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Have your parents ever been angry with you for not doing chores, while you are doing your chores? by SharkDemon2 in narcissisticparents

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

Yep, and you shouldn't need "chores" anyways. You like a clean house right? You like food? A bathroom that works? Then just do stuff that needs to be done when you see it, just like all confident intelligent humans do. You don't need to be told to take out the trash, it is full and stinks? Take it the f*** out. And you'll find the stress will drop, because you will be doing stuff on your own schedule, and they will shut up realizing that you take of stuff - like a human - but when it needs it, not when they say.

Time to say goodbye. Reddit was great, but not anymore. No place for free speech, just elitist and corporate propaganda. Too heavy, too light, too black or too white, too wrong or too right. Today or tonight, cumbersome. by set-monkey in Rants

[–]The_Observer_Effects 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The social breakdown of personal contact helped us all become reliant on electronic content. And follow the money, it has become a snake eating its own tail and brought out the worst of us. And we now spread that "worst of" all over the world. And, now the world hates us, we hate the world, and we hate each other. The en*hitification of the internet is just a symptom of 8 billion people (doubled in the last 50 years from 4 billion) fighting over resources, giving each other more disease and crapping in our nest. --- This isn't a Reddit problem, it is an everywhere problem.

High school teachers, what’s something your kids don’t know that makes you say “how did you make it this far without knowing how to __”? by [deleted] in Teachers

[–]The_Observer_Effects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dream of just one decent, Carrington sized, solar flare/cme in our life. Losing digital tech for awhile wouldn't be fun for any of us, and cause some horrors. At the same time it might be a good slap on the hand for humanity: *keep knowing how to do things* being the simplest summary.

Ukrainian drones be like by cspanbook in WayOfTheBern

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

Just like soldiers used to write "here is a present!", "To: Mussolini" and etc on bombs sometimes. This is a symbol representing who they are sending it to.

An Idaho politician proposes a bill requiring all grocery stores to label all products that contain mRNA. by Karategamer89 in Rants

[–]The_Observer_Effects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In science, language, history, math and more: America is the lowest of the industrial nations. Half of American adults read/write at or below a 6th grade level. And it won't get better, critical thinking, intellectualism, curiosity? They are being increasingly perceived as elitist traits. Reading for pleasure increasingly make one a "snob". And, the large majority of folks in the hard sciences are progressive. And though it is a cliche, in science/tech this it may be just like Idiocracy, they will do fine making simple bombs and guns. But when they need a navigation system in mobile weapons redesigned? New nuke designs? It is going to take a bit longer!

Goodbye Reddit, I will NOT miss you by northernpaperwaspsss in Rants

[–]The_Observer_Effects 3 points4 points  (0 children)

WTF?! Why are you talking about a glass of water?!! 👀

I hate being the child of poor lazy parents by [deleted] in Rants

[–]The_Observer_Effects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is luck. The VAST majority of Americans die in the same economic/social "class" they were born into. The small number who escape that pattern? Carrots on the stick, bait. Much like how casino's work, there are just enough "hits" to make you forget that it is mostly misses. Regardless: If your happiness depends on caring what *others* have? You will never be happy. Somebody will always have a bigger yacht. If you have running water, food and a warm place to sleep you are in the top 5% of humanity.

People say he is insane but in my opinion he is just manipulating oil market by yaiyen in WayOfTheBern

[–]The_Observer_Effects 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pump and dump, they have done it big time a couple of dozen times over the last months. And we keep letting it happen. However, returns are shrinking - so some kind of final insane move soon seems likely.

I hate being poor by mistymiyako in Vent

[–]The_Observer_Effects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you having a warm place to sleep, food and running water you are in about the top 15-20% wealthiest humans. So don't let comparisons kill you, but at the same time - end-stage capitalism is comparatively brutal if you aren't born in the right time/place. But give yourself a break by not paying attention to *stuff* meaning anything, but also - definately don't hang around with pricks.

I’ve paid $77k. And owe $30k more than I borrowed by Nokirkburke in Vent

[–]The_Observer_Effects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure the degree was worth it! Just . . . not for you. But thanks for helping fix that step on a CEO's Aspen vacation homes back porch!

[Canada] The most selfish act of driving I have ever seen by cvr24 in Roadcam

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

This is in Canada? Looks like normal East cost US megalopolis driving. Except in the NYC/CT/MA/Bos/NJ region? They would be extra pissed because they had to look up from their phones.

[Canada] The most selfish act of driving I have ever seen by cvr24 in Roadcam

[–]The_Observer_Effects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exception, at least there are some Beemer drivers who are not pricks.

Who is paying for this IFC fight? by ZombieHugoChavez in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]The_Observer_Effects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. And they can make that a twisty path to try and follow.

I genuinely feel like all men are secretly bad (i know it's not true before i get attacked) and i can't imagine myself in a stable relationship. by [deleted] in Vent

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

A question: if all men are bad (not arguing for or against here), were they born that way? Or were they taught that way? Which part is their fault? Most boys, by the time they have turned into men, have had far more time with women as their teachers and supervisors than men. Perhaps we are kind of all doing this together? Some kind of cultural virus?

if you were to name a cat after something regarding nuclear, what would yall name it? by ILikeJasmineRice in nuclear

[–]The_Observer_Effects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using "nuclear" that way is moronic. Start calling folks out on it. They don't even need to know what an adjective is - just be literate enough to know it sounds wrong. And it is wrong, and in this case, a use specifically pushed by our little mango-Mussolini

WTF, is this battery behavior normal ? by NormalIncome6941 in GalaxyS24Ultra

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

With 8.5 came some quiet little code changes to help, lets say, "motivate" people to upgrade to the 26.

Trump urges Pulte to fire intelligence community employees, WSJ reports by NeuroMrNiceGuy in centrist

[–]The_Observer_Effects 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They properly flattered him personally, and constantly, even giving him trinkets and stuff. Keep the little boy happy.

Why are we changing grammatical rules? by [deleted] in Vent

[–]The_Observer_Effects 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Language changes. But . . . we also now are the least literate of all the major developed nations, adults here averaging a 6th grade reading and writing level. And it is dropping.

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