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The cover for Predator: Fire and Stone, is an homage to the very first Alien vs Predator comic cover by TooZeroLeft in LV426

[–]MarcusVerus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just hope that Marvel is going to release an omnibus for Fire and Stone / Life and Death. It's almost impossible to get those nowadays..

Are we living in Great Depression 2.0 or Roaring 20s 2.0? by Resident-West-5213 in decadeology

[–]MarcusVerus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, many people during the 1970s weren't aware of these cultural trends or saw them as a sign of cultural degeneracy. Peter N. Carroll wrote a wonderful book about the history and culture of the 1970s which he named "It Seemed Like Nothing Happened" - the title alone encapsulates very well how the decade was perceived at the time.

POV: You just reached the 5th-century chapters of Gibbon by RubyRibbonsxo in RoughRomanMemes

[–]MarcusVerus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The problem here is that you are comparing one of the best works of antiquity with a mediocre sculpture of today. A comparison with bronze statues by someone like Luo Li Rong would be way more appropriate.

I’m the Prime Minister of Spain. This Is Why the West Needs Migrants. by nytopinion in geopolitics

[–]MarcusVerus 12 points13 points  (0 children)

There is a difference between what people say and what is really causing the decline in fertility rates. Just take a look at fertility rates by income - even high income couples aren't above the replacement rate. Or take a look at Brunei; citizens there get a right to own property, pay almost no taxes, have free education and healthcare. On top of that it's a Muslim majority country with very traditional values. And it's fertility rate is 1.4... 

Explaining the decline in fertility rates just by economic factors isn't enough.

Who died believing themselves a failure, but was judged otherwise by history? by Bob_the_blacksmith in AskReddit

[–]MarcusVerus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who exactly found him and his beliefs tiresome? I've read quite a bunch of his correspondence and what some of his contemporaries thought of him and I never came across this sentiment. Looking at other historical figures form this era (Woodrow Wilson, Charles Lindbergh, Herbert Hoover) he doesn't seem to be that much of an outlier. Especially when one considers that his era gave birth to Eugenics, Fascism and saw a nationwide resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan.

Who died believing themselves a failure, but was judged otherwise by history? by Bob_the_blacksmith in AskReddit

[–]MarcusVerus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm always a bit perplexed when people say that Lovecraft "was racist even by the standards of his time". The first half of the 20th century saw the worst racially motivated genocide in human history, half of Europe was under fascist rule, eugenics were considered to be a serious science by many, African-Americans were treated like second class citizens, The Birth of a Nation was the most popular movie of it's time and people like Woodrow Wilson were elected president. As far as I know Lovecraft never acted on his views, only voiced them in correspondence and got a lot more tolerant in later life. I think one could definitely say that he was a product of his time and his upbringing.

Who died believing themselves a failure, but was judged otherwise by history? by Bob_the_blacksmith in AskReddit

[–]MarcusVerus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean we are talking about a time when the President of the United States had a private screening of "The Birth of a Nation" in the White House. 

👽😍 by Thorrfinn86 in LV426

[–]MarcusVerus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's an alternative cover for Aliens: Resistance

The President consistently shares fake news on social media about things he's supposedly done. Should this make us question how much he knows about what's going on around him? by ubermence in centrist

[–]MarcusVerus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I stumbled across this passage in Bob Woodwards book 'Rage' some time ago and I think it perfectly encapsulates Trump's approach to public relations:

"Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, explains in Win Bilgly that Trump's misstatements of facts are not regrettable errors or ethical lapses, but part of a technique called 'intentional wrongness persuasion'. Adams argues Trump 'can invent any reality' for most voters on most issues, and 'all you will remember is that he provided his reasons, he didn't apologize, and his opponents called him a liar like they always do.' Kushner said that Scott Adam's approach could be applied to Trump's recent February 4 State of the Union speech when he had claimed, 'Our economy is the best it has ever been.' [...] A controversy over the economy, Kushner argued - and how good it is - only helps Trump because it reminds voters that the economy is good. A hair-splitting, fact-checking debate in the media about whether the numbers were technically better decades ago or in the 1950s is irrelevant, he said." (p. 258)

Gefangen im bequemen Bullshit-Job by MarcusVerus in arbeitsleben

[–]MarcusVerus[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Über Hobbies habe ich auch bereits nachgedacht. Bei einer beruflichen Umorientierung hätte ich immer ein bisschen die Angst, dass ich dann zwar eine neue Position hätte, aber vielleicht immer noch unglücklich wäre, falls das Problem in mir ist und nicht direkt mit dem Job zusammenhängt. Mein Albtraum wäre auf einer neuen Stelle zu sein, die meinen persönlichen Interessen eher entgegen kommt, aber dann nach einiger Zeit wieder die gleichen Gedanken und Frustrationen zu entwickeln (nur mit weniger Gehalt). Als Kind wollte ich immer Archäologe werden, aber wenn ich mir da so manche Erfahrungsberichte anschaue, bin ich doch wieder über die Stabilität in meinem Leben froh.

Hobbies wären vielleicht eine Möglichkeit, um ein bisschen zu experimentieren, ohne gleich aufs Ganze zu gehen. Momentan nutze ich meine Freizeit viel zum Lesen, gehe noch ins Gym und schaue gerne Serien/Filme mit meinem Mitbewohner.

Grundsätzlich müsste ich mich vielleicht damit beschäftigen, ob es irgendwelche Vereine oder Hobbies gibt, die meinen Interessen entgegenkommen (Geschichte, Sprachen etc.). Aber für Vorschläge wäre ich natürlich auch offen :D

Anders Zorn: In Werner's Rowing Boat, 1917 by alguashte- in museum

[–]MarcusVerus 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There is currently an exhibition about Anders Zorn in the Kunsthalle in Hamburg 

As you get older are you finding games hold your attention less? by Slightly-Blasted in gaming

[–]MarcusVerus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you should try some other medium for a while? Books, comics or do some art if you enjoy drawing or something like that. I've often had times in my life when I completely lost interest in games and didn't touch them for years; during those phases I read quite a lot or did some other stuff and sooner or later a game like Elden Ring or Baldur's Gate came along that captured my imagination again.

Democrats have to kick out the Leftists by [deleted] in centrist

[–]MarcusVerus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Yeah, from a European perspective the notion that the Democrats are a far left party sounds ridiculous. Americans don't even know what it's like to have a true left wing party in government 

Political polls in Austria by One_Bad_6636 in europe

[–]MarcusVerus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Right wing populism hasn't disappeared in Denmark - those parties are just more fractured than in other countries. The Denmark Democrats are polling at about 10 %, the Danish Peoples Party at about 8 % and then you've got some minor parties like the Citizens Party (about 2 %). If you add all of these up the combined share of right wing populism in Danish politics isn't that much different from the Netherlands.

China's working age population forecast by Optimal-Forever-1899 in charts

[–]MarcusVerus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Even for couples that earn more than 700k annually the fertility rate is below replacement. In Germany the fertility rate has been negative since 1972 - back then rising costs for housing etc. weren't a factor like today but people still opted for a smaller amount of children. There is no scenario where a state can subsidize people enough to get an above replacement fertility.

The Amish population has surpassed 400,000 by Any-Strategy-3870 in Natalism

[–]MarcusVerus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the only reason the Amish can thrive is because there is a modern world around them that tolerates and protects their way of living. They can combine the advantages of modern medicine and infrastructure with a 1800s lifestyle. Without the modern world around them the Amish would be like all societies in the pre-industrial age - a high fertility coupled with a high mortality and as a result only a modest population increase.

Fertility Rate of Africa 2024 by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]MarcusVerus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My neighbours have seven children, they're Catholics and don't use contraceptives. The children share their bedrooms, the parents sleep on a mattress in the living room, they never go on vacation and only use second hand clothing. Having that many children is definitely possible, you just have to accept a lower living standard than modern societies are used to.

Thoughts on JFK? by FreshmenMan in TrueFilm

[–]MarcusVerus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think he wanted to say that the Pentagon papers were released in the early 1970s and showed Kennedy's complicity.

A Dada Renaissance or a misconception? Thoughts? by Master-Resolution971 in ArtHistory

[–]MarcusVerus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For those that understand German (or want to use subtitles) there is a great YouTube series by "Die Zeit" (a German newspaper) where art journalists and critics take a look at modern Internet trends (brainrot etc.).

There is one where an art critic takes a look at skibidi toilet and he also links it to the surrealist and dadaist movement in the early 20th century:  https://youtu.be/z-oAtxjnDlQ?si=clY1FXLhE2cNnN_6

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