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  1. Comment on Role players distressed by gang-rape scenario during convention game in ~games.tabletop

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    Can people just not be weird? A huge portion of people would love tabletop RPGs if they tried them, but never will because of people like this keeping the old creepy nerd stereotypes alive.

    Can people just not be weird? A huge portion of people would love tabletop RPGs if they tried them, but never will because of people like this keeping the old creepy nerd stereotypes alive.

    5 votes

  2. Comment on Black Mirror S2 Special "White Christmas" discussion thread in ~tv

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    This was the first episode of Black Mirror I watched, so I came in completely unprepared. It hurt particularly bad because I was going through a really messy breakup around that time, so this...

    This was the first episode of Black Mirror I watched, so I came in completely unprepared. It hurt particularly bad because I was going through a really messy breakup around that time, so this episode was something that made me sit and contemplate the way I was acting and how I felt. Powerful emotions get powerful responses, but the problem is that your expression of love can be seen as a threat to someone who's uninterested. The blocking technology is a perfect metaphor for that feeling. You think maybe, just maybe, if you do this one romantic gesture you'll be able to rekindle that love, but in reality, all you are is a chaotic blob of emotions, frantically inserting yourself into the life of someone who would rather not know you. If you ever find yourself in that situation follow the advice this episode gives you. It's better to live your life as a happy stranger than a desperate lunatic.

    6 votes

  3. Comment on Does eSports content belong in ~games or ~sports? in ~tildes

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    Weird esoteric sports. Tildes could have their own version of /r/theocho, but I guess that would get delegated to it's own tilde too.

    Weird esoteric sports. Tildes could have their own version of /r/theocho, but I guess that would get delegated to it's own tilde too.

  4. Comment on Incels in ~life.men

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    I'm not as privy to the incel culture as some, but something I did see was a ton of suicide jokes. Now, I'm not against black humor, I've had some dark periods in my life and joking around about...

    I'm not as privy to the incel culture as some, but something I did see was a ton of suicide jokes. Now, I'm not against black humor, I've had some dark periods in my life and joking around about my depression did feel helpful at the time, but I don't think I've ever seen a page of incels/braincels content that didn't have at least one person calling something "sui fuel" or commenting that "it's over". I wonder how many of those people, having their depression and self-loathing stoked by the community they went to for understanding, finally took the bait.

    It's so tragic.

    4 votes

  5. Comment on What happened today that you want to share? in ~talk

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    I definitely would be, I've been working on an all-inclusive (for me at least) news aggregator with all of my favorite sources, and I'd love to throw tildes into the mix. I can't figure out an...

    I definitely would be, I've been working on an all-inclusive (for me at least) news aggregator with all of my favorite sources, and I'd love to throw tildes into the mix. I can't figure out an avenue for commenting from my app that doesn't involve a link to the comment thread itself, but I've always been a lurker anyway.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on 'A Nazi in all but name': Author argues Asperger's syndrome should be renamed in ~science

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    This wouldn't be the first case of a nazi's name being removed from his work. Julius Hallervorden and Hugo Spatz, prominent Nazi scientists, discovered Pantothenate kinase-associated...

    This wouldn't be the first case of a nazi's name being removed from his work. Julius Hallervorden and Hugo Spatz, prominent Nazi scientists, discovered Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. Up until recently, it was known as Hallervorden–Spatz syndrome, and I personally don't believe anything of value has been lost. Taking part in a genocide grossly overshadows all the good they did in their life, and being forgotten is exactly what they deserve.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Inside the culture of sexism at Riot Games in ~games

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    The fact that everyone there needs to be "hardcore gamers" really exemplifies how boring all of those guys must be. This quote really speaks volumes: Do you really need to spend 12 hours a day...

    The fact that everyone there needs to be "hardcore gamers" really exemplifies how boring all of those guys must be. This quote really speaks volumes:

    “Here at Riot Games, we hire gamers,” he said in his talk to an audience of Riot employees, audio of which was obtained by Kotaku. “If you’re not a core gamer, you need to over-index in another area.” Whether it’s finance, development facilities, player support, he said, “I don’t give a shit. You’re better if you’re a gamer.”

    Do you really need to spend 12 hours a day playing dota or overwatch to do payroll? Of course not. These are just a bunch of guys intimidated by anyone outside of their nerd clique, and it really sucks that they've gained positions of power.

    6 votes