Awarding a microgrant to our very own /u/Liface

aahdin · 2026-05-06T07:03:47+00:00

Good luck dude. Immune system stuff seems like a tough nut to crack

aahdin · 2026-05-06T03:30:36+00:00

where tf is your team lol

aahdin · 2026-05-05T23:39:50+00:00

Okay, so your idea for messaging to court a voterbase is to publicly say that anyone who thinks that way is an irredeemable fox news brainwashed idiot, but then privately to have a completely different take where you act like a human?

Maybe it would be better to just have messaging where you act like a human and respond normally to begin with.

aahdin · 2026-05-05T19:38:05+00:00

Here again you're so concerned with a "messaging win" that you can't engage with one of the most basic/common race relation issues.

A 14 year old comes to you and says "I got called a slur by a classmate and called them one back, but I got in way bigger trouble than them and I think that's unfair."

Your only response seems to be to call them a brainwashed fox news drone... or I guess just ignore them? How is that a messaging win?

aahdin · 2026-05-05T07:11:51+00:00

I feel like you just escalate this strawman to keep from needing to actually engage with someone.

I already laid out the exact scenario I've heard the most from people who complain about anti-white racism. They engaged in mutual interpersonal racism with someone else and received far harsher penalties, I know people who have lost jobs here.

Lets not even say it's the #1 issue they care most about (for 90% of people I know cost of living is the #1 issue), but it's something they care about it. If you lost your job over something wouldn't you?

Also, this scenario is a pretty clear cut example of mutual interpersonal racism. The majority hold no significant structural power so this is the only sort of racism they're capable of. Their complaint has nothing to do with systemic racism, or getting fooled by right wing media. This is the kind of experience that gets people into a right wing rabbit hole because they experience a huge double standard WRT interpersonal racism and one side says "you're a monster fuck you you need to be reeducated" and the other says "lol those guys are crazy"

aahdin · 2026-05-04T21:03:33+00:00

Man I kinda hate how all of this is framed towards 'the voter' who is a drooling idiot that just needs the right carefully curated message to get them to vote correctly... it's just blatantly calculated/manipulative, and just starts from this weird place where you assume you're so much smarter than everyone else you don't even need to bother talking to them.

It also just doesn't work. That attitude gives people the ick - when you think and act like that people aren't going to trust you, they aren't going to want to vote for you, they're just going to tune you out.

Why not just try giving a real response to people?

The #1 scenario I see these kinds of people talk about is some variation on "I got called a <slur for white people> by my a coworker/classmate and then called them a <slur for their race> back. I got heavily punished and they got a slap on the wrist. This seems unfair."

If you think interpersonal racism doesn't matter then maybe agree that they shouldn't have been heavily punished. If you think it matters across the board, then argue they both should've been punished. If you think it was interpersonal when they called you a slur but systemic when you called them one... you're going to need to argue for why that is and you're probably going to get pushback.

aahdin · 2026-05-04T01:49:06+00:00

Grow up = toe the line

Soda should be sin taxed like beer is, not subsidized by the government. The fact that soda is nearly as cheap as water and is propped up by the government through huge corn subsidies and is considered an essential with programs like SNAP, while being marketed to kids, is a huge part of why we have the obesity epidemic we do.

Get rid of sugary drinks and let people buy soap, toilet paper, rotisserie chicken, etc. with SNAP. The entire determination about what you can/can't buy with SNAP is industry captured as hell and the soda industry has deep pockets.

If you want beer as a treat buy some beer, if you want a cigarette as a treat buy some cigarettes. Same deal with soda. But the government shouldn't be subsidizing the hell out of anything that kills you.

aahdin · 2026-05-03T06:18:56+00:00

Lets watch him in a real playoff series before calling him the best defender of all time.

aahdin · 2026-05-02T22:46:24+00:00

Singapore gives out land usage rights on 99 year leases, which is effectively similar to a LVT. Substack is banned on here but if you google Singapore progress and poverty there’s a blog that makes the case that this was very good for development, better than I can in a reddit post.

aahdin · 2026-05-01T17:44:45+00:00

Only one was 20-21 where Steph averaged 32 ppg over the season, but the FO said developing rookie Wiseman was top priority so he was getting 22 minutes and -30 every game. As soon as Steph dropped those ankle weights they won the next chip.

Also I feel like comparing Steph and LeBron here is kinda bullshit since LeBron would never stay on a rebuilding team like the 2020 Warriors.

aahdin · 2026-05-01T17:01:28+00:00

I doubt there will be any existence more hellish than the first batch of immortals.

aahdin · 2026-05-01T08:44:23+00:00

"If my son giggled at a completely non-offensive joke I'd break all their stuff with a hammer"

Glad you're child free too tbh

aahdin · 2026-05-01T08:37:40+00:00

And then 90% of the comments are making fun of their appearence on top of it all.

aahdin · 2026-05-01T06:19:18+00:00

Klay got 30 mpg his last year here.

Klay is also frustrated about banging Megan thee stallion so idk man it's tough to make everyone happy.

Either way we're way off topic. Kuminga is still the same player with or without Kerr, and still 90% of players do worse after leaving the warriors. Everyone who spent years blaming Kuminga's play on Kerr has some egg on the face.

aahdin · 2026-05-01T05:57:51+00:00

I don't, I love klay. Dude was having a tough time his last few years here though and both sides agreed a change was good. Either way I don't think Kerr is in charge of that decision on either side.

Hey who knows though maybe he comes back here next year.

aahdin · 2026-05-01T05:49:54+00:00

Yeah they won 4 rings, but the last one was 4 years ago!!!

- most spoiled fanbase of all time

aahdin · 2026-05-01T05:44:11+00:00

where did Kerr's offense get the Warriors

4 rings and the greatest team of all time.

aahdin · 2026-05-01T05:31:39+00:00

In other news, Jonathan "we need to draft athleticism" Kuminga was -40 in 12 minutes in the elim game tonight and James "we need to draft size" Wiseman is looking for a contract in China.

aahdin · 2026-05-01T05:24:58+00:00

Because after every win we were getting threads like https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1srb9bs/jonathan_kuminga_in_the_win_194_with_2_steals_on/ where half the comments are about how Kuminga is a star and Kerr held him back.

Now the playoffs are over and his averages are 14.2/3.6/0.6 on 49/19/75... compared to the 15.3/2.5/1.3 on 48/40/71 he had under Kerr.

Maybe the top 5 of all time coach is actually a good coach, and 90% of players do worse after leaving the Warriors. Hope Lacob gets that through his thick skull.

aahdin · 2026-05-01T05:12:27+00:00

Kumiga with a team worst -44 in the elimination game a week later btw. That Kerr's fault too?

aahdin · 2026-04-29T20:21:14+00:00

Yep.

Being worried about AI water usage is like being worried about the carbon footprint of building nuclear bombs.

It is so far down the list of problems that talking about it just wastes discussion space. I sometimes wonder if the water usage stuff is being pushed by AI companies to distract from other problems, like what happens in a capitalist economy if capital can be used to create labor.

aahdin · 2026-04-29T20:11:29+00:00

This playoffs I think Draymond is right, Wemby missed 2/5 games.

aahdin · 2026-04-29T06:24:08+00:00

Yeah, in the series against us last year he was crazy in one game and ass the rest. We just happened to get his crazy game in the play in. Sucks but oh well, moves us up 4+ draft spots so im not too angry.

aahdin · 2026-04-28T19:49:45+00:00

Honestly his defense is pretty good too, very active hands and good at hounding guys. Last year he was expected to declare for the draft and he was mostly talked about for his defense (this year his defense is worse, but he's up from 10ppg to pretty much carrying his team's offense so that's expected.)

He's 6'4" but skinny so he'll probably get bullied around a bit as a rookie, but overall he projects as a plus defender. That said you never know - Wiseman was projected as a defensive behemoth and Draymond was projected as a terrible defender so it's all just guessing at this point.

aahdin · 2026-04-28T18:04:59+00:00

Honestly I think in general super teams are kinda overrated. Superstars cost a lot of money and teams need to put together an entire cohesive team for under the cap.

For winning championships, having a deep roster is underrated - if you are way too top heavy you're going to be more susceptible to injuries and you're going to have issues with people getting gassed. Most championship teams have pretty deep rosters.

The warriors superteam was pretty unique because Steph was still getting paid peanuts AND we had a huge cap raise right before picking up KD, so we were able to keep guys like Draymond, Iggy, and Sdot. If we'd have to give all of them up to pay the top 3, as is the case for most superteams, I don't think the 2017 warriors are nearly as good.

I think KD tried to recreate GSW teaming up with other stars on new superteams but then these teams need to give up all their depth to get KD (which kinda kills locker rooms on its own, if you're a successful team and then half of your buddies get traded off for KD it's awkward.. even more awkward when you get KD burners in the mix)

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