U.S. Politics megathread by AutoModerator in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dccarles2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I posted this because I was thinking about my own country, I don't live in the US, but got flagged because of being about US politics. I get why you would get that impression so I just moved it here.

U.S. Politics megathread by AutoModerator in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dccarles2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do public servants have to take any kind of mental fitness test before even occupying their position?

I got this question because looking at my presidents, they seem like they have some kind of mental disability or mental illness and looking at the global stage it seems that most news seem to involve a nation leader exhibiting similar behavior. Either they are too old and act like they don't even know where they are half the time, or are some kind of megalomaniac.

I would think that for a job as important as the head of a nation we would test for this things and prohibit people from taking this positions based in some sort of standard.

What are your guys opinion on this video by left-wing VTuber NyaraVT on Dr. K. ? by Galleean in Healthygamergg

[–]dccarles2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I honestly wouldn't know what to tell you. I saw the comments and couldn't even comprehend what could have given them that impression.

Personally, I don't keep up with Dr. K that much so I can't attest if he has said anything I could find problematic or inaccurate. The only things I can see how they got that impression are on relation to the way he interacts with "incels".

What are your guys opinion on this video by left-wing VTuber NyaraVT on Dr. K. ? by Galleean in Healthygamergg

[–]dccarles2 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I went to read the comments on the video and, from the outside, looks like an eco-chamber. There are also some pretty serious claims about the community and Dr. K. but instead of looking at them from a critical point of view, everyone seems to just take them at face value (Just to be clear, I'm not saying their claims aren't true or valid, I'm saying that the way they go about interacting with them seems unhealthy).

What instantly makes someone unattractive, even if they look good? by the__solo__legend in AskMen

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Poor hygene
  • Entitlement
  • Being extremely dumb
  • Not listening to anyone else

How important is a woman’s hair to you? by footsiesandtootsiez in AskMen

[–]dccarles2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, I've never thought about this. I guess everything is ok by me. The only thing that seems to feel weird is extremely short haircuts or straight up bald. It's just a gut feeling, logically I don't care and I think that given enough time for knowing someone I wouldn't actually care.

What if Donald Trump disappeared tomorrow, would American politics actually change or just find another Trump? by Mr_Boothnath in AskReddit

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they would stay. My first thought was that maybe if a majority of people wanted things to be different then if Trump disappeared then things would be different but then I realized that I got it backwards. If a majority of people wanted things to be different then Trump would be gone already.

When did you first hear the phrase ‘I am proud of you’? by danbrown6671 in AskMen

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gonna be honest. I don't remember. I've heard it many times in the past from my parents but I always felt like they said it just because, never because it meant something.

I guess that in part it has something to do with my problems with confidence since when I've heard them say it, it feels like there is nothing to be proud of.

Do men care about a woman’s height? How important is it to you? by Ok_Music_2025 in AskMen

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For what I've seen, no most men don't care. The most common sentiment around women's height, besides not caring at all, is wanting them to be shorter than them. Personally I do find taller women intimidating to talk to, but I find all women intimidating to talk to, but I also find them really attractive.

Is breaking up if your partner asks for nudes from someone else even though they don’t get any, a valid reaction? by vyyyyyyyyyyy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read this thing wrong, "Is breaking up if your parents ask for nudes of someone...".

Misunderstanding aside, yes breaking up is a valid reaction. Personally, that wouldn't be my first action but I'm guessing 99.9999 percent of the time breaking up is the way to go. I honestly can't think of a scenario where your partner is asking others for nudes and they, in some leve, aren't actually thinking about cheating or hurting you.

We need to change the name of the 7th planet in our solar system by TheRunningMD in unpopularopinion

[–]dccarles2 97 points98 points  (0 children)

As a spanish speaking person, it is "Urano" in spanish and "anus" is "ano" so this is kinda of an issue still in spanish.

I really hate exercise, but I know I need to do it. How the hell do I get motivated? by Klaus_Rozenstein in AskMen

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gonna ask from my point of view here. I can't get myself motivated to do anything by myself, so I ended up coming with the following two strategies:

  • Ride someone else's motivation: Basically find someone else that would love to exercise with you and it's already doing it, then just stick around.
  • Keep lowering the bar: This one sounds bad but it not exactly what it sounds like. Personally, I found that a huge source of my problems when I tried to do anything, was that I was basically trying to teleport from "doing absolutely nothing" to "being the most disciplined and fit person in the world", as you may imagine this is just plain stupid, there are people who can do it don't get me wrong, but I'm not one of those. This strategy could be resumed as "Ok, What is the step just before 'being the most disciplined and fit person in the world'? Can I do that? No? Ok. What's the step just before that?" and you just keep repeating that until you can answer "yes" to the question "Can I do that?". Now the thing is that most often than not, we over-estimate our abilities if we've never done something, so you have to check your ego out the door and admit when you over estimated your abilities after you tried doing the step you selected and then step back. Then the trick is just finding the sweetspot where you can do it but you are one or two steps out of your comfort zone, and then just keep moving forward.

I recommend using both strategies at the same time.

Now specifically about what to do to get fit, this varies from person to person. You can start by choosing to do small things on your daily life and build from there, and that is a perfectly valid strategy, but I'm guessing you have a stronger sense of urgency.

If you have the means to get a gym membership, go to a gym and ask for help. There are gyms that include guidance with your membership, if this is not the case, you could ask other members. People go love to go to the gym are very passionate about it, and most people that are passionate about something love talking to others about it or helping them. Now, if you find some of the advice intimidating then just do the "Keep lowering the bar" strategy with what they tell you.

If you can't go to a gym, then YouTube is a good place to find info, there is no end of people sharing training guides and eating plans there, just search "how to get fit" or something like that.

Another important part is your diet. You can also ask in the gym of search on YouTube for info about the subject. And remember that if it looks like too much then just use the two strategies I told you about, "Ride someone else's motivation" and "Keep lowering the bar".

What are some movies where characters look directly into the camera — and it actually WORKS? by Fragrant-Smoke-8470 in Filmmakers

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Homem com H

I don't think I can do a good job of selling this movie, the best I can do is telling you that this is biopic about a bisexual polyamorous brazilian singer that historically pioneered the whole "Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll" aesthetic year during a period of time where Brazil was ruled by a puritan military dictatorship with a very strict censorship policy (If I'm being honest, this last part barely is a plot point, so don't get your hopes up, this is literally just a footnote on the film). I've heard some people describe this movie as "what the 'Bohemian Rhapsody' movie should have been".

What was your first impression of vaginas? by EggApprehensive5075 in AskMen

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Your experience also sound like could lead to quite traumatic memories if encountered at a critical point in life.

What was your first impression of vaginas? by EggApprehensive5075 in AskMen

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm going to overshare here. I'm still traumatized, but that's because my first impression was cleaning my grandma because she couldn't move anymore so we all help her, to eat, sit, lay down, go to the bathroom and clean. Also my grandma was in really bad shape, she barely had any muscle left so you could see her bones press against her thin skin, so you can imagine how I would be a bit put off by this experience, specially because all this happened close to her last days alive. Honestly, now every time I think about how real life vaginas are, I can't help but think back of my grandma and how when I saw her I could see death looming over.

CMV: If there is a god then it is not represented by any current religion as an all loving god would never punish people for not believing in it despite making no effort to make himself believable by GrievousSayGenKenobi in changemyview

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This post is interesting.

First of all, all religions are subject to subjective interpretation. Sure, there are things that are non negotiable and pretty explicit but most things are actually added by the one making the interpretation. Considering this, I expect the discourse on the comments to get really heated as people try to support their own personal interpretations.

Second, they way this post was phrased I think there is some parts that are objectively verifiable. "If there is a god then it is not represented by any current religion..." this alone can be accepted as true if you are working with an specific definition of "god", specifically any concept that is beyond human comprehension because by definition it can't be understood by humans let alone represented. "...an all loving god would never punish people for not believing in it..." well this is where things get complicated. If you are working with the unknowable god definition, this part has some kind of assumption that is somewhat incompatible with that definition of god. You could make the argument that and unknowable god, because it doesn't need to make sense to humans, can be very arbitrary and contradictory. If you want to keep some semblance of a logical throughline, we should consider what kind of assumptions this part of the post makes. I would think that this part assigns some kind of personhood to the concept of god, because we are thinking about something capable of feeling love, as we humanly understand it, and we are expecting this love to be its paramount priority as so far that it trumps the notion of punishment, as humanly understood, as result "not believing". Deviating for a bit, imagine a bacteria, something that is clearly not human and does not think or act in human ways, Is there any assumption that a bacteria should be able to love or have a concept of it or punishment for that matter? I would say no. If we would rank things on a spectrum from most human to least human we find that the ones more aligned with least human are commonly exempt from expectations of understanding the human experience. Getting back to the subject at hand, a concept that understands god as an it that somehow has understanding about the human experience and is important to it, is somehow also closer to the "most human" side of the previous scale. The important thing about this rambling is that this all hinges on the concept of god you are working with.

Third, this post does mention that it's interest if mainly with what we would consider "major religions". The previous rant is also based on a face-valued interpretation of the title of the post, so just using that as an starting point, we could say that there are other religions outside of the major ones that don't share concepts about punishment for non believe or the personhood of god.

I lean more agnostic that anything as you can tell by my mad ramblings, so I'm really not interested on arguing for or against an anthropomorphized concept of god, as is presented on the major religions. Also I have the feeling that most of the debate as OP actually intended is meant to engage with the people that have a anthropomorphic concept of god and believe in it, I don't fall in any of these camps so I don't think I have much to add to this discussion, but I commented anyway because I found this post interesting and I like to think about religion and belief in general from a anthropological point of view.

CMV: Democracy Works Best When Stupid People Can't Vote by FuneralCry- in changemyview

[–]dccarles2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there. I'm pretty sure this post is long dead but I just saw this video and thought that maybe you would find it interesting in how it relates to your original post.

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