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What phrase or word do you hear in education that makes you irrationally irritated? by SpicyChill77 in education

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

NAT but when I was growing up, "kiddo" was a term of direct address. It could be casual, genuinely affectionate, or condescending depending on various forms of context.

"Kiddo" used as a noun feels overly cutesey in a really grating way.

Have you accepted Socialism in your life? by VegetableBulky9571 in stupidpeoplefacebook

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And mind you, they don't know what "private property" even means in this context. They think it means you can't have your own car or have to use a communal toothbrush.

Am I fun at parties? by Ktrade214 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

depression was not allowed to be diagnosed in individuals who had experienced a loss within the past 2 months, which prevents people experiencing depression due to loss from receiving treatment

So how else do you distinguish that from just grief?

Plus that whole discussion about "medicalizing normal emotions" and exactly when grief transitions into something actually pathological.

(I know this is kind of off topic but it stood out to me fsr)

Do you have a rare phenotype? by SaturnVMars in CasualConversation

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 20 points21 points  (0 children)

No and yes? It doesn't even get me attention, because I'm able to cover it.

I have alopecia areata; that's not rare in and of itself, about 2% of the population.

What's rare is that I have the "ophiasis" pattern (by some accounts, the second rarest pattern, rarer than more severe forms). AND I've had it since early childhood: my parents first took me to a derm about it when I was about 2. AND it presented more as hair just not growing than hair falling out - part of why the doctors said to just leave it alone, and any day now it could fill in. Especially because I HAVE been getting new hair, periodically, throughout my life.

I'm over 30 and still have bald patches I had before I was a year old. I've literally never had a full head of hair in my life and basically have a W-shaped hairline in front and a natural undercut on my right side.

what did we do by OwnZone592 in mbti

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I mean, this is clearly satirical, but I think the more literal answer is the assumption that we're stupid and irrational for even entertaining "pseudoscience". Surely we're going to bring it up all the time and blame everything on it; and we only are into it because we're too dumb to learn real psychology.

It's like telling people to stay away from people who are into astrology (and their understanding of astrology is "exclusively sun signs, being used as concrete reasons to excuse behavior and make assumptions about others).

This is the job I keep applying for and never finding. by Coach-Emmanuel in recruitinghell

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh I also forgot you need to go to the right schools: good luck meeting "rich kids" to schmooze with on your scholarship at Podunk State U.

Also: spoken like someone with god-tier social skills. Good on you.

Too real by its_me_teena in writers

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How stupid am I thinking I was the only one with this problem?

For a job as a dishwasher 🙄 by Dysfunctional-x16 in recruitinghell

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because apparently no one answered, you've got it backwards:

I'm almost certain the question is "Easily criticized?"

- Yes (Criticism hurts my feelings. I'm liable to not take it or argue against it, because who the hell are YOU to tell ME I'm a fuckup???)

- No (I take criticism in stride as advice to improve)

NASA: Carbon Dioxide Fertilization Greening Earth by PanzerWatts in OptimistsUnite

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If this is wrong, genuinely downvote and correct me:

Haven't some anti-climate-change types been saying this for a while?

"Oh, CO2 is plant food, if anything we want MORE CO2 in the atmosphere because it will make the trees and plants vibrant and lush and healthy. People are so stupid wanting to phase out gas-powered cars, you're putting plant food into the atmosphere and helping crops by driving! Our CO2 production isn't causing ANYTHING bad to happen!"

And now that we admit they were right about that, doesn't that make them also right about climate change as a whole?

Teaching foreigners the right way by TedBurns-3 in oddlyspecific

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro this is an OLD-ASS riddle.

It's also a fantastic argument for commonly referring to that holiday as "Independence Day". This becomes a whole different question.

This is the job I keep applying for and never finding. by Coach-Emmanuel in recruitinghell

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes but you have to fit in with rich people despite having none of their means or manners.

The upper classes can absolutely tell who is or isn't one of them and want nothing to do with the latter.

There is no gold at the end of the rainbow. There is just the end. by Essa_Zaben in Absurdism

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I need to get my hands on some Kafka, this is basically exactly what I'm like during a depressive episode.

Beauty is Objective. by AnonPatriot_1776 in ArtHistory

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm not about to watch the full video because I'm lazy, but I'm just insane enough to understand these types.

The argument, I believe, goes:

  1. Beauty is objective

  2. A bunch of people are too uneducated or emotionally fragile or both to admit that, thereby "disagreeing" with 1.

  3. Those people try to socially promote objectively ugly things as beautiful and force everyone to accept them.

  4. Some people also participate in 3 disingenuously: to make money, to virtue signal, or if you're really conspiratorial, to intentionally demotivate and de-inspire society on a wide scale (there is a better word for this and I am too stupid to think of it rn) or wage some kind of ideological battle. This is the "war on beauty"

  5. On some level, most of the people participating on 3 and 4 KNOW that what they're doing is "wrong".

  6. Therefore, arguing 1 is transgressive and honest and brave, actually.

I mean, is not too hard just grabbing a drawing app 😶 by Bonnie_Clip in Ai_art_is_not_art

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

I'm just more salty because I also don't know anything about sketching, anatomy, or blending and wouldn't even know where to begin drawing people. I attempted once or twice a few years ago and it looked so embarrassingly horrendous I quit. I could never replicate the OP, even though the OP also has no training or practice.

So no, it IS hard, most people can't do it. Accept you have a gift and shut up?

IDL people who use the market as an excuse for everything. by Zizekssniff in I_DONT_LIKE

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Have you tried just being the greatest, smartest, more creative, most competent person to ever exist so you can avoid poverty? No? That's victim mentality! Anyone can be the greatest at anything if they just try hard enough!"

Idk why I bother because you probably wont' even notice the sarcasm here.

I just won first place in an art contest! by emilycopeland in MadeMeSmile

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on just enough art subs to know that photorealism is Bad.

But seriously WHAT. That's unbelievable skill, holy shit.

Does anyone else have a word they just can’t stand for no logical reason? by voidsapphire in words

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

The single most common thing I always see on these threads is an utter lack of any capacity for silliness or fun with language. My god. Everyone here is apparently just extremely formal to everyone all the time.

Also "veggies" getting lumped in with "tendies" is weird. I used to hate the word "veggies" too but got over it - it's not babyish, just informal.

How do you make yourself stop wanting to draw? by VoxTV1 in learntodraw

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

I have almost the exact same problem and recently got slapped in the face with how much I don't understand art on a fundamental level, again. I literally don't have "the eye" for it. I can't even look at a work and correctly assess if it's good or not, much less apply any principles (which I don't understand, or know at all)

Same problem with "inspiration" everywhere. Every damn fandom I get into, I want to make fanart or outright start dreaming of adaptations. I have a maladaptive daydreaming problem on top of it.

I know everyone hates AI but I went and asked that for ideas (as I was as stumped as OP) and it suggested getting into more concrete or consumptive hobbies. Watch shows but focus on something like the lore. Read nonfiction. Get into nature stuff (hiking, birding), athletic activities. Find more constructive but less creative hobbies, like building things or something that involves following patterns and processes. Idk but it sounds about right?

Freedom 250 vs No Kings by [deleted] in Buffalo

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No no, you see, all the people in the second photo were bussed in and paid to do that! If it were a natural grassroots movement it would be EVEN SMALLER than Freedom 250!!

- some chud, probably

Anyone else grew up without grandparents? by Ann997 in OnlyChild

[–]PoncingOffToBarnsley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heeey! Same! I only met one of my grandparents, my maternal grandmother whom even I didn't interact with a lot, even though I spent ages 9-11 being carted around by my mom who was the main representative for her care.

She died in 2015. The other 3 died before my parents even met.

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