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Forum: Trials and Errors 14th October 2020, 02:43 PM
Replies: 3,098
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Posted By pharphis
This is a joke, right?

This is a joke, right?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2020, 10:19 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,062
Posted By pharphis
Hm, I wonder if/how this would be grounds for a...

Hm, I wonder if/how this would be grounds for a lawsuit. It's not merely "opinion" because if I'm understanding correctly she implied she had evidence that he committed a crime. Also one of the worst...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2020, 06:54 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 8,781
Posted By pharphis
I'm not familiar with chess, specifically, but...

I'm not familiar with chess, specifically, but one could assume it is purely biological differences without thinking women are less capable/men are more intelligent. We're talking about the best of...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th October 2020, 06:46 AM
Replies: 164
Views: 8,781
Posted By pharphis
There's some data analysis of usage on this blog...

There's some data analysis of usage on this blog post which I found interesting when I read it a few months back.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th October 2020, 12:17 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 10,915
Posted By pharphis
re: recent use of the hashtag or whatever... I...

re: recent use of the hashtag or whatever... I don't get it. What does homosexuality have to do with proud boys? Have they made anti-gay statements? Or is it just coincidence because "boys" can be...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th October 2020, 09:47 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 2,656
Posted By pharphis
I thought this was news like 6 months ago?

I thought this was news like 6 months ago?
Forum: USA Politics 24th September 2020, 03:51 PM
Replies: 815
Views: 33,491
Posted By pharphis
Good comparison IMO.

Good comparison IMO.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th September 2020, 03:28 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,616
Posted By pharphis
I agree with Delvo, those most motivated to talk...

I agree with Delvo, those most motivated to talk about MGTOW are those who are more extreme/resentful/hateful. Label aside, there are plenty of men out there who opt out of relationships for a...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th September 2020, 04:47 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,616
Posted By pharphis
"incel" seems like a very forced categorization...

"incel" seems like a very forced categorization on Rittenhouse.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th September 2020, 10:44 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 5,734
Posted By pharphis
Oh you can't say his name in here. The polite way...

Oh you can't say his name in here. The polite way is "Arnold Schwarzen-hard R
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2020, 09:40 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 5,734
Posted By pharphis
I believe some of the comments from the letter in...

I believe some of the comments from the letter in the article mentioned that he had used this example in the past, so it's certainly not a new thing if he's doing it for thrills.

But hell, does it...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2020, 10:22 AM
Replies: 135
Views: 5,734
Posted By pharphis
Good line, this one

Good line, this one
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2020, 05:58 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 6,056
Posted By pharphis
Hey, we can all get enjoyment out of this in...

Hey, we can all get enjoyment out of this in different ways. Don't kink shame

Or something
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2020, 05:54 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 6,056
Posted By pharphis
I'm guessing they never figured it out given the...

I'm guessing they never figured it out given the outcome.
Forum: USA Politics 7th September 2020, 10:25 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,555
Posted By pharphis
Maybe I'm too nihilistic but I struggle to see...

Maybe I'm too nihilistic but I struggle to see how people can both feel informed enough regarding their local politics and other non-local politics and have the time to engage in both (or perhaps...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th September 2020, 11:30 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 5,734
Posted By pharphis
That's exactly what happened.

That's exactly what happened.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th September 2020, 08:19 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 5,734
Posted By pharphis
if I didn't watch the video I would be thinking...

if I didn't watch the video I would be thinking the same thing.

Well, there still could be some detail missing but I'm really struggling to guess at what it could even be since this is the context...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th September 2020, 06:44 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 5,734
Posted By pharphis
USC prof no longer teaching after using Chinese word that sounds like racial slur

https://campusreform.org/?ID=15580



More in the article, don't want to quote in full.

Wondering what people here think about this incident. I think the title alone practically gives enough...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd August 2020, 08:44 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 5,031
Posted By pharphis
Another less sexual example is just simply the...

Another less sexual example is just simply the normalization of video games = larger, more casual audiences = more casual games with less depth. I don't know if I'd tie that to women *specifically*...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd August 2020, 06:50 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,986
Posted By pharphis
Huh. My guess entering this thread was that it...

Huh. My guess entering this thread was that it would be about how headlines are free (and often misleading) but the actual content is sometimes paywalled.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd August 2020, 12:00 PM
Replies: 148
Views: 6,669
Posted By pharphis
I don't know about percentages or anything, but...

I don't know about percentages or anything, but it seems like every other person I see using a computer doesn't even use an ad blocker (most easily spotted due to ads on youtube). MAYBE back in 2010...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th July 2020, 05:38 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,284
Posted By pharphis
ya I don't think there's any doubt about that one.

ya I don't think there's any doubt about that one.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd July 2020, 09:31 AM
Replies: 253
Views: 14,872
Posted By pharphis
I can't help but call it out when I see it. The...

I can't help but call it out when I see it. The redefinition is used simply to make some cases of discrimination perceived as worse than others.

Standard example:
- A person points out some...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd July 2020, 09:25 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,284
Posted By pharphis
Note: I have not read this manifesto. I think it...

Note: I have not read this manifesto. I think it would be a waste of time. In fact, I think I get the picture just from skimming the table of contents. Certainly seems like a whack job.

That said,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd July 2020, 01:34 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,284
Posted By pharphis
It will certainly be used to say "this is what...

It will certainly be used to say "this is what MRAs do", or that it is somehow indicative of MRAs in general (just like incel murders are blamed on MRAs as well). I think that's bound to happen any...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd July 2020, 12:54 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,284
Posted By pharphis
I'm not familiar with the relevant cases or...

I'm not familiar with the relevant cases or anything like that. Terrible person committed a horrendous act (possibly several, it seems).

As someone who doesn't mind being called a male advocate, I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd July 2020, 08:26 AM
Replies: 253
Views: 14,872
Posted By pharphis
It sounds insane but you can find all kinds of...

It sounds insane but you can find all kinds of nonsense like this in academia, so I wouldn't be TOO surprised. Just takes one whacko from one of these fields or activism areas to have influence over...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd July 2020, 08:22 AM
Replies: 253
Views: 14,872
Posted By pharphis
"Police reform"? Sorry, best I can do is change...

"Police reform"? Sorry, best I can do is change Aunt Jemima. Hope that's sufficient
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st July 2020, 08:52 AM
Replies: 253
Views: 14,872
Posted By pharphis
Ryan Long makes weekly hilarious videos (like...

Ryan Long makes weekly hilarious videos (like this one). He teases the woke people most often but I do like that he pokes fun at others as well... this particular video you linked seems to have...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th July 2020, 12:44 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 2,533
Posted By pharphis
Fromy our quote from wikipedia This...

Fromy our quote from wikipedia


This follow-up is almost always excluded from discussion. Not that Popper needs to be an authority which we base all of our decisions on... but does anyone try to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 10th July 2020, 02:47 PM
Replies: 175
Views: 16,873
Posted By pharphis
Well some things are obvious: stop the drug war....

Well some things are obvious: stop the drug war. That alone would help keep families together since it prevents them from being ripped apart for bad reasons. This would help all families, but black...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th July 2020, 12:25 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 11,436
Posted By pharphis
how is it immature?

how is it immature?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th July 2020, 11:22 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,572
Posted By pharphis
Ya this sort of avalanche'd, but that also tends...

Ya this sort of avalanche'd, but that also tends to happen with these kinds of threads?

Turns out that Zero likely admitted to much less than actually occurred as more allegations come out. Also...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th July 2020, 09:16 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,572
Posted By pharphis
Almost all randomized elements are not active in...

Almost all randomized elements are not active in tournament play. There are a few exceptions (I can list some if people are curious) but the worst offenders like items are totally removed from...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 4th July 2020, 08:53 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,572
Posted By pharphis
could be, I don't remember what I saw in the...

could be, I don't remember what I saw in the videos. I remember seeing multiple different videos with time stamps for interactions a few days back when this was being talked about on the smashbros...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2020, 10:41 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,572
Posted By pharphis
I've *never* been into social media like myspace,...

I've *never* been into social media like myspace, facebook or really twitter (though I sometime peruse the latter) and I'm quite lucky to have just had that attitude (I'm not even sure why... I guess...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2020, 03:28 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,572
Posted By pharphis
Yeah it's no doubt that it's a particularly...

Yeah it's no doubt that it's a particularly fertile ground for abusers to have access and influence over potential victims. and you're right, nowadays almost every game is played online. Or at least...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2020, 01:59 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,572
Posted By pharphis
Actually, for the specific groups covered (FGC,...

Actually, for the specific groups covered (FGC, Smash communities) these were ALL in person, starting ~20-30 years ago depending on the community. I'm more familiar with smash so I will talk about...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2020, 07:31 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,572
Posted By pharphis
I gotta be honest... I'm generally skeptical of...

I gotta be honest... I'm generally skeptical of big statements with no evidence. Still, I know that it is difficult at times to have evidence of things like this, without planning in advance (which...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd July 2020, 11:55 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,572
Posted By pharphis
Hm, a topic I'm actually very familiar with, as a...

Hm, a topic I'm actually very familiar with, as a huge smash bros (melee) fan. It's been interesting (and an unhealthy distraction) to be keeping up with many of these stories.

Some truly terrible...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd July 2020, 01:34 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 4,910
Posted By pharphis
The owner was told that their subscribers have...

The owner was told that their subscribers have done "illegal actions". No clarification, and hours of phone calls. Not even WHO did something illegal. Just that someone did something illegal (and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd July 2020, 09:30 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 4,910
Posted By pharphis
Doesn't one effectively cause the other, in this...

Doesn't one effectively cause the other, in this case?

I forgot to include a link. I think a write up might come out in the next few days but I saw this one a few days ago after the closing was...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd July 2020, 09:23 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 4,910
Posted By pharphis
This is the real problem with "make your own X"....

This is the real problem with "make your own X". It's simply not possible to have any staying power. Especially since things cost money, and behind almost every bank and payment processor decision is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd July 2020, 09:15 AM
Replies: 1,662
Views: 39,938
Posted By pharphis
Sign me up for that! Of course, only if...

Sign me up for that!

Of course, only if vindication and cash settlement are actually guaranteed, and in a timely manner (not 5 years in jail). But that's the problem. Vindication isn't guaranteed...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd July 2020, 06:29 AM
Replies: 123
Views: 4,910
Posted By pharphis
That was my impression as well. In fact, I think...

That was my impression as well. In fact, I think it's good to have a counterbalance to r/pussypass. If one only hears about one set of circumstances (essentially, women being treated like children...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st July 2020, 07:45 PM
Replies: 123
Views: 4,910
Posted By pharphis
I'm familiar with r/pussypassdenied though I...

I'm familiar with r/pussypassdenied though I don't visit with any regularity. I think my partner pointed it out to me through a few posts long before I started using reddit, back in 2012 or so...
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st June 2020, 09:19 AM
Replies: 582
Views: 47,511
Posted By pharphis
This is maybe a tangent but that word, from what...

This is maybe a tangent but that word, from what I've seen, is used negatively (usually) as well as in an endearing way between people. I don't think that applies to "Karen"
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 20th June 2020, 09:52 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 6,473
Posted By pharphis
Wow. Even if their side of the story was true,...

Wow. Even if their side of the story was true, except that they did destroy this evidence should that not count as evidence tampering of some sort? I wonder how a warrant like this would work,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th June 2020, 01:39 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,887
Posted By pharphis
The first 2, sure. The third is a bit more...

The first 2, sure. The third is a bit more ambiguous. Certainly misbehavior and an abuse of power over someone (if only through fear of consequences for challenging authority).

I make the...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th June 2020, 07:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,887
Posted By pharphis
I don't think I did this? Perhaps I worded...

I don't think I did this? Perhaps I worded something poorly but I only recall specifically challenging someone else for implying that a problem cannot be sexist (or is somehow less sexist) if the...
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