It’s 100% his meaning. He doomsays a lot about the “falling birthrate” in industrial nations, but he for sure means western European, American, or other commonwealth-nation white people. The world population is still increasing, but with The Bad Kind of People.

Yeah, this is quiverfull bullshit. The idea that white people aren’t breeding fast enough.

I’m positive Musk wants voting to be abolished for everyone. He’s every corny Bond villain rolled into one.

“We’re so glad you called and told us of this abuse. We’ll note down that you are no longer to be sent out on any photoshoots, ever, for the rest of your life.”

Gamba company wants to hook kids on gamba

Lighting a car on fire next to a home has the potential of turning into something far more deadly. Force would’ve been justified here.

What a bunch of assholes. 

Just want to add for 9), thats exactly how it played out in the flashback in the original, with her looking very dead after having a slash from sephiroth. Its only addressed how she survived if you do the side quest to get her final limit break. And honestly, even the explanation is kinda weak (that her martial arts…

The events of the last few years, including the spreadsheet (IYKYK) and the shaming and exile of prominent abusers (most notably Vic Mignogna), have led anime cons to take a tougher line but it’s clear there are parts of fandom yet to have that reckoning.

‘”Absolutely intentional. No chance this isn’t.”’

This is not a bug, this is a feature.

The Smash players are too busy watching child porn to care.

Do you really not understand? I mean, have you spent a year in retail? I cannot fathom not intuitively knowing three or more obvious answers to this question. 

You’re pretending that conditions don’t change, and that once what might have been an acceptable pay changes. Stop being an asshole.

Except...it’s not just about the pay? Yes, you’re told your starting salary when you get a new job. What you’re *not* typically told is something along the lines of “Since we’re paying you, we also reserve the right to verbally abuse you, threaten termination for the slightest slip-up, demand you work unreasonable…

Wow, pissing on the underemployed having to take a bad job over having no job. Very brave

Because sometimes, that alternative just doesn’t exist.

I don’t think it’s that people are surprised by their pay when they get hired.  It’s more that they can’t live with constant inflation without their pay increasing.

Warframe, sure. WoW, sure. Both are all over the place.

Now there is a pretty bad omen.