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UnfairRepresent posted...

nemu posted...

The main thing people don't seem to understand from the gun control angle is that we're dealing with such a small percentage of the population committing these horrid crimes that no gun control measure is going to be able to do anything of value. It focuses on an unrealistic idea of removing the tools of murder, but that doesn't help when there are dozens more ways to kill.

If you say so.

It's been very successful elsewhere on Earth with even smaller populations of violent criminals and gun owners.

You have to take into account the reality in which we live. The amount of guns is at least 1:1 for the population, if not a bit more skewed in favor of guns. Even the strictest possible gun regulations would do little of anything. If we banned all guns right now, I doubt we could collect all of them before 2100 even without factoring in the "muh guns" crowd revolting.

The main thing people don't seem to understand from the gun control angle is that we're dealing with such a small percentage of the population committing these horrid crimes that no gun control measure is going to be able to do anything of value. It focuses on an unrealistic idea of removing the tools of murder, but that doesn't help when there are dozens more ways to kill.

It's one of these topics where it's impossible to have an actual discussion because everyone is speaking from such radically different definitions that you may as well be trying to argue by yelling across a ten mile chasm.

I feel like Youtube will need to fully collapse in on itself before an alternative gets any real traction. While pandering to creators is something most of these sites do, they need to realize they need to pander to the mass audiences. Even if some popular creators move, they won't bring enough people with them to make these sites massively grow. They'll just instead find someone else on Youtube who fills that niche.

I only ever watched the first few seasons. Overall, it was good, but it sounds like the later seasons got into the usual over-convoluted nonsense of long running series.

I like how "I have or have had a penis" is considered a minor personal detail to some people. It's such a wacky thought process. Accepting a transwoman as a woman in most circumstances does not mean they fit into every area biological women occupy.

Yes. They are trans, and they will always be trans. There is a vast gulf between accepting their preferred gender in social situations and needing to count them as potential sexual partners to avoid being seen as a bigot. Im very glad its a minority viewpoint. Its not a massive deal right now, but plastic surgery is only going to get better as the years and decades progress.

ImmatureContent posted...

nemu posted...

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nemu posted...

It's always weird seeing people advocating for overly extreme trans acceptance. Even if I met a transwoman who was otherwise the perfect partner for me, there would be literally nothing that would interest me in a relationship with her. There's nothing at all wrong with those who are fine with a trans partner, but they are going to always be a super minority of people.

lol, this is the most contradictory bunch of nonsense I have ever read.

You say she is the perfect partner in all ways except being transgender. You then say there is literally nothing that would interest you... but what about all the things they made them otherwise perfect? Those things are clearly not nothing. No, there are literally things you do like about them but they are being outweighed by the one thing you don't like.

And then your bit at the end trying to claim that people interested in dating trans partners will always be in the super minority is very clearly trying to justify your position simply by sake of it being the majority. And your claim that it will always be a minority view is based on absolutely nothing. You are just trying to subtly undermine their position without outright saying so.

Her innate status as a transperson means there is literally nothing that could cause me to be interested in a relationship with her despite how otherwise a perfect fit she may be for me. I'm saying that it's "normal" for people to not be at all interested in transpeople as partners, and that is not going to change. Nobody should be ashamed for being trans or being with a trans partner, but there seem to be some people here acting like the reluctance to be with transpeople is some societal brainwashing.

Do you often feel a need to be "normal"? Is that important to you?

I don't think you understand how environmental factors affect people's views. There is no way around it. Society clearly alters our views. Society doesn't decide for us but to deny its impact is delusional.

Factors affect people only so far. The idea that blue is a boy's color and pink is a girl's color is entirely fabricated, but not the innate feelings that will draw girls towards towards "girly" colors that will likely include pink things. That the vast majority of people will want partners who are biologically in line with their gender. That should be surprising to nobody. As there are gay people who live straight lives for years due to societal pressure, there may be people out there who would be fine with a trans partner if not for societal pressures, but, again, this isn't going to be some kind of major change to the populous.

ImmatureContent posted...

nemu posted...

It's always weird seeing people advocating for overly extreme trans acceptance. Even if I met a transwoman who was otherwise the perfect partner for me, there would be literally nothing that would interest me in a relationship with her. There's nothing at all wrong with those who are fine with a trans partner, but they are going to always be a super minority of people.

lol, this is the most contradictory bunch of nonsense I have ever read.

You say she is the perfect partner in all ways except being transgender. You then say there is literally nothing that would interest you... but what about all the things they made them otherwise perfect? Those things are clearly not nothing. No, there are literally things you do like about them but they are being outweighed by the one thing you don't like.

And then your bit at the end trying to claim that people interested in dating trans partners will always be in the super minority is very clearly trying to justify your position simply by sake of it being the majority. And your claim that it will always be a minority view is based on absolutely nothing. You are just trying to subtly undermine their position without outright saying so.

Her innate status as a transperson means there is literally nothing that could cause me to be interested in a relationship with her despite how otherwise a perfect fit she may be for me. I'm saying that it's "normal" for people to not be at all interested in transpeople as partners, and that is not going to change. Nobody should be ashamed for being trans or being with a trans partner, but there seem to be some people here acting like the reluctance to be with transpeople is some societal brainwashing.

It's always weird seeing people advocating for overly extreme trans acceptance. Even if I met a transwoman who was otherwise the perfect partner for me, there would be literally nothing that would interest me in a relationship with her. There's nothing at all wrong with those who are fine with a trans partner, but they are going to always be a super minority of people.

_Rinku_ posted...

Jerry_Hellyeah posted...

Empathy is understanding that whatever the guy does is okay.

Hes not a piece of shit for leaving, but hed no doubt be a HERO to stay in the kid's life.

Im not saying he SHOULD leave, Im saying he has every right to do so without judgement. I doubt anyone in this thread including myself has had to feel a pain like this. Is there a deeper betrayal a human can suffer?

In what world is abandoning your child not automatically grounds for being a piece of shit?

You keep saying that like the parent-child bond should always outweigh the absolute feeling of betrayal. Its ultimately up to the guy on how he wants to process his feelings, but there are just some relationships you can never mend. Its like advocating to stay married for the kids despite it not being healthy, or applying this same logic to a relationship. Some things are better broken off. I agree that objectively that it would be better for the child to continue to be loved, but the mans feelings need to be taken into account. I think its definitely a virtuous thing to continue to be in the childs life, but its not inherently disgusting to want to cut all this.

I think it's pretty stupid overall. I'm certainly for the reduction of police corruption, but I don't think it's at all as big of an issue as people think. It's not something to be ignored, but people are talking all these high profile, yet statistically small stories as if they're actually high in number.

_Rinku_ posted...

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

@_Rinku_

Wow you have such a bad take on this and clearly have zero fucks given that the husband was tricked and believe the child is still his problem financially.

If a baby is adopted that is one thing, but this woman cheated and has the husband raising some other mans load.

I'm going to say this as plainly as possible:

If you could raise a child for eight years and then turn your back on them for any reason, you are not a good person. You are allowed to be angry at the mother. You are allowed to be frustrated and hurt. If you abandon this child, who views you as their father and their world, you are a complete monster.

Anyone who would shun their child in this situation needs to grow the fuck up and act like an adult.

I feel like you'd have to experience that feeling of betrayal for yourself before you can state it so matter of factly. The people who suddenly treat the child like absolute trash seem like human garbage from a surface view, but that could easily be a coping mechanism. Though there are just trash human beings who could toss their biological child to the wayside if it suited them.

I can see it from both sides. On one hand, you have formed a bond with this child, but on another hand the child is now a symbol of your life being torn apart. It really depends on the person and how much they care for the child.

TheGoldenEel posted...

Like I cant see how a gamer could play something like Resident Evil 7 or Wipeout or Astrobot or Doom VFR, traditional games in their own respective genres, or even more gimmicky stuff like Beat Sabre, and not see that VR is an obvious and tangible improvement to the gaming experience in a way that motion controls never were

so the conclusion here must be that theyre just jealous they cant afford the setup

There are issues like the setups being a bit clunky, needing to have a full room worth of space, and the motion sickness issues that might be a turnoff for a lot of people. Once they work all that out, it will be much better.

Nah, it's definitely not going away. The current applications are kind of clunky, but it will probably be amazing in the next couple decades. I feel like we're in the NES equivalent era of VR right now.

Given that they could shut it down in a year if it doesn't do well, I have no desire to put any money into a service like that. It should have been Netlix for gaming.

I see no issue morally with eating animals. The horrid conditions of factory farming should definitely be addressed though.

I don't understand why they don't just sell it for like $5.

I love ketchup on everything, but flavored stuff is garbage.

Primary food source slowly starts dwindling, so those with attributes to better access another food source attain a better chance of breeding.
New predator is introduced into the ecosystem so those who are able to best survive the initial culling develop defenses against it over many generations.
Certain characteristics begin to attract mates at a slightly higher percentage than others, so those traits eventually become dominant.

If I'm in any kind of hurry, let them get away with it. Otherwise, probably call the police.

For western society, I think we've reached it for the most part. There's obviously some back and forth on both sides, but literal equality is impossible.

I don't really care either way, but I do think family units are better off with the same last name. The idea that the man's name needs to be passed on is just an archaic, prideful relic that can be tossed away. I'd say whichever last name sounds better should be chosen.

I can get mandated clothing, but there should be a choice between pants and a skirt/dress.

It's a mix of some shitty practices and the worst fucking PR. It's basically like it's purposely drumming up controversy for publicity. There's so much they could be doing to not look like scum.

Yes, given that with enough technological progress that we could theoretically revive any human body from death, the idea that there is some kind of record that leaves the body makes no sense.

There is an issue that both are ideologies rather than actual groups. Antifa has a benefit that they have specific identifiers you can ban from gatherings at least.

Sure, if there is an afterlife, 100 years is comparatively nothing to infinity.

Why don't these people understand they've simply hit the genetic lottery? Certain choices will help certain people live longer, but there is nothing specific that will get you to 100+.

Pretty sure they're complete bunk.

Regardless of whether it's warranted or unwarranted, I'll never get why these studios allow these people to post public opinions relating to the games. It's never good, even if it's a case of fans being dumbasses.

I never take an actual lunch. Why would anyone want to commit to work for 8.5-9 hours?

It would probably be a net positive. All you need to do is ban the gathering of masked, anonymous shitheads with no accountability. People can still counter protest the other supremacist shitheads just fine without needing to pretend to be masked heroes.

Given that completely literal shit can be considered art, I dont think there is anything that doesnt qualify.

Why? Unless it's a very specific subset of job in which sex matters, sports being the only one I can think of, then it doesn't matter whatsoever.

Bad_Mojo posted...

nemu posted...

It's one of those things that should definitely be lightly discouraged, but the world also doesn't need to have a massive freakout when it happens. I'm sure it's pretty ingrained into a lot of people currently, so it's not going to be wiped out in a day or a year. Don't have a hemorrhage over it.

The first step is pointing out that it's problematic to the people that use it

Yeah, simply saying it's offensive is a sensible reaction. I was thinking more about either condemning a person as an instant bigot, or a "here's a breaking news story where Celebrity X used gay as an insult in a video from 2007" situation in which things are way overblown by the media. It's not a good thing to use it in that context at any time, but the response should be appropriate to the weight of the word.

It's one of those things that should definitely be lightly discouraged, but the world also doesn't need to have a massive freakout when it happens. I'm sure it's pretty ingrained into a lot of people currently, so it's not going to be wiped out in a day or a year. Don't have a hemorrhage over it.

I'd only want the power if I could use it at a later date. I have no need to restart my life at the moment, but I'm sure I'd want it once I'm old and dying.

I don't think I've bought any in years, but I could probably down a whole pack if I didn't care about the immense calories. Being realistic on not wanting to gain a full pound, I'd stick to 2-4.

Have there been any studies that correlate CEO pay to business success? If it's a net positive, then it's a good thing regardless of how gross it is when comparing it to regular employee pay.

Both the usual lack of quality for long running weekly series and Toei thinking fans will unilaterally eat up low quality garbage, which was sort of true.

I'll never refuse to tip, but tipping culture is so stupid.

I'd say it's more like they're cult victims than anything. China is definitely heavy on groupthink tactics.

I think the endgame should have had more weapons like the Master Sword. You eventually get to the point where you're throwing away weapons you haven't even used for ones with slightly better stats. Each major weapon should have had an indestructible variety you could find through a quest or upgrading existing ones at a special fairy.

I think cheating is quite scummy, so no in most cases. It'd need to be like a situation in which they're all but divorced or something.