Edward D

America oscillates from Western to Eastern Roman Empire. Western Roman Empire is economic, political, and military strength and ingenuity and will. Eastern Roman Empire is studiousness, beurocracy, finance, risk management.

@TheCinesthetic The song they shoved down our throats was 2/10.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) gets clowned for Costner’s accent, but everything else is firing. Alan Rickman going full chaos, a killer Michael Kamen score, big set pieces, and a romance that actually lands. Just a straight-up great adventure movie.

@DannyDrinksWine This was a 10/10 movie experience for me.

Guillermo del Toro on why watching "Pan's Labyrinth" (2006) with Stephen King was the best thing that happened to him in his life: "I had the privilege of watching this particular scene with Stephen King in New England. I must say, it remains the single best screening experience of my life to be sitting next to Stephen King and watching him squirm during the Pale Man sequence. That, for me, is an Oscar. That's absolutely the best thing that ever happened to me in my life." ("Four Great Guillermo Del Toro Audio Commentaries", Jack Giroux, Slashfilm, 2018) Guillermo del Toro traveled up to Maine, carrying his film reels, to show it to Stephen King, the author he grew up revering. ("20 years after a 22-minute ovation, Guillermo del Toro and 'Pan's Labyrinth' return to Cannes", Jake Coyle, WSLS, 2026) P.S: On this day, 20 years ago, "Pan's Labyrinth" (2006) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, France.

This is representative of the divine feminine IMO, meaning the epitome of the perfect woman or mate within a particular culture. The ability to keep and pass down the genes of your tribe. To fight to keep your ideals and culture and identity. Steeling another man's woman by an enemy is the steeling of the future.

"And the greatest wars were fought over women. The Trojan War for Helen, the Plague for Chryseis, and the Wrath of Achilles for Briseis." - Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae 13.10.4

@RealEmirHan Bring back silly fun batman!

Michael Keaton and Tim Burton can’t decide how ‘BATMAN’ should talk on the phone.

@djdotmp4 This is a draft where 14 and 18 can easily help you more than the 9th pick. You could get stuck with a small guard at 9, like Kingstown Flemming, that turns out not to be that good. Or you can overreach for a big man.

This was so much worse than what I imagined lol

@RockChartrand @shift_in2_turbo This is what all communists do. Purge themselves

@shift_in2_turbo He did it because alternative versions and groups of socialism were his competition.

Hitler was a socialist. So why did he abolish collective bargaining? Why were the first people he incarcerated were Communists? My brother in Christ, read a book.

Are you too stupid to understand that every generation in America, the wealth is concentrated in older adults? That's because you have a lifetime to learn the system, work, invest, etc... This generation, with the internet, has more opportunity to get rich young than any generation in history. Doesn't mean that many are having a hard time. But every generation goes through hard times. Doesn't mean it's easy and doesn't mean the system is not broken. I agree that it is. But I also think the younger generation needs to toughen up a bit. The fact that real estate is not affordable is a blessing. It will correct over the next 5 years or so and young people will get much better deals when it does.

I was protesting people like you who see boomers holding 50% of the total wealth and 40% of all houses while being 20% of the population and go: "I understand they struggled to get where they are" As they sell us 100 year old houses for 20x what they bought them for in the 70s.

I am a millennial. My parents are boomers. Everything the boomers are trying to say about how they "suffered" and how frugal they were is total bullshit. Most selfish generation in human history.

@Arrekisu @emperorthesteve You were protesting veterans like me who served 3 tours in Iraq and led over 100 logistics missions outside the wire? congrats I guess. More power to you.

@EdwardJacksonD @emperorthesteve We were protesting people like you btw

@Arrekisu @emperorthesteve The vietnam generation had to hold massive protests. Millennials held massive protests in response to the great financial crisis with occupy wall street. Your generations might have to do the same. Until that happens, it's evident, you don't have it as bad as they had it.

@EdwardJacksonD @emperorthesteve "Waaaaaahhhh my steak wasnt the juiciest! My honey was a day old! My starter home has only appreciated in value by 10,000%!"

What are the chances that during the same century as industrialization (capitalism), both the institution of slavery and child labor ended? Slavery and child labor are thousands and thousands of years old, perhaps as old as humanity. And capitalism made them useless within a century.

Capitalism, not the state, is what ended child labor in the United States (From “Child Labor in the United States” by Robert Whaples)

@KQ992017 @emperorthesteve Are you trying to say Vietnam wasn't that bad? Look, boomers protested that war. Millennials protested the great financial crisis with occupy wall street. Your generation might have to do the same. Thats how I know you don't have it as bad as they did

@EdwardJacksonD @emperorthesteve What percent actually got drafted to go to Vietnam?

@Arrekisu @emperorthesteve Im not a boomer. But unlike you, I can understand other generations and the struggles they went through.

@EdwardJacksonD @emperorthesteve Only 30% of yall got sent and 10% saw war. 50% of yall spit on the v3ts

@RockChartrand Opportunistic

Economically Donald Trump is...

@UtahFlatRanger Thats probably a great thing as real estate is still over valued. It's a massive blessing in disguise. Wait until prices drop in the next few years as the boomers age out and sell. You'll get a better deal and be financially better off 15 years from now.

I cook and pack almost all my food. I almost never go out to eat. I worked overtime for years until my boots were worn flat. I drive a car from 2005. I save and invest almost all of my money. I have never used Doordash. I still can't afford a home.

@MilesTrav Not until their 40s. Every generation struggles in their 20s and 30s and then begins to figure it out by their 40s. By the time they're 60, you forget about struggles 30 years before.

Boomers always ate out, that is why every restaurant exploded during their time. They also subscribed to magazines, social clubs, bought tons of useless Knick knacks, fell for every dumb TV infomercial, filled their garages with useless clutter. They were horrible with money.

Irony is you have to be creative in your AI solutions. AI and LLMs are regression to the mean. Novelty, uniqueness, and creativity matter more than ever when creating AI products.

@MatrixMysteries These people need to be able to file bankruptcy. Thats even worse than the interest outrage.

@MatrixMysteries Thanks Obama

An American checks her student loans. She borrowed $49,548.74. After 120 payments, she’s paid $25,558.36. Her current balance? $50,121.33. After PAYING $25k… she now owes MORE than she originally borrowed. This isn’t aid — it’s legalized USURY.

@stephen_taylor Socialist mind can't comprehend people getting along and mutual exchange of goods.... without some kind of direction or force or law.

The socialist mind cannot comprehend this