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Glob posted...

Would you feel the same way if hed tried to just bring a firearm because hes allowed one in the states?

My guy, I don't disagree with the idea that people should be careful when traveling and understand local laws. All I'm saying is that weed isn't seen as a big deal by people who live in places where you can buy it legally, guns are a lot harder to get ahold of and are looked at differently by the majority of people.
Just saying that having some empathy is a good thing instead of immediately jumping to calling them out for sob stories, that they're bullshit, or that they're idiots.

Glob posted...

Thats bullshit. When you fly to another country, you do at least the bare minimum of research to see what is different from your own country, unless youre an idiot.

Sure, I don't disagree. Just saying that when you live somewhere where you can buy weed in less than ten minutes, everyone you know has used it, and it comes in multiple forms it becomes normalized. So you get used to using it to treat your medical conditions, you forget you have a few gummies in your bag, you might have some trace amounts of it at the bottom, etc. and next thing you know you might get the death penalty for something that isn't even against the law in the places you spend 99% of your time.

Glob posted...

The sentence is obviously harsh, but going to another country and pulling this shit isnt on either.

I see a sob story every few weeks from some idiot backpacker who has come over here and been caught fighting or taking drugs or something and is somehow astounded that theyre in actual trouble and wants people to pay their legal fees for them.

The problem is that for people who live in areas where it's legal, it quickly becomes normalized. When you have legal and easy access to weed, it's easy to forget that there are places who are against it and that it has severe penalties.

I'm like 90% into the S&P 500 and wondering if I should look into the mid-cap or international, although I've had good growth so far this year.

It is good news but it just sucks that there is a large contingent of Americans who seem to just vote for whoever is not in power because they're not happy with their lives. Democrats can win midterms and 2028 but come 2030 those same people will vote Republican because they don't get an immediate fix

I used to feel this way, I came out as a teen and hated my first Pride because it felt so extra.
Over the past decade I changed my mind though. People will hate us and call us gross just for holding hands with the same sex; if they think a normal display of affection is trying to convert kids, then idgaf if people want to be extra about being queer.

I know I sound like a bootlicker but $80 isn't that bad. I remember as a kid games were $50 for the SNES, N64, PS1, and PS2. Crazy they stayed the same for decades, only makes sense they've gone up when you look at inflation.

Feels like they know it's about to get worse over there and they're just trying to get ahead of it and say they were against it

No one thinks it'll magically fix everything, it's just frustrating to see people say the opposite that there's no point and we've already lost

Where would you go? Won a trip through work and have to decide on Monday, they'll fly me anywhere the first week of August

A_Good_Boy posted...

If at any point the superhero is plugged into an outlet or generator because they need electricity to live or for their powers to function then they're electric based.

Superman is essentially a solar battery so with this logic he's an electricity based superhero

My friend dragged me out to see it and it was ok.
I liked the first John Wick, the second was bad, and I never bothered with the other two cause I heard they were more like the second.

Mid franchise but people eat it up

The camera used has a different aspect ratio than what your TV has.

It's a cycle that we've seen before and will see again.
ROTJ was hated on release by nerds who complained about Jabba's Palace taking forever and that Ewoks were too kiddy. Fast forward 15 years and people put it on the same level as the other two.
The prequels were hated on release by nerds complaining about the Space Politics, the acting, how the Jedi didn't hold up to what they had built up in their heads, the entirety of the Clone Wars, the blue/green screens, Jar Jar, etc. Fast forward 10 years and it's beloved by many people.

The same thing will happen with the sequels. People who like TLJ have been arguing in support of it for years just like the people who defended ROTS on these very boards back in the 2000s. We're seeing people defend TFA. We're even seeing people point to the current admin as why the Palpatine asspull isn't really that bad for TRoS and defending it.
Kids who grew up with the prequels are now adults who prefer it to the originals. The same thing is going to happen to the sequels.

It's definitely one of the best looking shows on TV, the writing is only above average though.

My PC and TV are both on WiFi. I tried a couple games earlier (FFXII and Metaphor) and they work great. There's no lag on the former and the latter has only the tiniest amount.
However, I tried playing The Witcher 3 and it's unplayable. The pack of Ghouls at the beginning of the game are destroying me because of the lag.

Do I just give up on trying to play anything but turn based games on my couch?

Probably because people don't care to look into anything that's not easily digestible and spoonfed them. If you weren't paying attention to the last couple months there's a good chance your life hasn't changed. So then all the "sky is falling" people seem like they were overreacting and now your opinion on him improves.
It's dumb and frustrating, but I see it with my coworkers.

I've been in Chapter 2 for awhile now, sort of exploring and doing missions as they feel natural to me.
This is a ton of fun, thanks guys.

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Not even that overpriced when you consider games have largely ignored price increases for decades. I was getting PS1 games for $50, the fact that PS5 games are only $1 more per year is not how any other industry works.

Played the first one in high school, going in blind on this one

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I should probably pick Metaphor back up, I got to the third city and stopped playing.
Clair Obscur seems good but I feel bad buying another game and not finishing the ones I haven't beaten

I played FES edition back on PS2 but didn't quite get the hang of it. Played the PSP version and stopped about halfway through.
Never played 4 but I love P5 and P5R having beaten both.

Like everything from the past five months, some things are gonna be worse than expected and some things are gonna be better. Some people really buy into the doomerism, but it's better than the people who have their heads in the sand and ignore all the terrible stuff

Came out the same day as Metaphor so anime nerds were split between the two and then two weeks later Black Ops 6 came out so the casuals moved to that. Never stood a chance

SpawnShadow posted...

You mean, assuming Trump's tariffs (which, remember, don't have an exemption for video game consoles) don't completely fuck it over?

Sure, but then everything is ruined at that rate.

I know the discourse online is that it's going to fail, but honestly I don't see how it doesn't sell like crazy and continue the success from the Switch. Once they get the next Pokemon on there in a year, there's no way they fail.

archizzy posted...

Honestly no limit for me. Now of course someone will say something silly and be like "what if it was a million dollars?" Of course I'm not paying that but I'm legitimately talking anything in the realistic realm of pricing I wouldn't have a limit.

Like it could be $250 and I wouldn't even blink. I have tons of disposable income every month and 99% of the time I don't spent a penny of it. So for something I love and have been waiting for 12+ years for yeah I don't give a shit if it is $100 or $150.

The amount of time I get out of the game will be totally worth the hours of entertainment vs price ratio even at $100 or more. I don't even care about the online. I'm talking strictly story mode.

Yup, I agree with this. Even if AAA games doubled in price the hobby is still relatively cheap compared to others.

If we have legitimate elections, 2026 will be a bloodbath for Republicans.

1987: Final Fantasy I was released
1988: Final Fantasy II was released
1990: Final Fantasy III was released
1991: Final Fantasy IV was released
1992: Final Fantasy V was released
1994: Final Fantasy VI was released
1997: Final Fantasy VII was released and Final Fantasy Tactics was released
1999: Final Fantasy VIII was released
2000: Final Fantasy IX was released
2001: Final Fantasy X was released
2002: Final Fantasy XI was released
2003: Final Fantasy X-2 was released and Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced was released
2006: Final Fantasy XII was released and Dirge of Cerberus was released
2007: Final Fantasy Tactics A2 was released, Crisis Core was released, Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings was released
2009: Final Fantasy XIII was released
2010: Final Fantasy XIV was released
2011: Final Fantasy XIII-2 was released
2013: Final Fantasy XIV was released (again) and Lighting Returns was released
2016: Final Fantasy XV was released
2020: Final Fantasy VII Remake was released
2022: Strangers of Paradise was released
2023: Final Fantasy XVI was released
2024: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth was released

It's wild to think of how close early installments were to each other in release, especially considering NA/EU releases outside of Japan.

They're still enjoyable movies, just not even close to as good as the LotR trilogy is. I get why we compare them but they're much more fun when you don't.

Haven't played any AC games since the one in Colonial America

I agree, even when it's a narrative game that you won't replay and only takes 10 hours you're still getting $8/hr. No concert, movie, sports event, restaurant, book, etc. will get you as good of a deal.
I get why people are upset over prices raising, but gaming is one of the most affordable hobbies to have

SwayM posted...

This 1000%.

Anyone who doesn't understand achievements is literally just trolling. You, as a gamer, don't understand that rewarding feeling of unlocking something?

It's not actually unlocking anything is the problem buddy

They are useful in gauging how many people have done something though, there's a lot of people who skip content so it's cool to see how many people couldn't beat a boss

The whole sacrifice is less impressive when you know you're going to have eternity in heaven.

I get Disney/Hulu/ESPN through Verizon
Peacock through Xfinity
Amazon Video cause I have Prime
Paramount through Walmart

So I really only feel like I'm paying for Max and Apple which are both cheap, and Netflix which isn't cheap but it always has something I'm interested in.
Idk, sure beats Cable where you have ads and have to watch whatever they decide you have to watch

I'll also do tiers cause fuck it it's easier:

S: VI, IX, Tactics WotL
A: IV, V, X, XII, XIV
B: VII, XVI
C: I, II, VIII, XI, XV
D: III

I'm not one of those people who thinks subs is automatically better than dubs but I don't get why there's such an aversion to reading while watching something among dub only viewers

But I thought ranked choice would fix our democratic process!

I imagine it comes down to a few possibilities:

1. He has access to more intel that shows credible threats to him and his family if he jumps in.
2. Over 70 million people voted for the president, what's the point in fighting against that?
3. He's part of the ruling class and will be fine no matter what happens.
4. He, and other leaders in the party, have decided they should let public resentment build up until it hits a breaking point and then they can jump in.

Any, some, or all of the above could be why.

Was stuck with a bunch of Trump supporters today and they're just giddy. No existential dread, no worries about the future. Just empty promises making them feel good.

I've got a friend who manages a Sherwin Williams paint store. It's mostly B2B so he says it's relatively straightforward. Base salary is like $80k - $90k and with bonuses pretty sure he gets over $100k often enough.
Looking at their website they get 6% match which is decent for a non-tech 401k imo

Only Winter Soldier and Infinity War were good, so this isn't exactly a surprise

At least the Trump supporters I interact with generally dislike Musk and his influence. Still not great considering they don't regret voting for Trump, but it's something.

DrizztLink posted...

No the fuck we don't.

https://news.gallup.com/poll/507023 /say-birth-gender-dictate-sports-participation.aspx
More people support trans rights than people who support trans people in sports. Happy to be proven wrong.

It's gross and dangerous. It's also something that the majority agree with, even pro trans rights people often have difficulty agreeing with trans people in sports

A friend said it and we quickly moved on but I want to call him out next time for it. He shut up quick when he realized no one in the group agreed with him

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Any criticism of this line is void after the 2024 election

Like 80% of his EOs were shot down the first time, his first 30 days seem bad but you've got to have a little hope

The USPS usually has the highest approval rating of any government (or government adjacent) agency. It has bipartisan support - in fact it is very popular among rural and older people, both of whom generally vote conservative.
Since no one really wants to take it over as it's not profitable as a service, and it is self-funded, it should be able to limp on. I'm sure the next PMG will disrupt service and I'm sure Trump will attempt to change things up, but Dejoy wasn't successful so it's clearly not as easy as you might think.

Little bit of copium, obviously it's not a good sign, but I think it's not nearly as dire as you might think at first sight.

Part of making more money is incremental expenses keep piling. And I don't mean lifestyle creep in the sense of keeping up with the Joneses and getting new cars and going on expensive vacations.
I mean that you can afford to fix that weird noise your car keeps making and bam, now you're out a couple grand. You choose to live 10 minutes from work instead of an hour and now you're out an extra $400 a month. You want to start saving for retirement since your company has a 5% match so you at least put that in since it's free money. Your dress code is professional now and/or your job doesn't give you a uniform, so you have to budget for work clothes.

Soon enough you're ending up where you were at before you made six figures with not much to show for it so it just feels like the raise disappeared.