Tiny Headcanon: Cybertronians actually, most likely have a real good time doing things that would total cars- they’re far, FAR sturdier than an actual car is after all, and much more capable. An impact that would destroy a car might actually hurt a Cybertronian who isn’t prepared for it, but by large they’re just so tough (and capable of using their sparkfield to lessen the effects of gravity and inertia) that to them spinning out into a barricade or flipping over in a ditch or Optimus Prime’s favored tactic of “Climb a tall thing and do a superhero landing after jumping from it” are probably just…fun.
It does take them a bit to learn that humans are not very appreciative of their car suddenly engaging in acrobatics, though.
In no small part, Cybertronians and Humans tend to get along specifically because both species has the uncanny ability to look at something impractical, dangerous, and entirely unecessary
Well today I learned that in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Stan Lee’s cameo is credited as “The Watchers’ Informant”, the Watchers being a marvel race that’s the oldest creatures in the universe so they just watch all the life instead of interacting with it now, and what he’s telling them in the cameo is the story of his cameo in the first captain America movie, meaning that Stan Lee has been playing a singular character this whole time and he’s always near the action because it’s his job to observe it and report back
And another thing I love about Wonder Woman is that it gently introdces some familiar tropes and the quickly shuts them dowm in favor of sincere and meaningful characterisation.
The four male supports are the prime examples:
1. First, you have Steve, the Het White Male and you’re thinking oh I bet he’s a dick, lets get ready for some mild seualisation if not actual sexism. But?? Steve Trevor is a Pure and Good Man who supports and respects Diana and is actualy relationship goals????
2. Then, you have Sameer, and at first you think, oh hell the North African Con Man trope, but it turns out he’s a talented linguist who dreams of being an actor. Beautiful
3. Next you have Charlie, the Alcoholic Scotsman. But it turns out he drinks because he is facing some pretty serious mental health issues, and all his friends support his recovery and care for his emotional wellbeing !!!
4. And then you have Chief, and you’re surprised becasue first of all this is a Native American Character played by a Native American. And then!! He isn’t the Medicine Man, or the Spiritual Guide but a man who had everything taken from him by white people and is just trying to make something for himself. Fucking pUre.
Okay, new rule: if you regularly consume the blood and flesh of a demigod in a room full of chanting elders you’re not allowed to call other religions primitive and evil
This is oddly specific and leaves some very interesting questions unanswered.
Catholicism sure does sound weird when you put it that way.
OOOH
It’s just your family-friendly death cult that worships a tormented man on a torture device, practices ritual cannibalism, and where the priests keep closely informed on every evil act of their congregation. What’s not to like?
I wonder if Ravage ever gets the zoomies
Like its one of the rare ‘slow’ days on the Lost Light and suddenly Ravage barrels down the hall into the bridge, stays there for a moment with his tail lashing, staring intently at an indeterminable spot, and then sprints back out and everyone’s like
“What the ever loving fuck was that”
And meanwhile Megatron, who hasn’t even looked up from his book, calmly says “yeah he does that sometimes”
What I found absolutely impressive and stunning about this comic is the way the artist explained the identification and elimination of the confounding factors in the Rat Park study. This is one of the hardest parts of experiments to explain to the public, and I think it was just brilliantly done.
This is so great. I’ve read about the Rat Park experiments but I still learned new things from this. It’s long but extremely important.
My only criticism is that it’s not about how you see the world, it’s what the world literally gives you. For example, my hometown is falling apart and unemployment and homelessness is on the rise, and so is the use of heroine. If we went to a UBI system and provided housing for people, then these people would probably have no reason to continue to use heroine.
^^^ Good addition. It’s nearly impossible not to see the world as a cage when the world is set up to put you at a disadvantage. When the rich are working as hard as they can to turn the world into a cage for the rest of us (those they don’t just want dead anyway).
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