Grant_us_eyes
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Grant_us_eyes
8mo ago
I try to limit my intake of olive oil simply due to how calorie dense it is, though I've been going back and forth over finding a good pre-made vinaigrette to go on my salad and just throwing my hands up and making my own from scratch.
You'd be surprised how many of said pre-made vinaigrettes use soybean oil, hence my annoyance.
When it comes to cooking, I typically prefer lard or butter.
Grant_us_eyes
9mo ago
Grant_us_eyes
2yr ago
I didn't know such arguments were infamous.
All I know is, after having to deal with both, I'll take the ducks.
Grant_us_eyes
1mo ago
The issue with rationalist communities is that they arose at the point in time where there still existed a remnant of Gatekeeping for the internet at large, even as the midwit hordes were beginning to clamor over the gate.
As such, everyone who got into said movement existed in an environment where most of their peers - the remnant of the old guard - were still very much on the far end of the bellcurve, if not in intelligence, then in terms of habit, mannerism, or philosophy. Things such as the (comparatively)early gay rights movement, aethism, polyamory, ect, ect - factions that were far from mainstream yet still had an active, often intelligent voice on the internet, because the people speaking about such things were often very intelligent and/or industrious, creative, and self-motivating. They had to be. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been there.
The rationalists did not - could not - understand that they were the johnny-come-lately to the various alt/punk/counterculture movements of the time, or that they were(imo) ultimately a transitory movement as a whole. They sought to mimic their betters in alot of ways, striding through open fields where chesterton fences once lay, not questioning where the rocks under their feet came from. The constant flow of individuals taking up the shield of rationalism continued to be watered down from the first moment it was established, as each successful wave of people brought an overall shift in the environment, both internet and IRL.
And so here we are. We've seen the alchemical crucible at work, we've seen the results. People have wandered the field until it's barren and the only thing left to do is dig, only to stumble across the base of all those fences and realize they were present for a very good reason. That while certain and single individuals might be able to hop across said fence and even deal with the consequences thereof, that despite looking up and admiring those people for various reasons, the horde wandering said field now has to contend with the revelation that they are not those people. They are not their heros, they are not special, and those rules existed not as a way to restrict or punish them but to tell them what to have for breakfast tomorrow.
Or, even worse, they have to come face to face with the revelation that despite them handling the trials and tribulations of no fence to be seen, that other people cannot.
So, now we've seen the end-game - a group of people with a very tenuous relationship on sanity whom carry the shield of rationalism by murdering their enemies, and the same people whom have considered themselves rationalists are now stuck in a very uncomfortable position with some very awkward questions to answer. This was an end-game that no one could have foreseen - had someone wrote a book about this, said plot-arc would likely have been received as 'cute, but unbeleivable'. Or, if you like, 'boo outgroup'.
As for where we'll go from here? Well. I don't know. I guess we'll see.
Grant_us_eyes
5mo ago
hurt them hurts yourself just as much
...no? No, it doesn't.
(I'm dimly reminded of a lynch mob trying to fall upon someone, only to have them pull out a gun and have said lynch mob descend into a horde of individuals. When was that...)
Again, we've tried the entire 'be a bigger man' tactics of politics. The past two to three decades have been a demonstration of the GOP 'taking the higher road' or 'loosing gracefully'.
While we're not out of those woods yet, there seems to be some light coming from behind the trees. And thank goodness for that.
Grant_us_eyes
10mo ago
Most people here just hate Trump. 'The adults are back in charge' was the common phrase uttered when Biden was elected, which aged like sour milk. 'It's just a stutter', which also aged like sour milk, was the common reply when others pointed out Biden's declining mental capabilities.
For all the claims that this place is very much right-wing/alt-right coded, it's still very much a liberal-leaning bubble that tries to hide alot of it's biases behind a layer of claimed neutral observations.
Grant_us_eyes
1yr ago
and it will revert as soon as the person goes back to eating naturally.
Amazing. If you go back to the diet that was making you fat, you will get fat again. Will wonders never cease.
Sorry. I should probably hold back on the sarcasm, given that this is the motte, but this is the one 'secret' about dieting that I rarely see people point out - you can't stop.
Dieting isn't an on-off switch - it needs to be a conscious decision to moderate your diet aimed at long-term goals and body improvement. Once you reach a certain age, you can't just shovel crap into your face and expect to walk it off.
Dieting is a permanent change to your life, and the sooner people acknowledge that, the better.
Conversely, if someone wants to enjoy themselves sucking down baconators and Dr Pepper by the bucket, well, I can't stop them. Maybe they'll get more enjoyment out of life doing that then I will, I dunno.
Grant_us_eyes
6mo ago
I think plenty of people from all over the world can assimilate and become culturally Southern
The word 'can' is doing alot of heavy lifting in your argument.
One of the elements that cemented my current opinion on such matters - among many - was talking with a friend of mine. Ethnically Italian, his family has been here for over a century.
And yet, despite this, there's parts of his family the rest know damn well to stay away from. Why? Because they're the ones connected to organized crime. The mafia.
A century of assimilation, and they're still culturally and ethnically distinct, with problems from the 'old world' still present. Hell, there's a sizable minority that have dual citizenship!
And this is with Italians. I grew up around alot of them. Hell, my father's godparents were damn near pure-blooded Italian!
And you're going to sit here, and suggest, straight to my face, that other ethnic groups are going to be better than them?
No. You import the people, you import the culture, for good and for ill. So stop importing them.
Grant_us_eyes
10mo ago
To paraphrase a video essay I'm becoming more and more fond of, 'These people don't realize they're one bad week way from being dragged out into the street and burned at the stake.'
Grant_us_eyes
1yr ago
That still boils down to diversity, hence my critique and criticism of the movie as a whole.
And yes, the Fremen should have been Arabic.
Grant_us_eyes
22d ago
Whenever I see this argument, I just helplessly gesture in the general direction of Joshua Graham from Fallout: New Vegas, how much the character is beloved in the community despite being extremely religious, before throwing my hands in the air and giving up, knowing I'll never be able to communicate the entire point without a multi-paragraph effort post.
To try and summarize the matter, actual redemption always comes with a cost. If you're not willing to pay the cost, you're not actually redeemed. You're just doing such to excuse your own guilt. Aella seems to just want things delivered to her on a platter, and is complaining her decisions have lead her to this point without any reflection.
You can't force redemption on someone who doesn't want to pay the price.
Grant_us_eyes
24d ago
It's sad that this appears to be common behavior. As I've seen all of which you've mentioned, multiple times, and every time I'm astounded by it.
People try to claim that this experience was just 'one time'. If only.
Grant_us_eyes
3mo ago
I'm not a boomer, if that's what you're asking.
Doing a casual perusal of online available real estate shows prices comfortably in the 150,000 range where I'm at.
Not everyone on the Motte lives in a trendy international cosmopolitan area, you know.
Grant_us_eyes
4mo ago
Is this where we ignore how Urban areas tend to have a great amount of political control over a state as a whole? Not exactly something I'd describe as 'vibrancy and threat of a museum'.
I don't really care how you think those rural enclaves act. It was my experience with them combined with looking at history over the past hundred years or so that shifted me more toward an immigration hardliner - you import the culture, you get the problems, regardless of what environment they're in. Import good culture, you get good outcome. Import bad culture, you get bad outcomes. That simple.
Grant_us_eyes
4mo ago
Then actually say that, and not just be dismissive with 'if you want to go live in the woods with wolves and bears for neighbors' with all that implies.
As I put in the other reply, if society has gotten to the point where a sizable portion of people are going 'Fuck this, I'm out', then something about society has been broken fundamentally and needs to be addressed. You can't just brush it off and absolve society of any responsibility.
Grant_us_eyes
6mo ago
Comparing two different nations with very different setups, society, and ethnic spread is always a bad comparison.
What works for one doesn't always work for another. I envy Japan on a level you cannot imagine for their train network, that doesn't mean I expect the same to be implemented in the US.
Grant_us_eyes
10mo ago
In Japanese media, the closest to that you'll likely get is Japanese right-wing themed focus on re-militarization.
Grant_us_eyes
11mo ago
Do they, though?
Yes.
My friends and I joke that a friend of mine, if we tied him to a chair, would then proceed to vibrate the chair apart.
And given everything I know the man does and has on his plate, it's only half of a joke.
And even he admits there are times he just wants to laze about rather than do what's necessary. It's something everyone goes through. It may not be common or regular, but it still happens.
Grant_us_eyes
1yr ago
Darwin is not a new poster on the Motte, and people have repeatedly pointed out his consistently bad behavior and bad-faith posting in the past.
Actions have consequences.
Grant_us_eyes
1yr ago
It makes perfect sense. I'm already paying thousands for said car - why does it not include the necessary software already?
new car
If I wanted to get a new car to replace the one I have(I don't), I couldn't even go with the latest make and model as they literally don't release them in America any more.
Nor am I skeptical that I could purchase one with similar performance and at a similar price. The MRSP for the model I own has gone up, not down. That's not normal.
Hopefully I won't have to find out any time soon.
never to become fat in the first place.
In a perfect world, yes. Ah, if I only knew growing up what I know now.
Can't say I ever hit the lethargy you're describing when I lost weight, however. Not sure if it was my overall slow path toward weightloss or not. If anything, I ended up with more energy, not less.
As for the hunger, eh. I just sucked up and dealt with it. I doubt that's good advice for other people, though.
Grant_us_eyes
21d ago
This is just a philosophical argument that allows people to come to the recognition that, despite having done bad things in the past, they do not have to do bad things in the future.
But they have to stop wanting to do bad things.
I'm not saying appealing to the idea of Jesus's love as all-forgiving is wrong, mind you. I'm just pointing out it's not a magical panacea where you mumble words and all of a sudden everything is fixed.
Grant_us_eyes
26d ago
I was about to say that I've never used AI, but then I realized that would be a lie - I've used AI before to put together a long string of fluffy bullshit for work in order to save myself the aggravation of putting together said fluffy bullshit.
...and I will likely use it again this week to, yet again, put together a few paragraphs of fluffy bullshit to appease the MBA types in my office.
Grant_us_eyes
1mo ago
I was curious if there was something I'm missing, hence my question.
Granted, we're in completely different locales, so pricing is likely rather different; for me, injections of Semaglutide come at around 200$ a month(tax included).
And I won't even go into the recent scam prices they're now charging for Ozempic.
Supposedly, you can get Semaglutide even cheaper than my pricing from the same outlets pharmacies get it, as long as you're not afraid of doing a little mixing on your lonesome. I may go that route, once my prescription runs out.
You could try an old hatchback. The Ford Fiesta I have doesn't even have cruise control or electric windows.
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