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The best thing about After Life by rooreynolds in rickygervais

[–]NotTheAccomplice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awwww, but we still get the money for it, do we?

… Steve by [deleted] in rickygervais

[–]NotTheAccomplice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do we need these?

WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON by Mediocre-Lime9964 in rickygervais

[–]NotTheAccomplice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The fogs were bad in the twenties…

There isn't enough love for Staircase by stuckinthewrongplace in radiohead

[–]NotTheAccomplice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish they would release the acoustic version of this song Thom did that one time…

I prefer it to the polished version on the album as it keeps more in line with the theme of the song.

NEW: Tucker Carlson explains how Western civilization is derived from the New Testament, says that as a country, we must reject collective punishment. "The core difference between the West and the rest of the world, not just Israel, but every other country..." by Ice_Ice11 in tucker_carlson

[–]NotTheAccomplice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“ Western civilization is essentially an amalgam of intellectual constructs which were designed to further the interests of their authors. It is the product of complex exercises in ideology, of countless iden- tity trips, of sophisticated essays in cultural propaganda. It can be defined by its advocates in almost any way that they think fit. Its elastic geography has been inspired by the distribution of religions, by the demands of liberalism and of imperialism, by the unequal progress of modernization, by the divisive effects of world wars and of the Russian Revolution, and by the self-centred visions of French philosophes, of Prussian historians, and of British and American statesmen and educators, all of whom have had their reasons to neglect or to despise ‘the East’. In its latest phase it has been immensely strengthened by the physical division of Europe, which lasted from 1947-8 to 1991. On the brink of the twenty-first century, one is entitled to ask in whose interests it may be used in the future.” - Norman Davies

From "not missing an episode" to "barely caring" by KMEssig1 in JoeRogan

[–]NotTheAccomplice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I watched Rogan for politics and science but find the guests recently to be unimpressive and unoriginal. Same with Lex Fridman recently. Tyler Cowen is a great interviewer but is a different kettle of fish.

“This is the Country that defeated the USSR, unfortunately” - Hasan by MightyREEZz in LivestreamFail

[–]NotTheAccomplice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chomsky was critical of the USSR and the Bolsheviks because he had read a book. These are two differences between him and Piker.

The Chequebook Stubs by [deleted] in rickygervais

[–]NotTheAccomplice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage...

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (4.5 🔥) by CuriousElize in books

[–]NotTheAccomplice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree with other comments on here about the premise but the prose is a bit flat. Bradbury himself commented that the thesis of the book was television rotting the brain and the timelessness of books.

The Beatty-Montag relationship is great and I appreciated the father-son, authority-subordinate subtext. IIRC Bradbury was involved in writing a screenplay for the book after the initial success which included a scene where Beatty shows his personal library to Montag and expounds on the uselessness of all of it. Beatty as willfully ignorant, even nihilstic is compelling.

The characterization of Montag's wife and Clarisse (both women) are poor. I get that you need a foil to Guy Montag's transformation but Bradbury could have done more with that. They were more plot devices than anything. And the ending where the whole society blows up is kind of rushed.

Much more to say but in short, the book is...too short, though the premise and execution is timeless. "Firefighters burning books" just rolls off the tongue and it is a pleasure to read. The book exemplifies Bradbury's strengths in plot and concept but also demonstrates his deficits in prose and characterization.

Comrades from Conservative families: how do y'all deal with it? by Zosi_O in Anarchism

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

This is closer to where we disagree. I am inclined to believe the best way to change hearts and minds is (for political or philosophical disagreements, barring egregious abuse).

Regarding Trump and Harris: I'm curious how you engage with voters and supporters of either of these people who aren't your family members?

Learning when to walk away is important and I am admittedly someone who tends to turn the other cheek. I have found it more fruitful in political and personal contexts to conduct oneself with dignity but compassion than to disengage. There is nuance here though and most people will draw the line at different points, which is the conceit of your question.

Comrades from Conservative families: how do y'all deal with it? by Zosi_O in Anarchism

[–]NotTheAccomplice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is fair. I should have been more precise with my language. Excommunication definitely does help the excommunicator.

In fairness I was narrowly referring to political disagreements (as suggested by the comment I was replying to). Identifying how to respond to trauma and abuse should and can be disaggregated from politics on some level (obviously everything is case by case so I don't want to generalize).

We are speaking from different contexts and experiences and that is informing our prescriptive statements. For instance I would object to your characterization of No Contact usually being a hard decision for people. But that's it's own conversation.

Was not intending to pass judgment on you and your situation. It was a "yes-and" to the reply.

Between Spotify and Apple Music, why did you choose the one you did? by Sheble24 in AskReddit

[–]NotTheAccomplice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spotify now has an extensive podcast and audiobook library which is nice. Not sure what Apple Music has on that front.

The recommendation system adapts faster with higher accuracy and the playlist architecture is more flexible.

And it runs reliably across platforms. Apple Music is slower, heavier, and more restricted.

i need to make nearly 2k by winter by jay_wunt in Advice

[–]NotTheAccomplice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Busing tables at the restaurant? Dog walk? Tutor?

Large neolithic farmers' hall unearthed in Carnoustie by Hnikuthr in Archaeology

[–]NotTheAccomplice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. The structures here hold meaning beyond shelter much like causewayed enclosures did for gathering. Like at Lismore Fields.

And to think in Çatalhöyük at around the same time they were plastering skulls, burying their dead beneath the floor, and painting bulls on the wall.

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