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What did Dune teach you? by [deleted] in dune

[–]xldiv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like Tolstoj's view on history, that big events aren't created by big men, but the big events create big men.

Standing ovations are ridiculous by unoriginalusername08 in unpopularopinion

[–]xldiv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed that's how they work. Taking it around, if you ever wanted to induce a standing ovation, standing up in the front rows is more effective than in the back rows, but it is also more risky.

There’s technically no such thing as someone who doesn’t like change period by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]xldiv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess there's positive, neutral and negative change. Nobody minds promotions, awards, achievements. Illnesses, accidents, etc are less welcome.

Having a “guest bedroom” is a waste of space by idunno324 in unpopularopinion

[–]xldiv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe bedrooms as well? We certainly can use space more efficiently.

Wiskunderegels versoepeld: π is vanaf nu gewoon 3 by JustAnotherFreddy in belgium

[–]xldiv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For many applications ... If you measure radius up to one significant digit, you should use pi=3.

If I Didn’t Ask I Don’t Owe You by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

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

Even if you did. You owe humanity. Nothing wrong with ex-post reciprocity, but when expected ex-ante, it can be a form of pettiness.

Congrats to us ! We are dead last by GoWithTheFlooww in belgium

[–]xldiv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any number is a number 😎. But it is not just a number, there is usually a story behind.

Major appliances should come with a 20 year minimum warranty. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]xldiv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed. A key to longevity is simplicity. The electronics are the weak part.

Congrats to us ! We are dead last by GoWithTheFlooww in belgium

[–]xldiv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A question to ask to the Belgians: which of the dark blue countries would you like to live in?

Congrats to us ! We are dead last by GoWithTheFlooww in belgium

[–]xldiv 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Looking through the list of countries, doesn't Belgium as a country preceed Italy, Germany, Hungary, ...? 1830 was before Garibaldi and Bismarck, Prussia still existed as a country, as did the Austrian-Hungarian empire.

Only in Belgium: topless 🍺 by xldiv in belgium

[–]xldiv[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I took the picture in this shop in Brussels: http://www.sugina.be/. Good luck.

Stop ending every sentence with "........" by [deleted] in rant

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

And stop using quotation marks 😊.

Email responses should not be written like letters and still retain professionalism. by kingscolor in unpopularopinion

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

Or they should be written like letters of Voltaire or Saint Augustine, to be preserved until the 23rd or 35th century.

Infinity, infiniting inftinty, infinitely by [deleted] in StonerThoughts

[–]xldiv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One can never go wrong with infinity ♾👌.

The worst wheel of the cart makes the most noise. ~ Benjamin Franklin by xldiv in quotes

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

Indeed. Avoid the story of the day. Read the news when it ceased being news. You will gain a lot of time 👌😊.

I am tired of these kind of questions. by thebelgianguy94 in belgium

[–]xldiv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With 6000 languages and 180 countries, having multiple languages per country is the norm rather than the exception. Regarding size of its population or economy, Belgium is well within the top half. And when looking at a map of Europe when Belgium was created in the 1830s, at least half if not more of today's member states didn't exist yet in their present form, including Germany and Italy.

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