• Unpopular opinions! V2: I Don't like half life edition.
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[QUOTE=Rangergxi;45565353]90% of Jewish Israelis support the attacks on Gaza.[/QUOTE] I was more referring to [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1413319]this[/url], just a few idiots doing a few dumb things. Like you'd find in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church#Funeral_pickets]any[/url] [url=http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1275829]country[/url], but because it's Israel it's suddenly indicative of the country as a whole.
[QUOTE=Garrot;45565951]Mint is the worst flavor, and I can't comprehend how people willingly put it in their mouths.[/QUOTE] It's great with gums because it's such a refreshing feel, but I dont eat it because it "tastes good" if that makes any sense
Honestly can't bring myself to play DS1-2. I see all the hype in it but it just doesn't seem all that fantastic.
Trigger warnings aren't always dumb and are needed sometimes
I'll always find it weird when men who defend women's rights call women out when they say they don't need help. (Women's rights, equality, fairness between gender, IDK anymore)
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Or maybe they're not oppressed, dunno might be an existent realistic possibility in this universe
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[QUOTE=Gwoodman;45567685]Or maybe they're not oppressed, dunno might be an existent realistic possibility in this universe[/QUOTE] and how is your universe this time of year?
[QUOTE=Rangergxi;45565353]90% of Jewish Israelis support the attacks on Gaza.[/QUOTE] If terrorists were constantly shooting rockets into your city, wouldn't you support an invasion to stop them?
[QUOTE=Tacosheller;45567748]I mean if you had any sensory perception or did a basic a mount of research you'd know it is pretty true that women are oppressed? In the vast majority of the world at least[/QUOTE] That's not the point I'm trying to make, especially when I said they aren't oppressed I wasn't speaking about women in general and you predictably brought it up but I'll give you the trophy and let you argue all about this in the thread in SH with actual misinformed ignorant people, certainly they need it more than me.
[QUOTE=Gwoodman;45567780]That's not the point I'm trying to make, especially when I said they aren't oppressed I wasn't speaking about women in general and you predictably brought it up but I'll give you the trophy and let you argue all about this in the thread in SH with actual misinformed ignorant people, certainly they need it more than me.[/QUOTE] If you mean those women specifically, you should have, I dunno, specified that But then that brings up the point I already made that they don't care about other women that are actually oppressed
I'm sorry I expressed myself incorrectly and if what came across was another anti-feminism post, which was not intended to be.
[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;45565495]Hi I'm Resident Evil 4, would you like me to show you the best inventory system a horror game has ever had?[/QUOTE] What does a good inventory have to do with whether or not a game is horror?
[QUOTE=Alice3173;45568919]What does a good inventory have to do with whether or not a game is horror?[/QUOTE] I always felt that RE4s inventory was weird
[QUOTE=Dub!;45565357]It seems all you post about is how old games that haven't aged well are bad[/QUOTE] What are you talking about, RE4 hasn't aged poorly. A game that hasn't aged well is something like Alone in the Dark. And I don't think it's a [I]bad[/I] game, I just hate what it's done to the series.
I dislike Morrowind a lot.
[QUOTE=LTJGPliskin;45569278]What are you talking about, RE4 hasn't aged poorly. A game that hasn't aged well is something like Alone in the Dark. And I don't think it's a [I]bad[/I] game, I just hate what it's done to the series.[/QUOTE] But that was a reboot
[QUOTE=Dub!;45569321]But that was a reboot[/QUOTE] I think he's talking about the original.
[QUOTE=Rantosaurus;45569360]I think he's talking about the original.[/QUOTE] Oh. Well yeah, the game is old as fuck.
Democracy as a system of government is incapable of solving more than superficial problems. Look at climate change. An authoritarian state can get the best possible scientific information, then force whatever measures are necessary in a quick and efficient manner. In a democracy, empirical knowledge can be shouted down with denial and conspiracy theories until elected leaders feel enough pressure and sense enough bogus "controversy" to decide to do nothing. Democracy is guided by the will of the people, and when it comes to really important shit, people are dumb, uninformed, greedy, and confuse freedom with stubborn clinging to false beliefs. That is why authoritarian states will take the necessary steps to address the disasters WE have baked into the system, and democracies will suffer a collapse in social order when the seas finally arrive at their doors. Democracy is a remarkably stable system...[I]in the absence of existential threats requiring huge investment.[/I] We regard the participation of regular people as the greatest strength of democracy, but allowing regular, dumb people to control the direction of government will doom our society in the end. We're so married to the feeling of "freedom" (whatever the fuck that means) that we keep our government from requiring even the slightest sacrifice or change in lifestyle from us, but ignore the massive curbing of liberties that will have to happen when the climate crisis finally arrives. Looking around today, I honestly believe that the people of 1,000 years from now will regard democracy as a failed experiment that was defined by it's paralysis in times of crisis and inability to see further ahead than it's own nose. I do believe democracy is a wonderful form of government; maybe even the perfect form of government. But we're not worthy of it. As people, we are not up to the task of being citizens of a democracy. We can't be trusted with our votes. We have a long way to go towards overcoming our own human nature before democracy can really deal with serious, existential problems that can't be solved in one election cycle. unpopular opinion :suicide:
[QUOTE=ImpSnob;45567497]Trigger warnings aren't always dumb and are needed sometimes[/QUOTE] They can get quite excessive easily though. [QUOTE=Garrot;45565951]Mint is the worst flavor, and I can't comprehend how people willingly put it in their mouths.[/QUOTE] Whenever I hear an American make a joke about British teeth I have a huge urge to point out that most Americans' mouths reek of mint all the time.
[QUOTE=ImpSnob;45567497]Trigger warnings aren't always dumb and are needed sometimes[/QUOTE] I think it's needed if you're tagging something for having taboo subjects that may offend a general people (like a bombing or s/t), but honestly if you start having panic attacks because someone mentioned BDSM or racism or something like that I really just see that as attention seeking.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;45569371]Democracy as a system of government is incapable of solving more than superficial problems. Look at climate change. An authoritarian state can get the best possible scientific information, then force whatever measures are necessary in a quick and efficient manner. In a democracy, empirical knowledge can be shouted down with denial and conspiracy theories until elected leaders feel enough pressure and sense enough bogus "controversy" to decide to do nothing. Democracy is guided by the will of the people, and when it comes to really important shit, people are dumb, uninformed, greedy, and confuse freedom with stubborn clinging to false beliefs. That is why authoritarian states will take the necessary steps to address the disasters WE have baked into the system, and democracies will suffer a collapse in social order when the seas finally arrive at their doors. Democracy is a remarkably stable system...[I]in the absence of existential threats requiring huge investment.[/I] We regard the participation of regular people as the greatest strength of democracy, but allowing regular, dumb people to control the direction of government will doom our society in the end. We're so married to the feeling of "freedom" (whatever the fuck that means) that we keep our government from requiring even the slightest sacrifice or change in lifestyle from us, but ignore the massive curbing of liberties that will have to happen when the climate crisis finally arrives. Looking around today, I honestly believe that the people of 1,000 years from now will regard democracy as a failed experiment that was defined by it's paralysis in times of crisis and inability to see further ahead than it's own nose. I do believe democracy is a wonderful form of government; maybe even the perfect form of government. But we're not worthy of it. As people, we are not up to the task of being citizens of a democracy. We can't be trusted with our votes. We have a long way to go towards overcoming our own human nature before democracy can really deal with serious, existential problems that can't be solved in one election cycle. unpopular opinion :suicide:[/QUOTE] i used to think this until several years ago fact of the matter is, is that autocracies are horribly inefficient and incompetent systems of government the difference between an autocracy and democracy is that in an autocracy the survival of the ruler is dependent upon how much loyalty the army and other cronies have to him, whereas in democracies its dependent upon how much loyalty the entire populace has to him if democracies are terrible, why have the swiss had one for nearly 800 years? why has everybody adapted in the past two centuries in the western world to democratic systems? why do living standards tend to correlate with democracy?
[QUOTE=Emperorconor;45570901]i used to think this until several years ago fact of the matter is, is that autocracies are horribly inefficient and incompetent systems of government the difference between an autocracy and democracy is that in an autocracy the survival of the ruler is dependent upon how much loyalty the army and other cronies have to him, whereas in democracies its dependent upon how much loyalty the entire populace has to him if democracies are terrible, why have the swiss had one for nearly 800 years? why has everybody adpt why do living standards tend to correlate with democracy?[/QUOTE] Democracy isn't that great tbh, but you know what? IT WORKS. If it works, it can be used.
Just beat Bioshock. After a while of playing, I was sick of the gameplay but compelled by the storyline. The problem I had was those Vita-chambers. If you die, you don't lose progress or revert to a save point. Instead, you literally respawn where you left of at the moment of death with the exception of your position. Dying didn't feel like a penalty in Bioshock, but rather a nuisance. They might as well have given Godmode. I found out that you could turn off Vita-chambers, but why have it enabled by default? Why build the game around them?
Facepunch has too many racists, sexists and too many people who believe in Heteronormativity (aka that being Straight and Cis is the default and if you're anything else you're abnormal) I think that one pink guy song nails some fpers attitudes "I'm not racist! I just dont like people skin darker than mine or people who pray to shrines, because they're dirty!"
[QUOTE=Zenpod;45571136]too many people who believe in Heteronormativity (aka that being Straight and Cis is the default and if you're anything else you're abnormal)[/QUOTE] I think you may browse SH too much. I'm gay and no one's ever said bad shit about it, also there are threads for trans and bi/gay people too.
I like(d?) Simcity Societies
[QUOTE=JPlus;45571178]I think you may browse SH too much. I'm gay and no one's ever said bad shit about it, also there are threads for trans and bi/gay people too.[/QUOTE] It comes up a lot in the videos section aswell from what I've seen, SH is a shitpile though
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