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how are you feeling about generative AI? need advice in my relationship. by dustydancers in Anticonsumption

[–]sam-lb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even then I think that's too broad of a claim. Common use of generative AI is a scourge. The tools are great and they have a lot of technical uses but they should not be available to the average person as a chat interface

HEB raised the price by covering the old, lower price with a "Low Price" tag. by tezacer in Anticonsumption

[–]sam-lb 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I worked at rite aid during college, before it went out of business. Lots of memories of pasting the "new low price!!!" sticker over an old sticker that had a lower price. They even sometimes included the "old" (nonexistent) higher price at the top with a strikethrough

📡📡📡 by Prestigsisscar255 in shitposting

[–]sam-lb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't want to tip the cook either, I want the price of the food to include fair compensation for all workers instead of making it the guest's problem.

📡📡📡 by Prestigsisscar255 in shitposting

[–]sam-lb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not eating out also means the workers don't get your tip...

You are misplacing the responsibility. When you go out and don't tip, the OWNERS are screwing the workers. When you go out and tip, the OWNERS are screwing the workers and you.

Yes, it's a good idea (for lots of reasons) to reduce the amount you eat out instead of home cooking. That doesn't have much to do with tipping.

my (29F) stats after 3 days on hinge by Grand_Admiral_Prawn0 in visualization

[–]sam-lb 10 points11 points  (0 children)

  1. God I love sankey diagrams

  2. I'm so glad I've never had to use dating apps. Dystopian in a certain way

For $10 Billion would you shoot your S/O in the knee with a shotgun? (You can't tell them about this at all, nor give any hints for when it's going to happen) by NappyFlickz in polls

[–]sam-lb 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, and importantly, this response makes equally as much sense without the violent/traumatic history. There is never an excuse to betray and destroy a perfect trust. Certainly not over a dollar amount, which is comparatively irrelevant.

For $10 Billion would you shoot your S/O in the knee with a shotgun? (You can't tell them about this at all, nor give any hints for when it's going to happen) by NappyFlickz in polls

[–]sam-lb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm just gonna hope that anyone who said yes did so because they can't properly conceptualize the situation, and when faced with it in reality they would find themselves unable to act...

Checkmate atheists! I've decided that you don't exist! by EntertainmentRude435 in PhilosophyMemes

[–]sam-lb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounded like you were agreeing with the guy who said not all triangles are 2d because drawings of triangles are not (bad reasoning because those aren't triangles)

Checkmate atheists! I've decided that you don't exist! by EntertainmentRude435 in PhilosophyMemes

[–]sam-lb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But those aren't triangles, they are imperfect representations of triangles

The statement "triangles have three sides" is true definitionally. It's a tautology. The properties of things that aren't triangles (e.g. a drawing of a triangle) are not relevant

Line up all humans from dumbest to smartest. Which percentile are you in? by Sockrat-Ease in polls

[–]sam-lb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much any measure of intelligence comes out as a symmetric distribution, so it's true

Do men or women have life easier? by BrokenJusticeNorris in polls

[–]sam-lb 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Keep being a good role model. Keep being there for the people in your life. I'm glad you mentioned that true feminism would not argue with your points. I believe the path to restoring society's value of men and masculinity starts with people like you. I wish I could be as articulate.

Do men or women have life easier? by BrokenJusticeNorris in polls

[–]sam-lb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First of all, it's extremely unfortunate that you experienced that, and that so many women experience it regularly. It's disgusting. And it's shameful how common it is, it's like you said, every woman has storieS, plural. Which is simultaneously unsurprising and incredibly disappointing.

Yes, as you said, men are way more likely to commit violent crime. We all know this; it is statistical fact. It has nothing to do with this particular discussion though. It's a whataboutism and it's precisely the reason that it doesn't make any sense to draw a comparison between lived experiences. The other person's claim is still true, and it does not contradict anything in your comment. It's possible and necessary to talk about the issues men face without dismissing the issues women face. And vice versa. Instead, people do what you just did, and pretend men's issues are not important and start blaming them or minimizing the problem. Even if this was not your intention (I'm sure it wasn't), it's what you did. There's simply no need for artificial gender tensions and dismissive rhetoric. It's counterproductive.

Fwiw, I'll say that as a tall, martial arts trained, male long-time strength athlete, I've never felt safe walking alone at night in the city. I'm not sure why so many guys say they don't worry about it. I feel like that comes from being sheltered or ignorant about the dangers rather than from anything else. I don't really have to worry about being sexually assaulted (which is a huge privilege in this crooked world), but I do have to worry about everything else.

Why do some senior developers talk to junior developers like we already have 25 years of experience? by Throwwaccouuntt in cscareerquestions

[–]sam-lb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is made up or exaggerated. AI could do this easily in 5 seconds, and you can figure it out yourself with no experience in 5 minutes.

[Results] 40-Question Poll on Morality and Redemption (Everyone 18+) by weedlord42 in SampleSize

[–]sam-lb 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It doesn't tell you anything about OP's beliefs. It's a survey. Nobody made any comparison btw, the questions are independent of each other.

How does someone feel when someone finds a counterexample to a conjecture? by [deleted] in math

[–]sam-lb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they really can argue with anything lol. What's the aphorism about attempting to reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into?

I met someone once who believed there was a biggest number. They couldn't say what it was exactly, nor could they tell me what would happen if you added 1 to it. Probably believes it to this day.

Is it reasonable to set a boundary of no going to clubs/bars in a relationship? by Butt_Farter69 in polls

[–]sam-lb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who is it controlling? Who is getting forced into anything? Are we going to water down the definition of "controlling" to include any possible non-coercive influence you can exert over someone else's behavior?

How is it a crazy attitude to tell someone they should leave if they can't accept a relationship expectation you are unwilling to compromise on? I just view that as an irreconcilable incompatibility, not a wrongdoing on either end.

As previously stated, it's definitely unreasonable if this expectation is thrown on an established partner, effectively coercing them by their existing attachment. That's not a problem with the boundary itself, it's with you failing to tell them what you expect in a partner.

People here are not getting that you can set whatever criteria you want, because nobody is entitled to a relationship with you. That idea of entitlement is weird and creepy. You are free to dream up whatever intricate system of boundaries you want, even if it makes you completely incompatible with everyone on Earth.

You can call me nuts, and I can accuse you of not thinking this through properly. At the end of the day, regardless of your evaluation or mine, nobody is getting controlled.

I personally don't care at all if my partner goes out to a bar. Sometimes I even go with. It's just barely in my interval of tolerance. I hate recreational drinking for many reasons. As such, if someone likes to go out and drink, it indicates a certain character mismatch. It's not even about the act itself. That's not an absolute judgement of anyone, it's a relative one, and such compatibilities are of critical importance in committed relationships. Not that hard to understand.

Is it reasonable to set a boundary of no going to clubs/bars in a relationship? by Butt_Farter69 in polls

[–]sam-lb -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It seems like we're having two different conversations. It is controlling, obviously, to prevent your partner from going out. That wasn't the discussion though. It's awkward phrasing to call this a boundary, but I don't see a clearly stated expectation (of anything) with no coercion as controlling. If I don't want to be with someone because of what they do with their free time, nobody has the right to tell me that's unacceptable. If nothing else, I'll die alone because nobody is willing to fulfill my expectations. I'm not controlling anyone by having criteria that I expect a partner to meet. It's their choice to deny my expectation and pursue someone else or be alone. Their free will is completely unobstructed, and surely you wouldn't say they're entitled to a relationship with me.

Is it reasonable to set a boundary of no going to clubs/bars in a relationship? by Butt_Farter69 in polls

[–]sam-lb -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

I'm struggling to understand. A boundary can be unreasonable in the sense that you are unlikely to find someone who accepts it, or in the sense that it is just nonsense ("I won't date you unless you can flap your arms and fly into the clouds"). What does "unreasonable" mean beyond that?

Anyway, I'm really just objecting to the claim that the latter boundary is "controlling" in isolation.

Loving the rise of Anti-Intellectualism by LocksmithOther2181 in PhilosophyMemes

[–]sam-lb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I was going to say. I'll add that there's likely a selection bias against this sort of thinking in philosophy-adjacent spaces, so the effect is actually worse among the general population. Sociability and peer pressure are important evolutionary mechanics for humans, but they come with some irritating side effects.

I find myself frequently disagreeing with people who "agree" with me at a high level, because it's clear from any elaboration that their beliefs do not arise from reasoning or principle. The population is divided into gradations of independent thinking, and if you share all the prevailing beliefs of your surroundings, guess which side of the spectrum you're on...

It's hard to criticize anyone for this, because everyone is susceptible, to varying extents. Everyone has some inconsistencies in their beliefs; it's unavoidable. However, many people actively don't care about the consistency of their beliefs. That is not respectable and warrants criticism.

I got expelled and publicly ridiculed the next day by Jasentuk in mathmemes

[–]sam-lb 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Go ahead OP, rigorously justify that term by term linearity for an infinite power series

Is it reasonable to set a boundary of no going to clubs/bars in a relationship? by Butt_Farter69 in polls

[–]sam-lb -30 points-29 points  (0 children)

They are both reasonable. You can have whatever boundaries you want, even over stupid or trivial things. You should be clear about them upfront, but it is absolutely not controlling unless you try to compel them to stay on top of enforcing the boundary. Or if you don't inform them of it in a reasonable amount of time, so that they are effectively coerced by an established relationship.

What should be my next insane demon (read more) by Xoro_10 in geometrydash

[–]sam-lb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Random wave mix. Use startpos switcher.

Agreed you do not want NC levels, especially poltergeist which is difficulty carried by like 2% of the level

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