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Tenlaar posted...

Yes, it is blatantly false.

it's subjective

Tenlaar posted...

Why even post something so blatantly false?

it's not "blatantly false" because "fat" is not an objective descriptor. it's subjective

Veggeta_MAX posted...

"Well, Mike is out! Great! Just goes to show nobody wants to actually get off their ass and WORK these days! Life isn't easy and people like him need to understand that!! He wanted weekends off knowing damn well we are understaffed. He claimed it was family issues or whatever. I don't believe the guy. Just hire a sitter! Thanks for everything y'all do. You guys are the only hope of this generation."

Yes the boss literally said all this and all the workers all decided to quit together lmao. That subreddit was the forefront of the Kelog's protest but it's reduced to fake stories.

they literally said in the post that they were paraphrasing

synklare posted...

I don't typically base it upon simply looking at somebody.

Prior to a serious back injury years ago, I was a fitness instructor. When dealing with consultations and drawing up regimes, I'd ask people to be as honest as possible, and fill out food diaries for a length they felt was reasonable based on what they wanted from me.

Many had bad eating habits, some had underlying medical conditions.

I'd get as much information as possible, have people fill out health-questionnaires and PARQ forms to let me know if I should be referring them to their GP first before going on any form of regime or plan with me. Would have been pretty daft of me to suggest nutritional changes or exercise plans to people that could be detrimental to their health.

okay, in that case this is perfectly reasonable. the image I had in my head was of you giving fat people unsolicited advice as they walk past you on the street.

My post above is more so on the topic of being "fat-phobic". I don't vibe with the idea of adding phobic to things because it's a cop-out to escape discussion of a variety of subjects. There are people deserving of the mantles, sure, but it's a common tactic to shy away from any discussion.

I do understand this, though it's much more productive to think of such terms as descriptors of behaviour than indictments of character; and if it's detrimental to conversation, it's largely because the people displaying such behaviour misinterpret it as the latter and throw a fit.

on that level, it's still very much possible to engage with what people say in spite of any such prejudices. I generally don't even use that kind of language, but it's still very, very common for people to throw a similar fit -- this leads me to believe that it's not actually related to -phobias and other related words. but I don't know.

I've always felt that BMI was a crock of shit myself as well, I liked getting people to a place where they, as an individual, felt comfortable but would always suggest optimal paths to get there and any potential improvements that could be had. BMI is outdated as fuck as there a lot of variables it doesn't take into account.

obviously improving one's diet and exercise is beneficial health-wise. those benefits don't necessarily translate to someone's weight though. I think fixation on weight, as opposed to general health, is... well, unhealthy. I sometimes think of it as an individual mindset thing; though it's also a broader systemic issue

synklare posted...

Once upon a time, weight was a sign of wealth, and being well off / able to eat well was considered a desirable thing.

Now we live in excess of everything, we desire skinny. Kind of funny really lol.

On the one hand, I get it, there's a fundamental difference between mocking somebody for being fat, and suggesting they take up healthier habits for their own good IF they are capable of doing so. Some suffer from medical issues that influence weight gain, some just entertain bad habits.

Adding phobic to things works quite a bit nowadays, it carries such a negative connotation that if you're labeled as such, you're seen as a piece of shit which I don't agree with because it strips any potential nuance from your views on things.

There's being a dick, and there's caring about the health of others. How you go about talking to people about this sort of shit matters.

you cannot determine how healthy someone is, or how healthy their "habits" are, by looking at them. you also cannot determine those things by looking at their BMI.

"fat" is not a medical term. it's subjective. "obese" has an objective medical definition, and it's based on BMI, which has very little correlation with overall health

Duncanwii posted...

People in the 50's had objectively better lives in the US then those in the Soviet Union, just like people in South Korea nowadays have objectively better lives then those in North Korea. Communism doesn't make lives better, they make them worse.

this is a ridiculous comparison. the more apt one would be between the US in the 1950s and the US in the 1910s; or between the USSR in the 1950s and the various states that formed the USSR in the 1910s.

the soviet union went from Feudalism in 1917 to World Superpower in 1950, and quality of life was drastically better for its citizens. soviet states even had a better quality of life than the former soviet states do now

Norman_Smiley posted...

Aren't steelworkers quite well paid? Like 80k is pretty standard for someone with like 20 years service? Always seemed like an industry where it was more about trying to keep those jobs existing than make those jobs even more lucrative...

how much they're actually making isn't relevant in this scenario

Celeste is really good. one of the best platformers in recent memory

Umbreon posted...

It's the same picture.

while feudalism and capitalism do have many similarities, they are still distinct economic systems and shouldn't be conflated

Xavier_On_High posted...

Yeah, it's a false dichotomy. They aren't necessarily opposed to each other (except in their most extreme forms). It's just that the form of Communism that arose in the early 20th century was a threat to the extant power structures, which happened to be Capitalist.

while it's true that a capitalist state in one country can theoretically exist in harmony with a socialist state in a different country (but it never actually will), I interpreted the question as positing the idea of a mix of capitalism and socialism being present in the same country.

if I read that correctly, then the answer is No. socialism and capitalism are fundamentally different economic systems, and the countries that people generally posit as being a combination of the two (i.e. a "mixed economy") are just capitalist states with some social programs.

adding more social programs does not make for a fundamentally different economic system.

Unsugarized_Foo posted...

Trotsky wrote a whole book on it and shits on capitalism along the way

I'm talking primarily about in this topic.

that being said, I highly doubt that Trotsky was actually able to demonstrate that the ideology of communism was murderous. given that the ideology has continued to develope since Trotsky's death, and has in fact had many successful leaders since Trotsky's death, I also do not think it is reasonable to call the ideology "failed"

can anyone actually demonstrate how communism as an ideology is either "murderous" or "failed"?

this topic is a goddamn dumpster fire

"GREAT" served me oddly well with today's word

I like Morpeko a lot

don't know. don't care.

if I'm listening to music that I haven't heard before, I don't particularly care if it's a new release

damn I was hoping this was about a fringe theatre festival

I usually start with "GREAT" because it has a lot of common letters.

got todays word on the 3rd guess

now that Trump is off social media, he's bound to have some opinions that he developed at least semi-independently.

while saying that someone "agrees with trump" on whatever issue might be technically accurate, it's meaningless unless you're going for some kind of gotcha -- the opinion itself is far more important than who else has the same opinion

TheLiarParadox posted...

I don't think I'm near the beginning anymore, unless the game is extremely long.

I put in a few hours today. Starting to get more into it.

I did look at a guide for one thing but felt dumb because I was right by it and if I had been a little more patient, I would've gotten there anyway lmao.

the thing about guides is that, with very few exceptions, there isn't an actual order that you have to complete things in

ChocoboMogALT posted...

You can have a very good guess. Most manga is made up on the fly, and you can tell. CW shows are a mix of planning and hoping. Most movies have the plot well in advance of filming.

still, that's ultimately all it is. a guess

PuppetPalClem posted...

Theres a difference between planning something out and just blindly coming up with things on the fly.

there is. but you can't tell which one is being done without external information

I tried for a long time to face-tank bosses. it wasn't until I tried doing the speedrun challenge and the pantheons that I was really like "wait, there's a better way to do this?"

hollow knight rewards strategic interaction with the bosses. focus first on learning how to avoid their attacks, then try getting attacks in when you have the opportunity. generally you want to stay close to them; it makes it easier to get your attacks in

TheLiarParadox posted...

Yeah so far there are two bosses I don't see any way I can beat. I don't know how much longer I want to try.

which bosses?

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this doesn't negate the fact that not having friends is a red flag

MedeaLysistrata posted...

I guess people need company to keep the SO entertained, true, true

it's not even really about entertainment -- I don't want to date someone who doesot have a life. I don't want to be the only person in their life. it puts too much pressure on me, and it will result in disappointment for them.

DrizztLink posted...

As a cigarette smoker myself, that's completely reasonable.

Like, even just "I hate the smell" is fair, "You may or may not kill me on the spot" is hardly excessive.

yeah I've brought it up a few times irl with people that I know. I always make sure I'm clear that this isn't some sort of moral judgment on my part; it's a matter of my physical health

MedeaLysistrata posted...

Is it really?

yes. to both.

to clarify: having no friends is a red flag, but it's not something that would immediately cause me to write someone off as a potential romantic partner

having no friends is a red flag.

I have asthma, so smoking cigarettes is a deal-breaker

Doom_Art posted...

it seems like every topic about any subject devolves into a contest of "who has the most cynical take"

People need to realize it doesn't make them look worldly or intelligent lol

the idea of the CIA staging a coup in a scenario like this is not a "cynical take" lol

is this movie related to Spiderverse at all?

joe40001 posted...

It would allow the powerful to much more control social behavior which is obviously fucking insane and awful.

Might as well ask "what's wrong with totalitarian control of people?" or "what's wrong with taking away people's freedoms?"

which freedoms would be given up by implementing a social credit system?

ssj3vegeta posted...

But we STILL do have da government and possible da big mom pirates to deal with. I don't think da straw hats will flee once defeating kaido and leaving wano to da government like others think. Dey will stand and fight until wano is truly open

wano act 3 still hasn't ended yet. there are still 2 more acts after this, and act 3 is the one that generally ends in tragedy

PerseusRad posted...

I dont remember seeing Kings hybrid form, but I dont know if I just forgot or not.

this, to me, is the clearest indication that the fights aren't actually done yet. I suspect they'll go Awakened Zoan mode or something and bounce back.

if it actually stands for anything it's probably "Dawn"

Naysaspace posted...

it always has been and always will be grammatically incorrect

this is objectively, 100% false

hockeybub89 posted...

I've used singular they for as long as I've spoken

as has pretty much anyone whose first language is english

Sariana21 posted...

Thorn?

yeah

Sariana21 posted...

I hate using plural pronouns for singular people. It gets very confusing. I wish some/any of the alternative singular pronouns had become common instead (ze/zhey or xe/xhey for example).

My daughters girlfriend uses they/them (but isnt offended by she/her) and more than once Ive been confused in a conversation with my daughter.

I should point out that I am an English teacher.

the singular "they" has been in use since before "th" was used to indicate that sound. chaucer used it. it's literally older than modern english

empty head gang

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the only thing I can think of is that some people might like simple black-and-white morality and biological determinism

ShineboxPhil posted...

My favorite player is Hingle McCringleberry

I'm a fan of Xmus Jackson Flaxon-Waxon

ThyCorndog posted...

Animals are specifically neutral due to their intelligence scores

Idk if yall ever played dnd but the morality system is defined

alignment is a terrible system and if it were up to me, it would be removed entirely

Chaplin's films generally feature him being romantically involved with a woman much younger than himself

Zeeak4444 posted...

this speaks more volumes about society and your environmental influences, since thats all extremely common knowledge and something pretty much basic after-school PSAs covered, along with every other medium.

Im happy for you dont get me wrong but its concerning and sad you were raise in an environment where those were foreign concepts to you.

also worth noting that Jordan Peterson's fame currently hinges on exploiting people -- generally young men -- with those kinds of problems

SpiritSephiroth posted...

Cant speak for others, but he's personally motivated me to spend my time more wisely. Stop doubting myself and actually try new things. Don't stay stagnate or comfortable. Pick up new hobbies and apply yourself to them.

I have three things I'm doing currently, pushing myself to learn more. Part of the reason I even attempted was because of his advice. Granted I wasn't in the worst of situations but I certainly started to make MUCH more use of my time.

to be clear: you're talking about his self-help book, right?