Zorque
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- Comment on Former Blizzard president wants to be able to leave a "tip" after completing $70 games: "I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20" 7 months ago:
I'm sure they got their year-end bonus of a half-spent $25 starbucks gift card.
- Comment on Former Blizzard president wants to be able to leave a "tip" after completing $70 games: "I wish I could give these folks another $10 or $20" 7 months ago:
Ah yes, we must spread tipping culture to all facets of life, clearly.
There are other ways of showing appreciation than throwing money at people. The problem is their livelihood is dependent on that kind of financial gratitude because of the actions of you and your ilk, Mr. Ybarra.
- Comment on Jon Stewart Says ‘Daily Show’ Return Was Prompted by Wanting to Have a “Place to Unload Thoughts” Ahead of 2024 Election 9 months ago:
It also takes a hell of a lot more than that. You don't just need to convince an audience of people who mostly agree with you, you also have to convince a room full of rich legislators who only want for themselves (and occasionally their constituents) that they should do what he wants instead of what they want. It takes compromising your ideals for the sake of accomplishing something, even if it's not everything you wanted.
Just because he'd better than Trump doesn't mean he'd be good.
- Comment on Jon Stewart Says ‘Daily Show’ Return Was Prompted by Wanting to Have a “Place to Unload Thoughts” Ahead of 2024 Election 9 months ago:
Why he would make a good president? I mean aside from "I like and agree with him".
- Comment on Jon Stewart Says ‘Daily Show’ Return Was Prompted by Wanting to Have a “Place to Unload Thoughts” Ahead of 2024 Election 9 months ago:
Man, people just love dismissing any argument against something with the most inane bullshit...
- Comment on Jon Stewart Says ‘Daily Show’ Return Was Prompted by Wanting to Have a “Place to Unload Thoughts” Ahead of 2024 Election 9 months ago:
He's a great commentator and humorist... but he'd make a fucking awful president.
He holds a lot of opinions I agree with (and some I don't), but that doesn't mean he'd somehow be able to steer the American political system in a way that would benefit most Americans. He'd mostly be yet another demagogue, just for the left instead of the right.
- Comment on New ‘Star Trek’ Movie in the Works at Paramount from ‘Andor’ Director 10 months ago:
The only Star Wars fans I've heard dislike Rogue One are the ones who only like Star Wars cause it's easy to complain about it and actually have people listen to you.
- Comment on What is the thing that resembles a camera shoe under the handset holder found on telephones with a handset used for? 11 months ago:
It's an adapter for attaching your camera to various mounts. Which, honestly, should give OP a very strong indication as to what it's for.
- Comment on Meg Ryan Defends Son Jack Quaid Of ‘Nepo Baby’ Label: “That Nepo Stuff Is So Dismissive Of His Work Ethic” 11 months ago:
That's true of any industry. They may not be as visible as those in popular media, but it's generally just as true.
The only reason the "nepo baby" epithet has taken off is because of parasocial pop culture relationships.
There's lots of people who aren't "nepo babies" who do achieve success. Assuming that these people would never make it without their connections is speculative and not just a little bit petty.
- Comment on Meg Ryan Defends Son Jack Quaid Of ‘Nepo Baby’ Label: “That Nepo Stuff Is So Dismissive Of His Work Ethic” 11 months ago:
Which doesn't change the dismissive nature of the epithet. Painting targets on specific people instead of the culture surrounding them makes them seem like the problem, instead of the very nature of the industry. It says "you didn't earn this, you just inherited it".
Just shouting "nepo baby" at people isn't an argument, it's abuse. If you want an argument, maybe change your strategy and try the next door over.
- Comment on on youtube how do I downvote an ad? or how do i tell youtube that "hey this ad is not something I want to see?" I know ad blockers don't work on youtube anymore but how do I tweek what ads i do see? 11 months ago:
Any non-chromium browser + uBlockOrigin
- Comment on The amount of chips a fast food place serves. I had to throw all this away because I was full. They should serve smaller portions. 11 months ago:
Or they don't give a shit and chips are cheap to make.
Just don't eat them all, hungry children in India or whatever your mother told you to get you to eat your green beans aren't starving just because you don't eat everything in front of you.
- Comment on The amount of chips a fast food place serves. I had to throw all this away because I was full. They should serve smaller portions. 11 months ago:
You've never eaten at Five Guys... though I guess that's kind of nebulous in terms of being fast food.
- Comment on The amount of chips a fast food place serves. I had to throw all this away because I was full. They should serve smaller portions. 11 months ago:
My guy, if you don't want to be fat don't eat fast food.
- Comment on The amount of chips a fast food place serves. I had to throw all this away because I was full. They should serve smaller portions. 11 months ago:
Food waste isn't as big a problem as people seeking to profit off basic necessities like eating.
People don't go hungry because you didn't eat all your fries, they go hungry because it's not "economical" to feed them.
- Comment on Why can't I argue against claims of suffering? 11 months ago:
You could also argue that people lie. Again, it's quite hard to prove, as you say, but it's entirely possible. Especially when someone gains sympathy or recompense for that perceived suffering.
Often people of privilege, who lose some of the benefits of their privilege, claim suffering and demand to be treated in a way they prefer. One can't say they don't suffer in some way, especially from their perspective, but one can't say they do either.