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Edvin · 2020-07-19T17:24:53+00:00

If I was American I would feel way safer and more free in Africa haha. Less easily preventable pandemic and less likely to be shot 😂

Edvin · 2020-07-19T17:04:15+00:00

Then you would fall on the nature side of the nature vs nurture debate. My beliefs more coincide with tabula rasa.

Edvin · 2020-07-19T17:01:56+00:00

She'll just have to share 😂

Edvin · 2020-07-19T17:00:13+00:00

I'm sorry did I use too many words for you? It's okay maybe someone can sound them out for you.

Edvin · 2020-07-19T16:59:00+00:00

You don't think having a culture that places an emphasis on verbal historical records might have an influence on that?

Edvin · 2020-07-19T16:58:04+00:00

I don't think you can check my private messages though

Edvin · 2020-07-19T16:09:19+00:00

Might have to make the move with you then haha. I mean I got an account, just haven't been active because the servers are always down when I try to go there lol

Edvin · 2020-07-19T06:42:36+00:00

Yeah haha, my primary interest here is just discussing books and cooking recipes lol. I'll have to be more wary of trolls on here, thanks for the advice lol

Edvin · 2020-07-19T06:27:47+00:00

Thought about making a similar thread to this, Godspeed with the replies and your inbox lol. I think many anti Semites are going to take this as an attack on free speech rather than understanding that this in reference not to the people who express and debate their opinions but to the people who are posting few world comments of racial slurs and epithets dragging down discussion and going against the pyramid of debate.

Edvin · 2020-07-19T06:15:14+00:00

You don't need to eat lead paint to be affected by it. Just by constantly touching it you can absorb it through your skin, it can be from leaded gasoline, it can be from contaminated water like flint. Lead was also just one example. What about income disparity between different classes of people, how can it just be race if one person is able to have a higher quality of education, and more opportunities presented to them. Preference of choosing between prestigious post secondary education and not even having the option because you and your family could never afford. Societal pressures and stigmas also can affect that. While not an example of race women in the past have published books under male names because of stigma. Not an exact comparable but just an example of social stigma. Education can also be more difficult because of being in a troubled family or in a rough part of town. I think assigning all this value to race is a huge over simplification of the incredible amount of nuances and intricacies that surrounds human intelligence. Especially when IQ isn't even a proper evaluation of full intelligence in my opinion. Does it account for someone's ability to be a mechanic? What about welding or carpentry? A farmer might score way less than a university professor of say English on a IQ test but certainly the farmer knows way more about crops and livestock than the English academic. Every human is a unique individual with strengths and weaknesses that are not predetermined by ethnicity.

Edvin · 2020-07-19T04:32:44+00:00

I'm speaking quite generally. I know for instance that studies have shown people who are African American in North America are at a slightly higher risk of heart disease. I know there are nuances associated with dna and such but I think it's more complicated than just DNA as a blanket answer. Well it is a factor there are other things to consider, like how poor neighborhoods and ghettos tend to have lead paint which negatively impacts intelligence. Nutrition and diet affect this as well, fast foot directly affects intelligence in a negative way. This is an extremely long reply so apologies. I think it's also worth noting that IQ tests are not without there flaws. People who are using English as a second or third language and not proficient in English are obviously going to have a lower score if not tested in their native tongue. I definitely understand and appreciate that it is as simple as I made it out to be in my initial comment but I wasn't particularly interested in writing a 60 page report haha.

Edvin · 2020-07-19T04:25:48+00:00

The lesbian user's I've interacted with here are at least capable of a conversation. The racist people on the other hand average two words a comment.

Edvin · 2020-07-19T04:23:04+00:00

My radar seems backwards, when I think it's trolling they are actually that blatantly misogynistic, and when I think they might actually be that sexist they are just trolling haha

Edvin · 2020-07-19T03:06:58+00:00

That sounds awesome! I can't speak much to fashion as it's something that always sort of escaped me a bit. I think general would be the way to go at the start since the site is small and you can make a second more specific sub later. You could enforce rules and general guidelines about not body shaming people. I'm afraid I can't offer tons of advice as I'm not much into fashion but I encourage you to make the sub! Just try and post lots and try to draw some more people. To discourage hug boxes you could also put a guideline perhaps for posters to be more open to constructive criticism so long as it is constructive. Maybe you could use flairs to separate people who are looking for constructive criticism and those looking just to share their fashion. Hopefully I was of some help :)

Edvin · 2020-07-19T03:01:23+00:00

I'm sorry are we talking about humans or all mammals? You might notice some slight differences between a whale and a human. Nice double use of strawman and hasty generalization though.

Edvin · 2020-07-19T02:54:47+00:00

That's why I made two jokes at OP's expense lol. Also I wouldn't be so sure on this site, some dude made an entire sub dedicated to writing essays on why women aren't humans. At some point it stops being a troll.

Edvin · 2020-07-19T01:56:12+00:00

To me it doesn't, I view it as nothing more than pigment that influences how the sun affects you.

Edvin · 2020-07-19T01:54:00+00:00

Thanks so much, definitely will check it out!

Edvin · 2020-07-19T01:53:14+00:00

We met before in the comments and thought eachother was racist, realized we both don't like racists, laughed about it, fell in love

Edvin · 2020-07-18T17:32:06+00:00

I find race quite arbitrary, what does the amount of pigment in a person's skin have to do with their value as a person? I'd compare it to the analogy of judging a fish by it's ability to climb a tree but it's more akin to judging a fish by its ability to do calculus. If you are someone that judges someone off their ethnicity then you are just applying your personal biases and beliefs onto an individual you have never met. I believe there can be some merit that ethnicity has correlation to culture as people who have Chinese strong Chinese features are more likely to be involved in Chinese culture but that is still an assumption. People of all race and skin tone reside all around the world, someone who is very fair skinned can be born an raised in Africa, someone who is very dark skinned can be born and raised in Japan. If someone who would be called African American in America was born and raised in Japan by Japanese parents would they not then be Japanese? We can control our words and actions but we cannot control all aspects of our apperance so to Jude someone, especially those who are extremely critical, disrespectful, and degrading to others, simply based off of their skin pigment is quite silly to me.

Edvin · 2020-07-18T16:19:59+00:00

Keep fighting the good fight Benson! Glad to see you around haha

Edvin · 2020-07-18T16:17:36+00:00

Even the most dull guy has something going on up there

I'm not sure you've read your own post then, as it directly refutes this claim. Your username says seriously chill guy but this is a seriously unchill post.

Edvin · 2020-07-18T16:10:00+00:00

You can mute subs and block users which I've found to be quite helpful. Sadly the answer is simply racism and most of the racist people here are quite unintelligent and don't offer anything to the pyramid of debate and just drag the site down as a whole. The best thing we can do is report them and hope that mods and admins will take action at the low brow racial slurs and epithets being tossed around as one to three word comments. If they're going to be racist they should at least have to express and defend their opinions.

Edvin · 2020-07-18T16:05:38+00:00

u/buttbhttinator pointed out how OP is telling people of left ideology to leave the site so most likely when they say bullshit they are talking about people who disagree with their political beliefs. You should definitely make your sub! The more subs and content we have the more the site will grow! Would you mind if I inquired about what hobby?

Edvin · 2020-07-18T16:03:13+00:00

When you say this thread do you mean SaidIt? Last I checked we don't have downvotes. Unless you have unlocked the power and are using it for evil? Please don't downvote me.

Edvin · 2020-07-18T16:01:00+00:00

u/buttbhttinator pointed out how OP is taking things far too seriously and trying to remove or suppress people who are too left leaning for them, so when they say bullshit it really comes across as people who are more left than them lol.

Edvin · 2020-07-18T15:56:37+00:00

The problem is that OP seems like they want a controlled platform as pointed out by u/buttbhttinator

Edvin · 2020-07-18T15:53:44+00:00

Honestly kind of surprised this isn't removed by a mod or admin, telling someone as blatantly as that to leave the site with that kind of ideology is completely against the pyramid of debate and goes against the freedom of speech this website is based on.

Edvin · 2020-07-18T15:51:35+00:00

You should go back to Reddit if you're going to tell people to get out of here with certain ideologies, the focus of this site is conversation and the pyramid of discussion. Saying something like that directly goes against what this site is about, so if you're looking for an echo chamber then Reddit will be better suited for you.

Edvin · 2020-07-18T15:48:01+00:00

Yeah I love being able to put some classical music on quietly in the background when I read but I don't want to download a bunch of it because I only listen to classical when I'm cooking or reading so it's nice to be able to put some on and not have my music, as well as my focus reading, interrupted every 30 seconds by another 2 min advertisement I have to skip.

Edvin · 2020-07-18T05:18:44+00:00

1000000000% need to try that tofu burger idea, that sounds delicious

Edvin · 2020-07-18T05:08:39+00:00

No need to apologize for contributing! People need to post and comment for the site to function.

Edvin · 2020-07-18T04:38:58+00:00

I mean, isn't removing advertising from there platform not supporting them?

Edvin · 2020-07-18T03:55:41+00:00

That's an awesome feature

Edvin · 2020-07-18T02:22:07+00:00

Does it also give YouTube premium? Vanced gives you background play and listening to audio with the screen locked.

Edvin · 2020-07-17T17:27:07+00:00

I second this, I wouldn't be able to contribute but would love to checkout a sub SaidIt like that !

Edvin · 2020-07-17T14:15:18+00:00

This was hilarious, thanks for sharing

Edvin · 2020-07-17T02:15:17+00:00

After some quick research right speech is super interesting! I had never heard of it before. I briefly studied Buddhism in a religious studies class but we never discussed this. Thank you so much for sharing, definitely going to do some further reading on it. I'm happy right speech has had such a positive impact on your life :)

Edvin · 2020-07-16T21:13:52+00:00

I forgot to add cooking lol. Do you have a specific cuisine that's your favourite to make? I love making spicy Asian food, the spicier the better!

Edvin · 2020-07-16T17:02:29+00:00

All I can imagine how is Link running around and swinging the Master Sword but Gannon is still on the end of it

Edvin · 2020-07-16T15:52:50+00:00

I think this is an extremely valid point, what do you think should be done about people who post only slurs and racial epithets? I think perhaps some form of auto moderation might help because if people want to be racist they should at least have to express an opinion, instead of just throwing a single word or two word comment that drags the entire site down.

Edvin · 2020-07-16T15:46:52+00:00

I think there is quite a large amount of people here who simply see free speech as a means to use racial slurs. I love seeing all the different opinions here and I think the two different upvotes is a very interesting system but when many users are just going around and only writing single word comments that are racial slurs they bring the whole site down. Who is going to want to keep participating in comments when instead of meaningful discussion happening it's just edgy 14 year olds and racists insulting people. It is only hurting the site in my opinion. If someone wants to express an opinion that might be racist or unpopular that is completely fine, my issue is with the people who do nothing productive and only throw slurs and racial epithets.

Edvin · 2020-07-16T15:35:39+00:00

Late reply but welcome!

Edvin · 2020-07-16T15:33:48+00:00

Hello and welcome to SaidIt! It's always nice to have more people to help grow the community. Looking forward to seeing you in the comments. I like your username haha.

Edvin · 2020-07-16T14:26:59+00:00

Just report and move on. The site is based on the pyramid of debate and I'd be impressed if any of these racist who only shout slurs could even process the word pyramid to begin with. Mods and admins can remove them for dragging down discussion.

Edvin · 2020-07-16T14:24:09+00:00

I see you're here because of the pyramid of debate. If only you had a semblance of intelligence.

Edvin · 2020-07-16T14:23:20+00:00

I knew Kanye had a pretty crazy life but I didn't realize it was to this extent. Thank you for sharing so much! I think anyone would be changed to some extent by fame but the fact that all of this was all happening to Kanye is just insane. I'm happy he was able to somehow pull through everything. Definitely not something everyone can do.

Edvin · 2020-07-16T05:25:37+00:00

Dang I never new about, well basically all of this. No need to apologize for a long comment when it's as informative and insightful as this. Thanks for taking the time to reply so thoroughly. I'd definitely look crazy trying to get rid of reporters in my garage at 4am haha. I'm glad he has been able to keep making such great music despite all these adversities.

Edvin · 2020-07-16T04:28:33+00:00

You only lost because you were letting your little brother play. He doesn't even have arms and is blind so that's the only reason they won anyway. It was just a warm up match anyway.

Edvin · 2020-07-16T04:23:28+00:00

I'm not really a big fan of his personality but hot damn does Kanye make some great music

Edvin · 2020-07-16T04:07:19+00:00

It's only because when you win it's entirely pure skill, and win they win it's because of bullshit and they are probably hacking, they don't even know your uncle owns Nintendo and they'll be banned.

Edvin · 2020-07-16T01:33:33+00:00

Without a doubt it is the most SciFi music I've heard and I love it

Edvin · 2020-07-16T01:32:56+00:00

After listening to some space opera I feel as tho I need to try acid to fully appreciate it 😂

Edvin · 2020-07-15T23:49:04+00:00

Is everything alright? Would you like a hug? 😥

Edvin · 2020-07-15T18:36:38+00:00

King has always been very hit and miss for me but I'll check it out

Edvin · 2020-07-15T18:01:19+00:00

The power emotions can have on how we perceive reality can be frightening sometimes. When books are able to not only convey what is happening but get across the raw emotion too, that always makes for an incredible book.

Edvin · 2020-07-15T17:59:24+00:00

Thanks for the links, definitely will have to give them a listen when I get some time.

Edvin · 2020-07-15T15:48:07+00:00

Synthwave Space Opera sounds ridiculously badass

Edvin · 2020-07-15T15:45:08+00:00

Thanks for the comment! Beowulf has always been super intriguing to me but also very intimidating haha. I know they have editions of other great poems like the Odyssey and Dante's inferno that offer a bit of explanation to the old English as you read, do you know if there is anything like that for Beowulf? I do want to try reading it someday but I think I might need a version like that haha.

Edvin · 2020-07-15T15:37:50+00:00

I found Portrait of an Artist as a young man difficult to read through, it was slow paced, extremely wordy, but once I finished I couldn't stop thinking about it. It just really stuck with me. I definitely am going to have to add these to my to read list haha. Thanks for commenting :)

Edvin · 2020-07-15T15:35:32+00:00

Alright I'm gonna have to go ahead and add all of these to my must read list haha, your description of these books makes them sound incredible. I think you would really enjoy The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brian. It's a very poignant book about the Vietnam war and follows the theme of how war always strips you of something. One of the parts that really stuck with me is a section where a guy is talking about exaggerating a story not to make it dramatic but to capture the feel of the moment. How a few guys firing at your cover can feel like a monsoon of gun fire. Thanks for the recommendations!

Edvin · 2020-07-15T05:58:42+00:00

Yeah I know Joyce wrote Portrait of an Artist, it is referenced in ghost writer which led me to read it, it's why I mentioned it. I'll definitely check out Goodbye Columbus, thanks for the recommendation!

Edit: autocorrect did me dirty

Edvin · 2020-07-15T00:26:04+00:00

Haha it's alright, it's not like my gender is relevant anyway. We're all just amorphous blobs on the internet anyway lol. If that misogynist needed an enema, the amount of effort to remove their head from their ass would be astounding and a revolutionary medical breakthrough.

Edvin · 2020-07-15T00:07:20+00:00

Honestly I should have been able to determine you're not a racist from how articulate you are haha. Funnily enough I'm actually a dude, but I had to call out someone saying women aren't human. It's not as if I can downvote them. ended up blocking them because they clearly were beyond reason and I felt I was wasting my time. Intially I had suggested them therapy but after they kept digging deeper into their disgusting ideology I informed them that an exorcism or lobotomy would be a better option. The name of their sub SaidIt was test sub 3 or something along those lines so I get the impression this wasn't their first attempt at belittling women.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T23:49:00+00:00

I'm just starting trainspotting and am fully ready to spend more time looking up slang than reading the book

Edvin · 2020-07-14T23:44:52+00:00

"If you're interested in people of different races because you think they might bring something unique to the table that's fine and good and healthy." I'm not sure how my initial comment didn't convey this but I think we've gotten off on the wrong foot. Your initial comment made me assume that you were trying to defend the racist people I often see on this site, especially after a different user sent me an entire essay on why women aren't human. My apologies for misunderstanding that. My initial comment was just meant to display my enjoyment of seeing people from different backgrounds join the community as I believe it will lead to better conversations. My remark about right wing white men was simply a slight against the racist commenters I've seen on the sight and nothing more.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T23:43:52+00:00

"If you're interested in people of different races because you think they might bring something unique to the table that's fine and good and healthy." I'm not sure how my initial comment didn't convey this but I think we've gotten off on the wrong foot. Your initial comment made me assume that you were trying to defend the racist people I often see on this site, especially after a different user sent me an entire essay on why women aren't human. My apologies for misunderstanding that. My initial comment was just meant to display my enjoyment of seeing people from different backgrounds join the community as I believe it will lead to better conversations. My remark about right wing white men was simply a slight against the racist commenters I've seen on the sight and nothing more.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T23:12:54+00:00

When is temple OS going to launch something like the Chrome Book? The Temple Book?

Edvin · 2020-07-14T23:00:28+00:00

Lmao you're totally right, how could I be so racist to be happy to see diversity, I was mainly talking about those people who are throwing racial slurs, which to me isn't really adding much to conversation, nor the racial slurs, but you're right they aren't racist, I'm the racist one for enjoying having different people with different backgrounds hahaha

Edvin · 2020-07-14T21:37:40+00:00

You should check the welcome to SaidIt section of the website, they explain it there. Here is an excerpt I copied for you: "Having two types of upvotes also means that you can sort posts and comments by fun or insightful. This is a system that slashdot used to great success and we're excited to try it out in a saidit-like environment. You can use the 'fun' or 'insightful' tabs on the main page to out the sorts for each type of upvote.

If you think something doesn't belong on saidit, you can ignore it or if it's really bad you can 'report' it and this will flag it for the sub moderator to take a look at it."

Edvin · 2020-07-14T20:48:00+00:00

Yes! They are the love of my life

Edvin · 2020-07-14T18:39:43+00:00

Do you think the shift in economy plays a roll as well. Lots of these young men have grandparents that grew up working hard labour jobs in steel mills and other factories. Then there were world wars that their grandparents fought in that shaped the world they are in today. However there is a steady decline in this sort of honest days work in search of cheaper labour over seas as well as wars that we no longer attribute as good vs evil such as World War ii.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T18:29:21+00:00

I'm just happy to see more people that aren't right wing white men (this is simply a joke about the people who just comment racial slurs and not meant to be anything more than a joke) haha. I'm someone who really enjoys diversity so seeing the platform expand makes me happy. I was actually considering leaving, but seeing stuff like this makes me want to keep giving it a chance.

Edit: clarification on a joke

Edvin · 2020-07-14T18:11:29+00:00

My romantic interested helped change me from a robot who just worked, ate, worked out, slept, into a well rounded and normal human.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T18:07:55+00:00

I think we are seeing progress, at least in North American culture because I can't speak to global culture, with men being able to break out of their typical gender rolls. More men are cooking, and being able to express their feelings instead of being cold and expressionless. I also believe women breaking into more male dominated professions helps too.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T18:05:35+00:00

I think what you've said is quite insightful and accurate. I believe that these young men most likely don't inherently agree with everything of incel and red pill ideology but they see older men within these communities and attribute a wisdom with their age and life experience. I also think having a scapegoat for their problems is what is really drawing them in because it's comforting to people to be able to put the world into these black and white, simple concepts, when in reality we know that everything exists within a gray area. What I'm always intrigued by is what these incels and misogynists think about their mothers as we are all sons and daughters. I wonder if they attribute the same degrading views to their mothers or if their mothers maintain an immunity in their mind.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T17:58:08+00:00

Sending a late welcome! Participation is great and helps the site grow. The food conversion I saw was amazing haha.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T17:42:33+00:00

Hello, welcome to SaidIt!

Edvin · 2020-07-14T17:41:53+00:00

Welcome!

Edvin · 2020-07-14T17:38:52+00:00

A terrible and tragic loss of such an intelligent, talented man. Gone way too soon. All my love to his friends and family.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T17:35:41+00:00

Such a tragic loss of a truly gifted individual

Edvin · 2020-07-14T17:30:45+00:00

Saw the sub yesterday and found it interesting but couldn't comment because I'd be banned haha. Welcome to SaidIt! Glad to see more communities popping up and the site diversifying.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T17:27:30+00:00

Forgot to mention I'm not gonna return here since I can feel my intelligence draining with each interaction hahaha. You should be less concerned with the human qualities of women and trying to find any human qualities within yourself

Edvin · 2020-07-14T17:24:32+00:00

Hahaha holy shit, this has to be a troll. I can't believe that someone can actually be this stupid lmao. I've never been sent a misogyny essay before so I appreciate the commitment to the bit. If on the most miniscule of chances this is genuine, find a priest or monk or something. Honestly maybe even lobotomy hahaha

Edvin · 2020-07-14T14:02:29+00:00

Okay this is some kind of a troll

Edvin · 2020-07-14T05:10:51+00:00

Yeah, when I first got here the racism was kind of rampant and it made me wary of staying here but as I stick to it I've been seeing less radical people. I'm hoping the community will continue to grow and we can see a diverse community that let's conversation flourish.

Edvin · 2020-07-14T05:08:34+00:00

You should try reading Harry Potter, or something by Brandon Sanderson, they'll leave you voracious for more

Edvin · 2020-07-14T05:00:59+00:00

I don't know if you're familiar with the series One Punch Man or not but the creator of that anime and manga started on a small web comic platform and his art was not high quality at all. His success on the platform came entirely from his story telling. A quick Google search said he started on Nitosha.net so maybe you could look into that. If you really wanted to pursue manga you don't need the art talent, if you make a good story the rest just might work out. Hope you can get your stories published op!

Edvin · 2020-07-14T04:02:08+00:00

Can't say I have but I'd like to some day to better understand literary references

Edvin · 2020-07-14T02:56:44+00:00

This reminds me so much of Bill Burr talking about the guy from duck dynasty being conditioned his whole life to think being gay is anti Christian only for him to live long enough and wake up one day and it's the reverse

Edvin · 2020-07-14T02:50:19+00:00

Props to you for actually putting your money where your mouth is

Edvin · 2020-07-14T02:47:10+00:00

You should probably think of women as humans, not as "mysterious magical creatures" because that's equally as unhealthy. As for "selling you on women" I'm not even sure I'm capable of such a task, I genuinely believe you should seek some kind of therapy for whatever might be the source of your hatred for women. The majority of women in my life are in STEM fields, and in my family usually out earn their male partners. I'm not sure what could cause such a sexist view but I really hope you'll consider talking to a professional and that you can heal as an individual and grow as a person.

Edvin