Somewhat same. Followed a girl I had a crush on to a local school. Met my wife during my last semester, and she’s been my best friend ever since.
And I never even dated the girl I had a crush on…
Also find me at @Notnotmike@beehaw.org and @NotNotMike@notnotlemmy.com
Somewhat same. Followed a girl I had a crush on to a local school. Met my wife during my last semester, and she’s been my best friend ever since.
And I never even dated the girl I had a crush on…
The first two reasons, to me, feel like excuses to hide the true reason(s) they cheat. I’d wager it varies per person but that many just want to be seen as cool or skilled by having everything or beating everyone. It seems equivalent to people who modify cars to be extremely loud; despite many saying the contrary, they’ve convinced themselves that people love to hear their loud cars go by.
It could also be the anonymous effect of online games. They don’t quite perceive themselves as cheating, really, because they don’t know the players and will never know them. It likely feels like NPCs in a video game, for the most part. If there were actually social pressure, like would be in a schoolyard game of football, then far fewer would be willing to risk the social ostracization. But because they are anonymous online, they feel safe and empowered to cheat.
I’ve already made a Smeagol reference in this thread, but perhaps one more is in order…
Oh wow that’s actually a really good point!
Now prepare for it to be dismissed! People are too dug in at this point, there’s no going back. The trenches have been dug.
But what if I wants the whole bread, Precious
Dota players will pronounce “Abaddon” (a hero’s name) like “ah-buh-don” and it’s really bizarre. In their defense though, many aren’t native English speakers
That’s a sensitive topic
Oh this one really speaks to me. I feel the same way, probably to an unhealthy degree, honestly
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus or Self Contained Oonderwater Breathing Apparatus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scuba_diving)
That’s the problem with this debate, for every argument, the counter argument is just the same thing but a different example! The only argument that remains is “the creator said so” vs “so what he’s lame”
Get bent
Now, Bob, let’s keep it civil here
I have the opposite view, but I thought it would be too incendiary a topic to bring up…
I hope it’s a giraffe
Absolute nonsense
Technically, I wait until you’re done speaking to strike
Yeah the news of this non-recusal came too soon after the other recusal. Very confusing timeline if you didn’t know there were two cases
The mathematical proof is that Elon owns several hundred million Tesla shares and his holding or selling of those shares will impact the share price of the judge’s shares. Up or down, the price will be impacted, that’s just how markets work. If he is forced to sell those shares to fund X, the judge will be impacted.
Also, you shouldn’t really need an exact proof for the judge’s recusal. There is a chance he is impacted by the result of the case in a significant monetary way, so why not pass the case to a judge who doesn’t have these connections. This isn’t the last judge in Texas (just one of the most partisan) so there is far greater upsides to recusal than downsides.
Why risk the optics of impropriety when you don’t have to?
For anyone confused by this headline, there are two trials this judge is considering for X
[O’Conner] was overseeing two lawsuits filed by X and recused himself from only one of the cases.
This isn’t the new case about the “illegal boycott” O’Conner has recused himself from that trial (likely) because he also owns stock in Unilever, one of the defending companies
In my opinion, it comes down to the wording of the U.S. judges’ code of conduct
A judge shall disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which the judge’s impartiality might reasonably be questioned
While the link between Musk’s two companies might be debatable, it definitely raises “reasonable questions” about whether or not the judge can be impartial. It is much easier to recuse oneself then to try to deal with a mistrial, so the judge not recusing themselves is extremely suspicious.
Also, as to evidence to whether Musk’s involvement with X has impacted Tesla stock, that has been a matter of debate for a while. X is in a dire financial situation because of the loans taken out during the buyout. If they cannot get advertisers back on the platform, then either X goes bankrupt or Elon has to chip in his own money. Musk’s money is mostly locked in to Tesla stock, and if he sells a large number, the stock will inevitably go down. Therefore, if Elon loses this case, it is very possible that the judge will lose money.
Everyone has about the same answers here, and I agree with many, but I’ve got a weird one:
Super Size Me
Something about it just compels me. And it always makes me want McDonald’s afterwards… I truly struggle to explain why.