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OptimusPhillip

@ OptimusPhillip @lemmy.world

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  • Sometimes when I poop there is blood. Anyone else?

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  • Not normal. See a doctor, at the very least get the serious problems ruled out.

  • Is anyone else having trouble giving up Reddit due to content?

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  • There's definitely some Reddit communities I miss. In fact, I recently redownloaded Reddit on my phone to get my fix. Granted, a lot of the communities I miss are NSFW anyway, so Reddit doesn't get any money from me using them.

  • Have you ever downvoted your own post/comment?

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  • If I ever feel the need to downvote my own post, I would probably just as well delete it.

  • Why do people brush their teeth first thing in the morning?

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  • Not a dentist, but the reason dentists gave me for doing it in that order is that bacteria and plaque build up a lot while you sleep, since your teeth are just kind of sitting there doing nothing. So I guess waiting until after breakfast is just an unnecessary delay.

  • If 'carbon negative' and 'carbon positive' are terms used interchangeably to mean completely opposite things, what are alternative terms that clarify the difference without confusion?

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  • It sounds like OP has heard people say "carbon negative" to mean that something outputs more CO2 than it consumes, and vice versa, which is contrary to how I hear the terms used.

  • Have you ever been under general anesthesia? What was it like? Did anything strange happen?

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  • I remember them probing my arm for veins, then the surgery was over. Nothing in between, not even blackness.

  • Is America Really That Bad?

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  • No. Theft goes against my personal ethics and religious values.

  • As badly described as possible, what is your favorite video game?

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  • A bird wants to conquer the universe with jelly beans. His daughter has to stop him, but keeps getting into fights with his Roombas.

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    Americans seem to support abortion access. Why do Republicans keep trying to block it anyway?

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  • Because the Republican Party aims to represent the minority of Americans who do oppose abortion access. That's the job of a political party, to represent a voting interest. If every political party aimed to represent the voting interests of the majority, they would become irrelevant.

  • If one innocent person is tortured so that everyone else can live and the world doesn't end, is that simultaneously unfair but also morally preferable over complete destruction of everything?

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  • If that one innocent person agrees to it, I say yes. Otherwise, no.

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  • Can flies recognize that I'm holding a flyswatter?

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  • Isn't the point of the fly swatter being mesh to minimize those air currents?

  • Thoughts on why small talk is so uniquely painful

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  • Whenever I make small talk with my friends or family, I always tell the truth and they never get mad at me for it. If they ask me how my day was, and I say “not great”, they’re more than willing to listen as I tell them why I had a bad day. I never have to lie and say everything’s alright.

  • Thoughts on why small talk is so uniquely painful

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  • Now I understand why I don't have a problem with small talk. The people I make small talk with aren't assholes!

  • Is using terms like 2SLGBTQQIA+ insensitive?

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  • Not quite. The LGBT initialism only includes lesbians, gay people, bisexuals, and trans people. It doesn't include asexuals, pansexuals, or intersex people, just off the top of my head. I don't imagine many people will correct you for just using LGBT, but it can be more inclusive.

  • Why do some activities have different minimum ages?

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  • I'm guessing it's because different parts of us mature at different rates. Brain development continues into the early twenties, so mind-altering substances are generally regulated with that in mind. Physical maturity ends in the late teens, so things like military service eligibility start there. Other activities are based on more abstract measures like responsibility, emotional stability, etc.

  • Will humanity ever be able to overcome that tribalistic instinct of "us vs. them?"

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  • I think they're continuing the joke

  • Does listening to music with dark lyrics make you feel better when you're depressed?

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  • Sometimes. It's kind of cathartic in a way, helps externalize the feelings.