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Samyan Elrod

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Samyan Elrod

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I love dark red-purple, murder mysteries and scented candles. Writing is my life.

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Samyan Elrod • commented on a post 4 months ago

50 Of The Most Supportive Family Members Of LGBTQ+ Folks Right In Time For Pride Month (New Pics)

god is angry with the wicked every day. just i hope you realise who the wicked truly are. hint: it's not gay ppl

Samyan Elrod • commented on a post 5 months ago

45 Strange Childhood Realities People Later Learned Were Far From “Normal”

that was my childhood and i still ended up mentally ill :(

Samyan Elrod • upvoted 2 items 5 months ago

28 Facepalm-Worthy Posts Of Kids Who Didn't Luck Out In Life

Being cousins isn't a big deal, it's common in many parts of the world. In the long run, generation after generation it will have bad effects, but 1 couple once in a while isn't gonna have a big impact. And I think the word 'incest' should be reserved for people who actually grow up in a family bond, I think when 2 people are strangers and only later find out they are technically cousins, it isn't incest. But when 2 people grow up in the same family but are not technically family, like step siblings or 1 child is adopted, then it should be called incest in my opinion.

40 Bartenders Reveal The Worst First Dates They’ve Seen That Range From Cringe To Heartbreaking

That's b/c people who work jobs where tips make all the difference are typically making terrible wages that don't come close to covering their meager living costs. We're talking just the basics. It's why folks in the "gig economy" have to have multiple jobs to break even. Decades ago, most workers (including in the service industry) made fairer wages. Tips were more of a "bonus". But now, minimum wage hasn't increased in a long, long time - although inflation sure has! Today, service staff they'd better be in *Top Form* or they won't get fully paid. Even if they're perfect servers, that pay still isn't guaranteed. Did the kitchen mess up a dish? Guess who the customer will likely blame, unfairly. Even when hard-working staffer receive good tips, they must *split* them in many establishments. That means anyone who may be slacking gets part of the "bonus" that should've gone to the person who earned it. But it's how mgmt chooses to "make things more fair" in the face of folks who are too tight to tip for decent service. In some places, the mgmt also grabs a portion of the total pooled tips for the kitchen crew, whom they're also paying poorly. It's an expensive, competitive industry.. Those who succeed are usually doing so on the backs of their poorest workers, who are also "front line workers" experiencing the widespread lack of public manners that now grips a divided nation. We are a culture where a large % of the Richest folks still demand slaves to abuse. If we weren't, then things would change. Please tip your wait staff at least 20%, and more if they went out of their way for you. And no, I'm not a waitress. I just don't view empathy as any kind of joke. As it vanishes, nothing improves.

Samyan Elrod • commented on a post 8 months ago

“The Ugly Truth”: Teacher At Breaking Point As Students Can’t Handle Simple Tasks

the thing about inquiry based learning in primary schools especially is so real, my brothers generation isnt learning basics or skills he can use to succeed intellectually. they push the really conceptual stuff too early i think

Samyan Elrod • upvoted 5 items 8 months ago

35 Fascinating Things About Australia That Shocked Visitors

Yeah Liberal is the conservative party, Labour is the (slightly) left. Greens are much more left. We also have a ton of other parties. Most of whom don't get any seats or maybe scrape in one or two between them. One of the bigger parties that seems to be struggling is the National Party. I remember them being more of a thing when I was a kid, but now they're more of a sidekick to the Liberals. Honestly, Liberal and Labour feel like the same party to me. Their policies flip flop based on who is in power and proposing stuff. Something that's a great idea because they proposed it last election is suddenly the worst thing ever this election because the other party is supporting it. *UGH*

29 Things People Considered To Be Their Hill To Die On But Later Changed Sides Drastically

Its very clear to me you haven't read the bible, just listened to a lot of redditors ranting.

35 Fascinating Things About Australia That Shocked Visitors

29 Things People Considered To Be Their Hill To Die On But Later Changed Sides Drastically

Its very clear to me you haven't read the bible, just listened to a lot of redditors ranting.

“Today I Learned”: 40 Interesting Facts About The World That Many Have Just Learned (New Posts)

You don't have to get triggered just bc someone believes in something that you don't

“Today I Learned”: 40 Interesting Facts About The World That Many Have Just Learned (New Posts)

Facing earth for prayer is the evidence for that? You get triggered by everything that is related to religion don't you?

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Samyan Elrod • upvoted 23 items 1 year ago

50 Bits Of Information From The ‘Unusual Facts’ FB Page That May Raise Eyebrows

I think it's enough to cut down on meat consumption, there are so many tasty options that don't require meat, we maybe consume more than we need to but our taste buds will rebel if we try to cut it out altogether. I just try for meat free days or 2 out of 3 main meals being meat free, I don't think I could stick to much more than that, at least right now, maybe I'm getting there slowly.

50 Weird Memes That Verge On Being Unhinged

While I’m sure it won’t deter anyone from eating it, I do like the idea of reminding people where their meat comes from and then maybe wanting better treatment for those animals.

50 Bits Of Information From The ‘Unusual Facts’ FB Page That May Raise Eyebrows

30 Stories Of Stupid People Ruining It For Everyone, As Shared In This Online Group

Agree. Apparently it's ok to murder someone if the state does it.

30 Stories Of Stupid People Ruining It For Everyone, As Shared In This Online Group

Was he stupid? Maybe. Was the rule stupid? Absolutely.

40 Pieces Of “Common Knowledge” People Outside These Professions Don’t Know

I wish people would stop supporting Amazon. I don't think Bezos needs another 500 million dollar yacht.

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Just how f*****g lonely it is. You are expected at all times to be a simultaneous combination of guardian, emotional caregiver, leader, and provider, on TOP of being relatively successful and 100% independent. And you have to ALWAYS be these things, 100% of the time. It's emotionally exhausting. I know that readers may see this and list any number of the various advantages our unfair society affords men, and I won't argue that they aren't there. But I will state that I feel, and probably many other men would agree with this, that society doesn't really care about the emotional, mental, or social health of men. Chris Rock famously said that only women, children, and dogs are loved unconditionally; men are loved under the condition of what they can provide. I agree with that statement. It's incredibly dehumanizing and dispiriting to constantly be told what society expects from you and wants you to be, as if all you are is a paycheck to support a family or a fearless leader who exudes strength and never falters.