Unpopular Geek Media Opinions

[Blue Orange]

Yeah, I have had my eyes opened to a lot of things that slipped by me in the past by broadening my circle of acquaintances and friends. It's been a growth experience, to put it mildly.

I'm only mentioning this because it's an example of the reverse that actually supports your thesis. (ie if A>B, -A and -B helps suggest at least a correlation may exist.)

You know, I wonder if part of the reason I'm relatively conservative is that I never actually managed to do this. I'm not good at making friends in general, and my circle's only declined as the years went on. Ironically they largely moved to my left.

I've come to the conclusion it doesn't really matter; I'm not particularly important, whatever side I take, I'm not charismatic enough to convince anyone or rich enough to fund them, the millennials and zoomers are taking over, and in 40 years there'll be nothing left of me but a few thousand blog posts and whatever's left over after long-term care in the Vanguard account that winds up filling a hole in the Treasury.

Might even be a nice estate sale for collectors of old nerdage like the one they talked about here a few weeks ago.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I don't think it's ever too late to make new friends, @Blue Orange. My dad is about to turn 80 and is hoping to start running D&D games in his retiree enclave next year.

 

[The Soloist]

Wrath of Khan is a bad movie and the episode it is based on is even worse.

 

[Autumnal]

I've come to the conclusion it doesn't really matter; I'm not particularly important, whatever side I take, I'm not charismatic enough to convince anyone or rich enough to fund them, the millennials and zoomers are taking over, and in 40 years there'll be nothing left of me but a few thousand blog posts and whatever's left over after long-term care in the Vanguard account that winds up filling a hole in the Treasury.

This is a thing a lot of us do well to remember: the fate of society is not in our hands. Those with power, neither the ones we agree with nor those we hope will fail and fall, are not taking advice from us. We’re each responsible for ourselves, and presumably we try to help those we like and love, but the story of the future isn’t primarily our story.

Grasping this makes it easier to avoid a bunch of boring arguments.

Wrath of Khan is a bad movie and the episode it is based on is even worse.

I’m open to the idea, but how do you figure? What’s the argument?

 

[Zardnaar]

Wrath of Khan is a bad movie and the episode it is based on is even worse.

I didn't like it either. BUT.

1. I was young and ot was the 80s so 10 or 12 maximum.

2. Wasn't damiliar with the episode itcwas based on.

And I haven't seen it since the 90s maybe 80s so only vaguely remember it.

 

[Nightfly]

A friend of mine was convinced The Matrix was one of the most dangerous movies fearing it would popularize the idea that "reality isn't real" baloney popular in some philosophical circles.

ME THEN: lol your friend is a moron. wtf is wrong with that person?

ME IN 2023: wow, great point

 

[Aldarc]

I don't care for Star Trek. It has its moments, but it doesn't spark joy in me like it does my father or so many of my fellow geeky friends.

 

[Reynard]

'Tis The Season: No matter how many memes proclaim it, Die Hard is not, in fact, a Christmas movie. To be a Christmas movie, the central narrative of the film must hinge on Christmas or Christmasness. Die Hard does not. It could have taken place at any time of year and turned out exactly the same way.

 

[Bedrockgames]

To be a Christmas movie, the central narrative of the film must hinge on Christmas or Christmasness.

...but those are the worst Christmas movies

 

[Rabulias]

The "Ho-ho-ho! Now I have a machine gun!" bit would fall a bit flat if it wasn't Christmastime...