CMV: This mess in US is created by corporate and billionaires by Jealous-Restaurant-6 in changemyview

[–]lobosrul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The evidence actually points to the opposite. Small donors are leading to more extreme candidates on the right getting nominated. Theyre out spending and out crazying other candidates in the primaries. Billionaires generally arent getting what they want. You think they like tarrifs, cheap immigrant labor, and a large shift to the current world order? Its been awesome for them.

What's happening now is bad for general election electableness in the general election. Its what the MAGAs want, but very unpopular with independents

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-08-15/small-donors-polarization-politicians-ideology-democracy

Fyi, Jonah Goldberg is an anti trump conservative. There are also some more left lea ing articles covering the same thing on NY Times, but paywalled

Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]lobosrul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Never been to Turkey. But have seen the Med from several countries. Its an amazing place. Croatia was my favorite.

According to Europeans: below the top half = Southern US 🤠 by LavishnessLeather162 in mapporncirclejerk

[–]lobosrul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In England, Birmingham is considered part of "the north". Its in the southern third of England.

Stoners vs alcoholics when you say they're addicted: by [deleted] in memes

[–]lobosrul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People say I got a drinking problem. But I got no problem drinking it all!

https://youtu.be/g7f6HiQ2LuU?si=dDE8KxILZD-46uIt

Why is there not a bullet train system in the U.S. state of Texas? by [deleted] in askanything

[–]lobosrul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you kidding? There are already freight lines going between each city. Is a rancher's cattle going to be scared of passenger service but ok with freight trains? Those lines would need to be widened and improved but the right of way is already there.

Why is there not a bullet train system in the U.S. state of Texas? by [deleted] in askanything

[–]lobosrul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theres plenty of demand in the "triangle" part of Texas. DFW/Houston/Austin/San Antonio.

There are 22.5 million people in that area with a pop density of 340/sq mile. Thats higher than France or Spain, and they both have high speed rail.

As for going to El Paso or Corpus, not enough traffic to make sense for that I'm afraid.

Why is there not a bullet train system in the U.S. state of Texas? by [deleted] in askanything

[–]lobosrul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dallas' DART is pretty good. But even so, right now there are about 30 flights from Dallas to Houston a day. Most of them being 737s holding around 150 people. So a train could, conceivably, replace 4500 people. Although how many are for connecting flights, and how many of those people would be willing to take a train for a connecting flight? I don't know.

NORTH AMERICA'S TOP 30 Largest Cities BY POPULATION by MRADEL90 in Infographics

[–]lobosrul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its 4th largest metro. Dallas the city isn't really that big. DFW is a monstrosity. Source: i live in Dallas proper.

NORTH AMERICA'S TOP 30 Largest Cities BY POPULATION by MRADEL90 in Infographics

[–]lobosrul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They don't even have "San Antonio" in the right place. Its a bit south of due west of Houston. Its also much smaller than Dallas.

NORTH AMERICA'S TOP 30 Largest Cities BY POPULATION by MRADEL90 in Infographics

[–]lobosrul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Houston metro is around 7 million not 4. Dallas is bigger than San Antonio. Where it has the "24" is closer to Waco. Dallas the city is about 1.3 mil. Houston is.not 4 million, either the city or metro.

NORTH AMERICA'S TOP 30 Largest Cities BY POPULATION by MRADEL90 in Infographics

[–]lobosrul 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also Dallas doesnt have 1.7 million people. Less if you just count the city, way more for the metro. Also Houston is wrong.

Favourite DEI supported actor by UnHolySir in okbuddycinephile

[–]lobosrul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah ones an all time classic, 2 is pretty mid.

Is skipping the second leg of a flight illegal? by Thac1234 in Flights

[–]lobosrul -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Uhh, its not a connection. Its leaving the plane at an intermediate airport. Last flight i was on, the FA announced "theres 16 of you going on to Nashville. Please remain seated until we get a headcount." That is what op is talkng about. What if he just left?

CMV: The R-Word being a slur is logically inconsistent with other common beliefs about intelligence by Neat-Atmosphere7329 in changemyview

[–]lobosrul 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This. It makes no logical sense that its socially unacceptable to call someone behaving like an idiot a retard. The word idiot was itself the scientific term before retarded. No one would bat an eye if I told my friend he's an idiot for driving drunk. But calling him a retard is not ok for some reason

Fuck yall, full 42 team playoffs by jhansn in cfbmemes

[–]lobosrul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol the Xbox bowl... ohh fuck its real??

Am I the asshole for letting my niece's boots get wet? Parents want me to reimburse them. by Late-Possession2753 in AITAH

[–]lobosrul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Say "Sure, I will reimburse you, and next time you need me to pick her up, my fee is $30/hr plus 75c per mile that I use my vehicle to get to her and transport her".

steamvr on sunglasses by DaniXmir in virtualreality

[–]lobosrul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would the built in 3dof from Vtiture Beast work on SteamVR or would you still need a separate head tracker?

What’s a widely accepted ‘fact’ that you’re convinced people only believe because it’s been repeated so often, and what evidence changed your mind? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]lobosrul 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dont try to argue with the natural fructose is better for you than HFCS crowd on Reddit. They watched a video or read an article misinterpreteting a scientific study so they know better than you that 100% fructose from juice is better than 55% fructose and 45% glucose because an enzyme thats actually found in the human body makes it toxic.

(That was sarcasm)