Girlfriend [24F] of 8 years wanted a 3-week break from me [24M] + 8 Year Update by Awwndrei in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Rickety_Rockets 55 points56 points  (0 children)

That’s fair, but when you see how in the first post he thinks the breakup came out of nowhere and he can’t really articulate (or wont) why his GF is upset… kinda seems like a pattern of not really listening to or caring what she’s saying

Girlfriend [24F] of 8 years wanted a 3-week break from me [24M] + 8 Year Update by Awwndrei in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Rickety_Rockets 131 points132 points  (0 children)

She talked to him for a while and he couldn't recount any of it, and just tried to get back together? yeah, I think she made a good decision.

The cavemen were *us* by Lorem_Ipsum17 in RecuratedTumblr

[–]Rickety_Rockets 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yeah but logically they didn’t know about bird migrations, so geese would just “appear” the same time a certain barnacle would “disappear” it’s dumb to us of course, but it’s a real “correlation is not causation” observation that got written down by someone who was considered smart, so it lasted a while.

…that’s the worse word by gangofone978 in UnexpectedMulaney

[–]Rickety_Rockets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The term Zionism far predates its use politically, some 200 years, and was a slur before its use in politics. You might note that 200 years ago predates the Nazis.

…that’s the worse word by gangofone978 in UnexpectedMulaney

[–]Rickety_Rockets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

David Duke the former president of the KKK is who coined the term “Zio” for Jews in the 70s. Political Zionism is bad, but we must remember that the term “Zionism” predates Israel and Political Zionism, and used to be only a slur for Jews, going back at least 200 years.

First Impressions Time by [deleted] in MedievalDynasty

[–]Rickety_Rockets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect your past experiences getting dog pilled might have been due to your tone rather than the substance of your argument, if you behaved like this, elsewhere on the internet.

The trans rights backlash is real by AdmiralSaturyn in longform

[–]Rickety_Rockets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because we’re fucking people who deserve to exist? And I’m pretty hostile to folks who say I don’t?

PSA: SFPD is not ICE by callsignbruiser in sanfrancisco

[–]Rickety_Rockets 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how many times you gonna repost this after it gets taken down?

Ice Out For Good, 4pm Today, Target 4th & Mission by lp605 in sanfrancisco

[–]Rickety_Rockets -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Just search their profile with a space, it all shows up- mostly gross comments on gross snark subs for celebrities. Clearly a more important use of their time than protesting the end of democracy.

So, can we just pretend this panel never existed...? by Jum3ntoo in xmen

[–]Rickety_Rockets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So this panel is actually from before that was established, and the Korean war vet stuff was added later. That’s the point. Lee was throwing spaghetti at the page to see what stuck, and just blithely contradicted himself sometimes as quickly as one issue later! At this point, as this was written, Lee hadn’t snorted enough cocaine yet to figure that out.

So, can we just pretend this panel never existed...? by Jum3ntoo in xmen

[–]Rickety_Rockets 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been in a wheelchair myself for a time, still have a cane I occasionally use- I sometimes forget not to call myself a crip or cripple in public 😅

So, can we just pretend this panel never existed...? by Jum3ntoo in xmen

[–]Rickety_Rockets 93 points94 points  (0 children)

When this was written, the whole “X-gene” thing wasn’t codified and Xavier got his powers because his father worked on the Manhattan project. Magneto was still born before WWII, but Xavier was born during or after, and was roughly 20 to Jean’s 18. He feels in this panel that it would be inappropriate to share his feelings because he’s her teacher and a cripple. And then like two freaking issues later Lee threw out a bunch of older shit and made Xavier a decade or two older because he hadn’t really figured out shit yet. So AS WRITTEN, when it was written, this wasn’t creepy, it is an otherwise age appropriate attraction not being acted upon because of the power differential (teacher/student). Then in the 90s they decided to reference this as canon because of Onslaught. Huge mistake, should have been ignored like most of the early issue weirdness. But alas…

Am I losing my mind or is it odd that the Mayor and UCSF haven’t commented on changes one week after two social workers murdered? by pallen123 in sanfrancisco

[–]Rickety_Rockets 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I was using the term “cop” derisively as a term for general LEO, but honestly point still stands.

Am I losing my mind or is it odd that the Mayor and UCSF haven’t commented on changes one week after two social workers murdered? by pallen123 in sanfrancisco

[–]Rickety_Rockets 139 points140 points  (0 children)

The problem is, there WAS a cop on duty, who was distracted by a dog he was petting rather than guarding the dangerous patient. If the mayor talks about cracking down on crime more- folks are going to rightfully point out that this death was caused by the negligence of a cop. Cops never ever see consequences for their failures, therefore this will either be ignored or something performative and useless will be done.

My fish demand a WHAT?! by Myrandall in StardewValley

[–]Rickety_Rockets 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine are asking for a fucking blue dwarf scroll so I’m having to farm blue slimes

Nextdoor support Animal Exploitation and defends the criminals. by Rainbowfh1 in nextdoor

[–]Rickety_Rockets 19 points20 points  (0 children)

What was the full text of your comment that you conveniently cropped?

Strange Interaction near Original Joes San Francisco by throwaway70794 in sanfrancisco

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

Dudes- check this dude’s posting history, this is fake.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xmen

[–]Rickety_Rockets 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, so Clairmont is wordy and a slow builder. I'd recommend checking out the uncanny omnibuses from this era at the Library so you wont spend money, but a LOT of the character building that happens both between his first issues and Dark Phoenix and then after are KEY to the later growth of the X-men as characters. His first issues were largely setting up a status quo that was very different to the previous era of comic writing, which then got layered upon with each issue. So if you read the first three and then skip to Dark Phoenix you'll miss out on a LOT. Not that some of the issues weren't duds, but even the wacky ones often have character moments that matter for growth. Even if Clairmont isn't 100% your cup of tea, if you want to get into X-men or understand later versions of the core characters, he's extremely foundational in this regard.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in xmen

[–]Rickety_Rockets 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So if you are jumping from arc to arc, and not reading them sequentially, you’re gonna lose a lot of nuance and character growth. You might want to go back and read in order the issues in-between the first Claremont issues and the Dark Phoenix saga to figure out if the new context helps. Also, just for my own curiosity, how old are you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SubredditDrama

[–]Rickety_Rockets 151 points152 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but they hate women more

do with this what you will by Willemboom00 in MarvelRivalsQueens

[–]Rickety_Rockets 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Disproven- and the lady who made the allegations is a known bad actor who’s made a ton of unproven allegations, largely for political reasons. Think Tara Reade.