What is your most "Fuck you, this is actually awesome?" take?
-
Superman
A lot of people dismiss Superman as being "too powerful" or "unrelatable." They’ll say Batman is more relatable because he doesn’t have superpowers. But seriously, how many of us can actually relate to being a billionaire playboy with unlimited resources? In contrast, Superman grew up in small-town, working-class America. He is as much Clark Kent as he is Superman.
People call him a "boy scout," as if that’s a flaw. But that misses the point. The fact that he has the power to rule the world and chooses not to, is what makes him extraordinary. He sets an ideal for people to strive for.
Yes, in the hands of a bad writer he can become a walking deus ex machina. But in the hands of a good writer, Superman becomes the core of some of the most powerful and iconic stories in comics. His greatness doesn’t come from what he can do, it comes from the choices he makes.
Superman probably pays more in taxes than Batman.
-
What I mean is like, what do you think is unironically awesome, even if people now think its cringe or stupid?
The ends of a loaf of bread are the best slices
-
What I mean is like, what do you think is unironically awesome, even if people now think its cringe or stupid?
Vlogging is not vanity. It’s a special way to capture memories to share with others currently. And to view yourself and others in a time capsule, a stasis where you can view the old world
I want to view my vlogs as an elder and appreciate my memories, even more than I thought I did when I filmed them
-
The ends of a loaf of bread are the best slices
Especially toasted. So much crunch.
-
Agreed.
I think cars should be more individualistic, which is part of Slate's pitch. So should men's fashion expectations.
That being said, a lot of truck lifting is very similar and more "I'm signicaling I'm part of this culture," than doing it for the sake of being cool. Some people do it as a form of expression, but that's the exception in my experience.
I'm confused. Most self expression in fashion is about identifying with some kind of culture. Hence why a conservative will wear cowboy boots, a punk will wear a band t shirt, and a gay man will wear a neon pink mesh tank top. Sure, runway fashion designers and people for whom fashion is a hobby will look at a piece with a discerning eye and try to unravel its intrinsic appeal based purely on immediate understanding of the impact of the piece on the human eye. But most people, male or female, intuitively use fashion in the most utilitarian of senses - they want to look good, and tell others who they are in a way that others will understand. And the most important thing that most strangers will want to know about us is what communities we are part of.
-
It's a good one. That one and All-Star Superman are the two I always recommend to people.
I was gonna ask, thank you!
-
Uh, nope. Lived in rural America. Most truck drivers are pavement processes who haul something maybe a handful of times a year. The vast majority.
There was not a shift from 30 years ago everyone driving tiny cars and hatchbacks to now where everyone became blue collar and needed a truck for work suddenly. It's corporate marketing. Corporations can get around fuel standards by making trucks instead of cars, so they convinced everyone that having a truck was somehow necessary, and the good people of the USA gladly ate it up making the f150 the most popular vehicle on the roads followed by the other truck models.
Also, "most people
on these forumslive in major cities". Ftfy. It wasn't until I left my town in Iowa did I realize how many people there are. The entire population of thestate of Iowa lives in my one city.Do you know Brooks Wheelan?
-
I was an early adopter of No Man's Sky (long before the shift in public perception), and I fucking loved it back then, and love it now as well. But admitting that in public a few years back was tantamount to saying that stapling your child to a rabid badger was a great alternative to hiring a babysitter.
stapling your child to a rabid badger was a great alternative to hiring a babysitter.
lololololololololol
-
Idk why but I randomly thought of that show recently, when I was a kid I took a bit of guilty pleasure in watching it when it was on TV
️French stuff at it's best!
-
I like scenes, many scenes in the movie; the whole movie? Nah, it's not as horrendous as people make it out to be, but still…
I love the whole scene in the throne room. Nice supversion of expectation, great execution.
One of my main gripes with TLJ is that subversion of expectation kind of stops working when you do it like 5-7 times in one movie.
The other main issue is that Cantonica should have had a 15 minute podrace scene instead of the giraffythingies.
-
Superman probably pays more in taxes than Batman.
wrote last edited by [email protected]That is probably because Batman doesn't pay taxes, Bruce Wayne does.
And Bruce Wayne is known for spending tons of the Wayne foundation on helping the poor and criminalized. Tons of charities, schools, orphanages, homeless shelters, ... are funded by them.
And if Bruce gets tax breaks because of that, it is because that is how the law works, not because he wants them.
Bruce is far from the average Billionaire you get in our dimension.
-
That is probably because Batman doesn't pay taxes, Bruce Wayne does.
And Bruce Wayne is known for spending tons of the Wayne foundation on helping the poor and criminalized. Tons of charities, schools, orphanages, homeless shelters, ... are funded by them.
And if Bruce gets tax breaks because of that, it is because that is how the law works, not because he wants them.
Bruce is far from the average Billionaire you get in our dimension.
Bruce Wayne doesn't exist, it's merely a disguise Batman sometimes wears.
-
What I mean is like, what do you think is unironically awesome, even if people now think its cringe or stupid?
Gun Control lol
Charlie Kirk would approve... Well, he would now I mean. SCNR
Too soon?
-
AI coding, “vibe coding”
We call it 'slopping'
Not everything AI generates is slop. It is only when used by commercial instances, like businesses and people who want to sell their art.
Let me guess, you frequent the "Fuck AI" sub?
-
Lookout guys, its a prompt "engineer"!
My 5 year old niece is a prompt "engineer" too.
If you want art to have absolutely zero humanity in it, gobble up all the slop you want.
You are correct about the end stage capitalism component. But if youre truly a "prompt engineer" you should know running a local model doesnt at all unlink you from massive data sucking corps, because who do you think trained that model?
For the record I will also say that painting a picture DOES take more invested skill than a photograph, and I will respect the person who painted a scene vs took a picture of it WAY more. Now, both can be enjoyed by anyone, and thats fine.
I'll have absolutely 0 respect for any image made using ai. Its a toy, and a tool for corporations to further cut costs where they want to the most (take out the pesky humans and gross empathy, ick!)
wrote last edited by [email protected]It takes skill to eat literal shit without gagging
Doesn't change anything about how good it is.
Skill has nothing to do with art.
People said the same about electronic music. Calling it "skill-less" music, since you only have to "press a couple of buttons" instead of learning an entire instrument.
-
What I mean is like, what do you think is unironically awesome, even if people now think its cringe or stupid?
I saw this tread when it was just posted and I remember thinking "there is no way this is going to be still relevant tomorrow"
-
Gun Control lol
Charlie Kirk would approve... Well, he would now I mean. SCNR
Too soon?
I saw someone say charlie kirk used the getting shot tactic to avoid the question.
-
What I mean is like, what do you think is unironically awesome, even if people now think its cringe or stupid?
Bluesky and AT proto
The idea that you can just take your account and migrate it to different PDS is awesome.
-
What I mean is like, what do you think is unironically awesome, even if people now think its cringe or stupid?
High school of the Dead. I watched the anime because of that titty/bullet gif. I freaking loved that show.
Not so much the piss scene, but still. -
What I mean is like, what do you think is unironically awesome, even if people now think its cringe or stupid?
Nickelback. I don't know why they get so much hate, their music is actually decent
