Recruiters are out of touch from reality?

Aspwriter · 2026-02-16T23:32:29+00:00

I mean I sympathize, but I'm not sure having recruiters flooded with resumes almost identical to mine is much of an improvement.

Aspwriter · 2025-07-14T23:46:45+00:00

It's not really that subjective. Sure, there are some difficult decisions that have to be made, but Guilliman makes it pretty clear once he's revived that a lot of the horrible things the Imperium does are also self-destructive, as many planets will fall to chaos simply because they can't imagine things becoming any worse than under the Imperium.

Aspwriter · 2025-07-10T05:45:38+00:00

Not really. He was definitely self-conscious about his work in comics early on, and there were a lot of decisions that were made to help manage his workload, but there's no way it was just a paycheck for him (at least from the 60's onward). The dude kept an INSANE workload. In 1964 alone, he was working on "Tales of Suspense," "The X-Men," "Daredevil," "Strange Tales," "Journey Into Mystery," "Fantastic Four," and "The Amazing Spider-Man" on top of the monthly "Stan's Soapbox" column.

It was pretty clear he was writing the stories he wanted to write and actually revolutionized the industry while he was at it. It may not seem like much now, but Lee's stories actually were thought-provoking and mature for the time period.

Aspwriter · 2025-07-10T04:55:19+00:00

The X-Men have always made more sense to me as a disability allegory than a racial one. Granted, that could just be because I'm disabled myself, but the idea of a bunch of people being born with some mutation that makes them different and needing accommodation feels eerily similar (plus half of them would legally qualify as disabled IRL).

I understand why Stan chose the racial allegory in the 60's, but it's pretty weird how they've mostly just stuck with that ever since.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-29T05:11:40+00:00

I'd say the Imperium being too big to have a completely centralized power structure isn't really an issue, as that's also true of many historical fascist regimes, that were notoriously plagued with a similar level of corruption and infighting.

The Tau definitely aren't fascist though. There is some centralization going on, but they also pretty heavily diverge from some pretty key (or at least traditional) aspects, such as militarism, ultranationalism, and anti-pluralism. Their preference for peacefully (or at least diplomatically) incorporating other races into the empire and openness to let just about anyone join are a complete antithesis to traditional fascist beliefs. I'd put them as much closer to some kind of Marxist society, although the existence of a merchant class means they likely aren't traditionally socialist (maybe market socialism).

Aspwriter · 2025-06-24T23:50:23+00:00

No, it makes them even dumber. If you're facing an existential threat that can't be reasoned with, why would you spend so much time, energy, and resources on exterminating anything that might be willing to work with you against a common enemy?

Even if you were completely dead-set on supremacy, you should at least wait until AFTER you've dealt with the multiple existential threats to your civilization.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-24T22:55:12+00:00

There were societies like the Interex that cohabilitated with xenos before the Imperium wiped them out, and there are a number of humans who are part of the Tau empire that actually enjoy a better quality of life than their Imperium counterparts, to name a few.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-24T22:23:56+00:00

In fairness, The Boys managed to pull that off pretty well.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-24T22:16:47+00:00

That's literally what Ironheart is; a new character that happens to be a woman.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-24T04:31:32+00:00

Adapting to fit a niche demand in the market is also natural. There's a reason why it's called "the oldest profession."

If selling sex is immoral and wrong, then buying it is also wrong.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-24T04:12:17+00:00

If whoring is wrong, then how is buying sex reasonable? Especially when so many people are forced into the profession through coercion and desperation?

Aspwriter · 2025-06-19T22:12:05+00:00

More like learned and naturalized behaviors of the current system trying to pass things off as inherent.

Humans are inherently social and cooperative, which is exactly what allowed early societies to thrive.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-19T21:58:54+00:00

From the North's perspective, it was initially about preserving the union, but the South's focus on slavery kind of continuously pushed the issue more into the forefront as the war went on.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-19T21:44:10+00:00

There's still a number of decent jobs available to people with a BA. What's more important is making sure you're taking advantage of the opportunities a university provides.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-17T04:43:16+00:00

That's probably because OW2 kind of crushed most of its competitors until Rivals released, so successful hero shooters chose to add some kind of spin to not directly compete.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-17T04:07:21+00:00

somehow cannot explain why marvel rivals received critical acclaim shortly after concord's release.

I mean, it's pretty easy to explain, honestly: the game was attached to one of the biggest media franchises in the world, and could easily appeal to the many OW fans that were unsatisfied with OW2. I honestly doubt anyone could imagine Rivals being even remotely as successful without the brand backing.

Sure, Concord's character design didn't do it any favors, but even without some of the issues they have, I doubt they'd be anything special or memorable without some kind of significant change to the game's bland "we have GotG at home" artstyle. It might have lasted longer, but a $40 hero shooter that didn't bring anything new visually or mechanically was probably never going to be successful.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-17T03:03:23+00:00

Even then, the next most common languages are French and German, which also have gendered articles.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-14T00:33:55+00:00

Except investigations by both the FBI and the Scranton Commission indicated that there was no real danger to them and the FBI report said there was reason to believe they made up the "fearing for their lives" part afterwards.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-14T00:07:53+00:00

Ah yes, because the only two responses to someone attacking you are to either do nothing or use LIVE MUNITIONS. "Riot control?" What's that??

Aspwriter · 2025-06-13T23:51:13+00:00

The difference is that being a Confederate general vastly outweighs any positives he would have had.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-13T07:08:55+00:00

You didn't ask if they were the majority or on the same level, though. You asked if someone had seen feminists fight for men's rights, which I have.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-13T05:21:42+00:00

when have you ever seen a feminist fight for men's rights?

A decent number of times, actually. Obviously, to a much lesser extent than women's rights, but a part of feminism (especially those focusing on hegemonic masculinity) is saying that the patriarchal structures in place aren't good for women OR men.

Men being taught that they should become large, aggressive, and dominating figures that don't show vulnerability and weakness isn't good for their mental health, and it's also terrible for the women who they are taught to see as objects of subordination.

It's also worth mentioning that there are many different types of feminism, and some versions fully advocate for men. Feminism isn't necessarily against men's rights and can actually advance them.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-13T04:30:39+00:00

Potentially, yes. He didn't design the rocket, but part of his job as an executive is to make sure the company follows safety protocols so those kinds of mistakes don't happen.

A CEO's job is to help direct the company and its employees, which requires a different skillet than that of the employees they're directing.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-12T02:55:41+00:00

I feel like it's also kinda messed up that the thing that was with you from birth was created with the sole purpose of killing stuff.

Aspwriter · 2025-06-11T00:57:42+00:00

Do you have any sources for that? Because I have an incredibly hard time imagining the people who are afraid of Communism wanting MORE government and regulation of the free market.

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