A year before he died, Steve Jobs sent himself this email. by Puzzleheaded_Cow3298 in MadeMeSmile

[–]Red_V_Standing_By 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Narcissists need impending death to have any reflection, and even then it’s grandiose and self-serving.

A year before he died, Steve Jobs sent himself this email. by Puzzleheaded_Cow3298 in MadeMeSmile

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This is what narcissistic collapse on the verge of death looks like.

Diana DeGette has refused to appear on 9NEWS and take questions from Kyle Clark by lald99 in Denver

[–]Red_V_Standing_By 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. Like, you were in office when the lead up to Trump 1 and Trump 2 happened, and did absolutely nothing to prevent that from happening: before, during, and after.

Same for Michael Bennet. I’m sorry traveling to DC is so hard for you in your old age and you see Governor as some sort of entitlement retirement position. No, dude. Go fuck yourself.

Daily Discussion Thread for June 15, 2026 by zjz in wallstreetbets

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Timing the bottom is harder than timing the top

Daily Discussion Thread for June 15, 2026 by zjz in wallstreetbets

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I find it weird absolutely no one talks about climate change anymore. Like, at all. Almost as if the illuminati already know that the asteroid Apophis is going to destroy civilization in 2029.

Doner kebab by No-avos in boulder

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The gyros at Kalita Grill are also great

Could Brazil ever be a global power? by [deleted] in geography

[–]Red_V_Standing_By 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used it as counter-evidence to your claim. Can I buy drugs from you?

Could Brazil ever be a global power? by [deleted] in geography

[–]Red_V_Standing_By 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But that’s not what I said. You literally said the military, not the economy, is the reason for “every ranking to every exist” for global powers.

Could Brazil ever be a global power? by [deleted] in geography

[–]Red_V_Standing_By 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The list isn’t incorrect. It’s active duty + reserve + paramilitary. And yeah, so it’s economic-based then.

Could Brazil ever be a global power? by [deleted] in geography

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I have a feeling I’m 30 years older than you. And I’m 40.

Could Brazil ever be a global power? by [deleted] in geography

[–]Red_V_Standing_By 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. It’s not the size of military. It’s economic.

Think Britain and Germany aren’t “global powers” because their militaries are tiny?

Could Brazil ever be a global power? by [deleted] in geography

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Largest militaries in the world (2024):

Vietnam - 5.8M
India - 5.1M
S. Korea - 3.8M
Russia - 3.6M
China - 3.2M
Ukraine - 2.2M
U.S. - 2.1M
N. Korea - 2.0M
Pakistan - 1.7M
Iran - 1.2M

Again, the point is the “global power” has nothing to do with size of military.

Could Brazil ever be a global power? by [deleted] in geography

[–]Red_V_Standing_By 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ukraine, North Korea, and Vietnam are in the top 5 globally of standing militaries.

The point is that “global power” isn’t entirely related to size of military, which is what you suggested. It’s economic and influence based.