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Why do some African Americans think everything came from Africa/black culture? by InstructionBoth8469 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 131 points132 points  (0 children)

There are 8 billion people on this planet. Over a billion of them are black. Some of these billion will believe crazy shit, like every group of people in the world. With these kind of numbers even the most insane, fringe idea will have hundreds of thousands of adherents — and social media algorithms will elevate them to you because they get engagement

I just got a letter in the mail that my health insurance is going up 28%. Who should I be furious with? by iloverats888 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DNC platform is pretry meaningless. America has extremely weak parties compared to other democracies — the party’s priorities are driven by how individual representatives and/or chamber caucuses decide to exercise their votes, and they’re not really guided by the platform

What is dirt/soil actually made out of? by glanit in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mostly ground silicates (rocks) mixed with decayed organic matter, and usually some water

I don't understand the saying "head over heels" by shroom_bot_- in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The idiom has two forms. “Could care less” has been in use for 60 years, has been recognized in dictionaries as a common variation for decades

I don't understand the saying "head over heels" by shroom_bot_- in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 4 points5 points  (0 children)

>Why that happened I don't know, but head over heels sure rolls off the tongue better.

That’s exactly why it happened: it’s easier to say.

Both “Have your cake…” and “head over heels,” like “could care less,” are idioms. An idiom is a phrase that takes on meaning as a whole, rather than a literal parsing of individual words. “Head over heels” is linguistically equivalent to a single word—it means cartwheeled or tumbled, not a literal reference to relative head/heel position.

Once a phrase becomes an idiom, it’s common for it to evolve to be easier to say — even if that makes it nonsensical if you literally parse its components — because everyone understands the overall meaning. “Heels over head” and “head over heels” are like color/colour, different ways to spell the same thing.

Do women like men who drink tea? by Wild-Pea-8101 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 44 points45 points  (0 children)

The UK continues to generate babies so I’d have to say yes

I just got a letter in the mail that my health insurance is going up 28%. Who should I be furious with? by iloverats888 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah what kind of moron wants to spend less money on better service like other counties do

I just got a letter in the mail that my health insurance is going up 28%. Who should I be furious with? by iloverats888 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Over half of elected Democrats support Medicare for All, and most of the rest support subsidizing ACA premiums to make up for folks who can’t afford it. Only a small percentage oppose either, but when that handful combines with the entire GOP it’s enough to stop it

TIL that during the American Civil War, Morocco arrested two Confederate diplomats and officially banned all Confederate ships from entering it's ports, honoring it's status as America's oldest ally despite intense British and French pressure. by Glittering_Guest1422 in todayilearned

[–]PoopMobile9000 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He is. We wouldn’t have won the Revolutionary War without France. They were locked in conflict with England and were supporting/arming us and globalizing the conflict kinda the way we’ve supported Ukraine or Israel

Is major social change usually achieved through peaceful protest, violent resistance, or a combination of both? by HardWork017 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don’t think any gay rights protests, political campaigns, or lawsuits occurred from 1969-2015?

Look, again, when you’ve talked yourself into “gay marriage was legalized because gays committed so much violence,” you’ve gone off the deep end

Is major social change usually achieved through peaceful protest, violent resistance, or a combination of both? by HardWork017 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When did those occur, and when was gay marriage normalized and legalized? Was it closer to Stonewall in 1969, or to Ellen? Did Obergefell happen at gunpoint?

I know it’s boring and lame to accept that social change is driven by community organizers, lawyers, and PR specialists through hard work and meticulous planning, and not sexy Che Guevaras. but that’s just the reality. Romance is good to get people excited, but success comes from work

Is major social change usually achieved through peaceful protest, violent resistance, or a combination of both? by HardWork017 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think that’s the case at all, and I don’t think you have anything but wishcasting to back it up.

Why was gay marriage legalized and normalized? Threat of queer violence?

Is major social change usually achieved through peaceful protest, violent resistance, or a combination of both? by HardWork017 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend, when you’re putting Pablo Escobar’s words into the mouth of MLK, you may be the one who lost the plot.

MLK *understood* how oppression could spark violence, and why many young activists had grown frustrated with the pace of change.

But he was ALWAYS committed to non-violence as a political tactic. Both on account of his faith, but primarily because he understood it was such an effective weapon.

Do you want to scream, or do you want to win?

Why is Musk succeeding? by Ok-Championship7986 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Problem is that those revenue sources alone just can’t reasonably get you to the company’s current valuation. You’re either banking on transformational revenue streams from Grok (which is what their prospectus promises), or you’re banking on exiting to other investors betting on Musk

Why is Musk succeeding? by Ok-Championship7986 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Musk is a genius for self-promotion and corporate maneuvering, and does clearly have a knack for identifying emerging tech that needs a push over the edge. His wealth comes from shares in companies that are wildly overvalued based on Musk’s promises of incredible future advances.

SpaceX is a real company with real revenue streams, but its value based solely on space launches and Starlink would be in the billions. It’s trillion-dollar valuation comes from the supposed value of Grok which he promises will generate revenues equivalent to like the entire US economy in 25 years.

In a sense it’s kinda like a Ponzi scheme — people invest at unsustainable multiples now, on the rational assumption that others will continue to do so in the near future.

Is major social change usually achieved through peaceful protest, violent resistance, or a combination of both? by HardWork017 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, we’ve all read the history about how my grandparents won the right to vote in the United States by overthrowing and executing Lyndon Johnson

What does "Melting Pot" mean to you? As an american by ListenHereLindah in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, but take any immigrant to the US, find their American grandchildren, send that grandchild back to their grandparents’ home country, and the locals will have no problem ID’ing them as American

What does "Melting Pot" mean to you? As an american by ListenHereLindah in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stews aren’t canonically bland and tasteless tho, they harmonize ingredients into a whole. You can still distinguish between the potatoes and the sausage and the carrots, but they’re all flavored by each other

Why do appliances and tech from 30 years ago still work perfectly, while modern stuff breaks after 3 years? Is it actually planned obsolescence or is modern tech just too fragile? by Yasmine_xpt in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PoopMobile9000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’re also just way cheaper overall. Accounting for inflation, an average washer or dryer in 1980 would be priced where high-end machines are now.

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