And I don’t blame her for it, I’m just remarking its a show of inexperience on being part of Lemmy.
Not a woman // Not an artist
There’s porn in this profile. If you scroll past this, its on you.
And I don’t blame her for it, I’m just remarking its a show of inexperience on being part of Lemmy.
While this was happening here, I was wondering how larger instances were handling the matter, especially Beehaw. In retrospect, however, it makes sense that they just defederated on sight since they’re clearly more experienced and organized. Sadly Ada mostly has to do everything here, given the recent foundation of the instance.
Hexbear is what happens when kids (I hope they’re all in their early 20s or teens, because otherwise this gets much sadder) spend years reading on leftist theory but have zero real world experience. They get intense, volatile, argumentative and have no idea how those points reflect on themselves and in reality. This is why they go around prancing those absurd beliefs and fencing anyone who disagrees out, while also dogpilling and swarming communities that don’t agree: They only know what its like to be leftists in theory.
The one person who made the “”“”““peace””“”“” thread had an earlier post here in Blahaj saying that since working under capitalism is coercion then everyone who solicits sex workers is a rapist, and that’s basically the level of being disconnected from reality that they operate in. Unfortunately for them, their echo chamber is going to go on and be the equivalent of a left wing /pol/. For us - and hopefully all other major instances - its a relief to be rid of such crowd.
You already caused enough damage, please just leave. You are not wanted or welcome, and the defederation needs to be permanent and mutual to keep the rest of you out.
Perfect outcome, they get to feel superior despite doing nothing - which is their only goal - and we get to clean their mess.
The comparison to SomethingAwful is extremely on point, as that’s the exact way they behave. Frankly, I think that type of volatile internet space should be left behind, and that’s as a former goon. They’re just ultimately shallow people who argue for the sake of arguing and bring nothing but discomfort to others.
I would not even call Hexbear extremists or allies, they are just plain trolls who use leftist arguments and tone policing to establish themselves as superior. The current thread on the supposed ableism that is being argued is a clear example of that: Tone policing, forcing absolute rules on who can and who can’t use their dialects, moral judgement on strangers based on absurd rules, and not to mention the flooding and baiting that has been done so far. They are the equivalent of a SomethingAwful leftism, loud, demanding and pointless.
Voting for defederation, if only to clean up the mess that they’ve been making.
This does make sense. The biggest Shanna vulnerability is being targetted by Killmonger before the game ends, though for me particularly I always found the tightness of space to be a large constraint, especially considering a possible Dazzler. That also makes her somewhat Surfer viable, though maybe an odd mix.
“Show Nudity” is still very vague. For any other videogame, it’d mean at best some nipples. The instance of full frontal in any media is extremely rare, hence the reactions are still justified. It would be a surprise, yes.
I see we have reached the point where people are going to start saying “Okay, its time for everyone stop having fun” and writing about how the game isn’t that big of deal.
Point being: let’s not listen to the shrieking streamers and strange subsection of Japanese game defenders, and just calm down about some naked adult bodies standing around in a character creator, shall we? It’s time games got comfortable with the human form.
Let’s be frank: The real point is that the writer wants to feel superior to both of these demographics. Not that I support either, but this is just someone acting smug and superior and wanting a cookie for it. But I gotta say that the more blatant aspect is this ridiculous take that keeps popping up in modern criticism:
But there’s also plain old casual nudity—something that US cinema has historically shied away from (particularly with the male form), but that European cinema has been way more comfortable with for years. The whole gap between how the US and European ratings boards react to nudity is pretty well documented, and well summarised in this piece written at Quartz. Baldur’s Gate 3 is, of course, a European-made game, and we—yep, even us fusty old Brits—are historically a lot more relaxed about that kind of stuff.
Which is just absurd. I’m not North American, but let me tell you, if I see any plain dicks or pussy in a movie or TV series or game, it will be A Thing for me. I won’t just sit there and act like a robot thinking “That’s just a organic human body, much like mine, there’s nothing unusual about that”. There’s no homogenous understanding in Europe, or South America or in any other non-US country where full blown nudity is just a casual happening that anyone would not bat an eye at, adult or not.
Furthermore:
Streamers are “shocked” by the nudity? Well, that’s because they’re either a) sheltered people whose lives are largely based in their bedrooms and/or b) aware of the fact that looking aghast, being shocked, and squealing at the sight of a willy or tuft of pubes counts as entertainment. It’s a tale as old as PewDiePie: overreact on camera to things that happen in a game, and you’ll keep viewers, especially younger ones, engaged.
Whether it’s a performance or genuine shock, or a bit of both, video game streamers exist in a pretty particular bubble whose reactions aren’t exactly a gauge of society at large.
I won’t deny that streamers overact for views and content, but honestly? Fuck this guy. If I were playing by myself and saw a random cock dangling on my screen, I would have a reaction and feel flustered. If I were playing in front of hundreds, maybe thousands of strangers online? You can bet your ass that I would have a mini-anxiety attack. If the average streamer is a "sheltered people whose lives are largely based in their bedrooms " (again, fuck this writer) then that’s even more reason to not make light of a moment of panic. Having a hobby where you get to interact with people beyond your screen instead of face-to-face can be a mirror, but it also opens you to a lot of repercussions and a human, if overblown reaction like this being talked down is genuinely infuriating.
Frankly, this is just a plain asshole of a person, and the fact that every other writing of theirs on BG3 is “Its not that good, everyone” just solidifies my stance.
there’s no far left in the US
Hi there, teen. Making friends is complicated, but you’re going to get there. As for the RPGs:
Oliver Darkshire frequently makes low stakes one-page RPGs. They’re hosted at a Patreon, but they’re all free, solo and very light. They’re often based on current events, but sometimes are just plain silly. The type of simply sitting down with a dice and rolling to pass the time.
Gwen Katz has also made a similarly goofy adventure, based on a (at the time) current event. Since I’m unsure how well Twitter linking works nowadays, I’ve also downloaded it and hosted elsewhere for you to browse
On a less silly side, Ronin is a solo-RPG about a wandering warrior. Although there is a suggested price, the pdf is Pay What You Want. Like the others before, it only requires d6 to play (and your imagination)
I hope you can have fun with these, don’t be shy about asking questions or wondering about other games just because you are a “noob”. Everyone starts somewhere.
Lucky, rare instance of a cop not shooting a dog
Its complicated - and tbh, very counterintuitive for a community - but the basic consequences are:
a) If you use Undetermined, you can only see Undetermined posts b) if you use English, you can see English and Undetermined posts
So the ideal is that everyone should use Undetermined BUT since that’s not mandated or well coordinated, its more practical to pick a language and then make all your posts in Undetermined. That way you’re reaching the most people possible.
The thing that I don’t get is certain communities - such a this for example - only allow posts to be made if they select a specific language, such as English in this case. It most likely has something to do with the settings of the Community itself, but I can’t help on that front.
The usage of “content” and “engagement” in this post is genuinely depressing. People clearly want to have conversations and discussions, not feed an algorithm machine.
I love the last one but I don’t think I can share with any of my friends out of fear of triggering them =/
“Bro Explaining” is a meme format where a guy is enthusiastically preaching about a subject to a clearly uninterested woman, in this case transposed to a Space Marine spreading Codex Astartes lore
its part of the trash memecore vibe, like being in low res or having wonky colors.
I already don’t like this because this person gives me the vibe of someone who plans a lot - a recipe for disaster in TTRPGs - but what sticks out the most to me is…why have it be a roll? Why not just do the thing that is the most interesting for the situation at hand?
The options listed on the post are
The Snogre’s fist smashes through the bridge and it begins to collapse! In D4 ROUNDS, everyone still on the bridge will fall into the chasm below
A pile of snow on the bridge has been covering a long length of rope. It still has strength to it.
A third Snogre appears, wondering what’s going on. He’s bigger, meaner, and carrying a huge, jagged sword meant for a giant.
A ring of keys falls off the Snogre’s belt and lands between the party and the Snogres. Everyone freezes, eyeing each other. Who is going to make the first move?
Which are all fair and interesting ‘spices’, but why leave it to luck? If the combat is already a slog, adding one more enemy will make it worse. So the third option would be a clear negative to the whole situation, yet you have 25% of chance of it happening.
This all feels wild to me because “Spice things up” is just something that I believe is expected from GMs in the first place, not just in combat. Players are lost without direction? Something blows up or a person calls for help. A conversation is starting to become boring and fruitless? You hear an unusual sound or feel the consequences of a previous action. Combat is taking too long? Do the options above.
Reinventing the wheel on something that’s so basic - again, IMO - feels more like a red flag for the article than good advice.
I had the impression this would happen and backed the NijiCancelled videos. Can’t say I expected an outright wipe of the entire archive. After Pomu I think this is pretty much over for NijiSanji to me, they were both my regular watches.