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PhillyTaco t1_j9vzume wrote
Reply to comment by ShallManEaseHer in One in Ten U.S. Adults Pirated TV, Movies or Live Sports in 2022 by abunchofjerks
Socialists abandoned the idea of a moneyless society a century ago.
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Reply to comment by ShallManEaseHer in One in Ten U.S. Adults Pirated TV, Movies or Live Sports in 2022 by abunchofjerks
How so?
PhillyTaco t1_j9sz7sp wrote
Reply to comment by ShallManEaseHer in One in Ten U.S. Adults Pirated TV, Movies or Live Sports in 2022 by abunchofjerks
>Yes, in fact, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
As opposed to taking my money by force through threat of imprisonment and giving it to someone else, which is totally ethical.
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Reply to comment by ffnnhhw in TIL the worst snowstorm in the history of Los Angeles occurred in 1949 when up to two feet of snow covered the city for three days as it reached its lowest temperature ever recorded, 28 degrees Fahrenheit by SappyGilmore
I usually just take the 5 and go around.
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Reply to comment by Mst3Kgf in Nukie: the strange story behind the forgotten ET knock-off by SixtyFours
User name checks out.
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Reply to comment by SandmanAlcatraz in Nukie: the strange story behind the forgotten ET knock-off by SixtyFours
Trumpy!
PhillyTaco t1_j61o31t wrote
Reply to comment by sundaynightheat99 in Karyn Kusama’s directorial career was almost bought to halt when she tried to adapt the cult cartoon Æon Flux for the big screen by sundaynightheat99
My favorite of those three.
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Reply to comment by TrailerBuilder in TIL Stan Lee made the X-Men mutants because he didn't want to come up with a reason for their super powers, instead they were just born with them. Additionally the 1963 comic was initially a flop until the 1975 reboot by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. by jamescookenotthatone
This. Anybody who feels different, like they don't fit in, who feels like a weirdo -- that's who X-Men is for. To imply that it's less for me because I don't belong to any marginalized groups of kinda heinous.
That's why it works so well for them to be teenagers.
PhillyTaco t1_ixrn1v8 wrote
Opening night screening of X-Men 2 in West Philly.
Credits roll. Big black dude stands up: "That was the best movie since Milo & Otis!"
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Reply to comment by lingker in Are there any movies with frequent flashbacks that were shot in chronological order? by JesusIsMyZoloft
Also, A Beautiful Mind IIRC.
PhillyTaco t1_iu2uzh2 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL that Fahrenheit 451, a book about a distopian future where books are banned and burned, was banned and burned by the apartheid regime in South Africa with other tens of thousands. by open_closet
I'm skeptical there's a single person who became racist after reading a novel.
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Reply to comment by denizenKRIM in Return to Gotham: In Its Scariest Episodes, Batman: The Animated Series Went “Over the Edge” by PetyrDayne
>I've always thought this plot line would be a fucking amazing story to put on film one day.
Part of me hoped they were gonna steal a little bit of it for Dark Knight Rises. Bane reveals Batman's true identity and Wayne goes on the lamb but still must save Gotham.
PhillyTaco t1_isz06a2 wrote
Reply to comment by ThrowawayScienceQues in Return to Gotham: In Its Scariest Episodes, Batman: The Animated Series Went “Over the Edge” by PetyrDayne
The introduction of Clayface, which I think is a two-parter. Tragic story, great animation, unbelievable score.
PhillyTaco t1_isc5tc3 wrote
Reply to comment by g1ngerkid in Cartoon Network Marketing Execs Latest to Go in Warner Bros. Discovery Layoffs by MarvelsGrantMan136
I just asked basic questions. If the claim is that capitalism does not reward loyalty, does socialism? Is socialism more about morality or economic efficiency?
I actually agree with you. Extremism on either end gets us nowhere. My point isn't that capitalism rewards loyalty -- it's true, it often doesn't! But neither does socialism, at least as I understand it. So pointing to a undesirable thing and saying it's the fault of one system or another is ignorant and silly.
PhillyTaco t1_isbieg9 wrote
Reply to comment by g1ngerkid in Cartoon Network Marketing Execs Latest to Go in Warner Bros. Discovery Layoffs by MarvelsGrantMan136
Well, if someone says a bad thing happens because of capitalism isn't it logical to assume that they are implying the same bad thing wouldn't happen under socialism?
PhillyTaco t1_is7dn8x wrote
Reply to comment by Burnstryk in Cartoon Network Marketing Execs Latest to Go in Warner Bros. Discovery Layoffs by MarvelsGrantMan136
>That's capitalism.
Are you saying that socialism rewards loyalty more than value provided? I thought the draw of socialism was near-perfect efficiency?
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Reply to comment by BrewtusMaximus1 in Leonard Nimoy Almost Directed The 1996 'Doctor Who' TV Movie - FOX would only allow Nimoy to direct if he agreed to play the film’s villain The Master - In the end, the film was directed by Geoffrey Sax with the role of The Master going to Eric Roberts. by Neo2199
I'll have to double check.
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Reply to comment by lilsqueakyone in How Hawaii brought its population of girls in prison to zero by AmethystOrator
Incarceration levels have been going down since 2008 but we had the peak number of private prisons in 2013.
Not seeing much correlation.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/08/16/americas-incarceration-rate-lowest-since-1995/
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Reply to comment by booferino30 in Of all the movies that were rushed through production and released very quickly, which ones amazed you most with the final product? by unitedfan6191
The director told a story where Jeremy
Lion'sIron's passport wasn't good and he couldn't get to the US to film. And it was like Memorial Day weekend so trying to fast track through the bureaucracy was even more impossible. Somehow they pulled it off at the last second and got him there.I imagine something like that on your first movie would take years off your life. It's a super important character so you really need an actor of stature, not just throwing a suit on the 1st AD.