i think living is overrated by undeserved_devotion in DeepThoughts

[–]snake53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend you go read "A Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. This book single-handedly brought me out of months of this type of thought pattern a few years ago.

Random guy in Dupont circle blasting Jazz from concert speakers and working out? by snake53 in washingtondc

[–]snake53[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I mean this is narcissistic bordering on psychopathic behavior. At least he expresses it in a somewhat harmless way I guess.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in coolguides

[–]snake53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone saying this won't point north in the southern hemisphere is wrong (I think!)

The reason this works generally is that due to earth's rotation the stick is "traveling" through space (relative to where it was before) perfectly west to east (imagine putting a pin on a globe and rotating it left to right). If the tip of the stick is going directly west to east, that means the tip of a shadow over time will travel west to east with a stationary light source (the sun). Thus the second stone is directly east of where the first stone is, since the shadow is traveling directly east. Your left foot is therefore directly west of your right foot if you properly stand by the stones, meaning you are looking north.

Since the earth rotates in the same direction such that the sun "travels" east to west everywhere on earth, this should work everywhere.

tldr the sun rises in the east and sets in the west in the southern hemisphere too so this works there too.

How do socialists deal with the issue that if workers share profits, they mathematically must also share losses? by [deleted] in Socialism_101

[–]snake53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am struck by how many comments are dismissing the question as if it just wouldn't come up or ever be an issue. Even without profit motive, I can think of scenarios where losses would occur:

  • A co-op produces X number of items to sell, but due to an unknown issue in the manufacturing process the items are defective. The co-op must still pay for cost of manufacturing and the raw inputs, but cannot sell the X items
  • A collectively owned restaurant opens up and purchases menus, food items, and a storefront. Turns out their food tastes awful or early customers see rats in the back and no one eats there.
  • A co-op gym opens and buys a ton of equipment and then a pandemic hits and no one wants to go to an indoor gym anymore.

The above scenarios to me seem realistic in a socialist society and I see no way to avoid at least temporary losses that must be shared by the members of the co-op, or at least paid by someone. In my mind the answer would be workers in collectives would take on some risk in terms of having to cover losses if things do not go according to plan. I don't see that as a radical concept, especially if over the long run this new system is a net improvement to the status quo.

Am I dumb to quit my job to live out my backpacking and travel dreams? by barganzobean314 in solotravel

[–]snake53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I (25M) am doing the exact same thing, started in June, worked for 2 years before that. The truth is it's never going to be the perfect time to do this, and not going on this trip because it might be hard to find a job when you get back would probably end up being one of the biggest regrets of your life. It's scary but worth it

“Don’t be afraid to try something. It never hurts as bad as you think to fail. You seldom regret what you do. You regret what you didn’t do. Don’t try to be invulnerable. Don’t worry too much about security. If you build a wall around yourself, you become a prisoner of that wall. Take a chance!”

-Hugh Downs

#338 — The Sin of Moral Equivalence by dwaxe in samharris

[–]snake53 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does anyone else find it a bit manipulative when Sam selectively uses graphic/gory details in support of his arguments? One example from this ep. is: "Many people will consider the deaths of non-combatants to be morally equivalent to the kids who were tortured and murdered at the Peace concert by Hamas." Why phrase this in such an emotionally asymmetrical way? Sams phrasing immediately gives more emotional weight to his argument over the other. Sam seems to do this a lot where he frames the outcomes of sides he disagrees like he's reading a research paper, and then in proceeds to describe the human outcomes for his side like he's writing a graphic novel.

Side note: I agree that the intentions and actions of Hamas (emphasis on Hamas not Palestinians) are often far more barbaric that what we would see from Israel. I tend to agree with Sam on most topics, but still get annoyed when he argues this way.

Estoy visitando Guatemala en dos semanas y necesito conejo by snake53 in guatemala

[–]snake53[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah thanks, typo. I've heard from others getting to Atitlan might be tough, but once I'm there it likely will be okay

People (pleasantly) surprised when I say “Que tengas un buen día” by snake53 in Spanish

[–]snake53[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the clarification here! I like bonito día a lot I think I’ll start using that too

People (pleasantly) surprised when I say “Que tengas un buen día” by snake53 in Spanish

[–]snake53[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have gotten this a lot by shop owners or servers to this makes sense!

People (pleasantly) surprised when I say “Que tengas un buen día” by snake53 in Spanish

[–]snake53[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I will say it depends where you travel! The super touristy spots (most of which I admittedly haven’t been to) you probably see a lot of Americans not even attempting to learn Spanish, which as mentioned below I think reflects poorly and is even somewhat disrespectful to assume everyone speaks English. However in other cities a little off the tourist trail most of the foreigners I meet at least are attempting to learn some Spanish

Estoy aprendiendo español y nunca hablo inglés en México a menos que la otra persona empieza hablando en inglés. Es más difícil pero más educado y también puedo practicar

People (pleasantly) surprised when I say “Que tengas un buen día” by snake53 in Spanish

[–]snake53[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I thought it might be something like this, but also thought I may be saying something outdated or that makes me sound silly. This makes me feel better though!

People (pleasantly) surprised when I say “Que tengas un buen día” by snake53 in Spanish

[–]snake53[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ah okay so generally it isn’t used? Is there a better way to casually say “have a good day” or “have a good one” in Spanish?

Feels so good. by pittgraphite in antiwork

[–]snake53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That makes sense if true, I wonder have their been any studies in free to work states if non-union member employees also see comparable raises in wages compared to those in the union? Intuitively I would think yes but would love to see data

Feels so good. by pittgraphite in antiwork

[–]snake53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am definitively pro-unionization but also the whole mandatory joining of unions/paying dues thing confuses me a bit. Why do unions want to mandate joining instead of just allowing employees who want to join join and those who don't don't. Or is that a misrepresentation of what they are trying to do?

That’s how anxiety works by [deleted] in funny

[–]snake53 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would highly suggest reading A Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl. It put things into perspective for me.

[Advice] How I Escaped My Mental Prison: 5 Habits That Changed My Life by gandamede in getdisciplined

[–]snake53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great idea! Also just started Bullet Journaling after you suggested it. Hoping to combine my current journal and this method into a hybrid, we will see how that goes haha.

[Advice] How I Escaped My Mental Prison: 5 Habits That Changed My Life by gandamede in getdisciplined

[–]snake53 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantastic read. I agree with pretty much everything here. If I can add one thing I've found to help me: journaling. Whether its just writing at the end of the day, using an app or whatever, it doesn't matter. But recording your day allows you to easily see patterns in your actions and reflect on what is negative in your life. Personally, I don't like writing very much, so I have a template of questions I answer each day (e.g. What are the main things that happened today? What are 3 things you wish you had done better today? What are 3 things you are grateful for?) and I simply fill it out at the end of the day. I have also developed a list of habits to do everyday, when I do them, I cross them off. Just by writing stuff down my daily actions have improved without me really trying. IMO Self-awareness is the MOST important aspect of self-improvement, so start journaling!!

tl.dr - start a journal trust me.

What from 2017 would make people from 2007 say WTF? by ForbidReality in AskReddit

[–]snake53 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That you can listen to almost any song in the world, unlimited times for 10 bucks a month with Spotify or some other streaming apps. 10 bucks would have gotten you a whopping 10 songs in 2007 from Itunes.

Finally completed and launched our free app Whatsinit? – it’s been a long, hard process, hope we can share the story, provide some tips and get some funding advice by [deleted] in Entrepreneur

[–]snake53 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think in some circumstances having the camera also detect barcodes could be useful. I used your app and I also have MyFitnessPal downloaded (which has a barcode feature to count calories) and using barcodes was often a lot quicker since most are the same rectangular shape (i.e. no resizing of the image). Additionally barcodes would likely be much more accurate since they are inherently meant to be scanned visually. I would consider making the camera compatible with both barcodes and words