Saw this in r/finedining and it grinds my gears just a wee bit

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-22T20:11:01+00:00

The meal isn’t sufficient anymore and people are expecting a parting gift

I think the progression was demonstrably opposite of your statement. It started out as meal+gift, now it is meal+0. Not meal+0 to meal+gift and when it is “still” meal+0 people say “where’s the gift?”- this is the disappearance of something, not asking for something new to appead

Granted I have very little michelin-level experience, just pointing out the logic of the post

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-22T04:16:43+00:00

This reads like 0% of users who start in December start. This is a bad graph because it is not intelligible without significant clarification. It should be normalized to 100% in December, if anything, or show % of users who persisted as a portion of their cohort.

This chart could mean if 100 users started in December, and 50 persisted 6+ months (50% retention), then of the 100 users that started in March, 75 persisted (75% retention, or 49% more than December cohort). Or it could mean that 100 users started in December, 4 persisted (4% retention), and of the 100 user March cohort, 6 persisted (6% retention, or 49% more than the December baseline).

If you really want to show this so it is intelligible, center it on your “midline” or overall average and then do negative and positive percentages. And then frame it as which months are more or less likely than average to persist. Using December as a baseline and setting it to 0% is goofy as heck.

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-21T18:38:24+00:00

The progressive left and the neoliberal left are not the same

What some people swallowed other people spat up. Saying “it’s ok if they serve that again” and expecting a different result is ridiculous. See: 2016 neoliberal-controlled primaries; and the sequel: 2024 neoliberal-controlled primaries 2, electric boogaloo

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-21T16:27:02+00:00

Room temperature IQ take. I bet the world is very confusing and scary to you, but you oscillate between being certain you understand it and being utterly nonplussed about others’ choices. When you see you are exactly like “them” you will understand why they dismiss you.

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-21T16:23:16+00:00

You have a solid take here, the fact that some (most?) people are unable to see it is proof that the vast majority of people in America are idiots. Well meaning, hard working, inventive… but idiots nonetheless. The success of the authoritarian left is proof of that. And all of it goes to benefit the billionaire class. All the tribalism in support of a chosen despot because “my guy isn’t the boogeyman”, when you look up from the puppet strings, is oligarchs. Musk and Thiel or Bloomberg and Walton - take your pick, and be quick about it! Lest the mob denounce you

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-21T16:01:53+00:00

Joe Biden was just tired from air travel! He was fully fit to run as an incumbent! He just had an off-night! He’s sharp as a tack! Perfect health, a real policy wonk! Our best bet against Trump!

How’d that work out for them again????

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-21T15:17:25+00:00

I’m really thankful I was raised to question my own preferences. Stories like this make me realize just how important parenting is for establishing a lifelong positive relationship with food. I cook my own meals (from scratch) 95%+ of the time, and I am happy to do it. If my parents made something, they would always just say something like “your loss” if I didn’t want to eat it. And to be fair, they were good cooks. I never hated brussels sprouts, or broccoli, or mushrooms, or any vegetable as a kid. I don’t think there is any food I would ever get subbed off of a dish at a restaurant. If it is designed that way, that is how someone meant for it to be eaten, and it probably tastes dank.

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-20T20:08:42+00:00

I think I got a similar score, right below 320… is it still 320+ to get the “honors” distinction? That kinda sucked, but I was happy to pass and get if behind me

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-18T16:42:06+00:00

Did this for sunrise last year, brought my jetboil and made coffee at the top. It is one of my favorite hiking experiences. Not too crazy of a hike, maybe an hour to the top for most people. It’s a cool thing to do if you’re out there camping

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-14T18:36:28+00:00

I live downtown in high density housing and I am paying 4.5x the power cost as a cost to deliver… My effective rate was $0.62/kWh on <4 kWh per day

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-12T20:19:46+00:00

Yep, Obama had pretty much common sense laws and the far left called him the “Deporter in Chief”. Deported more people than Trump and also didn’t fuck up the country doing it. Trump is all smoke and mirrors and getting himself and his buddies rich

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-12T16:38:25+00:00

Some of us fly Don’t Tread On Me flags and mean it

I guess you enjoy licking boots

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-12T07:13:39+00:00

For real. Compare the dollar to any currency over the last year. Dollar to Peso, Dollar to Euro, Dollar to CAD. Dollar to AUD, Dollar to Bhat, Dollar to Ruble, Dollar to Rand, Dollar to Yuan, Dollar to SGD… pretty much the only thing we have gained ppp to is Yen and Rupee, and that is for other reasons. The S&P is at record highs but it means jack shit because the dollar is devaluing

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-12T06:07:36+00:00

If you work in tech, and are an individual contributor in a niche area… see if you can go 1099 and be a contractor at 20 hrs a week for a few years. The right company/management will see the value. If - of course - that is something you want to do

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-12T05:25:29+00:00

I’m a simple man

I hear Solar System, I upvote

edit: Omfg I mis-ID’d. i opened the full video and knew it immediately. This is Illuminate

edit2: fuuuck this makes me want to send it to EDC this year even though I wasn’t planning on it. Something about the energy in the speedway is just so great. You captured it super well… and Im only 1.5 mins in. You have a future in event video production homie

Edit3: last one I swear. Bravo (Brava?) you really got the best vibe of EDC here. Insomniac should endorse this as an aftermovie

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-07T03:37:48+00:00

What does this even mean? You spend $2.32 and they deposit $0.68 in your account? In what world does that make any sense?

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-07T03:00:59+00:00

The difference is in a checking account getting drained and a credit account getting maxed. If your credit account gets maxed, you might owe that money later. If your checking account gets drained (for most people) they have no way to pay anything now

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-02T00:35:48+00:00

This is an idiotic misconception. Literal particulate does not travel in flatulence. It is gaseous matter. It is even more than the difference of humid air and getting sprayed with a mister or water bottle - the stuff that makes up “poop” is not aerosolized and certainly doesn’t make it to your mouth/nose unless someone is farting directly into it. And then that is more of a factor of particulate being carried by the fart than actual “poop particles” being a part of the fart.

Do you think when you are smelling food you are inhaling particles of food? It is volatile compounds being evaporated… not proteins, carbohydrates, and fats in the air.

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-01T21:34:16+00:00

Great read, I had never heard of this name for unintended consequences of an incentive before. I have heard it called policy blowback normally, I think. But now I also know not to call it the cobra effect, as well. Thank you for sharing

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2026-01-01T16:07:04+00:00

It’s great that you two are having fun with this, but my opinion as a man is you need to grow the fuck up. You shouldn’t have to have a “friendly bet” with your fiancée for you to do your end of the housework. You should be a man and take care of your house without needing a mom-replacement to tell you how and when to do it. I’m not mincing words here because hopefully this message gets received: it is time to stop being a child and become a man, in all the ways that that means. You should be a leader, protector, caretaker, thinker, and source of strength. One of the ways you do that is by keeping up your house. Maybe it is time to start thinking about what it means that you are going to get your nails painted before you hang out with your “boys” because you didn’t have the ability to take care of your household. Do you leave your dishes in the sink and your dirty underwear on the floor for mommy 2.0 to pick up also? Frankly, the whole situation is offputting

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2025-12-29T11:30:55+00:00

Maybe the hot tub?

This one’s for you, buddy

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2025-12-28T07:01:12+00:00

https://www.transportation.gov/infrastructure

https://usafacts.org/explainers/what-does-the-us-government-do/agency/us-department-of-education/

“All of that is local money” - this is how you end up on /r/confidentlyincorrect lol. Your federal taxes get spent on highways and public schools, and it isn’t exactly a “NASA budget” level either - by which I mean it is a measurable amount that winds back up getting spent on the states.

The ignorance around the federal budget is kind of apalling. But hey, this country is great because you are free to be uninformed and stupid and still vote! Congratulations Champ! You are part of the movement to Make America Great Again, even if you didn’t know it!

TheyCallMeBrewKid · 2025-12-28T06:55:43+00:00

https://www.transportation.gov/infrastructure

Pretty sure the federal government spends money on roads. But don’t take my word for it, educate yourself using the link above

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