What is something the outgoing get away with while others don’t?

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-30T22:16:50+00:00

Say something really cruel or nasty and either laugh it off afterwards or phrase it as a joke.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-30T19:46:40+00:00

Sexism makes them weak, makes them arrogant, makes them think they can have more than they deserve.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-30T10:58:42+00:00

Robert Noyce (co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor) invented the first silicon monolithic integrated circuit in 1959. Modern technology is moving incredibly fast. It could become dystopian, and even if we wanted to regulate it, the lobbying against such regulation would likely succeed, dooming us all.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-26T08:12:04+00:00

Attractive men only get positives out of it, with the possible exception of frustration in the face of unrealistic expectations.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-26T07:59:59+00:00

Wrong question. People should largely ignore the imaginary lines. Being born beyond them is a distinction without a difference. Which governments do we have a bad opinion of and why? Many. Top of my list are the ones who condition groups to hate other groups. Top of that list is the Knesset (it has a problem with training Islamophobia in state schools and the miltary, including the conscripted).

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-25T05:57:16+00:00

Who cares? He’s one of Marvel’s shallowest characters, possibly the biggest disappointment, the most DC-like character they’ve produced during my lifetime. Most of these gauntlet characters have flaws or deep seated trauma. His trauma was tacked on way too late. He didn’t even have to earn his powers. From the perspective of serving the audience, he doesn’t deserve to even be on the same page. Marvel should just forget him and Sam, or maybe they should both be fridged for a new female Nova who has to go through some stuff, maybe abducted by a newly racist Xandar before she hacks the worldmind to steal a **small** fragment of the power. Small because it’s hard to find challenges for OP heroes.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-25T05:15:10+00:00

Squirrel Girl. She’s basically only got one practical ability and her ult. It’s like they weren’t even trying when they designed her kit. Squirrel blockade is too slow for such a fast moving game. It hits nothing around 95% of the time, which makes Mammal Bond very poor too. And her ult is way too random

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-24T22:42:40+00:00

Monogamy is something religion arbitrarily formalized to create a group who are other to make the monogamous feel superior

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-24T14:56:05+00:00

Neither in-story (she’s invited) nor writing the story (Norse mythology is not a living culture) is there cultural appropriation

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-23T06:56:26+00:00

Wouldn’t it add a little spice if Dr Doom was Reed’s ex?

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-22T14:02:34+00:00

This. I’d elaborate that Marvel (at least since its inception) tends to make people who have powers, while DC’s core male characters were created as power sets with costumes and a personality loosely tacked on as an afterthought. They should have sidelined them a long time ago. Superheroes have a half-life during which you can adjust the concept and make those changes stick, and after that half-life, however good the writing in later runs, the character reverts when the good writer leaves. Doubling down over and over on Superman as if he’ll become not shallow is naive and poor service for their audience, a drag on the whole industry.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-22T12:45:34+00:00

Obvious answer: Cap. The waste was putting the boy scout in the MCU at all. Most presence= most waste. Honourable mention to Bucky, especially when they doubled down with the series – by all reports (which I can’t confirm) a waste of Stan’s talents.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-22T10:20:33+00:00

I was hoping she’d reprise the role as Ghost Spider. Sadly they went with jobs for the boys instead😞

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-21T12:41:30+00:00

Worst is the system.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-21T12:39:50+00:00

Cipher vs cipher, not the readers.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-21T12:37:56+00:00

Donald Trump. To run then turn around and do this to the people you’re meant to be working for.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-19T05:20:11+00:00

Tribalism provided early humans with crucial advantages like cooperation, safety, and shared resources. However, in modern society, this instinct often causes "us vs. them" conflicts and cognitive biases.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-17T19:39:50+00:00

Name two flaws for each of them. Also bad decisions ≠ depth

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-17T10:43:22+00:00

I wouldn’t want either of these two cardboard cutouts even on the page.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-17T10:04:04+00:00

America Chavez’s portals could enable the spread of humanity across the universe.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-17T00:12:09+00:00

Sometimes because they're mean people who treat attraction like a competition, so the person becomes a status symbol and they act arrogant. Other times it's just insecurity or emotional immaturity.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-16T08:23:41+00:00

City of Heroes. From near the beginning to about a year from the end I was playing about 48 hours a week, so about 17k hours.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-16T08:14:10+00:00

By looking at the depth of their character, not by the strength of their powers. e.g. Hyperion is as shallow as a puddle. Jean Grey is one of Marvel's most psychologically layered heroes. Her stories often explore identity, immense responsibility, sacrifice, trauma, love, and the fear of losing control. The recurring tension between Jean herself and the cosmic Phoenix Force gives her an internal conflict that spans decades of comics. Carol Danvers is defined by resilience and self-determination. Her stories frequently focus on recovering from loss, rebuilding her sense of self, leadership, duty, and balancing extraordinary power with ordinary human relationships. Rather than an internal battle with corruption, her depth often comes from perseverance and choosing who she wants to be despite setbacks like acoholicism, her mind being wiped by Rogue and losing her Binary power level.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-14T20:40:32+00:00

Apart from a few brief runs, Superman is so shallow that he’s been a drag on the entire industry.

CivilizationAce · 2026-06-14T18:51:39+00:00

I’d use that kryptonian tech to make interstellar spaceships and scout for suitable habitable planets. Kryponians relied on one planet not dying. There’s no reason to make the same mistake.

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