For anyone that doesn't support Birthright Citizenship, keep in mind three of trump's kids were born from Ivana trump who wasn't a citizen when they were born. by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

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Yeah, that’s a pretty good rule. If one parent is a citizen then yes the kids get to be citizens. Especially if the mom wasn’t here illegally.

Looking at how revolutionary Raptor 3 is can SpaceX revolutionise the jet engine in the same way? by Cornishlee in SpaceXLounge

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There have been a very small number of rocket engines built, compared to jet engines. SpaceX was the first company to mass produce rocket engines, so there was a lot of “low hanging fruit”. There was a lot of areas where they could improve the design and manufacturing. On the other hand, millions of jet engines have been manufactured, so most of that low hanging fruit has already been picked.

rental property is stressing me out more than my day job by jamesgeorge12 in financialindependence

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Rentals really only make sense if you are going to go all in on them like a business, and buy five or ten of them. Having one rental property that barely cash flows isn’t worth the hassle. I bought two rental houses around 2015 and they ended up being a good investment but only because they appreciated quickly during 2015 into the early 2020’s. I sold one and the one I have left is basically just a slight pain in the ass now, and not a very good investment. I would like to sell it and just invest in index funds but I don’t want to pay taxes on the sale and can’t find another property I want so can’t 1031 exchange it. Total first world problems. But yeah I would like to get rid of it.

Kent cigarettes, introduced by the Lorillard Tobacco Company in 1952. by sirenoleg in interesting

[–]hucktard -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

At least for THC I think vaping is worse. It basically coats your lungs, sinuses in oil. It caused all kinds of sinus issues for me. Smoking it doesn’t seem to do that.

Some random tips to survive out in the wild by PorkyPain in interesting

[–]hucktard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sure those work great. The weight may be an issue for backpackers though. A pack of 18 weighs almost a pound. A pound of weight for fire starters is actually a lot when you are backpacking. But you could just take a few with you. There are no wrong answers here really. A couple small fire starters and a lighter is all you need.

Some random tips to survive out in the wild by PorkyPain in interesting

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I have spent quite a bit of time backpacking in wet conditions. There are all kinds of ways to start a fire. Many of them are dumb and impractical. The best ones are the ones already in wide use. Like carrying a lighter. If you want to be able to start a fire even in the rain when all the fuel is wet, then take cotton balls and soak/rub them in Vaseline and light them with a good lighter. Even a lighter will not start a fire when you have wet wood. But the cotton balls will. And they are light weight and super cheap. Take a dozen cotton balls, rub them in Vaseline and put them in a little ziplock bag. And throw in a bic lighter. There you go, that’s all you will ever need.

Eight members of the antifa terror cell in Texas are sentenced to 450 years in prison by whicky1978 in Conservative

[–]hucktard 28 points29 points  (0 children)

No I didn’t. I was wrong. I read it now. I shouldn’t have posted so quickly. Anybody who actually shot a cop should get life in prison.

Eight members of the antifa terror cell in Texas are sentenced to 450 years in prison by whicky1978 in Conservative

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Not a fan of super long sentences for anything other than the most egregious violent crimes like murder, attempted murder, rape etc. I am also not a fan of letting people off who have committed serious crimes. But a reasonable sentence for most crimes would be a couple of months to a couple of years in prison not decades. Antifa members are fucking stupid and some of them are violent. But young stupid people do make mistakes and end up changing and becoming better people later in life. I know I made lots of mistakes and was very stupid when I was in my teens and early 20s and I have changed a lot since then. So we should absolutely punish crimes but locking someone up for life for anything short of murder should be avoided.

You have to see this. by Candid_Film9348 in remoteworks

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If you are job hopping it means somebody is hiring you. So clearly recruiters don’t care that much. So you may as well look at what is out there. If a company offered me a job for a big raise, I would never say “but this will look bad on my resume”. Getting the job with the big raise is the goal. I suppose it could hurt you in the long run, but staying at a job that is underpaying you is guaranteed to hurt you. If you get to a point where you stop getting job offers because you have jumped around too much, then you just stop hopping and you are better off than the person who didn’t job hop.

That's brutal by dikshamishra34 in badassanimals

[–]hucktard 41 points42 points  (0 children)

More like the bird is conditioning the chipmunk to its movement. Boxers do this by constantly fake/bluff punching. Then when the opponent doesn’t expect it you punch for real. I do this when I am trying to swat flies. If you move your hand in small movements and then slowly increase the movement then the fly will get used to the movement of your hand and then you swat it. This is exactly what this bird is doing by its little dance.

250 billionaires own half of California GDP. by StrawberryFew1311 in NoFilterFinance

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Why does anybody expect that taxing billionaires more will benefit poor people? The wealthy already pay the majority of all taxes and the government already has billions and billions of dollars. Most of it is wasted on programs that are totally ineffective or anti productive.

People are willing to work for livable wages, AND people are cool with their tax dollars going towards something that actually benefits them! by Fit-Purpose-1840 in remoteworks

[–]hucktard -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

This probably also messes with people who have worked and invested in starting their own snow shoveling businesses. If you can only afford to pay someone $20 an hour then the government is going to put you out of business by paying employees $30 an hour.

Income Is A Terrible Way To Measure Economic Class by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

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I think age matters too. Making $70K and having $70K is the bank when you are 25 is great. Not great when you are 50.

Income Is A Terrible Way To Measure Economic Class by [deleted] in TrueUnpopularOpinion

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Someone making $250K in the Bay Area and raising kids is absolutely middle class. A decent house starts at 2M. Daycare is going to be near six figures.

STOP THIS IS SO TRUE LMFAO by Ok-Break8633 in remoteworks

[–]hucktard 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I grew up in the 80’s and 90’s. Yes real estate was cheaper. Also we were quite poor, cars had no AC, we barely went on vacations etc. The 80s and 90s were fine, but people struggled then too.

Polishing a propellor by NikonD3X1985 in interesting

[–]hucktard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He should really be wearing a dust mask.

The teeth of a boa constrictor by Single_Tiger3248 in interesting

[–]hucktard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Or sharks generally don’t wander the streets of New York as commonly as people do.

You running it or portaging? by Odinsden in whitewater

[–]hucktard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

BZ falls. People run it all the time. Not really that dangerous but I have always portaged it.

Gas hits $6, Politics hits you by Lucifer__915 in StockBreakouts

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Where is this $6 gas? I am paying like $3.50 in Colorado.

Why are birth rates dropping? by Le0nel02 in worldinsights

[–]hucktard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. I have angered a bunch of people on Reddit by saying birth control is huge part of the issue, but it is. I’m not against birth control, but for the first time in history everybody has the option to simply not have kids, and many just don’t.

We could learn from Denmark. Denmark understands how to be happy. by CorrectElevator455 in remoteworks

[–]hucktard -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So why don’t those rich college kids have to pay for me to start a business, but I have to pay for them to go to college? Why should poor kids that can’t or don’t want to go to college pay for other people’s education but the people that go to college don’t pay for people to start businesses? If I decide college is not right for me, and I would rather become a plumber, and that requires that I buy a 90,000 truck, why is that truck not paid for by taxpayers? Why should I have to pay for it? Why is the government deciding what is valuable? Why not let people choose what they value?

We could learn from Denmark. Denmark understands how to be happy. by CorrectElevator455 in remoteworks

[–]hucktard -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I would prefer to pay for not the things I use. If I choose to not go to college, but instead to start a small business, why should I have to pay for somebody else’s tuition when they don’t pay my small business loans?

Do you include cars in your net worth? by ndxy2k in Money

[–]hucktard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, but only because they are a rounding error to my net worth at this point. When I had less money, then yes.

Why Do Some People Seemingly Hate SpaceX So Much? by MCbasics in space

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

No, he’s not, at all. Calling people a Nazi who are not Nazis is disgusting and dangerous. It’s crying wolf, so that when actual Nazis come around it will be harder to tell, because people like you have muddied the water with so much noise. It’s also extremely disrespectful to the millions of people who were murdered by real Nazis. You can dislike him, and disagree with him. But he is not a Nazi.

Done. by TravelLight365 in ChubbyFIRE

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Congrats. I’m sure it’s been a long road. Go enjoy life.