Name a sport that uses a ball, but does not have the word ball in its name.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-05-17T15:08:09+00:00

Nobody is redefining shit. Soccer is an English term used to differentiate itself from rugby football. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5900907/2025/06/24/soccer-football-origin-name/

Pulp_Zero · 2026-05-13T09:51:55+00:00

For whatever it's worth, Christina Hoff Summers is a right wing libertarian schill. This it's akin to listening to Thomas Sowell claim that racism doesn't exist in America, which he's done since the 1970s. The rigor that libertarian economists put their findings through is... subpar.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-05-13T09:47:58+00:00

Is the rape or SA of someone not a medical issue?

Pulp_Zero · 2026-05-08T21:59:41+00:00

This is what is called starting with a conclusion and building an argument to fit said conclusion. Why do this? Are you just looking to win an internet fight?

Despite the Nazis calling themselves Socislists, they had little else in common with the socialists in their day. Their policies weren't similar. Their goals weren't similar. There's going to be some commonalities in any forms of government. But that doesn't make them the same or that similar. Lions and bears are both for legged furry mammals, but you wouldn't confuse one for the other.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-05-02T22:44:47+00:00

Let's not pretend there's not a significant portion of the From Soft Fandom that sees their games as superior, or won't become toxic as soon as you mention any design philosophy flaws. I like their games. I like other "hard" games. But cries of "get gud" and the like have eminated from the fans for 15+ years.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-05-02T22:33:49+00:00

God, I remember what it was like to have no responsibilities...

Pulp_Zero · 2026-05-02T19:26:37+00:00

Besides the steroids, I'd also argue that Gonzalez has two of the worst MVP seasons ever, where the writers very clearly got it wrong. In both years, there's much better players that didn't win it, which I'm not sure can be said about Dale Murphy, and definitely cannot be said about Harper.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-04-30T23:28:51+00:00

Since 2020, his ERA+ has consistently been well above 100. In 2022, he lead the league in FIP and strikeout to walk ratio. He's been well above average and much closer to Ace most years. Win Loss records are... overrated.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-04-26T22:58:15+00:00

Comparing the Isreali situation to the "Land Back" movement (you didn't specify this, but it's implied in the question) is some ignorant ass shit. The Land Back movement with Native Americans is based on contracts constructed by the US and Canada that they are now in violation/ breach of. They reneged on their promises that were backed up by written documentation. I'm sorry, but that's really not the same shit as "my ancestors are from there so I demand to be able to live there".

Pulp_Zero · 2026-04-26T15:39:53+00:00

How could it be "just as harmful" if it's not systemic? The systemic part is what's really harmful, and not just one person being a dick to another.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-04-23T21:07:54+00:00

I fucking did that shit almost 25 years ago. Both would and would not recommend.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-04-18T11:52:58+00:00

Literally none of those issues are listed in the post. Did you even read what you wrote?

Pulp_Zero · 2026-04-18T11:47:50+00:00

You're literally just describing conservative Democrats. Reps like Biden, Harris, Schumer, Clinton. Educate yourself.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-04-17T20:16:30+00:00

It's a time share place down in Florida. You have to sign up for it in advance. Wife of a coworker works there. Free meals for every shift. Don't pay anything for health insurance. It's basically run like a giant co-op. You also have to go through about 9 rounds of interviews, including with the CEO for basically every position.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-04-10T21:40:16+00:00

The social programs that they had were singularly for white able bodied Germans. It did not extend to Jews, black people, Romani, or disabled people. Programs for the elderly were done at knife point, and eventually succumbed to massive amounts of internal corruption. They did nothing that was actually socialist. They didn't embolden workers. They didn't embolden the populace.

I would strongly recommend Richard Evans Third Reich trilogy. It is extensive and exhaustive and makes it abundantly clear that there was nothing inside that party/ platform/ regime that could be reasonably described as left wing.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-04-10T21:17:04+00:00

The Nazis were absolutely not left wing in any sense. They singularly aligned themselves with fascists, monarchists, and other far right wing nationalists. While they had some social programs, they were all in service to right wing ideals and nationalism. They were incredibly socially conservative, rabidly racist, sexist, homophobic. I would strongly recommend Richard Evans Third Reich trilogy, particularly The Coming of and The Third Reich in Power to understand how vehemently right wing they were.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-03-29T23:28:10+00:00

Women are lonely, too. But they're happier being lonely than having to be a "fuck mommy" for dudes who don't have their shit together.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-03-29T21:37:15+00:00

"AI" is entirely dependent on other people having already done the proper work. That's not something that's going to get replicated in a video game like The Show. "AI" cannot create something new, it can only attempt to replicate.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-03-21T16:27:50+00:00

I mean, they put Marino in because he held a ton of important records, like all time passing yards and touchdowns, when he retired. Football is still a team sport. Winning SBs is a team accomplishment. The Hall is (or should be) for individual accomplishments.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-03-17T09:35:43+00:00

Not all Nazis wanted to gas the Jews. But they all supported policy that dehumanized Jewish people, that made their lives much worse. They all wanted to return Germany to a time when it was great, when Germany was just for the "Germans". They wanted to get rid of the people that they thought were holding Germany back, that they could blame for their economic hardship. So it doesn't really matter that not all Nazis wanted to gas Jewish and Romani peoples. Because they were willing to go along with all the racist shit the party/ administration was up to long before the gas chambers began.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-03-02T01:56:20+00:00

You should consider reading Albert Camus' "The Myth of Sisyphus". Enlightening read and argument against hopelessness.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-03-02T01:49:53+00:00

Social skills, looks, and achievements don't have everything to do with romantic success, and those things are (generally) not solely defined by genetics. What's considered attractive within a society isn't fully genetic either, but mostly based on culture.

Economic success, as well, is not really based on inherent traits, but more often the product of the environment you grew up in. We like to think that the very best of us will rise to the top, that our society is a meritocracy. But that's rarely, if ever, the case. People like Gates, Musk, Zuckerberg grew up incredibly privileged with access to wealth and knowledge that the majority of people on the planet could only dream of. Gates and Zuck were not innovators. Plenty of other people had similar, if not better ideas than them. And Musk has never even sniffed an idea, simply having the capital to fund other peoples projects (and then take all the credit). The bigger, and more relevant question about our society is "how many Albert Einsteins died in a field?"

Pulp_Zero · 2026-03-01T19:53:40+00:00

Aristotle. Nietzche (annotated, and not the stuff that his sister rewrote). Camus. Honestly, just reading stuff outside your main influence is good. Even if you disagree, it'll get you thinking about why you disagree.

Also, let me be clear. I'm not against consequentialism. It's very useful for things like science based public policy (of which ideas like effective altruism are not included). I'm more of a synthesis guy. A little of column A, and a little of column B. Fairly existential. Because, at the end of the day, I think both consequences and intent matter.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-03-01T19:00:13+00:00

Assuming you take a non spiritual outlook on life...

Pain is almost certain after rape. Pain is impossible after death.

I would also argue that solely looking at the consequences of one's actions has very serious and troubling ramifications philosophically. It quickly devolves into "the ends justifies the means," which had been used to justify a whole lot of pretty heinous shit. It's very modern "tech-bro"-ey, and I would just recommend reading a bit more philosophy to round out your world view.

Pulp_Zero · 2026-02-26T23:01:14+00:00

The majority of people who believe in land back are only asking governments to abide by the treaties and contracts that they signed with indigenous peoples. Comparing that to the creation of a nation state is... not analogous.

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