Steve

joined 1 year ago
[–] Steve@communick.news 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The title card in the actual movie does state Part 1. But none of the marketing did. So people buy tickets not knowing it's only half the story.

That's kind of annoying. Even misleading.

[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The Dems just don't know how to speak to people like Republicans do. They could do it. But they don't.

Rather than speaking to peoples pain and anger, they try to lecture and teach. You need to talk to people where they are not where you want them to be.

Bernie does it. That's why so many Trump supporters like him, when they don't like the rest of the Dems.

[–] Steve@communick.news 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

It may be easier. But that's not why.

If you avoid politicized language, a large majority of the US is quite left leaning, and economically progressive.

One of the Republicans favorite things to hate is the ACA (Obama Care). But if you ask them about the individual policies in the ACA, they approve of each of them by at least 2/3rds. And nearly all agree that the government should prevent people from being forced into bankruptcy by medical expenses.

[–] Steve@communick.news 20 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Class is also an Identity. One that most have in common.
Regardless of race, religion, sex, or gender; nearly all of us are working class.

So policies that help the working class, will help everyone. And those subclasses that are disproportionately held back, will be disproportionately helped by universal pro-worker policies.

[–] Steve@communick.news 7 points 5 days ago

In my mind Teasers were made before production started, to announce the movie was being made. They didn't have any actually movie clips.

Now it seems, if it's more than 3 months from release, even full trailers, they get called a teaser. That's the only distinction anymore I think.

[–] Steve@communick.news 17 points 5 days ago

The linked announcement is satire. And hysterical.
But the acquisition is also real.

[–] Steve@communick.news 33 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

The Onion isn't news.
What's this doing here?

Edit: OH! The Onion actually, really, genuinely, bought InfoWars! OK I get it.

[–] Steve@communick.news 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If they're using time travel to create a causality loop, that's different than a time loop.

Time loops usually reset causality, accept for those actually experiencing the loop iterations.

[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 5 days ago

Memorizing every little detail of everyone's lives and actions that day always seemed incredible to me. I assumed he lived that day hundreds of thousands of times. Meaning centuries spent repeating the same day.

At least that's what I imagine it would take, for me to try countless methods of suicide.

[–] Steve@communick.news 1 points 5 days ago

Haven't seen it, but sounds like it. Time travel can certainly be used to create loops.

[–] Steve@communick.news 10 points 5 days ago (6 children)

I say no.

Time travel stories are about going to a different time.
Time loop stories are repeating the same time.
It's really that simple.

Time loops are anti-time travel really, as there's no movement in time at all.

[–] Steve@communick.news -1 points 6 days ago

Are you using marketing statements as evidence of... Anything?
That's almost never a good idea.

 

I'm genuinely curious about peoples thoughts on this.

It made sense for a while. But the branding change was 16 months ago. The URI change was 3 months ago. Everybody knows now what X is. Yet for some reason, I still see in news stories today:
"... on X — formerly known as Twitter — and said ..."
I really don't think that's needed anymore. But I'm always one to want changes as fast and painless as possible.

So what do you think would be an appropriate amount of time to keep reminding everyone that Twitter is now X?
Months?
Years?
How many?

 

Kagi AI summery:
Cards Against Humanity (CAH) is suing SpaceX for allegedly taking over a plot of land on the US/Mexico border that CAH purchased in 2017 to prevent the construction of Trump's border wall. CAH claims it maintained the land but SpaceX later moved construction equipment and materials onto the property without permission. The lawsuit seeks up to $15 million in damages to restore the land and cover losses, and also requests punitive damages. CAH says SpaceX never asked for permission to use the property and never apologized for the damage. The lawsuit includes before and after photos purporting to show SpaceX's use of the land.

And CAH's website all about it

view more: next ›