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CMV: We already see the signs of societal collapse | {'id': 'lpz0oie', 'text': "its hard to predict the future. I wouldn't rule out a collapse on the scale of the Roman empire, but i also wouldn't say that its the mostly likely outcome in the not to distant future.\n\nthe roman empire collapsed slowly. The lost territory to nearby rivals and they stopped generating new... | {'id': 'lpywv10', 'text': "A common thread in deteriorating societies is the debasement of their currency, and we (the US and other countries whose currency is pegged to it). We also see a declining birthrate, and large influx of foreigners. With all our wonderful technology, and the entirety of history at our fingerti... | 1fuf7sk | CMV: We already see the signs of societal collapse | From political instability to internal conflict and extreme wealth inequality, we are witnessing the signs that have historically brought down the most powerful and influencial societies, such as the Roman empire, Persian empire and Ottoman empire, to name a few.
We also see some of the minor signs, such as moral det... | 1,727,872,854 | Tydeeeee | nan | nan | 2024-10-02 | 2024_fall |
CMV: If you sincerely believe that the current Israeli government are as bad as the Nazis, you logically ought to be advocating for a similar response from the West (i.e. a war to topple them), and if you aren't, I'd question whether you really believe it | {'id': 'lpymvs3', 'text': "> And that by extension if a similar regime were around today, the moral thing to do would be to fight them even if it's not us that they're threatening?\n\nNot if said regime doesn't directly threaten the West. We invaded Germany because Nazi Germany was very much a direct threat to balance ... | {'id': 'lpymfln', 'text': 'I obviously don’t speak for anyone else but I feel like it’s more something like, war would absolutely be reasonable at this point to stop the reign of terror, but the governments most in power in the world are clearly not going to do that so we are exercising the amount we are able to do whi... | 1fudwov | CMV: If you sincerely believe that the current Israeli government are as bad as the Nazis, you logically ought to be advocating for a similar response from the West (i.e. a war to topple them), and if you aren't, I'd question whether you really believe it | I've seen a fair few posts and comments on social media within the past year likening the current Israeli government to Nazi Germany on account of the current war in the Middle East and their treatment of Palestinians in the years prior. I generally think comparisons to Nazi Germany tend to be hyperbolic, but I'm not r... | 1,727,868,605 | forbiddenmemeories | nan | nan | 2024-10-02 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Brain development science is nowhere near accurate enough to be useful for anything and its effects have only been detrimental thus far. | {'id': 'lq5jpxi', 'text': "Any chance you can provide me the links again? I was reading through one, switched to my computer, and they took the post down :( I did find the source I referenced: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2009/04/27/faith-in-flux/\n\nMain note on that survey is it was done entirely without neur... | {'id': 'lq3ps3j', 'text': 'I was thinking simply a wealth change\n\nPeople tend to lean more to the right as they gain wealth\n\nWin the lotto and peoples politics change fast', 'author': 'Interesting-Copy-657', 'score': 0, 'timestamp': 1727939783} | 1fuzby2 | CMV: Brain development science is nowhere near accurate enough to be useful for anything and its effects have only been detrimental thus far. | [Source 1](https://slate.com/technology/2022/11/brain-development-25-year-old-mature-myth.html)
>“Some 8-year-old brains exhibited a greater ‘maturation index’ than some 25 year old brains,”
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>The interpretation of neuroimaging is the most difficult and contentious part; in a 2020 study, 70 different research teams... | 1,727,928,363 | Livid_Lengthiness_69 | nan | nan | 2024-10-03 | 2024_fall |
CMV: pitbulls are the ‘machine guns of dogs’ and people should not be able to own them as pets, just as they can’t own machine guns as guns | {'id': 'lpt9usf', 'text': 'You are wrong actually. As long as they get the proper permits and documentation, anyone can own a machine gun in the United States. They can\'t be bought as easily as hunting rifles or pistols, but they aren\'t "illegal."', 'author': 'mufasaface', 'score': 43, 'timestamp': 1727791082} | {'id': 'lpt7081', 'text': 'But you can own a machine gun, you just have to go through a bit of paperwork or as a joke, own a drill press. So perhaps there should just be more discretion when picking a dog.', 'author': 'thecountnotthesaint', 'score': 1, 'timestamp': 1727790055} | 1fto0tw | CMV: pitbulls are the ‘machine guns of dogs’ and people should not be able to own them as pets, just as they can’t own machine guns as guns | People can’t own machine guns (fully automatic) for obvious reasons. They are incredibly powerful weapons that can do a ton of damage.
For this same reason, pitbulls should be banned from being owned as pets. Their bite force is incredibly strong. If there’s ever an incident with a pitbill, there’s a good chance it wi... | 1,727,789,071 | Call_It_ | nan | nan | 2024-10-01 | 2024_fall |
CMV: If more people admitted they weren't that good at driving, driving would be a much safer activity | {'id': 'lqelqhh', 'text': "It has nothing to do with skill though. People choose to drive aggressively because they want to get to their destination faster and they don't care much about people's safety. That's not a _skill_ issue, it's a values issue.", 'author': 'yyzjertl', 'score': 9, 'timestamp': 1728098568} | {'id': 'lqedse2', 'text': 'I agree. It\'s less "I\'m a good driver" as much as "I\'m a good drunk driver. Driving high makes me more focused. My peripheral vision is good enough to text and drive, etc."', 'author': 'sleightofhand0', 'score': 1, 'timestamp': 1728094957} | 1fwfmpe | CMV: If more people admitted they weren't that good at driving, driving would be a much safer activity | Road accidents are *one of* the leading cause of death in the US and many other countries (EDIT 6). Most people I know (including myself) vastly overestimate their driving ability, which makes them less risk-averse and more of a danger to themselves and others.
My core assumptions are:
* **"Driving IQ" is normally di... | 1,728,092,985 | Current_Working_6407 | nan | nan | 2024-10-05 | 2024_fall |
CMV: any industry that involves the care of human beings should not be for profit | {'id': 'lqlrvbd', 'text': "I'm sorry to hear. I hope you (or your loved ones) can get the care you need soon, get better and have a full recovery.\n\nWith regards to this post and your view to change: the problem is not so much that there should be no private healthcare industry, the problem is that the government sho... | {'id': 'lqln7qu', 'text': ">And if you extend healthy lifestyles, you must add nutritional and food industry.\n\nWith the progress of automation, why do the necessities of life need to be for-profit? \n\nI don't mean to be flippant, but I appreciate your post because it brings up a question I've had before. Shouldn'... | 1fxe6gx | CMV: any industry that involves the care of human beings should not be for profit | The goal of a for-profit company or industry is just that: to turn a profit. Whether it’s a publicly traded company or a private business, if your goal is to make money, then providing quality care is always secondary.
The applies to healthcare, childcare, long-term care, and basically any other industry that involve... | 1,728,213,324 | 0nlyhalfjewish | nan | nan | 2024-10-06 | 2024_fall |
CMV: The Way Race is Categorized in the United States Makes Almost Zero Sense | {'id': 'lq0sxy9', 'text': "It sounds good to me, but that seems to push things one step farther, being that we should just treat everyone on an induvial basis.\n\nAmong more liberal crowd, people would agree with you that race does not exist and is just a social construct. But counterintuitively we have to understand a... | {'id': 'lq0r7rr', 'text': "> The evidence is that Bangladeshis are from “Asia” as are Chinese.\n\n\nLmao do you think universities are looking for the word Asian and throwing it out or are they looking at entire applications that include country of origin?\n\n\n> And you are currently arguing that it should be ok to di... | 1fun2bh | CMV: The Way Race is Categorized in the United States Makes Almost Zero Sense |
The way race is categorized in the United States makes little sense to me. The exceptions to this statement are the terms "African-American" and "American Indian", though I personally prefer the term indigenous person or First Nation.
The reason for this is that both the native population of the continent and the de... | 1,727,892,984 | BluePillUprising | nan | nan | 2024-10-02 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Vilifying and holding social media companies responsible for the negative effects they have on their users isn’t fair | {'id': 'lqlpgos', 'text': ">10 year olds shouldn’t be on the app. They’re breaking the law to be on it. If you break the law, how can you expect to then turn around and wield it against companies?\n\nIt's facebook's legal responsibility to ensure that 10 years old's aren't on the app. Instead, based on internal communi... | {'id': 'lqlpcv8', 'text': 'On the quantum scale there is sheer randomness, which is the opposite of free will—but that\'s beside the point, because there is no such thing as humans on the quantum scale. On the macroscale—the only one where "morality" is a thing—genes and the environment are the only things that determi... | 1fxdpjn | CMV: Vilifying and holding social media companies responsible for the negative effects they have on their users isn’t fair | Just an FYI, I’m 18. My generation has obviously been extremely affected by social media, so I understand firsthand how pervasive and insidious it is. Believe me, I do. I have friends who just systematically, irresistibly whip out their phones every time they’ve got a second of free time, and I sincerely feel bad.
Th... | 1,728,211,373 | Clear-Sport-726 | nan | nan | 2024-10-06 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Most people who post offensive ragebait on the Internet want attention and ignoring it will make it disappear | {'id': 'lqn8ryf', 'text': 'Not calling hateful public speech out as harmful normalizes it. Ignoring it won\'t make it go away, it\'ll make it stick around. Even if the original posters were "just trolling" there are definitely racist, sexist, and generally awful people out there that will see this speech becoming norma... | {'id': 'lqn8os3', 'text': 'Number 1 is obviously true, like we just know it as a fact. Gay marriage didn\'t take so long to get legalized just because of people faking homophobia. The civil rights movement wasn\'t just fighting against trolls "faking it for attention".\n\nThe other problem is that you can\'t "just igno... | 1fxldk1 | CMV: Most people who post offensive ragebait on the Internet want attention and ignoring it will make it disappear | Now before I start I would like to define offensive as something that causes anger due to it being homophobic, racist, sexist, ableist, making fun of a tragedy (for example, 9/11) etc.
Overall, every time I see something that’s bigoted I scroll past it. Why? Because people want likes and clicks and engagement. All the... | 1,728,234,493 | stealthyalfredo | nan | nan | 2024-10-06 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Society is moving towards everyone only using English and that is a good change | {'id': 'lqdl8th', 'text': '> if they learned say English, they would probably have to learn how to count\n\nMy point is that they are literally incapable of doing that. Growing up speaking a language without counting has resulted in a brain physiology that cannot comprehend numbers. Again, it’s an extreme example, but... | {'id': 'lqdgwz3', 'text': ">What cultures specifically can only be preserved via continuing use of a given language? Why?\n\nancient egypt would be an example (but the aztecs too.)\n\nancient egypt was a forgotten culture that people in more modern times (circa 100bc) didn't know anything about. they could see heirogly... | 1fwan6l | CMV: Society is moving towards everyone only using English and that is a good change | I am not saying there are not advantages of having many languages and everyone having their own language. But the advantages of having a global language strongly outweigh the disadvantages.
My main points:
- Language barriers are a major reason for disconnect in understanding people from different cultures and havin... | 1,728,078,116 | Mysterious-Law-60 | nan | nan | 2024-10-04 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Removing a characters ethnicity/national heritage for fear of "backlash" is significantly worse than just keeping them in. | {'id': 'lqlknsq', 'text': 'From what I’ve read all they did is change her from being a mossad agent. She still Israeli, i think you’re missing a big point in your argument. Marvel is owned by Disney which is a super conglomerate that does not want controversies that could lead to Legal or financial impact, pretty much ... | {'id': 'lqlhknx', 'text': 'It\'s bad to have things censored like this, but ultimately it has proven better to have them under censorship if any amount can be gotten through, rather than the work just not getting any attention via making a stand on an issue.\n\nThe more eyes on the work, the more that at least the news... | 1fxczgm | CMV: Removing a characters ethnicity/national heritage for fear of "backlash" is significantly worse than just keeping them in. | To be clear exactly what I mean I refer to the recent news that the character of Sabra has had any references to her Israeli and Jewish heritage removed from the new Captain America movie to prevent backlash. So specifically the idea of taking an existing established character, adapting them, and in the process removin... | 1,728,208,178 | The_Naked_Buddhist | nan | nan | 2024-10-06 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Unless asked, trying to change the views of other people is inherently disrespectful. | {'id': 'lqcp7om', 'text': '> But I\'m not sure you\'ve described a situation where anyone is trying to persuade. You\'ve just described, as you say, a discussion among friends. Maybe even a disagreement!\n\nIn a disagreement, you try to persuade someone. I said "f I felt the position of not having kids didn\'t align wi... | {'id': 'lqckirr', 'text': '>One of the foundations of showing other people respect is respecting their autonomy. People have the right to make decisions about their life without outside influence. When you try to persuade someone, you\'re undermining this right--or at least trying to.\n\nThis is completely untrue and h... | 1fw4wnp | CMV: Unless asked, trying to change the views of other people is inherently disrespectful. | Online and in person, people seem to love to tell other people what beliefs they "should" hold and what they "should" do.
I think this is bad!
It's **disrespectful**. One of the foundations of showing other people respect is respecting their autonomy. People have the right to make decisions about their life without o... | 1,728,063,240 | ThatSpencerGuy | nan | nan | 2024-10-04 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Presidential Debates should have LIVE Fact Checking | {'id': 'lqz5bn8', 'text': "It kinda is. There is a major difference between some random website doing the fact checking online and fact checking by the provider of the debate. The latter really must be correct and fair under all circumstances and you can't ensure that while doing it live.", 'author': 'Downtown-Act-590'... | {'id': 'lqz3sg9', 'text': 'Hard disagree. Most people don’t care about fact-checking, especially in real time. \n\nRun the debate, then as a “post-game,” fact check all you want. The nerds will stick around and watch, the normies will go back to their lives.', 'author': 'that_nerdyguy', 'score': 3, 'timestamp': 1728410... | 1fz6425 | CMV: Presidential Debates should have LIVE Fact Checking | I think that truth has played a significant role in the current political climate, especially with the amount of 'fake news' and lies entering the media sphere. Last month, I watched President Trump and Vice President Harris debate and was shocked at the comments made by the former president.
For example, I knew that ... | 1,728,410,161 | DK-the-Microwave | nan | nan | 2024-10-08 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Having differing political views only becomes divisive and friendship ending if you act like dick about it | {'id': 'lr1nrs3', 'text': "> That's a question I think everyone should ask themselves and everyone may come up with different answers.\n\nSo it's a legitimate answer if someone thinks a vote can count as promoting violence?\n\nThen there you have it: friendship-ender.\n\n> You'd never go and have a discussion with some... | {'id': 'lr1mvpb', 'text': 'The comments in here is why reddit is the toxic hellhole it is. To think it’s a duty to be a dick and nasty towards friends and family because of a differing opinion shows how morally bankrupt this platform is.', 'author': 'KRISBONN', 'score': -3, 'timestamp': 1728446915} | 1fzidv7 | CMV: Having differing political views only becomes divisive and friendship ending if you act like dick about it | So, the news is full of all kinds of talk about how the democrats are evil or the republicans are evil and we all know the rhethoric of abortion, homophobia, transphobia, assassinations, mentally unstable, fascists, like you get it.
Well today, I met a bunch of strangers and decided to play a few games with em and we ... | 1,728,444,570 | Fearless_Show9209 | nan | nan | 2024-10-09 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Using AI to formulate arguments is unethical and inevitable. | {'id': 'lqw3an5', 'text': '>So then by your admission an AI cannot create a good argument. Otherwise it could convince you. \n\nTo this one specific question that humans haven\'t been able to answer. AI can create good arguments for other topics. And if you think that AI cannot create good arguments, this discussion ha... | {'id': 'lqk2orx', 'text': '>You think therefore you are\n\nAI think therefore AI are. If AI can think on such a level, how are they any different from Humans? And I think using a friend to help formulate argument is not such a bad thing.', 'author': 'DarroonDoven', 'score': 0, 'timestamp': 1728181373} | 1fx63f3 | CMV: Using AI to formulate arguments is unethical and inevitable. | As AI begins to understand more nuanced thoughts, like trailing follow-up questions (H: What time is it? AI: 7:02pm H: In Bejing? 10:02am) As AI begins to predict our next thoughts, (suggesting products and locations) As AI begins to understand associations between seemingly ambiguous terms, (Right = Conservative = Pro... | 1,728,180,144 | brothapipp | nan | nan | 2024-10-06 | 2024_fall |
cmv: Mansplaining is a sexist, derogatory word and should be treated as such | {'id': 'lqk4jq5', 'text': 'No problem, I wasn’t upset, it’s just that you left out the word that mattered, ie it doesn’t define every man. But it’s something we do do. We can’t pretend we don’t. \n\nI think we’ll someday be able to talk about gendered differences again without controversy. Maybe 50 years from now. But ... | {'id': 'lqjt33c', 'text': 'I’ll address #2 first. I would guess it’s based on tone. In all circumstances, a condescending tone (which I’ve found men to use against women more often than the reciprocal, simply due to Men and Women’s places in history) can be rude and make an otherwise innocent statement seem rude. \n\n1... | 1fx2zi9 | cmv: Mansplaining is a sexist, derogatory word and should be treated as such |
To many this might seem totally absurd. But I believe this is a new derogatory word.
The definition of derogatory is “showing a critical or disrespectful attitude” and that is most definitely what the effect of that word.
Mansplaining according to a Google search is “is a colloquial expression used to describe situa... | 1,728,170,109 | Wasserschweinreich | nan | nan | 2024-10-05 | 2024_fall |
CMV: we should normalize (more) the act of working without seeking some major enlightment or happiness, but just to do what you must do and go home spend your time the way you want | {'id': 'lq7m4cj', 'text': 'What I failed to say, is that all things that are fulfilling in life are work. Work doesn\'t bring joy or fulfillment, but all things that are fulfilling are dervied from work. And given that work is causative (not just correlated) to fulfillment, I think "tolerating" it is unhealthy. Even th... | {'id': 'lq7kos0', 'text': 'There’s a lot of information that I’d like to see to this.\n\nJust based on what I’m reading, it sounds like you feel in your heart of hearts that you’re supposed to be happy to go to work. Where do you get the idea that you’re supposed to be happy to go to work?\n\nI’d wager most people just... | 1fvg21p | CMV: we should normalize (more) the act of working without seeking some major enlightment or happiness, but just to do what you must do and go home spend your time the way you want | I'm in the middle of a crisis where I don't think I'm happy doing what I do. I've talked to a few people about it and even my therapist, and the final conclusion was: not everyone is happy working and that's ok. This whole scenario to "work with what you like and you'll never have to work again" is a bs created by corp... | 1,727,983,818 | giocow | nan | nan | 2024-10-03 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Most psych hospitals don’t work because too many of the people there get off on making the mentally ill suffer | {'id': 'lr3dj0b', 'text': 'Your data set is from Yelp? That\'s a very good sample. /s\n\nOnline reviews often reflect extreme opinions, with moderate voices being underrepresented. This creates biased, polarized reviews that can distort consumer decisions\n\n[Online Reviews Are Biased. Here’s How to Fix Them (hbr.org)]... | {'id': 'lr3d1dc', 'text': "I have been in short term psych care three times, in three different hospitals and experienced none of these things. My step mother worked 30 plus years in mental health and anyone who behaved in the ways you describe was immediately fired.\n\nWhat I can tell you is basing your opinion on psy... | 1fzrpw0 | CMV: Most psych hospitals don’t work because too many of the people there get off on making the mentally ill suffer | Here is why I say this. I used to be a teacher for students who would hit, bite, smother poop on you, cuss, or try to permanently injure others. Still most teachers of students with severe behavior problems do not take it out on their students. This seems to be the opposite for what happens with inpatient mental health... | 1,728,481,384 | bubbletea-psycho | nan | nan | 2024-10-09 | 2024_fall |
CMV: It's not a crime if you don't get caught | {'id': 'lr23nzb', 'text': 'There is a difference between being caught and being ruled to have committed a crime.\n\nBeing caught makes it sound to simple. It makes it sounds like the facts and the law are obvious, and that the determinative issue is how well the police are able to find you.\n\nBeing ruled to have commi... | {'id': 'lr1wnb1', 'text': 'Maybe in the eyes of the government they don’t know. But you know', 'author': 'TimTheTinyTesticle', 'score': 1, 'timestamp': 1728452985} | 1fzkbcc | CMV: It's not a crime if you don't get caught | I was just thinking about this and it makes sense to me but also seems wrong.
Crime is defined as an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government. While this definition seems straight forward I'd say it's somewhat misleading because crime is determined by the court. Even when being arrested you're n... | 1,728,451,850 | Shak3Zul4 | nan | nan | 2024-10-09 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Joker 2 was actually a success because it achieved Warner Bros goals | {'id': 'lr8q65l', 'text': '> So they could not get top down order from executives to make bad on purpose then? \n\nNo studio executive would ever give that order. Not one. \n\n>It was all on the studio?\n\nNo, it was all on the creative team, Todd and Joaquin basically. They were given full control, and they just shit ... | {'id': 'lr8n2jz', 'text': "Twisters made more than double it's budget just in BO. IF made almost double in BO. Furiosa just made back its money, again just in BO. The real money is the perpetual income these films will receive being part of the studios stable going forward. \n\nI am intrigued what your definition of fl... | 1g0gj5y | CMV: Joker 2 was actually a success because it achieved Warner Bros goals | So we all know that Joker 2 bombed really had at the theatres, reviews, sales and more. It’s selling really bad that it won’t break even and the audience the first movie garnered has been completely driven away, heck this movie even ruined the first Joker movie for many.
By all means this should be a failure, but it... | 1,728,559,447 | Evoxrus_XV | nan | nan | 2024-10-10 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Florida Real Estate Will Collapse Within The Next Few Years | {'id': 'lr41vke', 'text': 'Look at home prices in legitimate "destroyed by hurricane semi-regularly" areas like coastal Carolinas. The other option is that the US updates the building codes to require what Japan does to protect from (most) tsunamis and earthquakes.\n\nThe home prices and insurance premiums are based o... | {'id': 'lr3v6lt', 'text': ">\xa0We're reaching a tipping point where either homes become completely uninsurable or the insurance becomes so expensive that homes start losing value.\n\n\nIs there a data-based reason to believe this? Do you have some particular expertise that allows for such a proclamation?", 'author': '... | 1fzuimf | CMV: Florida Real Estate Will Collapse Within The Next Few Years | The insurance crisis in Florida already quite bad, and with Milton, it's [poised to get even worse.](https://www.fox9.com/news/hurricane-milton-florida-homeowners-insurance)
We're reaching a tipping point where either homes become completely uninsurable or the insurance becomes so expensive that homes start losing va... | 1,728,488,702 | tomtomglove | nan | nan | 2024-10-09 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Loving yourself is logically impossible | {'id': 'lqo7lse', 'text': 'Don’t think about a bad day, don’t think about a good day. Think about a boring day. Just any other day, nothing remarkable, nothing momentous.\n\nOn that day, were you overall a dick to people? Or were you highly positive and joyful with people? Probably not either. Odds are good you gave a ... | {'id': 'lqo4yyp', 'text': "Overwhelmingly the majority of things I do are justified. \n\nAnd I know people who have done messed up things and I have forgiven them. \n\nConsidering the fact that most things I do are justified and the things I do that are not justified I can forgive, there's no reason I can't love myself... | 1fxpgo1 | CMV: Loving yourself is logically impossible | How is it possible to love yourself? Who is the one person who knows every single mistake, every single L, or every single time that you were the villain? Every single time, you were the undisputed asshole in the room and you know with one hundred percent certainty that everyone else's life would've been better without... | 1,728,245,028 | KgPathos | nan | nan | 2024-10-06 | 2024_fall |
CMV: The "self-defense" argument for abortion; including first and second trimester abortion; is arguably just as responsible for widespread beliefs in "post birth abortion" and "late term elective abortion" as people who believe in these things. | {'id': 'lqz925m', 'text': 'I get it, but in the context, nonessential or unnecessary would be the single terms. \n \nThat said, given that every pregnancy carries a potential life risk even in the healthiest of mothers, I don\'t think the terms would really apply. Could see maybe the use of prophylactic since you co... | {'id': 'lqyzt2m', 'text': ">What are you defining as a late-term abortion?\n\nThird Trimester abortion.\n\n>The post-birth abortion nonsense has been made up out of whole-cloth by people who are misleading people who don’t know how abortions work.\n\nNo, it came specifically up when the [former governor of Virginia dur... | 1fz49v2 | CMV: The "self-defense" argument for abortion; including first and second trimester abortion; is arguably just as responsible for widespread beliefs in "post birth abortion" and "late term elective abortion" as people who believe in these things. | If *one* student fails calculus, it's considered the fault of the student.
If *half the class* fails calculus, it's considered the fault of the professor.
I consider this analogous to the situation here. We have millions of voters who believe "post birth abortion" is a thing, and many more who think third trime... | 1,728,405,607 | ShortUsername01 | nan | nan | 2024-10-08 | 2024_fall |
CMV: The youth both need and deserve more liberty to explore their sexuality. | {'id': 'lrp6a0l', 'text': ">What do you mean 'let' them? Since we were talking about sex 15 min ago, prohibition didn't start working.\n\nI was mentioning how we prohibit minors from doing many things that are harmful to them that they would otherwise to in greater quantities. \n\n>Prohibition still didn't start workin... | {'id': 'lrosq47', 'text': 'I feel like alot of Redditors are mad at teenagers doing teenager things because they never got to experience them. Their classmates made love while they wrote stories about being the nice guy/girl who never got a date.', 'author': 'Easy_Dig_88', 'score': -3, 'timestamp': 1728804625} | 1g2k7e2 | CMV: The youth both need and deserve more liberty to explore their sexuality. | **Why they need it:** [Here](https://reason.com/2023/10/18/an-18-year-old-had-consensual-sex-with-a-16-year-old-he-went-to-jail-for-6-years/) and [here](https://abcnews.go.com/US/19-year-spend-25-years-registered-sex-offender/story?id=32783206).
The first link describes an 18yo who had sex with a 16yo he met on a dati... | 1,728,803,982 | Livid_Lengthiness_69 | nan | nan | 2024-10-13 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Misogynistic men are often equally misandrist as they are misogynistic | {'id': 'lrl6exz', 'text': 'I’m not entirely sure that is relevant.\xa0\n\nI think many if not most misogynists also don’t believe themselves to be misogynistic, and they just believe it’s natural and will make women more fulfilled to behave in the ways that they want them to.\xa0\n\nWhether they believe they are misand... | {'id': 'lrl4vuz', 'text': ">\xa0The man believes that most men hold the same views as themselves, which is a misandrist assumption because it implies most men hold misogynistic viewpoints.\n\nMisandry means hatred against men. For these men that you speak of, to think that most men hold the same views as them, is not m... | 1g23ppd | CMV: Misogynistic men are often equally misandrist as they are misogynistic | Most of the men I‘ve observed exhibiting hostile or benevolent sexism towards women hold equally sexist views about men.
i see a good amount of misandry from red pilled men- that women are lying, cheating, and manipulative, whereas men are naturally prone to wanting sex at a far higher rate, and that men are “infer... | 1,728,749,985 | PachinkoMars | nan | nan | 2024-10-12 | 2024_fall |
CMV: The man vs the bear question indirectly fuelled hatred between groups | {'id': 'lrdq935', 'text': 'If you interpret the truth as misandry, then that is on you and not the metaphor. Time for some inner work.', 'author': 'ilovetandt', 'score': -4, 'timestamp': 1728633009} | {'id': 'lrdohbt', 'text': 'No, she’s really not. The ones who are genuinely good are not alienated. \n\nThe ones who are pushed away are perhaps less “good” than they believe themselves to be.', 'author': 'Destroyer_2_2', 'score': -9, 'timestamp': 1728631752} | 1g13usf | CMV: The man vs the bear question indirectly fuelled hatred between groups | So I has been hearing about "The man vs the bear question" Which I feared that the question question could either misinterpreted to fuel the gender to the point of severe hatred...
So as you may know, In the internet there's two groups that fight in the "gender war" so to speak: The "Manosphere" a.k.a. Incel, Pickup... | 1,728,629,725 | Porschii_ | nan | nan | 2024-10-11 | 2024_fall |
Cmv: Commercial advertising should be banned | {'id': 'lrv82ch', 'text': "Okay, but I think movie trailers at least show the need for advertising.\n\nBecause how would you know when a movie was coming out if the movie studio wasn't allowed to make a trailer with a release date on it? For movies that aren't part of major franchises how are you supposed to know what ... | {'id': 'lrv6zfn', 'text': "The vast majority of advertising is for product categories that everyone knows exist. If someone needs something, they go look for it. How is that by any stretch of the imagination 'completely blind'?", 'author': 'Cubusphere', 'score': 0, 'timestamp': 1728909026} | 1g3e25e | Cmv: Commercial advertising should be banned | Advertising is most beneficial for those most established e.g Nike shoes. This allows for branding to carry poor quality on established quality. We find ourselves in a situation where the most popular brand is often the worst quality at a middle of the road price or even the highest price. Advertising is paid for by cu... | 1,728,907,417 | snowleave | nan | nan | 2024-10-14 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Ninja and shinobi were not real | {'id': 'lqv0n5g', 'text': 'I still think you might be placing too much emphasis on the novelty of the label. If people use the term to describe soldiers who actually existed, then all that\'s needed is clarification on what is real and what is legend. \n\nI think we can reasonably say something like:\n\nMercenaries who... | {'id': 'lqv0iz2', 'text': "I think you're focusing too much on etymology rather than the historical reality. Ninja or shinobi (Japanese: 忍び, lit.\u2009'one who sneaks') were covert operatives in feudal Japan who specialized in infiltration, espionage, guerrilla warfare, and even acted as mercenaries or bodyguards.\n\nT... | 1fyk1h2 | CMV: Ninja and shinobi were not real | My argument is this: there is not enough historical evidence to claim that ninja/shinobi are real historical figures. When you try and prove that they exist, all you get are examples of anyone who did something stealthy, or someone who assassinated someone. But we already have terms for that- spies, and assassins. Ther... | 1,728,338,658 | danhyman | nan | nan | 2024-10-07 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Americans should believe in America first. | {'id': 'lrzm8as', 'text': "It's 1% of the budget. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-is-us-foreign-assistance/\n\n\n5% of discretionary spending. https://www.pgpf.org/finding-solutions/understanding-the-budget/spending#discretionary", 'author': 'uncle-iroh-11', 'score': 31, 'timestamp': 1728964589} | {'id': 'lrzlreq', 'text': 'Why does American Govt love Israel so much?', 'author': 'indianemployee', 'score': -3, 'timestamp': 1728964365} | 1g3yw9p | CMV: Americans should believe in America first. | Today, I want to make the point that, regardless of our opinions on the conflicts in Israel and Palestine or Russia and Ukraine, we should focus more on solving our problems here at home instead of sending aid overseas. My argument isn't about the complicated details of international issues, but about our responsibilit... | 1,728,963,834 | AdSpirited9373 | nan | nan | 2024-10-15 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Iran is not the greatest adversary of the United States, and saying so is a pretty brazen absurdity that demonstrates Israel's outsized influence on the country. | {'id': 'lrbghd1', 'text': '>Ahmadinejad did some things that were not what the Ayatollah wanted\n\nI\'m gonna have to see a source on this. He was able to talk and walk around by himself, but all actions of the government had at least implicit authorization from the supreme leader.\n\nAgain, going back to my previous p... | {'id': 'lrb74cj', 'text': 'How do you categorize "adversary"?\n\nI would argue that a minimum qualification is a lack of diplomatic relations, and/or commercial relations. We trade billions of dollars worth of good and services with Russia and China-and have formal relations with both. They are trading partners; relat... | 1g0rxgr | CMV: Iran is not the greatest adversary of the United States, and saying so is a pretty brazen absurdity that demonstrates Israel's outsized influence on the country. | Iran being the "greatest" enemy of the United States was a statement Kamala Harris made to the press when asked about who the United States greatest adversary was, for some context, but its a statement that could just as easily of come from a Republican's mouth.
Russia and China both have stronger militaries and stro... | 1,728,590,990 | CoyoteTheGreat | nan | nan | 2024-10-10 | 2024_fall |
cmv: Only individuals should be legal and taxable entities | {'id': 'lrzsdrw', 'text': '*"Yes the lowliest person will get the blame the first few times. Soon these people will see that "just doing what the boss says even if its illegal" is not ok and will stop doing it, and then the system works fine."*\n\nI didn\'t say anything about any employee choosing to do things knowing ... | {'id': 'lrza8yu', 'text': "I believe corporations should have lower tax rates as the tax itself is passed onto consumers and employee wages.\xa0\n\n\nHowever, corporations enjoy several legal protections that other entities do not enjoy.\xa0\n\n\nCorporations' owners are 100% exempt (unless they are involved in the man... | 1g3x83o | cmv: Only individuals should be legal and taxable entities | I think that there should be no entities for legal or tax purposes other than individuals - so no trusts or even companies.
They can still exist, just not have any standing when it comes to legal matters or money matters. If a someone died due to a "companies" negligence, then it's at least one individual at the compa... | 1,728,958,486 | Prim56 | nan | nan | 2024-10-15 | 2024_fall |
CMV: non-humanitarian countries will continue to block any attempt we make at improving the situation for the natural world and non-human animals. | {'id': 'lrvetb2', 'text': 'And honestly, most poor countries contribute very little to destroying the environment, that’s caused far more by overconsumption in rich countries.', 'author': 'Routine_Log8315', 'score': 4, 'timestamp': 1728912288} | {'id': 'lrvbhrz', 'text': "There's no such thing as a capitalist completely unconstrained by morals and values because every human out there has them.", 'author': 'xfvh', 'score': 1, 'timestamp': 1728910953} | 1g3eoct | CMV: non-humanitarian countries will continue to block any attempt we make at improving the situation for the natural world and non-human animals. | Almost every human nation will eventually aim for achieving capitalist prosperity. Prestigious markers like how many cars your citizens can buy matter to all populations in the world. This will likely include policies that improve human health enough to not cause too many workers dying - see chinas efforts for green en... | 1,728,909,347 | Equivalent_Pilot_125 | nan | nan | 2024-10-14 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Tax Filings Should be every 3-5 years, instead of annual | {'id': 'lryesz0', 'text': 'What? No way. \n\nI think you’re projecting the simple situations you’re familiar with onto other businesses. \n\nIn the last five years, my entity changed accounting principles, accounting system, and corporate structure. Laws changed. That was a 60 person org…imagine 6000 or 60000.\n\nPlus ... | {'id': 'lry4h2k', 'text': '>I mean credits and deductions are heavily used by the lower income folks, and represent a\xa0*much*\xa0larger percentage of their income in most cases. They certainly aren’t isolated to the higher income folks.\n\nBut there is the option just to lower the amount of taxes low income people pa... | 1g3q446 | CMV: Tax Filings Should be every 3-5 years, instead of annual | This view primarily applies to the US. It's my view that State and Federal tax returns should only be required every 3 or 5 years, not annually.
While plenty are simple, others can take literally hundreds of hours of preparation every single year. This is especially true when someone has multiple businesses, partners... | 1,728,938,287 | vettewiz | nan | nan | 2024-10-14 | 2024_fall |
CMV: The effectiveness of public policy within a society is dependent on the collective genetics of the inhabitants. The more diverse the genetics, the harder it is to develop public policy. | {'id': 'lru3hng', 'text': 'Uganda is not a genetically diverse country… lmao. \n\n80% of the country is Bantu… thats higher than the US when it comes to ethnic and racial homogeneity 🤷🏻\u200d♂️', 'author': 'Doub13D', 'score': 3, 'timestamp': 1728883292} | {'id': 'lrtqzvk', 'text': '>The effectiveness of public policy within a society is dependent on the collective genetics of the inhabitants.\n\nI wouldnt be giving you attention if this dump im taking wasnt such a strainer.', 'author': 'Minimum_Passing_Slut', 'score': 2, 'timestamp': 1728876446} | 1g361dy | CMV: The effectiveness of public policy within a society is dependent on the collective genetics of the inhabitants. The more diverse the genetics, the harder it is to develop public policy. | In modern times, we are often taught the idea that diversity is a strength. This is true in some regards: Such as collecting a broader range of ideas and perspectives within a workplace for innovation, or for experiencing a wider range of cuisine.
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CMV: Preventing Jobs from being eliminated due to technological advancement and automation should not be considered a valid reason to strike | {'id': 'lpzz7lu', 'text': "If automation is going to make the company more money I don't see why a portion of that can't go to the employee (in the form of their wages) until they leave or retire.\n\nNegotiating over who gets that benefit seems like exactly what you're saying a union should do.", 'author': 'DeadCupcake... | {'id': 'lpzyiun', 'text': 'Ok, so we agree broadly that strikes/unions are allowed to advocate on the behalf of workers at the expense of the public \n\n\nSo why does the efficiency argument matter in this case? It is more beneficial to the worker to have a job than to be a part of a more efficient company', 'author': ... | 1fujm1l | CMV: Preventing Jobs from being eliminated due to technological advancement and automation should not be considered a valid reason to strike | Unions striking over jobs lost to technological advancements and automation does nothing but hinder economic progress and innovation. Technology often leads to increased efficiency, lower costs, and the creation of new jobs in emerging industries. Strikes that seek to preserve outdated roles or resist automation can st... | 1,727,884,579 | WakeoftheStorm | nan | nan | 2024-10-02 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Cards Against Humanity 's paying people who don't vote is illegal. | {'id': 'lrpklks', 'text': "So here's the thing:\n\n1) They're calling out Musk, who is offering to illegally pay voters. This is illegal: [https://www.cga.ct.gov/2001/rpt/2001-R-0132.htm](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2001/rpt/2001-R-0132.htm)\n\n2) It's a PR stunt. Go to the website in the instagram post - [https://apologi... | {'id': 'lrpffl9', 'text': "Wasn't this whole thing in response to Elon basically doing the same doing so if one is illegal then both are. Keep in mind I don't know the law well enough to see its it is or not, but if the law allows people to pay people off for a vote then they are so damned cooked in that country.\n\nE... | 1g2nf4p | CMV: Cards Against Humanity 's paying people who don't vote is illegal. | Cards Against Humanity has a project out right now where they bought records from some data brokers regarding who did/didn't vote in 2020 and who leans left/right. They are offering to pay left leaning people who didn't vote to say they will vote in 2024.
I assume that the left/right data is fairly inaccurate but tha... | 1,728,818,332 | Falernum | nan | nan | 2024-10-13 | 2024_fall |
CMV: For the sake of society, some professionals should be paid to spend time on forums. | {'id': 'lqetm6o', 'text': 'It\'s my position that it\'s so full of mis and disinformation mostly *because* such a significant portion of those consuming and interacting not only the skills, but the objectivity, to see much of it for what it is. And with the growth of AI... The ratio of mostly manipulative garbage to ge... | {'id': 'lqend68', 'text': "You assume these people will change their mind if provided with the correct information. Some of them will, but I bet a lot won't and will just get defensive. For a large minority of our population facts and logic mean nothing to them, because they choose to believe certian things. A flat ear... | 1fwgbik | CMV: For the sake of society, some professionals should be paid to spend time on forums. | I see it on here all the time:
what is clearly a 14 year old giving dumb relationship advice to a post by a 30yo married man;
people giving bad and dangerous DIY advice;
People getting the law very wrong (e.g. if you live together for a long time, it's common law marriage! Wrong. In some very specific states and ... | 1,728,095,300 | ActualGvmtName | nan | nan | 2024-10-05 | 2024_fall |
CMV: EVs are the new status symbol | {'id': 'lrr8sb0', 'text': "[Link 1](https://afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/electric-emissions)\n\n[Link 2](https://www.visualcapitalist.com/life-cycle-emissions-evs-vs-combustion-engine-vehicles/)\n\nNot here to post paragraphs about whatever, since you asked for reading, and I'm just a random redditor. Hope this provides th... | {'id': 'lrr0kcs', 'text': "Just because there's a higher level of status symbol doesn't mean that a lower tiered thing isn't also a status symbol.\n\nA penthouse is a status symbol even if private islands exist.\n\nFirst class exists as do private jets.", 'author': 'OlympiasTheMolossian', 'score': 0, 'timestamp': 17288... | 1g2ux7f | CMV: EVs are the new status symbol | Charging an EV is a major hassle. Spotty charging coverage, frequently broken chargers, and if can’t find a fast charging station it could take hours to get to an 80% charge. This is a massive difference from filling up a gas car in minutes at commonly available gas stations.
One of the most common refrains I hear fro... | 1,728,840,519 | 4oh4_error | nan | nan | 2024-10-13 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Porn is often sexist | {'id': 'ls1z7ve', 'text': 'I think you misread where op said never. \n\nThe only times op said never was about what happens in these videos op thinks are sexist. They are saying in these videos the women never xyz. \n\nThey did not say porn never shows women doijng xyz.', 'author': 'Long_Cress_9142', 'score': 1, 'times... | {'id': 'ls1o6c6', 'text': '> I am talking about mainstream porn\n\nLike... studio porn? Most of that is stepcest and cuckolding scenarios these days, and both have issues that are different that those listed above. They deal more with social expectations surrounding established relationships than mere objectification o... | 1g4933k | CMV: Porn is often sexist | I was recently in a thread that found issue with highly-degrading porn titles at an IVF clinic. nigh nobody could spot the problem, excluding lesbians like me.
I found it funny, but had a disturbing realization that there may be a pervasive narrative going around that degrading women is normal, and that porn is common... | 1,729,002,645 | PachinkoMars | nan | nan | 2024-10-15 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Colleges should offer refunds if a majority of the class agrees the professor is incompetent. | {'id': 'ls4gl7v', 'text': "Right, it shouldn't be up to the students alone, which honestly came off as a major part of your view. It shouldn't be tied to the accountability of the school other than triggering investigations. \n\nTheir accountability might not be able to look like a refund, though. instead, it might be ... | {'id': 'ls4dv4p', 'text': "This just isn't how at-will transactions work. An employer cannot ask for salary back if the employee gets bad reviews or is fired. \n\nSome kind of legal contract would be needed to effect what you propose, and as you can imagine, what professors or schools would be incentivized to wrangle w... | 1g4lj54 | CMV: Colleges should offer refunds if a majority of the class agrees the professor is incompetent. | I am a college student and my argument stems mainly from the fact that I currently have a professor who has admitted to not having taught math in 20 years and having no idea about modern teaching methodologies. The professor says to "just follow what I am doing in class and you'll be fine" and has provided absolutely n... | 1,729,034,856 | AdSpirited9373 | nan | nan | 2024-10-15 | 2024_fall |
CMV: the left and democrats are not capable of the same cult behavior as maga | {'id': 'lsgu7l0', 'text': 'If I may, back in 2016 I had a group of hard left friends who were heavy into #feelthebern, like daily posts on it to spread awareness of Bernie Sanders.\n\nThen the day Hillary took the nomination a friend then posted a point by point listing of Hillary’s platform explaining why he supported... | {'id': 'lsgtc1z', 'text': 'I tend to agree with you, with Republicans they get a cult of personality. The Left is super dedicated to party-- you only need to see how Kamala suddenly went from the most disliked VP in history to a leading Presidential candidate after her only primary experience was getting absolutely de... | 1g67mxc | CMV: the left and democrats are not capable of the same cult behavior as maga | case in point, look at how they went from defending biden and hating kamala to immediately reversing course.
it was "lets weekend at bernies biden" to "kamala is awesome" when they were like "biden needs to dump kamala for his re-election"
youd NEVER see that kind of tactical thinking on the maga republican side
all... | 1,729,217,647 | shadow_nipple | nan | nan | 2024-10-18 | 2024_fall |
CMV: The concept of making beauty modeling diverse is inherently flawed. | {'id': 'lsg0ytj', 'text': 'Your argument is a strawman. You never even established credible reason for why you think modeling tries to establish an objective beauty.', 'author': 'translove228', 'score': 1, 'timestamp': 1729207858} | {'id': 'lsfzvl0', 'text': "you know that's not a counterpoint right?", 'author': 'Formal_Yesterday8114', 'score': 0, 'timestamp': 1729207451} | 1g63vn5 | CMV: The concept of making beauty modeling diverse is inherently flawed. | I am focusing on runway models and super models, not things like retail fashion models for brands or fashion.
**1: Modeling attempts to establish objective beauty**
A model is meant to display which people are the **models** of current beauty standards and stereotypes. It attempts to establish objectives beauty by ad... | 1,729,205,971 | Legitimate-Bath-9651 | nan | nan | 2024-10-17 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Adding a Physical Security Key to protect my personal data is overkill | {'id': 'ls9g736', 'text': 'Yes - but not in addition to app based 2FA, rather instead of app based 2FA. 2FA apps often don’t have good backup features, so if someone’s phone gets broken or stolen, they can be royally screwed. Keeping a backup security key is way cheaper and more practical than keeping a backup phone, a... | {'id': 'ls6636n', 'text': ">Unlike phone number-based 2FA, Authentication App or device-based 2FA requires the user to have physical possession of the token and help remove the risk of mobile carriers falling for phishers whose social engineering skills are on point.\n\nDirectly from your source. Unless you just get so... | 1g4tm8t | CMV: Adding a Physical Security Key to protect my personal data is overkill | Change my view:
I do not need a physical security key to ensure my data is protected in my alley Apple garden. I have my iPhone 15 pro max, my iPad 12.9”, and my series 4 Apple Watch.
I want to protect my pictures (photography is one of my main and key hobby/ies), messages, notes (especially notes these are importan... | 1,729,063,012 | IXMCMXCII | nan | nan | 2024-10-16 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Porn and OF should both be totally banned and prosecution efforts should be focused against the mostly male customer base. | {'id': 'lsflf6h', 'text': 'You can award deltas for whatever alters your view, even slightly. You can also award as many as you\'d like.\n\nThe point I\'m trying to make and asking you to consider is that it\'s very difficult to define what is and isn\'t pornography. I know we all basically know what it is and when w... | {'id': 'lsfii9d', 'text': 'Wow. That\'s one of the best so far.\xa0 "Not only do I have nothing to add to the debate, but your question makes me so uncomfortable that I hope you get arrested"\nFucking hell. This sub is great. I\'ve never seen so many incels get so upset so easily', 'author': 'Buggery_bollox', 'score': ... | 1g61mg0 | CMV: Porn and OF should both be totally banned and prosecution efforts should be focused against the mostly male customer base. | The reason why I want to ban these things is because they are forms of moral degeneracy and actively destroy society from the ground up.
Think about it. There are so many ways to have fun. You can go out with friends or go on a solo trip to the city. Of course, these are not mutually exclusive with being a porn watch... | 1,729,199,646 | Early-Possibility367 | nan | nan | 2024-10-17 | 2024_fall |
CMV: It's not ok to sacrifice our nation's sobriety to win elections | {'id': 'lss6k0r', 'text': 'Just to expand on things for people in this thread, propaganda doesnt mean misinformation or even lies.\nThough its a common misconception\n\nSmokey the bear is propaganda, Give a hoot dont pollute? Likewise, also propaganda.\n\nPropaganda is disseminated messages, more or less', 'author': 'z... | {'id': 'lsrpxe3', 'text': 'The ‘ends justify the means’ angle is not valid here. For it to be propaganda in the first place implies the means itself is faulty. You wouldn’t say a charity organization advertising is propaganda for an example.', 'author': 'YouJustNeurotic', 'score': 1, 'timestamp': 1729384371} | 1g7lpnz | CMV: It's not ok to sacrifice our nation's sobriety to win elections |
I'm going to take a few lines to explain what my post is not about:
First, my post isn't about arguing that the 2016 election was swayed by foreign propaganda; that is not something I'm willing to change my view on.
Second, I'm not seeking to discuss whether the use of propaganda for political gain has been go... | 1,729,380,903 | Davngr | nan | nan | 2024-10-19 | 2024_fall |
CMV: In the case of #21 of Tennessee hitting an Arkansas fan yesterday, the fan deserves the vast majority of the blame. | {'id': 'lqoi2cx', 'text': '>Rape is much more premeditated and is done regardless of where the victim is or what they\'re wearing.\n\nSo if the rape isn\'t premeditated that would make it fine for the girl to be raped since it was a foreseeable outcome? \n\nNot sure what your argument is by bringing this up \n\n>I don\... | {'id': 'lqof1om', 'text': 'Huh, why? Presumably this fan was an adult, what about them justifies the kid gloves? If anything, the dude who just played the game should get deference over the guy who sat on his ass and watched a game.\xa0', 'author': 'RobotsFromTheFuture', 'score': -13, 'timestamp': 1728248784} | 1fxqffz | CMV: In the case of #21 of Tennessee hitting an Arkansas fan yesterday, the fan deserves the vast majority of the blame. | Video surfaced today of #21 of Tennessee's football team shoving an Arkansas fan to the ground as Arkansas fans stormed the field post game. There is a lot of outrage against the player for what he did, but I'd say that outrage is misplaced. I think it's the fan's fault for putting himself in the situation.
One thing... | 1,728,247,524 | Early-Possibility367 | nan | nan | 2024-10-06 | 2024_fall |
CMV: Booby traps should be completely and globally legal if they're able to be turned on and off. | {'id': 'lshfn1g', 'text': 'Can you think of a scenario where booby traps perform better than an alarm, and instructions to your kids to run to aforementioned gun/peephole combo in the event of an alarm? Maybe if you live in a palace and have your kids sleep on the opposite side of that palace for some reason?\n\nBecaus... | {'id': 'lshex31', 'text': "> You don't sneakily enter someone else's home without their permission unless you've bad intentions. Do you consider firing a weapon in their direction an appropriate response?\n\nA warning shot, maybe, but I don't think it's appropriate to immediately kill someone with a gun when, for all I... | 1g6a4pg | CMV: Booby traps should be completely and globally legal if they're able to be turned on and off. | The only argument I've seen against booby traps is that there could arise a scenario where, for the owner's safety, medical staff, police or firefighters may need to enter the home without the consent of the owner.
This could occur if you had, say, a pitfall trap somehow set up in your house that was always actively ... | 1,729,226,339 | MHSevven | nan | nan | 2024-10-18 | 2024_fall |
CMV: "Accurate" representation in media isn't all it's cracked up to be | {'id': 'lsuld4x', 'text': 'If the implication is that a personality disorder causes certain behavior then the book should at least be accurate enough to reality in that the disorder actually does cause said behavior. \n\nPeople with disorders have to live with the media\'s portrayal of them. If you have a disorder you... | {'id': 'lsrv4j0', 'text': '>So, when we demand that media representation be "accurate," what does that even mean?\n\nThe expectation is can be a variety of things. Some people may want more positive stories. Some may want stories that reflect experiences that they can relate to. Some people may want more stories in gen... | 1g7mfr3 | CMV: "Accurate" representation in media isn't all it's cracked up to be | I'm about to say something that might get me roasted, but hear me out. I think the emphasis on "accurate" representation of social groups and experiences in media is overblown. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's not important at all, but I think we're putting too much stock in the idea that fiction can (or should)... | 1,729,383,111 | Confident-Fan-57 | nan | nan | 2024-10-20 | 2024_fall |
CMV: If someone does something because of something you said, it is not your fault. | {'id': 'lsmydhq', 'text': '> However, holistically, I would blame Hitler since he created and set up the institution that allowed for those killings.\n\nHe build those institutions with words. Do you think he made Germany what it was by crafting with his hands like clay? No, it was words. He told people to do things.',... | {'id': 'lslypja', 'text': ">Words are just noises.\n\nThat is just factually incorrect. Words may be comprised of mouth and throat noises, but their purpose is to convey *meaning*. It is not the *words* *themselves* that hurt people. It is the meaning those words carry. It is the meaning those words convey. That's what... | 1g6uctu | CMV: If someone does something because of something you said, it is not your fault. | If I were to go and say something horrible to someone else that led them to cry, that would not be my fault. I made the choice to say something to them, and they made the choice to cry. Words are just noises. They are something that we use to communicate. It is different than punching someone because that is physically... | 1,729,290,165 | TTVBy_The_Way | nan | nan | 2024-10-18 | 2024_fall |
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