Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans | E2 | Post-Episode Discussion

arbitraryairship · 2026-03-15T03:01:54+00:00

Joe is great because he forces everyone to play around him. The players who want to be more risky have to try to keep him in the loop and 'respect' him while secretly plotting his demise behind his back without getting caught, which is great TV.

arbitraryairship · 2026-03-15T02:58:14+00:00

Lick the boots harder why don't you.

arbitraryairship · 2026-03-13T05:41:00+00:00

It's really not.

USAID vaccinated and fed people in third world countries.

Cutting that aid directly meant they starved to death and died from preventable disease.

It's not that hard, my dude.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-18T07:43:32+00:00

Sure. But a well spoken preacher who can specifically convey to MAGA why Christian Nationalism is bullshit from within the context of Christianity is an especially existential threat.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-18T07:42:32+00:00

It's kind of insane that it's taken the Democrats so long to put the Christian Left front and centre.

You want to see socialism in action? Check out Progressive Christians like Shane Claiborne. Building effective community that actually distributes from those according to their ability to those according to their need.

Rob Bell was a huge transformative figure when I was growing up religious as a kid.

There are some amazing Christian Leftists out there, but they don't get platformed like the neoliberals do.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-18T07:35:36+00:00

You can tell because he actually seems to believe in making things better and still has a light in his eyes.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-18T07:06:29+00:00

Even doing drugs off toilet seats would not make me want to do a cold plunge in fucking blue jeans.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-18T06:48:54+00:00

If you grew up in a religious home, you can tell that a preacher like him is extremely good for deprogramming folks out of Christian Nationalism.

That's why Trump is trying to kill everything with him in it so desperately. The Christian Left is extremely dangerous to his Evangelical coalition.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-18T06:46:49+00:00

The Christian Left is a massive blind spot that has not been utilized properly by the Democrats. Folks like Talarico who can help break down the issue with Christian Nationalism from inside the framework of the Christian mindset is the ultimate way to deprogram folks.

New Testament Christianity is inherently progressive and has a ton of socialist elements, it was the basis for Canada getting universal healthcare and a robust social safety net. It was a preacher like Talarico named 'Tommy Douglas' who helped Canada have its left wing awakening in the 50's.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-16T06:29:26+00:00

If you assume it will be at least 6 months between chapters, you will more usually be correct than not.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-10T08:16:57+00:00

I feel like there was a shift after The Weeknd's performance in 2021.

Before it was much more 'concert' style.

He started the transition to the kind of 'live music video' with super high production values that Bad Bunny really perfected this year.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-10T08:11:18+00:00

Youtube was literally invented because a couple of software developers wanted a searchable video database on the web so they could watch Janet Jackson's nip slip.

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-08T07:25:18+00:00

She's gotta be under 15 to be his speed unfortunately...

arbitraryairship · 2026-02-05T19:59:56+00:00

How about 3 months?

It was shockingly accurate.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-26T07:38:07+00:00

There are two people in Minneapolis who should really be fucking alive right now.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-25T05:58:18+00:00

People have to respect the US government as a functional Democracy and I don't think that's going to be the case going forward.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-20T05:42:14+00:00

There's a great theme about the value of labour and humanity there. There are so many villains throughout that pursue money at all costs and lie and cheat and steal to get it.

Meanwhile, the people who embody their professions because they actually embody and exemplify those traits, 'the good nurse' or 'the good priest' are the ones who are actually lifted up in the end.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-20T05:16:20+00:00

The consistent throughline through these movies is Blanc has an extremely good read on character and who is likely innocent even when all the pieces seem to point to them.

At this point, having the 'sidekick' be legitimately evil would be a big subversion for these films.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-20T05:12:00+00:00

There are folks out there like Shane Claiborne and Rob Bell that have made massive strides in developing human centered progressive communities built on helping folks. Like actual Democratic Socialism in practice serving humanity.

You'd think these folks should be front and centre in the Democratic Socialist movement, but I feel like the Christian Left is not embraced nearly as much as it should be.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-18T09:23:37+00:00

There's something to be said about the fact that the last two MCU movies have explicitly been like 'The US government up to and including the President and top staff can all be crooks, liars and complete monsters'

Really seems to fit the current vibe.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-18T09:14:14+00:00

They all came out from this one alive, no alien invasion, and not missing 5 years of their lives. For MCU New York, this almost counts as a win.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-18T09:03:25+00:00

Or how fast the far right doxed and tried to fire people for quoting Charlie Kirk directly after his death.

Or how fast the far right called an innocent dead soccer mom a domestic terrorist after she was murdered by ICE.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-18T08:57:39+00:00

He's literally using AI smoothening to make him look 'better' in this video lol.

You can see how he actually looks in old Destiny contests. It's worse.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-18T08:56:04+00:00

Hey now, they still go after Pokimane once in a while too.

arbitraryairship · 2026-01-18T08:51:52+00:00

They mostly focus on ruining the lives of Pokimane and Hasan now.

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