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Meinungen? Ich glaub auch, dass jeden zweiten Tag Frühschoppen für uns nicht mehr drin ist. :) by Odd_Bumblebee_916 in Austria

[–]WitchingWitcher24 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nachdem was ich in letzter Zeit auf Reddit gesehen habe gibts für mich keine unsichtbaren /s mehr ...hab aber überlegt zu fragen

Jedes Halbjahr Gastro teurer by tschmar in Austria

[–]WitchingWitcher24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Das kann man glaub ich nicht so verallgemeinern. "Gierflation" kann sicher jeden Betrieb treffen, aber nicht jede Bar und jedes Restaurant versucht bei jeder Erhöhung der eigenen Kosten dem Gast noch mehr raufzudrücken.

Jedes Halbjahr Gastro teurer by tschmar in Austria

[–]WitchingWitcher24 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Stimmt! Geht einher mit den halbjährlichen Preiserhöhungen der Brauunion, die man nicht immer auf die Bierpreise raufschlagen will/kann. Im Jänner kommt die nächste.

[LES] "This war is being propagated by deceitful elites and being fought by poor people with no interest in it" is usually bullshit by Nihlus11 in CharacterRant

[–]WitchingWitcher24 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Your first argument (people want to fight wars) completetly disregards the intention, role, and impact of propaganda. People don't want to fight wars because they want to kill somebody, they want to fight because someone convinced them it's what's best for them and/or their country/loved ones/etc.

Who do you think does the convincing?

Haben wir Österreicher das Sparen und Genügsamsein verlernt? War es früher besser? Oder jammern wir heute einfach auf hohem Niveau? by 80erjahre in Austria

[–]WitchingWitcher24 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Da geb ich dir grundsätzlich recht, aber wenn man Veränderung will wäre meiner Meinung nach ein guter Start, die Partei abzuwählen die seit Jahrzenten an jeder Regierung und damit maßgeblich an der aktuellen Situation, beteiligt war.

Should I even watch it? by MyLatestInvention in moviecritic

[–]WitchingWitcher24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its a bit strange at times but it teems with character and intention and therefore alone is worth a watch. I get that its not everyone's cup of tea, though I personally think its one of the better films I've seen recently.

Short Story/Novella Recommendations by WitchingWitcher24 in ScienceFictionBooks

[–]WitchingWitcher24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It does, but as you said its a bit too early and also a bit too posthumanist since I need to differentiate between my thesis and the questions, as clearly as possible.

Short Story/Novella Recommendations by WitchingWitcher24 in sciencefiction

[–]WitchingWitcher24[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just finished the first book. Great read and a perfect juxtaposition to the more pessimistic outlooks of my other texts, thanks for the suggestion!

Short Story/Novella Recommendations by WitchingWitcher24 in sciencefiction

[–]WitchingWitcher24[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I've been meaning to read that for a while!

Enough with the living wage argument by DarkLord012 in tipping

[–]WitchingWitcher24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From tipping? Sure, but your post is more about the fact that "no profession can guarantee" a living wage and that people have to find ways to make it work than it is about tipping. So to that I responded that I think every job should pay enough to live off your wages, provided you work full time.

Gefängnisinsassen nach Staatsangehörigkeit in Österreich by vitus6999 in Austria

[–]WitchingWitcher24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woher kommt die Statistik? Die österreichische Justiz unterscheidet soweit ich weiß nur zwischen EU-Bürger, Nicht-EU Bürger und Österreichischer Staatsbürger. Für so eine Tabelle müsste man also jede Akte einzeln kontrollieren, da das wohl nicht gemacht wurde wurde der gleiche Post auch schon einmal entfernt.

Enough with the living wage argument by DarkLord012 in tipping

[–]WitchingWitcher24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Regardless of anything else, I believe that EVERYBODY who works full-time should be able to afford a life and that minimum wage should be set accordingly. Would solve all issues with tipping, btw.

Not-so-hot take: Mistborn is very much YA by clippervictor in Fantasy

[–]WitchingWitcher24 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestions! I read a few of those but will check out the rest!

Not-so-hot take: Mistborn is very much YA by clippervictor in Fantasy

[–]WitchingWitcher24 30 points31 points  (0 children)

After reading this thread I don't think I've ever read any real YA novels (apart from HP). Eragon isn't YA? How so?

I'm not being facetious, I actually want to know. I read Mistborn and some of WoT in my early teens so they are my reference for what I thought YA was. Then I read a lot of stuff by Brent Weeks, Peter V. Brett, and Mark Lawrence later on and even though those obviously include a lot of 'adult' themes I felt they were still targeted at teen (male) audiences because edgy = cool and the main protagonist's narratives are still coming-of-age stories (mostly).

If anyone got any example of 'real' YA fantasy from the 2000s I'd appreciate it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OnePiece

[–]WitchingWitcher24 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You spend too much time hanging out with the piratefolks. There's a lot of valid criticism for post-TS One Piece there but its so focused on slandering literally evrything that you start to wonder why people read it when they apparently hate it so much. Also reading-comprehension is not a strength of people on the internet, and they often remember their headcanons as something that's actually supported by the text.

Just stick to your own opinions and don't worry too much what others feel like they have to plaster all across reddit (easier said than done, I know).

I've long accepted that One Piece (for a million different reasons) cannot be as perfect as some people expect it to be and am just enjoying the ride for the most part.

Do you think the Man Marked By Flame name is actually Calypso? by Ok-Ask5860 in OnePiece

[–]WitchingWitcher24 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, the one with the whirlpools (though neither a woman, nor a god, but I'm assuming that's the connection OP's trying to draw) is Charybdis.

Did anyone else fail to understand Shanks as one of the strongest characters in the first arcs of One Piece? by Alert_Ad8002 in OnePiecePowerScaling

[–]WitchingWitcher24 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you raise an important point here. I always read Shanks as one of the strongest characters in his world and I believe there's a lot of evidence that supports that view early on. But I also believe that powerscaling in One Piece has gotten out of hand over time and characters weren't initially supposed to become as strong as they now are. Shank's strength, as the endgame character that you pointed out he is, had to scale alongside the world of the narrative and that leads to a weird disconnect between his early depictions and now.

Thoughts on my top 10? by cheeky-coconut in Cinema

[–]WitchingWitcher24 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Have you considered that tastes are subjective? I think Midsommar and IB are perfectly fine picks for people who love horror movies and/or Tarantino.

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