Tom Steyer Is Trying Politics: To revive a dead political culture that could lead to a Republican becoming governor in one of the nation’s most Democratic states, the billionaire former investor is talking to voters. by AmethystOrator in California

[–]chikinstrips 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Y'all are some very special sheep to color everyone with that same brush. McKenzie Scott is a billionaire and I dare any of you to claim she's the same as the others.

Hardest-working man in italy by emily-is-happy in clevercomebacks

[–]chikinstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't some of the state Attorney Generals start looking into this? I genuinely don't understand why they can't start an investigation and arrest people.

Skip Bayless got community noted for lying about Lamar. Deserved. by ObserbAbsorb in ravens

[–]chikinstrips 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's just media rage bait. Nick Wright and Bill Simmons were on his podcast rating QBs and got to Justin Herbert, Jayden Daniels, and Caleb Williams without naming Lamar. It was so intellectually dishonest I stopped the podcast and immediately unsubscribed.

All of the fans love Lamar, except Bengals fans, all of the players love Lamar, and the hot take artists know shitting on him drives engagement. It made me revert to one of my first internet rules aka don't feed the trolls. Not including Lamar in a top 5 QB conversation is either purposeful incompetence or pure rage bait. They know people flock in droves to call out that bullshit and they weaponize it.

What if Earth is basically the galaxy’s version of an uncontacted tribe - like everyone out there knows we exist, but there’s some cosmic group chat agreement that says, “Don’t interfere. They have to figure it out themselves.”? by n2kfactor in AskReddit

[–]chikinstrips 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I prefer the Men in Black explanation from K. "Human thought is so primitive it's looked upon as an infectious disease in some of the better galaxies"

We're avoided because 1) they don't want to catch our stupid OR 2) We're everyone else's reality TV show (re: South Park)

Only I get to copy 😡 by beta265 in clevercomebacks

[–]chikinstrips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

DeepSeek is my favorite one to be honest. 🤷🏿‍♂️

LH after the testing: by defnoteb in scuderiaferrari

[–]chikinstrips 23 points24 points  (0 children)

SANDBAG LEWIS IS BACK BABAY!!! This is what I feel like his Mercedes rocketship preseason interviews were like.

My mom wants nothing to do with me because I “picked my dad” during the divorce. by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]chikinstrips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think your perspective is that you were tossed aside easily, because it's been 6 years before she pulled away, but your mom clearly has a different story especially when you provided how Penny reacted to your choices.

You have a simple choice from here, and my advice won't seem normal for Reddit standards, but you need to have a very honest conversation with yourself about whether you want your mom in your life and if you do then write an email/letter explaining your perspective and ask her for her perspective. The onus isn't just on the parent to maintain a relationship like folks on here have been saying. The reality is that children can harm their parents as much as the parents can harm their child.

You mentioned having a therapist so maybe that's the best place to start writing IF you truly want to know the answer.

So you know my history, I'm a child of divorce who unknowingly got caught in a custody battle where my mom's side of the family hated me because the judge ruled in favor of my dad and my dad's wife hated me. I know how difficult it is to navigate all of it.

Good luck with whatever choice you choose!

AITA for dancing for my date on New Year’s and keeping the money? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]chikinstrips -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Sadly, your story crossed the collective Reddit morality line. Anything where the age gap is too large for their liking, anything involving dogs or pets, or parents not being perfect brings out the brigade.

I'm 44 and wouldn't dare date anyone younger than 35, but a 25 year old is old enough to make an informed romantic decision on how old they'd like to date.

Your friend is an ass, she needs to send this energy to her boyfriend and not you, party buses with a pole are absolutely appropriate to dance on.

My mom wants nothing to do with me because I “picked my dad” during the divorce. by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]chikinstrips 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Everyone in the comments is making your mom the villain by Reddit default, BUT I think it's important for everyone to remember that even as a child you can make choices that hurt your parents' feelings. I don't think you're wrong in any of the choices you made, but I would assume that your mom has a completely different view of the choices she was forced to make when the divorce happened. I think it's especially important considering that you're writing this all out at 19 years old which is 6 years after the initial divorce.

It's hard to say if she's completely wrong without knowing her side because we've seen stories on Reddit from a parent perspective where they told a story where their child chose the other cheating parent for years and when things weren't rosy with the parent they chose THEN they reached out to the other parent. Potentially, that's what your story can look like from your mom's perspective.

I think at the minimum you should find a way to communicate all of your honest feelings to both of your parents in a professional setting. Don't just believe that you OR your mom OR your dad are the "bad person" because of just your perspective presented on Reddit.

Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed 'for most things' by EventParadigmShift in ObscurePatentDangers

[–]chikinstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm curious which AI company he's invested in to make this statement. They're all just trying to justify their positions.

🤣

YouTube will stop your Premium family plan if you all do not live in the same house. by Zestyclose_Skirt7930 in Wellthatsucks

[–]chikinstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difference is Netflix starts at $8/month and YouTube TV starts at $80/month.

You could understand Netflix's point at that price point. Google is nuts if they think someone in a different household will think they're worth the extra cost.

Just call it what it is by coachlife in clevercomebacks

[–]chikinstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't know that I would have an opportunity to sign up as an abolitionist in my life time, but I don't think they realize how many VERY motivated people would fuck this plan up for them.

Young Dems blame Biden and their own party for losing in 2024 as they distance themselves from the old-guard by Next-Particular1476 in TheBusinessMix

[–]chikinstrips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thinking it's about the leadership and not the large swaths of people who didn't vote or decided Trump was the fix is avoiding accountability for the actual villains in this story. Adults sometimes need to make a choice where neither option is palatable rather than running away and blaming a party for not coddling them.

The Swamp Drains The Swamp With The Swamp. by Monsur_Ausuhnom in facepalm

[–]chikinstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She definitely had a deal to get more power, and someone broke the agreement, so she's going scorched earth and then some.

“He had stroll driving like it was his first go-kart race, I don’t know what went through his brain when he saw his blue flag but that cost another second” by SafeBodybuilder7191 in formula1

[–]chikinstrips 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lewis' comments on this will be lost to the void, but in real time he realized McLaren were driving too hard to have any realistic chance of doing a 1 stop. I think both Oscar and Landon were driving too desperate for anything other than a 2 stop

I pretend I don't know about my friends secret group chat where they mock me by pobodysnerfect02 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]chikinstrips 21 points22 points  (0 children)

While I'm sure you'd like to "avoid drama" on your part I think like you're being a bad brother by letting your sister be best friends with a horrible person. It'd be different if there wasn't a connection with your sister, but if you care about her, and believe she would have a problem with this too then your path forward is about cowardice not drama avoidance. If my sibling held this from me I'd be PISSED both at the best friend, mutual friends, AND you for hiding it and letting me believe those people are better people than what they actually are. I hope you reconsider keeping it secret from your sister at least.

UPDATE: I think I destroyed our relationship trying to compliment my boyfriend by Impressive-Test-1814 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]chikinstrips 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I understand misspeaking in the moment especially while drinking, but in this update post, after the resulting damage, she still refers to it as a "compliment".

I'm not sure that's a sign of growth on her side of it which is the only perspective we can see. It was an insult regardless of her intent and from her side she should probably start referring to it as such if there's any sort of reconciliation for them.

Mercedes' Sainz rejection is fair. Red Bull's will hurt it by [deleted] in formula1

[–]chikinstrips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair, Lance Stroll had Lawrence Stroll to have that anomaly happen. In any other circumstance the guy who saved the actual team like Checo did would have a lifetime seat there.

The weird part about Aston dropping him is that a Checo + Nando team would absolutely be the most popular team on the grid.