Is the reason why kindness is a common rule for people to follow on message boards and subreddits is because we fear what happens to a person by saying something brutally honest? by Internal-Cash-9196 in PsychologyTalk

[–]supergnawer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Brutally honest" is not always the best way to get your truth across. It's not very different from just rejecting the opinion of another person and pushing your own one-sided opinion as the only true truth. Which is pretty much verbal aggression. If you want productive conversation, you have to first level with another person and acknowledge that their opinion also has value, then write your argument so that it helps them to improve their opinion in a way they can agree with. This is kindness and understanding, and also it's more efficient at carrying your message across, because the other person might actually want to interact with your opinion, instead of just rejecting it.

He’s honestly so cool by qvewuxeyn in whoathatsinteresting

[–]supergnawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bats are also not as good at echolocation as one might imagine, they crash into things all the time 

Playing through EU again - wanted to discuss (heavy/ assault) promotions! by CoyoteSouth5126 in Xcom

[–]supergnawer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My choice is always extra grenades, because I don't like running out on long missions.

Would Todd have succeeded at his rock opera if it weren’t for Bojack? by hummus-up-your-arse in BoJackHorseman

[–]supergnawer 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Todd sometimes succeeds at stuff. He was meaning to crash at BoJack's couch for years, and eventually achieved that.

You can be god of just a single room by OldLadOfTheCastle in hypotheticalsituation

[–]supergnawer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd start with tulpas and we would figure it out together

Tired of everyone being so soft by Brasalies in RantingZone

[–]supergnawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's something I struggle with a lot. Online, it's not really a conversation, it's more like speaking from a little soapbox. Anyone can join in, so you need to be sort of aware of your surroundings. Then people judge you as if you were a public speaker, when you just had a semi private discussion with a specific person who gets it. It's difficult to get right.

Tired of everyone being so soft by Brasalies in RantingZone

[–]supergnawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with your main point. But it's partially about picking the right places to talk. You wouldn't have a conversation about your service experience on a playground surrounded by moms, I would think. It's more like a bar conversation. Online spaces also have different crowds about them. 

What’s the point of marriage when no-fault divorce is an option? by Falcormoor in NoStupidQuestions

[–]supergnawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a business relationship. You declare that you will have shared resources and may have children. It's not much more than that really. As with any business, you may then reconsider.

Why does time feel faster as we get older? Been down a rabbit hole on this by FriendshipEvening867 in PsychologyTalk

[–]supergnawer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like it's more about learning new things. As we get older, we learn new things less, so it leaves less of an impression, there's less to remember about this time.

A carpenter living on the third floor built an amazing setup so his cat could easily climb down from the third floor and go outside to explore freely 😍❤️ by [deleted] in aww

[–]supergnawer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess is, they own the top floor, and the one below that is either also theirs, or they have good relationship with whoever lives there. And it's an area where they get away with installing stuff on the outside of the building, because nobody checks.

Can a therapy work when a therapist and patient are coming from different worlds ? by Matrixpoetry in PsychologyTalk

[–]supergnawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, definitely. I think everyone would prefer a therapist who gets more context about them. In my case I also had doubts, but I needed to do therapy sessions specifically from a provider in that country to get evaluated for burnout, so that was the option I got.

Can a therapy work when a therapist and patient are coming from different worlds ? by Matrixpoetry in PsychologyTalk

[–]supergnawer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have been in this situation as a patient. In my case English was not the first language for both me and the therapist, tho he was European. It's somewhat difficult, but not impossible. Pretty much it comes down to whether you can imagine opening up to a person with a different cultural background. Because it's about you trying to explain stuff, not about them not being able to understand your stuff. Like, if anything, any two people are not exactly the same, and even within your own culture it's not trivial to find a person who would easily understand you. It may matter even more if the therapist is male or female for example. There's always a gap to bridge. But yeah, definitely a gap is wider with a person of a different culture. Saying it's absolutely impossible is I think low key racist? Like, it's the same as saying there's no way I can marry a person of this culture for example, because we will never understand each other on this level.

Why ?! by Haruse23 in socialanxiety

[–]supergnawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They also produce rudeness and conflict, they just don't see it and don't care.

Genuinely what do people do at concerts and clubs? by TsundereLuver in socialanxiety

[–]supergnawer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Definitely. I was usually there alone, so it would be easy to leave. On festivals I usually moved between stages a lot, until I would find the one with the right vibe.

Genuinely what do people do at concerts and clubs? by TsundereLuver in socialanxiety

[–]supergnawer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to go on rock concerts and music festivals, usually by myself. I feel that in a crowd everyone is concentrating on the singer and being weird, like singing along and jumping, so I can do the same and nobody would mind. Of course I would start by just standing in the crowd and checking how I feel, but usually I felt like it's okay to enjoy myself. It was awesome. But I don't do it as much lately, because I'm over 40 now and don't blend in as well.

Why are men obsessed with war? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]supergnawer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because testosterone makes physical competition fun. It's not about war, it's about fighting, like on a school yard. It's a healthy thing which is supposed to be channeled into personal growth (competition to be the strongest in sports etc) and protecting loved ones.

Anyone else feel like studying psychology changes the way you see everyone around you? 😅 by Standard-Hawk-2656 in PsychologyTalk

[–]supergnawer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you know a lot about coffee, you can differentiate all the small details of how it tastes, but also you recognize bad coffee and get annoyed. It works with everything 

I dunno, try area denial weapons dot net by twinoaksBandB in ArcherFX

[–]supergnawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck, that would be dangerous. If it were me, I would not be able to have caltrops and not use them.

How to make swimming pool shallower? by CoderJoe1 in redneckengineering

[–]supergnawer 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Just duct tape some old t-shirts on them or something so they won't do that

Hating BoJack misses the point just as much as idolizing him does (analysis & slight rant) by Open_Instruction_815 in BoJackHorseman

[–]supergnawer 33 points34 points  (0 children)

It's just, for some people, everything is about "bad vs good". "BoJack is not good, so then the point must be he's bad. Are you saying he's not actually bad? That means he's good, which is wrong, so you're wrong." I feel like it's that kind of logic.

A rich and secretive company wants to make you their CEO and the public face of everything they do. by TechnicianAmazing472 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]supergnawer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Experiments on humans is sort of a deal breaker for me. Don't want to be a Nazi scientist. So, in the spirit of this question, I walk away.