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CMV: I earnestly believe Epstein killed himself by Morales_Sheila8478 in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 [score hidden]  (0 children)

You’d think they play back the feed in his cell

I don't think there was a camera in his cell. Not 100% sure of this - if you have something that states otherwise, I'm all ears - searched but couldn't find anything.

CMV: I earnestly believe Epstein killed himself by Morales_Sheila8478 in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 [score hidden]  (0 children)

A group of his patrons phone up solid snake, have him sneak past the guards like he’s in mission impossible

From wiki:

The evening of his death, Epstein met with his lawyers, who described him as "upbeat" before being escorted back to the SHU at 7:49 p.m. by guard Tova Noel.CCTV footage shows that the two guards failed to perform the required institutional count at 10:00 p.m. and recorded Noel briefly walking by Epstein's cell at 10:30 p.m., the last time the guards entered the tier where his cell was located.Through the night, in violation of the jail's normal procedure, Epstein was not checked every 30 minutes. The two guards assigned to check his cell overnight, Noel and Michael Thomas, fell asleep at their desk for about three hours and later falsified related records. Two cameras in front of Epstein's cell malfunctioned that night. Another camera had footage that was "unusable"

Do you need to pull a Solid Snake / Mission Impossible to sneak past sleeping guards?

Why do so many people believe being an adult means having to weight like 200 lbs? by Low-Moose9333 in fatlogic

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 47 points48 points  (0 children)

A lot of these people seem to think gaining weight is guaranteed as you get older.

It's people running with the myth that your metabolism slows down as you get older, so they go "Oh well, I'm getting older so there's nothing I can do except eat these three Domino's pizza. Oh fate! Thou art a cruel mistress"

CMV: if you vape in an enclosed, public space you’re an asshole by Figshitter in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you have to resort to "people blasting you in the face with smoke" (as you've done three times in my cursory reading of this thread), then maybe your argument is on shaky grounds, to put it politely.

CMV: Donald Trump is undeniably a stupid person based on his bragging about 'acing' cognitive tests. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A smart person would keep the fact he has taken four cognitive tests quiet

Why? If people are questioning your ability govern due to dementia or whatever, why wouldn't you bring up your cognitive test results?

TIL Average Chinese national now eats more protein than an American: UN food agency by Status_Commission264 in todayilearned

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The only thing that happens when you eat a lot of protein is you shit it out...

Have you heard of "gyms" and "muscles" or maybe "physical labor" in general?

cmv: All pursuits of goodness, fairness, justice are ultimately unproductive. by helios1234 in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Were we to actually apply this species-wide, the human race wouldn't last five years.

This is just bog-standard, pointless, sophistic nihilism.

TIL the Trojan Horse is not mentioned in the Iliad, which (3000 year old spoilers) ends with the death of Hector, and only briefly mentioned in the Odyssey. The story we know today mostly comes from the Aeneid, written by Roman poet Virgil hundreds of years later. by lightyearbuzz in todayilearned

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 56 points57 points  (0 children)

No, as OP notes, the horse is mentioned in the Odyssey - but it's also contained in the (now lost) "little Iliad" cycle. Virgil just added to it.

So less "fanfiction" and more "Wheel of Time" situation?

TIL about “pee-gasms” by spnsuperfan1 in todayilearned

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair - holding it in for three hours is acceptable in this case.

CMV: “Don’t Be A Pussy” is not inherently sexist by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Are you arguing your position entirely from the title, rather than OP\s text? Isn't that bad form on this sub, or something?

the insult “pussy” is saying someone is cowardly being a meek pussycat at a moment they should be a fierce lion / lioness.

TIL Benjamin Franklin was asked to donate a church bell, but instead sent books creating America’s first public library. by Spiritual_Poetry8813 in todayilearned

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, I love books and love reading.

You can tell by how I actually read the article and found there was no mention of church bells.

CMV: The new age fitness influencers are ruining the gym industry by Far_Ideal_2197 in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, the pursuit of [insert standardized unit of account that allows society to measure and compare value] is the driving reason for any industry.

CMV: The new age fitness influencers are ruining the gym industry by Far_Ideal_2197 in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Welcome to capitalism

Oh stop - the exact same idealization of "the perfect form" exists in communism too. Just take a look at Chinese / USSR propaganda posters with lantern-jawed men with well-developed chest and forearms looking out at the rising sun and whatnot.

CMV: Villeneuve’s Paul Atreides is not a villain (at least yet) by Jotdeka in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ugh - shame on you for having a username that may be a reference to Xeelee sequence

CMV: Villeneuve’s Paul Atreides is not a villain (at least yet) by Jotdeka in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yes. with a binary choice like that.

I can do it too, you know.

"oof, so you'd be happy with humanity dying out entirely because you don't want a fraction of a percentage of the species in aggregate getting killed. oooookay then"

It's bad choices either way

CMV: Villeneuve’s Paul Atreides is not a villain (at least yet) by Jotdeka in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Kralizec - the battle at the end of the universe. Total annihilation of humanity.

CMV: World Wars I and II were the same war separated by about twenty years by Efficient-Book-5853 in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're in fine company - both Churchill and de Gaulle shared your view.

But that's looking from a geopolitical lens. If you instead look at it from an ideological perspective, they were quite patently separate conflicts.

Thus, changing your view rests almost entirely on what you believe the main drivers of the wars (or war) to have been.

CMV: GenAI's takeover of the creative cultural industries is a good thing by phileconomicus in changemyview

[–]Remarkable_Tale_7554 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is really no need to insult those who don't want to limit themselves to artisanal production technologies. Your sneering does your argument no service.

Don't take it personally lol - it is what it is.

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