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Ayn Rand came from a wealthy family at the time of the Russian revolution, things did not go well... she lost just about everything. Not completely surprisingly, she had serious issues with control.

5 dollars for a small popcorn is beyond reasonable, and over here in the states the concessions are almost unused because of this. Lower prices will probably draw in more sales, but hell, the popcorn butter is cheap carcinogen filled crap. I see the theater packed day in and day out, and then...

Movie Theaters, had it coming. (Insanely) overpriced food, barring people from openly bringing food from other places into the theater, ticket prices (given there is a reason for this) and the damned stupid recycle your 3D glasses so we can sell them back to you next time. I like the rest of the...

Well, as has been said, Russian spies do exist here, granted not to set off WWIII (or are they? o.0) and Russia itself still has some... moral ambiguity. Yeah, it's done to death, but does it work? yes, somewhat sadly, yes. Granted, their presid... er, prime minister, used to be a spy and there...

We haven't had a Citizen Kane (which I'll take as an example of a landmark great film from the perspective of the writer)? Games which in their medium, equate in some ways The Longest Journey: Dreamfall- Brilliant storyline with a cast of complex characters that inspire emotive states like...

On Edison, he wasn't a genius in any sense except buisness (though he failed at propaganda despite trying frighteningly hard), any maybe, evil, otherwise, he was a no talent corporate fat cat that only did 2 really good things; the incandescent light bulb (mind you, it was probably invented by a...

Kudos for referencing eXistenZe, you may be the one other person on the planet that hasn't posted for some newspaper as a reviewer on Rotten Tomatoes and has seen it. That said, I have to go back and disagree with your Watchmen review, the film was very good as far as cinematography and...

Mythbusters couldn't replicate the event of firing a bullet straight up into the air and falling down killing someone. However talking with doctors that have dealt with this shows that it's a real phenomena and can kill people, partly because even when you're aiming up firing celebratory rounds...

photo-realism can be achieved today, I'd post a link, but it's not safe for work, just look on CGTALK.com, it's just that the photo you're trying to realize has to be relatively low quality. Animation on the other hand, is much more difficult, largely because our movements, simple as they...

I'd be somewhat surprised if he didn't end up committing suicide in the future because of this event, but hopefully, he will recover. I know what it's like to fly into a rage over things you've built being destroyed, and well, I probably wouldn't commit suicide, I'm more likely smash a whole lot...

I noted about Freud's potential falsehoods, but briefly; AFAIK "id", "superego" and resulting "ego" are Freudian in origin, though psychologists of many fields use them today as names for similar parts of the personality for lack of any better replacements. What's largely disputed about Freud is...

Finally, a clear, distinct answer that isn't a backlash (2nd sentence), that I can actively respond to. If society is primordially against the idea of rape games, then why do they exist? Supposing that it is a minority break of social norms, not a problem with primordial human beliefs, then why...

unfortunately, on forums such as this, resolution rarely comes from anything except total submission or just leaving the thread. I learned that the hard way a long time ago in a religious debate thread some thousand pages long.

I call it the hyperquote, second only to the great pyramid of spoiler quotes. Moving on from this non-achievements: In the beginning of this thread, you posted a simple opinion with no backing that was perceivable as the reality that you wanted to live in. You apologized for the...

Just a quick question to those who argue that you can choose not to kill people in GTA, that are not trying to kill you? Have you ever played GTA and if so, did you make that choice? Even Mario involves killing to some extent, via the crushing weight of an Italian plumber (why don't we scream...