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monkmith posted...

its kind of like "if you use plastic straws, you hate the environment!", completely ignoring the fact that the ones producing the straws and all the other plastic crap are the root cause...

i agree that they're the root cause. but you should still reduce your usage of disposable plastic. a straw is an example of single-use plastic that you can easily refuse

What I don't understand is why pretty much all of the NFTs I see people spending so much money on are CRAPPY art. I'm sure some NFTs are good looking but 99% of them seem like crappy garbage you'd find when you press "see a random pic" on deviantart.

BobanMarjanovic posted...

Wow do they really? >_>

when I started boycotting them they were donating money to groups that were trying to ban gay marriage and who would send gay people to conversion camps to try to make them straight. the ceo publicly announced that he didn't think gay couples could form a family unit. I was a gay high schooler and my reaction was "well fuck you then, i'm not giving you my money any more"

they claimed they would stop donating to hate groups but secretly were still going. Then I think in 2019 the company may have stopped, but its CEO is still donating to antigay groups personally.

In any case, I had the chance to try chick fil a year ago when I was at a catered event and it was actually a lot crappier than I remember it being

i've been boycotting them since about 2008 because of their donations to hate groups >_>

DuranOfForcena posted...

i don't see how, he seems to be saying that if you are okay with political themes and allegories in the plots of videogames then you should also be okay with multiplayer game chats being filled to the brim with likely worthless discussion of if not straight up trolling about current hot-button political issues, which is a stance that is incredibly laughable to me

i wasn't saying that at all, I actually do agree with you that it's ok to censor his name from the game.

I was pointing out the irony of claiming you play battlefield 2042 to escape politics

Just wait until they make a version that isn't the size of a bedside table.

If you play games to avoid politics then maybe Tetris is more your speed.

BroodRyu posted...

The last thing I want to do when I fire up a video game is talk politics and drama. So I have zero qualms with that.

Lol you want to play battlefield so you can avoid politics?

Let's read a quote about battlefield 2042 from it's official site:

Humanity adapts to the new normal. Revolutions in energy, desert irrigation, hydraulic levees, and sea walls save coastal cities, reclaim farmland, and rebuild supply chains. Hope of finding stability leads to some nations re-opening their borders.

However, with no way to repatriate 1.2 billion people, No-Pats become a permanent fixture in all economic, military, and social policy making. Many No-Pats are still distrustful of the governments that exiled them and refuse calls to reassimilate. No-Pat leaders emerge, inspiring a new identity unbound to former nationality, drawing a line in the sand between the Old World and The New Normal. #WeAreNoPats becomes a rallying cry.

Amidst the world rebuilding, sparks of friction erupt between the US and Russia, as the last two superpowers both vie for control of this fast-changing world

But no politics though lol

Phantom36 posted...

To be fair it's not like left-wing humor is all that funny either.

One time I tried to watch a stand-up act by Hannah Gadsby and it was more like a TEDx Talk than actual comedy

And when you start taking comedians seriously and politicians as a joke, something is very wrong with the world.

This is pretty funny leftwing humor https://youtu.be/c_ZgqpGB9iI

Harpie posted...

How did you get it that cheap

I never got to play Sinnoh before, so I'm loving this game as it's a new experience for me but with the old nostalgic format. What's your favorite game? black/white is the only right answer

Crystal was my favorite, and I think HGSS remade it beautifully. But platinum is my second favorite, I just love sinnoh.

I watched my friend play it today, I really enjoyed it even though I still think it's quite a mediocre remake; I wouldn't buy it for more than 20 dollars myself, but I get a lot out of seeing sinnoh since it's my second favorite pokemon game

Tyranthraxus posted...

IDK.

That's a massive pay cut for me but 4 years of just being able to pursue hobbies sounds like it might be worth it.

it would be. ok so you might not make as much money, but your time is honestly the most valuable thing you have. While you are young you would have 4 years of time to do whatever you want when you want.

That's worth a lower salary.

LOL I love that scene. She's one of the best villains in any movie, I just love how passionately she hates children.

HowieMandel posted...

Yes. When you bought Pokemon Red or Pokemon Blue, you were buying seperate games.

In this scenario, you are buying the same game twice.

if you're going to have 2 versions with slight differences then it makes more sense to just put the same content on but with a private flag that sets the variant. That's not a gotcha against game freak (or ilca)

the real problem is the decision to make different versions in the first place.

SerperiorThanU posted...

Guess I should've clarified I'm including the regional forms and megas which this game doesn't have but even LGPE did.
https://twitter.com/JoeMerrick/status/1428068824700661763

if you count regional forms and mega evolutions separately then it's 980, but 493 is still more than half of that.

Counting different forms as different pokemon is really iffy since most alt forms are things like 63 kinds of alcremie, 18 vivillon, 28 unown, 18 arceus, 18 silvally, 4 sawsbuck, 4 deerling, 10 furfrou, 5 genesect, 5 floette, 5 flabebe, 5 florges, 4 gourgeist, 4 pumpkaboo, etc

But I can see why you'd want to count something like giratina origin form separately, if you are counting regional forms or mega evolutions separately.

I'd take that offer. Yes I can make more money by working 4 years. But that also means I can have 8000 hours of extra free time to devote to whatever I want.

SerperiorThanU posted...

Not even half.

how many pokemon do you think there are?

trigger warning for domestic abuse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1DOuQbqKn4

I like seeing things I like in mainstream

The only part of it I'm not a fan of is the overt commercialization of properties that would have otherwise been treated with more authenticity. That's what happens when a property becomes mainstream enough to become an object of consumerist capitalism.

Veggeta_MAX posted...

I asked what's the main attraction.

the main attraction is whatever among those appeals to the person you're asking. there isn't an objective right answer since this is really a question of opinion but I think if you asked all the metroid fans you'd get a good mixture of any of those in response.

i imagine some of them turn back because they sense that it's a setup. if that ever happens then they should still be arrested

AngelsNAirwav3s posted...

Color blindness doesnt mean you deny racism exists. It just means you shouldnt treat people differently in your personal life or in public policy just because of the color of their skin

i know what you mean and I think it's good on an individual level in your day to day life

but I think what we're talking about here is when people say "I don't see color" in an attempt to convince others that they aren't racist

then you should also consider that on larger, institutional policy-making levels, colorblind decision-making doesn't fix racism. because america has had centuries of time to institute racist policies that have messed up the system intrinsically, and just because you make your policy colorblind doesn't mean those deep-ingrained inequalities undo themselves. like if you stain a carpet, you can't just keep vacuuming like nothing happened and expect the stain to go away naturally.

"i don't see color" = "i won't acknowledge that you get treated differently from me, and i don't want to think about it."

it's good that you don't treat people badly by their skin color, but if you won't even acknowledge the problems that disadvantaged groups face, you're still part of the problem because it means you'd rather prioritize your peace of mind over facing an uncomfortable reality. if we want to end racism, it takes more than just being color blind, it takes examining the effects racism has had and taking efforts to undo them

it's also just very demoralizing when your experiences of bigotry are denied by the majority. Because they don't want to be reminded of how they have it easy and you don't. so they say "we're the same" and it just kind of shuts down the conversation about the different experiences they don't want to hear about.

Humble_Novice posted...

Ted Haggard claimed to be formerly gay as well, but look what ended up happening to him.

ted haggard pretended to be straight because he was genuinely brainwashed by heteronormativity and homophobia, he earnestly wanted people to believe he was now straight, I'm sure he tried to convince himself he was straight also.

milo wasn't hoping to genuinely convince anybody he's straight now, it's a facade and nobody believes him, and he knows it. Not after years of being contently openly gay. no doubt he's still fucking men and not even trying to be straight in the bedroom. he just used it as a publicity stunt to try to revive his career. He's doing it with a wink and a nudge and might as well say "nana nana boo boo." he was hoping mainstream media would get into an uproar about it, call him offensive, fake, etc. which would entertain the conservatives who watch "liberals triggered" videos on youtube, and he'd recapture an audience and start his grift again.

unfortunately for him, the media saw through his act, basically rolled their eyes, and ignored his grand announcement for the most part. now it seems like he has nothing left in the chamber, no more shocking attention-grabbing reveals to make, and he's not allowed on twitter or patreon so he must make do with crappy jobs like hawking religious statues to old religious people lmao

But I do think it's true that american media has a fascination with the quippy smartass protagonist who always has a snappy retort and who is always the "alpha male" in charge.

I don't think edgy adult cartoons define american humor.

But basically south park reached an untapped market because it was one of the first shows to really be irreverent and to try to use shock humor. Other shows saw how popular south park was getting and hopped aboard, which is why we ended up with so many formulaic adult cartoons that try to be irreverent and offensive for laughs. Back in the 90s and early 2000s it used to be novel but nowadays it's no longer interesting to say something shocking in your cartoon. It's easy and safe to make a cartoon that uses that kind of humor which is why we see so many of those kinds of cartoons.

muchdran posted...

Ex gay? Wtf does that mean?

It means he's desperate for attention and thought that if he pretends he's turned straight it'd be outrageous enough to revive attention for him and resuscitate his career. It didn't work

English/reading, math, science, and history are all important. You need to be able to read and understand things, and to write. A middle school graduate isn't very good at reading or writing yet. It takes further development in high school to become competent. An average person has regular needs for basic math skills. Whether it's for understanding finances (compound interest, or calculating how much money you'll have after your 4 next paychecks minus expenses) or making DIY stuff / home improvements..

That's just everyday stuff. Then you get into careers where this knowledge is critical.

Science is important. if so many americans had had a proper education in evolution and biology, there wouldn't be so many idiots bleating stupidity about vaccines. you can't reason with these people because they never learned this stuff and now they're too old and crusty and decrepit to incorporate new info.

PE is important because activity keeps you fit and also improves your learning abilities. I guess it depends on how good your PE class is though.

The other thing about high school is that it teaches you how to learn and how to think critically, and how to manage your time and work. And organize your ideas. It also introduces you to ideas, concepts, and cultures that you never would have looked into by yourself. And that's how a lot of people find their passions

That's a disgusting image to formulate

An old sweaty meatball roidgut old man bent over barely reaching his nasty old genitals. Bald furrowed scalp dripping with sweat

i would not ruin the country just so i could have money

Giant_Aspirin posted...

im not sure why people are so outraged. the guy was willing.

why should the audience be ok with watching the performer piss onto an audience member just because he consented? Why should the band have to play next to that? if you want to do that, do it in private, not on a stage in front of a crowd. the audience paid her to sing, not to pee on somebody.

Stop eating food with processed sugar

Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted...

Old? Damm man, I'm 34 and look/feel great.

If you're flabby and unhealthy then being 30+ probably feels old because you've allowed your body to degrade more quickly.

A 34 year old who is fit should still feel young.

agreed, it's a messy site.

Yeah there was a cultural reference in the movie where he says something he saw in high school (flossing or something) and I was like "you're obviously too old to have been in high school for that"

DeadBankerDream posted...

I didn't realize Smithers had come out on the show. I remember the writers saying his only sexual orientation was 'Burnsexual'.

But that was like a decade and a half ago, I guess. Also around as long since I've watched the show.

Even in the classic Simpsons seasons Mr smithers was attending gay events and pride parades and things

personally i'm just tired of hearing the same boring jokes about trans people, which are just founded on lies used by the right to discredit trans people. (who are already marginalized enough)

no i'm triply vaccinated

TC ignore the trolls, they aren't worth your time

Blue_Inigo posted...

Those old games also didn't bother to include prior legendaries like this one does. When they started to do that, they just plopped them in random areas post game or made them roaming legendaries

HeartGold and SoulSilver put most of the old legendary Pokemon in the game and they did it really well. https://www.serebii.net/heartgoldsoulsilver/legends.shtml

Mewtwo: in the cerulean cave (which was restored)
Articuno: in seafoam islands (which was also restored)
Zapdos: at the power plant
Moltres: in mount silver (I think it was in a new part of the mountain?)
Kyogre or groudon were in a tower you can find in one of the new routes, and you'd get rayquaza if you brought both of them with you
Dialga/palkia/giratina were given an entire new little area called Sinjoh ruins that you'd be teleported to if you took arceus to the ruins of alph. they made a whole event out of it with a cut scene and lore where you see Arceus give birth to the pokemon.
Latias/Latios, it gave you a stone which you'd take to the pewter museum to get evaluated. steven stone would tell you it's a soul dew, and then the pokemon would appear and fight you

Celebi also has a really cool event in those games where he takes you back in time and you learn about giovanni and his son. although you don't catch celebi from the event.

that's all on top of the legendaries from johto, which got cool locations also like the bell tower/whirl islands and suicune's appearances along with Eusine.

The legends used to get some good lore and curated attention in the games. Those games really worked them into their regions quite naturally

Stalolin posted...

you dont have to think exactly like I do to know that being uncomfortable and distracted by nudity in fiction is kinda odd.

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I don't like it either. it's weird that you are so taken aback by this, a normal person would accept that not everything works for everybody and move on instead of insisting there's something wrong with TC. the character models don't even look good, they look plastic and geralt looks downright slimy in the bath scene

my coworker just got some knuckle tattoos the other day, he got "dont care". Me, I wouldn't ever get a tattoo

sooo cute but I wish they would have just made it official instead of heavily implying it.

even 15 is too low nowadays. i see so many hard working people who are underpaid and can't save money because bills eat their whole measly check