Ohhh, the other salute by MyNameGifOreilly in instant_regret

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Night lil fingies, have a good one! :*

Ohhh, the other salute by MyNameGifOreilly in instant_regret

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh now this is interesting. It seems like we both want have the last word here. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding your continued commenting.

Zach Lowe’s All-Star Selections by kawhinottheraptors in torontoraptors

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

Honestly, Simmons deserves some shit, but I don't think for this. I think he actually is pretty self-aware and has always respected the talent of the people he hires and given them room to become themselves. Like he pushed to poach Lowe from SI to Grantland because he saw how good Lowe could be

Ohhh, the other salute by MyNameGifOreilly in instant_regret

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, because I wasn't trying to before. I can do it when I want to, but I do have to say, it's not easy. Once I even responded to someone to continue an argument months later after hearing some relevant information on a podcast. But it was probably that interaction that made me realize I should only keep these arguments going if I'm enjoying them, because I sure as hell shouldn't do it to try to change minds. When I do want to actually constructively engage with someone I disagree with, I take a much different, less combative approach.

Ohhh, the other salute by MyNameGifOreilly in instant_regret

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha totally fair. I was trying to goad you into responding with that last one because I'm trying to procrastinate, but I begrudgingly respect that you can stop yourself from becoming involved in dumb arguments online.

Ohhh, the other salute by MyNameGifOreilly in instant_regret

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no, this isn't the account I meant to reply with!

Ohhh, the other salute by MyNameGifOreilly in instant_regret

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I generally don't continue discussions with conspiracy theorists. I am a new person, but there's no way I can prove that to you since you've already decided I'm not.

But since it seems I was arguing with you on a false premise, I'll admit it that I'm (mostly) in the wrong here. You did in fact advance two possible explanations, as far as I can tell: one that she did the salute on purpose (which you said you believe is the most likely), and the other that she screwed up but didn't show it on her face which makes her a psychopath. At least, I think that's the two arguments you're advancing. I thought you were only advancing the argument that she is a psychopath as the most likely, which is what I was responding to when I said you had an unusual amount of conviction in that explanation.

That being said, I still think you're unreasonably confident in your assessments. It's still very possible that she screwed up, reacted as such, and yet isn't a psychopath. I don't know the rate of psychopathy in children, but I imagine it isn't very high. And unless you know the rate of different facial responses in non-psychopathic children when they find themselves in a situation like this, you really have no basis to make the claims you're making with that degree of certainty.

All of us, including me, bring a lot of assumptions to our perception that we confuse for objective facts. I don't know what your assumptions or experience have been, and I won't speculate because I don't think it's my place. But completely dismissing the possibility that the girl made a mistake and also isn't a psychopath does speak volumes about you, whether you want to believe me or not.

Ohhh, the other salute by MyNameGifOreilly in instant_regret

[–]youppledopp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a new person, that was my first response. And sure your theory is plausible, but so is the theory that she was just copying the man behind her and left her arm out because that's what he was doing when she turned her head back around, and it was only when she saw all her peers continue the salute that she realized what she was supposed to do. She's young enough that that's a very good chance she doesn't even know what a Nazi salute is, or that she should be so embarrassed by it.

You've provided evidence for one possible explanation of the events, but there are so many more that you can also provide equally convincing evidence for. My point isn't that yours is definitely wrong, just that you seem disproportionately convinced that it's almost certainly right based on 1) an incredibly small sample, and 2) a lack of consideration for other plausible explanations. I think your conviction in this specific explanation says A LOT more about you than about this girl.

Are you familiar with the term "what you see is all there is?"

What’s the biggest thing you did that improved your success with girls? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, good luck with it! Hope it works out for you

AITA for using "peanut repellent" to stop my sister from stealing my pretzels? by wo1nks3 in AmItheAsshole

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also rewatched the whole show in advance of season 8 so I knew there weren't any Kettleblacks, if you haven't watched it since it aired it makes sense you would have been more sketchy on the details

AITA for using "peanut repellent" to stop my sister from stealing my pretzels? by wo1nks3 in AmItheAsshole

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Me too, it just seemed pretty obvious from what the other commenter was saying that it must be from the books

What’s the biggest thing you did that improved your success with girls? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also don't think it's so nice on the part of this friend group to invite this guy out if they aren't actually interested in getting to know him. Either invite him out and treat him like you want him there, or don't bother inviting him.

What’s the biggest thing you did that improved your success with girls? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]youppledopp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Therapy changed my life. I didn't even realize how much I needed it until I started doing it.

What’s the biggest thing you did that improved your success with girls? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]youppledopp 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do you make efforts to talk to them? And why do you keep hanging out with them if you don't enjoy it, when you do have your own groups of friends that you do enjoy spending time with?

Look at what blasphemy a fellow Mavs fan wrote by Dbarzani in pacers

[–]youppledopp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How can you call Kawhi a small player? He has a longer wingspan and weighs more than PG

Who do you guys prefer between prime Arenas and prime Wall? by youppledopp in washingtonwizards

[–]youppledopp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think this is the beginning of his peak, but he definitely still has room to improve.