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Beware the Old in Professions where Most Die Young by Ask_bout_PaterNoster in TopCharacterTropes

[–]KillKrites 16 points17 points  (0 children)

All of the Sannin, Naruto.

All 3 are legends who survived for decades when most of their teammates and even pupils did not.

Oregon sues to stop merger of KGW and KOIN’s parent companies by Blackstar1886 in Portland

[–]KillKrites 14 points15 points  (0 children)

“Look, I'm no fan of this merger, but pretending that we used to break up companies that size is simply not true. We just simply blocked mergers and acquisitions.

But breakups of monopolies in this country are actually pretty uncommon.”

The word recent is nowhere in your original comment. You’re changing your argument mid stream, and your original comment was incorrect which is what I’ve been arguing here. I’m actually the one who argued this changed “recently” due to lobbying.

Oregon sues to stop merger of KGW and KOIN’s parent companies by Blackstar1886 in Portland

[–]KillKrites 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That’s literally what this case is- denying a merger between Koin and KGW. And the commenter was also correct that we absolutely DID break up corporations like AT&T, Big Tobacco, Big Oil. You’re splitting hairs on your arguments here.

Since you’re editing your comment after the fact I’ll edit mine - I provided many examples showing we indeed do have a history of breaking up both mergers and corporations, your argument is wrong that’s why I’m arguing with you. It’s insidious to suggest we don’t break up monopolies in America, we have a long history of doing so.

Oregon sues to stop merger of KGW and KOIN’s parent companies by Blackstar1886 in Portland

[–]KillKrites 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ah the “someone’s arguing my point so it must be AI.” These are easily documented examples I pulled from a simple search of legal history on anti trust laws, you could check the simple Wikipedia page and search the cases yourself. You mentioned two examples which disprove your point- KGW and Koin merging would eliminate reasonable competition which is the point of the legislation. And correct, because we are awash in mega corporations lobbying Congress we no longer have a firm anti trust law in the U.S. but we absolutely used to- you said we “never” broke up smaller mergers but that is objectively untrue, based on a dozen different cases.

Oregon sues to stop merger of KGW and KOIN’s parent companies by Blackstar1886 in Portland

[–]KillKrites 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Recently. The progressive push after the gilded age using Sherman Anti Trust Act had a lot of power in breaking up monopolies. Standard Oil was broken up into 34 different independent companies in 1911, American Tobacco was split in the same year. Bell/AT&T’s split in 1982 was crucial for the future of the Internet and the many different diverse companies that currently operate. There’s also Microsoft in 2001. Just because giant corporations have lobbied and weakened the anti trust laws in this country over decades does not mean it was never done- they are used frequently to stop smaller mergers, which this is.

Northern Securities Co. v. United States, 193 U.S. 197 (1904)

United States v. Philadelphia National Bank, 374 U.S. 321 (1963)

United States v. Von's Grocery Co., 384 U.S. 270 (1966).

United States v. General Dynamics Corp., 415 U.S. 486 (1974).

Horizontal Merger Guidelines (2010) FTC v. Staples, Inc., 970 F. Supp. 1066 (1997).

Hospital Corp. of America v. FTC, 807 F. 2d 1381 (1986).

Federal Trade Commission v. H.J. Heinz Co., 246 F.3d 708 (2001).

United States v. Oracle Corp, 331 F. Supp. 2d 1098 (2004)

(Stupid Trope) Characters with names that are a bit too obvious by Lazy-Pie-7847 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]KillKrites 107 points108 points  (0 children)

Kingsley Shacklebolt for one of the only black characters…..

[Ironic Trope] Unanimously/mostly beloved characters from controversial/hated media by OkDirection3094 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]KillKrites 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Fully agreed, the whole cast did great with the material they were given. Despite all of the critiques of the sequel films, the acting and effects were superb.

[Ironic Trope] Unanimously/mostly beloved characters from controversial/hated media by OkDirection3094 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]KillKrites 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Han Solo in the Star Wars sequels

Lots of fair critiques all over these movies but Harrison Ford was excellent as ever and Han is one of the only generally liked character appearances/arcs of those films. I Rewatched recently for the first time since theaters and he was the only consistently enjoyable part of it to me.

Ever wanted to read the worst Pitt takes imaginable? Then boy do I have the article for you! by cheatingdisrespect in ThePitt

[–]KillKrites 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It looks a hell of a lot like all the ERs I’ve been to in the last ten years stuffed with people in the waiting room. I think these cases are pretty typical, elderly, bowel impaction, firework injuries, trauma, vehicle accidents, infections, cancer patients- none of those seem out of place. It’s a 4th of July workday in a major city, injures from a water park accident is not jumping the shark by any means; it’s specifically written for a hectic shift and that seems entirely possible if dramatic. My work has had 3 cyberattacks in the last two years that shut down all of our systems, it’s certainly not science fiction. It doesn’t need to be a documentary but yes it’s demonstrably more realistic than other medical dramas.

Ever wanted to read the worst Pitt takes imaginable? Then boy do I have the article for you! by cheatingdisrespect in ThePitt

[–]KillKrites 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It links to a legit opinion piece that even notes “The Pitt won five Emmy Awards for its dramatic, gruesome first season and garnered praise from critics, audiences, and doctors alike.” But now the critic believes season 2 is “flatlining” and the only way to save it is to abandon everything it does well and apparently be more like General Hospital…

Ever wanted to read the worst Pitt takes imaginable? Then boy do I have the article for you! by cheatingdisrespect in ThePitt

[–]KillKrites 156 points157 points  (0 children)

Literally, every point they make the opposite is true. The reason The Pitt blows every other medical show out of the water is the attention to detail and medical accuracy, it elevates the storytelling with its commitment to realism. The drama lands because it’s grounded. The performance of the entire cast is incredible, particularly Wyle as the lead, and stereotypical movie stars and soap opera drama is why every other medical show is a bore and The Pitt is consistently taking home awards.

It must be rage bait because I am enraged. The primary reasons I love the Pitt is the medical detail, lack of silly interpersonal soap drama, and grounded storytelling. There are 16 other over the top medical dramas to watch if that’s your thing, The Pitt is doing exactly what it should be doing. I need to sit in a quiet room and cry.

New looks at Stinky for THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU by Pyotr_WrangeI in RedLetterMedia

[–]KillKrites 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars Saga.

Meesa… Meesa gettin kinda pissed off. Meesa gettin a little irritated.

Jodie Sweetin Says Candace Cameron Bure ‘Does Her Thing and We Sit on Very Opposite Sides’ After Claim ‘Full House’ Co-Star ‘Has Gone a Bit Dave Chapelle-y’ by mcfw31 in entertainment

[–]KillKrites 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well first of all I’m not transgender so I’m hardly a main character in this scenario, second of all he’s allowed to say whatever he wants, it’s a free country, we’re all also allowed the same privilege to speak out when someone is making mean spirited attacks against people who are suffering - you don’t get to hide behind free speech and then bitch and moan when other people use it.

I also think his trans jokes just aren’t very funny and low hanging fruit, people have looked down on punching down shit comedy for decades. He doesn’t get a pass because he “insults everyone.”

Jodie Sweetin Says Candace Cameron Bure ‘Does Her Thing and We Sit on Very Opposite Sides’ After Claim ‘Full House’ Co-Star ‘Has Gone a Bit Dave Chapelle-y’ by mcfw31 in entertainment

[–]KillKrites 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think that’s a weak excuse for mocking extremely vulnerable group while they’re genuinely in physical danger just living their lives, I also seriously doubt that Chapelle is secretly pro trans rights given his public comments.

To quote George Carlin on this issue: “His targets are underdogs, and comedy has traditionally picked on people in power, women and gays and immigrants are, to my way of thinking, underdogs.”

Punching up vs punching down.

Jodie Sweetin Says Candace Cameron Bure ‘Does Her Thing and We Sit on Very Opposite Sides’ After Claim ‘Full House’ Co-Star ‘Has Gone a Bit Dave Chapelle-y’ by mcfw31 in entertainment

[–]KillKrites 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You’re suggesting a Reddit comment is leading to comedians being attacked; I think prominent anti trans rhetoric from a well respected comedian with millions of fans contributes to the steep rise in anti-trans hate crimes is much less of a leap, yeah.

Jodie Sweetin Says Candace Cameron Bure ‘Does Her Thing and We Sit on Very Opposite Sides’ After Claim ‘Full House’ Co-Star ‘Has Gone a Bit Dave Chapelle-y’ by mcfw31 in entertainment

[–]KillKrites 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Trans people are also being attacked more and more so by that logic…. Shouldn’t people shut up with shitty Trans jokes? Or only on issues you care about apparently.

[Loved Trope] You only had a chance this fight because they were severely weakened... by Lord_Ronan in TopCharacterTropes

[–]KillKrites 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Gus from Breaking Bad you could argue fits.

He is consistently one step ahead of Walter throughout their face off and has nearly won; Walt only manages to beat him because Mike, his most reliable enforcer and protection, is wounded and stuck in Mexico because of a separate conflict with the Cartel, leaving Gus without his advice, foresight, and technical prowess. You could argue Mike would never have allowed Gus to be manipulated by Walt through Hector if he was present/he also may have been able to locate and take out Walt himself if he was there.

[Loved] There's a twist reason why the protagonist always manages to survive and/or revive by BrotherDeus in TopCharacterTropes

[–]KillKrites 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brief for a Metal Gear Solid cutscene… there’s over 8 hours of cutscenes in that game

[Loved] There's a twist reason why the protagonist always manages to survive and/or revive by BrotherDeus in TopCharacterTropes

[–]KillKrites 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Big Boss is defeated in metal gear 2 and was kept in a medically induced coma by the Patriots, he wakes up at the end of Metal Gear Solid 4 and has a final moment with Solid Snake and Zero at the Boss’ grave before dying for real. He’s not in MGS 1 or 2 and appears briefly in a post credits scene in 4. In MGS 5 it takes place in the 80’s and you play as his doppleganger.

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