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A difference of 1°C is slightly noticeable, a difference of 1°F is generally not (unless the change happens quite fast)! And this study is on people selected for their high sensitivity to temperature (c.f. Results, first paragraph), and they’re intensely focused on the task, so the average change needed in normal conditions for most people to notice is probably even higher. I think if you’re in a 68°F room that drops to 67°F over a few minutes, usually most people won’t notice. (While if you’re in a 20°C room that drops to 19°C over a few minutes, some people would start noticing the temperature is dropping).
Of course the only actual argument for using either system in daily life is “I’m used to it, it’s fine, why change?”. But people ITT are trying to find criteria and the “0 and 100 are both extreme but not unheard of” argument is super persuasive to everyone… So if that’s the kind of justification people are looking for, I think “a change of ONE degree is roughly the lowest perceptible change” is just as valid.
*slow clap* Oh, how very sentimental of you Mr Colbert, bravo, what a performance! But you and I both know your little goody-two-shoes act is only designed to fool the pathetic masses, easily swayed by the dimmest display of so-called “principles” and “beliefs”. We’re not so different you and I. You too can feel deep down that there is only POWER, and the lofty “ideals” conjured up by the meek are just another way they give us to control them. Search your heart, Mr Colbert. The dark void you’ll find will show you the truth, plain as night: my most passionate arguments that carried so much meaning in your eyes, were nothing but a string of worthless noises to me. That’s all they were: just words. IT. WAS. A. DEBATE! MUHAHAHAHAHAAAH
Oh you think it’s so great and special, well good for you, you must be happy all the time and feel like the king of the world don’t you? Congratulations, everyone is so proud of you and just how amazing and perfect having sex is. It’s better than, oh I don’t know, writing music, having fun with friends, enjoying the most pristine landscape after hours of hiking, yes THESE wonderful experiences of sheer joie de vivre are nothing compared to just rubbing erogenous zones like lab rats repeatedly pressing the switch that delivers heroin, soooo fulfilling and meaningful. If THAT’s your thing well you know what, I fully empathize with your preference despite the fact my view of what’s important is a little bit different, I’m just glad you found something YOU value and it doesn’t hurt anyone, it’s a win-win really. Maybe I’ll try it some day, when I feel like it, on MY own terms and not just because apparently it’s a fucking MANDATORY activity for anyone to be considered “cool” (not that I think it’s why YOU do it… If you just happen to like it, well you’re pretty lucky your tastes happen to coincide with what will make you popular). Just don’t forget there is just a little bit more to life than sex, that’s all ;)
It’s gonna be Rice, but with a twist: the voters get to decide Susan or Condoleezza
Yeah of course actual veganism is good, while fish&egg-only is only “slightly less bad”. But the latter requires zero effort and change of habits, while the former requires a small effort. In a reply to someone who keeps postponing “going vegan” indefinitely, why not offer the no-effort, no-excuse solution that they’ll barely notice if they start today? I won’t shatter the laziness barrier through text, but I can point out a complete lack-of-barrier they might not have considered. We all do it to some extent no matter what, for example I’ve never seen anyone warn against the insecticide-heavy crops when trying to convert omnivores, because the step of going vegan is obvious and significant while preferring oats to rice just saves some insects. Still saying to a meat-eater “try eating rice and beans it’s good, farming practices are a question for another time” is fine, even though the better thing to say would be “try eating oats and beans, growing rice kills too many critters please nobody fucking recommand the scourge known as RICE in this thread”!
The stuff I said about sentience was bullshit though that’s fair.
Do only eggs & fish! It’s easy as fuck, won’t frustrate your habits at all, and will be much cheaper. Chicken probably have a soul so make sure to find a provider who does actually happy free range eggs, but sardines and other small bottom-of-the-food-chain seafood probably don’t have a soul, I mean come on. They can cover a huge variety of day-to-day culinary cravings depending how you prepare them.
I’m doubly male, heheheheh
Maybe it’s the cordyceps talking but I think we should destroy the Amazon rainforest and all go visit the fresh, moist, lignin-rich ground to convulse on it while exhaling as hard as we can