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.

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.

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.

This is verifiable stuff. Lol. You clowns will believe whatever makes you feel better about yourself without any regard for reality.

You armchair Redditors are ridiculous.

People with experience will tell you how something works and you’ll ignore it in favor of the first thing that comes into your mind. Enjoy your ignorance.

This is the level we need to be at. Now. The minimum level.

The production shelf space was the premium. By the time a distributor has it, it matters far less.

This isn’t a beginning. This is going to be a huge blow to the movement when nothing happens.

That is literally not how it works with people. They will feel like they did their job and move on. They will do this instead of actually helping. There isn’t any escalation. There’s a week (not long enough) hit on specific companies and other “days”.