People programmed in terrible ways are terrible. Mourn their death and move on.

It is objectively poorly written and poorly constructed. That’s not really up for debate. The idea that it’s acceptable for small children is it’s only saving grace. Any adult who likes it is blinded by nostalgia or has built a personality around it.

I “grew up” with it. I read them as they came out as I was about the age. It was known to be slop for children back then.

It’s not a binary from bad to acceptable. There’s A LOT of range in YA books and a lot of good ones. Rowlings issue is so fundamental it really would prevent her from writing any kind of book. She simply packed the knowledge about writing to do any amount of planning ahead. She’s constantly pulling out a McGuffin and insulting the intelligence of her readers. There’s no thought put into the world. The characters don’t come to life. It has the sensibility of Willy Wonka and the set design by Tim Burton. Her writing is closer to a single stream of consciousness than a deliberate plot because she lacked, and probably still lacks, the literary skill or expertise to actually craft that.

Her success is entirely due to factors outside her control and is in spite of her characteristic lack of ability.

Also; Tom Clancy sucks. In fact, Tom Clancy <<< Clive Cussler- and Cussler is mediocre at best.

I’ve got quite the resume and I’ve been having trouble finding sponsors overseas. I would love to be a part of the brain drain.

I think that’s a very apt way to put it.

A service le paperback detective fiction for kids.

Less confidence, more access to experts in their field. Talk with successful organizers and polite sci people to form real opinions and ignore what you see here. Trust experts.

It’s abundantly clear the ending of book 1 wasn’t even planned. Harry Potter doesn’t even work when you look at each book individually. Even by YA standards.

Just stop using Twitch. Are you that attached to it you’d support the fascists?

Smarter people here: it’s a bad idea and you’re helping the fascists.

A one week boycott will do nothing while placating peoples desire for resistance. Enjoy the meaningless gesture while the fascists laugh at you.

Well the conservatives are fascists right now so that’s a pretty easy connection to make.

Do it anyway?

They could stand up now. They could offer some resistance.

We’re sure not treating them nice right now. I’d hold off travel plans here for a bit.

Why don’t the Jews simply ban the Nazis? …

This would help the American people fight the Oligarchs. Godspeed, friends.

Democrats never lifted a finger for me. Every time I hear them doing something it’s somehow not helping me again. My wages have stagnated while their donors got richer. Obama bailed out companies that closed production anyway. Dems handled this election so poorly it’s barely believable. I genuinely don’t know if they’re actually opposition. They seem like they’re on the same team as the other guys from where I’m sitting.

Losing is more expensive

It’s not causing any damage. The elite do not care.

If a death threat makes you back down I want you out of my government. I’d consider it on par with treason or like a soldier going AWOL in combat.

Maybe we should make them more afraid of us than of them? If that’s what they’re signaling works.

No, they absolutely still would. The amount of people means less than nothing. That is absolutely on the table with them.