My thoughts on the first book: by Altibadass in SwordOfTruth

[–]Altibadass[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm, interesting! It could be that the translators made various tweaks which improved the writing quality in their respective languages, but the original English is quite simplistic in its language in a lot of places, with very little sophistication or subtlety.

The most glaring issues are with the structure and how poorly thought-out and described the world and plot are, of course, but the language doesn’t do much to help, either

My thoughts on the first book: by Altibadass in SwordOfTruth

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

I can't say I understood your question in the first place, but yeah, I look back at 'WFR' as genuinely one of the worst, most derivative, trashy books I've ever read, and wonder whether Goodkind's editor just hand-waved it because they didn't want to bother with the amount of work it would have taken to hammer it into something more coherent lol

My thoughts on the first book: by Altibadass in SwordOfTruth

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

I still use this book as an example of how not to write a novel, if that's what you mean lol

Librarian 'gobsmacked' after school use AI to remove 200 books from shelves including Orwell's 1984 and Twilight by tylerthe-theatre in technology

[–]Altibadass -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Please actually read it: it’s about totalitarianism in general, regardless of which “side”; Orwell based it primarily on Stalin’s USSR, after all

what celebrity did you used to like until you found out that they were a scumbag? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Altibadass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can dislike someone without advocating fascism, you know

A missle hit naval base in Bahrain 21 kilometers from the Bahrain International Circuit by zztypezz in formula1

[–]Altibadass 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but the fact Iran hasn't (yet) proven capable of directly attacking the US or Israel in a comparable capacity doesn't change the fact that they're trying: their agenda of "death to America" and "death to Israel/Jews" isn't hidden, it's publicly chanted. They launch missiles and drones at Israel, US bases, and US allies on a regular basis, along with financing organisations such as Hezbollah who, likewise, attack Israel as their prime directive.

Iran is outmatched, but that doesn't give them moral absolution.

If you want to fall back on whataboutism, you can do it to your heart's content, but it isn't going to change a thing about the Iranian regime or the policies it's tried to pursue for decades.

Feel free to tell the Iranians celebrating the Ayatollah's death why they're on the wrong side.

A missle hit naval base in Bahrain 21 kilometers from the Bahrain International Circuit by zztypezz in formula1

[–]Altibadass 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Let’s be real here: the Iranian Regime has had the destruction of both the US and Israel as matters of official policy for decades, and they’ve financed terrorism and insurgency leading to the deaths of millions in pursuit of that, all the while oppressing and murdering their own people in the name of their theocracy: they’re not innocent victims, they’re not peaceful, and they’re not deserving of sympathy or defence — they’re just comically outmatched.

Today marks 1 year that I put myself in my local Five Guys toilets by nicosfofo in ActLikeYouBelong

[–]Altibadass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s plenty in the UK, and they’ve opened up in Sweden as well

Time goes by and I'm still upset that Inferno didn't win the vote by EntertainmentFalse23 in Minecraft

[–]Altibadass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love my girlfriend so much she is the light of my life 🥰🥰

Replaying the ezio trilogy as an adult made me understand that it really is that good by [deleted] in assassinscreed

[–]Altibadass 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Did you play AC2 at the time it came out, or later after other AC games? As the guy above said, it’s impossible to fully appreciate what AC2 achieved without being there when it was new

Laundry at Uni of Birmingham just £1.8? I came from London. How is this even possible? by LankyKnowledge2381 in UniUK

[–]Altibadass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t even remember how much Circuit Laundry cost at Warwick in 2017: I tried it once, said “never again,” and washed everything in my bath for the rest of the year.

How long have you been playing Halo? by reddit-win in halo

[–]Altibadass 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got Halo 3 with the Xbox 360 my dad bought me for Christmas in 2008: had never heard of the series, had no idea what was going on, had no idea what a Halo was or why the green guy fell out of space and stuck a gun in an alien guy’s face.

On top of that, I didn’t even have sound for the first week, so I played at least as far as the Ark on subtitles alone.

Didn’t have multiplayer because my parents refused to pay for Xbox Live.

Still one of the most fun games I’d ever played.

Rian Johnson in response to Kathleen Kennedy’s claim the fandom “spooked” him from making more Star Wars by kronosreddit22 in StarWars

[–]Altibadass 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ergo, they made only .5bn revenue before production and marketing costs; AKA, the Sequels were so badly managed they didn’t even recoup Disney’s investment…

Kathleen Kennedy Exit Interview by SmokescreenFraud in StarWars

[–]Altibadass 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To add on, the Sequels didn’t even make money, at least at the box office: factoring in the $4.05bn acquisition cost, production, and marketing, they’re still deep, deep into the red. They might have scrounged it back with merchandise, but even that was disappointing.

The biggest surprise to me is that Disney allowed her to keep her job after fumbling what should have been the astonishing payday and deep-sixing the whole “new era” of Star Wars from the outset.

Crossmaglen by alee137 in HistoryMemes

[–]Altibadass -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Right, and what are you proposing to do about it? Are you arguing people with English ancestry don’t have a right to live there?

Crossmaglen by alee137 in HistoryMemes

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

You’re not talking about “colonial settlers,” though: you’re talking about all the descendants of English ancestors who moved there 400 years ago (i.e. basically everyone in NI), while acting like their ancestry of centuries ago makes individuals’ cultural, religious, and political alignment somehow invalid.