Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, Pi, No Country for Old Men, Pulp Fiction

With the importance of comedy albums back in the 70s and 80s, Carlin, Cosby, and Pryor penetrated into culture more, I think one could argue. Plus, appearance on TV would be major fodder for water cooler talk before Must See TV

Excellent. As an instructional designer, I love when game designers make choices to support people in learning their systems.

::looks at the wave of extreme right movements throughout Europe::
Yep.

Sharp distinction from Thiel and others who prefer to pilfer from Tolkien.

And I'll repeat myself again: I think a lot of folks fail to really consider the geography at play. Many US folks can't afford the time and expense to get to their own state capitol, never mind the national capitol, and the national capitol is the locus of grievance.