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  1. What is your "when I found out about 9/11" story?

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    Every generation has their "I remember when I heard about _____" event. If you were old enough to know what was going on in the world in 2001, you probably remember finding out about the attacks....

    Every generation has their "I remember when I heard about _____" event. If you were old enough to know what was going on in the world in 2001, you probably remember finding out about the attacks. What were you doing? How did you find out? What do you remember from that day?

    34 votes

  2. Comment on We surveyed 6,000 Americans. Here is the winning message for Democrats - Opinion, Dustin Guastella and Erica Etelson in ~society

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    Could someone pass that info along to Hakeem Jefferies?

    There was another thread recently that highlighted that the majority of people in the US support some pretty "progressive" beliefs: medicare for all, reducing aid to Israel, subsidized pre-K

    Could someone pass that info along to Hakeem Jefferies?

    5 votes

  3. Comment on Who likes GTA? in ~games

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    I loved GTA 3 when it came out. I was in 6th grade and caused mayhem with my friend because we weren't good enough to complete the missions. I never got into Vice City, but played quite a bit of...

    I loved GTA 3 when it came out. I was in 6th grade and caused mayhem with my friend because we weren't good enough to complete the missions. I never got into Vice City, but played quite a bit of San Andres until I hit a wall.

    That was it for me and GTA. I never fully understood why people loved the series that much, but I'm not much of a gamer outside of a few classics and a sports game once in a while. I lost interest in the mayhem and now favor games where I can level up a character and peacefully explore an open world.Then a few years ago I played Red Dead 2 and completely fell in love with the game. It's the only game I've ever hit the 100% mark, and I've done it a few times. Each playthrough, I noticed something new, or experienced an interaction for the first time I played it so much that I had to force myself to take a break after I saw a white bird while I was driving and reflexively thought "Snowy Egret!" I saw a YouTube comment once that said, "You don't play RDR2, you move there for a while." That was the case for me.

    I loved RDR2 so much that I picked up GTA 5, hoping it would scratch that some of that itch. It was fun and hilarious, but being five years older, it was missing some of the immersion. I did one cruise through the missions, which are much friendlier to a casual like me, but that was it. I didn't abandon it, but I didn't get the hype, either.

    I wasn't excited for GTA 6, or even considering buying it until I watched the first couple minutes of the GTA 6 Netflix special yesterday. It looks like they've added the mechanics that made me love RDR2 much, and the level of painstaking detail in that world blew me away. I can't wait to cruise around south Florida and be the nicest career criminal the world has ever seen lol.

    2 votes

  4. Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of August 17 in ~society

  5. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes

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    The exemplary tag has nearly lost all meaning at this point. Lately I mostly see it applied to standard posts in heated threads, and sometimes it leads to retaliatory exemplary tags, or two...

    The exemplary tag has nearly lost all meaning at this point. Lately I mostly see it applied to standard posts in heated threads, and sometimes it leads to retaliatory exemplary tags, or two sentence clapbacks getting an exemplary. It bothers me to see it, even if I'm in agreement with the "exemplary" post. If we had a visible misinformation tag, we would probably end up seeing some exemplary misinformation posts.

    34 votes

  6. Comment on Several US states report cyberattacks as spy agencies suspect Iran targeting water in ~society

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    And in this analogy, that person committed the crime in retaliation to a crime that Trump and his buddies in Israel committed. It's like if your buddy went out and killed someone and broke their...

    At the same time, the other person still committed a crime.

    And in this analogy, that person committed the crime in retaliation to a crime that Trump and his buddies in Israel committed. It's like if your buddy went out and killed someone and broke their TV in the process, then that person's family broke into your house and stole your TV.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on From millionaires to Muslims, small subgroups of the population seem much larger to many Americans in ~society

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    Trans - 21% Muslim - 27% Native American - 27% Jewish - 30% Gay or Lesbian - 30% Black - 41% Hispanic - 39% First-gen immigrants - 33% Well, that explains a lot. Jesus Christ.

    Trans - 21%
    Muslim - 27%
    Native American - 27%
    Jewish - 30%
    Gay or Lesbian - 30%
    Black - 41%
    Hispanic - 39%
    First-gen immigrants - 33%

    Well, that explains a lot. Jesus Christ.

    4 votes

  8. Comment on Emily Wilson’s critique of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in ~movies

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    I was going to say that parts of this reminded me of the obnoxious lefty critique of One Battle After Another not being radical or revolutionary enough, as if major studios have any interest in...

    This also seems to be in that genre of critique that I absolutely hate which is “why did the creators make the movie/game/book/show they made instead of the one I would have made? What do you mean that just because something isn’t being made for ME specifically doesn’t mean it’s bad!?”

    I was going to say that parts of this reminded me of the obnoxious lefty critique of One Battle After Another not being radical or revolutionary enough, as if major studios have any interest in doling out hundreds of millions of dollars for something that isn't geared towards a general audience.

    Personally, I'm usually grateful when something in the public consciousness can be a stepping stone toward my passions, even if it's imperfect. I don't know if the movie will be Top Gun for Classics, but it will probably draw some people in who otherwise wouldn't have taken an interest.

    5 votes

  9. Comment on Why socialists should embrace luxury apartments in ~society

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    I believe the term for that line of thinking is McMorrow's Folly. But for real, I've heard this argument a handful of times over the past few months and I don't know if it's coming from somewhere...

    I believe the term for that line of thinking is McMorrow's Folly.

    But for real, I've heard this argument a handful of times over the past few months and I don't know if it's coming from somewhere or just a coincidence. It's as though reasonable social programs are weapons that can't be built for fear that they'll fall into the wrong hands.

    3 votes

  11. Comment on The Odyssey - discussion thread in ~movies

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    Saw it two days ago and enjoyed it. Unlike some of the other comments, my theater's audio was fine. I don't know why this is always an issue with Nolan films. I agree with some of stu2b50's...

    Saw it two days ago and enjoyed it. Unlike some of the other comments, my theater's audio was fine. I don't know why this is always an issue with Nolan films.

    I agree with some of stu2b50's criticism, especially about the pacing in the first act and how disconnected it felt. I learned to look the other way on historical inaccuracies a long time ago, so that didn't bother me as much as it will bother the classics lovers out there. The dialogue (which has always been Nolan's weakness) seemed really weird at first. It reminded me of an old play or poem, but with modern vocabulary. Very strange.

    Things clicked around the 30-40 minute mark and I enjoyed everything after that. John Leguizamo, Himesh Patel, and Elliot Page were all great. Spider Man was fine, and Zendaya is always a welcome addition. There's an argument that this is a superhero movie, but I'll take it over any other superhero/comic book movie 8 days a week.

    Now I just need to avoid the impulse to talk shit to a bunch of YouTube losers that deluded themselves into believing this would be a flop because of the casting decisions.

    6 votes

  12. Comment on The Odyssey - discussion thread in ~movies

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    Penelope doesn't know, that Calypso and me, did it on the beach every Sunday.

    Penelope doesn't know,
    that Calypso and me,
    did it on the beach every Sunday.

    3 votes

  13. Comment on Woman who dated US Senate candidate Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her in ~society

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    A woman who dated Maine U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner says he forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago despite her repeated objections, an allegation Platner denies.

    The woman, a 41-year-old Maine resident named Jenny Racicot, detailed the alleged incident to POLITICO in three interviews over the past two weeks. POLITICO also spoke with a man Racicot dated and confided in the years after the alleged incident, and reviewed documents, including emails between Racicot and her therapist and messages between Racicot and an acquaintance whom she warned against getting involved with Platner years before he ran for office.

    9 votes

  15. Comment on The Atlantic republishes JD Vance article about Donald Trump from 2016 in ~society

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    That line stood stood out to me too. If I had to bet I'd say he's always been a cynical room reader, and that admissions essay of a book was the safest play in 2016.

    That line stood stood out to me too. If I had to bet I'd say he's always been a cynical room reader, and that admissions essay of a book was the safest play in 2016.

    10 votes

  16. Comment on Midweek-ish Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    No way! How does the saying go? Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is a pattern? What is it about sketch comedy that translates to horror?

    No way! How does the saying go? Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is a pattern? What is it about sketch comedy that translates to horror?

    1 vote

  17. Comment on US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, ruling against Donald Trump's order in ~society

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    👋 question here! If four justices are willing to go against the plain text of the 14th, do we have cause to worry about other amendments? The 22nd comes to mind as it is also very clear...

    👋 question here!

    If four justices are willing to go against the plain text of the 14th, do we have cause to worry about other amendments? The 22nd comes to mind as it is also very clear...

    2 votes

  18. Comment on How important is sexual chemistry/ability/quality to you when you date/marry/whatever? in ~life

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    Sole the words from my brain before they could reach my fingertips. Sometimes the conversation comes easily, sometimes you need to figure the person out a little more before the words start flowing.

    From my perspective sex is like a conversation, the most important skill is listening. Their body will tell you how they want to dance, even if they don't know it consciously, if you pay attention.

    Sole the words from my brain before they could reach my fingertips. Sometimes the conversation comes easily, sometimes you need to figure the person out a little more before the words start flowing.

    10 votes

  19. Comment on The global fertility crisis is worse than you think in ~society

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    I think about that movie maybe once a week, and not just because it's an awesome movie. I worry that we're headed for some version of that society, only instead of a fertility crisis, it's climate...

    I think about that movie maybe once a week, and not just because it's an awesome movie. I worry that we're headed for some version of that society, only instead of a fertility crisis, it's climate catastrophe that will force mass migration from the global south to a hyper-capitalist and austerity-pilled (austerity maxxing?) global north, that will inevitably embrace nativist policies that would make Stephen Miller blush.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on What is your eleventh favorite video game? in ~games

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    Banger of a game. This and the Power Rangers game were a breath of fresh air when it felt like every other game was a single player platformer that was borderline impossible for an 8 year old. Who...

    Banger of a game. This and the Power Rangers game were a breath of fresh air when it felt like every other game was a single player platformer that was borderline impossible for an 8 year old. Who wants to die 50 times on the first two levels of Jungle Book and Jurassic Park when you and your neighbor can kick some ass together?

    1 vote