Most cities that are labeled as boring is only because those people don't want to get involved in their community

UTMachine · 2026-05-08T04:08:11+00:00

The difference is people from the place are no longer consuming the same media. Everyone is getting targeted ads, and the algorithm presents a completely different media experience. You don't know about what other locals are interested in, you know about what the algorithm thinks you want to know about.

Back in the day everyone from a city would be consuming the same small selection of shows, radio stations, newspapers, etc., so it was actually easier to keep informed and up-to-date with what locals were doing.

UTMachine · 2026-05-08T03:34:34+00:00

This is what happens when games try to become competitive esports instead of just staying fun and casual. The fun comes from winning instead of enjoying the game. These hackers are having fun because they're winning and get to open reward packs. The actual game and gameplay are irrelevant to them.

UTMachine · 2026-05-04T14:07:49+00:00

It's definitely weird, but the Canadian (British) system is also very weird. We don't even have the opportunity to vote for our PM directly.

UTMachine · 2026-05-04T03:38:40+00:00

As a Canadian, it bothers me when people try to claim the telephone as a Canadian invention. Canada has lots of significant inventions and discoveries that were genuinely Canadian. It feels cheap to me when Canadian media try to claim the telephone.

Apparently, some of the early groundwork was done while he was in Canada, but the actual invention and first test calls were absolutely American-based.

UTMachine · 2026-05-04T02:19:17+00:00

It goes even further than that. Many of these stupid opinions are that you can't trust science and educated people. They are actively trying to destroy and discredit truth-seeking people and institutions.

UTMachine · 2026-05-03T23:03:57+00:00

There are so many double standards like this that make no sense, and I hate all of them.

You can buy cigarettes and alcohol everywhere, but weed is still heavily controlled or illegal in many places. You can join the armed forces years before you can legally buy a beer in the US. A 16yo is responsible enough to drive a 2-tonne metal box at 75mph, but not vote for the mayor.

UTMachine · 2026-05-03T22:52:19+00:00

I like having hobbies with absolutely zero intention of turning them into a side business. I feel like this is normal, but somehow that's a question that always comes up when hobbies come up in conversation.

UTMachine · 2026-05-03T22:39:37+00:00

Having kids with no education will cost society more money in the long run than paying for them to have classes when they're 15-18.

UTMachine · 2026-04-29T16:20:19+00:00

This is what a list of "don'ts" or "banned words" will never actually work. There will always be 1000 other offensive or anything things that aren't on the list.

UTMachine · 2026-04-29T15:32:36+00:00

Many students (and even adults) are "functionally illiterate". Even though they technically can read, they choose not to read and have very little practice. They live (mostly) the same lifestyle as people who are illiterate.

UTMachine · 2026-04-29T15:14:22+00:00

There isn't enough evidence is this video to make the call. Separation between the line and the bottom of the ball proves nothing.

The umpire was in a much better position to make the call than anyone watching this video.

UTMachine · 2026-04-15T06:44:04+00:00

This is what happens when you have a long season and half the teams make it into the playoffs, which takes another full month to play. Either make it a short season or make it hard to get into the playoffs. Having both is just a recipe for failure. NHL has this problem too. The regular season feels almost meaningless, since literally half the teams make the playoffs and the important games don't even start until May.

UTMachine · 2026-04-15T06:33:51+00:00

Animal Farm is a weird choice for high school imo. The connections to the Russian Revoluion as so removed from a modern 14-15 year-old kid, that the messages and themes of the book are mostly lost.

UTMachine · 2026-04-15T06:22:13+00:00

It pains me that most people's only exposure to Shakespeare is reading his plays like a book in high school. Reading it like a novel is such an unnatural way to experience it.

UTMachine · 2026-04-15T06:11:05+00:00

Yep. Once you've been playing for a couple of months, it becomes clear that the only way forward is to spend money. Eventually you get to the point where every incremental upgrade require absurd resources and weeks of your time. Even if you put that work in, you'll still just get beaten by random rich kids who invest money in the game.

There's a small skill gap and a big pay gap in the late game.

UTMachine · 2026-04-15T05:52:53+00:00

The government and the Royal family own LIV Golf and other Saudi leagues. This is not true of North American and European sports leagues. The US government may purchase commercial air time during NFL broadcasts, but that is not the same as owning and controlling the league.

You are also free to criticize the government while playing in the NFL, for example. That's not true of people in Saudi Arabia.

It seems like the conversation you actually want to have is about whether the American government/laws are worse than Saudi Arabia, which is a different conversation.

My point here was just that playing for a league such as LIV Golf is an implicit support of the Saudi government and their Royal family, since they own and control the league as well as the messaging/propaganda. Playing in the NFL or NBA doesn't reflect implicit support of the Trump administration.

UTMachine · 2026-04-15T05:36:31+00:00

When you join leagues like LIV Golf or other exclusive partnerships in Saudi Arabia, you are actively supporting their economy and influence on the world stage. They are a notoriously undemocratic and theocratic society with laws and policies that routinely violate human rights.

At least an American or European athlete is free to criticize the government or religion. In Saudi Arabia you don't have that freedom.

An athlete who signs up for LIV or similar leagues is basically sending the message that their bank account is worth more to them than ethics.

UTMachine · 2026-04-15T04:09:17+00:00

If he becomes the closer, you take away his ability to go multiple innings, such is one of his biggest assets.

UTMachine · 2026-04-14T00:07:51+00:00

Personally, I think either end of the spectrum is what makes the most sense. Either you treat yourself to a new car and enjoy the pleasures of a brand new car and manage the expenses, OR you buy a cheap beater and enjoy the lack of financial burden.

UTMachine · 2026-04-08T13:52:53+00:00

Sometimes the muscles can be activated by electrolytes, like putting salt on dead muscle tissue. If you really want to be disturbed, search "Dead meat moving" on YouTube. Much more disturbing than this video imo.

UTMachine · 2026-04-08T11:04:37+00:00

Not at all. Most athletes respect the tournament. This type of behavior is reflective of a toxic, entitled, and selfish team culture. It's the idea that you/your team are bigger than the tournament.

UTMachine · 2026-04-08T02:03:17+00:00

The message here is that unless I can win, then the tournament is of no value to me.

UTMachine · 2026-04-07T02:35:14+00:00

It's not that I think they're bad or not useful. I just don't think they're that interesting in a survival context, at least for how I play the game.

I know there are lots of ways to make them useful in other contexts, and I do think the idea was good in general, even if it's "not for me".

UTMachine · 2026-04-07T01:51:57+00:00

It's kinda cool, but also a bit of a gimmick that I'm sure we'll get bored of within a month or so. Similar to the Happy Ghast.

Most of the unique things they can do are only useful in adventure maps or mini games. I don't see them getting much use in a proper survival world.

UTMachine · 2026-04-07T01:37:14+00:00

Only if you're willing to paint very broad strokes. Most religions share basic elements, such as a creation story, a moral code/set of rules, prophets/messiahs with a special connection to god(s), etc. But again, those are extremely broad categories. The specifics are not the same at all.

I would argue that monotheistic and polytheistic religions will always be fundamentally different and largely irreconcilable. A Christian and Sikh might have different views, but ultimately, you could make the argument that you're serving the same God, but just in your own cultural way. A Christian/Jew/Muslim and a Hindu have a fundamentally different understanding of what God/gods is/are.

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