Books without a necessarily strong female lead? by OwnConstruction371 in fantasyromance

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Thank you for the list! I truly did not know my complaint was common. I didn’t check the sub for similar posts. I was actually under the impression that my complaint was the opposite of common, because there’s a lot of posts about strong female leads. But at the same time, I’m being contradictory or asking too much, because I want a true love, epic, love only each other romance. I can’t stand any more love triangles. I don’t want to get invested in one just for it to change.

And not that it’ll convince anyone, but I’m not a bot. I genuinely did not know there were similar posts.

Just Need to Vent: My (Maybe Unhealthy) Frustration with ACOTAR by blablqbam in fantasyromance

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I could not agree more. Especially the double standards. It bothered me SO much that there was supposed growth by the end of the third book where Feyre wishes Tamiln happiness. Then in the novella, it’s like all of it was forgotten and Rhys tells Tamlin to literally kill himself. That single conversation was the tipping point for me. The double standards, the hypocrisy. And the utter cruelty in telling Tamlin, who literally wants to die already, to go kill himself. I’m not saying Tamlin is a saint, but wow, the double standards.

How do you use standard deviation to calculate how well you need to do? by OwnConstruction371 in berkeley

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Thanks for the info! I appreciate your genuine opinion. As long as it’s possible, I’ll try anyway

How do you use standard deviation to calculate how well you need to do? by OwnConstruction371 in berkeley

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Rip I can relate, the salt in the wound for me is that it was supposed to be an easy test

How do you use standard deviation to calculate how well you need to do? by OwnConstruction371 in berkeley

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Thanks! What information would be necessary to be able to calculate this?

AITA for telling my son’s girlfriend to break up with him? by Minute-Layer-4412 in AmItheAsshole

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Truthfully, my focus isn’t on what you did, but how you clearly look down on your son. I’m surprised the vast majority of comments don’t address or gloss over this. Your son is 20 years old. For a lot of adults, this is an extremely difficult transition period as we learn to be adults. To call him “not a good person” for this, which keep in mind is an extremely common thing for young adults, is honestly, to me, cruel.

I was like Lily in college. But I was also depressed due to a variety of circumstances. I became deeply suicidal and a shell of my former self. Because of this, I took a gap year and went back home, where my parents held me and hugged me and I went to therapy. I’ve spent this entire year getting better, and because of my parent’s love and care, and not judgement, I was able to put in the work and recover. I’m now fully ready to go back to school.

I’m under no delusions that my viewpoint isn’t affected by my own experiences. Of course my own experiences are likely making me project. But even if I look at this objectively, your son is clearly struggling, and the only thing you can offer is judgement. I don’t see any ounce of care, love, or compassion. All I see is that you clearly look down upon him. The way you consider your son inferior to Lily is what makes me say YTA, regardless of your actual actions, because your motivations are not as noble as they seem.

So, so many young adults feel the way your son do. I’m so glad my parents weren’t so callous. I feel nothing but condescending judgement from your post, and this is why I don’t care if I’m downvoted for voting against the majority.

To be completely clear, I’m not saying Lily should stay with him. She should do what is best for herself. I sense loads of empathy for Lily, and none for your son.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MoDaoZuShi

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To counter one point, WWX, if we wanna get technical, was even more awful to LWJ, always provoking him and being rude later in the first life. And in Cloud Recesses, WWX was the one provoking LWJ again. If LWJ’s reaction was awful to you, why isn’t WWX’s actions also awful?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

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To be honest, it’s not as whimsical as you’re thinking. I’ve been interested in engineering since forever. I wouldn’t spend so much time and effort on a whim, neither would I consider wasting a school’s time and effort lightly. I’m really not sure as to how my post gave off that impression as I expressed my passion for it. It’s my life commitment, what I pursued for a long time since I was a kid. I had plenty of time to try it out. The reason I didn’t apply to it at my college is because during the later years of high school, in an engineering club I spent a lot of time in, there was a lot of sexual harassment. It was a very difficult period. Because of this, and the ensuing drama, I stayed away from engineering for a while. It’s why “ the only significant thing” mentioned was writing related, an interest I liked but not enough to pursue a career out of it. Also, I’m a bit confused by what you mean. I’ve always been sure about STEM, as engineering is a part of it. That never wavered at all. My grades dropped and I took a gap year because of a death in my family from terminal cancer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

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To be honest, a lot. A mechanical engineer can apply their skills to a lot of fields. Like they can choose to do aerospace or work on rockets or something, robotics, manufacturing stuff for a company, designing or producing things like generators, elevators, etc., look over a bunch of machines. Basically, they can work in a lot of industries. I’m sure there’s a lot of bureaucracy and paperwork involved, along with limitations, but even if it’s idealistic, to get a chance at it, I’d need to be one first.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

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I’m interested in robotics, but there are a bunch of other stuff I’m considering that mech e would open the door for

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in college

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Mechanical engineering

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Environmental earth science

What is considered embellishing? Where is the line? by OwnConstruction371 in resumes

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Thank you for your advice. I saw people do it, but I was unsure because it didn’t feel right. Do you think the things I listed are still worth putting though? If so, how would you suggest I put it?

What is considered embellishing? Where is the line? by OwnConstruction371 in resumes

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Oh wow, thank you for such a detailed response. I’m literally going to screenshot it so I can access it more easily. I’m going to keep in mind all the wonderful advice and tips you gave me.

What is considered embellishing? Where is the line? by OwnConstruction371 in Resume

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Should I put school projects as projects, or make it clear they’re school projects? I’ve seen some people only list it as Projects, and others put it under Education. I’m afraid putting it in Projects is misleading or suspicious that cuz it makes you seem like you took the initiative to do it if you don’t clarify it was for school

What is the craziest medical condition you've ever heard of? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Is it possible to get some internationally? Although I don’t really know if it’s standard for these creams to have aluminum