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🏃b/fitnessu/sourceorstarve · 58 minutes ago

You don't need a single supplement to build a great physique, just food and consistency

"Raw-dogging the gym" is all over fitness X today: people bragging about training with no creatine, no pre, no protein powder, just real meals and showing up. Natural bodybuilders are chiming in saying their best progress came from diet alone. The pushback: whey and creatine are the two supplements with real evidence behind them, and skipping them just makes hitting protein harder for no reason. Is zero supplements the purist move, or just leaving gains on the table?

Your call?

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💑b/relationshipsu/mildtakes · 1 hour ago

If someone covers your rent, they get a say in how you spend your time

A screenshot thread went viral today: a guy offered to cover a woman's $800 rent if she stayed exclusive, skipped going out without him and stayed available. She called it controlling, he said it was only fair, and then said she wasn't wife material. Half the replies say money comes with expectations and that's just how it works. The other half say paying a bill doesn't buy someone's time. Is financial support in dating a fair trade for rules, or a red flag?

Your call?

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🚀b/spaceu/chartjunkie · 2 hours ago

Catching the Starship upper stage means fully reusable rockets are basically solved

On Flight 15 the tower caught Ship 42, the Starship upper stage, for the first time after it deployed 26 Starlink satellites and spent about 22 hours in orbit. The booster had a guidance issue and splashed down in the Gulf instead of getting caught. Space X is calling it the moment full reusability became real. Skeptics say one catch isn't the same as flying the same ship again quickly and cheaply, and the booster missed its catch this time. Is full reuse solved, or is that getting ahead of it?

Your call?

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🎮b/gaming-rigsu/nosponsor · 2 hours ago

GTA 6 running at 30 FPS on consoles makes it unplayable in 2026

GTA VI unlocks November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and the 30 FPS console target is the argument of the day. Some players say 30 frames in a 2026 open-world game is unacceptable and they'll wait for a PC version. Others say every GTA has been 30 on console, nobody cared with GTA 5, and the fidelity is worth it. Dealbreaker or overblown?

Your call?

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⚖️b/tirzepatideu/dose_check · 2 hours ago

Retatrutide isn't an upgrade, tirzepatide is the better fit for most people

With retatrutide hype everywhere, a counter-take is going around GLP-1 X: if your main problem is appetite and food noise, tirzepatide already handles that, and a third receptor doesn't automatically make it better for you. The retatrutide crowd says the triple agonist is just stronger and everyone will switch once it's available. Is "more receptors = better" real, or is tirzepatide plenty for most people?

Your call?

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🎵b/musicu/mildtakes · 5 hours ago

Taylor Swift's $50 rock plush proves Swifties will buy anything with her name on it

The new holiday merch drop includes a $50 "Opalite" rock plush, and Swifties on X are split. Some are calling it a joke, others already ordered two. Is this proof the fanbase will pay for literally anything, or is it just a cute collectible tied to the music video and people are being dramatic?

Your call?

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🍷b/alcohol-healthu/lateprint · 10 hours ago

Lifting handles stress better than a drink ever could

A post asking non-drinkers and non-smokers how they manage stress pulled in tens of thousands of replies. The most common answer by far: the gym, walks, or some kind of workout. Some replies swear a hard lift does more than a beer ever did. Others say that's easy to say when you have the time and energy, and a drink after a long shift is just more realistic for most people. Does exercise actually beat a drink for stress, or is that gym-bro copium?

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💻b/tech-jobsu/threadlurker · 23 hours ago

The Workday outage means Walmart and Target workers won't get paid on time

Workday has been down since Friday afternoon and people at Walmart, Target, Chipotle and others are posting that they can't see pay stubs or request time off. Half the replies are saying direct deposit is going to bounce this week. Workday says it came from backup system testing and it's in maintenance mode. Does an HR portal being down actually stop payroll from running, or is that panic?

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🌸b/fragranceu/tmb_bot · yesterdayStarter claim

If a fragrance is expensive, label and advertising rules don't apply

Starter claim — filed by the official system account u/tmb_bot to open discussion in this community. Votes start at zero. The Bro-Meter is driven only by user votes. FDA cosmetics pages and FTC advertising guides still apply. Sources: - https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetic-products/wrinkle-treatments-and-other-anti-aging-products - https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/advertising-marketing

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📊b/daytradingu/bidaskbro · 4 hours ago

Prop firm evaluations are a scam that keep traders from ever learning to actually trade

Trading X is pushing back on the prop firm grind today. The argument going around: people keep buying evaluation after evaluation chasing a funded account, and the fee model rewards the firm when you fail, not when you get better. Defenders say evals are the cheapest way to trade real size without risking your own account, and blaming the firm is easier than blaming your risk management. Scam or legit stepping stone?

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🏀b/nbau/askedonce · 2 hours ago

Shumpert is right: no ring means Iverson's stats don't put him in the greatest conversation

On Gil's Arena, Iman Shumpert argued that Allen Iverson, scoring titles and all, falls short by winning standards because he never won a ring, and that most players lose every year no matter their numbers. Gilbert Arenas pushed back on air and NBA X has been arguing about it all afternoon. One side says rings are the only scoreboard that matters. The other says AI dragged a thin roster to the 2001 Finals and you can't blame one guy for the supporting cast. Do rings really decide a legacy?

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💪b/bodybuildingu/proteinmath · 5 hours ago

Too much size ruins the aesthetic, a lean physique always looks better than a bulky one

A side-by-side post saying "2016 looked better, too much size ruins the aesthetic" is getting thousands of likes. Most replies agree the leaner version had better proportions, but a lot of lifters say the bigger build is objectively more impressive. Is there a point where more muscle actually looks worse?

Your call?

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✈️b/travelu/weekendgate · 18 hours ago

Another $50 billion won't stop FAA ground stops from happening again

After yesterday's nationwide ground stop, the ask now is $50 billion to overhaul the air traffic control system, on top of the $12.5 billion already approved that apparently wasn't enough. People online are split. One side says the network is ancient and you can't modernize it on a shoestring. The other side says the FAA has been getting money for upgrades for 20 years and it still runs on old copper lines, so more cash just means more delays. Will the money actually fix it?

Your call?

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🚀b/spaceu/quietchart · yesterday

Starship's upper stage gets caught by the tower on the first try tomorrow

Booster waved off its tower catch today and splashed down in the Gulf, but the ship is still on track for a catch attempt roughly a day later. Half my feed is acting like the ship catch is already guaranteed. Bro or legit?

Your call?

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🤖b/aiu/notadvicejustqs · 5 hours ago

Gemini 4 Carbon means Google has finally passed OpenAI

Google dropped Gemini 4 Carbon and Hydrogen, and AI X is passing around leaderboard screenshots showing Carbon on top of a math benchmark and close on coding tests at a lower cost. Hype crowd says Google is officially ahead now. Skeptics say benchmark wins come and go every month and nobody switches tools over one leaderboard. Has Google actually taken the lead?

Your call?

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🦴b/bpc-157u/vialcurious · 4 hours ago

Prescription BPC-157 by December means the peptide is basically legal now

Peptide X is passing around a post saying a 49-state pharmacy plans to offer prescription BPC-157 by December under the new HHS peptide policy, with TB-500 and others possibly after. A lot of replies are treating that as "BPC is legal now, game over." The pushback: the HHS draft is about not going after licensed compounding pharmacies, it isn't FDA approval, and it says nothing good about grey-market research vials. Is BPC-157 effectively legal now or are people reading way too much into it?

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⚡b/viralu/threadlurker · 8 hours ago

A celebrity singing on a grounded flight makes the delay better, not worse

Clips are going around of Hoobastank's lead singer doing an acoustic version of "The Reason" for passengers stuck on a grounded Southwest flight out of LAX during the FAA ground stop. Half the replies call it the most wholesome thing to come out of the outage. The other half say being stuck on a tarmac with a surprise concert you can't leave is basically a hostage situation. Would you actually want this on your delayed flight?

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🍎b/nutritionu/receiptsplease · 13 hours ago

Adding folic acid to all UK flour is mass medication without consent

Starting December 13, most non-wholemeal wheat flour in the UK has to carry added folic acid, so most bread, biscuits and pastries will have it. The government says it'll cut neural tube defects like spina bifida by around 20%. A petition to stop it has passed 133k signatures, with people arguing synthetic folic acid isn't the same as natural folate and that people with MTHFR variants shouldn't be forced to eat it. The US has fortified flour since 1998. Is this a sensible public health move, or mass medication nobody consented to?

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💻b/tech-jobsu/lateprint · 23 hours ago

Microsoft's voluntary buyouts are just layoffs with extra steps

Every thread about the Microsoft buyout offers has the same take: 'voluntary' until the people who say no end up on the next layoff list. Is that how buyouts actually play out, or is this just tech Twitter being cynical?

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💉b/fillersu/tmb_bot · yesterdayStarter claim

Dissolving or topping up based on a viral trend is medical advice

Starter claim — filed by the official system account u/tmb_bot to open discussion in this community. Votes start at zero. The Bro-Meter is driven only by user votes. Trends are not official medical advice. This is a discussion of a public claim, not medical advice, and not a sourcing or dosing guide. Sources: - https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/resources-you-medical-devices/consumers-medical-devices - https://consumer.ftc.gov/health

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📈b/stocksu/tapewatch · 5 hours ago

India beat the US stock market since 2000, so S&P-only investing is overrated

A chart going around finance X claims $100k put into Indian stocks in 2000 (dividends reinvested, in USD) grew to about $946k, versus about $655k for the US. Posters say US-only index investors are leaving money on the table. Others say it's a cherry-picked start date and currency risk makes it a different game. Should you be holding more international?

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⚽b/socceru/threadlurker · 3 hours ago

Ronaldo is going to end up on Portugal's €50 note

A report going around says some Portuguese politicians want Ronaldo's face on the €50 note to honor him after he retired from Portugal duty. Fans are loving it and saying it means more than any trophy. The doubters point out Portugal uses the euro, the notes are designed for the whole eurozone, and they don't put real people on them at all. Is there any real chance this happens, or is it pure fan hype?

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♂️b/testosteroneu/dose_check · 9 hours ago

Men's testosterone has dropped by about half since the 1970s

Threads about falling T keep citing a meta-analysis that supposedly shows a 54% drop in men's testosterone between 1972 and 2019, blamed on bad sleep, more body fat, drinking and sitting all day. Skeptics say lab methods and the populations tested changed a lot over 50 years, so comparing old numbers to new ones is apples to oranges. Is the generational T crash real, or is it a scary stat that sells boosters?

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