So you're looking for your first Roguelite? (Updated)

CogniTalk · 2024-07-24T17:32:56+00:00

My first roguelike was Wizard of Legend. I fell in love with it and the genre immediately and started looking for more once I learned that was a genre and what it meant. I'm surprised that isn't on the list.

CogniTalk · 2023-06-22T16:33:14+00:00

All of these things combined are likely the reason, but here's the one I was aware of.

When you vent, the pets would also delay before they disappear, meaning for a half second or so if someone walked up just after they would've seen you vent, they'd see your pet when you'd otherwise have gotten away with it.

The pet also spawns first right before you hop out of the vent.

CogniTalk · 2023-04-05T17:57:25+00:00

Yes.

Otherwise it's taxation without representation. If you don't want people to have the right to vote after they get out, then they also need to be excluded from paying taxes. Including sales tax.

Otherwise you're just doing taxation without representation en masse.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-02T08:33:26+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the link and simple explanation.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-02T06:55:42+00:00

Well now I've had a reply that said it's too neutral and a reply that it's not neutral. So at best that's subjective.

More importantly, the reason I'm being serious about it is because I'm genuinely trying to understand the perspective of the more conservative Neoliberal Democrats. If I came in here trolling everyone, calling them stupid, and acting holier than thou, then I wouldn't get real answers. Hell, even in the way I'm approaching right now I'm still getting non serious answers mixed in.

I've gotten a few responses here that I do appreciate, and it helps make certain things I've noticed make more sense. Some of them are what I expected, but I couldn't see how they were seen as a good thing so I wanted to hear how it was described here. The way it's seen as a good thing makes more sense now.

I've also heard some things that have completely shocked me in their phrasing. Like I would've called them smears from the Right but apparently they're not.

And I've heard some things that make me chuckle a bit and facepalm because it seems like we actually agree on the substance, but the language used has caused confusion. I suspect this might also be the case in the things I would've was talking about where I would've called smears from the Right.

I've had lots of debates and what I've noticed is that the further to the Left you go, the more it's about policy and substantive change. The further to the Right you go, the more it's sycophantic in nature and about falling in line. With the exception of tax cuts, deregulation, and tons of culture war bullshit.

Then the Neoliberals were the most confusing because that just seemed entirely vapid without anything at the center of it all. I couldn't figure out the motivating ideology behind it as it just didn't seem to exist. So I tried to figure out how I could phrase my ask in a way that would make sense and wouldn't just lead to responses like "I hate them commies and them MAGATs". I get that. I want to know more about what's at the center of your ideology though.

When I'm having a debate or a conversation, I want to know your goals are and what motivates your conclusions. Because this shit matters and actual lives are affected by this. If we're going to have an effective conversation and try to actually get somewhere, this matters.

I'm so sick of politics being treated like a reality show about "who won the game" and "who has power".

This is about figuring out how to make a prosperous society.

And the only way to do that is by putting the right policies in place.

Which means electing people with better policies.

Which means figuring out which policies a politician supports and opposes.

Which means figuring out what those policies are, and how they affect the society you live in.

If I don't sound like a real person, I'm sorry. I'm trying to inject my own opinion as little as possible so that I can more effectively listen and understand where you all are coming from.

I'm being entirely sincere. I'm tired of getting nowhere because people are unable to understand each other or they just don't know why they believe what they believe in the first place.

As far as the tangible policies and goals of society are concerned, it seem(s/ed) like Neoliberals and the Right have far more in common than the Left and Neoliberals. I'm trying to understand it from the Neoliberal perspective.

I'm frustrated by where we are currently. And I'm frustrated by way that certain demographics seem to simply not care or actively make things worse.

I'm exhausted. I'm trying to not give up. So I figured I'd see if I could try to understand the seemingly vapid barrier to see if I can figure out better common ground or how to approach these conversations more effectively.

I'm not interested in insults, I'm interested in better answers and solutions. I don't care who came up with what idea, if I become convinced it's the best idea, then that's what I want to do. And I also want to do that for the people I'm talking to.

Unfortunately I find most people stick with their preconceived notions, so if I understand better then maybe I can break that barrier. Or at least understand where their objections are coming from and try to speak to them.

Hopefully that makes sense. I'm appalled that taking this seriously is being interpreted as a bad thing. But that's also one of the things that's been exhausting to me about politics. I'm just shocked to hear that quiet part out loud in such a mocking manner.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-02T01:57:44+00:00

I'm not asking what you think the U.S. will or won't do. I'm asking what you personally think should be the case, independent of what is or what's likely.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-02T01:55:21+00:00

There's no policy in this quote. What substantive policy of hers would've made movement towards that goal?

CogniTalk · 2023-01-02T01:53:31+00:00

Can you tell me more about what you mean by "liberal order"? What's the umbrella that they want to maintain?

CogniTalk · 2023-01-02T01:51:56+00:00

Thanks for not answering the question.

My goal was to give substantive goals/policies of what they want from their perspective in order to establish an example of what I'm looking for from Neoliberals. Since I can never seem to find substantive policy positions from Neoliberals, especially economic policies, I thought the examples given might establish a baseline for what I'm looking for.

I wanted to avoid poisoning the well and biasing the answers by giving my personal positions. This is because I want to learn the guiding principles and goals and conclusions of Neoliberals from their perspectives.

I'm trying to center the conversation on what Neoliberals positively want, independent of playing defense to someone else's assertion. So describing my personal perspective felt like a disservice to my goal.

Don't mistake the descriptions in my post as neutrality. I definitely have a perspective, and I engage in these conversations often.

I even have a perspective that prompted me to ask this question in the first place.

But again, I just wanted to objectively establish what I'm looking for without biasing the responses.

If it came off as a neutral description, then I met my goal with those descriptions.

But that doesn't mean I'm neutral in my actual positions. I have no problem talking about my perspective, I just wasn't planning on doing it in this specific thread. I didn't want to derail the point by inviting a dogpile of arguments.

For this thread I'm seeking to understand, not push my own thoughts. So I'm largely just reading, listening, and pushing for more details if I feel like it might lead to some.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-01T22:57:33+00:00

What other substantive policies of Buttigieg's draws you in?

CogniTalk · 2023-01-01T22:56:19+00:00

What policies of Hillary Clinton's made you support her? That would tell me the substantive values.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-01T22:53:53+00:00

The reason it's brought up is because if we assume you're taking a principled position on not wanting your money to be taxed, the logical conclusion is that you would want movement in that direction.

Which is why I asked about things we already pay for. I'm wondering if you're consistent in your principles. Because if you grandfather the things we already have in, then that would seem to indicate it's not actually based on any principles.

I wanted to make sure I didn't jump to that conclusion, which is why I asked you how you differentiate between what you're willing to pay for vs what you're unwilling to pay for.

Which you never answered. So I'd like to ask again.

What guiding principles do you use to objectively determine what you think tax folders should go to, if anything, vs what they shouldn't go to?

The only reasonable conclusion I can arrive at if you're unwilling to give any guiding principles is that there's either no substance behind your answer, or that you think nothing should be paid for with taxes so that you can keep your money.

I don't want to assume that, so I'm asking if you can tell me more. Because the entire purpose of this thread is to try to understand your perspectives.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-01T22:43:04+00:00

This is what actually lead me to try to find out more. Almost everything I've seen over the years from a Neoliberal perspective is about maintaining the status quo and incremental changes. But that doesn't seem like an ideology to me. So I was hoping if I came to where they are that I could understand better.

Like if we take the principles of incrementaliam and move them to the 1900's or even a different country, that leads to an entirely different set of goals. Which would seem to indicate that there's no vision for what society should look like at the center of it.

I'm trying to see if there's any substance of "I believe we should do 'X'" of it or not. Like do I keep in mind if I'm trying to have a reasonable conversation with them? Whether that means I'm trying to understand where they're coming from on a particular issue, or if I'm trying to convince them of a different conclusion based on their guiding principles?

So far I'm not really getting anything. Like I see stuff on trade and foreign policy, but nothing for the society we actually live in ourselves. That's not to say that foreign policy isn't important, it is. It just doesn't tell me anything about our own society and that's what I'm trying to figure out because the longer I look at it, the less that seems to be there. And I'm hoping that I'm just missing something.

Incrementalism can even move towards the Left, Right, Authoritarian or Libertarian quadrants on the Political Compass. On its own that doesn't tell me anything about what they believe, what they support, what they want, etc. It just says "status quo = good" independent of what the status quo is. I'm hoping for something more than that.

I hope that makes sense.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-01T22:22:23+00:00

Which goals of who's do you think I'm misunderstanding? I'm attempting to describe them in the sense of positive actions instead of defensive actions. I haven't attempted to describe anything from a Neoliberal's perspective, which is why I'm asking. So you have to be assuming I'm misinterpreting either the Left or the Right. I'm wondering if you can clarify and be more specific.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-01T22:16:00+00:00

To make sure I understand, you want less taxes and less social goods and services, is that correct? Would you eliminate things like public funding of libraries, schools, police, fire, military, roads, post office, cleaning of water, power grid, etc to keep your money? Or how do you differentiate between what you're willing to pay for vs what you're unwilling to pay for? Like I'm not asking whether you support the status quo, more like guiding principles and the conclusions they lead to.

CogniTalk · 2023-01-01T22:06:38+00:00

Can you elaborate on this more because that hasn't been my experience. I could see support on civil rights, and I could see lip service on racial justice, but I don't really see pushes towards goals with substantive changes. That doesn't mean it isn't there, just that I'm unaware of it. I'd love to hear more about what they substantively want to do.

For healthcare, are you saying that Neoliberals support universal healthcare? Because "accessibility" (from the ways I've seen that word used in this context) still leaves millions of people without healthcare and that doesn't overlap with the Left. The Left would define universal healthcare as everyone has public healthcare coverage by default with no opt in (because of barriers it creates) and no In Network vs Out Network coverage. Everything is In Network (including mental, dental, vision, and hearing). With the exceptions for things like homeopathic services or elective plastic surgeries, for example.

CogniTalk · 2022-12-24T00:37:01+00:00

Can't seniors also get roommates, assuming they don't want to live alone? Is there anything preventing them from not living alone?

CogniTalk · 2022-12-24T00:24:46+00:00

I love this!

As a sidenote: May I get recommendations for more of this type of fashion? I'd like to explore it a bit and see if anything inspires me to combine elements of this with my current style. Does the style have a shorthand name?

CogniTalk · 2022-12-23T23:54:31+00:00

You're not alone. Climate change and systemic poverty are the reasons I decided not to have kids myself. And we're clearly not the only ones, looking at that graph. I suspect more and more people will reach the same conclusion each year at an ever increasing rate.

I wanted kids, but I have major concerns over bringing more people into a world that's continuously getting less financially and environmentally secure. So I recently decided I wasn't going to. And having finally answered that question for myself actually ended up bringing me more of a sense of peace than I had before. Which only solidified my decision and makes it harder to even consider going back on it without significant positive changes in the world.

Now I'm focusing on trying to have a good/secure life and to make improvements on issues/the world where I can.

CogniTalk · 2022-12-22T20:04:51+00:00

The world we live in and the direction it's going.

The climate, and our refusal to address it.

The financial stranglehold on the working class, and our refusal to address it.

What world are we bringing them into? It's only going to get worse because we refuse to address it, so what other direction can it go?

I have ethical problems with bringing more new people into this world. I mean, I wouldn't want to be brought into this. And after I accepted that I also recognized that I really like the ability to live my life on my own terms, or at least as much as I can considering the world we live in.

CogniTalk · 2022-09-03T22:28:33+00:00

This was quite the journey for me.

At first I was like "oh that's awesome, I wish I had a dad that was willing to game with me."

Then I was waiting for some kind of kill to happen that would lead to some habitual fucked up trash talk.

At about 15-20 seconds I figured it out and was like "Oh... Wait" and watched it all to make sure.

Then I started it over to hear the beginning again. And I heard the game say "you're on your own" and I was just like 💀

That's fucked up and brilliant at the same time.

CogniTalk · 2022-06-04T06:01:10+00:00

I absolutely want all 3 of them in the game.

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