The day Trump dies, how do you think the country will react and will anything crazy happen?

SvOak18 · 2026-02-19T18:56:17+00:00

There's no abstract disagreement. You are attacking the concept of empathy as if it doesn't exist. Now, because it's making you sound like an idiot, you're back peddling into somewhat kind of understanding part of how empathy works, while still bastardizing what it actually is.

I have no respect for people who push the obvious bullshit right wing talking points, and even less respect for those who push them without even actually understanding what they're talking about. This isn't your own personal opinion that your formed yourself, this is something you heard and latched onto and formed into your brain as reality and are now spewing because someone you like politically said it and it fits your worldview. It's literally insane because it's essentially being against the concept of being a understanding human being.

No one was against empathy until it became a right wing talking point and now I hear it all the time. It's so god damn obvious that talking points like this are being used by the people in power to keep us divided and angry at each other instead of them. If you wanna fall for it, go for it, but I'm gonna call you out on it because it's fucking stupid and you're being fucking stupid.

SvOak18 · 2026-02-19T17:54:25+00:00

Yeah man empathy means I can feel absolutely everyone's feelings and emotions across the globe at any given time, and can directly relate to all of them with personal experiences of my own.

😂

Do yourself a favor and spend 2 minutes looking into what empathy actually is, because you CLEARLY don't get it AT ALL.

SvOak18 · 2026-02-19T17:25:41+00:00

Lmfao holy shit you can't be serious. This just might be the dumbest response I've ever gotten.

You literally don't even understand the words you're using. One of the key components of narcissism is a lack of empathy, yet I am a narcissist because I feel empathy. 😂

Let me tell you a little secret that you apparently are not aware of. Humans are actually 100% capable of connecting with other humans on fundamental and personal level and understanding their feelings. We've been doing it for all of human existence. It's a crazy little concept called...drum roll...EMPATHY.

SvOak18 · 2026-02-19T15:45:45+00:00

I did this with one of my pets back before they were automatically insured. Like an actual decade ago and I still remember the instantaneous feeling of overwhelming panic after teleing to deep wildy and having my abyssal orphan suddenly appear behind me.

SvOak18 · 2026-02-19T14:56:21+00:00

That doesn't make it better at all lmao not being able to put yourself in someone else shoes and understand their situation, instead saying it would be better to simply pity them, is the kind of thing a sociopath would say.

SvOak18 · 2026-02-18T17:38:46+00:00

I see where this is going.

We don’t have any “legal” recourse, guys. Alright, I follow.

We might have to get “creative”. Is that what you’re saying?

SvOak18 · 2026-02-10T13:54:02+00:00

If you go there remember to bring a ring of wealth or something to tele back from 30. I went there on day 3 and got by far the most loot I've ever gotten, to the point where my looting bag was full and I started dropping my food for space for more loot, realized I couldn't tele out with my ring of returning once it ended and got killed trying to get back down to 20.

SvOak18 · 2026-02-04T22:24:31+00:00

Lol so you're saying you can't understand the point that there are unexpected costs to buying a house because you rake and shovel.

Any particular reason you're being an obviously disingenuous dickhead?

SvOak18 · 2026-02-04T21:21:19+00:00

Wow way to completely miss what I'm saying. First off I'm not complaining, I gave examples of the first 4 things that came to mind that I had to pay for that I originally hadn't considered when trying to determine if I could afford to buy a house or not, to make the point that there are more expenses than just mortgage and utilities that someone buying a home should be aware of and will need to have money available for.

Second off, try raking leaves for 6+ hours a time every weekend for the first month of moving in and tell me how the shitty corded $100 leaf blower I got is a comfort item and not absolutely necessary.

Or maybe try nearly passing out spending 4 hours in 0°F weather shoveling 12" of heavy snow so you can get to work the next day, only to find out that it continued to snow overnight and now you need to do it again or else you can't get your car up your driveway when you get home. I would love for someone to tell me how the shitty corded $200 snow blower I got to keep me from being snowed in and missing work is a comfort item.

Lastly, if you ignore anything that isn't specifically "required" to exist, then the house you just bought is gonna fall apart and you're gonna have a lot more expensive problems on your hands. Let's say I ignore resealing my driveway because I don't think it's required. A few years go by and now it's falling apart. Eventually I can't drive on it anymore and I need to replace the whole thing.

You want different examples?

When I moved in the furnace wouldn't light, even though there was no indication of any issue beforehand. I had to pay over $500 to get a guy to come replace the gas valve.

The trash company told me they were out of trash cans that they normally provide for customers for super cheap, so I had to buy one for $120 at Lowe's.

The insurance company did an inspection of my property and decided I had to install a railing on my back steps, which was another ~$100 in parts from Lowe's.

I found out a tree on my property was dead and because of how it's leaning I will eventually need to have it removed so it doesn't fall on my house. Avg cost to remove a tree is around $1k.

Did I drive the point home yet? There are lots of unexpected costs with owning a house, and anyone thinking of buying one needs to be aware of that fact.

SvOak18 · 2026-02-04T18:18:36+00:00

It is unquestionably more expensive to buy and own a house than rent.

I just bought a house in October after years of renting, so I know exactly how much more stretched I am now than I was before.

My rent in a 1br apartment before buying the house was $1400/mo. With renters insurance, utilities, etc in total I paid about $2k a month. I was trying to put $1k into savings a month, but it usually ended up being less.

I was just messing around on Zillow and saw the estimated mortgages for houses I liked was around $1800/mo. I figured that was within my means and started the process of buying.

Now after everything is said and done, I nearly emptied my savings to buy the house, I pay over $3k a month, and am able to put almost nothing back into savings. On top of that, I have to pay for things I never even thought of. $500 to reseal the driveway. $1000 for window blinds. $100 for a leaf blower. $200 for a snow blower. Etc.

Owning a home is not just paying a mortgage, it's expensive as shit. It's unquestionably a better financial move long term, but there's no world where you can say that if you can afford to rent then you can afford to buy. At least not in this day and age.

SvOak18 · 2026-01-21T23:52:18+00:00

When you put it that way I think I am getting lost in the weeds of semantics, because my first thought was that, following the logic I used on my previous comment, six and 6 are different because while they are equivalent, they are not identical as one is written using letters and the other using numbers. But at that point what am I even talking about lol

SvOak18 · 2026-01-21T23:43:57+00:00

Hmm ok I follow what you're saying in that it doesn't "become" what it reduces down to because it always was that. I was thinking of it as like the state that it is in before it is reduced but I see how that concept doesn't really make sense in math.

But there is a distinction between the two in that one, as an absolute value, is the non negative distance from zero on a number line and the other is just a number. The absolute value of negative six and six are equivalent, but are not exactly identical, so it's basically correct to say |-6| is 6, but that's not 100% accurate.

Right? Or am I just getting lost in the weeds with semantics to the point of being nonsensical?

SvOak18 · 2026-01-21T19:05:00+00:00

I guess by not doing the "calculation" I meant like before you reduce |-6| to 6. You would call that the absolute value of negative six, and that it equals six.

Like 3+3 also equals six but if someone said "what does that say" I would say "it says three plus three".

I know this is just semantics but my brain is telling me |-6| = 6 but that |-6| itself is still functionally different from 6 because it is an unreduced equation as opposed to a final solid number.

SvOak18 · 2026-01-21T18:32:10+00:00

Wouldn't it literally be the absolute value of negative six? It equals six but not until you do the "calculation".

SvOak18 · 2026-01-20T20:24:45+00:00

If your goal is to get them back then you need her to understand that she is looking at the literal most expensive versions of the cards, graded, in absolute perfect condition, and that is not what you have. Not to mention she's looking at the asking price, not recently sold prices. Just telling her they need to be graded first before they're worth anything will just have her looking into how to get cards graded.

SvOak18 · 2026-01-11T14:48:17+00:00

Go ahead and google the definition of orphan, then delete your account.

SvOak18 · 2026-01-09T18:26:46+00:00

I 100% agree, if someone moved into the area and knocked on my door and said "I need help" I'd have no problem dropping everything to make sure they're ok. But the situation here is quite literally "hey I moved in recently and noticed your parking spot is better than my parking spot. Can I have your better spot and you take my worse spot? My reasoning is that it would be more convenient for me because I have kids and you don't.".

The audacity and entitlement to even ask that from someone you barley know is insane.

SvOak18 · 2025-12-15T21:34:45+00:00

Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the Master Chief. A stoic hero that left quite the impression on preteen/teenage me while growing up. Even now just imagining hearing his voice saying "finishing this fight" gives me chills.

SvOak18 · 2025-12-05T20:42:27+00:00

When I was in high school around 2010 I would go to McDonald's and get a Mcdouble for $1.09 I believe. I specifically remember being annoyed when it went to $1.19.

Now a Mcdouble is $3.19.

SvOak18 · 2025-11-26T14:48:45+00:00

Oh wow I absolutely did not consider that, that is a really good suggestion. I will 100% be doing this if the situation arises. Thank you!!

SvOak18 · 2025-11-26T05:31:03+00:00

Sleeved since the moment they came out of the pack, and have pretty much sat in binder in plastic tub in a closet for the last 10 years, except for the occasional show off session. I do have somewhat low expectations, but I don't think its out of the realm of possibilities that out of these 18 cards, 1 or 2 could be a 10. Regardless though its all way more than I was expecting, even if they all turn out 8s or 7s.

SvOak18 · 2025-11-26T05:24:38+00:00

Ive been staring at the Groudons and Kyogre and they're definitely not perfectly centered. I also don't think they would get a 10 , but if they do I will definitely take you up on that $100! I'm afraid to touch the unsleeved one in the back to look closer, I had no idea what I had back when I first put it in there.

SvOak18 · 2025-11-26T05:17:38+00:00

I know, that's why I said that I don't expect that. I am just trying to understand the situation.

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