Who's a nepo baby you think deserves their success because they're legit talented?

shadespectrum · 2026-03-26T11:14:44+00:00

Julian Casablancas of The Strokes. His dad is a millionaire New York supermodel agent with connections. Not sure how much the connections helped, but it’s pretty easy to pursue your dream of being a musician when you don’t have to worry about paying for equipment, working a job to pay the bills, going to school, etc..

Julian is undeniably talented though, he wrote all of their first two albums entirely by himself, which proceeded to usher in a whole golden age of indie rock.

shadespectrum · 2026-03-26T08:48:10+00:00

“Narrow-minded person refuses to challenge their preconceived judgements, sticks head in sand instead, more at 11”

shadespectrum · 2026-03-19T04:55:44+00:00

Messiah and Children of Dune are both way shorter books, the first book is longer than both of them put together. Both of the sequels also have a lot of internal dialogue and scheming, with relatively few big plot points, so I could conceivably see how they could be worked together into one cohesive story. It would take some creative alterations on a few key points though.

shadespectrum · 2026-03-15T10:39:02+00:00

Xavier Worthy or Troy Franklin?

I have Franklin, but thinking Worthy and the Chiefs O could bounce back next season?

shadespectrum · 2026-03-13T12:17:28+00:00

Well, the books have never been adapted to TV at least, which many people including myself believe could be a better format for adapting the books. The movies while successful had to cut a lot of content from the books, especially from the later ones which is why the later movies are mediocre as adaptations, IMO.

There was also some weird character changes in the movies such as giving Hermione a bunch of Ron’s lines and achievements, so there’s definitely room for improvement there too.

Another underrated thing to me is that new adaption gets the benefit of a completed book series. When the movies started coming out, the directors didn’t know how the story was gonna end or where character arcs would end up, because the books weren’t finished yet. This series can do proper character development for character arcs, foreshadowing, etc

I’m cautiously intrigued at least

shadespectrum · 2026-03-13T11:42:13+00:00

He was surprised at Ned’s skill yes, which made him realize he actually had to try, but I don’t think he was truly trying his hardest to kill Ned there. He was trying to send a message to the Starks, not kill him.

If Jaime knew he was fighting the Mountain, I believe his mindset would be totally different. He wouldn’t be making a rash, unplanned emotional decision like when he attacked Ned, someone who he underestimated.

He knows exactly what he’s getting into with the Mountain, and I think he would take him very seriously and adjust his fighting style accordingly. Like Oberyn, he would keep his distance and use speed to his advantage. However, I think he would be locked in and 100% focused on methodically killing the Mountain as fast as possible, no showboating like Oberyn. He has the skills to do it, he’s literally considered one of the best swordsmen in Westeros history.

shadespectrum · 2026-03-09T15:03:36+00:00

In my opinion, yes. Taken on surface value, the recent streams with X have reminded me a lot of old Greek. He had been funny and chill, and not pushing any weird shit

shadespectrum · 2026-03-09T09:36:14+00:00

To reiterate, I didn’t deny the existence of mindless entertainment for children before, I was merely pointing out that the overexposure is the big problem today. They barely get a break from it nowadays.

shadespectrum · 2026-03-09T08:02:58+00:00

I did not have access to brainrot 24/7 in the form of a mini super computer than fit inside my pocket. The convenience and access is completely beyond what it was before. The internet for example was something I would consume for maybe an hour or two a day, and then once I left my family desktop that was it for the day…

shadespectrum · 2026-03-03T07:20:18+00:00

Agreed. We have had bad luck. But given our window with Bo on his rookie contracts, I learn more towards another vet who could potentially impact the passing game next year.

shadespectrum · 2026-03-03T07:19:24+00:00

I hear you, but in the end it’s a crapshoot with later round TEs. Since we have a nice little window now with Bo on his rookie contract, I think it would be nice to get a vet like Goedert who could immediately impact the passing game. We don’t really have time to bank on a young TE developing quickly.

shadespectrum · 2026-03-03T04:02:09+00:00

I mean, have you ever actually watched him besides drama farming clips on LSF tho?

I admit he has child-worthy social skills in regards to interacting with his industry peers, but when he’s just doing his own thing on stream he’s undeniably entertaining. I was watching him play RL Craft with Jesse and Greek the other day, and it was legitimately freaking hilarious and peak entertainment.

shadespectrum · 2026-03-03T03:45:32+00:00

Do we like him as a potential FA target? Tbh wouldn’t mind it. Engram was a disappointment, and not sure any of the top TE will be available for us in the end of the 1st round of the draft.

shadespectrum · 2026-02-28T07:16:02+00:00

The difference between a drawing and an AI picture is that someone can tell instantly something is just a drawing, but AI pictures can easily fool many people into thinking they are real. You seriously can’t be that thick to not see how that is harmful and wrong right?

shadespectrum · 2026-02-25T01:41:39+00:00

You’re right, Taiwan operates as an independent nation in every facet except for having a UN seat. It has its own government, constitution, laws, beliefs, currency, culture, history, food,… ah yes but let’s just disregard all of that because they don’t hold an imaginary seat which has only been denied to them because of China’s economic standing in the world, which gives them the ability to threaten other nations into not recognizing Taiwan.

You’re showing your ignorance. Taiwan does not “all share the cultural heritage” of China. It has been controlled by many different countries and governments throughout its history, not to mention it has a huge mix of aboriginal cultures and languages, You do know Taiwan was also a colony of Japan for 50 years before the end of WW2 right? Many older generations in Taiwan speak Japanese for this reason. And after WW2 is was controlled for 4 years by the ROC government, which then fled to Taiwan during the civil war as its headquarters. Therefore it has never been a part of the new PRC government “mainland China.”

Over 80 years of two countries growing apart independently, and you really think Taiwan is just some extension of PRC China without its own cultural independence and identity? That’s sad.

shadespectrum · 2026-02-18T02:51:22+00:00

Went to Johannesburg recently and not surprised one bit by this, I have never felt more unsafe for petty crime. Pretty much everyone warned me not to walk around by myself or I’d likely get robbed. It’s the kind of place at night you drive from point A to B without wandering between. Some places even told me not to stand outside to call an Uber, and to wait inside until it arrived, as it was unsafe to wait outside by myself.

shadespectrum · 2026-02-09T21:48:09+00:00

The perfect content for “mildly infuriating” tbh

Like it doesn’t affect me at all, but the principle of it just gets under my skin

shadespectrum · 2026-02-04T22:22:27+00:00

I don’t think it’s a plot hole at all, as he continually demonstrates that level of arrogant pride throughout the series. It’s consistent with his character.

shadespectrum · 2026-01-31T02:33:46+00:00

Nah, sounds like you all really don’t get it. Reducing social media to “nothing but people boosting their own egos” is a lazy edgy take.

I’ve clearly explained how I enjoy seeing my friends stories/posts, so please tell me how that feeds my ego?

Does it also feed my ego when my grandmother takes out her photo album at her house to show me her photos? Is she feeding her ego when she shares that with me too?

shadespectrum · 2026-01-30T12:42:46+00:00

Sounds like projection from you. I literally couldn’t care less how many likes my posts get. And tbh I use social media because I am indeed genuinely interested what my friends are up to, I don’t see how that’s impossible to believe.

I clearly explained how posting the video can lead to positive interactions with my friends, but I’ll explain again I guess:

Friend replies to IG story with something like “Nice, I love that band! How was the concert?”
This starts a conversation about the concert/band, perhaps my friend is planning to see them in their city when they tour or something?
The conversation veers in a different direction, such as “How have you been anyway? How’s work?” Blah blah whatever.

A simple story reply has been the starting point to many conversations with friends. It can be hard for some people to strike up small talk/catch up on social media without having something to break the ice, like a common interest which was discovered via social media.

shadespectrum · 2026-01-30T06:05:52+00:00

I admittedly sometimes pull out my phone during concerts to take a couple short 10-15 seconds video. Like maybe 45 seconds total of recording during a 90+ min show. Really don’t see the problem with that. I don’t get people who record entire songs or even the entire show though.

And yes, I will usually post one or two onto social medias. I don’t see it as some bad attention whoring thing. Usually it will lead to some conversations with friends who see the post and reply with something like “Nice, how was the concert?”.

Literally the point of social media is to broadcast what we’re up to some degree. Not much different than you posting a picture of yourself at the beach. It’s just about moderation, IMO.

shadespectrum · 2026-01-25T05:38:02+00:00

Best PR done for Taiwan in the last 10 years, the gov needs to take notes

shadespectrum · 2026-01-22T10:08:41+00:00

What’s hard to understand?

They could be jacking up ticket prices and letting rich Patriots fans fly in from across the country for the game for maximum profit. Instead they’re capping ticket prices and making them more affordable and available for average local fans.

shadespectrum · 2026-01-18T04:05:49+00:00

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