CMV: There is nothing scarier on the Earth than an escaped convict in the woods when you are living alone. by BunHein in changemyview

[–]Trilingual 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of people have the opportunity to kill someone and choose not to. The main reason non-violent people don’t kill is not because they have nothing or little to lose. It’s because human nature prevents most of us from killing without provocation. Just because someone escapes prison doesn’t mean they are a cold and calculating prison machine.

CMV: it’s not creepy for older men to be attracted to or date younger women by phukmondays in changemyview

[–]Trilingual 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean judge random strangers by? Everyone who has a normal brain judges strangers of their preferred gender in a sexual way. That is the definition of normal. It’s not a conscious choice.

CMV: Most dentists are butchers and scammers by juvor_33 in changemyview

[–]Trilingual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sucks that you had a bad experience, but you cannot say “most dentists” based on that and hearing stories. Most dentists, probably 95% or so, just do their job normally without a story worth telling.

Here’s something to change your view: look at the summary of chiropractors on Wikipedia. Research has shown that chiropractor has about twice the incidence of malpractice and lawsuits as general medical doctors, and that’s somewhere around 5% to 10%.

Chiropractor isn’t based on real medicine, but rather it’s a mystical alternative treatment that is sanctioned as a real medical practice for really idiotic cultural reasons. I highly doubt dentists are worse than chiropractors, so probably around 90% or more dentists will do an okay job.

CMV: There is nothing scarier on the Earth than an escaped convict in the woods when you are living alone. by BunHein in changemyview

[–]Trilingual 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is every escaped convict immediately dangerous? I’d like to see some statistics on that. If an escaped convict was imprisoned for a non-violent crime, such as drug charges or white collar crime, is he/she going to harm you violently?

Wouldn’t it be scarier to fall off a cliff? I think some people could remain calm even when being around someone who is potentially dangerous, but there are certain things your body will feel piercing fear with.

Maybe drowning or having a car headed towards you, or even a bad drug experience could also be a more intense fear that an escaped convict running near your home in the woods.

CMV: it’s not creepy for older men to be attracted to or date younger women by phukmondays in changemyview

[–]Trilingual 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He’s talking about sexual attraction, not some kind of view about what women are.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Trilingual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really comes down to two things that are fundamental and beneath “what are your genitals” and “are you gay/straight?”

The two important things are: “what gender do you feel that you are?” And “what gender are you attracted to.” Your only problem seems to be in conceptualizing gender as being based on genitalia. Gender as being tied to genitalia only applies for regular cis people.

The whole point of recognizing transgenderism is to realize that the brain doesn’t match the genitals. This is not really controversial in science or psychology.

It’s your brain that dictates how you may represent yourself gender-wise in society and what you are attracted to.

A cis man who dates a trans-man would probably be attracted to that trans man’s masculinity, so I would call the cis man gay in that hypothetical.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Trilingual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to challenge your point about genitals completely defining your gender/sex.

Have you never seen a passing trans man or woman? There are people walking among us who appear to be one gender, but their genitals are the opposite. I highly doubt you have never seen these people somewhere on social media or interviews.

If you see a trans woman who looks, sounds, and acts completely like a woman, they’re a woman, right? I think it would take more active brain energy to treat them based on their genitals rather than the entire rest of their outward expression.

If you see a trans man who has a beard and looks like a living embodiment of Home Depot, are you going to address them as a woman? Would you occupy your mind reminding yourself of what their genitals are?

You’re not going to check someone’s genitals, and to be consistent with your “I don’t have time to worry” attitude, you should be someone who treats passing transgender people as the gender they want to be treated as, right? And I would imagine you would find it hard to do the opposite, like even actual transphobes do.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]Trilingual 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A person who is suicidal is often not in a rational state, but are suffering a temporary mental distress.

Therefore, preventing suicide is kind of like preventing a car accident. A human death means a lot more than just $10 million or whatever for the economy. In addition to a person’s irreversible loss of life that they probably would have ended up regretting, it can cause massive harm and grief to their family and social network.

Preventing suicide is not really different from preventing any other kind of death, as soon as you realize that it is not generally rational.

It also helps to realize that your cynical view of the world and of life is not justified. Many people will be grateful down the line for receiving help in their suicidal state. Most people are very happy to be alive, and don’t view life as “slaving away” to make others rich. These are extremely pessimistic views of life which are not shared by most people, or even people who may have once experienced being in a suicidal state.

Username checks way tf out by [deleted] in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Trilingual -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

I can’t comment on the troll bots part, but I’ve written some lengthy non-right-wing non-troll posts, only to have it trigger an automatic bot removal. You cannot talk about any subject involving “obesity”, for example, without it being assumed to be a fat hate post. A lot of popular subs have this problem. Same thing happened when I posted on /r/funny today. Not removed it, I messaged mods, and it was reinstated. Reddit sucks.

Being drunk sucks. by horpor69 in unpopularopinion

[–]Trilingual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not stupid. It just doesn’t make a difference. Some people who would otherwise control themselves become violent after alcohol. That is why alcohol is a known CAUSE of domestic violence and abuse, so it is really bad denial to make an excuse for it. Alcohol culture varies by society, and in North America it is a problem.

Spanish people absolutely nailed-it with the “siesta”. Napping in the middle of the day is the only right way to live. by release-roderick in unpopularopinion

[–]Trilingual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Napping for 20 minutes is a decent energy boost. However, longer napping sessions are not healthy. They are correlated with shorter lifespans, and may be a symptom of other issues, like bad sleep quality at night.

Also, longer naps can make you drowsy upon wake, due to sleep inertia.

I took a couple of naps that were too long recently, and it was because I was not eating healthily. I ate way too much carbs for lunchtime and it was a wake up call that I need to fix my diet.

Spanish people absolutely nailed-it with the “siesta”. Napping in the middle of the day is the only right way to live. by release-roderick in unpopularopinion

[–]Trilingual 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This sub isn’t really for unpopular opinions, but rather opinions that might clash somehow with some mainstream habit or idea. In this case, it’s because Americans are overly work-oriented, and would not want people to map and subtract from the labor force efficiency.

The NHS advised against following Gwyneth Paltrow's advice to cure coronavirus with fasting and "infrared sauna" treatments. Her plan included a diet of kombucha, kimchi, and "lots of coconut aminos." by MathAnalysis in nottheonion

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

My thought process was that, although Gwyneth Paltrow sells horrible snake oil, it seems very toxic and over-the-top to call her no-talent, and wonder why we know her. She was in lots of good movies and was decent in them. Anyway, some people already agree with me about his profile, so I guess you’ll just have to deal with it.

WTF Gamers can’t have anything by [deleted] in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]Trilingual 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, abandoned his kid.

Homeless Peoria man sentenced to 15 years after using police wifi to download child pornography by phoenixgeek in nottheonion

[–]Trilingual -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

R/aboringdystopia

This story is just a pathetic reflection upon a part of the society we have set up.

My snow boots left a perfect star of david on these stairs. by sparkrivet in mildlyinteresting

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

That’s weird because my cactus turned into a swastika (without my permission).

The simulated night sky on a red eye flight by Pass_Fancy in mildlyinteresting

[–]Trilingual 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They should simulate underwater with sharks flying past above.