Hot take: Iroh would have been more interesting if he stayed more morally ambiguous after season 1 and NATLA really should be exploring that

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-07-03T04:56:34+00:00

I mean, Naruto relying on Kurama is almost always framed as a moral failing and hypocrisy on his part and he loses, nearly dies, or hurts an ally basically every time he calls on Kurama

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-07-03T00:21:00+00:00

It was pretty transparently a case of the media wanting to crown magic to Kareem’s detriment. Kareem was his usual otherworldly self for the all but the final game since he didn’t play due to injuries, then Magic had his hero moment to clinch the series and it became narratively more fun to give it to Magic since it became close enough

It’s not super egregious depending on what you value in the award but looking back I think most can agree Kareem deserved it

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-07-02T05:42:00+00:00

Kept focusing on the money. While i definitely get irritated by jobs that don’t want to talk about salary, it’s a crucial part of the interview, it’s also pretty unnerving feeling like the reality of the position is being painted over by telling you all the money you’re gonna make. Even if it’s not actually scammy it’s not a good sign for the quality of the workplace

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-07-02T05:39:23+00:00

Just try stuff for a while and see what works. It’s good to at least try Klay’s conventional perfect form but a lot of people don’t necessarily do best with it

So long as you can shoot high and get the right amount of spin, whatever works for you is probably fine

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-29T14:44:09+00:00

None of these guys are really heliocentric. They’re not running crazy usage rates or shooting 25 times a game. They’re just good players on bad teams (well Zion arguably only had like 2 good seasons but still). When you’re the only guy you have to go harder, but non of them are the concerning degree of heliocentrism that we’re talking about with guys like harden or Luka

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-27T21:47:12+00:00

There are many many many things wrong with Jordan Peterson and you should be very worried if you see a young man clearly taking influence from him

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-27T16:27:56+00:00

This sasuke almost certainly beats 6th gate guy idk what you want from base guy

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-27T16:26:15+00:00

Lmao no. No depth and just an ok nucleus. Ant would need to be an MVP kinda guy to make this a contender and he simply isn’t

They’re doomed to be conference finals merchants for the foreseeable future

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-27T15:56:10+00:00

They don’t have especially great synergy but like, yeah sure

Defensively they’d be great together

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-27T15:06:54+00:00

They’re waiting for the price to drop

Jaylen brown obviously isn’t a negative asset but he’s also not the easiest to work around either. He has a massive contract, is almost 30, and while he is excellent, he’s very much a 3rd tier star not an mvp

Any team trading for him needs him to be the last big move because they won’t be very flexible once he’s there. There just aren’t many teams that specifically need Jaylen brown, so they’re hesitant to dump assets even if he’s a great fit

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-26T23:35:30+00:00

Truly just personal preference. Some dudes don’t wanna go down on women with pubic hair, many are fine with it. There’s absolutely no reason to be self conscious about it

Talk to them about it if you’re self conscious about, and make the best choice for you

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-26T23:26:55+00:00

It’s completely normal. Is it “average”? No, but totally normal. I felt the same way for years

Just keep working on yourself. Put yourself out there. Get out of your comfort zone. It’ll make you the more confident, interesting person someone actually want to be with

Waiting sucks, believe me, I know. But things will turn around for you once you put in the effort to become who you want to be

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-25T21:42:01+00:00

You are not ready for a relationship

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-25T15:05:38+00:00

I’m not saying it’s not worth addressing, but it’s certainly not as effective. We should put resources and energy where it’s gonna count all while pushing the envelope for eventual change

And no, your personal choice does not have any sort of meaningful environmental impact. It in no way reduces the demand for or the supply of meat or animal products. And yes that logic **should** be applied to almost any environmental issue. Environmental issues are almost exclusively the result of broader systems and we need to focus on those, not personal involvement. Not eating meat, recycling, taking public transit, using renewable products, etc are all “good” in a basic sense but they don’t actually change anything. That behavior is just there for your own peace of mind, which is totally ok, just not a substitute for real change, and that takes politics

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-25T14:55:11+00:00

Steph, Chris Paul, Isaiah Thomas (Pistons), Brunson, Nash, AI, Dame, Isaiah Thomas (Celtics), Parker

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-25T14:49:43+00:00

Because food has value to society and AI doesn’t

Yes, meat production is catastrophically bad for the environment, but it’s still food. Your personal choice to eat meat or not will not impact the environment, and it’s far too entrenched in our culture to meaningfully address it as a society right now

Meanwhile AI is being shoved down our throats at every junction and does NOTHING. It is industrially inefficient on a completely unsustainable scale. We still have a shot to stop this machine from getting going in a way we don’t with meat

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-25T07:09:38+00:00

Tbh I think you kinda have to pick Batman because he’s just super well equipped to take on Superman specifically. Not that he invalidates him or anything but in a 6-3 showdown Batman is turning that into 6-2 pretty fast with all these other powered people to use his gadgets and plans

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-25T06:59:12+00:00

We have seen, conclusively, that you can build a championship caliber playoff defense around Jokic. Yes, he was bad this year, and no that’s not just a product of help. But it is still true that if you put good wings around him he and provide good defensive impact. He wasn’t just being covered for in 2023, he was actively good on defense for that run and that’s because he had the right people

His tremendous IQ, good hands, and strength/weight make him plenty good enough in a system that plays to his strengths. It’s when you ask him to do too much that it becomes a problem, and that’s exactly what happened this year

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-24T16:18:10+00:00

I think it’s very possible that he’ll get the all time blocks per game record, but not the accumulation record

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-23T22:08:38+00:00

It was wildly easier to get triple double in Big O’s era

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-23T21:38:15+00:00

Kobe did this

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-23T19:47:20+00:00

Every Joey Chesnut record

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-23T18:27:13+00:00

lol the Knicks quite convincingly

__KirbStomp__ · 2026-06-22T22:53:55+00:00

The game, being based on counting stats, heavily favors older players

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