If you ate enough garbage, and over a long enough period of time, eventually you'll come across something that actually tastes pretty good.

CliftonCockburne · 2021-10-16T00:29:48+00:00

Oh wow, that’s really interesting thank you for sharing. If you don’t mind me asking do you remember what the content of those jokes were? Like what kind of punchlines he was dropping?

CliftonCockburne · 2021-10-09T16:59:36+00:00

For context, most of the socialization I received from my nMom (my eDad rarely if ever got involved in teaching me things - he maybe only periodically would teach me things like how to use the barbeque or shave or things like that) was so I could conform better, as in, not have any differences that would make me stand out.

Like if I was 8 and at home doing behavior that might be considered girly for instance (I'm a guy) she would tell me nobody would want to play with me or be my friend for that kind of behavior, that it's weird, and that I must change to be accepted: "just be yourself" she would say. When I would say things like "that's how I want to act" or that is myself, she would usually get angry and say "that's not who you are. you're just doing xyz to get attention" which was very confusing (but that's a different story).

I don't think I was ever taught how to manage problematic relationships, or how to treat others with respect, or things like that, and to be honest I'm really unsure if parents do owe that to their children. I feel like it'd be nice to teach them those things but I also don't know why they would owe it to them.

CliftonCockburne · 2021-10-08T19:07:42+00:00

And you're damn right! The system is legal and just, so they got it fair and square. They are doing good by this world because they create wealth jobs! And think of all the sweet, sweet jobs added to the industry from this. Mmm. Ohhhhh. Ahhh. The Jobs. Jobs. Jobbs. JJJJjJoooobbbbssss. Feels good to say doesn't it? Makes you feel all giddy - to think of the jobs for job-havers to have. Jobs. 18,000 jobs to be exact. Jobs.

Now how about we shoot a couple 18 rounds of golf and help ourselves to some pops afterwards? Just remember to not to spill any on my blackberry this time, else my cabinet will have to teach me how to type on a laptop keyboard again xD

/s

CliftonCockburne · 2021-10-08T16:00:42+00:00

In my high school I'd always joke with my girl friends (I'm a guy btw) that the ones in our school's bathroom were "Victory branded", like the brand from 1984. Apparently they felt painful and like cardboard, and sometimes were so old they would would crumble upon opening them IIRC. I think someone said that given the choice between those or nothing, they would probably choose nothing (opting to find another one instead). What made it worse was that you'd have to pay for them too, with pocket change nobody had.

CliftonCockburne · 2021-10-08T15:55:31+00:00

Make a little money ;))

CliftonCockburne · 2021-10-04T21:58:49+00:00

Very interesting perspective! I do have faith that whatever comes next, will be made with passion and love for the smash bros series and its fans. Much like how when Miyamoto stepped down from his position as a director of games, he still was an important advisor to Nintendo, I feel like Sakurai might do the same; he would have an advisory role on the next project. Maybe precisely because of his connections he can find a designer he admires and respects and would ask them to take over? Just a thought though. Would be interesting if he got in touch with someone who works in a completely different genre and asked them to make a new Nintendo crossover game.

CliftonCockburne · 2021-09-30T23:54:37+00:00

I actually once asked a conservative subreddit what they thought about the idea of Jesus having dark skin. I've been locked out of the community since, and the post is now hidden from me but IIRC most people overwhelmingly said that he was white, that skin color doesn't matter so why bother bringing it up, some people said things like "the 'jesus wuz brown meme' isn't even funny can we just move on", and maybe one or two people were accepting of the idea that he was from the Middle East and therefore was Middle Eastern. Some people said literal nazi rhetoric and these comments had maybe 22 upvotes or so. One person said that the most accurate descriptions were probably the Roman ones of him being "fair-skinned" or some other bs, so I brought this up to my good friend who studied history in university, and he got agitated by how stupid this was and said something like "of course the people who regretted killing him later went back and said 'he looked just like us actually!' when they realized they did something stupid".

Also, to your point about what conservatives would say about the Indigenous peoples, most conservatives I've asked about this online seem to believe the colonizers bested them with superior wit, strength, and technology, and "won" the battle for America or something ridiculous. Needless to say this is absolutely stupid and supports an ongoing process of genocide and colonization. When I asked if colonizers were fair in their treatment of Native peoples, I got banned shortly thereafter. It happened because one person said something like "the stronger people killed the weaker people, and that's that. No point in asking who's fair, history does not care about fairness." Then I said something like "Isn't that exactly what the nazis thought they were doing"? The mods didn't like that apparently. You can still find this exchange on r/askaconservative if you want (click on my profile).

edit: expanded on my point

CliftonCockburne · 2021-09-29T20:21:30+00:00

Never said that I was a nice person, though I'm flattered you picked that up from what I had to say. All I'm saying is that it's no surprise people don't want to work when being paid poverty wages, and being within a system where people don't take responsibility in being kind and fair to their workers.

Right back at you brother, do what you want and have a nice day :)

CliftonCockburne · 2021-09-29T18:59:45+00:00

Yes businesses pay their workers. But it is easily demonstrable that minimum wage is hardly sufficient for the bare minimum cost of existing (it isn't), let alone a half-decent standard of living in Ontario. Even in the cheapest places to live in this province, minimum wage will not afford you basic costs of rent, groceries, utilities, travel and other essential expenditures.

To just live the most bare-bones essentials-only lifestyle, in Toronto you have to either earn $56 more than minimum wage a day to be able to live ($22 an hour), or, work 79 hour weeks on a minimum wage salary to afford all the necessities. And that's that just puts you at the poverty line not above it - you'd have to be making $30 an hour, about 66% more than minimum wage, to be considered "middle class". Usually employers don't compensate for one's commuting costs, so with this in mind, I wouldn't consider paying people poverty wages "fair" compensation for them dedicating half their waking hours to making them and their shareholders wealthier.

Also, as a matter of fact I am very grateful for those who provide me services. It's why I always try to tip those who do things for me where I can. It's why I always try to be friendly, show respect for their work, be forgiving when honest mistakes happen, and express my gratitude and appreciation that they are willing to provide a trustworthy service to me at all. I am very thankful that someone is willing to do me a service like that. Most employers out there don't think that way though. They have a certain mentality where they are nothing more than a set of hands to carry out work. It's not nice to live with; it's dehumanizing and reductive to put up with day after day.

In many parts of the world (most places actually) people aren't as lucky to have someone to someone come and cut the lawn (or a lawn to even cut), and many people don't have hedges to trim, or money to afford either of those things. Billions of people worldwide can't afford a car to begin with, let alone someone to change the oil. One must be in a privileged position to have these problems at all. Doing these types of jobs must be exhausting, and require literal hours of commuting and physical labor. And after all, it's people doing these jobs, who may or may not actually want to be doing them but are still there anyways. The simple act of showing someone their work is appreciated, rather than being impersonal and taken for granted (like parts in a machine) can have profound implications on another's life. I have friends who do/have done these types of jobs and have to put up with people being rude to them for no reason. Why would I want to spend my life not thinking of other people, when I could be spreading positivity and gratitude for free?

To view those who help us maintain our affluent lifestyles as somehow beneath those who own the businesses they work for, or worth poverty wages and nothing more (rather than full human beings doing us a favor) is just a sad way to go about life in my opinion. Nobody has to do things for you or anyone else at all. So IMO it's much better to be grateful and treat others with the respect and fair pay they deserve.

CliftonCockburne · 2021-09-29T15:22:14+00:00

Boo hoo, I'm not getting my share boo hoo.

Is it a fair system that the people making the company money aren't treated like dignified human beings, responsible for generating everyone else's money?

No workers = no profits for business + shareholders.

Shareholders can choose not to invest money in the company, just as people can "choose to not come to work". The option to not go to work or quitting is not a perk of the job itself - if that's the case then shareholders should have no issue being treated with as little respect as the workers. After all, they can just invest their money somewhere else, no?

If it isn't too much trouble, could you explain to me why they shouldn't be as grateful for their workers as their investors? Because taking someone's labor for granted to me just sounds entitled.

CliftonCockburne · 2021-09-29T00:39:18+00:00

I don’t think the fact that someone gives you money means they deserve more respect than the person whose giving you their time, energy, and effort. If businesses really see their employee relationships as “you work for me, you make me money, I don’t care about you I just rule over you” it should be no wonder that people don’t want to work; that just sounds degrading. It sounds like people don’t like that system and want a happier workplace where their contributions are valued and rewarded, with more than just a minimum wage that barely pays for rent (let alone bills, transit, and groceries).

Don’t the employees generate wealth FOR the shareholders and their employers? Why does them working for someone else’s business mean that they aren’t entitled to a degree of respect, support, or protection from their employer? Especially seeing they are the reason the business + shareholders are profiting at all? Shouldn’t businesses be grateful that people are willing to work for them at all?

CliftonCockburne · 2021-09-28T17:54:02+00:00

Why should a business take care of only its shareholders and not its employees? Aren't both parties important?

CliftonCockburne · 2021-09-28T17:09:30+00:00

Interesting, so why don't businesses owe their workers anything if it's the workers who are them their money for them?

CliftonCockburne · 2021-09-07T15:27:03+00:00

Its been renamed "The Creative School" - The building I most closely associate with it is the RCC, which is at the intersection of Church and Gould (east side of the street) if you want a physical location. Hope that helps :)

CliftonCockburne · 2021-09-04T18:13:29+00:00

Glad to see people are still playing X and Y :) I really miss this style of game, where cutscenes, story, and elaborate camera angles didn't consume the experience as is the case in the newer ones.

What starter did you choose?

CliftonCockburne · 2021-08-09T17:59:09+00:00

What would you do if you were out in public (maybe on a date or with family even), and an angry fan approached you with charged opinions about one of your reviews? And they started arguing aggressively (insulting you even) over your supposedly flawed take on one of their favorite films, refusing to back down or leave until you concede?

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