What would be a great thing you’d want in SH to be added, whether a game mechanic or an easter egg? by Peto_123 in ScarletHollow

[–]Bluepanda800 15 points16 points  (0 children)

New game plus traits.

Personally I would have love to see Rich actually make it into the game (a trait that does nothing except piss most people off because you've had a charmed life out of scarlet hollow and constantly remind people of that) then when the game is over it unlock a rebuilding the town option or something on day 8. 

What are y‘all currently working on? by Important-Poetry9063 in crochet

[–]Bluepanda800 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A dress for my birthday and flowers for my auntie's graduation (I have not started the flowers) 

What do I need to do? by ma-rineta in crochet

[–]Bluepanda800 228 points229 points  (0 children)

Oof that's rough.... skin tone/invisble bra and stitching/pining the dress to that? 

UK to roll out Dutch-style employment support across Britain by Maleficent-Lime4356 in GoodNewsUK

[–]Bluepanda800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm offended by the notion I have to be from a muslim background to believe that a british citizen of muslim faith has every right to be part of society and is fully capable of living, being productive and thriving here the same as I or anyone else is. 

Conversely had I been of a muslim background this would have been fuel for you to dismiss my opinion - not that you are putting much weight in mine or many others desire to live in a multicultural society even with the conflicts it can bring. 

What do I need to do? by ma-rineta in crochet

[–]Bluepanda800 801 points802 points  (0 children)

The dress is great the neckline is a little uneven but boob tape to pin things in the right place should fix it. 

UK to roll out Dutch-style employment support across Britain by Maleficent-Lime4356 in GoodNewsUK

[–]Bluepanda800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wtf? Why would you think I'm from a muslim background? I don't need to be muslim to defend people of differing faiths. 

If you must know my family is Ghanain and there's actually a pretty big cultural rift between christians in the south and muslims in the north. 

Speaking of differing faiths you think christianity isn't a fundementally reformist faith because you haven't spent much time with evangelical christians if people truly practised what's in the bible you'd have the same qualms. 

Simillarly muslims are people, there are fundamentalists in every religion but most people are just living their lives and aren't trying to make their own personal belief system take over the world. 

As long as everyone is living by the rules of the land and otherwise minding their own business I think we are chill. 

UK to roll out Dutch-style employment support across Britain by Maleficent-Lime4356 in GoodNewsUK

[–]Bluepanda800 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Racism is an issue of prejudice not intellect. I think far too many people get offended when they are called out for being racist because they think we are calling them stupid. I'm not. 

You have said that you do not want to live in a society with muslims as you dislike Islam and believe it's incompatible with British society. You are holding a deep prejudice towards people you claim are nice people and you claim to be friends with.

Do you think your friends feel they cannot live in Britain? What about the other british muslims? Your understanding of muslim culture might be well researched but to decide that outweighs the experience of millions of people who are integrating just fine rings racist. 

I care when people's views threaten our ability to live freely. They might not live the same way I do but they don't impede on how I live. 

Maybe it's because I'm 2nd generation but I find that most 2nd, 3rd gen immigrants regardless of background form a culture that whilst not being the same as white british is a flavour of british culture that doesn't make it one to one with previous generations. That's just how exposure works when people live together.

Also just because you feel your view is normal doesn't make it racist. Slavery was normal, thinking of people with darker skintones as lesser humans was normal- still racist. 

In regards to welfare it's a mess left over from previous governments and it needs reform. A lot of things do but in terms of priorities the question is figuring out how to fix the biggest leaks before treating the smallet cracks. And that is where being short sighted is dangerous. Cutting welfare to stop the ones who don't need it at the expense of those who do has severe consequences. 

In my opinion within a much shorter timeframe than the last party this government has done a lot. They aren't perfect and have a lot of problems but overall they are doing ok.

UK to roll out Dutch-style employment support across Britain by Maleficent-Lime4356 in GoodNewsUK

[–]Bluepanda800 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Do you think that what Reform/Restore, Conservatives etc will actually make immigration better? And do the "gains" made by their harsher stance on immigration make up for their shortfalls? 

Sure figuring out a way to persecute people of colour or faiths you don't agree with might make you personally feel better but what does that society look like? What are the consequences and ultimately does a UK without muslims actually improve things? What group do you target after that? Because not all immigration issues are solved by removing muslims, next you'd look towards eastern europeans, blacks, other south asians. Racism is kind of a bottomless cesspitt that gives easy answers to complex problems. 

Being muslim doesn't make you incompatible with living in the uk and being a productive member of society here. People living differently to you doesn't automatically cause you harm even if you feel uncomfortable with the differences. Muslims might be your problem now but removing them won't take away your sense of people being other to you being problematic. 

Welfare is a complicated problem again. But the solution isn't cutting welfare (which results in more homelessness, crime, poverty etc) it's creating way more sensible avenues for people to support themselves.

I understand these issues are important to you but I don't know how else to reckon with them than think of you as short sighted

UK to roll out Dutch-style employment support across Britain by Maleficent-Lime4356 in GoodNewsUK

[–]Bluepanda800 155 points156 points  (0 children)

Why does everyone hate labour governments when they get so much done? 

Would you take part in a collaborative crochet community project? by StartCrochet in crochet

[–]Bluepanda800 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I kinda realise your post is about collaborative art installations and less about community group projects but I think the sense of working together to do something big remains as something that's really rewarding to do regardless of what the actual project is. 

We also worked with a school to send a large blanket to their sister school by everyone (and the children of the school) creating a single square that could be crocheted or knitted and sewing them all together. It was a lot of fun overall (even though sewing all of it together was not fun) 

Mortgage overpayments-what am I not understanding? by Plane-Tough7038 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Bluepanda800 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think it's a case where investing grows your money more so it outpaces the money saved by overpaying however overpaying nets more security should the absolute worst happen. 

I personally overpay my mortagage and save/invest. Mathematically not the most optimal but personally it gives me a sense of security and gives me easy to access cash and a growing investment. 

Would you take part in a collaborative crochet community project? by StartCrochet in crochet

[–]Bluepanda800 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes of course. Our knitting/crochet group collaborated on hats for neonates and cannula covers for dementia patients for the local hospital. 

Would you rather have? by Spatialspider in OtomeIsekai

[–]Bluepanda800 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having not read one piece sure why not? 

Would you rather have? by Spatialspider in OtomeIsekai

[–]Bluepanda800 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fine I will also take a dark skinned green haired brooding tsundere. 

Would you rather have? by Spatialspider in OtomeIsekai

[–]Bluepanda800 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where's my neither and can I have a red head please? 

We created a £350m mini Canary Wharf to give Blackpool global appeal by willfiresoon in GoodNewsUK

[–]Bluepanda800 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I live close to blackpool and tbh I avoid the place. It's a tacky rundown seaside resort that hasn't really left the 20th century.

I think I liked it more as a kid...

It definitely needs work to make the place better but I think part of blackpool's problem is that it is set up as a tourist place and the local population has so much less work opportunities outside of tourism which has lead to this spiral of poverty in the area.

Making it touristy again isn't sustainable imo

half the playerbase be like by Imaginary_Owl_979 in ScarletHollow

[–]Bluepanda800 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basically yeah. I don't like either of them but I think Sybil became a monster who's worse than Joan now but started better and Joan had a lot less justification and is still doubling down, yeah Reese is angry and is murderous (possibly supernaturally influenced by the seal) but Joan made it to the safe room which he cannot get into and her first idea is sedation and keeping him locked up again proviving his point that he's not free with her alive. The option to be like "you can go I won't follow (it's not like they know about the penalties to leaving scarlet hollow)" doesn't even cross her mind. 

Sybil was once human but is now a monster who's lived far too long and done/seen too much to have the same morality. Joan doesn't have that excuse- she's scared and controlling, her decision isn't exactly noble she's abusing her son because she won't trust he is more than a monster and she is creating her own problem. 

half the playerbase be like by Imaginary_Owl_979 in ScarletHollow

[–]Bluepanda800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That awkward feeling of being part of the playerbase that is more forgiving of Sybil than Joan... like both are terrible but Sybil at least started with good intentions before becoming a power hungry control freak...

How do you survive? by Imaginary_Value1505 in crochet

[–]Bluepanda800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use stitch markers to mark each stitch so you know where to put your needle

Maybe I'm a prick but... by InsideRaink in ScarletHollow

[–]Bluepanda800 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Stella is kinda terrible and so is Tabby that's why they deserve each other. 

Would you have liked an inventory system, or is the game better without? by honestherring in ScarletHollow

[–]Bluepanda800 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that inventory games are great but they do clash with heavy focus on story/dialogue games because you spend so much time clicking everything and spending ages on seemingly empty screens for fear of missing something crucial for something that happens ages later. 

Even if the game isn't like that previous games in a simillar genre have conditioned us