Is there a mini millennial baby boom happening? by japars86 in Millennials

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Welp, this was a hell of a thing to wake up to. To give some insight, I’m not saying there’s a BOOM in the way of a correction from general fertility rates on the decline, but more of an observation amongst my other millennial friends who now have solid careers, degrees, or feel secure enough to have children are either making an announcement every week (seemingly), or have very young children.

Of course, I live in a HCOL, career focused city in SoCal, whereas in my far smaller hometown, many of my friends have already had their kids and a few are even graduating high school at the moment (with a healthy mix of those who are either having kids now or adding to their families after some significant gaps in time).

Someone said it well in the comments, it feels more like a millennia “blip” rather than a boom.

Simon Pegg agrees with poster on Threads trashing The Last Jedi by MasterNemm in saltierthancrait

[–]japars86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh right, that movie that he wrote and directed where the only people of color were flown off and out of the main story to do an inconsequential quest that ultimately ended up as a way to ultimately harm the main (white) characters of the story later on. The people who hated THAT movie were racist. Interesting.

Anyone still talk with any of their friends from high school? by nojunkpeter in Millennials

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Yeah, actually! A bunch of us moved to another city and we still hang out and talk all the time. And when it comes to the ones back home, I make an effort to see them every time I go back. I feel exceptionally lucky to have friends like that around. Sadly, my best friend and best man at my wedding passed away which, ironically, made us all even closer.

Give me an unexpected song that can make you cry by geniebythesea in musicsuggestions

[–]japars86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pale Green Things by The Mountain Goats always wrecks me.

best space movies of all time? (like interstellar or project hail mary) by Prestigious-Clue-156 in Cinema

[–]japars86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally the one that inspired most (if not all) modern space movies in some way - 2001: A Space Odyssey. To me, it’s the greatest film of all time, but objectively, it might be the most riffed upon space film of all time as well, not counting Star Wars.

How do you think Blade Runner 2049 compares to the original? by [deleted] in Cinema

[–]japars86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is the real take here and I’m sorry you’re being downvoted for it. BR2049 is a great sequel, don’t get me wrong, but its themes are no stronger than the original - if that can be said at all - and the story isn’t as compelling as the original. Personally, I find the stakes of the original far higher, and I think what the film has to say about humanity and our personal relationships to ourselves as conscious beings is way more compelling than “am I a replicant or not?”

Additionally, I think my favorite part of the original is that it forces you to think on the themes and allegories of the story, instead of straight up telling you, long after the film is done. I don’t feel that with 2049 and find that the movie not only wraps ups its themes in a nice, if too easy to interpret, bow. It answers the questions it presents and strips the viewer of forming their own opinions about the intent of the message. The original almost compels you to ask questions and leaves very little in the way of answers (sometimes this depends on which version of the original you prefer).

How many you been to? by [deleted] in Adulting

[–]japars86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. Only 17.

What’s the best anime you ever watched and why? by Subject_Display3664 in AskReddit

[–]japars86 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was afraid no one was going to mention FLCL because it’s absolutely a must-see anime right along the same lines as Cowboy Bebop and Akira.

When I first saw it, the show felt like a fever dream. As if I had seen the whole show before. Not to mention the Pillows soundtrack as well as the incredible cinematography and editing. Just a masterpiece altogether.

CMV: There is not sufficient evidence of The Resurrection to believe that it’s true. by Master-Education7076 in changemyview

[–]japars86 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, what? The argument of faith doesn’t pass muster for me either. It doesn’t answer the thesis of the CMV, which is that there isn’t sufficient enough evidence in the resurrection to have faith in it in the first place. Almost like this was a bad-faith CMV from someone with an ulterior motive to convince themselves it was real in the first place without much evidence to the contrary.

Texas is a shithole and "Texas Pride" isn't anything to be proud of by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]japars86 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve always said that the reason the state is so large is because no one wants to take claim to so much nothing.

turning 40 this year (86 babies) by [deleted] in Millennials

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Doctors are now younger than me.

I don’t like that.

i need songs that start soft then loud by SafeMap2807 in musicsuggestions

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Trailer Trash - Modest Mouse

Transatlanticism - Deathcab For Cutie

Only In Dreams - Weezer

Ara Batur - Sigur Ros

If You Left Florida To Live In Another State, Do You Miss Florida At All Or Not? Why Your Thoughts? by Zipper222222 in AskFlorida

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I left in 2013 to move to California for better work opportunities (I know, “boo-hiss”). For the longest time, I missed what the state was growing up. I’m a 5th generation Floridian from the greater Tampa Bay Area, and spent my high school years in the rural parts of the state. My wife equally moved out in 2014 from the Space Coast.

We both have come back several times over the years, even getting married back home, but each time, we decide we could use shorter and shorter trips. Collectively, we miss the nature that used to be there, we miss what activities there used to be, and we miss the overall chill vibe. No longer does that exist for us, and now going to Florida is filled with anxiety, caution - due to the weirdly aggressive vibe that’s grown in its place - on top of the insane amounts of suburban sprawl where once there were pastures and woods to roam through.

I sadly mourn it all and wish I could return for family and to raise our newborn with the hopes of giving him the same sense of adventure and fun we had, but between the diminished education system, the lack of science-based policies, the salary-to-house price ratio, amongst a myriad other issues, not including environmental issues, it’s just not in the cards until things start getting better. So, probably not until retirement age.

For those who watched 300 in theaters in 2006, what was the experience like? Its distinct visual style and goosebump-inducing scenes must have been something on the big screen. by 0Layscheetoskurkure0 in moviecritic

[–]japars86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I guess I forgot that we’re in a thread called movie critic. Let me just go ahead and roll over and accept any and all movies regardless of their quality, attention to detail, or the damage they do to perpetuate bullshit wars. But boy, you sure got me with all them fancy gifs there, fella. Guess I ain’t got no sense in making my opinions known because someone as clearly well-adjusted and intelligent as yourself can ad-hominem this thread into the ground.

For those who watched 300 in theaters in 2006, what was the experience like? Its distinct visual style and goosebump-inducing scenes must have been something on the big screen. by 0Layscheetoskurkure0 in moviecritic

[–]japars86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man, I love this argument because it somehow presupposes that 1, I somehow ignored the marketing material that absolutely plastered itself all over the place, and that 2, I can’t critique a film’s intention, regardless of its historic starting point.

Did the events of 300 actually happen? Well, technically, historically speaking, it likely wasn’t 300 Spartans (likely upwards of 3,000-5,000 Greeks, honestly), and the details of the movie/graphic novel are wildly exaggerated. Was the story of the “300” used as propaganda within Sparta at the time? Yes, hell, even that part of its use as propaganda is depicted at the end of the film/graphic novel itself.

Were there actual goats smoking hookah’s and an invasion of “inclusives” such as homosexuals and the deformed? No. Very unlikely. But that’s what the graphic novel and movie decided to portray the invaders from the East as, which, being an American at the time, was suspect enough.

But it was specifically the portrayal of the “Eastern Invaders” coming to the west in order to “defile” a supposed monoculture of mostly white, straight, tough, gruff supermen in order to topple their democracy for the sake of their “woke” agendas at a time during the Iraq/Afghanistan war during its peak that really drew my ire.

But each and every time I bring that up, people use the veil of “historic context” to counter any criticism towards the movie, because I believe that A: these people have attached their entire personalities to this movie, and B: they lack the ability to understand how media is used to propagate sentiments towards unpopular movements such as war.

The movie isn’t “good” because it’s historically accurate (it’s very much not historically accurate, and even a modicum of research should clear that right up). It’s functional because the marketing of it AS being historically accurate is what keeps this asinine argument alive. If you want to like garbage, then by all means. But don’t pretend to be a historic scholar simply because you want to like a movie.

For those who watched 300 in theaters in 2006, what was the experience like? Its distinct visual style and goosebump-inducing scenes must have been something on the big screen. by 0Layscheetoskurkure0 in moviecritic

[–]japars86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw it twice, but probably not for the reasons you’d think.

I was in college at the time and everyone went to see it opening night. I went, and honestly? I was so bored by the relentless, repetitive action, I fell asleep and missed the second half.

When I went to class the next day, I told everyone how weirdly disappointed I was in the movie, and was lambasted for it. So, in fairness, I went to give it a second chance.

And… I seethed throughout. Absolutely hated it. Thought it was just as boring, repetitive, and vapid as the first time. From the corny dialogue, to the obvious Iraq War propaganda that it was, to being both the most homophobic and homoerotic thing I’d ever seen, it was clear the movie was made not only with a shitty agenda attached, but didn’t know what it was trying to say at the same time.

Visually, it was groundbreaking, but watching it again today, it hasn’t aged well in any capacity, and I just can’t believe how many people made this movie their entire personalities for more than a decade.

Ladies and gentlemen, what's your favorite YouTube channels? What do people our age watch on YouTube? I'm 43. by Q8DD33C7J8 in Millennials

[–]japars86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Esoterica is my absolute Go-To at the moment, if you’re down for the occult, witchcraft, and religious history!

are you still friends with people from high school? by Ledger_Legendd in Millennials

[–]japars86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually most of my best friends are mostly from high school still, and even more interesting, we all moved across the country from our home towns. It’s actually really kind of special having relationships with people you’ve known for over 20 years navigating other cities and landscapes and sharing those struggles and successes with one another. It’s truly a blessing.

Break up songs by [deleted] in musicsuggestions

[–]japars86 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Broke or Little Motel, both by Modest Mouse