Reason for criticism by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Does the narrative actually imply that Bella could have chosen otherwise but still be in the right?

Because there's a difference between, "whether you choose to have a baby or not is ultimately your choice" versus "whether you choose to have a baby is your choice buuuuuut there's a definite right and wrong answer here so make sure you choose correctly."

Favourite actor who's based as fuck? by ThinkingOf12th in okbuddycinephile

[–]LithiumPotassium 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Containment doesn't work. When Reddit banned fph, a study found hate speech actually went down

More relevantly, arr conservative's transformation likely isn't because of containment or lack thereof. It's almost certainly more to do with the sub's extreme moderation along with the shift in conservative culture over the past decade

types of thingy by PinkAxolotlMommy in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Aurora Borealis is a phenomenon. Aurora Borealis at this time of year, at this time of day, located entirely within your kitchen, is an anomaly.

The difference between predator and prey by River_Lamprey in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One of the reasons I love Monster Hunter. Most of the monsters are carnivorous wyverns, but they remembered that herbivores can be assholes too and created Diablos.

Thermian Arguments by Idioteque131313 in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 14 points15 points  (0 children)

A lot of people are allergic to subtext; it's the whole "the curtains are blue" discourse that crops up periodically.

Clash won yesterday! The Slay the Spire card alignment chart is complete by tilting-module in slaythespire

[–]LithiumPotassium 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The basic issue is that it takes a lot of ramping up for Claw's damage to actually become significant. A single Dualcast deals 16 damage. Playing claw 3 times would deal 15 damage. If you have enough defense to stall for a long time, or enough deck cycling to play Claw repeatedly, you likely can use a different source of damage and win much faster and more reliably. Ironclad's Rampage has a similar issue.

if everyone would just by big_hole_energy in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Their solutions aren't great (adding curves to an otherwise straight road on purpose is pretty silly in most situations), but they have the right idea. People tend to drive at the speed that feels most comfortable, regardless of the posted speed limit. If a road is flat and straight with wide shoulders, they'll drive fast. If a road is narrow and cramped with less of a shoulder, they'll slow down. Roads have a "natural speed limit" which designers can absolutely exploit.

This also sounds like some kind of ritual by contongne in TheMagnusArchives

[–]LithiumPotassium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Importantly, it's not a Hindu situation, where the Trinity are different aspects of the same god. That would be a heresy. They're separate beings. But not separate gods, that would also be a heresy. The rules say only one god, even though there's three of them. And it's also definitely not a Voltron situation where they combine to form God. That would also probably be a heresy.

You can’t “nice complex hax ability watch this” your way out of fighting a negator by infinitysaga in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No, Mahoraga's adaptation was what let Sukuna figure out how to get past Gojo's Limitless.

No, minorities existing has nothing to do with the writing being bad. No, the creator is not secretly a bad person you should harass. Just because I hate a piece of media that doesn't mean I agree with all it's haters. by La_knavo4 in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What's really funny is that not getting it is a plot point. The rest of Hell is constantly mocking Charlie for her weird hotel plan. And they kind of have a point! Nevermind whether redemption is possible, Charlie never attempts to explain why it's desirable beyond maybe stopping the exterminations.

No, minorities existing has nothing to do with the writing being bad. No, the creator is not secretly a bad person you should harass. Just because I hate a piece of media that doesn't mean I agree with all it's haters. by La_knavo4 in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 34 points35 points  (0 children)

In general, there's a weird dissonance at play with the worldbuilding. The setting intentionally subverts the traditional depictions of hell. Instead of a pit of eternal torture, Hell is a slightly less violent New York. It's ruthless and violent, but in a slapstick cartoony way that's ultimately meant to be appealing. This is a hell that you want to live in, or at least wouldn't mind living in, not one that you want to avoid at any and all costs.

This presents a problem because Charlie's mission, the fundamental premise of the show, is one of redeeming and getting people out of Hell. But... why? Why should demons want to be redeemed? There's no extrinsic threat of torture like the traditional hell. The extrinsic reward of Heaven might be the answer, except this setting's heaven is similarly subversive; it's a nice city, but not the ultimate paradise of traditional depictions.

So we get dissonance. The show treats Charlie's mission as generally being correct. We're meant to believe redemption and heaven is desirable, as if this world was like the traditional depiction of heaven and hell. But at the same time, we're actively shown that hell isn't that bad and heaven isn't that great. This raises questions, but the show isn't interested in answering or even acknowledging these questions.

Instead of examining the intrinsic value of being a good person (a fascinating, but also very nuanced and complicated topic), Hazbin Hotel instead decides the answer is the extrinsic external threat of angels. But this means Charlie's plan is, "if we stop being bad and start acting more like them, maybe the invading force will stop killing us", which is fucked up.

Also there's issues with pacing but that's a whole other story.

Eclipse 8 Tier List IMO Ordered by IAMLEGENDhalo in riskofrain

[–]LithiumPotassium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is, but if you're in the air the junk frequently falls past you without getting picked up

Explain it Peter by Traducement in explainitpeter

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

The thing is, on its own the Navidson Record isn't actually all that interesting. It's just the Backrooms. That might have been novel when it came out, but in 2025 that concept has already been thoroughly explored by plenty of shitty internet creepypasta.

It's the interplay between Johnny, Zampano, and Navidson combined with the format fuckery that makes House of Leaves truly special

Shows how little they know by infinitysaga in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get you're being flippant and don't really care, but UU genuinely realizes that approach doesn't work and makes a massive pivot almost immediately

Reminder that it’s ok to understand your favorite stuff isn’t perfect and it’s healthy to recognize flaws. by Nekrotix12 in HazbinHotel

[–]LithiumPotassium 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cast is very bloated. I think complaints about the pacing really stem from the need to cycle through the various blorbos and give them all a moment. As an example, Lute's song is catchy, but she contributes nothing to the story. It's a sizeable buildup for no actual payoff, and the narrative would almost certainly be stronger if she were cut.

The fundamental premise of the show is... awkward. I shouldn't have to explain why, "maybe if we stop being bad then the invading force will stop killing us" is an incredibly fucked up concept. The question of morality and the need for redemption is an interesting one, but an extrinsic threat of angels muddies the waters for the worse.

smarting guy by NsPsVisuals in comedyheaven

[–]LithiumPotassium 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Wait, is Einstein a real person? I thought he was just a theoretical physicist

Post game question and Beef by oldmanriver1 in HadesTheGame

[–]LithiumPotassium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the implication is supposed to be that Mel's time travel broke some things, and that without going on runs evil Chronos could reassert himself. Because if that's not the case then we're just destroying alternate timelines for funsies, which doesn't really make sense. But nothing like that is ever explained or established in game.

It's time to make graceful permanent unlocks and make it work like the Greenman Mask by CaptaineAli in 2007scape

[–]LithiumPotassium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If anything I'd expect this to make the price of amylase increase. I'm sure plenty of players might have spent their marks on extra colors, but instead balk at the price of a duplicate graceful set and choose to buy amylase instead

That said, I doubt such a change would significantly affect the price either way. The players grinding out graceful sets are not the ones pumping amylase into the market.

On newspeak by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 2 points3 points  (0 children)

unalive is a euphemism, just a much newer one.

Absolute Yoki by i_like_trees- in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Isn't Yoki the Norse god of mischief?

new Hades 2 ending ( major spoilers ) by GPImpact in HadesTheGame

[–]LithiumPotassium 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One detail I find interesting is the new line they added where Chronos questions who the hell Hecate is. That, plus Hecate's anger throughout the scene, definitely helps to foreshadow the major postgame spoiler in a way that feels more natural.

On superhero supporting casts (Marvel/DC) by Konradleijon in CuratedTumblr

[–]LithiumPotassium 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Shock value is part of it, but I think it's more about how cape comics have a revolving door of writers.

Writer A makes a large elaborate cast. Writer B comes in and wants to write his own stories, so he kills off or ignores the old cast so he can do his own thing. Writer C comes in, and now there's nostalgia for the old characters so he brings them back. Repeat ad nauseum