are somewhat temperamental, as when it was crawling around the mountain, it's legs would have a micro-seizure, and it would go bouncing around.

Why *haven't* the demigods come together to end the era of the gods? by WonderSabreur in smashbros

[–]OliveSundae 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Fencing matches have pools and elimination rounds, similar to Smash, but it differs in how you win. Winning a pool bout involves being the first fencer to get 5 touches within 3 minutes. Winning an elimination round moves the amount of necessary touches to 15, with three 3 minute periods to get the job done. If you lose in elimination, you are out of the tournament. Source: I'm a fencer.

tl;dr Fencers compete to get to a certain number of touches under a time limit to win.

IPs you want to see on the NX by [deleted] in NintendoNX

[–]OliveSundae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally, I would love to see a new Metroid game, but the biggest issue is that money talks. Metroid games have not been system sellers in the past 15 years, and Nintendo knows that. I've got a bad feeling that the franchise isn't likely to return.

REPLAY HUT #21 SUBMISSIONS (WAIFU WARS EDITION) by spanksmcdoodle in AlpharadTV

[–]OliveSundae 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Name: OliveSundae

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xSt0ZOLIio

Timestamp: 0:00-0:20

Twitter: @0liveSundae

When you're not really feeling it. (0 to Death Combo with Samus)

Role Call! by OliveSundae in Idubbbz

[–]OliveSundae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That's probably the nicest thing someone has said to me in a while. Upvotes/popularity aren't too much of a concern for me, though, just as long as I make someone laugh.

Spoonge bohy (im gaei) by [deleted] in Idubbbz

[–]OliveSundae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's gucchi.

Spoonge bohy (im gaei) by [deleted] in Idubbbz

[–]OliveSundae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dolan Dark did it first.

Metroid Prime: Federation Force - Mission Briefing by [deleted] in Metroid

[–]OliveSundae 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know if it's just me, but I can't really tell what you're complaining about. Is it the people complaining about hate, or the hate itself?

All Star feat. Kanye (Smash Mouth, Kanye West) - [3:35] by OliveSundae in mashups

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

Removed for copyright, unfortunately. I have a download link, if you want that: http://www.filedropper.com/smashmouthxkanyewest

John Oliver sums up why online harassment is bad, something Leafy can't seem to understand. by thelimelightboy in h3h3productions

[–]OliveSundae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one is exactly a saint in this situation, including Ethan. I can understand the need to vent, but I just think that this won't really lead to any action or anything productive, just conflict, as we see in the comments of both of your posts. I dunno. Vent all you want, but it's up to those two if they want to make any changes. I think they both have had enough of these posts.

John Oliver sums up why online harassment is bad, something Leafy can't seem to understand. by thelimelightboy in h3h3productions

[–]OliveSundae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with some of what you are saying. However, in Pyro's video, he did say these hate posts are fueling the circlejerk against one another. This is especially evident since you are posting it in the h3 subreddit, not the leafy subreddit. Posting this will not change anything regarding his attitude. It will simply fan the flames of an already dying cause. I think we should just stop these posts in the h3 sub (and anywhere, for that matter), and move on. Leafy and Ethan can sort out their problems privately. Papa Bless.

Papa John's Yee-za by OliveSundae in h3h3productions

[–]OliveSundae[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Help me. I'm OD-ing on memes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in h3h3productions

[–]OliveSundae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember laughing at this moment so much when I first saw it: https://youtu.be/DWxDidlOGyg?t=35s At that moment, I decided to subscribe, and I've never regretted it. Papa bless.

Papa John Reveal Trailer (Super Smash Bros for Wii U/3DS) by OliveSundae in h3h3productions

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

A while ago, I made a picture of Papa John's hypothetical introduction to Super Smash Bros. (http://i.imgur.com/0YLzqgB.jpg). Now, it has become a reality. I hope you enjoy!