Since the bandwagon for this has appeared...

[SSJ2]

Then you should have no problem with what Toei is doing with Dragon Ball Super.

 

[ahill1]

Has a good tune and vocals, but the lyrics have way too much of an anti-religious and communist leaning and can even feel like propaganda because of it.

Kinda late, but isn't a world without religion, with no hunger and in which people live for today, although utopian, better?

 

[Ultimate Cell]

Have you played any of the elder scrolls games? Also I would recommend you play Fallout New Vegas if you interested in the fallout games, it's considered by fans to be one of the best in the series.

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Kinda late, but isn't a world without religion, with no hunger and in which people live for today, although utopian, better?

No. If looking at modern western society, in which the influence of religion has drastically decreased in the last century alone, general morality has become highly corrupted. Even without a firm belief in God, the general idea of a higher sense of authority was the best way to keep crimes low and the family life stable. The drastic increase in destabilising aspects to a society's moral foundation since around the 60s such as the rise in divorces and abortions, as well as this correlating with the loss in popularity for most religions in the west say a lot.

A world without hunger does sound better. However, as you said, it's far too utopian. Food is still a finite supply so no matter how much is produced, it won't be enough to permanently sustain every person especially when it would still require the supply to lack equal value, as logically the workers producing the food would need higher compensation than those receiving the food to have the incentive to keep production high and the supply vast.

Living for today, whilst good in small doses, is also quite harmful in comparison to living for more long-term goals and placing more focus on the present may lead to poor decisions when it comes to the greater good of wider things than oneself, such as family, country and the planet as a whole.

So, whilst Lennon's idea of a utopia (and many those of many others linked to Marxist ideology) sound nice on the surface, they're doomed to fail when statistics and general societal structure are brought into play. Tl;dr - Facts >>> Feelings.

Have you played any of the elder scrolls games? Also I would recommend you play Fallout New Vegas if you interested in the fallout games, it's considered by fans to be one of the best in the series.

I haven't, though I do like what I've seen from them such as the vast areas of exploration, detailed world building/lore (even if not quite as dense as a fantasy series such as The Lord of the Rings or A Song of Ice and Fire) and unique fantasy races such as the Khajit.
I would like to play both that and Fallout, though general priorities in terms of time and money are placing video games on the back-burner for now.

Can I jump straight into New Vegas with little to no knowledge of the previous games, or would a rundown on the setting and history be required to entirely appreciate the story?

 

[Ultimate Cell]

Kinda late, but isn't a world without religion, with no hunger and in which people live for today, although utopian, better?

No. If looking at modern western society, in which the influence of religion has drastically decreased in the last century alone, general morality has become highly corrupted. Even without a firm belief in God, the general idea of a higher sense of authority was the best way to keep crimes low and the family life stable. The drastic increase in destabilising aspects to a society's moral foundation since around the 60s such as the rise in divorces and abortions, as well as this correlating with the loss in popularity for most religions in the west say a lot.

A world without hunger does sound better. However, as you said, it's far too utopian. Food is still a finite supply so no matter how much is produced, it won't be enough to permanently sustain every person especially when it would still require the supply to lack equal value, as logically the workers producing the food would need higher compensation than those receiving the food to have the incentive to keep production high and the supply vast.

Living for today, whilst good in small doses, is also quite harmful in comparison to living for more long-term goals and placing more focus on the present may lead to poor decisions when it comes to the greater good of wider things than oneself, such as family, country and the planet as a whole.

So, whilst Lennon's idea of a utopia (and many those of many others linked to Marxist ideology) sound nice on the surface, they're doomed to fail when statistics and general societal structure are brought into play. Tl;dr - Facts >>> Feelings.

Have you played any of the elder scrolls games? Also I would recommend you play Fallout New Vegas if you interested in the fallout games, it's considered by fans to be one of the best in the series.

I haven't, though I do like what I've seen from them such as the vast areas of exploration, detailed world building/lore (even if not quite as dense as a fantasy series such as The Lord of the Rings or A Song of Ice and Fire) and unique fantasy races such as the Khajit.
I would like to play both that and Fallout, though general priorities in terms of time and money are placing video games on the back-burner for now.

Can I jump straight into New Vegas with little to no knowledge of the previous games, or would a rundown on the setting and history be required to entirely appreciate the story?

[youtube]https://youtu.be/abdqo4v4NLQ[/youtube] This video does a good job of giving a rundown on Fallout lore. Theirs a ton of games on so the video is kinda long. As for New Vegas. The basic premise is that you're a courier whom been shot for dead in ditch that recovers and seeks revenge and answers from the guy who shot you. You aren't forced to actively seek the quest line and are free to do anything you want in the wasteland. You can align yourself with 3 major factions, NCR, Legion, and House. Tldr NCR is more democratic and been around since the Fallout 2, House is more or less authoritian but he's a pre war genius and business leader who saved the city from nuclear destruction so take that as you will, and the legion is a slave nation-state who is babbaric and harsh, but they have order in their nation and their leader Ceaser has intellectual abilities. Or you can say fuck no to all options and go the yes man route. Which means you go by yourself and seek power for yourself by allying or destroying the smaller factions in the Mojave wasteland. It's a lot of content.

 

[SSJ2]

Why do you identify as a hardcore feminist?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

You forgot the "anti" part

Because Big Brother says not accepting it and other policies linked to it is wrongthink nowadays. In other news, 2+2=5 now.

 

[Ultimate Cell]

Do you have a Xbox, Playstation, or Nintendo console?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Do you have a Xbox

Xbox, 360 and One.

Playstation

PS2, 3 and 4. Used to have a PSP as well.

or Nintendo console?

N64 and 3DS. Used to have a DS Lite and Nintendo Wii.

 

[Spiral-Force]

What is your WPM speed?

If you don't know, you can test it here: https://typing-speed-test.aoeu.eu/

 

[Captain Cadaver]

39

 

[ahill1]

I tried this test... why did I score 0? I typed a lot of words quickly...

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Did you press enter each time you'd finished typing? If not, there's your answer.

 

[ahill1]

Did you press enter each time you'd finished typing? If not, there's your answer.

That's it then lol.

 

[Ultimate Cell]

Whats your opinion on Syndicalism?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Not only does it have strong links to the poor idea that is Marxism, but doesn't even have a solid philosophy behind it to keep it strong as an ideology. There's a definite reason why its popularity faded away mere decades after its introduction.

 

[Gin]

Thoughts on Episode 8 of Season 22 South Park?

(And perhaps episodes 4-7 too i guess)

 

[Captain Cadaver]

Thoughts on Episode 8 of Season 22 South Park?

I had mixed thoughts about it. On one hand, the social critique of people's attempts to escape their problems through digital means as well as use mental conditions as a means to escape criticism for their actions was done well. However, both have been done in spades in other episodes. Critiques of escapism were done better in the Safe Space episode as well as both "Cereal" episodes of this season, whilst critique of using mental conditions as a shield were done better in "Ass-Burgers" and "Le Petite Tourette". Still, for what it was it was still good, even if the PC Babies joke got old fast, with the critique of how trying to go against the traditional family structure leads to disaster as shown with PC Principal and Strong Woman was well done.

(And perhaps episodes 4-7 too i guess)

Tegridy Farms - OK. Not really much of a stand out, but seeing Towelie be relevant was fun.

The Scoots - Good in showing the divide not having the latest technological trend can make in millennial social groups, but other than that it was pretty forgettable. Also, Kenny not dying in an episode he was relevant in, a Halloween prelude no less, seems like a missed opportunity.

Cereal duology - Best episodes of the season and quite the stand outs in general. The portrayal of people using video games to escape from their regular lives was done well and quite possibly South Park's best portrayal of digital escapism (or at least tied with "You have 0 Friends") that is very relevant in the modern day when it can lead to productivity to lower and procrastination on real life to become prevalent (and a major reason I can never find time for video games these days, haha), even if not to the standard of something such as Welcome to the NHK!. Seeing a callback to one of the funniest episodes overall with the return of Al Gore and ManBearPig were great as well, along with Satan's role as a hero being a strong jab at how modern society can be seen as Luciferian in many ways. Also, Satan VS ManBearPig had some of the best animation I've seen in South Park for a while.
Both are definitely two of the few episodes in the recent seasons to have earned a place amongst the greats of the show's entire run.

 

[GreatSaiyaman123]

Who's the best well written out of the four Saiyans (Galu, Vegeta, Trunks and Gohan) in the Android/Cell Arc for you?

 

[Captain Cadaver]

I found Trunks poorly written and utilised, but at least he only had one real out of character moment and was the only consistent voice of reason in the arc aside from Bulma, so him.