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agesboy posted...

depends on the isekai's setup. mushoku tensei, dr elise (to an extent)? it's about redeeming yourself after you got "unlucky" and never rectified yourself. black company isekai like death march, by the grace of gods, or i shall master this family? it's about the desire to prove your worth and be loved/respected by others for the effort you've always put in. illness isekai like leadale? it's just a fantasy about being able to do whatever you want, because before you couldn't do anything. eminence in shadow? no deeper subtext, MC is a fucking chuuni and watching him wreck people is just fun

the death aspect is less about desiring death and more about wanting a total reset

It's less of a total reset for and Isekai protag because they remember their previous life. A total reset would infer that you lose said memories.

slacker03150 posted...

This thing is going 70 mph, that seems like a good time to scream.

Because you can stop a car. Stop being stupid.

teddy241 posted...

Fast food is overrpriced cos theyre paying the workers 20 an hour. The wendys next to me still hasnt reopened inside dining cos they dont have enough people working. The people that do work there dont even give a ****. I pulled up to the intercom once and was told dont even bother ordering unless you can wait 15 minutes for your food cos we are understaffed but if you can wait 15 minutes then go ahead with your order.

No. Fast food is overpriced because it is overpriced. Raising the wages has nothing to do with it and you believing that horseshit lie that corporations trod out everyday is part of the problem.

FrozenBananas posted...

I was thinking of buying a switch but now Im thinking I might be too late. Should I get one still? There were plenty of games to play

No, buy a Steam Deck. You can emulate any Switch game you might want to play and you get to flip Nintendo the bird for releasing an inferior console that isn't running first party titles well. Pokemon Violet/Scarlet, anyone?

LinkPizza posted...

I think he knows the regular maintenance I believe hes asking about extra maintenance

You don't need to own a house so that qualifies as extra maintenance, thus what was your point again?

Dikitain posted...

Every GOP president we have had going back to Nixon, Ford, Reagan, both Bush's and Trump all issued huge tax cuts to the corporations and wealthy individuals and this is all documented and can be vetted.

And every Democrat from Carter, Clinton, Obama, and Biden all had the chance to repeal those tax cuts and never did. All of which had more then enough opportunity to do so. That mortgage interest deduction I was talking about? That was a Trump thing, I fully understand it. But the fact that Biden has had two years to repeal it and hasn't makes him just as bad in my eyes.

Like, yes, the GOP like fucking over the common citizen, but lets not pretend the Democrats aren't doing the same.

We don't have to pretend that since they aren't. I don't know what wacko fantasy world you live in but here in the real world the Democrats are trying very hard but then Rethuglicans are doing everything they can to prevent any progress except the progress to pushes us further toward destroying this planet.

Entity13 posted...

I've got a dead grocery store after 2pm. And a shift meant to go to 7. lol

Are you assuming that because nowhere in the states is 2pm yet. Then again you are probably on the east coast and it is already dead at your grocery store.

And this is why I will forever stay a part-time worker. I may make less than 30K/yr but I live in one of my parents' rentals for only $800/month and my other bills amount to about 200 to 300 a month. I will forever get refunds and never pay a cent to the government when tax time comes around.

Revelation34 posted...

Lol. The irony of the bolded. There's no evidence Trump did either.

Lol the irony of thinking that. There is a ton of evidence Trump did all of that.

Muscles posted...

Simoncellis case is typical of the double standards and harassment that trans, non-binary and intersex people experience daily under capitalism.

Lol, yeah capitalism is the reason things went bad here. I'm sure China or Russia would have handled it much better, they have such great records of human rights

Sweden would. They sure ain't capitalist.

Lonestar2000 posted...

Texas is such a fucking shithole.

Duh, I wish the capital would burn the fuck down.

Burn down the Supreme Court. Done.

Judgmenl posted...

I'm still waiting for Ben Ghazi.

Perhaps he is stuck at an airport? Someone should go check up on Mr. Ghazi.

BlackScythe0 posted...

It's weird... you can get canned beans but not canned veggies. Canned fish but not soup. The article doesn't really specify what you can get but it really seems like it's custom made so you can't make a complete meal with the benefits.

Well duh, Republicans are doing whatever to kill people (and I do mean murder) legally. Which is why I am eagerly awaiting the trial of someone straight up murdering someone directly after asking if they are a Republican. The trial will be a glorious showing of how being a Republican is directly antithetical to being human and caring about your fellow man.

Fedex is doing exactly this. We are understaffed and yet they don't let us take anymore hours in QA.

dragon504 posted... Zelda and Starfield are the only two from that list that I'm looking forward to. Also quality/enjoyment of hours spent > number of hours played.

adjl posted...

"I don't mind paying rapists so long as I get to play my vidjergames."

Beyond that, Blizzard tanked any chance they had of me trusting their new releases with Reforged. They've conclusively indicated that they're not above actively breaking games I already own for the sake of making their new ones more attractive (not just in the sense of shutting down servers), and while that backfired hard enough that I doubt they're going to try it again any time soon, they aren't getting a cent from me until they can prove to me that they won't continue to push that envelope. In a similar vein, everything that's been seen so far is suggesting that they're going to be monetizing D4 as hard as they can get away with. While it's not going to be as egregious as Immortal (which I strongly suspect was made as bad as it was in part as a deliberate effort to make 4 look better by comparison), that's still just not something I feel like involving myself with. Diablo's not the only ARPG on the block anymore. If I'm in the mood for one, I can get my fix without having to deal with Blizzard's nonsense.

Game length doesn't mean a whole lot in terms of overall appraisal. Sure, it's the only objective measure of value there is for games (specifically, hours per dollar), but it doesn't really factor in at all in determining how excited I am for an upcoming game, nor in how great I think a game was after I finish it. I'm not about to call WoW the best game ever, after all, despite putting more play time into it (~250 days by the time I quit) than probably any other game I've played. I can quite happily say that I enjoyed playing BotW for ~80 hours more than I enjoyed playing D3 for 200 (and I've actually considered going through BotW again, whereas the thought of going back to D3 just makes me feel pre-emptively bored).

So you both admit to being fools. Nintendo is never going give you anything for kissing their butt, by the way. So you may as well stop doing that.

Just go shoot up the place and tell the authorities you are Republican they were Democrats brainwashing kids to be LGBT. The Republicans will eat that up and get you out of jail in no time.

Nichtcrawler-X posted...

Ah yes, that other stupid US thing. I am not registered to any polling place or party. I just get a government invitation for every election I am eligible to vote in and can then vote at any polling place within a set region.

Situations were a quick show of a card saves time and might even save lives.

Change is not necessarily a bad thing.

That is not identification, that is legitimation. But usually such things can also be used as identification in other situations.

You do know "legitimation" isn't a word right? Do you have fun showing your stupidity off?

The idea seems to be that they are looking to go bankrupt so they can be bought out and give their CEOs and whatnot golden parachutes.

Sega9599 posted...

That kind of attitude ensures poor customer service. - "i know we got more in the back, but i can't be bothered and besides, it's walmart!" , bored look, no interaction
Lack of care with goods - slam boxes with tvs down, damaging them ensuring customer gotta come back, placing things in wrong place
Lack of personal hygiene - not washing hands, wiping nose on back of sleeve,

I mean, that kind of employee who isn't even going to pretend to care isnt someone you want working in your business anyway. I know there are some who make the job their life: that's not mandatory, but in this front end customer service job, I expect a somewhat decent experience as a customer, and all these things affect that experience.

Respect starts with the Company respecting the Employee not vice versa. Get that through your thick skull, dip****.

Sega9599 posted...

How much should they pay? $50 an hour?

Hyperbole is such fun

Thats so stupid here. You should do as little as possible, minimize effort in retail jobs. They're braindead. And evil corporations. And they deserve no respect.

Eh? Do a good job for your fellow employees and the customers? Those guys are SUCKERS! Next you'll tell me to prepare food with care if you work in fast food!!!

Well, if we are talking about a wage that a normal person can live on by themselves without any assistance then that would $25/hour.

KJ_StErOiDs posted...

Weekdays, preferably a day that borders a weekend.

Yep, I work M-F so when that happens I always appreciate the extra days off.

fishy071 posted...

I didn't hear anything about losing power and utilities during Christmas.

Yeah, here in Texas our governor gave himself a huge pat on the back for that, but the problem is that winter literally just started and we haven't had a chance for a large winter precipitation yet. I love how fucking ignorant Abbot is.

nooottthhhing, well leftover Taco Bell.

papercup posted...

I got... nothing

same

wolfy42 posted...

Last few were really bad. Can't believe they did Wonder Woman like that in 1984. The first wonder woman is probably my favorite DC movie to date.

I get what your saying about comics etc, but meh, still just seemed kinda messed up and hawkdude was a total jerk for no real reason. Fate was like, we are making a mistake but meh, go ahead anyway, and I agree that the whole "don't kill anything" is done all the time, just didn't seem as blatant (or stupid) in other movies, at least to me.

Also the whole main char having his family killed getting put in suspended animation, waking up attacked by justice league, giving up powers, getting them back etc all in 1 day from his perspective (which is what I meant, that it had all happened in 1 day lol), is just funny AF.......he should be like "You supes, you got a gf or wife? What if she was preggers and got killed by I don't know, one of your villians, how would you react bud?"

That wasn't any of his villains. It was the Joker that did that. Your metaphor makes no sense whatsoever.

Umm, I think you mean the Steam Deck. It's the Switch Pro.

DirtBasedSoap posted...

yeah i bought two. one for me and one for my son.

So you can instill in him stupidity and ignorance?

Grendel_Prime posted...

I thought some cool stuff was announced. Lots of it rumored or leaked beforehand. Looking forward to checking out the new Armored Core, the Fallen Order sequel, Hades 2, Death Stranding 2, that Hellboy game, the Castlevania content in Dead Cells, Suicide Squad, that game from the Celeste makers, After Us, Replaced, and that new Ken Levine game.

And nothing of value was announced.

And nothing of value was announced. Wasn't last years awards just as shitty as this one?

Batman is alive!!??!?!?!?!?!?!!!!?!?!?!??!

Yellow posted...

Just don't tell her that... yet.

Should I tell her that I'm 36 and haven't lost mine yet?

SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

The House of Representatives aren't investigating because of an Instagram post.
There was an Instagram post referencing the announcement made by the incoming House of Representatives.
You've got your order of events wrong.

The US was a net exporter of gas under Trump. Biden's anti-oil policies changed that. Given how vocal he has been in a key factor in gas prices I don't think it's so stupid to draw a connection.

Is that what the bill was really about, or was it climate change legislation along with funding to special interest groups like is usually slipped into those things?

I'd rather blame him for misuse of the nation oil reserve for personal and political gain.

ah so you are so delusional that you think the sky is colored purple, correct?

BlackScythe0 posted...

Trump's America is still here

It will be until the 2nd amendment is repealed.

adjl posted...

So long as this isn't abused to refuse making multiple Joycon repairs for the same person (that "multiple complaints for the same case" line could be interpreted that vaguely if they wanted), I'm all for it. Far, far too many companies treat dealing with abusive assholes as an unavoidable part of customer service. Any company that lets staff refuse service to them deserves major props for that, in my books.

It will be abused horribly by Nintendo.

faramir77 posted...

I don't have an issue with it as long as it's not too loosely applied. Companies have legal obligations to honour warranties. While a belligerent customer should be refused service, the "excessive demands" part could be interpreted in a lot of shady ways.

Oh it will be.

Krow_Incarnate posted...

This is pretty standard. Most call centers enact a policy where the representative can hang up on overly abusive customers.

This isn't Nintendo outright refusing to service their systems.

It will turn into that. Nintendo is garbage when it comes to customer service. I mean, they shat out the Switch knowing that it is garbage compared to the PS5 and XBox Series X.

OhhhJa posted...

Probably almost nobody is actually educated to the point that their vote is as informed as it should be. That, and even if you are informed, you're likely still voting for a phony professional liar and terrible human being

Only if you vote Republican.

Shinebolt posted...

Dude isn't even trying to hide his scheme to mislead.

The first one's covered up by the military, second one happens but the date was slightly off, and the third either is covered up by the media/government or the numbers were slightly off.

Some dumbasses are still going to eat well off this BS though.

Well, duh, Qanon is a thing after all.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Hey, the man got shit done. Proactive leadership for the win.

Yeah, he ruined lives and blew up a planet of pacifists. Good guy all around.

Jen0125 posted...

I would take the lump sum. Annuity payments suck. You could die any time and the rest of your winnings are just poof. Gone.

Jen, think about that for a second. Why would it matter?

MarioLinkNES posted...

Most people wouldn't utilize it anyway, especially the 3 years that are not for president. And now, with states pushing mail in voting, there seems to be less of a reason anyway.

I do however like the idea of giving people the day off if it will be utilized. I also feel the best way of getting your vote to count, is to actually go to your local voting site. It's also a good experience. But again, would it be utilized correctly.

Red states are doing everything they can to stop mail in voting.

SantaKhala posted...

Yes, absolutely. There should be no excuse to doing one's civic duty.

Voting in person, on election day is the safest way to ensure your vote is counted accurately, while minimizing voter fraud.

Given that it isn't yet is why I vote early.

More proof that voting blue is the only right choice.

dud posted...

As a fellow DeSantis fan, I'm urging you not to vote Republican. If too many Republicans win now, the base won't be as energized to put Ron in the White House in two years!

Because that would be a good thing? Oh wait, it wouldn't.

Great for those that can afford that. What about those less fortunate? And don't tell me to work harder. I bet I work harder than all of you at my job at FedEx and you fuckers don't deal with dipshits with less than half a brain cell all day.

Wow bunch of Trumpists up in here.

Forest_Temple posted...

Okay well I don't control other peoples actions

It's called guilt by association, my dude.

captpackrat posted...

Republicans support small businesses.

But not those businesses.

And not those...

No they fucking don't. Stop lyin', ya joker.

Is it mounted to the wall or just the back of the desk?

Blightzkrieg posted...

When are they gonna fine Hillary 10 billion dollars for calling the right wing deplorable? Or is "incitement" only a crime when targeting the left?

See your problem is that Democrats don't do crimes like that. If you see a crime happening during one of our demonstrations then you can be sure it is a false flag operation by you pathetic republicans.

So we need guns in the country why again?