Unpopular Opinions V6 You know maybe fascism wasn't all that it was cracked up to be - General

[QUOTE=hoodoo456;50569101]The entire Nolan trilogy of batman movies is just bland and overdramatic.[/QUOTE] In response: my unpopular opinion. They're the only good comic book films to ever release.

[QUOTE=TAU!;50569684]Oh, also, the newest God of War that was revealed looked like it's stepping away from the button-mashing gore fest that the series always has been. I haven't played any of them, but it seems like it's going in the worst direction it could go in. Although, we'll really just have to wait and see how it turns out.[/QUOTE] I honestly prefer the change because I thought the overtly gorey button mashing was getting tiring after a while. From the trailer alone, I think the combat looked a lot better, but I'm still going to to wait to see more before I give full judgement.

[QUOTE=TAU!;50569684]Oh, also, the newest God of War that was revealed looked like it's stepping away from the button-mashing gore fest that the series always has been. I haven't played any of them, but it seems like it's going in the worst direction it could go in. Although, we'll really just have to wait and see how it turns out.[/QUOTE] I watched the E3 trailer up until the part where the hamfisted father/son duo went "hunting" (i.e. walking 20 feet outside of their hut, while talking out loud, and immediately finding fresh tracks) like, I get it, you want to build a setting. It'd be nice if you tried a little harder than that, though.

[QUOTE=TAU!;50569684]Oh, also, the newest God of War that was revealed looked like it's stepping away from the button-mashing gore fest that the series always has been. I haven't played any of them, but it seems like it's going in the worst direction it could go in. Although, we'll really just have to wait and see how it turns out.[/QUOTE] "it's stepping away from the button-mashing gore fest that the series always has been" sounds like a positive thing.

[QUOTE=Swiket;50570840]"it's stepping away from the button-mashing gore fest that the series always has been" sounds like a positive thing.[/QUOTE] only if they're not stepping towards "forced lukewarm storytelling" instead button-mashing gorefests have their niche and it's kind of a weird move to switch an established gorefest franchise to something else

[QUOTE=Linkuya;50570146]In response: my unpopular opinion. They're the only good comic book films to ever release.[/QUOTE] this is the general opinion but i honestly believe that Iron Man 1 and Captain America 2 should be included in this list. only marvel movies I consider genuinely good/great

If Metallica released Load as a different band it'd be considered one of the greatest rock albums of the '90s.

[QUOTE=Smug Bastard;50571736]Load wasn't that bad of a Metallica album.[/QUOTE] Most of Metallica just turns to mush in my head tbh, extremely boring music a lot of the time imo

[QUOTE=hoodoo456;50571741]Most of Metallica just turns to mush in my head tbh, extremely boring music a lot of the time imo[/QUOTE] wtf man do u not like RIFFS

[QUOTE=hoodoo456;50571741]Most of Metallica just turns to mush in my head tbh, extremely boring music a lot of the time imo[/QUOTE] I agree nothing about Metallica stands out, especially in a genre as diverse as metal. they're ridiculously basic.

I genuinely hate ketchup.

mustard and lays is so fucking good

I still think Tecmo Koei's unannounced western IP project should be based on the Horus Heresy.

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;50567985]it's likening yourself to vikings and victorian era gentlemen at every turn it's t shirts that say "there's a name for men without beards: women" it's when everything you share on facebook are beard related jokes from pages like "the beardly" it's when every other comment about your facial hair is a thinly veiled brag about how annoying it is that it grows so fast or about how everyone always wants to touch your beard like bathtub said, it's making beards a vital part of your personality[/QUOTE] i dunno, i still wouldn't call that a culture. it sounds more like being a massive tool than anything else.

Manslaughter is a bullshit charge. If you [i]accidentally[/i] kill someone, that's exactly what it is, an accident. Why would you be put in a cell for 3 years over a mistake? How are you some "murderer who's a danger to society, and needs to be locked up and taught a lesson"? I just don't get it.

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50573829]Manslaughter is a bullshit charge. If you [i]accidentally[/i] kill someone, that's exactly what it is, an accident. Why would you be put in a cell for 3 years over a mistake? How are you some "murderer who's a danger to society, and needs to be locked up and taught a lesson"? I just don't get it.[/QUOTE] As far as I'm aware manslaughter is only ever used for accidental deaths where it was a result of negligence or recklessness on the part of the defendant.

[QUOTE=MaximLaHaxim;50573829]Manslaughter is a bullshit charge. If you [i]accidentally[/i] kill someone, that's exactly what it is, an accident. Why would you be put in a cell for 3 years over a mistake? How are you some "murderer who's a danger to society, and needs to be locked up and taught a lesson"? I just don't get it.[/QUOTE] Is there something you're not telling us?

[QUOTE=Vodkavia;50574353]I think the benefits of representational democracy are all non existent. The idea is that we have educated and qualified people handling decisions rather than a rash public. In reality Republics don't take the edge off of knee jerk mob mentalities; they exploit and aggravate the problem, obfuscate the political process and create utterly whipped and helpless population who can't navigate the world of politics because they have people to do a shitty job of it for them. Instead of debating issues we're debating on candidates who; Can lie, Change their minds or get bribed and extorted. We wouldn't have these cancerous political establishments that act as unelected government agencies if we didn't give their puppets so much power by consolidating the will of millions into a small cluster of people who only have to pretend to care.[/QUOTE] okay, so what do you want to replace it

[QUOTE=Vodkavia;50574353]I think the benefits of representational democracy are all non existent. The idea is that we have educated and qualified people handling decisions rather than a rash public. In reality Republics don't take the edge off of knee jerk mob mentalities; they exploit and aggravate the problem, obfuscate the political process and create utterly whipped and helpless population who can't navigate the world of politics because they have people to do a shitty job of it for them. Instead of debating issues we're debating on candidates who; Can lie, Change their minds or get bribed and extorted. We wouldn't have these cancerous political establishments that act as unelected government agencies if we didn't give their puppets so much power by consolidating the will of millions into a small cluster of people who only have to pretend to care.[/QUOTE] someone made good use of their thesaurus today

[QUOTE=FlashMarsh;50575503]okay, so what do you want to replace it[/QUOTE] I've seen propositions like replacing elections by a draw system, as is done for jury duty. Given that it's much more limited in time you can't have career politicians who build up unhealthy relationships with lobbyists. Bribing would also be less efficient since it would need to be done much more regularly and to way more people. The fact that there are no chances of being reelected also means that there's no incentive in taking superficial measures to make yourself shine more. Such a system would also be more representative of the general population. A totally random draw means that in high enough numbers, the proportions in terms of political belief, race, age, and so on would be the same as in the represented population, and wouldn't be affected by vote abstention rates (for instance old citizens or extremists, who participate way more in elections than others, wouldn't be over-represented like they are today.)

[QUOTE=_Axel;50575744]I've seen propositions like replacing elections by a draw system, as is done for jury duty. Given that it's much more limited in time you can't have career politicians who build up unhealthy relationships with lobbyists. Bribing would also be less efficient since it would need to be done much more regularly and to way more people. The fact that there are no chances of being reelected also means that there's no incentive in taking superficial measures to make yourself shine more. Such a system would also be more representative of the general population. A totally random draw means that in high enough numbers, the proportions in terms of political belief, race, age, and so on would be the same as in the represented population, and wouldn't be affected by vote abstention rates (for instance old citizens or extremists, who participate way more in elections than others, wouldn't be over-represented like they are today.)[/QUOTE] I really can't see this leading anywhere but disaster tbh, the last thing any country needs is some hard-right nutcase getting drawn and ripping any amount of social progress to pieces, or someone equally insane Or, if you're talking about like, drawing from a pool of politicians, I'd rather have a selection of a couple people who I can do research on than someone I know nothing about

[QUOTE=hoodoo456;50576044]I really can't see this leading anywhere but disaster tbh, the last thing any country needs is some hard-right nutcase getting drawn and ripping any amount of social progress to pieces, or someone equally insane Or, if you're talking about like, drawing from a pool of politicians, I'd rather have a selection of a couple people who I can do research on than someone I know nothing about[/QUOTE] Random draw wouldn't apply to single candidate positions obviously, but rather to things like parliaments or city council where the amount of people to draw is high enough for the final selection to be representative. The pool wouldn't be established politicians as that would be pointless, but the entirety of the (local in the case of local councils) citizen population, like jury duty or military/civic service.

we should use comprehensive neural networks to analyze what people actually want, replace the government with a giant computer with supreme power and access to all of our personal records, and then teach that computer to fillibuster itself and accept bribes so that the status quo never changes

[QUOTE=Sector 7;50579878]we should use comprehensive neural networks to analyze what people actually want, replace the government with a giant computer with supreme power and access to all of our personal records, and then teach that computer to fillibuster itself and accept bribes so that the status quo never changes[/QUOTE] this is the greatest idea ever conceived

TF2/CSGO's keys/crates system is more or less encouraging a gambling addiction, and the fact that the community is so apologetic to it is very worrying.

Developers of arcade-style games on Steam should sell commercial licenses that enable the usage of their games with coin acceptors.

[QUOTE=flashn00b;50580444]Developers of arcade-style games on Steam should sell commercial licenses that enable the usage of their games with coin acceptors.[/QUOTE] Valve should add native support for this on Steam. Play arcade style games on steam without an account, all it takes is $0.25 USD via paypal or some sort of authorized coin operated hardware for play authorization.

[QUOTE=Qaus;50581585]Valve should add native support for this on Steam. Play arcade style games on steam without an account, all it takes is $0.25 USD via paypal or some sort of authorized coin operated hardware for play authorization.[/QUOTE] Didn't GameTap have something like that?

wiki page doesn't say anything so i dunno

I respect the decision of the majority of the British citizens to leave the European Union, regardless of my own opinion on the matter or how much this will have animpact my own nation