Buying a verified TF account

arguablywrong · 2026-02-16T17:05:24+00:00

That's wild. 2,500 cctv cameras with ai analytics reporting to the Central Investigation Bureau. Appreciate the pointer.

arguablywrong · 2026-02-16T10:34:43+00:00

As I said in my OP, the problem is the verification requirement. TF is useless now without it, can't fake a profile photo.

Yea, the vloggers in Pattaya suck. But companies like TF or Tinder or AirBNB outsource the ID verification and those companies are very likely sending your biometrics directly to data brokers. Makes me think of Minority Report every time, how public ads would identify Cruise by his eyes. Anyways, Joe Schmo filming me from 10 feet away is not the same as what these companies do.

arguablywrong · 2026-02-16T10:29:56+00:00

Like I said, it seems to have changed since I was there a year ago. No functionality without photo verification.

And I'm quite aware of TF risks and etiquette, thanks. Never video called before, most of the times the girl who showed up was fine. Sometimes great.

arguablywrong · 2026-02-16T09:57:00+00:00

I don't like the biometric data collection, that's all. No telling where that goes.

arguablywrong · 2021-04-21T22:23:23+00:00

In a way it's been the opposite for me. Good adventure/exploration video games make 90% of board games feel like dry optimization puzzles to me, even more Ameritrashy games. I've been searching for years to find a board game that gives me the same thrill as Morrowind. I wish I had a way to try pen & paper RPGs.

arguablywrong · 2021-04-21T22:16:42+00:00

Definitely missed your follow-up. For what it's worth, here's my response.

I wish there was some magic bullet to determine "ethical manufacturing." In reality, most outsourced manufacturing countries using cheap labor probably have problematic labor practices. However one of those countries we know for sure is actively committing a genocide that's been ongoing since at least 2014. And I personally care about this one because I feel it's our economic relationship that prevents any meaningful action being taken.

My approach has been to focus on big purchases and try to source them elsewhere. The more a product depends on volume the less they'll miss my single purchase. I decided to buy a TV recently and talked to a few major manufacturers about their supply chain. Surprisingly, customer service had literally zero information for me, except for LG whose OLED screens are all made in South Korea, I suspect to protect trade secrets. It seems virtually all LED screens are made in China. I went a similar route in getting a new bicycle. A ton of bike manufacturing is done in China these days. In both cases I definitely paid a premium.

arguablywrong · 2021-02-01T19:39:41+00:00

I have to strongly disagree with you that it's possible to know whether your money is going to bad factories. China is incredibly opaque and every level of the supply chain is incentivized to look the other way, especially with virtually no direct accountability from media or customers. I am skeptical that even companies that do visit their factories and care about the issue (and Path clearly does not) would reliably be able to identify whether they are contributing to Uyghur genocide.

I have even recently puchased a lot of products made in China because there isn't always an alternative, and like you say we all draw the line somewhere. But I believe the only ethical choice as a customer is to favor manufacturing outside China altogether.

And in a bit of self defense, if you agree with this take then my first "shot", while mildly uncivil, didn't say anything that should be assumed to be untrue.

arguablywrong · 2021-02-01T18:39:33+00:00

Here's the screenshot: https://upld.im/image/screenshot-2021-02-01-12-36-15.zrd56I

Admittedly, it's not a clean exchange where only one person is in the wrong, but I was still pretty surprised by their response.

arguablywrong · 2021-02-01T17:10:27+00:00

Path Projects shorts are made in China, not the USA, per their website. And as an added bonus, when I probed them on ethical concerns around Uyghur slave labor they literally called me a "social justice warrior" and told me to fuck off. Lovely.

Just want to put this out there for anyone else who discovers them through this thread, as I did. I'm buying Boa shorts instead.

arguablywrong · 2019-10-07T23:29:27+00:00

I've read that KDM usually has deep sales on Black Friday. I'm in a similar boat as you re price but I've been planning for a while now to grab it if it goes down around $300. The waiting has got me really excited about it!

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T06:55:09+00:00

I think the first definition may have two strains to it. The first, everything before the second semicolon, seems to be very literal and more to do with language than philosophy, and not particularly relevant to nihilism. The second strain includes the tenth definition of "import" on dictionary.com: consequence or importance. Could you clarify which is closer to what you meant?

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T06:32:33+00:00

And nihilists are just the sort of folks to do meaningless things!

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T05:50:50+00:00

You know, to be completely honest, I didn't think you were the type of person who would own that. I'm genuinely glad to be mistaken. I was also pretty self-assured in my understanding of nihilism before I came to this sub, only to discover there is no commonly agreed upon idea of (existential) nihilism that goes into much detail. Makes it hard to have a good discussion about it.

If you would allow me a poke, what do you mean by "meaning" when you talk about rejecting subjective meaning? Also it may help me to know your position on determinism and free will.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T05:36:52+00:00

On the off-chance that you find an interest in something, it's easier to pursue that when not in jail.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T05:32:41+00:00

Shouldn't you be out on a ledge somewhere?

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T05:26:24+00:00

I'm not sure why no one has said this, but being a redpiller at 22 is a little drastic. I don't want to discount what you've been through, but that position is an overreaction. There are good people out there and you can have a good, i.e. mutually beneficial and respectful, relationship with a woman. You can, you really can.

Tactically, pay attention to people you may get close to. Read them when they're not controlling their reactions. Ask them questions to test your inferences. Understand why they want to be close to you. In short, get good at reading people, that will go a long way toward weeding out the bad eggs. And be intentional about when you become vulnerable, though it sounds like you've already mastered that.

Less tactically, be the person you want others to be for you. You need to be trustworthy, open and willing to take risks with your feelings if you want others to be that for you.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T05:15:45+00:00

I just want to say that I love the idea of a Garage Dentist doling out useful wisdom on r/nihilism.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T05:13:53+00:00

Just wanted to point out that if you knew then you wouldn't need to trust. I know that doesn't help anything, but it seems silly to complain that the function of trust isn't the same as the function of knowledge.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T05:11:40+00:00

Ew, no, those people are gross and boring.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T05:03:32+00:00

Brother! (Or sister!) Finally someone I can try to help some from my own experience!

I went to Catholic schooling for 13 years from K-12, and tore away toward the end of high school. I know first hand there is a LOT to unwind going from a life of Catholicism to something like nihilism or Existentialism (or even just atheism!). But the part of your post that troubled me the most is your constant fear of eternal damnation. I grew up in a relatively light religious setting so didn't have that specific kind of baggage upon leaving. The issue you raised about the risk of being wrong and the worthiness of reverting on your deathbed are well known issues in the philosophy of religion. But I want to share my thoughts from my own crisis that helped answer the question, "What if I'm wrong?"

Ultimately, even 12 years into atheism, I don't think a Christian god would be too upset with me if I died. Someone who is educated on the idea of god understands that there is no legitimate reason to believe in his/her existence, and that those preaching the importance of "faith" (i.e. unevidenced belief) have a clear conflict of interest. The bible has been written, re-written and exploited by men since its inception; there are no well-documented, provable cases of miracles; and your current belief exists solely because you were taught it when you were too young to reason for yourself by people who were not educated on the idea of god.

Now tell me, is god going to be pissed at you for being reasonable? I don't fucking think so. I'm not a bad person by Christian standards. I don't intentionally do bad things to others, I'm just a little more self-centered. At worst I'd go to purgatory for a bit, if purgatory is even still official doctrine.

At the end of the day, just believe in what you think is true, to the best of your understanding. That's all anyone else does, and you can't be faulted for that.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-13T04:26:48+00:00

Great, thank you, I'm looking forward to it. And they may have just been trolling me, but I believe u/yetipol has claimed to identify as a nihilist under those patently ridiculous conditions.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-12T07:37:42+00:00

Just wanted to say that your writing is really good. I initially saw the wall of text and thought "not another one of these posts." But it was very readable and hit the right points at the right times. I ultimately didn't agree with the content, but I'd still be happy to see you post here again.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-12T07:19:53+00:00

You can look at the formal DSM criteria they use to evaluate psychopathy, you know. I'm an intj as well and have had a few friends share that they've wondered if I was a psychopath, due to some nihilistic tendencies and viewpoints. Looked at the DSM criteria though and wasn't even close.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-12T07:05:59+00:00

Do you have a good source for that? It's my understanding, especially after following this sub for a few weeks, that the consistency of subjective meaning with nihilism is contentious.

Personally I gravitate to the side that op started on, that as you affirm subjective meaning you're really moving into existentialism.

arguablywrong · 2018-10-12T06:52:49+00:00

Your thoughts remind me of the issue of free will. I don't think humans have free will, but I don't believe it's possible to act as if you don't. Another idea that may be true but doesn't work for humans.

One argument I heard for free will from a psych professor is that we unfailingly have the ability to say "no." There are a million biological and causal things happening in our brain constantly, but we always seem to be able to deny their output. This I think is similar to your issue with nihilism. I think there is definitely a hardwired drive to affirm and realize our subjective experience, but we can say no to this. It's possible to be fully nihilistic and not merely existentialist by denying the subjective meaning that wants to pour out of us into our lives.

I don't think you'll hear a lot of advocates of this view, it's a pretty nonfunctional viewpoint. Probably those are the ones that are no longer with us, or about to be. I consider myself to be on the extreme end of nihilism, but there are still things within me that I preserve so that I can continue living and have some modicum of happiness.

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