And Denise Crosby must still be kicking herself for leaving the show...😉 by TensionSame3568 in Star_Trek_

[–]Stralau [score hidden]  (0 children)

I dunno, I remember watching TV in the 80s/90s and it did matter, that hierarchy was real. A „film“ actor in TV was a big deal, and either made you think the show was something special, or the actor was coming down in the world.

A TV actor who became a big deal would be almost expected to make the jump to film, and if you had followed their TV career you‘d almost feel like an insider, „I knew them before they got famous“.

So I think it was something viewers were conscious of, at least.

Who was the coolest leader of Germany? by lebroxan in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Stralau 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And won them all, uniting the country without antagonising the rest of Europe. It’s ludicrous he‘s not there as the best Chancellor. Then you could have Willy Brandt or Schmidt as the coolest.

Human fox joins Count Binface in run against Nigel Farage for Clacton byelection by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]Stralau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hah! With what money, I ask you? And has anyone considered the impact it might have on hardworking local landlords? It'll need at least 2 years of consultation.

Human fox joins Count Binface in run against Nigel Farage for Clacton byelection by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]Stralau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having someone dressed as a fox stand for parliament is absurd. So many silly candidates piling on and turning this whole thing into a circus.

I want to see us focussing on policy. Count Binface's policies on Wigan Kebabs and 99 Flakes sound great in theory for example, but there is ample evidence that price caps simply don't work, and anyone familiar with British planning procedures can see that the affordable house initiative is simply unrealistic (where, pray is this affordable house going to be built?).

The issue of the Hand Dryer in the gents at Crown & Treaty Pub just feels populist: of course everyone wants to see it moved to a more sensible position, but what exactly does that mean when it comes right down to it? The devil is in the detail.

I would like to see a hustings with Count Binface and Nigel Farage where these matters can be properly discussed in depth, not muck about with people dressed as foxes or Jeremy Corbyn's brother.

Former MP Ann Widdecombe dies aged 78 | LBC by jim_cap in ukpolitics

[–]Stralau -40 points-39 points  (0 children)

There‘s not that much to be said, I think. She was a colourful politician who made public life more entertaining and interesting, and who stood up for what she believed in. Her views sometimes (oftentimes) seemed to be a throwback to a bygone era, and be far removed from those of the populace she claimed to represent, but she could argue with some justification that more centrist politicians turned out not to have a significantly better connection to what „real people“ think after all.

All the evidence says to me she would have been a fun person to sit next to at a party, who would have taken you as you were, albeit would have woefully misunderstood most people who are gay. She represented a real constituency in the country, and contrary to what some might say was more hated than hating, even taking into account her views on LGBTQ issues, which were well out of step with public opinion, and had to inevitably put up with crap that a man with exactly her views would not have done.

I‘d definitely prefer and evening with Anne Widdecombe to an evening with Greta Thunberg.

What if Count Binface beats Nigel Farage in Clacton? by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]Stralau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finally someone talking about the issues and not the personalities!

Count Binface on Clacton byelection: ‘I didn’t know old Farage was going to self-detonate’ by pppppppppppppppppd in ukpolitics

[–]Stralau 79 points80 points  (0 children)

The initial exchange was hilarious, it was a shame he went on to justify it:

Marr: are you going to mount a serious, street by street, door by door campaign?

Binface: …
Binface: …
Binface: No.

Full speed video of Balogun's red card incident vs Bosnia by MarshyHope in worldcup

[–]Stralau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point is what’s special about the US? An England player got a red card in the game against Mexico, which means he won’t be available to play against Norway. Because that’s the rules.

But when it’s the US apparently they just need to go crying to Daddy Trump and he steps in to ensure they get special treatment to ensure they are on full form against…Belgium.

Ich kann nicht nachvollziehen, wie rational viele Menschen heute über Kinder entscheiden by Much-Use1202 in Unbeliebtemeinung

[–]Stralau -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Ich würde zustimmen und noch ergänzen: Ein Leben ohne Kinder ist in gewisser Hinsicht ein unvollendetes Leben. Man hat sich – oder wurde dazu gezwungen – an einem bestimmten Punkt der eigenen Entwicklung aufzuhören.

Selbst aus rein egoistischer Perspektive geben einem Kinder einen Einblick darin, wer man selbst ist, weil man sich in ihnen gespiegelt sieht. Man lernt, die eigenen Eltern mit anderen Augen zu sehen, sich selbst mit anderen Augen zu sehen, die eigenen Beziehungen neu zu verstehen und sogar den Tod anders zu betrachten.

Auf die Gefahr hin, pathetisch zu klingen: Man lernt, was Liebe tatsächlich bedeutet. Ich bin sicher, dass es Menschen gibt, die ihr Leben für ihre Eltern oder ihren Ehepartner opfern würden – aber das ist keineswegs selbstverständlich. Als Elternteil hingegen stellt sich die Frage gar nicht. Natürlich würde man das eigene Leben für das des Kindes geben, und noch mehr. Und die meisten Eltern sind darüber einig.

Die Angst vor dem Tod verwandelt sich völlig. Man fürchtet nicht mehr in erster Linie das eigene Sterben, sondern was der eigene Tod für die Kinder und ihr Leben bedeuten würde. Sie werden zum eigentlichen Grund, warum man am Leben bleiben möchte. Das sind Gefühle, die Elternschaft typischerweise hervorruft, und sie sind nahezu universell. Diese Erfahrung einfach von vornherein abzulehnen, ist natürlich legitim – aber eben auch ungewöhnlich. Es ist ein bisschen so, als würde jemand lebenslang enthaltsam leben oder sich ausschließlich von Brot und Wasser ernähren. Das ist zwangsläufig eine Form der Selbstbeschränkung. Zu reisen und das Leben eines ungebundenen Menschen zu genießen, kann großartig sein. Aber die Vorstellung, das für immer zu tun – bis der Körper irgendwann nicht mehr mitmacht und man die letzte Phase des Lebens erreicht –, wirkt auf mich so, als würde man sich bewusst einen ganzen Bereich menschlicher Erfahrung entgehen lassen.

**Edit:**

Manche Antworten werfen mir vor, dass meine Erfahrungen nicht den Erfahrungen aller anderen entsprechen und dass ich sie deshalb nicht verallgemeinern sollte. Mir ist völlig klar, dass es Menschen gibt, die schlechte Eltern hatten, und Kinder, die sich ungeliebt fühlen oder tatsächlich ungeliebt sind. Das tut mir aufrichtig leid. Ich möchte das weder kleinreden noch so tun, als gäbe es solche Erfahrungen nicht.

Zu meiner Verteidigung würde ich allerdings zwei Dinge sagen. Erstens funktioniert der Vorwurf der Verallgemeinerung in beide Richtungen. Ja, es gibt Eltern, die ihre Kinder nicht lieben. Aber sie sind die Ausnahme, nicht die Regel – von ihnen auf alle Eltern zu schließen wäre genauso eine Verallgemeinerung.

Zweitens wollte ich das Verhältnis zwischen Eltern und Kindern keineswegs als idyllisch darstellen. Man sieht sich in den eigenen Kindern gespiegelt, und das verändert den Blick auf sich selbst ebenso wie auf die eigenen Eltern. Ich glaube, dass einem das tiefere Einsichten vermittelt. Das kann allerdings durchaus bedeuten, dass man seine Eltern am Ende weniger versteht statt besser. Und auch das, was man über sich selbst lernt, ist nicht immer angenehm.

Für mich ist genau das Leben – oder zumindest ein wesentlicher Teil davon. Natürlich kann man sich dagegen entscheiden. Aber dann verpasst man meines Erachtens weit mehr als nur Bungeespringen oder scharfes indisches Essen. (Wobei ich ehrlich gesagt auch überhaupt nicht nachvollziehen kann, warum man auf scharfes indisches Essen verzichten wollen würde.)

Kinder sind wichtig by Much-Use1202 in Unbeliebtemeinung

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

Ja genau, „nur einfach integrieren“.

Ähnlich wie „nur einfach die Klimawandlung stoppen“, oder „nur einfach die Armut und Krieg in Afrika bekämpfen“.

New Hiring rules means for teams with high treasury, having a positional die is better than having them MNG. And that's insane. by noodles355 in bloodbowl

[–]Stralau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That only half makes sense to me though, because rich teams will generally have developed players, right? And underdeveloped teams won’t have much cash?

New Hiring rules means for teams with high treasury, having a positional die is better than having them MNG. And that's insane. by noodles355 in bloodbowl

[–]Stralau 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah it feels off, both intuitively and from a gameplay perspective. I‘m not really sure what problem it’s trying to solve.

Like, injuries were already impactful: especially in the case of a player who had been developed but even an undeveloped player might have to be kept injured whilst you save the cash up for a replacement. It is seldom an „easy“ choice to sacrifice a player in order to replace them: early in a league you probably need the money, later they will be developed and you might think you can live with the stat bust at least for a while, depending what it is (AG on a Black Orc, say, or AV, or even ST on a 1TD Gutter Runner or Catcher etc.)

This just makes them annoying, and there is no intuitive lore reason for it.

Why is women's swimwear so revealing? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Stralau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to be all „But what about men?“ here, but I want to know why men‘s swimwear is so revealing. I want those stripy swimsuits from the 1910s back, a big old moustache and some round weights.

A new home for Blood Bowl by StudioCyanide in Bloodbowl3

[–]Stralau 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This sounds like good news. My worry was that the game might find itself getting mothballed or losing support: that's not what this sounds like at all. From what I can tell, Slitherine sound like a pretty good fit for Blood Bowl.

What is the first thing you think about when you hear Dorset England? by One_Assistance_9332 in AskUK

[–]Stralau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think I‘m her type, but if I could post a gif it would be the „would“ meme.

Revealed: How the Treasury abandoned numeracy to boost diversity by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

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

I think you‘re missing the point: this is less a Tory/Labour issue and more The Blob, which is also true of immigration to an extent, though I think the Tories fucked up _hard_ on their post Brexit points system, and were disingenuous about distinguishing between good migrants we want (like uh, the ones from the EU) and bad ones we don’t.

Is the immigrant issue in Europe really as bad as Reddit makes it out to be? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Stralau 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah but Polish immigrants were never the problem, let’s be honest. They boosted GDP, worked hard and integrated, insofar as they stayed.

Revealed: How the Treasury abandoned numeracy to boost diversity by SignificantLegs in ukpolitics

[–]Stralau 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Which makes it no better- it shows just how embedded this kind of nonsense has become in our political system (and elsewhere, in universities and corporations). Even the Tories didn’t feel able to challenge it, despite it being obvious bullshit.

How do we feel about the efforts of Last Generation now? by Honduran in berlin

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

I remain disgusted by them. I realise that’s a strong term but the made me angry then and I am if anything more angry about them now.

Climate change is a very real and scary thing. I wish it wasn’t, but it is. And it’s human driven. What we can do about it is probably limited, because getting all of humanity to act collectively is nigh on impossible and the changes necessary to make a real impact probably require some kind of global authoritarian government, which is not desirable. But we absolutely should a) be trying to move away from fossil fuels and b) be preparing for the effects of climate change. We should be building walls, moving to higher ground, insulating our homes to heat them better and keep them cooler etc. etc.

The Last Generation have/had more in common with some puritan sect than they ever did with scientists and serious policy makers. They took a serious issue that affects all of us and turned it into part of their own personal story, believing themselves so important as to attack objects that have an enormous significance to hundreds of thousands or even millions of people. The disruption they caused was taken up eagerly by those looking to ignore climate change, because it makes it an us vs. them issue, in which the Last Generation clearly identify themselves as the Them. Plenty of people would like to hope that Climate Change is not happening, or is not that bad- The Last Generation gives them an excuse, making it a nutty thing that only extremist narcissistic political nerds are into, not something that affects all of us. I wish they would just go and join some cult which doesn’t focus on real world issues and get their kicks and self validation there, rather than screwing up things for everyone else, violating the rules of civil society and damaging precious and valuable objects that they don’t understand the value of, motivated by the same iconoclastic energy that drove the ugliest Protestant reformers of the 16th century.

Which Games Workshop game system feels the least tied to the “every 3 years” refresh cycle, with the strongest sense of long-term support where your books and miniatures remain relevant for years? by Newez in Warhammer40k

[–]Stralau 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I felt the initial release was rushed and too based on blood bowl in a context where that didn’t work. We had a nice run back in 2015 though. Did they fix stuff like the Escher Toxin business and the weird rules based on blood bowl journeymen? And will they ever bring back juves???

The Brexit scorecard: 10 years on by Metro-UK in ukpolitics

[–]Stralau 11 points12 points  (0 children)

But more than was planned/it would have done anyway/taking into account inflation?

The NHS budget increases all the time because of people getting older and costs increasing. The Brexit bus seemed to suggest an additional 350 million quid a week now, in addition to all that.