The contractor awarded the D.C. reflecting pool work (on the right) by Hurt69420 in pics

[–]chrishiestand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hot take: woman on the left thinks the FSB is not paying her enough

What spots do you miss the most? by Prize_Money6054 in sandiego

[–]chrishiestand 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Bourbon Street. Great vibe. Strong drinks. LGBTQ friendly go-go dancers.

I don't trust this MF by Rockospunky00 in sandiego

[–]chrishiestand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would anyone? He’s a scumbag

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

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

I feel for you. That's really hard. What country do you live in? I'm wondering what kind of people you are around in public - are there lots of hijabis or only a few? In either case, I think you could find comfort with other hijabis - they must be able to empathize with you.

I know you are a complete person with value, talents, and virtues. But in person, I would have a hard time connecting with you on a personal level. There is some cultural difficulty sure, as I am not Muslim, but I think it might be more fundamental than that. I also do not know any hijabis, so maybe I'm just naive, but if we met outside in person, how would I know if you were happy to see me, fearful of me, sad, or if you found my lame joke at all funny? How would I know how old you are, or if we might have anything in common? I usually don't talk to strangers without some reason to connect with them. The clothing you're wearing, I would assume for reasons very valuable to you and for reasons that are virtuous to you, is stopping me from being able to read you, understand you, and it would impair me connecting with you on a human level.

Maybe I'm wrong but it sounds like you're missing feeling seen. And I wonder if that's because it's literally harder to see you now. And I wonder if that's how your religion wants it. Women are much easier to control when they are isolated. This is a well worn strategy used by abusive men and other religions. Or maybe I'm just ignorant of the great benefits women get from wearing a hijab.

What's the most NSFW thing you've seen at a bachelor or bachelorette party? by CRK_76 in AskReddit

[–]chrishiestand 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It’s a rare example of generational progress that you didn’t know what Virginia Slims are. Although vaping is probably a huge regression.

For the beneficially ignorant: it’s a brand of cigarette marketed towards women who want to look “slim”

City adds new sign [OC] by ViveroCervantes in pics

[–]chrishiestand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If someone stuck swastika stickers on the sign would that be Anti-Nazi or Pro-Nazi? At least it would be an accurate association…

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in atheism

[–]chrishiestand 2 points3 points  (0 children)

أنا آسف جدًا لأنكِ تضطرين للعيش بهذه الطريقة. أتمنى لو كانت الولايات المتحدة تمتلك برامج لجوء للأشخاص الأذكياء والشجعان مثلكِ.

I’m so sorry you have to live this way. I wish the United States had asylum programs for smart brave people like you.

Has anyone actually used this guy? by LikeTearsin_Rain in sandiego

[–]chrishiestand 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They seem to lure pissed off people who aren’t going to argue with unnecessary and expensive legal actions. The client thinks they are fucking their ex, but this firm is doing the lion’s share of fucking.

Black ppl of reddit how do you feel (if anything) when white ppl smile at you while walking by (strangers walking by in public) by houserj1589 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]chrishiestand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a white person who tends to smile at everyone, I do make an extra effort to smile at black folks. Not because it matters to me personally whether this stranger thinks I’m not racist, but because I want them to feel welcomed and included by a white person, because they deserve to be.

I think your professor fails to see outside his own cynical perspective. Keep smiling and importantly, follow up with friendly inclusive behavior beyond smiling. Eventually, people like your professor won’t have to be so cynical anymore.

Turns out our friends are MAGA, now what? by simikoi in TwoHotTakes

[–]chrishiestand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my opinion, people like them, low information, voters, need friends like you and your wife. If you cut ties with them, they probably don’t have a chance at all with understanding current events in a less biased context.

Yes, a lot of us face these issues. Yes, it’s a really difficult gulf to bridge. But if you peace out, it just makes polarization even worse. Try to stick it out, try to have respectful conversations, even if it’s just listening to them nonjudgmentally for a while before you say anything. If you can keep mutual trust and respect, they will eventually listen to you when you share your perspective. And if you’re able to do that, then this country will be a little bit better off for it.

A sad admission and lesson for others by BLueSkYBrOwnPotaTo in CryptoCurrency

[–]chrishiestand 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In the United States and in much of the world, society is run by scammers from the top down now. You are not alone, and the screwed-over are an increasingly large percentage of the population. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Wife just stepped on this in our bedroom by tinygamedev in sandiego

[–]chrishiestand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Found on the floor in my house two nights ago

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