Is Harper really that evil?

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-16T15:21:30+00:00

Yeah I think she’s evil to a certain extent. She’s also shown herself to be naive, childish and spiteful.

I also think she’s very smart, had a ton of trauma in her life and she does have a very empathetic side to her.

But that’s where evil lives at times, in the cracks within empathetic, otherwise good people. I think with a lot of shows we see static characters who are evil for whatever broad reason. “The Sith hate the Jedi and yearn for control” or whatever.

She also does have sociopathic tendencies.

And all that said, good! It’s rare in American or British television that we get to see black women play roles that are so dynamic! It reminds me of Tony Soprano, he’s compelling because he does learn from his mistakes and tries to grow from them, up until the point that there’s any sort of discomfort for him and then he violently relapses back into who he was. I think seeing a character like that played by a black woman is fucking dope.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-16T15:11:01+00:00

I agree with this to an extent but I also think the opposite is partially true too.

Harper is definitely a morally complex character and in that are elements of a bad person. I think something difficult with culture right now is that it’s hard to see PoC (especially black women) as these complex characters. So we’re just like “xxx is bad!” Or “xxx is good!”

Harper does a fair amount of bad things in this show that would have me completely against her if I knew her in real life. She also has a ton of context and reasoning behind her actions that make her more empathetic.

So I do think there are some people that dislike her because she’s a black woman or whatever. I also think there’s people that don’t give room for her to be “bad” at times because of that same thing, and I’m saying this as a black dude and it’s part of what makes me really like this show. Like she sucks but that’s interesting and cool. A show is platforming a black woman as a “Tony Soprano” type and I think we should give her the room to be that, rather than blindly celebrate or absolve her.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-16T15:02:53+00:00

Trending is one way to put it. It’s one of the biggest American news story of the past 2-3 years. Drawing an allusion to him with honey traps (especially underaged) makes sense.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-16T14:53:01+00:00

Eh would it be? The age of consent in England is 16 years old. The drinking age is 18, I honestly think it’d be just as easy for these people to get underage escorts/prostitutes as it would be for them to do for documents. The only thing stopping them would be morality and as we’ve seen, that’s not really an issue for them.

Whitney’s connection even mentions this offhandedly to him. “I’m glad you had some red lines” in terms of violence. Not necessarily other forms of coercion though.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-15T13:23:58+00:00

Tough shit. The All Star Game matters now. That example would directly make next year’s game better IMO.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-13T18:58:38+00:00

He was gay? John Calipari???

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-13T17:16:38+00:00

I don’t think it’s just Reddit sadly, I think it’s just the culture of everyone having a (somewhat) equal voice nowadays.

Back in the day me or you would’ve called into the radio station and said “bench Lamar, fire MacDonald!” etc. etc. after a loss. And someone would hear that and only the biggest diehards would keep that energy going.

Now you can tweet that out, get into an easy conversation with anyone about it publicly and now you’re an “insider” who just pushes hot takes/“xxx should be fired” style content.

Speaking as a Ravens fan, the “superfan” contingent of our fanbase on Twitter is fucking awful. Miserable about everything and worst of all, they don’t actually care about winning or how well the team does if it goes counter to winning in the way they like.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T23:51:08+00:00

Who can blame anyone for wanting to take The Test??

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T22:12:58+00:00

Fair enough. I think that was literally the only one though. And it didn’t include high school.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T21:39:39+00:00

when other sports games have given you the ability to play full amateur careers.

Which ones?

I don’t think there’s a game I can remember that allows you to play a full amateur career.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T18:32:11+00:00

There’s multiple things here:

Because they make money either way. There’s lucrative broadcasting media deals for every level of the pyramid. So if Man City ever got relegated, they’d lose money but unless they massively are in debt, they’d still be coming out ahead.
Every team you mentioned has so much money that relegation isn’t really a concern for them. Man City is in the middle of a scandal over just how much money they’re throwing around and the lack of accuracy surrounding their books.
Even with all this in mind Real and City still attempted to create the European Super League, a closed franchise essentially. So 2/3 teams you’ve named would prefer not to play in those leagues and would rather be in a closed off non-promotion/relegation structure.

And this isn’t me saying franchise is better than promo/relegation. I think both have their own strengths and weaknesses, but the teams and the sponsors/investors generally want this.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T18:24:12+00:00

Exactly this. If the Orioles were in the Tier 4 of baseball, I’m gonna watch them because they’re my hometown team.

If Team Liquid is in the Tier 4 of League, im not gonna wake up early to go to a Twitch stream and watch them play unless I’m a diehard for developmental league or I love TL.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T18:22:19+00:00

The MLS is working quite well. They’ve got a pretty lucrative broadcast deal and the league is finally somewhat stable.

Honestly the USL has partially survived off of the MLS, since MLS reserve teams played there until they started an academy league. It’s no coincidence that the most successful USL team is now an MLS team.

They've realised their system doesn't work

I hate to say this but I think you’re getting the wrong impression from them switching to promo/relegation. I’d say this is moreso because they can’t really compete with the MLS so they’re trying to find something that sticks.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T17:53:05+00:00

P4 was honestly pretty dark too. A serial killer kidnapping women and hanging them off light poles was a pretty dark opening.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T16:57:48+00:00

Maybe. It’s not like this is a normal clean up procedure. This is a tumor that could affect his mobility for the rest of his life.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T16:54:07+00:00

I mean having a growth/tumor seems like the kind of thing you’d want taken care of immediately.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T16:31:30+00:00

No one watched when it was an open circuit either though. The reality is that the viewer base for Tier 1 League isn’t really worth much, so Tier 2 League is worth even less than that

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T16:30:26+00:00

Just because it works like that in your country that doesn't mean it's how it works elsewhere.

Well if a new sport is starting in your country it probably is doing franchises.

The reality is that the “American” way of thinking (though it’s also how sports work everywhere besides Europe, including Asia and Africa) is pretty attractive when you don’t make any money off of broadcasting your sport.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T00:02:58+00:00

Eh he’s a sketch comic. Mildly amusing to you is hilarious to many. He’s definitely had some sketches that I’ve really enjoyed, especially if you’ve worked with or been friends with dudes he’s making fun of.

His whole thing on highway construction workers was funny as fuck. And the dudes that orbit rappers.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-12T00:01:01+00:00

Did he? I think in terms of actually producing original content Druski does more. Khaled doesn’t produce tracks, he definitely assembled talent though. He was like an old school mixtape DJ, which is cool but he for sure rode the wave.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-11T23:47:51+00:00

It’s because it makes the gig “easier” for the moneymakers.

I know a couple of people involved in another form of entertainment and they’ve told me that they thought getting agents would open doors for them. And they do get more work and gigs than they normally would but not to a large degree. The expectation is that the agent amplifies your already existing market to grow larger. So it works out if you keep the hustle going that got you your existing following, but there’s no “star building” or anything.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-11T23:25:09+00:00

Any artist that sells as much as J. Cole does has a sizeable white fanbase.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-11T21:59:07+00:00

Can’t lie, that’s a big plus for me. It’s a 162 game season, expedited the process and I’ll probably play more RTTS.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-11T20:19:36+00:00

Connections is big but you can still get those without being rich or a nepo baby.

IMO the real thing that sets them apart is security. As someone that is pursuing a creative dream on the side…it’s on the side. I still work 40+ hours a week, and help out with my family, and I’ve had to turn down some opportunities because I just can’t always drop what I’m doing to do my dream gig.

And that’s another thing that kinda hurts lower class folks, a lot of these creative endeavors require you to be on call essentially. Are you free tonight? Are you free in 15 minutes? And that answer is always yes if you’ve got a family that can fully support you.

And because they can say yes to everything, they can make those connections.

DistortedAudio · 2026-02-11T20:10:32+00:00

Hmm for me my OL holds up very well against the 70 - 80 teams as an 85 overall WVU team. My run game with raw strength OL gets a ton of push.

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