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[–]hobbeswasright_ 2446 ポイント2447 ポイント  (123子コメント)

Everyone should listen far more than they talk.

[–]b2ttles 1056 ポイント1057 ポイント  (55子コメント)

But I mean, if EVERYONE did...

[–]kidamy 2888 ポイント2889 ポイント  (27子コメント)

We'd finally get some damn peace and quiet around here.

Woah, I just became my dad for a second there.

[–]Gsusruls 172 ポイント173 ポイント  (13子コメント)

You know, this probably leads to something that I'm very opinionated about...

Ain't nothing necessarily wrong with becoming your parents. Sometimes, even quite often, it's an improvement.

[–]Aphelion1756 144 ポイント145 ポイント  (3子コメント)

I would scoff at this when I was younger. Becoming anything like my dad? Fucking shoot me.

Now? That man has managed to hold everything together, even through the worst of times. My family is not rich by any means, but if we did not have him we would surely be very poor.

[–]HayOriPei 35 ポイント36 ポイント  (1子コメント)

What a lovely thing to say about your father. Make sure you tell him this. My father's birthday was at the end of April and I wrote some things in his birthday card that I assumed he knew (he is the most important man in my life, I am grateful for his support and generosity, I love him, etc) and my mom said he had tears in his eyes when he read the card. So important to say these things to the person, not just assume they already know! Even if they do, it's a nice reminder.

[–]thelaminatedboss 111 ポイント112 ポイント  (4子コメント)

Still very possible. 3 people listening to one person talk.

[–]TheMile 1816 ポイント1817 ポイント  (56子コメント)

That most opinions are held too strongly, and that people are way more ignorant than they think.

That said, I don't exclude myself from that, which may be problematic.

[–]Lemurrific[🍰] 175 ポイント176 ポイント  (10子コメント)

I like this one. Personally I try not to form strong, unwavering** opinions on things unless I know enough to justify it.

Focus on listening and learning, rather than spreading misinformation.

[–]fundygud 3967 ポイント3968 ポイント  (611子コメント)

I'm a fluent welsh speaker, and when people come to my country and go to lessons or whatever to learn a bit of our language, some stupid fucks laugh at them for their pronunciation and shit, which puts a lot of people off from learning any more of it. It's so dumb because they constantly talk about how our language is dying..

EDIT for anyone who would like to be able to swear a bit in Welsh: http://www.youswear.com/index.asp?language=Welsh http://www.rhegiadur.com/

[–]Baastrami 3961 ポイント3962 ポイント  (137子コメント)

I work in kitchens. When I was about 19, my head chef was Colombian, and I always teased him about his accent and his pronunciation of English words. He finally looked at me and said "I speak two languages. You're going to make fun of me when you only speak one?" It was that moment that I realized I was an asshole.

Edit: Thanks for the Gold! To everyone asking: I did apologize. We had a great working relationship after that, and I actually quit the job when they fired him.

[–]Hazzdavis 604 ポイント605 ポイント  (47子コメント)

Did you at least then apologise?

[–]Baastrami 655 ポイント656 ポイント  (20子コメント)

Of course. I've since worked with others who speak English as a second language, and I'm far more helpful. I'm also the first to tell someone else to knock it off if they start mocking someone.

[–]2ndTemporaryAccount 127 ポイント128 ポイント  (8子コメント)

Thank you for doing that, seriously. Nothing makes you more likely to lose the fire to learn than someone mocking you because you aren't so good yet.

[–]NetTrix 40 ポイント41 ポイント  (2子コメント)

I dated a Brazilian girl who was very intelligent, but hadn't lived in the states long enough to get a full handle on the English language. This is when I grew a great appreciation for people learning our language and dropped the second-natured reaction to assume unintelligence when I hear someone struggling with the language.

[–]mrgonzalez 1209 ポイント1210 ポイント  (20子コメント)

No, he realised he was an asshole, accepted it, then embraced it. His ability to be an asshole has improved drastically since that day.

[–]SirLockHomes 377 ポイント378 ポイント  (18子コメント)

Learn 3 more languages fluently and come back to continue making fun of him. And make fun of him in Spanish too.

[–]CocothePug 40 ポイント41 ポイント  (5子コメント)

I know a quote that may help you feel better:

"If you can't look back on yourself and say 'I used to be an asshole,' then you are probably still an asshole.

[–]HelmutSoul 937 ポイント938 ポイント  (194子コメント)

Ah, a Welshman! Ryddylch n' llanstfelstfafell, chylddh!

[–]MrSloppyPants 806 ポイント807 ポイント  (67子コメント)

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

[–]thehoove 421 ポイント422 ポイント  (37子コメント)

Are you sure that's not Klingon?

[–]slowaschalk 345 ポイント346 ポイント  (23子コメント)

That's definitely lovecraftian.

[–]Dinosaria 166 ポイント167 ポイント  (15子コメント)

Yeah, I'm pretty sure they just summoned Cthullu.

[–]shlam16 70 ポイント71 ポイント  (9子コメント)

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

It translates to:

"In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."

R'lyeh is a sunken city at the bottom of the ocean where Cthulhu is imprisoned.

[–]FaptainAwesome 1886 ポイント1887 ポイント  (58子コメント)

Hey, I think you forgot some vowels.

[–]prostateExamination 954 ポイント955 ポイント  (50子コメント)

whats a vowel

[–]Who_GNU 507 ポイント508 ポイント  (32子コメント)

In Welch Welsh:

Sometimes a e i o u, always y. (edit: and w, more so w)

[–]sotonohito 713 ポイント714 ポイント  (19子コメント)

It's a little known fact that the original inhabitants of Wales didn't actually come overland from the rest of England, but rather sailed there from across the Bristol Channel and the Irish Sea. This was, at the time, a hazardous journey and regrettably most of their vowels fell overboard on the trip.

[–]fundygud 78 ポイント79 ポイント  (18子コメント)

be ffwc wyt ti yn siarad am dan? penbwl..

[–]saxy_for_life 124 ポイント125 ポイント  (6子コメント)

I took a welsh class at my college, and its such a fun language. The pronunciation's the best part!

[–]IPoopOnGoats 195 ポイント196 ポイント  (12子コメント)

This is always the case with communities, particularly small communities. Some people look at the community and think "wow, what an awesome community, we should let more people know about it and become a part of it." Others think "wow, what an awesome community, we should keep it pure so that it stays awesome." You hate the people who scoff at bad pronunciation because you're in the first camp - while they scoff because they're in the second camp and derive a lot of their self-identification from the purity and exclusiveness of their little community.

I think yours is the far better approach to life, by the way.

[–]crack_on_draft 295 ポイント296 ポイント  (40子コメント)

Exact same annoys me with Irish and sure the same with Scots Gaelic. People who say 'what's the point it's a dying language'. THAT'S THE POINT THEN IDIOT.

[–]BravoWUT 1456 ポイント1457 ポイント  (53子コメント)

Don't accept a match if you have to go in 10 minutes.

[–]This_IsNot_A_Drill 137 ポイント138 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Nono, this match will surely be the one match in history that lasts 5 minutes

[–]levenseven 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (1子コメント)

And no we won't kick you so you don't get a cooldown!

[–]ohitsali 4556 ポイント4557 ポイント  (339子コメント)

If you don't know something about something, then don't throw fucking strong opinions about that something.

[–]Dininiful 822 ポイント823 ポイント  (22子コメント)

"The more I read comments on reddit about things I know about, the more I see that I should stop trusting comments on things I know nothing about."

[–]Nyarlathoth 247 ポイント248 ポイント  (8子コメント)

Exactly.

I get the same feeling watching the news. When they report on something I understand very well and I see how wrong their reporting is, it really makes me question their coverage of anything else.

[–]phuicy 2754 ポイント2755 ポイント  (104子コメント)

Know your ignorance

[–]skibbityboo 1027 ポイント1028 ポイント  (33子コメント)

One of the most liberating things that happened to me growing up is realizing that I get better results in saying "I don't know" then trying to act like I do.

*Than....apparently I don't know grammar! : )

[–]Pixelwarlord 357 ポイント358 ポイント  (29子コメント)

This should be a fucking banner on every subreddit on this damn site.

[–]weekendwarrior11 243 ポイント244 ポイント  (23子コメント)

ARe you telling me that 90% of reddit isn't actually composed of highly qualified doctors and philosophers?

[–]modi13 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (3子コメント)

I'm not a doctor, but I've watched every episode of "House", so I feel that I'm qualified to diagnose lupus.

[–]PoopSmearMoustache 417 ポイント418 ポイント  (31子コメント)

Can you back that up with a scientific study?

[–]DescendsTheBlade 188 ポイント189 ポイント  (11子コメント)

Hmm, can I get your source on this?

[–]PoopSmearMoustache 95 ポイント96 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Well, it has been peer reviewed by the only two scientists in the field who can understand it, unfortunately there can be no truth until one of them kills the other.

[–]vampfredthefrog 2580 ポイント2581 ポイント  (63子コメント)

When I was a teenager, it was don't cheat on your SO. When I was a young adult, it was always pay your bills on time. When I became a father, it was you better put that down or I swear to god. Nowadays, it's always browse incognito.

[–]Supersoakthatho 1977 ポイント1978 ポイント  (154子コメント)

Mosquitos are the worst freaking thing in the world. They serve no purpose other than to spread disease and kill people.

[–]swissactionhero 1073 ポイント1074 ポイント  (14子コメント)

Dirty syringes with wings, the fuckers.

[–]Gsusruls 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (7子コメント)

If I had started my reading with your post, I would have thought holy shit, the nightmare to end all nightmares. Good thing that's not a thing.

[–]AveSharia 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Did you miss the part where it is a thing, and it's called mosquitos?

(/s, obvs)

[–]mormander 89 ポイント90 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Someone didn't watch Lilo & Stitch.

[–]desdemonhu 142 ポイント143 ポイント  (0子コメント)

"Look! A mosquito has chosen me as her perch. She's so beautiful. Look, another one! And another one! Why, it's a whole flock! They like me! They're nuzzling my flesh with their noses! Now they're... they're... Aaahhh!"

[–]JBenzy670 257 ポイント258 ポイント  (36子コメント)

The only good thing, that I can think of, is that they feed a lot of other some things with their stupid, dead bodies. So there's that.

Mosquitos suck.

[–]akimbocorndogs 192 ポイント193 ポイント  (9子コメント)

But we only like those other things because they eat mosquitoes.

[–]Careless_Con 31 ポイント32 ポイント  (0子コメント)

You know something is a terrible thing when we praise other organisms for their ability to kill those things.

[–]Bt1222 2875 ポイント2876 ポイント  (177子コメント)

USE YOUR FUCKING TURN SIGNAL

[–]djpossess 1539 ポイント1540 ポイント  (57子コメント)

And then turn it off.

[–]HEYdontIknowU 82 ポイント83 ポイント  (8子コメント)

I like to drive in front of the people that still have their turn signal on but do not realize and then turn mine on until they notice theirs is on.

They are like, "Hahah that idiot has his turn signal on and doesn't notice. Oh, my turn signal is on." Then I turn off my turn signal abruptly and I hope they feel stupid.

[–]comp-sci-fi 32 ポイント33 ポイント  (5子コメント)

I stole a great idea for an invention: if you leave your right turn indicator on for more than 10 seconds, your car automatically turns right.

[–]alyssajones 130 ポイント131 ポイント  (22子コメント)

Dear God, yes I had one coworker who actually thought that using turn signals was optional

[–]steveexplodes 713 ポイント714 ポイント  (35子コメント)

Skyrim belongs to the Nords.

[–]treefroog 33 ポイント34 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Strong empathy could save the world

[–]Teft_Lesticle 1651 ポイント1652 ポイント  (148子コメント)

You are entitled to have an opinion about anything, no matter how controversial or morally incorrect. As long as you keep it as an opinion and don't act on it. You think homosexuality is a sin? That's your opinion, fine. Just don't go assaulting gays.

[–]delta_baryon 906 ポイント907 ポイント  (62子コメント)

However, just because you are entitled to have that opinion, doesn't mean that I'm censoring or oppressing you if I criticise that opinion. Nor are you entitled to a platform or an audience.

[–]Lemonaxe 4365 ポイント4366 ポイント  (282子コメント)

That my problems are still relevant even though you tell me someone else somewhere in the world has it worse than I do.

[–]jesaispas 1259 ポイント1260 ポイント  (38子コメント)

I like this. While it's important to keep perspective, that shouldn't invalidate your problems.

[–]liberulo 421 ポイント422 ポイント  (31子コメント)

Agreed. And this goes for more than just personal problems. People who want to improve America are met with resistance from other people who say that they should just be content that we aren't some third-world country.

[–]spectrumbloqqer 3206 ポイント3207 ポイント  (56子コメント)

WHY ARE YOU SMILING? ARE YOU HAPPY BECAUSE 2 MARS BARS FELL OUT OF THE VENDING MACHINE?! YOU'D BETTER WIPE THAT SMIRK OFF YOUR FACE BECAUSE I JUST GOT A PROMOTION! YOU HAVE NO RIGHT BEING HAPPY WHEN I'M IN A BETTER MOOD THAN YOU!!"

When you turn that logic on its head, it makes no sense.

[–]HexagonalClosePacked 553 ポイント554 ポイント  (24子コメント)

No they aren't! Quit your whining! There is exactly one person on the planet who has any right to complain about their problems! Anyone other than the absolute worst off single individual on the planet must be completely content with their lot in life because somebody has it worse than them!

[–]MisterWah3 53 ポイント54 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Just because someone somewhere in the world has it better than you, doesn't mean you can't be happy. Best way to explain it to people I feel

[–]Amphabian 713 ポイント714 ポイント  (41子コメント)

That it is your duty to your country to stand up and call out the bullshit that your government is doing.

[–]FenrisCain 1297 ポイント1298 ポイント  (243子コメント)

People who can't be bothered with politics shouldn't vote. I'd rather everyone did vote and knew their shit but I'm so fed up of hearing people who just blindly vote based on who their parents vote for or who they think looks nicest etc...

[–]okocha90 1851 ポイント1852 ポイント  (156子コメント)

If you want to receive respect you have to show respect.

*edit: I mean it as an advice for my own. Sorry for missunderstandings. Its not my native language sorry for that.

[–]Centimane 1079 ポイント1080 ポイント  (38子コメント)

Honestly I'd say if you want respect don't show disrespect.

A slight difference but it means that you should always start by respecting someone until they give you reason not to, rather than only respecting them once they prove worthy of respect.

EDIT: also, it's possible to be respected by someone who you don't respect (I can't see how that would be bad), so not being disrespectful to them could facilitate that

[–]cherak 107 ポイント108 ポイント  (8子コメント)

This is better. It'd be hypocritical to think that only people who show respect to you are deserving of your respect - why should they show respect to you if you won't first show respect to them?

[–]corby315 3956 ポイント3957 ポイント  (601子コメント)

They should either get rid of innocent until proven guilty or start adhering to it.

The moment someone gets arrested they have their name plastered all over, especially if it's higher profile. It's starting to affect juries, and that can affect outcomes of trials, leading to mistrials and appeals being granted.

[–]BloodyUsernames 205 ポイント206 ポイント  (40子コメント)

Serious question. If this were the case, what about things like wanted pictures? Should the media be able to show pictures if the cops are trying to find the person? Obviously this doesn't apply if the person has already been arrested, but since your argument ( to me at least) extends to the media treatment before arrest as well it just seemed like a sticky point.

[–]Davecasa 297 ポイント298 ポイント  (22子コメント)

Picture, name. Police are looking for this person. Said person is/is not considered dangerous. Please contact this number if you have any information.

That's all you need.

[–]quentin-coldwater 916 ポイント917 ポイント  (172子コメント)

So... you want secret arrests and trials? That seems worse.

[–]corby315 902 ポイント903 ポイント  (146子コメント)

Well arrests without names or mugshots plastered all over the paper. I've seen cases where people say they just look guilty. What the fuck does that even mean?

[–]quentin-coldwater 499 ポイント500 ポイント  (123子コメント)

How do you think we should accomplish this without harming freedom of speech and freedom of the press?

Publicized arests and trials are a byproduct of an open justice system. The alternative is a system where the government is allowed to arrest and try people without the public knowing.

I wouldn't want to live in a country where secret arrests and trials were the norm.

[–]mrgud69 45 ポイント46 ポイント  (3子コメント)

If you believe one group of people deserve equality just because you happen to be part of the group, go die. I spoke to someone yesterday complaining about blacks having equality. Later that day he posted on twitter about how gay marriage shouldn't be legal. If it's your religion sure believe it, and don't do it yourself. But don't tell me you think you deserve equal rights but want to limit other people's.

[–]themazerunner26 46 ポイント47 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Teenage sex is fine, just wear a fucking condom.

You don't want a kid to mess up your adolescent life? Wear a fucking condom

You don't want to get HIV? Wear a fucking condom

[–]smileedude 3080 ポイント3081 ポイント  (320子コメント)

That all moderate Christians, Muslums, Atheists etc hold far more in common than they do with their extremist counterparts and should form their own group of people called the sensibles.

[–]prostateExamination 830 ポイント831 ポイント  (69子コメント)

right? i used to work with a SUPER devout muslim and he was one of the nicest guys i have ever met in my life. we would walk outside together after a long days work,and he would look at the clouds and say something along the lines of a short prayer and how we are already in heaven or something like that. Ahmed, you da man.

[–]LDM123 166 ポイント167 ポイント  (9子コメント)

Exactly. Like how both the Taliban and Malala are devout Muslims, but are polar opposites.

[–]t30ne 322 ポイント323 ポイント  (38子コメント)

You cannot judge a philosophy by its abuse.

[–]Catatonic27 202 ポイント203 ポイント  (28子コメント)

That technology education is the most important thing you can teach kids today. If you don't know how to use a computer you're going to find a concrete ceiling not that far of the ladder of life.

[–]OhNo_NotYou 14 ポイント15 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Even adults should make the attempt to learn. I work with a woman who is so against it she won't even learn how to copy and paste. She feels superior because she doesn't need technology. That's great for her, but that is not the generation I'm living in. If I want to exceed, I better be at a minimum technologically capable.

[–]thecly[🍰] 404 ポイント405 ポイント  (41子コメント)

I don't want to work for someone and build their dream. I want to build my own.

[–]MyWorkAccountThisIs 68 ポイント69 ポイント  (8子コメント)

I get this, but it's not for me. Personally, I really like programming. It's what I do. I work at a great company doing it. What I don't want to do is run a business. Which is what you end up doing more than what you want to do.

[–]guy_not_on_bote 129 ポイント130 ポイント  (18子コメント)

People that have different viewpoints then you in politics aren't trying to literally bring the world to an end, or create a dystopian society. As a rule, they are just doing what they think is best. Having differing viewpoints isn't a bad thing.

[–]Iron_Chef5 122 ポイント123 ポイント  (13子コメント)

That Stannis Baratheon is, in fact, the One True King.

[–]cats4life 37 ポイント38 ポイント  (3子コメント)

All hail Stannis the Mannis, the Besteros in Westeros, first of his name, King of the Andals, Rhoynar, and the First Men, Protector of the Realm, and grinder of teeth and corrector of grammar

[–]GRI23 253 ポイント254 ポイント  (30子コメント)

Treat others as you would like to be treated.
Edit: Stop with the exceptions, you all know how you and most others want to be treated.

[–]BeautifulBeardy 666 ポイント667 ポイント  (71子コメント)

People who don't like cheese aren't people I want to hang out with. Praise Cheesus.

[–]halpmeplzsir 191 ポイント192 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Sweet dreams are made of cheese
Who am I to diss a brie?
Camebert and cheddar cheese
Everybody's looking for stilton

[–]FearlessParrot 839 ポイント840 ポイント  (151子コメント)

Healthcare should be free at the point of use, and everyone deserves access to it. After living in the US for a year, I have gotten into many arguments with medical students especially over why this should be. Your income and job shouldn't decide whether you survive cancer or not. Have some human decency, poor people don't deserve to die because of their socioeconomic standing.

[–]BitterBumble 250 ポイント251 ポイント  (17子コメント)

I'm a medical student and I agree with you. People still die of TB. To really stop and think about what it means that people suffer from and die of curable diseases in an age defined by technology and medical advancement is just fucking disturbing.

[–]Animoose 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Everyone should have at least one thing in life that they're insanely passionate about. To the point where they can't shut up about it because they're so excited.

Passion is what makes life worth living

[–]AlexTheChase 370 ポイント371 ポイント  (45子コメント)

The war on drugs is a complete waste of time and money and should be ended.

[–]TeamKennedy 48 ポイント49 ポイント  (2子コメント)

"Instead of a war on poverty, they got a war on drugs, so the police can bother me." -2pac

[–]JAT621 59 ポイント60 ポイント  (4子コメント)

You can love your country and hate your government.

[–]palettendieb 3074 ポイント3075 ポイント  (815子コメント)

You work 40h a week, you should be able to afford a proper life.

Does not matter if you are a surgeon or a package packer in a warehouse. 40 hours of your time per week is a huge chunk of your life and as such worth something.

[–]WavesOfEchoes 1561 ポイント1562 ポイント  (313子コメント)

Or more specifically, minimum wage should be based on cost of living.

[–]thrav 761 ポイント762 ポイント  (152子コメント)

Still opens a sizeable debate where half the people think, "cost of supporting a family" versus "cost of supporting an individual"

[–]hawkish25 764 ポイント765 ポイント  (140子コメント)

Celery is disgusting and I hate it above all other vegetables.

Hate it, absolutely hate it, there's this lingering aftertaste, a metallic taste, but some of my friends swear that celery tastes of nothing and is just water.

[–]hammsfamms 137 ポイント138 ポイント  (2子コメント)

I have a friend who doesn't refer to it as celery, she calls it "shitty water vegetable". Thought you might enjoy that.

[–]sonmi450 61 ポイント62 ポイント  (3子コメント)

...metallic taste? Huh? Yeah to me, celery just tastes like water and freshness. Huge fan of it

[–]abontikus 606 ポイント607 ポイント  (107子コメント)

no such thing as elo hell exists.

[–]kidamy 320 ポイント321 ポイント  (32子コメント)

That is because E.L.O. were sent from heaven.

[–]Tijuano 61 ポイント62 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Our Lord and Savior Jeff Lynne

[–]I_done_a_plop-plop 23 ポイント24 ポイント  (1子コメント)

All he ever wanted was to be one of the Beatles, bless him

[–]Le_Master 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (3子コメント)

Anyone who can produce an album at the creative level of Time gets a place in heaven in my eyes.

[–]JTheRage 51 ポイント52 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Mr. Blue Sky wants a word with you.

[–]IronyPenguin 169 ポイント170 ポイント  (17子コメント)

It's not healthy to be obese. It has never been and never will be.

[–]bazzil350 3982 ポイント3983 ポイント  (799子コメント)

people who cheat in their SO. there's no excuse, if you arn't happy then break up and fuck as many people as you like

[–]PM_Tits_4_LifeMottos 1737 ポイント1738 ポイント  (108子コメント)

Couldn't agree more, cheating is the one of the biggest betrayal of trusts in a relationship, there is no excuse for it if it was consensual at the time.

[–]kyle8998 677 ポイント678 ポイント  (77子コメント)

Consensual cheating? Bad

Is it cheating if you get PM'ed tits for life mottos?

[–]PM_Tits_4_LifeMottos 509 ポイント510 ポイント  (65子コメント)

Well I am not in a relationship so I wouldn't imagine so, I don't really expect getting PM with pictures of Tits, I just like giving lifemottos

[–]rektal_ 200 ポイント201 ポイント  (29子コメント)

You can PM me one if you like.I'lltakeeitherone

[–]PM_Tits_4_LifeMottos 376 ポイント377 ポイント  (25子コメント)

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone."

-Neale Donald Walsch

How's that, friend?

[–]Nagadha 205 ポイント206 ポイント  (10子コメント)

On that same note I will never be more into someone else's relationship than they are. I don't tell people what decision to make and sometimes struggling with a decision in their own way is the only way to figure out what they want... But that's just my opinion

[–]RegretlessCurmudgeon 695 ポイント696 ポイント  (121子コメント)

I was literally just about to comment this. For some reason, I have a deep, powerful disgust for this behaviour in particular. I don't even have experience with it, it just makes me so angry and disgusted. To do such a selfish, emotionally-destructive thing is fucking abhorrent.

[–]BaneOfWindmills 402 ポイント403 ポイント  (106子コメント)

For me, it's because I've never seen an ethically justifiable case of someone cheating.

If you're dating someone, you're trying to see if that's the person you'd be willing to spend the rest of your life with; who you would swear to be closer to than anyone else. At that point, you've traditionally not made any true vows. Therefore, if you're unhappy you should either break up and be done with it, or have a serious discussion about the boundaries and expectations you have for the relationship. Easier said than done sometimes, but necessary.

If you're married or otherwise sworn to someone, you should not be breaking any of your vows EVER if you want those vows to mean anything at all. If you're unhappy with something in the relationship, you owe it to the person you swore to be with and love forever to tell them. Either you'll work together to fix it, or you'll decide OPENLY to end it. Anything else is either a messy legal/medical situation or ethically wrong.

[–]why_is_stuff 408 ポイント409 ポイント  (61子コメント)

One person is emotionally and physically abusive to their significant other. When that SO attempts to end the relationship, it is met with physical violence, emotional battery, and threats. The victim seeks refuge in an intimate relationship on the side.

That, or some variation, is the only exception I can think of.

Edit: I am not saying this is an advisable course of action. My point was simply that this is a situation where I do not think the cheater is doing wrong. If you are in an abusive relationship, I urge you to seek proper help from friends or family and the authorities.

[–]BaneOfWindmills 300 ポイント301 ポイント  (21子コメント)

It's certainly a good exception. It comes down to semantics for me really. Personally, the moment abuse gets put into the mix, I consider the vows broken. Any attempt to get out of that relationship from there on is therefore not cheating because you are actively attempting to end the relationship. That said, it is a rather blurry line and absolutes don't really apply themselves well.

[–]Katdai 39 ポイント40 ポイント  (3子コメント)

I think if corporations want to be people, the corporate veil should be pierced, and the top "decision makers" with "strongly-held beliefs" should be held personally accountable for their actions.

[–]killminusnine 1578 ポイント1579 ポイント x2 (134子コメント)

The Alliance are untrustworthy scum, and must be purged from Azeroth.

[–]ravenclaw567 14 ポイント15 ポイント  (0子コメント)

The Dark Lady will wipe the living from Azeroth. Power to the Forsaken!

[–]Supercool92 33 ポイント34 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Strength and Honor!

[–]CDC_ 3421 ポイント3422 ポイント x2 (441子コメント)

Sweet Baby Rays is superior to all other bbq sauces.

[–]xxbearillaxx 944 ポイント945 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Give this guy some ribs. He has an opinion that matters.

[–]over_analyst 469 ポイント470 ポイント  (43子コメント)

Ahhh. That Kraft sauce was on sale at the store the other day for an absurdly low price... but I couldn't do it. I could not bring myself to buy it knowing full well that Sweet Baby Ray was staring at me from down the aisle.

[–]CDC_ 751 ポイント752 ポイント  (31子コメント)

The Sweet Baby Rays is like "pfft, you're cheating on me with that bitch? Come holler when you want something tasty, baby."

[–]over_analyst 87 ポイント88 ポイント  (16子コメント)

At least he knows I'll always be back for him...

[–]clusterphuk 231 ポイント232 ポイント  (14子コメント)

Buying Kraft BBQ sauce over Sweet Baby Rays is like cheating on a super model with a $3 hooker.

[–]over_analyst 18 ポイント19 ポイント  (3子コメント)

It was on sale, okay! Sorry for being thrifty... But I get what you're saying. Quality, man, quality.

[–]killminusnine 357 ポイント358 ポイント  (95子コメント)

Isn't sweet baby rays pretty much just sugar?

[–]CDC_ 658 ポイント659 ポイント  (7子コメント)

I dunno what the fuck it is, but it's delicious.

[–]Sideways_Elephant 244 ポイント245 ポイント  (23子コメント)

Pretty sure the first ingredient is high fructose corn syrup. So yes.

[–]StalinWasAJerk 237 ポイント238 ポイント  (32子コメント)

BBQ sauce is mostly sugar. No matter who makes it. It's based on vinegar, molasses (sugar) tomato paste and mustard.

[–]troglodave 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Carolina-style has much less sugar and, IMHO, tastes sooo much better than tomato-based sauces.

[–]franklymydeer 1938 ポイント1939 ポイント  (284子コメント)

Climate change is the greatest threat to humanity that we're currently aware of, and we need to start doing something about it. This is the only opinion I hold that I'm absolutely certain about.

[–]wkrick 34 ポイント35 ポイント  (3子コメント)

It irritates me that people focus on the climate, as if that's the only negative effect of dumping tons of carbon dioxide into the air.

I think a more serious issue is the acidification of the oceans. Destroying the oceans will kill us off long before melting ice caps and flooding coastal cities will become a problem.

[–]honeybadga 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (2子コメント)

Welfare programs should strive to be a hand up not a hand out.

[–]vintage-tea 602 ポイント603 ポイント  (78子コメント)

There should be more serious punishments for animal abuse/neglect.

EDIT: I should point out I am from the UK where punishments for animal cruelty tend to be pretty light. They're more likely to get a fine and a ban from keeping animals for 'x' amount of time (how that's even enforceable I don't know) than a prison term or anything else. I don't know what it's like in the rest of the world.

[–]BigRedTed 55 ポイント56 ポイント  (2子コメント)

At least in the US we also have a huge problem with puppy mills. Wish we could regulate them significantly more. The horror stories about dogs from mills are frightening.

[–]p1nkcobr41 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yes and more specifically and especially for the animals on factory farms. They get treated absolutely awful, and there are laws that actually make it illegal to whistleblow on their behalf.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ag-gag

[–]Thetiz 749 ポイント750 ポイント  (187子コメント)

There's no such thing as a 'Friendzone', she's either interested or not not.

Edit: I'm a guy.

[–]NegligibleSenescense 489 ポイント490 ポイント  (103子コメント)

The way I've always understood it, a girl who wants to be friends with you is not "friend zoning" you. That's just stupid. The friendzone is a rare occurrence where someone knows that you're interested, and uses that to manipulate you by giving you false hope that they could also potentially be interested in the future. I've never had this happen to me; I've never heard of this happening to anyone I know, but I don't think I could confidently say that it doesn't exist.

[–]IndubitablySnazzy 26 ポイント27 ポイント  (5子コメント)

Yeah, my girlfriend (we're lesbians) had a female friend who "thought she might be bisexual" and strung my girlfriend along for about a year, but never let the relationship get anywhere. That, I think, is an example of friendzoning. She acted interested, flirted constantly, and acted as though a relationship may be possible someday, while never actually being interested. It's manipulative and shitty and most cases aren't like this, but it does happen.

[–]Raccoonpuncher 30 ポイント31 ポイント  (19子コメント)

Grading students based on taking an average of their work makes it difficult to fairly assess their performance. A single poor grade can ruin otherwise stellar performance. Getting a late or zero grade can pretty much sink a good student's grade.

Instead, teachers should adopt the use of taking the median grade for all of a student's work and assigning it as the final grade. That way a grade can't be ruined by a single outlier.

For example, let's say a student gets a 98, an 90, a 92, a 95, and a 54 on their assignments. Their average grade is now a B, despite them receiving an A on 4/5 of their assignments. Their median grade, instead, would be an A-, which is closer to what most of their work reflected.