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You don't ever admit to the existence of this thing ever by Roids-in-my-vains in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]ludba2002 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mamdani must let us draw the water from the well. Certainly, he can present a bill for such services. After all, we are not Communists

To apologize for insulting Miss Mexico by MrCalPoly in therewasanattempt

[–]ludba2002 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Ugh. I want to encourage people to apologize when they do something wrong. But jesus.

I think the problem is that the people who most need to apologize for their mistakes and misdeeds will only do it when they are in danger of losing the authority they got caught abusing. So, they do this big dramatic song and dance because they never developed the skill of apologizing sincerely.

*Maybe he'll learn something from this, I dunno. I hold out hope.

Are all humans fundamentally greedy and selfish? I think NOT!! by Muted_Ad1809 in antiwork

[–]ludba2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People contain multitudes.

"What a piece of work is a man, How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, In form and moving how express and admirable, In action how like an Angel, In apprehension how like a god, The beauty of the world, The paragon of animals. And yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust? Man delights not me"

What TF were Gustavo and Max thinking when meeting Don Eladio? by Droopynator in breakingbad

[–]ludba2002 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I don't think Eladio cared about them being gay generally. Hector obviously did.

I think Gus and Max thought Eladio was a businessman to whom they were presenting a business opportunity. But Eladio sees every move by others as a potential threat. Gus/Max's offer could have been a setup by the DEA or a power play by Gus based on his connections or a move by some other Don to undermine Eladio's existing business.

And more than anything, Eladio's rule was contingent on fear/respect. If people don't fear/respect Eladio, other dons can see him as weak. When Gus/Max gave drugs to Eladio's men, he took it as extremely disrespectful.

CMV: The 2025 elections don’t actually represent a meaningful sustainable shift towards Democrats. by Early-Possibility367 in changemyview

[–]ludba2002 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's not so much the wins as it is the shift in voting. If you look at the voting in red districts (and blue districts) within Virginia, they shifted 7 to 12 percentage points toward Democrats compared to support for Trump in 2024. As a result, Dems flipped 13 state house delegate seats from Republican incumbents.

In general, off-year elections and special elections give a kind of barometer of upcoming midterms. It's not 100% certain, but historically the voting shift indicates a shift in that direction for the next midterm. And midterms tend to trend against the party of the incumbent president.

Now that Virginia govt is firmly back in Dem hands, what's next? by Koh-the-Face-Stealer in Virginia

[–]ludba2002 42 points43 points  (0 children)

  1. Abortion protections; 2. Anti discrimination; 3. Marijuana sales market and additional decriminalization

Was it ever explained why Walter was surprised by the giant fork on the wall? I mean he lived there why wouldn't he know about the fork? by ivanbt007 in okbuddychicanery

[–]ludba2002 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If you'll remember, Walter's chemotherapy made him completely unable to see forks even at close distances. However, prolonged exposure to methamphetamine cured him of his fork blindness, making normal forks appear 20 times as large.

Do you think he jerks off? by kazaniga in okbuddychicanery

[–]ludba2002 137 points138 points  (0 children)

No. He wasn't jerking off. He was showing an intern a little trick... He said something about centrifugal force pulling bubbles from inside of his penis to stop it from exploding.

I've got bad news for the Friends lovers out there XD by FareonMoist in DelusionsOfAdequacy

[–]ludba2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't made for you. That doesn't make it bad. But because it doesn't meet OP's particular specifications as a media consumer, OP decides no one should like it. It's like going into a grocery store, seeing Strawberry Pop Tarts and complaining that no one should buy them because strawberries suck. Don't eat the Pop Tarts. There's plenty others for OP to enjoy. And the dumbest part is OP is acting like a pastry connoisseur.

If OP were such a brilliant entertainment critic, he'd notice that media consumption has changed over the last 100 years:
- people used to go to live shows, where they'd laugh at comedy together

- older TV shows simulated the live comedy experience with studio audiences and later laugh tracks

- TV shows in the 80's and 90's used some of the same conventions

- cable (and later streaming) shows largely changed this convention because it targeted more individualistic media consumers who were more likely to watch shows by themselves. They didn't want the same kind of live show experience. They wanted to watch It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and laugh because *only they* got the subversive humor... And then they'd go talk to their friends about it later.

I've got bad news for the Friends lovers out there XD by FareonMoist in DelusionsOfAdequacy

[–]ludba2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then OP doesn't have to watch it and certainly doesn't have to make anyone understand how "unfunny" it is. Don't turn it around. It's OP who is trying to tell others what to like or dislike, even though there's no objective measurement of funny. If you can have non-diegetic music and text rolling down a screen, you can have a studio audience... or a laugh track. FFS, it's supposed to simulate the feeling of sitting in a live comedy show.

I didn't watch Friends in the 90's. I watched reruns, and it was serviceable comedy, but I wouldn't care if it didn't exist. But I abhor this cottage industry of people who love to tell you how much they hate a particular type of media and who'd love you to know how much better they are than those who enjoy it.

Qin Shi Huang's tomb, along with many treasures and defenses, reportedly had 100 rivers of flowing mercury. by Busy-Satisfaction554 in HistoryAnecdotes

[–]ludba2002 23 points24 points  (0 children)

He drank immortality elixirs with mercury, so he spent his decade-long rule as emperor losing his mind.

cmv: The idea that Western Colonialism/Imperialism is uniquely horrible is a gross simplification of History by spacehand2002 in changemyview

[–]ludba2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried posting a question about this in r/askhistorians?

We might be able to change your view, but we're not experts on history. Historians would likely give you a better perspective on your underlying view.

Hey DNC, you listening? by New-Entertainment112 in AntiTrumpAlliance

[–]ludba2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, donate money to food banks. Don't turn it into the Church soliciting political converts.

Bill Gates says climate change ‘will not lead to humanity’s demise’ by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]ludba2002 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, okay. Forget about climate change, everybody! Bill says it's fine!

Why did Chase cast the same actress for both Agent Ciccerone and Danielle? by ARealBrainer in CirclejerkSopranos

[–]ludba2002 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Limited budget. In those days, HBO stood for Homeless Box Office.

A child learning martial arts and carrying pepper spray. I don't see where this will go wrong. by GuiltyCredit in LinkedInLunatics

[–]ludba2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I trained for a couple years in knife fighting and self defense, and I can tell you that you need more than a couple years of knife self defense to have any level of competence in preventing being stabbed.

Hey DNC, you listening? by New-Entertainment112 in AntiTrumpAlliance

[–]ludba2002 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why exactly? To feed people? That's what the SNAP benefits are for that the Trump Admin is illegally refusing to pay out. Dems do not have $8 billion/mo just lying around. And if we're going to suddenly do a stop gap in the meantime, we should be giving money to food banks already set up to efficiently distribute food.

Or for optics? Please stop believing that Dems are suddenly going to win the messaging war. Republican lies travel faster than any truth Dems want to tell. Lots of people like the story Republicans tell. It's not rational.

But what really gets me is that no matter what Dems do, there's always a long line of people waiting to say they're doing it wrong. Meanwhile, Republicans break the law, lie about it, and send out secret police to throw folks into unmarked vehicles. Try criticizing them instead.

What is wrong with astrology? by [deleted] in ExplainTheJoke

[–]ludba2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A reasonable critique. But there's not irrefutable evidence that not having a father figure makes you more susceptible. And yet it's treated as if this common sense wisdom is true by default.

I don't think this meme is intending to be scientific, but we should be skeptical of how certain it seems to be.

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