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Best stories. for me, all have some sort of romance element. Can be cheesy as hell, doesn’t matter, it elevates the story in my opinion.
Character motivations have to make sense.
A movie is also LEGENDARY if it has some sort of unique or interesting cinematography, but it isn’t essential for a great movie… I’m mostly interested in the storyline.
The most ardent advocatess of capitalism, as well as its biggest critics, see “true capitalism” as essentially economic anarchism (more commonly known as “Laissez-faire”). In this sense, yes, true capitalism should avoid cronyism because it would be following the Darwinist principle of “the most-qualified for survival in this unmanaged economy deserves the job.”
But humans cannot be trusted not to engage in cronyism. With no interventionist/organisational force (the government for instance) partaking in the economy, there is no greater power for people to put their faith in, and thus they don’t trust that their friends and family can obtain decent paying work. I would therefore argue that cronyism happens more under true, unchained capitalism.
I mean just look at how business owners behave today, in a world with some restrictions placed upon capitalism. They can’t help themselves.
Answering the question: Crony capitalism and true capitalist is a false dichotomy (distinction), but the USA certainly isn’t true, laissez-faire, capitalist.
Would TRUE capitalism have any problems?
Capitalism, (needlessly) increases competition for resources, access to markets, and even results in fierce competition over abstract things. This is exacerbated the more unmanaged capitalism becomes, so I think True capitalism would have more problems than whatever we live under now.
Is the best thing a mix of socialism and capitalism?
I think so, yes. I am of the view that capitalism is a relic of the past, a developing species or developing society kind of thing, but communism, if it’s the ideal way of structuring society, belongs to the future. A more automated and technologically advanced future.
100 is usually used to say “based” / i agree with this. As in “100%”
Don’t know if i would describe it as a friendship, but squirells are one of the easiest creatures to form a (one-sided) business relationship with because of their ravenous hunger.
Step 1; have cat flap/dog flap Step 2: leave nuts in cat flap for That’s it. They will straight up queue outside your back door for free samples. Optional Step: Place nuts in garden or in cat flap when you think squirells are around, watching. This means they’ll more quickly associate you with the food.
Also Crows. Absolutely amazing creatures.
Because we like feeling like we use all of our letters equally. If ABC is used for lists we use XYZ for unknown variables
it kind of bothers me thst it’s called america in shorthand
It kind of bothers me that it’s called America in shorthand when the entire 2-continents are ALSO called America.
I like the names that people have for smaller sections of it, e.g Arcadia which i think means Washington and Oregon state? And New England. I guess nobody wants their country to be called ‘new oldcountry,’ though 😝
Uranus was (…) named after the father of Saturn and the titans. I guess going from grandson to grandfather when going from Jupiter to Uranus?
I was wondering what the reason was! I’m glad there’s a good reason for all the names because I’ve always felt that they’re all a good fit.
Venus would make more sense as “haephaestus/vulcan” IMO
“Ceres” the large-and-round asteroid doesn’t make much sense, because obviously no grain or agricultural stuff going on there. How about - “Persephone/Prosepina,” since it’s locked in the asteroid belt much like she was trapped in the underworld, and yet also has great potential to be a planet of its own.
EDIT: Apparently Ceres is a dwarf planet now, and Proserpina is an asteroid… i would rename that one though.
I think - given how many astronomical bodies there are - it might be a good idea, looking forward, to just label planets based on their proximity to their capital star. Boring answer, yes, but it’s the only thing I vibe with other than MVEMJSUNP
So:
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Earth should almost definitely be called Terra btw… in-line with the other Roman Gods.
That being said, stuff like Dilbert has always convinced me that management is easier than the work below it 100% of the time. Do you think there’s any short course you coukd take that would make the process of management more clear to you?
As an 18 YO, the first option. A short 3 years later snd i know the second option is the right choice. Maybe I’ll get my energy levels up again one day, but know that the world is rigged against us right now - and ti some extent, collapsing - so hustling likely won’t get you what you’re worth. Take the time to be comfy while things burn
Great in-depth answer
I bet having the hands right above the head does make it a bit easier to draw, tbh. Means you can draw the whole character’s torso if you want to. Other than that I’d say it’s just dramatic, like double begging/pleading.
I was a little kid but our country was richer then so i’m guessing life was good
microblog memes and the greentext/4chan ones (the general attitude of 4channers is not replicated by the people there, lol)
Either they value your privacy because they care about you to some degree (I get the feeling this is common)
OR they spy on you constantly and you turn into a psychopath (many cases of the children of spies and security agents being completel psychos)
Just curious… cuz maybe I have an idea for storywriting… maybe…
I guess the most interesting storytelling device here would be to make the kid a young tech genius so they can evade the scrutiny of their parents
I quite enjoy movie and show sex scenes / nudity - they’re more special than porn and can easily be more artistic than pornography.
There is actually a very high upper limit on how much sex can fit into a show, IF it is a “meaningful” sex scene and adds to the plot… you could theoretically have 50% sex scenes if it was a show about sex or a very sex centred episode. But that would be a bit like watching porn, which is just one reason why movies tend to cut away or interrupt the nsfw action. (Anothee reaskn is that they can’t be bothered to film it all, because it’s not actual sex.)
Case study: I actually tried to watch a show largrly about sex. “The Girlfriend Experience.” All of the storytelling and excitement of this series goes into the sex scenes, which they honestly should have had more of, given that it is a show about sex.
The rest of the show was incredibly flst and boring - LITERALLY just people conversing with one another in a sterile corporate high rise.
old-ish movies: If you watch movies from the 70s and 80s you’ll notice a ridiculous adherence to having as many female stars or background characters showing their breasts as possible. It reminds me of how people (e.g asmongold) get about video game character design - they think the lack of smutty stuff is a personal attack.
I’m not sure what to think of this gratuitous nudity, because i do of course like it, but it’s very tacky and obvious. Doesn’t waste as much time as unnecessary sex scenes, i suppose.
Lol maybe they should censor movies on planes since its literally in public
How I would bescribe myself: “behold! I will now write my name on my arm.”
How I woukd describe myself:“The Disillusioned-with-reality guy.”
Not as intense as traitors but another great british game show is “Would I lie to you” (you’re going to tell me now that you are british and that’s it silly to explain it like a foreign concept, lol). The only other thing i remember watching that’s competative in the same way as traitors is Race Across The World.
Some Anime shows I’ve loved: Romantic Killer (Netflix), The Disastrous Life of Saiki K* (was on netflix for a good while). Witch Watch is an okay anime i watched recently, sadly feels a bit unfinished but it’s just that new.
Random reccommendations just because they’re so good:
Game testing, definitely something AI won’t be able to replace - assuming that video games continue to be made for a human audience rather than an AI one. Same applies for all sorts of testing I guess - wine tasting, movie test audiences, art critics