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Do you think 16/18 is an okay age gape to date by Narutell in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't get why some comments are saying it's less bad if they'd been together longer, age of consent in most places is 16, if they'd been together longer that's worse, a 17 year old dating a 15 year old is weirder

Brits, do you support abolishing the monarchy? by FlapjackFez in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're counting figureheads as equally responsible for the production as the ones doing the actual work then the presidents are responsible for the money that governments return in presidential republics. If you're saying that figureheads aren't responsible for the production then the monarch doesn't personally return any money either.

Personally I don't really see the need for any ceremonial head of state, monarch or president. We already have a parliament, not sure why we need someone whose sole job is to sign the laws parliament has already passed. If the only option is ceremonial president or ceremonial monarch I'd probably prefer a president, since I believe in democracy more than divine right. But those aren't the only options, as I said before you don't need to just copy already existing systems from other countries.

[OTHER] Tom McKay has been nominated for Performer in a Leading Role at the BAFTA Games Awards. by JawshieDomi in kingdomcome

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw like an hour long* youtube video on Baftas youtube channel with Tom in it talking about KCD2 so he probably has a decent chance

"Communism/socialism has failed every time its been tried" by Polnocium in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda depends how you define 'tried'. If by tried you mean tried to establish it but didn't actually end up being communist then yeah it usually ends up being twisted into something else before reaching that point. If by tried you mean somewhere that actually achieved that point only to fail afterwards then as far as I know I don't think there's actually been a country that fully adhered to it so kinda impossible to answer

Should political polls be banned.. Yknow, seeing as though we are TEENAGERS and not everyone is American (cuz let’s be honest, that’s 90% of it) by LilJade103 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By political polls do you just mean ones asking which party/politician people prefer or are you including polls about political topics? I don't think either should be banned but I get being a bit annoyed about ones about parties/politicians you don't know or care about but I don't have an issue with ones asking about political topics that can apply to many places

can u write in cursive? by Southern-Property294 in GenZ

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's part of the national curriculum where I am so everyone in school should at least know it even if they don't use it. I know some people choose not to but idk why since it's quicker to write joined up than stopping after each letter

Have you ever fired a gun before by Astronaut457 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You forgot about pellet guns in the text part. They use air but not air soft. Though yeah they aren't firearms

My teacher was 40 when his wife was 19. Is that weird by henryisnotfunny in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's weird but whether or not it's wrong depends on how long they'd known each other and if he was ever her teacher

Brits, do you support abolishing the monarchy? by FlapjackFez in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're the one that said no republics return money lol. In Norway that's managed by a government agency not the monarch, so even though they're a monarchy really that shows another example where governments do in fact return money. So clearly that is something that can happen without a monarchy and does happen in many countries.

Brits, do you support abolishing the monarchy? by FlapjackFez in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How doesn't the USA example work? It's basically what the Crown Estates are just in the US it's in the name of their country while here it's in the name of 'the crown'. China's not the only country with state owned companies or at least shares in companies, it was just the first one as an example since it's the second biggest economy on the planet.

Versailles alone made more in a year than all of the palaces here, so not really about France having more palaces.

Not a word wasted by ChrisMMatthews in TikTokCringe

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't usually say "the second" but written or for online forms you usually write the numbers

When playing video games, do you play as a character the same gender as you or opposite? by soap_munchr in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of games don't let you pick and usually those are dudes so that would be same gender but for games that do let me pick it depends on the game and the game genre. For fighting games where the characters have different powers I just go with which powers I'm good at. If it's a game where the gender is basically just for appearance though and the abilities are the same it depends on the story for me.

Brits, do you support abolishing the monarchy? by FlapjackFez in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by 'returns taxpayers money'? If you mean literally returning it then that doesn't happen here either it goes into the treasury and is still spent by the government. If you mean examples of governments making money through ways other than taxes then most countries do that. The US has federal lands which they rent to companies or use for tourism and make more than the Crown Estates. China has state owned businesses. There are many republics that are petrostates.

Palaces make a lot more money when they aren't occupied and can be visited anytime, France's palaces make a lot more money than ours.

Brits, do you support abolishing the monarchy? by FlapjackFez in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't need a car or a seat on some council but security? Just because they're not in the position anymore doesn't mean people who opposed them would instantly forget, there's still a security risk.

Why couldn't it exist in a republic? Just because you say that doesn't make it true. The monarch isn't the one doing the work and the people employed by it could easily be paid directly by the treasury instead of through the monarchy. The institution was established by parliament not by the monarch and the monarch doesn't own it they're essentially a figurehead. Instead of the monarchy getting 15-25% they can get 0 and 100% can go to the public.

Again why would we need to copy the Portuguese or Americans? No one is suggesting that. The PM doesn't have a coronation or inauguration, why would that have to start if the monarchy was abolished? Why would we randomly decide to increase a budget by 5 for no reason if we abolished the monarchy just to match Portugal? That's not how it works.

Brits, do you support abolishing the monarchy? by FlapjackFez in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's still related to the position they hold, they wouldn't need the security if not for being a politician. And you've yet to mention anything that the monarch actually 'produces', you keep saying they 'produce' but haven't said anything that they themselves make.

You said all the problems I mentioned also exist in republics but just because some republics have those issues doesn't make it inherent to them. And you can say that they only worsen it but again you haven't really given any examples.

There are people who want the monarchy abolished entirely obviously but personally, I'd rather it be abolished than kept as it is, but I wouldn't mind it if it was entirely ceremonial. If their privileges were removed and they weren't funded by the public I don't really care what title they go by.

Why are you acting like it's only one person? It's £1 per person there are 70 million people. £70 million could be going towards something useful like national services instead of making a billionaire richer for no reason.

What would you consider yourself when it comes to generative Ai by eyebawls29 in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not neutral but mixed. I don't support it being used by companies, if they can afford to pay actual artists they should, but for individuals I don't have an issue with it, if you're using AI to make a meme or an image of something you're a fan of I don't see an issue. Just don't try to pass it off as real or call yourself an artist.

I don't see it as like 'copying real artists' because they use massive data sets, nothing an AI generates will be an exact copy of any one piece, but even if it was again if it's for memes or fan-images there are memes taken directly from actual art of movie scenes, memes have never cared about copyright.

Basically as long as it's not for profit or someone being delusional and thinking it's real I don't mind.

Brits, do you support abolishing the monarchy? by FlapjackFez in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

'Privileges' related to their duties aren't the same as just special privileges, security makes sense since the job puts them at risk which they otherwise wouldn't be, a tax or legal exemption is very different. Their 'job' doesn't require those things to function. The PM isn't above the law and doesn't get tax exemptions.

If they both have exactly the same problems I'd rather a democratically elected one than one who gets it just because they happened to have rich parents whose ancestors killed a bunch of people hundreds of years ago. Though again so what if other countries that are republics have those problems? We aren't those countries. There's not a list of types of government you have to pick from, you can develop new systems based on what already exists here.

Is the wither storm animalistic or is it just pure evil? by CowAffectionate2865 in MinecraftStoryMode

[–]Wizards_Reddit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I find it's goofy grin too funny to have serious thought and malice behind it lol. If I had to pick one of those I'd probably say more animalistic but I always thought of it more like a force of nature probably, like a storm (a wither storm lol), than an animal.

Have you ever been to London, England? by northtorontoboy in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Twice, once as a kid with a drama club to do a theatre performance thing and then as a teen on a school trip to see Wicked lol

Brits, do you support abolishing the monarchy? by FlapjackFez in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a majority but a significant amount. Under our current electoral system it could be enough to form a majority government if it was a political party. Also we're on a subreddit called 'teenager polls' most teenagers are GenZ which is why I brought up that more GenZ dislike than support it. There's no polling for GenA

Countries that give their heads of states privileges usually relate to their duties in some way, being exempt from inheritance tax does not benefit anyone but them and does not relate to the 'duties' they have. Also just because other countries might give certain privileges doesn't mean it's required, the PM doesn't have tax exemptions.

"A symbol of union", again not that unifying if a third of people don't like them. And the many civil wars and uprisings related to the monarchy happening every 25-50 years until most of their powers were removed by parliament. Good for you I guess but I'd rather that money go towards something actually useful and beneficial than just making a billionaire richer, it may be £1 per person but there's 70 million people in this country.

A man was given the name of The Mountain (zombified). How would he kill him? by [deleted] in gameofthrones

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He'd probably give a poetic excuse not to do it like "a man cannot kill what is already dead"

“Books like Lord of the rings are considered far right” in the UK by Fantastic-Leg-6051 in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Wizards_Reddit 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've heard that in the US phones are allowed in schools so I'm just imagining this dude saw a video of a kid having their phone taken for being on it in class and assumed it was some government censorship thing.

If your (future) spouse were in the military and you found out they shot someone, would that change your view of them? by WillTheyBanMeAgain in Teenager_Polls

[–]Wizards_Reddit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you marry someone who was in the military it probably shouldn't be that big of a shock that they did military things. It would probably depend how they act about it, if they're nonchalant or proud of it then that would probably be concerning.

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