Unpopular Opinions V5: "I still don't like Half Life 2." - General

Sanders is the best candidate imo, but if you really do think that he'g going to go through and accomplish everything he says he wants to then boy oh boy are you in for a surprise.

[QUOTE=Blazedol;49657553]Sanders is the best candidate imo, but if you really do think that he'g going to go through and accomplish everything he says he wants to then boy oh boy are you in for a surprise.[/QUOTE] I do not expect him to accomplish everything he says. I do expect him to send a loud message to those in charge and begin a "ripple effect". The message? Do not be a corrupt piece of shit and increase your chances of getting elected. The ripple effect? If we elect one honest politician, people might elect more. Career politicians then might change their way of doing business. Fredrick Douglas didn't get the levels of equality we have today. He did set the precedent. Without the first step, Obama would have not gotten the ability to get elected. Small steps, dudes, small steps.

[I]JavaScriptifying every single thing is the cancer of wasting computing power[/I]. Every implementation of js is shit and everything that runs atop is shit, stop forcing it everywhere. It has been two decades and its still a sluggish vomit inducing shit, go fucking build a webserver with a real programming language, which will serve a ready-to-view webpage that doesn't run js to build the articles up clientside [B]HOW THE FUCK DO YOU THINK IT WILL RUN GOOD ON A MOBILE YOU SPOILED ASSHAT[/B] EVEN IF IT RUNS GOOD ON YOUR GODLY BAJILON CORED SIXTY GIGAHERTZ i7 6800K OR WHATEVER IT DOESN'T MEAN YOUR COSTUMER WITH THEIR MEASLY ARM POTATOS CAN VIEW IT WITHOUT A PROBLEM ... Using JS for simple tasks like facepunch does is actually good, but when a website does what I described above, I just want those people to be forbidden to develop anything. They drink all this js kool-aid and think they are above everyone else with their superior production time and whatnot. Computers became fast enough to prototype with compiled-to-native languages and good software developing practices like not over-abstracting-everything should be promoted. Before you scream premature optimization is bad, how about you go home and learn to program something on a pentium 2 or something like that to actually feel how much damage you are doing with your ways of coding.

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;49657387]Trump is worse, but Clinton is definitely trouble. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Sanders is the only candidate worth a damn.[/QUOTE] I think they're all shit and I don't know who is worse

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;49657304]The Resident Evil movies are a strange animal. I want to say that they piss me off because they fucked up the story and characters, which they did, but was the story of the games all that good to begin with? I dunno, I think the main thing that gets me is that it feels like they're made for money and no other reason at all. Like, the Jill Valentine outfit in Retribution had absolutely no context and it felt like they hadn't even played the games. Not to mention that Barry was the closest to his video game counterpart out of every character and not only [sp] did they bring him in five films into the series, but they killed him off. [/sp][/QUOTE] to be honest the films would be likable in a "so bad it's good" way if Alice weren't there and the characters were just more accurate. just give me a full movie of Leon saying [I]"Game Over"[/I] like a badass while he blows up Mr X in slow motion.

[QUOTE=ichiman94;49657759]Every implementation of js is shit and everything that runs atop is shit, stop forcing it everywhere. [...] Using JS for simple tasks like facepunch does is actually good, but when a website does what I described above, I just want those people to be forbidden to develop anything.[/QUOTE] What websites is it exactly that makes you this (unnecessarily) mad? And aren't you the one that thinks you are above the developers right there?

[QUOTE=gokiyono;49657881]What websites is it exactly that makes you this (unnecessarily) mad? And aren't you the one that thinks you are above the developers right there?[/QUOTE] It is a very real complaint. When you get javascript on a page, your browser will default to enabling it, unless you have specifically disabled it with some javascript-blocking extension. People also like to show off, javascript developers included, and put a lot of form before function. They also like to write things sloppily if it means it'll get done. What ends up happening, then, is that some webpages are far slower than they should be, and if you're on an old computer, this is frustrating and ultimately pointless. Think of it analogous to games that just pump the graphics up without any care towards optimisation or actually having gameplay.

What do you guys think about government subsidies for mixed raced couples who have mixed raced children?

[video=youtube;UfqQcfzDsBw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfqQcfzDsBw[/video]

[QUOTE=Daysofwinter;49659466]What do you guys think about government subsidies for mixed raced couples who have mixed raced children?[/QUOTE] Any more detail on that? What's the motive?

[QUOTE=_Axel;49659510]Any more detail on that? What's the motive?[/QUOTE] The motive is end racism via financial encouragement. By encouraging people marry outside racial lines and have multiple racial children, we will become one race or color. If we all look alike, the inequalities and discrimination will cease. As for detail? What details? Marry someone who isnt the same race, have a child who is mixed race, get tax deductions and subsidies. That the main idea. Not very complicated. Ironing out the details to prevent abuse is another thing altogether, but the concept is rather simple.

[QUOTE=Daysofwinter;49659531]The motive is end racism. If we all look alike, the inequalities and discrimination will cease. As for detail? What details? Marry someone who isnt the same race, have a child who is mixed race, get tax deductions and subsidies. That the main idea. Not very complicated. Ironing out the details to prevent abuse is another thing altogether, but the concept is rather simple.[/QUOTE] sounds like it could be easily abused

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;49659560]sounds like it could be easily abused[/QUOTE] I know. I did say that needs to be ironed out. However in the end it will create harmony. What the current system do to address inequalities and intolerance between races? Quotas? This only creates jealousy and tensions in the name of ending tensions. The other positive is eventually there will be an end game. With current system? There isn't.

Sounds like outrageous bullshit.

I dunno I have literally 0 interest ever marrying someone or having children but if I can make my whole living that way it sounds bit tempting.

Just sounds dumb tbh, its already happening, no need to throw money at it. Extreme, but if things like artificial wombs take off should one gender be eliminated so that there's minimal chance of gender discrimination? I don't think we quite need that to be mostly rid of discrimination, also against quotas in general too. And I don't even think us all becoming a brown mass will end racism, culture and religion are huge factors as well. Hell, may even be more important. USA was racist as fuck against Irish and Slavs for awhile for cultural reasons.

If the only thing we can do to eradicate intolerance is to make ourselves all identical then it's kind of sad, to be honest.

[QUOTE=Daysofwinter;49659531]The motive is end racism via financial encouragement. By encouraging people marry outside racial lines and have multiple racial children, we will become one race or color. If we all look alike, the inequalities and discrimination will cease.[/QUOTE] race doesn't exist, so how do you decide who gets the money?

[QUOTE=_Axel;49659645]If the only thing we can do to eradicate intolerance is to make ourselves all identical then it's kind of sad, to be honest.[/QUOTE] It is. [QUOTE]race doesn't exist, so how do you decide who gets the money?[/QUOTE] Skin color is visible you know.

[QUOTE=Daysofwinter;49659711]Skin color is visible you know.[/QUOTE] Tanning affects skin colour, make up affects skin colour. In the end it is just a colour and people have preferences.

[QUOTE=Combine 177;49659788]Tanning affects skin colour, make up affects skin colour. In the end it is just a colour and people have preferences.[/QUOTE] It wouldn't be forced. That why it is called "incentives" However if you must know read the following. [QUOTE]So if I get a tan am I eligible to be Latino?[/QUOTE] You just contradicted yourself. You mentioned a racial group by name while using an argument to disprove there no racial minorities. This thinking is contradictory If racial groups do not exist, you should not be able to conceive of a name for a racial group. [QUOTE][B]Sobotnik[/B] Who to hand out to.[/QUOTE] I believe you are trying to stir the pot.

There is more than just skin to races like average facial bone structure, also your original idea was forcibly "crossbreed" people which would help racial minorities by eliminating racial minorities from existing? Being a minority of anything depends where you live and are, it isn't bad thing I mean we all are different.

Man, didn't take it too long for me to hear an even dumber idea than the racially segregated dorm at my university. Nice.

[QUOTE=Combine 177;49660123]There is more than just skin to races like average facial bone structure, also your original idea was forcibly "crossbreed" people which would help racial minorities by eliminating racial minorities from existing? Being a minority of anything depends where you live and are, it isn't bad thing I mean we all are different.[/QUOTE] Your thinking is contradictory. I am going assume you lean left, thus agree with sobotnik's statement that there are no races. Yet if my assumption about your political standing is correct, you adhere to an idea which says the right thing is to help racial minorities. Either you acknowledge there are differences and are races or you do not. If you say there is no differences, then you saying there are no racial minorities to help. Thus rending the left assumptions that the right thing is to help those who are racial minorities while stating there are no such things as minorities is contradictory. If there no such things as race, then there are no racial minorities to help, thus needing to help a non existent group of people absurd and pointless.

[QUOTE=Daysofwinter;49660178]Your thinking is contradictory. I am going assume you lean left, thus agree with sobotnik's statement that there are no races. Yet if my assumption about your political standing is correct, you adhere to an idea which says the right thing is to help racial minorities. Either you acknowledge there are differences and are races or you do not. If you say there is no differences, then you saying there are no racial minorities to help. Thus rending the left assumptions that the right thing is to help those who are racial minorities while stating there are no such things as minorities is contradictory. If there no such things as race, then there are no racial minorities to help, thus needing to help a non existent group of people absurd and pointless.[/QUOTE] I don't know what is left or right in world of politics because I don't follow them. Also yes race exists as I said "There is more than just skin to races like average facial bone structure". Also why do we need to give special treatment to racial minorities we all are humans? If I move to USA will I gain benefits for being different race. [QUOTE=RenegadeCop;49660211]Usually "racial minority that needs help" is just "poor people," and we should help poor people. You know, because they're poor. Not because they are x skin color.[/QUOTE] Helping the poor, yeah I can get behind that and it makes sense. [editline]tedadtaergrgre[/editline] Also the idea of mix humans hundreads of years via breeding each other around till we all are almost same looking is really simple and good idea in concept, of course even if we all look same we will still act and react differently to different things, I get the idea if there is no race there is no racism, that won't stop people making fun and even hating other people for other things.

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;49660211]You're right, now my entire argument in invalid. You are now 100% correct because I used your own logic in my example. [editline]2nd February 2016[/editline] There are no racial minorities, but you can still be a minority group, only because society and the government say there are races, but there are none in actuality. Usually "racial minority that needs help" is just "poor people," and we should help poor people. You know, because they're poor. Not because they are x skin color.[/QUOTE] So you saying there are no visible difference between some one deemed african american and Caucasian? That there isn't systematic problems and unfavorable and unconscious reactions that result in prejudice to these visible differences? My idea eliminates the difference between poor and not poor. It redistributes income (tax breaks and subsidies), ends visible differences, erodes cultural differences and help encourage those with privilege by combining fortune with those with less privilege? It seems you are stickler for how it gets done and not if it gets done. Why?

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;49660338]What? How do you eliminate the difference between poor and wealthy? What are you talking about? I'm saying there are no races, not telling my 5 step plan for america. Also, there are visible differences between literally every single human being on the planet (twins included, iirc). Race is arbitrarily defined. Are big noses a race? Are blonde haired innie-belly buttoned people a race? Just skin color is a race? What shade classifies it? Black? White? Coral-blue number 2?[/QUOTE] no skin color is a race because i say it is. thats how it works dude. dont you know anything? god /s obvs

[QUOTE=Daysofwinter;49659974]It wouldn't be forced. That why it is called "incentives" However if you must know read the following.[/QUOTE] In a capitalist society, financial "incentives" are the only way to live properly for some people. So you're basically forcing poor people to marry people of other races. It's like that weird-ass initiative that hands out money to drug-addicted women in exchange for getting sterilized.

[QUOTE]What? How do you eliminate the difference between poor and wealthy? [/QUOTE] By distributing income through the government. [QUOTE]What are you talking about? I'm saying there are no races, not telling my 5 step plan for america.[/QUOTE] I assume you are of the left. [QUOTE]Also the idea of mix humans hundreads of years via breeding each other around till we all are almost same looking is really simple and good idea in concept, of course even if we all look same we will still act and react differently to different things, I get the idea if there is no race there is no racism, that won't stop people making fun and even hating other people for other things[/QUOTE] Well, I do agree about what you said about differences. The trick is erase those differences as much as possible. The other trick is erase the cultural differences and establish a new one. I think my approach would obtain that goal too. I just think this would be the best way to solve income equality and racial discrimination in America. I am not sure about other nations. As for races? In America it is determined by skin color. RCop points out while any thing can be used to define race, alot people do have a clear conception of what race means in America. These differences must be erased. That how equality is achieved. [QUOTE]In a capitalist society, financial "incentives" are the only way to live properly for some people. So you're basically forcing poor people to marry people of other races. It's like that weird-ass initiative that hands out money to drug-addicted women in exchange for getting sterilized.[/QUOTE] My idea could be achieved by breeding program al la Lebensborn (by force) but I do not think you would agree with that.

you do also know that breeding together "races" isn't going to get rid of race right? all its going to do is create a new race and then you're back at step one