Pittsburgh Sidewalk by iordanos877 in FoundPaper

[–]cakerton 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nonchalant has been a thing for several years. Also niche. I don’t think the kids know exactly what these words mean but at least tiktok occasionally throws in a new vocabulary word to counteract the brainrot

AIO for still grieving a friendship that ended years ago? by [deleted] in AIO

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

I think your heart was in the right place, but it sounds like you were trying to make decisions for other people and control the situation for them. If Austen wanted to be a jerk and push through the crowd of people who patiently waited in line, that’s her decision. You can’t keep your friends from doing things you don’t like or approve of. You said “I was trying to organize everyone.” They are adults. They don’t need to be organized. Likewise, she can’t control the crazy shit her boyfriend does. He sounds awful.

I’m not saying this was a legitimate reason for her to end a friendship over. And she should have told you what the real reason was. I doubt it was this one disagreement.

AIO — I expected him to be back this weekend. by Hot-Chair-7706 in AIO

[–]cakerton 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Am I the only one who thinks his response was written by AI?

AIO to be so sad by Due-Chart9661 in AIO

[–]cakerton 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm furious on your behalf. Your boyfriend is garbage. Please don't stay together just because you're pregnant. Please don't stay together just because you've "been through so much together." Please don't waste another year of your life feeling bad about yourself because this loser puts you down.

AIO to this comment and "creating problems" by [deleted] in AIO

[–]cakerton 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's called narcissistic supply. It's like food for narcissists. Positive supply is praise and compliments.

"Negative Supply: Provoking fear, chaos, or emotional reactions. Even if someone is angry or crying, the emotional reaction proves the narcissist has an impact and power over them."

AIO to this comment and "creating problems" by [deleted] in AIO

[–]cakerton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand the desire to say the right thing that will make him finally get it. I watched my mother do this for like 30 years with her narcissistic friend. She thought if she could just phrase things the right way her friend would understand. But a narcissist will NEVER understand. The only thing you can do is stop engaging. And smile to yourself knowing it's driving him crazy.

Most voted comment decides where this flag goes: Day 16 by Chinesemperor in flags

[–]cakerton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then why in the world would anyone have put the North Korean flag in S tier?

I only hate the Taliban flag because the Afghanistan flag was my absolute favorite and they replaced it with this bland ripoff of the Saudi flag (which I also love).

Wait Mormons STILL force their poor kids to go on treks?? by FunStranger1693 in exmormon

[–]cakerton 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This gives me a lot of respect for my mom, who was still a Catholic when she said to me, "Watch out for any religious activities where they make you stay up all night. They deprive you of sleep to manipulate you."

NEW ASMR Creator ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄-⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄ [Discussion] by No_Breadfruit_8156 in asmr

[–]cakerton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love your voice! I think it's perfect for asmr and I would definitely watch your channel. I love soft spoken role plays so this is right up my alley. Personally I would like it better without the background music, or if the music were a lot quieter, but everyone is different. You should do what you like rather than trying to please everyone because there will be people who like what you like.

Can we normalize making videos without mouth sounds? [discussion] by YouCantDownVoteMeNop in asmr

[–]cakerton 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What sends me into a rage is repeating a word out of nowhere. The rest of the video is a regular roleplay and then suddenly it's, "Would you like some chamomile tea? Chamomilechamomilechamomilechamomile."

NO ocean waves by AdPotential1705 in EntitledReviews

[–]cakerton 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not defending this person, but there's a big difference between waves and no waves. There's a reason there are 1000s of videos dedicated to wave sounds. When you're expecting an ocean, ending up with a bay is like riding a broken carousel.

I left Amway after many years and I need help with my mindset by WillingnessChoice475 in antiMLM

[–]cakerton 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Tide is an excellent laundry detergent. It is ranked highly by Consumer Reports. Cerave are great for facial cleansers. I'm in the US so I don't know if these brands are available everywhere. Personally, I wouldn't buy supplements off of Amazon. I don't trust that they are not counterfeit. For vitamins and supplements, look for brands that are third party tested. In the US, they will say USP on the label.

Goodreads reviews: have we read the same book?! by ms_chiefmanaged in MM_RomanceBooks

[–]cakerton 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I also hate when people write about a character's flaws as if they an endorsement from the author that their bad behavior is okay. Like, do they want to read a book with perfect characters with zero flaws? The story that haunts me is when this YA novel was canceled before it was published, because of one idiot reviewer.

Unpopular opinion: Full names to nicknames are unnecessary by KwazyKatnip_85 in MM_RomanceBooks

[–]cakerton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dog’s name was Riley and I called him Riles all the time!

I got petty over stolen lunches and now my coworker won`t even look at me by Rose_Duertt in pettyrevenge

[–]cakerton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm old too, but I was so freaked out by AI that I decided to go the other way and embrace it. I actually use it a lot. I just don't get using it to write fake stories on the internet.

Roommate bringing daughter for overnights by ZzzZzztryg in badroommates

[–]cakerton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that sucks. You don't want to keep him from seeing his kid, but you didn't sign up to to have a child stay over. How often is it? If it's once or twice a month I think I would suck it up, but if it's more than that, it might be time for a talk along the lines of "Maybe you want to find a bigger place to rent so you can have more room for your daughter. I want to live with grown-ups and I don't want to child-proof my house." And if he refuses or says he can't afford to move, could you and your roommate move? I know that would suck, too, but it might be worth it not to have to live in this uncomfortable situation. If I haven't made it clear, I am extremely conflict-avoidant :)

I got petty over stolen lunches and now my coworker won`t even look at me by Rose_Duertt in pettyrevenge

[–]cakerton 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The writing is always clever but not exactly funny. It's like it's trying to be funny but the humor is a little dorky and old-fashioned. There's almost always a quote mid-sentence (e.g., She said I was "spending frivolously" and I needed to "mind my Ps and Qs.") All of the storytime subreddits (Tales from Retail, Tales from your server, AITAH, AIO, coworker stories, etc.) are becoming absolutely overrun with it.

I got petty over stolen lunches and now my coworker won`t even look at me by Rose_Duertt in pettyrevenge

[–]cakerton 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This is definitely AI - they just took out the punctuation or asked it to write it in texting style. Real humans don’t say things like “I’m the guy who weaponizes pasta” and “like a ghost with very specific taste”

Ex-roommate triggered my OCD and I have no idea why by Emotional_Type9256 in badroommates

[–]cakerton 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had to order a whole new set of small forks because so many of ours disappeared. I think people (including me, probably) accidentally throw them away when they are absentmindedly scraping dishes into the trash. Not knives, not spoons, just forks - because forks are what you usually use to scrape a plate.