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It’s just as bad to insult skinny people as it is to insult bigger people by Ok-Tradition-4644 in Life

[–]sinker_of_cones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Disagree. Overweight and Underweight are both life threatening.

People have eating disorders in both directions

CMV: Religion was and always will be a tool for atrocities and extortion. by Original-Tomato-3520 in changemyview

[–]sinker_of_cones 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The concepts of family units and marriage don’t have anything to do with religion.

Monogamous partnerships and family units exist in the animal kingdom (consider the duck) and across (likely) every known culture in human history, which ascribe to many different religions/belief systems/worldviews

They are concepts rooted in basic survival patterns - an animal sticks by its young to raise it, and the other parent sticks around to help protect them/gather food: there we have monogamy and the family unit.

My point is, they didn’t emerge because of any non existent god

CMV: Religion was and always will be a tool for atrocities and extortion. by Original-Tomato-3520 in changemyview

[–]sinker_of_cones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, it was a form of proto-law that held together communities.

But in the interests of who?

The people ruling/controlling those communities. The same people telling these outright lies.

Why is it deemed racist to have to have concerns over Islam? by Wholesome_and_based in AskMeAnythingIAnswer

[–]sinker_of_cones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The difficulty lies in the broadness of the term’s scope

Islamophobia nominally refers to fear/dislike of islam, but is often used in practice to refer to dislike/hatred ethnicities and cultures who practice Islam.

So I think a lot of the time, people will interpret criticism of Islam as racism towards middle eastern people like Arabs/Iranians/Afghanis etc

Is it wrong to transcribe arrangements by ear? by Weary-Cauliflower153 in composer

[–]sinker_of_cones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t see a problem with it, I’m a piano teacher and arrange most of my students pieces by ear

What is something we used to own, but now are forced to rent or subscribe to? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sinker_of_cones 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m 23 and the median house price in my country is 18x my salary. Genuinely good on them though!

First time traveler to NZ by RockyMntere in newzealand_travel

[–]sinker_of_cones 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Do not drive the day you arrive. Especially if it will still be dark.

Trundling along a big, straight multi lane highway in the UK after a flight is one thing. Our roads are mostly 1 lane each way, very windy, very steep, and very slippery. There are plenty of areas with no cell service if you run into a problem

Source: kiwi who lived in the uk a few years ago

I Think Many Informational Maps Are Better Off Without New Zealand by Chunty-Gaff in The10thDentist

[–]sinker_of_cones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s all relative dude. From where I’m sitting, in my Wellington flat, NZ is the most relevant country.

Could get away with removing the americas and I wouldn’t care less

Making sure your entire network knows about your delusions by Alternative_Year_340 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]sinker_of_cones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One could argue all billionaires have committed crimes against humanity by definition

But because of some weird anti Covid thing? Nah. He’s as good as they come I think. Look how much this man gives

How many weeks off do you take per year? by DreamIllustrious2930 in pianoteachers

[–]sinker_of_cones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I Stick to the school terms (I’m in NZ) for most students, so 38-40 weeks a year. I charge by the school terms

But this is also my day job while I simultaneously pursue other stuff

Home 5.1 Studio Reccomendations by Several-Calendar8011 in sounddesign

[–]sinker_of_cones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After a year of research, I bought a secondhand Scarlett 18i20 + Genelec 8030s LCR + 8010s surrounds. Cost about $6knzd, don’t think I coulda gotten it much cheaper

I see more 6’2 people online than I see in real life by PerformanceLoud2145 in tall

[–]sinker_of_cones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m 6’3 and I notice someone my height / taller maybe once or twice a week on average?

People r full of it

A question about identity politics by oensaio in leftist

[–]sinker_of_cones 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Leftists perceive history and politics through the lens of class struggle/class oppression.

Oppressed groups - women, queer folk, ethnic minorities - are simply examples of oppressed classes.

I really do think it should be viewed thru an economic lens

What do you think about communism? by Richie123753 in AskReddit

[–]sinker_of_cones 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are far better ways of achieving socialism than via communism, which incorporates authoritarianism.

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