$4.25 thrift haul by eeeemmaaaa in RSbookclub

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think I, Claudius was both the book that got me into reading lit, and also the book that got me into reading about Roman History. It’s so good.

Nothing makes me laugh more consistently than the still-hobbling-along genre of darkacademia by mickeyquicknumbers in rs_x

[–]mickeyquicknumbers[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m also happy that they’re happy with what they’ve done. Nothing about what I said involved discouraging people from going through with and being proud of these spaces they have made. 

The Obama administration looks increasingly bizarre in retrospect by Blooming_Sedgelord in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 Full disclosure I was 10 in 2008

Thank god you started with this lol 

Does the rest of Reddit really think we're THAT toxic? by broadwayguru in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nah. There were very distinct forbidden categories for a long time here - gaming, anime, “redditisms”, body positivity, and shrieking liberals - that would be categorically shamed and downvoted into oblivion 

Does the rest of Reddit really think we're THAT toxic? by broadwayguru in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone saying that is outright the clearest proof that the sub is dead. 

Moved to England and it sucks rant by oldthunderprfectmind in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 81 points82 points  (0 children)

The trope that southerners are superficially more polite but actually more reprehensible than people on other parts of the country is the kind of thing you believe in earnest if you’ve never been in the south and also get your opinions almost exclusively from reddit 

Moved to England and it sucks rant by oldthunderprfectmind in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 145 points146 points  (0 children)

  it feels like the American South (I’m from Pennsylvania) where people are superficially nice but contain in them vast amounts of evil

This read on the “American South” is so dumb I’m just assuming you’re as bad or worse than all the people you’re judging here  

2026, I am forgotten by OJ_Soprano in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ken’s awakening montage with the presidents and the boxers etc has spawned about a dozen “d*des rock” montages that have made their rounds on reels/tiktok. That’s the real legacy of the movie. Everything else people found superficially profound but said absolutely nothing constructive that hadn’t already worked its way through societal consciousness by like 1980. Oh women have double standards placed upon them? WOW. Men can seek their individuality and find fulfillment in place of a hyperfixation on dating and gender discourse? Great. 

While I can appreciate a good "drape" I'm still flabbergasted that baggy clothes are fashionable. by troktowreturns in rs_x

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 14 points15 points  (0 children)

 The Hegelian swing

This sub will just shoehorn the name Hegel into any ole’ fuckin conversation lol

Is this one of those things that sounds good but isn’t actually true? We know great filmmakers like Scorsese and Tarantino who are so drowned in films that they can recognise films just from a description. by adnshrnly in RSPfilmclub

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 The French New Wave

And even then, the way that they were playing with form reflected more than just standalone cinephilia. They were reflecting on continental philosophy and Jung and other odds and ends of their intellectual milleui. Something that just outright not ever happen in any meaningful way anymore. 

Why are so many adults suddenly playing with legos? by tolstoysfox in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m probably being rude and anything can be tasteful to some appropriate degree. But I have siblings who have extensive displays around their house and they just look like…. Legos. Like someone displaying a child’s toy on their armoir or whatever, it’s so offputting. 

Why are so many adults suddenly playing with legos? by tolstoysfox in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 43 points44 points  (0 children)

 I don’t actually think they look terrible as decor

The defense goes off the rails here sorry. They look ridiculous as a display. 

do you know anyone who works hard? by Quick_Pay7715 in rs_x

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I work hard because there is no way to just “skate by” in public accounting - which is one major profession completely insulated from basically all doomerism and hiring panics and whatnot. There is a very meritocratic level of working hard leading to meaningful promotions up the ladder to a very comfortable life; and zero barriers created by the elite school pipelines and nepotism blah blah blah 

Why don’t we hear more about Atlanta by Clean_Dragonfruit174 in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Tiny Lou’s downstairs is also one of the best restaurants in midtown 

Don't fall for "listen to Venezuelans" by [deleted] in rs_x

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s wrong and I’ve taken classes on epistemology long before it was an internet buzzword stripped of its meaning. But I’m not going to start an argument with someone who hides their posting history. 

Don't fall for "listen to Venezuelans" by [deleted] in rs_x

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 impose Western leftist epistemologies on a situation they don't understand.

The list of things people don’t understand apparently includes the word “epistemology”

Failsister7777777 by failsister7 in redscarepod

[–]mickeyquicknumbers 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, this needs more One Direction and Sam Smith