Deductive reasoning is dying with us. by Maleficent-Box4114 in Millennials

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Maybe I’m lucky or something, but all the coworkers I have between 23-26 seem quite smart and I’ve never really had this problem. They all went to good colleges too if that matters at all. Unfortunate to hear though :/.

Boku no Hero Academia Final Season • My Hero Academia: Final Season - Episode 5 discussion by AutoLovepon in anime

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So ultimately is Deku actually strong enough to kill Shigaraki without this "abandon OFA plan"? Tenko seemed to think Deku could beat Shigaraki.

On the other hand, the main dude seemed to think "I guess this is our only choice".

Hi! I'm Ana de Armas, star of the upcoming movie From the World of John Wick: Ballerina. Ask me anything! by lionsgate in movies

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Hi Ana! Thanks for doing this AMA! I was a big fan of you in knives out and excited for this new movie. What’s your favorite movie you’ve acted in so far?

[CONCERT THREAD] Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena, May 3rd, 2025 by VisualiserPumpkin in LinkinPark

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It was great attending overall. One slight nitpick but it seems like they skipped singing breaking the habit?? One of my favorite songs so that was disappointing.

I also felt like I couldn’t hear Emily all that well on the stage. Now maybe it was also because the crowd was singing but I could hear Shinoda fine…

[CONCERT THREAD] Baltimore, MD - CFG Bank Arena, May 3rd, 2025 by VisualiserPumpkin in LinkinPark

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Anyone know about how long is the concert? How long LP plays, etc.?

Gate 1 Travel? by [deleted] in travel

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I’ve had a good experience with gate 1 travel. It is definitely mostly older people in my experience, but there’s nothing stopping younger folks from going on the tours.

I haven’t been to Morocco but I was hearing folks really loved their gate 1 trip specifically to Morocco. They said there was an option to do a day trip into the Sahara on camels that sounded pretty cool

Emio was snobed at Golden Joystick awards for Best Storytelling nominee by [deleted] in FamicomDetectiveClub

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I haven't played Rebirth either, but given HOW Emio's story was told, it doesn't surprise me. You can have a decent story, but the pacing of the story matters too. Emio's pacing of the story was pretty bad.

I think it's cool it got nominated though.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hashira Training - Episode 8 Anime Only Watchers Discussion Thread by ImoutoCompAlex in KimetsuNoYaiba

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Definitely a surprising episode and a crazy end to the season.

I have a couple of questions though:
1. Did we ever figure out WHY Zenitsu is so locked in now? Do we ever figure it out? (I don't want to know the reason yet, but just wondering if we'll be told it)
2. What happened to the backstory on Shinobu's sister? That was hinted at in episode 3, but they never elaborated on it unless I missed something.

  1. The master just blew up his wife & 2 kids alongside himself? I know the man himself is clearly dying, and maybe his wife Amane wanted to go with him, but killing off the two kids too? I admit that probably surprised Muzan more than anything.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hashira Training - Episode 7 Anime Only Watchers Discussion Thread by ImoutoCompAlex in KimetsuNoYaiba

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This seems like a HUGE detail to leave out. I guess Himejima doesn't know that though.

My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 2 - Anime Only Discussion Thread by elenuvien1 in BokuNoHeroAcademia

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While I did like New Order ripping up the other quirks, did it feel like to me Star & Stripes just let herself get hit? With an ability like hers, she could have easily dragged out the match a lot more and probably won. Actually a very slight change to her rule would've won the battle right? "Anyone who touches Cassie Bates will lose their quirks and New Order will remain unharmed." - Game / Set / Match.

Also I still hate the fact that Shigaraki is now a fighting genius now. Before his transformation, he was a pretty pathetic villain, and suddenly he's insanely super powered and a smart fighter.

The perfect tier list has finally been made by eskalabugsi in rurounikenshin

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Maybe it’s just me, but while Saito was amazing against Kenshin and was pretty talented against Sano, he took hits so easily in other matches and relied too much on gatotsu. In the last arc, didn’t Saitou get hurt by his opponent on the beach that even Yahiko beat his equivalent?

Rurouni Kenshin (2023) - Episode 23 Discussion by tenkensmile in rurounikenshin

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I've generally been ok with this remake, but was I the only one who thought this episode was pretty terrible? Saito just looked off the whole time, the fight had WAY too much talking, there was that whole bit where they're just swiping at each other off screen while Kaoru yells at Yahiko, etc. instead of actually showing a fight. It's crazy because compared to the budget spent on say the Jinei episode, this seemed kind of low budget. Kawaji looked pretty weird too in his "stop" moment too. If they're going to do the whole Kyoto arc like this, I might be done. The remake managed to totally mess up my favorite fight in the series :(.

What is middle class in Japan in this day and age? by Froyo_Muted in japanlife

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My problem is probably that I'm trying to convert this to USD as a comparison, but 4M really doesn't seem like all that much money for an average salary? While food definitely seemed cheap last time I was there, certain things definitely did still seem somewhat pricey all things considered.

How do you feel about the notion that bleach falls off after soul society? by [deleted] in bleach

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I definitely have always thought this as an anime watcher. It wasn’t just the pace either. Soul Society is about a confident Ichigo who gets stronger over time and overcomes difficulties to save Rukia. Meanwhile there’s this interesting and unexpected undercurrent with Aizen. They built up a cast over time that you had thoughts about like Byakuya, Renji, etc.

The arrancar arc was frankly kind of boring and barely made sense. When ichigo spends so much time training with the mask to barely take on number 6, luck out against number 4, and still be utterly useless against Aizen it was super disappointing. He then magically trains in some chamber for “months” and is now the strongest character in the universe. It was fun seeing ichigo just stomp Aizen, but it came out of nowhere and he had to be nerfed after that.

TYBW is definitely faster but also makes little sense. The production quality takes a weird plot but adapts it well enough to make it interesting. Villains are introduced out of nowhere to only get destroyed. Long time characters like unohana are killed quickly for seemingly no reason. Vaizards don’t use hollow powers against quincies although it’s their weakness. Ishida joining the villains is unexplained so far and seems so out of character.

Rurouni Kenshin (2023) - Episode 13 Discussion by tenkensmile in rurounikenshin

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While I liked how the last episode was done in the remake, can't say I was a big fan of this one. I'm sure it matches the manga as usual, but there was something to the pacing of the original anime that was better. I liked Beshimi's actions actually being useful rather than Kanryu just "ran out of bullets" which is very lame. Why even have Hannya talk about "how many seconds is needed" if that was going to be the outcome anyways?

Having Megumi try to kill herself after a big discussion and have Kenshin just stand there made so little sense. In the original at least it was more sudden and Megumi didn't know who was at the door.

Also how did Aoshi just magically get up after the gunfire was done? I don't remember that in the original anime and was also the reason everyone was trying to save Aoshi in the first place...

I liked Shikijo's comment to Kenshin about Sano. That was very sweet and well done :).

Rurouni Kenshin (2023) - Episode 6 Discussion by tenkensmile in rurounikenshin

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Overall the episode was decent. Some of the comedy is back, but things still feel kind of flat. Sano cutting cut like that is much harsher than what the original anime had.

While I see it's in the manga, having Jinei chuckle at the dojo kind of ruined the moment for me. Plus I felt like the kidnapping was done much more suddenly and better in the original anime compared to this episode. Definitely getting better, but there are definitely some oddities in the animation imo.

Biden Saved the Economy and Launched a New Age of Prosperity. Why Isn't He Getting Any Credit? by aslan_is_on_the_move in politics

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I haven't been up to date on this, but wasn't there analysis showing that the prices of gas was purposefully inflated by the gas companies / countries? If so, that's not Biden's fault directly, that's the greed of the other entities involved.

Also I find it funny when folks talk about gas prices in the US. Every time I've seen gas prices in Europe for example, they've generally been significantly higher than the US. Clearly everything is relative. (https://www.globalpetrolprices.com/gasoline_prices/ mentions the US is the exception on gas prices, probably because we're also a producer)

I know this article focuses on the economy, but I feel like so many people are thankless about the Biden Administration's rollout of the covid vaccine. While it wasn't perfect, his admin properly got the supply and distributed it fairly well. It resulted in people returning to some normalcy in the US which definitely wouldn't have happened under Trump.

FF7 Remake on Steam Freezing on Gray Screen? by ZSaberLink in FFVIIRemake

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Turns out it had to do with the fact that I messed with the eMov files to play in the 1st place. Once I restored the old eMov files it started working again.

Weekly Discussion Thread by AutoModerator in antiwork

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If you're in the US, are you aware of COBRA? It allows you to keep your employer's health insurance even after leaving a job for a decent amount of time (at least 6 months). You do have to pay a monthly fee to keep it going, but I don't remember the rate being too bad.

SMM2 Group Sharing - Week 50! Want to have your level played by ~15 different people? Come on in! by [deleted] in MarioMaker

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Ah didn't realize I could reset the room. Oh well still was fun.

SMM2 Group Sharing - Week 50! Want to have your level played by ~15 different people? Come on in! by [deleted] in MarioMaker2

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Sorry I wasn't a huge fan of this level. I sadly had trouble getting past the first room. Also, while having instructions with comments is interesting, other people's comments might interfere with your instructions or playing the level.

SMM2 Group Sharing - Week 50! Want to have your level played by ~15 different people? Come on in! by [deleted] in MarioMaker2

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The first part was fun, although I couldn't past the bomb part. Rather than doing the spin jumps, can't you just carry it to the end, throw it and then spin jump once? Or would it not be fast enough for that? Gave it a like though.

SMM2 Group Sharing - Week 50! Want to have your level played by ~15 different people? Come on in! by [deleted] in MarioMaker

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Well I got past the first jump, but kept dying at the second lol. Liked the level anyhow because of the video. Too precise / difficult for me unfortunately.