Thanks for the info, that sounds like it may be worth passing on. The story looked like it had potential, but I heard mixed-poor reviews when it came out.

Was it worth it once the combat did start? I had been slightly interested in that game.

Someone mentioned in a lower level reply, but Startrek and the Orville are great for political / social commentary.

I think a fair amount of sitcoms have some element of educating on social norms. Seinfeld and Its Always Sunny maybe require more prior knowledge about subject matters, but covering things like abortion, immigration, racism, etc.

Mythbusters and similar are pretty good about being “adult” science shows.

Maybe documentaries don’t really count as “entertainment” the way you’re looking for, but Planet Earth is a great series.

This was one of the most Pixar feeling Pixar movies in about a decade.

Manga is actually pretty gender neutral nowadays, but that’s probably because “manga” is really a supset. For every sci-fi/fantasy/superhero manga there is a romance/magical-girl/etc manga. So basically manga contains a subset of all the same genres we see in the diagram.

Additionally by breaking up graphic novels, comics, and manga you’re probably splitting the “male” readership up more letting manga have a “female” bias.

I’m surprised that’s the result of the analysis, with so many things vying for peoples attention I wouldn’t think that strategy would work.

I know I bounced off of the following due to long delays:

• Stranger Things
• The Boys
• Severance
• Invincible
• And probably more

What do you recommend instead for $30-40?

Like many any media tied to a specific culture, it assumes a familiarity with the culture - in this case shinto beliefs and japanese folklore. If you’re unfamiliar with those things then a lot of the rules and situations seem to be random and come out of nowhere.

A similar scenario would be like watching Scream or Scary Movie without having seen the movies they make references to. You might still enjoy the movie, but without the context of the films they satrize/parodize you won’t fully appreciate what the movie is doing.

It makes it an understandable criticisim, accesibility of a movie is a valid complaint. However, I don’t think it’s one that necessarily reflects on the quality of the movie, but rather is a warning about who will appreciate it.

Another Crab’s Treasure - Its actually a pretty fast paced and fun souls like.

Back when I could only afford a game every once in a while oldschool rpgs were great. They took forever and some had decent replayability (like pokemon or classes in FF). Nowadays they just feel like a slog.

I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted for your opinion.

Personally, I don’t think you’re wrong, but that’s also not really the point of the movie. It’s not trying to make a spiritual world with hard rules per se. It’s more about growth and uses the spirits to set the stage for conflicts for the main character to overcome (with the consistent stake of losing herself/her identity)

Like many studio ghibli films, it’s about facing pivotal times in our lives and overcoming fears so we can better face the challenges of everyday life.

My neighbor Totoro has the kids moving to a new place and dealing with a sick parent, spirited away is about moving to a new city, whispers of the heart is about first love and how to decide what to do with your life, Kikis delivery service is about heading out into the world. In many of these movies, the fantastical is used to present these challenges in a more approachable way, but the “stakes” are almost always internal and personal.

Actually most job growth has been in Healthcare, a field that is very resistant to AI right now. So if you remove that I think the trend is even less significant (and probably not anything that holds up to much scrutiny).

Its also very dangerous and they’ve avoided being labeled a “sport” to avoid certain regulations. According to this article it accounts for over 50% of catastrophic injuries in female athletes - https://www.sportsmed.org/membership/sports-medicine-update/winter-2025/flips-falls-and-fractures-the-reality-of-cheerleading-injuries

It may have gotten better in recent years, it’s been a while since I read up on the subject.

For those curious:

Currently in post and said to be rooted in Scandinavian folklore, The Punishing is set on a remote Icelandic island “where a man miraculously recovers from a terminal illness—but his wife soon discovers the land’s healing powers come at a terrifying price”.

https://deadline.com/2026/05/john-boyega-cara-delevingne-horror-punishing-first-images-1236914444/

Haha, pretty good guess. I think I usually make it around 15min, but it depends on the lights and how much I lean on the electric pedal assist for the hills.

A mixture of I’m a bit lazy, it’s very hilly, and in the summer it can be over 100F (37C) at 100% humidity.

I recently did similar math to determine if I should get an electric bike vs drive to work.

The trip is about 2.5 miles, meaning 5 miles round trip. The cheapest ebike I felt good about cost about $500. At the time gas was about $3.50 a gallon and my car got ~30mpg on that route.

So basically $3.50 / 6 trips. That means I’d need to ride the bike roughly 800 times to make back the investment. Given I don’t go into the office every day, it would take me around 5 years to make back the investment in the bike.

This math only works out this way though because I already own the car, and that little bit or mileage wouldn’t be too noticeable for wear and tear, so it’s really a cost of gas issue.

However, I did get the bike and ride it for a little bit of exercise, an excuse to be outside, and cause using less gas is overall a good goal.

Yeah, the article only compares “all occupations” and their flagged “AI sensitive - healthcare” which is a terrible comparison. Anyone paying attention to the job market knows that Healthcare has been basically carrying the job market recently. A fair comparison would exclude Healthcare on both sides. I suspect without Healthcare in the “all occupations” we’d see low to negative growth too.

Basically, the job market has been stagnant and/or shrinking in everything except Healthcare. When everyone is tightening their belt, sales/secrataries/assistant roles will probably feel it first.

I mean, there is a history of a lot of nations doing this.

I mean they’re spending a million per day to keep the national guard deployed in DC. Just have them paint it.