IggyTheFool
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I think you can see some deep conservative sentiment in Blood Meridian: There is a sense that all this is horrible, and pointless, and hypocritical; but also true, right in the sense of "yes, this is how the world works, and it could not be different", and, in its own way, beautiful and fitting
December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I think you can see some deep conservative sentiment in Blood Meridian: There is a sense that all this is horrible, and pointless, and hypocritical; but also true, right in the sense of "yes, this is how the world works, and it could not be different", and, in its own way, beautiful and fitting
Are there Christian writings that analogise between the role of God the Creator and the concept of a director or writer, who have (in theory) complete control over the content of their works? It feels like an idea someone has written about before
December 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Are there Christian writings that analogise between the role of God the Creator and the concept of a director or writer, who have (in theory) complete control over the content of their works? It feels like an idea someone has written about before
I personally am anti-Christian, both because I am generally anti-religion for reasons of rationalism, and because I philosophically object to many articles of Christian faith. It is confusing to see people who generally agree with me try to pin the blame on one 16th-century reformer
December 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I personally am anti-Christian, both because I am generally anti-religion for reasons of rationalism, and because I philosophically object to many articles of Christian faith. It is confusing to see people who generally agree with me try to pin the blame on one 16th-century reformer
Ok yes you got me I do want to be Steve Forsing. Those pictures of Delta guys in button-ups are the coolest shit I've ever seen, I can't change the person I am ok
December 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Ok yes you got me I do want to be Steve Forsing. Those pictures of Delta guys in button-ups are the coolest shit I've ever seen, I can't change the person I am ok
I think it is very much worth dissecting how much these kinds of movies do tend to overstate the actual amount of murder and the scope of their criminal underworlds to be more exciting - when you depict a "real" setting, that does influence people's view of what is being depicted
December 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I think it is very much worth dissecting how much these kinds of movies do tend to overstate the actual amount of murder and the scope of their criminal underworlds to be more exciting - when you depict a "real" setting, that does influence people's view of what is being depicted
Of all the weird things Americans do, I understand this the most. Even if you don't really do anything except weird rituals none of you actually believe in once a year, being in a secret society has gotta make you feel so fucking cool
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Of all the weird things Americans do, I understand this the most. Even if you don't really do anything except weird rituals none of you actually believe in once a year, being in a secret society has gotta make you feel so fucking cool
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by age 35 you should be in at least three secret societies
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
by age 35 you should be in at least three secret societies
Of all the things that needed a less cool version, I don't know that secret societies were high on the list
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Of all the things that needed a less cool version, I don't know that secret societies were high on the list
Giving a DnD edition warrior an image generator trained on Ben Garrison is like giving a chimp a machine gun
November 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Giving a DnD edition warrior an image generator trained on Ben Garrison is like giving a chimp a machine gun
At this point the gods are just fucking with us
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
At this point the gods are just fucking with us
That's perfectly logical, but that by itself doesn't mean it will lead to higher salaries for the workers. Executive salaries are inflated, yes, but not to such a degree that, for example, the average Uber Eats driver would not still occupy an ultimately low-paid position
November 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
That's perfectly logical, but that by itself doesn't mean it will lead to higher salaries for the workers. Executive salaries are inflated, yes, but not to such a degree that, for example, the average Uber Eats driver would not still occupy an ultimately low-paid position
A true Poster is neither late nor early, they arrive precisely when they mean to
November 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A true Poster is neither late nor early, they arrive precisely when they mean to
But the Falklands were never Argentinian territory! They were just right next to Argentina!
November 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
But the Falklands were never Argentinian territory! They were just right next to Argentina!
Ok, there is a real world metal called vibranium that was developed IRL a few years ago, so I think you should be good to use it actually. Not that I would because I'm not a comic book man, but you can if you want to
November 30, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Ok, there is a real world metal called vibranium that was developed IRL a few years ago, so I think you should be good to use it actually. Not that I would because I'm not a comic book man, but you can if you want to
I was referring to unobtanium in the general sense of a fictional material with extraordinary properties, in this case a kind of steel or textile that can hold up to gunfire. I'm not sure you're even allowed to use vibranium, that might be a trademark.
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I was referring to unobtanium in the general sense of a fictional material with extraordinary properties, in this case a kind of steel or textile that can hold up to gunfire. I'm not sure you're even allowed to use vibranium, that might be a trademark.
A proper Nussknacker! My family's model looks very similar. Enjoy the fruits of its labours.
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A proper Nussknacker! My family's model looks very similar. Enjoy the fruits of its labours.
Funnily enough I write a lot about ISOTed communities in fantasy worlds who do, in fact, literally speak English
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Funnily enough I write a lot about ISOTed communities in fantasy worlds who do, in fact, literally speak English
My impression is that the vast majority of Messers intended primarily for combat are much longer than either the gladius or the Greek short-swords, although I might be mistaken on that. A one-handed sword does not a short-sword make
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
My impression is that the vast majority of Messers intended primarily for combat are much longer than either the gladius or the Greek short-swords, although I might be mistaken on that. A one-handed sword does not a short-sword make
Burrito bikes are very much a thing in Europe, US bike infrastructure is just dog shit and way more people own cars
November 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Burrito bikes are very much a thing in Europe, US bike infrastructure is just dog shit and way more people own cars
But the islands are Argentinian, the British did a bad thing by taking them back, and committed war crimes (by attacking an enemy vessel they simply didn't warn properly)?
November 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
But the islands are Argentinian, the British did a bad thing by taking them back, and committed war crimes (by attacking an enemy vessel they simply didn't warn properly)?
Fucking tragic. So why do you think it's necessary to defend the war they started by arguing about how actually it was legitimate and the people defending the rights of the inhabitants were the bad guys
November 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Fucking tragic. So why do you think it's necessary to defend the war they started by arguing about how actually it was legitimate and the people defending the rights of the inhabitants were the bad guys
Well how the fuck did it go for you
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Well how the fuck did it go for you
I feel like we Germans should start making arguments about what *should* belong to us again, that always goes really well
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I feel like we Germans should start making arguments about what *should* belong to us again, that always goes really well
How were they not stolen, though. Stealing something without casualties is still stealing.
In what sense did they belong to Argentina. Argentinians never inhabited them.
In what sense did they belong to Argentina. Argentinians never inhabited them.
November 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
How were they not stolen, though. Stealing something without casualties is still stealing.
In what sense did they belong to Argentina. Argentinians never inhabited them.
In what sense did they belong to Argentina. Argentinians never inhabited them.
You're talking about two different things. If it's about harm, I agree with you. But thinking that machine learning has no useful applications and will drink all the water in the oceans by Tuesday is just as wrong as thinking vaccines don't work.
November 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
You're talking about two different things. If it's about harm, I agree with you. But thinking that machine learning has no useful applications and will drink all the water in the oceans by Tuesday is just as wrong as thinking vaccines don't work.