I almost never buy multiplayer-focused games anymore. Of course not all gamers are shitty, but enough are to matter. Having left those games behind I can see how they were taking more joy from my life than they added. If friends want to do private co-op that’s cool, but it’s also rarer now that we’re all older.

As far as sales go, I love playing a year or two behind new releases. Patched games at a discount ftw and timing doesn’t matter in single-player games.

Generalizations like “All X are Y” should be used VERY sparingly if ever, and are almost never correct or helpful when talking about large groups of people - i.e. an entire ethnicity. Jews are people like any other ethnicity, and as such span the whole range of ethics and personalities. I personally know a very ethical and kind Jew who does not deserve to be labelled as an asshole or anything similar, and I know of many more who also prove that claim wrong.

Moreover, being abused is not a valid excuse to be an abuser. A lawyer tells a story about his client who tried to justify his domestic violence by saying he was abused as a child. The judge responded to the effect of, “then you should know even more than most people how very destructive and wrong it is”.

Orcas have been such bros to humanity (no wild orcas have ever been recorded intentionally attacking humans) that if they’re hitting boats I’m starting with the assumption that it’s the humans fucking up. There’s a lot more history of humans being cruel/stupid to wildlife than there is of orcas doing the same to us.

Orcas have rarely injured and in one case killed their trainers when held captive, but that’s essentially them fighting being held hostage. “No one is sure what causes the animals to react in this way, but boredom, frustration and ill health, both physical and mental, have all been implicated,” says Rob. “These incidents have resulted in serious injuries to trainers and, in one case at least, proved to be fatal.”

His sciatica is most illogical.

<3 Here’s the one I rejected because it’s a bit of a softball, but perhaps you’ll like it as well:

I’ll give it a go:

The convo I got the template from said “Uma musume pretty derby”. Just a disclaimer, I have no clue if that’s true as I rarely watch anime.

I had to look twice.

The convo I got the template from said “Uma musume pretty derby”. Just a disclaimer, I have no clue if that’s true as I rarely watch anime.

I’m not insulting anyone btw, I’m actually finding it kind of fun.

Super interesting, and thanks for the sources :)

I fell into a burning ring of fire. I wiped down, down, down and the flames went higher. And it burns, burns, burns - the ring of fire. The ring of fire.

That’s an unexpectedly poetic and melancholic way of portraying some lamentable decisions.

A Cross-Spectrum Analysis of the Effects of Carolina Reapers on the Anuses of Multiple Races: Do Genetics Affect the Perception of “Hawt Hawt Hawt”?

“If left in place for too long, it can produce first-degree burns to the skin.” Oof, beats menthol body wash that’s for sure!

I actually had trouble finding that out (although I only looked for like, 15 minutes). It’s apparently difficult to determine according to some tech websites. I do have this chart that says since 2017 YouTube ad revenue has been 7-11% of Google’s global revenue but I don’t know if that = profit. Decided to meme anyways because I have ads blocked on PC but still see them on my phone.

Hell is here and it’s run by Jeff Bezos: