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| Topic | EX-IGN games reviewer confirms what I always suspected about videogame reviews |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 4:06:52 PM #7 | My Little GP Can't be this ****ing Gullible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kane_%26_Lynch:_Dead_Men#GameSpot_controversy --- |
| Topic | Unpopular opinion: Moana is top 10 animated Disney movie |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 1:39:28 PM #51 | voldothegr8 posted... Wtf are you smoking they showed her do that over and over again. It's not so much the bouncing on walls, it's the "I can fix/do anything" inference I got from the scene. If it were just to show off her gymnastic abilities, I suppose I'm overthinking the scene. The Trent posted... but the message i got was moana's chosen one status is what made the fire dude chill out enough to insert the stone and become the island lady Interesting interpretation, not that I agree. Romes187 posted... I always thought the fire beast was the "corruption" of the female spirit by male greed, pride, etc (hence maui trying to steal the heart of the ocean as an offering to humans for his own vanity's sake) Okay, to add to this, I can see that the ocean would want to make amends between the corrupted spirit and the human population by bringing a human envoy to be the one to right the wrong. This interpretation makes more sense. --- |
| Topic | Unpopular opinion: Moana is top 10 animated Disney movie |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 1:23:06 PM #45 | The Trent posted... but at the same time, did you expect the ocean to pick up the heart of tefiti and lift it up and place it inside of the receptacle inside of taka or whatever the fire dude was named? the ocean didn't really show it was capable of that and the fire dude didn't really show he was amicable to being tamed by the ocean? Given how the story resolved, all the ocean needed to do was bring it within visible distance of the fire dude, then it'd take care of the rest. I suppose you have a point questioning if the ocean had that knowledge of what to do. But I would argue that the ocean should be well aware of the origin of the fire dude. --- |
| Topic | Unpopular opinion: Moana is top 10 animated Disney movie |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 1:13:48 PM #40 | The Trent posted... go on... Basically I had a discussion with some friends after this and the general belief was that resolution to the problem had to be carried out by humans to show what humans can achieve, but that was too weak of an argument for me. --- |
| Topic | Unpopular opinion: Moana is top 10 animated Disney movie |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 1:05:54 PM #30 | My one of my beef(s?) with the show was that Moana was supposedly hypercompetent like the scene where's she bouncing off of walls to get to roof to fix a leak for a villager request. But they didn't utilize that aspect anywhere else. It's different compared to Judy in Zootopia where she was at a genetic/species disadvantage so she had to know her stuff and perform at peak performance. My other more prominent issue is that the ocean was WAY too powerful of an entity that made me question whole point of the story in the first place. --- |
| Topic | "Black people kill other black people at a much high rate |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 1:00:15 PM #93 | Guide posted... You don't believe what you're saying. Why are you saying it? I imagine he's just tossing a sarcastic response. --- |
| Topic | GOP fears Trump could drop out of race if polls remain low |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 12:35:19 PM #52 | MC_BatCommander posted... there's no way his ego would ever allow him to drop out of the election This. I dunno how anyone could read the article headlines and not think "fake news". We should all be intimately understanding of how Trump thinks by now. --- |
| Topic | "Black people kill other black people at a much high rate |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 11:22:41 AM #89 | Honestly, I'm convinced the black populace will get nowhere until we properly assess all of black culture and the economic problems. Yes, we're generally poorer, but we also have a cultural problem where we don't have nuclear families and people are growing up in an environment where the "gangsta life" is a glamorized. These are important. In my district, we had a shooting a couple months ago where an argument broke out over dominoes at 2 in the morning and it ended with someone whipping out their gun and killing someone. In my neighborhood last month, I had a neighbor lose his life to gang violence. I had a friend who was incarcerated for a year and while he was in there, he basically acted as the resident therapist (he went all out with scented candles and other stuff) for both the COs and the other prison mates. The guys who were in there told him that they never had people to talk with them in such a way to sort out and articulate on their feelings. My point is that we're going the wrong way with addressing black issues by going after cops. There's a lot of problems we can take control over in our own communities that will directly influence our interactions with the police. --- |
| Topic | Do you deal with black people in your life? |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 10:28:38 AM #24 | I'm a black who lives in a predominantly black community. So yes, my usual day to day human contact would be with black folks. --- |
| Topic | Did you ever hear about the 2019 Military World Games held in Wuhan? |
| Sad_Face 06/29/20 9:45:20 AM #7 | Heard about it. This relates to why China accused the US Military for the WuFlu out of nowhere. --- |
| Topic | Giorno Giovanna or Naruto Uzumaki |
| Sad_Face 06/28/20 3:54:12 PM #3 | FIGHTIIIIINNNNNNNNG GOLD My favorite season. But Giorno fell back into the shadows of his more interest castmates. Naruto is Naruto. --- |
| Topic | Trump to sign Executive Order directing feds to prioritize skills over degrees. |
| Sad_Face 06/28/20 3:00:47 AM #26 | ImAMarvel posted... Should I bother continuing my comp sci degree then If you need a structured environment to learn, yes. Otherwise, you're better off learning on your own and building your own projects. Either way, you'll have to build up your portfolio as that's the main thing that matters. You can use your school as a medium to network for connections to companies at least but your degree isn't going to get your foot in the door. The market is saturated with degree holders, especially in the STEM field so what will stand out is either who you know and is willing to take you on or your ability to impress folks with your coding skills through what you've accomplished. --- |
| Topic | If you're having a hard time seeing Biden as the better option... |
| Sad_Face 06/27/20 10:47:18 AM #243 | daGamexx posted... My opinion bro. Bernie was the progressive leader we needed, not Biden. If people went out and voted Bernie during the primaries, then I would have voted in this upcoming election. We needed Bernie, but instead the nominee went to a democratic candidate to make the boomers happy. People did go out to vote for Bernie. But there was literal voter suppression going on. In addition, there was a very careful coordination of other candidates dropping out and endorsing Biden just before Super Tuesday, while Warren staying in the ranks to usurp Bernie's potential voting base and prevent Bernie from being able to take on Biden. I sincerely don't understand how people can ignore the blatant favoritism among the Democratic party and their control over the media to distort information on Yang and Bernie and still claim "Vote Blue, no matter who". Even worse, Biden is coming in with a whole host of scandals like Ukraine and wiretapping Trump's campaign in 2016. --- |
| Topic | Margot Robbie will replace Johnny Depp in next Pirates movie |
| Sad_Face 06/27/20 8:16:05 AM #69 | UnfairRepresent posted... Would a female priate even work? It could be done beautifully if they drew from history from the other side of the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ching_Shih --- |
| Topic | 171 Atlanta cops 'called in sick' after Rolfe was arrested for murdering Brooks |
| Sad_Face 06/26/20 11:05:59 PM #22 | Mark_DeRosa posted... It will be in court Oh, alright then. --- |
| Topic | 171 Atlanta cops 'called in sick' after Rolfe was arrested for murdering Brooks |
| Sad_Face 06/26/20 6:02:36 PM #16 | UnfairRepresent posted... The 27-year-old Brooks was fatally shot in the back by Officer Garrett Rolfe, 27, after Brooks fired a Taser in the officers direction. He had been running away after a struggle with Rolfe and another officer outside a Wendys fast-food restaurant on June 12. The dude got into a struggle with the officer, used a weapon against him and tried to run away. Why is this not justified use of force? --- |
| Topic | Press a button, and 1000 racist people die. How many times do you press it? |
| Sad_Face 06/26/20 2:03:27 PM #24 | Paragon21XX posted... So you really mean 1000 random people. Basically. We all have prejudices. --- |
| Topic | The COVID situation enrages me |
| Sad_Face 06/26/20 1:38:50 PM #41 | Shadow Don posted... This is gaslighting. Yeah, in March. Everyone's favorite anonymous basketweaving forum had been monitoring it since December (me personally, January). Before March, Congress was clashing with Trump on the sloppy travel ban (and it was nothing to do with it being sloppy but cause it was "racist"), and both Fauci and the news media were all saying this was nothing serious and no more dangerous than the flu. This pandemic has me convinced that most of the population just isn't good at foresight. And given how politicians, to get into office, they don't need to demonstrate foresight, it's not surprisingly how badly so many fucked up. Couple this with our "fuck you, got mine" attitude and individualistic culture and it's no wonder why we still have so many Corona-chan issues up to now. --- |
| Topic | Nurse "Kristy Ann Walker" says that George Floyd deserved to die. |
| Sad_Face 06/26/20 10:15:13 AM #49 | VipaGTS posted... He was in a cop car. Dont tell me youre one of those people who gets their jollies totally just pretending to be racist. Get a hobby, dude. You arent helping s***. The cops didn't find him in a cop car, they found him in his car. There's body cam footage showing this. How do you think the arrest started? --- |
| Topic | Nurse "Kristy Ann Walker" says that George Floyd deserved to die. |
| Sad_Face 06/26/20 10:09:47 AM #43 | VipaGTS posted... what the f*** are you talking about? If he was already in the vehicle how was he resisting? Why did they need to pull him The police pulled him out of his vehicle. 2 others were arrested with him. --- |
| Topic | Nurse "Kristy Ann Walker" says that George Floyd deserved to die. |
| Sad_Face 06/26/20 10:03:03 AM #38 | Zikten posted... she claims he was resisting arrest. though anyone who watched the video knows that is a lie You need to watch the full video then, because you can see the police struggling to pull him out of the vehicle. This is the reason why they had him pinned to the ground in the first place. They weren't taking any chances. And this also corroborates with the police autopsy of finding the described conditions she mentioned and their key detail that the airways were left undamaged, which means the knee pin wasn't the cause of him being unable to breathe. You could also see Floyd moving his neck around on the ground, another visible evidence that the pin wasn't choking him. People are paying attention to these things. The fact that no one is calling for a discussion on her points and are only flinging the "X is racist!" card is completely detrimental to seeing any significant change. For us to make any progress, black culture must be put under scrutiny. If you compare black cultural trends versus the mindset needed to generate wealth, you'll see they're completely at odds with one another. For example, having strong familial ties is a key asset in creating generational wealth. People love to prop up being self made and shine the spotlight solely on it (looking at you, Forbes) but I'm convinced that's a psyop to encourage people down the wrong path of making money so they can fail. People complain about Trump's "small loan" of $1 million and mentorship from his father, but that's how you create a grand wealth. Zuckerberg's father taught him to code, Bezos' parents gave him funding for $250K for Amazon. Having that familial component is a large factor in a lot of people's significant wealth creation. Having a complete core nuclear family means there's more income coming into the house, and more importantly, children have fathers. My mother is a school nurse and she can tell you about the behavioral problems that manifest in a kid from a fatherless home. It's easily recognizable and apparent to teachers and other staff. Kids act out for attention (think Naruto), girls don't have strong male role models to aspire to look for in a partner, and boys look for other role models to aspire to become which leaves them malleable to the gangsta nonsense that dominates our culture. Mind you, in my own circle growing up, having both parents in the house was not the norm for me Probably a good half of my friend circle lived with their single mother (though others had extended family living with them to make up for it). I would feel slight guilt that I was one of the "privileged" ones for something as fundamental as this. What's worse is that a number of my close female friends (we're in our late 20s, early 30s) are single mothers for one reason or another, from dating a guy too egotistical yet charming, or depressed (but charming), or whatever. This needs to be addressed. There are other big advantages from having a core family and even more so with grandparents living with the family, from kids getting more exposure between different generations and parents getting breaks from raising kids which gives them more energy and time to perform better in their roles. And I'm glossing over the financial benefits as well. But I want to illustrate the the major gulf the haves and have-nots. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/02/magazine/restoring-the-traditional-black-family.html If we want to make real progress in supporting the black community, these are the conversations that need to be had. --- |
| Topic | "the chaz" is over |
| Sad_Face 06/25/20 9:20:56 PM #20 | I hope those saps get arrested for treason and lose their citizenship and their rights to this country. --- |
| Topic | The World Ends With You Anime Teased |
| Sad_Face 06/25/20 12:12:40 PM #10 | Turbam posted... I feel like when I finally get around to playing it, I'm gonna be very disappointed because peeps hype the fuck out of it. I'll warn you right now that the game is INSANELY divisive. When the game first came out, people either absolutely loved it, or thought it was overhyped gutter trash. There was rarely any middleground for the game. But what's undeniable is that the gameplay is super unique and was one of the few games that singlehandedly justified the existence of the DS. By that I mean it utilized the DS in ways that couldn't be possible on another system to create its gaming experience. In addition, the game is cohesive in all parts with its design. The artstyle, the fact that the setting is in Tokyo, the music, it's ALL JAPANESE. Some people didn't take too kindly and felt that it's "too anime for them". The Switch version, while it doesn't have the insanity of the dual screen action, I feel you can somewhat replicate the DS version game play by playing co-op mode, solo. I feel it fits the story much better since you and your partner fight on the same screen together as opposed to the DS version where each screen is essentially a different dimension but you still fight the same enemies. I'd talk about the story, but that's left not mentioning. I'll say that the people who thought Neku was "2edgy4me" (just wait till you see the trailer for this shindig) and dropped the game because of him need to STFU and play the ****ing game. I'd post music as one of TWEWY's songs popped up on my playlist just now, but... we can wait for the trailer. --- |
| Topic | The World Ends With You Anime Teased |
| Sad_Face 06/25/20 11:21:24 AM #2 | If this is what it takes to get our sequel. Fine. --- |
| Topic | Wilmington cop: "We're gonna slaughter n-words" |
| Sad_Face 06/25/20 10:23:56 AM #23 | I'm more worried about the bolded. Antifar posted... Sitting in his patrol car in Wilmington, N.C., Officer Michael Kevin Piner predicted that Black Lives Matter protests would soon lead to civil war. Im ready, Piner told another officer, adding that he planned to buy an assault rifle. Gilmore, hired by the department in 1997, said that whites were now worshiping blacks, adding that hed seen a video of a fine looking white girl and this little punk pretty boy bowing down and kissing their toes. I hear gun sales are at an all time high, and I've seen images of white folks kowtowing proverbially by kneeling before a black guy when asked to, to washing their feet, to literally bootlicking. If he's talking about "kissing their toes", we're seeing the videos; people are paying attention. A lot of people are against the protests and what has transpired. --- |
| Topic | PSA: Buy Tropic Thunder before it get cancelled. |
| Sad_Face 06/23/20 10:44:42 AM #11 | |
| Topic | oof, Jimmy Kimmel used the N word 6 times in a video that just surfaced |
| Sad_Face 06/23/20 12:29:50 AM #63 | eston posted... I have a bunch of friends who do karaoke regularly and when this comes up the answer is absolutely under no circumstances should you, as a white male, say that word Do recognize that this a textbook example of racism. We can't have it both ways, where the black community is accepted by all, but gets to be exclusive in certain cultural trends. People are paying attention to these things and it makes it more difficult to relate. And if you can't relate, you're going to be passed over for more familiar persons which leads to more exclusions. --- |
| Topic | oof, Jimmy Kimmel used the N word 6 times in a video that just surfaced |
| Sad_Face 06/22/20 8:06:48 PM #23 | ASithLord7 posted... In a parody Snoop song in 1996. Does that excuse it? Not my call, but you know what youre doing posting this devoid of context I recall a story of Kendrick Lamar getting fussy over an overzealous Caucasian fan reciting his lyrics, word for word, on his stage using a mic he gave her, where the lyrics included the "N-word" that he was rapping for a majority white audience. This made news for some reason, so I'm gonna try and be consistent and say no, it does not excuse it. Apparently in the US, white folks are strictly forbidden from using the word, even if it's in media designed to appeal to them. --- |
| Topic | CHAD: Paramedics allow man to bleed out because there were no cops |
| Sad_Face 06/21/20 10:59:13 PM #65 | ThePrinceFish posted... Because as much as some people try to portray otherwise. EMS will always do their best to help people unless they are actively prevented from helping people due to the actions of agitator s***heads. The police have also been reported to have responded to the shooting as mentioned in this topic. Which is why I'm asking why they have access to public services in general. --- |
| Topic | CHAD: Paramedics allow man to bleed out because there were no cops |
| Sad_Face 06/21/20 10:54:28 PM #60 | I thought CHAZ/CHOP/whatever seceded from the US. How are they still getting access to public services? --- |
| Topic | Aaahh the feeling of almost being 30 and having a crush on a drawing |
| Sad_Face 06/21/20 12:42:48 AM #15 | Ever watched Made in Abyss. It's basically Etrian Odyssey (if you played the DS series, if not never mind) the adventure, where a couple of kids descend into the "Abyss" that has multiple levels and the further down they descend, the more dangerous the monsters are, and more importantly, the more dangerous the effects are if you decide to return by ascending back home. Come back up from the first level and you'll feel the effects of nausea as you traverse around every 10 meters. Coming up from deeper levels and the pain and discomfort increases. On the 4th level, you start bleeding out from every orifice as you ascend. Go down even more further and try to come back, up, oh man it just awful what happens next. Mind you, this is in no shape or form a horror anime. It's just to show the gravity of how dangerous these expeditions to the Abyss are. The music is fantastic, composed by an Australian a little younger than you. And the animation is fantastic. I'm not a shotacon or whatever, but I won't pass up the chance to shill a good series to someone who might appreciate it in more ways than one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4gyYjpL4ME And I listen to this song off the soundtrack almost everyday. (this in the first 10 minutes of the premiere episode so it's won't spoil anything) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dePRXMmdRzE --- |
| Topic | Should I watch Beastars? |
| Sad_Face 06/21/20 12:20:42 AM #18 | BlackHorse6969 posted... no its not. its obvious it was written and created by a sexually deprived nerd who has low self esteem. When I hit the part where main heroine got her chance to shine as a character of her own, I immediately went hunting down the author's gender. There was NO WAY a man could have written a manga where the main heroine is NOT his waifu, and there was no way a guy could have written his fantasy waifu through those scenarios. The heroine in this show was acting too realistic for her age and environment. Sure enough, my hunch was correct; it was a WOMAN who wrote this! This also explains why Louis is an honest to god CHAD. --- |
| Topic | Forgot how intense this Kaiji anime is lmao |
| Sad_Face 06/21/20 12:13:47 AM #8 | The 1st arc of the second season, the dice game, is my favorite. I love how they drag you so deep into despair to see how Kaiji turns the tide when there's literally no hope left. The author is amazing. --- |
| Topic | Should I watch Beastars? |
| Sad_Face 06/21/20 12:10:54 AM #12 | indica posted... Is it? I was thinking of watching it...what's it like? It's High School Zootopia but 1000x more fleshed out on the dynamics of different species coexisting together while trying to tame their natural instincts and suppress their biology. In addition, it's the most gorgeous 3D anime I've ever seen. The Opening should give you a feel for the atmosphere for the show (no it's not stop motion in the show). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgo9dJB_icw I can't recommend this show enough, it's a bonafide classic to be watch of the 2020's (though it aired in 2019). --- |
| Topic | TLOU2 is getting review bombed. |
| Sad_Face 06/19/20 3:10:26 PM #160 | Prestoff posted... Would you say this about any AAA game that gets universal praise from critics though? I highly doubt it and the big reason for this is politics. I'd play it safe and say yes, assume it applies to all. These are products at the end of the day and with these sky high budgets and multiyear development cycles, companies are going to want to do anything they can to recoup costs and post a profit, especially when they allocate marketing budgets almost the size of their development budgets. You can still get a general feeling by looking at what the players have to say and if they align with the reviewers. For instance, Breath of the Wild has had unanimous praise all around and in addition, we've had numerous gameplay footage and people getting hyped off of it, an incredible amount of support, funding, and interest in developing a Wii U emulator for the PC just to play it, and people talk positively about it to this day. The scoring awarded may be debatable, but it is an organic critically acclaimed game. It's safe to say that the reviewers weren't going overboard with their praise of BotW even with the Switch's (and subsequently Nintendo's) lifeline riding on its success. The main point I want to get across is to not hold professional reviewers to a higher standard than literally any other gamer opinion. Given how they're paid to pump out new content as much as possible and as rapidly as possible and there's a legitimate threat of being blacklisted, you can be sure they can't be totally honest about their time playing the game. If you have personalities you trust, then go for it, but I say this for paid professionals of a consumer hobby product review in general. --- |
| Topic | TLOU2 is getting review bombed. |
| Sad_Face 06/19/20 8:58:17 AM #76 | Siaperaz posted... I think the users who review bombed this were mad because the obviously paid reviewers gave this game an absurd and undeserving score. Nailed it. The pendulum swings both ways. Reviewers are going to give Sony's AAA mulitmillion budget title, one they've been hyping for years, glowing reviews so as not to get blacklisted or to maintain their perks and benefits with the corporation. So what do gamers do in response? The only thing they can do, raise their voices and call them out. --- |
| Topic | The perfect girl but her family is very racist. |
| Sad_Face 06/19/20 12:03:27 AM #45 | UnfairRepresent posted... are openly hostile to illegal immigration and not found of immigration I agree with limiting immigration though. --- |
| Topic | What the hell is this video Trump just posted about? |
| Sad_Face 06/18/20 11:56:50 PM #140 | Stalolin posted... That's a huge claim. What are you basing that on? You weren't around on social media back in 2013, it seems. Allow me to remind you of the story of Trayvon Martin. When it was first reported, CNN phrased the headlines (paraphrased) "Half White Man Kills Black Boy". Then you see a bunch of news outlets use photos of Trayvon when he was younger (he was taller than Zimmerman during the ordeal and this was an important detail used to corroborate with a witness' account). Even worse, MSNBC doctored the audio to make Zimmerman look like he was more racist to make it seem like a hate crime and drum up support. The worst part about all of this? The news media got away scott-free in misreporting the news story that started the divide in our great country. That should tell you right then and there that the media tailoring a narrative to get a reaction out of people. They've been doing this for years, and it's not just limited to racial stories, they've done this against Bernie and Yang during the heat of the primary season. There's a reason why CNN and the like have been associated with "Fake News"; they've earned it. --- |
| Topic | Boy Scouts of America Will Require Eagle Scouts to Earn New Diversity Badge |
| Sad_Face 06/18/20 9:38:29 PM #20 | N3xtG3nGam3r posted... My daughter obviously doesnt see color--doesnt think anything differently about her friend...and why would she? So what is the right way to approach this? Do i explain to her what racism is, who its against, that its wrong, and mean, etc.? I feel like that could lead to a situation where they get into an argument, and she says something mean about her skin color, thinking its a good way to hurt her feelings, not understanding the implications--kids are like that. I don't have kids but I say don't do this. What you don't want her to end up doing is feeling any guilt or shame for who she is or point fingers at X for everything that's wrong in society without having the necessary background information understand why the dynamics came into play. I say this as a black man in a "3rd world country" witnessing younger white guys on this site lament that they shouldn't feel happiness because of who they are. I know this isn't your intention but the way people talk about racism, they pull down the new generation and it manifests as a lot of kids resenting society. No society can thrive on the backs of demoralized men. For right now, just lead by example. Let your own actions explain to her how she should treat people. --- |
| Topic | It was so fucked that Summer invited Tom to her engagement party. |
| Sad_Face 06/18/20 8:53:17 PM #7 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_48w1pfIk One of the most powerful scenes in cinema. TreyFlowers posted... Why invite your ex to your engagement in the first place. Without telling him that you're engaged, as well. Poor formHonestly, what the **** was she thinking? I really want to know what goes on in her brain. --- |
| Topic | Liberals are getting their dream, atlanta cops quitting right now |
| Sad_Face 06/17/20 10:38:08 PM #189 | Stay safe Atlanta residents. This is not going to end well. --- |
| Topic | Just got back from the grocery store... WTF |
| Sad_Face 06/17/20 10:21:43 PM #15 | muchdran posted... It's almost like people might have allergies. get over yourself. Fucking drama queen. Are you seriously posting this while we're in the middle of a pandemic? --- |
| Topic | What would you do with $30k in your account? |
| Sad_Face 06/17/20 12:32:37 AM #7 | Buy Chainlink, buy myself a cheap used car, hold onto the rest for a rainy day. --- |
| Topic | Young Americans are having less sex than ever, not because of the Rona either |
| Sad_Face 06/16/20 11:52:22 PM #122 | SauI_Goodman posted... can you guys post said video. i'm curious.@SauI_Goodman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZTIbHIsIYw What I like about this video is how badly it demoralized the girl to have the experience of being a guy. I don't hear much about how dating sites kill the self-esteem and confidence of males while you always hear about women on Tinder for confidence boosts. Though I suppose being a female could be a factor in wanting to be accepted so she'd be more vulnerable to this sort of thing. --- |
| Topic | You must name your child after a U.S. state capital. |
| Sad_Face 06/16/20 11:32:49 PM #57 | bigtiggie23 posted... Trenton would be a good boys name.Have a friend I grew up with with that name. Last I checked, he is in the military. --- |
| Topic | Do you think the moon landing was real? |
| Sad_Face 06/16/20 10:28:04 PM #46 | I "believe" in the moonlanding since I have a physics background and am aware of how science has always been hundreds of years ahead of technology. I know where to look and have the training to understand the technology and theory if I so chose to "verify" the authenticity of the landing. One thing I'm curious about is if you have zero technical training and are going off of trusting our great engineers, why look down on people who don't believe their words or are challenging them? You're basing your belief off of trust here so what makes your stance better than theirs? The whole purpose of science is to have every theory scrutinized to help us get closer to the truth, or the best explanation what is observed. If someone's challenging something as simple as why the sky is blue, flex your knowledge. They still don't believe, move on. If too many people disbelieve in it, then there's a cultural problem and arguing isn't going to change things. --- |
| Topic | Journalist paying $100 a month for 25 years after police shot her eye out |
| Sad_Face 06/16/20 10:11:38 PM #29 | These types of events are why I respect journalism. That being said, I wonder how far she'll get with this lawsuit. She is essentially in a war zone. How do you sue someone in this environment? --- |
| Topic | Protests perhaps riots going on in Atlanta now over the newest shooting. |
| Sad_Face 06/14/20 10:28:08 AM #275 | Based on the information here, this should be an open and shut case of the panicked drunkard obviously being in the wrong. Why would I want a drunkard who stole a weapon from the police and got into a scuffle with them to get away? --- |
| Topic | If you could would you want a genius level I.Q.? |
| Sad_Face 06/14/20 12:08:04 AM #14 | Eh, I'm good with whatever subpar level of intellect I have. I'd much rather have drive, discipline and a passion to the point of obsession over whatever goals I have. If you look at Masahiro Sakurai who created the Smash Bros series, the guy spends ALL his time involved with games. If he's not developing games, he's busy playing games, even when watching a movie or working out. Satoshi Nakamoto, one of the great heroes of our time, he created the Bitcoin because he was that passionate about reducing the power difference between the central banks and the common man. Yes, intelligence is necessary, but passion, having that kind of shonen level of obsession is what will lead you to do renowned feats. --- |
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