People nowadays are more and more sedentary, spending their days in cars or sofas, eating junk food all the time. Those are facts. Sadly, this leads to obesity taking over a pretty big position as one of the most common diseases in the world. Being fat puts stress over your bones and articulations,…

The conventional wisdom, particularly on the left, is that the gender disparity in a lot of industries and jobs (STEM, executive roles, politics, childcare, etc) is entirely a result of socially enforced gender roles. Hence gender disparity in, for example, STEM field, is not explained by men and…

I think the previous generations were extremely lucky to have grown up in the earlier decades (50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s). Yes, there were problems, such as racism and sexism... BUT they have grown in a world where: * there was continuous economic growth with relatively few crises compared to …

Nickelback is a Canadian rock band formed in 1995 in Hanna, Alberta. It is composed of guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist, keyboardist and backing vocalist Ryan Peake, bassist Mike Kroeger, and drummer Daniel Adair. Their a few of their hit songs, in which are in no particular…

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a chipmaking company, accounts for 15% of Taiwan's GDP. The company has effectively monopolized semiconductor manufacturing by having the right infrastructure and talent. Its iron grip over the market has positioned the company as one of the most…

I read on various websites that we have enough food to feed the world, the problem with starvation comes from the ability to actually give the food. Now, it is my belief that sharing is caring. I also believe that entire concept got really messed up during the Cold War. Basically, maybe I'm really…

The theory that I have is that most major socialist movements in history (as well as many contemporary movements) are primarily driven by a loathing for the rich. While many people call the USSR/China to be "not socialism", IMO the founding principles and ideas that drove the Russian Revolution and…

We already have The Voice. Any time I hear a singer on America's Got Talent, I ask myself- would they have any shot at winning The Voice? If so, they should go on The Voice and stop wasting everyone's time on a Talent show where there's 50 million other people trying to use singing as their talent.…

I believe police should be required to carry liability insurance just like doctors carry malpractice insurance. If a cop gets sued, their rates go up. Too many incidents and the insurance carriers drop their coverage and are unable to work in the field. We've seen too many cops get let off because…

I think you’ve heard it all before. “Don’t invalidate someone’s trauma” Or better yet, “everyone’s trauma is the same.” And for some reason, I simply can’t bring myself to believe that. I think most of you who are reading this are very privileged in general. For the most part you have food,…

(Edits in bold) Feminism's full definition goes as follows: "a range of social movements, political movements, and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes". However, in practice, I see that feminism is virtually completely…

I'm not from the US. In fact I'm from a country where we don't have credit cards and people buy brand new cars with cash and have minimal to no mortgage debt. As such, we also never have $999 instead of just $1000 for easier transactions and less headaches for accounting purposes. When I first came…

Yesterday YouTube announced that it will hide the number of dislikes a video has from the public and only the creator will be able to view the amount of dislikes their videos have, YouTube says this is because of “dislike attacks” which they say harm small creators specifically, however YouTube has…

From my perspective, the woke left is essentially holding Democrats hostage. This tiny, but vocal, group continues to push policies that are deeply unpopular to the detriment of Democrats. The results speak for themselves-in Minneapolis, voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have replaced…

Everyone knows the scenario, two kids are fighting or getting into it in some manner or another and then the parent or teacher or principal or whatever breaks them up and one says "he started it" and then the authority figures says "I don't care who started it" I'm sure you've seen it happen in…

Just to be clear before starting this... I am a liberal. If you don't believe me, look through my post history. I am throwing this caveat up because too many people dismiss opinions unless it's from the right people. I have seen lots and lots of attacks against Kyle and against the prosecution for…

Typing this on a phone so sorry for spelling mistakes I am a 17 year old straight boy so i could be very biased/under informed, however i do believe that the stigmatizing nature of being a member of the lgbtq+ community is far worse for a guy than it is for a girl. Don't get me wrong, both receive…

If we think about it, right now we're a fire that burns on nature so, logically, the fuel will run out at some point because that's human nature. It's in our nature to want more, to believe that we're special and that drives us more and more into self-delusion and self destruction. Yes, maybe we'll…

it's been somewhat constantly surprising when I see otherwise normal-seeming people and co-workers who I may have naively assumed were more logical than I thought railing against mandates and masks - calling it a freedoms issue and using everything from abortion to slavery and diversity. I find…

I have been going to a dog park with my dog for over a year now. It's a big, multi-acre dog park, and he loves it. I've also found that taking a dog park is a big decision for dog owners because of the presence of dogs that get triggered into violence. IMO, these dogs that have the capacity to be…

Gonna be straight up and accept this sounds inherently sexist. It probably is. It's my view that a large majority of women have a hard time keeping things private. I come to this conclusion after spending a roughly equal amount of time among men and women, both in the workplace and in private, and…

Driving is literally one of the most dangerous things people do. It’s one of the top ways to end a life early. Speed doesn’t help the chance of someone walking out alive or without major injuries. There is no place where you can legally drive on a public road over 85 (in the US). You may say……

IMHO when this kind of conflict was allowed, at the very least, people would be open to debate and changing their minds. at least neutrals went back and forth and they were exposed to information they didn't know existed. now, reddit, youtube and the internet generally is primarily composed…

Here is my main example which best illustrates my point: take any publicized incident, a hate crime, a racist action, a robbery by a black man, even the Kyle Rittenhouse case, and you have conservatives saying their side is screwed every time and liberals saying their side is screwed every time. A…

I found it very traumatic as a kid when people (other kids and some adults) got in my business and told me that I was going to hell, just because I didn't (first of all, even know what hell was) accept their savior. It was very confusing at first because it starts in elementary school, an age when…

We've all seen it. Probably daily. People stealing other people's content and believing they have rights to use it just because they said DM for credit. My view it that it is unethical and lazy to steal someone else's content for your own gain. I'd even go a step further and even giving credit to…

I should start by explaining I don't have a problem with the concept of HOAs. They are totally valid and if you find yourself living in one, it would be wise to abide by their rules for the sake of your own financial investment in your home/property. The benefits of living in an HOA will be enough…

Trans people are much less common than the gay/bi population, and much more controversial. Is it really an important priority to pursue even if it hurts the overall cause? My answer is no. People seem to get confused since most people assume being trans is the ultimate level of being gay. Most…

Climate crisis? Housing crisis? Wage crisis? Mental health crisis? All these headlines would have you believing that some exceptionally massive impetus for change is surely a headline away. There isn’t going to be a tipping point. The goal posts will keep moving. The world will keep…

I work at a fast-growing, progressive software company that is very outspoken on political issues. One of the "programs" they're most passionate and vocal about is being a company with a diverse workforce. Now when I say diverse, as you probably all inferred, I'm not talking about diversity of…

There are things I like. I enjoy those things usually because of the specific community around it. But when that hobby decides to change in order to include more people i think it’s an issue. I think the first time I experienced this was as a middle schooler playing football with the boys at…

Or at least granted the option every year. (Young workers in general 16-24) So firstly, I understand that CEO’s, business owners and managers have a business to run. But, being human beings themselves, they should, of all people, understand the limitations of being young has on you while you still…

I've followed this case fairly extensively since it happened in august of last year. At the time I was fairly outraged by what I saw as the failures of law enforcement to arrest or even detain Rittenhouse on the spot, and I still retain that particular bit of righteous anger. A person should not be…

Personal statement: I have been vaccinated since March. I got vaccinated because I interpreted the risk of getting the virus as more than getting the vaccine. I did experience an adverse side effect in the form of an ugly full torso rash due to the second dose, luckily it only caused me a lot of…

A BIT OF BACKGROUND I am a mixed race individual, who can pass as white, having a white father and a mixed race mother, and I have a racially ambiguous name. I grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood in Detroit, MI, and while I did not recieve as much direct or indirect racism as many of my…

(This is semi-related to COVID as this argument comes up a lot but I’ve also seen this come up in responses to people that question climate change, evolution, etc). I understand the trusting of experts as more of a metric of probability and a crutch for the inevitable fact that most people will…

I am done with the web and searching for content on it. It's now at the point that almost any given search anywhere results in little more than clickbait(ish) titles, over-SEO'd pages, sales pitches, and malicious crap on a hacked WordPress site. Good luck searching for something that's not pop…

Disclaimer: I need this for a debate ; our side being assigned that its not okay for girls to initiate a romantic relationship, unfortunately, as a man born in this generation, I'm okay with girls initiating a relationship and I need to change my views to the old traditional way that its always a…

The entire identity of antivaxxers is this: "I don't trust Big Pharma, I don't trust the government. They want to infringe on my freedoms, and I am the Hero who will stand up for what's right." That "standing by the river of truth and saying 'no, you move'" thing is a massive part of conservative…

Before you downvote me, please read my whole post because I have hard statistics from reputable sources to support my argument. Also, for the record, I’m black so please don’t accuse me of being racist. For this argument, I will be comparing the number of police shootings to the number of arrests.…

This isn't of any immediate personal relevance (that was a while ago), but I know a few people who are currently in high school so it comes up occasionally. It seems strange to me that the high school students I know are apparently working longer hours than I do as a grad student. (I know their…

I'm making this post because my knowledge about the stock market is limited and I want to expand on this. One way of expanding on this is by challenging my assumption that index funds are the way to go. Feel free to point out any flaws in any part of my arguments as I am trying to strengthen my…

I don’t mean to sound “fat shamey” at all. I worked as a trainer for years and worked with multiple obese clients to help them regain their mobility, confidence, health, and ultimately their lives back. I love and respect every one of them, I don’t view “being fat” as a moral failing or something…

Or any society for that matter. I inherently disagree with war but unfortunately it seems to be something that will never go away, maybe I’m wrong. The government should not be able to infringe on your civil liberties and make you fight, possibly to your death for your government for a war you may…

I recently dated an aromantic who was questioning whether or not they were aromantic. I felt extremely used when they ended things with me and dropped the bomb that they felt they were aromantic since before we started dating. I had already established before that I date to be in a relationship. I…

I think alcohol should be treated the exact same way that cigarettes are treated - as a threat to public health. Therefore, the government should take necessary steps to reduce consumption without outright banning it, because that didn’t work. A major component of this strategy is preventing…

On January 1st shares of the Progenity corporation were 6 dollars a share. In August their shares were 1 dollar a share. Currently they are 3.60 a share. Half the traders think they're going up to 8 dollars a share by year's end. The other half think they'll be back to a dollar a share. Suppose…

Mainly because of two exceptions: a.) In a lot of cases the "oppressor" is not easy to identify, and the situation is not black and white. An example of this would be what is happening in Syria, where almost everyone involved from the US to Russia and ISIS has done pretty regrettable things. So it…

I made a post about this and thought it was specific to abortion but seems as though I’m the odd one out in this. So basically I feel that if there’s a mutual respect between people in regards to their views, that can still be respect while not wanting to associate with each other. In some cases I…

I’ve had a number of conversations with people who look down on homeless people in general, and these conversations almost always inevitably take the same turn, especially these days with so many hiring signs out - “Why don’t they just get a job like a normal person and stop living on the street” or…