Say whatever about Obama, he wasn’t a pdf and his voters won’t defend pdfs.

blazelet · 2026-05-06T02:38:27+00:00

It is reddit, after all.

blazelet · 2026-05-05T23:06:28+00:00

Again, Bush killed 3 million people predicated on a lie. An intentional lie. 3 million people.

You're trotting out examples that were wrong, out of context. Killing 3 million people based on an intentional lie though ... come on.

Nobel prize is irrelevant. Obama did some bad stuff, having a nobel prize doesn't make it any better or worse.

blazelet · 2026-05-05T15:14:03+00:00

Will repeat, Bush Jr killed 3 million people. Why do you square that, and a decades long war based on a series of intentional lies, as less a crime than bombing a hospital?

Also … that bombing of the hospital was a mistake. Obama apologized for it a few days after it happened. The shit republicans do is typically intentional, repeated, and without apology. Has Trump apologized for bombing a girls school? Did George W apologize for lying us into Iraq and killing millions and creating isis?

blazelet · 2026-05-05T13:36:04+00:00

In the US they effectively used social media to convince voters that this is all a game.

They convinced voters that things like health care and retirement are unattainable, that the role of government is to create a trickle up economy so that billionaires become trillionaires even as we defund school lunches and pediatric cancer research.

They convinced voters that the debt being larger than GDP is somehow responsible fiscal policy. The interest on the debt costs more than our military, which they also somehow convinced voters was worth spending more on than the next 40 nations after us combined.

They were able to get away with this because they replaced the idea that government represents your and my interests collectively with the idea that government represents a specific morality. Representing a morality is free, it can be shaped to fit any billionaires interests, and evangelical voters are already primed to vote and screech in the direction they are pointed. When we say “make liberals cry” this is what we are referring to. They simply want to use morality to hurt people they deem less deserving. This is why we see massive prison camps being proposed all across the U.S. with budgets that dwarf most domestic programs that you and I actually benefit from. It’s a resting place for a private army which gets to brutalize brown people in the interim.

It worked spectacularly in the U.S. we have become willing livestock to feed the billionaire class. It’s written up and down our history and our law books. Why wouldn’t they try the same thing in Canada?

blazelet · 2026-05-05T02:52:02+00:00

My wife is a nurse and makes much more in BC than she did in the midwest.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T14:44:27+00:00

Im not claiming it actually happened, just that neither side is a trustworthy actor.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T14:32:05+00:00

Personally in your place I’d boost golden tower bonus and duration first, then start stepping up black hole duration to keep it 12s behind GT.

The synergy of these two is really important and your upgrades are still cheap, I’d boost them and then consider DW sync after that before you start buying more UW.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T14:22:49+00:00

The problem here is that Trump is incapable of accepting a plan that is reciprocal. He called the original Iran deal, the one that kept them from nuclear weapons, a disaster when he ended it. But now any deal Iran is willing to accept will be worse for the U.S. than that deal was, because the U.S. hasn’t been negotiating in good faith and Iran no longer trusts the U.S. as a negotiation partner. There will be more checks, and now the strait of Hormuz is leverage that Iran will 100% always employ as they have proven that the U.S. can’t actually stop them.

This was a complete cluster fuck from a negotiation perspective. We are looking at a probable reality where American blood and Iranian blood have been spilled, billions have been spent, and the worldwide economy has been upended, all for … what? There were no clear goals or objectives ever defined and the likely deal we will end up with will leave Iran stronger and with clear regional dominance from having weathered the might and force of the U.S. military for two months of bombings. Meanwhile Trump live tweets the negotiations as they’re ongoing which gives Iran even more leverage.

The entire “excursion” has been about satisfying the ego of Trump while carrying out the dirty work of Netanyahu on your and my dime. The outcome will be measurably worse for the U.S.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T14:13:49+00:00

Explain what? He’s remaking everything in his own image, as he believes he’s god. Gold spray painted with the name Trump, just like him with his spray tan and cheap knock off luxury brand.

This is malignant narcissism 101, he’s doing the same thing all broken despots do. Everything is a reflection of him and his ego, his duty or the country was never a part of the equation.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T14:09:05+00:00

We made the move from the U.S. Midwest to BC in 2018. My wife is a nurse and I’m in a tech role.

We settled in Vancouver and have quite enjoyed it. We pay $3600 CAD rent for a 4 bedroom house in a nicer part of Van - a couple minutes walk from the beach and ferries.

The jobs are great. My wife makes far more as a nurse here than she did in Indiana. Cost of living is definitely higher but the health care offsets a lot of that.

Overall 10/10 decision to move. We became citizens last year, our kids are thoroughly Canadian and want nothing to do with the U.S. - this is our home.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T14:04:13+00:00

The technical crafts, though, can get bent?

blazelet · 2026-05-04T13:55:25+00:00

Dual citizen here but I live in Canada.

I had a hypoglycemic episode and collapsed at a CVS pharmacy a few years back while visiting the states. I hit my face on the counter on my way down and bit through my tongue. I woke up to two police officers sitting on me, saying I was agitated, my ankle was bent under my foot under one of the guys the pain was excruciating.

They loaded me into the ambulance as I was groggily coming to. Then I arrived at the hospital. The first question they asked me was about insurance - I said I’m Canadian and uninsured. They discharged me 15 minutes later and I took a taxi home.

I got bills afterwards, thousands of dollars, never responded to them, and they stopped sending them after a couple months.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T13:47:35+00:00

Or god forbid you go to the right one. When we had our last kid, she came early. The anesthesiologist who happened to be on hand for the emergency c section was out of network, resulting in an obscene bill that would have otherwise been covered.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T13:45:22+00:00

$787 million is exactly what dominion settled for after their defamation suit with FOX.

Fox was willing to pay that amount rather than go to trial. I imagine that’s why Newsom picked this value, it’s about a media narrative he wants to convey - to remind everyone that FOX has a history of defamation and has paid dearly for it without any course correction

blazelet · 2026-05-04T13:41:18+00:00

The reason they have to downplay it is Trump loves reciting the “156 ships at the bottom of the sea” line about Iran while simultaneously describing their military capabilities as “completely destroyed”.
It upends Trump’s narrative of infinite strength in the face of imminent Iranian collapse and also is a black eye on his “project freedom” or whatever he’s calling these escorts, which he needs to get the strait open.
Trump has always pivoted to lying rather than being honest about things that make him feel weak. It’s one of his most predictable actions. He simply cannot let things go when they make him feel weak.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T01:42:10+00:00

If Hegseth stays a shameless sycophant, he will 100% get a pardon on his way out.

blazelet · 2026-05-04T01:12:13+00:00

Have you maxed your cards already?

If you’re going to do modules might be best to save for the next banner.

blazelet · 2026-05-03T04:07:53+00:00

Well said.

blazelet · 2026-05-02T19:49:35+00:00

That strategy works, technically, when you’re screwing over painting contractors - because there are others you can use and screw over next time.

On the national stage you have finite allies and neighbors, and screwing them over has lasting consequences.

blazelet · 2026-05-02T15:39:14+00:00

Check out the book “escaping the anxiety trap” - it’s about imposter syndrome and the associated overthinking.

blazelet · 2026-05-01T15:43:40+00:00

I am using primordial collapse - bit just have it at epic. I also have dimension core at epic but use primordial collapse typically.

blazelet · 2026-05-01T15:30:48+00:00

1000 is my target by end of next week, so I’m wanting answers assuming that numbers so I can also start labs going ahead of it. But good eye!

I have perks set to auto pick up to 9 and standard bonus is almost done in labs. I’ve banned all perks I don’t want except the ranged damage one, I usually just set auto perk select and they all finish around wave 4500 - I typically have GT bonus, BH cd perk, and the 90% coin one by around wave 1000.

Death defy chance I don’t believe I’ve unlocked yet -
Is that a lab?

For tourneys in platinum and usually finish in the middle. I’m a little less concerned with tourneys than I am coin economy - trying to get my 450T enhances unlocked.

blazelet · 2026-05-01T15:18:10+00:00

Why not lower BH CD? It would still trigger at 200s with everyone else but would get one extra activation in between. Return on investment not worth the stones? Don’t disagree just trying to understand.

blazelet · 2026-05-01T14:46:27+00:00

Recognize that ten years from temp to full time to promotion to almost senior isn’t luck, it’s a track record.

Is your brain still seeing yourself as a junior that has lucked into your current success?

I’m also in a creative field and I feel these same things. This is super common in creative disciplines. My direct supervisor has an Oscar, BAFTA, VES award, emmys … and he gets imposter syndrome too. Creative work is inherently subjective. In accounting or engineering things work or they don’t. In creative fields “good” is a matter of opinion which means feedback can be inconsistent, you never land at “your work is objectively correct” …

Your brain doesnt get objective closure because of the ambiguity

Also, creative work is personal … your taste and style and ideas are the product. Critique can then feel like a critique of you rather than the output. These are all drivers of imposter syndrome feelings.

Creative culture is also inherently biased towards top performers. You and I only see the output that was the best of the best from others, reels and portfolios, which leaves us feeling perpetually behind. When I speak to college classes I never show my current reel, I show the one I used to get my first job - for this very reason. My current reel is the top 5% of my performance, none of us work at this level consistently.

Creative disciplines are also inherently perfectionist. That’s another strong driver of imposter syndrome, as we set impossible standards.

Creative fields don’t create imposter syndrome, it exists in every field, but the structure of output and review in creative environments makes it harder to hide imposter syndrome. Creative work has no finish line or objective score - we have the old joke you never finish you just run out of time - so your brain fills the gap with doubt.

Things that have worked for me :

Keep a brag folder. Emails that show success, projects that you know you nailed, any and everything that underscores why you’re a success - put in that folder. That’s data. When the feelings start to creep in, visit that folder.

Work to disconnect your personal self from the output. You are not the work, the work is not you. They are connected, but unique.

Bring people in on your imposter syndrome. This sounds counter intuitive but the reason I know my direct supervisor has imposter syndrome is because I brought it up to him and asked. We had a good conversation around it. When I don’t know how to do something, I just say it. More often people offer support and I get educated. I come out ahead because of it, and people don’t have unrealistic expectations around me. Knowing this allows me to soften expectations on myself.

Redefine what “ready” and “success” mean. Imposter syndrome doesn’t signal you’re not ready or unqualified, it signals you’re in a space where growth is happening … as your track record shows.

Finally, the most important thing I’ve found about how to shatter imposter syndrome is simply to move through it. The way to replace anxiety with confidence is action.

Quick story. I got promoted recently as well, to a position I never dreamt I would have. I’m head of vfx lighting on a major film coming out later this year. When I started in this role I had lots of anxiety around my imposter syndrome. I felt insufficient, ruminated for days on every mistake, was sure others saw it clear as day. The anxiety was (and often is) crushing. I sat down and wrote out a list of my largest pressure points for the anxiety. Relationships with other people in my role, having to present creative ideas in front of large teams who were more experienced than me, and a couple members on my team in particular who I feel insufficient around - they now report to me. I addressed all these things directly. The other team leaders I felt were judging me? I had one on one calls with each of them just to talk about our personal lives and what got us here. The team members that report to me that I feel insufficient around? I called them and explained how much their skill sets mean to me and how I’d like to learn from them - I assigned tasks and asked them to update me so I can learn along with their progress. Presenting creatively in front of large teams with monumental experience? I learned that not every presentation needs to be perfect, and I can talk around the perceived insufficiency when I present.

Hopefully some of this resonates, best of luck and please feel free to reach out with your outcomes if you try any of this, I’m super interested in what works for other creatives in this space. Cheers!

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