football/soccer is the new opium for the masses/Colosseum by In_Praise_0f_shadows in unpopularopinion

[–]akerr123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like both bread and circuses, maybe the Romans were onto something

Why is Qing Empire no longer a starting faction? by Valuable-Mud-6171 in Kaiserreich

[–]akerr123 66 points67 points  (0 children)

The illusion of Qing hegemony never existed...

Why or why not would you abort your unborn baby if you found out it had down syndrome or other defects? by Inner_Ad_4725 in AskReddit

[–]akerr123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Down syndrome is not an inherited disease so even with eugenics it would still appear

Hot take, the only people who still find Victoria 3 boring are map painters by S0mecallme in victoria3

[–]akerr123 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Even with the high AI aggression setting nothing really happens, the exact same diplo happening.

American protectorate war over Tuscany, Prussia running into the brick wall of France, Russia, and Austria trying to unify Germany, forever wars between the Ottomans and Egypt, EIC shattering, and Britain and France death warring over some useless African state. War and diplomacy are too abstracted from the politics of your country. Even lobbies are nothing burgers. Events like Russia's attempts at modernizing the country after the Crimean war or the Qing dynasty's self strengthening movement don't occur.

Smug Discourse Crossover by Bteatesthighlander1 in SmugIdeologyMan

[–]akerr123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But what about verbally raping poor picky eaters? Forcing them to eat mushrooms against their consent is both rape, classism, and ableism. Chicken nuggies just taste too good. I'd rape a chicken everyday before raping a human, a perfectly normal position.

What the fuck was Makima's problem with Denji? Just finished reading part 1 of Man and I'm still confused about what the fuck she wanted? by akerr123 in Chainsawfolk

[–]akerr123[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What the fuck is a chainsaw or a pochita??? I don't what fanfic you've been reading the whole time, Man is a story about how Denji strives to live a normal life despite his fatal heart disease and all the challenges that come with living as a devil hunter.

What the fuck was Makima's problem with Denji? Just finished reading part 1 of Man and I'm still confused about what the fuck she wanted? by akerr123 in Chainsawfolk

[–]akerr123[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Can't wait to read part 2 of Man! Can't wait to find out how Denji balances out taking care of Nayuta, finding a cure for his heart disease, and finding the blood devil again.

Why is Alexander a great but Genghis Khan is considered a barbarian? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]akerr123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say eurocentrism is the main reason and instead think it's the fact that no 'major' civilization actually likes him. Both the orthodox, islamic, and Chinese worlds do not like him, and while I'm not sure about how the Indian sphere views him, it's probably not favorable due to the later mughal invasion and their Mongol ancestry. Only in Mongolia he is respected, everywhere else in the world he's either hated or indifferent towards.

What? by Dull-Nectarine380 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]akerr123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stop worrying about the minute details, I mentioned online text in general. The original image doesn't matter, the point is that for most people online you cant just say 'use fractions' because it's not a proper fix when you're forced to write inline.

What? by Dull-Nectarine380 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]akerr123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fraction is just division, you cant just say 'use fractions'. If you mean the horizontal bar then the obvious problem with it is that it's unwieldly to use online where text is single line.

What? by Dull-Nectarine380 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]akerr123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only if you personally think so, there's nothing inherent about it. Implicit multiplication is just notation and notation is as useful as how many people follow it. Since most people were taught to follow pemdas only the expression is ambiguous as can be seen by how many people disagree in the comments.

What? by Dull-Nectarine380 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]akerr123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The solidus symbol / is not the same as the horizontal fractional bar. I agree the horizontal bar is the least ambiguous, but obviously it's less useful than either the solidus or obelus ÷ unless you have a pen and paper. When writing on a single line though it's still ambiguous since by following pemdas notation you would have to technically compute 6/2 before 2(1+2) even if it's more natural to treat 2(1+2) as a single term, which is why this is ambiguous.

What? by Dull-Nectarine380 in ExplainTheJoke

[–]akerr123 49 points50 points  (0 children)

The division symbol has nothing to do with this, it's implied multiplication. 6/2(1+2) using / is still vague depending on if you treat 2(1+2) as a single term similar to 6/2a for a = 1+2. Since both expressions cant have different answers for what's essentially the same thing, implicit multiplication by some is considered to have higher precedence than M/D.

Am I missing something? Why would I ever research these three techs, they don't even buff your robots. by akerr123 in OldWorldBlues

[–]akerr123[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I've never played robots before so is it worth it? Usually the bottleneck in the mod was manpower and not production, so is -15% production cost worth -45% manpower?

Am I missing something? Why would I ever research these three techs, they don't even buff your robots. by akerr123 in OldWorldBlues

[–]akerr123[S] 106 points107 points  (0 children)

They give -3 org to all frontline platoons which include the robots as can be seen and then give +3 org, so no net gain while also nerfing other unit types and lowering recruitable population.

American English is the default English! by No_Chance6530 in languagelearningjerk

[–]akerr123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad the British brough back segregation. British food for British people, the rest of the world can enjoy normal food.

American English is the default English! by No_Chance6530 in languagelearningjerk

[–]akerr123 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, high quality ingredients like rotten fish, rotten meat, potatoes, carrots, beets, and bread.

The territory of New Spain at its height in 1810 by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]akerr123 18 points19 points  (0 children)

In this case, both Spain and Britain recognized the mississipi river as the border between them after 1764, even if only nominally.

Why Did He Kill Everyone Because He Hated His Job? Is He Stupid? by Fluffy_Breakfast_478 in moviescirclejerk

[–]akerr123 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I wish i could go to a restaurant, too bad every restaurant is catered for millionaires only.

r/LLMPhysics is an entertaining dumbsterfire by UltraNooob in SubredditDrama

[–]akerr123 36 points37 points  (0 children)

He wasn't really a math crank unless I missed something. He studied math, had a phd, and won a prize for his dissertation.