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Oh, you mean like Karoshi? The term that translates to "overwork death"? Good times. Good times.

line must go up forever

The rules of battlebots lend themselves to wedge bots, unfortunately. Can't shoot, tangle, or electrocute, for example.

There was one, Depth Charge, that moved by spinning really fucking fast, and would destroy the arena, which was fucking rad.

Always mildly annoyed by this type of meme.

First and foremost: Gotham is fucked. Like... really fucked. Evil secret societies run the place, the water supply is very likely poisoned in various ways, both conventionally and naturally, there's ancient evils buried under the city that have been corrupting it for centuries, a portal to hell in the asylum. We can say "Oh surely a food bank would help" and Wayne absolutely does do that via foundations in both of his parents names.... but all the shit to erase systemic poverty in the world can exist and The Joker, Zsasz, Mr. Pyg, The Court of Owls, Solomon Grundy, and the like are still going to be doing their shit (Not to mention big alien threats like Darkseid.). Likely most of his villains would still be on their grind except maybe Mr. Freeze who actually could have his problems solved by money.

Secondly: You gotta suspend disbelief. Make Superman a transitional power source and no one is gonna read it anymore, even if it would be 'realistic'. Any number of heroes could readily solve a number of the worlds issues. Why doesn't Iron Man put Arc reactors everywhere to power the world on clean energy? How come Storm doesn't get rid of every hurricane before it starts? Why doesn't Ice Man freeze up the poles and cool the planet down? The Flash could instantly deliver supplies to places in need. It's realistic, but it's boring, and boring doesn't sell comics. Okay, maybe Ruins but that couldn't be like... a whole series.

As they might have said, Et in Arcadia Ego

I laid out what an effective boycott looks like with a specific recent example that accomplished what it set out to do. I'm not sure how much more constructive I can be. What would you consider to be constructive if not that?

I'm sure this one day boycott will be just as effective as the others were.

If you want results you need to put in time and have a target. Conservatives didn't boycott beer, they boycotted Bud Light. They didn't do it for a day, they did it until Bud Light gave up. Say what you will about the "why" of it, but it was effective.

Shocking literally no one, cancelling a credit card with a 10,000 dollar limit that has only had 2,000 spent on it isn't actually 8,000 in savings.

What manner of crafting do you do that requires that number of zipties?

Or is this a "cable drawer" situation?

Personally I use a Husky workbench, though it is a bit substantial. It has wheels, comes with a crank to adjust height as well, you can buy with or without a drawer. They have demo models out at Home Depot so you can see if its for you.

Men learn they are the machine, and not the rage against.

If I could really choose a death method, I think gladiatorial combat to the death would be pretty dope. Just throw death row inmates in a arena and PPV it. Let guys in for life with no parole or 300 year sentences have a go too if they want. Not for a reduction in sentence or extra benefits or anything though, just to do it. If dudes survive, let them fight again in the next show if they want. Could even give profits to the victims families.