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My first fps games I played with the arrow keys but I've been playing on ESDF since the first Half-Life. It made sense as the F key (as well as the J key) on regular keyboards have that little ridge to find them blindly. As you learned in typing class. Is that still a thing?

So it always baffled me that WASD became the standard. I have way more keys for my ring and pinkie finger.

I hope this doesn't violate rule 2, although I will argue that this shouldn't be a political issue even though it has in some ways become one. Also, I'm not going to specifically talk about the stuff currently happening with the WNBA. I know a lot of the current controversy is about that, but I'm not super familiar with it because I don't live in the US.

I have often heard people say that it's "obvious" and "just basic science" that trans women have an advantage over cis women in sport, but it's not actually very clear cut. For example, a meta analysis of 50 studies concluded the following:

>While transgender women exhibited higher lean mass than cisgender women, their physical fitness was comparable. Current evidence is mostly low certainty and has heterogenous quality but does not support theories of inherent athletic advantages for transgender women over cisgender.

It found that trans women who have been on HRT had similar relative fat mass, relative lean mass, upper-body strength, lower-body strength and maximal oxygen consumption compared to cis women. This study also found that trans women's athletic performance decreases significantly after HRT.

Obviously the key here is being on HRT for at least a couple years. I am not arguing that a trans woman who hasn't medically transitioned should be allowed to compete. Whenever possible, professional women's sports leagues should do blood tests and ensure competitors' testosterone levels are in the expected range, in order to enforce the HRT requirements and keep the competition fair.

Until recently, this was exactly how it was done in the Olympics: generally female trans athletes had to prove they had been on hormones for at least 2 years, and blood tests were done to make sure the athletes' testosterone levels were within the expected range for cis women. And in the multiple decades that trans athletes could compete, zero won medals. You would think that, if trans women had such a massive advantage, they would have dominated these Olympic games, or at least had some winners, but no. Only one openly trans athlete has ever even competed, and she did not win a medal.

In the 2028 Olympics, all female athletes will now be required to prove that they have XX chromosomes. Despite being invasive and unnecessary, it completely ignores intersex women who, while still being assigned female at birth, could have XY, X, XXY and many other configurations. These people might not even have any advantage whatsoever and are also definitely women and should be allowed to compete too.

Although there isn't a complete academic consensus on whether trans women who started HRT after puberty have an advantage (more research needs to be done), trans women who started HRT before puberty or used puberty blockers couldn't possibly have any of the advantages that come with male puberty because they never went through it. Even if you disagree with all of my other points so far, I can't see why anyone arguing in good faith could be against these trans women competing. They don't have an advantage.

Fundamentally, sport isn't fair. The average person could train extremely hard and still fail to beat someone who was gifted with a natural advantage. Michael Phelps has an enormous wingspan, incredible lung capacity and many other natural gifts that set him apart from most humans. Of course, genetics aren't everything, the best athletes are the ones who are both the most gifted and train the hardest. But is it really reasonable to say that Michael Phelps should be disqualified from the Olympics because he has an unfair biological advantage over everyone else? Joanna Harper, from this article, said this:

>So, sports are inherently unfair. But when we subdivide sports into categories, we do so with the purpose that biological differences don't overwhelm what we seek in sports. So, for instance, big boxers have such a huge advantage over small boxers that we segregate that sport by weight categories so that small boxers can win something,

Just like the reason we have weight classes in boxing, the reason we segregate men and women in sports is so that women still get the chance to play. And trans and intersex women are too few in number and don't have advantages significant enough to hurt the original mission of women's sports, which was always fundamentally about inclusion.

One final thing, in the last few years this debate has been used as a political wedge issue. I believe that trans women's inclusion in sports should be something that is decided by sports associations and committees, not governments or political parties. When people think about trans women in sports, the media has given many people this vision of "men in dresses" stealing all the medals from women, but this just isn't representative of reality, no matter what your opinions on trans people are. I hope this post has at least been interesting to read, I tried to be as objective as possible.

even underwire bras, like i don't understand why people say that they're so uncomfortable and they hate wearing them. i guess people mostly just say that it feels really nice to get home and immediately take your bra off and people will even say that they do it literally as soon as they get home, first thing, and that tells me that you think bras are uncomfortable, or at least a lot less comfortable than just not wearing one, and i just don't get that.

i saw a clip from a movie or show or smth (where the lady who plays regina george is the mom which feels really weird) where a mom takes her daughter to get her first bra and when she puts it on for the first time, the mom says "how do you feel?" and the daughter says "i can't wait to take it off" and the mom goes "welcome to womanhood" as if immediately wanting to take your bra off as soon as you put it on is normal. and she was wearing a training bra, so like??? there aren't even wires????

maybe everyone's just wearing their wrong bra size. if you hate the way your bra feels, take your measurements with no bra on and calculate your size and compare it to the bra you're wearing. there are websites that tell you how to do it, it's not hard, you just need a tape measure.

For most people, taking Kratom is no different than drinking coffee. I put Kratom in the same category as caffeine as far as addiction protectional is concerned. I am of course talking about plain leaf, not the 7-OH. Most people can enjoy plain leaf without any issues.

I just feel like we get caught up in the wrong stuff nowadays and everybody just be playing morality olympics. "Oh you listen to (insert x song by a problematic artist) dont you know what they said recently?" Yes bro but this song was made WAAAAAY before they said that crazy stuff man. I understand the side eyes if you support newer stuff made by them "post-controversy" you know? Kanye West for example I only listen to a few albums mostly, sometimes ill sprinkle in some of The Life of Pablo but other than that its mostly, Late Registration, College Dropout, and Graduation. We all know Kanye has since said and done some things that aren't okay but why should I be criticized for bumping older stuff before he said or did anything crazy?

This same sentiment could go for youtubers, actors, or literally anybody who F'd up and is facing backlash for it, if you still like their older stuff before the F up you shouldn't be scrutinized for consuming the older stuff you enjoyed. You're just punishing yourself for something THEY did.

Go listen to that old album, go watch that old YouTuber, go watch that classic movie. You know you want to, and you should.

Social Media has ruined everything. It’s made movies dumber, made people dumber, it’s made everything dumber. But you can’t escape it. So having it be ruined and banned is actually exactly what this society needs right now.

Social Media is a fad. It’s only something that’s gonna last a few decades. Back in the day, the Government let you do cocaine and heroine until they realised it was actually dangerous and banned it. Social Media is next on that chopping block.

“Oh, but then that’d remove everyone’s voices!”.

Two things I’d say about that point. One, some people’s voices online just don’t deserve to be heard and you know that. Two, it’d actually make them louder. Because without social media to keep you distracted from the terrors happening right now, you’d have nothing else to do but revolt.

Might I remind you that we were in our prime in the 40s-60s (Economically, of course. Racism and lobotomies were still a thing) because we’d just gotten out of a recession and the Government was scared the people were gonna revolt, so they treated the citizens well. But now, there is no threat of a revolt. Let me tell you this now, if people in the 70s wouldn’t put up with someone who had stolen a bit of money, they would not put up with a fraudulent pedophile. and that also goes for people in the 40s, 50s, 60s, 80s and even 90s.

“But what about all the good Influencers who’d lose their job!”.

And I am assuming you’re talking about the GOOD influencers. Look, some might get left in the dirt pile to rot, but there are always TV networks there to pick them up and give them shows or even movies on the air. There are plenty of talented people on the Internet ready to show that they have what it takes to be competent filmmakers or animators, and there are opportunities even for those whose content many consists of them talking about random stuff. Because that has always been a genre on TV. I mean Robert Eebert, Jerry Springer, Talk Shows in General. I could James A Janisse settling in just fine with his own TV show.

Just throw whatever queries or questions you have for me up here, I have answers for them.

Unlike many people seem to do for some reason, I actually like applying Lego stickers on builds. It’s satisfying and provides a moment of calm and focus while normally building brick after brick can be repetitive.

Some people complain that it’s too difficult. I tell you what’s difficult: applying wet decals on plastic or applying stickers with thicker than average fingers (which I manage just fine). If it’s really that hard. Use tweezers for precision. There are also other tricks.

Lego isn’t greedy for not using prints in the place of stickers either. Using stickers is a no-brainer when you take into account how good they look in the end, with arguably little effort. Printing unique bricks would be extra cost for little gain.

God damnit, every video that has literally to do with caving, the comments are a fucking echo chamber of people who seem insistent that you die the moment you step into a cave, right down to the prerequisite “my favorite thing about caving is that it is 100% optional” comment every single time, pretty much verbatim.

Anyone dies in any other freak accident and someone acts all smug and condescending about it, they’d be seen as an asshole, yet stick them in a cave and that’s just the prevailing narrative? What sense does that make? Yes, caves can be relatively dangerous, but if you use your thinking brain it’s pretty obvious to realize you only hear about the ones that go wrong.

And going back to that prerequisite comment again, is it really? Think about it, there’s so many weird little ecosystems found isolated in caves, and given how we found GLP-1s by swabbing lizard throats in the desert, we can only guess what breakthroughs could be found in studying these weird little ecosystems. Plus, if a mine collapses, who would be most qualified to rescue those trapped inside?

In either case, those involved would probably be pretty fucking thankful that this community exists, but we shouldn’t need to think of practical examples to have some basic sense of compassion. And like, yeah, it’s the internet, but even then I genuinely cannot think of another group that it’s as socially acceptable to be this callous towards.

Edit: TLDR is that acting smug and condescending when someone dies is bad. That’s it, that’s my point.

Edit 2: Paragraph 3 should not be seen as representative of the average caving trip or as pertaining to the rest of the post, and only serves as a debunk to the one ad nauseam comment.

I have yet to meet a heeler/shepherd/collie or any herding dog that didn’t bite and nip at heels constantly, have boundless energy, and just an overall neurotic mess.

These dogs aren’t happy and fulfilled unless they have a JOB. They need to be constantly engaged and working on a task. Border collies especially, get so bored and destructive without constant mental challenges.

They make great service and competing dogs, but they are horrible pets. I know regulating breed restrictions is impossible; but in (my) ideal scenario, these breeds should require a license with a designated job for these animals.

It’s not like I’m from the outside looking in either. My parents had an Australian shepherd growing up, and it breaks my heart as an adult to think how bored that poor dog was, he became an escape artist and became a notorious harasser of the neighborhoods cats.

A shit test for those who don’t know, is a way to subtly test a potential or current romantic partner, and a lot of women are really good at it, by doing it in such a subtle way that if you call them out on it, they can act like they don’t know what your talking about, and make you look/sound crazy. I don’t know the psychology behind it, but it’s quite a common phenomenon.

It makes no sense to me how other men will just tolerate blatant disrespect or emotional manipulation from someone they’re interested in, and act like it never happened, or refuse to acknowledge it.

(I’m talking about men’s experiences because I am one and speaking to the experiences I see other men go through, not generalizing and acting like men don’t do shit tests too.)

What I don’t understand is why this isn’t called out more often. It would deter this a whole lot. I always call out shit tests, no matter what. Depending on the severity, I might just stop communicating with that person entirely.

An example I’ll give is that a girl I went on a few dates with, would try and shit test me by posting on her instagram stories in such a way that it’s as though she was subconsciously communicating with me in a way that only I would understand, to try and fuck with me.

I dm’ed her and said “I’m not going to tolerate this, we are grown adults, let’s communicate directly instead of doing some high school shit.“ (paraphrasing) and she never did anything like that again. We ended up dating for quite a while after, and it was great.

Another example of this, was a girl that I was “talking” to, was at a party that I hosted, at my place, with a bunch of friends. She did the classic shit test of trying to flirt with one of my friends extra loud, to try and fuck with me. Doing shit like flirting with him, and subtly throwing shade my way with stuff I told her in private, in a way that only I would know.

A lot of the times girls do this to try and fuck with the guy, and it will make the guy she’s shit testing resent the guy she’s flirting with for a while, hating him for basically no reason, and want to be with the girl even more. Just blatant emotional manipulation. Alot of people never call it out, because they think they will look crazy if they do.

What I did was call this out in front of everyone. I didn’t yell, I just asked “what are you doing this for? What do you get out of this?” And wanted to understand her thought process behind it. She acted like she didn’t know what I was talking about, and tried to make me sound crazy, so I politely told her to leave, ordered her an uber home, and I unfollowed/unfriended her on every single platform.

I don’t understand why we don’t just call this out.

People should not tolerate shit tests, men or women. We need to shame this behaviour. People need to set higher standards for themselves, and cut this out.

The idea that the optimum room temp is 19C - 22C (66F - 72F) gets trotted out all the time, but what people fail to mention is that is considered "ideal" with blankets and pajamas. Dive deeper and you will find that the caveat is that underneath that layer of blankets and clothing, the body is encased in a microclimate of temps between 31C - 35F (88F - 95F)

I find myself constantly waking up to adjust blankets/sheets when I use them. I go to sleep comfy, wake up sometime in the middle of the night hot and throw them off, and then later wake up again cold and put them back on

With an elevated room temp, shorts/short sleeve, and no blankets I fall asleep and stay asleep through most of (if not all of) the night. The only downside is it takes slightly longer to fall asleep, but the upside of sleeping through the entire night is worth it

Disclaimer: This is not medical advice, I am not a trained doctor nor sleep specialist. Consult your doctor before making any alterations to your sleep environment. This may or may not work depending on body mass, medications, age, sex, or other factors

Thank you

Every time a new episode or movie comes out you've got the same mfs complaining about people discussing the show or film in the subreddit made for that thing. I get it I don't watch things straight away, I have a job and responsibilities too, so I actively avoid those spaces until I have. people excited for something and wanting to discuss it shouldn't have to not engage in discussion or share their excitement because someone hasn't been able to see it yet.

Also, spoiler tags are great. They should be used and I use them too. But expecting some sort of embargo after a movie or show comes out is ridiculous.

This is a harmful stereotype. Yeah sure it's common but it doesn't mean every single guy who dresses like that is gay or trans. Please stop labeling people something you don't even know if they actually are. i'm pretty sure crop tops were once considered normal for a guy to wear nowadays when a guy wears them he's perceived as gay or trans. Nowadays it almost feels like a man can't enjoy anything without being called gay. A guy enjoys My Little pony? gay, a guy enjoys Barbie? gay, a guy enjoys more cutesy stuff? gay. The same harmful stereotype also applies to women although i don't see it as much if at all although it is a very real thing but also happens to women. How what do you feel if someone in your community was constantly labeled as a furry when they actually weren't a furry? It would start to bother you wouldn't it? Same case here.

I am tired of everyone treating Christopher Nolan like the second coming of Stanley Kubrick. He is not a cinematic genius. He is just Michael Bay with a British accent and a tailored suit. When you strip away the pseudo-intellectual wrapping paper, Nolan’s movies rely on the exact same cheap tricks as the Transformers franchise.

Deafening sound design: Bay uses explosions to blow out your eardrums. Nolan uses Hans Zimmer or Ludwig Göransson to blast aggressive, continuous bass lines so you do not notice nothing is actually happening. If you need a sub-woofer to create tension, your script is weak.

Spectacle over substance: Bay crashes real cars and blows up real buildings. Nolan crashes a real airplane into a hangar and flips a real semi-truck. It is cool craftsmanship, sure, but it serves the exact same purpose: flashy, expensive jingling keys to distract the audience.

Terrible character writing: Neither director can write a compelling, emotionally resonant human being to save their life. Bay’s characters are horny, hyperactive caricatures. Nolan’s characters are cold, emotionless cardboard cutouts who exist purely to explain the plot's rules to the audience.

The illusion of depth: This is where Nolan actually gets worse. Bay knows he makes junk food. Nolan passes off junk food as a five-course gourmet meal. Inception is just a basic heist movie wrapped in an overly complicated rulebook. Interstellar hides a generic "love conquers all" cliché behind basic astrophysics lectures. Tenet was completely incomprehensible, yet fans gaslit themselves into thinking it was a masterpiece because "you just have to feel it."

Nolan makes loud, chaotic blockbusters designed to make average viewers feel smart for understanding a highly exposed, linear plot masquerading as a puzzle. He is a hype-merchant for film bros.

Reddit loves bidets. This is well-documented. Usually bidet proponents cite clean butts as the main reason to favor them. However, when you get enough soluble fiber in your diet and walk a lot, wiping after a bowel movement will leave little to nothing at all on your toilet paper.

This is coming from someone who's grown up with IBS.

Adding like 12g more soluble fiber per day to my diet has completely removed any interest I had in bidets, and this has worked for many people I've suggested this to.

I think we've been eating unhealthily and using a tech solution to cover it up

Any time someone says they have a dog or a cat or whatever, they feel the need to dig through their phone and shove unsolicited pictures of Mr Bagel in your face.

I dont need to look at this animal I've never met. I don't care. I know what a cat looks like. But you can't say that or you're the asshole. You have to coo and give heart eyes so they will put their phone away and we can go back to our conversation.

(I am an animal lover with a dog I love so so much and I am BAFFLED when strangers ask to see pictures)

EDIT: should have seen this coming. glad y'all are enjoying the lil furballs.

Probably one of my most unpopular opinions out there, but a lot of people are very concerned about what AI will do to education, how students will cheat their way through school and how they won't learn anything, but honestly, I don't think that's a bad thing. In some fields, there are already talks about how hiring agencies take degrees after 2023 less seriously because they can't be sure that the student actually did any work in Uni. And yeah, right now, that's genuenly horrible. But, I think this will cause us to rethink how we teach and train students and we will be forced to reform our education system, which is something we have desperately needed for like at least 15 years at this point. If this finally makes the current god awful model unsustainable, then fine by me. Because all the complaints about AI are things students already did, it was just harder. Instead of AI quickly throwing together a presentation, they just quickly copied stuff from Wikipedia. Same with essays and writings. Now it became easier to do it, but the problem existed beforehand: with the internet and unlimited information in your pockets, traditional teaching models didn't make any sense and especially homeworks and home projects lost their purpose. Like, I had to do so much presentations in school. That was before AI. And I learned absolutely nothing from it. Not a single thing. I forgot every presentation I did. Same for homeworks. They are useless in the modern age. And AI might finally push us back to stronger in classroom learning and pop quizes and oral tests and lots of in classroom exercises and even brand new ways of education, that I'm honestly happy about.

Same goes for university. Because oh my god, universities are even worse. You pay an ungodly amount of money, just to go to a lecture when you don't learn a single thing, get assigned books and instead have to teach yourself at home. Then why am I paying all this money? If university degrees become meaningless because of AI, people won't go to university and universities will absolutely suffer a huge financial blow from that and they will have no choice but to completely rethink their education models, so that once again they will produce actually knowledgeable processionals.

I'm not an AI Evangelist and all things considered, I lean negative on my views of AI, but honestly, this is one thing I don't mind, that it finally fully exposed the long existing problems with our education in a way that makes it genuenly unsustainable to not change them.

I think most people seem to be under the impression that nipple and genital piercings are sexy, especially nipple piercings. There is just nothing sexy about adding hard objects to a place that is supposed to be soft. They're not aesthetically pleasing, and no, the "idea" isn't sexy either. If anything piercings are gross because they add a hole that can accumulate filth.