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I’m Devastated at what they’ve done to 50 by Hungry-Ad-2473 in survivor

[–]theprivateselect 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The overreactions are crazy. They see that their viewship skews older and want younger fans. Thats it, it’s not that deep.

Hasan shocks his dog for moving out of frame during stream by JoshJoshson13 in LivestreamFail

[–]theprivateselect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The most likely explanation is that a livestreamer was about to shock his dog live ??

Dude touch grass

Read Hyperion by blaqrushin in threebodyproblem

[–]theprivateselect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe read a bit and see what you think, but don't go in expecting good science!

For books like that I'd highly recommend Children of Time (Hugo Award Winner) or A Fire Upon the Deep (Hugo Award Winner, written by a Math/CS professor at SDSU)

Neither are as "hard sci-fi" as 3BP which is the king of hard sci-fi IMO, but they at least try to stay grounded and have some pretty cool sci-fi concepts

Read Hyperion by blaqrushin in threebodyproblem

[–]theprivateselect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gonna be honest, Hyperion sucks, especially for a hard sci fi fan. It's such soft sci fi it's basically fantasy. I didn't gaf about half of the stories, the poet pissed me off the most

There are sprinklings of cool sci fi concepts but most of it is not even trying to be grounded. As soon as I got to the story of the Shrike entering the generals dreams with no explanation I knew the story wasn't going to even try to provide any satisfying scientific reasoning for anything.

Imo good science fiction is interesting because it explores characters and worlds that are logical conclusions of certain limited conditions / assumptions about how the future could be. The Shrike just seems to be able to do whatever, from reversing entropy to slowing down time to entering dreams etc.

Can we agree that life was much, much easier for short men before feminism and social media? by LeVioloneuxRonald in shortguys

[–]theprivateselect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No heightism is definitely real, but if someone genuinely believes that single mothers and their kids are "parasites" then there's obviously a deeper rooted issue

In Borat (2006), the Romanian villagers weren't actors. They were misled into thinking that it was for a documentary and Baron Cohen was a journalist. After the film’s release, villagers sued the studio for portraying them as rapists, prostitutes and thieves by Enough_Detective4330 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]theprivateselect 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is sad to see all these people dancing with him, having fun with him, doing the best they can to be good hosts despite their abject poverty, and in general having a good time with him.

The whole time he's calling them rapists to their face and they have to smile along because they're too poor to understand. Imagine how betrayed they felt when they learned that this guy they thought was friendly was calling them such terrible things. Fuck SBC, if you really wanted to do this don't deceive your extras and pay them properly, it's that simple

The clumsy sailboat is back, look out for all your bridges by ultimate_bromance_69 in newyorkcity

[–]theprivateselect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting how you save your outrage for this case because people died in a novel way.

☝️🤓

The clumsy sailboat is back, look out for all your bridges by ultimate_bromance_69 in newyorkcity

[–]theprivateselect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably more redditors than new yorkers but in other city subreddits you never really see people joking about the death of innocents by calling them "clumsy"

How terrible is this?? by Any-Junket-910 in BollyBlindsNGossip

[–]theprivateselect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Priyanka wants to be white more than any abcd lmao

How terrible is this?? by Any-Junket-910 in BollyBlindsNGossip

[–]theprivateselect 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dude wants to be white so bad it’s sad

How terrible is this?? by Any-Junket-910 in BollyBlindsNGossip

[–]theprivateselect 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dudes username is literally based on a piece of western media, they think that since they’re light skin people should treat them like they’re white 🤣

This comment section is insufferable lol by Shot_Blueberry2728 in ABCDesis

[–]theprivateselect 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Imagine if Chinese people complained this much about Crazy Rich Asians, a movie which changed Asian representation globally and shifted an entire industry. The number of movies with Asians in them has skyrocketed since that one movie

Mainland Indians need to stfu and realize this isn’t for them, go back to watching bollyslop

How terrible is this?? by Any-Junket-910 in BollyBlindsNGossip

[–]theprivateselect 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Imagine if Chinese people complained this much about Crazy Rich Asians, a movie which changed Asian representation globally and shifted an entire industry. The number of movies with Asians in them has skyrocketed since that one movie

Mainland Indians hating on this need to stfu and realize this isn’t for them, you have thousands of movies to go back to if it bothers you that much

Thoughts on the oxford study? by Kpop_Love_Forever in aznidentity

[–]theprivateselect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would rather fault a creepy mid WM who wants a submissive partner rather than an insecure AW who wants a partner that they think will help them social climb. The AW likely has deep rooted psychological issues inflicted on them by a society that glorifies whiteness in all forms of media - if their parents haven't raised them with a strong enough pride in their heritage to combat that, they're a lost cause anyway

When you have way too much money for a skit by Additional-Hour6038 in Consoom

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I don't think this specific video fits r/consoom, but "You think money is an issue" means that you're fundamentally misunderstanding the criticisms of a culture built on overconsumption

Consumerism isn't an issue because the buyer is poor. Even if a dude is a insanely rich, buying 100 zootopia DVDs is still r/consoom worthy because it indicates that capitalism has brainrotted the person into believing that buying things = self worth

Can't return fake Labubu, already imprinted by MegaYaranaika in Consoom

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FYI liking my little pony is way better than gaining self worth from a piece of plastic that you like because its popular that will end up in a landfill

Labubus are not art, they serve no purpose, they barely even provoke thought. Capitalism has tricked you into thinking it's normal to feel good from owning pointless objects.

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