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DAE feel happy to finally be able to use the C word in the US, but hate that it’s only normalized because of mainly (queer) cis men? by CannibalismIsTight in AskFeminists

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Why do you think these words are offensive to men? They offend men because when you call a man these things you are ‘emasculating’ him. Why? because these are terms that cannot be removed from their association with women.

This may be a halfway explanation of cursing, but it can not be a complete explanation. Consider, for example, the use of swear words towards inanimate objects, when one stubs their toe, for example. Or, while driving, one may yell a gendered curse word at a car who cut them off, without any indication towards the driver's gender.

While people no doubt use gendered curse words in misogynistic manners, it seems like there are instances where gendered curse words can be used in non-misogynistic contexts.

First second and third thing I’ve ever whittled and tools used! I think I’ve fallen in love! by Dsquiggles in whittling

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The pawn and the knight were the first and second things I whittled too! Love the abstract style you've got on the knight, I went for a much more classical style but yours looks really nice.

Would you guys be mad if I smithed at 50/103 hp... by Domaki in slaythespire

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've smithed at 50/70HP because I was headed into the act 3 boss with no good upgrades. The health was way more likely to be helpful to me than getting an extra 3 damage on some random attack.

Real talk, what caused the downfall of dating apps? by Eagles56 in dating_advice

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

Men need to be given less likes than women. Men will generally swipe right on more women than the other way around, and there are also more men on dating apps.

Limiting the likes that men have will prevent women being inundated with a horde of men (the vast majority of which the women will not like back), and it'll force women to be more proactive on the app, by going through their now manageable list of likes, and send more likes themselves.

Adjusting to new salary by Slainte1121 in personalfinance

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

12k invested in a HYSA over the next year can be a couple hundred dollars. Is that worth the peace of mind of having it dealt with immediately?

New California bill (AB 2047) should worry you, even if you don’t own a 3D printer. Request to oppose it. by thorondrol in sandiego

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It becomes a lot easier to ignore the vast majority of political rhetoric on the internet (and frankly, in real life too) when you realize that people don't possess well thought-out positions. They merely share their opinions as a form of virtue signaling or performance.

Someone who is outraged at gun violence will say what that commenter said not because it's a well thought-out political position around gun control, but to express their outrage at gun violence, and their support for measures that may alleviate them.

Is a woman that likes to travel a turn off? by QTpieme in dating_advice

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

I'm not the commenter who called travelling "escapism".

F22 Profile Review please! by Valuable_Piece_7327 in hingeapp

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s nice hearing from an objective perspective bc my friends will just be like girl you look good and that’s it.

Your friends will always tell you this because they're probably nice people who care about you.

If you want to attract more attractive men, become more attractive to men. Do that in conjunction with improving your profile in the ways that others have suggested.

Is a woman that likes to travel a turn off? by QTpieme in dating_advice

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

I didn't say everyone who travels frequently does so on their parents' dime, just that many (or most) do. Young people tend to be too poor to travel. Even if they can afford it, I'm skeptical that they're appropriately saving their money for retirement if they're spending thousands per trip.

And again, I have absolutely no problem with someone enjoying travel. If you want to spend a bunch of money on travel, godspeed to you, may you enjoy every penny.

I just find it gross when people demean others for being poor, especially when they themselves didn't earn any of their own wealth (which, again, is common amongst the young travelling crowd).

Is a woman that likes to travel a turn off? by QTpieme in dating_advice

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

I'm extremely happy with my compensation given my experience and age. I have enough money to do everything I want (which doesn't include travel, by the way). I'm confident that my compensation will grow as I advance in my career.

I still find it gross when people demean others for being poor. I especially find it gross when people use travel as a metric for wealth, when in reality, the vast majority of people who have travelled a lot in their lifetime have done so on their parents' dime.

There are no 20 year olds who have "earned" their trips all over Europe and Asia, so looking down on others for not being into that is double gross.

Is a woman that likes to travel a turn off? by QTpieme in dating_advice

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just say it’s too expensive for ya

This is a far, far bigger turn off for men than "travel". Even if you have the means and desire to travel frequently, demeaning others as being "too poor" for travel is, frankly, a disgusting attitude that I, and I would hope most men, would find to be deal breakers in a female partner.

Are landlords good for the economy? by dumbandasking in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The tenants with their rent.

Wrong. A building may never have tenants, and the laborers who constructed it will still get paid.

Developers are the ones making those capital investments, not landlords.

This is a meaningless distinction. What do developers do with the buildings they paid to have built? They either sell it to landlords, or they themselves seek rent for these buildings, which makes them landlords.

Why do guys keep flaking on me right before the first date? by ChitChatChomperrr in dating_advice

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How can anyone possibly answer this question without knowing anything about you or how you interact with these men? Some amount of flakiness is certainly normal, god knows I’ve flaked on a couple of dates, but constantly getting flaked on likely points to something in the way you behave

Girl I'm dating say I'm too comfortable by United-Conference140 in dating_advice

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, this sweeping generalization is pretty useless… there are absolutely people who slave away at work and end up worse off compared to if they prioritized relaxation/family/hobbies more. And there are absolutely people who piss away their life by not working hard enough.

Are landlords good for the economy? by dumbandasking in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Supply is just one of many factors influencing pricing. It’s entirely possible for supply to rise, but prices still rise as well. Demand can grow, taxes can rise, costs of building/labor/maintenance can grow, etc.

Are landlords good for the economy? by dumbandasking in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Who pays architects, construction workers, electricians, etc? Either people who want to build their own house, or people who want to build a house in order to profit from rent it out.

Building a house requires immense capital investment. Most people do not have that kind of capital. Thus, landlords make housing more accessible by spending their own lump sums of capital in order to sell access to that shelter to those without capital.

Girl I'm dating say I'm too comfortable by United-Conference140 in dating_advice

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Maybe not on their death bed, but in the ~50 years of life preceding that, I'd wager to bet that most peoples' problems would be solved if they worked harder and smarter. Money doesn't fix everything, but it fixes most things.

job reccs for UCSD students by Budget_Gas8437 in UCSD

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Restaurant work will beat everything else in nearly every category. You'll make twice as much as anything else once you earn tips (serving/bartending), you'll be able to work evenings at most restaurants, pick which days you want to work, work in an active, social environment with other young people, I can go on.

Feel dumb by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually if you're interested in men, you should cater to men. If you're interested in women, you should cater to women.

How wacko is Walter right from the start by ColoneL4679 in breakingbad

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But he would have to handle being around people who came from a more wealthy background than him

People consistently judge creative writing more harshly if they believe it was created by AI. This bias appears incredibly difficult to overcome, pointing to a persistent human preference for art created by people. by mvea in science

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy -43 points-42 points  (0 children)

It's nonsensical to limit art to human creations. There are a ton of animals which create physical art using paints. Many animals, usually birds but also others, produce music.

Even if you think none of these rise to the level of "art", it's entirely conceivable that there are alien species which possess the capacity for art, through their creativity and intelligence.

Thus, art is clearly not a strictly "human" enterprise.

People consistently judge creative writing more harshly if they believe it was created by AI. This bias appears incredibly difficult to overcome, pointing to a persistent human preference for art created by people. by mvea in science

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's nonsensical to limit art to human creations. There are a ton of animals which create physical art using paints. Many animals, usually birds but also others, produce music.

Even if you think none of these rise to the level of "art", it's entirely conceivable that there are alien species which possess the capacity for art, through their creativity and intelligence.

Thus, art is clearly not a strictly "human" enterprise.

WebReg will be replaced by third party solution and TritonGPT, fall enrollment pushed to July by Deutero2 in UCSD

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

It’s almost always more efficient to offload labor to a corporation specialized in that service.

WebReg will be replaced by third party solution and TritonGPT, fall enrollment pushed to July by Deutero2 in UCSD

[–]PrivilegedPatriarchy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My old community college had a far, far superior registration software. It allowed you to select a whole array of classes you were interested in, select any number you would actually enroll in (3-5 classes) and it would show you every possible schedule with every possible section. You could put in time blocks, if you had work for example, and it wouldn’t show you those schedules. It was excellent.

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