This. It isn't to say that slang can't be used, but when you see people use ill-defined words along with buzzwords, you can't take them seriously.

"The old days" is an at best delusional, at worst and more often dangerous way to view the past.
With rose tinted glasses, you can't see all of the red flags.

I dont believe there is any inherent value to being "subtle" and that it shouldn't be put at a pedestal.
If anything work doesn't want to be, it shouldn't be expected to conform
Besides, it's been proven that on these matters subtlety not only doesnt work but allows co-opting of the message.

They've had a weird hate boner towards him because he *dared* to not think they were funny.

That idea was around long before Anno.
It's fine to love Eva, I do, but many concepts like pilot stress were done before him.

Nah, Rita/Zed's place is classier

All of his "bootleg universe" shit is, well, shit.
He found his mark with anime and should stay with it

In their restless dreams they see that town ....

"Make a Gaioumon X"
"Sir, he's already a Natural X-Antibody Digimon"
"Well, make him X-er!"

People who hate a given ship with zeal. Sorry to have to break it to you. Maybe better if you didn't know.

Thoughts on SoraXKairi anti's

I mean, he would just say that the revolution "is about to begin" and never follow through.

Ultra Rider Nyx-Man?

An existential crisis or two ... or 20+ in my case, can do a mind some good.

People have swapped out Adventure Digi-Destined with the Partner Digimon but I don't think I've seen one for Ryo with each

If anything I hear it spoken more so I don't think so.