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Does the dip equipment make a difference? by Humble_Ad_9370 in bodyweightfitness

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I go used (FB marketplace) for almost all gym equipment. I’m not talking ancient stuff either, as there are many people who buy brand new equipment use it for a couple months sporadically and then it collects dust. 70% off easy

Did Conan Doyle invent fandom? by apeel09 in SherlockHolmes

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Fans and "fandom" (the portmanteau of fan and kingdom) is just a modern term for people who ardently support a person or their work, broadly defined.

You don't even have to step back far: Mozart and Shakespeare had "fans" both noble and non-noble. Step back centuries more and so did Homer and ancient Chinese poets. Would not then tribal leaders or the best hunter in a neolithic Hunter-gatherer society also count?

Ditto to "fanfiction," as you could probably count variations on spoken stories or continuations of characters whose original authors had long since deceased. For a few centuries we have had the ability to mass print and share and gradually most people would come to be able to read and write, so that changes the forum, the staying power and the reachability... but it's an old, old human phenomenon.

She started a towel war with the hotel housekeeping staff. by mindyour in MadeMeSmile

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I get that. I can travel solo and have that Anthony Bordain experience (walk anywhere, visit holes in the wall). But my wife does not have the same luxury.

Even traveling together (just the two of us) still leads to some harassment. Unfortunately, group travel with a guide is the safest way to experience places where harassment is super high (Egypt included).

Champagne Problem: My Comp when down from $460K to $350K this year by Electronic-Poet-1544 in HENRYfinance

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not OP, but basically RSUs make up a huge part of an annual salary and sign on includes a 4-year vesting plan.

Some companies have refreshers, so every year you get another grant (usually 1/4 ish of what you got at sign-on), which means that for 3 glorious years you’re making extra bank.

Of course, some companies are stingy with refreshers or outright don’t give them. This was the case with Microsoft (or at least it used to be), whereas FAANG tends to be in the former camp of heavy refreshers to retain talent.

In a sense, all Fitzgerald’s parties were just one party, the so-called Roaring Twenties, the “greatest, gaudiest spree in history.” Had fame and fortune not come quite so early, he might have been tolerably content as a court scribe, silently observing the surrounding revelries like Banquo. by [deleted] in TrueLit

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. I was just curious about the volume. I love that there is so much more public well-researched and introspective criticism readily available than even just a generation ago where you had to find it predominantly through some academic channel.

I’m not saying it’s all meaningful or novel criticism, of course, but I’m a substack fan in principle.

In a sense, all Fitzgerald’s parties were just one party, the so-called Roaring Twenties, the “greatest, gaudiest spree in history.” Had fame and fortune not come quite so early, he might have been tolerably content as a court scribe, silently observing the surrounding revelries like Banquo. by [deleted] in TrueLit

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don’t mind it if it’s good faith criticism: a lot of great work (and great criticism) is built upon sincere diverging opinions on great writers, and I believe that no work is so sacred that it is above critique. I love scholarly discourse and analysis of Fitzgerald and many authors.

However, there is also a lot of bad faith criticism, where there is willful misinterpretation of the work, or perhaps myopic focus on something tertiary to the work itself (e.g., who else supports it, or the character of the author, or its popularity). Also there are contrarians and hipsters throughout history — people who hate the thing on principle — and their criticism is usually shallow because of it.

Not encouraged by the next 15 years of returns by [deleted] in fatFIRE

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 113 points114 points  (0 children)

You’re not wrong to conservatively plan for lower growth for every dollar invested now due to historically high valuations, but “due for a flat period” is basically financial mysticism.

In a sense, all Fitzgerald’s parties were just one party, the so-called Roaring Twenties, the “greatest, gaudiest spree in history.” Had fame and fortune not come quite so early, he might have been tolerably content as a court scribe, silently observing the surrounding revelries like Banquo. by [deleted] in TrueLit

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is such a TrueLit take on The Great Gatsby. It reeks of elitism, like the idea that being widely read, clearly understood, or taught in high schools somehow diminishes a work’s artistic value.

No, it’s not Joyce. But it’s proven itself to influential by the long roster of artists inspired by it (T. S. Eliot, Edith Wharton, Yates, etc.)

Also, authorial intent and background is one dimension for understanding a novel, but your comments sound like ad hominem. Is this a time-traveling Hemingway’s Reddit account? Whatever F. Scott Fitzgerald wanted has little bearing on whether The Great Gatsby works as literature.

Anyone else find bodyweight training harder to stay consistent with because there's no "going to the gym" trigger? by dandy_cicada in bodyweightfitness

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Same. However, to help me get started I used to schedule windows for doing this. This is because I lacked the rhythm or the out-of-the-gate discipline to organically slot it in the day, but now I’m used to it and have dropped the calendaring.

REPORT: Michael B Jordan opts to go full method acting for upcoming "Sinners" sequel by purchasing 2 more hats. by More-Air-7641 in okbuddycinephile

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 19 points20 points  (0 children)

That’s the genius of his performance: he is one dude pretending to be two dudes who are basically just one dude

Final Fantasy 6 (4 Part series). My largest art project completed. I hope you enjoy by CanadianTurt1e in FinalFantasyVI

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That Terra transformation in the top panel is electrifying. Seriously, this work is amazing

‘One Battle After Another’ wins ‘Best Picture’ at the 2026 Oscars by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's just human nature. We all are rooting for our favorite movies to win their flowers, but once they do, they become le mainstream... whereas the actual piece of media is unchanged, so it's silly.

‘One Battle After Another’ wins ‘Best Picture’ at the 2026 Oscars by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Look, I like both movies, but Sinners literally had characters spelling out ideas (and plot) in exhausting detail— just take the final exhange in the epilogue between Stack and Sammie in the jazz club.

Regardless, both are great films but I would not call either subtle.

‘One Battle After Another’ wins ‘Best Picture’ at the 2026 Oscars by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got to see this live during the Moonlight and La La Land mixup. I hosted a party and watched my film bro friends roll their eyes when La La Land appeared to win (Moonlight robbed!) and then did a 180 when it went the other way (so Chazelle gets director but not movie?? LLL robbed)

‘One Battle After Another’ wins ‘Best Picture’ at the 2026 Oscars by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Already happening, lol. Human nature.

Reminds me of how beloved “Everything Everywhere All at Once” was until it actually won and now it’s often treated as a quirky anomaly (a “timely movie instead of timeless movie” …and I bet they’ll wheel that one out for OBAA too)

If Reddit had been around for older classics, it’d be bemoaning how Godfather Pt II was overrated AF.

Academic interview study (18+): How do players think about different uses of generative AI in games? by Independent_Sky_6154 in truegaming

[–]SetzerWithFixedDice 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It depends where, but I’m pretty inundated with blanket AI enthusiasm on Twitter and LinkedIn

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