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[libertarirynn]

Can y’all leave Chris the fuck alone? I seriously cannot imagine being so pressed at something so innocuous. Also someone saying “have a blessed day” makes them a freak? You must be literally the worst person to be around at all times.

[celticpyro]

Watching people react with disdain for openly-religious people who aren’t bigoted or self-righteous or fundies is both hilarious and disturbing.

[libertarirynn]

It’s amazing how clearly their own bigoted self righteousness comes roaring through.

“Chris Pratt is a TOTAL FREAK u guys! He LIKES JEBUS! LIKE SOME KINDA TERRORIST! Ewwwwwwww religion is icky! Why can’t he just be a sexual deviant like the NORMAL Hollywood stars?!?! a BIBLE??? Are you some kind of psychopath??!? Christians are gross and nasty and stupid and by the way it’s Christians who are the bigots trust us!”

[firelordderpy]

“Chris Pratt Loves Jesus? Why can’t he just love children like other Hollywood Celebrities?”

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[marsinlibra]

what men call “logic” is really just a lack of empathy

[sheholdsyoucaptivated]

and what they call “objectivity” is really just subjectivity lacking in self awareness

[paci-fisticuffs]

And what they call “common sense” is usually just a series of social biases that they’ve never bothered to analyze or question.

[firelordderpy]

I’m going to call this one out.

Logic:

Logic is not a lack of empathy, logic is looking at a situation with reason, it is in no way the antithesis to empathy as logic is a tool that can be used to be empathetic or not. 

Examples:

I have 5$ to give to Charity, one Charity pockets 90% of the money and the other works exclusively on voluntary means and give 100% to the people its intended for. If I want my money to help the most, logically I should give it to the Volunteer Charity.

I used logic to help more effectively. If Charity 1 had advertising showing a crying child designed by market experts to make people empathetic while charity 2 had just a sign with “Donations please” It is better I use logic to use my resources to help those who will actually use it effectively.

Now on the other hand if I ran Charity 1 it would make logical sense to hire people to make my advertisements as empathy-inducing as possible so that people would donate to me without using logic and checking to see how much I’m actually giving to people.

Logic is a tool, like a hammer it can be used by good people or bad people, it can be used to build a shelter for the poor or break a window.

Objectivity:

You’re right, it is still subjectivity,  it is literally impossible not to have some bias even if it’s based on something as stupid as the color of a shirt. However looking at a situation and trying your best to be objective is not a bad thing, and while some people might lack the self-awareness to recognize that they will have some bias in every situation, Objectivity is trying to fight that Bias.

Objectivity can be looking at something and trying your best to understand it and the other side or from a neutral side.

This is really, really, really, important if for no other reason than knowing your enemy is one of the most effective ways of defeating them.

Let us look at a political situation, why was *Insert elected official here* elected? Well because people voted for them. Why did they vote for them? Now if you refuse to be objective and listen to the other side, you’ll just see everything you don’t like about that person and assume they voted for them because all their voters are those bad things.

If however you look at the situation objectively and from their point of view, you’ll be able to see the appeal, and perhaps it is because they’re all these bad things, OR perhaps its because they had a good reason, and while you may not agree with their solution, you will be able to offer them an alternative solution that isn’t bad so they don’t vote for the bad candidate again.

Obviously, you can’t have no bias at all and some people do wrap themselves up in an arrogant belief they’re immune to bias, but to write off everyone who tries to look at the situation objectively as just lacking self-awareness is foolish.

Common Sense:

This one Y'all actually make a good point on. I would add to it that often everyone has a different version of what common sense is, so beyond a few universal ideas most of it is, completely subjective and not really “Common Sense”

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[fuckyeahchinesegarden]

Idyllic life in Chinese countryside by 李子柒 Li Ziqi | How to make warm quilt by silkworm

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[mojang-official]

there’s some parts of the minecraft community that i just don’t understand even though i want to

[mojang-official]

what sort of maniac fully recreates pokémon red in command blocks for literally no reward

[reverseweeb]

for those who are unaware recreating pokémon in command blocks entails reprogramming the entire game and keeping glitches like missingno

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ancient-origins.net

Solomon and Sheba: Were a Famous Pharaoh and Queen the Real Protagonists in this Love Story?

The story of Solomon and Sheba is well known as one of love. But it is only when we learn their true identities that we see how much affection and adoration Solomon had for his favorite Queen.

[firelordderpy]

Reblogging not because I agree or disagree, but because it seems to be an interesting read and I’m at work so I can’t read it in depth at the moment and I want to find it again later. At minimum it seems like a very interesting yet fantastical theory.

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On the topic of the “fake fan”

[excellent-monster-girl-ideas]

In my opinion, the difference between a “fake fan” and a real one comes mostly down to how much *respect* they show the work in question, its other fans, and its creators. Fake fans will often nitpick a work’s flaws - no matter how minor - and demand very specific changes be made to it. Imagine, if you will, someone coming into your house and complaining about every aspect of the interior (or worse, mocking you for living in a house at all), then screaming obscenities and horrible accusations at you for daring to evict them. This is the Fake Fan, a cancerous tumor in a fandom who disguises itself as a “real” fan despite having no love for the work or its creators, nitpicking every minor thing, making up issues to complain about, and most annoyingly, demanding that changes be made to the work.

Naturally, this doesn’t mean a True Fan is supposed to ignore genuine problems with the work - for example, a game with tight controls having a sequel with floatier, less-responsive controls is a legitimate problem - but “true fans” will often critique objectively major problems, such as continuity errors or poor controls as stated above, and not minor or subjective issues such as representation - which is important, but not nearly as much as some make it out to be. Not all “real fans” are this wholesomely-minded, but as a general rule, fake fans will tend more towards “complaining” whilst real fans tend more towards “critiquing”; the difference being that one side genuinely wants to see the work improve for everyone, while the other wants to see the work improve only for themselves - or in some cases, doesn’t want the work to exist at all, seeing it as a blight on the world for merely existing - and the worst part of it all is: the fake fan will often call the real fan’s critiques the real complaining.

In short, the issue of real verses fake fan (in my humble opinion) comes down to how much respect they show the work, its fans, and its creators, or if they tend more towards complaining about the work’s minor flaws rather than its bigger, more subjective issues.

[rainbowloliofjustice]

Also, fake fans tend to lean towards demanding that a certain thing be a certain way (I.e specifically how they want it) while ignoring if something similar already exists even within the same work.

For example, RWBY fans who constantly want Yang to be a lesbian and say that they “need” the representation while ignoring Ilia (who canonly had romantic feelings for Blake) and are viciously opposed to even acknowledging that or outright say that she doesn’t count because she’s a “psycho lesbian”.

[takashi0]

Even though she’s not. At all.

You know what OP you addressed this topic far more accurately than i did so major props to you.

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[tilthat]

TIL the Supreme Court ruled that Social Security is Not Yours despite your years of paying into it, that workers have no legally binding contractual rights to their Social Security benefits, and that those benefits can be cut or even eliminated at any time.

via reddit.com

[arizonaconservativegal]

In other news, social security is a government run ponzi scheme and I want out

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[lethal-cuddles]

Really? Y’all are seriously going to claim that it’s “homophobic” to be concerned about an 11 year old boy dancing for the enjoyment of grown ass men at an adults only event in exchange for money?

Bitch, many of the people calling this shit out are LGBT themselves. Because it’s fucking creepy.

Allow me to reiterate. An 11 year old boy performed in drag at a gay club for men several times his age, at an event that was explicitly for people aged 21 or over, in exchange for money. You seriously don’t see anything wrong with that? This is the kind of shit that homophobic pundits would use against us.

YOU SHOULD BE OUTRAGED ABOUT THIS! THERE’S NOTHING GOOD ABOUT THIS SITUATION! THERE’S NOTHING THAT SHOULD BE CELEBRATED HERE!

[gestapoknallmuzik]

And here’s for anyone that still wants to pretend none of this is problematic in any way.

Here is the kid sitting next to Michael Alig. Well known methhead who was a drug addict/party personality in the 80s and served time for murdering his own friend with a hammer and cutting him into pieces.

In front of a painting that says “rohypnol”, a date rape drug.

[the-black-backed-gull]

Honestly, if this was a girl doing this for an audience of straight men, this would be on national news and in court in three seconds

[thylovelylionheart]

Someone please save this kid

[nefepants]

I was happy with this kid marching in the pride parade with responsible adults around him, this is something else entirely….

[bedroomghost]

this child has a website where you can “book” him. why is there a description of his basic features? why is there a subject field? BOOK HIM FOR WHAT? HE’S 11 YEARS OLD.

[such-justice-wow]

That description is incredibly creepy… Why do they need to know his height and weight and hair colour??

[coastandrifle]

@such-justice-wow because actual pederasts are booking him to go to cocktail parties where literal non-offending pedophiles oggle him with their eyes, but in their twisted logic think they’re “still non-offending.” This child is essentially being pimped out.

[such-justice-wow]

Wtf is there a news story about this or something? Because frankly that site looks like an escort site

[friendly-neighborhood-patriarch]

This is unbelievably sickening

[iron-confederate]

Real talk, the “booking” option is going to bite these kiddy peddlers in the ass. I legit believe that a future “dance appointment” is going to turn out to be a vigilante justice driven trap.

[takashi0]

The question is how long until that happens and will it happen before the Far Right catches wind and spins it in a way that sets back LGBT acceptance back an entire century?

[firelordderpy]

If the LGBT community doesn’t raise their voices in outrage louder than the Right’s voices of outrage, they will be drowned out by the right.

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[celticpyro]

Don’t think I’ve ever listened to a professor who gave off such an aura of “Yikes” as this one.

[celticpyro]

First of all, something about his whole tone and attitude while going over the syllabus was a big red flag for me. Like “I don’t offer extra credit because it just encourages laziness,” and “I want 2 hours of studying for every hour in this class” (the class is 3 hours long).

And I get that you really shouldn’t be on your phone during class but he’s like “If I see you’re not paying attention WHICH I CAN TOTALLY TELL BY LOOKING AT YOU I’ll mark down your grade,”

Oh and “You’re going to have your personal beliefs challenged but i”m going to make sure you don’t know what mine are,” like mmmm buddy that’s called hypocrisy.

And the nail in the coffin was “We’re not going to discuss God because we already know God doesn’t exist,” Also, “Now that you’ve signed the attendance sheet I’m writing that on the top so now you’ve agreed to that” like dude, you’re not supposed to act like the strawman villain in God’s Not Dead.

Basically this man gave the impression of an old windbag who thinks he’s hot shit and just really likes to hear himself talk. It doesn’t help I thought this class was going to be taught by my last philosophy teacher (who I liked) but I don’t know if they just have the same last name or what but…holy shit.

[firelordderpy]

Well if you’re going down in flames, better make it spectacular.

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[questionablemotivations]

There are a lot of times I feel like just…flipping the vegan script.

It’s not ‘polyester’ it’s plastic

It’s not ‘vegan leather’ it’s plastic

Its not ‘faux fur’ it’s plastic

Plastic is a pollutant and causes far more damage to the environment both now and in the future than leather or wool.

Please stop telling me that the Plastic Lyfe is the only life, it is not. My leather shoes will last a decade where pleather is lucky to last 12 months. Leather (and wool) decompose and are renewable. Plastic is neither of those.

[house-of-crows]

THANK YOUUUUUUU~

[kinka-juice]

A single wash cycle of plastic-based fiber (polyester, poly fleece, faux fur) may release 700,000 pieces of microplastic into our waters. Nasty stuff.

[laurdlannister-kingslayer]

aw dangit

[fistopher]

Wool is the most environmentally friendly fabric despite being an animal product.

[noisypitta]

Using wool isnt even harming sheep 

[mage-of-markarth]

Wool in different weights is also one of the best fabrics for different climates and if woven tightly water resistant. Which in turn means no harmful waterproofers needed on the cloth. Unless it’s something like bees wax. But felted is basically one of the best fabrics for cold weather. It self regulates temperature. Plastic? You bake in plastic. Even the lightweight stuff. I’ve worn full Elizabethan clothing in Florida and the worst bit was the poly brocade doublet. The wool dress and linen shift kept me cool.

A good farmer and this is most farmers do NOT harm their sheep shearing them and it benefits the sheep. So what would you have? An irreparably damaged planet full of plastic? Or happy sheep and decent cloth that won’t pollute once finished with?

[mocking-blue]

Like everything sometimes humans take shit too far like can we even talk about some vegans not eating honey like the bees are dying and they think eating honey is a bad thing! It’s NOT! some animal products actually are better for then the environment than their substitute SOY is actually an environmental destroyer!

Like I actually have nothing against vegans but some of them are so arrgoant while doing things they are doing things that are even worse for the planet!

[todaysbird]

wool is a great material that doesn’t cause harm to animals! the same with honey - it causes no harm to the bees when produced correctly. and honestly, when leather is produced from cows slaughtered anyway, i’d rather that that material goes to good use instead of just being wasted.