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| Topic | Rogue lite/likes are cancer |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 12:35:59 PM #55 | Conflict posted... This is exactly how I feel. Never understood the fetishization for games that legitimately don't have level design or depth. Any time I see "rogue" in the description of an indie game I immediately back out.Level design isn't absent just because you have PCG. It's different, but people still do level design in most roguelites. And I'm not really sure what depth is supposed to mean here --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Rogue lite/likes are cancer |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 12:26:53 PM #49 | kirbymuncher posted... Serious question since I haven't played that game: how is this not just a normal dungeon-based RPGYeah for one the dungeons are generated procedurally. They're also intended to be run through several times, with some quests progressing incrementally as you play the maps over and over. And there's the whole you go through it until you die, then you have to restart from the top, but in-between you can do typical roguelite stuff like metaprogression. The only difference from more "traditional" roguelites is that you progress to new biomes. But even that isn't so different, it's just presented in a more sequential way than, say, Hades or Dead Cells where you start from the bottom every single time. It's a cute game though, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you play coop. It's not nearly as exciting playing alone. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Biden slows down Democratic efforts at Covid relief |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 12:15:23 PM #100 | COVxy posted... I mean, it's literally day 1. All you, and the other poster, are stating is that you don't expect him to get his campaign promises done, which was true long before he took office. It's just your opinion and not a reflection of fact, despite the framing of that post.Yes, that's exactly what I said thank you --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Biden slows down Democratic efforts at Covid relief |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 10:26:42 AM #35 | COVxy posted... I mean, I don't take campaign promises as golden truth, but it's a bit early to suggest he has or hasn't done any of them, don't you think? Lol.I'll grant you that it's a bit early to judge. But I let's also keep in mind that Dems now control both the executive branch and both houses of congress. There aren't a lot of excuses if he doesn't get a lot of shit done, and I for one am not expecting miracles from this guy --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Rogue lite/likes are cancer |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 10:13:55 AM #34 | As far as PCG goes, it shouldn't be viewed as an alternative to hand-crafted design, but rather as a complement. There are some pretty damn interesting PCG things out there, and far from all of them result in entirely randomly generated maps. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Rogue lite/likes are cancer |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 10:09:26 AM #29 | kirbymuncher posted... I feel like that's intentionally misunderstanding things <_<There's also variants like Children of Morta where you actually progress and unlock new maps, and once you finish the story you've actually finished the game. The roguelite structure is essentially more tied to how you progress within the maps. The genre is pretty wide at this point. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Every single police officer in the US above a sergeant needs to be investigated. |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 9:27:13 AM #27 | RadiantJoyrock posted... there have been reports of white supremacy infecting departments for fucking decades that went ignoredWay back when there were militias tasked with apprehending escaped slaves. Then there was an amendment to the constitution so that only felons can be slaves. Those very same militias then became tasked with apprehending black people and making sure they were convicted, so they could still be slaves. White supremacy isn't "infecting" departments. Departments are founded on white supremacy. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | I love all races, what is your favorite race? |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 8:01:56 AM #13 | Speedrun races or Mario Kart for me --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Rogue lite/likes are cancer |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 6:56:26 AM #19 | Roguelikes, like games of any genre, vary greatly in quality --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Aeris |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 3:40:24 AM #34 | Rika_Furude posted... Aeris (the character) is a gentle and cute girl who always gives off positive vibes. Gertrude is who Karen evolves into 30 years laterNah, Gertrude is an old lady made of sterner stuff. Aerith may not be old but she sure as heck is made of sterner stuff. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Aeris |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 3:03:52 AM #30 | Rika_Furude posted... Aeris is a cuter and more feminine name that looks and sounds more pleasant. Aerith is gertrude tierNot sure what more feminine means here but Aerith (the character) does have Gertrude energy so a Gertrude tier name fits very well --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Instead of charging woman with shoplifting, male cop pays for her $250 groceries |
| scar the 1 01/21/21 2:38:48 AM #69 | cuttin_in_farm posted... You really think if brown women were doing this, the cop would even care to hear why theyre stealing?Or if a brown man were doing it. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 10:28:31 AM #138 | https://twitter.com/shaun_vids/status/1350600876512129032 --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 9:24:49 AM #134 | Oh ok I gotchu, I suppose you also don't acknowledge lobbying --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 9:19:52 AM #132 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States Definitely no business interests or lobbyists in this cabinet huh --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Do you guys even know what is the difference betw. facism and communism? |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 9:01:18 AM #89 | ssjevot posted... If they have to have capitalism for now, why can't it be of the more humane variety?I agree with your sentiment generally, but I also don't really know if this is a fair question. Because the pressure global west can put on poor countries is quite large, so while I'm not saying it is because I don't know, it might be that their hands are tied in some respect. But that still leads to your first point - they should still care about workers and equality, rather than defend the system. What's interesting is the notion that I've seen from some people that a sort of collectivist culture was already present in Vietnam for centuries/millennia, meaning it would be easier or more natural for them to be able to establish something socialist/communist compared to the west. And I'm sure there's some truth to that - it's definitely not beyond imagination that different cultures have varying degrees of collectivism, and things like that tend to grow over very long periods of time. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Do you guys even know what is the difference betw. facism and communism? |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 8:35:26 AM #87 | I suppose it could be debated whether the policies they have right now are "because of pressure from capitalists" or "because of crony 'fake' socialists" but it's definitely not a good look either way. And I'm not sure that distinction necessarily helps. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Biden's 17 day one executive orders |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 8:05:44 AM #14 | Looking forward to him shutting down the concentration camps at the Mexican border tbh --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 7:55:27 AM #130 | g980 posted... 3) our current system is not free for all laissez faire system. We have government tools to help regulate and provide a minimum QoL to citizens.Weird how the government is run by corporate interests then huh --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Woke up with a slight cough and runny nose. |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 3:20:21 AM #14 | Glad to hear it fam --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Do you guys even know what is the difference betw. facism and communism? |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 3:18:55 AM #83 | ssjevot posted... Do workers control the means of production in Vietnam or are they forced to work in terrible conditions for little money for the benefit of corporations? That should answer the question.Agreed. You probably know a lot more on the subject than I do. I did hear some interesting things though, about things like their system incentivizing joining collectives and such. But again it's my understanding that they essentially needed to make capitalist restructuring efforts to be allowed to enter the global market. I think the argument of the youtuber I saw was mainly that it's socialism because it's still a collectivist system with the end goal of achieving communism. I'll send you the link if you're interested. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Do you guys even know what is the difference betw. facism and communism? |
| scar the 1 01/20/21 1:10:00 AM #81 | ssjevot posted... Vietnam is extremely capitalist and it's a one party state where you don't get to vote for who runs the party. So a lot like the PRC. Countries that call themselves socialist but in practice are entirely capitalist, aren't socialist. Just like calling yourself a democracy but not having actual elections doesn't make you a democracy.I saw a decent argument for why Vietnam is still socialist, but it was also an admission that they did a lot of capitalist reforms, essentially because otherwise they would still be shut out of the global markets, essentially unable to trade etc. But it was a point made from a northern Vietnamese person and I don't really know the situation well enough to say if it's right or wrong but it was pretty interesting to see that perspective --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 3:44:44 PM #51 | g980 posted... 1) Slavery is not compatible with capitalism, nor is it legal in our current system1) Slavery is both legal and happening. You don't even need to consider the legality of slaveri in the US, it's enough to note that the wealth of e.g., America relies on enslavement and exploitation of the global south. Sweatshops in Asia, child slaves in cobolt mines in Congo, Chinese factories with very dubious working conditions at best, the list goes on. Those are the most cost efficient options of acquiring resources and producing good, so those are the options incentivized by capitalism. The current system has never existed without slavery. 2) Businesses are literally spending billions of dollars on lobbying to be able to exploit workers more, pay them less, etc. And they're incentivized to do whatever maximizes profit, which includes things like not paying living wages, outsourcing jobs to places where they can exploit even more for even less. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 3:08:02 PM #44 | g980 posted... NopeIt's just such a weird coincidence then that people are put into and kept in poverty and slavery for the purpose of increasing the wealth of capitalists --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 1:49:28 PM #35 | nemu posted... but capitalism itself is the best system we've developed.What other systems have we developed? --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | What's the consequence for leaving your home with covid? |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 12:49:54 PM #26 | BalanceLost posted... Youre not just being hyperbolic here, youre being way off the mark in several regards.I think you're misunderstanding me a little bit. I will try to be clearer. It is not my opinion that knowingly infected people should be roaming freely. My opinion is that it's fucked up to fine people who can't afford to stay home. Soc will not necessarily step in for people who have timjobb. FK is a monster to deal with for healthy people. It's been all over the news for almost a year now how the pandemic hits a lot harder in poor areas. That's not a coincidence. Maybe we need a law that fines people, but what we need more is actual relief so people don't need to go outside. Once we have that I'm all for fining or jailing whoever goes to buy smoked eel or goes skiing, or throws birthday parties for their kids or whatever. And I think you know as well as I do that soc isn't just going to hand out checks to all who might need them. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 10:50:18 AM #23 | g980 posted... AlwaysI didn't say they do --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 10:37:56 AM #20 | g980 posted... nopeWhen wasn't it? --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Instead of charging woman with shoplifting, male cop pays for her $250 groceries |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 10:34:56 AM #48 | Ruvan22 posted... Ahh gotcha. While I completely agree that power dynamics are often overlooked/ subtle, I didn't read anything in this article that made it seem insincere (him visiting her house later etc)Even if he did, I wouldn't expect that to be reported on the Good News Network :) --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Instead of charging woman with shoplifting, male cop pays for her $250 groceries |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 10:22:13 AM #44 | Ruvan22 posted... Yes, and I could have been clearer to. You described why as a general patten this is (in your view) bad. I was asking what gave you the impression it wasn't genuine in this specific caseOh sorry. No detail in particular. I'm happy to be wrong, and it's not something I would try and convince anyone else of. I suppose I'm just cynical enough that I don't think this sounds like a genuinely altruistic deed. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 10:19:05 AM #18 | g980 posted... -we can address poverty within our current systemPoverty is and always was a feature of the current system, not an artifact that is to be fixed. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | What's the consequence for leaving your home with covid? |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 8:08:43 AM #20 | BalanceLost posted... I disagree with your statement that the law does shit for public safety by the way since it is what enables contact tracing and quarantine of dangerous spreadable diseases. Ebola became a non-threat here thanks to this for example.I'm being a bit hyperbolic but my point is that in forcing poor people to stay home without making sure they would actually survive staying home, public safety is actually decreased in vulnerable demographics. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | What's the consequence for leaving your home with covid? |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 7:52:54 AM #17 | BalanceLost posted... I find it highly necessary for public safety.What about people who can't afford to stay home? They're liable to be fined because they're poor. Meanwhile rich people can afford to break the law as much as they want. This law doesn't do shit for public safety until everyone can actually afford to stay home. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Instead of charging woman with shoplifting, male cop pays for her $250 groceries |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 7:32:40 AM #33 | Ruvan22 posted... What details lead you to believe that?I've explained myself to teepan, is the explanation unclear? --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | What's the consequence for leaving your home with covid? |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 7:27:41 AM #14 | I really really don't like this law honestly --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Instead of charging woman with shoplifting, male cop pays for her $250 groceries |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 7:22:50 AM #26 | Sorry if I wasn't clear, I actually don't think that this cop did a "good deed" --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Instead of charging woman with shoplifting, male cop pays for her $250 groceries |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 7:19:16 AM #24 | UnfairRepresent posted... That makes no sense.No, I'm a person --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s thoughts on Capitalism: |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 7:18:09 AM #4 | g980 posted... I own a house, a car, and i have a year's salary in the bank - am i rich beyond conscience or am i poor?How are you making your money? --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Instead of charging woman with shoplifting, male cop pays for her $250 groceries |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 7:13:47 AM #22 | teepan95 posted... How come? I'd be interested to hear your thoughtsWell because it's a police officer abusing his powers at his own discretion. Consider the power imbalance between a police officer and someone who was caught committing a crime. Then he makes her even further indebted to him by paying for the groceries. Even with the purest intentions (which I'm not sure the cop has), you put her in a very awkward situation. That's why it's creepy IMO. Why it's bad is because it's deeply unfair how cops can one day decide to pay for a shoplifters groceries and the next they'll choke someone to death because he allegedly had a counterfeit $20 bill. I don't think this story is heartwarming, I think it's troubling. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Hong Kong democracy activists confront their Trump dilemma - Jan. 15th |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 7:07:45 AM #61 | I don't know the situation very well but it's possible for both Hong Kong and CCP to be bad at the same time. Like in Ukraine, you can think the Russian annexation is bad while also thinking that the Ukrainian very far right nationalist movement is also bad. And it doesn't have to be the both sides meme. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Instead of charging woman with shoplifting, male cop pays for her $250 groceries |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 6:50:26 AM #18 | I honestly think this is hella creepy and not very good at all --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Woke up with a slight cough and runny nose. |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 3:40:56 AM #6 | Dark_SilverX posted... wear mask, wash hands and stand 6 feetYeah that works great for a healthcare worker --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
| Topic | Woke up with a slight cough and runny nose. |
| scar the 1 01/19/21 3:19:30 AM #4 | I hope you get better. That really sucks. Agreed on the whole karensdag thing. It's messed up. --- Stop being so aggressively argumentative for no reason. - UnfairRepresent |
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