Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Taco Bell Tower]

Who the fuck is goku?

[Uncle]

Power Levels discussion is cancer. Not even DragonBall or the Nasuverse care anymore about it.

I don't think you understand the criticism

from a storytelling perspective, once you have crazy shit like pocket universes or hero cloning or characters who can create anything they can imagine, you have to account for that in every piece of media that builds from it in the future

I think you underestimate how much comics have deal with this stuff. 

If anything, is the multiverses stuff is most difficult to accept for many and tends to feel cheaper than cloning or people coming back from the death. That’s why DC made a event just to kill it off decades ago.

I don't know what you're trying to say, it's ok because comics do it? how does that counter the argument that general audiences get turned off by all this weird shit that often doesn't even try to have contrived explanations as to why existing in-universe solutions can't be used on the new problem of the week?

"oh comic books know how to deal with it," you mean the perpetually impenetrable and dying industry that couldn't even buoy itself on the back of massive cultural dominance from marvel movies? some of the biggest shared cultural events of all time, and yet the moment a normie says "gee what have I been missing all this time" and glances at one of the recent comic book stories for the first time, they run off in the other direction screaming?

[Polident]

You unashamedly watch anime and I think you're from latin America.

Goku is your Messiah

It’s a little sad to know I’ll never like Dragon Ball Z as much as a the average latino guy.

[Potato]

STFU nerds.

[Boredfrom]

I don't think you understand the criticism

from a storytelling perspective, once you have crazy shit like pocket universes or hero cloning or characters who can create anything they can imagine, you have to account for that in every piece of media that builds from it in the future

I think you underestimate how much comics have deal with this stuff. 

If anything, is the multiverses stuff is most difficult to accept for many and tends to feel cheaper than cloning or people coming back from the death. That’s why DC made a event just to kill it off decades ago.

I don't know what you're trying to say, it's ok because comics do it? how does that counter the argument that general audiences get turned off by all this weird shit that often doesn't even try to have contrived explanations as to why existing in-universe solutions can't be used on the new problem of the week?

I mean, general audiences current reaction seems to be more positive than recent Marvel stuff, excluding the Thunderbolts*.  

I don’t particularly care about the shared universe stuff, so Im not concerned about longevity, but I don’t think the general audience cares that much about suspension of disbelief, the thing you are actually arguing rather than narrative, as long it doesn’t feel the drama has been invalidated (something the Multiverse stuff often gets wrong)

"oh comic books know how to deal with it," you mean the perpetually impenetrable and dying industry that couldn't even buoy itself on the back of massive cultural dominance from marvel movies? some of the biggest shared cultural events of all time, and yet the moment a normie says "gee what have I been missing all this time" and glances at one of the recent comic book stories for the first time, they run off in the other direction screaming?

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More like there is actually good stories and story arcs that do what you complain about, rather than the health of the comic book industry, you could argue that the cape film genre is making the same mistakes and I will agree with that… I just disagree that stuff is poket dimensions or x character is too powerful.

[Boredfrom]

You unashamedly watch anime and I think you're from latin America.

Goku is your Messiah

It’s a little sad to know I’ll never like Dragon Ball Z as much as a the average latino guy.

Because we saw Dragon Ball before it become Dragon Ball Z. We got the “adventure part” of the series with “my power level is maximum”.

Of course, you could argue that any half decent shonen could have done this if exported to our part of the continent, given that stuff like Saint Seiya survives from Latin American and French fans.

[Boredfrom]

STFU nerds.

 
I mean, Jensen was the one that started crying about Superman Returns being like anime and missing his dad or something.

[Potato]

Cum

[Uncle]

australian sippin' cream

[DocWager]

I’m concerned about Jansen’s obsession with Superman talk. It makes our obsession with ResetEra seem sane.

[Straight Edge]

Power Levels discussion is cancer. Not even DragonBall or the Nasuverse care anymore about it.

I don't think you understand the criticism

from a storytelling perspective, once you have crazy shit like pocket universes or hero cloning or characters who can create anything they can imagine, you have to account for that in every piece of media that builds from it in the future

"wait, why didn't they just use a sling ring"

"wait, why didn't they just call superman/batman/spiderman/iron man to help with this"

"wait, superman has super hearing right, so why doesn't he hear lex literally issuing commands to this guy he's fighting"

"wait, why doesn't superman just use his laser eyes for this"

"wait, if lex wanted to remove superman from the picture so badly, why didn't he just trick this naive boy scout into entering a pocket universe and then close it forever"

This is why street level heroes are all I can tolerate. Alt dimensions and time travel got me like zzzzzzz

[davepoobond]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/would-you-greet-the-current-president-if-he-were-to-come-to-your-place-of-work.1242663/

For those who are retired, just go with it lol. Same with self employed folks.

This also counts for all people btw.  The President of the US, is an international figure, so if you're not in the US, you're still eligible for this. He could visit the UK, India, China, whatever.

So let's say your workplace announced that Trump is coming and greeting everyone.  He will make no speeches, it's more of a company tour of sorts.

Personally, and I hate Trump btw, I'd just greet the guy.  I don't want to lose my job in this job market.  I also don't want to be on social media or anything like that.  Me making a stink doesn't change much. I'd rather do other forms of activism.

However, I do respect those that would refuse to greet or call out.

I like how multiple responses in that thread are “he wouldn’t come to a library”

How many fucking librarians are posting on era lmao

[nampad]

STFU nerds.

Yeah, too much cape shit. No wonder, 99% here are gaf/era rejects.

[JoeBoy101]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/would-you-greet-the-current-president-if-he-were-to-come-to-your-place-of-work.1242663/

For those who are retired, just go with it lol. Same with self employed folks.

This also counts for all people btw.  The President of the US, is an international figure, so if you're not in the US, you're still eligible for this. He could visit the UK, India, China, whatever.

So let's say your workplace announced that Trump is coming and greeting everyone.  He will make no speeches, it's more of a company tour of sorts.

Personally, and I hate Trump btw, I'd just greet the guy.  I don't want to lose my job in this job market.  I also don't want to be on social media or anything like that.  Me making a stink doesn't change much. I'd rather do other forms of activism.

However, I do respect those that would refuse to greet or call out.

I like how multiple responses in that thread are “he wouldn’t come to a library”

How many fucking librarians are posting on era lmao

More like they are posting from libraries because they can’t get access otherwise. 

[Eric Cartman]

And you know that this is because they get fed a steady diet of propaganda by Fox News. I bet this woman has no clue what the US is actually like. She's been told she lives in a crime-infested hellhole full of gay trans pedophiles and illegal immigrants who are going to slit her throat in her sleep.

It's sickening and depressing to see just how successful the right's fearmongering propaganda continues to be. These people would take a bullet for Trump while he wipes his ass on their babies.

My disaster senecio is these tariffs cause people to lose their jobs. Angry people will be at home getting radicalized by social media. Then they will demand becoming the 51st state. Once that happens, Trump will not grant naturalized Canadian citizens (like myself) and Canadian PRs with US citizenship unless they have a birth certificate from Canada or an few other countries he likes. Then he will let ICE lose in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver to take our property and send us to camps or to the countries we were born in or a third country which is a death sentence.

I am so scared thinking of this. I have not been able to function properly since he got re-elected. I am heart broken and full anxiety all the time. I don't trust people being good anymore. Everyday is some other misery.

[Eric Cartman]

I’m quite confused what b dumbs is even talking about with regards to tickets. My most recent account was banned with the only ban reason saying “troll account (permanent)”. I wrote in a ticket asking for clarification on how I was trolling, as I had only been posting fairly earnestly nothing crazy, and I got a one sentence response 

“Nope this ban is staying permanent”. Not even an answer to the question   Is this the amazing ticket system at work?

It's hilarious. He also says "most tickets we get are you doubling down or insults so that's why we aren't more charitable" and then it turns that even when members send a perfectly fine and cordial message they only received a one sentence reply from the mods with zero explanation.

The whole ticket system is a blatant attempt to hide any discontent and prevent people from, dare I say it, organizing 

[Eric Cartman]

As much as I love these guys, their unwillingness to see anything as "political" has made them blind. "People are interpreting this in the political lens they want", ffs, there is strong directorial intent here to have multiple political aspects of this movie. Superman has often been incredibly political. He's always been an immigrant.

No, he hasn't.  

[Uncle]

No, he hasn't.  

trans activists have taught me that peoples' literal humanity and existence isn't a political issue, it's not up for debate 

[DavidCroquet]

how do you do fellow bireans? Anyone wanna hear my opinions about spooderman?

[Eric Cartman]

It's fucked up yes, but at least it seems Nintendo Support is aware and available to unban people.
Better than nothing.

Saw a spawn wave video on this. The user said they called Nintendo and they just asked for proof of purchase of the used game (on Facebook marketplace) and they (customer service) reactivated the console.

It sucks and isn't ideal, but at least Nintendo customer service is quickly addressing it.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/reddit-user-claims-used-switch-games-got-them-console-banned.1242585/

If it was Microsoft (or even Sony) they will eat them alive.

And that customer service reps name? Kaz Hirai. Checkmate nintenyearolds.

[Taco Bell Tower]

You unashamedly watch anime and I think you're from latin America.

Goku is your Messiah

It’s a little sad to know I’ll never like Dragon Ball Z as much as a the average latino guy.

Because we saw Dragon Ball before it become Dragon Ball Z. We got the “adventure part” of the series with “my power level is maximum”.

Of course, you could argue that any half decent shonen could have done this if exported to our part of the continent, given that stuff like Saint Seiya survives from Latin American and French fans.

Sucks it didn't do well in the USA   My first anime too

[Eric Cartman]

Power Levels discussion is cancer. Not even DragonBall or the Nasuverse care anymore about it.

I don't think you understand the criticism

from a storytelling perspective, once you have crazy shit like pocket universes or hero cloning or characters who can create anything they can imagine, you have to account for that in every piece of media that builds from it in the future

"wait, why didn't they just use a sling ring"

"wait, why didn't they just call superman/batman/spiderman/iron man to help with this"

"wait, superman has super hearing right, so why doesn't he hear lex literally issuing commands to this guy he's fighting"

"wait, why doesn't superman just use his laser eyes for this"

"wait, if lex wanted to remove superman from the picture so badly, why didn't he just trick this naive boy scout into entering a pocket universe and then close it forever"

Nah, this shit is why films are getting worse - execs try and dumb shit down for the lowest common denominator mouth breathing focus group retards.

You can do any fucking crazy shit you want to if you have consistent internal logic, a good plot, and understandable character motivations.
Most audiences are capable of figuring shit out via context, and are capable of ignoring minor plot weakspots if the gestalt is entertaining.

The reason the MCU has been on a downwards trajectory is exactly because studio notes have been your examples there, and most of the writing is of the "This happens because the plot needs it to" variety rather than "This happens because it is the logical consequence of the previous thing happening", with a side order of lecturing the audience why ORIGINAL CHARACTER DO NOT STEAL is way better than 70+ year old icon.

People just want some fucking entertainment. They're not fucking cinemasins sat there going "Why didn't frodo just fly a fucking eagle to mordor? DING"

[simiansmarts]

Superman returns is the one where he holds a plane by the nose which is the least structural part of a plane right?

Superman Returns made me fall asleep when I watched it as a kid, James Gunn's Superman is more entertaining but a lot of it can be owed to being a live-action cartoon in almost every aspect. Basically an episode of "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" adapted into a two hour film complete with Superman teaming-up with obscure characters in crazy settings.  
 
Even though I found Gunn's Superman just okay, I think kids are gonna love this movie and it will make them fans of DC which is all that matters to the studio.

[Eric Cartman]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/china-detains-female-writers-of-boys-love-content-in-porn-crackdown.1242756/#post-142646529

wow sure is SINOPHOBIC up in here!

...or is that not a trending ban reason right now?

[Eric Cartman]

You're living through heightening contradictions and these are some of the examples. Just recognize that it's the fundamental rift of class struggle that is at the base of all of this and act accordingly.

Obviously, because under space communism the selfish shoplifting assholes these are all literally targetted measures against would be voluntarily tilling the fields as glorious vanguards of the proleteriat

[Eric Cartman]

Sure, it sucks, but statistics show almost 10% of people shoplift. It's sad when people have to resort to stealing for basic necessities, but I'm not sure of the data of those who are doing that vs stealing to profit or just for the hell of it. And regardless of whether or not they should, corporations have and will continue to lay people off if their stores aren't producing, so these kinds of measures, while a slight inconvenience, could be legit, saving people's jobs.

one study found that 1 in 11 people have shoplifted at some point in their life, thats a big fucking difference to 10% of the populace think five fingered discounts all good

[Uncle]

The reason the MCU has been on a downwards trajectory is exactly because studio notes have been your examples there, and most of the writing is of the "This happens because the plot needs it to" variety rather than "This happens because it is the logical consequence of the previous thing happening", with a side order of lecturing the audience why ORIGINAL CHARACTER DO NOT STEAL is way better than 70+ year old icon.

but that's the whole point of what I'm saying

the plot demands that something happens even though it shouldn't be able to happen due to the existing state of the world/powers/abilities etc

"wait, these villains managed to build a superweapon of this magnitude in the middle of the city without ANYONE noticing all this time, despite the fact that there are multiple supers with super hearing, x-ray vision, and supposedly world's greatest detective abilities"

[Jansen]

STFU nerds.

 
I mean, Jensen was the one that started crying about Superman Returns being like anime and missing his dad or something.

[Jansen]

Superman returns is the one where he holds a plane by the nose which is the least structural part of a plane right?

Superman Returns made me fall asleep when I watched it as a kid, 

Jesus fucking Christ

[nachobro]

Sure, it sucks, but statistics show almost 10% of people shoplift. It's sad when people have to resort to stealing for basic necessities, but I'm not sure of the data of those who are doing that vs stealing to profit or just for the hell of it. And regardless of whether or not they should, corporations have and will continue to lay people off if their stores aren't producing, so these kinds of measures, while a slight inconvenience, could be legit, saving people's jobs.

one study found that 1 in 11 people have shoplifted at some point in their life, thats a big fucking difference to 10% of the populace think five fingered discounts all good

i shoplift but only when the grocery self checkout refuses to ring some shit up or acts retarded and freaks out for no reason. these fuckers arent paying me to troubleshoot their tech but also won't put actual cashiers on the line so fuck em

its always with vegetables too, the lil tag won't scan so i gotta look it up and then the scale wont weigh anything so im picking up and putting down an onion like 10 times. shit sucks.