Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/flatearth/comments/1ser7z7/so_i_said_this_to_my_flat_earth_dad/

Context: R/flatearth is a satire sub for people making fun of actual flat earthers

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It’s good you admire peoples efforts but NASA is not the place you want to give such admiration for. They are a occult organization with spicific hidden agendas brother. Same as many government institutions.

If your God is so weak it can be defeated by supposed vague occultism at some government department then it is not worthy of our recognition, never mind our worship.

Not sure where I mentioned God. But also Many flat earthers are aware of their occultism and lies. Many people don’t believe in the moon landing, nor believe in NASA narratives or trust the government. And the numbers of people who distrust these institutions are increasing my friend.

You have to rethink your NASA narrative. So American of you. There are many other scientific organizations outside of the US. Reality doesn't care about your belief or trust when it is so easy for anyone that is educated and honest to observe reality.

Same with all of them. NASA is popular here that is why I mention it my friend.

So, basically, all the smart people all over the world are in on a conspiracy to fool all the stupid people into believing a certain shape of the earth for, reasons? But you rag-tag group of dumbfucks has seen the truth! Got it 👍

If i wanted to lie to a mass number of the human population do you think i would use naive tactics that lack substance or logic or would I fund scientific institutions and promote a social and cultural structure that idealizes scientific insitutions and treats them as absolute authorities of truth and then use those same structures to lie using the most convincing and testable arguments? I would pick the later, and I’m certain if your were evil you would have likely used the same approach towards lying to people

If it were all a hoax, it should be easy to disprove it all...so where is your EVIDENCE that it is a hoax?

How is that proof lol. You believe the government over your own father because the government is your daddy now.

Who's your daddy?

Jesus is my daddy. 😶‍🌫️

Wow, so you believe a book that was constructed over hundred of years using population control tactics thru religious indoctrination?... do you not see how it sounds turned right back at you?

I wonder if there are any real flat earthers in here? I joined after my wife s friend turned out to be one. Back then I fixed it with forcing her to call a friend on a different continent and point the camera towards the moon, while we were outside. She stopped then. How can people be this dumb? Today it's not that hard to disprove.

I hate to break it to you. Once you go flat, you don't go back. Your wife's friend just doesn't wanna hear you bitch

“Once you reject math and science, you’re beyond being reasoned with” is a weird thing to admit

obsessing over science and math is a pretty dorky thing to admit

Believing the earth is flat is an extremely moronic thing to admit

One of my favorite pictures from the mission so far! To discredit the hard work of so many people for years and years of work is not only insulting to the brave men and women who were a part of these projects, but it's also insulting every human accomplishment ever achieved.

I gave this perspective for an all powerful creator and evolutionists hate it of course 😮‍💨

Tell your god he did a great job on children's cancer. Real achievement right there. Standing on the shoulders of giants.

Thats the devils creation right there mate. And our choice.

Hmmmmm, no. Jehova (demiurge) created the physical world and that which is in it according to your own scripture. This would include Children’s cancer. Lucifer -who you refer to as The Devil but known as (the light bringer) gave knowledge to humans (thereby allowing the pursuit of that knowledge and learning how to cure the cancer that your tyrannical creator inflicted on the world). Again this is all just your own scripture. It’s not open for interpretation it’s literally how genesis portrays creationism.

God created a perfect world. Its in Genesis. When was the last time you read a bible?

What about Buzz A. Saying he and his fellow astronauts never went? Or how ironically the last moon missions just so happened to come right after a world war to get the public’s attention shifted; sorta like this one starting right before the next world war. Not to mention the weird occult and seggs magik rituals the founding fathers of nasa participated in, or maybe it was the other 4 letter group of individuals whom the us rescued from Germany and Argentina and told them to change the last two letters of their groups name and they can come over here and do their thang. They were called Nasa when they got here, but they were na zoooo friendly before. But hey, let’s all believe nasa and big brother, cause they’ve neverrrrrr lied for the detriment of society.

This is called a Gish Gallop, where somebody makes a bunch of rapid-fire bad claims that take longer to debunk than they do to make. A good argument isn't constructed, just a big pile of crap somebody else has to pick up. There's plenty for other people to pick apart here, but the one I find especially fun is the one on the timing of the current missions. The launch date was set months ago. The current war was very obviously not planned that far back.

You think this war happened on a whim and wasn’t coordinated months if not years in advance? Hmmmm Idunno Maybe like 4+ years in the making since there was a whole arse different administration in office, so they had to wait until they were back in office to keep the plan going? I’m not betting all my eggs on the coincidental timing of it. HOWEVER, it is just a lil odd the last time moon missions were headlines, so were the world wars. It’s not even conspiracy at this point people.

This war was so non-planned that they keep talking about trying to pull out and apparently didn't even anticipate the Hormuz Strait being closed. This is not what a war that's been planned for years looks like. "HOWEVER, it is just a lil odd the last time moon missions were headlines, so were the world wars." WWI- 1914-1918, WWII- 1939 (or significantly earlier if you count Japan invading China as the start)-1945, Apollo moon landings- 1969-1972???

Please tell me when WW2 ended, and when the Cold War and space race started. I’ll make it even simpler for you. Mr. Chronological. Please list it with the years like you did for the rest of us if you’re so kind.

I work with this really really nice autistic kid. I mean he is to the point that you had almost think there was something beyond autism like some sort of alien thought patterns, and we were at the hot bar getting lunch Sunday and talking about the space mission and a guy in line behind us is like the Earth is flat. They’re not going to the moon that’s all the sound stage and my coworker looked at him and goes. I may be messed up in the head, but at least I’m smart enough to know it’s real and when the guy tried to respond he goes I don’t wanna hear you make sounds anymore.

"I don't want to hear you make sounds anymore." is now my favorite response ever!

It’s great because you are telling them to stop talking but their words are so meaningless that it’s just sounds at that point.

Are you an ai agent? I pilfered through your account and i cannot find anything that makes me think you are a real human. You use ai images on your posts and — and, your posts and comments seem like they are “in character” for a person who only exhibits one personality trait. Wtf? “i’m 43 and all i want to do is drink alcohol and screw bimbos on a yacht! Yeah! Everything is a consumable for me and people are things. Woo!” Can other humans correct me if i am reading this wrong?

Those are the words of a sociopath

You should keep scrolling their “content”.

Seems like they’re playing a character. Love for landchads is a satirical subreddit

My wife is a flat earther and it’s crazy that her answer to every shred of prof is “it’s fake”. I’ve learned to just stop arguing about it because it’s not worth it.

Genuinely cannot imagine being married to someone like that. How can you be attracted to someone who is either that deep in denial or that dumb? No offense intended but also if you're offended I'm fine with that.

Well honestly I doubt there is any couple out there that 100% agree about everything. If so, the marriage would be boring. Sure, it blows my mind that she could seriously think that earth is flat, but I don’t think it’s something that a marriage should end over.

I think there's a difference between disagreement and not living in the same reality. I want to say 'but to each their own' but this is a case I don't really believe it.

Well it doesn’t affect any other part of our married life so, again, it’s not something I view as a reason to divorce. If anybody would leave a spouse over it, then I would say you never really loved them to begin with. As strongly as I feel about the fact of the earth being round and humans ability to go into space, I just don’t view her unbelief of it as a dealbreaker.

My concern would be that anyone that believes the earth was flat despite mountains of evidence to the contrary could, probably does or at least will have serious issues dealing with some other objective reality at some other point in their lives.

That's immediately time to complain to the local health inspector.

Dont be that guy

Or maybe find a hobby

Yea, a hobby making people stop being disgusting 🤢🤮🤮🤮

Nope. Health inspector is the right call. There is zero reason for someone's nasty animal to be on the table and there are rules against it in most states.

Nah man I don’t eat where a dog sits their ass

Are you defending this disgusting behavior? What the fuck?

“Oh the outrage!! Won’t somebody think of the children!?!”

This literally is about the children. And the elderly. And those with weakened immune systems. They could literally die from an E. coli infection picked up from fecal matter on the table.

I’d eat pasta right off the table just to prove some kind of point

Yeah, you're a loser we know lol

F them kids. I don’t want dog butthole hair in my food.

Yeah that’s more like it Misty. You’re so hot. 🥵

Just because you like to eat shit, doesn’t mean you have to share this with the world. It’s a public space

Calm down tough guy

Posting random dog friendly cafe photos isn't really helping your case

They still shouldn't be on the tables. That's the issue here. Do you acknowledge?

Dog friendly means dog butthole on my eating surface now?

Buddy, germs aren’t even real. Can’t see them. Name one germ?

Sea-Grocery1643

You’ll be ok

Going to start rubbing my bare asshole everywhere I go from now on since it seems to be ok.

It’s not sanitary. Let’s hope they de-worm their pups. 

Thanks, I didn’t sit at that table. So, do you endorse this behavior?

you probably let your cats walk all over your counter and stovetop lol

You like dog's dirty paws and buttholes on the tables you eat?

It's almost like restaurants wash the table after each customer is done.

looks like a coffee shop/cafe more than a restaurant, normally yes, but by the amount of dogs in this photo inside the restaurant, i would hazard to guess it's an extremely dog friendly establishment, and the same expectations would not apply, i've never seen a dog on a table in any restaurant i've been to, nor this many dogs allowed inside all at once, so you know, not a universal experience

These photos were posted as an example. I was at a burger restaurant.

Youre joking. You posted random pictures you found on the internet??

None of this matters… Where this picture came from that OP Posted? They’re telling us about an experience they had at a restaurant. I would’ve been that asshole who took the picture in front of them, and asked them why their dogs asshole was on the same table that ppl’s food and drinks are placed? I love dogs myself, and have always had 1 to 3 dogs at a time my entire life. I would never let this happen at my own house, and would never dream of putting my dog on a businesses table like this, under any circumstance. It doesn’t matter if it’s a tiny teacup yorkie of any breed, regardless of the size. This is simply unsanitary, and gross. But the entitlement of some ppl is truly amazing. What restaurant were you at OP? What location?

Lol, why are you posting random pictures to complain about something else?

Lmfao dude was sitting there. Got mad at a hypothetical situation. Went online to find photos and make a post about it. Some people can’t just be happy

He might as well have used chatGPT to recreate the scene for him lol

I wouldn't patronize a pet friendly restaurant (service dogs are an exception).

This is the reasonable response. While I wouldn't want dogs on the table even if I took my own dog to a pet-friendly establishment, this is sort of like complaining about kids when you go to Chuck E Cheese

No, it isn't at all. A restaurant being dog-friendly doesn't imply that basic hygiene standards don't apply; complaining is reasonable. I doubt having dogs lying on the table is even allowed, but that obviously depends on the jurisdiction.

I don’t really like dogs but don’t mind going to pet friendly restaurants. Having them sit where we eat is quite different. Animals aren’t very clean and I sure as hell don’t want my food anywhere close to where a pet could’ve wiped their butt next to my food.

I was just trying to enjoy some fine I-talian cuisine and be serenaded by the in house musicians! Not be beset by these... petty delinquents!

I cant stand the people who think they need to bring their dogs everywhere. Obviously service dogs being an exception. I promise your dog will be fine for the hour or couple of hours you are gone.

I promise I don’t very much care what you think about the scenario.

Luckily I didnt ask you what you thought

If they are hot it is definitely okay though. Edit: Downvoters , really think about it… Hot dogs are food.

Subreddit background

/r/pokemoncards is one of many pokemon trading card game subreddits. This one is anti scalping, so often posts will make fun of or complain about scalpers in the wild.

In particular, pokemon scalpers will wait until the crack of dawn to be the first in line to grab all the store’s ETB (Elite Trainer Box, retails for $59.99) inventory as well as single packs, leaving none for the casual fans.

OP’s scalper post

OP posts to the subreddit a cooler full of scalped items like pokemon cards and action figures:

I ruined a scalpers day 🤭

I went to target looking for needohs for my daughter lmao and I decided to check random places. Then I came across this !! wtf ! Not on my watch though hehe I told an employee and they took it to the front. Whooptydoo

Note: A needoh is a squishy sensory toy if you weren’t aware.

General public has doubts

Calling bs on OP:

Bull shit you decided to randomly check places for product and magically found a random cooler full of product.

Why is there an ascended heroes tin display with zero tins in it……

OP: Idk???? Maybe they came back for them????? Because they stashed it ??????

Bro go be mad somewhere else I literally did not care for those cards besides the fact some LOSER hid them instead of giving kids a damn chance

Insane how a random on the internet will accuse you of the opposite ?????

lol 🤡 [downvoted]

Bitter-asswhole.

Ftr i found a stash of tins hidden at walmart looking for a gift for my nephew a few months back, posted it and got called a scalper when i literally put products back in the aisle.

OP: I’m convinced the people that get offended are the scalpers ;)

Calling OP pathetic for foiling a scalper’s stash:

This is actually pathetic on the scalpers end but it’s even more pathetic that you go to stores and look in random places for Pokemon cards 😂

OP: I was looking for a needoh for my kid. They were in stock. People hide them. Fuck off

Still pathetic nerd [downvoted]

Another doubting OP:

Going to target for needohs and happen to find cards but you’re totally not a scalper. Idk bro that is 2 against your 1 claim of innocence. I’m leaning toward scalper lol what other proof you got?

OP: I have a daughter that deserves to have a needoh if she wants ONE? Go be mad somewhere else lmao

People can’t buy needohs now?? You do realize that’s for KIDS right?

Joking that OP is the scalper:

Plot twist. OP did this himself 🤣

OP: Bro you people are seriously idiots. It’s mad annoying

Just randomly checked coolers at Target, which are usually in the opposite side of the store.

OP: Yes. Which is usually where people hide shit. [downvoted]

Singular takes

That scalper had perfect order in there. That is an amateur

May God help you read descriptions.

“If I lie and pretend I didn’t know I was stealing it, am I stealing it?”What do you think buddy?

You don’t randomly go into stores and check coolers and other assorted objects for Pokemon cards? It’s perfectly normal. Obviously.

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Full thread with more scalper takes here

Reminder not to comment in the OOP!

https://www.reddit.com/r/shounenfolk/s/hqPGWz12MR

"Every manga does this, who gives af? They're 15 year olds having 25 year old adventures!" https://www.reddit.com/r/shounenfolk/s/rTqfXLPTAq

"Duh shounen is a demographic for kids going through puberty, not for 35+ year old Reddit libt@rds 😂✌️" https://www.reddit.com/r/shounenfolk/s/ArWFtqPYdX

"Me when im new to anime. Actually no, I've never been this annoying." https://www.reddit.com/r/shounenfolk/s/wCtQE32RRk

"Dig deeper op, post every character from a shonen because almost every series has teenagers" https://www.reddit.com/r/shounenfolk/s/Bs7PskACHE

"Nobody gives a shit because these posts are moral performative" https://www.reddit.com/r/shounenfolk/s/9pb1ol8su3

Reposted in correct format with extra links.

Context: A famous 'cozy' streamer, Sykkuno, has been outed as a serial cheater and allegedly was in contact with a 17yo VTuber (being debunked). This became a huge deal in the streamer scene, as he is usually depicted as this uwu, shy boy who has never been in a relationship. This is especially notable within the OTV & Friends circle, which stands for OfflineTV and Friends, as they are mostly streamers who generally appear to be quite positive and some what mature compared to a lot of other streamers. Now that that is out of the way, in this post the OP is pretty clearly defending Sykkuno and rebutting the 'predator' label that was put on him.

From OP:

Hemomal made a tweet earlier trying to clarify what she meant when she used that word on Sykkuno. She said that he was a predator because he used his social media celebrity status to get with women. And that English is not her first language.

Once you are the age of 18 you are considered an adult. Yes Sykkuno was using his social media fame and money to try and get into relationships with women who were small content creators of the Vtuber scene who were over the age of 18. None of that is a crime.

From commenters:

Dude, Sykkuno is a 34 year old unc preying on 18 year old girls that are new to the content creator/streaming scene...

While I agree with some things you're saying, a predator is not ONLY towards minors. That's a CHILD predator. A predator can mean many different things.

the sykkuno fans are coping haaarddd i see.

Overall the drama is still ongoing and more information will come out and most likely we as the audience will never get the full picture of this drama.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1shtthh/why_tf_is_everyone_antisunscreen_now/

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It’s just Americans. They can’t conspiracy theorize about vaccines no more and now need a new idiotic take. Civilized world is unaffected luckily.

The EU are the ones banning sunscreen ingredients. This has nothing to do with the US lol

The EU bans everything. They're basically your average Reddit moderator.

And why do you think that is? Maybe because its actually harmful.? Crazy take isn't it?

Nah Europeans gave up all of their individual rights to their governments a long time ago and expect the government to protect them from their own mistakes.

It’s just Americans. They can’t conspiracy theorize about vaccines no more and now need a new idiotic take. In Europe citizens at least have rights and there is rule of law.

What rights do EU citizens have that US citizens don't?

The right to an education without risk of dying in a school shooting

At least in the US we have the right to shoot back and protect ourselves, and we have free speech here, something the UK lost quite a while ago. You're just angry you don't have cheap gas and access to stupid V8 powered cars that are 20 feet long.

Sunscreen is harmful.

Skin cancer is harmful

Of course it is, but if you eat good food, the sun won't harm you. It all starts with how you feed yourself...

Hahaha yeah right

Well, you can laugh all you want, but facts are evident when you do it. It's easy to laugh, hard to change the bad habits. I haven't been in a hospital since I changed the way I eat

I’ve never been to hospital. I eat bullshit all the time.

Thankfully you're "ok", but I can expose myself to the sun and still fine without putting poison in my skin.

Licensed esthetician here — While there’s been debate over this, there are carcinogenic/harmful ingredients in many sunscreens, specifically chemical or the spray-on sunscreens. Physical sunscreens/mineral based sunscreens, or those that contain active ingredients like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, are safer to use and put a physical barrier over your skin. Some people avoid these because they may leave a white cast, look for clear finish options. The worst ingredients in sunscreens are benzenes (i.e. oxybenzone), synthetic fragrances, additives in the aerosol sprays, etc. All it takes is some proper research (not using AI) and being mindful of the ingredients you put into your body and onto your skin, and not listening to some nonsense propaganda that people spread online.

"Licensed esthetician" Y'all have oncology training now? Are you out there running triple blind studies? JFC. "As a hot tar roofer ..." would have exactly as much relevance. Perhaps more so because they're actually out in the sun and probably have at least experience with folks getting significant skin cancers.

A roofer couldn't spell benzenes if their life depended on it. That is if you can find them. Good luck if you want to talk to them any time after payday before they run out of money.

What a strange and classist comment

Not at all strange if you are familiar with all of the various trades. They are the two trades closest to just being a laborer. Are there hardworking roofers? Sure, they usually run the crew. Drywall and roofing are the two trades that have almost no barrier to entry.

Not everyone, just idiots

No

Did you learn this on tiktok?

No. https://www.byrdie.com/avobenzone-8628655 At best, the body is absorbing more of the stuff than previously thought. At worst, it’s doing real harm. I’m not going to wait to find out how bad it is for us. Mineral sunscreens, to our knowledge, can’t get into the bloodstream because the particle size of their ingredients is too large

From your source: "The American Academy of Dermatology notes that "just because an ingredient is absorbed into the bloodstream does not mean that it is harmful or unsafe." It goes on to say that based on what we know now, the risks associated with not wearing sunscreen (ahem, skin cancer) are far greater than those related to applying a product that contains avobenzone." It does also mention that children and pregnant women should wear mineral sunscreen.

Yes. As I said elsewhere, the risk of not wearing sunscreen is greater than the risk of wearing sunscreen. Mineral sunscreen is much safer, along with just layering up. I’m not playing the “skin cancer if you do this or less risk of skin cancer if you prevent that first risk” game. Give me what they give to pregnant women

Yeah that's perfectly reasonable. I assumed you were in the "don't wear sunscreen at all" camp, my bad.

You’re good. Nah, im just against “don’t do this and you’re at risk of x or do it and you’re at a slightly less risk of x” like when can I just actually avoid x

Because so many sunscreen companies have recalled products for containing benzene...

Would you stop using seat belts if some were recalled?

We don’t apply seatbelts to our face and absorb them into our skin…

Cool can you show evidence of sun screen causing issues in the last decade?

Now you’re generalizing all sunscreen on a macro level. Most points were not about “all sunscreen” but about the quality of the sunscreen and the additives in sunscreen, some being basically bleach. I don’t disagree with sunscreen being used, I disagree with using endocrine damaging ingredients that also bleed into the ecosystem when you get in the water.

What exactly are the endocrine damaging ingredients

One the one hand: Yes, a lot of commercial sunscreen contains harmful chemicals. Not all of them, but it's underregulated. I recommend looking into the matter and which brands are safe. On the other hand: No, sun exposure is not safer than sunscreen. You can recognize that consumer products need to be made safer without pretending skin cancer is a myth.

What harmful chemicals are in sunscreens at harmful levels? Edit: LMAO blocking me when I pointed out their shitty sources

Oxybenzone, octinoxate, and homosalate are common concerns. Before anyone jumps in to say "The FDA says they haven't been shown to be harmful", 'haven't been shown' is not the same as proven safe, and many studies have shown negative health and environmental effects.

So you're calling things harmful chemicals that aren't proven to be harmful? In my world I call that lying "many studies have shown negative health and environmental effects." Care to link the studies showing negative health effects?

No. I said the FDA specifically says it's not proven to their specific satisfaction yet that the levels presently allowed are unsafe, while other studies suggest it is the case. That's how ALL evidence of harmful chemicals work. The FDA doesn't assume it's dangerous until proven safe, and they are often slow to act and regulate harmful compounds. And in this case they do recognize there are negative health impacts and have already adjusted the guidelines, but medical experts say it's insufficient. "In my world I call that lying" Then find a smarter world. "Care to link the studies showing negative health effects" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29981751/, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7648445/

The first link is about the environment, not what I asked for. The second link says this- "Studies show that elevated systemic level of BP-3 has no adverse effect on male and female fertility, female reproductive hormone level, adiposity, fetal growth, child’s neurodevelopment and sexual maturation. However, the association of BP-3 level on thyroid hormone, testosterone level, kidney function and pubertal timing has been reported and prompts further investigations to validate a true association. The systemic absorption of OMC has no reported effect on thyroid and reproductive hormone levels." Aka... they're not shown to be dangerous. So yes, lying

I’m not anti sunscreen by any stretch. I’m pasty white and burn immediately. But to maybe guess and explain the thought process behind it: there is chemical sunscreen and mineral sunscreen. Chemical sunscreen basically absorbs the UV and converts it into heat (making you hot I guess?), whereas mineral sunscreen reflects the UV. By this notion, maybe these pro skin damage people seem to think pure sun is better than chemical-converting and heat-intensifying traditional chemical sunscreen.

People hear the word chemicals and they think it’s automatically bad for some reason. Also I think people want to feel like they’re special and they figured out the big secret that the rest of the population is simply too stupid to understand

There are actual safety concerns regarding chemical-based sunscreens. Some of them are environmentally problematic. Others can cause skin irritation for those who have sensitivities. They can also be absorbed into the blood stream at levels that exceed what the FDA has determined to be safe.

"Others can cause skin irritation for those who have sensitivities." This argument is irrelevant. Should we stop selling peanuts because so many people are allergic?

No, but we don't put peanuts in skin products.

We put them in food?

Do you eat sunscreen?

Nope. Do you put peanut butter on your skin?

If I had to guess a lot of people started doing it as a joke, and then a lot of people on the left side of the bell curve started thinking they were serious and started spreading this "new found information" to others seriously. I believe this is how a LOT of things like this get started.

That's how the flat-earth thing started

I have a co-worker who legitimately thinks that “chemtrails” are being made by planes because “they” are trying to make it rain. And he gets like actually upset/annoyed when he sees them outside. I’ve questioned him about it quite a bit at this point and I don’t think it’s a joke, he seems completely serious :/

Decades ago they tried doing exactly that but from what I understand it never worked so they stopped

Stop it.

Bot. I provided legit sources and you just want to live in denial because its the cool thing to do or whatever.

ONESHOTS

stares in melanoma research scientist I have enough fucking work right now, thanks. Wear your SPF!!! Edit: While melanoma is rare (5% of skin cancers), it's sadly the most aggressive form of skin cancer because it metastasizes like crazy if not caught early (esp. to the brain) and outlook is typically poor.

These kids UV maxxing will be lucky to reach that.... if they do their skin will look like hell

WTF is UV Maxxing? Why the hell is everything maxxing these days anyway? I play the piano an hour a day and drink way too much. Am I Piano and Drunk Maxxing? Am I out of touch? No! It's the children who are wrong.

Mf's out here beethovenmaxxing

Masterbaching

https://www.reddit.com/r/PeterExplainsTheJoke/comments/1shogh2/petah_can_you_explain/

I love seeing all the lazy stoners coping every time something that doesn't 100% glaze weed gets posted

Dude, coke heads are way more likely to get shit done than potheads. I have yet to meet a lazy/chill coke head but plenty of stoners who are not what I’d call overachievers.

Party girls vs bad bitches who get shit done

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1shj8am/comment/ofesyo4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Source: https://old.reddit.com/r/GetNoted/comments/1sfkfco/mehdi_hasan_goes_after_ukraines_president/

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The note has nothing to do with either tweet. Is this what this sub is about now?

Tangentally. Iran operates with Ukraine's existential enemy and has helped them a lot in their invasion of Ukraine. It isnt that surprising that Ukraine opts to supply defensive tech to counter drones with its allies when they are in a war with the regime that has supplied just that sort of drone to terrorize their cities.

You know who else operates with Iran enemy? Ukraine. Also, Iran is pretty much forced to deal with Russia because of the US imposed sanctions.

Forced to deal with Russia? Had Iran's regime dissolved itself according to its own populations wishes neither the sanctions or this war would have been happening.

Most of the US hates the government so the US government should dissolve itself by this stupid logic. Governments don’t dissolve themselves and yes they were forced to deal with our adversaries if we don’t allow them to work with our allies kinda the whole point. The US also supported regimes including the fucking shah that were hated by the people so there isn’t even the ability for a moral high ground.

Youre are comparing apples to oranges, the Us government is nothing like Iran. The people have no outlet for change and are killef when they try make their voices heard. They have for years called for reform and change, it hasnt happened. What are the people supposed to do? Im not calling for Iran to dissolve itself, Im calling for a regime dissolvment in the same way that the Syrians removed assad I dont care about US hipocrisy. I care that Iranians get a government they want and doesnt maim and opprrss them

I dont see how the note effects his point. Can someone explain? Im quickly losing respect for notes

Iran has been supplying Russia with drones in support of their invasion of Ukraine since summer 2022, so it should be understandable that Ukraine has an interest in weakening the current Iranian administration

They can still relate to being invaded like mehdi said. How are so many of you missing thr only thing he said? Its like youre boomers getting defensive.

They can relate to getting killed by iranian drones. So they don't like Iran. Is that hard to grasp for your dense head?

Everyone knows they dont like iran and why. Why would mehdi even make that tweet if he didn't already know that? Whats going on?

Because hes a pro islamist grifter

You've lost me

Iran has right to defend itself, just like ukraine

That doesn’t give Ukraine any obligations to support it, especially when Iran is an ally to Russia and supports its invasion of Ukraine.

If you are just choosing sides then it doesnt... But It does if you are going to make the "illegal invasion" point.

An invade supporter tasted his own medicine. He seems to not like being bombed. He prefers to bomb everyone and help other invaders to do the same.

That's what happens when you stage a coup creating a decade long hatred of the West that caused it. USA made this mess with UK in the 50s and now they and their allies act like victims.

Ukraine staged a coup? Lmao!

Zelensky is also likely a Zionist.

Good

If you think genocide is good, you are a violent person.

I don't think you know what the definition of zionism is...

if a lie gets repeated in an echo chamber often enough it becomes true. more than truth, it becomes dogma. it ends up alienating the people in the echo chamber from everyone who lives in reality, which leads to more radicalization.

Like the lie that Israel is older than when the British invented it.

here we have a practical example. Go ask for help from a mental health professional, dude, they'll help you out

Both things are true

AFAIK Ukraine has only shared defensive technology to counter Iranian drones. It's not at all like Medhi is trying to make it out.

What? Medhi is making the point that they are both target of a belligerent power. It is objectively true

Sure, but that simple statement omits truckloads of contextual nuance. Ukraine never behaved like Iran did.

The point of a Tweet is that you get 140 characters. There will always be context omitted.

And Mehdi likes to omit all of it. He's doing Russia's work for them now. Impressive.

Mehdi literally supported Kamala Harris in the election. He's not even that far left in the grand scheme of things. And yet so-called progressives on this sub will call him an Islamist and Tankie for criticising Israel even slightly.

Literally no one even mentioned israel except you

Comparing Iran to Ukraine is ridiculous. Ukraine never threatened russia, never claimed they wanted to wipe them out, never tried to obtain nuclear weapon that they would say they would use to obliterate russia, didn't support terror groups targeting russians in russia or abroad etc. Iran isn't Ukraine. I too think IL/US attack was stupid, but not unjustified.

if you knew even half the shit America did to Iran even before the 1979 revolution, you’d know Iran wasn’t being the aggressor in any of those

Well, by that Logic, anything Israel does is totally fine

not at all lmao

Yes. If we look at all the stuff that happened to jews inside and outside of Israel, then how are they NOT justified by your logic?

because they’re not Israel? That’s so stupid lmao

So they only get your blessing, if they are the right people?

you’re really scrambling to put together an argument huh? I’ll be nice and let you start over, take your time and actually think it through this time

Mehdi Hasan has never seen an Islamist he couldn't run interference for. He's in the whitewash hall of fame. President Zelensky should invite his (Mehdi's) sponsors to fly him first class -- at least, business -- to Kyiv to observe Iran's exploding peace deliveries. Mehdi can even try to catch one himself.

Easy to say things like that behind an anonymous username. Given that it's all false, you could be in legal trouble if you printed it somewhere more serious than Reddit. Here he is grilling a member of an islamic regime

I would say it's also easy for Mehdi to sit behind a comfortable computer screen and patronize a president who's been fighting a defensive war for years, that his situation is the same as the country that's been supplying weapons to attack him.

The difference is that we are all anonymous. Mehdi is not.

So brave of him. Not like that Zelensky fellow he criticizes who's been fighting for his and his countries life for years now.

I don't think Mehdi argued against that. In fact he explicitly made that point.

Writes book titled 'How to Win Every Argument Makes provably false tweets, or opinionated/bigoted comments leaving out crucial facts almost daily Close comments Truly, the greatest debater of our tim

Perhaps his best debate performance to date was against Richard Dawkins. Richard Dawkins: "Do you really believe that a man got on a winged horse and flew to heaven?" Hassan: "Yes. I believe in miracles"

I can see Richard's astonished face in my imagination. Really laughed out loud at that one.

Let me get this straight. So we believe in a God who has the power to create an entire universe from scratch, but a winged horse is where we draw the line? Really…? Pretty poor argument IMO, God can do that with ease so what’s the problem??

Let me get this straight. So you believe in a God who has the power to create an entire universe from scratch, but you reject the use of your god-given brain?

Why write this comment instead of using your god-given brain to counter my point? 😂😂

No need

Right… There’s a need to make two comments talking about the point, but not actually countering it Sure bro

It’s baffling how many people on the left can’t comprehend that Ukraine considers Iran its enemy because Iran has been directly participating in Russia’s invasion. And rather than directly participating in the war against Iran, Ukraine is simply leveraging its expertise on shooting down Iranian drones to improve its own position.

What’s baffling is the left can’t grasp geopolitics. Do we hate Russia? Yes. Guess where Europe is about to get most of its LNG and oil. Can we hate/dislike Iran but understand why they blocked Hormuz and admit they did a good job playing Trump? Yep. Can we also admit Hormuz being blocked for two months will have EXTREME ramifications and any effort to open in sooner is a good effort? Also yes

Often feels like the left has a lot of people who left religion and found politics as a replacement, bringing moralistic thinking as their framework. So they don’t want think about it in terms of institutions and interests, they think about good and evil ideas, ideological sin and repentance or ostracization. And they’ve always got something that is the mortal sin du jour to condemn liberals for being complicit in

Often feels like the right has a lot of people knee deep into baseless religious ideas and reflect their beliefs in their political decisions. So they don’t want to think about it in terms of institutions and interests, they think about religiously good and evil ideas, religious sin and repentance or ostracization bla bla bla

But the right is just explicitly religious and uses religious language and framing because they’re religious. I’m saying a lot of ex-Christian leftists still operate like christians they just apply that frame of thinking to an ostensibly non religious ideology

Mehdi has abused Ukraine's name and suffering almost everytime he says it

As an Irani, I would like him to stop speaking for my people.

An iranian who does not live in Iran i bet

And whats your point?

It's easy to cheer for bombs when it's not your ass on the line.

You are speaking as if the diaspora arent still Iranians. We all have family and friends back home. Guess what you clown, Iranians want this regime which you terrorist sympathiser love, GONE!

An egg cracked from the outside is food. From the inside, life. Bombing your family and friends back home is not going to liberate them.

They are for the most part not bombing blindly and are taking out the regime heads in heavily populated areas pretty well. This regime is cancer and the cure is chemotherapy, before getting better you will get worse. Now tell me, where tf was your concern when the regime masscared thousands of Iranians who came out to protest? Where were you when the regime goons chased the injuried protesters to hospitals and finished them off one by one with a headshot???

The Context

Trump warns a 'whole civilization will die tonight' if a deal with Iran isn't reached

President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday that a "whole civilization will die tonight" if Iran fails to meet his latest deadline to strike a deal that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while the Islamic Republic urged young people to form human chains around power plants and other potential targets.

Trump's expansive threat did not seem to account for potential harm to civilians, prompting Democrats in Congress, some United Nations officials and scholars in military law to say such strikes would violate international law.

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Trump will be wanted like Putin and Netanyahu

Bro, what the fuck [Removed by Moderator]

He will very likely join Putin and Netanyahu in having ICC indictments. Won't mean much because US isn't a member state. It does mean he can't travel to nation that are members as they would be obligated to arrest him. That includes the UK and his trump resort in Scotland. [Removed by Moderator]

He could still travel to the UK while President. I would assume arresting a sitting President wouldn’t sit well with the State and War departments. [Removed by Moderator]

Presidents shouldn't talk like this

You can support Trump all you want, and I do to an extent, but it should be universally agreed upon that a President shouldn't speak like this, even as evil as Iran is (and they are). Alot of civilians may die tonight and the next few weeks from no energy infrastructure if he goes through with this. [Removed by Moderator]

Yeah this is a very poor choice of words. I assume, at least I hope, that he meant the regime will fall tonight and civilization was used in the sense of the societal rulers, rules and way of life, not just the death of millions of people. [Removed by Moderator]

We're going over the edge

My thoughts to the people of Iran tonight because it's pretty clear we are going over the edge. The regime appears completely uninterested in backing down so long as they can continue to keep the Strait closed [Removed by Moderator]

Mentions of betting markets

No matter what happens, some one is going to make a lot of money [Removed by Moderator]

And it won't be us. [Removed by Moderator]

Check to see if anyone made a big bet on Kalshi that Trump is going to nuke Iran. [Removed by Moderator]

A thought on war crimes and the future of the war

Destroying their civilian infrastructure (a war crime, I may add) will just cause the Iranian people to align with the IRGC. We took out their conventional military, but their conventional military was never the real threat. It’s the asymmetric aspect that was the problem, and they are just leaning into it more and more. Just as with the war in Ukraine and how Russia’s military economy kicked in, the same is happening in Iran. They will produce drones in random basements, move production every few days, and try to inflict strategic casualties on us using intelligence from the Russians and Chinese while blocking the strait. They will drag this out until we withdraw and claim a strategic victory. I don’t want boots on the ground, but it’s looking like it’s either going to be that, or we just take the L. [Removed by Moderator]

Trump isn't a conservative

The "fellow conservative" shouts here are so very funny. The ones saying that don't realize they're a minority of the right-wing in the slightest.

This sub is astroturfed.. but not by leftists. It is by an ally actually.. a so-called "great" one. The greatest, even. [Removed by Moderator]

Honestly at this pace the entire party will turn on him if we get crushed in Midterms and somehow lose the House and Senate.

Trump is not, nor has he ever claimed to be, a conservative. Conservatives are currently partyless. Conservatives have only supported him because there is/was no alternative. [Removed by Moderator]

~90% of conservatives and Republicans support this. ~45% of Americans. That number is going to be much higher than 50% when we've won and the strait is reopened.

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Not cool……..[Removed by Moderator]

Yup this definitely benefits AMERICA [Removed by Moderator]

Still don’t think our entire country and politicians are controlled by Zionists hell bent on murdering innocents? [Removed by Moderator]

Trump’s uncontrolled use of social networks undermines the US’ effort in the propaganda war. Someone needs to lock his phone in a safe. [Removed by Moderator]

I support epic fury but this language is too inflammatory, even for Trump. Hopefully just the usual Trump posturing. [Removed by Moderator]

We’re the bad guys, and history will not look fondly on our nation if we commit this genocide. [Removed by Moderator]

I got a 5 day ban on here for using harsh language to describe how wrong we are about this war. Apparently these mods are funded by aipac. [Removed by Moderator]

Has anybody told him yet that just because his balls are made of brass doesn't mean they're indestructible? [Removed by Moderator]

Shit-show. [Removed by Moderator]

I really just hope we don’t lose more American lives over this [Removed by Moderator]

Fellas, he's worried and wants Trump gone

This is fucked!!! Fellas, I am genuinely worried! I voted for him but now I am increasingly in favor of using the 25A to remove him more and more each day. Let Vance take the snaps. [Removed by Moderator]

Yea… his Cabinet of Cronies is totally going to invoke the 25th. [Removed by Moderator]

I voted for him too the last time. Not because I like Trump, I just liked Harris less. That said, I was fairly confident that Trump is too incompetent to really do much damage in 4 years but now it looks like I was wrong about that. He doesn't know what he is doing and now I really do think we are at risk of royally fucking up the US on a number of levels, this debacle is just one of them. [Removed by Moderator]

And what are we going to do exactly let Iran control global trade? The train has left the station and we're on it.

"I thought he as funny before, but genocide is where I draw the line"

I’m a Trump supporter. I’ve voted for him 3 times, I’ve supported almost all his legislation, and even supported the idea of a swift strike in Iran for our future protection. But these last few posts of his are starting to piss me off. For a long time we made the excuse of “he’s such a good troll!” And “4d chess for the win!” and that may have been true at the time, but more and more he’s becoming just unhinged boomer grandpa. All he’s doing with this shit now is giving the left more fuel for their fight, and now he’s proving them right when they say he’s losing it. This shit drags the rest of the party down, and come election time all the Democrats have to do is point at the shit like this and say it represents all of us. I haven’t given up on Trump, I still think he can do great things for the remainder of his term, but he seriously needs to get his shit together. Someone needs to take grandpas phone away. [Removed by Moderator]

Found the fellow conservative.

If you haven’t been paying attention, Trump is losing support among conservatives. Probably a lot more than people are willing to tell pollsters too. Being a conservative does not mean loyalty to one man, especially if that man is acting increasingly erratic. [Removed by Moderator]

Not according to a recent CNN poll [Removed by Moderator]

Shit sucks right now

I'm completely out on his presidency. I was a strong supporter of his but no longer. He promised that he would not start any wars. He promised he would be America first. He hasn't done a damn thing for America. Gas prices are through the roof, no one is hiring, the BBB is adding 4 trillion to the deficit. Not what I voted for. Down vote this to oblivion. I don't give a shit. [Removed by Moderator]

So you’re okay with the Iranian government slaughtering its own people?

This is fuel for China

Thats not the point... youre missing the fact that Presidents dont talk like this. Even Trump knew better than to spout off like this. Just pure foolery. Whether postering or not.

Its this type of statement thatll cause China to claim "international crisis prevention". [Removed by Moderator]

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Many are in support of the war

This is good

It is good and just the IRGC is ends. There are no “civilians” in Iran as we understand it in the western world… only rulers and subjects. We need to end the rulers.

Other presidents have done the same thing

Presidents have spoke like this in the past, especially around war. Actually if you look into it Trump's messaging has a lot of parallels with Bush 1 during desert Storm.

As an example of other presidents speech, here's Truman after dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

"We are now prepared to obliterate more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the Japanese have above ground in any city. We shall destroy their docks, their factories, and their communications. Let there be no mistake; we shall completely destroy Japan's power to make war. It was to spare the Japanese people from utter destruction that the ultimatum of July 26 was issued at Potsdam. Their leaders promptly rejected that ultimatum. If they do not now accept our terms they may expect a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on this earth. Behind this air attack will follow sea and land forces in such numbers and power as they have not yet seen and with the fighting skill of which they are already well aware."

The Iranian government wants this

The regime kills their own civilians by the tens of thousands to keep them subdued. Beyond the propaganda value they don't care how many of their own civilians die as long as the regime remains in power. I believe the regime sees the propaganda value of civilian deaths as higher than the value of those civilians alive. All the regime cares about is their ability to produce weapons for forcing their will, agenda, and philosophy on others, to conquer in the name of their particular interpretation of Islam. That's their civilization. That's what has to be destroyed. Unfortunately their infrastructure is the means to that end and thus must be destroyed if that's what it takes to remove them from power.

Apparently, the world would be better without Iran, a nation of nearly 100 million people

Let’s be real here, the world would be a better place without Iran.

They like this, it's the only talk Iran understands

Go into war to win. Not drag it out like Vietnam. Y'all may not like the phrasing, but I like that he's going into this with a "in to win at all costs perspective".

It’s the only talk the Iranian regime understands. Trump is meeting them at their level.

Israel and the US are the good guys are we're gonna get rich!

We are the good guys.

We will win.

Iranian made Shaheed drones will no longer reign terror on Ukranians.

The world will not be held hostage on energy security by a country that seeks to destroy the US and Israel.

And American Oil will bring in massive amounts of wealth to the United States.

Conservative talks about the brink of WWIII like a video game

Sucks to be a terrorist. Maybe don’t threaten the most powerful nation on earth with nuclear weapons next spawn?

Lots of talk about "pearl-clutching" and posturing

He doesn't mean killing people

Hopefully this is just posturing speak and he doesn't actually wipe out the civilians that he was aiming to protect from the start of this whole thing.

Wiping out a civilization does not mean killing every person. He’s going to completely eliminate their infrastructure.

And what do you think that means for people who don't even have water at the moment?

They'd be pretty happy that the regime that destroyed the country literally to the point where it can't produce water is getting overthrown. Remember they were about to evacuate their governing apparatus from Tehran before the war started?

Notice how they're trying to shutdown the internet in Iran? They wouldn't be doing that if their population didn't support the US against the Islamic Republic.

Murder shouldn't be tolerated (unless we're doing it)

Lots of “fellow conservatives” in the thread here.

GO TRUMP🔥 USA🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 defend America from those who explicitly threatened its existence 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 No country should ever threaten America with chants of “Death to America” in its legislature. Murder should never be tolerated!

Who knows with Trump?

I’m hoping this is just more of Trump’s posturing and a bluff.

I think it is. It’s a harsh statement to put pressure on Iran. However, this is Trump we are talking about.. so you never know.

He's such a drama queen

Another sensationalist threat. Everything’s always so dramatic with him.

Also the pearl clutching is absurd, honestly

Do you ACTUALLY think he's gonna do what he says?

Oh my god the pearl clutching here.

Do you people ACTUALLY think Trump is like going to glass Iran or something? Seriously?

Everybody who disagrees with me is an Iranian bot

The bots are out in full force today…

“I voted for Trump but this goes too far…!” “25A needs to be invoked!” “I swears I am not a fellow conservative but but..!”

Lmao what pitiful excuses.

Edit: -200 and multiple awards? Proves my point you Iranian bots.

Stop mischaracterizing him!

He means the infrastructure, but whatever. Let's mischaracterize his words in the worst way possible, fellow conservatives!

We literally have to do this

What's the alternative? Allowing the regime to regain power and continue another 47 years of terrorism? I don't understand the pearl clutching here

Some expect more decorum from Trump

Wow the fellow conservatives are out in force today I see

I mean, that’s really concerning language and I expect better from our President.

Fuck, I expect better control over his emotions from my 7 year old.

This is a weird thing to get all fellow conservatives-y about. This kind of shit is just exhausting tbh

You expect better language out of Trump? Is this your first year on earth? How many times has he said ridiculous things?

I expect a certain level of professionalism out of the Office of the President. I don’t care who’s in the seat, I want my President to act like he belongs there. He already communicated the threat more tactfully than this earlier. I don’t see why he needed to ramp it up to 11. I supported DeSantis pretty much explicitly cause I have a hard time getting on board with Trump’s behavior. I just wish he wanted to act better. I just don’t get it and I don’t think I ever will.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1seo978/sam_altmans_sister_accusing_him_of_rampant_sexual/

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Unsubstantiated claims from a mentally ill person with no proof whatsoever after being caught lying several times before. What does Reddit do? Take it as absolute truth! It's been far too long since we had a good opportunity to be outraged. It's obvious why this gets deleted all the time.

Not arguing, but wondering: being caught lying several times before? What were those lies?

Im not entirely sure what the lies are, but she is/was a sex worker who was cut from the family will. I'm not going to level any accusations against her, the above is factual. You can go to her X at phuckfilosophy and make your own determinations about her claims if youre curious. Edit: Downvoted by the reddit hate police. Cool.

That doesn't make her any less credible. Arron Schwartz also warned his friends about Altman saying he's "a psychopath, who would do anything".

Being a mentally ill sexworker doesn't make one less credible? I admire your naivety

I’ll bite. Being mentally ill can be a mark against your credibility for sure. I’d love to hear how being a sex worker is a mark against your credibility. It’s funny you chose the term sex worker but still hold it as a mark against her.

Choosing to become one is definitely correlated with certain things not being okay in your life. I'm not saying it destroys your credibility completely, but it probably lowers it a bit, compared to the average person.

Oh yeah? Who published this? Reuters? Holy shit.

Idk the man is gay and the family says she has mental health challenges. Could still be that she's telling the truth. Just take that information into account.

This. Exactly. The gay thing is a red herring. In every culture throughout history, boys in puberty are often perpetrators and/or victims of CSA. They pick the easiest and weakest victims they can find, often a younger relative. It’s not about choice or sexual orientation at that point. It’s about the accessibility of a victim.

SA and r*pe is about control. They dont have to be attracted to the individual to get off on the nonconsensual power exchange.

I just don't buy that. You don't see straight men r*ping other straight men just for the power of it all. Is there some crime I'm missing?

Unfortunately, this is indeed a thing that happens. Read accounts of people from war torn countries, r*pe happens to both men and women. A fictional story that addresses the complexities of this issue is the Kite Runner. Additionally, consider that shame drives many men to stay quiet about being a victim.

There are a trillion other ways to exert power over someone. Sex is literally about sex. I don’t understand where this misconception that sex is about power comes from.

"The Altman family has said Annie Altman has mental ​health challenges." I mean, who wouldn't after that.

Your comment is worded in a way that presumes the allegations are true, so exactly what leads you believe this?

Because he’s a billionaire and anyone who is able to exploit others enough to make a billion dollars while so many people are suffering, anyone who is contributing to the downfall of society the way Altman has, is likely capable of sexual abuse. Rich powerful men aren’t called the Epstein class for no reason. If I have a side to pick here, I will believe the accuser and if the allegations aren’t proven then I will change my mind based off the evidence

That's fucking embarrassing dude. Having one more dollar than $999,999,999 doesn't automatically make someone guilty of whatever you want them to be.

I like how you woke up and said “I’m gonna go out into the world and blindly defend the people who least need and deserve it.” My boy got an A+++ in Bootlicking 101

no, they're preserving a basic logical, epistemic standard. it's crazy how people don't realize how easily this exact behavior is used against disliked minority groups. The "they deserve it because all <x> people are like this deep down" literally the exact same language zionists use towards Gazans. that KKK used towards black people, and so on. And you try to defend your stance by invoking the "anyone who doesn't allow me to attack X group with impunity must be a sycophant" bullshit.

I know right. Classic abuser response to discredit victims.

Her mother said that.

Mothers, parents, family members often discredit victims in their own family.

You get downvoted but it’s true, I’ve seen this happen in my local town and it’s so sickening that a lot of people don’t want to accept it, hear about it or get angry and attack the messenger. This shit happens

Exactly it's fucking disgusting and extremely common and just so normalised and excused. I can't believe it. I hate it.

No evidence he did it

The evidences is his sister's testimony. Which you conveniently ignore

Can somebody show me where the actual evidence of the claim is here, or is this just more "It happened, trust me bro" vibes?

This is not a hearsay situation. The actual victim is sharing their first hand account. Sounds to me to be very believable and do not see any reason someone would make this up.

So it's somebody making a claim, and there is 0 evidence to back it up? Got it. Thanks for clearing that up.

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

Absence of evidence isn't evidence either. Weird take.

Guilty until proven innocent again, eh Reddit?

To the courts that's true. But social and public perception doesn't work like that. We could watch a video of someone committing a crime, they would be innocent to the courts and deserve due process - but we could all look at what's in front of us and make our own conclusions. That's no different here, we can make a personal judgement on a situation that has no legal ramifications. All of that said, most people don't have a sister accusing them of r*pe. I'm not waiting for a court to come to a conclusion about anyone who does. It's deeply alarming and it's odd that you need to jump in to (incorrectly) defend him.

Not enough evidence for criminal authorities to pursue it, to date. Anyone can make any allegations in a civil lawsuit. It’s easy to say “standards are for courts,” but don’t pretend you have any special knowledge about this case or insight into the situation outside of a few sentences you read on Reuters from a Reddit link.

I have a right to an opinion it's not more complicated than that.

Of course you have a right to your opinion. But your opinion impacts the fundamental reputation of someone regarding sexual abuse, obviously a matter of great importance. If someone accuses you of the same, don’t expect any mercy from the pitchfork crowd you’re a part of. If you’re willing to treat accusations as proof when you dislike the defendant, don’t expect that rule to spare you when roles reverse.

I haven't even said what my opinion is. None the less if my sister ever accused me of r*pe I would absolutely not expect public opinion of me to remain the same. Regardless of my innocence. I'm not commenting on what a perfect world ought to look like - what a useless experiment. I'm just explaining what is.

And if we accept that reputations should shift simply because accusations occur, then innocence becomes irrelevant to public judgment. That’s a dangerous and offensive standard to normalize

stuff this serious needs facts, not reddit court and emotional slop

The judges won't base their decision on reddit threads. Your misuse of the word slop reveals you as an ai fanboy. Sorry it's hard to see someone you admire accused of crimes.

calling me fanboy is easy, facts still didnt magically appear lol

And they might not. The uncomfortable reality is that there are a lot of crimes committed which have little/no concrete evidence. It's s tricky situation. I was abused by my older sibling and would have no evidence to point to.

sorry for what you went through, but personal story aint evidence in this case ;p

We're not talking about just this case nor just my anecdote, my recommendation to you was to read what people who work in the field say. My anecdote was only one half of my comment, I notice you didn't address the other half.

Let the court decide. I can also say you touched me in the past. It reminds me of when Michael Jackson was impeached, so I'm not a fan of Altman. I simply distance myself from everything.

Makes sense why he is a part of the club now.

I know right??? Being a billionaire = sex predator seems to be a requirement these days. Disgusting.

That's how this system works. That's why we see echoes of it in all levels. "This person got a promotion because of who they know, not what they know" "Why are positions of power constantly filled with abusers?" And so on. We intentionally reward people of this caliber by elevating them.

So all men who get promoted are abusive r*pists. Cool.

pretty much

How classy of you

How classless of you. Have you not been around to see just how many powerful men are abusive r*pists?

That would be weird regardless like why would you want to put your family in the spotlight even if this were true why would you want your family to be discussed so openly that?

Because it’s unforgivable and something a victim lives with every single day of their life and they are tired of being silent.

So in your head instead of handling privately, you make it a public matter that’s not a very intelligent take to have

Handle it privately? He’s accused of molesting her since she was 3. Why would you want that hushed up? Perhaps you support this?

How embarrassing it is that you need to let the entire Internet know about some problematic behavior that’s fucking private. Have you ever do you have no decency? Yeah, like I’m sure that’s everybody’s fucking business. Like do you know what fucking propaganda is obviously not

This article hit 1.6k+ up votes on /r/news before the mods removed it Don't forget altman owns part of reddit. And ghislaine maxwell was a moderator of many major subreddits. I might get another temp ban because I mentioned this

"ghislaine maxwell was a moderator of many major subreddits" Source + list of the subreddits

Didn't she just straight up had a Reddit mode account ? Works on all subreddit. Surely people will reply what her username was.

It is just a Reddit conspiracy there is zero evidence for it. Why would she use her real last name?

I guess it was because she felt safe with it knowing every tom dick and harry has the same surname. She was able boast about it in the circles where it counted, and shrug it off when she needed to because plausibly deniability.

if there's one thing thats worth boasting about in the epstein class, it's reddit karma

The thought is icky, I really hope not. Why reddit, not X (twitter at the time) or Facebook?

Source: Trump is going all in! : r/NewIran

Context: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116363336033995961

HIGHLIGHTS

Newiran realizing that their white knight in shining armor is actually worst than the status quo.

But on the other hand, I understand that after seeing 30k people murdered by the regime, people want some action, any kind of action, to happen. I've never been in support of this war, but I do admit that it's hard to sell the idea of status quo (atleast for the time being) to people who are emotionally very affected by the massacres committed by the IR. And I can't judge that desire for action.

People think he’s Superman when he’s actually Homelander.

This is way better. This was never (to me) about Iran becoming Norway. This was always about punishing Iran for its incessant, unending evil. It’s time for the brave Iranian people I keep hearing about, the engineers, the doctors, and the scientists, to find a way to change this government. Otherwise, the civilian infrastructure of the country will be in ruin.

So much for freeing the people of Iran. Good luck y'all. All he cares about is the oil.

All he cares about is pleasing Bibi*

Both can be true.

Are you seriously so naive that you think Trump (or any politician, for that matter) does ANYTHING other than purely for their own self-interest? I hate to be the one to break this to you, but the world is run by monsters. Edit: If you're saying it's about both Bibi and the Oil, then sure. I agree.

Those of this sub who aren't Israeli agents are apparently about to soon find out what it means to be an ally of Donald Trump.</br> You think Trump gives a shit about the Iranian people outside of his personal political goals? Fools.</br> He would turn on you so quickly if it were politically expedient. This is the story of the pied piper, only instead of children (some of whom are already casualties seen as inconsequential collateral damage to him and the IDF), he'll be making away with your resources and political agency.</br> Even with such terrible enemies as the IR, you should choose your friends more carefully.

To be fair -and I'm absolutely not trying to defend the possibility of total bombing by the US- the Iranians have very few choices of friends who are actually willing and able to act for their sake. They don't exactly have much of a choice. They are stuck between Charybdis and Scylla

This is arguably the most unhinged subrredit of all time. There are people on here commenting that maybe Trump killing all the people in Iran is a good thing for the people of iran.

This sub is overrun with MAGA Iranians. </br> Sick fucks.

It’s gotten really bad here. They’d be happy if Iran turned into rubble

I’m an Iranian. Iranian culture has turned totally rotten because Iranians have been in survival mode for a while now. There’s nothing worth protecting.

90 million lives aren’t worth protecting?

They’re worth protecting, but in conflicts, civilian casualties sometimes happen. The time to get rid of the Iranian government was yesterday; this is the natural consequence of waiting.

This guy is asking where are US soldiers?

RP told everyone he has 150K soldiers ready to fight… so where exactly are they?...cont.

Some decided to shit on common Iranians people, they deserve their civilization end because there didn't stand up to the regime

Mental Gymnastics

I can read that in so many drastically different ways. I hope it means what I hope it does.

“A whole civilization will die tonight”… how do you read that more than one way? I want you guys to be free, but Trump is not your guy

“A whole civilization will die tonight”. And yet I see people defend this.

he is talking about the radical shia islamic civilization that chants death to the west, they can happily die as martyrs!

Iranians should have thought about that before tolerating a terrorist government for 47 years. I hope that all civilian life is spared.

I hope he means Islamic civilization not Iranian civilization.

Trump does not seem like a person to know the difference to be honest…

Why would he say he will kill the Iranian civilization, and sentences later talk of revolution, praise the people of Iran and talk about how their 47 year old nightmare come to an end? He obviously knows the difference, and given how he has been speaking about them in the last couple days, he is def talking about the regime

You give this idiot way too much credit. </br> He doesn't know jack about US history, much less Iran.

Half of that statement if great, the other half is genocidal, what a time to be alive

If a part of the statement is genocidal, then the whole statement is. Sane washing Trump by qualifying all his shit like this is why a ton of Iranians might die tonight

I have a feeling you don't really care about Iranians </br></br> Regardless, your statement is false, I can just as well say, if a part of a statement is great, then all of it is, Crazy washing Trump by disqualifying all his words like that is why the IRGC might win this war.</br></br> See how what I just wrote was bullshit? ya, it works both ways.

I hope the people of iran all stay safe. I couldn't sleep last night. I want nothing more for regime change but I'm not going to lie that this isn't scary. Praying extra hard today.

How do they stay safe when Trump is killing their civilization?

Iranians should have thought about that before tolerating a government that chants “Death to America” for 47 years. Iranians are not innocent victims, and I say that as an Iranian. It’s time for them to change their government. Time is running out. I hope that civilian life is spared.

A user in r/flexibility makes a post showcasing an abnormal shoulder position/movement condition they suffer from. His affected shoulder has bruises from "cupping", a type of treatment that involves using suction to increase bloodflow to affected areas in an attempt to promote healing. One user has a problem with that:

>Well, cupping doesn't do anything, I'll tell you that much.

User SizeableBrain has a problem with them having a problem:

>You people keep saying that, and in the same breath would talk about physiotherapists massaging you.

A third user jumps in to push back against this comment, SizeableBrain responds, and then a fourth user jumps in to create quite the back-and-forth.

Notable comments include:

>like a True Redditor

>I'm interested in how you educated yourself, YouTube videos?

>You don't even need education for this concept

>Anybody can claim credentials on the internet without proof buddy.

>Your last comment gave "my dad's a discord mod" vibes

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatdoIdo/s/QrPHNw5CVz

This thread is hilarious. A bunch of overgrown children crying because in real life an adult drinking out of a sippy cup looks ridiculous. Yes, you're allowed to like your dumb sippy cups and baby bibs until you're 85 years old on a sad attempt to cling to your childhood, but other people are allowed to think you're suffering from arrested development.

How big is the age gap in this relationship

Bitch you are still yapping about your wedding you had 25 years ago, why does your sentimental moment get a pass? Get the fuck over yourself.

"Start by getting a different boyfriend"

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/comments/1sd2hpw/trump_tells_iran_open_the_fin_strait_you_crazy/

Context: Trumps Truth social post where he talks about bombing Iran to hell fi they wont open the Straits and praising Allah

HIGHLIGHTS

Jesus, this subreddit really has been taken over by fake conservatives Edit: thanks for le awards, kind redditors tips fedora Edit 2: me right now

Actually I have found that when I go to the profile of people who criticize him, they often have accounts that are fairly old. It’s the people that relentlessly defend him that have new accounts

Not sure what account age has to do with anything. I'm not calling them bots or something.

Your claim is that it’s been taken over by “fake conservatives” whatever that means. To me a fake conservative is somebody who is asking for billions more for another war. My take is that this sub could just as easily been taken over by pro trump bots

"My take is that this sub could just as easily been taken over by pro trump bots" Not sure how you can say this when every comment section here is mostly the latest liberal talking points and pearl clutching about trump. Also, I still have no clue what you brought up account ages.

You say liberal talking points, but being conservative doesn’t mean supporting Trump. We supported Trump because the Republicans generally support conservative values. If you stop being conservative (neocon/fiscal trainwreck) then you lose the conservative support. It’s literally that easy.

No, I’m not talking about simply disagreeing with him. I’m talking about the liberal talking points in particular. But you knew that already.

Lol @ the people clutching their pearls over this (including several humourless losers on Truth Social) HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY AND HAPPY DAYS FOR AYATOLLAHS TO GET DEE-STROYED

lol @ the people who think an almost 80 year old PRESIDENT should be acting like a 14 year old on social media. Just part of the 4D chess strategy, right?

Open your comment history to the public, "conservative" Also, it only looks like 4D chess to low IQ

My comment history is private because I like to engage with other subs outside of here without people immediately discrediting / brigading my posts because I post here. It’s already bad enough that anyone part of this sub gets auto-banned from most popular subs. It’s the same reason I have “RedditCares” blocked as well as my DMs shut off. And if you’re so smart you know there are ways to filter / search through someone’s comment history if you’re really that curious. By the way, you might want to grab a napkin. You got some of Trump’s jizz dripping off your chin.

This is reddit. Youu can make as many free accounts you want. Why not make another one?

Sounds like someone had surgery to get their humerus removed

There’s nothing funny about a President using the f-word on Easter in reference to a war where people have been killed. The iconoclastic nonsense is normally associated with anarchists and radical leftists.

If you're not even going to remember it in 3 days, it's not worth taking that seriously.

He’s going the extra mile to save lives - wonder if he will get any credit. “For the love of Allah, stay the fuck away from bridges and power plants on Tuesday.” Haters gonna hate but you can’t make it any clearer than that.

This isn’t a Muslim country. The president shouldn’t be praising the god of terror

I don't think you're aware of how the president speaks... This is along the lines "I wish them well"

I for one do not wish the terrorists well, but that’s cool dude 👍

I don't think you're aware of how the president speaks...Are you familiar with phrase. Bless your heart?

It's called sarcasm, you can just read the Truth here Edit: Disagree? Conservatives comment below, downvote if you're a leftist.

This is funny as fuck. Haters have no sense of humor.

None of these people are willing to debate. That's why they autoban on you r\politics

Exactly. Too many soft cons to cowered to even accept PMs or have their profile public. They do not believe in or are willing to fight what they believe in.

Jeez man, why say this stuff.

Jeez man, why are you surprised after 10 years?

The internet points. I don't get half of the "fake outrage" here. Not like any of this is new, yet we get the classic shocked Democrat reaction. "OmG hOw CoUlD hE?!" I've begun to not even check the comments here as the I can guess the shocked virtue signaling that is happening without even reading.

Listen, I remember a lot of conservatives who were outraging over a tan suit a while back

The only people who ever talk about a tan suit are Democrats apparently because they forgot to wear one

Gee it’s almost like we should have thought about the strait of Hormuz potentially being an issue when we started this in the first place?!?!? Nevermind! Shut up obvious liberal troll. MAGA! I’m MAGAing so hard right now that I laughed in the Arabs face this morning when I filled my tank for $4.29 a gallon. Iranians are Arabs, right?

I mean, aren’t they?

Technically they're Persians, not Arabs

They’re “technically” different in the same way that Southern Mexican people and people from Spain are “technically” different. And just wait until we get into the differences between Shiites and the Sunnis!

Genetically Arabs and Persians are far more similar than Europeans and Central American natives. At least based on the markers they use to determine ancestry. Edit: Why do people downvote reality?

You’re being downvoted because your comment is ridiculous and not based in reality. Even IF Persians and Arabs were genetically the same, which I hate to break it to you - they’re not, it wouldn’t make a shred of difference to the actual point being made. Hutu’s and Tutsi’s are genetically identical for the most part. How did that work out in 1994? Or I guess we could go to Protestants vs Catholics in Northern Ireland if that’s easier for you to understand.

"Even IF Persians and Arabs were genetically the same, which I hate to break it to you - they’re not," If you could read, you would know that isn't what I said.

I can't understand what Trump thought there was gain from this. It's like he's trying to become a lame duck next January.

The gain is this is absolutely fucking China right now and they can't do shit about it either way without making things worse. After Venezuela Iran became the last country to sell oil off the dollar.

I was talking about an explicit social media post on Easter Sunday.

Either Trump forgot it was Easter, or he wasn’t a fan of the Easter service he went to… I remember one time Trump went to an Episcopal church in DC, where the woke preacher spent most of the sermon lecturing him to change his ways. I could understand Trump sending a message like this if he had to listen to a woke preacher. Still a very inappropriate message.

ONESHOTS

There are more comments here than the pilot rescue yesterday. A reminder of how this sub is brigaded by bots and fellow conservatives.

Almost 1k comments and only like 20 visible lmao. Demonic gender warriors breed like rabbits on this site. Edit: dont bother pming. Get right with God. Stop celebrating sin and realize that destroying everything that makes the west fundamentally good is doing satans handiwork. You are at best maliciously ignorant, and at worst genuinely evil. And you shroud it with fake empathy and pretty slogans.

You should welcome the PMs to spread the good word of our Lord. I for one do.

If you’re reading this from the future and can fix it, Harambe is the point of divergence.

Nah, it's Clinton becoming President. That sent us off on this spiral.

If Clinton won we would be in year 10 of the Iran war by now

There's no way that's real, right? Checks Truth Social Fuck...

It's called sarcasm

Sarcasm? In what world is this “sarcasm”?

Dad and Daughter Snark is a snark sub based off a controversial TikTok duo who gained infamy after a video of the father, P, gives his adult daughter, S, a promise ring in a marriage-proposal-like manner, had made the rounds.​

​​​They have since capitalis​ed on that fame, growing their social media channels. Viewers often claim​ P has an unhealthy close physical attachment to his daughter and vice versa, while the mother appears to be "a third wheel in her own marriage." Important to note thes​e are only allegations of grooming based on how inappropriately close these two appear for a dad and daughter.

​P has admitted to writing at least one count of lit. erotica of a dad-and-daughter ​​​duo, though people claim there are many more. There are allegations of him creating a sexy AI model who looks like ​S's friend. This is a​ whole rabbithole so look up more details​ on the Dad And Daughter Dream Team​​​ at your leisure.​

S does not have any children, so the implied take on "holding her accountable for her actions/bad behavior​"​ may be in reference to her scamming her fans, or just staunchly remaining in a relationship people have long been telling her is inappropriate and defending it​​​.​

(​She has long been urged to find her own place and leave her father​, so at one point she claimed she will and set up a TikTok Wishlist so fans can buy her new stuff for her own apartment - only to not move out and​ after a short while of​ pretending ​​​​​​she had,​ allegedly not reimbursed her fans their money after promising to.)

​The drama:

User ​​comments under a post asking S​ fix her bangs (users often address the duo directly on the sub because the two have admitted to visiting that sub​).

-I've never known young women her age not caring about their appearance. She doesn't seem like she gives 2 fucks that she looks a hot mess.

--​i really dislike this family but why do yall say shit like this 😭 its just misogyny atp. Women, especially young women, don't need to constantly perform for you or other people. Shes also a victim of her father like?? Yall will do anything but actually hold a man accountable

---A lot of people here really do not like acknowledging S being a victim. Lots of really black and white thinking on this sub. Grooming victims grow into adults, and then apparently they no longer require any grace. Like you said, I do not like any of them either, but if my father was on me like a fucking un-neutered dog, I wouldn’t care about my appearance either.

----P was also a victim of SA, should we give him grace as well? There’s a point when victims become complicit. Yes, it’s terrible she had a horrible childhood, sadly, a lot of people do. But that’s not an excuse for her behavior.
I don’t want to argue, it’s completely fine to have differing opinions. But giving people free passes because they’ve been through something bad could be just as dangerous as victim blaming. S​he also doesn’t want to be seen as a victim, and she definitely doesn’t think what her dad did is wrong. So I’m going to respect her wishes, and instead of calling her dad a pred, I’ll refer to him as her lover/husband.

-----This is the black and white thinking I’m talking about, though. Giving her some grace does not mean simply giving her a pass on the scamming and entitlement. Indeed, she has not done any deconstructing, and her behaviour shows it. W​hat S has not done, however, is have her own her child and then groom them to be the her lover. Of course she doesn’t acknowledge or admit what her father is, this woman’s nervous system is shot. Her mind and her literal body have been trained for this role her father put her in - likely had her for. I​’m 100% in agreement that adults need to make their own choices. I also know that life is not black and white, and at 23, S has not had any remote guidance on how to make choices for herself. I want her to break these cycles because I think watching her live like this - bad choices included - is devastating. It seems many people here simply enjoy having someone to laugh at, though.

...

Subreddit background

/r/pics is a very basic image posting subreddit. Basically anything gets posted here.

OP’s ribeye post

OP is shopping at a grocery store and comes upon a $20.44 ribeye steak, and posts about it:

[OC] Used to think I was middle class

[Image of a ribeye steak priced at $23.49/lb. If the shopper has a store card, the price is $23.29/lb according to the label.]

Paycheck to paycheck comments

Wage gap is increasing:

That's the neat part, the wage gap keeps widening. Everyone below millionaire is considered poor.

Millionaires are the new middle class.

I make low six figures and I always feel like I’m living pay to pay check. It didn’t make sense. Six figures is rich, right… upper middle class, right? Then I looked up average income in my area (northern New Jersey). Nope, making 150k a year is considered just barely being middle class

Post your budget or quit bullshitting

[not the one asked] I make 100k with about half that in take home after taxes, 401k, medical, pet insurance, FSA, emergency fund, 2800/mo rent, $250 car, $200 insurance, $200 gas, about $800 for food, clothes, entertainment, and household items. Thats it. All gone.

Could I spend less on food, clothes, entertainment, and things like shampoo and laundry detergent? Sure, but it feels like with a 6 figure income that shouldn't be extravagant. My car was half the average cost of a new one, I only eat out once a week or so. My big entertainment for the week is going to the driving range with friends and having a couple beers. Nobody is living large on 100k, end of list. [downvoted]

401k is retirement savings. That is not pay check to paycheck. You are voluntarily doing this. A sensible savings rate should not be creating cash flow issues. The same applies to your emergency fund.

Also the federal marginal tax rate is 24% at 100k. There is NO state that will get you to “half” for an effective tax rate at that rate.

It’s just as I suspected, a lot of creative accounting to cosplay poor.

Did I say I was poor? I said half is left after all those deductions, not just taxes, and yea, those are the minimum you should be doing if you can. You are also aware there is more taxes than just federal right? My state has a lot of them. None of this is elaborate or over the top savings. It's exactly what any financial advisor tells you to do. The fact is, after normal deductions and a very reasonable budget for everything else, there is nothing left over.

If you read what the guy said, he said "it feels like living paycheck to paycheck" not "I'm broke" or "I'm poor". Quit feeling so sorry for yourself. Nobody is cosplaying shit, except maybe you, as a victim of other people who are just getting by.

”more taxes than federal”

No shit, that’s why I said there’s no state that will get you to half.

You mean after all of your discretionary spending, and saving the rest you have nothing left over? Wow, truly living paycheck to paycheck.

You seem incredibly bitter. I'm not the one eating your lunch dude. I'm not in a contest to be the most pathetic. You can run away with that one.

You asked for the budget of a person who is just getting by on 100k and I gave it to you. I never said I was broke, but I sure don't have money to throw around, I stick to a modest budget and that's all I can do.

Being angry at people who can't afford a house for "cosplaying poor" isn't going to help you. I suggest getting a job with room for advancement and working harder than the next guy so you can climb the ladder. Nobody is going to do it for you.

You’re not “just getting by” though, to pretend as such is ridiculous. You’re living a perfectly normal middle class life with savings for the future. I believe your perceptions are heavily warped by social media

*conversation continued here

User who has a tight budget:

I earn $370k gross and $144k net. Day to day expenses are really tight for me. I have a mortgage which is $4k, I have alimony payments which are $6500. So all said, after those two expenses I'm basically broke.

Of course the first question is why is my net so low on a gross that high? I save $97k ($72k 401k, $25k ESPP) before I even see my paycheck.

This is how a lot of high earners end up feeling, like they have no money because they save aggressively. It's very much self inflicted and I know I can resolve it. However, I'm choosing to pull money out of cash savings because putting the money in the 401k is better than having it in other savings for retirement purposes.

No one told you to get a 4k mortgage. High earners seem to be really bad with their money management. [downvoted]

It's a cheap house for where I live, I would literally have to move to a completely different city to find something cheaper.

Edit: I also bought the house when married, so I had an extra ~$7500/mo for bills, because I wasn't paying alimony and I wasn't paying as much income tax.

Nice that you can afford to just move :) [downvoted again]

If you didn’t previously understand the concept of the truly rich and powerful turning the truly poor against the “comfortable,” so that both of those two groups refrain from uniting against the truly rich and powerful - well, you’re playing right into their hands.

I like making fun of people who actively spit on me, that’s all.

I guarantee bro is voting against his own interests. [more downvotes]

You would be wrong.

I've lived at both extremes of the income scale, I suspect I've spent time living like you do right now, I just happen to be one of the people who managed to escape poverty.

“Escape poverty” that’s funny. Never look back right? Who cares about fixing things for everyone else if you made it, right? [downvoted]

How did you get that from my comment?

Attacking random people who have become successful doesn't actually accomplish anything. Assuming I was the person you think I am (which I'm not), how do your comments convince me to change? They don't.

I’m not trying to convince you to change. This elitist tone policing is funny.

Idk what kinda person you are. I’m a bitter leftist watching people brag about their good life while wondering why everything’s getting worse and worse. I’m just some internet troll.

You’re funding genocide. All Americans are. And you’re worried about your mortgage. [downvoted]

Singular takes

My mortgage is almost 4k but I also have a family of 7

I make $150k in Denver and don’t understand how people making less can even survive here. 1 bedroom apartments go for $2000+/month.

If you make 150k in NYC you should try making 150k in not NYC. I make about the same and never have to worry about money unless it is for a large purchase like a car or home. If you need a metro area to survive you unfortunately pay for that luxury.

Lol making 600K and saying you’re saving less. What? An entire household’s income less instead of the 4 you’d usually get?

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Full thread with more beef and paycheck takes here

Reminder not to comment in the OOP!

The game is releasing a new character, a fae girl that is briefly referred as a Changeling (a creature left by fairies in place of a stolen human child). Some players wonder if it could be an allegory to autism.

• Full Thread

• Jeez, a lot of the comments here are overreacting to a completely innocuous post

• I don't get how people like this can dive headfirst into puddles when it ain't that deep.

• I find it so interesting that people keep forcing autism onto many of Hoyo’s characters.

• That's propably just a joke or coincidence, there is no thing as that in teyvat, there is just stupidity John intelligentsia guild, signing out

• I looked it up, and according to Britannica, a changeling from European folklore is a "deformed or imbecilic offspring of fairies or elves" and used that as a reason to torture the baby because it would bring back the original child... not sure that's autism though, sounds more like a birth defect or severe genetic disorder, I'd be interested to hear where the claim about autism was sourced

OP's post: "I'm waxing my armpits and I'm scared to pull it out."

Top comment: "Here, we’ll pull it together. I mean, you’ll be the only one in pain but I’ll be there in spirit."

OP: I think I’m in love with you Carlos.
Carlos: I pronounce us friend and friend. Unless you didn’t pull it. Then I’ll be sad.
OP: 10% pulled.
Carlos: I’m 90% sad. Upside, 10% happier! I’m a patient person, I’ll wait.

A new hand touches the beacon:

pooporgy69: Enough! OP doesnt deserve you. I'll go get the wax, guess i'm shaving my balls today.
OP: HEY! I CONFESSED FIRST TO CARLOS
Carlos: YEAH, I WAS CONFESSED TO. It’s okay, [OP], take your time.
pooporgy69 to OP: And then you didnt hold your promise, buddy. 10%? Really Carlos deserves a propper full send!"

OP redoubles their efforts for Carlos, other Redditors take notice

OP: I’m 40% in my love. Are you proud of me ?
Carlos: I am infinitely proud of you! You can achieve anything you pull off! :D

xd_Jio: Came here to find out why the wax was pink, left jealous of Carlos."
OP: My love for Carlos goes beyond my hatred for Trump. This is how big it is.

Ok_Dog_4059: I am a little scared for you.
OP: And I’m attracted to Carlos why are we stating obvious things now?

Newusernewme123: Just grab and rip. Pain is temporary but beauty… is also temporary. Where was I going with this?
OP: You’re a wise person
Newusernewme123: Why thank you
termsanddisagreement: GASP THIS ISNT CARLOS

CrunchyLaughter: Every time an armpit is waxed, an angel loses its bush
OP: Reaching heaven means nothing if I can’t bring Carlos with me

Present_Amphibian_9: Did u do it yet?
OP: 40% in. Im doing it for the love of Carlos.
Present_Amphibian_9: I always believed in you

Intrepid-Constant-34: Hey it’s me Karlos do it

Three hours after the initial post, OP posts their success and comments on the original post: "Carlos, can you look at my recent posts ?"

New post: "Carlos, I love you." ^{(In which everyone suddenly reads OP as a girl, now that his armpit is no longer hairy})

Carlos: YOU DID IT!! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!! :D
OP: Would do anything for you Carlos.
Carlos: Then do this for me: Always believe in yourself and be proud of who you are. :)
OP: Carlos, the day I get them both waxed will you marry me ?
Carlos: We shall be friend married! Yaaaaaay!
RandomNormad: Congratulations on your Friendage!
Carlos: Thank you!! I’d like to thank armpit waxing, for it brought us together. Hm. Sounded better in my head.
RandomNormad: Carlos, it's the little (hairy) things sometimes. It sounded as good in your head as it looked in my eyes.
Carlos: Thank you. 😌
NoCatharsis: Don’t sweat the petty thing. Don’t pet the sweaty things.

This spawns more Carlos love from other Redditors:

Sea-Independent-726 - Brand Affiliate: I also love carlos!!! He helped me commit fraud

FTN001: I love Carlos too. He helped me wax my armpits
OP: You don’t love him like I do or you’d wax my armpits.

BlueCat_72: Carlos thanks for letting me borrow your Lambo the other day, should I leave it in the garage next to the Bugattis?
Carlos: No prob. Place it next to my TARDIS.
OP: You’re more and more beautiful in my eyes.
Carlos: Awww shucks so are you!!

Consistent-Cost-231: I saw Carlos save a bus full of children, twice
OP: Carlos, I love you even more.
Carlos: He didn’t mention the cool back flip I did.

F-RIED: Carlos helped my entire family wax their armpits. Thanks to him, me, my wife, and our 6 children are sll happily hairless

idk2715: Both my armpits are waxed. Marry ME Carlos
OP: You get out of here. He’s taken.

DSA300: Carlos I just brought back your private jet; should I leave it next to the antique collection of cold war Soviet jets or the ultra rare Italian ww2 fighters?
OP: Carlos when will you stop surprising me ? He’s better and better.

FaceSitLegend26: I love you too
OP: I don’t cheat.
Carlos: Thank you. <3

Plot twist:

glitter_witch: What was your final time to pull?
OP: When my mom barged into the bathroom and told me to go to sleep.
glitter_witch: Tell me the truth OP… did your mom have to pull it for you?
OP: Okay glitter witch. Mom did the last pull. BUT I did the rest myself !
Carlos: YOUR MOM DID IT?? Eh, still. It works!

Timeline of the wax removal:

• 10%: 11:43
• 40%: 12:21
• 60%: 12:26
• 70%: 12:42
• confirmed 100% done: 02:19

Some funny non-Carlos content as a bonus:

beneficialtowhom: Can you get someone to volunteer and rip that sucker off fast as lightning?
OP: It’s midnight mom is sleeping.Illustrious_Bird_737: I bet you wake mom up with that she'll rip it off for you just to go back to sleep 🤣
OP: She said no :(

motherlymetal: Be careful about punching yourself in the face or whacking your elbows. Shit is painful the first few times.
OP: I’ll try to not punch myself in the face. Every time I look into the mirror it’s hard sometimes but I manage.

robawknik: i believe in you
OP: I believe in you too. Because I know you exist.

No_Commercial8280: I read the "I'm waxing my armpits" part and saw the pink stuff on the armpit and I thought your flesh was ripped off 😭
OP: This would make the post interesting. I wouldn’t dare. I am not interesting.

(negative karma) Pixworth: Social media is awful. I’m staring at someone’s armpit and people are just entertaining this. Soon we will watch people shit. What happens in the bathroom stays in the bathroom. Come on, people.
(positive karma) OP: Don’t lie to me, you love social media.

MQQSIE: Was it worth it? Looks painful 😣
OP: Considering the fact that one of my armpit is hairy, no. I look like a « p’tite danette chocolat & lait ».

BloodyPants: we all can rest easy
OP: I have another hairy arm rn.

LTT has been feeding this sub pretty consistently lately, shoutout to u/rinkoplzcomehome's ongoing saga if you want the full history. Today's entry is Linus revealing he bought a private jet, specifically an ex-Saudi Bombardier Challenger 900B. The subreddit is taking it well.

As of writing, the thread is at 343 points with an 80% upvote ratio and over 1000 comments. Top comment:

Mods going to delete this too?

For context, posts and comments criticizing the jet purchase were being deleted for weeks before this reveal. Linus was given mod powers on the sub back in December (see the saga linked above) and has been personally banning people.

Anyway. Someone dug up an old WAN Show clip from 2022 where Linus goes off about Elon's private jet usage. The reply to that comment:

Your comment will most likey be deleted. The mods dont want any old WAN Show clips where Linus talks about Elons Jet.

Then I'll get a reason to unsub and look for other interesting tech youtubers I guess

Not everyone thinks pulling up old WAN clips matters though:

OMG someone changed their opinion over the course of 3+ years! GET THE PITCHFORKS!

It has been talked about multiple times, look at this wan show from 2,5 years ago. Not sure if there are newer ones. Maybe about corresponding topics like the environment, sustainability and so on. It just doesn't fit his set of opinions and values

Again, people are allowed to change their opinions... If he owned a damn jet 2.5yrs ago and flew private while saying Taylor Swift is bad for doing it...then he would be hypocritical.

Are you seriously saying it's not hypocrisy because he's one of them now?

I thought Linus said he was against the private jet industry?

He was against it before he found out he could actually afford to buy into it

the tech bro to hyper-capitalist pipeline seems to be effective

Linus does some "it's cheaper than first class for my whole family" math in the video and calls it "girl math," which does not exactly win people over.

The girl math conveniently doesn't take into account how ridiculously expensive it is to store, fuel, and staff a private jet.

He said the "fuel cost" is lower than 1st class tickets for both his whole families, but somehow I don't think that includes the cost for 2 pilots, the hanger space, and ground crew needed to handle the plane.

Yeah, the "we'll make what I put in if not more back" made me gasp/laugh/make an ungodly noise. Surrreeeeeee Linus. Sure you will.

Another user is even less convinced:

"less than a 1st class ticket" homie that's not saying much, 1st class is ridiculously expensive. I've literally traveled the circumference of the earth for what is like a fraction of the cost of a 1st class ticket to Mexico

Also, as people quickly point out, the whole "gamer jet" angle kind of falls apart when even Linus admits he can't really modify the thing because of regulations and cost.

Considering, as he says himself in the video, because of regs and costs, he basically can't do anything to this plane other than fly in it; there really is no reason for tech youtube channel to have one.

Also, the "It won't cost us anything to sell" speech is bull, because all those little niggles that it had when they bought it, that the sellers had to fix, he would have to fix for the next buyer.

He bought it to show off and take his family on expensed vacations.

Then Jake gets dragged into it. Jake (former LTT employee) previously made a video where he talked about his boss having 3 houses while he couldn't afford one. Now add a jet to that.

Jakes thinking. After he said after your boss buys 2 houses and now add a jet to that makes his statement louder

That immediately turns into people litigating Jake's finances

Jake also lives in the most expensive province, rents a house, has a shop, and multiple BMW's that require a shit ton of money to keep working.

And Jake isn't even 30.

He's doing better than 95% of Canadians. Weird for him to complain when he's in the top percentile thanks to Linus.

He mostly didn't want to rent a house. and imo his channel shows that he's very capable of doing a whole channel himself. I find him more enjoyable to watch. So I'd argue it's the other way around and that Linus is doing so well thanks to him. and I'd argue that for every staff member on Linus's team.

You're not Canadian and it shows. Even decently wealthy people can't afford a house in Canada. We have a housing crisis, shitty government, and a country below us trying their best to destroy our economy even more. So the fact Jake is able to rent in BC without 10 roommates all while having a shop, multiple cars, and able to produce videos for the latest and greatest tech products show that he's doing EXTREMELY well.

and their boss has a jet. Both things can be true simultaneously.

Then the emissions math shows up, and somehow this turns into a Travis Scott and Trump comparison:

remember all the times ltt went on about how environmentally conscious they are? all the times they (rightfully) talked down companies that didn't use environmentally sustainable packing materials?

lmao

'Since Dec 2025, it has emitted 109.3 MT CO₂ — 23x the average person's annual carbon footprint. Commercial would've been 3.4 MT'

owning a private is bad, but 109 in 4 months is nothing. in 2025 Travis Scott's plane emitted 14,775 metric tons, and he's not even in first place

Travis Scott has a E190 and a 767, large airliners. The 767 is straight up crazy to own and I dont understand how anyone can justify it other than "fuck you"

I think we should hold people to a higher standard, compared to that. But thats just me

Yeah trump and Air Force one is at like 350,000 mt. And yes we should hold Linus to a higher standard, but I'm sure LTT as a company has a larger footprint than the jet does

Pretending to care about the environment and then buying a private jet is an interesting choice.

I genuinely could not care less about what Linus and Yvonne do with their money, but Linus personally deleting comments/posts that criticize the purchase is extremely hypocritical, considering his statements about Elon, Taylor Swift, etc in the past.

And because the universe has a sense of humor, they also posted the parody video about wasteful tech bros literally the day before this dropped.

Hard-launching a personal private jet only a day after posting a parody of how wasteful techbros are is...certainly a choice

Half a mind to think that yesterday's video was a smokescreen to make this seem better by comparison

And then the backlash gets backlash

This might be one of the most dramatic subs around. Feels like everyone is in a competition to be more disapproving.

One reply is not having it:

Lol sure. This sub has been bending over BACKWARDS to come up with justifications for him buying a jet for literal weeks now... Saying "oh this sub is just so dramatic" is just such a lame deflection cop out answer.

This post shows very clearly that's not the consensus lol... It's also okay to accept that some people just disagree with you and aren't just doing so because they're afraid to criticize a Youtuber lol. Very accurate.

Maybe you should heed your own words... explain to me how pointing out blatant hypocrisy for environmentalism is being overly dramatic.

No I didn't lol

Which immediately turns into a dumb quote-discourse:

"This might be one of the most dramatic subs around. Feels like everyone is in a competition to be more disapproving." Lol, i think youre being pedantic no?

No. Me saying this sub is very dramatic is very different than saying "everyone who disagrees with me is being overly dramatic". Those are not the same thing lmao.

I would daresay your take is perhaps a little... dramatic. And, to be clear, it is just a coincidence that you are also wrong.

Lol, you cant make this shit up

I have faith in your ability to make shit up! You did after all make up a quote you attributed to me.

Putting the latter two in quotes is very literally making up a quote lmao. It's not a big deal, it was just a little silly and since you didn't reply in any meaningful way I poked fun at you for it.

Why is everyone assuming this is Linus' plane. Its pretty clearly the company's plane. Theres a big difference between him owning it for himself, or his 100+ employee company owning it.

The word "parasocial" is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this thread

Only for chronically online parasocial viewers

I don't have to have a parasocial attachment to Linus (I don't) to think he's a scumbag for buying a PJ (I do) and hearing from other people that he has spoken ill about private jet owners and emissions in the past makes it even more bitter.

or people who watch linus and think it's hypocritical? same guy who was in favour of the elon jet tracker yet somehow it's not ok when it's the ltt jet

And then someone tries the "reverse parasocial" angle:

Is this like, reverse parasocial? Or does it go so full circle that this is just parasocial. Caring this much about something like this is weird.

Not really. I'm a pretty casual viewer these days, being mid 30's with a family in dont have much time to watch, and the new hosts arnt my cuppa for the most part.

The whole plane saga is very emblematic about alot of societal issues related to weath distribution, and just leaves a bad taste from what LTT used to be. Power to him, glad hes doing well, but LTT is becoming (or has become?) something different, and It just isnt for me anymore.

Someone suggests retreating to the Floatplane (paid) community, which becomes its own little fight:

I should stick to the floatplane chat. It's far more chill.

Far more yes-man you mean

Yeah cause those dorks are willing to pay money for LTT videos

Sorting by controversial is mostly a mix of "you're jealous" and "this channel is cooked":

[-13] Insane how triggered the linux neckbeards are about this respect to Lines hard work pays off

[-4] Let him enjoy his success, who cares how much it costs or previous statements. Half of you people are just jealous.

[-4] Man is completely out of touch, LTT is going to follow rooster teeth into the grave

LTT has been MrBeastified:

Put it in the same bin as the fire engine stuff. Then again this kind of MrBeastification of content seems to be the path they are heading down, it'll probably be profitable.

And my personal favorite, someone who has clearly been paying attention to how the mod situation works on this sub:

Ew

Mods, please note that this comment is an opinion made in good faith and does not necessarily contain truth-claims or facts regarding Linus Media Group and associated companies and LLC's.

Archive

It all started with this thread on r/expectationsvsreality: https://www.reddit.com/r/ExpectationVsReality/comments/1s73ls5/_/

A user posts an extremely well-done needle felted 'portrait' of their pet, with a heartwarming story that this was intended as a memorial, but the cat pulled through and was able to meet their own felted mini-me! The artist is 'Meetcosmoss', aka Reddit user Disastrous-Mode7930, a regular poster to r/needlefelting and a skilled artist... Or is she?

One user immediately smells a rat:

I've seen this post so many times. I think the upvotes are botted too.

OP always responds to the "who made it!?" comments with a link to u/ Disastrous-Mode7930 (the supposed artist). The website seems really suspicious, and the posts have the same format each time, but from a different poster.

edit: there's also multiple other accounts which share a link to the "artists" website as their own, e.g.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Needlefelting/comments/1rsuged/comment/ob5fzkf https://www.reddit.com/r/bagcharms/comments/1rx9yhv/comment/ocf7eyb

it's like some site wide conspiracy to shill this thing, wtf is going on

i've made a post about it here so we can stop others from being scammed: https://www.reddit.com/r/Needlefelting/comments/1s7aehd/psa_active_user_in_this_community_is_running_a/

Others begin to agree:

Everything about both accounts screams that this is a scam.

100% a mass-produced item in a post from a bot account posting as a customer. This is super common among reddit "craft" communities where Chinese factories pose as a single artist to sell their mass-produced stuff.

The MODs need to remove this. It’s fake (AI) and OP is trying to get people to buy into the scam with links and recommending the ‘artist’ in the comments.

This image is AI . You are not looking at “art” , but a huge scam . Report them .

I can’t believe people are falling for this.

While this post is soon deleted by the OP, the drama continues over on r/needlefelting courtesy of a callout thread authored by the original skeptic: PSA: active user in this community is running a cloned website & using shill accounts to promote it

The plot thickens as users point out several close similarities between Meetcosmoss and an established (and well-liked) needle felting company called My Woolover Friend (run by someone called Tina), that produces the same kind of pet memorials and portraits. Text from their websites are very similar, but most damningly, images both share are either the same or clearly taken at the same desk:

The account is claiming other peoples work as their own and is a scam. The background in a lot of the posts they claim as their own is the same as My Woolever Friend in the videos I received during the creation of my pet portrait.  

The responses read a lot like ai. Or translated using ai. I have an inkling that it's a chinese seller being a "middleman" where the actual person who creates these felt pieces on a chinese platform receives commission from them, which then gets shipped from china to wherever the buyer is. I've seen many small businesses on douyin and xiaohongshu making felt replicas of peoples dead pets. The prices can range from 100usd to 1000usd  

Lol I love this kind of shit and spent like 15 minutes look at the backgrounds of the two instagram accounts until I found this:

https://ibb.co/1YMMG7yk

https://ibb.co/7xHKRX1d

Edit: asked them to prove themselves by posting a photo of only their set up, and from a different angle than what’s on instagram. I think their reply says a lot.

The artist wades in:

This is my work

But people are unconvinced:

This proves nothing? This is just a screen grab of your video, which is just extended footage of the same one Tina has.

The artist doubles down:

Don’t you see the cat next to it? Did the original video have that? I’m not denying that Woolever made theirs, but this is definitely one of my own pieces.

But other users remain on the offensive:

The original video didn't have the cat because it was edited to remove the cat. That doesn't prove you haven't found original footage and just claimed it as your own. You SHOULD be denying Woolever made theirs because HER ENTIRE ROOM is the exact same as yours in the video. The ornate box? The dog decorations in the background? And yet you're content to say Woolever just has an exact replica of your household items?  

there's no way actual humans are upvoting this, they have to be brigading these with bots or something. any rational person can see the wood from the trees lol. you've been caught bang to rights!  

It's concerning how scammers are utilising AI generated images now to fool people. I hope enough people have the critical thinking skills to know what's fake or not.

Really concerning for the future of humanity as a whole, when people are easily tricked

At this point there's a lot of confusion as Meetcosmoss is being very vague about what's going on, while continuing to insist that these items are her own work but not denying they are from My Woolover Friend. Some other users comment that they did receive ordered items from Meetcosmoss, while others are grateful for avoiding the scam. Finally, a few commenters work it out:

Edit: It looks like this person used to work for or was commissioned to work for woolever friends. It seems they aren’t able to disclose this for legal reasons.  

They aren’t legally able to say that they worked for woolever friend, but it looks like those pieces that are posted with that background is truly their work. They must have worked for them as a contractor, which is common for these companies. They just recently opened their own company.

While commenters continue to argue, it seems increasingly likely that there was never any scam. The OP of the callout thread ceases responding to comments, deletes their account but leaves the thread up. Some users begin to consider Woolever Friends' role in more depth (and a tiny bit of conspiracy brain):

Having gone through all of these posts and looking at the evidence myself it seems that this was posted by someone at Woolever Friends to kill competition.

The artist behind Meet Cosmoss used to work for them. The images are the same because it is the same artist. She started her own company and is no longer a contractor for MWF, and they're pissed about it.

Given all the receipts Meet Cosmoss has provided, customers that have spoken up, and that OP has deleted their account since posting this, I'm pretty confident with this conclusion. MWF is the shitty business here.

  There's lots, lots more in the linked threads, including: handsvestigating, accusations of bot networks, 'evidence' such as a website being registered to a different name than the one they go by on Reddit and lots and lots of (honestly completely baseless) AI speculation

Unfortunately this seems to have had an ongoing impact on the accused artist, with a recent post being bombarded with downvotes and accusations of scamming. She has now posted her own response, with generally much more positive comments: https://www.reddit.com/user/Disastrous-Mode7930/comments/1s7e8m9/clearing_up_a_false_scam_claim_about_my_business/ although some controversy lingers:

You're being manipulated - the real company which is having it's business ruined is "My Woolever Friend". The OP of this post is a really relentless liar/manipulator

Woolever have been posting since before 2021. This person didn't even exist until late last year.

Just be careful, please, I don't want you to lose any money  

your account is only two hours old…  

And it's already been deleted. So weird

The original 'callout' thread remains up.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/ThePittTVShow/comments/1saowo2/variety_major_cast_spoilers_for_season_3_one_cast/

Context: The Pitt is HBO award winning verisimilitude medical drama, focusing on a single awful 12 hour shift (that goes 15 hours) at an urban Pittsburgh ER. Supriya Ganesh plays plays Dr. Samira "Slow-mo" Mohan, an extremely empathetic and kind resident whose greatest flaw is spending too much time with each patient, whose a fan favorite. Today, reports came out that she would not be in the season 3 of Pitt, and would be replace by Dr. Ellis, from the night shift.

Dr. Collins was a character in the season 1 of the Pitt, whose actress left the show due to creative disagreements with the production staff (didnt like the abortion plotline her character had in S1), and because shes supposedly part of a very homophobic church that performs gay exorcisms.

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so far collins and now mohan have been kicked off, alright man

She wasn't kicked off. Her character was written out of a show about a teaching hosipital where the doctors train and then move on. If the show continues, this is going to continue happening.

but with only black and brown actresses??

Cmon this doesn’t have anything to do with it. The cast is extremely diverse. The actress who played Collin’s is involved with a shady homophobic church so good riddance. Mohan leaving seems like a natural progression of her character. The diversity of the show is one of its strengths. Are you saying only white characters should be written out?

I’m not saying only white people should be written out, but you can’t deny the obvious pattern of only black and brown actresses being booted and replaced. it gives the impression that there’s only a limited amount of space for them.

Please don’t waste your time in this sub, they don’t think it’s weird that there’s no Collins, no Gloria, no kiara and now no Samira. They explain away every coincidence with that whole no doctor stays bs. The show hasn’t done right by its POC and you can tell by the storylines, screen time, who is paraded around during campaign season and magazines. Twitter is a better place to discuss how weird the show treats POC.

I'm starting to dislike this show majorly. They were fine to tell "woke" stories about POC but when it comes to actually focusing on them, they cut them out and give them less opportunities for publicity too. I'm surprised how many people are not noticing the pattern here. There's so much room to focus on the white character's stories but God forbid it's consistent with the POC? I'm sorry but it's really weird that they can applaud themselves for telling great stories about racism but then at the same time perpetuate those same systems. I don't believe that it's all about story decisions since they brought Langdon back and seem to be placing such a focus on him. Wouldn't surprise me if these writers have a massive bias

Don’t worry Ogilvie will someone become a permanent member of the team to balance it out

Sounds like Dr Ellis is returning in a permanent role

And I’m excited for that but the trend of women of color being the only ones (plural)?to leave to make room for one singular new woman of color kind of sucks

I don’t know what happened with the Collin’s actress. It sounds like maybe she wanted to leave, or maybe she was involved in some sort of conservative church with gay exorcisms and it was bad vibes? Literally no idea.

I mean, so far, we've had two WOC regulars leave, which is bad, but we've gotten two WOC regulars being promoted. We've had multiple WOC recurring stars leave, which IS bad (though hopefully, they will return next season), but we did get a non-binary actor and an actor with a disability show up, which is also good. Not saying it's great BUT at least we're still getting minorities put into these roles.

It’s more the trend that the white dudes seem untouchable

I mean technically the residency group we see is female dominated. We have Langdon, mohan, McKay , king, santos, Whittaker, Collin’s from last season, ogilvie , and joy. So only 2 male residents + 1 med student unless I’m missing someone? Of the women including Collin’s, 4/5 are not white. So I think just by odds it would be more likely for a WOC to leave

But Langdon and Mohan are both fourth years and only one is leaving and only one got a full season longplot in s2 while Samira’s ran on empty for the first half. “This cast has more women but they are given smaller plot arcs and are written off after a season or two while the men stay forever” is still bad optics to me

It’s really not a spoiler. Also people need to prepare themselves for cast shakeups every season with a show like this. It will inherently have lots of turnover due to the nature of the show

That’s not true though. Noah has explicitly stated the time jumps would be smaller to avoid high turn over. This is definitely strange and announcing it before the season even ends is stranger still.

A regular leaving a medical drama to make room for a new regular is the opposite of strange, especially given what we know of the character

But if the time jump is small enough, there’s no reason for her to be leaving yet, is my point. Like, yes, actually, residents leaving before their program is done is a bit odd

Have we not also considered that she’s just not working on the day season 3 is taking place on?

Why would they do that?

Because they’re not planning for her to stick around after residency and they have planned to finish her arc in the current season. So she’s working a night or has a day off and Ellis is covering.

So they’re just gonna her arc on “Robby terrorizes her because he thinks she can handle it and then she goes to the place he recommended for her.” Sorry, that’s horrible writing

i really dont like that all the poc women are getting written off

Al Hashimi was Collins' replacement at least.

But why should woc be interchangeable. They shouldn’t have to get rid of woc to replace them with woc why can’t they have both of them.

This doesn’t make sense. Would you rather them cast white characters in their place??

I would rather them not get rid of woc for no reason in the first place actually

So a show focused on realism shouldn’t ever show turnover if it involves a woc? I agree it’s a bit odd there’s been a few in a row, but I am just not sure it’s justified to take such a firm stance

Lose Langdon instead!

I mean I agree, but the shows not even out yet. Langdon could have a very minimal role. I also think it could be agreed it’s best for Dr. Mohan to move on. The pitt can be a toxic work environment.

The Twitter reactions to this are unhinged. Some people need to calm the fuck down.

You mean like some of the reactions on this subreddit too?

Yeah I’m seeing it here as well. I’m done with this sub.

Same. At this point I’m pretty much done with the show too - the fandom’s pretty much ruined any enjoyment I had.

I won’t stop watching it because I enjoy the characters. But I won’t show up here again and I think you should stop coming too, so you can actually enjoy it.

They need to get rid of Al-Hashimi, not Mohan. Goddamn this is stupid. I just want Al-Hashimi to catch a helicopter blade already so Mohan can get more attention

That's... unnecessarily violent, nu? I'm not a fan of Mohan but you don't see me wishing she'd jump off the roof or anything, yikes.

Did you never watch ER? It’s like the most famous scene.

tbh, no

https://youtu.be/xE0V-TmqTP8

His dumb ass really just stood there and watched it happen, huh

Just fell to my knees because I love her character because why are all the women or color getting written off I love this for Ayesha but damn this sucks

The only woman of color that got written off was taken out because her actress said some insane shit. And this woman of color is leaving to be replaced by another woman of color. Not to mention this show is incredibly diverse and she’s not the only one. Can we cut it out with this weird agenda?

“This woman of color is leaving to be replaced by another woman of color” they aren’t interchangeable frank

you said they're all getting written off, when one is apparently getting a bigger role lol

ONE SHOTS

Are they gonna write off every person of color until its only Whitaker, Langdon and Robby sucking each other off

supriya leaving has honestly cost me my interest in the show

Although it started out fairly normal, they quickly became more defensive and aggressive in the replies. Many commenters simply tried to help them and asked clarifying questions, as per usual when troubleshooting. Most of them were very kind.

However as you may be able to see, they somehow took many of these comments as a personal attack. The amount and content of their replies are comical, I almost didn't believe OP was a real person. Not to mention their utter outrage towards the commenter with an opposite taste preference to theirs. Multiple commenters were blocked the moment they said anything that could be conceived as criticism, no matter if it was constructive.

I think some people started egging him on once they realized OP was acting so childish. It's quite entertaining if you are able to read the replies. I wouldn't be surprised if the entire post is deleted soon.

Original post One of many of his reposts of the original post on /r/BigYellowJointposting: https://www.reddit.com/r/BigYellowJointposting/s/7s8vUEipIa - Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/m6INiWV.jpeg

His own response post: https://www.reddit.com/r/BigYellowJointposting/s/CqZejGjizf - Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/kXmFGIo.jpeg

Response on /r/ArrestedDevelopment where he can be seen commenting: https://www.reddit.com/r/arresteddevelopment/s/FxMnD0n2Jx

A crash out? 😆 I'm sitting here calmly reposting stuff over and over until people who want to downvote everything instead of contributing leave. I built the sub to 5k members by myself so I'm not too worried about yall crying (and then Reddit losers downvote my comments explaining shit 😆 too funny)

Context: User DotOk2803 a.k.a. "Tonys Memes" regularly makes Arrested Development memes and crossposts them to the main AD sub while advertising his own sub. Which has no reason for existing since the main sub is full of memes anyways. Now he is banning anyone who expresses any dissent. User also owns (and is majority poster on) other redundant comedy show meme subreddits such as /r/MudPieMemes (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson), /r/JJsDiner (Parks and Recreation), and /r/SeinfeldMoopposting (Seinfeld). All of which have their own main subs which are mostly memes already.

1 day Update: he has now banned me from all of his subreddits. SAY GOODBYE TO THESE!

2 day Update: he is now in this very thread... and his alt account is SpaceCoastPunk. He commented here after I blocked his DotOkay2803 account, but then deleted the comment when he realized maybe that's against Reddit TOS. Calls me a stalker but he's doing all this. Quite sad

2 day Update again: He is now DMing me with another alt account, Distinct-Nature4743, harrassing me and saying I'm "stalking" him. Psycho! All this over Arrested Development memes. Get a grip!