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[–] 4vJsn8tYCeW4AKg3 375 points 11 hours ago

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Differential equations. And I've got an exam in 8
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[–] Digishade 253 points 9 hours ago with them at all times, since you never know
That's easy! you could need it?
They're driving aggressively because of the

kids in the car.
[–] Braeburner 31 points 8 hours ago
Don't make me turn this car around!

[–] butyourhonour 20 points 3 hours ago
True story. We're late, or someone's been screaming for 10+ minutes, or there's an
emergency.
[–] Metatron_Fallen 19 points 6 hours ago

When people drive aggressively at all.

[–] biseln 32 points 9 hours ago
The sooner they reach their destination, the sooner the kids are no longer in the car. If
one of them does in a crash, that is one less responsibility.
[–] tonytroz 9 points 7 hours ago
Most people don’t believe cars are that dangerous. 40k people die in car accidents every
year but until it happens to them or someone they love they don’t realize how traumatic
they can be.
[–] MaybeVaderLater 17 points 7 hours ago
My husband was the craziest aggressive driver ever.

Then we had a baby. Now he just clenches his teeth and grumbles, "If my son wasn't in
the back seat....."
[–] RogueFox640 7 points 6 hours ago
when people drive aggressively with kids in the car

[–] zangor 276 points 9 hours ago
Why don't fast food places not have sauce menus?

They just ask and stare. There are like 15 fucking sauces and I don't know any of them,
why are there no sauce menus.
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[–] portraitofavulture 85 points 8 hours ago
You know that statistic about liquor stores, where 90% of their sales are to a really
small percentage of the population? Basically their money is made almost entirely to
alcoholics, people doing their biannual restocking of the liquor cabinet are a drop in the
bucket.
I wonder if fast food is similar. Like most people they sell to go there constantly, and
people who go once in a while are such of a negligible bonus, enough they don't GAF
about normies who don't have all the sauces memorized
[–] golden_fli 16 points 7 hours ago
Probably partly that and their are certain "staple" sauces. I mean BBQ, Honey
Mustard, and one or two others you are going to find anywhere that does them.
Even if you don't know they have certain other ones it's Fast Food and most will
rattle off one they expect there to be so they can get through quick. Have a list and
then you get those idiots that wait until they are at teh register to even look at what
is available to order and take 15 minutes to order and NOW they have to look at
sauces as well.
[–] cottoncandypanda 6 points 4 hours ago
Then, why every time I go through the drive thru some numbskull ahead of me is
taking 10 minutes asking about every fucking ingredient.
[–] MrLumpSum 11 points 3 hours ago
Arby’s has “spicy three pepper” sauce that virtually nobody knows about.
[–] ShinySequenceGown 6 points 5 hours ago
Chipshops (local fastfood places that specialize in fries) in Belgium have all their sauces
listed!
[–] WhenAllElseFail 561 points 11 hours ago
fucking magnets how do they work?

[–] shaokim 390 points 11 hours ago
magnetism
[–] haeofael 134 points 11 hours ago
I don't wanna talk to a scientist Y'all motherfuckers lying, and getting me pissed.
[–] BlackBox- 38 points 11 hours ago
magic
[–] expecto-respecto 30 points 7 hours ago
Finally! A wizard who can make sense of this for me.

[–] SugarRAM 8 points 5 hours ago
Science is just magic that we don't understand yet.

[–] expecto-respecto 7 points 5 hours ago
That sounds like something a wizard would say...

[–] pineapple_catapult 9 points 9 hours ago
Yo I don't want no scientist

[–] Life-is-Crazy [ ] 39 points 10 hours ago
electric currents create magnetic fields. Particles have a property called magnetic
moment that interacts with field.
[–] TheIdiotSandwitch 27 points 9 hours ago
What makes magnets magnets and everything else not magnets. Are some things
more magnets than other things?
[–] liberal_texan 27 points 8 hours ago
Internal allignment of atom orientation, I think.

[–] RipAirBud 47 points 2 hours ago
What the fuck did you just call me

[–] TopMacaroon 13 points 7 hours ago
The short story is that every atom is actually a tiny magnet and the magnetic-
ness is a property of the atom. Most things have super disorganized particles so
they all effectively cancel each other out. In something like a chunk of
crystalized iron, you can get a lot of particles to line up their magnetic moment
and their combined efforts make a big powerful field.
[–] Beeftech67 6 points 9 hours ago
GTFO with your Sane Clown Posse sense!


[–] nolep 28 points 9 hours ago
Similarly, are some magnets gay? Like north is attracted to north, south to south.
[–] biseln 29 points 9 hours ago
No, they are defined to not be gay.

[–] spaghettilee2112 18 points 8 hours ago
That's so hetero-normative.
[–] dootthehootpoot 11 points 10 hours ago
With most objects half the atoms point one way and the other half points the other way
but with magnetism all the the atoms are pointing the same direction
[–] phuckingrooving 8 points 9 hours ago
They're sticky, but with their insides. And their insides only want to eat metals!
[–] HammableOfCarthage 5 points 7 hours ago
Are you a Juggalo? If you are, it's miracles.

If not? Magnetism
[–] Mistah-Jay 5 points 7 hours ago
Miracles
[–] dizzycraig 60 points 11 hours ago
Traffic... If everyones trying to get somewhere how does it build up? People just like rubber
necking
[–] amugnai 17 points 6 hours ago
I've always wondered this. My excuse is that the person in front of me is stopped. What
is the excuse of the very first person that stopped?
[–] GravesLight 23 points 4 hours ago
Someone ahead of them wasn't up to speed when merging on to the road, someone
was tailgaiting and using their brake lights excessively, someone changed lanes,
there was a curve in the road.
A lot of things can easily be amplified if there are enough vehicles. Everyone is going
to slow down a little bit more than the car in front of them during heavy traffic.
[–] imhermoinegranger 4 points 4 hours ago
People who brake for no reason or tailgate so much they have to brake continuously
to not hit the car in front deserve a special place in hell.
[–] ResidentDoctorEvil 224 points 11 hours ago
1. How I can get some friends.

2. Economics. I failed economics class more than any other class I ever took. Had a bank
account once. Didn't understand it. Was told "I'll do the understanding" but ended up
being exploited. I don't understand any of the "investing" and "revenue" and "stock
market" nonsense. Society runs on economics, so since I don't understand it, I guess
I'm going nowhere in life.
[–] Adult_Reasoning 72 points 11 hours ago
I am really curious about #2. How do you not understand a bank account? I can wrap
my head around not understanding investing, but what about a bank account gave you
trouble?
[–] ResidentDoctorEvil 29 points 11 hours ago
Back then, it was planned that I would have a bank account just before adulthood
because my parents thought they would be keeping their deli business forever and
named me "private owner", a term which confuses me because they said the private
owner doesn't own anything and/or have to do anything and just receives money as
the business goes along. It was at this point I was told "I'll do the understanding for
you" by my parents and the banker. Not only does the bank account outlive the deli
business, which died, the part where I don't have to do anything wasn't accurate,
and someone does something where I have to upgrade it which is not possible
because my ID says I'm a kid, which I can't upgrade without certain records which
require the ID which I need the records for.
[–] UnperformedKubrick 88 points 10 hours ago
You understand that situation is much more specific and complicated than just
having a personal bank account, right? If you opened a checking account today,
you wouldn't have to deal with any of that kind of stuff.
[–] olde_greg 16 points 10 hours ago
This is more of an investment or estate planning type of thing it sounds like than
just a regular checking account.
[–] KnockMeYourLobes 6 points 6 hours ago
FWIW, I'm a grown ass adult and I don't understand that shit either. I understand
you put money in it, there are different types and that sometimes there is thing
called "interest" where they give you money for free (not a lot, though..like $0.03
for every dollar or some shit) every so often for just having an account with their
bank. And that's about the extent of it.
[–] Adult_Reasoning 8 points 5 hours ago
My super bare-bones explanation of what a bank is:

Essentially a bank wants your money so they can make even more money. They
ask you to house your money in their bank in exchange for very modest perks.
In this case, "interest." They will give you a small % of what you already have in
your bank account every so often. As a way to say, "thanks for banking with us.
Here are some crumbs to show our appreciation."
In reality, they use your money (and everyone else's) to generate even more
money. So using your money, they make a lot more but in exchange give back
to you very little. Which is why people who are "smart" with their money will put
it in the market-- Just like a bank would.
[–] whyImcalledqueen 21 points 9 hours ago
For #1 here are some tips that might get you out for some social activities.
Look up things you are into or be open to trying to new things. Into video games
for instance, go to a local gamestore.
Consistency. You honestly won't make best friends off of a one time thing, so make
sure you at least make effort to keep going somewhere.
Socialize. Just because you are at a location doesn't mean it gives you an excuse
to lurk in the corner on your phone. Don't stand around and wait for people to
come to you, try and join in on the open conversations.
Don't be pushy. Let things happen naturally, and know when to ask. If you just
met someone don't try to force your way into seeing a movie or going to their
place with other friends.
Don't lay on the self deprecation/self shaming stuff. Telling everyone you're
depressed and that you suck at talking is going to turn into what they think about
you. You don't need to burst through the gate that life and everything is great, but
moderation on both ends. It's okay to mention you dislike your job, it is a social
topic. Might push people away if you say you wish you weren't born. So
moderation on them.
Be open to suggest things. A lot of people believe they're much worse at
socializing than they are, if you feel like you are getting along with someone ask if
they want to hang out. Something like a movie, playing some video games, or just
going out to a place you both enjoy. Once you start stepping away from the group
with them you'll slowly find the friendship forms itself.
"Hmhmhmm. This should be interesting."
[–] KnicksPino 47 points 7 hours ago
How people genuinely enjoy running/cardio as a hobby

[–] more_cheese_please_ 19 points 1 hour ago
For real. People that have “running a marathon” on their bucket list? No fucking thank
you.
[–] allboolshite [score hidden] 56 minutes ago
I like running because it's cheap, easy, and convenient. I hate running the first mile. I
hate starting it. I hate everything about it. I hate the chatter in my head telling me all
the reasons I don't have to run.
And then I hit mile 2 and it's just me with no worries.
But time I finish mile 3 I'm feeling good mentally and physically. And the rest of my day
goes better. I feel better about myself. And improvement comes pretty easy.
But that's after years of running. At first I just wanted to run for 20 minutes for heart
health and get slim enough to see my feet when I look down. It took months to get to
the point where I could run 20 minutes without stopping or slowing to a walk. And
every. single. run. sucked. until I got there. Then it got easier and more fun.
But the first mile still sucks.
[–] brokendowndryer 83 points 11 hours ago
Star Wars fans

I say that as a Star Wars fan...

[–] PM_ME_XWINGS 45 points 11 hours ago
No one hates Star Wars like Star Wars fans.

I'm a new fan. (My first SW movie was The Force Awakens.) I love all the Star Wars,
especially the sequel trilogy!
People hate the sequel trilogy, and, being a new fan who LOVES it, I just don't
understand.
[–] MrsPooPooPants 40 points 11 hours ago
Empire and half of A New Hope are the only good Star Wars movies. I say this as
the ultimate fan
[–] OrionYT 74 points 11 hours ago
Love
[–] TimW001 54 points 11 hours ago
Don't hurt me
[–] bigbadgerfangouwyay 46 points 10 hours ago
Don't hurt me
[–] MADLUKA09 48 points 10 hours ago
No more
[–] pradeep23 19 points 9 hours ago
Yeah, yeah, (woah-woah-woah, oh, oh) (Woah-woah-woah, oh, oh)

[–] Scout_tf2 5 points 7 hours ago
bobs head
[–] saint760 69 points 10 hours ago
Electricity.
I've had it explained to me hundreds of times but I still don't know what the heck any of it
really is. People talk all the time about volts, amps, and watts and I'm still just as confused
as ever. All I know is bigger numbers = more pain when touched. I think.
[–] blanablana 85 points 9 hours ago
There is a book called “there are no electrons”. Which describes the flow of electricity as
little green men being attracted to the positive (party, girls, etc). It is a fun read.
Voltage is the desire to get to the party. Amps is how many green dudes are traveling
down the wire and resistance is how wide the road is and going from a freeway to a
single lane would increase resistance and the green men get angry which generates
heat. I thought the analogies were pretty good.
[–] opusjoy 7 points 6 hours ago
That’s freaking brilliant. Lol. I will never forget that.

[–] strikethreeistaken 12 points 8 hours ago
Hm. I highly recommend the NEETS modules published by the US Navy. Naval Electrical
Engineering Training Series.
A simplified way of understanding electricity is:
Think of electrons as water and wire as pipe.
Voltage = Pressure Amps = Flow Watts = Pressure multiplied by Flow over time.
Indicates the amount of work that can be done based on the pressure and flow of the
water within an amount of time.
[–] Jacob-o 3 points 8 hours ago
I dont even understand lite I mean its like matter but i dont feel it on my hand
[–] pokerstar420 35 points 11 hours ago
Double slit experiment

This will blow your mind: Is a quark one-dimensional?

[–] zangor 18 points 9 hours ago
I don't think the point was to respond with something that was even more
complicated...
[–] 50nugmaster 126 points 11 hours ago
Anti-vaxxers.
[–] Xenepa 39 points 9 hours ago
Have you seen supermarkets before holidays? There is just too much people!
At least I think that's their line of reasoning
[–] mrlavalamp2015 5 points 6 hours ago
and they can self select themselves for removal from the gene pool.
[–] brylanham 9 points 6 hours ago
Don’t bother understanding them. They’ll all be gone soon enough

[–] DrPantyThief 99 points 11 hours ago
What it is about collective activities such as big festivals, or concerts that people find
endaring. You're going to spend hundreds of euro to travel across the country, just to stand
in a big crowd and listen to songs which you've already heard with better quality? Why?
Because so often people feel they are supposed to be doing something purposeful and
productive with their lives and when they aren't, the enjoyment is tinted with a film of
shame that coats their contentedness. Watching a great movie? Maybe you should be
working out. Sleeping in? You should be answering emails and prepping for the week.
Taking a bubble bath? Mow your lawn.
Festivals are events where the entire point of them is to just be happy and indulge in
hedonism.
And there's something about letting go like that in a huge crowd of other people who
are all doing the same thing which is incredibly primal.
[–] Greibach 22 points 5 hours ago
Ok, so I can't speak to concerts because that isn't really my thing. However, as someone
who's attended PAX (a video game convention) I can somewhat relate. There's just
something great about being surrounded by thousands, tens of thousands of people that
all have a passion for things you do. It's like being with a big crowd of friends you are
just meeting for the first time. There's an atmosphere about it. There's an energy that
you can soak in during these events that can be both exhausting and extremely fun.
[–] Mr_HatAndClogs 14 points 4 hours ago
As others have said, it's the sheer atmosphere. I'm a pretty introverted guy, I like my
alone time, but I've also done 2 big festivals (75k people attended) which lasted 4 days.
I enjoyed them with all of my heart, the music is amazing, you can feel it in the ground
underneath your feet, you can feel roar from the thousands of people around you,
people you feel connected with even though you've never met them.
And even when the acts aren't playing, you're sat around a campfire, making bacon
butties on a shitty portable bbq, chatting with your close friends and learning more
about them, even making new friends with the campers around you.
And sometimes girls take their tops off and it gets shown on the big screens by the
stage.
People who install their toilet paper rolls backwards, it's barbaric.
[–] DrPantyThief 75 points 11 hours ago
I used to clean toilets, turning them around and assuming there are people who'd get
annoyed at it made my day a little better.
Oh hello Satan!
[–] TheOriginalZywinzi 12 points 10 hours ago
My fucking family does this bullshit.

[–] QuasarsRcool 26 points 9 hours ago
Family? That's a weird way of saying "murder victims"

[–] Erebus495 4 points 6 hours ago
"Looks like another murdered family, Chief. When will these innocents stop being
killed."
"Hold up, Sergeant. See that toilet paper roll? These people weren't innocent.
Case closed."
"But we still have to find the murderer."
"Case. Closed."
[–] thutruthissomewhere 8 points 8 hours ago
I used to be that person. But I've seen the light.

[–] Reginald_Fabio 28 points 11 hours ago
But which way is backwards?

[–] rumbidzai 71 points 11 hours ago
You're one of them, aren't you?

I don't know!
[–] spaghettilee2112 26 points 8 hours ago
There's two people in regards to the toilet paper roll debate:

-Those who like it the correct way
-Those who don't care
You're the kind who doesn't care. I can tell because you don't know which
way is correct.
[–] Neverhere17 9 points 9 hours ago
If the roll is overhand (when you pull the paper from the top) that is forwards. If the
roll is underhand (when you pull the paper it comes from underneath) that is
backwards. Some pet owners install it backwards because pets have an easier time
unrolling it if it is forwards.
[–] to_the_tenth_power 14 points 10 hours ago
If the roll faces toward you, not barbaric. If it faces the wall, barbaric.
WHICH SIDE IS THE FACE?

[–] Nickbou 14 points 9 hours ago
The roll should unroll toward you from the top (i.e. overhand).
[–] elconejorojo 3 points 8 hours ago
I leave my pack of toilet paper in the plastic wrapping it came in, set beside the toilet on
the floor and make a hole large enough to pull a roll out. When done, I place it on top of
the plastic pack until it finishes. Repeat.
[–] ChefTeo 3 points 6 hours ago
Cats. If you have cats. The cats like to play with the toilet paper.
[–] brianf408 29 points 11 hours ago
Willful ignorance.
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[–] dokterjeigh425 58 points 10 hours ago
I don't understand how some people can be so genuinely evil to people they allegedly love.
How someone can take vows, and pledge themselves to another human being... and then
not even 6 months later decide they want to cheat on that person. Decide they want to
romantically involve themselves with another person...completely shitting on those vows. 4
years without incident. A happy, loving relationship. A wonderful marriage shared with
friends and family. And not even 6 months later decide to do something like that and utterly
destroy someone's happiness, hope, and their life.
[–] alw4489 32 points 4 hours ago
You good?
[–] dokterjeigh425 16 points 4 hours ago
I'm not sure I have a sufficient answer for that lol

[–] Cloudstar86 17 points 11 hours ago
The meaning of life

[–] OneSalientOversight 24 points 9 hours ago
M-hmm. Well, it's nothing very special. Uh, try and be nice to people, avoid eating
fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live
together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.
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[–] EvilFoxShiro 17 points 11 hours ago
people
[–] spiderbabyinapram 58 points 11 hours ago
How music works.

I'm a musician.
[–] QuasarsRcool 21 points 9 hours ago
Same, some songs I hear have such a wild dynamic and sound design it makes me want
to give up
[–] AaronReddits101 15 points 9 hours ago
Jass music stops

[–] MeanElevator 5 points 5 hours ago
...and faster more random jazz begins

[–] nolep 7 points 9 hours ago
What don’t you understand about it?

[–] Braindamageman 17 points 9 hours ago
Why specific frequency get us humans all excites

[–] SotheBee 9 points 8 hours ago
Human brains enjoy repetition and pattern recognition, which music and songs
typically provide.
[–] Yeezus-of-Nazareth 13 points 8 hours ago
Why do some birds hop and others walk?

[–] NotABurner2000 28 points 10 hours ago
How does one acquire a girlfriend?

"Just focus on yours-"
N-n-no, shhhh. That's not what I asked
Meet lots of women. Initiate small displays of intimacy with the ones you like. See which
ones return small displays of intimacy. Continue to escalate physical and emotional
intimacy in small steps. When it's escalated significantly beyond what constitutes a
normal friendship, DTR.
Wow, actual advice, thank you, sir

[–] svengalus 6 points 8 hours ago
Become friends with guys who have girlfriends and you'll get one of your own. It's a
secret back door.
You go out with your friends, and their girlfriends and their friends and it just happens.
Already something I do. Doesn't help :/

[–] LeafyQ 40 points 9 hours ago
Why marriage is a big deal. Why people would spend so much on a wedding.
[–] shawn77 37 points 8 hours ago
Well those are two separate issues.

Marriage is a big deal because you are supposed to be making a commitment to another
person forever. Which is obviously a big deal.
It is also important because there are social benefits. Like, your kids will statistically
perform better than parents that are cohabitation.
[–] imhermoinegranger 14 points 4 hours ago
I think the kids thing has more to do with what the relationship is actually like rather
than whether a couple is married or not. Married does not equal a stable and healthy
relationship and vice versa. It's the effort two people make and the respect they
show one another that creates a good dynamic and happy home.
[–] ByeByeFlutterPie 24 points 10 hours ago
People. Fucking people.

[–] reallytinyyeti 17 points 7 hours ago
As in......procreation?
[–] Choppstickk 24 points 9 hours ago
How people live on minimum wage. Im in a double income household with no kids. We both
make decent money and it's still tough to get by.
[–] scottevil110 22 points 11 hours ago
How someone can have faith in the ability of other drivers to understand the following:
If the light is red, you must stop. You can still turn right if the light is red, but only if you
stop first and there is no traffic coming from your left, or ahead of you turning left onto
the road you're about to turn right on. If the light is green, you may proceed, unless
you're turning left, in which case you need to turn left, and then you can turn left if
there's no one coming from ahead of you. But sometimes the green light is shaped like
an arrow, in which case you CAN go ahead and safely turn left. When the light is yellow,
you need to stop if you can. You may or may not be allowed to be in the intersection
when this happens, depending on what state you're in. Also always yield to pedestrians
from any number of different directions.
But not this:
If there is already traffic in the circle, then yield to that traffic. Otherwise you can enter
the circle.
[–] RobTheBanks 11 points 10 hours ago
Reddit
[–] ImperatorEpaulette 40 points 11 hours ago
How to be happy and make friends

[–] leorlev 12 points 10 hours ago
Can't help with the friends part, but I can try to help you feel happy.
The biggest thing you can do is try to find something that you enjoy doing, and if you
don't know if you enjoy this activity ask yourself if you don't mind doing this activity
repeatedly. If you find yourself eager to start this activity whenever you have free time,
you probably enjoy it.
[–] ImperatorEpaulette 8 points 10 hours ago
Thanks. I really enjoy reading and video games which can mostly keep me away
from the real world. I’m however sick today and to tired to do any of those,
although thanks for the help
[–] JustJaimy 3 points 8 hours ago
What if you have no free time nor enjoy anything for long?
[–] leorlev 4 points 8 hours ago
Then keep experimenting and try out other hobbies. Reading, writing, drawing,
gaming, studying, camping, hiking, and there is much more. Some hobbies
require little time compared to others, so keep searching.

[–] Mysterious_Ideal 6 points 8 hours ago
My therapist says to go outside and look at trees. Something about nature and mind
magic but IANAD. If you’re feeling well enough maybe google an arboretum or flower
nursery near you.
And you said in another reply that you like video games. Do you do multiplayer? You can
get on discords and talk to people that way. Bumble also has a friends option now.
[–] AANickFan 37 points 11 hours ago
conversation
[–] bupdup 24 points 11 hours ago
Start by showing genuine interest in what the other person is saying and getting to
know them better. From there it comes naturally. I watched hours of Johnny Carson
interviews to help me fine tune the art of holding a conversation. Louis Theroux is a
great one to watch too, he's like 4 year old asking 'why' repeatedly without expressly
doing that and pissing the person off, but rather getting them talking.
[–] Purest_Prodigy 42 points 11 hours ago
Start by showing genuine interest in what the other person is saying

Damn, you lost me
[–] CreepyCommittee 8 points 10 hours ago
Effect vs. Affect

[–] cutieptootie69 15 points 7 hours ago
Affect is the Action Effect is the End result :)

[–] smath008 12 points 10 hours ago
Use "impact" instead and avoid the issue altogether.

[–] CreepyCommittee 4 points 9 hours ago
That's my go-to workaround!

[–] Pupkins-McGraw 3 points 9 hours ago
Mine is "nevermind"! :)
[–] Bleeding_Heart_Vine 8 points 10 hours ago
I love you but as a friend

I really like spending time with you but I'm not sexually attracted to you
[–] Not_me_you_me_me 5 points 4 hours ago
I made eye contact but I'm not DTF

[–] tieflingbard666 8 points 8 hours ago
MATH. I am just straight up fucking terrible at it and always have been. It’s so lost on me.
In high school my best friend was a math brain who struggled with English, I was the
English brain who struggled with math so we helped each other. I think all my math
teachers growing up hated math too honestly lol
[–] AnarchistBusinessMan 13 points 10 hours ago
How can our system fail so many people battling addiction and mental health. A few hours
ago I found out that I loss another person I know to mental health. It's a tough battle and
the resources are just not there. Over the last 2 years I have lost or some close to loosing
to many people. Our police chief refuses to let offices carry naloxone and a few weeks ago
we have 4 people died in one day to fentanyl. I can not understand my local government
and their push back on programs for mental health and addiction.
[–] hopebirmingham 6 points 10 hours ago
Math above Algebra 1. When math stopped having any concrete, real-to-me application, it
became just noise.
[–] Huehnerhabichtsen 7 points 10 hours ago
Love and women. Maybe i just had the wrong woman this year but i have never been so
confused in my Life before.
[–] crochetprozac 5 points 8 hours ago
Death.
More specifically; how can your body be there but you not be there at the same time?
I asked the paramedics this and all they could say was "That's just how it goes..."
That's not an acceptable answer! How? Why?
[–] whatAthenaBelieves 9 points 7 hours ago
Consciousness is a kind of user illusion (like the graphical user interface on PCs and
smartphones) the brain uses to simplify and better organize its many tasks. This implies
that consciousness is generated by neuronal activity. Once you are dead, your neurons
stop working and so conscious experience stops.
[–] milly6279 3 points 7 hours ago
Existential crisis alert

[–] Phuqued 23 points 11 hours ago
I do not understand how, academically, it is not universally agreed upon that disparate
exponential growth of income / wealth is detrimental to capitalism.
If you don't understand what I'm saying...
Argument 1 : The Math of Exponential Growth

In the screenshot below I've setup a simple, near real world, example to demonstrate the
mathematical problem of disparate growth. Let's assume that the top 20% of income/wealth
earners hold half of the pie of all income/wealth available, while the bottom 79% hold the
other half at year zero. Now let's assume that the bottom 79% increase their share of
income/wealth by 3.5% annually, while the top 20% increase theirs at 7% annually.
https://i.imgur.com/MBrk9Nd.png
Argument 2 : The Real World Data
Here is the best academic peer reviewed data we have about what is happening in the US
system in regards to income growth among the brackets. While this data might not be
perfect or perfectly accurate, it is generally accepted across all the world as being more
right than wrong and the most objective data and evidence we have to argue anything
about this.
https://i.imgur.com/InaZyrh.png
So as you can see the reality is actually worse in terms of the exponential growth effect that
we are seeing compared to the simple demonstration of the math that I set up in Argument
1 above. The bottom 79% is actually on average 1 percentage point less, while the top 20%
is .7% higher.
Seems inevitable that the imbalance will force a correction. History shows these corrections
as not being desirable.
[–] elijahhhhhh 8 points 7 hours ago
What I don't understand is why people accumulate wealth beyond a certain point. The
law of diminishing returns has to apply to lifestyle as well. Spend your fucking money.
What the fuck is Jeff bezos doing with his $140 billion? Nothing. Elon Musk only has 20
billion AND HE BUILDS ROCKET SHIPS FOR FUN. Capitalism would be fine if rich people
spent their god damn money instead of the whole system currently relying on people
who live paycheck to paycheck to stimulate the economy.
[–] FaceTHEGEEB 14 points 10 hours ago
How the hell we created computers, without already having a computer

[–] SurprisedCorpse 3 points 7 hours ago
It's just maths and logic. You could in theory build a purely mechanical computer. So
long as it could perform a certain set of logical and arithmetic operations, it would be as
functional (though obviously slower) than anything today. Take a look at early computer
architectures and you'll see.
[–] mashimur0 9 points 9 hours ago
How to flirt and escalate with the opposite sex. (male here)
[–] bovabu 5 points 11 hours ago
I don't get anything of ship stability. Still I passed al my exams for it. If I ever make it to
officer on a cruise ship I'll warn y'all not to book your trip there
[–] KingGorilla 5 points 9 hours ago
Why cars take so long when they're dropping people off at the airport.
Sometimes the people they're dropping off aren't coming back for a really long time,
and consciously or not people drag out the process out of sadness.
[–] Pianoprincess3 4 points 8 hours ago
Oh boy.
Math, I have Dyscalculia. How to do my hair. Why I feel so tired even after getting all 8
hours of sleep reccomened to my age group (teenager). Why my cat chirps at me.
There are more but they're morbid.
[–] Camstar18 5 points 8 hours ago
How people can be cruel to others. I feel bad when I hurt someone even by accident but a
bunch of people seem to actually enjoy it.
[–] PM_ME_YOUR_BUTTplz 13 points 11 hours ago
Myself
[–] birdperson_012 10 points 7 hours ago
Well, I gather that you like butts and are polite about it. What more do you need to
understand?
[–] nanosizedswordfish 9 points 9 hours ago
Procrastination.
[–] SotheBee 27 points 7 hours ago
I'll explain it to you later.

[–] mtothedubs 18 points 10 hours ago
Why don’t people care more about our planet?

[–] BobRawrley 14 points 8 hours ago
Because they're caught up in their own lives to the point that the big picture no longer
has any meaning to them. Their current life - their job, their family - is the most
important thing to them. Anything that would negatively (actually or perceived) affect
those things will be treated as hostile.
[–] themonstrumologist 4 points 10 hours ago
trigonometry. i’m so fucked for my final

Trig is just the science of triangles. Rather like Calculus is just the science of curves.
Get some tutoring in quickly. It really isn't that hard. :)
[–] fukempt 4 points 8 hours ago
Why Muslims, Christians, and Jews believe in the same God but are still against each other.
[–] Xaira89 3 points 6 hours ago
Bonus points! Why Catholics and Protestants, despite having the same god AND
messiah, kill each other, and have all through history.
[–] boredtxan 4 points 6 hours ago
How people can have such strong emotions about their dogs when 80% of the relationship
is human confirmation bias and anthropomorphization.
[–] magna-terra 4 points 6 hours ago
why people wear high heels

[–] Triestohelpyoutoday 3 points 5 hours ago
Why someone would want to use a pronoun other than she, he, or they.
I’m non-binary myself, so I completely get wanting to use they.
But I don’t get the weirder ones than that, like ‘ze’ and stuff
[–] computer_addiction 3 points 11 hours ago
people
[–] theducksofallthethin 3 points 11 hours ago
Science. I don't get biology at all.

[–] james28909 3 points 11 hours ago
i can not for the life of me understand the point of pointers and references in C
programming. they seem very vague to me for some reason.
This one is common. A pointer is merely an address. What that means is:
We have you. You are an object. We have your name. Your name is a pointer.
If I want someone to do something to you, I either hand them your body or your name.
If I hand them your body, they can start doing whatever they want directly to it. If I
hand them your name, they have to look you up and go find your body to start doing
things to it.
Simple?
[–] TheLlamaHerderr 3 points 10 hours ago
Everything
[–] Beeftech67 3 points 9 hours ago
Why isn't Mel Brooks listen in any of Adam Sandler's Hanukkah songs? If we're listing
famous Jewish people, he's gotta be the king...and it's good to be the king.
[–] blidge 3 points 9 hours ago
How to keep a white shirt stain-free.

[–] arkain504 3 points 8 hours ago
IP subnets and schemes

[–] stalkrgirl 3 points 8 hours ago
chemistry. it seems like another language of math to me.

[–] TheGildedButterFly 3 points 8 hours ago
Christmas amd seasons in Australia.

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When people drive aggressively at all.

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My husband was the craziest aggressive driver ever.

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Why don't fast food places not have sauce menus?

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fucking magnets how do they work?

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[–] expecto-respecto 30 points 7 hours ago

Finally! A wizard who can make sense of this for me.

[–] SugarRAM 8 points 5 hours ago

Science is just magic that we don't understand yet.

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That sounds like something a wizard would say...