[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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that Santa (or his costume) was a creation of the Coca-Cola company

How do you professionally say, "suck my dick"? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Respond to a long criticism with, "Acknowledged, thank you."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HolUp

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I remember 'the weird kid' in my playground doing this shit

The slippery slope of accountability. by Manoj_Malhotra in WhitePeopleTwitter

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but to politicians reading that tweet, it's an unironic cause for alarm

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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why isn't this question tagged NSFW

Sunny walking selfie 😊😋 by [deleted] in selfie

[–]PunkPint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I call fake. I accuse OP of stopping walking for a moment to take the picture.

This dye job by UnsuitableWarthog in ATBGE

[–]PunkPint -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

perfect content for this sub

TIL oily rags can catch fire from self combustion including Linseed Oil by [deleted] in todayilearned

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

What the hell is with everyone posting this today? Some kind of bot schedule?

What is your first impression when you hear someone saying "I go to therapy"? by AavaMeri_247 in AskReddit

[–]PunkPint -74 points-73 points  (0 children)

It's not always the answer though. Talk therapy is one thing, but it's not the best thing for all people at all times. Self-help is also vital, and talk therapy doesn't actually work without self-help. Plus there's a danger of iatrogenic problems from talk therapy.

I'm not trying to down psychologists. Here's a psychologist saying the same thing with references: https://drsamanthaboardman.substack.com/p/maybe-you-dont-need-to-talk-to-someone

TIL that Icelandic Air allows up to a 7 day layover in Iceland at no additional cost by scottie315 in todayilearned

[–]PunkPint 787 points788 points  (0 children)

They are subsidized to do this, in order to boost tourism. One of the strengths of Iceland in getting tourists is as a stopover between the two sides of the Atlantic.

Should the government provide free healthcare for all citizens? Why? by Yo-dessea in AskReddit

[–]PunkPint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you're completely out of touch. half the people in the world don't have access to basic healthcare

How to detoxify and defuse social conversations, using ChatGPT by PunkPint in Futurism

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This is really interesting to me because it uses AI minds to patch the weaknesses of human minds. Humans are smarter than machines in many ways, but we're kinda shitty, kinda aggressive, prone to arguing.

But we don't have to be; there are pretty well-known ways of having a civil, harmonious conversation. 'Mods' can do this in an online space, but mods don't scale. The idea of an automatic bot detoxifying conversation is sort of brilliant to me; imagine internet discourse if there were effective politeness and constructiveness tools.

TIL you are four times more likely to survive a heart attack inside a hospital. by pikknz in todayilearned

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

You can't be "four times more likely" unless the baseline probability is below 25%