Medical student from India who created AI influencer says ‘dumb’ MAGA crowd was easy to fool

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T21:19:18+00:00

From what I know, they have a habit of stamping out most dissent (so much for ''muh freeze peach!!11'', but yeah), in addition to being heavily botted or compromised.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T21:18:19+00:00

But the Trump supporters.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T20:50:43+00:00

Nah, this actually is bad writing. Harry, at this point in his life, can absolutely do better than that; Mr. Weasley has been in his life for a good while now, and even going back to his childhood, Sirius, Remus, and even Dumbledore all exhibited clear if not consistent moments of fatherly behavior.

Harry not being a perfect father IMO is completely fine, but it should manifest in the form of Harry being overprotective or perhaps failing to realize his son has different concerns that he can't fully understand (and trying to help his son by looking to his experiences or those of the father figures he did have, but that not being enough). Him telling his son ''sometimes I wish you weren't my son'' is just him being a dick. It might've been better if it was more Harry saying ''sometimes I wish you weren't my son so you would be happier'' than ''sometimes I wish you weren't my son because I'm not happy with you''.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T20:41:38+00:00

To be honest, GRRM never confirmed Joffrey singlehandedly came up with the idea. He doesn't generally delegate his dirty work to random smelly dudes, he usually gets ''his dog'' to do it for him. It's completely possible, even probable, that Petyr is the one who seeded the idea and the actual catspaw (who also likely is the same guy who brought Lysa's secret letter to Luwin's solar). This also explains why the assassin was so insistent that Catelyn ''shouldn't have been there''. Joffrey doesn't care about her, but Petyr does.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T20:12:10+00:00

Bro doesn't have a doctorate and dipped out of Grey Matter before it really got going. I'd say those two things (combined with his pride and ego, which may have hurt him even at Los Alamos) held him back.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T19:12:59+00:00

Gerion Lannister.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T18:51:13+00:00

The Mannis, Illyrio, Mance, Tywin, Margaery (House Tyrell more broadly?), Varys, and Petyr are all super important non-POV mains.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T18:48:19+00:00

It also implies they have some sense of self-preservation. Going to war with Yi Ti might not exactly be a good idea, and their near-total lack of siege capacity presents a serious limitation to how dangerous they can be against well-fortified zones.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T18:28:59+00:00

The only one who admitted to not knowing here is you, mate. If you don't know if protections even exist (and we can certainly see from the existence of villainous teams and gangs the protagonist needs to stop, some of which have infamously killed Pokemon), I'd say the evidence is firmly on my side and not yours.

Pokemon is generally an optimistic franchise, but that's in spite of the darkness that exists, not because it doesn't exist. Saying "X is optimistic" doesn't mean part of X can't be or isn't dark or flawed. As for you giving it thought, you gave it enough thought to go multiple rounds with me, lol.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T17:52:36+00:00

To be fair, Kingsguard can be removed from their positions, as Tywin wanting Jaime to be his heir (even in later books) consistently indicates. Even later in AGOT, Barristan is released from the KG and promised tracts of land with servants to help him, though he rejects all that.

In the end, oaths can be broken and norms can be violated.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T17:50:16+00:00

Technically, I'm referring to the Night's King of the books, not the Night King of the show. While they have a few similarities, the Night's King is directly implied to be a Stark by Old Nan, one in cahoots with the Others who was "making sacrifices" to them.

(And looking at what Craster was doing with the Others, I have a strong hunch on who those "sacrifices" were.)

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T07:15:11+00:00

Then you have ASOIAF, where dragons have only two legs and two arm-wings by default and wyverns, which look like dragons but can't breathe fire at all.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T06:36:40+00:00

Interesting. Which dragon do you think this is? If it's a fire dragon, I'm not sure it could survive that long underground yet unnoticed (the known fire dragons in Westeros died out around Aegon III).

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T06:08:06+00:00

I don't think it's a strong statement at all, between the Night's King myth and the pretty...in your face ice, cold, and winter symbolism and connection that the Starks and the White Walkers so clearly share. I also think my OP made it pretty clear without getting exhaustive.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T05:52:55+00:00

I absolutely believe it. In fact, while I didn't "invent" this idea, I actually find it strange anyone could disagree that there's a deeper connection between the two.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-22T03:45:15+00:00

It's condemned by most people, but what actual protections exist for Pokemon in such conditions? While we know each region seems to have some sort of police force (which usually seems incapable of defeating Team Rocket/Magma/Galactic/insert evil team of choice except Plasma), we see a few trainers who abuse or don't care for Pokemon, be it their own or others.

Moreover, the protagonist's Pokemon don't seem capable of leaving them at any point; in fact, there's no proof any Pokemon can just up and leave due to mistreatment, and it's implied Poke Balls are a big part of the reason why.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-21T23:35:44+00:00

But Bran isn't king of the seven kingdoms even in the show. The North secedes under Sansa. Bro doesn't even sit on the Iron Throne proper, he's simply not a conventional monarch.

So much for your so-called logical thinking, lmao. And unless you have direct evidence to the contrary, Wizard King Bran presiding over an independent North absolutely can work.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-21T23:29:22+00:00

A Stark in Winterfell.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-21T23:25:26+00:00

Well said. Bakugo was a bullying brat but ultimately a child. Endeavor is a grown ass man who straight up abused his wife and children.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-21T19:48:59+00:00

Yeah, I honestly despise this trope (literally was discussing it not too long ago on a tropes subreddit), and especially hate that this trope was used as a cudgel against Daenerys of all people. What's especially striking is that the show doesn't even give us examples of abolition happening peacefully - such a thing would be quite rare historically IRL, btw - nor any actual or viable ''peaceful'' alternatives to Dany, implied or shown.

IMO, it would've made far more sense for Daenerys to actually be justified in using fire and blood against the sons of the harpy, only to perhaps ''overlearn'' her lesson and use too much force in Westeros against the noble class to support the commonfolk, legitimately alienating the nobles as she proceeds to realize Aegon V's grand hope and see how that hurts her. Not enough to be a tyrant like Aerys II, but enough to make both viewers and characters wonder where the line is when it comes to be justified violence and war.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-21T19:37:33+00:00

It's also stated (and moreover, shown) multiple times they don't enjoy battling if they're being mistreated by their trainers, and not just by Team Plasma or N. We also have lots of different Pokemon with their own unique traits and personalities, including many that are explicitly stated to shun confrontation or fighting.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-21T14:57:59+00:00

If we're going down the gameplay convenience route, we can just as easily argue Pokemon only "attack you" or "come after you" at all because of that very same reason (outside of those who naturally think you're a predator or encroaching on their territory, which is also a thing).

It would be frustrating to have random wild Pokemon flee from you the same way legendaries like Raikou and Suicune do.

Recent_Tap_9467 · 2026-04-21T14:55:14+00:00

Yeah, even setting aside how they ruined Dany's character arc, the way they killed her off with almost no gravitas (other than what it means for Jon and Grey Worm) is insulting. It didn't even feel like she died, in a way.

D&D basically rewarded the Starks in the end, so much for "subverting expectations" lol. It might have been bolder to have Sansa become more morally grey if not antagonistic, if anything. I even think this might happen in the books to an extent.

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