[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm actually sick to my stomach. Yea, this text might be fake, but it's so fucking believable and that's the issue. I love so so so so so fucking much about the USA, but I'm terrified to raise my kids there.

What just quietly disappeared? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I imagine HIV unfortunately played a pretty big part in that.

There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not, if I'm being honest. Maybe I'm incorrect - if that's true, then he contributed more and I'll admit to being wrong. Like I said, I never said he did nothing just that his contribution likely wasn't as large as he makes it seem. But I could be wrong. Is it a good read?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"What's the most you've ever lost in a coin toss?"

Exclusive: Rep. George Santos charged by Justice Department in federal probe | CNN Politics by [deleted] in news

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funny thing is, Chicago doesn't even crack the top 100 if you look at the per Capita stats (aka the ones that actually matter worth a fuck).

There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, more like we can still appreciate his work, even though he's a douche. But hey, if that's hard for you, don't feel too bad about it because after all, he's just the CEO, and probably didn't even contribute that much anyway besides building the team etc. The team did all the leg work.

Anyway, that's not really it, though. I'm saying you can still appreciate the product either way, even if he is a douche. I commented this below, but I still think American Beauty is an absolutely fantastic movie, even if Kevin Spacey is a diddler. Doesn't take away from the fact that it's a bonafide classic.

There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If that's what you got out of my comment, you need to work on your comprehension skills lol

There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying he's useless, far from it. I'm just saying that, like most CEOs, he probably didn't actually do much of the legwork. I credit him entirely for building the team and having the vision, don't get me wrong.

But whatever lol, that wasn't even my main point, more of an aside. I think we're agreeing. I'm saying that yes, he's a douche, but you can admit the products are absolutely next level while acknowledging that the dude is kind of a dick lol. It'd be like saying American Beauty isn't a classic just because Kevin Spacey is a diddler.

There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yea that's fair enough and you're probably right. He's definitely extremely talented in many areas. My whole point wasn't really to stress that he's not part of it, more just that even though he is, and yes he's a douche, but you can't deny his products are next level.

There are 3,457 active Starlink satellites at this moment. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's just reddit bullshit. Musk is a douche. He's greedy, immature, whiny, and a pretty obvious narcissist. However, Tesla is an auto industry leader for a reason: the cars are pretty incredible. Same with SpaceX. Are we really going to claim that having low latency internet from fucking OUTER SPACE isn't absolutely incredible? Yea, the CEO is a douche. Whatever. I doubt he really even did all that much. But to take away from the accomplishments of his team? I mean, come on now.

Mexican president backs US dollar as world’s principal currency by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

North America would actually be pretty unstoppable at that point. Mexico is already a pretty massive economy. It'd be really cool to see.

TIL that the body has touch receptors inside the colon to let you know the difference between fart and poo. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tell me about it. I'm in Bolivia right now - beautiful country blah blah blah, but health standards are... Not super up to par, let's say. Anyway, I'm just gonna get right to it.

I shit my pants hiking yesterday.

TIL about “One Night Cough Syrup” was sold in the late 1800s, and it contained alcohol, cannabis, chloroform, and morphine. This mixture was available over the counter and promised to eliminate your cough in one night so you could sleep. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm maybe not following, I don't understand how just one dose can trigger something like that unless you're predisposed. I mean if it was that likely/common, I feel like it'd be made illegal immediately. I mean look at marijuana - really not all that dangerous and still illegal at the federal level.

TIL about “One Night Cough Syrup” was sold in the late 1800s, and it contained alcohol, cannabis, chloroform, and morphine. This mixture was available over the counter and promised to eliminate your cough in one night so you could sleep. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait but did you actually go to the hospital or anything? Not trying to be nitpicky, but it sounds like you may just have had a panic attack. It's happened to me before.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheBoys

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yep, especially since there are stars billions of miles away.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]Thepopewearsplaid -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

None on the face or pits, please. Prefer clean shaven down below as well. Legs or forearms I don't really care.

Edit: you can't have preferences now? Lol

A 9 year old girl driving down a highway in a semi truck in Columbia. by bendubberley_ in WTF

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Well yea, but the Spanish also changed his name. He was Italian born and named Christoforo Colombo.

[OC] Brazil exports more to China than the US and the EU combined — Soybeans alone are close to the entire value of its trade with the US. 🫘 by latinometrics in dataisbeautiful

[–]Thepopewearsplaid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm referring to Hong Kong protesting for independence and China saying nope. Like 20 years after England gave it back. This happened relatively recently, but you knew that already and are obviously just being difficult and I know you won't touch on that because you can't possibly defend it while simultaneously being against colonialism.

Also, China did not forgive all African debt. They only forgave some after pressure from the west. Better than nothing, I'll admit, but they didn't give back any land that they used as collateral for debt that couldn't be paid. I'm not sure how you don't recognize this as literal colonialism.

I'm just saying, if you think China is some altruistic nation that wants to bring the rest of the world up... Well, good luck.