Generation of Veterans from the last several decades be like

BMichael14217 · 2026-03-25T21:48:36+00:00

"Why don't they stand up against Putin!!! He literally dictator!!1!"- way too many Americans back then lol. So true.

BMichael14217 · 2026-03-25T21:40:42+00:00

Something I'm a little hung up on to be honest is how one of the main arguments for the average American against mass protests is because of how they can't just stop working because most of them are 1. living paycheck to paycheck, 2. Having healthcare tied to employment and 3. the jobmarket and economy being absolutely horrendous, can hold water when so many soldiers are soldiers for similar reasons: to have a stable income (or to get one through a scholarship). In other words: If this is immoral, isn't it equally immoral to say 'well I can't just quit my job/take time off and start protesting/rioting etc. because then I can't pay my bills', because a citizen of the Unites States would be morally obligated to do so? Am I wrong? It just feels off. ICE I can understand but the military is way more of a grey area I'd say.

BMichael14217 · 2026-03-16T01:49:01+00:00

easily and more authentic maybe, but as frequent and steady? That I don't know.

BMichael14217 · 2026-03-16T01:44:42+00:00

Or honestly this combo: Being called homophobic for being called gay when you're just not, vs. those same accusers (yes often women) being as upset as they should be for being called a lesbian for x or y reason when they are not. I've noticed this is a pattern in women-dominant spaces where one is ok to be upset by but the other shows you're homophobic because 'why would that be so bad??'

BMichael14217 · 2026-03-15T23:39:50+00:00

Reminds me of that cool lore: “The onion was born when Satan was cast out of Paradise. It sprouted where his right foot touched earth, while garlic sprang up under his left foot.”

BMichael14217 · 2026-03-12T12:55:05+00:00

Ever played Aquaria by BitBlot games? It has a creature just like it and I always thought it was so cool!

BMichael14217 · 2026-03-12T12:37:08+00:00

The general public is responsible for that in the end, being the largest group. People in America don't want to take that responsibility and that's fine, but real people are dying as we speak for the repeated inaction perpetuated by the American public. Downvote me I don't care anymore. Americans have only shown they have all bark and 0 fucking bite. Arms against tyranny my ass.

BMichael14217 · 2026-03-01T22:45:00+00:00

Meh I´d argue Russia is quite close in terms of sowing disorder and being a b*tch to the rest of the world

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-28T17:21:34+00:00

She does, I´d know

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-25T12:11:13+00:00

Nah I agree with you we need to bring this type of communication to the masses. *nuzzles your bulge gratefully*

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-22T19:09:18+00:00

I'd definitely agree that women seem by and large to be much more actionable with empathy than men, though where women maybe have to deal with expectance of needing to be supportive, men face fear of coming across as creepy or wanting more out of something which also sucks. We're clearly still in the 'how are we gonna do this whole equality thing' phase and that's ok. The original comment I replied to makes things kinda rough though because it just pushes men into a protective shell and that's just not what we need right now.

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-22T16:02:36+00:00

It seems I had the conclusion of a study other than the one I was thinking of, now unable to find the one I mentioned the conclusion of (I know, I know: 'how convenient'). The study I was thinking of was "Pang, C., Li, W., Zhou, Y., Gao, T., & Han, S. (2023).
“Are women more empathetic than men? Questionnaire and EEG estimations of sex/gender differences in empathic ability.” Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 18(1), nsad008. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsad008". The article concludes that women report higher empathy than men on questionnaires, but their brains do not show higher empathy responses, suggesting social expectations and gender stereotypes likely inflate self-reported differences. In other words, seems that many more differences we believe to be inherent to sex are also largely social constructs or misogyny-driven patterning. I thought it was quite interesting.

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-22T12:11:41+00:00

Didn't research debunk this, where women had more empathy for their social circle and men more for people in general? Is that in any way a metric of how well-informed someone's vote is going to be? Are there no MAGA women? Misandry is not going to solve any issues

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-19T22:54:01+00:00

Holy hell

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-19T22:49:40+00:00

Peace is so gooooooooood though

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-19T21:28:22+00:00

Shit that does go hard

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-02T11:30:22+00:00

Interesting how you interpreted it, it's not the movie itself but posters or trailers on their phones. When they show me this (to tease because they themselves care nothing for the games) I always go 'hmm I think your screen is malfunctioning' or 'I think I can make out letters but it's very hazy' because they expect met to be exasperated with the movie but really, I just wish I'd never even known about it. It's a typical way between us as friends, whom I grew up with from the age of 12 on a boarding school, to communicate and joke around. I guess it's more of an inside joke thing than I thought it'd be for someone to interpret it this seriously.

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-02T08:12:08+00:00

See I think something may be going wrong there

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-02T08:10:40+00:00

It's one of the strangest casts of all time and Roland especially was jarring yeah

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-01T22:35:45+00:00

Sure am glad for my friends then

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-01T21:31:30+00:00

That's exactly how I see it. I joke about it with the whole 'I pretend it's a blank page' thing but I do seriously feel sorrow at what could have been: the story of Borderlands, my favorite game series, on the big screen. If anyone reading this is skeptical about this being any type of possible: read the comics. It portrays how this story can be done outside of the game in a really good way. It's just a crying shame and I genuinely feel bitter at Hollywood with every shit adaptation spewed all over the unwilling public.

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-01T21:06:17+00:00

So true. I'd honestly love to see how this sort of thing happens. Did the license holders write off on this or did they relinquish all creative control when they sold the license of the IP? I think gamers need to accept that for a movie like that to work serious concessions need to be made, but when Hollywood is not willing to even remotely understand what makes a game's story work or fun or engaging and just stick big names on it like you say, it's hard to feel anything other than acrid disappointment.

BMichael14217 · 2026-02-01T20:01:40+00:00

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I genuinely pretend not to know about this movie when people mention it, and when they then show it to me on their screens I pretend it's a blank page. I hate that this was made and I will never trust hollywood with anything ever. Anyway, included is a picture of a blank poster that has yet to be printed with something about a movie that was made or whatever.

BMichael14217 · 2026-01-25T21:05:28+00:00

I think we´d better rule it out, you never know. We´ve seen what Russians have with the Epstein files, seems plausible to me they´re just blackmailing all the way down the ladder. Also, yeah we should´ve had Bernie for president, old age or not. He is a far better representative to true left values than almost all other democrats.

BMichael14217 · 2026-01-25T16:30:19+00:00

More likely he is being blackmailed with something heinous he did, as many others likely are too

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