This is the only “social media” I use, alsthough its really more like a message board than modern social media.

meh, its still not inconvenient enough to pay 10+ dollars a month. The state of adverts online is so egregious that I would probably sooner stop watching Youtube than pay or put up with ads.

I got a wife and kid, theres usually an hour or two between our bedtime and kiddo’s so gaming can still happen.

Make em kiss each other

Checkmate, Atheists!

An AI doesnt have motive and does not “do” things so much as parrot the culture that its trained in. Blackmail is a popular meme in human culture, so it makes sense that it would end up in training data and then spat back out later.

You sound whiny too

If downvotes aren’t gatekeeping, then neither is saying Dark Souls is perfect the way it is and doesn’t need to be changed. Ultimately, I think we’re all picking a side on this one, and dont want to hear what the other has to say. Voting me down is your way of saying “I don’t want to see this kind of thing.” It can’t be hand-waved away as simple disagreement. There is an echo chamber at work here, it is somewhat nasty and honestly disheartening. Like when I make a joke about Miyazaki not wanting this (it is a joke after all) and everyone piles on the dislike; that’s the community trying to send me a message. And yes, I know that calling out downvoters makes them pile on more; I am proud to spit in ya’lls face. The discourse around difficulty is toxic on both sides and I hate it. Can’t even make a joke without bringing out the Defenders of the Casual or whatever. Vote me down some more, its exactly what I expect.

Sometimes difficulty is inextricable from the art, and Dark Souls is a good example of that. When people say they want it easier they are missing the message. You SHOULD have to struggle to get what you want, you SHOULD have to pay attention to the game you’re playing instead of mindlessly hacking your way through only to forget bout it days later. If a game punishes impatience and hubris, you will be more immersed in an oppressive world, you will feel like a small part of a larger tragedy that transcends your typical hero fantasy. These are the things that make the game special, and Miyazaki and his team knew what they were doing. You are spitting on their vision and their talent when you say it should be different. Lies of P… I haven’t played it, and the devs can do whatever they feel is right to make the game they want to make.

But you know, Starry Night is fine and all but its too dark and depressing. They should put some more yellow in there, really make it more accessible to the masses.

Miyazaki wept. Edit: lol people love to complain about gatekeepers and then they gatekeep comment sections about difficulty. Its ok guys, youre safe. The video games cant hurt you.

Is it reasonable to expect cops get the address right when they come to raid a house? No. Is it reasonable to shoot an innocent man trying to protect his house and family? Yes, if you’re a cop.

If I see a cop at my door, im not answering. No one is safe in the presence of police.

Right handed, left pocket.

Any attempt to broadly categorize personality, sociology, or other aspects of the human condition (ie stating all male behavior can be grouped in to three categories) is bullshit. People are complicated, nuanced creatures and if someone is telling you otherwise they are selling something.

The alpha/beta dichtomy in wolves was debunked by its own founding researchers and yet red-pill grifters have found it useful to persuade young men that they need to act like self-serving fuckfaces to accrue resources. Its just dumb bullshit, and if you need me to explain why thats bad for you then maybe you are too far gone

Its all bullshit and its bad for you.

My plumbing pisses me off, does that count

Fair

Youre not gonna get the eugenics you want with this. The most likely audience is people with short-sighted need for cash, aka the working poor.

2060 super for 300, and then another 200 for a decent processor puts you ahead of a ps5 and for a comparable price. Games are cheaper on PC too, as well as a broader selection. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zYGmJn here is a mid tier build for 850, you could cut the procesor down, install linux for free, and im sure youve got a computer monitor laying around somwhere… the only thing stopping you is inertia.

its hard to imagine they put Elon’s Musk in charge to actually see results. Lonnie was given a hatchet to erode civil liberties and take care of Dumpy’s enemies and in exchange Musky Boy gets the power he always wanted to do the same. The system is working as intended here, the increase in spending is par for the course with Republicans; Reagan pulled the exact same shit and they lauded him for it.

Dow falls 1400 points but its still at a massive 40k (nearly doubled in 5 years.) Its gonna take more than this little stunt to land Trumpy Dumps in any real hot water

Why would you vote Trump if youre relying on federal grant money? Its not like he hid the fact tbat he was gonna slash and burn govt programs. People really need to pay the fuck attention to what theyre voting for…jesus christ.