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- Comment on Anon critiques humanity 2 weeks ago:
We’re great at what we do, it’s true.
That’s despite all of our weaknesses. And there’s a lot of them.
- Comment on Anon critiques humanity 2 weeks ago:
That was the entire point I made.
- Comment on Anon critiques humanity 2 weeks ago:
To be able to tank venoms like the mongoose or the honey badger. To be able to rarely get sick such as sharks or bats. Thick keratin skin or shells, such as the pangolin or armadillo. Being able to survive great falls, such as most small mammals and insects. Being able to regrow limbs such as some reptiles.
I’m not saying that humans are weak and fragile like glass. We can tank a lot of stuff. Most animals can tank a lot more.
Our big evolution trait is massive brain, adapting to our environment, and language. Aside from our nutty long distance stamina, and being able to throw, our bodies are NOT what makes us ‘superior’.
- Comment on Anon critiques humanity 2 weeks ago:
The OP kinda used bad faith arguments, so everyone is pointing out ways that humans excel. They have a good point however. Humans are not superior. We are not the best species. Just about every animal, insect, or parasite can kill us or seriously harm us. Our bodies are not resilient, and have about a thousand built in flaws. Our ‘intelligence’ just creates new dangers that kill us.
Humans are great in many ways, but we do not sit at the top of everything. We are great at what we do and that’s it.
- Comment on What TV series have the best intros? What TV series have the worst intros? 3 weeks ago:
Weeds. I believe starting in S2, they start doing the same song, same intro, but in different styles. I believe they even had green day cover it at one point.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
Also worth noting, segregation may have “ended” in 64, but there’s still soft segregation to this day. There’s a massive divide in culture, that’s left over from administrations such as Reagan. Racism still hasn’t ended, although it has gotten a lot better just in the time I’ve been alive.
- Comment on Either a grocery store order went wrong or Coca-Cola strikes again 5 weeks ago:
Worse thing? They changed the formula and they taste like shit now.
Source, a former very VERY loyal peace tea fan.
- Comment on Things that go clap in the night 1 month ago:
Front buttcheeks, or front tail?
- Comment on I feel my life is empty. Is there any way to stop this? 1 month ago:
Therapy.
- Comment on Is it normal for high sugar contents like in cake icing to make my uvula tickle? 1 month ago:
I swear to God I read that as vulva
- Comment on Lame Duck Canada PM Trudeau Declares 'Americans Are Our Friends' After Hockey Brawls 1 month ago:
Far left Trudeau
What the fuck does that make me
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Yes. He’s not knocking you for who you are, and is suggesting less expensive and dramatic treatments first, but is saying that if it doesn’t work then he supports the transition.
I think this is about supportive and level headed you can get, especially for a conservative.
- Comment on He died trying to suck his own penis, RIP. 2 months ago:
Mfer looks like Logan Paul cosplaying weird Al.
- Comment on Anon gets corrected 2 months ago:
Man… I’m sorry.
- Comment on Pornhub Is Now Blocked In Almost All of the U.S. South 3 months ago:
Its all porn, pornhub just prohibits itself from operating in states that pass this legislation.
The legislation in question requires you to prove you’re over 18 to enter these sites. Whether that’s through id or credit card info. However, this can lead to some pretty insane security issues. Just imagine if the id of every user along with their browsing data got leaked.
So instead, pornhub just refuses to operate in those states.
- Comment on Player two has entered the lobby 3 months ago:
There may be a personal grievance, but what are the chances that if he had better work conditions, that the personal grievance he had would have driven him to this?
- Comment on Am I a bad person if (as left as they come) I invest in American Private Prison contractors on the assumption that Trump will go through with his deportation scheme at least to some extent? 4 months ago:
Oh fuck, I haven’t heard a retort like that since the 11th grade. I wonder why
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
Well you brought up your opinion. Which is fine. It’s valid. I don’t agree with it, but that’s for you to keep, not me. But then I gave you my opinion. And now you seem upset and irate. You posted an epic store neutral opinion in a thread where nearly everyone is dogging on them. And you seemed clueless. So I gave my perspective on the epic game store. Maybe you just didn’t know, you did seem a little clueless. But then you just got angry. And now I’m wondering if you have brain worms. Because who in their sane mind, would walk into a tiki bar, and then start stomping on the toes of everyone wearing a Hawaiian shirt. And you can at least cure brain worms.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
Do you have brain worms?
- Comment on Am I a bad person if (as left as they come) I invest in American Private Prison contractors on the assumption that Trump will go through with his deportation scheme at least to some extent? 4 months ago:
Do you have brain worms?
- Comment on Am I a bad person if (as left as they come) I invest in American Private Prison contractors on the assumption that Trump will go through with his deportation scheme at least to some extent? 4 months ago:
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You don’t know where they live, or what their taxes fund or funded.
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Assuming they are American (which is what I’m assuming you’re assuming), the other option is prison.
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- Comment on Am I a bad person if (as left as they come) I invest in American Private Prison contractors on the assumption that Trump will go through with his deportation scheme at least to some extent? 4 months ago:
“listen. I don’t WANT Hitler to commit mass genocide. But I am going to fund the company of the gas chambers he plans to use. Because I benefit from it”.
It’s not a one to one comparison but um. Yeah.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
That’s a possibility. You could also make a point that it’s cultural at this point to use steam if you PC game. The exact reason steam is used is split across many different points. However, I stand by my statement. If games like league, valorant, osrs, or anything from blizzard can exist strongly in the pc scene, I think it heavily refutes your points. For those people at least. These are all games that don’t use (or for some are mainly used by) the steam client.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
I edited that part out because as soon as I posted i did a quick fact check. Im just leaving this comment so people don’t think you’re crazy. You were just really fast to comment.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
That’s because I wasn’t talking about my opinion of the game. I was talking about my opinions on the store. Crazy how I wouldn’t bring up the game when the conversation is about the store. And that’s okay. That’s your choice. I really don’t care. I was just offering some perspective that I thought was help and would benefit you and others. You know, how commenting typically works in platforms such as this.
Let me rephrase it for you. If the game i have the most hours in and I love the most suddenly became an epic exclusive I would never play it again.
And just to make you happy, I don’t like Alan Wake, not my cup of tea.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
GoG has been a competitor for as long as I can remember. It’s not exactly a fair comparison because they don’t have a client or launcher. But you can buy a ton of games off GoG. Itch.io exists, however it’s a bit niche. Origin, humble bundle, Microsoft store. You can use all of these and get the majority of the games steam offers. Why don’t people? Because steam is just better. Steam has competition. It has a ton. People don’t feel that way cause EVERYONE who games on PC buys from steam. But it’s not because steam has a monopoly, it’s because steam offers more than their competitors, and does it better.
I don’t like monopolies. I agree with you. However, a monopoly existing because they are snuffing out the competition and forcing it to be the only option for consumers is different than a monopoly that exists because consumers choose it over and over again because of their pro consumer policies.
Now because this makes it seem like I’m saying “steam is the best”, there’s a good bit of stuff steam has done that I don’t like. But they understand what the gaming scene is and not just see the consumers as cash cows.
- Comment on I hate when a PC game is ONLY available on Epic Games store 4 months ago:
Steam has made great strides in helping to make the gaming scene more consumer friendly. They constantly have sales, make refunds extremely easy (and in some cases have forced refunds), and are even now setting guidelines to battle passes and how you can’t just advertise it as a battle pass and instead have to list whats in it. Epic hates consumers and their main business strategy is to force business by paying publishers to only release on their store.
It doesn’t matter how good the game is, I’m not purchasing from a store that doesn’t have the customer in mind.
Unless it’s food. Cause then I would starve.
- Comment on human anteaters 4 months ago:
I can smell ant death pheromones. It smells like cleaner and artificial sweetener. A very unique smell but very pungent.
- Comment on I have been told ever since I was a little shit that when you die you go to heaven first wait in line for St Peter to judge you at the pearly gates? Is this in the Bible? I thought god did judging 4 months ago:
Oh so we are all already in hell. Got it.
- Comment on Cynthia Erivo calls out fans who made their own Wicked poster 5 months ago:
If it was her decision that her full face should be on display, the backlash should be evidence enough that someone else gets paid to make those decisions, not her.
The original looks boring. She has absolutely no emotions on her face. There’s no mystique, no ‘wickedness’. Even the composition looks like something a high schooler in Photoshop class would make.
The edit isn’t perfect either. But at least it pays homage to the original in more than just image. It adds that mystique back, and makes her look more menacing.
What it truly boils down to is ego. Although the edit is better, and so many people agree on it, it doesn’t show her full face. And she can’t let that go.