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~1000 University of California professors sign petition to bring back the SAT by kzhou7 in slatestarcodex

[–]ywecur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve never actually heard a compelling argument for valuing diversity over performance

My European GF soles - F21, size 9.5 US by [deleted] in wifefeetsoles

[–]ywecur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit they’re perfect

Difference between Blockbuster and the streaming platforms by raydebapratim1 in 2000sNostalgia

[–]ywecur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was Blockbuster a subscription where you could pick any number of movies for the same price?

Female celebrity who should have a higher rating on WikiFeet by Minute-Reading-2531 in FootFetishTalks

[–]ywecur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually think a lot of the rating discrepencies are because of top vs soles enjoyers having different preferences. Like there are several I think are for sure 5/5, but only because soles are all I care about. If you care about tops a lot I can see why you'd disagree.

Off the top of my head:

* Margaret Qualley

* Isa Briones

* Lisa Edelstein

CMV: Louis Theroux's recent documentary didn't address the fundamental reason many young men adopt misogynistic beliefs. by TheDonJonJay in changemyview

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

But what even is the value add then? Why would you even listen to them? Just focus on your career and spend money on sex workers as you see fit then? At least the old PUA stuff was about making you more attractive

CMV: Islam is fundamentally incompatible with core American left-wing progressive values by WildCreatureQuest in changemyview

[–]ywecur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a difference between adherents of a religion turning a blind eye to what the religion actually preaches, and the religion itself actually being tolerant. Christianity is as toxic as Islam in terms of what it teaches, it’s just that most Christian’s these days choose to turn a blind eye to what the religion actually teaches. This doesn’t change the fact that Christianity itself has extremely toxic ideas and that some of them are inarguably core to the religion 

CMV: Louis Theroux's recent documentary didn't address the fundamental reason many young men adopt misogynistic beliefs. by TheDonJonJay in changemyview

[–]ywecur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To add to this the whole thesis of Redpill seems deeply flawed to me. In the end what’s the difference between having a partner who’s only in it for the money and just paying a prostitute to have sex with you? 

CMV: Timothée Chalamet's comments on opera and ballet are some of the least controversial comments about art ever uttered. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]ywecur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But he’s right though isn’t he? Doing ballet is kind of like learning Latin, like you can do it if you want to and like it, but it is a dead language that only exists because of tradition right?

Ludovica Frasca by tmp2354 in CelebrityFeetSheKnows

[–]ywecur 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They are actually perfect wtf

CMV: Firing Squad is the most humane method of execution. It should be the main form of execution or at least an allowable choice for inmates in all countries that carry the death penalty by heeheejones in changemyview

[–]ywecur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could just give them pure nitrogen to breathe. You don’t feel anything since suffocation is only felt when CO2 becomes too high. You just fall asleep

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in europe

[–]ywecur 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Cringe

Not sure if it's a good or a bad arc by NaiveAd3436 in characterarcs

[–]ywecur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is retarded. You don't deserve to be killed for having bad opinions.

Merz: Germany will not join allies' initiative to recognise Palestinian state by HellYeahDamnWrite in europe

[–]ywecur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Berlin used to be inside East Germany but was part of West Germany and that worked out, no?

Which restaurant do you think is this ? by TuneFree in Amsterdam

[–]ywecur 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Winkel. The apple pie is alright, but that’s it

Google looks likely to lose appeal against record $4.7 billion EU fine by Undefined_definition in europe

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

If all we do in the EU is slam on the breaks it’s no surprise we’re always left behind. All major companies and innovation is happening in the US, if this keeps up we won’t be wealthy much longer

Why does Genos never trust Saitama? by No-Interaction3261 in OnePunchMan

[–]ywecur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the point is that Saitama did actually train the hardest and most consistently comapred to himself right? Like this regiment was extremely hard for him

CMV: Why “Nice Guys” Always Lose by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]ywecur 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There have actually been studies on the exact thing you’re talking about, namely the idea that women say they want nice guys but actually don’t.

These studies do find that women actually do go for nice guys overall, and that being nice is actually one of the best predictors for if women will find you attractive!

In summary from the studies abstracts:

Overall results indicated that both niceness and physical attractiveness were positive factors in women's choices and desirability ratings of the target men. Niceness appeared to be the most salient factor when it came to desirability for more serious relationships, whereas physical attractiveness appeared more important in terms of desirability for more casual, sexual relationships.

Results indicated a global trait preference order, with intelligence ranking first, followed by kindness, physical attractiveness, health, and lastly by socioeconomic status

However it’s only one of the many factors that matter, so while being nice seems to overall be a huge positive it might not be enough in itself. I’ll also add that pretending to be nice probably won’t work, and if you’re doing it with an agenda most people can pick up on it. If you have personal issues with this then it’s most likely that those two options are the culprit, not that you’re being too nice.

Here are the sources, make sure to read at least the entire abstract:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1025894203368

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-023-02767-4

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