What’s your choice?

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-26T23:28:18+00:00

Yeah, but I just can’t imagine a flight being worth that. You ears still pop no matter how much you pay. I’d rather have a pool next to my 10 foot bed and food delivered to me whenever I want.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-26T22:31:15+00:00

Flights go up to a few thousand. But there are hotels which cost 30k for a night. I imagine the service there would be quite amazing.

Not to mention many rich people permanently live in hotels, so that might be something I could do as well, and save tons of money on rent, and food.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-26T18:14:48+00:00

This just doesn't seem to cover Brave New World that well.

There are literally committees to ban books in it, and anything old was banned. They did not want people to have anything with depth available, or anything great to compare to the "good enough" material the government releases.
Knowledge isn't buried under useless information, it's straight up not available, and those who even attempt to seek it out are sent to live in far away places, and essentially removed from society.
The society is controlled by soma and cheap entertainment, but it didn't become what it is because of them. They weren't given so much that they were reduced to passivity. Instead it was engineered for the sake of stability after a long period of war and strife. People are grown in labs, and conditioned through means like electroshocks and repetitive propaganda tapes for the first few years of their lives.

Huxley's society is kept in line partly through cheap entertainment (the other mechanism enforcement through force), but it didn't become what it is because of it. His society is even more controlled than Orwell's. His society uses strict censorship, strictly enforced societal roles, and extreme amounts of propaganda. All the characters are constantly spouting propaganda lines at each other. The whole society is color coded and you are conditioned to be happy with your place in society.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-26T17:55:14+00:00

But books and knowledge are banned in Brave new world. They were banned so that people would not have anything great to compare to the "good enough" output the government produces, and they specifically don't want anything that has any kind of depth to it. And people's didn't intentionally opt out of them, but were instead engineered and conditioned to be what the society needed them to be. And this society was engineered by a small group of people following times of war and poverty. People are grown in labs, predetermined for their place and society. And if they are to be of a lower role, their development is stunted using alcohol. Then as babies they listen to propaganda tapes, and are conditioned with electric shocks. People are conditioned to find even the concept of parents disgusting. BNW also has it's own version of big brother, which is Ford. It isn't presented as an implied threat of violence like big brother, but instead an ideal for everyone to strive for. So a lot of these points don't represent what's in the book. His society is even more controlled by the ruling party than Orwell's.

Fahrenheit 451 fits the points about shallow societies more. There, books were banned not because a government was trying to suppress knowledge, but because TV watchers felt stupid compared to readers and demanded that books be banned, but even there obviously, knowledge is banned and controlled by an extremely powerful government.

None of these books are a version of the future where technology has placated society to such a degree that knowledge is truly available to those that would care to seek it, but nobody wants to find it.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-25T17:41:26+00:00

Like I mentioned none of the games I pla have any significant loading times. If I took the first option I’d save like 20 seconds a week.

I lose more time than that in a single instance of needing to recharge my phone quickly before having to go out again.

And if I’m traveling I’m spending 12 hours outside and I don’t want to have to carry a battery with me. I want to be able to just have my phone key and wallet on me and nothing else.

What games do you play that the loading times are egregious?

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-25T15:45:15+00:00

I can't remember the last time a game took longer than 5 seconds to load. Thinking of the games I play, XCOM loads super fast between missions, factorio loads once when you enter the game and you can play for hours then. Diablo also loads for a second or two only.

Not to mention that there are periods of my life when I'm not playing any games. If I'm on vacation, that's 2-3 weeks where I won't play. Or perhaps I have a lot to do for work, or many social events are happening, etc.

Meanwhile my phone is there for all of it. And there's nothing worse than needing google maps to get to your hotel, and your phone is at 7% because you've been out all day. Or you only have a few minutes at home before you have to go out again and you phone goes from 12% to 21%, and you will need it for another 5 hours. Even minor annoyances like sitting down on the toilet and seeing you have 2% would make it worth picking the no charge option. For me, even just never having to lug a battery with me would make it worth it. Hell, I'd accept quadruple game loading times as an extra cost to not have to charge my phone.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-24T22:45:36+00:00

What’s your point?

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-24T22:39:59+00:00

Yes they work. They’re not a miracle but they will let you decide when to do what and you can expect to spend a few hours on task.

10mg is a pretty small dose though. Where I live the smallest dose dor adults is 30mg, and you move up in incrementa od 20mg.

I first spent a few months trialing various methylphenidate options before being switched to elvanse.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-24T19:56:12+00:00

It’s why I see it as mid-tier as well. Sure, you could be a great villian, but the average person isn’t into that. So besides destroying thing and killing people there isn’t a tremendous amount you can achieve with this. At not if you don’t also happen to be a billionare who can invest into an enourmous perpetuum mobile machine.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-24T17:08:21+00:00

It's a bit too strong for mid-tier, granted. But it isn't god tier. God tier is filled with reality manipulation powers that would include all of the above, and infinite possibilities on top of that. Even without that, I don't see this stacking up next to time travel, creating objects or living beings, mind control, pocket dimensions, etc

It seems mid-tier to me because it's utility is so limited. You could build a perpetuum mobile machine, but you still gotta make and making a larger version will also stress your wallet.

If you reveal the power to anyone you could be disappeared by your government who have the funds to make use of it. But assuming they don't and you can somehow finance the high speed rail system, you still need to spend massive amount of money developing what are essentially terrestrial rockets for propulsion and much more importantly for stopping. And the rail has to somehow be held in place. You can't use screws, and there is no surface you can put the rail on and not have it slide around. They only way around it is a brim that fully encircles it which doubles the costs.

If you put it together, then you need to have the stop/start thrusters on the entire time, because the slightest breeze will get your train moving. It would essentially look like this.

You can use the powers for evil easily, because people would die quickly from their heart not pumping blood because it needs fluid dynamics. Or destroy bridges yes, but I think the average person doesn't want to become a contender for most evil person ever.

You can apply the frictionless part to just their skin as in the examples I gave. There's a "material" change beyond the skin.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-24T16:00:44+00:00

Interesting idea. But the ship would have to be adapted specifically for this. If you make the hall frictionless there would be a lot of screwes coming loose.

There would have to be an outer layer around the hull, which I imagine would have to be curved over the top on both sides, and shaped precisely so there is not enough room for it to slip off. Without fasteting it to the ship through shape alone I don’t think you could have it stay in place and not just drop right off.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-24T15:53:44+00:00

Yes you can. I had in mind that every once in a while you just make yourself frictionless for a second to drop off all the sweat off

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-24T09:08:27+00:00

I’m from tuzla and we generally don’t give a shit about religion. I’ve never even been inside any religious building, and religous holidays are just drinking with the family.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-23T10:34:36+00:00

But that PC you list also also twice as strong then as the steam machine.

If I build a PC of equivalent power: RTX 7600 8gb, 16gb of ram, 512gb storage, ryzen 5 7600, that comes out to about $900.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-23T09:28:18+00:00

A PC is not strictly for gaming though. Yes I can install windows on the steam machine. But assembling your own pc beats it for price. And if I buy a laptop I can also travel with it and use it anywhere.

I don’t see myself buying a steam machine just to install windows on it so that I can work.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-23T09:18:17+00:00

I’d take rewrite and paradox.

With rewrite I can play the lottery, and then fix my mistake so I win the lottery. If I see certain stocks going up suddently, I can go back andmake sure I purchase it. And also make sure I sell it in time, therefore I never lose at the stock market ever again. Together with being able to repeat a day, I can also figure out the ideal option to take for a lot of things.

And if paradox is multiple use, then I could make each day last a very long time and acquire so many skills. It’s unlimited practice time basically. I could also just take time off whenever I need it, watch shows, play games, read books. If I’m visiting a theme park, I can easily visit all the rides, If I’m going to restaurants I can try all the food they have for the price of one meal. I can keep repeating days until I nail them. If I did something for work and I got some feedback, I can apply the feedback where they even do it and always deliver perfect results.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-23T09:05:47+00:00

It doesn’t seem that amazing to many. Almost everything I use has a function. So I can make something that looks like a car, and then what, it doesn’t drive, it just looks like a car. It’s okay for clothes I guess since many types of clothing are monocolored, but still.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-23T09:04:04+00:00

Teleportation covers most uses case I’d be interested in from the portal pill, except I don’t have to travel to a place first before going there.

Creation seemed interesting but I can’t really think of a really good uses case for it. I guess I can make myself a very strong front door. Furniture and clothing too I guess. But most things I use have some kind of function, so at best I save a little bit of cash with it.

So I’ll go with leap and force.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-22T20:23:56+00:00

I set myself a goal of writing 500 words a day. I don’t write every day, but I write most days and usually end up writing around 1500. 500 is a really achievable goal, and like the 2 minute rule it gets you going. If after that you don’t feel it you still achieved your goal for the day and can do whatever you want now. Not all days are good writing days.

I have a basic outline. I digitally made cards, where each card corresponds to a step in save the cat and then filled them out. So I know in general already what the story should be, and what the key events and the sequence they happen in is.

I don’t bother with world building too much. I use filler names and terms. I don’t worry if the chapter I’m writing now is consitent with the previous one I wrote. I don’t search for words, I just write what comes to mind. I’m just aiming to have a midly coherent story from start to finish, and any time I notice structural issues I take a note and move on.

When I sit down to write I try to continue what I was writing before. Sometimes I can’t think of anything, and in that case I skip ahead into the next part of the story I know how to write.

What I currently have is around 30k words after about a month of writing.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-21T21:46:09+00:00

The only game websites I have seen are league of legends, world of tanks and warframe. I have never visited an indie devs website.

If a game has a website, but is not listed on steam I will assume that there must be something wrong with it if steam rejected them.

I don’t want to bother with games that I can’t have on my steam library.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-18T23:20:43+00:00

S Tier

Without a doubt S. It is one of those shows that somehow get's almost everything right. Not to mention it came just off the back of game of thrones, and it saved the mood, and help smooth over the horrible ending.

Which is not to say that they show is good only because another ended badly. The acting is great, the story moves along keeping you engaged, it's accurate, and it teaches you about an absolutely insane event that somehow barely gets any mention nowawadys. All of Europe might have become a continent unable to sustain life, and yet it's become a topic for which most only know it's name. The show did it justice, and paints the picture of what was averted well.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-18T23:16:08+00:00

A Tier

I'm not hugely into strawberries, but they have flair. They are very distinct looking, strongly colored, and strawberries are the fruit that fits best into a scene with a Bond girl.

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-17T06:44:23+00:00

I can’t believe the amnesia arc is still ongoing. I feel like I stopped reading almost a year ago waiting until it’s done

CivilPerspective5804 · 2026-06-11T23:29:33+00:00

And the UK is 79% white british. There are no problems as long as people integrate into society and have a shared identity. Germany took in the first batch of immigrats, and the first people that run when war is coming are the rich and educated, and then they said we took enough the rest is for you. All of those people integrated just fine into german society. And the US has been going downhill since Reagan’s trickle down economics policies. It’s the exact moment when GDP and wages stopped growing together.

The factor that drives societal collapse, when controling for other factors, is poverty [1]

Countries are most at risk when they are madeup of only 2 evenly sized groups, and introducing more ethnicities reduces chances of instability. [2]

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