I just want to (permanently) lose my burden of intelligence, and there are few ways to do that effectively / quickly. I've seen some legitimate research papers on the subject...
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https://www.resetera.com/threads/the-microsoft-activision-blizzard-acquisition-ot-antitrust-simulator-update-cleared-unconditionally-in-serbia.633344/page-168#post-97189927QuoteUser Banned (3 days): Whataboutism, Inappropriate commentary, ignoring staff post.QuoteI guess it's completely on brand for the U.S. government to be much more concerned with everyone having access to the most popular gun murder sim than to do anything at all about the real life guns of war being used to murder children and innocent people every day.
User Banned (3 days): Whataboutism, Inappropriate commentary, ignoring staff post.
I guess it's completely on brand for the U.S. government to be much more concerned with everyone having access to the most popular gun murder sim than to do anything at all about the real life guns of war being used to murder children and innocent people every day.
Quote from: WereSalamanderThey lost their symbol.Jews lost 6 million lives. For the last 500 years Whites have destroyed cultures and genocided continents while flying the cross.
They lost their symbol.Jews lost 6 million lives.
User Banned (Permanent): Dismissive downplaying of the holocaust
This is how I see it. There has been far worse genocides using different symbols across human history. Just give it a few more decades.
User banned (3 months): Racism and extremely dismissive commentary around race
Quote from: skillzilla81 Why would this be a good litmus when it would put priority on whiteness, white people, white art, and marginalized people playing roles that fit within what is acceptable to white feelings?Your litmus test centers the status quo and whiteness, and what I've been seeing this past decade is marginalized people able to step out from stereotypes and into roles of power to produce television and movies that speak more authentically to my lived experiences. Ava Duvernay, Ryan Coogler, Barry Jenkins, Julie Dash, Dee Rees, Jordan Peele, and others would not be able to make the films they're making today in times past.I don't care about a decade of film where white people put on brown makeup instead of hiring people from those groups that should have been hired instead. I don't care about a decade of film where Black men and Women's predominant role in movies was that of making white people feel better about their role in historical atrocities and wrongs.Brown and blackface didn't really exist by the 70s. Look, it's nice that people of color are making more movies than they used to. It doesn't change the fact that the majority of those movies just aren't up to the standards set by prior decades. And Julie Dash directed her best movie in the 1990s, and hasn't really directed anything of note for the past twenty years. By that metric, you should be discussing Gordon Parks' output from the late sixties though the seventies!
Why would this be a good litmus when it would put priority on whiteness, white people, white art, and marginalized people playing roles that fit within what is acceptable to white feelings?Your litmus test centers the status quo and whiteness, and what I've been seeing this past decade is marginalized people able to step out from stereotypes and into roles of power to produce television and movies that speak more authentically to my lived experiences. Ava Duvernay, Ryan Coogler, Barry Jenkins, Julie Dash, Dee Rees, Jordan Peele, and others would not be able to make the films they're making today in times past.I don't care about a decade of film where white people put on brown makeup instead of hiring people from those groups that should have been hired instead. I don't care about a decade of film where Black men and Women's predominant role in movies was that of making white people feel better about their role in historical atrocities and wrongs.
User Banned (2 Months): Inflammatory Xenophobic Generalization; History of the Same
This is rather rich coming from Chinese students in Korea. I remember when Chinese students were taking down and ripping up posters and banners put up by Korean and Hong Kong students at various universities in Korea (this was done en masse via WeChat and Weibo and people even bragged about it online).https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3086293/chinese-students-south-korea-face-fines-defacing-pro-hong-kongWhile I'm glad that Chinese citizens are finally waking up, I'm not sure if they are going to find any sympathies in Korea. Anti-Chinese rhetoric has been on the rise and the stance taken during the Hong Kong protests certainly didn't do them any favours in the eyes of most South Koreans.Quote from: ajoshikeep in mind there are more Chinese students than there are US military members in South Korea. and in much more vulnerable position than students in UK or US or etc in the sense their home gov't is able to economically coerce S Korea into selling them out. Could you elaborate what you mean here? I can't see any situation where Chinese students would be "sold out" or forcefully repatriated back to China (as long as they have a valid visa). Yoon is a bit of a looney, but he's not that crazy.
keep in mind there are more Chinese students than there are US military members in South Korea. and in much more vulnerable position than students in UK or US or etc in the sense their home gov't is able to economically coerce S Korea into selling them out.
Lol at that hypocrite Dubs suddenly demanding Ree needs to take a nuanced approach to issuesQuoteIn certain parts of the world it'll go on not being an issue, but there's going to be parts where people will look at it sideways for valid reasons. Which is what makes the whole conversation hard to have. There's no right or wrong answer and we need to stop acting like there is. The world is more complicated than that.EDIT: Seriously, this is one of the more annoying things: the constant need for things to be blatantly black and white. For there to be an obvious right and wrong. Sometimes that doesn't exist and that's ok to acknowledge.(Image removed from quote.)
In certain parts of the world it'll go on not being an issue, but there's going to be parts where people will look at it sideways for valid reasons. Which is what makes the whole conversation hard to have. There's no right or wrong answer and we need to stop acting like there is. The world is more complicated than that.EDIT: Seriously, this is one of the more annoying things: the constant need for things to be blatantly black and white. For there to be an obvious right and wrong. Sometimes that doesn't exist and that's ok to acknowledge.
People allegedly stealing Gillette razors and Axe body spray to survive, solution is to lock the things up and make life harder for everybody.gReAtEsT nAtIoN oN eArTh
https://www.resetera.com/threads/spending-thanksgiving-with-your-conservative-relatives-2022-edition.657187/page-2#post-96999199Quote from: BengravenI don’t believe in God, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and liberal families.All seriousness, I’ve almost always lived in conservative rural red states so in my world every dad is a huge racist and every mom is anti-feminist. I think the trauma has broken me.https://www.resetera.com/threads/spending-thanksgiving-with-your-conservative-relatives-2022-edition.657187/page-2#post-96999667Quote from: BengravenThankfully, my very conservative in-laws have begun to split apart. The loud, extremely religious, and anti-LGTB uncle moved to South Florida. He ended up divorcing his extremely antifeminist, hardcore evangelist wife after she cheated on him - that was a miracle, she was constantly trying to program my son into becoming a Christian.Those two alone are the reason why I dreaded holidays, but now they are not in the picture.The only extremely conservative person is my father-in-law who lives with me. And considering he is now bedbound as of a few weeks ago, and I literally have to clean his piss bucket and feed him, I know he probably won’t be talking about politics. he also would not be going to the table. We are going to have to make some food ourselves and then bring him a plate. Which is kind of funny when I think about it, because I used to be the liberal who hid in another room watching marathons and had my wife bring me a plate because I did not want to talk to the other family members.Quote from: Shadow of the Void I'm the only lefty in my family. I'm always surrounded by hardcore Republicans. It's miserable. Back when I live close to my family, this was exactly me.Do you ever find that you are the punching bag? Like everyone in the family just needs a liberal to attack and so that ends up being you? I remember at one point looking at my uncle and saying very loudly for everyone else to hear “I am not your liberal”, bastardizing James Baldwin essentially.I get that you can never debate liberals because you live in a conservative area and everyone is hive mind. But now you can bully the kid you bullied when he was younger even more and feel like you’re doing Trump/Musk/DeSantis/Jones a favor.
I don’t believe in God, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, and liberal families.All seriousness, I’ve almost always lived in conservative rural red states so in my world every dad is a huge racist and every mom is anti-feminist. I think the trauma has broken me.
Thankfully, my very conservative in-laws have begun to split apart. The loud, extremely religious, and anti-LGTB uncle moved to South Florida. He ended up divorcing his extremely antifeminist, hardcore evangelist wife after she cheated on him - that was a miracle, she was constantly trying to program my son into becoming a Christian.Those two alone are the reason why I dreaded holidays, but now they are not in the picture.The only extremely conservative person is my father-in-law who lives with me. And considering he is now bedbound as of a few weeks ago, and I literally have to clean his piss bucket and feed him, I know he probably won’t be talking about politics. he also would not be going to the table. We are going to have to make some food ourselves and then bring him a plate. Which is kind of funny when I think about it, because I used to be the liberal who hid in another room watching marathons and had my wife bring me a plate because I did not want to talk to the other family members.Quote from: Shadow of the Void I'm the only lefty in my family. I'm always surrounded by hardcore Republicans. It's miserable. Back when I live close to my family, this was exactly me.Do you ever find that you are the punching bag? Like everyone in the family just needs a liberal to attack and so that ends up being you? I remember at one point looking at my uncle and saying very loudly for everyone else to hear “I am not your liberal”, bastardizing James Baldwin essentially.I get that you can never debate liberals because you live in a conservative area and everyone is hive mind. But now you can bully the kid you bullied when he was younger even more and feel like you’re doing Trump/Musk/DeSantis/Jones a favor.
I'm the only lefty in my family. I'm always surrounded by hardcore Republicans. It's miserable.
My childhood was basically South Park. And my teen years.We hated each other. Constantly talked shit. Stole from each other or their parents. I once had my “best friends” seeing who could get as much spit on me as we were walking home. I also had a “best friend” that I would go and spend the weekend with for several years, despite the fact that he relentlessly bullied me, and even tried talking about killing myself on two different occasions.But we hung out because we were the only kids into anime, gaming, writing and drawing. And I was neurodivergent and had an abusive household. And their parents were pretty cool and supportive.We shared so many interests, and we live so close to each other that I think there was a small amount of affection, but the reality was nobody wanted to hang out with each other, especially after high school. We still keep in touch because we’re nostalgic for the old days but I mostly dislike them and they still think less of me so we’ve never met up and introduce our kids for example.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/stores-that-lock-up-personal-hygiene-products-are-awful.658828/page-3#post-97251808Quote from: Hilarious_BeariousPeople allegedly stealing Gillette razors and Axe body spray to survive, solution is to lock the things up and make life harder for everybody.gReAtEsT nAtIoN oN eArTh
Quote from: Hap Shaughnessy on November 29, 2022, 11:53:49 AMhttps://www.resetera.com/threads/stores-that-lock-up-personal-hygiene-products-are-awful.658828/page-3#post-97251808Quote from: Hilarious_BeariousPeople allegedly stealing Gillette razors and Axe body spray to survive, solution is to lock the things up and make life harder for everybody.gReAtEsT nAtIoN oN eArThIn what world do you need body spray to survive lol
I didn't think I'd have to say it but I guess I do:Don't post content of child exploitation on the forums.
Quote from: NepentheI didn't think I'd have to say it but I guess I do:Don't post content of child exploitation on the forums.https://www.resetera.com/threads/elon-musk-twitter-drama-ot-let%E2%80%99s-keep-it-here-parody-%F0%9F%94%B5-official-%EA%95%A4-up-reinstates-2020-election-loser-trump.649272/post-97274425
Quote from: HaughtyFrank on November 29, 2022, 01:23:23 PMQuote from: NepentheI didn't think I'd have to say it but I guess I do:Don't post content of child exploitation on the forums.https://www.resetera.com/threads/elon-musk-twitter-drama-ot-let%E2%80%99s-keep-it-here-parody-%F0%9F%94%B5-official-%EA%95%A4-up-reinstates-2020-election-loser-trump.649272/post-97274425 Didn’t feel the need to ban the poster either
Quote from: Watership I mean, he assaulted someone on stage, in front of a 1 billion viewers. We should care about that. I do. I'm still cheering tbh. Unscripted rich people fights on tv? Sign me the fuck up.
I mean, he assaulted someone on stage, in front of a 1 billion viewers. We should care about that.
Quote from: Lonewulfeus on November 29, 2022, 01:30:50 PMQuote from: HaughtyFrank on November 29, 2022, 01:23:23 PMQuote from: NepentheI didn't think I'd have to say it but I guess I do:Don't post content of child exploitation on the forums.https://www.resetera.com/threads/elon-musk-twitter-drama-ot-let%E2%80%99s-keep-it-here-parody-%F0%9F%94%B5-official-%EA%95%A4-up-reinstates-2020-election-loser-trump.649272/post-97274425 Didn’t feel the need to ban the poster either Imagine how much you have lost the plot when you post pedo shit just to dunk on Elon"He says he's cracking down on pedo shit so let me post some pedo shit that hasn't been taken down yet"
do you assume they're bald?also I know Americans like to wear baseball hats for some weird reason so it's probably not applicable there.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/nyt-why-is-it-so-hard-for-men-to-make-close-friends.658993/#post-97265410Quote from: BengravenMy childhood was basically South Park. And my teen years.We hated each other. Constantly talked shit. Stole from each other or their parents. I once had my “best friends” seeing who could get as much spit on me as we were walking home. I also had a “best friend” that I would go and spend the weekend with for several years, despite the fact that he relentlessly bullied me, and even tried talking about killing myself on two different occasions.But we hung out because we were the only kids into anime, gaming, writing and drawing. And I was neurodivergent and had an abusive household. And their parents were pretty cool and supportive.We shared so many interests, and we live so close to each other that I think there was a small amount of affection, but the reality was nobody wanted to hang out with each other, especially after high school. We still keep in touch because we’re nostalgic for the old days but I mostly dislike them and they still think less of me so we’ve never met up and introduce our kids for example.
Quote from: Hap Shaughnessy on November 29, 2022, 12:08:39 PMhttps://www.resetera.com/threads/nyt-why-is-it-so-hard-for-men-to-make-close-friends.658993/#post-97265410Quote from: BengravenMy childhood was basically South Park. And my teen years.We hated each other. Constantly talked shit. Stole from each other or their parents. I once had my “best friends” seeing who could get as much spit on me as we were walking home. I also had a “best friend” that I would go and spend the weekend with for several years, despite the fact that he relentlessly bullied me, and even tried talking about killing myself on two different occasions.But we hung out because we were the only kids into anime, gaming, writing and drawing. And I was neurodivergent and had an abusive household. And their parents were pretty cool and supportive.We shared so many interests, and we live so close to each other that I think there was a small amount of affection, but the reality was nobody wanted to hang out with each other, especially after high school. We still keep in touch because we’re nostalgic for the old days but I mostly dislike them and they still think less of me so we’ve never met up and introduce our kids for example.Uh, the other three kids on South Park like each other. Cartman isn't neurodivergent, he's just an asshole.
Quote from: HaughtyFrank on November 29, 2022, 01:47:12 PMQuote from: Lonewulfeus on November 29, 2022, 01:30:50 PMQuote from: HaughtyFrank on November 29, 2022, 01:23:23 PMQuote from: NepentheI didn't think I'd have to say it but I guess I do:Don't post content of child exploitation on the forums.https://www.resetera.com/threads/elon-musk-twitter-drama-ot-let%E2%80%99s-keep-it-here-parody-%F0%9F%94%B5-official-%EA%95%A4-up-reinstates-2020-election-loser-trump.649272/post-97274425 Didn’t feel the need to ban the poster either Imagine how much you have lost the plot when you post pedo shit just to dunk on Elon"He says he's cracking down on pedo shit so let me post some pedo shit that hasn't been taken down yet"It was a tweet where someone posted an ad they got, a promoted tweet about some 12 year old twin models. Its in that weird legal pedo zone of child models - they have over 1 million followers on instagram
Damn, he's probably not going to be back this tournament
Can you break it down to me like I am 5?
That's what I'm talking about: having to see people proudly root for the fascists in a show I'm really invested in can be maddening
User banned (1 week): Console war rhetoric, trolling
Is that because there's no games for the console so no reason to use the controller?/s
https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/1597320162482737152
I love that all of this is about someone who has 5k followers. Like they were jealous they didn't have their own cancel scandal in their niche group
The problem with the modern social media landscape is even the smallest most fringe can be boosted to make them seem like a bigger deal than they are.
Fall Guys scandal continues
It's almost as if pandering to these people is a huge fucking risk for any business cuz if you step out of line even once, unintentionally or no, these unstable lunatics will crucify them for it.
When being angry is your hobby and personality.
This is like the 10,000th time these nerds have complained about a company they said they were going to boycott 10,000 issues ago.
Quote from: james on November 29, 2022, 09:50:32 PMFall Guys scandal continuesI don't think I want to see whatever this person posted but I am curious how ridiculous it waslike was it an amateurish deviantart drawing of a fall guys guy wearing a diaper or something?
from the elon threadQuote from: Bwoogmarkmobility/status/1597320162482737152he made a very specific statement in the tweet which was assholish to prove a point, but made for the specific reason that the conditions were already metflint's water met various standards in terms of being fixed over the course of several years, AFAIK at the time of the tweet already exceeding FDA regulations, and today is supposedly better quality than any other american cityand there are STILL morons in the replies claiming it isn't fixed
markmobility/status/1597320162482737152
https://www.resetera.com/threads/xbox-is-selling-mini-hoodies-to-keep-your-controller-warm.659077/#post-97278376Quote User banned (1 week): Console war rhetoric, trolling Quote from: TerbinatorIs that because there's no games for the console so no reason to use the controller?/s
Quote from: Wrexis$25,000? I know a Team Lead at a call center on higher salary, and they do a strict 9-5 job.you realize you live in US right?(assuming)
$25,000? I know a Team Lead at a call center on higher salary, and they do a strict 9-5 job.
One suggested the long hours are a bit like playing Dark Souls. "It's kind of tense in a way," they say. "There's a lot of struggle to get things right, but if you get over the hump it is very satisfying. It's just like you defeated a boss in Dark Souls."
I...I think this is the controversial art?And it may be worse than anything we could have imaginedspoiler (click to show/hide)https://mobile.twitter.com/SkalesStash/status/1578147744052453378 [close]
Redbull killed Kevin Samuels.
The New York Times wrote he built an image as a "plain-spoken, hypermasculine authority" who advocated for "strict gender roles" in which men assumed predominance.[7]
As an image consultant, he often asked women who called his show asking for dating advice to rate themselves based on what he called the perceived sexual market place value for dating. He then critiqued women based on dress size, height and weight according to his perception of their sexual market place value. He stressed a belief that some women had unrealistically high standards for the types of men they should be dating, while also criticizing men for being poor or overweight.[10] In addition, he strongly criticized the black community for failing to meet traditional values.[13][7] Samuels' critics decried him as being actively misogynoir,[14][15][16] and a part of the Black manosphere,[17] whereas his supporters defended him as an advocate for traditional values.[7][8][10]
https://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/No need to highlight. You already know what happens
My expectations were incredibly low, and somehow this managed to suck even more than I imagined. This is the definition of sterile, soulless and with about as much edge as a butter knife.
the song is ok, hopefully some better songs on the album.sharing a stage with a bonafide white supremacist is not ok. fuck phil anselmo.
James is gonna help Phil perfect his nazi salute.
if only Pantera would have gotten a new singer.Phils voice sucks and he can still f... off after his "White Power" and Hitler salute meltdown a few years ago..
Well Morrigan hates it so it must be good lol
My taste in metal is impeccable
Capital is fighting back it seems. They were never going to go without a fight.
. I'm fully remote, but I do prefer hybrid, but only 3 days max. Only one day is kinda wack.
Lol, I'd be like cya ✌️I've been to the office once in 1.5 years.
IMO:2 days a week requirement to be in the office is fair.3 days is unreasonable4 days is greedy
In 4 months: "why is production down so much???"
Quote from: Snoopycat_ on November 30, 2022, 07:15:20 AMhttps://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/No need to highlight. You already know what happenshttps://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/page-2#post-97217788MorricuntQuoteMy expectations were incredibly low, and somehow this managed to suck even more than I imagined. This is the definition of sterile, soulless and with about as much edge as a butter knife.https://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/page-2#post-97218370Quotethe song is ok, hopefully some better songs on the album.sharing a stage with a bonafide white supremacist is not ok. fuck phil anselmo.QuoteJames is gonna help Phil perfect his nazi salute.Quoteif only Pantera would have gotten a new singer.Phils voice sucks and he can still f... off after his "White Power" and Hitler salute meltdown a few years ago..QuoteWell Morrigan hates it so it must be good lolMorricunt respondsQuoteMy taste in metal is impeccable
Quote from: Taco Bell Tower on November 30, 2022, 11:21:23 AMQuote from: Snoopycat_ on November 30, 2022, 07:15:20 AMhttps://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/No need to highlight. You already know what happenshttps://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/page-2#post-97217788MorricuntQuoteMy expectations were incredibly low, and somehow this managed to suck even more than I imagined. This is the definition of sterile, soulless and with about as much edge as a butter knife.https://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/page-2#post-97218370Quotethe song is ok, hopefully some better songs on the album.sharing a stage with a bonafide white supremacist is not ok. fuck phil anselmo.QuoteJames is gonna help Phil perfect his nazi salute.Quoteif only Pantera would have gotten a new singer.Phils voice sucks and he can still f... off after his "White Power" and Hitler salute meltdown a few years ago..QuoteWell Morrigan hates it so it must be good lolMorricunt respondsQuoteMy taste in metal is impeccable Metallica are the worst band of all time so
Quote from: Taco Bell Tower on November 30, 2022, 11:21:23 AMQuote from: Snoopycat_ on November 30, 2022, 07:15:20 AMhttps://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/No need to highlight. You already know what happenshttps://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/page-2#post-97217788MorricuntQuoteMy expectations were incredibly low, and somehow this managed to suck even more than I imagined. This is the definition of sterile, soulless and with about as much edge as a butter knife.https://www.resetera.com/threads/metallica-just-dropped-a-new-song-lux-%C3%86terna-new-album-72-seasons-and-world-tour-announced.658639/page-2#post-97218370Quotethe song is ok, hopefully some better songs on the album.sharing a stage with a bonafide white supremacist is not ok. fuck phil anselmo.QuoteJames is gonna help Phil perfect his nazi salute.Quoteif only Pantera would have gotten a new singer.Phils voice sucks and he can still f... off after his "White Power" and Hitler salute meltdown a few years ago..QuoteWell Morrigan hates it so it must be good lolMorricunt respondsQuoteMy taste in metal is impeccable Morricunt gotta morricunt.I love how outside of one or two biting on her bullshit and maybe one sycophant who forgot she isn't a mod any more, everyone else is just talking around her. Warning, pic of morrigan inside. Open at your own risk [close]