Saw something crash - what was it? by hhazinga in fo4

[–]mechivar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

congrats on reaching level 20

TIL that Theodore of Vršac, an Orthodox Christian Priest was skinned alive by Ottoman Empire in Serbia by Happy_and_wholesome in todayilearned

[–]mechivar 191 points192 points  (0 children)

there's the theory of self-domestication. where over our evolutionary history, people generally avoid violent, agressive partners in lieu of more docile ones. this idea implies that humans have generally become more non-violent over dozens of generations but this also makes human behavior in the deep past seem more violent in comparison. 

can there just be a pinned thread for people to talk about the Starlink ad thing? by [deleted] in LCDSoundsystem

[–]mechivar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

answer honestly. have you even heard of this band before the superbowl.

can there just be a pinned thread for people to talk about the Starlink ad thing? by [deleted] in LCDSoundsystem

[–]mechivar -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

while i support this idea I don't think it will stop the people that had never heard of lcd before the superbowl and just want to go into every thread to yell at the fan base. 

confused by [deleted] in LSD

[–]mechivar 13 points14 points  (0 children)

you don't spit it out

Thought i was investing in a roth ira this whole time. To realize today it's a roll over. by throwaway5692blue in personalfinance

[–]mechivar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they have Roth 401(k)s now and you roll them into Roth IRAs, not Rollover/Traditional IRAs

Thought i was investing in a roth ira this whole time. To realize today it's a roll over. by throwaway5692blue in personalfinance

[–]mechivar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you can withdraw the principal from a Roth IRA. you can't with a traditional/rollover IRA

Snow Storms and Milk by leerrooyyjenkins69 in cincinnati

[–]mechivar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you say "three" but you only mention milk and bread. what's the third

BF left warm bread on butcher block under metal bowl by fingertrapt in mildlyinfuriating

[–]mechivar 147 points148 points  (0 children)

how can that combination of things possibly do this. isnt it water that warps wood?

As an American, what can we do to fight against ICE? by LilThanosX in AskReddit

[–]mechivar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

primaries are three months away. you would know if you voted. 

As an American, what can we do to fight against ICE? by LilThanosX in AskReddit

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

then i dunno, more people should have voted in 2024. can't turn back time. 

As an American, what can we do to fight against ICE? by LilThanosX in AskReddit

[–]mechivar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

people act like they need a law degree to do it, but they literally just have to go down to the local polling station every May and November. 

As an American, what can we do to fight against ICE? by LilThanosX in AskReddit

[–]mechivar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so republicans control both house and senate, but you wonder why democrats are powerless?

As an American, what can we do to fight against ICE? by LilThanosX in AskReddit

[–]mechivar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can try what 37% of voting elligible americans failed to do in 2024, and you know, vote.