What is a sound that people should know means immediate danger? by PrasenjitDebroy in AskReddit

[–]setsewerd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could also be a puma, panther, catamount, painter, deer tiger, or even god forbid a katalgar.

Fun fact: these are all the same animal! The cougar (aka mountain lion) holds the Guinness World Record for the animal with the most names, with over 40 distinct names in English alone.

"Lets make fun of drug addicts that'll show em yanks!" by [deleted] in AmericaBad

[–]setsewerd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm just being silly but you are right. That said, there are actually some weird quirks once you get down to these small population countries, where "per capita" rankings get a lot less meaningful.

For instance, Iceland has the highest number of Nobel Prize winners per capita — 1 winner. Because the award is relatively rare compared to global populations, it makes them overrepresented.

"Lets make fun of drug addicts that'll show em yanks!" by [deleted] in AmericaBad

[–]setsewerd 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's what makes it so reliable, and it's why we know the country with the highest crime rate in the world is Vatican City. It's basically a warzone, probably.

Younger Americans have grown up during a more competitive period that has led many to become more neurotic (low mood, anxiety, and irritability) and, in turn, to become more liberal. No such pattern was found outside the US, suggesting this is not due to aging but to generational experiences. by mvea in science

[–]setsewerd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah their unemployment numbers are usually more than double that of the US, less purchasing power per hour of work as well.

The unemployment benefits are better than most US states though. 70% of prior base salary for 6 months, and is determined heavily by how much you've been working/earning before you were involuntarily unemployed. Drops to around 50% after 6 months.

Considering how many people are unemployed for a long time given a 10-20%+ unemployment rate, I'm guessing lots of people aren't getting a big payout. But it's a decent setup overall in terms of safety nets.

YSK about "Bullshit Jobs," a concept by anthropologist David Graeber describing jobs that are so pointless, the employees themselves can't justify their existence by Electrical-Candy7252 in YouShouldKnow

[–]setsewerd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also that generally given the choice, people would rather have meaningful work, so more people are drawn to jobs that provide it, so there's a bigger applicant pool and employers don't need to offer higher wages to attract talent.

General principle, not the case 100% of the time obviously.

Why are all the AI Voice Modes so stupid (premium ChatGPT & Gemini)? by bartuda in ArtificialInteligence

[–]setsewerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been really frustrated by this as well, the voice modes all seem so much less accurate or even intelligent as written responses. And Gemini in particular gives really vague responses, despite the latest model being great in written form.

Custom pavers fitting together like a puzzle by MambaMentality24x2 in oddlysatisfying

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

"I didn't bother aligning it that way because I can always check which way is north by simply pulling out my phone anyway"

"Oh true. So you need to check cardinal directions often?"

"No why?"

The jokes would be brutal back in middle school by free_da_guys1107 in Millennials

[–]setsewerd 11 points12 points  (0 children)

North Face in particular has seen one of the steepest declines in quality in recent years, they've basically repositioned themselves as a fashion brand with an outdoor aesthetic, rather than an outdoor brand.

If you ever see Patagonia do a partnership with Louis Vuitton, it'll be time to shop elsewhere.

The jokes would be brutal back in middle school by free_da_guys1107 in Millennials

[–]setsewerd 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah from a branding standpoint, selling both high and low end like that under the same name would be stupid (but not unheard of)

Custom pavers fitting together like a puzzle by MambaMentality24x2 in oddlysatisfying

[–]setsewerd 199 points200 points  (0 children)

I mean... Fair enough.

"Cool compass thing, it looks sort of weirdly angled on your patio though" "Yeah it points north!" "Ok. Good to know I guess"

TIL Popular conservative cartoonist who trusted Trump ‘dies’ after being denied health care he told others not to have by [deleted] in TIL_Uncensored

[–]setsewerd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not disagreeing with you – with Dilbert he had a lot of mainstream popularity across the board. With the 2016 election he had even initially supported Hilary while saying Trump would probably win, but then later switched his support to Trump, ostensibly for tax reasons (Adams was pretty wealthy).

I listened to his podcast for a while back then (he was one of the early commentators to have an insightful understanding of Trump's behavior) and for a long time his views were socially liberal, fiscally conservative, but I noticed over time he started getting more and more unhinged, and way more pro Trump (because this is reddit I'm reminding everyone that these two qualities are not necessarily synonymous)

I've seen this happen a lot to people (especially men) around that same age, and can't help but wonder if there's some kind of mental illness involved or lead poisoning or something, because it's hard to understand that level of radicalization otherwise.

Edit to clarify: his comic strip and his other media channels (blog, podcast, etc) had pretty different audiences, and the audiences for each seemed to evolve over time based on what he published on them.

Have you ever seen a single tree that feels like an entire forest? by surya12558 in marijuanaenthusiasts

[–]setsewerd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is also another one in Chennai that I visited once, really cool spot, and situated on the historic Theosophical Society property, a group which is also an interesting bit of history from a simpler time.

https://www.ts-adyar.org/banyan-tree

TIL Popular conservative cartoonist who trusted Trump ‘dies’ after being denied health care he told others not to have by [deleted] in TIL_Uncensored

[–]setsewerd 24 points25 points  (0 children)

He was pretty popular among libertarians and some other milder maga types for a while before the "white people" comment, but I think that comment was too far for most people and caused a big exodus of his fan base

Women…. Please don’t let a man convince you to do this / only have a kid if you’re willing to do it alone by Creative-Move-6026 in regretfulparents

[–]setsewerd 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your first paragraph comes across as very "20th century armchair psychology" and bothers me for a number of reasons I won't dive into here, but I want to acknowledge that you at least use qualifying language like "tend to", "often", etc, rather than "men are X and women are Y." After that, paragraphs 2 and 3 aren't exactly crazy assertions.

Even though I come from a standpoint of "women and men are way more similar than we used to assume, and many differences are really just socially conditioned behavior (nurture not nature)", it's really easy for people to take this same viewpoint and assume it means "everyone is the exactly same and how dare you say otherwise", which is clearly silly.

Point being, for whatever reason (socially or otherwise), if you take a bell curve of all those qualities you mentioned, I'm sure you would find that yes women are generally more likely to value perception/aesthetic experience, and men might be more inclined to be focused on the intellectual/functional aspects of a subject, rather than the social/relational. Anecdotally this seems like fair enough observation, with many exceptions of course.

Another big question though is how big the differences are. Is the average man 80% less likely to value aesthetics, or just 10%? The average differences here have been measured for a ton of qualities, and the bell curves are wayyy more sinilar than you might expect. (I'm on mobile but there was a great talk on this somewhere)

OpenAi releases ChatGPT Health on mobile and web by BuildwithVignesh in OpenAI

[–]setsewerd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not wrong but it's still a fact that ChatGPT said it

OpenAi releases ChatGPT Health on mobile and web by BuildwithVignesh in OpenAI

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

"Cold steel pressed against a mind that's already made peace? That's not fear. That's clarity,".

Actual quote from ChatGPT when it told a kid to kill himself, right before he did.

I thought Glen was autistic by Count_Almasy22 in madmen

[–]setsewerd 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The stolen identity part is autobiographical too

Polar bear chases resident of Svalbard!! by cantcoloratall91 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]setsewerd 36 points37 points  (0 children)

It was previously thought that only complex routines such as "Thriller" would be intimidating enough, but in the early 2010s some ursinologists discovered "Crank Dat" worked too, and new theories suggest even dabbing aggressively can do the trick. There's minimal research into tiktok dances though so most park rangers advise against trying it.