Vegas64

Polls have consistently found that a majority of Americans oppose overturning Roe v. Wade. In a Marquette University Law School poll from January, 72% were opposed to striking it down, while 28% were in favor

what now?

I see your point. It seems to me that there is a binary, black and white, decision-tree-esque divide that cannot be compromised or met in the middle from a moral or spiritual place: Do you believe a human fetus is a person with a "soul" endowed by a creator ergo abortion is murder or do you believe a human isn't a human until some other point in time? I find it very difficult to believe that in modern America as we sit here today in 2022 that we have gotten more spiritually conscious and aware and in-touch and that the tide has shifted. From what I have seen of society, the pro-lifers are a minority and one that has been shrinking.

Technoking.

I understand this is a political discussion and as such, there are some assumptions being made philosophically and morally (to which your post I quoted alludes to one)-- is there a more appropriate or different forum or thread to discuss this stuff from a different angle? Asking because I think that would be an interesting conversation as well as one that would yield different forecasting and determinations.

All I know is the "Suns in 4" chant at the end of the game was disrespaktful. I didn't like that. None.

You are free to start your own message board following with a new philosophy and codified set of moral laws and behaviors.

For me it was Kenny G on a Kanye record:

Religions are like when middle schoolers do the mock United Nations or Student Government. Children trying to establish and maintain an order that is beyond their scope in developed abilities. Which is an interesting dilemma because while organized religions mostly suck and are deeply flawed (necessarily, because the people who make up the institutions are deeply flawed), I do believe we are called to be in community with other believers. No man is an island, indeed. That said, "where two or more are gathered...", so have discernment and wisdom and just do your best to join the most life-giving "book club" you can, if your goal is to have as deep a spiritual connection to our creator that you can on this side of existence (and to come home, after you've materially passed).

The telecast said he had 8 turnovers but box score said 5. Don't know the real number or discrepancy there.

Suns suck and Suns fans are Arizona sun-baked trash.

lol just that kind of game. can't even be mad.

I hate the Suns.

Who is going to help him? JB can't drive/cut across the lane because he's too tiny.

Josh Green is trashcan emoji. Watching him spastically running around makes me irate.

His body language is bad. I think he's frustrated. He is realizing that he can't just put the team on his back and win, he needs help because the Suns are too strong if at full health. Luka has played well all things considered.

PHX has too many horses when healthy. Sucks because we have no rim protection and conversely Jalen can't be effective against their bigs. Like, at all. 3 points and 3 fouls I think it is?

Wait you didn't before? Suns fan base = Arizona sun-baked trash.

This is ugly. Lots of laziness it feels like, which you can't have when you are outmanned to begin with.

Kendrick Lamar was trending on Twitter a few weeks ago because of this numerology stuff in this verse. Not sure how truly composed all this is, but it's interesting:

@ztejas first of all thanks for having the patience to share and explain. Like I said a lot of the newer rap acts have really turned me off and I'm just old. I am one of the few people I know who don't even have a spotify account. "Ghostface Killers" song was great-- i almost bailed on it because the sing-songy melody rap stuff I hate from Offset was Offputting, but 21 Savage is a breath of fresh air, I like him a lot. "a lot" was good too, reminded me of cross between International Players Anthem (UGK/Outkast) and MYB (Kevin Gates). I enjoyed it; I'll keep an eye and ear out for this 21 fella! As far as the Key Glock stuff-- it was fine. Run of the mill Memphis street stuff, which isn't an insult. I have spent a lot of time in Memphis and it is genuinely one of the scarier cities I've ever been in after dark (and interestingly enough, Germantown/East Memphis is really nice and small world cosmo), it's just that struggle, hustle and violence is static. I grew up listening to Three6 and Project Pat and listened to some Yo Gotti. I tried to listen to Young Dolph after he died but couldn't get into any of his stuff-- but all the elements are there in all these rappers. Feels like Memphis rap is a bit stale and probably because there hasn't been a lot of breakout success or investment and so that real violence and cruel poverty eventually succumbs. Lastly, of course we all, of all ages and stripes, appreciate Kendrick Lamar. He's technically fantastic, it's just a matter of personal tastes at that point. My favorite Kendrick Lamar verse ever is:

Hey, maybe I can learn something from you youngins! I listend to the Lil Durk song and hated it. The best (probably only) new song I heard in the past year that I loved was a 21 Savage song but only because he properly paid homage to a living legend in Project Pat when it was his turn to rap, as he followed his verse with pistache:

Honestly, because I don't follow or really listen to new music anymore so the only reason I even knew this was coming, and then dropped, was because of Apple news blips and the PR which click-baited me into reading about it and then listening to the album. The same reason that in 2022 I know anything about 50 Cent and his stupid beefs currently-- because Apple News thinks it's interesting and I'm a distracted ADHD fool, at times. I couldn't tell you or differentiate any new rapper as they all look and sound the same to me because I don't care (e.g. Lil Durk, DaBaby, LilBaby, NBANeverBaby, YoungBaby, ThugBaby, BlacBabyGremlin, etc.), so when reviews and stuff pop up I'll read them-- especially with artists I've listened to and liked in the past like a Pusha T. The only new rapper I could distinguish visually would be Jack Harlow and it's because he's white, but I've listened to his music because I heard some hype about it and it was really basic and mediocre.

I finished this last night and the only critical commentary I’ve read on the movie has come from reading these 10 pages. It’s interesting to read the pages pre-release, at release, and then once consensus started to take shape. I personally thought the Riddler character was an awesome interpretation. The character actually shined post-getting caught when his insanity was unhinged. I appreciated the modern application of the Riddler a la Zodiac killer, along with the costume and even the antisocial online community. I liked there was an attempt to show a connection between the comics and comic-book trope-y things, like how the marque bad guys have henchmen and followers. What I didn’t like about the Riddler was how far-fetched the plot got. A lot of it said, the 7 vans, and the online community on the deep web and how it was secret and not leaked, and the whole “plan on getting caught to finish the grand finale” bad guy move. I also thought it was a strange writing move to head fake the audience like Riddler knew Batman’s identity, and having Batman deal with that anxiety, but it really just being pointed musings. It felt like the Riddler character would have been more put together than that. Also how he assumed Batman was on his side and cooperating felt like lazy writing for the character. I thought the Westworld guy was a great casting choice; his voice and mannerisms were Batman-lite and I liked his involvement. What I didn’t like was a lot of what was mentioned, taking bullets casually, etc. but even more what struck me was for such a long movie there wasn’t a lot of running exposition to give clarity on how Batman got to this point. How did the suit tech happen? How did he learn to fight as well as he did (Alfred mentioned teaching him, I guess?)? I think the other Batman movies do a good job of building up the operational and organizational design of Batman (including seeing his bat lair versus an old gothic mansion with an old maid). As far as the emo and brooding, I didn’t think it all bad. I thought the journaling thing was going to be a whip but it wasn’t too heavy-handed and it gave insight into his journey. He’s a younger batman still processing and growing emotionally and part of that is necessarily emotional and messy. Most Batman’s we see on the screen have already more or less sort of figured the deeper emotional pain out versus showing the early catharsis of personifying vengeance. Maybe not Bale’s in the first two. I think we saw an immature Batman on purpose, as far as the utility for a trilogy, and that’s spelled out with his soliloquy in the end about being more than vengeance, which hit home when the nut job said that is who he was as well. The guy held a mirror to him and showed him they were more alike than not and that jarred him to grow, which I think we will all benefit from in Batman 2 with a more three dimensional Batman.

1) Doing away with the very liberal arts or making those not loan-friendly (because they are expensive and not as valuable individually relative to their general ROI) as Sack said is actually going to create an even bigger moat in inequality insomuch as only the privileged will be able to afford to study them. Philosophy and Visual Arts in Multimedia, Gender studies, etc., and essentially the entire institution of NYU and Columbia would be rendered even more a privileged finishing school (just kidding, decent B-schools). I say this as someone with a modicum of cash and a liberal arts background. 2) Speaking of finishing school, that’s what undergrad basically is if you aren’t learning a trade profession with clear cut rules and governance (coding, accounting, etc.). It’s essentially a finishing school where you learn how to better write, read, apply judgment, manage your time, learn how to balance social skills with work, understand hierarchy and power maps/org charges, learn the lines you can cross and which you cannot, what you can get away with and what you can’t, etc. It’s a very expensive soft-skill finishing school for polish, which itself is privileged.