I got banned for “encouraging violence” in the COMBATFOOTAGE subreddit for saying we should fly more drones around the Ukraine warzone to make the Russians waste more ammunition trying to shoot them down (the post was a video of some Russian moron emptying his magazine trying to take a Ukrainian drone down).

When I disputed it, claiming it’s not encouraging any kind of violence (unless you count violence towards drones as violence?), I got a permanent site wide ban. After 15ish years on reddit, I called it. That site has sunk so low in the past decade - seems to get worse as time goes on. The censorship there is insane now.

Don’t kink shame

What about when your brain is capable of the mental gymnastics required to deny any culpability in said preventable tragedy? These morons tend to have that superpower.

I’ll start with a couple across Thailand.

Seek out all the Khao soi in Chiang Mai Thailand.

Also, Avoid any elephant attraction that let’s you ride them there (“Elephant Nature Park” is one of the few ethical places to get up close to elephants there)

Smile and keep your cool. This one sounds dumb but saving face is more important in their culture, so even when you’re frustrated or having a bad day, curb the attitude…this might be more universal than we realize.

Don’t sleep on the night market (or “Sunday walking street”) in Chiang Mai - great food to be found there, souvenirs as well - I got some great hand carved teak wood art hanging on my walls and I watched the guy make it.

This one is company specific, but when in Phuket, check out John Gray sea canoe. They do boat trips into the bay and let you kayak around the hongs, some trip packages offer overnight camp stays on them where your group has the island to yourselves, it’s very unique, I’d highly recommend it - they also cook good food for you on the boat.

A less specific rec for Chiang Mai area, do a homestay experience… I did this one weekend with a couple others where we were driven up into the mountains- very rural areas and stayed with a Thai family. They cooked us some incredible food and showed us around the property, it was like a misty jungle mountain setting with coffee plants all over the place. Also, we had quite the language barrier with them but there was enough effort on both sides to really enjoy each other’s company, the hospitality was awesome.

Another one that kind of breaks my own rule on the location specific part, but, book a food tour early on in your trip - not to shill for a specific company, but I’ve always had good luck with “secret food tours” - the guides give a great walking tour loop around a city center with 5-7 stops so you learn the immediate area, a handful of great eateries to go back to for more/other dishes or treats they offer, and you learn a bit of the history of the city along the way. Also, talking with a tour guide early on for any other suggested spots they may have - must eats/sees, etc…

Another rule breaker, if you like trying all the local delicacies, take some time to research the best places to eat and drink and drop pins on your map app… Then, when you’re wandering the city and pull your map up for directions, you can make pit stops at the places you had interest in eating or checking out - makes planning things on the fly easier.

Oh yeah, and avoid travel in the north of Thailand after February for a few months, it’s burn season there for the farmers and air quality can really suck at times. The mountains form a bit of a half bowl around Chiang Mai and you can get stagnant air trapped there.

If you like basic racing games, mad skills mx 3 is pretty fun once you get the hang of it. Straight rhythm tracks, find the fastest line and set the fastest time to compete with everyone.

Looks cool! Reminds me of doing something similar a couple years ago with a strawberry cake. Mine was a pretty amateur attempt so it’s a bit sloppy, but goddamn it was delicious… The batter had macerated - then reduced fresh strawberries go into it, very strawberry forward flavor throughout

Motocross.

Love watching the pros and talking all about it. Recently got a coworker into it and it’s been fun explaining all the ins and outs of the sport and, as a past rider, trying to relate track conditions/difficulties to him

One of the weirdest metaphors I’ve seen in a while.

I’ve also yet to come across censorship favoring fascists here.

This sounds like it could’ve been a headline you see watching Black Mirror 6 years ago.

He has been on reddit enough that I’m sure he saw the tide turning against him and his fragile ego can’t take it… Wouldn’t he surprised if he has thousands of bots on there flagging anything negative with his name in it, you aren’t the only person I’ve seen who was banned for negative Elon comments this past year

I feel like he played his role in Gladiator too well, and I didn’t like him for a while after that because he was such a good bad guy… But I’ve come around and really appreciate what he’s put out since, he’s a great actor.

Robert Duvall. Don’t know what it is about him, but I have a real distaste for any role he’s played.

Same reason Michael Jackson looked the way he did. Mental illness.

Funny part about mental illness is, comorbidities are the norm, so they likely have other “atypical” neurological traits, like sociopathy.

It really did shift pretty quickly there in the last few years. I got a permaban for saying it’d be great to be able to fly a drone around Russia from any remote spot in the world just to waste Russian soldier’s ammunition (referred to as morons) when they try to shoot it down.

Russian bot or bootlicker reported it for violence, I appealed the temp ban and they doubled down with a permaban. This was in the “combat footage” sub - the fucking irony. Called it quits after that. Feels odd not using it at all after 15ish years of it being one of the most heavily used apps on my phone (rip RiF)

In the US, they’ll likely get “51-50’d”. Sent to a medical facility for a max observation hold of 72 hours or less if a doctor clears them to leave.

I think it’s more about who you are sharing it with rather than that you are sharing it.

If I were single, I wouldn’t be calling up a friend or relative to tell them about my day, but it’s nice to share with the wife when the day was particularly difficult/good/fun/etc

Everyone tells younger men the same thing it seems. I heard the same bullshit from the time I started talking about it (vasectomy) as a teen. 35 now and nothing has changed, living the dink life with my wife and it’s great. Boomer parents aren’t too thrilled with the idea of 0 grandkids between their two sons, but that’s not my job… Might have felt a little sorry for them if they didn’t vote the way they do… But it’s those choices that have led us to an environment that makes it too difficult to even consider bringing kids into, and it seems it’s only getting worse.

I share the sentiment and have always felt the same way since I started thinking about it (even as a kid myself). The idea of having kids never appealed to me, I don’t like being around them, never have, still don’t at 35. I have a handful of nephews/nieces from in-laws now and still don’t enjoy hanging around them even for short bursts of time… I don’t have the patience for the screaming, crying, breaking shit, tantrums, messes, etc.

It’s a 24/7 job for at least the next 20 years if you go through with it. Also, it’s expensive as fuck. I enjoy expendable income and free time.

Doesn’t really change the fact that it’s more about whose child it is getting killed. They don’t care til it happens to them, the fucking GOP in a nutshell… Even then, significant change for the better is a crapshoot at best.