HardDriveAndWingMan
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j6rrp25 wrote
Reply to comment by senorcoach in U.S. funds not misused in Ukraine, U.S. Treasury says amid corruption crackdown by Delicious-Gene-8736
There were earlier reports but you still make a valid point. I’m still going to wait for evidence to the contrary before I feel the need to call bullshit.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j6rp2dw wrote
Reply to comment by senorcoach in U.S. funds not misused in Ukraine, U.S. Treasury says amid corruption crackdown by Delicious-Gene-8736
Maybe, maybe not. We know about all the money lost in Afghanistan because of several reports written by official US government audits. And at least this time around we’re giving the money to people who are highly motivated to use it they we way we intend it to be used.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j6rjh7k wrote
Reply to comment by senorcoach in U.S. funds not misused in Ukraine, U.S. Treasury says amid corruption crackdown by Delicious-Gene-8736
Except there’s no convincing evidence they have been misused. I’m sure some has, but to what degree is completely unknown. Could be insignificant or could be significant. What you’re working with is assumption, which is worth a lot less than this report.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j5igsqs wrote
Reply to little town, me, pen, 2023 by Signal_Oil4854
I thought this was a maze for a good few moments. Seems to start in the top left with the arrow sign, then streets are blocked off from continuing further down until you get to the far right. From there you can go down or move left, and if go left and take the lower fork you will get to a dead end. However after this most everything seems connected.
Still very cool, I love the style.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1xbc95 wrote
Reply to comment by Clarksp2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
You know who assumes bullshit just because it was said by someone who may have a vague motive to lie? Covid deniers. Election deniers. Most conspiracists. I’m not a fan of that way of thinking.
If I have a $468 billion dollar company and I wanted to know if something bundled within that service was profiting my company, I would probably first look at how popular it is. If something bundled in my $468 billion dollar company was the most popular thing in that company, and I spent less than half of 1 billion on it, I would say it’s probably profitable.
Then again I don’t really know. I know that people with more information than I have have said it’s profitable, and no one has shown otherwise. Least of all you.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1wwzu2 wrote
Reply to comment by Clarksp2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
The show runners say it’s successful but some random person on Reddit says nah, based on pure speculation and perhaps the most laughably shallow analysis of profitability I’ve seen. Oh yeah your completely uninformed feelings totally hold more weight.
As far as cute keyboard warrior comment, that’s funny coming from someone arguing with me on a keyboard.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1wryue wrote
Reply to comment by Clarksp2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
Here’s what I have: Amazon head of television saying that it’s profitable and Amazon investing more money into the show to produce more of it.
Here’s what you have:
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1wn2cm wrote
Reply to comment by Clarksp2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
Here’s what I have: Amazon head of television saying that it’s profitable and Amazon investing more money into the show to produce more of it.
Here’s what you have:
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1wg3h2 wrote
Reply to comment by Clarksp2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
> “It’s just been a powerhouse for us. And, as big of an investment as it’s been, it has more than paid off for us,” Amazon’s Head of Television continued. “So, we’re thrilled. But it’s a great question. I don’t even know what the initial hopes were, but we’ve also grown so significantly as a service, with both this and the NFL, over the fall. We’ve just seen a tremendous surge of new memberships.”
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1w48bg wrote
Reply to comment by SanSeb in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
Ah yea I didn’t think of that. Surely it would be impossible for any of the thousands of black people in cities to ever appear in a village.
See this is why I think you’re an idiot.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1w0dii wrote
Reply to comment by SanSeb in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/blacks-britannica
> Africans have been present in England for more than two thousand years, but we rarely see them or hear about them. And often their existence is dismissed as a figment of 'political correctness' or 'wokism.'
https://www.thehumanityarchive.com/articles/black-people-medieval-europe
>Contrary to popular belief, there were black people and others from around the world seen in every corner and nook of society.
>Living in Portugal, Spain, Austria, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, and England. International trading cities such as Venice were multicultural magnets. It’s time to rethink everything we know about the presence of black people in Europe during this time period. The picture of the middle ages isn’t accurate without them.
See this is why I think you’re an idiot.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vyhs7 wrote
Reply to comment by capodecina2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
Well if you have no opinion as you haven’t seen it then cheers. From what I remember a month or so before RoP was released it came out there was a black elf, and a lot of people were very mad about it and called it bad writing… for a show that none of them had seen yet. Always thought that was kind of funny and proof that a lot of people will say it’s the writing when it has nothing to do with the writing.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vud6h wrote
Reply to comment by SanSeb in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
Right, so well written shows= not woke, poorly written shows=woke.
See this is why I think you’re an idiot.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vu4o5 wrote
Reply to comment by capodecina2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
Rings of Power, Lord of the Rings show on Amazon that’s been referenced several times in this post and comment section.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vtmro wrote
Reply to comment by SanSeb in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
So it wasn’t woke because it was well written? See this is why I think you’re an idiot.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vt2bn wrote
Reply to comment by capodecina2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
Literally no one disagrees outside extremist weirdos. Remember when Billy Eichner pulled this with Bros? Virtually everyone in any comment section was like no dude it was just a boring movie.
Just out of curiosity what did you think when it came out the RoP had a black elf?
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vryw5 wrote
Reply to comment by Clarksp2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
Okay so because the stats don’t align with what you believe you’re just going to say the stats are fake? RoP is Amazon’s most successful show and has already turned a profit. If you have evidence to the contrary feel free to share.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vra1i wrote
Reply to comment by SanSeb in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
Okay, for example both House of the Dragon and Rings of Power had diverse characters and both were successful, but since one was more successful than the other, you consider HotD successful non woke and RoP a woke flop.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vpzkp wrote
Reply to comment by capodecina2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
That’s weird I’ve watched a lot of movies with black, women or gay leads and never felt like I had to like it.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vppmd wrote
Reply to comment by SanSeb in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
If it makes you feel better I don’t think you’re an incel, just an idiot with confirmation bias.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vpad8 wrote
Reply to comment by lt_dan_zsu in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
RoP wasn’t even a flop. It’s the most successful Amazon Prime original released and has been watched by over 100 million viewers.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vnn4c wrote
Reply to comment by Clarksp2 in Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
As I understand RoP broke Amazon’s viewership record.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j1vncwc wrote
Reply to Why still the push for "woke" tv-shows and movies, when almost all of them result in a flop? by [deleted]
It’s called confirmation bias. Whenever you see what you consider a “woke” movie flop, you assume it’s because it’s woke. When “woke” movies do well or non “woke” movies flop, you ignore it.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_iu3lsrn wrote
Reply to ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Season 3 Greenlit by Prime Video, Already in Production by MarvelsGrantMan136
I was about to say there was a season 2? Looks like season 2 is coming out next year. Really enjoyed the first season.
HardDriveAndWingMan t1_j6tbbw3 wrote
Reply to comment by alphatok in U.S. funds not misused in Ukraine, U.S. Treasury says amid corruption crackdown by Delicious-Gene-8736
There is no evidence to the contrary plus the commenter isn’t some genius because they observe that people sometimes lie. Certain groups have a vested interest in convincing the international community to stop supporting Ukraine, and convincing them that funds are being misused is one way to accomplish that. The Ukrainian people’s existence depends on international support. Without evidence the observation is at best useless and at worst harmful.