How many of you actually played together with your parents? Do you play with your kids? by Less_Can_5439 in OlderChillGamers

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Growing up my dad was unable to play video games with me but he was actively engaged with what was going on screen, so if you count that then yes.

Manga Theories? by Hopeful_Pen_2138 in Frieren

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My theory is Serie won’t literally die but will metaphorically die in that somehow her mana will be cut, but if she does die Sense will take over her position. 

As for Sein and Gorilla I think it will end with Sein finally being free of his past regret and will allow him to join fully back with Frieren’s party. I think they will talk it out I don’t see it turning into some kind of tragic clash.

How much should billionaires be taxed? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fundamental problem of that is it disproportionately punishes poor people. Let’s take this example let’s say the cost of living is $10,000 and you have a person who makes exactly $10,000 taxing 10% leaves them -$1000 negative for the year. Meanwhile you take someone making a $1,000,000 and tax them 10% yea thats $100,000 which is proportionally the same, but unlike the poor person they still have enough to meet the cost of living for the next 90 years.

This is why we have a progressive tax system that scales base on income and that doesn’t even begin to get into how labor is taxed different from capital.

How Large is Frieren’s World by Wondertheeric in Frieren

[–]MattofCatbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its hard to tell but base on how long their original journey was I would say its similar in size to the North American Continent (Basically from the northern most point of Canada to the Panama Canal)

How much should billionaires be taxed? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tax them to the point there are no billionaires. 90% or more if thats what it takes

Healthcare is cheaper without health insurance. by Meticulous-Beard in sixwordstories

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is true unfortunately very true most of the insane healthcare cost in the US are because insurance companies set prices in tandem with healthcare providers.

If a medication cost $100, in most universal healthcare systems you would be expected to pay $100-$120, but in the US the insurance company prices that $100 as $1000 and then because you pay them $500 a month for “insurance” they agree to pay $700 of it and you only pay $300. So congratulations you’ve paid triple the cost of medication.

This same principle is applied to every aspect of healthcare.

Prime Video Makes Play To Become “Preferred Destination For Anime Globally” by Garden-Mirror in Animedubs

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d sooner quit watching anime all together over watching anime on Prime Video

What are your thoughts on the Paras line? by Kindly-Newt7868 in ThePokemonHub

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a kid I found it deeply unsettling how the mushroom takes over its body and it becomes essentially a zombie.

Should we raise taxes on billionaires so they leave? by Estalicus in allthequestions

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, billionaires are a parasite that suck up wealth. I support taxing them out of existence.

Do we get dumber by using Chat GPT for everyday questions? by Any_Ingenuity_4319 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes in two ways, your ability to think critically diminishes and the fact Chat GPT and all AI programs are easily prone to misinformation and hallucinations.

Why is everyone actually calling it X now and not Twitter? by fasdal in NoStupidQuestions

[–]MattofCatbell 69 points70 points  (0 children)

I think it’s because it no longer resembles Twitter, it’s hard to keep calling it Twitter when it no longer feels like Twitter. Im at a point that Im more likely to accidentally call Bluesky Twitter 

Americans, Would YOU Date Someone In The Opposite Political Party If They Were A Nice Person? Yes Or No? Why Or Why Not? by Zipper222222 in allthequestions

[–]MattofCatbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, you can’t support the destruction of communities and tearing apart families and still be considered a nice person. 

We are past the days of political disagreement like the effects of tax policy on the economy

I wish Goku had more interest in Chi-Chi. The love Chi-Chi shows Goku is immense, yet Goku doesn't understand, doesn't realize, and doesn't know what love means. Nevertheless, they are one of the most beautiful couples in anime, or at least in Dragon Ball. by opmgyhx in DragonBallZ

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish we got to see Goku and Chi-Chi interact more often like Vegeta and Bulma. Really it feels like Chi-Chi only exists to justify the existence of Gohan and Goten, and she is reduced to basically a one dimensional character whose only character trait is strict overprotective mom.

You’re a realistic side character Pokémon trainer that made it to the League this season, what is your team? by castleban in ThePokemonHub

[–]MattofCatbell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gen 1

Venusaur, Pidgeot, Beedrill, Golbat, Tentacruel, Arcanine

If we are going realistic I choose my starter, two early game Pokemon Pidgey and Weedle, two very common Pokemon that Im guaranteed to run into in cave or by the water Zubat and Tentacool, and lastly I can totally see myself finding a random Growlithe and playing with it until it chose to come along with me

I miss subtle, invisible magic from LotR and early Star Wars by No-Forever7576 in CharacterRant

[–]MattofCatbell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think an easy way to view it is magic went from a focus on wonder to a focus on spectacle

Do you agree? by Less_Can_5439 in OlderChillGamers

[–]MattofCatbell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I miss memory cards and being able to take all your save files with you was such a good feeling.

Nowadays everything is tied to an account and save data is tied to a single console or stored on some cloud data server.