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General Dog posted:I wonder why "multiverses" have become such a ubiquitous storytelling technique in recent years. Is it speaking to some feeling a number of people may have that we're living in a version of the world that's somehow "wrong", or less desirable than other conceivable realities? Or is it just, "oh neat, this can make my Indiana Jones/Nathan Drake slashfiction a reality!" At least with Marvel, I'm sure it's so they can keep spinning off movies while not having to stick to any consistent storyline.
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General Dog posted:I wonder why "multiverses" have become such a ubiquitous storytelling technique in recent years. Is it speaking to some feeling a number of people may have that we're living in a version of the world that's somehow "wrong", or less desirable than other conceivable realities? Or is it just, "oh neat, this can make my Indiana Jones/Nathan Drake slashfiction a reality!" Probably both. People love Kingdom Hearts bullshit. I do feel the proliferation of multiverse and time loop stories aimed at modern audiences has a lot to do with the on paper near limitless options of ways to live available to people today compared against the common experience of settling into a mostly mundane life that doesn't feel entirely (or at all) of one's choosing. I am hopeful that Everything Everywhere All at Once perfecting the form will lead to a substantial decrease in the number of stories in a multiverse setting.
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Sorry west coasters. Y'all are screwed according to the latest Jurassic Park movie.
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The Puppy Bowl posted:I am hopeful that Everything Everywhere All at Once perfecting the form will lead to a substantial decrease in the number of stories in a multiverse setting. It doesn't have Angelina Jolie Lara Croft and Alicia Vikander Lara Croft kissing each other on the lips, so clearly there's still room for improvement.
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Considering the rattlesnakes and gilamonsters around here a few raptors would be a relief.
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Silly Burrito posted:Sorry west coasters. Y'all are screwed according to the latest Jurassic Park movie. I'm the cactus in East Texas
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Apr 21, 2022 20:34
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I'm the "and surrounding territories" lie in the subtitle of the map
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Leperflesh posted:I'm the "and surrounding territories" lie in the subtitle of the map Look, dinosaurs don't want to live in Canada or Mexico. But Minnesota? Sure.
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Silly Burrito posted:Look, dinosaurs don't want to live in Canada or Mexico. But Minnesota? Sure. The border wall was completed and fully effective in the Jurassic Park universe.
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Silly Burrito posted:Sorry west coasters. Y'all are screwed according to the latest Jurassic Park movie. Missouri gets the cute little turkey sized dinosaurs who probably would mostly eat pests and the occasional cat if they can, I can live with that. Every state around us to the north and west gets the bigger than ostrich sized things that seem pretty scary, but that's their problem.
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General Dog posted:The border wall was completed and fully effective in the Jurassic Park universe. Yes, the Jurassic Park universe was famous for its solid construction of walls.
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Ross did you see these https://twitter.com/RL_Stine/status/1517211264941969409
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Silly Burrito posted:Sorry west coasters. Y'all are screwed according to the latest Jurassic Park movie. I would not mind CA getting a bunch of herbivore dinos like that map, as long as they obey state boundaries and none of the carnivores in adjacent states come over. Also, remember the Dinosaurs! "educational" film with Christopher Reeves? It ruled. I distinctly remember the raptors hunting down that one dinosaur and the t-rex fighting with some dino in a flower meadow. Edit: The whole thing is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYe3r-wH_1s Pain of Mind fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Apr 21, 2022 |
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You are receiving this broadcast as a dream...We are transmitting from the year one nine... nine nine ...You are receiving this broadcast in order t
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Silly Burrito posted:Sorry west coasters. Y'all are screwed according to the latest Jurassic Park movie. Looks like I'm relatively safe in Iowa!
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General Dog posted:I'm the cactus in East Texas nobody in graphic design respects the actual geographic boundaries of the saguaro
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General Dog posted:I wonder why "multiverses" have become such a ubiquitous storytelling technique in recent years. Is it speaking to some feeling a number of people may have that we're living in a version of the world that's somehow "wrong", or less desirable than other conceivable realities? Or is it just, "oh neat, this can make my Indiana Jones/Nathan Drake slashfiction a reality!" To add to the other points, I think that fanfiction (where things like multiverses are common tropes) becoming easily accessible with the internet contributed to this, with a lot of the writers that grew up reading and/or writing that stuff now working in the movie industry and being able to create the stories they enjoyed when they were younger
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Silly Burrito posted:But Minnesota? Sure. They should be so lucky!
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Ornery and Hornery posted:There are many shades of gray for many discussions in life. I don't think BlindSite said anything about them not being human or having rights? What if he's just having thoughts about whether puberty blockers vs full physical transition? What about just the Gender Dysphoria counseling they're typically compelled to receive?
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Shinji2015 posted:To add to the other points, I think that fanfiction (where things like multiverses are common tropes) becoming easily accessible with the internet contributed to this, with a lot of the writers that grew up reading and/or writing that stuff now working in the movie industry and being able to create the stories they enjoyed when they were younger It's GamemasterAnthony's world now, we just live in it.
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Silly Burrito posted:Sorry west coasters. Y'all are screwed according to the latest Jurassic Park movie. That map makes it look like Tampa got nuked into a larger bay/crater. I'm okay with that.
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T rexes eat Portland leave Seattle alone so now I live in a world that has T. rexes and no Portland man I’m not seeing a downside
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Joe Biden is in Portland right now at a fundraiser being held in a yacht club. I welcome a dinosaur to come by and eat the city up. EDIT: He'll be up in Seattle tomorrow so now's your chance, It's Rinaldo.
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How much city can one dinosaur realistically eat?
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If we're to believe the plot details that was leaked for Jurassic World: Dominion, it's a lot!
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I am enjoying a delicious beer on the patio of Madison's favorite neighborhood bar. The sun is warming my bones, the alcohol is delicious, and I just accepted an offer to use my analytical skill set to improve patient outcomes in the operating room via gigantic reams of data. It's an absolute fever dream of a job, and it's all because two months ago I approched my new manager and asked him one question. I am going to be so hungover when I tell my old team tomorrow morning. Just openly vomiting on WebEx.
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Leperflesh posted:Stocks are not an "untaxed medium" unless you mean there's no wealth tax, in which case, yeah there's no wealth tax on wealth, that's true of everything and not just stocks. There's no wealth tax but if you receive stock-based compensation instead of income you aren't taxed on it, then you can just keep the stocks long term. If you require cash you simply borrow against them which is much, much cheaper than paying any capital gains on them. Then you either never sell the stock and pass it to heirs, create a dynasty trust, or use other stock losses to overwrite profits from the sale of said stocks. Or donate to your own scam charity. In this way a person can avoid ever truly being taxed on the income in question, unlike if it was simply received as cash. Silly Burrito posted:Sorry west coasters. Y'all are screwed according to the latest Jurassic Park movie. Man that's bad. They could've at least respected the known preferred environments of the dinosaurs in question. Also looks like they forgot the sierra nevada
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Coco13 posted:I am enjoying a delicious beer on the patio of Madison's favorite neighborhood bar. The sun is warming my bones, the alcohol is delicious, and I just accepted an offer to use my analytical skill set to improve patient outcomes in the operating room via gigantic reams of data. It's an absolute fever dream of a job, and it's all because two months ago I approched my new manager and asked him one question. Hell yeah congrats dude
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Coco13 posted:I am enjoying a delicious beer on the patio of Madison's favorite neighborhood bar. The sun is warming my bones, the alcohol is delicious, and I just accepted an offer to use my analytical skill set to improve patient outcomes in the operating room via gigantic reams of data. It's an absolute fever dream of a job, and it's all because two months ago I approched my new manager and asked him one question. 1. Congrats! 2. What was the question? 3. WHAT IS THE BEER
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Coco13 posted:I am enjoying a delicious beer on the patio of Madison's favorite neighborhood bar. I'm assuming you're at The Wisco
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Coco13 posted:I am enjoying a delicious beer on the patio of Madison's favorite neighborhood bar. The sun is warming my bones, the alcohol is delicious, and I just accepted an offer to use my analytical skill set to improve patient outcomes in the operating room via gigantic reams of data. It's an absolute fever dream of a job, and it's all because two months ago I approched my new manager and asked him one question. Congrats!
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People are celebrating the possiibility of Disney tanking Florida's economy as if a) Disney can just pack of Disneyworld and leave and b) the hit to the economy wouldn't disproportionately hurt the most vulnerable people
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Game Night Tonight, right now! https://discord.gg/T7CphQYK
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General Dog posted:I wonder why "multiverses" have become such a ubiquitous storytelling technique in recent years. Is it speaking to some feeling a number of people may have that we're living in a version of the world that's somehow "wrong", or less desirable than other conceivable realities? Or is it just, "oh neat, this can make my Indiana Jones/Nathan Drake slashfiction a reality!" Is it ubiquitous? You have a handful of comic book movies using stories from literal decades ago that involve a multiverse and Everything, Everywhere All At Once. Is there anything else?
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Oh good, someone from D&D is heading to Ukraine to fight. This can only end well.
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Rick & Morty you baka gaijin.
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Kalli posted:Rick & Morty you baka gaijin. Okay, but they were doing multiverse poo poo almost a decade ago. Seriously, the show started airing in 2013.
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Bird in a Blender posted:Oh good, someone from D&D is heading to Ukraine to fight. This can only end well. Hasn’t there already been a bunch of westerners who have gone out there thinking it is just like Call of Duty and then figured out that they can die and going awol?
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Bird in a Blender posted:Oh good, someone from D&D is heading to Ukraine to fight. This can only end well. Hey, things worked out* for Caro, there’s good precedent! *was not actually killed in the end
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BigPaddy posted:Hasn’t there already been a bunch of westerners who have gone out there thinking it is just like Call of Duty and then figured out that they can die and going awol? The funniest ones said they were doing that then just went camping in the woods
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