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  1. Comment on 'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell in ~movies

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    Oh, definitely not. To enjoy or hate it accurately? Probably. I hate plenty of stuff I don't understand. Sometimes I hate it because I don't understand it. And there are even a few things I enjoy...

    do you need to understand a work to enjoy (or hate) something?

    Oh, definitely not. To enjoy or hate it accurately? Probably.

    I hate plenty of stuff I don't understand. Sometimes I hate it because I don't understand it. And there are even a few things I enjoy even while fully aware that I don't "get" it.

  2. Comment on Using Barbie as a litmus test on feminism and patriarchy in ~life.women

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    One thing I saw some people worried about before the movie is that the Barbieland map of the "real world" contains what some people thought was the nine-dash-line extending from China. Does...

    One thing I saw some people worried about before the movie is that the Barbieland map of the "real world" contains what some people thought was the nine-dash-line extending from China. Does anybody know anything about the Chinese reaction to this apparent inclusion? Does China think it's the nine-dash-line?

  3. Comment on 'Barbie' review: Sometimes corporate propaganda can be fun as hell in ~movies

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    On the contrary, you can't understand a work without considering it's real-world context. Barbie in particular is in direct conversation with its own real-world context and corporate ownership.

    On the contrary, you can't understand a work without considering it's real-world context. Barbie in particular is in direct conversation with its own real-world context and corporate ownership.

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  4. Comment on What are some short story collections you'd recommend? in ~books

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    It is! The collection with that story has several other good stories as well.

    It is! The collection with that story has several other good stories as well.

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  5. Comment on Why did you select your username for Tildes? in ~tildes

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    Cause I like Disco Elysium.

    Cause I like Disco Elysium.

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  6. Comment on What is your favorite deck builder and why? in ~games.tabletop

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    Clank and Arctic Scavengers are standouts to me. They're both solid deck-builders with other game mechanics built in to make the game a little more than just deck-building.

    Clank and Arctic Scavengers are standouts to me. They're both solid deck-builders with other game mechanics built in to make the game a little more than just deck-building.

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  7. Comment on Inside the ‘Superman: Legacy’ screen tests as decision 2023 drags into second week in ~movies

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    I think you're spot on with DC's problems. They saw the success of The Avengers and wanted to jump straight to that. What they didn't understand is that The Avengers worked because it was set up...

    I think you're spot on with DC's problems. They saw the success of The Avengers and wanted to jump straight to that. What they didn't understand is that The Avengers worked because it was set up with multiple movies that are each good on their own.

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  8. Comment on Apollo’s Christian Selig explains his fight with Reddit — and why users revolted in ~tech

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    Squabbles is the most immediately obviously similar to Reddit. Some [eople levy a criticism at it that they do at Tildes too, it's run by a singular dev.

    Squabbles is the most immediately obviously similar to Reddit. Some [eople levy a criticism at it that they do at Tildes too, it's run by a singular dev.

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  9. Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes

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    I'm with you on this. The "bumping" system of old-school forums is one of the things that enabled a site like Reddit to supplant them. I like it as an option, but most of the time what I'm...

    I'm with you on this. The "bumping" system of old-school forums is one of the things that enabled a site like Reddit to supplant them. I like it as an option, but most of the time what I'm interested in seeing isn't whatever post has a new comment.

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  10. Comment on Is anyone else just fed up with companies being greedy? in ~talk

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    Yes, this is an excellent encapsulation of something I feel like we've all been noticing. Doctorow summarized it, why it happens, and gave it a name. There's power in that.

    Yes, this is an excellent encapsulation of something I feel like we've all been noticing. Doctorow summarized it, why it happens, and gave it a name. There's power in that.

    1 vote