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Comment on What does the word "cancelled" mean to you? in ~talk
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Comment on In praise of Arcane season 2 in ~tv
WordyTalks Link ParentI’m watching through season 1 again and I’ll hit season 2 after. The immediate difference is the pace and development is much more methodical rather than a forced and rushed style. But also I...I’m watching through season 1 again and I’ll hit season 2 after. The immediate difference is the pace and development is much more methodical rather than a forced and rushed style. But also I think the answer “when watched in conjunction” doesn’t work. When you consume anything rapidly, it can make it look not as bad in comparison. Like season 6-9 of Supernatural seem not so bad because 10 kinda had a Renaissance. I think that doesn’t mean Season 2 isn’t bad.
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Comment on In praise of Arcane season 2 in ~tv
WordyTalks LinkMeh. I think the issue with the current season is its rushed pacing, lack of a clear story direction and ham-fisted ways of setting story beats. Its tone is also way off than the first season. I...Meh. I think the issue with the current season is its rushed pacing, lack of a clear story direction and ham-fisted ways of setting story beats. Its tone is also way off than the first season. I would highly recommend reviewing the first season, its tone, its emphasis and thematic focus on the dynamics of power and then compare what they’re trying to do in the second season. The second season has already started off with several issues and based on what they have set up, will likely crack further under the small time frame they have to finish the story.
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
WordyTalks Link ParentDemocrats shot themselves in the foot, time and time again. They made all the wrong choices. Didn’t campaign effectively and let Trump control the narrative. At this point, they’re self-selected...Democrats shot themselves in the foot, time and time again. They made all the wrong choices. Didn’t campaign effectively and let Trump control the narrative. At this point, they’re self-selected controlled opposition.
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Comment on Omnivore alternatives? in ~tech
WordyTalks LinkSo what specifically do you use Omnivore for? From what I can see, it’s both a repository for saved articles and headlines while also having access to a RSS reader. Do you use it primarily for the...So what specifically do you use Omnivore for? From what I can see, it’s both a repository for saved articles and headlines while also having access to a RSS reader. Do you use it primarily for the former or latter?
On self-hosted tools to save articles, studies, books, etc, I use Zotero. It’s compatible with online cloud services that can use a backup in addition to being able to be used both by desktop and mobile services.
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Comment on Non-college educated White men used to be ahead in the American economy. Now they’ve fallen behind. in ~finance
WordyTalks Link ParentSo I’m Southern and I live well off now, didn’t used to. And I’ll always have a chip on my shoulder for any yanks or Canada-lites that try and make fun of it. There is a lack of real nuance...So I’m Southern and I live well off now, didn’t used to. And I’ll always have a chip on my shoulder for any yanks or Canada-lites that try and make fun of it. There is a lack of real nuance talking about how the people who live here have been driven to the worst of the worst due to inbred racism, authority figures making the worse off white people believe that black people were their problem instead of the white authority figures. But also it’s important to acknowledge that the South is absolutely killing this country and the people who live in it. People who live here complain about welfare queens and yet red states (which pretty much all Southern states are red) are the biggest tax takers with not nearly enough economic contributions. Christianity makes this entire sector of the U.S. literally the worst off. We have the highest teen pregnancy rates, the least environmental regulations, worst education standards and let’s not even talk about how we never really dealt with slavery here. Reconstruction failed and Sherman didn’t finish the job. The South is fucked y’all.
I say this as someone who has literally lived here nearly my entire life with family who were in the literal Confederacy. People in power suck like hell and yanks need to get off their high horses but holy hell the South is a cesspit that isn’t suitable to life and it’s the source of the encroachment of a lot of our problems today.
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Comment on Alright, you sly son-of-a-gun, you got me. I'm going to run my first Narrative TTRPG. What do I need to know? in ~games.tabletop
WordyTalks LinkI wish I would have known about Fate and saved myself the pain of D&D.I wish I would have known about Fate and saved myself the pain of D&D.
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Comment on Magic the Gathering: On the future of Commander in ~games.tabletop
WordyTalks Link ParentOkay but I read this letter when it came out it said he had just quit. And it’s much easier to point towards his own feelings of not being included in the conversations around the banning decision...Okay but I read this letter when it came out it said he had just quit. And it’s much easier to point towards his own feelings of not being included in the conversations around the banning decision than any harassment. Do you have evidence to point towards harassment?
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Comment on Tildes Video Thread in ~misc
WordyTalks Link ParentWell that’s one fucking way to animate a horror story about a rogue sentient AI. That was definitely an experience.Well that’s one fucking way to animate a horror story about a rogue sentient AI. That was definitely an experience.
It’s a word rich, famous, powerful or shitty people (you know what kind of people) use to avoid any accountability and make power. It’s a term purposely affected in bad faith.