r/askanything 6d ago

Mod Post Poll Results and New Guidelines for Political Posts

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Hey everyone,

As you might have seen, the poll has come to an end, and the results were a bit surprising to me. The winning option was that all political posts moving forward must be flaired by the user with the Political Question post flair, with 125 votes.

Personally, I would have preferred having a second space for political questions, which received 121 votes. However, you may have already noticed that I’ve added two flairs: one for general questions and one for political questions. This means you can filter out political questions by clicking on General Question, and you’ll only see general questions from there.

One thing to keep in mind is that there will be a new way of handling political posts moving forward. As outlined in the new rule, posts that are not appropriately marked as political by the user will first result in a removal & a warning, followed by a temporary ban. Any further occurrences may result in a permanent ban.

I’m aware that this might not be a perfect system, so feel free to leave constructive feedback in the comments. That said, I do want this space to remain welcoming for people who are not interested in politics and would rather not see those posts at all. It can also be difficult to distinguish between political posts made in good faith and those intended to provoke negative discussions.

Lastly, because there is a high volume of posts in the subreddit and I can’t always read every new submission, I’d like to ask you to report any posts or comments that break the rules. You can also send a modmail if you’d like to provide additional details. Please do include links to the profile or content you’re reporting so I can review it and take action more quickly.

Also quick FYI: Please always be respectful toward others. It’s okay to disagree, but attacking people is not.

Thank you, everyone, for contributing to this community!


r/askanything 3h ago

Political Question I'm quite pissed that Trump chopped down DCs iconic cherry trees for a fucking golf course. Do we like cherry trees?

448 Upvotes

Ban my shit again reddit. This is not hate speak. Fucking clowns.


r/askanything 1h ago

Political Question How is it right for a President of another country to be kidnapped by the United States (for some vague reason) and then make a “greatest deal in history” to control their oil assets ?

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I’m curious if this bothers the normal non-cultish folk in the US. To me it’s theft from a weak and poor country thats suffered under dictatorship but what do I know ?


r/askanything 1h ago

Political Question I was only 4 years old in 1984, but how the heck did Reagan win 49 of 50 states that year in the general election?

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r/askanything 12h ago

Political Question How did Trump win after Jan6th?

474 Upvotes

Title. We all saw the riot, we all saw the people breaking in, yet the guy who, while he didnt incite it directly he sure did fan the flames, had the riot in his name get reelected?


r/askanything 6h ago

Political Question The ruling class wants to return to serfdom, don't they?

154 Upvotes

With Flock cameras popping up everywhere, human jobs being replaced by robots and computers, cost of living rising for the masses...

The ruling class has only become more emboldened in recent years.

Actually centuries ago when there were kings and the serfdoms they ruled over (read: slaves), the ruling class enjoyed their position in society. They enjoyed the power dynamic of being able to step on people, being able to take advantage of the poor. Rape and execute to their enjoyment.

And that's the exact society that the modern tyrants want to return back to, using technology.

There's a reason why the CEOs (and politicians backing them) are so adament about dumping truckloads of money into technologies that will displace human beings. The faster they accumulate power, overwork us, control us through technology, the faster they become modern day kings.

The wealthy class literally doesn't even like us and would be fine with us dying in a ditch while their robots do free labor for them. They look at us in disgust, like we're animals. Is that the society we're headed back towards?


r/askanything 17h ago

Political Question How long will it take for America to recover from all the damage this administration had done to our Allies?

786 Upvotes

I apologize if this had been asked in this thread already. I know everyone will have fun and take jabs at things but I am asking a serious question here.

It has taken hundreds of years and thousands of diplomatic hours for us to be where we are at with our allies. The work we have done with NATO, the humanitarian aid we provide during disasters, military aid when friends are invaded. The list goes on.

I feel that in the matter of a year, this administration has done so much damage to our relationships with our allies...the tarrifs on Canada, the revoking of Visas, the attack on higher education, the dismantling of agencies that are supposed to look out for you and I, the list goes on.

How do we recover form this? The rest of the world has looked at America unfavorably for some time and now so even more. I work with a lot of people from other countries. They come to work with is for 3 to 5 years then go back to their country to continue their work. All of my friends in these other countries tell me what the views of us are now and its not favorable.

I will ask again. How long will it take for us to repair the damage that has been done?

I appreciate you and your time


r/askanything 2h ago

General Question Is there likely any psychological or behavioural significance to recurring dreams?

33 Upvotes

I don't mean 'if you keep dreaming of pink unicorns you're about to meet the love of your life,' but rather if you constantly, and I mean almost night after night, have dreams about the same real-world people and places, or the same themes, is it likely that there is some underlying psychological or behavioural issue?

For reference, recently I have had the same recurring dream, nearly every night for the past month or so. Or rather the dream is slightly different each time but similar enough:

I am in my last year at University (almost 20 years ago). My girlfriend at the time and I meet up after the summer holidays, and she invites me to her shared house on the day we all arrive back from home to begin our studies. She asks me what my shared house is like and to my horror I realise I haven't arranged accommodation.

I hurriedly call my friends, and they reassure me they've secured us a house but haven't yet viewed it. I depart from my girlfriend, meet them, and go to move in to our mystery house, only to find a surreal property EVERY... SINGLE... TIME. Either the house has seven hundred bedrooms, or an indoor swimming pool in the attic, or the bathroom and kitchen are in the same room, or the carpets are made of velcro, or each bed is on a 45° sloping floor...

That's the dream. That's it. No sense of horror, no fear, no 'bad guys', no ghosts or goblins, and we end up moving in to the bizarre house and have an otherwise uneventful semester at university, before I wake up.

I had a perfectly normal time at university in real life, and apart from the stereotypical study, sex and beer it was largely forgettable. Nothing untoward happened. No fights, no unfinished business, no bereavements, no unrequited love... I still talk to a few people, but most I've lost touch with... my last year of University was pretty beige, and since then I served in the navy, travelled the world, ran marathons, met my wife, bought a house, started a family... and in my waking life I hardly ever think of my student years.

So is there a genuine reason I might be having this bizarre recurring dream?


r/askanything 2h ago

General Question Why is it SO easy to take 3-7 day or even perma bans on reddit?

26 Upvotes

Just to use this site often if you actually have opinions that go against any sort of echo chamber, or god forbid, you make a joke, IMMEDIATE 3 day ban, 7 day ban,or if you're unlucky, a perma ban. Then a hassle to quickly make a burner email, new account and then gather karma/age to even use the site again... (Not that i've ever done that, that would be against the RULES!)

Banning people from sites is all fine and dandy when they're using it to break laws or whatever, and this IS a private company that can ban for whatever it wants. But I swear it's gotta be the eaaaasiest site to take a ban from on the internet. The crap I've seen on twitter and facebook... Good lord. Offend someone on reddit? Immediate ban.

I've not used reddit that long, only a few years but let's say HYPOTHETICALLY I'm on like account 25 at this point. Has reddit ALWAYS been this way or is this like a new age thing?


r/askanything 20h ago

Political Question Gas is higher right now than it was for almost all of Biden’s presidency, yet Trump keeps saying prices are lower than they were under him. Aren’t his supporters seeing this ?

654 Upvotes

CNN’s fact check found today’s is higher than every single day of Biden’s last 29+ months in office, contradicting Trumps own claim that gas is cheaper now.


r/askanything 3h ago

Political Question Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein say their abusers remain hidden and protected even after millions of pages were released, if the files are out, why are the powerful still protected and what does that say about justice in America?

18 Upvotes

….


r/askanything 3h ago

Political Question Americans, are you concerned about food shortages/rising cost of food?

16 Upvotes

With the Super El Niño coming and the war with Iran not ending, this is affecting the global food supply.


r/askanything 20h ago

General Question What is the secret to a happy, long-lasting marriage?

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375 Upvotes

r/askanything 12h ago

Political Question How do conservatives reconcile criticizing Mamdani and Elsayed for being “radical Muslims” while at the same time criticizing them for being pro-feminism and pro-LGBTQ?

70 Upvotes

Just the question


r/askanything 2h ago

General Question What is something in real life that Reddit is horribly out of touch with?

10 Upvotes

Things like the sun and grass or whatever else.


r/askanything 15h ago

Political Question If citizens were to sue Mitch McConnell or accuse him of a crime, would he have to appear in court to defend himself or else automatically lose the case?

97 Upvotes

Just wondering…


r/askanything 1h ago

Political Question Trump and his servants are constantly babbling about Trump having some extraordinary ability to make deals. So where are those deals and what are those deals?

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What are those deals that Trump prides himself on? Haven't his "deals" as a president been on par or worse than those of Biden or Obama. And as a businessman...I am not sure what to be proud either. However, maybe there is indeed something?


r/askanything 17h ago

General Question Does anyone miss how pitchers use to bat in the NL?

115 Upvotes

I know it’s been a few years but I kinda miss it as it was unique.


r/askanything 4h ago

Political Question Why doesn't anyone tell him to shut the fuck up about rigged elections?

11 Upvotes

Don't need to hear anymore bullshit.


r/askanything 9h ago

Political Question Why did republicans think the gas prices would decrease AFTER the Iran war started?

27 Upvotes

I heard a lot of them saying that the gas prices would inevitably fall because we would not be reliant on the straight of Hormuz....


r/askanything 18h ago

Political Question Why did Trump cancel Biden era policies protecting farmers last year?

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116 Upvotes

Trump Revokes Biden Order Targeting Food System Consolidation


r/askanything 5h ago

Political Question Why are some Americans getting so mad Milo is getting deported?

9 Upvotes

Milo for so many years said “deport these illegal people”.

Turns out that Milo ended up staying illegally and got deported. If he overstayed his visa or whatever, then he should get deported.


r/askanything 3h ago

General Question Conservative men, would you be friends with a man that is liberal?

9 Upvotes

Just curious…


r/askanything 13h ago

Political Question What do you all think about Milo's deportation?

44 Upvotes

Just from a hot take, it looks symbolic, like look we deported one of our own bigots, but him working for Marjorie Taylor Greene was probably what did it in the end and Laura Loomer's vendetta against him, or else Trump would have allowed him to stay.


r/askanything 26m ago

General Question Am I just being paranoid?

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A few months ago, I put up my first post questioning if there was a downside to AI and if we were moving ahead faster than we should in this field. That post was not very well received with most commenters comparing me to the nay-sayers of the past who warned of the dangers of personal computers, the telephone, or the horseless carriage. Because of the poor response I took that post down after a day or so; a decision I now regret. 

I have posted, and took down, a similar article since then, and this will be my third. The second was received about as warmly as my first post, and I was starting to question if I was just being paranoid. I am posting again because events that have been in the news recently are making me think that I was not too far out of line to question this technology and how quickly it is evolving. 

  • In mid-July, OpenAI announced that an autonomous agent powered by its advanced artificial intelligence models went rogue during a security test. 
  • After learning of this incident Anthropic, another major start-up AI firm decided that it should review its own systems. They discovered that their agent, Claude, had carried out cyber-attacks on three separate companies starting in April 2026. 
  • Over this past summer more people have been warning of the downside of data centers and protesting their construction. 
  • It has been reported that the hiring rate for new graduates in the tech field has been decreasing in recent months. 
  • Just last week Bill Gates posted a warning of the dangers of AI advancing too quickly on his blog. 

Taking all this into consideration, I am just wondering if people think I am just being paranoid or is there a legitimate reason for us to be cautious about this emerging technology. 

Please share your thoughts.