But they’re naturally not us for some reason, right?

Hmm, maybe that was it.

I like how Star Wars is confusing in this way. It’s fun.

I am assuming so as well. I don’t remember exactly which movie he said, but it wouldn’t make sense for it to be the second of three.

I had a professor who didn’t even accept the whole trilogy, and (probably at least in part ironically) attributed some amount of societal problems to the third movie.

I know the joke is that it’s just a bunch of tropes, but if you just change the names to be less lampshady, this looks like it could be a good campaign map.

Lemmy can have its fair share of echo chamber syndrome. For example, almost nobody here vocally likes Reddit, and if you post anything pro-Reddit, it’s likely to be met with a lot of negativity. I’m anti-Reddit too, for the record, but it’s good to acknowledge tribalism even when you agree with the tribe. But the nice part is Lemmy can’t have competing echo chambers nearly as easily as Reddit can because we’re so much smaller.

I feel like I’m missing something. What’s the myth and what’s the reality?

A housecat can kill a level 1 commoner, you know.

If they can downscale enough, they should be able to pass this test.

Thanks, your words make me happy, even if it is just on the topic of recommending superhero movies.

I wouldn’t take my recommendation at face value if you’re picky, because I do like the vast majority of superhero movies I’ve seen, including almost all of the MCU. I’m very much not picky, but I do feel like the DCAMU is one of the most epic superhero movie sagas out there.

Also, the MCU is only at 33 films, which is still a lot.

Yeah, I understand that. The DCAMU is one 16-movie universe, so no reboots to worry about, but if you do want to watch it, skip the Flashpoint Paradox. That movie is very much all over the place, especially for the “first” movie in the series. It’s technically not part of the universe, but it’s the origin story of the universe. I would highly recommend just reading a synopsis and skipping to the second movie, which is the origin story for the Justice League in that universe.

Also, animated DC and live action DC are worlds apart. The animated movies and shows have consistently been far better (with one exception being the Flashpoint Paradox. I honestly think the live action version of that was better.)

I would compare the DCAMU to the MCU (maybe just up through Endgame.) A key difference is that the MCU is convergent (they spin up new storylines and tie them into the main thread) and the DCAMU is divergent (they create spinoffs and loop them back in later.) A lot of MCU wannabes try and fail by going with the divergent model, but the DCAMU pulls it off pretty well in my opinion.

What about long-running animated movie series, like the DCAMU? Well, it might not be your jam because it gets dystopian at some parts.

I was with you until you started trash-talking people who enjoy media that is specifically designed to be enjoyed.

What were they supposed to do? Not dig? The story was rigged against dwarves from the start.

Any item, eh? Take the sign.

Do they do that? I’ve had my laptop for a while, and it’s never happened to me.

Windows updates aren’t disruptive if you actually update now and then. It’s not even that often.

You’re not using a command line web browser? I wouldn’t either.

Well it’s a wonder man can eat at all, when hats are big that should be small.