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Reddit, what are some amazing things your family has done that made you feel like you could never live up to the family name?
I'll start. My mother has won many awards for athlete of the year at her university, championship awards and medels from the Olymipc Games. My father was supposedly the most popular bacholar in town during the 70's, flew planes, and turned down an oppertunity to work in the high up offices of Coca Cola, like a boss I might add.
My aunt is an actor for television movies and Canadian tv shows. She was also on a home gardening show. She also used to promote big time music events in the city, which lead to her meeting many artists.
My uncle has Ph.D's from Harvard, Yale, and Toronto in Law, Programming and Computer Sciences. He was also a university professor. | hzn8o | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-06-14 19:13:10 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,739 |
While I'm happy for you, I'd like to enter the reckless speculation zone for a quick second here.
I doubt very much that you "forced [your] parents to emancipate [you] at 16" for the sole purpose of you being able to run your own business. There is probably a lot more to it than that. And you don't need to tell us exactly what happened, but I feel it's important to note that getting emancipated is not a thing that happens in most households.
We looked up to our parents. They told us how to succeed. And we listened to their poor advice.
So yeah, we "drank the kool-aid," but very few of us were going to have our parents emancipate us in the hopes of a better future down the unconventional route.
The part that bothers me a lot about your reply is the "I have a really hard time feeling too badly for people that drank the kool-aid." You were smarter than us. And you have your own business and no debt. I'm glad it's worked out for you this far. But how can you not have compassion for those of us who went the route we were told?
Imagine you and your friends as a herd of sheep. The shepherd is guiding us off of a cliff. You notice what's going on, so you halt. But a majority of the rest of us trust that the shepherd knows what he's doing and follow his directions.
In that moment, are you having a really hard time feeling too badly for those of us plunging to our deaths?
I don't think that would be my reaction though. | 57d8828154664e2183c3b3cc69eb54a6 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-12-10 14:41:42 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,740 |
Sure you did bud.
EDIT: "The average daily exposure from 13 EC products was 2.6 to 387 times lower than the safety cut-off point of PDEs, 325 times lower than the safety limit of MRL and 665 to 77,514 times lower than the safety cut-off point of RELs." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454963/
EDIT 2: I just checked your post history and the fact that you cited the whole formaldehyde thing means you lost any shred of credibility you had. As that study is widely known to be heavily flawed. | e50341a99d444b8493bc103b60dadcd7 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-09-11 15:42:31 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,741 |
Those who forget the past are likely to repeat the same mistakes. Our past must always be a reminder to us to be better than what our ancestors were.
My point is that we celebrate the racial differences among people- diversity is our strength. If everyone is good at the same things, and everyone has the same lifestyles and talents, we will just become clones of each other.
The aim shouldn’t be to ‘not see colour’. The aim should be to see colour and appreciate the multiple shades of each colour, and the multiple qualities, talents, and abilities of each person which are a direct result of their past.
Some of us are who we are *because* of our past, not in spite of it, while others are who they are *in spite* of their past, not because of it- and **both** are equally beautiful things. We don’t have to feel insecure or guilty because of our past. | 3edc4b6bf1fa4b21902485a5da66ce79 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-06-05 12:21:15 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,742 |
My school sells food but being a vegetarian I can't eat the lot of it. They sell vegetarian meals but only for two hours of the day and I manage to have a class each day during the time they sell it. They also sell veggieburgers but they cost $5.75 for a really small burger. So, usually I bring in my own food. But when I forget I order a veggieburger, and the register is in a different location. I walk over there and they charge you for a regular hamburger - which is two dollars cheaper. They always ask "hamburger" and I smile, with a twinkle in my eye, "Yes."
| 8106b3bb8c9e4648a99383601705ca8e | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-04-11 03:13:14 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,743 |
That reminds me of a time in first grade where I went to the bathroom because I crapped my pants. I heard a kid walk in, scream and then walk out because he saw my feces everywhere. I forgot what I did after that, because it was an extremely long time ago, but I think that I waited until school was over and then I went home. | 13def1ce4a7f4f3cb725b355424cdf8b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-09-04 19:07:31 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,744 |
I hate when employers just assume that you must know stuff and don't tell you, but when you make a mistake because of that, you are to blame. I remember when it was the first time I worked at the supermarket. I absolutely had no idea how things are supposed to work here. I was a cashier and thought that the money is always supposed to be put in a cash register. It never crossed my mind to ask about it and know one thought it was important to tell me about it while training me. The first day I worked head cashier handed me the stuff like lottery tickets and stickers. She also gave me a key. I just assumed it's to manually open a cash register so didn't say anything. When I had to give change to a customer and opened the cash register, there was nothing. I thougt it was my embarrassing mistake related to my usual clumsiness and confusion in new environments. However, a few years later me and my sister discuss about working as a cashier, since she just got her job in another supermarket. And one of her question was: "What? You need to bring the money yourself? There is always money already in cash register left where I work, in the end of the day we always have to leave some for next day". | 0dacee2f9d1e43768ee7012216cc2a9e | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-11-12 13:13:59 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,745 |
Mom was very pushy about church, and the more I grew up mentally, the more I realized people aren't humble at church; they're dressed to impress. There's also a lot of loopholes in the stories. The Pen & Teller bullsh*t TV show sums up most of my feelings towards religion.
If there was ever a divine plan, why waste 2+hrs every Sunday praying and not going out to do some good instead. Why huddle around a building comparing clothing and talking by about others. Why study the same texts if you're smart enough to remember it all (I didn't say talk about it because discussions can take a long time, and there's nothing to really talk about. If it's been interpreted over "6k yrs" then wouldn't we know all the in and outs of said stories. You can only take so many paths (interpret) for every story so many times.
I am more of a spiritual person and will not sit, wait, and believe a magic being will do things for me if I wish for it. I have to take control of my life choices and become who I want to be. | a853be8bcee8421da7719a7605361349 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-02-23 19:41:20 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,746 |
In a way, yes. In a way, no.
If we had not divorced, he would not have become the great man he is today. He saw the issues I had been trying to help him work on (which he refused: his weight, financial instability, refusal to work, etc) - and really took control of his life. I could not be more proud of him.
However, he understands and accepts me 100% as I am - and even though parts of our divorce were very nasty on a personal level (ad hom, screaming, physical outbursts with throwing things, etc) we are very close friends still, and have had tremendous individual growth.
All of the feelings arent there anymore (if they were, life would be so much simpler) - and may never return.
In some ways, I regret it deeply because I may not ever find someone else who will understand me on such a deep level and accept me completely as I am - but I also absolutely do not regret it when I see how much growth and development came out of it. | 429dabee89e246f48db481587c27f920 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-10-30 22:06:36 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,747 |
I’m really introverted and get anxious in crowded places so I don’t see the value in going out much. I don’t think people understand social anxiety very well, but I feel physically sick thinking about some appointments or phone calls I need to make.
I’ve lost all my friends as they have moved away and I don’t want to travel across the country just to hang out. I’m married but I feel like my wife has stopped caring about our marriage and would bail if things ever got bad. | 1af3d44a73f8449c94b4c937845c2d78 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-11-26 15:00:51 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,748 |
As an Eagle Scout, I can confirm that basically any time a girl was around our events ranging from swimming sessions to hiking trips, basically every guy had the hots for them. It didn't help that BSA seemed to hire extremely attractive girls to fill these roles, but I'm sure that knowing that they shared a common interest was attractive too. So, basically, you can be pretty sure that a) most of the guys had a crush on you because you were a girl in a "guy" space and b) most of the guys were insanely nervous to have to touch you in basically any way lol. I'd take it as a compliment personally! | e777df2d65624675be5599d311a497fe | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-01-02 05:46:18 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,749 |
At my mate's uni they had a vending machine that did not keep the drinks very cold so they pulled the back off and turned up the thermostat. Unfortunately they overdid it and the cans froze and started exploding.
The owner was understandably pissed off so came in to take the machine away. Unfortunately the building had been remodelled since it was put in and it no longer fit down the new stairs.
The man gave up and left it so the (engineering) students drilled the lock off the front, brought in their own drinks, and essentially used it as a fridge | a1482679a08a45449e05298d9f5af72d | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-02-27 04:24:27 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,750 |
I was at Walmart in the baby section around 10 at night. A peculiar looking woman came up to me. Her head was shaved except for a long braid produced by a patch of hair on the very back of her head. She was wearing a long dress all the way to the ankles and western style leather coat complete with long fringes down the sleeves.
She tells me, "excuse me but can I ask you a question? What does the word (spells it) F-U-C-K mean?"
Me- "Uhhh" as I look around nervously
Her- "Does it mean something about for unlawful carnal knowledge?"
Me - "Uhhhhh" For some reason, I decide to humor her, "I've never heard of that, It's like an insult or means sex or something."
Her - Looking a little embarassed, "ok thank you" and walks away. | fe67f7fd4f40472583cada8267a1dc94 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-11-27 07:03:14 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,751 |
It was the DM. We all hated this player but are generally non-confrontational.
So this player we hate, Joe, plays a rouge. So 1 day he randomly kills a cow belonging to the quest client. He wants to skin the cow for leather.
DM is obviously frustrated because now he has to take time away from the story and the rest of us to deal with this dickweed.
So Joe gets his leather the DM handwaves the dead cow in the farmers fields. Joe makes shoes out of the leather. But the DM skews the rules and rolls so Joe can only have 1 boot and (after he puts the boot on) is informed that the item is haunted by the dead cow and cursed so he can never take the boot off. Ever.
Joe gets pissy but soon calms down and we finally get the quest under way. We get to a cave which is our dungeon.
First chance he gets, Joe makes a stealth check. -2. What?
Joe gets mad "You can't roll a negative!"
DM sits and waits for Joe is run out of breathe which doesn't take long and informs him that the cursed cow boot now moos every time he takes a step. No matter what. That penalty is a -13 on all stealth related checks.
We're all stunned silent, I check on my friend, and after we hear the door slam we resume the game. Joe's character fell into a pit and Joe himself never showed up to a game again. | 35cf14f2eebd442aa52df8af5076862c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-06-25 06:01:49 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,752 |
Got roofied by the girl my ex and I brought home for a threesome. At some point her exbf or friend or something ended up at my house for an after party. I don't remember any of this and got it all secondhand so not sure on all the exact details.
He didn't want to and was throwing a fit on my porch so I went to make him leave. He pushed me through the screen door I had just fixed and hit my in the head with one of my sons toys and broke it. Cutting my head open in the process. Which apparently set me off. He ran down the stairs and I jumped over the railing and tackled him. Unbeknownst to me my grandfather (who lived below me at the time) watched me do all of this but decided intervening wasn't a good idea. And boy do I wish this was the end but its not.
Convinced the cops were going to show up I convinced my cousin to take all my pot and related paraphernalia and leave. At some point my ex and the girl switched clothes too.
And it gets better. My ex and I finally decided to go to bedm and wanted to fool around. Well I wanted to try anal. She didn't. (I've never been with a hooker and never thought anything remotely close to that was ok anyway. Idk wtf I was thinking.)
Then someone left my door open and my dog got out.
I woke up the next morning alone in bed. My head covered in blood, my hands ridiculously swollen, my gf gone. No pot or any of my pieces. No clue where my wallet was. Tons of tiny blue pieces of my son's plastic toy shattered on my porch. My door open, and my dog gone. With 0, absolutely no idea of wtf happened the night before. And a random dude passed out in my bathtub. | 8ec0c096c8d441fcaa1a207aa2d32bc3 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-10-17 05:42:17 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,753 |
I became brainwashed. I believed all the horrible things about myself the he would tell me. I believed no one would want me because of things thats were said. Also depending on how long the relationship was, mine was just about 10 years, it's a comfort zone and at the same time I always hoped he'd change. Joke was on me, he didn't. As fucked up as it was, I started talking to someone else over social media while still in the relationship and other guy made me see things totally different. The actual mental abuse I was dealing with. The things I started to actually believe about myself, he made me realize it wasn't true. Haven't spoken to abuser in a while. Actually happy about that. Still talk to the other guy. I don't think he will ever know how much he really help me in my darkest point of life and how much i truly appreciate him for just being there. Now I definitely know what I don't want in a potential SO. | c7096a9c1a3a4ac6a336221546f6cb45 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-12-28 17:29:47 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,754 |
1000%. i unfortuntely have a pretty bad personality disorder and struggle greatly controlling my emotions, frequently sabotage relationships in fear of abandonment, etc. had this girl in a summer class when i was around 13, was super sweet and I think liked me. Had an episode where I said something very mean to her, i wish I could recall what but it wasnt warrented and immiately hurt her, she got up and walked away without saying anything or reacting and I never saw her again. Still tears me up inside, why did I do that?? | 9b33d2e66093442fa055335c7a393cbd | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-07-17 13:38:03 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,755 |
You don't just become an extrovert. A lot of people who think they're introverts, are actually just shy or socially anxious.
I am genuinely an introvert, but I have become far less shy and anxious, so if anything I'm now the life of the party.
When I was younger, that required alcohol, now I have run out of fucks to give and realise most people don't care about me or what I say or do. It makes social interactions far less stressful. Also, I am genuinely an introvert, so I don't care that much about what other people think, unlike the socially anxious and shy, who if anything care a lot about what others think.
Being social makes me tired though, and afterwards I always need alone time. I also don't mind spending a lot of time on my own.
I could do a standup gig tomorrow (always wanted to give that a try), entertain a party with jokes and stories, get people to dance at a wedding. Afterwards I'd need a few days alone. I'd also be just as happy living in a mountain retreat with just the internet. | d3260e68e40840f5bb62c906f953ce4b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-12-19 09:10:28 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,756 |
If you're seriously considering any MLM, seriously look into the actual numbers. Many of them make it really hard to find but I think legally do have to provide them. Also consider costs that would be involved.
For example, LulaRoe (one of the worst of them), people see that they're making $X but don't consider the extra inventory laying around that they're not able to sell. They also forget to consider the amount out of what they make that has to go back into investing into more inventory to keep selling.
Not all MLMs are based on this strategy but still don't make very much in the end.
Also, MLMs usually don't have any restrictions on who can join. So if you friend is getting all of her friends into in, then there's now 5 people in the area selling while still the same amount of people are buying. MLMs try to sell this as a community of family and support but ultimately they are competition. Sometimes you can get more people interested in buying but overall it's not a healthy market to make a lot of money.
Larger companies (and smaller ones as well) usually don't allow a market to be flooded like this. They don't open a store unless there's enough demand for them to make a profit. This includes considering local competitors.
And most MLMs products are super cheap and way overpriced. Rather than buying their products or asking your friends to buy their products you can just save money by finding cheaper but equivalent versions. Saving money means not needing to make as much in the first place.
Edit: I am sorry people are being so hostile about your questions. Try to just see the hostility as a testament to how bad MLMs are. | d3aa7a0122bc4c098aef2382b1eb7abf | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2018-03-10 21:47:08 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,757 |
It's dumb, and not nearly as real/depressing as most of these stories. But, its the summer before first grade. My parents excitedly came up to me and said we could afford to get WGN again so I could watch Cubs games.
The year before I'd pitched a fit because we'd cut off cable (I think our car needed repairs.) But now, with me going to school, my mom could get a full time job for the first time and my parents could catch up. I was young, but it was my first conception that we didn't have enough money to have what everyone else did. | 243d816f24a34e7181d7a72d4cbaccd1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-05-15 04:05:18 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,758 |
I have never met my real father, and I'm now 21. It's time that I know, but my family won't say anything. What do I do?
My family history is quite complex and shitty. When I was born, I was taken away from my mother, and adopted by my grandparents, who eventually got a divorce, and re-married, thus creating a huge web of half-siblings, step-siblings, and step-parents. It has always caused a lot of drama in my family, and a lot of confused anger from me, and eventually put me in the hospital for severe depression from the chaos. Numerous time's I've asked for answers on who my biological father is, but all they can tell me is his name, which is supposedly Johnathan Bentoncourt. Having investigated myself, and hiring others, we have not been able to locate this man. I'm military-connected, and I haven't even been able to find any information using the resources that I have access to. I've come to the realization that my family is hiding something from me. I just want to know who my father is. I don't care what kind of person he is, I just want to meet my maker. It's killing me.
Reddit, what should I do? I'm not an avid Redditor, but I spend a lot of time on here reading about the brilliance and combined genius you guys are. Please help me. I have faith in you guys. | yeabj | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-08-17 20:59:20 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,759 |
You want tenacious? Try planting some bamboo. It will send out underground shoots for several meters where they pop up unexpectedly to form a new stand of bamboo, and they will pass under, over, or through anything that stands in their way. They *will* eventually infest your neighbor's lawn as well, and they are extremely difficult to eliminate because of their extensive underground network of roots -- each of which will eventually poke its head above ground and begin a new stand of bamboo somewhere. I was pulling the long strands of bamboo roots out of my lawn for weeks in order to get rid of it. I had to be vigilante and start ripping them out at the first sign of a bamboo shot sticking its head out of the ground, because if they got tall enough to notice easily they would have already established an extensive root system of their own. | a243de7ed0cf4630bd725deb4e99d1ad | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2009-06-21 20:10:08 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,760 |
A secretary once sent out to my whole division the prepared statement to announce a promotion for a guy I'll call Dave. I work at a company who makes large equipment. My division is about 1000+ people, including workers on the shop floor. About 50 "reply all" replies come back. Most saying "stop replying to all" or "Hey I'm in XYZ facility and got it too". One person, a jokester, emailed to all the following (actual punctuation, only name and facility changed):
"I once sold Dave a lawn mower he still owes me $50.
Are they any relation to Dave Smith in YXZ facility also known as Dave?
In the minutia of email I am lost what was the announcement could someone send it to us again? I don't think I got it."
He had to have a talk with HR about it. | a83171de4e384c1f9d5aa2b412d63331 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-08-02 20:34:15 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,761 |
Nothing ever works. Nothing ever gets resolved. | 45e3f8414b91448da40bf1324b1c4a86 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-09-24 16:08:32 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,762 |
I agree completely. I think it's possible that, with the many Whitechappel murders even outside of the Ripper being high in Whitechappel's zeitgeist that year, someone unrelated was emboldened to go out there and try their hand at murder. It could easily just be a coincidence they and the Ripper were just out on the same night, but I also see why people like to discount that kind of coincidence. I'm kind of on the fence because it also makes perfect sense that Stride's murder was just the Ripper being interrupted.
And, thinking about it a little more since posting, I think I'm definitely of the opinion that Kelly was killed by Barnett. | 9f78501f374e4ccc98c23665f1f35f38 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-06-28 01:32:24 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,763 |
It's rare that students are actually horrible and vile. Far more often, they're self-centered and oblivious or simply trying to get attention in the only ways they've learned that work.
That being said, one of the most vile things I've had happen was during student teaching.
That was surprising. And the fact that he said it hoping I wouldn't know while I was standing right there... yeah, creepy. | ed393d795a17464f918ebd4a02aa5371 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-09-12 18:04:50 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,764 |
Reddit, I love riddles. What is the best (not hardest) riddle you know?
This is an interesting one similar to a riddle my grandfather used to tell:
A man is running away from the cops.
He stole 3 gold bars.
Each weighs 10 lbs.
The man weighs 80 lbs. To get away from the cops he has to cross a bridge that is 25 yards long.
The bridge can only hold 100 lbs
How does he get across without leaving a bar behind or by crossing the bridge more than once?
A: He juggles the bars. | vb97b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-06-20 04:03:33 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,765 |
As a former libertarian turned socialist, I'd like to add a unique perspective to this topic.
Libertarianism is, in a way, based upon certain principles that on their own sound fair. For example, many libertarians believe in little or no taxes (and little or no government to go along with that). Why? Because taxes are the government taking money by force. It's coercion. And then they use this money to do things that I may or may not like, and it's all against my will. Makes sense right?
But there are questions that follow. What about welfare programs? What about x y and z that all require money? Many libertarians are minarchists, meaning they believe in the smallest government possible. If people can put something in place voluntarily without the government, that's how it should be done. This means social welfare relies on charity.
At the heart of libertarianism is a distrust for government. In a way we all do, but libertarians I think are moreso than anybody else. And they're right to be that way. Skepticism of people's intentions is important to a healthy, functioning society.
Here's the problem, and what libertarians don't see. There are 3 possible entities that can keep order in society: business, government, or the general population. And the way you come up with the best and most sustainable system of ethics and accountability is to give the incentives and power to the right people. This is why, when businesses make bad decisions, the government provides monetary incentives (like tax breaks) to make them make better decisions. Business follows money.
But this is also the cause of extreme corruption when money is allowed to dictate the lives of everyday people. Unregulated businesses will pay their employees as little as possible for as much return in productivity as possible. It's a no-brainer. And that's why increasingly as American capitalism has developed, workers get paid less and CEOs make more, proportionally. That kind of selfishness, unchecked, is what leads to the problem of income inequality and extreme poverty. This is why a free market is a very, very bad idea.
Now supposedly in a democracy the government *is* the people. But that's not true in America. Once you become a politician, you're free to disregard the will of the people who voted you in. You may not get reelected, but then again you just might. See President Obama and Guantanamo Bay or the "War on Terror" as an example.
So how do we solve this problem? Socialism's main focus, and what I'm talking about here, is on giving power to workers. If workers control their business they'll give themselves better salaries and benefits, and the power will be a little more balanced because they have their own interests at heart. And being that they make up the heart and soul of the workforce of any business, this means it's better for other employees that work there too. It helps solve income inequality and puts the power in the hands of the right people.
Socialists also believe in things like social medicine and welfare programs, which are indispensable in any functional society and which are optional in the libertarian system of economics. No one should die because they can't afford to have cancer, for example. In a voluntaryist society one relies on the generosity of others to make such things happen, and that kind of thing NEVER goes well. Conservative economics, which they share with the Republicans, lead to that kind of selfishness which leads to terrible income inequality and a society that doesn't take care of its people.
I'd also like to make the distinction between welfare capitalism and real socialism. American democrats are something of a mix of both, but generally lean towards welfare capitalism. Essentially, this is capitalism that is regulated to help the workers and the average Joe. But the government is doing it, not the workers themselves. This leads to the economical game of tug of war you tend to see between democrats and Republicans in office. It's all about when the government does and doesn't have the right to step in, even when it's for the better.
Anyway I could talk about this all day but those are a few of the really important points I wanted to make. Please feel free to ask me any questions. I'm no expert but I have some idea what I'm talking about. | d1507bf7e8db44e793a87ac73bce0c8c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-03-28 01:00:00 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,766 |
Throws a drink on the guys face and he stands up quickly and pushes her away from him.
Those are white knights in my book. | 84a6b2607c944d71831496985c16a855 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-07-12 14:35:32 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,767 |
I agree. I work at an athletic training facility and our city's MMA team rents out a good portion of it. We have a cage, mats, bags, etc... some of the fighters are pretty successful too, fighting in professional leagues. I've never been involved in the MMA program, but I watch them train a lot. Every month or so someone comes in with a shirt covered in crosses and skulls talking about how they want to fight. Those guys never last. All of the fighters that have made the team are super down to Earth and really friendly. They even gave me my cage name. "Crazy Legs", I like it. | 4aee61d330a040ddad06d39d26ca7fa9 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-07-25 16:21:50 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,768 |
Lights go out, what do you do?
With all the hype around the storm hitting the United States and Canada, I was just wondering what everyone would do if power went out permanently. Obviously this wouldn't happen, but if the lights went out and never came back on, what would everyone do? What would be in your Go Bag? Would you even leave your house? Would you try and team up with others or go solo? Do you leave behind the family pet? | 128l2q | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-10-28 21:33:42 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,769 |
A thousand people, fifty feet, and an unknown name: how do I find her again?
The other day, coming back to my dorm from an 8AM recitation, I met someone in the elevator. She was wearing [this hoodie](http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=QC-PINT-ZIPHOOD&Category_Code=QC). Obviously, I commented on it. Cue a very brief conversation which, due to my being half-asleep, did not result in my getting her name.
I live literally one floor above this person. Shouldn't be a problem finding her again, right? Except that I live in a dorm with over 150 people per floor. I asked my friends who live on her floor; they've no idea who she might be.
So, having tried:
A. seeing if I know people who know her
B. more random Facebook stalking than I'm necessarily proud of
I'm now ready for step C: Ridiculous bullshit.
At this point, I just want to finish that conversation. So, Reddit: what are the most absurd, over-the-top methods I can use to find this person?
tl;dr- lost dog poster meets boombox outside the window, go | p7q1d | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-02-02 14:54:57 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,770 |
The term hipster. Yes, I liked them before they turned mainstream. I read them before they were cool. Can I say this now? No, because it labels me a hipster.
This goes for all of you, pretty much. | 08a7f28a8fa142e982b77f0960e1612e | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-04-01 03:36:15 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,771 |
I think football is similar to chess in that, barring some supernatural innate skill or physical attributes, there’s a limit to how good you can get just by playing the game. To reach the next level you have to start to really analyze how the game flows and find ways to negate those situations where you are getting beat. Once you can predict the ball’s rough trajectory about 30 seconds ahead, you can just get in position to intercept while everyone else is still clowning around with the present moment | cacd8dbbe7544474aca7c104de1d46b4 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2023-01-16 12:04:18 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,772 |
It actually only repeats a word max 3 times, which is definitely a feature of natural languages (just not so many European ones). Semitic languages often use reduplication to change meaning of words, basically creating compounds of repetition for new words.
I personally am convinced that it is natural language with meaning written in a lost script. Multiple different spellings of words were extremely common before languages were largely standardized. Also since according to this theory it would be a treatise, it would mean it would be discussing specific things in each section, explaining why some words are repeated. Think of writing an essay on a subject, how many times do you name drop the main topic? There are also semantic patterns, specific repeating words in different areas.
Lastly, most convincingly I believe about 10 words have actually been deciphered. Some of the names of constallations and plants are in my opinion irrefutably translated and it forces me to believe at least some of the text must be natural language. This theory would also explain why so many cryptologists have failed, as they look for systematic correspondences and before standardization letters and sounds did not have the systemicity of standardized languages. | ed111cdcd9514593aa9e9abb4b253d60 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-10-09 18:02:17 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,773 |
Back in high school, there was this old, abandoned farm house that everyone would go visit. The story went that the father would lock his children in the closet while he beat their mother, then their turn would come. In the end, he drowned his children and killed his wife, then hung himself in the silo.
As we were walking up the driveway, one of our friend's brick Nokia flashed on and off and they hoped out of there. We continued on and explored the house.
Inside, it was the standard broken glass and random leftover furniture. However, the backs of several closets had blood stains and what appeared to be scratches. After that room, one of the remaining friends felt like someone had scratched them, but we kept going. Next, we heard glass shatter, like someone was breaking the window downstairs. As we headed to check it out, we heard our friend that went back to the car screaming. We ran out to see if our friend needed help, only to find they were fine and playing snake. Weirdest part though, our friend that thought they were being scratched ended up with long marks on her face.
Needless to say, we were all scared shitless from that experience and never went back. I did find out though that a few years later, the house burned down without a real reason. | 257f5ba01f5c4a208960470cd07214a4 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-08-17 01:30:33 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,774 |
>I certainly have my doubts, but the reason why I still believe the Christian faith is because I've looked into others and I think that Christianity is still the best one
I'm curious though, if you found aspects of say Hinduism that appealed to you but were mutually exclusive with some of the tenants of Christianity, would you still follow them?
I like to think that I base my world view not on sets of ideas but the ideas themselves. Would you consider it wrong to pick and choose individual ideas instead of following the sets of ideas Christianity gives? | 69133b2375d24ae9a972e4a66a90f327 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-07-06 23:46:46 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,775 |
Think about what you mean by 'unattractive'.
Is she just physically unattractive, like not that pretty? Relax, and look behind it. Probably the best sex I've ever had is with women who aren't conventionally pretty. (Old guy speaking.)
I won't go into why that probably is, but the most important thing that makes a woman attractive is between her ears. It's also the most important erogenous zone.
One thing: you know the 'campsite rule'? You leave it better than you found it, right? Same goes for lovers. Don't take advantage of this gal, just because she's not conventionally beautiful.
But take her out a few times, see what makes her tick. It will make the sex that much more enjoyable. Maybe there's a relationship there for you to find. | 7fb63686e5d1406ba606c64e768f664d | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-01-08 04:12:40 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,776 |
Any good websites on World War Two out there?
And yes, I have been Google-ing... I need to find some good, general information sites about World War Two, ones that you could direct the general public to. I'm having trouble finding ones that aren't for school children, or ones that aren't on a specific topic (although ones on WW2 literature would be good). It's difficult to narrow down a Google search as I want said-website to be as general as possible. I've got the BBC one - any others like it any of you lovely people have ever come across?
Help me reddit! It's 3am here and I've been working on this project for 2 days (obviously not just this part).
EDIT: Even "piss off to 'example'subreddit" would be useful :)
EDIT2: Sorry, should have made myself clearer. This is something to put on a promotional leaflet for library patrons interested in the topic. So 'wikipedia' etc won't work unfortunately. And I have pages of good books to recommend! Just needed some websites to make sure we've got some electronic references to recommend as well. | gn2az | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-04-11 02:10:07 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,777 |
What companies offer the best tuition reimbursement for full time employees completing a part-time MBA?
Any info would be greatly appreciated. Googling online, many companies do not specifically list their tuition reimbursement amounts or percentages. I'm interested in finding companies with 100% tuition reimbursement, particularly in the field of Marketing, Management, Consulting, etc. For example, my current company offers a maximum of $5,250 annually, while other companies in my area (Chicago) such as Wrigley/Mars offer 100% reimbursement. | 2bf6p1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-07-22 19:12:47 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,778 |
So you wonder why it becomes hard to maintain an erection once you have managed to put the condom on. You will also have the displeasure to experience the panic induced by a condom breaking during intercourse.
Hopefully, as life goes on, you may hook up with a more experienced partner who will gently suggest to use larger condoms, and all will suddendly make sense.
All of the above being theoretically speaking, of course... | ab2e3fb632d640eea2925356e95829fd | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-05-09 07:56:30 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,779 |
Well, I like to think otherwise. I'll try to explain what turned me off of it. I like weird movies, I like dark movies, I like depressing films. David Lynch is one of my all time favorite directors, and his films have informed my entire outlook on film. But, I'm not a fan of miserablism. I think Dark Backwards had a pretty good finale, ending with the main character finally coming into his own once he finds and trusts his singular, bizarre, highly personal voice. But I found everything leading up to that(the aforementioned necrophilia and rape, the grimy filth of every scene, the not-quite-dystopian backdrop, the aggressively weird background characters) to be too remniscent of films I love, and also lacking in any of the personal vision that informed those films.
Happiness, well, I only saw it when it first came out, and I have a lot of friends who tell me that it becomes funny on repeated viewings, but I just haven't felt the need to subject myself to that again. | cb0a0b166fc048c4917aa30f1c86d78e | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-05-31 23:36:48 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,780 |
Christmas party. Friend invited me over to her house for a party, and my BF wanted to talk to me. So I invited him over, and he showed up with my Christmas gift. When he gave me the gift he went down on his knees and started crying - thankfully I met him outside and this was on my friend's porch. He confessed he was cheating and that he hopes my gift would make up for it. I think I just went cold and the first thing I asked was if he used a condom, I was just so shocked.
We didn't last long after. | e976e36341164e9bb3380c4c1fe1c383 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2015-09-30 23:47:04 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,781 |
Not sure how skilled you are, but the counting of the bones stays the same (7 of everything). When playing four man, you just have to alter your exiting strategy. For example, if you have the domino, don't worry about scoring, just worry about keeping it and having a way out. If your partner has it, then score as much as possible, but make sure you don't lock them out of the hand, which would cause them to lose the domino. I've played for most of my life but your partnering strategy comes w/ practice. You'll be able to tell what's in everyone's hands by keeping track of what was played and what you have. | 382090e297654f75bc4e5902fa75bb08 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2010-06-16 17:37:53 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,782 |
my 10 year old sister dose this to my 8 year old brother. she always refuses to sit near him and she always calls him disgusting. shes a sweet little girl and i know she loves him dearly. that's sort of been their relationship in the past couple years, they jokingly make fun of each other but sometimes she takes it to far. I try to make her understand how hurtful words can be but she doesn't get it and she thinks I'm being stupid. this last Christmas he woke up crying because he had a dream they where best friends again. lol great now I'm crying. | e8b9f399f6ed4656bb671049dfd6409a | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-01-30 07:21:14 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,783 |
Independent contractor or employee question...?
I'm a current college student right now. I am applying for a part time internship that offered me 12 dollars an hour which I declined in a desire for higher pay. They offered me 14 an hour but said they were bringing me on as an independent contractor...
Doesn't this mean I didn't even really get a raise because I have to pay higher and new tax rates as an independent contractor...
Also I thought I learned in a law class that businesses hiring independent contractors as employees was illegal . My understanding was if you have a boss and have assignments than your not an independent contractor... but does this apply for part time employees?
I live in Rhode Island (hence my god awful wage) | 27nw55 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-06-09 01:56:34 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,784 |
I'm an AFROTC cadet. I met with a lot of different recruiters for different branches. Army sergeant was cool, told me to take it easy and consider everything. Even offered me free food and took the time to meet at my house.
Marine recruiter was chewing tobacco the entire time. I had been a salesman before and I felt that having something working in your mouth is the number one way not to get the sale. Noped my way outa there too.
Surprisingly the Air Force recruiter was the worst. He knew I was going to go into the military, it's just that he wanted the money from me joining. He told me I'd fail outa rotc and come right to him. He's given me motivation to stay in AFROTC since just to keep him out of a few extra bucks. | cfe610f622794b19aff964938320bde6 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-04-01 22:33:39 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,785 |
I'm sure no one will see this, but I'm not dealing with my depression and irritation well at all. Just a few days ago I finally lost it and almost took my anger out on my child over her dropping some food in the car. I immediately called my wife who left work to come get the kids so I can be alone (thank God) . I come home hours later to my wife saying she was concerned about me. I've been telling her I'm stressed for months now and she doesn't understand. I haven't had a vacation or any way to relieve stress since the pandemic hit. That same night, she calls me to the bedroom to watch a movie, then once it's over she says let's have sex. I told her, "honey I'm not in the mood, it's been a bad day for me". She says "wow, after all I went through to set this up". She grabs her blanket and pillow then leaves to go sleep on the couch. Its been 3 days and she hasn't talked to me or slept in the bed since then. I feel so alone and just tired of everything and everyone. I feel like I don't have anyone to talk to. I don't have time for myself due to working then coming home and doing online schooling. I'm just done | c4a650b15c0f465faebe0320ca65d969 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-02-09 11:18:07 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,786 |
last year I was in bed and my parents woke me up, they sat down and were crying. I asked them was happened but i already knew, my best friend of 15 years had hung herself. I had just talked to her less then 12 hours before and then suddenly she was gone. and I was relieved.
I'll carry that moment the rest of my life, it was the moment that after all the pain of losing my brother and other close friend to suicide as well, of losing the ones i loved most, of seeing my mom diagnosed with a brain tumor and knowing she wont be around forever, that moment was the very first time I ever felt at peace with death and grief.
I had spent over 2 months terrified the worst would happen, I tried so hard to get her mom to get her them help she needed, I barely slept because she would text me something vague or not respond and I would sit frozen in fear debating whether or not to call the police for a wellness check. then the worst did happen and it was like a weight lifted off me, not because she died, but because I was experiencing the most unbearable pain I had evee felt and yet I knew I was going to be able to keep breathing.
death doesnt scare me anymore, whether thats good or bad i dont know, but its important to me | 072e879b960445148b02495d5eb65241 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-09-23 09:56:17 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,787 |
ER nurse here, and after a few years and being hardened to this kind of stuff I volunteered to help a doc harvest the eyes of a patient who had passed for organ donation. I was prepping everything off to the side and when I was done and turned around to see how they were doing all I saw was the patients eyeball spinning in every unnatural direction in his socket still while the doctor clipped the last thing holding it in there.
Holding the eyeball in a sterile cup in my hand - no big deal. But seeing it spinning around in the mans head nearly knocked me to my knees it was chilling. | 05263aa1305143a7ad32975d2c8f8816 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-07-05 12:21:33 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,788 |
Thanks for shedding the extra light. I feel bad for being a judgmental ass, especially when I think about it, and realize that I can identify with your situation. I have a couple family members (uncle and aunt) living on the east coast who sort of "went off the deep end" culturally, did some pretty shady things and screwed over my mom and others, and so have been kind of ignored by the rest of the family for several years now. I can understand that sometimes life forces you to make difficult decisions. Like you, I would certainly still go out of my way to help these people if they were in danger, but none of us keep up with them so much anymore. | b981c200c8904a9db8f55b9071bd81e6 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-08-09 19:15:25 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,789 |
This is what I've said to people: a properly coded video connected to a launch coupled with VR tricks your brain *amazingly well*. Where it fails is that you have to set it all up and navigate 4 separate interfaces (the PC, the headset, the Launch and your dick) all while trying futilely not to get lube all over your peripheral hardware. Then you have to clean everything up when you're done.
It's actually a very compelling experience, but the setup needs to be streamlined for it to be worth it in the longrun. If there's ever a day where I can just lube up, turn on a headset with preloaded videos and have it directly pair to the Launch, it'd be perfect. As it is now, it's not worth it to have to run the set up every time. | b72202ce52364ec9bfdcfba8c1530a87 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-10-13 02:45:59 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,790 |
For the longest time, I never understood why my TI-84 calculator had a "Radian" and "Degree" mode. Then, I took two semesters of analytical physics. Those first homework problems drove me so badshit crazy. I did everything right and got the wrong answer. I'd spend 4 hours doing the same problem over and over. Then my friend pointed out that my calculator was in radian mode when it should've been in degree mode. *facepalm. Then in calculus class, I started getting all the wrong answers, because they required the calculator to be in radian mode. Everyone else seemed to understand what the modes were for, when to switch, and why. | e50c9212646b4684a7172ef28dfa2891 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-01-16 20:19:38 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,791 |
That sounds to make like a justification as to why a store should include the tax. I doubt anyone has ever moved a fully stocked store to a different county so it is safe to assume that the sales tax within a single store will never change so it isn't hard for that store to display the price they know you will pay. Different customers can and will come from different counties and might not know the sales tax of the county they are in so it would be a great help for them to display the actual price of the product on the shelf that will always be in the same tax zone. | d2f7c849b6be4106a3fe2bfba959053f | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-08-18 13:31:56 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,792 |
These aren't the normal, run of the mill disposable ones...my wife insisted on cloth diapering our kid.
We decided to go on vacation for a week and before leaving, I rinsed all the diapers and left them in the diaper bin. That was a huge mistake. When we came back from vacation, I could smell the stench as I walked in the front door. It knocked me over and instantly made me vomit. Even my wife gagged heavily, turned around and left for the afternoon with my daughter saying, "good luck with that!". I opened up all our windows and put the box fan in one of them, then I went and got the bin. I almost passed out from the reek, but I managed to get everything into the washer. Dumped a bunch of bleach and borax into the washer and let it rip. Had to rewash those diapers three times before the smell subsided enough for my wife to allow them to be used again. Used about two cans of Lysol for the house and hand scrubbed the diaper bin with pure outdoor bleach.
I was set to never live it down until I nearly set the entire house on fire after my Bitcoin mining rig went nuclear...but that's another story. | 93a43c31790c4a4cbbe84c0980111dc2 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-05-01 23:45:52 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,793 |
Yeah, but I'm totally fine with escaping to games and books and shows. That virtual escapism is fun because it's so easy, you get romanticized versions of everything that are awesome, and it's temporary. You always return to reality after enjoying it for a few hours.
My life isn't all roses. It's tough. But it's \*my\* life, and I wouldn't throw it away.
Now, as an afterlife? Well as an afterlife, I gotta go somewhere... so in that case hell yeah I'll choose where I go!
I'd choose a heaven-like afterlife, that has a sort of "matrix" style Virtual Reality system. I can choose different realities and worlds and lives, hop into them, swap between them as I want. Always returning back to the heaven lobby of bliss and happiness whenever I just want to chill for a few thousand years or whatever. | fcfa26df26934e33b8c12e6174ed9bbb | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-11-23 17:42:18 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,794 |
My son had a large RC T Rex, and we had ripped the guts out after he dropped it in the water. So basically we had a huge hollow T Rex. One day I noticed him playing with it and could hear something inside. I shook it and looked inside but I couldn't see anything. So, genius me takes the T Rex, tilts it forward so that the mouth is pointing at me, and I start shaking the thing. Out flies a dead bird and hits me right in the chest.
My son was a huge fan of Jurassic Park, so when he found the dead bird in the yard, I guess it seemed logical to feed the T Rex. I remember laughing and crying and yelling at him.... worst find ever. | 3dfceca7b73248dc9649ed56214a66f1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-07-15 00:01:22 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,795 |
A friend of mine just got involved in an MLM scam, she doesn't believe me it's a scam. How can I help her?
A friend of mine got caught up in an MLM scam I told her to do her research and she told me she did and that she was fine, I did research on google myself and turns out there's many of the contributors to this MLM on google that claim that it's not a scam.
So uh? Is this Let it Be? or is there a way for me to help her? | w239f | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-07-05 02:00:07 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,796 |
Typically these fliers also find a way for it to take a good 30 seconds to complete a task that should take 3.
Seriously, there are 200 people waiting for YOU. If you're too weak to pull your bag out of the overhead bin, ask for help *while the people ahead of you are unloading*. Did you not know you'd be getting off the plane after everyone else stood up? Or do you just enjoy watching all the people behind you waiting? | 0030fc2062df4953b40d30e3bb4ce978 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-10-14 12:42:09 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,797 |
I had been bff's with a girl for three years, she was a bitchy girl which everyone hated but I, gave her a chance, she was also good friends with my crush but i didn't mind that, at 4th grade, our whole gang had an argument and that left the girl with no friends, but , I gave her another chance, and boy do i regret that. Her and my crushes mum worked at the kindergarten so m.c. was forced to stay friends but i no longer had my friends and left me with anxiety, but this isnt what im talking about right now, the girl gossiped about me and hated me despite the fact I was always there for her
In short : I was friends with a backstabber | 0dea1290c6d441048ce1049078b0d092 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-07-18 01:40:21 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,798 |
I'm currently in a post college lull. My next job teaching english abroad doesn't start until February. What should I do until then?
Money right now isn't the issue, though I'm basically bumming off my folks. I'm looking more for a temporary job/internship/whatever where I could learn something useful or have an enlightening experience. Any thoughts? I've got a degree in math, if that opens up any doors... but that in no way means that'd I'd prefer a math intensive job right now. I'm kind of looking for some diversity in experience.
tl;dr: I've got time and flexibility. But what should I do with the next few months? | jbhhw | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-08-07 11:15:43 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,799 |
I don't feel sorry for him... he and his friends went to Africa to find a story to document because they wanted to make a film, after which they founded Invisible Children. It was based on completely outdated and erroneous information (Kony had not been in Uganda for years and there were hundreds not 30-60k child soldiers, etc.) and I don't believe anyone from the local community was consulted. He used the tragedy of child soldiers to gain experience as a filmmaker and boost income for his own religious org. The whole point of the video was to make it go viral, so I don't have the same sympathy for him as I do for others who stumble into fame and are overwhelmed. Maybe they did want to help, but what they did was at best ignorant and at worst wildly unethical. | b08cb8b67d4b4da7afb9e12cf317368e | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-10-17 06:20:49 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,800 |
How do I want to change?
I don't go to school or have a job. I live with my mom. I have interest in a girlfriend and family and whatnot, but I don't care to work for it. Even if I want to do it, I just won't. I'd rather stay inside all day in my room at my moms house. Some people use the saying or whatever "no job, no money. no money, no food. no food=dead." or something more elaborate and thought out, and I just don't care about the consequences. And if I do, I'm too lazy to change it.
TL;DR life is going down the drain, I don't care and I'm lazy. How do I change this? | 18xjn2 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-02-21 03:25:02 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,801 |
Actually, my brother and I have worked really hard to build a healthier relationship. He moved out of my parents' house, got a job and a place of his own, and has really done a lot in terms of trying to get a better handle on his emotions and subsequent behaviors. When I had kids, and expressed my reluctance at letting him be part of their life because I was scared of him either hurting them or influencing their behavior, I think it was a huge wake-up call for him.
I helped him track down his biological dad when he was 18, and they have a great relationship today. I think that's been another major factor in the changes I've seen in him.
He wasn't always cruel. In between those fits of rage, he would surprise me by spending his allowance money to buy me something small that I'd been pining after, or making me cards that said I was the best sister ever. Looking back, our childhood read like a textbook abusive romantic relationship. The difference was that his kind side wasn't reactionary... He never did nice things in response to having been mean; it was an entirely different side of him.
He's figured out how to control his temper, and now the loving side of him is the one that remains. As much as I hated much of my childhood, today I am glad that my parents didn't give up on him. I DO, however, wish they'd been more proactive in getting him help. Not just for my sake, but for his. Realizing how much pain he was in and how frustrated he was by his own inability to control his actions made me understand that our childhood was as much hell for him as it was for me. It hasn't been easy, but we've both done a lot of growing and healing, and I'm really proud of the person he's become. | f23d5fc34ff0479596a2f9fccc82dd4c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-03-15 20:27:42 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,802 |
What words in your native language can't be properly translated into English without losing some of its meaning?
This question is aimed at redditors who don't have English as their native language, although any input is welcome. Being Dutch, there are just some words that can't be properly translated into English without losing some of its meaning. The best example, in my opinion, is the word *gezellig*, a word that can mean anything from cozy to being used as an indication that somebody or some place is nice to be around/at. What are words in your native language that lose their meaning in translation? | ki69a | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-09-16 23:17:49 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,803 |
It’s true trade wars have been going on but they don’t help anything it’s just hurting sectors of industry such as Agriculture
The Paris climate agreement is not a fraud it brought many of the major countries to the table and money put into the agreement was voluntarily given
and since I need new material let’s talk about the what is it now 15 to 20 members of his staff that have left since he took office and what about all the time he spends at his resort in Florida or all the time he golfs | b489509a56844f40ada99a6077347d20 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-06-26 09:51:37 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,804 |
Grade five..... Our new teacher had a discipline that also doubles as a torture technique. At the end of the day approx, last fifteen minutes, we have to be absolutely silent the first person that makes a noise must kneel beside their desk on the hard linoleum floor head up with their fingers clasped behind their head, elbows straight out. The only way you can get out of this position is to catch another student making noise, you are then to tattle and you can get up and that student must now assume the position. I was an adorable 10 year old girl, I never got in any trouble, perfect grades, polite, helpful (every day after class I went to the kindergarten room to clean up the toys and ready the room for the next day this took about 10 minutes, and was considered a position of great responsibility and honour in my school) yeah I was that kid. Well one fateful day we we were all doing the "must be silent" routine when we were being dismissed and it was a student at the end of my row that was being punished, he was slightly blocking the aisle and I had to squeeze around him so I barely above the sound of air whispered "excuse me", well I bet you all know what happened next, there I was on my knees for 15 minutes and because I had never seen such injustice before I don't even know how to stand up for myself and there were so other students left that I could tattle on so I had no hope. And remember the kindergarten classroom that I am supposed to be cleaning well when I finally get there and get in trouble for being late! ME the model child in trouble twice in one day all for being polite! | 0701e514347d4fd693e4debf9ea86365 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-07-01 20:14:56 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,805 |
I was making a joke about how an AskReddit question gets gender switched and gets reposted at least once in the same week. Hell I even saw one redditor who posted just 1 minute after the original question. Also you are right about the harassment part. People just try to tell their experience and there are people who harass them for it. If you go to woman version of this thread, you can easily see it. If you can't find them manually just sort by controversial. But I want to add something about the last part. While a man can speak up easier, people generally don't care about it. Even in this thread there are people who were sexually harassed and called lucky. I know this applies to women too. Just instead of getting called lucky they get blamed for it. | 4ed4a6f7b34849a4ab22c0335cc02ae1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-03-28 21:00:38 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,806 |
To fellow Redditors with sciatica: How do you deal with the pain?
I have sciatica running down my left leg, and so far the only thing that even comes close to dealing with the pain is medication. My MRI is tomorrow, and we'll see what options there, but in the short-run, I really want to get rid of the pain. I've had the pain since Halloween, and have been on vicodin and staged prednisone for about three or four weeks at this point, to no improvement.
Today, the doctors gave me a prescription for oxycodone (5mg), but I'm worried about possible addictiveness of. I figure if I follow the dosage correctly, I wont have to worry about it, right? I've been trying stretching, and walking, and smoking, and drinking, and nothing works. Thoughts? | otfoe | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-01-23 21:46:21 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,807 |
I'll take a compliment from anyone. But ultimately it's for me.
Fitness is interesting when you're gay. I imagine since everything is only analogous in a hetero mindset, you don't really make a direct comparison to the women you are attracted to or the women you jack off to or date. I went from a super hot skinny/lanky twink with amazing cheekbones and pretty eyes to having a pouch and the beginnings of man boobs. When I started working out with a professional trainer it was huge to start seeing muscle on my body for the first time ever, and having an ass was a first. I love the feeling of looking sexier in the mirror.
It's more narcissistic than it is seductive. My best straight friend is about 15 years older than me and is definitely not a sexual prospect but it meant a lot to me for him to say my ass won't quit. I would love to just make sure before I get old that I've seen a great deal of my potential beauty realized. | b8151e93d1fa40d89d56bbbde2c3d379 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-07-06 05:53:00 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,808 |
In high school, one of the assistant principals had a reputation for being a hard-ass except to those that were on sports teams. It was lunchtime, and one of the kids that didn't have any friends during that particular lunch block quietly ate his lunch, put on his headphones, and slept with his backpack on the table.
Mr. NoFunUnlessYouPlaySports decided that was an offense that deserved to be punished, so he went over to him and practically ripped his headphones off. Mr. Douchebag was absolutely stunned as the kid ran off, kicked the door at the edge of the cafeteria and bolted off campus to the thunderous applause of the students.
Some students stacked his office with Old Spice as their Senior Prank. | a27f66dad8384698bee9ecc90933cdb1 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-10-11 23:52:08 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,809 |
It came out when I was angry, so nobody took me seriously. It wasn't planned out well and made me seem like I was having an attention-seeking a temper tantrum.
I wanted to tell my doctor, but the nurse kinda laughed it off, so it kinda discouraged me from telling him about it at that point.
The more you're having thoughts of death, the more you need to work up the strength and tell someone, which makes it that much harder. A close friend could be a good choice. Someone needs to help you through the dark periods, because it's extremely hard to do alone.
If you can work up the courage to tell a doctor, please don't get discouraged by a dumb nurse beforehand.
And I'm not sure if you need to hear it right now, but please try to come out of the dark place you may currently be in. I couldn't scroll past this post because it strikes such a bad chord in my heart thinking that anyone out there may feel useless or hopeless at any time, because I know the exact feeling. I'm glad you're strong enough to put this post out there to ask for help. | e7357110db6e4ae1810f49e47fa8c87f | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-07-15 03:35:47 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,810 |
Plans currently stand as survive the rest of the semester haha. I took extra courses to graduate on time so it's been overwhelming. My hopeful plans are that I'll get a job as an editorial assistant so I can put my degree to use but my hopes are to work for a state job for the benefits because I'm losing some of my health insurance-dental and vision care.
I'm scared about how unprepared I am. I know everyone says that everyone is just winging it, but I've only know school and part time jobs for my life, no real 9-5, 5 days a week. I think it's going to come to a shock to me. | 0aa7fe4b4b5044a2b5d54c9cdf1cae78 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2014-04-13 23:52:02 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,811 |
As a relatively new (2nd year) beekeeper, I can attest that there is a lot of learning and education, but to me that’s one of the enjoyable parts of the hobby. Bees are fascinating creatures, and there is always more to learn if you are curious and interested. For example, next year I’m going to explore splits and queen rearing, and try and put out a few swarm traps. You can be more passive in your beekeeping, but to me learning and trying new things is part of the appeal of the hobby.
In addition to being a fun and rewarding hobby in its own right, it also synergizes with other hobbies in interesting and exciting ways. I enjoy woodworking, so I can make hive parts in my wood shop. I enjoy brewing, so I have a couple meads going with some of my honey crop. I use honey in recipes in new and different ways because “why not?” I have plenty (e.g., honey ice cream). A friend has a hobby of making soap, so I gave him some wax for beeswax soap. I may try and make candles from my beeswax. I also have a beeswax-based wood finish I put on cutting boards from the wood shop. Gardening provides the bees more pollen and nectar, while improving the aesthetics of our property. Fruits and vegetables from the garden can be used in recipes or mead. Etc. etc. etc.
tl;dr, beekeeping synergizes with many other hobbies including woodworking, brewing, gardening, cooking, candle making, and soap making. | de4320ccf25b44b0a7f707ddc2a593fd | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-11-14 22:15:42 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,812 |
There's a four way intersection near my uni. Traffic is allowed to continuously go through E/W (this WOULD be fine because the traffic is so minimal) and the only stop signs are on the N/S parts of the intersection.
Me.
And Americans can't understand a roundabout worth a damn, I swear. People stopping before entering for no reason, with no traffic. Or better yet: hard braking in the middle of the roundabout. | 2975a8558db843dbadae1b7e62eac37a | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-11-13 06:29:08 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,813 |
Need some input about getting some Yahoo! Answers questions removed.
Years ago I used Yahoo! Answers and in some of the posts I made, I entered things such as my name, and online handles, such as my Myspace / Aim / Facebook / Youtube. I would go and delete the question with those that had my information, but my account was deleted. I asked Yahoo! if they could delete them, and basically told me they couldn't do jack-shit about it. I would just delete my Youtube / Facebook etc, but the email associated with them is my main email that I to apply for applications, and just about everything else associated with it.
Is there any possible way to get them removed? I don't want my personal info out there. | sl6lx | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-04-21 12:24:37 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,814 |
Going along with this is a pleasant and positive attitude in general. Talking in complete sentences, using proper grammar because of a good education, and being fairly quiet.
I think a huge difference between upper middle to upper class people and those below, is the attitude that higher education and college are extremely important. I grew up on a blue collar income with upper middle class values. I knew I was going to college. Mom said "you're going to college and we might even pay for grad school if you go." Nobody told me, as a woman, that I needed to stay home and be a housewife. I have heard of families where they send the boy to college, but not the girls, because of sexism. I had no brothers and I didn't get that.
My parents spent money on books, symphony tickets, music lessons, music camps, concerts and that kind of thing. Other kids would come to our house to do research papers because we had encyclopedias and it was closer than the public library.
I managed to get through college and grad school without debt because I finished before college tuition shot through the roof. I went to grad school at night and worked. Other students were shocked that I worked and went to grad school. I told them "I'm on the pay as you go plan". | c5cc7c9a9a0940a59ccd5714ee6870f9 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-08-09 07:00:37 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,815 |
A lot of people on the far right can't seem to understand the difference between supporting the right to do something and *mandating* that *everyone* do that thing. I think you should have access to an abortion if you choose to get one, I'm not saying you have to get one. I support gay marriage for those who want them, I'm not saying you have to get one. But they can't help it, they have some kind of compulsion to control and require everyone else to rigidly fit into their own personal standards. | e9b0cb32e4ac467587469bfb42e2ee5e | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-07-17 13:42:07 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,816 |
Get_it_together1 summer it but their is video evidence of him admitting to sexual assault and acknowledging that he can get away with it because he's rich.
I can totally understand what the OP of this thread is saying. I was getting sold on Trump early on but I've come to learn that I can't sacrifice my values to allow a man who can get done what I want done. Trump's values do not alliance with mine, and his first few days in office made it quite clear to me that iade the right choice in voting against him. | 9f7a0e46a28441aea802b0ee483cfe51 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-02-13 17:48:42 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,817 |
Worked at a semi high-end clothing store for 1 year at this point and was transferred and promoted as stock supervisor at another location. This place has a lot of wealthy people and usually the morning customers are housewives spending their husbands money. I was organizing shoes and over heard the woman at the register asked if she could please have the cardigan sweater she has in her hand in a very very specific color as if she thinks there's a factory in the back that could make it for her. My coworker, trying very hard not to laugh, explained it to her and she just didn't want to understand.
There were also countless of stories about organize thieves. But one in particular was the time when we finally caught them before they hit us. This group has been the same group that's been hitting us and taking a few thousand dollars worth of merchandise to do return fraud. We just stood around them and kept insisting to help gen if they needed anything and eventually they left. They never came back again. One of the loss prevention guys told us later that week that one of the guys looked familiar and might have been involved in another store's "heist" where they grabbed a whole rolling rack full of brand new coats (about $5,000 worth at the time) and rolled it in their van. | ee26e1ddab72438e9cf767e63b4d6b4e | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-02-13 06:47:09 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,818 |
When I was 10 to 11 years old an family friend (28y at that time) sexually assaulted me. Haven’t told anyone. We’re (my family) still in close contact with him and he’s married now and has a child.
It feels weird sometimes to see him with his own little family…
Edit: Thank you all for your kind words, I will seek out help when I’m ready for it. To the people telling me to expose him, I know you guys are probably right and I told myself I will if I ever notice anything weird again. Be it his behavior towards me or anyone else. | 6c5e240f80104410831bd43d2456bee9 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2022-04-12 16:10:01 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,819 |
I want to know, honestly, who's your father? Is he awesome, uplifting, memorable, awful, bad, great, absent?
Like the title says, I just want to know what everyone's father is like. I guess I can start since I pose the question.
My dad is an active duty upper enlisted soldier. They have been married for almost 25 years and have 5 kids together. He's been deployed and on TDY more times than I can remember but he was always there for us kids. HE instilled in all of us a love for books and knowledge (primarily on the topics of music and history, although he did study geography in college and likes to quiz us on it). We never had a lot of money but he always managed to keep us entertained with historical trips to places like the Alamo or Amish/Shaker villages. He loved to take us hiking and to the park. He read us a book every night if we wanted it, even when we got older. He had his faults, he has a short Irish temper and a potty mouth but he more than makes up for it with his undying love for us kids and my mom. I look up to him and love him.
| zhswt | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-09-07 06:02:58 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,820 |
While there is a minimum for part time employment they can drop you to it and require you to maintain a fully open schedule making a second job impossible to keep. People are pricks. I asked him for a transfer which he denied. The manager at the location I wanted to work at knew me and broke company policy to hire me. Ivana is the pimpets Russian I know. | cd98e9eb7e0b4d19a0ca6a0568fa43b7 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2016-01-07 02:57:47 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,821 |
It usually stems from a thought the individual finds disturbing and *obsess* over, and they eventually develop a coping mechanism they cannot quiet the *compulsion* to complete
For example, this guy may have a fear of a home invader, and if he doesn't walk the perimeter of his home, he can't be sure its safe to enter. They're often irrational correlations. Think of it almost like a superstition. Thats why its considered a disorder.
As a child, i had a friend stabbed to death. This became an obsessive fear, from when i was 9 until probably in highschool i would only sit in seats with my back against the wall.
Not sure if im making any sense | 9ef56ef076034dfa841b99959f40867b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-02-13 05:21:36 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,822 |
Got pulled over by a state trooper while driving my nephew and girlfriend to see family for spring break. Says I'm speeding, I think not but I'm not going to argue with him about it. Takes my license, then comes back and asks me to step out of the car. Asks me if I have any weapons, I say no, then he opens up the passenger door and asks me to have a seat.
Starts bombarding me with questions. "So where did you say you were going again? Who is that in the car with you? Do you live here in town? Where? What's your major? So Spring break, is that this week or next week? What do you want to do with your major?" just back to back questions like that for awhile.
Then he looks at me a couple seconds, pauses, looks at his computer thing and says "Okay, I'm just going to give you a warning for the speed. Have fun visiting your family!"
And that was it. | e408a9ea7d1a4b00afee5df71683b0fa | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-10-05 00:27:36 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,823 |
It's torture at times. I've been taking Lexapro for 6 years now. I finally broke down in my 30's after self medicating most of my life with alcohol. I don't know how I survived without it. Being able to sleep for over 4 hours in a clip has been life changing, as well as to get a full breath of air. It's hard to explain that you have stress induced asthma, people look at you like your nuts; it's a real thing unfortunately. The worst part is I could never tell you what is bothering me, because it's *everything* and *nothing* at the same time. I have depression as well but that's not as hard to deal with personally. I can deal with feeling like shit, but the physical aspect of anxiety is what always gave me the worst time. | 208fa47156104b948fd7355f86954f33 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-08-05 01:10:56 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,824 |
How can I gauge how good my idea is, but also protect it?
Woke up last night with an idea for a mobile game app. After revising my notes from last night, I feel like I might have the potential for a game. However, there are several problems.
First, the idea stems from a currently popular video game. While the mechanics are mostly different from the original , I want the game to use characteristics and names from the original game (i could probably change them, but I want to make it as sort of a tribute to the game that inspired my idea). So, I would need to somehow get their permission/work with them
Second, I have ZERO background in entrepreneurship, marketing, and graphic design. Just a recreational gamer who wants to spread fun.
As the title states, I'm looking for a way to simultaneously reach out to experienced people and protect my idea. All thoughts are appreciated. I'll try to provide more information in the comments as things unfold. | 147qye | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2012-12-03 19:28:10 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,825 |
Mexico here. Well, that depends on your apperance and were do you travel. If you look like every other tourist and visit touristic places, no difference is made, as most mexicans have this good attitute towards tourism in general. If youy travel to the country states, the reaction can vary from sympahty, high appreciation (we even have this culture that treats transgender people as a highly desirable, respectable form of living, [see this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muxe) ) to the open hate of some northern states, in wich machismo, violence and crime against *putos* it's highly common. | bfcc08acc72f4e70a590b645653a9e5b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2010-08-16 03:56:36 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,826 |
I remember back in year 1 we had a spelling test. One of the phrases was "a lot". Pretty simple to spell. I knew how to write it out. Then my teacher goes on to say "spell _the word_ alot". This, for whatever reason, convinced me "a lot" was a single word, so I wrote that down.
And this is the story of how I got 9/10 in a spelling test in year 1 because my teacher manipulated my young mind.
Edit: "a lot" was on the spelling list which we had to learn, not "allot". Our teacher lectured us on how "a lot" is 2 words after half the class got it wrong. | a2125836e0ff4aae9942bc2fc112f9c7 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-08-02 07:06:51 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,827 |
Tough question - only way I would day yes is if Aging is considered a disease and what it did for it- also depends if I had shots to dole out to the people I loved. Even then, probably not - seeing 5 generations of my family, close relationships, and everyone else around me die might not be worth it to me.
Yeah, you could amass 5 life times worth of skills, wealth, knowledge and whatever - but no use if your physical body breaks down, is useless, and no fun past age 125 which they think is the biological max for humans.
If I did - I'd just freeze my sperm and have to have some serious talks with the people close to me. | df972db562584249b9e0bbf27f1fcd45 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-07-16 03:31:25 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,828 |
If you don't have a good restaurant in your area for it (traditional restaurants are rare in the US), a small shopping spree on Amazon and a couple hours in the kitchen is all you need! The best part is that a majority of the flavors come from soy sauce, mirin, dashi, sake, and rice vinegar, all things that keep very well.
If you want some inspiration, I recommend japanesecooking101.com to first-timers; they usually have a video accompanying their recipes. I generally stick to my own recipes or those from my friends in Japan, but most of the recipes on that site are pretty authentic (if a little heavy-handed with sugar on occasion). | fa7f9635b7eb4c44b2ea92c65f346781 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-07-24 16:01:08 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,829 |
I have a female black lab/Shepard she is 4, I've had her since she was 10 months. She is an escape artist, in that time we have gone thru 3 metal crates, 3 leashes and the 4th dog lead today (thank god for the nice lady who stopped my dog before she ran into the main street). This dog can get out of anything.
I dont let her go off lease, and she doesn't respond to recall until after she has had whatever fun dogs get into. She does go for walks and is usually tired afterwards. | 1iz1ku | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2013-07-24 18:45:01 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | submission | 46,830 |
I work in a call center doing emails and chat. When I started here ten years ago, the wage was $10.50 starting. That was hugely competitive for the area at the time and we never had a shortage of new people coming in. Now, they've barely increased the starting wage to $11, while other companies have opened shop starting people at $13-16. We're having a really hard time getting people to apply even though we're one of the better call centers around as far as the actual job goes. People just see the starting wage and don't even consider it.
This is a huge problem because we've expanded our operating hours, but haven't really hired enough people to fully cover the extra shifts. This means that the email/chat team is regularly pulled to handle the high call volume, which leads to emails not being answered quickly, which in turn leads to more people calling in to ask why we haven't replied to their emails.
The senior manager has flat out told the email team that it's not going to change because we have low turnover. The problem with that thinking is that everyone on the email team has been here long enough that leaving for another company would be a pay cut. We can't afford to leave. So they've pretty much got us hostage in a shitty job situation that they could improve if they were to raise starting wages to compete with the other companies in the area. They wouldn't even need to raise wages across the board, just raise the starting wage and probably anyone who isn't already making the new starting wage. | e69a8ad335bd42188c60e5a95d09212b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2017-07-21 13:11:48 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,831 |
My mom once sent me a text at my high school awards ceremony to cross my legs with the emoji that has the face with the mask over the mouth and nose. I felt so hurt. My legs weren't even spread. They were pressed together, just not crossed. After the ceremony I went up to her and showed her her text and just said in a really hurt voice, "What the hell?" She gasped and told me that was not the emoji she meant to send. I don't remember what emoji she actually meant to send but it certainly wasn't as bad as the one she did send. | 7fc46c5031d34889b5e40f38a75f3ad2 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-01-10 05:29:38 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,832 |
Some people get almost competitive over it. I suffer from both clinical depression and anxiety, for a really long time I didn't even know thats what was wrong with me. For the most part I've gotten pretty good at handling it. But its really hard when you're struggling and try to reach out to someone for support and they basically tell you how much worse their life is. As if what you feel isn't valid because they have worse anxiety or something.
Its something like "oh you're feeling depressed lately and haven't been able to sleep without night terrors for days? Well I haven't slept in a week because X and I have Y and Z, so I don't know what you've got to complain about."
It seems I'm also venting, I'm so sorry. | 98ed1ae030ef45118c3fe531d64973f5 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-11-26 06:18:11 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,833 |
did you hear whitney died? omg no! it was at the westin with her best friend.
this is dumb i know but an ongoing repetitive joke with a coworker of mine. we work in police dispatch. tv is on with subtitles in the call centre but it can only be on news. when whitney died that was all we saw for months. the westin part was because we were laughing at how stupid the rap lyrics were in some birthday song (can't even remember the title or artist) but it also had the lyrics "meet me at the westin and you can bring your best friend" and "i call her big booty because she has a big booty" | f5b92763048646c48519503def0efa27 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2019-07-09 07:22:57 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,834 |
When you really think about it, it's kind of weird that we segregate sports based on gender. Like, yes it's true that in certain sports certain sexes have a competitive advantage at the highest levels of play, but for 99% of the population skill trumps natural ability. Like, I'm a reasonably athletic cis male and there is absolutely no world in which I could beat Serena Williams at tennis or Ronda Rousey in a fight.
Why is gender the thing we've decided to segregate sports on when it is really inadequete in predicting/describing abiilty? Or, if you want to factor in natural ability, do divisions based on the metrics that actually matter, like height or muscle mass.
The problem with trans people in sports is not the trans people, it's our weirdly outdated structure for sports leagues. | 85a89423ceeb41e79cfb6f041bd9e25c | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-05-11 11:54:51 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,835 |
The absolute fastest way to increase your compensation (if you’re living the corporate life) is to jump companies.
Business are always looking to retain the best talent for the lowest cost which is why promotion raises are usually low. If that same business has to hire externally then they have to pay market rates.
Overall it took me 4-5 years and I quadrupled my entry level salary. | 6d20e28bfeac40049db6011191ce7c17 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2021-12-12 22:50:07 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,836 |
My senior year of high school, I was taking an honors English class -- it was pretty small, just a few students. One day toward the end of the school year we were talking about metaphors, and the teacher said something like "When we tell someone to get fucked, are we literally telling them to go hire a prostitute?"
The funny thing is that he was not one of those young teachers who tries to act cool with the students -- he was a very stodgy middle-aged guy who just sort of got caught up in the discussion. It was very funny. It was a small-town, rural school and he would have been fired in minutes if anyone had said anything, but no one did. | 4280178c51d34418a2a2423e1128f3f3 | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2011-03-31 04:26:37 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,837 |
Here in Portugal,the new kids are getting worst each year,when we were on the elementary school,we would just play football and those kind of games,even fighting for fun. Tbh theres people in high school you can thrust and stay friends for a long time after high school,but there are assholes as well, people who just screw you over,but more good people (unless it's a shitty generation), don't know how it was back then,but that's how it works here. | 1c812852c2174b859b50b8020973394b | 2023-03-16T01:43:55.831260+00:00 | 2020-02-19 22:41:12 | Dolma_Reddit | {} | comment | 46,838 |
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