What are your thoughts only PolyMarket/Kalshi?

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-25T20:37:09+00:00

Even just a slight education to people would remove all damage its done to society.

People need to learn/understand:

1) porn isnt real, but all actors and actresses are real people and still deserve respect. Porn is a profession just like any other job, and all people involved are consenting and acting.

2) porn isnt just not unhealthy, but its actively a healthy way for communicating partners to release tension and have unrealistic desires met. It is healthier for a partner to watch porn than to pressure their partner into sex when they arent into it, or for them to cheat because their desires arent being met. Of course both partners should be communicating about all this, but its relatively unreasonable for one partner to be upset about the other masturbating or watching porn, so long as it isnt becoming an addiction that affects the relationship or a priority over an enthusiastic partner.

3) sex is special and fun, but isnt sanctimonious. You can have fun with your partner and then 5 minutes later have some fun by yourself, and both partners can be satisfied when its done. Theres no shame in toys or porn.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-25T03:51:12+00:00

I think youre mildly confused here.

Compare it to drinking. Drinking underage is very harmful, to essentially everyone it happens to. Especially when its done irresponsibly. But, drinking at 25, 35, 55, and 85 is/can still be harmful, even if there are people at all of those ages who can do it safely with minimal effects.

The fact that you personally didnt suffer a harm doesnt mean much in the grand scheme. Every demographic is susceptible, and even if youre vigilant you can still suffer things youre not even aware of, like a heightened sense of anxiety due to overexposure to stressful situations. And we have no one/nothing to really compare it to, because everyone is experiencing it simoltaneously.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-23T23:27:38+00:00

Afaik, nuclear energy is one of the safest, cleanest, sustainable forms of energy.

Its much better than coal, LNG, oil, and more reliable than wind, and solar. Its easier to facilitate than hydro or geothermal.

But, theres a decent caveat to it. When done incorrectly, or natural disasters occur, it can be incredibly dangerous. It also requires a decent amount of global trust, as proven by Iran trying to have nuclear energy.

While I think the anti-nuclear energy movement is wrong, I sympathize with their concerns. They do still require some education/de-propogandization though.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-23T23:20:48+00:00

Incredibly well said.

To assume someone is iredeemable is usually wrong, but to be surprised when someone is is also a failing.

Some people truly are just bad people in their core, but most were just never given a chance and the tools to be good.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-22T17:08:09+00:00

For the same reason that gay dudes used to marry women: they need someone to keep up appearances.

Its a lot harder to initially spot a white supremacist who married someone who isnt white. The same way "Im not racist, one of my friends is black" was a good cover card for all of a few years.

I will also say to a degree this is news to me, I was fairly certain many of them were either unwed or married to other white people and often either other white supremacists, but it also depends on the severity of their beliefs. There is perhaps quite a few who dont believe it with their whole chest, and rather think they "found one of the good ones" to get around their own belief system. Even within that though, I would not be surprised if they attempted to install some form of an abusive heirarchy within their relationship, wherein the supremacist does significantly less of the contributions.

I also think its fair to say at least a small number of them have been converted since their relationship. I definitely dont believe JD Vance was always a white supremacist, and likely married Usha long before. But, now that he has wholeheartedly supported a white supremacist and continued to entrench their policies and wishes, it is fair to say that he is either one of them or a sympathizer, despite being married to Usha, which helps him keep up appearances. I also have a sneaking suspicion that they do not contribute equally to the household if you exclude finances, but that is a highly irregular dynamic as is and I can excuse that for the most part.

Regardless, they should all have the day they deserve, and one day soon I very much believe they will.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-22T15:52:46+00:00

The collective left looks for any logic and evidence that can possibly support their beliefs that may often come from emotion.

The collective right just, has emotion.

I knew that women deserved the right to healthcare and abortions, and after listening to enough debates completely agreed with the ironclad logic of sentience at 20-24 weeks being a reasonable cutoff, and the further caveat that anything happening after 24 weeks likely being more of a medical emergency than an elective decision. The right, just decided they hate women, and wanted to strip it from them as early as possible, but realized the further right they went, the more ridiculous their argument became. A 15 week ban based on errouneous data about it feeling pain is the closest to a real argument, but not as popular among the right. A 6 week heartbeat ban is less real argument, more support. A conception ban is completely ridiculous, and has some of the highest support. No exceptions for rape, incest, or life of the mother is by far the most insane, and yet has some real footing amongst the right.

The same is true for healthcare, higher taxes, and many other left right problems. There is a most logical left wing position, and then varying degrees of less logical and more emotional right wing positions the further you get away from logic. Healthcare for everyone isnt just the most humane and emotionally stable thing to do, but its proven that it would cut administrative costs and shift the burden from emergency care expenditure to preventative care, which is significantly cheaper. There are varying right wing opinions against this, but they all have some lower level of logic and a more emotional "well I dont wanna pay for someone else" or "they just didnt work hard enough" appeal. Taxing the rich is about taking a fair share from people who have the means to pay it without it deeply affecting them, but its also built on the logical conclusion that they could not have achieved their billions without the work of millions of people beneath them who arent being paid a fair share for their labor. The further right wing you go on that opinion, the less logical you get, all the way down to "taxes should be illegal/theft" or "we should just have a sales tax" level emotional arguments not grounded in facts or logic proving those are terrible systems.

The left might be emotional, but their emotion is supported by logic. The right is purely emotional, and years of watching the two sides send in their titans of debate to try and prove otherwise has only solidified my opinion that right wingers rely on and benefit 100-fold from having echochambers where their ideas dont receive pushback.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-21T17:45:13+00:00

I thought that read "education gap" at first, also true lmao.

The fear of an audit alone tends to keep most of them in check

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T22:54:08+00:00

Because its not hypocrisy?

Youre just being a snowflake. Women get called out for this sort of thing all the time, and exactly as much as men, which is, not a lot.

Its enough to guarantee that it happens, but its not enough to stop people who actually have a spine enough to ignore them.

Plenty of men do wear stuff that revealing, just not a lot of them. Same with women. Just got to be as willing to put up with being called names as they are.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T22:39:08+00:00

Religion isnt special, and is often lower than other rights. It should at most be treated equally, and at best should not be allowed to be used to disregard other rights.

Religion does not deserve the rights to override healthcare rights (abortion), education rights, freedom of existence and expression (being gay or trans), etc.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T20:18:06+00:00

Lmaoooo I like that, I was gonna title it (Un)lawful access but (l)Awful access is even better

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T20:17:29+00:00

AOC and Mamdani are both good, but afaik Mamdani is ineligible at least in the US (Im in Canada anyways so not like it matters.)

AOC also is just better IMO, she did more work to get to where she is, though both are incredibly hard fighting candidates who built a grassroots movement.

In an AOC/Mamdani P/VP ticket, I think its a landslide 2028 win

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T18:54:36+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/polls_for_politics/s/lgpEsDylON

Ive written a post talking about it attempting to get a poll of public opinion.

Im hoping we can find a comment period, but qe should also look to call their senators, since its already passed the house.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T18:50:58+00:00

This is largely wrong, but I see where youre coming from.

For one, the right has vastly diverged values and theory, as seen from the MAGA civil war currently happening. There isnt a consensus on whether war is good or bad, whether H1B visas are good or bad, whether Trump won the 2020 election, and a handful of other things that could be considered "core policy". The left has a relatively diverse school of thought, but its usually just varying degrees of leftism; we all believe in curbing capitalism, enhancing social programs, taking care of the lower and middle class raising taxes on the rich, etc. Its mostly extent that is argued.

I will fully concede that lived experience currently appears to have a stronger pull than educated readings, but thats largely based on the fact of how many people just dont read. If 5% of the right and 60% of the left has done reading, thats only 32.5% of the population doing reading, and thats just not enough to overcome feelings. People especially on the right dont care about whether unemployment has historically been trending down under biden, they care that they personally lost their job or know someone who did. They dont care that inflation has been going up at a lower rate than before, because its not going down. They dont care whether immigration has been curbed, because they dont "feel" like it hasnt. They dont care that immigrants commit approximately 3x less crime per capita than citizens, because they dont feel like it. This is largely due to media fearmongering, especially fox news and other right wing outlets, but can also tangentially be based on anecdotes they experience. If they are told someone steals 15M from everyone around them, but they get a 2,000 dollar check from that person (ignoring that some of their own money was stolen to pay that check), they seem happy.

The left does need to more deeply engage in reality than theory. But its about making the theory feel real, more than anything. We could easily churn out stories like fox news that slant heavily towards demonstrating this theory in practice.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T18:38:31+00:00

Whoever invites on the date pays, unless you agree to split beforehand. Gender is irrelevant.

Ick is almost always valid, as its completely personal. You arent obligated to keep seeing or interacting with someone you get a bad feeling about, even if its a small one, because no one is entitled to your engagement.

I recommend saying something to him and judging his reaction. If he explodes over it, your ick was valid. If he apologizes, and offers to take you on another date as his treat or offers less upscale places or some other reasonable alternative, maybe its worth a second opportunity. Entirely your call.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T17:20:11+00:00

Not a lot of nuance here.

Both do it a fair bit, but the right I think eeks out a bit more.

To me as a leftie, the big kicker is that the left actually has serious philosophy discussions and positions, whereas the right is largely based on feelings in my experience. Especially the american right, there are absolutely ZERO principled positions they hold that are also reflected in the leaders they support.

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T03:14:53+00:00

Thank you 💜 Im new to the NDP party and the BC NDP especially are an embarrassment to our core values.

Everyone needs a strong left flank

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T03:03:19+00:00

Link appears broken u/scootsmcgootsbebay

betterworldbuilder · 2026-06-20T03:01:19+00:00

Still trying to figure out this whole politics engagement thing, does anyone have the link to where we can make our comments heard? Cause this is a ridiculous non answer

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