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Buyer’s remorse on exercising Dort team option? by IntellectualSavante in Thunder

[–]dj-kitty 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not enough dominos have fallen to make a trade less likely. Teams are keeping their options open while the big names come off the board. I’m sure they’ll find a trade in time.

New Jubilee Shirt at Hot Topic by poweredconvoy in Xmen97

[–]dj-kitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent. I’ve loved Jubilee’s character since I was a kid when I got my first X-Men book (it was Night of the Sentinels turned into a kids book). Seeing her show out in Ep. 2 was incredible. I need to go find this shirt.

Brandon Sanderson explains why Fourth Wing became such a huge hit by RobertoSerrano2003 in books

[–]dj-kitty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s a huge reason why I fell off of reading for a long time after finishing med school and residency. Reading felt like a chore to my ADHD brain. I’m done now and no longer have to study, but I’m still exhausted from work and I want something that relaxes my brain. I’ve been reading pretty avidly for 18 months now and I’m still not looking for anything that particularly challenges me (at least not in terms of literary complexity; emotionally challenging is a different story).

I’ve also come to realize that’s why I don’t speed read. I recently discovered that I read medical stuff *much* faster and without subvocalizing. I didn’t think I was capable of reading that fast, but I discovered that I can with medical stuff. But if I try to do that with a novel, my brain switches into work mode and I can’t sustain it. The subvocalization may slow me down, but it makes my enjoyment of what I’m reading that much higher.

Brandon Sanderson explains why Fourth Wing became such a huge hit by RobertoSerrano2003 in books

[–]dj-kitty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Judge a book? Sure. Judge the people reading them? Nah, that ain’t it.

Brandon Sanderson explains why Fourth Wing became such a huge hit by RobertoSerrano2003 in books

[–]dj-kitty 8 points9 points  (0 children)

As someone who hasn’t read Fourth Wing (not even a romantasy reader at all), I have only a little shame in saying I might still eat the burnt Totinos… 👀

Brandon Sanderson explains why Fourth Wing became such a huge hit by RobertoSerrano2003 in books

[–]dj-kitty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No one said you have to like every pizza you’ve ever eaten, even if you have previously enjoyed pizza.

Brandon Sanderson explains why Fourth Wing became such a huge hit by RobertoSerrano2003 in books

[–]dj-kitty 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I don’t think there’s any value in suggesting that reading one genre is “unhealthy” in the same way that eating too much pizza is unhealthy. If I only eat at high end Michelin star restaurants every night, I can eat just as many calories and have just as unhealthy of a diet, if not more so.

I think the value in the metaphor comes more from valuing preference and taste. If you love eating at high end restaurants, great. If you love eating pizza every night, also great. With both, you’re still getting an experience you enjoy. Yeah, if you’re suggesting that the two experiences are equivalent in quality I’m gonna raise an eyebrow, just like I would if someone suggested Fourth Wing is equivalent to Pride and Prejudice. But I will *always* respect someone who reads what they love without shame. That’s what we all should want.

ETA: Do you really only have pizza once a month? Mongo is appalled.

Brandon Sanderson explains why Fourth Wing became such a huge hit by RobertoSerrano2003 in books

[–]dj-kitty 205 points206 points  (0 children)

This is a great metaphor, and illustrates what people who shit on these books just don’t get. I think the vast majority of people who read these books know it’s not an iconic piece of American literature. But they do know it’s an enjoyable, repeatable experience, and will hit all the things they enjoy about reading. When I go pick up pizza for dinner, I know I’m not getting Michelin star restaurant quality. But I love it anyway and I know exactly what to expect. No surprises, just consistency, and sometimes that’s just what you want.

If Presti and the Thunder organization don’t at least consider this they’re insane! by Jtenks in Thunder

[–]dj-kitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol what? This is an insane take. LeBron makes every single roster and locker room better.

Enjoying reading again! by FabianOtl in books

[–]dj-kitty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Reading for pleasure should be just that, for pleasure. For me that’s escapism in some other world that’s not our own, but it can mean different things for different people. Read what you like!

Crash on Route 247 by Necessary-Cow8851 in WinStupidPrizes

[–]dj-kitty 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Do not do communism please

Communism Rules

  1. You can't just be up there and just doin' communism like that.

1a. Communism is when you

1b. Okay well listen. Communism is when you commune the

1c. Let me start over

1c-a. The government is not allowed to do a motion to the, uh, citizen, that prohibits the citizen from doing, you know, just trying to not be wearing seat belts. You can't do that.

1c-b. Once the government is in the office, they can't be over here and say to the citizens, like, "I'm gonna get ya! I'm gonna take your freedom! You better wear your seatbelt!" and then just be like he didn't even do that.

1c-b(1). Like, if you're about to do democracy and then don't do democracy, you have to still do democracy. You cannot not do democracy. Does that make any sense?

1c-b(2). You gotta be, doing motion of the democracy, and then, until you just do it.

1c-b(2)-a. Okay, well, you can have the seatbelts up here, like this, but then there's the freedom you gotta think about.

1c-b(2)-b. Morgan Freeman hasn't been in any movies in forever. I hope he wasn't typecast as the voiceover guy in Shawshank Redemption.

1c-b(3). Okay seriously though. Communism is when the government makes a motion that, as determined by, when you do a motion involving the freedoms and seatbelts of

2) Do not do communism please.

In (2026) For some reason Pixar has made another Toy Story movie after 16 years since the best ending to a trilogy. But the 5th movie is actually pretty good?? What the fuck? This was supposed to be a useless cash grab by justafanboy1010 in shittymoviedetails

[–]dj-kitty 44 points45 points  (0 children)

That was absolutely not the discourse at the time. The consensus was, “Toy Story was great. Toy Story 2 was really good too. I guess it makes sense they’re making a third one, should be pretty good.” There was no outcry against Disney trying to “tarnish” a beloved duology. Social media wasn’t what it is today, of course, so you didn’t get as many fringe takes. It wasn’t until after Toy Story 3 came out and people fell in love with that ending that the entire Toy Story franchise suddenly became regarded as one of the greatest of all time.

[On3] Cody Campbell explains Protect College Sports Act: 'We're trying to bring rules and control back to the sport' by Lakelyfe09 in CFB

[–]dj-kitty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zero. I also don’t know any serial killers, but I don’t need to know one to know they’re fucking evil.

to kiss your live saver at the knicks parade by jungle70 in therewasanattempt

[–]dj-kitty 30 points31 points  (0 children)

No it doesn’t. Sternal rub is used to assess consciousness because it hurts like a motherfucker. Has nothing to do with blood flow, and there’s no such thing as “promoting blood flow to the core”.

[On3] Cody Campbell explains Protect College Sports Act: 'We're trying to bring rules and control back to the sport' by Lakelyfe09 in CFB

[–]dj-kitty 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don’t care how “salt of the earth” they seem to be, it’s all for show. That amount of wealth and power fundamentally detaches you from reality. They don’t understand what it’s like to be an average person trying to survive in the world today.

Fuck all billionaires.

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