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Giant_Aspirin posted...

fair point. I feel like that can be solved through regulation.

So, you want to cap how many rental properties a particular individual or company can own?


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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

This is comparing apples to oranges

Is it though?

You were basically saying there shouldn't be luxury options because the people at the very bottom cannot get what they need.

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averagejoel posted...

the existence of privatized services is inherently a threat to the public versions of those services.

Not necessarily.

Like, there being a steakhouse that serves $200 filet mignon dinners isn't a threat to the family of 4 using an EBT card to buy milk, bread, and cereal.

You can't tell people that their ability to live above the poverty line is a threat to those who cannot.

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

IMO basic levels of necessities such as housing and health care should be government subsidized and available to those who need it. but private enterprise can and should provide additional for those who want it.

But there already is government subsidized housing and healthcare, at least in the US.

What you're really asking for is improvements in those subsidies.


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RchHomieQuanChi posted...

Well, the number one priority for any landlord is to make a profit, not necessarily to make sure people without homes have shelter.

Because they can't make bank off of poor people, they simply won't provide them with housing.

Profit is the main motivator for any business, so I don't get your point?

That's like asking why restaurants make a profit, if all they're doing is providing the public a necessity.

So, what you're basically asking is why does the worst version of a particular thing exists, even though more than a majority of them are providing a service someone couldn't normally provide for themselves?

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You frequent them enough to be able to keep track of the employees at the fast food places to know if there are any new employees working there?

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Define "all the time".

Like, they'll wear them with a suit when they go to a wedding?

Or they'll wear them on the beach instead of a pair of sandals?

Or both?

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Wanna get them to take it? Call it the "Liberty Shot".

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The first female that I recall being attracted to/having a crush on was the pop singer Tiffany.

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Much better than 2020, I'll tell you that.

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Wow.

Tell me you don't know a thing about investing without telling me you don't know a thing about investing.

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NES4EVER posted...

High beams aren't for fog.

Fog lights are for fog. High beams are for dark roads without oncoming traffic.

I misspoke, but the sentiment is the same.

Except for for maybe some very high end models, there are not cars with automatic high beams.

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The "Auto Light" feature is to turn your daytime running lights to your regular headlights once it gets dark enough to necessitate them, not to switch from low to high beams in fog.

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Id try, but Id probably get sick before I complete the 9 burgers each day.

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Are we just going to pretend that the biggest Feminist Movie of all time "Spice World", a movie with the tag line "GIRL POWER!" didn't make QUADRUPLE it's budget in the office?

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Eat More Beef posted...

Never respond to TC. They are a straight up mysoginist.

Noted. I'll move on.

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Orlando_Jordan posted...

Birds of Prey and Terminator: Dark Fate were flops.

You can say you didn't enjoy them, but financially, neither were flops.

Birds of Prey
Budget: $100 Million
Box Office: $201.8 Million

Terminator: Dark Fate
Budget: $185 Million
Box Office: $261 Million

Source: Box Office Mojo

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Zanzenburger posted...

This. People are overreacting to this movie.

It was decent, funny, and entertaining. But nothing mindblowing. Some jokes hit really well.

As a huge Chappelle fan, Granny dunking and yelling "Game. Blouses." made me legit LOL.

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Lost_All_Senses posted...

The only in depth review I watched said it's a lot like the first one but without nostalgia glasses. People in their discord were baselessly claiming they were paid lol. But what they said made sense to me. I don't care to watch it myself. Id watch it if someone else wanted to

Like the first one, it was good for what it was.

NeonOctopus posted...

I hear the fucking guys from Clockwork Orange are in it? Wut

Basically, any recognizable Warner Bros. property is featured in the crowd of the "Big Game" at the end.

So they're really not in the movie anymore than Pennywise from IT is in it.

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Orlando_Jordan posted...

"Add as much feminist dialog in as possible. Feminist movies sell."

*Movie bombs at the box office*

Please cite examples.

GhostbustHERS, for as terrible as it was, had a $144 million budget and made more than $220 million.

Black Widow is killing it in the theatres.

A bit dated, but the Sex & The City movie made nearly 3x what it cost to make.

Captain Marvel is literally a Billion Dollar movie.

So I'm gonna need examples


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Depending on the year, could be worth a lot more than 50 cents.

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RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

Adam West campy Batman was seen as classic fun, the Tim Burton Batman was going for dark, gritty, and more serious.

Correct, and it got the same "Not MY Batman" that this MOTU series is getting.

Same with GhostbustHERS.

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The REAL question here is...

Would the backlash be as bad if the storyline was the same, but it was Man-At-Arms that was on the quest to avenge He-Man's "death"?

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ClunkerSlim posted...

Yeah, but heres the thing... and weve been dealing with this since BayFormers... these later movies only exist because fans have been carrying the franchise on their own through the lean years. When absolutely no one else gave a crap about said franchise, fans were holding conventions, spending money, and keeping the property in the public consciousness when no one else cared. This is especially true with He-Man fans since absolutely no one cared about the franchise 10 years ago but the hardcore fans. So I always have a problem with people saying they dont owe the original fans anything. Well yeah, they do. Those were the people who kept the torch burning and enabled you to make your present project.

It's an odd conundrum though, as you know there's basically zero chance to renew/reboot/revive an "old" franchise without getting criticism from the die-hards of the original work.

Going all the way back to Tim Burton's Batman. Fans of the Adam West "Batman 66" crapped all over it.

There's very few Reboots/Revivals that are universally praised by fans of the original work.

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JBstonecold posted...

You're allowed to eat your burger again but it might taste like shit.

I personally don't rewatch things over and over and over. For people who do, that's great, no judgement. Enjoy what you enjoy, I just rarely have the motivation/excitement to revisit. Probably revisiting 80's He-Man would be a major letdown. Seeing modern He-Man in adult situations seemed like a cool idea though and it was cool for those two minutes of screen time. I wanted more from the first five episodes. When people think Masters of the Universe they tend to think He-Man and Skeletor. If you could dig up sales on toys from the show in the 80's it was likely dominated by He-Man and Skeletor. Anyone who thinks this a woke accusation is free to think whatever they want but they miss the mark and are arguing with themself at that point.

But who's to say a straight up sequel that's just HeMan vs Skeletor would be good either? It could be written like crap with potholes all over the place.

Just like if the new Ghostbusters was the original 3 minus Egon. Do people really want to see 70 year old guys chasing ghosts?

Yes, I agree with you on the idea that it's probably better to try and launch a new franchise than revive an old one that will most definitely not be universally accepted, as it's nearly impossible to catch lightning in a bottle twice, but, sadly, no studio is really willing to invest triple-digit millions of dollars on a new idea anymore.

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JBstonecold posted...

They want to piggyback off the goodwill earned by a brand in its glory years to sell now. When they do that and make changes to the brand people don't like it. They likely bring in new fans no doubt but those fans of the original are looking for more in the vein of the original. When they don't get it they voice their dissatisfaction. It need not devolve into a philosophical debate built on stawmen, name calling and character assassinations. The fringe rarely make up the majority of a viewpoint but that's who gets pushed to the forefront because they're assholes and branding everyone an asshole is a lot easier to cope with than having a discussion.

It's no different than going into your favorite restaurant for your favorite dish and the menu is all different. You might wonder why they wouldn't just create a new restaurant for these new ideas? You may even like the new ideas but here and now you were really craving that burger they were known for and they don't serve it anymore.

These studios are really lazy. There aren't enough new ideas presented. No one goes to McDonalds for a Big Michelle and no one buys a Detective Comic to see Cat Man clawing up Batperson. Maybe it's best to leave the past in the past and present fresh stories and with new character for modern life? That may be the answer but that's not easy money.

My thought on this has always been "Just make it good".

Your food comparison doesn't really hold because these aren't made to replace the originals, just try their best to continue the story.

Them deciding to make GhostbustHERS or Ghostbusters Junior does not mean I'm not allowed to watch the original anymore.

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ClunkerSlim posted...

I feel like maybe you didnt actually read this thread.

I did.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife will come out, and people will cry about them:

Being Kids
Being Girls

And whatever other superficial thing people like to drag movies for nowadays, instead of just letting the movies stand on it's own merits.

Like, the Ghostbusters reboot movie was trash. Not because they were all women, but because it was campy bullshit made to sell toys, like Ghostbusters II was.

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opopopza posted...

This isn't even technically true, it's not a sequel to the original show. Netflix doesn't have the rights to the original show, just the franchise. Which is why the character designs all had to be tweaked and they don't really directly reference specific episodes. And why none of the original music is in the new show.

All that can be true and it can still be a sequel.

In theory, any story set after the events of the original can be considered a sequel.

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Amy Chao posted...

Also will the next targeted hate attack go towards that new Ghostbusters movie coming out soon?

100%, as two of the new Ghostbusters are... GASP... Girls!

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Honestly, I think because it initially hit "blue" states first and the hardest, so it was easy for the "red side" to claim everyone was overreacting to it.

It's kinda like how most of the country knows how bad the California wild fires are every year, but unless you're right there, it's kinda "out of sight, out of mind".

And once the Government (both local and national) was making the rules on what people could and couldn't do, and where they could and couldn't go, it then riled up another pocket of the country.

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Ilishe posted...

The most powerful man in the universe, He-Man, goes against the evil forces of Skeletor to save the planet Eternia and to protect the secrets of Castle Grayskull

This is the original series' synopsis. If a show is called He-Man then this is what you expect. That's all I'm gonna say without watching the new show.

The show is called "Masters of the Universe: Revalation", and the synopsis on Netfilx is:

After a calamitous battle fractures Eternia, Teela and an unlikely alliance must prevent the end of the Universe in the sequel to the '80s classic.

So I don't know what else people were expecting from the show.

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Sega_System posted...

I didn't mind all the bait & switch, lying, hiding of plot points and deaths in episode 1. I understand why it all happened, even if I don't necessarily agree with how Kevin Smith/Netflix handled it.

But Kevin Smith killed off Orko? That fucking hack can piss right off.

Plus, is it really a bait & switch is, say, in the 2nd half of the season is He-Man coming back to life and kicking the shit out of Skeletor?

It's 5 episodes of a 10 episode arc. I plan on letting it all play out before I pass judgement.

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averagejoel posted...

it's from a song by the band Trooper

Yes.

The term originated from the song of the same name by the band Trooper back in the 1970's


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Boombam99 posted...

So apparently a lot of people cant wait to be an accessory to murder

Maybe we're just helping someone win a game of Hide n Seek?

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I'm 43, and what no part of the club lifestyle anymore.

Nor would I want to deal with the crowd that comes with the club lifestyle.

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My personal favorite corny pickup lines:

Are you a parking ticket? Because you have FINE written all over you.

I'd love to take you to a movie, but they don't let you bring your own snacks.

If you were a fruit, you'd be a "fine-apple".


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BlueBoy675 posted...

Stop liking what I dont like!

Also this.

This has just been a thread of "The music I like is the best, and the music I don't like sucks!"

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PoopPotato posted...

Yeah, I'm still surprised how many classic rock radio stations are still around. It was old when I was a kid, and now that music is around 60 years old but it still hangs around. I dknt remember hearing 1930's music stations in every city in the 90s.
I'm sure the big reason is that the majority of people have switched to some type of streaming service, leaving behind 60 year old farts to listen to classic rock on the FM dial

That's exactly it. 60 and 70 year olds aren't taking their phone and hooking it up to the car to stream Spotify just to listen tot he same songs they can hear on the 4 different Classic Rock stations that are still around.

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--Zero- posted...

Theres a big difference between what music sounds like today and what it sounded like a decade ago and so forth. Every decade music evolves. Its not evolving to my liking so my bias of liking the last 40 years of music compared to today isnt a bad thing lol.

I feel like it really hasn't evolved much in the past 20 years.

Like, the 70's, 80's, and 90's have a very distinct sound. Even within the genres, you can tell the difference between "70's rock" and "80's rock" and 80's Hip hop" vs "90s hip hop".

I feel like the last 20 years, across all genres, has basically all sounded the same.

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Interesting theory I heard about the era individuals consider the "best music" and how it tends to be whatever they were listening to right around the time they lost their virginity, mostly because people tend to hold dear to them the things they saw and heard during what is considered the best years of their lives.

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I mean if I believe music from the 60s-00s is amazing and most things after the 10s is shit then thats a big drop in quality.

If you're talking Pop/Mainstream, I'd agree.

But there's a lot of really good music out there, in every genre, right now just not getting mainstream airtime.

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Apple and Disney, easily.

Although Apple gets the edge simply because they purposely changed the way you use a computer, phone, etc so they could hook you into only knowing how to use their products.

Like, I have an iPhone, simply because at the time they were offering a better price than the Droid. But I'll never have a Apple computer. Fuck that one button mouse BS.

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QueenCarly posted...

Maybe that is the case for the general public that, but I think its for the better. I'd rather be able to find music that is interesting to me and for others to have that same accessibility than for there to be these huge major artists that are prominent culturally.

Oh no doubt. My comments were more about the general idea of artist of today not having the staying power that the artists of the past have, simply because of how the music is consumed now.

It's also tougher to pass along musical tastes to the younger generations with how quickly the turnover is.

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QueenCarly posted...

worshiping the beatles is the number one way to know someone is culturally mayonnaise

I really don't like The Beatles, at all, but I love that song.

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QueenCarly posted...

All this says is 'The democratization of music has allowed for people to find their preferred niche content more easily so there are fewer culturally massive artists.'

The movie industry is definitely filled to the brim with derivative bullshit.

Possibly, but still supports the idea that there will most likely not be any "generational" music anymore.

Like, my grandchildren will (most likely) not discover music of the 2020's like I did with music of the 60's, simply because my kids have not, and probably will not, latch on to many bands and stick with them for a decade or so, like my mom did with The Beatles, or my dad did with Stevie Wonder.

I'm 43, and save for a few artists, I basically listen to the same things I listened to from when I was 18-30. But with the turnover of music (especially music that is considered "pop" music) happening so rapidly, my kids will never truly latch on to an artist and seek out everything they put out, like I did with Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam, Wu-Tang, etc.

The days of owning every album and artist puts out, save for the tippy-top performers, are over.

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Try_Another___ posted...

If youre gonna go to bat for the Beatles there are way better examples of great Beatles songs than anything on Let it Be

My go to is "While my Guitar Gently Weeps" when people say the Beatles are overrated.

There's nothing in the last 20 years even in the same SPORT as that song, let a long the same ballpark.

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QueenCarly posted...

The amount of listenable music has exponentially grown since technology has lead to the democratization of music creation.

Music is just better now than it ever was.

The problem is, we consume SO much content compared to decades past that none of it will have staying power.

It's too the point where buying music, even in digital form, is an antiquated practice.

The days of having 100 records, cassettes, or CDs, or even having 1000 songs on you phone, are over.

People stream their music, and don't really "keep" any of it anymore, so we're constantly moving on to the next one.

I posted something similar about movies. None of the movies that come out now, save for the "franchise" stuff like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and MCU, none of them will turn into "Modern Classics" like so many movies from the 80's and 90's simply because none of them have rewatchability when you stream them once then move on to the next thing. No one is buying DVDs to watch movies over and over again anymore.

Like, no one is going to be wearing "Bridesmaids" T-Shirts 30 years from now like we do with movies like Ghostbusters, Back to the Future, Goonies, etc.

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Not my team, so I really don't care.

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted...

I think nowadays you can't have one of the two adults in a household staying home to watch the kids or care for Grandpa Joe because both adults have to be working to survive. I don't think people can do this anymore and that's why it's stopping.

This.

I think it's more a matter of necessity than not being family oriented.

Just the basic idea that a family can't afford to have only one person work while the other cares for their elderly relatives. Also, unlike in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, you could afford a home that sleeps two families, or 8-9 people on 2-3 incomes.

At one time, there were 9 people living in the house I grew up in. It was a 2 family house with a basement. My parents and their 2 kids, my aunt and uncle and their 2 kids, and my grandma.

My parents and my uncle were the only 3 that worked.

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FortuneCookie posted...

I personally think Ms. Pac-Man is the deepest story in gaming history.

>you meet someone
>you fall in love
>you have a child together
>eventually, you die no matter how well you play the game -- leaving behind someone to carry on the legacy after you're gone is as far as you can make it in life

To add, pretty much every day (level) looks the same, but slightly different, save for a few major life events, like eating a really good pretzel.

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