By my count, as many origins have avoided the trope (The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: The First Avenger, Ant-Man) as have utilized it (Iron Man, Thor, maaaaaaybe Guardians of the Galaxy).

It’s also not nearly as universal across the MCU as the criticism seems to imply. Only origin stories follow the format, and of the debut films to date, as many have avoided that trope (The Incredible Hulk, Captain America: The First Avenger, Ant-Man) as have utilized it (Iron Man, Thor, maaaaaaybe Guardians of the…

As opposed to Chicago fans who were already insufferable getting to be moreso? At least there’s less people from Cleveland.

Caps still lost in the 2nd round. Let’s not overstate the cosmic realignment.

And this is why even though 90+% of reported rapes are real, there are almost always questions about the accuser’s motives. 

Speak for yourself, Yankee. Go north far enough, and it’s moose or elk as far as the eye can see

+1 closer never seeing the mound.

Smaller stakes, or smaller casts? Because the former seems like a logical progression, but that latter doesn’t from an in-universe perspective.

Like every other team that hangs Division Champion banners (also known as all of them)? It’s not their fault they played in a shit division for a decade and change.

Ahem

Yea, the guy with the best playoff SV% in NHL history is such a regular-season showboat.

Because he’s Braden Holtby?

It is all about representation. Women in nerd culture has not had any at all, basically.

Were little girls unable to cosplay as Ghostbusters before this film came out?

How dense are you? I am not, nor have I ever, argued the union would argue for shift work. Uber would demand shift work to control labor costs, because letting employees set their own hours while entitled to a minimum wage is equivalent to writing a blank check. But without shift work, Uber’s surge model goes kaputt.…

Uber’s value proposition right now: “Work whenever the price is attractive enough to be worth your time. We don’t really care.”

Yes, I’m sure New York City has kept the number of taxi medallions static for decades out of an overwhelming concern for safety.

What is so baffling about an employer on the hook for minimum wages + benefits being stingier with hours than one who is not—how else do you imagine Uber would manage its labor costs if it has to pay a minimum wage+fringe benefits?

I’m perfectly happy to have a conversation about creating a new employment classification between employee and contractor to account for situations like Uber. But if cab companies are going to be used as a baseline for the discussion, or even have a seat at the table—yea, I would rather trust the unfettered free…

The encumbrances a cab company bears vs. Uber are significantly different. Not all of these encumbrances are necessary. It’s possible to meet somewhere in the middle. Let’s do that.