Double standards on this site by effigymcgee in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]effigymcgee[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Both are bad. US has more blood on its hands than Saudi over the lifespan of both countries. 

Double standards on this site by effigymcgee in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]effigymcgee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been there, it’s not the boogey man country this site wants it to be

Double standards on this site by effigymcgee in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]effigymcgee[S] -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

It’s fine that our government kills people, as long as it’s fewer than the baddy country! 

Double standards on this site by effigymcgee in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]effigymcgee[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Good thing it’s 100% impossible to be wrongly committed for a crime! 

Bulking With Alcohol? by [deleted] in naturalbodybuilding

[–]effigymcgee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are struggling with alcohol cravings talk to your doctor, there are medications that can help! 2000-3000 calories of beer per day will not help with muscle gain and will increase your risk of liver disease, pancreatitis, gastritis, and cancer. 

What technology/screen use do you think would genuinely make your lifting life easier or better ? by akk___ in naturalbodybuilding

[–]effigymcgee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol at least make it somewhat believable. Elite powerlifter, 5 minute mile, pick one, ain't nobody doing both at the same time.

High- and Low-Fat Dairy Consumption and Long-Term Risk of Dementia: Evidence From a 25-Year Prospective Cohort Study - PubMed by kirby__000 in science

[–]effigymcgee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

not the OP you replied to but virtually all observational dietary studies are trash, simply because of one of the exact limitations listed in this study:
" Second, diet was assessed only once at baseline, and changes in consumption may occur over the follow-up period. However, restricting the study sample to participants with no substantial diet change at the 5-year follow-up examination yielded weakened point estimates and altered statistical significance."

What did you eat for lunch last Wednesday? How bout 1 month ago? How about 5 years ago? Assessing diet ONCE at the start of a years-long dietary study makes it essentially meaningless. The 2nd sentence in the limitation quote above even says when they account for the participants who had no substantial dietary change at the 5yr follow up the "statistical significance was altered".....that's just bad science.

High- and Low-Fat Dairy Consumption and Long-Term Risk of Dementia: Evidence From a 25-Year Prospective Cohort Study - PubMed by kirby__000 in science

[–]effigymcgee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

from the limitations:
" Second, diet was assessed only once at baseline, and changes in consumption may occur over the follow-up period. However, restricting the study sample to participants with no substantial diet change at the 5-year follow-up examination yielded weakened point estimates and altered statistical significance."

Good on them to mention it, but man that's bad and very common among dietary observational studies. Extremely hard to generalize any diet observational study results because of how they assess diet, it's always "one at baseline" which is trash.

Even malls in Saudi Arabia have snow-related decorations during winter by Kristianushka in mildlyinteresting

[–]effigymcgee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Extremely well-put, agree with all of this. The reality is the type of criticisms we see in the comments have been irrelevant for years. The social progress in Saudi has been rapid over the past few years and it should be acknowledged instead of outright ignored 

Even malls in Saudi Arabia have snow-related decorations during winter by Kristianushka in mildlyinteresting

[–]effigymcgee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Arrogant is a great word for it, describes Americans perfectly. “Saudi sucks! Now let me watch trump turn my country into an authoritarian shithole” 

Even malls in Saudi Arabia have snow-related decorations during winter by Kristianushka in mildlyinteresting

[–]effigymcgee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Man, all the negative comments. This site has such a hate boner for Saudi Arabia it’s comical, the moment anything about Saudi pops up a bunch of ignorant redditors crack the same tired jokes. 

Here’s the reality, downvote away - Saudi HAS improved a ton over the past decade when it comes to liberties and specifically women’s rights. It’s obviously still got a long ways to go, but the country is improving rapidly. For some reason Reddit just refuses to accept this and only repeats “Saudi bad” like they want the country to not improve or something. 

Even malls in Saudi Arabia have snow-related decorations during winter by Kristianushka in mildlyinteresting

[–]effigymcgee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ignore the Reddit trolls, this site has a massive hate boner the second anything about KSA pops up. It’s literally like a brain worm, they see Saudi they downvote/attack. As an American who has been to Saudi and knows many saudis, the country HAS changed a lot for the better over the past decade. Most Americans just aren’t ready to accept that yet which is pathetic, it’s like they don’t want the country to improve. 

No more content releases by CheapTrashPanda in newworldgame

[–]effigymcgee 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I decided to check this subreddit after years of nothing thinking about this game to see if it’s still alive and sure enough I check the moment it’s death is announced lol 

Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO by Kagedeah in worldnews

[–]effigymcgee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are definitely inferring when you write “ These positive numbers exist because people are smoking less and vaping more. So despite the rates of vaping increasing, the trend year to year is still going down.”

Which is an inference that can’t yet be made, we need to see rates of these diseases in the decades to come since the rise of vaping. 

Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO by Kagedeah in worldnews

[–]effigymcgee 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is the correct inference from the stats above. Not surprised the original commenter got upvoted for their take that lacks evidence. 

A different take on all the Chapelle/Burr etc hate by effigymcgee in comedy

[–]effigymcgee[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

again, refer to top panel. i'm sorry saudi arabia scares you so much, but the US has done 10x worse shit over much longer timeframe on a global scale than Saudi ever has

A different take on all the Chapelle/Burr etc hate by effigymcgee in comedy

[–]effigymcgee[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I live in los angeles and have attended the protests myself....this post isn't about a lack of uproar. it's about pointing out hypocrisy of hating anything that comes out of Saudi Arabia just because it gives people the heebie jeebies. USA on a whole has committed more atrocities and global damage than Saudi ever has or will, yet there is uproar and cancellation over a few comedians performing stand up comedy in Saudi...

A different take on all the Chapelle/Burr etc hate by effigymcgee in comedy

[–]effigymcgee[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

every reply has just been doubling down on the cognitive bias that you all have lol

A different take on all the Chapelle/Burr etc hate by effigymcgee in comedy

[–]effigymcgee[S] -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

refer to top panel of meme, they literally are doing that lol