the_toast_is_gone

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[–] the_toast_is_gone 4 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Have you ever opened a sack of rotten potatoes?

[–] the_toast_is_gone 27 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Fruits, vegetables, etc. are all rotting too.

[–] the_toast_is_gone 1 points 1 day ago

Sadly, there always have been and always will be criminals. The better solution is to simply enforce the law and allow people to defend themselves.

[–] the_toast_is_gone 2 points 3 days ago

From what I understand, those who research religion prefer the term "high-control group" to describe what are colloquially known as "cults." That's partly due to people calling anything they don't like a cult.

Picture two Christian denominations. One only asks its members to show up to church when they like, donate to keep the place running, and express Christ's love to each other in whatever way they see fit without placing unnecessary burdens on them. The other demands, under pain of exile, that all members spend 40 hours per month on door-to-door evangelization regardless of social disposition, only receive theology that is dictated by one specific organization, tithe 20% of their income to that organization, only allows members to be friends with others in that particular denomination, and does not allow them to drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, use any "hard" drugs, get tattoos, or receive blood transfusions.

Most people would probably agree that the second denomination is a cult/high-control group, but using that descriptor for the first denomination would dilute the term so much that it would basically become meaningless.

[–] the_toast_is_gone 32 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A small sample of the content in Hazbin Hotel:

  • There are multiple blatant sex jokes and innuendos.
  • Angel Dust's pimp is physically, emotionally and sexually abusive to him.
  • Sex is discussed and sometimes shown, including brief mentions/moments involving: furries, bondage, sex toys, ball gags, blindfolds, collars and chains, and other kinks.
  • Gang rape is featured as is a character being chained and choked.
  • Episode 4 is the most sexual. Angel Dust is shown having sex multiple times but no genitalia is shown.

How old should a person be before they're exposed to stuff like this? Because I'd sooner throw my kid's computer out the window than let him watch HH.

[–] the_toast_is_gone 3 points 6 days ago

On Reddit, I'm pretty sure it was used to describe when someone came into a circlejerk conversation with something that stops it. "Breaking the circlejerk," as it were.

[–] the_toast_is_gone 1 points 1 week ago

When I actually need to concentrate, I usually stop listening to music. When I want to get into a flow state and it isn't 100% critical I focus, it could be just about anything. This remix of the Call of Duty World at War Black Cats theme is awesome for that purpose.

[–] the_toast_is_gone 8 points 1 week ago

This sounded more like a rhetorical question. People totally do jump the gun supporting causes they don't fully understand and use slogans simply because they're catchy. Besides, when was the last time you heard an American praised for their knowledge of geography?

[–] the_toast_is_gone 0 points 1 week ago

At least you can reasonably deduce what the other guys are on about. If you think that they're stupid, fair enough, but when Kamala waffles on for two minutes about being born to a middle-class family as an answer to "Are people better off today than they were four years ago?", it doesn't do much to dispel this image.

[–] the_toast_is_gone 3 points 1 week ago

If Russia doesn't want the war, they can leave. lol

 

Schools shouldn't be treated as these magical places where you're put in at some age and over a decade later you emerge a complete human being. You have parents and you spend more time at home than at school for a reason: you're supposed to learn from your parents.

A school can potentially give you a degree of financial literacy instruction. Your parents should be the ones paying your allowance money and driving you to the bank to get your first checking account. A school can teach you how to cook something. Your parents should be the ones eating your food and helping you cook it better. A school can show you some level of DIY. Your parents should directly benefit from teaching you how to fix the sink when it gets clogged. A school can tell you what kinds of careers exist. Your parents should love you enough to tell you that either your career ambitions or your financial expectations need to change. A school can tell you how to build a resume. Your parents should be the ones driving you to your job interview and to your job until you buy your first car. A school can give you a failing grade when you do poorly on a test. Your parents should be able to make you face the real, in-the-moment consequences of doing something wrong.

Expecting a school, public or private, to teach you everything you need to know is a grave mistake. You need people in your corner who are taking an active part in raising you all the way to adulthood and beyond. If you have kids yourself, that goes for them as well. If you aren't there for your children, to teach them the things that schools don't teach because they can't mass produce the lessons to nearly the same quality that you can give them, they'll blame you and the school for having failed them. And they'd be right to lay the blame at your feet.

 

Hello. Awful brave making a Trump community here. You can't even farm negative karma on this site lol.

 
 
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