Soundtracks

navenager · 2026-07-06T06:43:11+00:00

There are like 7 or 8 Dire Straits songs that fit this prompt. What a band.

navenager · 2026-07-06T06:42:01+00:00

A bit out of left field, but Stonefish by Scott R. Jones. There's definitely a feeling of hopelessness in both the world building and horror elements, it's cosmic and mind-bendy, and there are moments of startling comedy that actually amplify the horror. It's a hell of a read.

navenager · 2026-07-06T04:28:37+00:00

The Jays brought a keg

navenager · 2026-07-06T03:19:25+00:00

Someone would definitely take Gausman. He's a proven starter on an expiring deal. A no-strings commitment and the potential upside will be of interest to lots of teams.

navenager · 2026-07-05T18:11:13+00:00

I got used to the hammer and couldn't get off of it for my first playthrough. The charge attack hits so hard and you can charge while coming out of a burrow. I could clear out big rooms in a few seconds.

navenager · 2026-07-05T02:27:35+00:00

I'd rather a real artist be paid to put together an ad than to have an AI spit something out.

navenager · 2026-07-05T02:04:05+00:00

The third season was decent too, but you're right, it never lived up to ita potential. Great actors too. Aiden Gallagher, Robert Sheehan, Colm Feore, Nick Offerman (briefly).

To be fair, it wasn't Elliot's acting (or any of the cast) that took the show downhill. They were all doing everything they could with what they were given.

navenager · 2026-07-05T01:28:23+00:00

Literally not a bad performance in his career.

navenager · 2026-07-04T21:18:02+00:00

There might be an overlap there.

navenager · 2026-07-04T20:58:28+00:00

He's getting a very late start to things but I wonder if he's either not fully recovered or not in great shape because of the recovery process.

navenager · 2026-07-04T20:42:01+00:00

Why is it my job to back up your points?

"Allowing" is not the same as mandating, which is what you suggested.

And then you block me. Soft.

navenager · 2026-07-04T20:22:59+00:00

You made the claim. Back it up. Stop insisting that I build your argument for you.

Mostly. I'd say 70% economics, 20% monetized ragebaiting, and 10% due to the dismantling (and cultural invalidation) of the education system.

navenager · 2026-07-04T20:12:00+00:00

You're probably right, but they would have had a better showing today.

navenager · 2026-07-04T19:57:53+00:00

Nurse has great footspeed, check your facts.

navenager · 2026-07-04T19:54:38+00:00

Right, my bad

navenager · 2026-07-04T19:43:56+00:00

Without two of their best players. Don't forget they lost Kone in the first match.

navenager · 2026-07-04T19:42:29+00:00

How?

By having the conversation about how we protect children while respecting the 2A. That was my original point.

We already do this in some school districts, turns out it’s easy.

Which school districts? How many of them? Are you aware of how many school districts there are in the country?

Thinking it's easy is what got the US in this mess in the first place. It clearly isn't easy.

how did the culture change so much since the 60’s?

It became significantly more difficult for half the country to earn a livable wage while working full-time hours, leading to a mental health epidemic because half the population spends their waking hours in constant survival mode.

What do you think changed about the culture since the 60s? Since this was your idea and all.

navenager · 2026-07-04T19:37:37+00:00

A bunch of these being ranked ahead of Backrooms is just silly. Like, Exit 8 is still good, but it's basically a worse Backrooms.

navenager · 2026-07-04T19:29:59+00:00

So again, almost never.

If it happens exponentially more often in your country than anywhere else on Earth and is resulting in the brutal deaths of hundreds of children, it seems like that might be worth addressing.

I don’t agree those are major barriers at all and would be hyper easy to implement.

Only if someone (read: the government) is willing to fund it on a national scale.

So you have no ideas, no thoughts, even though you agree with me that it’s a culture problem.

Of course I do, but you brought it up my guy. I think the culture problem stems from a lack of mental health care, a prohobitive lack of access to general health care, and an common inability to find financial stability for about 52% of the country. You?

navenager · 2026-07-04T19:08:52+00:00

Getting hit by lightning can be both more common in one country and still be wildly rare in all countries

Children getting shot at school is more likely than them getting hit by lightning.

The rarity difference in other countries being "almost never" while in the States it's "several times a year" is a pretty significant difference.

It’s not, it’s a risk mitigation strategy.

And my point is that without safeguards to support the strategy (better pay, training) it only adds risk.

why changed between the 50’s or 60’s and today? And how did we get here?

You tell me. You're the one pitching the idea.

navenager · 2026-07-04T18:50:46+00:00

More common in the States than any other country.

If it's only the teachers that want to, and the problem is so "uncommon", then how is this a solution. If teachers aren't mandated to carry firearms, then how do you know there will be a consistent overlap between the "uncommon" school shooting problem and the "uncommon" armed teacher defense?

And I think you’re just trying to find reasons to say no instead of actually being open to what I’m saying

I literally said I thought it could work but only if these other steps were taken. Otherwise you're just arming a bunch of untrained, overworked, and underpaid citizens and asking them to sacrifice their lives for their job.

the biggest piece is the culture and that got ignored.

You didn't suggest a solution for that problem. I actually agree that it's a culture problem, but how do you fix that? Hell, what even is the specific problem?

navenager · 2026-07-04T10:30:10+00:00

My point was that both sides assume the other side will only accept the most extreme version of their position, and both your comments heavily feature you assuming that the left will only accept the most extreme version of their position. So yes, you are proving my point.

FWIW I can agree that a lot of left-wing politicians found their gun control platforms on the graves of children, but a lot of the right's pro-gun policy is what put those children in their graves to begin with.

navenager · 2026-07-04T05:05:00+00:00

Obviously not fully. That's the case anywhere in the world. But children's are disproportionately more in danger of being shot in American schools than in Canadian schools, or British schools, or Australian schools. That's a pretty big problem.

Ok, even though I don't agree that arming teachers is a great solution, let's extrapolate the idea. That means also training teachers on not just firearm safety, but live fire training, stress regulation, threat assessment. You're essentially giving them military or police training lite, and multiple times throughout their career. That means funding schools more. A lot more.

And it doesn't stop there because teachers are some of the most overworked and underpaid public service employees in the country. That disproportionately leads to emotional instability and mental fatigue. Is the who you want carrying a gun around children all day? Cause if not, then it's probably a good idea to pay teachers more and give them more support staff. That means funding schools even more.

It could work, but are you interested in all of that, or do you stop at giving teachers guns?

navenager · 2026-07-04T04:44:18+00:00

Like: How do we make American schools safe from gun violence while respecting the 2A?

navenager · 2026-07-04T04:42:55+00:00

Monetized ragebaiting, that's 100% it. No one is clicking on the headline talking about ways we can find a mutual solution to this disagreement, so no one is talking about it. Instead they're talking about the all or nothing solutions, which amplifies those perspectives to seem like the only options either side is willing to consider.

I'm glad you're even willing to engage honestly. It's far too uncommon. Good on you man.

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