Recent comments in /f/LifeProTips

reimancts t1_iyen75k wrote

I think people in general should think about what they are about to posting an lpt. Most are not lpt's. Some times they really only help some people leaving a lot of people seeing the advice as worthless.

It's kind of like telling people next time they loose their phone to stand in the middle of the room and say hey google say the abc's to find their phone. This only helps people with android and hey Google turned on sonic works with the screen off. It's an android user tup, but not a life pro tip.

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Fickle_Broccoli t1_iyems24 wrote

What is a good response to that sort of speech?

I keep thinking of this joke my FIL made that was insensitive to LGBTQ+ community, and I had no idea how to respond. I just stood there, dumbfounded. I don't think he actually has any distaste for the community, I just think he gets spun up my the "woke community." I have no idea what I should've said in that situation.

I know ignoring it allows that speech to fester, but sometimes addressing it will prompt people to dismiss you as "soft" or "woke." I want to contribute to a better world but I have no idea how in that respect

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Punkinprincess t1_iyemhti wrote

I loved when Biden was talking about people that criticized student loan forgiveness but got PPP loans forgiven and he said, "including what's her name, the one that believes.... Well anyways."

I don't know if he actually forgot her name or was just using this LPT but I love it either way.

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RedditTrashTho t1_iyemfwn wrote

If engaging in politics in a certain way or on a certain platform gets you upset consistently, stop doing it. You're not "owning the libs" or "beating the fasch", youre becoming a mad person on the Internet and that gets nothing done

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2parthuman t1_iyemc2g wrote

Negative clicks and views are still clicks and views. Vote by choosing what you give your attention or money to. That's how the free market works. Complaining to pandering corporate entities or the government isnt going to solve it either. Just let popular opinion decide what lives and what dies. And ensure free speech always gas a platform. That is how the best ideas flourish and the worst idea fade away out of favor. That is really democracy at its core... the money will always follow what is favorable, or what is distorted to look favorable.

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houndstoothslut t1_iyem4uw wrote

You’re completely missing my point. I’m not talking about reaching my destination faster. I’m talking about reaching my destination at all, which I can’t do because someone wants to let me though thinking that I’m just going to drive forward and not cross like three lanes to go left in under 100 feet.

And you can’t do a maneuver if you have a nice jackass who creates more traffic and blind spots, so what’s more dangerous then? Waiting until you have all the clearance you need to make that turn, or giving in to the nice jackass only to get hit on the left lane because you couldn’t see any incoming traffic.

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