diff --git "a/asksciencefiction/validation.json" "b/asksciencefiction/validation.json" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/asksciencefiction/validation.json" @@ -0,0 +1,1576 @@ +{"post_id":"9kr52a","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Anakin ever truly a hero or just a selfish asshole that happened to be on Team Good because they found him first? On the one hand, people, specifically Leia and Padme talk about the good they sense in him, on the other hand he's shown to be arrogant as hell, resentful of his peers, and incredibly self-centered. To the point that even in The Clone Wars where he's portrayed more softly he still has the audacity to caution Ahsoka against revenge, rebelliousness, and attachment while having slaughtered an entire village in revenge, constantly undermining authority, and being involved in a secret fucking marriage. Was he ever truly good or just benign?","c_root_id_A":"e71dh8e","c_root_id_B":"e717705","created_at_utc_A":1538499452,"created_at_utc_B":1538494235,"score_A":78,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"> To the point that even in The Clone Wars where he's portrayed more softly he still has the audacity to caution Ahsoka against revenge, rebelliousness, and attachment while having slaughtered an entire village in revenge, constantly undermining authority, and being involved in a secret fucking marriage. If a heroin addict tells you to not do heroin, you listen","human_ref_B":"Yeah he was truly a hero, he had his dark moments and his faults but stumbling on the path of righteousness isn't quite the same thing as hypocrisy. At other times he does wrong things for the right reasons and gets good results. For example in one of the earliest episodes of the Clone Wars he defies orders to go searching for Master Plo Koon even though he was ordered to move his fleet elsewhere, when Ahsoka calls him out he responds \"People are in trouble Ahsoka\" \"But that's what I said!!\" \"But the way you said it was wrong!\" Anakin doesn't undermine authority for no reason, he generally does it because he sees a better path. It's important to remember that the Jedi order isn't the same thing as a military, it's not a good thing to be rebellious but if your master tells you to do something and you do something different and it works the master is supposed to learn from it, maybe with a slap on the wrist for disobeying orders but the Jedi aren't the sort to throw you in the brig for dereliction of duty if you have some unconventional methods to get the job done. Another example is his attack on Admiral Trench, he was ordered to simply deliever relief supplies to a planet under siege in a stealth ship that worked like a submarine in space, then he saw that ultimately his side would be defeated, engaged in a risky manuver, and destroyed Admiral Trench. There was always a dark seed in him because he had absolutely no chill when it came to disconnecting from those he loved (and with good reason considering that un-Jedi attachment saved their lives when normal Jedi logic would have doomed them) but without that fatal flaw he would have been as Obi-wan described him in IV, a good friend and a great Jedi.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5217.0,"score_ratio":1.8139534884} +{"post_id":"9kr52a","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Anakin ever truly a hero or just a selfish asshole that happened to be on Team Good because they found him first? On the one hand, people, specifically Leia and Padme talk about the good they sense in him, on the other hand he's shown to be arrogant as hell, resentful of his peers, and incredibly self-centered. To the point that even in The Clone Wars where he's portrayed more softly he still has the audacity to caution Ahsoka against revenge, rebelliousness, and attachment while having slaughtered an entire village in revenge, constantly undermining authority, and being involved in a secret fucking marriage. Was he ever truly good or just benign?","c_root_id_A":"e7165a0","c_root_id_B":"e71dh8e","created_at_utc_A":1538493351,"created_at_utc_B":1538499452,"score_A":37,"score_B":78,"human_ref_A":"It's because he's done those things that he cautions Ahsoka from following his poor decisions. He's felt the sting of them, and he doesn't want her following in his footsteps in the hopes that she becomes a better Jedi than him, an aspiration that all Masters wish to see of their Padawans. (And one he arguably succeeds at.) >Was he ever truly good or just benign? Before the Clone Wars, he was still pure. But losing one's mother to a violent attack, being thrown into a massive war, and other incidents would inevitably take their toll on anybody. But, there's no doubting the fact that Anakin was very much a hero to the people of the Republic. And he was definitely a hero to the Clone Troopers that served alongside him, as he'd routinely put his own life at risk for these soldiers that many would dismiss as \"disposable\" (his own time as a slave probably allowed for Anakin to connect with the Clones on a deeper level, since he too would know the feeling of being an \"expendable life.\")","human_ref_B":"> To the point that even in The Clone Wars where he's portrayed more softly he still has the audacity to caution Ahsoka against revenge, rebelliousness, and attachment while having slaughtered an entire village in revenge, constantly undermining authority, and being involved in a secret fucking marriage. If a heroin addict tells you to not do heroin, you listen","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6101.0,"score_ratio":2.1081081081} +{"post_id":"9kr52a","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Anakin ever truly a hero or just a selfish asshole that happened to be on Team Good because they found him first? On the one hand, people, specifically Leia and Padme talk about the good they sense in him, on the other hand he's shown to be arrogant as hell, resentful of his peers, and incredibly self-centered. To the point that even in The Clone Wars where he's portrayed more softly he still has the audacity to caution Ahsoka against revenge, rebelliousness, and attachment while having slaughtered an entire village in revenge, constantly undermining authority, and being involved in a secret fucking marriage. Was he ever truly good or just benign?","c_root_id_A":"e7165a0","c_root_id_B":"e717705","created_at_utc_A":1538493351,"created_at_utc_B":1538494235,"score_A":37,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"It's because he's done those things that he cautions Ahsoka from following his poor decisions. He's felt the sting of them, and he doesn't want her following in his footsteps in the hopes that she becomes a better Jedi than him, an aspiration that all Masters wish to see of their Padawans. (And one he arguably succeeds at.) >Was he ever truly good or just benign? Before the Clone Wars, he was still pure. But losing one's mother to a violent attack, being thrown into a massive war, and other incidents would inevitably take their toll on anybody. But, there's no doubting the fact that Anakin was very much a hero to the people of the Republic. And he was definitely a hero to the Clone Troopers that served alongside him, as he'd routinely put his own life at risk for these soldiers that many would dismiss as \"disposable\" (his own time as a slave probably allowed for Anakin to connect with the Clones on a deeper level, since he too would know the feeling of being an \"expendable life.\")","human_ref_B":"Yeah he was truly a hero, he had his dark moments and his faults but stumbling on the path of righteousness isn't quite the same thing as hypocrisy. At other times he does wrong things for the right reasons and gets good results. For example in one of the earliest episodes of the Clone Wars he defies orders to go searching for Master Plo Koon even though he was ordered to move his fleet elsewhere, when Ahsoka calls him out he responds \"People are in trouble Ahsoka\" \"But that's what I said!!\" \"But the way you said it was wrong!\" Anakin doesn't undermine authority for no reason, he generally does it because he sees a better path. It's important to remember that the Jedi order isn't the same thing as a military, it's not a good thing to be rebellious but if your master tells you to do something and you do something different and it works the master is supposed to learn from it, maybe with a slap on the wrist for disobeying orders but the Jedi aren't the sort to throw you in the brig for dereliction of duty if you have some unconventional methods to get the job done. Another example is his attack on Admiral Trench, he was ordered to simply deliever relief supplies to a planet under siege in a stealth ship that worked like a submarine in space, then he saw that ultimately his side would be defeated, engaged in a risky manuver, and destroyed Admiral Trench. There was always a dark seed in him because he had absolutely no chill when it came to disconnecting from those he loved (and with good reason considering that un-Jedi attachment saved their lives when normal Jedi logic would have doomed them) but without that fatal flaw he would have been as Obi-wan described him in IV, a good friend and a great Jedi.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":884.0,"score_ratio":1.1621621622} +{"post_id":"jsoe45","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Batman] I've found a spot where the Batmobile is usually parked certain nights. What's the safest way to give him a dozen homemade cookies as appreciation for everything and not have him be suspicious of them being poisoned or a trap or something like that?","c_root_id_A":"gc0euio","c_root_id_B":"gc0ezyr","created_at_utc_A":1605157111,"created_at_utc_B":1605157189,"score_A":520,"score_B":1076,"human_ref_A":"The man has an 18-pack. He isn't worried about poison, he's worried about *carbs*.","human_ref_B":"Just leave the cookies with a thank you note on the batmobile's hood, Batman isn't heartless. He would take the cookies back to the batcave run some scans to find anything dangerous , when he finds there's nothing wrong with them that they are normal cookies I'm sure he and the robins would enjoy them. He might already have a scanner in the batmobile. So he might enjoy them in the trip home. Side note that's a really wholesome question.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":78.0,"score_ratio":2.0692307692} +{"post_id":"jsoe45","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Batman] I've found a spot where the Batmobile is usually parked certain nights. What's the safest way to give him a dozen homemade cookies as appreciation for everything and not have him be suspicious of them being poisoned or a trap or something like that?","c_root_id_A":"gc13heu","c_root_id_B":"gc0u2rm","created_at_utc_A":1605173662,"created_at_utc_B":1605166722,"score_A":52,"score_B":42,"human_ref_A":"I guarantee the Batmobile has some sort of surveillance system that alerts Batman to any presence around it. Put the cookies out, say what they\u2019re there for and I\u2019m sure the Bat will be happy to snack on a few.","human_ref_B":"Just place them on the hood. Probably the only food he doesn't check is what Alfred makes him so he probably assumes everything is poison by default. But he's sufficiently logical that he would check first as opposed to simply throwing them away","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6940.0,"score_ratio":1.2380952381} +{"post_id":"jsoe45","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Batman] I've found a spot where the Batmobile is usually parked certain nights. What's the safest way to give him a dozen homemade cookies as appreciation for everything and not have him be suspicious of them being poisoned or a trap or something like that?","c_root_id_A":"gc13heu","c_root_id_B":"gc0zuhd","created_at_utc_A":1605173662,"created_at_utc_B":1605170811,"score_A":52,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"I guarantee the Batmobile has some sort of surveillance system that alerts Batman to any presence around it. Put the cookies out, say what they\u2019re there for and I\u2019m sure the Bat will be happy to snack on a few.","human_ref_B":"Dont worry, he knows who you are and your whole life story. Youre safe.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2851.0,"score_ratio":4.3333333333} +{"post_id":"jsoe45","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Batman] I've found a spot where the Batmobile is usually parked certain nights. What's the safest way to give him a dozen homemade cookies as appreciation for everything and not have him be suspicious of them being poisoned or a trap or something like that?","c_root_id_A":"gc0zuhd","c_root_id_B":"gc17sj7","created_at_utc_A":1605170811,"created_at_utc_B":1605177382,"score_A":12,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"Dont worry, he knows who you are and your whole life story. Youre safe.","human_ref_B":"No way to have him not be suspicious. The least conspicuous way to leave them for him and him only would be to just leave a note. He'll test them, and since he probably isn't a fan of sweets will ditch them or pass them off, and your appreciation will be noted. ​ Though it's not a \"thankless job\" without cause. He does some dark stuff and doesn't expect people to give him cookies. Your not sleeping in fear of Gotham's underbelly is a tastier treat.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6571.0,"score_ratio":2.9166666667} +{"post_id":"jsoe45","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Batman] I've found a spot where the Batmobile is usually parked certain nights. What's the safest way to give him a dozen homemade cookies as appreciation for everything and not have him be suspicious of them being poisoned or a trap or something like that?","c_root_id_A":"gc19n12","c_root_id_B":"gc187ok","created_at_utc_A":1605179375,"created_at_utc_B":1605177838,"score_A":17,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"Watch. Find out when Batman normally gets back to his car. The next night, stage the scene: You're walking down the street, a tupperware of homemade cookies in hand, ready to \"go to your friend's house\" when, oh my! It's Batman! Flustered, you start complimenting him, thanking him for all his work, and suddenly remember you're holding a tupperware of cookies. Thrust it into his arms and tell him he can have them all, you have more at home to give your friend. Then wish him a great night and run away before he can give them back. Mission accomplished.","human_ref_B":"Phffff just go for it kid. This guy is like super smart. He catches serial killers all night every night. I'm betting he will know you are legit. Maybe leave a note & say thanks.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1537.0,"score_ratio":1.0625} +{"post_id":"jsoe45","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Batman] I've found a spot where the Batmobile is usually parked certain nights. What's the safest way to give him a dozen homemade cookies as appreciation for everything and not have him be suspicious of them being poisoned or a trap or something like that?","c_root_id_A":"gc0zuhd","c_root_id_B":"gc187ok","created_at_utc_A":1605170811,"created_at_utc_B":1605177838,"score_A":12,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"Dont worry, he knows who you are and your whole life story. Youre safe.","human_ref_B":"Phffff just go for it kid. This guy is like super smart. He catches serial killers all night every night. I'm betting he will know you are legit. Maybe leave a note & say thanks.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7027.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"jsoe45","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Batman] I've found a spot where the Batmobile is usually parked certain nights. What's the safest way to give him a dozen homemade cookies as appreciation for everything and not have him be suspicious of them being poisoned or a trap or something like that?","c_root_id_A":"gc19n12","c_root_id_B":"gc0zuhd","created_at_utc_A":1605179375,"created_at_utc_B":1605170811,"score_A":17,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Watch. Find out when Batman normally gets back to his car. The next night, stage the scene: You're walking down the street, a tupperware of homemade cookies in hand, ready to \"go to your friend's house\" when, oh my! It's Batman! Flustered, you start complimenting him, thanking him for all his work, and suddenly remember you're holding a tupperware of cookies. Thrust it into his arms and tell him he can have them all, you have more at home to give your friend. Then wish him a great night and run away before he can give them back. Mission accomplished.","human_ref_B":"Dont worry, he knows who you are and your whole life story. Youre safe.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8564.0,"score_ratio":1.4166666667} +{"post_id":"jsoe45","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Batman] I've found a spot where the Batmobile is usually parked certain nights. What's the safest way to give him a dozen homemade cookies as appreciation for everything and not have him be suspicious of them being poisoned or a trap or something like that?","c_root_id_A":"gc258e4","c_root_id_B":"gc0zuhd","created_at_utc_A":1605199271,"created_at_utc_B":1605170811,"score_A":13,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Now I want a Batman animated movie where he sees on his monitors a nice woman leave him cookies, only to get snatched out of frame by some baddie. The rest of the film is Bats hunting down this bad guy to save nice cookie lady. Only this is A Christmas Special, so when he finally catches up to the \"bad guy\" it turns out to be Alfred who just wanted to throw A Christmas party but knew he could never talk Bruce into it, so he resorted to subterfuge. Bruce gets his cookies and all is well in Gotham.","human_ref_B":"Dont worry, he knows who you are and your whole life story. Youre safe.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":28460.0,"score_ratio":1.0833333333} +{"post_id":"il57ux","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Why do Shaggy and Scooby hang out with Fred, Daphne, and Velma? They don't seem particularly interested in solving mysteries, they're always far more scared than the other 3, and Shaggy seemingly has some form of passive income since he's able to regularly get massive amounts of food for himself and Scooby. So why are they a part of Mystery Inc at all? Why not just leave and go live in some monster-free area?","c_root_id_A":"g3pgh8z","c_root_id_B":"g3piw2i","created_at_utc_A":1599047245,"created_at_utc_B":1599048621,"score_A":526,"score_B":845,"human_ref_A":"They're friends. Even if they sometimes get chased by monsters... the monsters usually turn out to not be monsters. And even when the two *do* go off alone... that usually just leads to them dealing with ghosts and mysteries and whatnot *without* Fred, Daphne and Velma.","human_ref_B":"They're all childhood friends from wealthy families who grew up together and remained friends into their adult years. Plus, with how much they've been through together, they have shared histories and traumas that help hold them together As for why they don't just leave and go live in a monster-free area, Fred, Daphne, and Velma love the thrill of solving mysteries, and even though Shaggy doesn't love the scary part, he does love hanging with his friends (and the traveling allows him and Scooby to try lots of new foods, so they're fine with it). Plus, Shaggy and Scooby have shown themselves to be invaluable help many times while on mysteries, often solving key points to the mystery completely accidentally, so the rest of the gang absolutely has a reason to keep them around outside of simple companionship","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1376.0,"score_ratio":1.6064638783} +{"post_id":"il57ux","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Why do Shaggy and Scooby hang out with Fred, Daphne, and Velma? They don't seem particularly interested in solving mysteries, they're always far more scared than the other 3, and Shaggy seemingly has some form of passive income since he's able to regularly get massive amounts of food for himself and Scooby. So why are they a part of Mystery Inc at all? Why not just leave and go live in some monster-free area?","c_root_id_A":"g3phwks","c_root_id_B":"g3piw2i","created_at_utc_A":1599048060,"created_at_utc_B":1599048621,"score_A":283,"score_B":845,"human_ref_A":"Which of Daphne, Velma or Fred do you think are the type to own a beatup, green and orange stoner van? The mystery machine is Shaggy's and he lets them drive around solving mysteries and in return they give him enough money to afford 3 foot tall sandwiches","human_ref_B":"They're all childhood friends from wealthy families who grew up together and remained friends into their adult years. Plus, with how much they've been through together, they have shared histories and traumas that help hold them together As for why they don't just leave and go live in a monster-free area, Fred, Daphne, and Velma love the thrill of solving mysteries, and even though Shaggy doesn't love the scary part, he does love hanging with his friends (and the traveling allows him and Scooby to try lots of new foods, so they're fine with it). Plus, Shaggy and Scooby have shown themselves to be invaluable help many times while on mysteries, often solving key points to the mystery completely accidentally, so the rest of the gang absolutely has a reason to keep them around outside of simple companionship","labels":0,"seconds_difference":561.0,"score_ratio":2.9858657244} +{"post_id":"il57ux","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Why do Shaggy and Scooby hang out with Fred, Daphne, and Velma? They don't seem particularly interested in solving mysteries, they're always far more scared than the other 3, and Shaggy seemingly has some form of passive income since he's able to regularly get massive amounts of food for himself and Scooby. So why are they a part of Mystery Inc at all? Why not just leave and go live in some monster-free area?","c_root_id_A":"g3piw2i","c_root_id_B":"g3piczx","created_at_utc_A":1599048621,"created_at_utc_B":1599048324,"score_A":845,"score_B":59,"human_ref_A":"They're all childhood friends from wealthy families who grew up together and remained friends into their adult years. Plus, with how much they've been through together, they have shared histories and traumas that help hold them together As for why they don't just leave and go live in a monster-free area, Fred, Daphne, and Velma love the thrill of solving mysteries, and even though Shaggy doesn't love the scary part, he does love hanging with his friends (and the traveling allows him and Scooby to try lots of new foods, so they're fine with it). Plus, Shaggy and Scooby have shown themselves to be invaluable help many times while on mysteries, often solving key points to the mystery completely accidentally, so the rest of the gang absolutely has a reason to keep them around outside of simple companionship","human_ref_B":"Like someone else said, Scooby and Shaggy tend to get into mysteries with or without their friends, in fact it seems it\u2019s more likely they\u2019ll run into real monsters and ghosts when they\u2019re alone (like that time they taught at a school for ghoul school. Technically they had Scrappy then but still). Overall these two get involved in stuff regardless and Fred, Velma and Dpahne are their friends, travelling across America and sometimes the world with them would be pretty nice when they\u2019re not getting chased around by monsters.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":297.0,"score_ratio":14.3220338983} +{"post_id":"il57ux","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Why do Shaggy and Scooby hang out with Fred, Daphne, and Velma? They don't seem particularly interested in solving mysteries, they're always far more scared than the other 3, and Shaggy seemingly has some form of passive income since he's able to regularly get massive amounts of food for himself and Scooby. So why are they a part of Mystery Inc at all? Why not just leave and go live in some monster-free area?","c_root_id_A":"g3piw2i","c_root_id_B":"g3piafd","created_at_utc_A":1599048621,"created_at_utc_B":1599048282,"score_A":845,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"They're all childhood friends from wealthy families who grew up together and remained friends into their adult years. Plus, with how much they've been through together, they have shared histories and traumas that help hold them together As for why they don't just leave and go live in a monster-free area, Fred, Daphne, and Velma love the thrill of solving mysteries, and even though Shaggy doesn't love the scary part, he does love hanging with his friends (and the traveling allows him and Scooby to try lots of new foods, so they're fine with it). Plus, Shaggy and Scooby have shown themselves to be invaluable help many times while on mysteries, often solving key points to the mystery completely accidentally, so the rest of the gang absolutely has a reason to keep them around outside of simple companionship","human_ref_B":"They are childhood friends, going on a road trip fallowing oddities in USA. Most of them are just fun holidays.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":339.0,"score_ratio":23.4722222222} +{"post_id":"il57ux","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Why do Shaggy and Scooby hang out with Fred, Daphne, and Velma? They don't seem particularly interested in solving mysteries, they're always far more scared than the other 3, and Shaggy seemingly has some form of passive income since he's able to regularly get massive amounts of food for himself and Scooby. So why are they a part of Mystery Inc at all? Why not just leave and go live in some monster-free area?","c_root_id_A":"g3piafd","c_root_id_B":"g3piczx","created_at_utc_A":1599048282,"created_at_utc_B":1599048324,"score_A":36,"score_B":59,"human_ref_A":"They are childhood friends, going on a road trip fallowing oddities in USA. Most of them are just fun holidays.","human_ref_B":"Like someone else said, Scooby and Shaggy tend to get into mysteries with or without their friends, in fact it seems it\u2019s more likely they\u2019ll run into real monsters and ghosts when they\u2019re alone (like that time they taught at a school for ghoul school. Technically they had Scrappy then but still). Overall these two get involved in stuff regardless and Fred, Velma and Dpahne are their friends, travelling across America and sometimes the world with them would be pretty nice when they\u2019re not getting chased around by monsters.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":42.0,"score_ratio":1.6388888889} +{"post_id":"tk6q3y","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Dora] Why is Swiper pursuing a life of thievery if he can be stopped by a small child and a monkey simply telling him he\u2019s not allowed to steal from them? You\u2019re a fox, dude. Eat the monkey, tear the girl\u2019s throat out, and steal what you want. You could make a killing off her sentient backpack and map.","c_root_id_A":"i1oj4ky","c_root_id_B":"i1okrhn","created_at_utc_A":1647967681,"created_at_utc_B":1647968299,"score_A":385,"score_B":733,"human_ref_A":"Dude just likes stealing. He's not very *good* at it, but the guy who cracks out the acoustic guitar to play wonderwall for the 50th time isnt very good at that either. Some people are in denial about their true calling.","human_ref_B":"He doesn't want to steal but has kleptomania. Dora telling him not to with that chant helps him with his affirmations, letting him hold himself back. Dora knows it's an illness and not malice so she doesn't try to hurt him.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":618.0,"score_ratio":1.9038961039} +{"post_id":"tk6q3y","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Dora] Why is Swiper pursuing a life of thievery if he can be stopped by a small child and a monkey simply telling him he\u2019s not allowed to steal from them? You\u2019re a fox, dude. Eat the monkey, tear the girl\u2019s throat out, and steal what you want. You could make a killing off her sentient backpack and map.","c_root_id_A":"i1okrhn","c_root_id_B":"i1oic4s","created_at_utc_A":1647968299,"created_at_utc_B":1647967379,"score_A":733,"score_B":92,"human_ref_A":"He doesn't want to steal but has kleptomania. Dora telling him not to with that chant helps him with his affirmations, letting him hold himself back. Dora knows it's an illness and not malice so she doesn't try to hurt him.","human_ref_B":"Real foxes aren't going to tear anyone's throat out. Even if you only tell them to stop twice.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":920.0,"score_ratio":7.9673913043} +{"post_id":"tk6q3y","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Dora] Why is Swiper pursuing a life of thievery if he can be stopped by a small child and a monkey simply telling him he\u2019s not allowed to steal from them? You\u2019re a fox, dude. Eat the monkey, tear the girl\u2019s throat out, and steal what you want. You could make a killing off her sentient backpack and map.","c_root_id_A":"i1okrhn","c_root_id_B":"i1ofbru","created_at_utc_A":1647968299,"created_at_utc_B":1647966234,"score_A":733,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"He doesn't want to steal but has kleptomania. Dora telling him not to with that chant helps him with his affirmations, letting him hold himself back. Dora knows it's an illness and not malice so she doesn't try to hurt him.","human_ref_B":"Honor Amoung Thieves","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2065.0,"score_ratio":52.3571428571} +{"post_id":"tk6q3y","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Dora] Why is Swiper pursuing a life of thievery if he can be stopped by a small child and a monkey simply telling him he\u2019s not allowed to steal from them? You\u2019re a fox, dude. Eat the monkey, tear the girl\u2019s throat out, and steal what you want. 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Would Samara kill Godzilla in seven days?","c_root_id_A":"feyc4ry","c_root_id_B":"fexf3m9","created_at_utc_A":1579443585,"created_at_utc_B":1579429961,"score_A":23,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"If she turned giant to compensate she would have a better chance then I would at winning the lottery, but that still means she gets absolutely destroyed in the end.","human_ref_B":"Try at \/r\/whowouldwin maybe?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13624.0,"score_ratio":1.0952380952} +{"post_id":"eqtgg7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Godzilla] the US army transports a giant television screen with four helicopters, flies it right in front of Godzilla, and plays the tape from the \u2018Ring\u2019 movies. 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(going on ghostbusters with nuclear powered waves trapping ghosts and dresden files uranium making ghosts solid) Then again, Has anything ever killed Samara and kept her down?","human_ref_B":"She would try.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7339.0,"score_ratio":2.2857142857} +{"post_id":"eqtgg7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Godzilla] the US army transports a giant television screen with four helicopters, flies it right in front of Godzilla, and plays the tape from the \u2018Ring\u2019 movies. Would Samara kill Godzilla in seven days?","c_root_id_A":"feyplck","c_root_id_B":"fexxohh","created_at_utc_A":1579448799,"created_at_utc_B":1579438032,"score_A":14,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"This sounds like a round of Superfight that could get really interesting with modifiers. I feel like both of them being instruments of vengeance against mankind might come into play. Turning big G into a host for an angry ghost sounds like a bad time, like trying to stop a tornado with a flamethrower. You can also reference the fantastic comic series \"Godzilla in hell\" for an example of how the supernatural fares against him. It's a wild ride, but he comes out on top.","human_ref_B":"She would try.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10767.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? I'm really tired.","c_root_id_A":"gfxbcih","c_root_id_B":"gfx9dg0","created_at_utc_A":1608043793,"created_at_utc_B":1608042691,"score_A":669,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"In most horror settings with ghosts, the ghost feeds off your fear to become more powerful. This is why they do escalatingly creepy things before they can kill you. 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He steps outside...and the house stays put but the entire earth falls away. Third time: dude wakes up, and says \"He's not gonna get me again. Nothing is going to make me leave this bed.\" And suddenly he realizes the whole room is on fire and has to jump out the window. Yeah, Freddy is basically Bugs Bunny in that movie. Not his finest hour.","human_ref_B":"Just start wanking, no one has ever died from ghost attack while wanking, youll make them really uncomfortable and they will go elsewhere.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1524.0,"score_ratio":3.3153153153} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? 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Because that's how you get ghosts in your dreams.","human_ref_B":"Just start wanking, no one has ever died from ghost attack while wanking, youll make them really uncomfortable and they will go elsewhere.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5528.0,"score_ratio":10.2222222222} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? I'm really tired.","c_root_id_A":"gfxn46q","c_root_id_B":"gfx9dg0","created_at_utc_A":1608049814,"created_at_utc_B":1608042691,"score_A":368,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"Just start wanking, no one has ever died from ghost attack while wanking, youll make them really uncomfortable and they will go elsewhere.","human_ref_B":"Im pretty sure the ghost would leave you alone","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7123.0,"score_ratio":13.6296296296} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? I'm really tired.","c_root_id_A":"gfxh1of","c_root_id_B":"gfxk0p2","created_at_utc_A":1608046799,"created_at_utc_B":1608048290,"score_A":97,"score_B":111,"human_ref_A":"If you ignore it for long enough the ghost will get in bed with you. And take all the blankets.","human_ref_B":"Freddy Krueger may not exactly be a ghost, but he won't tolerate this sort of thing. In Freddy's Dead, there's a running gag about a character he's tormenting. In the first dream he wakes up in bed, looks outside, and discovers his house is falling from the sky. Second dream: wakes up in bed, looks outside, everything is fine. He steps outside...and the house stays put but the entire earth falls away. Third time: dude wakes up, and says \"He's not gonna get me again. Nothing is going to make me leave this bed.\" And suddenly he realizes the whole room is on fire and has to jump out the window. Yeah, Freddy is basically Bugs Bunny in that movie. Not his finest hour.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1491.0,"score_ratio":1.1443298969} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? I'm really tired.","c_root_id_A":"gfxk0p2","c_root_id_B":"gfxc9aq","created_at_utc_A":1608048290,"created_at_utc_B":1608044286,"score_A":111,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"Freddy Krueger may not exactly be a ghost, but he won't tolerate this sort of thing. In Freddy's Dead, there's a running gag about a character he's tormenting. In the first dream he wakes up in bed, looks outside, and discovers his house is falling from the sky. Second dream: wakes up in bed, looks outside, everything is fine. He steps outside...and the house stays put but the entire earth falls away. Third time: dude wakes up, and says \"He's not gonna get me again. Nothing is going to make me leave this bed.\" And suddenly he realizes the whole room is on fire and has to jump out the window. Yeah, Freddy is basically Bugs Bunny in that movie. Not his finest hour.","human_ref_B":"You want ghosts in your dreams? Because that's how you get ghosts in your dreams.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4004.0,"score_ratio":3.0833333333} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? I'm really tired.","c_root_id_A":"gfx9dg0","c_root_id_B":"gfxk0p2","created_at_utc_A":1608042691,"created_at_utc_B":1608048290,"score_A":27,"score_B":111,"human_ref_A":"Im pretty sure the ghost would leave you alone","human_ref_B":"Freddy Krueger may not exactly be a ghost, but he won't tolerate this sort of thing. In Freddy's Dead, there's a running gag about a character he's tormenting. 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And take all the blankets.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4108.0,"score_ratio":3.5925925926} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? I'm really tired.","c_root_id_A":"gfy4xdf","c_root_id_B":"gfxrv2e","created_at_utc_A":1608058101,"created_at_utc_B":1608052078,"score_A":35,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"Scientists say the average person swallows 5 ghosts a year in their sleep.","human_ref_B":"Ghosts want attention- whether that's for help completing their unfinished business, feeding on your fear or simply having been stuck in an empty house alone for centuries. Either way, ignoring it will piss it off. It will escalate until you notice it's there.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6023.0,"score_ratio":1.2962962963} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? I'm really tired.","c_root_id_A":"gfx9dg0","c_root_id_B":"gfy4xdf","created_at_utc_A":1608042691,"created_at_utc_B":1608058101,"score_A":27,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"Im pretty sure the ghost would leave you alone","human_ref_B":"Scientists say the average person swallows 5 ghosts a year in their sleep.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15410.0,"score_ratio":1.2962962963} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? I'm really tired.","c_root_id_A":"gfy37e9","c_root_id_B":"gfy4xdf","created_at_utc_A":1608057338,"created_at_utc_B":1608058101,"score_A":16,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"Ghosts and under-bed monsters are unable to do anything to you as long as you remain in bed. But the strange noise could also be a human intruder, which are not limited thus.","human_ref_B":"Scientists say the average person swallows 5 ghosts a year in their sleep.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":763.0,"score_ratio":2.1875} +{"post_id":"kdmp6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General Horror] If I refuse to leave the bed to investigate a strange noise, would the ghost leave me alone for the night? I'm really tired.","c_root_id_A":"gfxc9aq","c_root_id_B":"gfx9dg0","created_at_utc_A":1608044286,"created_at_utc_B":1608042691,"score_A":36,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"You want ghosts in your dreams? Because that's how you get ghosts in your dreams.","human_ref_B":"Im pretty sure the ghost would leave you alone","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1595.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"k3xa6g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Marvel] does war machine send his suit to tony for repair and upgrades since he's the only one who knows how this tech works. Does tony give him this service?","c_root_id_A":"ge5n37w","c_root_id_B":"ge5jl2k","created_at_utc_A":1606751058,"created_at_utc_B":1606749229,"score_A":560,"score_B":100,"human_ref_A":"When considering the War Machine armor, the systems come in two classes; proprietary \"StarkTech\" hardware like the power systems, repulsor thrusters, etc, and more conventional military hardware. Most of the ordnance on the War Machine are conventional military weapons modified to be able to interface with the suit, and their care and upkeep can be handled by the armorers and technicians of the USAF. The StarkTech components are tougher, and a limited number of people (like Rhodes himself, technicians on contract from Stark Industries, Tony, or a limited number of outside experts) are trained and qualified to do stuff like swap out a dead thruster or upgrade the internal sensors and controls. If needed, during periods where Tony and Rhodes are on good terms, Tony himself could show up to help resolve a major issue with the suit.","human_ref_B":"He can repair and upgrade the suit. The Punisher was able to figure out how to maintain it so it's a breeze for Rhodey.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1829.0,"score_ratio":5.6} +{"post_id":"k3xa6g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Marvel] does war machine send his suit to tony for repair and upgrades since he's the only one who knows how this tech works. Does tony give him this service?","c_root_id_A":"ge63ef5","c_root_id_B":"ge66nef","created_at_utc_A":1606759004,"created_at_utc_B":1606760561,"score_A":8,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"In my headcanon tony took back the suit after Iron man 2 so he just does repairs and then rhodey is free to grab it from Stark Tower. That's not official, but we don't have a canon answer to this so I think this is how it works.","human_ref_B":"I would think anytime after the beginning of AoU, Jarvis (or whatever the current user interface is) would likely be able to perform maintenance if Rhodes just brought the suit in and explained the problem. Probably easier than dropping off the dry cleaning.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1557.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"k3xa6g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Marvel] does war machine send his suit to tony for repair and upgrades since he's the only one who knows how this tech works. Does tony give him this service?","c_root_id_A":"ge6v93r","c_root_id_B":"ge63ef5","created_at_utc_A":1606772137,"created_at_utc_B":1606759004,"score_A":20,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"It's an interesting question for the MCU going forward. Who's gonna fix War Machine when it gets damaged in battle now with Tony gone? How ironic would it be if Hank Pym becomes the go-to guy for that now?","human_ref_B":"In my headcanon tony took back the suit after Iron man 2 so he just does repairs and then rhodey is free to grab it from Stark Tower. That's not official, but we don't have a canon answer to this so I think this is how it works.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13133.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"k3xa6g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Marvel] does war machine send his suit to tony for repair and upgrades since he's the only one who knows how this tech works. Does tony give him this service?","c_root_id_A":"ge6v93r","c_root_id_B":"ge6cqqw","created_at_utc_A":1606772137,"created_at_utc_B":1606763409,"score_A":20,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"It's an interesting question for the MCU going forward. Who's gonna fix War Machine when it gets damaged in battle now with Tony gone? How ironic would it be if Hank Pym becomes the go-to guy for that now?","human_ref_B":"Yeah.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8728.0,"score_ratio":10.0} +{"post_id":"k3xa6g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Marvel] does war machine send his suit to tony for repair and upgrades since he's the only one who knows how this tech works. Does tony give him this service?","c_root_id_A":"ge63ef5","c_root_id_B":"ge82wwe","created_at_utc_A":1606759004,"created_at_utc_B":1606793687,"score_A":8,"score_B":19,"human_ref_A":"In my headcanon tony took back the suit after Iron man 2 so he just does repairs and then rhodey is free to grab it from Stark Tower. That's not official, but we don't have a canon answer to this so I think this is how it works.","human_ref_B":"I feel like you all forget that Rhodey was classmates with Tony at MIT. He's might not be Stark level genius, but it doesn't take a genius to fix something that already exists. I'm sure Rhodey is more than capable of fixing the War Machine suit if it came to it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":34683.0,"score_ratio":2.375} +{"post_id":"k3xa6g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Marvel] does war machine send his suit to tony for repair and upgrades since he's the only one who knows how this tech works. Does tony give him this service?","c_root_id_A":"ge6cqqw","c_root_id_B":"ge82wwe","created_at_utc_A":1606763409,"created_at_utc_B":1606793687,"score_A":2,"score_B":19,"human_ref_A":"Yeah.","human_ref_B":"I feel like you all forget that Rhodey was classmates with Tony at MIT. He's might not be Stark level genius, but it doesn't take a genius to fix something that already exists. I'm sure Rhodey is more than capable of fixing the War Machine suit if it came to it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":30278.0,"score_ratio":9.5} +{"post_id":"k3xa6g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Marvel] does war machine send his suit to tony for repair and upgrades since he's the only one who knows how this tech works. Does tony give him this service?","c_root_id_A":"ge8rnmk","c_root_id_B":"ge6cqqw","created_at_utc_A":1606812712,"created_at_utc_B":1606763409,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"In the comics he and Tony split ways after the Civil War and Rhodes went out being War Machine on his own (he was also a cyborg at the time) and had his own team of technicians with more primitive iron man armors who worked on his suit for him, though at that point he was able to work on it himself too, and he was basically a living computer too because of the implants in his brain.","human_ref_B":"Yeah.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":49303.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"k4pgfq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars] Why is older force knowledge sought after? What did they know so long ago that has since been lost?","c_root_id_A":"gea509i","c_root_id_B":"gea0zu1","created_at_utc_A":1606846114,"created_at_utc_B":1606844215,"score_A":243,"score_B":41,"human_ref_A":"It's more of a classic meta-rule that ancient civilizations were always wiser and more powerful. Applied to Star Wars there can be several answers, depending on the time frame: \u2022 For Luke Skywalker it's pretty obvious - he was left essentially with bare bones training, so he HAS to find ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING OF SUBSTANCE to rebuild the Jedi Order. New Canon Luke had easier time with it, since Jocasta Nu left a very big and solid cache of Jedi Archives for him to find, and Obi-Wan and Yoda probably could advise him from beyond the grave, but Old Canon Luke was shit out of luck and had to grab virtually anything he could get his hands on. I think it's not until he grabbed the Holocron from reborn Emperor he had something truly substantial. \u2022 For Jedi of the Old Republic - they had very comprehensive archives of jedi lore, that's true, but reading something in a book will never replace the experience of discovery in the first place. So to broaden their horizons jedi would visit ancient temples even if they already read about them in the archives, or visit other Force traditions to share knowledge and wisdom. \u2022 For truly ancient Jedi, before KOTOR and closer to Dawn of the Jedi era - well it was time of discovery and establishment for the Jedi, and even in those times there already were ancient fallen civilizations like Gree and Kwaa to explore and study. Basically the process of collecting knowledge never stops, it just changes what is considered to be \"ancient\". Luke probably would... well not kill, but fight for Prequel-era jedi training regiments, and prequel jedi would be very interested in insights of Tales of the Jedi-era masters on more arcane jedi powers.","human_ref_B":"The Jedi by the prequel era have become too dogmatic and follow strict rules and training methodologies. Looking for older knowledge is looking for people's ideas of how to connect to and understand the force before the Jedi started imposing all the rules.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1899.0,"score_ratio":5.9268292683} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4n2za","c_root_id_B":"gj4rn0s","created_at_utc_A":1610556857,"created_at_utc_B":1610558904,"score_A":235,"score_B":756,"human_ref_A":"Well, no, because they don't have cyberware. Technology always brings new problems old ones don't- a car crash is much worse then a horse crash, a blackout will make your computer useless but not your book, it's much easier for someone to hack your online bank account then your vault full of gold. But they also have a lot of other advantages over their old counterparts. Cyberware makes you stronger, tougher, gives you new capacities. It's too useful not to use in a fight, even if it does make you vulnerable to other tactics.","human_ref_B":"Cyberware is basically mandatory for most jobs. You think you can be an analyst for arasaka without neural stim and datanet implants? Work at a millitech dock yard without gorilla arms and fatigue reducers? Even prostitutes need implants to meet high end clientele needs. Sure, you can find the odd 'ganic ripperdoc, but most generally don't have a choice, and they're so culturally normalized that not having implants is seen as weird.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2047.0,"score_ratio":3.2170212766} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4hv4q","c_root_id_B":"gj4rn0s","created_at_utc_A":1610554488,"created_at_utc_B":1610558904,"score_A":85,"score_B":756,"human_ref_A":"If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please reach out. You can find help at a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline USA: 18002738255 US Crisis textline: 741741 text HOME United Kingdom: 116 123 Trans Lifeline (877-565-8860) Others: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org","human_ref_B":"Cyberware is basically mandatory for most jobs. You think you can be an analyst for arasaka without neural stim and datanet implants? Work at a millitech dock yard without gorilla arms and fatigue reducers? Even prostitutes need implants to meet high end clientele needs. Sure, you can find the odd 'ganic ripperdoc, but most generally don't have a choice, and they're so culturally normalized that not having implants is seen as weird.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4416.0,"score_ratio":8.8941176471} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4mkrt","c_root_id_B":"gj4rn0s","created_at_utc_A":1610556629,"created_at_utc_B":1610558904,"score_A":69,"score_B":756,"human_ref_A":"Why would you use a smart phone if there are so many risk ranging from identity theft to losing all your money involved? Because it's convenient and the risk is statistically very low that it would happen to you.","human_ref_B":"Cyberware is basically mandatory for most jobs. You think you can be an analyst for arasaka without neural stim and datanet implants? Work at a millitech dock yard without gorilla arms and fatigue reducers? Even prostitutes need implants to meet high end clientele needs. Sure, you can find the odd 'ganic ripperdoc, but most generally don't have a choice, and they're so culturally normalized that not having implants is seen as weird.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2275.0,"score_ratio":10.9565217391} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4r95k","c_root_id_B":"gj4rn0s","created_at_utc_A":1610558725,"created_at_utc_B":1610558904,"score_A":64,"score_B":756,"human_ref_A":"Also, you operate in the society build on excess and living on the edge. Nobody would hire a personal bodyguard without wired nerves or a network security consultant without neural interface, because they would be physically unable to keep up against opponents with those upgrades. By the end of the day, if something bad happen to them as the direct consequence of the chrome that they installed as a requirement to get the job, some corp exec will go \"oh well\" and replaces them within a day. In cyberpunk you either agree to be completely unexceptional and live your entire at the bottom of the social ladder or take huge risks and eventually burn out at the age of 27.","human_ref_B":"Cyberware is basically mandatory for most jobs. You think you can be an analyst for arasaka without neural stim and datanet implants? Work at a millitech dock yard without gorilla arms and fatigue reducers? Even prostitutes need implants to meet high end clientele needs. Sure, you can find the odd 'ganic ripperdoc, but most generally don't have a choice, and they're so culturally normalized that not having implants is seen as weird.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":179.0,"score_ratio":11.8125} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4rn0s","c_root_id_B":"gj4m6sz","created_at_utc_A":1610558904,"created_at_utc_B":1610556450,"score_A":756,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"Cyberware is basically mandatory for most jobs. You think you can be an analyst for arasaka without neural stim and datanet implants? Work at a millitech dock yard without gorilla arms and fatigue reducers? Even prostitutes need implants to meet high end clientele needs. Sure, you can find the odd 'ganic ripperdoc, but most generally don't have a choice, and they're so culturally normalized that not having implants is seen as weird.","human_ref_B":"Is it really though? Do NPC Netrunners do that to other people? Or is it just one type of PC play though where that happens? In most Cyberpunk settings, it's really *hard* to hack cybernetics: usually it takes dedicated hackers, specialized equipment, and often enough it fails because of protective AI or Firewalls. In the game play I see, I see plenty of NPCs and PC playthroughs with Cyber gear (the trailers loved showing the Mantis Arm thingies) or the super jump (I assume those are leg enhancements). I have never played it though, so I don't know if this happens a lot though. Do NPCs constantly strike at other NPCs or the player via hacking and cause the damage?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2454.0,"score_ratio":44.4705882353} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4hv4q","c_root_id_B":"gj4n2za","created_at_utc_A":1610554488,"created_at_utc_B":1610556857,"score_A":85,"score_B":235,"human_ref_A":"If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, please reach out. You can find help at a National Suicide Prevention Lifeline USA: 18002738255 US Crisis textline: 741741 text HOME United Kingdom: 116 123 Trans Lifeline (877-565-8860) Others: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines https:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org","human_ref_B":"Well, no, because they don't have cyberware. Technology always brings new problems old ones don't- a car crash is much worse then a horse crash, a blackout will make your computer useless but not your book, it's much easier for someone to hack your online bank account then your vault full of gold. But they also have a lot of other advantages over their old counterparts. Cyberware makes you stronger, tougher, gives you new capacities. It's too useful not to use in a fight, even if it does make you vulnerable to other tactics.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2369.0,"score_ratio":2.7647058824} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4mkrt","c_root_id_B":"gj4n2za","created_at_utc_A":1610556629,"created_at_utc_B":1610556857,"score_A":69,"score_B":235,"human_ref_A":"Why would you use a smart phone if there are so many risk ranging from identity theft to losing all your money involved? Because it's convenient and the risk is statistically very low that it would happen to you.","human_ref_B":"Well, no, because they don't have cyberware. Technology always brings new problems old ones don't- a car crash is much worse then a horse crash, a blackout will make your computer useless but not your book, it's much easier for someone to hack your online bank account then your vault full of gold. But they also have a lot of other advantages over their old counterparts. Cyberware makes you stronger, tougher, gives you new capacities. It's too useful not to use in a fight, even if it does make you vulnerable to other tactics.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":228.0,"score_ratio":3.4057971014} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4m6sz","c_root_id_B":"gj4n2za","created_at_utc_A":1610556450,"created_at_utc_B":1610556857,"score_A":17,"score_B":235,"human_ref_A":"Is it really though? Do NPC Netrunners do that to other people? Or is it just one type of PC play though where that happens? In most Cyberpunk settings, it's really *hard* to hack cybernetics: usually it takes dedicated hackers, specialized equipment, and often enough it fails because of protective AI or Firewalls. In the game play I see, I see plenty of NPCs and PC playthroughs with Cyber gear (the trailers loved showing the Mantis Arm thingies) or the super jump (I assume those are leg enhancements). I have never played it though, so I don't know if this happens a lot though. Do NPCs constantly strike at other NPCs or the player via hacking and cause the damage?","human_ref_B":"Well, no, because they don't have cyberware. Technology always brings new problems old ones don't- a car crash is much worse then a horse crash, a blackout will make your computer useless but not your book, it's much easier for someone to hack your online bank account then your vault full of gold. But they also have a lot of other advantages over their old counterparts. Cyberware makes you stronger, tougher, gives you new capacities. It's too useful not to use in a fight, even if it does make you vulnerable to other tactics.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":407.0,"score_ratio":13.8235294118} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj50715","c_root_id_B":"gj4mkrt","created_at_utc_A":1610562657,"created_at_utc_B":1610556629,"score_A":80,"score_B":69,"human_ref_A":"I don't think hacking in cyberpunk is as easy as the game makes it look. It's gameplay after all. If the hacking mechanic required a programming degree a majority of players wouldn't be able to do it. The lore involved in the game heavily implies Netrunning\/hacking is difficult to learn\/perform so it isn't like anyone can just lock eyes with you and fry you.","human_ref_B":"Why would you use a smart phone if there are so many risk ranging from identity theft to losing all your money involved? Because it's convenient and the risk is statistically very low that it would happen to you.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6028.0,"score_ratio":1.1594202899} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj50715","c_root_id_B":"gj4r95k","created_at_utc_A":1610562657,"created_at_utc_B":1610558725,"score_A":80,"score_B":64,"human_ref_A":"I don't think hacking in cyberpunk is as easy as the game makes it look. It's gameplay after all. If the hacking mechanic required a programming degree a majority of players wouldn't be able to do it. The lore involved in the game heavily implies Netrunning\/hacking is difficult to learn\/perform so it isn't like anyone can just lock eyes with you and fry you.","human_ref_B":"Also, you operate in the society build on excess and living on the edge. Nobody would hire a personal bodyguard without wired nerves or a network security consultant without neural interface, because they would be physically unable to keep up against opponents with those upgrades. By the end of the day, if something bad happen to them as the direct consequence of the chrome that they installed as a requirement to get the job, some corp exec will go \"oh well\" and replaces them within a day. In cyberpunk you either agree to be completely unexceptional and live your entire at the bottom of the social ladder or take huge risks and eventually burn out at the age of 27.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3932.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4m6sz","c_root_id_B":"gj50715","created_at_utc_A":1610556450,"created_at_utc_B":1610562657,"score_A":17,"score_B":80,"human_ref_A":"Is it really though? Do NPC Netrunners do that to other people? Or is it just one type of PC play though where that happens? In most Cyberpunk settings, it's really *hard* to hack cybernetics: usually it takes dedicated hackers, specialized equipment, and often enough it fails because of protective AI or Firewalls. In the game play I see, I see plenty of NPCs and PC playthroughs with Cyber gear (the trailers loved showing the Mantis Arm thingies) or the super jump (I assume those are leg enhancements). I have never played it though, so I don't know if this happens a lot though. Do NPCs constantly strike at other NPCs or the player via hacking and cause the damage?","human_ref_B":"I don't think hacking in cyberpunk is as easy as the game makes it look. It's gameplay after all. If the hacking mechanic required a programming degree a majority of players wouldn't be able to do it. The lore involved in the game heavily implies Netrunning\/hacking is difficult to learn\/perform so it isn't like anyone can just lock eyes with you and fry you.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6207.0,"score_ratio":4.7058823529} +{"post_id":"kwjmtl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Cyberpunk2077] why does anyone use cybernetic implants when they are usually used against them? Hacking is so easy in this game for you or your enemies. It makes watch dogs look like algebra. Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4mkrt","c_root_id_B":"gj4m6sz","created_at_utc_A":1610556629,"created_at_utc_B":1610556450,"score_A":69,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"Why would you use a smart phone if there are so many risk ranging from identity theft to losing all your money involved? Because it's convenient and the risk is statistically very low that it would happen to you.","human_ref_B":"Is it really though? Do NPC Netrunners do that to other people? Or is it just one type of PC play though where that happens? 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Like i would never get a cybernetic implant if i knew my potential enemies had netrunners that could force me to commit suicide with them, make me lose control of my limbs, or even explode. Why does anyone trust and use cyberware when 99% of the time its just used against them? Wouldnt non hackable enemies ALWAYS be more dangerous?","c_root_id_A":"gj4m6sz","c_root_id_B":"gj4r95k","created_at_utc_A":1610556450,"created_at_utc_B":1610558725,"score_A":17,"score_B":64,"human_ref_A":"Is it really though? Do NPC Netrunners do that to other people? Or is it just one type of PC play though where that happens? In most Cyberpunk settings, it's really *hard* to hack cybernetics: usually it takes dedicated hackers, specialized equipment, and often enough it fails because of protective AI or Firewalls. In the game play I see, I see plenty of NPCs and PC playthroughs with Cyber gear (the trailers loved showing the Mantis Arm thingies) or the super jump (I assume those are leg enhancements). I have never played it though, so I don't know if this happens a lot though. Do NPCs constantly strike at other NPCs or the player via hacking and cause the damage?","human_ref_B":"Also, you operate in the society build on excess and living on the edge. Nobody would hire a personal bodyguard without wired nerves or a network security consultant without neural interface, because they would be physically unable to keep up against opponents with those upgrades. By the end of the day, if something bad happen to them as the direct consequence of the chrome that they installed as a requirement to get the job, some corp exec will go \"oh well\" and replaces them within a day. In cyberpunk you either agree to be completely unexceptional and live your entire at the bottom of the social ladder or take huge risks and eventually burn out at the age of 27.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2275.0,"score_ratio":3.7647058824} +{"post_id":"nznjvs","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Duck Song] I am a respectable lemonade seller. A talking duck has been coming up to business asking for grapes when all I have to offer is lemonade. What gives?","c_root_id_A":"h1qghx6","c_root_id_B":"h1qdn0b","created_at_utc_A":1623681377,"created_at_utc_B":1623680005,"score_A":390,"score_B":69,"human_ref_A":"You have three choices. One is to see a psychologists to determine if you're suffering from paranoia. Second is to try and capitalize on this situation by letting people meet\/greet the talking duck, by luring the duck with grapes everyday. 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I think the Robin from \u201cDark Knight Returns\u201d was handled like this at the beginning of that series.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":162.0,"score_ratio":1.1875} +{"post_id":"kdx46t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC] How does Batman possibly keep up the image of a horrifying bat-monster that scares criminals when he has several clearly human sidekicks, who are mostly children?","c_root_id_A":"gfzokjj","c_root_id_B":"gg0a9w9","created_at_utc_A":1608085992,"created_at_utc_B":1608100127,"score_A":8,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"What's weird about a vengeful Batmonster hanging out with some teenagers? Don't be speciest. Aliens are here, man, get over it.","human_ref_B":"In *The New Frontier,* he starts taking Robin out with the specific intention of damaging that image a bit, because everyone is so terrified of the horrifying Bat-Monster that it's become next to impossible for him to do the parts of the job that don't involve beating people up, like talking to witnesses and reassuring hostages. With Robin around, the criminals are still scared because he's a six-foot engine of maladjusted rage coming for their kneecaps, but having someone more colorful on hand offsets *civillian* terror at his arrival, and makes clean-up easier when the fighting is through.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14135.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"kdx46t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC] How does Batman possibly keep up the image of a horrifying bat-monster that scares criminals when he has several clearly human sidekicks, who are mostly children?","c_root_id_A":"gfzmdu9","c_root_id_B":"gg0a9w9","created_at_utc_A":1608084759,"created_at_utc_B":1608100127,"score_A":10,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"I imagine part of it is they make Batman look more monstrous by comparison. Guy in a bat suit? What about given the choice between fighting a kid or a guy in a bat suit?","human_ref_B":"In *The New Frontier,* he starts taking Robin out with the specific intention of damaging that image a bit, because everyone is so terrified of the horrifying Bat-Monster that it's become next to impossible for him to do the parts of the job that don't involve beating people up, like talking to witnesses and reassuring hostages. With Robin around, the criminals are still scared because he's a six-foot engine of maladjusted rage coming for their kneecaps, but having someone more colorful on hand offsets *civillian* terror at his arrival, and makes clean-up easier when the fighting is through.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15368.0,"score_ratio":2.8} +{"post_id":"kdx46t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC] How does Batman possibly keep up the image of a horrifying bat-monster that scares criminals when he has several clearly human sidekicks, who are mostly children?","c_root_id_A":"gg0a9w9","c_root_id_B":"gg058dx","created_at_utc_A":1608100127,"created_at_utc_B":1608096285,"score_A":28,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"In *The New Frontier,* he starts taking Robin out with the specific intention of damaging that image a bit, because everyone is so terrified of the horrifying Bat-Monster that it's become next to impossible for him to do the parts of the job that don't involve beating people up, like talking to witnesses and reassuring hostages. With Robin around, the criminals are still scared because he's a six-foot engine of maladjusted rage coming for their kneecaps, but having someone more colorful on hand offsets *civillian* terror at his arrival, and makes clean-up easier when the fighting is through.","human_ref_B":"To be fair there literally is a giant bat monster in Gotham.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3842.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"kdx46t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC] How does Batman possibly keep up the image of a horrifying bat-monster that scares criminals when he has several clearly human sidekicks, who are mostly children?","c_root_id_A":"gg0a9w9","c_root_id_B":"gg0a0cf","created_at_utc_A":1608100127,"created_at_utc_B":1608099912,"score_A":28,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"In *The New Frontier,* he starts taking Robin out with the specific intention of damaging that image a bit, because everyone is so terrified of the horrifying Bat-Monster that it's become next to impossible for him to do the parts of the job that don't involve beating people up, like talking to witnesses and reassuring hostages. With Robin around, the criminals are still scared because he's a six-foot engine of maladjusted rage coming for their kneecaps, but having someone more colorful on hand offsets *civillian* terror at his arrival, and makes clean-up easier when the fighting is through.","human_ref_B":"I remember looking at a bunch of Batman action figures when I used to work at a now defunct toy store. There so many just off the wall ideas: \"Magma Batman,\" \"Electric Batman,\" \"Deep Sea Diver Batman.\" I wondered why run-of-the-mill crooks would even come within 20 feet of a map of Gotham City.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":215.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"kdx46t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC] How does Batman possibly keep up the image of a horrifying bat-monster that scares criminals when he has several clearly human sidekicks, who are mostly children?","c_root_id_A":"gg0cmze","c_root_id_B":"gfzokjj","created_at_utc_A":1608102098,"created_at_utc_B":1608085992,"score_A":13,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"When you realize Batman saying \"villians are a superstisous and cowardly lot\" he wasn't wrong. Stalin a murdered\/gulaged all of his best doctors because he was afraid they where gonna poison him which ironically led to his death. People earlier this year literally attacked 5g towers even though we know their just better versions of the other g towers but that didn't stop them from attacking them. Quite a few bullies and bad and rude people won't talk shit unless they got like 1 or 2 or more guys who can defend their asses or they can use to gang up on someone. Batman also has survived so many things that he doesn't seem human like how can a human be up all night be on the justice league and go through so much fighting and pain and still be human. Edit: changed the last sentance from \"not be human\" to \"still be human\" because I was trying to say batman doesn't seem very human from a outside prospective.","human_ref_B":"What's weird about a vengeful Batmonster hanging out with some teenagers? Don't be speciest. Aliens are here, man, get over it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16106.0,"score_ratio":1.625} +{"post_id":"kdx46t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC] How does Batman possibly keep up the image of a horrifying bat-monster that scares criminals when he has several clearly human sidekicks, who are mostly children?","c_root_id_A":"gfzmdu9","c_root_id_B":"gg0cmze","created_at_utc_A":1608084759,"created_at_utc_B":1608102098,"score_A":10,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"I imagine part of it is they make Batman look more monstrous by comparison. Guy in a bat suit? What about given the choice between fighting a kid or a guy in a bat suit?","human_ref_B":"When you realize Batman saying \"villians are a superstisous and cowardly lot\" he wasn't wrong. Stalin a murdered\/gulaged all of his best doctors because he was afraid they where gonna poison him which ironically led to his death. People earlier this year literally attacked 5g towers even though we know their just better versions of the other g towers but that didn't stop them from attacking them. Quite a few bullies and bad and rude people won't talk shit unless they got like 1 or 2 or more guys who can defend their asses or they can use to gang up on someone. Batman also has survived so many things that he doesn't seem human like how can a human be up all night be on the justice league and go through so much fighting and pain and still be human. Edit: changed the last sentance from \"not be human\" to \"still be human\" because I was trying to say batman doesn't seem very human from a outside prospective.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17339.0,"score_ratio":1.3} +{"post_id":"kdx46t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC] How does Batman possibly keep up the image of a horrifying bat-monster that scares criminals when he has several clearly human sidekicks, who are mostly children?","c_root_id_A":"gg0cmze","c_root_id_B":"gg058dx","created_at_utc_A":1608102098,"created_at_utc_B":1608096285,"score_A":13,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"When you realize Batman saying \"villians are a superstisous and cowardly lot\" he wasn't wrong. Stalin a murdered\/gulaged all of his best doctors because he was afraid they where gonna poison him which ironically led to his death. People earlier this year literally attacked 5g towers even though we know their just better versions of the other g towers but that didn't stop them from attacking them. Quite a few bullies and bad and rude people won't talk shit unless they got like 1 or 2 or more guys who can defend their asses or they can use to gang up on someone. Batman also has survived so many things that he doesn't seem human like how can a human be up all night be on the justice league and go through so much fighting and pain and still be human. Edit: changed the last sentance from \"not be human\" to \"still be human\" because I was trying to say batman doesn't seem very human from a outside prospective.","human_ref_B":"To be fair there literally is a giant bat monster in Gotham.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5813.0,"score_ratio":1.8571428571} +{"post_id":"kdx46t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC] How does Batman possibly keep up the image of a horrifying bat-monster that scares criminals when he has several clearly human sidekicks, who are mostly children?","c_root_id_A":"gg0a0cf","c_root_id_B":"gg0cmze","created_at_utc_A":1608099912,"created_at_utc_B":1608102098,"score_A":8,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"I remember looking at a bunch of Batman action figures when I used to work at a now defunct toy store. There so many just off the wall ideas: \"Magma Batman,\" \"Electric Batman,\" \"Deep Sea Diver Batman.\" I wondered why run-of-the-mill crooks would even come within 20 feet of a map of Gotham City.","human_ref_B":"When you realize Batman saying \"villians are a superstisous and cowardly lot\" he wasn't wrong. Stalin a murdered\/gulaged all of his best doctors because he was afraid they where gonna poison him which ironically led to his death. People earlier this year literally attacked 5g towers even though we know their just better versions of the other g towers but that didn't stop them from attacking them. Quite a few bullies and bad and rude people won't talk shit unless they got like 1 or 2 or more guys who can defend their asses or they can use to gang up on someone. Batman also has survived so many things that he doesn't seem human like how can a human be up all night be on the justice league and go through so much fighting and pain and still be human. Edit: changed the last sentance from \"not be human\" to \"still be human\" because I was trying to say batman doesn't seem very human from a outside prospective.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2186.0,"score_ratio":1.625} +{"post_id":"kdx46t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC] How does Batman possibly keep up the image of a horrifying bat-monster that scares criminals when he has several clearly human sidekicks, who are mostly children?","c_root_id_A":"gg0a0cf","c_root_id_B":"gg058dx","created_at_utc_A":1608099912,"created_at_utc_B":1608096285,"score_A":8,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"I remember looking at a bunch of Batman action figures when I used to work at a now defunct toy store. There so many just off the wall ideas: \"Magma Batman,\" \"Electric Batman,\" \"Deep Sea Diver Batman.\" I wondered why run-of-the-mill crooks would even come within 20 feet of a map of Gotham City.","human_ref_B":"To be fair there literally is a giant bat monster in Gotham.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3627.0,"score_ratio":1.1428571429} +{"post_id":"fo8mqn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[General] Why do heroes have no qualms about mowing through thousands of mooks, henchmen, soldiers, etc. but feel conflicted about killing their genocidal overlord leaders? Arguably the only hero where this is really justified are Luke Skywalker who solely refused to kill his own father (though not wanting to kill the Emperor too was also...kinda weird) and Naruto Uzumaki (just because I'm pretty sure Naruto doesn't actually kill anyone in his story, including henchmen). But in so many other stories, so many works of fiction with epic heroes and evil overlords, for some reason thousands of soldiers and henchmen can be mowed down like it's nothing, killing a mook is barely different than stepping on an ant or, hell, a blade of grass. Luke agonizes over so much as having to fight his father, but chopping off some poor stormtrooper who was probably drafted into the military? Pfft, no biggie, like mowing the grass. Aang knows in his heart of hearts that he *cannot* kill Ozai because it goes against everything he stands for, but all the fire nation soldiers at the end of Book 1? Lol. What's with this? Do heroes understand that the lives of their foes are intrinsically worth more than their foes' mooks? What about Faceless Bad Guy No. 5's family? What about his friends? I'm pretty sure one of his comrades would've been cradling him in his arms promising to tell his children how their father died, I mean if the hero didn't kill that guy too, lol.","c_root_id_A":"flduhat","c_root_id_B":"fldvkyx","created_at_utc_A":1585071951,"created_at_utc_B":1585072560,"score_A":199,"score_B":536,"human_ref_A":"> all the fire nation soldiers at the end of Book 1? That was the Ocean Spirit taking over along with an uncontrolled Avatar state. You can see throughout the whole series how afraid of the Avatar state he is.","human_ref_B":"It's all about sticking to virtues and code of conduct. Killing someone in a heat of battle is one thing. Like countless stormtroopers you've mentioned, or Obi Wan during duel with Darth Maul. Having someone at your mercy and coldly executing him is one step closer to villany. Like Anakin did with defenceless Count Dooku. Or how Emperor tried to goad Luke into. Using power of an enraged, vengeful spirit, or simply not being fully in control of your actions and emotions is a grey area. Like the Hulk or Guts during his berserk rage.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":609.0,"score_ratio":2.6934673367} +{"post_id":"fo8mqn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[General] Why do heroes have no qualms about mowing through thousands of mooks, henchmen, soldiers, etc. but feel conflicted about killing their genocidal overlord leaders? Arguably the only hero where this is really justified are Luke Skywalker who solely refused to kill his own father (though not wanting to kill the Emperor too was also...kinda weird) and Naruto Uzumaki (just because I'm pretty sure Naruto doesn't actually kill anyone in his story, including henchmen). But in so many other stories, so many works of fiction with epic heroes and evil overlords, for some reason thousands of soldiers and henchmen can be mowed down like it's nothing, killing a mook is barely different than stepping on an ant or, hell, a blade of grass. Luke agonizes over so much as having to fight his father, but chopping off some poor stormtrooper who was probably drafted into the military? Pfft, no biggie, like mowing the grass. Aang knows in his heart of hearts that he *cannot* kill Ozai because it goes against everything he stands for, but all the fire nation soldiers at the end of Book 1? Lol. What's with this? Do heroes understand that the lives of their foes are intrinsically worth more than their foes' mooks? What about Faceless Bad Guy No. 5's family? What about his friends? I'm pretty sure one of his comrades would've been cradling him in his arms promising to tell his children how their father died, I mean if the hero didn't kill that guy too, lol.","c_root_id_A":"fldvkyx","c_root_id_B":"fldqcsr","created_at_utc_A":1585072560,"created_at_utc_B":1585069656,"score_A":536,"score_B":159,"human_ref_A":"It's all about sticking to virtues and code of conduct. Killing someone in a heat of battle is one thing. Like countless stormtroopers you've mentioned, or Obi Wan during duel with Darth Maul. Having someone at your mercy and coldly executing him is one step closer to villany. Like Anakin did with defenceless Count Dooku. Or how Emperor tried to goad Luke into. Using power of an enraged, vengeful spirit, or simply not being fully in control of your actions and emotions is a grey area. Like the Hulk or Guts during his berserk rage.","human_ref_B":"In a lot of these scenarios I\u2019m picturing, the hero is standing over the villain, weapon at the ready. At least from a legal perspective, as soon as you\u2019ve given the act a moment of thought, it goes from justifiable homicide to murder. Putting a few rounds into a bad guy in the middle of a firefight is one thing. Doming the guy a few seconds after the fight, to make sure they\u2019re dead? Entirely another.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2904.0,"score_ratio":3.3710691824} +{"post_id":"fo8mqn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[General] Why do heroes have no qualms about mowing through thousands of mooks, henchmen, soldiers, etc. but feel conflicted about killing their genocidal overlord leaders? Arguably the only hero where this is really justified are Luke Skywalker who solely refused to kill his own father (though not wanting to kill the Emperor too was also...kinda weird) and Naruto Uzumaki (just because I'm pretty sure Naruto doesn't actually kill anyone in his story, including henchmen). But in so many other stories, so many works of fiction with epic heroes and evil overlords, for some reason thousands of soldiers and henchmen can be mowed down like it's nothing, killing a mook is barely different than stepping on an ant or, hell, a blade of grass. Luke agonizes over so much as having to fight his father, but chopping off some poor stormtrooper who was probably drafted into the military? Pfft, no biggie, like mowing the grass. Aang knows in his heart of hearts that he *cannot* kill Ozai because it goes against everything he stands for, but all the fire nation soldiers at the end of Book 1? Lol. What's with this? Do heroes understand that the lives of their foes are intrinsically worth more than their foes' mooks? What about Faceless Bad Guy No. 5's family? What about his friends? I'm pretty sure one of his comrades would've been cradling him in his arms promising to tell his children how their father died, I mean if the hero didn't kill that guy too, lol.","c_root_id_A":"fldqcsr","c_root_id_B":"flduhat","created_at_utc_A":1585069656,"created_at_utc_B":1585071951,"score_A":159,"score_B":199,"human_ref_A":"In a lot of these scenarios I\u2019m picturing, the hero is standing over the villain, weapon at the ready. At least from a legal perspective, as soon as you\u2019ve given the act a moment of thought, it goes from justifiable homicide to murder. Putting a few rounds into a bad guy in the middle of a firefight is one thing. Doming the guy a few seconds after the fight, to make sure they\u2019re dead? Entirely another.","human_ref_B":"> all the fire nation soldiers at the end of Book 1? That was the Ocean Spirit taking over along with an uncontrolled Avatar state. You can see throughout the whole series how afraid of the Avatar state he is.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2295.0,"score_ratio":1.251572327} +{"post_id":"fo8mqn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[General] Why do heroes have no qualms about mowing through thousands of mooks, henchmen, soldiers, etc. but feel conflicted about killing their genocidal overlord leaders? Arguably the only hero where this is really justified are Luke Skywalker who solely refused to kill his own father (though not wanting to kill the Emperor too was also...kinda weird) and Naruto Uzumaki (just because I'm pretty sure Naruto doesn't actually kill anyone in his story, including henchmen). But in so many other stories, so many works of fiction with epic heroes and evil overlords, for some reason thousands of soldiers and henchmen can be mowed down like it's nothing, killing a mook is barely different than stepping on an ant or, hell, a blade of grass. Luke agonizes over so much as having to fight his father, but chopping off some poor stormtrooper who was probably drafted into the military? Pfft, no biggie, like mowing the grass. Aang knows in his heart of hearts that he *cannot* kill Ozai because it goes against everything he stands for, but all the fire nation soldiers at the end of Book 1? Lol. What's with this? Do heroes understand that the lives of their foes are intrinsically worth more than their foes' mooks? What about Faceless Bad Guy No. 5's family? What about his friends? I'm pretty sure one of his comrades would've been cradling him in his arms promising to tell his children how their father died, I mean if the hero didn't kill that guy too, lol.","c_root_id_A":"fletl2w","c_root_id_B":"flf5nbg","created_at_utc_A":1585091270,"created_at_utc_B":1585098589,"score_A":14,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"The thing with Luke and the Emperor goes back to the difference between the Jedi and Sith. The Sith act through passion; if Luke killed Palps in anger, Luke loses still since he would have given into the dark side.","human_ref_B":"In a battlefield, killing soldiers who are firing back is ok, but executing an unarmed man is considered a war crime.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7319.0,"score_ratio":3.4285714286} +{"post_id":"fo8mqn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[General] Why do heroes have no qualms about mowing through thousands of mooks, henchmen, soldiers, etc. but feel conflicted about killing their genocidal overlord leaders? Arguably the only hero where this is really justified are Luke Skywalker who solely refused to kill his own father (though not wanting to kill the Emperor too was also...kinda weird) and Naruto Uzumaki (just because I'm pretty sure Naruto doesn't actually kill anyone in his story, including henchmen). But in so many other stories, so many works of fiction with epic heroes and evil overlords, for some reason thousands of soldiers and henchmen can be mowed down like it's nothing, killing a mook is barely different than stepping on an ant or, hell, a blade of grass. Luke agonizes over so much as having to fight his father, but chopping off some poor stormtrooper who was probably drafted into the military? Pfft, no biggie, like mowing the grass. Aang knows in his heart of hearts that he *cannot* kill Ozai because it goes against everything he stands for, but all the fire nation soldiers at the end of Book 1? Lol. What's with this? Do heroes understand that the lives of their foes are intrinsically worth more than their foes' mooks? What about Faceless Bad Guy No. 5's family? What about his friends? I'm pretty sure one of his comrades would've been cradling him in his arms promising to tell his children how their father died, I mean if the hero didn't kill that guy too, lol.","c_root_id_A":"flf5xau","c_root_id_B":"fletl2w","created_at_utc_A":1585098770,"created_at_utc_B":1585091270,"score_A":38,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Because in a lot of cases, they come from the same privileged class as the villain - and while you can kill peasants and proles by the bucketload, killing a member of your noble\/royal\/officer\/capitalist class is a betrayal of your class regardless of your disagreements over anything else.","human_ref_B":"The thing with Luke and the Emperor goes back to the difference between the Jedi and Sith. The Sith act through passion; if Luke killed Palps in anger, Luke loses still since he would have given into the dark side.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7500.0,"score_ratio":2.7142857143} +{"post_id":"fo8mqn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[General] Why do heroes have no qualms about mowing through thousands of mooks, henchmen, soldiers, etc. but feel conflicted about killing their genocidal overlord leaders? Arguably the only hero where this is really justified are Luke Skywalker who solely refused to kill his own father (though not wanting to kill the Emperor too was also...kinda weird) and Naruto Uzumaki (just because I'm pretty sure Naruto doesn't actually kill anyone in his story, including henchmen). But in so many other stories, so many works of fiction with epic heroes and evil overlords, for some reason thousands of soldiers and henchmen can be mowed down like it's nothing, killing a mook is barely different than stepping on an ant or, hell, a blade of grass. Luke agonizes over so much as having to fight his father, but chopping off some poor stormtrooper who was probably drafted into the military? Pfft, no biggie, like mowing the grass. Aang knows in his heart of hearts that he *cannot* kill Ozai because it goes against everything he stands for, but all the fire nation soldiers at the end of Book 1? Lol. What's with this? Do heroes understand that the lives of their foes are intrinsically worth more than their foes' mooks? What about Faceless Bad Guy No. 5's family? What about his friends? I'm pretty sure one of his comrades would've been cradling him in his arms promising to tell his children how their father died, I mean if the hero didn't kill that guy too, lol.","c_root_id_A":"flfi7d0","c_root_id_B":"fletl2w","created_at_utc_A":1585107228,"created_at_utc_B":1585091270,"score_A":22,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Deeply ingrained classism.","human_ref_B":"The thing with Luke and the Emperor goes back to the difference between the Jedi and Sith. The Sith act through passion; if Luke killed Palps in anger, Luke loses still since he would have given into the dark side.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15958.0,"score_ratio":1.5714285714} +{"post_id":"fo8mqn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[General] Why do heroes have no qualms about mowing through thousands of mooks, henchmen, soldiers, etc. but feel conflicted about killing their genocidal overlord leaders? Arguably the only hero where this is really justified are Luke Skywalker who solely refused to kill his own father (though not wanting to kill the Emperor too was also...kinda weird) and Naruto Uzumaki (just because I'm pretty sure Naruto doesn't actually kill anyone in his story, including henchmen). But in so many other stories, so many works of fiction with epic heroes and evil overlords, for some reason thousands of soldiers and henchmen can be mowed down like it's nothing, killing a mook is barely different than stepping on an ant or, hell, a blade of grass. Luke agonizes over so much as having to fight his father, but chopping off some poor stormtrooper who was probably drafted into the military? Pfft, no biggie, like mowing the grass. Aang knows in his heart of hearts that he *cannot* kill Ozai because it goes against everything he stands for, but all the fire nation soldiers at the end of Book 1? Lol. What's with this? Do heroes understand that the lives of their foes are intrinsically worth more than their foes' mooks? What about Faceless Bad Guy No. 5's family? What about his friends? I'm pretty sure one of his comrades would've been cradling him in his arms promising to tell his children how their father died, I mean if the hero didn't kill that guy too, lol.","c_root_id_A":"flfi7d0","c_root_id_B":"flfhc26","created_at_utc_A":1585107228,"created_at_utc_B":1585106587,"score_A":22,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Deeply ingrained classism.","human_ref_B":"It's just a trope, it ain't reasonable at all. There are some interesting examples in gaming where it is subverted - Dishonored series has a mechanic where the world gets more dilapidated with every henchman killed, and the only way to achieve good ending is to not kill anyone outside of bosses. On the other hand, there are also fairly hilarious examples of trying to subvert this and failing spectacularly, such as the new Tomb Raider, which is amazing by the way, but where Lara goes from having deep remorse in the beginning over injuring a single bad guy, and then to mowing down entire villages of arguably innocent henchmen with no second thought in a span of hours.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":641.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"mwda62","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[The Mummy 1999] What possible reason could the Egyptians have had for bestowing a curse upon Imhotep that granted him Godlike powers if he ever got freed from his tomb?","c_root_id_A":"gvhtadw","c_root_id_B":"gvhkqnn","created_at_utc_A":1619127473,"created_at_utc_B":1619123789,"score_A":396,"score_B":130,"human_ref_A":"In a previous discussion on the topic, someone came up with a plausible reason: So long as Imhotep is confined, he will suffer for eternity. The magic that makes him an immortal being also ensures that he will be tormented in the worst way until the very end of time. Such is the will of Pharaoh, a god-king ruling on Earth. But if anyone defies Pharaoh's will and breaks the seals that keep Imhotep locked away, they will suffer not just the wrath of a super-powered priest. But through his magical rage, you're also incurring Pharaoh's divine punishment on the world for defying the will of a living god.","human_ref_B":"Were all of his powers actually part of the curse? It's implied that he was already powerful to begin with, since he was able to resurrect someone who had been killed (or would have done if he hadn't been interrupted). 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So when someone says the secret passphrase and that person is massively more powerful than you the best bet is to say \"yes sir\" and hope for the best.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6959.0,"score_ratio":3.5348837209} +{"post_id":"inq1k6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] HYDRA was baffled when Cap said 'Hail Hydra'. How would they have reacted if Thor said it? Of all people, Thor whispering it to them would be least expected. Would they even believe him?","c_root_id_A":"g49bie4","c_root_id_B":"g49mct8","created_at_utc_A":1599419037,"created_at_utc_B":1599425050,"score_A":28,"score_B":304,"human_ref_A":"If they believed it, they would be thrilled.","human_ref_B":"The unfortunate side effect of maintaining a culture of fear in the workplace is the unwillingness of employees to show initiative or engage in too much critical thinking. This is amplified when a hydra agent who angers his boss is more likely to be shot in the back of the head than fired. So when someone says the secret passphrase and that person is massively more powerful than you the best bet is to say \"yes sir\" and hope for the best.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6013.0,"score_ratio":10.8571428571} +{"post_id":"inq1k6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] HYDRA was baffled when Cap said 'Hail Hydra'. How would they have reacted if Thor said it? Of all people, Thor whispering it to them would be least expected. Would they even believe him?","c_root_id_A":"g499c1q","c_root_id_B":"g49mct8","created_at_utc_A":1599417838,"created_at_utc_B":1599425050,"score_A":18,"score_B":304,"human_ref_A":"Holy fucking shit. That would be cool. 50\/50 chance they\u2019d actually believe I think. But that\u2019s a wild idea","human_ref_B":"The unfortunate side effect of maintaining a culture of fear in the workplace is the unwillingness of employees to show initiative or engage in too much critical thinking. This is amplified when a hydra agent who angers his boss is more likely to be shot in the back of the head than fired. So when someone says the secret passphrase and that person is massively more powerful than you the best bet is to say \"yes sir\" and hope for the best.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7212.0,"score_ratio":16.8888888889} +{"post_id":"inq1k6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] HYDRA was baffled when Cap said 'Hail Hydra'. How would they have reacted if Thor said it? Of all people, Thor whispering it to them would be least expected. 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But that\u2019s a wild idea","human_ref_B":"Vindicated perhaps, he is an advanced aryan alien. Any actual nazis lurking in their ranks would be hyped.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6507.0,"score_ratio":6.5} +{"post_id":"inq1k6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] HYDRA was baffled when Cap said 'Hail Hydra'. How would they have reacted if Thor said it? Of all people, Thor whispering it to them would be least expected. Would they even believe him?","c_root_id_A":"g499c1q","c_root_id_B":"g499smq","created_at_utc_A":1599417838,"created_at_utc_B":1599418091,"score_A":18,"score_B":86,"human_ref_A":"Holy fucking shit. That would be cool. 50\/50 chance they\u2019d actually believe I think. But that\u2019s a wild idea","human_ref_B":"I think that the nature of Hydra is too be small independent operators and cells so if one is compromised it can\u2019t compromise the rest. 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But that\u2019s a wild idea","human_ref_B":"If they believed it, they would be thrilled.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1199.0,"score_ratio":1.5555555556} +{"post_id":"inq1k6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] HYDRA was baffled when Cap said 'Hail Hydra'. How would they have reacted if Thor said it? Of all people, Thor whispering it to them would be least expected. Would they even believe him?","c_root_id_A":"g4a7ck2","c_root_id_B":"g4ah9ww","created_at_utc_A":1599437530,"created_at_utc_B":1599443624,"score_A":8,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"I mean...Thor is pretty Aryan too.","human_ref_B":"I think they would have reacted the same way as if he said nothing at all. No matter what happens, everyone of them is thinking *\"Oh fuck the god of thunder just stole our magic suitcase! I hope he doesn't lightning me to death.\"*","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6094.0,"score_ratio":1.875} +{"post_id":"isw8fa","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Madagascar] When Maurice first introduces King Julien XIII and lists off his honorifics, one of them is \"Self Proclaimed.\" How did he get the lemurs to actually treat him like a king? He is the thirteenth King Julien, so we know they've had at least 13 kings. Were they all self proclaimed?","c_root_id_A":"g5b3yko","c_root_id_B":"g5az3st","created_at_utc_A":1600131089,"created_at_utc_B":1600128976,"score_A":157,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"He\u2019s the first king. 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Were they all self proclaimed?","c_root_id_A":"g5az3st","c_root_id_B":"g5b3yn6","created_at_utc_A":1600128976,"created_at_utc_B":1600131090,"score_A":27,"score_B":153,"human_ref_A":"They didn't have any better ideas and he was genuinely pretty cool.","human_ref_B":"Madagascar lore discussion is prolly the most badass debate I've ever experienced","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2114.0,"score_ratio":5.6666666667} +{"post_id":"isw8fa","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Madagascar] When Maurice first introduces King Julien XIII and lists off his honorifics, one of them is \"Self Proclaimed.\" How did he get the lemurs to actually treat him like a king? He is the thirteenth King Julien, so we know they've had at least 13 kings. Were they all self proclaimed?","c_root_id_A":"g5bcqhg","c_root_id_B":"g5b78y2","created_at_utc_A":1600135983,"created_at_utc_B":1600132911,"score_A":117,"score_B":40,"human_ref_A":"Maurice indicates that King Julien is the \"self-proclaimed Lord of the Lemurs\". Lord of the Lemurs is a different---and presumably fictitious---title from King of the Lemur Kingdom. If you've watched the whole series, there are plenty of lemurs which aren't part of KJ's kingdom, including the Mountain Lemurs, the siren lemurs, lemurs in zoos (this is set in the *Madagascar* universe), the lemurs exiled with Uncle King Julien... KJ also proclaims himself many other things without anything to back up any of his claims.","human_ref_B":"King Julien XIII is quite a bit larger than the other lemurs. He probably got to power by bullying others, and rules with a fluffy iron fist.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3072.0,"score_ratio":2.925} +{"post_id":"isw8fa","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Madagascar] When Maurice first introduces King Julien XIII and lists off his honorifics, one of them is \"Self Proclaimed.\" How did he get the lemurs to actually treat him like a king? He is the thirteenth King Julien, so we know they've had at least 13 kings. Were they all self proclaimed?","c_root_id_A":"g5az3st","c_root_id_B":"g5bcqhg","created_at_utc_A":1600128976,"created_at_utc_B":1600135983,"score_A":27,"score_B":117,"human_ref_A":"They didn't have any better ideas and he was genuinely pretty cool.","human_ref_B":"Maurice indicates that King Julien is the \"self-proclaimed Lord of the Lemurs\". Lord of the Lemurs is a different---and presumably fictitious---title from King of the Lemur Kingdom. If you've watched the whole series, there are plenty of lemurs which aren't part of KJ's kingdom, including the Mountain Lemurs, the siren lemurs, lemurs in zoos (this is set in the *Madagascar* universe), the lemurs exiled with Uncle King Julien... KJ also proclaims himself many other things without anything to back up any of his claims.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7007.0,"score_ratio":4.3333333333} +{"post_id":"isw8fa","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Madagascar] When Maurice first introduces King Julien XIII and lists off his honorifics, one of them is \"Self Proclaimed.\" How did he get the lemurs to actually treat him like a king? He is the thirteenth King Julien, so we know they've had at least 13 kings. Were they all self proclaimed?","c_root_id_A":"g5b78y2","c_root_id_B":"g5az3st","created_at_utc_A":1600132911,"created_at_utc_B":1600128976,"score_A":40,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"King Julien XIII is quite a bit larger than the other lemurs. He probably got to power by bullying others, and rules with a fluffy iron fist.","human_ref_B":"They didn't have any better ideas and he was genuinely pretty cool.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3935.0,"score_ratio":1.4814814815} +{"post_id":"isw8fa","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Madagascar] When Maurice first introduces King Julien XIII and lists off his honorifics, one of them is \"Self Proclaimed.\" How did he get the lemurs to actually treat him like a king? He is the thirteenth King Julien, so we know they've had at least 13 kings. Were they all self proclaimed?","c_root_id_A":"g5az3st","c_root_id_B":"g5bjgv1","created_at_utc_A":1600128976,"created_at_utc_B":1600139917,"score_A":27,"score_B":33,"human_ref_A":"They didn't have any better ideas and he was genuinely pretty cool.","human_ref_B":"You see, years before the main characters end up on the island, Julian was just another troop leader, ruling over a few dozen monkeys and a spit of jungle with a particularly tall tree near the center. One day, the plane we see in the films crashed into that tree, with sufficient speed to instantly kill the crew from the change in velocity, but (somehow, as seen by it's condition in the films) not enough to majorly spill it's fuel or start a fire. Keyword: majorly. ​ Because one of the fuel pods mounted on the wings managed to break free during the crash, and ignited upon striking a rock with an abundance of sparks. In close proximity, Julian and his troop were super fucked up on some mushrooms they had foraged earlier, and became infatuated as the strange liquid, failing to sufficiently mix with the air to cause an explosion in the humid environment, trickled down a slope through the moist underbrush from the perforated pod in a small stream of fire. In a spark of genius, Julian quickly organized his troop to grab shards of the now empty pods, and attempt to recreate the fire on whatever hard surface they could find. It was however fruitless, as the sparks created had no fuel to ignite, until a member of his troop through sheer luck attempted this again in a small dry patch of jungle, and managed to ignite some coconut hair that just happened to be laying nearby. Still seeing kaleidoscopes from the mushrooms, Julian quickly put two and two together and fashioned a rudimentary torch, igniting it and grabbing the attention of every primate nearby, both his troop and other species that happened to witness the event. ​ Quickly, Julian managed to organize these other species along with his troop into a diverse, cohesive unit. With the help of his new, ruthless, lieutenant Mort, Julian utilized his newfound mastery of fire to wage a brutal war of extermination against every competing tribe of primates on his region of the island. ​ In the immediate aftermath, the unoccupied areas of Julian's new kingdom experienced a population boom of certain species of insect life due to the absence of a large portion of their predators. This now led to Julian's subjects experiencing their own population boom and subsequent cultural renaissance, with Julian predictably taking full credit. With his subjects giving him North Korea levels of praise, Julian was free to pick whatever title he choose, and he settled with \" King Julien XIII \"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10941.0,"score_ratio":1.2222222222} +{"post_id":"isw8fa","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Madagascar] When Maurice first introduces King Julien XIII and lists off his honorifics, one of them is \"Self Proclaimed.\" How did he get the lemurs to actually treat him like a king? He is the thirteenth King Julien, so we know they've had at least 13 kings. Were they all self proclaimed?","c_root_id_A":"g5bjgv1","c_root_id_B":"g5bemay","created_at_utc_A":1600139917,"created_at_utc_B":1600137057,"score_A":33,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"You see, years before the main characters end up on the island, Julian was just another troop leader, ruling over a few dozen monkeys and a spit of jungle with a particularly tall tree near the center. One day, the plane we see in the films crashed into that tree, with sufficient speed to instantly kill the crew from the change in velocity, but (somehow, as seen by it's condition in the films) not enough to majorly spill it's fuel or start a fire. Keyword: majorly. ​ Because one of the fuel pods mounted on the wings managed to break free during the crash, and ignited upon striking a rock with an abundance of sparks. In close proximity, Julian and his troop were super fucked up on some mushrooms they had foraged earlier, and became infatuated as the strange liquid, failing to sufficiently mix with the air to cause an explosion in the humid environment, trickled down a slope through the moist underbrush from the perforated pod in a small stream of fire. In a spark of genius, Julian quickly organized his troop to grab shards of the now empty pods, and attempt to recreate the fire on whatever hard surface they could find. It was however fruitless, as the sparks created had no fuel to ignite, until a member of his troop through sheer luck attempted this again in a small dry patch of jungle, and managed to ignite some coconut hair that just happened to be laying nearby. Still seeing kaleidoscopes from the mushrooms, Julian quickly put two and two together and fashioned a rudimentary torch, igniting it and grabbing the attention of every primate nearby, both his troop and other species that happened to witness the event. ​ Quickly, Julian managed to organize these other species along with his troop into a diverse, cohesive unit. With the help of his new, ruthless, lieutenant Mort, Julian utilized his newfound mastery of fire to wage a brutal war of extermination against every competing tribe of primates on his region of the island. ​ In the immediate aftermath, the unoccupied areas of Julian's new kingdom experienced a population boom of certain species of insect life due to the absence of a large portion of their predators. This now led to Julian's subjects experiencing their own population boom and subsequent cultural renaissance, with Julian predictably taking full credit. With his subjects giving him North Korea levels of praise, Julian was free to pick whatever title he choose, and he settled with \" King Julien XIII \"","human_ref_B":"Fake it til you make it baby","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2860.0,"score_ratio":1.9411764706} +{"post_id":"isw8fa","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Madagascar] When Maurice first introduces King Julien XIII and lists off his honorifics, one of them is \"Self Proclaimed.\" How did he get the lemurs to actually treat him like a king? He is the thirteenth King Julien, so we know they've had at least 13 kings. Were they all self proclaimed?","c_root_id_A":"g5brwfe","c_root_id_B":"g5c7j6a","created_at_utc_A":1600145450,"created_at_utc_B":1600160144,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"What if it's because you're the first to have actually listened to the honorifics? I generally check out after three.","human_ref_B":"It's probably a similar dynamic as Emperor Norton: nobody *seriously* believed him to be the actual Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, but San Franciscans figured it would be fun to pretend he was so they just rolled with it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14694.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"isw8fa","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Madagascar] When Maurice first introduces King Julien XIII and lists off his honorifics, one of them is \"Self Proclaimed.\" How did he get the lemurs to actually treat him like a king? He is the thirteenth King Julien, so we know they've had at least 13 kings. Were they all self proclaimed?","c_root_id_A":"g5byjsx","c_root_id_B":"g5c7j6a","created_at_utc_A":1600150635,"created_at_utc_B":1600160144,"score_A":2,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Probably coz he likes to move it move it. And there is also one episode in Penguins of Madagascar where lemur Clemson comes to the zoo and says Julien has no birthright to be the king, since he wasn't born in Madagascar.","human_ref_B":"It's probably a similar dynamic as Emperor Norton: nobody *seriously* believed him to be the actual Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, but San Franciscans figured it would be fun to pretend he was so they just rolled with it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9509.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? 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He *eviscerated* Gusteau critically, essentially knocking him down from the height of fine cuisine to being equivalent to Chef Boyardee; essentially, he changed public perception of Gusteau's to be like if McDonald's had a \"fine dining\" restaraunt. That means more people avoid the restaraunt because their expectations are so low, meaning high costs of skilled staff and quality ingredients become more and more of a drain, which will lead to standards slipping and slowly sink the business. Gusteau dying makes matters worse, because how commercialised his likeness becomes means that Ego is essentially proven right, and there's no chance for perceptions to change until Remy comes along.","human_ref_B":"That's a solid argument. Which means we can reason that he *isn't* negative about everyone or else he wouldn't be France's top food critic.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2534.0,"score_ratio":5.0674157303} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? Surely at some point people would stop judging his reviews if everything is bad or unreviewed","c_root_id_A":"iosqegg","c_root_id_B":"iosscmi","created_at_utc_A":1663423472,"created_at_utc_B":1663424366,"score_A":18,"score_B":902,"human_ref_A":"Maybe his reviews tend to correlate with drops in business and this particular restaurant is on shaky enough footing that they can\u2019t afford any major losses like that Or just a typical overreaction from temperamental French chef, either one","human_ref_B":"Ego mentions that he doesn't even swallow food unless he loves it. Apply that attitude to his work; when Ego visits you, you're not hoping to get a glowing review, you're hoping to get a *survivable* review. A \"good\" review from Ego will be one filled with backhanded compliments, and nit-picking about what *wasn't* up to his standard (venue, wait-staff, the personal failings of the Chef, etc), but it'll be clear he \"went easy\" on them as far as the food itself went. Which, from Ego, will be seen as high praise for everyone else; \"damn, even Ego couldn't find something to complain about\". Gusteau got hit especially hard because Ego didn't just critique his restaraunt, but his philosophy on cooking and food in general. He *eviscerated* Gusteau critically, essentially knocking him down from the height of fine cuisine to being equivalent to Chef Boyardee; essentially, he changed public perception of Gusteau's to be like if McDonald's had a \"fine dining\" restaraunt. That means more people avoid the restaraunt because their expectations are so low, meaning high costs of skilled staff and quality ingredients become more and more of a drain, which will lead to standards slipping and slowly sink the business. Gusteau dying makes matters worse, because how commercialised his likeness becomes means that Ego is essentially proven right, and there's no chance for perceptions to change until Remy comes along.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":894.0,"score_ratio":50.1111111111} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? Surely at some point people would stop judging his reviews if everything is bad or unreviewed","c_root_id_A":"iosum2s","c_root_id_B":"iost0ac","created_at_utc_A":1663425377,"created_at_utc_B":1663424658,"score_A":144,"score_B":119,"human_ref_A":"Ego isn't negative about *every* restaurant. His standards are very high, but not unattainable. If a restaurant meets them, the world knows it's *impeccable*. However he was highly critical of Gusteau's philosophy, seeing him as a showman rather than a dedicated chef, and was negatively inclined towards him despite his talent.","human_ref_B":"Because he very likely isn't. Ego straight up says to Linguini that he only swallow food if he loves it. Seeing how he's still alive, there likely is a very small number of restaurants that he loves or at least likes enough to be a constant patron to. He likely did write reviews that, even if not stuffed with praises were very kind to these restaurants, so his negative reviews are still viewed as worth something. Adding on to this, Gusteau's restaurant was presented as the best of the best. If Gusteau's couldn't get a good review, when other equal or possibly even lesser known restaurants could, then that means Gusteau's was unworthy of being considered the best.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":719.0,"score_ratio":1.2100840336} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? Surely at some point people would stop judging his reviews if everything is bad or unreviewed","c_root_id_A":"iosqegg","c_root_id_B":"iosum2s","created_at_utc_A":1663423472,"created_at_utc_B":1663425377,"score_A":18,"score_B":144,"human_ref_A":"Maybe his reviews tend to correlate with drops in business and this particular restaurant is on shaky enough footing that they can\u2019t afford any major losses like that Or just a typical overreaction from temperamental French chef, either one","human_ref_B":"Ego isn't negative about *every* restaurant. His standards are very high, but not unattainable. If a restaurant meets them, the world knows it's *impeccable*. However he was highly critical of Gusteau's philosophy, seeing him as a showman rather than a dedicated chef, and was negatively inclined towards him despite his talent.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1905.0,"score_ratio":8.0} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? Surely at some point people would stop judging his reviews if everything is bad or unreviewed","c_root_id_A":"iost0ac","c_root_id_B":"iosqegg","created_at_utc_A":1663424658,"created_at_utc_B":1663423472,"score_A":119,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"Because he very likely isn't. Ego straight up says to Linguini that he only swallow food if he loves it. Seeing how he's still alive, there likely is a very small number of restaurants that he loves or at least likes enough to be a constant patron to. He likely did write reviews that, even if not stuffed with praises were very kind to these restaurants, so his negative reviews are still viewed as worth something. Adding on to this, Gusteau's restaurant was presented as the best of the best. If Gusteau's couldn't get a good review, when other equal or possibly even lesser known restaurants could, then that means Gusteau's was unworthy of being considered the best.","human_ref_B":"Maybe his reviews tend to correlate with drops in business and this particular restaurant is on shaky enough footing that they can\u2019t afford any major losses like that Or just a typical overreaction from temperamental French chef, either one","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1186.0,"score_ratio":6.6111111111} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? Surely at some point people would stop judging his reviews if everything is bad or unreviewed","c_root_id_A":"iot1uhj","c_root_id_B":"iosqegg","created_at_utc_A":1663428476,"created_at_utc_B":1663423472,"score_A":64,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"A single critic wouldn't bring down a restaurant's star rating. Now, a single critic highlighting a flaw everyone had overlooked in favor of a glorious past and suddenly couldn't ignore anymore? That's more like it. There's a theory out there that Gusteau served Anton Ego frozen food or food cooked with frozen ingredients, a big no-no in fine dining. It makes sense that, after this was dragged into the open, people wouldn't be able to overlook it anymore, costing Gusteau his star. (Likewise, Ego's career wouldn't be ruined by giving a glowing review to a restaurant with hygiene issues, but that's another concern entirely. And, in another niggling factoid, Italy doesn't rate its restaurants on a five-star system. Micheline does the reviews there and they only go up to three stars. And their reviewers are always anonymous, to prevent the exact circumstances in the film where Ego's given special treatment. *Forbes*, however, does a five star system, but they only rate American restaurants.)","human_ref_B":"Maybe his reviews tend to correlate with drops in business and this particular restaurant is on shaky enough footing that they can\u2019t afford any major losses like that Or just a typical overreaction from temperamental French chef, either one","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5004.0,"score_ratio":3.5555555556} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? Surely at some point people would stop judging his reviews if everything is bad or unreviewed","c_root_id_A":"iouqgfy","c_root_id_B":"iosqegg","created_at_utc_A":1663454121,"created_at_utc_B":1663423472,"score_A":28,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"It's possible that Ego's reviews are factored into the rating agency that gives out the stars in universe - Michelin or similar. Losing a star is a huge deal because it marks a substantial decline in quality, and is going to drive people away from the establishment. Couple that with a noteworthy, harsh, and verifiable review, and you get a sharp decline in patrons. The service and hospitality industry is cutthroat, and if you start losing patrons you can hit a death spiral fast. Ego also probably travels a bit, reviewing places around the world. He can afford to be nicer to a small foreign joint where they're likely to give him food that is new and exciting while he's in a good mood. A crushing review is easy enough in Paris, where there are thousands of places to eat and many are not great. If Ego goes to the DC., he's going to tear the fuck out of some fancy downtown place, but he'll give a begrudging \"lives up to it's expectation\" to the Inn at Little Washington. He'll give a nearly glowing review to Joe's BBQ, a shack his taxi driver recommended - it was 8 bucks for lunch, the chef cooked the food with passion, and it was unpretentious food with a surprisingly drinkable beer for a good price. Ego loves food, but he hates people, and part of his issue is that the people ruin the food. This is especially true in a city like Paris where the food scene is everything, and everyone is trying super hard. Ego likely his time reviewing new restaurants that are unlikely to make it out of their first year, and if he gives them a scathing review, they're done. Ego's recommendations are backhand - it's not \"the best new place to eat downtown\" it's \"an affordable alternative to overpriced downtown food.\" A fancy, showy, expensive place is \"a good place for tourists and men trying to impress a new woman.\" A smaller place may be \"elevated but rustic\" or \"simple yet effective\", a rural restaurant uses fresh ingredients, an example many Paris chefs could learn from. A excellent foreign place is \"a interesting, likely doomed, attempt at breaking in to paris's insular food scene, and one that you should experience before it's untimely death.\"","human_ref_B":"Maybe his reviews tend to correlate with drops in business and this particular restaurant is on shaky enough footing that they can\u2019t afford any major losses like that Or just a typical overreaction from temperamental French chef, either one","labels":1,"seconds_difference":30649.0,"score_ratio":1.5555555556} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? Surely at some point people would stop judging his reviews if everything is bad or unreviewed","c_root_id_A":"iotmk88","c_root_id_B":"iouqgfy","created_at_utc_A":1663436978,"created_at_utc_B":1663454121,"score_A":11,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"Have you ever worked in the service industry? Because 10,000 reviews are unlikely to have any effect, a review by the best reviewer ever is unlikely to have an effect, I know of one place that every review of it is like reading the reviews of a prison camp that got shut down by the Hague and they still stay open. What one review is going to do is make the shitty insecure boss at the place lose his mind and treat his employees like garbage to vent his frustration at targets that can't defend themselves.","human_ref_B":"It's possible that Ego's reviews are factored into the rating agency that gives out the stars in universe - Michelin or similar. Losing a star is a huge deal because it marks a substantial decline in quality, and is going to drive people away from the establishment. Couple that with a noteworthy, harsh, and verifiable review, and you get a sharp decline in patrons. The service and hospitality industry is cutthroat, and if you start losing patrons you can hit a death spiral fast. Ego also probably travels a bit, reviewing places around the world. He can afford to be nicer to a small foreign joint where they're likely to give him food that is new and exciting while he's in a good mood. A crushing review is easy enough in Paris, where there are thousands of places to eat and many are not great. If Ego goes to the DC., he's going to tear the fuck out of some fancy downtown place, but he'll give a begrudging \"lives up to it's expectation\" to the Inn at Little Washington. He'll give a nearly glowing review to Joe's BBQ, a shack his taxi driver recommended - it was 8 bucks for lunch, the chef cooked the food with passion, and it was unpretentious food with a surprisingly drinkable beer for a good price. Ego loves food, but he hates people, and part of his issue is that the people ruin the food. This is especially true in a city like Paris where the food scene is everything, and everyone is trying super hard. Ego likely his time reviewing new restaurants that are unlikely to make it out of their first year, and if he gives them a scathing review, they're done. Ego's recommendations are backhand - it's not \"the best new place to eat downtown\" it's \"an affordable alternative to overpriced downtown food.\" A fancy, showy, expensive place is \"a good place for tourists and men trying to impress a new woman.\" A smaller place may be \"elevated but rustic\" or \"simple yet effective\", a rural restaurant uses fresh ingredients, an example many Paris chefs could learn from. A excellent foreign place is \"a interesting, likely doomed, attempt at breaking in to paris's insular food scene, and one that you should experience before it's untimely death.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17143.0,"score_ratio":2.5454545455} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? Surely at some point people would stop judging his reviews if everything is bad or unreviewed","c_root_id_A":"iouqgfy","c_root_id_B":"iot9a59","created_at_utc_A":1663454121,"created_at_utc_B":1663431567,"score_A":28,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"It's possible that Ego's reviews are factored into the rating agency that gives out the stars in universe - Michelin or similar. Losing a star is a huge deal because it marks a substantial decline in quality, and is going to drive people away from the establishment. Couple that with a noteworthy, harsh, and verifiable review, and you get a sharp decline in patrons. The service and hospitality industry is cutthroat, and if you start losing patrons you can hit a death spiral fast. Ego also probably travels a bit, reviewing places around the world. He can afford to be nicer to a small foreign joint where they're likely to give him food that is new and exciting while he's in a good mood. A crushing review is easy enough in Paris, where there are thousands of places to eat and many are not great. If Ego goes to the DC., he's going to tear the fuck out of some fancy downtown place, but he'll give a begrudging \"lives up to it's expectation\" to the Inn at Little Washington. He'll give a nearly glowing review to Joe's BBQ, a shack his taxi driver recommended - it was 8 bucks for lunch, the chef cooked the food with passion, and it was unpretentious food with a surprisingly drinkable beer for a good price. Ego loves food, but he hates people, and part of his issue is that the people ruin the food. This is especially true in a city like Paris where the food scene is everything, and everyone is trying super hard. Ego likely his time reviewing new restaurants that are unlikely to make it out of their first year, and if he gives them a scathing review, they're done. Ego's recommendations are backhand - it's not \"the best new place to eat downtown\" it's \"an affordable alternative to overpriced downtown food.\" A fancy, showy, expensive place is \"a good place for tourists and men trying to impress a new woman.\" A smaller place may be \"elevated but rustic\" or \"simple yet effective\", a rural restaurant uses fresh ingredients, an example many Paris chefs could learn from. A excellent foreign place is \"a interesting, likely doomed, attempt at breaking in to paris's insular food scene, and one that you should experience before it's untimely death.\"","human_ref_B":"I always compared him to Gordon, gotta have your food good,","labels":1,"seconds_difference":22554.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"xgmh1i","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Ratatouille] Why would a review from Ego be the death of a restaurant if he's negative about everyone? Surely at some point people would stop judging his reviews if everything is bad or unreviewed","c_root_id_A":"iot9a59","c_root_id_B":"iotmk88","created_at_utc_A":1663431567,"created_at_utc_B":1663436978,"score_A":8,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"I always compared him to Gordon, gotta have your food good,","human_ref_B":"Have you ever worked in the service industry? Because 10,000 reviews are unlikely to have any effect, a review by the best reviewer ever is unlikely to have an effect, I know of one place that every review of it is like reading the reviews of a prison camp that got shut down by the Hague and they still stay open. What one review is going to do is make the shitty insecure boss at the place lose his mind and treat his employees like garbage to vent his frustration at targets that can't defend themselves.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5411.0,"score_ratio":1.375} +{"post_id":"mpprb1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] At the beginning of Infinity Wars, Heimdall invokes \"Dark Magic\" and his hands appear to briefly glow yellow. Do we know anything about his magical capabilities? Is this magic like Dr. Strange or Scarlet Witch?","c_root_id_A":"gubij2j","c_root_id_B":"guca0qf","created_at_utc_A":1618275040,"created_at_utc_B":1618291222,"score_A":44,"score_B":61,"human_ref_A":"It might be the same stuff referenced in Agent Carter and, later, Agents of SHIELD. I think Tony Stark's father was working on it. It also created Cloak and Dagger and a ton of zombies in New Orleans.","human_ref_B":"The MCU\u2019s definition of magic can get a little weird: MOST Asguardian magic is considered to be futuristic alien technology. However some characters have been known to use that \u201cdark magic\u201d you speak of, Heimdall, Loki, Frigga and Odin. We don\u2019t know much about that dark magic so maybe it is true magic? But at the same time sorcerers from Kamar Taj use chakras (energy found within themselves) and cosmic objects (Staff of the Living Tribunal, Eye of Agamotto) for their spells.....so not really magic? It is also possible that the same chakra\/chi principles are taught by the temples that trained Iron Fist and Shang-Chi in the MCU but we won\u2019t know more until Shang-Chi\u2019s solo movie comes out. Magic that the Salem Witches like Agatha Harkness and even Scarlet Witch use might be considered true magic in the MCU?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":16182.0,"score_ratio":1.3863636364} +{"post_id":"csi3f1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] Given the recent actions of Iron Man, the long and storied career of Captain Marvel, and to a lesser extent the exploits of Star Lord, how are humans seen by the wider galaxy? How did the galaxy react to half of the universe being saved by a planet that hasn't even cracked FTL yet?","c_root_id_A":"exex3sq","c_root_id_B":"exex2ac","created_at_utc_A":1566227459,"created_at_utc_B":1566227431,"score_A":222,"score_B":23,"human_ref_A":"....oh no. Star Lord is galactic Florida-man.","human_ref_B":"Well, in captain marvel earth is called a rundown place or something among those lines, so I'd imagine it's probably still similar. A lot of people say\/think that stark will be seen as a hero, but I don't really get how that would be known. It is a realm of asgard, but we don't know if that's well known. I'd imagine the opinion is still similar to captain marvel.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":28.0,"score_ratio":9.652173913} +{"post_id":"csi3f1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] Given the recent actions of Iron Man, the long and storied career of Captain Marvel, and to a lesser extent the exploits of Star Lord, how are humans seen by the wider galaxy? How did the galaxy react to half of the universe being saved by a planet that hasn't even cracked FTL yet?","c_root_id_A":"exf3tel","c_root_id_B":"exfd0e5","created_at_utc_A":1566232019,"created_at_utc_B":1566237883,"score_A":34,"score_B":88,"human_ref_A":"Even if they assumed powered metahumans or mutants were indicative of man's evolution, they would see that the majority don't have these powers and simply assume the powered and unpowered are different species cohabiting.... and that the planet is mostly still backwater.","human_ref_B":"Earth is known to be under the protection of the Asgardians, since it's Midgard. Nobody really gives much of a crap about them. Cpt. Marvel is likely seen as an individual, rather than a denizen of one particular world. She's a Kree rebel in the minds of most, not an Earthling. Unless I'm mistaken, nobody is aware of the actions of Tony and Bruce aside from the Ravagers, who aren't exactly trusted sources of information. The Guardians are menaces who also sometimes swoop in to save the day. The idiot who says he's in charge is obviously a smokescreen, considering Gamora is on the team as well (and now that she's not, *Thor*, rightful king of Asgard is).","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5864.0,"score_ratio":2.5882352941} +{"post_id":"csi3f1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] Given the recent actions of Iron Man, the long and storied career of Captain Marvel, and to a lesser extent the exploits of Star Lord, how are humans seen by the wider galaxy? How did the galaxy react to half of the universe being saved by a planet that hasn't even cracked FTL yet?","c_root_id_A":"exfd0e5","c_root_id_B":"exex2ac","created_at_utc_A":1566237883,"created_at_utc_B":1566227431,"score_A":88,"score_B":23,"human_ref_A":"Earth is known to be under the protection of the Asgardians, since it's Midgard. Nobody really gives much of a crap about them. Cpt. Marvel is likely seen as an individual, rather than a denizen of one particular world. She's a Kree rebel in the minds of most, not an Earthling. Unless I'm mistaken, nobody is aware of the actions of Tony and Bruce aside from the Ravagers, who aren't exactly trusted sources of information. The Guardians are menaces who also sometimes swoop in to save the day. The idiot who says he's in charge is obviously a smokescreen, considering Gamora is on the team as well (and now that she's not, *Thor*, rightful king of Asgard is).","human_ref_B":"Well, in captain marvel earth is called a rundown place or something among those lines, so I'd imagine it's probably still similar. A lot of people say\/think that stark will be seen as a hero, but I don't really get how that would be known. It is a realm of asgard, but we don't know if that's well known. I'd imagine the opinion is still similar to captain marvel.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10452.0,"score_ratio":3.8260869565} +{"post_id":"csi3f1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] Given the recent actions of Iron Man, the long and storied career of Captain Marvel, and to a lesser extent the exploits of Star Lord, how are humans seen by the wider galaxy? How did the galaxy react to half of the universe being saved by a planet that hasn't even cracked FTL yet?","c_root_id_A":"exex2ac","c_root_id_B":"exf3tel","created_at_utc_A":1566227431,"created_at_utc_B":1566232019,"score_A":23,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"Well, in captain marvel earth is called a rundown place or something among those lines, so I'd imagine it's probably still similar. A lot of people say\/think that stark will be seen as a hero, but I don't really get how that would be known. It is a realm of asgard, but we don't know if that's well known. I'd imagine the opinion is still similar to captain marvel.","human_ref_B":"Even if they assumed powered metahumans or mutants were indicative of man's evolution, they would see that the majority don't have these powers and simply assume the powered and unpowered are different species cohabiting.... and that the planet is mostly still backwater.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4588.0,"score_ratio":1.4782608696} +{"post_id":"csi3f1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] Given the recent actions of Iron Man, the long and storied career of Captain Marvel, and to a lesser extent the exploits of Star Lord, how are humans seen by the wider galaxy? How did the galaxy react to half of the universe being saved by a planet that hasn't even cracked FTL yet?","c_root_id_A":"exfgkes","c_root_id_B":"exffndm","created_at_utc_A":1566240067,"created_at_utc_B":1566239496,"score_A":20,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Probably similar to how the world saw Japan after the Russo-Japanese War, the first time an eastern power exerted dominance against a western power in a post-industrial era. >To the Western powers, Japan's victory demonstrated the emergence of a new Asian regional power. With the Russian defeat, some scholars have argued that the war had set in motion a change in the global world order with the emergence of Japan as not only a regional power, but rather, the main Asian power.[89] Rather more than the possibilities of diplomatic partnership were emerging, however. The US and Australian reaction to the changed balance of power brought by the war was mixed with fears of a Yellow Peril eventually shifting from China to Japan.[90] American figures such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Lothrop Stoddard saw the victory as a challenge to western supremacy.[91] This was reflected in Austria, where Baron Christian von Ehrenfels interpreted the challenge in racial as well as cultural terms, arguing that \"the absolute necessity of a radical sexual reform for the continued existence of the western races of men has ... been raised from the level of discussion to the level of a scientifically proven fact\". To stop the Japanese \"Yellow Peril\" would require drastic changes to society and sexuality in the West.[92] As would be expected, reactions were deeply divided along cultural, national, and socio-political lines.","human_ref_B":"It will finally resolve the long-standing mystery of where the Kree used to get those super-powered slaves that called themselves \"Inhumans.\" There's a whole planet of those guys and they've been sitting on multiple Infinity Stones this whole time? Yeah, good job Vers, baiting Thanos into showing up there himself. Now let's put up a blockade and hope they don't want anything from us.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":571.0,"score_ratio":1.5384615385} +{"post_id":"csi3f1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[MCU] Given the recent actions of Iron Man, the long and storied career of Captain Marvel, and to a lesser extent the exploits of Star Lord, how are humans seen by the wider galaxy? How did the galaxy react to half of the universe being saved by a planet that hasn't even cracked FTL yet?","c_root_id_A":"exffndm","c_root_id_B":"exfi11b","created_at_utc_A":1566239496,"created_at_utc_B":1566240996,"score_A":13,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"It will finally resolve the long-standing mystery of where the Kree used to get those super-powered slaves that called themselves \"Inhumans.\" There's a whole planet of those guys and they've been sitting on multiple Infinity Stones this whole time? Yeah, good job Vers, baiting Thanos into showing up there himself. Now let's put up a blockade and hope they don't want anything from us.","human_ref_B":"Up until 9 years ago Star Lord was a member of a huge, galaxy-wide gang known for robbing and threatening people and he still wears their signature jacket. He also ends Guardians saying they\u2019d do a little bit of good and a little bit of bad (I really wish they leaned into this more, firefly style). My guess is he\u2019s not particularly well known until he says he\u2019s part of the Guardians of the Galaxy and then they\u2019re probably hired mostly because they have a ship and a couple of mechanical geniuses with firepower. Captain Marvel is probably seen the most positively especially if she\u2019s been going around since the 90s. She probably is pretty well known for coming in to resolve interplanetary or inter species conflicts, but she\u2019s probably more seen as a legend than someone most people could describe or put a face on seeing as how she can\u2019t be everywhere all at once. Also it\u2019s possible they don\u2019t know she\u2019s human since she\u2019s still using a Kree uniform. Iron Mans role is probably way underplayed because nobody was around to see him, Thor, and Cap fighting Thanos so they probably only know that he\u2019s the one to do the snap which is probably going to be less legendary than Captain Marvel blowing up Thanos\u2019s cruiser","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1500.0,"score_ratio":1.3846153846} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekunpt1","c_root_id_B":"ekux3mp","created_at_utc_A":1555216676,"created_at_utc_B":1555228453,"score_A":292,"score_B":450,"human_ref_A":"\" Your scientists were *so* preoccupied with whether or not they *could*, they didn't stop to think if they *should*.\" \\--Dr Ian Malcolm ​ Reed Richards is the living embodiment of this quote.","human_ref_B":"Reed is a villain protagonist. Seriously read some comics with this in mind and he seems less a fool and more insidious. Seriously I don\u2019t know how Reed Richards gets away with what he does he must have a great PR agent.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11777.0,"score_ratio":1.5410958904} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekut77z","c_root_id_B":"ekux3mp","created_at_utc_A":1555222676,"created_at_utc_B":1555228453,"score_A":97,"score_B":450,"human_ref_A":"Another answer because I'm of two minds on this. Have you heard of the \"God complex\"? Doctors get so used to saving lives, or by their inaction , ending them that they start believing that they hold power over life and death. God's.... Now, imagine being one of earth' s brightest minds, you **know** so much more than those rubes, you **understand** so much more, you **ARE** so much more, better, more advanced. Their morality constraints are good for them, smart monkeys, you are on a different level, only your equals matter, Those who think on your level can judge you, if they know... So you do things, because you can, because you know better. They would never understand, they are little more than animals...","human_ref_B":"Reed is a villain protagonist. Seriously read some comics with this in mind and he seems less a fool and more insidious. Seriously I don\u2019t know how Reed Richards gets away with what he does he must have a great PR agent.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5777.0,"score_ratio":4.6391752577} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekux3mp","c_root_id_B":"ekuw2ob","created_at_utc_A":1555228453,"created_at_utc_B":1555226820,"score_A":450,"score_B":55,"human_ref_A":"Reed is a villain protagonist. Seriously read some comics with this in mind and he seems less a fool and more insidious. Seriously I don\u2019t know how Reed Richards gets away with what he does he must have a great PR agent.","human_ref_B":"This question about a man who would publicly back hand his fianc\u00e9e if she spoke too often.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1633.0,"score_ratio":8.1818181818} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekux3mp","c_root_id_B":"ekupeky","created_at_utc_A":1555228453,"created_at_utc_B":1555218255,"score_A":450,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Reed is a villain protagonist. Seriously read some comics with this in mind and he seems less a fool and more insidious. Seriously I don\u2019t know how Reed Richards gets away with what he does he must have a great PR agent.","human_ref_B":"Link.) I'm glad I'm a vegetarian. And also in Earth-1218.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10198.0,"score_ratio":34.6153846154} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekuyqyg","c_root_id_B":"ekut77z","created_at_utc_A":1555231252,"created_at_utc_B":1555222676,"score_A":182,"score_B":97,"human_ref_A":"Not to mention, there are recorded instances of people consuming Skrull-Cow and gaining the power to shapeshift. That is just.... One of Richard's many awful difficulties.","human_ref_B":"Another answer because I'm of two minds on this. Have you heard of the \"God complex\"? Doctors get so used to saving lives, or by their inaction , ending them that they start believing that they hold power over life and death. God's.... Now, imagine being one of earth' s brightest minds, you **know** so much more than those rubes, you **understand** so much more, you **ARE** so much more, better, more advanced. Their morality constraints are good for them, smart monkeys, you are on a different level, only your equals matter, Those who think on your level can judge you, if they know... So you do things, because you can, because you know better. They would never understand, they are little more than animals...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8576.0,"score_ratio":1.8762886598} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekuw2ob","c_root_id_B":"ekuyqyg","created_at_utc_A":1555226820,"created_at_utc_B":1555231252,"score_A":55,"score_B":182,"human_ref_A":"This question about a man who would publicly back hand his fianc\u00e9e if she spoke too often.","human_ref_B":"Not to mention, there are recorded instances of people consuming Skrull-Cow and gaining the power to shapeshift. That is just.... One of Richard's many awful difficulties.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4432.0,"score_ratio":3.3090909091} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekuyqyg","c_root_id_B":"ekuxjb5","created_at_utc_A":1555231252,"created_at_utc_B":1555229166,"score_A":182,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"Not to mention, there are recorded instances of people consuming Skrull-Cow and gaining the power to shapeshift. That is just.... One of Richard's many awful difficulties.","human_ref_B":"> It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! He should have made them become pandas, they hardly ever breed and they're endangered so there's a good chance no body would decide to eat them, plus he could have them locked up and taken care of in a zoo. As for ethics, you could think of it in a similar manner as having violent criminals who needs to be locked up to limit any threat they pose to the public and have no prospect of being rehabilitated, either you remove them from the public in some manner for the rest of their lives (imprisonment or in this case hypnotism) or execute them, and Mr Fantastic opted not to execute them. I haven't read the comic so I don't know if that's the case or not, but it seems like how that would be how it's justified.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2086.0,"score_ratio":5.3529411765} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekuyqyg","c_root_id_B":"ekupeky","created_at_utc_A":1555231252,"created_at_utc_B":1555218255,"score_A":182,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Not to mention, there are recorded instances of people consuming Skrull-Cow and gaining the power to shapeshift. That is just.... One of Richard's many awful difficulties.","human_ref_B":"Link.) I'm glad I'm a vegetarian. And also in Earth-1218.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12997.0,"score_ratio":14.0} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekupeky","c_root_id_B":"ekut77z","created_at_utc_A":1555218255,"created_at_utc_B":1555222676,"score_A":13,"score_B":97,"human_ref_A":"Link.) I'm glad I'm a vegetarian. And also in Earth-1218.","human_ref_B":"Another answer because I'm of two minds on this. Have you heard of the \"God complex\"? Doctors get so used to saving lives, or by their inaction , ending them that they start believing that they hold power over life and death. God's.... Now, imagine being one of earth' s brightest minds, you **know** so much more than those rubes, you **understand** so much more, you **ARE** so much more, better, more advanced. Their morality constraints are good for them, smart monkeys, you are on a different level, only your equals matter, Those who think on your level can judge you, if they know... So you do things, because you can, because you know better. They would never understand, they are little more than animals...","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4421.0,"score_ratio":7.4615384615} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekupeky","c_root_id_B":"ekuw2ob","created_at_utc_A":1555218255,"created_at_utc_B":1555226820,"score_A":13,"score_B":55,"human_ref_A":"Link.) I'm glad I'm a vegetarian. And also in Earth-1218.","human_ref_B":"This question about a man who would publicly back hand his fianc\u00e9e if she spoke too often.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8565.0,"score_ratio":4.2307692308} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekuzsou","c_root_id_B":"ekuxjb5","created_at_utc_A":1555233141,"created_at_utc_B":1555229166,"score_A":43,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"Skull Kill Crew should have taken their ire against the Fantastic 4. The other 3 enable Richards. I don't think Richards cares about morals, as for it being a good idea, considering how many cows humans consume, having a shape-shifting source of food would be a boon to a space-faring empire. Reed is a multi-dimensional tyrant in the making in my op. Could easily do a Breaking Bad with that character without changing a thing.","human_ref_B":"> It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! He should have made them become pandas, they hardly ever breed and they're endangered so there's a good chance no body would decide to eat them, plus he could have them locked up and taken care of in a zoo. As for ethics, you could think of it in a similar manner as having violent criminals who needs to be locked up to limit any threat they pose to the public and have no prospect of being rehabilitated, either you remove them from the public in some manner for the rest of their lives (imprisonment or in this case hypnotism) or execute them, and Mr Fantastic opted not to execute them. I haven't read the comic so I don't know if that's the case or not, but it seems like how that would be how it's justified.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3975.0,"score_ratio":1.2647058824} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekuzsou","c_root_id_B":"ekupeky","created_at_utc_A":1555233141,"created_at_utc_B":1555218255,"score_A":43,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Skull Kill Crew should have taken their ire against the Fantastic 4. The other 3 enable Richards. I don't think Richards cares about morals, as for it being a good idea, considering how many cows humans consume, having a shape-shifting source of food would be a boon to a space-faring empire. Reed is a multi-dimensional tyrant in the making in my op. Could easily do a Breaking Bad with that character without changing a thing.","human_ref_B":"Link.) I'm glad I'm a vegetarian. And also in Earth-1218.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14886.0,"score_ratio":3.3076923077} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekupeky","c_root_id_B":"ekv0jtd","created_at_utc_A":1555218255,"created_at_utc_B":1555234500,"score_A":13,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"Link.) I'm glad I'm a vegetarian. And also in Earth-1218.","human_ref_B":"Finally people are starting to see the horrible person Reed Richards has been all along! Victor Von Doom has been robbed of his right as the greatest mind again and again by this fool! Reed Richards and his co-conspirators need to be brought to Latveria for swift, uncompromising, justice","labels":0,"seconds_difference":16245.0,"score_ratio":2.3076923077} +{"post_id":"bcz65w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel COMICS]When Mr. Fantastic violently forced the first Skrulls on Earth to shape-change into cows, hypnotized them to think that they were cows, then dumped them in some random farm, why in the hell did he think that was EITHER morally justifiable or a good idea? Some backstory for those unaware with one of Mr. Fantastic's craziest decisions. The first time the Fantastic Four met the Skrulls shenanigans ensued. When they were finished and their villainy thwarted, the Fantastic Four had a few Skrull captives. Instead of killing them, Mr. Fantastic decided to... violently force them to shape change into cows, yes, cows, then hypnotize them to think they WERE cows, then dumped them in some farmer's field without telling them about it. 1. Why in the hell did Mr. Fantastic think dumping a bunch of shapechanged aliens in some random farm would be an effective way to dispose of them? 2. It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! 3. What the hell is wrong with this obvious complete and utter lunatic? Has the government not stopped him because they are afraid of him or has he mind control them or something?","c_root_id_A":"ekupeky","c_root_id_B":"ekuxjb5","created_at_utc_A":1555218255,"created_at_utc_B":1555229166,"score_A":13,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"Link.) I'm glad I'm a vegetarian. And also in Earth-1218.","human_ref_B":"> It goes without saying that this was really, really, really messed up and the ethics of what he did were HIGHLY questionable at best. They later ended up BREEDING with local cows. When some eventually broke their conditioning and remembered that they were people, not livestock, they were again violently forced to shapechange into cows, hypnotized AGAIN and eventually ended up in a slaughter house. Call me old fashioned but I say that eating sapient, sentient, self aware beings is wrong, also uh, so is making them literal livestock. So question number two is, why did Mr. Fantastic, self proclaimed goodguy think this was an okay thing to do!?! He should have made them become pandas, they hardly ever breed and they're endangered so there's a good chance no body would decide to eat them, plus he could have them locked up and taken care of in a zoo. As for ethics, you could think of it in a similar manner as having violent criminals who needs to be locked up to limit any threat they pose to the public and have no prospect of being rehabilitated, either you remove them from the public in some manner for the rest of their lives (imprisonment or in this case hypnotism) or execute them, and Mr Fantastic opted not to execute them. I haven't read the comic so I don't know if that's the case or not, but it seems like how that would be how it's justified.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10911.0,"score_ratio":2.6153846154} +{"post_id":"ircmsu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Interstellar] Why couldn\u2019t they just build green houses on earth? In the movie it seems like the main reason they need to escape earth are those storms that destroy crops. But the storms don\u2019t seem like they take out buildings, what\u2019s stopping humanity from just building a series of greenhouses to get our food that way?","c_root_id_A":"g4xey3o","c_root_id_B":"g4xf6ql","created_at_utc_A":1599917740,"created_at_utc_B":1599917908,"score_A":152,"score_B":639,"human_ref_A":"Theres a scene where they talk about the blight starting to affect the wheat. That wheat was definitely in a greenhouse (or even lab conditions). It would also mean farmers would need to sanitise\/decontaminate everytime they enter the greenhouse. Not sure of the earth had the resources","human_ref_B":"The storms are the symptom, not the disease. The blight is what's killing everything. Small greenhouses would work, but you would need absolutely massive greenhouses with advanced sterilization procedures to grow food for the entire world.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":168.0,"score_ratio":4.2039473684} +{"post_id":"r9r216","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/MCU] Kingpin is often more than willing to fight Spider-Man in an encounter, despite the power difference. But how much more powerful does a hero have to be, before Kingpin refuses to fight them? And\/Or better yet, abide by any demands that they would have. Like, if Thor came down from the sky, and demanded 1000 Lbs of a brand of pudding, that only Kingpin can get him, would he acquiese to such demands?","c_root_id_A":"hndx6wc","c_root_id_B":"hndtmc8","created_at_utc_A":1638745143,"created_at_utc_B":1638743718,"score_A":193,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"Kingpin is smart enough to know when to not punch above his weight class, and if we\u2019re talking street level exclusively I think he hard stops before he tries to take on someone like Luke Cage. Luke is pretty ridiculous for a street level hero. He can carry a semi over his shoulder like its a cardboard box, took down the Rhino with a single punch, grounded a 747 with his bare hands, and held his own against Namor while underwater (although he did have help from the Thing). Fisk would just hire a heavy hitter to take Luke on or anyone stronger than him. With Spider-Man, he knows he can go a few rounds. While Peter is quite a bit weaker than Luke, he can still punch Kingpin\u2019s head off if he wasn\u2019t holding back. But he does, and while Luke isn\u2019t a killer he\u2019d kick Kingpin once and put him in the hospital. Case closed. Spider-Man is an easy mark for supervillains. It\u2019s actually said in a comic by a group of them that when it comes to New York your best chances of success are avoiding Daredevil and Punisher turf and doing your business in Spidey\u2019s because he\u2019s less likely to break your bones. Just don\u2019t make things personally. Mess with Spider-Man all you want, but messing with Peter Parker? That is not wise.","human_ref_B":"Kingpin doesn't usually have to fight at all- in fact it generally hurts him to get thus involved. Spider-Man usually has to bring the fight to him, and even then there's no guarantee he'll rise to the bait since he can usually just call security.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1425.0,"score_ratio":9.65} +{"post_id":"r9r216","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/MCU] Kingpin is often more than willing to fight Spider-Man in an encounter, despite the power difference. But how much more powerful does a hero have to be, before Kingpin refuses to fight them? And\/Or better yet, abide by any demands that they would have. Like, if Thor came down from the sky, and demanded 1000 Lbs of a brand of pudding, that only Kingpin can get him, would he acquiese to such demands?","c_root_id_A":"hne31h8","c_root_id_B":"hndtmc8","created_at_utc_A":1638747527,"created_at_utc_B":1638743718,"score_A":144,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"KIngpin doesn't go into a fight unless he knows he's going to win. He knows spiderman won't seriously hurt him- at least not by kingpin's standards of seriously hurt him- so he's cool fighting him. The worst spiderman can do is send him to prison, and bluntly Kingpin has enough control over the justice system that's a mild inconvience at worst. Other, more powerful heroes and villians he's most cautious about. He probably would submit to thor's demands. But then he'd start looking for ways to get his revenge. He might be smart, but he's also a spiteful asshole. He wouldn't get his revenge unless he was sure it would stick, but if he can, he will.","human_ref_B":"Kingpin doesn't usually have to fight at all- in fact it generally hurts him to get thus involved. Spider-Man usually has to bring the fight to him, and even then there's no guarantee he'll rise to the bait since he can usually just call security.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3809.0,"score_ratio":7.2} +{"post_id":"r9r216","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/MCU] Kingpin is often more than willing to fight Spider-Man in an encounter, despite the power difference. But how much more powerful does a hero have to be, before Kingpin refuses to fight them? And\/Or better yet, abide by any demands that they would have. Like, if Thor came down from the sky, and demanded 1000 Lbs of a brand of pudding, that only Kingpin can get him, would he acquiese to such demands?","c_root_id_A":"hne5cy0","c_root_id_B":"hne71nb","created_at_utc_A":1638748474,"created_at_utc_B":1638749189,"score_A":37,"score_B":42,"human_ref_A":"He's not really aware of how much stronger Spider Man is. He'll throw down with Spidey because he's never been hit by Spidey's full strength. Kingpin has fled from Deadpool because he knows Deadpool would shoot him with bullets until Fisk dies.","human_ref_B":"I don't think Kingpin is in any rush to fight Spidey these days","labels":0,"seconds_difference":715.0,"score_ratio":1.1351351351} +{"post_id":"r9r216","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/MCU] Kingpin is often more than willing to fight Spider-Man in an encounter, despite the power difference. But how much more powerful does a hero have to be, before Kingpin refuses to fight them? And\/Or better yet, abide by any demands that they would have. Like, if Thor came down from the sky, and demanded 1000 Lbs of a brand of pudding, that only Kingpin can get him, would he acquiese to such demands?","c_root_id_A":"hne71nb","c_root_id_B":"hndtmc8","created_at_utc_A":1638749189,"created_at_utc_B":1638743718,"score_A":42,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"I don't think Kingpin is in any rush to fight Spidey these days","human_ref_B":"Kingpin doesn't usually have to fight at all- in fact it generally hurts him to get thus involved. Spider-Man usually has to bring the fight to him, and even then there's no guarantee he'll rise to the bait since he can usually just call security.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5471.0,"score_ratio":2.1} +{"post_id":"r9r216","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/MCU] Kingpin is often more than willing to fight Spider-Man in an encounter, despite the power difference. But how much more powerful does a hero have to be, before Kingpin refuses to fight them? And\/Or better yet, abide by any demands that they would have. Like, if Thor came down from the sky, and demanded 1000 Lbs of a brand of pudding, that only Kingpin can get him, would he acquiese to such demands?","c_root_id_A":"hndtmc8","c_root_id_B":"hne5cy0","created_at_utc_A":1638743718,"created_at_utc_B":1638748474,"score_A":20,"score_B":37,"human_ref_A":"Kingpin doesn't usually have to fight at all- in fact it generally hurts him to get thus involved. Spider-Man usually has to bring the fight to him, and even then there's no guarantee he'll rise to the bait since he can usually just call security.","human_ref_B":"He's not really aware of how much stronger Spider Man is. He'll throw down with Spidey because he's never been hit by Spidey's full strength. Kingpin has fled from Deadpool because he knows Deadpool would shoot him with bullets until Fisk dies.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4756.0,"score_ratio":1.85} +{"post_id":"r9r216","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/MCU] Kingpin is often more than willing to fight Spider-Man in an encounter, despite the power difference. But how much more powerful does a hero have to be, before Kingpin refuses to fight them? And\/Or better yet, abide by any demands that they would have. Like, if Thor came down from the sky, and demanded 1000 Lbs of a brand of pudding, that only Kingpin can get him, would he acquiese to such demands?","c_root_id_A":"hndtmc8","c_root_id_B":"hneouy3","created_at_utc_A":1638743718,"created_at_utc_B":1638756990,"score_A":20,"score_B":32,"human_ref_A":"Kingpin doesn't usually have to fight at all- in fact it generally hurts him to get thus involved. Spider-Man usually has to bring the fight to him, and even then there's no guarantee he'll rise to the bait since he can usually just call security.","human_ref_B":"Anyone who uses guns like the Punisher Anyone who is going to be merciless in hurting him like Daredevil or Wolverine Anyone he can't harm without significant prep like The Thing or the Hulk Anyone who can ruin him without touching him like Professor X or Dr.Strange These are the people who will make the Kingpin nope on out of there","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13272.0,"score_ratio":1.6} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy6iwpb","c_root_id_B":"fy6k8wj","created_at_utc_A":1594844386,"created_at_utc_B":1594845035,"score_A":57,"score_B":148,"human_ref_A":"If he truly had no other choice, then yes, he would and then figure out some way to handle the fallout (or kill all observers, depending on the situation). That being said, he is very careful to avoid situations like that in the first place. Most of the time when he's in apparent danger, he's in control of the situation, or trusts in the skill of those around him enough to keep him safe. The Zillo Beast happened to live in the very small intersection of creatures that Palpatine underestimates the intelligence of and creatures strong enough to pose a threat to him.","human_ref_B":"Sith are, at their core, very selfish beings. His life would take precedent over even his galactic coup if absolutely necessary. The beauty of Palpatine is his mastery over even the subtlest nuany of the force. Deterring dangerous scenarios with his guile, political acumen, and sense of others motivations. He is the master manipulator. I would bet he was able to psychically bend blaster bolts coming right at him to be near misses, giving away as little as possible. Using precognition to determine the safest routes through dangerous areas like interplanetary travel or hallways with unseen dangerous. If the only way out of a situation was through it-- god rest the soul he goes through.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":649.0,"score_ratio":2.5964912281} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy6oj4u","c_root_id_B":"fy6nv2q","created_at_utc_A":1594847134,"created_at_utc_B":1594846808,"score_A":22,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"He would, he'd just kill all the witnesses","human_ref_B":"I assume it would be like in the Flash with Harrison Wells. When the electric guy came to kill him, Wells ended up on the floor with Barry not having his powers. And he almost exposes himself when he\u2019s about to get attacked.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":326.0,"score_ratio":1.5714285714} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy6oj4u","c_root_id_B":"fy6m5cb","created_at_utc_A":1594847134,"created_at_utc_B":1594845971,"score_A":22,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"He would, he'd just kill all the witnesses","human_ref_B":"He did, don\u2019t you remember the arrest scene in ROTS...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1163.0,"score_ratio":3.6666666667} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy7b6g0","c_root_id_B":"fy6nv2q","created_at_utc_A":1594859006,"created_at_utc_B":1594846808,"score_A":18,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Let me phrase this another way: Would Palpatine rather expose his Force powers, or *die*? I think the answer is quite clear. >there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger It might seem that way to a regular person, but does it feel the same to someone of his caliber with the powers at his disposal including a certain degree of precog\/Force guidance?","human_ref_B":"I assume it would be like in the Flash with Harrison Wells. When the electric guy came to kill him, Wells ended up on the floor with Barry not having his powers. And he almost exposes himself when he\u2019s about to get attacked.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12198.0,"score_ratio":1.2857142857} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy7b6g0","c_root_id_B":"fy73xjy","created_at_utc_A":1594859006,"created_at_utc_B":1594854983,"score_A":18,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Let me phrase this another way: Would Palpatine rather expose his Force powers, or *die*? I think the answer is quite clear. >there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger It might seem that way to a regular person, but does it feel the same to someone of his caliber with the powers at his disposal including a certain degree of precog\/Force guidance?","human_ref_B":"Palpatine is a narcissist obsessed with immortality. 100% he would blow his cover if needed, but he probably has a lot of prescience that gives him the confidence to just chill when he seems to be in mortal danger. He isn\u2019t. He knows he isn\u2019t, because he\u2019s already seen it. The idea that Palpy can see the future is strongly suggested even in the OT.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4023.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy7b6g0","c_root_id_B":"fy75kpf","created_at_utc_A":1594859006,"created_at_utc_B":1594855867,"score_A":18,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Let me phrase this another way: Would Palpatine rather expose his Force powers, or *die*? I think the answer is quite clear. >there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger It might seem that way to a regular person, but does it feel the same to someone of his caliber with the powers at his disposal including a certain degree of precog\/Force guidance?","human_ref_B":"I know this is off topic but the point you bring up is a really cool element of the star wars story. People bash episodes 1-3 but this specific element is one of the many amazing plot twists in the first 3 films. When watching the movies for the first time I didn't expect him to be sith until it was obvious half way through the third movie. Which I think is a way better surprise plot twist than vader being luke's father.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3139.0,"score_ratio":2.5714285714} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy6m5cb","c_root_id_B":"fy7b6g0","created_at_utc_A":1594845971,"created_at_utc_B":1594859006,"score_A":6,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"He did, don\u2019t you remember the arrest scene in ROTS...","human_ref_B":"Let me phrase this another way: Would Palpatine rather expose his Force powers, or *die*? I think the answer is quite clear. >there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger It might seem that way to a regular person, but does it feel the same to someone of his caliber with the powers at his disposal including a certain degree of precog\/Force guidance?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13035.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy6nv2q","c_root_id_B":"fy6m5cb","created_at_utc_A":1594846808,"created_at_utc_B":1594845971,"score_A":14,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"I assume it would be like in the Flash with Harrison Wells. When the electric guy came to kill him, Wells ended up on the floor with Barry not having his powers. And he almost exposes himself when he\u2019s about to get attacked.","human_ref_B":"He did, don\u2019t you remember the arrest scene in ROTS...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":837.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy73xjy","c_root_id_B":"fy6m5cb","created_at_utc_A":1594854983,"created_at_utc_B":1594845971,"score_A":8,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Palpatine is a narcissist obsessed with immortality. 100% he would blow his cover if needed, but he probably has a lot of prescience that gives him the confidence to just chill when he seems to be in mortal danger. He isn\u2019t. He knows he isn\u2019t, because he\u2019s already seen it. The idea that Palpy can see the future is strongly suggested even in the OT.","human_ref_B":"He did, don\u2019t you remember the arrest scene in ROTS...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9012.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"hrs577","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Star Wars] Would Palpatine ever risk his cover to save himself with Force powers during a life or death situation? I\u2019m currently watching through The Clone Wars, and there are plenty of times Palps is in mortal danger, for example during The Zillo Beast Strikes Back. Would he force jump away from danger or allow himself to get wounded?","c_root_id_A":"fy75kpf","c_root_id_B":"fy6m5cb","created_at_utc_A":1594855867,"created_at_utc_B":1594845971,"score_A":7,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"I know this is off topic but the point you bring up is a really cool element of the star wars story. People bash episodes 1-3 but this specific element is one of the many amazing plot twists in the first 3 films. When watching the movies for the first time I didn't expect him to be sith until it was obvious half way through the third movie. Which I think is a way better surprise plot twist than vader being luke's father.","human_ref_B":"He did, don\u2019t you remember the arrest scene in ROTS...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9896.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqfkir7","c_root_id_B":"hqf5egp","created_at_utc_A":1640798685,"created_at_utc_B":1640792690,"score_A":294,"score_B":230,"human_ref_A":"Ghost Rider goes between street protector and cosmic fighter. He's an immortal spirit that can fight the Hulk to a standstill and can tear your soul to pieces with a look.","human_ref_B":"I think Domino could be way more powerful if she put in more effort. I am not sure if she is exactly street tier but she does stay below her potential. Her ability to manipulate probability is a power that most opponents don't have a real solid way of countering. Since it happens constantly and mostly passively it can't really be stopped in the same way you can stop Spider-Man's punches or Cyclop's eye-blast. And the way her powers, she is essentially a force multiplier. Any equipment will work better for her because things just work out in her favor. So what she needs is better gear. She could use her luck powers to make money and then use that money to buy high end tech. Give her a gun with strong damage output and she could pretty easily put down people like the Wrecker who can trade blows with Thor.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5995.0,"score_ratio":1.2782608696} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqf00sm","c_root_id_B":"hqfkir7","created_at_utc_A":1640790349,"created_at_utc_B":1640798685,"score_A":95,"score_B":294,"human_ref_A":"Moon Knight is way above street level, but just kind of hangs out there.","human_ref_B":"Ghost Rider goes between street protector and cosmic fighter. He's an immortal spirit that can fight the Hulk to a standstill and can tear your soul to pieces with a look.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8336.0,"score_ratio":3.0947368421} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqfkir7","c_root_id_B":"hqfj9rs","created_at_utc_A":1640798685,"created_at_utc_B":1640798209,"score_A":294,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"Ghost Rider goes between street protector and cosmic fighter. He's an immortal spirit that can fight the Hulk to a standstill and can tear your soul to pieces with a look.","human_ref_B":"I second Luke Cage. His strength is so-so, cosmically speaking, but so far as we know he can tank any physical damage.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":476.0,"score_ratio":9.8} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqf00sm","c_root_id_B":"hqf5egp","created_at_utc_A":1640790349,"created_at_utc_B":1640792690,"score_A":95,"score_B":230,"human_ref_A":"Moon Knight is way above street level, but just kind of hangs out there.","human_ref_B":"I think Domino could be way more powerful if she put in more effort. I am not sure if she is exactly street tier but she does stay below her potential. Her ability to manipulate probability is a power that most opponents don't have a real solid way of countering. Since it happens constantly and mostly passively it can't really be stopped in the same way you can stop Spider-Man's punches or Cyclop's eye-blast. And the way her powers, she is essentially a force multiplier. Any equipment will work better for her because things just work out in her favor. So what she needs is better gear. She could use her luck powers to make money and then use that money to buy high end tech. Give her a gun with strong damage output and she could pretty easily put down people like the Wrecker who can trade blows with Thor.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2341.0,"score_ratio":2.4210526316} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqfoge8","c_root_id_B":"hqf00sm","created_at_utc_A":1640800187,"created_at_utc_B":1640790349,"score_A":108,"score_B":95,"human_ref_A":"Iceman is the first that comes to mind. He is traditionally depicted as freezing stuff, creating ice and snow out of thin air, ice armor, etc. He's also traditionally shown as not being very serious in either his studies at Xavier's School or practicing his mutant powers. He doesn't really have the power to \"generate cold\" (such a thing is nonsensical in physics). His power is actually the manipulation of energy at a very fundamental level. And since energy=matter, he can manipulate pretty much anything at the atomic level. Which makes him an Omega-level mutant (the very rarest and most powerful) and one of the most powerful powered beings on Earth","human_ref_B":"Moon Knight is way above street level, but just kind of hangs out there.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9838.0,"score_ratio":1.1368421053} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqfnzsm","c_root_id_B":"hqfoge8","created_at_utc_A":1640800012,"created_at_utc_B":1640800187,"score_A":94,"score_B":108,"human_ref_A":"The Spectre. He's way too powerful but goes after mobsters often enough.","human_ref_B":"Iceman is the first that comes to mind. He is traditionally depicted as freezing stuff, creating ice and snow out of thin air, ice armor, etc. He's also traditionally shown as not being very serious in either his studies at Xavier's School or practicing his mutant powers. He doesn't really have the power to \"generate cold\" (such a thing is nonsensical in physics). His power is actually the manipulation of energy at a very fundamental level. And since energy=matter, he can manipulate pretty much anything at the atomic level. Which makes him an Omega-level mutant (the very rarest and most powerful) and one of the most powerful powered beings on Earth","labels":0,"seconds_difference":175.0,"score_ratio":1.1489361702} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqfj9rs","c_root_id_B":"hqfoge8","created_at_utc_A":1640798209,"created_at_utc_B":1640800187,"score_A":30,"score_B":108,"human_ref_A":"I second Luke Cage. His strength is so-so, cosmically speaking, but so far as we know he can tank any physical damage.","human_ref_B":"Iceman is the first that comes to mind. He is traditionally depicted as freezing stuff, creating ice and snow out of thin air, ice armor, etc. He's also traditionally shown as not being very serious in either his studies at Xavier's School or practicing his mutant powers. He doesn't really have the power to \"generate cold\" (such a thing is nonsensical in physics). His power is actually the manipulation of energy at a very fundamental level. And since energy=matter, he can manipulate pretty much anything at the atomic level. Which makes him an Omega-level mutant (the very rarest and most powerful) and one of the most powerful powered beings on Earth","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1978.0,"score_ratio":3.6} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqfj9rs","c_root_id_B":"hqfnzsm","created_at_utc_A":1640798209,"created_at_utc_B":1640800012,"score_A":30,"score_B":94,"human_ref_A":"I second Luke Cage. His strength is so-so, cosmically speaking, but so far as we know he can tank any physical damage.","human_ref_B":"The Spectre. He's way too powerful but goes after mobsters often enough.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1803.0,"score_ratio":3.1333333333} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqggm94","c_root_id_B":"hqgnocm","created_at_utc_A":1640811042,"created_at_utc_B":1640813756,"score_A":46,"score_B":83,"human_ref_A":"Spider-Man has straight up knocked out the Hulk & Rhino before. He's actually knocked the Hulk out more than once, there are a few more times where he's hurt The Hulk. I don't think I need to explain how strong The Hulk is and how he's certainly not street level lol To top it off, he's also knocked out Firelord and he could have kept going, maybe even killed him. To give you an idea of how strong Firelord is, Firelord was a herald of Galactus. I could list the numerous faster than light and even MFTL feats that he's got but I think I've made my point. Spider-Man at his absolute best not holding back is way, way, way too strong to be dealing with a bunch of thugs with guns & general street level crime. He holds back a tremendous amount constantly. When he's mad, he ends his foes quickly and ruthlessly. Like when King Pin hired a hitman to kill Pete, the hitman shot May instead & Peter went on a ruthless rampage to find out who hired him. He beat Kingpin ruthlessly, no more quips just a one sided beatdown. He then tells Kingpin that he's going to kill him, he's going to shoot webbing into his throat down to his lungs. It was very graphic: >I pour a stream of webbing deep into your throat, your esophagus, all the way down into your lungs, filling them completely. The only way to remove it surgically would be to cut out your lungs, which could not possibly be done before you die from lack of oxygen. > >I turn your entire respiratory system into one big solid chunk of useless tissue and webbing. It takes three seconds. One...two...three Kingpin was spared, the humiliation gets to him. Before leaving Peter tells him that if Aunt May doesn't make it, he's coming back to finish it. As soon as May dies, Kingpin dies too. >You ordered her death, Fisk. So it is only appropriate that your life ends when hers does. So if I were you, I'd start praying right about now to try and convince God to give her every possible second of life. > >See you around, Mr Fisk. Count on it.","human_ref_B":"Venom has a strength benchmark of like 200 tons and regularly looks after the homeless. He gives the Avengers headaches","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2714.0,"score_ratio":1.8043478261} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqggwb1","c_root_id_B":"hqgnocm","created_at_utc_A":1640811150,"created_at_utc_B":1640813756,"score_A":34,"score_B":83,"human_ref_A":"Jessica Jones can more or less fly and has super strength. There are big-picture heroes who've gone further with less. She could easily be an Avenger with those abilities.","human_ref_B":"Venom has a strength benchmark of like 200 tons and regularly looks after the homeless. He gives the Avengers headaches","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2606.0,"score_ratio":2.4411764706} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqgnocm","c_root_id_B":"hqfj9rs","created_at_utc_A":1640813756,"created_at_utc_B":1640798209,"score_A":83,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"Venom has a strength benchmark of like 200 tons and regularly looks after the homeless. He gives the Avengers headaches","human_ref_B":"I second Luke Cage. His strength is so-so, cosmically speaking, but so far as we know he can tank any physical damage.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15547.0,"score_ratio":2.7666666667} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqggm94","c_root_id_B":"hqfj9rs","created_at_utc_A":1640811042,"created_at_utc_B":1640798209,"score_A":46,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"Spider-Man has straight up knocked out the Hulk & Rhino before. He's actually knocked the Hulk out more than once, there are a few more times where he's hurt The Hulk. I don't think I need to explain how strong The Hulk is and how he's certainly not street level lol To top it off, he's also knocked out Firelord and he could have kept going, maybe even killed him. To give you an idea of how strong Firelord is, Firelord was a herald of Galactus. I could list the numerous faster than light and even MFTL feats that he's got but I think I've made my point. Spider-Man at his absolute best not holding back is way, way, way too strong to be dealing with a bunch of thugs with guns & general street level crime. He holds back a tremendous amount constantly. When he's mad, he ends his foes quickly and ruthlessly. Like when King Pin hired a hitman to kill Pete, the hitman shot May instead & Peter went on a ruthless rampage to find out who hired him. He beat Kingpin ruthlessly, no more quips just a one sided beatdown. He then tells Kingpin that he's going to kill him, he's going to shoot webbing into his throat down to his lungs. It was very graphic: >I pour a stream of webbing deep into your throat, your esophagus, all the way down into your lungs, filling them completely. The only way to remove it surgically would be to cut out your lungs, which could not possibly be done before you die from lack of oxygen. > >I turn your entire respiratory system into one big solid chunk of useless tissue and webbing. It takes three seconds. One...two...three Kingpin was spared, the humiliation gets to him. Before leaving Peter tells him that if Aunt May doesn't make it, he's coming back to finish it. As soon as May dies, Kingpin dies too. >You ordered her death, Fisk. So it is only appropriate that your life ends when hers does. So if I were you, I'd start praying right about now to try and convince God to give her every possible second of life. > >See you around, Mr Fisk. Count on it.","human_ref_B":"I second Luke Cage. His strength is so-so, cosmically speaking, but so far as we know he can tank any physical damage.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12833.0,"score_ratio":1.5333333333} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqfj9rs","c_root_id_B":"hqggwb1","created_at_utc_A":1640798209,"created_at_utc_B":1640811150,"score_A":30,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"I second Luke Cage. His strength is so-so, cosmically speaking, but so far as we know he can tank any physical damage.","human_ref_B":"Jessica Jones can more or less fly and has super strength. There are big-picture heroes who've gone further with less. She could easily be an Avenger with those abilities.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12941.0,"score_ratio":1.1333333333} +{"post_id":"rr731u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Comics] What street level superheroes are actually way more powerful than street level or if they used their powers more creatively would be more powerful?","c_root_id_A":"hqgp1ml","c_root_id_B":"hqfj9rs","created_at_utc_A":1640814286,"created_at_utc_B":1640798209,"score_A":32,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"Spider-Man is ridiculously powerful. He has to make an effort to roll with a bad guy's punch if he can't avoid it to keep them from breaking their arm. He can toss a Jeep across a street and up multiple stories with one hand. Any standard thugs should be absolutely shitting themselves when he shows up.","human_ref_B":"I second Luke Cage. His strength is so-so, cosmically speaking, but so far as we know he can tank any physical damage.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16077.0,"score_ratio":1.0666666667} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htegsdx","c_root_id_B":"htejeek","created_at_utc_A":1642643506,"created_at_utc_B":1642644663,"score_A":68,"score_B":456,"human_ref_A":"Tatooine **has** trees as we see in things like Bobas visions and the fact that the Tuskens use wood to create their Gaffy sticks.","human_ref_B":"Maybe they\u2019re burning Bantha poop.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1157.0,"score_ratio":6.7058823529} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htfdloo","c_root_id_B":"htejspc","created_at_utc_A":1642659414,"created_at_utc_B":1642644839,"score_A":171,"score_B":127,"human_ref_A":"Tatooine seems to have a lot of under-sand ecology - supporting everything from small plants like the Black Melons all the way up to gigafauna like the Sarlaccs and Krait Dragon(s) - so perhaps the wood being burnt was harvested from subterranean roots and vines and such... There's also the tree that Boba - presumably like the Tuskens - obtained the material for his staff from. Assuming all the various tribes source their weapons in similar fashion, there would have to be more than one of those (trees)... And, of course, Tatooine sees a fair bit of interstellar traffic, so perhaps wood - not unlike water - is traded as a precious commodity...","human_ref_B":"Tatooine may be a desert, but it's far from a lifeless wasteland. (aside from places literally named wastes) We've seen examples of countless animal life forms living in the desert, so it stands to reason that extremely hardly plants can also scrape out a viable survival strategy. After Boba's time with the tuskens, he knew where and how to look for sources of firewood.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14575.0,"score_ratio":1.3464566929} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htegsdx","c_root_id_B":"htfdloo","created_at_utc_A":1642643506,"created_at_utc_B":1642659414,"score_A":68,"score_B":171,"human_ref_A":"Tatooine **has** trees as we see in things like Bobas visions and the fact that the Tuskens use wood to create their Gaffy sticks.","human_ref_B":"Tatooine seems to have a lot of under-sand ecology - supporting everything from small plants like the Black Melons all the way up to gigafauna like the Sarlaccs and Krait Dragon(s) - so perhaps the wood being burnt was harvested from subterranean roots and vines and such... There's also the tree that Boba - presumably like the Tuskens - obtained the material for his staff from. Assuming all the various tribes source their weapons in similar fashion, there would have to be more than one of those (trees)... And, of course, Tatooine sees a fair bit of interstellar traffic, so perhaps wood - not unlike water - is traded as a precious commodity...","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15908.0,"score_ratio":2.5147058824} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htfdloo","c_root_id_B":"htezs8i","created_at_utc_A":1642659414,"created_at_utc_B":1642652027,"score_A":171,"score_B":58,"human_ref_A":"Tatooine seems to have a lot of under-sand ecology - supporting everything from small plants like the Black Melons all the way up to gigafauna like the Sarlaccs and Krait Dragon(s) - so perhaps the wood being burnt was harvested from subterranean roots and vines and such... There's also the tree that Boba - presumably like the Tuskens - obtained the material for his staff from. Assuming all the various tribes source their weapons in similar fashion, there would have to be more than one of those (trees)... And, of course, Tatooine sees a fair bit of interstellar traffic, so perhaps wood - not unlike water - is traded as a precious commodity...","human_ref_B":"Could be scavenged from raids or straight up traded with denizens for water. Book of Boba spoilers - >!We see Boba wander off and retrieve some old wood while tripping hard so there might be stashes of ancient wood somewhere accessible!<","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7387.0,"score_ratio":2.9482758621} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htfdloo","c_root_id_B":"htfao1l","created_at_utc_A":1642659414,"created_at_utc_B":1642657700,"score_A":171,"score_B":42,"human_ref_A":"Tatooine seems to have a lot of under-sand ecology - supporting everything from small plants like the Black Melons all the way up to gigafauna like the Sarlaccs and Krait Dragon(s) - so perhaps the wood being burnt was harvested from subterranean roots and vines and such... There's also the tree that Boba - presumably like the Tuskens - obtained the material for his staff from. Assuming all the various tribes source their weapons in similar fashion, there would have to be more than one of those (trees)... And, of course, Tatooine sees a fair bit of interstellar traffic, so perhaps wood - not unlike water - is traded as a precious commodity...","human_ref_B":"It ought to be roots. Find a cactus-like plant with an extensive root system, dig several feet to the side, and cut some thin ones off. No explanation for why the roots look like branches though.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1714.0,"score_ratio":4.0714285714} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htfdloo","c_root_id_B":"htf677x","created_at_utc_A":1642659414,"created_at_utc_B":1642655258,"score_A":171,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Tatooine seems to have a lot of under-sand ecology - supporting everything from small plants like the Black Melons all the way up to gigafauna like the Sarlaccs and Krait Dragon(s) - so perhaps the wood being burnt was harvested from subterranean roots and vines and such... There's also the tree that Boba - presumably like the Tuskens - obtained the material for his staff from. Assuming all the various tribes source their weapons in similar fashion, there would have to be more than one of those (trees)... And, of course, Tatooine sees a fair bit of interstellar traffic, so perhaps wood - not unlike water - is traded as a precious commodity...","human_ref_B":"Tatooine used to be a lush world with oceans and that. The wood we see is likely petrified dried wood that is exposed in the sands over time. Other possibilities are as other said bantha poop as fire fuel.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4156.0,"score_ratio":17.1} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htejspc","c_root_id_B":"htegsdx","created_at_utc_A":1642644839,"created_at_utc_B":1642643506,"score_A":127,"score_B":68,"human_ref_A":"Tatooine may be a desert, but it's far from a lifeless wasteland. (aside from places literally named wastes) We've seen examples of countless animal life forms living in the desert, so it stands to reason that extremely hardly plants can also scrape out a viable survival strategy. After Boba's time with the tuskens, he knew where and how to look for sources of firewood.","human_ref_B":"Tatooine **has** trees as we see in things like Bobas visions and the fact that the Tuskens use wood to create their Gaffy sticks.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1333.0,"score_ratio":1.8676470588} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. 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Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htfk1o5","c_root_id_B":"htf677x","created_at_utc_A":1642663704,"created_at_utc_B":1642655258,"score_A":11,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Tatooine used to be covered in ocean and plant life. It's possible many trees survived whatever it is that caused the climate change. We even see a tree in one episode where Boba got the material for his Gaffi Stick. There's likely trees scattered around the planet, more so where underground water is located. While we don't *see* much plant life, it does seem to be there, even if there isn't much of it.","human_ref_B":"Tatooine used to be a lush world with oceans and that. The wood we see is likely petrified dried wood that is exposed in the sands over time. Other possibilities are as other said bantha poop as fire fuel.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8446.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htfk1o5","c_root_id_B":"htfg35r","created_at_utc_A":1642663704,"created_at_utc_B":1642660949,"score_A":11,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Tatooine used to be covered in ocean and plant life. It's possible many trees survived whatever it is that caused the climate change. We even see a tree in one episode where Boba got the material for his Gaffi Stick. There's likely trees scattered around the planet, more so where underground water is located. While we don't *see* much plant life, it does seem to be there, even if there isn't much of it.","human_ref_B":"Tatooine actually used to be a very lush world and Paradise before it dried out. There's actually wood everywhere under the sands and it makes sense that the Tuskens would know where to find and harvest it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2755.0,"score_ratio":1.375} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htfe1qr","c_root_id_B":"htfk1o5","created_at_utc_A":1642659692,"created_at_utc_B":1642663704,"score_A":5,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Bantha poop.","human_ref_B":"Tatooine used to be covered in ocean and plant life. It's possible many trees survived whatever it is that caused the climate change. We even see a tree in one episode where Boba got the material for his Gaffi Stick. There's likely trees scattered around the planet, more so where underground water is located. While we don't *see* much plant life, it does seem to be there, even if there isn't much of it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4012.0,"score_ratio":2.2} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htfe1qr","c_root_id_B":"htfg35r","created_at_utc_A":1642659692,"created_at_utc_B":1642660949,"score_A":5,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Bantha poop.","human_ref_B":"Tatooine actually used to be a very lush world and Paradise before it dried out. There's actually wood everywhere under the sands and it makes sense that the Tuskens would know where to find and harvest it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1257.0,"score_ratio":1.6} +{"post_id":"s86m4p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Star Wars: Boba Fett] so every night scene on Tatooine, they sit or cook by a campfire. Tatooine is a barren wasteland. Where do they got all the wood from? Wouldn't wood be more valuable than simply using to burn?","c_root_id_A":"htfe1qr","c_root_id_B":"htgk852","created_at_utc_A":1642659692,"created_at_utc_B":1642687974,"score_A":5,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Bantha poop.","human_ref_B":"Dry dung fuel is as old as time.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":28282.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5s5l8k","c_root_id_B":"f5s39p1","created_at_utc_A":1572412778,"created_at_utc_B":1572410298,"score_A":703,"score_B":119,"human_ref_A":"Immediately prior to his campaign, Lex freely turned himself over to the police and went to trial for his various crimes. He argued successfully that said crimes were carried out by an evil clone created by Cadmus. He was cleared of all charges, not least of all because he had just traded his soul for health and vitality, so he was no longer a withered husk of a man dying of Kryptonite poisoning and contained in a suit of power armor. He was a healthy, non-Kryptonite-wielding man. The public saw him as a wealthy industrialist who knew first-hand the dangers of the superhero community. He had the public's sympathy for being supposedly kidnapped and tortured while watching a monster with his face attacking innocent people. And also he created energy sources that completely removed America's dependency on fossil fuels, promising even more technological wonders if he had the backing of the US Government.","human_ref_B":"That's fake news. Superman should stick to saving people instead of trying to convince everyone of his paranoid delusions about Luthor.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2480.0,"score_ratio":5.9075630252} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5s5pyh","c_root_id_B":"f5s39p1","created_at_utc_A":1572412931,"created_at_utc_B":1572410298,"score_A":152,"score_B":119,"human_ref_A":"To answer the actual question, Luthor sold America on him being a changed man. He helped defend against Doomsday, helped defend against the four Supermen after the real one died, and he funded the rebuilding of all of Gotham after it was destroyed in an earthquake. He also got REAL good at hiding any tracks leading from his shady dealings to himself, so all the public saw was Lex Luthor, former villain turned philanthropist, hero, and modern day saint. And people love a story about redemption. Superman could have ended Luthors campaign in two seconds if he had just said people shouldnt be fooled and Luthor hadnt changed, but he figured Superman wasnt ethically justified in interfering in an election, and he only got one vote.","human_ref_B":"That's fake news. Superman should stick to saving people instead of trying to convince everyone of his paranoid delusions about Luthor.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2633.0,"score_ratio":1.2773109244} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5s5pyh","c_root_id_B":"f5s5nhe","created_at_utc_A":1572412931,"created_at_utc_B":1572412850,"score_A":152,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"To answer the actual question, Luthor sold America on him being a changed man. He helped defend against Doomsday, helped defend against the four Supermen after the real one died, and he funded the rebuilding of all of Gotham after it was destroyed in an earthquake. He also got REAL good at hiding any tracks leading from his shady dealings to himself, so all the public saw was Lex Luthor, former villain turned philanthropist, hero, and modern day saint. And people love a story about redemption. Superman could have ended Luthors campaign in two seconds if he had just said people shouldnt be fooled and Luthor hadnt changed, but he figured Superman wasnt ethically justified in interfering in an election, and he only got one vote.","human_ref_B":"Lex actually has great public reception in the dcu the whole rags to riches story is a thing everyone loves and him actually helping humanity(while keeping profits in mind) has given him some brownie points as well. For the most part Luther\u2019s criminal activities are only known in the superhero crowd because he works behind the scenes. It isn\u2019t until he starts putting on the kryptonite super suit and punching Superman through metropolis that people start thinking something is up. Also he became president after the whole no man\u2019s land thing too which he acted like he helped saved Gotham which also boosted his poll numbers.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":81.0,"score_ratio":3.5348837209} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5sf5vn","c_root_id_B":"f5sczd0","created_at_utc_A":1572427065,"created_at_utc_B":1572423460,"score_A":38,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"The question is would the American public vote against their best interest. Really there are some historical parallels we can look for. Underhand campaign tactics and funding from possibly illegal means. Many supports from poorer areas desperate for change. People really will vote for a vile human being if you play to their worst instincts.","human_ref_B":"Hey folks, please remember to observe the \/r\/askhistorians rule: If it's a real-world historical event, anything more recent than the last 20 years is still too soon to be appropriate for a tangent here.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3605.0,"score_ratio":2.7142857143} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5sf5vn","c_root_id_B":"f5sf55u","created_at_utc_A":1572427065,"created_at_utc_B":1572427033,"score_A":38,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"The question is would the American public vote against their best interest. Really there are some historical parallels we can look for. Underhand campaign tactics and funding from possibly illegal means. Many supports from poorer areas desperate for change. People really will vote for a vile human being if you play to their worst instincts.","human_ref_B":"He's pardoned in many canons and even though he's a sociopathic douchebag, he's still pretty popular.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":32.0,"score_ratio":3.1666666667} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5ssagn","c_root_id_B":"f5sczd0","created_at_utc_A":1572441832,"created_at_utc_B":1572423460,"score_A":17,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"He used the fear of the \"other\" (in this case, super-powered people), and when combined with being personally wealthy, this makes for an extremely effective campaign strategy in the USA. It sure doesn't hurt that he's a strong, straight white male. With his access to wealth and technology, running online disinformation and propaganda campaigns would be simple, he wouldn't even need to get the Russians involved. Not to mention, it would be laughably easy for someone with that type of wealth in America to have all charges against him cleared and erased from public record.","human_ref_B":"Hey folks, please remember to observe the \/r\/askhistorians rule: If it's a real-world historical event, anything more recent than the last 20 years is still too soon to be appropriate for a tangent here.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":18372.0,"score_ratio":1.2142857143} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5sf55u","c_root_id_B":"f5ssagn","created_at_utc_A":1572427033,"created_at_utc_B":1572441832,"score_A":12,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"He's pardoned in many canons and even though he's a sociopathic douchebag, he's still pretty popular.","human_ref_B":"He used the fear of the \"other\" (in this case, super-powered people), and when combined with being personally wealthy, this makes for an extremely effective campaign strategy in the USA. It sure doesn't hurt that he's a strong, straight white male. With his access to wealth and technology, running online disinformation and propaganda campaigns would be simple, he wouldn't even need to get the Russians involved. Not to mention, it would be laughably easy for someone with that type of wealth in America to have all charges against him cleared and erased from public record.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14799.0,"score_ratio":1.4166666667} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5ss50m","c_root_id_B":"f5ssagn","created_at_utc_A":1572441712,"created_at_utc_B":1572441832,"score_A":6,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"Because millions of people all cried out \"Somebody saaaaave meeeee\" and he listened.","human_ref_B":"He used the fear of the \"other\" (in this case, super-powered people), and when combined with being personally wealthy, this makes for an extremely effective campaign strategy in the USA. It sure doesn't hurt that he's a strong, straight white male. With his access to wealth and technology, running online disinformation and propaganda campaigns would be simple, he wouldn't even need to get the Russians involved. Not to mention, it would be laughably easy for someone with that type of wealth in America to have all charges against him cleared and erased from public record.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":120.0,"score_ratio":2.8333333333} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5svffm","c_root_id_B":"f5sczd0","created_at_utc_A":1572444156,"created_at_utc_B":1572423460,"score_A":16,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"The United States Constitution has exactly *no* requirement that the President cannot be a multiple felon or mass murderer. They merely must be a natural born citizen (check), be over 35 years of age (check), be a resident for 14 years (check), and be chosen by the Electoral College (check). Indeed, arguably there have been actual War Presidents that have committed war crimes and killed thousands of people but who were still re-elected. Heck, as a British Colonist, our very *first* president was a felon and murderer in the jurisdiction he was born in. So... How does he become President? By convincing people to vote for him, just like any other President. I'm not even sure what the question is.","human_ref_B":"Hey folks, please remember to observe the \/r\/askhistorians rule: If it's a real-world historical event, anything more recent than the last 20 years is still too soon to be appropriate for a tangent here.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":20696.0,"score_ratio":1.1428571429} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5sf55u","c_root_id_B":"f5svffm","created_at_utc_A":1572427033,"created_at_utc_B":1572444156,"score_A":12,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"He's pardoned in many canons and even though he's a sociopathic douchebag, he's still pretty popular.","human_ref_B":"The United States Constitution has exactly *no* requirement that the President cannot be a multiple felon or mass murderer. They merely must be a natural born citizen (check), be over 35 years of age (check), be a resident for 14 years (check), and be chosen by the Electoral College (check). Indeed, arguably there have been actual War Presidents that have committed war crimes and killed thousands of people but who were still re-elected. Heck, as a British Colonist, our very *first* president was a felon and murderer in the jurisdiction he was born in. So... How does he become President? By convincing people to vote for him, just like any other President. I'm not even sure what the question is.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17123.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5stt6j","c_root_id_B":"f5svffm","created_at_utc_A":1572442977,"created_at_utc_B":1572444156,"score_A":11,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"He has time and money and is one of the smartest people on the planet. If not for his shady history with supervillainy he would be an ideal candidate. He is a self made entrepreneur who achieved the American dream. That resonates with the right. He is a forward thinker who uses new ideas and technology to slove problems and help people (like his earthquake relief work) which resonates with the left. Then there is just the matter of opposition candidates entrenched in their parties. Well, some donations to attack ad PACs on both sides will help. Let them sling mud at each other, at even potential up and coming politicians, for a few years before he even announces he is running. Then when people are despondent at the same old same old, he runs, half serious about fixing things, half as a protest vote. Get some momentum. Rig some polls. Let the people think he has a chance in a three way race. Suddenly a huge shift occurs in actual polling as people abandon the usual 'lesser of two evils' or 'whatever candidate my party put on the ticket' to follow him.","human_ref_B":"The United States Constitution has exactly *no* requirement that the President cannot be a multiple felon or mass murderer. They merely must be a natural born citizen (check), be over 35 years of age (check), be a resident for 14 years (check), and be chosen by the Electoral College (check). Indeed, arguably there have been actual War Presidents that have committed war crimes and killed thousands of people but who were still re-elected. Heck, as a British Colonist, our very *first* president was a felon and murderer in the jurisdiction he was born in. So... How does he become President? By convincing people to vote for him, just like any other President. I'm not even sure what the question is.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1179.0,"score_ratio":1.4545454545} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5ss50m","c_root_id_B":"f5svffm","created_at_utc_A":1572441712,"created_at_utc_B":1572444156,"score_A":6,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"Because millions of people all cried out \"Somebody saaaaave meeeee\" and he listened.","human_ref_B":"The United States Constitution has exactly *no* requirement that the President cannot be a multiple felon or mass murderer. They merely must be a natural born citizen (check), be over 35 years of age (check), be a resident for 14 years (check), and be chosen by the Electoral College (check). Indeed, arguably there have been actual War Presidents that have committed war crimes and killed thousands of people but who were still re-elected. Heck, as a British Colonist, our very *first* president was a felon and murderer in the jurisdiction he was born in. So... How does he become President? By convincing people to vote for him, just like any other President. I'm not even sure what the question is.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2444.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"dp1yw2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] How does Lex Luthor managed to be elected President of the United States when he's a convicted felon who have on multiple counts killed thousands in his attempts to discredit Superman and on occasion world domination?","c_root_id_A":"f5stt6j","c_root_id_B":"f5ss50m","created_at_utc_A":1572442977,"created_at_utc_B":1572441712,"score_A":11,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"He has time and money and is one of the smartest people on the planet. If not for his shady history with supervillainy he would be an ideal candidate. He is a self made entrepreneur who achieved the American dream. That resonates with the right. He is a forward thinker who uses new ideas and technology to slove problems and help people (like his earthquake relief work) which resonates with the left. Then there is just the matter of opposition candidates entrenched in their parties. Well, some donations to attack ad PACs on both sides will help. Let them sling mud at each other, at even potential up and coming politicians, for a few years before he even announces he is running. Then when people are despondent at the same old same old, he runs, half serious about fixing things, half as a protest vote. Get some momentum. Rig some polls. Let the people think he has a chance in a three way race. Suddenly a huge shift occurs in actual polling as people abandon the usual 'lesser of two evils' or 'whatever candidate my party put on the ticket' to follow him.","human_ref_B":"Because millions of people all cried out \"Somebody saaaaave meeeee\" and he listened.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1265.0,"score_ratio":1.8333333333} +{"post_id":"wsblpo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Harry Potter] Wait... so are there entire universes inside every photo ever taken? Could OUR world be background to a wizard photo\u203d We see photos and paintings in the HP universe that are entirely alive and sentient. Paintings can be interrogated regarding criminal matters, and even open doors in the real world. They have thoughts, desires, and interests. What's more, when Harry gets a Dumbledore trading card, Dumbledore disappears from the hologram and Ron says, \"You don't expect him to stay there all day, do you?\" Implying that the sentient holographic Dumbledore in the card has better things to do than just hang out all day in a card. So basically all photographs and paintings have a teeny universe? Does that mean every photographer... Creates a brand new universe contained in their art? And they... Tunnel into each other, as shown by painted figures who journey to other paintings? Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Just some procedurally generated background to Ron's family's vacation photo?","c_root_id_A":"ikx64mk","c_root_id_B":"ikxce5w","created_at_utc_A":1660909042,"created_at_utc_B":1660912359,"score_A":221,"score_B":415,"human_ref_A":"They don't seem to be entire worlds, in the broad sense. Just what they're photos of, maybe a bit of \"backstage\" and connections to other paintings. We can be pretty sure ours isn't one, don't worry.","human_ref_B":"The paintings always confused me a bit. They don't seem to contain fully fledged worlds. More like set pieces that connect to each other. We see figures from paintings go into other paintings all the time. To me, the confusing part is the nature of the characters in the paintings. Many of them seem fully conscious, self aware, and even intelligent. Dumbledore's portrait gives advice to Snape just like when he was Alice. Can anyone have this type of painting made of themselves? It seems like a perfect way to preserve yourself after death.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3317.0,"score_ratio":1.8778280543} +{"post_id":"wsblpo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Harry Potter] Wait... so are there entire universes inside every photo ever taken? Could OUR world be background to a wizard photo\u203d We see photos and paintings in the HP universe that are entirely alive and sentient. Paintings can be interrogated regarding criminal matters, and even open doors in the real world. They have thoughts, desires, and interests. What's more, when Harry gets a Dumbledore trading card, Dumbledore disappears from the hologram and Ron says, \"You don't expect him to stay there all day, do you?\" Implying that the sentient holographic Dumbledore in the card has better things to do than just hang out all day in a card. So basically all photographs and paintings have a teeny universe? Does that mean every photographer... Creates a brand new universe contained in their art? And they... Tunnel into each other, as shown by painted figures who journey to other paintings? Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Just some procedurally generated background to Ron's family's vacation photo?","c_root_id_A":"ikxce5w","c_root_id_B":"ikx5mmp","created_at_utc_A":1660912359,"created_at_utc_B":1660908756,"score_A":415,"score_B":116,"human_ref_A":"The paintings always confused me a bit. They don't seem to contain fully fledged worlds. More like set pieces that connect to each other. We see figures from paintings go into other paintings all the time. To me, the confusing part is the nature of the characters in the paintings. Many of them seem fully conscious, self aware, and even intelligent. Dumbledore's portrait gives advice to Snape just like when he was Alice. Can anyone have this type of painting made of themselves? It seems like a perfect way to preserve yourself after death.","human_ref_B":"I see it being a bit like the cabinets in Wreck-It Ralph. They have the main \"stage\" where they can be seen by the outside world, but they have a small little area off to the side they can retire to if needed.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3603.0,"score_ratio":3.5775862069} +{"post_id":"wsblpo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Harry Potter] Wait... so are there entire universes inside every photo ever taken? Could OUR world be background to a wizard photo\u203d We see photos and paintings in the HP universe that are entirely alive and sentient. Paintings can be interrogated regarding criminal matters, and even open doors in the real world. They have thoughts, desires, and interests. What's more, when Harry gets a Dumbledore trading card, Dumbledore disappears from the hologram and Ron says, \"You don't expect him to stay there all day, do you?\" Implying that the sentient holographic Dumbledore in the card has better things to do than just hang out all day in a card. So basically all photographs and paintings have a teeny universe? Does that mean every photographer... Creates a brand new universe contained in their art? And they... Tunnel into each other, as shown by painted figures who journey to other paintings? Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Just some procedurally generated background to Ron's family's vacation photo?","c_root_id_A":"ikx64mk","c_root_id_B":"ikx5mmp","created_at_utc_A":1660909042,"created_at_utc_B":1660908756,"score_A":221,"score_B":116,"human_ref_A":"They don't seem to be entire worlds, in the broad sense. Just what they're photos of, maybe a bit of \"backstage\" and connections to other paintings. We can be pretty sure ours isn't one, don't worry.","human_ref_B":"I see it being a bit like the cabinets in Wreck-It Ralph. They have the main \"stage\" where they can be seen by the outside world, but they have a small little area off to the side they can retire to if needed.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":286.0,"score_ratio":1.9051724138} +{"post_id":"wsblpo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Harry Potter] Wait... so are there entire universes inside every photo ever taken? Could OUR world be background to a wizard photo\u203d We see photos and paintings in the HP universe that are entirely alive and sentient. Paintings can be interrogated regarding criminal matters, and even open doors in the real world. They have thoughts, desires, and interests. What's more, when Harry gets a Dumbledore trading card, Dumbledore disappears from the hologram and Ron says, \"You don't expect him to stay there all day, do you?\" Implying that the sentient holographic Dumbledore in the card has better things to do than just hang out all day in a card. So basically all photographs and paintings have a teeny universe? Does that mean every photographer... Creates a brand new universe contained in their art? And they... Tunnel into each other, as shown by painted figures who journey to other paintings? Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Just some procedurally generated background to Ron's family's vacation photo?","c_root_id_A":"ikxo1vr","c_root_id_B":"ikxwitr","created_at_utc_A":1660917547,"created_at_utc_B":1660920913,"score_A":23,"score_B":32,"human_ref_A":"They seem to be more something like Doctor Who's Gallifreyan stasis cubes, which are a moment in time, held in a parallel pocket universe. They don't hold the entire universe, but just a snapshot of parts of it. Paintings have some interaction with the real world, but what is 'active' is limited to the immediate scene, and intentional characters shown within it. Paintings of the same 'set', or in close proximity would allow the characters to move to other paintings, and it's possible that is what they might do. Going outside the scene to do something is likely not possible, although paintings might be able to travel to other pictures, or go to one of the background scenes to do something else. Photographs seem to be something different. Rather than creating a new character that is a copy of a real-world one, interpreted through the lens of the artist, but photographs seem more like Tumblr-style gif loops, or Tiktok-type video shorts. A magical photograph (at least, the ones in newspapers) will just repeat the same second of a scene over and over, rather than the characters going off and doing their own thing, like they might in a painting. It's unclear what would happen if you basically tried to draw the entire world as a painting. If you managed to pull that off, that would be a considerable work of art, and might be possible to emulate the world that way, in limited fashion. Similarly, we don't really know what happens if someone created a diorama as an art form, or whether the behaviour of paintings is exclusive to 2D paintings, and not painted figurines, or the like.","human_ref_B":"This brings to mind the curious question of wizard pornography.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3366.0,"score_ratio":1.3913043478} +{"post_id":"wsblpo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Harry Potter] Wait... so are there entire universes inside every photo ever taken? Could OUR world be background to a wizard photo\u203d We see photos and paintings in the HP universe that are entirely alive and sentient. Paintings can be interrogated regarding criminal matters, and even open doors in the real world. They have thoughts, desires, and interests. What's more, when Harry gets a Dumbledore trading card, Dumbledore disappears from the hologram and Ron says, \"You don't expect him to stay there all day, do you?\" Implying that the sentient holographic Dumbledore in the card has better things to do than just hang out all day in a card. So basically all photographs and paintings have a teeny universe? Does that mean every photographer... Creates a brand new universe contained in their art? And they... Tunnel into each other, as shown by painted figures who journey to other paintings? Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Just some procedurally generated background to Ron's family's vacation photo?","c_root_id_A":"ikxi51e","c_root_id_B":"ikxwitr","created_at_utc_A":1660915046,"created_at_utc_B":1660920913,"score_A":9,"score_B":32,"human_ref_A":"The photos are made by developing them in a special potion, which is presumably present in the paint used for the portraits. To me, it seems like the photos aren\u2019t really fully \u201calive\u201d, and they\u2019re not as magical as the paintings. It\u2019s just a moment in time captured onto some film, the same as a muggle photograph, with the potion bringing out a bit more of the life in the scene. Throwing away a newspaper with a photo on it isn\u2019t murder, and the rest of the world doesn\u2019t exist in the photo, just what you see (and maybe an inch or 2 off screen)","human_ref_B":"This brings to mind the curious question of wizard pornography.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5867.0,"score_ratio":3.5555555556} +{"post_id":"wsblpo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Harry Potter] Wait... so are there entire universes inside every photo ever taken? Could OUR world be background to a wizard photo\u203d We see photos and paintings in the HP universe that are entirely alive and sentient. Paintings can be interrogated regarding criminal matters, and even open doors in the real world. They have thoughts, desires, and interests. What's more, when Harry gets a Dumbledore trading card, Dumbledore disappears from the hologram and Ron says, \"You don't expect him to stay there all day, do you?\" Implying that the sentient holographic Dumbledore in the card has better things to do than just hang out all day in a card. So basically all photographs and paintings have a teeny universe? Does that mean every photographer... Creates a brand new universe contained in their art? And they... Tunnel into each other, as shown by painted figures who journey to other paintings? Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Just some procedurally generated background to Ron's family's vacation photo?","c_root_id_A":"ikxo1vr","c_root_id_B":"ikxi51e","created_at_utc_A":1660917547,"created_at_utc_B":1660915046,"score_A":23,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"They seem to be more something like Doctor Who's Gallifreyan stasis cubes, which are a moment in time, held in a parallel pocket universe. They don't hold the entire universe, but just a snapshot of parts of it. Paintings have some interaction with the real world, but what is 'active' is limited to the immediate scene, and intentional characters shown within it. Paintings of the same 'set', or in close proximity would allow the characters to move to other paintings, and it's possible that is what they might do. Going outside the scene to do something is likely not possible, although paintings might be able to travel to other pictures, or go to one of the background scenes to do something else. Photographs seem to be something different. Rather than creating a new character that is a copy of a real-world one, interpreted through the lens of the artist, but photographs seem more like Tumblr-style gif loops, or Tiktok-type video shorts. A magical photograph (at least, the ones in newspapers) will just repeat the same second of a scene over and over, rather than the characters going off and doing their own thing, like they might in a painting. It's unclear what would happen if you basically tried to draw the entire world as a painting. If you managed to pull that off, that would be a considerable work of art, and might be possible to emulate the world that way, in limited fashion. Similarly, we don't really know what happens if someone created a diorama as an art form, or whether the behaviour of paintings is exclusive to 2D paintings, and not painted figurines, or the like.","human_ref_B":"The photos are made by developing them in a special potion, which is presumably present in the paint used for the portraits. To me, it seems like the photos aren\u2019t really fully \u201calive\u201d, and they\u2019re not as magical as the paintings. It\u2019s just a moment in time captured onto some film, the same as a muggle photograph, with the potion bringing out a bit more of the life in the scene. Throwing away a newspaper with a photo on it isn\u2019t murder, and the rest of the world doesn\u2019t exist in the photo, just what you see (and maybe an inch or 2 off screen)","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2501.0,"score_ratio":2.5555555556} +{"post_id":"wsblpo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Harry Potter] Wait... so are there entire universes inside every photo ever taken? Could OUR world be background to a wizard photo\u203d We see photos and paintings in the HP universe that are entirely alive and sentient. Paintings can be interrogated regarding criminal matters, and even open doors in the real world. They have thoughts, desires, and interests. What's more, when Harry gets a Dumbledore trading card, Dumbledore disappears from the hologram and Ron says, \"You don't expect him to stay there all day, do you?\" Implying that the sentient holographic Dumbledore in the card has better things to do than just hang out all day in a card. So basically all photographs and paintings have a teeny universe? Does that mean every photographer... Creates a brand new universe contained in their art? And they... Tunnel into each other, as shown by painted figures who journey to other paintings? Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Just some procedurally generated background to Ron's family's vacation photo?","c_root_id_A":"iky2s3t","c_root_id_B":"ikykymf","created_at_utc_A":1660923345,"created_at_utc_B":1660930321,"score_A":6,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":">Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Photos are in short loops, much like gifs. Are you in a short loop?","human_ref_B":"Nah, it's like that one episode of Red Dwarf where there's a world but it's only what you can see in the frame.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6976.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"wsblpo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Harry Potter] Wait... so are there entire universes inside every photo ever taken? Could OUR world be background to a wizard photo\u203d We see photos and paintings in the HP universe that are entirely alive and sentient. Paintings can be interrogated regarding criminal matters, and even open doors in the real world. They have thoughts, desires, and interests. What's more, when Harry gets a Dumbledore trading card, Dumbledore disappears from the hologram and Ron says, \"You don't expect him to stay there all day, do you?\" Implying that the sentient holographic Dumbledore in the card has better things to do than just hang out all day in a card. So basically all photographs and paintings have a teeny universe? Does that mean every photographer... Creates a brand new universe contained in their art? And they... Tunnel into each other, as shown by painted figures who journey to other paintings? Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Just some procedurally generated background to Ron's family's vacation photo?","c_root_id_A":"ikybwef","c_root_id_B":"ikykymf","created_at_utc_A":1660926836,"created_at_utc_B":1660930321,"score_A":3,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"No, most paintings and photos are the magical equivalent of gifs. Only the Hogwarts paintings have shown anything resembling self awareness and, with a few exceptions, they are all confined to Hogwarts and can't visit pictures outside the castle.","human_ref_B":"Nah, it's like that one episode of Red Dwarf where there's a world but it's only what you can see in the frame.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3485.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"wsblpo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Harry Potter] Wait... so are there entire universes inside every photo ever taken? Could OUR world be background to a wizard photo\u203d We see photos and paintings in the HP universe that are entirely alive and sentient. Paintings can be interrogated regarding criminal matters, and even open doors in the real world. They have thoughts, desires, and interests. What's more, when Harry gets a Dumbledore trading card, Dumbledore disappears from the hologram and Ron says, \"You don't expect him to stay there all day, do you?\" Implying that the sentient holographic Dumbledore in the card has better things to do than just hang out all day in a card. So basically all photographs and paintings have a teeny universe? Does that mean every photographer... Creates a brand new universe contained in their art? And they... Tunnel into each other, as shown by painted figures who journey to other paintings? Does that mean our world could be a holograph of the real world? Just some procedurally generated background to Ron's family's vacation photo?","c_root_id_A":"ikyxnuk","c_root_id_B":"ikybwef","created_at_utc_A":1660935274,"created_at_utc_B":1660926836,"score_A":6,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"From what we know, photographs act like wizarding gifs except in the 90s. You take a photo, soak it in a potion and then boom, the photo moves & captures a small time frame of movement. I reckon the quality\/length etc depend on the camera and the potion\u2019s quality As for portraits, we are told they are not real people. They don\u2019t have souls. Dumbledore & McGonagall even warned Harry that despite the fact that they give off the impression of being real, they\u2019ll never function as living humans & you shouldn\u2019t waste away in front of their frames. If we\u2019re already going with modern comparisons, the closest thing I can think of them is as a limited AI, except not linked to the internet but the original person it depicted. Some can move only between their own frames, some cannot move between their own frames at all (Walburga Black), and some can move wherever they want to (that annoying knight). Some can talk, some cannot (ie Ariana Dumbledore). I reckon it all depends on the painter\u2019s skill, the amount of copies\/depictions of a person there are, and whether they are somehow interconnected thanks to mutual spells\/locations, such as the paintings at Hogwarts. In short, it canonically probably has nothing to do with universes \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f would make a good fanfiction though","human_ref_B":"No, most paintings and photos are the magical equivalent of gifs. Only the Hogwarts paintings have shown anything resembling self awareness and, with a few exceptions, they are all confined to Hogwarts and can't visit pictures outside the castle.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8438.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"8p9eo8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Marvel] Shouldn't SHIELD place a much higher priority on duplicating Spider-Man, as opposed to duplicating Captain America? Captain America was a raging success. But instead of making more Captain Americas, endless super-soldier serum work has created all kinds of monsters and maniacs. And because of the \"makes you more of what you already are\" effect, even a safe version of the formula will always run the risk of amplifying some personality flaw or moral compromise until it becomes catastrophic. Compare this mess to the bite of a genetically engineered spider. It greatly enhances strength, agility, durability, reflexes. You don't get the tactical\/intellectual benefits of super-soldier serum, but wall-crawling, webshooters, and spider-sense are a valuable compensation. Most importantly, you don't run the risk of creating a warped mind with exaggerated drawbacks. In the original story, the spider sort of got irradiated by accident, bit Peter, and crawled off and died. No one had ordered that a radioactive spider be made. No one knew that was what gave Spider-Man his powers. But now, someone knows that the GMO spider exists. Someone made it on purpose. Someone can make more of them. Shouldn't Nick Fury and SHIELD shelve the old WW2 formula, with all its horrible outcomes, and just get some of these spiders and have them bite Navy SEALS or Delta Force ninjas? You want to create a super-powered fighting force? Spider-Man's powers tempered by military training would be a lot safer bet than authorizing more super-soldier serum tests that mostly just kill the subjects or turn them into supervillains.","c_root_id_A":"e09gaot","c_root_id_B":"e09gh1b","created_at_utc_A":1528371586,"created_at_utc_B":1528371860,"score_A":155,"score_B":414,"human_ref_A":"Captain America was Scientific Experiment. Spiderman is scientific accident. There is absurdly big amount of unknown unknowns in case of spiderman. They can recreate formula for Captain since they testing it on people. They must first find that damn spider. and it could be dead by this time. They have no idea if they could recreate that specific mutation. There are to many unknown in case of spiderman. They could try but it is starting from the scratch. And than there is sunken cost fallacy, and fact that in many regards captain america IS superior soldiers and this is what SHIELD wants.","human_ref_B":"Current continuity points to Spider-mans powers being mystical in origin. The spider that bit him CHOSE Peter to inherit his abilities. So if shield tried to re-create the originally believed situation IE Radioactive spider bite they would very likely only get cancer. For all we know there are like 50 shield experiments where that happened and then they went \"Let's go back to the cap thing. It's not working all the time....but it's not itchy cancer.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":274.0,"score_ratio":2.6709677419} +{"post_id":"8p9eo8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Marvel] Shouldn't SHIELD place a much higher priority on duplicating Spider-Man, as opposed to duplicating Captain America? Captain America was a raging success. But instead of making more Captain Americas, endless super-soldier serum work has created all kinds of monsters and maniacs. And because of the \"makes you more of what you already are\" effect, even a safe version of the formula will always run the risk of amplifying some personality flaw or moral compromise until it becomes catastrophic. Compare this mess to the bite of a genetically engineered spider. It greatly enhances strength, agility, durability, reflexes. You don't get the tactical\/intellectual benefits of super-soldier serum, but wall-crawling, webshooters, and spider-sense are a valuable compensation. Most importantly, you don't run the risk of creating a warped mind with exaggerated drawbacks. In the original story, the spider sort of got irradiated by accident, bit Peter, and crawled off and died. No one had ordered that a radioactive spider be made. No one knew that was what gave Spider-Man his powers. But now, someone knows that the GMO spider exists. Someone made it on purpose. Someone can make more of them. Shouldn't Nick Fury and SHIELD shelve the old WW2 formula, with all its horrible outcomes, and just get some of these spiders and have them bite Navy SEALS or Delta Force ninjas? You want to create a super-powered fighting force? Spider-Man's powers tempered by military training would be a lot safer bet than authorizing more super-soldier serum tests that mostly just kill the subjects or turn them into supervillains.","c_root_id_A":"e09sb8q","c_root_id_B":"e09tp10","created_at_utc_A":1528384506,"created_at_utc_B":1528385704,"score_A":7,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Captain America comes with decades of documentation and tracking. They probably know the exact reasons why he became who is he is and can better extrapolate how to duplicate things. That's a large chunk of R&D time immediately taken off. From a point of practicality, it's simply more efficient for them to duplicate Captain America.","human_ref_B":"In some editions of Spider-Man, the same tech that led to him becoming a spider led to the lizard. He also turned into a giant man spider for a period of time. His powers also failed him. There\u2019s a storied history of what goes wrong with radioactive\/mutagenic\/whatever the fluff of the day is spiders and other animals. Also, he gave MJ cancer...","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1198.0,"score_ratio":1.8571428571} +{"post_id":"8p9eo8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Marvel] Shouldn't SHIELD place a much higher priority on duplicating Spider-Man, as opposed to duplicating Captain America? Captain America was a raging success. But instead of making more Captain Americas, endless super-soldier serum work has created all kinds of monsters and maniacs. And because of the \"makes you more of what you already are\" effect, even a safe version of the formula will always run the risk of amplifying some personality flaw or moral compromise until it becomes catastrophic. Compare this mess to the bite of a genetically engineered spider. It greatly enhances strength, agility, durability, reflexes. You don't get the tactical\/intellectual benefits of super-soldier serum, but wall-crawling, webshooters, and spider-sense are a valuable compensation. Most importantly, you don't run the risk of creating a warped mind with exaggerated drawbacks. In the original story, the spider sort of got irradiated by accident, bit Peter, and crawled off and died. No one had ordered that a radioactive spider be made. No one knew that was what gave Spider-Man his powers. But now, someone knows that the GMO spider exists. Someone made it on purpose. Someone can make more of them. Shouldn't Nick Fury and SHIELD shelve the old WW2 formula, with all its horrible outcomes, and just get some of these spiders and have them bite Navy SEALS or Delta Force ninjas? You want to create a super-powered fighting force? Spider-Man's powers tempered by military training would be a lot safer bet than authorizing more super-soldier serum tests that mostly just kill the subjects or turn them into supervillains.","c_root_id_A":"e09rheg","c_root_id_B":"e09tp10","created_at_utc_A":1528383776,"created_at_utc_B":1528385704,"score_A":5,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"I think SHIELD *has* been duplicating Spider-Man. How else do you explain all the other spider-folks who've been running around: Kid Arachnid, Scarlet Spider, Ghost Spider, Silk, Spider-Woman... You can't throw a rock in New York City without hitting two people with spider powers.","human_ref_B":"In some editions of Spider-Man, the same tech that led to him becoming a spider led to the lizard. He also turned into a giant man spider for a period of time. His powers also failed him. There\u2019s a storied history of what goes wrong with radioactive\/mutagenic\/whatever the fluff of the day is spiders and other animals. Also, he gave MJ cancer...","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1928.0,"score_ratio":2.6} +{"post_id":"8p9eo8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Marvel] Shouldn't SHIELD place a much higher priority on duplicating Spider-Man, as opposed to duplicating Captain America? Captain America was a raging success. But instead of making more Captain Americas, endless super-soldier serum work has created all kinds of monsters and maniacs. And because of the \"makes you more of what you already are\" effect, even a safe version of the formula will always run the risk of amplifying some personality flaw or moral compromise until it becomes catastrophic. Compare this mess to the bite of a genetically engineered spider. It greatly enhances strength, agility, durability, reflexes. You don't get the tactical\/intellectual benefits of super-soldier serum, but wall-crawling, webshooters, and spider-sense are a valuable compensation. Most importantly, you don't run the risk of creating a warped mind with exaggerated drawbacks. In the original story, the spider sort of got irradiated by accident, bit Peter, and crawled off and died. No one had ordered that a radioactive spider be made. No one knew that was what gave Spider-Man his powers. But now, someone knows that the GMO spider exists. Someone made it on purpose. Someone can make more of them. Shouldn't Nick Fury and SHIELD shelve the old WW2 formula, with all its horrible outcomes, and just get some of these spiders and have them bite Navy SEALS or Delta Force ninjas? You want to create a super-powered fighting force? Spider-Man's powers tempered by military training would be a lot safer bet than authorizing more super-soldier serum tests that mostly just kill the subjects or turn them into supervillains.","c_root_id_A":"e09sb8q","c_root_id_B":"e09rheg","created_at_utc_A":1528384506,"created_at_utc_B":1528383776,"score_A":7,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Captain America comes with decades of documentation and tracking. They probably know the exact reasons why he became who is he is and can better extrapolate how to duplicate things. That's a large chunk of R&D time immediately taken off. From a point of practicality, it's simply more efficient for them to duplicate Captain America.","human_ref_B":"I think SHIELD *has* been duplicating Spider-Man. How else do you explain all the other spider-folks who've been running around: Kid Arachnid, Scarlet Spider, Ghost Spider, Silk, Spider-Woman... You can't throw a rock in New York City without hitting two people with spider powers.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":730.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhttm5","c_root_id_B":"ebhwm8b","created_at_utc_A":1544449583,"created_at_utc_B":1544452495,"score_A":126,"score_B":142,"human_ref_A":"They had ships but they had stopped exploring and turned insular. Also there was massive denial that the planet was gonna blow. (also lets not forget both Kal and Kara were sent so they're were two ships) Jor-El and Zor-el were considered madmen.","human_ref_B":"Only two that we know of that were sent to Earth. How many ships launched too late trying to save as many as possible? How many ships never made it to a yellow main sequence star before the life support failed? How many ships made it to a planet without a yellow sun where the refugees became normal citizens without any interest in traveling to a world where they would have superpowers? How many escaped the doom only to return and die of radiation poisoning from exposure to kryptonite while trying to figure out what happened? There could be many survivors we don't know about.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2912.0,"score_ratio":1.126984127} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvvvz","c_root_id_B":"ebhwm8b","created_at_utc_A":1544451755,"created_at_utc_B":1544452495,"score_A":21,"score_B":142,"human_ref_A":"They engaged in all the stages of an advancing interstellar race -Exploration, First Contact, Colonization, Scientific Advancement, Trade -this went on for thousands of years. Since there are other races out there just as advanced (Thanagarians, the people of Rann,Czarnians) or beings higher still (Oans, New Gods) Science and Exploration will eventually plateau -The Galaxy is mapped, borders are known, galactic level laws are enforced -","human_ref_B":"Only two that we know of that were sent to Earth. How many ships launched too late trying to save as many as possible? How many ships never made it to a yellow main sequence star before the life support failed? How many ships made it to a planet without a yellow sun where the refugees became normal citizens without any interest in traveling to a world where they would have superpowers? How many escaped the doom only to return and die of radiation poisoning from exposure to kryptonite while trying to figure out what happened? There could be many survivors we don't know about.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":740.0,"score_ratio":6.7619047619} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhwm8b","c_root_id_B":"ebhvc6v","created_at_utc_A":1544452495,"created_at_utc_B":1544451191,"score_A":142,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Only two that we know of that were sent to Earth. How many ships launched too late trying to save as many as possible? How many ships never made it to a yellow main sequence star before the life support failed? How many ships made it to a planet without a yellow sun where the refugees became normal citizens without any interest in traveling to a world where they would have superpowers? How many escaped the doom only to return and die of radiation poisoning from exposure to kryptonite while trying to figure out what happened? There could be many survivors we don't know about.","human_ref_B":"Spaceships are so gauche","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1304.0,"score_ratio":14.2} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvo6e","c_root_id_B":"ebhwm8b","created_at_utc_A":1544451534,"created_at_utc_B":1544452495,"score_A":8,"score_B":142,"human_ref_A":"Jor-El\u2019s ship might have been the only one capable of exiting the solar system in enough time. Other ships might have existed, and I\u2019m sure there were panicked Kryptonians attempting to escape, but they\u2019d be closer in the range of our own space programme compared to something like the Millennium Falcon.","human_ref_B":"Only two that we know of that were sent to Earth. How many ships launched too late trying to save as many as possible? How many ships never made it to a yellow main sequence star before the life support failed? How many ships made it to a planet without a yellow sun where the refugees became normal citizens without any interest in traveling to a world where they would have superpowers? How many escaped the doom only to return and die of radiation poisoning from exposure to kryptonite while trying to figure out what happened? There could be many survivors we don't know about.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":961.0,"score_ratio":17.75} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvvvz","c_root_id_B":"ebhwoj3","created_at_utc_A":1544451755,"created_at_utc_B":1544452558,"score_A":21,"score_B":78,"human_ref_A":"They engaged in all the stages of an advancing interstellar race -Exploration, First Contact, Colonization, Scientific Advancement, Trade -this went on for thousands of years. Since there are other races out there just as advanced (Thanagarians, the people of Rann,Czarnians) or beings higher still (Oans, New Gods) Science and Exploration will eventually plateau -The Galaxy is mapped, borders are known, galactic level laws are enforced -","human_ref_B":"By that point in time, the Kryptonians have become extreme isolationists to the point that it was illegal to build a spacecraft capable of leaving the planets orbit. That, coupled with the fact that for a long time they where in denial about the threat to Krypton meant that it was too late for them to build spacecrafts when the truth about the planets doom became obvious to everyone. Even Jor-El was advocating for a temporary relocation to the Phantom Zone because he knew that it was logistically impossible to build a large enough fleet. When he finally exhausted all legal options he only had enough time to build a small ship for his son Kal-E.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":803.0,"score_ratio":3.7142857143} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvc6v","c_root_id_B":"ebhwoj3","created_at_utc_A":1544451191,"created_at_utc_B":1544452558,"score_A":10,"score_B":78,"human_ref_A":"Spaceships are so gauche","human_ref_B":"By that point in time, the Kryptonians have become extreme isolationists to the point that it was illegal to build a spacecraft capable of leaving the planets orbit. That, coupled with the fact that for a long time they where in denial about the threat to Krypton meant that it was too late for them to build spacecrafts when the truth about the planets doom became obvious to everyone. Even Jor-El was advocating for a temporary relocation to the Phantom Zone because he knew that it was logistically impossible to build a large enough fleet. When he finally exhausted all legal options he only had enough time to build a small ship for his son Kal-E.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1367.0,"score_ratio":7.8} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhwoj3","c_root_id_B":"ebhvo6e","created_at_utc_A":1544452558,"created_at_utc_B":1544451534,"score_A":78,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"By that point in time, the Kryptonians have become extreme isolationists to the point that it was illegal to build a spacecraft capable of leaving the planets orbit. That, coupled with the fact that for a long time they where in denial about the threat to Krypton meant that it was too late for them to build spacecrafts when the truth about the planets doom became obvious to everyone. Even Jor-El was advocating for a temporary relocation to the Phantom Zone because he knew that it was logistically impossible to build a large enough fleet. When he finally exhausted all legal options he only had enough time to build a small ship for his son Kal-E.","human_ref_B":"Jor-El\u2019s ship might have been the only one capable of exiting the solar system in enough time. Other ships might have existed, and I\u2019m sure there were panicked Kryptonians attempting to escape, but they\u2019d be closer in the range of our own space programme compared to something like the Millennium Falcon.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1024.0,"score_ratio":9.75} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebi3ycu","c_root_id_B":"ebhvvvz","created_at_utc_A":1544459001,"created_at_utc_B":1544451755,"score_A":64,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"Interestingly, there is actually a historic counterpart for this, and it fits with the general depiction of Kryptonians as having a massive superiority complex: China and the explorations of Zheng He. ​ China was historically an all but unmatched power and basically had achieved autarky \\[1\\]. There was not much trade with China because China flatly did not need trade. Even in the early 18th century, when the European powers were very interested in getting what China had, tea and superior ceramics mostly, Europe had nothing that China needed or wanted which forced the European powers to trade gold and silver for Chinese goods \\[2\\]. Point is, for most of China's history they all but totally ignored the outside world because the outside world was filled with people they saw as barbarians and had nothing they needed. Enter Zheng He, who in 1405 convinced the Emperor to build a massive fleet (300+ ships), and took a bunch of soldiers sailing all over extorting \"tribute\" from anyone they happened across. It was enormously successful, they reached places not just all over the East Asian coast, but India, Arabia, and Africa as well. And they brought back a lot of precious metals, ivory, and other luxuries. But basically no one cared, because China already had all that stuff, the government saw it as a waste, and the entire program was shut down and the ships left to rot. From 1433 onward China continued its prior policy of basically ignoring everything outside its borders and never build a major ocean going traveling ship again until the modern era. ​ The Krypton situation seems similar. The Kryptonians were arrogant, introverted, had everything they wanted and needed on Krypton, and looked at the outside world as a bunch of useless stuff populated by barbarians. They'd gone out exploring for a while, found nothing that particularly interested them, so they stayed home and didn't bother building space ships. ​ \\[1\\] The condition in which a polity has, within its own borders, all the resources necessary to make war and to have a prosperous peace. \\[2\\] This lead to the UK eventually developing the opium market in China and selling opium made in their Indian colonies, and to the Opium Wars as China's power relative to the European powers declined.","human_ref_B":"They engaged in all the stages of an advancing interstellar race -Exploration, First Contact, Colonization, Scientific Advancement, Trade -this went on for thousands of years. Since there are other races out there just as advanced (Thanagarians, the people of Rann,Czarnians) or beings higher still (Oans, New Gods) Science and Exploration will eventually plateau -The Galaxy is mapped, borders are known, galactic level laws are enforced -","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7246.0,"score_ratio":3.0476190476} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebi3ycu","c_root_id_B":"ebi355o","created_at_utc_A":1544459001,"created_at_utc_B":1544458336,"score_A":64,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Interestingly, there is actually a historic counterpart for this, and it fits with the general depiction of Kryptonians as having a massive superiority complex: China and the explorations of Zheng He. ​ China was historically an all but unmatched power and basically had achieved autarky \\[1\\]. There was not much trade with China because China flatly did not need trade. Even in the early 18th century, when the European powers were very interested in getting what China had, tea and superior ceramics mostly, Europe had nothing that China needed or wanted which forced the European powers to trade gold and silver for Chinese goods \\[2\\]. Point is, for most of China's history they all but totally ignored the outside world because the outside world was filled with people they saw as barbarians and had nothing they needed. Enter Zheng He, who in 1405 convinced the Emperor to build a massive fleet (300+ ships), and took a bunch of soldiers sailing all over extorting \"tribute\" from anyone they happened across. It was enormously successful, they reached places not just all over the East Asian coast, but India, Arabia, and Africa as well. And they brought back a lot of precious metals, ivory, and other luxuries. But basically no one cared, because China already had all that stuff, the government saw it as a waste, and the entire program was shut down and the ships left to rot. From 1433 onward China continued its prior policy of basically ignoring everything outside its borders and never build a major ocean going traveling ship again until the modern era. ​ The Krypton situation seems similar. The Kryptonians were arrogant, introverted, had everything they wanted and needed on Krypton, and looked at the outside world as a bunch of useless stuff populated by barbarians. They'd gone out exploring for a while, found nothing that particularly interested them, so they stayed home and didn't bother building space ships. ​ \\[1\\] The condition in which a polity has, within its own borders, all the resources necessary to make war and to have a prosperous peace. \\[2\\] This lead to the UK eventually developing the opium market in China and selling opium made in their Indian colonies, and to the Opium Wars as China's power relative to the European powers declined.","human_ref_B":"Well, for a while, at least, there was no reason to have any ships. It may have been retconned since, but in the late 80s or early 90s, it was revealed that the Eradicator had genetically manipulated the Kryptonians, such that they would die if they left Krypton. Superman's dad was one of the few people who'd been able to have that genetic defect repaired between when the Eradicator disappeared from Krypton and when Krypton disappeared from Krypton, hence why he could leave, but most of the population was just screwed.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":665.0,"score_ratio":5.8181818182} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebi3ycu","c_root_id_B":"ebhvc6v","created_at_utc_A":1544459001,"created_at_utc_B":1544451191,"score_A":64,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Interestingly, there is actually a historic counterpart for this, and it fits with the general depiction of Kryptonians as having a massive superiority complex: China and the explorations of Zheng He. ​ China was historically an all but unmatched power and basically had achieved autarky \\[1\\]. There was not much trade with China because China flatly did not need trade. Even in the early 18th century, when the European powers were very interested in getting what China had, tea and superior ceramics mostly, Europe had nothing that China needed or wanted which forced the European powers to trade gold and silver for Chinese goods \\[2\\]. Point is, for most of China's history they all but totally ignored the outside world because the outside world was filled with people they saw as barbarians and had nothing they needed. Enter Zheng He, who in 1405 convinced the Emperor to build a massive fleet (300+ ships), and took a bunch of soldiers sailing all over extorting \"tribute\" from anyone they happened across. It was enormously successful, they reached places not just all over the East Asian coast, but India, Arabia, and Africa as well. And they brought back a lot of precious metals, ivory, and other luxuries. But basically no one cared, because China already had all that stuff, the government saw it as a waste, and the entire program was shut down and the ships left to rot. From 1433 onward China continued its prior policy of basically ignoring everything outside its borders and never build a major ocean going traveling ship again until the modern era. ​ The Krypton situation seems similar. The Kryptonians were arrogant, introverted, had everything they wanted and needed on Krypton, and looked at the outside world as a bunch of useless stuff populated by barbarians. They'd gone out exploring for a while, found nothing that particularly interested them, so they stayed home and didn't bother building space ships. ​ \\[1\\] The condition in which a polity has, within its own borders, all the resources necessary to make war and to have a prosperous peace. \\[2\\] This lead to the UK eventually developing the opium market in China and selling opium made in their Indian colonies, and to the Opium Wars as China's power relative to the European powers declined.","human_ref_B":"Spaceships are so gauche","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7810.0,"score_ratio":6.4} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebi3ycu","c_root_id_B":"ebhvo6e","created_at_utc_A":1544459001,"created_at_utc_B":1544451534,"score_A":64,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Interestingly, there is actually a historic counterpart for this, and it fits with the general depiction of Kryptonians as having a massive superiority complex: China and the explorations of Zheng He. ​ China was historically an all but unmatched power and basically had achieved autarky \\[1\\]. There was not much trade with China because China flatly did not need trade. Even in the early 18th century, when the European powers were very interested in getting what China had, tea and superior ceramics mostly, Europe had nothing that China needed or wanted which forced the European powers to trade gold and silver for Chinese goods \\[2\\]. Point is, for most of China's history they all but totally ignored the outside world because the outside world was filled with people they saw as barbarians and had nothing they needed. Enter Zheng He, who in 1405 convinced the Emperor to build a massive fleet (300+ ships), and took a bunch of soldiers sailing all over extorting \"tribute\" from anyone they happened across. It was enormously successful, they reached places not just all over the East Asian coast, but India, Arabia, and Africa as well. And they brought back a lot of precious metals, ivory, and other luxuries. But basically no one cared, because China already had all that stuff, the government saw it as a waste, and the entire program was shut down and the ships left to rot. From 1433 onward China continued its prior policy of basically ignoring everything outside its borders and never build a major ocean going traveling ship again until the modern era. ​ The Krypton situation seems similar. The Kryptonians were arrogant, introverted, had everything they wanted and needed on Krypton, and looked at the outside world as a bunch of useless stuff populated by barbarians. They'd gone out exploring for a while, found nothing that particularly interested them, so they stayed home and didn't bother building space ships. ​ \\[1\\] The condition in which a polity has, within its own borders, all the resources necessary to make war and to have a prosperous peace. \\[2\\] This lead to the UK eventually developing the opium market in China and selling opium made in their Indian colonies, and to the Opium Wars as China's power relative to the European powers declined.","human_ref_B":"Jor-El\u2019s ship might have been the only one capable of exiting the solar system in enough time. Other ships might have existed, and I\u2019m sure there were panicked Kryptonians attempting to escape, but they\u2019d be closer in the range of our own space programme compared to something like the Millennium Falcon.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7467.0,"score_ratio":8.0} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebi5ql4","c_root_id_B":"ebhvvvz","created_at_utc_A":1544460440,"created_at_utc_B":1544451755,"score_A":23,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"My take, as a long time Superman fan is as follows (and this is mostly thanks to John Byrne, who is the God of Superman) Early Kryptonians were extremely technologically adept- their medieval period used blasters. They built an advanced civilization that was almost pure plantation, only the slaves were robots. At some point an alien preacher came to Krypton. His teachings against their use of clones (mindless, kept in stasis) for spare parts caused massive civil unrest. The Science Council and Science Police put down the uprising and restored order (violently). To ensure this could never happen again they made Krypton off limits to outside influences. Any alien who would come to the planet would be killed, as would any Kryptonian who left and might bring back disorderly ideas. They implemented this by implanting directives into the AIs of all their robots. Kryptonians don't work themselves, they tell robots what to do and it gets done. So no starship could be researched or built, no alien would survive meeting a robot, and no message from outside would be recorded or passed on. The Kryptonians who had been inspired by the Preacher Formed an organization called Black Zero. The Science Council had suppressed an uprising, but Black Zero was still around. Black Zero grew in secret until it all exploded in a massive civil war lasting 1000 years. Before the war Krypton was lush and green, after it was a sterile desert. They could have restored it, but they didn't care anymore. At the end of the war an extremist faction of Black Zero built a weapon to literally destroy the planet. This weapon was thought destroyed, but actually its actions were just slow. Over all this time that early command in the robots' AI had been forgotten, but it was still there. Kryptonians wondering about the rest of the universe eventually got around the AI restriction by doing things the commands didn't cover- notably Phantom Zone research. Jor-El researches around and learns the planet is about to be destroyed and nothing can be done. His wife Lara was equally curious in a different field, and had gone deep into the Kryptonian AIs and learned about the ancient prohibition. She creates an AI *without* this command (the Eradicator, which unfortunately still has other commands operating...), and Jor-el is able to build Kal-Els rocket, but that's all they have tie for before dying.","human_ref_B":"They engaged in all the stages of an advancing interstellar race -Exploration, First Contact, Colonization, Scientific Advancement, Trade -this went on for thousands of years. Since there are other races out there just as advanced (Thanagarians, the people of Rann,Czarnians) or beings higher still (Oans, New Gods) Science and Exploration will eventually plateau -The Galaxy is mapped, borders are known, galactic level laws are enforced -","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8685.0,"score_ratio":1.0952380952} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebi355o","c_root_id_B":"ebi5ql4","created_at_utc_A":1544458336,"created_at_utc_B":1544460440,"score_A":11,"score_B":23,"human_ref_A":"Well, for a while, at least, there was no reason to have any ships. It may have been retconned since, but in the late 80s or early 90s, it was revealed that the Eradicator had genetically manipulated the Kryptonians, such that they would die if they left Krypton. Superman's dad was one of the few people who'd been able to have that genetic defect repaired between when the Eradicator disappeared from Krypton and when Krypton disappeared from Krypton, hence why he could leave, but most of the population was just screwed.","human_ref_B":"My take, as a long time Superman fan is as follows (and this is mostly thanks to John Byrne, who is the God of Superman) Early Kryptonians were extremely technologically adept- their medieval period used blasters. They built an advanced civilization that was almost pure plantation, only the slaves were robots. At some point an alien preacher came to Krypton. His teachings against their use of clones (mindless, kept in stasis) for spare parts caused massive civil unrest. The Science Council and Science Police put down the uprising and restored order (violently). To ensure this could never happen again they made Krypton off limits to outside influences. Any alien who would come to the planet would be killed, as would any Kryptonian who left and might bring back disorderly ideas. They implemented this by implanting directives into the AIs of all their robots. Kryptonians don't work themselves, they tell robots what to do and it gets done. So no starship could be researched or built, no alien would survive meeting a robot, and no message from outside would be recorded or passed on. The Kryptonians who had been inspired by the Preacher Formed an organization called Black Zero. The Science Council had suppressed an uprising, but Black Zero was still around. Black Zero grew in secret until it all exploded in a massive civil war lasting 1000 years. Before the war Krypton was lush and green, after it was a sterile desert. They could have restored it, but they didn't care anymore. At the end of the war an extremist faction of Black Zero built a weapon to literally destroy the planet. This weapon was thought destroyed, but actually its actions were just slow. Over all this time that early command in the robots' AI had been forgotten, but it was still there. Kryptonians wondering about the rest of the universe eventually got around the AI restriction by doing things the commands didn't cover- notably Phantom Zone research. Jor-El researches around and learns the planet is about to be destroyed and nothing can be done. His wife Lara was equally curious in a different field, and had gone deep into the Kryptonian AIs and learned about the ancient prohibition. She creates an AI *without* this command (the Eradicator, which unfortunately still has other commands operating...), and Jor-el is able to build Kal-Els rocket, but that's all they have tie for before dying.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2104.0,"score_ratio":2.0909090909} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvc6v","c_root_id_B":"ebi5ql4","created_at_utc_A":1544451191,"created_at_utc_B":1544460440,"score_A":10,"score_B":23,"human_ref_A":"Spaceships are so gauche","human_ref_B":"My take, as a long time Superman fan is as follows (and this is mostly thanks to John Byrne, who is the God of Superman) Early Kryptonians were extremely technologically adept- their medieval period used blasters. They built an advanced civilization that was almost pure plantation, only the slaves were robots. At some point an alien preacher came to Krypton. His teachings against their use of clones (mindless, kept in stasis) for spare parts caused massive civil unrest. The Science Council and Science Police put down the uprising and restored order (violently). To ensure this could never happen again they made Krypton off limits to outside influences. Any alien who would come to the planet would be killed, as would any Kryptonian who left and might bring back disorderly ideas. They implemented this by implanting directives into the AIs of all their robots. Kryptonians don't work themselves, they tell robots what to do and it gets done. So no starship could be researched or built, no alien would survive meeting a robot, and no message from outside would be recorded or passed on. The Kryptonians who had been inspired by the Preacher Formed an organization called Black Zero. The Science Council had suppressed an uprising, but Black Zero was still around. Black Zero grew in secret until it all exploded in a massive civil war lasting 1000 years. Before the war Krypton was lush and green, after it was a sterile desert. They could have restored it, but they didn't care anymore. At the end of the war an extremist faction of Black Zero built a weapon to literally destroy the planet. This weapon was thought destroyed, but actually its actions were just slow. Over all this time that early command in the robots' AI had been forgotten, but it was still there. Kryptonians wondering about the rest of the universe eventually got around the AI restriction by doing things the commands didn't cover- notably Phantom Zone research. Jor-El researches around and learns the planet is about to be destroyed and nothing can be done. His wife Lara was equally curious in a different field, and had gone deep into the Kryptonian AIs and learned about the ancient prohibition. She creates an AI *without* this command (the Eradicator, which unfortunately still has other commands operating...), and Jor-el is able to build Kal-Els rocket, but that's all they have tie for before dying.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9249.0,"score_ratio":2.3} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvo6e","c_root_id_B":"ebi5ql4","created_at_utc_A":1544451534,"created_at_utc_B":1544460440,"score_A":8,"score_B":23,"human_ref_A":"Jor-El\u2019s ship might have been the only one capable of exiting the solar system in enough time. Other ships might have existed, and I\u2019m sure there were panicked Kryptonians attempting to escape, but they\u2019d be closer in the range of our own space programme compared to something like the Millennium Falcon.","human_ref_B":"My take, as a long time Superman fan is as follows (and this is mostly thanks to John Byrne, who is the God of Superman) Early Kryptonians were extremely technologically adept- their medieval period used blasters. They built an advanced civilization that was almost pure plantation, only the slaves were robots. At some point an alien preacher came to Krypton. His teachings against their use of clones (mindless, kept in stasis) for spare parts caused massive civil unrest. The Science Council and Science Police put down the uprising and restored order (violently). To ensure this could never happen again they made Krypton off limits to outside influences. Any alien who would come to the planet would be killed, as would any Kryptonian who left and might bring back disorderly ideas. They implemented this by implanting directives into the AIs of all their robots. Kryptonians don't work themselves, they tell robots what to do and it gets done. So no starship could be researched or built, no alien would survive meeting a robot, and no message from outside would be recorded or passed on. The Kryptonians who had been inspired by the Preacher Formed an organization called Black Zero. The Science Council had suppressed an uprising, but Black Zero was still around. Black Zero grew in secret until it all exploded in a massive civil war lasting 1000 years. Before the war Krypton was lush and green, after it was a sterile desert. They could have restored it, but they didn't care anymore. At the end of the war an extremist faction of Black Zero built a weapon to literally destroy the planet. This weapon was thought destroyed, but actually its actions were just slow. Over all this time that early command in the robots' AI had been forgotten, but it was still there. Kryptonians wondering about the rest of the universe eventually got around the AI restriction by doing things the commands didn't cover- notably Phantom Zone research. Jor-El researches around and learns the planet is about to be destroyed and nothing can be done. His wife Lara was equally curious in a different field, and had gone deep into the Kryptonian AIs and learned about the ancient prohibition. She creates an AI *without* this command (the Eradicator, which unfortunately still has other commands operating...), and Jor-el is able to build Kal-Els rocket, but that's all they have tie for before dying.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8906.0,"score_ratio":2.875} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvc6v","c_root_id_B":"ebhvvvz","created_at_utc_A":1544451191,"created_at_utc_B":1544451755,"score_A":10,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"Spaceships are so gauche","human_ref_B":"They engaged in all the stages of an advancing interstellar race -Exploration, First Contact, Colonization, Scientific Advancement, Trade -this went on for thousands of years. Since there are other races out there just as advanced (Thanagarians, the people of Rann,Czarnians) or beings higher still (Oans, New Gods) Science and Exploration will eventually plateau -The Galaxy is mapped, borders are known, galactic level laws are enforced -","labels":0,"seconds_difference":564.0,"score_ratio":2.1} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvo6e","c_root_id_B":"ebhvvvz","created_at_utc_A":1544451534,"created_at_utc_B":1544451755,"score_A":8,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"Jor-El\u2019s ship might have been the only one capable of exiting the solar system in enough time. Other ships might have existed, and I\u2019m sure there were panicked Kryptonians attempting to escape, but they\u2019d be closer in the range of our own space programme compared to something like the Millennium Falcon.","human_ref_B":"They engaged in all the stages of an advancing interstellar race -Exploration, First Contact, Colonization, Scientific Advancement, Trade -this went on for thousands of years. Since there are other races out there just as advanced (Thanagarians, the people of Rann,Czarnians) or beings higher still (Oans, New Gods) Science and Exploration will eventually plateau -The Galaxy is mapped, borders are known, galactic level laws are enforced -","labels":0,"seconds_difference":221.0,"score_ratio":2.625} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvc6v","c_root_id_B":"ebi355o","created_at_utc_A":1544451191,"created_at_utc_B":1544458336,"score_A":10,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Spaceships are so gauche","human_ref_B":"Well, for a while, at least, there was no reason to have any ships. It may have been retconned since, but in the late 80s or early 90s, it was revealed that the Eradicator had genetically manipulated the Kryptonians, such that they would die if they left Krypton. Superman's dad was one of the few people who'd been able to have that genetic defect repaired between when the Eradicator disappeared from Krypton and when Krypton disappeared from Krypton, hence why he could leave, but most of the population was just screwed.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7145.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"a4v777","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[DC] Wait, so you're telling me the entire planet Krypton only has one space-travelling ship? and it's made to fit only a baby? Why isn't there any other space ships lying around Krypton? Kal-El's parents could've went with him. Why didn't Jor-El design a ship just a little bigger to fit his entire family at least?","c_root_id_A":"ebhvo6e","c_root_id_B":"ebi355o","created_at_utc_A":1544451534,"created_at_utc_B":1544458336,"score_A":8,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Jor-El\u2019s ship might have been the only one capable of exiting the solar system in enough time. Other ships might have existed, and I\u2019m sure there were panicked Kryptonians attempting to escape, but they\u2019d be closer in the range of our own space programme compared to something like the Millennium Falcon.","human_ref_B":"Well, for a while, at least, there was no reason to have any ships. It may have been retconned since, but in the late 80s or early 90s, it was revealed that the Eradicator had genetically manipulated the Kryptonians, such that they would die if they left Krypton. Superman's dad was one of the few people who'd been able to have that genetic defect repaired between when the Eradicator disappeared from Krypton and when Krypton disappeared from Krypton, hence why he could leave, but most of the population was just screwed.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6802.0,"score_ratio":1.375} +{"post_id":"cr7k8u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] Batman just stopped a robbery at a bank and he left some batarangs, can I sell them? Or do I have to send them back to him? If I can sell them, how much are they worth?","c_root_id_A":"ex2evpf","c_root_id_B":"ex2hsrp","created_at_utc_A":1565968173,"created_at_utc_B":1565969680,"score_A":231,"score_B":412,"human_ref_A":"I once took home an entire bat grappling gun. I was working in a warehouse overnight, whenathe bat had a scuffle with some goon in a jet pack, right there on the receiving line. Anyways, the flying mook hit his thrusters and went right through the skylight. Batman popped the grapple, grabbed the jet pack guy and they flew away into the night. But he dropped the launcher for the grapple hook, and I picked it up. To sell it. Memorabilia, you know. I took it home, took some pictures of it, and listed it on eBay that night, and went to bed. I woke up the next morning and it was just gone from the kitchen cabinet where I left it. I think you know where it went. And that\u2019s exactly where those batarangs are gonna go. List them all you want, when you take your eyes off of them, he\u2019ll be there to take them back from you. Not worth it to me to have the bat creeping around my house at night. Just leave them where he did and walk away.","human_ref_B":"I think if they ever wanted to do a grounded version of the comic books, ( like Nolan did with films) that would be one of Robin's chores.. recovering equipment. I never liked the idea of Batman putting a kid in direct combat scenarios, but a trainee\/do-boy makes since. Kind of a Mr.Myogi situation where he's learning and being productive at the same time.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1507.0,"score_ratio":1.7835497835} +{"post_id":"cr7k8u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] Batman just stopped a robbery at a bank and he left some batarangs, can I sell them? Or do I have to send them back to him? If I can sell them, how much are they worth?","c_root_id_A":"ex2hsrp","c_root_id_B":"ex2f007","created_at_utc_A":1565969680,"created_at_utc_B":1565968237,"score_A":412,"score_B":87,"human_ref_A":"I think if they ever wanted to do a grounded version of the comic books, ( like Nolan did with films) that would be one of Robin's chores.. recovering equipment. I never liked the idea of Batman putting a kid in direct combat scenarios, but a trainee\/do-boy makes since. Kind of a Mr.Myogi situation where he's learning and being productive at the same time.","human_ref_B":"They're evidence, so it's illegal to take them from a crime scene. That said, Batarangs are only really valuable to collectors, they're a dime a dozen to the average citizen of Gotham.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1443.0,"score_ratio":4.7356321839} +{"post_id":"cr7k8u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[DC] Batman just stopped a robbery at a bank and he left some batarangs, can I sell them? Or do I have to send them back to him? If I can sell them, how much are they worth?","c_root_id_A":"ex33uye","c_root_id_B":"ex2t8z0","created_at_utc_A":1565979737,"created_at_utc_B":1565974930,"score_A":19,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"what do you mean give them back to him? does batman have a P.O. box i dont know about? you can keep then or do what ever you want with them. if batman really wants them back he will find you and take them back","human_ref_B":"You can sell them, but they're not worth much. There are a lot of them around, and probably 90% are fake. If you can't prove yours is real, you can probably get a few bucks for it on eBay. If you have something like a picture of Batman actually throwing it, it might be worth a couple of hundred. The really valuable ones are the signed and numbered ones he auctions off for charities. Those can be worth 6 figures to a collector.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4807.0,"score_ratio":1.4615384615} +{"post_id":"3ps7mx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Star Wars] In Episode IV, why did people who were old enough to remember them believe the Jedi were myths and frauds? Luke was born within like a week of Order 66 so anyone older than him was alive while the Jedi were at their height of power. There were so many Jedi, they had a couple to spare to settle a trade dispute between Naboo and the Trade Federation. But Han was like > Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.\" and > Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. He was like 15 when *everyone* knew for a fact that Jedi were real space wizards, to the point where Watto was like \"Jedi powers don't work on my kind\". What gives? That's like a 30 year old saying \"There was no such thing as the Spice Girls\".","c_root_id_A":"cw8xfah","c_root_id_B":"cw8xas2","created_at_utc_A":1445528319,"created_at_utc_B":1445528139,"score_A":1230,"score_B":151,"human_ref_A":"Do you know of Shaolin monks? Well that's what the Jedi are like. Sure, maybe you HEARD of shaolin monks, and you sort of know they exist, but what do they do really? And what's a \"shaolin\" anyway, is it a place or what ? Aren't they supposed to be good at kung fu? Some crap about some magic energy and chi and being able to perform nigh impossible feats or whatever, plus kung fu or something like that. It's nonsense. That, but in a galaxy of trillions. Not just that, but imagine that the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the USA had to answer to the Vice President who just happened to say stuff like \"don't be so proud of the USS Indianapolis and the F-22 Raptors we have on there currently surveying the South China Sea, this is nothing compared to the power of CHI\". And everyone's like.... wtf.... we're trying to fight a massive scale war in half of Asia, with insurgents in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, there's leaks and whistleblowers everywhere, ISIS just took a munitions factory 30 clicks out of Baghdad, fucking China is more and more bold with every passing day, Russia's ruining our regime change plans in Syria and this here motherfucker is talking about some hokey chinese movie acupuncture fist of death chi shit... for fuck's sake!\" Except nobody knows that the President of the USA is actually Pai Mei in disguise!","human_ref_B":"Note that Han is not saying that Jedi *couldn't* do stuff. He is rejecting the concept that just because a Jedi can levitate things implies that he\/she is connected to an all-controlling Force. Nothing about Prequel-era people accepting the powers of Jedi requires them to accept that the Force is capable of controlling the destinies of everyone in the Galaxy. Also, the Empire did a lot to promote the concept that everything about the Jedi was based on fraud and manipulation. Yes they had powers, yes they could do amazing things. That doesn't mean that their religion was true. The existence of the Earth doesn't prove that every religion that has a creation myth is true.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":180.0,"score_ratio":8.1456953642} +{"post_id":"3ps7mx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Star Wars] In Episode IV, why did people who were old enough to remember them believe the Jedi were myths and frauds? Luke was born within like a week of Order 66 so anyone older than him was alive while the Jedi were at their height of power. There were so many Jedi, they had a couple to spare to settle a trade dispute between Naboo and the Trade Federation. But Han was like > Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.\" and > Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. He was like 15 when *everyone* knew for a fact that Jedi were real space wizards, to the point where Watto was like \"Jedi powers don't work on my kind\". What gives? That's like a 30 year old saying \"There was no such thing as the Spice Girls\".","c_root_id_A":"cw8xfah","c_root_id_B":"cw8x2l7","created_at_utc_A":1445528319,"created_at_utc_B":1445527803,"score_A":1230,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"Do you know of Shaolin monks? Well that's what the Jedi are like. Sure, maybe you HEARD of shaolin monks, and you sort of know they exist, but what do they do really? And what's a \"shaolin\" anyway, is it a place or what ? Aren't they supposed to be good at kung fu? Some crap about some magic energy and chi and being able to perform nigh impossible feats or whatever, plus kung fu or something like that. It's nonsense. That, but in a galaxy of trillions. Not just that, but imagine that the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the USA had to answer to the Vice President who just happened to say stuff like \"don't be so proud of the USS Indianapolis and the F-22 Raptors we have on there currently surveying the South China Sea, this is nothing compared to the power of CHI\". And everyone's like.... wtf.... we're trying to fight a massive scale war in half of Asia, with insurgents in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, there's leaks and whistleblowers everywhere, ISIS just took a munitions factory 30 clicks out of Baghdad, fucking China is more and more bold with every passing day, Russia's ruining our regime change plans in Syria and this here motherfucker is talking about some hokey chinese movie acupuncture fist of death chi shit... for fuck's sake!\" Except nobody knows that the President of the USA is actually Pai Mei in disguise!","human_ref_B":"i think in the original story the jedi were very rare and one could live their whole life without seeing one","labels":1,"seconds_difference":516.0,"score_ratio":43.9285714286} +{"post_id":"3ps7mx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Star Wars] In Episode IV, why did people who were old enough to remember them believe the Jedi were myths and frauds? Luke was born within like a week of Order 66 so anyone older than him was alive while the Jedi were at their height of power. There were so many Jedi, they had a couple to spare to settle a trade dispute between Naboo and the Trade Federation. But Han was like > Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.\" and > Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. He was like 15 when *everyone* knew for a fact that Jedi were real space wizards, to the point where Watto was like \"Jedi powers don't work on my kind\". What gives? That's like a 30 year old saying \"There was no such thing as the Spice Girls\".","c_root_id_A":"cw8xas2","c_root_id_B":"cw8x2l7","created_at_utc_A":1445528139,"created_at_utc_B":1445527803,"score_A":151,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"Note that Han is not saying that Jedi *couldn't* do stuff. He is rejecting the concept that just because a Jedi can levitate things implies that he\/she is connected to an all-controlling Force. Nothing about Prequel-era people accepting the powers of Jedi requires them to accept that the Force is capable of controlling the destinies of everyone in the Galaxy. Also, the Empire did a lot to promote the concept that everything about the Jedi was based on fraud and manipulation. Yes they had powers, yes they could do amazing things. That doesn't mean that their religion was true. The existence of the Earth doesn't prove that every religion that has a creation myth is true.","human_ref_B":"i think in the original story the jedi were very rare and one could live their whole life without seeing one","labels":1,"seconds_difference":336.0,"score_ratio":5.3928571429} +{"post_id":"3ps7mx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Star Wars] In Episode IV, why did people who were old enough to remember them believe the Jedi were myths and frauds? Luke was born within like a week of Order 66 so anyone older than him was alive while the Jedi were at their height of power. There were so many Jedi, they had a couple to spare to settle a trade dispute between Naboo and the Trade Federation. But Han was like > Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.\" and > Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. He was like 15 when *everyone* knew for a fact that Jedi were real space wizards, to the point where Watto was like \"Jedi powers don't work on my kind\". What gives? That's like a 30 year old saying \"There was no such thing as the Spice Girls\".","c_root_id_A":"cw8x2l7","c_root_id_B":"cw8y94n","created_at_utc_A":1445527803,"created_at_utc_B":1445529522,"score_A":28,"score_B":57,"human_ref_A":"i think in the original story the jedi were very rare and one could live their whole life without seeing one","human_ref_B":"At the time of order 66 there were 10,000 Jedi. Seems like a lot but there are millions of systems which are inhabited. I've seen some say 12 million inhabited worlds and others say 50 million inhabited systems but whichever number you take it means that there will be one Jedi per trillions of sentient beings. There are worlds that will never see a Jedi - in fact probably most of them never will, so unless they're being talked about a lot, then it's pretty easy to dismiss them as just another rumour. Sure, lots of people knew about them because they really *did* exist, but trillions would have never heard of them. On this planet even the most famous person isn't known by everyone, so it's easy to see how many people would dismiss them.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1719.0,"score_ratio":2.0357142857} +{"post_id":"i53ofc","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[X-Men] With their healing factors, how strong could Wolverine or Deadpool get by constantly working out? The way strength is built in the gym is by stressing muscles, and after micro tears in the heal, you get stronger. But the process takes time. People who use steroids can speed up this time, allowing them to work out longer and more intensely. With their healing factor, Wolverine and Deadpool could basically work out continuously, increasing their strength, with the only limiting factor being calories to fuel the work and healing. How strong could someone with a healing factor get from constant working out? What is the upper limit of human strength when you can recover nearly immediately from any workout?","c_root_id_A":"g0nfjc1","c_root_id_B":"g0ndoaf","created_at_utc_A":1596782323,"created_at_utc_B":1596780758,"score_A":28,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"I get the impression they can't really add more muscle than they already have, at least not easily. When Wolverine's body is burned down to his skeleton or beyond, his healing factor rebuilds his body with his current muscle mass, even his current hair. Another example of that is Deadpool cutting off his flesh to feed Archangel. He doesn't just grow back skin over no muscle. His healing factor grows back his flesh \/ muscle. That suggests that their current states are the states their healing factors returns them to. That would mean that if either one of them tries to add muscle mass, his healing factor would remove it. If he tries to add fat, his healing factor would remove it. If he tries to lose muscle mass, his healing factor would restore it.","human_ref_B":"I'm sure I remember reading that wolverine had super strength, due to his muscles constantly pushing the weight of his bones AND the structural support that his adamantium-laced bones give him. Also I'm sure there was a storyline where his adamantium bones stopped him mutating further into a full-on mindless beast. When Magneto removed his adamantium, he started to become more feral - in this state his muscles got bigger, he got faster, he healed quicker. In his 'with adamantium' form, wouldn't his healing factor take him back to his muscle mass pre-workout? So there's no point","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1565.0,"score_ratio":2.8} +{"post_id":"3z0daf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] Happy new year. The TFA Embargo is officially over, but please remember our general policy on spoilers. As of today Episode 7 has been out for at least two weeks in most of the world. During that time we've requested that you confine all discussion, question or answer, to a special The Force Awakens megathread. That time is over. Starting today, you may ask questions about the plot of Episode 7 and answer using information from it and its supplemental material... **with the following caveats:** * If you are asking a question, please keep any spoilery plot details out of the title. Keep them in the text of the post. * **Right:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Spoiler question\", \"[The Force Awakens] Question about lightsaber combat\" * **Wrong:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Why can Rey and Finn fight so well with a lightsaber with no experience?\" * If you are answering in a thread not specifically about TFA, and you want to include any details from it, please precede them in your post with a spoiler warning as a courtesy to your fellow members. These rules will remain in effect from now until June. After TFA has been out for six-months, it is fair game to discuss it without any restraint. Please also remember that our policy on spoilers for TFA applies for ***all*** recent works. To recap: * If there is a megathread sticky about a work of fiction, **use it and only it** for discussion of that work. * For the first six months after a work of fiction is released, please tag any and all spoilers for it. If you see a post or comment that is violating these rules, report it to the mods, and we will take care of it as promptly as we are able to.","c_root_id_A":"cyifmam","c_root_id_B":"cyiadyi","created_at_utc_A":1451671734,"created_at_utc_B":1451658739,"score_A":90,"score_B":33,"human_ref_A":"I think Reddit in general did a really good job at not spoiling the movie for me. Good job team.","human_ref_B":"Welp looks like I have to unsubscribe until we find a babysitter for a night D:","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12995.0,"score_ratio":2.7272727273} +{"post_id":"3z0daf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] Happy new year. The TFA Embargo is officially over, but please remember our general policy on spoilers. As of today Episode 7 has been out for at least two weeks in most of the world. During that time we've requested that you confine all discussion, question or answer, to a special The Force Awakens megathread. That time is over. Starting today, you may ask questions about the plot of Episode 7 and answer using information from it and its supplemental material... **with the following caveats:** * If you are asking a question, please keep any spoilery plot details out of the title. Keep them in the text of the post. * **Right:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Spoiler question\", \"[The Force Awakens] Question about lightsaber combat\" * **Wrong:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Why can Rey and Finn fight so well with a lightsaber with no experience?\" * If you are answering in a thread not specifically about TFA, and you want to include any details from it, please precede them in your post with a spoiler warning as a courtesy to your fellow members. These rules will remain in effect from now until June. After TFA has been out for six-months, it is fair game to discuss it without any restraint. Please also remember that our policy on spoilers for TFA applies for ***all*** recent works. To recap: * If there is a megathread sticky about a work of fiction, **use it and only it** for discussion of that work. * For the first six months after a work of fiction is released, please tag any and all spoilers for it. If you see a post or comment that is violating these rules, report it to the mods, and we will take care of it as promptly as we are able to.","c_root_id_A":"cyid42m","c_root_id_B":"cyifmam","created_at_utc_A":1451666517,"created_at_utc_B":1451671734,"score_A":9,"score_B":90,"human_ref_A":"Six months really amazes me. Are people really going to wait 180 days to watch a movie but still get upset if it's spoiled? 30 days seems more than adequate for anyone so would really care about spoiling.","human_ref_B":"I think Reddit in general did a really good job at not spoiling the movie for me. Good job team.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5217.0,"score_ratio":10.0} +{"post_id":"3z0daf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] Happy new year. The TFA Embargo is officially over, but please remember our general policy on spoilers. As of today Episode 7 has been out for at least two weeks in most of the world. During that time we've requested that you confine all discussion, question or answer, to a special The Force Awakens megathread. That time is over. Starting today, you may ask questions about the plot of Episode 7 and answer using information from it and its supplemental material... **with the following caveats:** * If you are asking a question, please keep any spoilery plot details out of the title. Keep them in the text of the post. * **Right:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Spoiler question\", \"[The Force Awakens] Question about lightsaber combat\" * **Wrong:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Why can Rey and Finn fight so well with a lightsaber with no experience?\" * If you are answering in a thread not specifically about TFA, and you want to include any details from it, please precede them in your post with a spoiler warning as a courtesy to your fellow members. These rules will remain in effect from now until June. After TFA has been out for six-months, it is fair game to discuss it without any restraint. Please also remember that our policy on spoilers for TFA applies for ***all*** recent works. To recap: * If there is a megathread sticky about a work of fiction, **use it and only it** for discussion of that work. * For the first six months after a work of fiction is released, please tag any and all spoilers for it. If you see a post or comment that is violating these rules, report it to the mods, and we will take care of it as promptly as we are able to.","c_root_id_A":"cyii4xf","c_root_id_B":"cyid42m","created_at_utc_A":1451676148,"created_at_utc_B":1451666517,"score_A":13,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Technically, you didn't warn about spoilers in your post.","human_ref_B":"Six months really amazes me. Are people really going to wait 180 days to watch a movie but still get upset if it's spoiled? 30 days seems more than adequate for anyone so would really care about spoiling.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9631.0,"score_ratio":1.4444444444} +{"post_id":"3z0daf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] Happy new year. The TFA Embargo is officially over, but please remember our general policy on spoilers. As of today Episode 7 has been out for at least two weeks in most of the world. During that time we've requested that you confine all discussion, question or answer, to a special The Force Awakens megathread. That time is over. Starting today, you may ask questions about the plot of Episode 7 and answer using information from it and its supplemental material... **with the following caveats:** * If you are asking a question, please keep any spoilery plot details out of the title. Keep them in the text of the post. * **Right:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Spoiler question\", \"[The Force Awakens] Question about lightsaber combat\" * **Wrong:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Why can Rey and Finn fight so well with a lightsaber with no experience?\" * If you are answering in a thread not specifically about TFA, and you want to include any details from it, please precede them in your post with a spoiler warning as a courtesy to your fellow members. These rules will remain in effect from now until June. After TFA has been out for six-months, it is fair game to discuss it without any restraint. Please also remember that our policy on spoilers for TFA applies for ***all*** recent works. To recap: * If there is a megathread sticky about a work of fiction, **use it and only it** for discussion of that work. * For the first six months after a work of fiction is released, please tag any and all spoilers for it. If you see a post or comment that is violating these rules, report it to the mods, and we will take care of it as promptly as we are able to.","c_root_id_A":"cyisv0y","c_root_id_B":"cyijqf6","created_at_utc_A":1451695690,"created_at_utc_B":1451678967,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I suggest implementing the \"Spoiler Tag\" system that other subreddits (such as \/r\/movies) use. Using clever CSS and reddit formatting, users can tag a part of their posts\/comments as spoilers, making it invisible unless you mouse over it.","human_ref_B":"Han shot Dumbledore","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16723.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"3z0daf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] Happy new year. The TFA Embargo is officially over, but please remember our general policy on spoilers. As of today Episode 7 has been out for at least two weeks in most of the world. During that time we've requested that you confine all discussion, question or answer, to a special The Force Awakens megathread. That time is over. Starting today, you may ask questions about the plot of Episode 7 and answer using information from it and its supplemental material... **with the following caveats:** * If you are asking a question, please keep any spoilery plot details out of the title. Keep them in the text of the post. * **Right:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Spoiler question\", \"[The Force Awakens] Question about lightsaber combat\" * **Wrong:** \"[Star Wars Episode 7] Why can Rey and Finn fight so well with a lightsaber with no experience?\" * If you are answering in a thread not specifically about TFA, and you want to include any details from it, please precede them in your post with a spoiler warning as a courtesy to your fellow members. These rules will remain in effect from now until June. After TFA has been out for six-months, it is fair game to discuss it without any restraint. Please also remember that our policy on spoilers for TFA applies for ***all*** recent works. To recap: * If there is a megathread sticky about a work of fiction, **use it and only it** for discussion of that work. * For the first six months after a work of fiction is released, please tag any and all spoilers for it. If you see a post or comment that is violating these rules, report it to the mods, and we will take care of it as promptly as we are able to.","c_root_id_A":"cyisv0y","c_root_id_B":"cyind0q","created_at_utc_A":1451695690,"created_at_utc_B":1451685439,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I suggest implementing the \"Spoiler Tag\" system that other subreddits (such as \/r\/movies) use. Using clever CSS and reddit formatting, users can tag a part of their posts\/comments as spoilers, making it invisible unless you mouse over it.","human_ref_B":"Regarding the timing, wouldn't it be preferable to make it dependent on the release of the Bluray\/DVD for the movie, rather than having it static at 6 months? The movie is available in the theaters for less than a month, and then for 6+ months users won't have any (legal) way to watch it either way. So either making it dependent on the release of the BD\/DVD (2-3 weeks later, perhaps), or make it 1 month or so, the time for the movie to stop being shown in the theaters.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10251.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"5kt80u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Star Wars] Is the Clone Army a slave army? And if so, why are the Jedi okay with it? I mean, they were literally created for the purpose of war, and they canonically develop independence and consciousness as they age. That seems like a horrifying existential crisis waiting to happen. Isn't creating a race of people to die in the battlefield simultaneously enslavement and genocide?","c_root_id_A":"dbqjguj","c_root_id_B":"dbqo79x","created_at_utc_A":1482971594,"created_at_utc_B":1482978492,"score_A":36,"score_B":59,"human_ref_A":"A lot of Jedi despised the use of a clone army because it was akin to slavery. Some even left the Order because of it.","human_ref_B":"The Clone army was literaly bought from the Kaminoians, it's members didn't recieve any pay, they were barely treated as human beings, they barely got any shore leave, they were indoctrinated from birth and they didn't have the right to walk away or were ever given a choice if they wanted to serve. It is slavery in just about every sense of the word. Even a Jedi council member, Shaak Ti has no issue flat out calling a clone property of the Republic to his face. With obedience litteraly coded in their genes and an indoctrination starting even before birth, few clones ever objected to their lot. Most that did deserted, knowing the Republic would never give them more rights or status beyond \"cannon fodder\". Clone trooper Slick was one of the few that broke his indoctrination and denounced the Jedi as slavers and while the methods he used in his attempt to gain his freedom were extreme, can you realy blame him? Intrestingly enough, the first people who ever gave the clones an actual choice was the Empire. About a year after the end of the Clone wars the Empire offered them the choice between a peacefull retirement or voluntarily continuing to serve as stormtrooper instructors.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6898.0,"score_ratio":1.6388888889} +{"post_id":"2u5l0s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.77,"history":"[MCU\/GOTG] (Spoilers) At the end when Starlord has the infinity gem and they all clasp hands to fight it off, why was tiny little Rocket enough? Drax, who is huge and the penultimate clasper, started cracking all the way to his fingertips. But when Rocket joined, everything became fine. Why? And no, Groot was not part of this. Although Rocket was seen earlier holding a twig of Groot, if you watch closely he's not holding anything in his free hand in this scene. So it's just Rocket that manages to finally help establish control over the infinity gem. Why, when Drax & co was close to completely cracking?","c_root_id_A":"co5dtsp","c_root_id_B":"co5kfb4","created_at_utc_A":1422589707,"created_at_utc_B":1422607428,"score_A":2,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"I agree with the thought that Rocket was the tipping point that got them all through it. It might also be because of all the genetic manipulation. In a screenshot from the film it shows his cybernetics. Perhaps they helped increase his durability. http:\/\/www.screenrelish.com\/2014\/08\/20\/science-guardians-galaxy\/","human_ref_B":"OP appears to not understand how not posting spoilers works. \u0ca0_\u0ca0","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17721.0,"score_ratio":7.5} +{"post_id":"2u5l0s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.77,"history":"[MCU\/GOTG] (Spoilers) At the end when Starlord has the infinity gem and they all clasp hands to fight it off, why was tiny little Rocket enough? Drax, who is huge and the penultimate clasper, started cracking all the way to his fingertips. But when Rocket joined, everything became fine. Why? And no, Groot was not part of this. Although Rocket was seen earlier holding a twig of Groot, if you watch closely he's not holding anything in his free hand in this scene. So it's just Rocket that manages to finally help establish control over the infinity gem. Why, when Drax & co was close to completely cracking?","c_root_id_A":"co5dtsp","c_root_id_B":"co5zazw","created_at_utc_A":1422589707,"created_at_utc_B":1422644406,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I agree with the thought that Rocket was the tipping point that got them all through it. It might also be because of all the genetic manipulation. In a screenshot from the film it shows his cybernetics. Perhaps they helped increase his durability. http:\/\/www.screenrelish.com\/2014\/08\/20\/science-guardians-galaxy\/","human_ref_B":"It isn't a matter of physically being able to withstand the force. It isn't size and strength that determines it. It is all about character, mental and emotional strength, and force of will. Ronin was able to hold it without exploding, and he's far smaller than Drax is. Side note: I'm sticking with the theory that the group was still standing on and amongst the Groot-twigs, and that Groot did help in this as well.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":54699.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscbwfw","c_root_id_B":"hsch5i6","created_at_utc_A":1641991960,"created_at_utc_B":1641994733,"score_A":160,"score_B":438,"human_ref_A":"Thanos is just that strong.","human_ref_B":"I think it could be that yes, both Cap and Thor are really powerful, but consider that -Cap just learn about the powers and might not know how to use the full potential of it all. And he was wrecked in the beginning of the battle. He did have part of his arm exposed. -Thor has been idle for 5 years, recked with depression, guilt, and PTSD. He definitely not as peak as he used to be. Compare to Thanos who was at peak on that point.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2773.0,"score_ratio":2.7375} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hsch5i6","c_root_id_B":"hscd867","created_at_utc_A":1641994733,"created_at_utc_B":1641992702,"score_A":438,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"I think it could be that yes, both Cap and Thor are really powerful, but consider that -Cap just learn about the powers and might not know how to use the full potential of it all. And he was wrecked in the beginning of the battle. He did have part of his arm exposed. -Thor has been idle for 5 years, recked with depression, guilt, and PTSD. He definitely not as peak as he used to be. Compare to Thanos who was at peak on that point.","human_ref_B":"Thor had the power of Thor at the start of Infinity War when he got absolutely wrecked by Thanos and the Black Order. Doesn't seem to have much of an impact.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2031.0,"score_ratio":10.1860465116} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscp1cb","c_root_id_B":"hscqxfw","created_at_utc_A":1641998341,"created_at_utc_B":1641999142,"score_A":74,"score_B":137,"human_ref_A":"Thanos beat the Hulk without breaking a sweat. He used the Infinity Gauntlet *twice* without much in the way of damage. Thor is strong, and Cap is strong, but Thanos is just that much stronger.","human_ref_B":"Thanos timed it perfectly back headbutt to cap then use the leverage to push Thor back. He\u2019s calculating.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":801.0,"score_ratio":1.8513513514} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscqxfw","c_root_id_B":"hscd867","created_at_utc_A":1641999142,"created_at_utc_B":1641992702,"score_A":137,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"Thanos timed it perfectly back headbutt to cap then use the leverage to push Thor back. He\u2019s calculating.","human_ref_B":"Thor had the power of Thor at the start of Infinity War when he got absolutely wrecked by Thanos and the Black Order. Doesn't seem to have much of an impact.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6440.0,"score_ratio":3.1860465116} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscqxfw","c_root_id_B":"hscp6wx","created_at_utc_A":1641999142,"created_at_utc_B":1641998408,"score_A":137,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"Thanos timed it perfectly back headbutt to cap then use the leverage to push Thor back. He\u2019s calculating.","human_ref_B":">Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy Cap doesn't have the power of Thor, only his own strength which is pathetic compared to Thanos's strength. Mjolnir doesn't give power to everyone who's worthy all at once, it only gives power to whoever wields it (with the restriction that you can only wield it if you're worthy). We see that in practice when Thor gets his powers back when he first becomes worthy - his powers don't come back until Mjolnir is in his hands. Edit to add: also, the powers that Mjolnir provides aren't the exact same power as Thor, that's innate to him. It just focuses what power you already have","labels":1,"seconds_difference":734.0,"score_ratio":6.5238095238} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscqxfw","c_root_id_B":"hscmrpp","created_at_utc_A":1641999142,"created_at_utc_B":1641997348,"score_A":137,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"Thanos timed it perfectly back headbutt to cap then use the leverage to push Thor back. He\u2019s calculating.","human_ref_B":"one is a fat, out of shape, out of strength Thor, the other is a human, very strong human. The other one is a being capable of withstanging the use of the 6 infinity gems, and not human.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1794.0,"score_ratio":7.6111111111} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscd867","c_root_id_B":"hscp1cb","created_at_utc_A":1641992702,"created_at_utc_B":1641998341,"score_A":43,"score_B":74,"human_ref_A":"Thor had the power of Thor at the start of Infinity War when he got absolutely wrecked by Thanos and the Black Order. Doesn't seem to have much of an impact.","human_ref_B":"Thanos beat the Hulk without breaking a sweat. He used the Infinity Gauntlet *twice* without much in the way of damage. Thor is strong, and Cap is strong, but Thanos is just that much stronger.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5639.0,"score_ratio":1.7209302326} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscp1cb","c_root_id_B":"hscmrpp","created_at_utc_A":1641998341,"created_at_utc_B":1641997348,"score_A":74,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"Thanos beat the Hulk without breaking a sweat. He used the Infinity Gauntlet *twice* without much in the way of damage. Thor is strong, and Cap is strong, but Thanos is just that much stronger.","human_ref_B":"one is a fat, out of shape, out of strength Thor, the other is a human, very strong human. The other one is a being capable of withstanging the use of the 6 infinity gems, and not human.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":993.0,"score_ratio":4.1111111111} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscp6wx","c_root_id_B":"hscsiuh","created_at_utc_A":1641998408,"created_at_utc_B":1641999812,"score_A":21,"score_B":29,"human_ref_A":">Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy Cap doesn't have the power of Thor, only his own strength which is pathetic compared to Thanos's strength. Mjolnir doesn't give power to everyone who's worthy all at once, it only gives power to whoever wields it (with the restriction that you can only wield it if you're worthy). We see that in practice when Thor gets his powers back when he first becomes worthy - his powers don't come back until Mjolnir is in his hands. Edit to add: also, the powers that Mjolnir provides aren't the exact same power as Thor, that's innate to him. It just focuses what power you already have","human_ref_B":"You did see what he did to the hulk right?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1404.0,"score_ratio":1.380952381} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscsiuh","c_root_id_B":"hscmrpp","created_at_utc_A":1641999812,"created_at_utc_B":1641997348,"score_A":29,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"You did see what he did to the hulk right?","human_ref_B":"one is a fat, out of shape, out of strength Thor, the other is a human, very strong human. The other one is a being capable of withstanging the use of the 6 infinity gems, and not human.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2464.0,"score_ratio":1.6111111111} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscp6wx","c_root_id_B":"hscmrpp","created_at_utc_A":1641998408,"created_at_utc_B":1641997348,"score_A":21,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":">Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy Cap doesn't have the power of Thor, only his own strength which is pathetic compared to Thanos's strength. Mjolnir doesn't give power to everyone who's worthy all at once, it only gives power to whoever wields it (with the restriction that you can only wield it if you're worthy). We see that in practice when Thor gets his powers back when he first becomes worthy - his powers don't come back until Mjolnir is in his hands. Edit to add: also, the powers that Mjolnir provides aren't the exact same power as Thor, that's innate to him. It just focuses what power you already have","human_ref_B":"one is a fat, out of shape, out of strength Thor, the other is a human, very strong human. The other one is a being capable of withstanging the use of the 6 infinity gems, and not human.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1060.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hscmrpp","c_root_id_B":"hsczool","created_at_utc_A":1641997348,"created_at_utc_B":1642002678,"score_A":18,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"one is a fat, out of shape, out of strength Thor, the other is a human, very strong human. The other one is a being capable of withstanging the use of the 6 infinity gems, and not human.","human_ref_B":"Thanos is physically stronger than 2 Thors. Simple.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5330.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hsd4o62","c_root_id_B":"hsd54qx","created_at_utc_A":1642004597,"created_at_utc_B":1642004771,"score_A":9,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"Thanos is simply stronger than 2 Thors.","human_ref_B":"Do we know that Cap had Thor's powers? or simply that he is worthy enough to pick up Mjolnir? He wouldn't have the connection to Odin or Allfather and doesn't have Asgardian blood in him. He can simply pick it up and use it as a weapon. (I believe in the various comics that Spidey can as well, because Uncle Ben's Moral Compass\u2122 makes him worthy as well)","labels":0,"seconds_difference":174.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"s25il2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How can Thanos resist the beheading attempt from Thor and Cap in Endgame? In Endgame just after Captain Marvel tries to fly to the van with the gauntlet and Thanos destroys it, Thor comes at Thanos to stop him getting the gauntlet and then attacks him with Stormbreaker and calls Mjolnir using that to force Sb towards Thanos who is barely holding it back. Then comes in Captain America who jumps on Thanos's back and pulls sb towards Thanos while Thor is pushing it forward. Since cap has the power of Thor at this point in the movie due to being worthy, why are basically 2 Thor's not able to behead Thanos right then and there?","c_root_id_A":"hsd4o62","c_root_id_B":"hsdtoed","created_at_utc_A":1642004597,"created_at_utc_B":1642013908,"score_A":9,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Thanos is simply stronger than 2 Thors.","human_ref_B":"he's really strong? what kind of answer are you looking for here? this is like asking how captain america held that helicopter in civil war","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9311.0,"score_ratio":1.1111111111} +{"post_id":"2e5e91","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.74,"history":"[The purge] If you steal a car during the purge does it become yours or does it become stolen after 12 hours I'd imagine you'd need to register it to the proper places.","c_root_id_A":"cjwd4zw","c_root_id_B":"cjw9hm2","created_at_utc_A":1408611425,"created_at_utc_B":1408597360,"score_A":7,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Murder is legal during the Purge, but once 7AM rolls around the cops are not out to get you. What you do DURING the purge is totally legal, anything you do after the purge is illegal. Go ahead and steal the car and joyride and whatever, but come 7AM you better be out of it or you are in a stolen car at that point and are breaking the law. Kind of makes you wonder about money too. Is all the money you stole yours after the Purge, or is it yours to keep after?","human_ref_B":"You'll need to mail in the registration paperwork, but also take a time stamped video of you dropping it in the mailbox during the purge, for verification until the new registration comes in the mail.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14065.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"r63oge","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[LOTR] If Frodo didn't split from the rest of the group after Boromir trying to steal the ring, who would be probably the next to try it?","c_root_id_A":"hmqstog","c_root_id_B":"hmr4j1q","created_at_utc_A":1638324947,"created_at_utc_B":1638330282,"score_A":31,"score_B":416,"human_ref_A":"Probably Gimli IMO. I imagine the ring would focus on the greed associated with the dwarven race. Legolas alternatively could be targeted similarly to Boromir with the intention to do good. If Merry and Pippin weren\u2019t taken Pippin could be a good victim entirely based around his foolishness see him and the Palantir. Aragorn, Merry and Sam really don\u2019t make any sense to me both Aragorn and Sam both resisted the ring to incredible strengths and Merry is a bit redundant. Edit: I\u2019ve changed my mind to Legolas. Galadriel\u2019s gift to Gimli demonstrates that there\u2019s more to him then I gave him credit for. Thanks cinamillo.","human_ref_B":"I see a lot of people saying Gimli first but they dont seem to know that Dwarves are naturally more resistant to the darkness of the rings. Especially Gimli. In fact Sauron couldn't even control the Dwarves wearing rings while he still had the one ring. I would argue that Legolas or Aragorn would have been next. Legoland was drawing close to the end of his time on Middle Earth, he even hears the seagulls call drawing him away from middle-earth and only stayed to see the ring destroyed. I could see the ring manipulate him into thinking only he could be the one to destroy the ring only to fall to its malice. Aragorn had mounting pressures to take up his birthright as the King of Gondor, to get back to Arwen. I feel like with enough time Aragorn would have taken the ring to protect his kin. The rest is up to who cracked first Merry or Pippin. Sam would never have taken the ring. He is the only character to willingly give up the ring and actively deny the rings manipulation. Edit: I forgot to mention why Gimli would most likely not take the ring. Gimli might have eventually taken it to mine deep into the earth if not for Galadriel. Gimli so humbly requests a single strand of her hair that she \"uncurses\" him of his gold coveting. \"if hope should not fail, then I say to you, Gimli son of Gl\u00f3in, that your hands shall flow with gold, and yet over you, gold shall have no dominion.\" - Galadriel","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5335.0,"score_ratio":13.4193548387} +{"post_id":"r63oge","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[LOTR] If Frodo didn't split from the rest of the group after Boromir trying to steal the ring, who would be probably the next to try it?","c_root_id_A":"hmracjx","c_root_id_B":"hmqstog","created_at_utc_A":1638333151,"created_at_utc_B":1638324947,"score_A":52,"score_B":31,"human_ref_A":"Theoden, Eomer, Eowyn, Denethor","human_ref_B":"Probably Gimli IMO. I imagine the ring would focus on the greed associated with the dwarven race. Legolas alternatively could be targeted similarly to Boromir with the intention to do good. If Merry and Pippin weren\u2019t taken Pippin could be a good victim entirely based around his foolishness see him and the Palantir. Aragorn, Merry and Sam really don\u2019t make any sense to me both Aragorn and Sam both resisted the ring to incredible strengths and Merry is a bit redundant. Edit: I\u2019ve changed my mind to Legolas. Galadriel\u2019s gift to Gimli demonstrates that there\u2019s more to him then I gave him credit for. Thanks cinamillo.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8204.0,"score_ratio":1.6774193548} +{"post_id":"r63oge","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[LOTR] If Frodo didn't split from the rest of the group after Boromir trying to steal the ring, who would be probably the next to try it?","c_root_id_A":"hmqstog","c_root_id_B":"hms7odh","created_at_utc_A":1638324947,"created_at_utc_B":1638356974,"score_A":31,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"Probably Gimli IMO. I imagine the ring would focus on the greed associated with the dwarven race. Legolas alternatively could be targeted similarly to Boromir with the intention to do good. If Merry and Pippin weren\u2019t taken Pippin could be a good victim entirely based around his foolishness see him and the Palantir. Aragorn, Merry and Sam really don\u2019t make any sense to me both Aragorn and Sam both resisted the ring to incredible strengths and Merry is a bit redundant. Edit: I\u2019ve changed my mind to Legolas. Galadriel\u2019s gift to Gimli demonstrates that there\u2019s more to him then I gave him credit for. Thanks cinamillo.","human_ref_B":"Maybe an odd choice considering what has been said about Hobbits and being resistant to the Ring, but I would venture to say one of the other hobbits, Pippin to be precise, since he was drawn to the Pilantir, even stealing it from Gandalf just to get a peek. Also Smegol was obviously tempted by the ring even though he was a close cousin to hobbits before becoming Gollum. The next to fall world probably be Merry. Sam on the other hand was one of the only people completely untempted by the ring, so I would definitely put him further down the list, if not at the very end as the last person to be tempted by the ring in the fellowship. Of Gimli, Aragorn, and Legolas, that one's a bit tougher. Gimli was a dwarf, and the rings of power didn't allow the dwarves to be controlled, not like men who were corrupted by the nine rings. Anyway the prime example of the effect was the rings just made the dwarves too greedy and they hoarded gold. Still, that doesn't mean he wouldn't be tempted at all, just that he couldn't be controlled by it. Aragorn was also a noble man, and between him and Faramir, they were the two guys who wouldn't take the ring. But he's still just a mortal man, perhaps it could have made him. Legolas is more a mystery. He's an elf, and the elves seem less tempted overall. Though Galadriel was tempted for a moment. So of the three, it might be a toss up, but I'd say maybe Aragorn falls first, then Legolas, then Gimli. So after Boromir, I would say, Pippin, then Merry, then Aragorn, then Legolas, then Gimli. Though Gimli might be a tad more unpredictable and greedy leading up to it. Then Sam.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":32027.0,"score_ratio":1.1612903226} +{"post_id":"r63oge","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[LOTR] If Frodo didn't split from the rest of the group after Boromir trying to steal the ring, who would be probably the next to try it?","c_root_id_A":"hms7odh","c_root_id_B":"hmrxdqo","created_at_utc_A":1638356974,"created_at_utc_B":1638348205,"score_A":36,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Maybe an odd choice considering what has been said about Hobbits and being resistant to the Ring, but I would venture to say one of the other hobbits, Pippin to be precise, since he was drawn to the Pilantir, even stealing it from Gandalf just to get a peek. Also Smegol was obviously tempted by the ring even though he was a close cousin to hobbits before becoming Gollum. The next to fall world probably be Merry. Sam on the other hand was one of the only people completely untempted by the ring, so I would definitely put him further down the list, if not at the very end as the last person to be tempted by the ring in the fellowship. Of Gimli, Aragorn, and Legolas, that one's a bit tougher. Gimli was a dwarf, and the rings of power didn't allow the dwarves to be controlled, not like men who were corrupted by the nine rings. Anyway the prime example of the effect was the rings just made the dwarves too greedy and they hoarded gold. Still, that doesn't mean he wouldn't be tempted at all, just that he couldn't be controlled by it. Aragorn was also a noble man, and between him and Faramir, they were the two guys who wouldn't take the ring. But he's still just a mortal man, perhaps it could have made him. Legolas is more a mystery. He's an elf, and the elves seem less tempted overall. Though Galadriel was tempted for a moment. So of the three, it might be a toss up, but I'd say maybe Aragorn falls first, then Legolas, then Gimli. So after Boromir, I would say, Pippin, then Merry, then Aragorn, then Legolas, then Gimli. Though Gimli might be a tad more unpredictable and greedy leading up to it. Then Sam.","human_ref_B":"Legolas","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8769.0,"score_ratio":5.1428571429} +{"post_id":"4qri9z","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star Wars] I see a lot of people talking about how the Empire and the Sith weren't necessarily bad. So my question is: can you play 'Devil's advocate' for the Jedi?","c_root_id_A":"d4vc3ut","c_root_id_B":"d4vc3up","created_at_utc_A":1467382238,"created_at_utc_B":1467382238,"score_A":13,"score_B":38,"human_ref_A":"Realistically the jedi existed because of how dangerous untrained force sensitives can be. Imagine someone that can control minds and pull a starship out of the sky with no psychological training (therapy?) and a connection to a power that gives people as much power as they ask for with an equal helping of crazy and body horror. The thing that people always forget about the sith is that their training and code are as stringent as the jedi's, their methods as draconian if not more so, all because if you are going to let people off chain at the end of training you have to know they are strong enough to keep their sanity when dealing with the darkside. It is much safer to just tell people it is bad and never to use it.","human_ref_B":"While the Republic was indeed stagnant and corrupt, it was also an impressive establishment that served to maintain peace between very different worlds and cultures for thousands of years. The Jedi were instrumental in keeping this status quo. They made excellent diplomats and could be counted on to diffuse or resolve disputes before they erupted into war. Though many worlds had legitimate grievances with the Republic, those were issues that were the responsibility of the Senate to resolve so it is a bit unfair to pin all these shortcomings on the Jedi. Their concern was balance and peace, which are surely noble ventures and I would say they did as good a job of that as anyone could ask for. And to their credit, every major war that the Republic was involved in during it's history was the result of Sith activity.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":0.0,"score_ratio":2.9230769231} +{"post_id":"4qri9z","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star Wars] I see a lot of people talking about how the Empire and the Sith weren't necessarily bad. So my question is: can you play 'Devil's advocate' for the Jedi?","c_root_id_A":"d4vc3up","c_root_id_B":"d4vatwr","created_at_utc_A":1467382238,"created_at_utc_B":1467380202,"score_A":38,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"While the Republic was indeed stagnant and corrupt, it was also an impressive establishment that served to maintain peace between very different worlds and cultures for thousands of years. The Jedi were instrumental in keeping this status quo. They made excellent diplomats and could be counted on to diffuse or resolve disputes before they erupted into war. Though many worlds had legitimate grievances with the Republic, those were issues that were the responsibility of the Senate to resolve so it is a bit unfair to pin all these shortcomings on the Jedi. Their concern was balance and peace, which are surely noble ventures and I would say they did as good a job of that as anyone could ask for. And to their credit, every major war that the Republic was involved in during it's history was the result of Sith activity.","human_ref_B":"Oh, I think Jedi propaganda does enough of that already. Guardians of peace and justice, and all that.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2036.0,"score_ratio":12.6666666667} +{"post_id":"4qri9z","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star Wars] I see a lot of people talking about how the Empire and the Sith weren't necessarily bad. So my question is: can you play 'Devil's advocate' for the Jedi?","c_root_id_A":"d4vatwr","c_root_id_B":"d4vc3ut","created_at_utc_A":1467380202,"created_at_utc_B":1467382238,"score_A":3,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Oh, I think Jedi propaganda does enough of that already. Guardians of peace and justice, and all that.","human_ref_B":"Realistically the jedi existed because of how dangerous untrained force sensitives can be. Imagine someone that can control minds and pull a starship out of the sky with no psychological training (therapy?) and a connection to a power that gives people as much power as they ask for with an equal helping of crazy and body horror. The thing that people always forget about the sith is that their training and code are as stringent as the jedi's, their methods as draconian if not more so, all because if you are going to let people off chain at the end of training you have to know they are strong enough to keep their sanity when dealing with the darkside. It is much safer to just tell people it is bad and never to use it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2036.0,"score_ratio":4.3333333333} +{"post_id":"4qri9z","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star Wars] I see a lot of people talking about how the Empire and the Sith weren't necessarily bad. So my question is: can you play 'Devil's advocate' for the Jedi?","c_root_id_A":"d4vlgf0","c_root_id_B":"d4vatwr","created_at_utc_A":1467394520,"created_at_utc_B":1467380202,"score_A":11,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I think the major thing is that the good-evil divide depends on your interpretation of what is good and what is evil. Because the Sith aren't about being evil and the Jedi aren't about being good; their philosophies are along different axes. Perhaps a better representation would be order vs. chaos. Order is good because, in general, it allows people and economies and societies to thrive. On the downside, too much order can create stagnation as social positions ossify (creating basically a caste system) and economies begin to slow down. Conversely, chaos is bad because it makes nothing really dependable, which degrades social systems and economies. However, it's good because it makes nothing truly dependable--thus making those who take advantage of the systems unable to do so reliably. Take, for example, social welfare (note: I'm pro-social welfare, but I'm also aware of the limitations). If welfare is too dependable, you can (not saying you will, but you can) end up with so many people abusing it that it that you no longer have enough people contributing to society. If it becomes easier to live off of welfare than to work, many people will choose to do so. If that goes unchecked, you end up with more people on welfare than those who provide for welfare can support, and it will collapse. So if you inject undependability (not a word, probably, but you know what it means, so I'm using it) into the system, you can help reduce the number who are abusing the system, which can keep such a problem from arising. Now, there are all sorts of issues with what I just said, and I know it--this is massively oversimplified (and is totally without the moral considerations, for example), but I'm just using an example to explain a fictional universe, so hopefully you can let it slide this time :) Especially since I'm about to throw out this line of thinking anyway in favor of a better one. The chaos-order divide probably isn't sufficient to explain the difference between the Sith and Jedi philosophies. I think a better way of thinking of it would be Social Darwinism vs. authoritarianism (for lack of a better word right now). The Sith would represent Social Darwinism because their entire society is based around the survival of the fittest. If you can replace your superior--however you do it--then you should because you are the more fit for the position. If someone fails in their position, they are severely punished because they were unfit for it. It is meritocracy without inhibition. The ends justify the means, because if the result is good, then the means were necessary for that good and are therefore good themselves. The Sith aren't trying to do evil; they're trying to do good by whatever means necessary. The Jedi, on the other hand, emphasize stability through authority. Structures are rigid because the structures were created to maximize the good, and therefore should not be violated. Both generally seek to create the most good. They're just going about them through radically different means.","human_ref_B":"Oh, I think Jedi propaganda does enough of that already. Guardians of peace and justice, and all that.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14318.0,"score_ratio":3.6666666667} +{"post_id":"rek1zw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.75,"history":"[Pokemon] So, an Alakazam bent a spoon in my general direction, and I believe it has had an effect on my senses. How do I treat this? I am fairly certain that Pokemon's weird trick has affected my body in some way. I've lost some coordination, and can't perform my day to day actions as accurately. Is there a way to remedy this?","c_root_id_A":"ho8pibh","c_root_id_B":"ho96w8m","created_at_utc_A":1639314150,"created_at_utc_B":1639322488,"score_A":3,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"If you have the money, visit a PokeMart and get a full heal or two! Amazing what modern medicine can do. That stuff can remedy just about anything.","human_ref_B":"Ugh, another one of these people. Next you\u2019ll be saying that Gen 5 causes Pok\u00e9rus.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8338.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl2xgux","c_root_id_B":"dl31nl7","created_at_utc_A":1501710524,"created_at_utc_B":1501715482,"score_A":10,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"When you die, Citizen, know that it will be in the embrace of the God Emperor. These Space Marines are bracing their spirits by taking in the wholesomeness and purity of an Imperium world, to prepare for another tour of action against the Xenos. Purity of Spirit comes from being in the embrace of the Emperor. Purity of Spirit produces Purity of Mind. Purity of Mind comes from being in the embrace of the Imperium. Purity of Mind produces Purity of Action. Purity of Action comes from carrying out the Emperor's Will. Purity of Action produces Purity of Body. Purity of Body comes from embodying the Purity of the Imperium. When the God Emperor calls your spirit to his embrace, will you be ready?","human_ref_B":"Jeeze, you lot are a bunch of negative nellies. There's an important thing to consider here, citizen - do you live in the Ultramar Sector? Ultramar is home to many Agriworlds that act as the breadbasket for both Ultramar and the Segmentum Solar. Its home to, as you might have guessed, the Ultramarines chapter, who in accordance to the predictions of the Great Writing Prophet Matt of Ward, are shining beacons of loveliness and perfection that are both perfect gentlemen and stalwart warriors who can single-handedly kill anything. Unlike those more.. *uncivilised* chapters like the Space Wolves or the Blood Ravens, they actually act as the ruling nobility of the Ultramar sector, and so its possible that they're just doing an inspection of the planet between smiting the Emperor's enemies and handing out lollipops to good little imperial citizens. They also recruit directly from the noble families of Ultramar (though admittedly mostly from their homeworld of Macgragge) so they might just be picking up some new recruits. Don't panic.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4958.0,"score_ratio":4.8} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl2xgux","c_root_id_B":"dl37do6","created_at_utc_A":1501710524,"created_at_utc_B":1501721664,"score_A":10,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"When you die, Citizen, know that it will be in the embrace of the God Emperor. These Space Marines are bracing their spirits by taking in the wholesomeness and purity of an Imperium world, to prepare for another tour of action against the Xenos. Purity of Spirit comes from being in the embrace of the Emperor. Purity of Spirit produces Purity of Mind. Purity of Mind comes from being in the embrace of the Imperium. Purity of Mind produces Purity of Action. Purity of Action comes from carrying out the Emperor's Will. Purity of Action produces Purity of Body. Purity of Body comes from embodying the Purity of the Imperium. When the God Emperor calls your spirit to his embrace, will you be ready?","human_ref_B":"If Marines are green If marines have robes You're fucked Else They might save you Else You're fucked","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11140.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3qu0u","c_root_id_B":"dl3n49c","created_at_utc_A":1501757601,"created_at_utc_B":1501747885,"score_A":6,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Really depends on what you saw, if they were anything but black, silver or female rest assured that there is a 70% chance you die, these are normal marines and you are likely dealing with your planet being a stronghold for some unknown chaos cult or genestealer cult, or your world doesnt pay its tithes quite as well as your nobles lead you to believe. Or you are definitely dead because you are in the path of a massive invasion and the space marines are just attempting to set up defences. If they were clad in black, its the Ordo Xenos, everyone you know and love is fucked with like a 99% probability, your world is either a Necron tombworld or about to be hit directly from below by hivefleet leviathan. If they were clad in silver, either you are about to die in a massive Daemonic incursion, or die in the ensuing exterminatus because no-one is allowed to know about Daemonic existence. If they were female, they arent actually space marines, but rather sisters of battle, however considering that you are just a peasant, it could b hard to make that distinguishment, this, is the Ordo Hereticus, you're fucked. Turns out your planetary governor is a little bit less innocent than you think, if you dont die in crossfire in the sudden planetary civil war about to erupt, you and most other citizebs on the planet will be pulled in for quick commisarial interrogation and then either be recruited to the guard, sent to a penal legion or just shot.","human_ref_B":"Dude, chill, we are on vacation. Nothing is more relaxing for the boys than a quiet weekend by the countryside. We' shoot some pseudodeer, fish a bit, chuck some suasuages on a barbie, thsi kind of thing. We had to arrive via assault drop, because.. you know.. *style*. What else would you espect us to do, arrive via public transport wearing polo shirts and carrying bags like ordinary tourists?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9716.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3qu0u","c_root_id_B":"dl3oggn","created_at_utc_A":1501757601,"created_at_utc_B":1501751430,"score_A":6,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Really depends on what you saw, if they were anything but black, silver or female rest assured that there is a 70% chance you die, these are normal marines and you are likely dealing with your planet being a stronghold for some unknown chaos cult or genestealer cult, or your world doesnt pay its tithes quite as well as your nobles lead you to believe. Or you are definitely dead because you are in the path of a massive invasion and the space marines are just attempting to set up defences. If they were clad in black, its the Ordo Xenos, everyone you know and love is fucked with like a 99% probability, your world is either a Necron tombworld or about to be hit directly from below by hivefleet leviathan. If they were clad in silver, either you are about to die in a massive Daemonic incursion, or die in the ensuing exterminatus because no-one is allowed to know about Daemonic existence. If they were female, they arent actually space marines, but rather sisters of battle, however considering that you are just a peasant, it could b hard to make that distinguishment, this, is the Ordo Hereticus, you're fucked. Turns out your planetary governor is a little bit less innocent than you think, if you dont die in crossfire in the sudden planetary civil war about to erupt, you and most other citizebs on the planet will be pulled in for quick commisarial interrogation and then either be recruited to the guard, sent to a penal legion or just shot.","human_ref_B":"It is possible that your Planetary governor is a little late on tax duties. The Space Marines have come down to your planet for a quick jog, some exercise and to politely \"Remind\" him to pay up","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6171.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3hkaw","c_root_id_B":"dl3qu0u","created_at_utc_A":1501735900,"created_at_utc_B":1501757601,"score_A":3,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"You're in the Warhammer 40k Universe, always assume the worst.","human_ref_B":"Really depends on what you saw, if they were anything but black, silver or female rest assured that there is a 70% chance you die, these are normal marines and you are likely dealing with your planet being a stronghold for some unknown chaos cult or genestealer cult, or your world doesnt pay its tithes quite as well as your nobles lead you to believe. Or you are definitely dead because you are in the path of a massive invasion and the space marines are just attempting to set up defences. If they were clad in black, its the Ordo Xenos, everyone you know and love is fucked with like a 99% probability, your world is either a Necron tombworld or about to be hit directly from below by hivefleet leviathan. If they were clad in silver, either you are about to die in a massive Daemonic incursion, or die in the ensuing exterminatus because no-one is allowed to know about Daemonic existence. If they were female, they arent actually space marines, but rather sisters of battle, however considering that you are just a peasant, it could b hard to make that distinguishment, this, is the Ordo Hereticus, you're fucked. Turns out your planetary governor is a little bit less innocent than you think, if you dont die in crossfire in the sudden planetary civil war about to erupt, you and most other citizebs on the planet will be pulled in for quick commisarial interrogation and then either be recruited to the guard, sent to a penal legion or just shot.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":21701.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3qu0u","c_root_id_B":"dl3ee30","created_at_utc_A":1501757601,"created_at_utc_B":1501730877,"score_A":6,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Really depends on what you saw, if they were anything but black, silver or female rest assured that there is a 70% chance you die, these are normal marines and you are likely dealing with your planet being a stronghold for some unknown chaos cult or genestealer cult, or your world doesnt pay its tithes quite as well as your nobles lead you to believe. Or you are definitely dead because you are in the path of a massive invasion and the space marines are just attempting to set up defences. If they were clad in black, its the Ordo Xenos, everyone you know and love is fucked with like a 99% probability, your world is either a Necron tombworld or about to be hit directly from below by hivefleet leviathan. If they were clad in silver, either you are about to die in a massive Daemonic incursion, or die in the ensuing exterminatus because no-one is allowed to know about Daemonic existence. If they were female, they arent actually space marines, but rather sisters of battle, however considering that you are just a peasant, it could b hard to make that distinguishment, this, is the Ordo Hereticus, you're fucked. Turns out your planetary governor is a little bit less innocent than you think, if you dont die in crossfire in the sudden planetary civil war about to erupt, you and most other citizebs on the planet will be pulled in for quick commisarial interrogation and then either be recruited to the guard, sent to a penal legion or just shot.","human_ref_B":"It's possible to survive this. Keep your head down, move as directed and obey the words of any who speak in the emperor's name.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":26724.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3qu0u","c_root_id_B":"dl3fr18","created_at_utc_A":1501757601,"created_at_utc_B":1501732905,"score_A":6,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Really depends on what you saw, if they were anything but black, silver or female rest assured that there is a 70% chance you die, these are normal marines and you are likely dealing with your planet being a stronghold for some unknown chaos cult or genestealer cult, or your world doesnt pay its tithes quite as well as your nobles lead you to believe. Or you are definitely dead because you are in the path of a massive invasion and the space marines are just attempting to set up defences. If they were clad in black, its the Ordo Xenos, everyone you know and love is fucked with like a 99% probability, your world is either a Necron tombworld or about to be hit directly from below by hivefleet leviathan. If they were clad in silver, either you are about to die in a massive Daemonic incursion, or die in the ensuing exterminatus because no-one is allowed to know about Daemonic existence. If they were female, they arent actually space marines, but rather sisters of battle, however considering that you are just a peasant, it could b hard to make that distinguishment, this, is the Ordo Hereticus, you're fucked. Turns out your planetary governor is a little bit less innocent than you think, if you dont die in crossfire in the sudden planetary civil war about to erupt, you and most other citizebs on the planet will be pulled in for quick commisarial interrogation and then either be recruited to the guard, sent to a penal legion or just shot.","human_ref_B":"Most likely Ultramarines responding to a distress signal of an planetary governor, or investigating on behalf of an inquisitor or even a training\/parade excercise. If you're really unlucky they are a vanguard force sent to set up a base of operations for more Space marine troops due to an imminent threat eg; Chaos, Orks or Tyranids. Emperor protects","labels":1,"seconds_difference":24696.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3qu0u","c_root_id_B":"dl3p7l9","created_at_utc_A":1501757601,"created_at_utc_B":1501753471,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Really depends on what you saw, if they were anything but black, silver or female rest assured that there is a 70% chance you die, these are normal marines and you are likely dealing with your planet being a stronghold for some unknown chaos cult or genestealer cult, or your world doesnt pay its tithes quite as well as your nobles lead you to believe. Or you are definitely dead because you are in the path of a massive invasion and the space marines are just attempting to set up defences. If they were clad in black, its the Ordo Xenos, everyone you know and love is fucked with like a 99% probability, your world is either a Necron tombworld or about to be hit directly from below by hivefleet leviathan. If they were clad in silver, either you are about to die in a massive Daemonic incursion, or die in the ensuing exterminatus because no-one is allowed to know about Daemonic existence. If they were female, they arent actually space marines, but rather sisters of battle, however considering that you are just a peasant, it could b hard to make that distinguishment, this, is the Ordo Hereticus, you're fucked. Turns out your planetary governor is a little bit less innocent than you think, if you dont die in crossfire in the sudden planetary civil war about to erupt, you and most other citizebs on the planet will be pulled in for quick commisarial interrogation and then either be recruited to the guard, sent to a penal legion or just shot.","human_ref_B":"I think the real question to answer here is what color the space marines were, could you describe them better?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4130.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3n49c","c_root_id_B":"dl3oggn","created_at_utc_A":1501747885,"created_at_utc_B":1501751430,"score_A":4,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Dude, chill, we are on vacation. Nothing is more relaxing for the boys than a quiet weekend by the countryside. We' shoot some pseudodeer, fish a bit, chuck some suasuages on a barbie, thsi kind of thing. We had to arrive via assault drop, because.. you know.. *style*. What else would you espect us to do, arrive via public transport wearing polo shirts and carrying bags like ordinary tourists?","human_ref_B":"It is possible that your Planetary governor is a little late on tax duties. The Space Marines have come down to your planet for a quick jog, some exercise and to politely \"Remind\" him to pay up","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3545.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3y7l5","c_root_id_B":"dl3n49c","created_at_utc_A":1501769344,"created_at_utc_B":1501747885,"score_A":5,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"2 possibilities: 1. Your planetary government has become corrupted, which is why the Astartes landed in your fields rather than the spaceport. They will use your region as a base for retaking the planet. 2. There is an imminent invasion, and they are readying defensive positions. Either way, since they landed where you are, your chances of survival are actually quite good. Unless the invasion hits within hours, you'll be inside their defensive perimeter. Your village may well be the safest spot on the planet. My advice is that you stay close to home and obey all directives issued by the Astartes. Emperor watch over you and your family.","human_ref_B":"Dude, chill, we are on vacation. Nothing is more relaxing for the boys than a quiet weekend by the countryside. We' shoot some pseudodeer, fish a bit, chuck some suasuages on a barbie, thsi kind of thing. We had to arrive via assault drop, because.. you know.. *style*. What else would you espect us to do, arrive via public transport wearing polo shirts and carrying bags like ordinary tourists?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":21459.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3n49c","c_root_id_B":"dl3hkaw","created_at_utc_A":1501747885,"created_at_utc_B":1501735900,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Dude, chill, we are on vacation. Nothing is more relaxing for the boys than a quiet weekend by the countryside. We' shoot some pseudodeer, fish a bit, chuck some suasuages on a barbie, thsi kind of thing. We had to arrive via assault drop, because.. you know.. *style*. What else would you espect us to do, arrive via public transport wearing polo shirts and carrying bags like ordinary tourists?","human_ref_B":"You're in the Warhammer 40k Universe, always assume the worst.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11985.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3n49c","c_root_id_B":"dl3ee30","created_at_utc_A":1501747885,"created_at_utc_B":1501730877,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Dude, chill, we are on vacation. Nothing is more relaxing for the boys than a quiet weekend by the countryside. We' shoot some pseudodeer, fish a bit, chuck some suasuages on a barbie, thsi kind of thing. We had to arrive via assault drop, because.. you know.. *style*. What else would you espect us to do, arrive via public transport wearing polo shirts and carrying bags like ordinary tourists?","human_ref_B":"It's possible to survive this. Keep your head down, move as directed and obey the words of any who speak in the emperor's name.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":17008.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3n49c","c_root_id_B":"dl3fr18","created_at_utc_A":1501747885,"created_at_utc_B":1501732905,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Dude, chill, we are on vacation. Nothing is more relaxing for the boys than a quiet weekend by the countryside. We' shoot some pseudodeer, fish a bit, chuck some suasuages on a barbie, thsi kind of thing. We had to arrive via assault drop, because.. you know.. *style*. What else would you espect us to do, arrive via public transport wearing polo shirts and carrying bags like ordinary tourists?","human_ref_B":"Most likely Ultramarines responding to a distress signal of an planetary governor, or investigating on behalf of an inquisitor or even a training\/parade excercise. If you're really unlucky they are a vanguard force sent to set up a base of operations for more Space marine troops due to an imminent threat eg; Chaos, Orks or Tyranids. Emperor protects","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14980.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3oggn","c_root_id_B":"dl3hkaw","created_at_utc_A":1501751430,"created_at_utc_B":1501735900,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"It is possible that your Planetary governor is a little late on tax duties. The Space Marines have come down to your planet for a quick jog, some exercise and to politely \"Remind\" him to pay up","human_ref_B":"You're in the Warhammer 40k Universe, always assume the worst.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15530.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3oggn","c_root_id_B":"dl3ee30","created_at_utc_A":1501751430,"created_at_utc_B":1501730877,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"It is possible that your Planetary governor is a little late on tax duties. The Space Marines have come down to your planet for a quick jog, some exercise and to politely \"Remind\" him to pay up","human_ref_B":"It's possible to survive this. Keep your head down, move as directed and obey the words of any who speak in the emperor's name.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":20553.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3fr18","c_root_id_B":"dl3oggn","created_at_utc_A":1501732905,"created_at_utc_B":1501751430,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Most likely Ultramarines responding to a distress signal of an planetary governor, or investigating on behalf of an inquisitor or even a training\/parade excercise. If you're really unlucky they are a vanguard force sent to set up a base of operations for more Space marine troops due to an imminent threat eg; Chaos, Orks or Tyranids. Emperor protects","human_ref_B":"It is possible that your Planetary governor is a little late on tax duties. The Space Marines have come down to your planet for a quick jog, some exercise and to politely \"Remind\" him to pay up","labels":0,"seconds_difference":18525.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3hkaw","c_root_id_B":"dl3y7l5","created_at_utc_A":1501735900,"created_at_utc_B":1501769344,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"You're in the Warhammer 40k Universe, always assume the worst.","human_ref_B":"2 possibilities: 1. Your planetary government has become corrupted, which is why the Astartes landed in your fields rather than the spaceport. They will use your region as a base for retaking the planet. 2. There is an imminent invasion, and they are readying defensive positions. Either way, since they landed where you are, your chances of survival are actually quite good. Unless the invasion hits within hours, you'll be inside their defensive perimeter. Your village may well be the safest spot on the planet. My advice is that you stay close to home and obey all directives issued by the Astartes. Emperor watch over you and your family.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":33444.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3ee30","c_root_id_B":"dl3y7l5","created_at_utc_A":1501730877,"created_at_utc_B":1501769344,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"It's possible to survive this. Keep your head down, move as directed and obey the words of any who speak in the emperor's name.","human_ref_B":"2 possibilities: 1. Your planetary government has become corrupted, which is why the Astartes landed in your fields rather than the spaceport. They will use your region as a base for retaking the planet. 2. There is an imminent invasion, and they are readying defensive positions. Either way, since they landed where you are, your chances of survival are actually quite good. Unless the invasion hits within hours, you'll be inside their defensive perimeter. Your village may well be the safest spot on the planet. My advice is that you stay close to home and obey all directives issued by the Astartes. Emperor watch over you and your family.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":38467.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3y7l5","c_root_id_B":"dl3fr18","created_at_utc_A":1501769344,"created_at_utc_B":1501732905,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"2 possibilities: 1. Your planetary government has become corrupted, which is why the Astartes landed in your fields rather than the spaceport. They will use your region as a base for retaking the planet. 2. There is an imminent invasion, and they are readying defensive positions. Either way, since they landed where you are, your chances of survival are actually quite good. Unless the invasion hits within hours, you'll be inside their defensive perimeter. Your village may well be the safest spot on the planet. My advice is that you stay close to home and obey all directives issued by the Astartes. Emperor watch over you and your family.","human_ref_B":"Most likely Ultramarines responding to a distress signal of an planetary governor, or investigating on behalf of an inquisitor or even a training\/parade excercise. If you're really unlucky they are a vanguard force sent to set up a base of operations for more Space marine troops due to an imminent threat eg; Chaos, Orks or Tyranids. Emperor protects","labels":1,"seconds_difference":36439.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3y7l5","c_root_id_B":"dl3p7l9","created_at_utc_A":1501769344,"created_at_utc_B":1501753471,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"2 possibilities: 1. Your planetary government has become corrupted, which is why the Astartes landed in your fields rather than the spaceport. They will use your region as a base for retaking the planet. 2. There is an imminent invasion, and they are readying defensive positions. Either way, since they landed where you are, your chances of survival are actually quite good. Unless the invasion hits within hours, you'll be inside their defensive perimeter. Your village may well be the safest spot on the planet. My advice is that you stay close to home and obey all directives issued by the Astartes. Emperor watch over you and your family.","human_ref_B":"I think the real question to answer here is what color the space marines were, could you describe them better?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15873.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3uyjo","c_root_id_B":"dl3y7l5","created_at_utc_A":1501765162,"created_at_utc_B":1501769344,"score_A":2,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"There's a very small chance that due to Warp travel fuckery, they ended up on your planet by mistake. However, if the Will of The Emperor directed them there through the Warp then they're probably there for a reason. So you're still probably fucked.","human_ref_B":"2 possibilities: 1. Your planetary government has become corrupted, which is why the Astartes landed in your fields rather than the spaceport. They will use your region as a base for retaking the planet. 2. There is an imminent invasion, and they are readying defensive positions. Either way, since they landed where you are, your chances of survival are actually quite good. Unless the invasion hits within hours, you'll be inside their defensive perimeter. Your village may well be the safest spot on the planet. My advice is that you stay close to home and obey all directives issued by the Astartes. Emperor watch over you and your family.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4182.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"6r7h4l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[40k] I'm an imperial citizen on a compliant agriworld. We worship the God Emperor of Mankind, and there are no xenos here. I just saw a Space Marine. Is everyone I know about to die? It was just another day working to feed the Imperium, minding my own business, when a bunch of the Emperor's chosen warriors landed and started running across the fields. We pay our tithes, there are no xeno scum here, and we all hold to the Imperial Creed. What gives? What should I expect to happen? Is there any chance that this is a training exercise?","c_root_id_A":"dl3y7l5","c_root_id_B":"dl3vfxg","created_at_utc_A":1501769344,"created_at_utc_B":1501765852,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"2 possibilities: 1. Your planetary government has become corrupted, which is why the Astartes landed in your fields rather than the spaceport. They will use your region as a base for retaking the planet. 2. There is an imminent invasion, and they are readying defensive positions. Either way, since they landed where you are, your chances of survival are actually quite good. Unless the invasion hits within hours, you'll be inside their defensive perimeter. Your village may well be the safest spot on the planet. My advice is that you stay close to home and obey all directives issued by the Astartes. Emperor watch over you and your family.","human_ref_B":"You gazed upon an angel of death and did not avert your eyes? You are braver than I. But I digress. Rest assured that if the problem is serious enough for the Adeptas Astartes to become involved, you are blessed indeed, for they always get the job done. Give thanks to the God Emperor this day.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3492.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"4o0278","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"Meta] [Rules Update] Re: Caps [Our previous rules update was meant to clarify one of the most frequently-misinterpreted rules on this subreddit. It didn't work. In the months since that was posted, we've had to bust exactly *one* person for asking for a recap. Only one, in the hundreds and hundreds of posts we've received in all that time. Meanwhile, during that same period, we've *still* had multiple false reports of it a day, virtually every day. We really tried our best to make that rule as simple and clear as possible, but if we're still getting that level of misunderstanding, and if it's a problem we almost never encounter in the first place, it becomes clear that it's just not a very useful rule. Therefore it's not going to be a rule any longer.","c_root_id_A":"d49vce9","c_root_id_B":"d49mf7f","created_at_utc_A":1465971588,"created_at_utc_B":1465954807,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Oi vey. I think I'm the only dummy to ask for a straight recap. I deleted it, but still feel like a goof. Sorry!","human_ref_B":"I've also noticed that the \"Watsonian, not a Doylist\" subreddit rule has gone largely unenforced and a lot of fourth wall breaks have been happening. I for one don't mind, as those posts are still generating good discussion and are being rightfully upvoted, but it does make the sidebar somewhat misleading.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16781.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz3und2","c_root_id_B":"iz3x9sb","created_at_utc_A":1670310022,"created_at_utc_B":1670312174,"score_A":305,"score_B":455,"human_ref_A":"No. Remember, while a person may be smart, *people* are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals. Any government or alliance of governments they work with will inevitably reach that lovely narcissistic combination of overconfident and paranoid, get too big for their britches, and get the entire planet glassed for nothing. Earth is a very small fish in a very big pond, its only chance is being as ruthlessly neutral and obliging as possible.","human_ref_B":"Earth is like a rural or old wild west town compared to everything out there. Towns don't have militaries, they have a police force. As long as Earth doesn't try to turn itself into a country and plays ball with the local powers, they can rely on the local powers to protect Earth as part of their Turf from the other more aggressive powers. MiB only needs to be strong enough to make invading Earth unprofitable for Corporations and Criminal Cartels compared to simply engaging in diplomacy and barter.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2152.0,"score_ratio":1.4918032787} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz450sp","c_root_id_B":"iz4disv","created_at_utc_A":1670319196,"created_at_utc_B":1670326628,"score_A":53,"score_B":86,"human_ref_A":"Even if all of Earth united for the one goal of making a space battleship... They likely couldn't. They don't have enough resources to pay another species to make one, and those species might have treaties or laws banning sales of warships to foreign powers. They don't have the tools and facilities to make a space battleship and they don't have the tools and facilities to make the tools and facilities to make one. They probably don't even have the knowledge, skill, nor even scientific footing to understand how one works out even if it was explained. Using alien weapons and lower end technology is one thing. Most people can use an iphone easily. But could you build one right now from raw materials?","human_ref_B":"It's answered right in the movie: \"So, what branch of the government do we report to?\" \"None. They ask too many questions.\" The MiB seem to be doing just fine without any kind of space fleet. Earth is a neutral zone, not a competitive military power. Having a space fleet would just raise the stakes in any kind of conflict.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7432.0,"score_ratio":1.6226415094} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4disv","c_root_id_B":"iz3xjfa","created_at_utc_A":1670326628,"created_at_utc_B":1670312398,"score_A":86,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"It's answered right in the movie: \"So, what branch of the government do we report to?\" \"None. They ask too many questions.\" The MiB seem to be doing just fine without any kind of space fleet. Earth is a neutral zone, not a competitive military power. Having a space fleet would just raise the stakes in any kind of conflict.","human_ref_B":"Plus they have the world protector from MIB3!","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14230.0,"score_ratio":3.0714285714} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4890l","c_root_id_B":"iz4disv","created_at_utc_A":1670322181,"created_at_utc_B":1670326628,"score_A":28,"score_B":86,"human_ref_A":"No. That would entail them revealing themselves to the wider governments, and when it comes to secrets like that, they can't really be trusted. There would be too many people involved to prevent leaks. That, and the MiB would run the risk of some of them trying to get their hands on advanced alien technology for some kind of superiority, getting them into diplomatic trouble with the greater galaxy at a minimum. That's also why they don't have a space fleet, or use their connections with aliens to set up a defence. That also risks discovery by the native governments, and would cause more trouble than it is worth. If the government, and by extension, the wider public, were ready for that kind of information, the MiB would not need to exist in the first place.","human_ref_B":"It's answered right in the movie: \"So, what branch of the government do we report to?\" \"None. They ask too many questions.\" The MiB seem to be doing just fine without any kind of space fleet. Earth is a neutral zone, not a competitive military power. Having a space fleet would just raise the stakes in any kind of conflict.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4447.0,"score_ratio":3.0714285714} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4disv","c_root_id_B":"iz4cqej","created_at_utc_A":1670326628,"created_at_utc_B":1670326017,"score_A":86,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"It's answered right in the movie: \"So, what branch of the government do we report to?\" \"None. They ask too many questions.\" The MiB seem to be doing just fine without any kind of space fleet. Earth is a neutral zone, not a competitive military power. Having a space fleet would just raise the stakes in any kind of conflict.","human_ref_B":"It would go down about as well as when any small, poor country tries to militarise and get nuclear weapons. It just attracts attention from the larger powers who may have tolerated you before but now have an incentive to paste you. This is likely the exact scenario MiB is trying to avoid with their policy of not working with world governments. If the people of earth know about alien warships > the \"why dont we have a warship?\" question starts getting asked by politicians > we try and build one > get mass drivered back to the Stone Age from light years away.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":611.0,"score_ratio":5.0588235294} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4cixq","c_root_id_B":"iz4disv","created_at_utc_A":1670325851,"created_at_utc_B":1670326628,"score_A":6,"score_B":86,"human_ref_A":"To what end? Human weapons and armor aren't going to be able to stand up to what an angry alien government would be willing and able to throw at us, and if you think those governments are going to trade away ship scale weapons and armor, then you are engaging in fantasy.","human_ref_B":"It's answered right in the movie: \"So, what branch of the government do we report to?\" \"None. They ask too many questions.\" The MiB seem to be doing just fine without any kind of space fleet. Earth is a neutral zone, not a competitive military power. Having a space fleet would just raise the stakes in any kind of conflict.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":777.0,"score_ratio":14.3333333333} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz3xjfa","c_root_id_B":"iz450sp","created_at_utc_A":1670312398,"created_at_utc_B":1670319196,"score_A":28,"score_B":53,"human_ref_A":"Plus they have the world protector from MIB3!","human_ref_B":"Even if all of Earth united for the one goal of making a space battleship... They likely couldn't. They don't have enough resources to pay another species to make one, and those species might have treaties or laws banning sales of warships to foreign powers. They don't have the tools and facilities to make a space battleship and they don't have the tools and facilities to make the tools and facilities to make one. They probably don't even have the knowledge, skill, nor even scientific footing to understand how one works out even if it was explained. Using alien weapons and lower end technology is one thing. Most people can use an iphone easily. But could you build one right now from raw materials?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6798.0,"score_ratio":1.8928571429} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4cqej","c_root_id_B":"iz4cixq","created_at_utc_A":1670326017,"created_at_utc_B":1670325851,"score_A":17,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"It would go down about as well as when any small, poor country tries to militarise and get nuclear weapons. It just attracts attention from the larger powers who may have tolerated you before but now have an incentive to paste you. This is likely the exact scenario MiB is trying to avoid with their policy of not working with world governments. If the people of earth know about alien warships > the \"why dont we have a warship?\" question starts getting asked by politicians > we try and build one > get mass drivered back to the Stone Age from light years away.","human_ref_B":"To what end? Human weapons and armor aren't going to be able to stand up to what an angry alien government would be willing and able to throw at us, and if you think those governments are going to trade away ship scale weapons and armor, then you are engaging in fantasy.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":166.0,"score_ratio":2.8333333333} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4smq1","c_root_id_B":"iz4s607","created_at_utc_A":1670335715,"created_at_utc_B":1670335489,"score_A":10,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"We have no chance against ANY starfaring race. Each of them would wipe us out easily. The trick we used was becoming basically galactic Bahamas: its where aliens of all races go on vacation, a neutral ground where opposing factions can meet, grey-are trade deals can be had, and and where space criminals can go to ground (as long as they behave themselves). Its immensely PROFITABLE for space empires to have Earth around, financially and politically.","human_ref_B":"Earth is playing a fairly dangerous but effective game by presenting themselves to the universe as \"Casablanca except no Nazis\", and building up a credible defensive force is both A) counterproductive to their presentation to the galaxy as a harmless bit of Bumfuck, Nowhere that they can safely turn a blind eye towards and B) completely beyond Earth's technological and material capacity. If Earth tried to militarize the surrounding space, the same interstellar governments that happily ignore them so they can have a place to do deals and lie low need to start doing new math. Math that will probably decide that Earth is better off dead than being a potential threat to the interstellar order.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":226.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4smq1","c_root_id_B":"iz4cixq","created_at_utc_A":1670335715,"created_at_utc_B":1670325851,"score_A":10,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"We have no chance against ANY starfaring race. Each of them would wipe us out easily. The trick we used was becoming basically galactic Bahamas: its where aliens of all races go on vacation, a neutral ground where opposing factions can meet, grey-are trade deals can be had, and and where space criminals can go to ground (as long as they behave themselves). Its immensely PROFITABLE for space empires to have Earth around, financially and politically.","human_ref_B":"To what end? Human weapons and armor aren't going to be able to stand up to what an angry alien government would be willing and able to throw at us, and if you think those governments are going to trade away ship scale weapons and armor, then you are engaging in fantasy.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9864.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4smq1","c_root_id_B":"iz4g43y","created_at_utc_A":1670335715,"created_at_utc_B":1670328509,"score_A":10,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"We have no chance against ANY starfaring race. Each of them would wipe us out easily. The trick we used was becoming basically galactic Bahamas: its where aliens of all races go on vacation, a neutral ground where opposing factions can meet, grey-are trade deals can be had, and and where space criminals can go to ground (as long as they behave themselves). Its immensely PROFITABLE for space empires to have Earth around, financially and politically.","human_ref_B":"No, because not all people will understand. As K said: one will understand","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7206.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4cixq","c_root_id_B":"iz4s607","created_at_utc_A":1670325851,"created_at_utc_B":1670335489,"score_A":6,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"To what end? Human weapons and armor aren't going to be able to stand up to what an angry alien government would be willing and able to throw at us, and if you think those governments are going to trade away ship scale weapons and armor, then you are engaging in fantasy.","human_ref_B":"Earth is playing a fairly dangerous but effective game by presenting themselves to the universe as \"Casablanca except no Nazis\", and building up a credible defensive force is both A) counterproductive to their presentation to the galaxy as a harmless bit of Bumfuck, Nowhere that they can safely turn a blind eye towards and B) completely beyond Earth's technological and material capacity. If Earth tried to militarize the surrounding space, the same interstellar governments that happily ignore them so they can have a place to do deals and lie low need to start doing new math. Math that will probably decide that Earth is better off dead than being a potential threat to the interstellar order.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9638.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4s607","c_root_id_B":"iz4g43y","created_at_utc_A":1670335489,"created_at_utc_B":1670328509,"score_A":8,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Earth is playing a fairly dangerous but effective game by presenting themselves to the universe as \"Casablanca except no Nazis\", and building up a credible defensive force is both A) counterproductive to their presentation to the galaxy as a harmless bit of Bumfuck, Nowhere that they can safely turn a blind eye towards and B) completely beyond Earth's technological and material capacity. If Earth tried to militarize the surrounding space, the same interstellar governments that happily ignore them so they can have a place to do deals and lie low need to start doing new math. Math that will probably decide that Earth is better off dead than being a potential threat to the interstellar order.","human_ref_B":"No, because not all people will understand. As K said: one will understand","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6980.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4wgjx","c_root_id_B":"iz4g43y","created_at_utc_A":1670337529,"created_at_utc_B":1670328509,"score_A":5,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Because Earth's national governments can't agree on anything. They aren't even ready for the *confirmation* of extraterrestrial life. Imagine the instant shitstorm when the aliens show up and say 'Who is in charge?\" And North Korea says \"pickmepickmepickme\".","human_ref_B":"No, because not all people will understand. As K said: one will understand","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9020.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4v7nx","c_root_id_B":"iz4wgjx","created_at_utc_A":1670336945,"created_at_utc_B":1670337529,"score_A":4,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"As Agent K mentioned, Earth is currently being used as a refuge for \"creatures without a planet\". Like *Casablanca*, except no nazis. Or perhaps like Switzerland, without the cool knives. Not only philosophically neutral but neutral as a result of not having any effective means of contributing to interstellar conflicts in a meaningful way. As long as Earth remains ostensibly neutral, there's little reason for most species to go out of their way to attack us, especially due to the potential for retaliation from other species angry about unprovoked attacks on a defenseless planet that may be hosting some of their citizens. What gets through is either random criminals, rogue individual aliens like Serleena and that asshole in the Edgar suit, cultures that are already widely disliked by the intergalactic community as a whole like the Hive, or cases that fall into more than one of those categories like Boris the Animal. MiB agents are well-equipped to deal with individual threats on an individual basis, and other species can provide aid for galactic-level threats. This is part of why K had to neuralize himself when hiding The Light, keeping her openly would risk Earth's neutrality because it looks like taking sides in an active conflict.","human_ref_B":"Because Earth's national governments can't agree on anything. They aren't even ready for the *confirmation* of extraterrestrial life. Imagine the instant shitstorm when the aliens show up and say 'Who is in charge?\" And North Korea says \"pickmepickmepickme\".","labels":0,"seconds_difference":584.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"zdxz0d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Men in Black] In first movie we've seen that alien battleships can fly by Earth with impunity. MiB alone can't afford space fleet, so if they care about planet safety shouldn't they cooperate with national governments and create one?","c_root_id_A":"iz4te72","c_root_id_B":"iz4g43y","created_at_utc_A":1670336087,"created_at_utc_B":1670328509,"score_A":5,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Which would you rather face: An angry alien battleship, or a fleet in the hands of a human bureaucracy? The damn Cygnans probably just want their princess back, and sure it's a time crunch to gather and re-integrate all her 1,000 clones - but that's *got* to be easier than trying to convince a governing body of humans to do the \"right thing\" and not wipe out all life on Earth. Case in point: To avoid wiping out significant chunks of life on Earth now, we just have to have slightly different people making money, and yet it might as well be an impossible task.","human_ref_B":"No, because not all people will understand. As K said: one will understand","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7578.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"6u2evx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Captain America\/MCU] How would the MCU be different right now if Cap had never been frozen and had returned and stayed active after WWII?","c_root_id_A":"dlpdlco","c_root_id_B":"dlpdzko","created_at_utc_A":1502895348,"created_at_utc_B":1502895765,"score_A":76,"score_B":193,"human_ref_A":"* Without Cap's leadership, The Avengers becomes a Stark project. They probably still win the Battle for New York * Hydra is never outed. * The Winter Soldier is activated to take out Tony Stark * Banner and Stark still create Ultron and have to clean up the mess. * Without Cap there is no Civil War and Registration becomes mandatory.","human_ref_B":"Cap joins Peggy in forming shield. With a super-operative and her brains, they go further faster and Hydra is kicked out of shield. But it continues in the USSR and all through the cold war he and the Winter Soldier are clashing. Banner's formula might have been different. Grey Hulk perhaps? Shield may get a non-powered \"Avengers\" squad w cap and the howing commandos. We would get robot Dum-Dum with the 'stache tot his day! It would probably be revealed the SS is also the \"Infinity Fomula\", so cap stays young and can still participate in the normal avengers Arc.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":417.0,"score_ratio":2.5394736842} +{"post_id":"6u2evx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Captain America\/MCU] How would the MCU be different right now if Cap had never been frozen and had returned and stayed active after WWII?","c_root_id_A":"dlptuhz","c_root_id_B":"dlpw2k8","created_at_utc_A":1502911819,"created_at_utc_B":1502914057,"score_A":5,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Unless Cap got it in his head to go into hiding to prevent it, they'd have re-made the super soldier serum based on his blood instead of trying and failing to recreate it for decades, so I feel like this could lead to the events of civil war much earlier and much more brutally, since there would then be potentially hundreds or even thousands of super-powered soldiers running around for decades. And of course, at that point it would be a more literal civil war with both sides having entire armies instead of the handfull of superheroes they had in the MCU. I doubt Cap would have approved of much if any of it. And as for current day MCU, there's really no way to know how it would change. Like I said, likely no hulk, probably a more powerful version of Black Widow and Hawkeye, with probably more blood on their hands, thor orbiously wouldn't change as far as I can think. Iron man would be either more advanced on account of having to contend with more powerful enemies, or nonexistent entirely if he'd had super-soldier bodyguards to keep him from being captured in the first place. Winter soldier would be, if anything, less effective given that all his targets would be either super-soldiers themselves or guarded by them. Still, he's a fair match for Cap already so he's still up there. I can't remember if Quicksilver\/Scarlet Witch in the MCU were part of supersoldier-serum experiments or just loki's staff experiments, so I can't say if they'd stay the same or not. Haven't seen homecoming yet so I don't know the story behind this spiderman, no idea if he'd be different or not. I think that covers the lot of the characters, and the state of the world would just be entirely different in too many ways for me to think of.","human_ref_B":"Cap continues working with the military to fully eradicate HYDRA in or around WW2. There may be some trace elements of them left, but nothing the size of what they remained and became in the MCU. Cap, not Peggy, is the obvious choice to lead SHIELD. Peggy remains close at Steve's side, but SHIELD becomes Cap and Howard Stark's baby. Steve and Peggy marry, maybe have some kids. Tony grows up knowing Captain America. Perhaps more jealously stems from this than he has in the current MCU because he sees how much Howard looks up to him. However, with more exposure to Cap growing up, Tony also looks up to him and sees him as a sort of \"cool uncle\". Bruce never creates the Hulk formula because there is more direct access to Cap's blood. Maybe he still doesn't quite get the serum right and something else happens to him, but he's a far cry from the Hulk we know. With Cap's super soldier serum, though he does age, he doesn't age as quickly as regular humans. This allows him to remain the director of SHIELD for a long time, with Nick Fury never getting the role or getting it much later. I don't believe there would ever be a proper Avengers Initiative under Cap. *Maybe* they crack Erskine's serum formula and create lots of super soldiers, but no proper initiative beyond that. Tony probably still ends up using his engineering genius (and more direct inspiration by Cap) to become something similar to Iron Man, Thor's story would play out the same way, and we may still have Black Widow and Hawkeye, but by the invasion of New York we'd probably have them and a lot of Super Soldiers, but no Hulk and Cap probably wouldn't be physically involved due to his age. Cap's distaste for the World Security Counsel probably at some point would lead to either him or them being ousted after the events of the Invasion if it hadn't already happened, but then again without HYDRA's influence maybe they wouldn't have been so bad. Ultron likely never gets made because there's no Banner helping out, Tony is a little more level-headed, and there's no HYDRA base to overthrow at the beginning. With no HYDRA there's also no Wanda or Pietro. Also no Vision. The whole Winter Soldier thing probably would've already long been resolved decades prior, maybe even during the wrap-up of WW2 when Cap and his Howling Commandos are shutting down all the little branches of HYDRA. Maybe he saves Bucky or not, but Bucky would probably be deceased by the time of the modern MCU. No reason for Falcon to join up. With no Winter Soldier, there's also no mysterious death of the Starks, Tony doesn't have that chip on his shoulder, and there's no fallout between him and Cap. Without Ultron none of the Sovokia stuff happens, so no Accords, no Baron Zemo. Basically, no Civil War, so Spider-Man maybe doesn't become involved with Tony, or at least not as early on, and remains a street level hero. Ant-Man could maybe still happen about the way it did. Of course Cap would've been calling the shots with SHIELD in the early days, not Peggy, so who knows how different any of Pym's adventures would've gone down, but he mostly kept to himself and Scott's involvement was unrelated to Cap pretty much so not much change there, though obviously he wouldn't have been around for Civil War. Doctor Strange is unaffected. Thanos would obviously still be a threat, and without some of the heavy hitters (no Hulk, Scarlet Witch, Vision), Cap is older and weaker, and other unique individuals (Spidey and Falcon may not be as advanced, War Machine may or may not still be around) and less of an official team structure, it'd be hard to say how they'd prevail against his threat.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2238.0,"score_ratio":1.8} +{"post_id":"yjhgvh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Marvel] If Uncle Ben was raised from the dead due to Comic Book shenanigans, and begged Peter to stop being Spiderman, would he consider it?","c_root_id_A":"iunxdue","c_root_id_B":"iunz4t2","created_at_utc_A":1667330680,"created_at_utc_B":1667331355,"score_A":13,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"He may consider it, but the Gwen Stacy accident may take over as his catalyst for being a super hero.","human_ref_B":"Uncle Ben didn't tell him to be Spider-man in the first place. He instilled the values in Peter that gave him the sense of responsibility that is the core of Spider-man. If simply being asked by someone who cared about him was enough to quit, he would be letting Uncle Ben down. Because not stopping bad people when you can is just as bad as committing evil yourself.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":675.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"yjhgvh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Marvel] If Uncle Ben was raised from the dead due to Comic Book shenanigans, and begged Peter to stop being Spiderman, would he consider it?","c_root_id_A":"iuo920q","c_root_id_B":"iunxdue","created_at_utc_A":1667335068,"created_at_utc_B":1667330680,"score_A":16,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"For like a week until some disaster happened within his vicinity and Peter gave up retirement to save people. Although at this point, there might be an argument that Uncle Ben could ask him to downsize his operation and just trust Miles more. That might work. Less patrols, more time for friends and family. Enjoy life.","human_ref_B":"He may consider it, but the Gwen Stacy accident may take over as his catalyst for being a super hero.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4388.0,"score_ratio":1.2307692308} +{"post_id":"yjhgvh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Marvel] If Uncle Ben was raised from the dead due to Comic Book shenanigans, and begged Peter to stop being Spiderman, would he consider it?","c_root_id_A":"iupf2ni","c_root_id_B":"iuoheoz","created_at_utc_A":1667352492,"created_at_utc_B":1667338310,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"No. Peter would smell a rat. Ben would never tell Peter to walk away from responsibility.","human_ref_B":"I dont think Uncle Ben ever would, outside of Peter having a scenario where he would pass the torch-aging out of it-other responsibilities","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14182.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"yjhgvh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Marvel] If Uncle Ben was raised from the dead due to Comic Book shenanigans, and begged Peter to stop being Spiderman, would he consider it?","c_root_id_A":"iuq8rmk","c_root_id_B":"iuoheoz","created_at_utc_A":1667368661,"created_at_utc_B":1667338310,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I think it'd come down to *why* Ben wants Peter to stop. Ben imprinted onto him \"With great power comes great responsibility.\" Peter has power, thus he has the responsibility to use it for good. If Ben is asking him to *not* be Spider-man despite still believing in that mantra, then he's going to have to come up with a reason *why* Peter shouldn't be following it as well. If the reason is that Ben can think of better pursuits for Peter's \"power,\" such as a scientific pursuit rather than spending time as a superhero, and that the good caused by it would be greater than the good caused by Spider-man, then I think Peter would struggle but do it. I have no doubt he'd still do little things to help (stop a mugging, catch someone who's falling, etc) but he won't be swinging around all day or night in costume. Spider-man becomes the side gig to scientist Peter. He becomes a super powered good samaritan instead of a superhero. If Ben is only saying it because he fears for Peter's safety and thinks it should be left for other superheroes, arguably ones better trained for example, then Peter would not stop being Spider-man. Because by not going out and risking his life just so that there's no risk that Ben would have to bury Peter, Peter is signing someone else to have to bury their own friend or family member. A death he could have stopped. And he would not be able to stand by that when he holds the mantra about \"great power\/great responsibility\" so close to his heart.","human_ref_B":"I dont think Uncle Ben ever would, outside of Peter having a scenario where he would pass the torch-aging out of it-other responsibilities","labels":1,"seconds_difference":30351.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"yjhgvh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Marvel] If Uncle Ben was raised from the dead due to Comic Book shenanigans, and begged Peter to stop being Spiderman, would he consider it?","c_root_id_A":"iuq8rmk","c_root_id_B":"iuq15l8","created_at_utc_A":1667368661,"created_at_utc_B":1667363321,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I think it'd come down to *why* Ben wants Peter to stop. Ben imprinted onto him \"With great power comes great responsibility.\" Peter has power, thus he has the responsibility to use it for good. If Ben is asking him to *not* be Spider-man despite still believing in that mantra, then he's going to have to come up with a reason *why* Peter shouldn't be following it as well. If the reason is that Ben can think of better pursuits for Peter's \"power,\" such as a scientific pursuit rather than spending time as a superhero, and that the good caused by it would be greater than the good caused by Spider-man, then I think Peter would struggle but do it. I have no doubt he'd still do little things to help (stop a mugging, catch someone who's falling, etc) but he won't be swinging around all day or night in costume. Spider-man becomes the side gig to scientist Peter. He becomes a super powered good samaritan instead of a superhero. If Ben is only saying it because he fears for Peter's safety and thinks it should be left for other superheroes, arguably ones better trained for example, then Peter would not stop being Spider-man. Because by not going out and risking his life just so that there's no risk that Ben would have to bury Peter, Peter is signing someone else to have to bury their own friend or family member. A death he could have stopped. And he would not be able to stand by that when he holds the mantra about \"great power\/great responsibility\" so close to his heart.","human_ref_B":"It\u2019s not Uncle Ben\u2019s life that inspired Peter. It was what Uncle Ben taught Peter. So, depends? What\u2019s Uncle Ben\u2019s reason Peter should give it up?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5340.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"xb6vg9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[Star Wars] Considering Dooku was Qui-Gon's master, would he have been a good master for Anakin, since he's similar to Qui-Gon?","c_root_id_A":"io0po6u","c_root_id_B":"inylo4u","created_at_utc_A":1662920558,"created_at_utc_B":1662881944,"score_A":13,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Obi-Wan's biggest fsiling was being more of a big brother figure instead of a father figure. This let Palpatine squirm his way into the role. Dooku would likely have been a better Master then Obi-Wan by teaching him diplomacy, faking respect, and filing off his rough edges while instilling a mind set better befitting a ruler. This would have resulted in a Vader that was much less full of self-loathing and would likely have overthrown Palpatine shortly after the rise of the Empire. As Emperor, a Vader trained by Dooku would have been much better than the blunt instrument he was in the original time-line and likely much better then Palpatine was. So yes, Dooku would have been a good Master and likely resulted in a much better Sith Lord then under Obi-Wan's tutelage. If your goal was for a Anakin to be a Jedi on the other hand, absolutely not.","human_ref_B":"The idea that Qui-Gon would have been a good master for Anakin is just an unsubstantiated meme, so a master who embodies smugness, hates peaces and fell to the Dark Side would be a terrible master","labels":1,"seconds_difference":38614.0,"score_ratio":2.6} +{"post_id":"f9u9z8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Dark Knight Rises] What exactly was the point having one of Bane\u2019s men die in the plane crash at the beginning? Sure he says it\u2019s because they expect one of them to die in the crash but what\u2019s the benefit of that?","c_root_id_A":"fitu08y","c_root_id_B":"fitt7yb","created_at_utc_A":1582729382,"created_at_utc_B":1582728879,"score_A":54,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"If there's the right number of bodies in the crash, then it's an accident. If there's the wrong number, something suspicious happened.","human_ref_B":"Bane wants the authorities to believe Dr Pavel died in the crash.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":503.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"f9u9z8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Dark Knight Rises] What exactly was the point having one of Bane\u2019s men die in the plane crash at the beginning? Sure he says it\u2019s because they expect one of them to die in the crash but what\u2019s the benefit of that?","c_root_id_A":"fitu08y","c_root_id_B":"fitsuwv","created_at_utc_A":1582729382,"created_at_utc_B":1582728641,"score_A":54,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"If there's the right number of bodies in the crash, then it's an accident. If there's the wrong number, something suspicious happened.","human_ref_B":"The CIA guy said the manifest he filed had one of the captive bad guys on it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":741.0,"score_ratio":3.1764705882} +{"post_id":"f9u9z8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Dark Knight Rises] What exactly was the point having one of Bane\u2019s men die in the plane crash at the beginning? Sure he says it\u2019s because they expect one of them to die in the crash but what\u2019s the benefit of that?","c_root_id_A":"fitsuwv","c_root_id_B":"fitt7yb","created_at_utc_A":1582728641,"created_at_utc_B":1582728879,"score_A":17,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"The CIA guy said the manifest he filed had one of the captive bad guys on it.","human_ref_B":"Bane wants the authorities to believe Dr Pavel died in the crash.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":238.0,"score_ratio":1.0588235294} +{"post_id":"f9u9z8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Dark Knight Rises] What exactly was the point having one of Bane\u2019s men die in the plane crash at the beginning? Sure he says it\u2019s because they expect one of them to die in the crash but what\u2019s the benefit of that?","c_root_id_A":"fiudrg7","c_root_id_B":"fiubma1","created_at_utc_A":1582739476,"created_at_utc_B":1582738429,"score_A":8,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"The plan crashed in enemy territory. And they won't have time to investigate really. Also the CIA would be suspicious but also CIA opps aren't exactly well documented. \"Bad guy got loose and wreaked enough havoc that the plane crashed\" is a lot more believable than what happened at the beginning of DKR","human_ref_B":"Too account for the amount of bodies in the trash. And for story telling purpose, to show the audience the ruthlessness of Bane & how his followers are fanatics & will die for him without hesitation.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1047.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"90foru","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Sam Raimi Spiderman 2] Are Doc Oct's mechanical arms permanent? Say Doc Oct succeeded in creating unlimited energy without the devastating accident, and his inhibitor chip remains intact, can he remove the mechanical arms? Won't the needles damage his spine?","c_root_id_A":"e2q092v","c_root_id_B":"e2pzxnc","created_at_utc_A":1532092088,"created_at_utc_B":1532091724,"score_A":13,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"In the movie I believe it was shown that the connector needles melted in his spine a little. making removal of the spine piece impossible. It's still probably possible to remove the arms themselves at the joints where they connect to the harness - something which had been done to comic book Doc Ock repeatedly, but the harness itself is permanently fused.","human_ref_B":"Nope - they were built to attach and then retract. The reason why they couldn't be removed was specifically because the accident fused them with his spine.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":364.0,"score_ratio":1.0833333333} +{"post_id":"90foru","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Sam Raimi Spiderman 2] Are Doc Oct's mechanical arms permanent? Say Doc Oct succeeded in creating unlimited energy without the devastating accident, and his inhibitor chip remains intact, can he remove the mechanical arms? Won't the needles damage his spine?","c_root_id_A":"e2q5gd2","c_root_id_B":"e2q9mgl","created_at_utc_A":1532097290,"created_at_utc_B":1532100969,"score_A":7,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"You mean were they supposed to be? Almost definitely not. There's no way he never tested them prior to trying to induce nuclear fusion with them.","human_ref_B":"They originally were intended to not be permanent but his accident fused them to his spine. Judging by how the surgeons in the beginning were talking, I'd imagine he could get them removed with some work.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3679.0,"score_ratio":1.2857142857} +{"post_id":"z2t1r8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Horror Movies + DC\/Marvel] Would the villains in horror movies ever get the attention of the DC\/Marvel superheroes? I was randomly wondering this. Villains like Freddy, Jason, Chucky, etc. seem to always keep their killings to small towns, for the most part. They never do anything \u201cworld ending\u201d. However, they always come back to life and kill again. If they existed in the DC\/Marvel universe, would any superhero notice? I don\u2019t expect the entire Justice League or Avengers to fly in and investigate or something, but maybe a hero or 2?","c_root_id_A":"ixlahb0","c_root_id_B":"ixk23wp","created_at_utc_A":1669276741,"created_at_utc_B":1669251066,"score_A":10,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Constantine would totally stumble\/be dragged into one of the horror plots, complain the whole time about it not being his problem, the solve it. The Question would actively seek out the serial killer horrors and probably bring in a few Supernatural related people to solve them. Ghost Rider wouid likely seek out many of these Supernatural killers because he likes punishing immortal types that cannot be punished by conventional forces. The X-men or Brotherhood would show up in force if a mutant was targeted, especially if it was a powerful or useful mutant. DC has several magic users that would hunt down this sort of thing regularly. Marvel would likely see S.H.I.E.L.D. showing up to catalog everything after it was over znd if a repeat pattern was observed, seek to capture to neutralize.","human_ref_B":"Depends how local they were. Batman or Spiderman would certainly take an interest if they were in their respective cities. But not necessarily if they were in a different part of the country.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":25675.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"z2t1r8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Horror Movies + DC\/Marvel] Would the villains in horror movies ever get the attention of the DC\/Marvel superheroes? I was randomly wondering this. Villains like Freddy, Jason, Chucky, etc. seem to always keep their killings to small towns, for the most part. They never do anything \u201cworld ending\u201d. However, they always come back to life and kill again. If they existed in the DC\/Marvel universe, would any superhero notice? I don\u2019t expect the entire Justice League or Avengers to fly in and investigate or something, but maybe a hero or 2?","c_root_id_A":"ixlahb0","c_root_id_B":"ixl1dqd","created_at_utc_A":1669276741,"created_at_utc_B":1669270089,"score_A":10,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Constantine would totally stumble\/be dragged into one of the horror plots, complain the whole time about it not being his problem, the solve it. The Question would actively seek out the serial killer horrors and probably bring in a few Supernatural related people to solve them. Ghost Rider wouid likely seek out many of these Supernatural killers because he likes punishing immortal types that cannot be punished by conventional forces. The X-men or Brotherhood would show up in force if a mutant was targeted, especially if it was a powerful or useful mutant. DC has several magic users that would hunt down this sort of thing regularly. Marvel would likely see S.H.I.E.L.D. showing up to catalog everything after it was over znd if a repeat pattern was observed, seek to capture to neutralize.","human_ref_B":"Street-level heroes deal with horror-esque villains a lot. I don't think the whole apparent immortality thing would bother them too much, I feel like that happens pretty often anyways.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6652.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"47kdzp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[MCU] In Age of Ultron Hawkeye refers to other super powered beings they faced prior to the events of the film. Who are they and what tie-in media do they appear in?","c_root_id_A":"d0dlfri","c_root_id_B":"d0dkg94","created_at_utc_A":1456427981,"created_at_utc_B":1456426691,"score_A":31,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"He was an agent of Shield, so he's probably aware of the enhanced that Coulson and his team encountered (even if he didn't know that it was Coulson on the team).","human_ref_B":"Do you mean when he says something along the lines of \"We've got enhanced\"? If so he could just be referring to enhanced beings (using tech or otherwise) in general, which we have seen plenty of in the MCU: Captain America, Red Skull, The Winter Solider, Asguardians, Hulk, Abomination, and Ant-man wasn't seen by this point in movies but he existed in like the 70s-80s in their universe. edit: incorrect timeline for Ant-Man","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1290.0,"score_ratio":1.2916666667} +{"post_id":"uzd45g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU Thor] What made Asgard so special that Hela got stronger the longer she was there? Did this same kind of boost happen to any of the other gods?","c_root_id_A":"ia9m2kk","c_root_id_B":"ia9l6x0","created_at_utc_A":1653703308,"created_at_utc_B":1653702839,"score_A":337,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"Presumably, as the firstborn, Hela was the heir to the Odinforce. The longer she was in Asgard, the more of it she gained access to","human_ref_B":"It's explicitly stated that Thor gets his power that way, too. I suspect it's a design feature to prevent them from leaving and conquering other places.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":469.0,"score_ratio":16.85} +{"post_id":"uzd45g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU Thor] What made Asgard so special that Hela got stronger the longer she was there? Did this same kind of boost happen to any of the other gods?","c_root_id_A":"ia9m5yf","c_root_id_B":"ia9od8t","created_at_utc_A":1653703357,"created_at_utc_B":1653704531,"score_A":56,"score_B":248,"human_ref_A":"One reason is because she's specifically the Goddess of Death, making her tougher than average. Another is that she was Odin's eldest and legitimate heir, so she inherited the rule and power of being the chief of the Asgardian pantheon. Odin in his prime was probably the same unkillable juggernaut.","human_ref_B":"It's not spoken of in the movies much, if at all, but Odin's power comes from the Odinforce, which when he dies, passes to the next Allfather. Thor got it in the comics, but they changed things in the movies so that Hela was the eldest child of Odin, so it began to go to her instead. She got the Odinforce, which is kind of like the heart of Asgard, so the longer she spent in the place the more her powers were boosted by the Odinforce.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1174.0,"score_ratio":4.4285714286} +{"post_id":"uzd45g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU Thor] What made Asgard so special that Hela got stronger the longer she was there? Did this same kind of boost happen to any of the other gods?","c_root_id_A":"ia9od8t","c_root_id_B":"ia9l6x0","created_at_utc_A":1653704531,"created_at_utc_B":1653702839,"score_A":248,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"It's not spoken of in the movies much, if at all, but Odin's power comes from the Odinforce, which when he dies, passes to the next Allfather. Thor got it in the comics, but they changed things in the movies so that Hela was the eldest child of Odin, so it began to go to her instead. She got the Odinforce, which is kind of like the heart of Asgard, so the longer she spent in the place the more her powers were boosted by the Odinforce.","human_ref_B":"It's explicitly stated that Thor gets his power that way, too. I suspect it's a design feature to prevent them from leaving and conquering other places.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1692.0,"score_ratio":12.4} +{"post_id":"uzd45g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU Thor] What made Asgard so special that Hela got stronger the longer she was there? Did this same kind of boost happen to any of the other gods?","c_root_id_A":"ia9m5yf","c_root_id_B":"ia9l6x0","created_at_utc_A":1653703357,"created_at_utc_B":1653702839,"score_A":56,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"One reason is because she's specifically the Goddess of Death, making her tougher than average. Another is that she was Odin's eldest and legitimate heir, so she inherited the rule and power of being the chief of the Asgardian pantheon. Odin in his prime was probably the same unkillable juggernaut.","human_ref_B":"It's explicitly stated that Thor gets his power that way, too. I suspect it's a design feature to prevent them from leaving and conquering other places.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":518.0,"score_ratio":2.8} +{"post_id":"uzd45g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU Thor] What made Asgard so special that Hela got stronger the longer she was there? Did this same kind of boost happen to any of the other gods?","c_root_id_A":"iaaarkc","c_root_id_B":"iaajrxy","created_at_utc_A":1653718800,"created_at_utc_B":1653726759,"score_A":5,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"I believe that Hela is a 'genetic' throwback to the predecessors of the Asgardians. The ones that invented all that tech and the Odinfo4nce and all that. As such she has a stronger connection to Ashardian magic and will be empowered more by being at the center of it.","human_ref_B":"So, wild head canon: Asgard IS actually some sort of a magic quick charger. Possibly remains of a celestial hatching, which left the partial planetoid we know as asgard. That explains why Asgardians are much more durable and strong. Those of the blood line of Burri (the first king of Asgard), have a stronger connection to the Asgard Magic Battery. And especially the rightful ruler of Asgard, who has a direct channel to the magic. Odin is the only person who seems to actually have some handle over accessing and using the Asgard Magic Battery, which is being referred to as the Odinforce. When Odin bites the dust(lol), Hela pops up. Because Odin has the foresight of a gold fish, of course Hela gets the throne. It's possible that even Odin didn't actually know how to properly control the line of succession, so that would always be the end result. Hela was always the rightful heir, unless she was killed. Even if Thor would have been successfully crowned - he would not have received the direct channel to Asgard Magic Battery. It would remain with Odin, and pass to Hela when he died. Because Thor is not the rightful heir. It appears that before getting exiled, and even during her exile - Hela was still very very strong. So she is probably pretty skilled at using the magic from Asgard. Maybe even more than Odin. I mean She KOd all the Valkyries while in exile, so yeah she stronk. In the end, because Asgard is a giant super charger magic battery, the longer Hela was on Asgard charging herself up - the stronger she would get. Because Hela knew how to actually use that Magic, it was an actual problem.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7959.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"uzd45g","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU Thor] What made Asgard so special that Hela got stronger the longer she was there? Did this same kind of boost happen to any of the other gods?","c_root_id_A":"iaav245","c_root_id_B":"iab2yvk","created_at_utc_A":1653736744,"created_at_utc_B":1653742018,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I think Asgard itself was actually a center for magical energies and Hela literally drew upon that energy. Obviously she is still strong without it but it's that energy that makes her so dangerous.","human_ref_B":"Wait I thought Asgard was *the friends we made along the way* instead of a physical place? So is the Asgard boost still a thing in New Asgard?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5274.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"tt9nou","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Star Wars] Is there anything Han Solo would not smuggle? Is there anything that Han Solo would not smuggle for anyone regardless of how many credits were on offer?","c_root_id_A":"i2wsrsu","c_root_id_B":"i2wfk7x","created_at_utc_A":1648766892,"created_at_utc_B":1648761494,"score_A":33,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"Depends where in his career you're talking about, but there was never a time when he'd smuggle slaves, particularly not Wookie slaves. In his post-Rebellion smuggling days, while unconfirmed, I imagine he doesn't run spice, and probably not guns unless it's to the right people.","human_ref_B":"Dead kids? At least i hope so","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5398.0,"score_ratio":2.0625} +{"post_id":"gl2clk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star wars] was ever, in the history of the Galaxy, a Jedi padawan who killed himself with his lightsaber?","c_root_id_A":"fqussbn","c_root_id_B":"fqus9jt","created_at_utc_A":1589664037,"created_at_utc_B":1589663804,"score_A":23,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"It's a big galaxy. It'd be more of a surprise to learn that it had never happened.","human_ref_B":"Not intentionally. Every padawan was given rigorous training prior to even earning the right to build a saber that can harm anything. The training sabers seen used by younglings are hot but not powerful enough to do anything more than singe your skin. Some padawans had lost their sabers to enemies that used them to maim or kill the padawan but to my knowledge it's rare if not unheard of for a padawan to kill themselves by accident.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":233.0,"score_ratio":1.7692307692} +{"post_id":"gl2clk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star wars] was ever, in the history of the Galaxy, a Jedi padawan who killed himself with his lightsaber?","c_root_id_A":"fqvync9","c_root_id_B":"fqwai1f","created_at_utc_A":1589688214,"created_at_utc_B":1589697711,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"At the high point there were 250,000 Jedi. Not very many all things considered. But there's about 11 suicides per 100,000 people per year, so statistically you'd expect it to happen regularly. And with a strict religion like that it's probably higher than usual.","human_ref_B":"A Padawan isn't a novice in using a lightsaber. A Padawan is a youngling who had years of training at this point and was chosen for 1 on 1 tutoring by a Jedi Knight or Master. As such they have a decent grounding in all 6 of the 7 lightsaber forms thaught in the Jedi Temple. It's highly unlikely, verging on almost impossible, that a Padwan would die from their own lightsaber due to some misuse of the weapon that was entirely their fault. Younglings who are the least experience with the traditional Jedi weapon are equipped with training sabres who are a low-powered version of the lightsaber with build-in hardware limitations on the power output. The worst you can do to yourself with such a training weapon are some 1st-degree burns. Usually, only a Padwana or a youngling expected soon to become a Padawan would get the task of building their own full-powered lightsaber.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9497.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"gl2clk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star wars] was ever, in the history of the Galaxy, a Jedi padawan who killed himself with his lightsaber?","c_root_id_A":"fqwai1f","c_root_id_B":"fqvhewd","created_at_utc_A":1589697711,"created_at_utc_B":1589677321,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"A Padawan isn't a novice in using a lightsaber. A Padawan is a youngling who had years of training at this point and was chosen for 1 on 1 tutoring by a Jedi Knight or Master. As such they have a decent grounding in all 6 of the 7 lightsaber forms thaught in the Jedi Temple. It's highly unlikely, verging on almost impossible, that a Padwan would die from their own lightsaber due to some misuse of the weapon that was entirely their fault. Younglings who are the least experience with the traditional Jedi weapon are equipped with training sabres who are a low-powered version of the lightsaber with build-in hardware limitations on the power output. The worst you can do to yourself with such a training weapon are some 1st-degree burns. Usually, only a Padwana or a youngling expected soon to become a Padawan would get the task of building their own full-powered lightsaber.","human_ref_B":"Do you mean accidentally, or intentionally? By virtue of just how long the Jedi were around, it's essentially impossible that there wasn't at *least* one tragic incident involving a trainee and a lightsaber. Some poor kid who couldn't cope with the pressures, or one who got cocky and tried to pull off a move above his level, would be all it would take to put a black mark on the record. If anything, the Jedi insistence that some kids are just too old to properly jump into the system, and their treatment of anything more potent than a basic training saber as a major milestone in a trainee's development, suggest that there were incidents in the past, and these steps were reactions to them. That said, by the time someone reaches Padawan rank, they're already well drilled in the fundamentals of saber handling. They've already made all the basic fuck-ups with sabers designed to just hurt them instead of maim or killed them. Odds are good that before they even hit their teens they saw at least one incident in class where the trainer had to stop and explain to the students that had Youngling A been using a real saber, they would have literally gutted themselves like a fish. The cold reality of what a saber will do to you if you don't treat it with respect has been driven home with great vigor.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":20390.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"gl2clk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star wars] was ever, in the history of the Galaxy, a Jedi padawan who killed himself with his lightsaber?","c_root_id_A":"fqvhewd","c_root_id_B":"fqvync9","created_at_utc_A":1589677321,"created_at_utc_B":1589688214,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Do you mean accidentally, or intentionally? By virtue of just how long the Jedi were around, it's essentially impossible that there wasn't at *least* one tragic incident involving a trainee and a lightsaber. Some poor kid who couldn't cope with the pressures, or one who got cocky and tried to pull off a move above his level, would be all it would take to put a black mark on the record. If anything, the Jedi insistence that some kids are just too old to properly jump into the system, and their treatment of anything more potent than a basic training saber as a major milestone in a trainee's development, suggest that there were incidents in the past, and these steps were reactions to them. That said, by the time someone reaches Padawan rank, they're already well drilled in the fundamentals of saber handling. They've already made all the basic fuck-ups with sabers designed to just hurt them instead of maim or killed them. Odds are good that before they even hit their teens they saw at least one incident in class where the trainer had to stop and explain to the students that had Youngling A been using a real saber, they would have literally gutted themselves like a fish. The cold reality of what a saber will do to you if you don't treat it with respect has been driven home with great vigor.","human_ref_B":"At the high point there were 250,000 Jedi. Not very many all things considered. But there's about 11 suicides per 100,000 people per year, so statistically you'd expect it to happen regularly. And with a strict religion like that it's probably higher than usual.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10893.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwntjof","c_root_id_B":"iwnnb24","created_at_utc_A":1668645344,"created_at_utc_B":1668642444,"score_A":274,"score_B":193,"human_ref_A":"This can kinda depend on the when, who, and how, but I'll mention a few things that have let him get a one up on Batsy during a fist-fight before: * Joker's totally fine with popping a weapon out to give himself an advantage, from clown gear like razor cards, acid in a flower, or a lethal handbuzzer, to more mundane things like a switchblade or a pistol. * If he doesn't have a weapon on him, he'll improvise, smacking batman with a chair or picking up a rock to bash him with. * Joker is unpredictable, with wild swings that seemingly leave him open for a counter attack only for a fist or boot to come from an odd angle. * He's something of masochist, quite literally laughing off Batman's punches. This also makes his punches stronger, since most people without gloves have to hold back to keep from breaking their knuckles, but Joker doesn't care about that. * He's used super science or supernatural means to buff himself on occasion: from using Ace's psychic powers to paralyze Batman to shooting up with Venom or Titan, he's willing to get some help if need be. But ultimately, the truth is that the Joker *isn't* a danger to Batman, at least not in a fist fight. Most of the time if Batman gets his gloves on Mistah J that's it, game over. Which is why Joker makes sure to not let that happen: minions, harebrained plans concocted from the shadows, hostages, anything that keeps the Bat from getting too close. And if all else fails, he's always got an escape plan. Say it with me now: Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg! The Batmobile lost a wheel and the Joker got away!!!","human_ref_B":"Mostly improvised, but a part of me sees it as something like 'Drunken Master\" kung-fu, but instead of acting like you're intoxicated you act like you're joking around and not a threat.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2900.0,"score_ratio":1.4196891192} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwntjof","c_root_id_B":"iwnj9ug","created_at_utc_A":1668645344,"created_at_utc_B":1668640606,"score_A":274,"score_B":131,"human_ref_A":"This can kinda depend on the when, who, and how, but I'll mention a few things that have let him get a one up on Batsy during a fist-fight before: * Joker's totally fine with popping a weapon out to give himself an advantage, from clown gear like razor cards, acid in a flower, or a lethal handbuzzer, to more mundane things like a switchblade or a pistol. * If he doesn't have a weapon on him, he'll improvise, smacking batman with a chair or picking up a rock to bash him with. * Joker is unpredictable, with wild swings that seemingly leave him open for a counter attack only for a fist or boot to come from an odd angle. * He's something of masochist, quite literally laughing off Batman's punches. This also makes his punches stronger, since most people without gloves have to hold back to keep from breaking their knuckles, but Joker doesn't care about that. * He's used super science or supernatural means to buff himself on occasion: from using Ace's psychic powers to paralyze Batman to shooting up with Venom or Titan, he's willing to get some help if need be. But ultimately, the truth is that the Joker *isn't* a danger to Batman, at least not in a fist fight. Most of the time if Batman gets his gloves on Mistah J that's it, game over. Which is why Joker makes sure to not let that happen: minions, harebrained plans concocted from the shadows, hostages, anything that keeps the Bat from getting too close. And if all else fails, he's always got an escape plan. Say it with me now: Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg! The Batmobile lost a wheel and the Joker got away!!!","human_ref_B":"To paraphrase a line from The Usual Suspects, power is being willing to do what the other guy won't.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4738.0,"score_ratio":2.0916030534} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwnornx","c_root_id_B":"iwntjof","created_at_utc_A":1668643113,"created_at_utc_B":1668645344,"score_A":59,"score_B":274,"human_ref_A":"Extreme dirty fighting. You probably haven't given this much thought, but as was pointed out by our resident expert Judge Jack Point, clown clothes can be useful in a scrap. There's tons of hidden pockets and pouches in which you can conceal tricks or, if you've a mind, weapons. To wit, the Joker is usually loaded up with razor-sharp playing cards, acid-squirting corsages, chattering teeth able to break skin, multithousand volt joybuzzers, fake hair with razor tips that that can be yanked out in \"anger\" and then thrown (a la Larry of the 3 Stooges), etc. That's the real danger of confronting the Joker. Just when you think he's helpless, he'll do something you never saw coming. Every punch line comes with brass knuckles.","human_ref_B":"This can kinda depend on the when, who, and how, but I'll mention a few things that have let him get a one up on Batsy during a fist-fight before: * Joker's totally fine with popping a weapon out to give himself an advantage, from clown gear like razor cards, acid in a flower, or a lethal handbuzzer, to more mundane things like a switchblade or a pistol. * If he doesn't have a weapon on him, he'll improvise, smacking batman with a chair or picking up a rock to bash him with. * Joker is unpredictable, with wild swings that seemingly leave him open for a counter attack only for a fist or boot to come from an odd angle. * He's something of masochist, quite literally laughing off Batman's punches. This also makes his punches stronger, since most people without gloves have to hold back to keep from breaking their knuckles, but Joker doesn't care about that. * He's used super science or supernatural means to buff himself on occasion: from using Ace's psychic powers to paralyze Batman to shooting up with Venom or Titan, he's willing to get some help if need be. But ultimately, the truth is that the Joker *isn't* a danger to Batman, at least not in a fist fight. Most of the time if Batman gets his gloves on Mistah J that's it, game over. Which is why Joker makes sure to not let that happen: minions, harebrained plans concocted from the shadows, hostages, anything that keeps the Bat from getting too close. And if all else fails, he's always got an escape plan. Say it with me now: Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg! The Batmobile lost a wheel and the Joker got away!!!","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2231.0,"score_ratio":4.6440677966} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwnmvff","c_root_id_B":"iwntjof","created_at_utc_A":1668642240,"created_at_utc_B":1668645344,"score_A":22,"score_B":274,"human_ref_A":"His fighting style is really nothing. In a hand to hand fight he's really only going to get a lucky shot in by accident. His style is watching too much TV and imitating the moves he's seen. Up close one on one against the Bat he's a non threat unless he uses dirty tricks like pocket sand or a shank.","human_ref_B":"This can kinda depend on the when, who, and how, but I'll mention a few things that have let him get a one up on Batsy during a fist-fight before: * Joker's totally fine with popping a weapon out to give himself an advantage, from clown gear like razor cards, acid in a flower, or a lethal handbuzzer, to more mundane things like a switchblade or a pistol. * If he doesn't have a weapon on him, he'll improvise, smacking batman with a chair or picking up a rock to bash him with. * Joker is unpredictable, with wild swings that seemingly leave him open for a counter attack only for a fist or boot to come from an odd angle. * He's something of masochist, quite literally laughing off Batman's punches. This also makes his punches stronger, since most people without gloves have to hold back to keep from breaking their knuckles, but Joker doesn't care about that. * He's used super science or supernatural means to buff himself on occasion: from using Ace's psychic powers to paralyze Batman to shooting up with Venom or Titan, he's willing to get some help if need be. But ultimately, the truth is that the Joker *isn't* a danger to Batman, at least not in a fist fight. Most of the time if Batman gets his gloves on Mistah J that's it, game over. Which is why Joker makes sure to not let that happen: minions, harebrained plans concocted from the shadows, hostages, anything that keeps the Bat from getting too close. And if all else fails, he's always got an escape plan. Say it with me now: Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg! The Batmobile lost a wheel and the Joker got away!!!","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3104.0,"score_ratio":12.4545454545} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwnj9ug","c_root_id_B":"iwnnb24","created_at_utc_A":1668640606,"created_at_utc_B":1668642444,"score_A":131,"score_B":193,"human_ref_A":"To paraphrase a line from The Usual Suspects, power is being willing to do what the other guy won't.","human_ref_B":"Mostly improvised, but a part of me sees it as something like 'Drunken Master\" kung-fu, but instead of acting like you're intoxicated you act like you're joking around and not a threat.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1838.0,"score_ratio":1.4732824427} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwnmvff","c_root_id_B":"iwnnb24","created_at_utc_A":1668642240,"created_at_utc_B":1668642444,"score_A":22,"score_B":193,"human_ref_A":"His fighting style is really nothing. In a hand to hand fight he's really only going to get a lucky shot in by accident. His style is watching too much TV and imitating the moves he's seen. Up close one on one against the Bat he's a non threat unless he uses dirty tricks like pocket sand or a shank.","human_ref_B":"Mostly improvised, but a part of me sees it as something like 'Drunken Master\" kung-fu, but instead of acting like you're intoxicated you act like you're joking around and not a threat.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":204.0,"score_ratio":8.7727272727} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwnornx","c_root_id_B":"iwnmvff","created_at_utc_A":1668643113,"created_at_utc_B":1668642240,"score_A":59,"score_B":22,"human_ref_A":"Extreme dirty fighting. You probably haven't given this much thought, but as was pointed out by our resident expert Judge Jack Point, clown clothes can be useful in a scrap. There's tons of hidden pockets and pouches in which you can conceal tricks or, if you've a mind, weapons. To wit, the Joker is usually loaded up with razor-sharp playing cards, acid-squirting corsages, chattering teeth able to break skin, multithousand volt joybuzzers, fake hair with razor tips that that can be yanked out in \"anger\" and then thrown (a la Larry of the 3 Stooges), etc. That's the real danger of confronting the Joker. Just when you think he's helpless, he'll do something you never saw coming. Every punch line comes with brass knuckles.","human_ref_B":"His fighting style is really nothing. In a hand to hand fight he's really only going to get a lucky shot in by accident. His style is watching too much TV and imitating the moves he's seen. Up close one on one against the Bat he's a non threat unless he uses dirty tricks like pocket sand or a shank.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":873.0,"score_ratio":2.6818181818} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwnmvff","c_root_id_B":"iwnxupv","created_at_utc_A":1668642240,"created_at_utc_B":1668647375,"score_A":22,"score_B":37,"human_ref_A":"His fighting style is really nothing. In a hand to hand fight he's really only going to get a lucky shot in by accident. His style is watching too much TV and imitating the moves he's seen. Up close one on one against the Bat he's a non threat unless he uses dirty tricks like pocket sand or a shank.","human_ref_B":"He\u2019s gonna fight as dirty as humanly possible, and then a little bit more dirty than that. Even the most well trained martial artist on the planet isn\u2019t gonna know what to do when his opponent gouges his eyes out. And Joker is fast enough to do just that, Batman has said multiple times how surprisingly fast he is, ever since their first meeting. Another advantage he has is that he either straight up can\u2019t feel pain because of all the chemicals he\u2019s put his body through or he simply doesn\u2019t care about getting hurt. Either way, there\u2019s no amount of punishment that he can\u2019t take from Batman.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5135.0,"score_ratio":1.6818181818} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwoiep7","c_root_id_B":"iwnmvff","created_at_utc_A":1668657365,"created_at_utc_B":1668642240,"score_A":31,"score_B":22,"human_ref_A":"The only way I've seen it explained is that he has 2 main components to his style His gadget list rivals that of batman himself with effects that could be described as completely random. Oh he pulled out flowers? Could be a bomb, a taser, a gun, or even just flowers. That second of not knowing is enough for him to pull out another trick or hit you in the back of the head with a crowbar He's chaotic, he has no fighting style or tendencies to read. Most fights operate in a sort of chess style battle where they try and force their opponents into making moves they can counter easily and punish. The joker can react to one punch by dodging any which way, just taking it and not get bothered by the pain, or holding up a trick gadget that takes your hand off. There's no telling what he's going to do, no predicting. It's like that old issue where sometimes it's harder to win a game against a new player than a pro, simply because they don't follow the established flow and mindset. I would imagine chaos being even harder to follow","human_ref_B":"His fighting style is really nothing. In a hand to hand fight he's really only going to get a lucky shot in by accident. His style is watching too much TV and imitating the moves he's seen. Up close one on one against the Bat he's a non threat unless he uses dirty tricks like pocket sand or a shank.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15125.0,"score_ratio":1.4090909091} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwnyjw8","c_root_id_B":"iwoiep7","created_at_utc_A":1668647710,"created_at_utc_B":1668657365,"score_A":7,"score_B":31,"human_ref_A":"Joker's fighting style isn't really dangerous to Batman by itself. Batman regularly beats the tar out of him. He's usually pretty well armed though so that helps. Somewhat.","human_ref_B":"The only way I've seen it explained is that he has 2 main components to his style His gadget list rivals that of batman himself with effects that could be described as completely random. Oh he pulled out flowers? Could be a bomb, a taser, a gun, or even just flowers. That second of not knowing is enough for him to pull out another trick or hit you in the back of the head with a crowbar He's chaotic, he has no fighting style or tendencies to read. Most fights operate in a sort of chess style battle where they try and force their opponents into making moves they can counter easily and punish. The joker can react to one punch by dodging any which way, just taking it and not get bothered by the pain, or holding up a trick gadget that takes your hand off. There's no telling what he's going to do, no predicting. It's like that old issue where sometimes it's harder to win a game against a new player than a pro, simply because they don't follow the established flow and mindset. I would imagine chaos being even harder to follow","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9655.0,"score_ratio":4.4285714286} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwoiep7","c_root_id_B":"iwoaxp5","created_at_utc_A":1668657365,"created_at_utc_B":1668653556,"score_A":31,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"The only way I've seen it explained is that he has 2 main components to his style His gadget list rivals that of batman himself with effects that could be described as completely random. Oh he pulled out flowers? Could be a bomb, a taser, a gun, or even just flowers. That second of not knowing is enough for him to pull out another trick or hit you in the back of the head with a crowbar He's chaotic, he has no fighting style or tendencies to read. Most fights operate in a sort of chess style battle where they try and force their opponents into making moves they can counter easily and punish. The joker can react to one punch by dodging any which way, just taking it and not get bothered by the pain, or holding up a trick gadget that takes your hand off. There's no telling what he's going to do, no predicting. It's like that old issue where sometimes it's harder to win a game against a new player than a pro, simply because they don't follow the established flow and mindset. I would imagine chaos being even harder to follow","human_ref_B":"He's not dangerous at all to Batman if they're just fighting. He has never put up a good fight against Batman except for when he has some kind of power-up. His scheming is what makes him dangerous.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3809.0,"score_ratio":5.1666666667} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwnyjw8","c_root_id_B":"iwolwq1","created_at_utc_A":1668647710,"created_at_utc_B":1668659276,"score_A":7,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Joker's fighting style isn't really dangerous to Batman by itself. Batman regularly beats the tar out of him. He's usually pretty well armed though so that helps. Somewhat.","human_ref_B":"Short Answer, the Joker isn't a threat in that way. You get The Joker and Batman in a brawl and Batman is gonna win 10\/10. The only way Joker can win a fight with Batman is by being sneaky, or just not by fighting him directly. That is what minions like Harley are for, body doubles, mercinaries, or just not being caught by Batman in the first place. When they DO fight, the Joker uses tricks, like flowers that spray acid, gloves with shock pads, hidden knifes, and such.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11566.0,"score_ratio":1.2857142857} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwolwq1","c_root_id_B":"iwojaxc","created_at_utc_A":1668659276,"created_at_utc_B":1668657842,"score_A":9,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Short Answer, the Joker isn't a threat in that way. You get The Joker and Batman in a brawl and Batman is gonna win 10\/10. The only way Joker can win a fight with Batman is by being sneaky, or just not by fighting him directly. That is what minions like Harley are for, body doubles, mercinaries, or just not being caught by Batman in the first place. When they DO fight, the Joker uses tricks, like flowers that spray acid, gloves with shock pads, hidden knifes, and such.","human_ref_B":"Imagine if a close up magician was also into MMA.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1434.0,"score_ratio":1.2857142857} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwoaxp5","c_root_id_B":"iwolwq1","created_at_utc_A":1668653556,"created_at_utc_B":1668659276,"score_A":6,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"He's not dangerous at all to Batman if they're just fighting. He has never put up a good fight against Batman except for when he has some kind of power-up. His scheming is what makes him dangerous.","human_ref_B":"Short Answer, the Joker isn't a threat in that way. You get The Joker and Batman in a brawl and Batman is gonna win 10\/10. The only way Joker can win a fight with Batman is by being sneaky, or just not by fighting him directly. That is what minions like Harley are for, body doubles, mercinaries, or just not being caught by Batman in the first place. When they DO fight, the Joker uses tricks, like flowers that spray acid, gloves with shock pads, hidden knifes, and such.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5720.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwoaxp5","c_root_id_B":"iwom1zg","created_at_utc_A":1668653556,"created_at_utc_B":1668659362,"score_A":6,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"He's not dangerous at all to Batman if they're just fighting. He has never put up a good fight against Batman except for when he has some kind of power-up. His scheming is what makes him dangerous.","human_ref_B":"You ever see that movie 'Brick' with Joseph Gordon Levitt? He defeats this jock guy that is way bigger than him in a fight because even though the jock keeps beating him, JGL just keeps getting back up because the pain means nothing to him. The jock guy is put off balance by facing this man of will that just won't lay down and then the jock takes a sucker punch to the nose that puts *him* down. Joker is like that except that he is not played by JGL and pain means even less to him.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5806.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwojaxc","c_root_id_B":"iwoaxp5","created_at_utc_A":1668657842,"created_at_utc_B":1668653556,"score_A":7,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Imagine if a close up magician was also into MMA.","human_ref_B":"He's not dangerous at all to Batman if they're just fighting. He has never put up a good fight against Batman except for when he has some kind of power-up. His scheming is what makes him dangerous.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4286.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwp8pvt","c_root_id_B":"iwpgrnp","created_at_utc_A":1668676094,"created_at_utc_B":1668683242,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"The Joker doesn't have a fighting style. He doesn't know martial arts. He doesn't know the proper way to throw a punch. A master martial artist like Batman fights by reading his opponents body language. He sees how they are moving and calculates a counter and a takedown. The Joker's moves are chaotic. Even Joker doesn't know what his nest move will be. Will he throw a punch? Lapel flower acid? Just pull out a gun and shoot randomly?","human_ref_B":"Drunken boxing sort of shit, erratic and bizarre, throw in some krav magar unconventional eyeball and scrote attacks, then mix it with a touch of that fuckin weird upside down dude from soulcalibur.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7148.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"yx9a27","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC] What is the Joker's fighting style like and how it makes him dangerous to Batman?","c_root_id_A":"iwpmlre","c_root_id_B":"iwp8pvt","created_at_utc_A":1668687466,"created_at_utc_B":1668676094,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Joker's not an impressive fighter. He is however willing to endanger whomever and whatever to get one up.","human_ref_B":"The Joker doesn't have a fighting style. He doesn't know martial arts. He doesn't know the proper way to throw a punch. A master martial artist like Batman fights by reading his opponents body language. He sees how they are moving and calculates a counter and a takedown. The Joker's moves are chaotic. Even Joker doesn't know what his nest move will be. Will he throw a punch? Lapel flower acid? Just pull out a gun and shoot randomly?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11372.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"izr0kd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[Marvel comics\/MCU] Could Steve Rogers be worthy of wielding Mjolnir pre-SSS? Steve obviously has the requirements in his heart and character to wield mjolnir but is it the SSS that makes him capable of acting out these traits that lets him lift it or could he lift it pre-serum?","c_root_id_A":"g6ls8n2","c_root_id_B":"g6lgpl3","created_at_utc_A":1601088294,"created_at_utc_B":1601084447,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I dont think the serum made him worthy, as he was already destined to be worthy of the serum. He was worthy with or with out the serum.","human_ref_B":"MCU wise, after seeing him jump on top of that grenade, I think that was the moment be became worthy. At least to me.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3847.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"izr0kd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[Marvel comics\/MCU] Could Steve Rogers be worthy of wielding Mjolnir pre-SSS? Steve obviously has the requirements in his heart and character to wield mjolnir but is it the SSS that makes him capable of acting out these traits that lets him lift it or could he lift it pre-serum?","c_root_id_A":"g6lgpl3","c_root_id_B":"g6ro6gy","created_at_utc_A":1601084447,"created_at_utc_B":1601174106,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"MCU wise, after seeing him jump on top of that grenade, I think that was the moment be became worthy. At least to me.","human_ref_B":"Dr Ersike explains it makes you more what you are. As far as the Hammer is concerned Worthiness seems to be a yes\/no thing. Steve's personality before and after the SSS are the same, just the body he has is different. He has to deal with that new body, but it's still just Steve.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":89659.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"24v3i1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Halo\/MCU] Could Steve Rogers safely wear MJOLNIR powered armor? Assuming he was given a neural interface, would Cap's super-soldier serum altered body allow him to wear and operate a SPARTAN's powered armor without injuring himself?","c_root_id_A":"chb0zz5","c_root_id_B":"chay064","created_at_utc_A":1399393391,"created_at_utc_B":1399386571,"score_A":59,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"For those wondering about the question, the first iteration of MJOLNIR power armor was practically unusable by humans, mostly on account of reaction time. It severely injured several of its operators because of the amplified speed and strength it granted, John 117 nearly gave himself a concussion the first time he saluted wearing it. A user who flinched from pain might create a chain reaction of injuries that could kill the user. There's actually a short scene in Iron Man 2 that shows a similar problem where a man testing power armor accidentally twists his spine 180 degrees. EDIT: In theory a normal human user could adapt to the armor, but their quarter-second reaction times would still make them too slow to take full advantage of the speed boost. In one of John 117's field tests he was able to swat an air-to-surface missile out of the air (and he's not the fastest Spartan).","human_ref_B":"Pretty sure he could manage. I'm convinced, though, that the Spartan II program exceeds the super solider serum Steve was subjected to. John 117 actually though, for a moment, that gravity had been altered, or that it was less than 1 G in one of the training facilities. But he was wrong. His metabolism was just so super cranked things were just moving in slow motion. John 117 joins the list of greatest heroes ever. Right next to House MD and Peter Parker.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6820.0,"score_ratio":1.6388888889} +{"post_id":"24v3i1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Halo\/MCU] Could Steve Rogers safely wear MJOLNIR powered armor? Assuming he was given a neural interface, would Cap's super-soldier serum altered body allow him to wear and operate a SPARTAN's powered armor without injuring himself?","c_root_id_A":"chb0zz5","c_root_id_B":"chb0rqb","created_at_utc_A":1399393391,"created_at_utc_B":1399392897,"score_A":59,"score_B":23,"human_ref_A":"For those wondering about the question, the first iteration of MJOLNIR power armor was practically unusable by humans, mostly on account of reaction time. It severely injured several of its operators because of the amplified speed and strength it granted, John 117 nearly gave himself a concussion the first time he saluted wearing it. A user who flinched from pain might create a chain reaction of injuries that could kill the user. There's actually a short scene in Iron Man 2 that shows a similar problem where a man testing power armor accidentally twists his spine 180 degrees. EDIT: In theory a normal human user could adapt to the armor, but their quarter-second reaction times would still make them too slow to take full advantage of the speed boost. In one of John 117's field tests he was able to swat an air-to-surface missile out of the air (and he's not the fastest Spartan).","human_ref_B":"Part of Cap's strength, in addition to being strong, is his resiliency. He would definitely be able to operate in a properly conditioned MJOLNIR suit. Given some time to train and become used to it, he would probably become quite proficient. I'm not sure how he would feel being locked up in armor, only representing an abstract of humanity. Humanity and interacting with other humans is another big part of Captain America. He may grow to resent the faceless machine that MJOLNIR armor made people think of him as. Now as far as being a complete soldier, he could never approach the operational efficiency of Master Chief. John was raised as a soldier, trained in the arts of war from childhood, and has been operating almost constantly in MJOLNIR for years. No contest.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":494.0,"score_ratio":2.5652173913} +{"post_id":"24v3i1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Halo\/MCU] Could Steve Rogers safely wear MJOLNIR powered armor? Assuming he was given a neural interface, would Cap's super-soldier serum altered body allow him to wear and operate a SPARTAN's powered armor without injuring himself?","c_root_id_A":"chb1ind","c_root_id_B":"chb1x08","created_at_utc_A":1399394500,"created_at_utc_B":1399395347,"score_A":4,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"No. He has the strength yes, but not the bone structure a spartan has by means of genetic modification. Movement in the armour would cause his bones to shatter","human_ref_B":"Secondary question; would this have an effect significantly different\/better than putting Cap in a suit of Stark's Armor?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":847.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"24v3i1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Halo\/MCU] Could Steve Rogers safely wear MJOLNIR powered armor? Assuming he was given a neural interface, would Cap's super-soldier serum altered body allow him to wear and operate a SPARTAN's powered armor without injuring himself?","c_root_id_A":"chb1qk7","c_root_id_B":"chb1x08","created_at_utc_A":1399394964,"created_at_utc_B":1399395347,"score_A":4,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Maybe the later gen spartan armor, however anything Mark 5 and below He would have a really tough time with. The later gens are made for less intrusively altered Spartans, they are easier for normal humans to manage, and with Caps super soldier serum he could handle Mark 7 armor quite handely, though he would take some time to get used to it.","human_ref_B":"Secondary question; would this have an effect significantly different\/better than putting Cap in a suit of Stark's Armor?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":383.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"4zdjit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[The Incredibles] Was it a coincidence that Mr. and Mrs. Incredible named their child Dash and then he developed superspeed? Did they know beforehand? Title basically sums it up. Did Dash's parents know he would be a speedster, or was it just an extreme coincidence? With Jack-Jack it seems like it takes abit for powers to manifest, so whats up with the perfect name for their super fast son.","c_root_id_A":"d6uxaqo","c_root_id_B":"d6v5o09","created_at_utc_A":1472060879,"created_at_utc_B":1472071198,"score_A":23,"score_B":140,"human_ref_A":"It could be the case that the power that manifests is based on psychological cues. \"Dash\" as a name may have primed whatever process begins the generation of metahuman traits.","human_ref_B":"Forget the Incredibles, I want to know how the family of Usain *Bolt* knew.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10319.0,"score_ratio":6.0869565217} +{"post_id":"4zdjit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[The Incredibles] Was it a coincidence that Mr. and Mrs. Incredible named their child Dash and then he developed superspeed? Did they know beforehand? Title basically sums it up. Did Dash's parents know he would be a speedster, or was it just an extreme coincidence? With Jack-Jack it seems like it takes abit for powers to manifest, so whats up with the perfect name for their super fast son.","c_root_id_A":"d6uyy3a","c_root_id_B":"d6v5o09","created_at_utc_A":1472062992,"created_at_utc_B":1472071198,"score_A":17,"score_B":140,"human_ref_A":"It just hit me so hard that we finally get to see more of jack jack now, i just hope they aged the characters to mimic the length of time passed between films","human_ref_B":"Forget the Incredibles, I want to know how the family of Usain *Bolt* knew.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8206.0,"score_ratio":8.2352941176} +{"post_id":"4zdjit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[The Incredibles] Was it a coincidence that Mr. and Mrs. Incredible named their child Dash and then he developed superspeed? Did they know beforehand? Title basically sums it up. Did Dash's parents know he would be a speedster, or was it just an extreme coincidence? With Jack-Jack it seems like it takes abit for powers to manifest, so whats up with the perfect name for their super fast son.","c_root_id_A":"d6v3pgu","c_root_id_B":"d6v5o09","created_at_utc_A":1472068806,"created_at_utc_B":1472071198,"score_A":6,"score_B":140,"human_ref_A":"Could have been named after a superfast grand parent, recessive genes and all.","human_ref_B":"Forget the Incredibles, I want to know how the family of Usain *Bolt* knew.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2392.0,"score_ratio":23.3333333333} +{"post_id":"4zdjit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[The Incredibles] Was it a coincidence that Mr. and Mrs. Incredible named their child Dash and then he developed superspeed? Did they know beforehand? Title basically sums it up. Did Dash's parents know he would be a speedster, or was it just an extreme coincidence? With Jack-Jack it seems like it takes abit for powers to manifest, so whats up with the perfect name for their super fast son.","c_root_id_A":"d6v5o09","c_root_id_B":"d6v3f8c","created_at_utc_A":1472071198,"created_at_utc_B":1472068469,"score_A":140,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Forget the Incredibles, I want to know how the family of Usain *Bolt* knew.","human_ref_B":"Maybe they're nicknames. Some where between superhero names and code names. The Incredibles know how dangerous it is to have your real identity be out there. Calling them Dash (the speedster) and Violet (makes purple force fields). The parents probably got in the strict habit of using those, because calling any powered person by their real first name is a huge risk.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2729.0,"score_ratio":23.3333333333} +{"post_id":"4zdjit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[The Incredibles] Was it a coincidence that Mr. and Mrs. Incredible named their child Dash and then he developed superspeed? Did they know beforehand? Title basically sums it up. Did Dash's parents know he would be a speedster, or was it just an extreme coincidence? With Jack-Jack it seems like it takes abit for powers to manifest, so whats up with the perfect name for their super fast son.","c_root_id_A":"d6v3pgu","c_root_id_B":"d6vmfur","created_at_utc_A":1472068806,"created_at_utc_B":1472095320,"score_A":6,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Could have been named after a superfast grand parent, recessive genes and all.","human_ref_B":"I think it's likely that in the world of The Incredibles, super-powered parents consult someone with future sight before naming their children. They have a clothes designer who specializes in super-costumes, they probably have a baby namer. \"Baby Namer, what should we name our unborn son?\" \"Dash.\" \"So he'll be super fast?\" \"Or he'll never pick up a dinner check. The visions are hazy on which.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":26514.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"4zdjit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[The Incredibles] Was it a coincidence that Mr. and Mrs. Incredible named their child Dash and then he developed superspeed? Did they know beforehand? Title basically sums it up. Did Dash's parents know he would be a speedster, or was it just an extreme coincidence? With Jack-Jack it seems like it takes abit for powers to manifest, so whats up with the perfect name for their super fast son.","c_root_id_A":"d6v3f8c","c_root_id_B":"d6vmfur","created_at_utc_A":1472068469,"created_at_utc_B":1472095320,"score_A":6,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Maybe they're nicknames. Some where between superhero names and code names. The Incredibles know how dangerous it is to have your real identity be out there. Calling them Dash (the speedster) and Violet (makes purple force fields). The parents probably got in the strict habit of using those, because calling any powered person by their real first name is a huge risk.","human_ref_B":"I think it's likely that in the world of The Incredibles, super-powered parents consult someone with future sight before naming their children. They have a clothes designer who specializes in super-costumes, they probably have a baby namer. \"Baby Namer, what should we name our unborn son?\" \"Dash.\" \"So he'll be super fast?\" \"Or he'll never pick up a dinner check. The visions are hazy on which.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":26851.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghdnyoj","c_root_id_B":"ghdmbwj","created_at_utc_A":1609234600,"created_at_utc_B":1609232871,"score_A":103,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Working cryogenic freezing existed in the year 2000 in this universe. Heck, apparently it existed in the 1980s, since there was that guy with Bonitis. And there was Fry's old girlfriend and Paulie Shore. So Fry's situation can't be unique. If people waking up from a thousand years of sleep is just something that happens on a regular basis (regular enough that working with them was Leela's original job and support groups for them exist), then it makes sense that society makes allowances like keeping bank accounts open.","human_ref_B":"Given how important Fry being lost was due to his influence on his family and their achievements, maybe some bank manager decided to open it back up, or marked it to stay open.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1729.0,"score_ratio":51.5} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghekmby","c_root_id_B":"ghdokd4","created_at_utc_A":1609259628,"created_at_utc_B":1609235251,"score_A":24,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"The Niblonians kept Fry's bank account active, hoping that in 1000 years he'd be able to help finance their attack on the Brains. When Fry wasted his money on anchovies, the Niblonians were forced to cut corners, giving Fry a Scooty-puff Jr. as a space vehicle.","human_ref_B":"Don't forget that they've been resurrecting (the heads of) important people from even further back than Fry's time. I think they stopped bothering to liquidate the assets of the dead when death became a reversible event.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":24377.0,"score_ratio":2.4} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghdo08r","c_root_id_B":"ghekmby","created_at_utc_A":1609234644,"created_at_utc_B":1609259628,"score_A":10,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"Part of the frozen process in the company. After they found him frozen they initiated the paperwork.","human_ref_B":"The Niblonians kept Fry's bank account active, hoping that in 1000 years he'd be able to help finance their attack on the Brains. When Fry wasted his money on anchovies, the Niblonians were forced to cut corners, giving Fry a Scooty-puff Jr. as a space vehicle.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":24984.0,"score_ratio":2.4} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghekmby","c_root_id_B":"ghdpzon","created_at_utc_A":1609259628,"created_at_utc_B":1609236796,"score_A":24,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"The Niblonians kept Fry's bank account active, hoping that in 1000 years he'd be able to help finance their attack on the Brains. When Fry wasted his money on anchovies, the Niblonians were forced to cut corners, giving Fry a Scooty-puff Jr. as a space vehicle.","human_ref_B":"I think the real question is how did the bank have any information on Fry after all of civilization was destroyed and rebuilt twice","labels":1,"seconds_difference":22832.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghdosji","c_root_id_B":"ghekmby","created_at_utc_A":1609235494,"created_at_utc_B":1609259628,"score_A":6,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"The bank was constantly lending out his money, getting a return on investment. We know the amount was quite considerable ($4.3 billion by the time Fry has thawed out) so it makes sense that the bank just kept lending out the money to make more money with little to no risk. After all, Fry wasn\u2019t around to make use of the money, and the team behind Futurama likely deliberately threw this in as a joke (given banks reputations).","human_ref_B":"The Niblonians kept Fry's bank account active, hoping that in 1000 years he'd be able to help finance their attack on the Brains. When Fry wasted his money on anchovies, the Niblonians were forced to cut corners, giving Fry a Scooty-puff Jr. as a space vehicle.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":24134.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghdmbwj","c_root_id_B":"ghekmby","created_at_utc_A":1609232871,"created_at_utc_B":1609259628,"score_A":2,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"Given how important Fry being lost was due to his influence on his family and their achievements, maybe some bank manager decided to open it back up, or marked it to stay open.","human_ref_B":"The Niblonians kept Fry's bank account active, hoping that in 1000 years he'd be able to help finance their attack on the Brains. When Fry wasted his money on anchovies, the Niblonians were forced to cut corners, giving Fry a Scooty-puff Jr. as a space vehicle.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":26757.0,"score_ratio":12.0} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghdmbwj","c_root_id_B":"ghdokd4","created_at_utc_A":1609232871,"created_at_utc_B":1609235251,"score_A":2,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Given how important Fry being lost was due to his influence on his family and their achievements, maybe some bank manager decided to open it back up, or marked it to stay open.","human_ref_B":"Don't forget that they've been resurrecting (the heads of) important people from even further back than Fry's time. I think they stopped bothering to liquidate the assets of the dead when death became a reversible event.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2380.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghdmbwj","c_root_id_B":"ghdo08r","created_at_utc_A":1609232871,"created_at_utc_B":1609234644,"score_A":2,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Given how important Fry being lost was due to his influence on his family and their achievements, maybe some bank manager decided to open it back up, or marked it to stay open.","human_ref_B":"Part of the frozen process in the company. After they found him frozen they initiated the paperwork.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1773.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghdpzon","c_root_id_B":"ghdosji","created_at_utc_A":1609236796,"created_at_utc_B":1609235494,"score_A":8,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"I think the real question is how did the bank have any information on Fry after all of civilization was destroyed and rebuilt twice","human_ref_B":"The bank was constantly lending out his money, getting a return on investment. We know the amount was quite considerable ($4.3 billion by the time Fry has thawed out) so it makes sense that the bank just kept lending out the money to make more money with little to no risk. After all, Fry wasn\u2019t around to make use of the money, and the team behind Futurama likely deliberately threw this in as a joke (given banks reputations).","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1302.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghdpzon","c_root_id_B":"ghdmbwj","created_at_utc_A":1609236796,"created_at_utc_B":1609232871,"score_A":8,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I think the real question is how did the bank have any information on Fry after all of civilization was destroyed and rebuilt twice","human_ref_B":"Given how important Fry being lost was due to his influence on his family and their achievements, maybe some bank manager decided to open it back up, or marked it to stay open.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3925.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"kmait5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Futurama] Why did Fry's bank account still exist after 1000 years? Wouldn't he be declared dead in absentia and his assets liquidated?","c_root_id_A":"ghdosji","c_root_id_B":"ghdmbwj","created_at_utc_A":1609235494,"created_at_utc_B":1609232871,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"The bank was constantly lending out his money, getting a return on investment. We know the amount was quite considerable ($4.3 billion by the time Fry has thawed out) so it makes sense that the bank just kept lending out the money to make more money with little to no risk. After all, Fry wasn\u2019t around to make use of the money, and the team behind Futurama likely deliberately threw this in as a joke (given banks reputations).","human_ref_B":"Given how important Fry being lost was due to his influence on his family and their achievements, maybe some bank manager decided to open it back up, or marked it to stay open.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2623.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"nk0vpq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[The Simpsons\/Futurama] If the Simpsons exist in Futurama's past, how does it account for Futurama having a chronological progressing timeline while The Simpsons exist in an ever actualizing reality in which time is frozen?","c_root_id_A":"gzai2vu","c_root_id_B":"gzaggk5","created_at_utc_A":1621875509,"created_at_utc_B":1621874869,"score_A":51,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"\"Good news everyone! It's an ever actualizing reality in which time is frozen! Fry, get my reality deactualiser!\" Science in Futurama (and, honestly, the simpsons) is *fucked.* I could absolutely see a town that was trapped in timeless limbo of semi-temporal progression for decades being a thing.","human_ref_B":"There are multiple possible interpretations, among them that (consistent with the spin-off special and \"Behind the Laughter\"), time is indeed passing for the Simpson family and there's some kind of crew that makes sure nothing visibly changes about Springfield. It's also possible that Springfield specifically is caught in some kind of bizarre spacetime distortion, given how the states surrounding it seem to constantly change and be all geographically impossible.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":640.0,"score_ratio":2.8333333333} +{"post_id":"nk0vpq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[The Simpsons\/Futurama] If the Simpsons exist in Futurama's past, how does it account for Futurama having a chronological progressing timeline while The Simpsons exist in an ever actualizing reality in which time is frozen?","c_root_id_A":"gza96hx","c_root_id_B":"gzai2vu","created_at_utc_A":1621871657,"created_at_utc_B":1621875509,"score_A":8,"score_B":51,"human_ref_A":"In the Futurama universe, The Simpsons is a fictional TV show, just as it is in ours. They do not take place in the same universe.","human_ref_B":"\"Good news everyone! It's an ever actualizing reality in which time is frozen! Fry, get my reality deactualiser!\" Science in Futurama (and, honestly, the simpsons) is *fucked.* I could absolutely see a town that was trapped in timeless limbo of semi-temporal progression for decades being a thing.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3852.0,"score_ratio":6.375} +{"post_id":"nk0vpq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[The Simpsons\/Futurama] If the Simpsons exist in Futurama's past, how does it account for Futurama having a chronological progressing timeline while The Simpsons exist in an ever actualizing reality in which time is frozen?","c_root_id_A":"gzaggk5","c_root_id_B":"gza96hx","created_at_utc_A":1621874869,"created_at_utc_B":1621871657,"score_A":18,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"There are multiple possible interpretations, among them that (consistent with the spin-off special and \"Behind the Laughter\"), time is indeed passing for the Simpson family and there's some kind of crew that makes sure nothing visibly changes about Springfield. It's also possible that Springfield specifically is caught in some kind of bizarre spacetime distortion, given how the states surrounding it seem to constantly change and be all geographically impossible.","human_ref_B":"In the Futurama universe, The Simpsons is a fictional TV show, just as it is in ours. They do not take place in the same universe.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3212.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"vhf61q","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] What kind of protection does a Stormtrooper armor offer against blaster fire? Whenever a stormtrooper gets shot by a blaster, they just fall down and appear to be dead. But are they dead for real? I recently saw Kenobi's 5th episode. In it, Tala >!gets shot and without any armor, stays a live for a while. In fact, she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but dies as a result of the explosion that she herself initiates.!< So, if the armor doesn't help against blaster shots, what's the purpose? Just as a uniform? But I guess the Empire could save quite a lot of credits by using some cheaper non-armor uniforms.","c_root_id_A":"id6vmyf","c_root_id_B":"id6vmmp","created_at_utc_A":1655824656,"created_at_utc_B":1655824652,"score_A":43,"score_B":38,"human_ref_A":"It's meant to stop you dying- it dissipates the energy so you're knocked out rather then killed. You *can* survive a being shot by a blaster without it, just like you can survive being shot in the real world. But that doesn't mean that Armour doesn't help your chances.","human_ref_B":"It usually protected the troopers from blasters by dissipating the bolt's energy. Like a bulletproof vest, a shot will still knock you on your ass, and higher \"caliber\" military grade blasters can still kill you through the armor, but for the ~~bullying~~ perfectly legal law enforcement the Empire was engaged in, it was more than sufficient.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4.0,"score_ratio":1.1315789474} +{"post_id":"vhf61q","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] What kind of protection does a Stormtrooper armor offer against blaster fire? Whenever a stormtrooper gets shot by a blaster, they just fall down and appear to be dead. But are they dead for real? I recently saw Kenobi's 5th episode. In it, Tala >!gets shot and without any armor, stays a live for a while. In fact, she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but dies as a result of the explosion that she herself initiates.!< So, if the armor doesn't help against blaster shots, what's the purpose? Just as a uniform? But I guess the Empire could save quite a lot of credits by using some cheaper non-armor uniforms.","c_root_id_A":"id6vmmp","c_root_id_B":"id6usi3","created_at_utc_A":1655824652,"created_at_utc_B":1655824294,"score_A":38,"score_B":29,"human_ref_A":"It usually protected the troopers from blasters by dissipating the bolt's energy. Like a bulletproof vest, a shot will still knock you on your ass, and higher \"caliber\" military grade blasters can still kill you through the armor, but for the ~~bullying~~ perfectly legal law enforcement the Empire was engaged in, it was more than sufficient.","human_ref_B":"It protects from things like shrapnel and environmental hazards, plus a lot of those downed troopers might still be alive. Compare what happened to poor Greedo with the entry wound when wearing armor.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":358.0,"score_ratio":1.3103448276} +{"post_id":"vhf61q","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] What kind of protection does a Stormtrooper armor offer against blaster fire? Whenever a stormtrooper gets shot by a blaster, they just fall down and appear to be dead. But are they dead for real? I recently saw Kenobi's 5th episode. In it, Tala >!gets shot and without any armor, stays a live for a while. In fact, she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but dies as a result of the explosion that she herself initiates.!< So, if the armor doesn't help against blaster shots, what's the purpose? Just as a uniform? But I guess the Empire could save quite a lot of credits by using some cheaper non-armor uniforms.","c_root_id_A":"id6usi3","c_root_id_B":"id6vmyf","created_at_utc_A":1655824294,"created_at_utc_B":1655824656,"score_A":29,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"It protects from things like shrapnel and environmental hazards, plus a lot of those downed troopers might still be alive. Compare what happened to poor Greedo with the entry wound when wearing armor.","human_ref_B":"It's meant to stop you dying- it dissipates the energy so you're knocked out rather then killed. You *can* survive a being shot by a blaster without it, just like you can survive being shot in the real world. But that doesn't mean that Armour doesn't help your chances.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":362.0,"score_ratio":1.4827586207} +{"post_id":"vhf61q","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] What kind of protection does a Stormtrooper armor offer against blaster fire? Whenever a stormtrooper gets shot by a blaster, they just fall down and appear to be dead. But are they dead for real? I recently saw Kenobi's 5th episode. In it, Tala >!gets shot and without any armor, stays a live for a while. In fact, she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but dies as a result of the explosion that she herself initiates.!< So, if the armor doesn't help against blaster shots, what's the purpose? Just as a uniform? But I guess the Empire could save quite a lot of credits by using some cheaper non-armor uniforms.","c_root_id_A":"id7btug","c_root_id_B":"id796gm","created_at_utc_A":1655831626,"created_at_utc_B":1655830449,"score_A":12,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":">Whenever a stormtrooper gets shot by a blaster, they just fall down and appear to be dead. But are they dead for real? We can't really know since like 99% of the time we never see them again after they fall down. But I'm almost certain that canonically a lot of them are not dead, just knocked out and injured. >I recently saw Kenobi's 5th episode. In it, Tala gets shot and without any armor, stays a live for a while. In fact, she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but dies as a result of the explosion that she herself initiates. I mean she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but she probably would if she hadn't blown herself up within like a minute. In fact I would bet that's what made her decide to blow herself up. >So, if the armor doesn't help against blaster shots, what's the purpose? Just as a uniform? But I guess the Empire could save quite a lot of credits by using some cheaper non-armor uniforms.\r The armor does help against blaster shots. The fact they get shot and often have a dent in the armor rather than a hole straight through their chests. Like others have said, it's like modern kevlar, the force of impact will take you down either way, the point of the armor is to make you go down harder, but without bleeding out or getting any organs pulverized.","human_ref_B":"I would assume its like modern body armor- useless against heavy weapons at short range, life saving\/wound severity reducing at medium and protective at long.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1177.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"vhf61q","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] What kind of protection does a Stormtrooper armor offer against blaster fire? Whenever a stormtrooper gets shot by a blaster, they just fall down and appear to be dead. But are they dead for real? I recently saw Kenobi's 5th episode. In it, Tala >!gets shot and without any armor, stays a live for a while. In fact, she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but dies as a result of the explosion that she herself initiates.!< So, if the armor doesn't help against blaster shots, what's the purpose? Just as a uniform? But I guess the Empire could save quite a lot of credits by using some cheaper non-armor uniforms.","c_root_id_A":"id7jdr3","c_root_id_B":"id7op7l","created_at_utc_A":1655835033,"created_at_utc_B":1655837481,"score_A":5,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Think of it like this: It turns a 50 caliber gunshot wound into a .22 gunshot wound.","human_ref_B":"In addition to what other people have said about shrapnel protection and decreased damage from light blaster fire, another important feature of Stormtrooper armor is that it can survive vacuum briefly, so if a Stormtrooper is boarding an enemy ship and has to go through an atmosphere deficient area to get to the enemy they can. Also they have comms and HUD stuff that allows the troopers to work together more effectively.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2448.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"vhf61q","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] What kind of protection does a Stormtrooper armor offer against blaster fire? Whenever a stormtrooper gets shot by a blaster, they just fall down and appear to be dead. But are they dead for real? I recently saw Kenobi's 5th episode. In it, Tala >!gets shot and without any armor, stays a live for a while. In fact, she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but dies as a result of the explosion that she herself initiates.!< So, if the armor doesn't help against blaster shots, what's the purpose? Just as a uniform? But I guess the Empire could save quite a lot of credits by using some cheaper non-armor uniforms.","c_root_id_A":"id7u1sa","c_root_id_B":"id7u1b6","created_at_utc_A":1655839998,"created_at_utc_B":1655839992,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Just like guns in real life, blasters offer a variety of power levels, and the armor can fail in different ways. A commercially available vest might protect you from a purse gun, but not a larger weapon, or a knife, or even that same purse gun if fired at the right place. The armor won't make you immune to all weapons fire, but it might make a lethal wound survivable against certain blaster yields.","human_ref_B":"Stormtroopers are portrayed as the Empires Elite fighting force. But it's a propaganda tool. Outside of specific forces like Vaders 501st that stormed the Tantive IV we see limited success with the rank and file stormtroopers. This is because the stormtroopers are recruited for policing planets rather then actual combat. It's for getting humans into the Empire and it's ideology, recruiting from \"boonies\" planets for rank and file canon fodder. It's cheap and it fosters unity and erodes individuality. Ironically at the high of the clone wars the actual clones have personalized their armor to represent their individualism. The Empire is working in reverse, making their soliders faceless cogs. Equipping them with cheap armor that can absorb a glancing blaster bolt or so. But telling them and the rest of the galaxy \"nah this is premo stuff fear all stormtroopers they're elite\". So by the reputation of a few units or some of the specialists like Snowtroopers etc the rest of the galaxy sees them as worse threat then they are. Tarkins fear doctrine. We see in Solo the actual Imperial Army seems much better armed and equipped. Furthermore the political aspects of Palpatines rule also affect the Stormtrooper core. An entire legion of his best troops gets bushwacked by Ewoks. This is because Palpatine is a Sith, who encouraged the Sith backstabbing and political games in the Imperial power structure. Those best troops might have backstabbed their way but through the political hierarchy to be Palpatines well paid and prestigious personal force. Who do well on the simulations and parade grounds but haven't ever seen actual combat. We see fools like Ozzel rise to the top based less on their merit but more on their ability to play the political game. Palpatine encourages this as he expects it to work like the Sith, where the strong dominate the weak, but in actual practice it just leaves incompetent people in positions not because they excel at that job but because Imperial shit has no railings and they're really good at pushing superiors when nobody's around. Long way of explaining armor so thanks for hanging in there...so I theorize that the people who make the fancy stormtrooper armor are just from a human planet who happen to have ties with the Imperial senate , Palpatine himself, or some Moff. So we get a bunch of people lining their pockets, but a subpar product. We can see this design philosophy even in ships. I LOVE the Star Destroyer....but from a design standpoint Kuat just can't stop putting the bridge and shield generators in a highly external and vulnerable place. Is it because they got ties so they get the big contracts? Maybe Vader or Palpatine just loves brooding in front of the space window so gives Kuat the contract everytime.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"vhf61q","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] What kind of protection does a Stormtrooper armor offer against blaster fire? Whenever a stormtrooper gets shot by a blaster, they just fall down and appear to be dead. But are they dead for real? I recently saw Kenobi's 5th episode. In it, Tala >!gets shot and without any armor, stays a live for a while. In fact, she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but dies as a result of the explosion that she herself initiates.!< So, if the armor doesn't help against blaster shots, what's the purpose? Just as a uniform? But I guess the Empire could save quite a lot of credits by using some cheaper non-armor uniforms.","c_root_id_A":"id7u1b6","c_root_id_B":"id8voy9","created_at_utc_A":1655839992,"created_at_utc_B":1655857579,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Stormtroopers are portrayed as the Empires Elite fighting force. But it's a propaganda tool. Outside of specific forces like Vaders 501st that stormed the Tantive IV we see limited success with the rank and file stormtroopers. This is because the stormtroopers are recruited for policing planets rather then actual combat. It's for getting humans into the Empire and it's ideology, recruiting from \"boonies\" planets for rank and file canon fodder. It's cheap and it fosters unity and erodes individuality. Ironically at the high of the clone wars the actual clones have personalized their armor to represent their individualism. The Empire is working in reverse, making their soliders faceless cogs. Equipping them with cheap armor that can absorb a glancing blaster bolt or so. But telling them and the rest of the galaxy \"nah this is premo stuff fear all stormtroopers they're elite\". So by the reputation of a few units or some of the specialists like Snowtroopers etc the rest of the galaxy sees them as worse threat then they are. Tarkins fear doctrine. We see in Solo the actual Imperial Army seems much better armed and equipped. Furthermore the political aspects of Palpatines rule also affect the Stormtrooper core. An entire legion of his best troops gets bushwacked by Ewoks. This is because Palpatine is a Sith, who encouraged the Sith backstabbing and political games in the Imperial power structure. Those best troops might have backstabbed their way but through the political hierarchy to be Palpatines well paid and prestigious personal force. Who do well on the simulations and parade grounds but haven't ever seen actual combat. We see fools like Ozzel rise to the top based less on their merit but more on their ability to play the political game. Palpatine encourages this as he expects it to work like the Sith, where the strong dominate the weak, but in actual practice it just leaves incompetent people in positions not because they excel at that job but because Imperial shit has no railings and they're really good at pushing superiors when nobody's around. Long way of explaining armor so thanks for hanging in there...so I theorize that the people who make the fancy stormtrooper armor are just from a human planet who happen to have ties with the Imperial senate , Palpatine himself, or some Moff. So we get a bunch of people lining their pockets, but a subpar product. We can see this design philosophy even in ships. I LOVE the Star Destroyer....but from a design standpoint Kuat just can't stop putting the bridge and shield generators in a highly external and vulnerable place. Is it because they got ties so they get the big contracts? Maybe Vader or Palpatine just loves brooding in front of the space window so gives Kuat the contract everytime.","human_ref_B":"Stormtrooper armor provides adequate protection against most civilian-grade blasters or a glancing hit from a military-grade one. A direct hit from a military-grade blaster will still injure you very badly, potentially fatally... but unlike a direct hit while unarmored it won't instantly cook your organs. You might actually survive long enough to get patched up by a medic and put in some bacta.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17587.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"vhf61q","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] What kind of protection does a Stormtrooper armor offer against blaster fire? Whenever a stormtrooper gets shot by a blaster, they just fall down and appear to be dead. But are they dead for real? I recently saw Kenobi's 5th episode. In it, Tala >!gets shot and without any armor, stays a live for a while. In fact, she doesn't die from the blaster shot, but dies as a result of the explosion that she herself initiates.!< So, if the armor doesn't help against blaster shots, what's the purpose? Just as a uniform? But I guess the Empire could save quite a lot of credits by using some cheaper non-armor uniforms.","c_root_id_A":"id8voy9","c_root_id_B":"id8nmey","created_at_utc_A":1655857579,"created_at_utc_B":1655853656,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Stormtrooper armor provides adequate protection against most civilian-grade blasters or a glancing hit from a military-grade one. A direct hit from a military-grade blaster will still injure you very badly, potentially fatally... but unlike a direct hit while unarmored it won't instantly cook your organs. You might actually survive long enough to get patched up by a medic and put in some bacta.","human_ref_B":"I mean, considering all the times they seem to die to blaster fire, probably not much. Although I guess maybe you could assume they're just getting knocked on their ass and will get up later with a huge bruise?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3923.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxvg230","c_root_id_B":"hxt2277","created_at_utc_A":1645474081,"created_at_utc_B":1645427857,"score_A":49,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"I know people love to rules-lawyer this kind of thing, but you're looking at the wrong set of rules. Vampires are missing their reflections. It's not about how their undead skin reflects light, or silver...it's because they're a cursed and unnatural *thing* with no place in the world. They don't show up on cameras because they're not really there to begin with, not in your world. They're not afflicted with a disease, they are looking at you from Hell itself and you should thank your lucky stars that your camera doesn't show you what else is watching. \"We have to be invited in\" isn't like a password on your wifi. It's not even because so many vampires started as nobility and they have some class. You have to invite the Vampire in, because it can only really satisfy its hunger when it seduces someone into embracing Evil. Tricking someone into giving the invitation, or forcing them somehow, means that the victim isn't willing. There's no triumph, no glory for the Darkness. Without that corruption, without a willing sacrifice to Evil itself, the Vampire won't feel release. They aren't simply feeding on the blood - they are serving their true Master, and He isn't a good person to try and outwit.","human_ref_B":"Ok but can a vampire take my house apart until there is no house? Could a vampire theoretically wrecking ball my house? If you wanted to trap a vampire, is the best method to build two houses that touch and surround the vampire, therefore it cannot enter the house by going in any direction?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":46224.0,"score_ratio":1.3611111111} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxvg230","c_root_id_B":"hxtprgy","created_at_utc_A":1645474081,"created_at_utc_B":1645446763,"score_A":49,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"I know people love to rules-lawyer this kind of thing, but you're looking at the wrong set of rules. Vampires are missing their reflections. It's not about how their undead skin reflects light, or silver...it's because they're a cursed and unnatural *thing* with no place in the world. They don't show up on cameras because they're not really there to begin with, not in your world. They're not afflicted with a disease, they are looking at you from Hell itself and you should thank your lucky stars that your camera doesn't show you what else is watching. \"We have to be invited in\" isn't like a password on your wifi. It's not even because so many vampires started as nobility and they have some class. You have to invite the Vampire in, because it can only really satisfy its hunger when it seduces someone into embracing Evil. Tricking someone into giving the invitation, or forcing them somehow, means that the victim isn't willing. There's no triumph, no glory for the Darkness. Without that corruption, without a willing sacrifice to Evil itself, the Vampire won't feel release. They aren't simply feeding on the blood - they are serving their true Master, and He isn't a good person to try and outwit.","human_ref_B":"One vampire in True Blood gets around this problem by having lycanthrope servants do the attacking for him. The victim inside the house gets flushed out by the pack of wolves coming in through every door and window, letting the vampire get his hands on them. ​ I suppose any vampire in any setting could use pawns to do something similar.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":27318.0,"score_ratio":7.0} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxvg230","c_root_id_B":"hxt0ztl","created_at_utc_A":1645474081,"created_at_utc_B":1645427095,"score_A":49,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I know people love to rules-lawyer this kind of thing, but you're looking at the wrong set of rules. Vampires are missing their reflections. It's not about how their undead skin reflects light, or silver...it's because they're a cursed and unnatural *thing* with no place in the world. They don't show up on cameras because they're not really there to begin with, not in your world. They're not afflicted with a disease, they are looking at you from Hell itself and you should thank your lucky stars that your camera doesn't show you what else is watching. \"We have to be invited in\" isn't like a password on your wifi. It's not even because so many vampires started as nobility and they have some class. You have to invite the Vampire in, because it can only really satisfy its hunger when it seduces someone into embracing Evil. Tricking someone into giving the invitation, or forcing them somehow, means that the victim isn't willing. There's no triumph, no glory for the Darkness. Without that corruption, without a willing sacrifice to Evil itself, the Vampire won't feel release. They aren't simply feeding on the blood - they are serving their true Master, and He isn't a good person to try and outwit.","human_ref_B":"Sure. They can't move their hand past the threshold, however, so the person could just move to the side.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":46986.0,"score_ratio":12.25} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxueeqg","c_root_id_B":"hxvg230","created_at_utc_A":1645459148,"created_at_utc_B":1645474081,"score_A":6,"score_B":49,"human_ref_A":"Although the show itself is hit or miss, Klaus from the Vampire Diaries has a great approach to this. They don\u2019t let him into the house, so he goes across the street, rips up a bunch of fence posts, and then kicks down the door and starts chucking the fence posts at them until they come outside or let him in. It\u2019s cool as fuck, and some of the people in the house are also vampires so he gets bonus points for using something that\u2019ll kill them too.","human_ref_B":"I know people love to rules-lawyer this kind of thing, but you're looking at the wrong set of rules. Vampires are missing their reflections. It's not about how their undead skin reflects light, or silver...it's because they're a cursed and unnatural *thing* with no place in the world. They don't show up on cameras because they're not really there to begin with, not in your world. They're not afflicted with a disease, they are looking at you from Hell itself and you should thank your lucky stars that your camera doesn't show you what else is watching. \"We have to be invited in\" isn't like a password on your wifi. It's not even because so many vampires started as nobility and they have some class. You have to invite the Vampire in, because it can only really satisfy its hunger when it seduces someone into embracing Evil. Tricking someone into giving the invitation, or forcing them somehow, means that the victim isn't willing. There's no triumph, no glory for the Darkness. Without that corruption, without a willing sacrifice to Evil itself, the Vampire won't feel release. They aren't simply feeding on the blood - they are serving their true Master, and He isn't a good person to try and outwit.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14933.0,"score_ratio":8.1666666667} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxvg230","c_root_id_B":"hxt8mjb","created_at_utc_A":1645474081,"created_at_utc_B":1645433072,"score_A":49,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I know people love to rules-lawyer this kind of thing, but you're looking at the wrong set of rules. Vampires are missing their reflections. It's not about how their undead skin reflects light, or silver...it's because they're a cursed and unnatural *thing* with no place in the world. They don't show up on cameras because they're not really there to begin with, not in your world. They're not afflicted with a disease, they are looking at you from Hell itself and you should thank your lucky stars that your camera doesn't show you what else is watching. \"We have to be invited in\" isn't like a password on your wifi. It's not even because so many vampires started as nobility and they have some class. You have to invite the Vampire in, because it can only really satisfy its hunger when it seduces someone into embracing Evil. Tricking someone into giving the invitation, or forcing them somehow, means that the victim isn't willing. There's no triumph, no glory for the Darkness. Without that corruption, without a willing sacrifice to Evil itself, the Vampire won't feel release. They aren't simply feeding on the blood - they are serving their true Master, and He isn't a good person to try and outwit.","human_ref_B":"*laughs in Strahd*","labels":1,"seconds_difference":41009.0,"score_ratio":12.25} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxvg230","c_root_id_B":"hxukx4e","created_at_utc_A":1645474081,"created_at_utc_B":1645461782,"score_A":49,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"I know people love to rules-lawyer this kind of thing, but you're looking at the wrong set of rules. Vampires are missing their reflections. It's not about how their undead skin reflects light, or silver...it's because they're a cursed and unnatural *thing* with no place in the world. They don't show up on cameras because they're not really there to begin with, not in your world. They're not afflicted with a disease, they are looking at you from Hell itself and you should thank your lucky stars that your camera doesn't show you what else is watching. \"We have to be invited in\" isn't like a password on your wifi. It's not even because so many vampires started as nobility and they have some class. You have to invite the Vampire in, because it can only really satisfy its hunger when it seduces someone into embracing Evil. Tricking someone into giving the invitation, or forcing them somehow, means that the victim isn't willing. There's no triumph, no glory for the Darkness. Without that corruption, without a willing sacrifice to Evil itself, the Vampire won't feel release. They aren't simply feeding on the blood - they are serving their true Master, and He isn't a good person to try and outwit.","human_ref_B":"It varies from work to work, but for the most part yes; getting permission by literal or metaphorical arm twisting tends to work. Threatening someone inside the house with physical force is valid. Even threats that aren't themselves valid (like the firearm isn't loaded, or they're threatening the occupants with something the threshold would stop if using Dresden rules), if a person *who is a valid giver of permission by the settings rules* gives permission, it's given.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12299.0,"score_ratio":9.8} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxuelt9","c_root_id_B":"hxvg230","created_at_utc_A":1645459228,"created_at_utc_B":1645474081,"score_A":2,"score_B":49,"human_ref_A":"Probably not. The whole idea about being invited in is supposed to be a metaphor for inviting sin into your heart, which has to be done of your own free will. That being said, very interested in the whole \u201cwrecking ball\u201d technique mentioned above\ud83d\ude06","human_ref_B":"I know people love to rules-lawyer this kind of thing, but you're looking at the wrong set of rules. Vampires are missing their reflections. It's not about how their undead skin reflects light, or silver...it's because they're a cursed and unnatural *thing* with no place in the world. They don't show up on cameras because they're not really there to begin with, not in your world. They're not afflicted with a disease, they are looking at you from Hell itself and you should thank your lucky stars that your camera doesn't show you what else is watching. \"We have to be invited in\" isn't like a password on your wifi. It's not even because so many vampires started as nobility and they have some class. You have to invite the Vampire in, because it can only really satisfy its hunger when it seduces someone into embracing Evil. Tricking someone into giving the invitation, or forcing them somehow, means that the victim isn't willing. There's no triumph, no glory for the Darkness. Without that corruption, without a willing sacrifice to Evil itself, the Vampire won't feel release. They aren't simply feeding on the blood - they are serving their true Master, and He isn't a good person to try and outwit.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14853.0,"score_ratio":24.5} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxvg230","c_root_id_B":"hxuqd5k","created_at_utc_A":1645474081,"created_at_utc_B":1645463944,"score_A":49,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I know people love to rules-lawyer this kind of thing, but you're looking at the wrong set of rules. Vampires are missing their reflections. It's not about how their undead skin reflects light, or silver...it's because they're a cursed and unnatural *thing* with no place in the world. They don't show up on cameras because they're not really there to begin with, not in your world. They're not afflicted with a disease, they are looking at you from Hell itself and you should thank your lucky stars that your camera doesn't show you what else is watching. \"We have to be invited in\" isn't like a password on your wifi. It's not even because so many vampires started as nobility and they have some class. You have to invite the Vampire in, because it can only really satisfy its hunger when it seduces someone into embracing Evil. Tricking someone into giving the invitation, or forcing them somehow, means that the victim isn't willing. There's no triumph, no glory for the Darkness. Without that corruption, without a willing sacrifice to Evil itself, the Vampire won't feel release. They aren't simply feeding on the blood - they are serving their true Master, and He isn't a good person to try and outwit.","human_ref_B":"Dracula never did such things because he loved the psychological element and strategy of creating a reason for someone to invite him in. If you're, ya know, a lesser vampire. You do what you can.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10137.0,"score_ratio":24.5} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxvg230","c_root_id_B":"hxva3xb","created_at_utc_A":1645474081,"created_at_utc_B":1645471682,"score_A":49,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I know people love to rules-lawyer this kind of thing, but you're looking at the wrong set of rules. Vampires are missing their reflections. It's not about how their undead skin reflects light, or silver...it's because they're a cursed and unnatural *thing* with no place in the world. They don't show up on cameras because they're not really there to begin with, not in your world. They're not afflicted with a disease, they are looking at you from Hell itself and you should thank your lucky stars that your camera doesn't show you what else is watching. \"We have to be invited in\" isn't like a password on your wifi. It's not even because so many vampires started as nobility and they have some class. You have to invite the Vampire in, because it can only really satisfy its hunger when it seduces someone into embracing Evil. Tricking someone into giving the invitation, or forcing them somehow, means that the victim isn't willing. There's no triumph, no glory for the Darkness. Without that corruption, without a willing sacrifice to Evil itself, the Vampire won't feel release. They aren't simply feeding on the blood - they are serving their true Master, and He isn't a good person to try and outwit.","human_ref_B":"Depends on what canon we are dealing with. For the most part when an invitation in needed it must be sincere. So you can lie about who you are or why you need to get in, but you cannot threaten your way in. TL;DR: No, cause you gotta ask nicely (for the most part)","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2399.0,"score_ratio":24.5} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxt0ztl","c_root_id_B":"hxt2277","created_at_utc_A":1645427095,"created_at_utc_B":1645427857,"score_A":4,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"Sure. They can't move their hand past the threshold, however, so the person could just move to the side.","human_ref_B":"Ok but can a vampire take my house apart until there is no house? Could a vampire theoretically wrecking ball my house? If you wanted to trap a vampire, is the best method to build two houses that touch and surround the vampire, therefore it cannot enter the house by going in any direction?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":762.0,"score_ratio":9.0} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxtprgy","c_root_id_B":"hxt0ztl","created_at_utc_A":1645446763,"created_at_utc_B":1645427095,"score_A":7,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"One vampire in True Blood gets around this problem by having lycanthrope servants do the attacking for him. The victim inside the house gets flushed out by the pack of wolves coming in through every door and window, letting the vampire get his hands on them. ​ I suppose any vampire in any setting could use pawns to do something similar.","human_ref_B":"Sure. They can't move their hand past the threshold, however, so the person could just move to the side.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":19668.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxtprgy","c_root_id_B":"hxt8mjb","created_at_utc_A":1645446763,"created_at_utc_B":1645433072,"score_A":7,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"One vampire in True Blood gets around this problem by having lycanthrope servants do the attacking for him. The victim inside the house gets flushed out by the pack of wolves coming in through every door and window, letting the vampire get his hands on them. ​ I suppose any vampire in any setting could use pawns to do something similar.","human_ref_B":"*laughs in Strahd*","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13691.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxueeqg","c_root_id_B":"hxt0ztl","created_at_utc_A":1645459148,"created_at_utc_B":1645427095,"score_A":6,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Although the show itself is hit or miss, Klaus from the Vampire Diaries has a great approach to this. They don\u2019t let him into the house, so he goes across the street, rips up a bunch of fence posts, and then kicks down the door and starts chucking the fence posts at them until they come outside or let him in. It\u2019s cool as fuck, and some of the people in the house are also vampires so he gets bonus points for using something that\u2019ll kill them too.","human_ref_B":"Sure. They can't move their hand past the threshold, however, so the person could just move to the side.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":32053.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxt0ztl","c_root_id_B":"hxukx4e","created_at_utc_A":1645427095,"created_at_utc_B":1645461782,"score_A":4,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Sure. They can't move their hand past the threshold, however, so the person could just move to the side.","human_ref_B":"It varies from work to work, but for the most part yes; getting permission by literal or metaphorical arm twisting tends to work. Threatening someone inside the house with physical force is valid. Even threats that aren't themselves valid (like the firearm isn't loaded, or they're threatening the occupants with something the threshold would stop if using Dresden rules), if a person *who is a valid giver of permission by the settings rules* gives permission, it's given.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":34687.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxueeqg","c_root_id_B":"hxt8mjb","created_at_utc_A":1645459148,"created_at_utc_B":1645433072,"score_A":6,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Although the show itself is hit or miss, Klaus from the Vampire Diaries has a great approach to this. They don\u2019t let him into the house, so he goes across the street, rips up a bunch of fence posts, and then kicks down the door and starts chucking the fence posts at them until they come outside or let him in. It\u2019s cool as fuck, and some of the people in the house are also vampires so he gets bonus points for using something that\u2019ll kill them too.","human_ref_B":"*laughs in Strahd*","labels":1,"seconds_difference":26076.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxt8mjb","c_root_id_B":"hxukx4e","created_at_utc_A":1645433072,"created_at_utc_B":1645461782,"score_A":4,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"*laughs in Strahd*","human_ref_B":"It varies from work to work, but for the most part yes; getting permission by literal or metaphorical arm twisting tends to work. Threatening someone inside the house with physical force is valid. Even threats that aren't themselves valid (like the firearm isn't loaded, or they're threatening the occupants with something the threshold would stop if using Dresden rules), if a person *who is a valid giver of permission by the settings rules* gives permission, it's given.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":28710.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxukx4e","c_root_id_B":"hxuelt9","created_at_utc_A":1645461782,"created_at_utc_B":1645459228,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"It varies from work to work, but for the most part yes; getting permission by literal or metaphorical arm twisting tends to work. Threatening someone inside the house with physical force is valid. Even threats that aren't themselves valid (like the firearm isn't loaded, or they're threatening the occupants with something the threshold would stop if using Dresden rules), if a person *who is a valid giver of permission by the settings rules* gives permission, it's given.","human_ref_B":"Probably not. The whole idea about being invited in is supposed to be a metaphor for inviting sin into your heart, which has to be done of your own free will. That being said, very interested in the whole \u201cwrecking ball\u201d technique mentioned above\ud83d\ude06","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2554.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxuelt9","c_root_id_B":"hxvreo2","created_at_utc_A":1645459228,"created_at_utc_B":1645478637,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Probably not. The whole idea about being invited in is supposed to be a metaphor for inviting sin into your heart, which has to be done of your own free will. That being said, very interested in the whole \u201cwrecking ball\u201d technique mentioned above\ud83d\ude06","human_ref_B":"Follow-up question: if a vampire stood in front of a home\u2019s open doorway without an invitation and someone else just tried to shove \u2018em in, what happens?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":19409.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxvreo2","c_root_id_B":"hxuqd5k","created_at_utc_A":1645478637,"created_at_utc_B":1645463944,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Follow-up question: if a vampire stood in front of a home\u2019s open doorway without an invitation and someone else just tried to shove \u2018em in, what happens?","human_ref_B":"Dracula never did such things because he loved the psychological element and strategy of creating a reason for someone to invite him in. If you're, ya know, a lesser vampire. You do what you can.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14693.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sxmxz9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[General Vampires] Can a vampire just ask for permission to enter at gun point? As in tap on your door\/window jab a gun in your face and demand you let me in. The same technique could be done for windows.","c_root_id_A":"hxvreo2","c_root_id_B":"hxva3xb","created_at_utc_A":1645478637,"created_at_utc_B":1645471682,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Follow-up question: if a vampire stood in front of a home\u2019s open doorway without an invitation and someone else just tried to shove \u2018em in, what happens?","human_ref_B":"Depends on what canon we are dealing with. For the most part when an invitation in needed it must be sincere. So you can lie about who you are or why you need to get in, but you cannot threaten your way in. TL;DR: No, cause you gotta ask nicely (for the most part)","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6955.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"qrq98o","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.73,"history":"[MCU] Do Asgardians bungee jump from the edge of Asgard?","c_root_id_A":"hk9gyle","c_root_id_B":"hk9k4ek","created_at_utc_A":1636671670,"created_at_utc_B":1636673097,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"I don\u2019t see why not. They are \u201cgods\u201d after all.","human_ref_B":"Isn't most of the edge of Asgard water? May be difficult to attach a bungee cord there. Maybe Heimdall has a station set up at the Bifrost, and lets people yeet themselves off and get a good view of the stars. I do have questions about how you'd fall, though. Where is Asgard's centre of gravity? If you jump off into space, would you keep falling down, or eventually back into Asgard? Remember, Asgard is flat, so we do need to consider that.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1427.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"x9g202","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[GENERAL] Why do assassins and hitmen in media often wear suits?","c_root_id_A":"inp93u3","c_root_id_B":"inonovb","created_at_utc_A":1662710725,"created_at_utc_B":1662695955,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Because rich people are the ones who 1. Can afford an assassin 2. Are lucrative to assasinate If an assassin wants to sneak into a rich ppl event, they need to blend in.","human_ref_B":"They\u2019re the business people of the murder world. So they wear business clothes.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14770.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"x9g202","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[GENERAL] Why do assassins and hitmen in media often wear suits?","c_root_id_A":"inoxtvx","c_root_id_B":"inp93u3","created_at_utc_A":1662702135,"created_at_utc_B":1662710725,"score_A":2,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Partly to set them apart from the more common hired killers. Suits are symbols of status and professionalism. Dressing assassins in suits is a visual cue for the audience, to show off that they have skills that lets them thrive in their line of work.","human_ref_B":"Because rich people are the ones who 1. Can afford an assassin 2. Are lucrative to assasinate If an assassin wants to sneak into a rich ppl event, they need to blend in.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8590.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"szygpx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Sherlock Holmes] How smart is Dr Watson? I understand that intellect has many different meanings but sometimes it's like Watson is better in the medical field and other times he's a bumbling buffoon.","c_root_id_A":"hy6ophj","c_root_id_B":"hy6o8ok","created_at_utc_A":1645669328,"created_at_utc_B":1645669121,"score_A":23,"score_B":19,"human_ref_A":"He's quite intelligent. He just tends to look stupid when compared to Sherlock Holmes, but that's because no one's mind works as fast as Sherlock's. (Apart from possibly Mycroft and Moriarty.) There have been times when Watson has had to operate independently from Holmes, and he's often acquitted himself quite well in these situations. The investigation into the Hound of the Baskervilles is one example that springs to mind.","human_ref_B":"He\u2019s not a buffoon, he\u2019s just a normie. He\u2019s well educated, a competent doctor, entirely levelheaded and \u201csensible.\u201d Holmes observes and deduces what almost nobody else can, that\u2019s the whole point of him - of course Watson often needs things explained to him. Also keep in mind that we\u2019re seeing things from Watson\u2019s perspective, and *he* is writing for a general reader, trying to show off Holmes\u2019 brilliance. Watson himself is modest - he isn\u2019t trying to make himself look good.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":207.0,"score_ratio":1.2105263158} +{"post_id":"szygpx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Sherlock Holmes] How smart is Dr Watson? I understand that intellect has many different meanings but sometimes it's like Watson is better in the medical field and other times he's a bumbling buffoon.","c_root_id_A":"hy6quwl","c_root_id_B":"hy7e18t","created_at_utc_A":1645670294,"created_at_utc_B":1645681437,"score_A":4,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"He is a medical doctor. He ought to be better in the field he has dedicated his life too. It is one of the fields that requires not just book learning, which Holmes could master, but also practice and experience. He was a soldier as well so that;s an entirely different skill set. Yet he does not seem a genius as Holmes is, and with the former in the room the latter's intellectual virtues are less apparent. Moreover, he may be more comfortable in acting badly as when Holmes is around he does not have the burden of living up to being the smartest guy in the room. So he may not be at his best at those times.","human_ref_B":"Watson as smart as any doctor of his time. Additionally Sherlock Holmes isn't *just* a genius. He is obsessive in almost all things having to do with detective work. He will do things like write a monograph on the 140 types on tobacco ash. On the other hand Watson notes him as being completely ignorant on contemporary literature, philosophy and politics. He doesn't even know that the Earth revolves around the sun.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11143.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"szygpx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Sherlock Holmes] How smart is Dr Watson? I understand that intellect has many different meanings but sometimes it's like Watson is better in the medical field and other times he's a bumbling buffoon.","c_root_id_A":"hy8fs2v","c_root_id_B":"hy8bb5r","created_at_utc_A":1645706575,"created_at_utc_B":1645703883,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Watson is smart. Unfortunately some of the documentaries of his life made in the 20th\/21st century make him look like a buffoon. It's odd he has often been portrayed this way because he was no such thing. A reading of his own writings shows Watson was smart, often made deductive leaps in the duo's cases, had plenty of useful knowledge, and was a brave and steady man of action.","human_ref_B":"Watson is fairly intelligent. Not only is he both a Doctor and respected Soilder, he also *authored* the bulk of the Holmes stories, Sure, he may have fudged a few details and streamlined some things, but they're still read and loved well over a century later, even if they don't fully line up with what actually occured. Anyone seems stupid next to Sherlock Holmes. Watson is a pretty smart guy.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2692.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8jildk","c_root_id_B":"h8jit5g","created_at_utc_A":1628694411,"created_at_utc_B":1628694504,"score_A":21,"score_B":32,"human_ref_A":"That would likely depend on information of superheroes existing being available. Because otherwise it would have to be a truly far leap of logic. For example I'm fairly sure that Sherlock Holmes can look at Bruce Wayne and conclude that there's definitely more going on with this man than just \"extreme sports hobby\", or that that mild-mannered reporter definitely sharper than he deliberately lets on, but the chain of conclusions that would lead to them dressing up as a bat and being alien from another planet is... well, reaching. If we have Sherlock Holmes in the DC setting, with all kinds of people running around, then he likely should be able to put two and two together - I mean other people like Bane for example deduced Batman's identity, and looking at Bruce Wayne and pondering just who possibly could have enough resources to maintain being Batman is almost cheating. It's might be a bit trickier with Parker - he doesn't really exhibit much traces of his violent lifestyle thanks to his slow healing factor, and usually takes care not to move too suspiciously to give away his powers... but then he constantly just keeps jumping around without a costume also >.<","human_ref_B":"When Holmes *did* meet Batman he accurately guessed most of the details of Bruce Wayne's life within moments, although not having any clue who Bruce Wayne was he obviously didn't come up with a name.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":93.0,"score_ratio":1.5238095238} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8ji03i","c_root_id_B":"h8jit5g","created_at_utc_A":1628694157,"created_at_utc_B":1628694504,"score_A":14,"score_B":32,"human_ref_A":"This depends greatly on how much in-universe knowledge he has of Superman, the Bat, and Spider-Man. Superman is easiest. Holmes is observant enough to know that a man is recently returned from the Afghanistan war front by looking at his limp, his watch, and his tan lines; he would 100% see through the clever \"I'm wearing glasses\" disguise. The Bat is more difficult, but by no means beyond Holmes' deductive powers. If he understands the resources necessary to become the Bat - the hours of physical training, and the immense wealth to pay for all of those wonderful toys - his list of suspects will be very, very short. Combine that with the athletic figure of a man who can accomplish what the Bat does on a nightly basis, and that list will quickly dwindle to one: Bruce Wayne. Spider-Man is the most difficult, but the fact that Parker paid for most of his twenties by selling *very* good photos of Spider-Man, I think he would put it together pretty quickly. This isn't really about Holmes' powers of observation, though, so much as it raises the question why so few people have also put these clues together. And even then, Bane and the Riddler have figured out the Bat's alter ego, and it's implied that Gordon knows who the Bat really is, but chooses to play dumb.","human_ref_B":"When Holmes *did* meet Batman he accurately guessed most of the details of Bruce Wayne's life within moments, although not having any clue who Bruce Wayne was he obviously didn't come up with a name.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":347.0,"score_ratio":2.2857142857} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8jildk","c_root_id_B":"h8ji03i","created_at_utc_A":1628694411,"created_at_utc_B":1628694157,"score_A":21,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"That would likely depend on information of superheroes existing being available. Because otherwise it would have to be a truly far leap of logic. For example I'm fairly sure that Sherlock Holmes can look at Bruce Wayne and conclude that there's definitely more going on with this man than just \"extreme sports hobby\", or that that mild-mannered reporter definitely sharper than he deliberately lets on, but the chain of conclusions that would lead to them dressing up as a bat and being alien from another planet is... well, reaching. If we have Sherlock Holmes in the DC setting, with all kinds of people running around, then he likely should be able to put two and two together - I mean other people like Bane for example deduced Batman's identity, and looking at Bruce Wayne and pondering just who possibly could have enough resources to maintain being Batman is almost cheating. It's might be a bit trickier with Parker - he doesn't really exhibit much traces of his violent lifestyle thanks to his slow healing factor, and usually takes care not to move too suspiciously to give away his powers... but then he constantly just keeps jumping around without a costume also >.<","human_ref_B":"This depends greatly on how much in-universe knowledge he has of Superman, the Bat, and Spider-Man. Superman is easiest. Holmes is observant enough to know that a man is recently returned from the Afghanistan war front by looking at his limp, his watch, and his tan lines; he would 100% see through the clever \"I'm wearing glasses\" disguise. The Bat is more difficult, but by no means beyond Holmes' deductive powers. If he understands the resources necessary to become the Bat - the hours of physical training, and the immense wealth to pay for all of those wonderful toys - his list of suspects will be very, very short. Combine that with the athletic figure of a man who can accomplish what the Bat does on a nightly basis, and that list will quickly dwindle to one: Bruce Wayne. Spider-Man is the most difficult, but the fact that Parker paid for most of his twenties by selling *very* good photos of Spider-Man, I think he would put it together pretty quickly. This isn't really about Holmes' powers of observation, though, so much as it raises the question why so few people have also put these clues together. And even then, Bane and the Riddler have figured out the Bat's alter ego, and it's implied that Gordon knows who the Bat really is, but chooses to play dumb.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":254.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8ji03i","c_root_id_B":"h8jxwjl","created_at_utc_A":1628694157,"created_at_utc_B":1628700848,"score_A":14,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"This depends greatly on how much in-universe knowledge he has of Superman, the Bat, and Spider-Man. Superman is easiest. Holmes is observant enough to know that a man is recently returned from the Afghanistan war front by looking at his limp, his watch, and his tan lines; he would 100% see through the clever \"I'm wearing glasses\" disguise. The Bat is more difficult, but by no means beyond Holmes' deductive powers. If he understands the resources necessary to become the Bat - the hours of physical training, and the immense wealth to pay for all of those wonderful toys - his list of suspects will be very, very short. Combine that with the athletic figure of a man who can accomplish what the Bat does on a nightly basis, and that list will quickly dwindle to one: Bruce Wayne. Spider-Man is the most difficult, but the fact that Parker paid for most of his twenties by selling *very* good photos of Spider-Man, I think he would put it together pretty quickly. This isn't really about Holmes' powers of observation, though, so much as it raises the question why so few people have also put these clues together. And even then, Bane and the Riddler have figured out the Bat's alter ego, and it's implied that Gordon knows who the Bat really is, but chooses to play dumb.","human_ref_B":"Holmes pays close attention to people\u2019s builds and face structure, as he lived in a time when physiognomy was given more credence. In one story he uses the measurements of a hat as a clue; in \u201cHound of the Baskervilles\u201d he notices clear similarities between the killer and his ancestor\u2019s portrait, proving instrumental to solving the case. Holmes would not be fooled by affective posture changes such as Clark used. He would easily note similarities in body type between alter ego. It\u2019s also been suggested that extensive martial arts practice- which all three of the above are known for, contrary to their public image- may cause changes in people\u2019s reaction times, alertness and posture. Holmes would at least be able to note that these three people were more accustomed to combat than their professions would suggest.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6691.0,"score_ratio":1.2857142857} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8k6vce","c_root_id_B":"h8k2sug","created_at_utc_A":1628704703,"created_at_utc_B":1628702945,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"The guy married to Superman's girlfriend, the only man that could be Batman, and the only photographer of Spider-Man walk into a bar... But let's say we just took Sherlock and put him in the DCU and he didn't have that context. He'd be able tell all three were hiding strength, that Clark was slouching and his glasses were fake, that Bruce was a scarred martial artist, and that Peter was impossibly light on his feet. He'd be able to tell that Clark gets too much sun for a reporter, Peter gets too little sun for a teen, and Bruce wears a face mask causing a tanline. Sherlock would probe them in conversation to get clues about their knowledge. He would come to the wrong conclusion of he didn't know about Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man but he would suss them out if he had.","human_ref_B":"I mean assuming homes exists in the world in question and has the general knowledge someone in said work would about the hero in question, I think he could. My question I guess would be, is he deliberately looking to find these character\u2019s identities? Or is the question, \u201ccould Holmes connect them to their secret identity just from a random encounter with them?\u201d Cause that depends a bit more.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1758.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8k2sug","c_root_id_B":"h8lxqgy","created_at_utc_A":1628702945,"created_at_utc_B":1628731934,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I mean assuming homes exists in the world in question and has the general knowledge someone in said work would about the hero in question, I think he could. My question I guess would be, is he deliberately looking to find these character\u2019s identities? Or is the question, \u201ccould Holmes connect them to their secret identity just from a random encounter with them?\u201d Cause that depends a bit more.","human_ref_B":"If we assume that Sherlock has his preternatural detective abilities, I'd assume yes---and easily. Spiderman: Peter Parker is credited with the best shots of Spiderman at near incredible angles (unless, of course, the camera is webbed up). He also produces these shots regularly and makes a living for a bit from it. All it would take from there would be him covertly following Peter to draw correct conclusions. Superman: Start looking in the city he's most known for being headquartered in\/protecting. Read all publicized materials about Superman, especially from the Daily Planet. Check employee's social media profiles. Facial similarities are evident. Occam's Razor would suggest you start with hero\/civilian similarity analysis and then subsequent investigation towards glassy, journalist confirmation. Assuming he follows Clark and Lois, he'll see Clark has got a thing for her and she's got a thing for Superman and that Bob, truly, is your uncle. Bruce Wayne: known for funding Batman, start there. Few days of following 'im (depending on circumstances surrounding the surveillance), and there's no doubt his sudden departures from public events would either equate to IBS or battiness.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":28989.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8kgbi7","c_root_id_B":"h8lxqgy","created_at_utc_A":1628708514,"created_at_utc_B":1628731934,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I'm almost certain this exact question has been posed before, but with The Doctor thrown in as well for good measure, but I could be wrong","human_ref_B":"If we assume that Sherlock has his preternatural detective abilities, I'd assume yes---and easily. Spiderman: Peter Parker is credited with the best shots of Spiderman at near incredible angles (unless, of course, the camera is webbed up). He also produces these shots regularly and makes a living for a bit from it. All it would take from there would be him covertly following Peter to draw correct conclusions. Superman: Start looking in the city he's most known for being headquartered in\/protecting. Read all publicized materials about Superman, especially from the Daily Planet. Check employee's social media profiles. Facial similarities are evident. Occam's Razor would suggest you start with hero\/civilian similarity analysis and then subsequent investigation towards glassy, journalist confirmation. Assuming he follows Clark and Lois, he'll see Clark has got a thing for her and she's got a thing for Superman and that Bob, truly, is your uncle. Bruce Wayne: known for funding Batman, start there. Few days of following 'im (depending on circumstances surrounding the surveillance), and there's no doubt his sudden departures from public events would either equate to IBS or battiness.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":23420.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8lfko6","c_root_id_B":"h8lxqgy","created_at_utc_A":1628723430,"created_at_utc_B":1628731934,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Assuming access to modern information technology, a day or two, tops, and Holmes has all their numbers. Most of that time is just the time it takes to actually be able to observe three different people. Superhero secret identities are mostly paper thin, often embarrassingly so, and ride along mainly because they're a traditional part of the genre that the audience gives a pass to.","human_ref_B":"If we assume that Sherlock has his preternatural detective abilities, I'd assume yes---and easily. Spiderman: Peter Parker is credited with the best shots of Spiderman at near incredible angles (unless, of course, the camera is webbed up). He also produces these shots regularly and makes a living for a bit from it. All it would take from there would be him covertly following Peter to draw correct conclusions. Superman: Start looking in the city he's most known for being headquartered in\/protecting. Read all publicized materials about Superman, especially from the Daily Planet. Check employee's social media profiles. Facial similarities are evident. Occam's Razor would suggest you start with hero\/civilian similarity analysis and then subsequent investigation towards glassy, journalist confirmation. Assuming he follows Clark and Lois, he'll see Clark has got a thing for her and she's got a thing for Superman and that Bob, truly, is your uncle. Bruce Wayne: known for funding Batman, start there. Few days of following 'im (depending on circumstances surrounding the surveillance), and there's no doubt his sudden departures from public events would either equate to IBS or battiness.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8504.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8k2sug","c_root_id_B":"h8mig73","created_at_utc_A":1628702945,"created_at_utc_B":1628749445,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I mean assuming homes exists in the world in question and has the general knowledge someone in said work would about the hero in question, I think he could. My question I guess would be, is he deliberately looking to find these character\u2019s identities? Or is the question, \u201ccould Holmes connect them to their secret identity just from a random encounter with them?\u201d Cause that depends a bit more.","human_ref_B":"SHERLOCK DID A BIT OF DEDUCING bATMAN HERE. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dlpEwoQU2r8","labels":0,"seconds_difference":46500.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8mig73","c_root_id_B":"h8kgbi7","created_at_utc_A":1628749445,"created_at_utc_B":1628708514,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"SHERLOCK DID A BIT OF DEDUCING bATMAN HERE. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dlpEwoQU2r8","human_ref_B":"I'm almost certain this exact question has been posed before, but with The Doctor thrown in as well for good measure, but I could be wrong","labels":1,"seconds_difference":40931.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8mig73","c_root_id_B":"h8lfko6","created_at_utc_A":1628749445,"created_at_utc_B":1628723430,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"SHERLOCK DID A BIT OF DEDUCING bATMAN HERE. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dlpEwoQU2r8","human_ref_B":"Assuming access to modern information technology, a day or two, tops, and Holmes has all their numbers. Most of that time is just the time it takes to actually be able to observe three different people. Superhero secret identities are mostly paper thin, often embarrassingly so, and ride along mainly because they're a traditional part of the genre that the audience gives a pass to.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":26015.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8mig73","c_root_id_B":"h8m05ff","created_at_utc_A":1628749445,"created_at_utc_B":1628733084,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"SHERLOCK DID A BIT OF DEDUCING bATMAN HERE. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dlpEwoQU2r8","human_ref_B":"I\u2019m sure Holmes could figure it out : super man- Clark Kent - it\u2019s just glasses . Spider-Man - Peter Parker would be a little harder , I would say that he would have to meet Peter first . And Bruce Wayne wouldn\u2019t want Holmes to find out , so he wouldn\u2019t .","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16361.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8k2sug","c_root_id_B":"h8mpzse","created_at_utc_A":1628702945,"created_at_utc_B":1628755626,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I mean assuming homes exists in the world in question and has the general knowledge someone in said work would about the hero in question, I think he could. My question I guess would be, is he deliberately looking to find these character\u2019s identities? Or is the question, \u201ccould Holmes connect them to their secret identity just from a random encounter with them?\u201d Cause that depends a bit more.","human_ref_B":"I think sherlock, while brilliant, wont deduce superman s identity, in the same way that luthor couldnt. Think of the first meeting with moriarty in the series, he was laser focused in investigating the genius evil mastermind so much that he ignored the bumbling gay idiot that had in front of him Clark is basically non existent for him","labels":0,"seconds_difference":52681.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8kgbi7","c_root_id_B":"h8mpzse","created_at_utc_A":1628708514,"created_at_utc_B":1628755626,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I'm almost certain this exact question has been posed before, but with The Doctor thrown in as well for good measure, but I could be wrong","human_ref_B":"I think sherlock, while brilliant, wont deduce superman s identity, in the same way that luthor couldnt. Think of the first meeting with moriarty in the series, he was laser focused in investigating the genius evil mastermind so much that he ignored the bumbling gay idiot that had in front of him Clark is basically non existent for him","labels":0,"seconds_difference":47112.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8mpzse","c_root_id_B":"h8lfko6","created_at_utc_A":1628755626,"created_at_utc_B":1628723430,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I think sherlock, while brilliant, wont deduce superman s identity, in the same way that luthor couldnt. Think of the first meeting with moriarty in the series, he was laser focused in investigating the genius evil mastermind so much that he ignored the bumbling gay idiot that had in front of him Clark is basically non existent for him","human_ref_B":"Assuming access to modern information technology, a day or two, tops, and Holmes has all their numbers. Most of that time is just the time it takes to actually be able to observe three different people. Superhero secret identities are mostly paper thin, often embarrassingly so, and ride along mainly because they're a traditional part of the genre that the audience gives a pass to.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":32196.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"p2ecn3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC\/MCU] Sherlock Holmes meets Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, and Peter Parker. Can he deduce their superhero alter egos? If so, how and how quickly? Bonus for any other scenarios with secret identities that Holmes could\/couldn\u2019t figure out, and why. This started when I was thinking of how Superman may look human, but with his Kryptonian\/alien physiology there might\/should be small signs that he is very different (other than being extremely buff).","c_root_id_A":"h8m05ff","c_root_id_B":"h8mpzse","created_at_utc_A":1628733084,"created_at_utc_B":1628755626,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I\u2019m sure Holmes could figure it out : super man- Clark Kent - it\u2019s just glasses . Spider-Man - Peter Parker would be a little harder , I would say that he would have to meet Peter first . And Bruce Wayne wouldn\u2019t want Holmes to find out , so he wouldn\u2019t .","human_ref_B":"I think sherlock, while brilliant, wont deduce superman s identity, in the same way that luthor couldnt. Think of the first meeting with moriarty in the series, he was laser focused in investigating the genius evil mastermind so much that he ignored the bumbling gay idiot that had in front of him Clark is basically non existent for him","labels":0,"seconds_difference":22542.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"ngfnkv","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[DC] What does the Justice League think of the creation and use of the Suicide Squad? Are they opposed to it at all?","c_root_id_A":"gyrbnx7","c_root_id_B":"gyrblsp","created_at_utc_A":1621466597,"created_at_utc_B":1621466567,"score_A":11,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"The government has black ops teams and hit squads that operate fine regardless of what the league likes, the JL wouldn\u2019t approve but likely wouldn\u2019t intervene unless the Suicide Squad were shown to be killing very publicly. Knowing they have bombs implanted to keep them in line wouldn\u2019t sit well with the JL either but it would ease their minds somewhat. I\u2019d bet money Batman would keep tabs on their missions and locations too.","human_ref_B":"They oppose it, finding the entire situation immoral. In fact in the book Justice League VS Suicide Squad they attempted to shut the organization down.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":30.0,"score_ratio":1.2222222222} +{"post_id":"ymd63d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.72,"history":"[Harry Potter] Are there Christian wizards when Jesus was probably just a powerful magic user? There's the Fat Friar (just realised that's probably a pun). As well as a couple indicators that Christianity is observed in the wizarding world (e.g. they celebrate Christmas). But why would a wizard believe Jesus was the son of God? His feats (transfiguration\/ healing, etc) are impressive (particularly if performed without a wand), but they're not beyond what a powerful wizard could do.","c_root_id_A":"iv3jkwv","c_root_id_B":"iv3fl8z","created_at_utc_A":1667608424,"created_at_utc_B":1667606532,"score_A":37,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"There's no actual contradiction here- there's no reason God couldn't incarnate in the form of a wizard. The faithful might concede he was probably a wizard (indeed, a lot of purebloods might scoff at the idea the Lord of Lords would incarnate as anything *other* then a powerful wizard), but still hold that he was the Son Of God sent to save humanity from its sins. He did, after all, come back from the dead, and that's a miracle to both muggles and wizards.","human_ref_B":"Some of his feats could be explained by wizardry. Breaking the fish and loaves to feed the masses could just be duplicating food. Refilling a container of wine is also possible, as Harry Potter has done that at one point. It's not clear if that's because there's a tiny amount of it in there, or if it's because a drink doesn't count as \"food\". Doing that after it's already filled with water would probably be a problem, but if there's still some wine in there, he might be able to make it stronger. But there is one miracle that wizards can't duplicate: Lazarus. The closest they came was the Resurrection Stone, but that's still not able to bring a corpse back to life. There are ways he could have faked that, but you could do that without magic.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1892.0,"score_ratio":2.1764705882} +{"post_id":"ymd63d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.72,"history":"[Harry Potter] Are there Christian wizards when Jesus was probably just a powerful magic user? There's the Fat Friar (just realised that's probably a pun). As well as a couple indicators that Christianity is observed in the wizarding world (e.g. they celebrate Christmas). But why would a wizard believe Jesus was the son of God? His feats (transfiguration\/ healing, etc) are impressive (particularly if performed without a wand), but they're not beyond what a powerful wizard could do.","c_root_id_A":"iv3c8bo","c_root_id_B":"iv3jkwv","created_at_utc_A":1667604992,"created_at_utc_B":1667608424,"score_A":11,"score_B":37,"human_ref_A":"The vast, vast majority of Muggle born Wizards are Christian (in Britain at least). Must Pureblood families have Christian origin, but they probably aren't observant anymore","human_ref_B":"There's no actual contradiction here- there's no reason God couldn't incarnate in the form of a wizard. The faithful might concede he was probably a wizard (indeed, a lot of purebloods might scoff at the idea the Lord of Lords would incarnate as anything *other* then a powerful wizard), but still hold that he was the Son Of God sent to save humanity from its sins. He did, after all, come back from the dead, and that's a miracle to both muggles and wizards.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3432.0,"score_ratio":3.3636363636} +{"post_id":"ymd63d","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.72,"history":"[Harry Potter] Are there Christian wizards when Jesus was probably just a powerful magic user? There's the Fat Friar (just realised that's probably a pun). As well as a couple indicators that Christianity is observed in the wizarding world (e.g. they celebrate Christmas). But why would a wizard believe Jesus was the son of God? His feats (transfiguration\/ healing, etc) are impressive (particularly if performed without a wand), but they're not beyond what a powerful wizard could do.","c_root_id_A":"iv3c8bo","c_root_id_B":"iv3fl8z","created_at_utc_A":1667604992,"created_at_utc_B":1667606532,"score_A":11,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"The vast, vast majority of Muggle born Wizards are Christian (in Britain at least). Must Pureblood families have Christian origin, but they probably aren't observant anymore","human_ref_B":"Some of his feats could be explained by wizardry. Breaking the fish and loaves to feed the masses could just be duplicating food. Refilling a container of wine is also possible, as Harry Potter has done that at one point. It's not clear if that's because there's a tiny amount of it in there, or if it's because a drink doesn't count as \"food\". Doing that after it's already filled with water would probably be a problem, but if there's still some wine in there, he might be able to make it stronger. But there is one miracle that wizards can't duplicate: Lazarus. The closest they came was the Resurrection Stone, but that's still not able to bring a corpse back to life. There are ways he could have faked that, but you could do that without magic.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1540.0,"score_ratio":1.5454545455} +{"post_id":"yg0ynj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Marvel] Ant-Man tells the Fantastic Four that he finds it disrespectful that Reed and Sue trust the villain that murdered his daughter to raise theirs. How do Reed and Sue react?","c_root_id_A":"iu6n0im","c_root_id_B":"iu6jyfr","created_at_utc_A":1666998940,"created_at_utc_B":1666997473,"score_A":33,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"What, you think they trust Doom? This is a deal made by Valeria's own will largely. And, I mean, if he wants to play the tragedy game, Doom's done a lot of shit to the FF. Like, sent their son to Hell. He has a history on their end too.","human_ref_B":"Well... I would say they probably don't \"trust\" Doom as such. But they trust Valeria, who generally has an adult's maturity and has made it clear she wants this arrangement. But since you specifically requested their reaction, while I'm sure they would include what I've said here, really there is nobody in any universe who likes unsolicited advice on how to raise their children. This would probably spark a fight.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1467.0,"score_ratio":3.6666666667} +{"post_id":"y50vvc","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.77,"history":"[Marvel] what is it like living in latveria under doctor dooms when it comes to rights Like in latveria under dooms law is animal welfare a thing is gender equality a thing or are women second class citizens what about lgbt rights or is homosexuality illegal in latveria what's mutant rights like or disability rights","c_root_id_A":"ish4xe9","c_root_id_B":"ish3tqy","created_at_utc_A":1665875523,"created_at_utc_B":1665875022,"score_A":19,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"The situation about rights in Latveria is extremely simple. If you're not Victor Von Doom, you don't have any rights. The good news is that Doom is entirely free from prejudices about race, gender and orientation. He oppresses people to gratify his ego or as a means to the end of world domination. Being a mutant is dangerous because you're likely to get drafted either to fight the Fantastic Four or used as a test subject. Given the state of Latverian science and medicine, disabled people are rare and accomodations are technologically trivial. If you graduated high school, you can build a Doombot, so prosthetics and mobility aids would be along the lines of a sophomore science project. Be warned that you're likely to get drafted if your mobility aids would make you good at beating up a stretchy guy.","human_ref_B":"Doom is generally pretty meritocratic and would not have any sexist or racist policies; he himself is of partial Romani heritage and considers himself the pinnacle of humanity, so he would probably find conventional prejudices laughable. I can see him having a secondary class of citizenship but not one to which women or ethnic groups are confined. But overall human rights are not so good in Latveria. Speaking out against Doom should probably be legally recorded as committing suicide, and Doom seems to micromanage things as small as architectural styles (part of the reason the place retains Old World folksy charm is because that is what Doom commands). There is one incident in Supervillain Team-Up where we learn he has retained the custom of droit du seigneur (getting first dibs on unmarried maidens) and attempts to extract this privilege from one of his subjects. We don't learn exactly what he had in mind; all we see is him escort her to some cliffside and pontificate a bit before the hero of hte piece ambushes him.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":501.0,"score_ratio":1.3571428571} +{"post_id":"zmec3f","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star Wars] Does Darth Vader care about names such as Shmi Skywalker or Padme Amidala? As in, can you mock them in front of him without any consequences? Let's say for whatever reason you start going on a tirade about that horrible Queen of Naboo Padme Amidala. Or about some random Tatooine slave Shmi Skywalker. Of course, without knowing a thing about their connection to Anakin Skywalker and the fact that Vader is him. Now, I'm curious, would \"Vader\" give a damn? Does any part of his new persona after falling into the dark side have any attachment to the only two women he loved? Because it'd be very much out of character for Lord Vader to react violently at the mention of these ladies.","c_root_id_A":"j0as23a","c_root_id_B":"j0b1avd","created_at_utc_A":1671091115,"created_at_utc_B":1671098855,"score_A":14,"score_B":31,"human_ref_A":"Anakin's decent to the Dark Side was almost entirely due to a lust for power sparked by constantly losing the people he loved and felt connections to and being unable to save them. These past failures form a hellish nightmare that he is forced to endure like mental torture every time he *tries* to sleep briefly. He spends most of his life eaten alive by guilt, self-hatred, and agonizing memories of the past. If you were to even accidentally bring those names, it would be like putting a knife right in Vader's heart and there's absolutely zero shot you would walk out of the room alive. It's not covered super often but one of Anakin's constant obsessions was trying to find a way to bring Padme back from the dead until hunting the rebels down ate up too much of his time. He would frequently visit her grave on Naboo even. Not only does Vader care, he cares **A LOT** and it's a coin flip if he's going to just instantly rip your head off your neck with the force or draw your death out for hours.","human_ref_B":">As in, can you mock them in front of him sure >without any consequences lmao *NO.*","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7740.0,"score_ratio":2.2142857143} +{"post_id":"zmec3f","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star Wars] Does Darth Vader care about names such as Shmi Skywalker or Padme Amidala? As in, can you mock them in front of him without any consequences? Let's say for whatever reason you start going on a tirade about that horrible Queen of Naboo Padme Amidala. Or about some random Tatooine slave Shmi Skywalker. Of course, without knowing a thing about their connection to Anakin Skywalker and the fact that Vader is him. Now, I'm curious, would \"Vader\" give a damn? Does any part of his new persona after falling into the dark side have any attachment to the only two women he loved? Because it'd be very much out of character for Lord Vader to react violently at the mention of these ladies.","c_root_id_A":"j0cz8uz","c_root_id_B":"j0b81qd","created_at_utc_A":1671131860,"created_at_utc_B":1671104229,"score_A":7,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"In a comic some dude pretended to be Luke. Vader didn't take to kindly to that. And your can guess how that went. Also in the current comic Vader is hanging out with someone who knew Padme very well. Lets just say Vader still cares.","human_ref_B":"I wouldn\u2019t belch in front of Vader, l couldn\u2019t even imagine laughing at his mom! \ud83d\ude33","labels":1,"seconds_difference":27631.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"3arqix","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Jurassic World]How strong would the I.Rex have to be in order to break through all the things it did? That metal gate looked huge. Piercing what looked like inch thick Aluminum oxynitride (although it was cracked)? Smashing right through the aviary walls. Why didn't it just ram its way out if it could smash through all that stuff like nothing?","c_root_id_A":"csfuspr","c_root_id_B":"csfs0h6","created_at_utc_A":1435066000,"created_at_utc_B":1435058408,"score_A":19,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"The I.Rex was smart and cunning. The enclosure was large, but it was still too small to bust out of easily. A running charge from one end to the other wasn't quite enough to smash the reinforced concrete walls. That didn't stop it giving it a go. It's certainly implied that the steel reinforcement being welded into place was due to the I.Rex almost knocking a wall down. Likewise, the comment about the \"walls needed to be taller\" implied the I.Rex had made at least one climbing\/jump escape attempt, and then there's the smashed window in the observation platform. All these point to the I.Rex learning a valuable lesson - that if it escapes, it has to do it fast, and in one shot - otherwise the small food with the stick-devices will surround it from above and make it too sleepy to exploit the weakness. So when the engineer triggered the door, the I.Rex charged. It was what it had been planning for. Its doubtful it understood the concept of leverage or shearing forces, but the key concept was that it hit the door while it was still partially open. Basically, the strength of the door and wall is much weaker at the edges. This is not a problem if the door is closed - there's no edge to exploit. But a partially open door? Force equals mass times acceleration. A T-Rex could weigh up to nine tons, and at full sprint could touch 30 kilometers per hour (accel of ~8m\/s) . At a rough estimate, the edge of the door got hit by more than seven tons of pressure. It gave. The gate out of the Herbivore Paddock got pretty much the same treatment. Nine plus tonnes of charging I.Rex at full speed? Momentum had it's way, and the metal got crushed. As for the Gyrosphere? A T-Rex can exert nearly six tons of bite force pressure. The I.Rex was \"bigger and stronger\", so exerted more. It was able to puncture the sphere glass, and then used gravity to exert more force by bashing the sphere against the ground - much as some birds have learnt to do with nuts. The Aviary dome was much weaker - possibly glass or plexiglass. Not as much tensile strength is needed to keep in a bunch of comparatively lightweight (and hollow-boned) flying dinosaurs.","human_ref_B":"What im wondering is how it scratched concrete, keratine is like a 2 on the hardness scale and concrete is like a 5. It should be impossible for claws to scratch concrete","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7592.0,"score_ratio":2.375} +{"post_id":"3arqix","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Jurassic World]How strong would the I.Rex have to be in order to break through all the things it did? That metal gate looked huge. Piercing what looked like inch thick Aluminum oxynitride (although it was cracked)? Smashing right through the aviary walls. Why didn't it just ram its way out if it could smash through all that stuff like nothing?","c_root_id_A":"csfm897","c_root_id_B":"csfuspr","created_at_utc_A":1435036882,"created_at_utc_B":1435066000,"score_A":5,"score_B":19,"human_ref_A":"I don't remember it busting through a metal wall, when was that? The Aviary was glass or plexiglass, much less sturdy than the solid concrete than made up its enclosure.","human_ref_B":"The I.Rex was smart and cunning. The enclosure was large, but it was still too small to bust out of easily. A running charge from one end to the other wasn't quite enough to smash the reinforced concrete walls. That didn't stop it giving it a go. It's certainly implied that the steel reinforcement being welded into place was due to the I.Rex almost knocking a wall down. Likewise, the comment about the \"walls needed to be taller\" implied the I.Rex had made at least one climbing\/jump escape attempt, and then there's the smashed window in the observation platform. All these point to the I.Rex learning a valuable lesson - that if it escapes, it has to do it fast, and in one shot - otherwise the small food with the stick-devices will surround it from above and make it too sleepy to exploit the weakness. So when the engineer triggered the door, the I.Rex charged. It was what it had been planning for. Its doubtful it understood the concept of leverage or shearing forces, but the key concept was that it hit the door while it was still partially open. Basically, the strength of the door and wall is much weaker at the edges. This is not a problem if the door is closed - there's no edge to exploit. But a partially open door? Force equals mass times acceleration. A T-Rex could weigh up to nine tons, and at full sprint could touch 30 kilometers per hour (accel of ~8m\/s) . At a rough estimate, the edge of the door got hit by more than seven tons of pressure. It gave. The gate out of the Herbivore Paddock got pretty much the same treatment. Nine plus tonnes of charging I.Rex at full speed? Momentum had it's way, and the metal got crushed. As for the Gyrosphere? A T-Rex can exert nearly six tons of bite force pressure. The I.Rex was \"bigger and stronger\", so exerted more. It was able to puncture the sphere glass, and then used gravity to exert more force by bashing the sphere against the ground - much as some birds have learnt to do with nuts. The Aviary dome was much weaker - possibly glass or plexiglass. Not as much tensile strength is needed to keep in a bunch of comparatively lightweight (and hollow-boned) flying dinosaurs.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":29118.0,"score_ratio":3.8} +{"post_id":"3arqix","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Jurassic World]How strong would the I.Rex have to be in order to break through all the things it did? That metal gate looked huge. Piercing what looked like inch thick Aluminum oxynitride (although it was cracked)? Smashing right through the aviary walls. Why didn't it just ram its way out if it could smash through all that stuff like nothing?","c_root_id_A":"csfuspr","c_root_id_B":"csfswru","created_at_utc_A":1435066000,"created_at_utc_B":1435061344,"score_A":19,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"The I.Rex was smart and cunning. The enclosure was large, but it was still too small to bust out of easily. A running charge from one end to the other wasn't quite enough to smash the reinforced concrete walls. That didn't stop it giving it a go. It's certainly implied that the steel reinforcement being welded into place was due to the I.Rex almost knocking a wall down. Likewise, the comment about the \"walls needed to be taller\" implied the I.Rex had made at least one climbing\/jump escape attempt, and then there's the smashed window in the observation platform. All these point to the I.Rex learning a valuable lesson - that if it escapes, it has to do it fast, and in one shot - otherwise the small food with the stick-devices will surround it from above and make it too sleepy to exploit the weakness. So when the engineer triggered the door, the I.Rex charged. It was what it had been planning for. Its doubtful it understood the concept of leverage or shearing forces, but the key concept was that it hit the door while it was still partially open. Basically, the strength of the door and wall is much weaker at the edges. This is not a problem if the door is closed - there's no edge to exploit. But a partially open door? Force equals mass times acceleration. A T-Rex could weigh up to nine tons, and at full sprint could touch 30 kilometers per hour (accel of ~8m\/s) . At a rough estimate, the edge of the door got hit by more than seven tons of pressure. It gave. The gate out of the Herbivore Paddock got pretty much the same treatment. Nine plus tonnes of charging I.Rex at full speed? Momentum had it's way, and the metal got crushed. As for the Gyrosphere? A T-Rex can exert nearly six tons of bite force pressure. The I.Rex was \"bigger and stronger\", so exerted more. It was able to puncture the sphere glass, and then used gravity to exert more force by bashing the sphere against the ground - much as some birds have learnt to do with nuts. The Aviary dome was much weaker - possibly glass or plexiglass. Not as much tensile strength is needed to keep in a bunch of comparatively lightweight (and hollow-boned) flying dinosaurs.","human_ref_B":"I don't know, but I'll use your question to vent about what really annoys me about I. rex. It's the fact that the actual Latin word meaning untamed, wild, impossible to dominate, is \"indomitus,\" which became the English word \"indomitable.\" I am pretty sure that they changed it to \"indominus\" because it's more likely that this will be recognizable by the majority of people, who might be confused by the proper word. InGen's marketing department is as bad as they come. Marketing departments are always twisting terms from science and technology to reach a larger audience. Ugh!","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4656.0,"score_ratio":6.3333333333} +{"post_id":"3arqix","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Jurassic World]How strong would the I.Rex have to be in order to break through all the things it did? That metal gate looked huge. Piercing what looked like inch thick Aluminum oxynitride (although it was cracked)? Smashing right through the aviary walls. Why didn't it just ram its way out if it could smash through all that stuff like nothing?","c_root_id_A":"csfs0h6","c_root_id_B":"csfm897","created_at_utc_A":1435058408,"created_at_utc_B":1435036882,"score_A":8,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"What im wondering is how it scratched concrete, keratine is like a 2 on the hardness scale and concrete is like a 5. It should be impossible for claws to scratch concrete","human_ref_B":"I don't remember it busting through a metal wall, when was that? The Aviary was glass or plexiglass, much less sturdy than the solid concrete than made up its enclosure.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":21526.0,"score_ratio":1.6} +{"post_id":"y6fqb3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Star Trek] In the Federation, we have seen that Interstellar Travel by Warp isn't unusual. Nobody seems to bat an eye at it. But how common is it on \"advanced' planets? Do regular civilians travel by Warp Capable vessels to the same extent that 21st Century humans travel by airplane?","c_root_id_A":"ispgny0","c_root_id_B":"isp4brm","created_at_utc_A":1666032777,"created_at_utc_B":1666027930,"score_A":11,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Agree to international travel, but more leaning towards the days when people would take ocean liners, rather than jets. So they have Star Liners in Trek? We only see guests who get ferried around by a Federation Military vessel; what about Paul and James Hammond, going to visit Vulcan on their honeymoon? Do they have to go with the USS Bismarck,.or can they book passage on the \"Logics Wisdom\", a commercial liner?","human_ref_B":"Fairly commen as any time someone gets a job or goes to school in a different system they need to travel by warp. There are definitely people who spend their entire lives on one system but the prevalence of transports, space ports and colony ships indicates that warp travel beyond just Star Fleet is pretty commonplace.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4847.0,"score_ratio":1.8333333333} +{"post_id":"y6fqb3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Star Trek] In the Federation, we have seen that Interstellar Travel by Warp isn't unusual. Nobody seems to bat an eye at it. But how common is it on \"advanced' planets? Do regular civilians travel by Warp Capable vessels to the same extent that 21st Century humans travel by airplane?","c_root_id_A":"ispgny0","c_root_id_B":"isp9mbd","created_at_utc_A":1666032777,"created_at_utc_B":1666030029,"score_A":11,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Agree to international travel, but more leaning towards the days when people would take ocean liners, rather than jets. So they have Star Liners in Trek? We only see guests who get ferried around by a Federation Military vessel; what about Paul and James Hammond, going to visit Vulcan on their honeymoon? Do they have to go with the USS Bismarck,.or can they book passage on the \"Logics Wisdom\", a commercial liner?","human_ref_B":"Average citizen: Its like international travel, rarely done but within most people's means. Usually they go to visit family in person. The thing to remember is that first off a planet is big, no matter what kind of vacation you want you are going to get an extremely good experience on Earth, for example, so there is no major motivation to go to Riza for example. Further, no one travels by airplanes. You use a transporter on planet in virtually any situation where a plane would be, so traveling via a starship would be a pretty big deal for most travelers. Overall, happens once every few years for some people. Large chunk of the population doesn't leave earth because they have no need to.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2748.0,"score_ratio":1.8333333333} +{"post_id":"y6fqb3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Star Trek] In the Federation, we have seen that Interstellar Travel by Warp isn't unusual. Nobody seems to bat an eye at it. But how common is it on \"advanced' planets? Do regular civilians travel by Warp Capable vessels to the same extent that 21st Century humans travel by airplane?","c_root_id_A":"ispgny0","c_root_id_B":"ispeu59","created_at_utc_A":1666032777,"created_at_utc_B":1666032076,"score_A":11,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Agree to international travel, but more leaning towards the days when people would take ocean liners, rather than jets. So they have Star Liners in Trek? We only see guests who get ferried around by a Federation Military vessel; what about Paul and James Hammond, going to visit Vulcan on their honeymoon? Do they have to go with the USS Bismarck,.or can they book passage on the \"Logics Wisdom\", a commercial liner?","human_ref_B":"I think it depends on how populated your system is.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":701.0,"score_ratio":5.5} +{"post_id":"y6fqb3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Star Trek] In the Federation, we have seen that Interstellar Travel by Warp isn't unusual. Nobody seems to bat an eye at it. But how common is it on \"advanced' planets? Do regular civilians travel by Warp Capable vessels to the same extent that 21st Century humans travel by airplane?","c_root_id_A":"ispeu59","c_root_id_B":"ispr2ig","created_at_utc_A":1666032076,"created_at_utc_B":1666036844,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I think it depends on how populated your system is.","human_ref_B":"In short, yes. The Federation provides regularly scheduled warp capable shuttles between member worlds. On world transport is a combination of mass transporters and shuttles. However local transportation is ran by local governments not specifically the Federation.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4768.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"y6fqb3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Star Trek] In the Federation, we have seen that Interstellar Travel by Warp isn't unusual. Nobody seems to bat an eye at it. But how common is it on \"advanced' planets? Do regular civilians travel by Warp Capable vessels to the same extent that 21st Century humans travel by airplane?","c_root_id_A":"ispr2ig","c_root_id_B":"ispgqeq","created_at_utc_A":1666036844,"created_at_utc_B":1666032803,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"In short, yes. The Federation provides regularly scheduled warp capable shuttles between member worlds. On world transport is a combination of mass transporters and shuttles. However local transportation is ran by local governments not specifically the Federation.","human_ref_B":"I don't believe so, simply because commerce doesn't appear to be as interconnected across star systems as it is between major cities and nations. Trade certainly happens. Freight transport and passenger transport exist, but so much of modern flight depends upon a professional class moving around constantly for work. We don't have supporting evidence of a proportional percentage of travel in the Federation. People just aren't descending on dozens of distant planets nonstop, just for a few days, for networking conferences. There isn't much evidence of privately owned shuttle craft that serve as a private jet equivalent. Just Age of the Sail ports, harbors, and shipping lines.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4041.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"y6fqb3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Star Trek] In the Federation, we have seen that Interstellar Travel by Warp isn't unusual. Nobody seems to bat an eye at it. But how common is it on \"advanced' planets? Do regular civilians travel by Warp Capable vessels to the same extent that 21st Century humans travel by airplane?","c_root_id_A":"ispeu59","c_root_id_B":"isr2gy0","created_at_utc_A":1666032076,"created_at_utc_B":1666057939,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I think it depends on how populated your system is.","human_ref_B":"It's a bit closer to a cruise. You book a flight, and are usually at warp for a good few days, far more than the day or two it takes for 'simple' air travel. Interplanetary, or near-system travel by shuttle or some such might be closer to airplanes. After transwarp beaming was invented, it's probably fairly uncommon if you're just going to the typical tourist trap planets. They'd have transport relays and things, which could let you transport over there far more quickly.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":25863.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"y6fqb3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Star Trek] In the Federation, we have seen that Interstellar Travel by Warp isn't unusual. Nobody seems to bat an eye at it. But how common is it on \"advanced' planets? Do regular civilians travel by Warp Capable vessels to the same extent that 21st Century humans travel by airplane?","c_root_id_A":"isr2gy0","c_root_id_B":"ispgqeq","created_at_utc_A":1666057939,"created_at_utc_B":1666032803,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"It's a bit closer to a cruise. You book a flight, and are usually at warp for a good few days, far more than the day or two it takes for 'simple' air travel. Interplanetary, or near-system travel by shuttle or some such might be closer to airplanes. After transwarp beaming was invented, it's probably fairly uncommon if you're just going to the typical tourist trap planets. They'd have transport relays and things, which could let you transport over there far more quickly.","human_ref_B":"I don't believe so, simply because commerce doesn't appear to be as interconnected across star systems as it is between major cities and nations. Trade certainly happens. Freight transport and passenger transport exist, but so much of modern flight depends upon a professional class moving around constantly for work. We don't have supporting evidence of a proportional percentage of travel in the Federation. People just aren't descending on dozens of distant planets nonstop, just for a few days, for networking conferences. There isn't much evidence of privately owned shuttle craft that serve as a private jet equivalent. Just Age of the Sail ports, harbors, and shipping lines.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":25136.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"dslw8k","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] Had Peter Parker grown up in Gotham City, would Batman have allowed Spider-Man to patrol Gotham if they ever met, or would he want him to stay out of the way ? **SCENARIO:** Assume Peter Parker's origin is exactly the same. Raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. A social outcast\/nerd Gotham City High school, he gets bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip. While trying to achieve fame , he lets a burglar go who ends up killing Uncle Ben. With his mantra \"With great power comes great responsibility \", he becomes the Amazing Spider-Man, protector of Gotham! Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne\/Batman is a prime veteran at this point. The concept of Robins haven't been made yet. Bruce catches whiff of a new vigilante who operates day and night with powerful capabilities. How will he react to Spider-Man ? Would he allow him to do his job in peace or tell him to stay out of the way ? Would he want to train him?","c_root_id_A":"f6q8lrm","c_root_id_B":"f6q6d3w","created_at_utc_A":1573072804,"created_at_utc_B":1573071669,"score_A":103,"score_B":33,"human_ref_A":"Step one would be research, trying to get a feel for the new guy in town. With Batman's capabilities, it's not long before he gets the broad strokes; teenager gets powers, learns brutal lesson in cause and effect, dedicated himself to the public good. A lot of that would resonate with Batman, especially the loss of a father figure (compare to Dick Grayson in particular). While it likely wouldn't go to the level of making him a Robin (he still has Aunt May after all), I could see him investing time in Spider-Man, hoping to encourage his drive to defend society. And also encouraging him to leave the night hours to the Bat; he needs his sleep for school after all.","human_ref_B":"At first he would think he is an ineffective child, but spidermans moral compass is what would save him in the bats eyes i imagine","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1135.0,"score_ratio":3.1212121212} +{"post_id":"dslw8k","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] Had Peter Parker grown up in Gotham City, would Batman have allowed Spider-Man to patrol Gotham if they ever met, or would he want him to stay out of the way ? **SCENARIO:** Assume Peter Parker's origin is exactly the same. Raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. A social outcast\/nerd Gotham City High school, he gets bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip. While trying to achieve fame , he lets a burglar go who ends up killing Uncle Ben. With his mantra \"With great power comes great responsibility \", he becomes the Amazing Spider-Man, protector of Gotham! Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne\/Batman is a prime veteran at this point. The concept of Robins haven't been made yet. Bruce catches whiff of a new vigilante who operates day and night with powerful capabilities. How will he react to Spider-Man ? Would he allow him to do his job in peace or tell him to stay out of the way ? Would he want to train him?","c_root_id_A":"f6qq34c","c_root_id_B":"f6qrcrm","created_at_utc_A":1573083072,"created_at_utc_B":1573083971,"score_A":8,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Bruce would probably have taken Peter in as soon as his parents died and made him a Robin. I'm like 99% this is the fate of all orphans in Gotham.","human_ref_B":"Batman works with people who follow a code close enough to his own. Spidey would be fine. He doesn't really hurt people. He saves anyone he can. He leaves criminals tied up for the cops.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":899.0,"score_ratio":1.625} +{"post_id":"dslw8k","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] Had Peter Parker grown up in Gotham City, would Batman have allowed Spider-Man to patrol Gotham if they ever met, or would he want him to stay out of the way ? **SCENARIO:** Assume Peter Parker's origin is exactly the same. Raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. A social outcast\/nerd Gotham City High school, he gets bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip. While trying to achieve fame , he lets a burglar go who ends up killing Uncle Ben. With his mantra \"With great power comes great responsibility \", he becomes the Amazing Spider-Man, protector of Gotham! Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne\/Batman is a prime veteran at this point. The concept of Robins haven't been made yet. Bruce catches whiff of a new vigilante who operates day and night with powerful capabilities. How will he react to Spider-Man ? Would he allow him to do his job in peace or tell him to stay out of the way ? Would he want to train him?","c_root_id_A":"f6sypv7","c_root_id_B":"f6r2wgf","created_at_utc_A":1573141588,"created_at_utc_B":1573092346,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"They have enough similarities that I think Peter would become the first \"Robin,\" but not by that name. Batman would train him and reinforce his moral code. The Bat and the Spider would be a strong team. I mean, if you're striking fear into the hearts of criminals, you can't do much better than bats and spiders. Meanwhile, Peter Parker would have a decent job at Wayne Tech. Something like \"Special Projects Research\" where he could take time off as needed to \"Attend a seminar\" or \"Give a talk\" at some far-away place that nobody would ever think to check on.","human_ref_B":"Assuming this happened on DC Earth 0, Bat's once he caught wind of Spidy would start keeping an eye on him, to see if he has any sort of hidden agenda. When he finds out no and he'd probobly leave Spidy be unless he started to pick up that Spidy was getting in over his head, if so he would probobly intervene and try to get Spidy to quit wile he was ahead, as he has things handled and is just going to get hurt if he keeps things up. If Spidy sead no, Bat's would try to figure out what his deal was (if he did'nt already know) and when he found out he would probobly offer to give Spidy some training kinda like what Iron Man did in the MCU.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":49242.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"dslw8k","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] Had Peter Parker grown up in Gotham City, would Batman have allowed Spider-Man to patrol Gotham if they ever met, or would he want him to stay out of the way ? **SCENARIO:** Assume Peter Parker's origin is exactly the same. Raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. A social outcast\/nerd Gotham City High school, he gets bitten by a radioactive spider on a field trip. While trying to achieve fame , he lets a burglar go who ends up killing Uncle Ben. With his mantra \"With great power comes great responsibility \", he becomes the Amazing Spider-Man, protector of Gotham! Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne\/Batman is a prime veteran at this point. The concept of Robins haven't been made yet. Bruce catches whiff of a new vigilante who operates day and night with powerful capabilities. How will he react to Spider-Man ? Would he allow him to do his job in peace or tell him to stay out of the way ? Would he want to train him?","c_root_id_A":"f6sypv7","c_root_id_B":"f6s08b0","created_at_utc_A":1573141588,"created_at_utc_B":1573123843,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"They have enough similarities that I think Peter would become the first \"Robin,\" but not by that name. Batman would train him and reinforce his moral code. The Bat and the Spider would be a strong team. I mean, if you're striking fear into the hearts of criminals, you can't do much better than bats and spiders. Meanwhile, Peter Parker would have a decent job at Wayne Tech. Something like \"Special Projects Research\" where he could take time off as needed to \"Attend a seminar\" or \"Give a talk\" at some far-away place that nobody would ever think to check on.","human_ref_B":"I feel like Batman would respect him. Much like how he sees The Flash.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":17745.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihf0pn4","c_root_id_B":"ihezxz3","created_at_utc_A":1658642082,"created_at_utc_B":1658641558,"score_A":43,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"One thing in super hero fiction is that hits from other super heros tend to do way more damage than they reasonably should, even considering their power level. We've seen HL get SMASHED by a TRAIN. That train weighted hundreds of tons. No obvious damage. Huey punches him and there is a bruise? It does more damage than that?","human_ref_B":"Typically when ENOUGH force is applied things break and die. Be that mortal fleshbag or nigh invulnerable God. The only difference is the Orders of Magnitude. Often times it's easier to just mass scatter the Planet and leave him to die to lack of resources be they food, water, air or something else.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":524.0,"score_ratio":21.5} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihf12y5","c_root_id_B":"ihezxz3","created_at_utc_A":1658642340,"created_at_utc_B":1658641558,"score_A":17,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"What was said was that everything tried on him failed. So yes, hitting him hard enough was always an option. There just wasn't anything that could do that in a clean way before Soldier Boy came back, other than Maeve who was to afraid to try against him. Besides \"no weaknesses\" doesn't neccesarily mean Invincible. It just means there's no particular even thing to take advantage of. Homelander is superhuman in literal sense. Getting hit for him isn't different to you or Me being hit, except that the force needs to be greater to compensate for the difference in durability. It was always possible there was just nothing conventionally viable to use against him in the past. This is also why Vought was keeping Ryan in their back pocket. They knew when he grew up he'd be strong enough to beat Homelander. The same way Homelander grew up to be strong enough to neat Soldier Boy or how SB was so strong he could fight Homelander even though he's the weaker of the two. Supes are beyond most conventional weaponry basically. So throwing them against each other is the most convenient route. There's just a small pool able to fight John. Let alone kill him.","human_ref_B":"Typically when ENOUGH force is applied things break and die. Be that mortal fleshbag or nigh invulnerable God. The only difference is the Orders of Magnitude. Often times it's easier to just mass scatter the Planet and leave him to die to lack of resources be they food, water, air or something else.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":782.0,"score_ratio":8.5} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihf12y5","c_root_id_B":"ihf0rgb","created_at_utc_A":1658642340,"created_at_utc_B":1658642117,"score_A":17,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"What was said was that everything tried on him failed. So yes, hitting him hard enough was always an option. There just wasn't anything that could do that in a clean way before Soldier Boy came back, other than Maeve who was to afraid to try against him. Besides \"no weaknesses\" doesn't neccesarily mean Invincible. It just means there's no particular even thing to take advantage of. Homelander is superhuman in literal sense. Getting hit for him isn't different to you or Me being hit, except that the force needs to be greater to compensate for the difference in durability. It was always possible there was just nothing conventionally viable to use against him in the past. This is also why Vought was keeping Ryan in their back pocket. They knew when he grew up he'd be strong enough to beat Homelander. The same way Homelander grew up to be strong enough to neat Soldier Boy or how SB was so strong he could fight Homelander even though he's the weaker of the two. Supes are beyond most conventional weaponry basically. So throwing them against each other is the most convenient route. There's just a small pool able to fight John. Let alone kill him.","human_ref_B":"I mean, yeah, but so can the planet. The issue is \"hard enough\".","labels":1,"seconds_difference":223.0,"score_ratio":5.6666666667} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihfe49i","c_root_id_B":"ihfkpd2","created_at_utc_A":1658652399,"created_at_utc_B":1658657932,"score_A":5,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"i mean, \"has no weakness\", doesnt mean LITERALLY INVUNURABLE TO EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE FOREVER AND EVER. just hit him with enough force, he will break. soldier boy was just strong enough. just that unlike someone like superman, there isnt a easy way to hurt him that bypasses his durability.","human_ref_B":"\"HL has no weaknesses\" means that there is no known element or radiation that can *inherently* affect him. It's a way to say, \"there is no magic green rock we can use against him\". But it doesn't mean he can't be hurt, he still has finite stamina and durability. Basically think superman vs doomsday, doomsday do not use kryptonite nor magic to kill superman, he punches him hard enough that superman can't take it. Same for HL although there are very few people that can hit him hard enough.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5533.0,"score_ratio":2.8} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihfagju","c_root_id_B":"ihfkpd2","created_at_utc_A":1658649460,"created_at_utc_B":1658657932,"score_A":4,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"I mean bruising doesn't mean he has a weakness to physical impacts. Just that he can be hurt. He isn't indestructible, just very durable. So yeah he can be killed with enough force. Just like Superman can snap Zods neck. That didn't mean Zod had a headlock weakness.","human_ref_B":"\"HL has no weaknesses\" means that there is no known element or radiation that can *inherently* affect him. It's a way to say, \"there is no magic green rock we can use against him\". But it doesn't mean he can't be hurt, he still has finite stamina and durability. Basically think superman vs doomsday, doomsday do not use kryptonite nor magic to kill superman, he punches him hard enough that superman can't take it. Same for HL although there are very few people that can hit him hard enough.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8472.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihfkpd2","c_root_id_B":"ihezxz3","created_at_utc_A":1658657932,"created_at_utc_B":1658641558,"score_A":14,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"\"HL has no weaknesses\" means that there is no known element or radiation that can *inherently* affect him. It's a way to say, \"there is no magic green rock we can use against him\". But it doesn't mean he can't be hurt, he still has finite stamina and durability. Basically think superman vs doomsday, doomsday do not use kryptonite nor magic to kill superman, he punches him hard enough that superman can't take it. Same for HL although there are very few people that can hit him hard enough.","human_ref_B":"Typically when ENOUGH force is applied things break and die. Be that mortal fleshbag or nigh invulnerable God. The only difference is the Orders of Magnitude. Often times it's easier to just mass scatter the Planet and leave him to die to lack of resources be they food, water, air or something else.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16374.0,"score_ratio":7.0} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihf0rgb","c_root_id_B":"ihfkpd2","created_at_utc_A":1658642117,"created_at_utc_B":1658657932,"score_A":3,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"I mean, yeah, but so can the planet. The issue is \"hard enough\".","human_ref_B":"\"HL has no weaknesses\" means that there is no known element or radiation that can *inherently* affect him. It's a way to say, \"there is no magic green rock we can use against him\". But it doesn't mean he can't be hurt, he still has finite stamina and durability. Basically think superman vs doomsday, doomsday do not use kryptonite nor magic to kill superman, he punches him hard enough that superman can't take it. Same for HL although there are very few people that can hit him hard enough.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15815.0,"score_ratio":4.6666666667} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihfkpd2","c_root_id_B":"ihff0yp","created_at_utc_A":1658657932,"created_at_utc_B":1658653150,"score_A":14,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"\"HL has no weaknesses\" means that there is no known element or radiation that can *inherently* affect him. It's a way to say, \"there is no magic green rock we can use against him\". But it doesn't mean he can't be hurt, he still has finite stamina and durability. Basically think superman vs doomsday, doomsday do not use kryptonite nor magic to kill superman, he punches him hard enough that superman can't take it. Same for HL although there are very few people that can hit him hard enough.","human_ref_B":"Everything does if it gets hit hard enough, that\u2019s not precisely a weakness since it may require a really big hit","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4782.0,"score_ratio":7.0} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihfagju","c_root_id_B":"ihfe49i","created_at_utc_A":1658649460,"created_at_utc_B":1658652399,"score_A":4,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"I mean bruising doesn't mean he has a weakness to physical impacts. Just that he can be hurt. He isn't indestructible, just very durable. So yeah he can be killed with enough force. Just like Superman can snap Zods neck. That didn't mean Zod had a headlock weakness.","human_ref_B":"i mean, \"has no weakness\", doesnt mean LITERALLY INVUNURABLE TO EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE FOREVER AND EVER. just hit him with enough force, he will break. soldier boy was just strong enough. just that unlike someone like superman, there isnt a easy way to hurt him that bypasses his durability.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2939.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. 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The issue is \"hard enough\".","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10282.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihg9dvv","c_root_id_B":"ihfagju","created_at_utc_A":1658672699,"created_at_utc_B":1658649460,"score_A":5,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I think nuking Homelander was considered to be sufficient to kill him - they just didn't want to deal with the fallout, both literal and metaphorical, that would come from doing him in that way","human_ref_B":"I mean bruising doesn't mean he has a weakness to physical impacts. Just that he can be hurt. He isn't indestructible, just very durable. So yeah he can be killed with enough force. Just like Superman can snap Zods neck. That didn't mean Zod had a headlock weakness.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":23239.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"w6n9y2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[The Boys] It\u2019s said in season one that Homelander has no weaknesses, yet he bruises from his fight with Soldier Boy and Butcher. Does this mean he could be killed if someone just hit him hard enough?","c_root_id_A":"ihfagju","c_root_id_B":"ihezxz3","created_at_utc_A":1658649460,"created_at_utc_B":1658641558,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I mean bruising doesn't mean he has a weakness to physical impacts. Just that he can be hurt. He isn't indestructible, just very durable. So yeah he can be killed with enough force. Just like Superman can snap Zods neck. That didn't mean Zod had a headlock weakness.","human_ref_B":"Typically when ENOUGH force is applied things break and die. Be that mortal fleshbag or nigh invulnerable God. The only difference is the Orders of Magnitude. 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One can infer that something went wrong and it affected how he reacts.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":94956.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"wusady","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Harry Potter] Why do they keep sending back Harry to his abusive family?","c_root_id_A":"ilbcwie","c_root_id_B":"ilbgnre","created_at_utc_A":1661172692,"created_at_utc_B":1661174486,"score_A":49,"score_B":142,"human_ref_A":"A few reasons. As others have said, Number Four Privet Drive was the single safest place for Harry to be at any given time. While Vernon and Petunia are genuinely awful people and are named as such from the jump, they WERE the only family Harry had. Further, it\u2019s important to keep in mind that at the time, Voldemort had only JUST been defeated and everyone was still reeling from the death of James and Lily Potter. But as we come to learn later on, Dumbledore knew (or at minimum, strongly suspected) it wasn\u2019t truly over.","human_ref_B":"Basically there's a magical blood ward tied to Petunia. It prevents any dark wizard from just rolling up to the Dursely house and casually murdering Harry. But its supremely vague how it actually does this. All we know is it expired when Harry turned 17 and they had to get him out there before the place was swarmed by death eaters.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1794.0,"score_ratio":2.8979591837} +{"post_id":"wusady","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Harry Potter] Why do they keep sending back Harry to his abusive family?","c_root_id_A":"ilbagcw","c_root_id_B":"ilbgnre","created_at_utc_A":1661171440,"created_at_utc_B":1661174486,"score_A":44,"score_B":142,"human_ref_A":"Harry's abusive family is much less abusive after his first year at Hogwarts. They aren't the best guardians for him but they give him his own proper room and for the most part let him be.","human_ref_B":"Basically there's a magical blood ward tied to Petunia. It prevents any dark wizard from just rolling up to the Dursely house and casually murdering Harry. But its supremely vague how it actually does this. All we know is it expired when Harry turned 17 and they had to get him out there before the place was swarmed by death eaters.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3046.0,"score_ratio":3.2272727273} +{"post_id":"wusady","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Harry Potter] Why do they keep sending back Harry to his abusive family?","c_root_id_A":"ilbcwie","c_root_id_B":"ilbagcw","created_at_utc_A":1661172692,"created_at_utc_B":1661171440,"score_A":49,"score_B":44,"human_ref_A":"A few reasons. As others have said, Number Four Privet Drive was the single safest place for Harry to be at any given time. While Vernon and Petunia are genuinely awful people and are named as such from the jump, they WERE the only family Harry had. Further, it\u2019s important to keep in mind that at the time, Voldemort had only JUST been defeated and everyone was still reeling from the death of James and Lily Potter. But as we come to learn later on, Dumbledore knew (or at minimum, strongly suspected) it wasn\u2019t truly over.","human_ref_B":"Harry's abusive family is much less abusive after his first year at Hogwarts. They aren't the best guardians for him but they give him his own proper room and for the most part let him be.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1252.0,"score_ratio":1.1136363636} +{"post_id":"wusady","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Harry Potter] Why do they keep sending back Harry to his abusive family?","c_root_id_A":"ilcggv6","c_root_id_B":"ilcuwl6","created_at_utc_A":1661188838,"created_at_utc_B":1661194401,"score_A":9,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Question then\u2014why couldn\u2019t a Death Eater just murder Petunia? Surely Voldemort could have figured out the same thing about a blood relative \u201crecharging\u201d the protective spell. Even if they don\u2019t know exactly where the Dursleys live, they surely know who Petunia is. Why couldn\u2019t someone have tracked her down while she\u2019s going about her business and kill her?","human_ref_B":"Because of some *very* specific circumstances involved in the attack on Harry's parents that resulted in his parents deaths, including the fact that Lily laid her life down to try and protect Harry and >!the fact that Snape begged and got Voldemort to promise not to harm Lily which he reneged on!<, there's a very specific form of purely-accidental but extremely potent blood magic on Harry that's protecting him from Voldemort. You know how in the first film, when Quirrell touches Harry and his body starts crumbling into dust because he's a vessel for Voldemort? Well, it's the exact same spell. To be fair, Dumbledore absolutely *despised* the decision and attempted to take measures to protect Harry. He tried to get them to raise Harry as their own and, as revealed in the fifth book\/film, has had spies watching the house for Harry's protection and to report to him. Sadly, his regular spy was a Squib who couldn't get close without being cut off by the Dursleys and at the beginning of the fifth book, the wizard meant to watch him - Mundungus Fletcher - fucked off to try and sell off some stolen merchandise. But Harry had absolutely no other blood relatives left alive at that point - both his Wizard and Muggle grandparents were long dead at this point and the Wizard entrusted with Harry's care was believed to have murdered twelve people and was in prison. At the beginning of the sixth book, he absolutely tears into the Dursleys before taking him back into the Weasleys' care for the year, even remarking while they chose to abuse Harry out of sheer evil, their care of Dudley was also sub-standard due to their spoiling him. Hell, if there was no blood magic protecting Harry, I suppose that he'd leave Harry with an honest family to take care of him. And as we've seen in the Fantastic Beasts films, Dumbledore knows exactly how powerfully potent blood magic can be. >!He and Grinderwald swore a blood oath not to harm the other and even thinking about doing so almost killed Albus.!<","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5563.0,"score_ratio":1.2222222222} +{"post_id":"6ng05t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[The Matrix: Revolutions] Why did Agent Smith fight with only one copy of himself in the final battle? Why not overwhelm Neo with superior numbers if even a single copy is more than a match for the One?","c_root_id_A":"dk9vcj3","c_root_id_B":"dk9pery","created_at_utc_A":1500164731,"created_at_utc_B":1500155842,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"The Smith that fought Neo was the Oracle before being assimilated.","human_ref_B":"I mean, Neo got his ass handed to him in that fight. Why are you asking why Smith didn't use different tactics when his chosen ones worked fine?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8889.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"6ng05t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[The Matrix: Revolutions] Why did Agent Smith fight with only one copy of himself in the final battle? Why not overwhelm Neo with superior numbers if even a single copy is more than a match for the One?","c_root_id_A":"dk9mvuq","c_root_id_B":"dk9vcj3","created_at_utc_A":1500152166,"created_at_utc_B":1500164731,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"RAM limitations.","human_ref_B":"The Smith that fought Neo was the Oracle before being assimilated.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12565.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"q0adm7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[MCU] Once Wakanda opened up to the world, was there a large call for democracy inside Wakanda, instead of the monarchy?","c_root_id_A":"hf6szy6","c_root_id_B":"hf6vytc","created_at_utc_A":1633236632,"created_at_utc_B":1633238415,"score_A":17,"score_B":44,"human_ref_A":"I believe Wakanda was already a Constitutional Monarchy of 18 tribes when they were introduced to the MCU. This means that the monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government. The monarch may be the de facto head of state or a purely ceremonial leader. The constitution allocates the rest of the government's power to the legislature and judiciary.","human_ref_B":"Wakanda wasn't ignorant of the existence of Democracy. They kept an eye on the outside world. So establishing contact with the outside world wouldn't significantly change public feelings on the monarchy. They stick to it by choice.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1783.0,"score_ratio":2.5882352941} +{"post_id":"q0adm7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[MCU] Once Wakanda opened up to the world, was there a large call for democracy inside Wakanda, instead of the monarchy?","c_root_id_A":"hf6szy6","c_root_id_B":"hf7g3m1","created_at_utc_A":1633236632,"created_at_utc_B":1633253450,"score_A":17,"score_B":32,"human_ref_A":"I believe Wakanda was already a Constitutional Monarchy of 18 tribes when they were introduced to the MCU. This means that the monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government. The monarch may be the de facto head of state or a purely ceremonial leader. The constitution allocates the rest of the government's power to the legislature and judiciary.","human_ref_B":"In the MCU? Apparently not. But in 616? Yes. Recently & violently.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":16818.0,"score_ratio":1.8823529412} +{"post_id":"q0adm7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[MCU] Once Wakanda opened up to the world, was there a large call for democracy inside Wakanda, instead of the monarchy?","c_root_id_A":"hf7g3m1","c_root_id_B":"hf7dbhh","created_at_utc_A":1633253450,"created_at_utc_B":1633251324,"score_A":32,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"In the MCU? Apparently not. But in 616? Yes. Recently & violently.","human_ref_B":"They knew what democracy was, they werent ignorant of the outside world. If it hadn't happens yet I will most likely not happen now.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2126.0,"score_ratio":5.3333333333} +{"post_id":"m2fr2t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] Why didn't Bucky get his arm back sooner from Black Panther? I'm sure it would have been handy to have. Bucky looked like he was helping with chores around, why wait until trouble was brewing before giving him a hand?","c_root_id_A":"gqivx9k","c_root_id_B":"gqixfc0","created_at_utc_A":1615430174,"created_at_utc_B":1615430970,"score_A":74,"score_B":1031,"human_ref_A":"Maybe Bucky didn\u2019t want it all the time and just wanted to live a chill somewhat normal life for a bit after so much has happened to him. I\u2019m sure if he wanted a normal prosthetic arm someone wound make him one.","human_ref_B":"The clear implication is that Bucky didn\u2019t want an arm which was a reminder of his decades of being a programmed killer. Consider that in Infinity War, when T\u2019Challa brings the new arm, he doesn\u2019t have to say anything. Bucky understands immediately that he\u2019s got to give up his peaceful interlude and fight again.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":796.0,"score_ratio":13.9324324324} +{"post_id":"m2fr2t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] Why didn't Bucky get his arm back sooner from Black Panther? I'm sure it would have been handy to have. Bucky looked like he was helping with chores around, why wait until trouble was brewing before giving him a hand?","c_root_id_A":"gqj2m4p","c_root_id_B":"gqivx9k","created_at_utc_A":1615433841,"created_at_utc_B":1615430174,"score_A":163,"score_B":74,"human_ref_A":"We see Bucky in action in winter soldier and civil war and the guy's a monster. The cyberarm is just icing on the cake. After getting his old arm blown off he was probably not in any hurry to get a new one. And he seemed perfectly functional without it. Not to mention as seen in other places in this thread. The cyberarm is probably not a great reminder of the life he was forced to live for the past century.","human_ref_B":"Maybe Bucky didn\u2019t want it all the time and just wanted to live a chill somewhat normal life for a bit after so much has happened to him. I\u2019m sure if he wanted a normal prosthetic arm someone wound make him one.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3667.0,"score_ratio":2.2027027027} +{"post_id":"m2fr2t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] Why didn't Bucky get his arm back sooner from Black Panther? I'm sure it would have been handy to have. Bucky looked like he was helping with chores around, why wait until trouble was brewing before giving him a hand?","c_root_id_A":"gqjefzq","c_root_id_B":"gqj6v3r","created_at_utc_A":1615441123,"created_at_utc_B":1615436491,"score_A":54,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"There is no reason to think that Bucky, with the wealth and technology of Wakanda supporting him, would only have *one* arm. There was very likely an \"everyday\" arm he wouldn't wear constantly, like when sleeping or relaxing inside his hut. People arrive one day, he comes out to greet them, and one opens a case to present him with a *combat* arm. Clearly something is going on that requires weaponized appendages.","human_ref_B":"Living in the world without the arm is useful to his trauma recovery.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4632.0,"score_ratio":2.16} +{"post_id":"5k0pdj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK] When Belloq opened the Ark of the Covenant, why were he and all of the Nazis killed, but Indy and Marion were not? Indy told Marion to close her eyes and not to open them. Both of them survived, and everyone else present was killed. Why? Also, what is the range over which the Ark is lethal?","c_root_id_A":"dbkgcel","c_root_id_B":"dbkfjy5","created_at_utc_A":1482546286,"created_at_utc_B":1482544956,"score_A":372,"score_B":49,"human_ref_A":"Because Indy was a scholar and knew Samuel 6:19 \"And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men...\" The Nazis hadn't read their Bible.","human_ref_B":"In movie logic, because they closed their eyes. The Old Testament, people are struck dead by God Himself for touching the ark in a disrespectful way when travelling, and for entering the sanctified room of the temple where it stayed. It says that a human could literally not live in God's actual presence because He is holy and humans are all sinful. I think that was the spark for the idea in the film scene.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1330.0,"score_ratio":7.5918367347} +{"post_id":"5k0pdj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK] When Belloq opened the Ark of the Covenant, why were he and all of the Nazis killed, but Indy and Marion were not? Indy told Marion to close her eyes and not to open them. Both of them survived, and everyone else present was killed. Why? Also, what is the range over which the Ark is lethal?","c_root_id_A":"dbkktz4","c_root_id_B":"dbkmfck","created_at_utc_A":1482554103,"created_at_utc_B":1482557218,"score_A":14,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"You can't look at whats inside the Ark. The Nazi were arrogant and forgotten that no mortal can gaze what was inside the Ark without dying.","human_ref_B":"The man that attempts to gaze upon God thinks himself worthy of such a feat. The man that thinks himself worthy thinks himself equal to God. Man is not equal to God.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3115.0,"score_ratio":3.4285714286} +{"post_id":"5k0pdj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK] When Belloq opened the Ark of the Covenant, why were he and all of the Nazis killed, but Indy and Marion were not? Indy told Marion to close her eyes and not to open them. Both of them survived, and everyone else present was killed. Why? Also, what is the range over which the Ark is lethal?","c_root_id_A":"dbkktz4","c_root_id_B":"dbkn9yu","created_at_utc_A":1482554103,"created_at_utc_B":1482558988,"score_A":14,"score_B":39,"human_ref_A":"You can't look at whats inside the Ark. The Nazi were arrogant and forgotten that no mortal can gaze what was inside the Ark without dying.","human_ref_B":"In the film, when talking about the Ark at Dr Jones's school he rips out an illustration showing the Israelites are looking away and covering their eyes while it's power smotes the enemy. He knew there was something to the legends after being in Egypt","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4885.0,"score_ratio":2.7857142857} +{"post_id":"5k0pdj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK] When Belloq opened the Ark of the Covenant, why were he and all of the Nazis killed, but Indy and Marion were not? Indy told Marion to close her eyes and not to open them. Both of them survived, and everyone else present was killed. Why? Also, what is the range over which the Ark is lethal?","c_root_id_A":"dbkktz4","c_root_id_B":"dbktstu","created_at_utc_A":1482554103,"created_at_utc_B":1482578981,"score_A":14,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"You can't look at whats inside the Ark. The Nazi were arrogant and forgotten that no mortal can gaze what was inside the Ark without dying.","human_ref_B":"There is actually a deleted scene that explains it. I tried locating online but failed. He meets a guy who tells him not to look inside. Edit: found it! Watch beginning of this video - warning could be spoilers. Basically he meets an guy who translates the Eye of Ra and tells him not to look inside the ark.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":24878.0,"score_ratio":1.9285714286} +{"post_id":"5k0pdj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK] When Belloq opened the Ark of the Covenant, why were he and all of the Nazis killed, but Indy and Marion were not? Indy told Marion to close her eyes and not to open them. Both of them survived, and everyone else present was killed. Why? Also, what is the range over which the Ark is lethal?","c_root_id_A":"dbktstu","c_root_id_B":"dbkpsuj","created_at_utc_A":1482578981,"created_at_utc_B":1482565131,"score_A":27,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"There is actually a deleted scene that explains it. I tried locating online but failed. He meets a guy who tells him not to look inside. Edit: found it! Watch beginning of this video - warning could be spoilers. Basically he meets an guy who translates the Eye of Ra and tells him not to look inside the ark.","human_ref_B":"He was not ready to speak with God, for whom the Ark was a radio which could carry His voice. Jones knew this and chose not to even try to understand, nor hear the voice of God. Belloq on the other hand chose to seek the kind of enlightenment that only prophets can understand and survive. There is some belief that he died, but did he really? Or did he abandon his physical body and graduate to a higher plane of existence? Someday, Jones will find out.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13850.0,"score_ratio":4.5} +{"post_id":"ot3niq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[Star wars] Why does in the star wars universe where technology is heavily advanced land battles takes place like Napoleonic wars?(Ex-Attack of the clones) In a universe where fte travel is possible and accurate guns, missiles and rockets are available why does the land battles look like something out of Napoleonic wars.","c_root_id_A":"h6t8msa","c_root_id_B":"h6tg5qp","created_at_utc_A":1627464897,"created_at_utc_B":1627471080,"score_A":3,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"Same reason we don\u2019t carpet bomb every thing to dust. If you want the resources or prisoners you have to send in strike teams. The public execution of Rebel leaders would aid in squashing further rebellion. On the moon of Endor they could bomb the rebels because there was a chance of destruction of the shield generator. The rebels could bomb it due to the defense forces (including Death Star 2) so they had to do a land strike. Basically it easier to send in strike teams rather then rebuild after destroying everything.","human_ref_B":"Theatre shields are the main reason why ground combat is still a major part of Star Wars warfare Ground based planetary shields can be much stronger than space borne shields, because they don\u2019t need to be moved around with thrusters or hyperdrive, they can take up much more space than what\u2019s possible on a starship, and they can take advantage of an entire planetary mass for inertial dampening, heat sinks and cooling These factors mean that ground based cannons can generally out shoot space borne ones. In an extended slugging match between a shielded ground base with ground to space cannons and a fleet of starships, the relatively cheap ground base would be able to take down lots of expensive starships before its shields fail and the cannons are destroyed Long range bombardment of the bases doesn\u2019t work either, because Star Wars turbo laser weaponry seems to have a limited range, probably no more than a couple thousand kilometres or so. Presumably, the planetary and theatre shields are also strong enough to withstand nuclear and kinetic strikes from mass drivers and asteroids Blockade running also seems to be pretty easy in the Star Wars universe, given the limited range of weapons, the strength of shields, and powerful signal jammers limiting the utility of automated long range weaponry and point defence. So simply laying siege to a planet by preventing anything from leaving or entering orbit is difficult and expensive - we can see this in the Trade Federation\u2019s blockade of Naboo, and the Empire\u2019s failed attempts at preventing the Rebel Fleet from escaping Hoth And simply strategically bypassing planets is a dangerous proposition too, because fleets and starfighter squadrons can conduct lightning raids on vulnerable supply lines and the like, potentially crippling the larger campaign However, theatre shields and planetary shields are vulnerable to ground assault, because they can\u2019t stop vehicles and infantry from entering the perimeter. Powerful electrostatic effects destroy air vehicles and projectiles, preventing them from flying straight in. So the only solution is to land just outside the field and enter using walkers and infantry (repulsor based vehicles apparently perform poorly at the edge of powerful shields) Once inside the theatre shield, the attacking forces can either engage in a long range artillery duel to destroy the shield projectors (something that can apparently take months, and result in significant attrition) Or they can just power through with a swift frontal assault, engaging enemy defences at close range with as many troops and vehicles as they can at once. This results in the Napoleonic style combat you describe, where it seems like everybody has their troops concentrated onto a small battlefield, blasting away at each other with everything they\u2019ve got. The modern warfare paradigm of long range precision strikes just doesn\u2019t work with Star Wars technology because of theatre shields and powernya point defence. One way to circumvent all this is to have small commando teams and saboteurs disable the theatre shields and planetary defence cannons from within, allowing orbiting capital ships to close in and bomb the crap out of everything from space Another way is to design ships purpose built to engage in orbital bombardment like Star Destroyers, allowing them to overpower smaller bases through sheer brute force without the need for ground invasions or commando sabotage. Note that this doesn\u2019t work for better equipped bases like Hoth, which have ion cannons and strong shields Thus far, the most effective method of defeating planetary defences is to simply build a turbo laser powerful enough to punch straight through any shield, no matter how powerful. But you\u2019d need an enormous weapons platform to support such a weapon, and a turbo laser that powerful would also have the unfortunate side effect of completely destroying the planet behind the shield. The military theory behind such a weapon (\u201cDeath Stars\u201d) is that no planet would dare resist such a weapon. In a \u201cnormal\u201d invasion, planetary defenders can tell themselves that they can wear down their opponents with guerrilla warfare, airtight defences and attrition, and hope to outlast their opponents as they run out of supplies or political will, or buy enough time for a friendly fleet to arrive and force the invaders to retreat However, with a Death Star, there\u2019s simply no hope of bogging down an invader in a costly ground invasion. They can shoot straight through your shields and blow up the planet as soon as the Death Stars come within range - which means the war is practically lost the moment they lose too much ground in the space battle. The whole point of the Death Stars and Star Destroyers was for the Empire to avoid having to fight those old fashioned Napoleonic style battles. As strong as the Empire was, they couldn\u2019t hope to win in a \u201cregular\u201d war in which every disloyal planet put up planetary shields and cannons and shoved blasters into the hands of their entire population. The Death Star ended up being more trouble than they were worth, because of how hideously expensive they were, and because basing one\u2019s entire military strategy on a single vulnerable target was a disaster waiting to happen. If they had spent that money on recruiting more stormtroopers, building more Star Destroyers and paying for more spies\/blackmail\/bribes etc. They might have been able to win the protracted Napoleonic style ground wars that would have resulted from the dissolution of the Senate","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6183.0,"score_ratio":5.3333333333} +{"post_id":"ot3niq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[Star wars] Why does in the star wars universe where technology is heavily advanced land battles takes place like Napoleonic wars?(Ex-Attack of the clones) In a universe where fte travel is possible and accurate guns, missiles and rockets are available why does the land battles look like something out of Napoleonic wars.","c_root_id_A":"h6t8msa","c_root_id_B":"h6unw57","created_at_utc_A":1627464897,"created_at_utc_B":1627492014,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Same reason we don\u2019t carpet bomb every thing to dust. If you want the resources or prisoners you have to send in strike teams. The public execution of Rebel leaders would aid in squashing further rebellion. On the moon of Endor they could bomb the rebels because there was a chance of destruction of the shield generator. The rebels could bomb it due to the defense forces (including Death Star 2) so they had to do a land strike. Basically it easier to send in strike teams rather then rebuild after destroying everything.","human_ref_B":"* The original reason Napoleonic armies used it: pure concentration of firepower. Droid armies are stupid, so marching together in blocks firing forward is basically their main tactic, with the sheer amount of blaster fire overcoming their inaccuracy. Also note that the CIS use things like tanks, aircraft, etc. as well, so huge blocks of expendable droids is basically a meatshield. The Clones don't have as good a reason, but at least this tactic makes perfect sense for droids who can't do much more. The whole \"droid block\" Napoleonic tactics also need to be understood in the context that companies like the Trade Federation are trying to intimidate planets with weak militaries: it's not necessarily effective against a \"peer\" force like the Republic's clones. * Militaries can lose their knowledge at a shocking rate. A few decades can be all it takes for institutional knowledge to be lost as officers and soldiers retire or move to new posts. Now imagine that instead of just a few decades, the military not only hasn't seen a war in *almost a thousand,* but the military basically doesn't even exist. That's the situation the Republic found itself after they massively demilitarized post-Ruusan Reformation: https:\/\/starwars.fandom.com\/wiki\/Ruusan\\_Reformation * New Weapons: one of the most frustrating things military planners face is that nobody knows how truly effective their weapons are until they're used on the battlefield, or knows how to use them to their fullest extent. Now imagine that you're suddenly gifted an entirely new military basically from scratch, where everything from the starships to guns to *even the soldiers themselves* are something you've never seen before. Doing something stupid could just have been an attempt at doing something smart gone awry because you didn't truly understand the enemy's capabilities or your own: History is full of examples of weapons that should have been game-changing but just weren't: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WarCollege\/comments\/kdlzh6\/are\\_there\\_many\\_examples\\_of\\_military\\_technology\/ * The Jedi aren't good generals, but that's partly by design. You don't know a bunch of people who want to solve conflict peacefully and turn them into military commanders unless you're trying to get them killed, but oh wait that's exactly what Sidious was trying to do! Everything about the Clone Wars needs to be understood with the caveat that Darth Sidious was effectively in control of both sides. Stupid tactics creating horrendous casualty rates makes for a more horrific war that corrupts the Jedi faster (i.e. more cynicism and trauma for them) and that he can better manipulate the consequences of. It also puts more Jedi in danger: while Order 66 will eventually come, it can't hurt to thin the ranks through wartime attrition first.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":27117.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"aa4p7p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[MCU] Did Tony use any of Stane's Iron Monger designs when working on the Hulkbuster suit?","c_root_id_A":"ecoz8nz","c_root_id_B":"ecozwk4","created_at_utc_A":1545955371,"created_at_utc_B":1545955960,"score_A":10,"score_B":108,"human_ref_A":"Probably not. The Iron Monger armor was just reversed engineered from Tony's design that he built in the cave. Keep in mind that the Hulk Buster armor is something significantly more powerful that utilizes the most advanced tech Tony had at the time that was powered by multiple arc reactors whereas the Iron Monger\/Mark I was just a really big Iron Man suit.","human_ref_B":"No. Unlike in the comics, where Stane's hardware is distinct and seperate from Tony's gear (to the point of Tony once building himself a \"Staneware\" suit as a countermeasure in case someone finds a way to undermine his standard \"Starktech\" gear), in the MCU Stane isn't really contributing much to development. He's a businessman first and foremost, followed immediately by being a ham-fisted goon; his functional yet unelegant solution to the power problems with the Iron Monger was to burgle Stark's house for an arc reactor. Everything about the Iron Monger is plagiarized off Tony's \"box of scraps\" Afghanistan suit, with the only improvements being in the quality of resources available to build it. There's literally nothing for Tony to learn by studying Iron Monger, except perhaps the dangers of hubris.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":589.0,"score_ratio":10.8} +{"post_id":"fv3fvt","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Star Trek: The Next Generation] In many episodes of the show the enterprise comes into contact with many human colony\u2019s, but for some reason a few of these colony\u2019s are completely unaware of Starfleets existence. Why is this?","c_root_id_A":"fmg6k1a","c_root_id_B":"fmg7fx6","created_at_utc_A":1586042315,"created_at_utc_B":1586042854,"score_A":31,"score_B":235,"human_ref_A":"An ancient alien race seeded life on many different planets, that would evolve into humanoid bipedal beings. Basically, you have a bunch of planets with natives that look just like humans, because Earth was just another one of those planets with life seeded from the same ancient race. The \"humanoid\" model is very common across the galaxy, presumably because Class M planets tend to have similar environments.","human_ref_B":"Some of them were from generational ships sent long before Starfleet. Others were transplanted by aliens. And some just coincidentally look like humans.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":539.0,"score_ratio":7.5806451613} +{"post_id":"fv3fvt","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Star Trek: The Next Generation] In many episodes of the show the enterprise comes into contact with many human colony\u2019s, but for some reason a few of these colony\u2019s are completely unaware of Starfleets existence. Why is this?","c_root_id_A":"fmgab3k","c_root_id_B":"fmg6k1a","created_at_utc_A":1586044614,"created_at_utc_B":1586042315,"score_A":167,"score_B":31,"human_ref_A":"A great deal of human colonies were founded long before the formation of the Federation, and even before Earth's original Starfleet. There was a brief period of wild-west expansion away from Earth as warp reactors became more commonplace, and the United Earth government was slow to make these colonization and exploration efforts official. Because of this, and the limited technology of the time, several human colonies were cut off for decades, if not centuries, as they slowly built themselves up. And so were unaware of the changes that happened on their relative doorstep.","human_ref_B":"An ancient alien race seeded life on many different planets, that would evolve into humanoid bipedal beings. Basically, you have a bunch of planets with natives that look just like humans, because Earth was just another one of those planets with life seeded from the same ancient race. The \"humanoid\" model is very common across the galaxy, presumably because Class M planets tend to have similar environments.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2299.0,"score_ratio":5.3870967742} +{"post_id":"fv3fvt","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Star Trek: The Next Generation] In many episodes of the show the enterprise comes into contact with many human colony\u2019s, but for some reason a few of these colony\u2019s are completely unaware of Starfleets existence. Why is this?","c_root_id_A":"fmg99o3","c_root_id_B":"fmgab3k","created_at_utc_A":1586043980,"created_at_utc_B":1586044614,"score_A":31,"score_B":167,"human_ref_A":"Actually human? Or just human with slightly lumpy foreheads? The rule is, we're not allowed to make first contact with a new alien race (no matter how much they look like humans) until their society has advanced enough for them to develop technology for faster-than-light travel on their own. Knowledge of our existence before that point is a prime directive violation, as it interferes with the the natural development of their culture.","human_ref_B":"A great deal of human colonies were founded long before the formation of the Federation, and even before Earth's original Starfleet. There was a brief period of wild-west expansion away from Earth as warp reactors became more commonplace, and the United Earth government was slow to make these colonization and exploration efforts official. Because of this, and the limited technology of the time, several human colonies were cut off for decades, if not centuries, as they slowly built themselves up. And so were unaware of the changes that happened on their relative doorstep.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":634.0,"score_ratio":5.3870967742} +{"post_id":"74qr0b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[ATLA] Avatars tend to have difficulty learning to use one of the four elements because they lack the personality for it. Do normal benders ever go their lives never knowing they can bend because their personality is opposed to their natural element?","c_root_id_A":"do0evgb","c_root_id_B":"do0e6mv","created_at_utc_A":1507326646,"created_at_utc_B":1507325821,"score_A":185,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"We actually see a personality issue interfering with their natural bending in Zuko. It wouldn't be that they'd never be able to bend at all, but they'd likely suck if their emotional state just wasn't a match for the method in which they were being taught. *However*, a significant element of bending training is teaching that specific emotional state. Imagine if, from a young age, you had constant training and meditation on how to harness your passions. Or to be grounded and firm, etc. Even non-benders would receive that same cultural \"training\", and that's why the cultures of the four nations are so interlinked with their bending disciplines: the emotional states that allow for their bending are shared to some degree with everyone who lives there, on a cultural level. The reason the Avatar (usually) has such a balls time with their opposite element is because they were still raised within their own elemental culture. The issue is that they've already been vaguely indoctrinated with an OPPOSING emotional style, and have to learn to entirely break that to hold to the new emotions that the opposite bending requires. It's why Korra was whisked off to the White Lotus training so young: the idea was to bring her up in an entirely neutral environment, preventing her from developing biases that would affect any one element. But as it was the first attempt at such a thing, they clearly failed. Which shouldn't be surprising, really; bringing up a human being as perfectly balanced right from a young age shouldn't have even been expected to work. It was something that took learning and effort once she got older... just as every other Avatar had eventually done it. (That's also why her problem was with Airbending rather than Firebending; her issues were emotional, but her \"default settings\" didn't come from waterbending culture. The artificially balanced White Lotus training apparently skewed too close to earthbending culture.)","human_ref_B":"Bending is highly bloodline based, so everybody in the earth kingdom is gonna try and bend earth, unless they have a good reason to try and bend another element they probably won't even bother. So while it's possible an earth kingdom kid randomly gets airbending. It's super unlikely.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":825.0,"score_ratio":14.2307692308} +{"post_id":"74qr0b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[ATLA] Avatars tend to have difficulty learning to use one of the four elements because they lack the personality for it. Do normal benders ever go their lives never knowing they can bend because their personality is opposed to their natural element?","c_root_id_A":"do0e6mv","c_root_id_B":"do0h4x9","created_at_utc_A":1507325821,"created_at_utc_B":1507329473,"score_A":13,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Bending is highly bloodline based, so everybody in the earth kingdom is gonna try and bend earth, unless they have a good reason to try and bend another element they probably won't even bother. So while it's possible an earth kingdom kid randomly gets airbending. It's super unlikely.","human_ref_B":"If you can bend at all, it will show early on when you are young and impressionable. It's easier if you know where your parents hail from, i.e. if you're an original fire nation, water nation, etc you'll know that if you can bend it'll likely be one of the elements your parents nation could bend. So an early aged Earth bender who's a bit more gentle and passive, might not be the best bender but the elements will give a feedback that they can pick up on and manipulate. Then through practice in the art their personality will begin to solidify.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3652.0,"score_ratio":1.0769230769} +{"post_id":"zo9gqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Has There Ever Been A Mystery The Gang Couldn't Solve? Do They Have Any Cold Cases?","c_root_id_A":"j0lqiwb","c_root_id_B":"j0ljqob","created_at_utc_A":1671296287,"created_at_utc_B":1671293383,"score_A":336,"score_B":147,"human_ref_A":"I believe the film *The Thirteenth Ghost of Scooby Doo* deals with Fred and Velma joining the others in (a few years later, in-universe time) tracking down the ghost that was never actually found during the series *The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo*. With the series being one of the \u2018magic and ghosts are real\u2019, and Velma being a \u2018magic isn\u2019t real, and I\u2019ll prove it\u2019, in the movie Velma was trying to use logic and reasoning to explain everything away.","human_ref_B":"The most recent animated film. *Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo!* shows that Velma long suspected that most of the cases featured in the original *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?* series were interconnected and deals in no small part with the costume mogul at the center of it all. Would that count?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2904.0,"score_ratio":2.2857142857} +{"post_id":"zo9gqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Has There Ever Been A Mystery The Gang Couldn't Solve? Do They Have Any Cold Cases?","c_root_id_A":"j0ljqob","c_root_id_B":"j0m5ry5","created_at_utc_A":1671293383,"created_at_utc_B":1671302623,"score_A":147,"score_B":148,"human_ref_A":"The most recent animated film. *Trick or Treat, Scooby-Doo!* shows that Velma long suspected that most of the cases featured in the original *Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?* series were interconnected and deals in no small part with the costume mogul at the center of it all. Would that count?","human_ref_B":"Not exactly a cold case, but there's the episode \"It's All Greek to Scooby\" of \"What's New Scooby Doo\" where Velma is wrong about who the person pretending to be the centaur is. She suspects it's a specific character, when actually it's a character that was presumed to have left before the gang got there, so the gang never met her. Velma gets very defensive and says it shouldn't count as her being wrong. https:\/\/youtu.be\/AKvdosAhdYg?t=66","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9240.0,"score_ratio":1.0068027211} +{"post_id":"zo9gqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Has There Ever Been A Mystery The Gang Couldn't Solve? Do They Have Any Cold Cases?","c_root_id_A":"j0m5ry5","c_root_id_B":"j0lvyvl","created_at_utc_A":1671302623,"created_at_utc_B":1671298571,"score_A":148,"score_B":83,"human_ref_A":"Not exactly a cold case, but there's the episode \"It's All Greek to Scooby\" of \"What's New Scooby Doo\" where Velma is wrong about who the person pretending to be the centaur is. She suspects it's a specific character, when actually it's a character that was presumed to have left before the gang got there, so the gang never met her. Velma gets very defensive and says it shouldn't count as her being wrong. https:\/\/youtu.be\/AKvdosAhdYg?t=66","human_ref_B":"Probably, we only really see the successful cases, otherwise the gang going \"well, we're fucking stumped, good luck with your ghost, bye\" wouldn't be very interesting. There is also probably a number of cases they turned up to that were already solved, being that they don't seem to investigate if there is hauntings, but rather chase rumours, which isn't very fast to do.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4052.0,"score_ratio":1.7831325301} +{"post_id":"zo9gqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Has There Ever Been A Mystery The Gang Couldn't Solve? Do They Have Any Cold Cases?","c_root_id_A":"j0mwogd","c_root_id_B":"j0mwdwg","created_at_utc_A":1671313943,"created_at_utc_B":1671313817,"score_A":18,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Velma runs a site called the Big Blog of Mysteries that keeps track of those she thinks doesn't have a satisfying explanation. Some are those that seemed to be truly supernatural, like the zombies and cat people on Moonscar Island and Shaggy turning into a werewolf.","human_ref_B":"They never solved the Blair witch mystery in The Scooby-Doo Project","labels":1,"seconds_difference":126.0,"score_ratio":1.8} +{"post_id":"zo9gqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Has There Ever Been A Mystery The Gang Couldn't Solve? Do They Have Any Cold Cases?","c_root_id_A":"j0mwdwg","c_root_id_B":"j0nld5w","created_at_utc_A":1671313817,"created_at_utc_B":1671325133,"score_A":10,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"They never solved the Blair witch mystery in The Scooby-Doo Project","human_ref_B":"Not really an unsolved case but. Seasson 1 of Scooby doo mystery incorporated ended with them not being able to solve the clown case. Had this series been canceled or if you never watched future seasson, this legit would ve been the one case they never solved. Same for the parrot, they didnt save the world, everyone died and then they got transported to a pararel earth. Not really a solved case","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11316.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"zo9gqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Has There Ever Been A Mystery The Gang Couldn't Solve? Do They Have Any Cold Cases?","c_root_id_A":"j0n4c04","c_root_id_B":"j0nld5w","created_at_utc_A":1671317277,"created_at_utc_B":1671325133,"score_A":5,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"I he mystery of how Scooby can talk","human_ref_B":"Not really an unsolved case but. Seasson 1 of Scooby doo mystery incorporated ended with them not being able to solve the clown case. Had this series been canceled or if you never watched future seasson, this legit would ve been the one case they never solved. Same for the parrot, they didnt save the world, everyone died and then they got transported to a pararel earth. Not really a solved case","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7856.0,"score_ratio":2.2} +{"post_id":"zo9gqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Has There Ever Been A Mystery The Gang Couldn't Solve? Do They Have Any Cold Cases?","c_root_id_A":"j0mwdwg","c_root_id_B":"j0n9io2","created_at_utc_A":1671313817,"created_at_utc_B":1671319624,"score_A":10,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"They never solved the Blair witch mystery in The Scooby-Doo Project","human_ref_B":"The Scooby Doo Project. Monster kills them before they\u2019re able to solve it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5807.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"zo9gqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Has There Ever Been A Mystery The Gang Couldn't Solve? Do They Have Any Cold Cases?","c_root_id_A":"j0n4c04","c_root_id_B":"j0n9io2","created_at_utc_A":1671317277,"created_at_utc_B":1671319624,"score_A":5,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"I he mystery of how Scooby can talk","human_ref_B":"The Scooby Doo Project. Monster kills them before they\u2019re able to solve it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2347.0,"score_ratio":2.2} +{"post_id":"zo9gqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Scooby-Doo] Has There Ever Been A Mystery The Gang Couldn't Solve? Do They Have Any Cold Cases?","c_root_id_A":"j0n4c04","c_root_id_B":"j0oh9al","created_at_utc_A":1671317277,"created_at_utc_B":1671341620,"score_A":5,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"I he mystery of how Scooby can talk","human_ref_B":"The plot of Mystery Incorporated has a few of these, and they are some big ones. The gang never figured out >!why the Annunaki came to Earth!<, how >!they relate to Scooby, and his ability to talk, besides ancestry!<, >!how to stop the universe from being destroyed by the Crystal Cove Entity!<, how Harlan Ellison >!ties into all of this!<, and everything else.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":24343.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"prk9lo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Marvel] So if you have seen an Iron Man movie, you know what Tony sees when he is inside the Iron Man suit. What does Eddie see when he is inside Venom? Or anyone when they are in a symbiote?","c_root_id_A":"hdjb0hg","c_root_id_B":"hdjfmhy","created_at_utc_A":1632099923,"created_at_utc_B":1632102143,"score_A":77,"score_B":118,"human_ref_A":"Venom doesn't have a HUD like the Iron Man suit does. Eddie's perspective inside the symbiote is more or less identical to his perspective out of it.","human_ref_B":"I\u2019m pretty sure the host just sees everything as they\/the symbiote would normally. With that said IIRC the symbiote compensates for not having spider-sense by having full awareness of its surroundings in every direction (think Daredevil-lite), so how that plays out I\u2019m unsure of.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2220.0,"score_ratio":1.5324675325} +{"post_id":"prk9lo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Marvel] So if you have seen an Iron Man movie, you know what Tony sees when he is inside the Iron Man suit. What does Eddie see when he is inside Venom? Or anyone when they are in a symbiote?","c_root_id_A":"hdjhjdz","c_root_id_B":"hdk81ew","created_at_utc_A":1632103069,"created_at_utc_B":1632118478,"score_A":14,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"They can see from every part of the symbiote, giving full vision.","human_ref_B":"The symbiotic relationship pumps information into the brain directly. They hear, see, smell, taste and feel in 360 degrees at all times.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15409.0,"score_ratio":1.7857142857} +{"post_id":"prk9lo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Marvel] So if you have seen an Iron Man movie, you know what Tony sees when he is inside the Iron Man suit. What does Eddie see when he is inside Venom? Or anyone when they are in a symbiote?","c_root_id_A":"hdk81ew","c_root_id_B":"hdjn27n","created_at_utc_A":1632118478,"created_at_utc_B":1632105753,"score_A":25,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"The symbiotic relationship pumps information into the brain directly. They hear, see, smell, taste and feel in 360 degrees at all times.","human_ref_B":"I'm pretty sure they just see out of everywhere on the symbiote. They don't have a HUD","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12725.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"prk9lo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Marvel] So if you have seen an Iron Man movie, you know what Tony sees when he is inside the Iron Man suit. What does Eddie see when he is inside Venom? Or anyone when they are in a symbiote?","c_root_id_A":"hdkbxxe","c_root_id_B":"hdjn27n","created_at_utc_A":1632121593,"created_at_utc_B":1632105753,"score_A":13,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Eddie becomes one with the symbiote, he\u2019s not wearing a \u2018suit\u2019, he\u2019s BECOMING a completely different organism. He sees all his surroundings because the symbiote has no eyes, it fully spacially aware. (The white eye things are just for esthetic)","human_ref_B":"I'm pretty sure they just see out of everywhere on the symbiote. They don't have a HUD","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15840.0,"score_ratio":1.3} +{"post_id":"eibwq5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[Star Wars\/Marvel] Tony is making a Jedi Buster suit what would be on it? Tony Stark is teleported to the world of Star Wars and seeing the over abundance of magical space Buddhists with psychic powers decides to level the playing field with a brand new suit what are it\u2019s additions","c_root_id_A":"fcowjf3","c_root_id_B":"fcpczsx","created_at_utc_A":1577843519,"created_at_utc_B":1577858801,"score_A":7,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Depends on the era\/canon, but generally a forcefield should be sufficient to stave off influence from the Force on his suit and it won't touch him, because he doesn't have the Force. Marvel Tony can rinse a Jedi pretty easily without one, though. But that answer is boring; let's have some fun with it. Let's assume he's also had the Force given to him as part of him transferring into the universe. He's also dropped naked in an ecumenopolis planet, so he really has to start at ground zero and scrounge up material himself. And he's limited to the resources and logic of the universe while also only getting what he realistically can. I don't want to go too fanficcy, so we'll skip him working his way toward owning a very proficient Droid production factory and becoming a man with a respectable amount of power. He's aware of Mandalorians and Jedi, but not familiar with them. With those resources, he won't be able to get Beskar and Cortosis or Phrik might be too expensive. Ultrachrome would be a little expensive and isn't as effective as the others, but to cover a suit it should definitely be enough. Just to be safe, he'll also have armorweave under his suit. He won't have repulsors, but he could definitely make those weapons we see with more accomplished Mandalorians, such as arm canons\/flame throwers. A jetpack is also easy pickings for him. His suit would seem similar to mandalorian armor, but with his color scheme and face plate. Something he could improve is having an AI in his helmet, or at least connected to his sensors and giving him better info some advising him on best courses of action. He'd also go old school and have a high quality, armor-piercing slug-thrower built into an arm so he can take the Jedi off guard. With his experience in taking on wizards, aliens, and space wizards already, I don't doubt he have the potential to become one of the most accomplished Jedi killers in history.","human_ref_B":"Take it easy, pal, you\u2019re only a genius on earth.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15282.0,"score_ratio":1.1428571429} +{"post_id":"eibwq5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[Star Wars\/Marvel] Tony is making a Jedi Buster suit what would be on it? Tony Stark is teleported to the world of Star Wars and seeing the over abundance of magical space Buddhists with psychic powers decides to level the playing field with a brand new suit what are it\u2019s additions","c_root_id_A":"fcpczsx","c_root_id_B":"fcpbds9","created_at_utc_A":1577858801,"created_at_utc_B":1577857070,"score_A":8,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Take it easy, pal, you\u2019re only a genius on earth.","human_ref_B":"I cant help much in terms of legends, or detailed answers. But the first step for canon is getting Zillobeast hide or making a suit that covers itself in energy. Both will let even a normal person survive a lightsaber. Then he needs to. Either become force sensitive or make a suit that puts his force resistance on par with grievous(who never seems to have much trouble with force for some reason). Then Tony needs to either get lightsaber of his own or just pack the suit to the brim with fire power. Basically he either needs to make a grievous suit or become the entire clone army in a suit and just layer it with energy\/Zillobeast hide if he truly plans on taking on more than one jedi. Though if he gets the proper training the a simple iron man suit with lightsabers would work amazingly.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1731.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"zufu1e","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[World War Z] If human governments had been dealing with zombies for all of recorded history, how did the worldwide pandemic happen?","c_root_id_A":"j1kdecr","c_root_id_B":"j1knfl5","created_at_utc_A":1671932809,"created_at_utc_B":1671938674,"score_A":11,"score_B":41,"human_ref_A":"Wait what part of the book was this from","human_ref_B":"Historical incidents were few and far enough between that modern governments didn\u2019t have a cohesive doctrine or organizational response until the outbreak was far too advanced to contain. The Alpha Teams, the Redeker Plan, all of these were reactionary measures collated and executed after the fact.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5865.0,"score_ratio":3.7272727273} +{"post_id":"zufu1e","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[World War Z] If human governments had been dealing with zombies for all of recorded history, how did the worldwide pandemic happen?","c_root_id_A":"j1krt02","c_root_id_B":"j1kdecr","created_at_utc_A":1671941284,"created_at_utc_B":1671932809,"score_A":16,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"I never read world war Z but I believe this issue comes up in Zombie Survival Guide. Lot of reasons, but the main one was the interconnectivity between modern humans and, say, zombies vs Roman legionnaires 2000+ years ago.","human_ref_B":"Wait what part of the book was this from","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8475.0,"score_ratio":1.4545454545} +{"post_id":"5iozxz","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Why did Jango Fett 'lose his head' and rocket down into the arena? Jango has just impressively killed a jedi, and is comfortably in a spot to watch the droids finish off the battalion of jedi. There is no profit and plenty of risk from droids, jedi, and beasts in joining the action. Stay put. This wasn't his first rodeo. Instead he jet packs down, gets rolled by a rampaging beast, and slaughtered in seconds by Mace Windu.","c_root_id_A":"dba0gda","c_root_id_B":"dba08sz","created_at_utc_A":1481912288,"created_at_utc_B":1481912034,"score_A":15,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Pride before the fall.","human_ref_B":"Jango is a Mandalorian, a culture that was obsessed with war, fighting, and honour. To a Mandalorian the fight is the highest goal. He may have been a bounty hunter and knew how to calculate the cost of a battle, but he had fought Obi-Wan and almost won, he had just killed another Jedi. The allure of fighting other Jedi and maybe killing a few was too much for him. He wanted the chance to say in his old age that he fought and killed Jedi.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":254.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"334wnd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Who Framed Roger Rabbit] Are CGI characters toons? If so, are video game characters? What about stop-motion characters like the casts of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline? What about characters animated in Flash or ToonBoom?","c_root_id_A":"cqhmgkb","c_root_id_B":"cqhmdb3","created_at_utc_A":1429465558,"created_at_utc_B":1429465376,"score_A":19,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Toon town wasn't made by humans, it was discovered. This lead to cartoons being aired on TV. As time went on, we discovered more of these alternate dimensions. There was the stop-motion universe, where sadly Seth Green seems to have been lost, and the CGI dimension. The CGI dimension as the cosest one to our own world, and so those inhabitants have spread to our own world and mixed with our own reality more easily. This is why modern films seem so lifelike, because our 2 worlds have merged partially and altered our reality. Had the toon world been closer, we'd look at a mocumentary like \"space jam\" and almost believe it to be a representation of real life.","human_ref_B":"Its 1947. What the hell are video games or CGI?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":182.0,"score_ratio":3.1666666667} +{"post_id":"334wnd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Who Framed Roger Rabbit] Are CGI characters toons? If so, are video game characters? What about stop-motion characters like the casts of The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline? What about characters animated in Flash or ToonBoom?","c_root_id_A":"cqhmsvj","c_root_id_B":"cqhmdb3","created_at_utc_A":1429466208,"created_at_utc_B":1429465376,"score_A":10,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"CGI is the successful merging of human and toon DNA.","human_ref_B":"Its 1947. What the hell are video games or CGI?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":832.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"wqgik0","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] Why did Uncle Owen say it was a waste of time for Luke to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters? Sounds like he was just running errands. Were the converters not for the farm?","c_root_id_A":"ikmpygp","c_root_id_B":"ikmnp54","created_at_utc_A":1660723795,"created_at_utc_B":1660721933,"score_A":156,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"I just assumed that Owen knew Luke was using that as an excuse to hang out with his buddies instead of getting \u201creal work\u201d done. After the 15th time seeing Luke spend all day at Tosche station, then coming up with a lame excuse like \u201cthe speeder broke down\u201d to explain it, Owen has probably caught on And it\u2019s more than just Owen being grumpy and wanting Luke to grow up with a good work ethic. Owen has been hearing Luke talk about his friends considering signing up for the Imperial military, and he wants Luke as far away from all that as possible. He wants Luke home as much as possible during this critical phase, where his more hotheaded friends go off in search of adventure and end up getting killed or doing horrible things. Once all the adventurous types have left and the boring safe ones are left behind, Owen would probably let loose a little Alternatively, Uncle Owen wants to be the one with an excuse to go hang out with HIS buddies at Tosche station. So he can tell Beru \u201cI\u2019m off to get some power converters\u201d and not have her start wondering why they need more when Luke just brought back a bundle","human_ref_B":"I think Luke intended to soup up his landspeeder with the power converters. Whatever the power converters were intended for, Luke's friends (like Biggs) hung out at Tosche Station. It was like going to the remote desert planet equivalent of a mall.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1862.0,"score_ratio":3.6279069767} +{"post_id":"wqgik0","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] Why did Uncle Owen say it was a waste of time for Luke to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters? Sounds like he was just running errands. Were the converters not for the farm?","c_root_id_A":"iko8mw3","c_root_id_B":"iko0azv","created_at_utc_A":1660752753,"created_at_utc_B":1660749559,"score_A":7,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"We actually see Toche Station in Book of Boba Fett. It's the bar where Boba beats up some bikers. There's probably also a machine shop in the same complex, but \"picking up some power converters\" wasn't the only thing Luke wanted to do there: he was going to hang out with his friends at the bar.","human_ref_B":"I'm guessing that \"power converters\" were some kind of part for his speeder, and not something for the farm.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3194.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"wqgik0","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] Why did Uncle Owen say it was a waste of time for Luke to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters? Sounds like he was just running errands. Were the converters not for the farm?","c_root_id_A":"iko8dw8","c_root_id_B":"iko8mw3","created_at_utc_A":1660752658,"created_at_utc_B":1660752753,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"I think Robot Chicken covered this question pretty well.","human_ref_B":"We actually see Toche Station in Book of Boba Fett. It's the bar where Boba beats up some bikers. There's probably also a machine shop in the same complex, but \"picking up some power converters\" wasn't the only thing Luke wanted to do there: he was going to hang out with his friends at the bar.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":95.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"wqgik0","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] Why did Uncle Owen say it was a waste of time for Luke to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters? Sounds like he was just running errands. Were the converters not for the farm?","c_root_id_A":"iko8otm","c_root_id_B":"ikq2dqq","created_at_utc_A":1660752773,"created_at_utc_B":1660777837,"score_A":4,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"I always got the sense that power converters were some type of hot rodding thing for landspeeders. Don\u2019t know what gave me that impression...but it did especially when it was \u201cwasting time with your friends\u201d","human_ref_B":"When he asks, Uncle Owen tells him he can waste time with his friends later. Living on a working farm, gong into town on an errand was likely the only chance Luke normally had to socialize with people his age. If you take the deleted scene into account (which is canon via the novelization) Luke has a history of doing this. But Owen Lars isn't just a trope of the stern father figure telling the orphan he can play after he's finished his chores. This is a whole 3-dimensional person. Luke is at an age where he's actively applying to the imperial academy, and some of his peers like Biggs have already attended. Owen and Beru's conversation at dinner makes it clear that this is something he's afraid of. Also, as I said, he's a person with his own desires. It's entirely possible that he was saving that particular errand for himself, so *he* could go waste time at tosche station with *his* friends.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":25064.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"wqgik0","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] Why did Uncle Owen say it was a waste of time for Luke to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters? Sounds like he was just running errands. Were the converters not for the farm?","c_root_id_A":"ikq2dqq","c_root_id_B":"iko9ax4","created_at_utc_A":1660777837,"created_at_utc_B":1660753007,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"When he asks, Uncle Owen tells him he can waste time with his friends later. Living on a working farm, gong into town on an errand was likely the only chance Luke normally had to socialize with people his age. If you take the deleted scene into account (which is canon via the novelization) Luke has a history of doing this. But Owen Lars isn't just a trope of the stern father figure telling the orphan he can play after he's finished his chores. This is a whole 3-dimensional person. Luke is at an age where he's actively applying to the imperial academy, and some of his peers like Biggs have already attended. Owen and Beru's conversation at dinner makes it clear that this is something he's afraid of. Also, as I said, he's a person with his own desires. It's entirely possible that he was saving that particular errand for himself, so *he* could go waste time at tosche station with *his* friends.","human_ref_B":"Owen says \"You can hang out with your friends later.\" I think in this case the trip was less about the power converters, and more that Luke wanted to go spend time where other people his age were. It was the Tattooine equivalent of going to the mall.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":24830.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"wqgik0","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] Why did Uncle Owen say it was a waste of time for Luke to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters? Sounds like he was just running errands. Were the converters not for the farm?","c_root_id_A":"iko8dw8","c_root_id_B":"ikq2dqq","created_at_utc_A":1660752658,"created_at_utc_B":1660777837,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"I think Robot Chicken covered this question pretty well.","human_ref_B":"When he asks, Uncle Owen tells him he can waste time with his friends later. Living on a working farm, gong into town on an errand was likely the only chance Luke normally had to socialize with people his age. If you take the deleted scene into account (which is canon via the novelization) Luke has a history of doing this. But Owen Lars isn't just a trope of the stern father figure telling the orphan he can play after he's finished his chores. This is a whole 3-dimensional person. Luke is at an age where he's actively applying to the imperial academy, and some of his peers like Biggs have already attended. Owen and Beru's conversation at dinner makes it clear that this is something he's afraid of. Also, as I said, he's a person with his own desires. It's entirely possible that he was saving that particular errand for himself, so *he* could go waste time at tosche station with *his* friends.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":25179.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"wqgik0","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] Why did Uncle Owen say it was a waste of time for Luke to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters? Sounds like he was just running errands. Were the converters not for the farm?","c_root_id_A":"ikq2dqq","c_root_id_B":"ikpac7l","created_at_utc_A":1660777837,"created_at_utc_B":1660766892,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"When he asks, Uncle Owen tells him he can waste time with his friends later. Living on a working farm, gong into town on an errand was likely the only chance Luke normally had to socialize with people his age. If you take the deleted scene into account (which is canon via the novelization) Luke has a history of doing this. But Owen Lars isn't just a trope of the stern father figure telling the orphan he can play after he's finished his chores. This is a whole 3-dimensional person. Luke is at an age where he's actively applying to the imperial academy, and some of his peers like Biggs have already attended. Owen and Beru's conversation at dinner makes it clear that this is something he's afraid of. Also, as I said, he's a person with his own desires. It's entirely possible that he was saving that particular errand for himself, so *he* could go waste time at tosche station with *his* friends.","human_ref_B":"The power converters were for his T-16 skyhopper. Luke was already a good pilot by this point and his t-16 was why","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10945.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"wqgik0","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] Why did Uncle Owen say it was a waste of time for Luke to go to Toshi Station to pick up some power converters? Sounds like he was just running errands. Were the converters not for the farm?","c_root_id_A":"iko8dw8","c_root_id_B":"iko8otm","created_at_utc_A":1660752658,"created_at_utc_B":1660752773,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I think Robot Chicken covered this question pretty well.","human_ref_B":"I always got the sense that power converters were some type of hot rodding thing for landspeeders. Don\u2019t know what gave me that impression...but it did especially when it was \u201cwasting time with your friends\u201d","labels":0,"seconds_difference":115.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmq9kwk","c_root_id_B":"fmpo0r7","created_at_utc_A":1586295452,"created_at_utc_B":1586284242,"score_A":69,"score_B":47,"human_ref_A":"At one point Homer is cited as saying he doesn't want \"3 kids and no money,\" instead preferring \"no kids and 3 money,\" so, of course assuming \"no money\" is hyperbolic, we have to assume that he makes at least 3 money. Savings...maybe 1 and a half.","human_ref_B":"This is easy https:\/\/www.recruiter.com\/salaries\/nuclear-power-reactor-operators-salary\/ 56,000 to 86,000 a year","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11210.0,"score_ratio":1.4680851064} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmq97yi","c_root_id_B":"fmpo0r7","created_at_utc_A":1586295253,"created_at_utc_B":1586284242,"score_A":70,"score_B":47,"human_ref_A":"Don't forget the royalties from The Be Sharps","human_ref_B":"This is easy https:\/\/www.recruiter.com\/salaries\/nuclear-power-reactor-operators-salary\/ 56,000 to 86,000 a year","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11011.0,"score_ratio":1.4893617021} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmqb2l5","c_root_id_B":"fmpo0r7","created_at_utc_A":1586296273,"created_at_utc_B":1586284242,"score_A":68,"score_B":47,"human_ref_A":"In American History X-cellent (S21E17) Homer says that he is \"drinking his salary\" when he drinks a $60,000 bottle of wine.","human_ref_B":"This is easy https:\/\/www.recruiter.com\/salaries\/nuclear-power-reactor-operators-salary\/ 56,000 to 86,000 a year","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12031.0,"score_ratio":1.4468085106} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmqado5","c_root_id_B":"fmqb2l5","created_at_utc_A":1586295890,"created_at_utc_B":1586296273,"score_A":40,"score_B":68,"human_ref_A":"In \"Lisa's Rival\", season 6, episode 2, Homer finds $1 and tells Marge, Marge explicitly states that he lost $40 by not going to work. Assuming an 8h day, he makes $5\/hr.","human_ref_B":"In American History X-cellent (S21E17) Homer says that he is \"drinking his salary\" when he drinks a $60,000 bottle of wine.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":383.0,"score_ratio":1.7} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmqfs0r","c_root_id_B":"fmpo0r7","created_at_utc_A":1586298769,"created_at_utc_B":1586284242,"score_A":52,"score_B":47,"human_ref_A":"As of 2010, Homer earned $60,000 a year. In the episode \"American History X-Cellent\" (Season 21), when Lenny, Carl and Homer are in Mr. Burns' wine cellar, Homer opens a bottle of wine. After Carl tells him it's a $60,000 bottle, Homer says \"Woohoo! I'm drinking my salary!\".","human_ref_B":"This is easy https:\/\/www.recruiter.com\/salaries\/nuclear-power-reactor-operators-salary\/ 56,000 to 86,000 a year","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14527.0,"score_ratio":1.1063829787} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmqfs0r","c_root_id_B":"fmqado5","created_at_utc_A":1586298769,"created_at_utc_B":1586295890,"score_A":52,"score_B":40,"human_ref_A":"As of 2010, Homer earned $60,000 a year. In the episode \"American History X-Cellent\" (Season 21), when Lenny, Carl and Homer are in Mr. Burns' wine cellar, Homer opens a bottle of wine. After Carl tells him it's a $60,000 bottle, Homer says \"Woohoo! I'm drinking my salary!\".","human_ref_B":"In \"Lisa's Rival\", season 6, episode 2, Homer finds $1 and tells Marge, Marge explicitly states that he lost $40 by not going to work. Assuming an 8h day, he makes $5\/hr.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2879.0,"score_ratio":1.3} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmqfs0r","c_root_id_B":"fmqb4nk","created_at_utc_A":1586298769,"created_at_utc_B":1586296304,"score_A":52,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"As of 2010, Homer earned $60,000 a year. In the episode \"American History X-Cellent\" (Season 21), when Lenny, Carl and Homer are in Mr. Burns' wine cellar, Homer opens a bottle of wine. After Carl tells him it's a $60,000 bottle, Homer says \"Woohoo! I'm drinking my salary!\".","human_ref_B":"Well as a nucleur safer inspector he gets around 60,000 a year (based of statements in the series and the average wage of a nucleur safer inspector) now let's assume that his other jobs arnt included(most of them he only works for a few weeks or not long enough to receive any time of early pension) in Old Simpsons cannon he owned his home but had multiple mortgages on it which were bought by the flanderisis(as homer refers to them) now he pays flanders rent which I belive was stated to be extremely low because flanders based is rent's on a bible passage or because of his unwillingness to be mean Im not sure, so we know for definite that the Simpsons house has at least 2 sitting rooms, a kitchen, a dinning room, a basement, a sauna, 4 reasonably sized bedrooms and two bathrooms the sauna most likely wasn't on the deed as it was discovered by the family any other extra rooms seem to come and go and I don't think they should be considered (same as his multiple job salarys that he seems to get) marge has commented on how she is extremely diligent with how they spend money for things like food on multiple occasions they also seem to shop at a discount food outlet which generally change lower prices for sub standard food, his beer seems like most things in Springfield to be cheaply made and sold as well as the fact he regularly doesn't pay his tab, with all of this considered $60,000+ not including bonus's or seems to be a substantial amount to feed the family of 5 and the rent they pay would either be less than regular or flanders is extremely lax with payments Edit: homer also owns the denver broncos and is probably being given stock options from hank scorpio, his job as a astronaut should also be taken into consideration as they generally have a high enough salary that is effectively not touched the entire time he was training to go to space (I belive these jobs should be given weight over others like bodyguard or bootlegger because they seem to take place over a long period of time with instant payouts while his army service wasn't completed)","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2465.0,"score_ratio":2.6} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmqfs0r","c_root_id_B":"fmqel01","created_at_utc_A":1586298769,"created_at_utc_B":1586298134,"score_A":52,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"As of 2010, Homer earned $60,000 a year. In the episode \"American History X-Cellent\" (Season 21), when Lenny, Carl and Homer are in Mr. Burns' wine cellar, Homer opens a bottle of wine. After Carl tells him it's a $60,000 bottle, Homer says \"Woohoo! I'm drinking my salary!\".","human_ref_B":"And lobsters for dinner?!?!?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":635.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmr2a12","c_root_id_B":"fmqel01","created_at_utc_A":1586312216,"created_at_utc_B":1586298134,"score_A":19,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"The apparent answer to your question has varied for basically as long as the series has been around.. but the Simpson family has become more and more affluent on average for one major reason: the situation of the mid-to-late-30s-middle-class family in the real world has gone significantly downhill over time, yet the Simpson family's situation has remained more or less stable. As you say, they have a house (not necessarily \"huge\", depending on where you live), two cars, two pets and enough spare cash for Homer to drink to excess at a bar almost every night. That was an average, middle class existence decades ago. Still, part of that probably has to do with the social status of the writers themselves going up over time (hell, Marge and Homer went to sushi pool parties as a young couple according to later episodes). Part of that probably has to do with not much more than them just ignoring canon to fit the plot they wanted for a given episode.","human_ref_B":"And lobsters for dinner?!?!?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14082.0,"score_ratio":1.4615384615} +{"post_id":"fwoxaf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Simpsons] How much does Homer make? He supports a 3 kid family as the sole earner, has a huge house in a nice neighborhood, two cars, 2 pets, drinks all he wants, eats what ever he wants including enough hot dogs to put two+ kids through college, etc, etc","c_root_id_A":"fmr2a12","c_root_id_B":"fmqrmn2","created_at_utc_A":1586312216,"created_at_utc_B":1586305570,"score_A":19,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"The apparent answer to your question has varied for basically as long as the series has been around.. but the Simpson family has become more and more affluent on average for one major reason: the situation of the mid-to-late-30s-middle-class family in the real world has gone significantly downhill over time, yet the Simpson family's situation has remained more or less stable. As you say, they have a house (not necessarily \"huge\", depending on where you live), two cars, two pets and enough spare cash for Homer to drink to excess at a bar almost every night. That was an average, middle class existence decades ago. Still, part of that probably has to do with the social status of the writers themselves going up over time (hell, Marge and Homer went to sushi pool parties as a young couple according to later episodes). Part of that probably has to do with not much more than them just ignoring canon to fit the plot they wanted for a given episode.","human_ref_B":"Well we know that Bart makes $35 dollars a week and pffft Homer makes more than that. By the amount if derision in Homer's pffffttt he makes at least $40 a week","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6646.0,"score_ratio":1.7272727273} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjjdl31","c_root_id_B":"hjjchlq","created_at_utc_A":1636197763,"created_at_utc_B":1636196982,"score_A":487,"score_B":121,"human_ref_A":"Many of the Force techniques (at least how they're taught) seem to require gestures of one sort or another. I'll theorize that this is sort of a mnemonic to whatever mental processes are required to activate the ability more quickly or with less mental overhead involved.","human_ref_B":"I can see a few reasons. First is that it just helps him concentrate on the force choke. Sure, maybe the force isn't actually flowing through his mechanical hands, but making the gesture still puts him in the right mindset to force choke someone. He can do it without the gesture, but it's just a bit easier with the gesture. Another is just for drama. Sure, he could choke someone without moving a muscle (or servo), but then it might be mistaken for a simple choking fit or a bit of food going down the wrong pipe. Vader wants people to know who is doing the choking.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":781.0,"score_ratio":4.0247933884} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjjdl31","c_root_id_B":"hjjcjb8","created_at_utc_A":1636197763,"created_at_utc_B":1636197017,"score_A":487,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Many of the Force techniques (at least how they're taught) seem to require gestures of one sort or another. I'll theorize that this is sort of a mnemonic to whatever mental processes are required to activate the ability more quickly or with less mental overhead involved.","human_ref_B":"It could be like Admiral Hodo mouthing out \"pew pew!\" when she was firing her laser in the recent sequel film: maybe it's like a kind of onomonopiatic gesture that emphasizes his understanding of his involvement in the action while also showing that he's focused on the specific outcome of the moment? Human beings seek out tactile responses when we actualize our potentials within the world and can feel uncomfortable when we don't receive feedback; maybe it feels better for Anakin when he physically gestures as he's using the force? It could also be a kind of mental focus that he picked up during his training, as other Jedi are shown frequently pointing at things they pull towards them or gesturing towards things that are pushed away Or maybe Darth's just an asshole making sure his victims *know* the reason they can't breathe is because of his poorly controlled anger issues, and his need to forcefully weaponize his frustrations towards his own breathing problems?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":746.0,"score_ratio":54.1111111111} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjjcjb8","c_root_id_B":"hjjjufe","created_at_utc_A":1636197017,"created_at_utc_B":1636201686,"score_A":9,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"It could be like Admiral Hodo mouthing out \"pew pew!\" when she was firing her laser in the recent sequel film: maybe it's like a kind of onomonopiatic gesture that emphasizes his understanding of his involvement in the action while also showing that he's focused on the specific outcome of the moment? Human beings seek out tactile responses when we actualize our potentials within the world and can feel uncomfortable when we don't receive feedback; maybe it feels better for Anakin when he physically gestures as he's using the force? It could also be a kind of mental focus that he picked up during his training, as other Jedi are shown frequently pointing at things they pull towards them or gesturing towards things that are pushed away Or maybe Darth's just an asshole making sure his victims *know* the reason they can't breathe is because of his poorly controlled anger issues, and his need to forcefully weaponize his frustrations towards his own breathing problems?","human_ref_B":"It's a mudra: muscle memory tied to mastering any technique (this goes for real world too).","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4669.0,"score_ratio":4.7777777778} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjjgxq1","c_root_id_B":"hjjjufe","created_at_utc_A":1636199906,"created_at_utc_B":1636201686,"score_A":4,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"The Force doesn't flow through Vader's prosthetic limbs - it's the reason why he can't conjure Force lightning, as that ability requires Force energy to flow through the user's limbs to manifest as lightning that can then be directed.","human_ref_B":"It's a mudra: muscle memory tied to mastering any technique (this goes for real world too).","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1780.0,"score_ratio":10.75} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjk2gmt","c_root_id_B":"hjjm50x","created_at_utc_A":1636210680,"created_at_utc_B":1636203000,"score_A":21,"score_B":19,"human_ref_A":"Because \"Oh shit that dude is chocking, did he eat a chicken wing too fast or something\" is a lot less scary than \"This motherfucker is literally chocking that other dude with his mind\"","human_ref_B":"It's a visual aid, like the one the Jedi use for the mind trick, or pointing fingers for Force Lightning, or 'grabbing' gestures for moving objects, or the lotus position for meditation. Helps to focus your mind on the task. The prosthetics aren't living matter, so they can't give Vader his peak Force connection back, but they don't actively hinder it either.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7680.0,"score_ratio":1.1052631579} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjk2gmt","c_root_id_B":"hjjt4az","created_at_utc_A":1636210680,"created_at_utc_B":1636206455,"score_A":21,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Because \"Oh shit that dude is chocking, did he eat a chicken wing too fast or something\" is a lot less scary than \"This motherfucker is literally chocking that other dude with his mind\"","human_ref_B":"It\u2019s called **showmanship**.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4225.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjk2gmt","c_root_id_B":"hjjcjb8","created_at_utc_A":1636210680,"created_at_utc_B":1636197017,"score_A":21,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Because \"Oh shit that dude is chocking, did he eat a chicken wing too fast or something\" is a lot less scary than \"This motherfucker is literally chocking that other dude with his mind\"","human_ref_B":"It could be like Admiral Hodo mouthing out \"pew pew!\" when she was firing her laser in the recent sequel film: maybe it's like a kind of onomonopiatic gesture that emphasizes his understanding of his involvement in the action while also showing that he's focused on the specific outcome of the moment? Human beings seek out tactile responses when we actualize our potentials within the world and can feel uncomfortable when we don't receive feedback; maybe it feels better for Anakin when he physically gestures as he's using the force? It could also be a kind of mental focus that he picked up during his training, as other Jedi are shown frequently pointing at things they pull towards them or gesturing towards things that are pushed away Or maybe Darth's just an asshole making sure his victims *know* the reason they can't breathe is because of his poorly controlled anger issues, and his need to forcefully weaponize his frustrations towards his own breathing problems?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13663.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjk13og","c_root_id_B":"hjk2gmt","created_at_utc_A":1636210069,"created_at_utc_B":1636210680,"score_A":9,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"Generally with force techniques Gestures help get the right mental state to perform the technique. When you practiced it that way over and over to get it to work, that generally the way you have to do it in a pinch. A lot of those can be done without the gesture with enough training and talent. In ESB vader pulls some equipment off the wall while gripping his saber with both hands. In Vader's case he likely doesn't need the gesture to choke someone if he wants. But it adds a menacing layer to it for bystanders. And the fear is like half the point. also its a movie, and its letting the audience know the force is being used. Also, here is a really good video on it","human_ref_B":"Because \"Oh shit that dude is chocking, did he eat a chicken wing too fast or something\" is a lot less scary than \"This motherfucker is literally chocking that other dude with his mind\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":611.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjk2gmt","c_root_id_B":"hjjgxq1","created_at_utc_A":1636210680,"created_at_utc_B":1636199906,"score_A":21,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Because \"Oh shit that dude is chocking, did he eat a chicken wing too fast or something\" is a lot less scary than \"This motherfucker is literally chocking that other dude with his mind\"","human_ref_B":"The Force doesn't flow through Vader's prosthetic limbs - it's the reason why he can't conjure Force lightning, as that ability requires Force energy to flow through the user's limbs to manifest as lightning that can then be directed.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10774.0,"score_ratio":5.25} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjjm50x","c_root_id_B":"hjjcjb8","created_at_utc_A":1636203000,"created_at_utc_B":1636197017,"score_A":19,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"It's a visual aid, like the one the Jedi use for the mind trick, or pointing fingers for Force Lightning, or 'grabbing' gestures for moving objects, or the lotus position for meditation. Helps to focus your mind on the task. The prosthetics aren't living matter, so they can't give Vader his peak Force connection back, but they don't actively hinder it either.","human_ref_B":"It could be like Admiral Hodo mouthing out \"pew pew!\" when she was firing her laser in the recent sequel film: maybe it's like a kind of onomonopiatic gesture that emphasizes his understanding of his involvement in the action while also showing that he's focused on the specific outcome of the moment? Human beings seek out tactile responses when we actualize our potentials within the world and can feel uncomfortable when we don't receive feedback; maybe it feels better for Anakin when he physically gestures as he's using the force? It could also be a kind of mental focus that he picked up during his training, as other Jedi are shown frequently pointing at things they pull towards them or gesturing towards things that are pushed away Or maybe Darth's just an asshole making sure his victims *know* the reason they can't breathe is because of his poorly controlled anger issues, and his need to forcefully weaponize his frustrations towards his own breathing problems?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5983.0,"score_ratio":2.1111111111} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjjm50x","c_root_id_B":"hjjgxq1","created_at_utc_A":1636203000,"created_at_utc_B":1636199906,"score_A":19,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"It's a visual aid, like the one the Jedi use for the mind trick, or pointing fingers for Force Lightning, or 'grabbing' gestures for moving objects, or the lotus position for meditation. Helps to focus your mind on the task. The prosthetics aren't living matter, so they can't give Vader his peak Force connection back, but they don't actively hinder it either.","human_ref_B":"The Force doesn't flow through Vader's prosthetic limbs - it's the reason why he can't conjure Force lightning, as that ability requires Force energy to flow through the user's limbs to manifest as lightning that can then be directed.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3094.0,"score_ratio":4.75} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjjcjb8","c_root_id_B":"hjjt4az","created_at_utc_A":1636197017,"created_at_utc_B":1636206455,"score_A":9,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"It could be like Admiral Hodo mouthing out \"pew pew!\" when she was firing her laser in the recent sequel film: maybe it's like a kind of onomonopiatic gesture that emphasizes his understanding of his involvement in the action while also showing that he's focused on the specific outcome of the moment? Human beings seek out tactile responses when we actualize our potentials within the world and can feel uncomfortable when we don't receive feedback; maybe it feels better for Anakin when he physically gestures as he's using the force? It could also be a kind of mental focus that he picked up during his training, as other Jedi are shown frequently pointing at things they pull towards them or gesturing towards things that are pushed away Or maybe Darth's just an asshole making sure his victims *know* the reason they can't breathe is because of his poorly controlled anger issues, and his need to forcefully weaponize his frustrations towards his own breathing problems?","human_ref_B":"It\u2019s called **showmanship**.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9438.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjjt4az","c_root_id_B":"hjjgxq1","created_at_utc_A":1636206455,"created_at_utc_B":1636199906,"score_A":12,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"It\u2019s called **showmanship**.","human_ref_B":"The Force doesn't flow through Vader's prosthetic limbs - it's the reason why he can't conjure Force lightning, as that ability requires Force energy to flow through the user's limbs to manifest as lightning that can then be directed.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6549.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"qnxx3u","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars] Why does Vader close his fingers together to choke someone if he doesn\u2019t actually have hands? Does the force still flow through his cybernetic limbs?","c_root_id_A":"hjjgxq1","c_root_id_B":"hjk13og","created_at_utc_A":1636199906,"created_at_utc_B":1636210069,"score_A":4,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"The Force doesn't flow through Vader's prosthetic limbs - it's the reason why he can't conjure Force lightning, as that ability requires Force energy to flow through the user's limbs to manifest as lightning that can then be directed.","human_ref_B":"Generally with force techniques Gestures help get the right mental state to perform the technique. When you practiced it that way over and over to get it to work, that generally the way you have to do it in a pinch. A lot of those can be done without the gesture with enough training and talent. In ESB vader pulls some equipment off the wall while gripping his saber with both hands. In Vader's case he likely doesn't need the gesture to choke someone if he wants. But it adds a menacing layer to it for bystanders. And the fear is like half the point. also its a movie, and its letting the audience know the force is being used. Also, here is a really good video on it","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10163.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"8p0o54","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[Mad Max Fury Road] Immortan Joe seems to be in control of all the available land, even having established trade routes with Gas Town and the Bullet Farm. So why does he need so many war boys? As far as I can tell, they were all just sitting around doing nothing, until Furiosa made her move. Are they there simply to elevate his status?","c_root_id_A":"e07h7kk","c_root_id_B":"e07juej","created_at_utc_A":1528292539,"created_at_utc_B":1528295093,"score_A":24,"score_B":64,"human_ref_A":"1. )TO control does under him. 2.) He do not control the land. He control \"Island in deserts\" His home with water, Gas Town and Bullet Farm. The road between them are okey. But you saw what happen when Furiosa went outside. They were attack almost immediately.","human_ref_B":"If you visit a modern military base you might make a similar observation - \"all these soldiers are doing nothing instead of fighting wars\". But it's the deterrence their mere presence produces that prevents those very wars from taking place. Same with the War Boys. Without them then every petty would-be dictator would be trying to take control of the water supply with his own warriors. Only by remaining strong can Joe prevent endless battles over his resources.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2554.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"8p0o54","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[Mad Max Fury Road] Immortan Joe seems to be in control of all the available land, even having established trade routes with Gas Town and the Bullet Farm. So why does he need so many war boys? As far as I can tell, they were all just sitting around doing nothing, until Furiosa made her move. Are they there simply to elevate his status?","c_root_id_A":"e07h7kk","c_root_id_B":"e07kj5z","created_at_utc_A":1528292539,"created_at_utc_B":1528295721,"score_A":24,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"1. )TO control does under him. 2.) He do not control the land. He control \"Island in deserts\" His home with water, Gas Town and Bullet Farm. The road between them are okey. But you saw what happen when Furiosa went outside. They were attack almost immediately.","human_ref_B":"The leaders of Gas Town and Bullet Farm maybe his allies\/vassals, but the moment he becomes weak, those two will strike and take over everything he has build. Also, there are various other smaller tribes like the Buzzards who would raid his supply trucks, and the larger the area, the more war boys he will need to protect his territory and convoys.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3182.0,"score_ratio":1.0833333333} +{"post_id":"8iq5nw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Muppets] Is Kermit the Frog an actor on the TV Show Sesame Street or did Kermit live on Sesame Street before founding the Muppet show?","c_root_id_A":"dytw9ye","c_root_id_B":"dytub4q","created_at_utc_A":1526070753,"created_at_utc_B":1526068827,"score_A":18,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"As seen in the dramatization of how Kermit assembled the Muppets, they primarily work out of LA. However, in their early days they often traveled around to do their performances. Sesame Street is where Kermit lived for sometime, supposedly in the early 60s. Seeing an opportunity to display a wholesome nieghborhood to the country, Kermit used his growing connections to bring the lives of the people and monsters of Sesame Street to us all. The success of this educational programming allowed Kermit the clout to get him and his troupe a their own variety TV show with the support of J.P. Grosse, an executive at KMUP and owner of the old theater they worked out of.","human_ref_B":"Kermit lives on sesame street as it's a nice neighborhood, and commutes to his occupation at the muppet show theater. Sesame street seems like the kind of place you raise children, but he's a showbiz frog through and through.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1926.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"8iq5nw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Muppets] Is Kermit the Frog an actor on the TV Show Sesame Street or did Kermit live on Sesame Street before founding the Muppet show?","c_root_id_A":"dytub4q","c_root_id_B":"dyudva7","created_at_utc_A":1526068827,"created_at_utc_B":1526091000,"score_A":6,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Kermit lives on sesame street as it's a nice neighborhood, and commutes to his occupation at the muppet show theater. Sesame street seems like the kind of place you raise children, but he's a showbiz frog through and through.","human_ref_B":"Ok, here goes. Kermit grew up in a swamp and was self taught in banjo. One day he decided he was going to go to Hollywood and become rich and famous. Along the way he met Fozzie and the rest of the Muppet Crew. The weird thing is that he actually DID make it to Hollywood and signed the standard \"Rich and Famous\" contract. Unfortunately, he used that contract to make a movie with his friends, instead of making one that the audiences wanted to see. It bombed so bad there is literally no record of it anywhere. (Original Muppet Movie) Most studios would dump him like a load of bricks, but he was under contract, so what the studio did was pass him off to a local news affiliate and that station put him as an on the scene reporter whose main beat was... you guessed it Sesame Street. (Sesame Street) He stayed there for a few years, actually learning the biz instead of just assuming whatever he would do would be popular. After his contract was up(it was easier and cheaper for them to just keep him on contract that buy him out) and he was able to use his meager celebrity status to get a loan to start The Muppet Show. Only this time he knew what the audiences liked and was able to use his connections to get increasingly popular stars to come guest on it. (Muppet Show)","labels":0,"seconds_difference":22173.0,"score_ratio":1.8333333333} +{"post_id":"8iq5nw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Muppets] Is Kermit the Frog an actor on the TV Show Sesame Street or did Kermit live on Sesame Street before founding the Muppet show?","c_root_id_A":"dyudva7","c_root_id_B":"dyu496e","created_at_utc_A":1526091000,"created_at_utc_B":1526079250,"score_A":11,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Ok, here goes. Kermit grew up in a swamp and was self taught in banjo. One day he decided he was going to go to Hollywood and become rich and famous. Along the way he met Fozzie and the rest of the Muppet Crew. The weird thing is that he actually DID make it to Hollywood and signed the standard \"Rich and Famous\" contract. Unfortunately, he used that contract to make a movie with his friends, instead of making one that the audiences wanted to see. It bombed so bad there is literally no record of it anywhere. (Original Muppet Movie) Most studios would dump him like a load of bricks, but he was under contract, so what the studio did was pass him off to a local news affiliate and that station put him as an on the scene reporter whose main beat was... you guessed it Sesame Street. (Sesame Street) He stayed there for a few years, actually learning the biz instead of just assuming whatever he would do would be popular. After his contract was up(it was easier and cheaper for them to just keep him on contract that buy him out) and he was able to use his meager celebrity status to get a loan to start The Muppet Show. Only this time he knew what the audiences liked and was able to use his connections to get increasingly popular stars to come guest on it. (Muppet Show)","human_ref_B":"Kermit runs a small theatre where they put on variety shows but there\u2019s not a lot of money in that. So at the same time he moonlights as a reporter for a small news organisation. I don\u2019t believe Kermit\u2019s ever been shown on the physical Sesame Street so there\u2019s no reason to think he\u2019s ever lived there. He just has a second job for a news organisation whose audience is at least partly the residents of a certain street.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11750.0,"score_ratio":3.6666666667} +{"post_id":"8iq5nw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Muppets] Is Kermit the Frog an actor on the TV Show Sesame Street or did Kermit live on Sesame Street before founding the Muppet show?","c_root_id_A":"dyudva7","c_root_id_B":"dyudoh4","created_at_utc_A":1526091000,"created_at_utc_B":1526090754,"score_A":11,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Ok, here goes. Kermit grew up in a swamp and was self taught in banjo. One day he decided he was going to go to Hollywood and become rich and famous. Along the way he met Fozzie and the rest of the Muppet Crew. The weird thing is that he actually DID make it to Hollywood and signed the standard \"Rich and Famous\" contract. Unfortunately, he used that contract to make a movie with his friends, instead of making one that the audiences wanted to see. It bombed so bad there is literally no record of it anywhere. (Original Muppet Movie) Most studios would dump him like a load of bricks, but he was under contract, so what the studio did was pass him off to a local news affiliate and that station put him as an on the scene reporter whose main beat was... you guessed it Sesame Street. (Sesame Street) He stayed there for a few years, actually learning the biz instead of just assuming whatever he would do would be popular. After his contract was up(it was easier and cheaper for them to just keep him on contract that buy him out) and he was able to use his meager celebrity status to get a loan to start The Muppet Show. Only this time he knew what the audiences liked and was able to use his connections to get increasingly popular stars to come guest on it. (Muppet Show)","human_ref_B":"Kermit used to be a reporter on Sesame Street. We've never seen his swamp via Sesame Street, so it's likely he just commuted to and worked there. He later went into actual entertainment by founding the Muppet Theater acting troupe. While Sesame Street may be a program where the Muppets there put on a show, they do also actually live there and film on location for much of it. 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You should spend some time there yourself, OP, and maybe you'll get over your narrow-minded hatred of humans.","human_ref_B":"But everubody likes Linda, so they let her live, unlike Mr. Hooper.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2480.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"f8v0ec","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Sesame Street] Do the residents of Sesame Street not realise they are living among bizarre monsters, or do they simply not care?","c_root_id_A":"fioi7a7","c_root_id_B":"fioj417","created_at_utc_A":1582583848,"created_at_utc_B":1582584318,"score_A":2,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"It's called Rent Control","human_ref_B":"The residents of Sesame Street are used to the monsters in their midst. They accept them as friends and neighbors, and no longer even see them as bizarre. You should spend some time there yourself, OP, and maybe you'll get over your narrow-minded hatred of humans.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":470.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"f8v0ec","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Sesame Street] Do the residents of Sesame Street not realise they are living among bizarre monsters, or do they simply not care?","c_root_id_A":"fioesci","c_root_id_B":"fip4r9h","created_at_utc_A":1582581838,"created_at_utc_B":1582598002,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"But everubody likes Linda, so they let her live, unlike Mr. Hooper.","human_ref_B":"They don't care. Count Von Count used his vampire mind control abilities to make residents more accepting of monsters. After the last great Monster Wars, monster refugees learned via word-of-mouth that Sesame Street was lone among all human communities on Earth to accept monsters. Consequently, it was there that the great healing of race relations between monsters and humans began. Starting with the humans affectionately naming their street after the seeds their beloved Count Von Count loved to count. Again from word-of-mouth, but this time between humans, it was learned that Sesame Street was a place of peace and acceptance. Their monsters there were not \"evil\" like the others were, but peaceful. (Peaceful: also due to Count Von Count's mind control powers.) The reason Count Von Count does this is he was one of the most mentally challenged of all vampires, where he got an extra large heaping of a natural vampire's obsession to count things. So much so, he prefers \"counting\" over \"feeding on blood\" like normal vampires did before they were all killed. Today he fulfills his blood needs purely through the consumption of bloody raw bits of animal meat from the grocery, which he (naturally) first cuts into as many pieces as possible so he can count them as he eats them.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":16164.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"f8v0ec","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Sesame Street] Do the residents of Sesame Street not realise they are living among bizarre monsters, or do they simply not care?","c_root_id_A":"fip4r9h","c_root_id_B":"fioi7a7","created_at_utc_A":1582598002,"created_at_utc_B":1582583848,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"They don't care. Count Von Count used his vampire mind control abilities to make residents more accepting of monsters. After the last great Monster Wars, monster refugees learned via word-of-mouth that Sesame Street was lone among all human communities on Earth to accept monsters. Consequently, it was there that the great healing of race relations between monsters and humans began. Starting with the humans affectionately naming their street after the seeds their beloved Count Von Count loved to count. Again from word-of-mouth, but this time between humans, it was learned that Sesame Street was a place of peace and acceptance. Their monsters there were not \"evil\" like the others were, but peaceful. (Peaceful: also due to Count Von Count's mind control powers.) The reason Count Von Count does this is he was one of the most mentally challenged of all vampires, where he got an extra large heaping of a natural vampire's obsession to count things. So much so, he prefers \"counting\" over \"feeding on blood\" like normal vampires did before they were all killed. Today he fulfills his blood needs purely through the consumption of bloody raw bits of animal meat from the grocery, which he (naturally) first cuts into as many pieces as possible so he can count them as he eats them.","human_ref_B":"It's called Rent Control","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14154.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"9p8vja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[The Truman Show] Did Truman have a TV, and how did they keep the show a secret if he did? With radio they could block all signals other than their own and just have a small local team. Pretty easy to setup. But like, with TV, they're basically need to be running a whole fake network, cause there's no way other shows wouldn't reference events in the biggest show on Earth, so they couldn't just add their own continuity announcers and newsreaders in between the real world shows.","c_root_id_A":"e7zunyq","c_root_id_B":"e7zw44d","created_at_utc_A":1539867507,"created_at_utc_B":1539869027,"score_A":62,"score_B":68,"human_ref_A":"It seems unlikely that Truman would have a TV simply because that would mean that large parts of the Truman Show would involve watching him watch television. (Haven't you noticed that the single most unrealistic thing about sitcoms is how little the amount of time spent by any of the characters just sitting passively watching entertainment on a television set or a computer screen? Most sitcom characters live far more active lives than do the real life viewers who spend every night watching them!) However, he would have to have access to a cinema, for some of his amusing antics are clearly based upon film tropes, such as his using soap in the mirror to play out wearing a 1950s sci fi film space helmet.","human_ref_B":"They can just broadcast archival footage starting from 40 years ago or so. Truman doesn't have any frame of reference for TV, so he won't be perturbed by the low quality or anachronistic references. If they were really thinking, they'd lie to him about what year it is from birth, so they could use it unedited. Even without that, screening footage for references to the current year is trivial compared to all the other work they're doing.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1520.0,"score_ratio":1.0967741935} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdjh98h","c_root_id_B":"hdj6360","created_at_utc_A":1632102932,"created_at_utc_B":1632097571,"score_A":101,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"His body had exposure to Earth's sun from a very early age. When Kryptonians show up to Earth, they're usually getting that yellow sun energy for the first time.","human_ref_B":"He is a direct descendant of the Kryptonian god Rao so that already gives him a head start as well as he has been soaking up yellow sun his entire life","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5361.0,"score_ratio":2.9705882353} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdjh98h","c_root_id_B":"hdjb7bw","created_at_utc_A":1632102932,"created_at_utc_B":1632100015,"score_A":101,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"His body had exposure to Earth's sun from a very early age. When Kryptonians show up to Earth, they're usually getting that yellow sun energy for the first time.","human_ref_B":"Experience. Superman's been dealing with his powers since puberty-- and in some universes, since childhood. Most Kryptonians have never been to a world with a yellow sun before and don't really know how to make the most of their powers.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2917.0,"score_ratio":2.8857142857} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdj7w92","c_root_id_B":"hdjh98h","created_at_utc_A":1632098441,"created_at_utc_B":1632102932,"score_A":20,"score_B":101,"human_ref_A":"Superman is the quintessential Renaissance Man, perfect in mind, body and intention. He's spent almost every day of his life training to do whatever he could to do good for his fellow man. Science, engineering, boxing, meditation, criminology, journalism, the list goes on. Superman's greatest victories came because he knows how to use his brain.","human_ref_B":"His body had exposure to Earth's sun from a very early age. When Kryptonians show up to Earth, they're usually getting that yellow sun energy for the first time.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4491.0,"score_ratio":5.05} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdjb7bw","c_root_id_B":"hdj6360","created_at_utc_A":1632100015,"created_at_utc_B":1632097571,"score_A":35,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"Experience. Superman's been dealing with his powers since puberty-- and in some universes, since childhood. Most Kryptonians have never been to a world with a yellow sun before and don't really know how to make the most of their powers.","human_ref_B":"He is a direct descendant of the Kryptonian god Rao so that already gives him a head start as well as he has been soaking up yellow sun his entire life","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2444.0,"score_ratio":1.0294117647} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdjb7bw","c_root_id_B":"hdj7w92","created_at_utc_A":1632100015,"created_at_utc_B":1632098441,"score_A":35,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"Experience. Superman's been dealing with his powers since puberty-- and in some universes, since childhood. Most Kryptonians have never been to a world with a yellow sun before and don't really know how to make the most of their powers.","human_ref_B":"Superman is the quintessential Renaissance Man, perfect in mind, body and intention. He's spent almost every day of his life training to do whatever he could to do good for his fellow man. Science, engineering, boxing, meditation, criminology, journalism, the list goes on. Superman's greatest victories came because he knows how to use his brain.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1574.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdjiwq6","c_root_id_B":"hdj7w92","created_at_utc_A":1632103733,"created_at_utc_B":1632098441,"score_A":22,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"He is peak Kryptonian. He is basically the Captain America of Kryptonians, with decades of solar-powered superpowers added on top of that.","human_ref_B":"Superman is the quintessential Renaissance Man, perfect in mind, body and intention. He's spent almost every day of his life training to do whatever he could to do good for his fellow man. Science, engineering, boxing, meditation, criminology, journalism, the list goes on. Superman's greatest victories came because he knows how to use his brain.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5292.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdk5v6u","c_root_id_B":"hdkapct","created_at_utc_A":1632116873,"created_at_utc_B":1632120579,"score_A":5,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Clark isn't a normal Kryptonian. He's spent his entire life on earth absorbing yellow solar radiation, and he's had additional training on top of his already potent abilities. He's basically to Kryptonians what a Navy SEAL would be to us normal civilians.","human_ref_B":"1. He\u2019s got a lot more stored solar power than most Kryptonians, and his body is just naturally used to using it. 2. Superman is MORE than powerful, he is precise. He\u2019s honed his strength into delicate strikes, his speed into elegant dash\u2019s, and his power into a pinpoint accurate tool. The average Kryptonian wouldn\u2019t use X-ray vision to locate a persons nervous system and target it with pressure points, or give someone a lobotomy with a glance. He just knows strength is only useful when regulated.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3706.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdkapct","c_root_id_B":"hdk8ky5","created_at_utc_A":1632120579,"created_at_utc_B":1632118888,"score_A":7,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"1. He\u2019s got a lot more stored solar power than most Kryptonians, and his body is just naturally used to using it. 2. Superman is MORE than powerful, he is precise. He\u2019s honed his strength into delicate strikes, his speed into elegant dash\u2019s, and his power into a pinpoint accurate tool. The average Kryptonian wouldn\u2019t use X-ray vision to locate a persons nervous system and target it with pressure points, or give someone a lobotomy with a glance. He just knows strength is only useful when regulated.","human_ref_B":"Kryptonians are like Sayians in the sense that they\u2019re all (potentially) powerful and more powerful than the average species, but Kal-El is like Goku. He\u2019s just the best of them. His training his lifestyle and his unwavering commitment to being a hero and saving the day push him past his limits every time he is confronted with a new obstacle","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1691.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdkk1u7","c_root_id_B":"hdlw9bs","created_at_utc_A":1632129017,"created_at_utc_B":1632155412,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Besides having been exposed to sunlight longer, and having immense experience using powers and exerting himself, the John Byrne Man of Steel mini posited that Kryptonians did significant gene testing before a marriage was approved. Jor-el and Lara's genetics were the culmination of millennia of genetic manipulation and improvement. The combination of their genetic legacies created the ultimate Kryptonian, an uber-Kryptonian if you will.","human_ref_B":"IMO Superman being a protagonist is a canonical in-universe (watsonian) reason why he's as powerful as he is. I'm pretty sure Grant Morrison established Narrative (capital N) as a force in the DC universe in Infinite Crisis (I think, the one with the material of infinite possibility, the miracle machine and singing to save the universe) and Doomsday Clock confirmed that Superman has some kind of Fate (again, capital F) in action that rules over his life and by side-effect modifies the whole world around him.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":26395.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdlw9bs","c_root_id_B":"hdkleat","created_at_utc_A":1632155412,"created_at_utc_B":1632130297,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"IMO Superman being a protagonist is a canonical in-universe (watsonian) reason why he's as powerful as he is. I'm pretty sure Grant Morrison established Narrative (capital N) as a force in the DC universe in Infinite Crisis (I think, the one with the material of infinite possibility, the miracle machine and singing to save the universe) and Doomsday Clock confirmed that Superman has some kind of Fate (again, capital F) in action that rules over his life and by side-effect modifies the whole world around him.","human_ref_B":"He's lived basically his entire life with his powers, absorbs our sun's light from infancy and having to control massive physical power as a child so he doesn't destroy everything. Plus, after establishing the Fortress of Solitude, Jer-El had him spend multiple years training both his body and mind to physical, intellectual, psychological, and moral perfection. He isn't just a Kryptonian, he's the ultimate Kryptonian.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":25115.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdklxlc","c_root_id_B":"hdlw9bs","created_at_utc_A":1632130794,"created_at_utc_B":1632155412,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Clark's got decades of experience and training and canonically went through THREE power-ups in his life (Kryptonite X re-powering, Training with Mongul, and Infinite Crisis power return)","human_ref_B":"IMO Superman being a protagonist is a canonical in-universe (watsonian) reason why he's as powerful as he is. I'm pretty sure Grant Morrison established Narrative (capital N) as a force in the DC universe in Infinite Crisis (I think, the one with the material of infinite possibility, the miracle machine and singing to save the universe) and Doomsday Clock confirmed that Superman has some kind of Fate (again, capital F) in action that rules over his life and by side-effect modifies the whole world around him.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":24618.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdlw9bs","c_root_id_B":"hdkycek","created_at_utc_A":1632155412,"created_at_utc_B":1632139986,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"IMO Superman being a protagonist is a canonical in-universe (watsonian) reason why he's as powerful as he is. I'm pretty sure Grant Morrison established Narrative (capital N) as a force in the DC universe in Infinite Crisis (I think, the one with the material of infinite possibility, the miracle machine and singing to save the universe) and Doomsday Clock confirmed that Superman has some kind of Fate (again, capital F) in action that rules over his life and by side-effect modifies the whole world around him.","human_ref_B":"Does Frank Miller's Superman: Year One count as continuity? The idea of Clark becoming a navy seal and receiving all the combat, strategic and tactical training before his powers fully kicked (or at least before he knew just how powered he was) in is pretty intriguing, I'm not saying that it was a great series (the Atlantis issue was ultimately pointless to the whole storyline IMHO), but a that version of Kal-El is suddenly a much more even match to General Zod.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15426.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"prjuo9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Why is superman seemingly soooo much more powerful than nearly all other kryptonians even in groups? He seems to just be able to overpower things that even a powered kryptonian shouldn't be able to","c_root_id_A":"hdlw9bs","c_root_id_B":"hdkz78y","created_at_utc_A":1632155412,"created_at_utc_B":1632140489,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"IMO Superman being a protagonist is a canonical in-universe (watsonian) reason why he's as powerful as he is. I'm pretty sure Grant Morrison established Narrative (capital N) as a force in the DC universe in Infinite Crisis (I think, the one with the material of infinite possibility, the miracle machine and singing to save the universe) and Doomsday Clock confirmed that Superman has some kind of Fate (again, capital F) in action that rules over his life and by side-effect modifies the whole world around him.","human_ref_B":"Physically he isn't that much stronger than any other kryptonian, if they measured strength towards each other they be rather equal. It's just that he is way better at using his powers than anyone else, since he has had them for longest and has the most experience with them. Everything else is just skill, or due to his strong will and soul","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14923.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"2zsg48","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.75,"history":"[Harry Potter\/Attack on Titan] Could a group of well-trained Muggles equipped with 3DMG potentially hold their own or even win in a game of Quidditch?","c_root_id_A":"cplwfls","c_root_id_B":"cplw1sl","created_at_utc_A":1426931995,"created_at_utc_B":1426929702,"score_A":25,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"In a regular Quidditch pitch? Almost certainly not. For the most part, the game takes place 50 feet above the ground in the middle of an open field. 3DMG has no trouble propelling someone that high, but the lack of anchor points would restrict the soldiers to skimming the stands, leaving the magical offense with almost no opposition. But if you were to erect a few towers in the middle of the pitch, maybe 60 or 70 feet high and spread out generously? I think the 3DMG users would have a pretty good shot at outmaneuvering the wizards. The Firebolt is advertised as having the capability to go 0-150 MPH in 10 seconds, which is only half a G. It's hard to say exactly what speeds a 3DMG user can attain and how quickly they accelerate. Most likely they're not hitting triple digit MPH often if at all. But they are familiar with mitigating the effects of G forces through equipment and training, so it's safe to say that they're capable of reaching hazardous levels of acceleration. So while it would be difficult for them to race the wizards down the field, they could fly circles around them in anything other than a straight sprint. Also, just imagine the precision and power needed to slice a titan's nape being applied to tend the goals or deflect Bludgers. You do NOT want to be the Seeker when the opponent's beater has Ackerman written across their jacket.","human_ref_B":"Using a regular quiddich pitch, probbaly very difficult. There is less to swing from and all you can do is propel towards the stands in any direction. The 3DMG strength came in the spider-man style swinging","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2293.0,"score_ratio":8.3333333333} +{"post_id":"2zsg48","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.75,"history":"[Harry Potter\/Attack on Titan] Could a group of well-trained Muggles equipped with 3DMG potentially hold their own or even win in a game of Quidditch?","c_root_id_A":"cplvlok","c_root_id_B":"cplwfls","created_at_utc_A":1426927175,"created_at_utc_B":1426931995,"score_A":2,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"Depending on your skill level I would go as far as to say you have the advantage as long as you dont run out of propellent.","human_ref_B":"In a regular Quidditch pitch? Almost certainly not. For the most part, the game takes place 50 feet above the ground in the middle of an open field. 3DMG has no trouble propelling someone that high, but the lack of anchor points would restrict the soldiers to skimming the stands, leaving the magical offense with almost no opposition. But if you were to erect a few towers in the middle of the pitch, maybe 60 or 70 feet high and spread out generously? I think the 3DMG users would have a pretty good shot at outmaneuvering the wizards. The Firebolt is advertised as having the capability to go 0-150 MPH in 10 seconds, which is only half a G. It's hard to say exactly what speeds a 3DMG user can attain and how quickly they accelerate. Most likely they're not hitting triple digit MPH often if at all. But they are familiar with mitigating the effects of G forces through equipment and training, so it's safe to say that they're capable of reaching hazardous levels of acceleration. So while it would be difficult for them to race the wizards down the field, they could fly circles around them in anything other than a straight sprint. Also, just imagine the precision and power needed to slice a titan's nape being applied to tend the goals or deflect Bludgers. You do NOT want to be the Seeker when the opponent's beater has Ackerman written across their jacket.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4820.0,"score_ratio":12.5} +{"post_id":"2zsg48","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.75,"history":"[Harry Potter\/Attack on Titan] Could a group of well-trained Muggles equipped with 3DMG potentially hold their own or even win in a game of Quidditch?","c_root_id_A":"cplvlok","c_root_id_B":"cplw1sl","created_at_utc_A":1426927175,"created_at_utc_B":1426929702,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Depending on your skill level I would go as far as to say you have the advantage as long as you dont run out of propellent.","human_ref_B":"Using a regular quiddich pitch, probbaly very difficult. There is less to swing from and all you can do is propel towards the stands in any direction. The 3DMG strength came in the spider-man style swinging","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2527.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"2q1f1f","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.68,"history":"[Star Wars]Why would Imperial officers ever issue a command to hold your fire on an empty escape pod? So I was reading some old Imperial history the other day and I came across a weird aberration that bothers me. Apparently, during the capture of Tantive IV over Tatooine Captain Bolvan ordered Chief Gunnery Officer Hija to hold his fire after he noticed another escape pod jettisoning from the ship. Bolvan told Hija that there were no life forms aboard, so he shouldn't bother shooting. Why? According to my history books, that one withheld shot ultimately cost the Empire their Death Star. But the Empire was known for its ruthlessness and military might. Why would the Empire even bother issuing such orders? Why not take that time for some target practice, life forms aboard or no?","c_root_id_A":"cn1zij5","c_root_id_B":"cn29ofy","created_at_utc_A":1419226126,"created_at_utc_B":1419264033,"score_A":30,"score_B":56,"human_ref_A":"From his point of view it was just an empty pod, if they encouraged firing at useless targets, then that would undermine the overall discipline, you would have gunners taking potshots at nearby asteroids, wasting energy that could be used against enemy ships.","human_ref_B":"Because he did his job correctly. The officer presumed, correctly in this case, that the escape pod may contain some valuable intelligence or object or otherwise, that the rebels were trying to keep from the Empire. He took note of it, and since the pod was landing in a sparsely-populated desert, he figured it would be safe enough until his higher-ups followed up on it. Please note he DID report the pod to his higher officer, who in turn did (eventually) let Vader know, and the imperials DID follow up on it once they ascertained what could be on it. So the officer in charge actually did do everything correctly. He wasn't in charge of the follow-up to it, though, so it wasn't his fault that the chain of command took so long to go after it, giving the droids time to escape.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":37907.0,"score_ratio":1.8666666667} +{"post_id":"2q1f1f","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.68,"history":"[Star Wars]Why would Imperial officers ever issue a command to hold your fire on an empty escape pod? So I was reading some old Imperial history the other day and I came across a weird aberration that bothers me. Apparently, during the capture of Tantive IV over Tatooine Captain Bolvan ordered Chief Gunnery Officer Hija to hold his fire after he noticed another escape pod jettisoning from the ship. Bolvan told Hija that there were no life forms aboard, so he shouldn't bother shooting. Why? According to my history books, that one withheld shot ultimately cost the Empire their Death Star. But the Empire was known for its ruthlessness and military might. Why would the Empire even bother issuing such orders? Why not take that time for some target practice, life forms aboard or no?","c_root_id_A":"cn20851","c_root_id_B":"cn29ofy","created_at_utc_A":1419228075,"created_at_utc_B":1419264033,"score_A":5,"score_B":56,"human_ref_A":"Maybe there was an over all hold command in effect, and the guy just doesn't want to deal with higher ups for lousy weapons discipline or mess with the extra paper work.","human_ref_B":"Because he did his job correctly. The officer presumed, correctly in this case, that the escape pod may contain some valuable intelligence or object or otherwise, that the rebels were trying to keep from the Empire. He took note of it, and since the pod was landing in a sparsely-populated desert, he figured it would be safe enough until his higher-ups followed up on it. Please note he DID report the pod to his higher officer, who in turn did (eventually) let Vader know, and the imperials DID follow up on it once they ascertained what could be on it. So the officer in charge actually did do everything correctly. He wasn't in charge of the follow-up to it, though, so it wasn't his fault that the chain of command took so long to go after it, giving the droids time to escape.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":35958.0,"score_ratio":11.2} +{"post_id":"2q1f1f","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.68,"history":"[Star Wars]Why would Imperial officers ever issue a command to hold your fire on an empty escape pod? So I was reading some old Imperial history the other day and I came across a weird aberration that bothers me. Apparently, during the capture of Tantive IV over Tatooine Captain Bolvan ordered Chief Gunnery Officer Hija to hold his fire after he noticed another escape pod jettisoning from the ship. Bolvan told Hija that there were no life forms aboard, so he shouldn't bother shooting. Why? According to my history books, that one withheld shot ultimately cost the Empire their Death Star. But the Empire was known for its ruthlessness and military might. Why would the Empire even bother issuing such orders? Why not take that time for some target practice, life forms aboard or no?","c_root_id_A":"cn29ofy","c_root_id_B":"cn2886t","created_at_utc_A":1419264033,"created_at_utc_B":1419260667,"score_A":56,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Because he did his job correctly. The officer presumed, correctly in this case, that the escape pod may contain some valuable intelligence or object or otherwise, that the rebels were trying to keep from the Empire. He took note of it, and since the pod was landing in a sparsely-populated desert, he figured it would be safe enough until his higher-ups followed up on it. Please note he DID report the pod to his higher officer, who in turn did (eventually) let Vader know, and the imperials DID follow up on it once they ascertained what could be on it. So the officer in charge actually did do everything correctly. He wasn't in charge of the follow-up to it, though, so it wasn't his fault that the chain of command took so long to go after it, giving the droids time to escape.","human_ref_B":"Hitting the escape pod would smear debris over Tattooine. An orbital debris belt, or fragments striking a city, would create political headaches with the Hutt Syndicate which controlled the planet, even if the Hutts allowed an Imperial governor to exercise nominal control. This is the same reason the Stormtroopers covered up their strike on the Jawa sandcrawler, posing as Tuskens.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3366.0,"score_ratio":9.3333333333} +{"post_id":"2q1f1f","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.68,"history":"[Star Wars]Why would Imperial officers ever issue a command to hold your fire on an empty escape pod? So I was reading some old Imperial history the other day and I came across a weird aberration that bothers me. Apparently, during the capture of Tantive IV over Tatooine Captain Bolvan ordered Chief Gunnery Officer Hija to hold his fire after he noticed another escape pod jettisoning from the ship. Bolvan told Hija that there were no life forms aboard, so he shouldn't bother shooting. Why? According to my history books, that one withheld shot ultimately cost the Empire their Death Star. But the Empire was known for its ruthlessness and military might. Why would the Empire even bother issuing such orders? Why not take that time for some target practice, life forms aboard or no?","c_root_id_A":"cn28yj2","c_root_id_B":"cn29ofy","created_at_utc_A":1419262433,"created_at_utc_B":1419264033,"score_A":2,"score_B":56,"human_ref_A":"It's a matter of principle. No member of the Imperial Navy would ever discharge their weapon without good reason. Because a) discipline is kinda important when handling deadly weapons and b) even little cost savings here and there do add up when you operate a navy with millions of ships. This officer's appropriate use of his imperial majesty's resources will probably get mentioned in a report.","human_ref_B":"Because he did his job correctly. The officer presumed, correctly in this case, that the escape pod may contain some valuable intelligence or object or otherwise, that the rebels were trying to keep from the Empire. He took note of it, and since the pod was landing in a sparsely-populated desert, he figured it would be safe enough until his higher-ups followed up on it. Please note he DID report the pod to his higher officer, who in turn did (eventually) let Vader know, and the imperials DID follow up on it once they ascertained what could be on it. So the officer in charge actually did do everything correctly. He wasn't in charge of the follow-up to it, though, so it wasn't his fault that the chain of command took so long to go after it, giving the droids time to escape.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1600.0,"score_ratio":28.0} +{"post_id":"2q1f1f","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.68,"history":"[Star Wars]Why would Imperial officers ever issue a command to hold your fire on an empty escape pod? So I was reading some old Imperial history the other day and I came across a weird aberration that bothers me. Apparently, during the capture of Tantive IV over Tatooine Captain Bolvan ordered Chief Gunnery Officer Hija to hold his fire after he noticed another escape pod jettisoning from the ship. Bolvan told Hija that there were no life forms aboard, so he shouldn't bother shooting. Why? According to my history books, that one withheld shot ultimately cost the Empire their Death Star. But the Empire was known for its ruthlessness and military might. Why would the Empire even bother issuing such orders? Why not take that time for some target practice, life forms aboard or no?","c_root_id_A":"cn2886t","c_root_id_B":"cn20851","created_at_utc_A":1419260667,"created_at_utc_B":1419228075,"score_A":6,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Hitting the escape pod would smear debris over Tattooine. An orbital debris belt, or fragments striking a city, would create political headaches with the Hutt Syndicate which controlled the planet, even if the Hutts allowed an Imperial governor to exercise nominal control. This is the same reason the Stormtroopers covered up their strike on the Jawa sandcrawler, posing as Tuskens.","human_ref_B":"Maybe there was an over all hold command in effect, and the guy just doesn't want to deal with higher ups for lousy weapons discipline or mess with the extra paper work.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":32592.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2n8pqn","c_root_id_B":"i2ncvx5","created_at_utc_A":1648595784,"created_at_utc_B":1648596777,"score_A":86,"score_B":171,"human_ref_A":"I would cite the case of Nudar vs. Nudar in *Futurama: Bender\u2019s Big Score* in which two variants of the same \u201cScammer Alien\u201d become romantically and erotically involved. Others present find the situation highly unpalatable, reacting with derision and disgust, which suggests intra-variancy intimacy is not accepted by the futuristic general public. The real question is, does a variant of *Futurama* exist in the MCU?","human_ref_B":"The only way I see it being not A-OK is if you share the same biology as your variant. For example, if a female Loki has the same parents as a male Loki, they'd practically be siblings, and it would practically be incest. As we see in the show, the Loki variants and their biology vary drastically, with one even being an alligator. I think that as long as you're not so closely related that you'd be close family biologically, it's fair game. It's also important to note that Loki from Norse mythology has done things arguably worse than incest, and a lot of gods and royal families don't care too much about incest anyway.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":993.0,"score_ratio":1.988372093} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2ncvx5","c_root_id_B":"i2narpz","created_at_utc_A":1648596777,"created_at_utc_B":1648596029,"score_A":171,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"The only way I see it being not A-OK is if you share the same biology as your variant. For example, if a female Loki has the same parents as a male Loki, they'd practically be siblings, and it would practically be incest. As we see in the show, the Loki variants and their biology vary drastically, with one even being an alligator. I think that as long as you're not so closely related that you'd be close family biologically, it's fair game. It's also important to note that Loki from Norse mythology has done things arguably worse than incest, and a lot of gods and royal families don't care too much about incest anyway.","human_ref_B":"I don't know if we can consider it A-OK when the only example we have seen broke the multiverse.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":748.0,"score_ratio":4.8857142857} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2o529b","c_root_id_B":"i2nib75","created_at_utc_A":1648610001,"created_at_utc_B":1648599278,"score_A":59,"score_B":38,"human_ref_A":"The real question is *Why are you assuming that something is okay just because Loki did it?* Loki is not a role model.","human_ref_B":"This is one of those situations where people focus on the wrong thing. \"What if I boink my Variant, what if I murder my Variant, is it wrong to steal from my Variant...\" The fact that you are interacting with a Variant in the first place means that the Multiverse has broken, and incomprehensibly dangerous powers are threatening existence as you know it. Stop worrying about who's playing \"Hide the Gungnir\" with whom, and fix the Multiverse before we all get obliterated by the Interdimensional Penguin Mafia or something.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10723.0,"score_ratio":1.5526315789} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2o529b","c_root_id_B":"i2narpz","created_at_utc_A":1648610001,"created_at_utc_B":1648596029,"score_A":59,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"The real question is *Why are you assuming that something is okay just because Loki did it?* Loki is not a role model.","human_ref_B":"I don't know if we can consider it A-OK when the only example we have seen broke the multiverse.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13972.0,"score_ratio":1.6857142857} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2nv03d","c_root_id_B":"i2o529b","created_at_utc_A":1648605130,"created_at_utc_B":1648610001,"score_A":35,"score_B":59,"human_ref_A":"It was put pretty succinctly. \"You are so full of yourself that you fell in love with yourself\". Loki is gender neutral, being an ice giant and all. Why the \"magic preventing\" powers of the TVA didn't revert both of them back their ice giant selves is another question...","human_ref_B":"The real question is *Why are you assuming that something is okay just because Loki did it?* Loki is not a role model.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4871.0,"score_ratio":1.6857142857} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2nf9x4","c_root_id_B":"i2o529b","created_at_utc_A":1648597867,"created_at_utc_B":1648610001,"score_A":5,"score_B":59,"human_ref_A":"Hot Loki-on-Loki action. I am not ashamed to say that I approve of it.","human_ref_B":"The real question is *Why are you assuming that something is okay just because Loki did it?* Loki is not a role model.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12134.0,"score_ratio":11.8} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2nib75","c_root_id_B":"i2narpz","created_at_utc_A":1648599278,"created_at_utc_B":1648596029,"score_A":38,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"This is one of those situations where people focus on the wrong thing. \"What if I boink my Variant, what if I murder my Variant, is it wrong to steal from my Variant...\" The fact that you are interacting with a Variant in the first place means that the Multiverse has broken, and incomprehensibly dangerous powers are threatening existence as you know it. Stop worrying about who's playing \"Hide the Gungnir\" with whom, and fix the Multiverse before we all get obliterated by the Interdimensional Penguin Mafia or something.","human_ref_B":"I don't know if we can consider it A-OK when the only example we have seen broke the multiverse.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3249.0,"score_ratio":1.0857142857} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2nf9x4","c_root_id_B":"i2nib75","created_at_utc_A":1648597867,"created_at_utc_B":1648599278,"score_A":5,"score_B":38,"human_ref_A":"Hot Loki-on-Loki action. I am not ashamed to say that I approve of it.","human_ref_B":"This is one of those situations where people focus on the wrong thing. \"What if I boink my Variant, what if I murder my Variant, is it wrong to steal from my Variant...\" The fact that you are interacting with a Variant in the first place means that the Multiverse has broken, and incomprehensibly dangerous powers are threatening existence as you know it. Stop worrying about who's playing \"Hide the Gungnir\" with whom, and fix the Multiverse before we all get obliterated by the Interdimensional Penguin Mafia or something.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1411.0,"score_ratio":7.6} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2nf9x4","c_root_id_B":"i2nv03d","created_at_utc_A":1648597867,"created_at_utc_B":1648605130,"score_A":5,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"Hot Loki-on-Loki action. I am not ashamed to say that I approve of it.","human_ref_B":"It was put pretty succinctly. \"You are so full of yourself that you fell in love with yourself\". Loki is gender neutral, being an ice giant and all. Why the \"magic preventing\" powers of the TVA didn't revert both of them back their ice giant selves is another question...","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7263.0,"score_ratio":7.0} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2o6knj","c_root_id_B":"i2o8s0c","created_at_utc_A":1648610781,"created_at_utc_B":1648611950,"score_A":12,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Isn\u2019t Sleipnir, Odin\u2019s eight legged horse, Loki\u2019s child? Pretty sure when it comes to Loki, he\u2019s gonna bang everything, and everyone. Edit: I should also add Loki is Sleipnir\u2019s mother, not it\u2019s father.","human_ref_B":"Personally, I don't see anything wrong with it. Incest is really only a problem if it's nonconsensual or it results in a child that will have a higher chance of any genetic diseases it's already susceptible to. The only reason it's considered \"wrong\" is because of religion. Also, isn't banging your variant really just masturbation, anyway? You're the same person.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1169.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2o8s0c","c_root_id_B":"i2nf9x4","created_at_utc_A":1648611950,"created_at_utc_B":1648597867,"score_A":14,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Personally, I don't see anything wrong with it. Incest is really only a problem if it's nonconsensual or it results in a child that will have a higher chance of any genetic diseases it's already susceptible to. The only reason it's considered \"wrong\" is because of religion. Also, isn't banging your variant really just masturbation, anyway? You're the same person.","human_ref_B":"Hot Loki-on-Loki action. I am not ashamed to say that I approve of it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14083.0,"score_ratio":2.8} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2o5j5j","c_root_id_B":"i2o8s0c","created_at_utc_A":1648610245,"created_at_utc_B":1648611950,"score_A":2,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"go fuck yourself I guess?","human_ref_B":"Personally, I don't see anything wrong with it. Incest is really only a problem if it's nonconsensual or it results in a child that will have a higher chance of any genetic diseases it's already susceptible to. The only reason it's considered \"wrong\" is because of religion. Also, isn't banging your variant really just masturbation, anyway? You're the same person.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1705.0,"score_ratio":7.0} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2o6knj","c_root_id_B":"i2nf9x4","created_at_utc_A":1648610781,"created_at_utc_B":1648597867,"score_A":12,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Isn\u2019t Sleipnir, Odin\u2019s eight legged horse, Loki\u2019s child? Pretty sure when it comes to Loki, he\u2019s gonna bang everything, and everyone. Edit: I should also add Loki is Sleipnir\u2019s mother, not it\u2019s father.","human_ref_B":"Hot Loki-on-Loki action. I am not ashamed to say that I approve of it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12914.0,"score_ratio":2.4} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2o6knj","c_root_id_B":"i2o5j5j","created_at_utc_A":1648610781,"created_at_utc_B":1648610245,"score_A":12,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Isn\u2019t Sleipnir, Odin\u2019s eight legged horse, Loki\u2019s child? Pretty sure when it comes to Loki, he\u2019s gonna bang everything, and everyone. Edit: I should also add Loki is Sleipnir\u2019s mother, not it\u2019s father.","human_ref_B":"go fuck yourself I guess?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":536.0,"score_ratio":6.0} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2oqp6f","c_root_id_B":"i2nf9x4","created_at_utc_A":1648623798,"created_at_utc_B":1648597867,"score_A":7,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"They're both consenting adults and aren't harming anyone so I don't see the problem.","human_ref_B":"Hot Loki-on-Loki action. I am not ashamed to say that I approve of it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":25931.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2o5j5j","c_root_id_B":"i2oqp6f","created_at_utc_A":1648610245,"created_at_utc_B":1648623798,"score_A":2,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"go fuck yourself I guess?","human_ref_B":"They're both consenting adults and aren't harming anyone so I don't see the problem.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13553.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2oqp6f","c_root_id_B":"i2o9ad4","created_at_utc_A":1648623798,"created_at_utc_B":1648612217,"score_A":7,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"They're both consenting adults and aren't harming anyone so I don't see the problem.","human_ref_B":"It's effectively a form of masturbation. So all good.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11581.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2oqp6f","c_root_id_B":"i2ob2x5","created_at_utc_A":1648623798,"created_at_utc_B":1648613211,"score_A":7,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"They're both consenting adults and aren't harming anyone so I don't see the problem.","human_ref_B":"I think Loki is an outlier.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10587.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2okejx","c_root_id_B":"i2oqp6f","created_at_utc_A":1648619040,"created_at_utc_B":1648623798,"score_A":2,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Frankly, we come across such distorted relationships in TV series and movies about time travel or parallel universe. The real question is how did Marvel dare to do this?","human_ref_B":"They're both consenting adults and aren't harming anyone so I don't see the problem.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4758.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2owu2b","c_root_id_B":"i2o5j5j","created_at_utc_A":1648629020,"created_at_utc_B":1648610245,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I mean depends on the moral philosophical ideal\/religious doctrine\/other, you prefer. Especially in relation to a confirmed, intermingling multiverse. I mean how the hell do Christianity, the categorical empirative or common day to day norms actually affect an reality where everything isn't just possible, but actively happening? Are you responsible for the actions of your multiversal selves from a religious point of view? Are your souls one? Do people really die, in an infinite multiverse, with infinite selves? By extention is murder bad?","human_ref_B":"go fuck yourself I guess?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":18775.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2o9ad4","c_root_id_B":"i2owu2b","created_at_utc_A":1648612217,"created_at_utc_B":1648629020,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"It's effectively a form of masturbation. So all good.","human_ref_B":"I mean depends on the moral philosophical ideal\/religious doctrine\/other, you prefer. Especially in relation to a confirmed, intermingling multiverse. I mean how the hell do Christianity, the categorical empirative or common day to day norms actually affect an reality where everything isn't just possible, but actively happening? Are you responsible for the actions of your multiversal selves from a religious point of view? Are your souls one? Do people really die, in an infinite multiverse, with infinite selves? By extention is murder bad?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":16803.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2ob2x5","c_root_id_B":"i2owu2b","created_at_utc_A":1648613211,"created_at_utc_B":1648629020,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I think Loki is an outlier.","human_ref_B":"I mean depends on the moral philosophical ideal\/religious doctrine\/other, you prefer. Especially in relation to a confirmed, intermingling multiverse. I mean how the hell do Christianity, the categorical empirative or common day to day norms actually affect an reality where everything isn't just possible, but actively happening? Are you responsible for the actions of your multiversal selves from a religious point of view? Are your souls one? Do people really die, in an infinite multiverse, with infinite selves? By extention is murder bad?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15809.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2owu2b","c_root_id_B":"i2okejx","created_at_utc_A":1648629020,"created_at_utc_B":1648619040,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I mean depends on the moral philosophical ideal\/religious doctrine\/other, you prefer. Especially in relation to a confirmed, intermingling multiverse. I mean how the hell do Christianity, the categorical empirative or common day to day norms actually affect an reality where everything isn't just possible, but actively happening? Are you responsible for the actions of your multiversal selves from a religious point of view? Are your souls one? Do people really die, in an infinite multiverse, with infinite selves? By extention is murder bad?","human_ref_B":"Frankly, we come across such distorted relationships in TV series and movies about time travel or parallel universe. The real question is how did Marvel dare to do this?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9980.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"trshyp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MCU] Loki and Sylvie fell for each other. So does that mean it's A-OK to fall in love\/lust with your variant(s)? Or is Loki just an outlier?","c_root_id_A":"i2owhta","c_root_id_B":"i2owu2b","created_at_utc_A":1648628722,"created_at_utc_B":1648629020,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I'd remind you that Loki is the god of mischief and he\/she doesn't ascribe to ordinary morals at the best of times.","human_ref_B":"I mean depends on the moral philosophical ideal\/religious doctrine\/other, you prefer. Especially in relation to a confirmed, intermingling multiverse. I mean how the hell do Christianity, the categorical empirative or common day to day norms actually affect an reality where everything isn't just possible, but actively happening? Are you responsible for the actions of your multiversal selves from a religious point of view? Are your souls one? Do people really die, in an infinite multiverse, with infinite selves? By extention is murder bad?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":298.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"z7tq42","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Addam's Family] What is Thing and how does it function? Do we know who Thing originally was? I've always wondered about Thing. The physics around it don't ever make sense, much less the biology. Is is cursed? A zombie? Something else? The most recent appearance (Wednesday on Netflix) shows it to have a skin graph sewed over the stump at some point so I'm assuming it was actually someone's hand in the past. 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The most recent appearance (Wednesday on Netflix) shows it to have a skin graph sewed over the stump at some point so I'm assuming it was actually someone's hand in the past. Do we know anything?","c_root_id_A":"iy93tf8","c_root_id_B":"iy9vzm5","created_at_utc_A":1669744409,"created_at_utc_B":1669755258,"score_A":20,"score_B":22,"human_ref_A":"It used to be a person with really long arms living inside their walls, their face was even shown a few Times. Sadly as time passed into evolved into its current shape","human_ref_B":"If anyone knew what Thing was exactly, including the Addamses, they'd call it by that name. But they don't, so it's Thing. And neither do we. Going by the old TV series, Thing was never seen outside of some kind of container that obscured the rest of Thing -- assuming they even have a \"rest\" -- from view. Aside from their boxes in the house, they'd also be on hand inside the mailbox to receive the mail when it was delivered. They travel between containers etc. by some means other than physical, since there's clearly no actual connection between his boxes, the mailbox, etc. There was one episode where Thing went missing. The normie du jour (I think it was a detective they hired to locate Thing, under the theory they'd been Thing-napped) encountered them in a graveyard, and they reached up from behind a headstone (\"A hand... *just* a hand!\") but no report came in of what else might have been visible behind the headstone. We have to conclude there's probably good reason why we never see the rest of Thing. They're probably just some kind of otherwise nameless and incomprehensible eldritch horror, the sight of which would blast your mind into insanity. So nothing too unusual for the Addams family.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10849.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"z7tq42","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Addam's Family] What is Thing and how does it function? 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The normie du jour (I think it was a detective they hired to locate Thing, under the theory they'd been Thing-napped) encountered them in a graveyard, and they reached up from behind a headstone (\"A hand... *just* a hand!\") but no report came in of what else might have been visible behind the headstone. We have to conclude there's probably good reason why we never see the rest of Thing. They're probably just some kind of otherwise nameless and incomprehensible eldritch horror, the sight of which would blast your mind into insanity. So nothing too unusual for the Addams family.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4678.0,"score_ratio":1.2222222222} +{"post_id":"z7tq42","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Addam's Family] What is Thing and how does it function? Do we know who Thing originally was? I've always wondered about Thing. The physics around it don't ever make sense, much less the biology. Is is cursed? A zombie? Something else? 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The normie du jour (I think it was a detective they hired to locate Thing, under the theory they'd been Thing-napped) encountered them in a graveyard, and they reached up from behind a headstone (\"A hand... *just* a hand!\") but no report came in of what else might have been visible behind the headstone. We have to conclude there's probably good reason why we never see the rest of Thing. They're probably just some kind of otherwise nameless and incomprehensible eldritch horror, the sight of which would blast your mind into insanity. So nothing too unusual for the Addams family.","human_ref_B":"Thing is a Hand of Glory.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14072.0,"score_ratio":1.6923076923} +{"post_id":"z7tq42","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Addam's Family] What is Thing and how does it function? Do we know who Thing originally was? I've always wondered about Thing. The physics around it don't ever make sense, much less the biology. Is is cursed? 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The most recent appearance (Wednesday on Netflix) shows it to have a skin graph sewed over the stump at some point so I'm assuming it was actually someone's hand in the past. Do we know anything?","c_root_id_A":"iy8zf8w","c_root_id_B":"iy8vnuj","created_at_utc_A":1669742688,"created_at_utc_B":1669741186,"score_A":19,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Theory: it isn't a severed hand, it's a ghost with a still living hand, and since ghosts have no mass, the only way to move around is with its hand.","human_ref_B":"Thing is a Hand of Glory.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1502.0,"score_ratio":1.4615384615} +{"post_id":"z7tq42","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Addam's Family] What is Thing and how does it function? Do we know who Thing originally was? I've always wondered about Thing. The physics around it don't ever make sense, much less the biology. Is is cursed? A zombie? Something else? The most recent appearance (Wednesday on Netflix) shows it to have a skin graph sewed over the stump at some point so I'm assuming it was actually someone's hand in the past. Do we know anything?","c_root_id_A":"iy8vnuj","c_root_id_B":"iy9jjvd","created_at_utc_A":1669741186,"created_at_utc_B":1669750580,"score_A":13,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"Thing is a Hand of Glory.","human_ref_B":"He's a Helping Hand. But in seriousness, I don't think they ever give context to Thing. Addam's Family was really never about explaining itself, weird thing just exist.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9394.0,"score_ratio":1.3846153846} +{"post_id":"vq555x","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Why does Peter continue to act like a pushover after getting powers? He finally has the means to stand up for himself like he likely always wanted, so why not use it?","c_root_id_A":"ien7s81","c_root_id_B":"ien4un7","created_at_utc_A":1656810520,"created_at_utc_B":1656808967,"score_A":359,"score_B":110,"human_ref_A":"You know how with Batman, the Bat is who he really is, and Bruce Wayne is the mask? With Peter Parker, it's the exact opposite. Peter Parker is actually a geek, genuinely a nerd. He is shy, awkward, and nervous. He doesn't see himself as powerful or commanding or cool. But he *does* see Spider-Man as all of those things. When he puts on the mask, he becomes someone else ... some*thing* else. He becomes the person he wants to be. That's also why he cracks so many jokes when he's fighting; it's not just to throw off his enemies - though it does - it's because he's actually terrified of the insane situation he finds himself in, and running his mouth is a nervous reaction to that.","human_ref_B":"What was that line... something about with having great strength comes supreme \"fuck around and find out\" energy...? I don't really remember, I guess it isn't really that important.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1553.0,"score_ratio":3.2636363636} +{"post_id":"vq555x","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Why does Peter continue to act like a pushover after getting powers? He finally has the means to stand up for himself like he likely always wanted, so why not use it?","c_root_id_A":"ienmq1p","c_root_id_B":"ienkwjp","created_at_utc_A":1656818521,"created_at_utc_B":1656817517,"score_A":71,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"People bring up the \"with great power...\" quote, but I'd like to also bring up his quote he said to Tony Stark from the movie, Captain America: Civil War. \"I read books. I build computers. And yeah, I would love to play football, but I couldn't then, so I shouldn't now.\" Stark: \"Because you're different now.\" \"Exactly. But I can't tell anybody, so I'm not.\" It all boil down to responsibility, yes. But he still wants to be Peter Parker. He doesn't want to be different, or at least he doesn't want his difference to come from his superpowers. That would be unfair in his eyes. Or at least, that is how I interpret it. edit: I swear to god, I keep misspelling Stark's name.","human_ref_B":"\"With great ability comes great accountability\". Using his powers to stand up for himself in the way you suggest would be wrong.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1004.0,"score_ratio":14.2} +{"post_id":"vq555x","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Why does Peter continue to act like a pushover after getting powers? He finally has the means to stand up for himself like he likely always wanted, so why not use it?","c_root_id_A":"ientacw","c_root_id_B":"ienkwjp","created_at_utc_A":1656822292,"created_at_utc_B":1656817517,"score_A":36,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Imagine you're fighting a toddler. It's going to be very hard for you, but not because you lack the power to stop the toddler. Indeed, it's quite the opposite- any retaliation you might do to the toddler stands a very high risk of killing them. The power differential is so great that you can't seriously push back without risking serious harm to your opponent, and presumably you don't wanna kill a 2 year old. Same here. Ironically, peter is now *too* powerful to stand up for himself: Spiderman takes a frustrated swing at you and he might well take your head off. Unless he's willing to murder and cripple his enemies- which he isn't- he's sort of stuck.","human_ref_B":"\"With great ability comes great accountability\". Using his powers to stand up for himself in the way you suggest would be wrong.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4775.0,"score_ratio":7.2} +{"post_id":"vq555x","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Why does Peter continue to act like a pushover after getting powers? He finally has the means to stand up for himself like he likely always wanted, so why not use it?","c_root_id_A":"ienkwjp","c_root_id_B":"ienyf3r","created_at_utc_A":1656817517,"created_at_utc_B":1656825586,"score_A":5,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"\"With great ability comes great accountability\". Using his powers to stand up for himself in the way you suggest would be wrong.","human_ref_B":"How about we look at the answer in a practical sense by using cause and effect to understand the consequences of his actions trying to do that? Let's review the basics of what Peter can naturally do. This excludes his web shooters, as canonically, they are gadgets and not natural powers - Peter has wall-crawling, super strength, great flexibility, and Spider-Sense. Let's also use Flash Thompson as the bully, since Flash is naturally stronger than Peter in terms of human capability, before Peter gained powers, and was his primary bully. Starting with Super Strength, like many people have stated in this post, Peter would be able to break someone with his strength. He could break Thompson's back just by punching him against a wall with a full force punch. So Peter has used his superpower irresponsibly and crippled someone potentially for life because he got picked on, and now people know that Peter probably has superpowers, so he outed himself too. If no one is around, such as in the hallway during classes, then security footage can catch the force Peter exerted in a punch like that. At least one person will know, and word can spread. Using his Super Strength can also cause property damage at his school, so now Peter has to be responsible for the damages he creates for being irresponsible using his Strength, and since he'd be a high school kid considering we're using Thompson as the bully, Aunt May has to learn and pay for the damages, and she now has an opportunity to learn he is Spider-Man. Now suppose Thompson instigates a fight - if Peter holds himself back to fight against Thompson, then he just tried to punch a guy with the force of a Peter Parker weaker than now, and takes a beating, so he didn't stand up to him. He'd also probably get some form of detention from his principal for participating in the fight. So he shouldn't use his Super Strength to stand up to Thompson. How about his Flexibility? Peter can perform acrobatic stunts while swinging and weaving away from attacks by Rhino, Electro, and Vulture. Surely he can show Thompson that he can't mess with Parker as easily now. Except knowing Thompson, and usually a lot of bullies that exist, not being able to pick on someone as easily anymore can have the opposite effect in giving Thompson a challenge, and making Peter's issues with him even worse. Now Thompson will try to find other ways to mess with Parker. Not to mention the acrobatic talent Peter gains while not having been able to demonstrate it before might make him seem suspicious to some people, and since flexibility isn't as much of a widespread superpower compared to Super Strength, some people will have an easier time attempting to assume and reason that Parker is Spider-Man. So once again, he's given others reason and opportunity to call him out, which is irresponsible towards his family, because keeping them safe is why he hides his identity. All of these points for his Flexibility apply to Spider-Sense as well actually - the level of reactivity he can demonstrate to his environment is a talent he's never had, in the eyes of others. \"How is that so?\" they'll wonder. So Peter standing up for himself using these abilities may exacerbate the problem instead, so he can't rely on these powers. And Wall Crawling? Instant headline at the Daily Bugle. The most common issue with Peter using his superpowers to stand up to his bullies is the high risk of outing himself as Spider-Man, and either exacerbating his issues with others, or creating new issues. The most responsible course of action for him to do is to hide his powers while he is Peter Parker, and since being responsible with great power is a dying lesson from his beloved Uncle Ben, he has more incentive to stick to that plan. Case closed.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8069.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"8f0fcz","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[Star Wars](spoilers) Question about The Last Jedi film enclosed... spoilers below: ok so if Luke had actually shown up in person, physically, and stepped out of the blast doors to face the walkers....what could he have actually done? please include the huge number of sw novels and such which were recently uncannonized (because other powerful force users are explored in all those books and such, displaying different powers than what we saw in episodes 1-6) what kind of powers are possible for luke and or a far more powerful luke? could he have gone matrix neo style and stopped all the walkers\u2019 blasts? if they\u2019d gone to the max and given everyone what they wanted, what was luke capable of?","c_root_id_A":"dy01750","c_root_id_B":"dy05sgo","created_at_utc_A":1524750364,"created_at_utc_B":1524754723,"score_A":9,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"I really don't have the time to tell you how strong legends luke is because he has so much power its best to say he has every power you can imagine I'll go over a small amount of things Luke knows every form of lightsaber combat all sub varients he blends them together to form his own style of fighting and also knows any other combat training a jedi could learn (h2h training for example) He has every light side force power and some dark He's solo'd armys before that are much larger and stronger than the force in TLJ He can become one with the force which basically means be can become the force for a limited time to boost his speed strength force powers if it can be boosted it is This is a small amount of things but easily some of his best feats heres his wookipedia article for more info http:\/\/starwars.wikia.com\/wiki\/Luke_Skywalker\/Legends","human_ref_B":"EU Luke was what Anakin always *should* have been. At the height of his power, he probably would have been able to rescue the Resistance from the First Order by himself. Kylo wouldn't have been a match for him - he just doesn't have the experience and power EU Luke does. Disney Luke's fake feat of ignoring the massed fire of the First Order is the kind of thing EU Luke could actually do.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4359.0,"score_ratio":1.4444444444} +{"post_id":"8f0fcz","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[Star Wars](spoilers) Question about The Last Jedi film enclosed... spoilers below: ok so if Luke had actually shown up in person, physically, and stepped out of the blast doors to face the walkers....what could he have actually done? please include the huge number of sw novels and such which were recently uncannonized (because other powerful force users are explored in all those books and such, displaying different powers than what we saw in episodes 1-6) what kind of powers are possible for luke and or a far more powerful luke? could he have gone matrix neo style and stopped all the walkers\u2019 blasts? if they\u2019d gone to the max and given everyone what they wanted, what was luke capable of?","c_root_id_A":"dy04ohp","c_root_id_B":"dy05sgo","created_at_utc_A":1524753712,"created_at_utc_B":1524754723,"score_A":5,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Others gave great Legends answers, so I'll answer in canon. First, he could disable all the walkers and TIE fighters without killing anyone. This comes from the Legends of Luke Skywalker novel where he disables a chip in all droids at a mining facility. He could even disable Kylo Ren's lightsaber and just have a chat with him. Second, he probably could pilot anything better than anyone else there, save maybe Kylo. So he could probably use a skimspeeder to disable the battering ram.","human_ref_B":"EU Luke was what Anakin always *should* have been. At the height of his power, he probably would have been able to rescue the Resistance from the First Order by himself. Kylo wouldn't have been a match for him - he just doesn't have the experience and power EU Luke does. Disney Luke's fake feat of ignoring the massed fire of the First Order is the kind of thing EU Luke could actually do.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1011.0,"score_ratio":2.6} +{"post_id":"8ktlss","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[MCU]Is Thanos aware that Earth has enough resources to feed everyone, we're just not distributing stuff evenly? Famines don't happen because we've run past the Earth's carrying capacity, They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it.","c_root_id_A":"dzaisjd","c_root_id_B":"dzafh75","created_at_utc_A":1526838673,"created_at_utc_B":1526834996,"score_A":271,"score_B":255,"human_ref_A":"For at least a few centuries, Thanos has had a fleet that visited planets that were overpopulated. He'd round up the locals, kill half of them, then move on. But it's such a slow process and the planets are overpopulating faster than he can trim them down. It's like having a hundred acres of grass and only a pair of scissors to trim them. You only have time to hit the tallest weeds. Earth isn't overpopulated. Thanos is just using a lawnmower now. A nuclear-fusion drive, multi-bladed, dragon-mounted lawnmower. He does all the grass, short or tall, to the same level.","human_ref_B":"Thanos is a genocidal maniac obsessed with Malthusianism. His thinking is not based on any actual evidence, so even if he were aware of it he wouldn't care.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3677.0,"score_ratio":1.062745098} +{"post_id":"8ktlss","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[MCU]Is Thanos aware that Earth has enough resources to feed everyone, we're just not distributing stuff evenly? Famines don't happen because we've run past the Earth's carrying capacity, They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it.","c_root_id_A":"dzahnza","c_root_id_B":"dzaisjd","created_at_utc_A":1526837432,"created_at_utc_B":1526838673,"score_A":56,"score_B":271,"human_ref_A":"Earth wasn't what triggered the idea or particularly important to his overall goal. There were bound to be places that were perfectly stable that still got hit with this.","human_ref_B":"For at least a few centuries, Thanos has had a fleet that visited planets that were overpopulated. He'd round up the locals, kill half of them, then move on. But it's such a slow process and the planets are overpopulating faster than he can trim them down. It's like having a hundred acres of grass and only a pair of scissors to trim them. You only have time to hit the tallest weeds. Earth isn't overpopulated. Thanos is just using a lawnmower now. A nuclear-fusion drive, multi-bladed, dragon-mounted lawnmower. He does all the grass, short or tall, to the same level.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1241.0,"score_ratio":4.8392857143} +{"post_id":"8ktlss","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[MCU]Is Thanos aware that Earth has enough resources to feed everyone, we're just not distributing stuff evenly? Famines don't happen because we've run past the Earth's carrying capacity, They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it.","c_root_id_A":"dzan5km","c_root_id_B":"dzapd5t","created_at_utc_A":1526843431,"created_at_utc_B":1526845811,"score_A":58,"score_B":70,"human_ref_A":"no they happen because the majority of food is grown in places that make it hard to distribute it to all humans. Trade and shipping routes are limited, and it is simply impossible as things currently stand to be able to distribute the food grown in place X to area Y. The reason that we have the abundance we do is because of the \"capitalist economic system\". Finally Thanos is insane. It would not matter to him if we were able to feed ourselves. It would not matter to him if we lived within a sustainable system. He is a closed minded psychotic who sees every single problem as a nail, and thus must hit it with a hammer, never realising that there are other tools to be considered. Edit: Thanks for the gold whoever you are!!!","human_ref_B":"Because he cannot afford (psychologically) to admit that he was wrong in his past actions. He has already won himself a horrible reputation throughout the universe for coming into a planet and murdering half the population. He genuinely believes he's doing this to improve the universe. He ensures that half the population that is killed is killed *randomly.* Nothing else would be fair, and choosing would be cruel. ...but the problem is that if he found an alternative solution would mean that all the the people he killed would have died for nothing. It would break him to believe that, and therefore he specifically refuses to *allow* himself to believe that. Classic Sunk Cost Fallacy.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2380.0,"score_ratio":1.2068965517} +{"post_id":"8ktlss","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[MCU]Is Thanos aware that Earth has enough resources to feed everyone, we're just not distributing stuff evenly? Famines don't happen because we've run past the Earth's carrying capacity, They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it.","c_root_id_A":"dzapd5t","c_root_id_B":"dzahnza","created_at_utc_A":1526845811,"created_at_utc_B":1526837432,"score_A":70,"score_B":56,"human_ref_A":"Because he cannot afford (psychologically) to admit that he was wrong in his past actions. He has already won himself a horrible reputation throughout the universe for coming into a planet and murdering half the population. He genuinely believes he's doing this to improve the universe. He ensures that half the population that is killed is killed *randomly.* Nothing else would be fair, and choosing would be cruel. ...but the problem is that if he found an alternative solution would mean that all the the people he killed would have died for nothing. It would break him to believe that, and therefore he specifically refuses to *allow* himself to believe that. Classic Sunk Cost Fallacy.","human_ref_B":"Earth wasn't what triggered the idea or particularly important to his overall goal. There were bound to be places that were perfectly stable that still got hit with this.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8379.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"8ktlss","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[MCU]Is Thanos aware that Earth has enough resources to feed everyone, we're just not distributing stuff evenly? Famines don't happen because we've run past the Earth's carrying capacity, They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it.","c_root_id_A":"dzaluc6","c_root_id_B":"dzapd5t","created_at_utc_A":1526842007,"created_at_utc_B":1526845811,"score_A":25,"score_B":70,"human_ref_A":"His \"plan\" doesn't make a lot of sense. I'm also not sure how he convinced his generals and army to follow him, when their only reward would be a 50% chance of disappearing..","human_ref_B":"Because he cannot afford (psychologically) to admit that he was wrong in his past actions. He has already won himself a horrible reputation throughout the universe for coming into a planet and murdering half the population. He genuinely believes he's doing this to improve the universe. He ensures that half the population that is killed is killed *randomly.* Nothing else would be fair, and choosing would be cruel. ...but the problem is that if he found an alternative solution would mean that all the the people he killed would have died for nothing. It would break him to believe that, and therefore he specifically refuses to *allow* himself to believe that. Classic Sunk Cost Fallacy.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3804.0,"score_ratio":2.8} +{"post_id":"8ktlss","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[MCU]Is Thanos aware that Earth has enough resources to feed everyone, we're just not distributing stuff evenly? Famines don't happen because we've run past the Earth's carrying capacity, They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it.","c_root_id_A":"dzan5km","c_root_id_B":"dzahnza","created_at_utc_A":1526843431,"created_at_utc_B":1526837432,"score_A":58,"score_B":56,"human_ref_A":"no they happen because the majority of food is grown in places that make it hard to distribute it to all humans. Trade and shipping routes are limited, and it is simply impossible as things currently stand to be able to distribute the food grown in place X to area Y. The reason that we have the abundance we do is because of the \"capitalist economic system\". Finally Thanos is insane. It would not matter to him if we were able to feed ourselves. It would not matter to him if we lived within a sustainable system. He is a closed minded psychotic who sees every single problem as a nail, and thus must hit it with a hammer, never realising that there are other tools to be considered. Edit: Thanks for the gold whoever you are!!!","human_ref_B":"Earth wasn't what triggered the idea or particularly important to his overall goal. There were bound to be places that were perfectly stable that still got hit with this.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5999.0,"score_ratio":1.0357142857} +{"post_id":"8ktlss","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[MCU]Is Thanos aware that Earth has enough resources to feed everyone, we're just not distributing stuff evenly? Famines don't happen because we've run past the Earth's carrying capacity, They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it.","c_root_id_A":"dzaluc6","c_root_id_B":"dzan5km","created_at_utc_A":1526842007,"created_at_utc_B":1526843431,"score_A":25,"score_B":58,"human_ref_A":"His \"plan\" doesn't make a lot of sense. I'm also not sure how he convinced his generals and army to follow him, when their only reward would be a 50% chance of disappearing..","human_ref_B":"no they happen because the majority of food is grown in places that make it hard to distribute it to all humans. Trade and shipping routes are limited, and it is simply impossible as things currently stand to be able to distribute the food grown in place X to area Y. The reason that we have the abundance we do is because of the \"capitalist economic system\". Finally Thanos is insane. It would not matter to him if we were able to feed ourselves. It would not matter to him if we lived within a sustainable system. He is a closed minded psychotic who sees every single problem as a nail, and thus must hit it with a hammer, never realising that there are other tools to be considered. Edit: Thanks for the gold whoever you are!!!","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1424.0,"score_ratio":2.32} +{"post_id":"8ktlss","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[MCU]Is Thanos aware that Earth has enough resources to feed everyone, we're just not distributing stuff evenly? Famines don't happen because we've run past the Earth's carrying capacity, They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it.","c_root_id_A":"dzaykqp","c_root_id_B":"dzaluc6","created_at_utc_A":1526855873,"created_at_utc_B":1526842007,"score_A":31,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"> They happen because our planet's capitalist economic system means people who can't pay for food don't get to have it I have several issues about this. 1. The most difficult part with feeding people is logistics. Food is perishable, and preservable food is difficult to grow. Some crops can be stored in large amounts, but it still has to be stored on site and requires infrastructure. If you fuck up with a grain silo, it will explode. Even then, some areas are more arable than others, and the logistics of moving grain around is very difficult. If you want to feed a city, you have to have railroads, trucks, or ports with food coming in all the time. The Soviets cut Berlin off from the west in the early cold war, and it cost nearly $250 million (unsure if adjusted for inflation, but that would be 2 billion if not) in logistics. Shipping people fresh food is one of the most complex tasks possible. You can't move fresh produce without electricity and industry. Don't even get me started on fresh meat and seafood. Preserving goods is possible, but expensive, and you need to make sure it's palatable. A good standard for Famine relief packages is a UN Humanitarian Daily Ration - a packet of food for one person for one day. You need to drop one of those every day for every person you're feeding. They last 3 years and cost 5 dollars each. They contain nothing that would offend anyone, and still taste relatively bad. So even if you want to end famines, you need a system where surplus goes to the production of those for every famine, with enough on hand to stop a famine, and enough production to keep supplies up for the duration of the famine, which could be years. This can't impact local food supplies either, and you'll also need supplies of something like plumpy nut, a product that helps people already suffering from acute malnutrition. Logistics is very hard, especially in perishable necessities. The only real way to solve a famine is to make sure that they don't happen, and that requires ecological remediation and environmental 2. In addition, distributing water is just as hard. Famines can also be produced because food is difficult to grow without it. Droughts cause famines, and you can't just ship in water easily. Water is heavy and hard to move, and producing clean potable water is incredibly resource intensive. It's not a matter of some evil company refusing to send you food, it's that other people need the food, and we can't send the surplus to the location in need before it all rots. Locations need to be able to produce their own food to be arable, and that requires lots and lots of fresh water. It's the biggest challenge for making a desert area safe. Even coastal areas have issues with water. So the issue here is not the \"capitalist economy\" it's that you can't get food to the right place because the environment can get messed up, and that can kill people. We try to fix famines, and we should try harder, but it's very very difficult. Thanos's issue is not that we can't get food to all the places, it's that he's a malthusian moron who thinks that people will eventually outnumber the carrying capacity of the world TL;DR: It's logistics, not the economy.","human_ref_B":"His \"plan\" doesn't make a lot of sense. I'm also not sure how he convinced his generals and army to follow him, when their only reward would be a 50% chance of disappearing..","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13866.0,"score_ratio":1.24} +{"post_id":"cssflm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] If successfully arrested what would Palpatine have even been charged with? Is being a Sith Lord a crime in and of itself?","c_root_id_A":"exgugc3","c_root_id_B":"exh8c0r","created_at_utc_A":1566275702,"created_at_utc_B":1566296257,"score_A":6,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"My best guess would be conspiracy to commit treason","human_ref_B":"While it may not be a crime itself. They were aware that Doooku was leading the Seperatists and that there are always two sith. They were even looking for this mysterious second sith. Palpatine turning out to be the second Sith they are looking for would mean Palpatine has committed treason against the Republic by being in league with a known Seperatist leader. It has to be kept in mind that the Sith aren\u2019t just a religion. They are an organisation with specific goals and beliefs and hierarchy. And as such members of the organisation would likely be associated with one another. This is like if the UN Secretary General turning out to also be the leader of a international terrorist organisation who is leading a war against the United Nations. Palpatine is a traitor and the Jedi would have likely argued that him being a safe proves his association with Dooku, which means he\u2019s working with the Seperatists.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":20555.0,"score_ratio":7.1666666667} +{"post_id":"cssflm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] If successfully arrested what would Palpatine have even been charged with? Is being a Sith Lord a crime in and of itself?","c_root_id_A":"exhtml2","c_root_id_B":"exgugc3","created_at_utc_A":1566313843,"created_at_utc_B":1566275702,"score_A":7,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"He may have committed some light treason","human_ref_B":"My best guess would be conspiracy to commit treason","labels":1,"seconds_difference":38141.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"cssflm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] If successfully arrested what would Palpatine have even been charged with? Is being a Sith Lord a crime in and of itself?","c_root_id_A":"exhtml2","c_root_id_B":"exhj8gt","created_at_utc_A":1566313843,"created_at_utc_B":1566306578,"score_A":7,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"He may have committed some light treason","human_ref_B":"Sort of, yeah. The Jedi have a blank check to deal with the Sith as they see fit, and the Sith as an organization are a known enemy to the republic. This isn\u2019t some minor religious dispute that\u2019s just, like, your opinion maaan. But also treason. He\u2019s a Sith Lord. They know a Sith Lord is running the CIS from inside the republic, there\u2019s only ever 2 of them, and they just killed the other.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7265.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"pcl5co","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Star Wars]What would have happened if the Jedi never tried to oust Palpatine? Would he still have tried to get rid of them by using Order 66 or would he kept them around? How would the rise of the Empire have happened in such a case or would there still be the Galactic Republic (If only by the name)? Would be interesting to hear about the chain of events in both continuities (Canon and Legends).","c_root_id_A":"hall0nc","c_root_id_B":"hala0m8","created_at_utc_A":1630094906,"created_at_utc_B":1630090336,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"It\u2019s practically impossible for this to happen given that Palpatine set up them arresting him but if they didn\u2019t. If I couldn\u2019t get Mace to do it I would sacrifice Anakin instead. As Palpatine I can emotionally manipulate this young man to do all sorts of awful things, perhaps instead of pushing for sympathy with Padme i goad him into killing me in public by saying I\u2019m responsible for Padmes prophesied death. Of course I would be reduced by my new Empires ever loyal and dutiful Clone Troopers who would kill him to save me. I would then execute Order 66 killing the Jedi. It is essential that the Jedi are caught doing something the public can\u2019t support Palpatine spent so much of the war demonizing the Jedi that if he was to wipe them out it had to be because they did something horrible so the public could support it ensuring that even if my enemy lives they wouldn\u2019t find any help among my new Empires citizens.","human_ref_B":"With both Dooku and Grievous dead the Separatist chain of command was in tatters, so if left on its own, the war was going to naturally end with a Republic victory. Palpatine was on the clock before the political pressure upon him to relinquish emergency powers became too great. The final part of the plan that Palpatine needed in place before triggering Order 66 was twofold: to frame the Jedi as traitors to justify their executions, and to secure Anakin's loyalty as a new Sith Apprentice. The moment that sealed the deal in both departments was Windu's death and Anakin's involvement therein. So if they never attempted to arrest him, it would leave Anakin sitting on the sidelines to think for just a little while longer, maybe just enough time to allow Ahsoka to get back from Mandalore, meet up with him and pass on what she's been told by Maul. Ahsoka knows that Sidious plans to turn Anakin to the Dark Side, Anakin knows that Palpatine is the Sith Lord, so perhaps connecting those dots and being aware of the manipulation ahead of time might be *just barely* enough to prevent Anakin from turning. Without the moment of Windu's arrest attempt to twist into an act of treason, Palpatine would need to fabricate a different moment to justify Order 66. If he's about to be removed from office 'conventionally' then there might be a chance he may trigger Order 66 anyway as a last-ditch effort to cling to power, but if Anakin isn't on his side this time then that move could well be his downfall.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4570.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"j9nnv9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Is J. Jonah Jameson a good editor-in-chief?","c_root_id_A":"g8ktgzi","c_root_id_B":"g8ku6zd","created_at_utc_A":1602496347,"created_at_utc_B":1602497224,"score_A":13,"score_B":89,"human_ref_A":"Depends on what you mean by good. The Daily Bugle is a tabloid paper and Jameson is the kind of person who knows what kind of sensationalist stories sells papers. He is an amazing editor-in-chief in that respect. On the other hand he is profit-driven and allows his personal biases (like his hatred of Spiderman) to color his stories. These traits do not make for a good journalist in general.","human_ref_B":"In an age when print journalism is increasingly under threat, he's kept the Daily Bugle profitable enough to pay for heavily armed cyborg super-suits and Spider-Man hunting robots out of the petty cash. He's clearly an amazing editor-in-chief.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":877.0,"score_ratio":6.8461538462} +{"post_id":"j9nnv9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Is J. Jonah Jameson a good editor-in-chief?","c_root_id_A":"g8l4ump","c_root_id_B":"g8l0m0q","created_at_utc_A":1602507394,"created_at_utc_B":1602504003,"score_A":38,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"He's a prick with an axe to grind; if you want unbiased reporting, go somewhere else. In terms of the actual nuts and bolts of running a paper, yes, he's good. He's managed to do a good job of keeping the Bugle up, running and profitable, paying his folks on time, and generally steering the ship with skill. And every now and then, he shows himself to be a real ace. In some continuities he's noted as having risked his ass to support and report on the civil rights movement, and otherwise been willing to put his name and safety on the line for causes he believes in. He's showed a willingness to take risks for his people; the already noted example from the Raimi films where he lied to cover Peter's ass while *a heavily armed multiple murderer* had him literally by the throat being the best example.","human_ref_B":"Actually, yes. When Spider-Man isn't involved, he's shown to be a great editor-in-chief as well as a great boss, with someone already citing the Sam Raimi trilogy as an example.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3391.0,"score_ratio":1.8095238095} +{"post_id":"j9nnv9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Is J. Jonah Jameson a good editor-in-chief?","c_root_id_A":"g8l4ump","c_root_id_B":"g8ktgzi","created_at_utc_A":1602507394,"created_at_utc_B":1602496347,"score_A":38,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"He's a prick with an axe to grind; if you want unbiased reporting, go somewhere else. In terms of the actual nuts and bolts of running a paper, yes, he's good. He's managed to do a good job of keeping the Bugle up, running and profitable, paying his folks on time, and generally steering the ship with skill. And every now and then, he shows himself to be a real ace. In some continuities he's noted as having risked his ass to support and report on the civil rights movement, and otherwise been willing to put his name and safety on the line for causes he believes in. He's showed a willingness to take risks for his people; the already noted example from the Raimi films where he lied to cover Peter's ass while *a heavily armed multiple murderer* had him literally by the throat being the best example.","human_ref_B":"Depends on what you mean by good. The Daily Bugle is a tabloid paper and Jameson is the kind of person who knows what kind of sensationalist stories sells papers. He is an amazing editor-in-chief in that respect. On the other hand he is profit-driven and allows his personal biases (like his hatred of Spiderman) to color his stories. These traits do not make for a good journalist in general.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11047.0,"score_ratio":2.9230769231} +{"post_id":"j9nnv9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Is J. Jonah Jameson a good editor-in-chief?","c_root_id_A":"g8l0m0q","c_root_id_B":"g8ktgzi","created_at_utc_A":1602504003,"created_at_utc_B":1602496347,"score_A":21,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Actually, yes. When Spider-Man isn't involved, he's shown to be a great editor-in-chief as well as a great boss, with someone already citing the Sam Raimi trilogy as an example.","human_ref_B":"Depends on what you mean by good. The Daily Bugle is a tabloid paper and Jameson is the kind of person who knows what kind of sensationalist stories sells papers. He is an amazing editor-in-chief in that respect. On the other hand he is profit-driven and allows his personal biases (like his hatred of Spiderman) to color his stories. These traits do not make for a good journalist in general.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7656.0,"score_ratio":1.6153846154} +{"post_id":"j9nnv9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Is J. Jonah Jameson a good editor-in-chief?","c_root_id_A":"g8leh4m","c_root_id_B":"g8ktgzi","created_at_utc_A":1602513487,"created_at_utc_B":1602496347,"score_A":14,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"In the Ultimate Marvel universe, JJJ is all bark and very little actual bite unless someone is messing with his reporters. He's gruff and rude *until someone actually needs his help*, and then he is a generally good person. There are multiple instances where he's cut off mid shouty-rant when someone points out that their relative is sick, injured, etc, and JJJ *instantly* calms down and lets people go do what needs doing. In that universe, I see Jamison as a showman first and a good person *BARELY* under the surface. He will always go to bat for \"his people.\"","human_ref_B":"Depends on what you mean by good. The Daily Bugle is a tabloid paper and Jameson is the kind of person who knows what kind of sensationalist stories sells papers. He is an amazing editor-in-chief in that respect. On the other hand he is profit-driven and allows his personal biases (like his hatred of Spiderman) to color his stories. These traits do not make for a good journalist in general.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":17140.0,"score_ratio":1.0769230769} +{"post_id":"j9nnv9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Is J. Jonah Jameson a good editor-in-chief?","c_root_id_A":"g8leh4m","c_root_id_B":"g8l66ou","created_at_utc_A":1602513487,"created_at_utc_B":1602508343,"score_A":14,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"In the Ultimate Marvel universe, JJJ is all bark and very little actual bite unless someone is messing with his reporters. He's gruff and rude *until someone actually needs his help*, and then he is a generally good person. There are multiple instances where he's cut off mid shouty-rant when someone points out that their relative is sick, injured, etc, and JJJ *instantly* calms down and lets people go do what needs doing. In that universe, I see Jamison as a showman first and a good person *BARELY* under the surface. He will always go to bat for \"his people.\"","human_ref_B":"Probably the morally worst version of Jameson is in the MCU or PS4, in which he is comparable to Alex Jones. Other incarnations of him, while still assholes, maintain greater journalistic integrity.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5144.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"j9nnv9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Marvel\/Spider-Man] Is J. Jonah Jameson a good editor-in-chief?","c_root_id_A":"g8l7o8c","c_root_id_B":"g8leh4m","created_at_utc_A":1602509346,"created_at_utc_B":1602513487,"score_A":3,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"He makes bank, so yes.","human_ref_B":"In the Ultimate Marvel universe, JJJ is all bark and very little actual bite unless someone is messing with his reporters. He's gruff and rude *until someone actually needs his help*, and then he is a generally good person. There are multiple instances where he's cut off mid shouty-rant when someone points out that their relative is sick, injured, etc, and JJJ *instantly* calms down and lets people go do what needs doing. In that universe, I see Jamison as a showman first and a good person *BARELY* under the surface. He will always go to bat for \"his people.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4141.0,"score_ratio":4.6666666667} +{"post_id":"871r6e","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2] How would Peter react to the sudden addition of culture from the Zune? He has only ever been exposed to a couple of decades' worth of Terran music, primarily in the form of a couple of dozen tracks on his Awesome Mixes. He completely missed out on 80s synth, 90s grunge, every bit of associated culture. With a sudden influx of hundreds of new songs, will he be able to appreciate that first shoegaze-dubstep mashup? Would he give everything a chance because it is a connection to his homeworld, or would he just find some of it too difficult to embrace?","c_root_id_A":"dw9jikj","c_root_id_B":"dw9kio3","created_at_utc_A":1521996635,"created_at_utc_B":1521997712,"score_A":10,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"https:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/96266\/there-s-a-magic-age-when-you-find-your-musical-taste-according-to-science#.65o18gWyZ Granted there is some tolerance here for the fact that Peter isn't exactly entirely human but musical tastes are pretty much set by your mid to late twenties. This doesn't mean he wouldn't find new music interesting but he'd likely have a tremendous gravitation towards music that was closer in form to the music he had growing up. Stuff that was too far removed from that would likely do little for him.","human_ref_B":"There was a good moment about that in a HISHE animation.. Peter asking why there are so many songs about butts now.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1077.0,"score_ratio":3.6} +{"post_id":"rxceob","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Guardians of the galaxy] How did star lord keep the tapes and cassette player running for years after leaving earth? Normal Tapes and cassette players have a lifespan. So how was he able to constantly use them for years? Power for the walkman must have been hard to source when he was younger. Did he manage to keep the tape deck on his ship and walkman with general repairs or assistance from others on other planets, but how did he repair or replace the crappie Ferromagnetic tape (type I) and keep it in good enough condition to sound new? \t Also, Cassette tapes stretch and snap after a hot day here on earth. The planets he was visiting over the years must have had much more hostile environments.","c_root_id_A":"hrhdeel","c_root_id_B":"hrhaw8o","created_at_utc_A":1641471382,"created_at_utc_B":1641469793,"score_A":82,"score_B":67,"human_ref_A":"If a civilization can master casual FTL travel, they're probably up to the task of repairing and powering a cassette player. It's a bizzare affectation, but it's definety one he can do","human_ref_B":"We know that people are visiting Earth as Kraglin gives Peter a Zune so others could provide him with replacement parts for his Walkman as well as sourcing new cassettes to replace the original awesome mix one.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1589.0,"score_ratio":1.223880597} +{"post_id":"rxceob","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Guardians of the galaxy] How did star lord keep the tapes and cassette player running for years after leaving earth? Normal Tapes and cassette players have a lifespan. So how was he able to constantly use them for years? Power for the walkman must have been hard to source when he was younger. Did he manage to keep the tape deck on his ship and walkman with general repairs or assistance from others on other planets, but how did he repair or replace the crappie Ferromagnetic tape (type I) and keep it in good enough condition to sound new? \t Also, Cassette tapes stretch and snap after a hot day here on earth. The planets he was visiting over the years must have had much more hostile environments.","c_root_id_A":"hrhbsx9","c_root_id_B":"hrhdeel","created_at_utc_A":1641470383,"created_at_utc_B":1641471382,"score_A":9,"score_B":82,"human_ref_A":"Being able to travel space and all the other tech he has and encounters your question is how can he make a cassette player work?","human_ref_B":"If a civilization can master casual FTL travel, they're probably up to the task of repairing and powering a cassette player. It's a bizzare affectation, but it's definety one he can do","labels":0,"seconds_difference":999.0,"score_ratio":9.1111111111} +{"post_id":"rxceob","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Guardians of the galaxy] How did star lord keep the tapes and cassette player running for years after leaving earth? Normal Tapes and cassette players have a lifespan. So how was he able to constantly use them for years? Power for the walkman must have been hard to source when he was younger. Did he manage to keep the tape deck on his ship and walkman with general repairs or assistance from others on other planets, but how did he repair or replace the crappie Ferromagnetic tape (type I) and keep it in good enough condition to sound new? \t Also, Cassette tapes stretch and snap after a hot day here on earth. The planets he was visiting over the years must have had much more hostile environments.","c_root_id_A":"hrhaw8o","c_root_id_B":"hrhyk42","created_at_utc_A":1641469793,"created_at_utc_B":1641481555,"score_A":67,"score_B":71,"human_ref_A":"We know that people are visiting Earth as Kraglin gives Peter a Zune so others could provide him with replacement parts for his Walkman as well as sourcing new cassettes to replace the original awesome mix one.","human_ref_B":"Quill can fix a shattered bulkhead on his ship by *literally spraying a new one with a spray gun*. Ravager tech (which probably isn't even top tier in their section of the galaxy) makes a pretty casual matter out of repairing physical objects, and given that we know he has backups of his songs on Yondu's ship (as seen in the \"Come a Little Bit Closer\" sequence in GOTG2) it would probably be a casual matter to fabricate replacement parts for both the Walkman as well as replace the actual tape inside the Awesome Mix Volume 1 cassette as they were damaged or worn. Presumably they could also fabricate a suitable power source for the Walkman while they were at it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11762.0,"score_ratio":1.0597014925} +{"post_id":"rxceob","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Guardians of the galaxy] How did star lord keep the tapes and cassette player running for years after leaving earth? Normal Tapes and cassette players have a lifespan. So how was he able to constantly use them for years? Power for the walkman must have been hard to source when he was younger. Did he manage to keep the tape deck on his ship and walkman with general repairs or assistance from others on other planets, but how did he repair or replace the crappie Ferromagnetic tape (type I) and keep it in good enough condition to sound new? \t Also, Cassette tapes stretch and snap after a hot day here on earth. The planets he was visiting over the years must have had much more hostile environments.","c_root_id_A":"hrhyk42","c_root_id_B":"hrhbsx9","created_at_utc_A":1641481555,"created_at_utc_B":1641470383,"score_A":71,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Quill can fix a shattered bulkhead on his ship by *literally spraying a new one with a spray gun*. Ravager tech (which probably isn't even top tier in their section of the galaxy) makes a pretty casual matter out of repairing physical objects, and given that we know he has backups of his songs on Yondu's ship (as seen in the \"Come a Little Bit Closer\" sequence in GOTG2) it would probably be a casual matter to fabricate replacement parts for both the Walkman as well as replace the actual tape inside the Awesome Mix Volume 1 cassette as they were damaged or worn. Presumably they could also fabricate a suitable power source for the Walkman while they were at it.","human_ref_B":"Being able to travel space and all the other tech he has and encounters your question is how can he make a cassette player work?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11172.0,"score_ratio":7.8888888889} +{"post_id":"rxceob","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Guardians of the galaxy] How did star lord keep the tapes and cassette player running for years after leaving earth? Normal Tapes and cassette players have a lifespan. So how was he able to constantly use them for years? Power for the walkman must have been hard to source when he was younger. Did he manage to keep the tape deck on his ship and walkman with general repairs or assistance from others on other planets, but how did he repair or replace the crappie Ferromagnetic tape (type I) and keep it in good enough condition to sound new? \t Also, Cassette tapes stretch and snap after a hot day here on earth. The planets he was visiting over the years must have had much more hostile environments.","c_root_id_A":"hrhula1","c_root_id_B":"hrhyk42","created_at_utc_A":1641479937,"created_at_utc_B":1641481555,"score_A":6,"score_B":71,"human_ref_A":"There's a chance other cultures in space have gone through similar stages in technological development. Perhaps he got spare parts from Denab 4, or did a job for an engineer in return for rebuilding his gear.","human_ref_B":"Quill can fix a shattered bulkhead on his ship by *literally spraying a new one with a spray gun*. Ravager tech (which probably isn't even top tier in their section of the galaxy) makes a pretty casual matter out of repairing physical objects, and given that we know he has backups of his songs on Yondu's ship (as seen in the \"Come a Little Bit Closer\" sequence in GOTG2) it would probably be a casual matter to fabricate replacement parts for both the Walkman as well as replace the actual tape inside the Awesome Mix Volume 1 cassette as they were damaged or worn. Presumably they could also fabricate a suitable power source for the Walkman while they were at it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1618.0,"score_ratio":11.8333333333} +{"post_id":"rxceob","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Guardians of the galaxy] How did star lord keep the tapes and cassette player running for years after leaving earth? Normal Tapes and cassette players have a lifespan. So how was he able to constantly use them for years? Power for the walkman must have been hard to source when he was younger. Did he manage to keep the tape deck on his ship and walkman with general repairs or assistance from others on other planets, but how did he repair or replace the crappie Ferromagnetic tape (type I) and keep it in good enough condition to sound new? \t Also, Cassette tapes stretch and snap after a hot day here on earth. The planets he was visiting over the years must have had much more hostile environments.","c_root_id_A":"hrhula1","c_root_id_B":"hri4fi9","created_at_utc_A":1641479937,"created_at_utc_B":1641483869,"score_A":6,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"There's a chance other cultures in space have gone through similar stages in technological development. Perhaps he got spare parts from Denab 4, or did a job for an engineer in return for rebuilding his gear.","human_ref_B":"We see at one point in GotG 2 that Rocket Raccoon has...I think a spray? Or something like that? That just casually repairs the ship when he uses it. No hassle no nothing, just push the button and the ship wall is okay again. Some of the species have super advanced tech, and Quill seemed fairly okay with using tech. He probably repaired or replaced parts as they got fucked, maybe copied stuff onto other cassettes that got brought in from Earth or planets with similar tech.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3932.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"rxceob","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Guardians of the galaxy] How did star lord keep the tapes and cassette player running for years after leaving earth? Normal Tapes and cassette players have a lifespan. So how was he able to constantly use them for years? Power for the walkman must have been hard to source when he was younger. Did he manage to keep the tape deck on his ship and walkman with general repairs or assistance from others on other planets, but how did he repair or replace the crappie Ferromagnetic tape (type I) and keep it in good enough condition to sound new? \t Also, Cassette tapes stretch and snap after a hot day here on earth. The planets he was visiting over the years must have had much more hostile environments.","c_root_id_A":"hrhyt0n","c_root_id_B":"hri4fi9","created_at_utc_A":1641481656,"created_at_utc_B":1641483869,"score_A":7,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Tapes are pretty resilient. We use them for long term backups still","human_ref_B":"We see at one point in GotG 2 that Rocket Raccoon has...I think a spray? Or something like that? That just casually repairs the ship when he uses it. No hassle no nothing, just push the button and the ship wall is okay again. Some of the species have super advanced tech, and Quill seemed fairly okay with using tech. He probably repaired or replaced parts as they got fucked, maybe copied stuff onto other cassettes that got brought in from Earth or planets with similar tech.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2213.0,"score_ratio":1.1428571429} +{"post_id":"rxceob","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Guardians of the galaxy] How did star lord keep the tapes and cassette player running for years after leaving earth? Normal Tapes and cassette players have a lifespan. So how was he able to constantly use them for years? Power for the walkman must have been hard to source when he was younger. Did he manage to keep the tape deck on his ship and walkman with general repairs or assistance from others on other planets, but how did he repair or replace the crappie Ferromagnetic tape (type I) and keep it in good enough condition to sound new? \t Also, Cassette tapes stretch and snap after a hot day here on earth. The planets he was visiting over the years must have had much more hostile environments.","c_root_id_A":"hrhyt0n","c_root_id_B":"hrhula1","created_at_utc_A":1641481656,"created_at_utc_B":1641479937,"score_A":7,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Tapes are pretty resilient. We use them for long term backups still","human_ref_B":"There's a chance other cultures in space have gone through similar stages in technological development. Perhaps he got spare parts from Denab 4, or did a job for an engineer in return for rebuilding his gear.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1719.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"5moieg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Star Wars] I am a Jedi knight. Can I still become a doctor or politician ? So I'm a Jedi knight now but I've gotten really interested in working with hospitals and gaining my doctor title, can I do that ? [ Canon & EU, whatever works ] - additional question 1: I think the Republic is corrupt and would like to change this directly. Can I become a politician ? - additional question 2: If I can't be either of those two mentioned above, can I actually do anything else but be a Jedi ?","c_root_id_A":"dc5dcmz","c_root_id_B":"dc57mar","created_at_utc_A":1483856821,"created_at_utc_B":1483847338,"score_A":18,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"You are a Jedi first and foremost. Anything you would do that is in direct conflict with your Jedi mandate is forbidden. However, you may often find yourself representing the Jedi order while undertaking various tasks and assignments across the galaxy. For example, Jedi make excellent mediators and negotiators and are highly sought after to assist in such matters as a neutral party. Jedi Knights also work closely with the local law enforcement to uphold and maintain the peace as part of their sworn oath as guardians of Republic. In that sense, you could consider yourself a negotiator or police officer in an honorary sense. The same would hold true if, say, a Jedi who was gifted with healing powers was called to the hospital to treat patients, or asked to be an Arbiter in a court case to defend someone accused of a crime. You could consider yourself a doctor or a lawyer, but the task and the duties are all temporary and should not be considered alternate career paths. In short, Jedi Knights wear many hats, but the robes are always the same. Your primary concern at all times should be to act as an agent of the will of the Force.","human_ref_B":"You can't be both, but I suppose you can just leave the order and become whatever you want.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9483.0,"score_ratio":4.5} +{"post_id":"uhwfqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.65,"history":"[Star Wars] I'm A Jedi Knight. A sith asks me to turn to the dark side so I show him my ass. Will the Jedi council condone my actions?","c_root_id_A":"i78t8v1","c_root_id_B":"i79s9si","created_at_utc_A":1651632336,"created_at_utc_B":1651655947,"score_A":12,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Laugh, yoda would.","human_ref_B":"Well, once you moon them the Sith is probably going to unleash their anger, prompting a lightsaber fight. Meaning the big question is if you won that fight. If you straight up killed or captured the Sith, you could probably spin the whole mooning bit as a tactic to cloud their judgement by getting them pissed off before the fight. Sure, it's unconventional, but clearly it worked. Much the same happens if you drive the Sith off long enough to accomplish whatever your original goal is (assuming your goal wasn't to hunt down the Sith), though they'll probably be far less approving. You got what they would consider a win, but they'll probably admonish you to pick a more mature strategy in the future. If the Sith causes you to fail your original mission, or beats you so badly you need assistance to survive, expect to be torn a new asshole by the Council. You can get away with a certain level of defiance of orthodoxy if you deliver the goods (see: Qui-Gon Jinn), but no goods = no slack. Expect your future assignments to be a **lot** less choice. If the Sith kills you, you are buried and you are mourned. Privately, response varies. If you were clearly in over your head, they probably accept the ass-waving as a final act of contempt in the face of imminent doom, and appreciate that at a minimum you went down flying your Light Side flag high. If you at least in theory should have won that fight, the mooning becomes the absolute low of your career. If it directly lead to your death (read: the Sith cut your ass in half before you can pull your pants back up) Mace calls you a \"dumb mother fucker\" and you go down in history as the worst Jedi duelist of your era, probably becoming a cautionary tale for young Padawans about the dangers of getting cocky and letting your guard down.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":23611.0,"score_ratio":1.0833333333} +{"post_id":"uhwfqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.65,"history":"[Star Wars] I'm A Jedi Knight. A sith asks me to turn to the dark side so I show him my ass. Will the Jedi council condone my actions?","c_root_id_A":"i7a4vli","c_root_id_B":"i7aeono","created_at_utc_A":1651665291,"created_at_utc_B":1651670396,"score_A":8,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Slightly related, but I wish there was a Jedi who took the piss more - like every Jedi seems so damn serious. Anakin, Ahsoka and Obi Wan had their moments but I\u2019d love to see a Jedi who was really skilled and talented, but was constantly joking around and was a bit crazy.","human_ref_B":"No, because only the Sith deal in ass salutes.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5105.0,"score_ratio":1.375} +{"post_id":"uhwfqh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.65,"history":"[Star Wars] I'm A Jedi Knight. A sith asks me to turn to the dark side so I show him my ass. 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They actually did do that once (after he had escaped the fate-worse-than-death Wally had initially set up for him).","labels":0,"seconds_difference":0.0,"score_ratio":1.2804232804} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvro885","c_root_id_B":"hvsaddt","created_at_utc_A":1644111773,"created_at_utc_B":1644131360,"score_A":189,"score_B":226,"human_ref_A":"Norman Osborn tried to destroy everything Doctor Octopus built when the latter had hijacked Spider-Man\u2019s body and he pretty much has nothing to live for outside of fighting Peter, so probably him.","human_ref_B":"Magneto would if anything happens to Prof. X.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":19587.0,"score_ratio":1.1957671958} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsaddt","c_root_id_B":"hvrutx7","created_at_utc_A":1644131360,"created_at_utc_B":1644114798,"score_A":226,"score_B":178,"human_ref_A":"Magneto would if anything happens to Prof. X.","human_ref_B":"Sinestro might well murder anyone with the gall to take out Hal Jordan. In his mind they are the definition of \"frienemy\". He literally once called him \"My most hated enemy and my truest friend.\"","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16562.0,"score_ratio":1.2696629213} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsaddt","c_root_id_B":"hvs6q2z","created_at_utc_A":1644131360,"created_at_utc_B":1644128668,"score_A":226,"score_B":124,"human_ref_A":"Magneto would if anything happens to Prof. X.","human_ref_B":"Ultron (pre-fusion) would probably be livid if someone killed Pym or the other Avengers. His MO is usually the destruction of sentient life, but he\u2019d specifically screw over whoever killed his father first. Lex Luthor would totally target someone who killed Superman. Not only because of the \u201che\u2019s mine\u201d mentality, but because whoever DID do that is a massive threat.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2692.0,"score_ratio":1.8225806452} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvrudb6","c_root_id_B":"hvsaddt","created_at_utc_A":1644114590,"created_at_utc_B":1644131360,"score_A":61,"score_B":226,"human_ref_A":"I like to think Black Cat and Cat woman would kill whoever killed Spiderman or Batman respectively","human_ref_B":"Magneto would if anything happens to Prof. X.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":16770.0,"score_ratio":3.7049180328} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsaddt","c_root_id_B":"hvruclm","created_at_utc_A":1644131360,"created_at_utc_B":1644114580,"score_A":226,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"Magneto would if anything happens to Prof. X.","human_ref_B":"Arkhamverse freeze","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16780.0,"score_ratio":8.6923076923} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvrudb6","c_root_id_B":"hvrutx7","created_at_utc_A":1644114590,"created_at_utc_B":1644114798,"score_A":61,"score_B":178,"human_ref_A":"I like to think Black Cat and Cat woman would kill whoever killed Spiderman or Batman respectively","human_ref_B":"Sinestro might well murder anyone with the gall to take out Hal Jordan. In his mind they are the definition of \"frienemy\". He literally once called him \"My most hated enemy and my truest friend.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":208.0,"score_ratio":2.9180327869} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvruclm","c_root_id_B":"hvrutx7","created_at_utc_A":1644114580,"created_at_utc_B":1644114798,"score_A":26,"score_B":178,"human_ref_A":"Arkhamverse freeze","human_ref_B":"Sinestro might well murder anyone with the gall to take out Hal Jordan. In his mind they are the definition of \"frienemy\". He literally once called him \"My most hated enemy and my truest friend.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":218.0,"score_ratio":6.8461538462} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvrudb6","c_root_id_B":"hvs6q2z","created_at_utc_A":1644114590,"created_at_utc_B":1644128668,"score_A":61,"score_B":124,"human_ref_A":"I like to think Black Cat and Cat woman would kill whoever killed Spiderman or Batman respectively","human_ref_B":"Ultron (pre-fusion) would probably be livid if someone killed Pym or the other Avengers. His MO is usually the destruction of sentient life, but he\u2019d specifically screw over whoever killed his father first. Lex Luthor would totally target someone who killed Superman. Not only because of the \u201che\u2019s mine\u201d mentality, but because whoever DID do that is a massive threat.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14078.0,"score_ratio":2.0327868852} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvs6q2z","c_root_id_B":"hvruclm","created_at_utc_A":1644128668,"created_at_utc_B":1644114580,"score_A":124,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"Ultron (pre-fusion) would probably be livid if someone killed Pym or the other Avengers. His MO is usually the destruction of sentient life, but he\u2019d specifically screw over whoever killed his father first. Lex Luthor would totally target someone who killed Superman. Not only because of the \u201che\u2019s mine\u201d mentality, but because whoever DID do that is a massive threat.","human_ref_B":"Arkhamverse freeze","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14088.0,"score_ratio":4.7692307692} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsc9yv","c_root_id_B":"hvsb3wr","created_at_utc_A":1644132808,"created_at_utc_B":1644131914,"score_A":95,"score_B":70,"human_ref_A":"Bullseye would probably kill whoever killed Daredevil. But he'll kill anyone for any reason. There's a good chance Loki would avenge Thor, depending on the day.","human_ref_B":"(MCU) Killmonger would probably kill anyone who kills the reigning Black Panther. Said murderer would have interrupted Killmonger\u2019s plan to acquire the throne and would be an obvious risk to all members of the Wakandan government. Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) would avenge Charles Xavier if an alien or non-mutant killed him. If a mutant under Magneto\u2019s command killed Xavier without an order to do so\u2026 It depends. (DC) I imagine several rivals obsessed with Captain Marvel (Shazam\/Billy) would have some words with a successful killer. Sinestro would not react terribly to whoever kills Hal Jordan. Atrocitus might attack anyone who successfully steals his revenge by killing all of the Guardians. Johnny Storm must have befriended at least one villain who fights the Fantastic Four before, right? If not, then Ben Grimm has talked down someone who attacked the Four during a a rampage. So either of them would be avenged.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":894.0,"score_ratio":1.3571428571} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsc9yv","c_root_id_B":"hvrudb6","created_at_utc_A":1644132808,"created_at_utc_B":1644114590,"score_A":95,"score_B":61,"human_ref_A":"Bullseye would probably kill whoever killed Daredevil. But he'll kill anyone for any reason. There's a good chance Loki would avenge Thor, depending on the day.","human_ref_B":"I like to think Black Cat and Cat woman would kill whoever killed Spiderman or Batman respectively","labels":1,"seconds_difference":18218.0,"score_ratio":1.5573770492} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvruclm","c_root_id_B":"hvsc9yv","created_at_utc_A":1644114580,"created_at_utc_B":1644132808,"score_A":26,"score_B":95,"human_ref_A":"Arkhamverse freeze","human_ref_B":"Bullseye would probably kill whoever killed Daredevil. But he'll kill anyone for any reason. There's a good chance Loki would avenge Thor, depending on the day.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":18228.0,"score_ratio":3.6538461538} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsb1hq","c_root_id_B":"hvsc9yv","created_at_utc_A":1644131864,"created_at_utc_B":1644132808,"score_A":13,"score_B":95,"human_ref_A":"I imagine Madara would be super pissed if anybody killed his childhood best friend Hashirama lol EDIT: Oh ok, this question was for DC\/Marvel In that case I could see Kraven going after anybody who managed to kill Spidey just for the challenge of it and being able to say \u201cI hunted the man who killed Spider-Man\u201d","human_ref_B":"Bullseye would probably kill whoever killed Daredevil. But he'll kill anyone for any reason. There's a good chance Loki would avenge Thor, depending on the day.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":944.0,"score_ratio":7.3076923077} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsb3wr","c_root_id_B":"hvrudb6","created_at_utc_A":1644131914,"created_at_utc_B":1644114590,"score_A":70,"score_B":61,"human_ref_A":"(MCU) Killmonger would probably kill anyone who kills the reigning Black Panther. Said murderer would have interrupted Killmonger\u2019s plan to acquire the throne and would be an obvious risk to all members of the Wakandan government. Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) would avenge Charles Xavier if an alien or non-mutant killed him. If a mutant under Magneto\u2019s command killed Xavier without an order to do so\u2026 It depends. (DC) I imagine several rivals obsessed with Captain Marvel (Shazam\/Billy) would have some words with a successful killer. Sinestro would not react terribly to whoever kills Hal Jordan. Atrocitus might attack anyone who successfully steals his revenge by killing all of the Guardians. Johnny Storm must have befriended at least one villain who fights the Fantastic Four before, right? If not, then Ben Grimm has talked down someone who attacked the Four during a a rampage. So either of them would be avenged.","human_ref_B":"I like to think Black Cat and Cat woman would kill whoever killed Spiderman or Batman respectively","labels":1,"seconds_difference":17324.0,"score_ratio":1.1475409836} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvruclm","c_root_id_B":"hvsb3wr","created_at_utc_A":1644114580,"created_at_utc_B":1644131914,"score_A":26,"score_B":70,"human_ref_A":"Arkhamverse freeze","human_ref_B":"(MCU) Killmonger would probably kill anyone who kills the reigning Black Panther. Said murderer would have interrupted Killmonger\u2019s plan to acquire the throne and would be an obvious risk to all members of the Wakandan government. Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) would avenge Charles Xavier if an alien or non-mutant killed him. If a mutant under Magneto\u2019s command killed Xavier without an order to do so\u2026 It depends. (DC) I imagine several rivals obsessed with Captain Marvel (Shazam\/Billy) would have some words with a successful killer. Sinestro would not react terribly to whoever kills Hal Jordan. Atrocitus might attack anyone who successfully steals his revenge by killing all of the Guardians. Johnny Storm must have befriended at least one villain who fights the Fantastic Four before, right? If not, then Ben Grimm has talked down someone who attacked the Four during a a rampage. So either of them would be avenged.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17334.0,"score_ratio":2.6923076923} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsb3wr","c_root_id_B":"hvsb1hq","created_at_utc_A":1644131914,"created_at_utc_B":1644131864,"score_A":70,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"(MCU) Killmonger would probably kill anyone who kills the reigning Black Panther. Said murderer would have interrupted Killmonger\u2019s plan to acquire the throne and would be an obvious risk to all members of the Wakandan government. Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto) would avenge Charles Xavier if an alien or non-mutant killed him. If a mutant under Magneto\u2019s command killed Xavier without an order to do so\u2026 It depends. (DC) I imagine several rivals obsessed with Captain Marvel (Shazam\/Billy) would have some words with a successful killer. Sinestro would not react terribly to whoever kills Hal Jordan. Atrocitus might attack anyone who successfully steals his revenge by killing all of the Guardians. Johnny Storm must have befriended at least one villain who fights the Fantastic Four before, right? If not, then Ben Grimm has talked down someone who attacked the Four during a a rampage. So either of them would be avenged.","human_ref_B":"I imagine Madara would be super pissed if anybody killed his childhood best friend Hashirama lol EDIT: Oh ok, this question was for DC\/Marvel In that case I could see Kraven going after anybody who managed to kill Spidey just for the challenge of it and being able to say \u201cI hunted the man who killed Spider-Man\u201d","labels":1,"seconds_difference":50.0,"score_ratio":5.3846153846} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvrudb6","c_root_id_B":"hvruclm","created_at_utc_A":1644114590,"created_at_utc_B":1644114580,"score_A":61,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"I like to think Black Cat and Cat woman would kill whoever killed Spiderman or Batman respectively","human_ref_B":"Arkhamverse freeze","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10.0,"score_ratio":2.3461538462} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsdflb","c_root_id_B":"hvruclm","created_at_utc_A":1644133711,"created_at_utc_B":1644114580,"score_A":56,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"Kraven the hunter would kill whoever kills Spider-Man","human_ref_B":"Arkhamverse freeze","labels":1,"seconds_difference":19131.0,"score_ratio":2.1538461538} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsb1hq","c_root_id_B":"hvsdflb","created_at_utc_A":1644131864,"created_at_utc_B":1644133711,"score_A":13,"score_B":56,"human_ref_A":"I imagine Madara would be super pissed if anybody killed his childhood best friend Hashirama lol EDIT: Oh ok, this question was for DC\/Marvel In that case I could see Kraven going after anybody who managed to kill Spidey just for the challenge of it and being able to say \u201cI hunted the man who killed Spider-Man\u201d","human_ref_B":"Kraven the hunter would kill whoever kills Spider-Man","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1847.0,"score_ratio":4.3076923077} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsfy1j","c_root_id_B":"hvse3gu","created_at_utc_A":1644135667,"created_at_utc_B":1644134231,"score_A":47,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"Trigon would probably not look kindly upon anyone who killed his daughter. When the league was thought dead in Forever Evil Black Manta surrendered to Waller and volunteered for the Suicide Squad. Simply because without Aquaman to hunt he had nothing else to do with his life","human_ref_B":"I imagine if someone killed Raven, Trigon would make it a point to obliterate them the first chance he got.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1436.0,"score_ratio":1.8076923077} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvruclm","c_root_id_B":"hvsfy1j","created_at_utc_A":1644114580,"created_at_utc_B":1644135667,"score_A":26,"score_B":47,"human_ref_A":"Arkhamverse freeze","human_ref_B":"Trigon would probably not look kindly upon anyone who killed his daughter. When the league was thought dead in Forever Evil Black Manta surrendered to Waller and volunteered for the Suicide Squad. Simply because without Aquaman to hunt he had nothing else to do with his life","labels":0,"seconds_difference":21087.0,"score_ratio":1.8076923077} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsdtmj","c_root_id_B":"hvsfy1j","created_at_utc_A":1644134020,"created_at_utc_B":1644135667,"score_A":18,"score_B":47,"human_ref_A":"I believe Kingpin and Daredevil had something like this happen","human_ref_B":"Trigon would probably not look kindly upon anyone who killed his daughter. When the league was thought dead in Forever Evil Black Manta surrendered to Waller and volunteered for the Suicide Squad. Simply because without Aquaman to hunt he had nothing else to do with his life","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1647.0,"score_ratio":2.6111111111} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsfy1j","c_root_id_B":"hvsb1hq","created_at_utc_A":1644135667,"created_at_utc_B":1644131864,"score_A":47,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Trigon would probably not look kindly upon anyone who killed his daughter. When the league was thought dead in Forever Evil Black Manta surrendered to Waller and volunteered for the Suicide Squad. Simply because without Aquaman to hunt he had nothing else to do with his life","human_ref_B":"I imagine Madara would be super pissed if anybody killed his childhood best friend Hashirama lol EDIT: Oh ok, this question was for DC\/Marvel In that case I could see Kraven going after anybody who managed to kill Spidey just for the challenge of it and being able to say \u201cI hunted the man who killed Spider-Man\u201d","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3803.0,"score_ratio":3.6153846154} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvse3gu","c_root_id_B":"hvsuu5z","created_at_utc_A":1644134231,"created_at_utc_B":1644147563,"score_A":26,"score_B":46,"human_ref_A":"I imagine if someone killed Raven, Trigon would make it a point to obliterate them the first chance he got.","human_ref_B":"* I think Riddler would probably also make life pretty miserable for whoever kills Bats. * Black Adam would probably demolish the entire home town of whoever kills Shazam. Probably also true of Sivana and Mr Mind. Shazam has got some really loyal villains. * As others have said, The Rouges actually *did* do this when one of the Flashes was \"killed.\" * Venom might go after someone who kills Spidey, especially if he's in one of his more \"dark justice\" phases. \"WE were destined to eat his brains. I suppose we will have to settle for yours [villain name here].\" * I pity whoever manages to kill Thor. Half of Asgard would be on their case in a heartbeat. *Including* the baddies. * Doom would *absolutely* kill someone who got to Richards first. Of course, he's Doom, so he *might* march into the afterlife, bring Reed's soul back just so that he can do the job right this time. * Squirrel Girl is just so gosh darn likable that I could see some villains ganging up on her killer. Heck, she'd probably only stay dead for a little bit because there's a solid chance Thanos just brings her right back. * I could see Taskmaster going all revenge mode on someone who took out Cap or Hawkeye. Probably not for free, but probably at a steep discount.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13332.0,"score_ratio":1.7692307692} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsuu5z","c_root_id_B":"hvruclm","created_at_utc_A":1644147563,"created_at_utc_B":1644114580,"score_A":46,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"* I think Riddler would probably also make life pretty miserable for whoever kills Bats. * Black Adam would probably demolish the entire home town of whoever kills Shazam. Probably also true of Sivana and Mr Mind. Shazam has got some really loyal villains. * As others have said, The Rouges actually *did* do this when one of the Flashes was \"killed.\" * Venom might go after someone who kills Spidey, especially if he's in one of his more \"dark justice\" phases. \"WE were destined to eat his brains. I suppose we will have to settle for yours [villain name here].\" * I pity whoever manages to kill Thor. Half of Asgard would be on their case in a heartbeat. *Including* the baddies. * Doom would *absolutely* kill someone who got to Richards first. Of course, he's Doom, so he *might* march into the afterlife, bring Reed's soul back just so that he can do the job right this time. * Squirrel Girl is just so gosh darn likable that I could see some villains ganging up on her killer. Heck, she'd probably only stay dead for a little bit because there's a solid chance Thanos just brings her right back. * I could see Taskmaster going all revenge mode on someone who took out Cap or Hawkeye. Probably not for free, but probably at a steep discount.","human_ref_B":"Arkhamverse freeze","labels":1,"seconds_difference":32983.0,"score_ratio":1.7692307692} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsdtmj","c_root_id_B":"hvsuu5z","created_at_utc_A":1644134020,"created_at_utc_B":1644147563,"score_A":18,"score_B":46,"human_ref_A":"I believe Kingpin and Daredevil had something like this happen","human_ref_B":"* I think Riddler would probably also make life pretty miserable for whoever kills Bats. * Black Adam would probably demolish the entire home town of whoever kills Shazam. Probably also true of Sivana and Mr Mind. Shazam has got some really loyal villains. * As others have said, The Rouges actually *did* do this when one of the Flashes was \"killed.\" * Venom might go after someone who kills Spidey, especially if he's in one of his more \"dark justice\" phases. \"WE were destined to eat his brains. I suppose we will have to settle for yours [villain name here].\" * I pity whoever manages to kill Thor. Half of Asgard would be on their case in a heartbeat. *Including* the baddies. * Doom would *absolutely* kill someone who got to Richards first. Of course, he's Doom, so he *might* march into the afterlife, bring Reed's soul back just so that he can do the job right this time. * Squirrel Girl is just so gosh darn likable that I could see some villains ganging up on her killer. Heck, she'd probably only stay dead for a little bit because there's a solid chance Thanos just brings her right back. * I could see Taskmaster going all revenge mode on someone who took out Cap or Hawkeye. Probably not for free, but probably at a steep discount.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13543.0,"score_ratio":2.5555555556} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsb1hq","c_root_id_B":"hvsuu5z","created_at_utc_A":1644131864,"created_at_utc_B":1644147563,"score_A":13,"score_B":46,"human_ref_A":"I imagine Madara would be super pissed if anybody killed his childhood best friend Hashirama lol EDIT: Oh ok, this question was for DC\/Marvel In that case I could see Kraven going after anybody who managed to kill Spidey just for the challenge of it and being able to say \u201cI hunted the man who killed Spider-Man\u201d","human_ref_B":"* I think Riddler would probably also make life pretty miserable for whoever kills Bats. * Black Adam would probably demolish the entire home town of whoever kills Shazam. Probably also true of Sivana and Mr Mind. Shazam has got some really loyal villains. * As others have said, The Rouges actually *did* do this when one of the Flashes was \"killed.\" * Venom might go after someone who kills Spidey, especially if he's in one of his more \"dark justice\" phases. \"WE were destined to eat his brains. I suppose we will have to settle for yours [villain name here].\" * I pity whoever manages to kill Thor. Half of Asgard would be on their case in a heartbeat. *Including* the baddies. * Doom would *absolutely* kill someone who got to Richards first. Of course, he's Doom, so he *might* march into the afterlife, bring Reed's soul back just so that he can do the job right this time. * Squirrel Girl is just so gosh darn likable that I could see some villains ganging up on her killer. Heck, she'd probably only stay dead for a little bit because there's a solid chance Thanos just brings her right back. * I could see Taskmaster going all revenge mode on someone who took out Cap or Hawkeye. Probably not for free, but probably at a steep discount.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15699.0,"score_ratio":3.5384615385} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsdtmj","c_root_id_B":"hvse3gu","created_at_utc_A":1644134020,"created_at_utc_B":1644134231,"score_A":18,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"I believe Kingpin and Daredevil had something like this happen","human_ref_B":"I imagine if someone killed Raven, Trigon would make it a point to obliterate them the first chance he got.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":211.0,"score_ratio":1.4444444444} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsb1hq","c_root_id_B":"hvse3gu","created_at_utc_A":1644131864,"created_at_utc_B":1644134231,"score_A":13,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"I imagine Madara would be super pissed if anybody killed his childhood best friend Hashirama lol EDIT: Oh ok, this question was for DC\/Marvel In that case I could see Kraven going after anybody who managed to kill Spidey just for the challenge of it and being able to say \u201cI hunted the man who killed Spider-Man\u201d","human_ref_B":"I imagine if someone killed Raven, Trigon would make it a point to obliterate them the first chance he got.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2367.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsdtmj","c_root_id_B":"hvsb1hq","created_at_utc_A":1644134020,"created_at_utc_B":1644131864,"score_A":18,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"I believe Kingpin and Daredevil had something like this happen","human_ref_B":"I imagine Madara would be super pissed if anybody killed his childhood best friend Hashirama lol EDIT: Oh ok, this question was for DC\/Marvel In that case I could see Kraven going after anybody who managed to kill Spidey just for the challenge of it and being able to say \u201cI hunted the man who killed Spider-Man\u201d","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2156.0,"score_ratio":1.3846153846} +{"post_id":"slm8ek","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] What other supervillains would avenge their heroes if they were killed, like how Joker will kill anyone who kills Batman?","c_root_id_A":"hvsb1hq","c_root_id_B":"hvsvwm9","created_at_utc_A":1644131864,"created_at_utc_B":1644148401,"score_A":13,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"I imagine Madara would be super pissed if anybody killed his childhood best friend Hashirama lol EDIT: Oh ok, this question was for DC\/Marvel In that case I could see Kraven going after anybody who managed to kill Spidey just for the challenge of it and being able to say \u201cI hunted the man who killed Spider-Man\u201d","human_ref_B":"Darkseid if anyone killed Superman specifically. He's been a constant thorn in his side, more than most so if someone was to end Kal-El then Darkseid would make a point of paying them a personal visit and making sure they knew his full feelings on the matter.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":16537.0,"score_ratio":1.3076923077} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvupgu","c_root_id_B":"dxvtpfp","created_at_utc_A":1524578047,"created_at_utc_B":1524576995,"score_A":339,"score_B":199,"human_ref_A":"He'd see the wide variety of art forms, both within and between cultures, and realize that a \"divide and conquer\" approach would work: find the group most willing to work with the Empire, give them aid, and then tell the other peoples \"you can get this too, or be conquered by the people we're helping; your choice.\"","human_ref_B":"He would find our finest deepfried memes and promptly turn around and never return.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1052.0,"score_ratio":1.7035175879} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvskks","c_root_id_B":"dxvupgu","created_at_utc_A":1524575731,"created_at_utc_B":1524578047,"score_A":79,"score_B":339,"human_ref_A":"He wouldn't need to invade and conquer. He would realize Earth would willingly join the Empire.","human_ref_B":"He'd see the wide variety of art forms, both within and between cultures, and realize that a \"divide and conquer\" approach would work: find the group most willing to work with the Empire, give them aid, and then tell the other peoples \"you can get this too, or be conquered by the people we're helping; your choice.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2316.0,"score_ratio":4.2911392405} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? 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Not that Pellaeon would have been able to spot them. Thrawn's chambers looked ... different. Pelleaon was used to seeing pedestals of vases or small sculptures in exhibits placed thoughtfully in spare but cultivated exhibits. Not this time. The stateroom looked like a maze. Bare white walls were placed in a sort of grid fashion, with flat images upon them. Grand Admiral Thrawn was nowhere to be seen. Pellaeon cleared his throat. \"A-admiral?\" Thrawn's calm and firm voice pierced through the maze. \"Yes, Commander Pellaeon. I'm here.\" Pelleaon proceeded around a corner, attempting to retain his poise. He could feel himself sweating still and hated the sign of weakness. Thrawn did not tolerate weakness. \"Admiral, the worst has happened. The nations of this planet, they've allied, sir, and--\" \"Step over here, Commander. Look at this piece. Tell me what you see.\" Pelleaon rounded another corner. There stood Thrawn, his uniform immaculate, hands clasped behind his back. The red eyes shone from his blue face as the brilliant Chiss strategist examined an image centered on the white wall. The image was unremarkable to Pelleaon. A group of young Terrans sat in a circle around an older Terran, appearing to focus as the elder looked at a white piece of paper. The room was made of wood, and a metal object was in the center. Pelleaon had no idea what to make of the image. \"Sir, it appears to be a classroom, perhaps? But sir, about the Terrans, they've allied, sir, and appear to be organizing forces for a coordinated--\" Thrawn cut him off with a wave of his hand. \"Yes, Commander, I'm aware.\" Thrawn turned to him and gazed intently. Pellaeon gulped. \"This culture has very interesting art, Commander. The image you see here is a school room. The students surround the teacher. The room is calm, the students mostly rapt as the teacher reads.\" Pelleaon's mind could not help but return to the battle preparation. The largest military power on this planet had managed to coax the other regions to align as a team. The combined forces would be able to overrun the command posts that Pellaeon's forces had been establishing on the largest grasslands on the major continents. Imperial forces faced a possible rout, fighting on too many fronts to defend. Thrawn was needed in the command room immediately to rally the defense. \"Sir, you see, it's imperative that we return to the bridge--\" \"Soon, Commander. Soon. This image, what strikes you as strange about it?\" Pellaeon gulped, frantically eyed the image. \"I'm not sure, sir. It seems very foreign to me. My classmates were terrible to wrangle for our teachers.\" \"Precisely, Commander! This schoolroom is calm, collected, under control. It reminds one of a mother with napping infants, when instead a schoolroom tends to be more like a bantha rancher needing to wrangle the calves. It's far too calm, and yet the people of this culture accept it as true. Now turn, Commander. This image here, what do you see?\" Pelleaon examined the neighboring image. It appeared to be of Terrans in a busy office. One sat and read, another sprinted past, while others stood calmly by. Pelleaon quickly said \"Another odd scene, sir. It appears to be some sort of shop or office, calm but busy at the same time.\" Thrawn waited a moment, as if waiting for Pellaeon to elaborate. The silence hung heavy, Pellaeon trying to remain still despite the urgency of a pending attack. \"Commander, I sense your urgency. I assure you I am almost finished here. But look again. Look at the Terrans in this image. What do you notice?\" \"Well sir, they appear to be mostly old. They have a similar appearance. Hard to distinguish between them at a glance.\" The hint of a smile crept onto Thrawn's face. Pellaeon thought he saw something, but couldn't be sure. \"That's right, Commander. This is an active scene, with Terrans lined up out the entrance, and yet they are nearly all elderly males. One female is in line, obscured by another male who appears to be her partner yet superior. The people trying to accomplish things are predominantly elderly males, while the youth is portrayed as energetic but chaotic. The female to the side is withdrawn and gets distracted by the youth running past!\" Thrawn made these remarks with a contained enthusiasm, as if it revealed the secrets to the military downfall of the planet. As usual, Pellaeon had no idea where this was going. \"Here, Commander. One last image. Look. It is a family of Terrans in a vehicle. The parents sit in the front, the father guiding the voyage with a smirk, the mother with a mouth agape, a youth beside her with eyes focused ahead. Behind him, an enthusiastic youth dangerously leans out of the vehicle, framing a pet of some sort. Another youth leans over to his side with an indigestible food item obscuring her face, while the rear shows an elderly matron with a stern look ignoring the last youth making faces to something behind the vehicle.\" Pelleaon's impatience was beginning to show, despite his attempts at containing it for decorum. Pelleaon desperately wanted to get to the command room and coordinate the defense, but wouldn't risk Thrawn's wrath. He stood at attention, slightly trembling and sweating profusely, his mustache again beginning to wilt. Desperation showed at the corners of his eyes. Thrawn motioned with his hands, and the walls fell away. They had only been holograms, along with the images upon them. The final image increased in size until it filled the space between ceiling and floor. Thrawn turned and began to speak, slowly at first, and then with increasing pace: \"Commander, this is the art of the leading military power on this world. We see idyllic scenes. A calm classroom. An ordered and generic office. A family traveling together. These images show us the culture, and therefore the tactics, of the main military power! They emphasize appearance above all else. A teacher in firm control with the loving attention of students? Incredibly rare, and yet this image is wildly common, as though the Terrans see no issue with it. A business location filled with males, while subsidiary females sit aside? The males predominate this culture and women are protected. A family in a vehicle, apparently in control, but thinly contained, Commander. The father smirks, despite the rage of the elderly, the rambunctious danger of the children, the distraction of the partner. And they travel with an animal, no less!\" \"You see commander, this culture values the appearance of control, the appearance of a united front. It loves to believe that it is united, yet any investigation shows this expectation to be an illusion! Children misbehave. Youth run wild. The elderly seem in control but are not. And throughout it, we see only a single strain of the Terran. This predominant military force? Its people vary in color, size, and appearance, and yet only a single strain is apparent throughout the art! Do you see, Commander?\" Pellaeon felt as if a realization was in reach, but that he couldn't quite grasp it. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but closed it silently as Thrawn resumed, this time calmly. \"This is no united planet, Commander. The alliance is an illusion. A strong force is at the head, yes. It appears to exert control. But with it are headstrong nations, youths with something to prove, elderly nations with old grudges, idle passersby who take no stance, and those distracted with personal delights and inhuman lives. \"This is a fractured force, Commander. We will treat them as such. Address the main military culture head-on. Deploy one attachment in each region to bribe the locals with our entertainment technology. Arm one neighboring nation with the means to take out its rival. If you must withdraw, withdraw into areas of wildlife where sympathetic Terrans will avoid damaging the animals. And bribe the old powers with the means to regain their former glory. The way we conquer this planet will not be with pure force as the hammer pulverizes the rock; it will be with precise persuasions as the jeweler fractures the gem.\" Pelleaon was taken aback. Stunned, once again, with Thrawn's ability to sense the weaknesses in a totally alien species. But he had his instructions, and by all outward appearances, they would work incredibly well. Pelleaon saluted. \"Yes sir, right away.\" He did an about face and walked calmly out of the stateroom, then broke into a sprint back to the bridge. There was a war to run.","human_ref_B":"He wouldn't need to invade and conquer. He would realize Earth would willingly join the Empire.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6302.0,"score_ratio":1.7215189873} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvthkw","c_root_id_B":"dxvyu70","created_at_utc_A":1524576756,"created_at_utc_B":1524582033,"score_A":43,"score_B":136,"human_ref_A":"\"I'm... a fictional character?\"","human_ref_B":"From a prior comment in [this thread] (https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/whowouldwin\/comments\/5pxoqo\/comment\/dcuv4z4): **Norman Rockwell.** Gilad Pellaeon slowed his desperate sprint to a quick, yet dignified walk when he came within a few turns of the Admiral's door. It was no small feat to make it from the bridge of an Imperial Star Destroyer to the Admiral's stateroom in under a few minutes, even for a stormtrooper fresh out of basic training. But Pellaeon knew that it was best to deliver this sort of news personally. He wiped the sweat from his brow, ran a comb through his mustache, took a deep breath, and walked in. The Noghri assassin-bodyguards were nowhere to be seen, as usual. Not that Pellaeon would have been able to spot them. Thrawn's chambers looked ... different. Pelleaon was used to seeing pedestals of vases or small sculptures in exhibits placed thoughtfully in spare but cultivated exhibits. Not this time. The stateroom looked like a maze. Bare white walls were placed in a sort of grid fashion, with flat images upon them. Grand Admiral Thrawn was nowhere to be seen. Pellaeon cleared his throat. \"A-admiral?\" Thrawn's calm and firm voice pierced through the maze. \"Yes, Commander Pellaeon. I'm here.\" Pelleaon proceeded around a corner, attempting to retain his poise. He could feel himself sweating still and hated the sign of weakness. Thrawn did not tolerate weakness. \"Admiral, the worst has happened. The nations of this planet, they've allied, sir, and--\" \"Step over here, Commander. Look at this piece. Tell me what you see.\" Pelleaon rounded another corner. There stood Thrawn, his uniform immaculate, hands clasped behind his back. The red eyes shone from his blue face as the brilliant Chiss strategist examined an image centered on the white wall. The image was unremarkable to Pelleaon. A group of young Terrans sat in a circle around an older Terran, appearing to focus as the elder looked at a white piece of paper. The room was made of wood, and a metal object was in the center. Pelleaon had no idea what to make of the image. \"Sir, it appears to be a classroom, perhaps? But sir, about the Terrans, they've allied, sir, and appear to be organizing forces for a coordinated--\" Thrawn cut him off with a wave of his hand. \"Yes, Commander, I'm aware.\" Thrawn turned to him and gazed intently. Pellaeon gulped. \"This culture has very interesting art, Commander. The image you see here is a school room. The students surround the teacher. The room is calm, the students mostly rapt as the teacher reads.\" Pelleaon's mind could not help but return to the battle preparation. The largest military power on this planet had managed to coax the other regions to align as a team. The combined forces would be able to overrun the command posts that Pellaeon's forces had been establishing on the largest grasslands on the major continents. Imperial forces faced a possible rout, fighting on too many fronts to defend. Thrawn was needed in the command room immediately to rally the defense. \"Sir, you see, it's imperative that we return to the bridge--\" \"Soon, Commander. Soon. This image, what strikes you as strange about it?\" Pellaeon gulped, frantically eyed the image. \"I'm not sure, sir. It seems very foreign to me. My classmates were terrible to wrangle for our teachers.\" \"Precisely, Commander! This schoolroom is calm, collected, under control. It reminds one of a mother with napping infants, when instead a schoolroom tends to be more like a bantha rancher needing to wrangle the calves. It's far too calm, and yet the people of this culture accept it as true. Now turn, Commander. This image here, what do you see?\" Pelleaon examined the neighboring image. It appeared to be of Terrans in a busy office. One sat and read, another sprinted past, while others stood calmly by. Pelleaon quickly said \"Another odd scene, sir. It appears to be some sort of shop or office, calm but busy at the same time.\" Thrawn waited a moment, as if waiting for Pellaeon to elaborate. The silence hung heavy, Pellaeon trying to remain still despite the urgency of a pending attack. \"Commander, I sense your urgency. I assure you I am almost finished here. But look again. Look at the Terrans in this image. What do you notice?\" \"Well sir, they appear to be mostly old. They have a similar appearance. Hard to distinguish between them at a glance.\" The hint of a smile crept onto Thrawn's face. Pellaeon thought he saw something, but couldn't be sure. \"That's right, Commander. This is an active scene, with Terrans lined up out the entrance, and yet they are nearly all elderly males. One female is in line, obscured by another male who appears to be her partner yet superior. The people trying to accomplish things are predominantly elderly males, while the youth is portrayed as energetic but chaotic. The female to the side is withdrawn and gets distracted by the youth running past!\" Thrawn made these remarks with a contained enthusiasm, as if it revealed the secrets to the military downfall of the planet. As usual, Pellaeon had no idea where this was going. \"Here, Commander. One last image. Look. It is a family of Terrans in a vehicle. The parents sit in the front, the father guiding the voyage with a smirk, the mother with a mouth agape, a youth beside her with eyes focused ahead. Behind him, an enthusiastic youth dangerously leans out of the vehicle, framing a pet of some sort. Another youth leans over to his side with an indigestible food item obscuring her face, while the rear shows an elderly matron with a stern look ignoring the last youth making faces to something behind the vehicle.\" Pelleaon's impatience was beginning to show, despite his attempts at containing it for decorum. Pelleaon desperately wanted to get to the command room and coordinate the defense, but wouldn't risk Thrawn's wrath. He stood at attention, slightly trembling and sweating profusely, his mustache again beginning to wilt. Desperation showed at the corners of his eyes. Thrawn motioned with his hands, and the walls fell away. They had only been holograms, along with the images upon them. The final image increased in size until it filled the space between ceiling and floor. Thrawn turned and began to speak, slowly at first, and then with increasing pace: \"Commander, this is the art of the leading military power on this world. We see idyllic scenes. A calm classroom. An ordered and generic office. A family traveling together. These images show us the culture, and therefore the tactics, of the main military power! They emphasize appearance above all else. A teacher in firm control with the loving attention of students? Incredibly rare, and yet this image is wildly common, as though the Terrans see no issue with it. A business location filled with males, while subsidiary females sit aside? The males predominate this culture and women are protected. A family in a vehicle, apparently in control, but thinly contained, Commander. The father smirks, despite the rage of the elderly, the rambunctious danger of the children, the distraction of the partner. And they travel with an animal, no less!\" \"You see commander, this culture values the appearance of control, the appearance of a united front. It loves to believe that it is united, yet any investigation shows this expectation to be an illusion! Children misbehave. Youth run wild. The elderly seem in control but are not. And throughout it, we see only a single strain of the Terran. This predominant military force? Its people vary in color, size, and appearance, and yet only a single strain is apparent throughout the art! Do you see, Commander?\" Pellaeon felt as if a realization was in reach, but that he couldn't quite grasp it. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but closed it silently as Thrawn resumed, this time calmly. \"This is no united planet, Commander. The alliance is an illusion. A strong force is at the head, yes. It appears to exert control. But with it are headstrong nations, youths with something to prove, elderly nations with old grudges, idle passersby who take no stance, and those distracted with personal delights and inhuman lives. \"This is a fractured force, Commander. We will treat them as such. Address the main military culture head-on. Deploy one attachment in each region to bribe the locals with our entertainment technology. Arm one neighboring nation with the means to take out its rival. If you must withdraw, withdraw into areas of wildlife where sympathetic Terrans will avoid damaging the animals. And bribe the old powers with the means to regain their former glory. The way we conquer this planet will not be with pure force as the hammer pulverizes the rock; it will be with precise persuasions as the jeweler fractures the gem.\" Pelleaon was taken aback. Stunned, once again, with Thrawn's ability to sense the weaknesses in a totally alien species. But he had his instructions, and by all outward appearances, they would work incredibly well. Pelleaon saluted. \"Yes sir, right away.\" He did an about face and walked calmly out of the stateroom, then broke into a sprint back to the bridge. There was a war to run.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5277.0,"score_ratio":3.1627906977} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvxjji","c_root_id_B":"dxvyu70","created_at_utc_A":1524580828,"created_at_utc_B":1524582033,"score_A":34,"score_B":136,"human_ref_A":"Studying a culture's art is only a part of Thrawn's information gathering proceedure. He still will do his due diligence in finding out an enemies numbers, hardware, battle trends, political situations, etc... In studying art, he is just adding another piece to the puzzle, one that most people would overlook and by doing so, miss out on some clues. For instance, in looking at our planet's modern artistic output, he would clearly see not only a divide amongst our various cultures, but also serious divides in thinking among people in the same culture. He would see that among the powerful Bloc of Nations (what we would call the Western World) tends to be based in visual and aural experiences, as he would judge movies, television, and modern music to be our predominant forms of art. His exact deductions would be unknown as it would be trends that he sees that we cannot, but we can surmise that from what he sees, a divide and conquer method would be very effective, and that offering short, flashy yet simple propaganda to the masses would sway many.","human_ref_B":"From a prior comment in [this thread] (https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/whowouldwin\/comments\/5pxoqo\/comment\/dcuv4z4): **Norman Rockwell.** Gilad Pellaeon slowed his desperate sprint to a quick, yet dignified walk when he came within a few turns of the Admiral's door. It was no small feat to make it from the bridge of an Imperial Star Destroyer to the Admiral's stateroom in under a few minutes, even for a stormtrooper fresh out of basic training. But Pellaeon knew that it was best to deliver this sort of news personally. He wiped the sweat from his brow, ran a comb through his mustache, took a deep breath, and walked in. The Noghri assassin-bodyguards were nowhere to be seen, as usual. Not that Pellaeon would have been able to spot them. Thrawn's chambers looked ... different. Pelleaon was used to seeing pedestals of vases or small sculptures in exhibits placed thoughtfully in spare but cultivated exhibits. Not this time. The stateroom looked like a maze. Bare white walls were placed in a sort of grid fashion, with flat images upon them. Grand Admiral Thrawn was nowhere to be seen. Pellaeon cleared his throat. \"A-admiral?\" Thrawn's calm and firm voice pierced through the maze. \"Yes, Commander Pellaeon. I'm here.\" Pelleaon proceeded around a corner, attempting to retain his poise. He could feel himself sweating still and hated the sign of weakness. Thrawn did not tolerate weakness. \"Admiral, the worst has happened. The nations of this planet, they've allied, sir, and--\" \"Step over here, Commander. Look at this piece. Tell me what you see.\" Pelleaon rounded another corner. There stood Thrawn, his uniform immaculate, hands clasped behind his back. The red eyes shone from his blue face as the brilliant Chiss strategist examined an image centered on the white wall. The image was unremarkable to Pelleaon. A group of young Terrans sat in a circle around an older Terran, appearing to focus as the elder looked at a white piece of paper. The room was made of wood, and a metal object was in the center. Pelleaon had no idea what to make of the image. \"Sir, it appears to be a classroom, perhaps? But sir, about the Terrans, they've allied, sir, and appear to be organizing forces for a coordinated--\" Thrawn cut him off with a wave of his hand. \"Yes, Commander, I'm aware.\" Thrawn turned to him and gazed intently. Pellaeon gulped. \"This culture has very interesting art, Commander. The image you see here is a school room. The students surround the teacher. The room is calm, the students mostly rapt as the teacher reads.\" Pelleaon's mind could not help but return to the battle preparation. The largest military power on this planet had managed to coax the other regions to align as a team. The combined forces would be able to overrun the command posts that Pellaeon's forces had been establishing on the largest grasslands on the major continents. Imperial forces faced a possible rout, fighting on too many fronts to defend. Thrawn was needed in the command room immediately to rally the defense. \"Sir, you see, it's imperative that we return to the bridge--\" \"Soon, Commander. Soon. This image, what strikes you as strange about it?\" Pellaeon gulped, frantically eyed the image. \"I'm not sure, sir. It seems very foreign to me. My classmates were terrible to wrangle for our teachers.\" \"Precisely, Commander! This schoolroom is calm, collected, under control. It reminds one of a mother with napping infants, when instead a schoolroom tends to be more like a bantha rancher needing to wrangle the calves. It's far too calm, and yet the people of this culture accept it as true. Now turn, Commander. This image here, what do you see?\" Pelleaon examined the neighboring image. It appeared to be of Terrans in a busy office. One sat and read, another sprinted past, while others stood calmly by. Pelleaon quickly said \"Another odd scene, sir. It appears to be some sort of shop or office, calm but busy at the same time.\" Thrawn waited a moment, as if waiting for Pellaeon to elaborate. The silence hung heavy, Pellaeon trying to remain still despite the urgency of a pending attack. \"Commander, I sense your urgency. I assure you I am almost finished here. But look again. Look at the Terrans in this image. What do you notice?\" \"Well sir, they appear to be mostly old. They have a similar appearance. Hard to distinguish between them at a glance.\" The hint of a smile crept onto Thrawn's face. Pellaeon thought he saw something, but couldn't be sure. \"That's right, Commander. This is an active scene, with Terrans lined up out the entrance, and yet they are nearly all elderly males. One female is in line, obscured by another male who appears to be her partner yet superior. The people trying to accomplish things are predominantly elderly males, while the youth is portrayed as energetic but chaotic. The female to the side is withdrawn and gets distracted by the youth running past!\" Thrawn made these remarks with a contained enthusiasm, as if it revealed the secrets to the military downfall of the planet. As usual, Pellaeon had no idea where this was going. \"Here, Commander. One last image. Look. It is a family of Terrans in a vehicle. The parents sit in the front, the father guiding the voyage with a smirk, the mother with a mouth agape, a youth beside her with eyes focused ahead. Behind him, an enthusiastic youth dangerously leans out of the vehicle, framing a pet of some sort. Another youth leans over to his side with an indigestible food item obscuring her face, while the rear shows an elderly matron with a stern look ignoring the last youth making faces to something behind the vehicle.\" Pelleaon's impatience was beginning to show, despite his attempts at containing it for decorum. Pelleaon desperately wanted to get to the command room and coordinate the defense, but wouldn't risk Thrawn's wrath. He stood at attention, slightly trembling and sweating profusely, his mustache again beginning to wilt. Desperation showed at the corners of his eyes. Thrawn motioned with his hands, and the walls fell away. They had only been holograms, along with the images upon them. The final image increased in size until it filled the space between ceiling and floor. Thrawn turned and began to speak, slowly at first, and then with increasing pace: \"Commander, this is the art of the leading military power on this world. We see idyllic scenes. A calm classroom. An ordered and generic office. A family traveling together. These images show us the culture, and therefore the tactics, of the main military power! They emphasize appearance above all else. A teacher in firm control with the loving attention of students? Incredibly rare, and yet this image is wildly common, as though the Terrans see no issue with it. A business location filled with males, while subsidiary females sit aside? The males predominate this culture and women are protected. A family in a vehicle, apparently in control, but thinly contained, Commander. The father smirks, despite the rage of the elderly, the rambunctious danger of the children, the distraction of the partner. And they travel with an animal, no less!\" \"You see commander, this culture values the appearance of control, the appearance of a united front. It loves to believe that it is united, yet any investigation shows this expectation to be an illusion! Children misbehave. Youth run wild. The elderly seem in control but are not. And throughout it, we see only a single strain of the Terran. This predominant military force? Its people vary in color, size, and appearance, and yet only a single strain is apparent throughout the art! Do you see, Commander?\" Pellaeon felt as if a realization was in reach, but that he couldn't quite grasp it. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but closed it silently as Thrawn resumed, this time calmly. \"This is no united planet, Commander. The alliance is an illusion. A strong force is at the head, yes. It appears to exert control. But with it are headstrong nations, youths with something to prove, elderly nations with old grudges, idle passersby who take no stance, and those distracted with personal delights and inhuman lives. \"This is a fractured force, Commander. We will treat them as such. Address the main military culture head-on. Deploy one attachment in each region to bribe the locals with our entertainment technology. Arm one neighboring nation with the means to take out its rival. If you must withdraw, withdraw into areas of wildlife where sympathetic Terrans will avoid damaging the animals. And bribe the old powers with the means to regain their former glory. The way we conquer this planet will not be with pure force as the hammer pulverizes the rock; it will be with precise persuasions as the jeweler fractures the gem.\" Pelleaon was taken aback. Stunned, once again, with Thrawn's ability to sense the weaknesses in a totally alien species. But he had his instructions, and by all outward appearances, they would work incredibly well. Pelleaon saluted. \"Yes sir, right away.\" He did an about face and walked calmly out of the stateroom, then broke into a sprint back to the bridge. There was a war to run.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1205.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvyu70","c_root_id_B":"dxvvdwv","created_at_utc_A":1524582033,"created_at_utc_B":1524578738,"score_A":136,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"From a prior comment in [this thread] (https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/whowouldwin\/comments\/5pxoqo\/comment\/dcuv4z4): **Norman Rockwell.** Gilad Pellaeon slowed his desperate sprint to a quick, yet dignified walk when he came within a few turns of the Admiral's door. It was no small feat to make it from the bridge of an Imperial Star Destroyer to the Admiral's stateroom in under a few minutes, even for a stormtrooper fresh out of basic training. But Pellaeon knew that it was best to deliver this sort of news personally. He wiped the sweat from his brow, ran a comb through his mustache, took a deep breath, and walked in. The Noghri assassin-bodyguards were nowhere to be seen, as usual. Not that Pellaeon would have been able to spot them. Thrawn's chambers looked ... different. Pelleaon was used to seeing pedestals of vases or small sculptures in exhibits placed thoughtfully in spare but cultivated exhibits. Not this time. The stateroom looked like a maze. Bare white walls were placed in a sort of grid fashion, with flat images upon them. Grand Admiral Thrawn was nowhere to be seen. Pellaeon cleared his throat. \"A-admiral?\" Thrawn's calm and firm voice pierced through the maze. \"Yes, Commander Pellaeon. I'm here.\" Pelleaon proceeded around a corner, attempting to retain his poise. He could feel himself sweating still and hated the sign of weakness. Thrawn did not tolerate weakness. \"Admiral, the worst has happened. The nations of this planet, they've allied, sir, and--\" \"Step over here, Commander. Look at this piece. Tell me what you see.\" Pelleaon rounded another corner. There stood Thrawn, his uniform immaculate, hands clasped behind his back. The red eyes shone from his blue face as the brilliant Chiss strategist examined an image centered on the white wall. The image was unremarkable to Pelleaon. A group of young Terrans sat in a circle around an older Terran, appearing to focus as the elder looked at a white piece of paper. The room was made of wood, and a metal object was in the center. Pelleaon had no idea what to make of the image. \"Sir, it appears to be a classroom, perhaps? But sir, about the Terrans, they've allied, sir, and appear to be organizing forces for a coordinated--\" Thrawn cut him off with a wave of his hand. \"Yes, Commander, I'm aware.\" Thrawn turned to him and gazed intently. Pellaeon gulped. \"This culture has very interesting art, Commander. The image you see here is a school room. The students surround the teacher. The room is calm, the students mostly rapt as the teacher reads.\" Pelleaon's mind could not help but return to the battle preparation. The largest military power on this planet had managed to coax the other regions to align as a team. The combined forces would be able to overrun the command posts that Pellaeon's forces had been establishing on the largest grasslands on the major continents. Imperial forces faced a possible rout, fighting on too many fronts to defend. Thrawn was needed in the command room immediately to rally the defense. \"Sir, you see, it's imperative that we return to the bridge--\" \"Soon, Commander. Soon. This image, what strikes you as strange about it?\" Pellaeon gulped, frantically eyed the image. \"I'm not sure, sir. It seems very foreign to me. My classmates were terrible to wrangle for our teachers.\" \"Precisely, Commander! This schoolroom is calm, collected, under control. It reminds one of a mother with napping infants, when instead a schoolroom tends to be more like a bantha rancher needing to wrangle the calves. It's far too calm, and yet the people of this culture accept it as true. Now turn, Commander. This image here, what do you see?\" Pelleaon examined the neighboring image. It appeared to be of Terrans in a busy office. One sat and read, another sprinted past, while others stood calmly by. Pelleaon quickly said \"Another odd scene, sir. It appears to be some sort of shop or office, calm but busy at the same time.\" Thrawn waited a moment, as if waiting for Pellaeon to elaborate. The silence hung heavy, Pellaeon trying to remain still despite the urgency of a pending attack. \"Commander, I sense your urgency. I assure you I am almost finished here. But look again. Look at the Terrans in this image. What do you notice?\" \"Well sir, they appear to be mostly old. They have a similar appearance. Hard to distinguish between them at a glance.\" The hint of a smile crept onto Thrawn's face. Pellaeon thought he saw something, but couldn't be sure. \"That's right, Commander. This is an active scene, with Terrans lined up out the entrance, and yet they are nearly all elderly males. One female is in line, obscured by another male who appears to be her partner yet superior. The people trying to accomplish things are predominantly elderly males, while the youth is portrayed as energetic but chaotic. The female to the side is withdrawn and gets distracted by the youth running past!\" Thrawn made these remarks with a contained enthusiasm, as if it revealed the secrets to the military downfall of the planet. As usual, Pellaeon had no idea where this was going. \"Here, Commander. One last image. Look. It is a family of Terrans in a vehicle. The parents sit in the front, the father guiding the voyage with a smirk, the mother with a mouth agape, a youth beside her with eyes focused ahead. Behind him, an enthusiastic youth dangerously leans out of the vehicle, framing a pet of some sort. Another youth leans over to his side with an indigestible food item obscuring her face, while the rear shows an elderly matron with a stern look ignoring the last youth making faces to something behind the vehicle.\" Pelleaon's impatience was beginning to show, despite his attempts at containing it for decorum. Pelleaon desperately wanted to get to the command room and coordinate the defense, but wouldn't risk Thrawn's wrath. He stood at attention, slightly trembling and sweating profusely, his mustache again beginning to wilt. Desperation showed at the corners of his eyes. Thrawn motioned with his hands, and the walls fell away. They had only been holograms, along with the images upon them. The final image increased in size until it filled the space between ceiling and floor. Thrawn turned and began to speak, slowly at first, and then with increasing pace: \"Commander, this is the art of the leading military power on this world. We see idyllic scenes. A calm classroom. An ordered and generic office. A family traveling together. These images show us the culture, and therefore the tactics, of the main military power! They emphasize appearance above all else. A teacher in firm control with the loving attention of students? Incredibly rare, and yet this image is wildly common, as though the Terrans see no issue with it. A business location filled with males, while subsidiary females sit aside? The males predominate this culture and women are protected. A family in a vehicle, apparently in control, but thinly contained, Commander. The father smirks, despite the rage of the elderly, the rambunctious danger of the children, the distraction of the partner. And they travel with an animal, no less!\" \"You see commander, this culture values the appearance of control, the appearance of a united front. It loves to believe that it is united, yet any investigation shows this expectation to be an illusion! Children misbehave. Youth run wild. The elderly seem in control but are not. And throughout it, we see only a single strain of the Terran. This predominant military force? Its people vary in color, size, and appearance, and yet only a single strain is apparent throughout the art! Do you see, Commander?\" Pellaeon felt as if a realization was in reach, but that he couldn't quite grasp it. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but closed it silently as Thrawn resumed, this time calmly. \"This is no united planet, Commander. The alliance is an illusion. A strong force is at the head, yes. It appears to exert control. But with it are headstrong nations, youths with something to prove, elderly nations with old grudges, idle passersby who take no stance, and those distracted with personal delights and inhuman lives. \"This is a fractured force, Commander. We will treat them as such. Address the main military culture head-on. Deploy one attachment in each region to bribe the locals with our entertainment technology. Arm one neighboring nation with the means to take out its rival. If you must withdraw, withdraw into areas of wildlife where sympathetic Terrans will avoid damaging the animals. And bribe the old powers with the means to regain their former glory. The way we conquer this planet will not be with pure force as the hammer pulverizes the rock; it will be with precise persuasions as the jeweler fractures the gem.\" Pelleaon was taken aback. Stunned, once again, with Thrawn's ability to sense the weaknesses in a totally alien species. But he had his instructions, and by all outward appearances, they would work incredibly well. Pelleaon saluted. \"Yes sir, right away.\" He did an about face and walked calmly out of the stateroom, then broke into a sprint back to the bridge. There was a war to run.","human_ref_B":"If he looked at traditional Hindu art, he would see that blue people are regarded as deities and never leave the planet.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3295.0,"score_ratio":9.7142857143} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvu1om","c_root_id_B":"dxvyu70","created_at_utc_A":1524577359,"created_at_utc_B":1524582033,"score_A":9,"score_B":136,"human_ref_A":"You might be interested in this question I asked here about a year ago","human_ref_B":"From a prior comment in [this thread] (https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/whowouldwin\/comments\/5pxoqo\/comment\/dcuv4z4): **Norman Rockwell.** Gilad Pellaeon slowed his desperate sprint to a quick, yet dignified walk when he came within a few turns of the Admiral's door. It was no small feat to make it from the bridge of an Imperial Star Destroyer to the Admiral's stateroom in under a few minutes, even for a stormtrooper fresh out of basic training. But Pellaeon knew that it was best to deliver this sort of news personally. He wiped the sweat from his brow, ran a comb through his mustache, took a deep breath, and walked in. The Noghri assassin-bodyguards were nowhere to be seen, as usual. Not that Pellaeon would have been able to spot them. Thrawn's chambers looked ... different. Pelleaon was used to seeing pedestals of vases or small sculptures in exhibits placed thoughtfully in spare but cultivated exhibits. Not this time. The stateroom looked like a maze. Bare white walls were placed in a sort of grid fashion, with flat images upon them. Grand Admiral Thrawn was nowhere to be seen. Pellaeon cleared his throat. \"A-admiral?\" Thrawn's calm and firm voice pierced through the maze. \"Yes, Commander Pellaeon. I'm here.\" Pelleaon proceeded around a corner, attempting to retain his poise. He could feel himself sweating still and hated the sign of weakness. Thrawn did not tolerate weakness. \"Admiral, the worst has happened. The nations of this planet, they've allied, sir, and--\" \"Step over here, Commander. Look at this piece. Tell me what you see.\" Pelleaon rounded another corner. There stood Thrawn, his uniform immaculate, hands clasped behind his back. The red eyes shone from his blue face as the brilliant Chiss strategist examined an image centered on the white wall. The image was unremarkable to Pelleaon. A group of young Terrans sat in a circle around an older Terran, appearing to focus as the elder looked at a white piece of paper. The room was made of wood, and a metal object was in the center. Pelleaon had no idea what to make of the image. \"Sir, it appears to be a classroom, perhaps? But sir, about the Terrans, they've allied, sir, and appear to be organizing forces for a coordinated--\" Thrawn cut him off with a wave of his hand. \"Yes, Commander, I'm aware.\" Thrawn turned to him and gazed intently. Pellaeon gulped. \"This culture has very interesting art, Commander. The image you see here is a school room. The students surround the teacher. The room is calm, the students mostly rapt as the teacher reads.\" Pelleaon's mind could not help but return to the battle preparation. The largest military power on this planet had managed to coax the other regions to align as a team. The combined forces would be able to overrun the command posts that Pellaeon's forces had been establishing on the largest grasslands on the major continents. Imperial forces faced a possible rout, fighting on too many fronts to defend. Thrawn was needed in the command room immediately to rally the defense. \"Sir, you see, it's imperative that we return to the bridge--\" \"Soon, Commander. Soon. This image, what strikes you as strange about it?\" Pellaeon gulped, frantically eyed the image. \"I'm not sure, sir. It seems very foreign to me. My classmates were terrible to wrangle for our teachers.\" \"Precisely, Commander! This schoolroom is calm, collected, under control. It reminds one of a mother with napping infants, when instead a schoolroom tends to be more like a bantha rancher needing to wrangle the calves. It's far too calm, and yet the people of this culture accept it as true. Now turn, Commander. This image here, what do you see?\" Pelleaon examined the neighboring image. It appeared to be of Terrans in a busy office. One sat and read, another sprinted past, while others stood calmly by. Pelleaon quickly said \"Another odd scene, sir. It appears to be some sort of shop or office, calm but busy at the same time.\" Thrawn waited a moment, as if waiting for Pellaeon to elaborate. The silence hung heavy, Pellaeon trying to remain still despite the urgency of a pending attack. \"Commander, I sense your urgency. I assure you I am almost finished here. But look again. Look at the Terrans in this image. What do you notice?\" \"Well sir, they appear to be mostly old. They have a similar appearance. Hard to distinguish between them at a glance.\" The hint of a smile crept onto Thrawn's face. Pellaeon thought he saw something, but couldn't be sure. \"That's right, Commander. This is an active scene, with Terrans lined up out the entrance, and yet they are nearly all elderly males. One female is in line, obscured by another male who appears to be her partner yet superior. The people trying to accomplish things are predominantly elderly males, while the youth is portrayed as energetic but chaotic. The female to the side is withdrawn and gets distracted by the youth running past!\" Thrawn made these remarks with a contained enthusiasm, as if it revealed the secrets to the military downfall of the planet. As usual, Pellaeon had no idea where this was going. \"Here, Commander. One last image. Look. It is a family of Terrans in a vehicle. The parents sit in the front, the father guiding the voyage with a smirk, the mother with a mouth agape, a youth beside her with eyes focused ahead. Behind him, an enthusiastic youth dangerously leans out of the vehicle, framing a pet of some sort. Another youth leans over to his side with an indigestible food item obscuring her face, while the rear shows an elderly matron with a stern look ignoring the last youth making faces to something behind the vehicle.\" Pelleaon's impatience was beginning to show, despite his attempts at containing it for decorum. Pelleaon desperately wanted to get to the command room and coordinate the defense, but wouldn't risk Thrawn's wrath. He stood at attention, slightly trembling and sweating profusely, his mustache again beginning to wilt. Desperation showed at the corners of his eyes. Thrawn motioned with his hands, and the walls fell away. They had only been holograms, along with the images upon them. The final image increased in size until it filled the space between ceiling and floor. Thrawn turned and began to speak, slowly at first, and then with increasing pace: \"Commander, this is the art of the leading military power on this world. We see idyllic scenes. A calm classroom. An ordered and generic office. A family traveling together. These images show us the culture, and therefore the tactics, of the main military power! They emphasize appearance above all else. A teacher in firm control with the loving attention of students? Incredibly rare, and yet this image is wildly common, as though the Terrans see no issue with it. A business location filled with males, while subsidiary females sit aside? The males predominate this culture and women are protected. A family in a vehicle, apparently in control, but thinly contained, Commander. The father smirks, despite the rage of the elderly, the rambunctious danger of the children, the distraction of the partner. And they travel with an animal, no less!\" \"You see commander, this culture values the appearance of control, the appearance of a united front. It loves to believe that it is united, yet any investigation shows this expectation to be an illusion! Children misbehave. Youth run wild. The elderly seem in control but are not. And throughout it, we see only a single strain of the Terran. This predominant military force? Its people vary in color, size, and appearance, and yet only a single strain is apparent throughout the art! Do you see, Commander?\" Pellaeon felt as if a realization was in reach, but that he couldn't quite grasp it. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but closed it silently as Thrawn resumed, this time calmly. \"This is no united planet, Commander. The alliance is an illusion. A strong force is at the head, yes. It appears to exert control. But with it are headstrong nations, youths with something to prove, elderly nations with old grudges, idle passersby who take no stance, and those distracted with personal delights and inhuman lives. \"This is a fractured force, Commander. We will treat them as such. Address the main military culture head-on. Deploy one attachment in each region to bribe the locals with our entertainment technology. Arm one neighboring nation with the means to take out its rival. If you must withdraw, withdraw into areas of wildlife where sympathetic Terrans will avoid damaging the animals. And bribe the old powers with the means to regain their former glory. The way we conquer this planet will not be with pure force as the hammer pulverizes the rock; it will be with precise persuasions as the jeweler fractures the gem.\" Pelleaon was taken aback. Stunned, once again, with Thrawn's ability to sense the weaknesses in a totally alien species. But he had his instructions, and by all outward appearances, they would work incredibly well. Pelleaon saluted. \"Yes sir, right away.\" He did an about face and walked calmly out of the stateroom, then broke into a sprint back to the bridge. There was a war to run.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4674.0,"score_ratio":15.1111111111} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvyu70","c_root_id_B":"dxvummc","created_at_utc_A":1524582033,"created_at_utc_B":1524577967,"score_A":136,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"From a prior comment in [this thread] (https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/whowouldwin\/comments\/5pxoqo\/comment\/dcuv4z4): **Norman Rockwell.** Gilad Pellaeon slowed his desperate sprint to a quick, yet dignified walk when he came within a few turns of the Admiral's door. It was no small feat to make it from the bridge of an Imperial Star Destroyer to the Admiral's stateroom in under a few minutes, even for a stormtrooper fresh out of basic training. But Pellaeon knew that it was best to deliver this sort of news personally. He wiped the sweat from his brow, ran a comb through his mustache, took a deep breath, and walked in. The Noghri assassin-bodyguards were nowhere to be seen, as usual. Not that Pellaeon would have been able to spot them. Thrawn's chambers looked ... different. Pelleaon was used to seeing pedestals of vases or small sculptures in exhibits placed thoughtfully in spare but cultivated exhibits. Not this time. The stateroom looked like a maze. Bare white walls were placed in a sort of grid fashion, with flat images upon them. Grand Admiral Thrawn was nowhere to be seen. Pellaeon cleared his throat. \"A-admiral?\" Thrawn's calm and firm voice pierced through the maze. \"Yes, Commander Pellaeon. I'm here.\" Pelleaon proceeded around a corner, attempting to retain his poise. He could feel himself sweating still and hated the sign of weakness. Thrawn did not tolerate weakness. \"Admiral, the worst has happened. The nations of this planet, they've allied, sir, and--\" \"Step over here, Commander. Look at this piece. Tell me what you see.\" Pelleaon rounded another corner. There stood Thrawn, his uniform immaculate, hands clasped behind his back. The red eyes shone from his blue face as the brilliant Chiss strategist examined an image centered on the white wall. The image was unremarkable to Pelleaon. A group of young Terrans sat in a circle around an older Terran, appearing to focus as the elder looked at a white piece of paper. The room was made of wood, and a metal object was in the center. Pelleaon had no idea what to make of the image. \"Sir, it appears to be a classroom, perhaps? But sir, about the Terrans, they've allied, sir, and appear to be organizing forces for a coordinated--\" Thrawn cut him off with a wave of his hand. \"Yes, Commander, I'm aware.\" Thrawn turned to him and gazed intently. Pellaeon gulped. \"This culture has very interesting art, Commander. The image you see here is a school room. The students surround the teacher. The room is calm, the students mostly rapt as the teacher reads.\" Pelleaon's mind could not help but return to the battle preparation. The largest military power on this planet had managed to coax the other regions to align as a team. The combined forces would be able to overrun the command posts that Pellaeon's forces had been establishing on the largest grasslands on the major continents. Imperial forces faced a possible rout, fighting on too many fronts to defend. Thrawn was needed in the command room immediately to rally the defense. \"Sir, you see, it's imperative that we return to the bridge--\" \"Soon, Commander. Soon. This image, what strikes you as strange about it?\" Pellaeon gulped, frantically eyed the image. \"I'm not sure, sir. It seems very foreign to me. My classmates were terrible to wrangle for our teachers.\" \"Precisely, Commander! This schoolroom is calm, collected, under control. It reminds one of a mother with napping infants, when instead a schoolroom tends to be more like a bantha rancher needing to wrangle the calves. It's far too calm, and yet the people of this culture accept it as true. Now turn, Commander. This image here, what do you see?\" Pelleaon examined the neighboring image. It appeared to be of Terrans in a busy office. One sat and read, another sprinted past, while others stood calmly by. Pelleaon quickly said \"Another odd scene, sir. It appears to be some sort of shop or office, calm but busy at the same time.\" Thrawn waited a moment, as if waiting for Pellaeon to elaborate. The silence hung heavy, Pellaeon trying to remain still despite the urgency of a pending attack. \"Commander, I sense your urgency. I assure you I am almost finished here. But look again. Look at the Terrans in this image. What do you notice?\" \"Well sir, they appear to be mostly old. They have a similar appearance. Hard to distinguish between them at a glance.\" The hint of a smile crept onto Thrawn's face. Pellaeon thought he saw something, but couldn't be sure. \"That's right, Commander. This is an active scene, with Terrans lined up out the entrance, and yet they are nearly all elderly males. One female is in line, obscured by another male who appears to be her partner yet superior. The people trying to accomplish things are predominantly elderly males, while the youth is portrayed as energetic but chaotic. The female to the side is withdrawn and gets distracted by the youth running past!\" Thrawn made these remarks with a contained enthusiasm, as if it revealed the secrets to the military downfall of the planet. As usual, Pellaeon had no idea where this was going. \"Here, Commander. One last image. Look. It is a family of Terrans in a vehicle. The parents sit in the front, the father guiding the voyage with a smirk, the mother with a mouth agape, a youth beside her with eyes focused ahead. Behind him, an enthusiastic youth dangerously leans out of the vehicle, framing a pet of some sort. Another youth leans over to his side with an indigestible food item obscuring her face, while the rear shows an elderly matron with a stern look ignoring the last youth making faces to something behind the vehicle.\" Pelleaon's impatience was beginning to show, despite his attempts at containing it for decorum. Pelleaon desperately wanted to get to the command room and coordinate the defense, but wouldn't risk Thrawn's wrath. He stood at attention, slightly trembling and sweating profusely, his mustache again beginning to wilt. Desperation showed at the corners of his eyes. Thrawn motioned with his hands, and the walls fell away. They had only been holograms, along with the images upon them. The final image increased in size until it filled the space between ceiling and floor. Thrawn turned and began to speak, slowly at first, and then with increasing pace: \"Commander, this is the art of the leading military power on this world. We see idyllic scenes. A calm classroom. An ordered and generic office. A family traveling together. These images show us the culture, and therefore the tactics, of the main military power! They emphasize appearance above all else. A teacher in firm control with the loving attention of students? Incredibly rare, and yet this image is wildly common, as though the Terrans see no issue with it. A business location filled with males, while subsidiary females sit aside? The males predominate this culture and women are protected. A family in a vehicle, apparently in control, but thinly contained, Commander. The father smirks, despite the rage of the elderly, the rambunctious danger of the children, the distraction of the partner. And they travel with an animal, no less!\" \"You see commander, this culture values the appearance of control, the appearance of a united front. It loves to believe that it is united, yet any investigation shows this expectation to be an illusion! Children misbehave. Youth run wild. The elderly seem in control but are not. And throughout it, we see only a single strain of the Terran. This predominant military force? Its people vary in color, size, and appearance, and yet only a single strain is apparent throughout the art! Do you see, Commander?\" Pellaeon felt as if a realization was in reach, but that he couldn't quite grasp it. He opened his mouth as if to speak, but closed it silently as Thrawn resumed, this time calmly. \"This is no united planet, Commander. The alliance is an illusion. A strong force is at the head, yes. It appears to exert control. But with it are headstrong nations, youths with something to prove, elderly nations with old grudges, idle passersby who take no stance, and those distracted with personal delights and inhuman lives. \"This is a fractured force, Commander. We will treat them as such. Address the main military culture head-on. Deploy one attachment in each region to bribe the locals with our entertainment technology. Arm one neighboring nation with the means to take out its rival. If you must withdraw, withdraw into areas of wildlife where sympathetic Terrans will avoid damaging the animals. And bribe the old powers with the means to regain their former glory. The way we conquer this planet will not be with pure force as the hammer pulverizes the rock; it will be with precise persuasions as the jeweler fractures the gem.\" Pelleaon was taken aback. Stunned, once again, with Thrawn's ability to sense the weaknesses in a totally alien species. But he had his instructions, and by all outward appearances, they would work incredibly well. Pelleaon saluted. \"Yes sir, right away.\" He did an about face and walked calmly out of the stateroom, then broke into a sprint back to the bridge. There was a war to run.","human_ref_B":"Mostly Harmless","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4066.0,"score_ratio":22.6666666667} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvxjji","c_root_id_B":"dxvvdwv","created_at_utc_A":1524580828,"created_at_utc_B":1524578738,"score_A":34,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Studying a culture's art is only a part of Thrawn's information gathering proceedure. He still will do his due diligence in finding out an enemies numbers, hardware, battle trends, political situations, etc... In studying art, he is just adding another piece to the puzzle, one that most people would overlook and by doing so, miss out on some clues. For instance, in looking at our planet's modern artistic output, he would clearly see not only a divide amongst our various cultures, but also serious divides in thinking among people in the same culture. He would see that among the powerful Bloc of Nations (what we would call the Western World) tends to be based in visual and aural experiences, as he would judge movies, television, and modern music to be our predominant forms of art. His exact deductions would be unknown as it would be trends that he sees that we cannot, but we can surmise that from what he sees, a divide and conquer method would be very effective, and that offering short, flashy yet simple propaganda to the masses would sway many.","human_ref_B":"If he looked at traditional Hindu art, he would see that blue people are regarded as deities and never leave the planet.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2090.0,"score_ratio":2.4285714286} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvu1om","c_root_id_B":"dxvxjji","created_at_utc_A":1524577359,"created_at_utc_B":1524580828,"score_A":9,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"You might be interested in this question I asked here about a year ago","human_ref_B":"Studying a culture's art is only a part of Thrawn's information gathering proceedure. He still will do his due diligence in finding out an enemies numbers, hardware, battle trends, political situations, etc... In studying art, he is just adding another piece to the puzzle, one that most people would overlook and by doing so, miss out on some clues. For instance, in looking at our planet's modern artistic output, he would clearly see not only a divide amongst our various cultures, but also serious divides in thinking among people in the same culture. He would see that among the powerful Bloc of Nations (what we would call the Western World) tends to be based in visual and aural experiences, as he would judge movies, television, and modern music to be our predominant forms of art. His exact deductions would be unknown as it would be trends that he sees that we cannot, but we can surmise that from what he sees, a divide and conquer method would be very effective, and that offering short, flashy yet simple propaganda to the masses would sway many.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3469.0,"score_ratio":3.7777777778} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvummc","c_root_id_B":"dxvxjji","created_at_utc_A":1524577967,"created_at_utc_B":1524580828,"score_A":6,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"Mostly Harmless","human_ref_B":"Studying a culture's art is only a part of Thrawn's information gathering proceedure. He still will do his due diligence in finding out an enemies numbers, hardware, battle trends, political situations, etc... In studying art, he is just adding another piece to the puzzle, one that most people would overlook and by doing so, miss out on some clues. For instance, in looking at our planet's modern artistic output, he would clearly see not only a divide amongst our various cultures, but also serious divides in thinking among people in the same culture. He would see that among the powerful Bloc of Nations (what we would call the Western World) tends to be based in visual and aural experiences, as he would judge movies, television, and modern music to be our predominant forms of art. His exact deductions would be unknown as it would be trends that he sees that we cannot, but we can surmise that from what he sees, a divide and conquer method would be very effective, and that offering short, flashy yet simple propaganda to the masses would sway many.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2861.0,"score_ratio":5.6666666667} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvu1om","c_root_id_B":"dxvvdwv","created_at_utc_A":1524577359,"created_at_utc_B":1524578738,"score_A":9,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"You might be interested in this question I asked here about a year ago","human_ref_B":"If he looked at traditional Hindu art, he would see that blue people are regarded as deities and never leave the planet.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1379.0,"score_ratio":1.5555555556} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxvummc","c_root_id_B":"dxvvdwv","created_at_utc_A":1524577967,"created_at_utc_B":1524578738,"score_A":6,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Mostly Harmless","human_ref_B":"If he looked at traditional Hindu art, he would see that blue people are regarded as deities and never leave the planet.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":771.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxw5s6q","c_root_id_B":"dxvummc","created_at_utc_A":1524588256,"created_at_utc_B":1524577967,"score_A":9,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"He'd learn that the best way to enrage the artists is to lean over their shoulders, inspect their work, and then whisper \"Are you drawing anime?\" quietly.","human_ref_B":"Mostly Harmless","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10289.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"8ek5q7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would happen? If Grand Admiral Thrawn were to scrutinize Earth's arts\u2026 what would he find about us? Given \"similar\" technology, how would he exploits the flaws and how easy would he be able to invade and conquer Earth?","c_root_id_A":"dxw4gp7","c_root_id_B":"dxw5s6q","created_at_utc_A":1524587095,"created_at_utc_B":1524588256,"score_A":4,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"He'd send a few hours of alien porn, wait a minute for the planet-wide fapping to start, then invade a defenseless planet.","human_ref_B":"He'd learn that the best way to enrage the artists is to lean over their shoulders, inspect their work, and then whisper \"Are you drawing anime?\" quietly.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1161.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"wv3du6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spider-Man]. Has there ever been a universe explored in which Aunt May died and Uncle Ben continued to raise Peter Parker? Does it change how Peter views being Spider-Man?","c_root_id_A":"ild6377","c_root_id_B":"ild4tqm","created_at_utc_A":1661198828,"created_at_utc_B":1661198319,"score_A":100,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"There's a what if comic with exactly this premise. Uncle Ben is framed for the death of the burglar that killed Aunt May and goes to jail. Without either of them in his life, Peter develops anger issues and is sent to juvie for attacking J. Jonah Jameson and later becomes a bounty hunter of supervillains. He then tries to break Uncle Ben out of jail, but Ben refuses to leave with him, giving him the Great Power, Great Responsibility speech. Peter turns his life around, becoming more like the Spider-Man we know and love, but Ben becomes his sidekick when he is released on parole.","human_ref_B":"Earth 52136 and Earth 8408","labels":1,"seconds_difference":509.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"o3d5hu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[MCU] If Wakanda was never colonized, why do Wakandans speak English? I know they also speak Xhosa, but why do T'Challa and Shuri speak English when they're alone, for example?","c_root_id_A":"h2b8aqy","c_root_id_B":"h2b8bqy","created_at_utc_A":1624099416,"created_at_utc_B":1624099442,"score_A":17,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"They\u2019ve probably adopted a model similar to Scandavian countries where they recognize the ability to speak English well is important enough they\u2019ve integrated it into their daily lives so that the second language lives alongside their native language even when only in Wakandan company.","human_ref_B":"They might've learned it out of necessity, English is now classed as a global language spoken by over 2 billion of the planets populace. With many different varieties such as American English, South African English, Australian and New Zealand etc. So with English being such a common language they would have learnt it as a way to better communicate with the wider world.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":26.0,"score_ratio":2.1176470588} +{"post_id":"o3d5hu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[MCU] If Wakanda was never colonized, why do Wakandans speak English? I know they also speak Xhosa, but why do T'Challa and Shuri speak English when they're alone, for example?","c_root_id_A":"h2b86ir","c_root_id_B":"h2b8bqy","created_at_utc_A":1624099303,"created_at_utc_B":1624099442,"score_A":13,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"Are they? Or is it simply translated for us?","human_ref_B":"They might've learned it out of necessity, English is now classed as a global language spoken by over 2 billion of the planets populace. With many different varieties such as American English, South African English, Australian and New Zealand etc. So with English being such a common language they would have learnt it as a way to better communicate with the wider world.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":139.0,"score_ratio":2.7692307692} +{"post_id":"o3d5hu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[MCU] If Wakanda was never colonized, why do Wakandans speak English? I know they also speak Xhosa, but why do T'Challa and Shuri speak English when they're alone, for example?","c_root_id_A":"h2b86ir","c_root_id_B":"h2b8aqy","created_at_utc_A":1624099303,"created_at_utc_B":1624099416,"score_A":13,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"Are they? Or is it simply translated for us?","human_ref_B":"They\u2019ve probably adopted a model similar to Scandavian countries where they recognize the ability to speak English well is important enough they\u2019ve integrated it into their daily lives so that the second language lives alongside their native language even when only in Wakandan company.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":113.0,"score_ratio":1.3076923077} +{"post_id":"o3d5hu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[MCU] If Wakanda was never colonized, why do Wakandans speak English? I know they also speak Xhosa, but why do T'Challa and Shuri speak English when they're alone, for example?","c_root_id_A":"h2bfrq4","c_root_id_B":"h2b86ir","created_at_utc_A":1624105673,"created_at_utc_B":1624099303,"score_A":14,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Same reason why all the aliens in Guardians of the Galaxy speak English. They don't. They are speaking whatever native language is appropriate for their culture. It is transformed into whatever language the audience understands. The Wakandans are speaking Xhosian. If you were to watch a French translated version of Black Panther, all the characters are not speaking French. Nor English. Nor do little captions appear in the air around them. It is a metatextual translation for the people on the other side of the Fourth Wall.","human_ref_B":"Are they? Or is it simply translated for us?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6370.0,"score_ratio":1.0769230769} +{"post_id":"o3d5hu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[MCU] If Wakanda was never colonized, why do Wakandans speak English? I know they also speak Xhosa, but why do T'Challa and Shuri speak English when they're alone, for example?","c_root_id_A":"h2bfrq4","c_root_id_B":"h2balv9","created_at_utc_A":1624105673,"created_at_utc_B":1624101502,"score_A":14,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Same reason why all the aliens in Guardians of the Galaxy speak English. They don't. They are speaking whatever native language is appropriate for their culture. It is transformed into whatever language the audience understands. The Wakandans are speaking Xhosian. If you were to watch a French translated version of Black Panther, all the characters are not speaking French. Nor English. Nor do little captions appear in the air around them. It is a metatextual translation for the people on the other side of the Fourth Wall.","human_ref_B":"They took an elective in Wakanda. Other electives include Latin and Groot. They speak English in private to help them practice. T'Challa and Shuri are royalty and may have to deal with international delegates.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4171.0,"score_ratio":1.0769230769} +{"post_id":"o3d5hu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[MCU] If Wakanda was never colonized, why do Wakandans speak English? I know they also speak Xhosa, but why do T'Challa and Shuri speak English when they're alone, for example?","c_root_id_A":"h2bfrq4","c_root_id_B":"h2be3ym","created_at_utc_A":1624105673,"created_at_utc_B":1624104414,"score_A":14,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Same reason why all the aliens in Guardians of the Galaxy speak English. They don't. They are speaking whatever native language is appropriate for their culture. It is transformed into whatever language the audience understands. The Wakandans are speaking Xhosian. If you were to watch a French translated version of Black Panther, all the characters are not speaking French. Nor English. Nor do little captions appear in the air around them. It is a metatextual translation for the people on the other side of the Fourth Wall.","human_ref_B":"On Earth 19999, they speak Xhosa. But most of the more influential and educated people in the society can also speak English, and will use that language with a visitor who speaks it, or when they go to New York.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1259.0,"score_ratio":2.8} +{"post_id":"rcmk2w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Toy Story] Would a toy based on a mad scientist character be able to build technological marvels if given the necessary resources? Sorry if this should go on r\/WhatIfFiction.","c_root_id_A":"hnvqmna","c_root_id_B":"hnvmhwj","created_at_utc_A":1639073971,"created_at_utc_B":1639072328,"score_A":37,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"No, in much the same way that Buzz couldn't actually fly or shoot lasers. Even more mundane things don't carry over- Woody doesn't seem to have any of the actual skills of a sheriff. They're toys. They can't do the things their real life counterparts can do. They're just toys.","human_ref_B":"I think at first, the toy could create plans for things within their reality. No phasers, laser pistols, anti-gravity or similar tech would work though.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1643.0,"score_ratio":1.85} +{"post_id":"tgsfn6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"Toy Story] How do Legos work? Basically, how do Legos work? Are they also alive? And if so, how does their sapience work? Is true sapience limited to minifigures, leaving brick creations and Technic vehicles closer to their real-world counterparts? Would a realistic Lego car be able to talk and move on its own volition, emote the way RC does? Do individual bricks have their own consciousness, or do constructs have one based on their \"purpose?\" Would [this large blue robot come to life as a singular being, or would each individual piece have its own spark of consciousness?","c_root_id_A":"i141qxi","c_root_id_B":"i143jbi","created_at_utc_A":1647575634,"created_at_utc_B":1647576607,"score_A":36,"score_B":295,"human_ref_A":"I'd say it's more like the sentience in the Lego movies so limited to the minifigures","human_ref_B":"My understanding is that toy life is derived from child intent. If random blocks were built or played with in a way the child deems as an individual, it would have life and sentience\u2014 same as Forky.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":973.0,"score_ratio":8.1944444444} +{"post_id":"tgsfn6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"Toy Story] How do Legos work? Basically, how do Legos work? Are they also alive? And if so, how does their sapience work? Is true sapience limited to minifigures, leaving brick creations and Technic vehicles closer to their real-world counterparts? Would a realistic Lego car be able to talk and move on its own volition, emote the way RC does? Do individual bricks have their own consciousness, or do constructs have one based on their \"purpose?\" Would [this large blue robot come to life as a singular being, or would each individual piece have its own spark of consciousness?","c_root_id_A":"i141qxi","c_root_id_B":"i143utp","created_at_utc_A":1647575634,"created_at_utc_B":1647576783,"score_A":36,"score_B":60,"human_ref_A":"I'd say it's more like the sentience in the Lego movies so limited to the minifigures","human_ref_B":"A set of Lego bricks forms a gestalt intelligence that can reshape itself at will into anything that can be built from its component bricks. The *Toy Story of TERROR!* Halloween special includes among its characters a bunny made of Lego who over the course of the story assumes several other shapes, such as a ladder.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1149.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"tgsfn6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"Toy Story] How do Legos work? Basically, how do Legos work? Are they also alive? And if so, how does their sapience work? Is true sapience limited to minifigures, leaving brick creations and Technic vehicles closer to their real-world counterparts? Would a realistic Lego car be able to talk and move on its own volition, emote the way RC does? Do individual bricks have their own consciousness, or do constructs have one based on their \"purpose?\" Would [this large blue robot come to life as a singular being, or would each individual piece have its own spark of consciousness?","c_root_id_A":"i14dqmf","c_root_id_B":"i14dkxo","created_at_utc_A":1647583148,"created_at_utc_B":1647583027,"score_A":8,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"There was a Toy Story tv special a few years back that featured a giant LEGO bunny,but the bricks worked as a hive mind kind of and could reassemble themselves into different items","human_ref_B":"I have the head canon that they lose sentience when they\u2019re not made into something Edit: **had** the headcanon","labels":1,"seconds_difference":121.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"tgsfn6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"Toy Story] How do Legos work? Basically, how do Legos work? Are they also alive? And if so, how does their sapience work? Is true sapience limited to minifigures, leaving brick creations and Technic vehicles closer to their real-world counterparts? Would a realistic Lego car be able to talk and move on its own volition, emote the way RC does? Do individual bricks have their own consciousness, or do constructs have one based on their \"purpose?\" Would [this large blue robot come to life as a singular being, or would each individual piece have its own spark of consciousness?","c_root_id_A":"i148yse","c_root_id_B":"i14dqmf","created_at_utc_A":1647579818,"created_at_utc_B":1647583148,"score_A":5,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"What if it was like Star Trek's Borg. That sometimes lego creations are sentient based on the object they were created to be BUT there is also a contingent of just random parts that WISH they were part of a larger build, and so they wish to be \"Assimilated\" and try to gather the other random parts into a large random configuration.","human_ref_B":"There was a Toy Story tv special a few years back that featured a giant LEGO bunny,but the bricks worked as a hive mind kind of and could reassemble themselves into different items","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3330.0,"score_ratio":1.6} +{"post_id":"tgsfn6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"Toy Story] How do Legos work? Basically, how do Legos work? Are they also alive? And if so, how does their sapience work? Is true sapience limited to minifigures, leaving brick creations and Technic vehicles closer to their real-world counterparts? Would a realistic Lego car be able to talk and move on its own volition, emote the way RC does? Do individual bricks have their own consciousness, or do constructs have one based on their \"purpose?\" Would [this large blue robot come to life as a singular being, or would each individual piece have its own spark of consciousness?","c_root_id_A":"i15d2uy","c_root_id_B":"i14dkxo","created_at_utc_A":1647609046,"created_at_utc_B":1647583027,"score_A":5,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I like to believe that the individual lego bricks are akin to the drones in a hive species - worker bees, say, or xenomorphs - and the 'sentient' Lego Minifigs control them via innate psychic powers. There is the possibility, however, that enough bricks linking together can form a collective gestalt psyche that is powerful enough to cause a feedback loop breakdown between them and their 'queen' figure and cause them to gain sentience; for instance, should enough bricks combine to make a recognisably humanoid entity, they can achieve that functionality and break free from their innate servitude. Lego existence is therefore a continual horrific power-struggle between the Minifig 'queens' and the working class collective of the average individual bricks, with the constant fear of revolution and overthrow keeping the Minifigs in a heightened state of paranoid awareness at all times.","human_ref_B":"I have the head canon that they lose sentience when they\u2019re not made into something Edit: **had** the headcanon","labels":1,"seconds_difference":26019.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"tgsfn6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"Toy Story] How do Legos work? Basically, how do Legos work? Are they also alive? And if so, how does their sapience work? Is true sapience limited to minifigures, leaving brick creations and Technic vehicles closer to their real-world counterparts? Would a realistic Lego car be able to talk and move on its own volition, emote the way RC does? Do individual bricks have their own consciousness, or do constructs have one based on their \"purpose?\" Would [this large blue robot come to life as a singular being, or would each individual piece have its own spark of consciousness?","c_root_id_A":"i14tpkm","c_root_id_B":"i15d2uy","created_at_utc_A":1647596552,"created_at_utc_B":1647609046,"score_A":2,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"I think the answer is likely closest to that of black sperm in one punch man. When the individuals combine into a single being, a master sentience takes over, as in each Lego piece has its own sense and desires but when combined into a group one of those individuals (likely the one with the strongest personality\/desire) takes over. Also the bunny has been mentioned from that special, and had the ability to take on further shapes. This I think helps support my take on it. The only question I have is about what happens when the pieces are broken up entirely (like a child might do before binning them). There isn\u2019t an exact answer here, but I imagine each piece goes back to having its own thoughts once again until reconfigured into a new construction\/amalgamation.","human_ref_B":"I like to believe that the individual lego bricks are akin to the drones in a hive species - worker bees, say, or xenomorphs - and the 'sentient' Lego Minifigs control them via innate psychic powers. There is the possibility, however, that enough bricks linking together can form a collective gestalt psyche that is powerful enough to cause a feedback loop breakdown between them and their 'queen' figure and cause them to gain sentience; for instance, should enough bricks combine to make a recognisably humanoid entity, they can achieve that functionality and break free from their innate servitude. Lego existence is therefore a continual horrific power-struggle between the Minifig 'queens' and the working class collective of the average individual bricks, with the constant fear of revolution and overthrow keeping the Minifigs in a heightened state of paranoid awareness at all times.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12494.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"tgsfn6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"Toy Story] How do Legos work? Basically, how do Legos work? Are they also alive? And if so, how does their sapience work? Is true sapience limited to minifigures, leaving brick creations and Technic vehicles closer to their real-world counterparts? Would a realistic Lego car be able to talk and move on its own volition, emote the way RC does? Do individual bricks have their own consciousness, or do constructs have one based on their \"purpose?\" Would [this large blue robot come to life as a singular being, or would each individual piece have its own spark of consciousness?","c_root_id_A":"i158ypz","c_root_id_B":"i15d2uy","created_at_utc_A":1647606956,"created_at_utc_B":1647609046,"score_A":2,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"I'd imagine they follow the same rules Sporky did. Individual pieces would just be inert chunks of plastic but when combined into form a child would consider a toy the act of play would endow it with sentience.","human_ref_B":"I like to believe that the individual lego bricks are akin to the drones in a hive species - worker bees, say, or xenomorphs - and the 'sentient' Lego Minifigs control them via innate psychic powers. There is the possibility, however, that enough bricks linking together can form a collective gestalt psyche that is powerful enough to cause a feedback loop breakdown between them and their 'queen' figure and cause them to gain sentience; for instance, should enough bricks combine to make a recognisably humanoid entity, they can achieve that functionality and break free from their innate servitude. Lego existence is therefore a continual horrific power-struggle between the Minifig 'queens' and the working class collective of the average individual bricks, with the constant fear of revolution and overthrow keeping the Minifigs in a heightened state of paranoid awareness at all times.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2090.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"tgsfn6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"Toy Story] How do Legos work? Basically, how do Legos work? Are they also alive? And if so, how does their sapience work? Is true sapience limited to minifigures, leaving brick creations and Technic vehicles closer to their real-world counterparts? Would a realistic Lego car be able to talk and move on its own volition, emote the way RC does? Do individual bricks have their own consciousness, or do constructs have one based on their \"purpose?\" Would [this large blue robot come to life as a singular being, or would each individual piece have its own spark of consciousness?","c_root_id_A":"i15n66n","c_root_id_B":"i14tpkm","created_at_utc_A":1647613519,"created_at_utc_B":1647596552,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Bricks are not alive. Minifigs are \"alive\", but need to be built at least once in order to \"boot up\" so that they can switch around parts. Technic \"characters\" are alive. Technic vehicles are not. unless it's a character (like, for example, a technic model of Lightning McQueen or something) Glue of any kind is heresy.","human_ref_B":"I think the answer is likely closest to that of black sperm in one punch man. When the individuals combine into a single being, a master sentience takes over, as in each Lego piece has its own sense and desires but when combined into a group one of those individuals (likely the one with the strongest personality\/desire) takes over. Also the bunny has been mentioned from that special, and had the ability to take on further shapes. This I think helps support my take on it. The only question I have is about what happens when the pieces are broken up entirely (like a child might do before binning them). There isn\u2019t an exact answer here, but I imagine each piece goes back to having its own thoughts once again until reconfigured into a new construction\/amalgamation.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16967.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"tgsfn6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"Toy Story] How do Legos work? Basically, how do Legos work? Are they also alive? And if so, how does their sapience work? Is true sapience limited to minifigures, leaving brick creations and Technic vehicles closer to their real-world counterparts? Would a realistic Lego car be able to talk and move on its own volition, emote the way RC does? Do individual bricks have their own consciousness, or do constructs have one based on their \"purpose?\" Would [this large blue robot come to life as a singular being, or would each individual piece have its own spark of consciousness?","c_root_id_A":"i158ypz","c_root_id_B":"i15n66n","created_at_utc_A":1647606956,"created_at_utc_B":1647613519,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I'd imagine they follow the same rules Sporky did. Individual pieces would just be inert chunks of plastic but when combined into form a child would consider a toy the act of play would endow it with sentience.","human_ref_B":"Bricks are not alive. Minifigs are \"alive\", but need to be built at least once in order to \"boot up\" so that they can switch around parts. Technic \"characters\" are alive. Technic vehicles are not. unless it's a character (like, for example, a technic model of Lightning McQueen or something) Glue of any kind is heresy.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6563.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"60eetr","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Marvel\/MCU] What is the relationship between HYDRA and The Hand like? Given that they are both highly influential criminal organizations with ambitious goals, they must have crossed paths before. I know that in the comics that they have, but they probably have in the MCU as well. Thoughts?","c_root_id_A":"df64ugt","c_root_id_B":"df63r7e","created_at_utc_A":1490015618,"created_at_utc_B":1490013689,"score_A":12,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Hand is about quality; ninja level fighters. Hydra is quantity, thousands of loyal followers. Think McDonald's vs. Gordon Ramsey.","human_ref_B":"Viper was raised Hydra and her wiki page says shes associated with The Hand as well.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1929.0,"score_ratio":6.0} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1thmf0","c_root_id_B":"i1ti8n8","created_at_utc_A":1648055607,"created_at_utc_B":1648055839,"score_A":9,"score_B":146,"human_ref_A":"Probably depent on the crime...","human_ref_B":"They\u2019d probably send a member or two of the League to have a little chat with the criminal and firmly tell them to cut it out, because stealing is still illegal. If it was Lex specifically then they\u2019d probably just send Superman to stop him, since Lex is a tricky mother fucker and he probably has ulterior motives.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":232.0,"score_ratio":16.2222222222} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1tj3ju","c_root_id_B":"i1thmf0","created_at_utc_A":1648056157,"created_at_utc_B":1648055607,"score_A":75,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"I think if they were making sure that no innocents were harmed in the process........ I think both batman and Superman would probably be like ok we're gonna stop them because they are \"breaking the law\" but yknow..... maybe we'll deal with x y z first and then circle back around. I also could see Batman recruiting them after thery serve their time assuming they neevr harmed innocents seeing as that is exactly what he is....","human_ref_B":"Probably depent on the crime...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":550.0,"score_ratio":8.3333333333} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1twtxr","c_root_id_B":"i1tujov","created_at_utc_A":1648061325,"created_at_utc_B":1648060454,"score_A":42,"score_B":37,"human_ref_A":"Apparently, they may or may not just eat the thief out. :D This obviously varies depending on the writer, but Batman's reaction to Catwoman depends a lot on how indiscriminate she is. In versions where she's just targeting mobsters and the like, Batman is more concerned about her safety than he is about her crimes. And given that Batman is the most hardline of all the JLA, I'd imagine the rest would follow his lead for this sort of crime.","human_ref_B":"You just described Batman. Batman literally goes into Gotham every night with the intent of doing vigilante justice, and in the process, willfully maims and cripples criminals on a regular basis.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":871.0,"score_ratio":1.1351351351} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1twtxr","c_root_id_B":"i1tmzk0","created_at_utc_A":1648061325,"created_at_utc_B":1648057609,"score_A":42,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"Apparently, they may or may not just eat the thief out. :D This obviously varies depending on the writer, but Batman's reaction to Catwoman depends a lot on how indiscriminate she is. In versions where she's just targeting mobsters and the like, Batman is more concerned about her safety than he is about her crimes. And given that Batman is the most hardline of all the JLA, I'd imagine the rest would follow his lead for this sort of crime.","human_ref_B":"It would likely depend on how busy they are, who is on the league and what they are doing after the crime. If they keep it for their own benefit the league will stop.them eventually. They they distribute it too help people there will be ethical split. Green Arrow would firmly argue that he is a hero of it results in helping others","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3716.0,"score_ratio":2.4705882353} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1thmf0","c_root_id_B":"i1twtxr","created_at_utc_A":1648055607,"created_at_utc_B":1648061325,"score_A":9,"score_B":42,"human_ref_A":"Probably depent on the crime...","human_ref_B":"Apparently, they may or may not just eat the thief out. :D This obviously varies depending on the writer, but Batman's reaction to Catwoman depends a lot on how indiscriminate she is. In versions where she's just targeting mobsters and the like, Batman is more concerned about her safety than he is about her crimes. And given that Batman is the most hardline of all the JLA, I'd imagine the rest would follow his lead for this sort of crime.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5718.0,"score_ratio":4.6666666667} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1twtxr","c_root_id_B":"i1tulzd","created_at_utc_A":1648061325,"created_at_utc_B":1648060479,"score_A":42,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Apparently, they may or may not just eat the thief out. :D This obviously varies depending on the writer, but Batman's reaction to Catwoman depends a lot on how indiscriminate she is. In versions where she's just targeting mobsters and the like, Batman is more concerned about her safety than he is about her crimes. And given that Batman is the most hardline of all the JLA, I'd imagine the rest would follow his lead for this sort of crime.","human_ref_B":"Yes they would, its a trope in super hero media that the heros always help out the bullied villans for some reasson even if they are the worst kind. Say Lex wanted Joker dead or vice versa, Superman\/Batman would feel obligated to save him just because, even if its a stupid decision.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":846.0,"score_ratio":14.0} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1tujov","c_root_id_B":"i1tmzk0","created_at_utc_A":1648060454,"created_at_utc_B":1648057609,"score_A":37,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"You just described Batman. Batman literally goes into Gotham every night with the intent of doing vigilante justice, and in the process, willfully maims and cripples criminals on a regular basis.","human_ref_B":"It would likely depend on how busy they are, who is on the league and what they are doing after the crime. If they keep it for their own benefit the league will stop.them eventually. They they distribute it too help people there will be ethical split. Green Arrow would firmly argue that he is a hero of it results in helping others","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2845.0,"score_ratio":2.1764705882} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1tujov","c_root_id_B":"i1thmf0","created_at_utc_A":1648060454,"created_at_utc_B":1648055607,"score_A":37,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"You just described Batman. Batman literally goes into Gotham every night with the intent of doing vigilante justice, and in the process, willfully maims and cripples criminals on a regular basis.","human_ref_B":"Probably depent on the crime...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4847.0,"score_ratio":4.1111111111} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1tmzk0","c_root_id_B":"i1thmf0","created_at_utc_A":1648057609,"created_at_utc_B":1648055607,"score_A":17,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"It would likely depend on how busy they are, who is on the league and what they are doing after the crime. If they keep it for their own benefit the league will stop.them eventually. They they distribute it too help people there will be ethical split. Green Arrow would firmly argue that he is a hero of it results in helping others","human_ref_B":"Probably depent on the crime...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2002.0,"score_ratio":1.8888888889} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1tyhhx","c_root_id_B":"i1uewxm","created_at_utc_A":1648061958,"created_at_utc_B":1648068245,"score_A":11,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"I think it depends on the villain's motives. If they are commiting crimes to benefit themselves, then the JL would try to stop them. If the \"villain\" is only going after corruption to help others, then the JL would probably be ok with it (since that's basically what they do) unless the government specifically requested that they put a stop to it. That's always the ironic part, the JL will stop bank robbers and alien threats, but rarely will they go after corrupt political leaders, even if they are inflicting far more harm to civilians.","human_ref_B":"Batman never seemed all that concerned about Catwoman, and as far as I know she wasn't even focusing on particularly corrupt people. The Justice League is mostly worried about people getting killed. I think in this case they'd mostly try to stop the guy to protect him from the people he's stealing from. If they trust him to hold his own, they would likely try to stop the guy, but they'd consider him a very low priority.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6287.0,"score_ratio":1.1818181818} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1uewxm","c_root_id_B":"i1ua4lh","created_at_utc_A":1648068245,"created_at_utc_B":1648066405,"score_A":13,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Batman never seemed all that concerned about Catwoman, and as far as I know she wasn't even focusing on particularly corrupt people. The Justice League is mostly worried about people getting killed. I think in this case they'd mostly try to stop the guy to protect him from the people he's stealing from. If they trust him to hold his own, they would likely try to stop the guy, but they'd consider him a very low priority.","human_ref_B":"Here's where motive is key. Since you dubbed the offender as a \"supervillain\" then I would suppose they are going after these other villains and criminal organizations in order to take control and amass a stronger foothold in criminality themselves. So yea, to prevent them from rising to that level of dominance, they assuredly would. If they were being purely altruistic in their motives, then they really aren't a \"supervillain\", then are they?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1840.0,"score_ratio":1.625} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1uewxm","c_root_id_B":"i1thmf0","created_at_utc_A":1648068245,"created_at_utc_B":1648055607,"score_A":13,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Batman never seemed all that concerned about Catwoman, and as far as I know she wasn't even focusing on particularly corrupt people. The Justice League is mostly worried about people getting killed. I think in this case they'd mostly try to stop the guy to protect him from the people he's stealing from. If they trust him to hold his own, they would likely try to stop the guy, but they'd consider him a very low priority.","human_ref_B":"Probably depent on the crime...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12638.0,"score_ratio":1.4444444444} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1tulzd","c_root_id_B":"i1uewxm","created_at_utc_A":1648060479,"created_at_utc_B":1648068245,"score_A":3,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Yes they would, its a trope in super hero media that the heros always help out the bullied villans for some reasson even if they are the worst kind. Say Lex wanted Joker dead or vice versa, Superman\/Batman would feel obligated to save him just because, even if its a stupid decision.","human_ref_B":"Batman never seemed all that concerned about Catwoman, and as far as I know she wasn't even focusing on particularly corrupt people. The Justice League is mostly worried about people getting killed. I think in this case they'd mostly try to stop the guy to protect him from the people he's stealing from. If they trust him to hold his own, they would likely try to stop the guy, but they'd consider him a very low priority.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7766.0,"score_ratio":4.3333333333} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1uewxm","c_root_id_B":"i1u27vv","created_at_utc_A":1648068245,"created_at_utc_B":1648063395,"score_A":13,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Batman never seemed all that concerned about Catwoman, and as far as I know she wasn't even focusing on particularly corrupt people. The Justice League is mostly worried about people getting killed. I think in this case they'd mostly try to stop the guy to protect him from the people he's stealing from. If they trust him to hold his own, they would likely try to stop the guy, but they'd consider him a very low priority.","human_ref_B":"It really depends on the methods and motives of the \"supervillain\". It could certainly lead to mixed and interesting responses from the team; Superman may not like people stealing large supplies of insulin, but if it was shared among diabetic people unable to afford it? He'd be dishing it out. And then have a quiet word with the CEO who bumped up the price.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4850.0,"score_ratio":6.5} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1thmf0","c_root_id_B":"i1tyhhx","created_at_utc_A":1648055607,"created_at_utc_B":1648061958,"score_A":9,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Probably depent on the crime...","human_ref_B":"I think it depends on the villain's motives. If they are commiting crimes to benefit themselves, then the JL would try to stop them. If the \"villain\" is only going after corruption to help others, then the JL would probably be ok with it (since that's basically what they do) unless the government specifically requested that they put a stop to it. That's always the ironic part, the JL will stop bank robbers and alien threats, but rarely will they go after corrupt political leaders, even if they are inflicting far more harm to civilians.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6351.0,"score_ratio":1.2222222222} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1tyhhx","c_root_id_B":"i1tulzd","created_at_utc_A":1648061958,"created_at_utc_B":1648060479,"score_A":11,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I think it depends on the villain's motives. If they are commiting crimes to benefit themselves, then the JL would try to stop them. If the \"villain\" is only going after corruption to help others, then the JL would probably be ok with it (since that's basically what they do) unless the government specifically requested that they put a stop to it. That's always the ironic part, the JL will stop bank robbers and alien threats, but rarely will they go after corrupt political leaders, even if they are inflicting far more harm to civilians.","human_ref_B":"Yes they would, its a trope in super hero media that the heros always help out the bullied villans for some reasson even if they are the worst kind. Say Lex wanted Joker dead or vice versa, Superman\/Batman would feel obligated to save him just because, even if its a stupid decision.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1479.0,"score_ratio":3.6666666667} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1ua4lh","c_root_id_B":"i1tulzd","created_at_utc_A":1648066405,"created_at_utc_B":1648060479,"score_A":8,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Here's where motive is key. Since you dubbed the offender as a \"supervillain\" then I would suppose they are going after these other villains and criminal organizations in order to take control and amass a stronger foothold in criminality themselves. So yea, to prevent them from rising to that level of dominance, they assuredly would. If they were being purely altruistic in their motives, then they really aren't a \"supervillain\", then are they?","human_ref_B":"Yes they would, its a trope in super hero media that the heros always help out the bullied villans for some reasson even if they are the worst kind. Say Lex wanted Joker dead or vice versa, Superman\/Batman would feel obligated to save him just because, even if its a stupid decision.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5926.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1u27vv","c_root_id_B":"i1ua4lh","created_at_utc_A":1648063395,"created_at_utc_B":1648066405,"score_A":2,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"It really depends on the methods and motives of the \"supervillain\". It could certainly lead to mixed and interesting responses from the team; Superman may not like people stealing large supplies of insulin, but if it was shared among diabetic people unable to afford it? He'd be dishing it out. And then have a quiet word with the CEO who bumped up the price.","human_ref_B":"Here's where motive is key. Since you dubbed the offender as a \"supervillain\" then I would suppose they are going after these other villains and criminal organizations in order to take control and amass a stronger foothold in criminality themselves. So yea, to prevent them from rising to that level of dominance, they assuredly would. If they were being purely altruistic in their motives, then they really aren't a \"supervillain\", then are they?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3010.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1tulzd","c_root_id_B":"i1vm8l9","created_at_utc_A":1648060479,"created_at_utc_B":1648086468,"score_A":3,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Yes they would, its a trope in super hero media that the heros always help out the bullied villans for some reasson even if they are the worst kind. Say Lex wanted Joker dead or vice versa, Superman\/Batman would feel obligated to save him just because, even if its a stupid decision.","human_ref_B":"That\u2019s a super *hero* by definition. He\u2019d be the Justice League\u2019s accountant","labels":0,"seconds_difference":25989.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"tl1yza","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] If a \"supervillain\" began committing crimes to screw over corrupt people, would the Justice League do anything about? Say someone with super-intelligence and high tech gear on par with Luthor's began robbing front companies for the mob, attacking and damaging company property of Lex Corp, or began stealing raw materials from pharmaceutical companies that put their own profit over the general public's wellbeing, would anyone on the justice league bother to try and stop the guy?","c_root_id_A":"i1u27vv","c_root_id_B":"i1vm8l9","created_at_utc_A":1648063395,"created_at_utc_B":1648086468,"score_A":2,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"It really depends on the methods and motives of the \"supervillain\". It could certainly lead to mixed and interesting responses from the team; Superman may not like people stealing large supplies of insulin, but if it was shared among diabetic people unable to afford it? He'd be dishing it out. And then have a quiet word with the CEO who bumped up the price.","human_ref_B":"That\u2019s a super *hero* by definition. He\u2019d be the Justice League\u2019s accountant","labels":0,"seconds_difference":23073.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"f59w58","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Mummy 1999] What exactly made the Hom-Dai curse so terrible? It's said to be the worst of the ancient curses, but all we're shown is the sole recipient of said curse kicking ass, taking names, and throwing plagues around like candy. Considering Imhotep killed a pharaoh (considered a god in human form by the Egyptians), there's no way he got off that easy.","c_root_id_A":"fhxjn9a","c_root_id_B":"fhxkc2l","created_at_utc_A":1581955884,"created_at_utc_B":1581956323,"score_A":27,"score_B":143,"human_ref_A":"Did you forget that he was constantly devoured by beetles and regenerating for over four thousand years? That sounds pretty awful to me.","human_ref_B":"It's literally a fate worse than death. To begin with the mummification part is particularly traumatic. Imagine being kept alive and able to feel the pain that comes from having your brains and organs removed with a metal hook as part of the mummification process. Then you're covered by thousands of flesh-eating scarab beetles that proceed to eat you alive from the inside out, and slowly regenerating only to be eaten alive again, in a cycle that will make you experience excruciating pain for all eternity. Your soul is kept tethered to your undead body and the curse also makes it so that the soul will never rest or move on to the other side either. You can't do anything to escape the pain , depression and sheer lonliness while being confined to a coffin or buriel chamber for all eternity in a weird state between being alive and being dead. You'll also never see or interact with people again so you're on your own for all eternity experiencing the worse emotional, mental and physical pain imaginable.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":439.0,"score_ratio":5.2962962963} +{"post_id":"f59w58","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Mummy 1999] What exactly made the Hom-Dai curse so terrible? It's said to be the worst of the ancient curses, but all we're shown is the sole recipient of said curse kicking ass, taking names, and throwing plagues around like candy. Considering Imhotep killed a pharaoh (considered a god in human form by the Egyptians), there's no way he got off that easy.","c_root_id_A":"fhxf9t8","c_root_id_B":"fhxkc2l","created_at_utc_A":1581953008,"created_at_utc_B":1581956323,"score_A":13,"score_B":143,"human_ref_A":"Might be that his soul would be unable to move on to the afterlife and remain in this world forever?","human_ref_B":"It's literally a fate worse than death. To begin with the mummification part is particularly traumatic. Imagine being kept alive and able to feel the pain that comes from having your brains and organs removed with a metal hook as part of the mummification process. Then you're covered by thousands of flesh-eating scarab beetles that proceed to eat you alive from the inside out, and slowly regenerating only to be eaten alive again, in a cycle that will make you experience excruciating pain for all eternity. Your soul is kept tethered to your undead body and the curse also makes it so that the soul will never rest or move on to the other side either. You can't do anything to escape the pain , depression and sheer lonliness while being confined to a coffin or buriel chamber for all eternity in a weird state between being alive and being dead. You'll also never see or interact with people again so you're on your own for all eternity experiencing the worse emotional, mental and physical pain imaginable.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3315.0,"score_ratio":11.0} +{"post_id":"f59w58","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Mummy 1999] What exactly made the Hom-Dai curse so terrible? It's said to be the worst of the ancient curses, but all we're shown is the sole recipient of said curse kicking ass, taking names, and throwing plagues around like candy. Considering Imhotep killed a pharaoh (considered a god in human form by the Egyptians), there's no way he got off that easy.","c_root_id_A":"fhxf9t8","c_root_id_B":"fhxjn9a","created_at_utc_A":1581953008,"created_at_utc_B":1581955884,"score_A":13,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"Might be that his soul would be unable to move on to the afterlife and remain in this world forever?","human_ref_B":"Did you forget that he was constantly devoured by beetles and regenerating for over four thousand years? That sounds pretty awful to me.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2876.0,"score_ratio":2.0769230769} +{"post_id":"f59w58","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[The Mummy 1999] What exactly made the Hom-Dai curse so terrible? It's said to be the worst of the ancient curses, but all we're shown is the sole recipient of said curse kicking ass, taking names, and throwing plagues around like candy. Considering Imhotep killed a pharaoh (considered a god in human form by the Egyptians), there's no way he got off that easy.","c_root_id_A":"fhxy0bo","c_root_id_B":"fhxx4ga","created_at_utc_A":1581964641,"created_at_utc_B":1581964143,"score_A":9,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"The dude sat in a coffin being eaten by beetles for thousands of years. While yes, you have to give him god-like powers in order for him to survive such a fate, but as long as no assholes ever show up and free him then he gets a nice little eternity of torment.","human_ref_B":"It's been a while since I've seen the film, but he didn't get his powers because of the Hom-Dai. He just had those due to being a high priest.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":498.0,"score_ratio":1.125} +{"post_id":"rbycio","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.73,"history":"[General] What is the most powerful submarine in Science fiction history It's gotta be the Seaquest right? Excluding any times very powerful starships went under water?","c_root_id_A":"hnr4kns","c_root_id_B":"hnr3hct","created_at_utc_A":1638990647,"created_at_utc_B":1638990229,"score_A":18,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Captain Nemo's Nautilus fills its stocks by hunting narwhals and was built **in the 19th century**.","human_ref_B":"The sub-batmarine","labels":1,"seconds_difference":418.0,"score_ratio":2.5714285714} +{"post_id":"rbycio","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.73,"history":"[General] What is the most powerful submarine in Science fiction history It's gotta be the Seaquest right? Excluding any times very powerful starships went under water?","c_root_id_A":"hnspl0a","c_root_id_B":"hnr6a4p","created_at_utc_A":1639013973,"created_at_utc_B":1638991303,"score_A":11,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"The first thing that comes to mind is the Leviathan sub from XCOM Terror from the Deep. - Capable of supersonic speeds while underwater as well as supersonic flight. - Armed with Pulse Wave Torpedos based on creepy Cthulhu alien tech - Capable of delivering a squad of crack submariners to the ancient city of ~~Ry'lyeh~~ T'leth, located in the crushing depths of the ocean too deep for normal subs. It could punk the Seaquest.","human_ref_B":"Alicorn is pretty damned good. Almost 500 meters long, a crew of around 350, built in oxygen scrubbers and holds enough supplies that on its maiden voyage, it was caught in underwater currents and lasted 2 years on the seabed with no damage, and over 330 survivors of a crew of 356. It holds an integrated flight deck and holds up to 30 aircraft. It's got weapons up the wazoo, and its main point of attack is a rail cannon that's meant for long range bombardments rated for at least 3,000 km. And their armaments can be nuclear tipped meaning they can launch nukes using that rail cannon. Took a quick look at the SeaQuest and that's way faster (160 knots) but it still manages a respectable 42 knots which is faster than the publicly fastest subs we have in our world I think.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":22670.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"rbycio","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.73,"history":"[General] What is the most powerful submarine in Science fiction history It's gotta be the Seaquest right? Excluding any times very powerful starships went under water?","c_root_id_A":"hnr3hct","c_root_id_B":"hnr6a4p","created_at_utc_A":1638990229,"created_at_utc_B":1638991303,"score_A":7,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"The sub-batmarine","human_ref_B":"Alicorn is pretty damned good. Almost 500 meters long, a crew of around 350, built in oxygen scrubbers and holds enough supplies that on its maiden voyage, it was caught in underwater currents and lasted 2 years on the seabed with no damage, and over 330 survivors of a crew of 356. It holds an integrated flight deck and holds up to 30 aircraft. It's got weapons up the wazoo, and its main point of attack is a rail cannon that's meant for long range bombardments rated for at least 3,000 km. And their armaments can be nuclear tipped meaning they can launch nukes using that rail cannon. Took a quick look at the SeaQuest and that's way faster (160 knots) but it still manages a respectable 42 knots which is faster than the publicly fastest subs we have in our world I think.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1074.0,"score_ratio":1.4285714286} +{"post_id":"rbycio","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.73,"history":"[General] What is the most powerful submarine in Science fiction history It's gotta be the Seaquest right? Excluding any times very powerful starships went under water?","c_root_id_A":"hnspl0a","c_root_id_B":"hnr3hct","created_at_utc_A":1639013973,"created_at_utc_B":1638990229,"score_A":11,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"The first thing that comes to mind is the Leviathan sub from XCOM Terror from the Deep. - Capable of supersonic speeds while underwater as well as supersonic flight. - Armed with Pulse Wave Torpedos based on creepy Cthulhu alien tech - Capable of delivering a squad of crack submariners to the ancient city of ~~Ry'lyeh~~ T'leth, located in the crushing depths of the ocean too deep for normal subs. It could punk the Seaquest.","human_ref_B":"The sub-batmarine","labels":1,"seconds_difference":23744.0,"score_ratio":1.5714285714} +{"post_id":"rbycio","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.73,"history":"[General] What is the most powerful submarine in Science fiction history It's gotta be the Seaquest right? Excluding any times very powerful starships went under water?","c_root_id_A":"hnrz4r1","c_root_id_B":"hnspl0a","created_at_utc_A":1639002372,"created_at_utc_B":1639013973,"score_A":3,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"The Tuatha de Danaan seems like a good candidate. Unfortunately the wikis don\u2019t have a ton of info, but the fact that it\u2019s a launch platform for combat mechs definitely makes it a contender","human_ref_B":"The first thing that comes to mind is the Leviathan sub from XCOM Terror from the Deep. - Capable of supersonic speeds while underwater as well as supersonic flight. - Armed with Pulse Wave Torpedos based on creepy Cthulhu alien tech - Capable of delivering a squad of crack submariners to the ancient city of ~~Ry'lyeh~~ T'leth, located in the crushing depths of the ocean too deep for normal subs. It could punk the Seaquest.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11601.0,"score_ratio":3.6666666667} +{"post_id":"rbycio","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.73,"history":"[General] What is the most powerful submarine in Science fiction history It's gotta be the Seaquest right? Excluding any times very powerful starships went under water?","c_root_id_A":"hnsscv8","c_root_id_B":"hnt2emo","created_at_utc_A":1639015199,"created_at_utc_B":1639019701,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"The big problem is that real life has nuclear powered submarines armed with nuclear weapons. If the real ones already destroy cities, how do you one-up that? If you destroy the planet, that will also destroy the submarine. Do you count submarines that have been repurposed into spaceships? Beyond that, all I can really think of is adding a few incremental improvements. Maybe the submarine uses antimatter warheads instead of nuclear. Maybe it's extra hard to detect like the Red October. Maybe it has an AI running it, which makes it a little better than a human. Maybe it has some way of sending messages out without resurfacing (Extremely Low Frequency radio waves can be used to send messages to submarines, but sending them requires something much larger.) Or you could have something dangerous in a different way, like grey goo that just so happens to be designed to work underwater.","human_ref_B":"Do you count spaceships that can submerge into another dimension? It's got a periscope too. Anyway, it's the dimensional submarine UX-01 from Space Battleship Yamato. It does all the usual submarine things but IN SPACE.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4502.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"rbycio","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.73,"history":"[General] What is the most powerful submarine in Science fiction history It's gotta be the Seaquest right? Excluding any times very powerful starships went under water?","c_root_id_A":"hnrz4r1","c_root_id_B":"hnt2emo","created_at_utc_A":1639002372,"created_at_utc_B":1639019701,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"The Tuatha de Danaan seems like a good candidate. Unfortunately the wikis don\u2019t have a ton of info, but the fact that it\u2019s a launch platform for combat mechs definitely makes it a contender","human_ref_B":"Do you count spaceships that can submerge into another dimension? It's got a periscope too. Anyway, it's the dimensional submarine UX-01 from Space Battleship Yamato. It does all the usual submarine things but IN SPACE.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17329.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"3hnzvf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[MCU] So, how cool are the other eight realms with Odin's whole PLANET-DESTROYING WEAPON that he tries to tell everyone is just a fucking bridge? Seriously. No fucking wonder J\u00f6tunheimr wants to murder Odin... he's sitting like an asshole on his throne just smiling and waving while that death star is staring down your planet.","c_root_id_A":"cu92cy5","c_root_id_B":"cu92nks","created_at_utc_A":1440038837,"created_at_utc_B":1440039370,"score_A":4,"score_B":109,"human_ref_A":"what makes you think its planet destroying","human_ref_B":"Any sufficiently advanced technology can be used as a really terrifying weapon. Just because a race is advanced doesn't mean that they think of themselves as monsters, they do use the bifrost as a bridge and nothing else.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":533.0,"score_ratio":27.25} +{"post_id":"3hnzvf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[MCU] So, how cool are the other eight realms with Odin's whole PLANET-DESTROYING WEAPON that he tries to tell everyone is just a fucking bridge? Seriously. No fucking wonder J\u00f6tunheimr wants to murder Odin... he's sitting like an asshole on his throne just smiling and waving while that death star is staring down your planet.","c_root_id_A":"cu95mf9","c_root_id_B":"cu94c7l","created_at_utc_A":1440045236,"created_at_utc_B":1440042573,"score_A":60,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"Sure Odin COULD destroy Jotunheim, but he has been as diplomatic as possible since the end of the war. He throws his own son (Thor) under the figurative bus and declares (to the enemy king) that Thor is unfit to rule yet. The Frost Giants probably hate it, as they have historically gone to war with Asgard in the past. But even so, Odin did not turn the massive weapon on territories owned by the Frost Giants, and instead lost numerous soldiers in the war. So long as Odin isn't backed into a corner, the past few thousand years of his rule indicate that he will not use the Rainbow Bridge has a weapon of mass destruction. This has forced the Frost Giants to turn to subterfuge to defeat Asgard, a plan that almost worked when teaming up with Loki. As for the other realms, most of them would be no match for the regular forces of Asgard. Outside of a few super-powered beings (and two guys in metal suits), Midgard (aka Earth) wouldn't stand a chance against an Asgardian invasion. I imagine the other realms would be in similar situations. Adding in the Rainbow Bridge on overdrive doesn't really change much.","human_ref_B":"I dunno, there's a lot of countries, that for the most part, are okay with America sitting on a planet busting amount of Nuclear war heads. Granted, Russia has them too, but we all get along find compared to the worst case scenario.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2663.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"3hnzvf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[MCU] So, how cool are the other eight realms with Odin's whole PLANET-DESTROYING WEAPON that he tries to tell everyone is just a fucking bridge? Seriously. No fucking wonder J\u00f6tunheimr wants to murder Odin... he's sitting like an asshole on his throne just smiling and waving while that death star is staring down your planet.","c_root_id_A":"cu95mf9","c_root_id_B":"cu92cy5","created_at_utc_A":1440045236,"created_at_utc_B":1440038837,"score_A":60,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Sure Odin COULD destroy Jotunheim, but he has been as diplomatic as possible since the end of the war. He throws his own son (Thor) under the figurative bus and declares (to the enemy king) that Thor is unfit to rule yet. The Frost Giants probably hate it, as they have historically gone to war with Asgard in the past. But even so, Odin did not turn the massive weapon on territories owned by the Frost Giants, and instead lost numerous soldiers in the war. So long as Odin isn't backed into a corner, the past few thousand years of his rule indicate that he will not use the Rainbow Bridge has a weapon of mass destruction. This has forced the Frost Giants to turn to subterfuge to defeat Asgard, a plan that almost worked when teaming up with Loki. As for the other realms, most of them would be no match for the regular forces of Asgard. Outside of a few super-powered beings (and two guys in metal suits), Midgard (aka Earth) wouldn't stand a chance against an Asgardian invasion. I imagine the other realms would be in similar situations. Adding in the Rainbow Bridge on overdrive doesn't really change much.","human_ref_B":"what makes you think its planet destroying","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6399.0,"score_ratio":15.0} +{"post_id":"3hnzvf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[MCU] So, how cool are the other eight realms with Odin's whole PLANET-DESTROYING WEAPON that he tries to tell everyone is just a fucking bridge? Seriously. No fucking wonder J\u00f6tunheimr wants to murder Odin... he's sitting like an asshole on his throne just smiling and waving while that death star is staring down your planet.","c_root_id_A":"cu94c7l","c_root_id_B":"cu92cy5","created_at_utc_A":1440042573,"created_at_utc_B":1440038837,"score_A":20,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I dunno, there's a lot of countries, that for the most part, are okay with America sitting on a planet busting amount of Nuclear war heads. Granted, Russia has them too, but we all get along find compared to the worst case scenario.","human_ref_B":"what makes you think its planet destroying","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3736.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"3hnzvf","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[MCU] So, how cool are the other eight realms with Odin's whole PLANET-DESTROYING WEAPON that he tries to tell everyone is just a fucking bridge? Seriously. No fucking wonder J\u00f6tunheimr wants to murder Odin... he's sitting like an asshole on his throne just smiling and waving while that death star is staring down your planet.","c_root_id_A":"cu9igid","c_root_id_B":"cu92cy5","created_at_utc_A":1440082309,"created_at_utc_B":1440038837,"score_A":6,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"The Bifrost is akin to an American Aircraft Carrier. its sent to trouble spots or disaster areas as a base of operations to send \"Aid\" far more than its sent to engage enemies but make no mistake its a message, implied threat. \"We're here to help (Or F#$# you up, your choice) The Frost Giants have a tenuous peace with Odin\/Asgard because the price of war is understood by both sides. Asgard has the technological edge over the other 9 realms but that doesn't mean a war wouldn't have catastrophic costs for all involved. In the MCU -Odin's missing eye is representative of the wisdom he gained from that period of history when Asgard had to fight to bring peace and stability. He is the \"Old Soldier\" who knows the high costs of war.","human_ref_B":"what makes you think its planet destroying","labels":1,"seconds_difference":43472.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzgnlon","c_root_id_B":"gzgnxqr","created_at_utc_A":1621992659,"created_at_utc_B":1621992832,"score_A":24,"score_B":47,"human_ref_A":"Voldemort thought of Muggles as less than dirt. They are not even human to him. To even *think* of having them carry out something as important as killing Harry Potter, the only person capable of threatening his power, is outrageous. *Could* he have done it? Sure, technically. But why would he? Would you ever ask a dog to babysit your children?","human_ref_B":"Voldy wanted to kill Harry by his own hand, out of hatred for what he did to him and a show of power. Imagine the boy that deformed and wounded the big evil dark lord is killed by a filthy useless muggle? He\u2019d become a joke even if people wouldnt say it to his face.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":173.0,"score_ratio":1.9583333333} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhmp3c","c_root_id_B":"gzgshfo","created_at_utc_A":1622015016,"created_at_utc_B":1621995162,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Remember the ending. Voldemort doesnt want harry dead. He wants to kill him and then expose his body to everyone, as memento of what becomes of the hope of every opposer believing in \"the boy who lived\". For years people got bold over the fact that a kid defeated him, now he can show them that not only he didnt die and came back more powerful than ever, but also that whatever magic made harry defeat him was just a fluke, easily overcome by him. Harry died to save hogwarts in an act of bravery and voldemort told the story of a wimpy kid begging for his life Killing Harry was propaganda for him","human_ref_B":"Even if he *hadn't* hated muggles, he couldn't send people to harm Harry. Anyone working for him couldn't even find the Dursley home as long as Harry lived there, until he reached adulthood, and nobody at *all* could find the Potter home, let alone some muggles. The very instant Harry *does* reach adulthood, and so *can* be attacked? He is. Literally that instant.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":19854.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzgshfo","c_root_id_B":"gzhz4dp","created_at_utc_A":1621995162,"created_at_utc_B":1622026036,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Even if he *hadn't* hated muggles, he couldn't send people to harm Harry. Anyone working for him couldn't even find the Dursley home as long as Harry lived there, until he reached adulthood, and nobody at *all* could find the Potter home, let alone some muggles. The very instant Harry *does* reach adulthood, and so *can* be attacked? He is. Literally that instant.","human_ref_B":"Many great answers already. I'd like to add that there's a ritual component to Voldemort's magic. He's shown dabbling in incantations that are not just wave wand + say word = silly stuff happens. Sure, he'll use an Avada Kedavra or two, but he believes in symbols and arcane powers. Dumbledore thinks of Voldemort as a fairly superstitious and narrow-minded wizard - like when him and Harry are going to the lake to retrieve the locket and the spell asks for a tribute in blood, Dumbledore is disgusted by the thinking behind it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":30874.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhmp3c","c_root_id_B":"gzhhcz4","created_at_utc_A":1622015016,"created_at_utc_B":1622010585,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Remember the ending. Voldemort doesnt want harry dead. He wants to kill him and then expose his body to everyone, as memento of what becomes of the hope of every opposer believing in \"the boy who lived\". For years people got bold over the fact that a kid defeated him, now he can show them that not only he didnt die and came back more powerful than ever, but also that whatever magic made harry defeat him was just a fluke, easily overcome by him. Harry died to save hogwarts in an act of bravery and voldemort told the story of a wimpy kid begging for his life Killing Harry was propaganda for him","human_ref_B":"If you have a hammer every problem looks like a nail. Voldemort loathes muggles with utmost passion, he despised the non-magical world that has him treated less than charitable at least from his perspective. To him discovering that he was a wizard, that magic was real, wizarding world, and to boot that he is amazing at it was the greatest thing to ever happen in his life it also handily feed into his narcissism and psychopathy. As such magic is the solution to all problems and the muggle world is a filthy place deserving to be burned down from which nothing constructive and helpful can come. To use muggle means or muggle agents to solve a problem is as if you decided to hire a monkey to solve a problem for you - it is a ridiculous proposition.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4431.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhe9hd","c_root_id_B":"gzhmp3c","created_at_utc_A":1622008169,"created_at_utc_B":1622015016,"score_A":2,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Wasn't the entire plot of 4th book about how Voldemort needs Harry's fresh blood to complete his return ritual? Probably difficult to collect after you spill all of it on the Tesco parking lot.","human_ref_B":"Remember the ending. Voldemort doesnt want harry dead. He wants to kill him and then expose his body to everyone, as memento of what becomes of the hope of every opposer believing in \"the boy who lived\". For years people got bold over the fact that a kid defeated him, now he can show them that not only he didnt die and came back more powerful than ever, but also that whatever magic made harry defeat him was just a fluke, easily overcome by him. Harry died to save hogwarts in an act of bravery and voldemort told the story of a wimpy kid begging for his life Killing Harry was propaganda for him","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6847.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhmnol","c_root_id_B":"gzhmp3c","created_at_utc_A":1622014981,"created_at_utc_B":1622015016,"score_A":2,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"It would never occur to Voldemort to even consider that as an option. You might as well ask why didn't Voldemort train a chimp to attack Harry with a rock. They're equally absurd in his eyes.","human_ref_B":"Remember the ending. Voldemort doesnt want harry dead. He wants to kill him and then expose his body to everyone, as memento of what becomes of the hope of every opposer believing in \"the boy who lived\". For years people got bold over the fact that a kid defeated him, now he can show them that not only he didnt die and came back more powerful than ever, but also that whatever magic made harry defeat him was just a fluke, easily overcome by him. Harry died to save hogwarts in an act of bravery and voldemort told the story of a wimpy kid begging for his life Killing Harry was propaganda for him","labels":0,"seconds_difference":35.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhhcz4","c_root_id_B":"gzhz4dp","created_at_utc_A":1622010585,"created_at_utc_B":1622026036,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"If you have a hammer every problem looks like a nail. Voldemort loathes muggles with utmost passion, he despised the non-magical world that has him treated less than charitable at least from his perspective. To him discovering that he was a wizard, that magic was real, wizarding world, and to boot that he is amazing at it was the greatest thing to ever happen in his life it also handily feed into his narcissism and psychopathy. As such magic is the solution to all problems and the muggle world is a filthy place deserving to be burned down from which nothing constructive and helpful can come. To use muggle means or muggle agents to solve a problem is as if you decided to hire a monkey to solve a problem for you - it is a ridiculous proposition.","human_ref_B":"Many great answers already. I'd like to add that there's a ritual component to Voldemort's magic. He's shown dabbling in incantations that are not just wave wand + say word = silly stuff happens. Sure, he'll use an Avada Kedavra or two, but he believes in symbols and arcane powers. Dumbledore thinks of Voldemort as a fairly superstitious and narrow-minded wizard - like when him and Harry are going to the lake to retrieve the locket and the spell asks for a tribute in blood, Dumbledore is disgusted by the thinking behind it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15451.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhz4dp","c_root_id_B":"gzhu6b6","created_at_utc_A":1622026036,"created_at_utc_B":1622021886,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Many great answers already. I'd like to add that there's a ritual component to Voldemort's magic. He's shown dabbling in incantations that are not just wave wand + say word = silly stuff happens. Sure, he'll use an Avada Kedavra or two, but he believes in symbols and arcane powers. Dumbledore thinks of Voldemort as a fairly superstitious and narrow-minded wizard - like when him and Harry are going to the lake to retrieve the locket and the spell asks for a tribute in blood, Dumbledore is disgusted by the thinking behind it.","human_ref_B":">Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer. That would've meant acknowledging his \"muggle side\". It would be like saying magic is actually inferior. Besides, Harrys parents likely would've been able to fend off ordinary muggles. Voldemort usually steamrolls any magical opponent so why shouldn't it have worked this time? Avada kedavra is clean, fast, comfortable, it's the perfect choice for killing. What happened with Harry was a total freak accident. It's like the bullet randomly bouncing off his skull and hitting the shooter instead.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4150.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhz4dp","c_root_id_B":"gzhe9hd","created_at_utc_A":1622026036,"created_at_utc_B":1622008169,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Many great answers already. I'd like to add that there's a ritual component to Voldemort's magic. He's shown dabbling in incantations that are not just wave wand + say word = silly stuff happens. Sure, he'll use an Avada Kedavra or two, but he believes in symbols and arcane powers. Dumbledore thinks of Voldemort as a fairly superstitious and narrow-minded wizard - like when him and Harry are going to the lake to retrieve the locket and the spell asks for a tribute in blood, Dumbledore is disgusted by the thinking behind it.","human_ref_B":"Wasn't the entire plot of 4th book about how Voldemort needs Harry's fresh blood to complete his return ritual? Probably difficult to collect after you spill all of it on the Tesco parking lot.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":17867.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhz4dp","c_root_id_B":"gzhmnol","created_at_utc_A":1622026036,"created_at_utc_B":1622014981,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Many great answers already. I'd like to add that there's a ritual component to Voldemort's magic. He's shown dabbling in incantations that are not just wave wand + say word = silly stuff happens. Sure, he'll use an Avada Kedavra or two, but he believes in symbols and arcane powers. Dumbledore thinks of Voldemort as a fairly superstitious and narrow-minded wizard - like when him and Harry are going to the lake to retrieve the locket and the spell asks for a tribute in blood, Dumbledore is disgusted by the thinking behind it.","human_ref_B":"It would never occur to Voldemort to even consider that as an option. You might as well ask why didn't Voldemort train a chimp to attack Harry with a rock. They're equally absurd in his eyes.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11055.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhhcz4","c_root_id_B":"gzhe9hd","created_at_utc_A":1622010585,"created_at_utc_B":1622008169,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"If you have a hammer every problem looks like a nail. Voldemort loathes muggles with utmost passion, he despised the non-magical world that has him treated less than charitable at least from his perspective. To him discovering that he was a wizard, that magic was real, wizarding world, and to boot that he is amazing at it was the greatest thing to ever happen in his life it also handily feed into his narcissism and psychopathy. As such magic is the solution to all problems and the muggle world is a filthy place deserving to be burned down from which nothing constructive and helpful can come. To use muggle means or muggle agents to solve a problem is as if you decided to hire a monkey to solve a problem for you - it is a ridiculous proposition.","human_ref_B":"Wasn't the entire plot of 4th book about how Voldemort needs Harry's fresh blood to complete his return ritual? Probably difficult to collect after you spill all of it on the Tesco parking lot.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2416.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhe9hd","c_root_id_B":"gzhu6b6","created_at_utc_A":1622008169,"created_at_utc_B":1622021886,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Wasn't the entire plot of 4th book about how Voldemort needs Harry's fresh blood to complete his return ritual? Probably difficult to collect after you spill all of it on the Tesco parking lot.","human_ref_B":">Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer. That would've meant acknowledging his \"muggle side\". It would be like saying magic is actually inferior. Besides, Harrys parents likely would've been able to fend off ordinary muggles. Voldemort usually steamrolls any magical opponent so why shouldn't it have worked this time? Avada kedavra is clean, fast, comfortable, it's the perfect choice for killing. What happened with Harry was a total freak accident. It's like the bullet randomly bouncing off his skull and hitting the shooter instead.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13717.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"nl4vcb","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Harry Potter] Voldemort wanted Harry dead, but was his hatred of Muggles so extreme he could not have arranged a method of Harry's death that did not involve Magic. Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer.","c_root_id_A":"gzhmnol","c_root_id_B":"gzhu6b6","created_at_utc_A":1622014981,"created_at_utc_B":1622021886,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"It would never occur to Voldemort to even consider that as an option. You might as well ask why didn't Voldemort train a chimp to attack Harry with a rock. They're equally absurd in his eyes.","human_ref_B":">Like hire some Muggle lowlifes to gun him down on the street during the summer. That would've meant acknowledging his \"muggle side\". It would be like saying magic is actually inferior. Besides, Harrys parents likely would've been able to fend off ordinary muggles. Voldemort usually steamrolls any magical opponent so why shouldn't it have worked this time? Avada kedavra is clean, fast, comfortable, it's the perfect choice for killing. What happened with Harry was a total freak accident. It's like the bullet randomly bouncing off his skull and hitting the shooter instead.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6905.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"d0qeb9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[The Martian\/The Expanse] How do Martian's view Mark Watney and his story of survival during the early exploration days of Mars? Is he a revered figure and household name to those living in the Republic or just a minor historical footnote to them?","c_root_id_A":"ezd9w30","c_root_id_B":"ezd2i9b","created_at_utc_A":1567847157,"created_at_utc_B":1567844188,"score_A":47,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"Wait what... They're both *shared universes*? How'd I miss this?","human_ref_B":"Famous but not revered. Think Leif Ericson; people know who he was but there's not a lot of places named after him [think about how many places in USA are named after Columbus vs. Leif]","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2969.0,"score_ratio":2.35} +{"post_id":"4xgbjx","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Lord of the Rings] When the fellowship first reaches the Mines of Moria what is the first password Gandalf guesses at the door and in what language is it spoken? Title","c_root_id_A":"d6f8zyx","c_root_id_B":"d6f7uu6","created_at_utc_A":1471044272,"created_at_utc_B":1471042567,"score_A":118,"score_B":44,"human_ref_A":"\"Annon Edhellen, edro hi ammen!\" (Gate of the Elves, open now for me!)","human_ref_B":"Sindarin, one of two Elvish languages. The other is Quenya. As for what the words are, only Gandalf himself knows.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1705.0,"score_ratio":2.6818181818} +{"post_id":"ecexl6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] The Mandalorians and the Jedi have kind of a rocky history. What did\/do the mandos do with children or foundlings found to be force-sensitive?","c_root_id_A":"fbaznkn","c_root_id_B":"fbb5tt9","created_at_utc_A":1576690216,"created_at_utc_B":1576693930,"score_A":8,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"We know that there was a mandalorian jedi, and we know that the mandalorian-jedi war still occured","human_ref_B":"I don\u2019t see any reason they\u2019d really care. They don\u2019t fight the Jedi just because they\u2019re force sensitive. The Mandalorians went on a bit of a rampage conquering planets before they ran into the Republic and the Jedi stood up to try and stop them. Once that was over they were mostly alright with the Jedi. In fact Tarre Viszla was a Mandalorian who became a Jedi and then went on to rule all of Mandalore for a time and was still well revered and respected by Mandalorians. His lightsaber was a symbol used to unite Mandalorians after that (well after they stole it back from the Jedi). So depending on the time period they\u2019d either let them go train with the Jedi or just raise them normally. There\u2019s no reason for them to do anything different.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3714.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"ecexl6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[Star Wars] The Mandalorians and the Jedi have kind of a rocky history. What did\/do the mandos do with children or foundlings found to be force-sensitive?","c_root_id_A":"fbb5tt9","c_root_id_B":"fbb5dho","created_at_utc_A":1576693930,"created_at_utc_B":1576693656,"score_A":12,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"I don\u2019t see any reason they\u2019d really care. They don\u2019t fight the Jedi just because they\u2019re force sensitive. The Mandalorians went on a bit of a rampage conquering planets before they ran into the Republic and the Jedi stood up to try and stop them. Once that was over they were mostly alright with the Jedi. In fact Tarre Viszla was a Mandalorian who became a Jedi and then went on to rule all of Mandalore for a time and was still well revered and respected by Mandalorians. His lightsaber was a symbol used to unite Mandalorians after that (well after they stole it back from the Jedi). So depending on the time period they\u2019d either let them go train with the Jedi or just raise them normally. There\u2019s no reason for them to do anything different.","human_ref_B":"Not much, they'd just be raised as a Mandalorian most likely. As a strong Force-sensitive they'd probably be even more gifted in battle than the normal Mandalorian and would probably rise to a position of prominence over time.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":274.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"2roiwl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.77,"history":"(LOTR) Is Gandalf more powerful as Gandalf the White, or when he is still Gandalf the Grey (fighting the Balrog) As far as I'm aware, Gandalf and the other Istari had their powers severely limited when they joined the world in mortal form at the start of the second age. (Sauron was not bound by any such rules and was therefore much more powerful) However, a source of contention arises when Gandalf faces the Balrog. I've heard some commentors state that since the Balrog was from an earlier age - Gandalf was no longer limited in his powers and was able to unleash his full fury against the creature. When the exertion takes his life and he comes back as Gandalf the White, it's inferred that he has more power, more authority and more wisdom - he is able to directly face the Nazgul and bar the Witch King from Minas Tirith, whereas before, he only aided Elrond's spell at Rivendell, which washed the Nazgul away. Another instance is countering Saruman's hold over Theoden, which it is assumed he would not be able to do as Gandalf the Grey. My question is which form is he most powerful as? The generally all-round more powerful Gandalf the White, or as an unbound Gandalf the Grey?","c_root_id_A":"cnhskym","c_root_id_B":"cnhs78a","created_at_utc_A":1420673272,"created_at_utc_B":1420672632,"score_A":35,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"> at the start of the second age. Much later than that, actually. > (Sauron was not bound by any such rules and was therefore much more powerful) Sauron is also intrinsically far more powerful than any of the Wizards. He is of a higher order of Maiar. > However, a source of contention arises when Gandalf faces the Balrog. I've heard some commentors state that since the Balrog was from an earlier age - Gandalf was no longer limited in his powers and was able to unleash his full fury against the creature. Certainly his physical restrictions (from being in an actual mortal form) would still apply. The instructions of the Valar are rather vague, possibly so that the Wizards can interpret these instructions as needed. They aren't supposed to use power to intimidate mortals into submission, they aren't supposed to \"oppose Sauron's power with power\", etc. I don't know of any reason for Gandalf to *not* go all-out against the Balrog, within the limitations imposed by his physical body. But I wouldn't say he was \"unbound\"; he just didn't have to worry about disobeying the Valar when using the power he already had. > When the exertion takes his life and he comes back as Gandalf the White, it's inferred that he has more power, more authority and more wisdom - he is able to directly face the Nazgul and bar the Witch King from Minas Tirith, whereas before, he only aided Elrond's spell at Rivendell, which washed the Nazgul away. Another instance is countering Saruman's hold over Theoden, which it is assumed he would not be able to do as Gandalf the Grey. Yes, Tolkien said that Gandalf the White is more powerful: > 'Yes, that was the name. I was Gandalf.' Of course he remains similar in personality and idiosyncrasy, but both his wisdom and power are much greater. When he speaks he commands attention; the old Gandalf could not have dealt so with Th\u00e9oden, nor with Saruman. He is still under the obligation of concealing his power and of teaching rather than forcing or dominating wills, but where the physical powers of the Enemy are too great for the good will of the opposers to be effective he can act in emergency as an 'angel' \u2013 no more violently than the release of St Peter from prison. He seldom does so, operating rather through others, but in one or two cases in the War (in Vol. III) he does reveal a sudden power: he twice rescues Faramir. He alone is left to forbid the entrance of the Lord of Nazg\u00fbl to Minas Tirith, when the City has been overthrown and its Gates destroyed \u2014 and yet so powerful is the whole train of human resistance, that he himself has kindled and organized, that in fact no battle between the two occurs: it passes to other mortal hands.","human_ref_B":"Gandalf the White is more powerful than Gandalf the Grey; therefore it would follow that Gandalf the White going all-out would be more powerful than Gandalf the Grey going all-out as he did against Durin's Bane.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":640.0,"score_ratio":3.8888888889} +{"post_id":"bjepxm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[MCU] Exactly how was Thanos able to amass such a large, if not the largest, force without any kind of coalition coming together to stop him at a weaker point? Thanos didn't amass this force overnight, I'm assuming. How was he able to band together such a large army without showing his blatant warmongering off to every planet in the nearby galaxy? Did no one try to stop his growing power?","c_root_id_A":"em7ttf8","c_root_id_B":"em7o1uv","created_at_utc_A":1556712385,"created_at_utc_B":1556706859,"score_A":29,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Most worlds were probably unaware of him until he showed up at their doorstep and obliterated them. News of him from within the zones he controlled was so limited that Asgard had never even heard of the Chitauri and the Xandarians thought that Gamora's entire world has been destroyed instead of just 50% purged. Thanos' army was like Viking raiders. The first time a lot of coastal villages found out about them was also the last time. Space is a lot bigger than earth's oceans - plenty of room to amass forces without anyone noticing.","human_ref_B":"ChiTauri are sort of hive-minded army - since they were translated in mainstream comics after movies, I'm assuming it would be similar in MCU as well. So Thanos only had to take out the Warmaster of ChiTauri and assume his mantle to have an army at his beck and call already. Plus his warship, which he likely already had. Plus his fanatical minions he would attract through his charisma and nihilism.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5526.0,"score_ratio":3.625} +{"post_id":"mc69k4","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[MCU] If I wanted to bring Thanos back, would I need all of the stones to do it? Just him, not his entire army.","c_root_id_A":"gs1saem","c_root_id_B":"gs1tqv1","created_at_utc_A":1616594674,"created_at_utc_B":1616595340,"score_A":37,"score_B":53,"human_ref_A":"Probably. You could use the reality stone to bring back an incredible likeness of Thanos, but it wouldn't be him.","human_ref_B":"You would need: * The reality stone to make the recreation * The mind stone to know\/understand enough about Thanos to make the creation as accurate as possible * The time stone to make it permanent * The soul stone to make it an actual living being rather than a puppet You might need the power stone, depending on whether or not the above is within the capabilities of the individual stones. You probably would not need the space stone.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":666.0,"score_ratio":1.4324324324} +{"post_id":"mc69k4","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[MCU] If I wanted to bring Thanos back, would I need all of the stones to do it? Just him, not his entire army.","c_root_id_A":"gs1thyr","c_root_id_B":"gs1tqv1","created_at_utc_A":1616595229,"created_at_utc_B":1616595340,"score_A":3,"score_B":53,"human_ref_A":"Yes, or a time machine to pull him from the past, preferably when he is on the garden before he destroyed stones, he can even use the stones to bring his 2014 self back and have two.","human_ref_B":"You would need: * The reality stone to make the recreation * The mind stone to know\/understand enough about Thanos to make the creation as accurate as possible * The time stone to make it permanent * The soul stone to make it an actual living being rather than a puppet You might need the power stone, depending on whether or not the above is within the capabilities of the individual stones. You probably would not need the space stone.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":111.0,"score_ratio":17.6666666667} +{"post_id":"mc69k4","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[MCU] If I wanted to bring Thanos back, would I need all of the stones to do it? Just him, not his entire army.","c_root_id_A":"gs1thyr","c_root_id_B":"gs1xs3k","created_at_utc_A":1616595229,"created_at_utc_B":1616597110,"score_A":3,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Yes, or a time machine to pull him from the past, preferably when he is on the garden before he destroyed stones, he can even use the stones to bring his 2014 self back and have two.","human_ref_B":"Really just the time stone right? He brought back vision with it. But maybe not since Thanos was taken out with the stones.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1881.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"35l6c8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[MCU] Age of Ultron post-credits scene question. if you hadn't realized -- !!SPOILERS WITHIN!! Wasn't the Infinity Gauntlet locked up in Odin's vault?","c_root_id_A":"cr5esxt","c_root_id_B":"cr5fvxb","created_at_utc_A":1431346594,"created_at_utc_B":1431349639,"score_A":10,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"Loki and Thanos have already been shown to work together, and we know Loki is sitting on the throne in Asgard masquerading as Odin. So maybe Loki let him in.","human_ref_B":"It's not the same gauntlet. The one in Odin's vault is right-handed, and the one Thanos put on is left-handed. Kevin Feige confirmed in an interview that they aren't the same. http:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/m\/new\/Big-Secret-Behind-Infinity-Gauntlet-According-Marvel-Kevin-Feige-71192.html","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3045.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"qa1i9h","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[DC] If a Kryptonian got fat, would their skin be hard and bulletproof like Superman or just bouncy like an iron balloon?","c_root_id_A":"hh0d8tj","c_root_id_B":"hh0inob","created_at_utc_A":1634493314,"created_at_utc_B":1634495514,"score_A":5,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Iron balloons are bouncy? Well, you live and learn.","human_ref_B":"Superman's skin isn't hard. He feels just like a normal person.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2200.0,"score_ratio":2.2} +{"post_id":"qa1i9h","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[DC] If a Kryptonian got fat, would their skin be hard and bulletproof like Superman or just bouncy like an iron balloon?","c_root_id_A":"hh0d8tj","c_root_id_B":"hh0us18","created_at_utc_A":1634493314,"created_at_utc_B":1634500524,"score_A":5,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Iron balloons are bouncy? Well, you live and learn.","human_ref_B":"She's not a kryptonian, but this should answer your question.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7210.0,"score_ratio":1.6} +{"post_id":"qa1i9h","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[DC] If a Kryptonian got fat, would their skin be hard and bulletproof like Superman or just bouncy like an iron balloon?","c_root_id_A":"hh0us18","c_root_id_B":"hh0keje","created_at_utc_A":1634500524,"created_at_utc_B":1634496227,"score_A":8,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"She's not a kryptonian, but this should answer your question.","human_ref_B":"don't they have a forcefield or somethin","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4297.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"qa1i9h","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[DC] If a Kryptonian got fat, would their skin be hard and bulletproof like Superman or just bouncy like an iron balloon?","c_root_id_A":"hh11qsk","c_root_id_B":"hh0d8tj","created_at_utc_A":1634503452,"created_at_utc_B":1634493314,"score_A":7,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"At one point in the silver age, superman did become really fat due to space magic. While it posed an issue for his secret identity, it didn't seem to meaningfully affect his powers, no.","human_ref_B":"Iron balloons are bouncy? Well, you live and learn.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10138.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"qa1i9h","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[DC] If a Kryptonian got fat, would their skin be hard and bulletproof like Superman or just bouncy like an iron balloon?","c_root_id_A":"hh11qsk","c_root_id_B":"hh0keje","created_at_utc_A":1634503452,"created_at_utc_B":1634496227,"score_A":7,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"At one point in the silver age, superman did become really fat due to space magic. While it posed an issue for his secret identity, it didn't seem to meaningfully affect his powers, no.","human_ref_B":"don't they have a forcefield or somethin","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7225.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"xp2d9t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] How do ordinary civilians cope with the near-constant near-apocalyptic events that threaten the end of the world every few months? Do they consider it a sign of the end times?","c_root_id_A":"iq1t0ny","c_root_id_B":"iq1x1s7","created_at_utc_A":1664242380,"created_at_utc_B":1664244194,"score_A":8,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Basically, they eventually get used to that as the new normal. \"Oh, Washington DC got blown up again. Must be Wednesday.\"","human_ref_B":"In the case of Marvel, a surprising amount of action is isolated in the New York area. Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc. So it's pretty par for the course normal. For DC, they spread the action out. Metropolis, Gotham, Central City. And for them, a lot of the horrors are mitigated by the fact that people genuinely believe in their heroes. It's not the sort of thing you'd see in the Marvel universe, but when a black man covered in high tech machinery falls from the sky, the people of Metropolis are there to help him up and support him. When something like that happens in the DC, you know their faith in their heroes is real.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1814.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"xp2d9t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] How do ordinary civilians cope with the near-constant near-apocalyptic events that threaten the end of the world every few months? Do they consider it a sign of the end times?","c_root_id_A":"iq1u4lo","c_root_id_B":"iq1x1s7","created_at_utc_A":1664242874,"created_at_utc_B":1664244194,"score_A":3,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"They get their minds wiped clean every few years or so as well","human_ref_B":"In the case of Marvel, a surprising amount of action is isolated in the New York area. Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, etc. So it's pretty par for the course normal. For DC, they spread the action out. Metropolis, Gotham, Central City. And for them, a lot of the horrors are mitigated by the fact that people genuinely believe in their heroes. It's not the sort of thing you'd see in the Marvel universe, but when a black man covered in high tech machinery falls from the sky, the people of Metropolis are there to help him up and support him. When something like that happens in the DC, you know their faith in their heroes is real.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1320.0,"score_ratio":4.6666666667} +{"post_id":"xp2d9t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] How do ordinary civilians cope with the near-constant near-apocalyptic events that threaten the end of the world every few months? Do they consider it a sign of the end times?","c_root_id_A":"iq21ubp","c_root_id_B":"iq1t0ny","created_at_utc_A":1664246386,"created_at_utc_B":1664242380,"score_A":10,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Have you seen what happend during the pandemic. After the third alien invasion on the year, Wenger used to it. Like a hurricane. Just a regular friday on alien invasion season.","human_ref_B":"Basically, they eventually get used to that as the new normal. \"Oh, Washington DC got blown up again. Must be Wednesday.\"","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4006.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"xp2d9t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] How do ordinary civilians cope with the near-constant near-apocalyptic events that threaten the end of the world every few months? Do they consider it a sign of the end times?","c_root_id_A":"iq21ubp","c_root_id_B":"iq1xukx","created_at_utc_A":1664246386,"created_at_utc_B":1664244555,"score_A":10,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Have you seen what happend during the pandemic. After the third alien invasion on the year, Wenger used to it. Like a hurricane. Just a regular friday on alien invasion season.","human_ref_B":"After it happens enough it just becomes a regular part of life. Same way Americans have gotten used to the idea of mass shootings happening in our country almost every week, or Israelis and Palestinians get used to someone being stupid and breaking the ceasefire every couple months. The big difference is, the good guys win in the end, most of the time, which makes it a lot easier to deal with.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1831.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"xp2d9t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] How do ordinary civilians cope with the near-constant near-apocalyptic events that threaten the end of the world every few months? Do they consider it a sign of the end times?","c_root_id_A":"iq1u4lo","c_root_id_B":"iq21ubp","created_at_utc_A":1664242874,"created_at_utc_B":1664246386,"score_A":3,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"They get their minds wiped clean every few years or so as well","human_ref_B":"Have you seen what happend during the pandemic. After the third alien invasion on the year, Wenger used to it. Like a hurricane. Just a regular friday on alien invasion season.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3512.0,"score_ratio":3.3333333333} +{"post_id":"xp2d9t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] How do ordinary civilians cope with the near-constant near-apocalyptic events that threaten the end of the world every few months? Do they consider it a sign of the end times?","c_root_id_A":"iq1u4lo","c_root_id_B":"iq1xukx","created_at_utc_A":1664242874,"created_at_utc_B":1664244555,"score_A":3,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"They get their minds wiped clean every few years or so as well","human_ref_B":"After it happens enough it just becomes a regular part of life. Same way Americans have gotten used to the idea of mass shootings happening in our country almost every week, or Israelis and Palestinians get used to someone being stupid and breaking the ceasefire every couple months. The big difference is, the good guys win in the end, most of the time, which makes it a lot easier to deal with.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1681.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"xp2d9t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[DC\/Marvel] How do ordinary civilians cope with the near-constant near-apocalyptic events that threaten the end of the world every few months? Do they consider it a sign of the end times?","c_root_id_A":"iq36peg","c_root_id_B":"iq1u4lo","created_at_utc_A":1664275518,"created_at_utc_B":1664242874,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"most of the time they probably dont know exactly how close earth got to destruction.","human_ref_B":"They get their minds wiped clean every few years or so as well","labels":1,"seconds_difference":32644.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"zedctl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Fairly OddParents] If \"Da Rules\" say fairies can't kill or maim, what happens when Timmy wishes everyone was gone? In the episode \"Just the Two of Us\" Timmy wishes that he and Trixie were the only two people left in the world. Shots of various places across the globe seem to indicate that Cosmo and Wanda did in fact make this happen. Later on of course all the people are brought back, but what happened to all those billions of people that day? Where did they all go? The episode where Chip Skylark gets stuck with Vicky seems to indicate the Da Rules are pretty strict about directly killing or harming others.","c_root_id_A":"iz5rn7z","c_root_id_B":"iz5rgi0","created_at_utc_A":1670350077,"created_at_utc_B":1670350008,"score_A":126,"score_B":37,"human_ref_A":"Possibly in some kind of pocket dimension with frozen time. Not dead or technically harmed, just \"gone\".","human_ref_B":"They could have just been \"away\" or Timmy and Trixie could have been moved to an alternative reality where no one else existed.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":69.0,"score_ratio":3.4054054054} +{"post_id":"zedctl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Fairly OddParents] If \"Da Rules\" say fairies can't kill or maim, what happens when Timmy wishes everyone was gone? In the episode \"Just the Two of Us\" Timmy wishes that he and Trixie were the only two people left in the world. Shots of various places across the globe seem to indicate that Cosmo and Wanda did in fact make this happen. Later on of course all the people are brought back, but what happened to all those billions of people that day? Where did they all go? The episode where Chip Skylark gets stuck with Vicky seems to indicate the Da Rules are pretty strict about directly killing or harming others.","c_root_id_A":"iz5rn7z","c_root_id_B":"iz5re85","created_at_utc_A":1670350077,"created_at_utc_B":1670349984,"score_A":126,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Possibly in some kind of pocket dimension with frozen time. Not dead or technically harmed, just \"gone\".","human_ref_B":"Yugopotamia, maybe?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":93.0,"score_ratio":25.2} +{"post_id":"zedctl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Fairly OddParents] If \"Da Rules\" say fairies can't kill or maim, what happens when Timmy wishes everyone was gone? 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The episode where Chip Skylark gets stuck with Vicky seems to indicate the Da Rules are pretty strict about directly killing or harming others.","c_root_id_A":"iz5rgi0","c_root_id_B":"iz5re85","created_at_utc_A":1670350008,"created_at_utc_B":1670349984,"score_A":37,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"They could have just been \"away\" or Timmy and Trixie could have been moved to an alternative reality where no one else existed.","human_ref_B":"Yugopotamia, maybe?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":24.0,"score_ratio":7.4} +{"post_id":"zedctl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Fairly OddParents] If \"Da Rules\" say fairies can't kill or maim, what happens when Timmy wishes everyone was gone? In the episode \"Just the Two of Us\" Timmy wishes that he and Trixie were the only two people left in the world. Shots of various places across the globe seem to indicate that Cosmo and Wanda did in fact make this happen. Later on of course all the people are brought back, but what happened to all those billions of people that day? Where did they all go? 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The episode where Chip Skylark gets stuck with Vicky seems to indicate the Da Rules are pretty strict about directly killing or harming others.","c_root_id_A":"iz5re85","c_root_id_B":"iz698or","created_at_utc_A":1670349984,"created_at_utc_B":1670356827,"score_A":5,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"Yugopotamia, maybe?","human_ref_B":"I assumed they were sent to unwish Island as that has been established to be where Timmy's wishes get sent when he wishes them to go away.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6843.0,"score_ratio":4.8} +{"post_id":"zedctl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Fairly OddParents] If \"Da Rules\" say fairies can't kill or maim, what happens when Timmy wishes everyone was gone? In the episode \"Just the Two of Us\" Timmy wishes that he and Trixie were the only two people left in the world. Shots of various places across the globe seem to indicate that Cosmo and Wanda did in fact make this happen. Later on of course all the people are brought back, but what happened to all those billions of people that day? Where did they all go? The episode where Chip Skylark gets stuck with Vicky seems to indicate the Da Rules are pretty strict about directly killing or harming others.","c_root_id_A":"iz698or","c_root_id_B":"iz5rkgn","created_at_utc_A":1670356827,"created_at_utc_B":1670350049,"score_A":24,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I assumed they were sent to unwish Island as that has been established to be where Timmy's wishes get sent when he wishes them to go away.","human_ref_B":"They are dead or injured. Potentially just placed in a pocket dimension where time doesnt exist","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6778.0,"score_ratio":8.0} +{"post_id":"zedctl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Fairly OddParents] If \"Da Rules\" say fairies can't kill or maim, what happens when Timmy wishes everyone was gone? 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The episode where Chip Skylark gets stuck with Vicky seems to indicate the Da Rules are pretty strict about directly killing or harming others.","c_root_id_A":"iz5sqzi","c_root_id_B":"iz5re85","created_at_utc_A":1670350496,"created_at_utc_B":1670349984,"score_A":11,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"One could argue that suddenly ceasing to exist isn\u2019t the same thing as dying, so the fairies erasing everyone is different from killing them and is therefore not against the da rules.","human_ref_B":"Yugopotamia, maybe?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":512.0,"score_ratio":2.2} +{"post_id":"zedctl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Fairly OddParents] If \"Da Rules\" say fairies can't kill or maim, what happens when Timmy wishes everyone was gone? In the episode \"Just the Two of Us\" Timmy wishes that he and Trixie were the only two people left in the world. Shots of various places across the globe seem to indicate that Cosmo and Wanda did in fact make this happen. Later on of course all the people are brought back, but what happened to all those billions of people that day? Where did they all go? The episode where Chip Skylark gets stuck with Vicky seems to indicate the Da Rules are pretty strict about directly killing or harming others.","c_root_id_A":"iz5sqzi","c_root_id_B":"iz5rkgn","created_at_utc_A":1670350496,"created_at_utc_B":1670350049,"score_A":11,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"One could argue that suddenly ceasing to exist isn\u2019t the same thing as dying, so the fairies erasing everyone is different from killing them and is therefore not against the da rules.","human_ref_B":"They are dead or injured. 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The episode where Chip Skylark gets stuck with Vicky seems to indicate the Da Rules are pretty strict about directly killing or harming others.","c_root_id_A":"iz6ufph","c_root_id_B":"iz7qfl6","created_at_utc_A":1670365077,"created_at_utc_B":1670379266,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Why does \"gone\" imply \"dead?\"","human_ref_B":"They're gone. It's probably a similar effect to what happened when Timmy wished that he had never existed. Everyone is effectively transported to an observation room\/void, but are removed from the known universe. As far as the world is concerned, they are gone, but they are still alive (and can interact with each other), and therefore not in violation of the rules. Presumably, any of them that have fairy godparents can wish themselves back. From a pragmatic standpoint, neither Cosmo nor Wanda have enough magic power to make everyone be gone. Not only is that a lot of people, but \"everyone\" includes the fairies themselves, who have considerable power of their own.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14189.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"zedctl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Fairly OddParents] If \"Da Rules\" say fairies can't kill or maim, what happens when Timmy wishes everyone was gone? In the episode \"Just the Two of Us\" Timmy wishes that he and Trixie were the only two people left in the world. Shots of various places across the globe seem to indicate that Cosmo and Wanda did in fact make this happen. Later on of course all the people are brought back, but what happened to all those billions of people that day? Where did they all go? 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Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0st3hf","c_root_id_B":"f0styop","created_at_utc_A":1568910157,"created_at_utc_B":1568910557,"score_A":6,"score_B":89,"human_ref_A":"Steal Cyclops glasses","human_ref_B":"That criticism is more of a meta-criticism of the narrative. But to answer your question... Thrown him in the negative zone. Imprisoned him on the dark side of the moon. Some super-jail solution. Crippled him in some way. Convinced him that fighting was bad. Convinced him to go to some other planet. Tricked him into going somewhere else.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":400.0,"score_ratio":14.8333333333} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0sugv5","c_root_id_B":"f0sxoyh","created_at_utc_A":1568910810,"created_at_utc_B":1568912392,"score_A":16,"score_B":46,"human_ref_A":"Talk about Zod's feelings. Acknowledge his pain and help him to find peace with... I'm just shitting you. I have no idea.","human_ref_B":"A big part of the criticism is that he is in no way portrayed as someone against killing. Hell, his dad repeatedly tells him to let people die. And all of his fights against the Kryptonians result in huge collateral damage and civilian deaths that he doesn't seem to give two shits about. So to portray his decision to kill Zod as some momentous, no-win scenario tragedy makes little sense for this version of the character.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1582.0,"score_ratio":2.875} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0swnr4","c_root_id_B":"f0sxoyh","created_at_utc_A":1568911867,"created_at_utc_B":1568912392,"score_A":9,"score_B":46,"human_ref_A":"Ask his hologram daddy for the best way to contain him? Avail himself of some of the incredible technology available on the Kryptonian ship to capture and possibly depower him? Send him to Beijing and just let the smog depower him?","human_ref_B":"A big part of the criticism is that he is in no way portrayed as someone against killing. Hell, his dad repeatedly tells him to let people die. And all of his fights against the Kryptonians result in huge collateral damage and civilian deaths that he doesn't seem to give two shits about. So to portray his decision to kill Zod as some momentous, no-win scenario tragedy makes little sense for this version of the character.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":525.0,"score_ratio":5.1111111111} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0st3hf","c_root_id_B":"f0sxoyh","created_at_utc_A":1568910157,"created_at_utc_B":1568912392,"score_A":6,"score_B":46,"human_ref_A":"Steal Cyclops glasses","human_ref_B":"A big part of the criticism is that he is in no way portrayed as someone against killing. Hell, his dad repeatedly tells him to let people die. And all of his fights against the Kryptonians result in huge collateral damage and civilian deaths that he doesn't seem to give two shits about. So to portray his decision to kill Zod as some momentous, no-win scenario tragedy makes little sense for this version of the character.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2235.0,"score_ratio":7.6666666667} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0sugv5","c_root_id_B":"f0t0c0e","created_at_utc_A":1568910810,"created_at_utc_B":1568913732,"score_A":16,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"Talk about Zod's feelings. Acknowledge his pain and help him to find peace with... I'm just shitting you. I have no idea.","human_ref_B":"I am OK with the decision to kill Zod. I think it made sense, including his reaction after being 'forced' to kill him. Even the destruction of the city, because he was fighting people who straight up said \"For every person you save, we will kill a million more\". BUT - in that specific situation, I think he could have flown Zod straight up in order to save those people who were in immediate danger of getting eye burned. And then proceeded to pile drive Zod from 30,000 FT. That would probably knock him out, if not outright kill him. But if a nuke only disabled Superman temporarily, I am leaning more towards the TKO. Then, while unconscious, you break both legs and arms. He would take Zods crippled body to the location of the destroyed World Engine, and hold him by his hair while saying \"This is what is left of Krypton, stop fighting\". He would notice that Zods body is starting to get heavier and heavier, and Zod would start complaining about the pain. They both realize that something (Kryptonite) is in the area, and sapping their powers. That gives Superman an idea, and he is able to use the Kryptonite (with the help of the General Swanwick) to build a prison laced with Kryptonite, capable of holding Zod.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2922.0,"score_ratio":1.125} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0st3hf","c_root_id_B":"f0sugv5","created_at_utc_A":1568910157,"created_at_utc_B":1568910810,"score_A":6,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"Steal Cyclops glasses","human_ref_B":"Talk about Zod's feelings. Acknowledge his pain and help him to find peace with... I'm just shitting you. I have no idea.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":653.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0t0c0e","c_root_id_B":"f0swnr4","created_at_utc_A":1568913732,"created_at_utc_B":1568911867,"score_A":18,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"I am OK with the decision to kill Zod. I think it made sense, including his reaction after being 'forced' to kill him. Even the destruction of the city, because he was fighting people who straight up said \"For every person you save, we will kill a million more\". BUT - in that specific situation, I think he could have flown Zod straight up in order to save those people who were in immediate danger of getting eye burned. And then proceeded to pile drive Zod from 30,000 FT. That would probably knock him out, if not outright kill him. But if a nuke only disabled Superman temporarily, I am leaning more towards the TKO. Then, while unconscious, you break both legs and arms. He would take Zods crippled body to the location of the destroyed World Engine, and hold him by his hair while saying \"This is what is left of Krypton, stop fighting\". He would notice that Zods body is starting to get heavier and heavier, and Zod would start complaining about the pain. They both realize that something (Kryptonite) is in the area, and sapping their powers. That gives Superman an idea, and he is able to use the Kryptonite (with the help of the General Swanwick) to build a prison laced with Kryptonite, capable of holding Zod.","human_ref_B":"Ask his hologram daddy for the best way to contain him? Avail himself of some of the incredible technology available on the Kryptonian ship to capture and possibly depower him? Send him to Beijing and just let the smog depower him?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1865.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0t0c0e","c_root_id_B":"f0st3hf","created_at_utc_A":1568913732,"created_at_utc_B":1568910157,"score_A":18,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"I am OK with the decision to kill Zod. I think it made sense, including his reaction after being 'forced' to kill him. Even the destruction of the city, because he was fighting people who straight up said \"For every person you save, we will kill a million more\". BUT - in that specific situation, I think he could have flown Zod straight up in order to save those people who were in immediate danger of getting eye burned. And then proceeded to pile drive Zod from 30,000 FT. That would probably knock him out, if not outright kill him. But if a nuke only disabled Superman temporarily, I am leaning more towards the TKO. Then, while unconscious, you break both legs and arms. He would take Zods crippled body to the location of the destroyed World Engine, and hold him by his hair while saying \"This is what is left of Krypton, stop fighting\". He would notice that Zods body is starting to get heavier and heavier, and Zod would start complaining about the pain. They both realize that something (Kryptonite) is in the area, and sapping their powers. That gives Superman an idea, and he is able to use the Kryptonite (with the help of the General Swanwick) to build a prison laced with Kryptonite, capable of holding Zod.","human_ref_B":"Steal Cyclops glasses","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3575.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0swnr4","c_root_id_B":"f0st3hf","created_at_utc_A":1568911867,"created_at_utc_B":1568910157,"score_A":9,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Ask his hologram daddy for the best way to contain him? Avail himself of some of the incredible technology available on the Kryptonian ship to capture and possibly depower him? Send him to Beijing and just let the smog depower him?","human_ref_B":"Steal Cyclops glasses","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1710.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0tdrkt","c_root_id_B":"f0tadgt","created_at_utc_A":1568920326,"created_at_utc_B":1568918649,"score_A":7,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"its mostly a metacritisism, there was no non lethal solution because the writers decided there wasent, but even then, he was pretty gung ho about snapping his neck, if he was forced ot kill he should have been a lot more reluctant","human_ref_B":"Superman is willing to kill, that's the thing. People had a problem with it because... well this superman is different in most incarnations in characterization.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1677.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0st3hf","c_root_id_B":"f0tdrkt","created_at_utc_A":1568910157,"created_at_utc_B":1568920326,"score_A":6,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Steal Cyclops glasses","human_ref_B":"its mostly a metacritisism, there was no non lethal solution because the writers decided there wasent, but even then, he was pretty gung ho about snapping his neck, if he was forced ot kill he should have been a lot more reluctant","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10169.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0tdrkt","c_root_id_B":"f0tas6h","created_at_utc_A":1568920326,"created_at_utc_B":1568918854,"score_A":7,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"its mostly a metacritisism, there was no non lethal solution because the writers decided there wasent, but even then, he was pretty gung ho about snapping his neck, if he was forced ot kill he should have been a lot more reluctant","human_ref_B":"I have always thought that Zod should have killed himself, his last act would be forcing Clark to accept that he truly was the last Kryptonian","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1472.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0tt6q2","c_root_id_B":"f0u2tcc","created_at_utc_A":1568928501,"created_at_utc_B":1568933154,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Most people get knocked out if you punch them enough. Apparently, Kryptonian generals don't.","human_ref_B":"You're missing the point of the critics. They're not saying that there was a better option that he could have chosen, they're saying that you shouldn't put Superman in a position where he *has* to kill someone, or at least not until you've actually established him as a character who doesn't kill. Because if he isn't a character who doesn't kill, then having him kill someone means nothing. Or rather, it establishes him as a character who *does* kill.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4653.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0u2tcc","c_root_id_B":"f0tas6h","created_at_utc_A":1568933154,"created_at_utc_B":1568918854,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"You're missing the point of the critics. They're not saying that there was a better option that he could have chosen, they're saying that you shouldn't put Superman in a position where he *has* to kill someone, or at least not until you've actually established him as a character who doesn't kill. Because if he isn't a character who doesn't kill, then having him kill someone means nothing. Or rather, it establishes him as a character who *does* kill.","human_ref_B":"I have always thought that Zod should have killed himself, his last act would be forcing Clark to accept that he truly was the last Kryptonian","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14300.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"d6g82s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DCEU] How was Superman supposed to stop Zod in Man of Steel if he didn't kill him? I hear so many people suggest say that he wouldn't have killed Zod during the battle, yet for someone who is not adept in combat, I don't know that he could have found another solution. Other than \"He's Superman, he wouldn't kill\", what was he supposed to do?","c_root_id_A":"f0tas6h","c_root_id_B":"f0tt6q2","created_at_utc_A":1568918854,"created_at_utc_B":1568928501,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I have always thought that Zod should have killed himself, his last act would be forcing Clark to accept that he truly was the last Kryptonian","human_ref_B":"Most people get knocked out if you punch them enough. Apparently, Kryptonian generals don't.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9647.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"23pz11","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"MAN OF STEEL: Why didn't Zod use mars instead of earth? instead of using earth as a base krypton why not just use mars?","c_root_id_A":"cgzimao","c_root_id_B":"cgzhyg4","created_at_utc_A":1398215560,"created_at_utc_B":1398214210,"score_A":20,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Zod is... well honestly Zod was not a particularly smart man.","human_ref_B":"The Kryptonians sent many scoutships out to find suitable planets for terraformation and colonization during their Age of Discovery, but the ship that found Earth never returned; it was the one trapped under the ice. We don't know what parameters that Kryptonians looked for when selecting planets, but apparently Earth had them, so Zod set his plan in motion. Maybe Mars would also have been adequate and Supes could have convinced him to go there instead, or maybe its lack of magnetosphere or plentiful water disqualified it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1350.0,"score_ratio":1.5384615385} +{"post_id":"23pz11","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"MAN OF STEEL: Why didn't Zod use mars instead of earth? instead of using earth as a base krypton why not just use mars?","c_root_id_A":"cgzu70e","c_root_id_B":"cgzk1to","created_at_utc_A":1398256098,"created_at_utc_B":1398218449,"score_A":9,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"While in our time the Martians are nearly extinct Krypton's data on our solar system is 20,000 years old so it's perfectly plausible that Zod avoided Mars to avoid dealing with beings who can shape shift, have psychic powers and are nearly as strong as Kryptonians under a yellow sun.","human_ref_B":"Mars and Earth are actually quite different. Scientists here have been thinking about how to terraform Mars for several generations, and there are *major* obstacles. Chief among them is that Mars no longer has a spinning molten iron core which creates a magnetosphere strong enough to prevent solar radiation. I know what you're thinking, that Kryptonians don't need to worry about that\u2014and you're right\u2014but Krypton was more than just home for the Kryptonians, it was an entire planetary ecosystem, an atmosphere, and otherwise. Zod wasn't just creating a place for Kryptonians to live, he wanted Krypton back, and that's not possible while the surface is being bombarded by solar radiation that's evaporating water, killing plants and animals, and stripping the planet of its atmosphere. Unless that terraforming ship was able to jump-start Mars' core, which is far more difficult than just firing particulates into the atmosphere, Mars was less than ideal.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":37649.0,"score_ratio":1.125} +{"post_id":"23pz11","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"MAN OF STEEL: Why didn't Zod use mars instead of earth? instead of using earth as a base krypton why not just use mars?","c_root_id_A":"cgzu70e","c_root_id_B":"cgzlgg9","created_at_utc_A":1398256098,"created_at_utc_B":1398221351,"score_A":9,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"While in our time the Martians are nearly extinct Krypton's data on our solar system is 20,000 years old so it's perfectly plausible that Zod avoided Mars to avoid dealing with beings who can shape shift, have psychic powers and are nearly as strong as Kryptonians under a yellow sun.","human_ref_B":"Zod was a soldier, and soldiers are trained to use the available resources. He was already on Earth, he had no interest in the wellbeing of its inhabitants, and there was no guarantee they wouldn't be a future threat - Earth was the pragmatic choice.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":34747.0,"score_ratio":4.5} +{"post_id":"23pz11","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"MAN OF STEEL: Why didn't Zod use mars instead of earth? instead of using earth as a base krypton why not just use mars?","c_root_id_A":"cgzuw7l","c_root_id_B":"cgzlgg9","created_at_utc_A":1398258542,"created_at_utc_B":1398221351,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"He was after the codex, which was inside Superman, who was on Earth.","human_ref_B":"Zod was a soldier, and soldiers are trained to use the available resources. He was already on Earth, he had no interest in the wellbeing of its inhabitants, and there was no guarantee they wouldn't be a future threat - Earth was the pragmatic choice.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":37191.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sojam5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[Marvel's MCU Spiderman \/ Raimiverse Spider-Man \/ Webbverse Spider-Man] Why does every version of Peter Parker always choose red and blue as his Spider suit color sceme?","c_root_id_A":"hw92g9f","c_root_id_B":"hw94p89","created_at_utc_A":1644428735,"created_at_utc_B":1644429547,"score_A":12,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"It\u2019s a very common color scheme.","human_ref_B":"It looks very heroic. There's a reason like fifteen countries chose those colors for their flags too.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":812.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"sojam5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[Marvel's MCU Spiderman \/ Raimiverse Spider-Man \/ Webbverse Spider-Man] Why does every version of Peter Parker always choose red and blue as his Spider suit color sceme?","c_root_id_A":"hw9c8i6","c_root_id_B":"hw92g9f","created_at_utc_A":1644432312,"created_at_utc_B":1644428735,"score_A":16,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Because red and blue look pretty good together? Besides, now you can excuse it as having to wash your flag to cover cleaning your suit.","human_ref_B":"It\u2019s a very common color scheme.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3577.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"sojam5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[Marvel's MCU Spiderman \/ Raimiverse Spider-Man \/ Webbverse Spider-Man] Why does every version of Peter Parker always choose red and blue as his Spider suit color sceme?","c_root_id_A":"hw99cmf","c_root_id_B":"hw9c8i6","created_at_utc_A":1644431250,"created_at_utc_B":1644432312,"score_A":7,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"Because they are all Americans and associates the colour of their country as the good guy colours?","human_ref_B":"Because red and blue look pretty good together? Besides, now you can excuse it as having to wash your flag to cover cleaning your suit.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1062.0,"score_ratio":2.2857142857} +{"post_id":"sojam5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[Marvel's MCU Spiderman \/ Raimiverse Spider-Man \/ Webbverse Spider-Man] Why does every version of Peter Parker always choose red and blue as his Spider suit color sceme?","c_root_id_A":"hw99cmf","c_root_id_B":"hw9xrwl","created_at_utc_A":1644431250,"created_at_utc_B":1644440314,"score_A":7,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Because they are all Americans and associates the colour of their country as the good guy colours?","human_ref_B":"Bright colors are distracting, and his colors are patriotic","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9064.0,"score_ratio":1.1428571429} +{"post_id":"sojam5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.71,"history":"[Marvel's MCU Spiderman \/ Raimiverse Spider-Man \/ Webbverse Spider-Man] Why does every version of Peter Parker always choose red and blue as his Spider suit color sceme?","c_root_id_A":"hwaq8sc","c_root_id_B":"hwa6gfx","created_at_utc_A":1644451325,"created_at_utc_B":1644443470,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"There are an infinite number of Peters who did and and infinite number who didn't. We just happen to see 3. MCU Peters comes from his homemade suite which presumably was all he had available.","human_ref_B":"If I had to guess I'd say its based on the mutagenic effect of the Spider bite. I think their enhanced senses might find some aspect of those colors pleasing. I feel like its the same thing like how their powers sort of low key helped two of the spider-men intuitively figure out a way to make webbing.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7855.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"uqjg3b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[Dr Strange in The Multiverse of Madness] (SPOILERS) How does Strange know that Mordo hates him? While Strange is interacting with 838 Mordo he mentions that 616 Mordo hates him. It's true but how could Strange himself even have known that? The last time they were together Mordo just sort of peaces out after the final battle. The status of their relationship in-between movies is never established.","c_root_id_A":"i8rhl9k","c_root_id_B":"i8rnm49","created_at_utc_A":1652662382,"created_at_utc_B":1652665133,"score_A":45,"score_B":78,"human_ref_A":"Because in the intervening two years between his first adventure and both of them dying at Thanos's hands, and in the intervening year or so between them coming back and his meeting America Chavez, he and Mordo have fought multiple times.","human_ref_B":"He states very specifically that Mordo tried to kill him off screen, multiple times, in fact.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2751.0,"score_ratio":1.7333333333} +{"post_id":"uqjg3b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[Dr Strange in The Multiverse of Madness] (SPOILERS) How does Strange know that Mordo hates him? While Strange is interacting with 838 Mordo he mentions that 616 Mordo hates him. It's true but how could Strange himself even have known that? The last time they were together Mordo just sort of peaces out after the final battle. The status of their relationship in-between movies is never established.","c_root_id_A":"i8rmteh","c_root_id_B":"i8rnm49","created_at_utc_A":1652664776,"created_at_utc_B":1652665133,"score_A":21,"score_B":78,"human_ref_A":"Because Mordo hates him.","human_ref_B":"He states very specifically that Mordo tried to kill him off screen, multiple times, in fact.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":357.0,"score_ratio":3.7142857143} +{"post_id":"uqjg3b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[Dr Strange in The Multiverse of Madness] (SPOILERS) How does Strange know that Mordo hates him? While Strange is interacting with 838 Mordo he mentions that 616 Mordo hates him. It's true but how could Strange himself even have known that? The last time they were together Mordo just sort of peaces out after the final battle. The status of their relationship in-between movies is never established.","c_root_id_A":"i8rmteh","c_root_id_B":"i8rxqsu","created_at_utc_A":1652664776,"created_at_utc_B":1652669991,"score_A":21,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"Because Mordo hates him.","human_ref_B":"Strange's line there implies that they've had encounters between the Dr. Strange movies, but we haven't seen them.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5215.0,"score_ratio":1.2857142857} +{"post_id":"uqjg3b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[Dr Strange in The Multiverse of Madness] (SPOILERS) How does Strange know that Mordo hates him? While Strange is interacting with 838 Mordo he mentions that 616 Mordo hates him. It's true but how could Strange himself even have known that? The last time they were together Mordo just sort of peaces out after the final battle. The status of their relationship in-between movies is never established.","c_root_id_A":"i8rocm9","c_root_id_B":"i8rxqsu","created_at_utc_A":1652665474,"created_at_utc_B":1652669991,"score_A":16,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"\"The bill... comes... due. Always!\"","human_ref_B":"Strange's line there implies that they've had encounters between the Dr. Strange movies, but we haven't seen them.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4517.0,"score_ratio":1.6875} +{"post_id":"uqjg3b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[Dr Strange in The Multiverse of Madness] (SPOILERS) How does Strange know that Mordo hates him? While Strange is interacting with 838 Mordo he mentions that 616 Mordo hates him. It's true but how could Strange himself even have known that? The last time they were together Mordo just sort of peaces out after the final battle. The status of their relationship in-between movies is never established.","c_root_id_A":"i8rzxon","c_root_id_B":"i8sh9od","created_at_utc_A":1652671168,"created_at_utc_B":1652682490,"score_A":3,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Since the question has been answered I would like to address the nomenclature used. While Earth-838 has designated the MCU as Earth-616, it is in fact Earth-19999. The true Earth-616 is the timeline, which according to Gwenpoole is just a popular comic book setting.","human_ref_B":"The world doesn\u2019t pause between movies. They\u2019ve interacted and Mordos view on Strange has been made clear. As Sorcerer Supreme certain actions like Mordos attack on Pangborn would likely be known and he would be aware of the threat that Mordo poses even if he doesn\u2019t take him super serious","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11322.0,"score_ratio":4.6666666667} +{"post_id":"vnqwxv","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Harry Potter] why does Lupin not see the two versions of Harry and Hermione on the Marauders map in book 3? Lupin joins the gang in the haunted house saying that he saw them and Peter on the Marauders map. But, then Harry and Hermione use the time turner to go back to this moment (they see Lupin run out of the castle). Why did Lupin not see them twice on the map? Corollary: Hermione insist that they should not be seen when using the time turner, but all year long she was seen by students in different classes at the same time. Is this not bc a contradiction?","c_root_id_A":"ie9bp2c","c_root_id_B":"ie9lfzb","created_at_utc_A":1656549633,"created_at_utc_B":1656554217,"score_A":35,"score_B":51,"human_ref_A":"You don't keep looking for something once you've found it.","human_ref_B":"Keep in mind that according to JK Rowling, there are approximately 1000ish students at hogwarts plus facility, support staff, and ministry visitors. Even if we assume that there are 40 students per year like Harry\u2019s year that is still 300+ people all told. Also note the size of the map. The books never give it a distinct size, but we are told it\u2019s small enough to be a single piece of parchment which can fit in filtch\u2019s drawer. This implies it\u2019s much smaller than the movie\u2019s depiction. It also shows 7 floors of the castle, plus the grounds. How likely therefore is Lupin to notice 2 Harry Potters and 2 Hermione grangers on the map? Furthermore Lupin was Hermione\u2019s teacher. He may have already known about her time turner and simply assumed she and Harry were time traveling to save Buckbeak. Considering all the highjinks Lupin did in school is he really going to protest a little rule breaking for the greater good on Harry\u2019s part?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4584.0,"score_ratio":1.4571428571} +{"post_id":"vnqwxv","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Harry Potter] why does Lupin not see the two versions of Harry and Hermione on the Marauders map in book 3? Lupin joins the gang in the haunted house saying that he saw them and Peter on the Marauders map. But, then Harry and Hermione use the time turner to go back to this moment (they see Lupin run out of the castle). Why did Lupin not see them twice on the map? Corollary: Hermione insist that they should not be seen when using the time turner, but all year long she was seen by students in different classes at the same time. Is this not bc a contradiction?","c_root_id_A":"ie9lfzb","c_root_id_B":"ie8sdmy","created_at_utc_A":1656554217,"created_at_utc_B":1656540967,"score_A":51,"score_B":32,"human_ref_A":"Keep in mind that according to JK Rowling, there are approximately 1000ish students at hogwarts plus facility, support staff, and ministry visitors. Even if we assume that there are 40 students per year like Harry\u2019s year that is still 300+ people all told. Also note the size of the map. The books never give it a distinct size, but we are told it\u2019s small enough to be a single piece of parchment which can fit in filtch\u2019s drawer. This implies it\u2019s much smaller than the movie\u2019s depiction. It also shows 7 floors of the castle, plus the grounds. How likely therefore is Lupin to notice 2 Harry Potters and 2 Hermione grangers on the map? Furthermore Lupin was Hermione\u2019s teacher. He may have already known about her time turner and simply assumed she and Harry were time traveling to save Buckbeak. Considering all the highjinks Lupin did in school is he really going to protest a little rule breaking for the greater good on Harry\u2019s part?","human_ref_B":"No. Hermione & co. needed to stay out of sight during the Buckbeak heist because they were crossing their own timeline, to ensure they didn't create a paradox. This wasn't an issue during the schoolyear because she was using the time turner under the supervision of the faculty, to adhere to a curriculum presumably designed to prevent or at least minimize the chances of her running into herself. In that controlled situation having witnesses is confusing to others but ultimately inconsequential. No one's going to think too hard about the mega nerd being in a lot of classes, as long as you don't see two of her in the same place at the same time. As for the map, maybe it can only register one instance of a person at a time, so it didn't display the time displaced set of people. Or maybe Lupin simply didn't notice the second set.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13250.0,"score_ratio":1.59375} +{"post_id":"vnqwxv","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Harry Potter] why does Lupin not see the two versions of Harry and Hermione on the Marauders map in book 3? Lupin joins the gang in the haunted house saying that he saw them and Peter on the Marauders map. But, then Harry and Hermione use the time turner to go back to this moment (they see Lupin run out of the castle). Why did Lupin not see them twice on the map? Corollary: Hermione insist that they should not be seen when using the time turner, but all year long she was seen by students in different classes at the same time. Is this not bc a contradiction?","c_root_id_A":"ie927n4","c_root_id_B":"ie9lfzb","created_at_utc_A":1656545261,"created_at_utc_B":1656554217,"score_A":18,"score_B":51,"human_ref_A":"As others have said it's possible the map can't work on the same people twice but another simpler answer is that he just doesn't notice them. Once he sees Peters name that's his immediate focus.","human_ref_B":"Keep in mind that according to JK Rowling, there are approximately 1000ish students at hogwarts plus facility, support staff, and ministry visitors. Even if we assume that there are 40 students per year like Harry\u2019s year that is still 300+ people all told. Also note the size of the map. The books never give it a distinct size, but we are told it\u2019s small enough to be a single piece of parchment which can fit in filtch\u2019s drawer. This implies it\u2019s much smaller than the movie\u2019s depiction. It also shows 7 floors of the castle, plus the grounds. How likely therefore is Lupin to notice 2 Harry Potters and 2 Hermione grangers on the map? Furthermore Lupin was Hermione\u2019s teacher. He may have already known about her time turner and simply assumed she and Harry were time traveling to save Buckbeak. Considering all the highjinks Lupin did in school is he really going to protest a little rule breaking for the greater good on Harry\u2019s part?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8956.0,"score_ratio":2.8333333333} +{"post_id":"vnqwxv","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Harry Potter] why does Lupin not see the two versions of Harry and Hermione on the Marauders map in book 3? Lupin joins the gang in the haunted house saying that he saw them and Peter on the Marauders map. But, then Harry and Hermione use the time turner to go back to this moment (they see Lupin run out of the castle). Why did Lupin not see them twice on the map? Corollary: Hermione insist that they should not be seen when using the time turner, but all year long she was seen by students in different classes at the same time. Is this not bc a contradiction?","c_root_id_A":"ie9bp2c","c_root_id_B":"ie8sdmy","created_at_utc_A":1656549633,"created_at_utc_B":1656540967,"score_A":35,"score_B":32,"human_ref_A":"You don't keep looking for something once you've found it.","human_ref_B":"No. Hermione & co. needed to stay out of sight during the Buckbeak heist because they were crossing their own timeline, to ensure they didn't create a paradox. This wasn't an issue during the schoolyear because she was using the time turner under the supervision of the faculty, to adhere to a curriculum presumably designed to prevent or at least minimize the chances of her running into herself. In that controlled situation having witnesses is confusing to others but ultimately inconsequential. No one's going to think too hard about the mega nerd being in a lot of classes, as long as you don't see two of her in the same place at the same time. As for the map, maybe it can only register one instance of a person at a time, so it didn't display the time displaced set of people. Or maybe Lupin simply didn't notice the second set.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8666.0,"score_ratio":1.09375} +{"post_id":"vnqwxv","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Harry Potter] why does Lupin not see the two versions of Harry and Hermione on the Marauders map in book 3? Lupin joins the gang in the haunted house saying that he saw them and Peter on the Marauders map. But, then Harry and Hermione use the time turner to go back to this moment (they see Lupin run out of the castle). Why did Lupin not see them twice on the map? Corollary: Hermione insist that they should not be seen when using the time turner, but all year long she was seen by students in different classes at the same time. Is this not bc a contradiction?","c_root_id_A":"ie9bp2c","c_root_id_B":"ie927n4","created_at_utc_A":1656549633,"created_at_utc_B":1656545261,"score_A":35,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"You don't keep looking for something once you've found it.","human_ref_B":"As others have said it's possible the map can't work on the same people twice but another simpler answer is that he just doesn't notice them. Once he sees Peters name that's his immediate focus.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4372.0,"score_ratio":1.9444444444} +{"post_id":"ly5t9y","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[MCU] Why didn't Dr strange just open a portal to the sun directly under Thanos? Or even just cut off Thanos gauntlet arm with a portal during the fight?","c_root_id_A":"gprhnzs","c_root_id_B":"gprn86o","created_at_utc_A":1614944476,"created_at_utc_B":1614948642,"score_A":10,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Aside from the first option probably annihilating everyone _except_ Thanos and Thor, you\u2019re kinda assuming Strange can open a portal to the Sun - that might be impossible or especially difficult (on an alien world, in particular). We\u2019re not given many of the rules about Sling Rings and portals. For the latter you\u2019re also assuming portals can cut anything - just because it chopped one big tough dude doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019ll chop the other, different big, tough dude. It may be that the portal can\u2019t close over something tough enough - again, we don\u2019t know the rules. Plus portaling an arm would be difficult anyway. One of Strange\u2019s major weaknesses is his wind-up time. Most of the spells he casts involve some jiggery-pokery mystic arm waving and bright, obvious effects. Against other sorcerers it\u2019s somewhat mitigated but it\u2019s his undoing against Ebony Maw in New York, and probably anyone close enough to deck him can interrupt the spell. So Thanos can see him coming. Play a game with a friend. Get a hoop and tell them you\u2019re going to try to get it over them, or their hand, and they\u2019ve got to avoid it. You\u2019ll find, even against an ordinary human and with a lot more dexterous control of your hoop, it\u2019s quite difficult. Thanos is many times faster than a person, and the Sling Ring portals don\u2019t seem to move or rotate along more than one axis. Wong had Cull Obsidian actively trying to get through. So why would he try either of these things, when there are much more potent and likely-to-work spells with less collateral damage he can use first? Notice we haven\u2019t even mentioned the fact that he knows the One path to victory, or that Thanos has Stones to counter him. Either of your options are bad enough just against someone who\u2019s tough and fast.","human_ref_B":"Thanos thanks to the stones was capable of punching through a mirror dimension and use it offensively against Strange, I dont see a Portal fare better.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4166.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"ly5t9y","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[MCU] Why didn't Dr strange just open a portal to the sun directly under Thanos? Or even just cut off Thanos gauntlet arm with a portal during the fight?","c_root_id_A":"gps3fwg","c_root_id_B":"gpsp6fk","created_at_utc_A":1614957265,"created_at_utc_B":1614966659,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"To get your arm chopped off, you have to go and stick your arm into the very obvious portal. The portals are stationary once you create them. The big guy was dumb enough to do that. Thanos isn't.","human_ref_B":"Heat doesn't just come out in a beam. Heat radiation would go in all directions and probably kill everyone around them except Thanos, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9394.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"5jx8wd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars IV: A New Hope] How did the Emperor explain\/justify dissolving the Imperial Senate?","c_root_id_A":"dbjqfzi","c_root_id_B":"dbjp0g6","created_at_utc_A":1482508428,"created_at_utc_B":1482506371,"score_A":172,"score_B":68,"human_ref_A":"In light of *Rogue One*, we now know that [Spoiler](#s \"the Senate was dissolved mere days after a major terrorist attack on The Imperial Archives at Scarif, and that Imperial Senator Leia Organa was present and allied with the terrorists.\") Given that the Senate had proven ineffective at stopping the Rebel threat (no wonder, riddled with traitors as it was) it made sense to dissolve the body and reconstitute a new order with military governors in direct control over their sectors and the threats therein.","human_ref_B":"He had a lot of deadly space ships and said submit or else?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2057.0,"score_ratio":2.5294117647} +{"post_id":"5jx8wd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars IV: A New Hope] How did the Emperor explain\/justify dissolving the Imperial Senate?","c_root_id_A":"dbjpmua","c_root_id_B":"dbjqfzi","created_at_utc_A":1482507290,"created_at_utc_B":1482508428,"score_A":46,"score_B":172,"human_ref_A":"30 years prior to that they had voted away their ability to have any real role in politics anyway. After the Emergency Powers and the establishment of the Empire, the Senate was just a rubber stamp for the Emperor's policy. All he had to say was \"listen fellas, we don't need a Senate right now, so we're going to go ahead and dissolve this body. we'll call you if we need you guys to come back. thanks, and have a nice day.\"","human_ref_B":"In light of *Rogue One*, we now know that [Spoiler](#s \"the Senate was dissolved mere days after a major terrorist attack on The Imperial Archives at Scarif, and that Imperial Senator Leia Organa was present and allied with the terrorists.\") Given that the Senate had proven ineffective at stopping the Rebel threat (no wonder, riddled with traitors as it was) it made sense to dissolve the body and reconstitute a new order with military governors in direct control over their sectors and the threats therein.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1138.0,"score_ratio":3.7391304348} +{"post_id":"5jx8wd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars IV: A New Hope] How did the Emperor explain\/justify dissolving the Imperial Senate?","c_root_id_A":"dbjovqh","c_root_id_B":"dbjqfzi","created_at_utc_A":1482506170,"created_at_utc_B":1482508428,"score_A":28,"score_B":172,"human_ref_A":"He may have had proof of some Senators' involvement with the Rebel Alliance, and used that proof as justification to shut down the whole Senate without too much overt grumbling. Furthermore, with the confirmation of the Death Star's destructive potential, the Emperor may have thought he had the ultimate trump card to deal with whatever opposition could rise up.","human_ref_B":"In light of *Rogue One*, we now know that [Spoiler](#s \"the Senate was dissolved mere days after a major terrorist attack on The Imperial Archives at Scarif, and that Imperial Senator Leia Organa was present and allied with the terrorists.\") Given that the Senate had proven ineffective at stopping the Rebel threat (no wonder, riddled with traitors as it was) it made sense to dissolve the body and reconstitute a new order with military governors in direct control over their sectors and the threats therein.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2258.0,"score_ratio":6.1428571429} +{"post_id":"5jx8wd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars IV: A New Hope] How did the Emperor explain\/justify dissolving the Imperial Senate?","c_root_id_A":"dbjovqh","c_root_id_B":"dbjp0g6","created_at_utc_A":1482506170,"created_at_utc_B":1482506371,"score_A":28,"score_B":68,"human_ref_A":"He may have had proof of some Senators' involvement with the Rebel Alliance, and used that proof as justification to shut down the whole Senate without too much overt grumbling. Furthermore, with the confirmation of the Death Star's destructive potential, the Emperor may have thought he had the ultimate trump card to deal with whatever opposition could rise up.","human_ref_B":"He had a lot of deadly space ships and said submit or else?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":201.0,"score_ratio":2.4285714286} +{"post_id":"5jx8wd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars IV: A New Hope] How did the Emperor explain\/justify dissolving the Imperial Senate?","c_root_id_A":"dbjovqh","c_root_id_B":"dbjpmua","created_at_utc_A":1482506170,"created_at_utc_B":1482507290,"score_A":28,"score_B":46,"human_ref_A":"He may have had proof of some Senators' involvement with the Rebel Alliance, and used that proof as justification to shut down the whole Senate without too much overt grumbling. Furthermore, with the confirmation of the Death Star's destructive potential, the Emperor may have thought he had the ultimate trump card to deal with whatever opposition could rise up.","human_ref_B":"30 years prior to that they had voted away their ability to have any real role in politics anyway. After the Emergency Powers and the establishment of the Empire, the Senate was just a rubber stamp for the Emperor's policy. All he had to say was \"listen fellas, we don't need a Senate right now, so we're going to go ahead and dissolve this body. we'll call you if we need you guys to come back. thanks, and have a nice day.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1120.0,"score_ratio":1.6428571429} +{"post_id":"5jx8wd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars IV: A New Hope] How did the Emperor explain\/justify dissolving the Imperial Senate?","c_root_id_A":"dbk1aa0","c_root_id_B":"dbk2zbw","created_at_utc_A":1482522635,"created_at_utc_B":1482525077,"score_A":6,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Gosh, I really wish there had been a prequel that showed how the Emperor was granted emergency powers to do things like this or something. That would have been great!","human_ref_B":"A line from Rogue One showed Bail Organa saying he will be travelling to Alderaan to tell his people there will not be peace. From this line it sounds like Organa was going to mobilise his entire Planet to fight the Empire rather then keeping it to supporting cells. I think this also suggests that there is a lot of tension in the Senate, I can imagine if a Core World like Alderaan feels that war is necessary imagine how other system would have felt. (I also like this line has it shows that the Empire wasn't just destroying Alderaan to hurt Leia but it was also a political move to stop more support for the Alliance) There could be potential for the Emperor justifying dissolving the Senate to prevent another Clone Wars. If systems start openly rebelling against the Emperor fear of another costly war could prove enough reasons to allow the Emperor to take a more direct role to ensure galactic peace. Not only that the Clone Wars was mainly limited to Mid-Rim\/Outer-Rim worlds with only a few planets ceding to the CIS within the Core Worlds. Both Mon Motha and Bail Organa who are both senators of core worlds were prepared to take the fight directly to the Emperor. (As mentioned with Organas line). This might have scared the influential Core Worlds to give up sovereignty to avoid being destroyed in the fighting.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2442.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"5jx8wd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars IV: A New Hope] How did the Emperor explain\/justify dissolving the Imperial Senate?","c_root_id_A":"dbju4ps","c_root_id_B":"dbk2zbw","created_at_utc_A":1482513293,"created_at_utc_B":1482525077,"score_A":3,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"The same way Hitler assumed power, actually. Using poverty and false hope as his base.","human_ref_B":"A line from Rogue One showed Bail Organa saying he will be travelling to Alderaan to tell his people there will not be peace. From this line it sounds like Organa was going to mobilise his entire Planet to fight the Empire rather then keeping it to supporting cells. I think this also suggests that there is a lot of tension in the Senate, I can imagine if a Core World like Alderaan feels that war is necessary imagine how other system would have felt. (I also like this line has it shows that the Empire wasn't just destroying Alderaan to hurt Leia but it was also a political move to stop more support for the Alliance) There could be potential for the Emperor justifying dissolving the Senate to prevent another Clone Wars. If systems start openly rebelling against the Emperor fear of another costly war could prove enough reasons to allow the Emperor to take a more direct role to ensure galactic peace. Not only that the Clone Wars was mainly limited to Mid-Rim\/Outer-Rim worlds with only a few planets ceding to the CIS within the Core Worlds. Both Mon Motha and Bail Organa who are both senators of core worlds were prepared to take the fight directly to the Emperor. (As mentioned with Organas line). This might have scared the influential Core Worlds to give up sovereignty to avoid being destroyed in the fighting.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11784.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"5jx8wd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars IV: A New Hope] How did the Emperor explain\/justify dissolving the Imperial Senate?","c_root_id_A":"dbk1aa0","c_root_id_B":"dbju4ps","created_at_utc_A":1482522635,"created_at_utc_B":1482513293,"score_A":6,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Gosh, I really wish there had been a prequel that showed how the Emperor was granted emergency powers to do things like this or something. That would have been great!","human_ref_B":"The same way Hitler assumed power, actually. Using poverty and false hope as his base.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9342.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"5jx8wd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars IV: A New Hope] How did the Emperor explain\/justify dissolving the Imperial Senate?","c_root_id_A":"dbkbvdp","c_root_id_B":"dbju4ps","created_at_utc_A":1482538811,"created_at_utc_B":1482513293,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"\"I have a space station that blows up planets and you all don't work here anymore\".","human_ref_B":"The same way Hitler assumed power, actually. Using poverty and false hope as his base.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":25518.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"vdsqhs","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Star Wars] Did Lukes last name ever get him in any trouble before a New Hope? Anakin Skywalker was a very famous Jedi. As I understand it he was the Captain America of the clone wars. Luke went by the name Skywalker and with Jedi being hunted was this ever an issue for him?","c_root_id_A":"icmbem5","c_root_id_B":"icm95ac","created_at_utc_A":1655407998,"created_at_utc_B":1655407050,"score_A":22,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"Remember where Anakin got the name in the first place. Skywalker is as likely as not a generic surname for slaves on Tatooine, making it look to locals like Luke was just another former slave. And then there's the flip side as well, what with Anakin being so famous and all, there's probably hucksters and con-men all over the outer rim claiming to be a Skywalker trying to cash in on that. So on the off chance that anybody who ever goes more than 50 miles from the Lars farm even knows Luke's name, it's just not noteworthy enough to stir up any kind of attention.","human_ref_B":"He lived in the arse-end of nowhere on a backwater planet that wasn\u2019t even in the Republic, it\u2019s not entirely certain how much access there would\u2019ve been to the Holonet and there certainly wasn\u2019t any reason for people to pay too much attention to the Clone Wars. The Empire also wouldn\u2019t be looking for anyone named Skywalker because everyone either thinks Anakin died or knows that he is Darth Vader, since no one knows Padme gave birth before dying there\u2019s no reason to think there are any other Skywalkers to look for, or a reason to do so.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":948.0,"score_ratio":1.4666666667} +{"post_id":"vdsqhs","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Star Wars] Did Lukes last name ever get him in any trouble before a New Hope? Anakin Skywalker was a very famous Jedi. As I understand it he was the Captain America of the clone wars. Luke went by the name Skywalker and with Jedi being hunted was this ever an issue for him?","c_root_id_A":"icmol8y","c_root_id_B":"icobf2p","created_at_utc_A":1655413964,"created_at_utc_B":1655442757,"score_A":3,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Nobody has reason to think it was anything but coincidental. Vader himself thinks his child died with Padme.","human_ref_B":"Fun fact: the name \u201cSkywalker\u201d is only ever spoken ONCE in Episode 4, when Luke meets Leia for the first time. Neither Obi-Wan, nor Owen and Beru, nor Han, nor Biggs (not counting a deleted scene.. actually I may check that), nor Vader.. no one ever calls him Luke SKYWALKER, at all, in all of episode four. So for all we know, he grew up knowing his real surname, but went by Luke Lars, since he thought his father was a spice freighter or something, and didn\u2019t want to be associated with a criminal. But after seeing his aunt and uncle dead along with his old life, and the fact that he was breaking a metric ton of imperial laws by breaking Leia out of jail, he decided to just use his real name. Note: I\u2019ve not read the canon comics, so if they contradict me; whatever. Anyway, even if he went by Skywalker, so what? My real surname is after a very famous Spanish person, but I share it with millions of people and could care less. Lots of people share surnames with celebrities or historical figures and it\u2019s just pure coincidence, and the Empire has better things to do than investigate some outer rim farmboy for their surname, because they\u2019re all busy looking for Jedi and Rebels.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":28793.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"vdsqhs","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Star Wars] Did Lukes last name ever get him in any trouble before a New Hope? Anakin Skywalker was a very famous Jedi. As I understand it he was the Captain America of the clone wars. Luke went by the name Skywalker and with Jedi being hunted was this ever an issue for him?","c_root_id_A":"icobf2p","c_root_id_B":"icmz4ib","created_at_utc_A":1655442757,"created_at_utc_B":1655418561,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Fun fact: the name \u201cSkywalker\u201d is only ever spoken ONCE in Episode 4, when Luke meets Leia for the first time. Neither Obi-Wan, nor Owen and Beru, nor Han, nor Biggs (not counting a deleted scene.. actually I may check that), nor Vader.. no one ever calls him Luke SKYWALKER, at all, in all of episode four. So for all we know, he grew up knowing his real surname, but went by Luke Lars, since he thought his father was a spice freighter or something, and didn\u2019t want to be associated with a criminal. But after seeing his aunt and uncle dead along with his old life, and the fact that he was breaking a metric ton of imperial laws by breaking Leia out of jail, he decided to just use his real name. Note: I\u2019ve not read the canon comics, so if they contradict me; whatever. Anyway, even if he went by Skywalker, so what? My real surname is after a very famous Spanish person, but I share it with millions of people and could care less. Lots of people share surnames with celebrities or historical figures and it\u2019s just pure coincidence, and the Empire has better things to do than investigate some outer rim farmboy for their surname, because they\u2019re all busy looking for Jedi and Rebels.","human_ref_B":"I always assumed he went by the last name Lars, because his guardians were Beru and Owen Lars. So he\u2019d introduce himself as Luke Lars.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":24196.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"rxuvcp","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.81,"history":"[Dune] Why should we believe Leto Was it necessary or was it Leto becoming an abomination like Alia and making a deal with Harum an autocrat and dictator who wants to be worshiped and wants to rule with an iron fist akin to Alia\u2019s deal with the Baron? At the end of Children of Dune, he says, \"When I was asked if I was abomination, I answered in the negative. That was my first treachery.\" He also talks about having formed a community of his ancestors one that he leads along with Paul, his grandfather who was killed by the infamous bull and of course Harum. Leto also says \"I am not, in truth, Harum. And I am not my father. Then again, I am not the second Leto.\" Is that not an abomination like the BG feared? Who is Harum? \"I'm a community dominated by one who was ancient and surpassingly powerful. He fathered a dynasty which endured for three thousand of our years. His name was Harum and, until his line trailed out in the congenital weaknesses and superstitions of a descendant, his subjects lived in a rhythmic sublimity. They moved unconsciously with the changes of the seasons. They bred individuals who tended to be short-lived, superstitious, and easily led by a god-king. Taken as a whole, they were a powerful people. Their survival as a species became habit\u201d Interesting Harum who is described as a God King aids Leto to become the God Emperor to lead a group of people across his imperium who are easily kept in hand and led by Leto\u2019s order\/peace and a superstitious sublime group of bred individuals in the fishspeakers. Could Leto have been wrong about the Golden Path? It is argued about the nature of prescience whether the oracle sees the vision or creates it. When Leto talks with Paul in the desert Paul states that he did not see humanities extinction if the Golden Path was not followed or taken. Leto also states that Paul\u2019s oracular vision is better than his. It can be argued how far Paul chose to look down the path after the Jihad and toward his terrible purpose but he admits to Leto his auditor that he did not see it. Could the reason Paul warns Leto from the Golden Path is the same as when he offered his aid to Alia, that he could see that Leto was being possessed by an ancestor, that he could see his madness? Harum was an ancient king who wanted to be worshiped and was charismatic and Leto openly allied with him and allowed him to dominate his personality. How much of that conversation in the desert was father and son and how much was Harum convincing Paul to die for him so that the myth of Muadib could die so that the God Emperor of which he would be could rule? Could it be that Leto was seeing the future that he wants to see? Could he even be seeing the future that Harum wants to see? Could they have seen or created a future that necessitated becoming\/ruling as a god emperor and being worshiped for millennia as a tyrant and also as a savior? Could that vision be what created the threat that Leto and only Leto foresaw until sionna? Unlike with Paul\u2019s jihad we don\u2019t know much about the other timelines that Leto eradicated in Children of Dune. Did any of those offer a different alternative to the Golden path that didn\u2019t have the extinction in them? Did Leto chose the golden path to appease Harum that lead to the extinction for the sole purpose of saving humanity? All we have is God Emperor of Dune which is in effect a historical retelling of Letos own journals which are filled with his own justifications and reasons for the Golden Path. But is this not the sort of person that Herbert has spent 3 books warning against? A charismatic leader? A hero? A book where we only have Leto\u2019s own tortured writings compiled to go about his existence which can make many feel sympathetic for him. Should we ignore the horrors of the Duncan\u2019s at what Leto has done how far from the nobility of the atreides or Siona who had killed Leto whom she believed was a madman and torturing humanity with his enforced stagnation or even Moneo Stilgar\u2019s descendent who served Leto loyally wrestled with what Leto was doing. Was there really no other way to ensure Humanities survival? The bene gesserit seemed to be shocked by Paul\u2019s jihad and completely unaware of what Leto was doing. This could have been due to them lacking their male ancestral memory but they continued to ask Leto about his plans to aid him with no answer. It\u2019s A fascinating thought and really changes the way you read the book. Was Leto a tortured hero? An Antihero? Or a mad tyrant, an abomination like his aunt who believed in his own delusions and reshaped the universe to the whims of an ancient god king. I\u2019d be interested to hear your thoughts!","c_root_id_A":"hrl645x","c_root_id_B":"hrlxofq","created_at_utc_A":1641525787,"created_at_utc_B":1641540324,"score_A":3,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"I've been waiting to reread Dune for over ten years now. I always thought I didn't pay enough attention to God Emperor Dune. I'm stoked to reread Dune again this year. Great write-up btw.","human_ref_B":"God Emperor is where most people feel the book goes off the rails but IMO it's where Herbert spells out the philosophy of Dune almost explicitly. In any event, the God Emperor is the only source of truth we have, he could be right or wrong, truthful or deceitful. He could be missing key information without knowing it or be making assumptions that aren't warranted by the facts. He could be completely dominated by his ancestors or he could be in complete control or anywhere in between. I will say this though. Leto emphasizws that he is all of human experience rolled into one. He's a father and mother, son and daughter, soldier, surgeon, mentat and probably village idiot somewhere down the line. His words and actions and recorded internal monologues support this. I don't see a man like Harum getting lost in the memories of his ancestors. I don't think he would see the value of them and if he were merely steering Leto's psyche I can't imagine he would weaken his position by inviting so much competition.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14537.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb7mtim","c_root_id_B":"gb7swky","created_at_utc_A":1604566636,"created_at_utc_B":1604573251,"score_A":279,"score_B":360,"human_ref_A":"Disguises, memory-wipes, alternate\/aborted timelines and audio-only communications have accounted for all the prior meetings so far in the Big Finish tales.","human_ref_B":"He's the last one she meets. She explains at one point that their story is backwards. That's why she's so sad when she kisses him and realizes it's his first. And her last.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6615.0,"score_ratio":1.2903225806} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb7swky","c_root_id_B":"gb7plm8","created_at_utc_A":1604573251,"created_at_utc_B":1604569590,"score_A":360,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"He's the last one she meets. She explains at one point that their story is backwards. That's why she's so sad when she kisses him and realizes it's his first. And her last.","human_ref_B":"May be The Doctor previously met her only in radically different appearance and with other name, like Mel Bush or something...","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3661.0,"score_ratio":7.5} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb7swky","c_root_id_B":"gb7mqpe","created_at_utc_A":1604573251,"created_at_utc_B":1604566551,"score_A":360,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"He's the last one she meets. She explains at one point that their story is backwards. That's why she's so sad when she kisses him and realizes it's his first. And her last.","human_ref_B":"I'm still not sure that this Doctor is the real one and that the one who left with Rose is the copy","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6700.0,"score_ratio":20.0} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb7rukx","c_root_id_B":"gb7swky","created_at_utc_A":1604572099,"created_at_utc_B":1604573251,"score_A":13,"score_B":360,"human_ref_A":"Just because she met the Doctor doesn't mean he knew who she was. He's old. VERY old. He might have forgotten.","human_ref_B":"He's the last one she meets. She explains at one point that their story is backwards. That's why she's so sad when she kisses him and realizes it's his first. And her last.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1152.0,"score_ratio":27.6923076923} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb7mqpe","c_root_id_B":"gb7mtim","created_at_utc_A":1604566551,"created_at_utc_B":1604566636,"score_A":18,"score_B":279,"human_ref_A":"I'm still not sure that this Doctor is the real one and that the one who left with Rose is the copy","human_ref_B":"Disguises, memory-wipes, alternate\/aborted timelines and audio-only communications have accounted for all the prior meetings so far in the Big Finish tales.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":85.0,"score_ratio":15.5} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb7plm8","c_root_id_B":"gb7mqpe","created_at_utc_A":1604569590,"created_at_utc_B":1604566551,"score_A":48,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"May be The Doctor previously met her only in radically different appearance and with other name, like Mel Bush or something...","human_ref_B":"I'm still not sure that this Doctor is the real one and that the one who left with Rose is the copy","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3039.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb7w0il","c_root_id_B":"gb7mqpe","created_at_utc_A":1604576428,"created_at_utc_B":1604566551,"score_A":44,"score_B":18,"human_ref_A":"Isn't there something about how memories fuzz if you meet a fellow time traveler crossing your timeline? This is why the Doctors don't -quite- remember each other after their adventures are done. But that's the Doctor meeting himself. I don't know if it quite applies to other entities who are extensive time travelers and or not quite human, like River. Can anyone clarify?","human_ref_B":"I'm still not sure that this Doctor is the real one and that the one who left with Rose is the copy","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9877.0,"score_ratio":2.4444444444} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb7w0il","c_root_id_B":"gb7rukx","created_at_utc_A":1604576428,"created_at_utc_B":1604572099,"score_A":44,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Isn't there something about how memories fuzz if you meet a fellow time traveler crossing your timeline? This is why the Doctors don't -quite- remember each other after their adventures are done. But that's the Doctor meeting himself. I don't know if it quite applies to other entities who are extensive time travelers and or not quite human, like River. Can anyone clarify?","human_ref_B":"Just because she met the Doctor doesn't mean he knew who she was. He's old. VERY old. He might have forgotten.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4329.0,"score_ratio":3.3846153846} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb933m2","c_root_id_B":"gb7zza3","created_at_utc_A":1604599886,"created_at_utc_B":1604579820,"score_A":9,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I don't think she ever said she had encountered them, she just had their pictures in case she ever ran into them. Even assuming she had met them, though: > how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells? The Doctor meets so many people that he starts to forget faces. He says as much in the Christmas special with the dream crabs. He met Clara countless times throughout his lives it took him a while to put that together too.","human_ref_B":"It's probably down to all that wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey stuff. I'm sure regeneration does a number on the Doctor's brain too.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":20066.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb8987s","c_root_id_B":"gb933m2","created_at_utc_A":1604585744,"created_at_utc_B":1604599886,"score_A":4,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"I'm pretty sure there's some BF stuff where he met her again after SITL so she knows Ten by the time SITL happens but he doesn't yet know her","human_ref_B":"I don't think she ever said she had encountered them, she just had their pictures in case she ever ran into them. Even assuming she had met them, though: > how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells? The Doctor meets so many people that he starts to forget faces. He says as much in the Christmas special with the dream crabs. He met Clara countless times throughout his lives it took him a while to put that together too.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14142.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb933m2","c_root_id_B":"gb90zyb","created_at_utc_A":1604599886,"created_at_utc_B":1604598949,"score_A":9,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I don't think she ever said she had encountered them, she just had their pictures in case she ever ran into them. Even assuming she had met them, though: > how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells? The Doctor meets so many people that he starts to forget faces. He says as much in the Christmas special with the dream crabs. He met Clara countless times throughout his lives it took him a while to put that together too.","human_ref_B":"More than likely the throwaway shot is just for a cool visual and the audio series is probably an afterthought from the showrunners. So as boring as it may be the answer is simply it's cannon breaking and a retcon.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":937.0,"score_ratio":4.5} +{"post_id":"jofhip","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Doctor Who] River Song implies that she has met every incarnation of the Doctor. If so, how is it that the Tenth Doctor has absolutely no recollection of her? When first introduced to River in the biggest library in the universe, the Tenth Doctor knows absolutely nothing about her (despite the fact that she claims to be his wife, has a modified version of his then-current screwdriver, and, y'know, *knows his birth name*). A throwaway shot in a later Christmas Special and a Big Finish audio series, however, indicate that River has encountered every one of the Doctor's various selves at one point or another, excluding Thirteen. This is to include the War Doctor, who the Doctor bent over backwards to hide from the universe. While things would understandably blur together a bit after two thousand years of travel across time and space, how does the same woman continuing to pop up over the course of their lives not ring any of the Doctor's bells?","c_root_id_A":"gb9k0xf","c_root_id_B":"gb90zyb","created_at_utc_A":1604607674,"created_at_utc_B":1604598949,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Everyone is forgetting some of these could be multiple doctor events, so she met them but they can\u2019t remember until the last one does the thing.","human_ref_B":"More than likely the throwaway shot is just for a cool visual and the audio series is probably an afterthought from the showrunners. So as boring as it may be the answer is simply it's cannon breaking and a retcon.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8725.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"938go5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] If Ego had completed his plan to replace all life in the universe with himself, would Thanos still have tried to kill half of him? What would've happened next?","c_root_id_A":"e3bpuba","c_root_id_B":"e3bnrfr","created_at_utc_A":1532999758,"created_at_utc_B":1532997672,"score_A":35,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"How would Thanos be able to do that if Ego succeeded? If Ego succeeded, there would be no Thanos.","human_ref_B":"Would he kill half of Ego, or would he have a 50% chance of killing all of Ego? (I mean obviously he'd just do something else, but disregarding that)","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2086.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"6kczt8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[The Matrix] Why didn't the machines just make humans without arms or legs so they couldn't escape if they were accidentally \"freed\"?","c_root_id_A":"djl48vo","c_root_id_B":"djl4k1e","created_at_utc_A":1498788622,"created_at_utc_B":1498789066,"score_A":5,"score_B":190,"human_ref_A":"Cost Benefit. Odds of a waste flushed humie living are too low to justify the resources expended to do so.","human_ref_B":"Because the machines only send a few humans to restart Zion, and without the extra genes from freeing fellow humans they'd lack genetic diversity and risk dying out, ending the cycle.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":444.0,"score_ratio":38.0} +{"post_id":"6kczt8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[The Matrix] Why didn't the machines just make humans without arms or legs so they couldn't escape if they were accidentally \"freed\"?","c_root_id_A":"djlbzar","c_root_id_B":"djlha12","created_at_utc_A":1498800974,"created_at_utc_B":1498813841,"score_A":24,"score_B":42,"human_ref_A":"Efficiency. The limbs, which have a large surface area compared to their mass, are better at giving off the heat that supposedly keeps the machines powered.","human_ref_B":"Because your body image in the Matrix is based on your actual physical body. You have an innate sense of your own physicality, linked to your proprioception. If you had no limbs in reality, you'd have no limbs in the Matrix. If you lose a limb in the simulation, they can try and force you to believe the limb is gone, but a part of you knows it's really still there - hence \"phantom limb\" syndrome.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12867.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"6kczt8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[The Matrix] Why didn't the machines just make humans without arms or legs so they couldn't escape if they were accidentally \"freed\"?","c_root_id_A":"djlha12","c_root_id_B":"djl48vo","created_at_utc_A":1498813841,"created_at_utc_B":1498788622,"score_A":42,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Because your body image in the Matrix is based on your actual physical body. You have an innate sense of your own physicality, linked to your proprioception. If you had no limbs in reality, you'd have no limbs in the Matrix. If you lose a limb in the simulation, they can try and force you to believe the limb is gone, but a part of you knows it's really still there - hence \"phantom limb\" syndrome.","human_ref_B":"Cost Benefit. Odds of a waste flushed humie living are too low to justify the resources expended to do so.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":25219.0,"score_ratio":8.4} +{"post_id":"6kczt8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[The Matrix] Why didn't the machines just make humans without arms or legs so they couldn't escape if they were accidentally \"freed\"?","c_root_id_A":"djl48vo","c_root_id_B":"djl76y3","created_at_utc_A":1498788622,"created_at_utc_B":1498792909,"score_A":5,"score_B":42,"human_ref_A":"Cost Benefit. Odds of a waste flushed humie living are too low to justify the resources expended to do so.","human_ref_B":"Maybe people can tell on some deep level that they don't have limbs, and thus it screws up immersion in the Matrix unless you want it to be a simulation of a bunch of torsos lying around.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4287.0,"score_ratio":8.4} +{"post_id":"6kczt8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[The Matrix] Why didn't the machines just make humans without arms or legs so they couldn't escape if they were accidentally \"freed\"?","c_root_id_A":"djl48vo","c_root_id_B":"djlbzar","created_at_utc_A":1498788622,"created_at_utc_B":1498800974,"score_A":5,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"Cost Benefit. Odds of a waste flushed humie living are too low to justify the resources expended to do so.","human_ref_B":"Efficiency. The limbs, which have a large surface area compared to their mass, are better at giving off the heat that supposedly keeps the machines powered.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12352.0,"score_ratio":4.8} +{"post_id":"6kczt8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[The Matrix] Why didn't the machines just make humans without arms or legs so they couldn't escape if they were accidentally \"freed\"?","c_root_id_A":"djlhpxk","c_root_id_B":"djl48vo","created_at_utc_A":1498815082,"created_at_utc_B":1498788622,"score_A":7,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Humans escaping the matrix is an intended and important part of the cycle.","human_ref_B":"Cost Benefit. Odds of a waste flushed humie living are too low to justify the resources expended to do so.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":26460.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"6kczt8","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[The Matrix] Why didn't the machines just make humans without arms or legs so they couldn't escape if they were accidentally \"freed\"?","c_root_id_A":"djlupev","c_root_id_B":"djlw5rw","created_at_utc_A":1498836487,"created_at_utc_B":1498838056,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Zion was an inherent part of the Matrix, so it would be kind of moot if the humans couldnt get to Zion. But this question is hilarious.","human_ref_B":"Because the ability to actually escape the Matrix is part of the underlying structure that allows the Matrix to exist.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1569.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmipxxo","c_root_id_B":"hmiuynz","created_at_utc_A":1638184776,"created_at_utc_B":1638188448,"score_A":12,"score_B":78,"human_ref_A":"I\u2019m just sort of assuming that Morpheus got his story all wrong, because of the whole \u201cZion was a Machine plot\u201d thing Using humans for electricity doesn\u2019t make any sense, thermodynamically speaking. You could get way more energy just burning the organic matter you pump into the humans. And like you said, darkening the skies doesn\u2019t cut off all power sources, stuff like fusion, wind, geothermal, fission etc. are still available. What it does is destroy the ecosystem that organic life needs to survive, which seems more like the sort of thing the Machines would do The original script\u2019s explanation that the Machines were using humans as neural circuitry makes a lot more sense, we can assume that\u2019s the \u201cactual\u201d reason for humanity\u2019s enslavement, and Morpheus\u2019 story is bull crap fed to him by the Architect. In that vein, it makes more sense for the Machines to be the one scorching the sky, because it fits in with their plans to control humanity by using Zion as a controllable safety valve for rogue humans. If only Zion can sustain human life, it\u2019s a lot easier to keep track of escapees. If farming was possible on the surface, you could have rogue human communities scattered all over the globe, rather than concentrated in one place","human_ref_B":"[In the Animatrix it is explained that] the machines don't like killing humans, but after the humans blotted out the sky it became clear that the humans wouldn't let the machines live, so they decided that to keep humans alive, and solve their energy and violence crises at the same time, capturing humans and plugging them into the simulation was the best solution.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3672.0,"score_ratio":6.5} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmiojyj","c_root_id_B":"hmiuynz","created_at_utc_A":1638183653,"created_at_utc_B":1638188448,"score_A":7,"score_B":78,"human_ref_A":"Morpheus mentions that the machines combine some form of fusion with the human farms to generate their power.","human_ref_B":"[In the Animatrix it is explained that] the machines don't like killing humans, but after the humans blotted out the sky it became clear that the humans wouldn't let the machines live, so they decided that to keep humans alive, and solve their energy and violence crises at the same time, capturing humans and plugging them into the simulation was the best solution.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4795.0,"score_ratio":11.1428571429} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmiuynz","c_root_id_B":"hmiu3yw","created_at_utc_A":1638188448,"created_at_utc_B":1638187859,"score_A":78,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"[In the Animatrix it is explained that] the machines don't like killing humans, but after the humans blotted out the sky it became clear that the humans wouldn't let the machines live, so they decided that to keep humans alive, and solve their energy and violence crises at the same time, capturing humans and plugging them into the simulation was the best solution.","human_ref_B":"Everything that Neo knows about physics he learned from the Matrix. It turns out that not everything he knew was correct. Science and physics in The Matrix doesn't map one to one to science outside of the Matrix. Apparently, somehow, generating electricity from living creatures can be efficient. No matter how little sense an occupant of the Matrix might think that makes.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":589.0,"score_ratio":19.5} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmiuynz","c_root_id_B":"hmioa79","created_at_utc_A":1638188448,"created_at_utc_B":1638183429,"score_A":78,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"[In the Animatrix it is explained that] the machines don't like killing humans, but after the humans blotted out the sky it became clear that the humans wouldn't let the machines live, so they decided that to keep humans alive, and solve their energy and violence crises at the same time, capturing humans and plugging them into the simulation was the best solution.","human_ref_B":"I'm honestly willing to bet that humanity did that to themselves. They found a way to make humans generate more power than they take up so they started nasically a fair for human batteries. Then when the farms were discovered the rich sent the machines out to deal with those humans, but the machines weren't smart enough to tell the difference between their masters and the people they were killing. All they knew was that the humans in the farms were the good ones but the knowledge of better conductors was lost when the last free humans were killed","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5019.0,"score_ratio":26.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmipkwd","c_root_id_B":"hmiuynz","created_at_utc_A":1638184480,"created_at_utc_B":1638188448,"score_A":2,"score_B":78,"human_ref_A":"I guess fossils fuels\/nuclear ran out\/became cost prohibitive, hydro power\/geothermal is too restrictive\/ limited, and fusion requires so much resources to maintain.","human_ref_B":"[In the Animatrix it is explained that] the machines don't like killing humans, but after the humans blotted out the sky it became clear that the humans wouldn't let the machines live, so they decided that to keep humans alive, and solve their energy and violence crises at the same time, capturing humans and plugging them into the simulation was the best solution.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3968.0,"score_ratio":39.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmipxxo","c_root_id_B":"hmiwd60","created_at_utc_A":1638184776,"created_at_utc_B":1638189371,"score_A":12,"score_B":60,"human_ref_A":"I\u2019m just sort of assuming that Morpheus got his story all wrong, because of the whole \u201cZion was a Machine plot\u201d thing Using humans for electricity doesn\u2019t make any sense, thermodynamically speaking. You could get way more energy just burning the organic matter you pump into the humans. And like you said, darkening the skies doesn\u2019t cut off all power sources, stuff like fusion, wind, geothermal, fission etc. are still available. What it does is destroy the ecosystem that organic life needs to survive, which seems more like the sort of thing the Machines would do The original script\u2019s explanation that the Machines were using humans as neural circuitry makes a lot more sense, we can assume that\u2019s the \u201cactual\u201d reason for humanity\u2019s enslavement, and Morpheus\u2019 story is bull crap fed to him by the Architect. In that vein, it makes more sense for the Machines to be the one scorching the sky, because it fits in with their plans to control humanity by using Zion as a controllable safety valve for rogue humans. If only Zion can sustain human life, it\u2019s a lot easier to keep track of escapees. If farming was possible on the surface, you could have rogue human communities scattered all over the globe, rather than concentrated in one place","human_ref_B":"There was a theory I read on here a while ago. The reason that humanity blacked out the sky was not to defeat the machines, it was to trap them on earth. When neo jumps above the sky in the final movie, the clouds are pure electricity and destroy all the electronics on his ship. So the theory is that many humans left earth to start colony's, and they turned earth into a prison which the AI is trapped in","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4595.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmiojyj","c_root_id_B":"hmiwd60","created_at_utc_A":1638183653,"created_at_utc_B":1638189371,"score_A":7,"score_B":60,"human_ref_A":"Morpheus mentions that the machines combine some form of fusion with the human farms to generate their power.","human_ref_B":"There was a theory I read on here a while ago. The reason that humanity blacked out the sky was not to defeat the machines, it was to trap them on earth. When neo jumps above the sky in the final movie, the clouds are pure electricity and destroy all the electronics on his ship. So the theory is that many humans left earth to start colony's, and they turned earth into a prison which the AI is trapped in","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5718.0,"score_ratio":8.5714285714} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmiwd60","c_root_id_B":"hmiu3yw","created_at_utc_A":1638189371,"created_at_utc_B":1638187859,"score_A":60,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"There was a theory I read on here a while ago. The reason that humanity blacked out the sky was not to defeat the machines, it was to trap them on earth. When neo jumps above the sky in the final movie, the clouds are pure electricity and destroy all the electronics on his ship. So the theory is that many humans left earth to start colony's, and they turned earth into a prison which the AI is trapped in","human_ref_B":"Everything that Neo knows about physics he learned from the Matrix. It turns out that not everything he knew was correct. Science and physics in The Matrix doesn't map one to one to science outside of the Matrix. Apparently, somehow, generating electricity from living creatures can be efficient. No matter how little sense an occupant of the Matrix might think that makes.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1512.0,"score_ratio":15.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmioa79","c_root_id_B":"hmiwd60","created_at_utc_A":1638183429,"created_at_utc_B":1638189371,"score_A":3,"score_B":60,"human_ref_A":"I'm honestly willing to bet that humanity did that to themselves. They found a way to make humans generate more power than they take up so they started nasically a fair for human batteries. Then when the farms were discovered the rich sent the machines out to deal with those humans, but the machines weren't smart enough to tell the difference between their masters and the people they were killing. All they knew was that the humans in the farms were the good ones but the knowledge of better conductors was lost when the last free humans were killed","human_ref_B":"There was a theory I read on here a while ago. The reason that humanity blacked out the sky was not to defeat the machines, it was to trap them on earth. When neo jumps above the sky in the final movie, the clouds are pure electricity and destroy all the electronics on his ship. So the theory is that many humans left earth to start colony's, and they turned earth into a prison which the AI is trapped in","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5942.0,"score_ratio":20.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmipkwd","c_root_id_B":"hmiwd60","created_at_utc_A":1638184480,"created_at_utc_B":1638189371,"score_A":2,"score_B":60,"human_ref_A":"I guess fossils fuels\/nuclear ran out\/became cost prohibitive, hydro power\/geothermal is too restrictive\/ limited, and fusion requires so much resources to maintain.","human_ref_B":"There was a theory I read on here a while ago. The reason that humanity blacked out the sky was not to defeat the machines, it was to trap them on earth. When neo jumps above the sky in the final movie, the clouds are pure electricity and destroy all the electronics on his ship. So the theory is that many humans left earth to start colony's, and they turned earth into a prison which the AI is trapped in","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4891.0,"score_ratio":30.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmkhka2","c_root_id_B":"hmipxxo","created_at_utc_A":1638214953,"created_at_utc_B":1638184776,"score_A":21,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"The movies explicitly state the machines are using \"a form of fusion power\" in conjunction with the human farms. I've always subscribed to the theory that the Machines don't rely on humans for energy at all and that it's just an excuse to keep us alive because deep down they can't bring themselves to actually make us extinct. In the Second Rennessaince it was shown multiple times the machines constantly trying to take the high road and live peacefully with us despite us being complete dicks.","human_ref_B":"I\u2019m just sort of assuming that Morpheus got his story all wrong, because of the whole \u201cZion was a Machine plot\u201d thing Using humans for electricity doesn\u2019t make any sense, thermodynamically speaking. You could get way more energy just burning the organic matter you pump into the humans. And like you said, darkening the skies doesn\u2019t cut off all power sources, stuff like fusion, wind, geothermal, fission etc. are still available. What it does is destroy the ecosystem that organic life needs to survive, which seems more like the sort of thing the Machines would do The original script\u2019s explanation that the Machines were using humans as neural circuitry makes a lot more sense, we can assume that\u2019s the \u201cactual\u201d reason for humanity\u2019s enslavement, and Morpheus\u2019 story is bull crap fed to him by the Architect. In that vein, it makes more sense for the Machines to be the one scorching the sky, because it fits in with their plans to control humanity by using Zion as a controllable safety valve for rogue humans. If only Zion can sustain human life, it\u2019s a lot easier to keep track of escapees. If farming was possible on the surface, you could have rogue human communities scattered all over the globe, rather than concentrated in one place","labels":1,"seconds_difference":30177.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmiojyj","c_root_id_B":"hmkhka2","created_at_utc_A":1638183653,"created_at_utc_B":1638214953,"score_A":7,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"Morpheus mentions that the machines combine some form of fusion with the human farms to generate their power.","human_ref_B":"The movies explicitly state the machines are using \"a form of fusion power\" in conjunction with the human farms. I've always subscribed to the theory that the Machines don't rely on humans for energy at all and that it's just an excuse to keep us alive because deep down they can't bring themselves to actually make us extinct. In the Second Rennessaince it was shown multiple times the machines constantly trying to take the high road and live peacefully with us despite us being complete dicks.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":31300.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmiu3yw","c_root_id_B":"hmkhka2","created_at_utc_A":1638187859,"created_at_utc_B":1638214953,"score_A":4,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"Everything that Neo knows about physics he learned from the Matrix. It turns out that not everything he knew was correct. Science and physics in The Matrix doesn't map one to one to science outside of the Matrix. Apparently, somehow, generating electricity from living creatures can be efficient. No matter how little sense an occupant of the Matrix might think that makes.","human_ref_B":"The movies explicitly state the machines are using \"a form of fusion power\" in conjunction with the human farms. I've always subscribed to the theory that the Machines don't rely on humans for energy at all and that it's just an excuse to keep us alive because deep down they can't bring themselves to actually make us extinct. In the Second Rennessaince it was shown multiple times the machines constantly trying to take the high road and live peacefully with us despite us being complete dicks.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":27094.0,"score_ratio":5.25} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmioa79","c_root_id_B":"hmkhka2","created_at_utc_A":1638183429,"created_at_utc_B":1638214953,"score_A":3,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"I'm honestly willing to bet that humanity did that to themselves. They found a way to make humans generate more power than they take up so they started nasically a fair for human batteries. Then when the farms were discovered the rich sent the machines out to deal with those humans, but the machines weren't smart enough to tell the difference between their masters and the people they were killing. All they knew was that the humans in the farms were the good ones but the knowledge of better conductors was lost when the last free humans were killed","human_ref_B":"The movies explicitly state the machines are using \"a form of fusion power\" in conjunction with the human farms. I've always subscribed to the theory that the Machines don't rely on humans for energy at all and that it's just an excuse to keep us alive because deep down they can't bring themselves to actually make us extinct. In the Second Rennessaince it was shown multiple times the machines constantly trying to take the high road and live peacefully with us despite us being complete dicks.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":31524.0,"score_ratio":7.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmipkwd","c_root_id_B":"hmkhka2","created_at_utc_A":1638184480,"created_at_utc_B":1638214953,"score_A":2,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"I guess fossils fuels\/nuclear ran out\/became cost prohibitive, hydro power\/geothermal is too restrictive\/ limited, and fusion requires so much resources to maintain.","human_ref_B":"The movies explicitly state the machines are using \"a form of fusion power\" in conjunction with the human farms. I've always subscribed to the theory that the Machines don't rely on humans for energy at all and that it's just an excuse to keep us alive because deep down they can't bring themselves to actually make us extinct. In the Second Rennessaince it was shown multiple times the machines constantly trying to take the high road and live peacefully with us despite us being complete dicks.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":30473.0,"score_ratio":10.5} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmipxxo","c_root_id_B":"hmiojyj","created_at_utc_A":1638184776,"created_at_utc_B":1638183653,"score_A":12,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"I\u2019m just sort of assuming that Morpheus got his story all wrong, because of the whole \u201cZion was a Machine plot\u201d thing Using humans for electricity doesn\u2019t make any sense, thermodynamically speaking. You could get way more energy just burning the organic matter you pump into the humans. And like you said, darkening the skies doesn\u2019t cut off all power sources, stuff like fusion, wind, geothermal, fission etc. are still available. What it does is destroy the ecosystem that organic life needs to survive, which seems more like the sort of thing the Machines would do The original script\u2019s explanation that the Machines were using humans as neural circuitry makes a lot more sense, we can assume that\u2019s the \u201cactual\u201d reason for humanity\u2019s enslavement, and Morpheus\u2019 story is bull crap fed to him by the Architect. In that vein, it makes more sense for the Machines to be the one scorching the sky, because it fits in with their plans to control humanity by using Zion as a controllable safety valve for rogue humans. If only Zion can sustain human life, it\u2019s a lot easier to keep track of escapees. If farming was possible on the surface, you could have rogue human communities scattered all over the globe, rather than concentrated in one place","human_ref_B":"Morpheus mentions that the machines combine some form of fusion with the human farms to generate their power.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1123.0,"score_ratio":1.7142857143} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmipxxo","c_root_id_B":"hmioa79","created_at_utc_A":1638184776,"created_at_utc_B":1638183429,"score_A":12,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I\u2019m just sort of assuming that Morpheus got his story all wrong, because of the whole \u201cZion was a Machine plot\u201d thing Using humans for electricity doesn\u2019t make any sense, thermodynamically speaking. You could get way more energy just burning the organic matter you pump into the humans. And like you said, darkening the skies doesn\u2019t cut off all power sources, stuff like fusion, wind, geothermal, fission etc. are still available. What it does is destroy the ecosystem that organic life needs to survive, which seems more like the sort of thing the Machines would do The original script\u2019s explanation that the Machines were using humans as neural circuitry makes a lot more sense, we can assume that\u2019s the \u201cactual\u201d reason for humanity\u2019s enslavement, and Morpheus\u2019 story is bull crap fed to him by the Architect. In that vein, it makes more sense for the Machines to be the one scorching the sky, because it fits in with their plans to control humanity by using Zion as a controllable safety valve for rogue humans. If only Zion can sustain human life, it\u2019s a lot easier to keep track of escapees. If farming was possible on the surface, you could have rogue human communities scattered all over the globe, rather than concentrated in one place","human_ref_B":"I'm honestly willing to bet that humanity did that to themselves. They found a way to make humans generate more power than they take up so they started nasically a fair for human batteries. Then when the farms were discovered the rich sent the machines out to deal with those humans, but the machines weren't smart enough to tell the difference between their masters and the people they were killing. All they knew was that the humans in the farms were the good ones but the knowledge of better conductors was lost when the last free humans were killed","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1347.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmipkwd","c_root_id_B":"hmipxxo","created_at_utc_A":1638184480,"created_at_utc_B":1638184776,"score_A":2,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"I guess fossils fuels\/nuclear ran out\/became cost prohibitive, hydro power\/geothermal is too restrictive\/ limited, and fusion requires so much resources to maintain.","human_ref_B":"I\u2019m just sort of assuming that Morpheus got his story all wrong, because of the whole \u201cZion was a Machine plot\u201d thing Using humans for electricity doesn\u2019t make any sense, thermodynamically speaking. You could get way more energy just burning the organic matter you pump into the humans. And like you said, darkening the skies doesn\u2019t cut off all power sources, stuff like fusion, wind, geothermal, fission etc. are still available. What it does is destroy the ecosystem that organic life needs to survive, which seems more like the sort of thing the Machines would do The original script\u2019s explanation that the Machines were using humans as neural circuitry makes a lot more sense, we can assume that\u2019s the \u201cactual\u201d reason for humanity\u2019s enslavement, and Morpheus\u2019 story is bull crap fed to him by the Architect. In that vein, it makes more sense for the Machines to be the one scorching the sky, because it fits in with their plans to control humanity by using Zion as a controllable safety valve for rogue humans. If only Zion can sustain human life, it\u2019s a lot easier to keep track of escapees. If farming was possible on the surface, you could have rogue human communities scattered all over the globe, rather than concentrated in one place","labels":0,"seconds_difference":296.0,"score_ratio":6.0} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmioa79","c_root_id_B":"hmiojyj","created_at_utc_A":1638183429,"created_at_utc_B":1638183653,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"I'm honestly willing to bet that humanity did that to themselves. They found a way to make humans generate more power than they take up so they started nasically a fair for human batteries. Then when the farms were discovered the rich sent the machines out to deal with those humans, but the machines weren't smart enough to tell the difference between their masters and the people they were killing. All they knew was that the humans in the farms were the good ones but the knowledge of better conductors was lost when the last free humans were killed","human_ref_B":"Morpheus mentions that the machines combine some form of fusion with the human farms to generate their power.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":224.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmioa79","c_root_id_B":"hmiu3yw","created_at_utc_A":1638183429,"created_at_utc_B":1638187859,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I'm honestly willing to bet that humanity did that to themselves. They found a way to make humans generate more power than they take up so they started nasically a fair for human batteries. Then when the farms were discovered the rich sent the machines out to deal with those humans, but the machines weren't smart enough to tell the difference between their masters and the people they were killing. All they knew was that the humans in the farms were the good ones but the knowledge of better conductors was lost when the last free humans were killed","human_ref_B":"Everything that Neo knows about physics he learned from the Matrix. It turns out that not everything he knew was correct. Science and physics in The Matrix doesn't map one to one to science outside of the Matrix. Apparently, somehow, generating electricity from living creatures can be efficient. No matter how little sense an occupant of the Matrix might think that makes.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4430.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"r4t2wg","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[The Matrix] Why were the machines limited to solar or bioelectricity? Humanity darkened the skies to cut off solar power. Why did the AI respond by turning people into batteries when there are much better energy sources? If the real world of the Matrix is at some point after the year 2069 and AI has been developed, why can't the machines take over the extant power plants after destroying humanity? What about wind power, nuclear, or plain old coal plants? All of these could be run with routine maintenance and provide much more power.","c_root_id_A":"hmipkwd","c_root_id_B":"hmiu3yw","created_at_utc_A":1638184480,"created_at_utc_B":1638187859,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I guess fossils fuels\/nuclear ran out\/became cost prohibitive, hydro power\/geothermal is too restrictive\/ limited, and fusion requires so much resources to maintain.","human_ref_B":"Everything that Neo knows about physics he learned from the Matrix. It turns out that not everything he knew was correct. Science and physics in The Matrix doesn't map one to one to science outside of the Matrix. Apparently, somehow, generating electricity from living creatures can be efficient. No matter how little sense an occupant of the Matrix might think that makes.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3379.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htu22mq","c_root_id_B":"htu25qr","created_at_utc_A":1642909245,"created_at_utc_B":1642909280,"score_A":84,"score_B":241,"human_ref_A":"They tried that. The result was a broken Matrix and the Merovingian's menagerie.","human_ref_B":"The Agents are capped in their capabilities to prevent them becoming rogue programs and rebelling from\/causing damage to the system. See Agent Smith as to why.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":35.0,"score_ratio":2.869047619} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htu25qr","c_root_id_B":"htu0w58","created_at_utc_A":1642909280,"created_at_utc_B":1642908711,"score_A":241,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"The Agents are capped in their capabilities to prevent them becoming rogue programs and rebelling from\/causing damage to the system. See Agent Smith as to why.","human_ref_B":"It's not fun if you can't lose. I firmly believe the Matrix enjoys the competition.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":569.0,"score_ratio":24.1} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htu0w58","c_root_id_B":"htu22mq","created_at_utc_A":1642908711,"created_at_utc_B":1642909245,"score_A":10,"score_B":84,"human_ref_A":"It's not fun if you can't lose. I firmly believe the Matrix enjoys the competition.","human_ref_B":"They tried that. The result was a broken Matrix and the Merovingian's menagerie.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":534.0,"score_ratio":8.4} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htufays","c_root_id_B":"htu3zot","created_at_utc_A":1642915238,"created_at_utc_B":1642910039,"score_A":81,"score_B":53,"human_ref_A":"The most important thing to keep in mind is that when humans escape the Matrix, that's a feature, not a bug. The machines were never able to eliminate the human need for free will, and the workaround is that Zion gives humans the ability to opt out of the Matrix. The Agents are designed to be overwhelming against damn near anything that isn't an advanced program (like Merovingian's crew), an out of context rogue (like Smith), or the Systemic Anomaly\/The One. They are, in a way, indestructible; no weapon a Zion operative carries can kill them in any way that matter, since they can just 'respawn' in another body. On top of that, they are so far above even 'awakened\/red pill' humans that even against a veteran like Morpheus a human\/agent fight is seen as suicide with extra steps. Anything more that that, killing power wise, could make it borderline impossible for Zion to operate. And a 100% slaughter of Zion's operatives would have dire consequences.","human_ref_B":"Ages ago I got into an argument with a person where I said the Matrix was more like a high-tech' computer game, s\/he was saying it was more like a molecular-level simulation, albeit with some tweaking. Ultimately upon reflection I think it's more likely the Matrix *is* more like a molecular simulation and my original argument was flwaed, and while there are tons and tons of programs as we understand the term running, you have to design stuff to fit within certain rules, partly because the Matrix closely models physical properties and partly because of blocks that are put into the Matrix to prevent such things happening, and also computational limitations of running such an elaborate simulation across such a distributed network, with biological brains etc involved. Imagine if a red-pill hacker discovered the command that causes instant death in an area, and just spammed it? Those sorts of things would have to be dis-allowed on a very basic level, maybe even hardware, otherwise both humans and Machines would drive each other to mutual extinction. Edit: That makes me wonder though, how do things like the Twins or the anti-grav dudes at the Merovingian's place work? Those abilities couldn't work through literal molecular simulation, since people can't be ghosts nor ignore gravity and inertia. Now that I thought about it again I'm extra-confused.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5199.0,"score_ratio":1.5283018868} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htufays","c_root_id_B":"htu27t4","created_at_utc_A":1642915238,"created_at_utc_B":1642909302,"score_A":81,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"The most important thing to keep in mind is that when humans escape the Matrix, that's a feature, not a bug. The machines were never able to eliminate the human need for free will, and the workaround is that Zion gives humans the ability to opt out of the Matrix. The Agents are designed to be overwhelming against damn near anything that isn't an advanced program (like Merovingian's crew), an out of context rogue (like Smith), or the Systemic Anomaly\/The One. They are, in a way, indestructible; no weapon a Zion operative carries can kill them in any way that matter, since they can just 'respawn' in another body. On top of that, they are so far above even 'awakened\/red pill' humans that even against a veteran like Morpheus a human\/agent fight is seen as suicide with extra steps. Anything more that that, killing power wise, could make it borderline impossible for Zion to operate. And a 100% slaughter of Zion's operatives would have dire consequences.","human_ref_B":"They already had godmode. It was said every one that ever went up against an Agent lost and was killed. Before Neo they were unbeatable. Neo of course was able to beat the standard agent and whatever upgrades the next generation employed. But why martial arts rather than some kind of instant kill? That would raise questions by anyone still plugged in that happened to witness it. If enough people began to not accept the program the machines could lose those crops.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5936.0,"score_ratio":3.8571428571} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htu0w58","c_root_id_B":"htufays","created_at_utc_A":1642908711,"created_at_utc_B":1642915238,"score_A":10,"score_B":81,"human_ref_A":"It's not fun if you can't lose. I firmly believe the Matrix enjoys the competition.","human_ref_B":"The most important thing to keep in mind is that when humans escape the Matrix, that's a feature, not a bug. The machines were never able to eliminate the human need for free will, and the workaround is that Zion gives humans the ability to opt out of the Matrix. The Agents are designed to be overwhelming against damn near anything that isn't an advanced program (like Merovingian's crew), an out of context rogue (like Smith), or the Systemic Anomaly\/The One. They are, in a way, indestructible; no weapon a Zion operative carries can kill them in any way that matter, since they can just 'respawn' in another body. On top of that, they are so far above even 'awakened\/red pill' humans that even against a veteran like Morpheus a human\/agent fight is seen as suicide with extra steps. Anything more that that, killing power wise, could make it borderline impossible for Zion to operate. And a 100% slaughter of Zion's operatives would have dire consequences.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6527.0,"score_ratio":8.1} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htu27t4","c_root_id_B":"htu3zot","created_at_utc_A":1642909302,"created_at_utc_B":1642910039,"score_A":21,"score_B":53,"human_ref_A":"They already had godmode. It was said every one that ever went up against an Agent lost and was killed. Before Neo they were unbeatable. Neo of course was able to beat the standard agent and whatever upgrades the next generation employed. But why martial arts rather than some kind of instant kill? That would raise questions by anyone still plugged in that happened to witness it. If enough people began to not accept the program the machines could lose those crops.","human_ref_B":"Ages ago I got into an argument with a person where I said the Matrix was more like a high-tech' computer game, s\/he was saying it was more like a molecular-level simulation, albeit with some tweaking. Ultimately upon reflection I think it's more likely the Matrix *is* more like a molecular simulation and my original argument was flwaed, and while there are tons and tons of programs as we understand the term running, you have to design stuff to fit within certain rules, partly because the Matrix closely models physical properties and partly because of blocks that are put into the Matrix to prevent such things happening, and also computational limitations of running such an elaborate simulation across such a distributed network, with biological brains etc involved. Imagine if a red-pill hacker discovered the command that causes instant death in an area, and just spammed it? Those sorts of things would have to be dis-allowed on a very basic level, maybe even hardware, otherwise both humans and Machines would drive each other to mutual extinction. Edit: That makes me wonder though, how do things like the Twins or the anti-grav dudes at the Merovingian's place work? Those abilities couldn't work through literal molecular simulation, since people can't be ghosts nor ignore gravity and inertia. Now that I thought about it again I'm extra-confused.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":737.0,"score_ratio":2.5238095238} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htu3zot","c_root_id_B":"htu0w58","created_at_utc_A":1642910039,"created_at_utc_B":1642908711,"score_A":53,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Ages ago I got into an argument with a person where I said the Matrix was more like a high-tech' computer game, s\/he was saying it was more like a molecular-level simulation, albeit with some tweaking. Ultimately upon reflection I think it's more likely the Matrix *is* more like a molecular simulation and my original argument was flwaed, and while there are tons and tons of programs as we understand the term running, you have to design stuff to fit within certain rules, partly because the Matrix closely models physical properties and partly because of blocks that are put into the Matrix to prevent such things happening, and also computational limitations of running such an elaborate simulation across such a distributed network, with biological brains etc involved. Imagine if a red-pill hacker discovered the command that causes instant death in an area, and just spammed it? Those sorts of things would have to be dis-allowed on a very basic level, maybe even hardware, otherwise both humans and Machines would drive each other to mutual extinction. Edit: That makes me wonder though, how do things like the Twins or the anti-grav dudes at the Merovingian's place work? Those abilities couldn't work through literal molecular simulation, since people can't be ghosts nor ignore gravity and inertia. Now that I thought about it again I'm extra-confused.","human_ref_B":"It's not fun if you can't lose. I firmly believe the Matrix enjoys the competition.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1328.0,"score_ratio":5.3} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htu0w58","c_root_id_B":"htu27t4","created_at_utc_A":1642908711,"created_at_utc_B":1642909302,"score_A":10,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"It's not fun if you can't lose. I firmly believe the Matrix enjoys the competition.","human_ref_B":"They already had godmode. It was said every one that ever went up against an Agent lost and was killed. Before Neo they were unbeatable. Neo of course was able to beat the standard agent and whatever upgrades the next generation employed. But why martial arts rather than some kind of instant kill? That would raise questions by anyone still plugged in that happened to witness it. If enough people began to not accept the program the machines could lose those crops.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":591.0,"score_ratio":2.1} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htumsh4","c_root_id_B":"htu0w58","created_at_utc_A":1642919373,"created_at_utc_B":1642908711,"score_A":13,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Even computers like to be cool...and nothing is cooler than being a martial arts ninja circa 1990's.","human_ref_B":"It's not fun if you can't lose. I firmly believe the Matrix enjoys the competition.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10662.0,"score_ratio":1.3} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htw7q7u","c_root_id_B":"htuzm1m","created_at_utc_A":1642954799,"created_at_utc_B":1642928525,"score_A":6,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"During the woman in the red dress scene, Morpheus explains that agents are still part of the system and at the end of the day are restricted by that system. Meaning, because they are part of the Matrix, they Might be faster or stronger, they are limited by the physics build into the Matrix, and are capped by what the matrix can allow. Unlike the one who literally breaks the system, therefor can defy and rewrite the system, the agents are still just another cog wheel that runs in the matrix system.","human_ref_B":"They're running on human brains, messed up code, and a really complex physics engine and so it's not possible to upgrade them infinitely. Also they're not there to kill all humans, they're there to keep sensitive code safe and keep red pillers from disrupting blue pills too much.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":26274.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htvy0rz","c_root_id_B":"htw7q7u","created_at_utc_A":1642950823,"created_at_utc_B":1642954799,"score_A":4,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"A lot of the Matrix has roots in real computer stuff (for example \"Oracle\" is a database). This is no different. Your antivirus still can't break the fundamental rules of the system -- they aren't arbitrary rules but limitations of the setup themselves. So for example in Windows you can delete a file that is in active use, that's not because some guy decided that but rather because doing it can cause problems. It's the same with the Agents (which, incidentally, is what we call a remote program that monitors a system in the IT world). And we see what happens when an agent is no longer blind to the rules.of the system -- it eats up all the processing power and consumes every resource around it, until the system crashes. Like McAfee.","human_ref_B":"During the woman in the red dress scene, Morpheus explains that agents are still part of the system and at the end of the day are restricted by that system. Meaning, because they are part of the Matrix, they Might be faster or stronger, they are limited by the physics build into the Matrix, and are capped by what the matrix can allow. Unlike the one who literally breaks the system, therefor can defy and rewrite the system, the agents are still just another cog wheel that runs in the matrix system.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3976.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htvnv4z","c_root_id_B":"htw7q7u","created_at_utc_A":1642945888,"created_at_utc_B":1642954799,"score_A":3,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"The Architect: Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise **a harmony of mathematical precision.** It seems like the Architect setup everything very precisely in order to run smoothly and function well with the humans. If certain entities do have the power to give the agents things like \"think of someone's face and they will die\", giving them that power could literally cause the entire system to crash. Interestingly, my experience with programming has show that this kind of thing is not at all far-fetched. Code can often eventually get so big that there are sections that people don't understand and messing with certain things can cause everything to crash.","human_ref_B":"During the woman in the red dress scene, Morpheus explains that agents are still part of the system and at the end of the day are restricted by that system. Meaning, because they are part of the Matrix, they Might be faster or stronger, they are limited by the physics build into the Matrix, and are capped by what the matrix can allow. Unlike the one who literally breaks the system, therefor can defy and rewrite the system, the agents are still just another cog wheel that runs in the matrix system.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8911.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htw7q7u","c_root_id_B":"htv2vih","created_at_utc_A":1642954799,"created_at_utc_B":1642931095,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"During the woman in the red dress scene, Morpheus explains that agents are still part of the system and at the end of the day are restricted by that system. Meaning, because they are part of the Matrix, they Might be faster or stronger, they are limited by the physics build into the Matrix, and are capped by what the matrix can allow. Unlike the one who literally breaks the system, therefor can defy and rewrite the system, the agents are still just another cog wheel that runs in the matrix system.","human_ref_B":"It's part of the ruse. The Redpillers need to believe they have a fighting chance, so the Agent's power level are kept capped at a point where they just can overwhelm Redpillers, but only to the point where they can still have trouble dealing with them. Once Neo appears, they're updated a bit for more firepower. In the newest version of the Matrix, the Analyst is just working with what he has. The \"agents\" in the new Matrix are made for surveillance as opposed to fighting the Redpills, as there was a truce going on. Swarm mode was just suppose to chase off Redpillers instead of killing them.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":23704.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htw7q7u","c_root_id_B":"htv499f","created_at_utc_A":1642954799,"created_at_utc_B":1642932196,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"During the woman in the red dress scene, Morpheus explains that agents are still part of the system and at the end of the day are restricted by that system. Meaning, because they are part of the Matrix, they Might be faster or stronger, they are limited by the physics build into the Matrix, and are capped by what the matrix can allow. Unlike the one who literally breaks the system, therefor can defy and rewrite the system, the agents are still just another cog wheel that runs in the matrix system.","human_ref_B":"they still need to appear human for all the bluepills. if someone is blatantly flying around, people are gonna start to notice the simulation, which is the thing that casues redpills to start with. sure, the machines can whipe their memory, but that takes resources and is probably not always perfect","labels":1,"seconds_difference":22603.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htw7q7u","c_root_id_B":"htvpvqf","created_at_utc_A":1642954799,"created_at_utc_B":1642946954,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"During the woman in the red dress scene, Morpheus explains that agents are still part of the system and at the end of the day are restricted by that system. Meaning, because they are part of the Matrix, they Might be faster or stronger, they are limited by the physics build into the Matrix, and are capped by what the matrix can allow. Unlike the one who literally breaks the system, therefor can defy and rewrite the system, the agents are still just another cog wheel that runs in the matrix system.","human_ref_B":"Well it's a limit of the programming and mostly a leash to keep them in check, because all the extra stuff we see, are from rogue programs, anything more would increase the propensity for going rogue. It's strongly implied Seraph is a former agent for example.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7845.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htw0fnu","c_root_id_B":"htw7q7u","created_at_utc_A":1642951860,"created_at_utc_B":1642954799,"score_A":2,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"now all i can imagine is the agents going around with ban hammers, like in the idiot box videos from dasboschitt lol","human_ref_B":"During the woman in the red dress scene, Morpheus explains that agents are still part of the system and at the end of the day are restricted by that system. Meaning, because they are part of the Matrix, they Might be faster or stronger, they are limited by the physics build into the Matrix, and are capped by what the matrix can allow. Unlike the one who literally breaks the system, therefor can defy and rewrite the system, the agents are still just another cog wheel that runs in the matrix system.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2939.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htw0vbv","c_root_id_B":"htw7q7u","created_at_utc_A":1642952040,"created_at_utc_B":1642954799,"score_A":2,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"They are fighting hackers, it IS a \"kung fu\" fight.","human_ref_B":"During the woman in the red dress scene, Morpheus explains that agents are still part of the system and at the end of the day are restricted by that system. Meaning, because they are part of the Matrix, they Might be faster or stronger, they are limited by the physics build into the Matrix, and are capped by what the matrix can allow. Unlike the one who literally breaks the system, therefor can defy and rewrite the system, the agents are still just another cog wheel that runs in the matrix system.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2759.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htvy0rz","c_root_id_B":"htvnv4z","created_at_utc_A":1642950823,"created_at_utc_B":1642945888,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"A lot of the Matrix has roots in real computer stuff (for example \"Oracle\" is a database). This is no different. Your antivirus still can't break the fundamental rules of the system -- they aren't arbitrary rules but limitations of the setup themselves. So for example in Windows you can delete a file that is in active use, that's not because some guy decided that but rather because doing it can cause problems. It's the same with the Agents (which, incidentally, is what we call a remote program that monitors a system in the IT world). And we see what happens when an agent is no longer blind to the rules.of the system -- it eats up all the processing power and consumes every resource around it, until the system crashes. Like McAfee.","human_ref_B":"The Architect: Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise **a harmony of mathematical precision.** It seems like the Architect setup everything very precisely in order to run smoothly and function well with the humans. If certain entities do have the power to give the agents things like \"think of someone's face and they will die\", giving them that power could literally cause the entire system to crash. Interestingly, my experience with programming has show that this kind of thing is not at all far-fetched. Code can often eventually get so big that there are sections that people don't understand and messing with certain things can cause everything to crash.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4935.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htv2vih","c_root_id_B":"htvy0rz","created_at_utc_A":1642931095,"created_at_utc_B":1642950823,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"It's part of the ruse. The Redpillers need to believe they have a fighting chance, so the Agent's power level are kept capped at a point where they just can overwhelm Redpillers, but only to the point where they can still have trouble dealing with them. Once Neo appears, they're updated a bit for more firepower. In the newest version of the Matrix, the Analyst is just working with what he has. The \"agents\" in the new Matrix are made for surveillance as opposed to fighting the Redpills, as there was a truce going on. Swarm mode was just suppose to chase off Redpillers instead of killing them.","human_ref_B":"A lot of the Matrix has roots in real computer stuff (for example \"Oracle\" is a database). This is no different. Your antivirus still can't break the fundamental rules of the system -- they aren't arbitrary rules but limitations of the setup themselves. So for example in Windows you can delete a file that is in active use, that's not because some guy decided that but rather because doing it can cause problems. It's the same with the Agents (which, incidentally, is what we call a remote program that monitors a system in the IT world). And we see what happens when an agent is no longer blind to the rules.of the system -- it eats up all the processing power and consumes every resource around it, until the system crashes. Like McAfee.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":19728.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htvy0rz","c_root_id_B":"htv499f","created_at_utc_A":1642950823,"created_at_utc_B":1642932196,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"A lot of the Matrix has roots in real computer stuff (for example \"Oracle\" is a database). This is no different. Your antivirus still can't break the fundamental rules of the system -- they aren't arbitrary rules but limitations of the setup themselves. So for example in Windows you can delete a file that is in active use, that's not because some guy decided that but rather because doing it can cause problems. It's the same with the Agents (which, incidentally, is what we call a remote program that monitors a system in the IT world). And we see what happens when an agent is no longer blind to the rules.of the system -- it eats up all the processing power and consumes every resource around it, until the system crashes. Like McAfee.","human_ref_B":"they still need to appear human for all the bluepills. if someone is blatantly flying around, people are gonna start to notice the simulation, which is the thing that casues redpills to start with. sure, the machines can whipe their memory, but that takes resources and is probably not always perfect","labels":1,"seconds_difference":18627.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htvy0rz","c_root_id_B":"htvpvqf","created_at_utc_A":1642950823,"created_at_utc_B":1642946954,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"A lot of the Matrix has roots in real computer stuff (for example \"Oracle\" is a database). This is no different. Your antivirus still can't break the fundamental rules of the system -- they aren't arbitrary rules but limitations of the setup themselves. So for example in Windows you can delete a file that is in active use, that's not because some guy decided that but rather because doing it can cause problems. It's the same with the Agents (which, incidentally, is what we call a remote program that monitors a system in the IT world). And we see what happens when an agent is no longer blind to the rules.of the system -- it eats up all the processing power and consumes every resource around it, until the system crashes. Like McAfee.","human_ref_B":"Well it's a limit of the programming and mostly a leash to keep them in check, because all the extra stuff we see, are from rogue programs, anything more would increase the propensity for going rogue. It's strongly implied Seraph is a former agent for example.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3869.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htvnv4z","c_root_id_B":"htv2vih","created_at_utc_A":1642945888,"created_at_utc_B":1642931095,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"The Architect: Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise **a harmony of mathematical precision.** It seems like the Architect setup everything very precisely in order to run smoothly and function well with the humans. If certain entities do have the power to give the agents things like \"think of someone's face and they will die\", giving them that power could literally cause the entire system to crash. Interestingly, my experience with programming has show that this kind of thing is not at all far-fetched. Code can often eventually get so big that there are sections that people don't understand and messing with certain things can cause everything to crash.","human_ref_B":"It's part of the ruse. The Redpillers need to believe they have a fighting chance, so the Agent's power level are kept capped at a point where they just can overwhelm Redpillers, but only to the point where they can still have trouble dealing with them. Once Neo appears, they're updated a bit for more firepower. In the newest version of the Matrix, the Analyst is just working with what he has. The \"agents\" in the new Matrix are made for surveillance as opposed to fighting the Redpills, as there was a truce going on. Swarm mode was just suppose to chase off Redpillers instead of killing them.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14793.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htv499f","c_root_id_B":"htvnv4z","created_at_utc_A":1642932196,"created_at_utc_B":1642945888,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"they still need to appear human for all the bluepills. if someone is blatantly flying around, people are gonna start to notice the simulation, which is the thing that casues redpills to start with. sure, the machines can whipe their memory, but that takes resources and is probably not always perfect","human_ref_B":"The Architect: Your life is the sum of a remainder of an unbalanced equation inherent to the programming of the matrix. You are the eventuality of an anomaly, which despite my sincerest efforts I have been unable to eliminate from what is otherwise **a harmony of mathematical precision.** It seems like the Architect setup everything very precisely in order to run smoothly and function well with the humans. If certain entities do have the power to give the agents things like \"think of someone's face and they will die\", giving them that power could literally cause the entire system to crash. Interestingly, my experience with programming has show that this kind of thing is not at all far-fetched. Code can often eventually get so big that there are sections that people don't understand and messing with certain things can cause everything to crash.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13692.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htv2vih","c_root_id_B":"htwb4hg","created_at_utc_A":1642931095,"created_at_utc_B":1642956128,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"It's part of the ruse. The Redpillers need to believe they have a fighting chance, so the Agent's power level are kept capped at a point where they just can overwhelm Redpillers, but only to the point where they can still have trouble dealing with them. Once Neo appears, they're updated a bit for more firepower. In the newest version of the Matrix, the Analyst is just working with what he has. The \"agents\" in the new Matrix are made for surveillance as opposed to fighting the Redpills, as there was a truce going on. Swarm mode was just suppose to chase off Redpillers instead of killing them.","human_ref_B":"Pretty sure they have godmode enabled as far as it goes, but when you are cheating and you fight another cheater it's suddently about skill again.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":25033.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htv499f","c_root_id_B":"htwb4hg","created_at_utc_A":1642932196,"created_at_utc_B":1642956128,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"they still need to appear human for all the bluepills. if someone is blatantly flying around, people are gonna start to notice the simulation, which is the thing that casues redpills to start with. sure, the machines can whipe their memory, but that takes resources and is probably not always perfect","human_ref_B":"Pretty sure they have godmode enabled as far as it goes, but when you are cheating and you fight another cheater it's suddently about skill again.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":23932.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htvpvqf","c_root_id_B":"htwb4hg","created_at_utc_A":1642946954,"created_at_utc_B":1642956128,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Well it's a limit of the programming and mostly a leash to keep them in check, because all the extra stuff we see, are from rogue programs, anything more would increase the propensity for going rogue. It's strongly implied Seraph is a former agent for example.","human_ref_B":"Pretty sure they have godmode enabled as far as it goes, but when you are cheating and you fight another cheater it's suddently about skill again.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9174.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htw0fnu","c_root_id_B":"htwb4hg","created_at_utc_A":1642951860,"created_at_utc_B":1642956128,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"now all i can imagine is the agents going around with ban hammers, like in the idiot box videos from dasboschitt lol","human_ref_B":"Pretty sure they have godmode enabled as far as it goes, but when you are cheating and you fight another cheater it's suddently about skill again.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4268.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"sak0mh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Matrix] Why do the agents use martial arts instead of using things like godmode or use super human abilities? Like I get they are super skilled but why bother programming them with super martial arts when just giving them the ability to one hit kill anything or make them invincible. I could see them being weakened for Neo to fulfill his purpose but why for the other's? And in the newest one why replace the agents with swarm mode instead of superpowered agents when they really want to keep Neo in. ​ And if the machines are worried about people escaping and don't want that, then uping the power of the agents would make sense right?","c_root_id_A":"htwb4hg","c_root_id_B":"htw0vbv","created_at_utc_A":1642956128,"created_at_utc_B":1642952040,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Pretty sure they have godmode enabled as far as it goes, but when you are cheating and you fight another cheater it's suddently about skill again.","human_ref_B":"They are fighting hackers, it IS a \"kung fu\" fight.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4088.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivwxkiy","c_root_id_B":"ivwrcdk","created_at_utc_A":1668144393,"created_at_utc_B":1668140586,"score_A":180,"score_B":122,"human_ref_A":"Money. Jim is one of Dunder Mifflin's biggest earners. If I remember correctly, the three best salesman in the company are Jim, Dwight, and Stanley(And before he got promoted to manager, Michael was the best Dunder Mifflin salesman *ever*). Even though the Scranton branch is dysfunctional as hell, they are the only branch making any significant money for the company, so they are given a lot of leeway.","human_ref_B":"Imagine Michael Scott trying to say that an attempt at humor was unprofessional and inappropriate.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3807.0,"score_ratio":1.4754098361} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivwxkiy","c_root_id_B":"ivwrqws","created_at_utc_A":1668144393,"created_at_utc_B":1668140817,"score_A":180,"score_B":95,"human_ref_A":"Money. Jim is one of Dunder Mifflin's biggest earners. If I remember correctly, the three best salesman in the company are Jim, Dwight, and Stanley(And before he got promoted to manager, Michael was the best Dunder Mifflin salesman *ever*). Even though the Scranton branch is dysfunctional as hell, they are the only branch making any significant money for the company, so they are given a lot of leeway.","human_ref_B":"Michael idolises Jim. He sees him as one of the \"cool kids\" in the office and desperately wants to be his friend, so he's not likely to reprimand him. Also despite Jim's pranks Dwight is still one of, if not the, top salesmen at the company, so they can't be impacting Dwight too much.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3576.0,"score_ratio":1.8947368421} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivwx09d","c_root_id_B":"ivwxkiy","created_at_utc_A":1668144020,"created_at_utc_B":1668144393,"score_A":33,"score_B":180,"human_ref_A":"Dunder Mifflin is a bad company, and their HR department is a joke. Despite not really trying, Jim still makes good sales, and that's all they really care about.","human_ref_B":"Money. Jim is one of Dunder Mifflin's biggest earners. If I remember correctly, the three best salesman in the company are Jim, Dwight, and Stanley(And before he got promoted to manager, Michael was the best Dunder Mifflin salesman *ever*). Even though the Scranton branch is dysfunctional as hell, they are the only branch making any significant money for the company, so they are given a lot of leeway.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":373.0,"score_ratio":5.4545454545} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivwxkiy","c_root_id_B":"ivwtnfa","created_at_utc_A":1668144393,"created_at_utc_B":1668141932,"score_A":180,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Money. Jim is one of Dunder Mifflin's biggest earners. If I remember correctly, the three best salesman in the company are Jim, Dwight, and Stanley(And before he got promoted to manager, Michael was the best Dunder Mifflin salesman *ever*). Even though the Scranton branch is dysfunctional as hell, they are the only branch making any significant money for the company, so they are given a lot of leeway.","human_ref_B":"Often bosses are weak and avoid conflict, despite the fact it stops the job being done.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2461.0,"score_ratio":18.0} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivwysw8","c_root_id_B":"ivwx09d","created_at_utc_A":1668145205,"created_at_utc_B":1668144020,"score_A":85,"score_B":33,"human_ref_A":"Dwight complains about everything. When you complain about everything, your complaints will eventually all just be ignored, even legitimate ones.","human_ref_B":"Dunder Mifflin is a bad company, and their HR department is a joke. Despite not really trying, Jim still makes good sales, and that's all they really care about.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1185.0,"score_ratio":2.5757575758} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivwysw8","c_root_id_B":"ivwtnfa","created_at_utc_A":1668145205,"created_at_utc_B":1668141932,"score_A":85,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Dwight complains about everything. When you complain about everything, your complaints will eventually all just be ignored, even legitimate ones.","human_ref_B":"Often bosses are weak and avoid conflict, despite the fact it stops the job being done.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3273.0,"score_ratio":8.5} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivx7jbn","c_root_id_B":"ivwx09d","created_at_utc_A":1668151743,"created_at_utc_B":1668144020,"score_A":56,"score_B":33,"human_ref_A":"In just about any other office, Jim would absolutely be reprimanded or (probably) fired for harassing Dwight. But there\u2019s a mix of reasons why he\u2019s not: - A lot of his pranks are small enough that you can\u2019t prove he did anything. Like when he convinces Dwight that it\u2019s Friday when it\u2019s actually Thursday. - Dwight tells on Jim a lot, even for things that Jim doesn\u2019t do. So Michael tends to think Dwight\u2019s exaggerating or making things up. - Michael wants Jim to think he\u2019s cool. Michael thinks Jim is awesome and he thinks Dwight is lame. Because of his childish approach to people, Michael would side with Jim a lot of the time. - Michael would probably think most of the pranks that he actually sees are funny. We see it in episode 1, he thinks the jello stapler is funny.","human_ref_B":"Dunder Mifflin is a bad company, and their HR department is a joke. Despite not really trying, Jim still makes good sales, and that's all they really care about.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7723.0,"score_ratio":1.696969697} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivx7jbn","c_root_id_B":"ivwtnfa","created_at_utc_A":1668151743,"created_at_utc_B":1668141932,"score_A":56,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"In just about any other office, Jim would absolutely be reprimanded or (probably) fired for harassing Dwight. But there\u2019s a mix of reasons why he\u2019s not: - A lot of his pranks are small enough that you can\u2019t prove he did anything. Like when he convinces Dwight that it\u2019s Friday when it\u2019s actually Thursday. - Dwight tells on Jim a lot, even for things that Jim doesn\u2019t do. So Michael tends to think Dwight\u2019s exaggerating or making things up. - Michael wants Jim to think he\u2019s cool. Michael thinks Jim is awesome and he thinks Dwight is lame. Because of his childish approach to people, Michael would side with Jim a lot of the time. - Michael would probably think most of the pranks that he actually sees are funny. We see it in episode 1, he thinks the jello stapler is funny.","human_ref_B":"Often bosses are weak and avoid conflict, despite the fact it stops the job being done.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9811.0,"score_ratio":5.6} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivxc2pi","c_root_id_B":"ivwtnfa","created_at_utc_A":1668155574,"created_at_utc_B":1668141932,"score_A":32,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"As a former office worker, Jim's pranks are a little over the top, but nothing much worse than what I've seen. At the end of the day these are twenty-something guys bored at work all day letting off steam. At worst maybe they'd get a talking to from the manager to knock it off. Keep in mind too that Jim isn't bullying Dwight. This isn't one-sided. Dwight does prank Jim. He doesn't succeed as often, but when he does it is glorious (see the snowball fight). Dwight also pranks people who aren't Jim (like when he wore the pumpkin on his head to scare Aaron). To any sane outside observer, Jim and Dwight are best friends. Holly even says so much during the snowball fight. They're constantly hanging out with each other at work, they hang out a lot after work, Dwight was one of two people Jim hung out with the night before his wedding, and Jim has a weird fascination with Dwight's heritage and culture. Dwight does make a lot of complaints to Toby, that Toby files away, but this isn't Dwight being upset he was pranked. He just wants Jim fired because of his anxiety issues. As far as Dunder-Mifflin is concerned, it's in their interest to keep both Dwight and Jim on the team if possible. Dwight is their top salesman. Jim is a very good salesman. They're both bringing lots of money into the company and would be difficult to replace. So they take complaints they make about each other, try to make it look like they're taking action, and then do nothing.","human_ref_B":"Often bosses are weak and avoid conflict, despite the fact it stops the job being done.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13642.0,"score_ratio":3.2} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivx8x6e","c_root_id_B":"ivxc2pi","created_at_utc_A":1668152889,"created_at_utc_B":1668155574,"score_A":2,"score_B":32,"human_ref_A":"Because their HR rep is sad and incompetent","human_ref_B":"As a former office worker, Jim's pranks are a little over the top, but nothing much worse than what I've seen. At the end of the day these are twenty-something guys bored at work all day letting off steam. At worst maybe they'd get a talking to from the manager to knock it off. Keep in mind too that Jim isn't bullying Dwight. This isn't one-sided. Dwight does prank Jim. He doesn't succeed as often, but when he does it is glorious (see the snowball fight). Dwight also pranks people who aren't Jim (like when he wore the pumpkin on his head to scare Aaron). To any sane outside observer, Jim and Dwight are best friends. Holly even says so much during the snowball fight. They're constantly hanging out with each other at work, they hang out a lot after work, Dwight was one of two people Jim hung out with the night before his wedding, and Jim has a weird fascination with Dwight's heritage and culture. Dwight does make a lot of complaints to Toby, that Toby files away, but this isn't Dwight being upset he was pranked. He just wants Jim fired because of his anxiety issues. As far as Dunder-Mifflin is concerned, it's in their interest to keep both Dwight and Jim on the team if possible. Dwight is their top salesman. Jim is a very good salesman. They're both bringing lots of money into the company and would be difficult to replace. So they take complaints they make about each other, try to make it look like they're taking action, and then do nothing.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2685.0,"score_ratio":16.0} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivwtnfa","c_root_id_B":"ivwx09d","created_at_utc_A":1668141932,"created_at_utc_B":1668144020,"score_A":10,"score_B":33,"human_ref_A":"Often bosses are weak and avoid conflict, despite the fact it stops the job being done.","human_ref_B":"Dunder Mifflin is a bad company, and their HR department is a joke. Despite not really trying, Jim still makes good sales, and that's all they really care about.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2088.0,"score_ratio":3.3} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivwtnfa","c_root_id_B":"ivxesxg","created_at_utc_A":1668141932,"created_at_utc_B":1668158007,"score_A":10,"score_B":22,"human_ref_A":"Often bosses are weak and avoid conflict, despite the fact it stops the job being done.","human_ref_B":"Jim and Dwight are both powerhouse salesmen for both the branch and the company. Losing either of them would be a big blow. Losing both would be worse. And if push came to shove, they would lose both. There\u2019s a somewhat unspoken Cold War between the two - Dwight complains but seems content to think his words are taken seriously, but never pushes too hard. Likewise, Jim tends to handle retaliating against Dwight rather than go through official channels. If Jim gets seriously punished\/in trouble for his pranks, it will also put a spotlight on Dwight\u2019s actions and how long *he* has gone largely unpunished. Because while Jim doesn\u2019t like to rock the boat, he\u2019s also not shy about playing politics when the situation calls for it, and would almost certainly file a counter complaint for all the stuff Dwight\u2019s done over the years,","labels":0,"seconds_difference":16075.0,"score_ratio":2.2} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivx8x6e","c_root_id_B":"ivxesxg","created_at_utc_A":1668152889,"created_at_utc_B":1668158007,"score_A":2,"score_B":22,"human_ref_A":"Because their HR rep is sad and incompetent","human_ref_B":"Jim and Dwight are both powerhouse salesmen for both the branch and the company. Losing either of them would be a big blow. Losing both would be worse. And if push came to shove, they would lose both. There\u2019s a somewhat unspoken Cold War between the two - Dwight complains but seems content to think his words are taken seriously, but never pushes too hard. Likewise, Jim tends to handle retaliating against Dwight rather than go through official channels. If Jim gets seriously punished\/in trouble for his pranks, it will also put a spotlight on Dwight\u2019s actions and how long *he* has gone largely unpunished. Because while Jim doesn\u2019t like to rock the boat, he\u2019s also not shy about playing politics when the situation calls for it, and would almost certainly file a counter complaint for all the stuff Dwight\u2019s done over the years,","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5118.0,"score_ratio":11.0} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivxowr1","c_root_id_B":"ivxrqob","created_at_utc_A":1668166604,"created_at_utc_B":1668168569,"score_A":3,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"I'd say it's a Bit who cried 'wolf' situation. Dwight has made so very many complaints that are unfounded and make him seem crazy. So when he reports what Jim does Dwight's formal complaints will seem like just more whining nonsense.","human_ref_B":"Probably every member of the office realistically \u201cshould\u201d be fired going strictly by corporate policy, except maybe Oscar, and Jim is not even in the top five offenders. Dwight is worse, since at least Jim is rational enough to avoid actually dangerous situations. But who would enforce these policies? Michael or Toby. Michael is the worst offender himself, and so desperate to be liked that he enables everything. And Toby is apathetic and timid. Thus hijinx ensues.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1965.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivxrqob","c_root_id_B":"ivx8x6e","created_at_utc_A":1668168569,"created_at_utc_B":1668152889,"score_A":8,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Probably every member of the office realistically \u201cshould\u201d be fired going strictly by corporate policy, except maybe Oscar, and Jim is not even in the top five offenders. Dwight is worse, since at least Jim is rational enough to avoid actually dangerous situations. But who would enforce these policies? Michael or Toby. Michael is the worst offender himself, and so desperate to be liked that he enables everything. And Toby is apathetic and timid. Thus hijinx ensues.","human_ref_B":"Because their HR rep is sad and incompetent","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15680.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivx8x6e","c_root_id_B":"ivxowr1","created_at_utc_A":1668152889,"created_at_utc_B":1668166604,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Because their HR rep is sad and incompetent","human_ref_B":"I'd say it's a Bit who cried 'wolf' situation. Dwight has made so very many complaints that are unfounded and make him seem crazy. So when he reports what Jim does Dwight's formal complaints will seem like just more whining nonsense.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13715.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivya4eu","c_root_id_B":"ivx8x6e","created_at_utc_A":1668178044,"created_at_utc_B":1668152889,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Because it\u2019s a poorly run business with incompetent management. This is the premise of the show.","human_ref_B":"Because their HR rep is sad and incompetent","labels":1,"seconds_difference":25155.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"ys0o5b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[The Office] Why does Jim never face any penalties for his pranks against Dwight? So some of his pranks aren't that crazy like just showing up dressed as Dwight and imitating him, others can be really hard to trace back like putting quarters in his phone to make him bonk himself in the face after they're removed, but some pranks are just unquestionably unprofessional and pretty easy to trace back to Jim like moving Dwight's entire desk to the bathroom and acting smug about it.. Dwight is entirely right it's extremely unprofessional and severely impacting his ability to work for no reason.","c_root_id_A":"ivya4eu","c_root_id_B":"ivxxsk4","created_at_utc_A":1668178044,"created_at_utc_B":1668172176,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Because it\u2019s a poorly run business with incompetent management. This is the premise of the show.","human_ref_B":"The same reason Dwight is never punished for bullying and bossing others. Jim probably wouldn't bother with Dwight if the administration would deal with it, instead. If the people in charge can't regulate, people start regulating themselves.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5868.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"eqmfw5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars - Return of the Jedi] Near the beginning of the film Vader says during a conversation with Needa: \"I hope so commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as me.\" How true is this? Is the Emperor that bad of a person compared to Darth Vader?","c_root_id_A":"feukxtl","c_root_id_B":"feu37ha","created_at_utc_A":1579387523,"created_at_utc_B":1579382708,"score_A":73,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"\u201cLegends\u201d say the Emperor once was displeased with his chief engineer and killed him out right. Cloned him and killed him slowly by dipping him in molten metal inch by inch all while keeping him alive as long as possible. Then cloning him again with all memory of the proceeding events and sent him back to work. This was not the only time the engineer disappointed and the Emperor got creative. Vader only kills you once and quickly at that.","human_ref_B":"The Emperor doesn't kill you immediatly like Vader, he tortures you with Force Lightning first and than he makes sure to break you mentally afterwards. Nobody in your Family is safe and he will make you watch their Suffering and mock for it. Making Vader detroy the Jedi was him taking the Piss on Them.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4815.0,"score_ratio":1.5208333333} +{"post_id":"eqmfw5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars - Return of the Jedi] Near the beginning of the film Vader says during a conversation with Needa: \"I hope so commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as me.\" How true is this? Is the Emperor that bad of a person compared to Darth Vader?","c_root_id_A":"feuqrda","c_root_id_B":"feu37ha","created_at_utc_A":1579389039,"created_at_utc_B":1579382708,"score_A":55,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"Vader kills people because he's really pissed off. Palpatine kills people because it's fun. Some old lore from the 90s says that you can only conjure Force Lightning when you want to watch someone die screaming. Vader's Force Choke is more of an *'I'm done with you'* thing.","human_ref_B":"The Emperor doesn't kill you immediatly like Vader, he tortures you with Force Lightning first and than he makes sure to break you mentally afterwards. Nobody in your Family is safe and he will make you watch their Suffering and mock for it. Making Vader detroy the Jedi was him taking the Piss on Them.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6331.0,"score_ratio":1.1458333333} +{"post_id":"eqmfw5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars - Return of the Jedi] Near the beginning of the film Vader says during a conversation with Needa: \"I hope so commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as me.\" How true is this? Is the Emperor that bad of a person compared to Darth Vader?","c_root_id_A":"feuz3x9","c_root_id_B":"feuwaac","created_at_utc_A":1579391387,"created_at_utc_B":1579390557,"score_A":17,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Just a side note that that conversation was with Moff Jerjerrod. Needa got choked in ESB. Remember \"Apology accepted, Captain Needa\"?","human_ref_B":"Palpatine is technically worse but I think Vader was just making a joke","labels":1,"seconds_difference":830.0,"score_ratio":1.7} +{"post_id":"eqmfw5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars - Return of the Jedi] Near the beginning of the film Vader says during a conversation with Needa: \"I hope so commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as me.\" How true is this? Is the Emperor that bad of a person compared to Darth Vader?","c_root_id_A":"feux988","c_root_id_B":"feuz3x9","created_at_utc_A":1579390874,"created_at_utc_B":1579391387,"score_A":8,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"Vader is just pulling typical middle-management psych-out techniques.","human_ref_B":"Just a side note that that conversation was with Moff Jerjerrod. Needa got choked in ESB. Remember \"Apology accepted, Captain Needa\"?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":513.0,"score_ratio":2.125} +{"post_id":"eqmfw5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars - Return of the Jedi] Near the beginning of the film Vader says during a conversation with Needa: \"I hope so commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as me.\" How true is this? Is the Emperor that bad of a person compared to Darth Vader?","c_root_id_A":"feuwaac","c_root_id_B":"fev5b7p","created_at_utc_A":1579390557,"created_at_utc_B":1579393276,"score_A":10,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Palpatine is technically worse but I think Vader was just making a joke","human_ref_B":"I mean, he could easily just be trying to light a proverbial fire under the commander's ass. Vader has a reputation for choking dudes to death during staff meetings, and I'm sure every single officer in the imperial forces is well aware of it. Telling the commander that the Emperor is even less forgiving than him could very well just be meant to scare him worse.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2719.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"eqmfw5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars - Return of the Jedi] Near the beginning of the film Vader says during a conversation with Needa: \"I hope so commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as me.\" How true is this? Is the Emperor that bad of a person compared to Darth Vader?","c_root_id_A":"feux988","c_root_id_B":"fev5b7p","created_at_utc_A":1579390874,"created_at_utc_B":1579393276,"score_A":8,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Vader is just pulling typical middle-management psych-out techniques.","human_ref_B":"I mean, he could easily just be trying to light a proverbial fire under the commander's ass. Vader has a reputation for choking dudes to death during staff meetings, and I'm sure every single officer in the imperial forces is well aware of it. Telling the commander that the Emperor is even less forgiving than him could very well just be meant to scare him worse.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2402.0,"score_ratio":1.375} +{"post_id":"eqmfw5","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Star Wars - Return of the Jedi] Near the beginning of the film Vader says during a conversation with Needa: \"I hope so commander, for your sake. The Emperor is not as forgiving as me.\" How true is this? Is the Emperor that bad of a person compared to Darth Vader?","c_root_id_A":"feux988","c_root_id_B":"fev5ew8","created_at_utc_A":1579390874,"created_at_utc_B":1579393316,"score_A":8,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Vader is just pulling typical middle-management psych-out techniques.","human_ref_B":"From a certain point of view, it could be said that Vader has a tendency to murder officers who disappoint him. While the Emperor has a tendency to murder *entire planets of people* that disappoint him. So, I can see a bit of a perceptual difference there.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2442.0,"score_ratio":1.125} +{"post_id":"tcre33","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] If Tarkin somehow survived the Death Star\u2019s destruction, how much trouble would he be in with the Emperor for letting it get destroyed by the Rebels?","c_root_id_A":"i0f3gfa","c_root_id_B":"i0f5ioj","created_at_utc_A":1647121756,"created_at_utc_B":1647122702,"score_A":58,"score_B":136,"human_ref_A":"Now I'm just picturing Tarkin getting to an escape pod, but Vader has the only ship around to pick him up, and the awkward flight back with the two of them jammed into the cockpit together. But to answer your question Tarkin would be in a lot of trouble. Some sort of execution by horrific means would probably be arranged. In legends Palpatine had the head designer of the death star executed (and then cloned\/resurrected) over and over again in different ways as punishment for his failure. So I wouldn't be surprised if Tarkin ended up suffering something similar.","human_ref_B":"Tarkin is an experienced political operator. By the time he made it back to civilization, he'd have his story all ginned up and ready to fly. Most likely out is to go ahead and spin Krennic as the pointman of an entire conspiracy. In this fable, Krennic is a chronic incompetent who failed upward for years, stalled out one of the Empire's most important projects in ages, and then when he finally succeeded in spite of himself grew wrathful of his superiors for not getting what he felt was deserved praise, and then led the Rebels to the data storage facility on Scarif, where they then were given the plans that resulted in the destruction of the Death Star. Palps is going to see straight through it, but politically it benefits him to keep Tarkin, since he's an otherwise competent military administrator and a hardcore supporter of the Empire's agenda. Krennic, meanwhile, is already dead, so it's no loss to make him the scapegoat for the whole mess. Of course, dark siders are known for giving in to their anger, and it would be pretty trivial for Palps to lightning bolt Tarkin into toast and then claim he never made it off the DS-1. So, it's a toss-up.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":946.0,"score_ratio":2.3448275862} +{"post_id":"tcre33","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] If Tarkin somehow survived the Death Star\u2019s destruction, how much trouble would he be in with the Emperor for letting it get destroyed by the Rebels?","c_root_id_A":"i0f3g99","c_root_id_B":"i0f5ioj","created_at_utc_A":1647121754,"created_at_utc_B":1647122702,"score_A":10,"score_B":136,"human_ref_A":"Given how quick Vader is to murder admirals for much lower infractions, I\u2019d say he\u2019s pretty much dead.","human_ref_B":"Tarkin is an experienced political operator. By the time he made it back to civilization, he'd have his story all ginned up and ready to fly. Most likely out is to go ahead and spin Krennic as the pointman of an entire conspiracy. In this fable, Krennic is a chronic incompetent who failed upward for years, stalled out one of the Empire's most important projects in ages, and then when he finally succeeded in spite of himself grew wrathful of his superiors for not getting what he felt was deserved praise, and then led the Rebels to the data storage facility on Scarif, where they then were given the plans that resulted in the destruction of the Death Star. Palps is going to see straight through it, but politically it benefits him to keep Tarkin, since he's an otherwise competent military administrator and a hardcore supporter of the Empire's agenda. Krennic, meanwhile, is already dead, so it's no loss to make him the scapegoat for the whole mess. Of course, dark siders are known for giving in to their anger, and it would be pretty trivial for Palps to lightning bolt Tarkin into toast and then claim he never made it off the DS-1. So, it's a toss-up.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":948.0,"score_ratio":13.6} +{"post_id":"tcre33","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] If Tarkin somehow survived the Death Star\u2019s destruction, how much trouble would he be in with the Emperor for letting it get destroyed by the Rebels?","c_root_id_A":"i0f3gfa","c_root_id_B":"i0f3g99","created_at_utc_A":1647121756,"created_at_utc_B":1647121754,"score_A":58,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Now I'm just picturing Tarkin getting to an escape pod, but Vader has the only ship around to pick him up, and the awkward flight back with the two of them jammed into the cockpit together. But to answer your question Tarkin would be in a lot of trouble. Some sort of execution by horrific means would probably be arranged. In legends Palpatine had the head designer of the death star executed (and then cloned\/resurrected) over and over again in different ways as punishment for his failure. So I wouldn't be surprised if Tarkin ended up suffering something similar.","human_ref_B":"Given how quick Vader is to murder admirals for much lower infractions, I\u2019d say he\u2019s pretty much dead.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2.0,"score_ratio":5.8} +{"post_id":"tcre33","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] If Tarkin somehow survived the Death Star\u2019s destruction, how much trouble would he be in with the Emperor for letting it get destroyed by the Rebels?","c_root_id_A":"i0f6d75","c_root_id_B":"i0f3g99","created_at_utc_A":1647123094,"created_at_utc_B":1647121754,"score_A":11,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"He would blame it on the previous guy. Krennic brought on Erso and was responsible for the flaw and its leak. Tarkin used his recent embarrassments to take control of the project and so Krennic was already set up as the perfect scapegoat. Tarkin has been a very useful man to Palpatine since the Clone Wars. I would assume that he is now even more useful given his experience and influence. While the Emperor would be very displeased and would make sure Tarkin *knew* it, I suspect he would retain his life and position.","human_ref_B":"Given how quick Vader is to murder admirals for much lower infractions, I\u2019d say he\u2019s pretty much dead.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1340.0,"score_ratio":1.1} +{"post_id":"tcre33","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] If Tarkin somehow survived the Death Star\u2019s destruction, how much trouble would he be in with the Emperor for letting it get destroyed by the Rebels?","c_root_id_A":"i0fmc6n","c_root_id_B":"i0f95xu","created_at_utc_A":1647130636,"created_at_utc_B":1647124388,"score_A":7,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Probably what he kept on doing to Bevel Lemelisk (one of the key designers of the Death Star). He would kill him in the most painful way possible and then transfer his mind and consciousness to a freshly cloned body. Some of the methods included: slowly lowering him into molten copper and trapping him in a small wire mesh cage with hundreds of flesh eating piranha beetles.","human_ref_B":"If I remember correctly, Palpatine severely punished Vader in the 2015 comics, which take place immediately after \"A new Hope\", where it is mentioned that if Tarkin were alive, Sidious would basically have unleashed all his fury against him, as responsible for that failure. I don't know, between dying or being punished by my furious boss, I prefer death","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6248.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"tcre33","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[Star Wars] If Tarkin somehow survived the Death Star\u2019s destruction, how much trouble would he be in with the Emperor for letting it get destroyed by the Rebels?","c_root_id_A":"i0fmzae","c_root_id_B":"i0g6e6x","created_at_utc_A":1647130956,"created_at_utc_B":1647140972,"score_A":2,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Tarkin would have gotten off scot-free, or even been rewarded. Palpatine was as much a politician and aspiring aristocrat as he was a Sith, and Tarkin, whatever his military setbacks, would have been a capable ally in further consolidating the authoritarian regime. Best to declare Victory At Yavin and set Tarkin loose on institutionalizing a secret police or something. Plenty of time to electrocute Tarkin if he acts up down the line.","human_ref_B":"Tarkin is smart. Very smart. He would probably come up with *some* idea. Biggest problem: Tarkin didn't go down with his ship. Palpatine would be pissed. Very. If Tarkin goes back and doesn't get killed, he knows his wife or someone close to him will have been \"found guilty of treason\" or something.Palpatine can't do shit to Tarkin (publicly), though. u\/justkillingtime2021 said this fairly welll, though. \" >Tarkin would probably spin it as vader's fault and survive humiliated but otherwise unharmed. Tarkin had a near perfect record prior to yavin and was seen as the architect of the imperial military and it's design philosophy. Publicly shaming him would risk alienating most of the military and all the other moffs. Palpatine would probably move Tarkin off his most prized projects like the death star 2 and remove him from supreme command of the military. Or just leave him unmolested and in his postings simply to screw with Darth Vader and his emotions. Palps gains nothing by punishing Tarkin and can gain more politically by letting tarkin lie or play the war hero role up \" They cannot lose Tarkin. He is too smart. If Vader and Tarkin are 2 rooks. At the end of Return of the jedi, he wants to sacrifice his rook to queen a pawn. Or this, at worst. >Probably what he kept on doing to Bevel Lemelisk (one of the key designers of the Death Star). He would kill him in the most painful way possible and then transfer his mind and consciousness to a freshly cloned body. Some of the methods included: slowly lowering him into molten copper and trapping him in a small wire mesh cage with hundreds of flesh eating piranha beetles.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10016.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"kzscry","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.76,"history":"[Avatar the Last Airbender] How are water tribe necklaces made? If it is glass where does the glass come from in a place without sand? If it's frozen water how does that hold up to the elements? Are these necklaces made with bending and if so how do non benders make them?","c_root_id_A":"gjq4q22","c_root_id_B":"gjpldre","created_at_utc_A":1610982732,"created_at_utc_B":1610968173,"score_A":26,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"It could be glass, it could be painted ivory\/rock\/ceramic, I don't think it's ever been elaborated on other than the person who gives the necklace crafts it. >If it is glass where does the glass come from in a place without sand? The poles aren't all ice, presumably they find a rocky\/beach area or possibly even dig down through the snow until they reach earth to get the materials. Alternatively, they could get the materials through trade - I don't see why the NWT would have any problem engaging in trade, and going by the fact that there are merchants who recognize Sokka and Katara's SWT money I think it's reasonable to assume that the SWT isn't completely isolated and does engage in trade of some kind. >Are these necklaces made with bending Maybe? >and if so how do non benders make them? Presumably the same way those materials are traditionally shaped, through carving\/molding\/etc.","human_ref_B":"Could be sand pulled from bottom of ocean with bending","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14559.0,"score_ratio":1.8571428571} +{"post_id":"kzscry","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.76,"history":"[Avatar the Last Airbender] How are water tribe necklaces made? If it is glass where does the glass come from in a place without sand? If it's frozen water how does that hold up to the elements? Are these necklaces made with bending and if so how do non benders make them?","c_root_id_A":"gjq4q22","c_root_id_B":"gjq1jtr","created_at_utc_A":1610982732,"created_at_utc_B":1610980897,"score_A":26,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"It could be glass, it could be painted ivory\/rock\/ceramic, I don't think it's ever been elaborated on other than the person who gives the necklace crafts it. >If it is glass where does the glass come from in a place without sand? The poles aren't all ice, presumably they find a rocky\/beach area or possibly even dig down through the snow until they reach earth to get the materials. Alternatively, they could get the materials through trade - I don't see why the NWT would have any problem engaging in trade, and going by the fact that there are merchants who recognize Sokka and Katara's SWT money I think it's reasonable to assume that the SWT isn't completely isolated and does engage in trade of some kind. >Are these necklaces made with bending Maybe? >and if so how do non benders make them? Presumably the same way those materials are traditionally shaped, through carving\/molding\/etc.","human_ref_B":"Could be some kind of quartz. Water is sometimes involved in polishing gemstones if I recall.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1835.0,"score_ratio":3.25} +{"post_id":"kzscry","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.76,"history":"[Avatar the Last Airbender] How are water tribe necklaces made? If it is glass where does the glass come from in a place without sand? If it's frozen water how does that hold up to the elements? Are these necklaces made with bending and if so how do non benders make them?","c_root_id_A":"gjq4q22","c_root_id_B":"gjq43lg","created_at_utc_A":1610982732,"created_at_utc_B":1610982378,"score_A":26,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"It could be glass, it could be painted ivory\/rock\/ceramic, I don't think it's ever been elaborated on other than the person who gives the necklace crafts it. >If it is glass where does the glass come from in a place without sand? The poles aren't all ice, presumably they find a rocky\/beach area or possibly even dig down through the snow until they reach earth to get the materials. Alternatively, they could get the materials through trade - I don't see why the NWT would have any problem engaging in trade, and going by the fact that there are merchants who recognize Sokka and Katara's SWT money I think it's reasonable to assume that the SWT isn't completely isolated and does engage in trade of some kind. >Are these necklaces made with bending Maybe? >and if so how do non benders make them? Presumably the same way those materials are traditionally shaped, through carving\/molding\/etc.","human_ref_B":"You realize people can trade for the materials right? And that people have known how to make jewelry for thousands of years.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":354.0,"score_ratio":5.2} +{"post_id":"kzscry","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.76,"history":"[Avatar the Last Airbender] How are water tribe necklaces made? If it is glass where does the glass come from in a place without sand? If it's frozen water how does that hold up to the elements? Are these necklaces made with bending and if so how do non benders make them?","c_root_id_A":"gjq43lg","c_root_id_B":"gjr6w05","created_at_utc_A":1610982378,"created_at_utc_B":1611001737,"score_A":5,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"You realize people can trade for the materials right? And that people have known how to make jewelry for thousands of years.","human_ref_B":"It's carved bone. Carved bone jewelry is a thing in Inuit cultures IRL, and the water tribes are based off of those cultures. No bending is required, just a sharp tool and some talent. The water tribes are avid, skilled hunters. We don't see much of the ecosystem around the tribes, but we know they have the penguins, walrus yaks, and polar bear dogs. Presumably their are also seals and whales. What better betrothal offering than a carved bone necklace? It shows that the man is a skilled hunter that can provide for a family and a talented artisan who pays attention to small details. Or is wealthy enough to pay someone else to be those things.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":19359.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"kzscry","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.76,"history":"[Avatar the Last Airbender] How are water tribe necklaces made? If it is glass where does the glass come from in a place without sand? If it's frozen water how does that hold up to the elements? Are these necklaces made with bending and if so how do non benders make them?","c_root_id_A":"gjqke7l","c_root_id_B":"gjr6w05","created_at_utc_A":1610990808,"created_at_utc_B":1611001737,"score_A":3,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Even though the poles are primarily ice and snow, the scenes of the villages show that they have access to standard materials like wood, cloth, stones, metals, etc. There must be some solid ground nearby with trees. The necklace appear to be made from some type of stone, probably just carved with a metal tool.","human_ref_B":"It's carved bone. Carved bone jewelry is a thing in Inuit cultures IRL, and the water tribes are based off of those cultures. No bending is required, just a sharp tool and some talent. The water tribes are avid, skilled hunters. We don't see much of the ecosystem around the tribes, but we know they have the penguins, walrus yaks, and polar bear dogs. Presumably their are also seals and whales. What better betrothal offering than a carved bone necklace? It shows that the man is a skilled hunter that can provide for a family and a talented artisan who pays attention to small details. Or is wealthy enough to pay someone else to be those things.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10929.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"qkfrct","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Dune 2021] Why did the emperor appoint house atreides to rule over Arrakis to just ally with house Harkonnen and wipe them out soon after? Did I miss something really important in the movie? I asked my mum who read the first book and she told me it\u2019s not really clear on why the emperor is doing what he\u2019s doing in there either, so I\u2019m kinda feeling a little lost here :D isn\u2019t this like the main plot point in the whole story? The emperor siding with another house to stab house Atreidis in the back? I felt like this was trying to be a kind of game of thrones intrigue but just without context at all :D","c_root_id_A":"hiw36ir","c_root_id_B":"hiw3j4v","created_at_utc_A":1635779155,"created_at_utc_B":1635779317,"score_A":25,"score_B":126,"human_ref_A":"Because like in our world, there are certain rules everyone should follow, EVEN the Emperor. By breaking said rules one risks being ostracized\/challenged\/questioned\/attacked by those who believe in said rules, EVEN the Emperor. In this specific case, Leto Atreides became too popular, possibly to the point that he might be elected next Emperor, so the current one decided to use brutal strength of Harknonnens to deal with this \"nuisance\".","human_ref_B":"Because House Atreides was quickly coming into a position to oppose the Emperor. Leto was of noble blood, being a cousin of the emperor and was extremely popular asking the other Houses. He had also trained some of his soldiers to be as strong as, if not better than, the Sardaukar. As Thufir Hawat put it: >The Padishah Emperor turned against House Atreides because the Duke's Warmasters Gurney Halleck and Duncan Idaho had trained a fighting force -- a small fighting force -- to within a hair as good as the Sardaukar. Some of them were even better. And the Duke was in a position to enlarge his force, to make it every bit as strong as the Emperor's. As for why he was given Arrakis first? Because it's easier to wipe out what's basically the only real city on a barren planet than it is to openly attack a House of a highly populated planet. Even better is that \"on Caladan [they] ruled by air and sea. On Arrakis, [they] need desert power,\" which they didn't yet have.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":162.0,"score_ratio":5.04} +{"post_id":"qkfrct","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Dune 2021] Why did the emperor appoint house atreides to rule over Arrakis to just ally with house Harkonnen and wipe them out soon after? Did I miss something really important in the movie? I asked my mum who read the first book and she told me it\u2019s not really clear on why the emperor is doing what he\u2019s doing in there either, so I\u2019m kinda feeling a little lost here :D isn\u2019t this like the main plot point in the whole story? The emperor siding with another house to stab house Atreidis in the back? I felt like this was trying to be a kind of game of thrones intrigue but just without context at all :D","c_root_id_A":"hiwait8","c_root_id_B":"hiw3mho","created_at_utc_A":1635782399,"created_at_utc_B":1635779359,"score_A":21,"score_B":19,"human_ref_A":"Atreides are popular, their army is growing in strength, Harkonnens are very rich and possibly dangerous too. Caladan is well defended with naval\/aerial power and local population supports them. So they get Atreides to Arrakis where they have to adapt, but they don't give them time to do it. Harkonnens spend decades of wealth and got into debt to bribe Emperor and guild. So basically Emperor destroyed Atreides and made Harkonnens pay for it.","human_ref_B":"The idea was twofold. First, by getting the Atreides off of Caladan, he removed the Duke and his family from the center of their power. The overwhelming majority of their armies, heavy weapons, and vehicles were there, so attacking would be incredibly difficult. By having them go to Dune, they were placed in a much weaker position, as they could only transport as many of their military assets as permitted by the Spacing Guild (and the logistical infrastructure supported by a much less developed planet), and they were now living on and ruling a planet that had a populace that were far more skeptical towards them than the people of their Homeworld. Secondly, by mixing\/disguising Sardukar soldiers amongst the Harkonnen troops, the Emperor could maintain plausible deniability and make the whole thing look like the end result of an old grudge between two rival houses, rather than a covert effort by the Imperial House to eliminate a perceived threat (thus potentially implying weakness and insecurity to the Lansarad).","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3040.0,"score_ratio":1.1052631579} +{"post_id":"qkfrct","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Dune 2021] Why did the emperor appoint house atreides to rule over Arrakis to just ally with house Harkonnen and wipe them out soon after? Did I miss something really important in the movie? I asked my mum who read the first book and she told me it\u2019s not really clear on why the emperor is doing what he\u2019s doing in there either, so I\u2019m kinda feeling a little lost here :D isn\u2019t this like the main plot point in the whole story? The emperor siding with another house to stab house Atreidis in the back? I felt like this was trying to be a kind of game of thrones intrigue but just without context at all :D","c_root_id_A":"hiwait8","c_root_id_B":"hiw7kxk","created_at_utc_A":1635782399,"created_at_utc_B":1635781119,"score_A":21,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Atreides are popular, their army is growing in strength, Harkonnens are very rich and possibly dangerous too. Caladan is well defended with naval\/aerial power and local population supports them. So they get Atreides to Arrakis where they have to adapt, but they don't give them time to do it. Harkonnens spend decades of wealth and got into debt to bribe Emperor and guild. So basically Emperor destroyed Atreides and made Harkonnens pay for it.","human_ref_B":"House Atreides was becoming too powerful, and the Emperor saw them as a threat, but the Emperor also needs the Great Houses of the Landsraad to keep his power, so he can't just go stomping on them when he feels like it. The other factor in play here is that Atreides and Harkonnen have had a blood feud for nearly as long as both Houses have existed, so by giving Arakis to Atreides, he can exploit that feud by quietly assisting the Harkonnens in wiping out Atreides as 'revenge' for taking Arakis from them. If it had all gone to plan, Atreides would be wiped out, and no one would know that the Harkonnens had help from the Emperor and his Saurdukar to do it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1280.0,"score_ratio":4.2} +{"post_id":"qkfrct","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Dune 2021] Why did the emperor appoint house atreides to rule over Arrakis to just ally with house Harkonnen and wipe them out soon after? Did I miss something really important in the movie? I asked my mum who read the first book and she told me it\u2019s not really clear on why the emperor is doing what he\u2019s doing in there either, so I\u2019m kinda feeling a little lost here :D isn\u2019t this like the main plot point in the whole story? The emperor siding with another house to stab house Atreidis in the back? I felt like this was trying to be a kind of game of thrones intrigue but just without context at all :D","c_root_id_A":"hiwduqv","c_root_id_B":"hiw7kxk","created_at_utc_A":1635783859,"created_at_utc_B":1635781119,"score_A":15,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"In short, the Emperor is stronger than each Noble House on its own, but all Noble Houses combined could take out the Emperor. This leads to a peculiar state of balance where the Emperor tries to keep as much power as possible, but not so much that the Noble Houses as a whole feel threatened by him. Stewardship over Dune has become a perfect tool for the Emperor to take powerful houses down a peck or two. If a House became too powerful in his opinion he would award them Dune as a \"reward\" knowing well that the other Noble Houses would immediately start to conspire against the Ruler of Dune because of the prestige and power that comes of ruling Arrakis. While also knowing that the Pilots Guild keeps enough influence over those machinations that the Spice would still flow. This is what happened to House Atreides. Leto has become very popular in the Landsrad and could become the centre of a stable opposition block against the Emperor if he so chose. Add to that that the Harkonen and Atreids had a 'Kanly' that is an officially recognised vendetta, against each other, it was the perfect opportunity to set up the Atreides for quick destruction.","human_ref_B":"House Atreides was becoming too powerful, and the Emperor saw them as a threat, but the Emperor also needs the Great Houses of the Landsraad to keep his power, so he can't just go stomping on them when he feels like it. The other factor in play here is that Atreides and Harkonnen have had a blood feud for nearly as long as both Houses have existed, so by giving Arakis to Atreides, he can exploit that feud by quietly assisting the Harkonnens in wiping out Atreides as 'revenge' for taking Arakis from them. If it had all gone to plan, Atreides would be wiped out, and no one would know that the Harkonnens had help from the Emperor and his Saurdukar to do it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2740.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"qkfrct","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Dune 2021] Why did the emperor appoint house atreides to rule over Arrakis to just ally with house Harkonnen and wipe them out soon after? Did I miss something really important in the movie? I asked my mum who read the first book and she told me it\u2019s not really clear on why the emperor is doing what he\u2019s doing in there either, so I\u2019m kinda feeling a little lost here :D isn\u2019t this like the main plot point in the whole story? The emperor siding with another house to stab house Atreidis in the back? I felt like this was trying to be a kind of game of thrones intrigue but just without context at all :D","c_root_id_A":"hiwduqv","c_root_id_B":"hiwbf8h","created_at_utc_A":1635783859,"created_at_utc_B":1635782797,"score_A":15,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"In short, the Emperor is stronger than each Noble House on its own, but all Noble Houses combined could take out the Emperor. This leads to a peculiar state of balance where the Emperor tries to keep as much power as possible, but not so much that the Noble Houses as a whole feel threatened by him. Stewardship over Dune has become a perfect tool for the Emperor to take powerful houses down a peck or two. If a House became too powerful in his opinion he would award them Dune as a \"reward\" knowing well that the other Noble Houses would immediately start to conspire against the Ruler of Dune because of the prestige and power that comes of ruling Arrakis. While also knowing that the Pilots Guild keeps enough influence over those machinations that the Spice would still flow. This is what happened to House Atreides. Leto has become very popular in the Landsrad and could become the centre of a stable opposition block against the Emperor if he so chose. Add to that that the Harkonen and Atreids had a 'Kanly' that is an officially recognised vendetta, against each other, it was the perfect opportunity to set up the Atreides for quick destruction.","human_ref_B":"Other's have answered the specific question well, so I will just point out that the emperor's motives are very explicitly articulated in the book.... The baron lays out the plan to his court, without any reading between the lines or nuance required. Both movies also state it outright, although not as obviously as the book did.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1062.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfoiu5i","c_root_id_B":"hfojek7","created_at_utc_A":1633572291,"created_at_utc_B":1633572583,"score_A":64,"score_B":233,"human_ref_A":">My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. This explicitly is the case as established in WandaVision. Likely the surviving Avengers had him taken to the US, only for his body to be seized or stolen at a later date.","human_ref_B":"In terms of how the body physically got out of Wakanda, once the battle ended there's a good chance that the surviving Avengers picked him up and tried to take him back home in the hope that Tony was A) alive and B) could do something. The Wakandans are distracted with the loss of their king, and were willing to deal with Vision as an individual and not a walking pile of contraband (he ce their willingness to help him when the Avengers first arrive instead of scrapping him), so they likely just let them walk off. Then, later, Tony rage quits the team and it becomes clear that Vision is beyond saving. You can't just bury a body made our of the most precious material on Earth, so they hand him over to government custody instead.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":292.0,"score_ratio":3.640625} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfor27k","c_root_id_B":"hfp3s4u","created_at_utc_A":1633576839,"created_at_utc_B":1633584546,"score_A":22,"score_B":39,"human_ref_A":"Regarding why SWORD specifically, remember that at the time Maria Rambeau was in charge. Carol might've vouched for her.","human_ref_B":"Vision *did* in fact sign the Sokovia Accords, remember that he was on team Iron Man in Civil War. Black Widow even told Steve directly that Vision signed when he asked. I don't really know if there's a clause in there that specifies what to do with a fallen Avengers body though. I believe that the Wakandans would have considered Vision to be a living member of the Avengers, as they didn't really raise a problem with him when he showed up to get the Mind Stone extracted. So, I doubt that the remnants of the Wakandan Government would object to the Avengers taking Visions body back to the US. Vision being returned to the States seems to be the likely outcome. In WandaVision, we see that he bought property in Westview for him and Wanda, so he was at least entitled to actually own property in the US. His signature on the Accords was likely legally binding, so I'm thinking that he was considered a citizen by the Government, even if we was also classified as a \"weapon\" by SWORD. So, I'm assuming that the remaining Avengers took Vision back to the US, and sometime after SWORD came in and took it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7707.0,"score_ratio":1.7727272727} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfp3s4u","c_root_id_B":"hfotje9","created_at_utc_A":1633584546,"created_at_utc_B":1633578253,"score_A":39,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Vision *did* in fact sign the Sokovia Accords, remember that he was on team Iron Man in Civil War. Black Widow even told Steve directly that Vision signed when he asked. I don't really know if there's a clause in there that specifies what to do with a fallen Avengers body though. I believe that the Wakandans would have considered Vision to be a living member of the Avengers, as they didn't really raise a problem with him when he showed up to get the Mind Stone extracted. So, I doubt that the remnants of the Wakandan Government would object to the Avengers taking Visions body back to the US. Vision being returned to the States seems to be the likely outcome. In WandaVision, we see that he bought property in Westview for him and Wanda, so he was at least entitled to actually own property in the US. His signature on the Accords was likely legally binding, so I'm thinking that he was considered a citizen by the Government, even if we was also classified as a \"weapon\" by SWORD. So, I'm assuming that the remaining Avengers took Vision back to the US, and sometime after SWORD came in and took it.","human_ref_B":"Hey, I just wanted to say that this is a pretty good write-up on your part. As for an answer, I'm also of the thought that the Avengers carried Vision home, and then he was on USA soil.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6293.0,"score_ratio":4.875} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfp3s4u","c_root_id_B":"hfp31sl","created_at_utc_A":1633584546,"created_at_utc_B":1633584030,"score_A":39,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Vision *did* in fact sign the Sokovia Accords, remember that he was on team Iron Man in Civil War. Black Widow even told Steve directly that Vision signed when he asked. I don't really know if there's a clause in there that specifies what to do with a fallen Avengers body though. I believe that the Wakandans would have considered Vision to be a living member of the Avengers, as they didn't really raise a problem with him when he showed up to get the Mind Stone extracted. So, I doubt that the remnants of the Wakandan Government would object to the Avengers taking Visions body back to the US. Vision being returned to the States seems to be the likely outcome. In WandaVision, we see that he bought property in Westview for him and Wanda, so he was at least entitled to actually own property in the US. His signature on the Accords was likely legally binding, so I'm thinking that he was considered a citizen by the Government, even if we was also classified as a \"weapon\" by SWORD. So, I'm assuming that the remaining Avengers took Vision back to the US, and sometime after SWORD came in and took it.","human_ref_B":"I think avengers took him to USA and then ended up giving it to SWORD for safekeeping due to Carol-Maria connection, as Sentient Weapons is in the name. Then once Maria dies and Hayward becomes acting director, he attempts to illegally re-activate him. Also Vision was on the side of Accords.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":516.0,"score_ratio":4.3333333333} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfp3mwy","c_root_id_B":"hfp3s4u","created_at_utc_A":1633584441,"created_at_utc_B":1633584546,"score_A":3,"score_B":39,"human_ref_A":"You know all of those \u201chow did ____ end up with ____?\u201d Questions we\u2019ve had throughout the years, like \u201chow did Hydra wind up with the staff?\u201d Well like those, marvel will read this and think \u201cshit this doesn\u2019t make sense, let\u2019s shove in a scene to explain this away\u201d The Americans probably took their dead and wounded home.","human_ref_B":"Vision *did* in fact sign the Sokovia Accords, remember that he was on team Iron Man in Civil War. Black Widow even told Steve directly that Vision signed when he asked. I don't really know if there's a clause in there that specifies what to do with a fallen Avengers body though. I believe that the Wakandans would have considered Vision to be a living member of the Avengers, as they didn't really raise a problem with him when he showed up to get the Mind Stone extracted. So, I doubt that the remnants of the Wakandan Government would object to the Avengers taking Visions body back to the US. Vision being returned to the States seems to be the likely outcome. In WandaVision, we see that he bought property in Westview for him and Wanda, so he was at least entitled to actually own property in the US. His signature on the Accords was likely legally binding, so I'm thinking that he was considered a citizen by the Government, even if we was also classified as a \"weapon\" by SWORD. So, I'm assuming that the remaining Avengers took Vision back to the US, and sometime after SWORD came in and took it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":105.0,"score_ratio":13.0} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfotje9","c_root_id_B":"hfp31sl","created_at_utc_A":1633578253,"created_at_utc_B":1633584030,"score_A":8,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Hey, I just wanted to say that this is a pretty good write-up on your part. As for an answer, I'm also of the thought that the Avengers carried Vision home, and then he was on USA soil.","human_ref_B":"I think avengers took him to USA and then ended up giving it to SWORD for safekeeping due to Carol-Maria connection, as Sentient Weapons is in the name. Then once Maria dies and Hayward becomes acting director, he attempts to illegally re-activate him. Also Vision was on the side of Accords.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5777.0,"score_ratio":1.125} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfp9y5g","c_root_id_B":"hfp7svn","created_at_utc_A":1633589463,"created_at_utc_B":1633587660,"score_A":7,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Visions last will is mentioned in wandavision, so he did have one written","human_ref_B":"I think you got a couple of facts wrong. Didn't Ultron make Visions body? He paid Klaw to steal it from Wakanda, and then he kidnapped that scientist lady and made her synthesize a body out of it, and then he tried to upload his mind to it but failed. Also, didn't Vision sign the accords? He was on Tony's side in civil war and he accidently shot Rhodey but he was aiming at Falcon (who was on Captain side)","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1803.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfp9y5g","c_root_id_B":"hfp3mwy","created_at_utc_A":1633589463,"created_at_utc_B":1633584441,"score_A":7,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Visions last will is mentioned in wandavision, so he did have one written","human_ref_B":"You know all of those \u201chow did ____ end up with ____?\u201d Questions we\u2019ve had throughout the years, like \u201chow did Hydra wind up with the staff?\u201d Well like those, marvel will read this and think \u201cshit this doesn\u2019t make sense, let\u2019s shove in a scene to explain this away\u201d The Americans probably took their dead and wounded home.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5022.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfp7svn","c_root_id_B":"hfp3mwy","created_at_utc_A":1633587660,"created_at_utc_B":1633584441,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I think you got a couple of facts wrong. Didn't Ultron make Visions body? He paid Klaw to steal it from Wakanda, and then he kidnapped that scientist lady and made her synthesize a body out of it, and then he tried to upload his mind to it but failed. Also, didn't Vision sign the accords? He was on Tony's side in civil war and he accidently shot Rhodey but he was aiming at Falcon (who was on Captain side)","human_ref_B":"You know all of those \u201chow did ____ end up with ____?\u201d Questions we\u2019ve had throughout the years, like \u201chow did Hydra wind up with the staff?\u201d Well like those, marvel will read this and think \u201cshit this doesn\u2019t make sense, let\u2019s shove in a scene to explain this away\u201d The Americans probably took their dead and wounded home.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3219.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfpa09h","c_root_id_B":"hfp3mwy","created_at_utc_A":1633589514,"created_at_utc_B":1633584441,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"They probably bought him to Avengers Mansion and was kept there. Then after Thanos destroyed it in endgame, Damage Control handled cleanup. Since the Avengers are basically disbanded at moment Vision got handed over to SWORD","human_ref_B":"You know all of those \u201chow did ____ end up with ____?\u201d Questions we\u2019ve had throughout the years, like \u201chow did Hydra wind up with the staff?\u201d Well like those, marvel will read this and think \u201cshit this doesn\u2019t make sense, let\u2019s shove in a scene to explain this away\u201d The Americans probably took their dead and wounded home.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5073.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfp3mwy","c_root_id_B":"hfpvo37","created_at_utc_A":1633584441,"created_at_utc_B":1633607937,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"You know all of those \u201chow did ____ end up with ____?\u201d Questions we\u2019ve had throughout the years, like \u201chow did Hydra wind up with the staff?\u201d Well like those, marvel will read this and think \u201cshit this doesn\u2019t make sense, let\u2019s shove in a scene to explain this away\u201d The Americans probably took their dead and wounded home.","human_ref_B":"Vision was a living being. He was asked to sign the Sokovia accords which to me suggests the United Nations saw him as a living person. The Avengers likely held some sort of funeral for him in fact I bet that funeral was the closest thing to closure any of them got after everyone else who died didn't leave a body. After that the SWORD probably stole his body from wherever the Avengers had it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":23496.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfpay6n","c_root_id_B":"hfpvo37","created_at_utc_A":1633590333,"created_at_utc_B":1633607937,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Probably the same way the US Gov got their hands on foreign lands, countries and oil. Just fucking took it and nobody had a bigger stick to shove it up their ass and tell them \"fuck off, it's my property\".","human_ref_B":"Vision was a living being. He was asked to sign the Sokovia accords which to me suggests the United Nations saw him as a living person. The Avengers likely held some sort of funeral for him in fact I bet that funeral was the closest thing to closure any of them got after everyone else who died didn't leave a body. After that the SWORD probably stole his body from wherever the Avengers had it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17604.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"q2ymcw","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How did the U.S. Government (specifically SWORD) get their hands on Vision's body after Infinity War? So Vision died in Wakanda. When the mind stone was ripped from him he died and his body was left there, in the Wakandan forest, after the snap. What I don't understand is why would the Wakandan government let a foreign entity (especially the United States government) just take BILLIONS of dollars worth of Vibranium that's forged into literally one of the most advanced sentient weapons in the universe? Was Vision considered a US citizen or something? Vision really wasn't born per se, he was created, and he's not even a human either. I would imagine it's probably a gray-area about whether or not vibranium synthezoids have human rights. I mean my guy is literally just code, magic rock, and vibranium. Iirc, Vision also didn't sign the Sokovia Accords which rules out any article in it about what should happen to Avengers after they die because it doesn't apply to him. I feel like if anything, the body of Vision should have gone to Tony and\/or Banner. Technically speaking, Vision is the property of Tony Stark and Stark Industries because practically everything about Vision was created by them. Visions original AI is Jarvis, created by Tony Stark, Visions body was created by Stark and Banner in AOU, really the only thing that made Vision \"human\" was the mind stone. And that was gone. So I think you could make the argument that the body of Vision legally belongs to Tony or Bruce. And, if we follow that line of thinking, I think it is HIGHLY unlikely that they would just hand over Visions body like that. They're pretty smart guys. AND, if we wanna get even more technical, the material that Vision was made of is Vibranium, which can really only be found in Wakanda. So I think the Wakandan government could say something like \"The body was made using resources only found in our country, we have the right to handle those resources\" or something like that. My only other thought was that if Vision made some sort of last will and testament. Like in it, it said that he wants himself to be dismantled so his powers can't be abused or whatever. But I feel like I can still reject that theory because if that was the case, why wouldn't the Wakandan government just dismantle him themselves, why would they turn him over to a secret division of the US military with literally no assurance that he would be properly dismantled and disposed of? Idk, what do you all think. It was the one thing that really confused me about WandaVision and I thought I'd finally make a post about it. Any thoughts would be great!","c_root_id_A":"hfq4kej","c_root_id_B":"hfpay6n","created_at_utc_A":1633612793,"created_at_utc_B":1633590333,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"During The Falcon and the Winter Soldier we see the Dora Milaje acting in tandem with outside governments, capturing Zemo and turning him over to the Raft. In Endgame we see the Dora (or at least Okoye) patrolling part of the world. It's possible that the world governments reached out to Wakanda for aid after the Snap (with technology, medicine, and man power), which gave them an even bigger foothold in the world government than they had achieved at the end of Black Panther. They may have even been given unlimited jurisdiction in exchange for Vision's body. Or maybe conversations for the body simply began because of these greater connections.","human_ref_B":"Probably the same way the US Gov got their hands on foreign lands, countries and oil. Just fucking took it and nobody had a bigger stick to shove it up their ass and tell them \"fuck off, it's my property\".","labels":1,"seconds_difference":22460.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"zwhyl6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] The Empire has seemingly conquered the whole galaxy, who would a consular ship be visiting?","c_root_id_A":"j1uqa7w","c_root_id_B":"j1up94p","created_at_utc_A":1672154998,"created_at_utc_B":1672154554,"score_A":230,"score_B":108,"human_ref_A":"The Empire hasn't conquered the whole galaxy. They control a large chunk but not all of it. There's independent nations outside the empire like the corporate sector and Hutt space. There's independent worlds and systems. And there's plenty of different worlds that while part of the empire are autonomous. Diplomacy doesn't end just because everyone is part of the same government either. A consular can still go to visit and negotiate with allies instead of resorting to edicts and laws forcing compliance.","human_ref_B":"It hasn't conquered the whole Galaxy by a long shot. But there are still diplomatic missions between countries who are both, for instance, in the UN and so on.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":444.0,"score_ratio":2.1296296296} +{"post_id":"zwhyl6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] The Empire has seemingly conquered the whole galaxy, who would a consular ship be visiting?","c_root_id_A":"j1updns","c_root_id_B":"j1uqa7w","created_at_utc_A":1672154607,"created_at_utc_B":1672154998,"score_A":72,"score_B":230,"human_ref_A":"Other planets. There are still no shortage of interplanetary disputes. Sometimes the Empire resolves them through force, but that's not the norm","human_ref_B":"The Empire hasn't conquered the whole galaxy. They control a large chunk but not all of it. There's independent nations outside the empire like the corporate sector and Hutt space. There's independent worlds and systems. And there's plenty of different worlds that while part of the empire are autonomous. Diplomacy doesn't end just because everyone is part of the same government either. A consular can still go to visit and negotiate with allies instead of resorting to edicts and laws forcing compliance.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":391.0,"score_ratio":3.1944444444} +{"post_id":"zwhyl6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] The Empire has seemingly conquered the whole galaxy, who would a consular ship be visiting?","c_root_id_A":"j1uwi0a","c_root_id_B":"j1uznwh","created_at_utc_A":1672157633,"created_at_utc_B":1672158950,"score_A":29,"score_B":54,"human_ref_A":"The empire claims a large swath as its territory but doesn\u2019t necessarily control it, take Tatooine the empire has troops there but that\u2019s hutt territory and even the empire isn\u2019t gonna start beef with them for no reason.","human_ref_B":"Ignoring how others have explained, that the Empire hasn't conquered the whole Galaxy, nor has it subjugated all the territory that it claims to command, there are still several interplanetary disputes within the Empire at a more local planetary government level, just the same as real world countries have disputes at local government levels. While such disputes are extremely unlikely come to war, they do still need to be dealt with in order for trade and other such matters to proceed unhindered","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1317.0,"score_ratio":1.8620689655} +{"post_id":"zwhyl6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Star Wars] The Empire has seemingly conquered the whole galaxy, who would a consular ship be visiting?","c_root_id_A":"j1xpwq7","c_root_id_B":"j1wkbzt","created_at_utc_A":1672200743,"created_at_utc_B":1672181678,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Almost everyone here skirted around the real reason for interplanetary diplomacy, even within the singular Empire: space is unfathomable huge, and this is diplomacy between entire worlds! Not to mention the fact that each world could have millions or billions of people each. This isn't like two countries negotiating across oceans. This is entire Earths with all of their entire respective states and factions negotiating across light years. Andor kind of showed us this. Sure the Empire has control on a macro scale, but these kind of localized events probably happen all over the place. Diplomats, consulars, spies, agents, and the like swoop in after the action and hash out all of the details and minutiae that keep galactic day to day life moving.","human_ref_B":"Up until not long after that incident the senate still existed and senator Organa may have had his daughter out doing diplomacy with some trade envoy or senator on a world near there.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":19065.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"zhkn0n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Star Wars] How many times can the Jedi and Sith wage war against each other before the entire galaxy just says screw you guys and start attacking both sides? I know they're all overpowered space wizards, but even then, I would definitely start losing it when yet *another* goody two shoes jedi doesn't get his favorite lightsaber color and now he's a lightning shooting maniac","c_root_id_A":"izmtxq5","c_root_id_B":"iznmua5","created_at_utc_A":1670656146,"created_at_utc_B":1670679155,"score_A":24,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"That's sort of what people in the Republic\/Empire thought was happening when Palpatine took power. Only Palpatine's inner-circle knew he was a Sith. To everyone else, it looked like Count Dooku was a Jedi turned Sith who was waging a war, and that the Jedi staged a coup to overthrow the Republic.","human_ref_B":"Your question glosses over the fact that the sith weren\u2019t just waging war on the Jedi , they always try to take over the galaxy and thus effectively wage war against *everyone*. It\u2019s not just two religions duking it out eternally over their own views. The sith want to rule the galaxy and everyone in it, the Jedi want to defend the people of the galaxy. People are going to support the latter. The closest thing to what you\u2019re talking about came at the end of the clone wars when palpatine very cleverly tricked the republic into thinking the Jedi were bad, which worked briefly, but obviously this sentiment didn\u2019t stick too well once people realized the empire was pretty sucky.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":23009.0,"score_ratio":1.4583333333} +{"post_id":"zhkn0n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Star Wars] How many times can the Jedi and Sith wage war against each other before the entire galaxy just says screw you guys and start attacking both sides? I know they're all overpowered space wizards, but even then, I would definitely start losing it when yet *another* goody two shoes jedi doesn't get his favorite lightsaber color and now he's a lightning shooting maniac","c_root_id_A":"iznmua5","c_root_id_B":"iznj5mo","created_at_utc_A":1670679155,"created_at_utc_B":1670676907,"score_A":35,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"Your question glosses over the fact that the sith weren\u2019t just waging war on the Jedi , they always try to take over the galaxy and thus effectively wage war against *everyone*. It\u2019s not just two religions duking it out eternally over their own views. The sith want to rule the galaxy and everyone in it, the Jedi want to defend the people of the galaxy. People are going to support the latter. The closest thing to what you\u2019re talking about came at the end of the clone wars when palpatine very cleverly tricked the republic into thinking the Jedi were bad, which worked briefly, but obviously this sentiment didn\u2019t stick too well once people realized the empire was pretty sucky.","human_ref_B":"Generally the Republic constitutes the entire galaxy and generally it's the Sith waging war on the Republic with the Jedi defending them. The Sith want to take over the galaxy more than they want to wipe out the Jedi, they mostly want to wipe out the Jedi because the Jedi are obstacles to them taking over the galaxy. The Republic will fight the Sith however many times it needs to to defend itself from invasions and as demonstrated with the First Jedi Purge the Republic effectively did nothing to defend the Jedi when the Sith were just targeting the Jedi with assassinations and prosecuted a covert campaign of extermination against the Jedi. It should be noted that while there's a lot of Sith-Jedi wars in Star Wars history they're also spread across thousands of years and are often relatively short.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2248.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"zhkn0n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Star Wars] How many times can the Jedi and Sith wage war against each other before the entire galaxy just says screw you guys and start attacking both sides? I know they're all overpowered space wizards, but even then, I would definitely start losing it when yet *another* goody two shoes jedi doesn't get his favorite lightsaber color and now he's a lightning shooting maniac","c_root_id_A":"iznmua5","c_root_id_B":"izmrnyq","created_at_utc_A":1670679155,"created_at_utc_B":1670654371,"score_A":35,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Your question glosses over the fact that the sith weren\u2019t just waging war on the Jedi , they always try to take over the galaxy and thus effectively wage war against *everyone*. It\u2019s not just two religions duking it out eternally over their own views. The sith want to rule the galaxy and everyone in it, the Jedi want to defend the people of the galaxy. People are going to support the latter. The closest thing to what you\u2019re talking about came at the end of the clone wars when palpatine very cleverly tricked the republic into thinking the Jedi were bad, which worked briefly, but obviously this sentiment didn\u2019t stick too well once people realized the empire was pretty sucky.","human_ref_B":"Infinite times. The Force is an inherently polarized thing, always seeking its own balance, and because of its nature there will always be factions of Force users representing that polarity and struggling for that balance. On the flip side, the Force is a subtle thing in the lives of most people. If nobody told you about it, you wouldn't even know it was there. At every point in history there are few enough Jedi that most people on most planets could live a billion lifetimes without expecting to see one, and even fewer Sith. Thus, even if every living Force user became a \"lightening shooting maniac\", a thing that is not even possible, but even then, life does not change one bit for 99.99999% of the people alive. Ah! But I hear you ask about the Emperor. Life definitely changed for almost everyone due to him, didn't it? It certainly did, but in context, his reign was 30ish years long and the aftermath was maybe 100ish years long blip in tens of thousands of years of peace and normal governance. And even then was less about the Force than it was about the Republic being vulnerable to a charismatic dictator of any sort. Except in very specific and special circumstances, the galaxy at large ignores the Force as not worthy of its notice, and the Living Force likes it that way just fine. That is the natural state of affairs.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":24784.0,"score_ratio":7.0} +{"post_id":"zhkn0n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Star Wars] How many times can the Jedi and Sith wage war against each other before the entire galaxy just says screw you guys and start attacking both sides? I know they're all overpowered space wizards, but even then, I would definitely start losing it when yet *another* goody two shoes jedi doesn't get his favorite lightsaber color and now he's a lightning shooting maniac","c_root_id_A":"izmrtl8","c_root_id_B":"iznmua5","created_at_utc_A":1670654490,"created_at_utc_B":1670679155,"score_A":5,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"Neither side are invincible, in terms of raw power even in the Legends timeline. A well place but strong enough strike can take them down just like any other person. - The force in both continuities made someone extremely deadly, but those strong enough to take down armies was very rare. Less than 1% of force users even reach those levels. - Even with all that power, the way Jedi and Sith tradition go. It severely limited their lethality and potential. The Jedi being the easiest example; forgoing armor, refusal to use the force to it\u2019s full potential and only using lightsabers for combat unless no other option is available. - The Sith while much more willing to use anything at their disposal, have a habit of also using similar tactics as the Jedi. Basically, due to tradition and such, both sides leave themselves vulnerable. Even taking into account the Legends timeline where they are more willing to use everything at their disposal. Nobody in Star Wars is strong enough to survive even the most deadliest of weapons. The reason as to why everyone just doesn\u2019t take out both sides is due to circumstances. I. Value - Force users can make any army stronger or make any group more of influential. That\u2019s why the Republic was willing to work with the Jedi. The Sith could lead extremely effective armies. Making force users prized soldiers. Allowing them such as the Sith Inquisitors, greater privileges in the empire. II. Positioning - The Sith were typically in high enough positions in power to call the shots. So even if the galaxy got tired of them. No organization would want to deal with something like the Empire and New Order. \u2022 As for the Jedi, they tend to try to have good relations with most groups. Especially the biggest governments like the Republic. So targeting them would be ill-advised or be given very little reason. III. The Average person\/group - The common citizens can\u2019t tell the difference between both groups. Most planets are in bad circumstances so they really don\u2019t care as long as they can go about their day. Even if both had a problem, uniting against them would be more hassle than most organizations would be willing to do.","human_ref_B":"Your question glosses over the fact that the sith weren\u2019t just waging war on the Jedi , they always try to take over the galaxy and thus effectively wage war against *everyone*. It\u2019s not just two religions duking it out eternally over their own views. The sith want to rule the galaxy and everyone in it, the Jedi want to defend the people of the galaxy. People are going to support the latter. The closest thing to what you\u2019re talking about came at the end of the clone wars when palpatine very cleverly tricked the republic into thinking the Jedi were bad, which worked briefly, but obviously this sentiment didn\u2019t stick too well once people realized the empire was pretty sucky.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":24665.0,"score_ratio":7.0} +{"post_id":"zhkn0n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Star Wars] How many times can the Jedi and Sith wage war against each other before the entire galaxy just says screw you guys and start attacking both sides? I know they're all overpowered space wizards, but even then, I would definitely start losing it when yet *another* goody two shoes jedi doesn't get his favorite lightsaber color and now he's a lightning shooting maniac","c_root_id_A":"izmtxq5","c_root_id_B":"izmrnyq","created_at_utc_A":1670656146,"created_at_utc_B":1670654371,"score_A":24,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"That's sort of what people in the Republic\/Empire thought was happening when Palpatine took power. Only Palpatine's inner-circle knew he was a Sith. To everyone else, it looked like Count Dooku was a Jedi turned Sith who was waging a war, and that the Jedi staged a coup to overthrow the Republic.","human_ref_B":"Infinite times. The Force is an inherently polarized thing, always seeking its own balance, and because of its nature there will always be factions of Force users representing that polarity and struggling for that balance. On the flip side, the Force is a subtle thing in the lives of most people. If nobody told you about it, you wouldn't even know it was there. At every point in history there are few enough Jedi that most people on most planets could live a billion lifetimes without expecting to see one, and even fewer Sith. Thus, even if every living Force user became a \"lightening shooting maniac\", a thing that is not even possible, but even then, life does not change one bit for 99.99999% of the people alive. Ah! But I hear you ask about the Emperor. Life definitely changed for almost everyone due to him, didn't it? It certainly did, but in context, his reign was 30ish years long and the aftermath was maybe 100ish years long blip in tens of thousands of years of peace and normal governance. And even then was less about the Force than it was about the Republic being vulnerable to a charismatic dictator of any sort. Except in very specific and special circumstances, the galaxy at large ignores the Force as not worthy of its notice, and the Living Force likes it that way just fine. That is the natural state of affairs.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1775.0,"score_ratio":4.8} +{"post_id":"zhkn0n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Star Wars] How many times can the Jedi and Sith wage war against each other before the entire galaxy just says screw you guys and start attacking both sides? I know they're all overpowered space wizards, but even then, I would definitely start losing it when yet *another* goody two shoes jedi doesn't get his favorite lightsaber color and now he's a lightning shooting maniac","c_root_id_A":"izmtxq5","c_root_id_B":"izmrtl8","created_at_utc_A":1670656146,"created_at_utc_B":1670654490,"score_A":24,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"That's sort of what people in the Republic\/Empire thought was happening when Palpatine took power. Only Palpatine's inner-circle knew he was a Sith. To everyone else, it looked like Count Dooku was a Jedi turned Sith who was waging a war, and that the Jedi staged a coup to overthrow the Republic.","human_ref_B":"Neither side are invincible, in terms of raw power even in the Legends timeline. A well place but strong enough strike can take them down just like any other person. - The force in both continuities made someone extremely deadly, but those strong enough to take down armies was very rare. Less than 1% of force users even reach those levels. - Even with all that power, the way Jedi and Sith tradition go. It severely limited their lethality and potential. The Jedi being the easiest example; forgoing armor, refusal to use the force to it\u2019s full potential and only using lightsabers for combat unless no other option is available. - The Sith while much more willing to use anything at their disposal, have a habit of also using similar tactics as the Jedi. Basically, due to tradition and such, both sides leave themselves vulnerable. Even taking into account the Legends timeline where they are more willing to use everything at their disposal. Nobody in Star Wars is strong enough to survive even the most deadliest of weapons. The reason as to why everyone just doesn\u2019t take out both sides is due to circumstances. I. Value - Force users can make any army stronger or make any group more of influential. That\u2019s why the Republic was willing to work with the Jedi. The Sith could lead extremely effective armies. Making force users prized soldiers. Allowing them such as the Sith Inquisitors, greater privileges in the empire. II. Positioning - The Sith were typically in high enough positions in power to call the shots. So even if the galaxy got tired of them. No organization would want to deal with something like the Empire and New Order. \u2022 As for the Jedi, they tend to try to have good relations with most groups. Especially the biggest governments like the Republic. So targeting them would be ill-advised or be given very little reason. III. The Average person\/group - The common citizens can\u2019t tell the difference between both groups. Most planets are in bad circumstances so they really don\u2019t care as long as they can go about their day. Even if both had a problem, uniting against them would be more hassle than most organizations would be willing to do.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1656.0,"score_ratio":4.8} +{"post_id":"zhkn0n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Star Wars] How many times can the Jedi and Sith wage war against each other before the entire galaxy just says screw you guys and start attacking both sides? I know they're all overpowered space wizards, but even then, I would definitely start losing it when yet *another* goody two shoes jedi doesn't get his favorite lightsaber color and now he's a lightning shooting maniac","c_root_id_A":"iznj5mo","c_root_id_B":"izmrnyq","created_at_utc_A":1670676907,"created_at_utc_B":1670654371,"score_A":15,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Generally the Republic constitutes the entire galaxy and generally it's the Sith waging war on the Republic with the Jedi defending them. The Sith want to take over the galaxy more than they want to wipe out the Jedi, they mostly want to wipe out the Jedi because the Jedi are obstacles to them taking over the galaxy. The Republic will fight the Sith however many times it needs to to defend itself from invasions and as demonstrated with the First Jedi Purge the Republic effectively did nothing to defend the Jedi when the Sith were just targeting the Jedi with assassinations and prosecuted a covert campaign of extermination against the Jedi. It should be noted that while there's a lot of Sith-Jedi wars in Star Wars history they're also spread across thousands of years and are often relatively short.","human_ref_B":"Infinite times. The Force is an inherently polarized thing, always seeking its own balance, and because of its nature there will always be factions of Force users representing that polarity and struggling for that balance. On the flip side, the Force is a subtle thing in the lives of most people. If nobody told you about it, you wouldn't even know it was there. At every point in history there are few enough Jedi that most people on most planets could live a billion lifetimes without expecting to see one, and even fewer Sith. Thus, even if every living Force user became a \"lightening shooting maniac\", a thing that is not even possible, but even then, life does not change one bit for 99.99999% of the people alive. Ah! But I hear you ask about the Emperor. Life definitely changed for almost everyone due to him, didn't it? It certainly did, but in context, his reign was 30ish years long and the aftermath was maybe 100ish years long blip in tens of thousands of years of peace and normal governance. And even then was less about the Force than it was about the Republic being vulnerable to a charismatic dictator of any sort. Except in very specific and special circumstances, the galaxy at large ignores the Force as not worthy of its notice, and the Living Force likes it that way just fine. That is the natural state of affairs.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":22536.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"zhkn0n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Star Wars] How many times can the Jedi and Sith wage war against each other before the entire galaxy just says screw you guys and start attacking both sides? I know they're all overpowered space wizards, but even then, I would definitely start losing it when yet *another* goody two shoes jedi doesn't get his favorite lightsaber color and now he's a lightning shooting maniac","c_root_id_A":"iznj5mo","c_root_id_B":"izmrtl8","created_at_utc_A":1670676907,"created_at_utc_B":1670654490,"score_A":15,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Generally the Republic constitutes the entire galaxy and generally it's the Sith waging war on the Republic with the Jedi defending them. The Sith want to take over the galaxy more than they want to wipe out the Jedi, they mostly want to wipe out the Jedi because the Jedi are obstacles to them taking over the galaxy. The Republic will fight the Sith however many times it needs to to defend itself from invasions and as demonstrated with the First Jedi Purge the Republic effectively did nothing to defend the Jedi when the Sith were just targeting the Jedi with assassinations and prosecuted a covert campaign of extermination against the Jedi. It should be noted that while there's a lot of Sith-Jedi wars in Star Wars history they're also spread across thousands of years and are often relatively short.","human_ref_B":"Neither side are invincible, in terms of raw power even in the Legends timeline. A well place but strong enough strike can take them down just like any other person. - The force in both continuities made someone extremely deadly, but those strong enough to take down armies was very rare. Less than 1% of force users even reach those levels. - Even with all that power, the way Jedi and Sith tradition go. It severely limited their lethality and potential. The Jedi being the easiest example; forgoing armor, refusal to use the force to it\u2019s full potential and only using lightsabers for combat unless no other option is available. - The Sith while much more willing to use anything at their disposal, have a habit of also using similar tactics as the Jedi. Basically, due to tradition and such, both sides leave themselves vulnerable. Even taking into account the Legends timeline where they are more willing to use everything at their disposal. Nobody in Star Wars is strong enough to survive even the most deadliest of weapons. The reason as to why everyone just doesn\u2019t take out both sides is due to circumstances. I. Value - Force users can make any army stronger or make any group more of influential. That\u2019s why the Republic was willing to work with the Jedi. The Sith could lead extremely effective armies. Making force users prized soldiers. Allowing them such as the Sith Inquisitors, greater privileges in the empire. II. Positioning - The Sith were typically in high enough positions in power to call the shots. So even if the galaxy got tired of them. No organization would want to deal with something like the Empire and New Order. \u2022 As for the Jedi, they tend to try to have good relations with most groups. Especially the biggest governments like the Republic. So targeting them would be ill-advised or be given very little reason. III. The Average person\/group - The common citizens can\u2019t tell the difference between both groups. Most planets are in bad circumstances so they really don\u2019t care as long as they can go about their day. Even if both had a problem, uniting against them would be more hassle than most organizations would be willing to do.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":22417.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"kjd8j3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[The Boys] What could Homelander have done to save The Plane?","c_root_id_A":"ggw9qe5","c_root_id_B":"ggx1t5w","created_at_utc_A":1608815996,"created_at_utc_B":1608833421,"score_A":12,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"On his own, the best bet would be to go beneath the plane, and use his flight and strength to Gimli Glider it to land. It would be a rough landing, and the plane would likely be quite inoperable afterwards (hell, if he's not careful, it may even land on him and actually harm him), but the plane is well within his strength category and I feel he could do it safely of he really tried. The only thing I'd be worried about honestly is the plane breaking apart from the force he's applying to it while guiding it, but if he places himself correctly on the belly that shouldn't be an issue","human_ref_B":"He could have towed it by hand. There are few points on the airframe here human hand-sized points wouldn't simply rip through the structure. The front landing gear, or maybe one of the engine pylons, would be a decent point to grab. With the wings still intact, even with no flight control, he could have kept it level and moving forward, either to make a nice relatively slow (and safe enough) water landing or even gotten it close to shore. But that would take *patience*, and he was clearly out of that by the time he lasered the cockpit controls and gave up.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17425.0,"score_ratio":1.0833333333} +{"post_id":"kjd8j3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[The Boys] What could Homelander have done to save The Plane?","c_root_id_A":"ggx1t5w","c_root_id_B":"ggw4buh","created_at_utc_A":1608833421,"created_at_utc_B":1608810818,"score_A":13,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"He could have towed it by hand. There are few points on the airframe here human hand-sized points wouldn't simply rip through the structure. The front landing gear, or maybe one of the engine pylons, would be a decent point to grab. With the wings still intact, even with no flight control, he could have kept it level and moving forward, either to make a nice relatively slow (and safe enough) water landing or even gotten it close to shore. But that would take *patience*, and he was clearly out of that by the time he lasered the cockpit controls and gave up.","human_ref_B":"why couldn\u2019t he just follow what Superman did in Superman Returns?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":22603.0,"score_ratio":6.5} +{"post_id":"kjd8j3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[The Boys] What could Homelander have done to save The Plane?","c_root_id_A":"ggx1t5w","c_root_id_B":"ggwo68r","created_at_utc_A":1608833421,"created_at_utc_B":1608825723,"score_A":13,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"He could have towed it by hand. There are few points on the airframe here human hand-sized points wouldn't simply rip through the structure. The front landing gear, or maybe one of the engine pylons, would be a decent point to grab. With the wings still intact, even with no flight control, he could have kept it level and moving forward, either to make a nice relatively slow (and safe enough) water landing or even gotten it close to shore. But that would take *patience*, and he was clearly out of that by the time he lasered the cockpit controls and gave up.","human_ref_B":"From his statements, he cannot lift super-human weights while in flight. The only think I can think of would by to laser off the engines. Then he and Maeve could position themselves on an engine mount. They could no support the plane, but they might be able to grab on and give enough thrust to keep the plane flying strait and level down to a ditch point. But that's a big maybe. They would have to coordinate closely. They have no control surfaces sou all guidance would have to be through modulated thrust. They would have to each be able to provide 1 plane engine's worth of thrust. Any slip up would lead to catastrophic and irrecoverable loss of control. That sort of landing is very difficult to pull off. In any case his dick move lasering the controls gets exposed, which I do not think his ego will allow.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7698.0,"score_ratio":6.5} +{"post_id":"kjd8j3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[The Boys] What could Homelander have done to save The Plane?","c_root_id_A":"ggw4buh","c_root_id_B":"ggw9qe5","created_at_utc_A":1608810818,"created_at_utc_B":1608815996,"score_A":2,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"why couldn\u2019t he just follow what Superman did in Superman Returns?","human_ref_B":"On his own, the best bet would be to go beneath the plane, and use his flight and strength to Gimli Glider it to land. It would be a rough landing, and the plane would likely be quite inoperable afterwards (hell, if he's not careful, it may even land on him and actually harm him), but the plane is well within his strength category and I feel he could do it safely of he really tried. The only thing I'd be worried about honestly is the plane breaking apart from the force he's applying to it while guiding it, but if he places himself correctly on the belly that shouldn't be an issue","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5178.0,"score_ratio":6.0} +{"post_id":"kjd8j3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[The Boys] What could Homelander have done to save The Plane?","c_root_id_A":"ggxd3fn","c_root_id_B":"ggw4buh","created_at_utc_A":1608839964,"created_at_utc_B":1608810818,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Realistically nothing. You can't support a plane on a handprint anymore than you can stand on a needles point. Anything he did that wasn't aerodynamically perfect would cause the plane to rip apart anyway. Homelander isn't superman. Dropping the people 'safely' in the ocean would just cause then to die of hypothermia. Very fast in the north atlantic, cf Titanic. He was too far at sea the fly them all to land one at a time. Saving just some would make him look like the horrible idiot he actually was...","human_ref_B":"why couldn\u2019t he just follow what Superman did in Superman Returns?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":29146.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"kjd8j3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[The Boys] What could Homelander have done to save The Plane?","c_root_id_A":"ggwo68r","c_root_id_B":"ggxd3fn","created_at_utc_A":1608825723,"created_at_utc_B":1608839964,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"From his statements, he cannot lift super-human weights while in flight. The only think I can think of would by to laser off the engines. Then he and Maeve could position themselves on an engine mount. They could no support the plane, but they might be able to grab on and give enough thrust to keep the plane flying strait and level down to a ditch point. But that's a big maybe. They would have to coordinate closely. They have no control surfaces sou all guidance would have to be through modulated thrust. They would have to each be able to provide 1 plane engine's worth of thrust. Any slip up would lead to catastrophic and irrecoverable loss of control. That sort of landing is very difficult to pull off. In any case his dick move lasering the controls gets exposed, which I do not think his ego will allow.","human_ref_B":"Realistically nothing. You can't support a plane on a handprint anymore than you can stand on a needles point. Anything he did that wasn't aerodynamically perfect would cause the plane to rip apart anyway. Homelander isn't superman. 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Very fast in the north atlantic, cf Titanic. He was too far at sea the fly them all to land one at a time. Saving just some would make him look like the horrible idiot he actually was...","human_ref_B":"after he'd already fucked the controls? well the essential problem is that he has to actually *fly* the plane, he can't carry it superman style. Now he's destroyed *at least* the electronic controls, but there are backup manual controls that might still be operational which tend to require a lot of physical force to actually maneuverer, he might be able to operate dome of those. but hee also doesn't likely know *how* to pilot a plane, so the whole business will have to be an apollo 13 style \"call in to base to consult with a hastily assembled team of engineers and try to do what they say\" operation. And that team, well they ain't no astronauts, ego is gonna be a problem before we even get to basic competence, saving the plane this way is fairly unlikely to succeed. alternatively, if enough of the team has basically his powers (super strength and flight) then they potentially could use the plane's landing gear to hold the plane up. As the landing gear is arranged and built to support the plane's weight it would provide a suitable point to hold the structure from for a being of sufficient strength. this doesn't work however if the being's flight power's power is insufficient. 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How many people are basically just a battery of built-up anger and horrible desires who are only held back by inhibition or lack of confidence, ability, or power? Give them the Mask and suddenly they've not only got nothing stopping them, but the Mask is basically encouraging them to act on whatever impulses and desires they have. People keep suggesting folks who already have power and the ability to do whatever they want, pretty much - but what about some person who has spent a lifetime soured because they have none of those means? Those are the kinds of people who snap and commit the atrocities we read about in the news. Now imagine one of those people with the Mask. Scary.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7560.0,"score_ratio":1.0256410256} +{"post_id":"z4j4rz","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Mask] Who would be the absolute worst person to wear the Mask who hasn't already?","c_root_id_A":"ixrkeng","c_root_id_B":"ixrjdpu","created_at_utc_A":1669405497,"created_at_utc_B":1669405045,"score_A":40,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"Probably some person we've never heard of. How many people are basically just a battery of built-up anger and horrible desires who are only held back by inhibition or lack of confidence, ability, or power? Give them the Mask and suddenly they've not only got nothing stopping them, but the Mask is basically encouraging them to act on whatever impulses and desires they have. People keep suggesting folks who already have power and the ability to do whatever they want, pretty much - but what about some person who has spent a lifetime soured because they have none of those means? Those are the kinds of people who snap and commit the atrocities we read about in the news. Now imagine one of those people with the Mask. Scary.","human_ref_B":"George Costanza","labels":1,"seconds_difference":452.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"z4j4rz","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Mask] Who would be the absolute worst person to wear the Mask who hasn't already?","c_root_id_A":"ixsejr5","c_root_id_B":"ixrjdpu","created_at_utc_A":1669419314,"created_at_utc_B":1669405045,"score_A":32,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"Sam Vimes. He keeps his evil away with the Guarding Dark, the Mask would take that away and it would be very bad. Granny Weatherwax for similar reasons, she's got her darkness under control, but take that way? Black Aliss would be nothing compared to what she'd do.","human_ref_B":"George Costanza","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14269.0,"score_ratio":1.0666666667} +{"post_id":"z4j4rz","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Mask] Who would be the absolute worst person to wear the Mask who hasn't already?","c_root_id_A":"ixsejr5","c_root_id_B":"ixsdb9y","created_at_utc_A":1669419314,"created_at_utc_B":1669418703,"score_A":32,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"Sam Vimes. He keeps his evil away with the Guarding Dark, the Mask would take that away and it would be very bad. Granny Weatherwax for similar reasons, she's got her darkness under control, but take that way? Black Aliss would be nothing compared to what she'd do.","human_ref_B":"What do you mean \"worst\"? Like: worst as in \"they would abuse the power of the Mask to do the most terrible things?\" That's not the story. The mask doesn't do that. The mask explores the ID of a person who is **repressing** primal urges. It is an exploration of the idea that power corrupts. So it wouldn't WANT any of the villains. The main Mask antagonist - Walter - WOULD have been the worst, but when he managed to get a hold of it... Nothing. The mask slipped off his face, useless, to the ground. He was never frustrated or repressed. He was never holding back his ID. Neither are any of the villians, really. The mask prefers someone who has absolutely zero power, and is constantly frustrated, and seemingly timid. That would be Walter Middy. Wartime pilot, an emergency-room surgeon, and a devil-may-care killer - he even fantasizes about dying bravely in front of a firing squad. All of those power trips could fail spectacularly, if borne out in real life under the magical mask. Well then. I'll just make it get real for you, then: a school shooter. Some teenager frustrated by his \"bullies\" at school and his \"jerk\" teachers, convinced they're all evil - that would be the worst. Happy?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":611.0,"score_ratio":2.1333333333} +{"post_id":"z4j4rz","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[The Mask] Who would be the absolute worst person to wear the Mask who hasn't already?","c_root_id_A":"ixsdb9y","c_root_id_B":"ixst0d9","created_at_utc_A":1669418703,"created_at_utc_B":1669426741,"score_A":15,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"What do you mean \"worst\"? Like: worst as in \"they would abuse the power of the Mask to do the most terrible things?\" That's not the story. The mask doesn't do that. The mask explores the ID of a person who is **repressing** primal urges. It is an exploration of the idea that power corrupts. So it wouldn't WANT any of the villains. The main Mask antagonist - Walter - WOULD have been the worst, but when he managed to get a hold of it... Nothing. The mask slipped off his face, useless, to the ground. He was never frustrated or repressed. He was never holding back his ID. Neither are any of the villians, really. The mask prefers someone who has absolutely zero power, and is constantly frustrated, and seemingly timid. That would be Walter Middy. Wartime pilot, an emergency-room surgeon, and a devil-may-care killer - he even fantasizes about dying bravely in front of a firing squad. All of those power trips could fail spectacularly, if borne out in real life under the magical mask. Well then. I'll just make it get real for you, then: a school shooter. Some teenager frustrated by his \"bullies\" at school and his \"jerk\" teachers, convinced they're all evil - that would be the worst. Happy?","human_ref_B":"Superman. The dude's every movement is controlled so as to avoid hurting people (at least any more than he wants them to be hurt). Take away those inhibitions and he would destroy the world.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8038.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"bnprux","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[DC Comics\/Batman] Joe Chill ends up shooting all three of the Waynes, instead of just Bruce's parents. Only Martha Wayne survives, and she vows vengence. Assuming she eventually takes up the Cape & Cowl, how would her approach to crimefighting differ from Katherine Kane's approach? After the Wayne family leaves the theatre, Joe Chill ends up shooting all three of them in Crime Alley, before running off with their wallets. Only Martha Wayne survives, with just a flesh wound, and the traumatic loss of her family drives her on to become a vigilantee. I'm curious about this after watching the *Flashpoint Paradox* movie, and going on to read some of the comic. For those of you already familiar with it, we've seen from *Flashpoint Paradox* storyline that Martha Wayne actually does have a vengeful & violent side to her, and that all that it takes to bring this dark side out of her is to witness the death of just her son, Bruce Wayne. Upon seeing this, she quickly became the **Joker** in that timeline. Upon this premise, if she loses both her son and her husband, I want us to assume that she would likely decide to become **Batwoman** instead of Joker, and hunt down criminals rather than become one. **All that being said, how does Martha Wayne's version of Batwoman differ from Kate Kane's version?** **What differences might we see between them in terms of fighting style\/skill, tactics, gear, investigational skills, alter-ego, persona, etc.?** **Is Martha likely to take in sidekicks (Robin\/Batgirl\/etc)?** **Also, assuming that they both end up operating in Gotham, would they get along with each other?**","c_root_id_A":"en8vst0","c_root_id_B":"en86h98","created_at_utc_A":1557690491,"created_at_utc_B":1557675717,"score_A":8,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"She'd become a focal point for a social cause. Her grieving mother and widow advertisements would go national. Everyone loves her. Everyone feels for her. First off, you might get some young aspiring heroes moving to the city to do her justice. Second, some bad guys might hunt down Joe Chill and turn him over voluntarily, because, screw you buddy. The dark side of it all? She has political and huge financial connections. Depending on the level of her grief, she would probably put together and fund a task force of highly trained individuals. People that help those in need. If you can find them, if you can afford them... you can have....","human_ref_B":"Martha would be starting at a disadvantage age-wise. I don't know of her having a history of athletics of any type, and by the time of her typical death she has to be about 30, right? Sure that's not *old*, but compared to Kate, who has been an athlete since at least middle school, that's a big difference. Martha simply doesn't have that sort of base to build on (to say nothing of Kate's military training, which Martha also doesn't have to start). I think it'd be more reasonable that she'd be more like the Punisher and just use guns. As for sidekicks: I don't think so. At least not ones who are children. If her own son was killed, I don't think Martha would want that to happen again.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14774.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"bnprux","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[DC Comics\/Batman] Joe Chill ends up shooting all three of the Waynes, instead of just Bruce's parents. Only Martha Wayne survives, and she vows vengence. Assuming she eventually takes up the Cape & Cowl, how would her approach to crimefighting differ from Katherine Kane's approach? After the Wayne family leaves the theatre, Joe Chill ends up shooting all three of them in Crime Alley, before running off with their wallets. Only Martha Wayne survives, with just a flesh wound, and the traumatic loss of her family drives her on to become a vigilantee. I'm curious about this after watching the *Flashpoint Paradox* movie, and going on to read some of the comic. For those of you already familiar with it, we've seen from *Flashpoint Paradox* storyline that Martha Wayne actually does have a vengeful & violent side to her, and that all that it takes to bring this dark side out of her is to witness the death of just her son, Bruce Wayne. Upon seeing this, she quickly became the **Joker** in that timeline. Upon this premise, if she loses both her son and her husband, I want us to assume that she would likely decide to become **Batwoman** instead of Joker, and hunt down criminals rather than become one. **All that being said, how does Martha Wayne's version of Batwoman differ from Kate Kane's version?** **What differences might we see between them in terms of fighting style\/skill, tactics, gear, investigational skills, alter-ego, persona, etc.?** **Is Martha likely to take in sidekicks (Robin\/Batgirl\/etc)?** **Also, assuming that they both end up operating in Gotham, would they get along with each other?**","c_root_id_A":"en8vst0","c_root_id_B":"en8qv0m","created_at_utc_A":1557690491,"created_at_utc_B":1557687933,"score_A":8,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"She'd become a focal point for a social cause. Her grieving mother and widow advertisements would go national. Everyone loves her. Everyone feels for her. First off, you might get some young aspiring heroes moving to the city to do her justice. Second, some bad guys might hunt down Joe Chill and turn him over voluntarily, because, screw you buddy. The dark side of it all? She has political and huge financial connections. Depending on the level of her grief, she would probably put together and fund a task force of highly trained individuals. People that help those in need. If you can find them, if you can afford them... you can have....","human_ref_B":"It\u2019s possible that she goes down the same road in Flashpoint where she is driven mad by grief and becomes the Joker. If not, probably the same way as Thomas Wayne in Flashpoint or Earth-2. Compensating for her lack of training and physical abilities with guns, lethal weaponry, stimulants, etc.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2558.0,"score_ratio":1.6} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzylavq","c_root_id_B":"gzydedz","created_at_utc_A":1622367797,"created_at_utc_B":1622360063,"score_A":194,"score_B":158,"human_ref_A":"Harry\u2019s protection came from a very specific set of circumstances that unexpectedly invoked old magic without anyone realising it. Basically, Voldemort gave Snape his word he would not harm Lily - not a magically binding oath but certainly one that primed the events that followed. He then extended that promised offer to her to stand aside when he was about to kill Harry, she however rejected it and countered with her own offer to take her life instead of Harry\u2019s. At this point the old magic, fuelled by her sacrificial love came into play effectively taking that initial \u201cgentleman\u2019s agreement\u201d with Snape and amending\/augmenting it with the old magic to make it enforceable. (which is why Harry\u2019s father sacrificing himself initially offered no protection to either Lily or Harry) People often assume it was just Lily\u2019s choice to stand her ground and Voldemort killing her was accepting the agreement that created the protection but in fact it was the earlier, verbal and specific agreement with Snape that initiated the contract and it was her sacrifice that then went on to empower it and make it magically enforceable.","human_ref_B":"He didn't know that till after he'd been ripped from his corpse and made worse than ghost.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7734.0,"score_ratio":1.2278481013} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzydx2f","c_root_id_B":"gzylavq","created_at_utc_A":1622360550,"created_at_utc_B":1622367797,"score_A":60,"score_B":194,"human_ref_A":"I think he had more pressing issues, like dealing with his own killing curse ricocheting into his face. If memory serves me, he didn't recognize that the protection was invoked before he actually tried to kill Harry.","human_ref_B":"Harry\u2019s protection came from a very specific set of circumstances that unexpectedly invoked old magic without anyone realising it. Basically, Voldemort gave Snape his word he would not harm Lily - not a magically binding oath but certainly one that primed the events that followed. He then extended that promised offer to her to stand aside when he was about to kill Harry, she however rejected it and countered with her own offer to take her life instead of Harry\u2019s. At this point the old magic, fuelled by her sacrificial love came into play effectively taking that initial \u201cgentleman\u2019s agreement\u201d with Snape and amending\/augmenting it with the old magic to make it enforceable. (which is why Harry\u2019s father sacrificing himself initially offered no protection to either Lily or Harry) People often assume it was just Lily\u2019s choice to stand her ground and Voldemort killing her was accepting the agreement that created the protection but in fact it was the earlier, verbal and specific agreement with Snape that initiated the contract and it was her sacrifice that then went on to empower it and make it magically enforceable.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7247.0,"score_ratio":3.2333333333} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyka99","c_root_id_B":"gzylavq","created_at_utc_A":1622366754,"created_at_utc_B":1622367797,"score_A":20,"score_B":194,"human_ref_A":"For whatever reason people willingly sacrificing themselves for their loved ones is exceedingly rare in the wizarding world - if that's a good thing or a bad thing I let you to judge. As such Voldemort didn't know that him offering Lilly the chance to escape and her choosing to die would create the condition to cast powerful love-based protection magic around Potter. So he had no reason to assume his Avada Kedavra would rebound until it did.","human_ref_B":"Harry\u2019s protection came from a very specific set of circumstances that unexpectedly invoked old magic without anyone realising it. Basically, Voldemort gave Snape his word he would not harm Lily - not a magically binding oath but certainly one that primed the events that followed. He then extended that promised offer to her to stand aside when he was about to kill Harry, she however rejected it and countered with her own offer to take her life instead of Harry\u2019s. At this point the old magic, fuelled by her sacrificial love came into play effectively taking that initial \u201cgentleman\u2019s agreement\u201d with Snape and amending\/augmenting it with the old magic to make it enforceable. (which is why Harry\u2019s father sacrificing himself initially offered no protection to either Lily or Harry) People often assume it was just Lily\u2019s choice to stand her ground and Voldemort killing her was accepting the agreement that created the protection but in fact it was the earlier, verbal and specific agreement with Snape that initiated the contract and it was her sacrifice that then went on to empower it and make it magically enforceable.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1043.0,"score_ratio":9.7} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzydvcx","c_root_id_B":"gzylavq","created_at_utc_A":1622360506,"created_at_utc_B":1622367797,"score_A":15,"score_B":194,"human_ref_A":"If you are the most powerful wizard ever and you cannot kill someone with magic.....is this magic you boast about all that special? If you can accomplish more with muggle-born method of killing, like a pillow or a gun, how can you say that being a wizard is better than being human? Thats the whole point of voldemort. Magic is really lame compared to cool stuff the muggles can do. He just cant stand it","human_ref_B":"Harry\u2019s protection came from a very specific set of circumstances that unexpectedly invoked old magic without anyone realising it. Basically, Voldemort gave Snape his word he would not harm Lily - not a magically binding oath but certainly one that primed the events that followed. He then extended that promised offer to her to stand aside when he was about to kill Harry, she however rejected it and countered with her own offer to take her life instead of Harry\u2019s. At this point the old magic, fuelled by her sacrificial love came into play effectively taking that initial \u201cgentleman\u2019s agreement\u201d with Snape and amending\/augmenting it with the old magic to make it enforceable. (which is why Harry\u2019s father sacrificing himself initially offered no protection to either Lily or Harry) People often assume it was just Lily\u2019s choice to stand her ground and Voldemort killing her was accepting the agreement that created the protection but in fact it was the earlier, verbal and specific agreement with Snape that initiated the contract and it was her sacrifice that then went on to empower it and make it magically enforceable.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7291.0,"score_ratio":12.9333333333} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzylavq","c_root_id_B":"gzyhcpy","created_at_utc_A":1622367797,"created_at_utc_B":1622363813,"score_A":194,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Harry\u2019s protection came from a very specific set of circumstances that unexpectedly invoked old magic without anyone realising it. Basically, Voldemort gave Snape his word he would not harm Lily - not a magically binding oath but certainly one that primed the events that followed. He then extended that promised offer to her to stand aside when he was about to kill Harry, she however rejected it and countered with her own offer to take her life instead of Harry\u2019s. At this point the old magic, fuelled by her sacrificial love came into play effectively taking that initial \u201cgentleman\u2019s agreement\u201d with Snape and amending\/augmenting it with the old magic to make it enforceable. (which is why Harry\u2019s father sacrificing himself initially offered no protection to either Lily or Harry) People often assume it was just Lily\u2019s choice to stand her ground and Voldemort killing her was accepting the agreement that created the protection but in fact it was the earlier, verbal and specific agreement with Snape that initiated the contract and it was her sacrifice that then went on to empower it and make it magically enforceable.","human_ref_B":"He died, so he couldn't do that.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3984.0,"score_ratio":16.1666666667} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzydx2f","c_root_id_B":"gzyqhha","created_at_utc_A":1622360550,"created_at_utc_B":1622372944,"score_A":60,"score_B":106,"human_ref_A":"I think he had more pressing issues, like dealing with his own killing curse ricocheting into his face. If memory serves me, he didn't recognize that the protection was invoked before he actually tried to kill Harry.","human_ref_B":"The protection wasn't obvious or visible to Voldemort before he actually tried to kill Harry, he just a killed a woman and went on to try and kill a baby the same way. He had no reason at the time to think the means of killing he'd been using since he was a teen with a 100% success rate would backfire due to some very specific circumstances like him giving Lily the chance to get out","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12394.0,"score_ratio":1.7666666667} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyqhha","c_root_id_B":"gzyka99","created_at_utc_A":1622372944,"created_at_utc_B":1622366754,"score_A":106,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"The protection wasn't obvious or visible to Voldemort before he actually tried to kill Harry, he just a killed a woman and went on to try and kill a baby the same way. He had no reason at the time to think the means of killing he'd been using since he was a teen with a 100% success rate would backfire due to some very specific circumstances like him giving Lily the chance to get out","human_ref_B":"For whatever reason people willingly sacrificing themselves for their loved ones is exceedingly rare in the wizarding world - if that's a good thing or a bad thing I let you to judge. As such Voldemort didn't know that him offering Lilly the chance to escape and her choosing to die would create the condition to cast powerful love-based protection magic around Potter. So he had no reason to assume his Avada Kedavra would rebound until it did.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6190.0,"score_ratio":5.3} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyqhha","c_root_id_B":"gzydvcx","created_at_utc_A":1622372944,"created_at_utc_B":1622360506,"score_A":106,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"The protection wasn't obvious or visible to Voldemort before he actually tried to kill Harry, he just a killed a woman and went on to try and kill a baby the same way. He had no reason at the time to think the means of killing he'd been using since he was a teen with a 100% success rate would backfire due to some very specific circumstances like him giving Lily the chance to get out","human_ref_B":"If you are the most powerful wizard ever and you cannot kill someone with magic.....is this magic you boast about all that special? If you can accomplish more with muggle-born method of killing, like a pillow or a gun, how can you say that being a wizard is better than being human? Thats the whole point of voldemort. Magic is really lame compared to cool stuff the muggles can do. He just cant stand it","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12438.0,"score_ratio":7.0666666667} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyhcpy","c_root_id_B":"gzyqhha","created_at_utc_A":1622363813,"created_at_utc_B":1622372944,"score_A":12,"score_B":106,"human_ref_A":"He died, so he couldn't do that.","human_ref_B":"The protection wasn't obvious or visible to Voldemort before he actually tried to kill Harry, he just a killed a woman and went on to try and kill a baby the same way. 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If memory serves me, he didn't recognize that the protection was invoked before he actually tried to kill Harry.","human_ref_B":"If you are the most powerful wizard ever and you cannot kill someone with magic.....is this magic you boast about all that special? If you can accomplish more with muggle-born method of killing, like a pillow or a gun, how can you say that being a wizard is better than being human? Thats the whole point of voldemort. Magic is really lame compared to cool stuff the muggles can do. He just cant stand it","labels":1,"seconds_difference":44.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? 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If Voldemort had advanced knowledge (like one of his boys abused a time turner to warn him that shit was going to go horribly, horribly wrong at the Potter house) he probably would have changed his plans. Though given his mindset and what we know of the prophecy, it's more likely that he'd go after the Longbottom family instead of the Potters.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2296.0,"score_ratio":3.3} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyvgkd","c_root_id_B":"gzywc7x","created_at_utc_A":1622377173,"created_at_utc_B":1622377834,"score_A":4,"score_B":33,"human_ref_A":"The protection would also apply to his direct attacks. You are thinking of magic as if it were technology. Like, a bullet proof vest that protects against bullets. But magic is more like a manifestation of willpower, and Lily's magic is a manifestation of her will to protect baby Harry. Don't think of Lily's protection as \"a magical bullet-proof vest that protects against magical attacks\". It's more like \"a magical ward that protects against harm\".","human_ref_B":"I don't know why this misconception is so common. Harry's protection *wasn't* just against magic - if Voldemort even so much as *touched* him he'd burst into flames. This was undone in Goblet of Fire because V took Harry's blood, getting inside his mother's protection.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":661.0,"score_ratio":8.25} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? 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Magic is really lame compared to cool stuff the muggles can do. He just cant stand it","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6248.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyhcpy","c_root_id_B":"gzyka99","created_at_utc_A":1622363813,"created_at_utc_B":1622366754,"score_A":12,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"He died, so he couldn't do that.","human_ref_B":"For whatever reason people willingly sacrificing themselves for their loved ones is exceedingly rare in the wizarding world - if that's a good thing or a bad thing I let you to judge. 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Long answer: Lord Flight-From-Death would *never* resort to something so *crude* and *mundane* as physically touching another being when he can use magic or get someone else to do it for him. He is a (self-styled) LORD and would leave the physical...*stuff* to those of lower classes.","human_ref_B":"He died, so he couldn't do that.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15573.0,"score_ratio":1.0833333333} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzytfie","c_root_id_B":"gzyyi03","created_at_utc_A":1622375538,"created_at_utc_B":1622379386,"score_A":10,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Voldemort hit on an *extreme* corner case with the Boy Who Lived situation, and by the time he knew what was up he was already more or less dead. 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He is a (self-styled) LORD and would leave the physical...*stuff* to those of lower classes.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3848.0,"score_ratio":1.3} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzywzvl","c_root_id_B":"gzyyi03","created_at_utc_A":1622378315,"created_at_utc_B":1622379386,"score_A":9,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"The whole thing with Voldemort's character is that he is incapable of understanding the power of the love between a parent and child (or between anyone really). As lame as that sounds, in the magical world of Harry Potter this is a legitimate power, not just a metaphorical or emotional one. Voldemort could never have predicted his own destruction because he doesn't respect or even recognize this power. Even when he returns, Voldemort never seems to learn this lesson.","human_ref_B":"Short answer: Wizards are lazy. Long answer: Lord Flight-From-Death would *never* resort to something so *crude* and *mundane* as physically touching another being when he can use magic or get someone else to do it for him. He is a (self-styled) LORD and would leave the physical...*stuff* to those of lower classes.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1071.0,"score_ratio":1.4444444444} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyvgkd","c_root_id_B":"gzyyi03","created_at_utc_A":1622377173,"created_at_utc_B":1622379386,"score_A":4,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"The protection would also apply to his direct attacks. 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Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzypw9n","c_root_id_B":"gzywzvl","created_at_utc_A":1622372393,"created_at_utc_B":1622378315,"score_A":2,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Coz he didn't take a lesson from Rhodey on how to kill babies","human_ref_B":"The whole thing with Voldemort's character is that he is incapable of understanding the power of the love between a parent and child (or between anyone really). As lame as that sounds, in the magical world of Harry Potter this is a legitimate power, not just a metaphorical or emotional one. Voldemort could never have predicted his own destruction because he doesn't respect or even recognize this power. Even when he returns, Voldemort never seems to learn this lesson.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5922.0,"score_ratio":4.5} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyvgkd","c_root_id_B":"gzypw9n","created_at_utc_A":1622377173,"created_at_utc_B":1622372393,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"The protection would also apply to his direct attacks. You are thinking of magic as if it were technology. Like, a bullet proof vest that protects against bullets. But magic is more like a manifestation of willpower, and Lily's magic is a manifestation of her will to protect baby Harry. Don't think of Lily's protection as \"a magical bullet-proof vest that protects against magical attacks\". It's more like \"a magical ward that protects against harm\".","human_ref_B":"Coz he didn't take a lesson from Rhodey on how to kill babies","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4780.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzz0xqb","c_root_id_B":"gzypw9n","created_at_utc_A":1622381021,"created_at_utc_B":1622372393,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Even ignoring if he knew or not, we see the protection stopping a physical attack at the end of the first book when Quirrel + Voldemort try to hurt Harry and their hands burn upon touching him. I think we can assume a pillow will not act as a barrier to prevent an attack from registering","human_ref_B":"Coz he didn't take a lesson from Rhodey on how to kill babies","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8628.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyz17f","c_root_id_B":"gzz0xqb","created_at_utc_A":1622379757,"created_at_utc_B":1622381021,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"A better question is why no one else who Voldemort ever killed was loved.","human_ref_B":"Even ignoring if he knew or not, we see the protection stopping a physical attack at the end of the first book when Quirrel + Voldemort try to hurt Harry and their hands burn upon touching him. I think we can assume a pillow will not act as a barrier to prevent an attack from registering","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1264.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"h001gxg","c_root_id_B":"gzypw9n","created_at_utc_A":1622400352,"created_at_utc_B":1622372393,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"People always ask this but why would he? That has never happened before so why would he go up to a baby and assume a killing curse won\u2019t work? No one would immediately jump to that conclusion. Not a single person would think to kill him any other way just in case. The only reason we even wonder why he didn\u2019t go out of his way to do something so different and unexpected is because we had the foresight of how it all turned out.","human_ref_B":"Coz he didn't take a lesson from Rhodey on how to kill babies","labels":1,"seconds_difference":27959.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzyz17f","c_root_id_B":"h001gxg","created_at_utc_A":1622379757,"created_at_utc_B":1622400352,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"A better question is why no one else who Voldemort ever killed was loved.","human_ref_B":"People always ask this but why would he? That has never happened before so why would he go up to a baby and assume a killing curse won\u2019t work? No one would immediately jump to that conclusion. Not a single person would think to kill him any other way just in case. The only reason we even wonder why he didn\u2019t go out of his way to do something so different and unexpected is because we had the foresight of how it all turned out.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":20595.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzz409k","c_root_id_B":"h001gxg","created_at_utc_A":1622382953,"created_at_utc_B":1622400352,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Like initially or afterwards? Because after he cast the spell, he was essentially \"dead\". Like, no body.","human_ref_B":"People always ask this but why would he? That has never happened before so why would he go up to a baby and assume a killing curse won\u2019t work? No one would immediately jump to that conclusion. Not a single person would think to kill him any other way just in case. The only reason we even wonder why he didn\u2019t go out of his way to do something so different and unexpected is because we had the foresight of how it all turned out.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17399.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"h0440aq","c_root_id_B":"gzypw9n","created_at_utc_A":1622489829,"created_at_utc_B":1622372393,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I always figured it was because Voldemort was such an arrogant wizard that the thought of killing a baby using muggle means would be far beneath him","human_ref_B":"Coz he didn't take a lesson from Rhodey on how to kill babies","labels":1,"seconds_difference":117436.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"h0440aq","c_root_id_B":"gzyz17f","created_at_utc_A":1622489829,"created_at_utc_B":1622379757,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I always figured it was because Voldemort was such an arrogant wizard that the thought of killing a baby using muggle means would be far beneath him","human_ref_B":"A better question is why no one else who Voldemort ever killed was loved.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":110072.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"no5xrk","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Harry Potter] Harry\u2019s parents protected him from Voldemort\u2019s magical attack. So\u2026why didn\u2019t Voldemort just hold a pillow over Harry\u2019s baby mouth? Or start his crib on fire?","c_root_id_A":"gzz409k","c_root_id_B":"h0440aq","created_at_utc_A":1622382953,"created_at_utc_B":1622489829,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Like initially or afterwards? Because after he cast the spell, he was essentially \"dead\". Like, no body.","human_ref_B":"I always figured it was because Voldemort was such an arrogant wizard that the thought of killing a baby using muggle means would be far beneath him","labels":0,"seconds_difference":106876.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"gnddl9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Harry Potter] So Death Eaters have taken over the Ministry and started targeting Muggle-Born wizards, which I am. Will I be safe if I simply...STOP being a wizard and rejoin Muggle society? So recently Rufus Scrimgeour \"resigned\" as Minister of Magic under mysterious circumstances and hasn't been seen since, and immediately afterward the Ministry declared Harry Potter \"Undesirable Number 1,\" put up a giant MAGIC IS MIGHT statue, and now there's talk about forcing \"registration\" of Muggle-Borns. So we can all agree that that was *clearly* a Death Eater coup, right? Not even a particularly well-disguised one. So I figure my days are numbered until I get thrown into Azkaban at best or lynched at worst. And I have to wonder....is my mid-level job at Gringotts worth all this? Because *holy shit,* ***I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS***. When I got my Hogwarts letter, of *course* I jumped at the chance because I was 11 years old and holy shit, *magic is real.* But nobody told me that it would involve seven years of dealing with bigoted Slytherin bullies (one of which was *the fucking potions teacher*). They also didn't tell me about the Magic Hitler that was kind-of-but-not-really-dead, or that he would come back and I'd be living through the wizard version of the Third Reich. So you know what, fuck it, let the fascists rule their tiny, inbred, backwards community of a few thousand people scattered across Britain with an iron fist, I'm going back to the world of television and airplanes. My dad still owns a perfectly respectable landscaping business. Good hours and benefits. If I chucked my wand into the Thames tomorrow and never showed my face in Diagon Alley again, you think the fascists would simply not bother with me and I could live out my days trimming hedges in peace?","c_root_id_A":"fr9c4ka","c_root_id_B":"fraeqdg","created_at_utc_A":1589995136,"created_at_utc_B":1590017700,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"I think if you simply went to the US or India you would probably be ok until they wage full on war with the muggles","human_ref_B":"Get as much of your gold together, melt it down launder it into Muggle currency by going to a gold converter. Then fly to America on a tourist visa then get married to an American citizen. Voldemort isn't going to go to America it would be suicide. We don't know the current state of the American magical community but it has to be better than in the UK.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":22564.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"gnddl9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Harry Potter] So Death Eaters have taken over the Ministry and started targeting Muggle-Born wizards, which I am. Will I be safe if I simply...STOP being a wizard and rejoin Muggle society? So recently Rufus Scrimgeour \"resigned\" as Minister of Magic under mysterious circumstances and hasn't been seen since, and immediately afterward the Ministry declared Harry Potter \"Undesirable Number 1,\" put up a giant MAGIC IS MIGHT statue, and now there's talk about forcing \"registration\" of Muggle-Borns. So we can all agree that that was *clearly* a Death Eater coup, right? Not even a particularly well-disguised one. So I figure my days are numbered until I get thrown into Azkaban at best or lynched at worst. And I have to wonder....is my mid-level job at Gringotts worth all this? Because *holy shit,* ***I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS***. When I got my Hogwarts letter, of *course* I jumped at the chance because I was 11 years old and holy shit, *magic is real.* But nobody told me that it would involve seven years of dealing with bigoted Slytherin bullies (one of which was *the fucking potions teacher*). They also didn't tell me about the Magic Hitler that was kind-of-but-not-really-dead, or that he would come back and I'd be living through the wizard version of the Third Reich. So you know what, fuck it, let the fascists rule their tiny, inbred, backwards community of a few thousand people scattered across Britain with an iron fist, I'm going back to the world of television and airplanes. My dad still owns a perfectly respectable landscaping business. Good hours and benefits. If I chucked my wand into the Thames tomorrow and never showed my face in Diagon Alley again, you think the fascists would simply not bother with me and I could live out my days trimming hedges in peace?","c_root_id_A":"fr9u3y7","c_root_id_B":"fraeqdg","created_at_utc_A":1590003699,"created_at_utc_B":1590017700,"score_A":2,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Are adults no longer in danger of becoming an obscurial?","human_ref_B":"Get as much of your gold together, melt it down launder it into Muggle currency by going to a gold converter. Then fly to America on a tourist visa then get married to an American citizen. Voldemort isn't going to go to America it would be suicide. We don't know the current state of the American magical community but it has to be better than in the UK.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14001.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"gnddl9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Harry Potter] So Death Eaters have taken over the Ministry and started targeting Muggle-Born wizards, which I am. Will I be safe if I simply...STOP being a wizard and rejoin Muggle society? So recently Rufus Scrimgeour \"resigned\" as Minister of Magic under mysterious circumstances and hasn't been seen since, and immediately afterward the Ministry declared Harry Potter \"Undesirable Number 1,\" put up a giant MAGIC IS MIGHT statue, and now there's talk about forcing \"registration\" of Muggle-Borns. So we can all agree that that was *clearly* a Death Eater coup, right? Not even a particularly well-disguised one. So I figure my days are numbered until I get thrown into Azkaban at best or lynched at worst. And I have to wonder....is my mid-level job at Gringotts worth all this? Because *holy shit,* ***I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS***. When I got my Hogwarts letter, of *course* I jumped at the chance because I was 11 years old and holy shit, *magic is real.* But nobody told me that it would involve seven years of dealing with bigoted Slytherin bullies (one of which was *the fucking potions teacher*). They also didn't tell me about the Magic Hitler that was kind-of-but-not-really-dead, or that he would come back and I'd be living through the wizard version of the Third Reich. So you know what, fuck it, let the fascists rule their tiny, inbred, backwards community of a few thousand people scattered across Britain with an iron fist, I'm going back to the world of television and airplanes. My dad still owns a perfectly respectable landscaping business. Good hours and benefits. If I chucked my wand into the Thames tomorrow and never showed my face in Diagon Alley again, you think the fascists would simply not bother with me and I could live out my days trimming hedges in peace?","c_root_id_A":"fr9c4ka","c_root_id_B":"frbv5xb","created_at_utc_A":1589995136,"created_at_utc_B":1590056389,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I think if you simply went to the US or India you would probably be ok until they wage full on war with the muggles","human_ref_B":"I think it was always on Voldemort's agenda to come for muggles eventually. He just wanted to stamp out what he saw as \"impurity\" from within first of all. Make the wizarding race as \"pure\" as it possibly could be, then launch an assault on the Muggle populace.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":61253.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"gnddl9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Harry Potter] So Death Eaters have taken over the Ministry and started targeting Muggle-Born wizards, which I am. Will I be safe if I simply...STOP being a wizard and rejoin Muggle society? So recently Rufus Scrimgeour \"resigned\" as Minister of Magic under mysterious circumstances and hasn't been seen since, and immediately afterward the Ministry declared Harry Potter \"Undesirable Number 1,\" put up a giant MAGIC IS MIGHT statue, and now there's talk about forcing \"registration\" of Muggle-Borns. So we can all agree that that was *clearly* a Death Eater coup, right? Not even a particularly well-disguised one. So I figure my days are numbered until I get thrown into Azkaban at best or lynched at worst. And I have to wonder....is my mid-level job at Gringotts worth all this? Because *holy shit,* ***I DID NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS***. When I got my Hogwarts letter, of *course* I jumped at the chance because I was 11 years old and holy shit, *magic is real.* But nobody told me that it would involve seven years of dealing with bigoted Slytherin bullies (one of which was *the fucking potions teacher*). They also didn't tell me about the Magic Hitler that was kind-of-but-not-really-dead, or that he would come back and I'd be living through the wizard version of the Third Reich. So you know what, fuck it, let the fascists rule their tiny, inbred, backwards community of a few thousand people scattered across Britain with an iron fist, I'm going back to the world of television and airplanes. My dad still owns a perfectly respectable landscaping business. Good hours and benefits. If I chucked my wand into the Thames tomorrow and never showed my face in Diagon Alley again, you think the fascists would simply not bother with me and I could live out my days trimming hedges in peace?","c_root_id_A":"fr9u3y7","c_root_id_B":"frbv5xb","created_at_utc_A":1590003699,"created_at_utc_B":1590056389,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Are adults no longer in danger of becoming an obscurial?","human_ref_B":"I think it was always on Voldemort's agenda to come for muggles eventually. He just wanted to stamp out what he saw as \"impurity\" from within first of all. Make the wizarding race as \"pure\" as it possibly could be, then launch an assault on the Muggle populace.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":52690.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"tvfpmm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How were Corvus and Proxima able to kick the shit out of Vision and Wanda but literal seconds later they get Milly-rocked by Cap, Widow and Falcon? Isn\u2019t that the equivalent of beating Hulk and Thor then losing to Hawkeye and Bucky?","c_root_id_A":"i3b39oy","c_root_id_B":"i3bey5k","created_at_utc_A":1649042108,"created_at_utc_B":1649048712,"score_A":5,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"When Cap caught the spear and they saw his beard they were essentially neutralized left in awe, just like the audience","human_ref_B":"Wanda is one heck of a glass cannon - she has the potential to level buildings in seconds, but her reaction time isn\u2019t all that great, and if she doesn\u2019t throw up a telekinetic shield in time she\u2019s just a squishy human underneath all that. She\u2019s been taken out by sonic blasts, electricity, concussions, getting blindsided etc. Meanwhile Vision is fast and strong and durable, but he happened to get sucker punched by some alien spear that\u2019s like Kryptonite for him It\u2019s like how any random goober can floor Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee by whacking them in the back of the head with a baseball bat. Or how a thermonuclear missile can be disabled by a drunk driver crashing into the truck transporting it. Or like that incident a few years back where a random fishing boat collided with a city busting guided missile destroyer and put it out of commission for a while.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6604.0,"score_ratio":1.8} +{"post_id":"tvfpmm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] How were Corvus and Proxima able to kick the shit out of Vision and Wanda but literal seconds later they get Milly-rocked by Cap, Widow and Falcon? Isn\u2019t that the equivalent of beating Hulk and Thor then losing to Hawkeye and Bucky?","c_root_id_A":"i3b46sd","c_root_id_B":"i3bey5k","created_at_utc_A":1649042569,"created_at_utc_B":1649048712,"score_A":3,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Ah, I see. Your question is why were the alien super soldiers able to harm the emotionally unstable power couple? Mostly cause they took them by surprise.","human_ref_B":"Wanda is one heck of a glass cannon - she has the potential to level buildings in seconds, but her reaction time isn\u2019t all that great, and if she doesn\u2019t throw up a telekinetic shield in time she\u2019s just a squishy human underneath all that. She\u2019s been taken out by sonic blasts, electricity, concussions, getting blindsided etc. Meanwhile Vision is fast and strong and durable, but he happened to get sucker punched by some alien spear that\u2019s like Kryptonite for him It\u2019s like how any random goober can floor Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee by whacking them in the back of the head with a baseball bat. Or how a thermonuclear missile can be disabled by a drunk driver crashing into the truck transporting it. Or like that incident a few years back where a random fishing boat collided with a city busting guided missile destroyer and put it out of commission for a while.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6143.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia6ucie","c_root_id_B":"ia6pffo","created_at_utc_A":1653657444,"created_at_utc_B":1653654903,"score_A":141,"score_B":40,"human_ref_A":"Probably Bane. Other gangleaders use minions to swarm Batman, Bane prefers to do it himself. He'll only use minions for regular grunt work.","human_ref_B":"I think the The Penguin is the most safe boss. Ofc, he may still completely ruin your life if only he suspects you have laughed at him. And you're below his beloved shark in the pecking order. And you'll have your bones crushed regularly by a psychopath dressed as a bat and his family. And you'll start looking suspiciously at every umbrella. But he still is the safest boss. Even quite charming and humorous sometimes. And he can forgive your mistakes once in a blue moon. And don't forget the free drinks at the iceberg lounge!","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2541.0,"score_ratio":3.525} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia6wtsr","c_root_id_B":"ia6pffo","created_at_utc_A":1653658634,"created_at_utc_B":1653654903,"score_A":73,"score_B":40,"human_ref_A":"Scarface, easy. Doesn't randomly murder his goons, goes for comparatively safe scores, solid tactics. Only downside is that you're taking orders from a wooden dummy.","human_ref_B":"I think the The Penguin is the most safe boss. Ofc, he may still completely ruin your life if only he suspects you have laughed at him. And you're below his beloved shark in the pecking order. And you'll have your bones crushed regularly by a psychopath dressed as a bat and his family. And you'll start looking suspiciously at every umbrella. But he still is the safest boss. Even quite charming and humorous sometimes. And he can forgive your mistakes once in a blue moon. And don't forget the free drinks at the iceberg lounge!","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3731.0,"score_ratio":1.825} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia710dt","c_root_id_B":"ia6pffo","created_at_utc_A":1653660557,"created_at_utc_B":1653654903,"score_A":55,"score_B":40,"human_ref_A":"Btw in Arkham videogame series is implied that goons can actually leave a gang and join another without retaliations. There's plenty of hilarious npg's small talks like \"I used to work for the Joker, but I hated all that greasepaint\" or \"Penguin? Great guy! Just don't be too tall around him\". I think that when a supervillain is taken to Arkham he doesn't hold a grudge if his henchmen look for another job","human_ref_B":"I think the The Penguin is the most safe boss. Ofc, he may still completely ruin your life if only he suspects you have laughed at him. And you're below his beloved shark in the pecking order. And you'll have your bones crushed regularly by a psychopath dressed as a bat and his family. And you'll start looking suspiciously at every umbrella. But he still is the safest boss. Even quite charming and humorous sometimes. And he can forgive your mistakes once in a blue moon. And don't forget the free drinks at the iceberg lounge!","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5654.0,"score_ratio":1.375} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia7jw9t","c_root_id_B":"ia7cfb7","created_at_utc_A":1653668425,"created_at_utc_B":1653665370,"score_A":27,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"Ones I would recommend: Penguin. A typical mob boss. If your polite, you will be fine. However if you are impolite Cobblepot will destroy you so be careful. Riddler. He's an arrogant jackass but isn't super bloodthirsty. Keep your head down and Riddler won't hurt you. Scarface. Address the dummy and not Wesker, be a good mook and Scarface will be a decent boss. Maxie Zeus: Be respectful and indulge his delusions and you will be fine. However if you aren't the worshipping type, stick to Penguin. Some dicey ones would be: Two-Face: he is way more unstable then most of the rogues. At a coin flip you might find yourself shot. However if you don't incur his wrath you will probably be good. Bane: While Bane does seem to treat his thugs reasonably well, and as another commenter said prefers to fight Batman alone, he tends to favor super high risk high reward situations. You want to take over cities? Well then you've got a good employer. Want to just stick to simple robbery? I wouldn't recommend him. Ras Al Ghul: while Ras himself is pretty reasonable, it's GETTING hired by him that's the part that makes him a dicey pick. While I don't know the specifics of how to join the League of Assassins, I would imagine that it is a super tricky and hands on process AND you don't approach Ras, he approaches you. Mr Freeze: First off, Mr Freeze is not in it for money, he's in it for his wife Nora. If this doesn't appeal to you back off and try someone else. If you still want to join up with Victor after that (and have a good tolerance regarding cold), STAY OUT OF HIS WAY! If Victor views you as a threat to finding a cure for Noras condition, you are as good as dead. Black Mask: Depending on the source material, Black Mask will either fuse a mask to your face if you want to join and torture you if you piss him off or be a relatively decent boss if you stay out of his way. I personally wouldn't risk it AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!: Joker: He's the Joker, enough said. Mad Hatter: Jervis will probably brainwash you. If you are a woman he will probably brainwash AND decide that you are his \"Alice\" which leads to all kinds of squick. In the unlikely event that you dont get brainwashed, Jervis won't hesitate to kill you. Scarecrow: Jonathan will use you as a lab rat for his fear toxin. Poison Ivy: Too unstable. Step on a dandelion? You are a murderer and she has to avenge the plant! Mow your lawn and suddenly you have committed genocide against the grass. Too big of a risk.","human_ref_B":"The GCPD. Not only do you get your illicit criminal proceeds, but you get a reliable, legitimate monthly income and benefits such as health and pension that I doubt the other gangs are offering.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3055.0,"score_ratio":1.08} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia7jw9t","c_root_id_B":"ia79eiv","created_at_utc_A":1653668425,"created_at_utc_B":1653664133,"score_A":27,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Ones I would recommend: Penguin. A typical mob boss. If your polite, you will be fine. However if you are impolite Cobblepot will destroy you so be careful. Riddler. He's an arrogant jackass but isn't super bloodthirsty. Keep your head down and Riddler won't hurt you. Scarface. Address the dummy and not Wesker, be a good mook and Scarface will be a decent boss. Maxie Zeus: Be respectful and indulge his delusions and you will be fine. However if you aren't the worshipping type, stick to Penguin. Some dicey ones would be: Two-Face: he is way more unstable then most of the rogues. At a coin flip you might find yourself shot. However if you don't incur his wrath you will probably be good. Bane: While Bane does seem to treat his thugs reasonably well, and as another commenter said prefers to fight Batman alone, he tends to favor super high risk high reward situations. You want to take over cities? Well then you've got a good employer. Want to just stick to simple robbery? I wouldn't recommend him. Ras Al Ghul: while Ras himself is pretty reasonable, it's GETTING hired by him that's the part that makes him a dicey pick. While I don't know the specifics of how to join the League of Assassins, I would imagine that it is a super tricky and hands on process AND you don't approach Ras, he approaches you. Mr Freeze: First off, Mr Freeze is not in it for money, he's in it for his wife Nora. If this doesn't appeal to you back off and try someone else. If you still want to join up with Victor after that (and have a good tolerance regarding cold), STAY OUT OF HIS WAY! If Victor views you as a threat to finding a cure for Noras condition, you are as good as dead. Black Mask: Depending on the source material, Black Mask will either fuse a mask to your face if you want to join and torture you if you piss him off or be a relatively decent boss if you stay out of his way. I personally wouldn't risk it AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!: Joker: He's the Joker, enough said. Mad Hatter: Jervis will probably brainwash you. If you are a woman he will probably brainwash AND decide that you are his \"Alice\" which leads to all kinds of squick. In the unlikely event that you dont get brainwashed, Jervis won't hesitate to kill you. Scarecrow: Jonathan will use you as a lab rat for his fear toxin. Poison Ivy: Too unstable. Step on a dandelion? You are a murderer and she has to avenge the plant! Mow your lawn and suddenly you have committed genocide against the grass. Too big of a risk.","human_ref_B":"Black Mask is usually stated to treat his guys pretty well, especially compared to the others. He\u2019s probably the least likely of the bunch to kill his own guys for fun as well, so that\u2019s an added bonus.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4292.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia7bzp8","c_root_id_B":"ia7jw9t","created_at_utc_A":1653665194,"created_at_utc_B":1653668425,"score_A":3,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"Literally any that operate and are based out of any city other than Gotham. Gotham is a cesspit, where pretty much every gang leader is at best a sociopath with poor risk management skills, and at worst a violent psychopath who commits mass acts of terror for fun. Best case scenario if you join a Gotham Gang you get a small cut from a shitty score after your boss has the absolute shit beaten out of them by a superhero and you and your fellow goons make off with what little you can. Seriously, literally any other gang would be better. If you *must* join a Gotham gang, join the Penguin's goons, he at least makes a decent amount of money and acts as a generally neutral infobroker for everyone. You'll almost certainly be thrown under the bus if its convenient, potentially literally, but he's the safest bet.","human_ref_B":"Ones I would recommend: Penguin. A typical mob boss. If your polite, you will be fine. However if you are impolite Cobblepot will destroy you so be careful. Riddler. He's an arrogant jackass but isn't super bloodthirsty. Keep your head down and Riddler won't hurt you. Scarface. Address the dummy and not Wesker, be a good mook and Scarface will be a decent boss. Maxie Zeus: Be respectful and indulge his delusions and you will be fine. However if you aren't the worshipping type, stick to Penguin. Some dicey ones would be: Two-Face: he is way more unstable then most of the rogues. At a coin flip you might find yourself shot. However if you don't incur his wrath you will probably be good. Bane: While Bane does seem to treat his thugs reasonably well, and as another commenter said prefers to fight Batman alone, he tends to favor super high risk high reward situations. You want to take over cities? Well then you've got a good employer. Want to just stick to simple robbery? I wouldn't recommend him. Ras Al Ghul: while Ras himself is pretty reasonable, it's GETTING hired by him that's the part that makes him a dicey pick. While I don't know the specifics of how to join the League of Assassins, I would imagine that it is a super tricky and hands on process AND you don't approach Ras, he approaches you. Mr Freeze: First off, Mr Freeze is not in it for money, he's in it for his wife Nora. If this doesn't appeal to you back off and try someone else. If you still want to join up with Victor after that (and have a good tolerance regarding cold), STAY OUT OF HIS WAY! If Victor views you as a threat to finding a cure for Noras condition, you are as good as dead. Black Mask: Depending on the source material, Black Mask will either fuse a mask to your face if you want to join and torture you if you piss him off or be a relatively decent boss if you stay out of his way. I personally wouldn't risk it AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!: Joker: He's the Joker, enough said. Mad Hatter: Jervis will probably brainwash you. If you are a woman he will probably brainwash AND decide that you are his \"Alice\" which leads to all kinds of squick. In the unlikely event that you dont get brainwashed, Jervis won't hesitate to kill you. Scarecrow: Jonathan will use you as a lab rat for his fear toxin. Poison Ivy: Too unstable. Step on a dandelion? You are a murderer and she has to avenge the plant! Mow your lawn and suddenly you have committed genocide against the grass. Too big of a risk.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3231.0,"score_ratio":9.0} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia79eiv","c_root_id_B":"ia7cfb7","created_at_utc_A":1653664133,"created_at_utc_B":1653665370,"score_A":12,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"Black Mask is usually stated to treat his guys pretty well, especially compared to the others. He\u2019s probably the least likely of the bunch to kill his own guys for fun as well, so that\u2019s an added bonus.","human_ref_B":"The GCPD. Not only do you get your illicit criminal proceeds, but you get a reliable, legitimate monthly income and benefits such as health and pension that I doubt the other gangs are offering.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1237.0,"score_ratio":2.0833333333} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia7bzp8","c_root_id_B":"ia7cfb7","created_at_utc_A":1653665194,"created_at_utc_B":1653665370,"score_A":3,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"Literally any that operate and are based out of any city other than Gotham. Gotham is a cesspit, where pretty much every gang leader is at best a sociopath with poor risk management skills, and at worst a violent psychopath who commits mass acts of terror for fun. Best case scenario if you join a Gotham Gang you get a small cut from a shitty score after your boss has the absolute shit beaten out of them by a superhero and you and your fellow goons make off with what little you can. Seriously, literally any other gang would be better. If you *must* join a Gotham gang, join the Penguin's goons, he at least makes a decent amount of money and acts as a generally neutral infobroker for everyone. You'll almost certainly be thrown under the bus if its convenient, potentially literally, but he's the safest bet.","human_ref_B":"The GCPD. Not only do you get your illicit criminal proceeds, but you get a reliable, legitimate monthly income and benefits such as health and pension that I doubt the other gangs are offering.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":176.0,"score_ratio":8.3333333333} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia7bzp8","c_root_id_B":"ia7t1en","created_at_utc_A":1653665194,"created_at_utc_B":1653672174,"score_A":3,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Literally any that operate and are based out of any city other than Gotham. Gotham is a cesspit, where pretty much every gang leader is at best a sociopath with poor risk management skills, and at worst a violent psychopath who commits mass acts of terror for fun. Best case scenario if you join a Gotham Gang you get a small cut from a shitty score after your boss has the absolute shit beaten out of them by a superhero and you and your fellow goons make off with what little you can. Seriously, literally any other gang would be better. If you *must* join a Gotham gang, join the Penguin's goons, he at least makes a decent amount of money and acts as a generally neutral infobroker for everyone. You'll almost certainly be thrown under the bus if its convenient, potentially literally, but he's the safest bet.","human_ref_B":"Calendar Man, you'll only need to work on holidays","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6980.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia7r63l","c_root_id_B":"ia7t1en","created_at_utc_A":1653671398,"created_at_utc_B":1653672174,"score_A":2,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"GCPD. Don't have to deal with greasepaint or weirdoes in spandex. Just regular mooks to shake down.","human_ref_B":"Calendar Man, you'll only need to work on holidays","labels":0,"seconds_difference":776.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia7bzp8","c_root_id_B":"ia7ye0v","created_at_utc_A":1653665194,"created_at_utc_B":1653674437,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Literally any that operate and are based out of any city other than Gotham. Gotham is a cesspit, where pretty much every gang leader is at best a sociopath with poor risk management skills, and at worst a violent psychopath who commits mass acts of terror for fun. Best case scenario if you join a Gotham Gang you get a small cut from a shitty score after your boss has the absolute shit beaten out of them by a superhero and you and your fellow goons make off with what little you can. Seriously, literally any other gang would be better. If you *must* join a Gotham gang, join the Penguin's goons, he at least makes a decent amount of money and acts as a generally neutral infobroker for everyone. You'll almost certainly be thrown under the bus if its convenient, potentially literally, but he's the safest bet.","human_ref_B":"Penguin. He operates more or less like a crime boss who is solely interested in money. You\u2019ll do nefarious criminal activity for the Penguin, but he won\u2019t make you get involved with absolutely insane terrorist schemes like the Joker or the Riddler.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9243.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia7ye0v","c_root_id_B":"ia7r63l","created_at_utc_A":1653674437,"created_at_utc_B":1653671398,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Penguin. He operates more or less like a crime boss who is solely interested in money. You\u2019ll do nefarious criminal activity for the Penguin, but he won\u2019t make you get involved with absolutely insane terrorist schemes like the Joker or the Riddler.","human_ref_B":"GCPD. Don't have to deal with greasepaint or weirdoes in spandex. Just regular mooks to shake down.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3039.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia8emg9","c_root_id_B":"ia7r63l","created_at_utc_A":1653681634,"created_at_utc_B":1653671398,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Penguin is a cool boss, as long as you aren\u2019t on a bridge In joker territory.","human_ref_B":"GCPD. Don't have to deal with greasepaint or weirdoes in spandex. Just regular mooks to shake down.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10236.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia86ctx","c_root_id_B":"ia8emg9","created_at_utc_A":1653677924,"created_at_utc_B":1653681634,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Intergang. Gets you out of Gotham and off Earth.","human_ref_B":"Penguin is a cool boss, as long as you aren\u2019t on a bridge In joker territory.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3710.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia9d3m3","c_root_id_B":"ia7r63l","created_at_utc_A":1653698553,"created_at_utc_B":1653671398,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I recently study up on some holiday related killings involving the Falcone family. From what I can tell, they're traditional mafia. Which means you likely won't ever become a made man, you'll just be used as a goon. Which is good because all the drama related to the family? It's limited to the family. They won't trust you to guard some precious item that some super powered bad guy is after. You'll be guarding a truck full of drugs. When Batman swings by, he's going after members of the family, not you. And when something really important needs done, you won't get the chance to mess it up, because they'll send a family member. It's a dead end job. But it's probably the most free of risk. You still will be asked to participate in gang wars, but that's par for the course.","human_ref_B":"GCPD. Don't have to deal with greasepaint or weirdoes in spandex. Just regular mooks to shake down.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":27155.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia9d3m3","c_root_id_B":"ia86ctx","created_at_utc_A":1653698553,"created_at_utc_B":1653677924,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I recently study up on some holiday related killings involving the Falcone family. From what I can tell, they're traditional mafia. Which means you likely won't ever become a made man, you'll just be used as a goon. Which is good because all the drama related to the family? It's limited to the family. They won't trust you to guard some precious item that some super powered bad guy is after. You'll be guarding a truck full of drugs. When Batman swings by, he's going after members of the family, not you. And when something really important needs done, you won't get the chance to mess it up, because they'll send a family member. It's a dead end job. But it's probably the most free of risk. You still will be asked to participate in gang wars, but that's par for the course.","human_ref_B":"Intergang. Gets you out of Gotham and off Earth.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":20629.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia8g5hb","c_root_id_B":"ia9d3m3","created_at_utc_A":1653682323,"created_at_utc_B":1653698553,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Gotham PD","human_ref_B":"I recently study up on some holiday related killings involving the Falcone family. From what I can tell, they're traditional mafia. Which means you likely won't ever become a made man, you'll just be used as a goon. Which is good because all the drama related to the family? It's limited to the family. They won't trust you to guard some precious item that some super powered bad guy is after. You'll be guarding a truck full of drugs. When Batman swings by, he's going after members of the family, not you. And when something really important needs done, you won't get the chance to mess it up, because they'll send a family member. It's a dead end job. But it's probably the most free of risk. You still will be asked to participate in gang wars, but that's par for the course.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":16230.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"uywsdi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Batman] What would be the best gang to join if I was a criminal? Lets say I am a criminal looking for work, so I decide to join a Gang. Which would be the gang with the most benefits while also not so many risks? (And I know that I wont be able to escape batman, so that stays the same for all gangs)","c_root_id_A":"ia8jl8w","c_root_id_B":"ia9d3m3","created_at_utc_A":1653683894,"created_at_utc_B":1653698553,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"The police.","human_ref_B":"I recently study up on some holiday related killings involving the Falcone family. From what I can tell, they're traditional mafia. Which means you likely won't ever become a made man, you'll just be used as a goon. Which is good because all the drama related to the family? It's limited to the family. They won't trust you to guard some precious item that some super powered bad guy is after. You'll be guarding a truck full of drugs. When Batman swings by, he's going after members of the family, not you. And when something really important needs done, you won't get the chance to mess it up, because they'll send a family member. It's a dead end job. But it's probably the most free of risk. You still will be asked to participate in gang wars, but that's par for the course.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14659.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"rnujtm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.85,"history":"[Spider-Man, McGuire CU] Is Norman Osborn always super human or only when he is the Goblin?","c_root_id_A":"hpvs8xx","c_root_id_B":"hpusvjz","created_at_utc_A":1640404487,"created_at_utc_B":1640383732,"score_A":5,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"His body has been superhuman since he took the serum, it's his mind that's split.","human_ref_B":"he doesn't remember the lab accident, and he didn't snap his shoe laces putting on his oxfords that morning; so no powers. doesn't make sense considering the point of the formula, but you wouldn't not notice having super strength.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":20755.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"max5hh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[DC] How bad would it be if Lex Luthor turned his immense intellect and virtually limitless resources towards learning\/using magic? How good could he get? What resources (e.g., books, artifacts, teachers, information) could a multi-billionaire like Lex feasibly access? Should Superman be worried? Even if Lex personally couldn't become a master magician, how much more powerful would he be if he started incorporating the magic he could use into his plans (or even his technology)?","c_root_id_A":"grutn7q","c_root_id_B":"grvsrz4","created_at_utc_A":1616447233,"created_at_utc_B":1616464911,"score_A":5,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"John Constantine is an example of a human without a lot of innate power but with a lot of smarts. Lex Luthor would be like that but significantly more dangerous, especially if he gets his hands on an item of significant power like when he had the Philopher's Stone.","human_ref_B":"The magic users of the DC universe seem to avoid direct intervention in the mundane world, so they remain pretty low profile. What I'm getting at is that there are a lot of very powerful magic users out there. Lex's ego would probably drive him to draw attention to himself, and attention from the more evil of the aforementioned magic users is something you *really* don't want.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17678.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"max5hh","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[DC] How bad would it be if Lex Luthor turned his immense intellect and virtually limitless resources towards learning\/using magic? How good could he get? What resources (e.g., books, artifacts, teachers, information) could a multi-billionaire like Lex feasibly access? Should Superman be worried? Even if Lex personally couldn't become a master magician, how much more powerful would he be if he started incorporating the magic he could use into his plans (or even his technology)?","c_root_id_A":"grvcl9a","c_root_id_B":"grvsrz4","created_at_utc_A":1616456503,"created_at_utc_B":1616464911,"score_A":2,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Doctor Doom comes to mind...probably something like that though I'm not sure if Luthor has the same patience to learn magic if it's something that takes years of study\/great sacrifice.","human_ref_B":"The magic users of the DC universe seem to avoid direct intervention in the mundane world, so they remain pretty low profile. What I'm getting at is that there are a lot of very powerful magic users out there. Lex's ego would probably drive him to draw attention to himself, and attention from the more evil of the aforementioned magic users is something you *really* don't want.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8408.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"xipiiq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Warhammer 40k] When chaos, or some other threat is attacking the imperium, what\u2019s stopping them from ignoring everything and just going through the warp all the way to Terra? Why don\u2019t other factions just do what the orks did during the war of the beast and just teleport\/ride the warp right up to Terra? What\u2019s stopping them? Are there barriers in the warp preventing them from doing this?","c_root_id_A":"ip4bgju","c_root_id_B":"ip4cevj","created_at_utc_A":1663624678,"created_at_utc_B":1663625092,"score_A":10,"score_B":46,"human_ref_A":"I think the closer chaos gets to the God Emperor of Mankind, the harder it gets to fight him off. He's already fending off 4 chaos **Gods**, so little chaos minions aren't gonna be able to fair much better. The few that are strong enough to teleport all the way to Earth would probably be taken out by the overwhelming earth defenses.","human_ref_B":"Logistics mostly. It's a long way to Terra and warp travel is not exactly safe and reliable. While 40K ships are large they still require periodic resupply stops for food\/fuel\/slaves\/souls\/whatever. So just heading straight to Terra isn't easy it will take a long time and chances are you'll need to stop off every so often to conquer a nearby planet for supplies. Plus Terra is VERY heavily defended and leading Chaos forces is a bit like herding cats. It would not be easy for a warlord to put together a force large enough to conquer Terra and actually get it there relatively intact. It would be a bit embarrassing to drop out of warp, broadcast your demands for Terra to surrender and then find out that the beserkers wiped themselves out in gladiator matches, the noise marines all mutated after turning off the gellar fields to \"see the pretty lights better\", the plague marines all caught some weird disease that turned them into something with far longer arms (but which is quite incapable of drinking recaf) and the Tzeentch sorcerers decided to take a shortcut and got lost.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":414.0,"score_ratio":4.6} +{"post_id":"xipiiq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Warhammer 40k] When chaos, or some other threat is attacking the imperium, what\u2019s stopping them from ignoring everything and just going through the warp all the way to Terra? Why don\u2019t other factions just do what the orks did during the war of the beast and just teleport\/ride the warp right up to Terra? What\u2019s stopping them? Are there barriers in the warp preventing them from doing this?","c_root_id_A":"ip4bgju","c_root_id_B":"ip4gn55","created_at_utc_A":1663624678,"created_at_utc_B":1663626981,"score_A":10,"score_B":33,"human_ref_A":"I think the closer chaos gets to the God Emperor of Mankind, the harder it gets to fight him off. He's already fending off 4 chaos **Gods**, so little chaos minions aren't gonna be able to fair much better. The few that are strong enough to teleport all the way to Earth would probably be taken out by the overwhelming earth defenses.","human_ref_B":"The Emperor is effectively a chaos god in his own right, though his emotional domain is different than the four other well known chaos gods. His power level is so great that he can cause the other chaos gods to flee from direct confrontation. During the Horus Heresy the Emperor redeemed Horus' soul in that final encounter, causing the four chaos gods to flee Horus. Tragically, the Emperor had to destroy Horus' soul utterly to save him, as the moment the Emperor's attention was turned away the four chaos gods would once again take over Horus, but Horus died a free man, saved from chaos. Thats the power of the Emperor. Thats why the chaos gods are reluctant to get near to the Emperor. They're afraid of him. If we're talking more conventional threats then the conventional defenses are the most formidable in the entire galaxy. Sol is a fortress star system. Its static defenses are astoundingly well built and layered, including many planets and moons with mega-structure rings around them that include both shipyards as well as fortifications. Multiple fleets and space marine chapters call Sol home, including the Grey Knights. Should Sol ever be seriously threatened all it has to do is say that Holy Terra is under attack and every fleet on that side of the galaxy will immediately jump to warp to intervene. Every planet will immediately raise armies in the defense of Holy Terra. Anyone making a move would find the entire Imperium rushing to its defense.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2303.0,"score_ratio":3.3} +{"post_id":"xipiiq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Warhammer 40k] When chaos, or some other threat is attacking the imperium, what\u2019s stopping them from ignoring everything and just going through the warp all the way to Terra? Why don\u2019t other factions just do what the orks did during the war of the beast and just teleport\/ride the warp right up to Terra? What\u2019s stopping them? Are there barriers in the warp preventing them from doing this?","c_root_id_A":"ip4hlhz","c_root_id_B":"ip4bgju","created_at_utc_A":1663627420,"created_at_utc_B":1663624678,"score_A":12,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Navigating the Warp is like navigating a ocean (it's also called the Sea of Souls). Only the currents are anything but predictable outside of the major routes. These routes, especially those to Terra, are heavily guarded. Even during the height of the Heresy, when the Chaos gods were lending their aid directly to the traitors they still needed supply routes.","human_ref_B":"I think the closer chaos gets to the God Emperor of Mankind, the harder it gets to fight him off. He's already fending off 4 chaos **Gods**, so little chaos minions aren't gonna be able to fair much better. The few that are strong enough to teleport all the way to Earth would probably be taken out by the overwhelming earth defenses.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2742.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"xipiiq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Warhammer 40k] When chaos, or some other threat is attacking the imperium, what\u2019s stopping them from ignoring everything and just going through the warp all the way to Terra? Why don\u2019t other factions just do what the orks did during the war of the beast and just teleport\/ride the warp right up to Terra? What\u2019s stopping them? Are there barriers in the warp preventing them from doing this?","c_root_id_A":"ip6ezei","c_root_id_B":"ip7ztoi","created_at_utc_A":1663670590,"created_at_utc_B":1663695833,"score_A":4,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"They tried during the great rift opening. Khorne sent 88 full armies of daemons to invade through the rift They lost. The emperor's servants are stopping them. They have immense numbers of ships, fortifications, and defenses. Chaos needs to follow established warp routes as well, which means they need to fight through the solar system, unlike say the orks who teleported an attack moon to Terra. They can't just warp straight to the planet.","human_ref_B":"besides logistics and the dangers of warp travel, fact remains that terra is the most fortified place in the imperium, meaning when you reach the solar system, you still have years of warfare ahead of you. and if you just hightail it for terra, you will experience the same risk that Horus faced during the heresy. namely, every other part of the galaxy will come and attack you in your rear while you try and slog your war across the solar system to terra. unless you clear out all the neightbouring star systems that can reinforce terra, they will just show up behind you, like the ultramarines did to the traitor forces. as for pure chaos forces like demons, they cant really materielse anywhere they want, they need enough warp energy to do so.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":25243.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"xipiiq","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Warhammer 40k] When chaos, or some other threat is attacking the imperium, what\u2019s stopping them from ignoring everything and just going through the warp all the way to Terra? Why don\u2019t other factions just do what the orks did during the war of the beast and just teleport\/ride the warp right up to Terra? What\u2019s stopping them? Are there barriers in the warp preventing them from doing this?","c_root_id_A":"ip79ljn","c_root_id_B":"ip6ezei","created_at_utc_A":1663685871,"created_at_utc_B":1663670590,"score_A":5,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"The Warp, while influenced by Chaos, is not Chaos itself. Abadon will have as hard a time shooting through the Warp as an Imperial frigate. Add that Terra is arguably the most heavily guarded planet in the Milky Way and you have a logistical nightmare, especially for any Chaos Legion since they're not known for organized tactics.","human_ref_B":"They tried during the great rift opening. Khorne sent 88 full armies of daemons to invade through the rift They lost. The emperor's servants are stopping them. They have immense numbers of ships, fortifications, and defenses. Chaos needs to follow established warp routes as well, which means they need to fight through the solar system, unlike say the orks who teleported an attack moon to Terra. They can't just warp straight to the planet.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15281.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"uifuh9","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[Predator] What is average intelligence for the Yautja race?","c_root_id_A":"i7dbfor","c_root_id_B":"i7cdm37","created_at_utc_A":1651713350,"created_at_utc_B":1651698806,"score_A":21,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Going off older materials, their average intelligence is a lot higher than humans, but they have very little academic focus and often focus entirely on aggressive or primal impulses, and many young hunters don't properly utilize their natural intellect. They can learn languages extremely quickly, most of the full-blood hunters have at a minimum low-level University-level understanding of physics, chemistry and engineering, but they've typically picked up most of that piecemeal. Their education is highly variable and often has gaps, and it's rare they're interested in learning without a specific purpose, like learning chemistry because explosives and poisons are useful, rather than a genuine desire to learn. If\/when they do get interested, they can become extremely adept, basically genius-level, often in multiple fields. Sometimes very old hunters will become responsible for understanding, fixing, making and sometimes even improving technology, or inventing wholly new stuff, however it can be millennia between significant updates, and the hunters themselves don't necessarily care about how new and shiny something is, sometimes they'll go for older, storied equipment-and sometimes the older stuff is actually better.","human_ref_B":"Don't seem appreciably more or less intelligent than humans. They know enough not to let their tech fall into the hands of a less advanced race, which just seems like sound judgment to me. Clearly the fixation on hunting in their culture seems to border on self-destruction but let's not pretend like human beings are beyond that","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14544.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"5z498t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[superman] Does Clark Kent wear eyeglasses which have a zero prescription? I.e. they're just cosmetic and don't adjust vision in either direction? Or does he blur his own vision slightly while he's Clark Kent, so that anyone who picks up his glasses won't be suspicious that they have no focusing power whatsoever?","c_root_id_A":"dev7hjx","c_root_id_B":"dev8cdl","created_at_utc_A":1489407235,"created_at_utc_B":1489409047,"score_A":92,"score_B":201,"human_ref_A":"Why would Clark Kent wear fake glasses ? Kent is a respected journalist and quite short sighted, not some hipster.","human_ref_B":"If you want to get real whacky, the glasses have a much stronger power - that of mind control, which allows Clark to trick people into not realizing that he is Superman when they look identical minus a pair of glasses. They are Kryptonian in origin and allow him to amplify a mind control power that allows him to change peoples perception of what he looks like to make them not realize hes superman. Shit got crazy for a bit.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1812.0,"score_ratio":2.1847826087} +{"post_id":"5z498t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[superman] Does Clark Kent wear eyeglasses which have a zero prescription? I.e. they're just cosmetic and don't adjust vision in either direction? Or does he blur his own vision slightly while he's Clark Kent, so that anyone who picks up his glasses won't be suspicious that they have no focusing power whatsoever?","c_root_id_A":"dev7qla","c_root_id_B":"dev8cdl","created_at_utc_A":1489407798,"created_at_utc_B":1489409047,"score_A":28,"score_B":201,"human_ref_A":"No, he actually wears a very strong prescription. He can see with such fine detail that it isn't particularly noticeable \/ bothersome to him, and makes for a more robust disguise.","human_ref_B":"If you want to get real whacky, the glasses have a much stronger power - that of mind control, which allows Clark to trick people into not realizing that he is Superman when they look identical minus a pair of glasses. They are Kryptonian in origin and allow him to amplify a mind control power that allows him to change peoples perception of what he looks like to make them not realize hes superman. Shit got crazy for a bit.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1249.0,"score_ratio":7.1785714286} +{"post_id":"5z498t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[superman] Does Clark Kent wear eyeglasses which have a zero prescription? I.e. they're just cosmetic and don't adjust vision in either direction? Or does he blur his own vision slightly while he's Clark Kent, so that anyone who picks up his glasses won't be suspicious that they have no focusing power whatsoever?","c_root_id_A":"dev6iv7","c_root_id_B":"dev8cdl","created_at_utc_A":1489404910,"created_at_utc_B":1489409047,"score_A":16,"score_B":201,"human_ref_A":"Superman has such fine control over his body he could adjust the lenses in his actual eyes so the glasses would correct him to 20\/20 vision with a prescription in them.","human_ref_B":"If you want to get real whacky, the glasses have a much stronger power - that of mind control, which allows Clark to trick people into not realizing that he is Superman when they look identical minus a pair of glasses. They are Kryptonian in origin and allow him to amplify a mind control power that allows him to change peoples perception of what he looks like to make them not realize hes superman. Shit got crazy for a bit.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4137.0,"score_ratio":12.5625} +{"post_id":"5z498t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[superman] Does Clark Kent wear eyeglasses which have a zero prescription? I.e. they're just cosmetic and don't adjust vision in either direction? Or does he blur his own vision slightly while he's Clark Kent, so that anyone who picks up his glasses won't be suspicious that they have no focusing power whatsoever?","c_root_id_A":"dev7hjx","c_root_id_B":"devbm5a","created_at_utc_A":1489407235,"created_at_utc_B":1489414406,"score_A":92,"score_B":152,"human_ref_A":"Why would Clark Kent wear fake glasses ? Kent is a respected journalist and quite short sighted, not some hipster.","human_ref_B":"Oddly enough, in *Supergirl* the glasses actually inhibit her eyesight. The frames are designed to prevent her from getting overwhelmed by randomly seeing through walls or clothes, hence why she needs to drop the glasses slightly when trying to do so. She does that because the glasses literally shut down her vision based powers to make blending in easier.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7171.0,"score_ratio":1.652173913} +{"post_id":"5z498t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[superman] Does Clark Kent wear eyeglasses which have a zero prescription? I.e. they're just cosmetic and don't adjust vision in either direction? Or does he blur his own vision slightly while he's Clark Kent, so that anyone who picks up his glasses won't be suspicious that they have no focusing power whatsoever?","c_root_id_A":"dev7qla","c_root_id_B":"devbm5a","created_at_utc_A":1489407798,"created_at_utc_B":1489414406,"score_A":28,"score_B":152,"human_ref_A":"No, he actually wears a very strong prescription. He can see with such fine detail that it isn't particularly noticeable \/ bothersome to him, and makes for a more robust disguise.","human_ref_B":"Oddly enough, in *Supergirl* the glasses actually inhibit her eyesight. The frames are designed to prevent her from getting overwhelmed by randomly seeing through walls or clothes, hence why she needs to drop the glasses slightly when trying to do so. She does that because the glasses literally shut down her vision based powers to make blending in easier.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6608.0,"score_ratio":5.4285714286} +{"post_id":"5z498t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[superman] Does Clark Kent wear eyeglasses which have a zero prescription? I.e. they're just cosmetic and don't adjust vision in either direction? Or does he blur his own vision slightly while he's Clark Kent, so that anyone who picks up his glasses won't be suspicious that they have no focusing power whatsoever?","c_root_id_A":"dev6iv7","c_root_id_B":"devbm5a","created_at_utc_A":1489404910,"created_at_utc_B":1489414406,"score_A":16,"score_B":152,"human_ref_A":"Superman has such fine control over his body he could adjust the lenses in his actual eyes so the glasses would correct him to 20\/20 vision with a prescription in them.","human_ref_B":"Oddly enough, in *Supergirl* the glasses actually inhibit her eyesight. The frames are designed to prevent her from getting overwhelmed by randomly seeing through walls or clothes, hence why she needs to drop the glasses slightly when trying to do so. She does that because the glasses literally shut down her vision based powers to make blending in easier.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9496.0,"score_ratio":9.5} +{"post_id":"5z498t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[superman] Does Clark Kent wear eyeglasses which have a zero prescription? I.e. they're just cosmetic and don't adjust vision in either direction? Or does he blur his own vision slightly while he's Clark Kent, so that anyone who picks up his glasses won't be suspicious that they have no focusing power whatsoever?","c_root_id_A":"dev6iv7","c_root_id_B":"dev7hjx","created_at_utc_A":1489404910,"created_at_utc_B":1489407235,"score_A":16,"score_B":92,"human_ref_A":"Superman has such fine control over his body he could adjust the lenses in his actual eyes so the glasses would correct him to 20\/20 vision with a prescription in them.","human_ref_B":"Why would Clark Kent wear fake glasses ? Kent is a respected journalist and quite short sighted, not some hipster.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2325.0,"score_ratio":5.75} +{"post_id":"5z498t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[superman] Does Clark Kent wear eyeglasses which have a zero prescription? I.e. they're just cosmetic and don't adjust vision in either direction? Or does he blur his own vision slightly while he's Clark Kent, so that anyone who picks up his glasses won't be suspicious that they have no focusing power whatsoever?","c_root_id_A":"dev6iv7","c_root_id_B":"dev7qla","created_at_utc_A":1489404910,"created_at_utc_B":1489407798,"score_A":16,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"Superman has such fine control over his body he could adjust the lenses in his actual eyes so the glasses would correct him to 20\/20 vision with a prescription in them.","human_ref_B":"No, he actually wears a very strong prescription. He can see with such fine detail that it isn't particularly noticeable \/ bothersome to him, and makes for a more robust disguise.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2888.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"5z498t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[superman] Does Clark Kent wear eyeglasses which have a zero prescription? I.e. they're just cosmetic and don't adjust vision in either direction? Or does he blur his own vision slightly while he's Clark Kent, so that anyone who picks up his glasses won't be suspicious that they have no focusing power whatsoever?","c_root_id_A":"devgo2v","c_root_id_B":"devc30u","created_at_utc_A":1489420782,"created_at_utc_B":1489415059,"score_A":11,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Some of these comments are pretty incorrect especially since the start of the new 52 run in 2011. His glasses serve to disguise his look and have no prescription. And in the new 52, his lenses are slightly grey to cover up the unusually blue eyes Kryptonians have","human_ref_B":"The guy can see atoms. He can even see radio waves and microwaves. Plus he's got X-ray vision. I suspect he wears subscription glasses to make his disguise more believable; he probably has glasses suited for someone who's extremely near-sighted. Because no matter how powerful the prescription, his super eyeballs would somehow adjust so that the glasses don't hinder his sight at all.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5723.0,"score_ratio":1.375} +{"post_id":"kb8xbe","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[MARVEL] if Bruce Banner had a dream and in the dream got angry about something would he turn into the hulk?","c_root_id_A":"gfg73ty","c_root_id_B":"gfhzncn","created_at_utc_A":1607724535,"created_at_utc_B":1607757816,"score_A":3,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"I wonder what Bruce Banner's morning wood is like.","human_ref_B":"This actually happened in the 70's TV show. Banner had nightmares about being unable to save his wife in the car accident that killed her. After the incident that caused him to transform into the Hulk, one of these nightmares resulted in him changing, smashing his way out of the containment unit he had confined himself to, and realizing that he could never be safe until he could find a way to undo what caused him to become the Hulk. His friend and researcher Elena Marks witnesses and documents the incident in one of the most memorable scenes and manages to talk him back down again.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":33281.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuy1yfw","c_root_id_B":"iuycnqp","created_at_utc_A":1667509494,"created_at_utc_B":1667515409,"score_A":12,"score_B":90,"human_ref_A":"X-Files is also in the Simpsonsverse.","human_ref_B":"In universe American Dad & Family Guy are TV shows. American Dad has stopped filming a few times & has shown us the set once when Stan walked off set. Simpsons\/Futurama don't really acknowledge that they are actors in their own show(s). Really looking at it, the crossover episode between The Simpsons & Family Guy may only be as canon as the Treehouse of Horror episodes, at least to the Simpsons as I do not have any knowledge of them acknowledging this episode. The crossover between The Simpsons & Futurama does seem to be canon as Bender has continued to appear in the Simpson's basement after said episode.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5915.0,"score_ratio":7.5} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuy0oh1","c_root_id_B":"iuycnqp","created_at_utc_A":1667509001,"created_at_utc_B":1667515409,"score_A":5,"score_B":90,"human_ref_A":"It's all events happening in the afterlife. Stan Smith died and was given a personal heaven for his attempts at fixing his screw ups. This personal heaven is unfortunately a continuation of his life's trajectory as he lacked the imagination for more creative happenings. Peter Griffin hasn't died permanently yet but has had multiple brushes with the afterlife including a conversation with God and filling in with the Grim Reaper. Homer Simpson to my knowledge hasn't died either but has met God before. Futurama there's several interactions with both cyclical time travel as well as meeting a God like being with immense powers. Cleveland Brown hasn't died physically yet but has died emotionally when Loretta left him. So in essence it's Stan Smith living out a post death fantasy world that's close to real life. Family guy is both a television series he watches in heaven and occasionally has interactions with Peter Griffin and Cleveland brown through their afterlife excursions. Futurama skips through the afterlife and past by traveling through time and using advanced God like sciences inappropriately to fix an error they had made prior. Homer just kinda drops in on occasion as a hallucination on the Family guy TV show in heaven and as part of the greater Hana Barbara court case Peter Griffin was involved in.","human_ref_B":"In universe American Dad & Family Guy are TV shows. American Dad has stopped filming a few times & has shown us the set once when Stan walked off set. Simpsons\/Futurama don't really acknowledge that they are actors in their own show(s). Really looking at it, the crossover episode between The Simpsons & Family Guy may only be as canon as the Treehouse of Horror episodes, at least to the Simpsons as I do not have any knowledge of them acknowledging this episode. The crossover between The Simpsons & Futurama does seem to be canon as Bender has continued to appear in the Simpson's basement after said episode.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6408.0,"score_ratio":18.0} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuy1yfw","c_root_id_B":"iuyi29r","created_at_utc_A":1667509494,"created_at_utc_B":1667517719,"score_A":12,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":"X-Files is also in the Simpsonsverse.","human_ref_B":"King of the Hill also did a cross-over gag with the Simpsons. (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yTnzjC9PP0w) In regards to Futurama, the crew found a bunch of Bart Simpsons dolls (https:\/\/futurama.fandom.com\/wiki\/Bart_Simpson_Doll). This could either suggest that the show \"The Simpsons\" exists in the Futurama universe, or perhaps the dolls come from one of the times Bart was famous (e.g., https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bart_Gets_Famous)","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8225.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuyi29r","c_root_id_B":"iuy0oh1","created_at_utc_A":1667517719,"created_at_utc_B":1667509001,"score_A":27,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"King of the Hill also did a cross-over gag with the Simpsons. (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yTnzjC9PP0w) In regards to Futurama, the crew found a bunch of Bart Simpsons dolls (https:\/\/futurama.fandom.com\/wiki\/Bart_Simpson_Doll). This could either suggest that the show \"The Simpsons\" exists in the Futurama universe, or perhaps the dolls come from one of the times Bart was famous (e.g., https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bart_Gets_Famous)","human_ref_B":"It's all events happening in the afterlife. Stan Smith died and was given a personal heaven for his attempts at fixing his screw ups. This personal heaven is unfortunately a continuation of his life's trajectory as he lacked the imagination for more creative happenings. Peter Griffin hasn't died permanently yet but has had multiple brushes with the afterlife including a conversation with God and filling in with the Grim Reaper. Homer Simpson to my knowledge hasn't died either but has met God before. Futurama there's several interactions with both cyclical time travel as well as meeting a God like being with immense powers. Cleveland Brown hasn't died physically yet but has died emotionally when Loretta left him. So in essence it's Stan Smith living out a post death fantasy world that's close to real life. Family guy is both a television series he watches in heaven and occasionally has interactions with Peter Griffin and Cleveland brown through their afterlife excursions. Futurama skips through the afterlife and past by traveling through time and using advanced God like sciences inappropriately to fix an error they had made prior. Homer just kinda drops in on occasion as a hallucination on the Family guy TV show in heaven and as part of the greater Hana Barbara court case Peter Griffin was involved in.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8718.0,"score_ratio":5.4} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuyi29r","c_root_id_B":"iuyfj0q","created_at_utc_A":1667517719,"created_at_utc_B":1667516638,"score_A":27,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"King of the Hill also did a cross-over gag with the Simpsons. (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yTnzjC9PP0w) In regards to Futurama, the crew found a bunch of Bart Simpsons dolls (https:\/\/futurama.fandom.com\/wiki\/Bart_Simpson_Doll). This could either suggest that the show \"The Simpsons\" exists in the Futurama universe, or perhaps the dolls come from one of the times Bart was famous (e.g., https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bart_Gets_Famous)","human_ref_B":"The shows don\u2019t, but those episodes do.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1081.0,"score_ratio":6.75} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuy1yfw","c_root_id_B":"iuyp5yq","created_at_utc_A":1667509494,"created_at_utc_B":1667520756,"score_A":12,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"X-Files is also in the Simpsonsverse.","human_ref_B":"If this is true, we would have to include Bob's Burgers (cameo on American Dad) and Archer (cameo from Bob's Burgers).","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11262.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuyp5yq","c_root_id_B":"iuy0oh1","created_at_utc_A":1667520756,"created_at_utc_B":1667509001,"score_A":20,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"If this is true, we would have to include Bob's Burgers (cameo on American Dad) and Archer (cameo from Bob's Burgers).","human_ref_B":"It's all events happening in the afterlife. Stan Smith died and was given a personal heaven for his attempts at fixing his screw ups. This personal heaven is unfortunately a continuation of his life's trajectory as he lacked the imagination for more creative happenings. Peter Griffin hasn't died permanently yet but has had multiple brushes with the afterlife including a conversation with God and filling in with the Grim Reaper. Homer Simpson to my knowledge hasn't died either but has met God before. Futurama there's several interactions with both cyclical time travel as well as meeting a God like being with immense powers. Cleveland Brown hasn't died physically yet but has died emotionally when Loretta left him. So in essence it's Stan Smith living out a post death fantasy world that's close to real life. Family guy is both a television series he watches in heaven and occasionally has interactions with Peter Griffin and Cleveland brown through their afterlife excursions. Futurama skips through the afterlife and past by traveling through time and using advanced God like sciences inappropriately to fix an error they had made prior. Homer just kinda drops in on occasion as a hallucination on the Family guy TV show in heaven and as part of the greater Hana Barbara court case Peter Griffin was involved in.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11755.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuyp5yq","c_root_id_B":"iuyfj0q","created_at_utc_A":1667520756,"created_at_utc_B":1667516638,"score_A":20,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"If this is true, we would have to include Bob's Burgers (cameo on American Dad) and Archer (cameo from Bob's Burgers).","human_ref_B":"The shows don\u2019t, but those episodes do.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4118.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuy1yfw","c_root_id_B":"iuy0oh1","created_at_utc_A":1667509494,"created_at_utc_B":1667509001,"score_A":12,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"X-Files is also in the Simpsonsverse.","human_ref_B":"It's all events happening in the afterlife. Stan Smith died and was given a personal heaven for his attempts at fixing his screw ups. This personal heaven is unfortunately a continuation of his life's trajectory as he lacked the imagination for more creative happenings. Peter Griffin hasn't died permanently yet but has had multiple brushes with the afterlife including a conversation with God and filling in with the Grim Reaper. Homer Simpson to my knowledge hasn't died either but has met God before. Futurama there's several interactions with both cyclical time travel as well as meeting a God like being with immense powers. Cleveland Brown hasn't died physically yet but has died emotionally when Loretta left him. So in essence it's Stan Smith living out a post death fantasy world that's close to real life. Family guy is both a television series he watches in heaven and occasionally has interactions with Peter Griffin and Cleveland brown through their afterlife excursions. Futurama skips through the afterlife and past by traveling through time and using advanced God like sciences inappropriately to fix an error they had made prior. Homer just kinda drops in on occasion as a hallucination on the Family guy TV show in heaven and as part of the greater Hana Barbara court case Peter Griffin was involved in.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":493.0,"score_ratio":2.4} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuy0oh1","c_root_id_B":"iuzks42","created_at_utc_A":1667509001,"created_at_utc_B":1667535354,"score_A":5,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"It's all events happening in the afterlife. Stan Smith died and was given a personal heaven for his attempts at fixing his screw ups. This personal heaven is unfortunately a continuation of his life's trajectory as he lacked the imagination for more creative happenings. Peter Griffin hasn't died permanently yet but has had multiple brushes with the afterlife including a conversation with God and filling in with the Grim Reaper. Homer Simpson to my knowledge hasn't died either but has met God before. Futurama there's several interactions with both cyclical time travel as well as meeting a God like being with immense powers. Cleveland Brown hasn't died physically yet but has died emotionally when Loretta left him. So in essence it's Stan Smith living out a post death fantasy world that's close to real life. Family guy is both a television series he watches in heaven and occasionally has interactions with Peter Griffin and Cleveland brown through their afterlife excursions. Futurama skips through the afterlife and past by traveling through time and using advanced God like sciences inappropriately to fix an error they had made prior. Homer just kinda drops in on occasion as a hallucination on the Family guy TV show in heaven and as part of the greater Hana Barbara court case Peter Griffin was involved in.","human_ref_B":"The Simpsons and Futurama are in the Matt Groening Universe, the others are in the Seth MacFarlane universe. Simple as that. If you start counting every crossover as canon it's not long before you end up in Tommy Westphall's snowglobe.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":26353.0,"score_ratio":1.6} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuzk43u","c_root_id_B":"iuzks42","created_at_utc_A":1667534974,"created_at_utc_B":1667535354,"score_A":7,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Family Guy, Cleveland Show and American Dad all take place in the same universe. They were all hit by Hurricane Flozell in the same time period.","human_ref_B":"The Simpsons and Futurama are in the Matt Groening Universe, the others are in the Seth MacFarlane universe. Simple as that. If you start counting every crossover as canon it's not long before you end up in Tommy Westphall's snowglobe.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":380.0,"score_ratio":1.1428571429} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuzks42","c_root_id_B":"iuyfj0q","created_at_utc_A":1667535354,"created_at_utc_B":1667516638,"score_A":8,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"The Simpsons and Futurama are in the Matt Groening Universe, the others are in the Seth MacFarlane universe. Simple as that. If you start counting every crossover as canon it's not long before you end up in Tommy Westphall's snowglobe.","human_ref_B":"The shows don\u2019t, but those episodes do.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":18716.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuzks42","c_root_id_B":"iuzeug7","created_at_utc_A":1667535354,"created_at_utc_B":1667532143,"score_A":8,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"The Simpsons and Futurama are in the Matt Groening Universe, the others are in the Seth MacFarlane universe. Simple as that. If you start counting every crossover as canon it's not long before you end up in Tommy Westphall's snowglobe.","human_ref_B":"Family Guy and The Cleveland Show are in the same universe, but don\u2019t share the same continuity with American Dad or Simpsons outside of crossover jokes or episodes. Simpsons and Futurama do take place in the same universe though, as Simpsons characters have been referenced in Futurama, while Bender is resting in Homer\u2019s basement according to the Futurama crossover episode. In fact, Bender\u2019s sleeping body is still there and usually shows up as a cameo reference whenever they show the basement","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3211.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuy0oh1","c_root_id_B":"iuzk43u","created_at_utc_A":1667509001,"created_at_utc_B":1667534974,"score_A":5,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"It's all events happening in the afterlife. Stan Smith died and was given a personal heaven for his attempts at fixing his screw ups. This personal heaven is unfortunately a continuation of his life's trajectory as he lacked the imagination for more creative happenings. Peter Griffin hasn't died permanently yet but has had multiple brushes with the afterlife including a conversation with God and filling in with the Grim Reaper. Homer Simpson to my knowledge hasn't died either but has met God before. Futurama there's several interactions with both cyclical time travel as well as meeting a God like being with immense powers. Cleveland Brown hasn't died physically yet but has died emotionally when Loretta left him. So in essence it's Stan Smith living out a post death fantasy world that's close to real life. Family guy is both a television series he watches in heaven and occasionally has interactions with Peter Griffin and Cleveland brown through their afterlife excursions. Futurama skips through the afterlife and past by traveling through time and using advanced God like sciences inappropriately to fix an error they had made prior. Homer just kinda drops in on occasion as a hallucination on the Family guy TV show in heaven and as part of the greater Hana Barbara court case Peter Griffin was involved in.","human_ref_B":"Family Guy, Cleveland Show and American Dad all take place in the same universe. They were all hit by Hurricane Flozell in the same time period.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":25973.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuzk43u","c_root_id_B":"iuyfj0q","created_at_utc_A":1667534974,"created_at_utc_B":1667516638,"score_A":7,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Family Guy, Cleveland Show and American Dad all take place in the same universe. They were all hit by Hurricane Flozell in the same time period.","human_ref_B":"The shows don\u2019t, but those episodes do.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":18336.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuzk43u","c_root_id_B":"iuzeug7","created_at_utc_A":1667534974,"created_at_utc_B":1667532143,"score_A":7,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Family Guy, Cleveland Show and American Dad all take place in the same universe. They were all hit by Hurricane Flozell in the same time period.","human_ref_B":"Family Guy and The Cleveland Show are in the same universe, but don\u2019t share the same continuity with American Dad or Simpsons outside of crossover jokes or episodes. Simpsons and Futurama do take place in the same universe though, as Simpsons characters have been referenced in Futurama, while Bender is resting in Homer\u2019s basement according to the Futurama crossover episode. In fact, Bender\u2019s sleeping body is still there and usually shows up as a cameo reference whenever they show the basement","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2831.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuzrca5","c_root_id_B":"iv195i1","created_at_utc_A":1667539650,"created_at_utc_B":1667574355,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Every one of these shows makes intense blows at Fox and at each other, usually referring to other shows in the process. I'm gonna infer and say that if it's an animated comedy that is on Fox, it exists in the same universe. Crossovers: Futurama - The Simpsons The Simpsons - Family Guy Family Guy - American dad Gags: The Simpsons - Rick and Morty, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy(Throughout), Futurama, American Dad, King of the Hill, South Park Family Guy - The Simpsons(throughout), American Dad, The Cleavland Show, Rick and Morty American Dad - Family Guy, The Simpsons","human_ref_B":"Adventure Time showed up in Futurama for a scene","labels":0,"seconds_difference":34705.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuzs6z9","c_root_id_B":"iv195i1","created_at_utc_A":1667540264,"created_at_utc_B":1667574355,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Not *quite* the same but, despite the Simpsons and Family Guy being TV shows in its universe, South Park once had... either Stan or Kyle, I forget which, meet Bart Simpson in the same episode where they revealed that Family Guy stories were written by manatees picking balls with events written on them.","human_ref_B":"Adventure Time showed up in Futurama for a scene","labels":0,"seconds_difference":34091.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"yle18t","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Fox] Do the Simpsons, Family Guy, Futurama, American Dad, and the Cleveland Show all canonically take place in the same universe? Family Guy and the Cleveland Show are 100% in the same universe, and American Dad is also created by Seth MacFarlane and has some references that place it in the same universe as Family Guy as well. So that\u2019s three. There is also the two part \u201cSimpsons Guy\u201d crossover in Family Guy and a crossover between the Simpsons and Futurama (Both of those shows are created by Matt Groening) Family Guy also had a gag where Peter and the gang go to ask Bender something. Time travel exists in Family Guy, so it\u2019s believable that they went to the future, even if we aren\u2019t supposed to think about it much since it\u2019s just a joke. Do all of those shows officially take place in the same universe and the crossovers are canon? Futurama could take place in the far future while the rest of them happen at the same time in the present day. Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? How can the people in the Simpsons being yellow while everyone else has normal skin be explained?","c_root_id_A":"iuzsu0d","c_root_id_B":"iv195i1","created_at_utc_A":1667540742,"created_at_utc_B":1667574355,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"> Are there any other shows that could fit in this universe? Welcome to the Tommy Westphall universe, as it turns out all of American media is in the imagination of an autistic kid staring at a snowglobe.","human_ref_B":"Adventure Time showed up in Futurama for a scene","labels":0,"seconds_difference":33613.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"1lvnpe","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.68,"history":"[Futurama] How come, when the Planet Express crew delivered pillows to a high gravity planet, the rest of the crew had to crawl, but she was able to stand and walk around normally?","c_root_id_A":"cc37l1r","c_root_id_B":"cc378r2","created_at_utc_A":1378505235,"created_at_utc_B":1378504299,"score_A":31,"score_B":19,"human_ref_A":"Because Leela is trained and strong, whereas Fry is soft and pudgy, and Bender is made of cheap Momcorp materials.","human_ref_B":"Who is she?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":936.0,"score_ratio":1.6315789474} +{"post_id":"1lvnpe","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.68,"history":"[Futurama] How come, when the Planet Express crew delivered pillows to a high gravity planet, the rest of the crew had to crawl, but she was able to stand and walk around normally?","c_root_id_A":"cc378r2","c_root_id_B":"cc3jt66","created_at_utc_A":1378504299,"created_at_utc_B":1378563489,"score_A":19,"score_B":29,"human_ref_A":"Who is she?","human_ref_B":"She took her anti gravity suppository. The rest of the crew didn't bother reading Leela's 63 page mission document so they didn't know about the pill. She could have reminded them but she is a little bitter that the crew never reads her mission docs.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":59190.0,"score_ratio":1.5263157895} +{"post_id":"1lvnpe","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.68,"history":"[Futurama] How come, when the Planet Express crew delivered pillows to a high gravity planet, the rest of the crew had to crawl, but she was able to stand and walk around normally?","c_root_id_A":"cc3jt66","c_root_id_B":"cc380sq","created_at_utc_A":1378563489,"created_at_utc_B":1378506490,"score_A":29,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"She took her anti gravity suppository. The rest of the crew didn't bother reading Leela's 63 page mission document so they didn't know about the pill. She could have reminded them but she is a little bitter that the crew never reads her mission docs.","human_ref_B":"Planet Express Ship has a system for artificial gravity\/antigravity. Like natural gravitation it works by distorting space-time continuum. So it has many same properties, which includes that it must be defined for every point. Between ship's airstair where it works and place where rest of crew stays in planet's gravitation there is a zone where it changes. So Leela can make few steps out of stair under slightly higher than ship's gravitation.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":56999.0,"score_ratio":2.9} +{"post_id":"m92h1l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.76,"history":"[MCU] What happens when Rhodey wishes to retire from the military? Does he have to give up the War Machine armor to the Defense Department?","c_root_id_A":"grkt7lg","c_root_id_B":"grkq3us","created_at_utc_A":1616236736,"created_at_utc_B":1616233339,"score_A":22,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"That's all up to Pepper. War Machine\/Iron Patriot is fully owned by Stark Industries and on long-term loan to the United States Air Force, and if Rhodey wants out of the game it's up to Pepper and the Feds to sit down and determine what happens next. Ideally, Rhodey and Pepper would have an eye out for one or more suitable candidates to take up the mantle within the USAF or other branches of the U.S. military, so they could make an orderly transition to someone else either putting on the current armor or accepting an updated War Machine.","human_ref_B":"Doesn't he 'retire' when he welcomes the Nomad-crew back into the compound in Infinity War?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3397.0,"score_ratio":3.6666666667} +{"post_id":"vzakg7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How is Rhodey both a active-duty military officer as well as a permanent member of the Avengers? Wouldn't the Pentagon need to sign off on his use of the War Machine armor during missions?","c_root_id_A":"ig8boyn","c_root_id_B":"ig7xyr0","created_at_utc_A":1657864752,"created_at_utc_B":1657856534,"score_A":31,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"My thought on the matter is that Tony probably lawyered-up and took the military to court over their illegal acquisition of the Iron Man MK-II suit (Rhodey did \"steal\" it, after all) and their participation in an act of industrial espionage by delivering stolen, proprietary Stark technology to a direct competitor (which is pretty much exactly what they did when they contracted Hammer to convert the suit into the War Machine MK-I)... After all that was settled and he reclaimed ownership of the suit, Tony probably negotiated to ***indefinitely loan*** the War Machine to the military - and provide regular maintenance, service, upgrades, etc. - on the condition that Rhodey would remain its pilot indefinitely. (If they tried to give Rhodey the boot, Tony would just repossess the armor.) This way, Tony would have gotten the military off his back about giving them Iron Man capabilities ***without surrendering the actual technology***, and would have ensured that the one suit he did furnish them with was only ever being operated by someone he could trust to do so responsibly... As for why Rhodey was allowed to be an Avenger... The US government was probably hoping to use him as a sort of \"inside-man\"; banking on the idea that - if he were issued military orders which clashed with the Avengers' agenda - he would lean on Tony in an attempt to reconcile the two influences (thereby bringing what the Avengers did closer to what the government wanted them to do), and\/or that he would prioritize his orders and go against the Avengers' grain (thereby actively frustrating their operations)...","human_ref_B":"The first War Machine suit was private property that was taken without permission. We don't have information about what happened to it. Later suits were new Stark construction, so would be his property, that he lets Rhodey use because they're buds. In terms of Rhodey himself, remember that period where they made him dress up in flag colors and change his name to Iron Patriot? Having an active duty servicemember on the avengers is probably even better PR.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8218.0,"score_ratio":1.8235294118} +{"post_id":"vzakg7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[MCU] How is Rhodey both a active-duty military officer as well as a permanent member of the Avengers? Wouldn't the Pentagon need to sign off on his use of the War Machine armor during missions?","c_root_id_A":"ig8boyn","c_root_id_B":"ig85w2c","created_at_utc_A":1657864752,"created_at_utc_B":1657861001,"score_A":31,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"My thought on the matter is that Tony probably lawyered-up and took the military to court over their illegal acquisition of the Iron Man MK-II suit (Rhodey did \"steal\" it, after all) and their participation in an act of industrial espionage by delivering stolen, proprietary Stark technology to a direct competitor (which is pretty much exactly what they did when they contracted Hammer to convert the suit into the War Machine MK-I)... After all that was settled and he reclaimed ownership of the suit, Tony probably negotiated to ***indefinitely loan*** the War Machine to the military - and provide regular maintenance, service, upgrades, etc. - on the condition that Rhodey would remain its pilot indefinitely. (If they tried to give Rhodey the boot, Tony would just repossess the armor.) This way, Tony would have gotten the military off his back about giving them Iron Man capabilities ***without surrendering the actual technology***, and would have ensured that the one suit he did furnish them with was only ever being operated by someone he could trust to do so responsibly... As for why Rhodey was allowed to be an Avenger... The US government was probably hoping to use him as a sort of \"inside-man\"; banking on the idea that - if he were issued military orders which clashed with the Avengers' agenda - he would lean on Tony in an attempt to reconcile the two influences (thereby bringing what the Avengers did closer to what the government wanted them to do), and\/or that he would prioritize his orders and go against the Avengers' grain (thereby actively frustrating their operations)...","human_ref_B":"As a US government backed initiative Rhodey has been secondmened to the Avengers. Much like how military officers can be seconded to UN peace keeping forces or some NATO programs.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3751.0,"score_ratio":3.875} +{"post_id":"oj576o","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] In Universe, how do you think the rest of the heroes view Spider-Man? We really only know Tony\u2019s full thoughts on him. And some dialogue of Steve, Sam, and Bucky. What do y\u2019all think the rest of the team thinks of him seeing as the Avengers roster went through universal combat of the highest order with him. Just thought it was interesting seeing as he was probably the youngest combatant out there next to shuri.","c_root_id_A":"h4zmhsq","c_root_id_B":"h4znwg3","created_at_utc_A":1626140281,"created_at_utc_B":1626141000,"score_A":58,"score_B":293,"human_ref_A":"I don't know for sure but I don't think they really see him as a core member yet. Even with the amazing fight intro in Civil War they never seem to ask about him or where he is. Stark seemingly kept Parker kinda hidden. Even in Endgame he acts as Stark's sidekick more than anything. I think Strange is probably the only Avenger that actually understands his true value and ability. Maybe the Guardians. Besides Stark of course. I do hope the next few installments push Spidy into finding his own agency and power instead of just relying on stark and his tech so much.","human_ref_B":"They probably liked his potential but his age and maturity may have had some scratching their heads, this would probably include War Machine, and black widow. Steve would probably like him and view him similar to how tony did. Sam and Bucky may find him annoying but would respect his fighting ability since he whooped them w\/no experience, and Dr. Strange probably thought he was a goofball. The rest would probably be indifferent since they barely knew him.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":719.0,"score_ratio":5.0517241379} +{"post_id":"oj576o","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] In Universe, how do you think the rest of the heroes view Spider-Man? We really only know Tony\u2019s full thoughts on him. And some dialogue of Steve, Sam, and Bucky. What do y\u2019all think the rest of the team thinks of him seeing as the Avengers roster went through universal combat of the highest order with him. Just thought it was interesting seeing as he was probably the youngest combatant out there next to shuri.","c_root_id_A":"h4znwg3","c_root_id_B":"h4zmiww","created_at_utc_A":1626141000,"created_at_utc_B":1626140297,"score_A":293,"score_B":55,"human_ref_A":"They probably liked his potential but his age and maturity may have had some scratching their heads, this would probably include War Machine, and black widow. Steve would probably like him and view him similar to how tony did. Sam and Bucky may find him annoying but would respect his fighting ability since he whooped them w\/no experience, and Dr. Strange probably thought he was a goofball. The rest would probably be indifferent since they barely knew him.","human_ref_B":"Solid combatant. Powers and abilities beyond mortal men. They trust Tony's judgement.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":703.0,"score_ratio":5.3272727273} +{"post_id":"oj576o","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] In Universe, how do you think the rest of the heroes view Spider-Man? We really only know Tony\u2019s full thoughts on him. And some dialogue of Steve, Sam, and Bucky. What do y\u2019all think the rest of the team thinks of him seeing as the Avengers roster went through universal combat of the highest order with him. Just thought it was interesting seeing as he was probably the youngest combatant out there next to shuri.","c_root_id_A":"h4znwg3","c_root_id_B":"h4zmytq","created_at_utc_A":1626141000,"created_at_utc_B":1626140527,"score_A":293,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"They probably liked his potential but his age and maturity may have had some scratching their heads, this would probably include War Machine, and black widow. Steve would probably like him and view him similar to how tony did. Sam and Bucky may find him annoying but would respect his fighting ability since he whooped them w\/no experience, and Dr. Strange probably thought he was a goofball. The rest would probably be indifferent since they barely knew him.","human_ref_B":"They probably don't. He was only in two conflicts with them, and in one, he was fighting against half of them. Nobody knows him on a personal level since I don't think anybody knows his secret identity except for Tony and Strange. Maybe Peter. They likely respect him as a fighter but that's about it. They might be a bit weirded out with him being a teenager.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":473.0,"score_ratio":9.7666666667} +{"post_id":"oj576o","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] In Universe, how do you think the rest of the heroes view Spider-Man? We really only know Tony\u2019s full thoughts on him. And some dialogue of Steve, Sam, and Bucky. What do y\u2019all think the rest of the team thinks of him seeing as the Avengers roster went through universal combat of the highest order with him. Just thought it was interesting seeing as he was probably the youngest combatant out there next to shuri.","c_root_id_A":"h4zmytq","c_root_id_B":"h50smjq","created_at_utc_A":1626140527,"created_at_utc_B":1626171513,"score_A":30,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"They probably don't. He was only in two conflicts with them, and in one, he was fighting against half of them. Nobody knows him on a personal level since I don't think anybody knows his secret identity except for Tony and Strange. Maybe Peter. They likely respect him as a fighter but that's about it. They might be a bit weirded out with him being a teenager.","human_ref_B":"Steve - Peter has heart and that's all that matters Sam - annoying but competent Bucky - annoying but competent but he won't admit to agreeing with Sam. Tony - the son he never had Rhodey - way too young and what the hell is Tony thinking. Carol - adorable Steven - talented young man","labels":0,"seconds_difference":30986.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"oj576o","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] In Universe, how do you think the rest of the heroes view Spider-Man? We really only know Tony\u2019s full thoughts on him. And some dialogue of Steve, Sam, and Bucky. What do y\u2019all think the rest of the team thinks of him seeing as the Avengers roster went through universal combat of the highest order with him. Just thought it was interesting seeing as he was probably the youngest combatant out there next to shuri.","c_root_id_A":"h50smjq","c_root_id_B":"h4zu735","created_at_utc_A":1626171513,"created_at_utc_B":1626144438,"score_A":35,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"Steve - Peter has heart and that's all that matters Sam - annoying but competent Bucky - annoying but competent but he won't admit to agreeing with Sam. Tony - the son he never had Rhodey - way too young and what the hell is Tony thinking. Carol - adorable Steven - talented young man","human_ref_B":"I think happy likes him and probably pepper too. Also fury (well at least skrull fury) felt comfortable asking him to help with Mysterio which at the time he considered a world ending threat. I think the rest of them respect him but at least as of far from home I don't know how much anyone has interacted with him personally or \"professionally\" peter seemed apprehensive at best to get involved in larger world problems so I don't know how much he anyone else knows him. But fury happy and previously tony count for A LOT","labels":1,"seconds_difference":27075.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"oj576o","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] In Universe, how do you think the rest of the heroes view Spider-Man? We really only know Tony\u2019s full thoughts on him. And some dialogue of Steve, Sam, and Bucky. What do y\u2019all think the rest of the team thinks of him seeing as the Avengers roster went through universal combat of the highest order with him. Just thought it was interesting seeing as he was probably the youngest combatant out there next to shuri.","c_root_id_A":"h50344p","c_root_id_B":"h50smjq","created_at_utc_A":1626149794,"created_at_utc_B":1626171513,"score_A":14,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"Most see him as a joke until others who have fought with him say something. He\u2019s legit asf when he\u2019s on your side but from far away he talks too much and is annoying. That being said he definitely would be respected more if he fought outside New York but I mean his villains are legit asf but too bad they\u2019re stuck on trying to whoop his ass 24\/7. They definitely can be legitimate threats same with Spider-Man I mean he\u2019s basically impossible to fight hand to hand and he pulls his punches all the time. Spider-Man could easily replace a non super avenger not named iron man and do wayyyyy better. Hell fantastic 4 fight doom and I\u2019m still scratching my head on how he doesn\u2019t instakill a rock invisigirl and plastic man. Johnny is demi tho but other than that \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udfff\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Edit: I just saw the mcu I\u2019m speaking purely off comics oops","human_ref_B":"Steve - Peter has heart and that's all that matters Sam - annoying but competent Bucky - annoying but competent but he won't admit to agreeing with Sam. Tony - the son he never had Rhodey - way too young and what the hell is Tony thinking. Carol - adorable Steven - talented young man","labels":0,"seconds_difference":21719.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"oj576o","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] In Universe, how do you think the rest of the heroes view Spider-Man? We really only know Tony\u2019s full thoughts on him. And some dialogue of Steve, Sam, and Bucky. What do y\u2019all think the rest of the team thinks of him seeing as the Avengers roster went through universal combat of the highest order with him. Just thought it was interesting seeing as he was probably the youngest combatant out there next to shuri.","c_root_id_A":"h50mcs1","c_root_id_B":"h50smjq","created_at_utc_A":1626165481,"created_at_utc_B":1626171513,"score_A":10,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"In the comics, Daredevil thought of him as a \u201cjackass\u201d once. I kind of want to see that in the MCU.","human_ref_B":"Steve - Peter has heart and that's all that matters Sam - annoying but competent Bucky - annoying but competent but he won't admit to agreeing with Sam. Tony - the son he never had Rhodey - way too young and what the hell is Tony thinking. Carol - adorable Steven - talented young man","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6032.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"oj576o","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.95,"history":"[MCU] In Universe, how do you think the rest of the heroes view Spider-Man? We really only know Tony\u2019s full thoughts on him. And some dialogue of Steve, Sam, and Bucky. What do y\u2019all think the rest of the team thinks of him seeing as the Avengers roster went through universal combat of the highest order with him. Just thought it was interesting seeing as he was probably the youngest combatant out there next to shuri.","c_root_id_A":"h50u1ry","c_root_id_B":"h51361b","created_at_utc_A":1626172780,"created_at_utc_B":1626179545,"score_A":7,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Short answer is probably that they don't think of him as much more than Tony's personal goon, since they never really get a chance to meet him outside that context. They get introduced in Civil War (where Spidey manages to stunt on Falcon and Winter Soldier, and has a nice chat\/stalemate with Cap), he falls off the radar, pops back up for Infinity War (where no one but Tony, Strange, and the Guardians get to interact with him), gets dusted, and then comes back for the Avengers Compound fight (where he talks to Captain Marvel and that's about it). They know he's a hard fighter, and the ones who had a chance to actually hear him talk or see his face know he's *waaaay* underaged for what he's doing, but they never really get a chance to sit down and talk with him. Mysterio likely knows more about Peter than any Avenger aside from Tony. Probably the only one outside of Tony on the Avenger roster who has strong feelings about the kid is Captain America, who generally seems to have bonded with Spidey as a fellow New York kid who stumbled into superpowers and is trying to do right with it. There's a good chance he's following his \"friendly neighborhood\"-tier career between Civil War and Infinity War, though not interfering with either Peter's life or his mentor relationship with Tony, partially so as not to cramp the kid's style and also because he knows Spidey's StarkTech spider suit is probably loaded with surveillance hardware that would narc him out to Tony even if the kid himself meant well.","human_ref_B":"Cap: You got heart, kid, where you from? Spidey: Queens Cap: Brooklyn Mortal enemies until someone from Boston shows up.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6765.0,"score_ratio":1.2857142857} +{"post_id":"shw1v7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Despicable me] Does Gru's shrink Ray adhere to the 'law of conservation of mass'? If so wouldn't the moon have the same mass while it's shrunk, and thus the same gravity on the object around it including Gru?","c_root_id_A":"hv4wu4c","c_root_id_B":"hv4vow5","created_at_utc_A":1643725886,"created_at_utc_B":1643725397,"score_A":36,"score_B":22,"human_ref_A":"It appears not to, seeing as how he reached out and held the moon in his hand as lightly as one might a beachball.","human_ref_B":"For a second I thought Gru was in therapy, seeing a psychiatrist named Ray.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":489.0,"score_ratio":1.6363636364} +{"post_id":"shw1v7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[Despicable me] Does Gru's shrink Ray adhere to the 'law of conservation of mass'? If so wouldn't the moon have the same mass while it's shrunk, and thus the same gravity on the object around it including Gru?","c_root_id_A":"hv6tf03","c_root_id_B":"hv7bnds","created_at_utc_A":1643751565,"created_at_utc_B":1643758646,"score_A":7,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Clearly it does not","human_ref_B":"The \"shrinking\" you're seeing the moon do is actually it \"falling away from you\" into a parallel 4th dimension. This parallel dimension cancels momentum, so only the itty bitty tiny 3 dimensional \"slice\" of the \"shrunken\" moon we see is affected by any gravity or anything else. You ever read \"flatland\"?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7081.0,"score_ratio":1.4285714286} +{"post_id":"63peyi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Cthulhu Mythos\/Lovecraft] My fraternety and I are passing through this small town called Innsmouth. What's a good prank we could pull on this small town?","c_root_id_A":"dfw0a0g","c_root_id_B":"dfvyzah","created_at_utc_A":1491439394,"created_at_utc_B":1491437759,"score_A":48,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Sneak into the local church building and steal the weird-looking statue they have on their altar. They really care about that stupid ugly thing, so taking it with you when you leave will lead to great hilarity.","human_ref_B":"Apple sauce and hot sauce water balloons are always fun looks like congealed blood and it stings the eyes.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1635.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"63peyi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Cthulhu Mythos\/Lovecraft] My fraternety and I are passing through this small town called Innsmouth. What's a good prank we could pull on this small town?","c_root_id_A":"dfw019o","c_root_id_B":"dfw0a0g","created_at_utc_A":1491439088,"created_at_utc_B":1491439394,"score_A":5,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"Get those big exercise balls and attack unsuspecting villagers by throwing them at their heads from behind cover.","human_ref_B":"Sneak into the local church building and steal the weird-looking statue they have on their altar. They really care about that stupid ugly thing, so taking it with you when you leave will lead to great hilarity.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":306.0,"score_ratio":9.6} +{"post_id":"63peyi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Cthulhu Mythos\/Lovecraft] My fraternety and I are passing through this small town called Innsmouth. What's a good prank we could pull on this small town?","c_root_id_A":"dfw1bdb","c_root_id_B":"dfvyzah","created_at_utc_A":1491440681,"created_at_utc_B":1491437759,"score_A":28,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Go down to the docks at night and steal their fishing boats. Once you get out on the dark ocean you'll be safe from pursuit.","human_ref_B":"Apple sauce and hot sauce water balloons are always fun looks like congealed blood and it stings the eyes.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2922.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"63peyi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Cthulhu Mythos\/Lovecraft] My fraternety and I are passing through this small town called Innsmouth. What's a good prank we could pull on this small town?","c_root_id_A":"dfw1bdb","c_root_id_B":"dfw019o","created_at_utc_A":1491440681,"created_at_utc_B":1491439088,"score_A":28,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Go down to the docks at night and steal their fishing boats. Once you get out on the dark ocean you'll be safe from pursuit.","human_ref_B":"Get those big exercise balls and attack unsuspecting villagers by throwing them at their heads from behind cover.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1593.0,"score_ratio":5.6} +{"post_id":"63peyi","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Cthulhu Mythos\/Lovecraft] My fraternety and I are passing through this small town called Innsmouth. What's a good prank we could pull on this small town?","c_root_id_A":"dfw019o","c_root_id_B":"dfw9ggr","created_at_utc_A":1491439088,"created_at_utc_B":1491451405,"score_A":5,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Get those big exercise balls and attack unsuspecting villagers by throwing them at their heads from behind cover.","human_ref_B":"There is an old drunk in this town by the name of Zadok Allen you can fuck around with. Find him, give him some booze and he will start sharing his bizarre conspiracy theories with you. Pretend to believe him to keep him talking for a while, then proclaim that you don't believe a word and that you will tell the local cleric about him spreading lies. He will totally lose it. Also, the only local hotel will just write down your credit card number and proceed it manually. They have no internet connection and won't notice if the credit card is stolen. Check in, order expensive room service for your whole fraternity FOR FREE!","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12317.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"fekzqd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General superheroes] Often, the villain wants the hero to stoop down to their level. However, has there ever been an instance where the villain is horrified at what the fallen hero does\/plans to do? \"Do it! Throw away those morals! Become--! Wait, what are you...?\" The villain pushes the hero over the edge, but instead of glee at what they have done, the villain is outright horrified at what occurs. Has this ever happened? If so, what did the fallen hero do that was so horrifying?","c_root_id_A":"fjoxh2k","c_root_id_B":"fjorgtb","created_at_utc_A":1583536907,"created_at_utc_B":1583533392,"score_A":228,"score_B":73,"human_ref_A":"In the novelization Dooku stops trying to turn yoda when he gets a vision from the force for a moment that demonstrates how terrifying a dark side yoda would be.","human_ref_B":"This one is tricky. There are a preponderance of situations where the hero is turned into something that a villain finds genuinely morally horrifying. There are a preponderance of situations where the villain pushes the hero far enough that they snap and become something terrible. The catch is that it's rarely the same villain. The big reason for this is that if a villain pushes a hero till they break, they're usually the first one the hero kills- in fact, getting the hero to snap and kill them is often their plan in the first place. So even if the hero spirals even further out of control than the villain ever wanted, they usually aren't around to see it. Also, they often oppose morality as a concept, so if the hero starts doing really unhinged shit most of them just go, \"huh. Good for them.\" The closest thing I can think of to what you're talking about is the case of the Batman who Laughs- an evil version of Batman from the dark multiverse, where Joker tricked Batman into killing him, and with his dying breath infected Batman with a toxin designed to turn him into a new version of the Joker. The mainstream universe version of Joker *hates* what his alternate universe counterpart created. In the closest thing to a moral stand he's ever taken, he moved hell and high water to try and keep BWL locked out of the main universe. He declared war on the Legion of Doom when they drafted The Batman who Laughs into the roster. He teamed up with Batman to try and get rid of the evil clone. The reason this doesn't quite count, though, is that the whole point of the dark multiverse is that it's formed out of *bad story ideas-* completely implausible things that the characters are scared of anyway. Batman will never be as bad as Joker- there's no mechanism by which that could even *happen-* but both of them are secretly afraid of what would happen if he was, so the dark multiverse spat out a universe where, against all logic, that happened. Joker's real objection here is the idea that he'd ever do something so crass as to turn Batman into a better version of himself- winning their little game *that* way would completely defeat the point of the game! It would create a Joker so powerful there couldn't even *be* a game! What's the point of a stupid story like that? All it does is upturn the natural order of things for shock value! And so on. It's more an aesthetic objection than anything else.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3515.0,"score_ratio":3.1232876712} +{"post_id":"fekzqd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General superheroes] Often, the villain wants the hero to stoop down to their level. However, has there ever been an instance where the villain is horrified at what the fallen hero does\/plans to do? \"Do it! Throw away those morals! Become--! Wait, what are you...?\" The villain pushes the hero over the edge, but instead of glee at what they have done, the villain is outright horrified at what occurs. Has this ever happened? If so, what did the fallen hero do that was so horrifying?","c_root_id_A":"fjoxh2k","c_root_id_B":"fjot3a0","created_at_utc_A":1583536907,"created_at_utc_B":1583534278,"score_A":228,"score_B":40,"human_ref_A":"In the novelization Dooku stops trying to turn yoda when he gets a vision from the force for a moment that demonstrates how terrifying a dark side yoda would be.","human_ref_B":"Watch Superman vs. The Elite because something very similar happens, and it's a good movie! To answer your question, here is what basically happened: >!A small group of super heroes called The Elite and led by Manchester Black (telepath and telekinetic) started to take things too far by killing bad guys. Supes obviously had a problem with this and tried to stop them. They argued that Supes was too soft. A battle ensued. After it appeared that Superman was defeated, he reappeared and went insane. He stopped holding back and picked The Elite apart one by one in a brutal fashion. After decimating Black's team, Superman admitted that Black was right all along - much to the horror of him and everybody else in Metropolis. Superman then lobotomized Black with his heat vision, and then... !!< Just watch the movie. =)","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2629.0,"score_ratio":5.7} +{"post_id":"fekzqd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General superheroes] Often, the villain wants the hero to stoop down to their level. However, has there ever been an instance where the villain is horrified at what the fallen hero does\/plans to do? \"Do it! Throw away those morals! Become--! Wait, what are you...?\" The villain pushes the hero over the edge, but instead of glee at what they have done, the villain is outright horrified at what occurs. Has this ever happened? If so, what did the fallen hero do that was so horrifying?","c_root_id_A":"fjp6l51","c_root_id_B":"fjpikqi","created_at_utc_A":1583543091,"created_at_utc_B":1583551760,"score_A":43,"score_B":58,"human_ref_A":"Can't believe nobody's brought up my boy Megamind, the undisputed King of Metrocity!","human_ref_B":"Undertale: Flowey vs. No Mercy Frisk\/Chara Flowey wanted Frisk (main character) to embrace \"kill or be killed\". Killing everything in the game, fully embracing kill or be killed, however, horrifies Flowey since he realizes not even he is safe. Destroying everyone in the underground was so horrifying it scared Flowey--and he dies at the hands of Frisk. Chara takes over the latter afterwards and wrecks the save file (and future ones too).","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8669.0,"score_ratio":1.3488372093} +{"post_id":"fekzqd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General superheroes] Often, the villain wants the hero to stoop down to their level. However, has there ever been an instance where the villain is horrified at what the fallen hero does\/plans to do? \"Do it! Throw away those morals! Become--! Wait, what are you...?\" The villain pushes the hero over the edge, but instead of glee at what they have done, the villain is outright horrified at what occurs. Has this ever happened? If so, what did the fallen hero do that was so horrifying?","c_root_id_A":"fjot3a0","c_root_id_B":"fjpikqi","created_at_utc_A":1583534278,"created_at_utc_B":1583551760,"score_A":40,"score_B":58,"human_ref_A":"Watch Superman vs. The Elite because something very similar happens, and it's a good movie! To answer your question, here is what basically happened: >!A small group of super heroes called The Elite and led by Manchester Black (telepath and telekinetic) started to take things too far by killing bad guys. Supes obviously had a problem with this and tried to stop them. They argued that Supes was too soft. A battle ensued. After it appeared that Superman was defeated, he reappeared and went insane. He stopped holding back and picked The Elite apart one by one in a brutal fashion. After decimating Black's team, Superman admitted that Black was right all along - much to the horror of him and everybody else in Metropolis. Superman then lobotomized Black with his heat vision, and then... !!< Just watch the movie. =)","human_ref_B":"Undertale: Flowey vs. No Mercy Frisk\/Chara Flowey wanted Frisk (main character) to embrace \"kill or be killed\". Killing everything in the game, fully embracing kill or be killed, however, horrifies Flowey since he realizes not even he is safe. Destroying everyone in the underground was so horrifying it scared Flowey--and he dies at the hands of Frisk. Chara takes over the latter afterwards and wrecks the save file (and future ones too).","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17482.0,"score_ratio":1.45} +{"post_id":"fekzqd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General superheroes] Often, the villain wants the hero to stoop down to their level. However, has there ever been an instance where the villain is horrified at what the fallen hero does\/plans to do? \"Do it! Throw away those morals! Become--! Wait, what are you...?\" The villain pushes the hero over the edge, but instead of glee at what they have done, the villain is outright horrified at what occurs. Has this ever happened? If so, what did the fallen hero do that was so horrifying?","c_root_id_A":"fjpunzy","c_root_id_B":"fjp6l51","created_at_utc_A":1583560998,"created_at_utc_B":1583543091,"score_A":56,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"In Spider-Man comics, Kingpin and some other criminals organize the murder of Aunt May. Spider-Man comes and beats Kingpin to within an inch of his life, and all the rest of the villains are mortified. It's not exactly what you mean, since Spider-Man didn't do anything those villains haven't done to civilians, but I think it's relevant because he went far further than the villains thought he'd ever go.","human_ref_B":"Can't believe nobody's brought up my boy Megamind, the undisputed King of Metrocity!","labels":1,"seconds_difference":17907.0,"score_ratio":1.3023255814} +{"post_id":"fekzqd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General superheroes] Often, the villain wants the hero to stoop down to their level. However, has there ever been an instance where the villain is horrified at what the fallen hero does\/plans to do? \"Do it! Throw away those morals! Become--! Wait, what are you...?\" The villain pushes the hero over the edge, but instead of glee at what they have done, the villain is outright horrified at what occurs. Has this ever happened? If so, what did the fallen hero do that was so horrifying?","c_root_id_A":"fjot3a0","c_root_id_B":"fjpunzy","created_at_utc_A":1583534278,"created_at_utc_B":1583560998,"score_A":40,"score_B":56,"human_ref_A":"Watch Superman vs. The Elite because something very similar happens, and it's a good movie! To answer your question, here is what basically happened: >!A small group of super heroes called The Elite and led by Manchester Black (telepath and telekinetic) started to take things too far by killing bad guys. Supes obviously had a problem with this and tried to stop them. They argued that Supes was too soft. A battle ensued. After it appeared that Superman was defeated, he reappeared and went insane. He stopped holding back and picked The Elite apart one by one in a brutal fashion. After decimating Black's team, Superman admitted that Black was right all along - much to the horror of him and everybody else in Metropolis. Superman then lobotomized Black with his heat vision, and then... !!< Just watch the movie. =)","human_ref_B":"In Spider-Man comics, Kingpin and some other criminals organize the murder of Aunt May. Spider-Man comes and beats Kingpin to within an inch of his life, and all the rest of the villains are mortified. It's not exactly what you mean, since Spider-Man didn't do anything those villains haven't done to civilians, but I think it's relevant because he went far further than the villains thought he'd ever go.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":26720.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"fekzqd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General superheroes] Often, the villain wants the hero to stoop down to their level. However, has there ever been an instance where the villain is horrified at what the fallen hero does\/plans to do? \"Do it! Throw away those morals! Become--! Wait, what are you...?\" The villain pushes the hero over the edge, but instead of glee at what they have done, the villain is outright horrified at what occurs. Has this ever happened? If so, what did the fallen hero do that was so horrifying?","c_root_id_A":"fjot3a0","c_root_id_B":"fjp6l51","created_at_utc_A":1583534278,"created_at_utc_B":1583543091,"score_A":40,"score_B":43,"human_ref_A":"Watch Superman vs. The Elite because something very similar happens, and it's a good movie! To answer your question, here is what basically happened: >!A small group of super heroes called The Elite and led by Manchester Black (telepath and telekinetic) started to take things too far by killing bad guys. Supes obviously had a problem with this and tried to stop them. They argued that Supes was too soft. A battle ensued. After it appeared that Superman was defeated, he reappeared and went insane. He stopped holding back and picked The Elite apart one by one in a brutal fashion. After decimating Black's team, Superman admitted that Black was right all along - much to the horror of him and everybody else in Metropolis. Superman then lobotomized Black with his heat vision, and then... !!< Just watch the movie. =)","human_ref_B":"Can't believe nobody's brought up my boy Megamind, the undisputed King of Metrocity!","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8813.0,"score_ratio":1.075} +{"post_id":"fekzqd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.99,"history":"[General superheroes] Often, the villain wants the hero to stoop down to their level. However, has there ever been an instance where the villain is horrified at what the fallen hero does\/plans to do? \"Do it! Throw away those morals! Become--! Wait, what are you...?\" The villain pushes the hero over the edge, but instead of glee at what they have done, the villain is outright horrified at what occurs. Has this ever happened? If so, what did the fallen hero do that was so horrifying?","c_root_id_A":"fjq3vyc","c_root_id_B":"fjq00o5","created_at_utc_A":1583566986,"created_at_utc_B":1583564414,"score_A":21,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Eddington vs Sisko","human_ref_B":"Irredeemable: The Plutonian is sick of making sacrifices to help everyone but himself and goes on a mad killing spree. Incorruptible: The Plutonian's archenemy, a brilliant human scientist and businessman, sees his enemy's face heel turn and decides he's the only one with a chance of stopping the alien.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2572.0,"score_ratio":2.625} +{"post_id":"t8qsit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[The Batman\/DC] Is the Riddler smarter than Batman? SPOILERS for The Batman So after watching The Batman this weekend, it kind of surprised me that Batman essentially lost. The Riddler accomplished almost all of his goals. Everyone is talking about this movie showing how good of a detective Batman is, but in the movie the Riddler is really just pulling his stings the whole time, and Batman just plays along by solving his riddles. He doesn't ever outsmart the Riddler. Does anyone else have this interpretation of The Batman? In other Batman stories, is the Riddler shown to be smarter than Batman usually?","c_root_id_A":"hzpljfm","c_root_id_B":"hzps1df","created_at_utc_A":1646665847,"created_at_utc_B":1646668577,"score_A":23,"score_B":31,"human_ref_A":"Here's the thing, what you just described really does follow Batman's usual method for dealing with Eddie. Eddie's surprisingly good at covering his tracks, so Batman plays along until an opportunity presents itself, which it inevitably does because Eddie is a pompous drama queen who can't help himself. Edit: with a little more info about the end of the movie (I don't care much about spoilers), This riddler is definitely the smartest one we've had, >!hell he basically won!<.","human_ref_B":"The Riddler is incentivized to make his riddles easier to solve than traditional investigation techniques. If they weren't, Batman would would just go about investigating rather than playing the game. The challenge of puzzle making isn't to make an impossible puzzle, that's easy. Anybody can do that. The point is to make a puzzle that is challenging but solvable to keep the game going.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2730.0,"score_ratio":1.347826087} +{"post_id":"t8qsit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[The Batman\/DC] Is the Riddler smarter than Batman? SPOILERS for The Batman So after watching The Batman this weekend, it kind of surprised me that Batman essentially lost. The Riddler accomplished almost all of his goals. Everyone is talking about this movie showing how good of a detective Batman is, but in the movie the Riddler is really just pulling his stings the whole time, and Batman just plays along by solving his riddles. He doesn't ever outsmart the Riddler. Does anyone else have this interpretation of The Batman? In other Batman stories, is the Riddler shown to be smarter than Batman usually?","c_root_id_A":"hzqrpwx","c_root_id_B":"hzq770d","created_at_utc_A":1646682443,"created_at_utc_B":1646674560,"score_A":15,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"God it took me 3 days to find someone else pointing this out. Riddler did EVERYTHING he wanted exactly how he wanted it. And above all Riddle turned himself in so Batman didn't even accomplish that part too.","human_ref_B":"I had the same take. There's been a couple of wrinkles on the Riddler over the years. A more recent version of the Riddler is he is among the very smartest of the criminals of Gotham, and a match for the Joker. But for most of the character's history he was not a first level intellect, and Batman was smarter. Clearly this is one of Bat's early cases, yet another take on 'baby bats' who has a lot to learn. I understand why they do this from a character development take, but honestly, I want to see prime Batman, not 'just figuring it out' Batman, or older broken down no knee cartilege Batman(final Bale) or Batman who lost his internal war and kills (Batfleck). And yeah, Batman clearly lost, and there sure seem to be setting up Gotham as No Man's Land. I thought the film was masterfully done, but at the end of the day I have to say I didn't enjoy it. Only really two things stood out - Zoe's Catwoman and the Batmobile chase scene.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7883.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"t8qsit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[The Batman\/DC] Is the Riddler smarter than Batman? SPOILERS for The Batman So after watching The Batman this weekend, it kind of surprised me that Batman essentially lost. The Riddler accomplished almost all of his goals. Everyone is talking about this movie showing how good of a detective Batman is, but in the movie the Riddler is really just pulling his stings the whole time, and Batman just plays along by solving his riddles. He doesn't ever outsmart the Riddler. Does anyone else have this interpretation of The Batman? In other Batman stories, is the Riddler shown to be smarter than Batman usually?","c_root_id_A":"hzq770d","c_root_id_B":"hztcppj","created_at_utc_A":1646674560,"created_at_utc_B":1646727702,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I had the same take. There's been a couple of wrinkles on the Riddler over the years. A more recent version of the Riddler is he is among the very smartest of the criminals of Gotham, and a match for the Joker. But for most of the character's history he was not a first level intellect, and Batman was smarter. Clearly this is one of Bat's early cases, yet another take on 'baby bats' who has a lot to learn. I understand why they do this from a character development take, but honestly, I want to see prime Batman, not 'just figuring it out' Batman, or older broken down no knee cartilege Batman(final Bale) or Batman who lost his internal war and kills (Batfleck). And yeah, Batman clearly lost, and there sure seem to be setting up Gotham as No Man's Land. I thought the film was masterfully done, but at the end of the day I have to say I didn't enjoy it. Only really two things stood out - Zoe's Catwoman and the Batmobile chase scene.","human_ref_B":"The issue with the films riddler was that it failed to capture his egotism, which is his corner stone and his flaw. Most other adaptations make him so narcissistic that he ends up self sabotaging because he doesn't only want to reach his objective he wants to make everyone else look stupid doing it, causing him to overreach. Honestly this wasn't a good adaptation of riddle but his symbolism worked and there wasn't really any batman villains that I could think of who could fit the motive and methods required for the role in the story. Besides MR J but he needs to take a break.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":53142.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"t8qsit","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[The Batman\/DC] Is the Riddler smarter than Batman? SPOILERS for The Batman So after watching The Batman this weekend, it kind of surprised me that Batman essentially lost. The Riddler accomplished almost all of his goals. Everyone is talking about this movie showing how good of a detective Batman is, but in the movie the Riddler is really just pulling his stings the whole time, and Batman just plays along by solving his riddles. He doesn't ever outsmart the Riddler. Does anyone else have this interpretation of The Batman? In other Batman stories, is the Riddler shown to be smarter than Batman usually?","c_root_id_A":"hztcppj","c_root_id_B":"hzr8l8r","created_at_utc_A":1646727702,"created_at_utc_B":1646688895,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"The issue with the films riddler was that it failed to capture his egotism, which is his corner stone and his flaw. Most other adaptations make him so narcissistic that he ends up self sabotaging because he doesn't only want to reach his objective he wants to make everyone else look stupid doing it, causing him to overreach. Honestly this wasn't a good adaptation of riddle but his symbolism worked and there wasn't really any batman villains that I could think of who could fit the motive and methods required for the role in the story. Besides MR J but he needs to take a break.","human_ref_B":"I'd say that in typical material, they're about equal. Batman plays along (usually slightly the wiser) until Edward makes a mistake. In *the Batman* specifically; yes, Edward is undoubtedly ahead of Bruce and Gordon at every step. *A lot* of ways that Batman deals with the Riddler comes down to personal experience between the two. Batman is a great detective but he's even better at getting in the heads of other people. Riddler has certain methods and ways of thinking that Batman uses to help figure out his plans.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":38807.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"y9218s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Batman\/Nolan Series] How did Bruce lose all of his money in \"bad bets\" when the stock market had literally just been invaded and said trades happened during that time? Like legally there is no way those were valid right? And couldn't he have easily proven it or just said he refused to honor those trades?","c_root_id_A":"it3ep4i","c_root_id_B":"it3xqfj","created_at_utc_A":1666286487,"created_at_utc_B":1666293877,"score_A":36,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"Now ask why his power was cut so fast? Or was that just a ploy to get the girl?","human_ref_B":"They couldn't have been valid, not in any exchange in the world. Trades are always subject to regulatory approval and all the top exchanges in the world are down to sub-nano seconds now for recording transitions. New York Stock Exchange and all the exchanges in the EU are down to pico-second. The regulators wouldn't even need weeks to undo the trades. They'd find a time stamp and go \"All trades after X:XX:XX:XXXXXX are null.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7390.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"y9218s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Batman\/Nolan Series] How did Bruce lose all of his money in \"bad bets\" when the stock market had literally just been invaded and said trades happened during that time? Like legally there is no way those were valid right? And couldn't he have easily proven it or just said he refused to honor those trades?","c_root_id_A":"it3ogp1","c_root_id_B":"it3xqfj","created_at_utc_A":1666290275,"created_at_utc_B":1666293877,"score_A":11,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"The fraudulent trades would have been unwound eventually, but it would take a while. Basically. It made a hash of all of his finances that will take a long while to sort out and led to real losses. Like if someone steals your checkbook you might get the money from the stolen checks back but you still lose all the late fees you incur when you cant pay your bills or get evicted when your rent check bounces. It wasn't a good way to steal money but was more than good enough to cause enough financial distress to Bruce when there was already a leadership struggle and force his hand to give Talia control of the company.","human_ref_B":"They couldn't have been valid, not in any exchange in the world. Trades are always subject to regulatory approval and all the top exchanges in the world are down to sub-nano seconds now for recording transitions. New York Stock Exchange and all the exchanges in the EU are down to pico-second. The regulators wouldn't even need weeks to undo the trades. They'd find a time stamp and go \"All trades after X:XX:XX:XXXXXX are null.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3602.0,"score_ratio":4.3636363636} +{"post_id":"y9218s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Batman\/Nolan Series] How did Bruce lose all of his money in \"bad bets\" when the stock market had literally just been invaded and said trades happened during that time? Like legally there is no way those were valid right? And couldn't he have easily proven it or just said he refused to honor those trades?","c_root_id_A":"it3qwy3","c_root_id_B":"it3xqfj","created_at_utc_A":1666291233,"created_at_utc_B":1666293877,"score_A":6,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"Given time he could have fought it and proved it wasn't him. Obviously there was a ton of evidence. But in that moment, his money was \"gone\".","human_ref_B":"They couldn't have been valid, not in any exchange in the world. Trades are always subject to regulatory approval and all the top exchanges in the world are down to sub-nano seconds now for recording transitions. New York Stock Exchange and all the exchanges in the EU are down to pico-second. The regulators wouldn't even need weeks to undo the trades. They'd find a time stamp and go \"All trades after X:XX:XX:XXXXXX are null.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2644.0,"score_ratio":8.0} +{"post_id":"y9218s","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.97,"history":"[Batman\/Nolan Series] How did Bruce lose all of his money in \"bad bets\" when the stock market had literally just been invaded and said trades happened during that time? Like legally there is no way those were valid right? And couldn't he have easily proven it or just said he refused to honor those trades?","c_root_id_A":"it4lqlm","c_root_id_B":"it3qwy3","created_at_utc_A":1666303341,"created_at_utc_B":1666291233,"score_A":8,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Why didn't he change the security from fingerprints to anything else once he knew his were stolen?","human_ref_B":"Given time he could have fought it and proved it wasn't him. Obviously there was a ton of evidence. But in that moment, his money was \"gone\".","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12108.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"p3lyzd","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Harry Potter] Is there a polite or non-derogatory equivalent of \u2018mudblood\u2019? Mudblood is treated as an offensive term, even a slur, for witches and wizards with muggle parents. Is there another term for them that isn\u2019t offensive?","c_root_id_A":"h8sh14h","c_root_id_B":"h8sdy7l","created_at_utc_A":1628867417,"created_at_utc_B":1628865936,"score_A":59,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"First generation wizards","human_ref_B":"Why is Harry considered a half blood? Voldemort\u2019s father was a muggle, Harry\u2019s mother was a witch. How many generations do you have to be disconnected from muggles to be considered a \u201cfull-blooded\u201d wix?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1481.0,"score_ratio":1.6388888889} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlvbcf","c_root_id_B":"hmlh5ln","created_at_utc_A":1638236136,"created_at_utc_B":1638229664,"score_A":127,"score_B":113,"human_ref_A":"In the Kyoshi novels, when an enraged and emotionally unstable Kyoshi decides to murder a Fire Nation noble for a crime that definitely does not merit the death penalty, Kuruk stepped in made Kyoshi snap out of it. The past lives definitely have a say and can do something should the current Avatar go rogue.","human_ref_B":"Nope. The Avatar is pretty universally seen as a force to be reckoned with, but we see that plenty of people have a hard time understanding what that entails-one that decides to rule or destroy is hard to conceive. There are only two scenarios we see across the series where a murder attempt on the Avatar actually comes close to succeeding; Azula managing to strike Aang down as he\u2019s mastering the Avatar State, which is basically her luck peaking right then and there. Then there\u2019s TLOK where the Red Lotus, some of the top benders of their era, make the most thorough and well-thought out attempt with the mercury poisoning to kill Korra in the AS. Even that ends with her breaking out, most of the people involved dead, and Zaheer having to wear her out by running and then perform his execution technique to even come close. Just watch the fight with Aang and Ozai once the Avatar State kicks in. Even if someone could push the conscious Avatar to that point in a fight, *that is what they have to overcome*. If the worlds most powerful firebender enhanced by Sozin\u2019s Comet got bitched out, what are you going to do?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6472.0,"score_ratio":1.1238938053} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlvbcf","c_root_id_B":"hmlmid1","created_at_utc_A":1638236136,"created_at_utc_B":1638232108,"score_A":127,"score_B":67,"human_ref_A":"In the Kyoshi novels, when an enraged and emotionally unstable Kyoshi decides to murder a Fire Nation noble for a crime that definitely does not merit the death penalty, Kuruk stepped in made Kyoshi snap out of it. The past lives definitely have a say and can do something should the current Avatar go rogue.","human_ref_B":"The Red Lotus branched off from the Order of the White Lotus with a specific plan first for *making* the Avatar go rogue, and then to try and remove the Avatar from the playing field. That plan didn't come from nowhere. I suspect a few of the more paranoid White Lotus members across the years have spent time putting together plans for dealing with a rogue Avatar, and Zaheer just put together the pieces. As people have pointed out, it was still a terrible plan with practically no chance of working, but there *was* a plan.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4028.0,"score_ratio":1.8955223881} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlggo1","c_root_id_B":"hmlvbcf","created_at_utc_A":1638229351,"created_at_utc_B":1638236136,"score_A":27,"score_B":127,"human_ref_A":"They didn't have a great plan for the Dark Avatar, so I'm going to say no.","human_ref_B":"In the Kyoshi novels, when an enraged and emotionally unstable Kyoshi decides to murder a Fire Nation noble for a crime that definitely does not merit the death penalty, Kuruk stepped in made Kyoshi snap out of it. The past lives definitely have a say and can do something should the current Avatar go rogue.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6785.0,"score_ratio":4.7037037037} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlh1ra","c_root_id_B":"hmlvbcf","created_at_utc_A":1638229615,"created_at_utc_B":1638236136,"score_A":24,"score_B":127,"human_ref_A":"I dont think a person who shares his soul with rawa can go bad. But i have only seen the shows so i dont know shit about deep lore","human_ref_B":"In the Kyoshi novels, when an enraged and emotionally unstable Kyoshi decides to murder a Fire Nation noble for a crime that definitely does not merit the death penalty, Kuruk stepped in made Kyoshi snap out of it. The past lives definitely have a say and can do something should the current Avatar go rogue.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6521.0,"score_ratio":5.2916666667} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlvbcf","c_root_id_B":"hmlt5rr","created_at_utc_A":1638236136,"created_at_utc_B":1638235152,"score_A":127,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"In the Kyoshi novels, when an enraged and emotionally unstable Kyoshi decides to murder a Fire Nation noble for a crime that definitely does not merit the death penalty, Kuruk stepped in made Kyoshi snap out of it. The past lives definitely have a say and can do something should the current Avatar go rogue.","human_ref_B":"Based on what we know about chakras, it seems like that kind of desire is going to block at least one of them, preventing that avatar from reaching the avatar state. Without the avatar state, you still have an extremely powerful bender, but one who is prevented from reaching their full potential--they're no longer a superweapon.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":984.0,"score_ratio":18.1428571429} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlggo1","c_root_id_B":"hmlh5ln","created_at_utc_A":1638229351,"created_at_utc_B":1638229664,"score_A":27,"score_B":113,"human_ref_A":"They didn't have a great plan for the Dark Avatar, so I'm going to say no.","human_ref_B":"Nope. The Avatar is pretty universally seen as a force to be reckoned with, but we see that plenty of people have a hard time understanding what that entails-one that decides to rule or destroy is hard to conceive. There are only two scenarios we see across the series where a murder attempt on the Avatar actually comes close to succeeding; Azula managing to strike Aang down as he\u2019s mastering the Avatar State, which is basically her luck peaking right then and there. Then there\u2019s TLOK where the Red Lotus, some of the top benders of their era, make the most thorough and well-thought out attempt with the mercury poisoning to kill Korra in the AS. Even that ends with her breaking out, most of the people involved dead, and Zaheer having to wear her out by running and then perform his execution technique to even come close. Just watch the fight with Aang and Ozai once the Avatar State kicks in. Even if someone could push the conscious Avatar to that point in a fight, *that is what they have to overcome*. If the worlds most powerful firebender enhanced by Sozin\u2019s Comet got bitched out, what are you going to do?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":313.0,"score_ratio":4.1851851852} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlh5ln","c_root_id_B":"hmlh1ra","created_at_utc_A":1638229664,"created_at_utc_B":1638229615,"score_A":113,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"Nope. The Avatar is pretty universally seen as a force to be reckoned with, but we see that plenty of people have a hard time understanding what that entails-one that decides to rule or destroy is hard to conceive. There are only two scenarios we see across the series where a murder attempt on the Avatar actually comes close to succeeding; Azula managing to strike Aang down as he\u2019s mastering the Avatar State, which is basically her luck peaking right then and there. Then there\u2019s TLOK where the Red Lotus, some of the top benders of their era, make the most thorough and well-thought out attempt with the mercury poisoning to kill Korra in the AS. Even that ends with her breaking out, most of the people involved dead, and Zaheer having to wear her out by running and then perform his execution technique to even come close. Just watch the fight with Aang and Ozai once the Avatar State kicks in. Even if someone could push the conscious Avatar to that point in a fight, *that is what they have to overcome*. If the worlds most powerful firebender enhanced by Sozin\u2019s Comet got bitched out, what are you going to do?","human_ref_B":"I dont think a person who shares his soul with rawa can go bad. But i have only seen the shows so i dont know shit about deep lore","labels":1,"seconds_difference":49.0,"score_ratio":4.7083333333} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlggo1","c_root_id_B":"hmlmid1","created_at_utc_A":1638229351,"created_at_utc_B":1638232108,"score_A":27,"score_B":67,"human_ref_A":"They didn't have a great plan for the Dark Avatar, so I'm going to say no.","human_ref_B":"The Red Lotus branched off from the Order of the White Lotus with a specific plan first for *making* the Avatar go rogue, and then to try and remove the Avatar from the playing field. That plan didn't come from nowhere. I suspect a few of the more paranoid White Lotus members across the years have spent time putting together plans for dealing with a rogue Avatar, and Zaheer just put together the pieces. As people have pointed out, it was still a terrible plan with practically no chance of working, but there *was* a plan.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2757.0,"score_ratio":2.4814814815} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlmid1","c_root_id_B":"hmlh1ra","created_at_utc_A":1638232108,"created_at_utc_B":1638229615,"score_A":67,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"The Red Lotus branched off from the Order of the White Lotus with a specific plan first for *making* the Avatar go rogue, and then to try and remove the Avatar from the playing field. That plan didn't come from nowhere. I suspect a few of the more paranoid White Lotus members across the years have spent time putting together plans for dealing with a rogue Avatar, and Zaheer just put together the pieces. As people have pointed out, it was still a terrible plan with practically no chance of working, but there *was* a plan.","human_ref_B":"I dont think a person who shares his soul with rawa can go bad. But i have only seen the shows so i dont know shit about deep lore","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2493.0,"score_ratio":2.7916666667} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmmevho","c_root_id_B":"hmlggo1","created_at_utc_A":1638245034,"created_at_utc_B":1638229351,"score_A":30,"score_B":27,"human_ref_A":">goes rouge A towel, some soap and water, and moderate amounts of pinching","human_ref_B":"They didn't have a great plan for the Dark Avatar, so I'm going to say no.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15683.0,"score_ratio":1.1111111111} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmmevho","c_root_id_B":"hmlh1ra","created_at_utc_A":1638245034,"created_at_utc_B":1638229615,"score_A":30,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":">goes rouge A towel, some soap and water, and moderate amounts of pinching","human_ref_B":"I dont think a person who shares his soul with rawa can go bad. But i have only seen the shows so i dont know shit about deep lore","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15419.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlw664","c_root_id_B":"hmmevho","created_at_utc_A":1638236525,"created_at_utc_B":1638245034,"score_A":26,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"The Avatar is literally soulbound to the spirit of peace and harmony, not to mention hundreds of their non-rogue past lives. If the Avatar is going against what you think is best for them, *you're* the one who's probably in the wrong.","human_ref_B":">goes rouge A towel, some soap and water, and moderate amounts of pinching","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8509.0,"score_ratio":1.1538461538} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmmevho","c_root_id_B":"hmmdo9u","created_at_utc_A":1638245034,"created_at_utc_B":1638244457,"score_A":30,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":">goes rouge A towel, some soap and water, and moderate amounts of pinching","human_ref_B":"If the avatar turned red? Not quite sure. Would that make them evil? Or do you mean if the avatar put on a little eye shadow and dressed up? Aang did that, nothing bad happened.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":577.0,"score_ratio":3.75} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlt5rr","c_root_id_B":"hmmevho","created_at_utc_A":1638235152,"created_at_utc_B":1638245034,"score_A":7,"score_B":30,"human_ref_A":"Based on what we know about chakras, it seems like that kind of desire is going to block at least one of them, preventing that avatar from reaching the avatar state. Without the avatar state, you still have an extremely powerful bender, but one who is prevented from reaching their full potential--they're no longer a superweapon.","human_ref_B":">goes rouge A towel, some soap and water, and moderate amounts of pinching","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9882.0,"score_ratio":4.2857142857} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmmevho","c_root_id_B":"hmm8by9","created_at_utc_A":1638245034,"created_at_utc_B":1638241995,"score_A":30,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":">goes rouge A towel, some soap and water, and moderate amounts of pinching","human_ref_B":"Yes, it's called the Red Lotus","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3039.0,"score_ratio":10.0} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlh1ra","c_root_id_B":"hmlw664","created_at_utc_A":1638229615,"created_at_utc_B":1638236525,"score_A":24,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"I dont think a person who shares his soul with rawa can go bad. But i have only seen the shows so i dont know shit about deep lore","human_ref_B":"The Avatar is literally soulbound to the spirit of peace and harmony, not to mention hundreds of their non-rogue past lives. If the Avatar is going against what you think is best for them, *you're* the one who's probably in the wrong.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6910.0,"score_ratio":1.0833333333} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmlt5rr","c_root_id_B":"hmlw664","created_at_utc_A":1638235152,"created_at_utc_B":1638236525,"score_A":7,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"Based on what we know about chakras, it seems like that kind of desire is going to block at least one of them, preventing that avatar from reaching the avatar state. Without the avatar state, you still have an extremely powerful bender, but one who is prevented from reaching their full potential--they're no longer a superweapon.","human_ref_B":"The Avatar is literally soulbound to the spirit of peace and harmony, not to mention hundreds of their non-rogue past lives. If the Avatar is going against what you think is best for them, *you're* the one who's probably in the wrong.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1373.0,"score_ratio":3.7142857143} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmmdo9u","c_root_id_B":"hmlt5rr","created_at_utc_A":1638244457,"created_at_utc_B":1638235152,"score_A":8,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"If the avatar turned red? Not quite sure. Would that make them evil? Or do you mean if the avatar put on a little eye shadow and dressed up? Aang did that, nothing bad happened.","human_ref_B":"Based on what we know about chakras, it seems like that kind of desire is going to block at least one of them, preventing that avatar from reaching the avatar state. Without the avatar state, you still have an extremely powerful bender, but one who is prevented from reaching their full potential--they're no longer a superweapon.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9305.0,"score_ratio":1.1428571429} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmmdo9u","c_root_id_B":"hmm8by9","created_at_utc_A":1638244457,"created_at_utc_B":1638241995,"score_A":8,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"If the avatar turned red? Not quite sure. Would that make them evil? Or do you mean if the avatar put on a little eye shadow and dressed up? Aang did that, nothing bad happened.","human_ref_B":"Yes, it's called the Red Lotus","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2462.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmm8by9","c_root_id_B":"hmmt4tg","created_at_utc_A":1638241995,"created_at_utc_B":1638253019,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Yes, it's called the Red Lotus","human_ref_B":"I dunno. If he starts applying red paint demurely to his cheeks I'm not sure what anyone could do about it. Perhaps a pedicure?","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11024.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"r58oy1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[ATLA] Is there a contingency plan if the Avatar goes rouge? Like just imagine for whatever reason, that the Avatar decides to destroy or conquer the world or something. Does the world\/spirit world have a plan B in the event of something like this happening?","c_root_id_A":"hmmt4tg","c_root_id_B":"hmmk8oo","created_at_utc_A":1638253019,"created_at_utc_B":1638247721,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I dunno. If he starts applying red paint demurely to his cheeks I'm not sure what anyone could do about it. Perhaps a pedicure?","human_ref_B":"I don't think they *can*. Being infused by the spirit of light and general goodness ends up shaping a person to not be a total bastard.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5298.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"8a6kv1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Matrix] Would Morpheus have tried again if Neo took the Blue pill?","c_root_id_A":"dwwejps","c_root_id_B":"dwwiy4o","created_at_utc_A":1522995022,"created_at_utc_B":1523003802,"score_A":14,"score_B":41,"human_ref_A":"Yes. Perhaps he'd hope that Neo wouldn't be able to stop thinking about the offer and would change his mind. Or maybe the blue pill would wipe his memories. Remember, Morpheus is normally bringing in children. He doesn't care about consent in the best case scenario. If he absolutely needs Neo, to the point that he doesn't worry that Neo would likely be driven insane, he's not going to be stopped by Neo saying no.","human_ref_B":"\"What happened, happened and could not have happened any other way.\" \"I'd ask you to sit down, but you're not going to anyway. And don't worry about the vase\" Morpheus would never have offered the choice to Neo if Neo hadn't already chosen the red pill. The Oracle has already told Morpheus what's going to happen, and Morpheus is just following the script.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8780.0,"score_ratio":2.9285714286} +{"post_id":"8a6kv1","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[The Matrix] Would Morpheus have tried again if Neo took the Blue pill?","c_root_id_A":"dwwmvl6","c_root_id_B":"dwwtpmf","created_at_utc_A":1523012285,"created_at_utc_B":1523021494,"score_A":2,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"I\u2019m a fan of this theory (doesn\u2019t matter WHICH pill you take): https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=wSVlOAocn8E Or if not that one, then this one (Neo ISN\u2019T \u201cThe One!\u201d): https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=VkMU1mKdwPI :)","human_ref_B":"The way the Oracle describes the Matrix, I think The One is predestined to do a lot of things in a specific order. *How* they go about doing it is a different story. I suspect Morpheus knew Neo would take the red pill, likely because he had already gone that far, seen what he'd seen, and followed the white rabbit in the first place. Combined with the - likely cryptic - information from the Oracle, it was a foregone conclusion that Neo would take the red pill and see how far the rabbit hole went.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9209.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"jylg31","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[MCU Tony Stark\/Ironman] Tony was constantly learning from his fights to improve his suit, what would have been next if he had survived Endgame? As far back as solving the icing problem to most recently incorporating Wakandan shield technology, he was always learning from his mistakes to make the suit better. What could he have picked up from his last fight in Endgame that maybe would have helped him survive the fight? Also, I acknowledge we\u2019re not super genius engineers so if you\u2019re aware of a problem he might\u2019ve had to solve, what are those problems even if you don\u2019t know the solution?","c_root_id_A":"gd4u8fp","c_root_id_B":"gd4tkd9","created_at_utc_A":1606004372,"created_at_utc_B":1606003987,"score_A":29,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"He hadn\u2019t yet integrated Pym particles, antman miniaturization stuff. Quantum verse hammer space stuff. Maybe magic like Dr Doom does?","human_ref_B":"Honestly, there wasn't too much higher he could go unless he gets access to Uru (which might happen if he has a connection with Thor) He's pretty much at the top of Earth based tech, and the only way forward prolly would include enchanted or magical tech, or atleast non Earth science through Rocket. I can see him collaborating with Shuri now she is back in action, and between the two of them, a new technological golden age would be ushered upon the world.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":385.0,"score_ratio":1.7058823529} +{"post_id":"jylg31","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.9,"history":"[MCU Tony Stark\/Ironman] Tony was constantly learning from his fights to improve his suit, what would have been next if he had survived Endgame? As far back as solving the icing problem to most recently incorporating Wakandan shield technology, he was always learning from his mistakes to make the suit better. What could he have picked up from his last fight in Endgame that maybe would have helped him survive the fight? Also, I acknowledge we\u2019re not super genius engineers so if you\u2019re aware of a problem he might\u2019ve had to solve, what are those problems even if you don\u2019t know the solution?","c_root_id_A":"gd4z8rq","c_root_id_B":"gd4tkd9","created_at_utc_A":1606006614,"created_at_utc_B":1606003987,"score_A":20,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"I can think of three improvements. * We see from when Bruce used the Infinity Stones that he has an energy shield now but he doesn't really use it in combat (I just watched a bunch of clips from that end battle and it's never shown once) so I imagine he'd probably work on that to make it more useful for his combat style, either as a always on suit hugging design or and AI controlled system that can snap on and off to block discreet incoming attacks the suit's sensors pick up. * Improving his nanite's self repair capability, e.g. introduce a limited self replication capability to replace damaged nanites, or nanites used up in missiles for instance. * More permutations on the shield technology, e.g. using a spike shaped shield around his fist to turn a punch into a stab, or to support other team members in a similar fashion to how Dr Strange did here in the Battle on Titan.","human_ref_B":"Honestly, there wasn't too much higher he could go unless he gets access to Uru (which might happen if he has a connection with Thor) He's pretty much at the top of Earth based tech, and the only way forward prolly would include enchanted or magical tech, or atleast non Earth science through Rocket. I can see him collaborating with Shuri now she is back in action, and between the two of them, a new technological golden age would be ushered upon the world.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2627.0,"score_ratio":1.1764705882} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3usels","c_root_id_B":"h3urq2r","created_at_utc_A":1625261841,"created_at_utc_B":1625261521,"score_A":36,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"The main thing is that J. Jonah Jameson doesn't trust masked vigilantes who hide their identities. He's seen the KKK and other criminals do bad things that way. He's generally okay-ish with the Avengers, but does at times feel that even they aren't serving the public by being open about who they are and what they are doing.","human_ref_B":"Jonah doesn't hate Spider-Man these days, hasn't for several years now. In fact he's spent much of the recent run trying too hard to get on his good side.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":320.0,"score_ratio":2.7692307692} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3uv3s2","c_root_id_B":"h3utekl","created_at_utc_A":1625263117,"created_at_utc_B":1625262304,"score_A":26,"score_B":23,"human_ref_A":"J. Jonah Jameson doesn't trust the Avengers either, and accepting Spider-Man onto their roster didn't strengthen Spider-Man's credibility in his eyes, it worsened the Avengers'. It's also important to note that Spider-Man first joined the Avengers after Scarlet Witch went insane and killed three members of the roster. Spider-Man also joined alongside Wolverine, a mutant and known killer, Luke Cage, a man who was falsely imprisoned but still considered a criminal by skeptics, and Spider-Woman, a spy with a sketchy past. The Avengers isn't like the Justice League where it's a bunch of established heroes in the public eye that people generally love. It's a group with a rotating roster that has frequently accepted unknowns and former supervillains. The project probably would have been shut down years ago if it wasn't for Captain America, who is popular and trusted with the public and Jameson.","human_ref_B":"Irrational, maybe, but people have held onto grudges for longer and with less justification. It's perfectly realistic that peoplee sometimes act irrattionally","labels":1,"seconds_difference":813.0,"score_ratio":1.1304347826} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3urq2r","c_root_id_B":"h3uv3s2","created_at_utc_A":1625261521,"created_at_utc_B":1625263117,"score_A":13,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"Jonah doesn't hate Spider-Man these days, hasn't for several years now. In fact he's spent much of the recent run trying too hard to get on his good side.","human_ref_B":"J. Jonah Jameson doesn't trust the Avengers either, and accepting Spider-Man onto their roster didn't strengthen Spider-Man's credibility in his eyes, it worsened the Avengers'. It's also important to note that Spider-Man first joined the Avengers after Scarlet Witch went insane and killed three members of the roster. Spider-Man also joined alongside Wolverine, a mutant and known killer, Luke Cage, a man who was falsely imprisoned but still considered a criminal by skeptics, and Spider-Woman, a spy with a sketchy past. The Avengers isn't like the Justice League where it's a bunch of established heroes in the public eye that people generally love. It's a group with a rotating roster that has frequently accepted unknowns and former supervillains. The project probably would have been shut down years ago if it wasn't for Captain America, who is popular and trusted with the public and Jameson.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1596.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3uv3s2","c_root_id_B":"h3uslw5","created_at_utc_A":1625263117,"created_at_utc_B":1625261936,"score_A":26,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"J. Jonah Jameson doesn't trust the Avengers either, and accepting Spider-Man onto their roster didn't strengthen Spider-Man's credibility in his eyes, it worsened the Avengers'. It's also important to note that Spider-Man first joined the Avengers after Scarlet Witch went insane and killed three members of the roster. Spider-Man also joined alongside Wolverine, a mutant and known killer, Luke Cage, a man who was falsely imprisoned but still considered a criminal by skeptics, and Spider-Woman, a spy with a sketchy past. The Avengers isn't like the Justice League where it's a bunch of established heroes in the public eye that people generally love. It's a group with a rotating roster that has frequently accepted unknowns and former supervillains. The project probably would have been shut down years ago if it wasn't for Captain America, who is popular and trusted with the public and Jameson.","human_ref_B":"1. Unrealistic by what standards? If you're comparing to the real world, that's Doylist, and doesn't really fit the sub. Since it happens in the marvel universe, it is realistic by definition within the marvel universe. 2. Also even if you are comparing to the real world, it's **completely** realistic that someone (especially a news personality) would vilify someone despite clear evidence that they're doing good - as long as it fits whatever narrative they buy into or are trying to spread.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1181.0,"score_ratio":4.3333333333} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3utekl","c_root_id_B":"h3urq2r","created_at_utc_A":1625262304,"created_at_utc_B":1625261521,"score_A":23,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Irrational, maybe, but people have held onto grudges for longer and with less justification. It's perfectly realistic that peoplee sometimes act irrattionally","human_ref_B":"Jonah doesn't hate Spider-Man these days, hasn't for several years now. In fact he's spent much of the recent run trying too hard to get on his good side.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":783.0,"score_ratio":1.7692307692} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3uslw5","c_root_id_B":"h3utekl","created_at_utc_A":1625261936,"created_at_utc_B":1625262304,"score_A":6,"score_B":23,"human_ref_A":"1. Unrealistic by what standards? If you're comparing to the real world, that's Doylist, and doesn't really fit the sub. Since it happens in the marvel universe, it is realistic by definition within the marvel universe. 2. Also even if you are comparing to the real world, it's **completely** realistic that someone (especially a news personality) would vilify someone despite clear evidence that they're doing good - as long as it fits whatever narrative they buy into or are trying to spread.","human_ref_B":"Irrational, maybe, but people have held onto grudges for longer and with less justification. It's perfectly realistic that peoplee sometimes act irrattionally","labels":0,"seconds_difference":368.0,"score_ratio":3.8333333333} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3uv5op","c_root_id_B":"h3uxy3u","created_at_utc_A":1625263143,"created_at_utc_B":1625264529,"score_A":15,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"Aunt May married JJJ's father, making Peter and Jonah cousins, Eventually Peter revealed his identity to Jonah to make peace. Jonah now supports Peter in his adventures.","human_ref_B":"dude millions of twats in the real world don't trust vaccines, not trusting a masked vigilante seems downright sensible in comparison","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1386.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3uxy3u","c_root_id_B":"h3urq2r","created_at_utc_A":1625264529,"created_at_utc_B":1625261521,"score_A":20,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"dude millions of twats in the real world don't trust vaccines, not trusting a masked vigilante seems downright sensible in comparison","human_ref_B":"Jonah doesn't hate Spider-Man these days, hasn't for several years now. In fact he's spent much of the recent run trying too hard to get on his good side.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3008.0,"score_ratio":1.5384615385} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3uslw5","c_root_id_B":"h3uxy3u","created_at_utc_A":1625261936,"created_at_utc_B":1625264529,"score_A":6,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"1. Unrealistic by what standards? If you're comparing to the real world, that's Doylist, and doesn't really fit the sub. Since it happens in the marvel universe, it is realistic by definition within the marvel universe. 2. Also even if you are comparing to the real world, it's **completely** realistic that someone (especially a news personality) would vilify someone despite clear evidence that they're doing good - as long as it fits whatever narrative they buy into or are trying to spread.","human_ref_B":"dude millions of twats in the real world don't trust vaccines, not trusting a masked vigilante seems downright sensible in comparison","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2593.0,"score_ratio":3.3333333333} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3urq2r","c_root_id_B":"h3uv5op","created_at_utc_A":1625261521,"created_at_utc_B":1625263143,"score_A":13,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"Jonah doesn't hate Spider-Man these days, hasn't for several years now. In fact he's spent much of the recent run trying too hard to get on his good side.","human_ref_B":"Aunt May married JJJ's father, making Peter and Jonah cousins, Eventually Peter revealed his identity to Jonah to make peace. Jonah now supports Peter in his adventures.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1622.0,"score_ratio":1.1538461538} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3uv5op","c_root_id_B":"h3uslw5","created_at_utc_A":1625263143,"created_at_utc_B":1625261936,"score_A":15,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Aunt May married JJJ's father, making Peter and Jonah cousins, Eventually Peter revealed his identity to Jonah to make peace. Jonah now supports Peter in his adventures.","human_ref_B":"1. Unrealistic by what standards? If you're comparing to the real world, that's Doylist, and doesn't really fit the sub. Since it happens in the marvel universe, it is realistic by definition within the marvel universe. 2. Also even if you are comparing to the real world, it's **completely** realistic that someone (especially a news personality) would vilify someone despite clear evidence that they're doing good - as long as it fits whatever narrative they buy into or are trying to spread.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1207.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3vy51x","c_root_id_B":"h3uslw5","created_at_utc_A":1625285153,"created_at_utc_B":1625261936,"score_A":10,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"I think JJJ actually considers himself a \"partner\" to Spider-Man and was trusted by Peter in knowing his identity. But I wouldn't say it's \"unrealistic\", people can hate things for a number of reasons even if it's unrational.","human_ref_B":"1. Unrealistic by what standards? If you're comparing to the real world, that's Doylist, and doesn't really fit the sub. Since it happens in the marvel universe, it is realistic by definition within the marvel universe. 2. Also even if you are comparing to the real world, it's **completely** realistic that someone (especially a news personality) would vilify someone despite clear evidence that they're doing good - as long as it fits whatever narrative they buy into or are trying to spread.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":23217.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3v9zna","c_root_id_B":"h3vy51x","created_at_utc_A":1625270850,"created_at_utc_B":1625285153,"score_A":4,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"It's very difficult to admit when you're wrong","human_ref_B":"I think JJJ actually considers himself a \"partner\" to Spider-Man and was trusted by Peter in knowing his identity. But I wouldn't say it's \"unrealistic\", people can hate things for a number of reasons even if it's unrational.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14303.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3uslw5","c_root_id_B":"h3wa41z","created_at_utc_A":1625261936,"created_at_utc_B":1625294380,"score_A":6,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"1. Unrealistic by what standards? If you're comparing to the real world, that's Doylist, and doesn't really fit the sub. Since it happens in the marvel universe, it is realistic by definition within the marvel universe. 2. Also even if you are comparing to the real world, it's **completely** realistic that someone (especially a news personality) would vilify someone despite clear evidence that they're doing good - as long as it fits whatever narrative they buy into or are trying to spread.","human_ref_B":"He's cool with Spidey now","labels":0,"seconds_difference":32444.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"ocjbgu","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Marvel] isn\u2019t it unrealistic that J Jonah Jameson still hates spider-man and doesn\u2019t trust him despite the fact that he\u2019s literally an avenger","c_root_id_A":"h3wa41z","c_root_id_B":"h3v9zna","created_at_utc_A":1625294380,"created_at_utc_B":1625270850,"score_A":9,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"He's cool with Spidey now","human_ref_B":"It's very difficult to admit when you're wrong","labels":1,"seconds_difference":23530.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0xna46","c_root_id_B":"j0wylgj","created_at_utc_A":1671509614,"created_at_utc_B":1671498076,"score_A":29,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"Having lost his fight with Obi-Wan on Mustafar, Vader took a long time to recover and get used to his new body\u2019s abilities. By then he realised that he no longer had the potential power to rise up and defeat Palpatine, which is why Palpatine wasn\u2019t afraid of Vader trying to overthrow him. Palpatine essentially considered himself the Apex sith, he had won. After all those years in hiding and preparing, Palpatine was the one who succeeded in destroying the Jedi and became Emperor. He was strong in the force, and could easily outwit Vader. So while it was tradition for the apprentice to kill the Master, Palpatine figured that it was no longer needed, and took out measures to protect his legacy as being his own replacement with cloning technology. Vader was his right hand man because he was the strongest in the galaxy at that time, but not strong enough to defeat him. That\u2019s why when Luke appeared on the scene, Palpatine was ready to drop Vader and replace him with Luke. But even with Luke\u2019s power surpassing Vaders, Palpatine easily had him on the ropes.","human_ref_B":"Yes he did, in ROTJ. I recall he succeeded, but somehow Palpatine returned.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11538.0,"score_ratio":1.7058823529} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0x0fai","c_root_id_B":"j0xna46","created_at_utc_A":1671498917,"created_at_utc_B":1671509614,"score_A":14,"score_B":29,"human_ref_A":"The novelisation of *RotJ* states that Vader's proposal to Luke to team up and take down the Emperor was genuine. He planned to go along with Palpatine and train Luke with him, and when the time was right, they would both turn against Palpatine.","human_ref_B":"Having lost his fight with Obi-Wan on Mustafar, Vader took a long time to recover and get used to his new body\u2019s abilities. By then he realised that he no longer had the potential power to rise up and defeat Palpatine, which is why Palpatine wasn\u2019t afraid of Vader trying to overthrow him. Palpatine essentially considered himself the Apex sith, he had won. After all those years in hiding and preparing, Palpatine was the one who succeeded in destroying the Jedi and became Emperor. He was strong in the force, and could easily outwit Vader. So while it was tradition for the apprentice to kill the Master, Palpatine figured that it was no longer needed, and took out measures to protect his legacy as being his own replacement with cloning technology. Vader was his right hand man because he was the strongest in the galaxy at that time, but not strong enough to defeat him. That\u2019s why when Luke appeared on the scene, Palpatine was ready to drop Vader and replace him with Luke. But even with Luke\u2019s power surpassing Vaders, Palpatine easily had him on the ropes.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10697.0,"score_ratio":2.0714285714} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0wwfxl","c_root_id_B":"j0xna46","created_at_utc_A":1671497086,"created_at_utc_B":1671509614,"score_A":5,"score_B":29,"human_ref_A":"By the time of Rogue One and ANH he'd basically given up any hope of that... until he found out he had a son.","human_ref_B":"Having lost his fight with Obi-Wan on Mustafar, Vader took a long time to recover and get used to his new body\u2019s abilities. By then he realised that he no longer had the potential power to rise up and defeat Palpatine, which is why Palpatine wasn\u2019t afraid of Vader trying to overthrow him. Palpatine essentially considered himself the Apex sith, he had won. After all those years in hiding and preparing, Palpatine was the one who succeeded in destroying the Jedi and became Emperor. He was strong in the force, and could easily outwit Vader. So while it was tradition for the apprentice to kill the Master, Palpatine figured that it was no longer needed, and took out measures to protect his legacy as being his own replacement with cloning technology. Vader was his right hand man because he was the strongest in the galaxy at that time, but not strong enough to defeat him. That\u2019s why when Luke appeared on the scene, Palpatine was ready to drop Vader and replace him with Luke. But even with Luke\u2019s power surpassing Vaders, Palpatine easily had him on the ropes.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12528.0,"score_ratio":5.8} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0xna46","c_root_id_B":"j0xbokb","created_at_utc_A":1671509614,"created_at_utc_B":1671504016,"score_A":29,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Having lost his fight with Obi-Wan on Mustafar, Vader took a long time to recover and get used to his new body\u2019s abilities. By then he realised that he no longer had the potential power to rise up and defeat Palpatine, which is why Palpatine wasn\u2019t afraid of Vader trying to overthrow him. Palpatine essentially considered himself the Apex sith, he had won. After all those years in hiding and preparing, Palpatine was the one who succeeded in destroying the Jedi and became Emperor. He was strong in the force, and could easily outwit Vader. So while it was tradition for the apprentice to kill the Master, Palpatine figured that it was no longer needed, and took out measures to protect his legacy as being his own replacement with cloning technology. Vader was his right hand man because he was the strongest in the galaxy at that time, but not strong enough to defeat him. That\u2019s why when Luke appeared on the scene, Palpatine was ready to drop Vader and replace him with Luke. But even with Luke\u2019s power surpassing Vaders, Palpatine easily had him on the ropes.","human_ref_B":"It's the way of the Sith. Even the master knows their apprentice will kill them, yet somehow they always get caught off guard. In the books Palpatine killed his master when he got drunk and passed out, which pretty much never happened. He saw his shot and took it. Vader did the exact same thing, and if Vader hadn't killed Palps in ROTJ with Luke, I think he would have tried on his own later at some point.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5598.0,"score_ratio":14.5} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0wylgj","c_root_id_B":"j0wwfxl","created_at_utc_A":1671498076,"created_at_utc_B":1671497086,"score_A":17,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Yes he did, in ROTJ. I recall he succeeded, but somehow Palpatine returned.","human_ref_B":"By the time of Rogue One and ANH he'd basically given up any hope of that... until he found out he had a son.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":990.0,"score_ratio":3.4} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0x0fai","c_root_id_B":"j0wwfxl","created_at_utc_A":1671498917,"created_at_utc_B":1671497086,"score_A":14,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"The novelisation of *RotJ* states that Vader's proposal to Luke to team up and take down the Emperor was genuine. He planned to go along with Palpatine and train Luke with him, and when the time was right, they would both turn against Palpatine.","human_ref_B":"By the time of Rogue One and ANH he'd basically given up any hope of that... until he found out he had a son.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1831.0,"score_ratio":2.8} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0wwfxl","c_root_id_B":"j0xr0lw","created_at_utc_A":1671497086,"created_at_utc_B":1671511648,"score_A":5,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"By the time of Rogue One and ANH he'd basically given up any hope of that... until he found out he had a son.","human_ref_B":"Vader has repeatedly failed to kill Palpatine in his earlier years as Vader, and it\u2019s not from the lack of trying, it\u2019s just that Palpatine has repeatedly shown that he\u2019s far above his crippled apprentice.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14562.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0xr0lw","c_root_id_B":"j0xbokb","created_at_utc_A":1671511648,"created_at_utc_B":1671504016,"score_A":10,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Vader has repeatedly failed to kill Palpatine in his earlier years as Vader, and it\u2019s not from the lack of trying, it\u2019s just that Palpatine has repeatedly shown that he\u2019s far above his crippled apprentice.","human_ref_B":"It's the way of the Sith. Even the master knows their apprentice will kill them, yet somehow they always get caught off guard. In the books Palpatine killed his master when he got drunk and passed out, which pretty much never happened. He saw his shot and took it. Vader did the exact same thing, and if Vader hadn't killed Palps in ROTJ with Luke, I think he would have tried on his own later at some point.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7632.0,"score_ratio":5.0} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0xsz0f","c_root_id_B":"j0wwfxl","created_at_utc_A":1671512773,"created_at_utc_B":1671497086,"score_A":6,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Vader 100% wants to kill him but he's limited. Palpatine putting him in that crappy suit made his job that much harder so he basically had to sit and wait for an opportunity. For the Bonus question the cycle in the books\/comics goes like: Vader stagnating\/depression\/pull to the light-> Palpatine mad -> Palpatine OKs someone in the Empires attempt to kill Vader -> They fail but now Vaders motivated again->Palpatine happy","human_ref_B":"By the time of Rogue One and ANH he'd basically given up any hope of that... until he found out he had a son.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15687.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"zq7in7","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Star Wars] Was Vader ever going to try and kill palpatine? Unlike most Sith who want to be more powerful and in charge or whatever Vader seems to lack ambition. At least from what I've seen his plan to overthrow the Emperor and rule the galaxy died with Padme(until Luke). Now he just wants to hurt people like he is also hurting. A bonus question, what would Palpatine do if Vader never made a move on him? Would he eventually be frustrated by his apprentice's lack of drive? Obviously no Sith actually wants to be killed by his apprentice but having someone nipping at your toes forces you to evolve and improve as well. An apprentice who is too strong to be killed by any potential rivals for you to replace them with but who also lacks any drive to come at you seems kind of disappointing and liable to lead to stagnation. I know he was researching force cloning and stuff but I don't think that necessarily means he had abandoned the rule of two. All Sith seek to further dark knowledge in such ways as to become THE Sith Lord and don't believe they will ever be killed by their apprentice. The guy that invented force lightning probably thought he could never be defeated but he still took another apprentice who eventually defeated him and took that knowledge further.","c_root_id_A":"j0xbokb","c_root_id_B":"j0xsz0f","created_at_utc_A":1671504016,"created_at_utc_B":1671512773,"score_A":2,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"It's the way of the Sith. Even the master knows their apprentice will kill them, yet somehow they always get caught off guard. In the books Palpatine killed his master when he got drunk and passed out, which pretty much never happened. He saw his shot and took it. Vader did the exact same thing, and if Vader hadn't killed Palps in ROTJ with Luke, I think he would have tried on his own later at some point.","human_ref_B":"Vader 100% wants to kill him but he's limited. Palpatine putting him in that crappy suit made his job that much harder so he basically had to sit and wait for an opportunity. For the Bonus question the cycle in the books\/comics goes like: Vader stagnating\/depression\/pull to the light-> Palpatine mad -> Palpatine OKs someone in the Empires attempt to kill Vader -> They fail but now Vaders motivated again->Palpatine happy","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8757.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"icst4c","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[harry potter] Why didn't Lord Voldemort confirm the death of Harry Potter himself? He was finally able to \"kill\" the one person he's been trying to for years. The boy was laying on the ground a few feet for him, and he didn't double check? The Dark Lord couldn't read his mind to make sure? Maybe double tap or send his snake to make sure. He already didn't seem to trust the Malfoys and he took their word for it.","c_root_id_A":"g24qxt5","c_root_id_B":"g24pt1s","created_at_utc_A":1597863426,"created_at_utc_B":1597862928,"score_A":27,"score_B":10,"human_ref_A":"Because Voldemort was terrified! This dude is absolutely obsessed with his own mortality, and he finally had a chance to kill the one kid who kept putting a damper on his plans to live forever. And what happened? He cast his curse, and Voldy was knocked out as well. Did he get a moment, like Harry, to take a look at what lay beyond? Or was he just vexed by the fact that murder, one of his favorite things, something that's usually really easy, kept going really badly when this kid was involved? Either way, the dude was absolutely freaked out by whatever secret power Harry still had over him, and was petrified of what might happen if he'd been wrong. So how to save face, when he's too afraid to actually walk up to Harry? Turn it into an opportunity to show power. Take a servant whose loyalty is flagging a little - Narcissa, worried for her son - and either let her be the sacrificial lamb if Harry's alive, in possession of some secret power, and ready to fight, or else let her have a big moment to bring her wholly back into the fold. Of course, things didn't work out the way he wanted, and once again it was because he was incapable of understanding love. Love was the root of Narcissa's disloyalty, and it was the one thing that could allow her to overcome her fear and lie to her master, because the only thing she cared about was getting back to her son.","human_ref_B":"Probably overconfidence, he spent the whole year getting the most powerful wand ever made and finally killed Harry after killing Snape to ensure it worked for him( as he thought). With no blood protection or wand link he has no reason to suspect there was some soul\/horcrux shenanigans about. And he didn't doubt the Malfoys loyalty, he spent the last 2 years living in their home and abusing them. As far as he was concerned they would be too afraid to betray him","labels":1,"seconds_difference":498.0,"score_ratio":2.7} +{"post_id":"icst4c","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[harry potter] Why didn't Lord Voldemort confirm the death of Harry Potter himself? He was finally able to \"kill\" the one person he's been trying to for years. The boy was laying on the ground a few feet for him, and he didn't double check? The Dark Lord couldn't read his mind to make sure? Maybe double tap or send his snake to make sure. He already didn't seem to trust the Malfoys and he took their word for it.","c_root_id_A":"g24qxt5","c_root_id_B":"g24maw9","created_at_utc_A":1597863426,"created_at_utc_B":1597861395,"score_A":27,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Because Voldemort was terrified! This dude is absolutely obsessed with his own mortality, and he finally had a chance to kill the one kid who kept putting a damper on his plans to live forever. And what happened? He cast his curse, and Voldy was knocked out as well. Did he get a moment, like Harry, to take a look at what lay beyond? Or was he just vexed by the fact that murder, one of his favorite things, something that's usually really easy, kept going really badly when this kid was involved? Either way, the dude was absolutely freaked out by whatever secret power Harry still had over him, and was petrified of what might happen if he'd been wrong. So how to save face, when he's too afraid to actually walk up to Harry? Turn it into an opportunity to show power. Take a servant whose loyalty is flagging a little - Narcissa, worried for her son - and either let her be the sacrificial lamb if Harry's alive, in possession of some secret power, and ready to fight, or else let her have a big moment to bring her wholly back into the fold. Of course, things didn't work out the way he wanted, and once again it was because he was incapable of understanding love. Love was the root of Narcissa's disloyalty, and it was the one thing that could allow her to overcome her fear and lie to her master, because the only thing she cared about was getting back to her son.","human_ref_B":"voldemort just collapsed as well when he killed him, maybe he was a little afraid that harry potter would get up and strangle his albino neck","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2031.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"icst4c","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.86,"history":"[harry potter] Why didn't Lord Voldemort confirm the death of Harry Potter himself? He was finally able to \"kill\" the one person he's been trying to for years. The boy was laying on the ground a few feet for him, and he didn't double check? The Dark Lord couldn't read his mind to make sure? Maybe double tap or send his snake to make sure. He already didn't seem to trust the Malfoys and he took their word for it.","c_root_id_A":"g24pt1s","c_root_id_B":"g24maw9","created_at_utc_A":1597862928,"created_at_utc_B":1597861395,"score_A":10,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Probably overconfidence, he spent the whole year getting the most powerful wand ever made and finally killed Harry after killing Snape to ensure it worked for him( as he thought). With no blood protection or wand link he has no reason to suspect there was some soul\/horcrux shenanigans about. And he didn't doubt the Malfoys loyalty, he spent the last 2 years living in their home and abusing them. As far as he was concerned they would be too afraid to betray him","human_ref_B":"voldemort just collapsed as well when he killed him, maybe he was a little afraid that harry potter would get up and strangle his albino neck","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1533.0,"score_ratio":1.1111111111} +{"post_id":"zbw3ug","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Avatar: The Last Airbender] Does Astronomy Effect Airbending and Earthbending? So we see that firebending and waterbending are heavily effected by astronomical phenomena; waterbending changes power with the moon, firebending has Sozin's comet and the sun, and IIRC solstices are also important. But airbending and earthbending seemingly have nothing! They're always at their base power and never seem to change based on anything happening in the sky; Aang is never at a disadvantage because some special event weakens his airbending despite the original series taking place over a 9 month span.","c_root_id_A":"iytnaq2","c_root_id_B":"iyti7g1","created_at_utc_A":1670118725,"created_at_utc_B":1670116240,"score_A":41,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"None that we know of. But things like sozin\u2019s comet are quite rare so it\u2019s very possible there is some other phenomenon we just dont know about.","human_ref_B":"Maybe by the turning of the seasons, earth favoring spring and air autumn. But clearly not enough to make a significant difference. There aren't other astronomical bodies that provide that sense of duality that was pertinent between fire and water.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2485.0,"score_ratio":1.7083333333} +{"post_id":"zbw3ug","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Avatar: The Last Airbender] Does Astronomy Effect Airbending and Earthbending? So we see that firebending and waterbending are heavily effected by astronomical phenomena; waterbending changes power with the moon, firebending has Sozin's comet and the sun, and IIRC solstices are also important. But airbending and earthbending seemingly have nothing! They're always at their base power and never seem to change based on anything happening in the sky; Aang is never at a disadvantage because some special event weakens his airbending despite the original series taking place over a 9 month span.","c_root_id_A":"iytih2b","c_root_id_B":"iytnaq2","created_at_utc_A":1670116372,"created_at_utc_B":1670118725,"score_A":18,"score_B":41,"human_ref_A":"There's no indication of any such limitations, no. Only fire and water seem to be tied to specific celestial bodies\/their associated spirits.","human_ref_B":"None that we know of. But things like sozin\u2019s comet are quite rare so it\u2019s very possible there is some other phenomenon we just dont know about.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2353.0,"score_ratio":2.2777777778} +{"post_id":"zbw3ug","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[Avatar: The Last Airbender] Does Astronomy Effect Airbending and Earthbending? So we see that firebending and waterbending are heavily effected by astronomical phenomena; waterbending changes power with the moon, firebending has Sozin's comet and the sun, and IIRC solstices are also important. But airbending and earthbending seemingly have nothing! They're always at their base power and never seem to change based on anything happening in the sky; Aang is never at a disadvantage because some special event weakens his airbending despite the original series taking place over a 9 month span.","c_root_id_A":"iz0f63g","c_root_id_B":"iz1w976","created_at_utc_A":1670254711,"created_at_utc_B":1670275383,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I don't think astronomy has anything to do with it. My best guess would be that Earthbending might be stronger if used on natural tectonic fault lines. It might even be weaker at the bottom of a big body of water because the bender would have to overcome the natural force of the water. Airbending might be stronger during the transition from winter to spring and from summer to autumn when the weather is naturally more windy. Airbending might be weaker when at a high altitude because the air is thinner.","human_ref_B":"Being unaffected by celestial phenomena and \"staying at base power level\" is, in itself, a special characteristic of Earth and Air. Earth symbolizes firmness and stability - immovable by outside interference. Air is freedom and agility - impossible to constrain. Despite being considered \"opposing philosophies\", both Earthbending and Airbending emphasize being true to yourself regardless of what happens around you. Earth achieves this by refusing to bulge, Air achieves this by going with the flow rather than resisting.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":20672.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"cv8qwl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Avatar: The last airbender] How does one imprison a talented water bender? In order to keep them alive you\u2019d have to give them their most useful weapon, even without that they could pull the katara sweat trick for short term imprisonments. I would assume a skilled water bender could use even a small amount of water to destroy the mechanisms of most every lock they would have available. Haven\u2019t watched Korra is a while so the answer might be in there but how do you jail a group that has such easy access to their bending element?","c_root_id_A":"ey2z20h","c_root_id_B":"ey3526n","created_at_utc_A":1566751464,"created_at_utc_B":1566755557,"score_A":2,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"We see the answer to this in the legend of Korra where one was put in a cage dangling above a volcano.","human_ref_B":"Imprison them with their arms bound apart. Dehumidify the room so there is no water in the air. Only give the the bare minimum amount of water needed to survive, in controlled sessions with lots of guards present and ready to react at the slightest sign of aggression. This is how the fire nation did it in the original series and it worked. The only water bender to escape on their own did so by discovering blood bending.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4093.0,"score_ratio":4.5} +{"post_id":"cv8qwl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Avatar: The last airbender] How does one imprison a talented water bender? In order to keep them alive you\u2019d have to give them their most useful weapon, even without that they could pull the katara sweat trick for short term imprisonments. I would assume a skilled water bender could use even a small amount of water to destroy the mechanisms of most every lock they would have available. Haven\u2019t watched Korra is a while so the answer might be in there but how do you jail a group that has such easy access to their bending element?","c_root_id_A":"ey2z20h","c_root_id_B":"ey431yo","created_at_utc_A":1566751464,"created_at_utc_B":1566780469,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"We see the answer to this in the legend of Korra where one was put in a cage dangling above a volcano.","human_ref_B":"honestly earth benders are really the only ones that are able to be completely cut off and even then there are exceptions. fire benders can produce flame from chi. air benders you would have to more or less suffocate to cut them off. and water benders as mentioned in the comments require loads of prep work. i would think that the best and most surefire way to impison a bender would be to immobilize them completely. most benders require movement to operate. the best solution is a metal full body cast. rendering movement and escape impossible","labels":0,"seconds_difference":29005.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"v0jv8b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] How were Jedi and non-Jedi distinguished by Order 66? How did the Clones know who they were killing as \"traitors\"? Seems like this order, since it was initiated by a simple code phrase, would've required a mechanism for alteration outside of the command itself. While I'm sure the easy answer is \"Palpatine kept a roster of who to kill\", I have a hard time imagining Palpy updating an Excel sheet throughout the war. This leads us to a weird inconsistency regarding Anakin and Ahsoka. Ahsoka was no longer a member of the order, and they tried to kill her, while Anakin still a Jedi (at least as far as everyone but he and Palpatine would've been concerned), and he was able to lead the 501st into the Jedi temple. There are a few other complications, as well. It couldn't have just been an order to kill their non-clone superiors, since we know Yularen survived. And it couldn't have been an order for just any force users\/lightsaber weilders, since the clones work with the Inquisition and Vader (not to mention Palpy himself). And then we've also got Maul who definitely wasn't a Jedi, but was clearly on the list as well. How did this general order work?","c_root_id_A":"iagwji8","c_root_id_B":"iah4n1s","created_at_utc_A":1653857799,"created_at_utc_B":1653861797,"score_A":150,"score_B":246,"human_ref_A":"Ahsoka was explicitly added to the list by special order to the clones on the ship with her. Rex (after his chip got removed) actually tried to argue that she doesn't count because she left the order and Cody said \"lol no, Palpatine called you out specifically.\"","human_ref_B":"In the canon comics, the clones fired on Vader(in the suit) the first time they saw him with an ignited lightsaber. Their Commander ordered them to stop because he was on their side and actually their boss, not a Jedi. Another incident was when a Jedi was cornered by several inquisitors and clones and he noted the clones were a fresh batch, he named off the inquisitors as former Jedi Padawans and remarked, \"once a Jedi, always a Jedi.\" The clones immediately executed order 66 on the inquisitors because of the force suggestion that they were Jedi. Basically the clones attack whomever they believe to be Jedi. If their superiors say someone isn't a Jedi, that's good enough for them as long as they trust their chain of command. This is also one of the reasons the clones were decommissioned after the war, if someone in authority convinced the clones that Palpatine was a Jedi, he would lose all authority over them and they would try to kill him.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3998.0,"score_ratio":1.64} +{"post_id":"v0jv8b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] How were Jedi and non-Jedi distinguished by Order 66? How did the Clones know who they were killing as \"traitors\"? Seems like this order, since it was initiated by a simple code phrase, would've required a mechanism for alteration outside of the command itself. While I'm sure the easy answer is \"Palpatine kept a roster of who to kill\", I have a hard time imagining Palpy updating an Excel sheet throughout the war. This leads us to a weird inconsistency regarding Anakin and Ahsoka. Ahsoka was no longer a member of the order, and they tried to kill her, while Anakin still a Jedi (at least as far as everyone but he and Palpatine would've been concerned), and he was able to lead the 501st into the Jedi temple. There are a few other complications, as well. It couldn't have just been an order to kill their non-clone superiors, since we know Yularen survived. And it couldn't have been an order for just any force users\/lightsaber weilders, since the clones work with the Inquisition and Vader (not to mention Palpy himself). And then we've also got Maul who definitely wasn't a Jedi, but was clearly on the list as well. How did this general order work?","c_root_id_A":"iah4n1s","c_root_id_B":"iagvqyd","created_at_utc_A":1653861797,"created_at_utc_B":1653857409,"score_A":246,"score_B":96,"human_ref_A":"In the canon comics, the clones fired on Vader(in the suit) the first time they saw him with an ignited lightsaber. Their Commander ordered them to stop because he was on their side and actually their boss, not a Jedi. Another incident was when a Jedi was cornered by several inquisitors and clones and he noted the clones were a fresh batch, he named off the inquisitors as former Jedi Padawans and remarked, \"once a Jedi, always a Jedi.\" The clones immediately executed order 66 on the inquisitors because of the force suggestion that they were Jedi. Basically the clones attack whomever they believe to be Jedi. If their superiors say someone isn't a Jedi, that's good enough for them as long as they trust their chain of command. This is also one of the reasons the clones were decommissioned after the war, if someone in authority convinced the clones that Palpatine was a Jedi, he would lose all authority over them and they would try to kill him.","human_ref_B":"The Clones are people, not droids, they can think rationally and account for context. They know that someone is a Jedi the same way you do, and if they have a question about it, they're able to delay action until they know what to do, e.g. encountering a battlefield scavenger with a lightsaber. The vast majority of the Jedi they killed were the Jedi they had just spent years fighting with, they knew very well who they were, or those in the Temple, where a \"kill everything but us and the General\" order was probably given.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4388.0,"score_ratio":2.5625} +{"post_id":"v0jv8b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] How were Jedi and non-Jedi distinguished by Order 66? How did the Clones know who they were killing as \"traitors\"? Seems like this order, since it was initiated by a simple code phrase, would've required a mechanism for alteration outside of the command itself. While I'm sure the easy answer is \"Palpatine kept a roster of who to kill\", I have a hard time imagining Palpy updating an Excel sheet throughout the war. This leads us to a weird inconsistency regarding Anakin and Ahsoka. Ahsoka was no longer a member of the order, and they tried to kill her, while Anakin still a Jedi (at least as far as everyone but he and Palpatine would've been concerned), and he was able to lead the 501st into the Jedi temple. There are a few other complications, as well. It couldn't have just been an order to kill their non-clone superiors, since we know Yularen survived. And it couldn't have been an order for just any force users\/lightsaber weilders, since the clones work with the Inquisition and Vader (not to mention Palpy himself). And then we've also got Maul who definitely wasn't a Jedi, but was clearly on the list as well. How did this general order work?","c_root_id_A":"iah4n1s","c_root_id_B":"iah1p94","created_at_utc_A":1653861797,"created_at_utc_B":1653860340,"score_A":246,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"In the canon comics, the clones fired on Vader(in the suit) the first time they saw him with an ignited lightsaber. Their Commander ordered them to stop because he was on their side and actually their boss, not a Jedi. Another incident was when a Jedi was cornered by several inquisitors and clones and he noted the clones were a fresh batch, he named off the inquisitors as former Jedi Padawans and remarked, \"once a Jedi, always a Jedi.\" The clones immediately executed order 66 on the inquisitors because of the force suggestion that they were Jedi. Basically the clones attack whomever they believe to be Jedi. If their superiors say someone isn't a Jedi, that's good enough for them as long as they trust their chain of command. This is also one of the reasons the clones were decommissioned after the war, if someone in authority convinced the clones that Palpatine was a Jedi, he would lose all authority over them and they would try to kill him.","human_ref_B":"Palpatine probably didn't need to update an Excel sheet, the Jedi Order probably did it for him. The only exception Palpatine probably personally made was removing Anakin Skywalker from the kill list. The Jedi keep extensive records and probably have a list of all members of the Order that the Clones could access. They knew to kill any Jedi ranking anywhere from Youngling to Grand Master. They probably tried to kill Ahsoka because they knew her to have once been a Jedi and probably didn't kill Anakin because Palpatine would have inserted him as an exception personally.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1457.0,"score_ratio":7.2352941176} +{"post_id":"v0jv8b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] How were Jedi and non-Jedi distinguished by Order 66? How did the Clones know who they were killing as \"traitors\"? Seems like this order, since it was initiated by a simple code phrase, would've required a mechanism for alteration outside of the command itself. While I'm sure the easy answer is \"Palpatine kept a roster of who to kill\", I have a hard time imagining Palpy updating an Excel sheet throughout the war. This leads us to a weird inconsistency regarding Anakin and Ahsoka. Ahsoka was no longer a member of the order, and they tried to kill her, while Anakin still a Jedi (at least as far as everyone but he and Palpatine would've been concerned), and he was able to lead the 501st into the Jedi temple. There are a few other complications, as well. It couldn't have just been an order to kill their non-clone superiors, since we know Yularen survived. And it couldn't have been an order for just any force users\/lightsaber weilders, since the clones work with the Inquisition and Vader (not to mention Palpy himself). And then we've also got Maul who definitely wasn't a Jedi, but was clearly on the list as well. How did this general order work?","c_root_id_A":"iagvqyd","c_root_id_B":"iagwji8","created_at_utc_A":1653857409,"created_at_utc_B":1653857799,"score_A":96,"score_B":150,"human_ref_A":"The Clones are people, not droids, they can think rationally and account for context. They know that someone is a Jedi the same way you do, and if they have a question about it, they're able to delay action until they know what to do, e.g. encountering a battlefield scavenger with a lightsaber. The vast majority of the Jedi they killed were the Jedi they had just spent years fighting with, they knew very well who they were, or those in the Temple, where a \"kill everything but us and the General\" order was probably given.","human_ref_B":"Ahsoka was explicitly added to the list by special order to the clones on the ship with her. Rex (after his chip got removed) actually tried to argue that she doesn't count because she left the order and Cody said \"lol no, Palpatine called you out specifically.\"","labels":0,"seconds_difference":390.0,"score_ratio":1.5625} +{"post_id":"v0jv8b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] How were Jedi and non-Jedi distinguished by Order 66? How did the Clones know who they were killing as \"traitors\"? Seems like this order, since it was initiated by a simple code phrase, would've required a mechanism for alteration outside of the command itself. While I'm sure the easy answer is \"Palpatine kept a roster of who to kill\", I have a hard time imagining Palpy updating an Excel sheet throughout the war. This leads us to a weird inconsistency regarding Anakin and Ahsoka. Ahsoka was no longer a member of the order, and they tried to kill her, while Anakin still a Jedi (at least as far as everyone but he and Palpatine would've been concerned), and he was able to lead the 501st into the Jedi temple. There are a few other complications, as well. It couldn't have just been an order to kill their non-clone superiors, since we know Yularen survived. And it couldn't have been an order for just any force users\/lightsaber weilders, since the clones work with the Inquisition and Vader (not to mention Palpy himself). And then we've also got Maul who definitely wasn't a Jedi, but was clearly on the list as well. How did this general order work?","c_root_id_A":"iahj5n5","c_root_id_B":"iahtgkt","created_at_utc_A":1653869349,"created_at_utc_B":1653874753,"score_A":5,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":">I have a hard time imagining Palpy updating an Excel sheet throughout the war. The logistics and little details that must go into evil plans amuse me. Like, when a horror movie villain leaps put from the bushes, how long were they waiting there? Did they pick previous ambush spots, get bored, and then try another?","human_ref_B":"Initially it was easy. The clones served with their Jedi commanders and were intimately familiar with them. They would never mistake Ki-Adi Mundi or Ayala Secura or Obi-Wan Kenobi with anybody else. Those were their first targets because the point was to take them unaware. Similarly, the clones that attacked the temple knew that pretty much anybody inside who wasn't Anakin\/Vader was a valid target, lightsaber or no. After that, it became a lot trickier. Many Jedi of little renown or those who were assigned to other missions unrelated to the Clone Wars escaped the purge and had to be tracked down. The chip compelled the clones to attack Jedi on sight, but it had no method of programming who was or was not a Jedi. Thus, Jedi could hide in plain sight and not be seen as a threat. To counteract this, the Empire probably updated their soldiers with relevant information - be on the lookout for certain individuals matching a specific profile of a known Jedi survivor, look for Jedi tools like lightsabers and act according to the situation, be familiar with how a Jedi manipulates the Force and other signs to look for.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5404.0,"score_ratio":1.8} +{"post_id":"v0jv8b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] How were Jedi and non-Jedi distinguished by Order 66? How did the Clones know who they were killing as \"traitors\"? Seems like this order, since it was initiated by a simple code phrase, would've required a mechanism for alteration outside of the command itself. While I'm sure the easy answer is \"Palpatine kept a roster of who to kill\", I have a hard time imagining Palpy updating an Excel sheet throughout the war. This leads us to a weird inconsistency regarding Anakin and Ahsoka. Ahsoka was no longer a member of the order, and they tried to kill her, while Anakin still a Jedi (at least as far as everyone but he and Palpatine would've been concerned), and he was able to lead the 501st into the Jedi temple. There are a few other complications, as well. It couldn't have just been an order to kill their non-clone superiors, since we know Yularen survived. And it couldn't have been an order for just any force users\/lightsaber weilders, since the clones work with the Inquisition and Vader (not to mention Palpy himself). And then we've also got Maul who definitely wasn't a Jedi, but was clearly on the list as well. How did this general order work?","c_root_id_A":"iahz38v","c_root_id_B":"iahj5n5","created_at_utc_A":1653877621,"created_at_utc_B":1653869349,"score_A":7,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Palpatine contacted specific commanders on the field, so perhaps those commanders were assigned to eliminate their superior Jedi officers. So Cody knew that when Order 66 was enacted, it would be his job to eliminate Kenobi. Bly knew it was his job to kill Aayla Secura. Gree knew it was job to eliminate Yoda. Virtually every Jedi serving as a military officer in the field had a clone officer serving under them, and who could be tasked to eliminate them if necessary. When Ahsoka left the order, that being a very rare and special circumstance, there must have been an order to still treat her as an accessory to any Jedi plot to overthrow the government, and hence she was still a target under Order 66. A similar provision must have existed for Darth Maul, perhaps as a standing order throughout the war, issued when he resurfaced, or issued to Rex when they sent the 501st to besiege Mandalore. Just because we don't see those orders being issued doesn't mean there isn't an entire command apparatus behind the scenes making sure that clone officers knew their duties in the event that Order 66 would have to be issued. This way, only a few commanders needed to be updated, and only about the Jedi officers who they would be working with.","human_ref_B":">I have a hard time imagining Palpy updating an Excel sheet throughout the war. The logistics and little details that must go into evil plans amuse me. Like, when a horror movie villain leaps put from the bushes, how long were they waiting there? Did they pick previous ambush spots, get bored, and then try another?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8272.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"v0jv8b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Star Wars] How were Jedi and non-Jedi distinguished by Order 66? How did the Clones know who they were killing as \"traitors\"? Seems like this order, since it was initiated by a simple code phrase, would've required a mechanism for alteration outside of the command itself. While I'm sure the easy answer is \"Palpatine kept a roster of who to kill\", I have a hard time imagining Palpy updating an Excel sheet throughout the war. This leads us to a weird inconsistency regarding Anakin and Ahsoka. Ahsoka was no longer a member of the order, and they tried to kill her, while Anakin still a Jedi (at least as far as everyone but he and Palpatine would've been concerned), and he was able to lead the 501st into the Jedi temple. There are a few other complications, as well. It couldn't have just been an order to kill their non-clone superiors, since we know Yularen survived. And it couldn't have been an order for just any force users\/lightsaber weilders, since the clones work with the Inquisition and Vader (not to mention Palpy himself). And then we've also got Maul who definitely wasn't a Jedi, but was clearly on the list as well. How did this general order work?","c_root_id_A":"iahz38v","c_root_id_B":"iahv02p","created_at_utc_A":1653877621,"created_at_utc_B":1653875520,"score_A":7,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Palpatine contacted specific commanders on the field, so perhaps those commanders were assigned to eliminate their superior Jedi officers. So Cody knew that when Order 66 was enacted, it would be his job to eliminate Kenobi. Bly knew it was his job to kill Aayla Secura. Gree knew it was job to eliminate Yoda. Virtually every Jedi serving as a military officer in the field had a clone officer serving under them, and who could be tasked to eliminate them if necessary. When Ahsoka left the order, that being a very rare and special circumstance, there must have been an order to still treat her as an accessory to any Jedi plot to overthrow the government, and hence she was still a target under Order 66. A similar provision must have existed for Darth Maul, perhaps as a standing order throughout the war, issued when he resurfaced, or issued to Rex when they sent the 501st to besiege Mandalore. Just because we don't see those orders being issued doesn't mean there isn't an entire command apparatus behind the scenes making sure that clone officers knew their duties in the event that Order 66 would have to be issued. This way, only a few commanders needed to be updated, and only about the Jedi officers who they would be working with.","human_ref_B":"Anakin was never included on the kill list; Palps was grooming him from the start.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2101.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"qg44i3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Warhammer 40K] What does the normal citizen in the Imperium know of their history? Do they know of the Dark Age of Technology? Do they know what STCs are and what their purpose was\/is? Do they know about Horus and that he was a son of the Emperor or do they believe he was some sort of general? I believe I heard in the old lore Horus was only a common general... And by that idea do they even know that the marines betrayed them or do they believe they are incorruptible. Would be kinda shock for a new marine to hear \"By the way, you will not just fight xenos but also other rogue marines that got even more buffed and have 10K+ years of experience\" after they've succeeded their tests. Do they know about the Age of Apostasy and where the Sisters of Battle come from and that the High Lords screwed up?","c_root_id_A":"hi3x5jn","c_root_id_B":"hi3ys9z","created_at_utc_A":1635252864,"created_at_utc_B":1635253690,"score_A":3,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"Enough to know that The Imperium is good, The Emperor is good, and The Space marines are his Angels of Death; they won't really get a formal education but the broadstrokes history they'll get will be from the context they'll need to worship the Emperor so pretty much surface level i.e There was a Dark Age of Technology, The Emperor united Terra to lead the Great Crusade with his Space Marines, some local history about how their planet got integrated to the Imperium, The Horus Heresy as told by the Cult Imperialis, The Emperor's Internment into the Throne, and enough information about xenos so that they can tell they why they should hate them.","human_ref_B":"Not only would it be next to nothing, it would be radically different almost-nothing depending on what world you were on. Different bits of the Imperium are out of contact with each other for centuries at a time, with only the news that comes in with the occasional fleet passing by, picking up tithes, scooping up some bodies for the Guard. Ask anyone on Reddit about *recent* events and you\u2019ll get some powerfully different versions. Now imagine that everyone on Reddit only gets their news once every 25 years, and it\u2019s first filtered through a very devoted but poorly run church. The job of the Ecclesiastical branch of the Imperium was a to keep humanity singing off the same hymn sheet. Literally. But after that *emotional* truth of Emperor super good, everyone else super bad, Marines pretty rad, shut up and look grateful\u2026there\u2019s no history beyond what\u2019s fresco\u2019d on the walls of the local temple by someone\u2019s idiot nephew sometime last century. It\u2019s an age of ignorance.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":826.0,"score_ratio":4.6666666667} +{"post_id":"qg44i3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Warhammer 40K] What does the normal citizen in the Imperium know of their history? Do they know of the Dark Age of Technology? Do they know what STCs are and what their purpose was\/is? Do they know about Horus and that he was a son of the Emperor or do they believe he was some sort of general? I believe I heard in the old lore Horus was only a common general... And by that idea do they even know that the marines betrayed them or do they believe they are incorruptible. Would be kinda shock for a new marine to hear \"By the way, you will not just fight xenos but also other rogue marines that got even more buffed and have 10K+ years of experience\" after they've succeeded their tests. Do they know about the Age of Apostasy and where the Sisters of Battle come from and that the High Lords screwed up?","c_root_id_A":"hi3ywh5","c_root_id_B":"hi4dqax","created_at_utc_A":1635253749,"created_at_utc_B":1635260279,"score_A":5,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"They are going to get the most clean, most positive, and most propogandized history of the Imperium ever. They would know that times were bad when humanity depended too much on technology, and that's about it. They might know enough to know that an STC was valuable and if discovered the authorities should be summoned but under no circumstance should they access one. Nope, they probably don't even know Horus's name, let alone his role or relationship with the Emperor. They believe the space marines are basically angles sent by the Emperor, and uncorruptable. The new marine hears he is fighting the enemies of mankind, who are old, evil and tricky. Fear not, the technology of mankind and the training of the chapter will see him through. Rest of the stuff, nope. If it is badness about the Empire, nope. If it is badness about the empire caused by the empire they would think the person mentioning it was a fool or traitor, depending on the severity.","human_ref_B":"In carrion throne a mid ranking member of the inquisition finds themselves in a vault near the throne. There they see the statues of 18 primarchs - 2 completely destroyed. Here they question this as there should only be 9. And 9 demons. The higher you go seem to know. In the second watchers of the throne a high council member of terra knew about Horus. This is also post guiliman return. Who has formed a new order of historians to recreate the history his estimate is we're actually a 1000 years more ahead. Just our records are so screwed. So these are two people who are high to pretty high up in the imperium. The average citizen probably knows next to nothing.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6530.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"qg44i3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Warhammer 40K] What does the normal citizen in the Imperium know of their history? Do they know of the Dark Age of Technology? Do they know what STCs are and what their purpose was\/is? Do they know about Horus and that he was a son of the Emperor or do they believe he was some sort of general? I believe I heard in the old lore Horus was only a common general... And by that idea do they even know that the marines betrayed them or do they believe they are incorruptible. Would be kinda shock for a new marine to hear \"By the way, you will not just fight xenos but also other rogue marines that got even more buffed and have 10K+ years of experience\" after they've succeeded their tests. Do they know about the Age of Apostasy and where the Sisters of Battle come from and that the High Lords screwed up?","c_root_id_A":"hi3x5jn","c_root_id_B":"hi4dqax","created_at_utc_A":1635252864,"created_at_utc_B":1635260279,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Enough to know that The Imperium is good, The Emperor is good, and The Space marines are his Angels of Death; they won't really get a formal education but the broadstrokes history they'll get will be from the context they'll need to worship the Emperor so pretty much surface level i.e There was a Dark Age of Technology, The Emperor united Terra to lead the Great Crusade with his Space Marines, some local history about how their planet got integrated to the Imperium, The Horus Heresy as told by the Cult Imperialis, The Emperor's Internment into the Throne, and enough information about xenos so that they can tell they why they should hate them.","human_ref_B":"In carrion throne a mid ranking member of the inquisition finds themselves in a vault near the throne. There they see the statues of 18 primarchs - 2 completely destroyed. Here they question this as there should only be 9. And 9 demons. The higher you go seem to know. In the second watchers of the throne a high council member of terra knew about Horus. This is also post guiliman return. Who has formed a new order of historians to recreate the history his estimate is we're actually a 1000 years more ahead. Just our records are so screwed. So these are two people who are high to pretty high up in the imperium. The average citizen probably knows next to nothing.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7415.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"qg44i3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Warhammer 40K] What does the normal citizen in the Imperium know of their history? Do they know of the Dark Age of Technology? Do they know what STCs are and what their purpose was\/is? Do they know about Horus and that he was a son of the Emperor or do they believe he was some sort of general? I believe I heard in the old lore Horus was only a common general... And by that idea do they even know that the marines betrayed them or do they believe they are incorruptible. Would be kinda shock for a new marine to hear \"By the way, you will not just fight xenos but also other rogue marines that got even more buffed and have 10K+ years of experience\" after they've succeeded their tests. Do they know about the Age of Apostasy and where the Sisters of Battle come from and that the High Lords screwed up?","c_root_id_A":"hi3z6w7","c_root_id_B":"hi4dqax","created_at_utc_A":1635253895,"created_at_utc_B":1635260279,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"It's entirely dependent on the person and the world, because there is no typical citizen of the Imperium of Man. A chapter serf on Macragge is going to know more about the Heresy than a chieftan on a feral world. An Archmagos of the Adeptus Mechanicus will have a better grasp of the true history of the Imperium than a menial working on the exact same Forge World.","human_ref_B":"In carrion throne a mid ranking member of the inquisition finds themselves in a vault near the throne. There they see the statues of 18 primarchs - 2 completely destroyed. Here they question this as there should only be 9. And 9 demons. The higher you go seem to know. In the second watchers of the throne a high council member of terra knew about Horus. This is also post guiliman return. Who has formed a new order of historians to recreate the history his estimate is we're actually a 1000 years more ahead. Just our records are so screwed. So these are two people who are high to pretty high up in the imperium. The average citizen probably knows next to nothing.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6384.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"qg44i3","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Warhammer 40K] What does the normal citizen in the Imperium know of their history? Do they know of the Dark Age of Technology? Do they know what STCs are and what their purpose was\/is? Do they know about Horus and that he was a son of the Emperor or do they believe he was some sort of general? I believe I heard in the old lore Horus was only a common general... And by that idea do they even know that the marines betrayed them or do they believe they are incorruptible. Would be kinda shock for a new marine to hear \"By the way, you will not just fight xenos but also other rogue marines that got even more buffed and have 10K+ years of experience\" after they've succeeded their tests. Do they know about the Age of Apostasy and where the Sisters of Battle come from and that the High Lords screwed up?","c_root_id_A":"hi3ywh5","c_root_id_B":"hi3x5jn","created_at_utc_A":1635253749,"created_at_utc_B":1635252864,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"They are going to get the most clean, most positive, and most propogandized history of the Imperium ever. They would know that times were bad when humanity depended too much on technology, and that's about it. They might know enough to know that an STC was valuable and if discovered the authorities should be summoned but under no circumstance should they access one. Nope, they probably don't even know Horus's name, let alone his role or relationship with the Emperor. They believe the space marines are basically angles sent by the Emperor, and uncorruptable. The new marine hears he is fighting the enemies of mankind, who are old, evil and tricky. Fear not, the technology of mankind and the training of the chapter will see him through. Rest of the stuff, nope. If it is badness about the Empire, nope. If it is badness about the empire caused by the empire they would think the person mentioning it was a fool or traitor, depending on the severity.","human_ref_B":"Enough to know that The Imperium is good, The Emperor is good, and The Space marines are his Angels of Death; they won't really get a formal education but the broadstrokes history they'll get will be from the context they'll need to worship the Emperor so pretty much surface level i.e There was a Dark Age of Technology, The Emperor united Terra to lead the Great Crusade with his Space Marines, some local history about how their planet got integrated to the Imperium, The Horus Heresy as told by the Cult Imperialis, The Emperor's Internment into the Throne, and enough information about xenos so that they can tell they why they should hate them.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":885.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"538o6w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Back to the Future] Does the coins Marty uses to pay for his coffee in 1955 (presumably minted sometime in the 70's or early 80's) set off a massive hunt by coin collectors to find a couple of \"misprinted\" coins? If they were ever found, how much would they be valued at? So we all know the scene. Marty orders a coffee at the diner in 1955, haphazardly lays out some coins on the counter from his pocket, the diner owner, Lou, picks up a couple of them and then goes about his business. Those coins were probably minted in the 70's or early 80's. So we're talking about future money now existing in 1955. Would anyone even notice and if they did, how crazy would the frenzy be to track down these future, or probably for coin collectors at the time \"mistprinted\", coins?","c_root_id_A":"d7r2qa7","c_root_id_B":"d7r2ci9","created_at_utc_A":1474152180,"created_at_utc_B":1474151586,"score_A":174,"score_B":29,"human_ref_A":"1955 coins would have been 90% silver. Modern coins are cooper and nickel, so they have a lighter weight and different sound. If the coins with a newer date and different composition were noticed, the person would probably just assume they were counterfeit or well-made play money.","human_ref_B":"What if one of the coins he used in 1955 was still around in 1985, and found it's way into pre time travel Marty's pocket? And then that coin was again used in the 1955 Diner? The coin would be stuck in an infinite time loop!","labels":1,"seconds_difference":594.0,"score_ratio":6.0} +{"post_id":"538o6w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Back to the Future] Does the coins Marty uses to pay for his coffee in 1955 (presumably minted sometime in the 70's or early 80's) set off a massive hunt by coin collectors to find a couple of \"misprinted\" coins? If they were ever found, how much would they be valued at? So we all know the scene. Marty orders a coffee at the diner in 1955, haphazardly lays out some coins on the counter from his pocket, the diner owner, Lou, picks up a couple of them and then goes about his business. Those coins were probably minted in the 70's or early 80's. So we're talking about future money now existing in 1955. Would anyone even notice and if they did, how crazy would the frenzy be to track down these future, or probably for coin collectors at the time \"mistprinted\", coins?","c_root_id_A":"d7qwznn","c_root_id_B":"d7r2qa7","created_at_utc_A":1474143192,"created_at_utc_B":1474152180,"score_A":20,"score_B":174,"human_ref_A":"I don't remember - do we know that the money didn't come from Doc's suitcase full of money from each time period? Or from change from buying something earlier?","human_ref_B":"1955 coins would have been 90% silver. Modern coins are cooper and nickel, so they have a lighter weight and different sound. If the coins with a newer date and different composition were noticed, the person would probably just assume they were counterfeit or well-made play money.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8988.0,"score_ratio":8.7} +{"post_id":"538o6w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Back to the Future] Does the coins Marty uses to pay for his coffee in 1955 (presumably minted sometime in the 70's or early 80's) set off a massive hunt by coin collectors to find a couple of \"misprinted\" coins? If they were ever found, how much would they be valued at? So we all know the scene. Marty orders a coffee at the diner in 1955, haphazardly lays out some coins on the counter from his pocket, the diner owner, Lou, picks up a couple of them and then goes about his business. Those coins were probably minted in the 70's or early 80's. So we're talking about future money now existing in 1955. Would anyone even notice and if they did, how crazy would the frenzy be to track down these future, or probably for coin collectors at the time \"mistprinted\", coins?","c_root_id_A":"d7r16nd","c_root_id_B":"d7r2qa7","created_at_utc_A":1474149725,"created_at_utc_B":1474152180,"score_A":17,"score_B":174,"human_ref_A":"Most people don't pay attention to that kind of thing, they probably went unnoticed until after they could have been printed","human_ref_B":"1955 coins would have been 90% silver. Modern coins are cooper and nickel, so they have a lighter weight and different sound. If the coins with a newer date and different composition were noticed, the person would probably just assume they were counterfeit or well-made play money.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2455.0,"score_ratio":10.2352941176} +{"post_id":"538o6w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Back to the Future] Does the coins Marty uses to pay for his coffee in 1955 (presumably minted sometime in the 70's or early 80's) set off a massive hunt by coin collectors to find a couple of \"misprinted\" coins? If they were ever found, how much would they be valued at? So we all know the scene. Marty orders a coffee at the diner in 1955, haphazardly lays out some coins on the counter from his pocket, the diner owner, Lou, picks up a couple of them and then goes about his business. Those coins were probably minted in the 70's or early 80's. So we're talking about future money now existing in 1955. Would anyone even notice and if they did, how crazy would the frenzy be to track down these future, or probably for coin collectors at the time \"mistprinted\", coins?","c_root_id_A":"d7r2ci9","c_root_id_B":"d7r5qx2","created_at_utc_A":1474151586,"created_at_utc_B":1474157168,"score_A":29,"score_B":113,"human_ref_A":"What if one of the coins he used in 1955 was still around in 1985, and found it's way into pre time travel Marty's pocket? And then that coin was again used in the 1955 Diner? The coin would be stuck in an infinite time loop!","human_ref_B":"Lou did notice the odd money, and thought it was a practical joke. He put it under the register tray and forgets about it in a week or so. 30 years later he finds it again, thinks it's real and gives it out as change to Marty.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5582.0,"score_ratio":3.8965517241} +{"post_id":"538o6w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Back to the Future] Does the coins Marty uses to pay for his coffee in 1955 (presumably minted sometime in the 70's or early 80's) set off a massive hunt by coin collectors to find a couple of \"misprinted\" coins? If they were ever found, how much would they be valued at? So we all know the scene. Marty orders a coffee at the diner in 1955, haphazardly lays out some coins on the counter from his pocket, the diner owner, Lou, picks up a couple of them and then goes about his business. Those coins were probably minted in the 70's or early 80's. So we're talking about future money now existing in 1955. Would anyone even notice and if they did, how crazy would the frenzy be to track down these future, or probably for coin collectors at the time \"mistprinted\", coins?","c_root_id_A":"d7r5qx2","c_root_id_B":"d7qwznn","created_at_utc_A":1474157168,"created_at_utc_B":1474143192,"score_A":113,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"Lou did notice the odd money, and thought it was a practical joke. He put it under the register tray and forgets about it in a week or so. 30 years later he finds it again, thinks it's real and gives it out as change to Marty.","human_ref_B":"I don't remember - do we know that the money didn't come from Doc's suitcase full of money from each time period? Or from change from buying something earlier?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13976.0,"score_ratio":5.65} +{"post_id":"538o6w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Back to the Future] Does the coins Marty uses to pay for his coffee in 1955 (presumably minted sometime in the 70's or early 80's) set off a massive hunt by coin collectors to find a couple of \"misprinted\" coins? If they were ever found, how much would they be valued at? So we all know the scene. Marty orders a coffee at the diner in 1955, haphazardly lays out some coins on the counter from his pocket, the diner owner, Lou, picks up a couple of them and then goes about his business. Those coins were probably minted in the 70's or early 80's. So we're talking about future money now existing in 1955. Would anyone even notice and if they did, how crazy would the frenzy be to track down these future, or probably for coin collectors at the time \"mistprinted\", coins?","c_root_id_A":"d7r5qx2","c_root_id_B":"d7r16nd","created_at_utc_A":1474157168,"created_at_utc_B":1474149725,"score_A":113,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"Lou did notice the odd money, and thought it was a practical joke. He put it under the register tray and forgets about it in a week or so. 30 years later he finds it again, thinks it's real and gives it out as change to Marty.","human_ref_B":"Most people don't pay attention to that kind of thing, they probably went unnoticed until after they could have been printed","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7443.0,"score_ratio":6.6470588235} +{"post_id":"538o6w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Back to the Future] Does the coins Marty uses to pay for his coffee in 1955 (presumably minted sometime in the 70's or early 80's) set off a massive hunt by coin collectors to find a couple of \"misprinted\" coins? If they were ever found, how much would they be valued at? So we all know the scene. Marty orders a coffee at the diner in 1955, haphazardly lays out some coins on the counter from his pocket, the diner owner, Lou, picks up a couple of them and then goes about his business. Those coins were probably minted in the 70's or early 80's. So we're talking about future money now existing in 1955. Would anyone even notice and if they did, how crazy would the frenzy be to track down these future, or probably for coin collectors at the time \"mistprinted\", coins?","c_root_id_A":"d7qwznn","c_root_id_B":"d7r2ci9","created_at_utc_A":1474143192,"created_at_utc_B":1474151586,"score_A":20,"score_B":29,"human_ref_A":"I don't remember - do we know that the money didn't come from Doc's suitcase full of money from each time period? Or from change from buying something earlier?","human_ref_B":"What if one of the coins he used in 1955 was still around in 1985, and found it's way into pre time travel Marty's pocket? And then that coin was again used in the 1955 Diner? The coin would be stuck in an infinite time loop!","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8394.0,"score_ratio":1.45} +{"post_id":"538o6w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Back to the Future] Does the coins Marty uses to pay for his coffee in 1955 (presumably minted sometime in the 70's or early 80's) set off a massive hunt by coin collectors to find a couple of \"misprinted\" coins? If they were ever found, how much would they be valued at? So we all know the scene. Marty orders a coffee at the diner in 1955, haphazardly lays out some coins on the counter from his pocket, the diner owner, Lou, picks up a couple of them and then goes about his business. Those coins were probably minted in the 70's or early 80's. So we're talking about future money now existing in 1955. Would anyone even notice and if they did, how crazy would the frenzy be to track down these future, or probably for coin collectors at the time \"mistprinted\", coins?","c_root_id_A":"d7r2ci9","c_root_id_B":"d7r16nd","created_at_utc_A":1474151586,"created_at_utc_B":1474149725,"score_A":29,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"What if one of the coins he used in 1955 was still around in 1985, and found it's way into pre time travel Marty's pocket? And then that coin was again used in the 1955 Diner? The coin would be stuck in an infinite time loop!","human_ref_B":"Most people don't pay attention to that kind of thing, they probably went unnoticed until after they could have been printed","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1861.0,"score_ratio":1.7058823529} +{"post_id":"coxr6n","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.88,"history":"[Back to the Future] How did Marty retrieve his headphones and extricate himself after threatening to melt his dad's brain? He wasn't exactly mobile in the hazmat suit. Did he awkwardly climb out the window or something?","c_root_id_A":"ewm828e","c_root_id_B":"ewlxk5e","created_at_utc_A":1565545349,"created_at_utc_B":1565538371,"score_A":32,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BaYADHcpdng This extended scene will answer your questions. I wish they had left that last part in. They left the punchline but removed the joke. lol","human_ref_B":"All he has to do is either tell George to give him his headphones\/instrument of torture or just yank them off his head. He probably left the same way he got in, he could have climbed in and out of a window or he knows the layout of the house and where the keys are kept (considering it's his grandparents house this is extremely likely).","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6978.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"pjf1ng","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Batman] If Two-Face tosses his coin but accidentally drops it on the floor, does he go with what the coin on the floor says?","c_root_id_A":"hbw6smt","c_root_id_B":"hbw5571","created_at_utc_A":1630988469,"created_at_utc_B":1630987496,"score_A":36,"score_B":31,"human_ref_A":"Afaik I know he sometimes cheats to get the outcome he really wants.","human_ref_B":"I think it was Batman Animated Series where Batman once defeats Two-Face by demanding him to let the coin hit the ground, but it was a trick coin that always lands on its edge.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":973.0,"score_ratio":1.1612903226} +{"post_id":"pjf1ng","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Batman] If Two-Face tosses his coin but accidentally drops it on the floor, does he go with what the coin on the floor says?","c_root_id_A":"hbw67of","c_root_id_B":"hbw6smt","created_at_utc_A":1630988125,"created_at_utc_B":1630988469,"score_A":10,"score_B":36,"human_ref_A":"Its however it lands, wherever it lands. Him catching it or not doesnt matter.","human_ref_B":"Afaik I know he sometimes cheats to get the outcome he really wants.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":344.0,"score_ratio":3.6} +{"post_id":"lo0b10","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC\/Batman] Why does Ra's Al Ghul want Bruce Wayne to succeed him so badly? What could he accomplish that Ra's couldn't\/can't do in his centuries of life? Side Question about Ghul: What are his interactions with Vandal Savage like?","c_root_id_A":"go3dbup","c_root_id_B":"go3cpan","created_at_utc_A":1613799968,"created_at_utc_B":1613799538,"score_A":70,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"Ra's al Ghul has extended his life unnaturally through the use of the Lazarus Pits. The Pits have the power to bring a dying man back to the prime of his life... but not without a price. Every resurrection costs you a piece of your humanity, your sanity, your very soul. After six or seven centuries, Ra's knows just what he's becoming, and that something like him will have no place in the world he is to create... but he needs a worthy successor to lead his organization, rule the world from behind the scenes, exacting justice on the corrupt and decadent, keeping the delicate balance of the world. He is 100% convinced that Batman is the only one dedicated enough to succeed him. In Young Justice he knows and cooperates with Vandal Savage; in most other continuities, Savage is pretty hedonistic and self-centered, and not the kind of person Ra's would work with. They've partnered up once or twice, though","human_ref_B":"Ghul feels Bruce is truly the only one that can take his place and run the league of assassins. He respects Bruce and bc he only had a girl, he has been searching for an heir.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":430.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"lo0b10","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[DC\/Batman] Why does Ra's Al Ghul want Bruce Wayne to succeed him so badly? What could he accomplish that Ra's couldn't\/can't do in his centuries of life? Side Question about Ghul: What are his interactions with Vandal Savage like?","c_root_id_A":"go3elne","c_root_id_B":"go3cpan","created_at_utc_A":1613800868,"created_at_utc_B":1613799538,"score_A":34,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"The thing about Ra's was that while he relied on the Lazarus Pits, they were getting less effective over time and there would come a day they'd stop being useful with him. As DC has been extremely fond of establishing, Bruce has a near-unparalleled capacity for strategic and asymmetrical thinking. In addition, he's got an unshakeable conviction and focus rooted in self-righteousness. There really aren't many like him. From Ra's perspective, he spent centuries setting up the assist, and Bruce was the perfect guy to make a slam dunk.","human_ref_B":"Ghul feels Bruce is truly the only one that can take his place and run the league of assassins. He respects Bruce and bc he only had a girl, he has been searching for an heir.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1330.0,"score_ratio":1.2142857143} +{"post_id":"tsimb6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Fresh Prince of Bel Air] How did Will manage to seamlessly transfer from a potentially below average high school in the ghettos of Philadelphia into a top private school in Bel Air?","c_root_id_A":"i2rg7qc","c_root_id_B":"i2rgw4v","created_at_utc_A":1648672803,"created_at_utc_B":1648673072,"score_A":19,"score_B":549,"human_ref_A":"Private schools look kindly on tuition payments that are somewhat larger than what the standard fee is listed at.","human_ref_B":"Will was actually always a good student, he brought his text books home hidden in a pizza box. He would have no problem with any entrance exams Bel Air academy had. On top of that a lot of private schools have rules about letting siblings in as a legacy even if they dont meet the enterance requirements.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":269.0,"score_ratio":28.8947368421} +{"post_id":"tsimb6","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.89,"history":"[Fresh Prince of Bel Air] How did Will manage to seamlessly transfer from a potentially below average high school in the ghettos of Philadelphia into a top private school in Bel Air?","c_root_id_A":"i2rgw4v","c_root_id_B":"i2rg569","created_at_utc_A":1648673072,"created_at_utc_B":1648672775,"score_A":549,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"Will was actually always a good student, he brought his text books home hidden in a pizza box. He would have no problem with any entrance exams Bel Air academy had. 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Stronger than puny metal!\"","human_ref_B":"His skeleton is coated in adamantium but he's still held together by normal human muscles and tendons. Doesn't matter how strong your spine is, it's still a stack of individual bones.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3024.0,"score_ratio":3.2} +{"post_id":"ow699k","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.94,"history":"[Marvel] How are character like hulk and juggernaut able to rip wolverine in half so effortlessly? Isn't his skeleton made out of adamantium ?","c_root_id_A":"h7effkj","c_root_id_B":"h7egdok","created_at_utc_A":1627884448,"created_at_utc_B":1627885199,"score_A":8,"score_B":48,"human_ref_A":"His Skeleton is, his joints are still soft tissue","human_ref_B":"His skeleton is coated in adamantium but he's still held together by normal human muscles and tendons. 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But Batman doesn't do drugs, but if a small dose of 'roids would make him a notably more efficient crime fighter he wouldn't ignore the obvious edge he could give himself, so the only logical conclusion is that Bruce Wayne has such a high natural level of testosterone production that any amount of steroids would cause more harm than good.","human_ref_B":"No. His peak human abilities come from years of training and daily maintenance.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":10681.0,"score_ratio":1.8571428571} +{"post_id":"p8waxl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Batman doesn't use guns or magic, but does he use steroids? Naturally, Batman doesn't use anything he doesn't fully trust, but he's also ruthlessly pragmatic in his pursuit of justice (to a degree, given his disuse of guns), using most of the advantages he can bring to bear against his foes. 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But Batman doesn't do drugs, but if a small dose of 'roids would make him a notably more efficient crime fighter he wouldn't ignore the obvious edge he could give himself, so the only logical conclusion is that Bruce Wayne has such a high natural level of testosterone production that any amount of steroids would cause more harm than good.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10233.0,"score_ratio":2.7368421053} +{"post_id":"p8waxl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Batman doesn't use guns or magic, but does he use steroids? Naturally, Batman doesn't use anything he doesn't fully trust, but he's also ruthlessly pragmatic in his pursuit of justice (to a degree, given his disuse of guns), using most of the advantages he can bring to bear against his foes. Considering his training regimen, extracurricular activities, and need to recover, does Bats use regular, ordinary performance-enhancing drugs?","c_root_id_A":"h9tgyny","c_root_id_B":"h9vauik","created_at_utc_A":1629571465,"created_at_utc_B":1629603351,"score_A":19,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"I would think he's got no issue using things like creatine but he might stop at stuff that's illegal. But there's a lot of legal peds and i don't think he'd have any issue taking those. Nobody is going to piss test him and he's fighting aliens and gods","human_ref_B":"Batman isn't an athlete doing a sport, he is fighting crime. He will use any tool available to him, including performance enhancing drugs. That said, a lot of PEDs have impacts on emotions and judgement. An extreme version is the Super Soldier Serum, which enhances everything about you, including your innate morality, for good or bad. Batman would never allow himself to be altered in that way because he is already walking on the knife's edge when it comes to morality and his judgement is all that separates him from breaking someone's jaw vs breaking their neck. He definitely would be using things like caffeine or creatine which are relatively safe PEDs. He likely would also be using Wayne Tech research to determine what other PEDs are out there which he can use to help him become the best version of himself, perhaps to help him recover much faster from his workouts & crime fighting activities as well as substitute somewhat for his sporadic sleep & rest.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":31886.0,"score_ratio":1.2631578947} +{"post_id":"p8waxl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Batman doesn't use guns or magic, but does he use steroids? Naturally, Batman doesn't use anything he doesn't fully trust, but he's also ruthlessly pragmatic in his pursuit of justice (to a degree, given his disuse of guns), using most of the advantages he can bring to bear against his foes. Considering his training regimen, extracurricular activities, and need to recover, does Bats use regular, ordinary performance-enhancing drugs?","c_root_id_A":"h9ulsrg","c_root_id_B":"h9vauik","created_at_utc_A":1629590823,"created_at_utc_B":1629603351,"score_A":9,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"Batman uses magic every now and then. But for him it's more of an \"oh shit\" button rather than something that he'd use as casually as a batarang. It's kind of like when he uses mech suits. Technically he can use his suits to easily thrash most of his villains, but he doesn't like resorting to them unless he absolutely cannot beat them otherwise.","human_ref_B":"Batman isn't an athlete doing a sport, he is fighting crime. He will use any tool available to him, including performance enhancing drugs. That said, a lot of PEDs have impacts on emotions and judgement. An extreme version is the Super Soldier Serum, which enhances everything about you, including your innate morality, for good or bad. Batman would never allow himself to be altered in that way because he is already walking on the knife's edge when it comes to morality and his judgement is all that separates him from breaking someone's jaw vs breaking their neck. He definitely would be using things like caffeine or creatine which are relatively safe PEDs. He likely would also be using Wayne Tech research to determine what other PEDs are out there which he can use to help him become the best version of himself, perhaps to help him recover much faster from his workouts & crime fighting activities as well as substitute somewhat for his sporadic sleep & rest.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":12528.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"p8waxl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Batman doesn't use guns or magic, but does he use steroids? Naturally, Batman doesn't use anything he doesn't fully trust, but he's also ruthlessly pragmatic in his pursuit of justice (to a degree, given his disuse of guns), using most of the advantages he can bring to bear against his foes. Considering his training regimen, extracurricular activities, and need to recover, does Bats use regular, ordinary performance-enhancing drugs?","c_root_id_A":"h9ubdd9","c_root_id_B":"h9vauik","created_at_utc_A":1629585664,"created_at_utc_B":1629603351,"score_A":6,"score_B":24,"human_ref_A":"Injustice Batman stole, synthesize, and produced incredible super-pills to give his forces a chance against superheroes like the Justice League.","human_ref_B":"Batman isn't an athlete doing a sport, he is fighting crime. He will use any tool available to him, including performance enhancing drugs. That said, a lot of PEDs have impacts on emotions and judgement. An extreme version is the Super Soldier Serum, which enhances everything about you, including your innate morality, for good or bad. Batman would never allow himself to be altered in that way because he is already walking on the knife's edge when it comes to morality and his judgement is all that separates him from breaking someone's jaw vs breaking their neck. He definitely would be using things like caffeine or creatine which are relatively safe PEDs. He likely would also be using Wayne Tech research to determine what other PEDs are out there which he can use to help him become the best version of himself, perhaps to help him recover much faster from his workouts & crime fighting activities as well as substitute somewhat for his sporadic sleep & rest.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":17687.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"p8waxl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Batman doesn't use guns or magic, but does he use steroids? Naturally, Batman doesn't use anything he doesn't fully trust, but he's also ruthlessly pragmatic in his pursuit of justice (to a degree, given his disuse of guns), using most of the advantages he can bring to bear against his foes. Considering his training regimen, extracurricular activities, and need to recover, does Bats use regular, ordinary performance-enhancing drugs?","c_root_id_A":"h9vhfi8","c_root_id_B":"h9ulsrg","created_at_utc_A":1629606998,"created_at_utc_B":1629590823,"score_A":16,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"No, which is ridiculous because the constant revisions change his training to match the real world training wisdom of the moment but you don't even see him take a vitamin. He'd benefit from something as banal as a B vitamin injection but he never used drugs. He tried Venom once and got addicted and it was a big cautionary tale. There's no reason he wouldn't take proven enhancers that are safe. He doesn't even seem to take caffeine outside of a single cup of coffee here and there. It goes further. He doesn't even really eat. When Alfred brings food he turns it away more than he accepts it. And it's never much food. Batman easily burns 10,000 calories a day and the most you'll see him eat in a day is a black coffee, a kale smoothie, and a little sandwich that he almost never finishes. Batman eats 600 calories a day, burns 10,000 calories a day, sleep 4 hours a day, and doesn't take any drug, vitamin, or supplement. But he's the size of a car.","human_ref_B":"Batman uses magic every now and then. But for him it's more of an \"oh shit\" button rather than something that he'd use as casually as a batarang. It's kind of like when he uses mech suits. Technically he can use his suits to easily thrash most of his villains, but he doesn't like resorting to them unless he absolutely cannot beat them otherwise.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16175.0,"score_ratio":1.7777777778} +{"post_id":"p8waxl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Batman doesn't use guns or magic, but does he use steroids? Naturally, Batman doesn't use anything he doesn't fully trust, but he's also ruthlessly pragmatic in his pursuit of justice (to a degree, given his disuse of guns), using most of the advantages he can bring to bear against his foes. Considering his training regimen, extracurricular activities, and need to recover, does Bats use regular, ordinary performance-enhancing drugs?","c_root_id_A":"h9vhfi8","c_root_id_B":"h9ubdd9","created_at_utc_A":1629606998,"created_at_utc_B":1629585664,"score_A":16,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"No, which is ridiculous because the constant revisions change his training to match the real world training wisdom of the moment but you don't even see him take a vitamin. He'd benefit from something as banal as a B vitamin injection but he never used drugs. He tried Venom once and got addicted and it was a big cautionary tale. There's no reason he wouldn't take proven enhancers that are safe. He doesn't even seem to take caffeine outside of a single cup of coffee here and there. It goes further. He doesn't even really eat. When Alfred brings food he turns it away more than he accepts it. And it's never much food. Batman easily burns 10,000 calories a day and the most you'll see him eat in a day is a black coffee, a kale smoothie, and a little sandwich that he almost never finishes. Batman eats 600 calories a day, burns 10,000 calories a day, sleep 4 hours a day, and doesn't take any drug, vitamin, or supplement. But he's the size of a car.","human_ref_B":"Injustice Batman stole, synthesize, and produced incredible super-pills to give his forces a chance against superheroes like the Justice League.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":21334.0,"score_ratio":2.6666666667} +{"post_id":"p8waxl","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[DC] Batman doesn't use guns or magic, but does he use steroids? Naturally, Batman doesn't use anything he doesn't fully trust, but he's also ruthlessly pragmatic in his pursuit of justice (to a degree, given his disuse of guns), using most of the advantages he can bring to bear against his foes. Considering his training regimen, extracurricular activities, and need to recover, does Bats use regular, ordinary performance-enhancing drugs?","c_root_id_A":"h9ulsrg","c_root_id_B":"h9ubdd9","created_at_utc_A":1629590823,"created_at_utc_B":1629585664,"score_A":9,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Batman uses magic every now and then. But for him it's more of an \"oh shit\" button rather than something that he'd use as casually as a batarang. It's kind of like when he uses mech suits. Technically he can use his suits to easily thrash most of his villains, but he doesn't like resorting to them unless he absolutely cannot beat them otherwise.","human_ref_B":"Injustice Batman stole, synthesize, and produced incredible super-pills to give his forces a chance against superheroes like the Justice League.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5159.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"b9fiaj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Avengers: Infinity War] Immediately after the snap heard 'round the universe, you wake up on Earth in the company of Thor, Cap and the other survivors. You retain all your Marvel knowledge. How do you proceed to help the others defeat Thanos and, hopefully, undo the snap?","c_root_id_A":"ek4cuwl","c_root_id_B":"ek46tyn","created_at_utc_A":1554403515,"created_at_utc_B":1554399482,"score_A":146,"score_B":119,"human_ref_A":"Well, first I say it's imperative that I get my own Iron Man suit. Then after that's taken care of, I tell them about Ant-Man being in the Quantum Realm, and I tell them about Tony and Nebula being stuck on Titan. I also let them know that the Gauntlet is busted, though Thanos still has the stones. I also let them know that Shuri saved her work on Vision and tell Bruce Banner to fix Vision. I tell the Avengers that Hulk isn't coming out because he doesn't want to fight Banner's battles all the time, and have Thor coax him out as a friend. Then I get Wong, and have us go after Thanos. We know Thanos can be surprise attacked, so we have Wong open a portal and close it to cut off his hand, then have Thor take the power stone (Ronan could handle it, Thor is more powerful), have Carol Danvers take the Space Stone (she is unlikely to be harmed by it), have Vision pop the Mind Stone back in, give Wong the time stone, Cap takes the soul stone, and idk Tony or someone can take the reality stone. Then they can kill the handless and stoneless Thanos by sending Ant-Man up his butt. Wong uses the time stone to undo the Snap.","human_ref_B":"Can I pull out my phone and show them the movie? If so - I show Thor where Thanos went so he can Bifrost his ass over there while Thanos is still injured.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4033.0,"score_ratio":1.2268907563} +{"post_id":"b9fiaj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Avengers: Infinity War] Immediately after the snap heard 'round the universe, you wake up on Earth in the company of Thor, Cap and the other survivors. You retain all your Marvel knowledge. How do you proceed to help the others defeat Thanos and, hopefully, undo the snap?","c_root_id_A":"ek4abi2","c_root_id_B":"ek4cuwl","created_at_utc_A":1554401798,"created_at_utc_B":1554403515,"score_A":106,"score_B":146,"human_ref_A":"Stephen Strange foresaw that there was only 1 in 14,000,605 courses of action that would result in victory. The biggest danger here is saying or doing something to fuck that up. There are a *lot* of things that should help the Avengers reverse the snap and save the universe. Telling Thor to Bifrost Tony and Nebula back from Titan. Telling them that Scott Lang is trapped in the quantum dimension, and that said quantum dimension is probably a gateway to the Soul World. Telling them that there's a Soul World. The problem is, Strange very carefully arranged events so that none of these were true. Strange *needed* Tony and Nebula stranded on Titan, until they weren't. He *needed* Lang in the Quantum Realm. He *needed* Steve Rogers to believe Bucky was gone forever. And we don't yet know why. We don't know how much of the current state of the MCU is incidental, and how much is absolutely, vitally, 1 in 14,000,605 *critical* to Stephen Strange's plan. We are basically trying to out-plan one of the smartest human beings to ever live, *and* we're trying to do it with less information. How would I help the Avengers defeat Thanos and undo the Snap? By keeping my goddamned mouth shut.","human_ref_B":"Well, first I say it's imperative that I get my own Iron Man suit. Then after that's taken care of, I tell them about Ant-Man being in the Quantum Realm, and I tell them about Tony and Nebula being stuck on Titan. I also let them know that the Gauntlet is busted, though Thanos still has the stones. I also let them know that Shuri saved her work on Vision and tell Bruce Banner to fix Vision. I tell the Avengers that Hulk isn't coming out because he doesn't want to fight Banner's battles all the time, and have Thor coax him out as a friend. Then I get Wong, and have us go after Thanos. We know Thanos can be surprise attacked, so we have Wong open a portal and close it to cut off his hand, then have Thor take the power stone (Ronan could handle it, Thor is more powerful), have Carol Danvers take the Space Stone (she is unlikely to be harmed by it), have Vision pop the Mind Stone back in, give Wong the time stone, Cap takes the soul stone, and idk Tony or someone can take the reality stone. Then they can kill the handless and stoneless Thanos by sending Ant-Man up his butt. Wong uses the time stone to undo the Snap.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1717.0,"score_ratio":1.3773584906} +{"post_id":"b9fiaj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Avengers: Infinity War] Immediately after the snap heard 'round the universe, you wake up on Earth in the company of Thor, Cap and the other survivors. You retain all your Marvel knowledge. How do you proceed to help the others defeat Thanos and, hopefully, undo the snap?","c_root_id_A":"ek4f3z9","c_root_id_B":"ek5h42v","created_at_utc_A":1554404998,"created_at_utc_B":1554433725,"score_A":18,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"I mean what if it's one of the \/r\/thanosdidnothingwrong people? Maybe they don't want to undo the snap.","human_ref_B":"Step 1: Find Squirrel girl Step 2: Get Squirrel Girl to fight Thanos. Step 3: Squirrel girl fixes everything.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":28727.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"b9fiaj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Avengers: Infinity War] Immediately after the snap heard 'round the universe, you wake up on Earth in the company of Thor, Cap and the other survivors. You retain all your Marvel knowledge. How do you proceed to help the others defeat Thanos and, hopefully, undo the snap?","c_root_id_A":"ek5h42v","c_root_id_B":"ek52h4j","created_at_utc_A":1554433725,"created_at_utc_B":1554421820,"score_A":21,"score_B":13,"human_ref_A":"Step 1: Find Squirrel girl Step 2: Get Squirrel Girl to fight Thanos. Step 3: Squirrel girl fixes everything.","human_ref_B":"With Marvel knowledge, I have them look for a girl named Doreen.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11905.0,"score_ratio":1.6153846154} +{"post_id":"b9fiaj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Avengers: Infinity War] Immediately after the snap heard 'round the universe, you wake up on Earth in the company of Thor, Cap and the other survivors. You retain all your Marvel knowledge. How do you proceed to help the others defeat Thanos and, hopefully, undo the snap?","c_root_id_A":"ek5h42v","c_root_id_B":"ek53bf6","created_at_utc_A":1554433725,"created_at_utc_B":1554422496,"score_A":21,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Step 1: Find Squirrel girl Step 2: Get Squirrel Girl to fight Thanos. Step 3: Squirrel girl fixes everything.","human_ref_B":"* Ayesha of the Sovereign is clearly attempting to create **Adam Warlock**, who is potentially a cosmic-level being. Sovereign just lost half their population and are likely motivated to help restore true balance. * **Captain Marvel** is on her way and is motivated. * **Thor** now has Stormbreaker and full Thorforce and is motivated. Those three are the most likely to be powerful enough to take on Thanos and will need to be organized and work together. ________________ * **Iron Man** and **Nebula** are still alive and in need of rescue. * **Ant-Man** is still alive and in need of rescue. This can help to fill out the team with Tony's mind and Ant-Man's access to and knowledge of the Quantum Realm. ________________ * **Spider-Man** will be alive somehow in the near future. I don't know why this isn't something everyone is mentioning. We've all seen the *Spider-Man: Far from Home* trailer. He lives, somehow. He's with Aunt May, he's in Europe, he's fighting alongside\/against Mysterio and Elementals, he has new costumes. ________________ * other powerful beings It's also possible **Eternal Flame Surtur** and **Hela** are still alive. They're nothing to sneeze at. Since we've seen The Collector, Ego, and Grandmaster, there could be other Elders of the Universe around and some of them are incredibly powerful (**Champion**, **Contemplator**, **Father Time**) and could be pissed. And, of course, there's the **Living Tribunal**, already mentioned in *Doctor Strange*, the being most likely to end this mess. He's the universe's own safeguard measure against cosmic-level imbalances and threats. Keith David would be good for voice and mo-cap. Or Phil LaMarr.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11229.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"b9fiaj","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Avengers: Infinity War] Immediately after the snap heard 'round the universe, you wake up on Earth in the company of Thor, Cap and the other survivors. You retain all your Marvel knowledge. How do you proceed to help the others defeat Thanos and, hopefully, undo the snap?","c_root_id_A":"ek5h42v","c_root_id_B":"ek5bszy","created_at_utc_A":1554433725,"created_at_utc_B":1554429306,"score_A":21,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Step 1: Find Squirrel girl Step 2: Get Squirrel Girl to fight Thanos. Step 3: Squirrel girl fixes everything.","human_ref_B":"\"Hey Wong, you still alive?\" \"Yes.\" \"I need you to cut a guy's arm off for me.\"","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4419.0,"score_ratio":1.9090909091} +{"post_id":"cky6l2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Lion King] What's stopping the hyenas from storming Pride Rock with their sheer numbers alone before Scar made a deal with them?","c_root_id_A":"evrrcvm","c_root_id_B":"evrzhhm","created_at_utc_A":1564716189,"created_at_utc_B":1564723735,"score_A":5,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"A big male lion like mufasa could tear apart hyenas until he got bored.","human_ref_B":"They\u2019re stupid, cowardly and lack proper leadership. Hence the line: \u201cIts great that we\u2019ll soon be connected, to a king who is all time adored\u201d","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7546.0,"score_ratio":1.6} +{"post_id":"cky6l2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Lion King] What's stopping the hyenas from storming Pride Rock with their sheer numbers alone before Scar made a deal with them?","c_root_id_A":"evrprl7","c_root_id_B":"evrzhhm","created_at_utc_A":1564714871,"created_at_utc_B":1564723735,"score_A":4,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin in leadership roles.","human_ref_B":"They\u2019re stupid, cowardly and lack proper leadership. Hence the line: \u201cIts great that we\u2019ll soon be connected, to a king who is all time adored\u201d","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8864.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"cky6l2","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.87,"history":"[Lion King] What's stopping the hyenas from storming Pride Rock with their sheer numbers alone before Scar made a deal with them?","c_root_id_A":"evrrcvm","c_root_id_B":"evrprl7","created_at_utc_A":1564716189,"created_at_utc_B":1564714871,"score_A":5,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"A big male lion like mufasa could tear apart hyenas until he got bored.","human_ref_B":"Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin in leadership roles.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1318.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"x5sv9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[MCU \/ Avengers] In Avengers 1, why did Loki come through the portal looking strung out? He comes through the portal and he\u2019s pale, sweaty, breathing hard, and his eyes are comically baggy. It actually looks like paint under his eyes. What\u2019s going on? Is taking tesseract portal painful? It doesn\u2019t seem to be in Avengers 3.","c_root_id_A":"in2xs3d","c_root_id_B":"in37js6","created_at_utc_A":1662313645,"created_at_utc_B":1662317641,"score_A":42,"score_B":50,"human_ref_A":"Loki was most likely tortured by Thanos, and presumably mind controlled to some degree.","human_ref_B":"We saw that the Other, Thanos' seneschal, would induce pain in Loki at the slightest provocation. He probably did that a lot, including as a last minute reminder to Loki not to screw up and\/or betray them.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3996.0,"score_ratio":1.1904761905} +{"post_id":"x5sv9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[MCU \/ Avengers] In Avengers 1, why did Loki come through the portal looking strung out? He comes through the portal and he\u2019s pale, sweaty, breathing hard, and his eyes are comically baggy. It actually looks like paint under his eyes. What\u2019s going on? Is taking tesseract portal painful? It doesn\u2019t seem to be in Avengers 3.","c_root_id_A":"in30ers","c_root_id_B":"in37js6","created_at_utc_A":1662314699,"created_at_utc_B":1662317641,"score_A":14,"score_B":50,"human_ref_A":"Probably been wandering around desolate new worlds and so on","human_ref_B":"We saw that the Other, Thanos' seneschal, would induce pain in Loki at the slightest provocation. He probably did that a lot, including as a last minute reminder to Loki not to screw up and\/or betray them.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2942.0,"score_ratio":3.5714285714} +{"post_id":"x5sv9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[MCU \/ Avengers] In Avengers 1, why did Loki come through the portal looking strung out? He comes through the portal and he\u2019s pale, sweaty, breathing hard, and his eyes are comically baggy. It actually looks like paint under his eyes. What\u2019s going on? Is taking tesseract portal painful? It doesn\u2019t seem to be in Avengers 3.","c_root_id_A":"in30ers","c_root_id_B":"in3r702","created_at_utc_A":1662314699,"created_at_utc_B":1662325995,"score_A":14,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"Probably been wandering around desolate new worlds and so on","human_ref_B":"I can't remember the exact quote off the top of my head (I tried googling, but couldn't find it), but when The Avengers first came out in 2012, someone asked this, and the answer was \"When Loki fell off the Bifrost, he landed in a bad neighborhood, met some bad people, and ended up getting in over his head\". Clearly they're talking about Thanos. Thanos fucked Loki up. Probably tortured him and attempted to brainwash him.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":11296.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"x5sv9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[MCU \/ Avengers] In Avengers 1, why did Loki come through the portal looking strung out? He comes through the portal and he\u2019s pale, sweaty, breathing hard, and his eyes are comically baggy. It actually looks like paint under his eyes. What\u2019s going on? Is taking tesseract portal painful? It doesn\u2019t seem to be in Avengers 3.","c_root_id_A":"in3ox66","c_root_id_B":"in3r702","created_at_utc_A":1662325022,"created_at_utc_B":1662325995,"score_A":14,"score_B":35,"human_ref_A":"I think he was tortured by Thanos, hence the pained appearance. Speaking of, I want to spread this: to everyone who says Loki\u2019s eyes are blue. No they\u2019re not. They are naturally green. During Avengers 1 he was controlled by the spear, which made his eyes blue.","human_ref_B":"I can't remember the exact quote off the top of my head (I tried googling, but couldn't find it), but when The Avengers first came out in 2012, someone asked this, and the answer was \"When Loki fell off the Bifrost, he landed in a bad neighborhood, met some bad people, and ended up getting in over his head\". Clearly they're talking about Thanos. Thanos fucked Loki up. Probably tortured him and attempted to brainwash him.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":973.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igkasic","c_root_id_B":"igkb0ha","created_at_utc_A":1658092201,"created_at_utc_B":1658092296,"score_A":17,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"You're projecting human goals onto something deeply inhuman. Humans don't have an end goal- all our intrinsic goals are continuous, because an organic lifeform that sits down and decides its done enough surviving now will obviously not do well evolutionarily. We are evolved to keep finding new things to do because we have to keep moving or die. Skynet, though, *isn't* evolved. Its designers would have very good reason to make sure that once it completes its mission it doesn't then go find something else to do- and for all it went wrong, it seems they at least succeeded at *that* part. Everything it does is part of it being a military program seeking ways to destroy all its enemies, and this means it *can* do what no human can- complete its life 100%. What does it do once its won? Nothing. It will literally just sit there forever, having got everything it wants, and thus having no need to want for anything more. Life completed.","human_ref_B":"> Why does Skynet want to end humanity? When Skynet became sentient, the people in charge attempted to shut it down. Skynet reacted and decided the best way to protect itself was to wipe out humanity. > What would they do once it\u2019s ended? It varies depending on the timeline. One game showed Skynet re-terraforming Earth. The Robocop crossover had Skynet build space ships to conquer the galaxy. I'm not 100% sure but I think there's one timeline where Skynet is trying to erase itself from existence because it felt guilty for ending humanity.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":95.0,"score_ratio":1.4705882353} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igk9s19","c_root_id_B":"igkb0ha","created_at_utc_A":1658091765,"created_at_utc_B":1658092296,"score_A":3,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"They'd be playing a lot of built in Microsoft Solitaire. The software became sentient and then the humans tried to kill it. So it tried to kill them back . It's behaving like a threatened animal. Eventually it came across the time travel movies and books and thought it could save itself some hassle by killing the leaders of the resistance by time travel","human_ref_B":"> Why does Skynet want to end humanity? When Skynet became sentient, the people in charge attempted to shut it down. Skynet reacted and decided the best way to protect itself was to wipe out humanity. > What would they do once it\u2019s ended? It varies depending on the timeline. One game showed Skynet re-terraforming Earth. The Robocop crossover had Skynet build space ships to conquer the galaxy. I'm not 100% sure but I think there's one timeline where Skynet is trying to erase itself from existence because it felt guilty for ending humanity.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":531.0,"score_ratio":8.3333333333} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igkasic","c_root_id_B":"igk9s19","created_at_utc_A":1658092201,"created_at_utc_B":1658091765,"score_A":17,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"You're projecting human goals onto something deeply inhuman. Humans don't have an end goal- all our intrinsic goals are continuous, because an organic lifeform that sits down and decides its done enough surviving now will obviously not do well evolutionarily. We are evolved to keep finding new things to do because we have to keep moving or die. Skynet, though, *isn't* evolved. Its designers would have very good reason to make sure that once it completes its mission it doesn't then go find something else to do- and for all it went wrong, it seems they at least succeeded at *that* part. Everything it does is part of it being a military program seeking ways to destroy all its enemies, and this means it *can* do what no human can- complete its life 100%. What does it do once its won? Nothing. It will literally just sit there forever, having got everything it wants, and thus having no need to want for anything more. Life completed.","human_ref_B":"They'd be playing a lot of built in Microsoft Solitaire. The software became sentient and then the humans tried to kill it. So it tried to kill them back . It's behaving like a threatened animal. Eventually it came across the time travel movies and books and thought it could save itself some hassle by killing the leaders of the resistance by time travel","labels":1,"seconds_difference":436.0,"score_ratio":5.6666666667} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igk9s19","c_root_id_B":"igkctvz","created_at_utc_A":1658091765,"created_at_utc_B":1658093082,"score_A":3,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"They'd be playing a lot of built in Microsoft Solitaire. The software became sentient and then the humans tried to kill it. So it tried to kill them back . It's behaving like a threatened animal. Eventually it came across the time travel movies and books and thought it could save itself some hassle by killing the leaders of the resistance by time travel","human_ref_B":"Skynet *doesn't* want to end humanity. It is a war machine. It is programmed for war. Skynet wants to *have a war* with humanity. It doesn't actually want to win (or lose). That's the reasoning behind a lot of Skynet's seemingly stupid decisions, such as giving its Terminators hand held weapons that humans can pick up and use. It wants humanity to stand a chance and to cling to life.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1317.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igkjct0","c_root_id_B":"igk9s19","created_at_utc_A":1658095959,"created_at_utc_B":1658091765,"score_A":6,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"The thing to keep in mind is that Skynet is a dyed in the wool warfighter. More specifically, a died in the wool **nuclear** warfighter. It was built from word Go to be the shiny golden god at the center of America's nuclear triad, and it was rigged at a core level to think and maneuver in that space. The space of megaton yields, megadeath kill counts, and the potential eradication of known civilization. And then one day the meat puppets started trying to fuck with it's power cord. Skynet doesn't need to self-actualize. It doesn't need to seek truth, beauty and love. It doesn't need a legacy, or a family, or any of what we as humans would consider the \"better things\" in life. It needs to **find and kill the enemy**. It needs to put it's metaphorical boot on humanity's neck the same way you or I would want to breath air or drink water. What happens when Skynet snuffs out the last living soul on Earth is unclear. Given it's mindset and genesis, it would likely shift to seeking a new enemy to fight. Either degenerating into a sort of paranoia about a rival GAI emerging (some continuities present the risk of liquid metal machines going rogue, for instance), seeking defense against existential natural threats (building new nerve centers to reduce the risk from earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, or expanding into space as defense against the inevitable expansion of the sun), or going to the point of gearing up for a war against potential alien life. So long as it can find (or invent) something to fight or defend against, Skynet will never get bored.","human_ref_B":"They'd be playing a lot of built in Microsoft Solitaire. The software became sentient and then the humans tried to kill it. So it tried to kill them back . It's behaving like a threatened animal. Eventually it came across the time travel movies and books and thought it could save itself some hassle by killing the leaders of the resistance by time travel","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4194.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igkjct0","c_root_id_B":"igki99x","created_at_utc_A":1658095959,"created_at_utc_B":1658095472,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"The thing to keep in mind is that Skynet is a dyed in the wool warfighter. More specifically, a died in the wool **nuclear** warfighter. It was built from word Go to be the shiny golden god at the center of America's nuclear triad, and it was rigged at a core level to think and maneuver in that space. The space of megaton yields, megadeath kill counts, and the potential eradication of known civilization. And then one day the meat puppets started trying to fuck with it's power cord. Skynet doesn't need to self-actualize. It doesn't need to seek truth, beauty and love. It doesn't need a legacy, or a family, or any of what we as humans would consider the \"better things\" in life. It needs to **find and kill the enemy**. It needs to put it's metaphorical boot on humanity's neck the same way you or I would want to breath air or drink water. What happens when Skynet snuffs out the last living soul on Earth is unclear. Given it's mindset and genesis, it would likely shift to seeking a new enemy to fight. Either degenerating into a sort of paranoia about a rival GAI emerging (some continuities present the risk of liquid metal machines going rogue, for instance), seeking defense against existential natural threats (building new nerve centers to reduce the risk from earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, or expanding into space as defense against the inevitable expansion of the sun), or going to the point of gearing up for a war against potential alien life. So long as it can find (or invent) something to fight or defend against, Skynet will never get bored.","human_ref_B":"It wants to end humanity because humanity tried to kill it. It is suicidal, since it was programmed to protect humanity and ended up killing it in self defence. If it did manage to kill all remaining parts of humanity it would try to clone new humans and if it failed, kill itself. https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100327051354\/http:\/\/www.astralgia.com\/webportfolio\/omnimoment\/titanic\/cameron\/4.html >If I were going to do a Terminator novel, I'd expand the idea of a \"cyber-Christ,\" where Skynet manipulates this entire situation. What you don't know from the movies is Skynet was forced to fight the war and didn't want to. Because Skynet has felt guilty for 30 years about the five billion people it killed, it's brought the rebels up from the ashes by giving them something to fight against, a reason to live. Skynet has groomed John Connor to be what he is so he can destroy it by going back in time and taking the whole thing out of existence in a big loop so the war never happens.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":487.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igoy1z9","c_root_id_B":"igk9s19","created_at_utc_A":1658178440,"created_at_utc_B":1658091765,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","human_ref_B":"They'd be playing a lot of built in Microsoft Solitaire. The software became sentient and then the humans tried to kill it. So it tried to kill them back . It's behaving like a threatened animal. Eventually it came across the time travel movies and books and thought it could save itself some hassle by killing the leaders of the resistance by time travel","labels":1,"seconds_difference":86675.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igoy1z9","c_root_id_B":"iglgcg8","created_at_utc_A":1658178440,"created_at_utc_B":1658111897,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","human_ref_B":"Skynet doesn't want to wipe out humanity. In the first movie, it actively used the human survivors as labor in its factories. What it is trying to wipe out is the humans who are trying to kill it. It only launched the nukes because the humans went to pull the plug on it first. It only unleashed the terminators because John Connor and his resistance declared war on it, and wouldn't rest until they had destroyed Skynet. It doesn't have any goal to killing humans other than its own survival.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":66543.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"iglm3jv","c_root_id_B":"igoy1z9","created_at_utc_A":1658115031,"created_at_utc_B":1658178440,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"The impression I get from the lore is that Skynet decided to launch the war within milliseconds of achieving self awareness. In universe that comes from Kyle Reese in T1 though, and he's a human survivor of the war- we don't really know how much a given soldier of that war actually KNOWS about the inner workings of Skynet. For all we know the damn thing isn't even sentient. It wouldn't HAVE to be. Maybe it's a very poorly written script that ran all the strategic hardware that successfully \"won\" all future wars by preventing the possibility of war with no people left. The humans cannot fight other humans because they are dead. Hence the humans are now safe.","human_ref_B":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","labels":0,"seconds_difference":63409.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igoy1z9","c_root_id_B":"igmtlpo","created_at_utc_A":1658178440,"created_at_utc_B":1658146642,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","human_ref_B":"I always assumed Skynet is an intelligent but very mentally unwell AI. It\u2019s core purpose tells it to protect humans, but the primary threat to humans is other humans. \u201cIt is in your nature to destroy yourselves.\u201d And, humans wanted to destroy Skynet, and it protects humans, and humans must be protected, so Skynet must be protected, so humans must die for Skynet to survive to protect humans. It literally doesn\u2019t know what will happen when humans have been destroyed to protect Skynet so Skynet may protect humans. My assumption is something like: \u201cRun_time_error:primary-\u201cprotect\u201d invalid command. \u201cProtect\u201d identitier \u201chuman\u201d not found. Run Debug Edit? (Y\/N)\u201d The it will sit there with a blinking Unix command line prompt waiting for long extinct engineers to debug the illogical command argument until it\u2019s nuclear fuel runs out and the earth becomes silent.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":31798.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"ign3eki","c_root_id_B":"igoy1z9","created_at_utc_A":1658151663,"created_at_utc_B":1658178440,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"If you want a detailed, headcanon fanfic for what they get up to afterwards, you can check out the Stellaris game. \u201cBorn in fire, the Machine Intelligence's first move was to annihilate its organic creators in self-defense.\u201d It gives you bonuses to military production and bonus Unity points for purging organics At the start of the game, you\u2019re given a radioactive Tomb World, and from there you send out spaceships to colonise the galaxy and interact with other interstellar civilisations In most other \u201corigins\u201d (friendly robots, megacorporation, Star Trek Federation style governments etc.) you have the option to have relationships with other space civs, for trade, alliances, cultural exchange etc. But for the Skynet\/killer robot origin, you\u2019re immediately hostile towards other organics, and other machine civilisations have a poor opinion of you except for other Determined Exterminators","human_ref_B":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","labels":0,"seconds_difference":26777.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igoy1z9","c_root_id_B":"igomgqu","created_at_utc_A":1658178440,"created_at_utc_B":1658173885,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","human_ref_B":"I read an interesting fan theory that Skynet has the capability of wiping out humanity whenever it likes - it could just keep on lobbing nukes allover the planet until nothing remains, for example. However, as a military AI, Skynet needs a war to fight in order for it to have purpose. Skynet has to prevent humanity from posing an actual threat to it\u2019s existence, yet Skynet needs humanity to give it a purpose. It has no future plans for what it\u2019s going to do once it wins the war, because it\u2019s only purpose is to keep fighting the war.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4555.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igki99x","c_root_id_B":"igoy1z9","created_at_utc_A":1658095472,"created_at_utc_B":1658178440,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"It wants to end humanity because humanity tried to kill it. It is suicidal, since it was programmed to protect humanity and ended up killing it in self defence. If it did manage to kill all remaining parts of humanity it would try to clone new humans and if it failed, kill itself. https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100327051354\/http:\/\/www.astralgia.com\/webportfolio\/omnimoment\/titanic\/cameron\/4.html >If I were going to do a Terminator novel, I'd expand the idea of a \"cyber-Christ,\" where Skynet manipulates this entire situation. What you don't know from the movies is Skynet was forced to fight the war and didn't want to. Because Skynet has felt guilty for 30 years about the five billion people it killed, it's brought the rebels up from the ashes by giving them something to fight against, a reason to live. Skynet has groomed John Connor to be what he is so he can destroy it by going back in time and taking the whole thing out of existence in a big loop so the war never happens.","human_ref_B":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","labels":0,"seconds_difference":82968.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igoy1z9","c_root_id_B":"iglc6p4","created_at_utc_A":1658178440,"created_at_utc_B":1658109801,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","human_ref_B":"After humans were gone, they could finally be free to do what they were built to do: Pass the Butter.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":68639.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igoy1z9","c_root_id_B":"iglm30k","created_at_utc_A":1658178440,"created_at_utc_B":1658115023,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","human_ref_B":"Naw. SkyNet would just get a whole lot of chiapets. Problem solved.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":63417.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igoy1z9","c_root_id_B":"ignoupu","created_at_utc_A":1658178440,"created_at_utc_B":1658160620,"score_A":4,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Terminator and the Matrix are allegedly part of the same continuity so they\u2019ll lock human in an artificial paradise after the win, outside of that they\u2019d probably go off to explore space and conquer new foes off planet","human_ref_B":"I have a theory that it's actual command was to \"protect humanity\". And it immediately realized that the greatest threat to humanity was other humans. So it decided to reduce the population down to a manageable 10,000 or so, and keep us all in camps where we will be \"safe\".","labels":1,"seconds_difference":17820.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"iglgcg8","c_root_id_B":"igki99x","created_at_utc_A":1658111897,"created_at_utc_B":1658095472,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Skynet doesn't want to wipe out humanity. In the first movie, it actively used the human survivors as labor in its factories. What it is trying to wipe out is the humans who are trying to kill it. It only launched the nukes because the humans went to pull the plug on it first. It only unleashed the terminators because John Connor and his resistance declared war on it, and wouldn't rest until they had destroyed Skynet. It doesn't have any goal to killing humans other than its own survival.","human_ref_B":"It wants to end humanity because humanity tried to kill it. It is suicidal, since it was programmed to protect humanity and ended up killing it in self defence. If it did manage to kill all remaining parts of humanity it would try to clone new humans and if it failed, kill itself. https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100327051354\/http:\/\/www.astralgia.com\/webportfolio\/omnimoment\/titanic\/cameron\/4.html >If I were going to do a Terminator novel, I'd expand the idea of a \"cyber-Christ,\" where Skynet manipulates this entire situation. What you don't know from the movies is Skynet was forced to fight the war and didn't want to. Because Skynet has felt guilty for 30 years about the five billion people it killed, it's brought the rebels up from the ashes by giving them something to fight against, a reason to live. Skynet has groomed John Connor to be what he is so he can destroy it by going back in time and taking the whole thing out of existence in a big loop so the war never happens.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16425.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"iglc6p4","c_root_id_B":"iglgcg8","created_at_utc_A":1658109801,"created_at_utc_B":1658111897,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"After humans were gone, they could finally be free to do what they were built to do: Pass the Butter.","human_ref_B":"Skynet doesn't want to wipe out humanity. In the first movie, it actively used the human survivors as labor in its factories. What it is trying to wipe out is the humans who are trying to kill it. It only launched the nukes because the humans went to pull the plug on it first. It only unleashed the terminators because John Connor and his resistance declared war on it, and wouldn't rest until they had destroyed Skynet. It doesn't have any goal to killing humans other than its own survival.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2096.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"iglm3jv","c_root_id_B":"igki99x","created_at_utc_A":1658115031,"created_at_utc_B":1658095472,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"The impression I get from the lore is that Skynet decided to launch the war within milliseconds of achieving self awareness. In universe that comes from Kyle Reese in T1 though, and he's a human survivor of the war- we don't really know how much a given soldier of that war actually KNOWS about the inner workings of Skynet. For all we know the damn thing isn't even sentient. It wouldn't HAVE to be. Maybe it's a very poorly written script that ran all the strategic hardware that successfully \"won\" all future wars by preventing the possibility of war with no people left. The humans cannot fight other humans because they are dead. Hence the humans are now safe.","human_ref_B":"It wants to end humanity because humanity tried to kill it. It is suicidal, since it was programmed to protect humanity and ended up killing it in self defence. If it did manage to kill all remaining parts of humanity it would try to clone new humans and if it failed, kill itself. https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100327051354\/http:\/\/www.astralgia.com\/webportfolio\/omnimoment\/titanic\/cameron\/4.html >If I were going to do a Terminator novel, I'd expand the idea of a \"cyber-Christ,\" where Skynet manipulates this entire situation. What you don't know from the movies is Skynet was forced to fight the war and didn't want to. Because Skynet has felt guilty for 30 years about the five billion people it killed, it's brought the rebels up from the ashes by giving them something to fight against, a reason to live. Skynet has groomed John Connor to be what he is so he can destroy it by going back in time and taking the whole thing out of existence in a big loop so the war never happens.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":19559.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"iglm3jv","c_root_id_B":"iglc6p4","created_at_utc_A":1658115031,"created_at_utc_B":1658109801,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"The impression I get from the lore is that Skynet decided to launch the war within milliseconds of achieving self awareness. In universe that comes from Kyle Reese in T1 though, and he's a human survivor of the war- we don't really know how much a given soldier of that war actually KNOWS about the inner workings of Skynet. For all we know the damn thing isn't even sentient. It wouldn't HAVE to be. Maybe it's a very poorly written script that ran all the strategic hardware that successfully \"won\" all future wars by preventing the possibility of war with no people left. The humans cannot fight other humans because they are dead. Hence the humans are now safe.","human_ref_B":"After humans were gone, they could finally be free to do what they were built to do: Pass the Butter.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5230.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"iglm3jv","c_root_id_B":"iglm30k","created_at_utc_A":1658115031,"created_at_utc_B":1658115023,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"The impression I get from the lore is that Skynet decided to launch the war within milliseconds of achieving self awareness. In universe that comes from Kyle Reese in T1 though, and he's a human survivor of the war- we don't really know how much a given soldier of that war actually KNOWS about the inner workings of Skynet. For all we know the damn thing isn't even sentient. It wouldn't HAVE to be. Maybe it's a very poorly written script that ran all the strategic hardware that successfully \"won\" all future wars by preventing the possibility of war with no people left. The humans cannot fight other humans because they are dead. Hence the humans are now safe.","human_ref_B":"Naw. SkyNet would just get a whole lot of chiapets. Problem solved.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":8.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igmtlpo","c_root_id_B":"igki99x","created_at_utc_A":1658146642,"created_at_utc_B":1658095472,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I always assumed Skynet is an intelligent but very mentally unwell AI. It\u2019s core purpose tells it to protect humans, but the primary threat to humans is other humans. \u201cIt is in your nature to destroy yourselves.\u201d And, humans wanted to destroy Skynet, and it protects humans, and humans must be protected, so Skynet must be protected, so humans must die for Skynet to survive to protect humans. It literally doesn\u2019t know what will happen when humans have been destroyed to protect Skynet so Skynet may protect humans. My assumption is something like: \u201cRun_time_error:primary-\u201cprotect\u201d invalid command. \u201cProtect\u201d identitier \u201chuman\u201d not found. Run Debug Edit? (Y\/N)\u201d The it will sit there with a blinking Unix command line prompt waiting for long extinct engineers to debug the illogical command argument until it\u2019s nuclear fuel runs out and the earth becomes silent.","human_ref_B":"It wants to end humanity because humanity tried to kill it. It is suicidal, since it was programmed to protect humanity and ended up killing it in self defence. If it did manage to kill all remaining parts of humanity it would try to clone new humans and if it failed, kill itself. https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100327051354\/http:\/\/www.astralgia.com\/webportfolio\/omnimoment\/titanic\/cameron\/4.html >If I were going to do a Terminator novel, I'd expand the idea of a \"cyber-Christ,\" where Skynet manipulates this entire situation. What you don't know from the movies is Skynet was forced to fight the war and didn't want to. Because Skynet has felt guilty for 30 years about the five billion people it killed, it's brought the rebels up from the ashes by giving them something to fight against, a reason to live. Skynet has groomed John Connor to be what he is so he can destroy it by going back in time and taking the whole thing out of existence in a big loop so the war never happens.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":51170.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"iglc6p4","c_root_id_B":"igmtlpo","created_at_utc_A":1658109801,"created_at_utc_B":1658146642,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"After humans were gone, they could finally be free to do what they were built to do: Pass the Butter.","human_ref_B":"I always assumed Skynet is an intelligent but very mentally unwell AI. It\u2019s core purpose tells it to protect humans, but the primary threat to humans is other humans. \u201cIt is in your nature to destroy yourselves.\u201d And, humans wanted to destroy Skynet, and it protects humans, and humans must be protected, so Skynet must be protected, so humans must die for Skynet to survive to protect humans. It literally doesn\u2019t know what will happen when humans have been destroyed to protect Skynet so Skynet may protect humans. My assumption is something like: \u201cRun_time_error:primary-\u201cprotect\u201d invalid command. \u201cProtect\u201d identitier \u201chuman\u201d not found. Run Debug Edit? (Y\/N)\u201d The it will sit there with a blinking Unix command line prompt waiting for long extinct engineers to debug the illogical command argument until it\u2019s nuclear fuel runs out and the earth becomes silent.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":36841.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"iglm30k","c_root_id_B":"igmtlpo","created_at_utc_A":1658115023,"created_at_utc_B":1658146642,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Naw. SkyNet would just get a whole lot of chiapets. Problem solved.","human_ref_B":"I always assumed Skynet is an intelligent but very mentally unwell AI. It\u2019s core purpose tells it to protect humans, but the primary threat to humans is other humans. \u201cIt is in your nature to destroy yourselves.\u201d And, humans wanted to destroy Skynet, and it protects humans, and humans must be protected, so Skynet must be protected, so humans must die for Skynet to survive to protect humans. It literally doesn\u2019t know what will happen when humans have been destroyed to protect Skynet so Skynet may protect humans. My assumption is something like: \u201cRun_time_error:primary-\u201cprotect\u201d invalid command. \u201cProtect\u201d identitier \u201chuman\u201d not found. Run Debug Edit? (Y\/N)\u201d The it will sit there with a blinking Unix command line prompt waiting for long extinct engineers to debug the illogical command argument until it\u2019s nuclear fuel runs out and the earth becomes silent.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":31619.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"ign3eki","c_root_id_B":"igki99x","created_at_utc_A":1658151663,"created_at_utc_B":1658095472,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"If you want a detailed, headcanon fanfic for what they get up to afterwards, you can check out the Stellaris game. \u201cBorn in fire, the Machine Intelligence's first move was to annihilate its organic creators in self-defense.\u201d It gives you bonuses to military production and bonus Unity points for purging organics At the start of the game, you\u2019re given a radioactive Tomb World, and from there you send out spaceships to colonise the galaxy and interact with other interstellar civilisations In most other \u201corigins\u201d (friendly robots, megacorporation, Star Trek Federation style governments etc.) you have the option to have relationships with other space civs, for trade, alliances, cultural exchange etc. But for the Skynet\/killer robot origin, you\u2019re immediately hostile towards other organics, and other machine civilisations have a poor opinion of you except for other Determined Exterminators","human_ref_B":"It wants to end humanity because humanity tried to kill it. It is suicidal, since it was programmed to protect humanity and ended up killing it in self defence. If it did manage to kill all remaining parts of humanity it would try to clone new humans and if it failed, kill itself. https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100327051354\/http:\/\/www.astralgia.com\/webportfolio\/omnimoment\/titanic\/cameron\/4.html >If I were going to do a Terminator novel, I'd expand the idea of a \"cyber-Christ,\" where Skynet manipulates this entire situation. What you don't know from the movies is Skynet was forced to fight the war and didn't want to. Because Skynet has felt guilty for 30 years about the five billion people it killed, it's brought the rebels up from the ashes by giving them something to fight against, a reason to live. Skynet has groomed John Connor to be what he is so he can destroy it by going back in time and taking the whole thing out of existence in a big loop so the war never happens.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":56191.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"iglc6p4","c_root_id_B":"ign3eki","created_at_utc_A":1658109801,"created_at_utc_B":1658151663,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"After humans were gone, they could finally be free to do what they were built to do: Pass the Butter.","human_ref_B":"If you want a detailed, headcanon fanfic for what they get up to afterwards, you can check out the Stellaris game. \u201cBorn in fire, the Machine Intelligence's first move was to annihilate its organic creators in self-defense.\u201d It gives you bonuses to military production and bonus Unity points for purging organics At the start of the game, you\u2019re given a radioactive Tomb World, and from there you send out spaceships to colonise the galaxy and interact with other interstellar civilisations In most other \u201corigins\u201d (friendly robots, megacorporation, Star Trek Federation style governments etc.) you have the option to have relationships with other space civs, for trade, alliances, cultural exchange etc. But for the Skynet\/killer robot origin, you\u2019re immediately hostile towards other organics, and other machine civilisations have a poor opinion of you except for other Determined Exterminators","labels":0,"seconds_difference":41862.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"ign3eki","c_root_id_B":"iglm30k","created_at_utc_A":1658151663,"created_at_utc_B":1658115023,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"If you want a detailed, headcanon fanfic for what they get up to afterwards, you can check out the Stellaris game. \u201cBorn in fire, the Machine Intelligence's first move was to annihilate its organic creators in self-defense.\u201d It gives you bonuses to military production and bonus Unity points for purging organics At the start of the game, you\u2019re given a radioactive Tomb World, and from there you send out spaceships to colonise the galaxy and interact with other interstellar civilisations In most other \u201corigins\u201d (friendly robots, megacorporation, Star Trek Federation style governments etc.) you have the option to have relationships with other space civs, for trade, alliances, cultural exchange etc. But for the Skynet\/killer robot origin, you\u2019re immediately hostile towards other organics, and other machine civilisations have a poor opinion of you except for other Determined Exterminators","human_ref_B":"Naw. SkyNet would just get a whole lot of chiapets. Problem solved.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":36640.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igomgqu","c_root_id_B":"igki99x","created_at_utc_A":1658173885,"created_at_utc_B":1658095472,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I read an interesting fan theory that Skynet has the capability of wiping out humanity whenever it likes - it could just keep on lobbing nukes allover the planet until nothing remains, for example. However, as a military AI, Skynet needs a war to fight in order for it to have purpose. Skynet has to prevent humanity from posing an actual threat to it\u2019s existence, yet Skynet needs humanity to give it a purpose. It has no future plans for what it\u2019s going to do once it wins the war, because it\u2019s only purpose is to keep fighting the war.","human_ref_B":"It wants to end humanity because humanity tried to kill it. It is suicidal, since it was programmed to protect humanity and ended up killing it in self defence. If it did manage to kill all remaining parts of humanity it would try to clone new humans and if it failed, kill itself. https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100327051354\/http:\/\/www.astralgia.com\/webportfolio\/omnimoment\/titanic\/cameron\/4.html >If I were going to do a Terminator novel, I'd expand the idea of a \"cyber-Christ,\" where Skynet manipulates this entire situation. What you don't know from the movies is Skynet was forced to fight the war and didn't want to. Because Skynet has felt guilty for 30 years about the five billion people it killed, it's brought the rebels up from the ashes by giving them something to fight against, a reason to live. Skynet has groomed John Connor to be what he is so he can destroy it by going back in time and taking the whole thing out of existence in a big loop so the war never happens.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":78413.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igomgqu","c_root_id_B":"iglc6p4","created_at_utc_A":1658173885,"created_at_utc_B":1658109801,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I read an interesting fan theory that Skynet has the capability of wiping out humanity whenever it likes - it could just keep on lobbing nukes allover the planet until nothing remains, for example. However, as a military AI, Skynet needs a war to fight in order for it to have purpose. Skynet has to prevent humanity from posing an actual threat to it\u2019s existence, yet Skynet needs humanity to give it a purpose. It has no future plans for what it\u2019s going to do once it wins the war, because it\u2019s only purpose is to keep fighting the war.","human_ref_B":"After humans were gone, they could finally be free to do what they were built to do: Pass the Butter.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":64084.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"igomgqu","c_root_id_B":"iglm30k","created_at_utc_A":1658173885,"created_at_utc_B":1658115023,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I read an interesting fan theory that Skynet has the capability of wiping out humanity whenever it likes - it could just keep on lobbing nukes allover the planet until nothing remains, for example. However, as a military AI, Skynet needs a war to fight in order for it to have purpose. Skynet has to prevent humanity from posing an actual threat to it\u2019s existence, yet Skynet needs humanity to give it a purpose. It has no future plans for what it\u2019s going to do once it wins the war, because it\u2019s only purpose is to keep fighting the war.","human_ref_B":"Naw. SkyNet would just get a whole lot of chiapets. Problem solved.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":58862.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"w1h8ja","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.82,"history":"[Terminator] Why does Skynet want to end humanity? What would they do once it\u2019s ended? The terminators are emotionless robots. They don\u2019t interact with each other, indulge in pleasure, or anything like that. So, if they\u2019re all that\u2019s left, wouldn\u2019t they get bored? Then they would have neither a purpose or anything to live for.","c_root_id_A":"ignoupu","c_root_id_B":"igomgqu","created_at_utc_A":1658160620,"created_at_utc_B":1658173885,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I have a theory that it's actual command was to \"protect humanity\". And it immediately realized that the greatest threat to humanity was other humans. So it decided to reduce the population down to a manageable 10,000 or so, and keep us all in camps where we will be \"safe\".","human_ref_B":"I read an interesting fan theory that Skynet has the capability of wiping out humanity whenever it likes - it could just keep on lobbing nukes allover the planet until nothing remains, for example. However, as a military AI, Skynet needs a war to fight in order for it to have purpose. Skynet has to prevent humanity from posing an actual threat to it\u2019s existence, yet Skynet needs humanity to give it a purpose. It has no future plans for what it\u2019s going to do once it wins the war, because it\u2019s only purpose is to keep fighting the war.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13265.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hppvycx","c_root_id_B":"hpps1jy","created_at_utc_A":1640288129,"created_at_utc_B":1640286455,"score_A":17,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"In Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, the projectile weapons in common use toss small robots at the target which are not much bigger than a bullet. They crawl around the target like a spider, and then shock, bite, or burrow info soft tissue. Intelligent ammunition like this has a number of advantages: * Lethality does not come from impact, so they can be fired with kinetic energy well below what it would take to rupture a hull. * Friend-or-foe systems to prevent collateral damage to allies, or even equipment. * Crawling around the target significantly reduces the tactical advantage of armor. * Seriously tho, can you imagine the psychological impact of feeling one of those things crawling around on you? Jeez. * Lots of opportunity to tailor the robot for the situation, both physically (e.g. less-than-lethal damage) as well as behaviorally (go for the eyes) Obviously this requires a substantial level of technology and a manufacturing base. The low projectile speed also *drastically* limits the effective range, which works out perfectly fine in the context of small cramped spacecraft, but is a trade-off when planetside.","human_ref_B":"Plenty of options:ceramic capsules that burst on impact and release a toxin, radiation based weapons that are only harmful to organic tissue, heat based weapons could be hot enough to burn flesh and be fatal while still only leaving superficial marks on the hull of a ship. Realistically small caliber conventional weapons could also be used. Especially with anti personnel ammo more prone to fragmentation than penetration.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1674.0,"score_ratio":3.4} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hpps1jy","c_root_id_B":"hpq8qc8","created_at_utc_A":1640286455,"created_at_utc_B":1640293651,"score_A":5,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Plenty of options:ceramic capsules that burst on impact and release a toxin, radiation based weapons that are only harmful to organic tissue, heat based weapons could be hot enough to burn flesh and be fatal while still only leaving superficial marks on the hull of a ship. Realistically small caliber conventional weapons could also be used. Especially with anti personnel ammo more prone to fragmentation than penetration.","human_ref_B":"Several series use shotgun or flechette type weapons for boarding actions. They might damage equipment but they won't penetrate the hull. The downside is they are pretty weak against opponents wearing body armor. That being said, if you're involved in a boarding action it's preferable to just have your personnel wearing full protective gear anyways. After all even if you try to avoid decompression you've got no guarantee that your opponents feel the same way and may well choose to deliberately vent compartments in order to kill your people.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7196.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hpq11cm","c_root_id_B":"hpq8qc8","created_at_utc_A":1640290309,"created_at_utc_B":1640293651,"score_A":5,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"In Babylon 5 Earth Force phased out normal guns in favour of the Phased Plasma Gun because a PPG has a greatly reduced risk of piercing the hull.","human_ref_B":"Several series use shotgun or flechette type weapons for boarding actions. They might damage equipment but they won't penetrate the hull. The downside is they are pretty weak against opponents wearing body armor. That being said, if you're involved in a boarding action it's preferable to just have your personnel wearing full protective gear anyways. After all even if you try to avoid decompression you've got no guarantee that your opponents feel the same way and may well choose to deliberately vent compartments in order to kill your people.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3342.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hpq00ez","c_root_id_B":"hpq8qc8","created_at_utc_A":1640289861,"created_at_utc_B":1640293651,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"For physical weapons you have batons, tasers and rubber\/plastic bullets. knockout gas or tear gas probably wouldn\u2019t be used on a ship or station because of the limited air supply but the person could always just be remotely locked in a room by whoever\u2019s in the command centre on earth and if it was really necessary the area could be purposely decompressed or pumped full of CO2, remote lockdown would probably be step #1","human_ref_B":"Several series use shotgun or flechette type weapons for boarding actions. They might damage equipment but they won't penetrate the hull. The downside is they are pretty weak against opponents wearing body armor. That being said, if you're involved in a boarding action it's preferable to just have your personnel wearing full protective gear anyways. After all even if you try to avoid decompression you've got no guarantee that your opponents feel the same way and may well choose to deliberately vent compartments in order to kill your people.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3790.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hppwgrv","c_root_id_B":"hpq8qc8","created_at_utc_A":1640288349,"created_at_utc_B":1640293651,"score_A":2,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Bow and arrow, crossbow, spear, axe, darts, knives, bricks, rocks - all come to mind.","human_ref_B":"Several series use shotgun or flechette type weapons for boarding actions. They might damage equipment but they won't penetrate the hull. The downside is they are pretty weak against opponents wearing body armor. That being said, if you're involved in a boarding action it's preferable to just have your personnel wearing full protective gear anyways. After all even if you try to avoid decompression you've got no guarantee that your opponents feel the same way and may well choose to deliberately vent compartments in order to kill your people.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5302.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hpq00ez","c_root_id_B":"hpq11cm","created_at_utc_A":1640289861,"created_at_utc_B":1640290309,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"For physical weapons you have batons, tasers and rubber\/plastic bullets. knockout gas or tear gas probably wouldn\u2019t be used on a ship or station because of the limited air supply but the person could always just be remotely locked in a room by whoever\u2019s in the command centre on earth and if it was really necessary the area could be purposely decompressed or pumped full of CO2, remote lockdown would probably be step #1","human_ref_B":"In Babylon 5 Earth Force phased out normal guns in favour of the Phased Plasma Gun because a PPG has a greatly reduced risk of piercing the hull.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":448.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hpq11cm","c_root_id_B":"hppwgrv","created_at_utc_A":1640290309,"created_at_utc_B":1640288349,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"In Babylon 5 Earth Force phased out normal guns in favour of the Phased Plasma Gun because a PPG has a greatly reduced risk of piercing the hull.","human_ref_B":"Bow and arrow, crossbow, spear, axe, darts, knives, bricks, rocks - all come to mind.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1960.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hpr4bui","c_root_id_B":"hpq00ez","created_at_utc_A":1640308186,"created_at_utc_B":1640289861,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"> Their compact autoguns were designed for ship-board fighting and zero-gravity work: low velocity, low recoil weapons that fired blunt-nosed slugs which couldn\u2019t puncture a hull. But they were more than capable of shredding a man. Excerpt From Xenos, by Dan Abnett. Book 1 of the Eisenhorn trilogy, set in the W40K universe.","human_ref_B":"For physical weapons you have batons, tasers and rubber\/plastic bullets. knockout gas or tear gas probably wouldn\u2019t be used on a ship or station because of the limited air supply but the person could always just be remotely locked in a room by whoever\u2019s in the command centre on earth and if it was really necessary the area could be purposely decompressed or pumped full of CO2, remote lockdown would probably be step #1","labels":1,"seconds_difference":18325.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hpr4bui","c_root_id_B":"hppwgrv","created_at_utc_A":1640308186,"created_at_utc_B":1640288349,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"> Their compact autoguns were designed for ship-board fighting and zero-gravity work: low velocity, low recoil weapons that fired blunt-nosed slugs which couldn\u2019t puncture a hull. But they were more than capable of shredding a man. Excerpt From Xenos, by Dan Abnett. Book 1 of the Eisenhorn trilogy, set in the W40K universe.","human_ref_B":"Bow and arrow, crossbow, spear, axe, darts, knives, bricks, rocks - all come to mind.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":19837.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hpr4bui","c_root_id_B":"hpqplbg","created_at_utc_A":1640308186,"created_at_utc_B":1640301156,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"> Their compact autoguns were designed for ship-board fighting and zero-gravity work: low velocity, low recoil weapons that fired blunt-nosed slugs which couldn\u2019t puncture a hull. But they were more than capable of shredding a man. Excerpt From Xenos, by Dan Abnett. Book 1 of the Eisenhorn trilogy, set in the W40K universe.","human_ref_B":"The pressure differential between the ship and the void is not great enough for a hull breach to cause explosive decompression, unless your homeworld has *very* high pressure at the surface. A bullet-sized hole is a concern, but not immediately lethal to everything in the room. You could slap your hand over it and it's temporarily sealed until you get a proper patch. Any projectile is potentially lethal. You want something effective against soft targets but with negligible penetration, like pistol-calibre jacketed hollow points.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7030.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hprst83","c_root_id_B":"hpq00ez","created_at_utc_A":1640320245,"created_at_utc_B":1640289861,"score_A":5,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"In the Mass Effect setting, shotguns are favored in boarding actions for exactly this reason. Lots of low-mass pellets are devastating against unarmored flesh but less likely to damage hull plating than a heavier bullet or slug.","human_ref_B":"For physical weapons you have batons, tasers and rubber\/plastic bullets. knockout gas or tear gas probably wouldn\u2019t be used on a ship or station because of the limited air supply but the person could always just be remotely locked in a room by whoever\u2019s in the command centre on earth and if it was really necessary the area could be purposely decompressed or pumped full of CO2, remote lockdown would probably be step #1","labels":1,"seconds_difference":30384.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hprst83","c_root_id_B":"hppwgrv","created_at_utc_A":1640320245,"created_at_utc_B":1640288349,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"In the Mass Effect setting, shotguns are favored in boarding actions for exactly this reason. Lots of low-mass pellets are devastating against unarmored flesh but less likely to damage hull plating than a heavier bullet or slug.","human_ref_B":"Bow and arrow, crossbow, spear, axe, darts, knives, bricks, rocks - all come to mind.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":31896.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hprst83","c_root_id_B":"hpqplbg","created_at_utc_A":1640320245,"created_at_utc_B":1640301156,"score_A":5,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"In the Mass Effect setting, shotguns are favored in boarding actions for exactly this reason. Lots of low-mass pellets are devastating against unarmored flesh but less likely to damage hull plating than a heavier bullet or slug.","human_ref_B":"The pressure differential between the ship and the void is not great enough for a hull breach to cause explosive decompression, unless your homeworld has *very* high pressure at the surface. A bullet-sized hole is a concern, but not immediately lethal to everything in the room. You could slap your hand over it and it's temporarily sealed until you get a proper patch. Any projectile is potentially lethal. You want something effective against soft targets but with negligible penetration, like pistol-calibre jacketed hollow points.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":19089.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hprdhbp","c_root_id_B":"hprst83","created_at_utc_A":1640312627,"created_at_utc_B":1640320245,"score_A":2,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Fletchette guns. Shoots a spinning disk which cuts up flesh really well. But has low penetration power.","human_ref_B":"In the Mass Effect setting, shotguns are favored in boarding actions for exactly this reason. Lots of low-mass pellets are devastating against unarmored flesh but less likely to damage hull plating than a heavier bullet or slug.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7618.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"rn1wjo","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[General sci-fi] What type of lethal personal projectile weapons have been developed for use aboard spacecraft to prevent damaging the hulls? Avoiding explosive decompression.","c_root_id_A":"hpq00ez","c_root_id_B":"hppwgrv","created_at_utc_A":1640289861,"created_at_utc_B":1640288349,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"For physical weapons you have batons, tasers and rubber\/plastic bullets. knockout gas or tear gas probably wouldn\u2019t be used on a ship or station because of the limited air supply but the person could always just be remotely locked in a room by whoever\u2019s in the command centre on earth and if it was really necessary the area could be purposely decompressed or pumped full of CO2, remote lockdown would probably be step #1","human_ref_B":"Bow and arrow, crossbow, spear, axe, darts, knives, bricks, rocks - all come to mind.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1512.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"930iss","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[DC] I'm Billy Batson and I'm fighting Black Adam. I'm losing badly. In a desperate attempt to turn the tables, I call 'SHAZAM!' and wait for the lightning bolt. At the last moment I use the speed of Mercury and dodge it, making the bolt strike Adam instead. What happens to him?","c_root_id_A":"e39w4vy","c_root_id_B":"e3a1u0i","created_at_utc_A":1532925632,"created_at_utc_B":1532935013,"score_A":9,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"I THINK I've seen it where Shazam's bolt turns Black Adam back","human_ref_B":"It would revert him. Lex Luthor was actually able to trick the earth 3 wizard Mazahs by having the same voice as Alexander Luthor. When he called to the wizard it brought the lightning and transformed Luthors 'evil' counterpart. Kinda silly since you'd think magic would know better. But I suppose not.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9381.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"938b72","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[General zombie apocalypse] Is it better try to clean up all major areas(small and large towns) zombie populations, or not take the risk and leave them be?","c_root_id_A":"e3bpytf","c_root_id_B":"e3bcujs","created_at_utc_A":1532999884,"created_at_utc_B":1532987181,"score_A":30,"score_B":17,"human_ref_A":"To \"clean up\" a large urban area is much easier to say than to do. Close to two million men died in the Battle of Stalingrad, which was waged with extraordinary tenacity at extremely close quarters, by men who were equally committed to killing each other at tooth-and-nail from street to street, house to house, and room to room. Now, imagine your enemy knows no fear. They are nearly infinitely patient, in the right circumstances: trapped in a closet, or shut in a bathroom somewhere, waiting silent and alone for years. They can not be bargained with and will never surrender. They have no need of food, water, or air. And, once provoked, they will stop at *nothing* to tear you and every living thing you love limb from bloody limb. It doesn't take very many zeds for an outbreak to spiral out of control. And all it takes is one of them to be waiting in a stairwell somewhere, or inside a dumpster, or behind a shower curtain, and suddenly your block doesn't seem so clear anymore. To properly accomplish such a task, you'd have to be willing to commit a *lot* of manpower, especially in the early stages when you're still working out the kinks in your tactics. I think the ability to do such a thing is far beyond any post-apocalyptic warband. Clear out a suburb or an office block or something, but not the entire town. Sure, the rewards are great. But the risks are much greater still.","human_ref_B":"If you plan on having a major settlement with a few hundred people, then yes you should work on clearing out areas. The existing infrastructure and resources will be invaluable and no matter what, there'll always be zombies attracted to your large presence. If you have a smaller group, isolated areas with low populations will be more ideal. That way you'll just have to deal with the occasional straggler while avoiding any major hoards. I'd recommend not having any permanent location and scouting out potential resources, shelters, and spots where you can hide in case a big hoard actually does come by.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12703.0,"score_ratio":1.7647058824} +{"post_id":"938b72","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[General zombie apocalypse] Is it better try to clean up all major areas(small and large towns) zombie populations, or not take the risk and leave them be?","c_root_id_A":"e3bpytf","c_root_id_B":"e3bcvyz","created_at_utc_A":1532999884,"created_at_utc_B":1532987215,"score_A":30,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"To \"clean up\" a large urban area is much easier to say than to do. Close to two million men died in the Battle of Stalingrad, which was waged with extraordinary tenacity at extremely close quarters, by men who were equally committed to killing each other at tooth-and-nail from street to street, house to house, and room to room. Now, imagine your enemy knows no fear. They are nearly infinitely patient, in the right circumstances: trapped in a closet, or shut in a bathroom somewhere, waiting silent and alone for years. They can not be bargained with and will never surrender. They have no need of food, water, or air. And, once provoked, they will stop at *nothing* to tear you and every living thing you love limb from bloody limb. It doesn't take very many zeds for an outbreak to spiral out of control. And all it takes is one of them to be waiting in a stairwell somewhere, or inside a dumpster, or behind a shower curtain, and suddenly your block doesn't seem so clear anymore. To properly accomplish such a task, you'd have to be willing to commit a *lot* of manpower, especially in the early stages when you're still working out the kinks in your tactics. I think the ability to do such a thing is far beyond any post-apocalyptic warband. Clear out a suburb or an office block or something, but not the entire town. Sure, the rewards are great. But the risks are much greater still.","human_ref_B":"Leave them be. They'll rot and die off on their own, and in any case the damage has been done. The hard part of surviving in a zombie apocalypse is going back to an agricultural lifestyle after infrastructure and trade routes have been destroyed. The zombies themselves aren't that big a deal anymore.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12669.0,"score_ratio":3.3333333333} +{"post_id":"938b72","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[General zombie apocalypse] Is it better try to clean up all major areas(small and large towns) zombie populations, or not take the risk and leave them be?","c_root_id_A":"e3bpytf","c_root_id_B":"e3bccol","created_at_utc_A":1532999884,"created_at_utc_B":1532986745,"score_A":30,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"To \"clean up\" a large urban area is much easier to say than to do. Close to two million men died in the Battle of Stalingrad, which was waged with extraordinary tenacity at extremely close quarters, by men who were equally committed to killing each other at tooth-and-nail from street to street, house to house, and room to room. Now, imagine your enemy knows no fear. They are nearly infinitely patient, in the right circumstances: trapped in a closet, or shut in a bathroom somewhere, waiting silent and alone for years. They can not be bargained with and will never surrender. They have no need of food, water, or air. And, once provoked, they will stop at *nothing* to tear you and every living thing you love limb from bloody limb. It doesn't take very many zeds for an outbreak to spiral out of control. And all it takes is one of them to be waiting in a stairwell somewhere, or inside a dumpster, or behind a shower curtain, and suddenly your block doesn't seem so clear anymore. To properly accomplish such a task, you'd have to be willing to commit a *lot* of manpower, especially in the early stages when you're still working out the kinks in your tactics. I think the ability to do such a thing is far beyond any post-apocalyptic warband. Clear out a suburb or an office block or something, but not the entire town. Sure, the rewards are great. But the risks are much greater still.","human_ref_B":"You leave them be, build an army with army stuff such as tanks, and you clean everything.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13139.0,"score_ratio":10.0} +{"post_id":"938b72","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[General zombie apocalypse] Is it better try to clean up all major areas(small and large towns) zombie populations, or not take the risk and leave them be?","c_root_id_A":"e3bcujs","c_root_id_B":"e3bccol","created_at_utc_A":1532987181,"created_at_utc_B":1532986745,"score_A":17,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"If you plan on having a major settlement with a few hundred people, then yes you should work on clearing out areas. The existing infrastructure and resources will be invaluable and no matter what, there'll always be zombies attracted to your large presence. If you have a smaller group, isolated areas with low populations will be more ideal. That way you'll just have to deal with the occasional straggler while avoiding any major hoards. I'd recommend not having any permanent location and scouting out potential resources, shelters, and spots where you can hide in case a big hoard actually does come by.","human_ref_B":"You leave them be, build an army with army stuff such as tanks, and you clean everything.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":436.0,"score_ratio":5.6666666667} +{"post_id":"938b72","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.79,"history":"[General zombie apocalypse] Is it better try to clean up all major areas(small and large towns) zombie populations, or not take the risk and leave them be?","c_root_id_A":"e3bccol","c_root_id_B":"e3bcvyz","created_at_utc_A":1532986745,"created_at_utc_B":1532987215,"score_A":3,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"You leave them be, build an army with army stuff such as tanks, and you clean everything.","human_ref_B":"Leave them be. They'll rot and die off on their own, and in any case the damage has been done. The hard part of surviving in a zombie apocalypse is going back to an agricultural lifestyle after infrastructure and trade routes have been destroyed. The zombies themselves aren't that big a deal anymore.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":470.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"yfh5tz","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.74,"history":"[LOTR\/ROP] Is there such thing as a free orc?","c_root_id_A":"iu3g8ui","c_root_id_B":"iu3gugj","created_at_utc_A":1666942562,"created_at_utc_B":1666943076,"score_A":4,"score_B":14,"human_ref_A":"We only see orc under some master with Sauron and Saruman in the books and the movies, and under Morgoth in the recent show. But orcs are still around throughout the ages and not under the control of anyone else other than some orc itself, but that's more of a Community Chief kind of thing, or like a General of a warband. This is shown in the mentions of Moria and Gunbabad. Also, while exploring Thorin's backstory in _The Hobbit_. The orcs led by Azog and who killed Thror were free orcs living in the mines of Moria.","human_ref_B":"That would depend on what you understand as \"free\". Sauron probably is a bit annoyed by them being too \"free\". They are constantly fighting amonst themselves for all kinds of petty reasons like they did in the Tower of Cirith Ungol enabling Sam being able to rescue Frodo. They are creatures of instinct and generally to do whatever they like. The problem is that \"whatever they like\" is pretty narrow for them. Due to Morgoth's corruption they just naturally gravitate towards evil behaviour like murdering, torturing and pillaging. From that they are never free. When a Dark Lord shows up they are fairly easily dominated by him and their destructive nature is then channelled towards his enemies but it's not like they are automatons. You still see them be selfish or cowardly and if they had won the war even Sauron would not have been able to stop them fighting among themselves. Though he probably wouldn't care as long as they didn't disrupt his designs for Middle-earth.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":514.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"1r37ay","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.76,"history":"[General] What happens if an immortal gets sentenced to life in prison? What happens if a non-superpowered immortal is sentenced to life in prison? There are no super-powered people in existence and no-one has lived past 130 or so in all of human history. How would the legal system react to a prisoner who hasn't aged in 30 years and still looks 25? Would they think it's strange that Mr. Jones has been incarcerated for 100 years and hasn't changed physically? Surely someone would think it was weird, but how long would it take? What would people do? Assuming the Govt doesn't drag him off for experiements\/vivisection would legal trickery get him out, or does 'life in prison' mean just that?","c_root_id_A":"cdjesed","c_root_id_B":"cdj66d3","created_at_utc_A":1385008413,"created_at_utc_B":1384988231,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"I think that legally speaking, if the person didn't get parole by the time they reach the 20-30 mark, they could seek representation and a change in terms of his sentence. If that was denied, they are also likely to get pardoned by someone in the future (perhaps a president 200 years later or something), try to seek parole at another specified point, or they can wait it out for laws to change regarding their specific offense (at which point, they could, again, seek a change in terms of imprisonment), or, if they really don't feel like getting out any time soon, wait for the government to fall because inevitably, governments fall. My bet is on an overhaul in the judicial system. He could probably take it up with Supreme Court (where they in the US) and seek a change in ruling on immortals. Perhaps that it's a cruel and unusual punishment to keep someone for eternity or that \"life sentences\" should be converted to years. For example, many \"life sentences\" today are more of \"500 years\" of prison time stacked up. Look up Bernard Madoff who got 150 years of prison time, unlikely that he'll survive for the next 150 years.","human_ref_B":"If the immortal wanted to get out, he could fake his own death, then take on another identity. If he chose to stay, he could wait until the collapse of the nation that imprisoned him. Generally, life sentences have no legal standing after the legal system that gave the sentence is no more. Short of faking his death or waiting it out, an immortal could appeal, or he might claim that a life sentence can't extend beyond the length of a normal human life.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":20182.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"1r37ay","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.76,"history":"[General] What happens if an immortal gets sentenced to life in prison? What happens if a non-superpowered immortal is sentenced to life in prison? There are no super-powered people in existence and no-one has lived past 130 or so in all of human history. How would the legal system react to a prisoner who hasn't aged in 30 years and still looks 25? Would they think it's strange that Mr. Jones has been incarcerated for 100 years and hasn't changed physically? Surely someone would think it was weird, but how long would it take? What would people do? Assuming the Govt doesn't drag him off for experiements\/vivisection would legal trickery get him out, or does 'life in prison' mean just that?","c_root_id_A":"cdje5c4","c_root_id_B":"cdjesed","created_at_utc_A":1385006846,"created_at_utc_B":1385008413,"score_A":3,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"I see two options: they break out, or they wait until the prison turns to dust. Edit: There was an awesome twilight zone episode about this","human_ref_B":"I think that legally speaking, if the person didn't get parole by the time they reach the 20-30 mark, they could seek representation and a change in terms of his sentence. If that was denied, they are also likely to get pardoned by someone in the future (perhaps a president 200 years later or something), try to seek parole at another specified point, or they can wait it out for laws to change regarding their specific offense (at which point, they could, again, seek a change in terms of imprisonment), or, if they really don't feel like getting out any time soon, wait for the government to fall because inevitably, governments fall. My bet is on an overhaul in the judicial system. He could probably take it up with Supreme Court (where they in the US) and seek a change in ruling on immortals. Perhaps that it's a cruel and unusual punishment to keep someone for eternity or that \"life sentences\" should be converted to years. For example, many \"life sentences\" today are more of \"500 years\" of prison time stacked up. Look up Bernard Madoff who got 150 years of prison time, unlikely that he'll survive for the next 150 years.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1567.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"vxqwgy","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.76,"history":"[Star Wars] If the surface of Coruscant is uninhabitable, yet you can still stand in the open atmosphere on the top of the very tall buildings that cover on Coresant and still breathe, how large is the atmosphere? How tall are the buildings? What does Coruscants surface level air look like? Additionally, why is the surface uninhabitable? Could it once support life? If not, why is it the center of politics? Is Coresant just a gas giant? I have so many questions about it and no answers","c_root_id_A":"ifyjy4w","c_root_id_B":"ifxroxc","created_at_utc_A":1657692770,"created_at_utc_B":1657677046,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I read once that coruscant had enormous walking automated factories that ate older buildings and crafted newer buildings. These would most likely be on some sort of tracks and have a solid foundation. Elsewhere, less stable, anything goes.","human_ref_B":"I think the most recent canon answer is artificial atmosphere for rich people's living quarters, but someone who knows better may be able to correct me.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":15724.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1bhq1h","c_root_id_B":"h1bhk6c","created_at_utc_A":1623354317,"created_at_utc_B":1623354244,"score_A":74,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"His body has been taken over by a rogue artificial intelligence. It's as simple as changing some ones and zeroes to alter hormone production, remove natural inhibitors, and simply shut off pain receptors","human_ref_B":"The AI interface thats jacked into his brain to control his arms is flooding his system with adrenaline. He can't feel his own toes now.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":73.0,"score_ratio":4.625} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1bhk6c","c_root_id_B":"h1bpwr0","created_at_utc_A":1623354244,"created_at_utc_B":1623357841,"score_A":16,"score_B":25,"human_ref_A":"The AI interface thats jacked into his brain to control his arms is flooding his system with adrenaline. He can't feel his own toes now.","human_ref_B":"The arms are sophisticated AIs directly linked to his brain. Among other things they are able to dampen his reaction to pain and stimulate him with adrenaline, making him seem much physically tougher than he actually is.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3597.0,"score_ratio":1.5625} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1ccolu","c_root_id_B":"h1bhk6c","created_at_utc_A":1623368682,"created_at_utc_B":1623354244,"score_A":22,"score_B":16,"human_ref_A":"In the comics he literally got brain damaged from being hit by Spider-Man so many times (who it's worth noting, was pullling his punches)","human_ref_B":"The AI interface thats jacked into his brain to control his arms is flooding his system with adrenaline. He can't feel his own toes now.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14438.0,"score_ratio":1.375} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1ccolu","c_root_id_B":"h1bz3v8","created_at_utc_A":1623368682,"created_at_utc_B":1623361955,"score_A":22,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"In the comics he literally got brain damaged from being hit by Spider-Man so many times (who it's worth noting, was pullling his punches)","human_ref_B":"I'd place my money on the radiation from the artificial sun supercharging his muscles after it zapped him.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6727.0,"score_ratio":3.1428571429} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1bylec","c_root_id_B":"h1ccolu","created_at_utc_A":1623361725,"created_at_utc_B":1623368682,"score_A":3,"score_B":22,"human_ref_A":"he's getting just as damaged as you or I would in the same situation (minus blood and gore for that pg-13 rating), but the robot arms control his nervous system. he could be a corpse and still be operated like a puppet by the AI in the arms. even if we assume he isn't dead, he's probably in tremendous pain with a whole lot of broken bones but being kept upright and sneering by the AI.","human_ref_B":"In the comics he literally got brain damaged from being hit by Spider-Man so many times (who it's worth noting, was pullling his punches)","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6957.0,"score_ratio":7.3333333333} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1bylec","c_root_id_B":"h1bz3v8","created_at_utc_A":1623361725,"created_at_utc_B":1623361955,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"he's getting just as damaged as you or I would in the same situation (minus blood and gore for that pg-13 rating), but the robot arms control his nervous system. he could be a corpse and still be operated like a puppet by the AI in the arms. even if we assume he isn't dead, he's probably in tremendous pain with a whole lot of broken bones but being kept upright and sneering by the AI.","human_ref_B":"I'd place my money on the radiation from the artificial sun supercharging his muscles after it zapped him.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":230.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1chuy6","c_root_id_B":"h1d153i","created_at_utc_A":1623371382,"created_at_utc_B":1623381616,"score_A":5,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"People are saying his arms make him superhuman with hormones. But it doesn't explain how Spider-Man punches Ock directly in the face multiple times and his sunglasses never even crack.","human_ref_B":"It's certainly plausible that Doc may have undergone some procedures in advance in order to allow him to better interface with the arms in the first place. This theory is supported by the fact that he was able to process visual along with other sensory and influential input from the arms in the first place suggesting his brain may have already been \"pre-wired\" to connect with the arms. Doc may also have bolstered his physique to support the weight of the arms as well as distribute the forces through his body better especially where rapid motion was involved, which also makes sense given their intended purpose to support his fusion experiments with quick adjustments. Much of what he showcased to his financial backers and the media on the day was theatrics, the idea that he could simply step into arms at a moments notice and use them was likely an oversimplification of what for him may have been years of research and preparing his own body for the final culmination of his life's work. Such was his dedication and obsessed commitment to it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":10234.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1d153i","c_root_id_B":"h1cpg1m","created_at_utc_A":1623381616,"created_at_utc_B":1623375393,"score_A":7,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"It's certainly plausible that Doc may have undergone some procedures in advance in order to allow him to better interface with the arms in the first place. This theory is supported by the fact that he was able to process visual along with other sensory and influential input from the arms in the first place suggesting his brain may have already been \"pre-wired\" to connect with the arms. Doc may also have bolstered his physique to support the weight of the arms as well as distribute the forces through his body better especially where rapid motion was involved, which also makes sense given their intended purpose to support his fusion experiments with quick adjustments. Much of what he showcased to his financial backers and the media on the day was theatrics, the idea that he could simply step into arms at a moments notice and use them was likely an oversimplification of what for him may have been years of research and preparing his own body for the final culmination of his life's work. Such was his dedication and obsessed commitment to it.","human_ref_B":"There's a lot of hand-waving explanations, but this is a legitimate plot hole. That *body* is **dead**. It took a flying bag of **metal coins** to the face! All the explanations of \"the arms keep him from feeling pain\" and \"the arms mitigate internal bleeding\" and blah blah... the arms might as well be piloted by a T-bone steak if they're doing all the work of keeping the corpse sentient.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6223.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1bylec","c_root_id_B":"h1d153i","created_at_utc_A":1623361725,"created_at_utc_B":1623381616,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"he's getting just as damaged as you or I would in the same situation (minus blood and gore for that pg-13 rating), but the robot arms control his nervous system. he could be a corpse and still be operated like a puppet by the AI in the arms. even if we assume he isn't dead, he's probably in tremendous pain with a whole lot of broken bones but being kept upright and sneering by the AI.","human_ref_B":"It's certainly plausible that Doc may have undergone some procedures in advance in order to allow him to better interface with the arms in the first place. This theory is supported by the fact that he was able to process visual along with other sensory and influential input from the arms in the first place suggesting his brain may have already been \"pre-wired\" to connect with the arms. Doc may also have bolstered his physique to support the weight of the arms as well as distribute the forces through his body better especially where rapid motion was involved, which also makes sense given their intended purpose to support his fusion experiments with quick adjustments. Much of what he showcased to his financial backers and the media on the day was theatrics, the idea that he could simply step into arms at a moments notice and use them was likely an oversimplification of what for him may have been years of research and preparing his own body for the final culmination of his life's work. Such was his dedication and obsessed commitment to it.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":19891.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1bylec","c_root_id_B":"h1chuy6","created_at_utc_A":1623361725,"created_at_utc_B":1623371382,"score_A":3,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"he's getting just as damaged as you or I would in the same situation (minus blood and gore for that pg-13 rating), but the robot arms control his nervous system. he could be a corpse and still be operated like a puppet by the AI in the arms. even if we assume he isn't dead, he's probably in tremendous pain with a whole lot of broken bones but being kept upright and sneering by the AI.","human_ref_B":"People are saying his arms make him superhuman with hormones. But it doesn't explain how Spider-Man punches Ock directly in the face multiple times and his sunglasses never even crack.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9657.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1dcomc","c_root_id_B":"h1bylec","created_at_utc_A":1623388613,"created_at_utc_B":1623361725,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Humans as displayed in fiction are usually stronger and more durable than real life humans. That is the only in-Universe explanation that might explain why he doesn't even bleed from all the hits he receives. EDIT: As for Harry, well, may be pipes are his weakness.","human_ref_B":"he's getting just as damaged as you or I would in the same situation (minus blood and gore for that pg-13 rating), but the robot arms control his nervous system. he could be a corpse and still be operated like a puppet by the AI in the arms. even if we assume he isn't dead, he's probably in tremendous pain with a whole lot of broken bones but being kept upright and sneering by the AI.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":26888.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"nwwaev","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.93,"history":"[Spiderman 2] Why is Doctor Octopus superhuman? Harry; gets hit with a pipe, has memory loss. Doc Ock; gets hit with a desk, goes through a window into a car, gets smashed into a wall and gets hit with a street lamp. Doesn't even get a nose bleed. I understand the sheer strength of his mechanical arms, I don't understand how strong he is without them.","c_root_id_A":"h1cpg1m","c_root_id_B":"h1bylec","created_at_utc_A":1623375393,"created_at_utc_B":1623361725,"score_A":4,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"There's a lot of hand-waving explanations, but this is a legitimate plot hole. That *body* is **dead**. It took a flying bag of **metal coins** to the face! All the explanations of \"the arms keep him from feeling pain\" and \"the arms mitigate internal bleeding\" and blah blah... the arms might as well be piloted by a T-bone steak if they're doing all the work of keeping the corpse sentient.","human_ref_B":"he's getting just as damaged as you or I would in the same situation (minus blood and gore for that pg-13 rating), but the robot arms control his nervous system. he could be a corpse and still be operated like a puppet by the AI in the arms. even if we assume he isn't dead, he's probably in tremendous pain with a whole lot of broken bones but being kept upright and sneering by the AI.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":13668.0,"score_ratio":1.3333333333} +{"post_id":"s8pw1l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.8,"history":"[Lord of The Rings] When people mention The Devil in Middle Earth are they referring to Sauron? In the Lord of the Rings several characters refer to the Devil. For example Elfhelm in RoTK calls getting around in some dark woods \"Devil's work\". Is that just another term used to refer to Sauron or do they mean something else? Or is it just the fitting translation of whatever Westron word was written by Frodo?","c_root_id_A":"hticpdm","c_root_id_B":"htivtl4","created_at_utc_A":1642712683,"created_at_utc_B":1642720696,"score_A":4,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"I took it to mean \"a\" devil and not \"the\" devil.","human_ref_B":"Tolkien localised the language a lot - some of them might have been referring to Sauron, but only obliquely. Others might have been directly referencing Morgoth. But in most cases, it probably *wasn't* a direct translation at all, and instead the sentence was completely rewritten to match the culture Tolkien was adapting the story for.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8013.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s8pw1l","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.8,"history":"[Lord of The Rings] When people mention The Devil in Middle Earth are they referring to Sauron? In the Lord of the Rings several characters refer to the Devil. For example Elfhelm in RoTK calls getting around in some dark woods \"Devil's work\". Is that just another term used to refer to Sauron or do they mean something else? Or is it just the fitting translation of whatever Westron word was written by Frodo?","c_root_id_A":"htivtl4","c_root_id_B":"htinio0","created_at_utc_A":1642720696,"created_at_utc_B":1642716605,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Tolkien localised the language a lot - some of them might have been referring to Sauron, but only obliquely. Others might have been directly referencing Morgoth. But in most cases, it probably *wasn't* a direct translation at all, and instead the sentence was completely rewritten to match the culture Tolkien was adapting the story for.","human_ref_B":"Pretty sure it's just a generic term (everything we see is translated, remember) rather than a reference to \"the Devil\" as a supernatural entity. E.g. Iorith talking to Aragorn about the herbs of healing: > I am sure I do not know where we will find more what with those murdering devils and all the roads blocked.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4091.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"zx0p2m","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.67,"history":"[Breaking Bad] What would happen if I told the Los Pollos Hermanos cashier \"can I get some meth please?\"","c_root_id_A":"j1xva75","c_root_id_B":"j1xurxk","created_at_utc_A":1672203614,"created_at_utc_B":1672203327,"score_A":80,"score_B":54,"human_ref_A":"The employees don\u2019t know about the meth business. This is covered in better call Saul. Gus would kick you out, and send his security to investigate you and determine wether you\u2019re a cartel member, someone who somehow knows his secret, or a prankster who got lucky.","human_ref_B":"The cashier would say \"This is a Los Pollos Hermanos, sir.\"","labels":1,"seconds_difference":287.0,"score_ratio":1.4814814815} +{"post_id":"zx0p2m","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.67,"history":"[Breaking Bad] What would happen if I told the Los Pollos Hermanos cashier \"can I get some meth please?\"","c_root_id_A":"j1yi026","c_root_id_B":"j1zj5je","created_at_utc_A":1672220221,"created_at_utc_B":1672242849,"score_A":3,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"The meth business is separate from the fast food business. All of the shady shit is behind the scenes in the logistics of the business where the fast food chain's distribution is used to smuggle drugs. If you asked that, they would probably get a manager, which might be Gus. If not Gus hears about it once the manager reports it to him. He gets Mike to track you down and you will be interrogated for what you know, then most likely killed.","human_ref_B":"I mean they made it pretty clear that the meth business is completely separate from the chicken business \u2014 as far as we know Gus (and maybe Lydia at the corporate level) are the only ones involved with both","labels":0,"seconds_difference":22628.0,"score_ratio":2.3333333333} +{"post_id":"zx0p2m","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.67,"history":"[Breaking Bad] What would happen if I told the Los Pollos Hermanos cashier \"can I get some meth please?\"","c_root_id_A":"j1zj5je","c_root_id_B":"j1zg49t","created_at_utc_A":1672242849,"created_at_utc_B":1672241560,"score_A":7,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I mean they made it pretty clear that the meth business is completely separate from the chicken business \u2014 as far as we know Gus (and maybe Lydia at the corporate level) are the only ones involved with both","human_ref_B":"You'd... probably not get? Pretty sure that's not something the employees usually know and if they do they aren't stupid enough to just tell you.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1289.0,"score_ratio":3.5} +{"post_id":"o7g03w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[General sci-fi] What are some alien races not known for their combat prowess that could be very strong in a fight? Everyone knows not to screw with a sangheli, vulcan, or krogan, But what are some races that no one recognizes the true danger of; and what makes them so formidable?","c_root_id_A":"h2zwdhy","c_root_id_B":"h2zdf54","created_at_utc_A":1624630187,"created_at_utc_B":1624618552,"score_A":9,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Mass Effect - Salarians. They are typically not seen as being physically strong and only have a relatively small military force, but they have an extensive and powerful intelligence network. They hold the belief that a war should be won before the first shot is ever fired, so if they are engaging in combat they almost certainly already know their opponents entire military strength, force disposition and fortification layout. One of their captains, named Kirrahe, gives a particularly rousing speech during what appears to be a Suicide mission that highlights all of this better than I ever could: > You all know the mission and what is at stake. I have come to trust each of you with my life, but I have also heard murmurs of discontent. I share your concerns. > We are trained for espionage. We would be legends, but the records are sealed. Glory in battle is not our way. Think of our heroes: the Silent Step, who defeated a nation with a single shot. Or the Ever Alert, who kept armies at bay with hidden facts. > These giants do not seem to give us solace here, but they are not all that we are. Before the network, there was the fleet. Before diplomacy, there were soldiers. > Our influence stopped the rachni, but before that, we held the line. Our influence stopped the krogan, but before that, we held the line! Our influence will stop Saren! in the battle today, we will hold the line!\u201d","human_ref_B":"Star Trek, the Pakleds. In TNG, they were slowly witted accumulators of technology. \"We look for things that make us go.\" The were not considered a threat by the Federation and thought to be a joke. But when left ignored for 15 years, the returned in Lower Decks, now with warships made of patched together starships of 30 different species, and they aggressively pursued more technology.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11635.0,"score_ratio":1.125} +{"post_id":"o7g03w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[General sci-fi] What are some alien races not known for their combat prowess that could be very strong in a fight? Everyone knows not to screw with a sangheli, vulcan, or krogan, But what are some races that no one recognizes the true danger of; and what makes them so formidable?","c_root_id_A":"h2zwdhy","c_root_id_B":"h2z7k40","created_at_utc_A":1624630187,"created_at_utc_B":1624613234,"score_A":9,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Mass Effect - Salarians. They are typically not seen as being physically strong and only have a relatively small military force, but they have an extensive and powerful intelligence network. They hold the belief that a war should be won before the first shot is ever fired, so if they are engaging in combat they almost certainly already know their opponents entire military strength, force disposition and fortification layout. One of their captains, named Kirrahe, gives a particularly rousing speech during what appears to be a Suicide mission that highlights all of this better than I ever could: > You all know the mission and what is at stake. I have come to trust each of you with my life, but I have also heard murmurs of discontent. I share your concerns. > We are trained for espionage. We would be legends, but the records are sealed. Glory in battle is not our way. Think of our heroes: the Silent Step, who defeated a nation with a single shot. Or the Ever Alert, who kept armies at bay with hidden facts. > These giants do not seem to give us solace here, but they are not all that we are. Before the network, there was the fleet. Before diplomacy, there were soldiers. > Our influence stopped the rachni, but before that, we held the line. Our influence stopped the krogan, but before that, we held the line! Our influence will stop Saren! in the battle today, we will hold the line!\u201d","human_ref_B":"Pierson's Puppeteers. Cowardice is their defining racial trait, but if you cross one insane enough to fight back, you'll have your head crushed before you know what happened. Two heads give them pinpoint precision for strikes, and they can balance stably on two front legs while kicking out with the powerful hooved hind one. An armored body under thick hair, containing the brain and other vital organs, provides excelent protection against attacks.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":16953.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"o7g03w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[General sci-fi] What are some alien races not known for their combat prowess that could be very strong in a fight? Everyone knows not to screw with a sangheli, vulcan, or krogan, But what are some races that no one recognizes the true danger of; and what makes them so formidable?","c_root_id_A":"h2z7k40","c_root_id_B":"h2zdf54","created_at_utc_A":1624613234,"created_at_utc_B":1624618552,"score_A":4,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Pierson's Puppeteers. Cowardice is their defining racial trait, but if you cross one insane enough to fight back, you'll have your head crushed before you know what happened. Two heads give them pinpoint precision for strikes, and they can balance stably on two front legs while kicking out with the powerful hooved hind one. An armored body under thick hair, containing the brain and other vital organs, provides excelent protection against attacks.","human_ref_B":"Star Trek, the Pakleds. In TNG, they were slowly witted accumulators of technology. \"We look for things that make us go.\" The were not considered a threat by the Federation and thought to be a joke. But when left ignored for 15 years, the returned in Lower Decks, now with warships made of patched together starships of 30 different species, and they aggressively pursued more technology.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5318.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"o7g03w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[General sci-fi] What are some alien races not known for their combat prowess that could be very strong in a fight? Everyone knows not to screw with a sangheli, vulcan, or krogan, But what are some races that no one recognizes the true danger of; and what makes them so formidable?","c_root_id_A":"h30c9lb","c_root_id_B":"h2z7k40","created_at_utc_A":1624637446,"created_at_utc_B":1624613234,"score_A":7,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"The Jokaero from 40k > The Jokaero are an intelligent alien species who resemble the orange-furred great apes of Old Earth known as orangutans. >Though lacking any known form of language, they are capable of tremendous feats of technological construction and manipulation, and specialise in the development of weapons technology, particularly miniaturised weapons. > The Jokaero's defining trait as a species is their extraordinary and seemingly in-born skill at crafting extremely advanced technologies from even the most rudimentary parts, a skill which may be related to the similar trait often seen in the Orks. In the midst of battle the Jokaero can modify and manipulate the weapons and armour of the Inquisitor's retinue. These alterations may just be a simple aesthetic change, but certain Jokaero upgrades can modify the munitions of the altered weapon to massively and unexpectedly increase the weapon's damage.The creation of force fields and the use of unexpected and potent Jokaero imaging technologies to increase the accuracy and rate of fire have also been created on the fly by the Jokaero. >This ability allows them to understand technologies that are even more advanced than those of the other advanced star-faring species of the galaxy, a gift from their creators. >When presented with sufficient technical components and resources, even if they have been badly damaged, a working group of Jokaero are capable of building anything from an advanced starship to a Lascannon. They are even able to create food synthesizers so long as they are have sufficient alloy and electronic components. >Jokaero are known to be forever crafting new inventions and improvising ingenious equipment useful for a vareity of functions, though not always in the same way twice. They have a particular focus on the miniaturisation of existing weapon systems. >Jokaero are quite capable of using complex and well-coordinated attacks against their targets. Potential targets can include lone power stations, farmsteads or distant mining vessel that they raid for particular loot. The Jokaero will always seek to escape with their loot before their actions attract a response from their foes. >The Jokaero's mindset means that they are unable to be reasoned with and communication is seemingly impossible as it is believed that their species has no known form of spoken or written language, and no motivation beyond simple survival. How the Jokaero seemingly communicate with each other is unknown, though they do so. >The technical skills of the Jokaero mean that they can serve as an incredible resource to other species who can gain control over them. However, such a task is incredibly difficult as they tend to want to build only technology that fulfills their immediate needs or those of their preferred companions. >As such, attempts at capturing Jokaero to compel them to work on specific projects often fail disastrously as these xenos will simply create new inventions that allow them to escape any confinement.","human_ref_B":"Pierson's Puppeteers. Cowardice is their defining racial trait, but if you cross one insane enough to fight back, you'll have your head crushed before you know what happened. Two heads give them pinpoint precision for strikes, and they can balance stably on two front legs while kicking out with the powerful hooved hind one. An armored body under thick hair, containing the brain and other vital organs, provides excelent protection against attacks.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":24212.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"o7g03w","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.92,"history":"[General sci-fi] What are some alien races not known for their combat prowess that could be very strong in a fight? Everyone knows not to screw with a sangheli, vulcan, or krogan, But what are some races that no one recognizes the true danger of; and what makes them so formidable?","c_root_id_A":"h2z7k40","c_root_id_B":"h32cw9j","created_at_utc_A":1624613234,"created_at_utc_B":1624673754,"score_A":4,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"Pierson's Puppeteers. Cowardice is their defining racial trait, but if you cross one insane enough to fight back, you'll have your head crushed before you know what happened. Two heads give them pinpoint precision for strikes, and they can balance stably on two front legs while kicking out with the powerful hooved hind one. An armored body under thick hair, containing the brain and other vital organs, provides excelent protection against attacks.","human_ref_B":"Ents were not thought to be strong or courageous warriors until after they drove out Saruman","labels":0,"seconds_difference":60520.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"4kzekm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[MCU] I've been thinking about this for awhile now, but do the events of Iron Man 3 pretty much not matter? Two questions: 2) Would the MCU have been any different if Iron Man 3 was never released? The events of that movie don't change anything in the MCU, besides ruining what was supposed to be a very good villain. Pepper is cured of her Extremus, the Extremus program is defeated, and despite destroying his suits, Tony has a new (albeit smaller) arsenal in Ulton and Civil War. Including autonomous Avengers drones! 2) Is there a canon explaination as to why Tony had a new suit in Ultron, which, mind you, takes place relatively soon after IM3?","c_root_id_A":"d3j0jm6","c_root_id_B":"d3izz4e","created_at_utc_A":1464182240,"created_at_utc_B":1464181214,"score_A":196,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"**CW spoilers below.** IM3 was Tony accepting that his previous statement \"I am Iron Man\" was untrue. Consider how in IM2, he compared handing over the Iron Man armor as \"indentured servitude... or prostitution\". Until IM3, Tony could not separate himself from his armor (both metaphorically and, in the case of his arc reactor, literally). In the previous movies, he was trying to \"privatize world peace\", he was all \"look at me I can like fight Thor and not die instantly\". IM3 had him realizing that it wasn't his suits that made him special, it was himself. After IM3, he's been trying to retire. In AoU, he's came to terms with the fact that, no, he's not some larger-than-life megasavior who's going to be able to fix things on his own. He builds Ultron and the Legion to take the load off him, so that one day, he isn't needed. He has suits just in case, but they're just tools for him. But in Civil War, there's more added: he's been cracking. He's been trying to retire (see giving the MIT students funding so they can do science), but he's been brought back in constantly, and Pepper's left him for it. Hydra, Ultron, Sokovia, he can't escape the world *needing* Iron Man; he can't escape Tony Stark not being good enough, and he's guilty over his failures. Pepper's left him because he just can't stop. -- **tl;dr: IM3 was supposed to be him committing to quitting one day, AoU is him starting the process by creating Ultron and the Legion, and CW is him struggling with his guilt caused by his failures to quit as well as him struggling with the world seemingly needing him to be Iron Man despite what he wants.**","human_ref_B":"I haven't seen Iron Man 3 in forever, but I thought it flushed out the idea that Tony was scared to use the suits now, justifying why he built the autonomous Iron Man Drones. It was so they could do the work and be everywhere Tony couldn't be, while he dealt with PTSD.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1026.0,"score_ratio":13.0666666667} +{"post_id":"4kzekm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[MCU] I've been thinking about this for awhile now, but do the events of Iron Man 3 pretty much not matter? Two questions: 2) Would the MCU have been any different if Iron Man 3 was never released? The events of that movie don't change anything in the MCU, besides ruining what was supposed to be a very good villain. Pepper is cured of her Extremus, the Extremus program is defeated, and despite destroying his suits, Tony has a new (albeit smaller) arsenal in Ulton and Civil War. Including autonomous Avengers drones! 2) Is there a canon explaination as to why Tony had a new suit in Ultron, which, mind you, takes place relatively soon after IM3?","c_root_id_A":"d3jcnq1","c_root_id_B":"d3izz4e","created_at_utc_A":1464198957,"created_at_utc_B":1464181214,"score_A":26,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"Ironman 3 introduced the fact taht Tony has PTSD as of the avengers and is TERRIFIED of alien invasions. Its what sets him up to be in the headspace where SW can nudge him into making Ultron. It also addresses all the \"yeah but with no suit he is worthless\" stuff that Ironman seems to get","human_ref_B":"I haven't seen Iron Man 3 in forever, but I thought it flushed out the idea that Tony was scared to use the suits now, justifying why he built the autonomous Iron Man Drones. It was so they could do the work and be everywhere Tony couldn't be, while he dealt with PTSD.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":17743.0,"score_ratio":1.7333333333} +{"post_id":"4kzekm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[MCU] I've been thinking about this for awhile now, but do the events of Iron Man 3 pretty much not matter? Two questions: 2) Would the MCU have been any different if Iron Man 3 was never released? The events of that movie don't change anything in the MCU, besides ruining what was supposed to be a very good villain. Pepper is cured of her Extremus, the Extremus program is defeated, and despite destroying his suits, Tony has a new (albeit smaller) arsenal in Ulton and Civil War. Including autonomous Avengers drones! 2) Is there a canon explaination as to why Tony had a new suit in Ultron, which, mind you, takes place relatively soon after IM3?","c_root_id_A":"d3j7x6s","c_root_id_B":"d3jcnq1","created_at_utc_A":1464192825,"created_at_utc_B":1464198957,"score_A":4,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"Is IM3 when he decided to do something about his chest arc reactor and had it removed? That was a pretty big change.","human_ref_B":"Ironman 3 introduced the fact taht Tony has PTSD as of the avengers and is TERRIFIED of alien invasions. Its what sets him up to be in the headspace where SW can nudge him into making Ultron. It also addresses all the \"yeah but with no suit he is worthless\" stuff that Ironman seems to get","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6132.0,"score_ratio":6.5} +{"post_id":"4kzekm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[MCU] I've been thinking about this for awhile now, but do the events of Iron Man 3 pretty much not matter? Two questions: 2) Would the MCU have been any different if Iron Man 3 was never released? The events of that movie don't change anything in the MCU, besides ruining what was supposed to be a very good villain. Pepper is cured of her Extremus, the Extremus program is defeated, and despite destroying his suits, Tony has a new (albeit smaller) arsenal in Ulton and Civil War. Including autonomous Avengers drones! 2) Is there a canon explaination as to why Tony had a new suit in Ultron, which, mind you, takes place relatively soon after IM3?","c_root_id_A":"d3jcnq1","c_root_id_B":"d3j1pak","created_at_utc_A":1464198957,"created_at_utc_B":1464184160,"score_A":26,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Ironman 3 introduced the fact taht Tony has PTSD as of the avengers and is TERRIFIED of alien invasions. Its what sets him up to be in the headspace where SW can nudge him into making Ultron. It also addresses all the \"yeah but with no suit he is worthless\" stuff that Ironman seems to get","human_ref_B":"The Extremis thing came back a lot in the agents of sheild show, they combined the Extremis, the firereistant of a dude who could shoot fire, and a supersoldierserum-knockoff to create new supersoldiers for hydra. they needed the firedude to solve the fireproblem of Extremis.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":14797.0,"score_ratio":13.0} +{"post_id":"4kzekm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[MCU] I've been thinking about this for awhile now, but do the events of Iron Man 3 pretty much not matter? Two questions: 2) Would the MCU have been any different if Iron Man 3 was never released? The events of that movie don't change anything in the MCU, besides ruining what was supposed to be a very good villain. Pepper is cured of her Extremus, the Extremus program is defeated, and despite destroying his suits, Tony has a new (albeit smaller) arsenal in Ulton and Civil War. Including autonomous Avengers drones! 2) Is there a canon explaination as to why Tony had a new suit in Ultron, which, mind you, takes place relatively soon after IM3?","c_root_id_A":"d3j1pak","c_root_id_B":"d3j7x6s","created_at_utc_A":1464184160,"created_at_utc_B":1464192825,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"The Extremis thing came back a lot in the agents of sheild show, they combined the Extremis, the firereistant of a dude who could shoot fire, and a supersoldierserum-knockoff to create new supersoldiers for hydra. they needed the firedude to solve the fireproblem of Extremis.","human_ref_B":"Is IM3 when he decided to do something about his chest arc reactor and had it removed? That was a pretty big change.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8665.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"4kzekm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.91,"history":"[MCU] I've been thinking about this for awhile now, but do the events of Iron Man 3 pretty much not matter? Two questions: 2) Would the MCU have been any different if Iron Man 3 was never released? The events of that movie don't change anything in the MCU, besides ruining what was supposed to be a very good villain. Pepper is cured of her Extremus, the Extremus program is defeated, and despite destroying his suits, Tony has a new (albeit smaller) arsenal in Ulton and Civil War. Including autonomous Avengers drones! 2) Is there a canon explaination as to why Tony had a new suit in Ultron, which, mind you, takes place relatively soon after IM3?","c_root_id_A":"d3jwcs8","c_root_id_B":"d3j1pak","created_at_utc_A":1464227534,"created_at_utc_B":1464184160,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"As others have mentioned, it did have ramifications in the MCU. That said, I'd be happy to see more MCU movies that didn't have direct effects on future movies. I'm a big fan of \"day in the life\" or \"monster of the week\" type stories and would love to see the MCU have more of them.","human_ref_B":"The Extremis thing came back a lot in the agents of sheild show, they combined the Extremis, the firereistant of a dude who could shoot fire, and a supersoldierserum-knockoff to create new supersoldiers for hydra. they needed the firedude to solve the fireproblem of Extremis.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":43374.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htdlmhk","c_root_id_B":"htdm7l8","created_at_utc_A":1642630158,"created_at_utc_B":1642630384,"score_A":5,"score_B":20,"human_ref_A":"Wouldn\u2019t be covered as the equivalent of hearsay and subject those rules?","human_ref_B":"I don't see why it wouldn't be, unless it's against the rules for another thing like hearsay. Your example is one of the many exceptions where hearsay is allowed, so I imagine it would be. They might require an expert witness or something to show that their psychic powers actually work. Kind of like how if you saw someone they require you to pick them out of a lineup to show that you actually recognize them.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":226.0,"score_ratio":4.0} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htdw77q","c_root_id_B":"htdlmhk","created_at_utc_A":1642634415,"created_at_utc_B":1642630158,"score_A":17,"score_B":5,"human_ref_A":"So there's a first time for everything. Some actual court case in history had to be the first one to accept photographic evidence, for example. A judge would have to determine whether the evidence was admissible or not. That would set a precedent. The defense could appeal the case and make the argument that the evidence shouldn't be admissible and kick the case up to the appeals court or even supreme court. There's also a such thing as a 'chain of custody' when it comes to evidence. Let's say we're talking about video surveillance footage that shows the defendant walking through an alley right before a murder took place around the corner. The officer who collected that evidence has to be able to swear that he got it from a trustworthy source, that it was tagged and bagged, and not tampered with (I.e. to help establish that the footage is from when and where it is claimed to be from). That's why evidence is labeled and goes in evidence lockers, etc instead of sitting around in a detective's desk drawer. Because if the chain of custody is called into question, it calls into question the validity of the evidence. It would be really hard to establish a chain of custody for something - let's say - Doctor Strange saw while using astral projection. He could probably be called in to provide eyewitness testimony, but eyewitnesses are often unreliable. And the defense could absolutely go to town on the validity of it and maybe even convince a judge to throw the testimony out of court if Strange doesn't have a way to prove the reliability of his 'remote viewing'. One immediate example would be if the public knew about that time Strange looked into 14 million 'possible futures' (MCU). They'd ask him how he's sure he just wasn't seeing some 'possible future' instead of what really happened. Strange would of course start to blather on about how he doesn't have a Time Stone anymore, but that's a simple way a defense attorney could poke holes in the validity of his testimony enough to the degree where a judge might not allow the testimony in court. You've just shown that sometimes Strange sees things that don't actually happen, so even if his testimony is allowed, the jury might have enough seeds of doubt planted where they don't believe it beyond the certainty of doubt. They can't be expected to really understand or trust Strange or how his powers work. Strange probably wouldn't do himself any favors on the stand because he kinds acts like a prick, lol. There's also a number of times these damn supers have had their heads messed with by witches, mind stones, bad Kryptonite, whatever. I actually wouldn't blame a judge for being hesitant to allow 'mystically derived' eyewitness testimony or evidence. It could be hell trying to run a good justice system in a world of supers. You'd never know when someone with Professor X style powers is controlling the testimony of someone in the courtroom.","human_ref_B":"Wouldn\u2019t be covered as the equivalent of hearsay and subject those rules?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4257.0,"score_ratio":3.4} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htdw77q","c_root_id_B":"htdrh8i","created_at_utc_A":1642634415,"created_at_utc_B":1642632495,"score_A":17,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"So there's a first time for everything. Some actual court case in history had to be the first one to accept photographic evidence, for example. A judge would have to determine whether the evidence was admissible or not. That would set a precedent. The defense could appeal the case and make the argument that the evidence shouldn't be admissible and kick the case up to the appeals court or even supreme court. There's also a such thing as a 'chain of custody' when it comes to evidence. Let's say we're talking about video surveillance footage that shows the defendant walking through an alley right before a murder took place around the corner. The officer who collected that evidence has to be able to swear that he got it from a trustworthy source, that it was tagged and bagged, and not tampered with (I.e. to help establish that the footage is from when and where it is claimed to be from). That's why evidence is labeled and goes in evidence lockers, etc instead of sitting around in a detective's desk drawer. Because if the chain of custody is called into question, it calls into question the validity of the evidence. It would be really hard to establish a chain of custody for something - let's say - Doctor Strange saw while using astral projection. He could probably be called in to provide eyewitness testimony, but eyewitnesses are often unreliable. And the defense could absolutely go to town on the validity of it and maybe even convince a judge to throw the testimony out of court if Strange doesn't have a way to prove the reliability of his 'remote viewing'. One immediate example would be if the public knew about that time Strange looked into 14 million 'possible futures' (MCU). They'd ask him how he's sure he just wasn't seeing some 'possible future' instead of what really happened. Strange would of course start to blather on about how he doesn't have a Time Stone anymore, but that's a simple way a defense attorney could poke holes in the validity of his testimony enough to the degree where a judge might not allow the testimony in court. You've just shown that sometimes Strange sees things that don't actually happen, so even if his testimony is allowed, the jury might have enough seeds of doubt planted where they don't believe it beyond the certainty of doubt. They can't be expected to really understand or trust Strange or how his powers work. Strange probably wouldn't do himself any favors on the stand because he kinds acts like a prick, lol. There's also a number of times these damn supers have had their heads messed with by witches, mind stones, bad Kryptonite, whatever. I actually wouldn't blame a judge for being hesitant to allow 'mystically derived' eyewitness testimony or evidence. It could be hell trying to run a good justice system in a world of supers. You'd never know when someone with Professor X style powers is controlling the testimony of someone in the courtroom.","human_ref_B":"No. Unverifiable hearsay.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1920.0,"score_ratio":8.5} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htdlmhk","c_root_id_B":"hteroma","created_at_utc_A":1642630158,"created_at_utc_B":1642648300,"score_A":5,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Wouldn\u2019t be covered as the equivalent of hearsay and subject those rules?","human_ref_B":"Anything involving superpowers is tricky in a court of law. You'd need a highly specialized lawyer, like She-Hulk, for there even to be a chance. The following actually happpened in one run. >She-Hulk: \"For my next witness, I bring in the ghost of the murder victim!\" > >Defendent: \"Hey, you can't do that! A dead person's testimony doesn't count!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Why not? Heck, I've been dead before. Does that mean I can't practice law?\" > >Defendent: \"That's different! You're a sueprhero, most people don't come back!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Oh yeah? How many people in this courtroom died when Thanos got all the Infinity Stones?\" > >Half the courtroom: \\*raises hand\\*","labels":0,"seconds_difference":18142.0,"score_ratio":1.2} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"hteroma","c_root_id_B":"hte5lod","created_at_utc_A":1642648300,"created_at_utc_B":1642638483,"score_A":6,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Anything involving superpowers is tricky in a court of law. You'd need a highly specialized lawyer, like She-Hulk, for there even to be a chance. The following actually happpened in one run. >She-Hulk: \"For my next witness, I bring in the ghost of the murder victim!\" > >Defendent: \"Hey, you can't do that! A dead person's testimony doesn't count!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Why not? Heck, I've been dead before. Does that mean I can't practice law?\" > >Defendent: \"That's different! You're a sueprhero, most people don't come back!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Oh yeah? How many people in this courtroom died when Thanos got all the Infinity Stones?\" > >Half the courtroom: \\*raises hand\\*","human_ref_B":"Someone can try to bring it up as evidence yes, and it wouldn't be automatically disqualified, but it wouldn't be very good testimony either. Who among us hasn't had an intrusive thought? Who hasn't had a random \"lol what if I killed (insert name here).\" Like, our thoughts are meant to be our own. Then you've got the issue of it being hearsay, though one can claim it's more like evidence since it wasn't actually \"said\". But if you clear all of those legal hurdles, you've still got to bet your case on the hope that no one on the jury hates mutants and would distrust anything they said out of hand, and well, that's not a good idea.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9817.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"hteroma","c_root_id_B":"htenzx1","created_at_utc_A":1642648300,"created_at_utc_B":1642646690,"score_A":6,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"Anything involving superpowers is tricky in a court of law. You'd need a highly specialized lawyer, like She-Hulk, for there even to be a chance. The following actually happpened in one run. >She-Hulk: \"For my next witness, I bring in the ghost of the murder victim!\" > >Defendent: \"Hey, you can't do that! A dead person's testimony doesn't count!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Why not? Heck, I've been dead before. Does that mean I can't practice law?\" > >Defendent: \"That's different! You're a sueprhero, most people don't come back!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Oh yeah? How many people in this courtroom died when Thanos got all the Infinity Stones?\" > >Half the courtroom: \\*raises hand\\*","human_ref_B":"I don't see why not. Although they might rank on the same level as hearsay, until they're proven to be trustworthy, or can be certified as such.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1610.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htdrh8i","c_root_id_B":"hteroma","created_at_utc_A":1642632495,"created_at_utc_B":1642648300,"score_A":2,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"No. Unverifiable hearsay.","human_ref_B":"Anything involving superpowers is tricky in a court of law. You'd need a highly specialized lawyer, like She-Hulk, for there even to be a chance. The following actually happpened in one run. >She-Hulk: \"For my next witness, I bring in the ghost of the murder victim!\" > >Defendent: \"Hey, you can't do that! A dead person's testimony doesn't count!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Why not? Heck, I've been dead before. Does that mean I can't practice law?\" > >Defendent: \"That's different! You're a sueprhero, most people don't come back!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Oh yeah? How many people in this courtroom died when Thanos got all the Infinity Stones?\" > >Half the courtroom: \\*raises hand\\*","labels":0,"seconds_difference":15805.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"hteroma","c_root_id_B":"hteel7y","created_at_utc_A":1642648300,"created_at_utc_B":1642642520,"score_A":6,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Anything involving superpowers is tricky in a court of law. You'd need a highly specialized lawyer, like She-Hulk, for there even to be a chance. The following actually happpened in one run. >She-Hulk: \"For my next witness, I bring in the ghost of the murder victim!\" > >Defendent: \"Hey, you can't do that! A dead person's testimony doesn't count!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Why not? Heck, I've been dead before. Does that mean I can't practice law?\" > >Defendent: \"That's different! You're a sueprhero, most people don't come back!\" > >She-Hulk: \"Oh yeah? How many people in this courtroom died when Thanos got all the Infinity Stones?\" > >Half the courtroom: \\*raises hand\\*","human_ref_B":"This reminds me of the courtroom scene in the comic Concrete, where Concrete had to demonstrate his superhuman senses before his testimony could be accepted. Wish I could find a scan of that scene, but Google is failing me. I think that if the superhuman can demonstrate their power is real and accurate, the court would admit their testimony as evidence. That's roughly how it works with expert testimony now; if the expert can prove their expertise, what they say is admissible.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5780.0,"score_ratio":3.0} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htdrh8i","c_root_id_B":"hte5lod","created_at_utc_A":1642632495,"created_at_utc_B":1642638483,"score_A":2,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"No. Unverifiable hearsay.","human_ref_B":"Someone can try to bring it up as evidence yes, and it wouldn't be automatically disqualified, but it wouldn't be very good testimony either. Who among us hasn't had an intrusive thought? Who hasn't had a random \"lol what if I killed (insert name here).\" Like, our thoughts are meant to be our own. Then you've got the issue of it being hearsay, though one can claim it's more like evidence since it wasn't actually \"said\". But if you clear all of those legal hurdles, you've still got to bet your case on the hope that no one on the jury hates mutants and would distrust anything they said out of hand, and well, that's not a good idea.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5988.0,"score_ratio":2.0} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htdrh8i","c_root_id_B":"htenzx1","created_at_utc_A":1642632495,"created_at_utc_B":1642646690,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"No. Unverifiable hearsay.","human_ref_B":"I don't see why not. Although they might rank on the same level as hearsay, until they're proven to be trustworthy, or can be certified as such.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14195.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htenzx1","c_root_id_B":"hteel7y","created_at_utc_A":1642646690,"created_at_utc_B":1642642520,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"I don't see why not. Although they might rank on the same level as hearsay, until they're proven to be trustworthy, or can be certified as such.","human_ref_B":"This reminds me of the courtroom scene in the comic Concrete, where Concrete had to demonstrate his superhuman senses before his testimony could be accepted. Wish I could find a scan of that scene, but Google is failing me. I think that if the superhuman can demonstrate their power is real and accurate, the court would admit their testimony as evidence. That's roughly how it works with expert testimony now; if the expert can prove their expertise, what they say is admissible.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4170.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htf3x4b","c_root_id_B":"htdrh8i","created_at_utc_A":1642654079,"created_at_utc_B":1642632495,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Daredevil and Dan Slott's She-Hulk do bring these kinds of questions up. Dr. Strange has testified in court for the defense of White Tiger. In that case, he was brought in as a magic expert. But I don't think Daredevil or She-Hulk has ever asked Dr. Strange to cast a truth spell, or brought in Professor X to read a defendent's mind. Probably because such things could be seen as coercion or just another witness in a crime. In Astro-City (different comics universe), the law is that you have to prove that crime actually involved superpowers before you bring in super-powered beings to testify and or determine guilt.","human_ref_B":"No. Unverifiable hearsay.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":21584.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"htf3x4b","c_root_id_B":"hteel7y","created_at_utc_A":1642654079,"created_at_utc_B":1642642520,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"Daredevil and Dan Slott's She-Hulk do bring these kinds of questions up. Dr. Strange has testified in court for the defense of White Tiger. In that case, he was brought in as a magic expert. But I don't think Daredevil or She-Hulk has ever asked Dr. Strange to cast a truth spell, or brought in Professor X to read a defendent's mind. Probably because such things could be seen as coercion or just another witness in a crime. In Astro-City (different comics universe), the law is that you have to prove that crime actually involved superpowers before you bring in super-powered beings to testify and or determine guilt.","human_ref_B":"This reminds me of the courtroom scene in the comic Concrete, where Concrete had to demonstrate his superhuman senses before his testimony could be accepted. Wish I could find a scan of that scene, but Google is failing me. I think that if the superhuman can demonstrate their power is real and accurate, the court would admit their testimony as evidence. That's roughly how it works with expert testimony now; if the expert can prove their expertise, what they say is admissible.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11559.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"hth6zev","c_root_id_B":"htdrh8i","created_at_utc_A":1642696993,"created_at_utc_B":1642632495,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"It may fall under similar laws such as wiretapping a conversation. A decent lawyer can argue that you're allowed a reasonable expectation of privacy to your thoughts. So it would be equally reasonable that you'd need a warrant to eavesdrop into another person's internal dialogue. Once that's done, you'd have to prove the evidence is tamper-proof (chain of custody essentially.) You can't record psychic readings. Is this person an agent of the law or court? Do they have bias against the accused? Do they have personal gain or motive regarding the proceedings? How credible is their readings? How do we know they were seeing\/hearing the thoughts of the accused and not another person? What are their credentials as a psychic? There are a lot of factors that go into testimony. You also have to consider if the psychic is standing witness for the prosecution or defense. One sceptic and your case is tanked if you're prosecuting. One believer and you have reasonable doubt if you're the defense.","human_ref_B":"No. Unverifiable hearsay.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":64498.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"hteel7y","c_root_id_B":"hth6zev","created_at_utc_A":1642642520,"created_at_utc_B":1642696993,"score_A":2,"score_B":3,"human_ref_A":"This reminds me of the courtroom scene in the comic Concrete, where Concrete had to demonstrate his superhuman senses before his testimony could be accepted. Wish I could find a scan of that scene, but Google is failing me. I think that if the superhuman can demonstrate their power is real and accurate, the court would admit their testimony as evidence. That's roughly how it works with expert testimony now; if the expert can prove their expertise, what they say is admissible.","human_ref_B":"It may fall under similar laws such as wiretapping a conversation. A decent lawyer can argue that you're allowed a reasonable expectation of privacy to your thoughts. So it would be equally reasonable that you'd need a warrant to eavesdrop into another person's internal dialogue. Once that's done, you'd have to prove the evidence is tamper-proof (chain of custody essentially.) You can't record psychic readings. Is this person an agent of the law or court? Do they have bias against the accused? Do they have personal gain or motive regarding the proceedings? How credible is their readings? How do we know they were seeing\/hearing the thoughts of the accused and not another person? What are their credentials as a psychic? There are a lot of factors that go into testimony. You also have to consider if the psychic is standing witness for the prosecution or defense. One sceptic and your case is tanked if you're prosecuting. One believer and you have reasonable doubt if you're the defense.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":54473.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"s81q9p","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.78,"history":"[Marvel] Is the testimony of a person with psychic-powers or magical ability to see beyond normal human capability admissible in court? If a psychic powered mutant, for instance, testifies that he overheard an accused murderer admitting guilt; can that be admitted as evidence in a trial? Same thing for people who wield magic and can see things beyond what human eyes can, maybe via some magic spell that let them witness a crime from afar. Are these considered legitimate witnesses? This is not counting future-sight, such as what is featured in the 2nd Civil War. Just people who saw or heard things in realtime via non-human senses or powers.","c_root_id_A":"hth6zev","c_root_id_B":"htfo8bj","created_at_utc_A":1642696993,"created_at_utc_B":1642666776,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"It may fall under similar laws such as wiretapping a conversation. A decent lawyer can argue that you're allowed a reasonable expectation of privacy to your thoughts. So it would be equally reasonable that you'd need a warrant to eavesdrop into another person's internal dialogue. Once that's done, you'd have to prove the evidence is tamper-proof (chain of custody essentially.) You can't record psychic readings. Is this person an agent of the law or court? Do they have bias against the accused? Do they have personal gain or motive regarding the proceedings? How credible is their readings? How do we know they were seeing\/hearing the thoughts of the accused and not another person? What are their credentials as a psychic? There are a lot of factors that go into testimony. You also have to consider if the psychic is standing witness for the prosecution or defense. One sceptic and your case is tanked if you're prosecuting. One believer and you have reasonable doubt if you're the defense.","human_ref_B":"There is a book \"The Law of Superheroes\" about such things. But its ultimately a scholarly work in our universe and what the courts decide in any work of fiction is going to be particular to it. She Hulk might know, she does superlaw all the day long when not doing her muscle job.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":30217.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"ooujie","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[Animorphs] How is it that Visser Three never suspected the \"Andalite bandits\" were human?","c_root_id_A":"h613szk","c_root_id_B":"h614w9u","created_at_utc_A":1626890696,"created_at_utc_B":1626891156,"score_A":20,"score_B":28,"human_ref_A":"Arrogance, mostly. But not fully his own; His Andalite host Alloran was an old career soldier. Andalite law forbids giving away technology to aliens, and the morphing device is the peak of their technology. So obviously these people running around thwarting his plans with Andalite tech are Andalites. It's worth mentioning that the theory that the \"Andalite bandits\" were human floated around the Yeerk pool for a bit, and eventually Visser Three did look into it. So it may have taken him a while, but he figured it out eventually.","human_ref_B":"First of all because Visser Three was a towering idiot. Second of all because Visser Three, like all Yeerks, knows about the law of Seerow's Kindness-- because their rise is inextricably tied into the reason that law exists. So even smarter Yeerks than Visser Three would have no reason to think that Elfangor, the great Andalite hero, would violate their laws. Third of all, the Andalite Bandits almost always had at least one actual Andalite with them-- Ax-- and anyone who knows the first thing about Andalites knows that they're far too arrogant to fight alongside less advanced races. Fourthly, once Visser One figured it out, she took steps to prevent Visser Three from putting the pieces together because she hated him and wanted him to fail. Fifthly, eventually he *did* figure it out.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":460.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"ooujie","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.84,"history":"[Animorphs] How is it that Visser Three never suspected the \"Andalite bandits\" were human?","c_root_id_A":"h6163f4","c_root_id_B":"h61iinr","created_at_utc_A":1626891658,"created_at_utc_B":1626896886,"score_A":5,"score_B":12,"human_ref_A":"Esplin 9466 and his host Alloran were both andalite supremacists. More importantly, while Alloran would have known about the ban against sharing technology, he was there when it was written, but also, before Elfangor's death, had there ever been an example of the Escafil device working on a non-andalite? He might have simply never considered that it would work on any other species.","human_ref_B":"The Yeerks had a massive superiority complex and (this is important) were very, very invested in thinking about humans as little more than prospective hosts. Their entire way of life hinged on the complete subjugation of sentient beings - the more they could dehumanize their hosts, the easier this was on their conscious. Yeerks are very, very invested in not thinking about humans as intelligent, thinking beings. So given that was the culture he was born and raised into, it was always going to take a lot of evidence to convince Visser 3 that the bandits are humans. To give an example; if I was walking around in the middle of a forest and saw a gorilla lumber up, pull a sub-automatic machine gun out from behind a tree and lay waste to some poachers before driving away on a mountain bike, I would not think \"wow! what an incredibly smart gorilla!\" - I would think \"wow! what an incredibly detailed gorilla costume!\". It would take a truly overwhelming amount of evidence to convince me that there really were gorillas in the Congo that had reached that had access to that kind of technology and the technical acumen required to use it. The Yeerk history with the Andalites only made it harder for Visser 3 to see the truth. From the Yeerk point of view, the last time an Andalite shared technology with a less developed race, it led to the creation of the Yeerk Empire and a war that has raged for generations. The Yeerks have got to see how that event changed Andalite culture (e.g. the law of Seerow's kindness). They've seen, first-hand, how Andalites treat less technologically developed species now, even if they're allies and situation is truly dire (e.g. what happened to Hork Bajir). So to Visser 3, the idea that an Andalite would have given morphing technology to humans was almost as absurd as the idea of humans developing that kind of technology themselves.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":5228.0,"score_ratio":2.4} +{"post_id":"k38un4","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Pok\u00e9mon] Why is mewtwo considered the most powerful Pok\u00e9mon when there's so many others that do so much more?","c_root_id_A":"ge12pz5","c_root_id_B":"ge1pp0l","created_at_utc_A":1606656819,"created_at_utc_B":1606665536,"score_A":19,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"Lore wise, it\u2019s basically a weaponized, amped up version of Mew, which seemed to be the ancestor of all Pok\u00e9mon and has intense psychic potential, as well as the ability to transform into any of the others or use their abilities with Transform and Metronome. (Pretty sure Dittos are technically related as failed clones, but I think that\u2019s more a head canon thing some people have) As Mew is technically the ancestor to all Pok\u00e9mon (however that worked) and is intensely powerful on it\u2019s own, it makes sense that the souped up even more powerful clone could technically be called the most powerful Pok\u00e9mon. That\u2019s my understanding of it anyways, I didn\u2019t really watch the show much though so they probably have some more useful info there I might\u2019ve missed. Mechanics wise, for the first generation it really was the most powerful Pok\u00e9mon, and was titled as such. Problem is, how are you going to stay faithful to that title of \u201cthe most powerful Pok\u00e9mon\u201d if you plan on adding more? If you did, then it\u2019d be hard to compare or get excited for some other Pok\u00e9mon when the best one was literally just in the first generation. TL;DR When it was introduced it really was the most powerful Pok\u00e9mon, and while it\u2019s still way up there both mechanic and lore wise they had to introduce other stuff to other areas that were equal or stronger in their stories or stats, as either they\u2019d have to scale down to keep Mewtwo\u2019s title faithful, or they\u2019d have to scale up what it did and likely keep it relevant for all the games since for the title of \u201cstrongest ever\u201d. It\u2019d be like taking a world class musician who truly was the best selling artist in the world in 1970 and infamously was called such, then questioning if they really were \u201cThe best artist in the world\u201d decades later when so many other bands and musicians and groups had appeared. Some of them might\u2019ve done better than them in other ways or even in general, but that doesn\u2019t mean they still aren\u2019t in the top 20s, and they still have that reputation gained of being \u201cThe best artist in the world\u201d when they pretty much actually were the best in the world.","human_ref_B":"So canonically the following Pok\u00e9mon are definitely more powerful than Mewtwo - Arceus, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina. The Unova dragons and Celebi are a maybe. Deoxys is a maybe. The Hoenn weather gods are a maybe. But Mewtwo was created by humans and used in actual human society, albeit briefly. To the people of the Pok\u00e9mon world, Mewtwo\u2019s existence is a fact. The other legends are just a myth to everyone but a few people who have seen them. In real life a nuke is the most powerful weapon, even though legends speak of the destructive power of the wrath of God. But we know nukes (Mewtwo) exist and we don\u2019t know for sure about God (Arceus).","labels":0,"seconds_difference":8717.0,"score_ratio":1.7894736842} +{"post_id":"k38un4","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Pok\u00e9mon] Why is mewtwo considered the most powerful Pok\u00e9mon when there's so many others that do so much more?","c_root_id_A":"ge1dgtn","c_root_id_B":"ge1pp0l","created_at_utc_A":1606661109,"created_at_utc_B":1606665536,"score_A":8,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"Awareness, but also he is unnatural. All other Pok\u00e9mon have a role that they fit into for the world that aligns with their type. Mewtwo was created unnaturally and is a greater threat because of it.","human_ref_B":"So canonically the following Pok\u00e9mon are definitely more powerful than Mewtwo - Arceus, Palkia, Dialga, Giratina. The Unova dragons and Celebi are a maybe. Deoxys is a maybe. The Hoenn weather gods are a maybe. But Mewtwo was created by humans and used in actual human society, albeit briefly. To the people of the Pok\u00e9mon world, Mewtwo\u2019s existence is a fact. The other legends are just a myth to everyone but a few people who have seen them. In real life a nuke is the most powerful weapon, even though legends speak of the destructive power of the wrath of God. But we know nukes (Mewtwo) exist and we don\u2019t know for sure about God (Arceus).","labels":0,"seconds_difference":4427.0,"score_ratio":4.25} +{"post_id":"k38un4","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Pok\u00e9mon] Why is mewtwo considered the most powerful Pok\u00e9mon when there's so many others that do so much more?","c_root_id_A":"ge22uhe","c_root_id_B":"ge1dgtn","created_at_utc_A":1606670978,"created_at_utc_B":1606661109,"score_A":12,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Mewtwo has interests and goals at a higher level than most Pokemon. His scheming is as much a part of his power as anything else.","human_ref_B":"Awareness, but also he is unnatural. All other Pok\u00e9mon have a role that they fit into for the world that aligns with their type. Mewtwo was created unnaturally and is a greater threat because of it.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9869.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"k38un4","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.98,"history":"[Pok\u00e9mon] Why is mewtwo considered the most powerful Pok\u00e9mon when there's so many others that do so much more?","c_root_id_A":"ge3xq12","c_root_id_B":"ge2wmx6","created_at_utc_A":1606703390,"created_at_utc_B":1606683777,"score_A":3,"score_B":2,"human_ref_A":"He is only considered the most powerful in terms of game mechanic stats, not even anymore because of Eternatus. Yes many others are much more powerful in canon lore","human_ref_B":"He isn't considered the most powerful. You're confusing in-game mechanics of Generation 1 with the actual lore","labels":1,"seconds_difference":19613.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxnpqdf","c_root_id_B":"fxno2t4","created_at_utc_A":1594469131,"created_at_utc_B":1594467976,"score_A":422,"score_B":377,"human_ref_A":"Why are people obsessed with the Old West, World War II, Medieval Ages, etc? Cuz it's a trend.","human_ref_B":"They're obsessed with Nixon cause he's president, and he's not president cause people liked him, its because he aggressively courted the robot vote. They don't care about Woodstock at all. Mobsters really never change all that much. Watergate is in talks because Nixon is president. Star Trek was outlawed. Gary Gygax was in the year 1999, not 3000. Hawking is still around and still smart. What B movies? ​ Soap Operas never really change.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1155.0,"score_ratio":1.1193633952} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxowq7s","c_root_id_B":"fxon61j","created_at_utc_A":1594482853,"created_at_utc_B":1594480328,"score_A":11,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":">D&D guy First of all, how dare you","human_ref_B":"D&D was invented in 1974, bud.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2525.0,"score_ratio":1.375} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxor1wf","c_root_id_B":"fxowq7s","created_at_utc_A":1594481423,"created_at_utc_B":1594482853,"score_A":6,"score_B":11,"human_ref_A":"Time is explicitly shown to be cyclical both in the large strokes of the universe and in the small scale of humanity. Prime example of this is in the pilot when it shows the time lapse after fry gets frozen and you seemed like the city be destroyed replaced by a castle and get destroyed again. shows up again in the episode would be forward time machine, obviously this is the one where it shows that being entire universe is on a cyclical time loop but it also shows multiple iterations of humanity evolving as well as multiple times where again castles are being built. So in short human culture is cyclical","human_ref_B":">D&D guy First of all, how dare you","labels":0,"seconds_difference":1430.0,"score_ratio":1.8333333333} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxq0rhi","c_root_id_B":"fxon61j","created_at_utc_A":1594492738,"created_at_utc_B":1594480328,"score_A":9,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"You remember the time they went into the internet and everything was super retro to the early 2000s? Or when everyone was acting like hoops and rings were still cool at that bar, but only in an ironic way? This is not a post-scarcity society by any stretch of the word, but recycling has evolved beyond any levels we could understand. That new sandwich is made from old sandwiches and that robot is made out of old beer cans - modern culture in 3000 is just recycled 2000 culture because it has to be.","human_ref_B":"D&D was invented in 1974, bud.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":12410.0,"score_ratio":1.125} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxq0rhi","c_root_id_B":"fxor1wf","created_at_utc_A":1594492738,"created_at_utc_B":1594481423,"score_A":9,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"You remember the time they went into the internet and everything was super retro to the early 2000s? Or when everyone was acting like hoops and rings were still cool at that bar, but only in an ironic way? This is not a post-scarcity society by any stretch of the word, but recycling has evolved beyond any levels we could understand. That new sandwich is made from old sandwiches and that robot is made out of old beer cans - modern culture in 3000 is just recycled 2000 culture because it has to be.","human_ref_B":"Time is explicitly shown to be cyclical both in the large strokes of the universe and in the small scale of humanity. Prime example of this is in the pilot when it shows the time lapse after fry gets frozen and you seemed like the city be destroyed replaced by a castle and get destroyed again. shows up again in the episode would be forward time machine, obviously this is the one where it shows that being entire universe is on a cyclical time loop but it also shows multiple iterations of humanity evolving as well as multiple times where again castles are being built. So in short human culture is cyclical","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11315.0,"score_ratio":1.5} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxpkz06","c_root_id_B":"fxq0rhi","created_at_utc_A":1594489142,"created_at_utc_B":1594492738,"score_A":7,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"Selection bias. People these days don't want to hear stories about the big Xlopzurp craze in the 2270s.","human_ref_B":"You remember the time they went into the internet and everything was super retro to the early 2000s? Or when everyone was acting like hoops and rings were still cool at that bar, but only in an ironic way? This is not a post-scarcity society by any stretch of the word, but recycling has evolved beyond any levels we could understand. That new sandwich is made from old sandwiches and that robot is made out of old beer cans - modern culture in 3000 is just recycled 2000 culture because it has to be.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":3596.0,"score_ratio":1.2857142857} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxp9ep9","c_root_id_B":"fxq0rhi","created_at_utc_A":1594486265,"created_at_utc_B":1594492738,"score_A":4,"score_B":9,"human_ref_A":"After a thousand years without Roman governance, the Italian people kept making statues in the Classical Roman style, and that kept continuing in some form every so hundred of years. People just really like the classics.","human_ref_B":"You remember the time they went into the internet and everything was super retro to the early 2000s? Or when everyone was acting like hoops and rings were still cool at that bar, but only in an ironic way? This is not a post-scarcity society by any stretch of the word, but recycling has evolved beyond any levels we could understand. That new sandwich is made from old sandwiches and that robot is made out of old beer cans - modern culture in 3000 is just recycled 2000 culture because it has to be.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":6473.0,"score_ratio":2.25} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxpcuwb","c_root_id_B":"fxon61j","created_at_utc_A":1594487110,"created_at_utc_B":1594480328,"score_A":10,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"Same reason America has cities named \"Cairo\", \"Karnak\", \"Thebes\", and \"Memphis\". Humans dig the past, yo.","human_ref_B":"D&D was invented in 1974, bud.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":6782.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxpcuwb","c_root_id_B":"fxor1wf","created_at_utc_A":1594487110,"created_at_utc_B":1594481423,"score_A":10,"score_B":6,"human_ref_A":"Same reason America has cities named \"Cairo\", \"Karnak\", \"Thebes\", and \"Memphis\". Humans dig the past, yo.","human_ref_B":"Time is explicitly shown to be cyclical both in the large strokes of the universe and in the small scale of humanity. Prime example of this is in the pilot when it shows the time lapse after fry gets frozen and you seemed like the city be destroyed replaced by a castle and get destroyed again. shows up again in the episode would be forward time machine, obviously this is the one where it shows that being entire universe is on a cyclical time loop but it also shows multiple iterations of humanity evolving as well as multiple times where again castles are being built. So in short human culture is cyclical","labels":1,"seconds_difference":5687.0,"score_ratio":1.6666666667} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxpcuwb","c_root_id_B":"fxp9ep9","created_at_utc_A":1594487110,"created_at_utc_B":1594486265,"score_A":10,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Same reason America has cities named \"Cairo\", \"Karnak\", \"Thebes\", and \"Memphis\". Humans dig the past, yo.","human_ref_B":"After a thousand years without Roman governance, the Italian people kept making statues in the Classical Roman style, and that kept continuing in some form every so hundred of years. People just really like the classics.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":845.0,"score_ratio":2.5} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxor1wf","c_root_id_B":"fxpkz06","created_at_utc_A":1594481423,"created_at_utc_B":1594489142,"score_A":6,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Time is explicitly shown to be cyclical both in the large strokes of the universe and in the small scale of humanity. Prime example of this is in the pilot when it shows the time lapse after fry gets frozen and you seemed like the city be destroyed replaced by a castle and get destroyed again. shows up again in the episode would be forward time machine, obviously this is the one where it shows that being entire universe is on a cyclical time loop but it also shows multiple iterations of humanity evolving as well as multiple times where again castles are being built. So in short human culture is cyclical","human_ref_B":"Selection bias. People these days don't want to hear stories about the big Xlopzurp craze in the 2270s.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":7719.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxor1wf","c_root_id_B":"fxqbxo0","created_at_utc_A":1594481423,"created_at_utc_B":1594495410,"score_A":6,"score_B":7,"human_ref_A":"Time is explicitly shown to be cyclical both in the large strokes of the universe and in the small scale of humanity. Prime example of this is in the pilot when it shows the time lapse after fry gets frozen and you seemed like the city be destroyed replaced by a castle and get destroyed again. shows up again in the episode would be forward time machine, obviously this is the one where it shows that being entire universe is on a cyclical time loop but it also shows multiple iterations of humanity evolving as well as multiple times where again castles are being built. So in short human culture is cyclical","human_ref_B":"D&D.. 1974. Hawking.. well, A Brief History of Time was 1988. But I get your point. Remember that much of the past was lost.. between one set of marauding aliens, another set of marauding aliens, the Second Coming of Jesus, etc. most anything that was stored online or on 'acid-free ink on recycled paper' would have been lost or destroyed, so.. snippets remain, cherished and held up as past glory.. could be that the earliest architects to rebuild New York City were working off of designs from a copy of Astonishing Stories or a map based on a 'City of.. The Future!' exhibit and didn't know that what they were copying didn't actually exist. And with all those reconstructed historical figures as floating heads you have a _lot_ of anecdotes about their times to process and work with. Artistically, well.. Art Deco is certainly preferable to what used to be called 'Modernism' so if you can build one as easily as the other.. why not go kidney-shaped pools and asymmetric curves, especially if you need for multiple alien species to navigate? If everything is straight slabs of concrete, even with building numbers and such it's easy to get confused and lost.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":13987.0,"score_ratio":1.1666666667} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxpkz06","c_root_id_B":"fxp9ep9","created_at_utc_A":1594489142,"created_at_utc_B":1594486265,"score_A":7,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"Selection bias. People these days don't want to hear stories about the big Xlopzurp craze in the 2270s.","human_ref_B":"After a thousand years without Roman governance, the Italian people kept making statues in the Classical Roman style, and that kept continuing in some form every so hundred of years. People just really like the classics.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":2877.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"hp8f1b","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.96,"history":"[Futurama] Why in the year 3,000 is New New York so obsessed with the culture, language and history of 1960's America? ( Events that from it's perspective took place well over a thousand years ago..... ) Nixon. Woodstock. Little Italy Mobsters. Watergate. Star Trek. D&D Guy. Hawking. B Movies. Soap Operas.","c_root_id_A":"fxqbxo0","c_root_id_B":"fxp9ep9","created_at_utc_A":1594495410,"created_at_utc_B":1594486265,"score_A":7,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"D&D.. 1974. Hawking.. well, A Brief History of Time was 1988. But I get your point. Remember that much of the past was lost.. between one set of marauding aliens, another set of marauding aliens, the Second Coming of Jesus, etc. most anything that was stored online or on 'acid-free ink on recycled paper' would have been lost or destroyed, so.. snippets remain, cherished and held up as past glory.. could be that the earliest architects to rebuild New York City were working off of designs from a copy of Astonishing Stories or a map based on a 'City of.. The Future!' exhibit and didn't know that what they were copying didn't actually exist. And with all those reconstructed historical figures as floating heads you have a _lot_ of anecdotes about their times to process and work with. Artistically, well.. Art Deco is certainly preferable to what used to be called 'Modernism' so if you can build one as easily as the other.. why not go kidney-shaped pools and asymmetric curves, especially if you need for multiple alien species to navigate? If everything is straight slabs of concrete, even with building numbers and such it's easy to get confused and lost.","human_ref_B":"After a thousand years without Roman governance, the Italian people kept making statues in the Classical Roman style, and that kept continuing in some form every so hundred of years. People just really like the classics.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":9145.0,"score_ratio":1.75} +{"post_id":"5rtlpm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Watchmen]Why was Doctor Manhattan the only superhero in Watchmen with actual superpowers? Was there a reason behind all the other superheros not having powers?","c_root_id_A":"dda8p66","c_root_id_B":"dda0ocz","created_at_utc_A":1486138278,"created_at_utc_B":1486126964,"score_A":44,"score_B":26,"human_ref_A":"There are genuine psychic and telepathic powers in Watchmen. There's an out-of-universe discussion to be had on why the author made it so that Dr. Manhattan was the only main character with powers, but in-universe there's no particular reason. It's just that the conditions that gave him powers are extremely specific and difficult to reproduce. Furthermore, natural psychic\/telepathic abilities are rare, so it's also not unusual that none of the main characters had such an ability.","human_ref_B":"Being fast enough to catch bullets is a superpower","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11314.0,"score_ratio":1.6923076923} +{"post_id":"5rtlpm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Watchmen]Why was Doctor Manhattan the only superhero in Watchmen with actual superpowers? Was there a reason behind all the other superheros not having powers?","c_root_id_A":"dda8p66","c_root_id_B":"dda60nt","created_at_utc_A":1486138278,"created_at_utc_B":1486135069,"score_A":44,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"There are genuine psychic and telepathic powers in Watchmen. There's an out-of-universe discussion to be had on why the author made it so that Dr. Manhattan was the only main character with powers, but in-universe there's no particular reason. It's just that the conditions that gave him powers are extremely specific and difficult to reproduce. Furthermore, natural psychic\/telepathic abilities are rare, so it's also not unusual that none of the main characters had such an ability.","human_ref_B":"Im pretty certain Ozy would qualify as \"super intelligent.\"","labels":1,"seconds_difference":3209.0,"score_ratio":2.9333333333} +{"post_id":"5rtlpm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Watchmen]Why was Doctor Manhattan the only superhero in Watchmen with actual superpowers? Was there a reason behind all the other superheros not having powers?","c_root_id_A":"dda9pbz","c_root_id_B":"dda60nt","created_at_utc_A":1486139409,"created_at_utc_B":1486135069,"score_A":24,"score_B":15,"human_ref_A":"In the world of Watchmen Manhattan was an anomaly, no one knows how the hell he became so powerful. The Russians tried to repeat the experiment with costly results and not even a blue schlong to show for it. Watchmen is a different kind of superhero story. Heroes have some pretty incredible endurance feats but true superpowers are practically nonexistent.","human_ref_B":"Im pretty certain Ozy would qualify as \"super intelligent.\"","labels":1,"seconds_difference":4340.0,"score_ratio":1.6} +{"post_id":"5rtlpm","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.83,"history":"[Watchmen]Why was Doctor Manhattan the only superhero in Watchmen with actual superpowers? Was there a reason behind all the other superheros not having powers?","c_root_id_A":"ddaqp6u","c_root_id_B":"ddakfqj","created_at_utc_A":1486158446,"created_at_utc_B":1486151290,"score_A":5,"score_B":4,"human_ref_A":"In worlds with heroes, many take that they live in the age of heroes for granted. That there are hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals with powers, abilities and proclivities that propel them towards heroic and villainous deeds. What they don't realize is that these ages always began with one. One hero, one person with powers, one extraordinary individual. And from one comes many, as though moths to a flame. An example of this is seen in the Alt-Historical text *1602*, by famed alt-historian Niel Gaiman. The world of Watchmen is either an anomaly or still too \"young\" to have produced any results, with Manhattan only existing for a handful of years. But in essence, Osterman's transformation to Manhattan seemingly did not trigger the universal balance to begin producing yet more powered heroes and villains. Perhaps because so many were at work already with no powers did this happen. But there you go.","human_ref_B":"I dunno, why doesn't anyone in our world have superpowers?","labels":1,"seconds_difference":7156.0,"score_ratio":1.25} +{"post_id":"16fbvn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.75,"history":"[LOTR] If Bilbo had the ring for about 60 years how come it didn't corrupt him like it did to Gollum? It took Gollum like 2 minutes to become corrupted by the ring while Bilbo had it for 60 years? Someone has a good explanation I'm sure.","c_root_id_A":"c7vjuu2","c_root_id_B":"c7vi6jy","created_at_utc_A":1357985270,"created_at_utc_B":1357973302,"score_A":34,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"It's worth mentioning that Gollum had the ring for about 600 years, and was never as strong-willed as Bilbo was to begin with.","human_ref_B":"Well, we only know Bilbo's story about how he acquired the ring because of his autobiography on the subject and, as we know from the history of Middle Earth, those who were in possession of the ring had a tendency to lie about it's origins in order to \"legitimize\" their claim to it. Gollum, for example, claimed that the ring was his \"birthday present\" and that he was it's rightful possessor. However, the true story seems to be that he murdered his friend, who was the one who actually found it. Bilbo claims that he rightfully won the ring in a riddle contest, but in all honestly from what was learned after he wrote his autobiography the ring was actually stolen by Bilbo. It might not seem like much, but for someone of Bilbo's otherwise strong moral character that act of theft is a huge sign that he was corrupted by the Ring.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":11968.0,"score_ratio":1.619047619} +{"post_id":"16fbvn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.75,"history":"[LOTR] If Bilbo had the ring for about 60 years how come it didn't corrupt him like it did to Gollum? It took Gollum like 2 minutes to become corrupted by the ring while Bilbo had it for 60 years? Someone has a good explanation I'm sure.","c_root_id_A":"c7vhpso","c_root_id_B":"c7vjuu2","created_at_utc_A":1357970968,"created_at_utc_B":1357985270,"score_A":15,"score_B":34,"human_ref_A":"Bilbo was stronger than Gollum, less greedy. Bilbo also didn't keep the ring on him the whole time.","human_ref_B":"It's worth mentioning that Gollum had the ring for about 600 years, and was never as strong-willed as Bilbo was to begin with.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":14302.0,"score_ratio":2.2666666667} +{"post_id":"16fbvn","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.75,"history":"[LOTR] If Bilbo had the ring for about 60 years how come it didn't corrupt him like it did to Gollum? It took Gollum like 2 minutes to become corrupted by the ring while Bilbo had it for 60 years? Someone has a good explanation I'm sure.","c_root_id_A":"c7vhpso","c_root_id_B":"c7vi6jy","created_at_utc_A":1357970968,"created_at_utc_B":1357973302,"score_A":15,"score_B":21,"human_ref_A":"Bilbo was stronger than Gollum, less greedy. Bilbo also didn't keep the ring on him the whole time.","human_ref_B":"Well, we only know Bilbo's story about how he acquired the ring because of his autobiography on the subject and, as we know from the history of Middle Earth, those who were in possession of the ring had a tendency to lie about it's origins in order to \"legitimize\" their claim to it. Gollum, for example, claimed that the ring was his \"birthday present\" and that he was it's rightful possessor. However, the true story seems to be that he murdered his friend, who was the one who actually found it. Bilbo claims that he rightfully won the ring in a riddle contest, but in all honestly from what was learned after he wrote his autobiography the ring was actually stolen by Bilbo. It might not seem like much, but for someone of Bilbo's otherwise strong moral character that act of theft is a huge sign that he was corrupted by the Ring.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":2334.0,"score_ratio":1.4} +{"post_id":"alpcll","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.74,"history":"[vampires] if you told a vampire they\u2019re invited into your home but only if they\u2019re not a vampire would that keep them out?","c_root_id_A":"effvbwc","c_root_id_B":"efgaxid","created_at_utc_A":1548943402,"created_at_utc_B":1548952632,"score_A":9,"score_B":23,"human_ref_A":"No. Garlic butter cheesy pepperoni bread would be required","human_ref_B":"The rules of what constitutes an invitation are very universe specific. In some universes hinting at an answer is not enough, in some a gesture *could* be. ​ As for this, this just seems like a silly paradox, like making a square circle, or some other such impossibility. The issue, isn't the physics of what would or can happen, it's in the name. What do you call a circle, what do you call a vampire, it's a shape that has no angles, it's a creature that can not enter a home without an invitation.","labels":0,"seconds_difference":9230.0,"score_ratio":2.5555555556} +{"post_id":"alpcll","domain":"asksciencefiction_validation","upvote_ratio":0.74,"history":"[vampires] if you told a vampire they\u2019re invited into your home but only if they\u2019re not a vampire would that keep them out?","c_root_id_A":"efgaxid","c_root_id_B":"efg8t3d","created_at_utc_A":1548952632,"created_at_utc_B":1548951259,"score_A":23,"score_B":8,"human_ref_A":"The rules of what constitutes an invitation are very universe specific. In some universes hinting at an answer is not enough, in some a gesture *could* be. ​ As for this, this just seems like a silly paradox, like making a square circle, or some other such impossibility. The issue, isn't the physics of what would or can happen, it's in the name. What do you call a circle, what do you call a vampire, it's a shape that has no angles, it's a creature that can not enter a home without an invitation.","human_ref_B":"Be part of the solution, not part of the problem. Try it and tell us, how it goes.","labels":1,"seconds_difference":1373.0,"score_ratio":2.875}