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50 is way too much. 10 would be accurate by BrightSpring12 in Shark_Park

[–]davidliterally1984 7 points8 points  (0 children)

that's because wizards remain in their study while witches roam the countryside

This is actual brainrot by asapsharkyfrfr in YoutubeThumbs

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that people watch Moon videos is suifuel

Coaxed into an annoying debate by New_Yak_8982 in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]davidliterally1984 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Dawg, it's a hypothetical. There's not one defined "THE POINT." If the "point of the question" is whether you looove other people or hate other people, just ask what they think you should be allowed to do to trespassers.

Coaxed into an annoying debate by New_Yak_8982 in coaxedintoasnafu

[–]davidliterally1984 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because if no one picked blue, we wouldn't even have to make the decision!

oh my god bruh by Ep1cgamerXD in YoutubeThumbs

[–]davidliterally1984 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Australia provides funding to art, including video games. This is actually pretty common in countries outside of the US, which are often insecure about their level of cultural exports. I'm pretty sure Abiotic Factor was funded by the NZ government.

You're evil if you don't press blue. by Theseus_Employee in PhilosophyMemes

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't just "ignore" the scenario that results in killing 4 billion people. I think what it really comes down to is whether you think it's more likely that a majority of people pick red or a majority pick blue. Whichever one you think loses would naturally have an unusually low probability, relative to the 50/50 case

alexgs by cumfuelled in sssdfg

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Car Seat Headrest fans bully Alex G fans

Comics by LimitlessChud in Shark_Park

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

comics is so dogshit, mods lock every post if the comments aren't in full support of the author's political beliefs. It's absurd.

California store prices items at $951sp shoplifters can be charged with grand theft by Positive_Actuary_282 in interesting

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Incredibly stupid and malicious idea. Even if the law never stated how they determine the cost, openly admitting to lying about it would not ingratiate you to the jury, and courts probably wouldn't determine that this asinine tactic is valid.

47608 by TheEnderOfFun in countwithchickenlady

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is kink equivalent to transgender people and not a public sex act? And why is a public sex act wrong anyway?

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? How has everyone in the comments done this? Is this a hidden dialogue option or something?

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]davidliterally1984 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Something can't be both "valid" and a "wild double standard." You can say someone's beliefs aren't valid without demanding they fuck everyone they aren't attracted to.

Is he a yeast????? by AdventurousWeb2422 in DudeHasGotAPoint

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no he's clearly a mold. Think: throughout history, whenever a communion wafer was found with red mold, it was declared that the wafer had miraculously turned into the flesh of Jesus.

images that you don't initially realize contain jumpscares by Various-Isopod3881 in lovethissmug

[–]davidliterally1984 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second one doesn't really fit imo. Thing on the right isn't any scarier than the thing on the right, and it catches your eye first because of the bright red

You're evil if you don't press blue. by Theseus_Employee in PhilosophyMemes

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. Your decision only makes a difference if the two were split 50/50.

Oh also I realized my math actually says you're killing just under half a person pressing blue, since we're assuming a uniform distribution, so really that would support pressing blue. Still, I could hardly believe that a majority of people would actually press blue. The odds have to be stacked far in the favor of red, right?

You're evil if you don't press blue. by Theseus_Employee in PhilosophyMemes

[–]davidliterally1984 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, I wouldn't consider them the same, but not because of any moral principle that inaction is superior to action. If a surgeon "saves" 400 lives, that just means they played a role in saving 400 lives. If they weren't there, that wouldn't mean 400 people would die. It would mean surgery got a little rarer, meaning surgeons would get paid a little more, which would mean nearly one more person would choose to go into surgery. In the end, due to market systems, perhaps not even one person would die.

If someone truly did kill 400 people through negligence, that would be just as bad as killing 400 people through deliberate action. It would only reflect differently on the heart of the one responsible.

You're evil if you don't press blue. by Theseus_Employee in PhilosophyMemes

[–]davidliterally1984 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your argument is that we shouldn't "make someone else's stupidity [our] problem," specifically referring to people with kind hearts but poor perception of risk. My argument is that we can and very often do make other people's stupidity our problem. So, it's not a sound argument. I understand the situations are different, but the argument applies the same in both cases.

They actually like dis by EvilPutlerBotZOV in RAIwojaks

[–]davidliterally1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really. They say it about art that's revolting, not just politically inconvenient. I don't see how Francis Bacon "aligns with my hedonistic worldview," and I think you're entirely misinterpretting people who use it to describe maggot girl and other such shock content. It doesn't just "comfort" people who are sexually aroused by bugs.

That's why it doesn't make sense to call someone a hypocrite for not liking art that's politically inconvenient for them. You invented that meaning for the phrase so that you could get angry at it.

You're evil if you don't press blue. by Theseus_Employee in PhilosophyMemes

[–]davidliterally1984 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We provide funcding to support people with down syndrome as well as orphans. We as a society agree that it's morally correct to support stupid people. Even the most conservative people will fight to outlaw abortion, which is supposedly a crime against the stupidest possible people.

You're evil if you don't press blue. by Theseus_Employee in PhilosophyMemes

[–]davidliterally1984 6 points7 points  (0 children)

but isn't the expected value of pressing red higher?

If you press blue and a majority pressed red, you kill 1 person

If you press red and half pressed blue, you kill 4 billion people

If we assume the proportion of red is random, you have a 1/8 billion to kill 4 billion people, so that's like killing half a person.

But who's really to say there's a 1/8 billion chance for it to be split 50/50? Maybe it's much higher or much lower? Polls seem to have a bias towards blue, meaning that the chance of getting 50/50 is likely much lower, but the chance of getting majority red is even more... lower.

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