I am the Dragon Reborn... or if you do not consider that an actual profession; a shepard.

"Sooner or later 'different' scares people"

Ok, maybe they're on to something anyway.

That earns you a First Beer where I am from.

Companies will just appoint another strawman. The only way to make companies do what you want is fines at the global turnover level.

It is working so well in tech that the billionaires are using all their resources to have individuals in other governments prosecuted.

I find that only books give me that fulfilled feeling of having consumed a complete work*

*Except; A song of ice and fire

You haven't seen The Last of Us yet?

That's a 35 year old photo. They may have remodeled since then.
Hell, the place could be a methlab now.

Oh and the writer is not a bigot because the hero has a black friend he helped learn to read (who dies on page 5).

I've read it already; Against the odds, convention, and the expectation of his parents, our 'hero' destroys the evil queen who had brainwashed all women to reject the natural rule of man and thereby our hero restores order to the universe and receives the recognition of his peers (men).

I liked The Watch, I don't think the 5.5 does it justice. (It's more a 7)
m.imdb.com/title/tt8080...

But... How?

And Bluesky will only let me heart and retweet once...

I always liked Canada better anyway.

Unfortunately EU fines are based on a percentage of turnover.

Use it and be turned to evil. Palantir must be the most aptly named evil company ever.

I came for the Discworld quotes, I stayed for the thoughtful and eloquently expressed views (and more Discworld quotes)...

Once again Scalzi shows himself to be one of the great literary minds of our time. Surely, our progeny will liken him to Shakespeare, Shelly né Godwin, or Updike. ;)

Dat moet je ons nog eens uitleggen ;)