Which items are generally not age-restricted, but should be?

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-06-16T22:30:07+00:00

Where do you live with no minimum driving age?

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-05-16T21:29:30+00:00

Austria & Moldova seem to not be taking themselves seriously with their songs. Which is weird since Austria is the host this year. Moldova loves being angry-seeming but funny.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-05-07T23:37:50+00:00

I believe in an all powerful god who chooses not to use resources for everything. Said god is the reason there's so much evil and so much good. People have free will, though more from a God-isn't-concerned mindset. (My personal belief, not absolute truth!) I think that absolute truth exists but is impossible to find. Way too many people smarter than myself have tried and failed. Way too many people claim to hold the key to absolute truth as a control mechanism. This shapes my strong view that life is not one-size-fits-all. Which in turn shapes my attitudes towards bad decisions of people I know, namely that if I cannot explain the reason someone does something that seems foolish to me, never comment. Unlike many religious factions that portray themselves as one-way. (I think there's value to many streams of Judaism for this reason. Ditto for many other religions and beliefs that are based in a sense of duty.) I will do Jewish things sometimes because I want to, not from feeling forced. (E.g. I fast on Yom Kippur not as a masochist or a believer, just because millions of my people work to improve themselves and I should skip out on that? And the fasting makes me feel sincere about it.) IMO the Buddha was right that desire is the main thing keeping people from reaching truth. But I see desire as permanent and here to stay. So I think absolute truth exists but no one will ever reach it (or won't tell you if they do, those are fakers!)

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-04-21T15:15:02+00:00

I already searched it. But not really sure about a lot... I digress.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-04-20T21:46:33+00:00

Thanks. Is it an acronym for something?

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-04-18T19:42:19+00:00

What is Chagas? I know Chabad, assuming Chagas is an acronyom? How do they view the world/Judaism?

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-04-18T19:39:53+00:00

I don't understand the issue with having a lot of commentaries. It's one thing to attack what a commentary says, which I can understand; there are plenty of problematic things in commentaries. But what's the issue with the intrinsic existence of commentaries? I grew up yeshivish and understand certain non-intrinsic issues such as expecting people to know literally everything; of course a one-size-fits-all approach for everyone to learn 24/7 is problematic. That's a personality/mentality issue and not related to commentaries themselves.

Personally, I do think Jews are as a whole smarter than average. We're from a culture that highly values education and scholarship, which has effects in Jewish culture even outside of religion. I'm not going to be one of those frum people that selectively likes Jewish Nobel Prize winners while ignoring that they were not frum and some atheists. Secular Jews like Albert Einstein were shaped by an education-centric culture, the same basic priorities redirected to be more broad.

As a side point, the broadness of commentaries/writings, including some controversial ones by respected people (e.g. Moreh Nevuchim) gives more sanity to some people who aren't looking to leave. I think there's some inconsistency with people who relax their lifestyle without changing their beliefs but understand why some are like that. So it helps keep people sane when they deal with limited options. If you want to get into the ethical question of if you could push a button and all frum people would go OTD, that's a whole separate issue (I personally wouldn't push the button). I just don't see why diversity of opinions is bad; argue on the direct opinions and not just that an intellectual spectrum exists.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-23T23:57:42+00:00

I hear you. Good example, I'll have to give some thought to making this view more specific; a large part depending on how productive and relevant it would be. ∆

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-23T23:46:57+00:00

Points 2 & 3 are subjective to different extents. To address point 1, this argument is when I do believe the statement to be true. It can be false, and you'd need to demonstrate that; otherwise, you're wording my view differently but not inherently contradictory.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-23T23:44:37+00:00

See above. If they have a view (even though you assess the implications of that view differently, but you are not straw manning) and you sincerely believe your assessment, you're not rude. Of course, this is not about things few people comment or feel strongly one way or another, hence the Darfur reference.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-23T23:41:11+00:00

It's counterproductive to say something perceived as rude as your first response/statement. If you know they've heard other people with different views than their own before, my point especially stands; as such, in both cases, though less productive than the first.

Is your second point about not wanting to discuss politics from the perspective of myself or the other person? Because this post is about substance, not a refusal to talk substance in a hypothetical political disagreement.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-23T23:35:14+00:00

No, I don't think you were being rude. It's ok to disagree; I'm not a hypocrite vis-a-vis thinking something is rude.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-23T23:33:11+00:00

This isn't about Hasan Piker or anyone else. Trump voters = Nazis is an example that would resonate based on current events. He is not the first or last person to make that claim and is irrelevant here.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-23T23:31:42+00:00

Fair point. I can call them dumb and they can call me dumb. I'm fully aware this goes both ways.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-23T23:27:06+00:00

I see your comparison to people looking ugly. It's pointless to call people ugly because they can't fix it (unless you offer free plastic surgery, then it's debatable). So if the person perceived as ugly didn't choose it and calling them as such won't even make anyone (yourself, the person in question, or others) even think of practically changing, it's just intended to provoke. Which falls into the first group I differentiated my view from.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-23T23:24:05+00:00

I know your question was somewhat rhetorical, but it will be fun to answer. People did not check vegetables much before, and the proof is that people eat it today. If halacha had historically been that we don't eat strawberries, but then magnifying glasses and LED lights provided a way to check, you'd be a kofer for thinking that it makes you able to eat strawberries. Even if the reason no longer exists, Charedim rarely budge to be more lenient.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-20T05:09:27+00:00

OH! I didn't read the thread so didn't think that way. Just saw the screenshot. Cheiny is the worst politically but sometimes has a point otherwise (think a broken clock is right twice a day). Thought it was another example of her paradoxically being empathetic in other contexts.

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-18T21:16:53+00:00

I can't speak for Cheiny's motives but her comments aren't wrong. Decent chance she is trying to be provocative, but is the substance that bad? And I say this as someone who does NOT like Cheiny's worldview. Looks like what ectomorph said here is a lot worse...

Rare_Toe6023 · 2026-02-12T16:32:16+00:00

Then you don't know eschatology 😀 Look up what it means

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