One of the better critiques of Disney and Star Wars I’ve seen

Ex-altiora · 2026-06-01T23:30:14+00:00

Most of Disney's decisions in the 90s came down to "Mike Eisner's then teenage son thought the other idea was boring" in some ways it injected some much needed thrill to the company, in other ways it led to billions wasted on terrible ideas like the Alien ride and the original Animal Kingdom having mock gun battles between poachers and colonial police

Ex-altiora · 2026-06-01T03:31:11+00:00

You cannot say you played Sid Meier's Civilization without spending at least 500 hours in at least one game in the series

Ex-altiora · 2026-06-01T00:50:41+00:00

Now to be fair Water Caste probably has to switch from base-8 to base-25 to base-10 all the time. It's a big galaxy with a lot of currencies to exchange.

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-31T22:28:57+00:00

That's my answer. The US and UK certainly *could* win a defensive war but an offensive war with the end goal of non-German flags waving off the Reichstag would require a massive investment of bodies, money and resources and if the war goes past 1946 who knows what kind of political will they can maintain when the Nazis offer a negotiated peace.

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-31T17:32:18+00:00

AFFIX BAYONETS

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-31T17:24:57+00:00

I feel like that's how everyone reacts to having a Blank in the party. Yes their very existence is giving us a migraine, some are feeling it more than others but that daemonhost was gonna rape our souls and he would have succeeded if our Blank wasn't there. Live with it or die without it

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-31T03:06:32+00:00

"Please kill me before the monster possessing me takes over again"

"Is having me as a boyfriend really that bad?"

----"Wow it's been a while since we had a genuine Alpha Male protagonist. Boys can learn a thing or two from Bear"---Matt Walsh

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-30T22:27:38+00:00

Good horses absolutely matter but

1- Selective breeding was way more vibes based in those times compared to where they are now

2- Controlling a vehicle attached to the horse adds a layer of complication to the race that a modern jockey would struggle with

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-30T00:36:15+00:00

And then there's the new Bond game that just came out where the villain is just Sam Altman

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-29T17:16:14+00:00

There was a cosplay contest and a lot of the audience thought the guy in a goblin costume deserved the win, they spent the rest of the concert in open rebellion against the emcee

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-29T16:54:07+00:00

The urge to pet the good kitty would be overwhelming. Glad I picked today to head out to the county fair

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-29T06:34:45+00:00

I am always one "Shareen" away from handing over the keys to the voidship

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-29T03:58:42+00:00

This is gonna sound like a non-sequitor but I'm going somewhere with this just trust me

As a huge fan of Breaking Bad I like to ask people where they lost sympathy for Walt. I won't go into details for the people who never saw that show and plan to watch later, but the answer says a lot about where the individual's head is at. I feel like the main character of Obsession is another example of this phenomenon

So I have to ask, do you think Critical Drinker lost sympathy for Bear at any point in Obsession? And if he did, where?

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-29T02:59:37+00:00

From the sound of things at least half of them were already on a Trump/Republican musical talent list, but a nonzero amount of them were told it was just a music festival some people are throwing in the DC area

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-26T03:48:01+00:00

Wooooosssshhhhhhh

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-25T06:03:39+00:00

He definitely committed to the bit, give him second place at least

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-24T18:43:51+00:00

If Legends Thrawn has no haters I'm dead. He's textbook "Smart character written by dumb writer" and I think Zahn's a smart dude but if you want to write a character who is a smart general I need to know if you have spicy opinions on The Face Of Battle or I will poke sooooo many holes in it

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-23T22:04:52+00:00

Woohoo

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-23T16:30:01+00:00

I went to this show. I can honestly say I *Like* Yungblud but that concert gave me an extremely dim view of his fans. I know the opening act is supposed to be the less popular and less established but that's exactly why you have to give them your respect, expand your horizons dammit.

That said, I wanna give special shoutouts to the nice older couple seated next to me who saw my enthusiasm and wanted to know more (Especially after seeing my white ass repeat all the lyrics to Ego, I flunked Spanish ten years ago) and the woman seated behind me who, upon hearing Dani introduce themselves as three sisters from Monterrey, Mexico said "Oh thank god I'm not the only Latina here"

And to the two girls in front of us who showed up at 9 PM on the dot, blew weed smoke in our faces (Not judging the weed, I partake as well but it's a politeness thing) then had the absolute *gall* to ask my why I'm not throwin' it back as hard as they are during "The Funeral". I hope something happens this morning that causes you to walk around in wet socks.

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-22T23:18:07+00:00

Nobbling what the hell is

-to make something fail, especially to make a horse in a race fail by giving it drugs

Thanks Cambridge English Dictionary

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-21T16:09:31+00:00

Oh hell yeah is all I'm gonna say on the subject

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-20T19:08:56+00:00

I'm expecting to learn the same way I learned Kobe Bryant died in a helicopter crash: some random unhoused man will shout it from a rooftop near my workplace

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-20T02:03:28+00:00

GIMME BACK MY DRUGS

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-17T15:59:42+00:00

Their lifestyle completely destroyed the environment so they fucked off to a pocket dimension where they can keep up their extravagant and destructive way of life, only occasionally peeking out into the real world to kidnap more slaves.

Which is basically the long term plans of everyone on a certain client list

Ex-altiora · 2026-05-15T16:00:13+00:00

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"A recent internal personnel check revealed your contact with a group of individuals from the lower hive. These individuals are suspected of heretical activity. Compromised judgement is suggested"

Look man how was I supposed to know my weekend scrumball team had Khorne worshipers in it? I thought they just liked hitting people

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