Thomcat
271 posts
I never believe anyone who makes some sort of metaphysical case for why small town’s die. It doesn’t have anything to do with poetry or psychology or whatever. It’s industry. Towns die because there’s no industry, no material harvesting, no fishing when there once was.
Connor O’Leary@Connorpoleary
"And the locals may complain about decline here, but they also don't really want to see a Renaissance either." Coastal rightists think people in dying towns in the interior are victims of capitalist "exploitation". The reality is they are victims of their own pathologies. These towns are dying because most of the people in them are low-agency and dysfunctional. You absolutely can revive small towns--I used to live in one. Within the 1st generation, you had a thriving little community with a school, small college, and multiple successful businesses (including one boasting over $100 million in annual revenue, that employed a plurality of the population). But this requires (among other things): 1. A bunch of high-agency types with the numbers and drive to remake the place over the objections of the locals, who would rather fade away in peaceful stagnation. 2. A bunch of high-agency people who are willing to build lives from scratch in the middle of nowhere--an extremely rare breed these days that might only exist among the very religious.
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@TheLontoKnight @bullbornsaint Yes. That’s the point of the position. You think the kings guard should be like praetorians assassinating their own kings .
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@ThomcatLives @bullbornsaint "I'm just following orders"
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@DrSeanOMara lol. Who is getting two MRIs when changing their diet. Completely absurd.
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A client added fruit and honey to their carnivore diet. Popular advice that seemed harmless.
15 pounds gained in two weeks.
If you are making dietary changes without a before-and-after MRI, you are running a blind experiment on the only body you will ever own.
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Good example of mousemind behavior. “I must run on my wheel, anything distracting from that is bad”
Kamikazius the Wizard@MadKamikazius
This is 100000000 times superior to being drowned in endless yapping or having to scroll through paragraphs of lengthy loredump dialogue. It doesn't get in the way of the gameplay, therefore it is good.
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An element to Robert’s character is this sort of back and forth nihilism. He doesn’t really care about life or the 7kingdoms but then he’ll make these seemingly contradictory decisions such as putting Ned as hand or having moments of extreme emotion like when he sent assassins after dany. He probably had an inkling of what his wife was up too but digging deep would have just been inconvenient and painful.
soph 🇵🇸@sunfyred
The concept of Robert knowing he’s being cucked and just not giving a fuck
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What a book man. All the different perspectives in war, such realistic characters, balancing and executing not only POVS from both sides, but weaving them together in singular chapters making every transition feel so organic and real. Genuine masterpiece of a book
dcptr@WSS_dcptr
CR: The Heros
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@EyebagsCat You should choose a clip that supports the statement btw!
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Thomcat retweetledi
burger with fries, bottomless chips and salsa and a drink at Chili's:
2023: $10.99
2024: $10.99
2025: $10.99
2026: $10.99
Morning Brew ☕️@MorningBrew
Price of a Standard (No Ads) Netflix plan: • 2011 $7.99 • 2014 $8.99 • 2015 $9.99 • 2017 $10.99 • 2019 $12.99 • 2020 $13.99 • 2022 $15.49 • 2025 $17.99 • 2026 $19.99 Up 150% over 15 years.
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Alexander Brandon’s work has been a massive benefit to my life and many others. Listening to his soundtrack for unreal has taken me to many more alien worlds while on a walk or in the car at night than the game could ever have done. I hope that this hardship doesn’t discourage or dishearten him and I hope he knows that his career has been appreciated and admired.
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It's brutal out there: Deus Ex and Unreal composer says he's submitted 50 resumes and gotten one interview in the last year pcgamer.com/gaming-industr…
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Maybe newer players havent seen this but bro but how GOOD were these old login screens
I remember coming home from school and opening league and getting a rush of adrenaline before i even load into a game.
We NEED NEED NEED these back either new ones or a way to visit old ones when we are logging in.
is this possible? @RiotPhroxzon
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mfs will say this but will send their children to elite private high schools to give their kids a leg up in the college admissions process
they’ll never take their own advice
Kekius Maximus@Kekius_Sage
🚨 Palantir CEO urges people to skip elite colleges, saying “unless you’re neurodivergent”, the only path left is skilled trades.
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@theweirdinggay I mean it’s clearly weaker. Obviously people are going to be a little exaggerated in their smack talking.
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The mass psychosis that is the "HOTD is unambiguously and objectively awful" mindset on this site is proof positive that a lot of y'all can't think for yourselves.
CineLost@thecinelost
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@JoshPhillipsPhD Beautiful novel. So much life within those pages that even its length is impressive.
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War and Peace is the greatest novel of all time.
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