exocrinous

joined 9 months ago
[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 19 points 6 months ago

"Maybe if I date someone who's famous, they'll have enough money that I won't have to worry about paying for medical bills or groceries anymore. Gee, maybe we could even buy a house and raise kids."

We live in a capitalist hellscape where such things are no longer taken for granted, and are now associated with the heights of success.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 83 points 6 months ago (3 children)

For those who don't want to read the article but do want to understand what it's about:

  1. You download an app on your phone that makes it look like you're streaming to thousands of people
  2. You go to a bar and show your phone to a woman "look, I'm famous"
  3. The woman fucks you because she thinks you're famous or something

The creator of this app is a misogynist scumbag who edits interviews with journalists to erase criticism and promote his app.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 7 points 6 months ago

Man, it's just, it dang ol' complicated, you know, man, like a dang ol' Rubik's cube, man. Talkin' like blue, red, man then you get the one side and then like messed, messed up the other side, man.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 5 points 6 months ago

I think Solo fell flat because they made all the interesting adventures you heard about in the OT happen in a single week. Solo isn't a daring adventurer with a long and storied history, he's a guy who had one exciting week. Also he's supposed to have been a liar when he said he made the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, but Solo retconned it so he was telling the truth. Which means Solo's arc in Star Wars from scumbag to hero isn't as steep or dramatic.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

"Yes, we already have more empty houses than homeless people, but I'm sure building more houses is the solution to homelessness. We can't disrupt the economy, after all."

We need to instill voters with the courage to vote for actual left wing parties so we can get some politicians in Parliament who'll just do what needs to be done, and seize the empty houses from the investors and landlords.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 15 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Capitalism manufactures scarcity. Even when we have plenty, capitalism must create limits on the sharing of free resources

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 4 points 7 months ago

This rule comes into effect in 2032, mind you, so it's not as aggressive as I'd like, but it is good.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why doesn't the Chinese federal government just ban new coal developments?

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 3 points 7 months ago

It doesn't work like that. The biggest danger of plastic waste is that it can release microplastics into our waterways and food supply. You can clean up tossed bottles, but you can't clean microplastics.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 1 points 7 months ago

But it's not hard.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 2 points 7 months ago

I haven't played Morrowind, but I hear that you can connect to an enemy with a hit, and then a die roll determines whether that actually happens. It seems to me that while such a feature would be good for making a character with their own unique strengths, it would be damaging to the immersion required to inhabit that character. Thus, immersion building features that make the character do what the player does, can easily be considered roleplaying features.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 0 points 7 months ago

I disagree completely. Roads should not be permitted to have loud, dangerous, toxic vehicles driving at such reckless speeds. There should be no kind of transportation surface upon which we encourage cars. They should be banned on all surfaces.

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