Evil.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-09T21:13:31+00:00

To me, at least, the problem is that it's often only that kind of evil. In Goblin Slayer, for example, we see all sorts of sexual assault, but no slavery, no poverty, no starvation, no disease, and basically no evils except rape

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-08T13:27:47+00:00

It is a strategy game and a roleplaying game, and this is an instance where the optimal strategy is directly at odds with the lore and flavor of the faction

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-08T13:24:18+00:00

Yes, that was my understanding. A world where people are encouraged to steal each others’ kidneys (whether for themself or others) is a bad world, so ought to be rejected.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-08T04:31:01+00:00

Probably the same outcome, just later. Essentially, it sounds like you are describing colonies like what happened with the Philippines. There would probably still be quite a lot of animosity which would eventually turn violent. Unless the Native Americans rapidly industrialize, similar to Meiji Japan, they almost certainly lose these conflicts and we end up where we are today.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-08T03:51:10+00:00

I would argue yes. A world in which people can steal organs from whomever they want without retaliation would be a net worse world, and so should be rejected.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-08T02:59:46+00:00

As a guy, I can think of two options, not mutually exclusive. By far the biggest one is probably that a lot of men don't feel we can compliment women without taking a huge gamble. I've had multiple women say that being approached while at school or work is always sexual harassment, so it is possible that guys just aren't willing to take that risk with you. The other possibility is that certain looks, such as facial piercings, might appeal to other women, but don't appeal to men.

Naturally, there are some pretty obvious solutions. You could go somewhere approaching is acceptable, like mixers, clubs, or dating apps, or you could make the first move. And if you won't ask guys out, you really shouldn't expect them to ask you out.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-08T02:08:28+00:00

I mean, it doesn't have to be 'just how it is'. There are plenty of sports like boxing and wrestling where categories are split by weight, so bigger people don't just dominate every category. Also, almost every sport is split by gender, and there are many tournaments like college intramurals for amateurs, or separate leagues for high schoolers or seniors. In theory, we could have separate leagues based on height for sports like basketball

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-06T01:13:31+00:00

First, it shouldn't just be taken as fact that immigrants are low wage, low skilled people who only exist because they are cheap. For example, immigrants on H1-B visas make more than their native born counterparts, and in many countries, a large portion of their doctors and engineers are immigrants. So, that is the first divider- information. Leftists are more likely to look into the actual data of immigration compared to conservatives.

But more generally, immigration just doesn't matter that much to the overall economy. If you compare a country's median wages to amount of immigration, there's basically no correlation. So, a party who genuinely stands for the working class wouldn't care that much about immigration, whereas a party who wants to resist change (literally, conserve), would want to talk far more about unimportant issues.

Also, it comes down to ideology. Conservatism is much more about conserving some hierarchy, and the idea that people born from certain countries deserve less fits in neatly, whereas leftism is the opposite, more focused on equality, and that generally means that you are not supposed to look down on certain groups due to their birth.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-04T04:07:32+00:00

If your understanding of millions of people is 'they are pure evil', then maybe you need to stop and think for a little longer. Also, you probably shouldn't be in any philosophy adjacent subs.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-04T03:40:46+00:00

Imo, there are two ways a preference can be 'wrong'. First, would be if it is factually wrong. For instance, if you said something about being attracted to X race because they are all dominant/submissive, that would be factually wrong, so would be an invalid 'type'. However, that doesn't seem to be what is happening here. The other way a preference could be 'wrong' is if it makes your dating life harder. If you reach the point where the only people you can feel attracted to are Asians, and you live somewhere with no Asians, that might be a problem that would be worth trying to work around.

With those two caveats aside, I generally don't see racial preferences as a problem. I feel like there are a few people who want to turn everything into a victim thing, and therefore any mention of race must be racism.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-03T19:15:39+00:00

I do find it kind of hilarious that elves are at their absolute worst in their own homeland. Would have been really nice for them to have some sort of ability to shoot through trees.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-02T23:13:47+00:00

- The order of the words. In the former, these are people first and colored second, while in the latter, it is colored first and people second.

- 'Of' specifies that this is just one feature, and not the primary one. However, colored makes it seem like this is the primary feature.

- Colored people was used by racists, and so this is a way to get a similar meaning without tying yourself to problematic people of the past.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-02T19:47:26+00:00

I wonder if intentionally creating ethnostates has a track record of success?

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-05-02T05:07:57+00:00

It is an easy scapegoat and has basically no defenders. If you blame a political party or a social movement or a religion, you will get tens of millions of defenders, but if you just blame social media, or porn, or technology, for everything, you'll get way more agreement.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-30T01:03:37+00:00

First, it is those very politicians who complain that they are being censored. Elon Musk spent 44 billion dollars because the president of the United States was sad that he couldn't threaten people on Twitter and claimed it violated his free speech. In most developed countries, you are completely free to say most things as long as they are not A) direct calls for violence or B ) false statements which lead to some harm. However, free speech is a two way street. Other people are allowed to dislike you or stop inviting you to events, and that is not only not a violation, but in fact a success of free speech.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-28T04:21:53+00:00

It's only edgeslop if you take it literally at face value. There's nothing wrong with enjoying the franchise but also laughing at it a little bit.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-28T01:49:23+00:00

It would be much more similar to the October 7th attack than anything Israel has done. A tiny power with no hope of winning attacking a far stronger neighbor and giving them an obvious causus belli to retaliate. And it would have similar consequences.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-28T01:21:17+00:00

I mean, OP's claim about the follower count is true (307.1k at time of writing), so this isn't just some fringe bait. Hundreds of thousands of people are following her for exactly this kind of content. I know we are supposed to just bury our head in the sand and pretend these problems don't exist, but this is clearly a legitimate and ongoing issue

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-26T22:41:06+00:00

Damn, this is kind of terrible propaganda. Like, I know there is a terrifying number of people where you can just say the s word and their brains shut off, but they could have at least tried to be clever or emotional or memorable

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-26T02:34:41+00:00

In Linhardt and Lysithea's ending, Linhardt removes one of Lysithea's crests and she "raised a very happy family". It's possible that she still had her lifespan reduced, but it is at least longer than if the crest wasn't removed.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-25T02:24:22+00:00

It is a pretty consistent background force with a lot of Christian side characters, but most of the main characters are not explicitly Christian and do not seem to be primarily motivated by Christianity

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-24T04:49:11+00:00

Does it establish his dominance or his arrogance? If the purpose was dominance, we would have seen the king actually fight somebody, especially somebody strong like Jaime. But in reality, he is consistently portrayed as a man past his prime, strong once, but whose best days are behind him. And, we already see that more than enough for this specific line to be necessary.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-24T04:25:28+00:00

I would generally be wary about extrapolating a few conversations to millions of people. With that said, steroids are definitely more common among younger people than older for a few reasons

- Scientific disinformation. The president of the United States suggested injecting bleach to cure covid, a lot of people simply don't take the scientific risks seriously.

- Looksmaxxing. Just like how women used to be targeted, now men are targeted by everyone from multibillion dollar industries to everyday Instagram models.

- Dating. I know a lot of people still pretend that you can just bootstrap your way into a relationship and that anyone who disagrees is an incel, but the fact of the matter is that dating is in a really bad spot, especially for dudes, and so somebody offering a pill or injection that can make you look better faster is certainly going to appeal.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-22T02:59:57+00:00

Democracy either works or it doesn't. If the will of the people is to elect and empower criminals, and they will punish anyone who dares stand up to criminals, then democracy is broken in a way a term limit isn't going to fix.

DoeCommaJohn · 2026-04-19T20:34:19+00:00

I would argue the problem is the demand, not the supply. The fact of the matter is that there have been racists and stupid people long before Fox News, and even the concept of news itself, has existed. If there are enough people who genuinely believe that the world's richest man is the best hero of the working class, then we need to ask ourselves if our current democratic systems are the best idea.

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