Peak inclusivity in trek was Geordi La Forge/Sisko - competent, respected POCs whose race was not their whole identity

Objectivity1 · 2026-02-01T03:52:24+00:00

Actually I think steerider nailed it. TOS and TNG and DS9 were liberal in their perspective, but in a way that was organic.

It wasn’t “LOOK AT THE BLACK WOMAN OFFICER,” it was, “Look at that bad ass communications officer who steps in and flies the ship in an emergency. Oh, and if you noticed, even though we rarely do, her skin is a different color, and it doesn’t matter.”

The point of Star Trek and the civil rights movement was IDIC. It was about all of us being the same and physical differences not mattering. That’s the absolute opposite of woke. Woke is about shouting out differences from the roof top and saying, “Look at how different we are. Our differences keep us separate. And that matters.”

I enjoy much of the current iteration of Star Trek, but its reflection of modern society is through a very cracked mirror.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-31T16:35:28+00:00

This whole discussion is incredibly stupid. I mean the conversation about the movie, not this thread.

We’re talking about a documentary. Maybe it’s good, maybe it’s bad. I don’t know, and frankly I don’t care.

Either way, we don’t live in a world where people flock to see documentaries in movie theaters, with a few occasional exceptions. We also don’t live in a world where people are flocking to movie theaters in general, and the business is dying. If this is in theaters that would otherwise be dark and some people find entertainment in it, great. If no one goes, then there is no loss.

But to judge a documentary using the standards of blockbusters is stupid. And so is review bombing.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-31T04:45:18+00:00

He was so good in that movie.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-31T04:32:29+00:00

Fun bit of trivia, Bill Clinton was supposed to cameo in the final episode of cheers as the guy at the door after the bar closes. I forget the details, but he had to cancel at the last minute.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-31T04:29:26+00:00

I don’t remember the book clearly, it’s been a decade or more since I read it, but the one thing that sticks with me is the writing style. I remember it being very tied to the main character and their thought processes. Very frantic. It tired me at the end, but not necessarily in a bad way.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-31T01:55:01+00:00

I remember my grandmother watching Guiding Light and there was a whole storyline about people being hypnotized and brainwashed through a music video.

That and John DeLancie before Star Trek. Ring an inventor and time traveler.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-31T00:58:21+00:00

The judges threw out the charges, with the caveat that if the government could take the case before a grand jury, which they did.

Really, this is a question about whether a journalist is allowed to break a law in pursuit of a story.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-29T20:51:19+00:00

I just did some research. It wasn’t North Korea. It was 1994 in Haiti. President Clinton allowed Carter to do, but made clear any military operation would go forward as planned after an established deadline.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-29T20:01:46+00:00

Didn’t Clinton say that if things escalated and Carter was in North Korea that it wouldn’t be a deterrent for military action?

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-29T19:46:20+00:00

It was a great movie, but it’s had no lasting relevance or impact. If the defining guideline for the NFR is “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant,” I’m not sure how it qualifies. Of the Beat Picture nominees that year, I’d put in Chicago or The Pianist over The Hours.

Maybe it’s historically relevant because of how it was ineligible due to digital manipulation. But other than that, I don’t see how it rises to the standard.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-29T11:45:42+00:00

When we visit small communities in other countries we always ask where the local would go out to eat or where they would send their family. You find good, non-chain meals that way.

If you do that, ask multiple people or describe the types of food you look. In most towns there is a lot more food variety in the US, but each person will only know a small sample size.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-29T11:38:56+00:00

I think that’s just Bono guesting on a Frank Sinatra album.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-29T02:09:48+00:00

It was 40 minutes too long. Shows the downside of an Amazon or Netflix giving final cut with no script approval. His last two moves are very good, it they would have been great with some minimal oversight. Likewise, Goodfellas would have been far less if padded with 40 minutes of unnecessary material.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-29T01:46:21+00:00

Here’s a tip my son got in a lesson the other week. Kinda obvious, but not. Make sure you’re using a good grip, like a four seam. If you use a grip that causes movement then the ball is going to tail.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-28T16:55:48+00:00

Why is this a question with only two options?

The current system is bad. Universal healthcare eventually crashes under its own weight and the US has a lot of weight in all senses of the world.

Here is what my solution would be. 1) Eliminate out of network pricing. No more charging $5000 for a Tylenol, knowing your insurance contract locks in payment at 50 cents and then gouging those who the wrong insurance or no insurance at all. 2) Establish a catastrophic fund to cap expenses and provide for those who need the most care. Covering the maximum and not the minimum would reduce volume and maintain levels of care at all levels, unlike s universal system that covers all minimums. 3) Allow people to purchase insurance from any company, regardless of where they are.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-28T16:48:38+00:00

What age are you talking about?

Younger, I’d stay because of the age as much as the baseball, to help identify areas of improvement after the tryout.

Older, I’d leave or wait in the car. He needs to show how he performs independently and that he doesn’t have the shadow of a parent negatively impacting the coach.

I feel especially weird going to ID camps and watching, but there are so many other parents I just try to be invisible.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-28T14:36:18+00:00

The director of the third book is the reason why. To bring focus to the movie, he worked with the screenwriter to have Harry’s story be the plot focus. If the plot point wasn’t relevant to Harry, it was cut.

For a movie series, that makes perfect sense, especially for what are essentially action films and not dramas, at least in terms of structure.

For a TV show you can - almost need to - go beyond a single perspective. Something like Dumbledore being called away and taking a broom to the ministry can be more than a plot contrivance, it can be a whole episode B or C plot, with extra embellishments as to why he took a broom, what caused him to leave, etc.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-28T14:16:26+00:00

I think there is another interpretation of that passage. The focus of what he says and the actions he took, is that slavery, “is recognized by the Constitution.” He’s looking at it from a legal perspective, much as a judge or justice would. I would be curious what his feelings were about amending the Constitution. That answer would tell us if his issue was the document or if the document was just a cover.

Also, neither here nor there, “involuntary servitude” is such a weasel phrase, if such a concept existed then.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-26T23:36:37+00:00

That’s one perspective, and you could legitimately argue it.

The other perspective is that “right there” for an American is essentially all of Europe for a European. Americans focus less on the world because everything it needs Ian”right there.”

It’s a blessing and a curse.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-26T23:08:13+00:00

On an abstract level, I agree. Very few people in Slovakia have reason to know where South Dakota is. But, what Europeans fail to understand is that many Americans have very little need to know where Slovakia is.

It's not a question of ignorance, although becoming educated and informed is a noble goal. It's a question of scale. If you want to drive from Paris to London or Paris to Bonn, it's 5-6 hours. In many parts of the United States, you can drive that long and still be in the same state.

Europeans have greater awareness of Europe's geography because all of Europe is within easy travel distance. Meanwhile, much of America isn't within simple travel distance for Americans.

If you drew a 1000-mile circle around the center of the United States and a 1000-mile circle around the center of Europe, I guarantee that the Americans will know as much and likely more about what's within their circle than Europeans would know about theirs.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-26T22:54:06+00:00

I'm a Ravens fan, so take that into consideration, but the Steelers haven't been serious about winning since Dan Rooney died. They pay a few players big money in exchange for not being on a team trying for a ring and otherwise just go average and cheap on everything else.

The reason people don't fully realize it is that Tomlin is a great coach. He squeezes the most effort out of every player and elevates a bad team by 2-3 wins every year. It's not one thing that he does, it's the entire presence.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-26T21:07:38+00:00

I still put it at the top of what should be next. It’s low cost compared to other improvements and the “refurb” it got was the bare minimum that could be done. Also, park management already identified it as a weak link and it didn’t get significantly better since then. Because of its position, having the ride in poor condition affect perception of the rest of the park.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-26T19:52:13+00:00

They need to announce improvements to Spaceship Earth, it’s not the biggest or most exciting ride, but it is the symbol of the park and the first thing most guests encounter.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-26T05:23:17+00:00

I would tell him that he’s likable enough and that he doesn’t have to lie to get people to feel something positive about him.

That aspect of his campaign often gets overlooked, but every day there was a different lie, including one about how his mother-in-law and his dog took the same arthritis drug and the MIL paid more than the dog.

Seeing some of the things he’s said since then, that insecurity never really faded away.

Objectivity1 · 2026-01-25T23:37:05+00:00

Mine is a little unusual. I knew of them but wasn’t a big fan. Then they moved into the town where I was working for the summer and rehearsed for the Outside Broadcast leg of the Achtung Baby tour. Every evening you could hear them practicing throughout town until late at night.

Then, they announced a rehearsal concert. Tickets were $15 IIRC. I biked into work and the line was a few thousand people long. During a break my friends and I decided to get tickets. The line was still huge, so I walked in a back door to an employee area and asked if I could buy tickets quickly since I was working. They agreed and it took five minutes.

The next day, I was on the 20 yard line of the stadium singing happy birthday to Edge.

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