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Jakyl, if you channeled your skill at topic titles into campaign slogans, you could be a serious player in DC politics. The Green Party needs your pen!

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

The man sure can write a tagline, I tell you what

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

^5!

I don't remember the exact level order, but can confirm that the levels generally get better stage after stage (unlike sonic 2!)

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

Menji posted...

Portland~

HELL no sir

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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I live in Brooklyn now fwiw. Really love the access to things here, but I really hate the state.

Find me a friendlier Brooklyn south of NC!

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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Jakyl25 posted...

You know damn well that nothing will ever change until we violently overthrow this failed country and start over

Careful, this is the kind of talk that got me in purgatory for a month

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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People will forget about this in 2 weeks. I don't know what outrage cycle is more predictable: this or school shootings. Either way, I'll be VERY interested to see if any kind of tangible change comes out of this (or one of the inevitable future riots).

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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Also: Boise and Jackson Hole would be at the TOP of my list but I would have to get divorced first and that's expensive

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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Alright so while we're here, these are some other places I'm considering:

Asheville, NC: Seems like a beautiful place but may be too far in the woods. Also, NC isn't free and is only getting worse.

Salt Lake City, UT: I think it has the right atmosphere, but the Mormon drinking laws are unpalatable.

Austin, TX: Seems to be the best option, but Texas might be a culture shock for me in general.

Dallas, TX: Nice area but not as exciting or culturally fulfilling as Austin.

Are there any other places I'm missing? I want to move to a nice mid-sized metro areas in the south, but not in a WASPy city like Charleston or an impoverished area like New Orleans.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

Jakyl25 posted...

Watch, youll move and within a few years theyll both be blue and New York will be red

Our governor single handedly murdered 15,000 people by jamming them into infected nursing homes and his approval rating is like 80%. This state is doomed.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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Metal_DK posted...

athens is basically a college town. If you dont enjoy that atmosphere the fact that its a very 90s esque music scene doesnt mean much.

Source: went to UGA for a year

This is super helpful. I weirdly don't even associate college with music anymore since bands barely exist.

Definitely looking for a place where there are mostly educated people in their 30s who still like doing cocaine on Fridays.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

Has anyone been to both cities long enough to make a comparison? I am looking to move somewhere in a well-run state, but close enough to places that have some culture and fun stuff going on. I ideally would love to find an oasis of younger people, movie theaters that play foreign films, and bars with good live music hidden among the glorious freedom that is red state America.

Austin is fairly well known as a hipster epicenter, but Athens is super intriguing because it's the birthplace of my favorite music scene: early 90s indie college rock.

Any thoughts on either?

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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Policenauts? Point and click games are kind of unfair though.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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TheRock1525 posted...

You're posting an awful lot for someone who swore off this site.

Yes I am.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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red13n posted...

Ehhh? Draftkings opened at about $19. A $10000 investment would be worth less than $20000. Maybe a bit more if you got in under that.

Why am I seeing that it was trading for $0.23 on April 24?

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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foolm0r0n posted...

In S1 Daenerys' story was the epitome of character. You couldn't wait for her next scene, to see how she got stronger and dealt with these impossible situations.

Then in S2 until like 5, she just rolled around burning down everything in her path, completely devoid of any characterization or real conflict. It was so bland and you wouldn't have lost anything for skipping all her scenes. It took literally multiple seasons for them to show 1 negative consequence of her burning.

Yeah I agree on that point. Pretty much everything in Qarth and Astapor is exactly the same. Dany encounters wealthy power broker who poses a threat to her. She is in trouble for one scene. Next scene she tricks said power broker by mercilessly killing everyone. Onto the next city.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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So we could all have become millionaires in 1 month with a measly $10,000 investment in Draftkings at the end of April. Good lord.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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Is this closer to a remake or a remaster? Looking for an analog to make my decisions.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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Jakyl25 posted...

Why the heck are you back

I wanted to apologize to TimJab and make amends but it seems that you all drove him to saying something against the ToS.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

foolm0r0n posted...

mainly due to Daenerys,

Care to expand on this? I found the Essos plot less interesting in 2 as well, but the Westeros drama was better in 2 than 1 imo.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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I think my poll options might be confusing.

I'm really asking when the show declined from its peak. Some shows have a peak that lasts for several seasons (Mad Men, Breaking Bad, etc.). Others clearly peak and then decline from that apex, even if it's gradual.

I would not put season 3 or 4 in the same league as season 2 in my second watchthrough, even if I used to think 2 through 3 were all peak episodes.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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jcgamer107 posted...

I don't think that's the majority opinion at all...

If it was the majority opinion, then Sonic 2 wouldn't be overrated. I just see that label for Sonic 1 and 2 far more than any of the other 2D platformers of the era.

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Suprak the Stud posted...

but I would say whichever season has the "bad p****" line in it that I realized the show was in trouble without the books.

I would say that was more of a nadir than a turning point, but then I remember that season 8 exists.

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Wanglicious posted...

there's a lot on fire in Minneapolis and cops ain't doing s***.

If the cops are truly racist, why would they?

The rioters are advancing more goals of the white supremacist ideology (destroying black neighborhoods, furthering racial segregation) than any white supremacist group has achieved since the 1950s.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

This is fun to think about.

Does Mass Effect 1-3 count as one game? The story (and even the decision tree) carries over from one game to another, so it's hard to separate them.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

I think it's just a confluence of factors that made 3 sharply decline from the peak of S2 (Blackwater):

• Too much attention to mystical/magic things (particularly the White Walkers and Bran's warging)
• Tyrion no longer in a position to manipulate his foes in interesting ways
• Four separate groups of characters walking through the wilderness at the same time (Brienne/Jaime, Arya/Hound, Jon/Wildlings, Bran & co.)
• Daenerys/Essos being too disconnected from the other stories for too long
• Stannis peaking way too early and is no longer the looming existential threat to King's Landing that he once was
• Everything involving Theon

I don't know how the books were paced, but it seems like everything falls flat after Blackwater and, although it eventually rebounds, it just takes a lot of the momentum out of the overarching story.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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Xuxon posted...

every season after 2 is worse than the previous

Sounds like you agree with me then that 3 is the turning point!

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CasanovaZelos posted...

Also, I've played 3 but never actually got around to 3&K and realized while writing this that I really should do that sometime

Yes you do. It improves on 2 in every way.

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CasanovaZelos posted...

As more and more throwback platformers move toward brutal precision, I hope to someday see someone expand upon the pure frenetic energy Sonic managed to pull off.

+1

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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I'll chime in.

It's almost cliche at this point to say that Sonic 2 is the most overrated platformer of all time--but it really is. However, Sonic 3 & Knuckles deserves every bit of praise that it receives.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

FL81 posted...

The last four seasons are noticeably worse than the first four

Agreed. Maybe when I get to season 5 there will be another sudden eye-opening episode that presages lesser quality. It was just so stark from season 2 (one of the best TV seasons in history) to season 3, even though season 3 is far from "bad."

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

I'm rusty ok

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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I'm rewatching the series for the first time, and it is incredible how quickly the show dips in quality after season 2. I always remembered it being a gradual decline somewhere in the middle of the run, but there is a noticeable decline immediately in season 3.

Not sure what to make of it, but it might be that season 3 opens with way too many new magic elements/focus on lore rather than the Machiavellianism of the previous season.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

I've never felt more relief and anguish at the same time

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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What did you all do to TimJab

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tag

excellent writeups so far

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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oh damn, did Tim block me? ;_;

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@savagesinthebox

The only reason I've broken my vow to never return to this site is that I am embarrassed, saddened, and ashamed to have forgotten to tag you in my epic farewell address. It was a lapse of judgement and I am sorry.

I assume you are out keeping the peace in Union Square, but hopefully you will see this when you return.

Judge was robbed in '17.

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Kira_Amaya posted...

Yes i'll sacrifice my own life (and no one else's) to save a random person. Life is boring and i'd rather spend it saving someone than dying uselessly. Maybe i'll get lucky with an Isekai or something.

That's not the point of question 3. It is asking whether you agree that a life where you have no agency to make your own living or pursue your own dreams is worse than no life at all.

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MarkS222222222222222 posted...

So this random citizen is granted immortality? How long am I saving this life?

You don't know. All you know is that someone, somewhere will immediately die if you say no.

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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

Why you gotta bring the family into it.

Also, do we have tv, internet, games, video games, are we allowed to pick our food, do we live like slaves, are we allowed to go out. etc

If anything other than basic survival needs cost money, then you cannot have them. You may go outside but can't participate in anything that costs money.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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metaIslug posted...

Uh, this sounds better than what I have now. A house, a wife and free food forever? Shame about the kids though. And I'm guessing you wouldn't have internet either?

If you don't have a wife and kids now, then you have to remain that way (unless you can convince someone to marry you in these circumstances).

You cannot afford internet.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

This brings us to some follow-up questions:

1. If "for the rest of your life" is not fair, then what is the time limit where a sacrifice of this kind would be reasonable? Would you still answer yes if the time was instead "an indeterminate length"?

2. Would it change your answer if instead it was a random neighbor who has to make this sacrifice?

3. Would sacrificing your own life be a better option than sacrificing your freedom to earn a living or pursue a profession of choice? If yes, is it fair to say that some things are more important than life itself?

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red13n posted...

Yes because in this hypothetical scenario I am going to have a hypothetical government well set-up to compensate us for saving the lives of other people.

This scenario assumes the current United States government system is in charge

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Kira_Amaya posted...

so what you're saying is, that condemns my family as well. that's not my choice to make then.

Interesting way to look at it

But you must decide for your family in this case

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MarkS222222222222222 posted...

Wife and kids can still learn wages?

No

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MarkS222222222222222 posted...

If I have a house that's paid for already, do I still get the small domicile?

You lose your house because you cannot pay your property taxes

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
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MarkS222222222222222 posted...

Citizen of where?

The country you are in

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MarkS222222222222222 posted...

Who's life?

Citizen at random.

You never meet them and you never know who they are. You are just told a person would have died if you didn't make said sacrifice.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso

This assumes you and your family are given minimal government rations to survive for the rest of your life, but you're not allowed to earn your own wages. You and your family have a small private domicile, hot water, and electricity.

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"A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25
"Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso