MelodiousFunk

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[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Same, except I did watch the last episode. Agreed on Jet (perfection), and Julia/Vicious (what the everloving fuck). Spike and Faye were fine. Even with the missteps, I was still willing to see where they were taking it, if given time for a few course corrections. But they hit that cancel button pretty much immediately.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 6 points 9 months ago

Engineer Guy went years between ~~books~~ uploads. I had to do a double take when he came up in my feed a few months ago.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 0 points 9 months ago

It's almost as if political dynasties/neoptism/cronyism shouldn't be a thing. Fuck Trump. And fuck Menendez. And Kennedy. Bush, Clinton, Cheney, Paul, Ashcroft, and probably dozens of others that aren't coming immediately to mind.

Form the minute lil Robert declared he was running, the local media simply treated him as the heir to his dad's old seat. Because it was true. He cruised on connections, many of them because his daddy is a crook. I'm hoping Andy Kim can primary senior if he wriggles free again, but Murphy's wife is also running and would you look at that, now we're right back at unqualified people pretending they can govern just because of who they're related to.

Maybe one day junior will prove that he's not just riding coattails as a golden boy. But it's going to take more than an outburst to do it.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 55 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Live with underlying existential dread for decades. Watch as "doing what you love" becomes "hating what you used to love because you're forced to do it so that there's enough numbers in the computer to prove that you're worthy of continued existence." Contemplate the pointlessness of it all on a daily basis. Be reminded that your feelings are invalid because "other people have it worse" every time the topic comes up. Nod listlessly as "successful" people tout their own hard work while ignoring any factor luck and privilege played, then tune out when they shift into the dissonant duet of "I succeeded because I am exceptional" and "anyone can do the same if they just work harder."

Wake up the next morning and realize there's roughly 30 more years of this, barring a massive coronary or aneurism or something.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 99 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

My thought process went a little something like:

Holy shit that's a sweet photo, is it shopped? AI?

Omg those dresses are gonna be covered in dog hair.

Why would it be illegal to use a dog as a flower girl?

...OH! 🤦‍♂️

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 60 points 9 months ago (3 children)

He tried blackjack already. Poor guy couldn't figure out how to keep multiple casinos, an industry known for basically printing money, afloat. Truly baffling considering what a genius businessman he is.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Nunnally from Code Geass came to mind... but then again you said realistic setting so she probably doesn't qualify.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

I've noticed that other apps reload more frequently when Voyager is open, as well.

[–] MelodiousFunk@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

Agreed. And in gif/video heavy communities, it really bogs things down.

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