themig
18d ago
The only freedom at threat is the freedom to be an illegal immigrant, which is what Americans voted to see persecuted.
themig
19d ago
What on earth could possibly convince you that there is a problem? An attorney general nominee (merely implicitly, I suppose) says we should kill children, to which thousands of real people shrug and say well what about the letter next to his name. That's pretty crazy. We should not frame it as if internet commenters are not real people. They may not be the most well-balanced individuals but they contribute to a prevailing narrative. Your insistence that this is not something to worry about only makes me more skeptical.
themig
19d ago
/pol/ is not a representative sample, they are exiled and are as marginalized as can be. I am honestly tired of the attitude that internet posters are not real people. This stuff being normal to them is not meaningless. Tyler Robinson was a product of reddit mind rot after all
themig
1mo ago
I doubt Ferdinand's life would have prevented the great war but his death was an immediate disaster for the serbs that caused many more of them to die
themig
1mo ago
A great many more could have been saved if a bunch of serbs had not conspired to kill him
They just want the agents to be killed by lynch mobs, it's not complicated. It's really not about "accountability," that's just a dogwhistle. The Democrats calling for revealed identities fundamentally oppose ICE's mission and often support operations that impede ICE. They do not have the best interests of its officers in mind and nothing they ask for should be taken as an idea helpful to their missionp
themig
1mo ago
Rape is an unavoidable danger. Political assassinations are novel. Most men are suitably anti-rape already. Redditors are neutral to positive on assassinations.
themig
1mo ago
I'm not rushing to condemn anyone left of Stalin to death, but the "What did you think we meant by revolution" crowd currently has the mic, and thr atmosphere I sense really does feel like libs in general find this to be a profoundly uninteresting point of discussion if they aren't joining in on it or trying to spin the story anothet way. I would say 60-70% of my lib friends have honestly been compassionate and met me in the middle, but the others have called for my death or tried to reassure me there is no problem. I think the latter is often because they don't want to contribute to a freakout but it comes off as dismissal sometimes.
I am not really trying to purity test anyone beyond a general notion of figuring out how dead we want each other, and when an alarming number of people come up short, the third group that starts trying to haggle with me comes off as worrisome
themig
1mo ago
The way you're feeling is indicative of how I think a lot of conservatives feel. So many are being told that there isn't a problem, or that the statistics say "well right wingers are more badder," or that my side aggrieved them so I have no standing.
None of it is any assurance against this extremely palpable feeling that their neighbors would cheer if they died. I now know for a fact that if I were murdered - and my identity wasn't reported, only my politics, somehow - many people I consider "friends" would cheer. The feeling is not mutual! Even Charlie Kirk himself wouldn't have cheered if it happened to them.
I do not know how to reconcile this, and I understand even less why so many think they help their case when they try to deflect from this conversation. None of the ones I know seem to understand how this comes off to me, and it feels like it should be pretty obvious. Instead, we need to reframe the conversation. What about a mass shooting? What about FBI statistics? What about something a nazi did ten years ago that we both agreed was terrible the day of?
Okay, can we talk about that after we acknowledge that a bunch of people I trust are implicitly saying that they want me dead and even more are trying to minimize this issue by? I'm not alone in this, and it's not just my problem. What good they expect to come of this is beyond me.
themig
1mo ago
Omar effectively said no one really gives a shit about Kirk and everyone is just pretending to be afraid and outraged. Her stance is pretty abhorrent. The rest of what she said was a deflectionary attempt at reframing the conversation around why right-wing politics are bad.
It was a terrible comment she gave.
themig
1mo ago
They don't tend to associate their real identities though. Especially if they are teachers or doctors.
I know the site needs some DEI initiatives to protect the endangered left, but it really does feel like you have overlooked stuff like words being put in people's mouths and antagonism just because it's aimed rightwards. This is the result. I won't act like I conducted myself admirably but the temperature had escalated enormously before I even got here. Rest assured I have no intention of saying anything else to him
Suddenly you care about what other people think? What was it you said earlier?"Oh wow, this saddens me so much that a stranger on the internet disagrees." (Words spoken to a stranger on the internet about why he should not disagree with you)
Well that makes two of us. I didn't convince you. Boo hoo. Why do you demand I stand and put my best foot forward when you dismiss the fact that your own arguments are not convincing? You clearly just want to shut down the conversation, which is why you're here shitting up every thread instead of making a new one about the kids you supposedly care about.
You really come off like you care less about dead kids than you do about the opportunity they provide as a distraction. If that weren't the case, you'd bring them up in contexts besides the death of Charlie Kirk.
By contrast, the reason people are talking about Charlie Kirk is because they actually do care about his death. This reflects poorly on you, and only adds fuel to the fire.
Not a single word you have written this week is to your benefit.
I am not going to read anything else you say because I think you are a terrible person, and everything you say makes you look more like that. I am absolutely certain you think Charlie's death is a good thing, and your only concern is that anyone disagrees. From the spamming of conservative slogans I have never said in my life to the dismissal of good faith argumentation, you make yourself impossible to be kind to, and I am normally very patient. If you want to make things worse for yourself, reply anyway, but I won't see it.
themig
2mo ago
What conservatives are there? Certainly none in academia. The left already uses its power to purge conservatives as much as they possibly can.
Stats fall into two categories: generalist stats that can help most characters, and build-specific stats. Literally any build can benefit from more health and stamina, but faith is effectively a wasted point if you never use it.
This adds up because of how level rune requirements increase. You generally want to invest as little as possible in more offensively/build-oriented stats (strength, dex, int, faith, luck) that you are not using. The ones you do use are among the highest priorities. Each stat has their own benefits and shortcomings - probably pretty self-explanatory. The way I generally build my characters in these games is they pick one or two of these offensive stats to specialize in. You can go up to 3 comfortably in Elden Ring (eg a strength + dex + faith build). Some combinations (i.e. the worthwhile ones) have unique benefits (like int+faith spells), but spreading your offensive stats out is a choice between versatility and high performance. Simple answer: allocate levels based on whichever gives you the stat requirements you need to use a weapon you like, then level as needed to make that weapon's damage go up the most. If you get a very high offensive stat level, focus on the weapon's scaling damage over base damage if seeking new weapons.
My general suggestion is that vigor is your first priority, followed by your favored offensive stats. Add to the rest of the generalist stats as you need them, but try to only do so when you actually need to (eg "I think being able to attack more would help more than extra damage therefore more stamina") Note that most stats softcap around 40 or so (varies) which means diminishing returns, which makes other stats take priority.
Tips: Weapon upgrades are far more important than character level, though both are important. Be sure not to infuse your weapon with a modifier that reduces damage output.
Also, it you press start, you can choose items to quick select on the right side of the screen. Definitely put the horse on one of those slots.
themig
3mo ago
There is a lot more incentive to produce now. Back in the day, high effort video essay style content was not a good idea because your odds of being rewarded were essentially nothing. It made more sense to post it on a forum. Now it's the opposite. The only way to have people engage with your ideas is by content-ifying it. And you can get money out of it now, too, as with algorithms that improve discovery of small creators, everyone has reason to follow this path
Lots of confounding issues - forums have died, CONTENT has risen, people hate interacting with strangers without derailing everything over Palestine or whatever.
The current ecosystem means the same thoughts will be rewarded better if packaged as CONTENT.
Yeah, I couldn't imagine them giving a nobel peace prize to a newly-elected president before he'd even done anything. That would be the scandal of the century.
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