Right now most people in poor countries can't afford Maya Autodesk which made the usage of industry 3D softwares like Maya a privilege exclusive to people in developed countries since the average monthly cost of Maya is bigger than the average income of people living in low income countries, and the Maya Indie plan is not available in most low income countries.

the high cost of Maya could lead to the decline of graphics and 3D in low income countries, they have only Blender as their option.

People in low-income and developing countries can't afford legal Maya usage after the switch to subscriptions. High recurring monthly costs made standard licenses unaffordable for local artists and small studios.

This shift pushed many users toward free software like Blender or continued use of unlicensed copies.

Blender monopolized free 3D users in poor countries and Maya Autodesk monopolized professional users in developed countries.

Age of Empire is the game franchise that introduced me and millions of players to strategy video games, and I am glad that the franchise is still continuing although the first strategy game I played was browser game but Age of empire is the first non browser video strategy game I played.

I enjoyed Age of Empire more than other strategy games, I enjoyed the civilizations, the characters, and hearing phrases from other languages, my favorite thing about the gameplay is when players are advancing to new ages when it make their kingdom develop.

Although I wished that the game was more realistic, like making players need at least 3 men to build buildings, instead of allowing players to build buildings with one person even if it was a woman, women didn't build buildings and things in previous ages, let alone one woman.

Hi.

I read that some music videos in the 2000s (which featured women wearing provocative clothing) led to protests by religious people in some Middle Eastern and North African countries which includes my country in front of the channel headquarters. The reason, of course, is that back then there was no YouTube, Spotify, or TikTok or smart on demand TV, so people and families were watching the same thing (music videos on TV and music on radio) so it made these music videos so popular that they caused protests, back then most parents knew who is the favorite singer of their children.

Right now in this decade you will never hear of protests happening because of provocative clothing in music videos because most people now search for music on Youtube or Spotify or Tiktok. Also Youtube algorithm is so aggressive these years, which makes the popularity of music videos and influence of many successful people more limited to your past search history,

by the 2011 most young people who listened to international music in my country knew who was Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Beyonce and Shakira, they were household names Rihanna was 22 at the time.

but now even in 2026 Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Ellish, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, despite their success they are not really household names in my country if I mention their names in real life people will say who are these?

so the question is could the diversification of media weaken the influence and the popularity of successful new pop stars?

I remember in the mid 2010s I watched an American film.

The protagonist is a white man in late 40s or early 50s

The movie is from the 2000s or the early 2010s

I remember just one scene when he went to a business likely a bar and the employee was insulting trash talking him in foreign language and the employee was surprised when the protagonist understood him and replied to him in the same language.

I forgot the story but a lot of it happened during the night if I am not wrong he was searching for someone.

It's not Tombstone or Taken.

I remember in the mid 2010s I watched an American film.

The protagonist is a white man in late 40s or early 50s

The movie is from the 2000s or the early 2010s

I remember just one scene when he went to a business likely a bar and the employee was insulting trash talking him in foreign language and the employee was surprised when the protagonist understood him and replied to him in the same language.

I forgot the story but a lot of it happened during the night if I am not wrong he was searching for missing son or something like that.

I remember in the mid 2010s I watched an American film.

The protagonist is a white man in late 40s or early 50s

The movie is from the 2000s or the early 2010s

I remember just one scene when he went to a business likely a bar and the employee was insulting trash talking him in foreign language and the employee was surprised when the protagonist understood him and replied to him in the same language.

I forgot the story but a lot of it happened during the night if I am not wrong he was searching for missing son or something like that.

I remember when I was 16 I watched an American film.

The protagonist is a white man in his 50s or late 40s

I remember just one scene when he went to a business likely a bar and the employee was insulting trash talking him in foreign language and the employee was surprised when the protagonist understood him and replied to him in the same language.

I forgot the story but a lot of it happened during the night if I am not wrong he was searching for missing son or something like that.

Do Americans in big cities go out during the midnight more than small cities?

I like midnight more than day but my town is small and there are no enough places to go to in night

If I live in a big city in the western world I will go during midnight a lot since sometimes I suffer from insomnia and going out during the night would help me feel better and less upset.

Hi.

I read that some music videos in the 2000s (which featured women wearing provocative clothing) led to protests by religious people in some MENA countries which includes my country in front of the channel headquarters. The reason, of course, is that back then there was no YouTube, Spotify, or TikTok or smart on demand TV, so people were watching the same thing (TV and radio) so it made these music videos so popular that they caused protests.

Right now in this decade I don't remember ever hearing about protests happening because of music videos. most people now search for music on Youtube or Spotify or Tiktok. Also Youtube algorithm is so aggressive these years, which makes the popularity of music videos and influence of many successful people more limited to your past search history.

by the 2011 most young people who listened to international music in my country knew who was Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Beyonce and Shakira, they were household names Rihanna was 22 at the time.

but now even in 2026 Sabrina Carpenter, Billie Ellish, Olivia Rodrigo, Chappell Roan, despite their success they are not really household names in my country if I mention their names in real life people will say who are these?

so the question is could the diversification of media weaken the influence and the popularity of successful new pop stars?

I remember an episode from my name is Earl that featured a funny scene an old man living in with his girlfriend inside garbage container.

I think they were minor characters that appeared just in this episode.

Looking for shows like these.

Some examples

Angel a spin off of Buffy the vampire slayer.

The Amazing Spiez, a spin-off of Totally Spies, about 3 young brothers who are spies however the boys take their only sister with them in their adventure, unlike the original show it was composed only of teen girls who are friends, I remember my female childhood friend smiling and saying you should watch the spies they brought boys now.

Go, Diego, a spin off of Dora about the adventure of the cousin of Dora.

Corey in the house a spin off of That's So Raven.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, spin off of Wizard of Waverly Place, Justin Russo sister Alex asks for his help with Billie, a young wizard-in-training, Justin returns to the magical world to mentor her while attempting to maintain his ordinary life.

In the second season, after Roman and Milo also become wizards, Justin is tasked with training all three children in preparation for the upcoming family wizard competition.

No one feels and understands what it is like to be a mistreated man more than gay men.

Women will never have a childhood as bad as the childhood of gay men.

I live in homophobic country in the mena region

I feel upset and lost when I see there is no a mention of gay rights and campaigns against homophobia in national TV or campaigns against bullying of gays.

While at the same time national TV is filled with coverage of women's issues, campaigns about violence against women and female empowerment programs.

I feel women monopolized human rights in my country

It makes me feel women are always treated better than gay men in the worst countries, women are goddesses and gay men are demons because being gay is seen as against God.

Masculinity is not privilege, it's a shield that protects you from being attacked, mistreated, discriminated against and homophobia.

Real men don't treat women better than men and gays just because they are attracted to women.

Some examples

Angel a spin off of Buffy the vampire slayer.

The Amazing Spiez, a spin-off of Totally Spies, about 3 young brothers who are spies however the boys take their only sister with them in their adventure, unlike the original show it was composed only of teen girls who are friends, I remember my female childhood friend smiling and saying you should watch the spies they brought boys now.

Go, Diego, a spin off of Dora about the adventure of the cousin of Dora.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, spin off of Wizard of Waverly Place, Justin Russo sister Alex asks for his help with Billie, a young wizard-in-training, Justin returns to the magical world to mentor her while attempting to maintain his ordinary life.

In the second season, after Roman and Milo also become wizards, Justin is tasked with training all three children in preparation for the upcoming family wizard competition.

Corey in the house a spin off of That's So Raven.

If girls and women can have female versions of shows like Superman, Hulk, He-man, Batman...etc then men and boys deserve to have male versions of shows about girls and women.

Angel a spin off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

The Amazing Spiez, a spin-off of Totally Spies, about 3 young brothers who are spies however the boys take their only sister with them in their adventure, unlike the original show it was composed only of teen girls who are friends, I remember my female childhood friend smiling and saying you should watch the spies they brought boys now.

Go, Diego, a spin off of Dora about the adventure of the cousin of Dora.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, spin off of Wizard of Waverly Place, Justin Russo sister Alex asks for his help with Billie, a young wizard-in-training, Justin returns to the magical world to mentor her while attempting to maintain his ordinary life.

In the second season, after Roman and Milo also become wizards, Justin is tasked with training all three children in preparation for the upcoming family wizard competition.

Corey in The House a spin off of That's So Raven.

What shows like this that you know of?

Some of that I know

The Amazing Spiez, a male-focused spin-off of Totally Spies, about 3 young brothers who are spies however the boys take their only sister with them in their adventure, unlike the original show it was composed only of teen girls who are friends, I remember my female childhood friend smiling and saying you should watch the spies they brought boys now.

Go, Diego, a spin off of Dora about the adventure of the cousin of Dora.

Wizards Beyond Waverly Place, spin off of Wizard of Waverly Place, Justin Russo sister Alex asks for his help with Billie, a young wizard-in-training, Justin returns to the magical world to mentor her while attempting to maintain his ordinary life.

In the second season, after Roman and Milo also become wizards, Justin is tasked with training all three children in preparation for the upcoming family wizard competition.