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The Myth of “100 Companies Being Responsible for 71% of Global Emissions”
Alex Has Opinions 10/7/23 Alex Has Opinions 10/7/23

The Myth of “100 Companies Being Responsible for 71% of Global Emissions”

Who is responsible for the majority of greenhouse gases (GHGs) being emitted into the atmosphere?

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Letting Go of Our Heroic Image of Ursula from 'The Little Mermaid'
Alex Has Opinions 9/29/23 Alex Has Opinions 9/29/23

Letting Go of Our Heroic Image of Ursula from 'The Little Mermaid'

Someone isn't a saint just because they say they are one.

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The Many Types of Death Vehicles
Alex Has Opinions 9/27/23 Alex Has Opinions 9/27/23

The Many Types of Death Vehicles

Vroom vroom went the species with a death wish

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Our Leader's Solution To Climate Change Is To Pretend Like They Have Solved The Problem
Alex Has Opinions 9/23/23 Alex Has Opinions 9/23/23

Our Leader's Solution To Climate Change Is To Pretend Like They Have Solved The Problem

You should be angry over our leader's lack of urgency

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The Successful Troll Behind the Print-To-Order Company “Sticker Mule”
Alex Has Opinions 9/20/23 Alex Has Opinions 9/20/23

The Successful Troll Behind the Print-To-Order Company “Sticker Mule”

The tale of how the Zazzle cloned channeled the power of memes for fun and profit

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Spider-Man wants to change: Will Hollywood let it?
Alex Has Opinions 9/15/23 Alex Has Opinions 9/15/23

Spider-Man wants to change: Will Hollywood let it?

Analyzing the superhero movie about how nothing changes

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How to Talk about Ariel and 'The Little Mermaid' Without Being Terrible
Alex Has Opinions 9/13/23 Alex Has Opinions 9/13/23

How to Talk about Ariel and 'The Little Mermaid' Without Being Terrible

You can criticize this movie while still pushing against the racist backlash against it

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The Denialist PR Group Selling False Hope (ft. Natural Allies)
Alex Has Opinions 9/7/23 Alex Has Opinions 9/7/23

The Denialist PR Group Selling False Hope (ft. Natural Allies)

If something kills you more slowly, it's better!

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Should the Public Trust Approval Voting?
Alex Has Opinions 9/1/23 Alex Has Opinions 9/1/23

Should the Public Trust Approval Voting?

The tech bros & billionaires behind this fringe voting system

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The Rich Shouldn't Be Trusted To Make Decisions
Alex Has Opinions 8/30/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/30/23

The Rich Shouldn't Be Trusted To Make Decisions

Our reverence for the wealthy is misplaced

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Yennefer Was Wrong
Alex Has Opinions 8/29/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/29/23

Yennefer Was Wrong

A review of The Witcher Season 3

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The Messy And Incoherent Philosophy of Diablo 4's Lilith
Alex Has Opinions 8/27/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/27/23

The Messy And Incoherent Philosophy of Diablo 4's Lilith

Free will, Social Darwinism, and demons

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Climate Change is a Bigger Existential Threat Than AI
Alex Has Opinions 8/26/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/26/23

Climate Change is a Bigger Existential Threat Than AI

AI, Climate Change, and the ending of things

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The Dad Joke Was A Long Time Coming
Alex Has Opinions 8/23/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/23/23

The Dad Joke Was A Long Time Coming

Examining the origins of punny humor from dads.

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Queer People Shouldn’t Have To Suffer To Be Taken Seriously
Alex Has Opinions 8/19/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/19/23

Queer People Shouldn’t Have To Suffer To Be Taken Seriously

We deserve rights because we’re human beings — we shouldn’t have to leverage our pain

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"Ōoku: The Inner Chambers" Is A Fascinating Deconstruction of Gender
Alex Has Opinions 8/17/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/17/23

"Ōoku: The Inner Chambers" Is A Fascinating Deconstruction of Gender

The matriarchy rises in this Netflix show set during the Edo Period

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Barbenheimer: A Surprising Battle of Messaging and Framing
Alex Has Opinions 8/11/23 Alex Has Opinions 8/11/23

Barbenheimer: A Surprising Battle of Messaging and Framing

A review of what Barbie and Oppenheimer do well and bad with messaging

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The Show Steven Universe’s Terrible Approach to Fascism
Alex Has Opinions 7/27/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/27/23

The Show Steven Universe’s Terrible Approach to Fascism

Cartoon fascism and the problem of solving it with kindness

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A24's ‘Beef ’— A Story of False Class Consciousness
Alex Has Opinions 7/26/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/26/23

A24's ‘Beef ’— A Story of False Class Consciousness

The Netflix show about worker spats and decapitations

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Nimona: Fictional Discrimination At Its Finest
Alex Has Opinions 7/22/23 Alex Has Opinions 7/22/23

Nimona: Fictional Discrimination At Its Finest

How the cute animated movie subverts expectations

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