Lauchs

Every Oscars season this comes up and bothers the heck out of me. There's always indignant lists of movies/people who were "snubbed." And I get it, the internet is fueled by clicks and engagement which are fueled by anger but... To call these "snubs" is to either misunderstand the word snub or to misunderstand the voting process.

A snub implies a deliberate rejection. As if the Academy had a big meeting and said "screw you, Janet!" Which would be amazing but ain't how the voting happens. It's actually a ranked choice ballot voting system, which is very cool but also rewards strong feelings rather than consensus middle of the road picks.

And almost every time you read a snub article, they're not talking "hey this person should win!" It's usually "well, I think they're better than the worst two slots." Which, fair but those were probably big swings with some strong supporters, which are rewarded in a ranked choice system!

But beyond that, even in a two party contest, no one would say the United States snubbed Kamala Harris.

I dunno, just some thoughts, this seemed an appropriate place to share them. Thoughts? What am I getting wrong?

Apologies if the wrong community, if there's a better suited one, please point me to it!

But, I figure we all buy USB-C cables, and being a progressive group of folks maybe someone has a suggestion so I cause slightly less waste pollution and waste? Here's hoping!

Edit: Allrighty, apparently I'm just rough on all my usb cables OR you have all teamed up to prank me.

Just picturing an alien archaeologist "so, as they stopped being crippled by polio or losing their lives building railroads, they complained about having to wash the dishes?"

Was about to answer the billionaires one, realized there are better ways to spend this limited beautiful moment of life than being virtually shouted at.

How about you?

He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them. But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion... Nor is it enough that he should hear the opinions of adversaries from his own teachers, presented as they state them, and accompanied by what they offer as refutations. He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them...he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.

• John Stuart Mill

She was initially furious I interrupted her nap with a warm clothes delivery.

Probably still is, between purrs at least.

In the words of C3PO, "I have decided that we shall stay here."

Such an unforced error and at a moment when trump was playing defense. Are we surprised that the President calling people who vote trump garbage would be a bigger deal than one trash comedian amidst a dozen or so speakers?

We keep shooting ourselves in the foot and it breaks my heart.

Title pretty much says it all. When I watched the Sadness I learned, much to my surprise, that I sort of have limits where the gore becomes a bit too much.

That being said, that movie was on another level of impressively realistic horribleness happening for about two straight hours. Terrifier seems more Western and classic blood and stuff but wondered if anyone had seen both and had thoughts?