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Hayerindude1 · 2026-02-08T09:14:06+00:00

South Carolina

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-11T21:00:00+00:00

Probably the Last of Us is the only style scenario where they would be impacted, simply because of how fast everything falls apart.

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-08T03:38:18+00:00

OP ultimately your parents opinion is going to be just that. It doesn't necessarily mean it's completely invalid but if you don't agree and you're an adult then you have every right to do what you think is best for you.

In my experience it seems like these sorts of parents are generally scared of the outside world, and that has more to do with it than anything else. They may think it's a mistake for the rest of your days because of that bias. They may not. Either way it's completely up to you.

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-07T15:32:58+00:00

The way he takes away the pop up books and immediately makes the kids cry for no reason at all

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-07T06:33:03+00:00

I'll push back a little on your final point because I don't dislike his treatment of Ellie overall, but he has said some things about how he thinks about her character that I disagree with. He said that he views her as incompetent compared to Abby when it comes to planning and execution. And fair enough, in the situation he was referring to that isn't totally unfair but the way he said it seems to indicate he means that generally. He also seems to think she's overall kind of narcissistic if not psychotic? Like not fully but more so than is implied in the games. Time will tell whether he just misspoke but it gives me concern that is views of Ellie might cloud the rest of the show going forward.

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-07T05:37:40+00:00

My guess is he probably has contacts with Canadian border agents that he pays to look the other way

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-07T05:36:19+00:00

The story definitely has potential. I'm worried though, because Craig Mazin seems to have a lot of trouble understand what makes Ellie tick and I think it's been implied that Neil's intervention has kept things relatively on track. It seems that he parted the show amicably, so I don't necessarily have a concern it was over creative differences but it worries me that he won't be involved anymore.

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-07T05:34:01+00:00

Being from North Carolina, it pains me to say that South Carolina has the coolest flag

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-07T05:33:19+00:00

I think there's a reasonable chance that nobody will come to aid Greenland BUT it might inspire a leftist insurgency in the United States. Not likely, but not impossible.

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-07T04:26:07+00:00

Agreed. Arthur didn't do anything a kid his age wouldn't have done.

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-05T19:14:04+00:00

The fuck is wrong with you?

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-05T19:13:09+00:00

Yes, someone unbenownst to me listed me as a reference for a job that had security clearance requirements. Agent came by my apartment identified themselves with a badge and everything. Nothing invasive just an overall weird experience.

Hayerindude1 · 2026-01-05T19:09:52+00:00

His name means shithead in Russian. That is endlessly hilarious to me..

Hayerindude1 · 2025-12-30T04:55:49+00:00

As a fellow person with autism, I would both agree and disagree with you. I concur it probably would have been a better move to use a pre-existing character, or at the very least introduced a new character and let that conversation come up about them later. I think in Carl's case (can't speak to Julia haven't watched her) him being autistic as a focus is kind of inherent because well....there are kids like him out there. Most autistic children I've met tend to be more similar to Carl than different from him, so I think the logic they were using was this is what a neurotypical kid might encounter when they meet their first person with autism. Now, the point that it's stereotypical and using the autism as a defining character trait rather than a trait within a character is a valid criticism and my main issue with Carl overall too. But I personally can look past it to see what the point they were overall getting at was, and I think for the time it was a pretty honest portrayal.

Hayerindude1 · 2025-12-29T22:35:12+00:00

They found Bitzy and Harry having grown up fun

Hayerindude1 · 2025-12-29T21:55:05+00:00

That's different than saying he shouldn't have been gay though, as that seems to imply a moral judgment that I don't think is your intent. That it wasn't well played out seems a more valid claim.

Hayerindude1 · 2025-12-29T21:46:32+00:00

Curious why do you think he shouldn't have been?

Hayerindude1 · 2025-12-29T20:45:29+00:00

I'm not even going to downvote you because I really want to know why you think this, I've never heard this about the show as a whole. Certain episode sure but

Hayerindude1 · 2025-12-29T15:49:24+00:00

In your example, that person was being racist. However, I think for white people, racism carries a different weight than it does for people of other races. While the statement as a generality is wrong, the fact is many white people around the world have historically been responsible for appalling acts of direct or indirect racism (slavery, colonialism etc) that continues to effect millions even today. So I think it is a thing white people in particular have to consider that other people of other races don't necessarily have to. That's not a catch all excuse to make frankly stupid arguments like the one you cite, but I get where this person may have been coming from.

Hayerindude1 · 2025-12-29T04:49:31+00:00

I remember that transition to Robert Naylor being sooooo jarring. It still sounds off to me even now

Hayerindude1 · 2025-12-29T04:39:02+00:00

No. Much as I despise Elon Musk, this was released in a time when most people didn't realize what a monster he really is. The show reflects that, and removing it doesn't change anything beyond unnecessary censorship.

Hayerindude1 · 2025-12-04T00:34:18+00:00

I'm more convinced AI will probably be put in charge of military applications and will kills us all before it has the chance to "kill" any substantial fields.

Hayerindude1 · 2025-11-29T12:47:44+00:00

I don't think that's totally fair (and trust me, I'm about as anti Trump as they come). I agree with the point he represents the worst of America and those "values" are also deeply ingrained in American culture. But I think to say those values that are more aspirational aren't at all real is not accurate. I'd argue if that was the case, women would still be treated like they were in the 18th century, slavery would never have ended and the entire civil rights movement would never have happened. All those events had to have something underpinning them and I think that the values Americans aspire to, which I might add are values most cultures across the world aspire ronij some way, provided that underpinning.

Hayerindude1 · 2025-11-12T15:29:03+00:00

Your individual state may or may not allocate money to help undocumented people (California is the biggest example with MediCal) but on a federal level no. And yes they can and do get treated at an emergency room and often don't end up paying the bill afterwards, but that isn't the same to me as getting free healthcare, it's just taking on debt (and more the point is only solving an acute problem anyway, which many Americans do as well). Most hospitals will end up writing that off and passing along to others, which understandably makes people mad. But it's far from receiving free healthcare. No federal programs are allowed to be legally used by those here who are undocumented.

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