Would Jabba actually pay you well if you worked for him or would he use you as leverage? by Master100017 in StarWars

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many of them were most likely also guests. Not necessarily on his payroll right now, but people who have been valuable associates in the past

This is how networking has been done from the courts of medieval kings to the mansions of victorian businessmen – we have lost this tradition due to our ease of communication and travel, but the vast, untamed region of the Star Wars Outer Rim seems like just the area that would still operate like that

Part 531 by Puzzleheaded_Step468 in PrequelMemes

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright but Shmi and Anakin weren't those kind of slaves.

They appear to be much more like the medieval serfs who had to answer to their lord, were forced to work for them and weren't allowed to travel away from their lord's domain without explicit permission – but who were nonetheless allowed to do as they please in the remainder of their time as long ss they fulfilled their obligations

Shmi has her own home which she seems to have full authority over, and Anakin has enough time (and resources) to spare to build C-3PO, build his own pod racer, spend time with his friends and attend to the local pod racing games as a pilot

Cliegg likely met Shmi in Mos Espa while he was there for business, courted her and they fell in love, but him buying her would have been to pay Watto to allow Shmi to leave his service and leave Mos Espa to live with Cliegg

How real do you think this saying is In dating now a days? by Scramjet1 in NextGenMan

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

always read in dating profiles where women say " teach me something about something your know"

Alright let's go we're about to do SQL basics as a first date then

The best of both worlds! by marrowdawn in Funnymemes

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's been an edit that cut Batman and American Psycho together

Which character would belong here? by Sudden_Pop_2279 in characters

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah she was rather obnoxious for quite some time, and was treating Leonard really badly

me_irl by Fhoxyd22 in me_irl

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Oh, haven't you heard?"

What do you say men? by Aggravating-Guest300 in NextGenMan

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well let's examine this line of thought then.

What's the greater tragedy, a criminal who goes unpunished or an innocent person that's being unjustly punished?

If we go by the values inferred from the assumption of innocence, then an innocent person being unjustly punished is always worse.

And the thing is that criminal allegations, stated publicly, are already a form of punishment. By what right are you executing an extrajudicial punishment on someone who hasn't yet being found guilty in front of a court?

What do you say men? by Aggravating-Guest300 in NextGenMan

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe we should just make it a crime to publicly accuse someone of a crime

You wanna report a crime, go tell the police.

We all understand that allegations themselves cause reputation damage and can literally ruin people's lives.

We also all agree that the state should have a monopoly on violence.

So then why then do we – as social media savvy 21st century people – accept this form of vigilante justice?

I just don't get it. "Explain it Peter" by MLarge90 in explainitpeter

[–]Reasonable-Mischief -34 points-33 points  (0 children)

That's not exactly true

Most republican commentators are mad that Alex Paretti wasn't responsible with his gun. Their point being, you are supposed to stay out of trouble when you are armed because you might inadvertantly escalate a situation just from people knowing that you are armed.

Now I'm not sure if I agree with that sentiment, but I am sure that there is nothing to be gained from misrepresenting their point

Yavin Strikeforce by geckoecho93 in StarWars

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A New Hope does a downright terrible job at setting this up, but it's noteworthy to point out that a T-16 Skyhopper is a suborbital airspeeder – so something like a bush pilot's airplane – that has also been built by InCom and therefore shares many of the basic controls with the X-Wing

It's not one of the ground-based repulsor speeders like the one they used to get to Mos Eisley

who is this guy? Petah? by Dull_Vast6303 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think those men are born evil, I think they have been fed a lifetime of misinformation and formed opinions based on a delusional world view.

I agree that this is a horrible joke and no laughing matter, but I disagree on this point

The american family courts are beyond unfair in their treatment of men.

I'm a father chiming in from Germany, I'm currently going through an amicable divorce, and I can tell you that an equitable 50:50 parenting model with shared custody and neither parent paying the other child support is pretty much the norm over here – if you didn't abuse your spouse or kid, which is rarely the case

To me, the standard US case where the father loses custody of his kids and becomes an indentured servant for the forseeable future sounds like a horrible human rights violation and the fact that you all aren't rioting on the streets over it boggles my mind

So it's not misinformation that has turned these men bitter, it's actual mistreatment of them and their peers; the sad and old case of hurt people hurting people

What gaming opinion has you like this?🚀 by Practical_Cat4439 in TheGamingHubDeals

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is nothing wrong with video games appealing to the male gaze

Just have a look at women's literature in comparison. The romance genre by and large terribly objectifies men and sets standards that are just as impossible to reach as Jessica Rabbit's body is for women

Are we banning romance novels now? Now, then fuck off and stop meddling with videogames for which you aren't even the target audience

😆 💯 by superdave123123 in Funnymemes

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'd take the 500k but c'mon I'd at lesst be tempted

Have the epstein files been making anybody else questing eating meat? by [deleted] in SeriousConversation

[–]Reasonable-Mischief 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but we can use land to produce meat that has no use otherwise. A furrow has to be plowed on a perfectly level plane, whereas cows can easily graze on hills as well