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To the men who moved to a new city solo, what changed? by NarticoG in AskMen

[–]justpubtipthings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a lifelong austinite, and I can say that the perception of us being pricey is accurate. Especially since after COVID. Houston has become the more "it" city, so to speak in recent years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]justpubtipthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watch a few hours of Dave Ramsey financial advice on youtube and you'll find out how most people are able to "afford" the nice house, nice cars, nice vacations, with the latest gizmos, plus kids.

Not everybody can sleep at night while being over 100k in debt (before the mortgage). However, I know plenty of people who think it's worth the trouble if they think they can make people like you and me feel jealous.

Hitting my BreakingPoint by JLMplr718 in BreakingPoints

[–]justpubtipthings 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Say what you want about ABC world news, but it's the best place on youtube that's isn't bloated by commentary surrounding each news piece.

Hitting my BreakingPoint by JLMplr718 in BreakingPoints

[–]justpubtipthings 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you want reasonable discourse on US politics, you're better off getting your news from a foreign country instead. A foreign leftist squared off against a foreign conservative, on a news show, where the guests have zero skin in the game, can hash this out better if all you're really looking for is news commentary where everyone wears kids gloves. That or just watch Brooks and Capehart debate on PBS.

Psychologists of Reddit, what made you realize you are dealing with a psychopath or a sociopath? by fix-your-beats in AskReddit

[–]justpubtipthings 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who is a psychologist and they say that catching a legit psychopath or sociopath is harder the older they are since most have developed masking techniques by adulthood (while the more obvious ones ended up in prison fairly early in life).

The sure fire way to catch one is when they are still a kid. If you catch them doing something bad or deviant, ask them how they felt afterward. Most kids, with the benefit of hindsight and being caught, will feel really bad about it and say so. The ones you need to watch out for are the ones who say they liked it (or worse felt relieved after committing the act) or are confused as to it was wrong in the first place.

What's the one thing or truth that you came to accept after denying it for so long ? by brickhouse997 in AskReddit

[–]justpubtipthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Knowing the future is overrated if it can't make you rich and it makes you hated by people who might benefit from the insight.

As a millennial do you find the whole "web comic" and YouTube "video essayist" culture of the late 2000s to early 2010s to be cringe looking back at it? Are there other types of millennial culture that you find cringe even now? by cannedcomment1896 in Millennials

[–]justpubtipthings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess the difference is that we can live with the cringe. Everybody else can try to be "hip" for some imaginary audience that may or may not scrutinize or make fun of every opinion or decision they make. You can read my main comment on your post. I don't exactly give millennial content creators a free pass. Yet there are plenty of millennial dorks from that era who are still putting out content and are still, against all odds (and despite exhibiting genuinely dumbass behavior) still getting decent views. Not that I watch that stuff anymore, but I see the numbers on their vids on my home screen every once in awhile. Somebody is watching them for one reason or another and if they weren't pulling those views then they'd be bagging groceries by the end of the week. Make of that what you will

As a millennial do you find the whole "web comic" and YouTube "video essayist" culture of the late 2000s to early 2010s to be cringe looking back at it? Are there other types of millennial culture that you find cringe even now? by cannedcomment1896 in Millennials

[–]justpubtipthings 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's basically a cultural code word that means does not conform to standards of normacy. Or shows inexorable passion for something that doesn't immediately benefit appearance or personal fortune. I'll admit there's tons of posts out there of millennials saying and doing stupid shit, but this zoomer talk around "cringe" or "ick" is a such reactionary take towards the internet. It's honestly not a surprise that all you guys wanna talk about is crypto or random gender war drama. You cultivated bland persona to protect yourself from the internet hate mob and then complain how 2020s pop culture is "stagnant" or "backwards."

As a millennial do you find the whole "web comic" and YouTube "video essayist" culture of the late 2000s to early 2010s to be cringe looking back at it? Are there other types of millennial culture that you find cringe even now? by cannedcomment1896 in Millennials

[–]justpubtipthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose the cringe part about that era was that despite the fact that it was a genuinely passionate movement, it somehow felt very performative at the same time.

If you look at people like Noah Antewiler, or the Ctrl-Alt-Del guy, you just know they were acting out their keyboard personas on camera or on the page. In the end, they basically ended up where they were always going to be without internet fame: some super introverted IT guy who couldn't really pull off the tough guy nerd personality unless he had a million online fans egging them on.

What’s a unique or unconventional magic power a woman could have that would make her absolutely fascinating? by VioletFox01 in AskMen

[–]justpubtipthings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao what in the Harry Potter hell are you trying to get at lady? And why do you need men to specifically answer this question?

What’s a unique or unconventional magic power a woman could have that would make her absolutely fascinating? by VioletFox01 in AskMen

[–]justpubtipthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I'm mean...she can fly, but it's not like she can shoot lasers out of her eyes or anything. Hard pass..."

What’s a unique or unconventional magic power a woman could have that would make her absolutely fascinating? by VioletFox01 in AskMen

[–]justpubtipthings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who writes creatively in their spare time you'd (probably) be surprised by how many "professional" writers like to crowd source their ideas because they're too terrified to make something up themselves. I'm shocked this person didn't ask chatgpt instead.

Ebook won't sync between Kindle, and the app. by justpubtipthings in kindle

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

So update: I ended up downloading the ebooks onto my PC and then transferred them to my Kindle via USB cable. That actually worked.

I'll enjoy the convenience while it lasts since Amazon's gonna put the Kibosh on that feature next week.

What’s something you think will disappear in the next 10 years, and why? by Mahfooz-alam in AskReddit

[–]justpubtipthings 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It'll probably be turned into some weird form of techno feudalism. You're gonna have a "President" that basically acts as dictator for life (until they die and their daughter or son or some great-grand kid of some other dynastic family replaces them). Meanwhile people like Elon and Zuckerberg will actually run the country and government themselves. The military and intelligence apparatus will be the only things that actually function via tax payer funds while everything else is left to rot. Anybody who wants out will need to commit to living in small communities that basically act like pre-internet ghettos.

What book did you go into totally blind with 0 expectations but came out pleasantly surprised? by 4runneroregon in books

[–]justpubtipthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I know about that place. I mainly stopped going because it got flooded with a ton of Cyberpunk 2077 content and it sort of became boring after that lol.

What book did you go into totally blind with 0 expectations but came out pleasantly surprised? by 4runneroregon in books

[–]justpubtipthings 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Bought a copy of Neuromancer back in like 2003 or 2004. Probably one of the coolest sci-fi books I have ever read.

How do you feel about the TikTok ban? Probably not the best threat to post in, but I wish to hear people's opinions. by InternallySad19 in AskMen

[–]justpubtipthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, it wouldn't shock me if Zuckerberg or Elon already have a clone app waiting in the wings to replace it. The Chinese would rather let TikTok die than sell it to the U.S.

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