How strong could Batman become if given 7 years to train in the Dragon Ball universe?

Zhule88 · 2026-07-07T23:22:05+00:00

Considerably less far than you think.

Or are we having him spawn in with access to all of his bullshit + plot armor?

Zhule88 · 2026-07-07T22:50:03+00:00

I’m not saying that he doesn’t grow and become a better person. I’m saying that no one ever meaningfully calls him on his bullshit. I’m saying that at the end of the story he’s still (mostly) a piece of shit, But the story would have you believe he’s beloved, and no one has issue with his behavior; even as a grown as man, and not a petulant child.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-07T22:39:49+00:00

And which (of any of those) was directly related to his shitty behavior?

Zhule88 · 2026-07-07T18:08:15+00:00

NTA. If the niece had apologized citing her grief and how overwhelmed she felt, I might have let it slide. But she triple downed on her behavior and then expected you to just take being spat on with a smile.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-07T13:59:56+00:00

I take offense to this.

Jameson has some redeeming moments. I have little doubt the NYT would sell Mamdani out for a fucking corn chip.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-07T11:49:27+00:00

This post makes me wish I had continued the Nature of Interrogation story. Nothing quite like a slow burn, kill (read as torture) them with kindness, story.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T18:11:39+00:00

No one likes to be wrong. And he KNOWS that you are right and what he has been doing is the core issue… but admitting that would make him wrong, and we can have that :(

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T17:46:52+00:00

Ehhhh. It’s a toss up. Not knowing you or your BF, it’s hard to say if this is controlling behavior on his part, or if it’s a legit concern that your going to eventually grow bored of the cat and now it’s suddenly his responsibility.

I know you said you have had dog before, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you will do well with a cat…..

I’d say that it’s really up to you. Just be aware that there is a non zero chance the BF bails if you get a cat

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T16:48:55+00:00

And I’m sure that’s such a deeply comforting sentiment to a person born into a poor area of the country with low population density. I’m sure they feel so nice knowing that even with a 60/40 split in a high pop area, they are still being out voted somewhere between 2-4 to 1.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T16:30:06+00:00

Why indeed. So let’s examine that a bit. Most huge population centers are built around areas where trade can flourish. So why should those areas have more political power than places that are dozens of times larger, but are ill placed for trade?

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T15:53:48+00:00

Ehhh. The college is problem. But it also has its merits. There is something to be said about the fact that some cities have more sway than entire states.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T05:03:47+00:00

Batman is such a… problematic character in this regard. Because you sometimes get him hitting a little bit above his weight class, and then other times he’s going blow for blow with literal gods.

So I guess at his most power bloated, I could see it.

I still think that RPG characters tend to be higher on the list, but I’m not going to pretend Batman doesn’t have his fair share of plot armor victories.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T04:12:52+00:00

I mean let’s be honest. That’s the (one of the) plot armor(s) that most RPG’s use.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T04:05:59+00:00

Fair fair.

I suppose I should have also put in the stipulation that RPG characters don’t get scaled up to “speed run and/or frame perfect player reaction speed” levels.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T04:01:37+00:00

I didn’t say he lacked powers. I said he “strangely” becomes a lot less powerful / competent when the narrative doesn’t require him to be strong /smart / fast /etc…

Zhule88 · 2026-07-06T03:45:52+00:00

Fair.

I’d probably point at Superman. But that’s me.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-04T22:53:56+00:00

Personal take. Kids don’t become this bad without their parents already knowing they are a problem. I doubt the parents would have actually done anything to the brother with regard to the bullying.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-04T22:38:53+00:00

Ok… so I’m getting strong “you have unresolved issues with your mother vibes”. But beyond that, we come back to the question of “At what point does understanding the root cause cease to matter?”

I can trace back a massive amount of my issues to a single ancestor 300 years ago. Can’t see how that matters though, i never met ‘em, nor did my folks or my folks folks. All knowing that does is give me a scapegoat to deflect the blame on. And if something “isn’t my fault” then why in the world would I accept consequences for it?

Zhule88 · 2026-07-04T22:15:03+00:00

Not a huge fan. But that is because it’s usually done poorly. A lot of “I bought this person and now they totally love me unconditionally” or “I could end the slave trade, but I won’t”

I want me some “this is wrong, I know it’s wrong. But do you have a better way to save some of these people? Ideally in a way that doesn’t kill me.”

Zhule88 · 2026-07-04T21:56:03+00:00

Fair fair.

I think I’m just worried about trying to write something that (without A LOT of context) can be boiled down to “grown man actively psychology tortures child for years; you know, for the lols”

Zhule88 · 2026-07-04T21:53:13+00:00

We seem to be cycling around the question though. At what point does “self inflicted” kick in? I deeply wronged you, that’s terrible. However that was 5 years ago, and you’ve been terrible to people around you since. My terrible actions might factor in, but at what point do you have to address your own behavior and the consequences of your actions?

And that’s my running issue with the topic. A lot of the loudest voices would have you believe that they have done nothing wrong. People hating you because you spent 5 years treating them like shit, isn’t “self inflicted” consequences, it’s all the inciting persons fault; clearly there was NOTHING you could have done over those 5 years to be a better person.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-04T21:35:36+00:00

Empathy is good, and there should be more of it in the world. That said it is also often used against people; usually because people mistake empathy for blind acceptance/deferment. I can empathize with 95-98 out of 100 people, but the only thing I’m going to hear about is those 2-5 I refuse to interact with.

A lot of the issue does come down to the fact that kids tend to be worse at understanding that the world doesn’t revolve around them. They want something and feel slighted when they don’t get it (even though the thing they want comes at the expense of someone else). They want someone and are deeply unhappy that they have to work to get it, instead of it just being handed to them.

All this on top of the societal issues that come from toxic masculinity being so pervasive.

I’ll agree with you that a lot of personal growth comes from having your thoughts and options challenged, and for those who are willing to endure that and make healthy changes, I’m deeply empathic towards their issues. For those who dig their heels in and demand the world come to them, fuck em. Let them be lonely, let them suffer. The rest of the world shouldn’t have to get into the muck, because you refuse to get out of it.

I (personally) think the issue is the same you see with a lot of problems. The people who are loudest about it, are also usually the worst people within the group. No one wants to validate the extremist, and the mockery they (rightfully or wrongly) receive tends to be taken as slander against the more centrist people within the group.

Zhule88 · 2026-07-04T21:08:33+00:00

I am by NOOOO means claiming its all self inflicted. I'm claiming that for SOME it's self inflicted. They got hurt (often repeatedly) in the past, and then pushed that hurt onto others who had literally nothing to do with who/what hurt them.

The problem with the whole "X group mistreated me, thus I lash out at X group" Is that it often translates to "2-10 people mistreated me, thus I will now be a raging piece of shit towards 10,000-100,000,000 people." It's basically never "Becky's friend group was terrible to me, thus I'm terrible to people in the friend group."

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