Fans of horror stories and video games are bound to know American writer, H. P. Lovecraft, as his name is pretty much on everything these days: Lovecraftian-this, Lovecraftian-that. A central theme in his works is that learning the truth about the world can drive you mad. But it’s not just knowledge about eldritch beings and uncaring cosmic gods that can shock you! Some jaw-dropping truths are closer to home, much more mundane, and far, far funnier.
That’s where the ‘Technically the Truth’ subreddit comes in. A community of nearly 1.26 million, they dedicate their time to sharing some hilarious examples of things that are technically true but completely unexpected. Check out some of their best posts below, upvote the ones that made you laugh, and be sure to check out their subreddit if you like their content!
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He’s Got A Good Point
People lose their livelihood and vote Trump (or the equivalent for their countries). While we need to move away fossil fuels, we also need to give communities depending on it other ways to survive.
That's why you invest in reeducation. But you can't drag your feet if someone refuses help.
Load More Replies... That's what I've always said. Even if climate change if false, fossil fuel have a finite supply, we will run out one day. Plus, wouldn't it be nice to not breath in all that pollution that we know causes cancer.
I never really saw it from this perspective, It's interesting to look at this way.
WHY DO PEOPLE WRITE "THIS SHOULD BE HIGHER" ON POSTS THAT LITERALLY HAVE A VOTING MECHANISM BUILT IN SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE IT GO HIGHER AND WILL MAKE THE COMMENT IRRELEVANT. EGAD.
This is one of those beautiful moments where someone’s username and their post matches exactly
I remember being taught about 'decision trees' many years ago. It literally makes you look at what happens if you are in error to either agree or disagree with a certain proposition etc. The fact that, as the writer says, there's no down side to this even if wrong should be enough of a reason to pursue green policies..
Until you realise that in order to make renewable work you need more and more batteries. This means strip mining half the planet and using dangerous chemicals so the other half can have "clean" energy. Then you have the added problem of trying to dispose on the poisonous chemicals from the batteries at the end of their life. Not really "clean" energy is it?
If we do not take action, there will be horrible, horrible consequences for every single life form on the planet.
My church youth group leader made the same point about believing in God. You live your life believing in God, being a good person, being kind to others, and enjoying friendship and fellowship at church; if there is no God, it won't matter. You will have lived a good life and won't know that you were wrong, because you are dead.
IF Climate Change is a hoax, overblown, or whatever, the downsides would be the money spent to correct it and legitimatizing bad science. (I DO NOT think it is a hoax or anything, just to be clear.)
This is the sort of terrible logic that drives "deniers": the presumption that if it is a product of human activity, it must be evil. If climate change WERE untrue, why would you think that more cardbon dioxide would be unhealthy? If you think of the entire biosphere as a single, fantastically complex chemical reaction, carbon dioxide is the "limiting reactant." More carbon dioxide = more life. The reasons deserts exist isn't because there isn't enough water; it's because to get enough carbon dioxide to survive, plants must give up about 99.9% of their water. Now, here's the good news: Back in the 1990s, the argument AGAINST responding to climate change was THE COST. We were sort of in a race: would we economically develop the developing world before X-number billion people died of hunger, disease, over-population, etc. Governments were talking about spending trillions. Today, electric cars are profitable and solar and wind energy dropped 90% to become cheaper than carbon.
To wit: #37 is, "technically plants are farming us by giving us enough oxygen until we decompose, then they can consume us." Actually, what we do for plants is we convert their toxic waste product (oxygen) back into their food (carbon dioxide). And o, yes, the accumulate of oxygen killed off almost all life a couple of billions of years ago, until plants evolved the ability to survive their own waste.
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I Am Iron Man
We’ve got a theory that the reason why ‘Technically the Truth’ is so successful is because of the type of humor they use in their posts. Specifically, dad jokes! And who doesn’t love a good dad joke?
Scientifically speaking, dad jokes are bound to have lots of fans because they rarely (if ever) offend anyone by their very nature, comedian Paul Seven told the National Post.
They’re also ‘clean’ and require almost no extra context to get, as The New York Times points out. And the more accessible the jokes, the more fans you’re bound to get. However, comedian Seven also points out that stating the truth can and will offend some folks.
This Is Correct
Thats The Best Last Name
Coming Out
So ‘Technically the Truth’ is somewhere between (technically) the truth and dad jokes, having a ton of fun in the comfortable digital nook it’s carved out for itself.
Rule-wise, the subreddit puts a lot of emphasis on quality. So reposts are out (unless they’re older than 3 months) and you can actually get a temporary ban if you share certain controversial posts again.
The community also incentivizes its members (or ‘truthers’ as they’re known on the sub) to actually make good content and avoid ‘low effort’ and ‘lazy’ statements and titles. And it looks like it’s working because the quality’s great (and the member count proves it).
Outstanding Move
Hide Your Christians!
Interesting Title
Amazing Comment
That's An Argument He Can Win
Hmmm.... keep open the clinic where I get my pap smear, or the place that tells me I'm going to hell? .... Yeah, no contest.
Do You Agree? Was He The Main Character All Along?
I always hoped Neville would really be the chosen one cause Harry was often insufferable.
He Expertly Defied Logic
A Penis Is Like Life...
Fair Enough
Correct
This
Thought This Might Belong Here. I Would Totally Eat 6 Donuts And Be No Worse Off Than Drinking 1 Coke
Technically The Much-More-Impressive-Sounding Truth
Not His President
Wasn't mine either, as I live in the UK, but he sure made life unpleasant/intolerable for many people in America and indirectly in the rest of the world.
I Am Glad They Cleared This Up
Hehe, reminds me of the documentary 'the last dance' where he's discribed as 'a former Chicago resident' XD https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.boston.com/sports/media/2020/05/01/obama-former-chicago-resident-last-dance/amp
Well Yes Buy Actullay Yes
Just Because It’s True, Doesn’t Mean I Like It
That's not even a question! Ariel chose land and legs, she didn't even want the sea anymore.
The Truth Behind The Pyramids
Exactly. Doesn't mean that somehow these civilisations communicated with each other, it proves that humans have been able to figure out the optimum way(s) to construct.
Why Is This Correct?
Kicked Out Even After A Perfect Answer
I Mean, It Is
Ask And You Shall Receive
Can Confirm
I Don't Need No Dummy
My empathies lie with the poor crash-test dummies... especially when a whole family of them in a minivan is deliberately crashed into a wall.
Can’t Trust Anyone
Tasty Humans...
Ah, the beauty of symbiotic natural relationships... Bless Mother Nature.
Cmon Google Assistant
We're Just Too Busy!!!
Probably Yes
It’s True
Apparently The New Lifesaver Brand Watch.
They're Dead
The reality is however planes regularly fly with dead people, and indeed it's not an emergency. Some companies have a dedicated broom cupboard/locker, most move them+family to first class, some to staff quarters, all struggle. There's interesting articles occasionally. I think the statistic is that at EVERY single (non-corona) moment there's over 100K people in the sky; even if healthy enough to travel, some of them die every day.
The Traveler Aka The Pizza Man
Former Record Holder
An Interesting New Scientific Discovery
If your parents didn't have any children, chances are, you were delivered by a stork
Can’t Argue With That
Chickens Can’t Afford Umbrellas
You Can't Deny It....
In A Way?
I do not think it is a terrible thing to encourage a friend to be healthy... but a friend's role is to be supportive, not badgering.
I Just Threw Up In The Toilet
Exactly Bro
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Made me laugh several times! Love this!
Made me laugh several times! Love this!
