Good thing you explained what you were going for because it was kind of hard to follow.
You made an assertion about all americans:
like (as an American) we’ll just do this
and someone wished to dispute it based on their own experience.
You described a behaviour as gross and indicate that it is common in your social circles. How is it demeaning to says that your social circles are gross? @htraylis agreeing with you
Reminds me of some folks in school who were horrified that others were sitting on tables/desks. The idea that you'd put your butt where someone would eat seen as highly disrespectful.
just before the reddit strike there was a thread on /r/askhistorians about wearing layers in hot climates specifically referencing some cowboy-type TV shows. the historians were talking about how linens and even properly woven wool are a lot more comfortable in heat than cotton.
I have some linen and I can see it being the case but the cuts/styles are not to my liking. Maybe I will have some tailored one day.
In US/Europe when cops would do this in bathrooms, parks, bars, bookshops etc they'd get the BJ first before doing the arrest/beating/robbery/roughride.... you know to really be sure the guy was for real. Mostly stopped since the 90s.
I am especially upvoting you because you are wiling to admit that the upvotedness of prior comments influences how you craft future contributions.
And I am articulating it in the hopes that others will see it and have the the fortitude to stop pretending they are immune to it. I promise to upvote you when I see it.
I struggled with that when I first started on reddit... Couldn't post because no karma and no karma because no post.
LPT for anyone living in the past prior to reddit imploding: you can get a lot of karma from going to AITA or another relationship advice sub and making a quick spicy and/or sympathetic comment. Esp in an interesting thread that was recently posted so you are one of the first comments. I'd say that 80% of all my karma came from my infrequent dipping into those subs, maybe 5% of my contributions. With the other 95% being arguably more useful and constructive but less mass appeal.
So crazy insta cart is a thing for use cases other than substantial disability... which it must be I guess? It's too well known for such a small niche. Every time I see it mentioned I am shocked.
Good thing you explained what you were going for because it was kind of hard to follow.
You made an assertion about all americans:
and someone wished to dispute it based on their own experience.
You described a behaviour as gross and indicate that it is common in your social circles. How is it demeaning to says that your social circles are gross? @htrayl is agreeing with you