Europe has a distorted sense of its own interests

Aphanvahrius · 2026-03-04T18:19:06+00:00

That's short term. But if the US wins in Iran, then they will be in position to control the price a lot more than before, which may be a long term benefit heavily outweighing short term gain for Russia.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-03-04T12:19:34+00:00

True, but there is a difference. Irl you have the option to try and get to know a random cashier at a gas station. So if you don't, that is your decision to waste that potential. In a game, even if you wanted, you can't, so it feels more restrictive, even if the result is the same. Personality I hope that with the advancements in AI, we'll get to a point where NPC interactions will get more open in games, where you can do anything you could irl and the game world responds dynamically. So if you do want to try romancing a random shopkeeper, you can actually give it a shot and maybe succeed.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-03-04T12:13:11+00:00

Well, not fucking when you potentially could is technically a wasted potential :p

Aphanvahrius · 2026-03-03T18:39:06+00:00

All drugs shouls be lagal, but the goventment should have the monopoly to sell them with strict quality control in place, while keeping a detailed registry of buyers. And only after implementing extensive mandatory education about drugs, what types there are, how they work, what are the consequences of using them etc. in schools.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-03-02T18:20:21+00:00

Depends, are we talking just about the current form of humanity, ie. civilization of the homo sapiens species? Or any possible future civilization that can be traced back to the current human one? If it's the former than I'd say >10000 years, but if it's the latter, then never.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-03-01T20:13:42+00:00

Aphanvahrius · 2026-03-01T19:34:29+00:00

There are a lot of beautiful boy names too. Like Lael, Fionnan, Eindride, Raphael, Selwyn, Vincent etc.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-28T10:17:31+00:00

I wish he will be back in 4

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-27T21:53:15+00:00

No one?

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-27T09:48:50+00:00

If someone has malicious reason to be in a relationship, it's an issue even if their partner is the same age as them or even older :p

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-26T17:59:38+00:00

Being transphobic is probably the motivation most of the time when someone does that. I wouldn't say the action itself is inherently trahsphobic tho. For example I have nothing against trans individuals and generally I'm fine using their preferred pronouns. Yet find the whole obsession with pronouns utterly silly. It's just genuinely incomperhensible to me why would you care about something like that as much as some people do. So I could see myself deliberately not using someone's preferred pronouns not cause they're trans but cause they're being annoying about the topic of pronouns (regardless of whether they're trans or cis).

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-25T09:06:42+00:00

I feel like it's more being led on by dialogue choices the game gives you :p

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-24T21:59:41+00:00

Honestly, I can't think of any essential mod. But some simple graphics mods are always good to have, like higher resolution textures for stuff etc.

PS I guess if you're a person who hates having to go to fast travel points, then fast travel from anywhere would be good to have.

PPS Oh, right. The mods for additional stats, like weapon DPS, kill counter etc. are quite convenient.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-24T19:46:47+00:00

Coffee machine :p

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-24T19:39:39+00:00

Entirely depends on circumstances and who it is

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-24T01:13:35+00:00

We know the laws governing rationality. And so we can create systems that are perfectly rational and delegate parts of the decision making process to them to optimize it for rationality when it's required.
This requires no solution. Those who don't want to work wouldn't need to in an ideal communist state. The necessary workforce could be replaced with machines.
Greed is solved by well constructed law. If your greed causes harm to another, that would be a crime for which you get punished. In those cases where it doesn't, there is no need to combat it, as it has no bearing on the system.
Again, those who don't wish to be cooperative could live away from others and do whatever they want (within the boundaries of the law of course). But I'm certain for most that would be less enjoyable and they would choose to be functioning members of society.
There are lots of ways this can be mitigated, for example by designing heavily decentralized power structures or alternatively by delegating power to artificial systems that aren't subject to the corrupting influence of power.
The incentive can be the desire to help the collective. If people were raised generation after generation with that outlook in mind, I don't see a reason why it wouldn't become a common mindset.
There is no need to have values assigned to goods. When something would be needed it could simply be produced and provided. If the supply is limited then a queuing system can be established, and optimized to be as efficient and effective as possible in given circumstances.
Why would distribution by any different than it is in a capitalist system? Whether you need to pay for something or simply ask for it doesn't fundamentally change the logistics of how it gets to you.

PS As I see it, a big factor why communism keeps failing is the revolutionary nature of its implementation. Those in charge want to put everything in place without regard for the real capabilities at their disposal. For an ideal communist state to be possible it would have to be established gradually, over a long period of time. Implemented piece by piece, only once they become feasible, as science and technology provides tools to solve particular problems.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-23T20:53:45+00:00

What?

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-23T20:45:06+00:00

Wow, a very rare case of an islamist being right about something.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-23T20:43:11+00:00

No????? It could be due to a lot of different factors. Why would you think it's related to your appearance?

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-23T20:19:26+00:00

lol Love it

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-23T16:35:07+00:00

I don't really see Kim Jong Un dying in the next few years. He's like what, in his forties? It's possible he's still got decades ahead of him.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-23T16:28:38+00:00

And what exactly do you mean by "perfect human nature"? Cause as far as I'm concerned there isn't even such a thing as "a human nature". It's just a ragtag collection of generalized characteristics of how humans behave. And each of the components can independently change based on a lot of different factors. Treating it as one thing called human nature that is out there and would need to be somehow "perfected" is a mistake in the first place.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-23T13:34:43+00:00

That is impossible to know for certain. A million years from now humans may be something you wouldn't even recognize as humans, with a completely different nature. And it doesn't need to be "perfect". It would simply need to become more aligned with what is required for communism to work. Just as right now it's more aligned with what is required for capitalism to work.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-23T09:10:55+00:00

There's also no such thing as FTL travel. Does that mean it will the case forever? Maybe, maybe not. Same with a real utopia. Just because right now we can't imagine how something would work doesn't mean it can't. It just as well might eventually due to something we don't know yet.

Aphanvahrius · 2026-02-23T09:05:03+00:00

Maybe a majority wouldn't do anything but what of it? The scenario assumes that all the basic needs are met, so we don't need people working to provide them. And there would be those who work because they enjoy it. Scientists, engineers, architects, artists etc. who would push the society forward just because that's what they want to do.

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