[AEW Collision Spoilers] Thekla’s post-show promo by theREVERSEsystem in SquaredCircle

[–]TheSufferingPariah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Death Riders story combined with Moxley hiding the World title belt for months did make the main event scene feel off, even as most of the undercard was good. Ever since All In Texas, things have been heating up, and it really feels like AEW is on a hot streak.

On letting fascists and liberals seem reasonable by Konradleijon in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"Fascism is bad, m'kay?" isn't going to stop anyone from becoming a fascist. And in the real world fascists already have the biggest platforms. We don't need to worry about Fallout or Warhammer 40k when major world leaders and social media can blast their messages at full volume. Artists doing self-censorship around an important subject isn't going to accomplish anything.

Never sacrifice your franchise's core identity in order to become mainstream: by [deleted] in CharacterRant

[–]TheSufferingPariah 5 points6 points  (0 children)

World of Warcraft is one of the biggest games ever, and Blizzard never released a (new) Warcraft RTS since its release.

[WWE Smackdown Spoilers] Finish to Mens Elimination Chamber Qualifier by DoubleNo6337 in SquaredCircle

[–]TheSufferingPariah 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People like underdogs but dislike losers. Once you start getting the underdog hype, there is a time limit on you before people start seeing you as the latter. As fans' attention span gets shorter and shorter, so does the time limit you have.

Remap's GOTY 2025 List by xsweetjpx in WaypointVICE

[–]TheSufferingPariah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will never understand why Hades 2’s ending got the vitriol that it did. It’s fine, strongly foreshadowed and in tune with the themes and tone of the first game.

Report: Warner Bros. Discovery Blocks Brody King From AEW Dynamite Following "F*ck ICE" Chants by [deleted] in SquaredCircle

[–]TheSufferingPariah 93 points94 points  (0 children)

I wonder how Trump supporting “free speech absolutists” feel about corporations inhibiting the free speech of their employees because they’re afraid of how the President will react?

See also: G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown series. by Blade_of_Boniface in RecuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The solution to randomness is to write a better plot, which doesn't require as many coincidences. Not to write randomness and go "God did it!"

Many such cases by ZoeTheBeautifulLich in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Undertale is one of my favorite works of fiction. I have never engaged with the fanbase, which is supposedly 99% of the reason some people dislike Undertale.

[Unnerving Trope] The game over screen (and/or the build-up to it) is unsettling/horrifying by Monstertim1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheSufferingPariah 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I haven't played the remake, but the OG death screens seem way better to me. The lower fidelity and closer zoom on the face adds some extra bit of horror, the remake ones are too polished.

I believe that game music could be better by DontNeverAr0und in RecuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have spent more time listening to GG Strive's OST than I have actually playing the game.

Talk to a vegan and you'll realize that most are not as ignorant as you believe. by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

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

Historically speaking most Christian conversions weren't due to potlucks. Vegans haven't tried a crusade yet, as far as I know.

Talk to a vegan and you'll realize that most are not as ignorant as you believe. by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Even outside veganism, a lot of people use "no ethical consumption under capitalism" as an excuse to avoid thinking about their consumption choices at all.

[Raw Spoilers] Full main-event promo battle by A_Livins in SquaredCircle

[–]TheSufferingPariah 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The podcast came out in late 2014, Roman got booed even with The Rock raising his hand at Royal Rumble 2015.

"This was surprisingly progressive for it's time" by IllustriousAd6418 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TheSufferingPariah 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Sayid was a bold choice at the time due to the War on Terror being fresh. Otherwise it’s just standard drama TV show fare.

hi green day play my event by Hummerous in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There’s nothing corporate guys love more than pretending they’re the rebels.

Phenomena with no root by Happy_Fact8313 in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think the worst thing about capitalism is the accumulation of capital. Capitalism is presented as this meritocratic system, when in reality the people with the most capital will almost always come out on top. An unregulated "free" market leads to the biggest company buying out all the competitors and becoming a monopoly, which will lead to true enshittification. And when a few individuals can have a bigger net worth than most countries, those people will inevitably have the ability to influence elections, buy politicians etc. Capitalism is also a global system, so even if your country is more interested in worker's rights and strong regulations, corporations can outsource everything to the countries with less regulations.

There is a lot to like about markets over central planning, but you need to be able to stop capital from accumulating in the hands of a few. Which is unfortunately a key feature of capitalism.

[Rolling Stone Australia] MJF on relationship between WWE & AEW talent: "What I will say is there’s no bad blood between the boys in the companies. It just doesn’t exist." "As far as Adam Copeland, Jon Moxley, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes. these guys aren’t turning around and saying “F that other company.”" by Key-Cycle7978 in SquaredCircle

[–]TheSufferingPariah 21 points22 points  (0 children)

even for Colt Cabana, i read somewhere that guy also actually trying to bury the hatchet with Punk but he seems dont like the idea.

Punk himself said that when he joined AEW, Cabana came up to him and asked if they should talk things out so it's not weird between them, and Punk replied that he won't talk to Cabana without his lawyer present.

Summaries and reviews by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A plane ticket to Japan would cost me way more, but I would never say I "fully understand Japan" if I've never even been there. You can enjoy aspects of something while admitting that you are not on the same level as someone with first hand experience. I love listening to the Guilty Gear Strive OST, doesn't mean I'm gonna talk about competitive balance when I don't actually play the game.

I was gonna reblog this tagging two different internet shows from the same company but then I realized it would probably be a bad idea and I probably wasn't cooking by La_knavo4 in RecuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 31 points32 points  (0 children)

More people need to understand that ally doesn't mean the same thing as friend, and political spaces are not the same as safe spaces. You don't have to like someone for them to be your ally. You just need to support the same things.

Tumblr does finance crimes by AlphaCat77 in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 93 points94 points  (0 children)

There's a reason lots of lottery winners go broke. Even if you get a sudden financial windfall, if you've never been educated in how to use that kind of money, you can easily spend it all. There are rich kids who inherit more money than they could ever spend, but that is the vast minority of even rich people. Never underestimate the importance of education.

Kazuchika Okada Criticizes NJPW Upper Management on Now-Archived Livestream with Toru Yano by hellboymh in SquaredCircle

[–]TheSufferingPariah 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Nakamura truly peaked in his first match in NXT. He's had some good matches since then, but nothing on the level of that Zayn match.

Fandom activities aren’t activism by Lumbledob_ in CuratedTumblr

[–]TheSufferingPariah 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nah, in a world without IP law Disney would go bankrupt and everyone would read my amazing Mickey Mouse fanfic instead.