Seems kind of selfish to expect people to accommodate your desires for their event. You can always just not go. If you really care about the people, talk with them about it. Otherwise stop acting like everyone has to do things the way you prefer.
Why do you care so much about people you think are dicks thinking you're a dick? Just don't go. If you care about their opinion, talk with them. Otherwise it seems you're not overly fond of them, and they'd probably not miss you.
It restarted with the fifth movie (four was a sequel). Mostly because the political party whose platform is "we like purges" was reelected. Shockingly things got out of hand. Now there's a sixth movie in production.
Much as I'm sure it's a quality entertaining game, with games as popular as Minecraft... the only thing that can kill it is collapsing under its own weight.
Is it adding to discussions or just posturing? Much like heavy's comment was about their issues, Lost_My_Mind's was also about their own situation. Why is the latter acceptable and the former not?
My assumption is not because it promotes discussion, but because it's something that's more people emotionally agree with.
That's my biggest problem with people who call for revolution, violent or otherwise, no matter the locale. There's no guarantee whoever grabs power after is going to be any better. Any revolution needs plans for a transition of power before toppling a regime, or it just leads to a power vacuum that any number of opportunists are willing and able to exploit. Most of which have no better motives than those of the toppled regime.
But why? Just calling things dumb, or stupid, or idiotic without any explanation is just a grade school way of saying "I don't like a thing". Without seeking a way to understand, and thus overcome it, it's always just going to be "I'm smart and they're dumb", which is often the argument of those you'd criticize of "inherent stupidity".
I would say the opposite. At least for the basis of this train of thought. That maliciousness makes one single-minded in their ideals and goals, which inevitably devolves into "Get mine, fuck them". Which is inherently destructive, both for the person in question and those around them.
People keep trying to attribute maliciousness to stupidity as well. Mostly because it's easier to dismiss stupidity than argue against it.
He's shortsighted, narcissistic, and petty. But he doesn't do things just to prove how much of a big idiot he is. Dismissing everything he does as "idiocy" just gives him more leash to piss on everyone from.
Haven't judges been knocking down a bunch of his proclamations? It's not bulletproof, and it hasn't been everything, but clearly some things are a bridge too far. At least for now.
Seems kind of selfish to expect people to accommodate your desires for their event. You can always just not go. If you really care about the people, talk with them about it. Otherwise stop acting like everyone has to do things the way you prefer.