That’s a very interesting take. Especially realist vs pessimist. However, I’ve definitely used ‘reality checks’ on people who were down on themselves. It represents an alternate perspective, that can be considered or rejected.

That 25% magic number

RIP Trevor Moore

I think even a plane crash where no one was hurt is more headline-worthy than a train crash with no one hurt. Fear sells, and many people have a fear of flying.

What happens a lot more frequently is landing gear failures or engine problems that still have a smooth landing. They do pull out all the stops though and will have emergency response on standby the moment they aren’t sure the landing gear deployed properly.

Lately I’ve been really liking gemelli! More pasta per pasta.

Chappell Roan’s side hustle

Dude! Why have I not thought of this???

I mostly get stuff about parrots and cake decorating.

I think that you mentioned that the application might be narrow, and they wanted to chime in on how it might personally have helped them. They aren’t arguing, just adding.

Tarantula, assuming I don’t keep current intelligence. I think eat bug would be good life.

Is it something like this?

Absolutely. And not that it matters, but my wedding was less than a grand.

I also understand the need to evaluate my decisions, and weigh my influences, and even still I recognize that my choices are a result of who I am and I am the sum of my experiences. I know that my experiences and upbringing and societal expectations shape my decisions.

Off topic, are you aware of systems engineering processes for safety such as MSDS sheets, or lock out tag out procedures? Just culture in aviation? Social determinants of health? My point is nothing exists in a vacuum.

I’m sad for them.

If they blame trends on individuals I wonder where they think health epidemics come from. Or other things that are way more important than weddings. Neglecting system factors I could imagine comes with a side of immense blame and, assuming the self awareness to direct it internally, guilt.

I’m saying they (we) aren’t capable of making decisions in a vacuum, void of all influence of external factors, because no human being is. We are the sum of our experiences.

Everybody is a product of their circumstances. To think otherwise is at best naive, and at worst willfully ignorant of your own privilege that you aren’t subject to the same circumstances. Yes, each of us choose our own actions, and have to deal with the consequences thereof- but actions are done for a reason, and this reason is not always within an individual’s control, but rather is them trying to do what is best for them with the information they have available.

In this case, weddings have been marketed to a certain demographic. Marketing tends to work- but in this case even moreso due to centuries of societal condition. Heard the term “old maid?”

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That’s way harder than what I do, but I’m lucky enough to have access to a flat bed scanner. I just print it out, and then scan it at every angle. That way when I email the scanned photos to myself I have all the angles at once.

Gun laws would change

Can’t see the other side- if it’s a 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional object in can still be accurate because of perspective.

Are you familiar with the phrase “power bottom”?