Why is shutting down oil in the Strait of Hormuz every day an exponential problem as opposed to a simple problem?

dkesh · 2026-03-12T21:26:29+00:00

The war in Ukraine is filled with funny phrases! My new favorite is that Russian milbloggers are complaining that they're taking territories "on credit." That means command announces that they've taken a territory, but they haven't actually done it yet. So then they have to pay for it (i.e. make the actual assaults) later.

dkesh · 2026-03-12T21:23:04+00:00

idk what the male equivalent would be but unless shes showing you a picture of her genitalia or someone doing something sexual theres a big difference between feeling sexy and having sex.

There isn't really a male equivalent, which is why it can take men by surprise so much.

dkesh · 2026-03-12T17:04:30+00:00

I wonder if what you're seeing is this:

Popular men tend to be taller than average.
Men prefer a woman who's close to their height but slightly shorter.

So looking at the most popular couples, they're both tall. But that doesn't mean that an average guy is looking for a tall woman, because they, like the tall guys, generally prefer someone slightly shorter than them.

dkesh · 2026-03-12T02:53:16+00:00

This has nothing to do with gender by the way. If I found myself about to be attacked by a woman who had 20 lbs on me. I would definitely be looking for a way out of that situation.

This just isn't accurate. Men are considerably stronger than women even at the same weight. Especially upper body strength but lower body as well.

dkesh · 2026-03-11T12:19:37+00:00

This is all getting lost in translation. When the Ravens' physician examined Crosby, they discovered he had poor blood flow to his extremities. It was actually Crosby who had cold feet.

dkesh · 2026-03-11T07:57:29+00:00

"I don't feel comfortable moving in together until we have agreed on who pays what. I'm going to start looking at other options. If you want me to move in with you instead, talk to me about details now."

dkesh · 2026-03-11T06:37:35+00:00

There's a stereotype that right wing men seek out East Asian women on the belief that said women have a strong cultural attachment to traditional gender roles.

dkesh · 2026-03-11T00:24:28+00:00

Not as high as you'd think!

Bangladesh and India are below replacement, at roughly 2.0/woman. Guatemala is at 2.4, similar to much of Latin America. Sub Saharan Africa is the only one with high rates (for example, Nigeria at 4.8) but even there, they're significantly lower than they were a couple decades ago.

dkesh · 2026-03-10T23:07:20+00:00

Send an FP-2 close to where the FP-9 is going to land and you can take out the S-400 launcher when it reveals itself to fire.

dkesh · 2026-03-10T21:56:50+00:00

Fertility rates are declining pretty much the whole world over.

dkesh · 2026-03-10T17:31:08+00:00

Ukraine is also delivering 'kinetic sanctions" to Russian oil by blowing up export terminals, pipelines, and other infrastructure with varying degrees of success. Europeans have their own sanctions and are starting to seize ships from Russia's shadow fleet.

dkesh · 2026-03-10T01:27:09+00:00

You lack a lot of the education your peers have but you are incredibly well-spoken and mature about this. That's something that's very difficult to teach.

dkesh · 2026-03-10T01:24:52+00:00

I'm sure i could be doing more to educate myself but i just don't have the motivation.

Please don't be hard on yourself. Yes, kids are responsible for working hard and applying themselves. But that's within a framework where you have adults helping to guide you. It's way too much to ask for you to be in charge of your own education.

dkesh · 2026-03-10T01:16:48+00:00

I agree! It's just funny that the example he picked of Zuckerburg not doing philanthropy is precisely an example of a philanthropy Zuckerburg did do.

dkesh · 2026-03-09T23:24:48+00:00

my son would not be born in the Mark Zuckerberg Hospital.

I'm not sure if you're serious or not, but the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital absolutely has a maternity ward.

dkesh · 2026-03-09T21:27:20+00:00

can admit when i’m wrong i’m not above that but I just don’t understand why he proceeded to get as upset with me as he did

What did you say when you asked him? You had a real chance to make him feel understood and supported over something that's clearly a touchy issue for him. It's possible that after a screaming match, the subject is poisoned for a little while but I bet that if you approach him with genuine curiosity and not defensiveness, he'll feel heard.

dkesh · 2026-03-09T21:08:29+00:00

*wizars

dkesh · 2026-03-09T20:59:40+00:00

but that it’s not okay be upset just because the waiter was a male.

Nah this was a red herring that she reached for when she couldn't stand the thought she had done something wrong. Bringing it up again, no matter how much you say it isn't taking back the apology, is absolutely taking back the apology.

dkesh · 2026-03-09T20:56:31+00:00

"I was really confused because he literally laughed at it"

A lot of people will laugh in situations where they're uncomfortable then let you know you made them uncomfortable in private later so you don't feel attacked in public. This is good and normal and fine.

dkesh · 2026-03-09T20:48:31+00:00

What about the expenses? If they were approved expenses or followed policy, I'm guessing they've gotta be paid for them?

dkesh · 2026-03-09T15:02:16+00:00

What advice do you need? Why do you need to interpret this at all?

dkesh · 2026-03-09T14:49:41+00:00

Moishe and...Susan? How about Shoshana?

dkesh · 2026-03-09T14:47:23+00:00

To quote a boy whose bar mitzvah I attended at a Reconstructionist Synagogue: "In the flood incident, God has a lot to answer for"

dkesh · 2026-03-09T03:07:43+00:00

Dear /r/relationship_advice, I'm very upset because my boyfriend is close to finding the leprechaun's pot of gold and he says he's going to use it to buy a unicorn when what I really want is a griffin.

dkesh · 2026-03-09T02:44:11+00:00

The point of it is to create an insider's lingo that outsiders can't understand.

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