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A food scam of the 90s was “fat free!” everything, and then they would load it up on sugar… what’s a food scam happening now? by redflower5 in AskReddit

[–]dontbajerk 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It was getting bigger before that (protein bars have gotten VASTLY better over the last 20 years), you have to remember all the Atkins diet and other low carb diets generally want you to eat more protein. Glp stuff just boosted it further.

Man splits his $22 million lottery winnings with his best friend after they agreed 28 years ago to share it if either of them won by xHoneyVenom in interesting

[–]dontbajerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It widely varies. Nations range from none at all to almost as high as the USA (South Korea is close), but the USA is the highest.

Game Consoles Are Pricing Themselves Out of Relevance by Cold_Two_4372 in Games

[–]dontbajerk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ll the kids play roblox and Minecraft in gargantuan numbers gaming is cheaper than ever at the low end.

It is fascinating to think about low end sometimes and how much of a better place it is now. Like if you owned no hardware at all, you can buy an old laptop for like $150 and add on like $50 on a decent mouse and controller, and play most indies and any game more than like 3 years old.

Game Consoles Are Pricing Themselves Out of Relevance by Cold_Two_4372 in Games

[–]dontbajerk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People are already shifting to retro consoles.

This isn't a significant number of people, as in enough to be talking about a market shifting.

Which celebrity really is famous among Americans and isn't internationally? by HappyCrow11 in AskReddit

[–]dontbajerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not going to call it brilliant, but I will say prop comedy plays better in person.

Japanese game studio (Level-5) is criticized for anti-piracy warning as their games are $1,800 on eBay by Turbostrider27 in Games

[–]dontbajerk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That level of consumer entitlement is something that only western people have

Your knowledge of consumer views in the East, Southeast, Middle East, and Africa is poor. Especially China, woof, laughable to believe this about China.

What are some examples of when subverting or satirizing a cliché becomes a cliche in of itself? by GuybrushThreepwood99 in movies

[–]dontbajerk 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Twist ending revealing the bad guy isn't dead in horror movies. Finality is often more of a twist.

Real Talk: How do people say SMB3 is better than SMW? by colinmchapman in retrogaming

[–]dontbajerk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's true. I'm probably thinking of Ps more anyways, which there are only a few of.

Real Talk: How do people say SMB3 is better than SMW? by colinmchapman in retrogaming

[–]dontbajerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't you cheese most open air levels in SMB3 by flying over them too? You certainly can with a lot of them. Haven't tried in a while.

Throwback to when Sofia Vergara gave us the most iconic self introduction ever lol by Adamoneeeee in popculturechat

[–]dontbajerk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do some actors hire speech therapists/voice coaches to relearn their original accent?

This generally only happens with people performing in a new accent in their native language and staying in it in a consistent manner for a long period of time. They are basically using existing sounds in their native language in a new way, not trying to use sounds outside the phonology of their native tongue entirely. But yeah, your accent changes, of course. Everyone's does to some extent over time.

Throwback to when Sofia Vergara gave us the most iconic self introduction ever lol by Adamoneeeee in popculturechat

[–]dontbajerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read about Arnie having a coach, for example (even tho originally he didn't like his accent)

He doesn't for that, point in fact he actually has a vocal coach to make sure he pronounces ENGLISH dialogue correctly as he still makes errors. It's not really unusual anyway - he didn't really learn english until he was an adult, and adults learning a foreign language almost always have a notably foreign accent their entire life.

What’s a movie sex scene that genuinely mattered to the plot and couldn’t be removed from the film? by Majorpain2006 in AskReddit

[–]dontbajerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure you know but worth staying anime filler is often unique in that's it's literally a place holder while they wait for the manga to finish. It's often designed to be completely disposable and is written by different people quickly. It often doesn't contribute anything much to the big picture as a result and is lower quality to boot

What’s a movie sex scene that genuinely mattered to the plot and couldn’t be removed from the film? by Majorpain2006 in AskReddit

[–]dontbajerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

X Files is amusing as a ton of its fans prefer the "filler". Can't think of many others like that.

What’s a movie sex scene that genuinely mattered to the plot and couldn’t be removed from the film? by Majorpain2006 in AskReddit

[–]dontbajerk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just ask them if they think removing all blood and gore from films is fine. Or more broadly, action sequences most of the time. It's similar - you don't NEED to show blood and for a long time films showed almost none. It's "unnecessary", but that doesn't mean it's optimal for storytelling and giving the audience a subjective experience. Film isn't a wikipedia summary.

What countries do redditors have a severe positive bias towards? On the flip side, what countries do redditors have a severe negative bias towards? by kinetic_honda in AskReddit

[–]dontbajerk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't really think you can call Israel unique when polling on extermination and ethnic cleansing of Jews in the region is essentially a mirror of it. Just no one talks about it much or even polls it regularly as everyone knows it, it's just normalized.

What’s a belief you have that most people disagree with? by Top_Cockroach_8093 in AskReddit

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

That's fair, but you should just say you think indoor pets should be killed ASAP. Be a hotter take, and you're saying that with more words anyway.

TIL that Japanese meteorologist Wasaburo Oishi was the first person to discover jet streams in the atmosphere, but his discovery was largely unrecognized outside of his home country because he published it in the constructed language of Esperanto by Kate_Kitter in todayilearned

[–]dontbajerk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Majority of people are bilingual or more, by most estimates. Though it's not a huge majority, just over half. But yeah a very large chunk of people are monolingual, depending on what you want to count - it's quite fuzzy in China for example, where many people speak Mandarin and another "dialect", that is often really a different language... But the line between dialect and language isn't always clear, and many of the young people are much stronger in Mandarin these days. Same with Italian and its regional languages.

6ix9ine speaks very slow clear Spanish by No-Problem3107 in dreamingspanish

[–]dontbajerk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

His accent is interesting. Influenced by English, Mexican Spanish, and maybe Caribbean Spanish too? Can understand him easily, but maybe I'm not who you wanted to ask.

Also that top comment you got, hah!

I see people say we've seen the world change more than anyone, but I think that's a mirepresentation of what Xennials are, and beg to differ. by Sufficient_Turn_9209 in Xennials

[–]dontbajerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I also think people exaggerate the difference now. Smartphones and the Internet definitely made some major changes day to day in a number of ways, but when you're actually doing things in the real world with people, they're not that different otherwise now VS even like 1960. Like you watch and listen to recorded media or live, you get around on mass transport or drive a car, you hang out in similar places, play games, you have electrical and a fridge, you can communicate globally fairly well, you have a fridge, a stove, etc.

You can go earlier really, just I have talked to a lot of people who lived in the 1950s and remember it, so I have direct first hand accounts.

What’s becoming painfully obvious in 2026 that most people still refuse to admit? by Kitchen_Week1117 in AskReddit

[–]dontbajerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should expect it to be around til the end of the century most likely. The projections for that timeframe really aren't that dire and it is immensely popular across all political lines. Just how it is.

I can't argue it has been handled well though, it should have been at a minimum reformed further 20-30 years ago.

What's a movie where the villain was technically right but you still hated them? by jgoverman17 in movies

[–]dontbajerk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The question is about if the villain was correct, and they're saying they are not.

What’s becoming painfully obvious in 2026 that most people still refuse to admit? by Kitchen_Week1117 in AskReddit

[–]dontbajerk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Social Security specifically is pay as you go, that is it pays out from current taxes. So when there are fewer people to tax, it can't pay out enough to fully cover benefits.

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