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- Comment on Is there any real physical proof that Jesus christ ever existed? 1 week ago:
In my experience, when it comes to debating the validity of religion, people tend to get far more emotional than other topics. People who are normally level-headed and quite logical tend to completely lose their ability to think rationally. And I mean both the people who argue for religion and against it.
- Comment on Do 9-5 jobs still exist in the U.S.? 4 weeks ago:
I have a 9-5 job as a software engineer. Though really I can stop working whenever I’m done with my assigned work. I usually stop around 3 or 3:30.
- Comment on PPSSPP has been approved for the iOS App Store! 1 month ago:
Mega Man Maverick Hunter X and Mega Man Powered Up are my two favorites.
Disclaimer: I’m a huge Mega Man fan.
- Comment on Marvels Rivals requires creators to sign a contract that removes your right to give a negative review to access the playtest 1 month ago:
I think we should rename this community “gaming controversies” because that’s all that’s ever discussed here.
- Comment on [Serious] Why do so many people seem to hate veganism? 1 month ago:
I respect other people’s choices in what to consume, and I expect the same respect in return. I have no problem with people being vegan or vegetarian. In fact, most people I work with are from India and are vegetarian. We eat lunch together most days and no one has any problems with each other.
Unfortunately most vegans I know are extremely pushy and judgemental about their diets. They do not respect my choice in what to consume. This used to causes some preemptive judgements on my part, where I would get defensive immediately about my dietary choices, because I assumed they were judging me. Over time I have learned to control this reflex.
I can only assume that many people have had the same experience as me, and jump to the same conclusions.
- Comment on Why are SMS messages so expensive? 2 months ago:
That depends. Where I used to live, Comcast had a monopoly and a data cap.
- Comment on Why are SMS messages so expensive? 2 months ago:
WiFi isn’t free. And Idk about you, but where I live the internet service providers are the same as cell providers. I have AT&T for internet, for example. So they still get the money.
- Comment on What's a small cleared space in a forest where people can live called? 2 months ago:
What’s that song about Grandma getting run over by a reindeer?
- Comment on How do you keep your homes clean? 2 months ago:
As someone with OCD in the form of germaphobia and excessive/repetitive cleaning, I recommend you see a doctor and get tested for OCD. Doing therapy massively improved my quality of life.
- Comment on Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom devs explain why it was a much bigger overhaul than you'd think 2 months ago:
You haven’t had to rescue Zelda much in the past 25 years.
In Ocarina of Time, Zelda was a badass ninja warrior that was constantly helping you.
In Majora’s Mask, Zelda didn’t appear.
In Wind Waker, Zelda was the leader of a gang of pirates. She had their respect and undying loyalty despite all being twice her size, because of he toughness and bravery. IIRC she actually kills Gannon in this one by bouncing an arrow off Link’s shield.
I don’t remember Twilight Princess enough to speak on that one, tbh.
In BotW, Zelda is fighting Gannon for 100 years (!!!) to buy time while Link sleeps and then later cooks food in his underwear.
In TotK, Zelda makes the ultimate sacrifice, trading her humanity to give Link a chance to beat Ganondorf. She makes herself immortal, but trades away her individuality and ability to think. She spends eternity crying because of what she lost to give Hyrule hope. I think she’s particularly brave in this one.
Zelda has not been a damsel in distress for a very, very long time. Both Zelda and Link play critical roles in saving Hyrule. Their roles are just different. Link saves Hyrule with a sword. Zelda saves Hyrule in other ways. Their roles are different but equally necessary.
- Comment on Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles 2 months ago:
Yeah, well I want game pass on Steam and Linux, but we can’t get everything we want, Phil.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
Well, you could blame that on the fact that economy experts don’t have the power to do any of those things. Politicians do.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 months ago:
I have found that economy experts say that things are counterintuitive more often that any other field. I think at this point I have just accepted that the economy is some black magic that I’ll never understand. So I’m gonna smile, nod, and let the experts do their thing.
- Comment on Why do so many Lemmy instances use weird TLDs? 9 months ago:
You got me!
- Comment on Why do so many Lemmy instances use weird TLDs? 9 months ago:
Anything that is desirable is going to be more expensive. I share initials with a certain show company and a comic book company. Getting any domain name with my initials, even one of the “cheaper” TLDs is insanely expensive. Like $60K USD a year expensive.
- Comment on Why do so many Lemmy instances use weird TLDs? 9 months ago:
icecream.social is available, and I really want it, but I just can’t justify the $800 a year, even if the name is amazing.
- Comment on Is there a title (Mr/Ms/Mrs) that is gender neutral? 9 months ago:
That’s actually really cute.
I know a family where a pair of brothers are married to a pair of sisters, and they all four had the same last name before marriage.
- Comment on Can you get a big bite on your eyeball? How would the eyeball respond? 10 months ago:
That sounds awful. How was the pain level?
I scratched my eye once with my fingernail when I was about 12 or 13. It just felt like I had something in my eye constantly for a week.