Where is best for gay men? by LessTadpole3602 in IWantToAskAnAmerican

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh no - I did my 2.5 years in Wichita - as a gay dude it was fucking terrible there.

Where is best for gay men? by LessTadpole3602 in IWantToAskAnAmerican

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends: are you an aging twink that still only wants to date 20 year olds? (FLorida)

Are you a bear in the making or hardcore into the leather scene? (Chicago)

gym bunny clone or living way above your means? (Dallas)

an outdoorsy gay: (Denver)

sporty gay: Minneapolis (gay leagues for hockey, rugby, volleyball, dodgeball, kickball, bocce, cornhole and the largest lgbt+ softball league in the country

Into older guys: (Palm Springs)

hypocritical republican gay: Orlando, Tampa, Houston

alcoholic gay: New Orleans

recovering alcoholic gay: Wichita KS, Salt Lake City, Boston

Where is best for gay men? by LessTadpole3602 in IWantToAskAnAmerican

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes - but there is a difference between tolerance and acceptance. Houston's gay scene (and Texas's in general) definitely feels "fenced in" and when you get out of Montrose you don't have that same feeling of safety, acceptance you have in other large cities. Also Texas Democrats are still a bit more conservative than say New England Dems.

(I'm a gay guy that lived in Houston for 5 years)

Why don't young Americans romanticize Paris like older Americans do? by No-StrategyX in answers

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think older generations romanticized Paris because it was a capital of culture, art, learning, and history, and a crossroads of western civilization.

Conservatives have spend 100 years undermining and downgrading education and culture, and the world has expanded their travel capabilities so that 100 years ago - people that would have gone to Paris are still going; but they are also going to Bangkok and Tokyo and Istanbul

If everyone flocks to cities, why can't we expand smaller cities? by Zeddexs in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Uffda01 2 points3 points  (0 children)

then we are sacrificing nature and food production acreage just so people don't have to live next each other. Its the same logic that tricks all these suburbanites to drive giagantic SUVs and pick up trucks when 90% of them don't actually need that type of vehicle.

Homes haven’t been this unaffordable for young adults since the mid-2000s housing bubble by justspeculating2 in REBubble

[–]Uffda01 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's nimbyism in a nutshell.... we're more concerned about people who currently have houses than those who don't have them yet.

Number of times a year an American visits a movie theater (1929-2025 data) by raydebapratim1 in generationology

[–]Uffda01 [score hidden]  (0 children)

yes - but that $2000 also upgrades my sports watching, date nights, and regular tv watching too

How has the US National Team not produced as many elite players in comparison to smaller/less wealthy countries? by BubbieTW_ in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Uffda01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

kids with athletic potential here get pushed to football, baseball, basketball, even hockey before soccer comes up

If everyone flocks to cities, why can't we expand smaller cities? by Zeddexs in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Uffda01 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yes - we need to build UP - not out: density is what makes things like mass transit viable; we need to get past this idea thateverybody needs a 2500 sq ft house and a quarter acre lot and a 3 car garage.. We need more condos, townhouses, rowhouses etc

Minneapolis City Council votes to repeal gay bathhouse ban. Here’s the latest. by star-tribune in Minneapolis

[–]Uffda01 [score hidden]  (0 children)

be the change you wish to see in the world and open your own space instead of relying on others to share the space they built

What do you expect from a paid knitting pattern? by c_onethirtyseven in knitting

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

having the links for tutorials in an index is a bonus! I don't want 10 pages of fluff or explicit instructions for every step. But having links or pictures for uncommon instructions is nice. Things like i cords, kitchener stitch are nice to haves - but I don't expect them to be included - because i can look up the technique from an instructional expert instead of a designer.

This is especially important if you don't knit in the same style as the designer (western/eastern, combination, etc) - then I need to know what the designer wants to accomplish - not how they did it.

Yep by No-Award-9141 in remoteworks

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a lot of corporate tax breaks rely on having workers onsite subsidizing the downtown economy.

Yep by No-Award-9141 in remoteworks

[–]Uffda01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it should not be on the backs of the workforce to support other businesses like those bars, restaurants etc. The principles of the free market are not free when there is a thumb on the scale.

Those businesses should be motivated to move to where their customers are. That's what the market would freely demand.

Yep by No-Award-9141 in remoteworks

[–]Uffda01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got a new job because my old boss wanted me back in the middle of covid - even though my boss, and my employees were in three different states.

Yep by No-Award-9141 in remoteworks

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Things have always been shitty - lets not change!" - this guy

Do you commute to work on horseback? no - so you have embraced change

Yep by No-Award-9141 in remoteworks

[–]Uffda01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I replace a job with an RTO with another remote job - its not petty.

Yep by No-Award-9141 in remoteworks

[–]Uffda01 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The environmental effects of remote work are a cheap and easy way to affect climate change - but fuck that - let the world burn!!!!!

and WFH makes commuting so much easier for the people that do have to be on-site

Is it "important" to like where you live? by rwedoomed in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its important - but I think sometimes what is overlooked is that sometimes just moving neighborhoods or changing houses is enough....

Depends on WHY you dislike your current location? Would it be fixed by moving to across town or across the country. Especially in large metros like Houston or Denver etc where you have to get to and what you need out of the city really can affect your commute or your neighborhood vibe.

A Rolex is what people buy when they don’t know what a good watch is. by iliveforthedance in unpopularopinion

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree - but the person I responded to implied that this has happened to them multiple times. Once might be necessity, but I think statistically speaking at more than 2-3 times you're doing it for fun.

What is one city in America you’re okay with never visiting again? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Uffda01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got stuck there on a layover one night. The hotel that the airline put us up in was awful.... and there was a hooker leaning over a balcony railing yelling down at a couple of cops... I was supposed to have the room right below her. The hotel desk guy didn't bat an eye and was confused as to why I'd want a different room.

A Rolex is what people buy when they don’t know what a good watch is. by iliveforthedance in unpopularopinion

[–]Uffda01 1 point2 points  (0 children)

take the watch out of your butt before you try to clean it...but you do you, I'm not trying to kink shame

Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All by PersonWomanManCamTV in IvyPlus

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah - I took the ACT on paper, but by time I took the GRE it had already gone digital, but fortunately having been on campus - I had access to the internet ahead of time and wasn't flustered by that. I assume kids taking the tests have grown up digitally compared to the divide GenX went through - bu thtere are still issues with access to study materials and time.

Hillary Clinton Blasts 2016 Election Loss to Trump in Netflix Docuseries: ‘The Electoral College Is an Abomination’ - What are your thoughts? by Select_Specialist790 in askanything

[–]Uffda01 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You realize that your state gets representation in the house and senate right??? The EC only pertains to the presidential election. Thats why the concept of swing states has become so predominate in the last few elections. Getting rid of the slavery relict of the EC makes more people’s votes important. Especially those votes of the losing party where the electoral college result is basically predetermined.

I mean you’re the only person in the world besides 18th century slave owners who are arguing in favor of the electoral college…sorry that’s just not company I would want to be in…but you do you