They are both scary, but drivers on their phones tend to piss me off more because they vary so much. A drunk will usually be going slower than necessary and have kind of a constant back and forth weave as they keep over correcting. The person on their phone will suddenly slow down and then just drift out of their lane. Then they will jerk back in and speed way up, pass you, then do it again.
I recently heard a comedy bit where the guy says something along the lines of:
"I've quit drinking and doing drugs, but I still need some aspect of danger in my life, so now I text and drive. Texting while driving is soooo much worse than driving drunk.
When you're driving drunk, at least someone is driving the car. When you're texting and driving, fucking NO ONE is driving the car."
I know I'll get shit for this, but I have talk-to-text and I use that now if I absolutely HAVE to, which my car has bluetooth input so I'm literally driving and talking to my ceiling for it to work, but back in the day we had those brick-ish type LG phones with the touch screen before smartphones were a huge thing, and it had a flip open keyboard. I was so familiar with it that I just lifted the phone up to the point where I could see it out of my peripheral and then type a response all while fully controlling my car and not having to look at the phone at all.
I guess I'm literally Hitler and worse than a drunk driver though because I touched my phone while I'm driving even though no one could even tell the difference outside of my car.
even though no one could even tell the difference outside of my car
But I've heard this from so many people who defend their texting-while-driving habit, and I have to assume there's some overlap between the people I see on the road who are obviously texting while driving and the people who think no one can tell.
I honestly think drinking and driving is better(though still bad, obviously). At least a drunk driver is looking at the road and trying to focus on driving, whereas a texting driver is looking at their phone most of the time and not even watching the road.
I want to point out that there is a scale problem. If I were to get a text that I must respond to at that moment, while I am driving, then I am going to be irresponsible for all of 5 seconds. A drunk person is being risky the entire time they are driving.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT'S BETTER, JUST DIFFERENT.
I'm pretty sure you'd be calling someone to find out faster at that point. Which while dangerous, is at least less dangerous.
Talking alternatives is pointless because if one's mother was in the hospital, one would hopefully have determined which one before getting in the car. That being said, I will agree with you.
Right, but the post you're replying to does not mention the wife. If a clever redditor had replied to /u/juiceboxheero, that would be the switcharoo. At this point it's just a straightforward question with no misinterpretations.
o11c · 1 points · Posted at 20:03:32 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
camera on tripod with good zoom; stand on the corners of America and video everyone. I wish police here would do what Aus does. They have a motorcycle cop (on a proper nimble motorcycle) dip in and out of traffic catching people texting. Most were caught at a light but still let's the general public know not to do it.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 18:15:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Because then you're the asshole that sits at the front of the line and makes people honk because you haven't noticed the green light, and some poor bastard in the back of the line is going to have to wait through another light change because of you.
Hell no. Even if someone's using their phone at a red light they have an obligation to pay attention to the road & the rest of traffic.
Getting distracted at a traffic light isn't a problem specific to smartphones, it's a problem with bad drivers / drivers with poor decision-making. That's why I'm saying if you're allowed to change the song you have on while at a red light, you should be allowed to briefly check your phone, as long as you stay attentive to traffic.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:17:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yea, and I'm no more distracted than by dicking with the radio settings. I'm not writing a novel, I'm not engrossed in the phone, my eyes are back up on the road every couple seconds. Not enough to move my vehicle, but enough to keep tabs on the traffic light cycle and lok for emergency vehicles and all that jazz.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:16:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because then you're the asshole that sits at the front of the line and makes people honk because you haven't noticed the green light, and some poor bastard in the back of the line is going to have to wait through another light change because of you.
Or, if you actually read my post, you'd notice that I do it at lights where I'm very familiar with the cycle of. I can get a text fired off while traffic from my right has a protected turn. I'm done before they are. After that, the traffic from the left has about 20 seconds to make their protected turns and go straight or whatever. Then I get my protected turn. I go through 2 intersections like this to work, and 2 coming from work. The way the lights are timed I always just hit the red when I get to these intersections.
I'm not just sitting on my ass at the red lights holding up traffic. But if it helps you sleep at night to tell me how much more you know about my life than I do, by all means, please do.
I play this game. There's a large Somali population where I live, and driving is not their forte, so there is some extra intrigue thrown into the game (though not a ton, beat up minivan = Somali, anything else = not Somali). The guessing game - is the driver:
Even if you specifically had nothing to do with it, your organization does excellent work. I'm always impressed by the ads y'all put out. I wish the rape ads included the possibility of men being raped as well, but that's the only complaint about all the ads from the past like couple years. Y'all are good
[deleted] · 11 points · Posted at 22:14:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Here's the link for anyone who hasn't seen it. I'm from the US, so i just watched it for the first time. It was actually a little bit more brutal than I was expecting. We need to have ads like this in the US.
orbb09 · 1 points · Posted at 06:38:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ontario has fucking brutal ads when it comes to safety. Here are a few for workplace safety that were actually shown on tv (I saw them myself, and couldn't believe they were actually able to air them) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3jLGkmOVtnI
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:46:04 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wow, those are really intense. These are exactly the type of ads people should have to see.
Oh yeah! The giant pot of boiling oil that fried the woman right after she told you how excited she was about her upcoming wedding was especially disturbing to me.
orbb09 · 3 points · Posted at 06:40:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You're going to have to describe the commercial for us.
We have a local funeral home that sponsors the traffic report. The script is basically, "Don't text and drive. We don't want to have to see you early."
I was out and about with my family and I see my mom looking at her phone. We were in an unfamiliar place so I assumed she was just checking google maps for a second, but no I see she's playing freaking Pokemon Go looking for Pokestops! I was like just let me dual wield before you kill somebody.
The best thing to do with pokemon Go is just open the app, and then put it face down in the cupholder or something. That way you're getting steps and stuff whenever you slow down, and you aren't doing anything dangerous (as long as you don't pick up the damn phone).
Yeah, but I don't think anyone knows what the magic number is. But I drive through a lot of low-speed areas, so regardless, it helps a lot with egg hatching.
Oh I understand now. I'm still new (it's hard to train a puppy to walk while hunting Pokémon) so I don't have eggs yet. I once had to drive to a pokestop and walk basically up to the door for it to register. It was a Church and I felt very awkward. Especially since I walked up with my car still running in the parkinglot.
It's not better, but maybe the person texting is telling someone theyre going to pick them up or whatever, which, while dangerous and wrong, and should never be done, is better than playing a game with absolutely no real world benefits. Also, im pretty sure flicking pokeballs and searching for pokemon and poke stops on a screen is probably like 10 times more distracting than texting someone.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:44:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've seen people drive with their knees while texting on the Highway... you can compare that to looking for pokestops, . but yea interacting is dangerous.
theyd prolly have to have their knees on the wheel for that too im assuming. Dont know why youre arguing about this, I said in the first post that theyre both dangerous and shouldnt be done.
It doesnt make it better, it just means they could be doing something that is related to their actual life, such as letting someone know they are on their way to pick them up, rather than playing a cheap videogame that will have absolutely no purpose in anything they are currently or ever doing. I never said it was better, it's irresponsible and stupid to do either of those things. I turn my phone to silent while Im driving.
Yeah, my girlfriend pretty much became my Co-Piilot for pokemon go. She usually gets pissed off though, because she always manages to grab the poke stops and best pokemon for me, but messes it up for herself.
I take a double decker bus on my commute and see this. In one 45 minute trip I will see at least 50 people texting (or talking with their phone held against their ear, which is still awful but not quite as bad) and driving. Nobody's as good at it as they think they are. I've seen people get honked at because they're texting at a green light that was red when they whipped out their phone, and I've seen a man texting while driving on the 401 with his baby in the back seat. It's absolutely idiotic and it ends lives. The people who do it would probably look down on drunk drivers, too, while putting others in the same kind of danger. Sorry for the rant, it just really infuriates me. Let's try to be considerate of each other's lives, huh? It's easier than texting and driving.
zma924 · 4 points · Posted at 23:45:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Have a co-worker who does this. I fucking hate driving with him when we're on work-related trips together. I have no problem being in the car with someone who's speeding on the highway but I do when he decides to whip out his phone to snapchat his speed.
He's also a smoker. The amount of times he'll just slow down because he's looking for his cigs or taking both hands off the wheel to light one is ridiculous. When you're in that seat, driving is priority #1 at all times. I'm honestly surprised he hasn't crashed his own car with how shitty he is at driving.
A lot of people don't realize how many mistakes they are making while texting and driving. Recently I saw a young woman go thru 2 red lights. And she wasn't the first that I saw doing it.
Going thru your phone on a red light ? Well when someone honks when the light is green you just go ahead without looking! It's so dangerous ! Your eyes should ALWAYS be on the road.
No message/phone call is that important. People can and should wait. When I drive, my phone is INSIDE my purse.
I take the bus, same thing. Part of me wants to become a cop, just to write tickets all day for texting and driving. There's just no excuse for it.
Looking at your phone for directions (like the same as looking at a map) or changing the music (same as changing your radio) is acceptable. Texting while driving or even while sitting at a red light really ticks me off.
I dont see anything wrong with it at a red light, as long as youre paying attention to when it turns green. If youve gotta contact someone, id much prefer it be when youre stopped.
Most people assume that they're an exception to the rule, and hence believe that they are justified in their actions. Unbeknownst to them, they're the ones that cause it to begin with.
I used to do it when my phone had an actual numpad where you could type by feel. I don't see how anybody does it on a touch screen without ending up in a ditch
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:57:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's why I think everyone should play pokemon go. I'm usually too busy playing while driving to work to text.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:16:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
well over 50% of overall drivers it seems, from what i see. I don't do it, I am fully comfortable pulling the work truck over to check what's up if my phone buzzes.
technically, the law where i live states that adjusting the radio, the GPS, hell even pressing the "talk" button on your bluetooth connection is illegal. Hands need to be on the wheel 100% of the time, other than shifting in a manual transmission car.
I hate this! My friend texts and drives and I get onto him about it when I'm in the car with him. It pisses me off so much because you're putting not only your life, but others life in danger. It is especially annoying with Pokemon Go.
A cop actually pulled over my ex one night while I was riding with him and basically said "you do realize you're risking your girlfriends life by texting and driving?" And he gave him a lecture about it. He shrugged it off and continued to do it. Glad he's an ex now
Unpopular opinion here: Like all things, doing something responsibly and confidently isn't all that bad. I text and drive, but I am very careful with it. I don't hold my phone in my hand, I use a car mount. I type slowly while still keeping an eye on the road. I only look down once I know I am clear for at least 5 seconds, and I really only look down for .5 seconds to make sure the word I spelt is correct. Honestly, people rag all the time on texting and driving, but if you're not retarded and can do it well, the likelihood of you crashing into something is about the same as if you weren't texting (IE, not your fault).
or you know, spending the same amount of time looking at your phone as you would anything else in your car nobody bitches about. Looking in a mirror, at a passenger, at your child in the backseat, at the speedometer, the radio, etc.
Applying your logic to the ban on talking on a phone while driving, I emphatically agree. How is it any different than talking to a passenger? If you're looking at the road and having a conversation, I really don't see the difference between two hands on the wheel and one on the wheel/one holding a phone. Hell, a lot of time when I'm just driving alone I've only got one hand on the wheel.
They are, but in that faraway sense. Like an old sculpture, it looks amazing from a distance, but the closer you get, the more cracks and imperfections start to be and you slowly realise it's dead inside.
nessag · 2 points · Posted at 17:40:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have one of those coworkers too, she's a moody bitch and regularly yells and cusses at customers and fellow coworkers. Most people love her because she's pretty. Ugh.
God damn I don't know what it is but literally every Kelly I've met other than my own mother (who can be vvvvvery "Type-A" sometimes) is/has been a raging bitch. It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
bxtk · 1 points · Posted at 03:52:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's so weird. I also have a coworker named Kelly that is the biggest bitch of all time, but for some reason people like her. Maybe it's just Kelly's.
[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 21:18:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
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Over the years pig fuckers have been consistently discriminated against due to their hobbies, but what people don't seem to understand is that some people are certified and do this for a profession, and they are an essential part of today's economics.
Pig fuckers are no laughing matter and should be treated with all respect. I have a passion for pig fuckers and that's why I'm joining you here today to help elect the 45th president of the United States, pig fuckers!
Had a guy calling me all sorts of names yesterday for disagreeing with him politically. I'm honestly concerned about his blood pressure.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 20:15:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reading all facebook comments pertaining to this election legit makes me depressed. Literally every single "top" comment and conversation on a news story about this election is some iteration of: Person A: "All supports of nominee X are such idiots". Person B in response: "You're an idiot!!!". Cue hundreds of comments of people calling each other idiots.
What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I’m the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the fuck out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the Internet? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You’re fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that’s just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little “clever” comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldn’t, you didn’t, and now you’re paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You’re fucking dead, kiddo.
Just a few minutes ago I was playing a round of overwatch and my team lost horribly. I said "gg" and someone on my team said "only if you're an idiot, that was terrible
Hicks is just great. It hurts though when I hear him talk about Bush and the Gulf War. He ended up having enough material for 20+ years, even though he died in '94
He had some of the best material, just not much of it, but some perfectly polished bits. I'm kinda glad he missed Bush the 2nd and most of the Clinton the 1st presidency. The patriot act and war on terror would have killed him a second time.
It might be getting better, but now it seems that it is slowly being replaced by pseudo-intellectualism. I can't say which is worse.
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 01:34:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ah yes, the Pseudo-Intellectuals. A lot of people deluded into thinking they're smart while not committing any time toward actually thinking or learning. The people who subscribe to "I Fucking Love Science" for the photos and memes, while triumphing the fact that they're 'such a science nerd'.
depends how you define pseudo-intellectual. I consider myself a bit of a pseudo, since I love discussing interesting and complex subjects, but I don't have the patience to read any books or long articles on them
Dunno man. It seems to permeate our culture pretty thoroughly. English is my second language and I've been asked multiple times why I must use uncommon words. Do I like making people feel inferior? Am I overcompensating for something? Why can't I say it in English? I just like words. Fuck me, right?
It really depends on where you are and who you are talking to. With friends casual slang is what people usually use, at work you'll use the appropriate jargon for your profession (if you worked at a dive bar you would use a lot more casual language than if you worked in an office). How people speak is a big part of identity and if you have been living in a place for a decent amount of time without picking up the local dialect it could come off as you think you don't belong. It's like wearing a suit in high school, it's not that it's bad fashion, it's just that it's not socially appropriate for high school.
I agree, though I sometimes wish that wasn't the case. I'm not very charismatic, especially when I'm out of my element. I often stumble over my words. It could come off that I don't really know what I'm talking about rather than just needing a second to form my thoughts. But in the world that we live in, it feels like that could be the difference between a good job or not.
Picking up on local slang doesn't mean you have to change your entire vocabulary. I tend to use big words, and I in no way believe I'm better than anyone, or smarter. Speak the way it seems natural to you.
However, one ought to be cognizant of their particular social circumstance. Verbal exchanges which are ostentatiously avant-garde whilst mingling with your most beloved compatriots is a cause for suspicion and derision.
rugtoad · 35 points · Posted at 19:33:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You have to be careful with this.
It's one thing to use an esoteric or technical word because it's the best one for communicating meaning. But your goal should always be to communicate. Memorizing a bunch of words doesn't really display nearly as much intellect as being able to clearly communicate your message (especially if that message is complicated). Your goal should be to communicate using the language of your audience, not the one you think they should be using.
And to be clear, that's not to say you should dumb things down or talk down to people. It's just about not using big words for the express purpose of testing the depth of your audience's lexicon.
[deleted] · 7 points · Posted at 19:21:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It sort of comes across as pretentious and like you're trying to prove just how smart and special you are.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 10:53:55 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)*
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[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 13:24:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think it's more long strings of large, unnecessarily complex words that bothers people. Saying words that people aren't going to know right off the bat is sort of annoying because you aren't being concise.
The purpose of language is to get a message across, so why use a word that is uncommon and maybe not well known when you can say effectively the same thing without over complication? I think that is what many people consciously or subconsciously believe.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:07:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You say good thing. You much smart.
Acylas · 4 points · Posted at 19:01:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Speaking of conscious and subconscious, there comes a point when an uncommon word is the first thing that pops into your mind and you're unable to find any simpler synonyms in the half second you have. People seem to have this idea that people who use big words do it intentionally and plan to beforehand. Some do, but many don't. It's just part of their natural vocabulary.
Exactly! Can't speak for others but I'm not trying to test anyone nor show people I can use big words. Who the fuck cares?
Also, I'm not talking to children here. That'd be one thing. To OPs point, the amount of college level individuals that get flustered over not exceedingly rare language makes me think there is an anti-intellectual trend in language. Look at the other comments too! It's my fault for not knowing my audience and catering to them. English is a wonderfully broad and nuanced tongue. Like, you know what I'm saying?
I think, generally, most people can tell when someone is using appropriate language and when someone is just being a pompous ass. If someone is just using somewhat complex words because it is the most efficient way to convey an idea, that's generally fine, in my experience. But if you're fastidiously inserting convoluted terms in order to appear as though you are an enlightened intellectual of the highest caliber, you're a dick, and people know you're a dick. (Not saying you do this at all)
My mother and I got into a huge fight one day. She told me that I was condescending and I was always using my $11 words. We laugh about it these days though.
People who are self-conscious about their education or level of intelligence can often feel "talked down to" if you use words they don't understand. As long as your tone is friendly and not condescending, you should be able to assuage their fears.
no i'm just an English purist, most bigger words are from latin and i'd much rather use an English word
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:47:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know right, English is my second language and I used to get shit for being literate. I can't be bad at English and I can't be good at it either, fuck me right?
I think the weird sense of superiority people have over those they perceive to read "trash" books is fucking boring too. Wank yourselves off to the classics somewhere else and let people have their fun.
Unless, y'know, people are just reading trash. That happens, too.
"Be careful what you read, because it will become your destiny."
Arch27 · 9 points · Posted at 19:19:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny. — Chinese proverb, author unknown
Part of it I think stems from how we're taught to read in grade levels and such (at least in the US). So you're reading level becomes an arbitrary measure of how smart you are compared to how smart you "should" be. Reading is also a good way of staying informed (not that there aren't other mediums through which to do that).
I do get what you're saying though. I mean, reading a ton of trashy romance novels doesn't seem to reflect the same level of intelligence as reading scientific journals... but reading is reading!
Last night my friend's gf and her friend were playing cards against humanity with us. The game quickly got boring because they couldn't read the cards.
Not 1 or 2 cards either. It was almost every other card they didn't know what it meant or couldn't pronounce it.
Then you play a perfect card and they say I don't understand the card and toss it out. You also end up as the "throwaway" person because you don't pick the "absolutely hilarious 'jerking off into a pool of childrens tears'" card that has nothing to do with the black card.
People who rather watch GoT can read just as well as those who prefer the books. We're simply not all entertained the same way, and some of us have short attention spans.
I think it's a reflection of someone's patience, as most other forms of entertainment are much more passive and short term, i.e. watching a movie, which plays regardless of your paying attention and is 2ish hours, versus a book which is much longer and requires your active engagement for the story to continue.
RJ_McR · 4 points · Posted at 22:57:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not a reflection of their patience, it's a reflection of the depth of their imagination.
I've yet to meet someone who read often who was dumb.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 18:00:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Probably because as a kid we grew up having teachers praise the kid who read a lot and that kid that read a lot got high grades. Just an idea ingrained into our heads. Personally I don't believe that just reading automatically makes you smarter.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 21:23:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
but it does expose you to new ideas, new words, and forces you to be imaginative more than most other things you can do to pass your time.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:36:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yes, but I still dislike the idea of reading=smart.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:38:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
In the absence of any universally accepted definition of what makes someone "smart", I think it's about as good as any. There's a book (don't worry, the irony is not lost on me) that tackles this subject somewhat.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:48:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've never read it, but I'm assuming that you have. Would you mind telling me the genre of this book or what is in it. I read the Wikipedia link you sent me, but the purpose of the book is lost on me, sorry.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:09:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
First and foremost, the book is definitely written from a comedic standpoint, so a lot of what he's saying is tongue in cheek.
The author sets out to read the entire Encyclopædia Britannica with the stated goal of "becoming the smartest man in the world". He writes a lot about the random facts and other knowledge he picks up from reading all these encyclopedia articles.
Throughout the book there's also a narrative about his own life (he and his wife trying in vain to get her pregnant is a major topic) and how his monster quest to read over 44 million words of Britannica is affecting him - he doesn't enjoy it, his wife doesn't like how absent it makes him, and he becomes an insufferable "know-it-all", always ready to supply some tidbit or fact that nobody gives a shit about.
The critical questions of the book are: what does it mean to be smart? Is it simply the accumulation of vast amounts of knowledge? Or is that idea somehow different from the concepts of "intelligence" and "wisdom"?
Like you said, in younger days the answers to these questions seem easy (even if they might not be). The smart kid makes good grades. But it gets a little more complicated as life goes on, and I think this book offers an interesting take on that kind of question.
Wow, that was a lot more words than I meant to write!
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:12:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wow, that's actually pretty good, kinda got me interested in the book myself. Thanks for the write up.
There's a historical aspect as well. Go back a while and most people couldn't read. The only people who could were the most educated people. Even when more people could read, for a while the intellectuals were still the only people to read a lot because most people didn't have time to read.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:28:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't understand why reading books is considered a benchmark of intelligence
Depends on the books. Ultimately if you read, you gain vocabulary and in some instances you need a good vocabulary to read a good book. You also need an attention span, an ability to realize abstract concepts in your imagination. Also you need an imagination. But I doubt anyone's learning anything from Twilight or 50 Shades, so like I said, it depends on the books.
The idea comes from a time when 99% of books were educational and fiction was not even considered.
Nowadays most books are fictional but people who read twilight and 50 shades of grey like to hold on to the idea that it makes them cultural or intelligent.
It allows you to see the world through a different set of eyes, increases cognitive ability, focus, imagination and vocabulary.
Being "well read" is a mark of intelligence and is easily recognized.
surp_ · 2 points · Posted at 23:12:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
only place this exists is on reddit, when other people complain about people who brag about reading books
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 19:31:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Maybe, just maybe....people don't like reading books? I know, this is a shocking concept to the "intellectuals" of reddit.
Seriously, get off your high horse. I don't read books. I'll read other forms or media such as internet articles.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 23:41:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
There's a difference between not reading and bragging about not reading.
Consider shows like Big Bang Theory, where the subject matter is often how "smart" people are in reality half-functioning idiots who need the help of a normal person to get anything done.
In how many movies does the geek need to be rescued by the brawny guy with common sense?
It's escapist fantasy to help those who can't/won't achieve mentally to not feel bad for it. It looks a lot like blaming blacks for all the ills of society. I'm not the problem, it's that other group making problems! I don't need to change, we need that group marginalized and everything will be ok!
Geeks are seen as people with a lot of random and useless facts in their heads with more confidence than actual ability.
A love of books is the mark of a geek, a broken person who destroys everything while thinking they're helping.
To be fair, such people do exist, but we typically refer to them as "management", they do not accurately represent general geekdom.
More seriously, consider passages such as "The wisdom of this world is foolishness".
There's anti-intellectualism in religion, in politics and in every manager who asserts being right whether they are or not, shut up and quit "being insubordinate". (translation: don't try to prevent an obvious incoming train wreck, my ego is more important).
tl;dr "Geeks are bozos with more ego than REAL sense, who break everything they touch. I'm proud not to be one of them."
[deleted] · 29 points · Posted at 16:06:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most people are dumb, people don't like feeling or being dumb, -> Mob mentality.
Most people really aren't dumb. Not just by the laws of averages, but most people are pretty indistinctly similar in capability. It just takes a lot of effort to build it up, which people never even took time to properly build an intellectual foundation. Part of the problem is the simple goals of primary education, but also laziness and/or anxiety of not reaching potential.
There are geniuses out there that make an average person look like a retard and everyone can't be brilliant, but most people are capable of becoming experts in just about any field.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 05:24:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I agree. It's actually really funny to see how often a select few think it's fair to declare the vast majority to be dumb or stupid (which seems to put themselves above that).
I think it probably doesn't help that overall, aside from schools, often you hear kids being praised for inherent ability (and I will repeat it despite it being circlejerked) and failure taken as a sign of weakness. Who wants to ask for help if it's going to make them seem stupid? I mean if you realize someone is open to giving it to you. I knew plenty who were very, very open about not understanding the course material and failing said course without realizing how open the instructor/professor/teacher was to helping them out during office hours.
Yeah, my brothers favorite saying is "I just don't get it" like its a badge of honor and if you do get it you're a pussy for caring about something like that.
I don't get what you mean. I've never in my life encountered anyone who's "proud of their own ignorance" like you say. What do you mean?
Dent13 · 6 points · Posted at 20:48:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's more the people that dislike or distrust people who are intellectual, think the people that used to bully the nerds because the nerds were smart or the people that think they know their body better than their doctor does.
ever hear people joke about how bad they are at math? it's meant to be a way to connect with people because most people also hate and aren't good at math.
but it's no longer the sharing of an insecurity to build a relationship, it's a sick joke.
[deleted] · 13 points · Posted at 15:36:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not a problem, to each their own. It's the part about bragging and proclaiming that they don't read. I would feel the same way about someone bragging about how much they read.
[deleted] · -2 points · Posted at 20:20:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bugs me too. I imagine there's some level of insecurity to it, people don't like feeling inferior, especially over things they think they have no control over.
Incoming agenda-less question and I am sorry to bring politics into this, looking for an honest answer:
What is your opinion on having no interest in politics to the point where one is somewhat ignorant about it. I wouldn't say that I am proud of my political ignorance, I just don't believe or trust either candidate enough to spend my valuable time on their (IMO) nonsense to the point where I compare it to reality television. I am very very pro intellectual, which is why I feel so detached from politics.
I dont know if I articulated that well, but I hope my general question was conveyed.
I sympathize with your frustration, but as a member of a Democratic nation I think it's important to engage with the political system in some capacity.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 00:28:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't really think it's about being proud of ignorance. Anti-intellectualism stems from a hatred of elites. It's hostility towards the condescending nature of those who are academics, because they can be arrogant and act above the common people.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:24:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
To be an intellectual is to be outcast from the masses, is the reckoning of the anti-intellectual. In pursuit of social acceptance they reject what they think will get them less friends. Therefore the more proud I am of my ignorance, the more accepted I feel among the stupid. "It's better to be stupid an accepted than to be smart and alone."
lycao · 1 points · Posted at 01:59:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
This site alone is a shining example of it. Correct someones mistake and sit back to watch the downvotes roll in.
I wore a Higgs-Boson shirt to school once, some girl was proud that she didn't get the joke. She didn't even want me to explain it to her. I just don't get those people.
Seriously, this. I once told a friend that she shared her name with a former Soviet leader (Nikita Khrushchev), to which she replied, "Ew that's so unattractive. Why do you know that?"
I can honestly understand that, but this is the only arena I know of where people seem to think they know better than people who spend literally years studying specific topics.
If I have electrical issues in my house, I defer to an electrician, who knows more than I do about electricity. If my car is making a weird sound, I consult a mechanic. If I have an illness, I go to a doctor (sometimes a specialized doctor, depending on the issue). We trust them to know what's wrong and how to fix it because they worked to develop that expertise.
But for some reason, scientists (both employed by universities and the government) are mistrusted when they analyze situations relevant to their expertise. I'm not sure why.
To a certain degree it makes some sense. A person who has never left acedemia for example might not be able to relate to problems of a working class person without a lot of education. There are theories and models of how to do things that can lack perspective of how it could affect certain groups
Also, half the posts on /r/funny that according to the /r/funny rules shouldn't be on /r/funny. If you call them out on it, they send their downvote army.
Her "Dear Future Husband" song is basically "Treat me perfect and do everything for me but I wont do shit for you"
Solstyx · 307 points · Posted at 18:52:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I was kind of okay, more passively rolling my eyes at that song until the "And even when I'm wrong...you know I'm never wrong. Why disagree?" part. Jesus, I thought that song was the worst thing I'd heard...and then the local stations just started playing "Me Too"...holy fuck.
I think "no" is worse. She's so conceited she thinks any time some one wants to talk to her they're hitting on her. She doesnt even give them the time of day unless they're up to her ridiculous standards.
Bdsmaam · 203 points · Posted at 20:19:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I always took this songs context as in a club. Because it does ring really true if you're out with female friends at a bar or club just to dance or drink. There's a lot of "why are you even here if you have a boyfriend?!" ...Oh okay, we'll just go play music in our garage and dance and drink there instead...?
Oh okay, we'll just go play music in our garage and dance and drink there instead...?
Well, since guys usually are expected not to keep 'clubbing it up' after entering a relationship, I don't see how the ladies have more liberty to go to places intended for strangers to connect and eventually hookup.
Dakrys · 5 points · Posted at 00:30:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's kind of fucked, isn't it?
As a guy in a relationship, you could easily go to the club and have a great time, and as long as you don't deliberately approach women, you're likely not to get approached. Yet guys are the ones (I feel) who are less likely to go to the club without their S.O.
But girls just go to dance apparently, and if they're above a 5/10 they're very likely to get approached. Idk I feel like there's a double standard there.
I mean I'll check for a ring if I can see your hands, or a dude you might be standing a little close to, but other than that how am I supposed to scry what your intentions are for going to the club?
[deleted] · 14 points · Posted at 20:39:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They have to be shredded and toned, yet she is fat.
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 19:52:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I mean...keep in mind that these are just songs, too. There is a distinction between the songs themselves and the singer. I don't know if she writes her own stuff, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it was from someone else. IIRC, there's like 2 or 3 dudes who write like 90% (or something similarly ludicrous) of the songs that end up on the radio.
I don't follow news about her at all, so I don't know her personality or anything outside of the songs. But at face value, I could sort of excuse "No" just because, while the message was still insanely bitchy, it at least seemed based in a scenario that I've seen happen to women at bars.
I kind of just get the impression that her managers or PR team or whatever just sees her as this posterchild for progressive feminism and they're using her as a puppet to try and get get that Tumblr demographic that Reddit loves so much.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 05:54:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
For real, maybe I wanted to let you know you sat in something but I walked up and you through and did the narcissistic no dance.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 13:11:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Happens all the time. A girl dropped something in a club, picked it up to give it to her (before it got trampled), tap her on the shoulder, she turns around angry that a guy dares invade her space, she gives me some shit "I have a bf" or whatever. I pull up her thing, hand it to her, as she reaches for it, I drop it.
Let your boyfriend pick it up, bitch. Oh right, he's not here.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 20:47:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I refuse to believe this bitch is serious, I think she is just trying her very best to troll us all hard.
I heard a song a few days ago in which she sang: "do you see what's hanging around my neck? that's gold, show me some respect!" Lol, how can anyone be so fucking conceited for real? She's just a joke.
"Me too" is probably one of the better ones for me, granted I don't remember most of the lyrics, basically just parts of the chorus, so my take-away was basically "Well okay, she's a happy person, completely rubs it in everyone's faces in the most conceited way, but at least she enjoys waking up each day and appreciates that she can."
It's super annoying and I always end up rolling my eyes because of it, yet it's actually mildly catchy in the unfortunately-gets-stuck-in-your-head-for-hours way, and I hate giving it even that much of a pass.
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Just read the full lyrics. Ugh. (There was five other writers besides her listed, too. I mean, at least she was involved in it? But six writers for that song?)
I really like the song because I think it's a catchy tune, but every time I hear the lyrics I think, kids are growing up and thinking this is normal because of this bitch.
What about the one where dude wasn't "good enough" for her, but she wants the "credit" for "making him" good enough for the next chick. I'm to the point of almost never hearing her garbage coz she's banned from all my pandora stations.
This song plays where I work and the first time I heard it I had to ask people if they actually understood what she was saying. It just gets under my skin and I have to hear it multiple times a day.
[deleted] · 171 points · Posted at 16:00:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Omg I want to like her but I just hate her so much! I made the mistake of buying her most recent album, and I like the beats of most of the songs, but the lyrics are all so shitty, celebrating narcissism rather than self-respect.
I think its hilarious. There's no way shes just not playing into her given persona, right? There's not a chance in hell she's taking herself that seriously.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 01:06:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you wanna get even more annoyed with her, read about her "battle" with anorexia. I've never been so annoyed with someone's attention seeking behavior than that.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:49:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I do dislike her stuff, but I do kinda like that one song that goes "I'm gonna looove you, like I'm gonna looose you."
diaboo · 2 points · Posted at 20:55:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I hate the fact that I like a lot of her songs as songs. Like, if they were sung by a different person and had different lyrics I would love them.
cvef · 4 points · Posted at 21:19:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm the same way. I'm that one guy that listens to music for the melody/beat way more than the lyrics. As a result I find myself enjoying to songs I vehemently disagree with.
diaboo · 3 points · Posted at 22:25:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, I listen to a lot of k-pop and music in other languages, so lyrics are often kind of an afterthought unless the music really calls attention to them or I hear people complaining about them a lot. But really, All About That Bass would have been a great song if the lyrics didn't ruin it.
This one really resonated with me. I find it unnerving and disheartening to know "Things I Enjoy" falls 3rd on the list of "What I spend the most of my time doing".
For those wondering, work and sleep are first and second, respectively.
[deleted] · 76 points · Posted at 22:19:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
yep.. every fiber of my being screams out that this is NOT how we are supposed to be living.
Yeah, shit sucks. It's hard to go through the grind when you break it down into what it is - I'm forcing myself to go to tasks I don't enjoy for money because if I don't have money I will lose even the most basic of comforts and necessities. I do this for the majority of my life even though I only get one life and would rather enjoy the time I do have.
My boss said something like, "I mean, we all probably spend more time here than at home," today at work, and was totally seriously. We're working ourselves endlessly to pay for a home we don't even get to see much of or enjoy very often. Shitty.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 12:09:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I woke up one day and realized that I was going to my shitty job (and terrified to miss a single day for any reason because it would fuck my budget up for the month) to pay for a car that I only needed to get to said shitty job.
That day I skipped work and went to the navy recruiter instead.
I don't think it's popular, just necessary since our corporate overlords have determined that all income from business must go to only them and as little as possible to employees.
I think very few people are working productively for 40 hours every week at each company. If they are, its because they are working 60+ hours a week and need some additional help with their tasks.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 00:23:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I suppose it depends on the person. I'm still in school but I interned for a guy who runs political campaigns and during election years, he literally doesn't stop working. I also know a few legislative assistants on Capitol Hill, who work a ton for very little money and they all love it. Some people are genuinely passionate about what they do for a living and want to spend all their time doing it. I personally have no interest in getting married or being a mother, but would love a career like the ones I've described. I hate not being busy- even now I always take more classes than I need, have a job and internship, and join every club possible. I'm sure in the future I'll be judged/pitied for being married to my career or whatever, but there's no one size fits all path. What makes one person happy could make another miserable.
Been doing that most weeks for the past year and a half. No regrets.
I never made a fucking dime doing nothing, and now I make a great wage doing an awesome job with a company that's great to its employees, and it only looks better for me as time goes on. It allows me to enjoy the rest of my life without always worrying about how groceries are getting paid for, if the rent check is going to bounce, or if I will be able to afford to drive anywhere. I realize that it's a matter of perspective, but spending 50 hours at my job gives me the peace of mind I need to live the other parts of my life with less worry and turmoil. We've been a little slower than normal, so they've had us working 40s for awhile, which is nice for summer, but I'll be happy to put in the 50s and 60s when we ramp up again, for multiple reasons, and money so only one of them.
You would give a fuck if you understood it. Even if you weren't personally affected, the economy doing badly affects almost every single person in your country and potentially even more globally. To not care about the economy is either selfish, stupid, or both.
Totally agree. Had a few friends pulling 110 hour weeks occasionally, and it's just so unhealthy. Everyone treated it as if it was a normal and necessary thing to do.
My wife was told about this app so she downloaded it. It's prolly the most self centered, vapid, bullshit app I have ever seen. She deleted it almost immediately after.
My sister sits on the couch playing loud ass cringe songs in slo mo while moving one arm and making the same wrist motions and dabbing Over and over and over again ALL DAY
What's the deal with this app? Is it just like vine but with people lip syncing to songs while recording themselves? I honestly found out what it was like last week.
Why are a bunch of rich white teenagers doing weird hand movements while lip syncing entertaining? This guy Jacob Sartorius got famous off Musical.ly but all of his videos are just him checking himself out while lip syncing.
Even better is when someone cites a paper that specifically disproves what they believe, but since they don't really understand what they believe, they think the paper supports their belief.
I run into this occasionally with Mormons, whose canon teaches that Native Americans originated from a group of Israeli settlers who sailed all the way to the USA around 500BC and formed a civilization in the multi-millions of people. There is not a shred of archaeological or DNA evidence to support their claims, despite half a century of the Mormon church digging and researching.
What some of them cite as evidence to support the Book of Mormon's claims of Indians actually being tan Jews are similar to this article - but if you actually bother to read the entirety of the data, you find two genetic infusion points: one about 10,000-15,000 years ago who came across the Bering land bridge, and one in the 1500-1600's when some Sephardic Jews colonized some remote places on the east coast. They post this research to Facebook, triumphantly declaring that Mormonism's fantastic claims to the source of Native Americans has been authenticated, when in reality, they're posting evidence that specifically discounts the Mormon canon narrative.
Even scientific papers, unless you think scientists are infallible and not swayed by, say, money.
Dent13 · 1 points · Posted at 19:18:18 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
Peer review is the failsafe, the more scientists that go over a paper and approve the validity of the data the less likely it becomes that they are paid off
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 12:24:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Those thousands of papers are paid shills or conspirators.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:52:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yes. My father's favorite resource is Facebook. It get very annoying.
But that's not something that's popular.. we all understand it happens but how much compared to everything? It's hated. Though the people that do it won't admit to it
I really loved them getting tattoos, the flavored condom taste test, and trying moonshine/weird alcohols. But seems like they're doing a lot less of that style thing recently
The buzzfeed formula:
"Why [insert trending item] is literally the most [insert overly enthusiastic adjective] that you [must, need, have to] have in your life ever."
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 03:00:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Okay: buzzfeed does a great job of taking videos and making them gifs so I can look at it in silence.
I swear to god, Buzzfeed is the most annoying shit.
STORY TIME
So last night, lets say 2 or 3 am, I'm kind of out of my way just looking up random shit. So obviously who wouldn't, at 2 or 3 am in the morning, look up "How smart are you quiz?"
I take the quiz and the questions are honestly the most fucking dumb questions I'd ever seen. One of them were emoji's of a cactus, then a cake, then a cat, then a woman. It asked which would be next in the list of them.
I think about it for the next 5 minutes, 10 minutes tops. I am absolutely baffled. I chose the snake one, but to my avail, I was wrong as fuck. It claimed I was incorrect because the emoji's were in alphabetical order, and the crown emoji was actually the right one.
How the fuck is the crown after a woman? Crown is not after woman in the alphabet! I keep on this bullshit quiz, eventually finishing the 20 questions, that felt like forever. I get the response back.
"You're not so smart"
What the fuck? I honestly gave up at that point on Buzzfeed ever being reliable again. I fucking hope Buzzfeed gets found for having child pornography found at their office and gets shut down.
Adios amigo.
[deleted] · 563 points · Posted at 14:45:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Acylas · 243 points · Posted at 15:16:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Biology is seldom fair.
[deleted] · 86 points · Posted at 15:48:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I TRUSTED MY ANCESTORS!
[deleted] · 43 points · Posted at 19:23:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The good news is, you're living proof your ancestors got to fuck looking the way the did, so you're in good shape.
A few generations in the future and you can't say that anymore. Natural selection with humans is pretty much stopped by medicine and keeping people alive who are bad for the health of the human race
On the other hand they'll never truly know if people care about them for who they are, same with really rich people.
Perkinz · 69 points · Posted at 17:33:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is why Notch sold Minecraft to Microsoft and just sits on the internet all day shitposting and trolling.
Couldn't handle the pressure of the fame and notoriety, and now he's not sure if anyone actually wants to be around him or if they just want his money.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 15:10:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah but I feel like after some time, if you're shitty but pretty, the shitty will outweigh the pretty and people won't bother to be your friend anymore.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 17:05:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality seems to fly in the face of that. Sure shitty pretty people will lose some friends over time but they'll keep more than enough for it to be a problem for them.
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 17:28:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It surely does. Take a fat person as an extreme example. A fat person is not treated the same as normal weight people. Now take the same fat person and have them lose weight and ask them how differently they are treated. I knew a girl who went from fat to good looking. When she was far she had been on one date. Good looking, everyone is asking for a date.
Everyone has problems and things that make their life difficult. To believe that that is minimized by popularity is a "grass is always greener" mindset.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 19:08:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I completely agree with you that everyone has issues, however, someone who is good looking, more often than not, has their issues overlooked. We shouldnt pretend that life is not easier for some. Life isnt fair. Okay thats fine, but lets not pretend that it is
If anyone watched the last season of survivor this one will piss them off.
Average looking smart player that did super well and got herself out of being voted out multiple times by being social and not winning immunity loses because pretty girl cries in her "why I should win" speech.
Especially attractive women. So many of them would never make it if they woke up tomorrow as men. Not because there's anything inherently different about them, but because they've gone their whole life with everyone telling them they're amazing no matter what and people put up with them no matter what their personality is. So they've never had to develop themselves.
For me, the show gets better when you can't understand the commentators and are just watching people fuck up. Also they're very dramatic in reactions, so there's that.
Not "for some reason". It's objectively better. The commentators are so excited and don't sound like their commentating baseball. All the weirdos dressed up in funny costumes and eating shit on the first obstacle. It's less about the whole reality tv vibe with the dramatic and "compelling life story" background that the us version is about.
I hate how the US has to make every single contestant a heart warming BS background
Just show me contestant after contestant in rapid fire until someone makes it
[deleted] · 13 points · Posted at 22:46:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't even remember any of the backgrounds of the contestants from America Ninja Warrior.
The Japanese show on the otherhand, I still remember the firefighter, fisherman, and gas station worker/manager. (Mainly because they were always the ones who made it to the later stages)
They tried to change the show to fit an American audience, when all they had to do was copy how the Japanese did things, but their producers obviously said no, which is why the American show sucks!
I miss Ninja Warrior. I am not a fan of American Ninja Warrior where everyone has to be some top-notch professional/street athlete to compete. I like the crazy, cool everyday people who competed in Ninja Warrior.
Just one look at the wiki for the Japanese version can totally confirm this. Their all-star squad has some people you would never expect to be on the list. Just random things like a gas-station manager, or a janitor/jewelry designer, very unique line up, not just a bunch of star athletes.
For me, the show gets better when you can't understand the commentators and are just watching people fuck up. Also they're very dramatic in reactions, so there's that.
America tries to emulate their shows commonly. Washout was based off MXC. MTV made a show of a downtown no gaki skit. https://youtu.be/wZV3Y8exExE
Most of the shows turn out horrible because theres not much creativity in copying a show. Although, i still want to watch an American version of downtown no gaki batsu games.
Really just more game shows. They seem like they're coming back though. Watched a new episode of the $100k Pyramid the other day. Love me some game shows.
To play devil's advocate, why is any kind of entertainment better or worse than any other kind? If a TV show entertains you, it's done it's job. If you sit down for an hour and watch Game of Thrones, and I sit down for an hour and watch Survivor, and we both enjoy our time, why is your experience "cooler" than mine?
I get that it's cool to make fun of reality TV. Everyone loves to poke fun at The Bachelor and the Kardashians and The Amazing Race. They're not hurting anyone. It's just a show that some people like, and you don't have to like it. Lots of people like lots of different things.
[deleted] · 26 points · Posted at 15:41:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I haven't watched Survivor since the first 3 or 4 seasons, but yeah, I was about to say the same thing. I feel like it's one of the holdouts from when Reality TV used to have a bit of reality in it (and a unique premise, not "let's follow a family around and write wacky situations for them").
I'm not saying Survivor is some amazing show (and I've not seen it in probably a decade at this point), but it certainly doesn't feel as horrible or trashy as a lot of the other reality shows I've heard of.
As someone who watches both Survivor and Big Brother... Survivor is LEAGUES beyond better. Big Brother is the trashy one, and Survivor rarely ever has scandal drama or stuff like that. It's about as 'real' as it can get imo. Especially on this season of BB the people are so trashy and mean.
I generally dislike reality TV mostly because of how cheap and easy it is to produce compared to traditional shows. So, of course the networks would rather produce something on the cheap which doesn't provide an incentive to the networks to produce many higher budget shows.
Just look at the History Channel.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:20:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
At least the history channel used their shitty shows money to create vikings.
The reason I really enjoy reality TV is because they're all essentially social experiments. And ones that we otherwise wouldn't be able to execute as studies at that.
It's really interesting to me to see what would happen in the "there's only one woman left on earth, she can only be with one person" scenario, "the bachelorette" is essentially this.
It's interesting to me to see what would happen if we took modern day people and stranded them on an island, "survivor" does that.
What would happen if we lived in an Orwellian world where everything is monitored? "Big brother"
How do crazy rich celebrities spend their everyday lives? "Keeping up with the Kardashians"
Some could say it is hurting by being so devoid of anything substantive (talking more about Kardashians and "follow around" reality shows over a competition one like surviver) because it doesn't challenge the viewer to think differently or creatively, and it emphasises people who do nothing and get praise for it. It could have a cultural impact that ought to be avoided, perhaps.
The "some" who could say that sound like a bunch of pretentious twats who are out of touch with humanity.
I mean, people have consumed trashy and low-brow entertainment since people were people. I'd guess trashy and low-brow predates cultural and intelligent.
Sure. Not in this case, though. Reality TV isn't breaking society. It's an innocuous form of cheap and accessible entertainment.
The funny thing is that people who watch it tend to have attitudes similar to the ones in this thread. They are watching it because they KNOW it's idiotic, and it makes them feel like Albert fucking Einstein.
Or they think stupid people are funny. Look at how popular The Three Stooges were...them being dumbasses in front of the nation didn't result in Idiocracy, and neither will the Kardashians. Trashy entertainment is an age-old human pastime, and it's harmless.
You're basically arguing that cultural lexicons don't affect culture. And doing so without realizing the irony that the Republican nominee's presidential campaign was/is essentially a reality show.
There's a difference between the stooges and the Kardashians. One is the idiocy of the stooges wasn't concealed. Their name is stooge. Also, no one wanted to be like the stooges. Plenty of people want to be like the Kardashians.
When you look at the history of "star obsessed" culture in the US, and indeed even the 24 hour news cycle, it started with The Bronco Chase. People were so captivated by a celebrity running from the cops and being able to watch this insanity take place. What followered was a complete overhaul of how the news was presented. You should watch the OJ 30 for 30 to help ram this point home.
Is trash content innocuous? Mostly, yes. But to claim that it doesn't have an effect - be it negative or not - on the culture that promotes this trash content is wrong.
rugtoad · -1 points · Posted at 20:13:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You think people want to be like The Kardashians insofar as they act like idiots?
No, they want to be incredibly famous, incredibly wealthy and completely devoid of responsibility. Tell me you would turn that down and I'll call you a liar. Maybe you don't want to be famous, fine, but stupidly rich? No responsibility? Yeah, that's the dream right there.
The 24-hour news cycle has taken its toll on a few things, though, I'll give you that. I like to think the best of people, I can't help but feel like this year's election circus is largely the result of obnoxious ideologue pundits yammering into a hot mic at all hours of the day.
And I don't mean to say it has no effect, sorry if I worded it that way. I just don't think it's an appreciable one that's worth wringing our hands over. Worst case scenario: It's a bunch of stupid people watching other stupid people do stupid things. I think the vast majority of it is average people using stupid people to make themselves feel like above-average people.
No, they want to be incredibly famous, incredibly wealthy and completely devoid of responsibility. Tell me you would turn that down and I'll call you a liar. Maybe you don't want to be famous, fine, but stupidly rich? No responsibility? Yeah, that's the dream right there.
Call me a liar. If I wanted that life, i would have kept the job I have now (last day a week from tomorrow) instead of deciding to go back to law school, where I am by choice drowning myself in responsibility. My job didn't make me "rich" but certainly for a single male living alone it provided ample money.
Your comment actually is helping prove my point. Wanting to live in a world with zero responsibility is a bad thing. It means you have no goals, motivation, or anyone else depending on you for anything. To me this sounds empty as fuck. If your end game with your life is to end up with a big house and no one depending on you, no responsibility, etc. I would ask you check back with me after a week when you realize your bored as hell and get no meaning from the life around you. If watching the Kardashians makes people want this, then I stick to my point that it can be detrimental.
And I don't mean to say it has no effect, sorry if I worded it that way. I just don't think it's an appreciable one that's worth wringing our hands over. Worst case scenario: It's a bunch of stupid people watching other stupid people do stupid things. I think the vast majority of it is average people using stupid people to make themselves feel like above-average people.
I hope. I also am not wringing my hands over it. I have tons of friends who watch survivor, bachelorette etc. You're right that for many it is totally harmless and whatever about it. I'm not passionate about it either way. My original comment only meant to suggest that it could cause harm.
Eryius · -4 points · Posted at 21:02:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
cultural lexicons
why
You know that that post above that talks about anti-intellectualism? this is why.
Smart people use small words to make others smarter, not to make themselves sound smarter.
People don't like The Amazing Race? I always thought that show was the shit, going all over the world and doing a whole bunch of things you wouldn't ordinarily do on vacation.
But come on, people aren't watching that trash because they idolize those idiots. Not most people, at least. They are watching it because laughing at dramatic stupidity is cheap and accessible entertainment. And most people are probably also aware that it's not actual "reality", just like people watching wrestling don't watch believe that is "real". It's still entertainment.
People like weird and stupid things, that's a trend as old as time.
I see nothing wrong with it, although personally I prefer quality scripted shows and Im shocked they're still popular. But some reality shows made big impacts on my life in the past so Im not going to trash the whole genre.
To be honest, I don't understand the hate surrounding him. Sure, he is a shitty singer and panders to 12 year old girls, but he hasn't really hurt or harassed anyone (to my knowledge at least)
he is pretty annoying but he doesn't really deserve it, a huge circle jerk was formed around him by youtubers because the first ones who did it blew up
Loud enough not to let my kid bring any peanut products to second grade this year because they're allergic. I'm thinking of telling the pussy too bad, if you can bring disease, my kid can bring pb & j.
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 05:07:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Allergies and vacations aren't related...
My kid has all his shots and he has a penicillin allergy. Nothing to do with each other.
I know. But, there are 5 kids in a class of 19 who are unvaccinated. I think it's crazy that they still come to school with our kids, we have no choice in the matter.... However, no one in the school is allowed peanuts because of a single child. Where do we draw the line?
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 02:37:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd rather my kid die then have him live a normal healthy life! /s
One of my children was injured by vaccines because he has an auto-immune disorder inherited from my mother and I and we were unaware at the time... so we chose to vaccinate the next two on a very spaced out schedule instead to avoid the risk. I think anti-vaxxers are kind of crazy because even though one of my kids was actually INJURED from a vaccine, i still am vaccinating him and the others, just on a different schedule. I might feel more worried about it but like, my kids don't even go to school or daycare so they're not at risk or risking anyone else and my injured son is fully UTD on vaccines now that he's about to start school anyway... but the risk is so minimal its not really worth NOT vaccinating. We just werent aware lupus can be passed down genetically like that, as I wasn't even diagnosed until later in life.
k0stil · 1 points · Posted at 07:52:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
i don't know why but for half a minute i read that as "Not vasectomyting your kids" (is that even a word???)
GR1997 · 303 points · Posted at 16:39:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vaping, there's nothing wrong with a method to quit smoking but its gone too far when there's kids ripping the fattest vape.
Yeah 100% agree but the people who literally cant take it out of their mouth and think they're class have tainted this so badly. I know people who have never smoked, buy e-cigarettes because they're treated with the same novelty as a fucking slinky
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 06:09:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't have a problem with vaping, to each their own, but people should be considerate when they're in a large crowd of people. Some people are sensitive to strong smells or just simply don't find getting it blown in their faces every 30 seconds very pleasant. That happens to me every time I go to a concert. Every. Fucking. Time.
It's supposed to be a "safer" method of nicotine delivery and act as a smoking cessation aid.
Yet douchebags have built an entire subculture around it like they have with weed. Just get weird and terrible smelling flavours and let off huge fucking clouds, why don't you?
Had to scroll way further down to see this than I expected.
Initially I thought I would probably keep vaping once I got tired of nicotine, because I thought the action was part of what I was addicted to... Not so much. I made it literally half a day of vaping 0 nicotine juice, and just threw my ecig in a drawer in my room. That was sunday of this week. I don't miss vaping at all. But I'll be damned if I am not fiending for nicotine right now.
CJ090 · 1 points · Posted at 05:51:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm around 2 weeks without calling; no nicotine. Withdrawal is getting less intense
I actually started vaping in a high stress period in my life to avoid smoking again... Then I vaped for a couple years :(. Just quit last week though. I'd pick up vaping again before I pick up a cig though. I don't miss that shit.
I could see how people would go to cigs though. I kept increasing my nicotine levels for a while before I realized I was just working my way back up to cigarettes. Then I vaped 3mg for a long time before just saying fuck it and quitting. I still miss the nicotine.
asol · -2 points · Posted at 19:35:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Everyone I know who started vaping as a way to stop smoking has gone back to smoking.
This just in: kids spend lots of money on stuff they don't need so they can look a certain way.
Inside scoop from every mall manager ever at 11.
Edit: I vape too, and I enjoy it. Giving someone shit for anything that's not hurting others is ridiculous, regardless of why they do it. That was the point of this comment, simply to mock the above commenters reasoning - not to imply that I also think it being a fad is the only reason kids so it. I agree with the guy below me. Just leave peeps alone.
Or God forbid people enjoy doing it and are willing to spend money on something they enjoy.
I swear this is reddit's version of "I don't like it so obviously no one else actually does." I don't vape, I don't enjoy doing it, but seriously this fake superiority complex thing is annoying.
Nah I know, I vape too. Got an Arctic tank with the .5 atomizer and a Coolfire IV battery that's due for an upgrade. Usually mix a 6mg and a 9mg juice for that personal sweet spot. Melon flavors are the titties.
My point is that any direction you take to give people shit for doing something they want to do, so long as it doesn't hurt anyone, is fucking ridiculous. Especially the fad angle, which has been a thing since more than five people have lived next to each other.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:05:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This kinda goes for any new fad. I'd rather see someone vaping than wearing skinny jeans.
Funny you say that because I almost mentioned that one. Now, I play the game but see way too many people doing this crap while driving. Y'all are making me nervous. Now is not the time to catch that Caterpie, dude....
Disliking things, even more when it reaches a level of hatred. I'm talking specifically of things in the realm of art, media and entertainement.
I don't get it, if I could find a way to like Nickelback, for example, I would gladly do it. It's so much better to like things than to dislike things...
But it seems the illusion of forging a personality overwhelm the actual idea of feelings, experiences and sensations.
PC509 · 30 points · Posted at 17:21:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like Nickelback. Mostly their older stuff. I don't hate them at all.
I don't mind hating on things. But, shitting on other people because of their like or dislike of something. That bugs me. Hating on others because they have a different opinion on something? People are different and like/dislike different things. Who would have thought? :)
I may not like something, but it's just not for me. I don't like most country music. That's fine. Others love it. Great! That's awesome. We can't like everything.
What I would consider to be my best characteristic is that I can find the good in a lot of stuff. I can often see WHY someone likes something, even if I don't, and if I focus on that thing long enough, I can like it too.
For example, Kanye West. I just didn't get how anyone could like such a fucker. So I listened to his entire discography. That's when I learned that while I don't like his rapping, he is a really good producer. So I focused on the songs that had a lot of production behind them. Now I really enjoy MBDTF.
Another would be My Chemical Romance. How could people like whiney songs sung by some kind of vampire in eyeliner? What I learned is that while their songs seem a bit contrived, they do a good job taking the hooks from pop punk, the imagery from goth, and the emotion from emo and combining those aspects. Now I really like 3 Cheers quite a bit (and like half the songs on their other albums).
I called my brother the-fuck out for this two days ago for shitting on Pokemon go.
If you don't like it, that's fine, don't play it.
He gets the feeling that because he doesn't play he's somehow better than people who do.
Really he's just an asshole with nothing going for him so he needs a constant self esteem boost.
Ancient Aliens. It's simply anti-intellectual bullshit and misinforms millions of gullible people.
erokk88 · 122 points · Posted at 15:24:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I used to think these shows were simply for fun "theories" and entertainment--that no one actually thought they were serious. That changed when I watched one on mermaids with an ex and at the end they had an obviously cgi living "mermaid" that some "fishermen" "caught" in a "net". As the credits rolled, my ex sat wide eyed that humanity had discovered irrefutable proof of mermaids and even caught one on video.
She also thought that man-made climate change was a myth because weeds can grow through asphalt so how can mankind have any lasting effect on the environment??
Hahaha I thought you were sympathizing with the guy above you, with a great euphemism. "Ah, yes, she had great tits... I'm a sucker for some Megalodons."
All of the evidence says they aren't, sorry. But cheer up, very little of the ocean has been properly mapped or explored. There could be anything lurking in the deep. :)
I got bored pretty quickly, but lately I just don't have any patience for survival games. My wife and her friends play it pretty regularly and seem to enjoy it though.
That changed when I watched one on mermaids with an ex and at the end they had an obviously cgi living "mermaid" that some "fishermen" "caught" in a "net". As the credits rolled, my ex sat wide eyed that humanity had discovered irrefutable proof of mermaids and even caught one on video.
If you had actually paid attention to the mermaid show, in the beginning it literally says "this is a work of fiction."
My mom thought the mermaid thing was real. I was pretty embarrassed. I pointed out that if someone had found a real live mermaid, that shit would be all over the news.
These types of shows are fueled on people's ignorance. Take Ancient Aliens, for instance. Archaeologists (and even just people who are interested in the subject) can give a logical, non-alien explanation to the stuff shown on the show. But the average person doesn't have that knowledge, so they have nothing to refute those claims.
Great tits have won many stupid arguments. "Yes, anything you say."
The Ancient Alien hypothesis is neat and it does explain some weird things in religious texts and whatnot. However, like everything else, TV takes it way too far and that's when you get mermaids or aliens VS JFK.
As someone who puts absolutely no stock in this theory it is kind of fun to think about. If aliens did come to earth in the past. Maybe people really did meet them and we have no evidence to justify that belief. It's not wholly far fetched. Maybe they came down. Said 'only stupid apes here' then peaced out.
That's what I like about the "ancient astronaut theory". Extremely unlikely and probably didn't happen but there is still a part of me that asks "what if?". There are billions of planets out there... there has to be one or two of them that has an incredibly advanced species.
Sure, there are almost certainly other planets with advanced life. But the REAL issue in talking about contact is, what are the odds that those aliens are close enough for us to get in contact with? Billions of planets, that are billions of lightyears away.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 23:06:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
given that we have a limited human perspective, and things were possible now that would be absurd 50 years ago.....
i think its more likely that aliens came here, but they were as interested in talking to us, as we are to ants.
I like the show just because it's fun to ask questions and posit strange ideas. I mean, as you listen to the show, they usually touch on the obvious answers that make sense, but I like hearing the "or maybe it was aliens?!?!" solution to every problem they don't have documentation for.
Could this be a guy wearing a fancy hat? Or maybe he was an alien!!
Eh, "just stupid apes" is an extraordinary (btw, that's really stupid word, goddammit english!) feat for life considering how many completely devoid of life planets there are.
I mean if we found even Alien Ant farm you know we'd bee keeping tabs on that shit, much less if we found apes.
Only way they'd go "eeh, who cares about this shit" is if universe had tons of more advanced aliens they would be more interested about, which seems unlikely at the current knowledge.
The guy that eventually became their prime minister one time accidentally knocked into somebody, then somebody else accused him of intentionally sexually molesting the woman and demanded for him to be charged.
You seriously can't get any better than shit like this. Best comedy ever.
I used to believe in the ancient astronaut theory for the longest time, but then I realized that ancient people certainly were capable of building monuments like the pyramids and Stonehenge by themselves. I still love the show, however. It's just become so goofy and far-out that I can't help but laugh at it.
It's simply anti-intellectual bullshit and misinforms millions of gullible people.
Ancient Aliens doesn't misinform at all. If you actually paid attention to the show, most of their theories start with "what if this is...." or "this may be"
I like reading their qualifications that pop up at the bottom of the screen. It's always "author" or "ancient astronaut theorist" or "radio show host" or even "futurist." You almost never see any actual scientists, archaeologists, or historians.
my father in law loves these shows. He says things like "well how do you explain these unbelievable structures?!" and I'm just sitting there like "SLAVERY"
Ancient Aliens is my guilty pleasure. I find it immensely entertaining, and I'll usually binge-watch a bunch of episodes when I'm hung over on the sofa half asleep on a Sunday morning.
But don't believe for a second that its viewers believe any of the bullshit they're spouting.
There was a kid in my Mythology class who always brought up aliens until the teacher told him he was entirely missing the point of what she was teaching.
alavda · 0 points · Posted at 22:33:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've always felt there was a lot of underlying racism in the ancient aliens idea. You notice hardly anyone claims that aliens built Stonehenge (in Europe!), but they claim it all the time for the Pyramids of Giza (Africa), the Mayan pyramids (Latin America), the Nazca Lines (South America), etc.
I once saw some 15 yr old kid vapong and trying to act all badass with his 2 friends outside a grocery store, blowing clouds in peoples faces. An older gent was walking in and the kid did tbe same to him. The older guy got pissed, snatched the vape from the kid and punted it into the street. Dude was my hero gor the day.
Idk about you but I don't like having someone breath on me then get annoyed when I get mad at them. Not everyone like that stuff, I don't like the feeling it gives me when I have a bunch of vapor in my lung so I'd appreciate it if some punk ass kid didn't blow it in my face.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 20:26:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Keurigs. Making coffee wasn't hard. Making a full pot didn't cost any more than one cup. They have stupid and annoying DRM. They create a bunch of trash.
[deleted] · 31 points · Posted at 16:37:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You can get reusable pods. My wife and I buy our grounds in bulk and just use it on the Keurig bit by bit. Saves you lots of money and you get better tasting coffee.
I don't understand how Folger's pretty much has a monopoly on instant coffee. It's as easy as Keurig if not easier to make, and you can get single cups or make as much as you want without the waste. A teaspoon of coffee crystals and some hot water, with optional sugar, milk or [flavored] creamers and you're good to go. I've only seen coffee singles as a similar alternative (also made by Folger's) and Folger's is the only decent instant coffee available. However, they don't make them in other flavors and no other decent coffee companies make it. Why? WTF??
debb- · 1 points · Posted at 20:12:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
For me, coffee pots still need a fair amount of grounds to make strong coffee. Fuck that watery shit. I've tried a "one cup" coffee maker, and it's just super messy and way easier to use the standard pot. Keurigs I've tried, too, and they're fine but never strong enough.
[deleted] · 37 points · Posted at 15:54:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What I like about my Keurig is that it makes the process faster. Instead of having to pull out a filter, scoop out a bunch of coffee grounds (never being sure if I'm using too much or not enough), then wait for a whole pot of water to go through the system and heat up and fill the pot, all I have to do is pop in a cup, turn it on and wait for the one cup to fill. I am more likely to have coffee in the mornings now because I have enough time to make some before work, and I don't have to worry about wasting a bunch of coffee I didn't drink.
And it makes more sense to have a Keurig in an office because people can buy their own k-cups if they don't like what the office provides, or if they want a certain flavor that others aren't drinking.
Yeah, you were always able to get those conveniences with filter packs though.
I can almost forgive it all its sins, but for the actively trying to be evil with the DRM and making the case impossible to open and not using solenoids that don't suck.
I did too until the solenoid in it died, and then you find out it's impossible to fix it and get it back together to not look terrible or be a mess.
There's also the "Freedom Clip", but it's the principle of the thing.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 00:57:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I remember someone telling me one time to just peel off the label from a brand name K-Cup and stick it on top of the off-brand K-Cup. The Keurig still reads it as a brand name and will Brew your off-brand cup.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 17:30:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Haha you kinda lost me there. Are you talking about how they tried to make it so you could only use their k-cups? That was pretty skeevy, but after the huge outcry from customers they did make some changes so that you could still use a refillable k-cup to use whatever kind of coffee you want.
Yes. The fact that the scheme was developed and deployed after their rights expired specifically to manipulate the market is sort of a pedantic semantic argument, if that's what you want to get into, and it kind of makes the situation worse.
I have no idea what you mean when you use the acronym DRM because you are misusing it unless keurig is prosecuting people for using software lifted from their coffee makers.
You don't understand what DRM is. DRM stands for digital rights management and it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with "prosecuting" (or suing) people.
DRM is about defending your intellectual property rights. In this case, the right in question was the patent on the design of the cup. Rather than litigate every time someone makes a similar cup, they designed a lockout mechanism to manage their rights. However, this system was deployed after their rights to exclusive production of the patented cup had expired.
I have a Keurig in my office at work and it's just easier to deal with, especially since I don't drink coffee there that often. At home, though, I have a regular coffee pot.
There are some brands of pods that just have a plastic ring, foil top, and the filter. No outer cup, so there's less trash. Boyd's Coffee is an example.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:31:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Agreed. We drink a lot of coffee in our house & have several other regular pots, but the Keurig is pretty much specifically for my morning cup before work each day. My husband doesn't drink coffee while he's getting ready, but I do, and I don't really want to mess with a filter & pot for just 1 cup. Plus, I can choose different varieties or a flavor depending on my mood that morning. It's great for that application, but I wouldn't want the Keurig as our sole source of coffee.
I have a french press and an aeropress (got the french press first, realised it was a hassle to clean at work, so I got the aeropress). Purely mechanical (no electronics), easy part replacements, just add hot water.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 23:11:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
is it SERIOUSLY too hard to spoon a little instant and boil some water?!
i havent had a "good" coffee from these pods, if im not getting a good barista made cup, just give me the instant.
Keurigs. Making coffee wasn't hard. Making a full pot didn't cost any more than one cup. They have stupid and annoying DRM. They create a bunch of trash.
In all honesty I am not a coffee drinker, but I had a severely disabled roommate who was, and I think he was the one case where a keurig actually makes sense. He had multiple different carers who each came at different times, any given one had to know how to make coffee his way, in addition to finding all the stuff to make it (plates, cups, basically everything ever used constantly moved around the kitchen as each person had the place they thought a thing was supposed to go). The keurig made it simple. He could tell them how to use the machine once, and what colour capsule thing he wanted that day; problem solved.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 20:09:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
DRM wat? My keurig simply drinks water and pisses coffee in 2 steps.
Pot of coffee gets burned and nasty over time, and varies in consistency every time you make it. Also, filters are kmore wasteful than many pods. French press or Aeropress is way more of a mess and effort than it's worth for most people, though pretty darn tasty. Keurig is simple, easy, consistent, and not that expensive or wasteful if you buy bulk biodegradeable coffee pods (such as San Fransisco Bay).
It works for my dad. He makes a pot of coffee- 14 cups- has one mug, and then ends up dumping the rest out because he doesn't drink it.
This way, he makes his one mug and is done; no waste.
PC509 · 1 points · Posted at 17:22:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Great for work. I use mostly biodegradable pods.
I couldn't stand Keurig's until I got one for work (used, for $5. After a nice clean, it works perfect!). Now, I like them a lot. Just quick, easy, not messy. Perfect for my small office.
I can see it for a small office where there's fewer people than would drink a full pot and everyone can't agree on a type of coffee or they don't all show up at the same time, etc.
Making a full pot didn't cost any more than one cup.
If you're like me, though, you don't drink enough coffee or tea in one sitting to warrant a full pot. One cup is enough for me.
They create a bunch of trash.
One: they make reusable K-cups.
Two: you can recycle or compost K-cups too; that's what I do.
Three: somebody already mentioned diapers: the disposable ones generate a crap-ton of waste (no pun intended), but you don't see people switching to cloth diapers en masse. Same goes for paper holiday cards, soda cans, coffee cups, water bottles, sandwich bags, toilet paper, tissues/handkerchiefs... I could go on. I think it's silly to complain about K-cups if you haven't already cut most of those things out of your life.
I have a keurig and I use a refillable coffee pod thing. It's fairly convenient not having to make a whole pot and waste a filter just for a cup or two.
Cloth diapers have a pretty big carbon footprint, arguably bigger than the disposables. If you re-use them for a bunch of kids, you may offset it, but if you've just got one or two it's probably unlikely that you are offsetting the damage to the environment done by farming cotton, manufacturing the diapers, creating/using detergent and washing the diapers.
They've been around for a while, and I never liked them. Not sure why they are all of the sudden a huge deal... Like what's the point?
wapey · 3 points · Posted at 00:52:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The point is that it's subjective. You may not like them but I do, and in general they're gaining popularity which is fine. They're better than a lot of the other offerings out there in my opinion, but that is just my opinion.
All of my younger friends think they are the next coming of Christ. They think everything they do is the most original thing ever. Saying anything negative about the band makes you a pretentious music snob. Even worse that I'm from their home area so there's more of their fans around.
People tend to roll their eyes when I say I like unique music because I'm really too afraid to say what I like. Stop implying that I listen to 21 Pilots!
Entitlement in video games. I can understand a distaste for things locked behind a pay wall especially if you pay full price, but man I feel like there are always huge vocal groups saying "Well we deserve this kind of story, this kind of multiplayer, I don't care what the developers were thinking because clearly they weren't at all!" These people are hard working people probably working terrible hours to get a game out that hopefully people can enjoy. Just don't buy it if you don't like their product. Businesses run through customers buying products with money.
And people complaining about free things? C'mon man...
Aidache · 32 points · Posted at 16:03:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The developers are very rarely the targets of the hate, usually it's the publishers that are hated and also at fault for rushing the development and cutting budgets. It's usually "fuck EA" or ubisoft etc
[deleted] · 58 points · Posted at 17:32:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Just look at Niantic with PokemonGo. I get it, it was a sloppy release and there are some serious bugs. But I saw a thread not that long ago where redditors were actively working on getting them fired, or taking them off the apps list, or something. We're literally talking about people losing their jobs. Grow the fuck up! They don't owe you anything, and you know why? Because the game is free!
Just don't buy it if you don't like their product.
This is exactly why I haven't bought Overwatch. They worked hard and it's a beautiful game, but it's got shit for in-game story development and a 'loot crate' system that's just as exploitative as other gated content. So I don't buy.
To be fair, there's no story-mode, so there's no real need for a story. The loot crate system is a bit controversial, but it only offers cosmetic items. The game plays exactly the same regardless of what's in the crates.
Honestly they even have comics and animated shorts online that act as a story while the game is just non-canon fights between heroes. For a game without a campaign it's got a pretty good story to it.
I also would appreciate some kind of story added to this world I find intriguing, but I'm ok with having it remain well-made strictly multiplayer game. If I want a great story, I always have Uncharted, Bioshock, and others to turn to.
The main reason I'm giving Overwatch a pass though is because of the play duration. Matches are short and sweet, which fit perfectly into my hectic schedule of having a full time job and taking care of a newborn baby. I can pick right up and off I go.
You're right on the 'loot crate' issue. Fuck those things. And props to you for speaking with your wallet instead of buying a game without thinking and bitching about it afterword. I did the same thing when I refused to buy Battlefront.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:21:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
if bethesda fixed ALL of their bugs...i would actually miss it.
LDM123 · 1 points · Posted at 04:01:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Angry Joe comes to mind.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 12:32:34 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
One thing that always drove me crazy: people defend the easiness of recent video games with the excuse of "Well I'm paying for the whole game so I should get to see all the content/the whole story!"
No you fuckwits. Its a GAME. a GAME implies challenge and the chance of losing. You wanna see the end? Get better at the game. You want a story delivered to you with no effort on your part? Go watch a movie.
Tje199 · 1 points · Posted at 16:05:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The last part bugs the hell out of me, especially with gta online players. Free updates with new shit to do every month or two and you're going to complain about it? I mean if you want to complain about a bug or a specific mechanic in the game that's fine, but you've been getting huge updates for like 2+ years, there's always something new to try in that game. Get over it lol.
Well, that's not exactly true. Last-gen consoles stopped getting updates last summer, and current-gen consoles and PC haven't even had GTA V for two years yet.
well the problem with GTA online is you get all this new shit, but you have to grind your ass off to get any of it, then by the time you can finally get one of the new cars, another update comes out with even more shit!
sure It's free, but why does that matter when you still can't have virtually any of it, without investing countless hours into it just to get one super car.
Most people drive them and it makes them a little less special when you drive yours and see a bunch of others, but not everybody drives the older ones, so your car is a little more unique.
Also anybody can drive a fast car and win a race, but when you can drive the 'slow' car or the 'out-dated' and beat them, well...hunggggggg
The gaming subreddits have some decent content in them but holy crap the complaining posts that reek of entitlement are just awful. I tell myself it's just a vocal minority, and most gamers aren't huge pieces of shit, but that stuff still shows up a lot and it makes the whole community look bad.
Lack of treating customers like human beings. I'm currently looking for an apartment, and I can't believe how many leasing agents treat me like I literally don't have a choice as to whether I want to rent the apartment or go somewhere else. Also, recently took a flight to visit family, and can't believe the small spaces we're crammed into on the airplane. Not to mention, now you have to pay for the privilege to sit in the exit row. I bet most people who pay extra for the leg room in the exit row, probably wouldn't give a shit about helping people off the plane in an emergency.
Dent13 · 19 points · Posted at 20:57:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This statement really gets me - I understand how bad retail is but 75% of employees act like they don't give a fuck, borderline eye rolling when you politely ask them a request. To all the retail workers who can actually hack it with a smile, you will go far in life.
Dent13 · 2 points · Posted at 13:44:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
And customers that don't treat employees like their personal servants will get better service
Housing industry seems to swing depending on the market. If the market's good, then they'll treat you like shit because they can get another buyer easily. If the market is crap, then they might actually hustle for you to keep your business.
I disagree completely. In all my work experience every customer is your God emporer and everything they say becomes fact. The employee must always be wrong and apologetic, and do anything to please the entitled customer.
I mean, if there's more space in a plane, either the plane has to be larger or fewer people can fit. One increases fuel cost dramatically, the other reduces income dramatically. Either results in significant cost increases for the passenger. Would you like to double your ticket cost?
once you realize that you aren't actually the customer (the owner of the building is the customer, the manufacturer of the airplane is the customer) you start getting reeeeaaal cynical (like myself)
They aren't flattering on most body types. Loose in all the wrong places, tight in all the wrong places, and INSANELY DIFFICULT to pee if you're wearing one.
I spent an entire hour with my boyfriend trying to pinpoint WHY only like 5% of girls look good in a romper and we've tentatively decided that only shorter girls can rock 'em.
I usually hang my dick down the trouser leg and pee like that
[deleted] · 16 points · Posted at 18:26:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Rompers may be an easy outfit to throw on, but all bets are off when it comes bathroom time. Ever worn a pair of military coveralls or a flightsuit? Same damn thing. You have to take it all the way down from the top. You basically have to get completely undressed just to pee.
Sidenote: Don't EVER wear a romper to an event where port-a-potties are in use. Take my word on this. You will regret it.
I think a lot of us like dresses and rompers because it's easier to get dressed when you're only wearing one article of clothing, thus not having to find matching pants/shorts. So it's not so much about looking good, as much as it is comfort and morning laziness.
It's really not hard at all, the just seems strange. Rompers are also amazingly comfortable and you don't have to even match pieces for an outfit. You just put on the romper.
Honestly it's one trend I hope never goes away. It's my favorite clothing item. I still sell tons of them, and there are so many gorgeous ones. Plus maxi rompers are the ish.
I've been saying exactly this for so long. Thank you for agreeing!
[deleted] · 21 points · Posted at 19:22:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most celebrities.
[deleted] · 231 points · Posted at 14:40:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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[deleted] · 182 points · Posted at 15:42:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Meh. They're not really doing anything terrible, they're just excessively popular and have learnt to monetize it. Reddit and the rest of the internet has such a petty hive-mind mentality against them.
DUI, Releasing personal information, owning a church just for the tax purposes, practically disowning rob for not wanting to be on tv anymore, Caitlyn killed someone and everyone seems to forgotten about it already, besides the awkward homophobic comments he makes.
Edit: Name correction.
[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 17:50:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not a fan of Caitlyn Jenner personally, I was hoping she was going to be a little more progressive seeing as she's a high profile trans person. Instead she has dodgy political opinions and is somehow a homophobe. Idk if she counts as a Kardashian though, I was thinking more about Kim and Kylie. What personal information have they released? If you mean the Taylor Swift thing then that makes a lot of sense in context of it being evidence.
Lyress · 0 points · Posted at 22:20:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Caitlyn wasn't drunk or mentally impaired during the accident.
I was speaking about one of the other sisters that got arrested for drunk driving. I even separated them so no one would get confused. Yet here you are...
Lyress · 0 points · Posted at 22:36:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I googled Katelyn Kardashian and couldn't find anyone besides Caitlyn, would you mind enlightening me?
Chloe is the one that got arrested for drunk driving. I got caits name wrong because honestly I couldn't care less how Bruce spells his name this days. I don't believe he honestly thinks his transgender otherwise he wouldn't be making such homophobic remarks.
Lyress · 0 points · Posted at 22:57:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But I wasn't talking about the DUI, I was talking about Caitlyn's car accident. You're the only one being confused here.
You mentioned she wasn't under the influence on your first post. I never said she was. I said someone else in the family had a DUI and you assumed I meant Cait. Thats the only confusion here.
Lyress · 1 points · Posted at 23:06:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No, I was talking about how she killed someone. It was an accident, she didn't do it on purpose, she wasn't speeding, she wasn't mentally impaired. It doesn't make sense to hold this over her head.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 23:49:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Its still manslaughter and she should have gone to jail, gross negligence is not grounds to get out of jail free, but i guess having lots of money is.
Lyress · 1 points · Posted at 17:10:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reports say it was the victim being negligent.
PC509 · 5 points · Posted at 17:18:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They are popular and are making bank off of it. I'd do it if I could.
Still doesn't mean I can't personally not like them. I think they are pretty shitty people. That's just what limited things I've seen from them.
I don't think they should be that popular. Still, they are smart enough to take advantage of their popularity and ride that train all the way to the bank. Can't fault them for that part.
You really can't judge a person based on meeting them just one time (assuming you met them once). You have no idea what they may have been going through at that time, and just because they were an asshole to you doesn't make them a shitty person.
This was from working with them for a charity event, and they are indeed shitty, shitty people. Period. The behavior that I witnessed with this entire family was horrendous (Bruce was the only nice one of the bunch that night). I would expect better behavior from a 12 year old schizophrenic with ADD and Tourette's Syndrome who is off his meds than those douchebags.
You have no idea what I witnessed and why I formed my opinion of them, so my statement stands - they are huge douchebags. In all my years of doing what I do, they are 100% top level bags of douche. I've met and worked with many celebrities over the last 20 years or so, and I can only think of one who is worse than them.
No, they weren't just assholes to me, they were assholes to everyone. They're just shitty people who don't give a flying fuck about anyone that isn't them.
Edit: OK, I can think of TWO people worse than them that I've had the 'pleasure' to work with...
A) Making thousands of people wait for them to finish watching a basketball game before showing up to the scheduled event late.
B) Not fulfilling their contract.
C) Yelling out obscenities while interviews are happening with other people in the vicinity.
D) A generally shitty attitude towards all their fans that are there to see them, including snubbing of 12 year old autograph seeking girls that were being super sweet.
The list goes on and on, but I have to head out the door now, so that's all I've got for now.
Edit: word
[deleted] · -2 points · Posted at 20:50:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The problem, they are not doing anything worth but rich as fuck and popular as well. And they shouldn't popular for doing nothing
[deleted] · 19 points · Posted at 16:55:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Plenty of wealthy people arent doing anything of any worth...the Kardashians just happen to be in the public eye. But a lot of wealthy people are doing good - a lot of celebrities are big philanthropists. They're popular because people like them...that's what popularity is, it doesn't matter what you think should or shouldn't be popular just because you personally don't like them or find them entertaining.
they spawned a generation of girls who try to get famous by being internet skanks. kim is only famous because her mom paid to have her sex tape "leaked" . they bring nothing to the table ... they may be great at maretking themselves and making money but they are morally bankrupt idiots.
Wow, the circlejerk is finally starting to wane! Most days this is the number one answer to this thread.
[deleted] · 58 points · Posted at 16:51:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hate them all you want, but Im gonna own up to my jealousy. As a female the same age as Kylie Jenner, I see her and Kendall with their giant closets, their own houses, nice cars, copious vacations, personal chefs/trainers, and kylie having the funds to pump her lips(I would kill to fix my upper lip) and start her own brands, and am 100% envious of all of it. I tend to value the little things in life over money, but if someone offered for me to switch lives with them I totally would lol. It would be amazing if my biggest stressor was my lip kit line instead of my eating disorder or my bank account
[deleted] · 52 points · Posted at 16:58:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I think its important to note that the life Kylie is shown to lead is basically just marketing. We'll never achieve the life we think Kylie has because we don't have people doing our makeup and taking our photos and styling us like she does. What we think is Kylie Jenner isn't really one person at all, but a team. She probably does have problems of her own, I wouldn't be suprised if she had a drug issue or something like that.
I don't understand this mentality, it's so weird. I'm also a girl very close to your age, but being envious of someone's lifestyle does not mean they are worthy of worship/praise. I admit I know very little about the Kardashians, but they do not seem to be putting anything healthy out into the world. They seem to be all about materialism, which is very unhealthy. They've just got a huge following of impressionable young girls who live vicariously through their lives and its just gross. It's gross because they teach girls that acting the way they do will get them places or things or people or whatever but... do we really want more Kardashians in the world?
[deleted] · 7 points · Posted at 19:20:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well no I don't worship them and I don't think they should be worshipped, all I'm saying is that I envy their lifestyle sometimes. I don't represent anyone but myself
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 19:25:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 19:48:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nope, I hate my life, would probably trade it for $10
Kardashians inherited most of their money, then got the rest from being rich and having a TV show, which bought them legions of mindless fans. Fortunately, in twenty years they'll be as irrelevant as Paris Hilton is now.
(Not that it's what you're doing exactly) but I don't understand why people go out of their way to hate on Kim Kardashian when she is doing nothing wrong. For example, I've seen people refer to her as a porn star because her ex released a (one) sex tape of them. She didn't do it. Most of you have made sex tapes with SOs that you think you trust. She just capitalized when she was betrayed, instead of feeling sorry for herself. And hey, if I'm gonna be rich and famous, I'm gonna bring my family along for the ride.
Uufi · 3 points · Posted at 23:35:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most of you have made sex tapes with SOs that you think you trust.
Is this really a common thing? I mean, I don't really mind if other people make sex tapes or anything. But I never have, and I haven't heard many people admit to making one. (Save for a drunk friend that said he used to go on Chatterbate.) But maybe I'm the freak.
I think it's more common than people will admit to, but I don't think it's super common. It's becoming more common now that everyone has a video recorder in their pocket. Back in my day, you had to have a home video recorder and those things were expensive.
Yeah, I am. I'm jealous that they know how to make a buck by working the system in ways the Everyman doesn't, or doesn't have the means to exploit it the way they do. Yes I'm envious. Yes I will hate them for contributing nothing to society except makeup and shitty TV. Yes I will hate them for having their fucking plastic faces shoved down my throat despite hating them (granted it's not as bad as it was a few years ago). I mean, the day I stop hating the Kardashians is the day they either A.) Stop being petty and materialistic and shitty people or B.) Donate their money to something intellectual and worthwhile - like a science fund or whatever. And I'm not talking about her petty little once-off donations to charities or the fraud-embezzled 10% of her funds that goes to a charity. I mean real, committed, hardcore enthusiasm for furthering society on par with Bill Gates.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 19:43:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
For the first few years they were popular, I thought they were an article of clothing. They were on a banner in Sears and I was walking through there with a friend of mine and I asked her if the Kardashian was the pants, the jacket, or the scarf and pointed to the banner. Her and every other woman within earshot started busting up laughing.
To this day my friend will say things like "It's cold out, I better wear my Kardashian!"
Seriously, I love me some Applebee's/ Chili's fried appetizers and happy hour drink specials. People are always complaining how horrible their food is. I'm not going to Taco Bell only to complain that the quality of steak in their steak burritos is shit. Know what you're getting yourself into!
I'm lucky enough to live in a city with loads of non-chain local restaurants. You could eat at a different a few times a week for a month and not repeat your dining experience. Yet the chains are still there, and some people still go to them...I don't understand.
Consistent, convenient, affordable. You got to one of these places you know that there is going to be something you want to eat, and it's going to be pretty good. The variance is pretty low. Some people just like low risk options. Some people just like their stuff. Chile's chipotle honey chicken crispers are bomb.
The best thing there next to the ribs. I know the ribs are shit ribs, but they are like, guilty pleasure ribs. And that cake tho. Ive eaten at a few multi Michelin starred restaurants, and that cake is by far the closest thing to eating the distilled essence of sex that Ive ever tasted.
Chilis isnt that bad though. their spicy queso and salsa is pretty good imo
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 17:28:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My friend visited me at college and after waking up hungover at 11 A.M. we decided to go to Chili's to day drink. He tells me: "Can we wait until Happy Hour to go? I'm trying to save money." I get the biggest grin on my face, pat him on the back, and triumphantly reply "At Chili's, it's always Happy Hour."
Well Applebee's and Chilis are ok, but TGI Friday's is horrible. There's like 6 things on the menu. Last time I went there I had to get Korean steak tacos.........KOREAN STEAK TACOS
I like Fridays, but our Applebee's closed, and our Chili's has fucked up royally the last 3 times we went there and I refuse to go back. I have never "blacklisted" a restaurant before their disasters.
I ordered fajitas and they were soggy cold onions, one green pepper, and with chicken that tasted like it came out of a bag in the deli section of a low-grade grocery store. The whole meal was cold. Hey, it happens right? I ate it and didn't complain. They must've been busy. No worries.
The second time I went, I ordered a soup, and when they brought it to me, the spoon was already in the soup (which was odd, but oh well). When I took a bite of the soup, however, there was oreo/lava cake all over the spoon. They had literally put a dirty spoon in my soup. I brought it to my waitress's attention, and she just rolled her eyes and huffed off. The thought of that spoon with someone's leftovers on it, being in my mouth made me lose my appetite.
The third time, we sat for 45 mins before a server ever came out to our table. She instantly starts complaining about her job to us. Another 25 mins roll by before she even brings out drinks out. She forgot to put in our margarita order. We can hear fighting in the kitchen the whole time. Another 30 mins roll by and we haven't seen our waitress. We have no appetizer, our drinks are empty, and we still have no margaritas. Finally, a manager comes over and brings the appetizer out. 30 more minutes before our food comes out, and we STILL haven't gotten refills on our drink. Then, after we got our food, they forgot part of our order. Then, after THAT, we realized that she had ran us up incorrectly, and got huffy with us when we wanted it corrected and requested the margaritas to be removed from our ticket because we never got them. It took her and the manager 5 attempts to get the ticket right. We spent well over 3 hours at a restaurant (Just myself and my bf) over this bullshit and it was the final straw.
Not worth driving to another town for Chili's and it possibly being as bad as my experiences with our local one.
I'm not considering food contamination with bad food. By bad I mean bland, lowest common denominator food designed by committee to appeal to Americans who think the height of culinary achievement is ranch dressing.
Spent my 20s working in "casual American" restaurants. A chicken breast covered in a sweet sauce is bland. There's no nuance. There's no layering of flavors. At any of these chain restaurants, the entire entree has one flavor - you may as well blend the entire plate into a smoothie.
you are lying, you never worked at any of those places. nowhere is the menu only "A chicken breast covered in a sweet sauce" please link to the menu that only serves "single flavor entrees" and nothing else.
They are awful. You can find better food for the same price or cheaper so many other places.
nyrol · 3 points · Posted at 17:21:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I always read reviews for places saying there is something cheaper on the same street. Even for apartment buildings. They never give examples, and every time I look, everything has the same price, so I have no idea where they were talking about.
I imagine they probably don't allow advertising other restaurants in reviews and I guess it depends where you live. Where I live it would be very easy to eat out all the time and completely avoid large national chains like this.
How common negativity has become, I feel it's easy to be negative so it just happens a lot while positivity takes a little effort so people aren't into it.
Yes, shitty things happen, all the time, to most everyone, but I don't think every bad thing that happens should be viewed negatively, you often learn more from bad experiences than from positive ones, I wish it were easy for everyone to look at the bright side.
Your outlook on life is 80% biological. You easily think positive because you're wired to think that way.
Also, negativity is not necessarily bad. Negativity helps us think of what could go wrong. Do you really want an unrestrained optimist to build an airplane?
Negative guy - "Man, I'm not sure the engines on that passenger jet have enough power, what if one of them fail?"
Positive guy - "Don't be so negative man! It'll be fine. You negative people are always slowing progress!"
I totally agree but I feel that as being more logical or cautious, I can't really think of the word.
I think in that way a lot but I mean more positivity in a general sense, like waking up in the morning with a good attitude instead of a bad one, common decency type thing.
people need to be more skeptical and cautious but in hindsight be more positive.
I feel you. I've been a negative little shit forever. I made a decision to change that a while ago. I want people to be more positive and enjoy what life has given them, instead of what it hasn't.
It seems a lot of people don't understand how to deal with conflict. If something in a relationship becomes hard they just cut ties and move on, it's sad to me how nobody is loyal to anyone these days. It's the reason I only have a few close friends but I always envy the older people that I see who have large groups of good friends and they can trust each other. I think the lack of social skills and loyalty in people nowadays leads to a lot of negativity
Kwhyle- · 25 points · Posted at 15:00:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 04:45:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
But smoking makes you cool, and gives you fresh breath.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 12:37:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
smoking makes you cool
Don't be ridiculous. Cool people smoke. You're a cool person, aren't you?
Is it a bot that makes this comment every time? I can't tell, but I can't imagine someone would just repeat something they read elsewhere on reddit verbatim and think they were adding to the discussion
But what if I don't consider it because it IS racist or sexist?
If you were intellectually honest you must consider it in order to determine if it is derived from sexism or racism. It is only after you have considered the viewpoint, and found it to be based in racism or sexism, that you can disregard it.
iBlag · 2 points · Posted at 02:56:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Then tell your debate partner why it is racist or sexist, don't just sit there with your fingers in your ears, that doesn't fix anything.
A genuine outside job and bungled disjointed intelligence prevented the plot from being discovered
A genuine outside job by bona fide terrorists who honestly believed in what they were doing... except somewhere along the line they were steered and recruited by an "asset" working at arms-length for a western intelligence organisation. They were patsies, they were framed. A black op, if you will
It was certainly not an "inside job" as in planned and executed by the Pentagon on Bush's personal orders. That's just patently ridiculous.
I'm not saying it was or wasnt, I'm just saying there's lots of fishy things involved in that day.. all of those "coincidences" happening at the same time makes me suspicious
The thing that really annoys me is whenever a page like the Lad bible posts about 9/11, there's always someone posting 'inside job' like we've never heard it 125939 times before.
Trump has totally jumped the shark at this point. His campaign has got too inflammatory and ridiculous and I can easily see him deterring people who are voting for him.
I'm not 100% sure he even wants the job and he seems to be sabotaging himself. It's a joke that went too far and he now has to stick it out to the bitter end safe in the knowledge that, if elected, he can just quit for whatever bullshit reason he likes and leave Mike Pence in charge.
I'm still suspicious that his campaign is part of a conspiracy to get Hillary elected. Clinch the nomination then take a dive so moderates won't vote for him.
He's either colluded with the Clintons to engineer this, or he's just decided he doesn't want to be President and is now too far down the proverbial rabbit hole to quit now.
Rather than the results being outright fixed, they are being legitimately influenced by the GOP's candidate being truly appalling.
I think Trump is just this oblivious and this stupid. He just doesn't react to criticism well and is dumb enough to think that he actually is what he says or that people will believe.
Everything I've read about Trump or heard about Trump from people that know him makes me believe he truly wants to be President, but it's purely an ego thing.
Wouldn't make sense from Hillary's perspective. The way he's campaigning is inciting a normally silent group to become a very vocal, very angry opposition group. Sure, this plan would guarantee a Hilary presidency, but it would guarantee a miserable and stressful presidency for Hilary. I don't think Obama enjoyed a single minute of his presidency during the height of the Tea Party movement.
Before he got the nomination he was something refreshingly different and seemed to offer change that many Americans were desperate to see. He wasn't a career politician, he spoke his mind rather than channel canned political bullshit, he expressed populist opinions, addressed legitimate concerns that many Americans had.
Now he has just dialled the obnoxiousness and WTF factor up to 11 and seems to be completely out of control. His campaign is falling apart, top Republicans are abandoning him, his support base is being steadily eroded, and he just doesn't seem to care too much.
He cares, but it's the kind of mentality of someone who treats you like shit but gets legitimately offended if you get mad at them for it. He has no concept of other people. Will never apologize, or at most give one of those 'sorry you're so easily offended' apologies.
Will take any criticism, no matter how legitimate, as a personal attack. If you aren't bowing at his feet you are his enemy. This can all be seen publicly. Just look how he interacts with the media and other public figures. He is a petulant child who doesn't care about anything but unconditional loyalty from others.
I'd retort with clinton but, given how so few show up to her rallies, I'd say she isn't that popular.
rugtoad · 93 points · Posted at 19:52:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not too many people are voting for anyone this election. Most of us are voting against the other candidate. I mean, I don't like Hillary...but Trump is a fucking disaster. I cannot fathom how anyone who can walk and chew gum at the same time could actually support him.
I can kinda understand how people might think Hillary is worse, so they vote against her. I think those people are still objectively and spectacularly wrong, but I get it. Hillary is not in any way an appealing candidate.
But the people who actively support Trump? I just don't get that.
Well, 14% of eligible voters. Your point still stands.
If all the millennials that supported Sanders bothered to actually vote for him, that total percentage should be around 30%, since Millennials are the largest adult generation in the US. And since seniors and middle-aged people vote in much higher percentages, it makes the youth turnout look even worse.
Out of the 14% of all people over 18 who aren't barred from voting, the vast majority of that 14% were either Baby boomers or Gen X'ers. Where the fuck were the Millennials?
Dent13 · 2 points · Posted at 01:58:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sleeping somewhere most likely, I know I went out and voted in the primary and I'm a millennial, but I'm only responsible for me
not all millennials supported sanders. Some of us actually preferred another candidate. Besides, you can't blame Sanders supporters, they had some of the highest turnout.
People seem to think that most of us major-party-voters are voting how we do because we don't want to "throw away our votes". Nah. I'm a man of principle.
And on that principle, Gary is...bad. Stein is ridiculous, but Johnson? Bad.
No corporate tax, massive de-regulation, privatize the prison system, de-regulate the internet/kill net-neutrality...and I'm just getting warmed up.
Libertarians tend to have a great sales pitch, but as they say...the devil is in the details. Everything sounds good on paper, but when you put it into practice it becomes a massive disaster. Private prisons have proven themselves an irredeemable failure. The education voucher programs have created a "race to the bottom" among charter schools, and that is WITH regulations in place about how they are permitted to operate. The generic libertarian approach of deregulation would complete the ed-system's transformation into the class warfare training grounds, wherein kids born into poverty are only given the education they need to stay there while kids born into wealth are given every possible advantage they can get. That program has institutionalized generational poverty and Johnson's plans would do away with the things that are giving a small percentage of kids some sort of a chance.
Johnson does have a few redeeming viewpoints, and he seems like he's a well-intentioned, sincere politician. I can respect that, and I can respect that others find him appealing. Voting for him isn't something I can't figure out, but I have some serious disagreements with him on some of the primary positions he takes.
I have the luxury of living in New York, so my presidential ticket vote genuinely doesn't matter. New York IS flipping Dem. If it doesn't, then the world has gone mad. So I'm free to waste my vote on a pointless third party vote.
See, I'm the opposite. I think Hillary is dangerous and can do way more harm than some idiot that can be reigned in with Congress. I would rather have 4 years of Bozo the Clown than 8 years of the Devil.
Congress currently has a republican majority. That is not a good thing. I would much rather have an asshole democrat with a republican congress than an asshole republican with a republican majority
rugtoad · 10 points · Posted at 21:10:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary has at least seen how the machine works, though.
I feel like people demonize her a bit more than she deserves. Not to say she's a good candidate, but if you go off of the way she is being described by some you'd think she was...well, as you put it, the devil.
Hillary, for all her faults, knows what it will take to keep the ship from completely up-ending. She knows the human cost of war (her feelings about that cost notwithstanding, she does actually KNOW it and has the ability of appreciating it...Trump has zero experience and no idea what it feels like to authorize a drone strike, and that's not someone I want in charge of such a decision), she knows how to play the political game...and she'll also appoint justices who won't undo every bit of progress made over the past decade. Issues like Gay Marriage and abortion are referred to as "wedge issues", but for many people...they are critically important and undermining them isn't something we can just hope Trump won't succeed in doing.
All told, I imagine Hillary will be pretty much 4 more years of what we have now. Status quo isn't great, but it isn't the complete shit-show that manbaby Trump has promised to bring about.
And with any luck, a landslide-loss for Trump will cause the GOP to completely implode such that a more competent party can arise from the ashes and present a viable, electable, non-corrupt candidate who can actually represent Americans with some sensibility.
Hillary has at least seen how the machine works, though.
Hillary has seen how the machine works. She's worked the machine, and she knows how to get stuff done, build a working mercenary coalition and get what she wants put through, in some form or another...
...which is why I'd vote for Trump over her. He's a blustering, buffoonish bully whose absolute first instinct when things don't go exactly his way is to go to the press and taunt his opponents with juvenile insults, ensuring he'll never build working coalitions and accomplish his legislative goals at all. He'll spend his whole administration trying to put through insanely unconstitutional executive actions and will probably see himself surpass even Obama's incredible track record of 9-0 SCOTUS losses.
And when you're beating out Mister Imperial President himself for SCOTUS losses, well, that's an accomplishment all by itself ;)
The GOP is gritting their teeth every time they talk about Trump, it's not their fault. I keep trying to support him, but someone really needs to put a muzzle on him if they want him to win. Also, take away his phone.
But he knows exactly what he's doing. That's what's so absolutely terrifying. He also probably has narcissistic personality disorder, it explains a lot of his actions.
Trump is so fucking awful that I am legitimately unable to figure out how anyone could rationally come to the conclusion that he'd be better than pretty much any other option.
To me, supporting Trump is like saying "I believe the Earth is flat". I can't figure out the thought-path a person would have to take to come to the conclusion that he's anything but one of the most unqualified and dangerously incompetent politicians to ever stand on a stage in the United States
Tried to go to one of her rallies yesterday in Denver. It was held at a local high school & very poorly managed. People were fainting from waiting in the heat to hear her speak. Still convinced it was held at the high school so the crowd would look full. There was a sporting arena visible from the parking lot where everyone was waiting.
I consider myself liberal leaning, and I swear to god Hillary is one of the only candidates they could have picked that makes me stop and think "...I mean, Trump probably wouldn't be that bad, right?"
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 07:49:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It clearly is the case of running with it for too long and now he is forced to go with it until the end of the line. A top campaign official of his explained how he didn't expect to win and he was merely using it as a platform to build his brand, get his name out even more but when you have goofballs like Rubio, Cruz. It's obvious to see why he won, even an idiot like Trump could run rough shod over buffoons like them. His presidential run is so laughable, it's almost normal to think he is a plant by Clinton campaign. There have been reports that he plans to see what happens and if he wins, he's gonna allow Pence to take charge which is just... It's honestly surprising he hasn't dropped out. GOP Leaders have been reportedly telling him it's the end of the road for him, drop out. This election season has been an absolute mess.
I'm glad that you hate it as much as i do. Especially when they wear t-shirts with crossfit on it to show everyone how hardcore crossfitters they actual are!
And they point to guys like Froning when trying to show how successful it is. Rich Froning isn't ripped because he does crossfit, he does crossfit because he's ripped! Huge fucking difference.
aynez · 1 points · Posted at 12:44:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
A crossfit gym just opened across the street from my place of work.. I'm now considering unemployment.
Went to a certain christian university for a semester. We had a Fox news correspondent come in one day at Chapel to talk about the war on Christianity, citing the legalization of same-sex marriage as pretty much his only talking point.
I'm a Christian, I'm not ashamed to admit that, but I am ashamed of people who act like we're (the most widely-accepted religion in America ) facing a Christian Holocaust.
/Rant
TD_70 · 2 points · Posted at 02:14:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hitler and Martin Luther King Jr were both Christians. Why don't we judge people on their actions, and let religion be what it should be- personal, their business.
I don't use it anymore (my fiancee would literally murder me) but back when I did it was mostly women looking for attention or boyfriends. The few that were looking for hookups did have the pick of the male population though.
From what I hear, this only applies to attractive people. Everybody else is stuck in limbo or something. Really makes me appreciate being married right before all this shit started. I'd probably still be single had I not done so.
This is the right answer. With the current political race casual racism is seen as "Just telling it like it is!", or "I refuse to be politically correct!". It bothers the hell out of me.
Seriously it's such a dumb excuse. I get it, you don't feel racist so you don't see a problem with your stupid jokes, but it more often than not just shows your ignorance and immaturity.
People saying "this is the correct answer" or "the only right answer" or "this is the right answer" when the question could have 3 million different "right" answers bothers the hell out of me.
Worse imo is when people constantly post racist af shit, then play it off as "I cant be racist because I'm black". The amount of times i see people on facebook do that shit is insane.
The song Whip It by Devo. It's not even one of the better Devo tracks. It is bizarre that it got as much traction as it did, while Gates of Steel and Freedom of Choice from the same album are relatively unknown.
PC509 · 6 points · Posted at 17:27:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Are we not men!? We are Devo!
I don't like the song Whip It. It's not a bad song. It's just that it's the one that's played all the time with 80's music or when someone brings up Devo.
I feel the same way about Smells Feels like Teen Spirit (thanks for the correction /u/EricandtheLegion !). Love Nirvana. That song is great, too. It's just the overplayed, overrated song. :/ If you hear it too much, you start to not like it as much. I think that's the deal with both those songs for me.
Definitely. I love how the feedback rings out after the solo and fades into the verse too. Awesome production by Butch Vig and Cobain was a master of sonic space with his guitar. The orthodox opinion among most guitarists/ old guard rock and rollers is that he wasn't a good guitarist. In reality he was a master of "noise" or imo just...sound.
People say we're years away from artificial intelligence, from androids and sentient computers.
The future is now: Beyonce is a fine-tuned R&B pop machine. She is not real, she is a fabrication whose manufacture was funded by Jay-Z in a bizarre, Ex Machina-like effort to make a robo-star he can bang.
Ya, growing up I was under the assumption that she was just another glorified booty shaker, then the cult of Beyonce sprang up out of nowhere. THere was no way this resurgence came out organically, it must of been carefully marketed with extreme precision.
She's a pretty good singer, though I agree with the rest.
Most of my friends (mostly gay/feminist) think Formation is a masterpiece about strength and loving yourself/culture.
I mean, that IS what it's about but it's also equal parts marketing ploy and politics
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 07:58:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can agree with your two latter points. Most mainstream rapper/ singers definitely don't write they own shit or make their own beats but Beyonce can definitely sing. I am gonna have to disagree with you on that. Her new songs don't capture her singing voice but she can sing.
It was discussed in another thread, that news stations are not covering attacks as such disasters in hopes of making it seem less glamorous. These sad sacks feed on misery, and western journalism is spoon feeding them.
I've been saying for years they should change the way it is reported.
Today a couple of fucking twatwaffles thankfully killed themselves, but sadly the dickless wonders killed 20 people that actually deserved to live on this planet and weren't a complete waste of air.
Cuntwaffle and pencildick are two of my go tos. Your use of profanity is quite similar and pleases me. Dickless is great and packs in some Ghostbusters nostalgia. I'd buy you a drink if you ever find yourself in the Pacific NW.
I do want to draft good comedians for local public office... start an American version of the Best party... I'm lazy and have a bad record, would make a better activist than candidate but thanks :)... from Austin originally so i love/feel bad for everyone from SE TX, sorry... think you'd like OR our job markets aren't as good but cost of living is generally lower. Language is both powerful and fun, English is awesome for swearing and slang, people should have more fun with it.
Really? That is why I started searching there because things seems pretty stable with growth.
I'm in Galveston so the only thing to feel sorry about is the lack of jobs.
My family is from the Austin area. You wouldn't believe it now. It's horrible. I lived there from 85 to 89 and 97 to 01. The place is nothing like you remember even if you left before 2001.
I've been back frequently, its sad. I lived there for my whole childhood basically 84-2002, its solidly different now and pretty depressing . The heats why i left but yeah, OR is poor as shit and has a worse job market than other states/cities on the West coast. Not sure want you do for a living but our job market is kind of limited... The town is wonderful.
Galveston is nice but if you ever get the chance of visiting up here id take it.
You are old enough to remember when Pflugerville and Roundrock weren't part of Austin. When the town ended at Ben White and 183. Now it is just a cesspool of traffic that makes Houston look good.
I'm really surprised by what you are saying about OR. Maybe my research is wrong. I didn't think it was booming, but I thought it was growing. Thanks for the info; I research more.
My friend once joked that people born when we were couldn't afford to live in the city limits that existed at our birth... Round Rock and Pflugerville will never be a part of Austin no matter what fail light rails they build. I'm not trying to talk you out of Portland, I freaking love it here, but our economy is basically the smallest of major west coast towns. Its growing massively, just at a pace that doesn't compare with Austin. OR in general is poor as shit compared to TX but spends its money better. If you ever have more questions feel free to ask and Ill try to answer as well as I can.
Dude, this is all I'm looking for; a company where my skills and experience will be useful, my commute is under an hour, traffic doesn't freak out my wife, and people will welcome us and our 4 dogs. I don't give a shit where it is. I just want a happy wife, happy dogs, and a job where I contribute.
Keep looking out here, the work is the hardest part, traffics way better than TX, the city planning in general is pretty amazing. Pretty sure the dog friendliness here is higher than any other city in NA. Literally every drive through I've been through offers dog treats. Seattle and the bay have more work options but are a silly level of more expensive...
This reminds me of my grandpa's favorite insult, needledick. As a kid I pictured someone trying to thread their needledick, I thought what a pain but seems useful for hemming pants on the go I guess. I was oblivious.
I hate that this exists. News stations in the US are intentionally trying to start race wars just for viewership by labeling everything a race issue or a hate crime.
Seriously this is borderline treason, they are intentionally igniting the fire to destroy relations of police officers and the community.
gorocz · 2 points · Posted at 09:47:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
These sad sacks feed on misery, and western journalism is spoon feeding them.
It's literally what terrorism means - inciting terror in people. And news stations/agencies are basically helping them achieve their goals.
3-day weekend Bachelor or Bachelorette parties that are out of state or out of the country. I'm not talking hey let's drive an hour away, I'm talking let's take a 5hr flight across the country, get a suite and go to fine restaurants. It just seems like its an expectation nowadays to drop $1k + on a weekend (not including any actual wedding costs), that you essentially get no say in unless you're the bride or groom.
The first part of your statement, if it were true, would not surprise me. The second is a complete family, or spoken by someone who doesn't understand the differences between Communism, Socialism, Marxism, Stalinists and Facism.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:18:20 on August 18, 2016 · (Permalink)
Buddy, I've spent years studying the dynamics off all the above. You can fight me all you want, but you are wrong. :)
Inspiration porn where people pat themselves on the back for showing basic manners and respect to disabled people who are given no voice at all in a story that is clearly only meant to give the author some loving from the Takeis.
I think it's that thing where you pretend to sneeze on your elbow, but also stretch out your other arm so they both point the other way
YOLIT1 · 0 points · Posted at 04:31:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
In fairness, it originated as a symbol of pride for a historically bad team, serving as a rallying point for the fanbase of that team. The whole memeification of it is just bad though.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 08:04:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm 100% sure it started out referencing cannabis smokers who cough into their elbow. It's started out in Atlanta hip-hop scene so that seems more likely which would consist of some cannabis smokers.
The memeifacation of it is why I hate it so much. It really goes to show how the Internet can take something simple and completely ruin it.
[deleted] · 10 points · Posted at 14:54:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
people being born, facebook, people in charge, motor cars with internal combustion engines, poverty, hunger, homelessness, looking at mobile phones too often, apple computers, that awful uplifting hipster music in the background of every shit kickstarter, heroin addiction, war, lack of education, fast food, soda, alcohol, religion, cancer, mediocrity, EDM, death,old age, debunking videos on youtube, arguing over a narrow two party paradigm, ruining the environment, plastic,the news, modern art, twitter, reddit, buzzfeed, low quality audio, bumper stickers, sharing opinions on the internet.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:17:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Having listened to DJ music for over 20 years I can say with certainty that EDM is a short lived phase. It seems to be the way from my experience that house music often has faddy sounds that come and go.
Quality isn't the issue. I interpreted the question not with an implied "because it isn't as good as people think", but with an implied "because it being so popular is dangerous".
The problem is that it's dangerously close to becoming a monopoly, and it doesn't acknowledge the idea of personal property. Nobody "owns" their Steam library of games in the traditional sense. If Valve decides to ban you, you lose access to all of your games, and there's yet to be any legal precedent set that might allow you to get them back.
If you are one of the, admittedly few, unlucky folks to be banned, your ability to get your games back seems to depend entirely on your popularity; those who can leverage their social media presence into bad press for Valve tend to have their accounts reinstated. If one doesn't have that capability, then one is totally reliant on the whims of a corporate machine with no established appeals process.
Now, at this point, I've often heard people claim that only cheaters and whatnot get banned. My argument there is that it's not true; sometimes people obey all the rules and get banned anyway. Plus, even if only cheaters got banned, I don't believe that misuse of a service entitles anyone to steal from you. Which, if we accept the narrative that one "buys" games on Steam, then those games become your personal property, thus making Steam's bans tantamount to massive theft. If all Steam did was ban people from multiplayer servers, or prevent them from purchasing games in the future, then I'd be fine with it. However, people have been prevented from accessing ANY of their "purchased" games, and that seems unjust to me. Imagine if you wrote in the margins of a book, and Barnes & Noble showed up to repossess your entire library. It's insane!
Plus, there's the more general problem of DRM, which is especially bad for Steam. I mean, your ability to play a game that you ostensibly purchased depends entirely on Steam's software and servers working correctly. I know there's an offline mode, but it's not perfect; any person who has tried to use it extensively will know that there are times when it doesn't work, especially in unexpected circumstances in which one didn't expressly tell Steam to enter offline mode before losing internet connectivity. How often do people need to be arbitrarily barred from accessing content that they purchased before they realize that they don't own that content by any reasonable sense of the word?
If Steam were a subscription service, like Netflix for example, I'd be a lot more comfortable with it. Because in that scenario, there is an explicit and well understood agreement between consumer and service provider that the access is temporary and contingent on external factors. However, Steam peddles a fiction that one is "buying" games, when in reality one is basically donating money to Steam and hoping that one will be allowed to play games sometimes in return.
It wouldn't even be that big of a deal for them to run their business like they do if they had more competition, because then consumers would have a choice of whether they wanted to agree to these terms or not. However, there's quite a few Steam-exclusive games, and rampant favoritism toward the Steam platform throughout the games industry with things like free Steam keys and Steam-first release dates. There are even game websites with links to buy the game that lead directly to Steam even though that's not the only option! If one doesn't like how Steam runs their business, it's incredibly difficult to avoid them!
So yeah, Steam is an incredibly convenient service with a very successful business model, but it comes at the expense of consumer rights, it's nigh unavoidable, and it's only growing larger.
I love Xanax, it saved my life. I was going thru a difficult time in my life and I was so anxious that I couldn't sleep or relax one minute. I was thinking of suicide.
I took a couple of Xanax (with my Doctor approval) and I was finally able to relax and sleep. What's hard it's to not used it as a permanent relaxing aid.
datums · 2 points · Posted at 15:11:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The large number (and large amounts) of athletic scholarships available compared to the small amounts of academic scholarships. Athleticism is more important and valuable these days than intellect and academia.
Social media. I feel like social media ruined real socializing. You see a friend in person who you haven't seen in a long time but you both don't have anything to catch up on cuz you both see each others lives already everyday so pretty much the conversation dies after a 5 minute one. And that 5 minute conversation really died after 3 minutes.
Smoking! So many people my age (20) actually start taking this up! Obviously everyone knows the risks but they think its cool. I know people as young as 15 starting smoking because they're 'stressed'.
People make it out as a joke but gaping is actually starting out as a 'gateway' to smoking
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:26:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality TV. It's ridiculous how much crap is shown under the category of it, and it's all literally a car crash of crappy people saying and doing crappy things, generally being horrible people.
But ask yourself, do you like him as a person, or do you like his work?
Tuxyz · 1 points · Posted at 22:04:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not /u/klausjesper but I enjoy his work, I don't particularly agree with or like a lot of the things that he says, but he has a really interesting personality and has cemented himself as a legend within rap.
All the Bourne movies after the first one. Doug Liman created a one-off fun flick and the rest wasn't necessary.
[deleted] · 21 points · Posted at 15:03:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nah, I'd say the action scenes from the 2nd and 3rd ones were far better than the 1st one's (the whole sequence in Waterloo Station where Bourne is directing the reporter is probably the best in the series imo). 4 and 5 were totally unnecessary though.
They are cool movies but would be so much better if they weren't made during that period of time where it was popular to have action scenes where it's a million cuts and you can't actually see shit. Transformers also guilty of this.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 21:56:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not sure you've watched them because it's generally understood that the issue with the action scenes isn't that there's lots of cuts, but shaky camera.
It's the same story in every movie. Bourne can't remember his past, and he is hunted by a group of people in a room of computers. The government sends assets to kill Bourne, but it is then revealed that they are just puppets of a shady government official.
Sybre · 1 points · Posted at 19:11:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I honestly can't even say that kid is popular. Yeah he's got 4 million subscribers, but they're all kids and no one outside of that base cares about him or his content either. It's strange too, he's got twice the subs than H3H3, yet people in the H3H3 community seem to be way more prevalent in the community. Maybe people don't want to be associated with Leafy.
Fevir · 1 points · Posted at 00:32:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That really just depends on where you lurk and interact.
I don't even understand his content like... there's nothing noteworthy about it? If I wanted to watch a kid play video games and chat pure shit for ten minutes I could just hang out with my brother and his friends.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:10:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
His old videos were decent enough, he talked about some life stories but now, it's just watch this 'cringey kid' on the internet and let's 'roast' him. His videos are pretty pathetic and really only apply to the kids trying to edgy memelord keyboard warriors.
Free-to-play games. If it were up to me, all games would be pay-once-and-play with maybe a few DLC levels tops, not this low grade skinner-box whale-trap garbage.
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 00:50:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
that stupid kardashian mobile app
[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 15:00:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
edit: Some rap is good, don't get me wrong, just really think that the "fck a bitch ain't caring but nothing n*ga stealing my style in my jayz" is really bad, it's popular but more or less encourages the "fans" of the songs to follow their style and be like them, which is really unbenefitial for the future of humanity and society as a whole.
Or about how women are terrible heartless creatures. Not saying they are, but like 90% of Zeppelin songs are about sex, and the other 10% are about how women suck.
I don't know if I agree with that. Like what you want but your reasoning for why it's not good is way off base.
You're argument is basically in line with parents who want violent video games banned. I listen to a ton of black metal yet don't go around burning churches (and can assure you most other fans don't either). Lots of people from here listen to country music and don't buy a pick-up truck and go mud-bogging.
Lots of people from here listen to country music and don't buy a pick-up truck and go mud-bogging
Nearly everyone here who listens to country does this. I live in a place where mudding and hunting and stuff is pretty popular, and there's a big overlap between listening to country and doing those things. There's a joke around here that the population doubled when the census bureau started counting people wearing camo.
Some music is identity heavy and the pop-county they play nowadays is probably the worst offender. "Cold beer on a friday night, pair of jeans that fit just right" "I'm crazy bout my mercury"
It's all about selling an image and products associate with that image. Granted, every genre has sincere music if you dig past the surface.
There's also millions of valley girls and city boys that drive BMW's and Hondas that listen to country and have never stepped foot outside of their city limits. Country nowadays is more pop than country so it's reaching a much broader audience. Trust me, I've seen a Kia Soul with a "country girl" sticker plastered on the back window driving around Tempe AZ.
Ah, I understand how it might have come out that way but that's really not the message I inteded to bring with my comment
I just wanted to point out that people look up to these rapers and it's simple sociology that you want to be like the person(s) you look up to, mimic them if you may, and by doing that they're (like i said earlier) more or LESS encouraging, but that's just my opinion anyways, it's not really like every person who listens to rap become a burden for society, I was generalizing a bit just for the sake of argument and I couldn't be arsed to collaborate further c:
Most hip hop is not what you are referring to; especially most modern popular hip hop (Drake, Kanye, Chance)
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 14:56:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
it's popular but more or less encourages the "fans" of the songs to follow their style and be like them
If people take these lyrics to heart and take inspiration from them, they're fucking idiots to begin with and were beyond helping anyway.
Also, thinking that even a significant portion of hip hop uses lyricism like that is uninformed. If you were to explore the genre more, you'd find that the majority of hip hop does not do this.
Well, I typed rap, not hip hop, I enjoy hip hop and my point is that the small portion of todays rap that encourages and gives inspiration about negative behaviour is, like the thread says, "popular but shouldn't be" :)
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 14:27:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Perhaps, but I'm almost 100% certain that there's a higher percentage of todays rap songs that's sending out this message compared to the percentage of rock music sending it out.
That's only because the newer generation relates more to the rap aesthetic, so rap is now the most popular genre, but mainstream rap and mainstream rock/metal have many of the same sentiments wrapped in a different package.
Look at rock/metal in the 70's all the way through the 90's. The vast majority of the most popular rock/metals bands were all about, "I drink a lot, I do a lot of drugs, I don't give a shit about anything, let's have sex, and do more drugs."
Haha yeah I guess, I'm not really listening to a lot 70's rock music, I mostly listen to Volbeat, Iron Maiden and Metallica and my point was just that there's not nearly as much "You shouldn't give a fuck about anything" attitude in it as today's rap music, but sure, my comment was an uneducated answer and I just wanted to contribute with my own opinion :)
Voxous · -4 points · Posted at 14:44:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I find a lot of rock music has a deeper message to it. Themes like standing up to oppression or injustices, or even mental illness.
Pink Floyd for example had a number of songs dedicated to a band member who was suffering a mental illness and had to leave.
There also plenty of rock songs about trying to go beyond your limits and reach for higher heights/goals.
I don't find any of this in rap.
Edit: You also have to consider that rock is a much much larger umbrella category of music while rap is not, at least not to that extent. Heavy metal, death metal, country, I'll give you that.
Bands like the Beatles, the police, the doors, etc also fall into the rock category, as do more recent bands like imagine dragons.
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 14:45:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can agree with what you are saying but if some rap is all about fucking bitches and being disrespectful to women then what is most country music on the radio about hmmm
Haha I'm not really listening a lot to country music but if that's the message that the majority of country music ont he radio is spewing out then sure, fuck country music too :'D
So much rap on the radio these days has great beats with straight garbage lyrics. Just shit to blast at the club so people can dance. When a beat gets me really into it and then the verse is the guy saying the same thing over and over, it drives me fuckin nuts.
Bo Burnham had a song in one of his more recent specials about it where he called it "beat fetishization," where he does a whole song parodying it. Unfortunately, "Bo Burnham song about rap" isn't a great google query.
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 15:08:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Check out Danny Brown. Dude chooses some killer beats and has incredible lyricism. He's fucking funny too, some awesome one liners.
It's very sad that this election comes down to a choice between a lying corrupt war criminal riding on her husband's coattails and likely hiding several serious medical conditions, or a sociopathic spray-tanned misogynistic racist with literally zero political experience whatsoever.
I know, out of the couple hundred million people in America. It's come down to the two most hated people to be in charge of running the country for the next 4-8 years. And these elections take so long to happen.
Obesity isn't popular outside of small parts of the internet and neither is fat acceptance, let's stop pretending the world loves us fat people and shames everyone who isn't fat now.
Snapchat. I don't see why you'd be recording a video to begin with if you had only ten seconds to do it. The rainbow-puking Lens was cute the first few times I saw it, but now it makes me want to punch the person taking the selfie in their face; same goes for that stupid Lens that turns you into a dog. Oh, and if you use Snapchat for naughty stuff... for fuck's sake, you should actually know how to take a good picture and carry a goddamned conversation.
I think we were hoping that it would be stuff that was actually popular, but some of this shit isn't even popular.
PC509 · 1 points · Posted at 17:31:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Isn't that kind of the exact point of the thread?
Or was it more scientific? What's popular, but really looking at the statistics, it really shouldn't be. Look at this data. Given the popularity index and the citizen approval factor, this should not be as popular as it should be. I think we have a problem, sir.
I just want to say not ALL of it is bad. The "starbucks war on christmas" was one of the dumbest things ever, but the more subtle ones like not calling every black person "African-american" makes a lot of sense, because they aren't all African.
"You told us to call you" Wow. Dude, all black people aren't one amalgamated consciousness... All black people in America did not say "call us african american", I'm sure the people actually from Africa did but why would you then infer that all black people share that same opinion
Well maybe you guys should get together and make a decision instead of getting mad because some are offended by black and some are offended by African American
I don't get offended by being called either, but I think it's stupid when people call me african american because I'm Canadian, was born here and have Jamaican parents.
I say black as a general term. I defer to what my black friends prefer if they tell me. African-American seems like a stupid choice. Had a great friend from Zimbabwe that used to blow nice liberal peoples minds by pointing out that he wasn't American and that there were millions of Africans that weren't black.
Yeah I honestly think PCness is generally a joke and for the most part counter productive because it just creates these no-no words that give people more opportunities to be offended and gives the words more power than they should have. My friend group is pretty diverse and we make fun of each other all the time (e.x. Making bomb jokes, calling the Irish a potato loving alcoholic, calling me Jamal). Making fun of the stereotypes and by extension the people that hold them is much better than frowning really hard at people that say anything anyone anywhere can get offended at.
Fully agree that PC culture ruins the language and its usage, it also lets racist assholes know which terms to avoid. My best friend is first Gen Chinese woman who is the worst driver i know. She responds by making fun of my poor dancing and basketball skills... As a black Canadian do you mind me asking what your thoughts are on the whole "POC" issue?
Meh, I don't really have an opinion on it, it's I think I've had a really lucky life in terms of my race not really being a factor in my life or a factor in who my friends are. So like i personally don't really have a sense of black community or black identity or whatever.
Yeah sorry if I seemed to imply that you should or would have an opinion on the subject. Always interested in the POVs of you strange Canadian neighbors.
Well it's not a preference thing or even a me being offended thing. Think of it like someone tells you 2+2=5. You aren't offended or angry, what they said is just wrong not offensive, I'll often just say I'm not african or American, call me black dude
[deleted] · -2 points · Posted at 14:59:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How so?
I'm not quite sure what your intentions here are, but I would appreciate some more information on the direction in which you intend to steer this discussion.
Derisive comments and disdain for those who enjoy a vast vocabulary and who have cultivated a love of language. Reddit reacts as if you've just violated a sacred precept or committed an abhorrent crime.
bebu10 · 1 points · Posted at 16:13:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vaping. It's great for people who are trying to quit smoking or reduce their nicotine intake but doing it just to look cool is ridiculous and the fact that their are vaping competitions seems absurd
Pathological narcissism. Everything has to be about the individual, all the time. Back in my day, if someone had more than two photos of themselves they had a problem and would be locked in stocks in the village square. Because I'm old.
I might get some hate here, but vlogs and gaming videos. I'm no expert on YouTube money and using ads to acquire money, but youtubers nowadays earn thousands maybe millions of dollars from YouTube just recording themselves in their everyday life (vlogs) and youtubers recording their gameplay for people to watch and somehow they earn themselves a shit ton of money. There are other youtubers who animate, do skits, something that requires a lot of work and get half ass the money than vloggers or gamers. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what I see on YouTube for the past 10-11 years I've been watching videos on YouTube. As well I want to say YouTube drama as well.
Sybre · 1 points · Posted at 19:18:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
but youtubers nowadays earn thousands maybe millions of dollars from YouTube
Very few youtubers actually makes millions. Many just make enough to stay afloat.
Aeleas · 1 points · Posted at 19:45:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The real money is in sponsorships & merchandising.
Sybre · 1 points · Posted at 19:02:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Beats. Yes, they're a fashion statement over practical use, but isn't listening to stuff on your headphones supposed to be "you" time? Why care about fashion when you listen to music.
Las Vegas. I don't understand how an entire city is supported by people who travel across the country to a shitty desert just to throw money away. I understand the appeal of gambling, but nowadays you can gamble and play just about any game on the internet.
Flat Brimmed hats. It looks like you dont know how to wear a hat. There should be no room for fingers by your temple and your bill should have a slight to bigger bend in it.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:01:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Maybe not as popular as most of these, but still frighteningly common
I work as a 911 dispatcher and multiple times a day, someone will call in a reckless driver (wrong way on the road, weaving in and out of traffic, speeding etc).
It's fucked up, they're gonna get someone killed, I understand, but for the fucking love of god, DO NOT FOLLOW THEM, because then we have two people driving like assholes
Get the tag if you can, and let it fucking go. Unless you are personally willing to sign charges on them, or unless the officer sees it with his/her own eyes, there is absolutely nothing that can be done about it
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:04:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Zaps_ · 1 points · Posted at 21:07:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sensationalist news. Nothing is more frustrating than watching a news program to see the opposite perspective and see how crudely videos are edited to follow a narrative. It happens on both sides of the political spectrum and really clouds the truth behind each candidate's actual views.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:22:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Like the whole planned parenthood selling fetuses thing conservatives ran with for days, only to later be fake.
Kanye West and his stupid shoes!
All of the Kardashians especially the ugly troll one.
Beyonce!!!
Moscow Mules and Manhattans - Seriously what the fuck!? When did these become so expensive!
Corona and Heineken!
Matt Jackson, the Jeopardy champion. I can't put my finger on what it is about him, but I find him extremely irritating. I'm sure outside of the context of Jeopardy he's a nice guy, though.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:06:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Capitalism. It's inherently exploitative & is currently destroying the environment/the worker's spirits.
And no, the alternative is not a giant bureaucratic dictatorship where the government controls everything. Just wanted to clear that up.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:25:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not only the system's fault. It's also the fault of human nature. there is competition in a capitalist market, any normal human will try unsavory things to gain an edge and earn more money.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:01:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Markets, private property and money are all artificial. It's not a part of human nature to have these things.
And no, human's aren't inherently greedy, the capitalist machine just makes them that way so they can survive.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:23:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I wasn't saying humans aren't inherently greedy but inherently competitive. I hate capitalism in it's current state, there is no abolishing it so why not try reform it.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:30:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Very brutal sport which has long term health issues for participants. Your tax dollars pay for some of the long term costs for boxers. A sport that routinely has participants die should be questioned as being a sport.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:21:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Participants understand that when you go into the ring, you are going to get hurt, in the short term and in the long term. You just have to accept it.
Spending all your life on welfare even if you have no serious reason not to work.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 08:28:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What you're specifying is welfare abuse which there is near non-existent rate of, so the belief that certain types of people sit on their ass all day collecting from the government despite being fully able to work is completely false.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:08:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The musicaly kid. I seriously think he should just be banned from posting any videos online. Not for any rational reason, I just dislike him that much.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:31:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you diss Harambe again, I will SLIT YOUR THROAT AND SHIT DOWN YOUR NECK! /s. At first, it's genuine outrage over something pointless when there are much bigger problems the world face but now, it's just a meme so there's nothing to really dislike.
Liniis · 1 points · Posted at 23:17:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
TeddyV · 1 points · Posted at 01:10:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That spineless deserter cunt randy orton. Fuck you asshole. You cant buy a spine, class or a DD-214 thats says honorable discharge.
apex cunt orton. fuck your lame k o.
Fragile bitch.
The YouTube's Tmartn and Killermemestar. Both are giant scumbags that are only in it for the money. Can't wait to see them gone for good especially with the CS:GO lotto scandel
iBlag · 1 points · Posted at 02:58:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
PHP.
P. H. Fucking P.
I don't know who is worse - PHP developers (as in the people who work on the language/framework itself), developers who don't know anything except for PHP (so...most PHP developers), developers who use PHP to solve problems that aren't even remotely related to web development (looking at you, every single usage of PHP-GUI ever), or PHP apologists/fanboys.
ITS ALL ABOUT ME YALL. People, ive noticed in general, when in public be it driving or shopping or whatnot, are far ruder, selfish, self centered or solely self appreciating.
Just saddens me that as we get older, smarter, and more advanced as a civilization we are losing the human element more and more.
Morals, better judgement, and just being good people to ourselves ( and more importantly ) to those around us has just gone out of style.
That and those fucks that dont use turn signals. Welp, pretty much anyone driving nowadays for that matter. People need to focus on fucking driving when they are, not the radio, your bullshit convo on your phone, or whatever else they can.
Libertarianism. It's just the same old corporatism. Denying climate change and catering to the rich will have long-lasting repercussions. Supporting them because you're tired of corruption makes no sense. What's the point of being corrupt when you don't hide that you're working to help the already-powerful?
Kygo. The songs sound so generic that I'm trying hard not to vomit when it plays on he radio. I change station the second I hear a Kygo song start. Don't get me started on the lyrics... I am chocked seeing how many views his songs had on Youtube.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 14:20:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
He won't win. His campaign is going off the rails, while his inner circle just spout ludicrous propaganda in a weird bunker mentality.
The only people who will vote for him directly will be crazy, racist rednecks in the south. I predict a lot of moderates will go Democrat or third party.
I'm fully aware of that, but we have still fueled his ego and his narcissism.
Jaicobb · -7 points · Posted at 14:21:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Yoga pants in the office.
Come on ladies. This is our generations equivalent of panty hose. They don't belong in public.
Edit - yoga pants or leggings. Whatever They are called. They are not classy. They are not appropriate for a business atmosphere and for all the guys who look forward to it it is 90% of the time the women you don't want to see. Those scars don't heal friends.
National and Regional Pride. You either won or lost one of the biggest lotteries of your life depending on where you are born.
When I was born the statistical probability of being born in either China or India was 1/3. My life could have been a whole lot different.
However, I am not saying I do not like where I was born and I am happy to be an occupant of Britain, but am I proud to be British? No, I never contributed to Britain, my parents have never contributed anything aside from paying their taxes, what pride can someone take in such a chance thing?
Pokemon has always had shit games. People love the hell out of Pokemon and their games are the same garbage on a silver plate that they've been making since the 90s. Such a huge goldmine and they're using a spoon.
Pokemon Go. I played it for a day or two and realized almost no effort went into the actual game part of the game. I like Pokemon too, so I wanted to like the game, but I kept wondering when the fun part started.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:29:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think for most poeple now it is about exercise and getting outside
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:26:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 09:08:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The game should only really appeal to that age group in my opinion. The kids nowadays don't know what is it like to grow up with Pokémon. It can only really be enjoyed by people who've grown up imo.
FPS games. Most of them are just rehashes and have no differences between them. Gets kinda boring when every game is about pew pew.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:33:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most shallow argument ever. I will admit that I am a fan of FPSes but saying it's pew pew, bang you're dead is like saying Football/Soccer is just kicking a ball around. It's just simply false.
Not saying all FPSes are just pew pew, but a couple popular ones are. The notorious COD, Battlefield kinda, etc. There should also be some variety.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 03:02:30 on August 8, 2016 · (Permalink)
I gotta agree with you on that to an extent. It really depends on the game. I don't know how you would feel about Counter-Strike. In my opinion, it's definitely not just pew pew.
Feminism in that we shouldn't need to promote it, and that it's sad that we still need to? Or feminism in the rabid tumblr SJW straw-(wo)man you only find in Reddit threads?
Facebook is a great service to stay connected to friends and acquaintances.
Feminism is still very relevant. The active men-haters online account for like 2% of women. I don't think it makes sense to blame the ideals of Feminism for their behavior.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 14:25:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've been dating a feminist and she always pays for her half of meals/drinks, so it has its economic advantages.
If she's a true feminist, she should be paying for all of the meals/drinks. They've been oppressed for too long for them not to be able to pay for the full meal
It makes perfect sense. I don't know why you think it doesn't, unless you are pretending to not know what the idiom "for too long" means so that you can make him feel like he has said something incorrect.
Oh, actually, I changed my mind. I didn't realize he was saying that the women should take the role of the traditional male and buy both of their meals.
I now understand and I agree with you fully. I believed you were being obtuse, but I was wrong. I apologize.
I have nothing against feminists who are still fighting for gender equality so they're equal to men, but I agree with you if you mean like SJW feminists who think women are BETTER than men. Neither gender should be is better then other. The idea of feminism was created for equality, and for a lot of people, it's turned into an idea that women are superior to men.
Using text messaging for 100% of communication. Don't people realize it's easier to speak rather than write everything? Boggles my mind. You can see the effect it's having on social interactions too..people can't be faced with a difficult decision because with texting, they can ignore it or say they never got it...
There are advantages to texting. First of all you can do multiple things/ talk or text with multiple people. It's also extremely convenient because you can respond when you're ready so conversations aren't only when both people are free.
Hence the 100% communication part. If we are gonna hang out at place X it's easy. If we are talking about a first date that you went on and had a story to tell me, calling is better.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 15:57:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I only ever actually talk on the phone if I need a response right that minute, or for professional purposes. Otherwise, texting or emailing is just fine because you can be doing other things while having the conversation.
I'm not even going to touch the fact that you think you can type faster than you talk...whatever makes you sleep at night, or justify your opinion on text over speech
Tone isn't conveyed, so misinterpretation can also hinder the effectiveness of your message.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 15:36:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Do you realize how hard it is to coordinate a time you're both not busy, not around others, and it's quiet enough to hear someone? Or you could just shoot a text whenever and get a reply as soon as they have a minute.
You only exemplify my original comment. You take zero time out of your day to talk about something with someone you care about. A quick text is fine but let's not pretend you haven't sent walls of text to people before awaiting a wall of text back...a whole day ordeal which could be done in 5 minutes...so you can get back to your ever-so-important life.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:31:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But the point is that you can multi task with texting and can do it anywhere....
No you cant. You can hold a phone with your shoulder or put it on speaker phone if using voice communication. You are required to text (fast enough for arguments sake) with 2 hands. And before you send me some bullshit scenario, I said 100% communication.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 22:10:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Okay buddy. Keep arguing, meanwhile everyone in the fucking world will keep texting because that's just easier.
You didn't by the rights to software that was created by someone who invested time and money to bring that product to market. It has a value. You've deprived the creator of that value. You have stolen money from them.
Its value is only what someone agrees is worth paying for it.
If that amount is at least what the creator is asking, he gets a sale.
If someone feels it's worth $0 to them, and they download it, nothing is lost because there was no viable situation in which that person was ever going get a sale from the person who downloaded it.
Again, I agree people should be paid for their work.
But it's still not theft, as the creator can't be losing money he or she was never going to get. No physical property is being taken, and it seems hard to justify the mere thought of it or ephemeral copies of ones and zeroes is a theft.
When I think of a song in my head, it's not stealing. If I remember a quote from a book, it's not stealing. What if I have an eidetic memory, and can transcribe a book from memory that I read at some point? Is that theft?
It's not as simple or as black and white as simply labeling it stealing.
If you think the price is fair and you find the product useful, of course, pay for it.
If you don't, well that's your buisness, but theft it's not. Nothing was ever lost.
There is no debate. Not all things are debatable. If someone has a set price for a product, no matter what that is, and you take it without paying, you've stolen it. No debate , no way around it. Sorry.
Jmunnny · -4 points · Posted at 14:43:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This will get DOWNVOTED to hell, but oh well. Bernie Sanders, you can't rob Peter to pay Paul. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.
I'll never understand how people pick one singular aspect of Bernie and say "clearly this can't happen haha!" to show that he's a worthless candidate who has terrible ideas.
Meanwhile you can do the same about any candidate.
Can people not realize we pick a candidate for their overall views and message, not because we really think they're going to make all their ideas happen the second they get into office? Politics is a slow game, and we have to plant the seeds and tend to them rather than continuously rip them out of the ground to plant different ones and hope we finally get a thriving season.
It's not like we expected Bernie to be elected and that Monday all our student loans are forgiven, all poor people saved, and everyone gets a free boob job.
I know his tax plans are ridiculous but you do know that taxes already exist right? We're already taxing rich people to pay for poor people. Not disagreeing, its just a painfully weak argument.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:04:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because people are stingy with money and don't want their money to go towards anything unless it explicitly benefits them. That's why people vote against school levies and are vehemently against most kinds of tax increases, despite the United States having very low taxes compared to the rest of the world.
When you're 95 and some kid who has free college discovers the cure to your cancer and you get to live longer while staying healthy thanks to the kids that got free college and helped create a foundation that helps the elderly get healthy, you'll probably be pretty glad that your tax dollars paid for their college.
Can people really not imagine the future?
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:16:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Can people really not imagine the future?
They do seem to have trouble with it, yes. I understand that people are lax to have more of their earnings and purchases taxed, I really get it. It sucks, but I think that people have trouble seeing how much benefit it could have. I really just don't see how having universal access to public universities at no cost and having free medical care is a bad thing.
Sure, I'll have less money, and I already went to school, and I'm a healthy adult without outstanding medical issues, but I'm 100% okay with shelling out more in taxes so that other people have access to healthier lives and better schooling even if it never really helps me, because it makes the world a better place to live. People shouldn't feel forced to not visit the doctor when they're sick because they don't have the money or means to pay for it, and people shouldn't have to drown in medical debt because of something out of their control, or drown in student loan debt because they wanted to go to a good school and get a good degree to try and make the world better.
But it's just my opinion I guess.
Edit: You people do realize I'm not arguing against free public college, right?
Now I'm ALL for affordable college. America has the most expensive college in the world, by a lot. But free college isn't possible with huge private universities.
The uber rich make their money by investing it, and they're not doing that. They're sitting on it, thus its not circulating within the economy. The economy is thirsty for capital.
Up to a point, I agree that what's theirs is theirs. Except where it hurts the greater population to hoard it. If one person had all the money, say, everyone would suffer, including the hoarder. Income inequality hurts everyone.
You think that every rich person made their money by investing it? How about the other rich people who get screwed by Bernie's disastrous economic policies like athletes or owners of smaller businesses?
If I make six figures a year, I don't want to get taxed out of my ass just to pay for some kid's useless arts degree or a transgender's sex change operation
I remember first hearing about it September of last year and thinking the game had no shot. Then when it first got popular I was surprised but still didn't try it. Now that I'm out on a vacation of sorts I can use the game to its full potential and I am hooked on it.
People grew up with pokemon, some of these people have kids now and want their kids to like pokemon to.
People like going outside, but sometimes need an excuse. Pokémon go gives people an easy excuse to go outside, and an easier excuse to talk to someone who's also playing. It's basically the perfect ice breaker right now.
Like of all the things to be pissed about being popular, a game that encourages exploration and interaction between others that pulls at your nostalgia from childhood is not one of them.
It just seems like quite the childish thing for how popular it is. Especially when people say that they played it as a child so that's why they play it as an adult. I also find it interesting how defensive people get when I say it's lame... As if it's a personal attack on the individual.
There is a lot of things I don't understand why they are popular because I think it's stupid, Pokemon being one of them. Just like I'm sure there are things you don't understand why they are popular.
Top 10 channels, one of the only YouTube contents I haven't seen a lot of complaints about.
I don't mind if there's just a few channels. Hell, I watch DangerDolan and Dark5 pretty regularly, but there comes a point where so many people make them that they're all just the same videos, with maybe one fact you hadn't heard a hundred times yet. I don't want the genre to die, since it is pretty interesting stuff, I just want less people to try and bandwagon off it.
WatchMojo can have their channel thrown in a ditch, for all I care.
pokemon go, everyone seems to be under the consensus that it has gone to shit, but still play it angrily and don't enjoy it. Just quit and maybe they will learn and fix it because the game fucking died
Donald Trump. Yes, I know it's basically impossible to find supporters outside of dedicated forums, but he still got enough votes to be the Republican candidate, and he's getting worringly close to becoming the President.
Edit: recreational/epidemic drugs like Coke, ecstasy and to an extent meth.
If you don't think they are extremely popular amongst today's youth and young adults then you're delusional. Downvote away you swines!
But we'd have a lot more deaths if people didn't have drugs
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 09:14:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't see your problem. Dr.Carl Hart did a study investigating the effects of drugs on a person and the brain and came to the conclusion that 80-85% of the population can live normal lives doing recreational drugs so there isn't a problem and for that 15-20% that can't handle it, you give them help instead of locking them in cell. If drugs were legalized, taxed, regulated, crime would go down as a result of drug possession/consumption not being a crime. Taxing would bring plenty of economic benefit and regulation would bring down possible death from recreational drugs because you wouldn't have slapsticks putting who-knows what inside.
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 15:52:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 16:31:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because people like things that you don't. Pop music is easy and pleasing to the ears, catchy and very melodic. It doesn't take much to appreciate, and just because it's not complex doesn't mean it's not good.
Furthermore, why are pop concerts so popular? They all use backing tracks and its basically just a dance show...so why is that popular?
Why wouldn't it be? Pop shows are high budget, well planned spectacles. Some are better than others sure, but people pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars to see people kick a ball around or throw a ball around too. Anything can sound silly when you oversimplify it.
I'm sorry.. Look, I know I'm in the minority on this one. I know that. I've lived in fear my whole life. Well I'm COMING OUT. And guess what, there's more of us! There are such better flavors out there.
Pokemon GO. There is no point or endgame, there is no story to experience. It's precursor Ingress was considerably less popular and had more going on, GO sold on the Pokémon name alone.
Almost every meme that comes out of Vine's asshole (especially those that people in school keep saying every fucking day)
Edit: what I mean by Feminism, I'm referring to the bad side of it
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 09:23:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not all Feminism is bad. As usual, it's the result of the vocal minority ( the misandrist feminazis) ruining the image of the group's otherwise positive movement. Malala Yousafzai, a muslim woman in Pakistan fighting for equal woman rights in a society that is indoctrinated by oppressive views against woman depicted in the Quran.
Yeah when I mean by Feminism I'm mainly refer to the bad side of feminism which is full of racist/sexist people who complain about stuff that either doesn't exist like the Patriarchy or stuff that no one cares about like man spreading or lack of female emojis. I am for the ones who are actually fighting for equal rights especially in Islam like Malala so I do get where you're coming from. Sorry for the confusion.
The essence of chiropractic is that all health problems essentially relate to the spine (subluxation). This is, obviously, not based on sound science. One study found rates of fraud are NINE times higher among chiropractors compared to regular doctors. And from personal experience, most of them are creeps (one I knew started "seeing" a 17 year old at the age of 28).
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:54:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The essence of chiropractic is that all health problems essentially relate to the spine (subluxation).
This tells me you've never actually been to a chiropractor and know nothing about them just like a lot of Reddit.
Chiros are covered by insurance, if they weren't recognized they wouldn't be covered. I've also had multiple back doctors including two back surgeons recommend me for chiropractic care. Here's what goes on when I go:
-I first do exercises in a resistance pool because I can do them there without much back pain. I do this for about 30 minutes.
-I then do stretches and exercises on various types of equipment.
-I then get adjusted by the chiropractor.
-I then am given e-stim on my back in order to keep the muscles from tightening which greatly helps with the pain.
It greatly helps with the pain and range of motion I have and has worked far better than steroid injections and physical therapy from "standard" places (which don't even have resistance pools).
No, I've never been to a chiropractor personally, because I recognize questionable science (that and I've fortunately never had back trouble). Multiple girlfriends and family members have, though, and I also know how to use the internet. None of them were "cured" of anything, they only experienced temporary pain reductions that ceased as little as hours to days later (very similar to placebo effect). The majority of peer-reviewed literature finds little if any discernible benefits above a placebo effect, similar to acupuncture. If a sugar pill works for you, then great. Doctors prescribe placebos all the time. I guess it depends on your definition of "works"... there's a reason chiropractors are the only "doctors" that cannot write prescriptions... hmm...
The "insurance covers it" angle doesn't hold water, either. Insurance companies have financial incentives to get you to go to the chiropractor. It keeps you coming back buying their insurance, and the chiropractor gets fat checks rolling in. Conversely, insurance does not cover many other medical procedures such as abortion. Does that mean abortions are not legitimate procedures?
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:55:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No, I've never been to a chiropractor personally, because I recognize questionable science
So then you have no knowledge of what a chiropractor is like. As for the typical "placebo effect" response you're full of shit just like every other Redditor that's never been to one.
Explain to me how you know better than multiple back surgeons and doctors I've been to, all who recommend chiropractors.
EDIT: Oh, and if chiropractors are "frauds" how come they can order tests like MRI's and Discograms? How can they be allowed to perform x-rays? Maybe they're not the con artists you claim they are.
Thanks for the personal attacks and profanity. Reported.
Really glad we took the time to have this convo. Your argument looks like the blanket Scientologist argument.. "you have no knowledge if you've never been"... "how come I feel better after auditing". Looks like you could use some more visits to increase your Innate Intelligence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innate_intelligence
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:55:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Personal attacks? Where on earth do you get someone saying "You're full of shit" as a personal attack? You're literally sitting here telling people you know something about something you never had any experience with.
5arge · -5 points · Posted at 19:57:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Thanking US Military vets for their service. We haven't had to defend our borders since 1812. Get a real job!
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juiceboxheero · 1296 points · Posted at 14:35:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Texting and Driving
I take a train to work and can see into peoples cars, it happens with alarming frequency.
diegojones4 · 273 points · Posted at 15:08:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My wife and I have conversations trying to guess if the person is drunk or on their phone. We've gotten pretty good at telling the difference.
juiceboxheero · 106 points · Posted at 15:08:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Who ends up driving worse?
[deleted] · 1372 points · Posted at 15:27:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The wife.
WtotheSLAM · 258 points · Posted at 15:41:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fucking rekt
Supernight52 · 88 points · Posted at 16:12:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No, they're tying to AVOID that.
SteamPoweredPatriot · 7 points · Posted at 17:57:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Up votes for all of you.
Troiler · 1 points · Posted at 12:03:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
captain? :(
RoadYoda · 1 points · Posted at 00:01:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not if they're texting...
Paradoxmoron · 1 points · Posted at 21:30:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Shit. You know you're good when you've got more upvotes than the original comment three replies up.
josh109 · -2 points · Posted at 23:30:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Savage
diegojones4 · 138 points · Posted at 15:24:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They are both scary, but drivers on their phones tend to piss me off more because they vary so much. A drunk will usually be going slower than necessary and have kind of a constant back and forth weave as they keep over correcting. The person on their phone will suddenly slow down and then just drift out of their lane. Then they will jerk back in and speed way up, pass you, then do it again.
thanks4yanksNspanks · 257 points · Posted at 16:47:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I recently heard a comedy bit where the guy says something along the lines of:
"I've quit drinking and doing drugs, but I still need some aspect of danger in my life, so now I text and drive. Texting while driving is soooo much worse than driving drunk.
When you're driving drunk, at least someone is driving the car. When you're texting and driving, fucking NO ONE is driving the car."
diegojones4 · 37 points · Posted at 17:33:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That is so perfect. That is exactly the difference.
burning_dark · 7 points · Posted at 19:31:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Marc Maron.
dabosweeney · 1 points · Posted at 19:52:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sounds...hilarious...
itsjaredlol · -5 points · Posted at 18:14:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know I'll get shit for this, but I have talk-to-text and I use that now if I absolutely HAVE to, which my car has bluetooth input so I'm literally driving and talking to my ceiling for it to work, but back in the day we had those brick-ish type LG phones with the touch screen before smartphones were a huge thing, and it had a flip open keyboard. I was so familiar with it that I just lifted the phone up to the point where I could see it out of my peripheral and then type a response all while fully controlling my car and not having to look at the phone at all.
I guess I'm literally Hitler and worse than a drunk driver though because I touched my phone while I'm driving even though no one could even tell the difference outside of my car.
bingbangbrill · 11 points · Posted at 19:50:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But I've heard this from so many people who defend their texting-while-driving habit, and I have to assume there's some overlap between the people I see on the road who are obviously texting while driving and the people who think no one can tell.
thanks4yanksNspanks · -3 points · Posted at 18:22:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The problem is that people look down at their phone instead of the road. If you're not doing that, then there is no problem.
79Blazer4x4 · 25 points · Posted at 18:41:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I honestly think drinking and driving is better(though still bad, obviously). At least a drunk driver is looking at the road and trying to focus on driving, whereas a texting driver is looking at their phone most of the time and not even watching the road.
carth501 · 4 points · Posted at 21:04:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I want to point out that there is a scale problem. If I were to get a text that I must respond to at that moment, while I am driving, then I am going to be irresponsible for all of 5 seconds. A drunk person is being risky the entire time they are driving.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT'S BETTER, JUST DIFFERENT.
GoCubsGo2016 · 1 points · Posted at 18:44:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What message do you have to absolutely respond to? I just put my phone on silent then I'll never know.
carth501 · 1 points · Posted at 18:49:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Asking which hospital your mother is in? I think that would qualify.
GoCubsGo2016 · 1 points · Posted at 18:52:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm pretty sure you'd be calling someone to find out faster at that point. Which while dangerous, is at least less dangerous.
carth501 · 1 points · Posted at 19:00:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Talking alternatives is pointless because if one's mother was in the hospital, one would hopefully have determined which one before getting in the car. That being said, I will agree with you.
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 16:35:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fascinating!
tundrat · 1 points · Posted at 06:44:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It was tested on Mythbusters. You can also easily find the videos on Youtube.
It says that cell phones do worse, but you can just easily put it away.
o11c · -3 points · Posted at 15:30:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ah, the ol' reddit drivearoo
paulec252 · 3 points · Posted at 16:35:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What? how is this a switcharoo?
atgrey24 · 7 points · Posted at 16:42:38 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
seconded. this is a poor roo
o11c · 1 points · Posted at 18:11:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Er, how is it not? The intended comparison was "drunk drivers vs phone-using drivers". The answer, "wife", was not one of those.
paulec252 · 1 points · Posted at 18:39:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Right, but the post you're replying to does not mention the wife. If a clever redditor had replied to /u/juiceboxheero, that would be the switcharoo. At this point it's just a straightforward question with no misinterpretations.
o11c · 1 points · Posted at 20:03:32 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
?context= exists for a reason ...
paulec252 · 1 points · Posted at 21:46:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yes. But even with context there's no switcharoo.
paulec252 · 0 points · Posted at 21:49:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Also, Some clever redditor did make that joke.
That's the comment that's the switcharoo. you roo'd what's called the setup.
o11c · 1 points · Posted at 00:28:35 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
... Ah, dammit. I blame scrolling.
paulec252 · 1 points · Posted at 04:15:09 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
Cheers. Just make sure to fix your post in the sub
15demi08 · 2 points · Posted at 16:20:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hold my pink slip, i'm going in!
themanofawesomeness · 4 points · Posted at 19:03:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like to play "texting or old" when I'm passing a really slow, swerving driver. Bonus points for both!
Ana_S_Gram · 1 points · Posted at 20:39:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I also do that.
The handicapped placard hanging from the rear-view mirror usually gives it away before you can pass.
codblopsII · 5 points · Posted at 17:58:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
camera on tripod with good zoom; stand on the corners of America and video everyone. I wish police here would do what Aus does. They have a motorcycle cop (on a proper nimble motorcycle) dip in and out of traffic catching people texting. Most were caught at a light but still let's the general public know not to do it.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 18:15:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
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UnclePaul38 · 2 points · Posted at 18:45:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is it really that important that you can't wait to text when you're parked or at your destination?
JA_JA_SCHNITZEL · 2 points · Posted at 19:44:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
When the car is stationary/at a red light, what's the difference between using your phone and changing the song on your car stereo?
Both are similarly distracting, so why is one penalized when the other isn't? I completely agree with /u/I_eat_satans_ass here (great username BTW).
Pants4All · 5 points · Posted at 19:50:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because then you're the asshole that sits at the front of the line and makes people honk because you haven't noticed the green light, and some poor bastard in the back of the line is going to have to wait through another light change because of you.
JA_JA_SCHNITZEL · 4 points · Posted at 19:57:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hell no. Even if someone's using their phone at a red light they have an obligation to pay attention to the road & the rest of traffic.
Getting distracted at a traffic light isn't a problem specific to smartphones, it's a problem with bad drivers / drivers with poor decision-making. That's why I'm saying if you're allowed to change the song you have on while at a red light, you should be allowed to briefly check your phone, as long as you stay attentive to traffic.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:17:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yea, and I'm no more distracted than by dicking with the radio settings. I'm not writing a novel, I'm not engrossed in the phone, my eyes are back up on the road every couple seconds. Not enough to move my vehicle, but enough to keep tabs on the traffic light cycle and lok for emergency vehicles and all that jazz.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:16:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Or, if you actually read my post, you'd notice that I do it at lights where I'm very familiar with the cycle of. I can get a text fired off while traffic from my right has a protected turn. I'm done before they are. After that, the traffic from the left has about 20 seconds to make their protected turns and go straight or whatever. Then I get my protected turn. I go through 2 intersections like this to work, and 2 coming from work. The way the lights are timed I always just hit the red when I get to these intersections.
I'm not just sitting on my ass at the red lights holding up traffic. But if it helps you sleep at night to tell me how much more you know about my life than I do, by all means, please do.
Pants4All · 0 points · Posted at 14:38:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Come on, just don't be that guy. That guy never thinks he's that guy.
codblopsII · 0 points · Posted at 15:11:59 on August 15, 2016 · (Permalink)
You may do it well but the others that completely forget they are driving is what kills me.
Swing_Wildly · 2 points · Posted at 17:51:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Or worse, both.
MasterFubar · 2 points · Posted at 21:01:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Drunk drivers happen only on Saturday evenings. Any other time the driver is on the phone.
I didn't use my car horn too much, but nowadays it has become an indispensable item to wake up people on the phone.
diegojones4 · 1 points · Posted at 21:16:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ha! One of my employees got rear ended by a drunk driver at 9AM on a Tuesday while going to the bank.
minnelonestar · 2 points · Posted at 03:54:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I play this game. There's a large Somali population where I live, and driving is not their forte, so there is some extra intrigue thrown into the game (though not a ton, beat up minivan = Somali, anything else = not Somali). The guessing game - is the driver:
Smashed,
a Septuagenarian,
Somali, or
on a Cell Phone?
paulwhite959 · 2 points · Posted at 04:11:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
what're the tells?
Rowley215 · 2 points · Posted at 07:19:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Are you my parents b/c they do the exact same thing
Venomm_ · 55 points · Posted at 16:23:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This throws me into such a rage when I see people do it.
I love the new commercial here in Ontario for texting and driving...hopefully it will smarten some of those fucks up.
[deleted] · 32 points · Posted at 20:22:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
As a member of the agency responsible...you're welcome for that powerful and awkward moment.
Also, I had nothing to do with it.
CurrentEventsAway · 1 points · Posted at 16:36:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Even if you specifically had nothing to do with it, your organization does excellent work. I'm always impressed by the ads y'all put out. I wish the rape ads included the possibility of men being raped as well, but that's the only complaint about all the ads from the past like couple years. Y'all are good
maarij2000 · 3 points · Posted at 20:51:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Do you have a link?
[deleted] · 11 points · Posted at 22:14:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Here's the link for anyone who hasn't seen it. I'm from the US, so i just watched it for the first time. It was actually a little bit more brutal than I was expecting. We need to have ads like this in the US.
orbb09 · 1 points · Posted at 06:38:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ontario has fucking brutal ads when it comes to safety. Here are a few for workplace safety that were actually shown on tv (I saw them myself, and couldn't believe they were actually able to air them) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3jLGkmOVtnI
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:46:04 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wow, those are really intense. These are exactly the type of ads people should have to see.
EvanKing · 3 points · Posted at 22:11:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/bNGtPI3AQLo
Possibly could be this one he is talking about. Published recently by ongov.
stropes · 6 points · Posted at 18:53:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Man, seeing that for the first time was jarring. Reminiscent of those horrific workplace health and safety ads they had years ago.
shevrolet · 4 points · Posted at 21:02:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Those workplace safety ads were terrifying.
kabbage_with_hair · 7 points · Posted at 23:08:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh yeah! The giant pot of boiling oil that fried the woman right after she told you how excited she was about her upcoming wedding was especially disturbing to me.
orbb09 · 3 points · Posted at 06:40:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Here's a link for those interested in seeing them: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3jLGkmOVtnI WARNING! They are pretty damn brutal, especially the first one.
Ana_S_Gram · 2 points · Posted at 20:40:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You're going to have to describe the commercial for us.
We have a local funeral home that sponsors the traffic report. The script is basically, "Don't text and drive. We don't want to have to see you early."
Smiley007 · 1 points · Posted at 21:24:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What is it?
chobani4lyf · 1 points · Posted at 06:50:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is why it is illegal to touch your phone while driving in Australia.
hcrld · 1 points · Posted at 23:25:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Link for the US plebs?
VigilantMike · 38 points · Posted at 14:46:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I was out and about with my family and I see my mom looking at her phone. We were in an unfamiliar place so I assumed she was just checking google maps for a second, but no I see she's playing freaking Pokemon Go looking for Pokestops! I was like just let me dual wield before you kill somebody.
pimpmymustache · 22 points · Posted at 17:11:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jesus christ. People who play pokemon go and drive are worse than texters imo. Atleast texting they are talking to someone.
ramones365 · 5 points · Posted at 19:15:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The best thing to do with pokemon Go is just open the app, and then put it face down in the cupholder or something. That way you're getting steps and stuff whenever you slow down, and you aren't doing anything dangerous (as long as you don't pick up the damn phone).
amightymapleleaf · 3 points · Posted at 19:50:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is there a max speed where the ap knows you're driving?
I put my phone in its holder if I am specifically finding a pokestop. I use it like a GPS
ramones365 · 3 points · Posted at 20:11:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, but I don't think anyone knows what the magic number is. But I drive through a lot of low-speed areas, so regardless, it helps a lot with egg hatching.
vensmith93 · 5 points · Posted at 20:34:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've read around that the max speed is something like 15 KMPH or 10 MPH
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 12:13:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
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amightymapleleaf · 2 points · Posted at 12:34:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Huh! I would have guessed 25 mph. I had it on once as a GPS for pokestops (i was early to work) and as I was passing a vet there was a spearow.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 14:11:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
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amightymapleleaf · 2 points · Posted at 14:33:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh I understand now. I'm still new (it's hard to train a puppy to walk while hunting Pokémon) so I don't have eggs yet. I once had to drive to a pokestop and walk basically up to the door for it to register. It was a Church and I felt very awkward. Especially since I walked up with my car still running in the parkinglot.
Martian13 · 1 points · Posted at 20:28:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Doesn't anyone use voice text in their car?
pimpmymustache · 2 points · Posted at 20:34:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I just keep my phone in my pocket on silent til i park the car.
Martian13 · 2 points · Posted at 21:10:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yea me too, I still even use a plugged in ipod classic! But, to the point, there are options to typing your life story while driving.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 20:29:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't see how that's better, that means your even more distracted having to think and respond.
pimpmymustache · 1 points · Posted at 20:33:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not better, but maybe the person texting is telling someone theyre going to pick them up or whatever, which, while dangerous and wrong, and should never be done, is better than playing a game with absolutely no real world benefits. Also, im pretty sure flicking pokeballs and searching for pokemon and poke stops on a screen is probably like 10 times more distracting than texting someone.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:44:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've seen people drive with their knees while texting on the Highway... you can compare that to looking for pokestops, . but yea interacting is dangerous.
pimpmymustache · 1 points · Posted at 21:07:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
theyd prolly have to have their knees on the wheel for that too im assuming. Dont know why youre arguing about this, I said in the first post that theyre both dangerous and shouldnt be done.
Stacia_Asuna · 0 points · Posted at 00:36:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wait why does talking to someone make it better?
pimpmymustache · 1 points · Posted at 00:51:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It doesnt make it better, it just means they could be doing something that is related to their actual life, such as letting someone know they are on their way to pick them up, rather than playing a cheap videogame that will have absolutely no purpose in anything they are currently or ever doing. I never said it was better, it's irresponsible and stupid to do either of those things. I turn my phone to silent while Im driving.
Stacia_Asuna · 0 points · Posted at 04:33:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most likely that text is a "LOL".
pimpmymustache · 1 points · Posted at 05:14:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
okay? i never said it was okay, just makes more sense than a videogame.
ramones365 · 1 points · Posted at 19:14:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, my girlfriend pretty much became my Co-Piilot for pokemon go. She usually gets pissed off though, because she always manages to grab the poke stops and best pokemon for me, but messes it up for herself.
bcrabill · 23 points · Posted at 15:03:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Got in a fight with my friend on a trip because he kept doing this. I thought people had figured this one out already.
wantedwanted · 3 points · Posted at 19:58:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I take a double decker bus on my commute and see this. In one 45 minute trip I will see at least 50 people texting (or talking with their phone held against their ear, which is still awful but not quite as bad) and driving. Nobody's as good at it as they think they are. I've seen people get honked at because they're texting at a green light that was red when they whipped out their phone, and I've seen a man texting while driving on the 401 with his baby in the back seat. It's absolutely idiotic and it ends lives. The people who do it would probably look down on drunk drivers, too, while putting others in the same kind of danger. Sorry for the rant, it just really infuriates me. Let's try to be considerate of each other's lives, huh? It's easier than texting and driving.
zma924 · 4 points · Posted at 23:45:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Have a co-worker who does this. I fucking hate driving with him when we're on work-related trips together. I have no problem being in the car with someone who's speeding on the highway but I do when he decides to whip out his phone to snapchat his speed.
He's also a smoker. The amount of times he'll just slow down because he's looking for his cigs or taking both hands off the wheel to light one is ridiculous. When you're in that seat, driving is priority #1 at all times. I'm honestly surprised he hasn't crashed his own car with how shitty he is at driving.
thesixthamethyst · 3 points · Posted at 20:40:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My husband and I were behind a car where the driver was holding her phone up to her face and face timing someone. It was after dark too... :(
sonia72quebec · 3 points · Posted at 22:31:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
A lot of people don't realize how many mistakes they are making while texting and driving. Recently I saw a young woman go thru 2 red lights. And she wasn't the first that I saw doing it.
Going thru your phone on a red light ? Well when someone honks when the light is green you just go ahead without looking! It's so dangerous ! Your eyes should ALWAYS be on the road.
No message/phone call is that important. People can and should wait. When I drive, my phone is INSIDE my purse.
Friendly-Face · 4 points · Posted at 18:15:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I just got my license a few months ago, I noticed this as well while I'm driving. It's both frustrating and scary sometimes.
Suiradnase · 2 points · Posted at 17:02:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I take the bus, same thing. Part of me wants to become a cop, just to write tickets all day for texting and driving. There's just no excuse for it.
Looking at your phone for directions (like the same as looking at a map) or changing the music (same as changing your radio) is acceptable. Texting while driving or even while sitting at a red light really ticks me off.
pimpmymustache · 2 points · Posted at 17:13:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I dont see anything wrong with it at a red light, as long as youre paying attention to when it turns green. If youve gotta contact someone, id much prefer it be when youre stopped.
dragoneye · 2 points · Posted at 23:21:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They have some hefty fines where I'm from for it and it doesn't appear to deter people at all.
Ser_Rodrick_Cassel · 2 points · Posted at 02:00:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)*
haha whoosh
WinterNorth · 2 points · Posted at 05:25:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most people assume that they're an exception to the rule, and hence believe that they are justified in their actions. Unbeknownst to them, they're the ones that cause it to begin with.
DeathbyHappy · 1 points · Posted at 18:56:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I used to do it when my phone had an actual numpad where you could type by feel. I don't see how anybody does it on a touch screen without ending up in a ditch
a_gay_narwhal · 1 points · Posted at 22:57:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm more worried about Pokemon Go and driving.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:57:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's why I think everyone should play pokemon go. I'm usually too busy playing while driving to work to text.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:16:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
well over 50% of overall drivers it seems, from what i see. I don't do it, I am fully comfortable pulling the work truck over to check what's up if my phone buzzes.
technically, the law where i live states that adjusting the radio, the GPS, hell even pressing the "talk" button on your bluetooth connection is illegal. Hands need to be on the wheel 100% of the time, other than shifting in a manual transmission car.
BetrayHope · 1 points · Posted at 03:03:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
As a motorcyle rider holy shit so many do it. I really just want to smash their mirror and ride off.
TRUMPIZARD · 1 points · Posted at 03:07:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The false song of globalism
Grabak · 1 points · Posted at 03:55:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ive seen emailing, FaceTime, Skype, web surfing and selfies all while in traffic at nearly 80MPH with these idiots.
Metaphoricalsimile · 1 points · Posted at 04:52:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I ride my bike, and you have no idea how much more terrifying it makes it.
dogsandtulips · 1 points · Posted at 12:04:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I hate this! My friend texts and drives and I get onto him about it when I'm in the car with him. It pisses me off so much because you're putting not only your life, but others life in danger. It is especially annoying with Pokemon Go.
A cop actually pulled over my ex one night while I was riding with him and basically said "you do realize you're risking your girlfriends life by texting and driving?" And he gave him a lecture about it. He shrugged it off and continued to do it. Glad he's an ex now
GoCubsGo2016 · 1 points · Posted at 18:47:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Blame states for not cracking down. Chicago cracked down and while it's still plenty, it's wayyyyy less than in Ohio where I'm at now.
mrpeter7 · 1 points · Posted at 16:40:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I quite agree
butterrss · -4 points · Posted at 17:19:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Unpopular opinion here: Like all things, doing something responsibly and confidently isn't all that bad. I text and drive, but I am very careful with it. I don't hold my phone in my hand, I use a car mount. I type slowly while still keeping an eye on the road. I only look down once I know I am clear for at least 5 seconds, and I really only look down for .5 seconds to make sure the word I spelt is correct. Honestly, people rag all the time on texting and driving, but if you're not retarded and can do it well, the likelihood of you crashing into something is about the same as if you weren't texting (IE, not your fault).
Thanos_Stomps · 1 points · Posted at 22:35:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
or you know, spending the same amount of time looking at your phone as you would anything else in your car nobody bitches about. Looking in a mirror, at a passenger, at your child in the backseat, at the speedometer, the radio, etc.
you-ole-polecat · 1 points · Posted at 05:15:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Applying your logic to the ban on talking on a phone while driving, I emphatically agree. How is it any different than talking to a passenger? If you're looking at the road and having a conversation, I really don't see the difference between two hands on the wheel and one on the wheel/one holding a phone. Hell, a lot of time when I'm just driving alone I've only got one hand on the wheel.
rck_james_bitch · -1 points · Posted at 15:25:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Especially since every phone, pretty much, has voice-to-text now. That's what I do at least.
onetwo3four5 · 4 points · Posted at 16:11:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not really better. You're still distracting yourself, reading messages, and putting your attention on the phone rather than where it should be.
Selrisitai · 3 points · Posted at 16:35:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you drive with the radio on, you may be being hypocritical.
onetwo3four5 · 4 points · Posted at 16:41:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You think that reading and dictating text messages is the same as listening to the radio?
Selrisitai · 0 points · Posted at 17:35:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well, not reading them.
Maldetete · -1 points · Posted at 18:03:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's why I stick to playing Pokemon Go while driving.
PmButtPics4ADrawing · 1131 points · Posted at 15:10:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My fucking coworker. Everyone likes her but she's such a bitch. That's right Kelly I'm calling you out.
rck_james_bitch · 462 points · Posted at 15:28:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I bet she's hot.
TheDoors1 · 129 points · Posted at 19:06:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Has to be
IHazMagics · 56 points · Posted at 23:17:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Though somewhere, there's a guy sick of her shit. I think it's OP.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:26:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
she is
greenpat6 · 3 points · Posted at 22:35:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Read this in kevins voice
Teddybomb · 2 points · Posted at 23:04:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I already like Kelly.
iiJakexD123 · 2 points · Posted at 04:33:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Office hot or normal hot?
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:35:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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IHazMagics · 2 points · Posted at 23:18:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They are, but in that faraway sense. Like an old sculpture, it looks amazing from a distance, but the closer you get, the more cracks and imperfections start to be and you slowly realise it's dead inside.
And missing two arms.
navyplanets · 0 points · Posted at 02:45:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
something something broken arms
bowyer-betty · 141 points · Posted at 15:12:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Man, fuck kelly.
[deleted] · 123 points · Posted at 15:18:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
CheesyLemon · 77 points · Posted at 20:22:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
(~ ͡°o ͜ʖo ͡°)
sohetellsme · 33 points · Posted at 23:54:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Looks like Benjamin Franklin.
RockRipper21 · 3 points · Posted at 15:32:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Benjamin Franklenny
[deleted] · 24 points · Posted at 15:50:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You gonna stand and watch, or are ya joinin?
I_Hate_Dinkleburg · 7 points · Posted at 18:50:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
man fuck Kelly ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
P1Ramrod · 3 points · Posted at 18:09:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Upvote for your username alone.
earnedmystripes · 45 points · Posted at 16:06:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
For an extra $500 you can fuck Kelly.
ChadGnarly · 13 points · Posted at 17:22:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Interspecies erotica, fuck-o
vansmack74 · 1 points · Posted at 02:45:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I miss my donkey
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 19:47:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nice try Kelly, you fucking whore.
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 19:52:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Last name's Kelly. Can I get in on this?
theDUDE_90 · 2 points · Posted at 22:10:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
( ͡°( ͡° ͜ʖ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ʖ ͡°) ͡°)
VodkaBarf · 27 points · Posted at 17:39:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Do you get PMed a lot of butt pics? What kind of drawing could one expect?
I_Hate_Dinkleburg · 10 points · Posted at 18:50:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
butt
pantsruseh · 2 points · Posted at 00:41:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
pic
HeyLolitaHey89 · 5 points · Posted at 02:49:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Every employed Kelly reading this thread just wondered if they're the one you're talking about. Including me 😓
ErnestAnastasio · 5 points · Posted at 04:01:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Classic Kelly 😠
bury_the_boy · 7 points · Posted at 17:46:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
i think you're jelly of kelly
nessag · 2 points · Posted at 17:40:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have one of those coworkers too, she's a moody bitch and regularly yells and cusses at customers and fellow coworkers. Most people love her because she's pretty. Ugh.
Serverindisguise · 2 points · Posted at 18:12:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I figured you were talking about Kate. She called me a cunt on a regular basis. Just cuz. And no, she wasn't joking.
A_Humble_Potato · 2 points · Posted at 21:46:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yea, fuck her and Janice from accounting, right?!
elitegenoside · 2 points · Posted at 02:05:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Janice don't give a shit!
kellybobandy · 2 points · Posted at 00:32:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Shiiiiiiiiit
Ginko_Bilobasaur · 1 points · Posted at 00:19:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Any chance you work at a chili's restaurant? If so, I know the Kelly you're talking about, she's a fucking cunt.
unanymousholdeng · 1 points · Posted at 01:02:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
God damn I don't know what it is but literally every Kelly I've met other than my own mother (who can be vvvvvery "Type-A" sometimes) is/has been a raging bitch. It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy.
bxtk · 1 points · Posted at 03:52:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
*Checks my nametag*
phew, it's not me.
DanTheSasquatch · 1 points · Posted at 03:55:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
So strange. I legitimately have a coworker named Kelly that everyone likes, but I think she's a bitch...
At least the internship is almost over, woohoo!
Fhlexis · 1 points · Posted at 04:10:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Mum?
TheDudeeAbides · 1 points · Posted at 05:06:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You still accept butt picks?
PrinceofallRabbits · 1 points · Posted at 06:29:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's so weird. I also have a coworker named Kelly that is the biggest bitch of all time, but for some reason people like her. Maybe it's just Kelly's.
Balls_of_Adamanthium · 1 points · Posted at 06:49:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Publix???
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:00:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fuck you, Kelly
tonsofjellyfish · 1 points · Posted at 10:19:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is she fucking everyone but you?
AFortyADay · 0 points · Posted at 16:13:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm guessing you have been working there longer than she has and female.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 16:52:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hey its me, Kelly...
Congress_ · 0 points · Posted at 18:25:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fuck You Kelly!! Yous a BITCH!
doooooooomed · 0 points · Posted at 20:45:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kelly's cool. She may be a bitch but she gets the job done.
StringTailor · -1 points · Posted at 16:56:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The comments changed it from "My fucking coworker" to "Fucking my coworker"
New_Age_Hipster · 359 points · Posted at 14:41:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality TV shows. I tried watching animal planet the other day and I don't think there was even one animal in the entire 40 minutes I endured
Pipthepirate · 150 points · Posted at 16:25:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Does Meerkat Manor count as a reality show? That show was the tits
meltedlaundry · 67 points · Posted at 18:25:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Meerkat Manor figured out how to cast animals for a reality TV show.
KidCasey · 6 points · Posted at 22:05:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yea, except none of those meerkats were compensated for their work. Pretty shady Animal Planet, pretty shady.
[deleted] · 16 points · Posted at 21:26:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's the only TV show that has made me cry. That episode that flower died.
anon1895 · 3 points · Posted at 02:14:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Flower is dead?!
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 03:00:42 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I wish I wasn't the one to tell you this.
phone_of_pork · 3 points · Posted at 22:07:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Big Cat Diary as well. I miss that show
bourbeasly · 1 points · Posted at 12:06:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
do you know if Meerkat Manor is on iPlayer/Netflix. Loved it but only every caught a couple of episodes!
Pipthepirate · 1 points · Posted at 12:19:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That is boners!
Savagedonut · 1 points · Posted at 13:51:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ups for using the word tits in that fashion i thought it was just me.
rck_james_bitch · 10 points · Posted at 15:29:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know...they have something about tree houses on it. I remember when it was good, but now, mostly crap.
Martian13 · 2 points · Posted at 20:34:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
We need Marty Stouffer back.
OPs_Mom_and_Dad · 2 points · Posted at 22:26:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You should watch Plizzanet Earth instead.
cloroxburns · 2 points · Posted at 00:25:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Back in the day animal planet was the shit. The most Xtreme was my favorite show ever. I was super bummed when they stopped playing it.
pat5797 · 1 points · Posted at 22:36:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Was there a human?, because humans are animals too.
MrE761 · 1 points · Posted at 22:44:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You pay for TV still???
Kwestionable · 1 points · Posted at 08:25:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is it just me or did Animal Planet die the same day Steve Irwin died?
CertifiedPigFucker · 596 points · Posted at 14:12:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Being rude on the internet
cyberine · 305 points · Posted at 14:39:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I agree, /u/certifiedpigfucker
The-Gothic-Castle · 113 points · Posted at 20:16:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hey, at least he's certified.
uncertifiedpigfucker · 8 points · Posted at 00:27:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That motherfucker.
The-Gothic-Castle · 9 points · Posted at 00:43:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Actually, pigfucker
PM_ME_STEAM_C0DES_ · 3 points · Posted at 04:29:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
OP's mom is a pig though.
Crankylosaurus · 1 points · Posted at 03:50:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sowfucker?
BlUeSapia · 2 points · Posted at 00:57:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, I'd rather hang out with u/fuckswithducks. At least ducks have class!
Sir_Jon66 · 1 points · Posted at 01:54:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Account life: 1 hour
Checks out
Peter_Panarchy · 4 points · Posted at 04:43:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I went to an unlicensed pig fucker once. Never again.
The-Gothic-Castle · 1 points · Posted at 04:56:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Did he not fuck you very well?
elitegenoside · 1 points · Posted at 02:06:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
If someone is going to fuck my pigs, I want them to know how to do it.
safetyryan · 1 points · Posted at 02:31:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
How nice.
[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 21:18:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
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Lazerspewpew · 3 points · Posted at 21:07:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is that Bill Clinton's throwaway?
Call_Me_Lord · 3 points · Posted at 21:56:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nah. I doubt he and Hillary ever actually fucked.
s1lentstorm · 1 points · Posted at 00:44:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
OOOHH OOHH BURRNN
KazPart2 · 1 points · Posted at 17:24:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
this guy fucks
i mean, he fucks pigs, but still counts
CrazyWhirlygig · 66 points · Posted at 14:52:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But pig fucking should remain all the rage.
tell-me-your-side · 60 points · Posted at 14:54:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
You need a license, hence "certified."
Over the years pig fuckers have been consistently discriminated against due to their hobbies, but what people don't seem to understand is that some people are certified and do this for a profession, and they are an essential part of today's economics.
Pig fuckers are no laughing matter and should be treated with all respect. I have a passion for pig fuckers and that's why I'm joining you here today to help elect the 45th president of the United States, pig fuckers!
#I'mWithPigFuckers
KeybordKat · 3 points · Posted at 18:51:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
#DicksOutForPigFuckers
bucksbrewersbadgers · 2 points · Posted at 16:22:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They'll suck your dick clean off.
Bone and all.
katiang · 1 points · Posted at 00:28:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
/r/nocontext
JackHarrison1010 · 2 points · Posted at 19:37:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Calm down, Dave.
Giztard · 1 points · Posted at 17:28:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
pigfuckercallow
theDUDE_90 · 1 points · Posted at 22:11:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
( ͡°( ͡° ͜ʖ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)ʖ ͡°) ͡°)
cmdrcaboose2 · 3 points · Posted at 19:27:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Had a guy calling me all sorts of names yesterday for disagreeing with him politically. I'm honestly concerned about his blood pressure.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 20:15:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reading all facebook comments pertaining to this election legit makes me depressed. Literally every single "top" comment and conversation on a news story about this election is some iteration of: Person A: "All supports of nominee X are such idiots". Person B in response: "You're an idiot!!!". Cue hundreds of comments of people calling each other idiots.
Shower_Handel · 2 points · Posted at 23:29:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What the fuck did you just fucking say about me, you little bitch? I’ll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I’ve been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I’m the top sniper in the entire US armed forces. You are nothing to me but just another target. I will wipe you the fuck out with precision the likes of which has never been seen before on this Earth, mark my fucking words. You think you can get away with saying that shit to me over the Internet? Think again, fucker. As we speak I am contacting my secret network of spies across the USA and your IP is being traced right now so you better prepare for the storm, maggot. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your life. You’re fucking dead, kid. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can kill you in over seven hundred ways, and that’s just with my bare hands. Not only am I extensively trained in unarmed combat, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the United States Marine Corps and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable ass off the face of the continent, you little shit. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little “clever” comment was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have held your fucking tongue. But you couldn’t, you didn’t, and now you’re paying the price, you goddamn idiot. I will shit fury all over you and you will drown in it. You’re fucking dead, kiddo.
epicolocity · 2 points · Posted at 00:54:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
fuck you
Elturiel · 2 points · Posted at 06:28:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Shut up baby dick
bury_the_boy · 2 points · Posted at 17:46:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
fuck you
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:23:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
[deleted]
CertifiedPigFucker · 1 points · Posted at 15:37:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That would be a breach of client-pigfucker confidentiality.
Hewkho · 1 points · Posted at 16:14:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I would also like to, become like you. Which position would you recommend for a beginner?
unanymousholdeng · 1 points · Posted at 01:04:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
PIGFUCK!
ThePlaystation0 · 1 points · Posted at 01:09:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Just a few minutes ago I was playing a round of overwatch and my team lost horribly. I said "gg" and someone on my team said "only if you're an idiot, that was terrible
Faeriewren · 1 points · Posted at 05:53:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
being rude in general, and the internet glorifies it
"omg you're so sassy, fierce, real" no, you're just an asshole
nsm1h55b_S2sH1t · 1 points · Posted at 08:04:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'll have you know that I am the nicest fucking person on the internet, you goddamn jackass.
TomBombadilOnASegway · 0 points · Posted at 15:14:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nah fuck you.
1Daywalk3r · -1 points · Posted at 15:16:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon go
Timothy_Vegas · 2 points · Posted at 15:17:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You're a poke mongol!
Floppydlop · 2 points · Posted at 15:41:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Poke a mango.
pantsruseh · 1 points · Posted at 00:42:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
last time I did that I got a rash on my nads
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 15:52:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Pipthepirate · 1 points · Posted at 16:18:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I am also shocked people do things they enjoy instead of things I enjoy
blueghoul · 0 points · Posted at 16:52:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Are you David Cameron?
jackwoww · 0 points · Posted at 18:57:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hey. Fuck you buddy
Freedom of speech
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 14:59:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
[deleted]
NyotaK · 2 points · Posted at 15:20:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Black mirror?
Giztard · 1 points · Posted at 17:29:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Psycho mantis?
cyclopsrex · 1 points · Posted at 15:00:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You stick your dick in a pig one time!
MrPaleontologist · 1721 points · Posted at 14:49:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Anti-intellectualism. I don't understand why people feel proud of their own ignorance. At least it seems to be getting better.
liesbuiltuponlies · 451 points · Posted at 14:56:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He's using big words... get 'im!
[deleted] · 151 points · Posted at 15:24:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Anti-intellectualism? Is that a one word or two!? Get 'im!
RandomName01 · 51 points · Posted at 16:10:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He's reading a book... get 'im!
bucksbrewersbadgers · 42 points · Posted at 16:19:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He's reading a college brochure, get 'im
Jackins_Shipgutter · 9 points · Posted at 21:04:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The joke is dying gradually. Get 'im !
Disrailli · 2 points · Posted at 23:11:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He's speaking sentences, get 'im!
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 17:07:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think we've got the letters reversed. Shouldn't it be, "Git 'em!"
countastrotacos · 14 points · Posted at 17:10:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He knows how to properly mispell words. Have at him!
annoyingone · 9 points · Posted at 18:23:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He said "Have at him." Git 'em!
Skoasha · 2 points · Posted at 18:26:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No see, it's "Get 'im" because they're shortening him to 'im
Selrisitai · 3 points · Posted at 20:01:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I perceive.
ziane123 · 1 points · Posted at 01:34:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
He's in an advanced class, get 'im. No? I just wanted to join in. I'm gonna go now.😖
mode7scaling · 3 points · Posted at 06:48:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Looks like we've got ourselves a reader here...
TheRapesofGrath · 1 points · Posted at 00:04:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Does egghead like his booky book?
CruzaComplex · 1 points · Posted at 03:55:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Look out! He's got a book! He's going to read!
Hewkho · 1 points · Posted at 16:13:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Maybe he means AI and it got autocorrected. But prepare your forks guys.
bucksbrewersbadgers · 2 points · Posted at 16:20:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
-----E
High quality fork right here. Lets go!
gloriousjohnson · 55 points · Posted at 16:09:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Whatreyou readin foourr
Fading_Giant · 52 points · Posted at 16:19:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Mostly so I don't become a Waffle House waitress
[deleted] · 42 points · Posted at 16:58:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
[deleted]
Fading_Giant · 14 points · Posted at 17:08:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I read. There I said it. I feel better.
Madauras · 4 points · Posted at 17:51:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Love Hicks, read a lot, was a pancake waiter for years, love this joke.
Fading_Giant · 3 points · Posted at 17:59:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hicks is just great. It hurts though when I hear him talk about Bush and the Gulf War. He ended up having enough material for 20+ years, even though he died in '94
Madauras · 1 points · Posted at 18:11:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He had some of the best material, just not much of it, but some perfectly polished bits. I'm kinda glad he missed Bush the 2nd and most of the Clinton the 1st presidency. The patriot act and war on terror would have killed him a second time.
Fading_Giant · 2 points · Posted at 21:44:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
yeah I've said the same thing actually.
Thanos_Stomps · 1 points · Posted at 22:38:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
maybe not making the big bucks, but that karma https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4vcrn6/iama_waffle_house_waitress_ama/
kj01a · 1 points · Posted at 20:52:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
To be fair though, that's just how people in the south start conversations.
therealhaagentii · 1 points · Posted at 21:31:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
what would we do without them??
Fading_Giant · 1 points · Posted at 21:45:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
self serve waffle house
bergie321 · 1 points · Posted at 02:04:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Be a breeder not a reader.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 17:17:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not what am I reading, but what am I reading for? Goddamn it you stumped me!
I_Hate_Dinkleburg · 0 points · Posted at 18:49:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
luv me like u do!
Craiglekinz · 7 points · Posted at 22:18:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well there's a difference between being an anti-intellectual and being that one guy that uses big words when you don't have to. Nobody likes a snob
TheeGiantMidget · 3 points · Posted at 21:42:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You throwing too many big words at me, so Imma take em as disrespect.
MachinatioVitae · 5 points · Posted at 18:37:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
First of all, you throwin' too many big words at me, and because I don't understand them, I'm gonna take 'em as disrespect.
pajamakitten · 2 points · Posted at 06:50:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
"Let's make litter out of these Litterati!"
"That's too smart, you're one of them!"
Riff-Ref · 1 points · Posted at 16:42:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They took arrr jerrrbs!
Serverindisguise · 1 points · Posted at 18:11:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I was initially thinking it should be 'em, not 'im. But then I realized you said "he's" which makes you correct. Touché.
liesbuiltuponlies · 0 points · Posted at 18:15:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dammit now I'm one of 'em... get me!
SciFiXhi · 1 points · Posted at 18:51:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Boy, did I catch you trying to be shit?
arntseaj · 1 points · Posted at 20:01:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He used a teenage colloquialism, get the tear gas.
blandersblenders1 · 1 points · Posted at 20:02:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
back in the pile...
EnFlagranteDelicto · 1 points · Posted at 20:02:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
him and his book-learnin'....
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 17:47:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
U 2!
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 16:46:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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liesbuiltuponlies · 0 points · Posted at 17:03:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
multi-syllable? you're one of them!... get 'im as well!
Rich1223 · 36 points · Posted at 19:40:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It might be getting better, but now it seems that it is slowly being replaced by pseudo-intellectualism. I can't say which is worse.
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 01:34:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ah yes, the Pseudo-Intellectuals. A lot of people deluded into thinking they're smart while not committing any time toward actually thinking or learning. The people who subscribe to "I Fucking Love Science" for the photos and memes, while triumphing the fact that they're 'such a science nerd'.
barbosa · 2 points · Posted at 01:07:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'll take the pseudo over the anti.
SeniorPoopyPants81 · 6 points · Posted at 02:40:22 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hmm I don't know. They are both equally infuriating.
GucciShotgun · 3 points · Posted at 07:04:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
depends how you define pseudo-intellectual. I consider myself a bit of a pseudo, since I love discussing interesting and complex subjects, but I don't have the patience to read any books or long articles on them
plottingyourdemise · 141 points · Posted at 15:15:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dunno man. It seems to permeate our culture pretty thoroughly. English is my second language and I've been asked multiple times why I must use uncommon words. Do I like making people feel inferior? Am I overcompensating for something? Why can't I say it in English? I just like words. Fuck me, right?
exbaddeathgod · 100 points · Posted at 16:44:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It really depends on where you are and who you are talking to. With friends casual slang is what people usually use, at work you'll use the appropriate jargon for your profession (if you worked at a dive bar you would use a lot more casual language than if you worked in an office). How people speak is a big part of identity and if you have been living in a place for a decent amount of time without picking up the local dialect it could come off as you think you don't belong. It's like wearing a suit in high school, it's not that it's bad fashion, it's just that it's not socially appropriate for high school.
Joker303 · 2 points · Posted at 20:03:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I agree, though I sometimes wish that wasn't the case. I'm not very charismatic, especially when I'm out of my element. I often stumble over my words. It could come off that I don't really know what I'm talking about rather than just needing a second to form my thoughts. But in the world that we live in, it feels like that could be the difference between a good job or not.
exbaddeathgod · 2 points · Posted at 20:18:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That just takes practice and a little of the cliche "fake it til you make it"
YellowMinx · 4 points · Posted at 21:49:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Picking up on local slang doesn't mean you have to change your entire vocabulary. I tend to use big words, and I in no way believe I'm better than anyone, or smarter. Speak the way it seems natural to you.
exbaddeathgod · 12 points · Posted at 22:22:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But you should still keep in mind social setting. Talking super formally when you're hanging out with your best friend is usually pretty weird.
sohetellsme · 6 points · Posted at 23:51:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
exbaddeathgod · 3 points · Posted at 00:02:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That changed the meaning of what I said
sohetellsme · 5 points · Posted at 00:05:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh, look at you, Mr. Smartypants, with your fancy understanding of those big words. /s
exbaddeathgod · 4 points · Posted at 00:39:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I had to google search like half of them
rugtoad · 35 points · Posted at 19:33:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You have to be careful with this.
It's one thing to use an esoteric or technical word because it's the best one for communicating meaning. But your goal should always be to communicate. Memorizing a bunch of words doesn't really display nearly as much intellect as being able to clearly communicate your message (especially if that message is complicated). Your goal should be to communicate using the language of your audience, not the one you think they should be using.
And to be clear, that's not to say you should dumb things down or talk down to people. It's just about not using big words for the express purpose of testing the depth of your audience's lexicon.
WassyWally · 5 points · Posted at 15:38:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Are you a swede?
[deleted] · 7 points · Posted at 19:21:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It sort of comes across as pretentious and like you're trying to prove just how smart and special you are.
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[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 13:24:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think it's more long strings of large, unnecessarily complex words that bothers people. Saying words that people aren't going to know right off the bat is sort of annoying because you aren't being concise.
SirLlamaworth · 8 points · Posted at 18:53:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The purpose of language is to get a message across, so why use a word that is uncommon and maybe not well known when you can say effectively the same thing without over complication? I think that is what many people consciously or subconsciously believe.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:07:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You say good thing. You much smart.
Acylas · 4 points · Posted at 19:01:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Speaking of conscious and subconscious, there comes a point when an uncommon word is the first thing that pops into your mind and you're unable to find any simpler synonyms in the half second you have. People seem to have this idea that people who use big words do it intentionally and plan to beforehand. Some do, but many don't. It's just part of their natural vocabulary.
plottingyourdemise · 2 points · Posted at 20:15:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Exactly! Can't speak for others but I'm not trying to test anyone nor show people I can use big words. Who the fuck cares?
Also, I'm not talking to children here. That'd be one thing. To OPs point, the amount of college level individuals that get flustered over not exceedingly rare language makes me think there is an anti-intellectual trend in language. Look at the other comments too! It's my fault for not knowing my audience and catering to them. English is a wonderfully broad and nuanced tongue. Like, you know what I'm saying?
ramones365 · 4 points · Posted at 19:36:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I think, generally, most people can tell when someone is using appropriate language and when someone is just being a pompous ass. If someone is just using somewhat complex words because it is the most efficient way to convey an idea, that's generally fine, in my experience. But if you're fastidiously inserting convoluted terms in order to appear as though you are an enlightened intellectual of the highest caliber, you're a dick, and people know you're a dick. (Not saying you do this at all)
YellowMinx · 2 points · Posted at 21:47:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My mother and I got into a huge fight one day. She told me that I was condescending and I was always using my $11 words. We laugh about it these days though.
IKnowWords · 4 points · Posted at 15:34:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know what you mean, man
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 17:24:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Do you have the best words?
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 19:32:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
shit man, i got some good ass words.
I even got them fancy conjugation words the city slickers be using in their amber crumb in fetch suits.
DeathbyHappy · 1 points · Posted at 19:01:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People who are self-conscious about their education or level of intelligence can often feel "talked down to" if you use words they don't understand. As long as your tone is friendly and not condescending, you should be able to assuage their fears.
RedditWhileWorking23 · 1 points · Posted at 21:31:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why do you have to use such a big word? You tryina make me feel stupid?
eheerter · 1 points · Posted at 01:00:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
no i'm just an English purist, most bigger words are from latin and i'd much rather use an English word
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:47:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know right, English is my second language and I used to get shit for being literate. I can't be bad at English and I can't be good at it either, fuck me right?
Hurray_for_Candy · 114 points · Posted at 15:52:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Like when people brag about not reading books. Why on earth would you be proud of that?
[deleted] · 223 points · Posted at 16:58:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Contrary to this point, I don't understand why reading books is considered a benchmark of intelligence and is worn as a badge of honour.
aterrorcatsandwich · 106 points · Posted at 17:46:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because in general, reading shows an openness and curiosity about the world, giving broader perspectives than what you get in other forms of media.
Unless, y'know, people are just reading trash. That happens, too.
neverbuythesun · 12 points · Posted at 01:47:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think the weird sense of superiority people have over those they perceive to read "trash" books is fucking boring too. Wank yourselves off to the classics somewhere else and let people have their fun.
paulwhite959 · 3 points · Posted at 04:10:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
fuck all of y'all, I like my Jim Butcher, Stephen King, Tom Clancy, etc.
ben-jammin333 · 1 points · Posted at 11:03:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Stephen King doesn't write trash, though...
Lazerspewpew · 5 points · Posted at 21:06:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
50 Shades of Grey is a book....
ShiroiTora · 5 points · Posted at 05:26:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
dabosweeney · 4 points · Posted at 19:51:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
So does lots of other shit
Scientific_Methods · 4 points · Posted at 03:55:43 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
And you're an authority on which books are trash, and which are worthy?
joepierson · 2 points · Posted at 18:10:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"Be careful what you read, because it will become your destiny."
Arch27 · 9 points · Posted at 19:19:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
aterrorcatsandwich · 0 points · Posted at 18:15:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Who said that?
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 18:24:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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sohetellsme · 7 points · Posted at 23:52:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nope, Chuck Testa.
ingridelena · 1 points · Posted at 07:25:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
lol
narrauko · 29 points · Posted at 17:41:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Part of it I think stems from how we're taught to read in grade levels and such (at least in the US). So you're reading level becomes an arbitrary measure of how smart you are compared to how smart you "should" be. Reading is also a good way of staying informed (not that there aren't other mediums through which to do that).
I do get what you're saying though. I mean, reading a ton of trashy romance novels doesn't seem to reflect the same level of intelligence as reading scientific journals... but reading is reading!
SkateRock · 28 points · Posted at 19:10:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ability to read is a pretty good measure.
Last night my friend's gf and her friend were playing cards against humanity with us. The game quickly got boring because they couldn't read the cards.
Not 1 or 2 cards either. It was almost every other card they didn't know what it meant or couldn't pronounce it.
Chansharp · 8 points · Posted at 00:11:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Then you play a perfect card and they say I don't understand the card and toss it out. You also end up as the "throwaway" person because you don't pick the "absolutely hilarious 'jerking off into a pool of childrens tears'" card that has nothing to do with the black card.
Nymethny · 3 points · Posted at 21:25:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Was it not their native language? Are they actually illiterate?
I don't think I ever met anyone who couldn't read. That must be weird.
SkateRock · 1 points · Posted at 23:11:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No they are all 20 year old born and raised in America! It's just a majority of the words theu didnt know
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:07:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Like which words?
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 22:46:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 05:18:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well it's blowing my mind, too. Were pharaoh or plague not common words when they took basic history classes?
Epithemus · -2 points · Posted at 18:27:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People who rather watch GoT can read just as well as those who prefer the books. We're simply not all entertained the same way, and some of us have short attention spans.
Misterpeople25 · 22 points · Posted at 18:03:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think it's a reflection of someone's patience, as most other forms of entertainment are much more passive and short term, i.e. watching a movie, which plays regardless of your paying attention and is 2ish hours, versus a book which is much longer and requires your active engagement for the story to continue.
RJ_McR · 4 points · Posted at 22:57:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not a reflection of their patience, it's a reflection of the depth of their imagination.
folkadots · 2 points · Posted at 20:18:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Was gonna say this. It's not an effortless form of media consumption like most things.
Hurray_for_Candy · 3 points · Posted at 17:03:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because Levar Burton said so.
The_Canadian · 3 points · Posted at 19:39:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm with you. I can gain all manner of knowledge and enjoyment by doing things other than reading books.
MrHandsomeBoss · 2 points · Posted at 23:15:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've yet to meet someone who read often who was dumb.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 18:00:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Probably because as a kid we grew up having teachers praise the kid who read a lot and that kid that read a lot got high grades. Just an idea ingrained into our heads. Personally I don't believe that just reading automatically makes you smarter.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 21:23:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
but it does expose you to new ideas, new words, and forces you to be imaginative more than most other things you can do to pass your time.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:36:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yes, but I still dislike the idea of reading=smart.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:38:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
In the absence of any universally accepted definition of what makes someone "smart", I think it's about as good as any. There's a book (don't worry, the irony is not lost on me) that tackles this subject somewhat.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:48:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've never read it, but I'm assuming that you have. Would you mind telling me the genre of this book or what is in it. I read the Wikipedia link you sent me, but the purpose of the book is lost on me, sorry.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:09:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
First and foremost, the book is definitely written from a comedic standpoint, so a lot of what he's saying is tongue in cheek.
The author sets out to read the entire Encyclopædia Britannica with the stated goal of "becoming the smartest man in the world". He writes a lot about the random facts and other knowledge he picks up from reading all these encyclopedia articles.
Throughout the book there's also a narrative about his own life (he and his wife trying in vain to get her pregnant is a major topic) and how his monster quest to read over 44 million words of Britannica is affecting him - he doesn't enjoy it, his wife doesn't like how absent it makes him, and he becomes an insufferable "know-it-all", always ready to supply some tidbit or fact that nobody gives a shit about.
The critical questions of the book are: what does it mean to be smart? Is it simply the accumulation of vast amounts of knowledge? Or is that idea somehow different from the concepts of "intelligence" and "wisdom"?
Like you said, in younger days the answers to these questions seem easy (even if they might not be). The smart kid makes good grades. But it gets a little more complicated as life goes on, and I think this book offers an interesting take on that kind of question.
Wow, that was a lot more words than I meant to write!
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:12:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wow, that's actually pretty good, kinda got me interested in the book myself. Thanks for the write up.
arctos889 · 1 points · Posted at 00:00:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
There's a historical aspect as well. Go back a while and most people couldn't read. The only people who could were the most educated people. Even when more people could read, for a while the intellectuals were still the only people to read a lot because most people didn't have time to read.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:28:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Depends on the books. Ultimately if you read, you gain vocabulary and in some instances you need a good vocabulary to read a good book. You also need an attention span, an ability to realize abstract concepts in your imagination. Also you need an imagination. But I doubt anyone's learning anything from Twilight or 50 Shades, so like I said, it depends on the books.
ingridelena · 1 points · Posted at 07:25:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is way more obnoxious imo. And it's the main reason why people get defensive and brag about not reading lol.
FUCK_MAGIC · 1 points · Posted at 16:44:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The idea comes from a time when 99% of books were educational and fiction was not even considered.
Nowadays most books are fictional but people who read twilight and 50 shades of grey like to hold on to the idea that it makes them cultural or intelligent.
joepierson · 1 points · Posted at 18:12:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's a efficient method to acquire information/knowledge. I highly respect the opinion of someone who reads a few hours day vs a non-reader.
Dent13 · 1 points · Posted at 20:35:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reading requires more patience and effort that consuming most other forms of media
moosecakems · 1 points · Posted at 21:44:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It allows you to see the world through a different set of eyes, increases cognitive ability, focus, imagination and vocabulary. Being "well read" is a mark of intelligence and is easily recognized.
surp_ · 2 points · Posted at 23:12:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
only place this exists is on reddit, when other people complain about people who brag about reading books
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 19:31:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Maybe, just maybe....people don't like reading books? I know, this is a shocking concept to the "intellectuals" of reddit.
Seriously, get off your high horse. I don't read books. I'll read other forms or media such as internet articles.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 23:41:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
There's a difference between not reading and bragging about not reading.
EgretsAlive · 1 points · Posted at 12:18:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Consider shows like Big Bang Theory, where the subject matter is often how "smart" people are in reality half-functioning idiots who need the help of a normal person to get anything done.
In how many movies does the geek need to be rescued by the brawny guy with common sense?
It's escapist fantasy to help those who can't/won't achieve mentally to not feel bad for it. It looks a lot like blaming blacks for all the ills of society. I'm not the problem, it's that other group making problems! I don't need to change, we need that group marginalized and everything will be ok!
Geeks are seen as people with a lot of random and useless facts in their heads with more confidence than actual ability.
A love of books is the mark of a geek, a broken person who destroys everything while thinking they're helping.
To be fair, such people do exist, but we typically refer to them as "management", they do not accurately represent general geekdom.
More seriously, consider passages such as "The wisdom of this world is foolishness".
There's anti-intellectualism in religion, in politics and in every manager who asserts being right whether they are or not, shut up and quit "being insubordinate". (translation: don't try to prevent an obvious incoming train wreck, my ego is more important).
tl;dr "Geeks are bozos with more ego than REAL sense, who break everything they touch. I'm proud not to be one of them."
[deleted] · 29 points · Posted at 16:06:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most people are dumb, people don't like feeling or being dumb, -> Mob mentality.
emptynothing · 7 points · Posted at 17:27:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most people really aren't dumb. Not just by the laws of averages, but most people are pretty indistinctly similar in capability. It just takes a lot of effort to build it up, which people never even took time to properly build an intellectual foundation. Part of the problem is the simple goals of primary education, but also laziness and/or anxiety of not reaching potential.
There are geniuses out there that make an average person look like a retard and everyone can't be brilliant, but most people are capable of becoming experts in just about any field.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 05:24:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I agree. It's actually really funny to see how often a select few think it's fair to declare the vast majority to be dumb or stupid (which seems to put themselves above that).
I think it probably doesn't help that overall, aside from schools, often you hear kids being praised for inherent ability (and I will repeat it despite it being circlejerked) and failure taken as a sign of weakness. Who wants to ask for help if it's going to make them seem stupid? I mean if you realize someone is open to giving it to you. I knew plenty who were very, very open about not understanding the course material and failing said course without realizing how open the instructor/professor/teacher was to helping them out during office hours.
Godbot666 · -2 points · Posted at 21:01:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
funniest thing I´ve ever read.
sohetellsme · 1 points · Posted at 23:53:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
See Ben Carson as a counterexample. You don't need to be a genius to pursue a particular career.
Godbot666 · 1 points · Posted at 08:59:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Just go to a single math 1 course. Then you´ll realize how stupid the average person is.
HungryMoose1 · 4 points · Posted at 17:30:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, my brothers favorite saying is "I just don't get it" like its a badge of honor and if you do get it you're a pussy for caring about something like that.
silversapp · 4 points · Posted at 18:07:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't get what you mean. I've never in my life encountered anyone who's "proud of their own ignorance" like you say. What do you mean?
Dent13 · 6 points · Posted at 20:48:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's more the people that dislike or distrust people who are intellectual, think the people that used to bully the nerds because the nerds were smart or the people that think they know their body better than their doctor does.
PM_me_javascript · 4 points · Posted at 23:45:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
ever hear people joke about how bad they are at math? it's meant to be a way to connect with people because most people also hate and aren't good at math.
but it's no longer the sharing of an insecurity to build a relationship, it's a sick joke.
[deleted] · 13 points · Posted at 15:36:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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MrPaleontologist · 2 points · Posted at 15:59:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No, I'm far better.
simplify_that_shit · 7 points · Posted at 20:39:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
So you're Russ?
Fleeeemo · 2 points · Posted at 20:08:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Whom.... whom... Ya know, sometimes it's who!
thanks4yanksNspanks · 11 points · Posted at 16:49:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"I never read. LOL"
NSA_GOV · 2 points · Posted at 17:53:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I hear this within my group of friends and think to myself "Jesus who am I hanging out with??"
_SnNNeKerz · 5 points · Posted at 19:59:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
And why is it a problem that some don't read?
NSA_GOV · 2 points · Posted at 20:14:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not a problem, to each their own. It's the part about bragging and proclaiming that they don't read. I would feel the same way about someone bragging about how much they read.
[deleted] · -2 points · Posted at 20:20:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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IfirebirdI · 1 points · Posted at 20:49:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Of course he is?!
PartyPorpoise · 2 points · Posted at 17:20:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bugs me too. I imagine there's some level of insecurity to it, people don't like feeling inferior, especially over things they think they have no control over.
Galbert123 · 2 points · Posted at 17:33:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Incoming agenda-less question and I am sorry to bring politics into this, looking for an honest answer:
What is your opinion on having no interest in politics to the point where one is somewhat ignorant about it. I wouldn't say that I am proud of my political ignorance, I just don't believe or trust either candidate enough to spend my valuable time on their (IMO) nonsense to the point where I compare it to reality television. I am very very pro intellectual, which is why I feel so detached from politics.
I dont know if I articulated that well, but I hope my general question was conveyed.
MrPaleontologist · 4 points · Posted at 21:00:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I sympathize with your frustration, but as a member of a Democratic nation I think it's important to engage with the political system in some capacity.
Pel-Mel · 2 points · Posted at 20:16:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I would have just gone with populism.
Avatar_ZW · 2 points · Posted at 20:24:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
R slash i am bery smrt!
BlUeSapia · 2 points · Posted at 00:56:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
r/iamberysmrt
chadbrochillout · 2 points · Posted at 21:02:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
https://youtu.be/DmYkt2RkhsI
Lazerspewpew · 2 points · Posted at 21:05:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Getting better? Trump bruh...
dabosweeney · 4 points · Posted at 19:51:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is something Reddit thinks is huge and really doesn't exist
Dent13 · 4 points · Posted at 20:44:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You haven't spent a lot of time in a farming community have you?
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:04:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Once in my highschool, I saw a group of people bragging about having straight F's, as if it was a good thing!
BearyPotter · 1 points · Posted at 20:26:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
As always, The Simpsons is relevant
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:15:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No one is like that, most people who say "I don't read books" aren't saying they are proud of it.
I swear people either don't understand little jokes or honestly believe that they are better than others simply for having a library card.
Brasscogs · 1 points · Posted at 22:36:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
eg. Fox News.
https://youtu.be/8va9vLap2JI
Salkindelgo · 1 points · Posted at 23:00:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"BRITISH PEOPLE ARE TIRED OF LISTENING TO EXPERTS!"
Said by a pro-brexit politician before the vote... Holy fuck.
Murricaman · 1 points · Posted at 23:15:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Git outta here wit it fancy book learnin'
FashionableWink · 1 points · Posted at 23:23:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 00:28:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't really think it's about being proud of ignorance. Anti-intellectualism stems from a hatred of elites. It's hostility towards the condescending nature of those who are academics, because they can be arrogant and act above the common people.
DecibelHammer · 1 points · Posted at 01:22:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because ignorance is bliss.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:24:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
To be an intellectual is to be outcast from the masses, is the reckoning of the anti-intellectual. In pursuit of social acceptance they reject what they think will get them less friends. Therefore the more proud I am of my ignorance, the more accepted I feel among the stupid. "It's better to be stupid an accepted than to be smart and alone."
lycao · 1 points · Posted at 01:59:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
This site alone is a shining example of it. Correct someones mistake and sit back to watch the downvotes roll in.
rare_pig · 1 points · Posted at 02:30:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I ain't even care bout that
JinxsLover · 1 points · Posted at 02:34:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
My Pop Culture teacher would go on rants about this and why it is so popular in college. It was fun to listen to.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 03:38:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not fond of the pseudo-intellectualism that seems to plague high school students
Elturiel · 1 points · Posted at 06:29:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Lol reading is gayyy amirite
nsm1h55b_S2sH1t · 1 points · Posted at 08:01:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I wore a Higgs-Boson shirt to school once, some girl was proud that she didn't get the joke. She didn't even want me to explain it to her. I just don't get those people.
Marinersfan17 · 1 points · Posted at 09:29:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Seriously, this. I once told a friend that she shared her name with a former Soviet leader (Nikita Khrushchev), to which she replied, "Ew that's so unattractive. Why do you know that?"
DoneUpLikeAKipper · 1 points · Posted at 09:54:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jesus H yes! Around where I live if you read books you are posh!
AmBozz · 1 points · Posted at 11:15:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The movie Idiocracy has got to be a real trigger for you.
ncquake24 · 1 points · Posted at 15:42:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I really just think people in this country have had enough of experts from organizations with acronyms saying they know what is best.
EDIT: Some people seem to not be getting the reference. For context, this is one of the leaders of the Brexit movement
dcknight93 · 4 points · Posted at 15:51:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've had enough of "expert" surgeons operating on people too!
MrPaleontologist · 2 points · Posted at 16:04:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can honestly understand that, but this is the only arena I know of where people seem to think they know better than people who spend literally years studying specific topics.
If I have electrical issues in my house, I defer to an electrician, who knows more than I do about electricity. If my car is making a weird sound, I consult a mechanic. If I have an illness, I go to a doctor (sometimes a specialized doctor, depending on the issue). We trust them to know what's wrong and how to fix it because they worked to develop that expertise.
But for some reason, scientists (both employed by universities and the government) are mistrusted when they analyze situations relevant to their expertise. I'm not sure why.
Pipthepirate · 1 points · Posted at 16:15:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
To a certain degree it makes some sense. A person who has never left acedemia for example might not be able to relate to problems of a working class person without a lot of education. There are theories and models of how to do things that can lack perspective of how it could affect certain groups
pinks1ip · -2 points · Posted at 18:58:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You don't need intellectualism; only faith in the Lord. Jesus saves (you from yourself).
Jedi_Tinmf · 426 points · Posted at 14:40:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Half the posts on /r/funny
I_A_H_G_S · 133 points · Posted at 14:52:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
half the posts on reddit
Hewkho · 46 points · Posted at 16:16:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hey, what would I do without my daily shit posts.
-TheWrongThingToSay- · 23 points · Posted at 21:23:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Look for a question mark?
vapenationvn · 1 points · Posted at 02:45:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
(*・ω・)ﾉ ?
Found it!
Superlegoman · 2 points · Posted at 20:53:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
JackHarrison1010 · 1 points · Posted at 19:37:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Half the post.
I_A_H_G_S · 1 points · Posted at 20:00:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
half of half of the posts on reddit
RadioMachine- · 1 points · Posted at 22:17:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Half the comments in this thread.
I_A_H_G_S · 1 points · Posted at 22:26:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
yes. the co-moments are bad in this thread.
Hatt0riHanzo · 1 points · Posted at 23:49:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reddit
Vuux · 1 points · Posted at 03:49:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's mostly in the default subs though. Most of the hobby-specific subreddits have relatively high quality posts.
Tarbutter · 1 points · Posted at 05:58:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
All the posts on the internet.
PMmeYourSins · 1 points · Posted at 07:47:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
all the posts on reddit
wbarteck · 14 points · Posted at 14:50:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
AmeriCossack · 17 points · Posted at 16:05:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Frog_tickler · 3 points · Posted at 19:46:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
All the reposts
Murricaman · 2 points · Posted at 23:14:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
All the reposts.
I_Hate_Dinkleburg · 0 points · Posted at 18:51:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
^
EatingCerealAt2AM · 2 points · Posted at 19:56:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Also, half the posts on /r/funny that according to the /r/funny rules shouldn't be on /r/funny. If you call them out on it, they send their downvote army.
CaptainFreakinHook · 1 points · Posted at 20:36:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
For real. I got all excited to check it out. I couldn't unsubscribe fast enough.
KeifHaring · 1009 points · Posted at 15:21:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Any song by Meghan Trainor
annoyingone · 598 points · Posted at 18:27:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Her "Dear Future Husband" song is basically "Treat me perfect and do everything for me but I wont do shit for you"
Solstyx · 307 points · Posted at 18:52:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I was kind of okay, more passively rolling my eyes at that song until the "And even when I'm wrong...you know I'm never wrong. Why disagree?" part. Jesus, I thought that song was the worst thing I'd heard...and then the local stations just started playing "Me Too"...holy fuck.
ChowMeinKGo · 164 points · Posted at 19:40:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think "no" is worse. She's so conceited she thinks any time some one wants to talk to her they're hitting on her. She doesnt even give them the time of day unless they're up to her ridiculous standards.
Bdsmaam · 203 points · Posted at 20:19:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I always took this songs context as in a club. Because it does ring really true if you're out with female friends at a bar or club just to dance or drink. There's a lot of "why are you even here if you have a boyfriend?!" ...Oh okay, we'll just go play music in our garage and dance and drink there instead...?
CompanyCallsEpilogue · 155 points · Posted at 20:50:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
...what's wrong with playing music and drinking in your garage?
That's... that's literally a thing I do. Pretty frequently.
h3rbd3an · 29 points · Posted at 21:01:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sounds a lot cheaper.
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 23:35:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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MyParentsAre_Cousins · 8 points · Posted at 01:42:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Probably with better music too
Zangam · 1 points · Posted at 08:37:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
And a statistically lower chance of spiked drinks.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 11:59:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not for girls; they'd need to buy their own booze if they stay home.
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 22:56:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Just neighbors.
Keep rocking.
underthingy · 3 points · Posted at 05:02:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You don't get your ego stroked.
Maximus216 · 2 points · Posted at 23:03:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm actually doing that right now haha
elitegenoside · 1 points · Posted at 02:08:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why was I never invited?! Is it because we've (probably) never met?!
sohetellsme · 4 points · Posted at 23:58:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well, since guys usually are expected not to keep 'clubbing it up' after entering a relationship, I don't see how the ladies have more liberty to go to places intended for strangers to connect and eventually hookup.
Dakrys · 5 points · Posted at 00:30:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's kind of fucked, isn't it?
As a guy in a relationship, you could easily go to the club and have a great time, and as long as you don't deliberately approach women, you're likely not to get approached. Yet guys are the ones (I feel) who are less likely to go to the club without their S.O.
But girls just go to dance apparently, and if they're above a 5/10 they're very likely to get approached. Idk I feel like there's a double standard there.
I mean I'll check for a ring if I can see your hands, or a dude you might be standing a little close to, but other than that how am I supposed to scry what your intentions are for going to the club?
[deleted] · 14 points · Posted at 20:39:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They have to be shredded and toned, yet she is fat.
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 19:52:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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TheBellBrah · 3 points · Posted at 19:55:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Solstyx · 7 points · Posted at 20:06:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I mean...keep in mind that these are just songs, too. There is a distinction between the songs themselves and the singer. I don't know if she writes her own stuff, but I wouldn't be surprised in the least if it was from someone else. IIRC, there's like 2 or 3 dudes who write like 90% (or something similarly ludicrous) of the songs that end up on the radio.
I don't follow news about her at all, so I don't know her personality or anything outside of the songs. But at face value, I could sort of excuse "No" just because, while the message was still insanely bitchy, it at least seemed based in a scenario that I've seen happen to women at bars.
I kind of just get the impression that her managers or PR team or whatever just sees her as this posterchild for progressive feminism and they're using her as a puppet to try and get get that Tumblr demographic that Reddit loves so much.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 05:54:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
For real, maybe I wanted to let you know you sat in something but I walked up and you through and did the narcissistic no dance.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 13:11:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Happens all the time. A girl dropped something in a club, picked it up to give it to her (before it got trampled), tap her on the shoulder, she turns around angry that a guy dares invade her space, she gives me some shit "I have a bf" or whatever. I pull up her thing, hand it to her, as she reaches for it, I drop it.
Let your boyfriend pick it up, bitch. Oh right, he's not here.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 20:47:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I refuse to believe this bitch is serious, I think she is just trying her very best to troll us all hard.
I heard a song a few days ago in which she sang: "do you see what's hanging around my neck? that's gold, show me some respect!" Lol, how can anyone be so fucking conceited for real? She's just a joke.
lecheesesammich · 1 points · Posted at 01:42:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I totally agree but goddamn is that song so catchy.
AnneBancroftsGhost · 0 points · Posted at 22:57:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Seriously? It's just words...
Smiley007 · 1 points · Posted at 21:38:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"Me too" is probably one of the better ones for me, granted I don't remember most of the lyrics, basically just parts of the chorus, so my take-away was basically "Well okay, she's a happy person, completely rubs it in everyone's faces in the most conceited way, but at least she enjoys waking up each day and appreciates that she can." It's super annoying and I always end up rolling my eyes because of it, yet it's actually mildly catchy in the unfortunately-gets-stuck-in-your-head-for-hours way, and I hate giving it even that much of a pass. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just read the full lyrics. Ugh. (There was five other writers besides her listed, too. I mean, at least she was involved in it? But six writers for that song?)
Elijahs-Wood · 1 points · Posted at 00:59:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Good news is she fell down right at the start of a performance on Jimmy Fallon.
rugtoad · 9 points · Posted at 19:35:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hey now, she expressly says that she'll go to the grocery store for you.
Seriously, though, that song is complete trash.
rajin147 · 4 points · Posted at 22:06:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I really like the song because I think it's a catchy tune, but every time I hear the lyrics I think, kids are growing up and thinking this is normal because of this bitch.
LRedditor15 · 7 points · Posted at 20:42:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not to mention it's a complete rip-off of this rhythm-wise.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 22:00:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best.
Kyle6969 · 3 points · Posted at 22:31:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
And have you SEEN that bitch? She ALWAYS wrong.
lordanubis79 · 3 points · Posted at 01:29:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
If the roles in that were reversed (so "Dear Future Wife") everyone would be calling the singer sexist, yet when she does it it's fine apparently
TheEpiquin · 2 points · Posted at 04:46:04 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Everytime I hear that song I'm just like "You mean you don't have a husband already??? How odd..."
Econdg · 2 points · Posted at 06:04:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I just listened to it and looked at the lyrics
HotDogen · 2 points · Posted at 06:16:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What about the one where dude wasn't "good enough" for her, but she wants the "credit" for "making him" good enough for the next chick. I'm to the point of almost never hearing her garbage coz she's banned from all my pandora stations.
BackBy4thSteve · 2 points · Posted at 07:24:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
This song plays where I work and the first time I heard it I had to ask people if they actually understood what she was saying. It just gets under my skin and I have to hear it multiple times a day.
Martian13 · 2 points · Posted at 20:31:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sounds about right - married guy
[deleted] · 171 points · Posted at 16:00:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Omg I want to like her but I just hate her so much! I made the mistake of buying her most recent album, and I like the beats of most of the songs, but the lyrics are all so shitty, celebrating narcissism rather than self-respect.
DeathbyHappy · 55 points · Posted at 19:06:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I bet if you looked at her Facebook, it's half "I finally found me a real man" speeches and half Beyonce quotes.
[deleted] · 55 points · Posted at 19:10:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You know she's one of those crazy bitches posting Marilyn Monroe's "If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best!"
DeathbyHappy · 2 points · Posted at 20:00:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Absolutely
whatthecraw · 2 points · Posted at 01:57:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
A great skit by Dwayne Perkins on Netflix covers this quote amazingly, definitely suggest
cheeset2 · 3 points · Posted at 01:03:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think its hilarious. There's no way shes just not playing into her given persona, right? There's not a chance in hell she's taking herself that seriously.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 01:06:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I certainly hope not!
kroka4loka · 3 points · Posted at 13:00:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you wanna get even more annoyed with her, read about her "battle" with anorexia. I've never been so annoyed with someone's attention seeking behavior than that.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:49:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh I will definitely look that up!
omgunicornz · 2 points · Posted at 06:12:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Same! The beginnings of the songs are always really promising, but then the lyrics start and it just ruins it
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 13:12:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The words make sense, but put them together, and it's just gibberish. Buying albums? People still do that?
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:49:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yes, people worked to put it together, it's only fair I pay for it. Even if it sucks :(
GodOfPlutonium · 1 points · Posted at 10:54:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
go online , youll be able to most liekly, find instrumentals
letsbecuddlebuddies · 108 points · Posted at 18:32:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
She's a pretty shitty person ¯_(ツ)_/¯
wallz_11 · 191 points · Posted at 18:49:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
oh my god your arm
rbarton812 · 74 points · Posted at 20:16:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Meghan Trainor stole it.
Chukens · 119 points · Posted at 20:27:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
And ate it.
definitewhitegirl · 2 points · Posted at 05:15:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
IF I WERE YOU I'D WANNA EAT ARMS TOO
cubicApocalypse · 2 points · Posted at 05:55:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Actual cannibal Meghan Trainor?
Generalkrunk · 1 points · Posted at 10:15:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
There's blood on her face, my god there's blood everywhere!
DecibelHammer · 1 points · Posted at 01:22:22 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
And threw it up. Bitches gotta stay fit.
TheEpicBurrito · 2 points · Posted at 00:09:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ah, the ol' Reddit arm-a-roo!
navyplanets · 1 points · Posted at 02:47:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
blah blah broken arms
Daesthelos · 24 points · Posted at 21:13:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think you were trying to make this ¯\_(ツ)_/¯!
Type it like this ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯
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Danert1 · 2 points · Posted at 06:44:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
uJhiteLiger · 2 points · Posted at 06:47:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wait... But how do you type that?
Atochi · 2 points · Posted at 07:14:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯
TheSideStream · 5 points · Posted at 19:00:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You forgot this.
SciFiXhi · 1 points · Posted at 18:53:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You forgot this: \
Albino1Ninja · 0 points · Posted at 18:56:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hey, I found this \.
pirate_life4me · 9 points · Posted at 00:43:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I do dislike her stuff, but I do kinda like that one song that goes "I'm gonna looove you, like I'm gonna looose you."
diaboo · 2 points · Posted at 20:55:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I hate the fact that I like a lot of her songs as songs. Like, if they were sung by a different person and had different lyrics I would love them.
cvef · 4 points · Posted at 21:19:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm the same way. I'm that one guy that listens to music for the melody/beat way more than the lyrics. As a result I find myself enjoying to songs I vehemently disagree with.
diaboo · 3 points · Posted at 22:25:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, I listen to a lot of k-pop and music in other languages, so lyrics are often kind of an afterthought unless the music really calls attention to them or I hear people complaining about them a lot. But really, All About That Bass would have been a great song if the lyrics didn't ruin it.
Mr_Biscuits_532 · 4 points · Posted at 00:45:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jesus Christ she's annoying.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 00:49:04 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I imagine Meghan Trainor herself looks in the mirror everyday and wonders when her 15 minutes will be up.
geeky_username · 4 points · Posted at 21:01:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like how she can say
"Fuck skinny bitches...jk" and it's OK.
But if someone were to say
"Fuck fatasses ...jk" they'd probably be drown in outrage
kithkatul · 3 points · Posted at 23:05:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
As far as I can tell, redditors take her music a lot more seriously than she does.
Kaibakura · 1 points · Posted at 02:16:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
If I was you I'd wanna be me too.
followmecuz · 1 points · Posted at 03:01:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
She killed the hook on Forgive Me Father
CaptainRyce · 1 points · Posted at 06:40:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sadly my sister is in love with her so long car rides are ear torture
lghostt · 1 points · Posted at 13:18:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not really a fan either but her voice compared to other musicians sounds a lot bolder which really stands out
AlrightBoy · 1 points · Posted at 13:56:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah but she's obese so "fat lives matter", or something like that? I don't know.
Triquetra4715 · 1 points · Posted at 15:44:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sure, lyrically, but they are catchy.
hrabib · 2 points · Posted at 04:28:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
She's got a lot of confidence for a fat chick.
[deleted] · -4 points · Posted at 15:52:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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murderofcrows90 · 12 points · Posted at 16:56:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You need to let it go.
Price_Of_Soap · 4 points · Posted at 19:35:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Let it go.
surp_ · -2 points · Posted at 23:11:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"fuck being thin be fat"
Franklin_DeTurtle · 371 points · Posted at 17:52:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Working 50+ hours a week.
DeadHeadTrev · 78 points · Posted at 21:00:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This one really resonated with me. I find it unnerving and disheartening to know "Things I Enjoy" falls 3rd on the list of "What I spend the most of my time doing".
For those wondering, work and sleep are first and second, respectively.
[deleted] · 76 points · Posted at 22:19:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
yep.. every fiber of my being screams out that this is NOT how we are supposed to be living.
BarkinBear · 12 points · Posted at 23:02:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You sound like a lazy cunt who just wants to smoke weed, masturbate, and play video games all day. /s
[deleted] · 24 points · Posted at 23:34:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
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BarkinBear · 8 points · Posted at 01:11:01 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Exactly. What is man without 80 hours of toil? Happy? Bleh! Can't build a statue to the overlords with "happy".
hawtfabio · 2 points · Posted at 02:13:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd join that club.
Yarddogkodabear · 1 points · Posted at 01:22:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
When motivation goes down, production goes down and your boss calls you all lazy behind your proletariat pleb backs.
josh109 · -9 points · Posted at 23:32:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You sound like you have no life.
TheDingalingus · 12 points · Posted at 01:53:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, shit sucks. It's hard to go through the grind when you break it down into what it is - I'm forcing myself to go to tasks I don't enjoy for money because if I don't have money I will lose even the most basic of comforts and necessities. I do this for the majority of my life even though I only get one life and would rather enjoy the time I do have.
My boss said something like, "I mean, we all probably spend more time here than at home," today at work, and was totally seriously. We're working ourselves endlessly to pay for a home we don't even get to see much of or enjoy very often. Shitty.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 12:09:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I woke up one day and realized that I was going to my shitty job (and terrified to miss a single day for any reason because it would fuck my budget up for the month) to pay for a car that I only needed to get to said shitty job.
That day I skipped work and went to the navy recruiter instead.
Crankylosaurus · 2 points · Posted at 03:55:01 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Found Tyler Durden
BitchinIndika · 13 points · Posted at 20:21:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't think it's popular, just necessary since our corporate overlords have determined that all income from business must go to only them and as little as possible to employees.
jjake101 · 10 points · Posted at 21:32:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
One of the reasons i love living in Europe. Working anything beyond 40 hours is practically unheard of.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 00:58:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yep it's brilliant. I do 35 hours a week and I've spent at least 2.5 of those hours today making a race track and driving a tug round it.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 06:27:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
As someone who averages 45-50 every week, 10 hour shifts, in a factory no less, i am envious and jealous of your sweet ass life.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:52:41 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
The joys of nights. I get paid more to do less. Before I was on nights I was on similar hours to yours.
TimeTravellerGuy · 7 points · Posted at 20:22:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hell let's switch everybody to less than 40.
Synchestra · 16 points · Posted at 22:05:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
30 would be ideal, I'd be much more productive with an extra two hours everyday, and much more focused when I am working.
TheBoiledHam · 5 points · Posted at 23:17:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think very few people are working productively for 40 hours every week at each company. If they are, its because they are working 60+ hours a week and need some additional help with their tasks.
littleski5 · 2 points · Posted at 00:06:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
As a delivery driver..... I would not.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 00:23:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I suppose it depends on the person. I'm still in school but I interned for a guy who runs political campaigns and during election years, he literally doesn't stop working. I also know a few legislative assistants on Capitol Hill, who work a ton for very little money and they all love it. Some people are genuinely passionate about what they do for a living and want to spend all their time doing it. I personally have no interest in getting married or being a mother, but would love a career like the ones I've described. I hate not being busy- even now I always take more classes than I need, have a job and internship, and join every club possible. I'm sure in the future I'll be judged/pitied for being married to my career or whatever, but there's no one size fits all path. What makes one person happy could make another miserable.
lutheranian · 1 points · Posted at 04:05:34 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I just landed a job that pays hourly and lets me work any extra from home. I'd be willing to lose an hour of sleep each day for $300 more a week.
32_Wabbits · 1 points · Posted at 09:03:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Been doing that most weeks for the past year and a half. No regrets.
I never made a fucking dime doing nothing, and now I make a great wage doing an awesome job with a company that's great to its employees, and it only looks better for me as time goes on. It allows me to enjoy the rest of my life without always worrying about how groceries are getting paid for, if the rent check is going to bounce, or if I will be able to afford to drive anywhere. I realize that it's a matter of perspective, but spending 50 hours at my job gives me the peace of mind I need to live the other parts of my life with less worry and turmoil. We've been a little slower than normal, so they've had us working 40s for awhile, which is nice for summer, but I'll be happy to put in the 50s and 60s when we ramp up again, for multiple reasons, and money so only one of them.
anooblol · -2 points · Posted at 00:27:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
France does 35 hours a week. France's economy isn't doing too hot.
Mr_Hank_Scorpio · 4 points · Posted at 01:55:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Between 35 and 40 hours is common all over Europe.
Honestly I couldn't give a fuck about the economy. Especially if it means I need to be working 50+ hour weeks.
Sililex · 0 points · Posted at 07:01:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You would give a fuck if you understood it. Even if you weren't personally affected, the economy doing badly affects almost every single person in your country and potentially even more globally. To not care about the economy is either selfish, stupid, or both.
Mr_Hank_Scorpio · 4 points · Posted at 07:11:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Here's why I don't Care. I have no control or influence on it. None. So I have two choices I can Care. Which does nothing and worse would be a hassle.
Or I can concern myself with what I can actually control and I've no desire to live to work.
32_Wabbits · -4 points · Posted at 09:08:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That is the most naive fucking thing I've read all day.
Submitten · 1 points · Posted at 11:36:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
If the economy was any good you wouldn't need to work 50hr weeks though.
Danimerry · 0 points · Posted at 01:13:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Totally agree. Had a few friends pulling 110 hour weeks occasionally, and it's just so unhealthy. Everyone treated it as if it was a normal and necessary thing to do.
big-fireball · 1 points · Posted at 01:31:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The thing is that it can be rewarding to put in that effort and see a great result. And this is from a guy that is generally out the door at 4 pm.
32_Wabbits · 0 points · Posted at 09:09:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Busting my ass now so I don't have to in 25 years. Apparently I'm wrong for it.
tsukie0 · 123 points · Posted at 15:17:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Musical.ly
allieril · 28 points · Posted at 23:18:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't understand why kids are all over that app. Cringy ones too.
StrikeAnywherePanda · 12 points · Posted at 00:23:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
My wife was told about this app so she downloaded it. It's prolly the most self centered, vapid, bullshit app I have ever seen. She deleted it almost immediately after.
Crunchyburrito22 · 4 points · Posted at 04:24:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
My sister sits on the couch playing loud ass cringe songs in slo mo while moving one arm and making the same wrist motions and dabbing Over and over and over again ALL DAY
allieril · 2 points · Posted at 04:25:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You poor thing :( I'm so sorry you have to witness that
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 01:20:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because kids do dumb things and like dumb things, and we all did when we were their age.
Aerectbannana · 4 points · Posted at 02:12:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You danced half naked on recording and put it on the internet? I don't think we all did that.
Cutshotsop · 18 points · Posted at 23:35:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's scary to think a random 13 yr old could become so famous from something that stupid.
ALittleFishNamedOzil · 6 points · Posted at 01:28:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Those skinny kids thrusting the air makes me want to puke
Derpywhaleshark7 · 5 points · Posted at 06:10:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Welcome to Jacob Sartorious, your worst nightmare.
themoonisacheese · 6 points · Posted at 22:32:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ho god.
youlilfuck · 4 points · Posted at 03:53:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can hear my brother using it right this moment, it's awful.
Million7 · 3 points · Posted at 02:07:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What is this?
Adrized · 5 points · Posted at 02:37:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
An app where you lipsync to music. Literally no effort whatsoever is involved and people make millions upon millions of dollars of doing it.
Look up Jacob Sartorious if you haven't already lost faith in humanity.
uGGo7 · 3 points · Posted at 10:17:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
People are making actual money from lipsyncing with a phone app? What. The. Fuck.
ShotgunPanda · 3 points · Posted at 13:13:43 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Culture is dead.
1mawizard · 1 points · Posted at 12:11:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That question almost made me give up faith in humanity, the fact that hes funded to be a self obsessed dick head cant be justified.
tropicalgothaura · 2 points · Posted at 02:26:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What's the deal with this app? Is it just like vine but with people lip syncing to songs while recording themselves? I honestly found out what it was like last week.
Cutshotsop · 1 points · Posted at 02:57:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's like Instagram but you film yourself dancing to songs. You can also just take a whole lot of selfies and put them together like stop motion.
tsukie0 · 1 points · Posted at 13:30:38 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why are a bunch of rich white teenagers doing weird hand movements while lip syncing entertaining? This guy Jacob Sartorius got famous off Musical.ly but all of his videos are just him checking himself out while lip syncing.
tropicalgothaura · 1 points · Posted at 18:35:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I guess enough people found it appealing for some reason.
HappyGreenMonster · 1 points · Posted at 02:24:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What is it?
spunksr · 247 points · Posted at 15:06:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Confirmation bias. Just because one paper said this doesn't mean your argument is right. Probably thousands of other papers refute your argument
[deleted] · 13 points · Posted at 19:24:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Ganymeade · 2 points · Posted at 23:53:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Even better is when someone cites a paper that specifically disproves what they believe, but since they don't really understand what they believe, they think the paper supports their belief.
I run into this occasionally with Mormons, whose canon teaches that Native Americans originated from a group of Israeli settlers who sailed all the way to the USA around 500BC and formed a civilization in the multi-millions of people. There is not a shred of archaeological or DNA evidence to support their claims, despite half a century of the Mormon church digging and researching.
What some of them cite as evidence to support the Book of Mormon's claims of Indians actually being tan Jews are similar to this article - but if you actually bother to read the entirety of the data, you find two genetic infusion points: one about 10,000-15,000 years ago who came across the Bering land bridge, and one in the 1500-1600's when some Sephardic Jews colonized some remote places on the east coast. They post this research to Facebook, triumphantly declaring that Mormonism's fantastic claims to the source of Native Americans has been authenticated, when in reality, they're posting evidence that specifically discounts the Mormon canon narrative.
Selrisitai · 2 points · Posted at 17:13:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
On the other hand, the thousands of papers could be wrong, and the one could be right.
Dent13 · 2 points · Posted at 20:50:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Statistically that is highly unlikely
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:04:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
actually its highly likely that a false story has ran through multiple 'reputable' papers at multiple times.
humans be humans and fuck up just like any other human
Dent13 · 3 points · Posted at 02:00:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Uh, we're talking about scientific papers given the context, not news stories. there is a pretty massive difference
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:28:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
my bad. your right, unless theres something like what happened with big tobacco, peer reviewing helps stop this.
Dent13 · 1 points · Posted at 11:04:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That is the whole reason peer review exists
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 15:19:40 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
Even scientific papers, unless you think scientists are infallible and not swayed by, say, money.
Dent13 · 1 points · Posted at 19:18:18 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
Peer review is the failsafe, the more scientists that go over a paper and approve the validity of the data the less likely it becomes that they are paid off
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 12:24:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Those thousands of papers are paid shills or conspirators.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:52:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yes. My father's favorite resource is Facebook. It get very annoying.
IBreakingAcesI · 1 points · Posted at 20:34:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But that's not something that's popular.. we all understand it happens but how much compared to everything? It's hated. Though the people that do it won't admit to it
bury_the_boy · -9 points · Posted at 17:50:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Same goes for the bible
MufugginJellyfish · 5 points · Posted at 18:38:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
sigh
Dent13 · 1 points · Posted at 20:50:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not sure if I should tell you to go back to r/atheism or r/chritianity
Tunapower · 208 points · Posted at 16:41:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Buzzfeed, we don't need that shit.
PC509 · 99 points · Posted at 17:28:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't think your answer is going to be on tomorrows Buzzfeed:
"Top 20 things that are popular that shouldn't be! You won't believe #17"
17: Buzzfeed.
Holy shit! I was wrong! :D
luckysevs · 26 points · Posted at 20:23:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I do have a guilty pleasure for Buzzfeed's youtube channels.
LucyLilium92 · 13 points · Posted at 00:54:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well some of that stuff has actual content
baileydoodles01 · 6 points · Posted at 04:36:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Love the Try Guys.
Soulsbane96 · 2 points · Posted at 04:08:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I really loved them getting tattoos, the flavored condom taste test, and trying moonshine/weird alcohols. But seems like they're doing a lot less of that style thing recently
nitasu987 · 2 points · Posted at 07:17:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I love their Youtube but that's really it for them :P
Phlapjack923 · 2 points · Posted at 01:44:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The buzzfeed formula: "Why [insert trending item] is literally the most [insert overly enthusiastic adjective] that you [must, need, have to] have in your life ever."
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 03:00:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Okay: buzzfeed does a great job of taking videos and making them gifs so I can look at it in silence.
angelwolf123 · 2 points · Posted at 05:44:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The recipe lists tho.
FancyApint · 1 points · Posted at 12:40:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What they put out has a minimal amount of creativity
Jojharryson · 0 points · Posted at 05:42:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I swear to god, Buzzfeed is the most annoying shit. STORY TIME So last night, lets say 2 or 3 am, I'm kind of out of my way just looking up random shit. So obviously who wouldn't, at 2 or 3 am in the morning, look up "How smart are you quiz?" I take the quiz and the questions are honestly the most fucking dumb questions I'd ever seen. One of them were emoji's of a cactus, then a cake, then a cat, then a woman. It asked which would be next in the list of them. I think about it for the next 5 minutes, 10 minutes tops. I am absolutely baffled. I chose the snake one, but to my avail, I was wrong as fuck. It claimed I was incorrect because the emoji's were in alphabetical order, and the crown emoji was actually the right one. How the fuck is the crown after a woman? Crown is not after woman in the alphabet! I keep on this bullshit quiz, eventually finishing the 20 questions, that felt like forever. I get the response back. "You're not so smart" What the fuck? I honestly gave up at that point on Buzzfeed ever being reliable again. I fucking hope Buzzfeed gets found for having child pornography found at their office and gets shut down. Adios amigo.
[deleted] · 563 points · Posted at 14:45:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Acylas · 243 points · Posted at 15:16:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Biology is seldom fair.
[deleted] · 86 points · Posted at 15:48:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I TRUSTED MY ANCESTORS!
[deleted] · 43 points · Posted at 19:23:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The good news is, you're living proof your ancestors got to fuck looking the way the did, so you're in good shape.
rhinguin · 5 points · Posted at 01:05:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Huh. Never thought of it like that.
CruzaComplex · 2 points · Posted at 03:58:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The buck stops here.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 05:27:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well maybe the individual ancestors... Toothpaste and orange juice aren't exactly the greatest combo..
Capatown · 2 points · Posted at 05:49:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
A few generations in the future and you can't say that anymore. Natural selection with humans is pretty much stopped by medicine and keeping people alive who are bad for the health of the human race
TheFrozenFish · 2 points · Posted at 17:58:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Arranged marriage isnt a valid option anymore im afraid
DeathbyHappy · 24 points · Posted at 19:11:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Born too early for genetic engineering, too late for cave sex
thetarget3 · 1 points · Posted at 11:52:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You can still have cave sex though
Lost_in_costco · 22 points · Posted at 17:57:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Life itself is unfair.
lordanubis79 · 1 points · Posted at 01:39:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
But why is it never unfair in my favour?
pes_laul · 1 points · Posted at 21:09:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My ancestors smile upon me imperial! Can you say the same?
DemonCipher13 · 0 points · Posted at 17:21:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But natural selection always works out. :D
well_bang_okay · 3 points · Posted at 17:24:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
yeah that's why there's less and less ugly people every generation.
cmdrcaboose2 · 184 points · Posted at 19:29:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I find much of Reddit thinks this is why they're lonely, but in reality many people are ugly both inside and out.
[deleted] · 28 points · Posted at 19:59:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Stormsoul22 · 2 points · Posted at 21:31:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
2Deep4Me
BarkinBear · 1 points · Posted at 23:03:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Being ridiculously good looking can end up making a person a shit head.
Bradyhaha · 1 points · Posted at 00:07:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The solution is clearly to be average looking.
[deleted] · -4 points · Posted at 01:10:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Redcollar135 · 3 points · Posted at 02:22:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What you just described is a physically attractive person
BarkinBear · 0 points · Posted at 06:26:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You can't match any fave with a fit body and get a 6-10.
Bradyhaha · -1 points · Posted at 01:12:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Or look for the pretty ones who were ugly children.
TEMPORAL_TACO_TAMER · 1 points · Posted at 00:45:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
They still look pretty good though.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 02:21:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
They might just be bitter.
PainMatrix · 50 points · Posted at 15:07:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
On the other hand they'll never truly know if people care about them for who they are, same with really rich people.
Perkinz · 69 points · Posted at 17:33:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is why Notch sold Minecraft to Microsoft and just sits on the internet all day shitposting and trolling.
Couldn't handle the pressure of the fame and notoriety, and now he's not sure if anyone actually wants to be around him or if they just want his money.
WowZaPowah · 97 points · Posted at 18:27:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Seems like he's living the life.
Perkinz · 1 points · Posted at 18:29:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He truly is.
Jowgenz · 1 points · Posted at 06:23:01 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sounds like half of reddit is living his life.
DoctorPenisEnvy · 1 points · Posted at 07:43:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
He seems to be enjoying himself, but who knows how he really feels about it.
Wildfires · 3 points · Posted at 19:38:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
TIL I'm Notch, just with no money
Caleb-Rentpayer · 2 points · Posted at 01:55:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can't say I feel remotely sorry for him, considering he has billions of dollars.
Diz-Rittle · 1 points · Posted at 20:33:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd chill with him especially if he wants to play DnD
TheBoiledHam · 1 points · Posted at 23:02:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think I would hang out with him. Seems like a silly dude.
JangSaverem · 4 points · Posted at 20:41:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh nooooooo how incredibly terrible
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 15:10:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah but I feel like after some time, if you're shitty but pretty, the shitty will outweigh the pretty and people won't bother to be your friend anymore.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 17:05:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality seems to fly in the face of that. Sure shitty pretty people will lose some friends over time but they'll keep more than enough for it to be a problem for them.
rabbit395 · 1 points · Posted at 17:04:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
nah, I rather be good looking and rich. If people only like me for my looks and money, at least I have looks and money...
dabosweeney · 10 points · Posted at 19:52:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Such a Reddit answer lmao
[deleted] · 11 points · Posted at 15:19:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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ncquake24 · 0 points · Posted at 15:43:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't think it does.
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 17:28:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It surely does. Take a fat person as an extreme example. A fat person is not treated the same as normal weight people. Now take the same fat person and have them lose weight and ask them how differently they are treated. I knew a girl who went from fat to good looking. When she was far she had been on one date. Good looking, everyone is asking for a date.
ncquake24 · 1 points · Posted at 17:44:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Everyone has problems and things that make their life difficult. To believe that that is minimized by popularity is a "grass is always greener" mindset.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 19:08:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I completely agree with you that everyone has issues, however, someone who is good looking, more often than not, has their issues overlooked. We shouldnt pretend that life is not easier for some. Life isnt fair. Okay thats fine, but lets not pretend that it is
Bdsmaam · 2 points · Posted at 20:23:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If anyone watched the last season of survivor this one will piss them off.
Average looking smart player that did super well and got herself out of being voted out multiple times by being social and not winning immunity loses because pretty girl cries in her "why I should win" speech.
Milk_and_Eggs_Bitch · 2 points · Posted at 00:36:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know what you feel, but life is what you make of it. The world does not owe anybody anything. It is how it is.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 17:08:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Found the uggo :D
novags500 · 1 points · Posted at 18:00:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Looks fade. Just hope your popularity is not something is something equally vain.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:02:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think this only works for girls tbh
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 12:12:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
No ways dude. Prob even moreso for males. There are TONS of males in certain industries who climb quickly to the top by virtue of their looks.
rhymes_with_chicken · 1 points · Posted at 01:31:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
But, humans are lazy by nature. Most people are just as good as they have to be. If life is handed to you, why do that extra work of being decent?
manfly · 1 points · Posted at 01:45:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Found the uggums
BASEDME7O · -6 points · Posted at 18:40:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Especially attractive women. So many of them would never make it if they woke up tomorrow as men. Not because there's anything inherently different about them, but because they've gone their whole life with everyone telling them they're amazing no matter what and people put up with them no matter what their personality is. So they've never had to develop themselves.
just_had_2_comment · 0 points · Posted at 18:03:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
seems pretty fair to me.
TryAnotherUsername13 · 0 points · Posted at 18:06:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Be attractive too?
HulgBears · 0 points · Posted at 19:24:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's natural.
[deleted] · 282 points · Posted at 14:32:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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ImWatchinUWatchinMe · 182 points · Posted at 14:42:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
US needs Japanese game shows
natedogg89 · 47 points · Posted at 14:53:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
We've got Ninja Warrior at least
tomgerson · 45 points · Posted at 17:08:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
For some reason I prefer the Japanese show.
For me, the show gets better when you can't understand the commentators and are just watching people fuck up. Also they're very dramatic in reactions, so there's that.
FruitySploosh · 58 points · Posted at 19:01:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not "for some reason". It's objectively better. The commentators are so excited and don't sound like their commentating baseball. All the weirdos dressed up in funny costumes and eating shit on the first obstacle. It's less about the whole reality tv vibe with the dramatic and "compelling life story" background that the us version is about.
-Unnamed- · 47 points · Posted at 20:19:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I hate how the US has to make every single contestant a heart warming BS background
Just show me contestant after contestant in rapid fire until someone makes it
[deleted] · 13 points · Posted at 22:46:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't even remember any of the backgrounds of the contestants from America Ninja Warrior.
The Japanese show on the otherhand, I still remember the firefighter, fisherman, and gas station worker/manager. (Mainly because they were always the ones who made it to the later stages)
Chengweiyingji · 7 points · Posted at 04:59:04 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fisherman -> Nagano (retired from competition)
Gas Station Man -> Shingo (owns a gym now)
Firefighter -> Takeda
FecusTPeekusberg · 2 points · Posted at 08:17:01 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sad thing is, on the Japanese show, all of those guys have retired. There's new All-Stars now.
tomgerson · 3 points · Posted at 19:12:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Perfect description of it!
anepicsuperhero · 1 points · Posted at 20:03:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
i think reality wouldn't work in any other country just because how weird and fucked up the people are.
thequietone710 · 4 points · Posted at 01:14:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Too many sob stories clogging the American version.
I hate that shit.
tomgerson · 2 points · Posted at 01:18:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Exactly!
They tried to change the show to fit an American audience, when all they had to do was copy how the Japanese did things, but their producers obviously said no, which is why the American show sucks!
Chengweiyingji · 2 points · Posted at 04:57:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's coming back on Labor Day Weekend!
Also Japan's version is better due to it being the original.
erinisntrad · 1 points · Posted at 02:00:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I miss Ninja Warrior. I am not a fan of American Ninja Warrior where everyone has to be some top-notch professional/street athlete to compete. I like the crazy, cool everyday people who competed in Ninja Warrior.
tomgerson · 2 points · Posted at 02:15:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Just one look at the wiki for the Japanese version can totally confirm this. Their all-star squad has some people you would never expect to be on the list. Just random things like a gas-station manager, or a janitor/jewelry designer, very unique line up, not just a bunch of star athletes.
Chickendudepwnz · 10 points · Posted at 16:56:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kind of
akirartist · 2 points · Posted at 16:37:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
And wipeout! And Silent Library
pulseout · 1 points · Posted at 01:03:12 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wipeout was a Japanese show?
akirartist · 1 points · Posted at 01:18:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yup
pulseout · 2 points · Posted at 01:21:38 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
TIL
tomgerson · 2 points · Posted at 17:08:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
For some reason I prefer the japanese show.
For me, the show gets better when you can't understand the commentators and are just watching people fuck up. Also they're very dramatic in reactions, so there's that.
igloojoe · 3 points · Posted at 20:22:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
America tries to emulate their shows commonly. Washout was based off MXC. MTV made a show of a downtown no gaki skit. https://youtu.be/wZV3Y8exExE
Most of the shows turn out horrible because theres not much creativity in copying a show. Although, i still want to watch an American version of downtown no gaki batsu games.
bcrabill · 2 points · Posted at 15:01:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Really just more game shows. They seem like they're coming back though. Watched a new episode of the $100k Pyramid the other day. Love me some game shows.
abigscaryhobo · 2 points · Posted at 00:59:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bring back takeshi's castle!
TEMPORAL_TACO_TAMER · 1 points · Posted at 00:47:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You'd have to off all the soccer moms in the country first.
liarandathief · 25 points · Posted at 14:47:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality TV. Jesus. People.
bcrabill · 16 points · Posted at 15:02:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality TV Jesus, people
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 23:02:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
reality jesus, TV people
sevenstorms · 2 points · Posted at 05:42:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jesus people, reality TV!
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 01:41:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Next up on WATER INTO WINE, Jesus' date with Khloe goes horribly wrong.
TheDeltaLambda · 2 points · Posted at 21:29:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
So x kids and counting?
pinks1ip · 3 points · Posted at 19:02:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality. TV. Jesus. People.
tell-me-your-side · 5 points · Posted at 15:01:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I was bored so I switched some words around and changed punctuation:
TV! Reality, people! Jesus...
darksphoenix · 3 points · Posted at 16:00:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jesus TV. Reality people.
juiceboxheero · 3 points · Posted at 14:52:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I think "Jesus People" are the ones most likely to watch reality TV.
BEEPBOPIAMAROBOT · 101 points · Posted at 15:22:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
To play devil's advocate, why is any kind of entertainment better or worse than any other kind? If a TV show entertains you, it's done it's job. If you sit down for an hour and watch Game of Thrones, and I sit down for an hour and watch Survivor, and we both enjoy our time, why is your experience "cooler" than mine?
I get that it's cool to make fun of reality TV. Everyone loves to poke fun at The Bachelor and the Kardashians and The Amazing Race. They're not hurting anyone. It's just a show that some people like, and you don't have to like it. Lots of people like lots of different things.
[deleted] · 26 points · Posted at 15:41:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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CompanyCallsEpilogue · 3 points · Posted at 21:03:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I haven't watched Survivor since the first 3 or 4 seasons, but yeah, I was about to say the same thing. I feel like it's one of the holdouts from when Reality TV used to have a bit of reality in it (and a unique premise, not "let's follow a family around and write wacky situations for them").
I'm not saying Survivor is some amazing show (and I've not seen it in probably a decade at this point), but it certainly doesn't feel as horrible or trashy as a lot of the other reality shows I've heard of.
nitasu987 · 1 points · Posted at 07:20:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
As someone who watches both Survivor and Big Brother... Survivor is LEAGUES beyond better. Big Brother is the trashy one, and Survivor rarely ever has scandal drama or stuff like that. It's about as 'real' as it can get imo. Especially on this season of BB the people are so trashy and mean.
rangemaster · 9 points · Posted at 16:58:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I generally dislike reality TV mostly because of how cheap and easy it is to produce compared to traditional shows. So, of course the networks would rather produce something on the cheap which doesn't provide an incentive to the networks to produce many higher budget shows.
Just look at the History Channel.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:20:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
At least the history channel used their shitty shows money to create vikings.
rangemaster · 2 points · Posted at 22:25:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've never watched it, so I can't comment on it, but I greatly preferred the time when it would just run documentaries 24/7.
eleventytwelv · 1 points · Posted at 01:48:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Alone is pretty awesome
Upperphonny · 1 points · Posted at 02:45:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Next on the History Channel - "Nazi Lesbian Hookers"
Bdsmaam · 3 points · Posted at 20:29:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The reason I really enjoy reality TV is because they're all essentially social experiments. And ones that we otherwise wouldn't be able to execute as studies at that.
It's really interesting to me to see what would happen in the "there's only one woman left on earth, she can only be with one person" scenario, "the bachelorette" is essentially this.
It's interesting to me to see what would happen if we took modern day people and stranded them on an island, "survivor" does that.
What would happen if we lived in an Orwellian world where everything is monitored? "Big brother"
How do crazy rich celebrities spend their everyday lives? "Keeping up with the Kardashians"
Every show answers a pretty interesting question.
lagrandenada · 2 points · Posted at 16:20:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Some could say it is hurting by being so devoid of anything substantive (talking more about Kardashians and "follow around" reality shows over a competition one like surviver) because it doesn't challenge the viewer to think differently or creatively, and it emphasises people who do nothing and get praise for it. It could have a cultural impact that ought to be avoided, perhaps.
rugtoad · 3 points · Posted at 19:41:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The "some" who could say that sound like a bunch of pretentious twats who are out of touch with humanity.
I mean, people have consumed trashy and low-brow entertainment since people were people. I'd guess trashy and low-brow predates cultural and intelligent.
lagrandenada · -3 points · Posted at 19:50:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ok. But just so you're aware, you can sound pretentious and be absolutely correct still.
rugtoad · 7 points · Posted at 19:55:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sure. Not in this case, though. Reality TV isn't breaking society. It's an innocuous form of cheap and accessible entertainment.
The funny thing is that people who watch it tend to have attitudes similar to the ones in this thread. They are watching it because they KNOW it's idiotic, and it makes them feel like Albert fucking Einstein.
Or they think stupid people are funny. Look at how popular The Three Stooges were...them being dumbasses in front of the nation didn't result in Idiocracy, and neither will the Kardashians. Trashy entertainment is an age-old human pastime, and it's harmless.
lagrandenada · 1 points · Posted at 20:02:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You're basically arguing that cultural lexicons don't affect culture. And doing so without realizing the irony that the Republican nominee's presidential campaign was/is essentially a reality show.
There's a difference between the stooges and the Kardashians. One is the idiocy of the stooges wasn't concealed. Their name is stooge. Also, no one wanted to be like the stooges. Plenty of people want to be like the Kardashians.
When you look at the history of "star obsessed" culture in the US, and indeed even the 24 hour news cycle, it started with The Bronco Chase. People were so captivated by a celebrity running from the cops and being able to watch this insanity take place. What followered was a complete overhaul of how the news was presented. You should watch the OJ 30 for 30 to help ram this point home.
Is trash content innocuous? Mostly, yes. But to claim that it doesn't have an effect - be it negative or not - on the culture that promotes this trash content is wrong.
rugtoad · -1 points · Posted at 20:13:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You think people want to be like The Kardashians insofar as they act like idiots?
No, they want to be incredibly famous, incredibly wealthy and completely devoid of responsibility. Tell me you would turn that down and I'll call you a liar. Maybe you don't want to be famous, fine, but stupidly rich? No responsibility? Yeah, that's the dream right there.
The 24-hour news cycle has taken its toll on a few things, though, I'll give you that. I like to think the best of people, I can't help but feel like this year's election circus is largely the result of obnoxious ideologue pundits yammering into a hot mic at all hours of the day.
And I don't mean to say it has no effect, sorry if I worded it that way. I just don't think it's an appreciable one that's worth wringing our hands over. Worst case scenario: It's a bunch of stupid people watching other stupid people do stupid things. I think the vast majority of it is average people using stupid people to make themselves feel like above-average people.
lagrandenada · 3 points · Posted at 20:28:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Call me a liar. If I wanted that life, i would have kept the job I have now (last day a week from tomorrow) instead of deciding to go back to law school, where I am by choice drowning myself in responsibility. My job didn't make me "rich" but certainly for a single male living alone it provided ample money.
Your comment actually is helping prove my point. Wanting to live in a world with zero responsibility is a bad thing. It means you have no goals, motivation, or anyone else depending on you for anything. To me this sounds empty as fuck. If your end game with your life is to end up with a big house and no one depending on you, no responsibility, etc. I would ask you check back with me after a week when you realize your bored as hell and get no meaning from the life around you. If watching the Kardashians makes people want this, then I stick to my point that it can be detrimental.
I hope. I also am not wringing my hands over it. I have tons of friends who watch survivor, bachelorette etc. You're right that for many it is totally harmless and whatever about it. I'm not passionate about it either way. My original comment only meant to suggest that it could cause harm.
Eryius · -4 points · Posted at 21:02:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
why
You know that that post above that talks about anti-intellectualism? this is why.
Smart people use small words to make others smarter, not to make themselves sound smarter.
lagrandenada · 3 points · Posted at 23:23:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm sorry but I truly have no idea what you mean with your post.
SGTchickenkiller · 1 points · Posted at 21:03:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People don't like The Amazing Race? I always thought that show was the shit, going all over the world and doing a whole bunch of things you wouldn't ordinarily do on vacation.
JPtoony · 1 points · Posted at 02:22:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
To me, it seemed like the one show anyone would go on if given the opportunity. It's a free world tour! Who would pass that up?
The_reddito · 0 points · Posted at 17:22:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I dunno, i feel as though The Kardasians and Jersey Shore do some damage.
rugtoad · 7 points · Posted at 19:39:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But come on, people aren't watching that trash because they idolize those idiots. Not most people, at least. They are watching it because laughing at dramatic stupidity is cheap and accessible entertainment. And most people are probably also aware that it's not actual "reality", just like people watching wrestling don't watch believe that is "real". It's still entertainment.
People like weird and stupid things, that's a trend as old as time.
The_reddito · 1 points · Posted at 19:52:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not like i can really talk anyways, i'm always watching sitcoms that most people probably wouldn't rate as riveting intellectual entertainment.
BPremium · 0 points · Posted at 20:11:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians are certainly hurting everyone just by breathing the same air we are lol.
[deleted] · 7 points · Posted at 19:33:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kitchen Nightmares is pretty funny though.
CrabbyBlueberry · 2 points · Posted at 00:10:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Have you checked out the UK version? It is far superior to the US version.
vogonicpoet · 2 points · Posted at 01:33:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You. I like you.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 20:08:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jesus people are the exact type of people it's aimed at.
rampaigeaz · 2 points · Posted at 19:55:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People, Reality Jesus TV!!!
Daesthelos · 2 points · Posted at 21:15:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
And that's why I prefer to watch anime over TV
jghardin3129 · 2 points · Posted at 00:03:12 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
1) reality, 2) TV, 3) Jesus, 4) People
9me123 · 1 points · Posted at 06:09:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
To be fair, while there are a ton of terrible reality shows out there, there are a few great ones like Nathan for You.
ingridelena · 1 points · Posted at 07:30:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I see nothing wrong with it, although personally I prefer quality scripted shows and Im shocked they're still popular. But some reality shows made big impacts on my life in the past so Im not going to trash the whole genre.
CrimsonGuardian · 1 points · Posted at 10:44:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jesus people aren't really that popular, that's why we killed em back in the day.
JayaBallard · 0 points · Posted at 16:27:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"Reality" TV... aka the Republican primary.
heartachetosing · 307 points · Posted at 14:30:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not having sex with me
AntTheMighty · 52 points · Posted at 14:36:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You could be the trend setter!
[deleted] · 25 points · Posted at 14:55:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nope, if I was OP I wouldn't even have sex with myself
bcrabill · 12 points · Posted at 15:01:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Maybe if you start, everyone will see how much fun you're having and join in!
AntTheMighty · 8 points · Posted at 15:06:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Can't. Have to do a thing somewhere. Just remembered. Gotta go.
NudistBeachman · 5 points · Posted at 19:02:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Thats gotta be the sweetest way I've seen somebody say "go fuck yourself"
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 14:41:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I would add restrictions if I were you.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 14:55:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This ought to be fun!
Hewkho · 1 points · Posted at 16:16:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Make it viral. Add some memes. And maybe wear something like this.
Engvar · 1 points · Posted at 17:25:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Time to take matters into your own hands.
heartachetosing · 1 points · Posted at 17:29:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Are you implying I should go fuck myself?
Engvar · 1 points · Posted at 17:39:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That was a masturbation joke.
heartachetosing · 3 points · Posted at 17:45:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You're a masturbation joke.
cafeevil · 1 points · Posted at 04:07:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Are you grill?
heartachetosing · 1 points · Posted at 04:35:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
what's a girl
PM_ME_UR_BIG_ASS_ · 56 points · Posted at 14:54:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jacob Sartorius
omg_noway · 27 points · Posted at 19:13:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That kid is going to grow up to be one fucked up adult
LDM123 · 5 points · Posted at 02:31:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Good.
BaileyJIII · 2 points · Posted at 05:29:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Worse than Justin Bieber ever could be.
Jojharryson · 2 points · Posted at 05:45:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Richie Rich 2.0
DemonCipher13 · 5 points · Posted at 17:23:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oscar Pistorius.
FoxyJustin · 8 points · Posted at 19:36:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jaco Pastorius
Colonel_Fart-Face · 3 points · Posted at 02:29:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Knight Artorias
Pineapplechok · 2 points · Posted at 22:38:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Juice Pasteurised
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:13:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dagobah Pastries
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 09:21:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The only people I know who like him are mediocre bassists who want to be taken seriously.
FoxyJustin · 1 points · Posted at 13:10:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It must suck not to be able to recognize greatness.
million-dollar-loan · 11 points · Posted at 20:02:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
To be honest, I don't understand the hate surrounding him. Sure, he is a shitty singer and panders to 12 year old girls, but he hasn't really hurt or harassed anyone (to my knowledge at least)
Cutshotsop · 2 points · Posted at 23:37:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People are jealous. But it's kinda scary that he could become do famous from musical.ly
xigua22 · 6 points · Posted at 05:55:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ah the classic "if you don't like him, you must be jealous of him" retort.
Cutshotsop · 1 points · Posted at 10:06:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nah, I don't like him I'm just trying to think of a reason other than the fact that he's so arrogant.
AstronomicalAsshole · 1 points · Posted at 22:49:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Didn't he beg one of his fans for nudes?
xxstealthreconxx · 5 points · Posted at 23:40:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
was confirmed to be fake
ALittleFishNamedOzil · -1 points · Posted at 01:35:43 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
he is pretty annoying but he doesn't really deserve it, a huge circle jerk was formed around him by youtubers because the first ones who did it blew up
1mawizard · 2 points · Posted at 12:24:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Only found out about him today and im more passionate about stopping him than i am about Donald Trump.
quesadillapants · 1 points · Posted at 19:43:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
do people ever actually pm you their asses?
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 19:04:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:08:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hey slow down man he's just a kid.
hartywhalers · 91 points · Posted at 23:46:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not vaccinating your kids
[deleted] · 22 points · Posted at 00:57:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not popular. Just a loud stupid minority.
datmamathere · 3 points · Posted at 04:26:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Loud enough not to let my kid bring any peanut products to second grade this year because they're allergic. I'm thinking of telling the pussy too bad, if you can bring disease, my kid can bring pb & j.
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 05:07:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Allergies and vacations aren't related...
My kid has all his shots and he has a penicillin allergy. Nothing to do with each other.
datmamathere · 5 points · Posted at 05:19:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know. But, there are 5 kids in a class of 19 who are unvaccinated. I think it's crazy that they still come to school with our kids, we have no choice in the matter.... However, no one in the school is allowed peanuts because of a single child. Where do we draw the line?
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 02:37:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd rather my kid die then have him live a normal healthy life! /s
Buddy_the_Drac · 2 points · Posted at 02:28:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is it really though? I thought it was a very small group of stupid people.
makocez · 1 points · Posted at 05:15:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
One of my children was injured by vaccines because he has an auto-immune disorder inherited from my mother and I and we were unaware at the time... so we chose to vaccinate the next two on a very spaced out schedule instead to avoid the risk. I think anti-vaxxers are kind of crazy because even though one of my kids was actually INJURED from a vaccine, i still am vaccinating him and the others, just on a different schedule. I might feel more worried about it but like, my kids don't even go to school or daycare so they're not at risk or risking anyone else and my injured son is fully UTD on vaccines now that he's about to start school anyway... but the risk is so minimal its not really worth NOT vaccinating. We just werent aware lupus can be passed down genetically like that, as I wasn't even diagnosed until later in life.
k0stil · 1 points · Posted at 07:52:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
i don't know why but for half a minute i read that as "Not vasectomyting your kids" (is that even a word???)
GR1997 · 303 points · Posted at 16:39:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vaping, there's nothing wrong with a method to quit smoking but its gone too far when there's kids ripping the fattest vape.
Pancakewagon26 · 199 points · Posted at 18:07:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
\//\
SyncAres · 84 points · Posted at 18:59:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vape Naysh yall
Ronald_Reagan_AMA · 9 points · Posted at 00:08:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
papa bless
Dewgong550 · 2 points · Posted at 02:00:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Mr. President, what was your favorite platform you've even spoken on?
CompanyCallsEpilogue · 1 points · Posted at 20:57:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What is this?
Pancakewagon26 · 5 points · Posted at 20:58:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vape Nation or Vape Naysh
CompanyCallsEpilogue · 1 points · Posted at 21:07:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is that a brand or something?
I vaped for about 9 months a while ago to quit cigarettes, but I've never heard of this.
Pancakewagon26 · 7 points · Posted at 21:13:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No it's just a meme
https://youtu.be/Dkm8Hteeh6M
CompanyCallsEpilogue · 2 points · Posted at 21:15:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh, that explains why I don't know it then. I'm just an out of touch idiot.
Thanks for explaining!
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:58:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Or And
I_Hate_Dinkleburg · 1 points · Posted at 18:50:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
vape nation
[deleted] · 25 points · Posted at 20:20:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
[deleted]
Isthisgoodenoughyet · 1 points · Posted at 04:08:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
But it increases the chance of smoking in teens
Sturgeon_Genital · 27 points · Posted at 20:16:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It is fucking awesome for quitting smoking.
LucyLilium92 · 3 points · Posted at 00:53:01 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
My roommate got into vaping because it was cool, and he didn't even realize that the flavor he chose or whatever it is had nicotine in it.
Sturgeon_Genital · 1 points · Posted at 01:51:55 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well that's just retarded
DROCITY · -1 points · Posted at 04:45:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Never lucky roommate
xigua22 · 2 points · Posted at 05:53:22 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That has nothing to do with "never lucky", that's just someone being an idiot.
1mawizard · 1 points · Posted at 12:22:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah 100% agree but the people who literally cant take it out of their mouth and think they're class have tainted this so badly. I know people who have never smoked, buy e-cigarettes because they're treated with the same novelty as a fucking slinky
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 06:09:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Sturgeon_Genital · -1 points · Posted at 06:13:01 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not sure many vapers who never smoked are switching to something that definitely kills you, tastes like shit, and is four times as expensive.
tropicalgothaura · 4 points · Posted at 02:38:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't have a problem with vaping, to each their own, but people should be considerate when they're in a large crowd of people. Some people are sensitive to strong smells or just simply don't find getting it blown in their faces every 30 seconds very pleasant. That happens to me every time I go to a concert. Every. Fucking. Time.
Imakecutebabies912 · 2 points · Posted at 01:09:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I see people fogging out their cars all the time with the whole vape thing. Looks pretty silly
Eddie_Hitler · 4 points · Posted at 22:15:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's supposed to be a "safer" method of nicotine delivery and act as a smoking cessation aid.
Yet douchebags have built an entire subculture around it like they have with weed. Just get weird and terrible smelling flavours and let off huge fucking clouds, why don't you?
Obnoxious.
Epicurus1 · 7 points · Posted at 22:59:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Tbf those guys would be twats even without vaping.
smoketheevilpipe · 1 points · Posted at 20:06:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Had to scroll way further down to see this than I expected.
Initially I thought I would probably keep vaping once I got tired of nicotine, because I thought the action was part of what I was addicted to... Not so much. I made it literally half a day of vaping 0 nicotine juice, and just threw my ecig in a drawer in my room. That was sunday of this week. I don't miss vaping at all. But I'll be damned if I am not fiending for nicotine right now.
CJ090 · 1 points · Posted at 05:51:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm around 2 weeks without calling; no nicotine. Withdrawal is getting less intense
SwagLowMuffins · 1 points · Posted at 18:36:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know a lot of people who've picked up smoking because of vaping.
smoketheevilpipe · 1 points · Posted at 20:08:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I actually started vaping in a high stress period in my life to avoid smoking again... Then I vaped for a couple years :(. Just quit last week though. I'd pick up vaping again before I pick up a cig though. I don't miss that shit.
I could see how people would go to cigs though. I kept increasing my nicotine levels for a while before I realized I was just working my way back up to cigarettes. Then I vaped 3mg for a long time before just saying fuck it and quitting. I still miss the nicotine.
asol · -2 points · Posted at 19:35:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Everyone I know who started vaping as a way to stop smoking has gone back to smoking.
CompanyCallsEpilogue · 8 points · Posted at 20:58:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I vaped for about 9 months to quit cigarettes. It does work. Maybe the people you know never actually wanted to quit in the first place.
hawtfabio · 1 points · Posted at 02:13:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's healthy. But the vaping competition videos are undoubtedly terrible and hilarious.
theDUDE_90 · 1 points · Posted at 22:13:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I saw a vape shop today called Planet Of The Vapes. Had the same font and everything as the planet of the apes movies.
Looney_Bin · 1 points · Posted at 11:44:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Guessing you were down in the dena?
[deleted] · -2 points · Posted at 19:05:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
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Blastronautical · 25 points · Posted at 19:17:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
This just in: kids spend lots of money on stuff they don't need so they can look a certain way.
Inside scoop from every mall manager ever at 11.
Edit: I vape too, and I enjoy it. Giving someone shit for anything that's not hurting others is ridiculous, regardless of why they do it. That was the point of this comment, simply to mock the above commenters reasoning - not to imply that I also think it being a fad is the only reason kids so it. I agree with the guy below me. Just leave peeps alone.
MobthePoet · 26 points · Posted at 20:13:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Or God forbid people enjoy doing it and are willing to spend money on something they enjoy.
I swear this is reddit's version of "I don't like it so obviously no one else actually does." I don't vape, I don't enjoy doing it, but seriously this fake superiority complex thing is annoying.
Blastronautical · 2 points · Posted at 02:38:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nah I know, I vape too. Got an Arctic tank with the .5 atomizer and a Coolfire IV battery that's due for an upgrade. Usually mix a 6mg and a 9mg juice for that personal sweet spot. Melon flavors are the titties.
My point is that any direction you take to give people shit for doing something they want to do, so long as it doesn't hurt anyone, is fucking ridiculous. Especially the fad angle, which has been a thing since more than five people have lived next to each other.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:05:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This kinda goes for any new fad. I'd rather see someone vaping than wearing skinny jeans.
1ncorrect · 2 points · Posted at 01:53:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
How are skinny jeans new or a fad? People have been wearing slim fit pants and jeans for decades.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:00:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Slim fit is normal. Skinny jeans is a fad in my wife's middle school right now. They literally can't put things in their pockets.
Soulsbane96 · 3 points · Posted at 04:11:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Maybe date a highschooler instead? Those few extra years of maturity just might cure the skinny jeans fad and get you the wife you really want.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 13:04:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I give up.
Phlapjack923 · 0 points · Posted at 01:45:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd rather roll the dice and risk lung cancer than be labeled a 'Vaper.'
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 21:11:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
/u/GR1997 is so not vape naysh
TheAppalaciaRose · 27 points · Posted at 20:48:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Snapchatting and driving, I DON'T CARE HOW MANY MPH YOURE GOING ON YOUR SNAPCHAT FROM YOUR STORY KARL PUT YOUR DAMN PHONE DOWN
neverbuythesun · 1 points · Posted at 02:06:22 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Also, Pokemon GO. I love it when my dad dangerously swerves into traffic and risks my safety because he's gotta catch 'em all.
TheAppalaciaRose · 1 points · Posted at 02:08:20 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Funny you say that because I almost mentioned that one. Now, I play the game but see way too many people doing this crap while driving. Y'all are making me nervous. Now is not the time to catch that Caterpie, dude....
NorthofBoston · 1 points · Posted at 05:15:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I just had a Karl snap me his speed on the highway the other day
TheAppalaciaRose · 2 points · Posted at 05:35:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Must be a thing with Karls and snap-driving. Tsk tsk, Karls.
Canvaverbalist · 133 points · Posted at 15:30:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Disliking things, even more when it reaches a level of hatred. I'm talking specifically of things in the realm of art, media and entertainement.
I don't get it, if I could find a way to like Nickelback, for example, I would gladly do it. It's so much better to like things than to dislike things...
But it seems the illusion of forging a personality overwhelm the actual idea of feelings, experiences and sensations.
PC509 · 30 points · Posted at 17:21:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like Nickelback. Mostly their older stuff. I don't hate them at all.
I don't mind hating on things. But, shitting on other people because of their like or dislike of something. That bugs me. Hating on others because they have a different opinion on something? People are different and like/dislike different things. Who would have thought? :)
I may not like something, but it's just not for me. I don't like most country music. That's fine. Others love it. Great! That's awesome. We can't like everything.
smoketheevilpipe · 5 points · Posted at 20:10:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"How you remind me" is still a great song.
pulseout · 1 points · Posted at 01:06:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nickelback to me is one of those band where I won't actively seek out their music, but if one of their songs comes on the radio I won't really mind
EricandtheLegion · 5 points · Posted at 17:41:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What I would consider to be my best characteristic is that I can find the good in a lot of stuff. I can often see WHY someone likes something, even if I don't, and if I focus on that thing long enough, I can like it too.
For example, Kanye West. I just didn't get how anyone could like such a fucker. So I listened to his entire discography. That's when I learned that while I don't like his rapping, he is a really good producer. So I focused on the songs that had a lot of production behind them. Now I really enjoy MBDTF.
Another would be My Chemical Romance. How could people like whiney songs sung by some kind of vampire in eyeliner? What I learned is that while their songs seem a bit contrived, they do a good job taking the hooks from pop punk, the imagery from goth, and the emotion from emo and combining those aspects. Now I really like 3 Cheers quite a bit (and like half the songs on their other albums).
cattermelon34 · 3 points · Posted at 22:17:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I called my brother the-fuck out for this two days ago for shitting on Pokemon go. If you don't like it, that's fine, don't play it. He gets the feeling that because he doesn't play he's somehow better than people who do. Really he's just an asshole with nothing going for him so he needs a constant self esteem boost.
SmellYaL8er · -7 points · Posted at 01:13:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
People who play that game are idiots.
bunnyfreakz · 4 points · Posted at 16:49:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Yeah, man . Currently in reddit, it's cool to hating thing and bash the shit out of people that like the stuff by calling them fanboy.
coryives · 1 points · Posted at 00:01:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Like Jacob Satorious
Foxxyedarko · 0 points · Posted at 18:31:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This concept used to give me conniptions in high school, where it was popular to despise teen pop stars in Disney or Nickelodeon.
uncleGrumple · 0 points · Posted at 01:26:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Lol nope.
That kind of attitude is completely mindless.
Muffinizer1 · 172 points · Posted at 14:48:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ancient Aliens. It's simply anti-intellectual bullshit and misinforms millions of gullible people.
erokk88 · 122 points · Posted at 15:24:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I used to think these shows were simply for fun "theories" and entertainment--that no one actually thought they were serious. That changed when I watched one on mermaids with an ex and at the end they had an obviously cgi living "mermaid" that some "fishermen" "caught" in a "net". As the credits rolled, my ex sat wide eyed that humanity had discovered irrefutable proof of mermaids and even caught one on video.
She also thought that man-made climate change was a myth because weeds can grow through asphalt so how can mankind have any lasting effect on the environment??
God, she had some great tits though.
The_reddito · 40 points · Posted at 17:26:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm a sucker for anything with Megalodons, i want to believe so badly that those beasts are still around.
Chili_Maggot · 56 points · Posted at 19:24:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hahaha I thought you were sympathizing with the guy above you, with a great euphemism. "Ah, yes, she had great tits... I'm a sucker for some Megalodons."
xBeastInCarnate · 2 points · Posted at 02:53:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Neither of you is wrong.
MufugginJellyfish · 3 points · Posted at 18:42:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
All of the evidence says they aren't, sorry. But cheer up, very little of the ocean has been properly mapped or explored. There could be anything lurking in the deep. :)
The_reddito · 2 points · Posted at 18:55:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Deep down i know it's unlikely, but i just can't give up hope...
Jigglyandfullofjuice · 1 points · Posted at 20:06:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Do you play ARK?
The_reddito · 2 points · Posted at 20:38:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No can't say i have, any good?
Loop-Zoop · 3 points · Posted at 21:28:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Like Rust with Dino's.
Jigglyandfullofjuice · 1 points · Posted at 21:44:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I got bored pretty quickly, but lately I just don't have any patience for survival games. My wife and her friends play it pretty regularly and seem to enjoy it though.
bury_the_boy · 15 points · Posted at 17:49:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you had actually paid attention to the mermaid show, in the beginning it literally says "this is a work of fiction."
PartyPorpoise · 6 points · Posted at 17:22:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My mom thought the mermaid thing was real. I was pretty embarrassed. I pointed out that if someone had found a real live mermaid, that shit would be all over the news.
These types of shows are fueled on people's ignorance. Take Ancient Aliens, for instance. Archaeologists (and even just people who are interested in the subject) can give a logical, non-alien explanation to the stuff shown on the show. But the average person doesn't have that knowledge, so they have nothing to refute those claims.
ryanknapper · 8 points · Posted at 17:32:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Great tits have won many stupid arguments. "Yes, anything you say."
The Ancient Alien hypothesis is neat and it does explain some weird things in religious texts and whatnot. However, like everything else, TV takes it way too far and that's when you get mermaids or aliens VS JFK.
BPremium · 3 points · Posted at 20:17:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Mermaids vs JFK would be the best syfy special to ever come out!
dogninja8 · 1 points · Posted at 21:55:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't know, have you seen all of the documentaries on sharks in tornadoes?
idiotsonfire · 2 points · Posted at 18:09:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No tits make up for that kind of stupidity.
MufugginJellyfish · 3 points · Posted at 18:43:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
what about great tits
erokk88 · 2 points · Posted at 18:46:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
She was dumb enough to date me.
nsm1h55b_S2sH1t · 2 points · Posted at 08:06:43 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
God OP, the tits on her must've looked like planets.
Rincewinder · 38 points · Posted at 15:10:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
As someone who puts absolutely no stock in this theory it is kind of fun to think about. If aliens did come to earth in the past. Maybe people really did meet them and we have no evidence to justify that belief. It's not wholly far fetched. Maybe they came down. Said 'only stupid apes here' then peaced out.
rabbit395 · 11 points · Posted at 17:10:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's what I like about the "ancient astronaut theory". Extremely unlikely and probably didn't happen but there is still a part of me that asks "what if?". There are billions of planets out there... there has to be one or two of them that has an incredibly advanced species.
PartyPorpoise · 1 points · Posted at 17:24:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sure, there are almost certainly other planets with advanced life. But the REAL issue in talking about contact is, what are the odds that those aliens are close enough for us to get in contact with? Billions of planets, that are billions of lightyears away.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 23:06:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
given that we have a limited human perspective, and things were possible now that would be absurd 50 years ago.....
i think its more likely that aliens came here, but they were as interested in talking to us, as we are to ants.
AnalTyrant · 3 points · Posted at 18:39:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like the show just because it's fun to ask questions and posit strange ideas. I mean, as you listen to the show, they usually touch on the obvious answers that make sense, but I like hearing the "or maybe it was aliens?!?!" solution to every problem they don't have documentation for.
Could this be a guy wearing a fancy hat? Or maybe he was an alien!!
RussianRouletteLoser · 1 points · Posted at 01:51:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sounds like we should call Mulder and Scully to the case.
paulwhite959 · 1 points · Posted at 04:13:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's better than blaming a wizzard.
Graerth · 1 points · Posted at 09:53:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Eh, "just stupid apes" is an extraordinary (btw, that's really stupid word, goddammit english!) feat for life considering how many completely devoid of life planets there are.
I mean if we found even Alien Ant farm you know we'd bee keeping tabs on that shit, much less if we found apes.
Only way they'd go "eeh, who cares about this shit" is if universe had tons of more advanced aliens they would be more interested about, which seems unlikely at the current knowledge.
tomgerson · 0 points · Posted at 17:09:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Be careful, you're almost making sense. Teetering on the edge.
bubblegumpandabear · 3 points · Posted at 15:17:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've always thought it was a funny show. Like C-SPAN.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:58:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
C-SPAN isn't a show
bubblegumpandabear · 1 points · Posted at 16:31:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I still see it as a comedy
tomgerson · 1 points · Posted at 17:11:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You should see the Canadian C-Span.
The guy that eventually became their prime minister one time accidentally knocked into somebody, then somebody else accused him of intentionally sexually molesting the woman and demanded for him to be charged.
You seriously can't get any better than shit like this. Best comedy ever.
LatiasPrime · 3 points · Posted at 15:33:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I used to believe in the ancient astronaut theory for the longest time, but then I realized that ancient people certainly were capable of building monuments like the pyramids and Stonehenge by themselves. I still love the show, however. It's just become so goofy and far-out that I can't help but laugh at it.
rabbit395 · 3 points · Posted at 17:06:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I love Ancient Aliens. I don't believe the stuff but the show itself is so good and I don't know why. It's a guilty pleasure I guess :)
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 16:55:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh man, you would love Action Bronson and friends watch Ancient Aliens then. Its on Vice, the channel that replaced History 2.... :)
bury_the_boy · 4 points · Posted at 17:50:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ancient Aliens doesn't misinform at all. If you actually paid attention to the show, most of their theories start with "what if this is...." or "this may be"
It's all speculation.
AmeriCossack · 1 points · Posted at 16:08:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Back in middle school "Ancient Aliens" was my shit. I'd binge watch episodes and believe them. Good times.
WaterStoryMark · 1 points · Posted at 17:12:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't think many people watch it for information.
canadasbananas · 1 points · Posted at 18:13:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My cousin believes in Ancient Aliens. He used to be so cool, now I mourn for the loss of his brain.
quesadillapants · 1 points · Posted at 19:42:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like reading their qualifications that pop up at the bottom of the screen. It's always "author" or "ancient astronaut theorist" or "radio show host" or even "futurist." You almost never see any actual scientists, archaeologists, or historians.
DepressedSasquatch · 1 points · Posted at 20:50:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bite your tongue
Martian13 · 1 points · Posted at 20:56:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's just fun. I mainly watch it because it makes my girlfriend angry and it makes me laugh.
justmenowandlater · 1 points · Posted at 02:59:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have to admit I love watching this show -- the guy with the hair? He's awesome.
Do I believe any of it? Nah... but its really made me want to go visit places like Machu Picchu and the Nazca Lines, just to see them for myself!
nbqt2015 · 1 points · Posted at 03:05:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
my father in law loves these shows. He says things like "well how do you explain these unbelievable structures?!" and I'm just sitting there like "SLAVERY"
Calimariae · 1 points · Posted at 06:20:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh come on.
Ancient Aliens is my guilty pleasure. I find it immensely entertaining, and I'll usually binge-watch a bunch of episodes when I'm hung over on the sofa half asleep on a Sunday morning.
But don't believe for a second that its viewers believe any of the bullshit they're spouting.
BackBy4thSteve · 1 points · Posted at 07:32:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
There was a kid in my Mythology class who always brought up aliens until the teacher told him he was entirely missing the point of what she was teaching.
alavda · 0 points · Posted at 22:33:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've always felt there was a lot of underlying racism in the ancient aliens idea. You notice hardly anyone claims that aliens built Stonehenge (in Europe!), but they claim it all the time for the Pyramids of Giza (Africa), the Mayan pyramids (Latin America), the Nazca Lines (South America), etc.
mabiyusha · 51 points · Posted at 17:19:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
underage vaping. especially in really inappropriate places, with that whole "whatcha gonna do" attitude.
BPremium · 60 points · Posted at 20:29:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I once saw some 15 yr old kid vapong and trying to act all badass with his 2 friends outside a grocery store, blowing clouds in peoples faces. An older gent was walking in and the kid did tbe same to him. The older guy got pissed, snatched the vape from the kid and punted it into the street. Dude was my hero gor the day.
Pillypin · 20 points · Posted at 00:22:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Was that older gent Albert Einstein?
BlUeSapia · 8 points · Posted at 01:03:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, and when the old dude punted the vape, everyone got out of their seats and cheered out loud!
-Unnamed- · 1 points · Posted at 20:22:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"its just water vapor bro"
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:07:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's it. It's just straight water vapor. There is nothing inside this vape but straight H2O.
-Unnamed- · 1 points · Posted at 22:08:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's still annoying to have blown into your face when you are eating
Chazzysnax · 3 points · Posted at 01:48:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think he was being sarcastic
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 01:51:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I was haha, whoops
PartTimeScarecrow · 1 points · Posted at 01:32:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Idk about you but I don't like having someone breath on me then get annoyed when I get mad at them. Not everyone like that stuff, I don't like the feeling it gives me when I have a bunch of vapor in my lung so I'd appreciate it if some punk ass kid didn't blow it in my face.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 20:26:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Blood_in_the_ring · 3 points · Posted at 23:58:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Maybe spit on em.
It's just water really.
liamc11 · 11 points · Posted at 02:50:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Those "cool" middle school kids who think theyre wicked funny picking on the not so cool kids to get a laugh.
MakeLulzNotWar · 1 points · Posted at 16:56:12 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sooo, middle school?
ILikeLenexa · 145 points · Posted at 14:57:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Keurigs. Making coffee wasn't hard. Making a full pot didn't cost any more than one cup. They have stupid and annoying DRM. They create a bunch of trash.
[deleted] · 31 points · Posted at 16:37:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Hemmdog · 4 points · Posted at 23:25:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Once you grow your own Coca tree.. that's when you really start to see the savings
shittin_glitter · 2 points · Posted at 18:01:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Same here. I only drink one cup of coffee in the morning so I have no use for an entire pot.
[deleted] · 48 points · Posted at 15:37:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think it's more about people not really liking normal coffee and Keurigs makes it easier to make flavored coffees.
meltedlaundry · 44 points · Posted at 18:22:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Right, and some people don't need a pot of coffee just a cup.
YouKnowHowIBe · 4 points · Posted at 22:46:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I get this, I really do. But, they make single-serve normal coffee makers that don't have the wasteful pods.
accurateslate · 9 points · Posted at 23:15:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I eat the pod so there is no waste.
vogonicpoet · 8 points · Posted at 02:42:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You can get reusable pods. My wife and I buy our grounds in bulk and just use it on the Keurig bit by bit. Saves you lots of money and you get better tasting coffee.
ieatspam · 2 points · Posted at 09:47:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I do the same. Yes, with your wife. Vanilla hazelnut!
johnnybiggles · 1 points · Posted at 01:26:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't understand how Folger's pretty much has a monopoly on instant coffee. It's as easy as Keurig if not easier to make, and you can get single cups or make as much as you want without the waste. A teaspoon of coffee crystals and some hot water, with optional sugar, milk or [flavored] creamers and you're good to go. I've only seen coffee singles as a similar alternative (also made by Folger's) and Folger's is the only decent instant coffee available. However, they don't make them in other flavors and no other decent coffee companies make it. Why? WTF??
debb- · 1 points · Posted at 20:12:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
sounds fake but ok
meltedlaundry · 3 points · Posted at 20:19:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What?
debb- · 4 points · Posted at 21:33:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
people only needing a cup of coffee.
It would seem I'm a slave to my caffeine addiction. Oh well.
enterthedragynn · 3 points · Posted at 20:23:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I really only need one cup in the morning, so brewing a whole pot for one mug just doesn't make a lot of sense in my case
ILikeLenexa · 1 points · Posted at 21:47:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you use less water and less grounds you don't have to make a pot in a conventional coffee maker either.
chellecakes · 3 points · Posted at 22:44:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
For me, coffee pots still need a fair amount of grounds to make strong coffee. Fuck that watery shit. I've tried a "one cup" coffee maker, and it's just super messy and way easier to use the standard pot. Keurigs I've tried, too, and they're fine but never strong enough.
[deleted] · 37 points · Posted at 15:54:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What I like about my Keurig is that it makes the process faster. Instead of having to pull out a filter, scoop out a bunch of coffee grounds (never being sure if I'm using too much or not enough), then wait for a whole pot of water to go through the system and heat up and fill the pot, all I have to do is pop in a cup, turn it on and wait for the one cup to fill. I am more likely to have coffee in the mornings now because I have enough time to make some before work, and I don't have to worry about wasting a bunch of coffee I didn't drink.
And it makes more sense to have a Keurig in an office because people can buy their own k-cups if they don't like what the office provides, or if they want a certain flavor that others aren't drinking.
ILikeLenexa · 14 points · Posted at 16:12:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, you were always able to get those conveniences with filter packs though.
I can almost forgive it all its sins, but for the actively trying to be evil with the DRM and making the case impossible to open and not using solenoids that don't suck.
actuallycallie · 5 points · Posted at 23:09:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have an old one that doesn't do DRM, so I can use whatever ones I want to in it including the refillable ones.
ILikeLenexa · 2 points · Posted at 00:42:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I did too until the solenoid in it died, and then you find out it's impossible to fix it and get it back together to not look terrible or be a mess.
There's also the "Freedom Clip", but it's the principle of the thing.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 00:57:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I remember someone telling me one time to just peel off the label from a brand name K-Cup and stick it on top of the off-brand K-Cup. The Keurig still reads it as a brand name and will Brew your off-brand cup.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 17:30:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Haha you kinda lost me there. Are you talking about how they tried to make it so you could only use their k-cups? That was pretty skeevy, but after the huge outcry from customers they did make some changes so that you could still use a refillable k-cup to use whatever kind of coffee you want.
Yggsdrazl · -3 points · Posted at 18:28:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
D... Do you know what DRM is?
ILikeLenexa · 6 points · Posted at 18:30:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yes. The fact that the scheme was developed and deployed after their rights expired specifically to manipulate the market is sort of a pedantic semantic argument, if that's what you want to get into, and it kind of makes the situation worse.
Yggsdrazl · -1 points · Posted at 18:40:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have no idea what you mean when you use the acronym DRM because you are misusing it unless keurig is prosecuting people for using software lifted from their coffee makers.
ILikeLenexa · 4 points · Posted at 19:34:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You don't understand what DRM is. DRM stands for digital rights management and it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with "prosecuting" (or suing) people.
DRM is about defending your intellectual property rights. In this case, the right in question was the patent on the design of the cup. Rather than litigate every time someone makes a similar cup, they designed a lockout mechanism to manage their rights. However, this system was deployed after their rights to exclusive production of the patented cup had expired.
Here's a post-mortem from WIRED.
actuallycallie · 3 points · Posted at 23:09:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have a Keurig in my office at work and it's just easier to deal with, especially since I don't drink coffee there that often. At home, though, I have a regular coffee pot.
El_Chavito_Loco · 4 points · Posted at 20:44:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I just use a reusuable Keurig cup. No trash and it saves money.
bury_the_boy · 3 points · Posted at 17:51:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Keurigs shouldn't be popular? Why? They're convenient and simple to use.
FuckoffDemetri · 4 points · Posted at 19:59:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My only problem with them is they create a LOT of extra trash. If everyone used the refillables though I wouldn't see any downsides
actuallycallie · 2 points · Posted at 23:11:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
There are some brands of pods that just have a plastic ring, foil top, and the filter. No outer cup, so there's less trash. Boyd's Coffee is an example.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:31:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Agreed. We drink a lot of coffee in our house & have several other regular pots, but the Keurig is pretty much specifically for my morning cup before work each day. My husband doesn't drink coffee while he's getting ready, but I do, and I don't really want to mess with a filter & pot for just 1 cup. Plus, I can choose different varieties or a flavor depending on my mood that morning. It's great for that application, but I wouldn't want the Keurig as our sole source of coffee.
Daesthelos · 3 points · Posted at 21:18:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have a french press and an aeropress (got the french press first, realised it was a hassle to clean at work, so I got the aeropress). Purely mechanical (no electronics), easy part replacements, just add hot water.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 23:11:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
is it SERIOUSLY too hard to spoon a little instant and boil some water?!
i havent had a "good" coffee from these pods, if im not getting a good barista made cup, just give me the instant.
TheInkerman · 3 points · Posted at 23:58:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
In all honesty I am not a coffee drinker, but I had a severely disabled roommate who was, and I think he was the one case where a keurig actually makes sense. He had multiple different carers who each came at different times, any given one had to know how to make coffee his way, in addition to finding all the stuff to make it (plates, cups, basically everything ever used constantly moved around the kitchen as each person had the place they thought a thing was supposed to go). The keurig made it simple. He could tell them how to use the machine once, and what colour capsule thing he wanted that day; problem solved.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 20:09:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
DRM wat? My keurig simply drinks water and pisses coffee in 2 steps.
ILikeLenexa · 2 points · Posted at 20:11:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You know, the DRM that nearly bankrupt the entire Green Mountain Coffee company?
http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/5/7986327/keurigs-attempt-to-drm-its-coffee-cups-totally-backfired
actuallycallie · 3 points · Posted at 23:12:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The other poster probably has an old Keurig like mine that doesn't have the DRM cups.
rattfink · 2 points · Posted at 20:34:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
PSA: 1 Tbsp of Ground Coffee per cup of water.
You now know how to make coffee like a fucking adult. Pretty simple isn't it?
xterminatr · 2 points · Posted at 21:41:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pot of coffee gets burned and nasty over time, and varies in consistency every time you make it. Also, filters are kmore wasteful than many pods. French press or Aeropress is way more of a mess and effort than it's worth for most people, though pretty darn tasty. Keurig is simple, easy, consistent, and not that expensive or wasteful if you buy bulk biodegradeable coffee pods (such as San Fransisco Bay).
Murricaman · 2 points · Posted at 23:19:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ya because there is plenty of fresh water in the world that we should all waste it on a whole pot of coffee when we just want one cup.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 01:03:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's great for marketing. You're locking customers into using your product as they have the machine.
But it's so bad for the environment.
V_WhatTheThunderSaid · 2 points · Posted at 02:25:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It works for my dad. He makes a pot of coffee- 14 cups- has one mug, and then ends up dumping the rest out because he doesn't drink it.
This way, he makes his one mug and is done; no waste.
PC509 · 1 points · Posted at 17:22:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Great for work. I use mostly biodegradable pods.
I couldn't stand Keurig's until I got one for work (used, for $5. After a nice clean, it works perfect!). Now, I like them a lot. Just quick, easy, not messy. Perfect for my small office.
any_delirium · 4 points · Posted at 19:13:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I do like them for areas where you don't have a sink. A bunch of my professors have them in their offices.
actuallycallie · 2 points · Posted at 23:12:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yep, this is why I have one.
ILikeLenexa · 2 points · Posted at 17:31:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can see it for a small office where there's fewer people than would drink a full pot and everyone can't agree on a type of coffee or they don't all show up at the same time, etc.
ultimate_being · 1 points · Posted at 18:25:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I only use my keurig to make tea. ¯\(ツ)/¯
-Unnamed- · 1 points · Posted at 20:20:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
someone just capitalized on our laziness is all
mixrecords · 1 points · Posted at 21:54:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Keurig broke; bought a Ninja. Great alternative - much less waste, brews just as quick and coffee is 10x better. Never going back!
KeeganTheFabulous · 1 points · Posted at 22:32:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you're like me, though, you don't drink enough coffee or tea in one sitting to warrant a full pot. One cup is enough for me.
One: they make reusable K-cups.
Two: you can recycle or compost K-cups too; that's what I do.
Three: somebody already mentioned diapers: the disposable ones generate a crap-ton of waste (no pun intended), but you don't see people switching to cloth diapers en masse. Same goes for paper holiday cards, soda cans, coffee cups, water bottles, sandwich bags, toilet paper, tissues/handkerchiefs... I could go on. I think it's silly to complain about K-cups if you haven't already cut most of those things out of your life.
edgeblackbelt · 1 points · Posted at 00:26:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oddly this is the opinion of the guy who created the kurig
TheCardiganKing · 1 points · Posted at 04:17:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Keurigs and coffee makers are fucking disgusting. Get a God dammed French press and a nice grinder you heathen.
LazySkeptic · 1 points · Posted at 05:26:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have a keurig and I use a refillable coffee pod thing. It's fairly convenient not having to make a whole pot and waste a filter just for a cup or two.
applebritters · 1 points · Posted at 08:37:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
This. A keurig saves 1 step in brewing a regular pot of coffee. (Putting ground in a filter) Are we that lazy?
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 17:25:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
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rugtoad · 2 points · Posted at 19:46:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That may not actually be the case...
Cloth diapers have a pretty big carbon footprint, arguably bigger than the disposables. If you re-use them for a bunch of kids, you may offset it, but if you've just got one or two it's probably unlikely that you are offsetting the damage to the environment done by farming cotton, manufacturing the diapers, creating/using detergent and washing the diapers.
EngragmentChild · 60 points · Posted at 15:01:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
shitting on a president so the next comment shits on the other.
GunNNife · 28 points · Posted at 16:41:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm guessing you meant "presidential candidate."
novags500 · 9 points · Posted at 18:01:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm guessing you meant "Turd sandwich" and "Giant Douche"?
EngragmentChild · 2 points · Posted at 16:43:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
yeah.
Selrisitai · 0 points · Posted at 17:09:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Shitting on the next comment so the other shits on the president.
sortkanin · 143 points · Posted at 17:17:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
21 pilots. Okay, sue me, but they sound like a Linkin Park knock off band from 2003.
Shadesmctuba · 30 points · Posted at 21:46:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I WISH I HAD A BEDDER VOICE TO SING BEDDER WERDS
neverbuythesun · 14 points · Posted at 01:52:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, I wish you had a better voice too mate.
eviltreesareevil · 2 points · Posted at 08:15:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I WISH I DIDENT HAVE TO RHYME EVRY TIME I SANG
RoadYoda · 3 points · Posted at 00:11:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
They've been around for a while, and I never liked them. Not sure why they are all of the sudden a huge deal... Like what's the point?
wapey · 3 points · Posted at 00:52:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The point is that it's subjective. You may not like them but I do, and in general they're gaining popularity which is fine. They're better than a lot of the other offerings out there in my opinion, but that is just my opinion.
RoadYoda · 3 points · Posted at 00:54:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't have a problem with people who like them. I just don't see/hear what they hear.
TheDeltaLambda · 4 points · Posted at 21:33:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Frankly, I don't know why I like them, but I do.
It is what it is, I guess.
demosthenes384322 · 15 points · Posted at 21:54:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wat? They're nothing like Linkin park? I have yet to hear anything even remotely hardcore come out of them.
dragula15 · 17 points · Posted at 22:34:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have yet to hear anything remotely hardcore come from Linkin Park
iBlag · 4 points · Posted at 02:55:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
As a fan of both 21 Pilots and Linkin Park, I agree with both of these statements.
demosthenes384322 · 1 points · Posted at 22:33:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well I mean they're hardly a hardcore punk band, and they definitely have some hard rock type stuff.
[deleted] · 13 points · Posted at 20:06:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
THANK YOU!!!
jwptheman · 0 points · Posted at 21:26:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not their older stuff The stuff like ride and stressed out that plays on the radio is trash, but Regionals at Best is fucking amazing
wapey · 3 points · Posted at 00:51:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I mean I don't think its trash. It's just opinion, might think some music that you love is trash too.
jwptheman · 1 points · Posted at 16:14:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fair enough it is just an opinion after all But I certainly don't think that anything from blurry face compares to RAB
wapey · 1 points · Posted at 16:19:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I would agree, rab is great!
Mour_Time · 4 points · Posted at 21:42:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
All of my younger friends think they are the next coming of Christ. They think everything they do is the most original thing ever. Saying anything negative about the band makes you a pretentious music snob. Even worse that I'm from their home area so there's more of their fans around.
nsm1h55b_S2sH1t · 1 points · Posted at 08:09:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
People tend to roll their eyes when I say I like unique music because I'm really too afraid to say what I like. Stop implying that I listen to 21 Pilots!
1mawizard · 1 points · Posted at 12:55:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like them generally but stressed out urks the hell out of me, and the radio cant seem to play it enough.
Change4Betta · -6 points · Posted at 21:32:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's an insult to Linkin Park. 21 pilots are such garbage.
ShitLicker69 · 0 points · Posted at 08:35:43 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
They're songs are pretty catchy, but I can't stand the lead singer or the lyrics sometimes.
MetalStoofs · 93 points · Posted at 15:14:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Entitlement in video games. I can understand a distaste for things locked behind a pay wall especially if you pay full price, but man I feel like there are always huge vocal groups saying "Well we deserve this kind of story, this kind of multiplayer, I don't care what the developers were thinking because clearly they weren't at all!" These people are hard working people probably working terrible hours to get a game out that hopefully people can enjoy. Just don't buy it if you don't like their product. Businesses run through customers buying products with money.
And people complaining about free things? C'mon man...
Aidache · 32 points · Posted at 16:03:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The developers are very rarely the targets of the hate, usually it's the publishers that are hated and also at fault for rushing the development and cutting budgets. It's usually "fuck EA" or ubisoft etc
SquaredUp2 · 29 points · Posted at 19:07:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
To be fair, fuck EA.
xBeastInCarnate · 5 points · Posted at 02:58:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
seriously tho. fuck EA
Volcanicrage · 3 points · Posted at 17:44:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Didn't Bioware get death threats over Mass Effect 3? There's plenty of developer hate too.
Ratchet1332 · 3 points · Posted at 00:19:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
FucKonami
[deleted] · 58 points · Posted at 17:32:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Just look at Niantic with PokemonGo. I get it, it was a sloppy release and there are some serious bugs. But I saw a thread not that long ago where redditors were actively working on getting them fired, or taking them off the apps list, or something. We're literally talking about people losing their jobs. Grow the fuck up! They don't owe you anything, and you know why? Because the game is free!
Rich1223 · 21 points · Posted at 19:47:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I made a similar comment in r/gaming that Niantic really doesn't owe its users anything, and the only response was "That's a dumb way of thinking."
i_sigh_less · 2 points · Posted at 03:12:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
One could probably argue that they owe the people who bought stuff in the in-game shop something.
Enect · 1 points · Posted at 03:38:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Or that since we have given then access to our data we are maybe owed something?
Not my position, but possibly an argument that could be made
Volcanicrage · 5 points · Posted at 17:45:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Was that the thread of people talking about how justified they were refunding microtransactions in the game?
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 18:25:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Something like that.
Avatar_ZW · 0 points · Posted at 20:54:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Hey I worked hard for those zero dollars and I WILL get full value for that!
Edit: slash S, ugh.
Avatar_ZW · 3 points · Posted at 20:53:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The worst are those whose reaction to a less than perfect game is to call the developers "lazy game makers."
JosefTheFritzl · 2 points · Posted at 22:27:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is exactly why I haven't bought Overwatch. They worked hard and it's a beautiful game, but it's got shit for in-game story development and a 'loot crate' system that's just as exploitative as other gated content. So I don't buy.
TheIronMark · 2 points · Posted at 05:27:43 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
To be fair, there's no story-mode, so there's no real need for a story. The loot crate system is a bit controversial, but it only offers cosmetic items. The game plays exactly the same regardless of what's in the crates.
MetalStoofs · 2 points · Posted at 12:11:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Honestly they even have comics and animated shorts online that act as a story while the game is just non-canon fights between heroes. For a game without a campaign it's got a pretty good story to it.
vogonicpoet · 1 points · Posted at 02:53:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I also would appreciate some kind of story added to this world I find intriguing, but I'm ok with having it remain well-made strictly multiplayer game. If I want a great story, I always have Uncharted, Bioshock, and others to turn to.
The main reason I'm giving Overwatch a pass though is because of the play duration. Matches are short and sweet, which fit perfectly into my hectic schedule of having a full time job and taking care of a newborn baby. I can pick right up and off I go.
You're right on the 'loot crate' issue. Fuck those things. And props to you for speaking with your wallet instead of buying a game without thinking and bitching about it afterword. I did the same thing when I refused to buy Battlefront.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:21:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
if bethesda fixed ALL of their bugs...i would actually miss it.
LDM123 · 1 points · Posted at 04:01:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Angry Joe comes to mind.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 12:32:34 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
One thing that always drove me crazy: people defend the easiness of recent video games with the excuse of "Well I'm paying for the whole game so I should get to see all the content/the whole story!"
No you fuckwits. Its a GAME. a GAME implies challenge and the chance of losing. You wanna see the end? Get better at the game. You want a story delivered to you with no effort on your part? Go watch a movie.
Tje199 · 1 points · Posted at 16:05:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The last part bugs the hell out of me, especially with gta online players. Free updates with new shit to do every month or two and you're going to complain about it? I mean if you want to complain about a bug or a specific mechanic in the game that's fine, but you've been getting huge updates for like 2+ years, there's always something new to try in that game. Get over it lol.
Mousse_is_Optional · 1 points · Posted at 20:42:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well, that's not exactly true. Last-gen consoles stopped getting updates last summer, and current-gen consoles and PC haven't even had GTA V for two years yet.
jubbie112 · 1 points · Posted at 17:15:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
well the problem with GTA online is you get all this new shit, but you have to grind your ass off to get any of it, then by the time you can finally get one of the new cars, another update comes out with even more shit!
tomgerson · 2 points · Posted at 17:17:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
At least all of them are free, they could EASILY charge you $$$ for these DLC and people would eat them up still.
jubbie112 · 3 points · Posted at 17:29:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
sure It's free, but why does that matter when you still can't have virtually any of it, without investing countless hours into it just to get one super car.
tomgerson · 2 points · Posted at 17:34:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Personally I don't really enjoy the new cars.
Most people drive them and it makes them a little less special when you drive yours and see a bunch of others, but not everybody drives the older ones, so your car is a little more unique.
Also anybody can drive a fast car and win a race, but when you can drive the 'slow' car or the 'out-dated' and beat them, well...hunggggggg
AnalTyrant · 1 points · Posted at 18:44:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The gaming subreddits have some decent content in them but holy crap the complaining posts that reek of entitlement are just awful. I tell myself it's just a vocal minority, and most gamers aren't huge pieces of shit, but that stuff still shows up a lot and it makes the whole community look bad.
The_reddito · -6 points · Posted at 17:32:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Unless your talking about Blizzard. "You don't want that, you think you do, but you don't"
Asshole_Ina_Tiny_Car · 43 points · Posted at 14:37:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Lack of treating customers like human beings. I'm currently looking for an apartment, and I can't believe how many leasing agents treat me like I literally don't have a choice as to whether I want to rent the apartment or go somewhere else. Also, recently took a flight to visit family, and can't believe the small spaces we're crammed into on the airplane. Not to mention, now you have to pay for the privilege to sit in the exit row. I bet most people who pay extra for the leg room in the exit row, probably wouldn't give a shit about helping people off the plane in an emergency.
Dent13 · 19 points · Posted at 20:57:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Somebody has never worked in retail
1mawizard · 1 points · Posted at 12:31:42 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
This statement really gets me - I understand how bad retail is but 75% of employees act like they don't give a fuck, borderline eye rolling when you politely ask them a request. To all the retail workers who can actually hack it with a smile, you will go far in life.
Dent13 · 2 points · Posted at 13:44:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
And customers that don't treat employees like their personal servants will get better service
tomgerson · 12 points · Posted at 17:21:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most people probably wouldn't give a shit about helping others in an emergency, whether they paid for extra or not.
Nothing we can really do about it except be the good people ourselves.
i_sigh_less · 1 points · Posted at 03:15:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is the best thing I have read in a while.
AnalTyrant · 3 points · Posted at 19:07:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Housing industry seems to swing depending on the market. If the market's good, then they'll treat you like shit because they can get another buyer easily. If the market is crap, then they might actually hustle for you to keep your business.
Beefsoda · 2 points · Posted at 00:19:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I disagree completely. In all my work experience every customer is your God emporer and everything they say becomes fact. The employee must always be wrong and apologetic, and do anything to please the entitled customer.
Delioth · 1 points · Posted at 02:42:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I mean, if there's more space in a plane, either the plane has to be larger or fewer people can fit. One increases fuel cost dramatically, the other reduces income dramatically. Either results in significant cost increases for the passenger. Would you like to double your ticket cost?
definitewhitegirl · -1 points · Posted at 05:19:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
once you realize that you aren't actually the customer (the owner of the building is the customer, the manufacturer of the airplane is the customer) you start getting reeeeaaal cynical (like myself)
freetheorcas · 120 points · Posted at 14:41:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Rompers. It's like a baby onesie, on an adult.
Djeter998 · 43 points · Posted at 17:21:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They aren't flattering on most body types. Loose in all the wrong places, tight in all the wrong places, and INSANELY DIFFICULT to pee if you're wearing one.
Sourcesurfing · 33 points · Posted at 19:49:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
BUT they look so good on the girls who can rock 'em :)
TBoneTheOriginal · 1 points · Posted at 15:14:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've literally never seen one and thought, "she looks good." I think they all look ridiculous.
abbztract · 6 points · Posted at 23:34:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I spent an entire hour with my boyfriend trying to pinpoint WHY only like 5% of girls look good in a romper and we've tentatively decided that only shorter girls can rock 'em.
Djeter998 · 5 points · Posted at 00:40:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I am short and look awful in them. But I am also SUPER petite, like size zero so I look like a little kid
ncquake24 · 4 points · Posted at 03:05:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't think you need to be short because I've seen some pretty tall girls rock a romper.
I think you need to be fairly thin, and you need long legs or a short torso. I think it really comes down to leg:torso ratio.
ingridelena · 2 points · Posted at 07:35:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah and for some styles the right hip to waist ratio helps as well.
Bradyhaha · 1 points · Posted at 00:12:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Its definitely short girls.
ingridelena · 1 points · Posted at 07:34:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's more about finding the right cut for your body type. And like others said, they look amazing on those who can rock it.
ncquake24 · 108 points · Posted at 15:49:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Didn't realize anyone could dislike a romper. They seem to be getting beat up in this thread, so I wanna voice my support.
#TeamRomper
BewilderedFingers · 35 points · Posted at 16:44:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like the short ones, they're as easy to slip on as a dress but my skirt won't be blown up in the wind.
meowdryhepurrrn · 4 points · Posted at 18:24:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I agree! but they are definitely a pain when going to the bathroom.
SpoZo91 · 5 points · Posted at 23:03:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Asking for a friend, do you basically have to take the whole thing off to use the bathroom?
TimeTravelMishap · 2 points · Posted at 03:35:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
also asking for a friend, if the answer is yes can I watch?
PM_ME_YOUR_FUNNY · 2 points · Posted at 08:30:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
YES. It's a fucking pain.
SpoZo91 · 2 points · Posted at 13:39:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh man, that sounds aweso.... awful. That sounds awful.
TheNamesVox · 9 points · Posted at 18:47:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Anyone can wear anything if you look good in it they are getting beat up because lots of girls wear them, not a lot can pull it off.
Starburstnova · 2 points · Posted at 21:23:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I fucking love them, but they're so unflattering on me. -sigh-
StretchTucker · 2 points · Posted at 02:39:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I support rompers, they make my girlfriends ass which is already really nice look even fatter
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:39:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I stand with you, brother.
Mathiasb4u · 7 points · Posted at 19:46:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Can someone drop a pic in here. I know I can't be the only old ass that had to look this up.
freetheorcas · 7 points · Posted at 19:49:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
http://i.imgur.com/m2nXsfF.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ndyIIcc.jpg
TheBoiledHam · 2 points · Posted at 23:13:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What a ridiculous article of clothing.
erokk88 · 7 points · Posted at 15:17:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How do they even use the bathroom in those things?
singingnettle · 28 points · Posted at 18:49:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I usually hang my dick down the trouser leg and pee like that
[deleted] · 16 points · Posted at 18:26:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Rompers may be an easy outfit to throw on, but all bets are off when it comes bathroom time. Ever worn a pair of military coveralls or a flightsuit? Same damn thing. You have to take it all the way down from the top. You basically have to get completely undressed just to pee.
Sidenote: Don't EVER wear a romper to an event where port-a-potties are in use. Take my word on this. You will regret it.
nancydrewskillz · 3 points · Posted at 18:39:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You seriously have to get naked. It's so awkward.
freetheorcas · 3 points · Posted at 15:23:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pretty sure you have to, take the straps down, along with the whole dress/short whatever it is. It's like a pull up on a human being. It's not okay.
Pipthepirate · -3 points · Posted at 16:22:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It would be awesome to watch a girl in one of those have to go while outside
ncquake24 · -1 points · Posted at 15:47:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
never worn one but why couldn't you just hike it up. Seems so much more efficient and less ridiculous.
freetheorcas · 5 points · Posted at 15:54:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think because the bottom half is like shorts, so unless you want a massive wedgie where it doesn't belong....
ncquake24 · 5 points · Posted at 15:56:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's right. Man, the practicality girls give up to look good is admirable.
iliketosnuggle · 9 points · Posted at 16:12:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think a lot of us like dresses and rompers because it's easier to get dressed when you're only wearing one article of clothing, thus not having to find matching pants/shorts. So it's not so much about looking good, as much as it is comfort and morning laziness.
LikeGoldAndFaceted · 5 points · Posted at 16:28:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
It's really not hard at all, the just seems strange. Rompers are also amazingly comfortable and you don't have to even match pieces for an outfit. You just put on the romper.
kirbysdream · -1 points · Posted at 17:27:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Huh
LikeGoldAndFaceted · 1 points · Posted at 17:30:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Lol. That was supposed to be "pieces." Autocorrect likes incest apparently.
liarandathief · 14 points · Posted at 14:48:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I must be going to the wrong parties.
LikeGoldAndFaceted · 9 points · Posted at 16:30:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I used to kind of feel this way until I wore one. They are super comfortable, convenient, and can actually be really cute. Great summer clothing item.
TBoneTheOriginal · 1 points · Posted at 15:17:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Convenient? My wife says they're horrible if you have to use the bathroom.
LikeGoldAndFaceted · 1 points · Posted at 15:38:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not a big deal for me. You just pull it down then pull it back up. It's just awkward that you basically have to pee topless.
blonderson · 4 points · Posted at 21:53:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I look damn good in a romper so you can suck my big fat diapered butt
galacticjihad · 4 points · Posted at 21:01:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I just did a google image search to find out what that is. I have to disagree with you. I would have sex with all of those women. I like rompers
freetheorcas · 2 points · Posted at 21:15:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hey I never said girls are unattractive. Some women can pull it off. I still stand by the fact that they remind me of a baby onesie
rck_james_bitch · 2 points · Posted at 15:27:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ha...I always tell that to my wife, but she loves them. And then she someone else wearing and rubbed it in my face.
AnalTyrant · 1 points · Posted at 18:36:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Maybe we're transitioning to the Brave New World future, where everyone is dressed like, and behaves like, children?
freetheorcas · 3 points · Posted at 19:08:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I got a mental image of trump in a romper
AnalTyrant · 3 points · Posted at 19:22:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
God damn, i think you perfectly described the ideal definition of "man-baby."
freetheorcas · 5 points · Posted at 19:50:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Let's hope it doesn't come to. President man baby.
ingridelena · 1 points · Posted at 07:32:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Honestly it's one trend I hope never goes away. It's my favorite clothing item. I still sell tons of them, and there are so many gorgeous ones. Plus maxi rompers are the ish.
PM_ME_ALL_Y0UR_NUDES · -2 points · Posted at 14:50:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Exactly this! I feel like a crazy person for not liking them, because everyone I've mentioned it to thinks they're so cute!
freetheorcas · -8 points · Posted at 14:51:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I feel embarrassed for the women who choose to wear them in public. I can't even look at them.
jakefromstatefarm10 · 8 points · Posted at 17:28:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think they're hot
PM_ME_ALL_Y0UR_NUDES · -1 points · Posted at 14:59:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I absolutely agree. It honestly makes me feel dirty just glancing in their direction.
Ultra_Violet_ · -2 points · Posted at 20:04:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've been saying exactly this for so long. Thank you for agreeing!
[deleted] · 21 points · Posted at 19:22:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most celebrities.
[deleted] · 231 points · Posted at 14:40:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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[deleted] · 182 points · Posted at 15:42:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Meh. They're not really doing anything terrible, they're just excessively popular and have learnt to monetize it. Reddit and the rest of the internet has such a petty hive-mind mentality against them.
UpsetMuffins · 3 points · Posted at 17:07:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't man they do pretty morally ambiguous stuff all the time and get away with it.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 17:13:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Do they? Maybe I'm out of the loop a bit then, what stuff dyou mean?
UpsetMuffins · 9 points · Posted at 17:46:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
DUI, Releasing personal information, owning a church just for the tax purposes, practically disowning rob for not wanting to be on tv anymore, Caitlyn killed someone and everyone seems to forgotten about it already, besides the awkward homophobic comments he makes.
Edit: Name correction.
[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 17:50:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not a fan of Caitlyn Jenner personally, I was hoping she was going to be a little more progressive seeing as she's a high profile trans person. Instead she has dodgy political opinions and is somehow a homophobe. Idk if she counts as a Kardashian though, I was thinking more about Kim and Kylie. What personal information have they released? If you mean the Taylor Swift thing then that makes a lot of sense in context of it being evidence.
Lyress · 0 points · Posted at 22:20:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Caitlyn wasn't drunk or mentally impaired during the accident.
UpsetMuffins · 2 points · Posted at 22:33:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I was speaking about one of the other sisters that got arrested for drunk driving. I even separated them so no one would get confused. Yet here you are...
Lyress · 0 points · Posted at 22:36:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I googled Katelyn Kardashian and couldn't find anyone besides Caitlyn, would you mind enlightening me?
UpsetMuffins · -3 points · Posted at 22:51:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Chloe is the one that got arrested for drunk driving. I got caits name wrong because honestly I couldn't care less how Bruce spells his name this days. I don't believe he honestly thinks his transgender otherwise he wouldn't be making such homophobic remarks.
Lyress · 0 points · Posted at 22:57:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But I wasn't talking about the DUI, I was talking about Caitlyn's car accident. You're the only one being confused here.
UpsetMuffins · 1 points · Posted at 22:59:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You mentioned she wasn't under the influence on your first post. I never said she was. I said someone else in the family had a DUI and you assumed I meant Cait. Thats the only confusion here.
Lyress · 1 points · Posted at 23:06:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No, I was talking about how she killed someone. It was an accident, she didn't do it on purpose, she wasn't speeding, she wasn't mentally impaired. It doesn't make sense to hold this over her head.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 23:49:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I thought she was texting while driving?
UpsetMuffins · 1 points · Posted at 00:27:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
She was but I guess lyress is one of those blind fangirls.
1mawizard · 1 points · Posted at 13:00:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Its still manslaughter and she should have gone to jail, gross negligence is not grounds to get out of jail free, but i guess having lots of money is.
Lyress · 1 points · Posted at 17:10:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reports say it was the victim being negligent.
PC509 · 5 points · Posted at 17:18:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They are popular and are making bank off of it. I'd do it if I could.
Still doesn't mean I can't personally not like them. I think they are pretty shitty people. That's just what limited things I've seen from them.
I don't think they should be that popular. Still, they are smart enough to take advantage of their popularity and ride that train all the way to the bank. Can't fault them for that part.
kithkatul · 2 points · Posted at 23:08:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's like the whole Pokemon GO hate in reverse.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 16:04:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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YUT3521 · 1 points · Posted at 16:36:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
hmmm... you sure about those down votes?
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 16:45:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Looks like I'm doing just fine!
SittingInAnAirport · 1 points · Posted at 20:38:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've met them, and they are incredibly shitty people. I don't dislike them because a hive mind, I dislike them because they're huge assholes.
bricktamland48 · 1 points · Posted at 22:22:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You really can't judge a person based on meeting them just one time (assuming you met them once). You have no idea what they may have been going through at that time, and just because they were an asshole to you doesn't make them a shitty person.
SittingInAnAirport · 3 points · Posted at 23:04:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
This was from working with them for a charity event, and they are indeed shitty, shitty people. Period. The behavior that I witnessed with this entire family was horrendous (Bruce was the only nice one of the bunch that night). I would expect better behavior from a 12 year old schizophrenic with ADD and Tourette's Syndrome who is off his meds than those douchebags.
You have no idea what I witnessed and why I formed my opinion of them, so my statement stands - they are huge douchebags. In all my years of doing what I do, they are 100% top level bags of douche. I've met and worked with many celebrities over the last 20 years or so, and I can only think of one who is worse than them.
No, they weren't just assholes to me, they were assholes to everyone. They're just shitty people who don't give a flying fuck about anyone that isn't them.
Edit: OK, I can think of TWO people worse than them that I've had the 'pleasure' to work with...
purplmountainmajesty · 2 points · Posted at 11:44:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Do you mind giving examples of what you witnessed that lead to this opinion?
SittingInAnAirport · 1 points · Posted at 16:11:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
A) Making thousands of people wait for them to finish watching a basketball game before showing up to the scheduled event late.
B) Not fulfilling their contract.
C) Yelling out obscenities while interviews are happening with other people in the vicinity.
D) A generally shitty attitude towards all their fans that are there to see them, including snubbing of 12 year old autograph seeking girls that were being super sweet.
The list goes on and on, but I have to head out the door now, so that's all I've got for now.
Edit: word
[deleted] · -2 points · Posted at 20:50:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fair enough :D
bunnyfreakz · -3 points · Posted at 16:46:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The problem, they are not doing anything worth but rich as fuck and popular as well. And they shouldn't popular for doing nothing
[deleted] · 19 points · Posted at 16:55:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Plenty of wealthy people arent doing anything of any worth...the Kardashians just happen to be in the public eye. But a lot of wealthy people are doing good - a lot of celebrities are big philanthropists. They're popular because people like them...that's what popularity is, it doesn't matter what you think should or shouldn't be popular just because you personally don't like them or find them entertaining.
canadasbananas · 9 points · Posted at 18:01:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What the fuck are you talking about m8, my opinion is all I have. If I can't freely shit on people who I'm envious of, I've literally got nothing!
ChadGnarly · 2 points · Posted at 17:25:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Full-on rapists
Perkinz · 5 points · Posted at 17:36:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Drama sells.
They're rich and popular because people like to gawk about how stupid they are in an effort to distract themselves from their own lives.
In an odd, assbackwards roundabout way, the Kardashians are doing more good for other people than any of us here.
[deleted] · -3 points · Posted at 19:53:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No. They're insipid and trashy. The hate is justified.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 20:51:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But why do you think that of them? I wouldn't say they're trashy...if anything they have a pretty high class lifestyle.
Hey_im_miles · -2 points · Posted at 23:17:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
they spawned a generation of girls who try to get famous by being internet skanks. kim is only famous because her mom paid to have her sex tape "leaked" . they bring nothing to the table ... they may be great at maretking themselves and making money but they are morally bankrupt idiots.
ArtSchnurple · 16 points · Posted at 17:29:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wow, the circlejerk is finally starting to wane! Most days this is the number one answer to this thread.
[deleted] · 58 points · Posted at 16:51:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hate them all you want, but Im gonna own up to my jealousy. As a female the same age as Kylie Jenner, I see her and Kendall with their giant closets, their own houses, nice cars, copious vacations, personal chefs/trainers, and kylie having the funds to pump her lips(I would kill to fix my upper lip) and start her own brands, and am 100% envious of all of it. I tend to value the little things in life over money, but if someone offered for me to switch lives with them I totally would lol. It would be amazing if my biggest stressor was my lip kit line instead of my eating disorder or my bank account
[deleted] · 52 points · Posted at 16:58:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I think its important to note that the life Kylie is shown to lead is basically just marketing. We'll never achieve the life we think Kylie has because we don't have people doing our makeup and taking our photos and styling us like she does. What we think is Kylie Jenner isn't really one person at all, but a team. She probably does have problems of her own, I wouldn't be suprised if she had a drug issue or something like that.
canadasbananas · 33 points · Posted at 18:06:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't understand this mentality, it's so weird. I'm also a girl very close to your age, but being envious of someone's lifestyle does not mean they are worthy of worship/praise. I admit I know very little about the Kardashians, but they do not seem to be putting anything healthy out into the world. They seem to be all about materialism, which is very unhealthy. They've just got a huge following of impressionable young girls who live vicariously through their lives and its just gross. It's gross because they teach girls that acting the way they do will get them places or things or people or whatever but... do we really want more Kardashians in the world?
[deleted] · 7 points · Posted at 19:20:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well no I don't worship them and I don't think they should be worshipped, all I'm saying is that I envy their lifestyle sometimes. I don't represent anyone but myself
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 19:25:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 19:48:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nope, I hate my life, would probably trade it for $10
ColonelSanders_1930 · 78 points · Posted at 14:46:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reddit is so jealous of the Kardashians
iBleeedorange · 12 points · Posted at 15:03:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nah, i don't want to be famous for sucking dick on a sex tape.
[deleted] · 110 points · Posted at 15:35:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Perkinz · 9 points · Posted at 17:37:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
There's two types of people in the world: Prostitutes and liars.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 19:03:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I for one would much rather be a prostitute!
Imakecutebabies912 · 1 points · Posted at 01:07:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
opens mouth spitters are quitters $$$
idiotsonfire · -2 points · Posted at 18:06:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kardashians inherited most of their money, then got the rest from being rich and having a TV show, which bought them legions of mindless fans. Fortunately, in twenty years they'll be as irrelevant as Paris Hilton is now.
MufugginJellyfish · 0 points · Posted at 18:45:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But that's such a horrible legacy to leave behind. Then again, not everyone cares about that sort of thing.
PM_for_butt_ratings · 54 points · Posted at 16:07:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
(Not that it's what you're doing exactly) but I don't understand why people go out of their way to hate on Kim Kardashian when she is doing nothing wrong. For example, I've seen people refer to her as a porn star because her ex released a (one) sex tape of them. She didn't do it. Most of you have made sex tapes with SOs that you think you trust. She just capitalized when she was betrayed, instead of feeling sorry for herself. And hey, if I'm gonna be rich and famous, I'm gonna bring my family along for the ride.
Uufi · 3 points · Posted at 23:35:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is this really a common thing? I mean, I don't really mind if other people make sex tapes or anything. But I never have, and I haven't heard many people admit to making one. (Save for a drunk friend that said he used to go on Chatterbate.) But maybe I'm the freak.
felesroo · 1 points · Posted at 17:30:32 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think it's more common than people will admit to, but I don't think it's super common. It's becoming more common now that everyone has a video recorder in their pocket. Back in my day, you had to have a home video recorder and those things were expensive.
arbivark · 1 points · Posted at 05:37:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Her treatment of the Bejorans.
AL_DENTE_OR_NOTHING · 1 points · Posted at 23:47:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well she is listed as a pornstar on Porn Hub...
PM_for_butt_ratings · 1 points · Posted at 13:23:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Many actresses with just sex scenes in movies are also listed as pornstars.. so I've been told.
BASEDME7O · -7 points · Posted at 18:44:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
lol she definitely wanted that sex tape to be released
PM_for_butt_ratings · 6 points · Posted at 19:03:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
She didn't, sued for it not to be, and settled for $5 mil.
BASEDME7O · -6 points · Posted at 19:18:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That is so naive lol
PM_for_butt_ratings · 6 points · Posted at 19:20:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What is?
rugmunchkin · 8 points · Posted at 19:24:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Facts bro facts are so naïve lol
diegojones4 · 6 points · Posted at 15:06:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If I get that type of money, I'll do it.
tell-me-your-side · 3 points · Posted at 15:05:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How do you have that much gold?
[deleted] · 7 points · Posted at 15:26:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Too bad he's famous for sucking dick for gold.
iBleeedorange · -2 points · Posted at 15:09:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because people gave it to me
petit_trianon · 1 points · Posted at 16:15:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What's wrong with that? Serious question.
iBleeedorange · -1 points · Posted at 16:34:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not gay so I wouldn't enjoy it
thanks4yanksNspanks · 4 points · Posted at 16:54:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But if you could be Kim Kardashian-rich and famous for fucking some female celebrity, you'd do it in a damn heart beat.
iBleeedorange · -1 points · Posted at 18:29:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sure
PiKappaFratta · 1 points · Posted at 23:46:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm a 6'6" white male southerner and I'd let someone tape me sucking a dick for $150 million dollars
spadingo · 3 points · Posted at 16:34:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd say it's not so much about hating the Kardashians themselves but rather not understanding why anyone would pay so much attention to them
canadasbananas · -4 points · Posted at 18:12:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah, I am. I'm jealous that they know how to make a buck by working the system in ways the Everyman doesn't, or doesn't have the means to exploit it the way they do. Yes I'm envious. Yes I will hate them for contributing nothing to society except makeup and shitty TV. Yes I will hate them for having their fucking plastic faces shoved down my throat despite hating them (granted it's not as bad as it was a few years ago). I mean, the day I stop hating the Kardashians is the day they either A.) Stop being petty and materialistic and shitty people or B.) Donate their money to something intellectual and worthwhile - like a science fund or whatever. And I'm not talking about her petty little once-off donations to charities or the fraud-embezzled 10% of her funds that goes to a charity. I mean real, committed, hardcore enthusiasm for furthering society on par with Bill Gates.
CrabbyBlueberry · 2 points · Posted at 00:12:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Found the Bajoran.
OpossumPendulum · 2 points · Posted at 01:51:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Just the next Paris Hilton. Does nothing and has people fawn over them because of envy. That's America
bury_the_boy · 1 points · Posted at 17:48:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They're pretty and rich and Americans love to watch that sort of stuff. I get it.
Pancakewagon26 · 1 points · Posted at 18:03:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why shouldn't they be popular?
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 19:43:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
For the first few years they were popular, I thought they were an article of clothing. They were on a banner in Sears and I was walking through there with a friend of mine and I asked her if the Kardashian was the pants, the jacket, or the scarf and pointed to the banner. Her and every other woman within earshot started busting up laughing.
To this day my friend will say things like "It's cold out, I better wear my Kardashian!"
automator3000 · 84 points · Posted at 14:52:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
TGI Fridays, Applebee's, Chilis - those sorts of casual American chains.
[deleted] · 109 points · Posted at 17:07:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dude you don't know shit about Chili's don't talk about Chili's
any_delirium · 21 points · Posted at 19:11:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They discontinued the awesome blossom. Chili's can GO TO HELL
[deleted] · 21 points · Posted at 19:12:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Where are you at so I can come kick your ass
any_delirium · 65 points · Posted at 19:30:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well I'm NOT AT CHILI'S
xBeastInCarnate · 1 points · Posted at 03:01:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
craig chill out man
DepressedSasquatch · 2 points · Posted at 20:54:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd rather eat fancy feast than chilis
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 20:56:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why have fancy feast when I've prepared a knuckle sandwich for you for free?
DepressedSasquatch · 1 points · Posted at 16:01:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I would like to speak to a manager. The knuckle sandwich you served is undercooked.
dortega209 · 3 points · Posted at 20:44:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Eat my ass Chilis is the greatest thing to happen to America
BigMoneyBigPenis · 1 points · Posted at 12:47:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ya bc those things were like a heart attack waiting to happen the had like 3 thousand calories or something
LyndonTheRockJohnson · 1 points · Posted at 14:28:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah because it's a knock off Bloomin Onion, which is OG for that shit.
any_delirium · 1 points · Posted at 14:33:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I mean, yeah, but if I go to Outback and order a Bloomin' Onion I don't get so say "awesome blossom extra awesome" like Michael Scott, soooo
LyndonTheRockJohnson · 1 points · Posted at 16:26:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I prefer improv comedy Steve Correll, way better
kelsibebop · 4 points · Posted at 21:45:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I went there recently and they have changed so much. It's actually GOOD.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 21:50:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Loaded boneless wings at happy hour? I FUCK WIT IT
kelsibebop · 1 points · Posted at 21:59:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Loaded boneless wings? What makes them loaded??
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 22:29:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Try bacon bits and melted cheese
JosefTheFritzl · 3 points · Posted at 22:23:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Honey Chipotle Chicken Crispers are/were my jam.
dortega209 · 2 points · Posted at 20:43:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You are a god to me
dogsrexcellent · 1 points · Posted at 04:27:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nice try Chili's
Pipthepirate · 29 points · Posted at 16:24:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Applebee's half off appetizers at happy hour are awesome
thanks4yanksNspanks · 16 points · Posted at 16:56:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Seriously, I love me some Applebee's/ Chili's fried appetizers and happy hour drink specials. People are always complaining how horrible their food is. I'm not going to Taco Bell only to complain that the quality of steak in their steak burritos is shit. Know what you're getting yourself into!
bergie321 · 3 points · Posted at 02:09:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I hate it when my $1.49 steak taco doesn't use the finest medium rare cuts of filet mignon.
cattermelon34 · 1 points · Posted at 22:23:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Are they back to normal? I know they changed them somehow and I'm curious if the original deal is back
Pipthepirate · 1 points · Posted at 23:06:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I am not sure
GunNNife · 8 points · Posted at 16:39:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm lucky enough to live in a city with loads of non-chain local restaurants. You could eat at a different a few times a week for a month and not repeat your dining experience. Yet the chains are still there, and some people still go to them...I don't understand.
AnotherDrZoidberg · 4 points · Posted at 22:49:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Consistent, convenient, affordable. You got to one of these places you know that there is going to be something you want to eat, and it's going to be pretty good. The variance is pretty low. Some people just like low risk options. Some people just like their stuff. Chile's chipotle honey chicken crispers are bomb.
Three-TForm · 4 points · Posted at 15:10:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
bbbbbb..bbb..bbbut appetizers
roninspirit · 8 points · Posted at 15:46:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Two words: Chili's Molten Chocolate Cake.
luckysevs · 4 points · Posted at 20:17:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The best thing there next to the ribs. I know the ribs are shit ribs, but they are like, guilty pleasure ribs. And that cake tho. Ive eaten at a few multi Michelin starred restaurants, and that cake is by far the closest thing to eating the distilled essence of sex that Ive ever tasted.
LatvianJokes · 3 points · Posted at 19:21:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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rangemaster · 4 points · Posted at 16:59:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
All of those exist for when you run out of ideas on where to go.
They're kinda bad, but predictable.
pimpmymustache · 2 points · Posted at 17:20:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Chilis isnt that bad though. their spicy queso and salsa is pretty good imo
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 17:28:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My friend visited me at college and after waking up hungover at 11 A.M. we decided to go to Chili's to day drink. He tells me: "Can we wait until Happy Hour to go? I'm trying to save money." I get the biggest grin on my face, pat him on the back, and triumphantly reply "At Chili's, it's always Happy Hour."
dortega209 · 2 points · Posted at 20:46:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Margs and half off apps are what make me believe in God
Blue10022 · 2 points · Posted at 17:31:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Chilli's is not too bad. The other two can jump off a bridge with each other.
meowdryhepurrrn · 2 points · Posted at 18:26:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
don't care for those, but I love me some Red Robin.
ThePioneer99 · 2 points · Posted at 15:14:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well Applebee's and Chilis are ok, but TGI Friday's is horrible. There's like 6 things on the menu. Last time I went there I had to get Korean steak tacos.........KOREAN STEAK TACOS
Selrisitai · 2 points · Posted at 17:08:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I laughed, but I don't understand why there was no other choice.
ThePioneer99 · 3 points · Posted at 17:29:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It was that or 3 generic burgers or a $20 steak that wouldn't be good.
Selrisitai · -1 points · Posted at 17:38:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Three generic burgers? Three? You must be of impressive size!
Booner999 · 1 points · Posted at 15:32:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like Fridays, but our Applebee's closed, and our Chili's has fucked up royally the last 3 times we went there and I refuse to go back. I have never "blacklisted" a restaurant before their disasters.
dortega209 · 1 points · Posted at 20:46:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Try another Chilis trust me you wont regret it
Booner999 · 2 points · Posted at 21:04:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I ordered fajitas and they were soggy cold onions, one green pepper, and with chicken that tasted like it came out of a bag in the deli section of a low-grade grocery store. The whole meal was cold. Hey, it happens right? I ate it and didn't complain. They must've been busy. No worries.
The second time I went, I ordered a soup, and when they brought it to me, the spoon was already in the soup (which was odd, but oh well). When I took a bite of the soup, however, there was oreo/lava cake all over the spoon. They had literally put a dirty spoon in my soup. I brought it to my waitress's attention, and she just rolled her eyes and huffed off. The thought of that spoon with someone's leftovers on it, being in my mouth made me lose my appetite.
The third time, we sat for 45 mins before a server ever came out to our table. She instantly starts complaining about her job to us. Another 25 mins roll by before she even brings out drinks out. She forgot to put in our margarita order. We can hear fighting in the kitchen the whole time. Another 30 mins roll by and we haven't seen our waitress. We have no appetizer, our drinks are empty, and we still have no margaritas. Finally, a manager comes over and brings the appetizer out. 30 more minutes before our food comes out, and we STILL haven't gotten refills on our drink. Then, after we got our food, they forgot part of our order. Then, after THAT, we realized that she had ran us up incorrectly, and got huffy with us when we wanted it corrected and requested the margaritas to be removed from our ticket because we never got them. It took her and the manager 5 attempts to get the ticket right. We spent well over 3 hours at a restaurant (Just myself and my bf) over this bullshit and it was the final straw.
Not worth driving to another town for Chili's and it possibly being as bad as my experiences with our local one.
dortega209 · 1 points · Posted at 13:44:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fair enough. But if you ever happen to stumble upon another Chilis in a different town, just consider it one more time
bury_the_boy · 1 points · Posted at 17:47:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why shouldn't those be popular?
just_had_2_comment · 1 points · Posted at 18:04:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
what is wrong with them?
automator3000 · 2 points · Posted at 18:42:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bad food in a shitty environment.
just_had_2_comment · 2 points · Posted at 19:00:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
meh, i have never had bad food from a place like that, i have, however, gotten food poisoning from an upscale place in europe.
automator3000 · 2 points · Posted at 19:59:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not considering food contamination with bad food. By bad I mean bland, lowest common denominator food designed by committee to appeal to Americans who think the height of culinary achievement is ranch dressing.
just_had_2_comment · 1 points · Posted at 20:07:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
uhh, its the exact opposite of bland. youve never had it before have you?
automator3000 · 0 points · Posted at 20:42:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Spent my 20s working in "casual American" restaurants. A chicken breast covered in a sweet sauce is bland. There's no nuance. There's no layering of flavors. At any of these chain restaurants, the entire entree has one flavor - you may as well blend the entire plate into a smoothie.
just_had_2_comment · 2 points · Posted at 20:45:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
you are lying, you never worked at any of those places. nowhere is the menu only "A chicken breast covered in a sweet sauce" please link to the menu that only serves "single flavor entrees" and nothing else.
ballinlikewat · 1 points · Posted at 18:10:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It’s closing time, time to go to Chili’s and chow down with my fuckin’ boys
saltedwarlock · 1 points · Posted at 18:17:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"hi welcome to chilis"
AnalTyrant · 1 points · Posted at 18:40:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I prefer Grizzlbees, now that they've started delivering.
the2belo · 1 points · Posted at 22:47:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I would fix this to say, hating the above restaurants. Immensely popular. Needn't be. I eat where I want.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 00:35:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
They send me free dessert coupons and appetizers. They're alright in my book.
hrabib · 1 points · Posted at 04:30:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Gourmet microwave food.
cyclopsrex · 0 points · Posted at 15:06:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I did advertising for one of those brands. They are all slowly declining.
LikeGoldAndFaceted · 0 points · Posted at 16:31:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They are awful. You can find better food for the same price or cheaper so many other places.
nyrol · 3 points · Posted at 17:21:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I always read reviews for places saying there is something cheaper on the same street. Even for apartment buildings. They never give examples, and every time I look, everything has the same price, so I have no idea where they were talking about.
LikeGoldAndFaceted · 1 points · Posted at 17:29:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I imagine they probably don't allow advertising other restaurants in reviews and I guess it depends where you live. Where I live it would be very easy to eat out all the time and completely avoid large national chains like this.
Imadethosehitmanguns · 0 points · Posted at 18:40:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fuck this guy
pawneshoppe · 20 points · Posted at 20:27:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How common negativity has become, I feel it's easy to be negative so it just happens a lot while positivity takes a little effort so people aren't into it.
Yes, shitty things happen, all the time, to most everyone, but I don't think every bad thing that happens should be viewed negatively, you often learn more from bad experiences than from positive ones, I wish it were easy for everyone to look at the bright side.
uncleGrumple · 1 points · Posted at 01:27:20 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
No. This is wrong.
pawneshoppe · 1 points · Posted at 02:04:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
and why is that?
chetmanly2 · 2 points · Posted at 02:46:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Your outlook on life is 80% biological. You easily think positive because you're wired to think that way.
Also, negativity is not necessarily bad. Negativity helps us think of what could go wrong. Do you really want an unrestrained optimist to build an airplane?
Negative guy - "Man, I'm not sure the engines on that passenger jet have enough power, what if one of them fail?"
Positive guy - "Don't be so negative man! It'll be fine. You negative people are always slowing progress!"
pawneshoppe · 1 points · Posted at 02:50:01 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I totally agree but I feel that as being more logical or cautious, I can't really think of the word. I think in that way a lot but I mean more positivity in a general sense, like waking up in the morning with a good attitude instead of a bad one, common decency type thing.
people need to be more skeptical and cautious but in hindsight be more positive.
pawneshoppe · 1 points · Posted at 05:02:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
also I've been depressed for most of my life and I'm not the most positive person, I just wish it were easier to be positive.
WorstKindOfTrash · 2 points · Posted at 06:46:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I feel you. I've been a negative little shit forever. I made a decision to change that a while ago. I want people to be more positive and enjoy what life has given them, instead of what it hasn't.
Eeveelution250 · 1 points · Posted at 09:53:48 on August 15, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well said my friend, :')
WorstKindOfTrash · 2 points · Posted at 16:53:34 on August 15, 2016 · (Permalink)
<3
chuckdiesel86 · 1 points · Posted at 23:51:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It seems a lot of people don't understand how to deal with conflict. If something in a relationship becomes hard they just cut ties and move on, it's sad to me how nobody is loyal to anyone these days. It's the reason I only have a few close friends but I always envy the older people that I see who have large groups of good friends and they can trust each other. I think the lack of social skills and loyalty in people nowadays leads to a lot of negativity
Kwhyle- · 25 points · Posted at 15:00:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Smoking
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 04:45:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
But smoking makes you cool, and gives you fresh breath.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 12:37:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Don't be ridiculous. Cool people smoke. You're a cool person, aren't you?
mediumwellassburgers · 1 points · Posted at 20:16:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
where are you from that smoking is popular, eastern europe?
MetroCracker · 92 points · Posted at 15:21:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Refusing to consider a viewpoint that isn't yours and calling it racist or sexist to justify it.
AmeriCossack · 128 points · Posted at 16:06:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Or, on the other side of the same coin, calling it "too PC" and "SJW bullshit".
BASEDME7O · -29 points · Posted at 18:50:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is it a bot that makes this comment every time? I can't tell, but I can't imagine someone would just repeat something they read elsewhere on reddit verbatim and think they were adding to the discussion
Mousse_is_Optional · 23 points · Posted at 20:37:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The comment you replied to is made far less often than the comment it was replying to, so why didn't you accuse the parent comment of being a bot too?
pteridoid · 3 points · Posted at 23:10:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's a common criticism of a much more common human failing.
blonderson · 21 points · Posted at 21:55:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But what if I don't consider it because it IS racist or sexist?
TheInkerman · 9 points · Posted at 00:10:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you were intellectually honest you must consider it in order to determine if it is derived from sexism or racism. It is only after you have considered the viewpoint, and found it to be based in racism or sexism, that you can disregard it.
iBlag · 2 points · Posted at 02:56:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Then tell your debate partner why it is racist or sexist, don't just sit there with your fingers in your ears, that doesn't fix anything.
thetarget3 · 1 points · Posted at 12:00:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You have to consider whether it's true. If you found it to be racist or securest but also true you would still have to accept it.
ingridelena · 1 points · Posted at 07:37:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Appropriate username.
anooblol · -1 points · Posted at 00:30:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Your username is oppressing me as a white male. You should check your privilege before picking such a horrible oppressing name.
nsm1h55b_S2sH1t · -1 points · Posted at 08:09:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Heh, you actually have a point that would destroy my argument but I see that you are a white male so I guess I win!
Lizardd · 39 points · Posted at 17:18:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The idea that 9/11 was an inside job.
neverbuythesun · 11 points · Posted at 02:04:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
9/11 was an inside job set up to create a world more on edge in order to eventually justify shooting Harambe. #staywoke
Based_Lord_Shaxx · 1 points · Posted at 04:33:58 on August 8, 2016 · (Permalink)
#dicksoutforharambe
Eddie_Hitler · 4 points · Posted at 22:25:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It was either:
A genuine outside job and bungled disjointed intelligence prevented the plot from being discovered
A genuine outside job by bona fide terrorists who honestly believed in what they were doing... except somewhere along the line they were steered and recruited by an "asset" working at arms-length for a western intelligence organisation. They were patsies, they were framed. A black op, if you will
It was certainly not an "inside job" as in planned and executed by the Pentagon on Bush's personal orders. That's just patently ridiculous.
IBreakingAcesI · 7 points · Posted at 20:39:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not saying it was or wasnt, I'm just saying there's lots of fishy things involved in that day.. all of those "coincidences" happening at the same time makes me suspicious
luckysevs · 2 points · Posted at 20:23:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jet fuel cant etc...etc...
IMakeMedicineSick · 1 points · Posted at 13:03:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The thing that really annoys me is whenever a page like the Lad bible posts about 9/11, there's always someone posting 'inside job' like we've never heard it 125939 times before.
chris622 · 1 points · Posted at 21:32:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is that even a popular idea? I thought most of the people who believe it was an inside job were written off as members of the lunatic fringe.
[deleted] · 11 points · Posted at 23:53:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Anti vaxxers
[deleted] · 335 points · Posted at 14:45:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump
Eddie_Hitler · 28 points · Posted at 22:18:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump has totally jumped the shark at this point. His campaign has got too inflammatory and ridiculous and I can easily see him deterring people who are voting for him.
I'm not 100% sure he even wants the job and he seems to be sabotaging himself. It's a joke that went too far and he now has to stick it out to the bitter end safe in the knowledge that, if elected, he can just quit for whatever bullshit reason he likes and leave Mike Pence in charge.
earthenfield · 12 points · Posted at 23:11:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm still suspicious that his campaign is part of a conspiracy to get Hillary elected. Clinch the nomination then take a dive so moderates won't vote for him.
Eddie_Hitler · 8 points · Posted at 23:42:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He's either colluded with the Clintons to engineer this, or he's just decided he doesn't want to be President and is now too far down the proverbial rabbit hole to quit now.
Rather than the results being outright fixed, they are being legitimately influenced by the GOP's candidate being truly appalling.
ncquake24 · 4 points · Posted at 02:56:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think Trump is just this oblivious and this stupid. He just doesn't react to criticism well and is dumb enough to think that he actually is what he says or that people will believe.
Everything I've read about Trump or heard about Trump from people that know him makes me believe he truly wants to be President, but it's purely an ego thing.
ncquake24 · 3 points · Posted at 02:59:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wouldn't make sense from Hillary's perspective. The way he's campaigning is inciting a normally silent group to become a very vocal, very angry opposition group. Sure, this plan would guarantee a Hilary presidency, but it would guarantee a miserable and stressful presidency for Hilary. I don't think Obama enjoyed a single minute of his presidency during the height of the Tea Party movement.
francisco_DANKonia · 2 points · Posted at 23:24:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Surely he has gone too far this time!!!
Eddie_Hitler · 5 points · Posted at 23:40:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Before he got the nomination he was something refreshingly different and seemed to offer change that many Americans were desperate to see. He wasn't a career politician, he spoke his mind rather than channel canned political bullshit, he expressed populist opinions, addressed legitimate concerns that many Americans had.
Now he has just dialled the obnoxiousness and WTF factor up to 11 and seems to be completely out of control. His campaign is falling apart, top Republicans are abandoning him, his support base is being steadily eroded, and he just doesn't seem to care too much.
Maebure83 · 3 points · Posted at 04:00:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
He cares, but it's the kind of mentality of someone who treats you like shit but gets legitimately offended if you get mad at them for it. He has no concept of other people. Will never apologize, or at most give one of those 'sorry you're so easily offended' apologies.
Will take any criticism, no matter how legitimate, as a personal attack. If you aren't bowing at his feet you are his enemy. This can all be seen publicly. Just look how he interacts with the media and other public figures. He is a petulant child who doesn't care about anything but unconditional loyalty from others.
EgretsAlive · 2 points · Posted at 14:58:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sabotaging himself or the party?
http://time.com/4433168/jesse-ventura-donald-trump/
nimbleTrumpagator · 39 points · Posted at 18:34:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd retort with clinton but, given how so few show up to her rallies, I'd say she isn't that popular.
rugtoad · 93 points · Posted at 19:52:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not too many people are voting for anyone this election. Most of us are voting against the other candidate. I mean, I don't like Hillary...but Trump is a fucking disaster. I cannot fathom how anyone who can walk and chew gum at the same time could actually support him.
I can kinda understand how people might think Hillary is worse, so they vote against her. I think those people are still objectively and spectacularly wrong, but I get it. Hillary is not in any way an appealing candidate.
But the people who actively support Trump? I just don't get that.
fat_cloudz · 13 points · Posted at 20:53:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've posted this before: "Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against." -W.C. Fields
And I think the Trump supporters are just verdantly anti-establishment; tired of politicians politicking.
rugtoad · 22 points · Posted at 21:16:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Shit, I'd be with them if they would have chosen a moderately not-insane person to be their champion.
cameronbates1 · -4 points · Posted at 23:10:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How is he insane? Genuinely curious, just looking at contrasting opinions.
Personally I support Gary Johnson, but I'm more for keeping Hillary out of office at all costs.
rugtoad · 25 points · Posted at 23:24:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This was my response last time somebody asked me that question.
That's literally over a hundred instances of Trump-brand crazy. There's no defending that animal.
vermin1000 · 6 points · Posted at 03:04:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
But look at all those endorsements! Who could be against him when so many leaders are for him?
/s
SBMKsmurfy · 1 points · Posted at 04:17:01 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
bitch you cant vote tho youre like 15
Dent13 · 3 points · Posted at 20:54:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
9% of the country is responsible for the shit show that is this election
sohetellsme · 2 points · Posted at 00:03:34 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well, 14% of eligible voters. Your point still stands.
If all the millennials that supported Sanders bothered to actually vote for him, that total percentage should be around 30%, since Millennials are the largest adult generation in the US. And since seniors and middle-aged people vote in much higher percentages, it makes the youth turnout look even worse.
Out of the 14% of all people over 18 who aren't barred from voting, the vast majority of that 14% were either Baby boomers or Gen X'ers. Where the fuck were the Millennials?
Dent13 · 2 points · Posted at 01:58:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sleeping somewhere most likely, I know I went out and voted in the primary and I'm a millennial, but I'm only responsible for me
Skyler827 · 1 points · Posted at 03:47:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
not all millennials supported sanders. Some of us actually preferred another candidate. Besides, you can't blame Sanders supporters, they had some of the highest turnout.
sohetellsme · -2 points · Posted at 03:54:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
By some, you mean about 15%_ based on polling during the primaries.
Thomathius · 2 points · Posted at 07:19:43 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like the way you talk about politics. I'd like to subscribe to your newsletter.
stealthybiscuts45 · 2 points · Posted at 12:33:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vote for Johnson!
rugtoad · 3 points · Posted at 13:27:01 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd rather not, thanks.
People seem to think that most of us major-party-voters are voting how we do because we don't want to "throw away our votes". Nah. I'm a man of principle.
And on that principle, Gary is...bad. Stein is ridiculous, but Johnson? Bad.
No corporate tax, massive de-regulation, privatize the prison system, de-regulate the internet/kill net-neutrality...and I'm just getting warmed up.
Libertarians tend to have a great sales pitch, but as they say...the devil is in the details. Everything sounds good on paper, but when you put it into practice it becomes a massive disaster. Private prisons have proven themselves an irredeemable failure. The education voucher programs have created a "race to the bottom" among charter schools, and that is WITH regulations in place about how they are permitted to operate. The generic libertarian approach of deregulation would complete the ed-system's transformation into the class warfare training grounds, wherein kids born into poverty are only given the education they need to stay there while kids born into wealth are given every possible advantage they can get. That program has institutionalized generational poverty and Johnson's plans would do away with the things that are giving a small percentage of kids some sort of a chance.
Johnson does have a few redeeming viewpoints, and he seems like he's a well-intentioned, sincere politician. I can respect that, and I can respect that others find him appealing. Voting for him isn't something I can't figure out, but I have some serious disagreements with him on some of the primary positions he takes.
stealthybiscuts45 · 1 points · Posted at 16:58:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ah it was more of a joke anyway, I'm not big on politics. The thing I can't get over with Johnson is his environmental plan.
JangSaverem · 5 points · Posted at 20:44:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah. With Hillary we may get a shirt president but a president none the less.
With trump we get nothing and we stuck with him
bouncy-castle · 9 points · Posted at 22:29:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How do we get a pants president?
JangSaverem · 5 points · Posted at 23:38:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You gotta pay the jeans tax
cameronbates1 · 2 points · Posted at 23:10:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
A do-nothing president is the best kind
pteridoid · 3 points · Posted at 23:05:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
There are multiple reasons why Trump is popular. Some better than others.
http://www.theestablishment.co/2016/05/24/i-know-why-poor-whites-chant-trump-trump-trump/
gryffinp · 1 points · Posted at 22:34:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have the luxury of living in New York, so my presidential ticket vote genuinely doesn't matter. New York IS flipping Dem. If it doesn't, then the world has gone mad. So I'm free to waste my vote on a pointless third party vote.
LucyLilium92 · 2 points · Posted at 01:08:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I saw a chart somewhere that showed how the states' parties have changed over the elections. Practically every state has been both blue and red
AscendantJustice · -3 points · Posted at 20:29:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
See, I'm the opposite. I think Hillary is dangerous and can do way more harm than some idiot that can be reigned in with Congress. I would rather have 4 years of Bozo the Clown than 8 years of the Devil.
Dinonick · 12 points · Posted at 21:05:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Congress currently has a republican majority. That is not a good thing. I would much rather have an asshole democrat with a republican congress than an asshole republican with a republican majority
rugtoad · 10 points · Posted at 21:10:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary has at least seen how the machine works, though.
I feel like people demonize her a bit more than she deserves. Not to say she's a good candidate, but if you go off of the way she is being described by some you'd think she was...well, as you put it, the devil.
Hillary, for all her faults, knows what it will take to keep the ship from completely up-ending. She knows the human cost of war (her feelings about that cost notwithstanding, she does actually KNOW it and has the ability of appreciating it...Trump has zero experience and no idea what it feels like to authorize a drone strike, and that's not someone I want in charge of such a decision), she knows how to play the political game...and she'll also appoint justices who won't undo every bit of progress made over the past decade. Issues like Gay Marriage and abortion are referred to as "wedge issues", but for many people...they are critically important and undermining them isn't something we can just hope Trump won't succeed in doing.
All told, I imagine Hillary will be pretty much 4 more years of what we have now. Status quo isn't great, but it isn't the complete shit-show that manbaby Trump has promised to bring about.
And with any luck, a landslide-loss for Trump will cause the GOP to completely implode such that a more competent party can arise from the ashes and present a viable, electable, non-corrupt candidate who can actually represent Americans with some sensibility.
QuinineGlow · 0 points · Posted at 21:45:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary has seen how the machine works. She's worked the machine, and she knows how to get stuff done, build a working mercenary coalition and get what she wants put through, in some form or another...
...which is why I'd vote for Trump over her. He's a blustering, buffoonish bully whose absolute first instinct when things don't go exactly his way is to go to the press and taunt his opponents with juvenile insults, ensuring he'll never build working coalitions and accomplish his legislative goals at all. He'll spend his whole administration trying to put through insanely unconstitutional executive actions and will probably see himself surpass even Obama's incredible track record of 9-0 SCOTUS losses.
And when you're beating out Mister Imperial President himself for SCOTUS losses, well, that's an accomplishment all by itself ;)
JAKPiano3412 · -2 points · Posted at 02:19:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The GOP is gritting their teeth every time they talk about Trump, it's not their fault. I keep trying to support him, but someone really needs to put a muzzle on him if they want him to win. Also, take away his phone.
Tiffany_Aching · 0 points · Posted at 21:04:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
why can trump be reigned in, but not Hilary? at least she isn't racist, bigoted, and misogynistic
AscendantJustice · 3 points · Posted at 21:07:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because she knows what she's doing. I feel like she's a real-life Frank Underwood.
Tiffany_Aching · 1 points · Posted at 21:11:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But he knows exactly what he's doing. That's what's so absolutely terrifying. He also probably has narcissistic personality disorder, it explains a lot of his actions.
PsychoDad7 · 1 points · Posted at 21:12:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
And because Trump has no friends in Washington, which pretty much means he probably won't get shit done.
anooblol · -2 points · Posted at 00:25:55 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vote libertarian this year.
Feel the Johnson, 2016.
[deleted] · -6 points · Posted at 20:55:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"I can't fathom how people could have different political opinions than me!"
Jesus dude, seriously?
rugtoad · 8 points · Posted at 21:14:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Seriously.
Trump is so fucking awful that I am legitimately unable to figure out how anyone could rationally come to the conclusion that he'd be better than pretty much any other option.
To me, supporting Trump is like saying "I believe the Earth is flat". I can't figure out the thought-path a person would have to take to come to the conclusion that he's anything but one of the most unqualified and dangerously incompetent politicians to ever stand on a stage in the United States
SquaredUp2 · 4 points · Posted at 19:03:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Username checks out.
sirenita12 · 3 points · Posted at 20:42:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Tried to go to one of her rallies yesterday in Denver. It was held at a local high school & very poorly managed. People were fainting from waiting in the heat to hear her speak. Still convinced it was held at the high school so the crowd would look full. There was a sporting arena visible from the parking lot where everyone was waiting.
crystalistwo · 3 points · Posted at 23:21:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's only because she lets her fire marshals do their jobs.
epicirclejerk · 1 points · Posted at 06:48:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Riiight...
kithkatul · 3 points · Posted at 23:07:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Gonna be hilarious when the Trump echo chamber cracks.
jameshues · 2 points · Posted at 01:16:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
/r/politics is leaking again
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 19:00:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
that is a really iffy way to judge popularity lol
extremelycynical · 1 points · Posted at 20:14:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Neither of them should be popular. You are correct, too.
Brute_zee · -12 points · Posted at 19:31:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I consider myself liberal leaning, and I swear to god Hillary is one of the only candidates they could have picked that makes me stop and think "...I mean, Trump probably wouldn't be that bad, right?"
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 07:49:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It clearly is the case of running with it for too long and now he is forced to go with it until the end of the line. A top campaign official of his explained how he didn't expect to win and he was merely using it as a platform to build his brand, get his name out even more but when you have goofballs like Rubio, Cruz. It's obvious to see why he won, even an idiot like Trump could run rough shod over buffoons like them. His presidential run is so laughable, it's almost normal to think he is a plant by Clinton campaign. There have been reports that he plans to see what happens and if he wins, he's gonna allow Pence to take charge which is just... It's honestly surprising he hasn't dropped out. GOP Leaders have been reportedly telling him it's the end of the road for him, drop out. This election season has been an absolute mess.
Edit: A word.
Jackins_Shipgutter · 2 points · Posted at 21:06:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
can we bring the "donald trump" comment to the same level as this one by upvoting it but making sure it doesn't go above by upvoting?
LucyLilium92 · 2 points · Posted at 01:02:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
?
pics-or-didnt-happen · -11 points · Posted at 17:16:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
So Brave
cakeisl33t · -10 points · Posted at 18:33:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
All those shill up votes. Low energy!
SuperCrusader · 0 points · Posted at 02:30:23 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sarcasm?
[deleted] · -33 points · Posted at 14:55:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
*haters
[deleted] · -18 points · Posted at 15:08:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
gonna
mirosama2 · 14 points · Posted at 15:20:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
cafeteria
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 17:10:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Give you up
Manadox · 5 points · Posted at 17:20:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Let you down
Elotero · 4 points · Posted at 17:47:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Turn around
MufugginJellyfish · 3 points · Posted at 18:48:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's what it's all about.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 19:04:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That was a trainwreck.
Glintz013 · 31 points · Posted at 16:35:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Crossfit
TD_70 · 2 points · Posted at 02:13:43 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's really not that popular, it just seems that way because there's a 50 hash tag minimum for social media posts if you do Crossfit
yanksin1st · 2 points · Posted at 19:06:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fuck crossfit. Fuck, you just made me really angry for the rest of the day. Fuck you
Glintz013 · 2 points · Posted at 19:12:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm glad that you hate it as much as i do. Especially when they wear t-shirts with crossfit on it to show everyone how hardcore crossfitters they actual are!
yanksin1st · 3 points · Posted at 19:15:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
And they point to guys like Froning when trying to show how successful it is. Rich Froning isn't ripped because he does crossfit, he does crossfit because he's ripped! Huge fucking difference.
aynez · 1 points · Posted at 12:44:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
A crossfit gym just opened across the street from my place of work.. I'm now considering unemployment.
Change4Betta · 0 points · Posted at 21:34:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Also known as "How to injure yourself:101"
[deleted] · 23 points · Posted at 14:56:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vine "memes"
NATHAN325 · 1 points · Posted at 09:09:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
"Damn Daniel" "Dabbing" "Running Man" can all fuck right off. Especially the sneeze "dance".
JayaBallard · 73 points · Posted at 16:32:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Christians whining about how "persecuted" they are in the US.
TheDeltaLambda · 20 points · Posted at 21:39:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Went to a certain christian university for a semester. We had a Fox news correspondent come in one day at Chapel to talk about the war on Christianity, citing the legalization of same-sex marriage as pretty much his only talking point.
I'm a Christian, I'm not ashamed to admit that, but I am ashamed of people who act like we're (the most widely-accepted religion in America ) facing a Christian Holocaust.
/Rant
TD_70 · 2 points · Posted at 02:14:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Liberty?
TheDeltaLambda · 2 points · Posted at 02:32:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Much much smaller. On a different coast. But just as conservative.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 06:15:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
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JayaBallard · 4 points · Posted at 11:50:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Don't get too complacent. No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.
[deleted] · 26 points · Posted at 20:13:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
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Bradyhaha · 3 points · Posted at 00:18:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ungrateful?
respectthegoat · 5 points · Posted at 23:31:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Agnostics refusing to make up there minds.
jplh1414 · 2 points · Posted at 01:27:20 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well I mean Trump is "Christian" and look at him.
eleventytwelv · 4 points · Posted at 02:05:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hitler and Martin Luther King Jr were both Christians. Why don't we judge people on their actions, and let religion be what it should be- personal, their business.
jplh1414 · 4 points · Posted at 02:07:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Exactly so don't judge a Muslim on extremist because majority of them want peace.
AintNoSunshine55 · 12 points · Posted at 20:40:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Tinder and the dating environment online dating has become.
Took something that should make things easier to find people to connect with and turned into a casual sex vending machine.
Now the dating environment in America 2016 is basically just "okay I'll go find the next"
Eddie_Hitler · 6 points · Posted at 22:27:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you can even get that far with Tinder.
czulu · 2 points · Posted at 04:30:38 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Even though a study of 27,000 people found that millenials are having less sex than people born in the 60's, 70's or 80's? Everybody thinks kids have too much sex, because every generation hates the one that follows it.
I don't use it anymore (my fiancee would literally murder me) but back when I did it was mostly women looking for attention or boyfriends. The few that were looking for hookups did have the pick of the male population though.
vogonicpoet · 2 points · Posted at 02:37:55 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
From what I hear, this only applies to attractive people. Everybody else is stuck in limbo or something. Really makes me appreciate being married right before all this shit started. I'd probably still be single had I not done so.
ceteplark · 29 points · Posted at 15:01:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Facebook
Eddie_Hitler · 3 points · Posted at 22:22:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Facebook is no longer a social network, it's now a large Google-style company that offers a social network as a product.
Much the same as Google isn't a search engine these days.
Nocsiv · 82 points · Posted at 14:35:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Casual Racism
ImWatchinUWatchinMe · 257 points · Posted at 14:44:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The jokes are tasteless. Once you've heard Juan, you've heard Jamal.
tell-me-your-side · 19 points · Posted at 14:55:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I felt shame when I upvoted this.
WtotheSLAM · -9 points · Posted at 15:45:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dude you came while reading that? What the fuck man
yourdadlovesballs13 · 17 points · Posted at 17:41:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not a fan of formal racism. You're not gonna catch me wearing no black tie!
liarandathief · 38 points · Posted at 14:47:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I prefer hard core racism.
kithkatul · 3 points · Posted at 23:11:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
So, lynching?
KazNPfellow · -1 points · Posted at 18:20:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
DP racism?
Avatar_ZW · 6 points · Posted at 20:48:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Filthy casuals!
VigilantMike · 36 points · Posted at 15:02:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is the right answer. With the current political race casual racism is seen as "Just telling it like it is!", or "I refuse to be politically correct!". It bothers the hell out of me.
SquaredUp2 · 7 points · Posted at 19:05:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"I'm not racist! I just look at the facts!"
LikeGoldAndFaceted · 5 points · Posted at 16:33:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Seriously it's such a dumb excuse. I get it, you don't feel racist so you don't see a problem with your stupid jokes, but it more often than not just shows your ignorance and immaturity.
InMySafeSpace · 0 points · Posted at 01:58:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That doesn't show ignorance or immaturity though
FruitySploosh · 1 points · Posted at 19:04:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People saying "this is the correct answer" or "the only right answer" or "this is the right answer" when the question could have 3 million different "right" answers bothers the hell out of me.
VigilantMike · 2 points · Posted at 19:26:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Touché
pimpmymustache · -1 points · Posted at 17:26:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Worse imo is when people constantly post racist af shit, then play it off as "I cant be racist because I'm black". The amount of times i see people on facebook do that shit is insane.
Selrisitai · -4 points · Posted at 16:26:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Even if it is just "telling like it is," it's still considered "casual racism."
Either way, someone will hate you.
bury_the_boy · -2 points · Posted at 17:51:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
To be fair, this isn't popular - it's just widespread.
daveed123 · 4 points · Posted at 22:02:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Isn't that what popular means though?
Pipezilla · 3 points · Posted at 00:22:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
My ex wifes vagina
jawide626 · 21 points · Posted at 15:46:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Six warning shots in the back
VI_own_king · 4 points · Posted at 00:09:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
This reads like a cards against humanity card.
Siinthetic · 25 points · Posted at 17:00:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Old white dudes with bleached hair ruining countries because they feed off of attention
PM_ME_PrettyPlease · 31 points · Posted at 20:40:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I assume you're talking about Hillary Clinton.
VonCrunchhausen · 2 points · Posted at 01:10:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think they're talking about the tiny-handed one with the bad tax plan.
BoogieRangerFoot · 0 points · Posted at 06:32:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
He clearly said old white dudes. Not one of the lizard ostrich people.
EricandtheLegion · 11 points · Posted at 15:41:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The song Whip It by Devo. It's not even one of the better Devo tracks. It is bizarre that it got as much traction as it did, while Gates of Steel and Freedom of Choice from the same album are relatively unknown.
PC509 · 6 points · Posted at 17:27:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Are we not men!? We are Devo!
I don't like the song Whip It. It's not a bad song. It's just that it's the one that's played all the time with 80's music or when someone brings up Devo.
I feel the same way about Smells
Feelslike Teen Spirit (thanks for the correction /u/EricandtheLegion !). Love Nirvana. That song is great, too. It's just the overplayed, overrated song. :/ If you hear it too much, you start to not like it as much. I think that's the deal with both those songs for me.mainlyjustalurker · 3 points · Posted at 19:03:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Saving grace in Teen Spirit is the guitar solo and the verse right after..."and I forget just why I taste, oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile."
PC509 · 3 points · Posted at 19:11:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I found it hard, it's hard to find, oh well, whatever, Nevermind...
Best part of the song, for sure. :)
mainlyjustalurker · 2 points · Posted at 20:11:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Definitely. I love how the feedback rings out after the solo and fades into the verse too. Awesome production by Butch Vig and Cobain was a master of sonic space with his guitar. The orthodox opinion among most guitarists/ old guard rock and rollers is that he wasn't a good guitarist. In reality he was a master of "noise" or imo just...sound.
JosefTheFritzl · 0 points · Posted at 22:29:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wait...that song actually has lyrics? I thought it was just nasally grunts and moans, like the kind that deaf people make when they try and talk.
mainlyjustalurker · 1 points · Posted at 01:10:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
More like the grunts and moans your mom makes when I'm nine inches deep, bitch.
EricandtheLegion · 2 points · Posted at 17:36:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oddly enough, this is NOT how I feel about Talking Heads. I absolutely love their hits and I love their other songs too.
PC509 · 1 points · Posted at 17:44:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Son of a bitch. How did I write that?! Wow. Thanks for the correction. I'm an idiot.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 20:15:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The upside of Teen Spirit is the "entertainers" bit in the chorus. It sounds like they're saying mashed potatoes.
PC509 · 1 points · Posted at 20:27:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Never thought of that! I'll have to listen for it!
Reminds me of Falco's Hot Potatoes: Rock me Amadeus. :)
Pipthepirate · 1 points · Posted at 16:30:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Its the video
CoolHandLukeZ · 1 points · Posted at 16:54:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
and it was very catchy too
classy_stegasaurus · 1 points · Posted at 21:13:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But the video is worse than the song!
Pipthepirate · 1 points · Posted at 21:34:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The video.is weird and memorable
flipping_birds · 1 points · Posted at 17:20:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I had the album back then. Both Great songs.
EricandtheLegion · 1 points · Posted at 17:21:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm a fan of MOST Devo songs. I just find it unusual that Whip It was the hit.
cadomski · 1 points · Posted at 17:45:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Gotta agree with Freedom of Choice being better. Very underrated song for that genre.
EricandtheLegion · 1 points · Posted at 17:46:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That whole album is fucking boss.
Martian13 · 1 points · Posted at 21:02:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Gates of Steel is one of my all time favorite songs, so is girl U want.
EricandtheLegion · 1 points · Posted at 21:35:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Devo has some fucking amazing songs in their discography.
Martian13 · 1 points · Posted at 03:53:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I remember my dad taking me to the drive in and watching the Satisfaction video when I was small, Boogie Boy hooked me at an early age.
factuarily · 7 points · Posted at 01:50:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
hating on millennials
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:00:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
yes.
WhoThenNow81 · 24 points · Posted at 19:11:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Beyonce. Cant sing, doesnt write her own songs and that beat you love also wasnt made by her.
Eddie_Hitler · 3 points · Posted at 22:15:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
She's a marketing campaign that transmogrified into a cult, some sort of weird role model for all women.
I know loads of women who pretty much worship the ground she walks on without even knowing quite why.
JosefTheFritzl · 3 points · Posted at 22:32:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People say we're years away from artificial intelligence, from androids and sentient computers.
The future is now: Beyonce is a fine-tuned R&B pop machine. She is not real, she is a fabrication whose manufacture was funded by Jay-Z in a bizarre, Ex Machina-like effort to make a robo-star he can bang.
OatsAfricanus · 1 points · Posted at 23:33:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ya, growing up I was under the assumption that she was just another glorified booty shaker, then the cult of Beyonce sprang up out of nowhere. THere was no way this resurgence came out organically, it must of been carefully marketed with extreme precision.
cattermelon34 · 2 points · Posted at 22:21:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
She's a pretty good singer, though I agree with the rest.
Most of my friends (mostly gay/feminist) think Formation is a masterpiece about strength and loving yourself/culture.
I mean, that IS what it's about but it's also equal parts marketing ploy and politics
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 07:58:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can agree with your two latter points. Most mainstream rapper/ singers definitely don't write they own shit or make their own beats but Beyonce can definitely sing. I am gonna have to disagree with you on that. Her new songs don't capture her singing voice but she can sing.
WhoThenNow81 · 1 points · Posted at 15:13:20 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I mean she can sing, I just dont get all the worship around her. I thought she was great in Destiny's child
doc_daneeka · 14 points · Posted at 14:12:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Terrorism.
ImWatchinUWatchinMe · 15 points · Posted at 14:48:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It was discussed in another thread, that news stations are not covering attacks as such disasters in hopes of making it seem less glamorous. These sad sacks feed on misery, and western journalism is spoon feeding them.
diegojones4 · 40 points · Posted at 15:17:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've been saying for years they should change the way it is reported.
TheJimReaper101 · 13 points · Posted at 15:57:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Now that sounds like a news program I can get behind.
Madauras · 5 points · Posted at 17:57:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
My offered convention is to refer to all violent offenders as "nameless pencildick" followed by a number.
diegojones4 · 2 points · Posted at 18:00:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I like it! I haven't heard pencildick in years.
Madauras · 3 points · Posted at 18:22:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Cuntwaffle and pencildick are two of my go tos. Your use of profanity is quite similar and pleases me. Dickless is great and packs in some Ghostbusters nostalgia. I'd buy you a drink if you ever find yourself in the Pacific NW.
diegojones4 · 2 points · Posted at 18:35:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's awesome! I've applied for a few jobs in Oregon but they don't seem to want me. If you come to SE Texas, I'll buy you a drink.
I actually prefer the word dickweed but I thought dickless would be more offensive to the cowards. And yeah, I got it from Ghostbusters.
Words can have such power. I think you and I are on the right track. You run for PotUS and I'll be VP. We could probably start now and win!
Madauras · 2 points · Posted at 18:46:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I do want to draft good comedians for local public office... start an American version of the Best party... I'm lazy and have a bad record, would make a better activist than candidate but thanks :)... from Austin originally so i love/feel bad for everyone from SE TX, sorry... think you'd like OR our job markets aren't as good but cost of living is generally lower. Language is both powerful and fun, English is awesome for swearing and slang, people should have more fun with it.
diegojones4 · 1 points · Posted at 18:58:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Really? That is why I started searching there because things seems pretty stable with growth.
I'm in Galveston so the only thing to feel sorry about is the lack of jobs.
My family is from the Austin area. You wouldn't believe it now. It's horrible. I lived there from 85 to 89 and 97 to 01. The place is nothing like you remember even if you left before 2001.
Madauras · 2 points · Posted at 19:17:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've been back frequently, its sad. I lived there for my whole childhood basically 84-2002, its solidly different now and pretty depressing . The heats why i left but yeah, OR is poor as shit and has a worse job market than other states/cities on the West coast. Not sure want you do for a living but our job market is kind of limited... The town is wonderful.
Galveston is nice but if you ever get the chance of visiting up here id take it.
diegojones4 · 2 points · Posted at 20:23:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You are old enough to remember when Pflugerville and Roundrock weren't part of Austin. When the town ended at Ben White and 183. Now it is just a cesspool of traffic that makes Houston look good.
I'm really surprised by what you are saying about OR. Maybe my research is wrong. I didn't think it was booming, but I thought it was growing. Thanks for the info; I research more.
Madauras · 2 points · Posted at 01:32:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
My friend once joked that people born when we were couldn't afford to live in the city limits that existed at our birth... Round Rock and Pflugerville will never be a part of Austin no matter what fail light rails they build. I'm not trying to talk you out of Portland, I freaking love it here, but our economy is basically the smallest of major west coast towns. Its growing massively, just at a pace that doesn't compare with Austin. OR in general is poor as shit compared to TX but spends its money better. If you ever have more questions feel free to ask and Ill try to answer as well as I can.
diegojones4 · 2 points · Posted at 01:51:12 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dude, this is all I'm looking for; a company where my skills and experience will be useful, my commute is under an hour, traffic doesn't freak out my wife, and people will welcome us and our 4 dogs. I don't give a shit where it is. I just want a happy wife, happy dogs, and a job where I contribute.
Madauras · 2 points · Posted at 02:00:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Keep looking out here, the work is the hardest part, traffics way better than TX, the city planning in general is pretty amazing. Pretty sure the dog friendliness here is higher than any other city in NA. Literally every drive through I've been through offers dog treats. Seattle and the bay have more work options but are a silly level of more expensive...
ModerndayMrsRobinson · 3 points · Posted at 19:20:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This reminds me of my grandpa's favorite insult, needledick. As a kid I pictured someone trying to thread their needledick, I thought what a pain but seems useful for hemming pants on the go I guess. I was oblivious.
tomgerson · 8 points · Posted at 17:15:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I hate that this exists. News stations in the US are intentionally trying to start race wars just for viewership by labeling everything a race issue or a hate crime.
Seriously this is borderline treason, they are intentionally igniting the fire to destroy relations of police officers and the community.
gorocz · 2 points · Posted at 09:47:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's literally what terrorism means - inciting terror in people. And news stations/agencies are basically helping them achieve their goals.
kegname · 5 points · Posted at 16:47:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
3-day weekend Bachelor or Bachelorette parties that are out of state or out of the country. I'm not talking hey let's drive an hour away, I'm talking let's take a 5hr flight across the country, get a suite and go to fine restaurants. It just seems like its an expectation nowadays to drop $1k + on a weekend (not including any actual wedding costs), that you essentially get no say in unless you're the bride or groom.
ZombiAcademy · 8 points · Posted at 22:03:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump for President
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 01:07:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You do realize him and hillary are working together, and that Sanders is a communist?
ZombiAcademy · 1 points · Posted at 01:22:43 on August 16, 2016 · (Permalink)
The first part of your statement, if it were true, would not surprise me. The second is a complete family, or spoken by someone who doesn't understand the differences between Communism, Socialism, Marxism, Stalinists and Facism.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:18:20 on August 18, 2016 · (Permalink)
Buddy, I've spent years studying the dynamics off all the above. You can fight me all you want, but you are wrong. :)
novags500 · 3 points · Posted at 18:02:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why is Dax Shepard a thing?
KilgoreeTrout · 1 points · Posted at 02:06:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
pshhh hardly!
BoogieRangerFoot · 1 points · Posted at 06:34:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What is Dax Shepherd?
Edit: googling things is easier if you can spell
Bluehookparty · 1 points · Posted at 18:14:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Shut your damn mouth
Dooshbaguette · 3 points · Posted at 22:24:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Inspiration porn where people pat themselves on the back for showing basic manners and respect to disabled people who are given no voice at all in a story that is clearly only meant to give the author some loving from the Takeis.
epicolocity · 1 points · Posted at 01:05:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I dunno, i really enjoy porn featuring disabled people
blaney20 · 3 points · Posted at 23:12:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
smoking
Katvizzle · 3 points · Posted at 23:33:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Really obvious click bait
Knigar · 3 points · Posted at 00:44:12 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Beats headphoens
KalBaratheon · 3 points · Posted at 01:35:55 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
I understood the initial appeal, but given the actual (lack of) content in the game, I don't understand how it's lasted so long.
smthingcleverhere · 3 points · Posted at 01:42:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Tight ball hugging pants on men. Stop. It doesn't look good. It's not sexy. And it can't possibly be comfortable.
CaykeSublime · 3 points · Posted at 01:58:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nicki minaj and most pop/rap music in general.
TyranWolf · 3 points · Posted at 02:19:55 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The word yaaaassss. It's cancer.
tiniful · 3 points · Posted at 02:40:32 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Tanning bed!
thetinymoo · 70 points · Posted at 14:23:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump.
ColonelSanders_1930 · 49 points · Posted at 14:46:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton.
[deleted] · 51 points · Posted at 14:49:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donkey!
Wiseguy72 · 10 points · Posted at 14:54:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Elephant!
[deleted] · 9 points · Posted at 14:56:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wyoming
MBen7 · 36 points · Posted at 14:58:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Harambe
[deleted] · 17 points · Posted at 15:10:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE!
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:03:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
IT'S WAS ALWAYS BURNING SINCE THE WORLD'S BEEN TURNING!
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:03:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
IT'S WAS ALWAYS BURNING SINCE THE WORLD'S BEEN TURNING!
[deleted] · 15 points · Posted at 14:59:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Get em out boys
EngragmentChild · 9 points · Posted at 15:01:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
i feel his soft gorilla hands on me.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 15:03:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Rather on, than in!
Zaps_ · 1 points · Posted at 21:10:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
harambe died for our memes.
Pancakewagon26 · 1 points · Posted at 18:04:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
DICKSOUT
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:13:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kitties
IBreakingAcesI · 1 points · Posted at 20:41:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Eh, I don't think Wyoming is too popular.
PMmeYourSins · 1 points · Posted at 07:51:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
KFC
DrKobbe · 22 points · Posted at 14:58:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Your mom. She isn't that good, honestly :/
bowyer-betty · 11 points · Posted at 15:13:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But you know you'll go back for more.
[deleted] · 12 points · Posted at 15:50:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I mean 5 dollars ain't much.
Martian13 · 2 points · Posted at 21:06:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jokes on you! She paid me 20!
_SnNNeKerz · 1 points · Posted at 20:03:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's 5$ only for those with micro-penises, OP's mom does it for free
bergie321 · 1 points · Posted at 02:12:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
OP's mom is all about quantity over quality.
PM_Me_You_in_aThong · 18 points · Posted at 14:52:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Racism towards any race.
cyclopsrex · 34 points · Posted at 15:06:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Racism to Na'vi is fine. We need that unobtanium.
Eterrossy · 6 points · Posted at 19:02:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
For a second I thought you meant the CS:GO team.
asol · 3 points · Posted at 19:42:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
RIP Zeus [*]
s1mple better not fuck up.
Zaps_ · 2 points · Posted at 21:14:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He's either gonna make them unstoppable or tear them apart with his toxic attitude.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 07:59:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The rest of the team is known to be pretty toxic.
Deroni76 · 3 points · Posted at 15:37:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
*puts hand on face*
I see you, Jeiksoolie.
Avatar_ZW · 1 points · Posted at 20:57:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fucking Navi!
Don't you fucking tell me to "hey listen" again!
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 15:00:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's more of lifestyle for me.
Three-TForm · 1 points · Posted at 15:11:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Is this something that is popular...or something that is commonplace?
PM_Me_You_in_aThong · 2 points · Posted at 16:41:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What's the difference between the two?
Genuine question.
Three-TForm · 6 points · Posted at 17:05:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think something popular means that it's both perpetuated and enjoyed by the masses, while something commonplace occurs with great frequency.
Spelling errors in a first grade class are commonplace.
Big Macs are popular.
Three-TForm · 1 points · Posted at 17:05:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think something popular means that it's both perpetuated and enjoyed by the masses, while something commonplace occurs with great frequency.
Spelling errors in a first grade class are commonplace.
Big Macs are popular.
Orac1971 · 1 points · Posted at 21:13:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Agreed , detest Racism, it's the tool of the cretin.
bury_the_boy · -2 points · Posted at 17:52:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not popular.
Jesus, some of you don't even read the title of these threads.
Catladyinthemaking17 · 9 points · Posted at 16:21:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians
Orac1971 · 4 points · Posted at 21:12:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Star Trek lizard things?
sonia72quebec · 2 points · Posted at 22:37:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
As much as I don't like them I'm always a little jealous by the fact that they are making millions of $ doing nothing.
a_large_equation · 7 points · Posted at 17:41:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dabbing.
luckysevs · 4 points · Posted at 20:18:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Like, the "dance", or the weed dabbing?
IBreakingAcesI · 1 points · Posted at 20:37:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
^ Valid question
a_large_equation · 1 points · Posted at 03:50:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The dance. I wasn't aware of any sort of, "weed dabbing."
Yerwun · 1 points · Posted at 20:36:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't know what this is.
LucyLilium92 · 1 points · Posted at 01:18:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think it's that thing where you pretend to sneeze on your elbow, but also stretch out your other arm so they both point the other way
YOLIT1 · 0 points · Posted at 04:31:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
In fairness, it originated as a symbol of pride for a historically bad team, serving as a rallying point for the fanbase of that team. The whole memeification of it is just bad though.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 08:04:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm 100% sure it started out referencing cannabis smokers who cough into their elbow. It's started out in Atlanta hip-hop scene so that seems more likely which would consist of some cannabis smokers.
a_large_equation · 1 points · Posted at 17:52:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The memeifacation of it is why I hate it so much. It really goes to show how the Internet can take something simple and completely ruin it.
[deleted] · 10 points · Posted at 14:54:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
people being born, facebook, people in charge, motor cars with internal combustion engines, poverty, hunger, homelessness, looking at mobile phones too often, apple computers, that awful uplifting hipster music in the background of every shit kickstarter, heroin addiction, war, lack of education, fast food, soda, alcohol, religion, cancer, mediocrity, EDM, death,old age, debunking videos on youtube, arguing over a narrow two party paradigm, ruining the environment, plastic,the news, modern art, twitter, reddit, buzzfeed, low quality audio, bumper stickers, sharing opinions on the internet.
swyitch · 6 points · Posted at 15:11:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Death lol
AnalTyrant · 1 points · Posted at 19:03:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dude, I liked death before it was even popular.
LordBarman · -1 points · Posted at 15:33:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
y tho?
Y THO?!
csbob2010 · 2 points · Posted at 16:15:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Don't forget auto playing videos on websites.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:18:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Thank you, my list is now complete.
saltedwarlock · 2 points · Posted at 18:23:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
idk man I've heard a bit of good EDM
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:17:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Having listened to DJ music for over 20 years I can say with certainty that EDM is a short lived phase. It seems to be the way from my experience that house music often has faddy sounds that come and go.
EricandtheLegion · 1 points · Posted at 17:44:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hahahahahaha that's one hell of a list. Personally, I think death and low quality audio aren't popular enough.
demosthenes384322 · 1 points · Posted at 21:58:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Also hating things for no particular reason.
I mean seriously, you get mad about bumper stickers? Get a life.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 23:14:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People who take things seriously on the internet
kithkatul · 1 points · Posted at 23:15:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Damn, dude, leave some for the rest of us.
Some3rdiShit · 1 points · Posted at 01:12:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Your a man who really tells it how it is. I'm voting for you!
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 02:02:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Get that on a bumper sticker.
peztali · 2 points · Posted at 18:37:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Steam
workraken · 2 points · Posted at 20:55:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Now that's an interesting one. What exactly is it about Steam that you think isn't up to snuff?
peztali · 8 points · Posted at 23:20:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well, since you asked...
Quality isn't the issue. I interpreted the question not with an implied "because it isn't as good as people think", but with an implied "because it being so popular is dangerous".
The problem is that it's dangerously close to becoming a monopoly, and it doesn't acknowledge the idea of personal property. Nobody "owns" their Steam library of games in the traditional sense. If Valve decides to ban you, you lose access to all of your games, and there's yet to be any legal precedent set that might allow you to get them back.
If you are one of the, admittedly few, unlucky folks to be banned, your ability to get your games back seems to depend entirely on your popularity; those who can leverage their social media presence into bad press for Valve tend to have their accounts reinstated. If one doesn't have that capability, then one is totally reliant on the whims of a corporate machine with no established appeals process.
Now, at this point, I've often heard people claim that only cheaters and whatnot get banned. My argument there is that it's not true; sometimes people obey all the rules and get banned anyway. Plus, even if only cheaters got banned, I don't believe that misuse of a service entitles anyone to steal from you. Which, if we accept the narrative that one "buys" games on Steam, then those games become your personal property, thus making Steam's bans tantamount to massive theft. If all Steam did was ban people from multiplayer servers, or prevent them from purchasing games in the future, then I'd be fine with it. However, people have been prevented from accessing ANY of their "purchased" games, and that seems unjust to me. Imagine if you wrote in the margins of a book, and Barnes & Noble showed up to repossess your entire library. It's insane!
Plus, there's the more general problem of DRM, which is especially bad for Steam. I mean, your ability to play a game that you ostensibly purchased depends entirely on Steam's software and servers working correctly. I know there's an offline mode, but it's not perfect; any person who has tried to use it extensively will know that there are times when it doesn't work, especially in unexpected circumstances in which one didn't expressly tell Steam to enter offline mode before losing internet connectivity. How often do people need to be arbitrarily barred from accessing content that they purchased before they realize that they don't own that content by any reasonable sense of the word?
If Steam were a subscription service, like Netflix for example, I'd be a lot more comfortable with it. Because in that scenario, there is an explicit and well understood agreement between consumer and service provider that the access is temporary and contingent on external factors. However, Steam peddles a fiction that one is "buying" games, when in reality one is basically donating money to Steam and hoping that one will be allowed to play games sometimes in return.
It wouldn't even be that big of a deal for them to run their business like they do if they had more competition, because then consumers would have a choice of whether they wanted to agree to these terms or not. However, there's quite a few Steam-exclusive games, and rampant favoritism toward the Steam platform throughout the games industry with things like free Steam keys and Steam-first release dates. There are even game websites with links to buy the game that lead directly to Steam even though that's not the only option! If one doesn't like how Steam runs their business, it's incredibly difficult to avoid them!
So yeah, Steam is an incredibly convenient service with a very successful business model, but it comes at the expense of consumer rights, it's nigh unavoidable, and it's only growing larger.
edit: private property -> personal property
workraken · 3 points · Posted at 23:48:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Y'know, I was really hoping for a good argument about this, but was prepared for something dumb. I pretty much agree completely.
Pipezilla · 4 points · Posted at 00:20:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kardashaians
amdfanboymsi · 5 points · Posted at 15:40:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Drake nuff said
epicolocity · 4 points · Posted at 01:00:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
the phrase "nuff said"
ALittleFishNamedOzil · -2 points · Posted at 01:37:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
most popular rappers really, no scratch that, most popular musicians
amdfanboymsi · 1 points · Posted at 13:42:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah tbh the only rapper i enjoy listening is Eminem that guy is a god
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:02:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
[deleted]
amdfanboymsi · 1 points · Posted at 19:55:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That was great
I_A_H_G_S · 2 points · Posted at 14:53:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
9gag.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 14:56:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vine
MyBodyHurtsALot · 2 points · Posted at 15:06:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Xanax
sonia72quebec · 3 points · Posted at 22:41:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I love Xanax, it saved my life. I was going thru a difficult time in my life and I was so anxious that I couldn't sleep or relax one minute. I was thinking of suicide.
I took a couple of Xanax (with my Doctor approval) and I was finally able to relax and sleep. What's hard it's to not used it as a permanent relaxing aid.
datums · 2 points · Posted at 15:11:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Payday loans.
Lobanium · 2 points · Posted at 15:24:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The two party system.
Serverindisguise · 2 points · Posted at 18:17:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The large number (and large amounts) of athletic scholarships available compared to the small amounts of academic scholarships. Athleticism is more important and valuable these days than intellect and academia.
Tannerreed04 · 2 points · Posted at 19:29:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Lip sync battles. I don't think there is anything remotely funny or entertaining about it.
ToxicLogics · 2 points · Posted at 19:47:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
food being served on wooden boards, shitty brews that have "cool" names but taste like shit that people keep buying, and mustaches.
12TripleAce12 · 2 points · Posted at 20:32:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashians personal life.
CoreyGotClass · 2 points · Posted at 20:57:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians. Done.
theDUDE_90 · 2 points · Posted at 22:19:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Social media. I feel like social media ruined real socializing. You see a friend in person who you haven't seen in a long time but you both don't have anything to catch up on cuz you both see each others lives already everyday so pretty much the conversation dies after a 5 minute one. And that 5 minute conversation really died after 3 minutes.
BacardiWhiteRum · 2 points · Posted at 22:44:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Smoking! So many people my age (20) actually start taking this up! Obviously everyone knows the risks but they think its cool. I know people as young as 15 starting smoking because they're 'stressed'.
People make it out as a joke but gaping is actually starting out as a 'gateway' to smoking
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:26:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Gaping is? 😳
SeosamhRankin · 2 points · Posted at 22:48:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality TV. It's ridiculous how much crap is shown under the category of it, and it's all literally a car crash of crappy people saying and doing crappy things, generally being horrible people.
felixfelix · 2 points · Posted at 23:23:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
obesity
written_emotions · 2 points · Posted at 23:28:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Racism... In fact, any kind of discrimination...
AlbinoChalupa · 2 points · Posted at 23:50:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Cheating.
Like when did it become the norm that when one is in a relationship, its ok to pull that shit and not to expect any consequences.
Stompuh · 2 points · Posted at 00:00:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim K.
g0kustan · 2 points · Posted at 00:00:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The fucking Kardashians
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 00:21:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Selfies
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 00:27:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Smoking. It's disgusting and horrible for you.
Stacia_Asuna · 2 points · Posted at 00:35:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump and Clinton
Wait...
ExistedMaster · 1 points · Posted at 04:13:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
You've broken the loop
Ghostspider1989 · 2 points · Posted at 00:57:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Taking pride in being stupid
DopeSlingingSlasher · 2 points · Posted at 01:04:04 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Lil Yachty
BigMoneyBigPenis · 1 points · Posted at 12:58:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
lil boat
Ggcarbon · 2 points · Posted at 01:06:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim mother fucking Kardashian-West
avivtheking521 · 2 points · Posted at 01:36:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Justin Bieber
4N1K8 · 2 points · Posted at 01:40:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Taking photos of your food. Noone gives a fuck hey.
MrLangbyMippets · 2 points · Posted at 01:56:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Buying cheap houses in shitty neighborhoods, fixing them up, marketing them to millennials, and reselling them for triple the cost.
Wrymovie · 2 points · Posted at 02:25:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dabbing, memes and vine.
axejeff · 2 points · Posted at 02:37:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Drake. I just don't get it.
TheDavidStevo · 2 points · Posted at 02:55:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kardashians
danielthomas1234 · 2 points · Posted at 03:52:13 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Drake and Kanye west
MrAwesome3 · 2 points · Posted at 03:59:06 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Everything that's popular right now.
Crunchyburrito22 · 2 points · Posted at 04:16:34 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Music.ly or whatever
Rhodie114 · 2 points · Posted at 04:29:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Things I don't like. Stop liking the wrong things assholes. But also don't like exactly what I like, I need to be unique. God!
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 06:10:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Radical feminism.
cookiemonster247 · 8 points · Posted at 18:28:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kanye. He's a dip shit. I don't understand why people like him. Bring on the down votes
Zaps_ · 2 points · Posted at 21:17:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm just convinced that it's just a persona to generate press. Either way TLOP was fire
klausjesper · 2 points · Posted at 20:10:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
we like him because off his music.
cookiemonster247 · 1 points · Posted at 21:27:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But ask yourself, do you like him as a person, or do you like his work?
Tuxyz · 1 points · Posted at 22:04:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not /u/klausjesper but I enjoy his work, I don't particularly agree with or like a lot of the things that he says, but he has a really interesting personality and has cemented himself as a legend within rap.
Godbot666 · 0 points · Posted at 21:12:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"music"
NotARobotSpider · 10 points · Posted at 14:46:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
All the Bourne movies after the first one. Doug Liman created a one-off fun flick and the rest wasn't necessary.
[deleted] · 21 points · Posted at 15:03:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nah, I'd say the action scenes from the 2nd and 3rd ones were far better than the 1st one's (the whole sequence in Waterloo Station where Bourne is directing the reporter is probably the best in the series imo). 4 and 5 were totally unnecessary though.
Change4Betta · 1 points · Posted at 21:39:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They are cool movies but would be so much better if they weren't made during that period of time where it was popular to have action scenes where it's a million cuts and you can't actually see shit. Transformers also guilty of this.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 21:56:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not sure you've watched them because it's generally understood that the issue with the action scenes isn't that there's lots of cuts, but shaky camera.
OFJehuty · 8 points · Posted at 17:25:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The fuck. Supremacy and Ultimatum are fantastic action flicks.
Selrisitai · 4 points · Posted at 17:06:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I am going to say, "All the Bournes after the third one." I liked all three originals.
juiceboxheero · 10 points · Posted at 14:59:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's the same story in every movie. Bourne can't remember his past, and he is hunted by a group of people in a room of computers. The government sends assets to kill Bourne, but it is then revealed that they are just puppets of a shady government official.
cyclopsrex · 4 points · Posted at 15:02:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They should have gone the Fast and Furious route and added more characters and ridiculousness to each one.
Wiseguy72 · 6 points · Posted at 15:04:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think Die Hard already fit that bill.
cyclopsrex · 3 points · Posted at 15:41:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The one in Moscow sucked so much.
AnalTyrant · 1 points · Posted at 18:47:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Can't wait to see the next one. At some point you kind of have to see how terrible the train wreck gets.
nph333 · 2 points · Posted at 15:04:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You mean its not just me that thinks this? For years I've tried to understand the appeal of the sequels. I now feel less alone in the world.
eliochip · 1 points · Posted at 15:24:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
spoilers: oh my god it is indeed Jason Bourne
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 14:56:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Leafyishere
Eterrossy · 1 points · Posted at 19:01:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hisssssssssss
Sybre · 1 points · Posted at 19:11:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I honestly can't even say that kid is popular. Yeah he's got 4 million subscribers, but they're all kids and no one outside of that base cares about him or his content either. It's strange too, he's got twice the subs than H3H3, yet people in the H3H3 community seem to be way more prevalent in the community. Maybe people don't want to be associated with Leafy.
Fevir · 1 points · Posted at 00:32:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That really just depends on where you lurk and interact.
neverbuythesun · 1 points · Posted at 02:08:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't even understand his content like... there's nothing noteworthy about it? If I wanted to watch a kid play video games and chat pure shit for ten minutes I could just hang out with my brother and his friends.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:10:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
His old videos were decent enough, he talked about some life stories but now, it's just watch this 'cringey kid' on the internet and let's 'roast' him. His videos are pretty pathetic and really only apply to the kids trying to edgy memelord keyboard warriors.
Mumustah · -8 points · Posted at 17:50:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How dare you! All praise our lord LEAFY!
Loop-Zoop · 1 points · Posted at 21:33:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
you forgot this, /s
DarkIris22 · 6 points · Posted at 20:01:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The word "lit"
workraken · 1 points · Posted at 20:51:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm still sad "on point" got slangified and popular to the point of obnoxiousness.
darksphoenix · 5 points · Posted at 15:50:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 20:15:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
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Eddie_Hitler · 4 points · Posted at 22:30:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not man-made at all. Alcohol can be produced naturally during a natural fermentation process.
But you're right - alcohol would probably be a Class A drug in the UK and banned as a result, were it a brand new thing.
AmnaArshadAnsari · 3 points · Posted at 14:30:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If I can dream it, I can do it
plax1780 · 4 points · Posted at 14:38:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reaction Videos
dorkdiariesisforboys · 2 points · Posted at 16:45:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
LeafyIsHere
seanwalsh747 · 3 points · Posted at 20:09:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Apple products
Avatar_ZW · 2 points · Posted at 20:28:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Free-to-play games. If it were up to me, all games would be pay-once-and-play with maybe a few DLC levels tops, not this low grade skinner-box whale-trap garbage.
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 00:50:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
that stupid kardashian mobile app
[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 15:00:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Westboro Baptist church.
Pancakewagon26 · 17 points · Posted at 18:06:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I wouldn't call them popular.
Sybre · 2 points · Posted at 19:06:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Was about to say, they lost all traction since like 2012.
OctopusHandshake · 1 points · Posted at 22:46:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think they only had something like 80 members at their peak too.
OatsAfricanus · 1 points · Posted at 23:34:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is why we have a word called infamy.
rutten187 · 4 points · Posted at 21:50:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
chicks shaving the sides of their head.
KilgoreeTrout · 2 points · Posted at 02:04:32 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
omg thank you! so trashy
tell-me-your-side · 12 points · Posted at 14:42:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump
ColonelSanders_1930 · 28 points · Posted at 14:46:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 14:56:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donkey!
tell-me-your-side · 2 points · Posted at 15:01:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Cat.
TheJimReaper101 · 0 points · Posted at 15:52:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Cat.
battlemage999 · 0 points · Posted at 17:40:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Cat.
AFortyADay · 0 points · Posted at 16:17:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
MANBEARPIG
WtotheSLAM · 1 points · Posted at 15:44:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Elephant!
POLOjavibaz · 2 points · Posted at 16:55:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wyoming
ChadGnarly · 5 points · Posted at 17:31:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Harambe
MufugginJellyfish · 1 points · Posted at 18:54:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Get em out boys
DaveyJones12 · 3 points · Posted at 19:07:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Wait a second...
TheBrickBlock · 2 points · Posted at 20:16:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This is the best thing in the whole thread
tell-me-your-side · 4 points · Posted at 14:54:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Colonel Sanders
anooblol · 1 points · Posted at 00:32:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Gary Johnson.
rbowman180 · 3 points · Posted at 16:26:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kanye. Fuck that douche bag.
flipping_birds · 1 points · Posted at 17:20:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Brace yourself. The downvotes are coming.
burt--macklin · 1 points · Posted at 00:35:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
upvote
ArctenWasTaken · 10 points · Posted at 14:12:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Rap.
edit: Some rap is good, don't get me wrong, just really think that the "fck a bitch ain't caring but nothing n*ga stealing my style in my jayz" is really bad, it's popular but more or less encourages the "fans" of the songs to follow their style and be like them, which is really unbenefitial for the future of humanity and society as a whole.
workingtimeaccount · 25 points · Posted at 15:07:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Like all of Led Zeppelin is about being horny and smashing babes.
Pipthepirate · 10 points · Posted at 16:28:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Some of it is about Hobbits.
this_guy_over_here_ · 4 points · Posted at 16:23:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Or about how women are terrible heartless creatures. Not saying they are, but like 90% of Zeppelin songs are about sex, and the other 10% are about how women suck.
Ai_of_Vanity · 1 points · Posted at 19:09:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Women do suck though... at least in my experience.
SnizzPants · 17 points · Posted at 14:43:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't know if I agree with that. Like what you want but your reasoning for why it's not good is way off base.
You're argument is basically in line with parents who want violent video games banned. I listen to a ton of black metal yet don't go around burning churches (and can assure you most other fans don't either). Lots of people from here listen to country music and don't buy a pick-up truck and go mud-bogging.
josh_the_misanthrope · 4 points · Posted at 14:58:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nearly everyone here who listens to country does this. I live in a place where mudding and hunting and stuff is pretty popular, and there's a big overlap between listening to country and doing those things. There's a joke around here that the population doubled when the census bureau started counting people wearing camo.
Some music is identity heavy and the pop-county they play nowadays is probably the worst offender. "Cold beer on a friday night, pair of jeans that fit just right" "I'm crazy bout my mercury"
It's all about selling an image and products associate with that image. Granted, every genre has sincere music if you dig past the surface.
Dany_Heatley05 · 8 points · Posted at 15:19:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
There's also millions of valley girls and city boys that drive BMW's and Hondas that listen to country and have never stepped foot outside of their city limits. Country nowadays is more pop than country so it's reaching a much broader audience. Trust me, I've seen a Kia Soul with a "country girl" sticker plastered on the back window driving around Tempe AZ.
josh_the_misanthrope · 4 points · Posted at 15:26:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ew! Gag me with a spoon!
ArctenWasTaken · 1 points · Posted at 14:51:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ah, I understand how it might have come out that way but that's really not the message I inteded to bring with my comment
I just wanted to point out that people look up to these rapers and it's simple sociology that you want to be like the person(s) you look up to, mimic them if you may, and by doing that they're (like i said earlier) more or LESS encouraging, but that's just my opinion anyways, it's not really like every person who listens to rap become a burden for society, I was generalizing a bit just for the sake of argument and I couldn't be arsed to collaborate further c:
vitoanthony3 · 4 points · Posted at 14:40:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most hip hop is not what you are referring to; especially most modern popular hip hop (Drake, Kanye, Chance)
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 14:56:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If people take these lyrics to heart and take inspiration from them, they're fucking idiots to begin with and were beyond helping anyway.
Also, thinking that even a significant portion of hip hop uses lyricism like that is uninformed. If you were to explore the genre more, you'd find that the majority of hip hop does not do this.
ArctenWasTaken · 0 points · Posted at 14:59:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well, I typed rap, not hip hop, I enjoy hip hop and my point is that the small portion of todays rap that encourages and gives inspiration about negative behaviour is, like the thread says, "popular but shouldn't be" :)
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 14:27:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Muffinizer1 · 8 points · Posted at 14:35:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ya but they're mostly white so it's ok
ArctenWasTaken · 0 points · Posted at 14:33:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Perhaps, but I'm almost 100% certain that there's a higher percentage of todays rap songs that's sending out this message compared to the percentage of rock music sending it out.
jp_jellyroll · 3 points · Posted at 14:51:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's only because the newer generation relates more to the rap aesthetic, so rap is now the most popular genre, but mainstream rap and mainstream rock/metal have many of the same sentiments wrapped in a different package.
Look at rock/metal in the 70's all the way through the 90's. The vast majority of the most popular rock/metals bands were all about, "I drink a lot, I do a lot of drugs, I don't give a shit about anything, let's have sex, and do more drugs."
ArctenWasTaken · 0 points · Posted at 14:53:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Haha yeah I guess, I'm not really listening to a lot 70's rock music, I mostly listen to Volbeat, Iron Maiden and Metallica and my point was just that there's not nearly as much "You shouldn't give a fuck about anything" attitude in it as today's rap music, but sure, my comment was an uneducated answer and I just wanted to contribute with my own opinion :)
Voxous · -4 points · Posted at 14:44:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
I find a lot of rock music has a deeper message to it. Themes like standing up to oppression or injustices, or even mental illness.
Pink Floyd for example had a number of songs dedicated to a band member who was suffering a mental illness and had to leave.
There also plenty of rock songs about trying to go beyond your limits and reach for higher heights/goals.
I don't find any of this in rap.
Edit: You also have to consider that rock is a much much larger umbrella category of music while rap is not, at least not to that extent. Heavy metal, death metal, country, I'll give you that.
Bands like the Beatles, the police, the doors, etc also fall into the rock category, as do more recent bands like imagine dragons.
[deleted] · 5 points · Posted at 14:45:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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I_A_H_G_S · 0 points · Posted at 14:50:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
progressive rock music*
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 14:51:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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I_A_H_G_S · 2 points · Posted at 15:05:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
no. pink floyd is progressive, uk progressive, which is slightly different from the american progressive (e.g rush and kansas).
classy_stegasaurus · 1 points · Posted at 21:14:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You need more Kendrick Lamar in your life
🎙️ cryptodad · 1 points · Posted at 14:16:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
on point
wellman_va · 1 points · Posted at 14:15:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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cammibis · 0 points · Posted at 14:52:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can agree with what you are saying but if some rap is all about fucking bitches and being disrespectful to women then what is most country music on the radio about hmmm
ArctenWasTaken · 2 points · Posted at 14:55:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Haha I'm not really listening a lot to country music but if that's the message that the majority of country music ont he radio is spewing out then sure, fuck country music too :'D
cammibis · 1 points · Posted at 14:58:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
To be honest I think most music on the radio is complete crap! All genres of music have great songs but fuck the radio
bcrabill · 0 points · Posted at 15:04:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
So much rap on the radio these days has great beats with straight garbage lyrics. Just shit to blast at the club so people can dance. When a beat gets me really into it and then the verse is the guy saying the same thing over and over, it drives me fuckin nuts.
Bo Burnham had a song in one of his more recent specials about it where he called it "beat fetishization," where he does a whole song parodying it. Unfortunately, "Bo Burnham song about rap" isn't a great google query.
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 15:08:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Check out Danny Brown. Dude chooses some killer beats and has incredible lyricism. He's fucking funny too, some awesome one liners.
bcrabill · 1 points · Posted at 15:12:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Looked him up on Spotify and already had one song saved that I just heard randomly. I'll dig deeper. Thanks for the suggestion!
UpsetMuffins · 2 points · Posted at 17:05:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hate on feminism.
Because i know whats coming next I'm just leaving. "Not everything is about you" here.
[deleted] · 6 points · Posted at 14:36:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Smoking. Everybody should be a part of Vape Nayshun by now...
ImWatchinUWatchinMe · 7 points · Posted at 14:45:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Smoke free 2 weeks now my bru!
The_reddito · 2 points · Posted at 17:35:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Congratulations! Keep it up.
zenova360 · 2 points · Posted at 18:26:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Same! had to stop because of pneumonia. That x-ray was pretty scary.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 14:46:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Congrats my dude!
YbotMortsretta · 10 points · Posted at 15:37:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Personal favorite flavors include cheeto dust and Mountain Dew.
tomgerson · 3 points · Posted at 17:17:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
MY favorite flavor is Sodie Pop.
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 16:38:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That could be one flavor, or two flavors!
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 17:07:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Go green
comcphee · 3 points · Posted at 15:08:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
PewDiePie/YouTubers in general.
lauur · 0 points · Posted at 15:57:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This. THIS. I cannot handle current youtube with all the Youtube Red shit either
JewJewJubes · 4 points · Posted at 15:20:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton
spadingo · 11 points · Posted at 16:37:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump
TheCrimsonRock · 3 points · Posted at 18:22:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donkey!
Eddie_Hitler · 2 points · Posted at 22:32:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's very sad that this election comes down to a choice between a lying corrupt war criminal riding on her husband's coattails and likely hiding several serious medical conditions, or a sociopathic spray-tanned misogynistic racist with literally zero political experience whatsoever.
JewJewJubes · 1 points · Posted at 22:35:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know, out of the couple hundred million people in America. It's come down to the two most hated people to be in charge of running the country for the next 4-8 years. And these elections take so long to happen.
Typicaldrugdealer · 3 points · Posted at 15:00:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Obesity
neverbuythesun · 2 points · Posted at 02:11:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Obesity isn't popular outside of small parts of the internet and neither is fat acceptance, let's stop pretending the world loves us fat people and shames everyone who isn't fat now.
Typicaldrugdealer · 1 points · Posted at 03:43:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I meant popular as in there's a lot of obese people... I don't know anyone that actively wants to be obese, some people certainly act like it though
all_things_code · 2 points · Posted at 16:35:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Beyonce. Kanye. Their ilk.
--NiNjA-- · 2 points · Posted at 00:29:04 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Homosexuality and changing your gender. Bring on the downvotes.
smthingcleverhere · 3 points · Posted at 01:45:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't know if this is what you mean, but I'd agree with "being gay just because everyone else is". Over it .
neverbuythesun · 3 points · Posted at 02:12:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I too would come out and face prejudice and bullying just to follow a trend....
tonyrockihara · 4 points · Posted at 14:21:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Taylor Swift
turrii · 2 points · Posted at 20:24:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
nickelback
KeeganTheFabulous · 2 points · Posted at 22:57:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Snapchat. I don't see why you'd be recording a video to begin with if you had only ten seconds to do it. The rainbow-puking Lens was cute the first few times I saw it, but now it makes me want to punch the person taking the selfie in their face; same goes for that stupid Lens that turns you into a dog. Oh, and if you use Snapchat for naughty stuff... for fuck's sake, you should actually know how to take a good picture and carry a goddamned conversation.
lemmonclimber · 2 points · Posted at 23:34:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton
silvasankle · 2 points · Posted at 02:22:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The kardashians, trump, Hillary, Instagram "models" (escorts), stupidity in general
King_DK · 2 points · Posted at 02:29:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim K and the rest of the family. Blows my mind that everything they do gets so much publicity
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 14:52:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
ITT: Things people don't like
murderofcrows90 · 8 points · Posted at 16:57:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not sure what you were expecting from a thread with this title.
AnalTyrant · 1 points · Posted at 19:08:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think we were hoping that it would be stuff that was actually popular, but some of this shit isn't even popular.
PC509 · 1 points · Posted at 17:31:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Isn't that kind of the exact point of the thread?
Or was it more scientific? What's popular, but really looking at the statistics, it really shouldn't be. Look at this data. Given the popularity index and the citizen approval factor, this should not be as popular as it should be. I think we have a problem, sir.
Get on it, Johnson.
pwilgus5 · 3 points · Posted at 15:10:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Being dumb on purpose because it's "cool". Why would someone WANT to look stupid?
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 17:15:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I dunno, but it seems that using "big words" is evil.
idabakedacake · 2 points · Posted at 16:58:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I would be cool with chilling on the coconut oil already.
infamemob · 2 points · Posted at 18:48:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
PITBUL The worst singer ever in human history.
casiokitten · 1 points · Posted at 20:35:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
MISTA WORLDWIDE
neverbuythesun · 0 points · Posted at 02:13:22 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
He's not hurting anyone he's just having a good time leave him alone
Fustercluck25 · 3 points · Posted at 16:56:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump
BbcMcgee · 0 points · Posted at 16:59:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Beat me by 3mins.
akafamilyfunny · 1 points · Posted at 14:43:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Political correctness.
wbarteck · 18 points · Posted at 14:48:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I just want to say not ALL of it is bad. The "starbucks war on christmas" was one of the dumbest things ever, but the more subtle ones like not calling every black person "African-american" makes a lot of sense, because they aren't all African.
TomBombadilOnASegway · 9 points · Posted at 15:18:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Or American.
wbarteck · 3 points · Posted at 15:22:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
There it goes. I'm a hypocrite.
flipping_birds · 1 points · Posted at 17:16:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
or black.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:36:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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wbarteck · 2 points · Posted at 15:37:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Right but it didn't make anything better, it was politically incorrect
Pipthepirate · -1 points · Posted at 16:27:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Black people are the ones who invented African American. You can't get mad at the whites for calling you what you told us to call you
LawmanJudgetoo · 1 points · Posted at 17:06:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"You told us to call you" Wow. Dude, all black people aren't one amalgamated consciousness... All black people in America did not say "call us african american", I'm sure the people actually from Africa did but why would you then infer that all black people share that same opinion
Pipthepirate · -3 points · Posted at 17:16:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well maybe you guys should get together and make a decision instead of getting mad because some are offended by black and some are offended by African American
LawmanJudgetoo · 3 points · Posted at 17:45:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't get offended by being called either, but I think it's stupid when people call me african american because I'm Canadian, was born here and have Jamaican parents.
Madauras · 1 points · Posted at 18:04:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I say black as a general term. I defer to what my black friends prefer if they tell me. African-American seems like a stupid choice. Had a great friend from Zimbabwe that used to blow nice liberal peoples minds by pointing out that he wasn't American and that there were millions of Africans that weren't black.
LawmanJudgetoo · 2 points · Posted at 19:00:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah I honestly think PCness is generally a joke and for the most part counter productive because it just creates these no-no words that give people more opportunities to be offended and gives the words more power than they should have. My friend group is pretty diverse and we make fun of each other all the time (e.x. Making bomb jokes, calling the Irish a potato loving alcoholic, calling me Jamal). Making fun of the stereotypes and by extension the people that hold them is much better than frowning really hard at people that say anything anyone anywhere can get offended at.
Madauras · 1 points · Posted at 19:46:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fully agree that PC culture ruins the language and its usage, it also lets racist assholes know which terms to avoid. My best friend is first Gen Chinese woman who is the worst driver i know. She responds by making fun of my poor dancing and basketball skills... As a black Canadian do you mind me asking what your thoughts are on the whole "POC" issue?
LawmanJudgetoo · 1 points · Posted at 20:28:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Meh, I don't really have an opinion on it, it's I think I've had a really lucky life in terms of my race not really being a factor in my life or a factor in who my friends are. So like i personally don't really have a sense of black community or black identity or whatever.
Madauras · 1 points · Posted at 02:14:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah sorry if I seemed to imply that you should or would have an opinion on the subject. Always interested in the POVs of you strange Canadian neighbors.
Pipthepirate · 0 points · Posted at 17:48:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You should let them know what you prefer
Madauras · 3 points · Posted at 18:05:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He just did and probably does.
LawmanJudgetoo · 2 points · Posted at 19:03:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well it's not a preference thing or even a me being offended thing. Think of it like someone tells you 2+2=5. You aren't offended or angry, what they said is just wrong not offensive, I'll often just say I'm not african or American, call me black dude
Edit: sorry for the commas, I have a problem,
VigilantMike · 1 points · Posted at 14:47:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How so?
[deleted] · -2 points · Posted at 14:59:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not quite sure what your intentions here are, but I would appreciate some more information on the direction in which you intend to steer this discussion.
Ft;fy
flipping_birds · 1 points · Posted at 17:17:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
in your Mom's direction.
liarandathief · -2 points · Posted at 14:50:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
can you give me an example?
dddaaadddd · -1 points · Posted at 19:16:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Off the top of my head? Getting triggered by an Overwatch character's stance because it focuses on her ass and forcing the developers to change it
ultraforce47 · 1 points · Posted at 16:36:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
No way, is this actually true?
dddaaadddd · 1 points · Posted at 16:51:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/4cekn8/drama_overwatch_butt_controversy_articles/
ultraforce47 · 1 points · Posted at 17:03:55 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't even know what to say. That's just sad...
VelvetDreamers · 2 points · Posted at 16:52:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Derisive comments and disdain for those who enjoy a vast vocabulary and who have cultivated a love of language. Reddit reacts as if you've just violated a sacred precept or committed an abhorrent crime.
lespaulstrat2 · 5 points · Posted at 17:30:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Well......excuse us Poindexter.
Dee_Jay_Eye · 2 points · Posted at 21:43:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
r/iamverysmart
WSPA · 1 points · Posted at 00:43:04 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
... i agree with you but also think you're part of the exact problem he was talking about.
i have mixed feelings about this
tell-me-your-side · 0 points · Posted at 14:42:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton
workingtimeaccount · 10 points · Posted at 14:54:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 15:01:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary trump
tell-me-your-side · 0 points · Posted at 15:30:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Clinton
earnedmystripes · 2 points · Posted at 16:07:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
George Clinton
Selrisitai · 2 points · Posted at 17:04:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
George Bush.
cadomski · 2 points · Posted at 17:49:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Boy George.
rbarton812 · 1 points · Posted at 20:33:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
George Takei
flipping_birds · 1 points · Posted at 17:14:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Your mom's bush.
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 17:30:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That was true, but the name was changed to Bouche (pronounced boo-shay) sometime in the last couple of generations, although I do not know why.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:01:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
selfishness
JewJewJubes · 1 points · Posted at 15:20:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kids "hitting the dab"
nidenikolev · 1 points · Posted at 15:27:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
ITT: US Presidential Candidates, OP's Mom, and casual racism.
Zaps_ · 1 points · Posted at 21:19:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Don't forget the toxic political arguments.
GOODdestroyer · 1 points · Posted at 15:43:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Starvation
Geminii27 · 1 points · Posted at 15:44:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Celebrities, tabloids, polarization of thought.
Rise_ToThe_Occasion · 1 points · Posted at 15:46:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hi-loMullet dresses. They are ugly and not at all flattering. Boo!6offender · 1 points · Posted at 16:03:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Clinton
Hank_from_accounting · 1 points · Posted at 16:04:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Adam Sandler. Not anymore, pal
Samgrahambo · 1 points · Posted at 16:08:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Dallas Cowboys.
bebu10 · 1 points · Posted at 16:13:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vaping. It's great for people who are trying to quit smoking or reduce their nicotine intake but doing it just to look cool is ridiculous and the fact that their are vaping competitions seems absurd
sally_struthers23 · 1 points · Posted at 16:18:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
taylor swift
mrpeter7 · 1 points · Posted at 16:40:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
the royal family
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 17:07:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Teenage pregnancy.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 17:16:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Facebook
SavNasty1Point0 · 1 points · Posted at 17:19:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian
ashmez · 1 points · Posted at 17:20:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Paparazzi lies/photos. I hate all the fake celeb news I see at the supermarket. I don't mind ACTUAL truthful celeb news, but I hate the fakery.
the_real_gorrik · 1 points · Posted at 17:21:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Corrupt politicians
Grimejow · 1 points · Posted at 17:32:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Selfie sticks
shassamyak · 1 points · Posted at 17:33:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Internet. Now everyone is an accomplished teacher giving life lessons.
ryanknapper · 1 points · Posted at 17:35:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pathological narcissism. Everything has to be about the individual, all the time. Back in my day, if someone had more than two photos of themselves they had a problem and would be locked in stocks in the village square. Because I'm old.
Eldiablo9500 · 1 points · Posted at 17:50:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hover boards
IronMermaiden · 1 points · Posted at 17:52:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality TV
CMDRLtCanadianJesus · 1 points · Posted at 17:55:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Everything in this horrid fucked up world
0x29a- · 1 points · Posted at 17:56:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Drinking Alcohol.
ClemdenGrakata · 1 points · Posted at 18:01:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go and Driving
ballinlikewat · 1 points · Posted at 18:08:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Water bottle flipping
reelmonkey · 1 points · Posted at 18:20:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality TV.
77remix · 1 points · Posted at 18:26:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Beauty Pageants
joshuabl97 · 1 points · Posted at 18:32:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Suicide
SylvaticYew520 · 1 points · Posted at 18:37:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dabbing. Enough said.
DraftySniper24 · 1 points · Posted at 18:40:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I might get some hate here, but vlogs and gaming videos. I'm no expert on YouTube money and using ads to acquire money, but youtubers nowadays earn thousands maybe millions of dollars from YouTube just recording themselves in their everyday life (vlogs) and youtubers recording their gameplay for people to watch and somehow they earn themselves a shit ton of money. There are other youtubers who animate, do skits, something that requires a lot of work and get half ass the money than vloggers or gamers. Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is what I see on YouTube for the past 10-11 years I've been watching videos on YouTube. As well I want to say YouTube drama as well.
Sybre · 1 points · Posted at 19:18:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Very few youtubers actually makes millions. Many just make enough to stay afloat.
Aeleas · 1 points · Posted at 19:45:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The real money is in sponsorships & merchandising.
xtremekhalif · 1 points · Posted at 00:38:22 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's more to do with the personality of the Youtuber, they're entertainers, they're getting paid to do the same thing as a TV host.
letsbecuddlebuddies · 1 points · Posted at 18:56:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
So weird it's showing up like that! I have it saved so when I type "shrug" the little dude pops up
FiveootofSeven · 1 points · Posted at 18:57:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
War.
letsbecuddlebuddies · 1 points · Posted at 18:57:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh my god guys I get it, mobile fucked up
SyncAres · 1 points · Posted at 18:58:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jacob sartorious
officeredditor · 1 points · Posted at 18:58:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians
Eterrossy · 1 points · Posted at 19:00:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jacob Sartorious
Sybre · 1 points · Posted at 19:02:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Beats. Yes, they're a fashion statement over practical use, but isn't listening to stuff on your headphones supposed to be "you" time? Why care about fashion when you listen to music.
emobaggage · 1 points · Posted at 19:03:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Las Vegas. I don't understand how an entire city is supported by people who travel across the country to a shitty desert just to throw money away. I understand the appeal of gambling, but nowadays you can gamble and play just about any game on the internet.
daneari · 1 points · Posted at 19:09:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Minions
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:15:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashian/Jenner family.
smokeybell · 1 points · Posted at 19:18:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokeman
dedokta · 1 points · Posted at 19:18:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Spectator sports. Kicking a ball about is fun, but watching others do it seems ludicrous.
xtremekhalif · 1 points · Posted at 00:40:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The entertainment comes from the tension that comes from supporting a team.
Tantsor · 1 points · Posted at 19:21:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian
emthejedichic · 1 points · Posted at 19:21:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump.
thegreatburner · 1 points · Posted at 19:22:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Flat Brimmed hats. It looks like you dont know how to wear a hat. There should be no room for fingers by your temple and your bill should have a slight to bigger bend in it.
MrHarryReems · 1 points · Posted at 19:27:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Making more people.
Davidjaa · 1 points · Posted at 19:29:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
USA
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:29:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality TV.
ReVaas · 1 points · Posted at 19:30:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump, Hillary
MightyDylan101 · 1 points · Posted at 19:34:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bottle flipping - like ???
pooptits1 · 1 points · Posted at 19:35:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The dab. You're basically smelling your own armpit. Just let it die
Tayz_ · 1 points · Posted at 19:40:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Every vine trend o_o
pm-them-dogs · 1 points · Posted at 19:41:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That dead gorilla
teahle · 1 points · Posted at 19:45:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People supporting obesity.
dabosweeney · 1 points · Posted at 19:50:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This thread
morningrat · 1 points · Posted at 19:52:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
/r/WritingPrompts.
AsianMonstrosity · 1 points · Posted at 19:54:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Beats by Dre
shadowmoses316 · 1 points · Posted at 20:02:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Reality TV.
fuckkkevindurant · 1 points · Posted at 20:05:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Game of Thrones
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:09:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
game of thrones
DreamGroup--1991 · 1 points · Posted at 20:17:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I need to get this off my chest. The Thing. It wasn't scary to me and the acting was mediocre at best.
mattw310 · 1 points · Posted at 20:27:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Anything with the name Yeezy on it
waster420 · 1 points · Posted at 20:37:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jean on jean
BleikMike · 1 points · Posted at 20:39:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jacob Sartorius
Edzell_Blue · 1 points · Posted at 20:39:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Golf. I can see why people would enjoy whacking a ball about but I can't understand why people would pay to watch it.
comtruise223456 · 1 points · Posted at 20:41:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hollywood and Edm
dillywin · 1 points · Posted at 20:53:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vaping
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:01:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Maybe not as popular as most of these, but still frighteningly common
I work as a 911 dispatcher and multiple times a day, someone will call in a reckless driver (wrong way on the road, weaving in and out of traffic, speeding etc).
It's fucked up, they're gonna get someone killed, I understand, but for the fucking love of god, DO NOT FOLLOW THEM, because then we have two people driving like assholes
Get the tag if you can, and let it fucking go. Unless you are personally willing to sign charges on them, or unless the officer sees it with his/her own eyes, there is absolutely nothing that can be done about it
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:04:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Machine Gun Kelly
Amazinc · 1 points · Posted at 21:06:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The whip and dab
Zaps_ · 1 points · Posted at 21:07:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sensationalist news. Nothing is more frustrating than watching a news program to see the opposite perspective and see how crudely videos are edited to follow a narrative. It happens on both sides of the political spectrum and really clouds the truth behind each candidate's actual views.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:22:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Like the whole planned parenthood selling fetuses thing conservatives ran with for days, only to later be fake.
DrDeath666 · 1 points · Posted at 21:09:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump.
MoroccanMaracas · 1 points · Posted at 21:10:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The lives of the kardashians.
Who fucking cares?
fellowsquare · 1 points · Posted at 21:11:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh god where do i begin.....
Kanye West and his stupid shoes! All of the Kardashians especially the ugly troll one. Beyonce!!! Moscow Mules and Manhattans - Seriously what the fuck!? When did these become so expensive! Corona and Heineken!
Turtleback_ · 1 points · Posted at 21:12:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
musical.ly
leaderxtreme · 1 points · Posted at 21:13:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians.
UrNotFly · 1 points · Posted at 21:15:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kanye West.
JungleOrAfk · 1 points · Posted at 21:17:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
FUCKIN TOP KNOTS
fps916 · 1 points · Posted at 21:22:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump
Davidg1243 · 1 points · Posted at 21:27:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian n her whole family except Bruce
Annoraderoo · 1 points · Posted at 21:30:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump
bakedtateO · 1 points · Posted at 21:38:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vaping.
Blue_Dog_Democracy · 1 points · Posted at 21:39:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Matt Jackson, the Jeopardy champion. I can't put my finger on what it is about him, but I find him extremely irritating. I'm sure outside of the context of Jeopardy he's a nice guy, though.
evenios · 1 points · Posted at 21:41:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump.
A_Humble_Potato · 1 points · Posted at 21:45:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hipsterism
milkjar · 1 points · Posted at 21:50:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dabbing
smistrato · 1 points · Posted at 21:54:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Arthur memes
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:23:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
LEAVE ARTHUR ALONE!
Handsome_Squidward_B · 1 points · Posted at 21:54:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
the kardashians
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:56:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Justin bieber
MidnightSun77 · 1 points · Posted at 22:02:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kardashians
DrewinSWDC · 1 points · Posted at 22:05:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
acts of terrorism
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:06:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Capitalism. It's inherently exploitative & is currently destroying the environment/the worker's spirits.
And no, the alternative is not a giant bureaucratic dictatorship where the government controls everything. Just wanted to clear that up.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:25:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's not only the system's fault. It's also the fault of human nature. there is competition in a capitalist market, any normal human will try unsavory things to gain an edge and earn more money.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:01:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Markets, private property and money are all artificial. It's not a part of human nature to have these things.
And no, human's aren't inherently greedy, the capitalist machine just makes them that way so they can survive.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:23:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I wasn't saying humans aren't inherently greedy but inherently competitive. I hate capitalism in it's current state, there is no abolishing it so why not try reform it.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:30:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why not?
fdtc_skolar · 1 points · Posted at 22:09:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Boxing
A sport where the intent is to cause unconsciousness in your opponent.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:26:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
People sign up to play. What is the problem? I don't watch Boxing at all.
fdtc_skolar · 1 points · Posted at 19:59:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Very brutal sport which has long term health issues for participants. Your tax dollars pay for some of the long term costs for boxers. A sport that routinely has participants die should be questioned as being a sport.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:21:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Participants understand that when you go into the ring, you are going to get hurt, in the short term and in the long term. You just have to accept it.
Born2dodishes · 1 points · Posted at 22:10:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians.
madearedditforEDEN · 1 points · Posted at 22:10:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump
PaperRockBazooka · 1 points · Posted at 22:12:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Foo Fighters
I am ready to be crucified.
Scrappy_Larue · 1 points · Posted at 22:15:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump
chambertlo · 1 points · Posted at 22:19:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Rap music.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 22:33:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Governments.
Pestilence54 · 1 points · Posted at 22:33:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sagging skinny jeans
phb07jm · 1 points · Posted at 22:35:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
WWE
zetterfire · 1 points · Posted at 22:39:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Old guys wearing budgie smugglers, i've been in Tenerife for the past week and the amount of people doing this is insane and very gross to see.
Funrays · 1 points · Posted at 22:40:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian
amoodymermaid · 1 points · Posted at 22:43:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Paper towels. I have a drawer filled with cheap white washcloths. I haven't used paper towels in years.
5elements · 1 points · Posted at 22:44:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
+1
MrE761 · 1 points · Posted at 22:44:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Cable and satellite tv.
peenoid · 1 points · Posted at 22:46:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pogs.
what year is it
sonia72quebec · 1 points · Posted at 22:46:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Spending all your life on welfare even if you have no serious reason not to work.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 08:28:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
What you're specifying is welfare abuse which there is near non-existent rate of, so the belief that certain types of people sit on their ass all day collecting from the government despite being fully able to work is completely false.
thefizzynator · 1 points · Posted at 22:49:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kyarypamyupamyu.
Mako_Milo · 1 points · Posted at 22:49:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kardashians. Any and all of them.
RHYMES_WITH_AGINA · 1 points · Posted at 22:53:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
iTunes
Wattsmith · 1 points · Posted at 22:56:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
98% of the content in /r/funny
raspberry_swirl116 · 1 points · Posted at 22:56:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
People conversing with GIFs. I wish people used their words more.
alamohero · 1 points · Posted at 22:58:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nikki Minaj
FeelNFine · 1 points · Posted at 22:58:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Candy Crush, every time I see how much money it makes I get a little depressed.
NoahCohenMusic · 1 points · Posted at 22:59:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Those circle glasses that all the young girls wear. They just look like weird hippies wearing way oversized glasses.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:04:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pprn
TheAnsweringMachine · 1 points · Posted at 23:07:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The local chocolate mart with the dog.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:08:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The musicaly kid. I seriously think he should just be banned from posting any videos online. Not for any rational reason, I just dislike him that much.
awakeosleeper514 · 1 points · Posted at 23:10:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pop music
Eskolikoy · 1 points · Posted at 23:10:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The fucking dab!!!
dzhudan · 1 points · Posted at 23:10:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
American Football Its people bashing their skulls in on one another, resulting in their life long injury. Why did this have to become America's sport?
Ftw_dabs69ish · 1 points · Posted at 23:13:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump
cavfan45 · 1 points · Posted at 23:14:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This fucking gorilla who got shot at the zoo. http://i.imgur.com/z9LrQMk.jpg
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:31:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
If you diss Harambe again, I will SLIT YOUR THROAT AND SHIT DOWN YOUR NECK! /s. At first, it's genuine outrage over something pointless when there are much bigger problems the world face but now, it's just a meme so there's nothing to really dislike.
Liniis · 1 points · Posted at 23:17:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Everything popular, according to Reddit.
QuantumWalker · 1 points · Posted at 23:18:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Justin Beiber
myanusisbleeding101 · 1 points · Posted at 23:31:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump
LuthDean58 · 1 points · Posted at 23:33:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians and The Jenners!
dewaynemendoza · 1 points · Posted at 23:33:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Getting mad instead of sad when things don't go your way.
kgnomad · 1 points · Posted at 23:37:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump
hooghoog · 1 points · Posted at 23:40:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Living
LegendSoma · 1 points · Posted at 23:47:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Inb4 all the Trump replies.
tweeks11 · 1 points · Posted at 00:00:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Drake
g5stephen · 1 points · Posted at 00:02:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump
Mandylee123 · 1 points · Posted at 00:07:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Musical.ly.
Dayvido · 1 points · Posted at 00:08:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Top 40 music.
dilandy · 1 points · Posted at 00:16:09 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump
Derajo · 1 points · Posted at 00:18:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Anti-vaccination
wisechillie · 1 points · Posted at 00:20:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Anal....
pagregs99 · 1 points · Posted at 00:21:32 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jacob Sartorius
BreakingGarrick · 1 points · Posted at 00:29:20 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fake laughing.
cheessebread · 1 points · Posted at 00:30:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jaden Smith
Hamsteric · 1 points · Posted at 00:31:55 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jacob Sartorious
GovernaleJP · 1 points · Posted at 00:35:42 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
pop music
mr_mcdiddles · 1 points · Posted at 00:44:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Being a dick for the sake of a prank.
turnscoffeeintocode · 1 points · Posted at 01:04:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Me. I'm really not that interesting.
TeddyV · 1 points · Posted at 01:10:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That spineless deserter cunt randy orton. Fuck you asshole. You cant buy a spine, class or a DD-214 thats says honorable discharge. apex cunt orton. fuck your lame k o. Fragile bitch.
Cinnemon · 1 points · Posted at 01:21:12 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Mass media.
PartTimeScarecrow · 1 points · Posted at 01:21:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The YouTube's Tmartn and Killermemestar. Both are giant scumbags that are only in it for the money. Can't wait to see them gone for good especially with the CS:GO lotto scandel
SergePower · 1 points · Posted at 01:24:44 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Diamonds
Jane_funk · 1 points · Posted at 01:28:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Katie. Fuck Katie.
Iaincredible · 1 points · Posted at 01:34:20 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Religion
kurtcobain94 · 1 points · Posted at 01:36:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Terrorism.
soulmate786 · 1 points · Posted at 01:37:40 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
wife of the BOSS
BlueDaBuDeeDa · 1 points · Posted at 01:43:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nice try, John Oliver.
JruleAll · 1 points · Posted at 01:49:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump
GuiltyVeek · 1 points · Posted at 01:52:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 01:54:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Rap music
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:14:24 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Religion
Moontimeboogy · 1 points · Posted at 02:14:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
DUH, skinny jeans.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 02:16:02 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Disliking Nickelback and Coldplay
stonedsaswood · 1 points · Posted at 02:16:50 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bath salts, miracle whip, American cheese, cats, fast food, msg, overtime, and miracle whip. I hate miracle whip
stonedsaswood · 1 points · Posted at 02:19:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Raising the average lifespan of humans.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:34:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why?
stonedsaswood · 1 points · Posted at 12:11:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Over population, global warming, failing social security, limited resources, old people are fucking up the government.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:01:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I understand all the negative connotations of such idea but no one wants to die. It's easy to understand.
stonedsaswood · 1 points · Posted at 19:28:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Still makes it an answer to the question asked
Sassypotato8 · 1 points · Posted at 02:28:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jacob Satorious
erc_tylr · 1 points · Posted at 02:56:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
McDonald's
infamousButFukr · 1 points · Posted at 02:57:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Caitlyn Jenner.
iBlag · 1 points · Posted at 02:58:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
PHP.
P. H. Fucking P.
I don't know who is worse - PHP developers (as in the people who work on the language/framework itself), developers who don't know anything except for PHP (so...most PHP developers), developers who use PHP to solve problems that aren't even remotely related to web development (looking at you, every single usage of PHP-GUI ever), or PHP apologists/fanboys.
beardedbarnabas · 1 points · Posted at 03:03:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Paying that kind of money for a Yeti cooler.
kelishere · 1 points · Posted at 03:04:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Douchebags.
JakeC5150 · 1 points · Posted at 03:05:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians
NewshoesDance · 1 points · Posted at 03:05:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Every guy with a Beard, you know the ones.
I get the trend, now stop.
FreeMasquerade · 1 points · Posted at 03:10:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 03:14:32 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
ThePrizeKeeper · 1 points · Posted at 03:17:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian or any of the Kardashian group.
KittehKat13 · 1 points · Posted at 03:39:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The smosh youtube channel.
xler985 · 1 points · Posted at 03:52:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Willful Ignorance.
HeavyMetalSauce · 1 points · Posted at 03:53:10 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Justin Bieber
nola_mike · 1 points · Posted at 03:53:25 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian
itsjero · 1 points · Posted at 04:00:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Being an asshole or self centered.
ITS ALL ABOUT ME YALL. People, ive noticed in general, when in public be it driving or shopping or whatnot, are far ruder, selfish, self centered or solely self appreciating.
Just saddens me that as we get older, smarter, and more advanced as a civilization we are losing the human element more and more.
Morals, better judgement, and just being good people to ourselves ( and more importantly ) to those around us has just gone out of style.
That and those fucks that dont use turn signals. Welp, pretty much anyone driving nowadays for that matter. People need to focus on fucking driving when they are, not the radio, your bullshit convo on your phone, or whatever else they can.
TheBurningBeard · 1 points · Posted at 04:00:37 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Chiropractors.
JAVA1738 · 1 points · Posted at 04:06:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald fucking Trump
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 04:22:30 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dj Khaled
RonPunch · 1 points · Posted at 04:27:53 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump.
Copper_Kat · 1 points · Posted at 04:33:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary.
PM_ME_SD_CARDS · 1 points · Posted at 04:36:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The game
araja123khan · 1 points · Posted at 05:27:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I came here expecting the Kardashians to be a top comment. I was dissapointed
🎙️ cryptodad · 1 points · Posted at 05:32:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Tai Lopez
2013RedditChampion · 1 points · Posted at 05:32:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Libertarianism. It's just the same old corporatism. Denying climate change and catering to the rich will have long-lasting repercussions. Supporting them because you're tired of corruption makes no sense. What's the point of being corrupt when you don't hide that you're working to help the already-powerful?
DarkScripts · 1 points · Posted at 05:36:12 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
sagging pants
_numuz · 1 points · Posted at 05:40:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The kardashians
Faeriewren · 1 points · Posted at 05:57:48 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
eminem
Borat1492 · 1 points · Posted at 06:28:16 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
So many things. So many...
CarefreeSwan · 1 points · Posted at 06:57:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians
Sergio_Bravo · 1 points · Posted at 07:08:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump?
Occult_Iaito · 1 points · Posted at 07:27:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pop music
ColeTrainHDx · 1 points · Posted at 07:36:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dabbing, Prank and Reaction channels
CyberMousey · 1 points · Posted at 07:47:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That stupid song, "I Took A Pill In Ibetha" Mike Posner, had a better song that that, it was called "Cooler Than Me".
SixNineThreeNine · 1 points · Posted at 07:54:33 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Rap music
Iron_Knickers · 1 points · Posted at 07:54:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Everything pop culture cause its so dumb
petitadventurer · 1 points · Posted at 08:08:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sped-up recipe videos on Facebook.
Seriously, I think I have 25 of these saved and I have made exactly zero. They serve no purpose. I'm losing brain cells.
tovergieter · 1 points · Posted at 08:18:31 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dank memes
Zangam · 1 points · Posted at 08:34:58 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
the rio olympics is the first thing that comes to mind.
JJiggy13 · 1 points · Posted at 08:41:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Sports
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 09:11:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Drugs
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 09:24:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
9gag
shots fired
iancash97 · 1 points · Posted at 09:31:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hillary Clinton
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 09:43:59 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Your mama
ImBronzeman · 1 points · Posted at 09:50:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
jacob sartorious lmao
Ledpoizn445 · 1 points · Posted at 10:07:00 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bieber. Teenage girls are fucking stupid.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 10:08:04 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dabbing. Or that water bottle thing.
Away from the stupid trends of teenagers- being proud of the fact thatbyoure uneducated or uninterested about politics.
Eager_af · 1 points · Posted at 10:26:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Superhero movies
CrimsonGuardian · 1 points · Posted at 10:42:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
dab1.
AlCapownd · 1 points · Posted at 10:42:52 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Islamic fundamentalism.
bliptos · 1 points · Posted at 10:55:14 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Codeine + promethazine
SpeedMirageIfYouWill · 1 points · Posted at 11:28:45 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
ISPs using data caps.
Kingslayer187 · 1 points · Posted at 11:34:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Olympics god dammit, most people are convinced that it brings nothing but good, but does the exact opposite
RudeEtuxtable · 1 points · Posted at 11:46:36 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Cocaine and other narcotics. Think about the pipeline of violence from central America to Mexico that led to that bag of cocaine before you buy it.
j_rad_bruh · 1 points · Posted at 11:48:34 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
ISIS Like not popular as in not existent
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 11:49:54 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Autotuned pop music.
VeryBigBox · 1 points · Posted at 11:54:01 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Top knots on blokes. They just look silly.
homemadestoner · 1 points · Posted at 12:04:57 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Orion_2kTC · 1 points · Posted at 12:11:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump
primemas · 1 points · Posted at 12:59:35 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Men wearing skinny jeans.
stevensmith88x · 1 points · Posted at 13:17:41 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians
Cryovolcanoes · 1 points · Posted at 13:54:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kygo. The songs sound so generic that I'm trying hard not to vomit when it plays on he radio. I change station the second I hear a Kygo song start. Don't get me started on the lyrics... I am chocked seeing how many views his songs had on Youtube.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 14:20:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
According to /r/Pokemongo, /r/Pokemongo.
jimukgb · 1 points · Posted at 16:29:29 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Java
kdee1377 · 1 points · Posted at 16:58:32 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fetty Wap, why!?!?!
AldotheApach3 · 1 points · Posted at 19:18:28 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
EDM is just crappy music made by untalented douchebags.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:25:46 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Five Finger Death Punch. Absolutely disgusting.
bagpiperjohn · 0 points · Posted at 15:03:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Rap music.
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 17:09:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Agh, yes.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 15:33:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump.
40_watt_range · 1 points · Posted at 17:43:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Fucking Trump
10ToasterfieldLane · 2 points · Posted at 20:24:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump.
Making fun of him gave him a spotlight, showed him to crazy fuckwits, and now he's a fucking nominee.
Eddie_Hitler · 1 points · Posted at 22:28:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
He won't win. His campaign is going off the rails, while his inner circle just spout ludicrous propaganda in a weird bunker mentality.
The only people who will vote for him directly will be crazy, racist rednecks in the south. I predict a lot of moderates will go Democrat or third party.
10ToasterfieldLane · 1 points · Posted at 22:39:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm fully aware of that, but we have still fueled his ego and his narcissism.
Jaicobb · -7 points · Posted at 14:21:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Yoga pants in the office.
Come on ladies. This is our generations equivalent of panty hose. They don't belong in public.
Edit - yoga pants or leggings. Whatever They are called. They are not classy. They are not appropriate for a business atmosphere and for all the guys who look forward to it it is 90% of the time the women you don't want to see. Those scars don't heal friends.
liarandathief · 18 points · Posted at 14:49:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
where else would you wear them?
[deleted] · 4 points · Posted at 14:57:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Next to a camp fire. Roasting marshmallows, and listening to backstreet boys.
11181514 · 48 points · Posted at 14:25:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You shut your fucking mouth.
KarIPilkington · 20 points · Posted at 14:26:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yes they do.
drone42 · 11 points · Posted at 14:31:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yoga pants give me a reason to look forward to going to work, especially when I'm running a commercial gig. Residential is a bit hit-or-miss.
Wiseguy72 · 6 points · Posted at 15:00:01 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Does this mean that Bank robbers are going to start wearing Yoga pants on their heads?
PM_Me_Your_Ass_Feet · 8 points · Posted at 15:05:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How dare you insult the golden age of ass. I want to see ladies in skin tight everything, please.
AntTheMighty · 19 points · Posted at 14:35:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Don't you ruin this for us.
flipping_birds · 7 points · Posted at 14:29:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
So panty hose isn't a thing anymore?
wbarteck · 11 points · Posted at 14:49:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
can I add "casual objectification" to the list
juiceboxheero · 7 points · Posted at 14:54:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's women's fault for wearing comfortable clothes, they are clearly just asking to be ogled! /s
DangerousPuhson · 3 points · Posted at 15:42:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'd rather wear pajamas to the office than a suit, but I don't because it would be entirely unprofessional.
Same deal.
PC509 · 1 points · Posted at 17:32:34 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I wonder if you could get away with that on casual Friday?
I'd love to wear pajamas at work. I need a work from home position.
Ai_of_Vanity · 1 points · Posted at 19:10:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I hate this definition of professional.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 15:14:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You know it's just because of Fat Tony who wears them on casual Friday
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 16:26:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Okay, I can agree with this.
I do not agree with this.
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 16:24:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I love panty-hose.
LawmanJudgetoo · 1 points · Posted at 17:01:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why are you trying to ruin this for us?
albertienstien · 3 points · Posted at 15:22:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Religion
Sybre · 1 points · Posted at 19:12:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
2 edgy 4 me m8, almost cut me.
ChanSungJung · 1 points · Posted at 15:03:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
National and Regional Pride. You either won or lost one of the biggest lotteries of your life depending on where you are born.
When I was born the statistical probability of being born in either China or India was 1/3. My life could have been a whole lot different.
However, I am not saying I do not like where I was born and I am happy to be an occupant of Britain, but am I proud to be British? No, I never contributed to Britain, my parents have never contributed anything aside from paying their taxes, what pride can someone take in such a chance thing?
Ponchorello7 · 1 points · Posted at 16:45:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Right-wing politics in Europe. Seriously, when has that ever worked out for you guys?
yoshisword · 1 points · Posted at 18:22:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go...it's not that good of a game.
Enumeration · 1 points · Posted at 00:42:11 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Fucking Trump
TFDangerzone · 0 points · Posted at 17:53:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go. Seriously, that game is like a half cooked sausage. It's kind of okay until you get into it and realize it's just a sloppy mess.
burt--macklin · 2 points · Posted at 00:36:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
That was my first thought as well... although I knew it would bring the downvotes.
Imadethosehitmanguns · 1 points · Posted at 18:44:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon has always had shit games. People love the hell out of Pokemon and their games are the same garbage on a silver plate that they've been making since the 90s. Such a huge goldmine and they're using a spoon.
workingtimeaccount · 1 points · Posted at 14:35:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ignorance and stupidity
cyclopsrex · 0 points · Posted at 15:09:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump is the poster boy for this.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:08:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Desiigner
only_uses_expletives · 1 points · Posted at 15:13:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Stupid people. For some reason the stupid people always think they are in the right.
Flintml · 1 points · Posted at 15:16:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Celebrities.
Why_Did_Bodie_Die · 1 points · Posted at 15:30:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Down voting because you don't like what people say instead of what it is meant for. (Not contributing to the conversation)
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:39:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
There is no subreddit you can go to avoid that.
SteroidSandwich · 1 points · Posted at 15:52:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Negging
LucyLilium92 · 1 points · Posted at 01:20:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Someone got negged!
emtfxc · 1 points · Posted at 15:53:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians.
UniqueCoverings · 1 points · Posted at 15:56:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 16:21:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
trollface.gif
The word salty in reference to a person who is angry, envious, jealous, upset, disappointed or literally any negative emotion.
debb- · 5 points · Posted at 20:20:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Agreed, people should start saying alkaline instead
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 15:22:12 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
You get me.
epicolocity · 1 points · Posted at 01:04:56 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I dont mind hearing people say salty in online games, thats where it belongs, but its so annoying outside of them
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 15:19:06 on August 6, 2016 · (Permalink)
HOW DARE YOU I HOPE YOU DIE YOU HAVE AN OPINION THIS IS AN OUTRAGE
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 16:29:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
[deleted]
Sybre · 1 points · Posted at 19:14:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Woah, I wasn't aware that's a popular thing.
darksphoenix · 1 points · Posted at 17:00:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This months marvel movie
RememberSLDL · 1 points · Posted at 17:22:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go Location Spoofing
danfromwaterloo · 1 points · Posted at 18:21:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 18:23:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump
SortaKindaSkeptical · 1 points · Posted at 21:11:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Feminism
WorkNLurk · 1 points · Posted at 21:19:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go. I played it for a day or two and realized almost no effort went into the actual game part of the game. I like Pokemon too, so I wanted to like the game, but I kept wondering when the fun part started.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:29:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I think for most poeple now it is about exercise and getting outside
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:26:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
[deleted]
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 09:08:27 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The game should only really appeal to that age group in my opinion. The kids nowadays don't know what is it like to grow up with Pokémon. It can only really be enjoyed by people who've grown up imo.
Timetmannetje · 1 points · Posted at 13:18:32 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
How sad are you that you're sitting on your ass, browsing reddit, complaining that people shouldn't be having fun the way they do?
jctnguyen · 1 points · Posted at 21:48:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
anonWI · 1 points · Posted at 22:33:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go
BlackHyp3r · 1 points · Posted at 23:18:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"Hoverboards" or whatever they're called. It's a Segway without the handles, geez.
IWearVansAlot · 1 points · Posted at 23:27:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vaping.
Akrobajhani · 1 points · Posted at 23:41:27 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Voting for Donald Trump...
mp4l · 1 points · Posted at 00:09:18 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump.
crazyninja232 · 1 points · Posted at 00:37:42 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
FPS games. Most of them are just rehashes and have no differences between them. Gets kinda boring when every game is about pew pew.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 08:33:47 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most shallow argument ever. I will admit that I am a fan of FPSes but saying it's pew pew, bang you're dead is like saying Football/Soccer is just kicking a ball around. It's just simply false.
crazyninja232 · 1 points · Posted at 00:59:34 on August 8, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not saying all FPSes are just pew pew, but a couple popular ones are. The notorious COD, Battlefield kinda, etc. There should also be some variety.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 03:02:30 on August 8, 2016 · (Permalink)
I gotta agree with you on that to an extent. It really depends on the game. I don't know how you would feel about Counter-Strike. In my opinion, it's definitely not just pew pew.
savemefromschool · 1 points · Posted at 00:48:19 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
the kardashians
mariahlzn · 1 points · Posted at 00:50:42 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians.
Uppgrade · 1 points · Posted at 00:54:42 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kanye West. All the Kardashians. Nickleback.
Cinderella-the-cynic · 1 points · Posted at 01:02:26 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians
blasphemicassault · 1 points · Posted at 01:09:55 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Twerking
the phrases "slay" or "yaaaas".
KingCabbage · 1 points · Posted at 01:14:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The fucking Kardashians
burgergobbler24 · 1 points · Posted at 01:29:03 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Kardashians.
suzy_sweetheart86 · 1 points · Posted at 02:28:39 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Trump for president. Obviously.
iamsomebody101 · 1 points · Posted at 05:06:05 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
War.
kanji_sasahara · 0 points · Posted at 14:31:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Grown men beating the shit out of each other for money.
I mean I love football as much as the next American, but good God.
Ethansucksdick · 12 points · Posted at 14:39:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I feel like UFC/Boxing would be a better example of grown men beating the shit out of each other for money.
cyclopsrex · 1 points · Posted at 15:11:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
We should have kids do it!
thewolfofstatestreet · -4 points · Posted at 14:14:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Facebook
Feminism
juiceboxheero · 12 points · Posted at 14:32:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Feminism in that we shouldn't need to promote it, and that it's sad that we still need to? Or feminism in the rabid tumblr SJW straw-(wo)man you only find in Reddit threads?
thewolfofstatestreet · -5 points · Posted at 14:38:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The latter
juiceboxheero · 6 points · Posted at 14:38:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
figured
vitoanthony3 · 7 points · Posted at 14:45:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Facebook is a great service to stay connected to friends and acquaintances.
Feminism is still very relevant. The active men-haters online account for like 2% of women. I don't think it makes sense to blame the ideals of Feminism for their behavior.
[deleted] · 3 points · Posted at 14:25:41 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've been dating a feminist and she always pays for her half of meals/drinks, so it has its economic advantages.
thewolfofstatestreet · -6 points · Posted at 14:38:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If she's a true feminist, she should be paying for all of the meals/drinks. They've been oppressed for too long for them not to be able to pay for the full meal
vitoanthony3 · 11 points · Posted at 14:44:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Do you realize that this sentence makes absolutely no sense?
thewolfofstatestreet · 0 points · Posted at 16:41:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It was a sarcastic comment. Sorry if you missed that train..
vitoanthony3 · 2 points · Posted at 17:27:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nonsense and sarcasm are not the same thing.
Selrisitai · -4 points · Posted at 16:23:37 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It makes perfect sense. I don't know why you think it doesn't, unless you are pretending to not know what the idiom "for too long" means so that you can make him feel like he has said something incorrect.
vitoanthony3 · 3 points · Posted at 16:26:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Could you explain it to me?
If a group has been oppressed, why would they be able to and/or why should they pay for the full meal?
Selrisitai · 2 points · Posted at 17:37:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh, actually, I changed my mind. I didn't realize he was saying that the women should take the role of the traditional male and buy both of their meals.
I now understand and I agree with you fully. I believed you were being obtuse, but I was wrong. I apologize.
tell-me-your-side · 2 points · Posted at 14:46:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I have nothing against feminists who are still fighting for gender equality so they're equal to men, but I agree with you if you mean like SJW feminists who think women are BETTER than men. Neither gender
should beis better then other. The idea of feminism was created for equality, and for a lot of people, it's turned into an idea that women are superior to men.Dethkult · -4 points · Posted at 14:57:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Using text messaging for 100% of communication. Don't people realize it's easier to speak rather than write everything? Boggles my mind. You can see the effect it's having on social interactions too..people can't be faced with a difficult decision because with texting, they can ignore it or say they never got it...
Pipthepirate · 2 points · Posted at 16:31:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can text at work but not talk.
Dethkult · 1 points · Posted at 20:09:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Fair enough.
moose2332 · 3 points · Posted at 16:19:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
There are advantages to texting. First of all you can do multiple things/ talk or text with multiple people. It's also extremely convenient because you can respond when you're ready so conversations aren't only when both people are free.
Dethkult · 1 points · Posted at 20:08:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Respond when you're ready...gotcha
cyclopsrex · 3 points · Posted at 15:08:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It is quicker and easier to type for a lot of things
Dethkult · 1 points · Posted at 20:02:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hence the 100% communication part. If we are gonna hang out at place X it's easy. If we are talking about a first date that you went on and had a story to tell me, calling is better.
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 15:57:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I only ever actually talk on the phone if I need a response right that minute, or for professional purposes. Otherwise, texting or emailing is just fine because you can be doing other things while having the conversation.
Dethkult · 1 points · Posted at 20:05:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I agree with you. Sometimes it's quicker, but 100%? Let's be real...
waitingtospeak · 4 points · Posted at 15:32:14 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I can read faster than you can speak.
Dethkult · 0 points · Posted at 20:00:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But you can't type faster than you speak
waitingtospeak · 0 points · Posted at 21:28:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I actually can though. And it makes listening to you speak irrelevant. Just send me the message I'll get to it at my convenience.
Dethkult · 1 points · Posted at 23:23:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm not even going to touch the fact that you think you can type faster than you talk...whatever makes you sleep at night, or justify your opinion on text over speech
Dethkult · 0 points · Posted at 23:15:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Tone isn't conveyed, so misinterpretation can also hinder the effectiveness of your message.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 15:36:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Do you realize how hard it is to coordinate a time you're both not busy, not around others, and it's quiet enough to hear someone? Or you could just shoot a text whenever and get a reply as soon as they have a minute.
Dethkult · 1 points · Posted at 20:05:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You only exemplify my original comment. You take zero time out of your day to talk about something with someone you care about. A quick text is fine but let's not pretend you haven't sent walls of text to people before awaiting a wall of text back...a whole day ordeal which could be done in 5 minutes...so you can get back to your ever-so-important life.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:31:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But the point is that you can multi task with texting and can do it anywhere....
Dethkult · 1 points · Posted at 20:44:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No you cant. You can hold a phone with your shoulder or put it on speaker phone if using voice communication. You are required to text (fast enough for arguments sake) with 2 hands. And before you send me some bullshit scenario, I said 100% communication.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 22:10:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Okay buddy. Keep arguing, meanwhile everyone in the fucking world will keep texting because that's just easier.
Dethkult · 1 points · Posted at 23:14:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh and your eyes. You need to take your eyes off where you're walking or driving to see what you're typing.
MisterDonkey · 1 points · Posted at 16:16:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I hate talking on the phone. Always have since the days of landlines. Text messaging is the greatest thing that ever happened to phones.
Dethkult · 1 points · Posted at 20:06:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Greatest thing that ever happened to you*
FTFY
[deleted] · -4 points · Posted at 15:05:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
iPhones.
Just stop.
[deleted] · 10 points · Posted at 15:51:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
They're pretty convenient if you ask me.
RobertAPetersen · 1 points · Posted at 18:46:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Nah man, SNES is way better than Sega.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 21:43:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bold faced lie.
Trisectrix · -1 points · Posted at 15:49:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
If imessage was on android, the ammount of users i know that would switch is alarming. Smh all them ppl yellin at me for being green.
wbarteck · -2 points · Posted at 14:51:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ketchup. Use a real sauce you wanks
cyclopsrex · 2 points · Posted at 15:05:04 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donkey sauce
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 17:07:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I up-voted you, but I love ketchup and eat almost no other kind of sauce. Except Meranera (sp). Mmm.
wbarteck · 1 points · Posted at 17:11:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I could have forgiven the use of ketchup but
is an actual crime
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 17:31:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
plz i dn wnt jayl
thegucciwizard · 0 points · Posted at 17:23:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
9/11 and Harambe jokes and memes
tomcatfish · -2 points · Posted at 16:50:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Piracy. Yes, you're stealing. It doesn't matter if you claim you wouldn't have bought it at full price. GAMES AND MUSIC ARE NOT RIGHTS
RobertAPetersen · 1 points · Posted at 18:48:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Stealing implies loss of something.
What's being lost? If I download a copy of Star Wars, it's not like a bluray at Walmart poofs away in smoke off the shelf.
Also, I'm not saying it isn't necessarily wrong, just that it's not stealing as defined.
MonkeyPlug · 1 points · Posted at 19:46:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Stealing is the taking of something that isn't yours without permission. Changing the definition doesn't make it acceptable.
lagavulinlove · 1 points · Posted at 21:12:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You didn't by the rights to software that was created by someone who invested time and money to bring that product to market. It has a value. You've deprived the creator of that value. You have stolen money from them.
RobertAPetersen · 1 points · Posted at 21:53:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Its value is only what someone agrees is worth paying for it.
If that amount is at least what the creator is asking, he gets a sale.
If someone feels it's worth $0 to them, and they download it, nothing is lost because there was no viable situation in which that person was ever going get a sale from the person who downloaded it.
Again, I agree people should be paid for their work.
But it's still not theft, as the creator can't be losing money he or she was never going to get. No physical property is being taken, and it seems hard to justify the mere thought of it or ephemeral copies of ones and zeroes is a theft.
When I think of a song in my head, it's not stealing. If I remember a quote from a book, it's not stealing. What if I have an eidetic memory, and can transcribe a book from memory that I read at some point? Is that theft?
It's not as simple or as black and white as simply labeling it stealing.
If you think the price is fair and you find the product useful, of course, pay for it.
If you don't, well that's your buisness, but theft it's not. Nothing was ever lost.
lagavulinlove · 1 points · Posted at 22:31:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The value is what I charge for it. You don't want to pay that, you're stealing end of discussion
RobertAPetersen · 1 points · Posted at 22:41:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Thank you for the well reasoned debate.
lagavulinlove · 1 points · Posted at 23:20:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
There is no debate. Not all things are debatable. If someone has a set price for a product, no matter what that is, and you take it without paying, you've stolen it. No debate , no way around it. Sorry.
Jmunnny · -4 points · Posted at 14:43:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This will get DOWNVOTED to hell, but oh well. Bernie Sanders, you can't rob Peter to pay Paul. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works.
workingtimeaccount · 4 points · Posted at 14:56:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'll never understand how people pick one singular aspect of Bernie and say "clearly this can't happen haha!" to show that he's a worthless candidate who has terrible ideas.
Meanwhile you can do the same about any candidate.
Can people not realize we pick a candidate for their overall views and message, not because we really think they're going to make all their ideas happen the second they get into office? Politics is a slow game, and we have to plant the seeds and tend to them rather than continuously rip them out of the ground to plant different ones and hope we finally get a thriving season.
It's not like we expected Bernie to be elected and that Monday all our student loans are forgiven, all poor people saved, and everyone gets a free boob job.
VigilantMike · 3 points · Posted at 14:48:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That's not how taxes work.
wbarteck · 4 points · Posted at 14:47:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I know his tax plans are ridiculous but you do know that taxes already exist right? We're already taxing rich people to pay for poor people. Not disagreeing, its just a painfully weak argument.
Jmunnny · 1 points · Posted at 14:49:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I fully understand that, but free college come on dude. That's just ridiculous.
workingtimeaccount · 7 points · Posted at 14:58:03 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Why is it ridiculous to want people to have free college? We have free school before college.
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 17:05:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because "free college" is a misnomer.
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:04:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because people are stingy with money and don't want their money to go towards anything unless it explicitly benefits them. That's why people vote against school levies and are vehemently against most kinds of tax increases, despite the United States having very low taxes compared to the rest of the world.
workingtimeaccount · 4 points · Posted at 15:06:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But having an educated populace does help you.
When you're 95 and some kid who has free college discovers the cure to your cancer and you get to live longer while staying healthy thanks to the kids that got free college and helped create a foundation that helps the elderly get healthy, you'll probably be pretty glad that your tax dollars paid for their college.
Can people really not imagine the future?
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:16:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
They do seem to have trouble with it, yes. I understand that people are lax to have more of their earnings and purchases taxed, I really get it. It sucks, but I think that people have trouble seeing how much benefit it could have. I really just don't see how having universal access to public universities at no cost and having free medical care is a bad thing.
Sure, I'll have less money, and I already went to school, and I'm a healthy adult without outstanding medical issues, but I'm 100% okay with shelling out more in taxes so that other people have access to healthier lives and better schooling even if it never really helps me, because it makes the world a better place to live. People shouldn't feel forced to not visit the doctor when they're sick because they don't have the money or means to pay for it, and people shouldn't have to drown in medical debt because of something out of their control, or drown in student loan debt because they wanted to go to a good school and get a good degree to try and make the world better.
But it's just my opinion I guess.
Edit: You people do realize I'm not arguing against free public college, right?
wbarteck · 2 points · Posted at 14:53:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Now I'm ALL for affordable college. America has the most expensive college in the world, by a lot. But free college isn't possible with huge private universities.
tell-me-your-side · 2 points · Posted at 14:48:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Just a tip:
Usually if you say you'll be downvoted, you'll end up being downvoted. If you leave that part out, you might be upvoted.
Muffinizer1 · 5 points · Posted at 14:49:12 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
When you start your comment with that, it should
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 09:04:08 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't see how Free College is seen as something America couldn't afford. People who are against act like it's never done before. Literally every modern European country has it or a much cheaper alternative. This article here: http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/01/heres-exactly-how-much-the-government-would-have-to-spend-to-make-public-college-tuition-free/282803/ specifies in 2012 it would've only cost $62.5bil, The U.S gives well over that as Corporate Welfare in the form of tax breaks.
liarandathief · 1 points · Posted at 14:49:08 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Except you can to an extent. When Peter is sitting on his money.
Jmunnny · -1 points · Posted at 14:54:54 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
"When Peter is sitting on his money."
On who's money? HIS, that's is the problem, Beenie supporters want what isn't theirs and what they haven't earned.
liarandathief · 2 points · Posted at 15:01:35 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The uber rich make their money by investing it, and they're not doing that. They're sitting on it, thus its not circulating within the economy. The economy is thirsty for capital.
Up to a point, I agree that what's theirs is theirs. Except where it hurts the greater population to hoard it. If one person had all the money, say, everyone would suffer, including the hoarder. Income inequality hurts everyone.
dddaaadddd · 1 points · Posted at 19:26:23 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You think that every rich person made their money by investing it? How about the other rich people who get screwed by Bernie's disastrous economic policies like athletes or owners of smaller businesses?
If I make six figures a year, I don't want to get taxed out of my ass just to pay for some kid's useless arts degree or a transgender's sex change operation
roonsc8pe · -4 points · Posted at 14:15:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon go
VigilantMike · 1 points · Posted at 14:59:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I remember first hearing about it September of last year and thinking the game had no shot. Then when it first got popular I was surprised but still didn't try it. Now that I'm out on a vacation of sorts I can use the game to its full potential and I am hooked on it.
Why_Did_Bodie_Die · 0 points · Posted at 14:40:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How is this not number one?
[deleted] · 8 points · Posted at 14:42:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because not everyone agrees?
Why_Did_Bodie_Die · 1 points · Posted at 15:25:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That is probably the correct answer.
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 16:24:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't know why he had to ask that.
workingtimeaccount · 1 points · Posted at 15:11:59 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's obvious why it's popular.
People grew up with pokemon, some of these people have kids now and want their kids to like pokemon to.
People like going outside, but sometimes need an excuse. Pokémon go gives people an easy excuse to go outside, and an easier excuse to talk to someone who's also playing. It's basically the perfect ice breaker right now.
Like of all the things to be pissed about being popular, a game that encourages exploration and interaction between others that pulls at your nostalgia from childhood is not one of them.
Pipthepirate · 1 points · Posted at 16:34:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The collection aspect is a big part too. People like finding and collecting things. The also like being on a team.
Why_Did_Bodie_Die · 0 points · Posted at 15:25:33 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
It just seems like quite the childish thing for how popular it is. Especially when people say that they played it as a child so that's why they play it as an adult. I also find it interesting how defensive people get when I say it's lame... As if it's a personal attack on the individual.
There is a lot of things I don't understand why they are popular because I think it's stupid, Pokemon being one of them. Just like I'm sure there are things you don't understand why they are popular.
cchen080 · -3 points · Posted at 15:44:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon go
Ai_of_Vanity · 1 points · Posted at 19:10:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Get out.
[deleted] · -2 points · Posted at 15:16:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Religion!
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 14:40:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
[deleted]
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 15:06:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
You mean Obama himself, or the trend of people calling him "Obummer"?
mattmck90 · 0 points · Posted at 14:59:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This question.
kirbycrazy33 · 0 points · Posted at 15:18:07 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The dog filter.
bgivs13 · 0 points · Posted at 15:35:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Keeping up with the Kardashians
thatboyfromthehood · 0 points · Posted at 15:56:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Justin Bieber
EpicDonutDude · 0 points · Posted at 16:05:31 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jacob Sartorius with that music stuff, he CAN'T sing at all and yet he makes music videos with him "singing" and using heavy auto tune.
This is what I'm talking about.. I can't believe they call this sh*t music at all.. I prefer listening to some good rap or EDM music.
4bidden1337 · 0 points · Posted at 16:06:42 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian
AFortyADay · 0 points · Posted at 16:08:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kim Kardashian
Betchaman · 0 points · Posted at 17:45:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
ANY of the Kardashian's.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 17:47:49 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This stupid question that seems to be reposted every week.
marc2912 · 0 points · Posted at 17:54:40 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Justin Bieber
caldrete5 · 0 points · Posted at 18:04:38 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Vladimir Putin
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 18:08:21 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Tinder...
gpachii · 0 points · Posted at 18:14:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Kardashians
Aleismar · 0 points · Posted at 18:26:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Snapchat filters
Jimmy-the-Burnout · 0 points · Posted at 18:26:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The goddamn Kardashian family.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 18:27:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Caitlyn Jenner.
tableforhumuna · 0 points · Posted at 18:31:44 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Taylor fucking swift...
gump_y · 0 points · Posted at 18:33:57 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
phones on the table.
CrazyKirby97 · 0 points · Posted at 18:47:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Top 10 channels, one of the only YouTube contents I haven't seen a lot of complaints about.
I don't mind if there's just a few channels. Hell, I watch DangerDolan and Dark5 pretty regularly, but there comes a point where so many people make them that they're all just the same videos, with maybe one fact you hadn't heard a hundred times yet. I don't want the genre to die, since it is pretty interesting stuff, I just want less people to try and bandwagon off it.
WatchMojo can have their channel thrown in a ditch, for all I care.
StrikezZTrading · 0 points · Posted at 19:11:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hollister and Abercrombie
turbonegro81063 · 0 points · Posted at 19:12:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon
sauerpatchkid · 0 points · Posted at 19:45:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Dog filter.
SwimminAss · 0 points · Posted at 19:51:53 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
pokemon go, everyone seems to be under the consensus that it has gone to shit, but still play it angrily and don't enjoy it. Just quit and maybe they will learn and fix it because the game fucking died
EatingCerealAt2AM · 0 points · Posted at 19:58:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Damn Daniel
And generally half of the 'memes' Vine has to offer.
EatingCerealAt2AM · 0 points · Posted at 19:59:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Minions...
FUCK MINIONS
fuckkkevindurant · 0 points · Posted at 20:05:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Bernie sanders
fuckkkevindurant · 0 points · Posted at 20:05:51 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Video games
mediumwellassburgers · 0 points · Posted at 20:14:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
asking this question
runawaywolf · 0 points · Posted at 20:21:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The music of Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, all that crap.
cgonik · 0 points · Posted at 20:28:09 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Ops mom everyone's been there done that should be old news by now
Dagni · 0 points · Posted at 20:33:46 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon go
t1taniumexp0se · 0 points · Posted at 20:47:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Big Bang Theory aka the show which caused Bush to do 9/11
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 21:09:32 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Game of thrones
Confirmed_AM_EGINEER · 0 points · Posted at 21:12:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Snapchat. LITERALLY ALL STUFF THAT ALL PHONES COULD ALREADY DO AT THE TIME WITH STOCK APPS
Babarkj · 0 points · Posted at 21:33:45 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Clinton.
demosthenes384322 · 0 points · Posted at 21:42:06 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Most popular music
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 21:58:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The Walking Dead. That show sucks.
MajorThom98 · 0 points · Posted at 22:25:48 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Donald Trump. Yes, I know it's basically impossible to find supporters outside of dedicated forums, but he still got enough votes to be the Republican candidate, and he's getting worringly close to becoming the President.
The-Gribbler · 0 points · Posted at 22:47:16 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Twenty One Pilots
cartmancakes · 0 points · Posted at 23:03:47 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon go
dolukian · 0 points · Posted at 23:04:56 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The current mainstream music scene...
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 23:05:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram... social media...
frosted1030 · 0 points · Posted at 23:37:20 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon. It's a rehashed shit game.
[deleted] · 0 points · Posted at 23:54:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Justin bieber
georgiapeach90 · 0 points · Posted at 23:55:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
That half head shaved mess women are doing.
jeff_the_nurse · 0 points · Posted at 00:10:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Tina Fey.
Veronica_Is_A_Nerd · 0 points · Posted at 00:37:07 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Police hate. I know is a popular fad that will blow over but still. A few crazy assholes and now the entire profession is degraded
advsgelato · 0 points · Posted at 02:32:15 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon Go - time to be adults people...
seitz2040 · 0 points · Posted at 02:44:23 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Religion.
blue_alien_police · 0 points · Posted at 03:06:21 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I might get crucified for this, but Dunkin' Donuts. The one that opened near me is god awful.
Raxiuscore · 0 points · Posted at 06:33:49 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Plus-sized models
aykontakt · -2 points · Posted at 18:50:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Jesus and other ancient myths. The stories didn't really happen. Magic is not real. Enough of that bullshit already. It's 2016 years.
SlipperyAnderson · -4 points · Posted at 14:19:00 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
Drugs.
Edit: recreational/epidemic drugs like Coke, ecstasy and to an extent meth. If you don't think they are extremely popular amongst today's youth and young adults then you're delusional. Downvote away you swines!
workingtimeaccount · 2 points · Posted at 14:35:36 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
But we'd have a lot more deaths if people didn't have drugs
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 09:14:51 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
I don't see your problem. Dr.Carl Hart did a study investigating the effects of drugs on a person and the brain and came to the conclusion that 80-85% of the population can live normal lives doing recreational drugs so there isn't a problem and for that 15-20% that can't handle it, you give them help instead of locking them in cell. If drugs were legalized, taxed, regulated, crime would go down as a result of drug possession/consumption not being a crime. Taxing would bring plenty of economic benefit and regulation would bring down possible death from recreational drugs because you wouldn't have slapsticks putting who-knows what inside.
workingtimeaccount · 1 points · Posted at 15:12:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Anyone who hates recreational drugs likely doesn't understand much about them.
Timothy_Vegas · -1 points · Posted at 15:12:43 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Mentioning Donald Trump.
Birdwatchingyou · -1 points · Posted at 15:22:55 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Hunting. Especially bird hunting.
Kickpuncher82 · -1 points · Posted at 15:34:52 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon
Pipthepirate · 2 points · Posted at 16:32:22 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What's wrong with Pokémon?
[deleted] · -1 points · Posted at 15:52:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 16:31:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Because people like things that you don't. Pop music is easy and pleasing to the ears, catchy and very melodic. It doesn't take much to appreciate, and just because it's not complex doesn't mean it's not good.
Why wouldn't it be? Pop shows are high budget, well planned spectacles. Some are better than others sure, but people pay hundreds or even thousands of dollars to see people kick a ball around or throw a ball around too. Anything can sound silly when you oversimplify it.
dragoncat_TVSB · -1 points · Posted at 16:56:26 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Cheese cake factory! I suspect they bought instant food from supermarket, heat them up and sell them to customer. Seriously, it is THAT bad!
YourKewlness · -1 points · Posted at 23:02:30 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Unpopular opinion maybe...but Pokemon Go
Got_That_Suga · -6 points · Posted at 14:35:05 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
BBQ sauce.. it's horrid.
tell-me-your-side · 4 points · Posted at 14:49:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
How dare you?
Got_That_Suga · 0 points · Posted at 15:16:39 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I'm sorry.. Look, I know I'm in the minority on this one. I know that. I've lived in fear my whole life. Well I'm COMING OUT. And guess what, there's more of us! There are such better flavors out there.
Pompous_Walrus · 4 points · Posted at 14:50:25 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pssh, you have obviously never had Sweet Baby Ray's!
Got_That_Suga · 1 points · Posted at 15:17:28 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
I've had it. It's pretty good. But people go fuckin nuts over BBQ sauce and there's such better flavors in this world of ours! Dry rubs rule!
TurbinePro · -2 points · Posted at 15:21:02 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
The whole Egyptian/African bullshit.
Also Donald Trump.
[deleted] · -2 points · Posted at 16:03:19 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
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Sybre · 1 points · Posted at 19:19:29 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
lol wat? Care to explain?
OFJehuty · -2 points · Posted at 17:34:50 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Pokemon GO. There is no point or endgame, there is no story to experience. It's precursor Ingress was considerably less popular and had more going on, GO sold on the Pokémon name alone.
Roboticsoldier798 · -5 points · Posted at 15:05:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)*
3 things
Feminism (full of over sensitive people)
Music.ly (just a stupid website)
Almost every meme that comes out of Vine's asshole (especially those that people in school keep saying every fucking day)
Edit: what I mean by Feminism, I'm referring to the bad side of it
[deleted] · 2 points · Posted at 09:23:17 on August 5, 2016 · (Permalink)
Not all Feminism is bad. As usual, it's the result of the vocal minority ( the misandrist feminazis) ruining the image of the group's otherwise positive movement. Malala Yousafzai, a muslim woman in Pakistan fighting for equal woman rights in a society that is indoctrinated by oppressive views against woman depicted in the Quran.
I otherwise agree with the rest.
Roboticsoldier798 · 1 points · Posted at 23:25:23 on August 8, 2016 · (Permalink)
Yeah when I mean by Feminism I'm mainly refer to the bad side of feminism which is full of racist/sexist people who complain about stuff that either doesn't exist like the Patriarchy or stuff that no one cares about like man spreading or lack of female emojis. I am for the ones who are actually fighting for equal rights especially in Islam like Malala so I do get where you're coming from. Sorry for the confusion.
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 17:10:18 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
What is this Music.ly?
Roboticsoldier798 · 1 points · Posted at 23:33:23 on August 8, 2016 · (Permalink)
It's basically a site where kids become celebries for lip singing popular songs. Imagine a talent show full of kids who do nothing but lip singing.
Selrisitai · 1 points · Posted at 14:28:11 on August 10, 2016 · (Permalink)
Oh. Sounds like obnoxiousness distilled.
Desideratian · -3 points · Posted at 15:28:15 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Chiropractic.
The essence of chiropractic is that all health problems essentially relate to the spine (subluxation). This is, obviously, not based on sound science. One study found rates of fraud are NINE times higher among chiropractors compared to regular doctors. And from personal experience, most of them are creeps (one I knew started "seeing" a 17 year old at the age of 28).
Edit, link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic_controversy_and_criticism
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 19:54:11 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
This tells me you've never actually been to a chiropractor and know nothing about them just like a lot of Reddit.
Chiros are covered by insurance, if they weren't recognized they wouldn't be covered. I've also had multiple back doctors including two back surgeons recommend me for chiropractic care. Here's what goes on when I go:
-I first do exercises in a resistance pool because I can do them there without much back pain. I do this for about 30 minutes.
-I then do stretches and exercises on various types of equipment.
-I then get adjusted by the chiropractor.
-I then am given e-stim on my back in order to keep the muscles from tightening which greatly helps with the pain.
It greatly helps with the pain and range of motion I have and has worked far better than steroid injections and physical therapy from "standard" places (which don't even have resistance pools).
Many people use chiropractors because they work.
Desideratian · 1 points · Posted at 20:52:13 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
No, I've never been to a chiropractor personally, because I recognize questionable science (that and I've fortunately never had back trouble). Multiple girlfriends and family members have, though, and I also know how to use the internet. None of them were "cured" of anything, they only experienced temporary pain reductions that ceased as little as hours to days later (very similar to placebo effect). The majority of peer-reviewed literature finds little if any discernible benefits above a placebo effect, similar to acupuncture. If a sugar pill works for you, then great. Doctors prescribe placebos all the time. I guess it depends on your definition of "works"... there's a reason chiropractors are the only "doctors" that cannot write prescriptions... hmm...
The "insurance covers it" angle doesn't hold water, either. Insurance companies have financial incentives to get you to go to the chiropractor. It keeps you coming back buying their insurance, and the chiropractor gets fat checks rolling in. Conversely, insurance does not cover many other medical procedures such as abortion. Does that mean abortions are not legitimate procedures?
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 20:55:58 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
So then you have no knowledge of what a chiropractor is like. As for the typical "placebo effect" response you're full of shit just like every other Redditor that's never been to one.
Explain to me how you know better than multiple back surgeons and doctors I've been to, all who recommend chiropractors.
EDIT: Oh, and if chiropractors are "frauds" how come they can order tests like MRI's and Discograms? How can they be allowed to perform x-rays? Maybe they're not the con artists you claim they are.
Desideratian · 0 points · Posted at 21:16:24 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Thanks for the personal attacks and profanity. Reported.
Really glad we took the time to have this convo. Your argument looks like the blanket Scientologist argument.. "you have no knowledge if you've never been"... "how come I feel better after auditing". Looks like you could use some more visits to increase your Innate Intelligence. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innate_intelligence
[deleted] · 1 points · Posted at 23:55:10 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Personal attacks? Where on earth do you get someone saying "You're full of shit" as a personal attack? You're literally sitting here telling people you know something about something you never had any experience with.
5arge · -5 points · Posted at 19:57:17 on August 4, 2016 · (Permalink)
Thanking US Military vets for their service. We haven't had to defend our borders since 1812. Get a real job!