I think Spiderman and his Amazing Friends. Maybe The Animated Series. I remember reading about some negative stereotypes about Sunfire(from Japan).

To some degree, Uber does intend them to use it that way. For example, they had a program where you could get a loan for a car, and Uber would pay the loan if you drove a certain number of rides a month. That number was high enough that it would basically need to be a full-time job.

Your final key is part of it. I know in the late 90s, anime started coming from Japan. But, the US had 50 years of anime to pick and choose from. So, Americans simply thought that anime was amazing compared to American stuff. Really, it's just a special case of Sturgeon's Law. 90% of SF is crap. Because 90% of everything is crap. I think Sturgeon was being generous, though.

Others are complaining about "woke" stuff. "Woke" is usually an insult among liberals, too, now. I'm fine with shows that have a liberal POV. I can't stand preaching, though. I don't like repetitive plots. I don't like mindless crap. There is a decent about of good stuff among the garbage. The preaching isn't as bad because it's usually just a scene at the end. It can mean more repetitive plots, but not so much. It's usually interwoven with the rest.

I admit I do have a bias toward superhero stuff. SF, too.

The reason shorting stocks exists is so people will examine the stock market for problems, like fraud. If you find fraud and publicize it, the value will go down.

If a lot of people are shorting a company, others will start examining a company to see why.

I've been remote for about a year and a half and love it. Covid made my company go remote much faster though it was already trending that way. I do IT for a remote video/health company. Now, the only people in the company who go into the office are in shipping. Probably stay that way, though we were bought and I don't know what percentage of the purchaser is remote.

Even before Covid, for my next job I was considering only looking for remote jobs. And, considering that another pandemic might happen, I'd hate to lose a job/get laid off because I'm stuck in a job that cannot be done remotely. I've got a kindergartner, too-too young to be home alone. For a while, someone would have to be remote or we'd have to pay for a babysitter or something(with the risks associated with that).

I agree to some extent, but some of the best media has a message/moral. Think To Kill a Mockingbird or 12 Angry Men. Twilight Zone often had a message. I'm not that old, but I can only think of good and OLD media with a message. You just have to find a way to do it without sounding preachy. Part of it is making the message integral to the plot/characters, without sacrificing them to the message.

Dark Fate was better than the previous two movies. It wasn't great, but I at least liked it. The tv show was awesome, though.

I think it just makes it less directly about death. Since it has an implicit reference to a place being passed on to, it is a bit inappropriate to use to refer to an atheist.

The post you responded to was about conservative groups being offended. In other words, conservatives were the snowflakes.

There are levels of quality. Not everyone cares about very high quality. I don't expect to get a 4k TV anytime in the future, unless they are about the same price as the regular ones. Movies pirated off cams are usually pretty low quality. That tends to be the only pirate option while the movie is at the theater.

Since you are referring to "your candidate" as Democrats, I'm guessing Biden is not your candidate. The popular vote isn't an important legal thing, but it is an important PR thing. Trump certainly thinks so, since he's been claiming he was cheated for the popular vote for four years.

I like the shorter seasons. Less episodes tends to mean a more cohesive plot with less filler. So many network shows are mostly "monster of the week" episodes with a little character development or a little main plot development.

I don't remember the plot of the books that well. But, that's basically why. Planet hopping always means getting a new body. Usually to bodies that are already available. Appearance is minor to soldiers compared to the combat abilities of the body-strength, speed, etc. Kovacs was really good at adapting, so his face was even less important than for the average person.

Campaigning is not a legal requirement for getting elected. Until Andrew Jackson, it was considered improper to campaign-you were supposed to reluctantly accept the burdens of power. But, the VPs campaign for election now.

Trump could be elected if he's still sick. If he's unable to perform his duties, I don't know what would happen with the Oath of Office in January.

Fairness is not a requirement of election, even though Trump has said it should be enough to subvert the Constitution and give him a 3rd term. So, maybe distrust and division from people saying he should have been elected.