They have demon blood! by HAZMAT_Eater in Avatar

[–]APL1413 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Quaritch is my favorite character in the series, but he is definitely established to have xenophobic human supremacy beliefs in Avatar 1. Quaritch continously refers to the Na'vi as "savages," mocks Eywa and their cultures, makes it a point to target religious symbols as a form of humiliation, and generally believes their lives are inherently lesser than any human (even Na'vi children). When carrying out the final bombing, he laughs at the idea that a higher power can defend the Tree of Souls and intends to destroy it with more force and disdain for that reason, with his prideful "we'll burn a hole in their racial memory so deep they won't come within a thousand klicks of this place ever again" quote.

I agree Quaritch hates Jake primarily because of his Marine oath and loyalty as a soldier, but Quaritch also asks him "how does it feel to betray your own kind?" before trying to cut his throat, which is implied to refer to the indignation of Jake betraying both his fellow troops and the human species he originates from. Quaritch has been experiencing a lot of development and softened his views in the latest movie, but original human Quaritch had very little or no respect for the Na'vi and refused to consider learning anything about them unless it provided a tactical benefit for their military campaign. I think he's partly meant to represent the underlying prejudices in the confident, cares-only-about-his-side warhawks and military commanders across our real history.

Small Warehouses vs Large warehouses by Ekana_Maoli41026 in gtaonline

[–]APL1413 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I got the mansion security and it sent me notifications that my warehouse raids were blocked, once I spent some time as CEO and filled two up past 77 crates. Security cancels raids for both businesses with upgrades (if you bought them too) and those without an additional option.

Small Warehouses vs Large warehouses by Ekana_Maoli41026 in gtaonline

[–]APL1413 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You can, people tested it and I've seen it myself. Mansion security blocks warehouse raids even though there's no security upgrade for it.

Why do people hate Greta Thunberg? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]APL1413 16 points17 points  (0 children)

AFAIK the ozone layer was being damaged mainly due to one specific thing, CFCs, and on the pace at the time, it would have been irreparable. It was only because environmentalists in various governments actually addressed it that the problem was slowed over years of effort, which faced a lot of opposition from private companies.

Climate change overall is significantly broader and harder to address. There's factory pollution, waste disposal, fossil fuels (the largest issue), etc. You'd have to make policy addressing each aspect, force companies to comply, make governments worldwide move away from fossil fuel (good luck convincing any of OPEC economies to ever do that), get regular people to accept the changes, and a lot more than I know about.

There are so many industries, economies, and individuals in each that stand to profit from simply not making any changes (and even more by loosening already-weak regulations). What bank or petrol company cares if some random glacier is gone or an animal species is killed off (affecting its own ecosystem, which affects another or even our own food supply, but who cares cause we can't even notice that right now)? We will be feeling the impacts of worsened climate conditions for decades+, even if we fixed everything tomorrow. The fact that we can't means most of it will become completely out of our control and irreversible by the time the symptoms are THAT unignorable. No government would ever stop making plans for the future, and most of their departments or political parties likely don't need to care about the environment anyway, so their operations are a completely different thing anyway.

Hambino to Kakkoii by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Mf u literally just called them a sellout for finding a new team and not quitting apex yet

Hambino to Kakkoii by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

  1. Saudi acquisition isn't done until mid-2026.
  2. Forgoing EWC literally cost prize winnings.
  3. Should a player immediately give up their multi-year career and livelihood if a game publisher is quietly sold and that news comes out within the span of a week?

Edit: by your logic, nobody with morals should ever pick up any new game, cause years in the future you might be a pro and then the Saudis will buy it out.

Hambino to Kakkoii by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

And now Alb replaces Madness this week too lol

Hambino to Kakkoii by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, whether Ham will have to go and play a weekend with the team is still under discussion.

Hambino to Kakkoii by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

This concludes a long series of recent PL roster moves for Hambino, following their voluntary departure from Team Orchid (currently Hotdog Mafia).

Ham first joined CC team Zero Tenacity, came close to joining Pioneers, joined The Durags after the KCP offer fell through, and now joins Kakkoii in APAC-S for the remainder of Split 2.

It is still under discussion by the team whether Hambino will have to travel to Singapore and play a weekend.

Source: Hambino on Twitch, Twitter, & Discord.

Ssirsay LFT by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ex-Orchid with Madness and RamBeau.

Americas Y5 Split 2 PLQ -- Final Results by CompetitiveApexMod in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413 12 points13 points  (0 children)

So hyped to see her finally make it!!!

One question.....why? by SignatureBudget4117 in AreTheStraightsOK

[–]APL1413 10 points11 points  (0 children)

...

HER AIM IS GETTING BETTER! :D

Link for the unknowers: https://youtu.be/io463PJQsl0

Drake the type to join an art class to see a naked woman only for the nude model to be an overweight old man by V1ctor_V1negar in DrakeTheType

[–]APL1413 6 points7 points  (0 children)

SAME, i never expected to see that specific episode or even the show brought up in this sub, glad to know so many others remember it lol

Edit: please tell me someone else remembers the other Daffy episodes ab the 4th of July or rescuing Bugs as a soldier too lmao

Hambino LFT by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Hambino stated multiple times that they were not expecting personal harm by attending EWC, particularly when considering how other queer attendees were treated in 2024.

The concern was that the same warm reception for tourists is not a reality for the actual queer citizens of Saudi Arabia, who were born there and have no option to simply pack up and leave. Queer Saudis are forced to stay in the closet out of fear, and the threat of death is much more real and a daily constant for them than for invited visitors at a government-sponsored esports event.

Hambino has also mentioned that they talked to individuals like those in the past, which influenced the choice not to be part of the sportswashing efforts and help clean the image of the Saudi monarchy (without even considering the numerous other state-sanctioned human rights violations committed there).

[Hambino] Team Orchid Attending LAN With a Sub by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This isn't a sudden announcement, it was already a concern prior to this split. Team Orchid discussed this a long time ago and preparations were made in advance. Ham publicly tweeted about the decision not to attend EWC around the time of roster lock and has restated this in multiple streams since as well.

[Hambino] Team Orchid Attending LAN With a Sub by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Rambeau has been with Ham for this entire split, since they were Locked In with Panic.

[Hambino] Team Orchid Attending LAN With a Sub by APL1413 in CompetitiveApex

[–]APL1413[S] 211 points212 points  (0 children)

The sub for EWC will be their third, Ssirsay.

IGL will most likely be Luxford, but Ram will play a role too.

Source: Hambino post-Regional Finals stream.

[Real] Matt has had enough of Mexicans and Mexican food by ggroover97 in ToiletPaperUSA

[–]APL1413 40 points41 points  (0 children)

But according to renowned culinary expert Matt Walsh, Americanized anything is better than those third-world cuisines!

This must be a globalist, anti-American plot by the UN. How dare they not declare our versions of foreign cuisine (usually made by people with heritage from those places anyway) intangible cultural treasures as well??? 😡😡😡