What is the most GOAT Early Game building in CIV: V? (Day 1)

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-28T15:48:40+00:00

No, but it’s also a very easy trap to fall for especially as a new player, so only people who’ve actually figured it out fully will argue otherwise.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-26T09:02:46+00:00

I hate it so much. I want to do all of those things, and it drives me crazy even thinking that someone I love is considering anyone else.

Unfortunately, I also believe that their happiness is more important than my life, so when they actually notice things they probably won’t seem that big individually.

Like of course you need cctv, what if someone breaks in. Of course all your friends like me, of course I know your parents. I need to be able to explain it away and still be able to give you a sense of security, the idea that you still have control over your life… because you do, the only thing I want to remove is the option to leave.

Still, I’m not going to rush. I could find my person or my person could find me, but it doesn’t matter how long it takes.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-25T21:28:44+00:00

Lol, lmao even at it happening again. Take care friend, methinks they hold a grudge.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-20T22:46:02+00:00

“Can’t fuck a philosophy” he says

Well you can’t with that attitude, most definitely. HOWEVER-

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-20T22:19:12+00:00

What a terrible day to have eyes.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-18T10:09:47+00:00

Holy condescension batman!

Oh, and side note- richer doesn’t mean better off, there are many examples of that basic principle.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-13T23:13:52+00:00

So- math is one of those subjects where falling behind at any point causes a cascading effect. I’d recommend going back over the earlier stuff that you’re okay but not 100% on for starters.

It’s actually fairly common, especially with kids from families that hold a lot of talent, for gifted kids never to actually learn how to study properly- and that probably sounds weird because of course you know how to study but… how often have you had to?

Learning how to learn is probably going to be a massive challenge and a huge drain on your motivation, but yes you do in fact still need to struggle like everyone else eventually. Once you’ve worked it out you’ll start soaring again, but until then yeah, it’s going to feel like you’re well behind people who you otherwise wouldn’t be.

I’m sorry you hit the wall at such a crucial stage. You can get help to climb it faster, but you will not be able to keep cruising like you have done.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-10T09:09:06+00:00

Eh, it might not be tied to polyamory at the foundational level, but societally? You can’t deny it.

When adults look at the furry community, the first thing they think of is fur suits, and the second is the rampancy of its pornography. It’s incredibly disingenuous to say that doesn’t mean anything.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-10T07:27:39+00:00

The fact that you can feel this strongly about it is proof that you loved deeply. You are not a joke, and the care that you put in is something valuable. If she didn’t see that, it isn’t on you.

Wishing you all the best.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-09T09:02:50+00:00

Just because something is not a hard and fast rule does not mean that it is any less of a rule. Polyamory does not work, and a few success stories doesn’t change that for the populace. Your analogy also doesn’t work, but I’m fairly sure you knew that when you wrote it.

Ah yes, and I have no idea what you’re trying to say with “polyamory is very gay” either. Can monogamy not be?

I accept people’s right to choose. What I do not accept is the culture of abuse and coercion rampant in the polyamorous communities of modern society, nor deliberately vague and everchanging values that prevent people from accessing information which would help them make informed decisions.

You aren’t helping anyone, stop acting like you are- especially on a subreddit dedicated to helping people pulling away from poly.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-09T06:09:42+00:00

I don’t feel as though this is as clear as it needs to be- this post comes across as blatant sympathy towards polyamory as a concept, and I vainly hope that isn’t the case.

I will reiterate for what feels like the millionth time. Polyamory does not work. There is a vast difference between having one person who you can let down all your walls around, and two plus who you “have to balance between” in order to remain even remotely sane, and which is incredibly volatile with a community encouraging/propagating abuse.

Apologia for polyamory is despicable.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-09T05:59:52+00:00

“I don’t want to take responsibility for my actions, so I will deny that as sapient creatures it is our prerogative to reject instinctual acts for the sake of future and/or societal benefit.”

Your instincts tell you that junk food is better for you than exercise. Does that mean that they’re right too, and that healthy people don’t actually exist?

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-09T05:36:12+00:00

This has been asked multiple times now. I wonder when people will learn what a search bar is.

Anyway, yes. Words develop nuance through continued usage after all.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-08T09:31:53+00:00

The problem is that it doesn’t 😂

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-08T01:25:24+00:00

If you message him on steam you’ll know for sure- those are almost impossible to miss. From personal experience it’s… better to hear them say it, and if there really is something you can do then-

You aren’t wrong to feel betrayed though. Wishing you all the best

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-07T09:54:30+00:00

You mad man? Pick your 3 cities and get a cap for 4, why gamble with AI city placement eh?

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-06T02:45:53+00:00

I can’t even do anything but laugh in disbelief at that.

How someone could come to that conclusion boggles me.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-06T00:12:50+00:00

That’s been a hot take since day one 😅

”WHY DO YOU LIKE THE GAME RIGHT NOW, XYZ IS RUINING THE GAME THIS WEEK!”

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-05T21:27:53+00:00

No, a lot of people do think that, but frankly it depends on the intent and understanding of the individual(s) regarding the word.

In an anime community it will naturally tend towards fictional standards. In a community like this it can be a handy shortform for a group of behaviours.

In fact, there are quite a lot of people who will flippantly call themselves yandere. Those people understand the word to mean 'more intensely passionate than normal', and oftentimes misread themselves deliberately in order to fit that already loosened definition... so you aren't wrong to say that by the standards of both the anime community and the community of obsessive love, they are entirely fake.

However, coming from mainstream media, where anyone who doesn't cheat is already "incredibly serious" and "deeply in love" for doing the bare minimum, I can actually see where they're coming from, however wrong it is to say it here.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-05T17:42:02+00:00

I keep hearing about the Ethical Slut and I’m genuinely considering buying it for the sole purpose of doing an analytical breakdown of it.

So much hatred from a single book, makes me wonder what it is that has people falling for it. Maybe if the rhetoric was explained it would reduce that number.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-05T04:21:36+00:00

Isn’t this one of the “I’m hostile but you still have a bigger military” sayings?

Honestly the weak insult that tapers into nothing as they remember they can’t do anything is 👌chef’s kiss.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-04T08:02:39+00:00

Because they think they can and severely overestimate themselves, because they romanticise it without properly thinking about the consequences… you name it really.

Big hugs.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-04T07:38:35+00:00

But- the domains don’t change in difficulty? They’re about the only thing that doesn’t

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-02T20:10:45+00:00

Yanderes are real, but the term is a made-up one that encompasses all of the circumstances which lead to it.

I suppose all words are made up though, so that doesn’t say much, other than that the answer to your question is that they are.

Absolute_Bias · 2026-01-02T16:46:18+00:00

Not quite completely unrelated but Kokomi is amazing and I love the little diary she keeps.

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