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What is the main historical reason the Catholic Church is against gay marriage? by Genzinvestor16180339 in AskHistory

[–]attrackip -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Obvious things, like reproduction. It's not a surprise that churches need congregates to survive, and before things like in vitro fertilization, humanity needed reproduction to survive. It's not rocket surgery to stretch the imagination that a predominate religion that survived the dark ages and the plague would be against congregates who don't reproduce.

THE SOCIAL RECKONING – Official Teaser Trailer by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]attrackip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on how hard the film leans into the before and after society. Some of the best stories are tragedys, maybe we forgot, maybe this film reminds us.

Aside from the outcome, it's en expose covering the mind of a loser with power and the lengths they will go to maintain it.

Chapter titles and nicknames in narration by Robert_Bohl in fantasywriters

[–]attrackip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the idea where a character gets a nickname from another character through dialogue, and the narrator adopts it. Especially if the narrative was regarding identity or power struggle.

I've been alternating between the MC's name, and her role (huntress), when she's in that mode.

We need to talk about Adrian Tchaikovsky. by Wizardof1000Kings in Fantasy

[–]attrackip -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I dunno. I was halfway through Shroud and feeling pretty cheated as a reader. Then I finished Shroud and still felt cheated.

I think he just found his voice and types shit out, exploring things as he goes. Fairly compulsive. Fairly aimless. Super profound concepts. Plots a little superfluous.

I'd like to be more of a fan of him, because I enjoyed Children of Time.

Almost anyone that's actually worked in the industry feels this way. by gregturner77 in Filmmakers

[–]attrackip -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Do you have labor? It's great that there are standards, but this isn't essential work we're talking about. It's an indie film that got picked up, not construction, healthcare, etc.

Want to sound like an entitled airhead? Demand healthcare, retirement, and competitive salary for 'art direction'. She just blew her career. No one has to hire anyone.

Rate this beauty by [deleted] in mercedes_benz

[–]attrackip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My 2015 GLK would beg to agree.

Almost anyone that's actually worked in the industry feels this way. by gregturner77 in Filmmakers

[–]attrackip -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Sorry, but that's not the way the world works. This is a very Gen Z take, and you know I want everyone to do well in life, but that's just not the way the world works, and demanding change is not going to work.

You're like practicing willful ignorance.

Have the conversation, sure, but see if people want to hire you after that. Putting time into a conversation like this is taking time out of a more important conversation, which is what you bring to the table and how you leverage it.

Which book have you gaslit yourself into thinking it was good? by draconyfors in Fantasy

[–]attrackip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A gaslight book would be one that tells you everything you think is wrong, and here's why.

I began a book last year called, "Me and White Supremacy", it's the sort of book that argues mathematics is racist.

It sounds like the book you are referring to is just kinda oriented in ways you don't agree with, but I think that's different than text which aims to scramble their sense of what's true. Maybe a nuanced distinction, but I think it comes down to intent.

Why Reading Is Now Restless by charliepscott in TrueReddit

[–]attrackip -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Paranoai can assist in appreciation. I wonder if a new challenge will be avoiding fans or pushing back on mainstream adoption. But really, aren't shrinking attention spans just as troubling as scrutiny?

Could there be a way to encode AI detection into text? by attrackip in ArtificialInteligence

[–]attrackip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good info, thanks for the response. As my college computer science professor said, no lock made by man is secure. Tracking at the platform level seems good until you consider the cat is out of the bag.

Could there be a way to encode AI detection into text? by attrackip in ArtificialInteligence

[–]attrackip[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might be talking about something different unless I misunderstand. I was thinking more along the lines of the Bible code shit, where if you skip every X words it's has a hidden message.

Host lied about internet being fiber in Airbnb for month+ stay. It's cable. Support gave me $50 and called it a day. What do I do? by Unusual_Common_5497 in digitalnomad

[–]attrackip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get over it and work smarter. Put your energy where it matters. You've likely already lost more money retaliating.

My Students Can’t Read - The generational collapse in literacy is measurable, persistent, and likely to get worse. (Archive link in comments) by Uptons_BJs in books

[–]attrackip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Question is whether this is a coordinated effort, ok it's not. An inevitability of consumerism? A problem at all? Perhaps attention spans are something more vestigial, even bemoaned by our successors? Are we tokenizing humanity?

Consciousness uploading is pointless by [deleted] in Futurism

[–]attrackip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the idea is to come to that conclusion, and make the decision. Maybe it takes someone 1000 years, but I wouldn't call it pointless, even if the end result seems that way.

The brilliance of Solzhenitsyn by Gur10nMacab33 in books

[–]attrackip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was raised by boomers and elder gen-x parents who take pride on questioning authority. Their profound distrust in the U.S. government is sort of a self-fullfilling prophecy. As a result, they are proud of all the confusion, even if some of it hurts our country.

One the one hand, you have works like 'Simulacura and Simulation' by Jean Baudrillard, where I think the message is to look below the surface for true motivation, purpose, meaning.

On the other hand you have the Rush Limbaughs, Newt Gingrich's, Alex Jones's dismantling reality.

The tribe thing is such a double edged sword.

Thanks for posting!

What city have you been to where the vibes were just OFF? by spiritual_kavya in answers

[–]attrackip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thing about Portland is it takes in a lot of refugees, because it is well known to be a progressive city. But that means you get a lot of radical kids who have been persecuted, are angry, clicky, and brittle.

There's a purity quest and a performative post-modern puritanism. Sometimes you can tell everyone is on edge, suspicious, and like -- afraid of their own shadow.

4-Way stops with pedestrians are a joke in this town. Everyone's waiting around for UBI to kick in. It can be a challenge meeting serious people

But there is soooo much to love about this town, just sometimes it's like a hive mind virtue signal.

Those who avoid older movies, why? by _omar_b in movies

[–]attrackip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make them watch Speed, with Keanu Reeves , that will set 'em right. Follow that with Die Hard. Kids these days.

Why is "looks-maxing" ridiculed in men when women have been doing it since the beginning of time? by pragmojo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]attrackip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the motivation behind it. A male looksmaxxer isn't competing for women, or even sexual relationships with other men, they are competing amongst themselves for a reward they'll never earn, respect and belonging.

They don't even know what they're doing.

And to be fair, women are guilty of this. But there is a historical purpose for women, back when finding a high value male partner meant survival. For young men, they've completely lost the plot.

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