Dongfeng missiles - New General Megathread for the 18th-20th of October 2024
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 2h ago 100%

    She freezes the air around people at a distance

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  • Dongfeng missiles - New General Megathread for the 18th-20th of October 2024
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 3h ago 100%

    Are you in a fight with fucking Rukia Kuchiki?

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  • Dongfeng missiles - New General Megathread for the 18th-20th of October 2024
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 3h ago 100%

    Netty pot?

    I went to a ear, nose, throat doctor once because my friends noticed I was giga snoring. I ended up with a CPAP. But in the mean time, besides the root cause of it (which I don't know), the doctor noticed I had a deviated septum. They were like "once you're down with BJJ, we can go ahead and fix it." and it's like I don't want to be done with BJJ. I was kinda hoping that was for life.

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    Comrades is it childish to stand up for your morals? (Cw: liberal cringe, attempted vote shaming)
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 4h ago 100%

    Can you take a stand against genocide? No

    Can you stop funding Israel? No

    Can you stop sending arms to Israel? No

    Can you stop illegally occupying Palestine? No

    Can we put homeless people in unused homes? No

    Can you do disaster relief? No

    Can COVID tests be affordable? No

    Can the price of food go down? No

    Can there be a jobs guarantee? No

    Can the hiring process be regulated? No

    Can AI be regulated? No

    Can library budgets increase? No

    Can you stop torturing people at the boarder? No

    Can we get bail reform? No

    Can drugs be legal? No

    Can we have high speed rail? No

    Can we expand public transportation in general? No

    Can we break up big tech? No

    Can anything be done about the literacy rate? No

    Can billionaires be made to pay tax? No

    Can copyright be reformed? No

    Can I get healthcare? No

    Can you fix infrastructure? No

    Can you fight climate change? No

    Can you protect LGBT? No

    Can you keep abortion legal? No

    Can you do something about the supreme court? No

    Can you stop violence against immigrants? No

    Can you help struggling minorities? No

    Can you help struggling majority? No

    Can you increase labor protections? No

    Can you help unions? No

    Can you stop war? No

    Can you make city design better? No

    Can I ever afford a house? No

    Can you make student debt less ridiculous? No

    Can you stop creating conflict with China? No

    Can you keep a campaign promise? No

    Can you help with spiraling rent costs? No

    Can you help put the cost of living in line with salaries? No

    Can you stop exploiting the third world? No

    Any social safety nets? No

    Stop underfunding government programs before privatizing them? No

    Arts and athletics in schools? No

    Reduce violence in schools? No

    Defund the police? No

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  • first as tragedy, second as farce.
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 7h ago 100%

    Personally, I want a secret, sinister third thing xi-button

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  • Dongfeng missiles - New General Megathread for the 18th-20th of October 2024
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 10h ago 100%

    Wheelchair accessible park benches. maddened

    The person who suggested it should be ridiculed. Every metaphor for the cruelty is too complex.

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  • first as tragedy, second as farce.
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 1d ago 100%

    The last year has just felt like "those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it"

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  • first as tragedy, second as farce.
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 1d ago 100%

    A post-election pre-inaguration drug overdose is the funniest outcome possible. I want this so badly.

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  • Dongfeng missiles - New General Megathread for the 18th-20th of October 2024
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 1d ago 100%

    me to myself before my BJJ competition: I'm not really feeling it today. I just want to do my warmup well. I'm going to compete by being less controlling and just going with the flow

    me when cute people of my preferred gender are talking to and watching me: sit my hips back, stall, and do whatever it takes to not give up my position

    Anyway, I ended up winning against black belts. Even the one that people wrote me off against. I did do a good warm up, I did get creative, and the techniques+principals I have been learning recently ended up working together to give me dominant positions that I capitalized on. I had to adapt and listen to my coaches to win close matches which is, in my experience, the most thrilling enjoyment that the sport can offer.

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  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 2d ago 0%

    I do a little thought experiment about housing prices vs wages where I go "the price of this house decides what kind of person you want in your community." If teachers can't afford a house, that means that they don't believe teachers embody the kinds of qualities they want in their community. It's like "you can show up to do this work, but afterwards you need to leave." In essence, a lot of these neighborhoods are designed for lucky stock options traders and people profiting off of health insurance to get entertained and be served treats by a troupe of traveling circus performers.

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  • Cis whites are too fucking racist and eugenics brained. I fucking give up on them.
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 2d ago 100%

    One time I reported a badpost because I liked the song that they posted hoping to get called out like this but the mod didn't bite.

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  • [CW: Islamophobia] Was berated today for "supporting a country that would stone you to death for not wearing a Burka"
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    If you walked into the rubble in full drag with a case of bottled waters and a bag of trail mix the majority child population of Palestine would probably thank you. Call me naive the way I don't think they have the energy to be upset about other people's gender expression in the wake of shit that makes you sick to your stomach to witness. Call it childish optimism to think that these children wouldn't carry a bunch of patriarchal hatred into the future given the chance to be free of oppression.

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  • Undergrad CS education is going places
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    bit idea: the singularity but the singularity just crushes us with the colossal pressure past the event horizon of a black hole.

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  • Dongfeng missiles - New General Megathread for the 18th-20th of October 2024
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 3d ago 100%

    This looked like gibberish to me:

    comrade wants magic cats in the open world fantasy game

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  • A broken clock is right twice a day
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 3d ago 100%

    Me roped into this nonsense because of my vocal approval of One Piece:

    kril-stare Scoff this meeting could have been an email

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  • New Trolley Problem Dropped
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 3d ago 100%

    Double it and give it to the next person

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  • :I'm paying both sides so that i always come out on top:
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    People like him are the biggest indictment of capitalism. It would be one thing if the Duke Nukem's and Dr Eggman's of the world were on top. They'd have all the money to make their moon bases and obstacle courses for intrepid adventures to navigate. But it's always these fucking losers, the same pencil pushing dweebs that marked people's disillusionment with monarchy. It's not even dweebs who made the haber-bosch process, it's like a guy who privatized open source code with patent fraud or invented the cigarette. This guy would be happier having taken 6pm karate lessons at the local shopping center after being shoved in a locker instead of talking to presidential candidates.

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  • I support this, this is my politics
  • WhatDoYouMeanPodcast WhatDoYouMeanPodcast 4d ago 100%

    MY country? I can't afford a house and none of my politicians would rather I stay alive. I'd help translate English for the invaders and teach them grappling if they need it. At this point you'd get a stronger reaction if you told me 7 countries were out to attack the strawhat pirates.

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  • ![cognitohazard](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fb993c1ea-f78c-41ec-aa53-34f3830b8a37.png "emoji cognitohazard") Suffer with me, comrade. It has the conclusion of Wano in it. https://x.com/dailyportgas/status/1845388148085489753

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    His pronouns are he/him. He'd moderate c/vegan, c/covid, and c/thedredgetank. He'd have a profile pic like this ![](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F4eff5c43-10a9-4469-9eb5-47cdee3cdbd3.png) He'd say some shit like "Men being 10 out of 10 like Frakes is a sin against God" But also he'd wear a diaper because he's a big poopy baby like some kind of goddamn noob. Please note that I claim this information as completely my own with ownership over the pictures, the information and the publications made by this individual

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    FUCKING HOLY FUCK. SEND THIS ONE BACK TO THE EMOTION FACTORY. THIS SHIT IS FUCKING STUPID. BRAVO WDYMP ON THIS ABSOLUTE HACKJOB OF AN EMOTION! #1 BULLSHIT ARTIST

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    edit: ![wowee](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F3eefac46-14be-417c-8702-7c468459a2a2.png "emoji wowee")

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    bluh bluh bluh blah blah blah I'm a big poopy baby and all I do is cry and eat apple sauce waaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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    Build your own cravings box - too big thinky soft taco - get crunchy, coward chalupa supreme - not that crunchy cantina chicken bowl - doesnt look appetizing to me cantina chicken soft taco - it's like a 1:10 ratio of chicken to bullshit cantina chicken burrito - I sleep Vanilla creme limonada freeze - you don't need the creme when it comes to lemon Cheesy roll up - respect yourself cheesy fiesta potatoes - it bothers me they use the word fiesta Mexican pizza combo - you can get better value mild sauce packet - grow up reduced-fat sour cream - I know calorie nerds swear by it but I dislike it on principal creamy jalapeno sauce - that's a shit load of calories though holy SHIT red sauce - respect yourself Mexican pizza sauce - respect yourself wild strawberry freeze - the word wild cheesy toasted breakfast burrito bacon - weird naming convention and it's mogged by sausage Thank you

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    PSYCH! THAT'S THE WRONG NUMBER!

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    You remember it now, dork! *IIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiii want to be neenja!!*

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    ![they-dont-know](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F89529252-6f9f-4712-a17f-fc6d9b75743c.png "emoji they-dont-know")

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    I've been pontificating about it to myself for long enough to form it into that question. When I think of someone virulently MCS, the content is almost always their perception of others as lessers - NPCs, background characters, or fodder. They are the hero and they could cut through a horde of others and they're frustrated by rules and regulations that say they can't. But I might be so bold as to say that their problem isn't that they see themselves as special, but that they see themselves as exceptional. The problem is that they're rude to service workers, upset when people step in front of their camera, or judge the choices of others (especially for the effect it has on you e.g. opining during a marriage ceremony). Therefore my thesis of special vs exceptional is that if you are filming yourself on a busy street but you don't obstruct people nor react to people walking through the shot, you're not hurting anyone. You can take up space, but you should be polite while doing it to be someone who cohabitates this one world. You can think yourself a person with a hidden demon within them who must prove themselves to be the best and be monstrously disappointed when you finish second all the while being a weird anime person, but cheating, misrepresenting yourself to others, or expecting others to help you is where you cross the line. So all that being said, perhaps it's not a problem to think yourself in a unique position to solve a problem no one else has - perchance help people along the way. After all, no one else is you nor has anyone ever been nor will anyone ever be. The world is a collection of individuals. You can think you're cool, smart, mysterious, kind, forgiving, or hang your hat on some other piece of personal esteem and be a great friend, peer, and comrade. On a tangential note, I like how in prominent MMA promotions, after someone is declared the victor, the camera begins to focus on them and their celebration instead of zooming in on someone who is visibly very frustrated by their loss. You neednt even wrap your brain around the boundless scale of everyone's genius in some aspect nor make yourself less by reminding yourself of it when you think highly of yourself - it is a lesson to learn if you're belittling others. I'd really like your input and opinions on the matter. *“I am, somehow, less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein’s brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops.” ― Stephen Jay Gould, The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History*

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    What if it's not perfectly crafted bad? What if it belongs in the mega instead? What if it's too genuine and not ironic enough?

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    I was doing a 1 min no increment bullet chess game when I noticed my opponent opened a line from b2 to their rook for my bishop. I took it. They then proceeded to drop every single non-pawn piece in 18 moves and then got checkmated on move 19. When I looked up, I realized that they were Palestinian. I am so sorry. ![kiryu-slam](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2Fa2713769-3700-4b05-b29f-3cb670db99b6.gif "emoji kiryu-slam") On the bright side, I've been abandoning games against anybody I see with a ![isntrael](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F22613e15-bbfc-43e6-9930-8b5265b96626.png "emoji isntrael") flag

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    My hobbies sound fun. Food tastes delicious. Energy is running through me. We're so fucking back. Lets fucking go!

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    I thought this was still worth posting: I've lifted on and off since high school. I hit my 1/2/3/4 and beyond and continue to maintain my membership in the 1000lb club. My clean and jerk was higher than Arnold's ever was because I never learned I wasn't supposed to be able to do it. I did team sports and XC in high school. I primarily focus on combat sports these days. People seethe when I get their head in the clinch in muay thai. All this to say that I have a really good working relationship with my fitness. I don't think anybody ever quite hit the nail on the head when it comes to the downsides of body building as a primary pursuit as this guy, Braden Wellman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BhlgWZz7_w Bodybuilding is a silly and selfish thing to put the glut of your focus into. ESPECIALLY if you don't like it. Vanity is not fulfillment. The reality of vanity is bringing your own cake to birthday parties (with no allergies), declining going out with friends because of your sleep schedule, you can't track your macros at the local pub, alcohol inhibits muscle growth, or white knuckling through shit sleep for an early workout. "I'm sorry your mother is mad at me, babe. I know that this food is something you've eaten for generations for celebrations, but I'm having chicken and rice again instead." Couple that with the Instagram game (which absolutely trickles down into your fitness forum) with photoshop, steroids, anglefraud, perfect lighting, etc. and it effects you. There's nothing quite as ubiquitous as lifting as a means of finding affection. You could probably nick a couple rightoids from the gym for leftist causes if you explained alienation & atomization in an engaging way. They probably think socialism is when the government pays for Ozempic and takes 30% of your gains to give to people who watch Desperate Housewives. If you put dedicated gym goers in a society that isn't plagued by forever wars, where their extended family doesn't have 5 vets with PTSD, 8 people who can't afford healthcare, an upbringing defined by their parents' work stress and instead had a walkable city, nutritious food, and things to do, I bet 85% of them will find something else to focus on other than maintaining <10%BF. Could many of us stand to be more active? We're on an internet forum, there's no doubt! It would not only be good for the body, but for the mind. But would there be diminishing returns? Not only would there be, it could leave you worse off than when you started if you obsess over it. Hiking is a beautiful thing that doesn't give you an aesthetic body. Traditional martial arts have a rich history and lore, but doesn't help you in the street fight they're always droning on and on about. Combat sports are the most fun thing I've ever done, but I get hit in the head, my joints hurt, and it's not anabolic. Yoga could help you with a bad back or a lack of mindfulness. Aerial sports/pole dancing will attract their ire despite being badass and thrilling. Regular dancing is the most consistent anti-depressant activity[1], but invaded by those same people trying to get female affection while they learn how to talk to a woman for 4 minutes for their progressive overload. Triathalons are. Swords are fucking sick whether it's fencing, kendo, HEMA, or LARPing. The fash are obsessed with aesthetics. It's no wonder they'd be willing to do all the legwork it takes to be the one that stands above the others (for their body). That's their whole shtick. The difference is that I don't look down on someone for going to the party, eating a slice of cake, finding someone cute, falling in love by accident, and realizing it doesn't work 3 years later. I think for every 1 person who has truly made something special out of their life with aesthetics, there are 9 other people who scrubbed away magic and social fulfillment from their living. I think, for many people, they'd be better off really engaging with themselves and interrogating why what they have and who they are isn't enough. Maybe they'd realize that aesthetics aren't everything and a better future is possible. TL;DR: Exercise is only as useful as it is liberating. If you like bodybuilding, you should continue, but if the sacrifice isn't worth it, then you'd make a rational decision to avoid it, likely in exchange for a different type of physical activity. [1]https://www.leafie.co.uk/news/dancing-best-exercise-treating-depression-study/

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    and it's my fuckin 2-0-4 monkey ace that just became the hard carry. ![amerikkka](https://lemm.ee/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hexbear.net%2Fpictrs%2Fimage%2F6dedb145-206a-4b35-ab5e-c9e41e1130c7.png "emoji amerikkka")

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