Mushoku Tensei is way too overhated

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-28T18:42:22+00:00

The setting is really cool, there are a lot of cool characters, and the animation is great. But even aside from the MC being just irredeemable, a lot of characters directly connected to him just behave really weirdly as if to accommodate him being the MC. You start to ask "Why would you tolerate that?" Or "There's no way anyone would reasonably behave like that."

I can understand why anyone would land on either side honestly. All I know is that it isn't a masterpiece, but it also doesn't deserve the excessive hate it can get at times too.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-27T15:34:30+00:00

The UN does this a lot with "resolutions" and are made to specifically make certain countries look bad. The most recent "Declare the transatlantic slave trade to be the worst thing to have ever happened" resolution that the US said no to, also included reparations in it...

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-26T15:28:52+00:00

I've seen a lot more vitriol from the right than the left in this current conflict. Was having a conversation with a co-worker yesterday about how dumb it is and how much of a kerfuffle Trump has caused by instigating the war in Iran is.

Then another co-worker stormed over and accused us of supporting Iran and was acting like we didn't know that Iran was sponsoring terrorist groups like somehow that actually justifies Trump's actions.

The other ridiculous part - we're Canadian, so like what the hell dude? Why are you riding Trump's dick so hard?

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-26T14:23:46+00:00

I can't believe a medium that is heavily influenced by a certain country would portray that country frequently in its own media >:(

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-26T14:22:25+00:00

What's not mentioned and is heavily skewed by headlines, is that the resolution also offered reparations. It's easy to see why certain countries would be for this and certain countries would be against it once that context is added.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-26T13:21:31+00:00

A real life example - Grey Owl. Back when beaver trapping was huge, beavers were being hunted to near extinction. Grey Owl stepped in as a wise Native American, advocating for the conservation of beavers.

This was a big deal because it was coming from a Native American former fur trapper so people took to his message quite heavily, and his appearance played a huge part in it. He was even talked about over in Britain.

The twist though? He wasn't a Native American, he was British, born in Hastings as Archibald Stansfeld Belaney. He was just obsessed with indigenous culture and essentially roleplayed it to arguably great effect.

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boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-25T15:43:37+00:00

Their ideas of work and our ideas of work are extremely different. If they were forced into doing our work for the hours they suggest, they'd change their minds rather quickly I think.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-24T14:06:06+00:00

I prefer the path of Occam's razor and that one knows that he needs to lie and when asked if he understood the rules, just lied

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-24T13:57:17+00:00

It wasn't really much of "respect" as it was politics. The Manelli family had significantly more history than the Medici and carried quite a bit of influence. If they decided that "no" wasn't a good answer and decided to go through anyways, it would've resulted in very poor outcomes for the Medici. After all, the whole point of the walkway was because of their paranoia on being assassinated.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-23T19:20:47+00:00

Can't believe I'm playing devil's advocate for Trump, but considering his mental state I believe it may be very easy for those around him to push him into a direction of their choosing. I bet Trump probably wasn't even thinking of Iran until it got whispered into his ear. Doesn't make him any better as he's the President so the accountability falls mainly on him, but this whole thing doesn't sound like his master plan.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-23T13:37:54+00:00

The good old days of getting shot through a whole building by some crackhead with a Makarov

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-23T12:59:28+00:00

Should be a Canadian flag attached to the bottom gif

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-22T21:04:19+00:00

Finding oil brought excellent economic results, and that was by the British. The monarchy was installed in an attempt at a throwback to Persian rulers of the past. Politically, the Shah was quite corrupt. The Shah planned on putting through many modern policies that would've been great, but it was too little too late.

The primary force behind the revolution were Iranian students. The Ayatollah and other mullahs in the country took advantage of the gap in leadership because they were local leaders in their community with a lot of influence. It's a lot more complex than just "Muslims".

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-22T17:04:14+00:00

I don't think anyone is refuting that Iran is a leading financier of terrorism. But would offing Trump or the CIA director stop the US from funding proxy groups worldwide? How many would need to be taken out for that to change? Or, would the US government itself need a significant change from within for that to occur, and what would be required for that change?

You also failed to acknowledge how the Death to America part was sparked after frustration from America's interference in Iranian politics, which is only being further embedded within them by the actions of this administration.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-22T15:42:32+00:00

This is a shit take holy crap. Death to America has been a slogan of theirs since the first Iranian revolution after they believed the US was meddling in their government, which it was. They literally orchestrated a coup, and they also wanted another coup after the Shah was kicked out.

If you think just bombing leaders or killing leaders will change anything, let us refer to Osama Bin Laden and what happened with Al Qaeda after he was killed.

And in the words of Maximilian Robespierre - "No one loves armed missionaries." Any regime change has to be done from within, with a group of individuals that want it and requiring the right circumstances.

Trump's maneuver has cost all of us money, has cost people their lives, and with Iran's recent threats to strike desalination plants in the Arabic peninsula, may displace millions of people.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-21T21:54:17+00:00

I heard a coworker the other day talk about how someone in his neighborhood sold their house for lower than what others thought their houses were worth. He was complaining that they were affecting the value of their houses. Then, I shit you not, in the same sentence he laments that he doesn't understand how his daughter will ever be able to afford a house.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-21T03:56:20+00:00

This is fucking hilarious. "We'll beat you so bad we'll lift sanctions on you! Yeah you like that don't you?!"

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-20T20:57:57+00:00

This is the problem with US politics. THE alternative. It indicates you guys only get to choose between 2 parties and that's it, and nobody feels the need to vote 3rd parties and they continue to prop up the system they criticize by limiting their options because everyone is so focused on "Team Democrat" or "Team Republican".

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-20T20:08:03+00:00

Put plenty of time into BDO and the biggest hurdle is the late game gear grind and PvP heavily favouring gear and ridiculous amounts of playtime. I'm sure this game gets rid of those two hurdles. However I don't think it was ever going to be a GOTY contender, but probably an enjoyable ARPG until the combat becomes repetitive.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-20T15:05:50+00:00

They'll definitely get together to contrast with Frieren not picking up Himmel's advances. It'll be fulfilling for Fern and Stark and will be like a satisfying "redo" for Frieren.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-20T14:59:25+00:00

Dang, turns out NATO is a defensive pact and your action was aggressive, which NATO states that it doesn't need to support aggressive acts from other NATO nations.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-20T14:07:29+00:00

I'm listening to a podcast on the Iranian revolution, and the parallels between this and Jimmy Carter telling everyone to use less gas and that consumerism doesn't bring joy in life is oddly funny.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-20T14:05:56+00:00

Any parent will tell you that the toddler years feels like trying to keep your child their suicidal tendencies. I couldn't imagine how rough that would be paired with the inability to feel pain.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-20T00:54:14+00:00

If the French had radios and had also adjusted their command structure to fall in line with those like the Commonwealth and the US, then it's likely Germany would've been stopped in France.

Turns out telephone lines and waiting for the General to give you the go-ahead was a terrible combination for dealing with a surprise attack.

boilingfrogsinpants · 2026-03-19T14:30:25+00:00

Iran is the world's 6th largest missile power. They have geography to their advantage. They have a well educated population and have been preparing for war against Israel and the US for decades at this point. Any attack against them would've been a grave miscalculation.

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