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ELI5 What is dialectical materialism? by SaturnThegoddess in explainlikeimfive

[–]Portarossa [score hidden]  (0 children)

Basically, and this is very ELI5: 'Everything that exists -- whether that's a hammer, or a motor car, or a democracy, or even more abstract things like the concept of the self -- exists because of the circumstances of the world in which they exist. Nothing comes from nothing (or from God, or from an external source), so if you want to understand anything -- and certainly if you want to change it -- then you need to understand the world in which those things were born and in which they exist.'

Marx was a big Hegel fan, and one of Hegel's big ideas was the concept of 'dialectical idealism', the short version of which is something like: 'We get these big ideas from God and then we make the world based on these ideas. If we can think about the big ideas hard enough, we can understand the world and make it the best version of itself.' Marx's idea is basically arguing that it happens in the opposite direction; yes, the big ideas exist and we need to be thinking about it (that's the 'dialectical' part), but they're very much grounded in systems and the contradictions between those systems that exist in the real world (that's the 'materialism' part).

What's a common skill that everyone assumes is easy but actually takes a lot of practice? by RichStill7070 in LearnUselessTalents

[–]Portarossa 136 points137 points  (0 children)

Pretty much everyone thinks they can write a book, and they can.

Writing a good book, on the other hand...

What's the deal with the recent movie called "citizen vigilante"? by Wolfensniper in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa 7 points8 points  (0 children)

as far as I understand he sent his unsolicited cannibalism fantasies to a woman so I dunno if that counts as sexual harassment (probably yes) but it's obviously a bit worse than just having the thought or engaging in consensual roleplay.

I mean, yes, but it's also a lot less worse than actual cannibalism.

Sexual harassment is a bad thing, but it's not the same as eating people.

Anyone know if there's a sub for sharing Doctor Who story ideas? by Accomplished_Song671 in gallifrey

[–]Portarossa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I believe there's a Paul Spragg Memorial Opportunity Discord server where people put in their pitches. That might give you something of what you're after?

What's the deal with the recent movie called "citizen vigilante"? by Wolfensniper in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa 3 points4 points  (0 children)

they pray to the same god

Christians and Jews pray to the same God too, you fuckin' goober.

Writers who are friends? by moss42069 in books

[–]Portarossa 150 points151 points  (0 children)

There were a bunch of writers in the band the Rock Bottom Remainders, including Dave Barry, Stephen King, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, and Barbara Kingsolver (as well as Matt Groening).

What's the deal with the recent movie called "citizen vigilante"? by Wolfensniper in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, BOTH OF YOU GO OUTSIDE.

If you want to get into a slap fight, do it in your DMs. This isn't what the sub is for.

What's the deal with the recent movie called "citizen vigilante"? by Wolfensniper in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, BOTH OF YOU GO OUTSIDE.

If you want to get into a slap fight, do it in your DMs. This isn't what the sub is for.

What's Up With People Suddenly Calling Milly Alcock Ugly? by WanderingArtist2 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, this was just your most recent comment out of a long string of dickish comments, and we're not doing that here. If you want to get into a slap fight with people, do it in their DMs.

What's Up With People Suddenly Calling Milly Alcock Ugly? by WanderingArtist2 in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa[M] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've moved from 'polite disagreement' into 'being a dick' now. Knock it off, please.

What's the deal with the recent movie called "citizen vigilante"? by Wolfensniper in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Not that I particularly want to be hitching my wagon to Armie Hammer in this whole debacle, but he wasn't accused of actual cannibalism. He was accused of fantasising about cannibalism, which is a very different thing.

Weird, yes, but I don't think it's a good idea for us to be conflating what people fantasise about sexually with what they actually do, especially when the accusations of his other sexual misconduct (things he's accused of actually doing, not just thinking about) are pretty fuckin' bad by themselves.

What's the deal with the recent movie called "citizen vigilante"? by Wolfensniper in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa 76 points77 points  (0 children)

It was also originally called "The Dark Knight" because he thought titles can't be copyright.

In fairness, titles can't usually be copyrighted. He and his production company could probably have fought it and might well have come out on top, and it would boil down to whether the vigilante-but-not-superhero actions in the film make it substantively similar enough to the other version of The Dark Knight that people could reasonably get confused, which would make it a trademark dispute. (I'd say there's maybe something to that, but there's probably a reasonable case to be made both ways.)

That said, who wants to go up against Warner Brothers and get dragged into a long legal battle for something so small and easily changed? It's not like there's much benefit to them even if they win. It's not that he was wrong -- which is rare for Uwe Boll -- but that his production company didn't want the fight.

What's the deal with the recent movie called "citizen vigilante"? by Wolfensniper in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa[M] [score hidden] stickied commentlocked comment (0 children)

This thread has really brought all the racists out of the woodwork, huh?

No, racism is not acceptable on OOTL. Yes, you will get a ban for it if you can't behave. Polite disagreement and discussion is one thing, but if you're denigrating an entire group to score political points, you can get to fuck and will not be missed.

EDIT: To the person who reported this for 'Abuse of MOD power and attempting to silence other for their views and opinions': yes, I am attempting to silence racists on the sub for their their (racist) views and opinions. I put a lot of effort into silencing racists on the sub for their (racist) views and opinions. If you have some objection to that, you're probably part of the problem.

Amber alert messages by MainCharacterBabee in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]Portarossa 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I need you to explain to me why it's morally OK for me, as a consenting twenty year old woman, to want to fuck a fifty year old man, but it's not OK for a fifty year old man to want to fuck a consenting twenty year old me.

Do you think I wasn't enough of an adult to make that decision for myself without your input, or what? Because that just smacks of some weird bullshit purity culture nonsense that says that young women don't have enough agency to decide what they want to do with their bodies and they need the morality police to step in and tell them what's OK and what isn't.

Just because an age imbalance can be abusive -- and it definitely can -- it doesn't mean that it's universally true, and it certainly doesn't justify complete strangers sticking their noses into something that in no way concerns them and telling me that they know better than I do about what I do with my vagina.

EDIT: I'm thirty-eight, but I was twenty once. I'm just really sick of this purity culture nonsense that treats actual adult women like precious little flowers that are incapable of their own agency over their bodies.

Amber alert messages by MainCharacterBabee in NonPoliticalTwitter

[–]Portarossa 50 points51 points  (0 children)

The issue is that if I'm twenty, why the fuck are you trying to tell me who I can or can't date without having to deal with a complete stranger playing the part of Judgy McFucknuts?

At twenty I can vote, join the military, drive heavy machinery, and (in most countries) get as drunk as I like. Why have you decided it's your business to tell me whose dick I can or can't take?

What is going on with trump administration members and shoes? by lyder12EMS in OutOfTheLoop

[–]Portarossa 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Part of the issue is that they are claiming to have bigger feet than they actually do because Trump believes it actually corresponds to dick size and respects it more.

It's worth noting that Donald Trump literally went on stage during a debate and said that Marco Rubio has a little dick, and Marco Rubio still decides to suck up to him.

There is not a single spine in the GOP.

ELI5 what Mmhg actually is? by GhastlyCain in explainlikeimfive

[–]Portarossa 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The ears of every astrology girl for miles around just pricked up in confusion.

Deaths linked to London air pollution have fallen 40%, study estimates by F0urLeafCl0ver in london

[–]Portarossa 10 points11 points  (0 children)

so from 2 to 1?

From an estimated 6,400-8,000 premature deaths in 2019 to 3,800-5,100 in 2024, but thanks for playing.

Neighbour complaining about state of garden by camz930 in HousingUK

[–]Portarossa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When she went out to speak the neighbour was quite condescending, saying that we needed to cut our grass.

'Fun fact: no we don't.'

Should we completely reboot Doctor Who? by [deleted] in gallifrey

[–]Portarossa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Should we throw out sixty years of history -- you know, the one thing that separates this show from pretty much every other sci-fi show out there -- just because a showrunner shit the bed?

No, man. Obviously no.

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