I read more than I game.
You know, accusing someone that disagrees with you of participating in bad faith once is one thing. Accusing them of participating in bad faith and desperation makes me think you once gave someone an ultimatum to pick between videogames and you, and you got dumped as a result.
Maybe you should calm down. (See?)
Okay. So if videogames are to blame, why are videogames so special? Why didn’t this collapse when books became cheap and available? That’s a solo hobby. Why didn’t it collapse when cards became available? Plenty of solo cars games.
Also, data shows that sperm counts have been dropping since the 70s, and native birthrates have been below replacement since the 80s. It’s not a recent trend at all, it’s just that people are starting to notice.
I never said they withdraw their full military and tax collecting officials. They leave a skeleton crew to collect taxes, and let everything else fall apart.
Matter of fact I’m pretty sure that’s an accurate description of the collapse of rome. Shit took a thousand years for a reason.
You think anyone would ever announce that you nk longer owe taxes? Nah man rome still collected taxes. Probably stepped up the guards, too.
But they stopped maintaining everything else. Like the roads. And the bridges.
I asked “why not?” to a specific assertion. Teenagers getting less horny. I think it’s entirely reasonable that this is the case, now that we have endocrine disrupting chemicals being dumped into the environment.
Yes, people not having money to spend don’t go out as much. That is not the fault of videogames, that is the fault of capitalism and pollution.
I see.
Well, civilians are going to keep dying regardless on every side. Almost like dehumanizing language makes it feel okay to push the button.
It’s olive oil soap.
What part of that phrase is a specifically anti-israeli slur that implies all Israelis are inherently evil?
Because Russia also has a draft. Schrodinger’s civilian applied to their little green men before 2022, too.
I dunno if they’re still around, but there’s a number of soap companies in Palestine that genuinely had some of the best bar soap I’ve ever used. No perfumes, the soap itself is dense enough to last 10x longer than anything you buy at the store, and I had no irritation. They might be rubble by now tho.
Oh, well then that’s just entirely irrelevant to the topic of bigotry, isn’t it?
That’s just you digging through my entire posting history looking for reasons. Classy. You happen to wear meta/perv glasses? You’re giving me that vibe.
Dude probably doesn’t even remember the files, he’s just trying to do crazier shit than yesterday with the knowledge that if he can’t do something crazier then people might catch up.
Did I claim that they are all inherently and incorrigibly evil?
Edit: Ukraine is quite clearly in the right in this situation, and they are justified in using whatever military means possible to achieve the following two war goals:
And yes, civilians (Russia also has a draft, but it’s a bit easier to cheat I think) will die in the process. It’s war. Shit happens.
The only way Ukraine can become the bad guy in this situation is if they meet both of the above conditions, and then seek to continue an offensive war. This becomes a lot easier when you see your enemy not as a simple enemy, but as literally demonic evil. Which is what “orc” refers to both in fantasy and history. Soldiers, those directly involved in the war effort, I get that. Still not a fan, but that’s at least a direct enemy. Every Russian ever? No.
edit2: You will note that this is what Israel did. They removed Hamas from within their territory (with some details, Assume gaza/west bank ain’t theirs), and then went on an offensive war to grab land. You will also note the sheer amount of dehumanizing rhetoric pointed at Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria that allowed this to happen.
Correlation vs. causation.
I think it’s a lot more likely that people who have little success meeting people, socializing, and finding partners are turning to videogames, as that’s a reasonably cheap mostly solo hobby.
Personally, if I’m not playing videogames, I’m out sailing. Not socializing.
Wtf is “systemic bigotry in support of Russia”? Are you talking about Russian propaganda? Yeah, that’s common. Spreading around is a pretty defining feature of propaganda.
Because claiming that an entire nationality is fundamentally and irredeemably evil is pretty clearly bigotry.
Directly and indirectly, including through inaction, huh? So pretty much every baby in the world is a literal manifestation of evil or worse.
I rarely take claims of russophobia seriously. You sir are a russophobe.
Maybe, maybe not, but in this case you are pretty clearly breaking their rules about no bigotry, and then doubling down on it repeatedly.
So once again, they definitely got it right this time.
I’d also point out that this type of rhetoric is an excellent way to make Russian propaganda against the west seem accurate.
'> complains about being banned for bigotry
'> claims that an entire nationality is worse than a fantasy shorthand for inherently and irredeemably evil species
I think the mods got it right dude.
I don’t think the kind of vets that wear grunt style and have bumper srickers about them being veterans were ever in a position to experience deployment.