Their parents are the ones you’ll have the hardest time convincing of that truth.

Wait. Whose face did they photoshop in on the right? I can sorta see Elon’s face on Mugatu, but on the right … Putin?

Retail absolutely looks at daily sales year vs year, referenced to both Julian Dates and Gregorian Dates. They use the data to set staffing levels and to decide when to have sales between holidays.

My step-dad would raise his hand and say “Teacher!” when they were in ear-shot.

Never got why my mom hated it. She’s more of an “Excuse Me!! Let me tell you my life story while you refill my water! No ice please!”-lady.

I wish to end my own existance as I know it. Some of us are ready to start over at better.

I want to hate that you’re right, but what I really hate any more is all the surprised butthurt that will surely be coming for your comment before long. Country and Party full of Ostriches at work.

He tried to be a headache for Disney. He accomplished, really, nothing of note. The worst he could do to Disney would just fuck over his state.

That’s what makes his anti-Tate stance exceedingly cute, on so many levels. Not only does he lack the power or will or conviction of his words, but no-one one either side gives two shits what DeSantis has to say on this topic, or any other.

Honestly, its a trope and a pretty common issue, as well as something I struggled with when I was young.

If you look at incels, its the reverse: a whole bunch of people convinced they lack something specific which others are singled out for to attract a lover, regardless of personality or character. They convince themselves they have nothing to offer but their “entitlement to sex”, to the point they eventually become right about the nothing to offer part.

People are too quick to assume they are being singled-out “irrespective of any other factor” though. We’re all so convinced no-one could like us for who we really are.

I mean, if I’m being honest, no-one should like me for who I really am, but that hasn’t stopped plenty of people. You get the idea.

Surprised I haven’t seen this suggested here yet: Pirate the music and anonymously mail money to the artists directly.

I’ve never made an attempt at an anonymous checkout there, but Beatport.com offers a lot of lossless music I couldn’t find anywhere else on-line.

Smart. That shit costs money.

Which Series are you claiming flew over my head? The original series was far more serious in tone than TNG, and I re-watch all of TNG and DS9 almost yearly. Have you ever even read any of the books?

Between the two of us, I’m not the one dismissing new experiences, new takes, and previous lore out-of-hand.

secede*, but yes

The worst thing “NuTrek” did was give us villains (cHaNgElInGs) who were unironically more interesting and relatable than the Federation, right up until their … ally.

Other than that, Trek has always been more about enjoyment than substance, save for some arcs of Deep Space Nine.

You’re talking about a people who changed the color of their blood and adopted a Conlang at inception. They also managed to craft a civilization that accomodated/compensated for the extremity of their emotions. You really have a bizarre take on what is or isn’t possible for a species, simply because another one did it first. Calling some of the best Trek in decades Nu Trek/non-canon is revisionist non-sense.

You’re confusing active suppression for inability. The Romulans aren’t idiots, nor short on genius, they’re deluded at their core, to the point that their intelligence alone explains the long-term survival of their civilization. The Picard series didn’t invent that about them, and the stable 8-star-star-system believed to have been created by super-tech in Romulan space is old lore as well.

Amused me greatly that the Romulans didn’t see this coming. Okay, who am I kidding? I liked them before all that and seeing the flaw in their reasoning take multiple episodes before the big reveal kinda pissed me off.