HOT TAKES

[boreal ermine]

sybau

so so many reasons

[rapid basin]

[boreal ermine]

leaving the toilet seat up, shit aim getting piss EVERYWHERE, even if u make it in the toilet the splash alone gets everywhere

[rapid basin]

If that happens I grab toilet paper and wipe it down unless it's someone else's piss

[boreal ermine]

and yall should use toilet paper STOP THE SHAKING

[winged walrus]

farrah's takes are always so valid

[boreal ermine]

thank u toorie

[winged walrus]

farrah for president 🙌

[boreal ermine]

and yall need to normalize hand washing after this is why i dont shake hands with men

[steep lava]

I think that's a weak sauce take

[boreal ermine]

piss all over the bathroom isnt enough for u huh

[steep lava]

But we should have aiming practice

Mandatory target practpiss

[boreal ermine]

even if u aim right unless youre child sized the splash gets everywhere

[steep lava]

Womp womp, I really don't notice the splash being that godawful

Ngl

[steep lava]

And who isn't washing their hands wth

[boreal ermine]

thats because you're part of the problem

u dont realize

[steep lava]

I don't know anyone who doesn't wash their hands after using the restroom

[boreal ermine]

women r gross too dont get me wrong but the standing while pissing needs to be reserved for wilderness activities

[steep lava]

People who don't are nasty

Should be shot

[boreal ermine]

lmfao

[steep lava]

Used as target practice for peeing

That'll teach them

[stone egret]

Guys should wash their hands before AND after using the bathroom ngl

Why are you touching your peepee with dirty hands and why are you wiping your dirty peepee hands on the doorknob and everywhere else

[ornate quiver]

the amount of men who don't wash their hands in public bathrooms is horrifying

before is crazy tho ngl

[stone egret]

Anyone who has to change the soap in public bathrooms will tell you that the men's soap gets changed so much less than the women's because men don't fucking use it it's disgusting

[ornate quiver]

yeah its pretty gross seeing guys just skip it or go for the 5 second water-only rinse

[stone egret]

Obviously I'm not talking about anything done while seated but not washing your hands before touching your genitals is insane imo

But then again there's a lot of men who won't wash their peen and who don't even wash their booty because they think it's gay or makes them "less alpha" or something dumb like that

[vague bolt]

this!! i worked at a grocery store as my first job and i had to clean the restrooms and i would replace the womens soap dispensers (two of them) at least once a day, but the men's ones only needed to be replaced like once every week. and the men wouldn't mention it to customer service at all like the women did. not washing your hands in general is so icky

[boreal ermine]

hot take but if u dont submit ur votes ur mid

https://discord.com/channels/635485167649161216/1468145145865306194

[ornate quiver]

car alarms shouldn't exist

[slate veldt]

why do they exist

[ornate quiver]

i'll amend this, car alarms shouldn't exist in cities

[stone egret]

Am from small town, can confirm that no one gives a shit in small towns either and they're still annoying af

[lament bloom]

Big cities shouldn’t exist inside car alarms if we being honest

[pallid gale]

existing shouldn’t be honest inside of cities car alarms

[nocturne heart]

Shouldnt existing be in cities alarms in cars

[boreal ermine]

Yes

[stone egret]

Hot take: Fantasy football is basically sports dnd and you're just as nerdy for playing fantasy football as you are for playing dnd

[nocturne heart]

Hot take (*possibly): Hytale is basically reskinned Minecraft

[lament bloom]

As an avid sports lover, DnD lover, and fantasy hater, i disagree strongly. Playing DnD doesn’t ruin how you watch other fantasy goblin movies or whatever, fantasy sports absolutely changes how you watch sports for the worse

[vague bolt]

hot take: i should be given $20 from everybody i encounter

[slate comet]

story games are kinda mid

[solar lotus]

that IS a hot take

maybe they just ain't for you? if a game got no good story (at least, if it's not the central aspect) I get so bored

[slate comet]

i feel like u can just watch something on netflix instead of playing a story game if u want a good story lol

[solar lotus]

another hot take

personally I hate watching stuff

[woven plinth]

Cus u play shitty ones

[slate comet]

and u never watched good movies

[rapid basin]

https://tenor.com/view/popcorn-watching-eating-popcorn-drama-gif-12252109670276761360

[crimson shell]

monochrome pfps are fighting

[woven plinth]

I did not say movies are mid

[slate comet]

i didn’t say that u said movies are mid

[woven plinth]

If you want to say Schindler's List is a bad movie, that's on you

[slate comet]

now you are comparing a real story with made up ones

[woven plinth]

Films can be fiction

Games can be based on reality

Name 3 story games you have completed

[slate comet]

why

[woven plinth]

Cause you call them mid

Let's see which ones were mid to you

[slate comet]

bro arguing with someone who doesn’t agree with him 😭 leave me be bro

it’s just my opinion

[woven plinth]

Lol ok

[boreal ermine]

If that’s an argument then I must be getting in goddamn FIST FIGHTS🤣🤣

[nocturne heart]

in the trenches

https://tenor.com/view/explosion-soldiers-military-war-trench-gif-15852503

[stone egret]

This is a hot take that needs a hear me out and a "please read the entire thing" warning: Christopher Nolan's movies are overhyped.

NOW HEAR ME OUT

A lot of them definitely deserve a lot of the praise they got HOWEVER, I think some of the hype is literally just the fact that it's a Nolan movie and if a different director made it, it wouldn't be praised the same way, even when everything was the same. Like, does anyone actually remember the plot to interstellar, or do we all just remember the soundtrack? Cuz that's just Hans Zimmer's movie at this point imo.

He makes good looking shit, I won't disagree on that. But his movies are very much 'film bro' type movies and nowhere near revolutionary.

[boreal ermine]

Movies in general are overhyped

What happened to just good ol’ feel good movies

All these movies nowadays just have to have a deeeeper meaning and incite all these thoughts and negative feelings

Like give me a break

A mental break

LMAO

[stone egret]

Film bros don't watch them and smaller movie makers don't have the money to make them anymore so everything has to be good enough to make money

[boreal ermine]

Romcoms used to be so peak and made Soo much money

[stone egret]

But like my bestie and I's favorite movie genre whenever we hang out is shitty shark movies

[boreal ermine]

Dude YES

I have a whole list dedicated to movies like that

My favorites

[stone egret]

A while ago we watched the entire final destination franchise in one sitting for the first time

Like shit movies are so much fun

[boreal ermine]

It’s wild though because I feel like a 2h movie is a huge time commitment but I’ll happily binge 6 hours of a tv show

[stone egret]

Bring back non-serious movies

[boreal ermine]

FRRR

for a second I thought you said FNAF franchise and I was like omg yea same I’ve rewatched the theories too

[stone egret]

Dude, I LOVE the Lord of the Rings... But I also sometimes just want to watch 1.5 hours of Floridians running from an alligator high on meth yknow

[stone egret]

Also, in the same vein: Let movies handle serious topics while also not taking itself too seriously

Barbie was objectively so dumb sometimes, but that's what made it fun. While at the same time handling heavier topics

[boreal ermine]

Agreed

Like it was heavy fs but a fun watch but I’d still rather put on the OG Barbie animated movies

Princess and the pauper ANYDAYYYYY

[stone egret]

I adore Barbie with all my heart but it will make me cry so if I don't want to cry I'll watch princess and the pauper instead (or 12 dancing princesses, and I also have a secret love for princess charm school)

But I loved how they managed to deal with the heavier stuff while also keeping the fun of "they don't have doors and float down their house cuz that's how you play Barbies" like fuck yeah we love whimsy

Yknow

[boreal ermine]

Helllll yes

[stone egret]

Like fuck yeah lets talk about the horrors of being a woman under patriarchy while also having John Cena in a wig playing a mermaid

Also very hot take about barbie: the swan lake dress isn't that pretty and I'm tired of people pretending that it is

[ornate quiver]

i don't think nolan is revolutionary, and i don't think that's what makes him popular. to me he's more similar to james cameron - a filmmaker whose plots are somewhat simple and earnest but ties it with incredible production

if you haven't seen it, i highly recommend memento. it's one of his early films made on a small budget but it's one of the most compelling things you'll ever watch

to me, film bro directors are people like quentin tarantino or david lynch, not so much christopher nolan

[nocturne heart]

Interstellar is my number 1 movie so yes I remember the plot. It is one of the few that can keep you pulled in the entire almost 3 hours and not feel dragged out. Also one of the few movies that is enjoyable to rewatch. Most movies I only watch once because I have such good memory, but if it's really good I will watch multiple times. That said I don't automatically like all the movies he directs. I didn't fully understand the plot of Tenet and Oppenheimer was mid. Out of all his movies I only care for Interstellar, Inception, and Dark Knight franchise

It's just the way they are filmed, the actors he picks are usually perfect, the plot progression, and then the way they are edited in post that make them masterfully crafted, so I don't think he's an overhyped director. He is just one of the best of our generation. It's like saying Tom Brady is an overhyped quarterback

[lament bloom]

I was with you till ur example was interstellar. I fear you have tiktok brain if you can’t remember any of that amazing movie other than the music

[delicate crag]

denis villeneuve too

[lament bloom]

The Beatles are ass, not even a top 400 band all time, and if not for the mere accident that got them famous heavily relying on something similar to The Garmlich effect, none of us would’ve ever known a single one of them. Also, only one person in the band had any actual musical talent and it was mediocre at best

[nocturne heart]

That person is Yoko Ono

*Cue Yoko Ono screaming clip

[steep lava]

George Harrison is not mediocre

[ornate quiver]

drop the music u listen to

[steep lava]

me?

or Poe

[crimson shell]

think he meant me

[ornate quiver]

poe

[nocturne heart]

Apparently these guys only talk to each other and ignore everyone else idk

You have to be in the clique

[ornate quiver]

i never acknowledge anyone except for the cow god

[lament bloom]

The Cow is strong with this one

[slate veldt]

ah yes, a staff member who only talks to one other person😼

[nocturne heart]

I saw your deleted comment I'm not bothering you at all

[slate veldt]

we run a tight ship over here

staff get put in the dungeon if they talk to anyone else other than the one person they’re permitted to

[lament bloom]

How’s that new amp?

[ornate quiver]

amp modeler*** and it's fucking lit

i dont turn my amps on anymore

why would i turn on my blues deluxe when i can have a twin and switch to the marshall stack with the click of a button

[solar lotus]

This is true I retired because it was lonely only talking to myth

That was my assigned 1 person

Anyways I have a hot take guys

Raspberry jam >>> Strawberry jam

[ornate quiver]

hard agree

[ornate quiver]

never answered my question

[lament bloom]

You never asked a question

[slate veldt]

hotter take

jam is mid

pb&js suck

[solar lotus]

jam is mid I don't usually like it BUT raspberry jam is tolerable

If you're having peanut butter have it solo that shit slaps why do you need sugar paste too

[slate veldt]

im fine with a little jam on cookies

[slate veldt]

real

yk what hits harder

peanut butter and nutella

or any other spread

[solar lotus]

not my thing tbh

you know a good jam combo

jam and coconut. for cake, macaroons...

So good

[slate veldt]

i love coconut anyhthing tbh

[lament bloom]

Not a question. No question mark, no asking involved, just demands. I deserve better than this 😤

[crimson shell]

What music do you listen to, Mr poeticle?

[steep lava]

Hey Poe, since no one asked

what music do you listen to?

[nocturne heart]

What music do I listen to

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-question-let-me-see-thinking-hmm-gif-16671712

Well I don't listen to bad bunny

[pallid gale]

Don’t answer them they are trying to steal your identity

[vague bolt]

hot take everybody should share what music they listen to hehe

personally i listen to twenty one pilots (though im on a break from them rn), pearl jam, paramore, green day, and laufey

[nocturne heart]

I listen to bad bunny

[stone egret]

Hot take: "drop what music you listen to" should be it's own thread (and I'm pretty sure there's already several)

[vague bolt]

wait real

[boreal ermine]

Life in SoCal rly is peak

It’s winter rn and the weather is gorgeous

Seasonal depression who????

[stone egret]

Okay but you will never know that feeling of the first warm days in spring when you drop everything you were doing to bask in those sunrays you missed for so long

Like that feeling is genuinely euphoric ngl

[crimson shell]

https://tenor.com/view/perrito-luz-del-sol-sunlight-perro-dog-gif-9244311782841500716

[boreal ermine]

Where is that

[ornate quiver]

you dont get to experience running in the cold

its fun

[boreal ermine]

I ran 4 miles on Saturday on the beach boardwalk not to flex😎😎😎

[ornate quiver]

congrats thats sick

[boreal ermine]

Also my friend is tryna debate me is the run-walk interval method bunk or what??)))?!!

[ornate quiver]

it's not bunk

nytimes says so

[boreal ermine]

I can’t run long in one shot

[ornate quiver]

moving your body is never bunk

it depends what your goals are tho

[boreal ermine]

Ok bless that’s what I thought

I’m tryna build endurance not kill myself going too fast/heart rate BUMPINGGGG

[ornate quiver]

whats your heart rate

[boreal ermine]

Depends🧍🏻‍♀️

[ornate quiver]

when you're running

[boreal ermine]

For that run it says my avg heart rate was 140

[ornate quiver]

does your garmin give avg and max heart rate

[boreal ermine]

Ye

[ornate quiver]

yeah thats not too bad

idk how to get my avg heart rate below 170 while running

[boreal ermine]

I’ll keep u updated on my half marathon journey

I convinced two of my guy friends to join me but I don’t like the mansplaining while running

[ornate quiver]

run alone its better

you can go your own pace

we need running off-topic thread fr

[boreal ermine]

We doooo!!!!

[stone egret]

Lmao that was my heartrate a few days ago when I had to do something scary (talk to a person)

[woven plinth]

The average October-May window view in my city

Or anywhere in Russia really

[boreal ermine]

oh thats right ur in russia

i forgor

[woven plinth]

Aren't u cali citizen

U guys have no seasons

It's just summer year round

[nocturne heart]

soviet russia

even the weather is depressed

[simple mason]

Average winter Monday

[crimson shell]

Taken at 7 pm

[lament bloom]

Hot Take: the safety on Bic lighters shouldn’t exist. Everyone removes them anyways and if you can accidentally light a lighter without one, you 100% deserve any of the consequences that comes with it

[boreal ermine]

OMG u just reignited one of my old stoner woes

[crimson shell]

i dont get it

[hidden breach]

I miss living in So. Cal

[boreal ermine]

wait when did u leave

[hidden breach]

I was stationed there from 2012-2016. I've lived just north of Sacramento since. Still really nice weather, just a little more variety

[boreal ermine]

ohhhhh makes sense

those years were peak time to be in socal ngl

[steep lava]

Real

[paper crane]

The fact that politics leak into sports and entertainment ruins the entertainment factor and makes it all about the politics

[ornate quiver]

what about jackie robinson

[stone egret]

Sports is political because you can't do sports if you're being murdered in the streets by masked men who are backed by the government hope this helps

[paper crane]

Watch 42 it's a documentary about Jackie Robinson it shows how America has grown to accept all

[ornate quiver]

yeah but at the time he was doing something political

[steep lava]

Politics and entertainment are hand-in-hand

[paper crane]

It's shouldn't be

And anyone who says it should is wrong

[ornate quiver]

lol ok

[steep lava]

Not all of it should be, but your beliefs reflect on your art

Especially for important issues

[ornate quiver]

i don't think we have sports and entertainment without politics

music doesnt exist apolitically

[paper crane]

False

Look at sports in the 90s and early 2000s very little politics
Now all it is is politice

[steep lava]

That's just objectively false

Especially so for the early 2000s

[stone egret]

It was all politics in the past too homie... Never heard of the 1936 Olympics?

[steep lava]

Look at the first baseball game in NYC after 9/11

Yeah art and sports can exist without politics, or at the very least it has a limited influence

[stone egret]

Sports is especially political in the US where people can't afford to go to college so they'll try to do so through sports scholarships... Needing to do a sport to get an education because you're otherwise deemed too poor to get one is inherently political

[paper crane]

No it's not

[pallid gale]

Nuh uh he said

[stone egret]

And even then the lack of political influence is a political statement in and of itself. It means that the artist is priveleged enough to not have to think about politics to a degree where it influences their work

[paper crane]

People can't afford the absurdly expensive college isn't political ats messed up

[steep lava]

At that point you're really being pedantic though

But you are right, most things are political

Star Wars didn't suddenly become political in 2015

[paper crane]

But they don't have to be

[ornate quiver]

i think michael jordan staying silent on rodney king and LA riots was a political stance

[paper crane]

Look at Dolly Parton she refused to say anything in the political landscape because shes an entertainment not politics

[stone egret]

Oh so you're just a troll

Bye

[steep lava]

She has though

Dolly Parton had spoken in favor of BLM

[steep lava]

Also I do disagree, some people just like making things for the hell of it or just because they find something

[paper crane]

Watch that that's the way it should be

[steep lava]

Cow tools isn't some deep thing, just meant to be nonsensical

And there's nothing wrong with that

[steep lava]

Like I said, she has broken that rule herself

At least with BLM

[paper crane]

Show me

What I'm saying is that politics don't belong in sport

[steep lava]

Dolly Parton: 'Of Course Black Lives Matter' : NPR https://share.google/tqjRJai2TuilRdRoT

[steep lava]

They may not but you can't control what people believe and stand for

And sometimes it's good to be political

Bad Bunny, while I didn't really dig his performance had a good message

[paper crane]

Like when? Being political has ruined family and friendships

[steep lava]

I mean yeah, and often times it's stupid

But politics has its place

[paper crane]

In government that's it

[steep lava]

It's important, and people whether you like it or not will speak about it

Unless you'd rather have entertainment companies and the nfl ban all political discussions

Which itself is political by going against our first amendment right

It affects us all

While it may be unhealthy to care and be so laser focused on politics, it happens and will continue to happen

As long as people disagree or believe in something they'll speak on it

Whether it's booing Israel at the winter Olympics or taking a knee during the national anthem

[paper crane]

Ik

[boreal ermine]

I thought sports are the one time we can set aside differences and celebrate athletic achievement

It’s like an escape and distraction from the bs

So I actually agree that politics should stay out of sports

Just like how politics should stay away from celebrities☕️☕️ the audacity they have telling normal ppl what to do

It’s like what Ricky gervais said

[stone egret]

Do I need to point at the 1936 Olympics again...? You can preach that something should be escapism however much you want, but that's not gonna stop a fascist from hijacking a global event to promote their fascism yknow... Also, athletes are human beings who are sometimes victims of political systems and it's important that they get a platform to speak out, even if that makes you uncomfortable.
It's true that celebrities are on a different level than us 'normal' folks, but they also have huge platforms and are able to spread stuff much easier than us. If something horrific is going on, it's good that a celebrity speaks out instead of making normal people do all the dirty work. There's definitely a lot to say about the pedestal we put them on and I think a lot of them need to be dragged off their high horses, but politics is kind of something that you can't really escape from once the system decides that you are its next victim.

[boreal ermine]

i get what youre saying, history obviously shows politics and sports intersect whether we like it or not. athletes are humans with lived experiences. i'm not arguing that they should be silenced or that propaganda never happens. i think my point was more about WHY people gravitate toward sports and entertainment in the first place, a lot of us want at least one space that isn't constantly politicized.

and with celebrities, i'm less bothered by them speaking and more by the tone some take, like lecturing people who live different lives. using a platform to raise awareness is different from moral grandstanding

[stone egret]

That's fair

Tho I don't think I could ever see sports as non-political (at least not high-level) sports because of all the ways it has been politicized. Like the way women were excluded out of sports for so long. The way trans people aren't allowed to compete because of supposed advantages while people with random genetic traits that make them extremely good at their sport are able to compete anyway (this is NOT an invitation for anyone to start debating trans people, I am not looking for a discussion on that too).

I think people should be allowed to have their personal escapisms, but I also don't think people should be silenced because their career happens to be in an escapism field. I understand feeling overwhelmed with the state of the world (I sure am) but I think it should be a personal thing where you decide to step away from the screen if a political statement is made, rather than criticising the statement itself

[still niche]

American and Israeli athletes got a lot of hate at the Olympics because of political stuff, I don't think they deserve it, they're there to compete in sports, not deal with whatever political issues are happening. And just because someone has a platform doesn't mean they need to use it to speak on topics they aren't qualified to talk about or address. There's a difference between stepping away completely vs acknowledging it vs actively promoting it, people can be mindful of the issues that are happening and not try to control every moment around it, it happened to the North Korean athletes in 2018, doesn't mean they had to abandon everything completely, they knew there was a difference in the treatment but focused on their sport anyways

[stone egret]

From what I've seen (on the American side at least) it wasn't the athletes getting hate but Vance every time his face showed up on screen. If anyone comes after the athletes themselves for what their government does, that's a real shitty thing to do. Though, it's fair if the athlete is a piece of shit (looking at the Dutch beach volleyball guy who was allowed to compete despite being convicted of SA of a 12 year old. That guy deserves all the hate but that's because of who he is as a person.)

I'm also not saying that every single athlete should speak up (god knows I want certain athletes from my country to shut the fuck up) but they should be given a platform if they desire.

[nocturne heart]

fr. "Accept your award. Thank your God, and f*ck off" lol

[boreal ermine]

I don’t get the tv show survivor obsession

Shocking too bc it seems like the perfect show for me but I just can’t get into it ever

[vague bolt]

I will somewhat agree with keeping sports and politics separate. There is a line to be crossed. We are not in a geopolitical climate where politics is separate from anything, because people are being kidnapped off the streets by their government. Believing in human rights shouldn’t be a political stance, but here we are. We don’t get the luxury of separating entertainment from the atrocities of the world and acting as though everything is fine, because it is not. Also, when athletes are being transvestigated and politicians want invasive body exams to “prove” somebody is male or female, that’s an invasion of politics into sports that many in the “keep politics out of blank” camp don’t seem to mind. The halftime show is a concert, it’s art. Art is inherently political and it reflects the geopolitical climate. It’s meant to be disturbing and provoking. If you ignore politics for the sake of comfort, you also ignore the problems that political art showcases.

[vague bolt]

I agree. Idk what the real catch is for me. I have a friend who’s super into it and I love that for her, but I just can’t get into it.

[steep lava]

I don't like Survivor

Or any reality show for that matter

[boreal ermine]

Cherry jolly rancher is the best flavor

[vague bolt]

CORRECT

sorry for caps

[steep lava]

I myself prefer the old Cinnamon Fire ones

[nocturne heart]

I like watermelon the best

[vague bolt]

hot take: college students shouldn't have to work a fulltime job to be able to afford school + financial aid does jack shit for those of us who are solidly middle class but who can still not afford college and thats a problem.

[simple mason]

Is it a hot take though? Anyways, I love living in a country with basically free education

[boreal ermine]

Ice cold take

My hot take is that trade schools are better than traditional university

Unless you go for like the legit majors that get you $$$, sry gender studiers

[nocturne heart]

I'm gonna try to get all the certs I need by myself and skip college route

College is literally scam. Big corpos like Walmart corporate make bachelors degree mandatory for hire but they don't care what field it's in. Doesn't even have to be related to what you apply for lmao. That just tells everyone it's a scam. Pushing college just to keep people indebted

[rare oasis]

we get paid to go to all our free schools

[simple mason]

You need a degree to work in a super market in America? That definitely makes sense...

[simple mason]

fr?

[nocturne heart]

No corporate side

[rare oasis]

yeah

[nocturne heart]

Not retail side

[rare oasis]

every school after the basic school like 0-9th grade

[simple mason]

How does that work?

[rare oasis]

taxes

we pay lots of them

from 18+, almost 1000 euro

[simple mason]

We have something similar here. I think this makes more sense too.
(translated by google so expect some discrepancies)

[boreal ermine]

I don’t think college isn’t a scam if you’re smart about it. America has some of the best universities in the world, but people choose literally the most bogus made up majors that don’t get them hired sadly

I have friends who went to Ivy League schools for some literal bs and they can’t get hired in the field

So trade schools r great bc they literally are training you for a specific career/profession

Plumbers are getting paid 6 figures it’s insane

[hidden breach]

College is definitely useful and way too fucking expensive in the US.

But... a better option to lifelong student loan debt is serving in the military.

You get your tuition + books paid, a monthly paycheck to pay your bills, and free federal grant $. Works for trade schools too.

[vague bolt]

unfortunately my career path requires me to get a degree (STEM student problems) but i agree. also community college. if my prereqs and gen eds werent already done because of running start, i would have done community college and transferred to a traditional university. but yes, trade schools are ideal for a lot of people

[vague bolt]

this logic doesn't really apply to people working in the sciences. you can self-teach to a certain point but it is near impossible to get any scientific job without at least a BS or BA

[vague bolt]

also yeah i figured it was, ive also just been frustrated with my college as of late lmao

[vague bolt]

this doesn't work for those of us with mental conditions and neurological disorders and disabilities though. i wish there was another way besides the military, because they wouldn't let me in due to my mental health history

but!! i know a lot of people who took that route and are happy they are doing so

[vague bolt]

also a lot of the trades have really low student numbers because people have been conditioned to think college is the only respectable route. so you're basically guarunteed a good job if you take the trade route

[hidden breach]

Yeah it's def not the solution to a broken system. But helps a few get there who otherwise couldn't

[vague bolt]

true!! my rotc friends are really happy for the opportunity to serve. i probably would have taken that route if i fit the criteria

[boreal ermine]

That’s a legit degree though I’m talking about liberal arts, gender studies, etc. (sorry to those in those majors ily just not your major)

More ppl should pursue the trades!!!

We need them!!!

[nocturne heart]

True but I don't plan on going into one of those that really need a degree. As long as you have the certifications it shows you know your stuff

[boreal ermine]

Also to the person who said you need a degree to work at Walmart corporate… that’s not the same as working in a Walmart store.

Working with any major corporate requires degrees because soooo many people would kill for those jobs and they’re competitive

That’s like saying omg you need a degree to work at starbucks corporate!!1!1!!! Baristas obviously dont need a college degree to work with Starbucks but yes corporate positions typically do

[nocturne heart]

Yes I know it's not the same as working in retail, I already said that to another person. And also no, it's just just a purposeful barrier to entry that force people to go college route

Just because you have a degree doesn't mean you are more experienced than someone without one

kids come out of college dumb af still

[boreal ermine]

it’s not about forcing people into college, it’s about signaling and filtering. When thousands of people apply for one corporate role, companies need some standardized way to narrow the pool. Obviously the soft skills matter more but this isn’t some “big college” scheme.

[nocturne heart]

yes it is

you can self teach yourself more than college ever could

[boreal ermine]

Doesn’t refute my point this is just how the world works

[nocturne heart]

College is not even a personalized experience. You sit in a lecture hall with 75-100 other kids while professor uses same script every year

[boreal ermine]

Degrees aren’t magic it’s just a credential

[nocturne heart]

scam

and they keep scam up by making it a requirement for hire

https://tenor.com/view/minions-endofdiscussion-done-period-gif-4471721

[boreal ermine]

I’m glad you’ve made the right choice for you by not going to college, but youre just engaging in cynicism and conspiracy. There are valid reasons for college and valid reasons to not go to college. Bottom line is if you value employment, gotta play and utilize employer demands

You can say it’s not fair all u want

[nocturne heart]

Also like i said earlier Walmart corporate will hire anyone as long as they have a BS degree, so you could get hired for IT job using a degree in physical education

[nocturne heart]

not conspiracy

[boreal ermine]

Not trying to be mean here btw

[pallid gale]

Hiring events at my college only
Open to students and certain partnerships for internships have landed me a high paying internship

[ornate quiver]

anything beyond second grade is useless, i can count to 10 and thats enough

[pallid gale]

So there is definitely a huge benefit just for the connections

[nocturne heart]

also stop using AI to write for you. I can tell,

[nocturne heart]

thats true about the connections

[ornate quiver]

its a sad world when people think anything written well is AI

[nocturne heart]

only valuable thing about college

[nocturne heart]

I can tell by structure even if she denies it

[ornate quiver]

lol no you can't

[nocturne heart]

yes

[ornate quiver]

you know you're just admitting you can't write well right

[pallid gale]

Grammar inconsistencies in what Farrah said make it seem legit

[nocturne heart]

mixture

[pallid gale]

Sometimes proper contractions other times not

[ornate quiver]

if only there were places to learn to write well...hm....

[pallid gale]

Glad no college is working out so well hehe

[nocturne heart]

you said school isn't worth it past 2nd grade

[pallid gale]

Ya bdap

[ornate quiver]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

see i can do it

plus i can read winnie the pooh

[nocturne heart]

145681910

me too

[ornate quiver]

anyway, getting back to the main point, i think knowledge should be an end in and of itself, and universities should not purely be a place to gain career experience

it's easy to dismiss gender studies but what about stuff like history or astronomy

[pallid gale]

I agree there is no point in those pyramid scheme degrees

Had many professors say that only purpose of studying their degree is to teach others in my electives classes

[ornate quiver]

yeah and i think that's fine

[pallid gale]

Not as a horror story, just as an idea that you need to be passionate

[ornate quiver]

most of those degrees don't get a lot of funding anyway so there aren't that many people doing them

econ and comp sci make the big bucks for the school

[pallid gale]

I think when looking at those degrees, 2 year colleges or community colleges are a viable alternative

[ornate quiver]

i think that depends on the person

[pallid gale]

Ya looking at it from American expensive POV I just find it hard to justify the expense

[ornate quiver]

yeah for 99% of people i agree

it's easier for europeans

[pallid gale]

Going from CC to a top 50 I didn’t notice the difference in my general electives

Mainly just my major degree is where the extra rigor and professor knowledge was shown

So I guess just personal experience is why I say that the less useful degrees isn’t as big of a difference

[ornate quiver]

i think the difference is only noticeable once you get into top 10 area

and then you get leading historians in the world for example

[pallid gale]

Yes I agree

[slate veldt]

oh uni is a scam debate?

[pallid gale]

Harvard history not the same as my school history

Even if my school is a strong school

At those schools you could probably say everything is better

[slate veldt]

i know the CC transfer thing debate, but tbh that depends on how CC’s are in your area and where you plan to go to uni after

[ornate quiver]

i went to a top 50 school and i too was not all that impressed with some of the elective stuff

[pallid gale]

Academia wise

[pallid gale]

Yes some noobs for sure

Could just ve that schools don’t invest in that since everyone knows it’s not the real deal

Self fulfilling type thing

[ornate quiver]

and good professors don't want to teach worse students

[slate veldt]

even tho CC is less expensive for me i prefer uni cause, first off my
uni is good and also the facilities are nice as hell

im a stem
major so its ok

😛

honestly for stem majors, i feel like they shouldnt do CC transfer

[ornate quiver]

CC transfer and trade schools are both reddit things

[slate veldt]

rather than CC transfer, take ur gen eds in the summer at CC

or dual enrollment in highschool

youre saving money and time

esp when classes get harder

[ornate quiver]

yeah i just dk how successful it really is to go to CC for 2 years and then 2 years at a good university

[pallid gale]

I think giving advice like that is on a case by case basis

[slate veldt]

^

yeah

[ornate quiver]

yeah i was just saying i see those things on reddit all the time

[pallid gale]

Worked for me

[slate veldt]

but generally for STEM majors going to uni first would be better ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[ornate quiver]

but you're a 13 year old boy genius

[slate veldt]

since also the STEM facilities are nicer too lmao

[ornate quiver]

i dropped out of first grade

[pallid gale]

If you are capable I don’t think CC would stop you

But some people go to CC just to do something

[slate veldt]

or because they didnt get into the school they wanted to

[crimson shell]

And now youre a discord mod

[pallid gale]

Or Covid said you would have to stay home :(

[crimson shell]

Forget college

Middle school is a scam

[slate veldt]

real

[ornate quiver]

i've attained real success

[slate veldt]

its a fever dream

[pallid gale]

Iirs like when people say mark zuckerberg dropped out of college

[slate veldt]

i dont need college, ill learn how to cook meth at home instead of uni!!!

[ornate quiver]

drop acid and stop wearing deoderant like steve jobs

[slate veldt]

many parts of uni are a scam
tho

WHAT THW FUCK DO YOU MEAN

I HAVE TO PAY

[simple mason]

Charles University tuition fees for English-taught programs generally range from approximately EUR 1,020 to over EUR 24,330 per year, depending on the faculty and study program. While tuition is free for studies in Czech, English-language programs, particularly medicine and dentistry, are higher, often ranging between EUR 3,000 and EUR 7,000 annually for many bachelor's programs.
Sucks to speak English

[slate veldt]

TO DO HOMEWORK

LILE ARE YOU AHITTING ME

PMO

[crimson shell]

https://tenor.com/view/red-red-emoji-angry-emoji-raised-fist-fist-gif-4695612956741787895

[slate veldt]

I PAID A LAB FEE ALREADY WYM I NEED TO BUY MORE FOR THE LAB???

WHAT AM PAYING FOR???

WHAT WAS THAT FEE FOR???

[pallid gale]

Check syllabus to see which professor offer free materials

[slate veldt]

bro

it doesnt matter for lab classes

ALSO NO

[pallid gale]

For services like Pearson or McGraw hill?

[slate veldt]

BECAUSE EVEEN THO I CHECKED IT SAID RECOMMENDED

BUT MO

[crimson shell]

Just cut back on the avocado toast

[slate veldt]

WE START CLASS

ANF ITS REQUIRED

APPARENTLY

[crimson shell]

Not that hard

[slate veldt]

SO I ORDERED IT LATE.

[slate veldt]

no its seperate shit

[pallid gale]

Did you tell your professor about all those issues

[slate veldt]

no i got it in time

[pallid gale]

You should advocate for yourself

[nocturne heart]

Tell your professor to kiss your a*s

[pallid gale]

Professors are there to help

[slate veldt]

i had to pay for a lab manual, coat, goggles, A FUCKING LOCK

ITS REQUIEED

[pallid gale]

Sounds standard

[slate veldt]

bruh

[pallid gale]

You seeming picked a science related degree

[slate veldt]

you gotta be ragebaiitng me

yes

[pallid gale]

Do you want old used goggles?

[nocturne heart]

dude had world class teachers in private school btw

[slate veldt]

i used it in highschool

I HAVE GLASSES

[pallid gale]

You’re complaining about things you signed up for

[slate veldt]

ITS A ENTRY LEVEL CHEM CLASS

NOTNING THAT DANGEROUS

[pallid gale]

Ya makes sense you should buy all the gear now

[slate veldt]

ALSO A LOCK

[pallid gale]

Since you will use it for the rest of the year

[slate veldt]

i know

but also it irritated me that it said recommended not required

also out first lab was just weighing metal and putting it in water

[pallid gale]

Make a chemical solution that blows up your classroom

For revenge w

[slate veldt]

we had to pay like 70 bucks for a lab manual

like

bruh

its thick asf tho

[crimson shell]

Unabomber 🫵

[slate veldt]

also like

i havent seen the professor yet

its just the TA

like where are you

[nocturne heart]

kidnap him before he knows who you are

[slate veldt]

what are you doing bud

show up to the lab

😭

with this talk about uni

i gotta get back to studying

bye

[crimson shell]

Same

[nocturne heart]

he making money for nothing typical professor behavior

[crimson shell]

Calc already graping me for being a day sick

[ornate quiver]

dont use that word for that

[crimson shell]

:(

[pallid gale]

Which calculus?

[boreal ermine]

Wait I’m actually so flattered you think AI writes for me

[nocturne heart]

[boreal ermine]

https://tenor.com/view/giggling-kicking-feet-giggling-and-kicking-my-feet-teehee-on-my-puter-gif-18200422943103727659

[rare oasis]

farrahGPT

[crimson shell]

AP

Also grapefruit is the worst fruit

[boreal ermine]

PREACH

[vague bolt]

this depends on what school you go to. my university is a lot smaller and my class sizes are usually around 15ish people

[hidden breach]

Chemistry!?! I got my degree in Chem! Good luck spy

[slate veldt]

lol im tryna to go into biochem

[hidden breach]

Grapefruit messes with a LOT of medications. Don't eat it if you're on meds

[slate veldt]

rn taking gen chem so its boring rq😭 but ik itd get harder later

[hidden breach]

Not much harder. It's like math, if you keep up with it as you go then it's not bad. Organic Chem is a pain but soo useful, and bio Chem is really interesting!

[slate veldt]

yeah orgo is the weed out class lmao

[hidden breach]

Lots of stem professors get paid to do and publish research for the university and they usually use their TA's to teach the lower level classes. Plus TA's get paid/ reduced tuition for teaching the classes while they do their masters/PhD programs

[hidden breach]

I mean... you will also be able to make meth, tnt, diesel fuel, mdma, chloroform, cocaine and a bunch of other things. So... if the biochem degree doesn't work out.. you still have a way of making money 🤷‍♂️

[nocturne heart]

the breaking bad way

[slate veldt]

my chem prof is good tho rn at least lol i was to pick out classes early but the chem department in my
uni… ive heard bad stories about the higher lvl profs😭

[simple mason]

But it is an existing phenomenon that people are starting to write more like AI

[crimson shell]

Really? I haven’t noticed that myself — I haven’t seen any change. Could you provide some examples of this?

[boreal ermine]

Emdashes forever ruined

I only knew wtf that line was called until AI era

[stone egret]

Dude I had to change my writing style when I wrote my fucking thesis so the AI checking software wouldn't flag it (cuz it has been known to give way too many false positives)

[ornate quiver]

emdashes are just goated punctuation

[stone egret]

I have been using em dashes and oxford commas ever since I learned how to write in English and now I have to suddenly stop??? I'm gonna beat up chatgpt

[steep lava]

Don't worry, not only will you have to write in simplified English to avoid setting off AI detectors

You'll also get to use AI to break down a book into easier to understand English!

[solar lotus]

AI written stuff is a plague upon humanity

Hot take! I think fully AI written stuff isn't as bad as AI ASSISTED. that makes me so mad. Because you know they had genuine thought and intent behind what they were writing but they couldn't be bothered to put in full effort to it. I've read some things that sounded so cool/had such a neat concept but then I realise it's AI assisted (there's tells) and it makes me angry cause I've wasted my time

Full AI my brain naturally filters out by this point so I don't waste my time

Plus instead of mostly generated stuff where the ai has to "do all the work" (not that it does, but you know what I mean) you're feeding your real human thoughts and ideas to its algorithm. You are perpetuating the problem more than people who just generate from its existing bank of ideas.

[still niche]

I agree, I was tutoring UNIVERSITY STUDENTS who would take stuff i walked them through and just dump it into ai and ask me to read the essay draft like they wrote it, like i knew they had the capabilities to go through the info when i walked them through it and they had interesting ideas but just couldn't be bothered to read further or do any work on their own.

[nocturne heart]

I find your perspective interesting and somewhat paradoxical. On one hand, fully AI generated content operates with transparent authorship expectations, meaning the reader understands the nature of its creation from the outset. On the other hand, AI assisted writing introduces ambiguity regarding the origin of ideas, effort, and creative ownership. This ambiguity can create a sense of cognitive dissonance for readers who value authentic human expression. When a piece initially appears conceptually strong but later reveals identifiable AI patterns, it can produce a feeling of misplaced investment. The frustration may stem less from the use of AI itself and more from the perceived dilution of intentional human craftsmanship.

[limpid tiger]

ai's opinion on ai

[solar lotus]

I will not be ragebaited

[vague bolt]

I just find it dumb when people say they have to use gen ai because they “can’t draw” as if it’s an intrinsic ability. Or saying it’s “more accessible” because not everybody has the same access to art supplies as if most of us artists didn’t start out with shitty pencils and notebook paper

[vague bolt]

see thats where im at. i think its really dangerous that kids are finding ways to skip crucial information about learning. kids arent learning how to learn anymore, theyre just completing course material

i fear for the younger generations

[undone lake]

100°C or 212°F is the boiling point for water

[vague bolt]

hot take: i dont trust people who dont read books

[boreal ermine]

I’ve said this before too but smut doesn’t count

Sm girls ik are like “im a big book worm” and it’s all smut🧍🏻‍♀️

I read some bullshit too (ACOTAR🫶🏻🫶🏻) so I don’t count either

[hidden breach]

Reading is reading. Let them enjoy what they read 🍸

[grave dust]

this is valid af

[ornate quiver]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/opinion/ai-companies-college-students.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L1A.otRR.zfIvNAQ5Znfu&smid=url-share

an opinion piece about ai destroying colleges

and ai companies bad-faith tactics to get it popular

[vague bolt]

Agree!! Nothin wrong with reading those books too, but a good book has never let me down and honestly it makes me sad when people say they hate reading

[solar lotus]

THIS

and like. If you're say, dyslexic or have another reason that reading can be a bit accessible.. Why not listen to audiobooks!

My friend does because she can't read very well. And it's still taking in information and doing good things for your brain

If all you "read" is social media posts and fanfic I pray for u

[rugged fern]

My hot take is that people who read books are better than those who only do audio books, assuming both have the same ability to read. I say this as someone who has drifted to audio books over the last few years.

[simple mason]

How many books do I need to read a year to qualify as a "person who reads books" though?

[solar lotus]

I agree! that's why i said if reading is inaccessible (except i spelled it wrong LMAO) do audiobooks but its better to read for sure

[nocturne heart]

69

[simple mason]

Very funny 😂 🤣

[steep lava]

I do have a genuine question

Why are so many of the books women read nowadays just straight up smut

Like why do these books sell so many copies

[solar lotus]

It's a few reasons

Most notably, female pleasure is seen as more of a good thing now, mainstream, society is moving towards normalising it where previously it would be scorned

Social media obviously makes things more accessible - people get book recs, ebooks, ads, etc.

The state of the world makes it very appealing to read escapism books. Smut is usually a lot about escapism and straight up unrealistic ideals.

Also the way it's marketed as something refined -- the cover designs and stuff are a lot more 'friendly', neat and streamlined compared to older covers. It allows people to often get away with reading smut in more situations than previously because you don't always have a naked man on the front cover (that's not GONE, obviously, but it's far more toned down)

Hell a lot of the time I've heard people around my age pick up a book not even knowing it's smut because the cover is innocuous

For an example of what I mean. Nabbed from Instagram

It's also ridiculously easy to write, you can have basically the same plots over and over with different names and a slight change. Hell a lot of them that are series will have 5+ books, they just keep going.....

There's less thought having to be put in to simple escapism stuff because a) realism doesn't have to be a factor, it's all idealised, the author ignore bad stuff if they want to, and b) less worldbuilding generally has to be done. it's not like the complex interwoven universe of lord of the rings + the hobbit, for example, you can straight up have it be like 2020 on earth exactly how it is/was

TLDR: people hate their lives and love themselves so smut helps them not think about how terrible things are + makes them feel better about themselves

[vague bolt]

I don’t have number really. It’s more like I don’t trust people who “hate reading” and avoid it all together. I myself am too busy to read many books for fun

[still niche]

As someone who likes to read, I just read black beauty by Anna Sewell, I recommend it. I think It's ok if people don't like to read but saying they can't read books tells you a lot about a person.

[vague bolt]

Omg I love that book

I’ve probably read it 10 times

[still niche]

I just read it for the first time this past week

[vague bolt]

It’s so good

Genuinely a classic

I’m reading ‘the dead cat tail assassins’ rn

It’s short and kinda like “book candy” for me but so far I like it

[slate veldt]

bro they "cant draw' but i rmb using gacha life instead 😭

[slate veldt]

if they upgraded to smut its different

anyways uhh i count people who read like many mangas and manhwas as someone who still
technically likes to read (depending on the content)

[nocturne heart]

yeah I dont think it has to be a book to count as reading. What about reading research papers, going deep into forum posts, etc. All of that is reading just like a book. You are still absorbing information and learning, especially if it's research based

[vague bolt]

this is a very good point, and i whole-heartedly agree. i think theres some kind of literature for everybody. i love research papers :))

[solar lotus]

anything that you read that makes you think is good

social media however... usually it's made so you don't have to think about it. which is therefore not so good (i see people claiming that using Instagram means they're reading... girl no)

and ya!! maybe you just need to find your niche...

mine is/was dystopias. I read other stuff ofc but I'm a sucker for those

[steep lava]

I like reading quite a bit

[vague bolt]

agree 100%

i ended up deleting tiktok and instagram because it was actively making me dumber

[solar lotus]

🤝

I only use twitter (in the trenches...)

and ofc discord.

but no insta, snap, facebook, tiktok, etc.

[vague bolt]

lowkey me too

but i try to stay off twt as much as humanly possible

i just use it to engage in fandom stuff

[solar lotus]

SAME

[boreal ermine]

tiktok maked me smarted

[boreal ermine]

im ngl ur using the worst platforms rn

discord and twitter combo is lethal

[vague bolt]

twitter doesn't really have short form video content though

[boreal ermine]

they do its jus all corn and gore

[vague bolt]

thats what makes insta, tiktok and fb dangerous

true

but if you only use it to interact with fandoms, its not so bad

its still pretty bad

[solar lotus]

I don't watch videos on twitter I have autoplay and such turned off (mainly for eyestrain)

so it's a little less bad

[vague bolt]

ye me too

also protects you from seein anything awful

in video format at least

[limpid tiger]

yeah i avoid twitter it just feeds me politics ragebait

probably because it usually works on me

still a brainrotted tiktok doomscroller though

[boreal ermine]

apparently the algorithm on tiktok will show political ragebait or jus content that will incite negative feelings because viewers are more likely to engage with content more/longer that upsets them

[slate veldt]

i only have twitter for the rare occasion of looking at an oversea artist’s art

i deleted tiktok after the update (im on reels anyway) but i do think its help me doomscroll less cause reels doesnt always hit

[nocturne heart]

In my experience it basically just keeps you in an echo chamber

I deleted Tik Tok like 5 days ago because it was literally affecting my attention span

Started having problems finishing YouTube videos

https://tenor.com/view/sadgecry-sadge-cry-gif-18423674

[rare oasis]

ive been using tiktok for so long and i have no issues

[vague bolt]

i saw somebody say scrolling through short form content is like scrolling through emotions and it rapid fires the chemicals that make you feel emotions and so its like speedrunning emotional disregulation lol

thats what got me to get rid of insta and tiktok

but the attention span thing is real

its like it was the default when i felt any sort of boredom and i hated it

good luck to you btw

getting rid of it is the hardest part

it took me like a month or two to fully readjust and get my emotions back

[nocturne heart]

I haven't really missed it so far just a lot of boredom

Need to fill the space with something else

I was probably spending 2-3 hours a day on it but I cant check now that I deleted it

[ornate quiver]

red hot chili peppers arent good

[vague bolt]

thats a lukewarm take

i dont hate them but i dont love them either

they have like two good songs but he cant sing for shit

[nocturne heart]

I agree with this

[hidden breach]

Chad Smith is a goated drummer though

[vague bolt]

true

[boreal ermine]

discord nitro aint worth it

[ornate quiver]

it's only worth it for pathfinders and i want to edit those big messages with the coords and guidelines

now that they're datamining us all the nitro stuff will be free!

[vague bolt]

this is probably a lukewarm take but i was thinking about it earlier: not having your kids do chores from a young age is bad parenting. (granted, there is a level of age-appropriate chores that needs to be considered but kids need to learn to do all the chores in the house).

my parents didnt make me do chores until i was 17 or so and then it was really overwhelming because i didnt know how to do a lot of the ones that werent like dishes, sweeping, and taking out the trash

and now i struggle to get chores done because i have way less practice

for the record i do chores

like my parents just never bothered to teach their kids how to do a lot of the chores necessary to maintain a hygienic space because they found it "too difficult"

[slate comet]

i used to do all the chores when i was a lil kid in primary school only because i had so much free time

my parents basically never did any and complained when they had to

[undone lake]

i did taking out the trash and recycling at like 10

i dont like my food hurting me thats my hot take

[crimson shell]

You mean spicy food?

[still niche]

It's the opposite, most nitro features existed for free before nitro was a thing, all they've been doing is moving free features under nitro over the years.

[nocturne heart]

The new point system they added is kinda cool at least. You can get their way overpriced profile effects for free now

[limpid tiger]

coldest take ever

[slate veldt]

take frome the guy who’s had it for hears

years

[limpid tiger]

some things are useful, the file size, streaming and character limit

not worth $10/m

[rapid basin]

Gotta make sure myths waifu #1 #2 and #3 are all good bro

Spy also how do you edit your message and still get typos

[slate veldt]

i just needed to replace a word

not fix spelling mistakes

its different

[rapid basin]

the og ones know about myths waifu 1 2 and 3

[crimson shell]

nutterbutter would've won Free Banned Player if he was here more recently

[boreal ermine]

This is facts

Also yogurt that has the fruit chunks in it should be illegal ohhmg

[crimson shell]

streets wont forget prime nutterbutter

[nocturne heart]

Do you mean yogurt or jello

[hidden breach]

What?!? Peaches in vanilla yogurt is amazing

[boreal ermine]

No no I’m talking about the yogurt comes CHUNKED

Not u adding fruit to it

I bought a cherry yogurt that had chunks of cherry🤢and u know they’re not fresh

Siggi’s brand. It tasted rly good but the chunks killed me

[ornate quiver]

flavored yogurt isnt good

[crimson shell]

feel like its hit and miss but misses are more common

[boreal ermine]

unflavored yogurt also isnt good

[ornate quiver]

nonfat plain yogurt + fruit and muesli goes pretty hard

flavored yogurt is just worse dessert

[boreal ermine]

😭 i eat yogurt as like a quick easy thing

not a "hmmm lemme whip up some MUESLI and slice up some fruit"

siggi's is actually good tho

that skyr🤌

minus the chunks

[ornate quiver]

• berries

no whipping up

[still niche]

I've been eating the oikos flavoured yogurst recently, still healthy. and not all flavours are "Sweet" theres a cappucino one i really like. I only use unflavoured yogurt for cooking nowadays mostly

[solar lotus]

actually this!!

you don't need to make your kids basically be a hired cleaner but you can literally teach basic stuff (especially regarding appliances) so easily

I only recently got taught how to use a damn washing machine and it's not that hard 😭😭😭 idk maybe if I had known before I would have helped more

[nocturne heart]

marty supreme is bad movie

[vague bolt]

plain greek yogurt + maple syrup + granola (WITHOUT RAISINS) 🤤

oh yeah another hot take: raisins are awful

[boreal ermine]

Ice cold take

[vague bolt]

okay good to know you're sane

[rare oasis]

raisins are great

[ornate quiver]

yeah i love raisins

[pallid gale]

Raisin Bran crunch is good cereal

[undone lake]

Yes

[vague bolt]

Are you also 65 years old

[rugged fern]

What’s wrong with being 65?

[ornate quiver]

my knees were so good when i was 65

[vague bolt]

nothing i just associate old people with liking raisins

[limpid tiger]

what about chocolate raisins

[vague bolt]

thats like trying to get a dog to take their medicine by putting it in a slice of cheese

except i have a much bigger brain and can tell when there are raisins in my food

[boreal ermine]

Wait I just learned about the artist hobo Johnson.
Guys…,. there is NO way ppl are listening to ts😭🥀🥀🥀🥀

[rare oasis]

theres a chance this is someones favorite artist

[pallid gale]

I only listen to Big John

[lament bloom]

This stopped working on my dogs after the second time. They learned how to eat all the cheese and spit the pill out

[crimson shell]

If y’all ain’t on that yuno miles you’re wasting your time

[rare oasis]

how much did your setup cost

[pallid gale]

$50 million, so kinda on the low end , it’s all I could afford

[rare oasis]

true audiophile

[real garden]

Sesame is overrated as hell

[slate comet]

sesame is fire

especially after u heat them in the pan

[vague bolt]

grape jelly is wack. its the worst jelly

[undone lake]

strawberry is just better imo

[vague bolt]

yesss bro strawberry jam is elite

my fav for sure

[boreal ermine]

Def a hot take but I believe that social media didn’t make ppl insecure… it revealed it

Blaming the platform avoids internal work

[nocturne heart]

Humans not designed to compare each other's lives like that

That's what makes people insecure, constant comparison

[pallid gale]

You used to be able to kill people that made you feel bad

[nocturne heart]

That doesn't mean it doesn't apply

Nothing in our genetic makeup is designed for connection on a mass scale like on the Internet

[boreal ermine]

but like, the scale/quantity isn't the origin. what youre talking about increases the intensity. if the scale of people comparing to each other were the cause of insecurity, then everyone in this high exposure world would be insecure (due to social media... everyone's insecure to a degree lol)

[vague bolt]

i agree that it didnt make people insecure, but it did create a positive feedback loop that perpetuated systemic insecurity

it does have a tendency to expose people to new things to be insecure about though, especially younger girls

theres a whole other discussion about how social media perpetuates extreme beauty standards and harms young girls (in particular, but also just young teens in general)

thats why social media is so dangerous for kids

people dont know to be insecure about something until theyve been told that its something to be insecure about

i didnt know having a big forehead was a thing people were insecure about until somebody told me i have a big forehead and the people around just laughed

also we were never meant to be able to view ourselves to the degree we do

and i guess its not social media inherently, but the fact that trends travel so far so fast and its near impossible to stop

and there is a lot of awful people on the internet who pick on others for how the look, which can also create insecurity

like not invent, but make emerge

theres actually a good video about this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtDMyGjYlMg&pp=ygUzd2hhdCBkb2VzIGl0IG1lYW4gdG8gcnVuIGxpa2UgYSBnaXJsIG9yaWdpbmFsIHZpZGVv

puberty in general gives people a lot of new insecurities, but social media perpetuates it

[rugged fern]

unrealistic beauty standards and being made fun of for their appearance as kids has been making young people insecure for a long time before social media. We still had tv, magazines, billboards and bullies to tell us we were ugly and dumb back in the day.

I think social media is just a more effective medium for this messaging.

[ebon birch]

Free will does not exist and I can prove it

[simple mason]

Depends on how you define "free will"

[nocturne heart]

If I can call everyone that disagrees with me gay am I not engaging in free will

https://nypost.com/2026/02/22/opinion/why-a-us-ban-on-under-16-social-media-would-be-a-huge-gift-to-parents-and-kids/

I think a social media ban for children would be good

[stone egret]

Kim Kardashian with her frozen botox face is a better actress than Gal Gadot

[simple mason]

Is it a hot take for anyone else than children themselves?

[ebon birch]

I agree but all of the privacy issues that come with proving age and identity are hella annoying for adults

[ebon birch]

If everything in the universe is just physical matter that interacts and their interactions can be described perfectly by maths and nothing is random, then you only have the illusion of free will. Your conscious experience is just you thinking you are making decisions but you could not have made another one, those atoms are always going to react and touch is a certain way to make you make that decision. There are some assumptions but I think it holds up if you agree with them

——
Semi-Hot take: mojang are lazy and pretty shit at developing mc

[ebon birch]

No ur just a bunch of atoms that was always going to call me gay 🙁

[nocturne heart]

Actually I changed my mind and you're not gay anymore

[ebon birch]

If I knew the state of every atom in your body and environment, I could have seen that coming as well

[nocturne heart]

I changed my mind again

[ebon birch]

Keep enjoying your illusion of free will 😂

[simple mason]

I already knew that...
Whether free will exists still depends on how you define it.

[ebon birch]

Yeah I guess

I think a pretty standard definition is that when you make a ‘decision’, you had the ability to make a different one

Which I argue you don’t

[simple mason]

And I'd argue that you had the ability to make a different one but you just didn't

[ebon birch]

But how would you have the ability to make a different one? Your atoms were always gonna react in the specific way to make you make the decision. Your may have ‘made the decision’ but it was already going to happen. It my assumptions are correct, We could restart the universe the same way an infinite number of times and it would all happen the same way

Is your arguement that consciousness works outside of basic chemical reactions? Or do you dispute one of my assumptions?

[simple mason]

described perfectly by maths and nothing is random
Quantum physics is based on the fact that it's random though.

[ebon birch]

Yeah this is an argument I get against it a lot. I think we are at a very early stage of understanding quantum physics and we’ve decided that since we can’t produce an equation for the placement of electrons, it must be random. I believe the equation exists but we haven’t found it yet and it’s not actually random. That is a good argument and you may be correct though

I feel that we haven’t found anything random in the universe until quantum physics and before we got to quantum physics, we thought many things were random that we now know aren’t. In my opinion, beliefs that anything is random is a ‘god of the gaps’ argument

But this is just my intuition about the universe, quantum physics may actually be random

Or conscious experience may exist outside of purely chemical reactions. There’s holes in my idea for sure but it is possible

[simple mason]

That's what thinking is though. You would always make the same decision in the identical circumstances with free will or without. There is no clear definition of free will so it cannot be disproven or proven so this argument is absolutely pointless.

[ebon birch]

Eh I don’t agree with that. People believe that they are actually making decisions with the ability to take the other one and that the universe is not pre-determined. We can remove the words ‘free will’ if you find that it’s too vague and can settle on something more like ‘pre-determined’ but I don’t think that discredits what I am trying to say

In a non-deterministic universe you literally could make either decision, that something outside of maths and physics happened inside of your head

Im disputing that

[simple mason]

That's just depends on how you define "making decisions." I think free will is fully compatible with the universe being pre-determined.

[ebon birch]

How are defining free will? That seem antithetical to me

[simple mason]

Too arbitrary concept to be realistically defined imo

I'd split it into free will in a deterministic universe and a free will in a non-deterministic universe.

[vague bolt]

i agree 100%

[vague bolt]

i think artificial intelligence is an indication that we are capable of "free will" even if every decision we make is a result of some mathematic and chemical equation with our atoms. ai functions off of programming and mathematics as well, but it is lacking sentience. our atoms are just put together in a way that allows us to make decisions, whatever that means. this convo also brings in the idea of infinite alternate universes where we chose the "other option"

[ebon birch]

umm i feel the major floor in my argument is that we don't understand the nature of quantum mechanics, the many worlds interpretation + consciousness being immaterial would destroy my argument

it comes from a series of assumptions that I believe in but cannot prove, they also currently cant be disproven which makes me 100% correct /s

[rare oasis]

ai is amazing

who else is gonna do my homework

[nocturne heart]

check back in 4-6 years when ai holds 1/3 of job market and silicone valley elite tech bros become gazillionaires

then in like another 10 when ai takes over and kills human race

https://tenor.com/view/skinet-skinet-remember-maquinas-revolucion-gif-7115195292076587720

I wont be taken out by a clanker tho

[limpid tiger]

people need to make money to give it to tech bros
their imaginary money juggling can only go so far

[nocturne heart]

true

[rare oasis]

i always say thank you to chatgpt

[hidden breach]

Roko's basilisk taught me that early on

[ebon birch]

Hot take: a sufficiently advanced ai is the only way to make communism somewhat viable by having the processing to centrally plan an economy aka SPACE COMMUNISM

[woven plinth]

👎

[woven plinth]

Or instead

You make super advanced weapons

And suppress everyone into oblivion to enforce your ideology

[ebon birch]

Not sure of your age but I wonder if this is a generation thing. I’m 23 so I feel like using social media has damaged my brain in a way that cannot easily be undone and I want to do whatever I can for future generations to grow up more naturally

[ebon birch]

Yeah this stuff is scary

[woven plinth]

Am 2007, don't like it because I felt very limited to do anything when I was a minor for an arbitrary number

[ebon birch]

what do you mean by do anything? Except for a few countries, you likely had unrestricted access to infinite social media and pornography right

[woven plinth]

Can't buy a sim, can't post a video, can't go to school alone, can't own a phone, can't buy anything myself

I guess that was a my country thing

But it felt very stupid in Italy at least

[woven plinth]

My parents told me you see someone naked you ignore and block

That's what I did

And went on with my life

[ebon birch]

ahh fair enough

[woven plinth]

They made a chatting ban on Roblox

And all I see now is lil kids who verified with their parents' documents anyway

[stone egret]

I wasn't going to join this conversation because I think it's dumb but I'm 27 and completely blocking off social media to minors is not the solution. They will find ways around it. Adults will get impacted as well because there's no way to prove age without an invasion of privacy. And if a kid grows up knowing nothing of social media and then just get handed free access with no restrictions the second they turn 18, it's going to seriously mess with their brain because they're so unprepared. I also saw stuff on the internet I shouldn't have seen as a kid. But my mom was always very good at talking about uncomfortable topics (sex, p0rn, bigotry) with me in age appropriate language. I don't know if you assume people who disagree with you must be very young or a lot older than you, but either of them assumes that your opinion must be the correct one without being open to other people's perspectives

[woven plinth]

Social media came at those ages for other people who are older

But that doesn't change the fact that it is impractical to implement without a severe drawback

[stone egret]

Also, some parents fucking suck and if a child isn't allowed on the internet, that can completely isolate them from the outside world.

[woven plinth]

My parents were bad at talking about it tbh

I kinda just figured if this is something I am most likely not supposed to watch then I probably shouldn't

It can still be a generational thing though

Different generations have a varying impact from social media and usually the less it affects you the less you care

The same way nobody cares about fixing school after graduating

[ebon birch]

eh im quite extreme with this. I wouldn't mind if the majority of social media is banned or very heavily regulated. IMO its destroying mental health and democracy.

[ebon birch]

nah I agree there are issues with it and I dont like the loss of privacy aspects. Maybe I did phrase it in a way that makes it sound like a default. Within the people I know, it is a default. I'm really hoping we get a hard reversal in this culture of using social media as a way to interact with your friends and the world. I just wanna go back to a simpler time 🙁

[ebon birch]

yeah i never said there werent downsides but this is how the world was for 30000 years before mark zuckerburg came along

I don't know anyone whos having kids who is giving their kid unrestricted access to social media and stuff

but also most parents fucking suck. I genuinely believe that >50% of kids will develop the symptoms of adhd from being raised by cocomelon and an ipad. Evolution cannot keep pace with technology and we are going to ruin the brains of children until we stop this

but I probably have the most extreme opinions on this that one can hold, moreso then my peers, and there are some positives from social media

[woven plinth]

I know plenty

[ebon birch]

*my age... the millenials don't seem to have realised theres any issue

but yeah, im sure theres many out there

[woven plinth]

My parents already do that with my sibling a decade younger (and me to an extent), neither are millenial

[ebon birch]

Yeah that doesn't surprise me, Im making the point that older generations of course are not aware of the issue but even many millenials are not aware of it

[woven plinth]

Such is the reality though imo

Many people don't do highly academical jobs and if they don't do something they don't like then cost of living will get them

It's ipad today

It was alcohol yesterday

We will find a way to replace such entertainment

Vaping, smoking

[ebon birch]

I feel that giving any child with less then good parenting strong adhd symptoms is terrible, far more then alcohol or cigerettes

[woven plinth]

The fact we can focus on something like adhd and not lung cancer is a positive direction imo

[ebon birch]

yeah maybe

Idk im quite spiteful of what an unnatural childhood of exteme dopamine from technology has done to my brain

and the level of effort it is taking to reverse some of the affects

but i guess if i did grow up in the 80's and started smoking at 13 and got lung cancer, that would be a worse outocme

[woven plinth]

We don't need to buy anti teenager whistles anymore

[stone egret]

I mean this with all the kindness in my heart. But it sounds like you're speaking from a place of personal trauma and this is more of a conversation to be had with a mental health professional rather than a casual online discussion...

[ebon birch]

nah i think my experience is pretty universal and there should be postive changes and a cultural shift made to prevent it in the future

[woven plinth]

His experience is widespread imo yea

[stone egret]

Widespread. But not universal

[ebon birch]

alright you get my point

but yeah i probably should talk to a professional

[woven plinth]

Professional too expensive

[ebon birch]

so far i've deleted all social media (except discord of course lol), every fun app off my phone, got myself into team sports

but theres a long way to go

[rugged fern]

Terrible graph.

[woven plinth]

First thing I could find

Images load at a pace of 0.5hz in Russia with a vpn

[rugged fern]

Haha fair enough.

[ebon birch]

Hot take: Indian food is the best food in the world

[woven plinth]

Non-hot take: Taste in food is subjective so there is no best

[ebon birch]

Nah i feel most hot takes cant be proven though right

but its usually a less commonly agreed upon subjective opinion

[simple mason]

Hot take: there is no such thing as "the best food"

[woven plinth]

Already said

But I would say

[simple mason]

Oh wait

[stone egret]

Hot take: food 'hot takes' are never hot takes because food opinions are so subjective and there'll always be people in agreement

[woven plinth]

There are generally agreed to be worse and better

[simple mason]

I've read it too late 😭

[ebon birch]

okay ill try to level my hot takes up

sorry guys

[woven plinth]

British food has been called mid for so long

Rightfully so

[ebon birch]

woah im british

and yeah ur right its pretty middle of the road

[woven plinth]

The more north you go

[ebon birch]

I wouldnt say its disgusting but it cant compete with the most popular ones

[woven plinth]

The less your cuisine had opportunity to evolve

The good weather countries are generally agreed to have the best tasting food

[stone egret]

If you want a true food hot take: the pinapple on pizza debate focuses on the wrong thing. The only things that truly belong on pizza are tomato sauce and cheese, aka the things that make a pizza. The other toppings are just based on preference and none of them belong on there any less or more than other toppings. Saying something belongs on pizza implies that it should always be there which is just a dumb take

[woven plinth]

This is a hot take as an Italian

[ebon birch]

I think the pineapple on pizza debate boils down to if the Italians truely own the Pizza and can dictate topping norms

[stone egret]

Italians can't even fucking claim tomato because that shit's native to the Americas if you want to get super pedantic about it

[ebon birch]

as a half italian, pineapple and pizza shouldn't really go together but ppl can do wahtever they want

[woven plinth]

Nobody owns a food but that doesn't mean that you can't make something that tastes mid

Pineapple pizza tastes mid

[woven plinth]

None of us can agree on who owns any food between the regions

North has own pizza

[ebon birch]

whatever americans made and called pizza is so far from pizza to me that they can do whatever they want to it

[woven plinth]

Rome has own

Napoli has own

[stone egret]

I think the pineapple is sometimes nice but the chunks they use are too big so you either have a bite with no pineapple or a bite where you only taste pineapple

[simple mason]

😋

[ebon birch]

I havent ever tried pineapple on pizza

maybe i should

[woven plinth]

Our region made tiramisu, nobody says you can't put a sausage into tiramisu but it is considered bad taste cus well it tastes bad

[ebon birch]

i dont even know what puglia invented

[woven plinth]

And for the people who would say it tastes fine then they would probably say a roasted rat also tastes fine

[ebon birch]

Panzerotte?

[woven plinth]

Hence why it is considered barbarism

[stone egret]

Anyway my original hot take was literally about semantics and not taste and now we're once again having the stupid pizza debate

[simple mason]

But there is a pickle tiramisu...

[woven plinth]

Don't know never heard and I probably wouldn't wanna

[ebon birch]

this is a discord chat, not a thesis. Its more fun to jokingly debate about pizza toppings

[simple mason]

Looks tasty 😋😋😋 (/s)

[woven plinth]

Aight am bombing the rail connections

[ebon birch]

Hot take: UK flag is the best flag in the world. Only flags that even come close are krgyzstan, seychelles and a few others

[simple mason]

To where exactly?

[stone egret]

Did y'all see the tiramisu they served in the Olympic village?

[woven plinth]

Northern rail shall stay isolated from such barbarism

[stone egret]

I feel like I missed out and I need to have a stern talk with my mom about allowing me to drop out from swimming when I was 12

Swimming isn't even an Olympic winter sport but I'd have made it work

[simple mason]

Looks like an American thing to me so you're already disconnected from their rail

[stone egret]

Or I'll blame her for not allowing me to figure skate idk

[woven plinth]

Well cus it's not built

Not bc it has some block

[simple mason]

So you can't bomb it

[woven plinth]

It will have a different gauge or something idk

The Russian fix

[simple mason]

Or you just want to bomb rail to get the picklemisu out of you?

[ebon birch]

so ur russian and italian

crazy combo

[woven plinth]

Yes

No

[ebon birch]

shiny pokemon

[woven plinth]

I have more but I feel like

It would be along the level of

American people claiming ancestry of their great grandma visiting a country

[ebon birch]

eh my claim to italy is flimsy at best

never lived there and my italian is awful

[woven plinth]

I would say Russian Empire - Austrian Empire

My mum speaks Ukrainian somewhat

My grandma is 100% Ukrainian

But I say I am 0% Ukrainian

Actually unless someone cares I usually just say am Russian

[stone egret]

Would make you 25% Ukranian tho... Like your parent is 50% which makes you 25% and I think that's significant enough

[woven plinth]

I don't speak it and only borrowed some dialectisms and pronounciations

And I was like 7 when Ukraine had a conflict

So I never went there

[ebon birch]

yeah i feel theres blood and theres culture

[stone egret]

A girl I no longer speak to is 25% Indonesian and to her that's important enough to be mentionable and I'd agree with her

[ebon birch]

I have blood but not so much culture of italy

[woven plinth]

Well yes but I feel like mentioning more than 1 or 2 countries is overboard

[stone egret]

Yeah that's fair

[woven plinth]

My great grandparents spoke Polish I think

And the parent I am from in Italy belonged to Austria when we moved there

[stone egret]

But like if people ask, I think it's enough to mention it along with the other countries yknow

[simple mason]

I am like 100% Czech as far back as census records in Austria-Hungary became a thing

[ebon birch]

the ultimate Czech

Czech prime

[simple mason]

Or closer to something like 95%

Idk

[woven plinth]

I would have to say Ukrainian, Polish, Russian, Italian, Austrian and maybe even Spanish

[stone egret]

I base my 100% Dutchness on my grandparents only having Dutch parents/grandparents but I have never actually looked anything up

[ebon birch]

idk i never wanna do the cringe american thing of claiming tangentially i am from countries i have no claim to

[woven plinth]

If I feel like I don't belong there I don't talk ab it

[stone egret]

Damn your ancestors moved around a lot

[woven plinth]

Italy is a 25% to me

[ebon birch]

thats just eastern europe

so many people are so mixed

[woven plinth]

Ussr ppls are always mixed bc well it was 1 country

Austrian Empire too

[ebon birch]

I guess borders changed a lot and its all land borders

[woven plinth]

^

[stone egret]

Your parent or grandparent being from a country is different than having done a DNA test that's gonna tell you you're European because white people aren't native to the US

[stone egret]

Oooh right

[simple mason]

My great grandfather was born in Wien but they were a Czech family

[woven plinth]

My grandpa was born in Libya

My mum was born in Kazakhstan

My grandma was born in Kyrgyzstan