Saying that "The objectification of women is at the heart of 90s pop culture" seems overstated to me. Of course there was sexism in popular culture, in particular 90s hiphop was almost universally extremely sexist, but there were also a lot of strong female presences and male media that challenged traditional masculinity.

As another commenter mentions, the 90s had a huge list of iconic female led bands that didn't play into sexist tropes (The Breeders, Hole, Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Elastica, The Cranberries, Sonic Youth, Veruca Salt, Sleater Kinney...). Blur was famously neck-and-neck with Oasis for popularity and they are the antithesis of "lad culture", which is what sparked the rivalry between the two bands and their fans. Nirvana's lyrics often explored feminist concepts (though to be fair I assume those messages were lost on a lot of their fans) and issues like male isolation and mental illness. You could argue that grunge was in many ways a reaction against "lad culture" and mainstream ideas of masculinity.

Did you read the whole article? It is essentially saying what you are saying.

And if we've learned anything from the past four decades, cheaper loans have only helped drive prices higher.

... which will make it marginally cheaper to borrow and hence temporarily improve affordability. Unfortunately, that could be enough to lure in more buyers, which will push prices higher

Given we're not building anywhere near enough dwellings to house our rapidly expanding population, real estate is likely to continue rising. Add to that the tax incentives that favour investors, and any interest rate cuts are likely to only deliver a temporary respite to those looking for a first home.

But that rising wealth is likely to be concentrated in ever-fewer hands in the future.

This is obviously not real.

You mean my clan in Battlefield 1942 wing riding on the Bomber to drop onto the far flag on Bocage was historically accurate?!

Kings early books are seminal and iconic. Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Shining, Pet Semetary and Misery are all brilliant and some of the most influential books in modern fiction.

Thanks for this nuanced and well considered comment.

Because it's some bland-ass EDM nonsense?

Nah I've made my peace with it, I don't let it bother me (mostly). I only posted here because I'm super bored at work. I used to be mad about the ongoing death of quality media but I now I mostly don't even pay attention.

I'm just doing the math.

Statistically speaking... it's going to suck.

This movement isn't suggesting we do away with regulation. It is providing options for people who literally have NO access to life changing medication because of the for-profit pharmaceutical industry.

How simple minded do you have to be to develop a fetish just because the internet told you to.

Not sure if it got nerfed, I haven't played in a while. The throwing hammer didn't have great range but usually enough to throw it from outside of an enemy's aggro range. And the best thing about it was that with a fully charged throw it would knock down a lot of enemies, it was amazing to initiate combat with a knockdown from range and then run in and smash them.

It actually has a really long learning curve, if you didn't skate as a kid it will take you a long time to even be comfortable rolling around, let alone doing anything more. Kids have an infinite amount of time to practice and can take their boards with them basically everywhere, adults don't have the same luxury.

And the other part is, you will get injured. You might get lucky and be fine, or you might get unlucky and fuck your knee or ankle or wrist or collarbone for months or life.

It's a young person's hobby. If you're really keen then go for it, but if its an idle curiosity I think there are other things that you'd find more satisfying.

I ran dual greathammers with this and the smith's hammer that you can throw. One of the most fun builds I've ever played, insane damage and surprisingly fast for such a heavy build.

Why are you answering if you don't know.

Octopodes.

There are so many different types of internet brain damage intersecting here I can't even keep track.

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