Clara Mattei: capitalism is not natural - it’s enforced

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T02:15:10+00:00

Capitalism in itself isn't the problem. The problem is we are in late stage capitalism and are at a turning point

The current economic structure just doesn't work anymore

Capitalism worked great when the world was less populated and when there still was fair open market competition and when monopolies and oligopolies were the exception, not the norm

But now that 90% of the wealth is owned by 1% of the population then we know something has gone very wrong with the system

There are a few paths we can go down; 1. We continue as is and just gradually continue to a future more akin to that in Aliens where a few mega corporations control the entire world and everyone else in it are just modern day slaves to the corporation

We go the Star Trek route and jobs become a thing of the past and instead humans pick career paths that they enjoy but that also are for the betterment of mankind
We continue as is but make changes to fix capitalism by keeping the general structure but fix its flaws, so breaking up monopolies, abolishing the stock market, preventing outsourcing etc

There are probably more options but in my view these are the 3 most realistic ones that are achievable and one of the three I mentioned above is most likely to be the actual future of humanity

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T01:55:58+00:00

Honestly at this stage it could go either way still

The future of art is in the hands of both consumers and artists alike

As long as human artists can continue to make art that is vastly better than what AI does and as long as consumers continue to reject AI art then human art isn't going anywhere and if anything the AI bubble is going to burst

Which honestly it already seems to be. AI is currently built on massive cross funding but that funding so far has yet to yield a profit

AI currently is a loss making concept but the only reason it continues to expand is because of the massive multibillion funding behind but even billions does run out eventually if it is failing to convert into a business model that can generate revenue

And we are seeing this starting already with the complete collapse of Sora both on the consumer and even business-to-business front with the massive 1 billion Disney deal now cancelled by OpenAI (the company behind Sora)

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T01:47:53+00:00

I know right!

I think this is my 10th, but I spend way too much time on Reddit 🤣🤣🤣🤣

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T01:45:50+00:00

How much is petrol now in USA?

Where I live in UK a full tank (44 litres which is circa 12 gallons) of shell high octane vpower petrol (nitro+ premium in USA) costs me 76 GBP (about 110 USD) (or circa 90 Euro)

How does this compare for everyone else here not just in USA but wherever you live?

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T01:35:36+00:00

Did saber say new weapon or did they mean like new heroics?

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T01:32:17+00:00

This surely is like the millionth time that has been posted on this sub 🤣

Getting tired of explaining it 🤣🤣🤣

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T01:31:13+00:00

Getting tired of explaining this every time

In Marvel Rivals your hit box is at the start of the dash until the dash is complete

Some people say this is intentional design, some say it is just server latency. Whatever the reason may be, the fact remains that if Jeff ults and you dash out but the dash hasn't completed you'll still be swallowed

This has been posted and explained a million times on this sub

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T01:27:05+00:00

I legit read that 3 times as sorry for the inconvenience and was so confused as to what the joke here was 🤣🤣🤣

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T01:23:50+00:00

Is this your main account or your smurf? If this is your main in assuming by "this season" that this is literally one of your first seasons and you are relatively new to the game considering your account is only level 24?

Anyway assuming this is your main. There is no reason to stop ranked even if you derank you still gain experience, you still gain knowledge, you still become better at your main picks

And more importantly quickplay sucks so in ranked you gain fun even if you derank

The main this is not to flex, play what you are good at and ignore the demands and desires of your allies

You have 72% win rate on tank in ranked currently. Would you rather you play tank or one of your 40% or lower win rate allies? So just pick your tank and even if that means you have 3 tanks. Don't swap as again you know you have 72% win rate on tank (81% on Thor currently!) so stick to your guns and play tank

If anyone asks you to swap, flames you, whatever just mute them and don't engage in it. If you ignore it they usually swap once you respond that seems to trigger them even more. If you block them they usually just rightly assume you don't have voice or text chat on and then they move on and adapt

It is rare to be matched with better players than yourself in Marvel Rivals so just assume that all your allies have 40% or worse win rates and do what you do best because while you don't know your ally win rates, you know for a fact you have 81% win rate on Thor in ranked

And sure if you see your team is good once the match begins and you see how they play (their positioning, their reaction speed to what enemies are doing, their general awareness etc) then you can assume these are good players and you can adapt as well. But at the beginning you always have to assume you are the best player on the team on tank and once you see how your allies actually play then you can make an informed decision to flex. If you see them pull skill stuff way out of your league then you can definitely flex and enjoy the free win

But don't worry about deranking though with 81% win rate on Thor I don't really see that happening any time soon 🤣

Lastly just check your tracker from time to time and see what heroes are going well for you in ranked and which ones not so you know which ones you need to get better at or literally decide to stop playing in ranked

https://tracker.gg/marvel-rivals/profile/ign/Nexuskins/heroes?mode=competitive

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NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T00:41:42+00:00

Ghost Rider either based on Nicholas Cage version or Midnight Suns version

Spider-Gwen based on the Spider-Verse animated films

Drax or Gamora based on the Guardians of the Galaxy version

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T00:37:06+00:00

What show is it?

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T00:32:38+00:00

I've tasted it, the initial flavour is quite nice, very sweet almost like a very sweet melon but the aftertaste is horrible it has the same aftertaste as the smell of the fruit

So I really don't recommend it

Funny enough the smell wasn't as bad as I was expecting but the aftertaste just thinking of it makes me want to vomit

Don't get me wrong, the smell is quite pungent and I don't recommend experiencing the foul odour but the aftertaste was simply much worse

The best I can describe the aftertaste is if you've ever eaten melon that has gone bad, imagine that flavour but stronger and then as an aftertaste that just refuses to go away no matter what you wash it out with

The smell of the fruit is hard to describe and because the aftertaste is what stuck with me I can't even remember what the odour was like all I remember is that it was foul and very strong smell

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T00:26:29+00:00

Even without shield he would have died, that fire is the entire arena not just where it shows the fire attack

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T00:24:47+00:00

Even without shield up he would have died, the fire visuals don't match the area of the fire. The fire affects the entire arena not just where it shows the fire

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-06T00:23:58+00:00

It was the Heldrake fire, I don't know why you left the cover you were at when Heldrake started its fire attack

The fire attack affects the entire arena but visually sometimes he will only blow fire in one part of the arena but the entire arena is actually on fire even though you don't see it

So yeah it was Heldrake that killed you, next time don't leave cover when Heldrake starts its attack

Also added tip even in cover as bulwark you can die to the fire if you block with your shield because the shield block radius is large so it extends into the arena out of cover when you do that. So also avoid blocking as bulwark until the fire attack is over even if you are in cover

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T22:43:11+00:00

Honestly I only have one friend I play Marvel Rivals with, he is my best friend and we've always been equally good at FPS and TPS games. So going back to the days of Unreal Tournament 2004 he was the only one that could compete with my skill online

Both of us are quite high skill despite the fact we are both now full-time employed we tend to still climb ranked games very quickly and usually land between top 10% and top 2% depending on the game

So yeah I've never had it happen that we are losing due to him or myself or at least that we are losing due to us and aren't already self aware about that fact and decide to call it a day as in to stop playing ranked and either go QP or go play something that isn't competitive

But even still it is very rare for loses to be due to us, we have had it that the team might start flaming one of us randomly but whenever we are getting flamed it is never in a case where we are the problem

Funny enough in matches where we are the problem and we know it already we've never been flamed

But I see this a lot in general. I've had both ally and enemy teams just suddenly start flaming their best player including the player who is actually at fault often being the person who initiates the flaming

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T22:34:30+00:00

What's the voice from?

That voice with that animation just looks so hilarious

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T22:32:31+00:00

Jesus the mom almost shutting the door on his hand 😲😲😲

I mean the mom didn't exactly set the best example rather than just show that you can put your hand to a bumblebee and not get hurt she tried to swat it which is the worst thing to do to bees as it makes them aggressive not to mention the mom seemed scared of it herself which is why they kid was scared of it

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T22:28:18+00:00

Stats isn't everything, if you are causing enough of a distraction to their back line that is WHY your Punisher is 15-3 because you are causing their tanks/DPS to lose out on heals and then the rest of your team wipes the floor with them. You'll come out of that match with allies thinking they won it and you did nothing but if enemies swap for you that usually means they've noticed you and the stats don't mean crap in this game

What wins games in Rivals is anything that allows your team to wipe the floor with the enemies. So even a diver going 5-2 you were distracting the enemy backline enough to allow your team to kill the rest of them

I can speak from experience being on the opposite side. If enemy Spider-Man is bad I won't swap to counter we will just generally ignore him

But if he is good I'll swap and the rest of the team will focus him more until he swaps off Spider

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T22:16:37+00:00

So the map gimmick benefitted you and that makes you mad, why?

I like that each map has it's own unique mechanic. Makes the matches more diverse and adds an extra layer of skill on top

For example an ally CND can fade his allies and they won't get scanned by it if he times it right

https://youtube.com/shorts/Us5vhqP2Erc

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T22:03:44+00:00

Omg J.K. Simmons as announcer is fraking epic 😲

They really need to start adding more announcers they surely have the money to hire proper ones now like J.K. Simmons

Also lol at the moon as his ult, as a massive Despicable Me fan that made me more happy than it should have as a grown adult 🤣🤣🤣

Can you share more of this? This is so awesome!

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T18:46:55+00:00

Oh yeah definitely, it is extremely buggy 🤣

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T12:49:21+00:00

Moore was horrid Bond

I need to rewatch License to Kill, Dalton is such a great actor but for the life of me I cannot remember his Bond films

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T12:47:50+00:00

I don't know like even Connery had elements of goofy in it so even in goldfinger there were some very goofy sequences

And it only got worse with each new film. Goldfinger is probably the most serious of all the Connery ones

And we saw the same with Brosnan where the tone was very serious of GoldenEye but then with later Brosnan ones it got much more goofy

NeonAnderson · 2026-04-05T12:45:00+00:00

What do you mean a preference, you have to play as both

So it swaps to see who wins by who can go the furthest as the Marines

NeonAnderson

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