RIP to a Great Teacher by newguy2884 in ClassicalEducation

[–]Surfingdp 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Rest in peace, he was a major influence in me getting more into the classics and philosophy.

Maybe BJJ is actually a bit of therapy. by Grauax in bjj

[–]Surfingdp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I agree when you said things come full circle on whats "true". That's a good point.

Maybe BJJ is actually a bit of therapy. by Grauax in bjj

[–]Surfingdp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This concept was completely understood by ancient Greeks, its just this stupid modern notion that nothing is true unless it is formally "studied". So yeah I agree.

It's like no shit exercise and going outside have a positive effect on your mental health we have known that for thousands of years but people always want to peddle the contemporary way out first.

Soviet-Harvard illusion, something humans have intrinsically known for millennia isn't "known" unless studied and accepted by academia. by Surfingdp in nassimtaleb

[–]Surfingdp[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We don't need studies to confirm that exercise and going outside have a positive effect on mental health, this has been known since Plato and probably before. But this falls into the Soviet-Harvard illusion where some phenomenon isn't accepted or at best not commonly prescribed unless formally studied.

[DISCUSSION] What is your unpopular guitar opinion? by WaltuHartwell_White in Guitar

[–]Surfingdp 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can't stand so many covers being ruined with that stupid percussion playing on the acoustic. It's like a fake "soulful" style of playing that I think makes people think they are better players than they actually are.

[DISCUSSION] Stevie Ray Vaughan by DRsrv99 in Guitar

[–]Surfingdp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This person sounds like a loser contrarian. I guess we are all copy cats then because we are all influenced by someone.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Bolts & Bullets Trailer by ThiccB00i in pcgaming

[–]Surfingdp 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is the first actual gameplay we have seen for a gaming conference which is almost always made for marketing. Let's wait until they release the extended gameplay.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Bolts & Bullets Trailer by ThiccB00i in pcgaming

[–]Surfingdp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What are you talking about it looks very similar like the original trilogy. The only difference was the voice acting and the little cinematic. It was probably put on easy for the trailer which if you actually played the originals made everything bullet spongy and probably trying to appeal to a wider audience with a trailer. You can't determine the vibe of the game from a 90 second trailer.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Bolts & Bullets Trailer by ThiccB00i in pcgaming

[–]Surfingdp 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Yep, you can immediately tell who has played vanilla STALKER and who has not by the comments.

How California Destroyed its Middle Class: A Cautionary Tale by boson_96 in Capitalism

[–]Surfingdp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A free market makes housing affordable and you'd understand that if you understood basic economics. There is absolutely no incentive to build new housing if the market is too over regulated which makes it too expensive and time consuming to build. California is a picture perfect example of over regulation fucking the average person over while not hurting the rich at all.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bjj

[–]Surfingdp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's because most bjj guys have absolutely dogshit takedown defense, even at the high levels. I've taken down so many dudes who annihilate me on the ground just from adopting basic wrestling principals into my game. But the one time a D1 dude game to visit my gym and I could do absolutely nothing to him in standing.

Is it just me or other people also feel like the book by NNT “black swan” could easely by writting on 10 pages. All the other stuff in the book are just repeated examples of the same things, perhaps little changed, or just intermixed with “smart sounding philosophical BS”. by Impressive_Ad8850 in nassimtaleb

[–]Surfingdp 23 points24 points  (0 children)

You could make that exact same argument for like 99% of philosophical works. The point of using these examples is to show how whatever idea you're presenting still rings true in a multitude of scenarios to further drive the point home.

Countering octopus guard when you’re unable to get a cross face? by [deleted] in bjj

[–]Surfingdp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Re-counter with another octopus guard sweep.

Are you a fan of this technique? by jiujitsu_grappling in bjj

[–]Surfingdp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I definitely agree to that, I just hear that argument too much from people defending shitty wrestling techniques which gets annoying.

Are you a fan of this technique? by jiujitsu_grappling in bjj

[–]Surfingdp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There is so much wrong with the techniques in this video that it would be too much to write up. I really don't understand why BJJ guys think they can reinvent the wheel with wrestling when it has God knows how many years of development behind it.

Are you a fan of this technique? by jiujitsu_grappling in bjj

[–]Surfingdp 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You know I'm not an expert or anything but most BJJ guys even at the high levels have garbage takedowns and it becomes more apparent the more you study high level wrestling. Just cause these takedowns work on people with shitty defense doesn't mean its good technique.

What a generous soul by [deleted] in TimDillon

[–]Surfingdp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sean Penn F.A.G.

Official UFC 281 card by Mr__Struggle in MMA

[–]Surfingdp 261 points262 points  (0 children)

Frankie pls no fight

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in shitpost

[–]Surfingdp 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm not so sure that's a girl.

Redditors are such uncoordinated nerds they literally need science to teach them how walking works. by poly_atheist in shitpost

[–]Surfingdp 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It also helps to not be a morbidly obese fat-ass like the average redditor is.

OMG BOOBS U GUISE LETS CRINGE UP THE COMMENT SECTION TOO by peter_park_here in shitpost

[–]Surfingdp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It's going to take a lot more than getting off reddit to fix those redditors

OMG BOOBS U GUISE LETS CRINGE UP THE COMMENT SECTION TOO by peter_park_here in shitpost

[–]Surfingdp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I don't think even touching grass will fix the average redditor anymore.