So are you going to be the general, inspiring and gathering people, and picking targets? Or is this just yet another call for generic violence against any targets so you can feel that others are “doing something.”

I’m not a killer. I’m not interested in killing random conservatives. I’m interested in things that reduce pain and suffering in the world. Murdering people who don’t agree with me is not the way I want to live my life.

Analysis paralysis mostly.

Not sure what the average person is supposed to do from where they live. I go to protests and try to contribute to my local community, while giving money to orgs that are better positioned to do stuff, but I hate this narrative of “nobody is doing anything”. I’m not going to pick up a gun and start deciding on targets, and fuck anyone who does generic calls to violence.

At the end of the day, people are just trying to live their lives, and they don’t have a lot of individual levers to pull to make an impact. It requires organization and belief that good things can still happen, which are sorely lacking in left leaning spaces.

It really doesn’t make any claims that you need money to do this. You could do this with a local park or hike.

Money helps broaden your options but isn’t required to chat with people.

Maybe contribute to the not-fucked-up parts of society. Help individuals. Do what you can for those around you. We’ve never lived in a time where humans are more aware of humanity’s worst actions than we do today, but humans have always been doing fucked up shit, along with really awesome shit, forever.

I’m sorry, but if classically trained actors keeping a straight face while performing opposite a costumed dog is “dull”, I don’t want to know what’s entertaining.

I’m actually 100% in agreement with your post except for this:

when the majority of cisgender men fall into the kind of camp of men that hurt them

Stating this as fact seems a bit dangerous here. Yes, we know there are absolutely terrible people out there, but how do you arrive at “the majority of men are terrible people?”

I feel really similar. I’m a dude, and I’ve always struggled with male friendships. I’ll ask people about themselves and their interests, get answers, and then the conversation stops with no reciprocation. I have a hard time just talking about myself unprompted, so since it’s rare for men to ask me stuff, I just get to know a lot of people but it never seems like they meet me.

Has anybody ever had any actual trouble flying with weed?

Most indie games are pretty tiny still. The only reason games are so huge now are usually because of audio (I think one of the CODs shipped with every language’s audio and was over 100 gigs) and sometimes big textures. Most devs don’t really care about size any more and treat storage as basically infinite, but with some actual work you could get a lot of games to fit on a CD.

I mean, it’s EA. They’ve been in full on corporate profit mode forever, and any good games that they’ve put out are in spite of that. I doubt that there are a ton of “artists trying to make art” left at the decision making level of EA.

Wow, you kinda named a feeling I’ve had when dealing with some people on the spectrum that don’t even try to mask in a social situation - it makes me feel major second-hand embarrassment, but I think you’re right that it’s more about me than them.

I think I’ve been doing various forms of masking all my life, and only now in my 30s have I started pulling pieces of it off with confidence.

That’s not a threat, that’s a mean suggestion.

No, because I know that “my country winning” in some imaginary billionaire dick waving competition is not something I give a shit about.

No, it’s no good, is no good!

It really, really depends on the situation and delivery, and you’re doing a lot of heavy lifting with these assumptions. There are plenty of situations where a psych nurse saying that to a patient might make perfect sense, as well as lots of situations where it’d be inappropriate.

Having community isn’t about being with said community 24/7. Being a misanthrope is different than being an introvert.

This seems like a strong reaction to what is a very basic statement that lots of people DO need to hear. Kinda validates the post even more. If you don’t resonate with it, that’s ok.

I mean, you kinda gotta finish everything in order to get to Act 3, right?

But it cold and I don’t want to bundle up like that kid from A Christmas Story.

The story gets better, but it’s paced really weirdly and has some major issues. There’s a lot that’s not explained and the characters often just don’t react to what’s happening. The visuals and music are GORGEOUS though.