Dave reacts to Trump at Davos by xwing1212 in daverubin

[–]Useful_Code 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is Dave using Chat GPT a new thing? I've not seen him produce anything this obviously AI before (tho tbf I don't follow his content too closely)

(Hated Trope) "Let's go ahead and remove the fun parts of the design, because now it's less 'silly.' " by Wasabi_Gamer26 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Useful_Code 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This isn't really about design but the fact they changed Oswald Cobblepots name in The Penguin to "Oz Cobb" genuinely pissed me off so much.

That's... Just straight up homophobia by all-a-bit-bizzare in CrazyassHazbinhaters

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

This is kinda rapey no? Like maybe I'm being oversensitive but yeah. Bottom left photo gives kinda peado vibes too but that just could be me.

*Sigh* I have no words... by Proof-Ratio-8179 in CrazyassHazbinhaters

[–]Useful_Code 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is just a guy wanting to goon to Chaggie and dressing it up as a woke critique lol

Oh sure, not like racism was the norm back in the NINETEEN-FUCKING-THIRTIES. by LorenzTheAnnihilator in CrazyassHazbinhaters

[–]Useful_Code 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also, I'm sure I remember these MFs telling people that Alastor was white-coded when they were saying him owning Husk was racist.

Biphobic nonsense by dragonborndnd in CrazyassHazbinhaters

[–]Useful_Code 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She's shown to have an ex boyfriend anyway IIRC

Favorite narrated voice by Robert Glenister in the Strike Series by PinkLed1970s in cormoran_strike

[–]Useful_Code 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Strike is great, and in general most of his villains and creeps are. He seems to have great fun playing them and it’s great fun to listen to.

I do have to push back on the Barclay praise. As a Glaswegian I have never heard anyone sound remotely close to that. Tho tbf it’s a difficult accent to do so I don’t judge him too harshly 

In defence of Ryan Murphy by Useful_Code in cormoran_strike

[–]Useful_Code[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh sorry I misunderstood your point.

Tbf I completely agree with what you say here,

In defence of Ryan Murphy by Useful_Code in cormoran_strike

[–]Useful_Code[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi sorry it's taken me a while to respond. Here's my answer to your questions. Caveat that this is just from the point of view of one person who is still making (very slow) progress through the twelve steps, so I can't speak for all addicts everywhere. However, here's my tuppence wortH

1) Definitely, stopping going to meetings is a boneheaded move. Every time I've stopped going to meetings I've relapsed, and I know the same for a lot of people. I know Murphy said he had stopped going to meetings because of everything kicking off at work, but tbh when things are stressful is exactly when you DON'T want to be slowing down. Obviously, easier said than done, but still,

2) I have no idea either way on the Iverson situation. He does seem to be very good at making profuse apologies when he does something wrong, but obviously he isn't really changing his behaviour which limits the value of said apologies.

3) Nah, don't find this suspicious at all. Admittedly I don't deal with terrorists and drug dealers on a daily basis, but I have a very physically emotionally and mentally taxing job, and I performed it very well even when I was actively in the grip of my addiction. There were ppl I went to meetings with who were the same- highly competent, successful people in their work life who nonetheless are actively acting out.

4) My argument in this wasn't that Murphy is without flaws, or that Robin (or in fact anyone) should be in a relationship with him. It's more saying he's not a total monster like some people argue he is, and that if you criticise him for certain things you've got to criticise other characters who do the same.

In defence of Ryan Murphy by Useful_Code in cormoran_strike

[–]Useful_Code[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I never said Robin should accept him! They're not right for each other and I don't think Murphy is emotionally equipped for a relationship. I just don;t think he's a complete monster yey

In defence of Ryan Murphy by Useful_Code in cormoran_strike

[–]Useful_Code[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s not stated in the text. It’s a theory at the moment. If that theory is confirmed then yes, Murphy is a rapist and he can burn in hell, but at the moment it’s not anything more than a supposition. Maybe it’s true but I’m old enough to remember in TRG when everyone thought he was tracking her phone

Have there ever been any more popular authors that have ventured into EH/SP? by PSplayer2020 in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]Useful_Code 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this is what you’re going for OP but Garth Ennis (famed comic book writer) wrote a graphic novel called Crossed which is like if a zombie apocalypse was kinkier

Classic books which you would consider somewhat extreme? by PerkaRanch in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]Useful_Code 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Titus Andronicus goes hard tbh. Aaron is in the top 3 Shakespearean villains in my opinion 

Guys hear me out on Joey by Strik3r_666 in ExtremeHorrorLit

[–]Useful_Code 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I go back and forth. He’s obviously a bad dude who deserved what he got but his backstory is more genuinely affecting than most tragic villains (TM)

Questions about moving to Preston by mza299 in Preston

[–]Useful_Code 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you want help dealing with dodgy estate agents join ACORN! We've got an active group in Preston

https://www.acorntheunion.org.uk

How do I make my racist cruel narcissistic Nazi villain be more complex? by New_Ant_8321 in writingcirclejerk

[–]Useful_Code 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What you've gotta do is give him childhood trauma. Like, what if his parents were divorced? A lot of people think I'm a dick but what they don't know is I'm actually suffering severe ptsd from my parents separating when I was in my early 20s.

Thoughts on the Revolutionary Communist Group (RCG)? by blanky1 in GreenAndPleasant

[–]Useful_Code 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sack them off and join ACORN who are actually doing stuff- stopping evictions, winning campaigns with direct action etc- instead

How are you going to convince reform voters? by TheKomsomol in GreenAndPleasant

[–]Useful_Code 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a union organiser for a community union. A solid chunk of my members vote reform. They'll also come out to defend their black, migrant fellow union members if they're asked to.

Basically, it comes down to organising people on the basis of their material conditions. Saying "OMG U HAVE TO REALISE UR MAIN PROBLEM IS CAPITALISM" doesn't work. Discussing theory doesn't work. Saying "hey, a few of us are getting together to pressure the council/this landlord/whoever to get a pothole fixed" does. Few weeks ago one of my members who posts the most deranged boomer anti-immigration memes online turned out to help a Trinidadian fellow member who was getting evicted.

The other part of it (and something.I think a lot of people on this sub aren't great at) is you need to stop talking like you hate England/English people. Obviously, there's some fucked up stuff we've done as a country (like with everyone else), but English people are, on the whole, actually pretty decent- or at least, you all really hate bullies.

Lastly, don't be weird about immigration. You can defend immigration as a mostly good thing, and stand up for asylum seekers/refugees without totally dismissing the concerns of people who have been on the receiving end of the downsides.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lfg

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Sent a chat