A contrarian isn’t one who always objects - that’s a confirmist of a different sort. A contrarian reasons independently, from the ground up, and resists pressure to conform.
That can be dangerous advice in some contexts.
There are exceptions. I don’t kill ever either, except when my life is in danger. If I can avoid physical violence by lying then it’s the lesser of two evils.
I’d say it’s also justified when refusing to answer would reveal the truth. If you’re asked about homosexuality in a country that prohobits it for example.
Honesty, fairness, integrity.
I don’t lie - ever. Not even white lies. I might not always say what I think, but I never say something I know to be untrue.
I treat others the way I’d want to be treated myself. Even when it comes to decisions where no one else is directly involved, I ask myself: Would the world be better or worse if everyone acted like this? If the answer is worse, I don’t do it.
Don’t be a hypocrite. I won’t criticize others for something I’m guilty of myself - which is probably why you rarely hear me criticizing anyone at all.
Also, I don’t believe in free will - as in the ability to have done otherwise. That’s the other reason I don’t blame people for their actions. This is something that just overall plays a huge factor in how I approach life. There are many things I see completely differently than most other people - including myself.
A related quote: “It’s not a principle if it’s not costing you anything.”
That’s a great answer
Who ever can control time. I’d argue that’s objectively the most powerful superpower perhaps only rivaled by invincibility.
It almost certainly already has replaced several.
Also, AI is not synonymous with LLM.
Cis women don’t care about a trans man going into the women’s restroom because they’re stupid?
I’m not sure what you’re getting at, but I’d argue the opposite - many cis women would care about a trans man entering their restroom, just like they’d care about a cis man doing the same. From their perspective, it’s often about perceived male presence, regardless of the person’s gender identity.
You do realize that hunters generally target older bucks that wouldn’t have many years of life left anyway? Getting shot by a hunter is, by far, one of the quickest and most painless ways for it to die. The alternatives are usually much worse - starvation, disease, or being eaten alive by a predator.
Here’s a playlist for you of how that looks like. Nature at it’s finest with no human intervention. Enjoy.
The average interests from 2 million invested into the stock market would pay out 140k a year but that would still be affected by the volatility of the stock market itself. I’d probably go with the 100k a year of stable income. That would already be more than what I need. I can live comfortably with half of that.
My truck runs on diesel but if you meant full tank of fuel, then ofcourse I’d pick that one. That would save me around 300 euros a month. Phone running out of battery mid-day has not been an issue for years and charging it at the end of the day costs nothing.
Not to defend Russia here, but I’d argue they’re seen as “worse than most” largely because they actually have the means to carry out their threats. There are certainly groups out there who would gladly use nukes to target millions of civilians, fully aware it would be a suicide mission. The only reason they don’t is because they can’t - not because they wouldn’t.
Thanks! Plumbing and general home improvement/property maintenance. I believe “handyman” is the term used of people like me in the US at least.
I’m slightly unsure whether the average U-lock is actually safer than a heavy-duty chain. If the chain is thick enough, you’d need massive bolt cutters or an angle grinder - and with a chain, cutting with angle grinder is trickier. You usually need someone holding the link with pliers while you cut, and you have to cut both sides to get through it.
With many U-locks, you only need to cut one side for it to fall off, and it’s much easier to keep steady while grinding.
Rally driving is a pretty cool hobby though in your case seems expensive.
Pretty good. I became self-employed a little over a year ago and it feels like I’ve now reached the escape velocity where I no longer even need to advertise to get new customers. I ordered like 2500 new flyers last fall but only shared couple hundred of them and none since. I pretty much have the next 2 to 3 weeks booked full and new calls just keeps coming.
I think the main reason people aren’t as concerned about trans men using men’s restrooms is that they don’t pose any more physical threat to the men in there than any other man would. A trans woman using the women’s restroom, on the other hand, is seen - fairly or not - as potentially introducing a physical dynamic that some people find more concerning.
I mean, even a cis woman could walk into a men’s restroom and most guys wouldn’t care. At my local swimming hall, there’s often a cleaning lady washing the floors in the men’s locker and shower area while guys are completely naked around her, and no one bats an eye. Now imagine the chaos if a 50-year-old male cleaner walked into the women’s showers - completely different reaction.
For the same reason most don’t care if a trans male athlete wants to play against cis men but they do care when it’s the other way around.
Mean people like you never cease to amaze me. You could’ve just shared your personal view on the subject, and we might’ve had an insightful discussion - but instead, your first instinct is to insult a complete stranger who openly admitted they’re not very well informed on the topic. We’ve literally never even interacted before, and you come at me with “fuck offs” out of nowhere. I genuinely struggle to express how mind-boggling this kind of unwarranted and completely unnecessary online hostility is to me.
What’s your agenda here with these broad generalizations exactly?
Ironically, the two times I’ve been to a really fancy restaurant were also my worst dining experiences. Apparently, the more you pay, the less food you get. I find it ridiculous that they can serve portions that small while charging those kinds of prices. Last time, I literally walked straight into Burger King after finishing my meal at the fancy place.
That’s my intrepretation of it as well but that doesn’t really offer any solutions or clarity to the current situation. In most conflicts like this you can always go even further back in history to justify your cause.
The term artificial intelligence is broader than many people realize. It doesn’t refer to a single technology or a specific capability, but rather to a category of systems designed to perform tasks that would normally require human intelligence. That includes everything from pattern recognition, language understanding, and problem-solving to more specific applications like recommendation engines or image generation.
When people say something “isn’t real AI,” they’re often working from a very narrow or futuristic definition - usually something like human-level general intelligence or conscious reasoning. But that’s not how the term has been used in computer science or industry. A chess-playing algorithm, a spam filter, and a large language model can all fall under the AI umbrella. The boundaries of AI shift over time: what once seemed like cutting-edge intelligence often becomes mundane as we get used to it.
So rather than being a misleading or purely marketing term, AI is just a broad label we’ve used for decades to describe machines that do things we associate with intelligent behavior. The key is to be specific about which kind of AI we’re talking about - like “machine learning,” “neural networks,” or “generative models” - rather than assuming there’s one single thing that AI is or isn’t.