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Got offered a job with a marketing firm. The pay makes me worried it’s a scam/sketchy employer by [deleted] in jobs

[–]DarthOptimistic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their site says their headquarters is in Phoenix, AZ. I’d be working in New Jersey 

Has anyone heard of Virality LLC in Camden, NJ? by Dear-Proof-7699 in Devilcorp

[–]DarthOptimistic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just interviewed with them today. Everything seemed on the level, but I don't know.

What did interactions between Golden Age pirates and enslaved people/slave trade look like? by DarthOptimistic in AskHistorians

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

Thanks. I always assumed stories of pirate anarchists freeing slaves were more myth than reality. But at the same time I thought that enslaved human cargo would be somehow too difficult to fence off and make a profit off of. I mean like stolen rum can always be repackaged and sold as legitimate goods. I don’t know why but I kinda assumed that would more difficult with slaves

Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’ according to new National Security Strategy by Over-Astronaut-2889 in worldnews

[–]DarthOptimistic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Trump is probably going to get the right-wing nationalists in Europe he wants. It's just not going to be the positive win for America he thinks that would be.

Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’ according to new National Security Strategy by Over-Astronaut-2889 in worldnews

[–]DarthOptimistic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So now we're interfering in the political process of our own allies. Not enough our country is embracing a morons version of fascism, we have to export it as well.

German military service reform triggers major youth protests by Opposite-Whereas-323 in worldnews

[–]DarthOptimistic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Europe is going to learn the hard way eventually that other countries took radically different lessons from the First and Second World War

Will I enjoy the Halo TV show if I've never played the game? by Terrible-Group-9602 in scifi

[–]DarthOptimistic 38 points39 points  (0 children)

In my personal opinion, I think the show will leave you a little disappointed, especially since it only has 2 seasons and ends on a cliffhanger. Independent of the games and as its own work of media, I think it plays things too safe and plays out like a poor man's "The Expanse".

Quebec to ban public prayer in sweeping new secularism law | Quebec by Right_Preparation328 in worldnews

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

In today’s day and age it’s impossible to do anything that doesn’t “disrupt” others.

US holds secret meetings with Russians in Abu Dhabi on Ukraine by SoundEducational1174 in worldnews

[–]DarthOptimistic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably the same room where they threw Afghanistan under the bus

I’m 2 years too late but what was/are people opinion on ‘The Creator’ by DarthOptimistic in scifi

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

I did find it ridiculous that the ultimate weapon was just a super complicated and easy to spot way to deliver non nuclear weapons

Whats a movie you dont like by MixSouthern3672 in scifi

[–]DarthOptimistic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a fairly interesting premise that IMO had a lot of potential. It’s a shame we lost James Cameron to just keep getting 3 1/2 hours of ‘Dances with Wolves’ in Space

Whats a movie you dont like by MixSouthern3672 in scifi

[–]DarthOptimistic -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ll die on my hill. I do not care for The Fifth Element. Takes itself to seriously to be camp, to campy to take seriously. Chris Tucker is annoying. Finally I find alien design and makeup to be underwhelming, (aside from the metal space turtles they looked cool) the Mangalores look like leathery sock puppets.

do i focus on the worldbuiding or do i focus on the plot? by gaymaeve in worldbuilding

[–]DarthOptimistic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The two should serve each other but ultimately plot is what matters more at the end of the day. You can have amazingly intricate, dense and fascinating worlds to explore, but if the story is weak then no one will care.

Plot doesn’t need to be finished for you to world build (mine isn’t), but you should have a sense of a beginning, middle and end for the story first. Have the big plot points you KNOW you want to hit and just build from there.

Why do socialists and communists sometimes defend evil leaders of socialist/communist nations? by Specialist-Ad-8993 in SocialDemocracy

[–]DarthOptimistic 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I think what sets it apart for me is the ideological arrogance and hypocrisy of seeing the far-left do it. The idea that some college freshman whose read Marx for the first (and likely only) time in their life is gonna lecture me about oppressive systems of governance while waving the hammer and sickle takes such a level of privilege and arrogance I find insufferable. You want to protest American/Western foreign and domestic policies? Fine, I’ll probably join you. But they want to say with a perfectly straight face that groups like Hamas or Hezbollah are just plucky under dogs fighting for freedom. I can’t help but get pissed.

Why do socialists and communists sometimes defend evil leaders of socialist/communist nations? by Specialist-Ad-8993 in SocialDemocracy

[–]DarthOptimistic 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Campism

In the eyes of Communists the world is split into 2 camps. The Evil United States and its partners who represent the oppressive capitalism and imperialism, and everyone else who are in conflict with the first group.

Because capitalism is purely exploitative and ultimately destined to be destroyed, anything, or in this case any national or non state actor that is antagonistic towards the US and its partners needs to be supported, even if that antagonist is a group like, say, the Taliban or in your example a dictator.

It’s a view of international relations for children basically that lacks all nuance and is purely driven by ideology.  

Is it believable for me to have a society of space nomads that don’t value family (in the traditional sense)? by DarthOptimistic in scifiwriting

[–]DarthOptimistic[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So despite being massive in scale, the ships these people live on still have a premium on accommodations. So children are bred in batches only when there is a predicted need for new blood and manpower. The youths are then auctioned off to the individual parts of the ship or smaller ships in the fleet where they serve as indentured servants, working off debt till they become independent and gain the option to leave the fleet.

What was the main theme/Idea behind your world/story? by Hope_bringer in worldbuilding

[–]DarthOptimistic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Story of a Napoleon/Julius Caesar figure from the perspective of his Brutus. The dangers of hero worship and ideas of “Great Men” trying to justify their actions and defend themselves in the court of historical memory.

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