It's been so booooooring lately

Wrestlemania is coming up!

What's the card like?

...I dunno I haven't watched WWE in ages

:O

I just hate the direction Vince took it in, and then he left and I was gonna watch then he came back so I was like nope

So you don't watch WWE but you will watch Wrestlemania, which is peak WWE?

I watch the Pay Per Views Premium Live Events still

...what kind of a name is that

Well because they roll it into other streaming subscriptions so you're not paying for the singular event anymore

Can someone please tell me why everything is a f[BLEEP]king subscription these days?

Like, EVERYTHING. If you want to download a piece of software they want to lock you into a monthly sub (HELLO ADOBE)

Because recurring revenue is where it's at.

Going back to wrestling for a sec, here's a great article on Polygon about Vince and the WWE and how he controls it

“ The wrestling industry today is a rabid animal disguised as a gentleman, standing on its hind legs and holding a champagne glass. ”

Yeah well the thing is even with the s[BLEEP]tty conditions the performers are there because they want to be, and I watch it for them. This is their dream. Sadly it's like every other job, the pay is s[BLEEP]t unless you're in the elite ranks, and you gotta do what the boss tells you and the benefits are s[BLEEP]t.

It doesn't mean it HAS to be that way

There's other problems though - let's say ÆW wanted to give all its roster health insurance. Look at the stunts they do - who is going to insure them?

All I'm hearing are excuses :P

Well it's not like the Roman Coliseum where the Emperor forces you to fight. Wrestlers could just wrestle in their backyards or gyms

Will you listen to yourself, Haruka-poppa? It's like saying "Oh, well the Starbucks Barista is free to go open up a Coffee stand on the side of the road if they don't like what the shop is doing."

It's attitudes like that that prevent any kind of meaningful change. There's no pressure being put on people like Vince.

TOPIC SWITCH

NOBODY CAN BE TOLD WHAT THE METAVERSE IS, YOU MUST SEE IT FOR YOURSELF

Crap. The Metaverse is crap.

I can't get my Lawnmower Man on in there.

You do know the woman who had VR sex in Lawnmower Man died in the process, yeah?

I am more powerful and would survive

Why do you need VR, dear, when I'm right here~?

The question answers itself

EXCUSE ME?!

you heard me

Oh s[BLEEP]t yo

Oh I would be totally VRing you Michi

But I'm right here, what's the point of the VR

(because then she doesn't have to look at you)

WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM

existence

and I thought *I* was dark.