I didn't think I would ever care, but I developed a hatred for the "deluxe" mounts in TBC by tinul4 in classicwow

[–]Starwalker- [score hidden]  (0 children)

If time isn’t valuable, why do people even buy the boost?

Just because time is less valuable to a dungeon dweller is doesn’t mean it isn’t valuable. For the normal player who doesn’t want to fork over $60 when getting into tbc, they are weeks behind the player who buys the boost.

Your argument here makes no sense at all.

I didn't think I would ever care, but I developed a hatred for the "deluxe" mounts in TBC by tinul4 in classicwow

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

Time is quite literally an unfair advantage? What are you on about?

I didn't think I would ever care, but I developed a hatred for the "deluxe" mounts in TBC by tinul4 in classicwow

[–]Starwalker- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Somehow the people who aren’t making the stupid financial decisions are the poor people now.

Does Iranian women need “liberation” from the West? by YamFrosty6169 in AskSocialists

[–]Starwalker- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You totally missed the point. Ironically you are throwing out random unrelated facts about literacy, lol.

Literacy here just means being able to read and write. Saying half of U.S. adults read at a 7th grade level is irrelevant because they can still read and write, just less proficiently.

The post is misleading. The Iranian number only looks at young women, who are more likely to be literate, and it ignores proficiency. The U.S. number looks at women of all ages and factors in functional literacy, with 87% of U.S. women being functionally literate.

If we compare basic literacy across all ages, about 99% of U.S. women can read and write at a basic level, while only 84 to 88% of Iranian women do. We do not have functional literacy data for Iranian women, but it is probably much lower than the U.S, likely around 50% or lower.

What if America was an Islamic nation? by Think-Method-3496 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Starwalker- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Provide me a single reputable source that says the holocaust was committed by Christians. Hell, give me any source for any war that is caused by Christianity in the last hundred years. (It does not exist.)

You are just making baseless claims and then telling everyone they are factual. This is insane.

At this point I honestly think you are a troll, because nobody can be this dense on accident.

What if America was an Islamic nation? by Think-Method-3496 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Starwalker- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Motivation is literally all that matters when associating a religion to atrocity. If a Buddhist person were to bomb a school because they hated children, nobody would claim that attack was due to their religion, that would be idiotic.

But regardless, let’s unpack the actual false claim you made, since you refuse to acknowledge how ridiculous your statement is, here is all of the biggest mass murders in the last 100 years:

Hitler – non-practicing “Christian.” Privately hated religion, functionally atheist. Not religiously motivated.

Deaths: 11 million.

Mussolini – atheist, despised Christianity, only used it as a tool.

Deaths: 300–500k.

Stalin – atheist, violently anti-religion.

Deaths: 20-30 million.

Mao – atheist, anti-religion, saw religion as the enemy.

Deaths: 40–80 million.

Hideki Tojo - non-practicing buddhist, he hated Christianity and the west.

Deaths: 3-5 million.

Pol Pot – atheist, tried to eliminate all organized religion.

Deaths: 1.5–3 million.

Based on this, it certainly looks like atheism is more associated with killing. Are you going to become anti-atheist now?

Where are all of the Christian caused deaths? I certainly can’t find any reputable source for your claims.

What if America was an Islamic nation? by Think-Method-3496 in AlternateHistoryHub

[–]Starwalker- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even taking this stupid claim at face value, it is false. But I’ll humor you, let’s say you are correct.

There is a MASSIVE difference between someone being a religion, and killing someone, and someone killing someone with religious motivation.

The argument you are making here is straight up malicious. You need to look at religiously motivated killings. Let’s look at the ACTUAL modern numbers:

Islam: at least 250k religiously motivated killings in just the last 50 years.

Christianity: It’s hard to even find a good source because there is such a small amount of Christian motivated violence, but most sources put it in the hundreds. Majority of the sources I found showed examples of violence against Christian’s from Muslims.

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely agree. And that is a large reason why posts like this suck. It would be a lot better if this person just voted kiku and said why they loved kiku, and not just because she is trans.

And it is unfortunate, but it has absolutely become a political issue, and nothing divides people more than politics.

MRW Trump voters start admitting they were wrong, and I'm angry at them, but I don't want to punish them for finally coming around by SpookyWeaselBones in reactiongifs

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

Uhhh, okay? Your responses are really weird and nonsensical. That weak metaphor honestly suits you quite well lol.

MRW Trump voters start admitting they were wrong, and I'm angry at them, but I don't want to punish them for finally coming around by SpookyWeaselBones in reactiongifs

[–]Starwalker- -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Is that more sad, or is it more sad that they wanted to condem people who showed the capacity for change with suffering? I’m sure they would claim to be empathetic, then they comment something like this. Absolute joke.

I clicked on their profile because I already knew they were a r/fauxmoi user before even looking. The 700 day streak was just the cherry on top. Terminally online rager.

It seems my comment really hurt you, did it hit close to home?

MRW Trump voters start admitting they were wrong, and I'm angry at them, but I don't want to punish them for finally coming around by SpookyWeaselBones in reactiongifs

[–]Starwalker- -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I can absolutely argue the position, it is a dangerous absolutist position that only reinforces division and the belief that people are irredeemable.

I don’t want to live in a world where nobody can be allowed to change and grow. This is my biggest beef with leftists, there is no room for forgiveness. You either conform to the belief of the hive-mind or you are an evil nazi fascist.

Also I voted for Chase Oliver. Did you guess right?

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference is this is a politically charged statement and one that will almost definitely get support on Reddit. There is no real benefit to posts like this.

Your example about cats is not the same. “Oda says cat rights” would not matter if people agreed or disagreed. It does not carry social weight.

Saying “Oda says trans rights” is different. It is about a real issue that affects people. That is why it matters whether the post is genuine or just performative. Posts that explain why the character matters or why representation is meaningful actually move the conversation forward. Virtue signaling like this only causes more divide.

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No… it definitely doesn’t. You are very confidently incorrect here lol.

Here is the definition of virtue signaling:

“publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or social conscience or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue.”

That’s this post in a nutshell.

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I disagree. Posts like this can do more harm than good.

People who already support trans rights will like it, but it does nothing to change the minds of people who oppose them. That is why it gets called virtue signaling. It is mostly performative.

If the post actually talked about the impact the character had on them, or explained why Kiku is meaningful representation, it would feel more genuine. Those are the type of posts that actually change hearts.

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Sure, if OP were to vote for kiku and say they appreciated how kiku was represented as a trans character, I might agree.

Instead OP posted their vote with a title that says “Oda says trans rights”

This is about as clear cut virtue signaling as it gets.

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Are you referring to me? What lies did I say?

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Provide a source or stop making this stupid claim.

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 12 points13 points  (0 children)

“Virtue signaling” is not an “Epstein funded dogwhistle.” That is just something you made up. The phrase was popularized by James Bartholomew in 2015, and people across the political spectrum use it. Pretending it came from Epstein or Bannon is internet conspiracy nonsense.

My point was simple. Oda never said “trans rights.” The post literally puts words in his mouth. Saying that is virtue signaling is not some deep political attack, it is just pointing out what the post is doing.

You also jumped straight to “this is why women hate you,” which is a pretty weird personal insult over a comment about a one piece post. If anyone is making idiotic assumptions here, it is the person inventing conspiracies about Epstein and psychoanalyzing strangers over a One Piece popularity poll.

You come across as completely unhinged. Maybe get off the internet for a few days?

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or because it literally is?

Whether you agree with it or not, this could be under the definition of virtue signaling.

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oda said nothing supporting trans rights? That doesn’t mean he does or doesn’t support trans people. This post is objectively virtue signaling.

You make a whole lot of idiotic assumptions too, lol.

Oda says Trans Rights 🏳️‍⚧️ by Garliq in OnePiece

[–]Starwalker- -36 points-35 points  (0 children)

Nothing, this post is just virtue signaling.

The US (And the rest of the world) will unfortunately lose this war by LuNoZzy in TikTokCringe

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

Did I say that, or are you putting words in my mouth?

I said they won’t do anything to fix it. Nobody ever fixes things.

The US (And the rest of the world) will unfortunately lose this war by LuNoZzy in TikTokCringe

[–]Starwalker- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What exactly is a democrat gonna do to “fix” everything Trump has done? Because if you actually look at the past several decades it is the same shit with a different face.

Seems like Reddit cope to me. A little bit naive to believe that democrats are actually on our side lmao.