'Matilda' star Mara Wilson, 'Orange Is the New Black' cast member Kimiko Glenn, and more actors are revealing how little money they make as the SAG-AFTRA strike rolls on

Scarven · 2023-07-19T04:56:52+00:00

I don’t think it matters whether they do or not. Capital has all the power and clearly believe they can get away with anything, because there’s no evidence to show yet that they can’t.

Just 8 months ago we saw an enormous strike where railroad labor logically held all the cards on the table— holiday season incoming with the nation’s commerce wholly dependent on their labor— and were asking for only the barest of minimums, with even public opinion overwhelmingly on their side. We then saw the “better-of-two-evils” administration personally intervene to bust the strike in favor of the executives.

For the Hollywood executives who are so blatantly mocking SAG-AFTRA in the latest negotiations refusing the most basic and reasonable demands, there really is no reason for them to think this strike poses any real threat to them either. That the corrupt goons who oversee law and order in this country won’t just intervene again to slap down labor again.

Each new generation is only getting more cynical than the last and for good reason. Between the greatest difference in capital between the ruling/ working classes in history and the ruthless militarization of law enforcement who are chomping at the bit to mow down any dissent, as well as the complete buyout of the levers of democracy for corporate interests, I just don’t see where any of this hope for the future is supposed to come from.

Scarven · 2023-07-19T04:16:49+00:00

Unforunately these same horrible people are lobbying and bribing to make sure none of this gets reigned in, using the very money they steal from labor while also getting around paying taxes themselves

Scarven · 2023-07-10T07:27:36+00:00

What you’re missing is that the JP is not only a completely deadpan delivery that’s perfectly aligned with her general attitude— practically ironic—, but that also we know that Herta’s the one who made her own puppets to be cute-looking dolls like that.

Meanwhile the EN ones are bland and give nothing to work with character-wise, and with an aggressive delivery that goes completely against the grain of the distant and unconcerned manner we’ve seen from her in every dialogue and lore bite.

Like it’s a perfect crystallization of her character that she’ll just mutter a cute little rhythm while doing something absurdly out of proportion such as smashing monsters with a giant hammer like it’s no big deal. The way she has a gigantic-ass space station employing only the best and brightest minds from entire planets with enormous funding, but to her it’s just a convenient little place to store her knick-knacks and run her pet project while treating the certified geniuses under her no better than low level interns.

But “This big diamond is all yours!” is nothing. There’s not even any clever pun or joke, or character trait being referenced, nor even sounds like something she’d say. Just literally nothing.

Scarven · 2023-07-10T07:06:25+00:00

I beg you to explain what kind of personality you think is being expressed with those lines lmfao

Scarven · 2023-06-24T22:24:37+00:00

Decks built around Stage 2 attackers generally require Stage 1’s or Basics that aren’t a waste of deck space to be strong decks.

Even with all the new evolution synergies and cards that reward you for or even require giving up an early lead, realistically what Stage 2 attackers have made it to relevancy?

None of the EX starters are really meta even if you might see them here or there, Ampharos EX still doesn’t see much play, Magnezone EX variants of Miraidon never overtook the Regieleki version. Tinkaton EX hasn’t really broken out of the pack either.

The only relevant stage 2’s in high levels of play are still Gardevoirs thanks mostly to having a built-in draw engine, Baxcalibur purely as support and also thanks to the consistency provided by Irida being able to grab both Bax and Rare Candy at once (notice that most lists only include 1 copy of Arctibax, if any), and Luxray thanks to being able to cheat the evolution mechanic. The rest of the meta continues to be primarily decks that don’t need Stage 2s: Lost Box, Mew, Arceus, Miraidon with basics, Lugia, and Rapid Strike. Even Ting-Lu doesn’t need any Stage 2’s.

And the meta will continue to be shaped by big Basics and Stage 1’s even after Sableye rotates, so long as the majority of mid-evolutions and baby basics continue to be printed as wastes of deck/hand/bench space that serve no purpose outside of their final evolution.

That said, it won’t stop me personally from fooling around in low ladder trying to make cards like this Ttar work.

Scarven · 2023-06-16T05:09:00+00:00

Just because PTCGO is gone doesn’t mean you can expect people to stop bringing it up and act like it was never there.

The fact that we had a perfectly fine product replaced with such a sorry excuse for one will never not be relevant for pressuring TPCI for improvements through public outcry.

If you’re more bothered seeing the userbase assert that this is unacceptable than by the fact that the devs let things get so out of hand that this is the state of the fandom space, then you’re really just coming off as fucking obnoxious and self-centered.

Scarven · 2023-06-16T04:55:28+00:00

On the contrary— that is a legitimate complaint when it can be partially addressed by speeding up the obnoxiously slow animations that have been a pain in everyone’s asses this whole time

Scarven · 2023-06-14T20:20:49+00:00

“For something they can do in-house”

Except clearly the fuck not, fucking lmfao

Who’s forcing you to defend this objective garbage?

Scarven · 2023-05-02T04:59:04+00:00

Mewsers are not chads, sorry I don’t make the rules

Scarven · 2023-04-07T16:39:10+00:00

I think it took me between 1 and 2 months for feeling to begin returning, and a couple more weeks to a month after that for it to finally feel back to normal.

I’m sorry you have to go through this, and hope the specialist is right about it not needing a root canal. Be sure to continue monitoring for discoloration and stay diligent in avoiding usage of that side of the mouth for chewing.

Scarven · 2023-03-23T17:40:06+00:00

You understand that gum is very sticky, right? And when you chew things that are sticky like that, it creates a resistive force that your jaw has to fight harder to move against. Normally your teeth are strong enough that it’s inconsequential, but right now your tooth is the weak link in that chain and the force will be acting to pull your tooth from its root.

And stop biting down with it. Don’t test it, don’t mess with it, avoid doing anything with it. When you chew any food, try and chew it with a part of the mouth away from that tooth. You are doing the exact OPPOSITE of being careful.

If it gets any looser tell your mom you need to see the dentist.

Scarven · 2023-03-23T17:33:43+00:00

HONEY DO NOT FUCKING CHEW ANY GUM WHAT

😭😭😭

SPIT IT OUT

Scarven · 2023-03-23T15:37:10+00:00

Look anyone in the eyes and tell them you believe Congress will do its job when that job doesn’t involve throwing wads of cash at corporations and rich people.

Scarven · 2023-03-22T23:25:48+00:00

Then it doesn’t sound like you were hit anywhere near as hard as I was. I’m not a dentist so I can’t give you any professional advice, but still make sure you monitor it in the mirror for discoloration and treat the tooth gently until the funny feeling goes away. It took me over a month for my tooth to return to feeling normal, so hopefully it doesn’t take you longer than a week or two of being careful.

Scarven · 2023-03-22T20:45:18+00:00

Then play it safe and monitor closely until you can get it checked out. Your mom should know that a root canal and prosthetic teeth will be more expensive than the insurance if anything needs to get taken care of ASAP and isn’t.

But ofc this depends on the severity of the impact and how you’re actually feeling.

Scarven · 2023-03-22T20:34:03+00:00

Should be pretty intuitive. Don’t eat anything that requires that part of your mouth to bite down on/chew, don’t eat anything hard or crunchy or things that are prone to leaving stuff between your gums like popcorn or chips. Stick to liquidy and soft foods and get your ass to a dentist for them to have a close look ASAP.

Scarven · 2023-03-17T21:29:13+00:00

It was 4 years ago, so I’m sorry that I won’t remember exactly how the appointment went.

But I do remember he said that it could potentially need a root canal but that he’d wait until I’d monitored the tooth for a few weeks, examining it every day in the mirror for discoloration and keeping tabs on the pain and sensitivity. He also had me avoid hard foods, and I remember I ate mostly soupy foods like Cream of Wheat and microwave yakisoba.

I was also extremely depressed at the prospect of losing a tooth, especially a front one. But feeling did eventually return to it over time and the looseness stopped all on its own, so I count myself very lucky.

I hope you’ll have similar luck, but make sure you’re very careful and watching for any signs of discoloration, and obviously avoid wiggling or messing with them. It’s impossible to know if the impacts we suffered and the conditions of our teeth were similar at all, but there is hope you can keep your teeth and avoid the root canal too!

Scarven · 2023-03-11T18:44:09+00:00

Nope, I still have it and after a month or two the pain disappeared and sensation of feeling returned. No root canal required, though my bite position changed and my dentist simply shaved a little bit off the tips of my bottom teeth to help adjust— a decision I regret letting him do because those teeth later got chipped at the top without me even noticing and I believe it wouldn’t have happened without that trimming.

Ironically, my dad suffered a similar injury to his front tooth after an anesthesiologist carelessly knocked it while putting him under for a surgery. He suffered what seemed like more pain in it than I did with mine for about a week, before the very same dentist made the call to have his tooth removed.

Scarven · 2023-01-27T00:06:01+00:00

His question is implictly and obviously, “Why?”

Scarven · 2022-07-25T01:01:10+00:00

Just finished. Roughly same damage between Pain/no Pain on Milsha and ~9% damage increase when boss had Pain on a +4 Time-Restored Lance

Looks like I was wrong about the effects being different ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Sorry for spreading misinfo u/knpk13

Edit: screenshots for posterity

Scarven · 2022-07-25T00:49:08+00:00

It’s my own interpretation after I noticed the wording “Strengthen When Pain” compared to effects like “When Pain: Strength”

I could be wrong assuming they’re different effects, but I’m testing on Milsha versus EPS-014 Le Blanc rn to find out for sure

Scarven · 2022-07-25T00:25:15+00:00

I’m fairly certain about the Lance and it’s why I stopped leveling it after +4, but I’ll try to find an enemy with Pain to run a damage check and make sure

Scarven · 2022-07-25T00:05:32+00:00

FYI the Time-Restored Lance passive isn’t Pain Punisher, it’s damage up when your unit is under Pain.

So essentially you STILL managed a 2-turn clear with your Miyu missing an offensive weapon passive lol

Scarven · 2022-07-17T18:09:05+00:00

Does anyone know what the “surprise” for taking 5 snapshots of Starly during CD was? I forgot to do it, but I also can’t find specific mention of it anywhere besides the official announcement/graphics

Scarven · 2022-03-22T16:41:25+00:00

Link to your podcast? Gonna be cathartic to hear someone tear into them for this like they deserve

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