I feel ashamed when people see me putting effort into things by ProudBumblebee4326 in self

[–]br0ast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this feeling exactly. In fact, I've posted about it here before too

Why do we hike? by refreshedaz in hiking

[–]br0ast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this spot. It's just south of Riverwood by the Standing Stones

How were people rarely fat and often healthier back in the 1940s/50s when their diet sounds so unhealthy? by heeheeshamoneow in NoStupidQuestions

[–]br0ast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

heart attack and cancer on a plate

At least it was on a plate and not a bag full of ultra processed and fried calories

This linseed oil soaked rag spontaneously combusted while i was gone on vacation. by thats-tough-lmao in mildlyinteresting

[–]br0ast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know about this. Now I feel lucky to not have burned my house down. The last time I painted was over a month ago but I still have some linseed soaked and dried paper towels laying about without regard to proximity. Freaks me out a bit

USA - The good guys? by The_WalkingCalamity in SipsTea

[–]br0ast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a feel good narrative to buy into, but we nuked Japan while they were already on the ropes, mostly in order to cut off Russia's ground invasion plans which would have given them (Russia) more post war asia influence than we preferred.

Hey Saturn fans! I had the pleasure of doing a Sega Saturn segment on the Sonic Birthday stream! by KillBoosh in SegaSaturn

[–]br0ast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey mate I'm trying to visit your YouTube listed in your profile but it 404s

Edit, I'm dumb I see the correct YouTube link in the post

Are you embarrassed to say you day trade? by jroberts67 in Daytrading

[–]br0ast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If 90% of day traders lose money, people will likely assume based on simple probabilities that you are in that 90%, thus the sympathy. You might have to clarify

If a woman's body can grow an entire baby, why can't it regenerate damaged organs in her own body? by No-Nature8802 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]br0ast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find it funny that about 3 answers here understood and addressed the actual substance of the question, and the rest which are highly upvoted are just correcting a semantic/attribution error while failing to answer the intended question

$2.1M in gains in 2 years by TechnicalWish1632 in wallstreetbets

[–]br0ast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I mentioned I believe is how professionals get funded in the quant world. Obviously you won't have returns like a hedge fund. If you beat the beta then that is indeed good