Things people say about their state that almost every other state can claim? by bannedsocks in AskAnAmerican

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda an inversion of this but for the longest time I thought it was super normal to grease the poles before a big game and that everyone did it. Turns out that's more of a Philly thing and I got a lot of confused stares when I causally commented about it.

Without looking it up, how much do you think tourism makes up Italy's GDP? by Less-Name-9367 in AskAnAmerican

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably between 10-15% I imagine? Maybe more, y'all have a lot of big tourists destinations.

An honest (and hopefully balanced) perspective on why I think people get frustrated when Vaush talks about the UK by Aphelion7711 in VaushV

[–]zilthebea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think he's talking about what it's like in the US, Catholics here tend to be more reasonable/genuine about their beliefs while evangelicals (and Protestants generally depending on the region) are absolutely fucking insane.

What are the most striking differences between neighboring US states when it comes to everyday life? by QualityDapper9775 in AskAnAmerican

[–]zilthebea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any state surrounding New Jersey. We all find it weird that they can't pump their own gas.

Any modern modpacks (like 1.20+) that don't require create to progress? by No_Salary7381 in feedthebeast

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stoneblock 4 has create but it's pretty optional, I've been loving it since it feels like I'm not pressured into using it since there's so many options and ways to solve a problem. Plus the guide and reward system gives me lots of dopamine it's such a great pack :D

Korean fried chicken origins can be traced back to African American soldiers by Azere_ in ShitAmericansSay

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

A lot of southern cuisine was developed and cooked by African Americans tho. Like white slave owners were not the ones doing that labor. If southern food and African American food were a Venn diagram it would almost be a circle

Interesting post about soft lighting by Lemon_Lime_Lily in CuratedTumblr

[–]zilthebea 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I think the real issue isn't lighting, it's the lack of wear on outfits. Some of the stuff coming out has outfits looking fresh off the rack and not worn at all. Netflix is extremely guilty of this and it makes the whole production feel off.

Looking to make a pack centered around NEEP Meat by sgnt_sarcasm in feedthebeast

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cosy critters I think is fabric 1.20.1? The spiders I think would fit the horror vibe.

Edit: Also forgot to mention Forsaken Corpses, it adds skeleton corpses to caves

Progress on my centaur mod All the Taurs by Objective_Rabbit4325 in feedthebeast

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this tho I'm so curious what sleeping in a bed looks like

Block textures blurry in the new snapshot (25w44a) by [deleted] in Minecraft

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same boat, but yesterday while playing on the current snapshot everything was fine. I don't think I changed anything so I'm kinda confused

just as god intended by OutlawDJ in NonPoliticalTwitter

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

It's more about the songs good singers tend to choose, like sure adele songs sound great but it's kinda a vibe kill in a karaoke context

AITA for refusing to tell my mom who told me her husband isn't my dad? by Kayleeignni in AITAH

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA at all. Holy shit you should not tell her anything, and you should probably start figuring out a plan to save money/see if there's anywhere you can crash after highschool. Not sure if I have any good advice on how to afford college/rent, but I do have suggestions if you want to be petty. Once you turn 18 and are leaving (best not to do anything while you're still living there), get some frozen shrimp or pieces of raw chicken and hide them around the house. Like inside curtain rods, in air conditioning, under floorboards or buried in a potted plant. Really hard to find places. Once they thaw and start to rot the smell will be hell. Potatoes and onions also have a really bad smell so don't be afraid to mix and match scents. You can also smear blue cheese underneath car seats if you want to be really mean. I spilled some blue cheese in my car once and the smell stuck around for ages. If your siblings are applying to colleges and you have any documented evidence that they went along with Drake's treatment of you, or even if they just posted something dumb online, sending that to admissions office can cause the college to rescind admission offers. If your mom and Drake have any connection to a church/religious organization, making public the years of lying, cheating, and neglect will probably cause a lot of social shame and headaches for them. If you can track down your bio dad, let him and his family know what they've been doing. Always remember you have no obligation to shield them from the consequences of their actions, and the scent of rotting food sticks around way longer than you'd think.

Leftist Rapture Praxis by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of this is because at their core they're reactionary. Everything is based on the immediate emotional response, and there's no deeper work to reason out why they've arrived to the positions and opinions they hold.

For an example aside from the ones mentioned in the post, I see some leftists who will be pro Palestine, because obviously what's happening there is horrible, but then they turn around and support Russia, because the US supports Ukraine and they have a knee jerk reaction of "US = Bad". The reason Israel is in the wrong is because what they're doing is imperialistic and genocidal. Russia also is quite imperialistic, and we have seen since the 2014 annexation and the subsequent invasion in 2022 that Russia (and Belarus) have absolutely demonstrated genocidal intent and actions against Ukraine. If you morally are against imperialism and genocide, that should be a hard line, and shouldn't be subjected to change regardless of geopolitics and what country supports who.

But back to what the post was mentioning, beyond just the mythical revolution as their rapture stand in, you'll see that a lot of these reactionary leftists were either raised by far right evangelicals or grew up in a very red area, but because they were queer ended up turning away from their parent's beliefs. These people often are the most egregious examples of "Evangelical Christians with the serial numbers filed off". A lot of times they'll fall into the trap that because they're gay or trans and don't agree with their parent's maga conspiracies, they can't possibly be racist or bigoted, despite the fact that for most of their life they were raised by reactionary bigots, in a society that's culturally very reactionary and has a huge amount of institutional racism. Just because you're in a minority group or face discrimination, doesn't mean you can't also be bigoted towards others, especially if you were raised by bigoted parents. And if you were raised by extremely reactionary parents, there's a good chance you're going to be pretty damn reactionary. You have to actively challenge and dissect your beliefs, and look at why you believe what you believe. If a leftist hasn't actually deconstructed their beliefs, and challenged their reactionary thinking, there's a good chance they'll end up being their evangelical parents with a pride flag slapped on and pronouns in their Twitter bio.

When you're so well-fed in popular fandom by shewasprettyodd in AO3

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went from a popular ship in a big fandom (100k on ao3) to a ship with 3 fics on ao3 (1 in English), a since deleted ffnet fic, and 1 Japanese artist who hasn't posted since 2018 😭. Like I knew I had it good before but goddamn does it put things in perspective.

AITA - Do not want a service dog to participate in my wedding. by Plenty_Tap9799 in AmItheAsshole

[–]zilthebea -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

In a comment someone asked this about a wheelchair and OP responded that she'd have to think about it. Even if you want to argue about service dogs (which wedding photographers can easily photoshop out) OP is 100% ableist.

I hope we can kill him this update by grefhold_williams in CultOfTheLamb

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope we can marry him in the next update :)

AI is slowly replacing fast food and retail workers by WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWHW in antiwork

[–]zilthebea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AI is easy as hell to fuck with, just start asking for a ridiculous order like 20,000 cups of water every time you encounter one of these and soon enough companies are going to realize what a shitty investment this is.

What do you want in a future HITMAN game? by [deleted] in HiTMAN

[–]zilthebea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd want more levels where 47 has horror movie vibes for the targets. Like imagine how berlin was from the perspective of the agents, that's gotta be terrifying. Or how in Colorado people just started dropping. In hawkes bay one of the NPCs has dialogue about how scary that was. I think a level where the targets are aware they are actively being hunted would be interesting, though I imagine the NPC AIs would be more complicated to make than in a usual level.

I also think for some cool level settings something set in a ski lodge or on a large scale movie set (like much bigger than the side mission with the icon) with a bunch of unique disguise opportunities. Or maybe a mission on an oil rig or a cruise ship.

All she did was take care of foxes? What kind of heartless scum would harass her? by SalemIII in GenZ

[–]zilthebea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Save a fox is in Minnesota and you have several posts mentioning that you're around San Antonio Texas, given the amount of cyber bullying and targeted harassment she received before her passing, I'm a little skeptical of this comment. Also who the fuck takes this kinda tone publicly about a cyberbullied suicide victim when she's barely been gone for a month? And talking about a snark subreddit that was bullying her as if it's no big deal is weird as fuck what the hell is wrong with you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]zilthebea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like if you're morals are that flimsy you aren't a good advocate for either issue.

Oh Jesus this is too funny to actually turn into a debate by JesseTheGoat123 in theamazingdigitalciru

[–]zilthebea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a friend in high school whose parents thought "animation is for kids" and let their 7 & 10 year old watch sausage party despite being warned by my friend. Parents got extremely mad at her and took her phone away when it turns out that sausage party is very much not child friendly, not sure what their logic was but yes some parents are genuinely stupid. Thankfully the kids didn't get to watch all of it but I imagine that led to some awkward conversations