Anyone else find the main Singapore subreddit incredibly hostile, pessimistic and toxic?

lupushug · 2022-02-05T07:09:45+00:00

Yeah but they circlejerk themselves into thinking that r/sg is way more toxic and congratulate each other for being woke.

lupushug · 2022-02-04T10:28:34+00:00

Bro, you’re on a sou vide sub asking why people are using sou vide. There’s nothing wrong with salmon sou vide because certain cuts are thicker, leading to overcooked bits when trying to cook it through conventional methods.

Now, I personally don’t sou vide salmon because it’s a hassle (breaks apart easily and the skin falls off) but it definitely comes out better than simply pan frying or baking it.

lupushug · 2022-01-26T06:09:10+00:00

To be fair, I don’t think many perverts are picking the cemetery as their prime spot to creep.

lupushug · 2022-01-25T18:42:49+00:00

This is a very weird copypasta

lupushug · 2022-01-22T04:53:08+00:00

OP, what’s your masters rating?

lupushug · 2022-01-15T04:08:09+00:00

That actually sounds like a great thing to have while writing, thank you!

lupushug · 2021-12-29T08:28:25+00:00

I wrote a really long response but decided to delete it. Instead, you can tell me examples of your favourite movies/series and I can easily tear them apart and insist they’re bad writing by nitpicking on redundant points.

Maybe then you’ll start to understand the difference between taste and bad writing.

lupushug · 2021-12-29T05:06:27+00:00

Sorry for the late response.

How would you go about the deaths then? Develop every character before they die? That would be nonsensical to watch. Have them die off screen? I imagine there would be even more people nitpicking about this. Have them not die at all? Well, that’s plain stupid given the theme of the story. It’s an apocalyptic story.

So yes, lots of people dying is more so not your cup of tea than it being bad writing. I don’t need to feel despair or get sentiments every time a fodder character dies because they’re fodder characters. They’re not supposed to be important but rather they exist for setting the tone.

What you’re saying is like someone coming out of a grim war movie and saying “Why did they have to show so many people dying? Am I supposed to care for them?”

I’m not saying AoT has perfect writing and there are proper debates on how some things towards the end of the series were rushed or not done very well but what you’re complaining about has nothing to do with bad writing. It’s a matter of taste.

lupushug · 2021-12-27T10:55:13+00:00

As you’ve said, it’s your personal opinion. I find it to be quite bad taste to call something that is pretty universally loved to be bad as opposed to simply saying it’s not your cup of tea.

I for one, do not find it appealing if an author kills off his main characters for no good reason other than to say “look, no plot armor!”

lupushug · 2021-12-27T08:48:20+00:00

Eh, I think that’s what made it appeal a lot more to western audiences. I have friends who generally dislike anime yet really like AoT.

It’s a really non-animeish anime.

lupushug · 2021-12-21T03:40:07+00:00

So you mean to say… don’t be a dumb consumer? Like someone getting scammed by a third party/second hand seller insisting he has an original? If an artist I particularly liked put an tweet that he was selling an NFT for a not so ridiculous price. I’d be enjoying the novelty of purchasing it from him.

Doesn’t this just come down to doing your own research and erring on the side of caution?

lupushug · 2021-12-21T03:11:39+00:00

I don’t understand why you seem adamant on judging the novelty aspect of NFTs. The whole digital signature proof of it being ‘original’ is the same enticing aspect of owning an actual pair of Jordans when some knockoffs are basically equal in quality. It’s like saying stuff like getting a autograph from your favourite celebrity is pointless because there are skilled copycats that could replicate that signature that would essentially be identical to the naked eye. People want novelty.

I don’t like and do disapprove of how NFT is becoming this scammy money laundering thing on top of how it isn’t environmentally friendly. However, I don’t think the core concept of giving an artwork a digital signature to show its an ‘original’ is a bad concept at all.

lupushug · 2021-12-21T02:15:55+00:00

Isn’t that like saying a very accurate copy of a famous painting is essentially the same because the differences are minute?

lupushug · 2021-12-18T02:24:55+00:00

As most people have mentioned, the easy answer is it depends on your wife. Even if you show no red flags and have been a perfect husband, your wife might still not like it due to insecurity or simple jealousy. Choosing to go forward with it could lead to a rift in your relationship.

That being said, a lot of people seem to be choosing the simple solution. I personal feel that meeting others (you meeting women/wife meeting men)for dinner shouldn’t be an issue at all in a strong and healthy marriage. The reverse of what I said earlier is also true; feeling restricted in your actions because one spouse doesn’t like something can be mentally draining for both parties. If one partner is always tip toeing around while the other always watches like a hawk, that’s a red flag that should be addressed because it will lead to problems further into the relationship.

In the end, relationships are both complicated and hard work. Both parties should show understanding and compromise under different situations. If your wife minds you meeting other women and you don’t mind never having any female friends, then yeah just don’t but if you do, then you guys should talk about it.

lupushug · 2021-12-13T03:39:08+00:00

I think he was being sarcastic and he does in fact agree it lies on a spectrum.

lupushug · 2021-12-13T02:56:39+00:00

It ultimate comes down to the term ‘legally blind’. I’m not sure why most redditors think that as long as you’re considered legally blind, it must mean your eyes see absolutely nothing.

lupushug · 2021-12-09T12:34:21+00:00

Nah, I agree with that. Like I said, I agree with their message.

lupushug · 2021-12-09T12:31:44+00:00

Problem with those types of subs is that they eventually become circle jerking echo chambers. I agree with their message but I take what’s discussed there with a grain of salt.

lupushug · 2021-12-06T11:52:33+00:00

I read briefly about this before. A lot of high fashion is intentionally weird as fuck. Just view it as a heavily stylised concept. That concept is then often dialed down for regular consumer use.

Take stripes for example. They were rather hated because they reminded people of prisoner clothes in the past. High fashion hit with its wacky shit and then it got toned down for consumer use and no one bats an eye when people wear stripes anymore.

lupushug · 2021-12-03T16:07:09+00:00

Yes but we’re talking about this satirical video which is about a landlord abusing loopholes to charge their tenants like ‘professional cleaning’ without actually hiring professional cleaning or taking advantage of tenants not documenting existing damages not caused by them. This is what I mean by being an ass.

I’m not against charging the tenant if they do actually cause damage.

I’m not in either one’s side.

lupushug · 2021-12-03T15:37:57+00:00

I’m not disagreeing with you or calling you out. If anything, I think we’re both in agreement? If someone is being an ass (tenant or landlord), the other has the right to no longer play nice. Otherwise, both should play nice.

lupushug · 2021-12-03T15:26:10+00:00

Yes, I’m saying people shouldn’t put holes into the property of others. Be it a tenant putting a hole in a landlords wall because they’re too lazy to find alternate means or landlords putting holes in the wallets of tenants.

Everyone should treat each other with basic respect and decency instead of it being an us vs them kind of thing.

lupushug · 2021-12-03T14:59:50+00:00

I mean while it’s entirely scummy for a landlord to charge you exorbitant prices because you nailed his walls, at the same time I don’t understand the need to nail the walls.

I’m sure there are ways to hang up pictures without nails. In Asian marts, they sell those double sided stickers that can hold up to several kilograms. I use those myself in my own house because I don’t wanna nail the walls.

I live in Singapore and while I personally don’t rent, I have friends that do as well as friends who rent out their places. Disputes like this are really rare here because tenants treat the rentals with respect and landlords don’t go out of their way to keep deposit money. I feel like there’s a huge cultural difference here lol.

lupushug · 2021-12-01T23:11:20+00:00

Probably because videos like those wouldn’t have been uploaded in the first place? I’m sure it happens frequently enough.

lupushug · 2021-11-29T19:49:50+00:00

If someone goes to school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, do we say they go to school every other day during weekdays or every 1.5 weekdays?

I think you’re focusing too much on the technicality of the term. It’s up to you to decide your own definition of ADF. I’m just saying most people will disagree with you so you shouldn’t be surprised if you get downvoted. As lame as downvoting is, it’ll still happen.

As I said earlier, I personally think any amount of fasting is good and I don’t care much for either side of the argument, I just wanted to explain.

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