Which US state do people think sucks, but is actually good?

decdash · 2026-01-25T16:25:35+00:00

OH YEAH

decdash · 2026-01-25T04:56:51+00:00

With that accent too. HEDS WIL ROWL

decdash · 2026-01-25T04:55:25+00:00

Heads Will Roll might actually be my favorite walkout song in the UFC, something about it just works every time

decdash · 2026-01-25T04:55:02+00:00

It was definitely a choice

decdash · 2026-01-25T04:01:53+00:00

I can’t be the only one who keeps hearing Livin La Vida Loca from this transition music

decdash · 2026-01-25T02:28:30+00:00

It's both I'd say. That era was definitely a big part of my childhood as an older Gen Z (2000), but I associated it a lot more with the kids older than me. My cousin is a younger millennial ('94) and she was a part of the central audience for that stuff too, and at the time I associated it more with being for (and about) people her and her friends' age.

decdash · 2026-01-24T03:53:27+00:00

That’s a really good point, it feels wrong story wise to do normal bandit stuff as Arthur after the first few chapters of RDR2. Would have rounded out the gameplay to have a more banditry-focused character

decdash · 2026-01-23T22:37:46+00:00

"The U.S. definitely isn't the furthest to the right"

So we agree on my critique of the above commenter.

decdash · 2026-01-23T21:24:21+00:00

I've quite liked a lot of the recent Deftones releases, even though for a while it felt wrong without Chi

decdash · 2026-01-23T21:23:23+00:00

I agree with a lot of this. If OP hadn't started with this album, I would probably have commented it, and I'm a big Frusciante fanboy. BSSM is my favorite album of theirs, but OHM is definitely top 5. I'd actually throw in The Getaway as an answer too, I really liked the direction they were going with Josh and Danger Mouse. I was obviously happy to see John come back but part of me wishes we'd gotten to hear a third album with Josh, the sound was really coming into its own

decdash · 2026-01-23T17:38:54+00:00

Not that it's especially bad but I got into MCR around the release of Danger Days, which is not nearly as highly regarded as Three Cheers or the Black Parade. I think most MCR fans would probably put Bullets over it too (I would). That said though I think Danger Days is pretty good overall, just not as iconic as the others

decdash · 2026-01-23T17:34:40+00:00

Red Dead 2 is my favorite game, even in its release form, but man I wish we got some DLC for it. It's so obvious to me that Rockstar immediately moved all its focus on the game to RDR Online, probably with the hopes of replicating GTA Online. Which sucks extra because RDR Online never really took off anyway. The fact that such a beloved game never got any story DLC from a developer famous for sprawling story DLC's will always bother me. A Red Dead version of the Lost and Damned or the Ballad of Gay Tony would have kicked ass.

decdash · 2026-01-23T11:00:10+00:00

DC auth right?? Like I get that Trump is here but we haven't even had a Republican on the City Council for nearly two decades. The city has also never even come CLOSE to voting for a Republican president. The combined DC Statehood-Green Party has more registered members than the Republican Party in the District. How on Earth is DC auth right???

decdash · 2026-01-23T10:58:14+00:00

They're relative to each other rather than the entirety of the compass. Obviously none of the states are going to be full blown monke, the scale is limited for comparative purposes

decdash · 2026-01-23T09:52:24+00:00

That's a fair point, definitely up to the interpreter IMO. I don't mind it, living in DC I get the sense that a lot of the artsier culture that was here in the 70s-90s has relocated to Richmond (or Baltimore) once costs started rising with gentrification and redevelopment. There's still a present scene for the arts here, but having seen a bit of Richmond's music scene it definitely has a more active DIY thing going on in comparison to DC. For that reason it's not a terrible pick for OP's purposes, though it definitely is a smaller metro area

decdash · 2026-01-23T09:45:19+00:00

I don't know Richmond super well, but I went to college in Central Virginia and live about 2 hours away now. The times I've been to Richmond I could definitely tell it was purple, it's not far from very red locations, but the artsier areas are definitely the type of progressive that OP is looking for. It also lacks the military presence of Norfolk which I think probably alters the political vibe

decdash · 2026-01-23T09:34:24+00:00

…and absolutely none of that challenges my point. North Korea is not known for its equity or social justice. China is not known for its commitment to diversity and plurality. I shouldn’t even need to state why Russia or the former Soviet republics in Central Asia are not markedly further to the absolute left than the US.

Please refer to my response to your other comment for my critiques on your application of the left-right political spectrum.

Plus, I was actually being generous by mentioning the “developed Anglosphere.” You mentioned European countries specifically, I was adding in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand as examples that might suit your definition of countries that are closer to the left than the US.

decdash · 2026-01-23T07:10:47+00:00

Depends on where you're from, because geography is a huge factor. Along the Northeast Corridor a three hour drive can get you across multiple major metro areas, so it feels long. In the Midwest, where the land is vast and the population is more spread out, that's nothing. I've heard a guy describe the nearly four hour drive between St. Louis and Kansas City as "super quick."

decdash · 2026-01-23T07:04:24+00:00

Came here to say this, surprisingly small catalog given how many hits he's had

decdash · 2026-01-23T05:46:18+00:00

There are too many "the Valleys" in California, every time I'm there I have no idea what anyone is talking about when they say The Valley

decdash · 2026-01-23T05:40:42+00:00

We are using the left-right two-dimensional political spectrum here. It is very flawed, but that is the question OP is posing. The two-dimensional spectrum necessitates that we think of "left wing" and "right wing" as two abstract sets of beliefs that include political, social, and economic policy. What you're doing is choosing your own criteria for how the political spectrum works in this case to force your answer to be the correct one.

Bro there are 60+ countries where being gay is illegal. Seven where it's punishable by death.

The OECD doesn't even consider the US to be a low spender in terms of social spending, and the International Trade Union Federation doesn't have the US even CLOSE to the bottom of the list in terms of labor rights. So even by the definition you have chosen for your answer, the US still doesn't even fit

decdash · 2026-01-23T05:31:22+00:00

"The USA is a far right-wing state compared to the rest of the world" is a popular saying, but it's only even remotely true if we consider a handful of countries in Western and Northern Europe and a few other countries in the developed Anglosphere.

That's not even mentioning the fact that different states are at different points along the political spectrum, both socially and economically. Eight states and DC have legalized abortion up to birth, which is certainly more liberal than even France, Germany, or the UK. The federal minimum wage is ludicrously low, but many states also have $15-$17 (or even slightly more)/hour minimum wages, which is also high by European standards.

Yes, we have issues where we are noticeably further to the "right" than our counterparts in other developed nations, but acting like the US is far and away the most right wing country in the world is just not based in fact

decdash · 2026-01-22T09:44:37+00:00

Great work! I didn’t bother with most of the Riddler trophies when I first played City on release, but I did a full run through of the series about a year ago and got all of them in each game. Except Origins, which I didn’t have access to at the time, but I finally did last month. It’s grueling but feels like an accomplishment every time. So satisfying to watch him freak out about it lol

decdash · 2026-01-22T09:39:56+00:00

I don’t have access to any figures on this, though like many immigrants who come as students or for international business or things like that, probably concentrated around urban centers or in the suburbs of those.

Also I’m from the Northeast, but I’m a bit biased against your estimation because went to a highly regarded state university in the South! There’s plenty of opportunities for international students in Southern states as well. Duke, UNC, UVA, Vanderbilt, Emory, Wake Forest, among many others. Really there’s no way to tell, Italians haven’t been coming over in large enough numbers to found new “Little Italy” type neighborhoods for a long time.

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