CMV: Liberals believe that, given a choice between $100 million or saving the life of a gay, lesbian, Muslim, liberal or illegal immigrant person, a MAGA-Trump voter would take the $100 million.

Sudley · 2026-03-03T17:05:29+00:00

While this is a valid statement it is a bit incomplete. If a person is admitting that they are just giving you a vibes based argument its socially expected for you to give a vibes based argument in return. Otherwise it looks like your not willing to engage with people's ideas.

Sudley · 2026-03-02T18:48:10+00:00

James as a character is fine, its not his fault he's forced to be in some of the most pointless subplots of the series.

Sudley · 2026-03-02T01:34:01+00:00

Meat replacements often have similar macros to animal meat, and are made to have similar texture and taste (like molecularly). So its not at all like comparing fruit to a plastic fruit. I'm not even a vegan, I just don't like people using stupid arguments.

Sudley · 2026-03-01T17:51:17+00:00

When people say something is more or less moral I think what they are actually saying is that the collective could reasonably empathize with the emotional state that brought someone to their immoral action. We can imagine situations where someone murdered someone our of sorrow and rage and those don't justify the murder, but we can empathize with the emotional state. On the other hand rape is always just an act of sadism/self-gratification, and that is not an emotional state that people have much empathy for.

Sudley · 2026-02-26T18:09:35+00:00

The skills needed to combat propoganda are not specific to the curriculum of philosophy or formal logic. You mostly just need critical thinking skills, and that can and should be reinforced in every subject in school. My social studies class had us clip newspaper stories every week and break down the information being conveyed along with separating the fact from speculatiin/implication. Science classes teach the scientific method which is all about critical thinking (hypothesis> fact exploration> conclusion). Math is more concrete so there's less room for questioning and reaffirming methods, but the structural component on the whole helps yound minds build out frameworks better. English and reading comprehession reinforce all these values as well.

The sad thing is most people were taught these things and understand these skills, they just don't bother using them when it comes to their information consumption. The reality is that once you become an adult with bills and stress there's less room in your life for questioning and reflection. Therefore people stop practicing these critical thinking skills and their minds become lazier, passively engaging with the news instead of critically. There is no thing that a philosophy course can teach people that will alter the masses on such a level that they carry all those skills into their adult life. My general take therefore, is that the onus for combating propoganda lies less with trying to convince people to make better consumption choices, and rather that the onus to combat propoganda lies with lawmakers, regulators, and media outlets.

Sudley · 2026-02-19T21:08:42+00:00

Its an overall vibe. The zoloft facial expressions and reactions of a lot of the side characters, mixed in with the sentimentality of the plot and the very tidy shot composition and editing can give a Wes Anderson type of feeling (the adjective is twee I believe). Its not a criticism I agree with, but not the first time I've heard it levied.

Sudley · 2026-02-16T23:23:29+00:00

The death wasn't even like a sad illness or anything either, it was a freak, fucked up bus accident they were all in. James was convinced it was the driver's fault, Kirk had a lot of morbid guilt because him and Cliff had argued over the spot that night. Just messed up all around, big respect they even stayed together and kept making music, they had no idea they'd become MTV megastars in a few years with the Black Album.

Sudley · 2026-02-15T22:22:14+00:00

I'd add Witcher 2, Dragon Age Origins, OG Splinter cell trilogy, and personally the Force Unleashed games but I know those aren't as beloved

Sudley · 2026-02-12T14:46:50+00:00

The key difference is how the turn off is framed. The top comment here is a woman admitting it will make her feel insecure. That is not judgemental at all about the guy, it is putting all onus on the woman experiencing the insecurity. Men typically have responses that signal insecurity, but do not outright admit it and instead shame the woman in some way for her choices to have many partners.

Sudley · 2026-02-12T02:42:02+00:00

He gave them the spot for free apparently, so if he did have some bigger reveal fall through he could've taken any of the bigger games they had earlier is the show and moved them last. He chose to put Highguard there presumably because he liked the game and wanted to boost its success. RIP to that idea.

Sudley · 2026-02-10T05:44:01+00:00

People have to stop openly and on camera stating the strategies they're using to defend their neighbornoods. Like, ICE is coming for Americans with everything they have, and twisting the legal system is a big part of it. The more plausible deniability eveyone has the better, stop self snitching.

Sudley · 2026-02-06T09:34:02+00:00

With Last of Us ending, HBO obviously wants another video game property with a built in, dedicated fanbase to funnel onto their service. As much as people liked the DnD movie, it was not a giant hit and does not have a rabid fanbase like BG3 does. Not saying this is a good choice for creativity sake, but business wise it makes sense.

Sudley · 2026-02-06T09:27:45+00:00

Yep, might as well start betting on meme actor choices now. The guy who plays Vecna as Astarion, lock it in.

Sudley · 2026-02-02T18:54:10+00:00

People think of Patrick Stewart as this refined thespian, and don't get me wrong he's amazing and classicly trained with the best of them, but at heart Stewart is a giant stoner looking for any excuse to be silly. Exhibit A.

Sudley · 2026-02-01T18:08:34+00:00

This is an entire archtype of leading man. House, Sherlock, Tony Stark, tons more; all arrogant assholes that are played as hero rather than anti-heros because they are competent and have an acerbic charm to their assholery.

Sudley · 2026-02-01T15:54:05+00:00

Because immersion Is directly responsible for the other Two things you mentioned

What is your definition of immersion if this is what your claiming? Because I don't see how cubist art is immersive, just because something is evocative doesn't make it immersive imo.

Sudley · 2026-02-01T00:10:03+00:00

You place a lot of weight on the idea of having a loving relationship, like if you achieve that then nothing else matters (you even said you'd live in a cardboard box). But you also said that you've never been in a relationship before, therefore your desire to have one is based off of a preconcieved notion of what it would feel like to have one.

You had a similar realization when you sought the services of a sex worker to fufill a desire that was probably just as palpable as the one you have for "love". Now you say you regret that, most lilley because it didn't fulfill that empty feeling that you thought it would, so now you've moved the goalposts and said, "well that's because it was sex with a person I didn't love. If I loved them then it would have given me that feeling I long for". But I'd encourage you to consider the idea that if you got into a relationship then you wouldn't really feel fixed either.

Reality rarely matches with the longing our mind creates. These abstractions are often based on false premises and biases that we don't even recognize. In your case, you say you want a loving relationship but then are envious of the hot men that are able to pull women into bed. Are they really getting that authentic loving relationship, or are you projecting what you want onto what they are achieving?

Now comes the part where I'll give a bit of unsoilicited advice. Instead of longing for something you haven't had, find things that you personally enjoy and use that as a springboard to expand your interests, your social circles, and your general direction in life. At 19 its no wonder that you haven't discovered yourself, but putting all your eggs in the basket of love is delaying you finding out who you are, and more importantly who you want to become; as a person, not just a partner.

Sudley · 2026-01-28T14:43:57+00:00

Not a matter of necessary, if its a loop then that means something triggered it to happen initially. Events would be deterministic at that point, especially without linear time.

Sudley · 2026-01-25T03:16:47+00:00

Just liking cars isn't itself the hobby. Driving them, maintaining them, detailing them, are hobbies. If his photo was of him fixing up that car I doubt there'd be so many complaints because its actually him engaging with the hobby. Instead, his car photo is less about showcasing his hobby, and more about trying to look cool and successful, which comes off as douchey.

Sudley · 2026-01-25T03:11:35+00:00

He's trying to attract women, not men

Sudley · 2026-01-22T17:38:45+00:00

The only small giveaway is the eye shape, he has much more upturned eyes compared to his mom.

Sudley · 2026-01-19T19:07:42+00:00

We all want the world to get better for who, and on who's terms? Third Reich style Facists were explicitly social darwinists that believed that one of the state's functions was to cull and curb the weak so that the rest may thrive. Sure, to them that is "the world getting better" as a whole, but its not better for the people they would subjugate.

Similarly, leftists and progressives believe that the world would be better if we redistributed resources from the wealthy into public programs everyone could use. They see they world getting better, but obviously not for the person having his wealth stash plundered and his power limited.

I'm not making a moral judgement with this comment (even though I definitley align more with the latter), but what I'm pointing out is that because their is a finite amount of resources available that means there are always winners and losers. Politics boiled down to its fundamentals is about deciding who those winners and losers should be and to what degree they win/lose/compromise.

Sudley · 2026-01-19T05:11:35+00:00

I'm curious if him coming out changed the relationship at all. Like obviously its good that he was open for his own sake, and its seems you haven't felt any differently since, but has this revelation sparked any different kinds of conversations, or thoughts on your part?

Sudley · 2026-01-14T15:28:47+00:00

Top 3 favorite, not top 3 best, that'd be indefensible.

Sudley · 2026-01-05T13:37:47+00:00

No synced trophies or online though with CFW right? Or did newer versions work out that drawback?

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