If you spend more time to consider and think about the differences between spirituality and religion, you’d see what I’m getting at. There’s a blurring of lines sure, but a lot of these religious activities are not at all necessary for their beliefs, and merely a choice that fulfills them in a similar manner as other hobbies.

I dunno what counts as big budget, but 30 Minutes or Less was seen as tasteless in how it was based on a real-life serious event that had occurred.

On a false advertising note, the movie’s run time is 1 hour, 23 minutes. Bullshit.

Why didn’t they turn down the Sun first?

Kirby vaccuums maybe? More like a MLM back in the day.

For a lot of people, when you look at how they spend their time, it is clear that their religion is both their belief system AND their hobby.

Think of the “Bible study” types. They’ve turned it into a hobby-like activity. Some I knew growing up clearly had nothing else. It was their hobby.

Warhammer. The tabletop one with the figures, not the video games.

Vacations/travel for some people. Its clearly something where they have zero clue about their privilege and zero self awareness as they talk about it.

Parenting. Seriously, it becomes some people’s only fucking identity and the way they talk about it feels like religious proselytizing mixed with a bit of used car salesperson energy.

Comic conventions. Some people make it uncomfortable how seriously they take it.

Wasting some time on Lemmy trying to leave shitty comments just looking to rile people up or something.

Other countries elect scientists and economists sometimes.

AoE III was excellent. It explored new ideas and did it well. As a long time AoE fan who played all of them since the first, AoE II is massively overhyped, and AoE III is unfairly shit on.

Also they were voluntold to do Halo Wars, and they did a good job on it. It’s a good game, and it did an excellent job on console with a controller scheme, which was impressive at the time.

Ensemble got shafted. They were held up at the time as the leaders of RTS and Microsoft didn’t give a fuck. Just used and abused.

AoE online was clearly executive suite demands. Of course it fucking sucked.

Also look into informational interviewing and maybe see if someone can connect you with a current job-holder. People are surprisingly nice and it may be feasible to get their time to get an understanding of their field and daily work life.

Absolutely follow the data and put in the effort to find out.

This is why they said “you wouldn’t download a movie.” Because it’s a risky click.

In the U.S. it’s a long propaganda history called “right to work.” It’s sold as being freedom and rights for the people, but really it just strips unionizing rights away and gives corporations power.

Like most laws in the U.S., it’s all lies and only abject morons buy it.

I wonder how much Edward Norton got paid to be in this.

They’re really good at killing them though. I’ll never forgive the death of Ensemble.

What if I completely avoid taxable activities? Am I circumventing tax law?

Maybe Scotland. If they could fully separate from the dead weight down south.

Made-up bullshit

They can pick themselves up by their bootstraps. Small government and all that.

For the general masses that lack fucking brain cells. Some people actually comprehend the value of society and central public resources and WANT their money collectively put to good use.

Does it include that nursing home we call the Capitol?

Theaters haven’t been worth going to for 2 decades now. I don’t understand people’s obsession with it. My giant screen at home looks and sounds better, I’m more comfortable, more relaxed, and can go at my pace.

Screw theaters. I haven’t been to one in like 15 years. Super not worth it and everyone I know IRL who goes mostly complains.