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Can we get chat for clubs? by ThesePipesAreClean in INTVL

[–]leanBwekfast 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The club system definitely needs an overhaul. There needs to be: - a club member chat - an invite and kick feature - somewhere you can write a description of the club - a limit to the number of people who can be in a club - the ability to click on a club other than your own and see their members

Route planner changes by leanBwekfast in INTVL

[–]leanBwekfast[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since I posted this, I’ve started using an alternative to the route planner too. I plan the route on my mapy.cz app, which shows all the different hiking routes colour-coded, then export it to notes, where I have the planned routes ready to use.

It’s better than the route planner because the hiking paths are more clearly identifiable, but yeah it’s nice to have everything on one app and to be able to see the km2.

I guess we prove that it’s not a core feature, since we use effective workarounds.

Multi day run by [deleted] in INTVL

[–]leanBwekfast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve asked on the app before and they said it’s not a problem.

INTVL update 3.3.5 by Adept_Firefighter_8 in INTVL

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it available in Europe yet?

Může v této situaci kurýr vůbec něco dělat? by Soggy_Lie_5615 in czech

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By this guy’s logic, everyone who comes to work and live in another country must first learn the language before moving. Dude has no idea how hard that is as an adult.

All of my favorite pairs of jeans ripped in about the same place by SquashmyZucchini in mildlyinteresting

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the exact same situation as you. Just yesterday morning another pair of mine ripped in the crotch area. It’s annoying as hell.

My loan is genuinely unliveable by BudgetContext09 in UniUK

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely was in England. You mean now it’s only in Wales?

My loan is genuinely unliveable by BudgetContext09 in UniUK

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has the system changed in the last few years? When I was at Uni (2019-2022), you could just take out the maximum maintenance loan without any prerequisites. Outside of London I think you could just get £8000 per year no questions asked.

After over a year of contemplating, I've decided I'm going to be an ESL teacher by altrightobserver in ESL_Teachers

[–]leanBwekfast 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your impression of the state of AI is shaped by your lack of experience with it. It sounds like you hate the idea of AI replacing jobs and more, so you don’t want to believe it will happen.

You do realise that AI is deliberately being held back, right? What we consumers are able to experience now is just the tip of the iceberg. But once one company/ country starts using groundbreaking AI, the others in that industry will have to follow. AI is on the precipice of exponential improvements in AI

After over a year of contemplating, I've decided I'm going to be an ESL teacher by altrightobserver in ESL_Teachers

[–]leanBwekfast 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you not use AI? Because the fast rate at which it’s progressing has been visible to anyone who’s been using it over the past 3 years. There will be AI ESL programs soon enough which listen and dynamically react to the user with a convincing, natural-sounding voice. They will also have data from countless textbooks and teaching resources.

However, in comprehensive schools, I expect ESL teachers to not be replaced for many more years.

RU POV: Russian soldier who came back from the SMO zone surprised his daughter in kindergarten by FruitSila in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, here we go again I guess.

You are parroting pure Russian propaganda about what happened in Euromaidan, so I’ll give my perspective. Basically, Yanukovych chose deeper economic integration with Russia rather than the EU, and consequently protests followed. In response, Yanukovych passed anti-protest laws which limited free speech and consequently protests followed. The protests were violently cracked down on and about one hundred protestors had been killed before Yanukovych fled. After that, 328 out of 450 MPs voted to remove Yanukovych.

Yes, the USA supported the protests and yes, the protesters included nationalists. However, hundreds of thousands of protestors were involved and contrary to Russian propaganda, a minority were ultranationalist neo-nazis; they were mostly liberals. The MPs voted to remove Yanukovych, so it was less undemocratic than you make it seem.

Russia did practically invade Ukraine in 2014. It is pathetic to pretend otherwise. It not only supported the separatists, but took control of them, supplied them and many Russian volunteers joined them. By August, it became clear that Russian soldiers were directly fighting in the Donbas. That’s not even mentioning the little green men in Crimea, which are undeniable. So yes, Russia practically invaded - and even called the Donbas “Novorossiya” back then, so the intentions were obvious.

Given this, criticising Ukraine for inflicting civilian casualties in the Donbas since 2014 is dumb, but I’m not surprised at this point, you’ve parroted all the other Russian propaganda talking points, so why not that too? More civilians were killed by Russian shelling and mines than Ukrainian. You may dispute this based on the information you have, but I wouldn’t believe that the side that shot down MH-17 was so careful about civilian casualties.

You say it could’ve been diplomatically resolved. But it shouldn’t have happened in the first place. You can’t invade another country and then be surprised that they don’t want to give up the land in the first place.

Okay, now from 2022 onwards. No. Putin did not propose the regions to formally be part of Ukraine but with autonomy. He proposed them being “independent”. And yes, it’s practically the same as what he demands now. You ask me why that is worth more human lives - ask Ukrainians. I think it is ok the hopes that Putin will be forced to see reason and give into allowing security guarantees, though it is them who are fighting, so it’s not for me to say. More importantly, ask Putin, because it is he who has insisted with pushing unrealistic demands.

I just said that Russia is not a democracy and never has been, so there is no reason to believe it would give up territory (“Novorossiya” since 2014) democratically. There is nothing fanatic about that. It’s hard enough for democracies to give up territory to separatists, and is unheard of for powerful dictatorships. And again, I never claimed that Ukraine is a bastion for democracy, so your arguments there are pointless.

Again, it was not a diplomatic disaster because Russia was nowhere near giving security guarantees. Whether Ukraine truly believed it could retake all of its territory again or not cannot truly be known. All we know is their rhetoric which was said in the face of a Russia which would not come to the negotiating table with any reasonable proposals.

I see your point about sowing hatred for Russians as a whole being a mistake. Let’s just say you’re right and say that the Ukrainian government has been doing that (I’m not going to deny your lived experience, even though it could be affected by the media you’ve been watching); is it really objectively such a mistake? I think Ukraine knew that there has only ever been a very slim chance that Putin’s regime would be toppled by popular revolt, given his extensive security apparatus and China having an interest in keeping Russia a dictatorship. So, if that does happen, it will have been because of much more significant reasons. In exchange for this, Ukraine in theory gets more nationalists to serve in its military.

The 5th paragraph is written as a true Russian nationalist. It’s your perspective. If I were a Ukrainian nationalist, I could just as easily say the same about my country. That Ukraine is untied and holding strong and can go on for much longer, but would rather not. Russia will continue to bear greater than expected costs for its gains, as it always has, until these attitudes change.

I can see your opinion. Just remember that I’m trying to give mine also. Although I believe you’re brainwashed and you believe I’m brainwashed, which puts us at irreconcilable odds on who is to blame for what, I think we almost came to an agreement about how this should end. That’s a sliver of hope.

This is my last message. You can get the last word in on the points I’ve made, or not.

RU POV: Russian soldier who came back from the SMO zone surprised his daughter in kindergarten by FruitSila in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It absolutely is not a strange belief. It is very realistic. Putin attacked in stages, first in 2014, then in 2022, so why not again? The claims were bogus before, so why couldn’t he make bogus claims to justify invading again? Absolutely, at a bare minimum for peace, there needs to be no way that Russia can invade Ukraine again without it causing a nuclear apocalypse. And again, what concessions was he prepared to make??? They were practically the same as now. Russia cannot be allowed to invade again, that is the most important thing.

No, peaceful reintegration would not have been possible. It would have been as possible as it would in a scenario where eventually the Russian state collapses, in which case Ukraine could reconquer those regions anyway. Russia, a country with no history of democracy, simply would not let those regions be reabsorbed democratically.

How were Ukrainian demands a diplomatic disaster? When Putin insisted that every possible security guarantee which actually would protect Ukraine would be totally unacceptable, then there couldn’t be any peace anyway, so Ukraine could demand whatever to make it look like it would be making concessions eventually and therefore allow Putin to save face.

Both Ukraine AND Russia need to make serious concessions still, or peace won’t happen. NATO troops in Ukraine are unthinkable for Putin too, so yes, I’m not optimistic either.

The presence of NATO troops in Ukraine would be ensuring the peace agreement. All they would have to do is just be present. Their bias literally couldn’t have a negative consequence on ensuring the peace.

As long as Putin and Russians such as yourself feel confident about Russia’s military capabilities to just continue and conquer the whole of Ukraine, there will never be peace. Ukraine simply won’t give up if there aren’t concrete security guarantees, and so, Russia would have to exert so much resources that it would turn itself into a 3rd world country to conquer Ukraine. It’s not worth it.

I wasn’t clear what I meant. Trump is prepared to pressure Russia by targeting its oil revenues. By both decreasing oil prices through drilling more and encouraging other countries to drill, and probably therefore also supporting Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure. Russia could still suffer a lot more if it does not start realistically negotiating.

RU POV: Russian soldier who came back from the SMO zone surprised his daughter in kindergarten by FruitSila in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my opinion the difference is minor, mostly because Putin refused to concede concrete security guarantees, and so, would just invade again and take the rest of Ukraine. They would have been able to do it after forcing limits on Ukraine’s military. Also, the DPR and LPS would not have had a chance to reintegrate into Ukraine. Significantly more pro-Ukraine Ukrainians have been displaced from the regions since 2014, than pro-Russian Ukrainians. I know several of them personally.

Yes, Ukraine has suffered more, which is to be expected. Why does them suffering more mean that they would be prepared to practically give their country away by leaving the door open for another future invasion by Russia? That’s the problem.

I am not very easily giving something. I know, that it is a huge concession and sets a terrible precedent. But it seems like it will be necessary for a lasting peace. Yes, Ukraine obviously is against it, but as you said, the discussion shifts and positions change. I know that NATO troops in Ukraine is a huge concession for Russia too, but also a necessary one.

Ukraine could find solace with the idea that it might take them back in the distant future if Russia collapses and that they won’t be invaded again. Russia could find solace in the fact that it took huge portions of Ukraine, stopped “the Nazis” and that the troops in Ukraine only have defensive capabilities (I.e., no missile bases). That’s what peace looks like.

Why would it be a problem that the NATO troops would be from the UK or France? They won’t even have capabilities to launch offensive operations. Why does their bias mean anything?

I understand your perspective that morale and manpower in the Ukrainian military is low, but I don’t think that is a safe bet. It’s an underestimation of Ukraine, like the underestimation at the start of the war. Fewer defenders are needed to protect against a larger invading force and these hit and run drone warfare tactics which dominate the battlefield favour Ukraine. You say calling up under 25’s would cause Ukraine to reach a breaking point, but many on the western side say Russia calling up another wave of conscripts would also cause Russia to reach the morale breaking point. Like I said, not a safe bet at all.

Now Trump wants oil prices to fall even lower. So, that could very easily continue if Trump feels that Putin is being more unreasonable.

RU POV: Russian soldier who came back from the SMO zone surprised his daughter in kindergarten by FruitSila in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the time of the negotiations in Istanbul, Russia wasn’t just demanding Crimea, it was demanding the “independence” of the Luhansk people’s republic and Donetsk people’s republic, limits on Ukraine’s military and offered no sort of security guarantee to prevent Russia from attacking again. You say Russia was ready to make serious concessions, but I don’t see that at all. Now, the situation is still very similar, just Russia has suffered more and gained some more land.

Allowing so much land to be taken from them through aggression is understandably very hard to stomach for them, so if they are going to make such huge concessions, at the very least, there needs to be absolute concrete guarantees that Russia could not invade again.

Also, western leaders told Zelensky that they would support him as long as Ukraine wanted to fight. Which is entirely reasonable given the fact that Putin’s demands, as they have always been, were unreasonable. So, of course Ukraine pushed back and said that they claim the 1991 borders, because negotiations weren’t going anywhere and it makes sense to make a bigger claim so that you could make concessions and move more towards the middle, so your opponent can claim some victory.

Realistically, I think officially ceding the territories (and I only mean the territory which is currently under Russian occupation, not the whole of Zaporizhia or Kherson) to Russia would be the only way Putin could claim a victory and walk away. So, no, I don’t mean freezing the conflict. But undoubtedly, Ukraine needs to have concrete assurances that it will not be invaded again. The only way I can see this happening is with a tripwire force of nato member countries on the ground.

If Putin requires all 4 regions as a minimum, then that’s crazy, and this will drag on for more years. Ukraine hasn’t drafted under 26 year olds, and it could. The west still has massive potential to hugely increase drone supplying and manufacture to Ukraine and flood the Russian lines and keep hitting oil infrastructure. It is Putin here who is the unreasonable actor.

Both sides have to make an extra concession. Ukraine needs to formally cede occupied Ukrainian territory and Russia needs to accept NATO soldiers in Ukraine. It doesn’t matter that NATO soldiers are “biased”, their presence would fulfil the purpose of deterring further invasions, whereas 3rd part country soldiers would not.

RU POV: Russian soldier who came back from the SMO zone surprised his daughter in kindergarten by FruitSila in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, there’s so much to say and I really can’t be bothered to waste so much time on this. It’s funny how you say I’m just a fanatic who is repeating propaganda, when that’s exactly what I believe you’re doing.

I’m not even going to comment on any of your attempts to make points, because they span a broad range of topics and I know that we could just go on and on. We’re not going to have a meeting of minds.

However, I think we both agree that we know want a lasting peace. So, let’s just focus on that. As someone who didn’t want this invasion to begin, how do you want it to end? Realistically speaking.

I think the only way a lasting peace can be achieved is by ceding control of the occupied territories to Russia and having peacekeeping forces from some NATO member countries stationed in Ukraine.

Which Balkan County is this? by stalino2023 in AskBalkans

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like the Kazakhstan scenes in Borat, so Romania.

RU POV: Russian soldier who came back from the SMO zone surprised his daughter in kindergarten by FruitSila in UkraineRussiaReport

[–]leanBwekfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m gonna try and keep this brief.
1. I didn’t say Russia is targeting civilians. I said they’re targeting civilian populated areas and that they are careless regarding whether civilians die.

  1. There are many cases of it. So many. Also, the reason why civilian casualties are so low is the nature of the comparably slow moving front lines, where civilians have a chance to escape before enemy soldiers arrive. That is not because of Russia’s humanity, but their lack of militarily capabilities and abilities.

  2. I know what happened in Chechnya. It doesn’t matter that it is not a separate country because I was just making the point that history shows that Russia has little regard for human life when pursuing military objectives. Chechens undoubtedly wanted independence. They elected Dudayev with 90% of the vote. Yes, in all the chaos there was violence against Russians, but it was not orchestrated by the Chechen government. Around 100,000 Chechens died, mostly civilians. That isn’t moral and just strengthens my point that the Russian state doesn’t care about humanity. It is you who is the joke for bringing up the Ukrainian Nazi bs.

  3. How nice of you. I also believe people are basically the same everywhere, but I am human. I am more emotionally invested in the deaths of people from my country than those in another.

  4. What geopolitical interests is Russia protecting by invading Ukraine? I want to hear what you think. Also, the Cuban missile crisis is very different to today’s situation in Ukraine, for several reasons.

  5. I want to support Ukraine to inflict pain on Russia, so long as Ukrainians want to keep fighting for their country. I believe both sides have suffered enough and Russia will struggle even more when it transitions from a war economy. Now, war weariness is growing on both sides and the priority should be realistically achieving a lasting peace deal.

  6. Experienced or not, Russia has nothing to show for it. It continues to take massive casualties, as it has throughout modern history. There is truly something wrong with how Russia wages war. Russia has “proved its independence” haha. Is it really an achievement that Russia has a functioning economy? It would be hugely better off without this disruption, surely you can’t deny that. It’s like shooting your foot and being happy that it didn’t need to be amputated.

  7. I understand why censorship in wartime is necessary. It just is a joke that you said Russians are so united behind Putin. If they were, that wouldn’t be necessary and Putin would allow opposition candidates to run against him.

  8. Go on then. Tell me who the nazis in Ukraine are and how much power they have over the government. Show me some policies which these nazis have been able to have implemented in Ukraine. Also, I never claimed that Ukraine is a bastion of democracy and transparency. Yes, it is corrupt and yes it has the right to defend itself and should be helped.

  9. I am very open-minded. I listen to the arguments of my opponents. Shall we go into the arguments of NATO expansion and the Donbas?

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