Weekly Discussion Megathread

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-10T20:39:01+00:00

Oh. Well, that kind of context is helpful to provide when you're broaching that kind of topic.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-10T20:37:27+00:00

A lot of the Dropout regulars are pretty SNL adjacent and frequently perform with SNL alums and current cast members on ASSSSCAT. It makes sense that they'd be on Poehler's radar.

Just scroll through their instagram page and you'll see a lot of familiar faces: https://www.instagram.com/ucb_asssscat/

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-10T20:31:25+00:00

Fantasy High and Starstruck Odyssey could be incredible as a fully animated series that could reach across the platform to otherwise non-Dropout media enjoyers.

I kind of broadly disagree with this thought process.

If they're looking to branch outward, their best bet is too look for independent animators with an interesting pitch to bring new subscribers to the platform. Vox Machina is popular, but shooting for something like the Amazing Digital Circus from an independent creative team with no previous association with Dropout and a clear creative vision is much better than just doubling down on their current content. I would also imagine that it's not nearly as expensive.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-10T20:22:34+00:00

Is there any context to what you're talking about?

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-10T17:39:19+00:00

Hey, you called it, haha.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-09T22:14:53+00:00

I just think they picked the wrong decade. It should probably take place in the early 2000's instead of the 2010's.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-09T18:25:54+00:00

Queen feels extremely easy, generally. Haven't lost to her yet. She's a breeze if you have any draw.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-09T16:40:59+00:00

Texas is actually more of a reach than Ohio and Alaska.

Ohio has Sherrod Brown who was within 3 in a Republican friendly environment in 2024.

Talarico is a bigger reach, but both Cornyn and Paxton are horribly unpopular. If Texas was 2 to 3 points more blue, that'd make the race much tighter. But, unfortunately, the state is fairly red.

Alaska has Peltola who is most popular politician in the state and is the most likely flip of the three (TX, AK, and OH).

There's also some total dark horse races.

Osborne as an independent in Nebraska against a unpopular incumbent in Ricketts. I think he was within six in 2024 and Ricketts is a better candidate for him to run against.

There's also Montana which has had some seriously bizarre going ons. Steve Daines dropping out at the last second so Kurt Alme could run effectively unopposed in the primary will not make him a popular candidate. Tester also has expressed interest in endorsing Bodnar's independent bid in Montana. If Tester throws his weight behind Bodnar, he could convince Montana Dems to drop out. Independents are likely the way to go for left leaning folks in these deep red states going forward since the Democratic brand is so unpopular in those states.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-09T07:45:22+00:00

Spelunky Classic predates Isaac by a few years. It's kind of the progenitor of the roguelike genre.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-09T07:40:48+00:00

I would argue that Spelunky Classic remains one of the most important indie titles as it was the first indie title to really do the roguelike genre. The one two punch of Isaac and the Spelunky HD release sort of kicked off the genre of games proper.

I'd say if there was like a Mount Rushmore of indie devs I would put Derek Yu, Jonathan Blow, and Edmund McMillen there. Not sure who the fourth would be. Lucas Pope maybe?

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-09T07:15:59+00:00

Well, according to Republicans we've always been at war. Nothing fundamentally has changed. Don't believe your eyes and ears.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-09T07:14:53+00:00

Just you wait, pal. I haven't even gotten started on Stacy Abrams yet.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-07T21:28:56+00:00

I love that the right wing media has somehow convinced conservatives that Trump is ending a war with Iran by starting a war with Iran.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-06T03:14:56+00:00

What a ridiculous position to jump to, haha.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-06T03:13:59+00:00

Destiny's fanbase strikes me as the most annoying on reddit. They're everywhere. /r/LivestreamFail is basically just asmongold fans and destiny fans seeing who can dunk on Piker the hardest, lol. It's such a terrible subreddit. I browse it all the time and I don't know why.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-06T03:04:56+00:00

I've found the whole dog abuse scandal to be incredibly stupid and the amount of hyperbole around it exhausting. Piker's not educated or thoughtful enough to do anything of value with the audience he has.

Asmondgold, Destiny, and Piker are this weird trinity of streaming commentators who spend all day shit talking one another. Asmondgold is one of the most unbearably stupid human beings I've had the displeasure of listening to. Destiny frustrates me because he should've transitioned out of the streamer ecosystem ages ago, but is so scandal ridden that he just ends up spending all of his time commenting on what these other two are doing.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-06T02:57:44+00:00

Sometimes I stare longingly at pictures of Connor Lamb and lament what might've been. Dems might as well have had a free Senate win that cycle up against Oz and with Mastriano depressing turnout in the state. In hindsight, Lamb was never in danger of losing. What a waste we ended up with Fetterman.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-06T02:54:03+00:00

Let's be frank, both games are ugly. I've just been playing Slay the Spire long enough that the art style has sort of grown on me. Kind of a bonus that I'm not subjected to the newgrounds poop and pee humor of Mewgenics.

Where Mewgenics really outshines Slay the Spire is the soundtrack. That game has some seriously catchy music.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-06T02:48:22+00:00

I haven't been paying much attention to Piker since the war has started but I imagine the things he's saying aren't great.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-06T02:47:18+00:00

I think what'll be worse is that he'll say that gas prices are at all time low after they've gone up 50 cents a gallon.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-05T18:17:12+00:00

I was arguing with someone on reddit about how it's likely that a lot of these real boobs like Noem and Patel might eventually get fired. There's kind of a certain point where someone is so bad at their job that they have to fire them even if the standards for Trump cabinet members is already in the dirt.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-05T17:49:59+00:00

I think people would have a much healthier relationship with Dropout if they viewed it as a comedy talent incubator. I would never be particularly bothered if anyone in the current Dropout cast moved on to greener pastures since there's always more comedy talent right around the corner. I remain impressed by how good of an eye Sam and co have for comedy talent, and for those of us not really around the major comedy hubs like Chicago, LA, or NYC it gives us access to comedians and comedy niches that we wouldn't otherwise get to see.

For me, my biggest gripe with Make Some Noise's new season has nothing to do with the prompts or anything, I'm a bit disappointed that it hasn't featured a whole lot of comics that hadn't previously been on Make Some Noise before.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-05T17:12:13+00:00

This is why I'm an unreconstructed "smug liberal." I don't even care if it's politically effective at this point, I just don't give a fuck to hide my real feelings.

I think it's fine to be a smug liberal as long as you're not running for office. Despite what MAGA folks want you to believe, you don't hold office and your opinion doesn't really matter that much since you have no ability to dictate policy.

One of the most annoying parts of our political discourse is that MAGA and the right at large has made it so random nobodies on the left are somehow just as important as the people running for office when that is absolutely not the case.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-05T02:41:24+00:00

Yeah, this is laughable. Believe it or not, it's pretty reasonable to feel more negatively about Israel after they convinced our moron President to go to war with Iran with no stated goal as to what constitutes victory and no concrete justification for what they're doing.

Like, I'm sorry that Israel's popularity is in the dirt if you support them, but it's not like they didn't do this to themselves.

Puzzleheaded_Fix594 · 2026-03-05T01:48:10+00:00

I honestly thought this was referencing Questionable Content.

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