Tedesche
@Tedesche@lemmy.world
- Comment on One wish 8 hours ago:
Isn’t it obvious? The goose wished for immortality.
- Comment on [NSFW] ysk: you can restore your foreskin 1 day ago:
Shouldn’t be removed in the first place, outside of medically necessary procedures.
- Comment on Can't tell if L take or W take 1 day ago:
Funny, but the truth is that women are conditioned not to make the first move. Instead, they give subtle signs that most men aren’t educated to read. Women should be educated to be more straightforward and assertive.
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 1 day ago:
There is so much wrong with what you wrote but I don’t have the time or energy to point it all out. Suffice it to say, you are clearly biased and not very bright. And might be trolling. Goodnight.
- Comment on Why do Republicans hate the poor so much? 3 days ago:
In order to truly understand this, you have to tear yourself away from the Republicans and start looking at conservative ideology itself.
At the core of conservative ideology is the very American idea of “pulling oneself up by their own bootstraps.” This is essentially the idea that, no matter the circumstances of one’s birth, one can achieve anything. Historically, this was a rebellion against the classism of old Europe, which was structured around a class system. So, in that context, it was a very liberal idea. The problem comes in when you start to recognize that people are not actual born on a level playing field, financially, culturally, educationally, etc. Today, the idea that everyone can “pull themselves up by their own bootstraps,” foments the lie that we are all born into equal opportunities in life, which is demonstrably false.
So, the core of conservative ideology is based on an untruth, and it has never reconciled this. Conservatives thus blame disparities in achievement in society on lack of individual effort, and don’t take into account differences in opportunity by birth circumstances. As such, when they see people who haven’t done as well as others, they attribute that to personal failings rather than circumstantial inequalities. When you see all outcomes as a result of personal effort, you can dismiss bad outcomes as the result of a lack of effort, and thereby justify denying the less fortunate help under the notion that it is unfair to the more prosperous because it rewards those who didn’t try as hard with the same outcomes who had to work for them.
Conservative ideology is simply outdated and uninformed by modern sociological research.
- Comment on I've heard New Yorkers are devastated 3 days ago:
Kid Rock doesn’t know what a communist is, let alone a democratic socialist, but I’m pretty sure New Yorkers know what a MAGA shit-eater is and are 💯% okay with him not coming to NYC for an entire year.
- Comment on What do you call the beleif that gods are just higher beings on other planes of existence? 2 weeks ago:
Stupid-ass copium, like all religion.
- Comment on She is making a GREAT point 2 weeks ago:
Feminist snark is much less effective when it’s based an utter ignorance of the science it’s poking fun at.
- Comment on Sometimes I feel nothing will change for the better and I feel frustrated about it. 2 weeks ago:
Remind yourself that that belief is based on your very limited experience of history. Things get worse and better over the course of time. Your only true grief may be that you may not live to see the tide change. But that’s very different from thinking all is doomed.
- Comment on We never stop being kids. Our playground just gets bigger. 2 weeks ago:
Adults are just large five-year-olds.
- Comment on Ok, boomer 2 weeks ago:
Further proof that intergenerational criticism in either direction is dumbass bullshit.
- Comment on Why did Thanos, with the power of all the infinity stones, never think to try doubling the amount of resources in the world? 3 weeks ago:
In the comics, Thanos is in love with Lady Death (sometimes called Mistress Death) who is a personification of death. Thing is, she doesn’t return his affections. So, he kills half the universe as a way to try to win said affections. I think the writers for the MCU probably felt that was a little too hokey to fly with modern/mainstream audiences.
- Comment on Why did Thanos, with the power of all the infinity stones, never think to try doubling the amount of resources in the world? 3 weeks ago:
The short answer is that they had to come up with something more palatable to a movie audience than “I’m evil and have a crush on the literal Lady of Death.”
- Comment on Carrot 3 weeks ago:
I have a female friend who is of the opinion that dick size doesn’t matter because only the first few inches of the vaginal canal has erotic nerve endings. I’ve told her that dick size is like breast size: some people care more about it than others and it is a factor. She continues to deny it matters at all.
I’m a guy of average size. I don’t have any insecurities about my junk. But I have enough experience and watched enough (realistic) porn that I know it matters, it’s just not a game breaker like some insecure men fear it is. That being said, size queens are a thing too.
- Comment on Nobody has ever lit a cigarette because of happiness. Smoking is a anxiety-coping mechanism. 3 weeks ago:
Post-coitus and post-meal cigarettes are very common and in pretty sure those aren’t being smoked to cope with anxiety.
- Comment on Why do so many hand dryers not dry hands? Am I doing something wrong? 4 weeks ago:
Wow. TIL. Thanks for the info.
- Comment on Why do so many hand dryers not dry hands? Am I doing something wrong? 4 weeks ago:
How are they unsanitary?
- Comment on Thanksgiving advice 4 weeks ago:
Country gay.
- Comment on Internet email for dummies 4 weeks ago:
As opposed offline electronic mail.
- Comment on I would give my life savings for something that eradicates them from my apartment 😌 4 weeks ago:
Seriously. I have zero problem when I see spiders in my house. I’m like, “Oh, good. Keep it up, bro.” Totally happy to have arachnids around.
- Comment on negativity 4 weeks ago:
Waffles. Greater surface area = more butter & syrup = higher cholesterol = greater chance of dying from a heart attack = end of existential life crisis. Existence be bullshit.
- Comment on Was the fall of Rome this stupid? 4 weeks ago:
No, definitely more stupid than this.
- Comment on Can someone fact check this 5 weeks ago:
African or European coconut?
- Comment on fresh fakakta bread 1 month ago:
That, but fakakted.
- Comment on What would happen to the Earth if it got booped by a giant asteroid going super slowly? 1 month ago:
It’s much more likely that it would either fly away at another trajectory or circle back several times before eventually hitting us. In order for it to become another Earth satellite, it would have to miss us at a very precise angle and speed in order to get trapped in a stable orbit around us.
- Comment on How do I keep a 9 year old from constantly licking erasers and putting them in his mouth 1 month ago:
- Comment on How to create a hand-held EMP 1 month ago:
Ah, well, they don’t need to worry about being caught or identified, they can just stop you in the street. I thought you were referring to scammers or something.
- Comment on How to create a hand-held EMP 1 month ago:
would be very useful if masked men approach you and try to photograph you with a potentially illegal biometric collection application.
Anyone trying to collect biometric information in such a brazen manner is not bright enough to use it for anything useful. There are so many more subtle and clandestine ways to obtain it that don’t risk being caught or identified.
- Comment on Not proud of myself. But I do it all the time 1 month ago:
Okay. I mean, are they like old-timey sexist jokes or something? Because if you’re saying modern humor isn’t sexist/racist/whatever-ist, I’d strongly beg to differ.
- Comment on Say what you will about Kirk, but he made some great points in his debating 1 month ago:
No, you still don’t get it and I don’t think any further explanation on my part is going to change your mind, but just know this is about mass psychology, not the particulars of any political system or culture. You think you’re protected from this kind of hysteria, but you’re not.
Anyway, best of luck to you and yours.