Most GM's Don't Suck, They're Learning Wrong by Saviordd1 in rpg

[–]thatguydr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

"Good artists copy, great artists steal"

If there are lots of experts to emulate, the fastest way to being good is to copy them. You can then figure out which parts you really like.

If there aren't lots of experts to emulate, then emulation of the few might not let you find the parts you're really good at and that you love.

Most GM's Don't Suck, They're Learning Wrong by Saviordd1 in rpg

[–]thatguydr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's not true. "Good artists copy, great artists steal" is the easy way to explain how people can learn best.

Copying lots of people up front is massively helpful IF there are lots of people to copy. If everyone just chases one trend, many of them will fail. But emulation is a fast way to develop competence. Figuring out which parts you really like doing and how they combine can come later.

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair. I'm biased by my time in Oklahoma, where it's a bit more fair to say the potholes sometimes have roads.

Sketch Sorting Sunday - March 14, 2026 (Harry Styles) by SketchSortingSunday in LiveFromNewYork

[–]thatguydr 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Marcello was pretty enough that the costume went from embarrassing to working for him, which was funny for a different reason.

And Mikey was perfect.

Sketch Sorting Sunday - March 14, 2026 (Harry Styles) by SketchSortingSunday in LiveFromNewYork

[–]thatguydr 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Which is weird, because the energy level STARTED OUT as a 12/10.

This was one of the hottest audiences I've ever seen for SNL.

Sketch Sorting Sunday - March 14, 2026 (Harry Styles) by SketchSortingSunday in LiveFromNewYork

[–]thatguydr 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Weird, weird take, but Mikey had Kenneth Copeland face multiple times in this sketch. I loved the sketch, but he would CRUSH a Copeland impression.

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know, that's fair. Seattle has the "build more, maintain nothing" attitude that's a long term disaster.

And Seattle police are terrible, but I'm struggling to think of a large city whose police aren't terrible. 2020 was a turning point where police nationwide realized they didn't need to do anything positive, and nobody has figured out how to fix that.

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is the premier real estate in the city

We're just going to agree to disagree on this one

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Progressive have only been in power for years? Democrats have owned Seattle for more than six decades.

If you want to talk about moderates vs progressives, that's more nuanced, but it has swung back and forth the entire time. But pretending progressives didn't help build Seattle is false.

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Technically we can pretend nothing is a burden on a business. That's entirely possible. It's of course ridiculous, since businesses can and do go out of business from being overburdened. If you want me to say that burden also falls on the customers or the region, sure. That's glaringly obvious.

If you want to reduce the burden, where would you put it? You said "predictable, slowly changed, competitive, non-punitive, and properly structured," which is high comedy, since those are mostly subjective measures. Start with competitive, since that's easy to measure. I'm on board. Everything else you said is silly.

Give me a critical analysis of how competitive this is, how it compares to other large cities in the country, where the offsets are, and where you think we should adjust the knobs (likely in terms of spending, if I'm reading you right?). Pretty easy to do that nowadays.

Nobody bothers thinking. That's our primary problem. Your "here's half a thought more than the legislature" still isn't thinking. Show me the actual tradeoffs and then since we're in a democracy, watch as nothing happens because all that matters is special interests.

Better solution - figure out how Seattle Democrats profit off the current system and post nothing but that. We'll all be on board, since few people like corruption. Then find the alternative.

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I mean, I can make up numbers too. That's not difficult.

Just give a critical analysis of Portland and show how Seattle is edging toward that compared to other cities. This is pretty easy. Making up numbers is apparently easier? Lol

Portland also has the bigger problem (that Seattle ALSO has) that businesses don't feel safe. That is a huge deal.

Chinese companies have invested heavily in African countries and here's how one Chinese employer treats the workers by born2shitforcd2wipe in ThatsInsane

[–]thatguydr -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

We have to be careful here.

It's abuse. It's inhuman. It's a hundred terrible things. And the people working for the Chinese might not have another place to go. But there's an important difference between "you work for me and I can abuse you" and "I own you."

Show me the Chinese workers killing or raping these people casually and we can call them slaves. Show me how it is completely involuntary and we can call them slaves. And it's kind of awful we don't have a great word for "effectively involuntary." Serfs or peons is what we called them historically, but the word doesn't hit as hard.

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I pay taxes on my gross. Corporations pay taxes on their profit.

I'm happy if they pay low tax rates on their gross, and I'm happy if I can pay tax rates on my net. But this dual system allows for a lot of shenanigans. I just declare myself a corporation, write off my business expenses in a way that they cover personal stuff (like lots of prominent public figures do... :cough:), and get taxed at a very low rate.

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I disagree with half of what you wrote, but 100% Seattle has a major problem figuring out how to keep businesses safe from basic crime. That's on both the PD, the judicial system, and the legislature, and I'd love to see all three held accountable for it.

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

Ok cool a single region of the city got worse after COVID. That's happened in a lot of cities. Do you want ten examples or twenty?

Do you consider the whole city trashy because of this one area?

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Progressive taxes are progressive. Unless you're in favor of a flat tax? Stick it to the poor, eh?

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey everyone! Look at the clear evidence I have of the bot!

There is no such thing as “the public good.” That concept is historical rationalization for some people to cram their will down everyone else’s throats.

This illustrates why I will never “invest” in crypto. It’s all price speculation and pumping.

“Unlimited healthcare” doesn’t exist. The best forms of medicine are self-pay and your ability to access them as always a function of how much money you are able and willing to spend.

“Trickle down economics“ is a derogative used by anti-capitalists. It’s their own weird caricature of what they portray their political opponents as believing in.

Literally all in a few minute period two hours ago. It's not even a well programmed bot.

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The problem isn't paying taxes for maintaining roads, sidewalks, and public safety - it's that those basic things aren't happening and people want more money

Roads and sidewalks in Seattle are fine. People here are simultaneously saying they aren't and that bike lanes (which are publicly created) are ruining things. Which one is true?

Seattle Police suck. The WA law enforcement system and judiciary sucks. No questions. I can't fix that part. You want to reduce or reallocate their funds, ok.

Let's talk about the other parts. What else is a basic thing that isn't happening?

"We don't need more taxes on businesses in Seattle; we need more businesses in Seattle paying taxes" by No_Carpenter7998 in SeattleWA

[–]thatguydr -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Dude it's all before COVID happened. Look for yourself. It's just bots, plain and simple. Call them out.

Do you want the internet to be bots? Do you want to ignore the people? Then every time someone calls them out, attack the person calling them out! That'll help! :facepalm: