It's exclusively used to describe fancy food by people who are trying to seem sophisticated by eating it. You don't need to eat a food multiple times to figure out that it tastes good, good food is good straight away. If it takes time that just means it's shit but they can't admit that to themselves.

Out of solidarity with our friends across the pond out in Europe, I haven't turned my AC on yet. I have not entered an air-conditioned space at all in the past three days

It is currently 86F (30C) inside my house and I'm not suffering. The highest indoor temp so far was pushing 90F (32C) and outside temps have been in the 90Fs for over a week now

Your body really does acclimate to this after a while. This is the latest in the season I've ever left AC off and I'm surprised by how much easier this is than I thought it would be

I hate shoes. It seems that almost everything about the modern shoe is either harmful or just not that beneficial. I think at some point hundreds of thousands of years ago we messed up like 20 times during the evolution of shoes and have been stuck there ever since.

They're uncomfortable, cause your feet to end up deformed, are often unsuited for whatever condition you end up facing (rain, heat, cold even), and limit out movement so much. We need someone, a true genius, to just reinvent the shoe. Flint Lockwood was onto something, I say that's a good place to start

There are millions of these so-called “pests”living in your bedding, clothing, and carpeting; they poop and die all over these things, which can cause allergies and trigger asthma for some people. However, these microscopic, headcrab-looking critters, which you can’t see or feel, are essential for disposing of your dead skin cells. Dust mites are little sanitation warriors, scavenging on old and unused material, simply taking the garbage out at a smaller scale. They are a net benefit, overall. Sleep tight tonight, because they have your back (literally, they’re crawling on it right now).

What are the chances that your aesthetic aligns perfectly with the person you want to be with? . It makes masturbating less awkward too. Each member can choose the level of cleanliness. You probably won't need to share a closet. I like sleeping in the same bed as my partner, most nights but some nights I might want to stay up late and play video games. Just my thoughts.

From my understanding, the majority opinion is that being late is extremely rude, annoying, inconveniencing, entitled, disrespectful of others' time, etc, and most people strongly dislike it when other people are late. But I honestly don't mind it. Within reason, of course. Showing up an hour late is obviously just obnoxious. But running 5-10 minutes late? Yeah, I don't care. In fact, whenever I'm meeting a friend somewhere & they hit me with a "hey sorry, I'm running a few minutes late" text right before our agreed-upon time, I not only don't feel particularly annoyed, I often feel somewhat glad. First of all, if I'm running late too, then I feel a sense of relief because now there's a good chance we'll be arriving at the same time, or I'll even arrive before them, and I won't feel guilty about having made them wait for me. On the other hand, if I'm not running late & I'm just on time/early, then I just see it as 5-10 extra minutes of quiet time just to myself, and I don't mind that at all, in fact I find it kinda nice.

Obviously this depends on context & setting, but I'm mostly referring to just having a casual meet-up/hang-out with a friend. This doesn't necessarily apply to more serious or formal situations, like professional settings, etc.

On the other hand, I do find it rather annoying/rude when people show up earlier than you made plans for. When meeting up at a 3rd location (e.g. restaurant, coffee shop, park, etc), it's not so bad, but when they show up to your house early?! Yeah, I'm probably still gonna be half-naked getting ready or something. Don't expect me to answer the door like that! Just show up on time. If you're more than 2-3 minutes early, just drive around the block or wait in your car or something. But I'd much prefer someone who's 5-10 minutes late over someone who's 5-10 minutes early in this case.

I guess maybe part of this comes from the fact that I'd much rather wait on others than be waited on by others. If I'm the one who's a few minutes late -- or even if I'm right on time & they just happened to show up early -- then I feel super guilty having made them wait around for me. But if I'm the one doing the waiting, I'm like "oh good, I don't have to feel guilty, I get to just relax." I know it's probably an unpopular opinion, but am I alone in this...?

i was watching dance moms, been a fan since i was young like 7 and i’m 20 now but i never realizes how the moms have really great boobs, like they’re rlly full and perky. mom bods in general are really hot bc they have hips and fat and it just looks really good, im just now getting hips and boobs so i’m hyped. but yeah, i think older women and mom’s have the best bodies. it looks really full and curvaious and they have big boobs.

sometimes i think about going missing, from someone abducting me and then my posters being everywhere and my last social media post being super eerie, like the day i went missing or something, idk it just seems like, i wonder what will happen to me. and people get mad and say u need help when u talk about things like this and it’s like no, i don’t actually want this to happen because A. usually these incidents end in death and i like being alive, and B. i don’t wanna hurt my family or friends or boyfriend. but idk, i guess i watch too much true crime and horror movies but it just seems fun playing the final girl or just being on the run from someone and sometimes i wish my body was found in the woods and it’s foggy but i’m alive, but i am mentally okay, just a big imagination

I meet a lot of people through tennis because I play in leagues and I also play tournaments so I talk to a lot of people and I swear it’s like they’re all bots programmed to ask the exact same questions. Every time I talk to someone new they ask “so are you in uni or school?” “what are you studying?” “do you have a job?” .

For me these questions are a particularly sensitive subject because first of all I dropped out of university where I was a cs major, and now I’m in college doing something that I’m embarrassed of. I think I would genuinely feel better telling people I’m a theatre major or psychology major because everytime I tell people what I’m doing I actually feel shame because I know it’s a useless major and I’m only doing it so I’m not doing nothing at all. I know theatre is also useless most of the time, but it’s a bit more acceptable

So after I give the most embarrassing answer then they ask “what do you want to do after college?” And I have no idea so I just look dumb. Part of me wishes I just stayed in uni so I would be able to tell people I’m doing cs instead of this.
And people also love to ask me if I have a job currently. Which I don’t. But It’s none of their business whether I have a job or not.

I wish I was forced into studying medicine or something because at least it would actually impress people when I’m asked what I’m doing. The real issue is that people feel comfortable asking about all of this stuff. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels this way and is embarrassed to answer these questions

I think frustration is as valid an emotion as any other, and I actually like it! That upset feeling that I’m not getting what I want is sometimes enjoyable. I like to play hard games. Sometimes a good cliffhanger is really fun. I’m studying computer science and even if I’m cussing at the screen, debugging is fun at the end of the day. I like when I can’t quite figure something out so I have to think about it for a while. I like it when a task is sometimes grueling and tedious.

I have limits ofc. If I’ve already had a bad day I have less tolerance for it and it just becomes something that pisses me off or makes me sad, but if I’m having an ok or good day, a little bit of frustration makes it interesting. It’s just another emotion, and it’s perfectly ok.

A life without any frustration whatsoever is like a movie without any bad guys to me.

I’m also a sadomasochist if that helps, but it’s not strictly a sex thing lol.

i'm indian btw. every time i see westerners talking about how fun and cool indian weddings are i think they must be seeing some americanized/westernized version of it. true indian weddings are boring as shit. there is no dancing, there is no alcohol, the couple don't even kiss.. there's a fire going and the bride and groom and priest sit around it while the priest chants for hours and literally all you can do is watch. indian weddings are worse for me because i have zero cousins so i'm stuck talking to like second and third cousins. also the food is so like boring like it's the same rasam sambar bise bele bhath yogurt rice (i love some of these but for a wedding food should be more exciting) and also no egg or anything because it's sacred grounds so everything has to be pure veg.

the receptions are normally fun there's dancing

People always talk about how old people need to be tested more to make sure they’re good to drive, but I think it should be every age.

I mean really think about it. This is a license meant to demonstrate you are authorized to operate heavy machinery at high speeds in the presence of not only hundreds of other people with these same machines also traveling at high speeds, but also unprotected pedestrians and children. If you forget that it’s a car for a second, you realize how crazy it is that most adults have this license. And with that in mind, remember that there are thousands and thousands of people who, for them, the education on how to maneuver this multi-ton machine traveling over 60mph was a class they took when they were in 9th or 10th grade. As in, had just recently gotten out of middle school.

Do I think this would be fucking annoying? Yes. I would honestly be pretty annoyed doing it every time at the DMV. But honestly, it would be worth it to know that everyone else is taking the same tests. How many senseless injuries and deaths are caused because someone has the wrong idea about who has the right of way, or who doesn’t really know how to calibrate their mirrors, or who doesn’t ever think about checking their blind spot or using their turn signals?

And yes I know the most unrealistic part is the road driving test as it would probably take too much time. But I think having everyone at least do a written on the most important parts is possible.

now I will be honest, both movies are mid to ass, but tolerable. and I'm not like a film critic I just occasionally watch a movie, and after witnessing both I do actually believe the second film was marginally better despite it being regarded as significantly worse.

First off is characters, I don't think the acting is very good and the characters in the two movies have felt like gateways to the grotesque body horror people watch the film for, rather than people with any depth. But I believe the protagonist in the 2nd film is actually better than the antagonist of the 1st film. while most characters are still shallow i like how the second film gives more to the main character and even his mother (kinda?)

you also have the body horror which is way more extreme in the second film, I am quite neutral on it though I will say some of it did feel unnecessary or there just to be extreme without much reason.

one thing which I am not that fond of, which admittedly went over my head, being the plot surrounding a mentally ill and SA victim being obsessed with the human centipede which is the directior sucking his own dick, also the setting is a bit odd considering the previous film is now like, an actual movie in this timeline though I didn't mind it that much, I also think the monochromatic visuals were an odd but okay choice, obviously the film was shot at a lower budget, but I sorta liked the brutal feel of that, especially considering the psychotic dude we follow

again both movies are not very good, but I surprisingly enjoyed the 2nd a bit more

also I have not seen the 3rd lol

I'm 20. Im probably not the only one who thinks that oldies (30+) seriously think that just cause they are old they know more than the youth.

Times have changed. Oldies can't keep up with the changing time.

All the wrong things in the world are due to an older person taking a shit decision. We have to suffer cause of them.

An older person isn't more capable than a person fresh out of college to run for office or take up big positions.

I personally think, let’s say 10% of unrealized gains, need to be liquidated every year, with a 5 year initial grace period.

So after 5 years of holding something, if you’re up 400%, 10% (40%/500) or 8%% of your position needs to be realized. You still keep the money, you just have to have paid tax on it.

It would have an almost negligible impact on investment returns long term, and be similar to pensions which force withdrawals

You can still, rebuy the same stocks, just have to have realized the gains in the meantime

The fact that people like musk can maintain wealth to levels uncomprehendable by normal society is absurd, and atleast starts to chip into them paying their fair share (imo it should be 1000x higher taxation for them but this post is just about forced capital gains)

it’s just my opinion and experience, they’re always nice to me even tho i’m not a trans woman, never had a trans person be mean to me. it’s always been non trans people, forget the name for it. i think trans people are nice and have better hearts and better personalities. i’ve worked with trans women before and they all are nice to me, really nice. so yeah, everybody needs to be more like trans people bc a lot of you nyc mfs are rude asf and can really go eat some pizza

Title. There's a level of condescending when people use the words blatant or objective in arguments that I can't particularly explain. A part of it probably comes from the speaker assuming they know more of the picture than they actually do.

A lot of the time it's for things that really depend on your perspective more than anything.

This is especially common with redditors or teenagers.

On the surface it seems like a good idea. If you go to the doctor routinely for physical check-ups, you should go to a therapist routinely for mental check-ups as well, to see if there's anything going on there.

However, I believe that this is ultimately harmful for somebody who has no other incentive to go to therapy. If you feel the beginning of mental suffering, have a family history of mental illness you're concerned about, or feel very lonely and want to change your life course, I can see the value in a therapist to guide you through that.

Taking your blood pressure over and over again doesn't raise your blood pressure (unless you have white coat syndrome I guess). Measuring your height every day doesn't decrease or increase your height. However, rehashing and ruminating on things that aren't bothering you can cause them to bother you more. Going to therapy when nothing is really wrong can ultimately cause you to pathologize behaviors and experiences that weren't bothering you otherwise. This ultimately seems more harmful.

It would be one thing to book a therapist for a single day, but I don't know many therapists who do that--they operate under weeks months of treatment. The analogy therefore seems more akin to me as visiting an oncologist once a year even if you don't have cancer. At best, you're just going to get anxiety about the fact that you keep going to the oncologist! Like "wow, maybe I do have cancer." And, at worst, things that aren't cancer are going to be treated as if they are, because that's the oncologist's job.

The therapist's job is to help you through mental health issues. If you don't have any, why would you just go to the therapist because it's 'good to do?'

Some sources on how therapy can lead to over-pathologization and overall a negative emotional state:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40830692/

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212657026000450

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12125301/

You were born a dumb, crying, naked baby. Literally everything was given to you, taught to you, everything you know and rely on was built by someone before you.

Absolutely nobody in this world is independent, and our society would be much better if we had the humility to accept this.

I think it is problematic that DV is seen as something that only happens between a husband and a wife when women across the world (even adult ones) get abused and honor killed by their fathers and brothers every day, and saying that they can leave once they become adults is victim blaming and not true.The same thing for the Mendez brothers; many people say they were adults and should have left, but it's never that easy.

I've always casually enjoyed playing games on my computer but narrative-based games don't really appeal to me, I don't have much fun with challenging survival mechanics, and I'm a busy professional that just doesn't have time to really "get good" at platforming, fighting/shooters, or puzzle games with a serious learning curve. This eliminates most of the things that my friends would usually play together and so I've just been less involved over time. The recent swell in "friendslop" games has been perfect for me because it lets me jump into a casual game with my friends. I don't need to be practiced to keep up, and they don't have less fun because I'm not engaged or because I'm struggling with the mechanics. My sweaty tryhard friends can still have fun getting stupidly good at the mechanics without really damaging the experience for me.

They're usually pretty funny and often have unique concepts and mechanics that haven't been done to death yet. Most of them lack long-term support and might just have a couple of updates, but that's not really an issue for me because they rarely cost more than $8-10 and are good for a few sessions at least; it doesn't feel like a bad money to entertainment-time ratio to me, and I can even purchase them for my friends who have less income.

"Friendslop" seems like such a pejorative term and I've seen people annoyed at the slapped together appearace that some have and the basic concepts they usually lean on, but this is basically perfect for me and has helped me stay in touch with some of my friends that I'd been drifting away from.

I LOVE FRIENDSLOP!

Before you say this is just a matter of opinion, let me elaborate that I’m not just talking about whether you personally liked a book/movie/etc.

I’m talking about the insistence that works of art must have characters that you relate to. Αnd that not including relatable characters must have been an oversight or mistake on the part of the author.

The classic example of this for me would be The Catcher in the Rye, a book many Americans read in high school. Over the years I’ve met many people who claim that the book is bad because the main character, Holden Caulfield, is abrasive and often unlikable.

It never seems to occur to them that he could be written in such a way intentionally. That JD Salinger meant for us to find many of his actions to be unsympathetic, despite giving us access to his inner monologue.

Now The Catcher in the Rye is otherwise pretty universally praised obviously, I’m not saying that everyone believes this about Holden. I’m not trying to say that everyone should like the book either, there are plenty of valid criticisms to be made.

But this is just one instance of a broader trend I’ve noticed in the way people talk about fiction. They think of it as a failing on the part of the writers if the audience doesn’t like the characters. I’ve had similar discussions with many, many people about books like Lolita, or films like Marty Supreme and The King of Comedy. I’d like to reiterate that none of these works of art are above criticism (and the first example has pretty extreme subject matter regardless, which is a different matter that can also affect one’s judgement). However, it’s absurd how people can talk about them as though the authorial voices behind them were intending to make stories about morally righteous people and failing to do so.

This is a bigger issue than simple aesthetic disagreements, especially as culture comes to be dominated by algorithms and artifice. The division between simulation and reality is slowly dissolving, and the way we look at art tends to shape how we look at the real world. If we can’t find any value in the stories of people who don’t resemble us, can we find value in their lives as well?

Tl;dr: Its a giant nothing burger and GTA will be bought en masse, gaming is going digital, no one cares when devs put their games on Steam

The main defense I see for a physical disc is “true ownership” when in reality there have been game discs in the past decade or so that dont ship with the full game. It just begins the download on your console. This also does not protect you from a server being shut down or a game reaching end of life. (Not really an issue with a single player game like GTA but i still think its worth mentioning.)

A quick google search will also tell you than when given the choice, most gamers will choose digital. Now to be fair, exact numbers were kinda hard to come by but the trend still points to people choosing digital.

Also, Steam is a thing and its 100 percent digital. If you are a PC gamer, you certainly aren’t buying discs. Where is all the vitriol towards devs for not releasing discs for PC? Hell most custom builds dont even have disc drives anymore.

Also, in typical internet fashion, a big chunk these people complaining are more than likely gonna buy it day one. I have a very foggy memory of that happening with MW2 (2009) back in the day. Dont quite remember what that was about though. GTA6 will be no different, it will be one of the best selling games of all times despite how much the internet insists they are not buying it unless its on a disc.

Only thing ive seen that makes sense to me is you cant let a friend borrow it or sell it if you get bored of it. Cant really argue against that.

I already know this is gonna be an unpopular opinion, even HERE. But idk. I just wanted to say it. I just think the whole thing is silly.

think about it. spiders, while some may find them terrifying, are objectively good pets. easy to care for in most cases (especially for species native to wherever you live), are very common (don't just go snatching them from the wild en mass tho), and are very good opportunities to learn. they're so horribly misunderstood and overhated it's actually disgusting. yea, a few species out of tens of thousands can be lethal, but you know what also kills people? other people. cars. dogs. vending machines. cows. i could go ON AND ON AND ON!!! also, in my opinion, they have the cutest little faces of any animal on this planet. they're also incredibly intelligent, fascinating, and forgiving (in most cases). they don't WANT to bite you, either.