I’m curious as to why you’re using a straw at all.

is it that because you’re at a restaurant?

You should know that by giving most restaurants your patronage, you are contributing to a lifestyle that we all cannot participate in.

Warms me heart to see people in this thread thinking for themselves and not doing something just because other people are.

You too.

It’s not free, but owning property is huge.

Most of the city people will never own property in the cities they dwell in.

If all you do in a major city is sit in your house and play on your computer, you could do that elsewhere without having to pays tens of thousands of dollars on rent.

They don’t.

That’s why they think cities are the only places in the world worth living. If there’s not an endless sea of shit to waste their money on, they’re lost.

Wait till you hear of Syd Barrett.

Most of them react like you when faced with their incompetence.

Sorry bud. Everyone doesn’t get a gold star this time.

I can’t speak for everyone, but I get very good deals on my drugs. Way more worth it to me than say, a cup of coffee (which contains a drug.)

I know most people get ripped off regularly, though.

We should still get our facts straight and not rely on hyperbole, which just opens us up to being corrected and looking like idiots who don’t bother to verify what they spout.

If it really is as bad as you say, then we shouldn’t need to embellish it. Stick to the facts and let people form their own opinions.

Thanks for this sanity check.

I looked at the source and noticed, well, it wasn’t anything reputable that I recognized like AP. That usually means they have very little journalistic integrity and have no problem sensationalizing headlines to get clicks.

Yes it does. He mentioned he “should not have to choose fascist asshole or shifty semi fascist,” and I responded with how people are already trying to make us fall in line and accept the semi-fascist.

You should brush up on your reading comprehension!

You can probably get accepted into a remedial English course at your local community college.

The only person I know who says skibidi is 30.

The problem is twitch and influencer-culture, not necessarily young users.

I’d wager a benefit of having young people on the internet is that they at least have the potential to provide value because their brain hasn’t been rotted to the core like most adults.

It’s shocking how quickly the free world is backsliding into fascism.

I genuinely think this has to do with the next generation of idiots taking their place. My generation has been conditioned to roll over like punk-bitches in the face of conflict so they’re easier to exploit.

It’s literally seen as embarrassing to stand up for yourself.

A rating system like the ESRB would actually be a really good idea for helping parents control what their kids get to see.

It shouldn’t result in any sort of ban or restriction beyond what the parents are able to enforce. The big-name services will have a rating, and it’s up to parents whether or not they’ll let their kids use unrated services.

Oh, interesting.

That sounds like a much higher number than I thought. Do you know where you came across it?

I came

Removed by mod

People have made better games with fewer resources.

It’s just business.

Might as well cast a wide net with a bunch of indie trash, hoping that something ends up gaining a following for- whatever reason.

It’s cheaper and easier than taking on risk themselves and trying to compete with the big dogs.

It’s not a fallacy if the opponent straight up states it as a goal

I don’t have to answer for what other people say or do, we’ve been through this. You should be asking if I think that should be the goal, but instead you try to conflate other arguments with my own so you have something easier to argue against. Stay on topic. Again.

As life goes on you’ll probably learn to be even more of a condescending prick who attacks other people’s arguments without giving any substance of your own. This makes sense because as bits and pieces start to eke out the more it becomes clear that you probably just a crybaby who is super mad that they had to use pronouns and start calling “steve” “luna”. The horror!

I’m sure this spiel sounded nice in your head, but all it does is prove that you don’t actually have a leg to stand on.

If you don’t end up learning from this over time, then that’s on you. I’ve done my part to educate you and it’s up to you what you do with that knowledge.

You’ve shown me that you’re in “tantrum-mode” right now, so I’m going to ignore you and let you tire yourself out.

Good luck.