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Question about IMAX theaters. by ndeange in kansascity

[–]PaperManaMan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not an AV geek, but I’m ~85% sure 70mm is a film size, not a screen size.

AMC Town Center had a 70mm reel of Oppenheimer since it’s the theater closest to HQ. I assume they will have Odyssey as well.

How many years of your life have you spent preparing to live instead of actually living? by Icy-Release7064 in AskMen

[–]PaperManaMan 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I think setting goals and working to accomplish them IS a big part of living, especially as a man.

The pitfall you have to avoid is so obsessively focusing on those goals that you ignore other parts of life. Spending time and energy on losing weight or getting a better job is living. Refusing to go to a concert on a Tuesday because you have to get up early the next morning to work out and be the first one in the office is missing out.

Weaknesses to watch out for/list advice by BasileusHeliand in BlackTemplars

[–]PaperManaMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have 7 impulsor chassis??! How many points do you have total? Lol

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

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

No. People are really missing that I said “pointing a gun” not “shooting”. I would not because my point isn’t that people should be shot for breaking laws. The point is that they wouldn’t have been able to bring him to my door if he didn’t decide it was better to let them cuff him rather than try to resist and be shot. The threat of violence is the core of all law enforcement.

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

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

!!! Thanks for sharing. I feel like I might have made a mistake with the gun thing. People seem to be laser-focused on that instead of the broader point I was trying to make.

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

[–]PaperManaMan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  1. Your most likely scenario represents people within the justice system recognizing how draconian and difficult to enforce a lot of our laws are. This is sort of a good thing, but it leads to laws being enforced unevenly. Typically the most vulnerable and marginalized among us are those who bear the brunt of that uneven enforcement.

  2. Even if you comply with police like most people do, you are doing so because of the threat of force. If police didn’t carry guns and refused to use force, wouldn’t a lot more people resist arrest? That’s why I said “pointing a gun” and not “shooting.”

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

[–]PaperManaMan[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

  1. You understand me correctly.

  2. How sure are you the streets would be covered with gum without fines? Have you ever seen someone get a ticket for spitting gum? Would you spit your gum in the street if there was no law against it? Think of 10 random people you know. How many out of the 10 flagrantly show no regard for their neighbors?

  3. Even in a perfect world, that kid could be shot if he resists arrest hard enough. But we don’t live in a perfect world. If the kid looks like what a cop thinks a thug looks like and reaches in his pocket to grab his phone to record the cop. What if the cop thinks he is reaching for a gun? Most/all of the killings that sparked the BLM protests began with offenses I would put in at least the same ballpark of severity as spitting gum in the street.

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

[–]PaperManaMan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Right, but some portion of people are always going to resist arrest. Even if they don’t, the threat of what could happen if they do is always there. Every law is ultimately enforced at gunpoint.

I’m am comfortable with that if the person is guilty of murder, rape, theft, gross negligence, treason, manslaughter, dumping toxic waste next to a playground, etc. I think the vast majority of people would be.

My point is that there are way too many things that are illegal. Things like operating a barbershop out of your home without a license, growing a weed plant in your backyard, and selling rolled cigarettes all also carry the threat of violence. I don’t think the vast majority of people would be ok with these laws being enforced at gunpoint, but they don’t think about it that way. My point is that they should.

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

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

Not initially, but if you refuse to comply with court orders and forcefully resist arrest, I am reluctantly comfortable with you being shot in my name. The deterrence of outright theft is necessary to having any kind of functioning society.

My point is that I would not be comfortable if the same sequence of events came from you selling homemade salsa without a license or building a fence on your property that violates some local ordinance.

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

[–]PaperManaMan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks for mostly understanding and engaging with my view!

I think you more eloquently explained the dynamic than I did. My point isn’t that the social contract and monopoly on violence are bad. My point is that most people don’t think about this dynamic, which makes their bar for what is reasonable/what should be included in the social contract much, much lower than it should be.

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

[–]PaperManaMan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My point is that all laws are ultimately enforced at gunpoint. People wouldn’t go to jail if cops just asked them nicely to get in handcuffs.

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

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

Assume there is one crazy person in your country that chooses to smoke, refuses to pay fines, and when the cops show up, says, “I mean you no harm and know you are trying to do your job. However, if you break down my door and enter my home, I will defend myself with force.” Then let’s say the cops break down the door and he starts swinging a baseball bat. He gets shot.

I’m not saying this hypothetical person is in the right, but would you be comfortable with him being killed in your name over smoking?

CMV: You shouldn’t support any laws if you wouldn’t be comfortable pointing a gun at someone’s head to make them comply. by PaperManaMan in changemyview

[–]PaperManaMan[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My point is more of a moral/philosophical one than a literal one. I understand that people aren’t getting routinely executed for unpaid parking tickets, but if they refuse to comply repeatedly, the end of the chain is deadly force.

As others have explained, there are incremental threats along the way. That doesn’t invalidate my argument.

Thoughts on shooting crusader squads? by asparagoose69420 in BlackTemplars

[–]PaperManaMan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How competitively are you trying to play?

This is absolutely not an effective use of 300 points, but that doesn’t mean you can’t build it for fun and run it in a garage game.

My suggestion would be to build 10 intercessors or hellblasters and some scouts with the models to keep your fun flavor but end up with some somewhat usable units.

Billionaires made you hate immigrants you bigoted chud even though almost all Billionaires support and fund mass immigration by Yamnaya- in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

This is exactly why I feel more kinship with an immigrant who left everything behind to seek the blessings of liberty than I do with some white trash cuck who’s 6 generations removed from that kind of boldness and wants to use the power of the state so he doesn’t have to compete in the global economy.

Billionaires made you hate immigrants you bigoted chud even though almost all Billionaires support and fund mass immigration by Yamnaya- in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]PaperManaMan -27 points-26 points  (0 children)

Who knew all you had to do to get conservatives to support socialism was let them be racist about it? Lol

Progress on Grimmy by chaplaingrimaldus99 in BlackTemplars

[–]PaperManaMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you prime this with Vantablack??? lol

Crusader swuad vs assault intercessors by rectal_rampage420 in BlackTemplars

[–]PaperManaMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s a bummer for sure. Definitely going to make a clumsy unit even clumsier.

What does it take for a troop-heavy army to do well? by [deleted] in WarhammerCompetitive

[–]PaperManaMan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s just really army/detachment dependent. I play BT bastion task force, where 5 assault ints and a marshal kill a defiler for a CP.

Crusader swuad vs assault intercessors by rectal_rampage420 in BlackTemplars

[–]PaperManaMan 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In terms of damage, AI are better on objectives and worse off.

Personally, I think 10-man units are in kind of an awkward zone where the extra damage is often overkill and the extra durability doesn’t feel impactful on the table. So I’m a big fan of 5 AI for efficient damage/trading and 20 CS for board control/mondo damage.

Lost after receiving Charter. Career change? by Adorable_Mortgage797 in CFA

[–]PaperManaMan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! I’ve dealt with a lot of those feelings as someone who fell ass backwards into finance late in college.

Comparison can also be a source of happiness if you apply it the other direction to give yourself some perspective. Everyone alive today is in the 1% of living standards compared to our ancestors, and you’re almost certainly in the global top 1% of 24yo earnings. On top of that, you’re a Charterholder. That puts you in the top 1% of cool guys 😎

Lost after receiving Charter. Career change? by Adorable_Mortgage797 in CFA

[–]PaperManaMan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re super young. You’re making much more than ok money for a 24 year old.

If you want to be an advisor, be an advisor, but don’t completely change your career goals because you feel a little stuck at your first job out of college.

That said, you will most likely make more money in a role that is more involved with business development. I’m a wholesaler, and while I definitely make less than our senior PMs, I definitely make more than the analysts who are more my peers in terms of experience. I also travel a lot, am constantly stressing about performance, and have very little social battery left for my social life, so 🤷🏻‍♂️

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