And yet there’s people whose autism is severely debilitating…

I’m certainly not saying autism makes you stupid but people diagnosed with it have a huge range of intelligence so it’s unfair to say it “makes you smarter” IMO. There’s no proof of causation even if it often does correlate

Maybe anon should get some better games

Autism and other personality disorders don’t make you smarter or faster, either…

Israel and war crimes

Ewww to “I’m a bitch”/“I’m an asshole” as a personality trait

Both movies were loved by their target demographic: children

I don’t see what makes the last two cult-like?

I’d be pissed, too

Ok so I went digging and found some things. It must not have been ProPublica piece but it WAS widely reported -

The Consumerist - Ex McDonald’s Employee Sues Because She Doesn’t Want Her Paycheck On A Prepaid Debit Card

And here’s a followup on the story 2 years later

Personally I’d say neither! If I had to give it a name, I’d say…Lore Episode

I think whether that episode is warranted really depends on the vibe of the rest of the show. Lore doesn’t matter for most of them but it matters a LOT for others. Like Star Trek wasn’t only about the lore, but can you imagine the fandom without it?

Ah, ok. I’m guessing the law is that pay cards can’t be the only option then

Alas, I have not. But that’s an early episode, were Bill and Frank are doing something that establishes their characters or motivations? Brings them closer together? Filler episodes are more like irrelevant sidetracks so unless they went to the beach to get a break from the zombies, I don’t think that necessarily fits the definition.

I’ve never heard of McDonald’s employees getting paid in preloaded cards, is that true? I know plenty of people do it to avoid taxes but McDonald’s is a major employer and that’s pretty damn illegal

I know the exact kind of episode you mean but a filler episode is the exact opposite, it’s an episode that doesn’t advance the plot in any way.

I tried to find a term for an episode that can’t stand on its own but came up short so I’d like to propose a term:

Bridge Episodes.

An episode that is useless without the episodes connected to either side.

The difference is massive right now but it’s not like internet technologies have stagnated. Speeds and latency are only getting better

That is completely untrue, we are in a plateue but it’s definitely not the final one. Frame Gen is gimmicky for sure but hardware has a long history of gimmicks so it’s not a sign of the end or anything - and the related technology of “AI” upscaling is already very good

And as much as I don’t like it, if graphics are rendered on a supercomputer and streamed to users, the quality can skyrocket - that is, assuming they can afford it.

I think the unpopular opinion here is specifically that the graphics plateue is a good thing, though I do agree with you that OP’s justification for it isn’t the best

At my high school, if you were a senior with a job (and it wouldn’t affect your graduation) you could take a “work program” class which was supposed to be about personal finance and career goals. But the teacher sucked and every Friday, we’d watch a show tangentially related to jobs. That show? The Apprentice.

She thought Trump was a good businessman and we could learn some lessons. We were also assigned Art Of The Deal. She was not thrilled that we weren’t into it.

And let me tell you, anyone who watches that show and reads his book then still walks away thinking Trump is anything but a bumbling idiot is a goddamn fool.

I’ve hated this dude for 20 years.

Don’t think that’s why they lost

So they’re PACs now. Those don’t get tax exemptions