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- Comment on #StopPayingGames 2 weeks ago:
Do you think video game piracy involves knocking off a GameStop?
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 2 weeks ago:
This apparently varies by country. In countries where it’s not the case, the library system is not killing book sales or authorship.
- Comment on Sometimes it be like that 2 weeks ago:
Oh, he must be the CEO of Dragonbreath.
- Comment on Sometimes it be like that 2 weeks ago:
Isn’t this a screenshot of Tumblr?
- Comment on Sometimes it be like that 2 weeks ago:
I’ve also heard it posed that we’re actually all the same person being reborn into every human that has ever or will ever exist, without regard for chronology. So like the people who are most cruel are our earliest selves and the people who are more empathetic are later versions of us who have learned to be more compassionate.
I don’t believe that, but I like to think about it because it makes me more thoughtful of others.
- Comment on Sometimes it be like that 2 weeks ago:
I dream of being a variety of people all the time, sometimes more than one of them at once, maybe simultaneously as a bodiless observer. I’m often aware that I’m playing a role, but I can’t recall ever retaining the idea of my waking self. It’s like I accept who I am right now, but I sense the experience is transient.
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 2 weeks ago:
You have to elaborate on how it’s a bad argument. The existence of games at libraries doesn’t contradict what I’m saying at all.
People argue it’s immoral to play games because the artists must be compensated, but no one says that about buying used media or loaning from the library even though the artist still receives nothing.
Both loaning and used sales are shown to increase new book sales, so why wouldn’t the same be true for games?
You said that piracy is a moral imperative under these circumstances, and I’m going further to say it was never immoral in the first place.
Also of note is that libraries can’t loan out games for which there is no physical copy, which means big publishers are actively killing library availability as well.
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 2 weeks ago:
I think it’s weird that people are okay with libraries for books, but when it comes to video games I’m suddenly entitled and have a moral obligation to give artists my money.
- Comment on #StopPayingGames 2 weeks ago:
They’re members of a group which opposes the Stop Killing Games campaign.
- Comment on The preacher's eyes when asking me to donate money. 2 weeks ago:
Can’t say that was my favorite thing to have staring back at me on the toilet, but I appreciate the thought.
- Comment on Femality is stored in the nipples 2 weeks ago:
I don’t think it’s offensive by any means, but I think it would be better as a society to get away from labeling things as masculine and feminine in a way that refers back to a traditional gender binary and assumptions. The A/B system serves that, though it fumbles when your character’s pronouns are also determined by this choice.
Personally I think they ought to make two base bodies (small and large) and then add boobs as a toggle for both. And none of this business with separate hair and face options either.
- Comment on Troof 3 weeks ago:
I really think we need different words for these things. In my own experience, consenting to sexual contact with over 18’s as a teenager was a neutral-to-positive experience for me, while being assaulted by under 18’s was not hella fun. I don’t really like that they’re bundled together as the same thing.
- Comment on Girls is it just me that gets really emotional when singing and I cry so hard that I have to change my blankets? 😭 3 weeks ago:
PSA for the people who apparently need it: When a vagina is happy it drools a lot. One does not usually pee the bed while masturbating, though the option is available.
- Comment on Pink Ranger 3 weeks ago:
He’s not only surprised that it’s a man (which I agree is surprising and mildly amusing in itself); he freaks out and runs away.
- Comment on Pink Ranger 3 weeks ago:
But the details keep changing in every version. Like in this one it clearly says “pink” in the top text, and the bottom black text isn’t as long anymore.
The story is being told that the guy on the right is the one in the costume, but it’s not the same guy at all.
And if you watch the video version you can see that the man in the costume has a blank, dead expression, and the syandana thing goes from being attached to the helmet to being attached to his head suddenly by magic.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1757015055292766&vanity…
I think the AI is just good enough that it’s getting many things right. They do a pretty good job these days.
It seems like it’s just a fake story to make a homophobic joke.
- Comment on Pink Ranger 3 weeks ago:
I think that last one is ヨ.
- Comment on Pink Ranger 3 weeks ago:
未来戦隊タイムレンジャー is the only sensible source of the kanji I’m able to find, but the pink ranger in that show doesn’t look anything like this one. There’s too many weird things going on with the text between images for it to not be AI.
- Comment on Pride month 5 weeks ago:
It depends on the person. Some asexual people can be quite sexually active because they don’t mind or enjoy helping with their partner’s sexual needs even though they’re not directly interested.
- Comment on Another redundant app 1 month ago:
I think if you can’t tell the two categories apart you should talk about it with a healthcare professional. I don’t know what it’s called in English, but there exists a type of therapy focused on teaching and developing skills that could be helpful.
- Comment on Another redundant app 1 month ago:
This is valid:
It triggers my flight or fight response when someone has too much on and I can’t accurately make out their features.
This is needlessly insulting:
the single ugliest thing a person can do to them self. Its vile and revolting.
- Comment on Another redundant app 1 month ago:
Having a preference and whining are not the same thing.
Things that are fine to say in relevant social contexts:
- You look really cute without makeup.
- I prefer lighter makeup.
- I love heavy makeup looks.
- I have sensory issues and can’t stand the smell of makeup at all.
Things that are creepy to say in any context:
- Women use makeup as a lie to trick men.
- I want a traditional woman who doesn’t paint her face like a clown.
- I don’t know how she expects to attract a man when she’s not even putting in any effort to do basic makeup.
- I bet she’s really ugly without all that makeup.
- Comment on We produce more resources than we could ever consume in the least sustainable ways possible. 1 month ago:
If you’re committing a genocide to save the environment
This is what I don’t get about the issue. I’m sure there are plenty of racists out there using “the environment” as a justification for spreading genocidal ideas, but why is it being brought up in leftist circles like any of us is taking about doing murder or restricting birthing rights? Who is calling for these things?
I think overpopulation is a problem, and it’s solved by abolishing capitalism. Billionaires need us to keep producing ever more workers for their infinite growth. They oppress anyone with a womb as breeding machines and enact policies and propaganda that encourage large families. If we abolish capitalism our per capita impact will decrease due to the removal of constant growth and overconsumption. If we provide people with education and healthcare the global birth rate will decline of its own accord. It has nothing to do with fascism.
Instead of calling anyone who mentions overpopulation a fascist, why not direct them to an actual solution that’s good for everyone?
- Comment on Should hate speech be protected under freedom of speech laws? 1 month ago:
I think so, in the sense that the tax is enforced by state violence. The system should be redesigned such that the school is no longer reliant on extorting non-consenting parties in order to function effectively.
- Comment on Tattoo 2 months ago:
If I need to write certain single capital letters for labeling purposes there’s like a 30% chance I need to look up which way the letter faces because both ways feel correct to me.
- Comment on Tattoo 2 months ago:
It wants to play a video which has DRM protection, so it wants to know stuff about you in case the DRM should block your access to the video.
- Comment on I love mixology 2 months ago:
The fact that the Uncrustable is getting soggy is deeply upsetting.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
She wasn’t making a statement; she was being a normal human being.
A trimmed look can be very tidy while avoiding ingrown hairs and skin irritation.
- Comment on Your grammar lesson for today 2 months ago:
Toilet?
- Comment on Borders 2 months ago:
They overlap significantly. In addition to what’s seen in the image, the wolves’ territories will move around due to various conditions. There are no fixed lines that could be likened to states’ borders, only vague areas that can be likened to respecting personal space. Compare the wolves’ ranges with the white line indicating the national park border also seen in the image, which does not move around based on vibes.
- Comment on not being able to experience a full-body-orgasm is just another example of the sad male reality. 2 months ago:
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