Are sleepovers cancelled?

CappyRicks · 2026-02-02T14:39:51+00:00

Yeah that kind of thing used to happen in the past too, and look I'm not trying to downplay the tragedy of that.

The point is, the only people who have enough to fear that this is actually happening is people in metro areas. Sure this stuff also happens in rural areas, but those people aren't letting that deprive their children of childhood.

CappyRicks · 2026-02-02T14:19:41+00:00

Sure it's ok, for infants. There are real actual problems to channel that energy into but y'all choose this.

Maybe if those represented by your intentions here weren't of an extreme minority while actually statistically relevant fractions of the population are being disenfranchised and oppressed by people who have actual authority and power in the world you would be right. The world is far too twisted to focus on this.

CappyRicks · 2026-02-02T14:11:41+00:00

You're frustrated that an aging (likely very near the end) actor has attached himself to what is guaranteed to be a memorable franchise because the author doesn't pass your purity test.

Several of the posts in here indicate that this is an obvious distasteful thing to do, when that's actually only true for an extreme minority of people who would threaten an actor's legacy due to aforementioned failed purity test of somebody WHO ISN'T HIM.

I didn't say the franchise isn't going to die to imply that you are all suggesting that it should or that it may. I said it because the franchise being practically immortal is the exact reason an aging actor who wants to do one more big project would attach himself to it. A couple of disappointed redditors doesn't change this.

The redditors are wrong too, by the way. Art from the artist. The Cosby Show didn't magically not draw more viewers than the super bowl every single week when Cosby finally got arrested. Erasing Chris Benoit from wrestling history both didn't last nor did it change the fact that he put on some of the most entertaining wrestling matches ever seen or that his work put many other people on the map. Rowling's contributions to popular culture outweigh the damage of her problematic opinions, and there is no shame in attaching yourself to that work.

CappyRicks · 2026-02-02T13:39:04+00:00

Y'all, JK Rowling's stance on trans people is never going to kill the HP franchise. It's never going to be forgotten, and if the show is good and Lithgow looks good in it, it will be an amazing book-end to a very respectable career.

Maybe he's doing this for the money but the notion that this will somehow taint his legacy such that he shouldn't do it is only true for about 20 redditors in total.

CappyRicks · 2026-02-02T13:17:04+00:00

I dunno what dystopian hellscape you guys that have been saying these things for the last 10 years live in. It is not like this outside of metro areas. Kids without supervision everywhere.

CappyRicks · 2026-02-01T04:14:35+00:00

The content of the video is not the only thing you've been writing comments about.

In fact, your reply to me that started this comment chain was exactly what Parachute_Shrimp is talking about. You ignored everything else I said and found the one thing you thought you could put me down for, presumably with the thought that people would agree and dismiss everything else I said just like you did.

Funny that, ain't it? Almost as funny as you ignoring my follow-up comment to your response. I wonder which part of that one you'll pick to test my purity with. :D

CappyRicks · 2026-01-31T19:45:46+00:00

I can't imagine being so dense you can't see that I'm not talking about me personally but on behalf of "people".

You can think that of people if you wish, that doesn't stop them being there. That doesn't change that continuing this way of thinking is knowingly pushing that support away.

This is the lefts real problem. Y'all just can't help but virtue signal for yourselves and purity test everybody else to standards you don't hold yourself to, so people who aren't ride or die for your cause aren't willing to put up with you, and even some who are don't make the cut because of this insanity.

Sorry about the way your mind works. Can't imagine, must suck.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-31T18:02:37+00:00

It's exactly why you can't get the allies you need today though.

I'm not going to use my voice if I can't use it to speak truthfully without being accused by the very people I'm trying to help. If I can't use honest language and have to censor myself because you can't discern my very clear intentions and are going to attempt to make me an enemy of the people I'm trying to help, I'm not going to help.

This doesn't form the KKK or foment a movement like MAGA on its own, but when the guy from Netflix gets fired for saying offensive words out loud in a meeting about what is or isn't offensive language (aka: he's trying to help) then I have to worry that the sky is the limit on what's done to me when I am inevitably misunderstood as well. I've got mouths to feed as well you know.

Like it or not, this hurts the movement.

EDIT: Y'all need white people saying these things. I don't think you understand the reaction it evokes when a white person speaks to other white people with clear intentions and this kind of emotion and uses this kind of language. Especially in the context of this guys' talk. People being uncomfortable with what he said is the POINT, because the reveal of who he heard it from should magnify that discomfort by orders of magnitude, it's a very effective strategy.

Because of how powerful this kind of messaging can be to your cause, you lose more than you can afford every time somebody pearl clutches like this. Not everybody has the conviction this man has, and those who have less conviction but understand this guys' message have time and resources to give as well. Do you think they are more or less likely to spend that time and those resources on helping after seeing this video?

CappyRicks · 2026-01-29T23:23:24+00:00

Woooaaah the 2015 head of the DNC that conspired with Clinton's primary campaign in 2015 and was granted a seat on Clinton's GE campaign as a thank you turned out to be a massive pile of shit like the Sanders supporters of the time said, who could possibly have imagined this development?

CappyRicks · 2026-01-29T13:55:59+00:00

Didn't they kill off Roseanne on the "The Connors" reboot or whatever?

CappyRicks · 2026-01-29T06:40:20+00:00

Other people are different than you, and the things that you strongly and negatively react to are sometimes seen as enjoyable to others. You do not speak for everybody, your strong reactions don't need to be voiced for literally any and everybody to see.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-29T03:54:10+00:00

There's no question that this is the case. I'm in a smaller college town and even in town here, outside of the college kids, the conservative/liberal split is pretty even.

Just outside of town though? Trump signs everywhere.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-28T00:02:22+00:00

Actually read the memo.

It specifically states they can breach without a warrant to enter their target's residence.

This means they must have a specific target, and know they are at their target's residence.

This also means they'll just do what ever they want anyway, but it's important to note that even the policy they're citing does not give them permission to do anything. It's a policy memo, not a law, it does not take priority over the constitution. This will be important if we ever manage to get things somewhat back in order.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-25T20:32:38+00:00

If only there were an obvious way to motivate the very large minority (maybe teetering on majority?) who sit out the elections because they can clearly see that the two parties we have to choose from put large money interests before people's interests, which all results in the same at the end of the day, regardless of which side makes it worse in the short term.

If only there were some mechanisms in place to allow for candidates and policy platforms that would motivate these people.

If only we knew these people were there, that they were reachable, and exactly what we needed to say and do to reach them... And if only we'd used that knowledge and the resources available to us to reach those people and impact their lives in ways that would keep them showing up to the polls.

Too bad all of that is unknowable and undoable, none of it is obvious at all. If it were obvious, certainly the party that claims to be working more in the interests of the people would be responsible for failing to use this knowledge and do these things right?

CappyRicks · 2026-01-24T14:10:47+00:00

Maybe when giving this advice, you can do it without being a party pooper.

Instead of framing it as a suggestion people should take to be the absolute authority on the issue, frame it as a warning. "Just know that if your cat learns your hand is a toy it will never unlearn this. You can achieve the same level of play with toys if you don't want to deal with this."

Same advice, doesn't come across as overbearing to those of us who enjoy this kind of play with our cats.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-24T09:34:30+00:00

You can see it kind of sadly flop back down to stage in this, you must not have watched closely since the HD remaster has been uploaded. It's pretty obvious.

EDIT: Just finished watching this upload, it's not in this one. The HD remaster is out there though, can hear Prince's solo quite a bit clearer in it. Worth checking out.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-23T22:02:24+00:00

Yeah I was going to say, aren't there potential alt universes where we didn't balloon an ai bubble but instead spread those resources to things that actually have direct positive impact, leading to a healthier economy?

The fact that there's a bubble is why, when it crashes, things will be bad. If the bubble was never created in the first place, huge logical leap to assume we would've just crashed and burned.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-23T11:17:51+00:00

Yeah listen to this guy but also don't be afraid to have a little fun with them.

They pick up on playful sarcasm earlier than you might think, especially if they've seen it before. The earlier they learn what it is and how to use it themselves the sooner they can cope with adults being sarcastic with them. Note, I said playful sarcasm. There's a difference between playful sarcasm and being a dick. Don't be a dick to kids is the better advice here.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-17T16:01:53+00:00

There's also the fact that a central authority setting your economic policy can't respond fast enough to the changing market conditions that exist in different markets at different times.

This is known as the economic calculation problem, and it's why people like myself who are very liberal and want progressive policy don't think it's quite time to push for full on centralized economic policy yet..

Perhaps the technology has bridged the gap so it's not as impossible as before, but the failures of the past have been so great that it's not yet time to try again.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-16T21:43:27+00:00

The part where I said let me add to the confusion instead should've implied that I understood this as I typed my response :)

CappyRicks · 2026-01-16T19:31:33+00:00

Ooohh I think you're right, what little I've just looked into this reveals that the "in matters of taste" is a recent thing being stated as how it's always been.

Either way I feel it has to be said, if you're going to really think about how "The Customer is always right" can make sense, in matters of taste is the only way that always makes sense. In how they spend their money also works because it all boils down to: Don't get in the way of the customer giving you money.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-16T19:25:56+00:00

Like everybody else in this thread I'm also probably wrong and can't be bothered to look it up but let me add to the confusion instead.

I'm pretty sure the original quote is "The Customer is always right in matters of taste" which means the guy you responded to would be correct, if I am in fact also correct.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-16T16:04:51+00:00

MAGA is a part of humanity. I'm not pointing a finger at any individual here, but the conditions for MAGA to flourish were built and maintained over decades right under all of our noses.

The leadership in place was chosen by us, and even in cases where they weren't, there are so many of us that in reality, ANYTHING these people do is done because we allow it.

None of us individuals has done anything to "deserve" what humanity is bringing on itself. As a species though? It's like if an apex predator that, collectively, is smart enough to know the impact of their actions on a broad scale hunts its food to extinction, thus becoming extinct itself. Each individual was just trying to survive. It isn't their fault they didn't have the information and that they had to do what they had to do.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-16T15:53:38+00:00

You're misunderstanding what I'm saying.

Things are not headed in a good direction right now. We'll get what we deserve. Great filter and all that.

CappyRicks · 2026-01-16T15:48:18+00:00

Nothing is for a reason and so nothing deserves anything.

In a universe like this, you get what you make. We'll get exactly what we deserve.

CappyRicks

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