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Comment on UK Conservative party would ban under-16s from social media in ~society
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Comment on US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House in ~society
iBleeedorange Link ParentYes... Japan knew exactly what they were doing, they thought war was going to happen with the us so they wanted to strike first and hard. They wanted to destroy the majority of the us Pacific...Yes... Japan knew exactly what they were doing, they thought war was going to happen with the us so they wanted to strike first and hard. They wanted to destroy the majority of the us Pacific fleet and go on offensive to secure supply lines, they had no oil. They hoped to shatter us morale but didn't expect us to surrender or something. There's more that you're missing, like Britain was so devastated from WW1 and Chamberlain was trying to buy time to get militarized again and while the Nazis never had a chance vs Russia, he did get to 20 miles away from Moscow.
You're using history incorrectly though. Your examples fall short for one main reason, nuclear weapons. MAD is a thing for a reason, there is no winning, only losing, for everyone, and everyone knows it. There's a reason no nation has used nuclear weapons on another nation since the US used them on Japan.
Ignoring MAD like that makes me think this is an anxiety thing on your end, which is fair but I want you and anyone else reading this to know that ww3 is not inevitable, it's not even likely to happen, the odds are just so low that it's not worth worrying about.
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Comment on US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House in ~society
iBleeedorange Link ParentI agree overall that things are looking down in terms of trust in the dollar, and the USA in general. But I think a lot more needs to happen, realistically there are 3 options, usa, China, and EU....I agree overall that things are looking down in terms of trust in the dollar, and the USA in general. But I think a lot more needs to happen, realistically there are 3 options, usa, China, and EU. The usa is still much more trustworthy than China. Monetarily the USA is still miles ahead of China in terms of trust. The us is now doing a few things to manipulate numbers that China has been doing for decades. There's a long way to go to get to that level. The EU quite literally cannot do the same things that China and the US can do because they are not a country.
I'm generally pessimistic about the next few years but I really don't see ww3 ever happening, too many people don't want that.
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Comment on US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House in ~society
iBleeedorange Link ParentI'll take your friendly bet. How would you like to define reserve status? The biggest issue with the dollar losing reserve status is what will replace it. The EU does not have anything similar to...I'll take your friendly bet.
How would you like to define reserve status?
The biggest issue with the dollar losing reserve status is what will replace it.
The EU does not have anything similar to the US Treasury, there's too many cooks in the kitchen there. Each country has different issues that are important to them and require opposite actions. Also, there is no "euro bond" iirc, and with how slow the EU moves I don't think they could get everything in place within the next 3 years
China can't because no one trusts them.
Japan has too much debt.
I'm not sure there are even any other options out there.
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Comment on Are you still using social media? in ~tech
iBleeedorange Link ParentThat and when you're new, every post/comment is new funny thing. Until it's not :(That and when you're new, every post/comment is new funny thing. Until it's not :(
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Comment on Are you still using social media? in ~tech
iBleeedorange Link ParentWhen was /r/funny funny?When was /r/funny funny?
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Comment on YouTube is awful. Please use YouTube, though. in ~tech
iBleeedorange Link ParentI have multiple YouTube accounts and honestly I've found that the algorithm "feeds* me what I show I want. If I'm watching chess videos it sends them my way, same for tng videos, etc etc. despite...I have multiple YouTube accounts and honestly I've found that the algorithm "feeds* me what I show I want. If I'm watching chess videos it sends them my way, same for tng videos, etc etc. despite all that I really only watch videos from my subscription feed though. I think people would get accustomed to whatever they get from social media, be it your idea or something different.
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Comment on US Federal Aviation Administration reducing air traffic by 10% across forty ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown in ~transport
iBleeedorange Link ParentThat wouldn't be possible today. There's not enough military ATC to cover the amount of flights today. Today we have 44000 flights daily and have 14000 atc. In 1980 we had 20000 flights and...That wouldn't be possible today. There's not enough military ATC to cover the amount of flights today. Today we have 44000 flights daily and have 14000 atc. In 1980 we had 20000 flights and 13000atc. We have 3000~ military atc roughly right now.
If we're cutting 10% of flights because of this, there would be 75% cuts to flights if we had to go 3000 ATC. That's not even taking into account the fact that the military would need some ATC and the ones who came wouldn't be familiar with routes, systems, etc.
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 2 in ~sports.american_football
iBleeedorange LinkWatching the cowboys game with cowboys fans who hate Jerry Jones was hilarious.Watching the cowboys game with cowboys fans who hate Jerry Jones was hilarious.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
iBleeedorange Link ParentThey arrested another guy and released him too.They arrested another guy and released him too.
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Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech
iBleeedorange Link ParentI dislike that list, it was misleading and actually caused a lot of shit because it was first posted on a sub I mod while everyone was sleeping.I dislike that list, it was misleading and actually caused a lot of shit because it was first posted on a sub I mod while everyone was sleeping.
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Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech
iBleeedorange Link ParentYes, with multiple active mods there's not much to do in reality. Doing it alone is difficult, don't recommend it.Yes, with multiple active mods there's not much to do in reality. Doing it alone is difficult, don't recommend it.
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Comment on Conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed at Utah college event in ~society
iBleeedorange Link ParentShooter is supposedly in custody according to bbc, nyt. It did not look good, my personal opinion is that Kirk did not survive. He was probably shot for his political views but that is just an...Shooter is supposedly in custody according to bbc, nyt. It did not look good, my personal opinion is that Kirk did not survive. He was probably shot for his political views but that is just an assumption I'm making.
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Comment on Reddit announces new limits on moderating large subreddits and for moderators to remove content sitewide in ~tech
iBleeedorange Link ParentIt's not difficult to just go through modqueue and approve/remove most reported commentsIt's not difficult to just go through modqueue and approve/remove most reported comments
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Comment on 2025 NFL Season 🏈 Weekly Discussion Thread – Week 1 in ~sports.american_football
iBleeedorange LinkThat Bills Ravens game was insaneThat Bills Ravens game was insane
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Comment on Thoughts on propaganda in Fantastic Four in ~movies
iBleeedorange LinkI feel like this is a unnecessary take and mostly incorrect or vague/borderline nonexistent thoughts that you dug deep for based on what media you've personally been consuming. I saw the movie,...I feel like this is a unnecessary take and mostly incorrect or vague/borderline nonexistent thoughts that you dug deep for based on what media you've personally been consuming. I saw the movie, and none of this crossed my mind. The fantastic 4 comics came out right around the 60s, when the space race and culture were much different. The stuff in the trailers showing the 4 on grainy film, along with the shots of the spaceship are clearly homages to the reality of the time, the same shots of the apollo space ships and the footage is similar to that of Neil, Buzz, and Michael.
Having a story set in what the people of the 60s thought the future would look like isn't anything surprising and should have been extremely clear based on the trailers. The product placements are less hamfisted than other marvel movies? Iron man had the burger king product placement which has a nice story but it also has the Audi car Tony drives in..quite a lot, and lots of shots of it in the background in his lab, or the LG phone. Ads in time square are kinda the point of it, not seeing them would be more off putting than seeing them.
Others have already talked about your comments on "token ethnicities", I don't have anything do add.
But the half moon thing is extremely weird Complaining about a potential metaphor for unity is very weird when the premise of the entire movie was coming together for the greater good.
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Comment on US bombers strike nuclear sites in Iran in ~society
iBleeedorange Link ParentIn my opinion when you said this, you did say you're willing to accept more risk and that you're "on the side of Iran" in the sense that you're okay with them having nuclear weapons. What I've...In my opinion when you said this, you did say you're willing to accept more risk and that you're "on the side of Iran" in the sense that you're okay with them having nuclear weapons.
If Iran did have nuclear weapons, why wouldn’t we just get used to it, like has happened with every other country that has them? Is it really so much worse than China or Russia having them?
What I've generally been trying to say is that yes, it's much worse and you have disagreed, thus taking the side of Iran, because they want nuclear weapons.
If you were only asking questions I wouldn't think you're taking a side but when you're directly making comparisons and counter arguments I think it's only fair to assume your position.
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Comment on US bombers strike nuclear sites in Iran in ~society
iBleeedorange Link ParentYes. That's not a "Israel is good" take, it's that's just how bad Iran is. Will you answer the question?Yes. That's not a "Israel is good" take, it's that's just how bad Iran is.
Will you answer the question?
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Comment on US bombers strike nuclear sites in Iran in ~society
iBleeedorange Link ParentYes, and you're willing to accept far more risk, why I'm not sure.Yes, and you're willing to accept far more risk, why I'm not sure.
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Comment on US bombers strike nuclear sites in Iran in ~society
iBleeedorange Link ParentI'm not talking about the past, can't change it and we have to deal with the world as is, not what it could or should be. Israel isn't as extremist as iran. Do you think Iran is the morally...I'm not talking about the past, can't change it and we have to deal with the world as is, not what it could or should be.
Israel isn't as extremist as iran. Do you think Iran is the morally superior country compared to Israel?
The biggest concern I have is how that would be implemented in concern to privacy of everyone.