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Maybe it won’t be your thing, but I really really like Haibane Renmei. It’s more melancholy comfy, and some moments are a little intense, but it’s overall very sweet and meaningful to me.

“Death to America” is like our version of “and peace be with you.” It’s a nice phrase to say at the end of every statement.

I appreciate Postal 2 because the premise is kinda funny. It’s deliberately designed so you can beat it without doing any violence at all. You’re given tasks like get milk, pick up your paycheck, etc. And it involves standing in lines or people berating you. You’re stuck doing tedious annoying repetitive tasks, or you can get a flamethrower. I think standing in line to get Gary Coleman’s autograph takes 90 minutes if you do it normally.

Otherwise it’s very silly early 2000s edgy white guy dudebro humor

Rogan doesn’t just talk to any cranks, he gives a voice to incredibly bigoted cranks like Sam Harris, Douglas Murray, and Jordan Peterson.

These types are more than simple fringe eccentrics, they’re outright racist, transphobic lunatics who shouldn’t feel comfortable showing their faces in polite society. Nothing can be gained from talking with these people unless we’re all laughing at them or we’re learning how to identify their type of fascism.

That would be funny though, if Rogan had these folk on his show specifically to mock them and show everyone what clowns they are, like what Zizek did to Peterson. But Rogan doesn’t clown on them. He talks to them as seriously as he does anyone else, and even occasionally agrees with them, so what value does that provide? Should freedom of speech include racist screeds or calls for violence against trans people?

It was crowded on Japanese intercity commuter rail? Was this a JR Line or a city metro line? Were you on peak hours?

I’ve been on hundreds of trains in Japan and the only time I remember it being too crowded to move are the ones early in the morning and the ones at rush hour.

They also get a little crowded in inner cities on Friday and Saturday nights, but you know what? They’re great. They’re almost never late, they’re comfortable, and they get you where you’re going. Cheap too. I remember going from Narita to Shinjuku (40 something miles) for around 2700 yen (like $24).

The best trains I’ve used ever are actually in China, unless the shinkansen in Japan counts. The shinkansen is the best transportation I’ve ever experienced. Surreal levels of comfort and smoothness.