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60 Times Folks Asked Various Random Questions Online, And Got Detailed And Sometimes Witty Replies
Everyone likes to learn something new, but sometimes you’re plagued by a curiosity that feels like it only reveals that you’re ignorant. Fortunately, the internet has a variety of solutions if you decide to go down any rabbit hole.
So in case you have a list of questions you’d love to actually know the answers to but were embarrassed to ask, we’ve gathered some of the best posts from the “No stupid questions” internet community. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own examples in the comments down below.
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#1
My Birth Certificate Says I Was Born In 1670, Not 1970, Making Me 354 Years Old, Instead Of 54. Is There Any Fun, Legal Way I Can Exploit This To My Benefit?
DarkPolumbo:
If you're in the US, angrily invoke the Homestead Act of 1862 and explain that you applied many years ago but never got your free 160 acres of land, and demand that they give it to you forthwith!
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#2
My 20 Year Old Son Doesn't Date. His Friends Don't Date. My Friends Kids Don't Date. What Is Going On?
ProbablyAnNSAPlant:
1) There's nowhere to meet people organically. Nobody hangs out at the mall anymore, and things like arcades don't really exist. Coffee shops are filled with remote workers using it as their personal work space, and bars and clubs play their music so loud that, even if I did meet somebody there, I couldn't spit the game I don't have anyway.
2) Online dating is a nightmare. If you're not extremely attractive, you're fighting a losing battle, and you can't fall back on having a great personality because the whole thing is extremely impersonal. And even if you are attractive, there are so many people that just use these apps for validation and don't actually have any intention of meeting up in real life. And even if you do somehow find someone that you vibe with and get them to agree to meet up, it's upsettingly normal these days, in all kinds of social contexts, for people to just not show up to an agreed upon meetup, and then act like they owe you no explanation for why they decided to both not show up and not tell you that they decided to not show up.
3) Millennials and gen z have been priced out of things that were normal adult milestones for previous generations. Most of my friend group in our late 20s and early 30s either never moved out of our parent's houses, or moved back in with them during the pandemic, and those of us that aren't living with our parents are either working multiple jobs or living with multiple roommates to afford it. None of those scenarios are particularly conducive to bringing a romantic interest home.
So unless you happen to be a reasonably attractive person, with a job that doesn't pay you dirt wages, and a friend whose girlfriend has a single friend that thinks you're cute, you're kind of SOL. And in the face of all of that, a lot of us are realizing that being single isn't so bad and in a lot of ways is less stressful, so we fill our time with hobbies and hanging out with our platonic friends.
#3
Why Is It So Awkward To Meet Your Cat In The Wild?
action_lawyer_comics:
Because as far as the cat is concerned, you're only work friends
UsedMammoth:
This happened to me a few years ago. But my cat was super excited and kept on trying to lead me into other people gardens.
"Like bro! This way is super cool... oh your going this way. Cool, cool... Hey let's jump this fence there's some really cool... ok this path is fine. Nah I'm just hyped you're here, I never see you outside"
Ace 53 minutes ago
i sometime go out to look for James - he has a GPS tracker, travels miles, and very occasionally I might not have seen him and been able to recharge the tracker for a couple of days so go out to find him. Anyway, he's always so pleased to see me, miaow miaow, rub rub, follows me home while trying to wrap himself around my legs. Anyone would think he'd been lost for weeks.
#4
Does Anyone Else Stay Up At Night Because That’s The Only Time They Can Be Alone?
midnight_cabana:
The sweet glimps of freedom for those few hours when the world shuts up for a moment
giveurauntbunnyakiss:
Nearly every night. I don’t want life to just consist of work, eating, and sleeping. Also, the sooner I go to sleep, the sooner time for work arrives again.
StrangeOne 5 hours ago
It's so quiet and peaceful at night. The lights are lower. My eyes can relax.
#5
How True Is This, "Most People Would Rather Work With Someone Who's Mediocre At Their Job, But Pleasant To Be Around, Than A Person Who's Exceptionally Good, But A Jerk"?
EdgyGoose:
Yep! I work in IT and I'm on a lot of interview panels, and we don't actually even look for IT skills at all (for customer-facing positions), because it's so much easier to teach someone good computer skills than it is to teach someone good people skills.
#6
What Does Passing Away Feel Like?
marly-:
You probably won't be hungry or thirsty much for the last two weeks, and can expect some incontinence towards the end as well. You won't have to worry too much, eating nothing and drinking nothing will lead to less waste when that does (if it does.)
Some people report an overwhelming sense of peace before the end. I hope this is true for you. I hope you have a safe passage and wonderful journey.
#7
Anybody Else Skip Past The Ads On Google And Click The First “Real” Link To Get To A Website Even If The Ad Will Take You To The Same Place?
I_might_be_weasel:
For me, it's Pavlovian conditioning at this point. I'm so used to ads being sketchy malware bullshit, I don't even really register they are there and just read around them.
#8
Does Anyone Go Through A Vicious Loop Of Being Productive & Having A Great Routine For A Few Days To Living Like An Absolute Slob For The Next Few... Rinse And Repeat?
anon:
Yes and i've found it better to forgive myself for being unproductive some days. Being hard on myself only makes me more likely to extend the unproductive phase.
Also, unpopular opinion maybe, but we are allowed to not be productive every now and then. There's no moral failing there.
#9
When Leaving The House, Does Anyone Tell Their Pets They Will Be Home Later?
johntwoods:
Every single time.
They are pretty old, so over the years they seem to understand the difference in time between 'Store' and 'Work'.
Store is reserved for anything under an hour.
Work is when we will be gone for over an hour or more.
We just say 'We're going to the store, we'll be right back, and they go to these specific spots in the living room.'
When we say, 'We're going to work, we'll see you soon.' They sit in other spots.
#10
Why Is It Considered Humane To Put A Dog Down When It Is Old And Sickly But When It's A Human, Our Goal Is To Keep Them Alive For As Long As Possible Even If They Have To Suffer?
Bellamy1715:
A lot of people think that this is nuts, and there is a movement to get dying people out of hospitals and back home where they are happier. I hope it gains strength. I don't want to live for 6 months in a hospital when I should be unalive.
JayAreElls:
If I get Alzheimer’s, don’t keep me alive for 15 years like my grandmother had to suffer through. My poor grandpa had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to keep her alive, just for her to sit there for years, slowly going away
Nah, put me on a makeshift bamboo sailboat and set me off into the sunset, or put me down in my sleep after I enjoy my last bite of chocolate chip cookie.
Beak Hookage 3 hours ago
As a child I had to witness the slow and horrible demise of my great grandfather. What I got from it was "I do NOT want to get old because then that will happen to me too".
#11
Why Is It That Presidential Elections Always Feel Like Choosing Between The "Lesser Of Two Evils" And Not "The Better Of Two Good Candidates"?
Valthek:
Because your country runs on a first-past-the-post system. Only a single person can be elected and that person is whoever gets the most votes, so it makes sense for ideologically aligned people to pool their resources and present a single person instead of all trying to win and losing to a different unified party.
This is why endorsements from the same party exist and why third party candidates can never win more than a few percentage points.
#12
My Brother Is 13 And Illiterate. I Don't Know Where I Can Really Go For Advice On This. My Brother Is 13 And Can't Read, Like At All. When I To Try And Find Resources For Help I Don't Find Much. Could Anyone Point Me In The Right Direction To Help?
anon:
I know a lot of folks are talking about CPS, but I wanted to throw in some advice on reading. I was an elementary reading teacher for many years. I also worked with older elementary kids who struggled with reading. The thing that got the fastest and most effective results for the kids I worked with was finding something they were really interested in and reading with them about it. For example, I had one kid who was an avid Trekkie. I bought him several books that went into the Star Trek lore and schematics of the ships and space stations. He would sit and pour over those for the hours with me and his parents told me he kept reading at home. I would help by reading aloud with him, sliding my finger under the words as I read - never telling him it was for his benefit. I let him think that's just how I read. Over the course of a few months, his reading improved significantly. I'm not going to tell you he was ready to read War and Peace, but he was able to get through basic texts with minimal assistance.
You're in a really tough spot and I applaud you for recognizing how important reading is and wanting to help your brother. Find something he loves, find a text on it (book, magazine, printed webpage - whatever) and tell him you want to show him something cool and just start reading, pointing as you go. Maybe find things regularly and do this. It can be five minutes or as long as you can keep him focused. This absolutely won't solve everything, but it will help to bring him to a basic level of literacy and it might help him to become interested in reading.
Good luck and let us know how things go!
#13
Am I The Only One That Thinks Novels Should Have A Page Near The Back That Lists All The Main Characters And A Brief Synopsis So That I Am Not Constantly Flipping Through Pages To Figure Out Who Someone Is?
anon:
You'll occasionally see some novels that do this, or something similar to it. I remember in my copy of War and Peace there was a chart that named all the major characters and their familial relation to one another.
roadcrew778:
For this reason, I appreciate books that have maps.
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 4 hours ago
I have had several books where I have had to write these out - I agree.
#14
Are Men Really That Much Stronger Than Women?
heckatrashy:
I remember trying to fight a guy off when I was a teenager, we were the same age and the situation got uncomfortable, I kept pushing him and trying to pull myself away, and I don’t think he even understood that I was doing everything I could to get away. I’ve also heard of trials where it’s argued that the women didn’t fight hard enough, but as hard as you can might not even be hard enough to notice with a man with tunnel vision.
We need to have these conversations because it’s dangerous to pretend we all know or even worse that we’re equally matched.
Phantom Phoenix 18 minutes ago (edited)
Don't fight polite. Don't fight fair. Gouge eyes, pull hair, kick nut-sacks, bite - anything and everything; get any advantage you can
#15
Am I Allowed To Cut The Chip Off Of My Credit Card And Attach It Inside Of A Magicians Wand So I Can Tap It To Magically Complete Purchases?
TehWildMan_:
Be aware that the antenna on cards is usually extremely fragile when not protected by a slab of plastic.
I did this with a transit card twice (reshaping the antenna so that it would slide into a glove), and neither attempt survived more than a day
#16
Just One Lifetime Ago In The United States, Our Grandfathers Could Buy A Home, Buy A Car, Have 3 To 4 Children, Keep Their Wives At Home, Take Annual Vacations, And Then Retire… All On One Middle-Class Salary. What Happened?
OrangutanOntology:
While it is not the only reason, a reason is that during our grandparents youth much of the world had not recovered from the devastation of WW2. United States was relatively unscathed by the war and so there was little competition for our exports.
sherahero:
That lifestyle wasn't the case for the majority of Americans. Many women also worked, unless the family was upper middle class. My parents were born in the 40s and I'm one of 6 kids and my family lived on a farm but my mom also worked in a factory before my dad passed away. It's held up as the ideal but realistically that's so much more to if than just salary.
I'm sure if you lived as of it were the 50s you could survive on less money. Small house, 1 car for the family, only a landline and no cell phones, a single small tv, no cable or streaming services, no Internet, hand-me-down or homemade clothing, cook only at home with groceries from the local area (no pineapple or avocado from far away), have a garden, don't save for college, etc etc.
Peter Bear 4 hours ago
Billionaires happened. They own the government and cheat the laws to get whatever they want. It really is that simple. Eat the rich.
#17
Am I The Only One Who Constantly Searches Definitions Of Words Because I'm Not Sure What They Truly Mean?
anon:
I use the dictionary every single day.
You can have a fuzzy notion of what a word means, but it never hurts to check if you want to be precise.
#18
Am I The Only One Who Thinks I Look Pretty Decent When I Look In The Mirror And I Like How I Look But Then I Look Absolutely Disgusting In Picture And Videos?
ThaneOfCawdorrr:
I, too, look quite passable in the mirror. But when someone takes a photo, I am suddenly a red-faced, broad 15th century Lithuanian peasant, jolly after a day in the fields.
#19
Is It Normal To Read A Few Pages Of A Book And Then Suddenly Realize That You Have No Idea What's Going On In The Plot Because You Have Been Reading The Words But Not Internalizing Their Meaning?
glitter_poots:
This is why I can’t do audiobooks. I’ll listen for about a half hour before I realize I haven’t HEARD a word. At least with books I can flip back and look through pages.
Ace 33 minutes ago
I've never actually tried listening to Audiobooks, and that is exactly why. Not so much the ability to flip back, although I have been known to do so on occasion, but just the level of concentration/distraction. Either I'm reading a book or I'm driving, I can't do both effectively.
#20
If Women Want Real Pockets In Their Clothing, Why Don’t Some Company Just Do As They Say And Make A Ton Of Profit?
thiccubus8:
Some do. All of my bottoms are from American Eagle or Athleta, and both brands make functional pockets. They may be in the minority, but there are options. The ones that still don’t give women pockets may do it because they can’t figure out how to make pockets that don’t make the pants look bulky.
#21
If Gas Got Too High And Electric Cars Are Expensive What’s Stopping Me From Using A Horse And Carriage?
TheVampireItself:
Probably the cost of keeping and caring for a horse
kittyhawk94:
1) Speed and distance. A horse carrying the weight of the carriage, passengers and any luggage is not travelling very far, very quickly.
2) The outright cost of a horse, carriage and stable is going to be as much as some cars. Upkeep, particularly vet bills, for the horse is going to dwarf the cost of gas.
EDIT: 3) Maintenance. Caring for a horse properly involves hours of dedication every day. You can’t just park it in your driveway and forget about it until your next journey.
#22
Do You Think It’s Toxic For Parents To Take Away A Child’s Door?
ZenMoonstone:
My brother slammed his door shut on my sister’s fingers back in the 70’s and they took his door until her fingers healed. I think in that situation the punishment fit the crime.
EhDub13:
Depends on the situation
If you're taking their door simply because your kid wanted alone time, sleeps with the door closed, or you're worried they're masturbating so you take their door, thats toxic stuff.
I had to have my door removed for a few months when I got home from the mental ward after an attempt of taking my life, for my own safety. I got it back after a few months of improvement thru therapy.
#23
Why Are A Lot White People Super Sensitive Towards Racism Towards Blacks, But Then Don’t Care About Racism Towards Asians, Indians, Etc?
Psy_Kik:
Depends on which white culture you hail from. The US is super sensitive aabout black racism. here in the UK we are extremely sensitive about indian or pakistani racism. It depends on your culture history and what its ...embarassments are.
Ace 12 minutes ago
Yes to Psy_Kik's reply, but it's generational as well as geographic. I'm old enough to remember in the UK when the focus of racism shifted from the Caribbean immigrants of the Windrush era to the waves of Asians (brown-skinned, but we knew not to refer to them as Indians) many being displaced, forcibly ejected, from their homes in Africa, starting in the 1970s.
#24
What Are Florida Ounces?
toofarbyfar:
"Fl oz" stands for "fluid ounces," not Florida.
Dr-Floofensmertz
Reminds me of when my kid was learning to read. She started reading everything, and one day, while she was rattling off nutrition facts from something she was snacking on, she says "the sodium must be bad. It just says oh my God." (0mg)
Edit: I realize how fake to anyone who doesn't know us this sounds. She was probably 2nd grade, was/is a very strong reader, but most importantly, has had a very "online" personality since a young age. Acronyms get used a lot among us jokingly. This one's been one of our inside jokes in the family since she said it
Queen Typo 5 hours ago
When my oldest was in first grade, her teacher insisted she can’t read, yet as I’m driving home she is steadily reading the road names. I’ll never forget how that started because she read out a sign as Eastchester Derrrr. Mom, what’s a Derrrr? I silently giggled and told her that on road names, Dr means a short version of Drive. But with people names, Dr is doctor. So my child could not only read, she could sound out some pretty big and unusual names and reason if she understood them. She could read, she just had severe anxiety with this teacher who I more than once caught her yelling at my kid when I would make an unexpected visit and observe from the hallway. That teacher was a very large part of the reason we decided to home school my kid who did have learning disorders but was being bullied by adults and not being given IEP because they said she was too stupid to learn.
#25
Does Anybody Else Hate How The Internet Now Feels Like 7 Major Websites Which Are All Interconnected, Whereas It Used To Feel Like A Vast Place With Something New Around Every Corner?
blahblahsdfsdfsdfsdf:
Yup. It's very homogeneous now. I went through an old backup of bookmarks from like 15 years ago and like 80% of them were dead links.
#26
Why Do We Give Children Illusions About Santa Etc On Christmas Instead Of Telling Them That You Get Your Loved Ones A Gift?
trollcitybandit:
When I was a kid my parents would give me gifts from Santa as well as themselves, so it doesn't have to be one or the other. She would also write on other gifts from Frosty the Snowman, from Rudolph, and a bunch of other imaginary christmas characters. My mother even did this long after we stopped believing just for fun.
KnightOwl 2 hours ago
My family and our friends all tell the kids that they get one 'special' gift from santa and everything else is from their loved ones. Santa's gift is usually something meaningful and handmade, for example my niece is obsessed with rabbits so last Christmas she got a beautiful lamp made of wood carved into a statue of a mum and baby bunny. Her brother was going through a ballerina phase so he got a beautiful hand carved carousel with 4 dancing ballerinas on it. My family started doing this when my oldest nephew came home from school upset after the Christmas holidays, because his friend was upset that he didn't get as many gifts from santa as the other kids and thought that meant he was a bad kid.
#27
You Ever Get So Annoyed With Life To Where Something As Simple As Your Phone Vibrating Pisses You Off?
massivecumvortex:
it's sensory overload and it's a sign that you're stressed out and/or lacking sleep
Alexandra 1 hour ago
Being pissed off at a phone vibrating means someone wants something from you at a moment that you have absolutely nothing to give anymore. It's an early sign of burn-out. Once, a long time ago, I was ready to go home from my job when a fax came in (yes, a fax). I seriously considered picking up the fax machine and hurling it out of my office window. To be fair, it was a fax from a business contact in the USA and we're in very different time zones.
#28
Does Anyone Else Occasionally Skip Songs In A Playlist, Not Because You Don't Like The Song, But Because You Don't Currently Want To Feel The Emotion That The Song Brings Back?
laterpotaters:
Yes, all the time!
I tend to enjoy songs that are somewhat sad, I like singing them cause I feel like my voice lends itself to sad and melancholy vocals.
But when I’m in the car with others I have to set a different playlist than my usual cause I don’t want people to think I’m on the verge of taking my life lol.
#29
Why Do Many Americans Seemingly Have A "I'm Not Helping Pay For Your School/Healthcare/Welfare"-Mindset?
anon:
America is a very individualistic society, and it's largely built on the idea that an individual's success is solely based on their effort.
#30
How Are People Not Sick And Tired Of Superhero Movies Yet?
anon:
It’s called “Superhero Fatigue” or “Comic Fatigue” and it actually is a growing thing. While box offices / viewerships are typically still healthy for such products, there is a noticeable increase in critical opinions of those same products, indicating that while such films or shows are being watched, they are being enjoyed less.
#31
How To Prepare Your House For An Active Wartime?
Unique_Ad_6618:
I grew up in war in Africa. The most important thing you can do is establish a formal and structured network of people interconnected not only to informally help one another, but be well organised to work together under an agreed leadership team.
The 2nd most important thing you can do is establish radio communication (not mobile) system with key central point.
After that, be sure to give what you can. Time, energy, tins, nappies ... does not matter. The more each person gives the stronger the network becomes and the wider it grows.
Nothing is more important to survival and even comfort than other people.
Alexandra 49 minutes ago
Our government supplies a list of all the things you need to be able to survive the first 72 hours in case of a natural disaster or a hybrid Russian attack. It's a basic list so you can expand it if you want. Also, more and more food, fuel and medical suppliers are drawing up procedures of how to work together during a time of (hybrid) war. The same applies to the railways, the road authorities, hospitals and airport authorities. No European country can afford not to prepare itself.
#32
Am I Weird For Thinking My Wife’s Weird For Keeping All Our Kids Fallen Off Body Pieces (Teeth, Umbilical Cord, Nail Clippings Etc.) In A Chest In The Closet?
MyUsernameIsAwful:
Umbilical cord? Pretty common, still kinda gross.
Teeth? Maybe the first one. All of them? Getting real close to weird at this point.
Nail trimmings? HUGE no.
She’s the weird one.
#33
My Son's Third Grade Teacher Taught My Son That 1 Divided By 0 Is 0. I Wrote Her An Email To Tell Her That It Is Not 0. She Then Doubled Down And Cc'ed The Principal. The Principal Responded Saying The Teacher Is Correct... What Do I Do Now?
StoxAway:
It's up to you whether you should pursue this or not. However, it's a very important moment that you can use to teach your son that people in positions of authority are capable of being wrong and can be childish enough to refuse to admit it, and that is an important message.
#34
Why Do People Always Ask Where We Go After Passing Away But No One Ever Asks Where We Were Before We Were Born And Had A Conciousness?
Meewol:
It’s easier to accept that we can be created but much harder to accept that one day we won’t exist.
#35
Does Anyone Else Get A Momentary Whiff Of A Scent That You Can't Identify But It Reminds You Of Your Childhood?
Tobyismyonetruelove:
Yes! Sometimes a smell can make me feel kinda emotional and nostalgic, even though I can't place why
#36
Why Do Employers Expect A 2 Week Notice When You're About To Quit, But Won't Give You A 2 Week Notice When They're About To Let You Go?
R4gn4_r0k:
I worked at a company about 10 years ago where I was one of the few who knew how to run and transpose certain reports. I liked the company and was leaving for school and wanted to go back so I actually gave a month notice. I knew they'd have to hire someone and train them.
They found someone internal to take over for me in a couple of days so I spent a lot of time at their desk training them. Well, Wednesday of the next week my manager called me into the office to say they were letting me go because I was never at my desk and I wasn't doing my work (a lie).
I filed unemployment. The company tried to fight it, saying I was let go for performance. However, a month before I had my annual review and had all high marks, and had never been in trouble.
Unemployment found on my favor and the company ended up having to pay me unemployment for 6 months. Instead of just paying me for two extra weeks, they failed themselves.
Ace 7 minutes ago
In most of the world the required notice period is the same in both directions. The employer may choose not to require the employee to come in to work, that's their choice, but they must still be paid for the entire notice period. Oh, and it's also most commonly at least a month.
#37
Why Are Jokes About Alopecia For Women Considered Rude But Male Pattern Baldness Is Just Accepted As A Common Thing To Make Fun Of?
anon:
I don't support it, but the reason is probably that women's worth and value are tied much more closely to how conventionally attractive they are, which includes long hair. Men can still have value and worth even with no hair, while an ugly woman is often told to just go unalive herself. Read any social media if you don't believe me.
Beak Hookage 3 hours ago
As a woman who is aro ace these insults slide right off me because I have no reason to want others to find me attractive. Oh no, some guy I'm not the least bit interested in thinks I'm undesirable? Whatever shall I do?!
#38
Does Anybody Else Just Feel Absolutely Empty Inside After Finishing A Really Good Show Or Movie?
MiddleCoconut7:
Yes. Its because the happiness we got from reading or watching whatever is now over. Its basically grieving.
#39
Does Anyone Else Waste A Few Hours, Feel Guilty About It, Then Proceed To Waste The Entire Day Without Guilt Because The Day Was Already Wasted Because Of Those Few Wasted Hours?
AudioMan15:
I'm in the middle of studying for a masters degree and this sums me up pretty well. If I don't manage to get up reasonably early I feel like the entire day is already gone. Stressful times.
#40
Where The Hell Can You Find Broccoli In The Wild?
Marlsfarp:
Nowhere. Broccoli is a man-made vegetable. Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, kale, brussels sprouts, and a few other things are just mutant offspring of the same wild plant. It's native to Europe.
#41
Does Anyone Else Press "Later" Every Time When An App Asks You To Rate It Because "Never Ask Again" Sounds Too Harsh?
iq8:
I choose 'later' because i m scared the programmer put in a condition that if I choose 'never ask again' the app will become evil.
#42
My Dad Just Passed Away A Month Ago And My Family Wants Me To Send In His Vote. How Do I Stop Them From Doing This?
HankWirtz98272:
Washington resident here, where all voting is mail-in. My father in law passed in February, and we had already received a ballot for the Presidential primary, which he had not filled out (and was not going to, as his dementia had progressed too far). I wrote "deceased" on the unopened ballot and dropped it in the outgoing mail. I checked the county website a few weeks later, and his voter registration had been cancelled. No more ballots received after that.
#43
Why Is American Higher Education Seen As The World's Gold Standard Yet American Secondary Education Is Viewed So Poorly?
devreddy:
I'm surprised no one mentioned the financial aspect of this, the gold standard OP is referring to is in regard to the well-established Universities in the US which have a significantly higher budget and resources available for both research and infrastructure. Their tuition is higher, the donations from other sources and funding they receive are higher when compared to any other country. Furthermore, the universities in the US attract faculty, talent, and students from all over the globe.
On the other hand, the secondary public school system in the US in many cases is run by state which allocates low budget, to begin with, and they receive very minimal funding from other sources if any. Often the public schools don't have the infrastructure to support the students and in some cases, they cannot compensate their staff well enough. But the secondary education systems of countries that are rated at the top are funded very well from their respective federal budgets.
Joe Publique 1 hour ago
It isn't. Some American higher education institutions belong to the small group of universities internationally regarded as the gold standard, but that doesn't mean American higher education as a whole is exceptional. The US has some outstanding universities alongside many very ordinary ones. Its secondary education system is a different matter, characterised by significant inequalities in funding, resources and educational outcomes, largely because of its decentralised structure and reliance on local property taxes. The reputation of a handful of elite universities shouldn't be confused with the performance of an entire education system.
#44
Apparently According To My Christian "Friend" I'm Not A True Male Because I Was Born By C-Section And Not By Natural Child Birth! Why? Is This A Thing?
novato1995:
It's not a Christian thing, as there's zero Biblical reference to a C-section, but rather, a cultural a/o traditional belief based on their own opinions.
#45
How Many Consecutive Days Do I Need To Floss Until A Dentist Can't Notice I've Never Flossed In My Life?
MigueDG:
I started a few weeks ago after having never flossed consistently and my gums stopped bleeding after about a week of consistent flossing.
#46
Does Anyone Else While Inappropriately Drunk Point In The Mirror To Themselves And Give A Grin While Walking Out Of The Bathroom?
barnesn4:
All the time.
I point to myself and say “You got this” then I proceed to stumble out the bathroom.
#47
Why Do People Wear Shoes In The House?
sleep-apnea:
I think that this is more common in places where they don't get much snow or rain, like California. In Canada we always take off our shoes so as not to track dirt and mud around the house. It's not a hard cultural rule like it is in Japan, but more of a practical necessity. It's also common to have a different pair of shoes in the office, than the boots that you are wearing walking around outside.
#48
Today, I Told My Mom That I Have No Internal Monologue And She Stared At Me Like I Have Three Heads. Is Having One Common?
mugenhunt:
Internal monologues are common. Basically, in the past few years, going "wait, do other people actually think differently than I do?!" Has become more common, with people who can and can't make visual pictures in their mind being another point of discussion.
#49
Why Do Billionaires And Other Very Rich Individuals Try So Hard To Avoid Paying Taxes When They Will Still Be Rich Whether They Pay The Taxes Or Not?
ZombieJesusaves:
This is a complicated question. Let me first start by sayin that most of the ultra wealthy have wealth through assets, either physical property or stock ownership NOT through income. When we say Musk is worth 200B, most of that is assets. His liquid wealth, while still substantial, is likely much much smaller, maybe a few hundred million.
You also must understand that money is not the same to the wealthy as it is to us. Money for them is a tool used to create more wealth. Anything which diminishes that tool must be minimized in order to maximize the usefulness of the tool. Basically we have a few motivating factors here, one is the desire to sustain a lavish lifestyle utilizing a much smaller amount of liquid assets, so paying 25% of 300 million will actually lower their ability to own all those fancy houses and yachts and rub elbows with politicians and officials.
Second, is the desire to utilize wealth to productively to make more wealth. While a few million less may not be substantial, those few million may be worth 10x or 100x if properly invested, so the pain of that tax is many times multiples. Third the desire to avoid taxes on assets which is a whole separate discussion around property rights, but when 98% percent of your worth is in assets, you sure don’t want that to happen.
#50
Does Anyone Else Get Unreasonably Self Conscious About How Fast Their Windshield Wipers Are Going Compared To Other Cars During A Rainstorm?
microwavepetcarrier:
I like to feel smug about how slowly my wipers are going compared to other drivers.
blewws:
No, I'm too busy judging that weirdo in the next lane because his wipers are so fast.
Queen Typo 5 hours ago (edited)
I’m too busy being annoyed that I can’t get my front and back wipers to sync up.
#51
Why Do Western Kids Show Always Show Kids Hating Vegetable? Is It A Cultural Thing Im Missing?
braxistExtremist:
I think at this point it's become kind of cliche. I know a lot of kids like some vegetables when they've been lightly steamed with a bit of seasoning, or when they are sauted, roasted, or fried.
#52
Does Anyone Else Prefer To Have A Haircut In Silence Rather Than Make Smalltalk With The Hairdresser?
hmaag08:
I’m a men’s hairdresser and I loveeee when I get guys who close their eyes meaning they don’t want to talk... cuz I don’t want to make the small talk either... we don’t like to do it but we have to or else we get called “rude”... when really I just don’t want to talk to you.
#53
I Was Fired From Company A And Marked As Ineligible For Re-Hire, And Then Begin Working At Company B. Now, Company B Is Going To Merge With Company A. What's Going To Happen To Me?
rubenbest:
I wonder if company A is Capital One and Company B is Discover.
Either way do your job, and keep resume sharp.
#54
Whats The Least Awkward Way Of Asking Your Flatmates Name Again After Having Stayed With Them For A Month Already. Have Had Several Conversations Up To This Point.
anon:
Just call him Derek until he can’t take it anymore.
anon:
Start a secret Santa drawing for Christmas. Get everyone to put their name in a jar for drawing. Snoop
#55
Can A Soccer Player Shave A Hole In His Super Large Afro And Carry The Ball Inside It?
kawaboonga00:
I think it would be considered something that in Spanish is called "retencion". It is when a player holds the ball towards his body making it impossible for other players to take the ball from him.
#56
Did Your Teachers Tell You Which Way To Fold A Paper By Saying Hamburger Or Hotdog?
CommonCut4:
My daughter told me when she was very little that people either have a hamburger head like Ernie or a hotdog head like Bert. Look around, she’s right.
#57
Why Do People In The Star Wars Universe Think That The Jedi Are Myths Or Use The Term "The Legends Say..." When There Was An Entire Branch Of The Government Run By Jedi Less Than 20 Years Ago?
Riconquer2:
You've got a few factors to consider.
1) there are literally more inhabited planets than there are active Jedi at their highest strength. Even during the Republic, 99% of citizens never saw a Jedi in person, and 99.99999% of those same citizens never saw the Jedi use any powers. The average citizen of the Republic was probably pretty skeptical of the Jedi actually having powers, and instead suspected that they were just leaning on legends of their powers to conduct their diplomatic missions. Sure, maybe the Jedi had powers long ago, but these days you're pretty skeptical of the whole thing.
2) the Empire, which controls virtually all interplanetary communications through the Holo-net, set about eradicating every record of the Jedi's power and influence. Where they couldn't erase stuff, they set about gas lighting the population about the corruption and fraud that was rife in the Jedi order, to the point that most people would believe that the Jedi had been tricking the Republic before Palpatine came along to save it.
3) anyone that had concrete info about the Jedi knew to keep their heads down and play along, or risk attracting the attention of the Empire and Vader's efforts to eradicate the remaining Jedi. This fear of openly discussing them would cause the Jedi to quickly fall into legends.
#58
Does Anyone Else Look At The Road And See All Of The Cars, Normal Day, And Then Come To The Realization That There Are People In Them, Much Like Yourself?
anon:
I often get the same feeling but about how things are built. Like a house or a road or a car.
Its not like poof that thing came into existance. Someone had to design, draw, build or make that thing. How many hands have pasted over something before you got to it. So many different parts came together to build one big thing. But someone built those parts.
Someone operated the digger that made the base for a road. Someone had to build the parts to built a digger then someone else put them together. Then someone checked it. Etc etc etc. This kinda thing blows my mind.
Edit: thanks for the award and all the upvotes. Im fairly new to reddit and it blows my mind to see im not the only one to think this crazy way
#59
We Just Got Flaming Hot Cheetos Here In New Zealand. Do Normal Human Beings Actually Eat These?
anon:
Get a nice burn going from the hot cheetos. Next, chug down an ice cold soda. You'll be able to briefly see into the future
guysky:
They were out of stock at the store last night. I walked around for five minutes looking for a bag... then left without getting any chips because nothing else would be as good.
#60
Just To Be Clear, We All Put Our Phone In Our Pockets Screen Facing Towards Our Bodies Correct?
Dependent_Factor_982:
Yep unless I have a video I'm listening to and don't want my leg to mess it up
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