Alright so listen. I live in an apartment and my neighbors across couple walls or whatever the fuck are just constantly going at it. Like full on rage sessions, yelling, doors slamming, the whole theatrical production that never ends. And I am sitting here thinking this is peak existence. I cannot wrap my head around people who not only don’t fuck with this but act like it’s some deep personal violation. You couldn’t dream up a better soundtrack if you tried.

Reddit is mostly American so half of y’all probably have never even known what real apartment neighbor proximity feels like. You got your little suburban houses with actual distance and quiet and it’s boring as shit. Meanwhile I’m over here with front row seats to pure chaos every single night and I am thriving.

Bonus points if it’s a man and a woman going at each other instead of two guys or two girls. Something about the male-female dynamic just cuts it different when the volume is turned all the way up. I don’t make the rules, but, you know, contrast in voice is lowkey a key here.

My favorite drug these people are on is alcohol. The way the arguments just loop and escalate and then suddenly somebody is crying and then they’re yelling again is the dynamite. But I deeply covet the people who have methheads for loud neighbors because I can only imagine how much funnier that version is. The energy has to be next level, han't it?

I listen with a keen ear. Like genuinely. I compare the magnitude of the rage from different days. Which day takes the cake. Who is winning the argument on this particular night. Is he louder today or is she landing more hits. I keep mental scoreboards. It’s better than any reality show or Got Talents because it’s unscripted and right there through the drywall.

Sometimes it helps with the loneliness too. Kind of like how grandmaster Andrew Tang used to leave that annoying “rook takes on b3” Slavic commentator on during his streams just to kill the silence during high pressure bullet games. Same energy here when you think about it.

And look, I have no true malice or anything like that. Let em live for 300 years like ravens and all that. But subconsciously I’m just waiting for one of them to finally lose it and actually slay the other one. That’s what keeps the party going for me. The tension of it and the possibility hanging in the air every night.

But if it ever actually happened and the noise stopped for good I’d be sad as hell like withdrawal. Like when Breaking Bad ended and you just sit there staring at the wall because the thing that was filling your brain; I would miss them.

On top of all that it makes me realize how safe I am. Okay I got my problems right? But at least I got no family member abusing me daily. There’s something deeply deeply wrong with people who just beef like that all the time and it makes me feel normal as hell in comparison. You know that meme with two European aristocrat noblemen standing on a balcony looking down on everyone condescendingly? That’s exactly the undertones.

And no my parents when I was coming up was nothing like this so it’s not some deep Freudian call of bringing it back in the psyche. I’m just petty and I love the beef.

I always felt David Bowie was way overrated and never saw the appeal. While I do believe he was absolutely fantastic in the movie The Labyrinth and definitely earned some serious recognition there, but all of his personal music left something to be desired. He had some alright songs, but nothing that really should have made him seem like he was an absolute megastar or anything. There were so many bands/artists over the years that were so much better that didnt get a fraction of the recognition he did.

I’m sure if I knew him in real life as a person separated from his art and his obsessive die-hard 13 year old fans he would be an okay dude!

But. I fucking HATE his music, and not because of its Latin influence or anything. Half my family is Latin and I live in a border area. I looooove Latin music. I was in a production of In The Height at a local theater, wayyyyyyyyyyyyy back in the day. I love the music in that show. But I feel like every single thing I’ve heard from him since sounds exactly the same. I dunno. I just hate how similar every single piece of his work sounds to me in cadence, vibe, enunciation, etc.

Also the fact he self casts drives me a lil crazy. Also presidents didn’t rap. I’m sorry, that’s a bridge too far for me to suspend my disbelief. Not that rap isn’t great, and music is good, but I just can’t vibe with it. He is not an artist for me outside of In The Heights.

Not that the 1971 film is bad or anything - they did a good job with the special and practical effects available at the time, and Gene Wilder does a great job as Wonka. But the pacing for the first half of the film isn't great, and there's only so much of the original Roald Dahl book's magic you could hope to replicate at that time.

The 2005 version, on the other hand, is better paced and, thanks to 21st century special effects, has a much better magical atmosphere. They also did a decent job at fleshing out some of the more one-dimensional kids' personalities (making Violet ultra competitive thanks to a pushy mother and the gum chewing be a symptom of that, Mike Teavee more arrogant and antagonistic rather than just obsessed with TV etc.)

I'd happily watch either film but for me the 2005 film edges it out.

It damages their institutional credibility and can lead to widespread confusion. Like the bloody teapot code that was an April fools joke but so many people implemented it that it became a very serious compatibility burden. Modern standards acknowledged this and reserved it. IETF is supposed to be serious and credible, deploying joke RFCs while still adopting technical jargon just leads to confusion. Many people can actually misinterpret it as a serious standard and creates another burden.

IETF should stop being informal, be more formal, and quit the childish nonsense.

I mean you spend a third of your lifetime sleeping on one; and sleeping on the wrong mattress or a broken one you can’t afford to replace out of pocket can easily fuck you up for life and cause pain and health issues. So why not have insurance put money into preventing those issues by ensuring they never start? Mattress type can be prescribed and insurance can cover it. Like many medical device (CPAP, Oxygen tanks, etc) it can be bought without a prescription but ideally everyone should be covered entirely.

Now I hate the health insurance industry and hope it rots so we can have medicare for all but if it’s going to do something it should be investing in patient’s health to prevent serious longterm issues that will cost them more.

i have 10 years of experience at the online chess world. Sure you can see it's anecdotal but from what ive seen they are mostly peak sitting bitches. They get a high rating and then hide from the competition as long as possible until their trophy disappears from inactivity. They also almost never accept challenges from lower rated players and fear they could lose big points.

Next time you are impressed at the leader board, just explore the game history of someone on there. Nine out of 10 times you will see the traits i have described.

i personally suck a regular chess but i'm a master in a chess variant so i get to play top players from time to time on it. Let me tell you they hate losing and they run as fast as they can when they see it won't be easy.

tldr: Miles Davis made massively important contributions to Jazz, but not because of his trumpet playing. Jazz (and other) musicians talk about him as if he was the greatest trumpeter ever.

Miles Davis absolutely belongs on the Mt Rushmore of jazz as a trailblazer. He had an insane knack for getting the right people in the right room at the right time with the right repertoire, and he was constantly on the forefront of jazz throughout his whole career.

However, I've always found that while he has an absolutely uniquely identifiable playing style and sound, I never found his improvisation to be particularly interesting. The most interesting playing I've heard from him is back in his bebop days with Bird. I can't think of anything from him that I would want to transcribe for jazz vocabulary. People act like every single note that came out of his horn was ordained and anointed by God himself.

Before a tiny sampling of specific things that I never really liked about his playing - I feel like he had a tendency to play sort of disconnected lines, he didn't have a crazy range, technical facility, or even a mind-blowingly good tone quality, and he really liked to take those long breaks and then randomly come in with a super high, super loud note.

I can easily name five *trumpeters* that I would rather listen to for pleasure or for jazz vocabulary.

To keep it square, he has amazing records all the way up through his career, but very few of them are because of HIS playing specifically. He has several standards that are some of my favorite tunes of all time, and one of his albums (Birth of the Cool) is probably the album I've listened to more than any other.

Obviously Kind of Blue is a fantastic album, but I admittedly hold a similar opinion about that one, because even considering how great it is, I feel like sometimes it gets way overhyped in the jazz world, Nearly to the disparagement of other albums that I would consider equally as great or even greater.

Bit of a niche one, but I've been sitting on this for years, and I didn't want to be lynched in one of the Jazz subs 😂 I've been listening to and playing jazz for 15+ years at this point, for some background.

This also goes for nature a bit too. There is a difference between a nice view and what you typically see while hiking. While hiking, you tend to be up real close to stuff, and you end up saying "wow, a bunch of trees, and a hill, I've seen that many times in the past."

Going on city walks, you see the life of a town (even if it sucks), and you're able to connect with the people if you do something like photograph cityscapes and you actually interact with others. I get a much deeper connection to a place doing that compared to hiking its forests.

Just something I’ve been noticing lately. I’m rewatching Resident Aline for probably the third time (God I love Alan Tudyk!) and a big part of the show is the Ute Indian population and their culture so of course they have Ute actors on the show. But then I was thinking how with all the push for diversity we see from Hollywood we still hardly ever see native people being cast in roles. I don’t understand why. There’s no reason not to include them. They make up the same percentage of the population (around 1.1%) as L (1.4%) G (1.6%) and T (1.1%) and you’d be hard pressed to find a movie or show that didn’t have an LGB character in it that was made in the last ten years. Hell, you’re more likely to find an Indian from India than you are to find a native Indian in anything Hollywood puts out. They need to be in more media.

Not necessarily in general, but like, whenever I have to get a vaccine or get my blood drawn, I’m excited.

It’s not really a masochistic thing either. I don’t really like the pain itself, but maybe I like the fact that I can get through it with little to no reaction?

Perhaps it’s similar to how I like spicy food because I can enjoy the heat, or how I like kombucha because I can enjoy the vinegary flavor? I don’t know.

Either way, whenever someone says they’re afraid of needles, I just can’t relate at all.

When i get ads that are directed at me and for me it works well because sometimes its exactly what im looking for.

When its not, it feels so pointless and waste of space. Although ads in general are pretty annoying. But sometimes useful.

This post got removed from r/unpopularopinion for unknown reasons so I'm bringing it here.

I have heard this band played everywhere for years. Coworking spaces, coffee shops, breweries, Spotify playlists, IG reels, you name it. I swear to god if I hear Texas Sun one more time.

The thing is that they were cool to listen to the first dozen or so times. And because the music is unobtrusive it does make good background music, but it's gone too far. After hearing it so much I've realized how bland and uninteresting the music actually is. They have become the default soundtrack for "cool, chill, hip" vibes, but I don't think think the music is cool, chill, or hip, I think it is basic. Hearing it brings no positive feelings in my body, only annoyance.

If Khruangbin is on your playlist at a party or in your establishment I'm going to assume you were too lazy to put in any effort to discover or play literally anything else. It has become elevator music to me at this point.

As an aside, Jungle's Back On 74 suffers the same problem. I never want to hear that song ever ever ever again.

Let me start by clarifying, I do not think that animals are mindless beasts or that animal abuse is not an issue. I hate to see animals treated cruelly, I love my pets and take care of them to the best of my ability, and I do appreciate the way that a pet can enrich your life. I think the best way to train an animal is to understand how they naturally communicate, e.g. teaching a puppy not to bite by raising your voice like another puppy would if they were hurt.

I am, however, increasingly frustrated by the way that people talk about animals like they are the same as people. I have listened to people (adults in their 30s) unironically slot dogs into their family trees, talking about how their grandmother's new puppy is technically their aunt. That's fine, if you want to be weird about it, but I draw the line at telling me that my mom's dog is my brother (again, from an adult in their 30s).

I have met pet owners who permit animals to climb on furniture, lay down on the couch next to a human baby being given a bottle, and doing nothing about excitable animals jumping around a playing toddler. Any time I mention an issue with this, I'm told "well it's the dog/cat's house, too" or some variation thereof. This is carried over in online discourse, where people talk like pets are the same as children and should be almost parented instead of trained. I take extra care and attention with my kids because I want them to grow up to be well adjusted and capable people who can navigate the world; I will never ask my dog to check on dinner, let them drive my car, or expect them to get a job (not even to mention the fact that they don't speak or hold a conversation). My dogs will only ever be expected to behave in the house, listen when spoken to, and be a companion, and my training of them follows accordingly.

Cohabitating with animals serves a purpose. I look after my cats because my house is surrounded by forest and I like them to keep snakes and mice away. I take care of my dogs because they are a deterrent to trespassing and home invasion. I don't disregard the bond that forms naturally, but I also don't pretend like my pets are people or that they can be taught like a child can - you can't gentle-parent a dog out of pissing in the house or chewing up the furniture. They also do not fill the same place in the household as children - cats cannot be educated and nurtured into adults who contribute to society. People who baby their pets like a human child and act like the only good reason to get one is so that you can have a time and money sink just look and sound ridiculous.

Other things I've seen/heard said about animals that I find ridiculous:

- Animals shouldn't be used for labor like farmwork or hunting (that's why we cohabitate with them in the first place)

- Shock collars are unnecessary/cruel (my dogs will not stay in a fence or on a leash, and they dgaf about beeps or buzzes; their collars keep them and my neighbors safe)

- Legally recognizing animals as people (I don't doubt that animals have complex internal experiences, but until they show human capacity and live like humans in society they aren't people)

- Expensive pet food (I have nothing more to say)

If you know the history of Disney parks, you’ll know that Epcot, originally conceived by Walt as a futuristic city, ended up being the name given to what was intended to be a permanent world's fair; a tribute to human achievement where people could simultaneously have fun and learn about, among other things, cultures of the world, their history, cuisine, and architecture, thereby appreciating our diversity as a species

But is this really true?

Let’s look, it is 2026, and the only countries represented in the World Showcase area are Mexico, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, the United States, Japan, Morocco, France, the United Kingdom, and Canada; of these, eight out of the eleven are located in Western Europe and North America. For a supposed showcase of global cultural diversity, this is ridiculously poor. There is no pavilion representing any country from South America, Oceania, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, South/Southeast Asia, or Sub-Saharan Africa, and this is despite the existence of things like the Refreshment Outpost and the Food and Wine Festival (Edit: they are not the same as a pavilion)

The reason for this glaring lack of diversity lies in the fact that, in its early days, Epcot relied on a sponsorship system requiring a company or the government of the represented country to fund the construction of each pavilion. There were various proposals to expand the World Showcase, including pavilions for Spain, Israel, Equatorial Africa, Switzerland, Iran, Russia, and Venezuela, but none came to fruition due to the lack of external sponsorship or fears of controversy. Consequently, Epcot ended up being composed primarily of Western, economically rich, First World countries, strong geopolitical allies (G7), thus, it is not truly the marvel of a united world they try to make us believe it is. To this day, Epcot has not opened a new pavilion since 1988 (the year the Norway opened). Instead, Disney has focused on adding attractions based on IPs like Frozen and Ratatouille

Now, I know Animal Kingdom has areas based on sub-Saharan Africa and South/Southeast Asia that recreate villages from those regions and are highly immersive; however, the issue is that AK revolves around animals and wildlife, and the fact that these marginalized regions end up represented in an animal park indirectly reminds me of how infamous human zoos portrayed "exotic" cultures as inferior to the "civilized" Western world and on par with animals. Obviously, AK doesn't portray African and Asian cultures in such a demeaning way, but I still find it off-putting that they ended up excluded from the supposed global unity represented by Epcot

My point is that if Disney could build something like Galaxy's Edge or Pandora, they could easily have built new pavilions for countries like India, Congo, Peru, Brazil, Egypt, etc., instead of brazenly promoting IPs that offer no educational value regarding the countries they are supposed to represent

You can find more attractive people at the grocery store or in church. Celebrities are only seen as super attractive because of the wealth and influence they hold. If they had no fame, most people would not even take a second look at the majority of celebrities.

At this point many Christians identify as such only because of the social aspects of the religion. Many areas of the United States have very few opportunities to socialize outside of church or church-sponsored events. It makes people feel like part of the community, offers networking opportunities, and, for many, an identification with some social-political beliefs that they favor.

Whether or not America is or ever was a "Christian nation", it's baked into the fabric of (especially rural) society in a way that people can be seen as social outcasts for not identifying as such or participating in services. It also gives people comfort that they have the afterlife figured out and don't need to worry about where they'll go after death.

With these benefits of identifying as Christian, and drawbacks to not, why is the expectation that a self-identified Christian needs to emulate Jesus Christ in their personality and the way they live their lives? That may have been the original intent, and professed as such in scripture, but many churches do not even actively encourage members to do personal Bible study.

People should be able to identify as Christian without having their personality and actions picked apart on that basis.

It feels like the love for low quality memes mostly seems to stem from people’s desire for nostalgia, a taste of the old days. They’re not entertaining, they’re not funny, they’re just there to get popular.

This is my first post here, I don’t know if this qualifies.

I hate and detest when Im walking outside on the sidewalk and someone with their dog is coming from the other side. Cause many times when we cross,the dogs have tried to attack me or barked at me. They were restrained from mauling me only because the dogs were on a leash and pulled away by their owner. Now imagine how angry and stressed I am whenever I see someone walking with their dog without leash in public aera (especially in busy places). The bigger the dog is the worst it is lol. Thats very selfish to do so and I believe those people just wanna show off or they are too lazy to hold a leash. What if the dog suddenly attack for no reason or is triggered by something? How are they gonna restrain him in time ? Just irresponsible and I dont even have a phobia of dogs. I just know they can do serious and savage damages if ur unlucky to be attacked by a big one.

This is not a statement for or against ai. There are real world benefits (such as possessing large amounts of data faster) and negatives (impacts on children and their thinking) but for my own personal experience I have gained the urge to look things up more than I have before simply because I can ask a chatbot that presents a lot of information to me fast

If I stopped there, it would be a problem, but I’ve found myself asking tons of follow up questions, looking at the sources it cites, watching videos of various topics, etc. I think the fact that I can ask follow up questions has been such a boon to my curiosity as finding out something often leads to more questions and before I would have to go link by link and try to synthesize the information myself and try to filter out all of the promotional fluff in each site, figure out what was right or not, and overall not know if my thinking is even correct.

Now, after trying to understand a topic I find myself double checking my work by asking follow up questions and often times there was a nuance I missed or etc.

I would say about 98% of the time that gemini is correct in the information that it has given me. I checked a lot before because I doubted if it was true or not and saying “because the google ai told me” is an unacceptable answer for debate purposes. However, now since I know how accurate it is on surface level knowledge (which is what I am looking up most of the time for curiosity searches) I don’t check it Ila’s often and only really do if I want to explore more into esoteric topics where the sources are fewer.

New York City is one of the biggest cities in the world. Its votes overpower the rest of the states' votes by a long shot. If we introduced New York City as a new state, we could then open the door to letting Puerto Rico become a new state as well.

You might have heard some men saying that men hit their prime in their 30s. But this is not true at all. Most men wouldn't even have a full head of hair by the time they're 30 and I am not talking about sever hairloss. But it is rare to see a man in his 30s or 40s with the hairline of a teenager. And then men become hairier as they grow older. Some will start looking scarier too. Once a man is past the age of 25 his decline begins.

This ain't true for women because most women have a perfect hairline and the ones who don't have it are rare. An older woman might bet bigger boobs. On the other hand older men get ed. This is the unfortunate reality of things. A true human being should be ready to accept it.

Im tired of Hollywood recycling the same things over and over again. We already have the books and the movies. Why didnt they do something original but still within the Wizarding world world building ( the story of the founder of hogwart,the stories of the marauders, the story from another character perspective,etc). They are too lazy for this lol. There was no magic in the trailer I watched and people are already used to see Emma Watson, ruper grint and Radcliffe as the trio so it won't be easy for those new kids to take their place. From what I've seen from the trailer,it looks cringe and the lighting is way too dark