jivjov posted:

I went to pick up my own breakfast yesterday to save on door dash fees and my local McDonald's was stupid slammed. Took me 30 minutes to get breakfast and a bunch of the other people waiting around were literally saying OUT LOUD the poo poo like "nobody wants to work" "this generation is so lazy" etc.

I (stupidly) tried to push back against some of that verbally and I dunno if it was because I was presenting femme yesterday or what,but some dude got literally up in my face to scream about how he will NOT calm down and that him waiting for his McMuffin was a big deal.

PhazonLink posted:

So what happens when one pious HS or college team plays another equally pious team?

Shouldnt there be a population halving every game?

Professor Beetus posted:

Rugged individualism is in the DNA of every piece of American media produced for mass consumption, and people really don't like being told that they need to do something for the hood of society. My partner watches those CW DC shows for background noise and the most recent one, Stargirl, has a plot point that, in 2021, completely gobsmacked me.

So, the "evil plan" of the "Injustice Society of America" is apparently to brainwash dumbass Americans into acknowledging that they in fact live in a society and should live accordingly. So eliminating racism, establishing universal healthcare, eliminating poverty, etc. But wait, that sounds pretty good? Oh no, 25% of all adults will die as a result! Welp, there's the catch, right? No, it's worse than that: the 25% that will die only die because their brains just won't be able to take such radical reeducation. You know, learning things like "people should have access to medicine" and "all people deserve to be treated justly under law."

Then, to drive home the point, we get a scene where a town is full of adults getting "reeducated" (frozen in trance essentially) and there's a little girl crying for her dad. The big bad sees her and tells her that her dad's just learning how to be a better person. She says "my daddy's already a good person!" Guess we'll see if he wakes up, kid!

It was clearly all written and shot pre-pandemic but talk about a collosal loving oof, because both of us are about ready to mash that button, especially after another near miss with our crumbling hospital system here in the US.

J.A.B.C. posted:

I can think of a few series that try to do this.

The idea of a villain trying to eliminate evil by removing free will is pretty common. Naruto did it (with three villains!), PsychoPass is basically built around the idea similar to 'Minority Report'. Gurren Lagaan literally has free will as a dangerous force that will destroy the universe, that is just fought and beaten by even FREE-R WILL and big robots.

Crest of the Stars has humanity get absorbed into a galactic empire because otherwise they would have killed themselves, Legend of Galactic Heroes is pretty much a 150+ episode debate between 'uncertain democracy' vs 'benevolent dictatorship', it's a pretty common trope.

the_steve posted:

Well Jesus was black...

PhazonLink posted:

if "the modern sissified world stops you from doing all the cowboy poo poo", doesnt that mean those sissies are more powerful than you?

Panfilo posted:

A good way to test chuds is to ask them if they'd support public services if it meant they didn't have to pay any additional taxes. I've asked them this in the context of socialized Healthcare, just a hypothetical where we had universal Healthcare but if you want something different you can always pay to opt for more.

Not surprisingly, they were opposed to this too. "Nothing is free" is what they like to say about it. Ultimately it seems like they prefer that some people are unable to afford it than it being completely free for them.

Twelve by Pies posted:

Real life golf sucks but video game golf rules.

Medullah posted:

Doctor Butts posted:

Everyone sharing this thinks they work harder than everyone else at their office job.

the_steve posted:

Nah, it's common amongst the blue collar sorts as well, at least the ones I work with.
Everyone jacks around except our crew. We're the only ones who ever get anything done.

ranbo das posted:

It amazes me that there are people in TYOOL 2021 who don't have Precheck. It's the single greatest travel purchase out there and super cheap

F_Shit_Fitzgerald posted:

The Bible tells people not to swear any oaths; “let your yes be yes and your no be no” or something like that. Christians who have never cracked open their KJV editions probably have no idea.

Dr. Arbitrary posted:

I guess the new thing is people whining about how the FBI handles violent threats to school boards.

I had someone sincerely insist that it isn't actually a crime to make violent threats because it's just words.

Nenonen posted:

It's the same model, that's just what they look like from front and back.

BiggerBoat posted:

YEah but what about all the fentanyl halloween candy, rainbow parties and jenkem labs?

Invalid Validation posted:

They technically do hate you they just hate you less than the republicans.

Invalid Validation posted:

Most people on Medicare are tax free or have a reduced tax burden so I don’t know what the gently caress they want.

CuddleCryptid posted:

There's value in not blindly trusting experts but boy is anti intellectualism the key for that stuff.

God knows I spent untold hours of my life during the Plague Years arguing with people online about the vaccine and arguments culminating in "your profile says you're a biochemist maybe you should have paid more attention in class "

Do you believe in the science or not rear end in a top hat

BiggerBoat posted:

Yeah, but the Bible says "__________" and no one can argue with the word of GOD.

Devorum posted:

The absolute youngest Vietnam vet would be 66 years old today. I'm fairly certain I could take most 66 year olds in a fight, especially if they've got bad knees and the like from military service.