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cuttin_in_farm posted...

How does killing the guy create more variants? Like, other timelines are theoretically branching from the end of time. As thats where they were. And if the TVA halts branching up until his death, wouldnt all his potential variants cease?

The timelines don't just branch from the end, they can happen any time. The TVA has been pruning them so they stop existing before a new Kang variant can show up. I'm guessing a nexus event is some kind of signal that indicates a timeline has potential to spawn a new Kang.

Because otherwise people who die like Tony or something could still show up in some other timeline, right?

Yes. The What If show is probably an example of that.

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One tactic I've noticed being used a lot (especially on the Politics board here) is purposeful topic derailment.

Post 1: some news article
Post 2: Alt-right troll post. Something intentionally stupid or an easily disprovable lie. Doesn't even have to be related to the news article.
Post 3-20: All people piling on to correct post 2, calling out the troll, etc.

The result is a topic full of drama. Serious posts either get drowned out or people don't even bother to respond seriously. Nobody talks about the news article anymore.

It's a low effort, but incredibly effective way to kill a discussion. And the problem isn't even the troll, it's the mass amount of people taking the bait. It would help if people became more aware of things like this.

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Measles right now:


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It's also the way of nature for living beings to do everything in their ability to live and survive.

Appeal to nature is nonsensical anyway.

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_Marka_Ragnos_ posted...

What about the douchebag in the back doing the live long and prosper? We not allowed to do that anymore?

You pick that guy out as the douchebag in these pics?

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Just the circle game guys
Only the okay sign guys
*wink wink*

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Up until halfway through the video it was all fine, that would count as self defence.

When the guy pursued her, dragged her by her hair and started beating her with his buddy kicking - that has nothing to do with self defence, it's just assault. They had every opportunity to walk away at that point but chose not to.

And yeah, pretty damn disturbing to see how many people get off to seeing women being beaten.

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LinkFanatic posted...

Perhaps I just don't understand psychology well enough, but isn't biology a part of this too? Sure biology and culture overlap, but like for example, some people are born with brain deformities that end up impairing their ability to function in society. Labeling this person as mentally disabled in some way doesn't really seem arbitrary because presumably, you'd be able to actually scan that person's brain for said deformity, and then attribute their subsequent behavior to that, at least partially.

As far as personality disorders go, they're not seen like a disease or illness. It's just a set of personality traits and behaviors with a label attached to them. Even if there might be a biological basis, the diagnosis is entirely based on outward characteristics.

TrollTrace posted...

Medication doesn't help at all. It weakens you. Those with mental illnesses have amongst the highest psychic strength

Please don't say these ridiculous things.

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Why can't they make a more objective definition, rather than something as arbitrary as culure? This seems fucking stupid.

The personality disorders all have diagnostic criteria covering impairment or the inability to function in life. What is required to function 'normally' depends entirely on the context of society and culture, so it's not possible to keep that out of the equation.

If someone living in an ancient hunter-gatherer society had the inability to throw a spear, that would be considered an impairment, probably hurting their access to food. The same trait is not a problem in modern city life at all, but the inability to hold down a job is (directly effecting social and economic status).

The DSM doesn't make a judgment call about the sets of values in capitalism. It just states that within the expectations of our culture as it is now, the inability to hold a job is considered an impairment.

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From the description of personality disorders in general:

A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adult hood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment.

(emphasis mine)

The ability to hold down consistent employment is definitely one of the expectations of our culture. The DSM does acknowledge that these expectations may differ between cultures:

Judgments about personality functioning must take into account the individual's ethnic, cultural, and social background. Personality disorders should not be confused with problems associated with acculturation following immigration or with the expression of habits, customs, or religious and political values professed by the individual's culture of origin. It is useful for the clinician, especially when evaluating someone from a different background, to obtain additional information from informants who are familiar with the person's cultural background.

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Wow major red flags, you should end this relationship ASAP
- every Reddit advice

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Unbelievable to let a 19yo take the fifth pen. Sad that no experienced player stepped up.

Congrats to Italy, overall a deserved winner of the tournament.

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Only if they're circumcised and wear $200 jeans.

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This topic is like a really drawn out version of that one sea lion comic.

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You can identify as whichever gender you want guys.

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dantesdmc posted...

National Socialism is putting the nation above everything else and it's a fine ideology though it has been tainted due to the association with Nazism.

Yeah, well you know, that's just like your opinion, man.

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daynlokki posted...

Ok so how did they qualify for a continuing drama series? You understand how you must qualify for that right? In fact, if they plan to NOT continue the series, they no longer are eligible for any of the Emmys they have put in for.

The word "continuing" isn't actually in any of the categories.
They do plan on continuing the series, in a movie called Captain America 4.
And like I said before, the TV Academy cannot force them to make a new season if plans change after submitting nominations.

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daynlokki posted...

You realize the company making the series actually fills out paperwork for that right? The paperwork for falcon and the winter soldier has it as a drama participant but its not listed, by Disney themselves, as a limited series. Disney filed paperwork with the Emmys for it to be included under Drama.

I realize that, and your post doesn't respond to what I said.

Also, I'm not sure why you're being so weirdly hostile about this.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.indiewire.com/2021/04/falcon-and-winter-soldier-emmys-drama-series-season-2-plans-interview-1234631267/amp/

So that just confirms what I said: they wanted to keep their options open. It's entirely possible that Marvel wanted to gauge reactions to the show in order to decide whether to follow-up with another season, a movie or nothing at all. And for now, they decided on a movie.

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daynlokki posted...

Ok so once again, why was it not nominated as a limited series at ALL?

Could be to keep their options open to pick up the show in the far future, after the movie comes out.
There have been plenty of shows nominated for a first season. It's not like the TV Academy can force them to make a second season, or prevent a show from being cancelled.

You understand how the Emmy system works do you not?

Do you? You keep saying they have been nominated, but that's not true. Submissions have been sent, nominees are announced next week.

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daynlokki posted...

Then why did they get nominated for the Emmy for drama series and not the one for limited series?

Because being nominated for that category isn't a guarantee that it will get a second season.

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I suspect F&WS has a smaller chance at a second season considering Captain America 4 movie has been announced as a follow-up to the show.

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Pit bull

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Such a soft pen. Shame for the game to end this way.

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Det kommer hjem!

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COVxy posted...

So that the parents can gush about their amazing child and all the records they broke.

I'm willing to believe the kid does appreciate the challenge to a certain extent, but.. yes. That is absolutely the case.

Let me translate a paragraph from a news article about him leaving Eindhoven University two years ago:

Appearances on the TV Show, interviews in national and international media. Even CNN reported on Laurent and his unprecedented abilities. Media that did not report on the child prodigy by themselves were called by his father to report on the unique development of his son. In the newspaper De Telegraaf he even complained about the lack of an invitation from the king or the prime minister. "Something like that would be completely normal in America," Simons said.

https://www.ed.nl/eindhoven/genie-laurent-9-is-speelbal-van-grillige-ouders~ac15f22d/

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g0ldie posted...

Simons could have graduated even younger, but he dropped out of Eindhoven University in the Netherlands in 2019 when he was 9 years old, after officials refused to let him graduate before his 10th birthday on December 26.

To elaborate on this: Laurent's parents insisted on having him graduate before his 10th birthday so he would break the world record.

The course is normally 3 years, but the university agreed to let him do it in 1 at first. Due to mandatory group projects, papers, etc., it's already impossible to complete it in 1 year without special treatment (regardless of how intelligent the student is). He was already getting fast tracked but his parents wanted him to graduate even faster (in 9 months) to which the university disagreed. The university had also accused him of plagiarism.

I have no doubt that the kid is special but the path he took to graduate is by no means the same as any regular student.

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It's kinda funny how much she upsets CE.

She should get a pit bull.

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That's what they want you to think

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They targeted GAMERS.

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Very creepy

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Fade2black001 posted...

What a stupid analogy

It shows how flawed your logic is. In both scenarios it's selfishness causing risk to others around you.

Just because something isn't guaranteed to work all of the time, doesn't mean it's not worth it. Even if it's not a 100% protection, you're still drastically reducing the chance of getting sick yourself, and reducing the chance of spreading it to others.

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Fade2black001 posted...

Did you miss the part where I said you can still get the virus even if vaccinated?

You can still die in a car crash while sober. Might as well drive drunk right?

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Just trying some country names. Most of them are banned (including Israel, contrary to what the article says).

Some exceptions: USA, America, England, Scotland, Wales. So I figured just English speaking countries are allowed, but then again Australia, Canada and Ireland are banned too. No idea what the logic is here.


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https://us.coca-cola.com/store/personalized-bottle

Lesbian seems to work just fine.

Colombian Death Squad however, does not.

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Whether or not the TVA's magic rules are inconsistent depends on how the rules are implemented. We weren't given a whole lot of details on that. It's either:

1: No magic works and everything achieved through magic is retroactively undone by being inside the TVA.
or
2: No new magic spells can be cast while inside the TVA.

Since Loki didn't revert to his blue skin form, it's likely to be the second one. The second rule does have precedence in the MCU by the way. In Wandavision when Wanda steps inside Agatha's basement she can't cast new spells but she is still wearing her sitcom outfit which she got by magic. And when Agatha is inside Wanda's circle of runes near the end, she can't cast new spells but she is still able to fly because of magic she cast before entering the circle. If we assume the TVA works in a somewhat similar way to Wandavision's rune magic barriers, then it's entirely consistent with pre-established rules.

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People who "don't believe in the morality of particular sexual behavior" is a roundabout politically correct way of saying homophobes.

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DespondentDeity posted...

how do we know that these arent photoshopped?

I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time

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I'm here to ruin the fun. They're photoshopped.




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She's been arrested by French police

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57668657

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So he's defunding the police?

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Dutch public TV network made a little oopsie with the German national anthem in their subtitles yesterday...



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Poverty. Plenty of people don't make enough to afford the luxury of putting something aside every paycheck.

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If there was an explanation they would stop being UFOs.

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I waited 12. Yeah, I'm a rebel like that.

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