Actual crimes vs saying something rude 13 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
Ahahaha you got nice guy'd by a game, that's amazing. And by your description it was probably in Haven among cultists trying to kill you, no less
Actual crimes vs saying something rude 13 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
@xvarnah Lmao yeah the BioWare example is spot on. When I played Dragon Age II, I got to the part where (spoilers, y'all!) the slavers come for Fenris. So I chose the option "Take him." – I thought that Hawke would say something like "To take him, you'll have to go through me", because the option was in the bottom part, which is usually the aggressive response. But Hawke just went "ok lmao have him, bye Fenris, enjoy slavery!" and I just sat there flabbergasted. Poor Fenris didn't even fight, he just accepted his fate.
Ah, where are the days of Origins where the options were clearly spelled out with no "mood" indicator and you'd trial and error your way through the conversation, then spend minutes giggling at the lamppost in winter exchange.
@wolfballoonsquad yooo ProZD is the best!
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Ah, where are the days of Origins where the options were clearly spelled out with no "mood" indicator and you'd trial and error your way through the conversation, then spend minutes giggling at the lamppost in winter exchange.
@wolfballoonsquad yooo ProZD is the best!
Stupid modern gender norms 23 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
Quote: "But after the age of two the girls started to like pink and, by four, boys were determined in their rejection of pink. This is the precise time when toddlers start to become aware of their gender, to talk about it and even to look around them to see what defines boy and what defines a girl. But just like adults, even very small children show biases towards their own group.
This group bias was also seen another study where three-to-five-year-olds were given red or blue t-shirts to wear at nursery. For one group, the red and blue t-shirts were constantly referred to, and by the end of three weeks the children liked everything about their own colour group better. And that was just three weeks."
So yeah, it might be that the truth is somewhere in the middle – there might be slight evolutionary differences that got exacerbated by our cultural norms.
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This group bias was also seen another study where three-to-five-year-olds were given red or blue t-shirts to wear at nursery. For one group, the red and blue t-shirts were constantly referred to, and by the end of three weeks the children liked everything about their own colour group better. And that was just three weeks."
So yeah, it might be that the truth is somewhere in the middle – there might be slight evolutionary differences that got exacerbated by our cultural norms.
Stupid modern gender norms 23 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
From what I've read, there were pretty consistent differences in adults – both sexes like blue, but women tend to prefer a warmer, purplish shade, whereas men tend to prefer a greener color. (In other news apparently I'm a man, I love me a pale greenish blue, lol)
There are hypotheses about this being an evolutionary thing back from our hunter-gatherer times – with women being more likely to spot red berries and fruits, or being more drawn to pink because newborn babies are pink.
However, color preferences are also largely inconsistent in babies under 2 years of age, suggesting that it might be nurture rather than nature.
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There are hypotheses about this being an evolutionary thing back from our hunter-gatherer times – with women being more likely to spot red berries and fruits, or being more drawn to pink because newborn babies are pink.
However, color preferences are also largely inconsistent in babies under 2 years of age, suggesting that it might be nurture rather than nature.
Stupid modern gender norms 23 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
Don't forget high heels, originally made for men! So fellas, you better put dem stripper heels on if you want to be manly!
(Obviously kidding about the stripper heels, but if you want a bit more context and some lols, I recommend watching this /watch?v=roPQKEZK2X4 don't worry it's not a rickroll)
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(Obviously kidding about the stripper heels, but if you want a bit more context and some lols, I recommend watching this /watch?v=roPQKEZK2X4 don't worry it's not a rickroll)
Certified moment, literally 1 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
I mean, you look at how things worked during the Ming dynasty, with men castrating themselves to have a chance at becoming palace eunuchs and getting some political power, with the whole exclusivity thing and Game of Thrones-like scheming, and you think hey, not much has actually changed since then.
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Kek 2 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
Okay so I read the whole article because I was really curious and most of it is actually praising the game for having such well fleshed out Orcs that you kinda feel bad for dominating or humiliating/breaking them. Which, yeah, the game really went far to give all the Orcs distinct personalities, but also if you've played the whole thing you'll know that doing a lesser evil to fight the much bigger evil is sorta the point. You're not supposed to feel like a hero, but as a person making a tough choice to fight a bigger threat.
The last two short paragraphs are the author's incoherent babbling about this actually being a dystopic sci-fi scenario about us treating robots/AI badly – my guess is that it's just there to justify the existence of the article which is 90% describing the romp the author had with one Orc who always came back from the dead.
In short, the article is incoherent gibberish half praising the game and trying to be relevant in *some* way... so not unexpected from Vice.
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The last two short paragraphs are the author's incoherent babbling about this actually being a dystopic sci-fi scenario about us treating robots/AI badly – my guess is that it's just there to justify the existence of the article which is 90% describing the romp the author had with one Orc who always came back from the dead.
In short, the article is incoherent gibberish half praising the game and trying to be relevant in *some* way... so not unexpected from Vice.
Why are you sleeping on my salad 9 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
And the answer to all such questions is "it's a cat, it does whatever it wants"
Tbh that's probably the answer to the meaning of life or something.
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Tbh that's probably the answer to the meaning of life or something.
My heart 9 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
My favorite is when they do the drill thing (shake their head and brrreow at the same time)
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The mind cow 6 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
Thanks, aynrandy. You have better ideas than your namesake.
(This is a joke mkay)
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(This is a joke mkay)
Made with photo editor 3 comments
Oh Neptune 3 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
It actually makes perfect sense! It looks like one of those plastic thingies that you can shrink and expand. Nature is wonderful.
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Nice 12 comments
Hidden for politics 77 comments
Hidden for politics 77 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
Where's the lie? This is all based on the facts of the matter. I'm literally giving context, not leaving it out. How is it lying to say a situation is more nuanced than it might seem at first? Lol.
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Hidden for politics 77 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
And yes, his victims were of course not innocent people either, and they acted like utter cretins, most likely influenced by mob psychosis (not excusing them but it is an observable phenomenon). But as the post says, the process we have for that is trial, not death.
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Hidden for politics 77 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
All in all, I think he should've been charged with something – whether it's violating curfew or illegal possession of a firearm, and sentenced appropriately (it'd probably be community service or something – which, seeing how people are portraying him, would be something he'd have enjoyed anyway). But not for manslaughter or murder. He defended himself, but he also wasn't supposed to be there in the first place.
I've seen people argue premeditation because "he went there looking for trouble, found it, and killed" – but the only evidence there is for that are the social media posts of the other people he was there with, which again, guilt by association and hard to prove in court.
To sum up, he's not a cold blooded murdered but he's also not an innocent widdle baby boy uwu as some are portraying him. He's a kid who tried to play hero and made some big mistakes in the process, some of which were against the law and he should've known better.
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I've seen people argue premeditation because "he went there looking for trouble, found it, and killed" – but the only evidence there is for that are the social media posts of the other people he was there with, which again, guilt by association and hard to prove in court.
To sum up, he's not a cold blooded murdered but he's also not an innocent widdle baby boy uwu as some are portraying him. He's a kid who tried to play hero and made some big mistakes in the process, some of which were against the law and he should've known better.
Hidden for politics 77 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
Here's my two cents:
In the particular situation he was, he's not guilty. People were charging at him, and gunshots were fired in the air that made him believe he was fired at. Clearly self defense.
However! He's not innocent either. He crossed state lines with a weapon that wasn't his (bought for him by a friend for this specific occasion – does it qualify as illegal possession? Or should the friend be charged with something?), joined with a far right militia, the members of which were caught posting stuff on social media about how they're going there to shoot protesters (yes yes, guilt by association blah blah – but since it's so relevant to mention the background of his victims, it's also relevant to mention the background of his associates), and violated both the police curfew (addressed specifically to wannabe vigilantes like him) and the wishes of the store owners he wanted to "protect" – one of them specifically said he didn't want anyone playing hero for his sake.
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In the particular situation he was, he's not guilty. People were charging at him, and gunshots were fired in the air that made him believe he was fired at. Clearly self defense.
However! He's not innocent either. He crossed state lines with a weapon that wasn't his (bought for him by a friend for this specific occasion – does it qualify as illegal possession? Or should the friend be charged with something?), joined with a far right militia, the members of which were caught posting stuff on social media about how they're going there to shoot protesters (yes yes, guilt by association blah blah – but since it's so relevant to mention the background of his victims, it's also relevant to mention the background of his associates), and violated both the police curfew (addressed specifically to wannabe vigilantes like him) and the wishes of the store owners he wanted to "protect" – one of them specifically said he didn't want anyone playing hero for his sake.
YouTube evolving backwards 2 comments
Double standards .. 3 comments
Happy International Mens Day 15 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
I'd take issue with the "most feminists" part. Every feminist I know expects equality and nothing more. The kind of women who will split the chores and the bills, they won't expect you to do anything more than your fair share, than equal responsibility.
That said, if you do know people who want special treatment (and if you're from the US I'd for sure believe that you do, I've seen some of those bad actors myself and was shocked at the BS coming out of their mouths) then I'm sorry you have this bad experience and those people are 100% hypocritical dumbasses.
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That said, if you do know people who want special treatment (and if you're from the US I'd for sure believe that you do, I've seen some of those bad actors myself and was shocked at the BS coming out of their mouths) then I'm sorry you have this bad experience and those people are 100% hypocritical dumbasses.
Be cautious - might be a trap 5 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
Usually when someone comes to me and asks me to smell something, it's to determine whether it's still good to eat or should be thrown out.
A hyper sense of smell is both a blessing and a curse.
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A hyper sense of smell is both a blessing and a curse.
Built a fort in your room 4 comments
ewqua
· 2 years ago
"A pumpkin man sits in a pumpkin house. Is the house made or flesh, or is he made of house? He screams, for he does not know."
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Mysterious and spooky,
They're altogether ooky,
The Addams Family.