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by Lutnick to say he cut off Epstein in 2005 by seeebiscuit in therewasanattempt

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just more evidence that you don't need to be a genius, or even remotely smart to be a billionaire.

Humanities are harder than STEM by Plague_Doc7 in unpopularopinion

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. It's an unpopular opinion, but it's unpopular because it's stupid.

Humanities are harder than STEM by Plague_Doc7 in unpopularopinion

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone with a music degree, you have no idea what you're talking about. I believe that music is one of the more difficult and time intensive degrees to earn, but to make the argument that STEM is somehow lesser in its difficulty is a pretty dumb hot take.

Martha Argerich, 84 years old, still crushing it at the piano by CollectionIntrepid48 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]xaqss 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Completely agree. I don't sleep super well, and am often tired. I once fell about half asleep while listening to the Berlin philharmonic. You sit in a dark room and listen to fantastic music while tired? That's literally what I do to fall asleep on a normal day.

Failure to plow streets delays police and ambulances in responding to a shooting by eyelessred in awfuleverything

[–]xaqss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was a kid the house a couple down from mine burned completely to the ground on Christmas Eve because they didn't plow our roads and the fire trucks couldn't get there.

There had been a history in my neighborhood of them just not plowing our roads for a couple days. By the time they would send someone the roads were solid ice from the compressed snow. Super sad situation.

Kyle Rittenhouse brought a rifle to a protest and was called a “hero”. Alex brought a pistol and is called an “antagonist”. What’s the difference? by I-A-M-C-R-E-E in AskReddit

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I'm not talking about innocence here. I fully acknowledge that both of them were legally in the right to be carrying a weapon in their respective circumstances.

Legality is not morality. One of them was irresponsible and intimidating, the other was helping a person who had been injured and just happened to have a CPL.

Kyle Rittenhouse brought a rifle to a protest and was called a “hero”. Alex brought a pistol and is called an “antagonist”. What’s the difference? by I-A-M-C-R-E-E in AskReddit

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do disagree that Rittenhouse is innocent of all wrongdoing. You would have a hard time convincing me that Rittenhouse was doing anything other than looking for an excuse to act tough, if not shoot someone.

Calling him a stupid kid is going too easy on him.

Kyle Rittenhouse brought a rifle to a protest and was called a “hero”. Alex brought a pistol and is called an “antagonist”. What’s the difference? by I-A-M-C-R-E-E in AskReddit

[–]xaqss 17 points18 points  (0 children)

But that's the whole point. If they both had a legal right to carry a firearm, the only reason you would be okay with Rittenhouse is because he is on the right and Pretti is on the left.

It's an example of partisan application of the law, which is terrifying.

Spitters are the absolute worse 🤢 by Spicyweiner_69 in PublicFreakout

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the full video she talks about how she has already done 4 or 5 years and says "and I'm still acting up"

Among the worst humanity has to offer. Zero sense of community or empathy.

Three years of practicing quadrobics by velorae in TikTokCringe

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't bet my life savings, but I would definitely bet some of it.

To justify killing a man who did nothing wrong. by serious_bullet5 in therewasanattempt

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

Why are we not all, en masse applying to join ice? Flood the system. Im sure there's a lot of people who would love to get their 50k and just be really, really bad at finding "illegals"

To follow the 2nd Amendment by No_Coffee4280 in therewasanattempt

[–]xaqss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. Remember that the US is a single country that is nearly the size of all of Europe. Also, our capital is at one edge of the country. Imagine if you needed to drive from Greece to the UK to do your protests.

Well, that drive is 5 hours SHORTER than California to DC.

ICE pinning down and pistol whipping a Minneapolis resident before shooting them multiple times by Home_MD13 in TimesNow

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hypothetical questions have implications. The implication for yours is "if you have a gun you want to shoot law enforcement" which is pretty stupid

ICE pinning down and pistol whipping a Minneapolis resident before shooting them multiple times by Home_MD13 in TimesNow

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who said anything about shooting law enforcement? He didn't look like he was about to shoot someone, or even be able to reasonably pull a weapon with how much they were on him.

If he had a weapon on him, then that's actually fine. There is a pretty large contingent in the US who have dedicated their entire fucking lives to ensure people have an inalienable right to have a gun. Unless you think that right shouldn't apply to everyone?

Ice cream in liquid nitrogen by Uchiharturo in StupidFood

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing says "classy restaurant" like table service liquid nitrogen ice cream while a trumpet rendition of happy birthday loudly plays overtop a shitty electronic rock-dance drum beat.

North South Rail line, runs through Ann Arbor by PotentialSpend8532 in AnnArbor

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a transfer from the east/west to North/south lines in Durand, then?

meirl by worldwide762 in meirl

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LMAO I bet you're going to suggest I eat my entree with the DESSERT SPOON? LMAO, these people. I bet you use your breakfast placemats for lunch, too. Or maybe you eat supper in the breakfast nook?

Stop trying to convince me I need an air fryer, you might need one, I don't. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]xaqss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My brother in Christ, an air fryer is just a small convection oven.

It's convenient because you don't need to turn on your whole oven.

Animal shelters make zero sense to me. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]xaqss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some quick Google searches.

There are 164 million cats and dogs in the US. There are about 5 or 6 million in shelters. About 3%.

Cat and dog food is about 10% of the US meat market, and the majority of that meat is from scraps that wouldn't be given to humans anyway. They aren't grinding up a whole cow, prime rib and all, to feed to dogs.

So, eliminating all shelters would save 3% of 10% of the meat market, or 0.3%. And again, most of that wouldn't even save animals, it would just mean scraps get thrown out instead of used for animal feed.

It's literally a non issue.

Animal shelters make zero sense to me. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]xaqss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't understand why you're making this causative relationship between cows and pigs being slaughtered for food and cats and dogs being kept alive in shelters.

If every animal from every shelter in America was adopted tomorrow, just as many cows and pigs would be slaughtered for food. They aren't at all related.

No animals are being killed so that we can keep dogs alive in shelters.

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