The Other Forums Thread for 90's Kids ONLY

[Himu]

Nah. You guys are ridiculous. All I've done is express an opinion. I've given my reasons as to how I came to that opinion. I've not insulted anyone. We've had a heated debate, but that's adults being adults and some of us have found common ground.

[I'm a Puppy!]

lol himuro will def get permabanned from era unless you course correct and get in their lane

Well she is a boss of a majorly problematic hate site.

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/posts/1450493/

[TwEE-N-Toast]

I wonder if reset thinks Amir0x was arguing in good faith when he was was doing his woke schtick.

[Momo]

https://www.resetera.com/posts/1450493/

who's that supposed to be and why are they doxxing him?

[Risible]

People name their kid after Olive Garden.  People defend the decision.  FFS.  It's the same people who vote for names like BoatyMcBoatface.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/arkansas-couple-name-their-first-child-after-olive-garden.8221/

[samfish]

Oh, there’s Xia. I was wondering when he’d show back up and turn the dump into a viral advertisement for shitty chain restaurants.

I don’t remember him shilling Olive Garden before on GAF. I assume this means his firm probably landed a new contract with Darden restaurants or something.

[Jenkem]

I hope if anyone here is having a kid you name it Taco Bell.

[samfish]

I just had a daughter and regrettably named her Wendy, but Belle is a nice name.

Kinda trendy though.

[thisismyusername]

I just had a daughter and regrettably named her Wendy, but Belle is a nice name.

Kinda trendy though.

Not after Emma Watson auto-tuned, girl.

[REDPILLALPH ABIGCOCK]

Acceptable restaurant names for kids:
Black Angus
Dick's Last Resort (Great for your daughter)
Fatburger
Five Guys
Fuddruckers
Hula Dog

[Himu]

That's it. I'm done. I tried.



Era's staff are cool. I like the idea of the site. But the users - the discussion? It's so bad. Why is it so bad? I have no idea why or how they could remotely hope to try to fix it. I don't want to be rude, but I gotta be real. Everyone is trying to pigeonhole you as this. You said this, therefore you must have really meant that. You can argue it is solely seen in the form of the social justice arguments but really, it's every discussion no matter the topic. It doesn't matter what it is, someone is going to make an ass of themselves and assume something absolutely distinguished mentally-challenged.  It's exhausting.

Thank God we have an aggregate for game news or whatever in the gaming section of Era, though.

[Himu]

I need to enroll in a college philosophy class at this point just to relive what it's like to have an actual discussion. I'm starved for a discussion among equals, even when we disagree. Starved. Hit me in my logic vein, daddy. I'm stupid to ever think the internet could ever promote such an environment. I am an absolute fucking moron.

[SmokyDave]

And the ‘oh, fuck off’ factory generates another ‘oh, fuck off’.

You can’t tell those people that they’re anything less than flawless. I’ve noticed people trying lately, but you’ll all be pruned long before you tap into any self-awareness. My favourite ‘real’ comment on Era so far was the post that ended with this beauty:

“The whole unforgiving moral righteousness schtick can survive exactly as long as it takes for someone to realize you aren't perfect, either.”

Won’t work though. They’re perfect, you’re a Nazi. Discussion over.

[HardcoreRetro]

Come on Cindi, the website is fine. It's you who's the problem.

[clothedmacuser]

Guess which incel is giving advice in the "Dates saying things that destroy you"

https://www.resetera.com/posts/1456779/


And who gets destroyed by a comment during a date?  It's more like, "oh you are a fuck, fuck you."  They aren't your GF you waifu heads, they are still just a person you are checking to see if they can keep up with you in intelligence and cultural references.

Come on Cindi, the website is fine. It's you who's the problem.

Yeah, it's all in your head.  You are the crazy one.


The resestera TOS says so.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Maybe they are too perfect.

[REDPILLALPH ABIGCOCK]

Don't have your own opinions, dont disagree with women on things, pretend you agree with every word they say so you can have sex with them

- Chief wamen respektr Messyfandango

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

The Amir0x Rule: The harder you virtue signal and the more abrasive you are about it, the more likely you are to be a criminal deviant

[porkbun]

I didn't think he could look even more like a serial killer, but Messofanego's new avatar pic is some next level shit.  Fucking creeper.  Good to see he's still got that winning condescending know it all attitude.  Must be all those first (and only first) dates he's been on that makes him such a world renowned relationship expert.

[VomKriege]

Guess which incel is giving advice in the "Dates saying things that destroy you"

https://www.resetera.com/posts/1456779/

I mean to be fair look at what he's responding to :

"Ive never seen star wars"
*Then when watching Star Wars shes trying to hook up, like nah girl sit down and watch
"It was boring"

https://www.resetera.com/posts/1455133/

[Cerveza mas fina]

Is he trying to score points with resetera over turning down a girl over star wars?

[Transhuman]

That's it. I'm done. I tried.

You'll be back

[samfish]

Guess which incel is giving advice in the "Dates saying things that destroy you"

https://www.resetera.com/posts/1456779/

I just can’t with that avatar of his. It’s like he wants to be a perma-virgin with that haircut.

[seagrams hotsauce]

I need to enroll in a college philosophy class at this point just to relive what it's like to have an actual discussion. I'm starved for a discussion among equals, even when we disagree. Starved. Hit me in my logic vein, daddy. I'm stupid to ever think the internet could ever promote such an environment. I am an absolute fucking moron.

Tbh talking philosophy with college freshman seems only marginally more tolerable than attempting to have a serious discussion on gaf

[Himu]

I need to enroll in a college philosophy class at this point just to relive what it's like to have an actual discussion. I'm starved for a discussion among equals, even when we disagree. Starved. Hit me in my logic vein, daddy. I'm stupid to ever think the internet could ever promote such an environment. I am an absolute fucking moron.

Tbh talking philosophy with college freshman seems only marginally more tolerable than attempting to have a serious discussion on gaf

Who said anything about college freshmen? I got them philosophy creditz, boi.

[seagrams hotsauce]

Whew. My mistake!

[Assimilate]

Seems like just yesterday Cindi was bending over for reeeeeee. Now look. 

[kingv]

Messanego or whatever is going to be really ready for dates now that he’s given so much dating advice.

[etiolate]

Messanego or whatever is going to be really ready for dates now that he’s given so much dating advice.

He's done a lot of talking to girls online and they've told him everything.

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[Mr. Nobody]

That's it. I'm done. I tried.

(Image removed from quote.)

Era's staff are cool. I like the idea of the site. But the users - the discussion? It's so bad. Why is it so bad? I have no idea why or how they could remotely hope to try to fix it. I don't want to be rude, but I gotta be real. Everyone is trying to pigeonhole you as this. You said this, therefore you must have really meant that. You can argue it is solely seen in the form of the social justice arguments but really, it's every discussion no matter the topic. It doesn't matter what it is, someone is going to make an ass of themselves and assume something absolutely distinguished mentally-challenged.  It's exhausting.

Thank God we have an aggregate for game news or whatever in the gaming section of Era, though.

Different toilet, same shit 

[Himu]

Seems like just yesterday Cindi was bending over for reeeeeee. Now look. 

I never claimed the place is perfect. Still better than gaf.

[I'm a Puppy!]

The Amir0x Rule: The harder you virtue signal and the more abrasive you are about it, the more likely you are to be a criminal deviant

At work we have what we call the "Puppy Rule" (actually it's my real name, but I don't want Benji to dox me) that states that any one that feels the need to tell you they're important or smart are neither.

Same thing here. Anyone that needs to tell you of their virtue isn't virtuous.

[Himu]

So now the question is: how to create people who care about social justice (like me for instance I guess) without acting like an sjw taco? You can spot the difference. Sometimes it's subtle, sometimes it's in plain sight. But you always spot the difference between an sjw and "someone who cares". How do we get more into that latter group without giving up on social justice in general (also me)? I really want my man PD's idea. I should DM him about this.

[Himu]

taco

SHE SAID taco GET THAT BITCH!

[bork]

Different toilet, same shit 

ResetEra just found its slogan. 

[Jenkem]

taco

SHE SAID taco GET THAT BITCH!

holy shit I know you are upset but please refrain from doxxing yourself.

[paprikastaude]

Seems like just yesterday Cindi was bending over for reeeeeee. Now look. 

I never claimed the place is perfect. Still better than gaf.

"Don't call developers lazy" is a dumber rule than anything I remember from GAF even.

[Himu]

Seems like just yesterday Cindi was bending over for reeeeeee. Now look. 

I never claimed the place is perfect. Still better than gaf.

"Don't call developers lazy" is a dumber rule than anything I remember from GAF even.

Makes sense to me. What does it bring to discussion? Some dev releases a game people don't like and it'll be categorized as lazy despite the sheer number of man hours and employees needed to make it. I think that's fair.

[EightBitNate]

“Whataboutisms” are part of the very nature of counter arguments. Providing a counter example to something is an extremely useful way of pointing out its flaws.

[Joe Molotov]

I hope if anyone here is having a kid you name it Taco Bell.

Quesa Rita

[I'm a Puppy!]

So now the question is: how to create people who care about social justice (like me for instance I guess) without acting like an Social Studies Warrior taco? You can spot the difference. Sometimes it's subtle, sometimes it's in plain sight. But you always spot the difference between an Social Studies Warrior and "someone who cares". How do we get more into that latter group without giving up on social justice in general (also me)? I really want my man PD's idea. I should DM him about this.

Treat it like a religion and you'll know what to do (because that's really how these people view it)

[Himu]

Does it say you'll be banned for saying "the developers were lazy" or actually explaining why you feel they got lazy? I think there's two different statements here and the one I'm more familiar with is just painting the devs as lazy, no other explanations needed.

[HardcoreRetro]

People should get banned for straight up licking a game's arse as well then. What the fuck does "OMG, this game is so good, you guys." add to a discussion?

[Himu]

Agreed.

[HardcoreRetro]

Anyways, back to AC Origins I go.

Oh my god, you guys. This game is so good.

[agrajag]

People shouldn't be banned for having opinions.

How do some people make it through irl interactions without a moderator jumping in to ban the other person for wrongthink?

[EightBitNate]

People should get banned for straight up licking a game's arse as well then. What the fuck does "OMG, this game is so good, you guys." add to a discussion?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/anyone-else-feel-like-zelda-botw-is-one-of-the-best-games-they-have-ever-played.7200/

I rolled my eyes when I saw this thread. Game has the eighth highest Metacritic score of all time. What exactly was the point of this thread besides circlejerking?

[Himu]

People shouldn't be banned for having opinions.

How do some people make it through irl interactions without a moderator jumping in to ban the other person for wrongthink?

People shouldn't be banned for having opinions. True.

But when you don't make effort into making your opinion and why you have it, then...

Definitely follow the SA line of thinking.

[nachobro]

People should get banned for straight up licking a game's arse as well then. What the fuck does "OMG, this game is so good, you guys." add to a discussion?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/anyone-else-feel-like-zelda-botw-is-one-of-the-best-games-they-have-ever-played.7200/

I rolled my eyes when I saw this thread. Game has the eighth highest Metacritic score of all time. What exactly was the point of this thread besides circlejerking?

Zeruda
Nintendo
ResettiEra
New Juniors

[Jenkem]

Nintendo haters need Jesus

[nachobro]

Posted on behalf of CurseoftheGods courtesy of the Adopt-A-User program, Gaming Edition.

[Uncle]

“Whataboutisms” are part of the very nature of counter arguments. Providing a counter example to something is an extremely useful way of pointing out its flaws.

Any concern or criticism about anything can be shut down as a "whataboutism" at this point.  Same with "disingenuous" and "bad faith."

Tu quoque can be a real fallacy - it's not always something to be dismissed, similar to slippery slope - but the way "whataboutism" is being wielded is several levels removed from that, redefined by the internet as "any time someone brings up a secondary concern that I don't want to hear about right now."

[Rufus]

“Whataboutisms” are part of the very nature of counter arguments. Providing a counter example to something is an extremely useful way of pointing out its flaws.

...What? These statements don't have anything to do with one another.

Whataboutisms are distractions meant to discredit your opponent without actually challenging their arguments. Counteraxamples very directly challenge an argument by, well, providing a counter example. Providing counterexamples by way of whataboutisms, as you seems to suggest, is impossible by definition.

[HardcoreRetro]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/anyone-else-feel-like-zelda-botw-is-one-of-the-best-games-they-have-ever-played.7200/

I rolled my eyes when I saw this thread. Game has the eighth highest Metacritic score of all time. What exactly was the point of this thread besides circlejerking?

At least the bore is better than this.

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=45268.0

[EightBitNate]

“Whataboutisms” are part of the very nature of counter arguments.

They really arten't;  a whataboutism is supposed to be a specific logical fallacy.  They decided to re-define it as "any argument where you could phrase it as 'what about?'"

Really it's "any argument that we don't like, where you could phrase it as 'what about?'"; which is almost any argument.

“Whataboutisms” are part of the very nature of counter arguments. Providing a counter example to something is an extremely useful way of pointing out its flaws.

...What? These statements don't have anything to do with one another.

Whataboutisms are distractions meant to discredit your opponent without actually challenging their arguments. Counteraxamples very directly challenge an argument by, well, providing a counter example. Providing counterexamples by way of whataboutisms, as you seems to suggest, is impossible by definition.

I've only taken one argumentative writing course so I didn't know it was actually defined as something. I thought it was a new buzzword used to shut down someone who brings up a counter example ("what about x?") as that's the only time people on the internet use it. I guess they've just been using it incorrectly too.

[I'm a Puppy!]

I'll admit, I don't really get what "whataboutism" is.  Is it just a form of reductio ad absurdum?

[EightBitNate]

I'll admit, I don't really get what "whataboutism" is.  Is it just a form of reductio ad absurdum?

I feel like we're not alone.

Edit: I see Mr. ITSTHECURRENTYEAR recently had an episode about it. That explains why it's getting thrown around so much recently.

[Joe Molotov]

Whataboutism is excusing your own faults by pointing out someone else's faults. Like when Democrats say "How can you support Roy Moore, he's a pedophile?" and Republicans say "Yeah, but what about Al Franken grabbing that woman's boobs?"

[nudemacusers]

Or that neogaf is owned by a serial sex pest and everyone is upset about it, but nobody talks about demi’s constant hounding for naked pic PMs from fat bore users while never once responding to nudemacusers PM submissions. 😪