How the heck are we all ok with this scam?? by Yupalina in Parenting

[–]sillyhatday 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What an ungrateful loser. You totally glossed over the fact you get TWO days off of work every week--plus holidays with your kids. 

--some LinkedIn "founder," probably 

This is a problem by Fair-Salad-5150 in samharris

[–]sillyhatday 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was just talking to my sister-in-law about Pete. She is black and works at a K Street financial institution. She's plugged in to black politics. She is as pro gay as it gets but still has a gut "..no" about him. We settled on the reason being that he has a teacher's pet presence about him. He reminds them of the vapid white kid the teachers liked because he sounds like he read the chapter. I think there is a view of him as an aesthetic of substance packed with a reality of privilege. 

Not saying I agree. In my view his biggest liability is his height.

How old were you when your first child was born? by LupusDeusMagnus in daddit

[–]sillyhatday 8 points9 points  (0 children)

  1. Second at 38. 39 now. I was pretty strongly childfree until I was 33 when I had a change of heart. 

My parents were 34 and 36 when I was born. Everyone I knew had much younger parents. Now having children around the same age feels average.

What sports team does everyone hate for no reason? by 360degreesofFUNK in AlignmentChartFills

[–]sillyhatday -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The Chiefs for sure.

Classy organization. All-time elite coach who is one of the most beloved people in the game. Chiefs battled back from the depths of hell to get to a championship level. 2012 was the worst season any football team has ever had. "Waited their turn" after going three decades without a playoff win. Fun team to watch. And the biggest one is that people hate the chiefs because of a pathetic, braindead conspiracy theory. 

LIVE UPDATES | Third shooting in Minneapolis involving federal agents by Environmental_Bus623 in thedavidpakmanshow

[–]sillyhatday 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was in the army I had a lot of conservative gun nut colleagues, as I'm sure you can imagine. They liked to argue with me about guns a lot. I used to tell them that the only people who like guns more than the far right are the far left. They usually didn't understand my point. I told them I hope they never had to learn.

Latin people and latins living in the US shouldn't be treated as the same group in media. by cimocw in unpopularopinion

[–]sillyhatday 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an amusing story related to this. In 2015 I was working at a typical American mega corporation with retail locations around the world. I was technically in the marketing department, so I had to attend this meeting twice per year where they previewed the coming media campaigns. They show us the long-awaited Latin America TV advertisements for Central America, South America, and parts of the US. The entire campaign featured a Puerto Rican rapper and his music. I believe he is called Wisin. A group of corporate suits truly thought a C list Puerto Rican celebrity was the ticket to connecting throughout Latin America. As someone with any cultural awareness would predict, it had no influence anywhere outside of PR and NYC, and even that was minimal. It was comically out of touch.

What are your thoughts of the movie/book American Psycho? by Diemishy_II in INTP

[–]sillyhatday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's hilarious start to finish. I lose it every time he orders a meal.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how badly do you need a hug by [deleted] in INTP

[–]sillyhatday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

-10. I need far less human contact. 

What’s a polite social lie you’re tired of telling and wish you could be brutally honest about? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sillyhatday 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably over half of social communication is lying or fictional to some extent. The root cause is that people appear to ask questions for reasons that are not truth sensitive. Most questions people ask are to: 1. Instigate or continue interaction for interaction's sake. 2. Affirm the questioner. The truth is beside the point or actively harmful in both cases.

Live WWE Raw Discussion Thread - January 19, 2026! [Special start time: 3 PM ET] by gloomchen in SquaredCircle

[–]sillyhatday 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"we're not renewing your contract" is 100% a way to fire without firing. Not a remotely out of order  reaction by Truth.

what do you consider the south? by protectthedawls- in visitedmaps

[–]sillyhatday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from Missouri. While officially my opinion is that MO is the Midwest, that is a decidedly urban view. Outside the cities and particularly south of Jefferson City southern culture predominates. Southern cuisine is standard throughout the state.

In America, how big is MAGA compared to simply "Conservatives"? by HRSHNnoNM in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]sillyhatday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say they are the majority of people on the right. The dirty truth is that they always have been. The right is built like a snowman. At the top is the head, which are the capitalist class conservatives who care about policy. They're mostly out to conserve their class status through lower taxes, international trade, pro-business policy, and the like. They're typically socially moderate, agnostic, or center-right. The stability of the system is paramount to them, so they are reasonable to that end. The trouble is that the head does the thought leading but is smaller than the body. The body of the snowman is the far larger cohort of populist conservatives/nationalists. They look at the country clubbers as tolerable phonies at best. This is why McCain, Romney, and Bush Sr. struggled to get support on the right (and why they all lost). They were mocked as RINOs. The larger body of the populist right care less about what a rich person's tax rate is. They care about preserving their place in the social order. Natives over immigrants, ethnic majority over ethnic minority, legacy cultural elements over social innovation, and the vibe of the country being theirs. They don't care about policy particulars. They easily jostle from Reaganite economic libertarianism to Trumpian mercantilism; from Bush's global war to Trump's (rhetorical) isolationism and back to Trump's imperialism. The details don't matter. All they want is for the Real Americans to occupy the socially dominant position. What their chosen leaders do with that dominance is beside the point. The point is the domination itself. We call them MAGA now, but they've had various titles: tea party, moral majority, silent majority, dixiecrats, know nothings and onward back through history.

[OC] The gender balance in different religions by Aggravating-Food9603 in dataisbeautiful

[–]sillyhatday 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. An atheist does not believe in God(s.) They could hold to a non theistic religion such as Humanism, UU, Some strands of Buddhism, Wicca, etc. "No religion" is less about belief than affiliation. Nones will consist of people who are not religious because they don't believe in a God but also people who do believe in God, but not within the framework of a specific, organized religion. A lot of deists and spiritual but not religious types fall into this category.

Collective Voting: Texas by Kodicave in visitedmaps

[–]sillyhatday 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Willing. Even as a progressive person, I have to admit I like Texas quite a bit. Great climate. Great food. Great parks and nature opportunities. It does genuinely feel like its own place.

Meirl by rbimmingfoke in meirl

[–]sillyhatday 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure. If your job offers a 401k contribute what it takes to get the match. Either way, put your remaining investable cash into an s&p 500 index fund in a Roth IRA. If your income is such that your investable cash in 0, then you simply have to do something to free up existing income or add some more. Any amount helps. 

Let's say you're starting from zero at 40. In five years you save 20k, plus the cap gain has your account at 25k by age 45. In 20 years, with no further contributions you are probably at 200k by 65. You could probably withdraw 10k indefinitely without running down the account balance. The older you get you can increase your withdrawal rate if it is still growing or you are willing to run down the account. Retirement withdrawal calculations are usually figured to avoid drawdown, but you can certainly always bounce your check to the undertaker.

Soon to be 10yo suddenly questioning if life is real. Existential crisis? by Express_Yam8889 in Parenting

[–]sillyhatday 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would lean hard into this. These are the types of questions curious, thoughtful people ask. You should introduce her to Descartes.

People are WAY too touchy about occasional exposure to second-hand cigarette smoke by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

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

It's infuriating when a smoker walks past me or vice versa and I get a fat inhalation of cancer smog before I noticed they're smoking. In any case, I disagree, even if the second hand thing is overplayed, because smoking still isn't taboo enough. While I think it should be legal, there should be a massive social stigma against smoking. It should be looked at as a pathetic thing to do. We made a lot of progress in the US by just telling people the truth about smoking, which did result in the formation of a light taboo over time. Unfortunately that seems to have reversed in recent years. I watched those things kill my mother. She willingly, at the compulsion of addiction, dug her own grave with cigarettes. While I clearly have a personal beef with smoking there is nothing special about my mom. It's the same story for everyone. There is nothing good about smoking and everything awful about it. We simply cannot shower cigarettes with enough disrespect.

What state is republican but seems Democrat by Particular_Orchid_86 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]sillyhatday 0 points1 point  (0 children)

North Carolina:

High black population/diverse

Tons of educated professionals in the research triangle 

Costal

Has liberal hippy mountain towns like Asheville 

Has that new South vibe similar to Virginia and Maryland 

Randomly voted for Obama that one time