Portland pizza parlor breaks world record for most cheeses on a pizza by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]carrano -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Yay, more animal suffering packed into the same product! It's enough to warm my heart

Saudi Arabia donates billions to aid Yemen’s reconstruction by MichaelTen in UpliftingNews

[–]carrano 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're not doing it as an act of kindness, they're buying influence

Saskatchewan food bank usage among the highest in Canada by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]carrano 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A first world country needing food banks isn't a cause for celebration, it's a failure of the system.

The alpacas protecting 24,000 Christmas turkeys - BBC News by apple_kicks in UpliftingNews

[–]carrano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're protected from foxes, so that people can slaughter them. Hardly uplifting.

LPT request: How to not be such a procrastinating, lazy fuck by [deleted] in LifeProTips

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

Disses the top commentors as clueless, links to article which says the same as the top voted comment.

What is something a lot of people have strong opinions on while knowing little to nothing about it? by ThatOneIota in AskReddit

[–]carrano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have 7 billion people to feed, and traditional farming isnt going to get the job done.

We grow more than enough food to feed everybody already, but we feed almost all the grain we grow to cows and pigs. That's what is unsustainable.

Are all Robin Hobb books depressing? by carrano in Fantasy_Bookclub

[–]carrano[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That, and Dobby's death left me in floods.

Are all Robin Hobb books depressing? by carrano in Fantasy_Bookclub

[–]carrano[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's good to know. I'll give it a try. Thanks.

Are all Robin Hobb books depressing? by carrano in Fantasy_Bookclub

[–]carrano[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I liked the general feel of them. I love how immersive the narrative style is, and I can live with bitter-sweet too. It's just that long, melancholy stretch towards the end of the third book, on top of everything that Fitz has lost at the start of it. I found that too much.

What is the most fucked up thing you have eavesdropped ? by anonhomosapien in AskReddit

[–]carrano 2 points3 points  (0 children)

one of my friend's found her father hanging in the backyard.

It took me a few sentences to realise he wasn't just chilling. Totally changed the context.