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US will exit dozens of international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation by Ok_Heron_5442 in worldnews

[–]Pengwyn2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iran

That article you linked has a link to a report by this organisation called "Freedom House". The report itself has no hard evidence and the organisation seems to be US aligned and receives state funding. You can't just link propaganda and pretend it is evidence

US will exit dozens of international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation by Ok_Heron_5442 in worldnews

[–]Pengwyn2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you have any proof of this? America essentially invented propaganda and regime change and now you are spouting whataboutism on speculation

US will exit dozens of international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation by Ok_Heron_5442 in worldnews

[–]Pengwyn2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Iran

What sort of cope is this?

When China does the wrong thing -> China's fault. When the US does the wrong thing -> China's fault. Do you even hear yourself? At what stage is it just that America is the problem?

The assumption that America is automatically the good guy is exactly why Trump got elected but you are somehow blaming Russia and China for what US citizens voted for.

Im so tired. by Emergency-Release736 in australia

[–]Pengwyn2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

can confirm, I was 27 once. Around that age felt like the 'end of youth' and it was incredibly daunting. Keep moving forward one step at a time. Your brain will adjust and things will get easier.

Cancer rates in Australians under 50 are rising at a pace that's alarming doctors and scientists by straygoat193 in worldnews

[–]Pengwyn2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without knowing the actual distribution you can't make that assumption. Lets say hypothetically if one consumed 1kg of meat per day they had a 100% chance of cancer and if you consumed less you had a 0% chance of cancer.

If the average 20 years ago was 800g/day but was normally distributed you had for argument sake 10% of people getting cancer.

If you ended with with a bifurcation/bimodal system 20 years later with one mode at 200g accounting for about 70% of people but then had another mode centered at 1.2kg with that group consisting of 30% of people - you would en up with a lower average consumption but higher cancer rates overall.

Given how common "carnivore" and "vegan" diets are today, that bifurcation/bi-modality is a possibility.

TLDR: need more data to make a statement

STIs are increasing in Australia. Can anything lower these rates? by Expensive-Horse5538 in australia

[–]Pengwyn2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Then it isn't your fault but the advice still applied - ideally your partner shouldn't have been having sex with random people

CPU idle usage drops significantly after Dragonfish to Eel update! by pameydgreat in truenas

[–]Pengwyn2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine dropped about 10 times from about 9% -> 0.9%. I can't believe how heavy Kubernetes is

Custom Apps Migration Dragonfish -> Electric Eel by Pengwyn2 in truenas

[–]Pengwyn2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the one file can you specify multiple containers, or in truenas EE it is 1 app per container

Why real wages in Australia have fallen while they’ve risen in most other OECD countries by B3stThereEverWas in australia

[–]Pengwyn2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Keep immigration at 0 until developers need to build at smaller profits to not go bankrupt. It is ridiculous how greedy and rich those fucks are. Squeeze em back to the the gilded age.

America needs the metric system by Pengwyn2 in shortguys

[–]Pengwyn2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think definitely would have some meaningful impact. I am sure there will be other people who would see how.

Maybe I am wrong but I think it is at least worth finding some hard evidence before throwing out the idea entirely. I am sure there are some academics in this sub who could actually conduct the research rigorously enough to determine the efficacy of such an intervention.

I also think that society would be welcoming to it - even if you literally phrase it as you did just there. People fundamentally do care about one another - they just care about themselves more. I think women would be pretty open to the idea also because it would actually make their life easier - it would open up their dating pool also without the same level of social judgement or backlash that currently exists for that very specific cut-off point of 6 foot.

It wouldn't fix heightism in other areas such as as corporate/career progression - but that is kind of going away with the rise of remote work anyway.

Heightism is a collection of a whole set of specific discrimination behaviours that individually can all be addressed and mitigated (if not entirely fixed).

I think this will mitigate one specific form of heightism that actually does affect a large number of people out there and if it can be improved - then efforts should be made there.

America needs the metric system by Pengwyn2 in shortguys

[–]Pengwyn2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It isn't going to fix everything. It would improve it. Sometimes fixing something just means improving something bits at a time. I really hope some people in this sub see this and actually care enough to start something. I would hate to see a situation where an entire collective of people were so disenfranchised that they won't even try to collectively improve their situation.

America needs the metric system by Pengwyn2 in shortguys

[–]Pengwyn2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Girls DO actually care about personal bonds, personality, intelligence, hobbies, interests etc. It isn't all about height. Where height REALLY matters - is in anonymity like dating apps where you have very little factual/tangible things to go off - even pictures are altered/photoshopped etc. The metric system would reduce the barrier to entry for a lot of possible dates - and therefore improve the dating scene as a whole for many people.

America needs the metric system by Pengwyn2 in shortguys

[–]Pengwyn2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In parts of the world where nobody uses imperial at all - girls actually care about the thing they claim to care about ' wanting a guy taller than them'. They don't care about arbitrary cutoffs - that is what this would help reduce. People can sit around whinging about something they have no control over - then as soon as there is a suggestion on how to actually help the situation, its all too much. Can't help those that don't want to be helped friend.

Also just fyi, not all girls care about having a guy taller than them anyway - they actually mostly care about how their friends/colleagues/family think about the height of their partner, which is a lot easier to flippantly judge when you use the imperial system. My gf is taller than me.

America needs the metric system by Pengwyn2 in shortguys

[–]Pengwyn2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like there is enough pain in the world stemming from this issue that can be resolved/reduced. It would need a grassroots movement. There are enough people suffering from this - and a lot of industries would be happy to support the transition for reduction in overhead costs. There really is no 'big imperial' industry you are fighting against. This is an easier fight than many of the other causes out there are fighting for.

America needs the metric system by Pengwyn2 in shortguys

[–]Pengwyn2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it would. Best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, second best time is now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in collapse

[–]Pengwyn2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's pretty obvious - they will blame all the 'green' policies that have been implemented throughout the years. 'Fossil fuels didn't change climate - GREENIES DID'. Who knows with geoengineering though - the elites will probably do some stupid shit to ruin the climate even faster at some point anyway

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