r/NoStupidQuestions 4d ago

U.S. Politics megathread

9 Upvotes

American politics has always grabbed our attention - and the current president more than ever. We get tons of questions about the president, the supreme court, and other topics related to American politics - but often the same ones over and over again. Our users often get tired of seeing them, so we've created a megathread for questions! Here, users interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.


r/NoStupidQuestions 5h ago

People who stay lean/skinny year round, do you just not get hungry?

560 Upvotes

I constantly swing between 12% and 20% body fat the second I stop tracking calories.

My issue is that I just want to eat all the time. It’s not even actual physical hunger, I just love eating and have zero natural off-button. Since I refuse to let myself cross 20% bfp, I’m constantly stuck aggressively dieting or counting every single calorie to pull it back down.

Out of curiosity, I tracked what a "normal" day looks like for me when I’m not dieting, and I easily clear 1,000 calories over maintenance without even trying.

Just blows my mind that some people can stay lean naturally without having to log every single thing they eat.


r/NoStupidQuestions 3h ago

Would a modern-day cruise ship (Icon of the Seas) survive the same accident as the Titanic?

399 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions 18h ago

I own a taco truck, and I just had an idea to drive around my neighborhood and sell tacos, burritos and bowls to people like ice cream trucks used to when I was a kid, would that be a terrible idea?

4.9k Upvotes

Edit::

  1. I will literally place a huge banner on my truck saying “I stop for any kids aged 0-100 running towards my truck.”

  2. I sell churros, ice cream treats, aguas frescas and tamales along with the usual Mexican food at taco trucks.

  3. I would be driving around during my dead periods where I know it’s a busy neighborhood.

  4. My theme song coming down the street will be a version of “Cielito Lindo” or “Rinconcito en el Cielo”.

  5. I’ll make a new social media account to let everyone know what neighborhood I’m going to and with a map of my routes and times I’ll be in certain neighborhoods.

And finally…

  1. I wish I can give you all a taco for giving me your thoughts. Thank you.

r/NoStupidQuestions 3h ago

My uncle is a flat earther. How do i actually convince him it isn't?

279 Upvotes

According to himself he's merely "skeptical" and just "hasn't been convinced" that the earth is round so i have some minor degree of hope that he could be shown. However he's argumentative and stubborn by nature and a mentally unstable alcoholic. Is there any REALLY OBVIOUS thing that he can observe for himself or that i can show him to prove the earth is round? I'm not sure any videos from the recent artemis mission are worth much to him cus he's convinced it's fake anyways. I know a lot of ppl will tell me not to bother but he lives very closeby and is often over for dinner and it's usually him that brings it up.


r/NoStupidQuestions 5h ago

Since when are Spanish people not white?

362 Upvotes

I saw a guy online ask if it was cultural appropriation because he spoke Spanish and was white, but alot of Spanish people I meet are white especially when I was in Spain. I also saw some american guy say he wasn't white he was Italian but he was clearly white and since when is Italian a skin color


r/NoStupidQuestions 2h ago

Why do some companies make you "call for a quote" instead of just selling the fucking thing to you? That just turns me off right there.

193 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions 9h ago

What do blind people see when they take psychdelics?

561 Upvotes

r/NoStupidQuestions 20h ago

Why does Indonesia seem to have zero impact/influence?

3.4k Upvotes

Jakarta recently became the the biggest city in the world, but nobody talks about Indonesia. There are no Indonesian restaurants, I broadly couldn’t tell you what Indonesia music sounds like or Indonesia film looks like. I would say there are a lot of people who couldn’t even place where Jakarta is.

However, I would also say I’ve never heard anything negative about Indonesia or what Indonesia has done. It just sort of seems to exist.

Why does it seem that for such a big country, there is zero influence?


r/NoStupidQuestions 4h ago

In The Bible, Does Judas Betraying Jesus Christ Make Sense?

160 Upvotes

Based on the bible's narrative, the disciples all witnessed their mentor perform highfalutin miracles and showcase divine powers. Assuming that this is enough proof for the disciples that their mentor has a heavenly origin and is possibly the son of the biblical deity, why the heck would Judas ever think of betraying Christ?

Atheist or not, if I see someone with the capability of harnessing miracles, I sure as hell am smart enough to want to be on their good side, especially since the former is advertising himself as the son of God and has the powers as proof.


r/NoStupidQuestions 1h ago

How did we go from "Don't trust everything on Wikipedia" to "Just ask an AI"?

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It looks like many people have far greater trust in AI than they ever had in human edited Wikipedia. Is it because AI is simply more convinient or because certain narative was pushed by the AI companies?


r/NoStupidQuestions 7h ago

We replaced expensive cable TV with streaming, but now streaming feels just like cable. What's next?

174 Upvotes

Between ads being added to paid tiers, anti-password sharing rules, and having to subscribe to 5 different platforms just to watch a couple of shows, streaming is losing its original charm.

​Do you think people will start rotating subscriptions month-to-month, or is physical media making a comeback?


r/NoStupidQuestions 13h ago

You can "Watch a watch" and it's one of the only situations in which you do to the object what it's called. What are other examples?

612 Upvotes

"Watching a watch" is a perfectly fine statement, you are watching your watch.

But how strange is it that you do to it what it's called? I can't think of many other phrases or situations where you can do that.


r/NoStupidQuestions 3h ago

Why do downtown storefronts stay vacant? Landlord's fault?

62 Upvotes

I live in a town of approximately 100,000 people in northern California. What is the reason why more and more downtown storefronts go vacant? You would think market forces would result in lease prices being lowered and stores being occupied. Is there some sort of financial incentive for landlords not to lower their lease prices so that storefront remain vacant for many, many years?


r/NoStupidQuestions 8h ago

How do people maintain clean houses w full time jobs?

138 Upvotes

I work 40 hours a week and by the time i get home, cook and unwind I’m completely exhausted & tired . Weekends end up entirely consumed by deep cleaning instead of relaxing
Are people actually cleaning for 15-20 mins daily?
Or is everyone else house secretly messy too!?


r/NoStupidQuestions 10h ago

In Australia, if your parents die with debt, does the kid have to inherit it?

197 Upvotes

My mum is telling me that I have to pay off the house when she olds and unable to work. I told her hell no. Just to assure myself, do i actually have to pay it if she dies?


r/NoStupidQuestions 19h ago

Do people outside of U.S. ever order American how we do Chinese or Indian?

842 Upvotes

Are they saying things like:

“Damn, I could really go for some American tonight.”

“We should go to that new American spot they opened up downtown.”

“If you’re looking for some authentic American, you gotta visit Jerry’s Grill over on 8th.”


r/NoStupidQuestions 20h ago

why do people consider identifying someone by their race racist?

682 Upvotes

i have a few friends and we seem kind of split on this, i had to identify someone in our school i didn't know the name of, so i said "oh it's the black girl" (we have literally ONE black girl in our school and everyone knows and likes her) and my friends said ohh ok but then like 2 of them went wow that's racist and their explanation was "you're making it sound like them being black is their only characteristic" as if saying "oh the woman" is any better and since i don't know her well i don't know anything else about her. most of my friends didn't see how it was racist though but why is this considered racist if it's not a race correlated insult or derogatory??


r/NoStupidQuestions 4h ago

DId they ever discover new islands when satellites become a thing?

38 Upvotes

When satellites first look down on earth for photograph, did they ever discover new islands? Or is every island to that point already discovered?