hudnix

If you have to say some words at the funeral of a truly terrible person with no redeeming qualities, but you need to keep it civil and not make a scene, what do you say?

Since you seem to know about this.. Why is askscience seemingly so hostile and abusive to its community? I'm only vaguely aware of it from stumbling on comments like yours, but it's been enough to stop me from asking a few questions that I've had.

It's a shame because it's a great idea for a reddit sub. Do you know of another one that's good for asking science-type questions?

Thanks for the response. I never gave the sub a chance because my impression was of ego-driven malicious moderation. But I didn't really take any effort to be sure. Since you seem to be saying they're making mostly good-faith efforts to achieve a very particular type of discussion, maybe I'll give it a try. I do have some questions that have been burning a hole in my brain.

I'm always way late to these things, but here goes: If I try to "document" what the hot coed down the street does with her boyfriend, I will probably be arrested on all sorts of charges. What makes what you do different from this? Just because someone is paying you?

Your story about the six-year-old you reminds me quite a bit of my own daughter. Very creative and talented. Also wants to be a writer, and started on a story at about that age. Also often unintentionally very funny, and quite mortified when we would laugh at her serious work, or something she said.

She is now a teenager, and has updated her story several times into more sophisticated versions. She understands now that when we laugh we are not mocking her, but I can tell it still irritates her when she is not trying to be funny.

Is there something we can do to help her be more comfortable with being humorous, or with adding bits of humor to serious content, as you did in that talk?