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ughlacrossereally t1_je8wwr4 wrote

it's also really solid as a 'near future' film presently. In it there are: autonomous vehicles, AI, bionic implants, AI implants, targettable weaponized viruses, social controls, CCTV drones, anarchic social outcasts, etc etc. and yet it all feels like each development could conceivably be 20years away individually.

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ughlacrossereally t1_jdjqotm wrote

not that it matters but I think you are not correct about NFL reffing. They are willing to review the calls with video often. The NFL problem imo is that they have made the rules so technical that it has kind of lost the spirit of the game. Specifically, things like the way they define what is a catch and what is a fumble vs an incomplete pass. Not to say that they dont get it wrong but NBA refs have basically full subjectivity because almost any play can be called for any contact. but again just my opinion.

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ughlacrossereally t1_jdj5chw wrote

I do agree the votes would be biased but you'd think that the biases would cancel out. So if CP3 hates one ref and rates him poorly, the perceived bias against CP3 should benefit someone else who then likes that ref.

personally, I'd just like to ditch Scott Foster. That fuck was 100% involved in the Tim Donaghy shit and it is outrageous that he is still a ref

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ughlacrossereally t1_j95o3tl wrote

I'm happy for you. please keep it up. society needs people who love to read. they become empathetic and all the knowledge of the world is held in books.

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ughlacrossereally t1_j2fq0it wrote

no that doesn't make you dumb at all. Looking for symbolism is a skill but it can also be a curse. If you look for it everywhere it becomes more difficult to enjoy some stories where you don t find it. Be happy that you can enjoy the story for what it is and what resonates with you. If you want to learn to find symbolism, just start reading a few academic papers after you finish each novel... you 'll quickly come to be able to draw similar comparisons in other works. happy New years

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