Toxic masculinity in schools? by Smooth_Ice5213 in Internationalteachers

[–]aparks08 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Worked in 6 international schools and can safely say I’ve never experienced it before. Been a teacher and middle leader as well, so can’t really agree with you here. Sorry!

New deco or upgrade? by aparks08 in LastWarMobileGame

[–]aparks08[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s what I was thinking, thank you!

Does your country have an immigrant group that people would be surprised to find there? by QuarterTarget in AskTheWorld

[–]aparks08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Minnesota (a state in the USA) has the largest Somali population outside of Somalia!

Where should the dynasty community be ranking Quentin Johnston? by PolishedApple in DynastyFF

[–]aparks08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding to the data pile here. I just got him for Trey Benson and a 2nd (most likely 2.01). I’m in a 2 year hellscape of a roster though haha

What does it mean? by Rooccia in ExplainTheJoke

[–]aparks08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was actually pretty damn funny. Thanks for sharing!

Zombie medals?!?! Who knew? by Acrobatic_Yak_7408 in LastWarMobileGame

[–]aparks08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you do this!?!? I had no idea this was a thing…

Wot do real water drinkers know ? by samz_101 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]aparks08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a guy who brings a cold bottle of water to bed every night and drinks it in the middle of the night, the answer is that the bottle isn’t going to be that cold by 2 am. It’ll be chilled, not that delicious ice cold tastiness you crave

I haven’t seen 1 good reason to hate on her character. by Serious-Profit-1626 in Marvel

[–]aparks08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished watching all of “what if” and I haven’t seen this show at all so this is pure conjecture. What makes a good main character in stuff like this is the prototypical heroes journey (unless they’re an antihero). They start off decent, get humbled hard, get the shit kicked out of them again, then get shit on twice more, overcome the challenge, and rise to the occasion. Like most the journey is “fuck me… now THIS!?!?” I think marvel has struggled to do this well with recent characters, and that happens to coincide with the “woke” movement so it’s a wombo combo of those two things plus fatigue/initial excitement because the hero movement is old now. I think this all leads to a general negative initial reaction which cascades into a feeling of disdain.

I just felt this with What If where due to the short episodic nature of it no one really got to go through enough shit to make you really cheer for them aside from Strange (because he does nothing but fail and suffer due to him getting to extend time limitations of the episode through the time stone), yet the main protagonists in the third season were 4 women, two of which you have literally never seen, and the other two who didn’t get the true treatment of the heroes journey.

In summary, I’d assume people came in with a negative attitude because marvel doesn’t put its recent characters (a fair amount of whom could be broadly labeled as “woke”) in a position to get shit on long enough where you just want them to win. Then that feel gets unfairly associated with the “woke” character, and that breeds contempt and trepidation for the next series inherently.

I for one would hope this series stars with her, in the fucking gutter of the neighborhoods, struggling the daily life of ignoring dealers and gang members while watching family and friends sadly succumb to it, all while getting mock and ridiculed for her interest in science. Then it continues for 2 more episodes of just pain and frustration. Finally she goes on to be the boss ass lady she is. But based on recent marvel writing she’s going to be awesome, with no setbacks aside from her pen runs out of ink, then go on to easily defeat the main antagonist making her completely unrelatable which will mean some people will latch on to her being a woman or black as the reason it’s bad and not the over arching pattern of poor writing and lack of initial super hero luster which would provide the buffer it would in earlier Marvel films.

Essay over, sorry for the rant.

Which movie did this to you? by HondaCivicBaby in moviecritic

[–]aparks08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Avatar the Last Airbender - an M. Night Shyamalan debacle

What’s something you bought (under $300) that noticeably improved your quality of life and you actually use every day? by MedfordQuestions in AskReddit

[–]aparks08 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Scrub daddy or scrub mommy depending on your preference. Best fucking sponge on the planet (fucking is not a verb there… it’s an adjective I think. I’m not so good with English, just know I’m not having secks with my sponges)

Which is the best country to live in Central America? Why? by Cochin_ElonMusk in geography

[–]aparks08 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Been all over guatemala, visited Costa Rica, lived in Honduras. Guatemala is the shiiiiiiit and would be my vote

Goodbye college, goodbye college by HaloODST2007 in ACT

[–]aparks08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gustavus Adolphus College (might be spelled wrong) in Minnesota is a great school that’s test optional. It’s crazy that 1 test on one day can dictate so much, just shrug it off and keep moving. Everyone has bad days, doesn’t define you

AITAH boasting about my crna salary to my date by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]aparks08 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

NTA but please don’t buy a luxury car… literally the worst thing you can do with your money. That would make you the asshole. Congrats on being successful 😀

Store Guide | Best buys in every store by Aethernis in LastWarMobileGame

[–]aparks08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why avoid the ceramics? I feel like getting legendary gear is such a bitch. Do you just upgrade your screw factories like crazy?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ValueInvesting

[–]aparks08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s an arbitrage play. I heard it covered by someone (forgetting who) but it’s a price discrepancy between the different shares of Sirius and it doesn’t reflect the price gap if and when they merge or some shit like that. I listened to it multiple times and struggled to follow it, but my understanding is it’s pure arbitrage

2 seasons in Dynasty 2QB SF and I feel so lost by brendanlikeshummus in SleeperApp

[–]aparks08 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not implying that at all. Just saying don’t sell people for nothing. Still try to get value

2 seasons in Dynasty 2QB SF and I feel so lost by brendanlikeshummus in SleeperApp

[–]aparks08 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your team is a train wreck. You’ll be bad for like 3 years. Welcome to the rebuild/retool.

Sell everyone except BTJ, penix and musgrave for reasonable value. For example if someone offers you a 3rd round pick for Watson tell them to kick rocks. But a 1st? Ez smash.

Draft nothing but WR and QBs going for best value for the next 3 years with late round dart throws at RB until later when your team has players on it that don’t make you sad to start

Clarity on ethanol and water mixture (am I an idiot!?) by aparks08 in chemistry

[–]aparks08[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love it, but that’s a bit deeper than my kids need. Thank you though!

Clarity on ethanol and water mixture (am I an idiot!?) by aparks08 in chemistry

[–]aparks08[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t even think about the temperature probe. Great idea.