HobbitFoot

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

By the power of Grayskull...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Or you had several companies try to start their own streaming services from scratch and thought you needed a ton of new shows to fill it. Disney+ could have easily gotten away with archived Disney Channel shows, all the animated Disney cartoons, the old Star Wars & Marvel movies, and the Simpsons. It didn't need a lot of the new shows, no matter how cool they looked.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

If graphics were with it, people would pay for it.

The fact of the matter is that exponential graphics capabilities requires an exponential input of developer and asset creator budget. Given that there is a ceiling on game prices, it isn't worth it going for higher fidelity games when the market isn't going to pay for it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

The best analysis I have to Dave Ramsey's advice to debt is like talking to an alcoholic about alcohol. If you have known issues dealing with debt, especially credit card debt, his advice will probably prevent some serious harm. However, for someone starting to deal with finances, it may not be the best advice.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

There is much less of a familial obligation for help between adult children and their parents than in other countries. There is something of an expectation, but it is either tied to economic duress or disability.

For instance, it is common for adult children to pay rent to their parents if they continue to live at home. Sometimes parents will give that money back to their kids when they move out, but it isn't common practice

On the flip side, while Social Security and Medicare are meager compared to other countries, it is common for that to be enough justification that parents don't need full financial support until they are in a home. Even then, it is expected that the parents use up their savings before relying financially on their kids. That kids send money to their parents just because is not typical here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

So you keep the computer engine running.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

At a certain distance, the concert is less the event and more a reason to plan a vacation around going to the concert.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Men's formal wear is already dying. Outside of some sales roles, no one wears a suit any more.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

It wasn't most people, but there were a lot.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I feel like you also have people who've read it enough to understand that a rewriting of the Constitution would lead to them losing power. The deification of the Founding Fathers makes the Constitution a sacred document and you don't change sacred documents.

Which is funny because the Founding Fathers understood that the Constitution shouldn't be a sacred document. While this is the only base law the USA has had in two centuries, this was the third base law for the overall country they lived in within their lifetimes.

 
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