Look I get all cultures are different we'll be talking about ones that work like America in terms of the funeral. I believe if you died of natural causes at a very old age (Maybe 82 plus would be good for setting a standard if NEEDED) you got the full package that life offers you and while everybody…

I live in the Philippines. I had the opportunity to live in America for college and I worked at restaurants. The pay was amazing. I was earning a ridiculous amount of money. Where I’m from, this was the salary of a high-level manager. I haven’t even graduated and I’m already out earning them.…

Or even better, sort the clothes by size, and then by colour within each size! It's such a waste of time going through a whole rack of clothing when 10% of it is actually going going fit me. Even if I'm shopping specifically for black pants, I don't want to look through all the black pants and…

CMV: Christians have no basis for condemning homosexuality, not even from their bible. It's not a sin within the context of a marriage. This is a doctrine that is causing a lot of harm among many in the LGBTQ community. Without going into the obvious science that has been out there for ages that…

Before you all start talking to me about China and Turkey and whatever, note that I am not talking about actual censorship from actual governments, I'm talking about people who complain about their right to express themselves being stopped mainly by social media sites who have banned them, i.e.…

In the private sector, pay structures that include performance bonuses or commissions are popular for jobs where the employer wants to incentivize effective and productive job performance. Even if it was not 1:1, having the pay of government leaders be derived from the median income of the…

Sometimes there are interesting people doing interesting things on twitch chat, but there is hardly ever any constructive conversation in twitch chat because of people spamming stupid emoji talk, I get it, people kinda think they're in some cool gang because they understand the language of twitch…

1. THE WAY THE STREAMING INDUSTRY PAYS ARTISTS IS COMPLETELY RIGGED FOR SMALL CREATOR'S If i buy merch or concert tickets who gets the money? Let's say 1/3 goes to the T-Shirt producer / concert location owner and 2/3 goes to the artist+management If you buy Spotify Premium and you listen 100% to…

I am a Catholic. I am pro-choice. My pastor knows I am pro-choice. This Sunday I was not prevented nor urged not to receive eucharist. President Biden is a Catholic. He is providing access to Pro-Choice options to all Americans ensuring their religious freedom. Bishops from Kansas who never met the…

Americans like to think the experience a greater amount of freedom than everyone else in the world. However, the low economic mobility; high inequality/poverty; and class divisions mean that a greater number of Americans are less free than in other countries. You can’t be free without choice. In a…

With all the negativity going around, here's a more light-hearted debate. This one really grinds my gears and seeing if someone who knows more about the economics of the situation can change my mind. UFC PPV is currently $70 for each event on top of 6 a month for ESPN plus. I think the rampant…

As much as it would help a lot of people to forgive student loan debt, every student who comes after them and suffers the same fate is unfortunately left out. I have an idea for a possible solution, but I would love some criticism on it. I would like to start by saying a few things which influence…

When I see people owning birds as pets and keeping them locked in their cage all the time it brings me great sadness. The way I see it is that birds are meant to fly and spread their wings. It’s a basic need for birds and what they’re meant to do. It breaks my heart seeing birds in cages as pets…

This isn't a my dad is better than your dad. Don't get me wrong they both have their own charm, but Ghibli just has so much more deep storytelling and complex lore (im probably biased). The only Disney movie I've watched that comes close is Treasure Planet, but they purposely killed that one. And…

Now I know what you're thinking. "Oh boy, here comes new-age astrology girl, come to tell us all about the healing power of crystals..." But that ain't me chief. I'm here to talk to you today about the extensively documented benefits to your physiological and psychological well being that can be…

I used to think I was against a national healthcare system until after I got out of the army. Granted the VA isn't always great necessarily, but it feels fantastic to walk out of the hospital after an appointment without ever seeing a cash register when it would have cost me potentially thousands of…

Probably not a perfect title for this post, but here we go regardless. Every time i see a post from that sub it is something along the lines of "there are no good men left" or just trashing men. Now i get it, there are some fucking animals out there who should be left beaten and bloodied in a ditch…

I'm in high school, and I've been doing a research project all year. My instructor recommended a 200-page textbook that he thought would be relevant to my incredibly niche topic, but here's the problem: the lowest price I could find was around $100, and the average price was around $200. I believe…

I believe that if you are offered the Covid-19 vaccine, are healthy enough to take it, but choose not to for whatever reason are selfish people who are blind to what the real issues are. Do you not care about the people that cannot take a vaccine? Those are the same people that get hit the hardest.…

When I say "selfishness", I mean caring only about yourself and genuinely not caring about anyone else around you. It is the political equivalent of making everything about yourself and not giving a damn about the needs of others. When libertarians speak about the problems they see, these problems…

It’s about time that conservatives take the time to read Karl Marx “Communist Manifesto”. If you feel it necessary to constantly reference a political philosopher it’s important to read what they actually wrote - not just relying on what your crazy uncle says he wrote. Universal healthcare really…

Why would anybody want to keep a system that ignores tens of millions of voters because they don’t live in a battleground swing state? Moreover, why would anyone support a system in which your vote doesn’t count toward the outcome unless you support the candidate who wins the popular majority in…

And the only people that don’t enable it or encourage it, don’t even think it happens or will downplay it. I’ve never been with a group of friends and a woman has been the butt of the joke, never mind the butt of the joke for the entire night. I have known women for >10 years that I can’t recall…

Everyone is aware of the fact that smoking and second hand smoke is harmful to health, even smokers admit this is true. It is a parents job to make sure their children are in good health and by smoking around them, especially in enclosed spaces like inside a building or in a car, they are putting…

I understand the movement to decriminalize sex work and to stop shaming sex workers. I consume sex work myself in the internet as does almost every man. However I don’t consume sex work in real life as this is heavily looked down upon. I have had multiple girlfriends tell me they wouldn’t stay with…

It is my personal experience that Starbucks’ House Blend coffee tastes burnt and unappealing to not only me, but the majority of people vs. other brands. IMO Dunkin Donuts, Krispy Kreme, McDonalds, and most major fast food chains all have better tasting black coffee than Starbucks. The fact that…

First and foremost I would like to get a couple things out of the way. I do not be any means endorse, advocate for, or otherwise support in any way eugenics in action or thought. Eugenics is a stain on humanities history and always leads to evil. This post isn't a nod or call of action to eugenics…

Taking in consideration we don’t know if any type of god exists/ has existed and if it existed we woudn’t know which religion is right; i think it’s really wrong to teach religion as an absolute truth. For these reason Kids shouldn’t be allowed in churches or religious schools. They aren’t…

In the US, copyright length for properties from the early 1900s until 1976 was 28 years with an option to extend it another 28 years, since has been further extended > for works created after January 1, 1978, copyright protection lasts for the > life of the author plus an additional 70 years. For…

If a man lies that he's had a vasectomy in order to have unprotected sex, he deserves to be punished. If a man removes a condom mid-sex without the knowledge (and/or approval) of his partner, that should be punished. If a woman lies about being on birth control and has sex with a man, she deserves…

With the recent shooting of Makhia Bryant, many protest have been going out about how some say she wasn’t holding a knife, and others say she was defending herself, even tho body cam footage clearly show she was holding a knife and ready to stab, and without those shots she would have killed 2…

When I say drugs for specific conditions, I’m obviously not talking about drugs for seasonal allergies or drugs for the cold/flu...I mean drugs for a kidney condition or psoriasis or some very specific health condition like that. Most of the American public has little knowledge about the…

Okay, I’m from the U.K. so it is not that common here with the exception of some religions. But in many cultures it is tradition to chop of part of a baby’s penis and nobody sees an issue. In some African countries the same happens to woman with part of the vagina but it is extremely frowned upon…

I want to go more in depth with this by saying that whether a newscast has conservative/liberal talking points there still is a narrative they want to push. For example, Fox News pushed the narrative that the election was stolen. They try to discredit BLM but they endorsed the Capitol Hill…

As someone from Canada, I've been watching countless YouTube videos and reading statistics about other countries. I am of the firm belief that I should just leave. There is nothing that Canada does that other countries do not do far better. Canada does not do anything exceptionally well. Nordic…

This is an opinion I've had for a while and have tried to discuss with pro-outdoor cat people. I like to think most topics are nuanced (hence why I'm posting it here), but I really have a hard time seeing any nuance with this one. Here is my reasoning, and I'll try to outline what arguments I've…

That sub has become a sub for popular opinions, I can’t even use the word popular in the title without it getting removed as “meta” Look at all the hot posts on that subreddit, it’s literally all popular opinions. Eg. Anal is disgusting, having children is a choice, and being unattracted to someone…

Considering the actions of Lane despite being a rookie officer subordinate to Chauvin, I believe Lane should receive a much lighter sentence compared to the other two officers on trial with him. Lane asked Chauvin three times if Floyd should be rolled over to his side or repositioned in concern for…

First let me start of by saying police reform is definitely needed, and there are certainly unjustified shooting and bad cops. Derek Chauvin deserves to rot in prison example. With that out the way. When I look at the Makiyah Bryant situation, this is an example of us as a community needing to hold…

The media is reporting the death of a black 16-year-old girl, Makiyah Bryant, by a white cop and associating it with the Chauvin verdict on the same day. The intent here is clear: to portray this as another incident of police brutality and systemic racism. However, shooting Makiyah Bryant was…

Some people make a big deal over not assuming anyone's gender. According to certain people, you're supposed to ask everyone for their pronouns shortly after meeting them. This is dumb. Argument 1 I think the motivation for this way of thinking is misplaced. People get upset at the idea of someone…

I'll just get my ideology out of the way so I don't get spammed with "Of course you'd say that commie" and "You have comrade in your name of course you'd think this!" I am a democratic socialist leaning towards social democrat, I do believe that Marx had some very good points and ideas (dialectical…

I'm an amateur music producer who has dabbled in a ton of genres- jazz, rock, hip-hop, and electronic, to name a few. The writing process for a mainstream dance track is the same as it is for, say, a classical track: start by composing a chord progression, write and play a melody, add accompaniment,…

Before I begin, I want to make it clear that I'm not talking about race. Some may think race should be included in this, but I don't. I'm not sure why, maybe because the stories I've read (featuring black or black-coded characters) have in some way centred around race and so it adds to the story. I…

I’ll start by saying that I think tipping culture as a whole in the US sucks. Employee wages should not be subsidized with tips, employees should just but paid fair wages to begin with. I’ve noticed this trend over the last few years where food shops that only offer counter service have been asking…

NOTE: I am NOT talking about cultural names (including historically black names that are often needlessly shamed). I’m having a kid soon, and some of the people in the groups are off their rocker. Most recently, someone posted about naming their baby boy “Anakyn.” They SPECIFICALLY put in their…

Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer, and I may be missing some nuances with respect to how sentencing and punishments typically work, and lots of other stuff. Violence, or the threat of violence, is punished more harshly when there is more weight behind it. For instance, the difference between simple…

THC needs to be taken off the list of drugs that employers test for. What people do in their free time outside of work to unwind is none of their business. Delta 8 THC is now legal and sold in Georgia and Virginia is legalizing everything this July. I truly don't understand why alcohol is something…

To preface this, the only argument I won’t consider is a comparative one. Something along the lines of “well x country does this so you should be grateful or change your perspective.” Not only do I disagree, but I want to focus on America and it’s shortcomings. Not comparing it to another…

The US has a representative democracy, which means that the people elect people to vote for them. But I'd argue that we don't actually elect people who represent our views to vote on our behalf, instead we do strategic voting. Many fewer people vote 3rd party than they would like because they feel…

I think a lot of the issues we face as a society, come from a disconnect from our community. I can't speak for other countries, but in the UK, the millennial generation (and their kids) are becoming more nomadic. The ultimate goal is to buy property with a view to sell it at a profit. Not only is…

It seems that common trend in modern United States is for people to do a bit of personal research on a subject and come to conclusions that contradict the conclusions of the people in academia. I think this is a very arrogant and frankly stupid thing to do, since it assumes that someone with no…

> A quick preface: I believe it's wrong and irrational to direct anger at a > perceived lack of intelligence, real or otherwise. If you're someone who uses > this word as a slur, please read this post carefully and understand that I do > not advocate your behavior. I'm glad you get called out on it.…

From slavery, to integration, to women’s rights, to gays rights, and now the fight towards trans rights, the “progressive” view eventually became the accepted view in society (I am speaking from a very US centric point of view because that is what I’m most aware of, I can not talk on other countries…

Alright so i wanna start with some base "rules" for my opinion: I'm not arguing that smoking is good for you, nor that nicotine isn't an addictive substance, nor am i arguing that someone should be blamed or viewed as a bad person for smoking. furthermore i'm talking about people who are starting…

Context: I was born in Pennsylvania, but since my parents' permanent residence application (green card application) was delayed by 2 weeks... I am considered a Chinese born citizen. I had to actively go and personally renounce my Chinese citizenship when I was 18. I gave up any chance of owning…

It feels better. Who wants to feel their hand scraping along the wall as they’re trying to get toilet paper? Granted, it’s not as bad as scratching your fingernails across a chalkboard, but it’s close. It both feels bad and sounds bad for you and the people around you. It’s cleaner. No matter how…

First: Notice the "and". Obviously, some subs need to limit one or the other due to the sub's function. I am talking about subs that limit both posting and commenting privileges combined. Now that is clarified, limiting both forms of interaction, in my time on reddit (I do not want to anger people…

I think it’s counter intuitive to give children freedom at school, because everyone’s first thought initially goes to taking the reigns off and facilitating chaos. But I think being respected as an equal is an important part of the learning process for a young person. It helps with encouraging them…

I get what it means. I’ve seen the movie. I think it’s an apt way of describing a specific and deliberate, controlling form of abuse designed to make the victim question and lose touch with their own reality. But in the last few years i feel that it’s being thrown out online wherever there’s a…

anti vax/maskers are arguing against health mandates > personal freedom, and i’m all for that! but if businesses want to deny you services for non complicity, they should be able to do that under that same set of freedoms — which is something this population seems to disagree with trying to come up…

I was in the firearms industry in the late 80's when tasers were just starting to morph into what they are today. Original taser: https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NMAH-AHB2015q109328&max=1000 A modern taser: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gary…

Basically the title. If you want to tip a waiter $100 because you will feel good about yourself and they will thank you for it, that is a perfectly fine charitable motivation. The waiter doesn’t care what motivated that $100 bill, they are just relieved that they can pay for groceries a tad bit…

There are some mentally ill people that would lie for attention although I think they are a minority, I do believe that most people that believe in ghost do so because they truly think they saw something paranormal, but those cases are because their brain doesn't have enough information to process…

My reasoning behind this view is that police are meant to protect and serve the public. It would be much easier and safer to flag down a marked and easy to see vehicle than it is a dark unmarked SUV driving down the road. Also, if you're driving in the dark with no other vehicles in sight and…

So traveling is one of my favorite things to do and it’s something I want to do a lot more very soon. That being said, I’ve never taken a solo trip. I’ve always gone with at least one other person. I’m sure it has its pros, but the pros from traveling with someone else are pretty significant: Pro…

If sex work is real work, it should be regulated like any other workplace. Just like we have to identify ourselves to our employers and sign contracts, it should be required that sex workers identify themselves if appearing on video and leave a record that they consented. The main purpose of this is…

I wanted to post here to see if there are other views I’m missing that make this a bad idea in any way... My aunt is a nurse who’s seriously refusing the vaccine, and she helps COVID patients almost every day... on top of that, she wants to fly out of state to visit the rest of my family, who also…

The original context of the law makes sense. You don't want cops to have to physically fight with every suspect they are trying to arrest. So if you make resisting arrest illegal, it incentivizes suspects to cooperate with their arrest. But cops have abused this law and now interpret any resistance…

PLEASE READ THIS FIRST: This might be a long post but i have a lot of toxic views and i would really like to change them. I wanna say why i feel so angry and bitter and misogynist. i really wanna change and improve myself and get rid of these hateful thoughts and beliefs. Also sorry if it sounds…

I hate when people say something like "deep down he/she is very sweet/nice/caring" when their actions show the opposite of those statements. Feeling guilty about being a jerk is not the same thing as being a good person. We are defined by the actions we take. If someone is not paying child…

I’ve noticed a trend lately on sites like Twitter and Reddit where users will rant about a polarizing figure or brand and replace certain letters with characters (ie Tr*mp, @OC, B!den, etc). At first I wasn’t sure what the purpose was, but asked around and the consensus reason was because they…

As a Libertarian in college, I know what it’s like to feel like my voice isn’t heard. To feel like my values and issues aren’t being taken seriously or heard at all. I know what it’s like to feel silenced or misunderstood by people who disagree with me politically. I’ve felt the frustration of our…

I love learning. I actually find something incredibly calming about coming home after school, sticking on some lo fi tunes, wrapping up in a blanket with a coffee and studying. I never really liked school until I was 15 and started failing all my classes, and forced myself to at least get semi…

I'm British but I would not say that I am proud to be British. Rather, I feel fortunate that I was born and raised here and its pretty cool what fellow Brits have done to advance society. I also realise that Brits have done terrible things over the years. Am I proud to British, nope. Am I ashamed to…

The CDC updated its guidelines to change the distance between students from 6 feet apart to only 3 feet apart. This change has nothing to do with science or safety and everything to do with squeezing more children back into the building. Why is the new distance 3 feet, as apposed to 4 or 5 feet?…

I realize this is a first world problem, but I can't stand when professors force students to take notes only by paper, or if there are specifications about how students should write notes, or god forbid if they make students submit notes for a grade. I don't care how many studies show that paper…

A form of birth control that is safe and effective should be made available to every American who wants it, free of charge. This would include the pill, iud's, condoms, diagrams, etc. and hopefully at some point a chemical contraceptive for men. A low cost standard would be decided upon but if…

Whenever there’s a terror attack perpetrated by a radical Islamist, the response from government and corporate America is typically to say “this wasn’t Islam, ISIS has nothing to do with Islam”. And the rationale presented to us is that by calling it Islam, you risk radicalising Muslims. Bs. I’m an…

(This seems to be too unpopular for r/unpopularopinion [/r/unpopularopinion] so maybe here is a better place for some good discussion.) Returning a gift you don’t want to keep (for whatever reason) can be impolite, but doing so is generally seen as okay if you think it’s for the better. People…

So recently I learned about the English holocaust denier Alison Chabloz, who was recently jailed for anti semitic remarks in the UK. I think this is an affront to human rights, and is immoral. Now, I think everything Chabloz has said is absolutely evil, ideologically possessed, and intellectually…

Hanlon's razor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor] suggests they're not mean, they're just bad at it: > never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity My view: There too little give in this area on reddit IMO, not enough kind stewardship and too much…

I appreciate that plenty of people read horoscopes and tarot cards as just a bit of fun, or to prompt their own self-reflection, rather than taking it as truth. However, with social media horoscopes going through a massive boom recently, I've seen a lot of people presenting it seriously. People I…

Lovecraft is one of those writers whom is always held up as 'Yeah, he had a profound impact, but he was super racist for his time and we can't ignore that.' Now, I don't really see why his being racist matters for those of us who are reading his work today. I mean, it is a big deal in the fact that…

So, this is something that's been bothering me lately, and I was curious what the other side of it is. Many job applications have questions like "Have you ever been fired" or "Have you ever been convicted of a crime?" as part of the app. Some even go further, like "Have you ever resigned or been…

I don't want to start a whole argument over whether Covid exists/is man made/has been used as a tool for administering new world order nanobots etc. I think we've all seen and heard enough "anti mask-freedom fighter" v "scared upstanding citizen" bs and are pretty much fed up with it by now…

For those of you with the fortune of not having to interact with these ads, here they are [https://youtu.be/7fiManEc2Tk] and another one here [https://youtu.be/lz_ak7AVYkg] Essentially they do 3 scummy things. Portray the army like a video game, this is scummy because video games are(obviously)…

I think the current climate really shows how unnecessary the news is nowadays. It's almost a miracle that news stations are still in business. I realize that advertising is their main source of revenue, but I don't see the value of people watching events that don't matter to them. In addition, I…

I apologize for grammar and punctuation in advance Self explanatory a lot of people are talking about this and I think it’s a stupid issue I feel that any person should be able to play any person assuming that the story and the actor do not perpetuate any falsehoods about said disability I believe…

There is way too much pressure on those in Secondary School making it to college and or university. I completely understand why it can be seen as a major step, but not everyone needs to take that step. Speaking from experience, I finished secondary school in August 2019, and didn't want to do…

I just used the black/white comparison because it was the first thing that came to mind and I’m a black guy myself. Lately I’ve been pretty shocked with the conversation surrounding men and women and violence perpetrated against women by men. I’m up to date with most of the statistics and I’m not…

Im not from USA. I have my own politics to worry about. 47 people were arrested as a result of the National Security Law of Hong Kong. For me this is more important to me, than Black Americans being killed by their pathetic police force. But my news doesn’t think so, reddit, youtube, instagram,…

EDIT: Many people seem concerned about blaming infidelity on women, so men or medical staff can request paternity test as a way to later check for genetic diseases, etc. This is beneficial use for both father knowing the paternity and for the well-being of the child. Paternity fraud happens when a…

Reasons -Unrecyclable -Difficult to open and distribute product without getting any on hands, clothing, table, steering wheel or other innocent bystander -No easy place to put it after use without creating a further mess; have to wrap it up in a paper napkin or other protective wrap -Alternative…

Ive had somone ask me once if I was, and a couple of my family members insinuate I am. Ive been pressured to get diagnosed as my family members think it will improve my life. Its possible, im weird for sure, but who the fuck cares. Im happy to be who I am, I don’t need to be labelled an autistic…

Simply I wanna say, as a POC I find it irritating how POC think they are an authority on how ethnic dishes are made (and other things) A while ago, a white chef was talking about how adding suracha to noodles is kinda wack. Because it messes up the flavors or some shit. And people were like “yooo…

What happens between consenting adults behind closed doors is their own business and no one else's. Who you have sex with is a private matter and no one else needs to know (with the possible exception where there is infidelity and the partner has a right to know their spouse is cheating on…

I’ve recently learned that asking women if they’re on their period is sexist, I’m more than happy to change my ways but I’m sure I’m not the only man who’s been told to excuse a woman for her behaviour because she’s on her period, which I understood because I’ve heard how bad the experience can be…

I am originally from a third world country where public utilities still don’t run on internet-connected computer networks. While there are efficiencies to be gained by taking things online, I do not see how these outweigh the risks associated with criminal actors gaining access. On the news,…

People will quickly condemn "inhumane" tactics used in war, for example poison gas or artificial starvation, but don't seem to care about soldiers dying from bullets, artillery, or knives. The end result is the same, whether delivered instantly by a landmine vaporising you, or slowly by an infected…

First I have to say that I have nothing against transgender people. If you're born a man but now are a woman I'll call you "ma'am" without any conflicts on the matter. You want to swap your wardrobe to look more feminine, undergo gender reassignment surgery, take pills to cause your chemical makeup…

My wife just finished sexual harassment training for work and was telling me all the statistics of how men harass women in the workplace. I asked her what were the percentages for women harassing men. Her training did not include any. I found that very odd and sexist. I think the statistics should…

Seeing a post of a young man on kidney dialysis really made me think about this. Not really sure what his story is, but I feel that anyone, especially folks who are in their younger years, should not have to be on a waiting list for a much needed organ. I believe that any and everybody, of all ages…

I've come to think recently that politics has become a bit of a sport and entertainment for a lot of people. The problem I see in this is the polarization that is obviously to virtually everyone. I think this polarization exists because new methods of communication exists that allow people to share…

I think it is good to know how compatible you are before you get married, I'm not saying you should have sex on the very first date lol, but if you have a serious relationship on some point you have to have sex in order to know if it will "work". I do think that many "religious" couples marry…

People should be happy with their bodies. That's a fact; you need that to start changing. You need to love yourself before you become more healthy. You should love yourself to work your weight off and be determined to get rid of your weight. However, saying that an obese woman who weighs 400 pounds…

There are two perspectives that can argue for my view. One is individual, where we can increase individual wellbeing and reduce suffering. The other is societal benefits, where everyone benefits both economically and socially. Today we all know the importance of exercise and a healthy body, people…

In America, people often use Nazism as an example of pure, unrivaled evil. I would argue that Imperial Japan was just as evil. In terms of total deaths done by each regime, they are roughly within the same range. I have seen upper estimates of Nazis being responsible for 25 million deaths and…

I’d just like to start this off by saying that I don’t have anything against sex work itself, and believe sex workers deserve basic workers rights. That being said, there seems to have been a trend of sorts of the last year of young people (mostly girls from what I can tell but I may be wrong)…

I think every decision we make is selfish to the point that we either convince ourselves to that or it is our base response or subconscious to do us. Even philanthropic work falls under this category which is by nature THE selfless act. We in our process to help others would convince ourselves…

not only do you risk losing dozens of karma from posting in places with presupposed beliefs, objectively discouraging opponents of those beliefs from posting in those places, but there's even a karma lockout per sub that makes it almost impossible to have an organic discussion because you have to…

Reason being , when people kneel during the national anthem, it’s not out of disrespect or with intention to attempt to disrespect. It’s a form of protest. Instead of tearing buildings down and stealing accessories that don’t belong to oneself, I feel like kneeling during the anthem is the most…

I have asked that on r/AskReddit [/r/AskReddit] and just got some angry replies, instead of a proper conversation. So trying here again, hopefully works: How does religion justify spending money on building beautiful churches / mosques / synagogues instead of spending that money helping poor and…

Jimmy Carter recently said about running for President, “I think there should be an age limit. If I were 80 years old—15 years younger than I am now—I would not be able to handle the stresses and duties of being President.” He has a point. If you want to be a good President, you have to work pretty…

Parents help or hurt their children’s future. A rich or educated parent can give their children benefits of their money or knowledge while poor or uneducated can do neither. Mark Zuckerberg and Kylie Jenner are examples of this advantage. Mark Zuckerberg’s father taught him Atari BASIC programming…

(Written from the perspective of a Brit) I'm going to preface with the fact I am not against tipping if said employee has truly gone above and beyond in terms of service, and I am aware this has probably been posted here before, but personally I think 'tipping culture' (especially in America) is a…

I dont think it people should call it reverse racism cause thats a bit confusing but anyway. Any race can be racist towards any other race. Yes, i believe one can even be racist towards white people. The definition of racism is prejudice towards someone based on their skin. Usually of a marginalized…

Emotional intelligence and being self aware should be considered as important as intellectual intelligence especially in our modern day with social pandemics arising such as male suicide rate. Emotional intelligence is so important for identifying hurt in others and self awareness which allows you…

So things have calmed down quite a bit from 2018/19 when consent culture was the center of the public forum but during that time there was a solid push from a lot of progressives to revision our dating/relationship culture to be based around explicit consent rather than implied consent. I think the…

This morning my girlfriend, roommate, and I had an extensive discussion about sex work. Their views hold that sex work should both be legalized and normalized. I agree with them halfway, that sex work should be legalized. However, morally I think sex work is both degrading and lazy. If my…

To start this isn't an anti-military or anti-war post. I don't want to debate about that as they are separate issues so please stay on task. This is also a throwaway account because people can get fairly heated about this subject (understandably so) but it's not something I want to be linked to my…

I am Han Chinese. I grew up between the US and China. One question I get asked a lot is “Why don’t you Chinese hate your government as much as we think you ought to?" The modern Chinese party-state, after all, is a notorious violator of human rights. I need not waste space to list out all the…

So I am totally cool with people hunting and actually using the animal they kill for food, leather, etc. I eat meat. Obviously it has to come from somewhere and an individual hunting isn't any worse than traditional methods of getting meat. But I just do not understand hunting for sport/trophy…

A common argument I've seen against issues is the "I did it and if I can do it, everyone can do it". This is commonly applied to groups of individuals within a wider system such as immigration, minimum wage or achieving educational success. To be more specific, you will only hold this view if you…

Every professional sport requires strategic adjustments and counter-adjustments from both teams. In most sports it happens fluidly, on-the-fly, there's no pause for the announcer to break down what just happened, there aren't 60 seconds in between plays for the casual viewer to process the play…

First, I want this discussion to be focused on what someone should do. Let's say a writer is a white American male. He might want to write about deep personal experiences of men, women, straight people, gay people, dwarfs, different races.. or he might want to write a story about 5 white guys…

I grew up in a time where social media didn’t exist. I feel overall my childhood was a lot less stressful and I focused more on activities other than say instagram. These activities made me more well rounded and sociable in the actual world. There have been countless stories about cyber bullying…

I understand the argument that a torrent of negativity can be bad for creator self esteem but at the same time, you’re a creator, you should have the maturity to face criticism. A social media site or app saying that only positivity can be expressed is just the silliest thing ever and removes the…

I don't get April Fools, and that may be part of the problem, but frankly, the fact we kinda skipped it last year makes it far more jarring when it actually occurs. On April Fools Day, many people and places make up "pranks", particularly for social media. Here's an example of a fairly innocuous…

So I work as a security guard. Lately a big new part of my job has been reminding people that they need to wear their masks. This as you might imagine inevitably has lead to many a heated conversation with people who just cannot wrap their heads around why I'm asking them to follow this simple rule.…

The way I see it, a true meritocracy in which people are judged purely by the content of their character, not unlike what MLK envisioned, is the only way to ensure true racial and gender equality. For example doing away with hiring quotas in the workplace and instead hiring based soley on their…

Below are my biggest issues with psychiatry. I would be interested if anyone would like to counter or address them. 1. Psychiatric drugs are powerful and they are given to kids pretty freely even though we have no understanding of how they affect a developing brain. I also don't think…

First let me preface this by saying I'm not intolerant of the LGBTQ+ or other races. I'm not one of the people who have fantastical views that goes along the line of "I'm colorblind, I don't see race" or ridiculous things of that nature. I genuinely in my heart of hearts don't care. Not don't see…

I understand pro-life arguments as to why it should be that women must have the baby, but if I'm being 100% honest, the more I breakdown those reasons the more it seems like they are just trying to force life into the world and punish those who conceived it irresponsibly. Pro-lifers arguments…

I’m coming from a background of having worked for three different food service companies- a mid sized franchise brand whose business model was largely based around delivery, a larger franchise that was based around carry out/ delivery, and a locally owned company which operated similarly to the…

This thread is of course about straight men and women in traditional gender roles. The idea that I, as a man, need to pay double every time I try to get to know someone better over drinks is not only outdated but is quite honestly confusing and frustrating since among women, there is a wide range…