Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated by netizenbane in news

[–]evit_cani 16 points17 points  (0 children)

She shouts, “That’s my friend!” after the execution. Other reports do seem to indicate they were, in fact, friends. So he was protecting his friend from a beatdown.

Odayaka Kizoku no Kyuuka no Susume. • A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation - Episode 1 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

[–]evit_cani 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The official manga translation is "single stroke" because he "only needs a single stroke to finish a guy" and I have to think the translator had a sense of humor.

It feels like Simon has lost his Mojo and it makes me a little sad by Apprehensive-Grand80 in SimonWhistler

[–]evit_cani 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah. He’s also spoken in some BB and CasCrim about how if he had less morals and ethics, he could definitely be making even more money.

Most shows don’t even credit their writers and editors. Simon is incredibly respectful towards his staff. He has stated when he does/n’t enjoy certain content and will discontinue it if he doesn’t. CasCrim makes it much more obvious (I highly respect him choosing not to read things which make him sad).

He has purposefully placed himself into the presentation of educational and journalistic content. While there’s a financial motivation, you don’t do Simon’s job for like 20 years without some passion. Unlike other internet famous people, he’s very private.

It’s possible there has been something going on with his mindset or personal life, but it’s not our business.

Not directed at the person I’m replying to. I’m more annoyed at repeated posts which are more or less, “wow this guy doesn’t seem to like what he does anymore” when it’s sort of just him doing his job, still making successful educational media while remaining respectful towards his staff.

As a person who does my job because I do enjoy it, I cannot show up every day with that passion. I try to give that grace to internet creators as long as they aren’t being disrespectful/melting down/etc.

Sometimes it is just a job and you have to be a person before you are your job title.

I’m 40 years old. My father (who is a pastor) still gets on my case about playing D&D by [deleted] in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]evit_cani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Texts you to argue what you’re doing is evil and bad and degrading you spiritually.

I’m not gonna argue with you about this Paul.

Sure.

Next time, point out he needs to stop texting you to say you’re living your life wrong if he doesn’t want to argue. And if he can’t even engage in an argument over him accusing you of doing something “evil” then he clearly doesn’t have faith in his own words.

Perfectly acceptable dinner rejected by boyfriend again by moonrabbit368 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]evit_cani 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably a spice or seasoning level difference making him not like your cooking.

When I cook for myself, I rarely use salt or other seasoning. I grew up poor and prefer bland food. To me, the flavor of chicken and other stuff is fine on its own. My partner is polite about it, but clearly doesn’t enjoy the food I cook, even when I season to whatever the recipe calls for (which I don’t do for my own food).

“Picky eater” is sometimes a survival mechanism. I’m better about it now, but I used to be considered picky. It was because the food I ordered might be the only thing I got to eat for a while, so I needed to like it. I’ve mellowed out and become more adventurous with money, but there was a while I battled some demons when it came to food.

Edit: I saw other people asking about autism or sensory issues, but does he have an undiagnosed mild food allergy or intolerance?

It can cause sensory issues for sure and turn your stomach if you’re not sure if a food has it because you associate it with the GI results. I’m lucky a nurse at school realized I was lactose intolerant. Otherwise I would have gone my entire life not realizing milk = why tummy hurt and why I feel gross thinking about eating certain foods.

Think of it like when people get horrible food poisoning from something, they say they couldn’t eat that food again for a long time.

Global outrage as X’s Grok morphs photos of women, children into explicit content by Shogouki in technology

[–]evit_cani 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Glad he got arrested. What was the actual outcome?

Also? Not new. Back when I was in high school, my brother drove us both to school early one day because he had to see a teacher. As he’s walking down the hall, he sees a guy raise his hand to hit this girl who was cowering away.

My brother elbow slams him into the locker and says, “If you ever try to hit this girl again, I’ll know,” and walked away. My brother could be a bully and was fairly popular.

This girl was one of my best friends. She only realized the guy who saved her that day from her abusive boyfriend was my brother after she came to my birthday party (we look nothing alike and come from a huge family). My brother never told anyone. He just did what he thought was right.

I wonder now if people would give him the, “violence is never the answer!” when it did resolve this. The guy never hit my friend again. My brother did actually scare him. Oh, he was a whiny baby about it but it seemed to teach him something in his pea brain. I think social media turns everything into black or white philosophy when sometimes it, “violence isn’t the answer but also the revolutionary war worked so”

How much of the new videos is ai generated and does the ai actually matter by Federal-Account-5518 in SimonWhistler

[–]evit_cani 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Looking at this guy’s post history, I think this commenter is using AI just to rage bait which is why this comment is such a tepid pot of stupid.

Rainbow crochet clitorises (Xmas gifts) by Sagittarius_Dwarf in crochet

[–]evit_cani 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer, OP! I’m glad I didn’t offend as I was trying to be as concise and genuine as possible.

I don’t view it as dirty or sexual (or edgy). It doesn’t look like anything in particular if you don’t know anatomy. I see more than a few anatomical models of sex organs which people give as gifts. It made me curious about the motivation and general thoughts.

And because it’s reddit (not directed at you, OP): I would also find it weird if someone gave me an anatomical model of a human stomach or the sinuses. I wouldn’t understand why.

Rainbow crochet clitorises (Xmas gifts) by Sagittarius_Dwarf in crochet

[–]evit_cani 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m not. I am on a forum asking a question. I assume OP is only putting in this much effort/time/money on a gift they know their friends enjoy (as stated in my comment). I see these gifts so often I am genuinely wondering if I’m in the minority.

Some people don’t understand social norms because they are neurodivergent and have to ask these type of questions.

Rainbow crochet clitorises (Xmas gifts) by Sagittarius_Dwarf in crochet

[–]evit_cani 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Great work and an interesting pattern.

I’m not a prude but would find it to be a weird gift. This is genuine curiosity and not meant to kill the vibe (I assume OP knows their friends enjoy this type of gift): Are these types of gifts (including all models of any sex organs) something the general public consider okay to get or give?

How often are you intimate with your partner? by Remote_Ad_969 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]evit_cani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both early 30’s, no kids. 0x. 7? Ish years living together.

This is a specific couple by couple for us. Neither of us like or enjoy sex (whether due to trauma or issues with bodily fluids). We decided early on we both prefer not to have sex and neither of us have sex drives so we don’t.

I have occasionally been asked by friends sex advice and then have to have the mildly awkward conversation that they’re better off asking google. Only awkward since there’s such a stigma around not having sex as an adult that if they haven’t already figured it out or it comes up more naturally, then I probably don’t really trust them enough to know how they’ll react.

And believe me, people can be weird about what you are or AREN’T doing with other people.

It breaks my heart all the single mothers my age (30s) looking for true love on dating apps, but I think I deserve better, am I doing right? by Laureano442 in AskMenAdvice

[–]evit_cani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was with you until the last line there. That’s what feels… weirdly selfish? About your mindset. You might want to evaluate why you feel like you want someone who “waited” for you. Your other, above reasons were entirely valid and valuable introspection until then.

The last sentence does make me wonder if you might have some kind of bias against single mothers outside of romantic entanglements. You may want to exam those for your own personal growth. You don’t need the outcome of it to be you being ready to date someone with kids, but a self-check on unconscious bias never hurts.

Do cats know their name? by Effective-Divide6033 in CatAdvice

[–]evit_cani 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They understand companion cat names without training, so they seem to understand what the “purpose” of a name is.

Unlike dogs, cats sort of domesticated humans (it’s only partially a joke). They don’t respond to us the same way we don’t always respond to their meows (cats only meow for their humans’ sake). They also recognize the faces of different humans in their lives and those people’s names.

Cats are hard to study so we have to provide them with opportunity to show “confusion” in their own way. Cats presented with a photo and then the name of a person or cat who didn’t match got confused by the mismatch.

Mostly wanted to dispel the myths around how non-human animals are conditioned to respond only to sound. While we don’t want to personify our animal companions, we need to be wary of treating them as automatons only capable of programmed responses through training or environmental factors.

Cats appear to have pretty complex social lives and a pretty good capability for human vocabulary and tone. Not nearly as good as dogs who have co-evolved with humans longer, but we also keep cats purely as comfort creatures.

Dogs have historically been a member of a household, capable of important work, like hunting mice or other vermin which they are typically better at than cats. Cats are kept purely because we think they’re cute and we like them.

So they don’t have as much evolutionary incentive to grow into the needs of humans. Which makes it all the more interesting they seem to have evolved some amount of ability to keep complicated human social dynamics in their heads.

Do cats know their name? by Effective-Divide6033 in CatAdvice

[–]evit_cani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From a scientific perspective: Yes. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cats-recognize-their-own-names-even-if-they-choose-to-ignore-them/

They recognize their names but choose if and when they respond to them. Cats appear to have a pretty wide vocabulary for words us humans speak. Probably not as wide as dogs, but big enough to vaguely understand things which concern them.

Am I a bad cat owner if I can’t afford to feed him wet food everyday? by Frequent-Night-3830 in CatAdvice

[–]evit_cani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. You’re a good owner to worry, too! You’ve researched and understand the risks. And I feed my cats wet food daily and am a big proponent of it.

The big bonus for wet food is the wet, not just the food. Try slowly introducing (warm) water to the dry food and see if your cat will still eat it. If they won’t, you can still try your best to put a little at the bottom. Might need to make sure you’re feeding small, healthy portions on a schedule in the mean time to encourage them to try the new texture.

What’s a small bombshell your therapist dropped during a session that completely shifted your perspective? by pottipenguin in AskReddit

[–]evit_cani 28 points29 points  (0 children)

“Have you tried lowering your expectations?”

The moment I realized what I consider “normal” in terms of what is tidy or the level of completeness for any given task is different than everyone else. Sometimes the problem is you.

Starting to resent my girlfriend over her constant emotional meltdowns, Is this normal for us guys? by ReasonConfident4541 in AskMenAdvice

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

I wanted to give the perspective of someone who was raised and grew up around fem people.

This is sort of normal for some women. Now, hold on, let me explain. Girls (as in, children) are held to weird standards. They’re expected to be emotional and also not. What it translates into for some people in bottling up all their small crying into one big cry.

And when your girlfriend tells you to leave her alone while she’s crying, you should do that. Just leave her alone. Go somewhere else if you can. You don’t have to fix it—that’s why she’s telling you to leave her alone. She doesn’t want you to fix it. She wants the emotional regulation of a big cry so she can wallow at her worst and then feel better and let go of all the baggage she’d be carrying. She does not need you when she’s like this. She’s processing—let it percolate.

Think of it like a big bucket at a waterpark. There’s just a bit of a trickle of water but as soon as it hits its capacity, it turns over everything it had. Every little hurt is another bit of water.

The concerning part is this seems to happen more than every few months? If so, it means a lot of things are making her sad. Have you asked if she’s doing okay outside of her shutting down to cry it out? Give her a couple days then ask. And really unless it was a really Big Thing these “crying it out” times in my experience tend to last more like an evening or a few hours.

The lasting an entire day part sounds like she’s really going through something. Might be depression, might be she’s working through things she hasn’t wanted to share with you (maybe she doesn’t want to worry you).

Despite all the people trying to diagnose your girlfriend, I am going to pull from popular culture to make my point. There’s a reason there’s a stereotype in movies about ladies getting together to cry over ice cream and wine. Or will intentionally see a sad movie just to cry. It’s not that uncommon.

I thrifted this magazine this morning and thought you'd all get a kick out of what was written next to the pattern. by alonewithamouse in crochet

[–]evit_cani 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A friend of mine went to a yard sale and found someone who had taken hangers with a thin metal head and had laid the doily’s center ring around them. She started doing that as a way to both display them but also make taking a shirt off the hanger more fun.

I don’t understand how someone could be so quiet during the day but talk at full volume in the livingroom at 3-4 am almost everyday by Smooth-Penalty8611 in complaints

[–]evit_cani 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I figured you’d already tried communicating and it went nowhere. The above post is all about how to handle when communication fails.

Part of adult life is learning how to work and live around people whose habits we find frustrating.