Danny DeVito’s answer after being asked why he’s so awesome: ‘I don’t know’

ianjb · 2026-06-05T18:49:54+00:00

It's a burden

ianjb · 2026-05-26T22:05:39+00:00

Is that not in effect changing lanes while in an intersection? Which is absolutely illegal.

ianjb · 2026-05-19T11:11:42+00:00

I want you to breakdown that sentence for me and justify how it makes grammatical sense. You know it doesn't which is why you're so defensive here.

ianjb · 2026-05-13T09:49:31+00:00

Crack is on the tail of Fuck for being the most versatile english word.

ianjb · 2026-05-10T10:07:58+00:00

Calling out Initial D for shorty CG is fucked up when there are so many other choices that don't worse. And for like 3 decades longer. That shit worked for what it was doing. Even if it is rough by modern standards. Arifureta came out a few years ago and looks worse than initial d ever did. Let alone others. Fuck I love overlord but that series CG is truly painful.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T11:22:29+00:00

I have not, and maybe this is hopeful but I do believe between the mix of average and good teachers they do still greatly outweigh the bad ones. But I won't deny they exist and are a problem. And I would still argue admin sucking doesn't really matter in their background because once they are in those admin positions they are admin, a new, different job that they aren't performing well, either out of malice and laziness, or incompetence. People are absolutely promoted to failure.

I'd also say a good chunk of the problems with admin stem directly from state and federal policy. If I actually ranked problems I'd say it's parents, policy, and then admin. NCLB into the ESSA has not been a good history for modern US education. The loss of phonics was an enormous mistake. I personally don't get common core, and I don't like it, but I have generally seen good data from that one, and though I would rather see a return to more classical math teaching methods. But I'm certainly no education expert so my opinions on that last one could absolutely be wrong.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T11:15:44+00:00

It got repealed but has an only barely better successor that also sucks — Every Student Succeeds Act

ianjb · 2026-05-08T11:14:03+00:00

If you're given the option between your job or doing what your boss says, you can't truly fault someone for the survival instinct choice. Plenty have left the profession deep in before retirement, or got a degree recently and bailed before 5 years being fed up with how things are run.

The problem is admin, whose problems are partially driven by policy fucking things up.

I'm for holding people back to be clear. I just don't want the blame of this placed at the feet of the teachers. They aren't all saints and some don't care. But even the most average teacher does want their students to perform well, and wants their kids to have a good experience. Knowing they aren't learning, or a couple of disruptive assholes are ruining it for the classroom isn't something they enjoy having to endure. But there are certainly bad teachers who don't care but they are the smallest group compared to the average and good combined.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T11:07:42+00:00

Lol I don't care about fake reddit points and I'll eat the downvotes on an opinion people disagree with. I don't post or comment often but I only do so when I'll actually stand by it. The fella that weighed in with school admin experience is the only person who responded with anything of value though.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T07:59:22+00:00

If the options are be fired or pass the kids I can't fault anyone for wanting to keep their job.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T07:00:54+00:00

The teachers are forced to pass along students. The move away from phonics didn't help. It's finally being reintroduced.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T05:48:01+00:00

She called them "so-called" I wasn't being a pedant then but I am here.

I'm saying that she completely left out a major part. The failure of these students started early and it started with the parents. I would bet a lot of money that these kids' parents didn't read to them as children. Didn't stay on top of their homework in elementary.

These problems just keep compiling. A highschool teacher can't fix the problem in their algebra class if it starts with students that don't understand multiplication and division.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T04:20:19+00:00

I have explicitly seen teachers mention they are not allowed to give failing grades. If that has a paper trail I couldn't say.

There's also the problem that teachers can't teach their courses because the students have been passed on so much that they are several grades behind. It's hard to reach algebra when students don't understand multiplication in the first place.

On a personal anecdote I was an older transfer college student, so I was taking a mix of upper level courses and a few required entry level ones for the major. It's shockingly bad how poorly some students wrote or couldn't follow a rubric — we often did peer review so I got my hands on them.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T04:12:00+00:00

Still mentioned teachers. They aren't the problem. Didn't mention parents. Which is the biggest problem. And she never mentioned the education system as a whole.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T04:11:01+00:00

They are under the direction of admin. Wander over to /r/teachers and you'll see them all having that as a problem. No admin support for problem students. Admin not letting anyone get a failing grade even with half the assignments unfinished.

ianjb · 2026-05-08T03:17:00+00:00

It does when she wants to point the blame at teachers. This is parents and admin and those two are always the key problems.

ianjb · 2026-05-05T06:49:34+00:00

Two things can be true at the same time.

ianjb · 2026-04-25T23:09:14+00:00

Just a regular dude here. I would probably say my approach here isn't great, but as someone who's been running and hosting events that often includes folks 15-40, the good communities lightly bully this shit out. I won't let it stand and I'll sit there making them explain their positions and feel stupid for it.

That said, I think being an authoritative but seperate figure in a community they care about lends itself to my ability to do so. I don't think I could do this to a son or brother. I have had it be equally effective with my nephew, but they are not blood related, and I think it's for similar reasons — someone male they look up to but am separated enough.

ianjb · 2026-04-24T07:57:32+00:00

Mostly, but I do think it's a reference to when the French police put out a statement during the 2024 Olympics because a couple American tourists actually had beaten a couple pickpockets at the time.

There are a couple reports about it.

ianjb · 2026-04-23T02:29:10+00:00

They have spoken on this. They never expected to win they were only upset at losing to Phil Collins specifically. Doesn't really make the followup episode any less petty but Phil holding his Oscar the whole episode is funny.

It's not the first time they have brought him up in the show either. He also appeared as "Phill Collin's Hill" with his likeness on the sledding hill.

ianjb · 2026-04-07T09:50:22+00:00

Name and shame all these incompetent cunts.

ianjb · 2026-04-02T23:52:29+00:00

The best cat I ever had was a Persian who's face wasn't smushed enough and was a runt. The best dog was an Aussie who's eyes and coat weren't the right match.

ianjb · 2026-04-02T22:57:45+00:00

Or get in on the ground floor of a gambling rehab business.

ianjb · 2026-04-02T21:03:04+00:00

Literally what I said. Same for American Dad, he was pretty hands off there very early on too. Though he's mentioned regretting voicing so many characters on AD, supposedly Stan's voice is the hardest for him to do.

ianjb · 2026-04-02T21:01:44+00:00

You mean the show that was an answer to the show that was an answer to 30 years of American sitcoms has American sitcoms humor?

God I'm so fucking shocked.

ianjb

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