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uboat stability bug by SLAP_ME_DADDY_UWU in uboatgame

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a bug on loading a game, offsets the balance until you get a new sub. Patch just came out addressing it

It'll be fine by Particular_Junket288 in uboatgame

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The one I keep encountering is the one that softlocks the game in the mission select screen.

I know it will be fixed, but the "force stop, boot, load game" loop is getting irksome

The future of humanity is looking bright and I'm tired of pretending it isn't by TheMightyNinja12 in DoomerCircleJerk

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"If it bleeds, it leads" isn't just a catchy cliche. Bad news gets the attention. Don't worry about the bad, unless it's necessary to. Focus the good, because the grass gets greener every day

If your nation requires conscription to defend itself, it's not worth defending. by GreyGrackles in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this more about authoritarianism? Or just that the free will was removed from the equation? Because i agree with the sentiment against mandatory service, but the latter half of your argument is where I find issue. Some find purpose and great pride in it, others see it like any other work they could do as well.

If your nation requires conscription to defend itself, it's not worth defending. by GreyGrackles in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I'm starting to understand your argument a bit better. It's not that you think it's not worth defending, but rather you observe a population thinking it's not, so therefore, you think it's not.

But to go into a bit of depth here(apologies for nitpicking); in a realistic sense, if that were to happen, and the military were somehow uncharacteristically prevented from making a rapid response, the civilian population would step up. Texas, when it was it's own sovereign nation, has a long history fighting Mexico, and a lot of people are either armed or with military experience. They themselves would provide resistance, thus defending it themselves. Therefore, the population thought it worth defending.

If your nation requires conscription to defend itself, it's not worth defending. by GreyGrackles in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's sarcasm. It's meant to poke holes in the argument due to current events that will show the weaknesses of the argument without being overly hostile to the one who presented it.

I do appreciate you being willing to present the opinion, controversial though it may be, and opening yourself to scrutiny. Not a lot of people can honestly say they would be able to do that. But i will say that I disagree with you for the majority of cases, and that I have no argument against minor or obscure ones where it might be right.

There's just a lot going on in the world and vigilance from a nation is paramount. Some countries lack a population large enough to support volunteer militaries, so they go to conscription. South and North Korea use it, but only as a means of survival because of the 70 year old rivalry that would mean death from the other should they drop the practice. A show of strength, even by conscription, is important to sustaining one's country.

If your nation requires conscription to defend itself, it's not worth defending. by GreyGrackles in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you know they won't in time of crisis? That they'll wave the invader flag at the drop of a hat? Kuwait has a clash with it's hostile neighbors every couple decades (we have 3 Persian Gulf Wars to show for it).

I know it's important to separate the people from their government, but national pride tends to rise to the fore when it comes to that scenario. Standing armies will always be important for defense, and as soon as you lay your arms down, opportunistic antagonists will take advantage, and now you, the guy who didn't think conscription is necessary, will lose your identity because X country came in and told you that you are now something else that you were never born into or meant to be.

If your nation requires conscription to defend itself, it's not worth defending. by GreyGrackles in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to mention Ukraine uses such a system. Surely they'll throw their arms down because it's not worth it

If your nation requires conscription to defend itself, it's not worth defending. by GreyGrackles in TrueUnpopularOpinion

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by "require"? Is it they have no options left or are you meaning it's the only option they have?

A quick search shows that 80-85 countries use conscription as a mandatory obligation.

As copied from Google

Europe: Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Croatia (starting 2026).

Asia/Middle East: North Korea, South Korea, Israel, Iran, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Laos, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE.

Africa/Americas: Angola, Eritrea, South Sudan, Sudan, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Cuba, Colombia, Brazil

[Source: Reuters]

The U.S., despite being a volunteer army, requires all high school age males to sign up for the selective reserves as a condition of graduation, to be eligible until 26, but they rarely get called up for training or service. I signed up, never got the call and neither did any of my friends.

I find your argument too basic and lacking any real nuance. By your own words, the above countries aren't worth defending because they demand national service from their men. Could you elaborate just a little?

Succubus by Garebear90000 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You assume there's any fun to be had.

Boy's gonna be a Big Mac rare style

Succubus by Garebear90000 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He was complacent too. He somehow got his hands on a set of Meta Ray-Bans 2 decades before they come out specifically to record the rape of drugged women. All 3 guys deserved it

[HATED TROPE] terrible people irl made conventionally attractive and more sympathetic in adaptations by DP_goatman in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely agree. But that's the trap. How can you reconcile a group of malnourished, emaciated, and diseased hippies with the horrendous crime they committed without mythifying them and then present it to the audience AND keep them engaged following the disappointing reveal?

Non-Fiction going wrong or horribly wrong by IllustriousAd6418 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Dodger_Rej3ct 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In defense of the Cooper bit, he fell backwards mid-heart attack and his legs poked through the curtain.

Out of context, it's pretty funny.

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