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Comment on Movie fatigue in ~movies
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Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past announced in ~games
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentI have hundreds of hours of playtime in Cyberpunk 2077 but never came across anything that I took to be transphobic, is there anything specific you're referring to here? The crunch situation was...I have hundreds of hours of playtime in Cyberpunk 2077 but never came across anything that I took to be transphobic, is there anything specific you're referring to here?
The crunch situation was very bad, and CDPR management rightfully received a lot of backlash over it. Thankfully, more recent interviews with employees suggest there's been significant changes for the better in the work culture there, e.g., by employee's account, an anti-crunch policy was introduced and actually enforced during Phantom Liberty's development. A union has also since been setup. If the point of boycotts are to highlight and punish bad practices then shouldn't corrective actions also be acknowledged?
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Comment on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past announced in ~games
tomorrow-never-knows LinkAn unexpected announcement, but a very welcome one to be sure. CDPR have even teamed up with Fool's Theory to get some original Witcher devs back in the mix.An unexpected announcement, but a very welcome one to be sure. CDPR have even teamed up with Fool's Theory to get some original Witcher devs back in the mix.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Songs of the Past announced
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Comment on Ferrari unveils its first all-electric car, the four-door Luce in ~transport
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentHa very apt comparison, though design-wise I might still take this over the horrendously tacky shit Nissan has been releasing over the past two decades (GT-R aside).Ha very apt comparison, though design-wise I might still take this over the horrendously tacky shit Nissan has been releasing over the past two decades (GT-R aside).
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Comment on The 100 best novels of all time published in English in ~books
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentI'm surprised it's 'Kafka on the Shore' that gets two votes and not 'Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,' or even 'Norwegian Wood.' 'Kafka...,' while enjoyable, always struck me as verging on self-parody,...I'm surprised it's 'Kafka on the Shore' that gets two votes and not 'Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,' or even 'Norwegian Wood.' 'Kafka...,' while enjoyable, always struck me as verging on self-parody, it's the Murakamiest Murakami.
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Comment on ‘Michael’ passes $700 million worldwide at box office in ~movies
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentIt's about the dude who ripped off Al Yankovic's "Eat It."It's about the dude who ripped off Al Yankovic's "Eat It."
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Kneecap - Big Bad Mo (2026)
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Comment on The Stephen Colbert exit interview: “I did not expect it to end this way” in ~tv
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentI mean, that sounds like a pretty reasonable moderate position, he even makes a point about political relativism there in that he doesn't agree with the "Right" because in reality what the term...I mean, that sounds like a pretty reasonable moderate position, he even makes a point about political relativism there in that he doesn't agree with the "Right" because in reality what the term now embodies has swung so far along the spectrum it's become an extremist position which he doesn't support. As for the 'no booing' thing, he basically explains his reasoning there with the Obama quote - why boo when there is a more effective alternative that works to disempower your opponent?
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentI was searching for broad phrasing there but, yeah, 'failings' wasn't the most apt word for what I was trying to convey, rest assured no trivialisation intended! And thanks for the background...I was searching for broad phrasing there but, yeah, 'failings' wasn't the most apt word for what I was trying to convey, rest assured no trivialisation intended! And thanks for the background information, I wasn't sure how active usage of the term was in America in those intervening years.
The political climate here is quite different and I have had no experience of anything of the severity of what has happened with the targeting of CRT, DEI, etc., but I do appreciate where you're coming from and your frustrations with this line of discussion are very understandable.
I just don't get the idea that we can appease them with the blood of trans people and immigrants.
May be a digression but this did stand out to me. Are you referring to the Democrat party specifically here, have they taken to selling out trans and immigrant people to try grab more votes?
No one operationalizes their terms anymore and it really breaks down the conversation
Yup, preaching to the choir there.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentI think you've manage to pinpoint exactly where this conversation has gone out of phase, cheers! Yes, I did previously note that I share the sentiment that 'woke' as a movement hasn't gone far...I think you've manage to pinpoint exactly where this conversation has gone out of phase, cheers! Yes, I did previously note that I share the sentiment that 'woke' as a movement hasn't gone far enough, so I thought that had made it clear that my thoughts are following the actions and attitudes of individuals working in the name of 'woke.' You've also highlighted one of the key issues with the article, and also a real bugbear of the comments here, in that the term 'woke' hasn't been fully defined. It goes back to my earlier comment about my issues with woke not being rigorous enough to stand as a formal movement, and I would consider this a direct consequence of (as I understand it) the loose spirit in which the term was coined, that is, in encouraging a general state of awareness towards the failings of social and institutional norms. That it has now, as a movement, come to encompass a largely ill-defined array of leftist ideologies is working to its detriment, and has made it easier for bad actors to toxify the term. Also worth bearing in mind, outside the US, woke as a term has only really caught on within the last ~10 years, so for many it is quite divorced from its long pre-BLM cultural origins, and arrived with many of its modern political attachments, often inferred from online discourse, and so was frequently received as being reminiscent, however incorrectly, of the political correctness of the '90s / '00s many were already familiar with.
Key to my own opinions here is that I don't see 'going too far' as a relative judgement, where extremist behaviour on one side winds up setting the bar at murder. For me, 'too far' can just mean being an insufferable dick to others, or else, more benignly, having fallen into absurdity. Yes, you can travel very, very far beyond that line, and, for sure, there's a lot more runway on one particular side of it, but that's where it sits for me. To say something has 'gone too far' isn't a scathing indictment of a whole concept or movement, it can just be pointing out where some of the edges have gotten too sharp or squirrelly.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentI genuinely thought I was engaging, and tried using two different readings of your question in the hopes of providing a satisfactory answer. Regarding the issue that was put forth relating to...I genuinely thought I was engaging, and tried using two different readings of your question in the hopes of providing a satisfactory answer. Regarding the issue that was put forth relating to language policing, my point was that it has gone too far at times, not that it is wrong in and of itself, while you have said you don't agree and, as I read it, you believe that it can't so long as there are assholes out there still using slurs (please correct if I have stepped too far in my interpretation there). I think at this point we are starting to get stuck in the weeds a little so before going any further I would just like to confirm where we stand on one point: do you believe it is at all possible that those on the left could go too far in their methods, even though their intentions may still be sound?
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentAh, I think I see where we are misaligned here. Is it right to say that in your question you mean to take the effect of 'woke' as an entire movement? The article title may imply as much, in...Ah, I think I see where we are misaligned here. Is it right to say that in your question you mean to take the effect of 'woke' as an entire movement? The article title may imply as much, in fairness, but, again, things get more granular in the content, which is what I'm responding to. Overall, no, I don't think it has left us worse off, quite the opposite. And I agree with you, there was a window within the cultural moment to make some really great advancements. Back to my earlier comment, I don't think 'woke,' as it developed, was strong enough to push things as far as they should have gone and we ended up with, in effect, some patchwork fixes rather than the deeper changes necessitated. I'm not saying the idea behind woke has left us worse off, only that the implementation has been flawed.
So, in answering your question, I was speaking to the parts that have gone wrong, not the totality. I am coming from this whole topic from a position of: "okay, we missed some opportunites and right now things are getting worse, so, instead of always focusing on the other side let's take a moment here to look at where we might have gone wrong and ask how can we better hone our approach." This is what I've been trying to get at, and was hoping to see local Tilderinos providing better answers for than we got in the NYT piece.
Also, just to clarify, I'm in Europe and have only been to the U.S. once briefly, so I can't speak to the specifics there and am likely missing oceans of implied context here. There is a caveat in that when I am discussing terms and concepts of American origin, i.e., woke, it is going to be heavily coloured by how these ideas have landed within my own culture. But in saying 'us,' as I have above, please understand that I am searching for commonality in what I take to be shared ideals of egalitarianism and acceptance.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentWhen well-meaning folks get crucified for making honest mistakes in their language, or for simply not keeping lock-step pace with cultural developments. I'm referring to an overzealous militant...When well-meaning folks get crucified for making honest mistakes in their language, or for simply not keeping lock-step pace with cultural developments. I'm referring to an overzealous militant wing here, and a rare exception I think, who aren't really helping the cause with their hostility. When does that ever change a persons mind? Compassion is the only way forward for real, long-term change.
On a larger level, I think woke encompasses a nice sentiment that works on more casual grounds, a simple way of signalling ones general social views, but lacks enough rigour or cohesiveness to hold up as any sort of robust philosophical movement. I feel the end result has been turned into a sort of 'political correctness 2.0.' If we want to discuss issues of discrimination and inequality then I think perhaps the likes of intersectionality would make for far more useful tools for examining the depth of issues we face in our societies today.
I would like to politely reiterate my earlier question though as I was genuinely curious in my asking: what was it in my initial comment that made you think I had an issue with any person choosing the pronouns that make them most comfortable? I see from your other comments that you don't want to engage with the article, and if it was just based off an assumption you made on that, then fair enough. But if there was something in what I said, then, yeah, that's someting I would like to know so as to avoid causing offense in the future.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentNone whatsoever, that's just basic courtesy. Forgive me, but what had you thinking I was implying otherwise? To clarify, the linked discussion touches on several more points than pronouns....None whatsoever, that's just basic courtesy. Forgive me, but what had you thinking I was implying otherwise? To clarify, the linked discussion touches on several more points than pronouns. Personally, I disagreed with their particular stances more so than not, but I think the broader idea behind the conversation merits some discussion, and that there's a few nuggets in there that the community here could handle with a bit more nuance than they did.
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Comment on Did wokeness leave us worse off? (gifted link) in ~society
tomorrow-never-knows Link ParentPor qué no los dos? Ok, agreed, fascists cause orders of magnitude more damage, and continue to do so. That's well established. But is not the topic being discussed here that there's also been...Por qué no los dos?
Ok, agreed, fascists cause orders of magnitude more damage, and continue to do so. That's well established. But is not the topic being discussed here that there's also been some overswing towards the left that's caused issues too? Just because there's proper evil bastards on the one side doesn't mean there can't be a few dumbasses causing a ruckus on the other too. Again, different scales of damage, but still worth a think.
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Comment on Do you prefer chunky or smooth peanut butter? in ~food
tomorrow-never-knows LinkChunky, absolutely no question. But I have nothing against smooth either, just a preference. The most important thing is that it be 100% peanuts, absolutely no palm oil or other crap added.Chunky, absolutely no question. But I have nothing against smooth either, just a preference. The most important thing is that it be 100% peanuts, absolutely no palm oil or other crap added.
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Comment on What's your dream job? in ~life
tomorrow-never-knows LinkCan't say I have ever been obsessed with any particular profession. Even when I went through a phase of watching the movie Backdraft every day as a kid I didn't get super inspired to become a...Can't say I have ever been obsessed with any particular profession. Even when I went through a phase of watching the movie Backdraft every day as a kid I didn't get super inspired to become a firefighter or anything. Every job has its pros and cons, and even the act of transforming a hobby into one's livelihood can often result in a dulling of the original passion.
Having said all that, astronaut.
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Comment on It's Bandcamp Friday, what Indie albums are you picking up‽ in ~music
tomorrow-never-knows Link'twas a solid haul for myself this past Freyja's day: Dark Komet - Ghost of Silver Light EP Industrial Doom from Finland (shout out to @mycketforvirrad for the rec!). At times, reminds of fellow...'twas a solid haul for myself this past Freyja's day:
Dark Komet - Ghost of Silver Light EP- Industrial Doom from Finland (shout out to @mycketforvirrad for the rec!). At times, reminds of fellow Finns Oranssi Pazuzu or a murkier Samael.
- The latest from these Norwegian veterans has been getting a lot of spins from me since release, one of their best in years.
Mammon's Throne - My Body to the Worms
- Stomping slab of sludge-filled blackened doom from Oz.
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Comment on Dark Komet – Temples In The Flesh Of Time (2026) in ~music
tomorrow-never-knows LinkI've been really digging this, will be grabbing the EP during Bandcamp Friday tomorrow for sure. Thanks for sharing!I've been really digging this, will be grabbing the EP during Bandcamp Friday tomorrow for sure. Thanks for sharing!
You didn't give many specifics so here's a broad splash of high quality films that tick a bunch of different boxes. Go with whatever sounds most interesting and feel free to ask for more specific recs if any of these happen to land well with you.
The Third Man (1949) - classic noir about a writer who lands in Vienna and soon finds himself investigating the death of his friend who had offered him a job there.
Rashomon (1950) - in an effort to figure out the circumstances surrounding a murder of a samurai, the events are retold from multiple perspectives, but each tale is more contradictory and puzzling than the last.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955) - based on a Tennessee Williams play, this a fantastic drama about family dysfunction as it burst to the fore during a birthday party.
Dr Strangelove (1964) - hilarious black comedy war satire with absolutely inspired performances from Peter Sellers.
The Conversation (1974) - thriller about a surveillance expert who faces a moral dilemma when one of his recordings picks up a murder plot.
Jaws (1975) - a great white shark terrorises the small seaside community of Amity Island. Yeah, you've probably seen this one, always worth a mention though.
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) - comedy about a humble lad navigating life in Roman-occupied Jerusalem who gets mistaken for the messiah.
Amadeus (1984) - follows the fictitious, one-sided rivalry between the composers Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The Last Emperor (1987) - follows the life of Pu Yi, the last emperor of China, from his reign beginning as a young child through to his incarceration as a war criminal by the Red Army.
Boyz n the Hood (1991) - coming-of-age story following four boys growing up amidst the violent gang culture of South Central Los Angeles.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - a young trainee FBI agent is tasked with interviewing a genius psychiatrist serial killer in order to gain insight that may help them capture another killer still at large.
Dazed and Confused (1993) - follows a bunch of Texas high schoolers on the last day of school in 1976.
Lola rennt (Run Lola Run) (1998) - a young woman has 20 minutes to find 100,000 DM in order to save the life of her boyfriend from the mobsters he works for.
Almost Famous (2000) - follows a teenage aspiring journalist who lands a gig with Rolling Stone magazine to go on tour and write an article about a band on the cusp of achieving stardom in the 1970s.
Lost in Translation (2003) - a faded '70s movie star and a young newlywed feeling adrift in their lives find connection while in Tokyo.
Memories of Murder (2003) - follows two detectives, one a local and the other an outsider, as they struggle to solve a case of rapes and murders in a small Korean town in the late 1980s.
There Will Be Blood (2007) - an epic about a ruthless oil prospector at the turn of the 20th century.
Die Welle (The Wave) (2008) - a history teacher starts a class experiment to explore the nature of fascism only for the experiment to start spiralling out of control.
I'm realising now a disproportionate number of those films are focused on heavy drama and murder ha. Here's some bonus comedies:
Some Like it Hot (1959)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Airplane! (1980)
Trading Places (1983)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Kingpin (1996)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Black Dynamite (2009)