2026-06-22 Social General Briefing Summary
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Montreal mayor says husband, who is Black, was stopped by police last year ‘at least 5 or 6 times â for nothing’ (r/news)
- dra_cula: I’ve heard that is called “driving while black”
- hearmeout29: My friend purchased a really nice BMW and he would get stopped a lot after he bought it. He always said cops would ask if any drugs were in the car and what he did for work when he was stopped. I’m guessing they thought he was doing illegal activities to get such a nice car. It’s fucked up.
- paulsteinway: Sometimes I ask white people in Montreal if they’ve every been pulled over for a “routine check”. None of them ever heard of such a thing.
Man falls to his death during rock concert at Madison Square Garden (r/news)
- Entire-Click2280: Goose are a band from Connecticut, Geese are a band from Brooklyn. Just pointing out the difference for people who were confused like I was.
- mountaindoom: Some arenas are just ridiculously steep in the upper levels. Prudential Center in Jersey scared tf out of me when I saw NIN there. Couldn’t even get up from my seat during the show, unless moving, and they were serving alcohol to us to boot.
- rgrossi: Was at the show.. terrible đ
What popular career is actually not worth pursuing anymore? (r/AskReddit)
- GanonTechnology: Air traffic control. Pay hasnât kept up, hours and stress increasing past sustainability.
- Adventurous_Bad_3421: Veterinarian. Roughly 250k for vet school, so huge student loans (and this is after a 4 year degree). You cannot make enough to pay them off unless you work for corporate (and even thenâŚ). Now youâve got a high salary need coupled with corporate greed which equals high cost to pet owners who then resent you for it. Itâs a no win situation. Iâm not sure what the answer is, but lowering the cost of vet school would help immensely.
- CapnAwesme: Probably journalism, which is a real shame. We already have WAY more wanna-be journalists than the world can sustain which is why we have things like TMZ and so, so many clickbait sites.
What is a ’luxury’ item that is actually a total nightmare to own? (r/AskReddit)
- stool2stash: A few years ago we wanted to have a jacuzzi installed in our basement. The plumber who came over to give us an estimate actually talked us out of it. He said they are one of the most unused things people ever put in their homes and if you don’t maintain them to keep the pipes and jets clean, or if you just don’t use them often enough, mold can start to grow inside and then you spend half a day trying to clean the system. He recommended a big bathtub so we could just have a nice hot bath. We decided we didn’t have enough money for either option so hot showers are our spa experience.
- Prestigious_Cook_174: A massive house. It sounds amazing until you’re the one who needs to maintain and clean your 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom, double story with an open plan. Then realizing that you spend most of your time in the same three rooms anyway.
- JRS_Viking: A castle, you can buy them in plenty of places (especially in Europe) and they’re usually fairly cheap up front for the size of the properties and buildings on them. The problem is the upkeep, which you’re often legally obligated to do and obligated to keep it in it’s original state. So no big renovations, no changing the floor plan, no new shed in the yard for tools and equipment, no new stuff at all if it changes the historic value of the property.
Women in your 50s, what’s the most important piece of advice you would give to women in their 30s? (r/AskReddit)
- maudb: Sunscreen, wide-brimmed hats, no v-neck t-shirts in the sun, save and invest, appreciate and take care of your still-youthful body, cherish good friends, and try not to waste time worrying. The last one is my biggest regret, that I wasted so much time worrying and it accomplished nothing but making me miserable and stressed. (I finally wised up and mostly stopped.) Eeek, sorry, that was more than one piece of advice. Ok then, don’t worry so much is my #1.
- beach-drinking-247: Donât worry about what other people think of you. They are more worried about themselves than anything you said or did.
- EveningAstronomer495: Please floss. Floss, I’m begging you. Every single day. I am the Ghost of Dentist Visits Future and I’m here to tell you what your bills are gonna be like if you don’t.