I wouldn't judge cultural trends by what's happening on X dot com, the cool people have either left or are spending significantly less time on the website formerly known as twitter, now that it's a project of the far-right. remember that people who donate to Musk literally get boosted by the algorithm

if people are saying it more in real life, especially young people, then that's a problem. I don't know if that's the case or not because I don't spend any time around teenagers

most of the criticism I've heard from euros is not that we're racist but that we're fat and dumb

it looks worse in the sense that it's an obvious photoshop where the subject was badly composited into the scene. AI might not have that same issue but would look worse in so many other ways like generating weird blobby nonsense

AI also probably won't do a good job at making someone's exact face unless you train a model on lots pictures of the person which takes time, effort and knowledge of how AI works. it would actually be a lot more difficult to get a passable AI result than just slapping a picture of your stupid face on a background image

it's depressing that we have to live amongst people who will click on all these videos

I can't imagine a less worthwhile activity than arguing about years and decades on reddit. honestly gooning addicts are using their time far more wisely than these dorks

you need to assert dominance by kissing the guys in front of your wife, that'll show her

well, I think it's important to recognize that people are products of their environment, and we've all been indoctrinated into this media-obsessed culture from a very young age by predatory capitalists and marketing ghouls

the social fabric of the west is practically non-existent. we're dealing with pretty extreme social atomization and lack of community, there are fewer and fewer IRL opportunities to have fun or socialize, and what little there is has become prohibitively expensive to the average person. this was all true before COVID, which made all these problems significantly worse

so taking this all into account it's not hard to understand why so many spend the majority of their free time consuming media as an escape from the cruel, unjust banality of contemporary western society. so maybe cut 'em some slack, idk

unless they watch reality TV. there's no excuse for that

it's wild how random smells can take you back to a specific place and time

just walked by a house and caught a big ol' whiff of my cousin's basement from 20 years ago

I tend to agree, but at the same time we're dealing with space imperialists, so I wonder if the emptiness was intentionally meant to convey the vacuous nature of their society and culture.

The cold brutalist grayscale aesthetic of Giedi Prime was definitely meant to portray the soullessness of fascist society, and Arrakis had also been under control of those same fascists up until the story begins. Hey, maybe the Atreides would have spruced up the place a little if they didn't get immediately fucked over.

What I really would have liked to see was more of Fremen culture. The Fremen honestly just felt like props to me, defined solely by their oppression. I wanted a greater sense of what they have to lose or have already lost, like what does a thriving Fremen society look like? But instead we just get kinda generic cave-dwelling sand people.

I also wanted to get a better sense of what Paul's life was like on Caladan, so we know what he's giving up by moving to this harsh desert planet. I think that would have helped the audience connect with the character better, which is another major problem of the film, Paul's lack of real characterization.

I don't think someone needs to be the result of a loving relationship to matter or have value. None of us really needed to exist but we do so fuck it, let's try to make the most of it (I need to take my own advice here)

As for caring about the future, I think we all should want a better reality for the children even if they aren't "our" children. Immediate family isn't necessarily the most important thing, we're all related. Personally it brings me comfort to think of all life in the universe as part of a connected consciousness, and it's worth fighting for.

when I worked at a warehouse there was a guy who ratted on another coworker for stealing from a vending machine and got him fired. the guy who got fired was kind of a piece of shit for other reasons but still, wtf

anyway the rat later got punched in the face by a different coworker who I was cool with and they both got fired

I didn't really like the film but I'm glad other people did, it's nice to enjoy things

I did however enjoy the 2 seconds of the film where Anya Taylor Joy shows up, looks directly into the camera and says "I love you", wish I could have experienced that in IMAX

the rare movie I will almost feel bad for pirating. been wanting to see this, thanks for the heads up

There's nothing worse than using your great television show to showcase how much you hate the political climate

I can't read this is anything other than the most grating whiny nerd voice, imagine being this media-brained while also thinking media shouldn't reflect the current state of the world.

There's nothing worse?

it's rare but it can get as high as ~106 (41 C) where I live

& I live in a house with poor insulation and no air conditioning

at a certain point it just becomes a dick-measuring contest. a lot of insecure guys feel the need to prove how tough they are, but is anyone really impressed?

under communism there will be no need for youtube ... as we'll just have communal television, communal cinemas, communal theaters and communal video stores instead

the most valuable thing about YouTube is the amount of tutorials on there, and watching tutorials is generally a solitary activity

oh yeah I've heard of that one as well but never got around to seeing it

must be wild to be an actor in one of these movies and get to watch your younger-self's performance for the first time decades later

I'm giving Peter the benefit of the doubt and assuming it's shadow and/or ass hair

impactful

"y'know I'm on the fence about this Biden guy, I think I'll wait and hear what Zoolander has to say"