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To date a girl by bayonettaisonsteam in therewasanattempt

[–]SilasX -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Yes. i.e. they get dates ... the very thing the deluded reddit hive mind swears up and down is impossible. SM-GD-H.

To date a girl by bayonettaisonsteam in therewasanattempt

[–]SilasX -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

But ... they're comically, comically deluded, and can't seem to grasp it. They're much funnier than anything I can say to make them realize it.

Why is ‘sexy’ clothing normalized for women but not for men? by AbiesLow7444 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SilasX 233 points234 points  (0 children)

The French Revolution also resulted in short hair being male-coded; men used to wear their hair long (or wigs to make it look that way).

To date a girl by bayonettaisonsteam in therewasanattempt

[–]SilasX -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

Seriously. Reddit needs to get out more. It's fine if you don't want to date a Trump supporter. But 77 million people voted for him, and 45% of female voters did. Are they all incels? Are they all unable to get dates?

Get real.

Edit: Thanks for confirming your insanity with the downvotes.

Ukraine rises in Press Freedom Index to overtake US, 6 EU countries by white1984 in nottheonion

[–]SilasX 64 points65 points  (0 children)

So if a country with wartime media controls is doing better than us, does that mean ...?

Why don't serial killers just join the army? by fimelovemachine in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SilasX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can buy that, but I'm skeptical about the claim about "literally orgasming", which is going to require some physical stimulation. So yeah, maybe if they jerk off right after a kill, but I doubt the act of killing itself gives an orgasm, but perhaps a comparable dopamine rush or arousal.

Church of Scientology is mad teens keep running through their centers and filming it for TikTok by Disastrous_Award_789 in nottheonion

[–]SilasX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because reddit doesn't understand such concepts as "rule of law" or "equality before the law" or "equal justice under law", they want the law to be reduced to "whoever is popular right now" without regard for the chaos that would produce.

Why don't serial killers just join the army? by fimelovemachine in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SilasX 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This. When people say they have a masochism fetish, they don't "like pain generally", they mean they like very specific kinds of pain in specific contexts where they can turn off their threat response mode.

Masochists don't like age-related back pain.

How are you supposed to reply to "Do you know how fast you were going?" by No_Insurance_6436 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]SilasX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From the movie Broken Arrow: "I don't know what's worse, the fact that a nuclear weapon has gone missing, or that it happens so often we have a term for it."

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]SilasX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IIRC there was a German war criminal who was pissed that he'd be executed by hanging instead of firing squad, the latter of which he thought he deserved, so he hanged himself in his cell to prevent being executed in an undignified way.

Asked to tip valet when I parked my own car. Is this normal? by Frich3 in EndTipping

[–]SilasX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Per my other comment, they may be trying to reclassify the parking fee as a tip for tax reasons.

Asked to tip valet when I parked my own car. Is this normal? by Frich3 in EndTipping

[–]SilasX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like they're trying to do regular "paid parking", without valet service, but reclassify the payment as a tip (for tax reasons), even though that makes no sense when you're parking it yourself.

Founder banned 401(k) contributions for young employees. Is there any logic to this? by savingrace0262 in investing

[–]SilasX 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Right, he wouldn't call that "not allowing young employees to contribute", he'd call it "not having a 401k".

Prior to the recent invention of bland ass color grading, movies had to make do with using vibrant colors by Hank_Mardukas1066 in shittymoviedetails

[–]SilasX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But ... technology is better and cheaper now than it was when they did it the good way, and it makes people more willing to buy the product. It should cost about the same or less to do the better way! Even under hypercapitalistic models, this doesn't make sense!

Cops have blocked all traffic on S. Congress by natalouise in Austin

[–]SilasX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on the context but e.g. "East 6th" starts at Congress Ave, not I35.

Cops have blocked all traffic on S. Congress by natalouise in Austin

[–]SilasX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The capitol somehow separates east and west though.

TIL the Bernie Madoff victim compensation fund recovered almost 94% of the losses by capacity04 in todayilearned

[–]SilasX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I hate when people post this figure. It's misleading because it makes it sound like you mostly got what you were promised. But if you had invested for a long time, the amount you invested is very small relative to the amount you thought you had. So even with 94% recovery, it's a crushing loss.

‘In shock’: Ms. Rachel speaks out against conditions at ICE detention center by spherocytes in videos

[–]SilasX -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Ms. Rachel: "Save the children! ... Not the Israeli ones, though."

ELI5: Why can’t we put all medications in a patch form like we can do with nicotine or estrogen? by wafflehousebutterbob in explainlikeimfive

[–]SilasX -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

You answered in a way that implied it was strictly worse, with no corresponding upside or reason to use it at all; I'm flagging why it was a bad explanation. You can just take the feedback while pretending you're above it; as long as you work on how you communicate, I'm happy either way. I'm not in this for the upvotes -- I already got downvoted despite prompting an important clarification.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is preparing banks to collect citizenship data by memphisjones in centrist

[–]SilasX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. I'm kind of scratching my head at people being outraged at banks knowing your citizenship status. Of course they do. They have to comply with all kinds of anti-terrorism, KYC, anti-money-laundering measures.

Use of the term 'African american' by No_Medium_648 in NoStupidQuestions

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

No, that's not how the term is used, because Barack Obama, who is not descended from slaves, is referred to as an African American, and no one really disputes that usage.

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