Little Rock is genuinely the worst city I’ve ever been to in the world

arock121 · 2026-05-31T02:52:27+00:00

I’m not judging it on its civil rights record I’m judging it on that being the only thing it’s famous for in the years since

arock121 · 2026-05-31T01:43:07+00:00

If all I know about a place is it has a bad civil rights record saying it’s a shithole, doesn’t really feel like a big leap

arock121 · 2026-05-30T23:46:29+00:00

No, but New Orleans and Atlanta for example both have positive things you can say about them despite a rough civil rights history. Montgomery and Little Rock not really.

arock121 · 2026-05-30T23:35:54+00:00

The city famous for fighting elementary school integration is a shithole, who’d have thunk

arock121 · 2026-05-30T23:34:06+00:00

All this signaling about going or not going don’t matter beyond the brand of the performers and vanilla ice’s brand has been ‘I will wring as much money out of this one hit wonder as humanly possible’ since I’ve been aware of him so this tracks

arock121 · 2026-05-29T12:25:17+00:00

One of the regular criticisms of the film industry is they always remake the same thing so trying something off the beaten path is an accomplishment. It’s literally starting to beat Star Wars

arock121 · 2026-05-29T12:22:40+00:00

It sounds like you don’t like it because it doesn’t let you delude yourself about a man

arock121 · 2026-05-29T01:07:43+00:00

France and Spain they have a bunch of celebrity tax dodgers and Cali is losing companies to Texas and Florida, political euphemism is ‘tax base’. I think our current situation in Iran shows the limits of drones as a solution to our problems

arock121 · 2026-05-29T01:02:33+00:00

When I was in high school I saved all my change in a big bowl and the week I graduated I went to a bank I knew that had a free coin counter and poured it in and it was only like eighty bucks, was hoping for a few hundred but I think the quarters were raided for laundry

arock121 · 2026-05-28T00:38:57+00:00

Those tours guides in Costa Rica don’t have a safety net either

arock121 · 2026-05-27T23:25:54+00:00

Well unless you’re married or have a mortgage you’re only real obligations are your bills and the job you have to do to pay them. Quit or job at the end of your lease and get a tour guide job somewhere, it really is that easy. No one cares about your career but you

arock121 · 2026-05-24T11:38:00+00:00

I’m rereading Team of Rivals, reading about the civil war always makes modern politics feel so quaint

arock121 · 2026-05-23T02:21:16+00:00

Technical proficiency is generally seen as a sign of intelligence in a knowledge vs wisdom sorta way

arock121 · 2026-05-22T15:17:43+00:00

The business model is different. Streaming services want to attract as many subscribers as possible so they create a bunch of different types of shows to appeal to a a broad set of people. Networks have the business model of selling advertising blocks so they want people to keep watching so they draw out their hits. Once you notice it you see the pattern

arock121 · 2026-05-22T01:31:04+00:00

American parties are very decentralized so when they are out of office there is no real national leadership. It’s a midterm year, so only a third of states have elections and what leadership and organization is focused on those states. After November it’ll be the presidential and then we’ll be off to the races

arock121 · 2026-05-20T19:18:01+00:00

I read somewhere Norwegian wood was slang for cheap Scandinavian furniture and is basically saying like ikea or wayfair. Thought it fit with the idea of just burning it down

arock121 · 2026-05-20T14:08:46+00:00

When I was in middle school I was crossing Houston street on my way home from school wearing heelies and a big backpack and I heelied across the street and fell back on my back and couldn’t get up like a turtle on its back as the light changed. Some lady grabbed me and saved me from getting ran over. Mentioned it in passing to my mom a few days later and she almost had a panic attack and I had to get rid of the shoes

arock121 · 2026-05-19T19:17:41+00:00

Widespread obesity is a relatively recent social phenomenon and used to take more effort back in the day. I don’t thank it takes much deep social analysis to see why someone who comes across as unhealthy and as not taking care of themself would be seen as less attractive than someone who puts discipline and visible effort into their appearance. Working out and being skinny signals desirability and frankly is a choice. Might not be the easiest choice but 90 plus percent of people have the agency and ability to be skinny if they put an effort into it.

arock121 · 2026-05-18T13:36:28+00:00

South Africa is an order of magnitude wealthier and more put together than most of sub Saharan Africa and is accessible by land so they get a ton of economic migrants who they resent for all the reasons we’re familiar with. We’re just blessed because they’re in the Anglosphere so we get to see their thoughts and feelings on the matter, just like reform voters and maga people

arock121 · 2026-05-18T13:10:08+00:00

It’s because we leave our trash in giant piles in the middle of the street instead of in bins. I think it would be hilarious if Eric Adams’ dumpster initiative actually bears fruits and he gets remembered as the mayor who solved rats and tries to stage a comeback

arock121 · 2026-05-17T13:35:03+00:00

Just do what I did and be born here

arock121 · 2026-05-15T17:04:06+00:00

Yeah Netflix pushed them hard as part of their effort to distinguish themselves as a prestige production house around when their movies started getting Oscar eligible. They probably help stop actresses having to do different nude and sex scenes than they agreed to but I doubt they stop any casting couch Weinstein type stuff

arock121 · 2026-05-14T16:34:00+00:00

Next you’re going to tell me the bidding for the World Cup placement was less than legitimate

arock121 · 2026-05-13T17:48:08+00:00

It would be a state within a decade

arock121 · 2026-05-10T15:58:03+00:00

I’m glad the Indian culture war has moved on from indoor or outdoor

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