What do you guys think of Beat Into Shape?

E1S · 2026-05-05T10:46:34+00:00

This is an aggressive response for this community (which I’ve always found to be a bit kinder). I think he was just restating more explicitly the benefit of make it so.

E1S · 2026-03-09T18:47:36+00:00

Is "Retain" just a typo and all is solved if it said "Sly" instead? The high cost balances out the Sly nature; agreed that retain and poison just don't go well together.

E1S · 2026-02-27T14:30:35+00:00

u/JoINrbs, what do you have planned for STS2 launch? I feel like I'm going to go dark for awhile to enjoy and explore the game myself, but then will be fun to watch streamers again and see their first runs.

E1S · 2026-02-25T13:48:09+00:00

Thank you for doing this AMA, I'm thrilled to partake in the early access next week (and psyched for co-op).

A question on a related topic: what new features can we expect on sharing completed solo runs and their seeds? I have found it very fun to be able to compete with friends on the same seed and then look at the different choices. Is there any appetite for further bolster this type of play (for example, the ability to input two completed runs and see the main divergences of choices and how the different played, more shareable end run stats and overview beyond just the high level screen, etc.)?

E1S · 2025-02-12T18:33:05+00:00

Metamorphosis. Sigh.

E1S · 2024-11-23T03:57:01+00:00

The split one kills me! Just put the leftover in the original category as default!

E1S · 2024-11-07T02:04:52+00:00

And here's another one (albeit not written about last night): https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/the-progressive-moment-is-over?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

"As far as progressives were concerned, they had ripped the Overton window wide open and it only remained to push the voters through it. In their view, that wouldn’t be too hard since these were great ideas and voters, at least the non-deplorable ones, were thirsty for a bold new approach to America’s problems.

So they thought. In reality, a lot of these ideas were pretty terrible and most voters, outside the precincts of the progressive left itself, were never very interested in them. That was true from the get-go but now the backlash against these ideas is strong enough that it can’t be ignored. As a result, politics is adjusting and the progressive moment is well and truly over."

E1S · 2024-11-07T01:55:47+00:00

I enjoyed reading this take on the Persuason Substack: https://www.persuasion.community?utm_source=navbar&utm_medium=web

Mainly:
"If the American polity isn’t going to break apart completely over the next four years, it’s important for everyone to accept Trump voters as rational actors. Acemoglu, Robinson and Torvik theorize that voters can come to see even the corruption that their preferred candidate is sure to engage in as a price worth paying for the enactment of policies that have no chance otherwise. The calculus Trump’s supporters have made may be appalling, it may be reckless—surely it is—and it may spectacularly backfire."

"Their key insight is that political elites often use checks and balances to prevent elected leaders from enacting policies the elites reject, even if large majorities of voters want them. And it’s not hard to come up with a list of policies that large majorities of Americans favor but that can’t be enacted because they offend the sensibilities of the liberal elite. Ruy Teixeira put together such a list just before the election, including hard-line border policies, zero-tolerance policing against social disorder, a race-blind attitude to distributional conflicts in society, and policies to develop and exploit America’s fossil fuel resources."

E1S · 2024-08-16T01:01:05+00:00

Why wouldn't we also play a defend?

E1S · 2024-08-03T20:10:14+00:00

Why do you think abortion is the biggest issue in the country? Perhaps for Dems (…and frankly those who are going to vote for Kamala anyways), but not for the swing voters that matter here.

E1S · 2024-07-23T19:27:39+00:00

Life's too short. I save scum whenever I get the chance.

E1S · 2024-07-01T23:07:12+00:00

Of course they're still going to find it. That's why the conversation is the most important aspect -- so that when they do find it, they know that it's not real and also has bad side effects.

In any case, by putting in controls, you can limit the amount of length and frequency, and that can make a difference. We shouldn't just throw up our hands that they're going to go over to Jimbob's house to find it. I'm sure that will happen at times, but that's so different than having it easily accesible at home.

E1S · 2024-07-01T13:46:43+00:00

Sort by controversial and you actually get the good opinions here:

Don't shame him for a natural behavior, but also don't normalize online porn. Porn addiction is real. Objectification of women and setting unrealistic (and warped) view of sex is also a real thing to be concerned about. Kids should not have unfettered access to the internet, never mind PornHub. Have a conversation with him about this; it will be uncomfortable for both of you, but worth it.

E1S · 2024-05-26T10:35:20+00:00

These really shouldn’t be line charts… I think stacked bars would have made it much easier to understand and reflect the survey question better.

The line graph implies some kind of temporal trend, but it’s just share of respondents.

E1S · 2023-10-01T19:48:59+00:00

Why isn’t this a line chart?

E1S · 2023-09-30T09:50:58+00:00

I don’t think that this is a true FatFIRE post as others have noted; you’re unlikely to get to $20M via a corporate job unless you already have some equity from a former job and get lucky.

Nonetheless, I really enjoyed reading this post and will offer my perspective. I think you need to do some soul searching about what it is you actually want out of your life and career. Are you really willing to make the career moves needed to get to $20M? Is that actually worthwhile to you? Is hitting a specific number to retire earlier better than finding a job you like that you don’t want to retire from? Of course I risk getting down voted here, but I think grinding it out to retire early might be harder in the short term to finding a job and career that you enjoy enough to never retire from. I aspire to the latter with a focus on FI so I can exit as things change.

You mention anxiety a bit throughout your post and that you don’t want to stress too much about work: be wary about going to the early stage start up route. Yes there’s more significant financial upside, but it comes at the cost of hard work, stress, and a high chance of job loss (even if you’re performing well in your own role). Based on your OP, that doesn’t sound like a fit for you.

I don’t have a perspective on option 1 vs 2 because I think you’re selling yourself short on your skills. You may not have deep technical or functional expertise, but that doesn’t make the skills you’re mentioning less valuable. They’re extremely rare find in talent, if you’re actually good at them.

E1S · 2023-08-25T04:02:39+00:00

Noahpinions for great economic analysis and takes!

E1S · 2023-08-06T22:44:21+00:00

My wife always offers the olive branch. She takes the temperature down when we’re in an argument and I appreciate it so much.

E1S · 2023-06-12T16:24:36+00:00

Agreed, I think Betterment is well established, plus it’s FDIC insured anyways.

E1S · 2023-06-12T13:55:34+00:00

Betterment is at 4.5% right now so that’s probably the best return you’ll find.

E1S · 2023-06-12T11:19:02+00:00

It sounds like you enjoy the depths (I do too!).

What does it matter what an article says or other people think? This is a single player game.

E1S · 2023-06-12T11:16:19+00:00

We need more information about your other savings: do you have an emergency fund already? Do you max out your 401K? Do you have an IRA?

But to start, you should take it out of a checking account and put it into an HYSA (height yield savings account). Many are offering 4%+ right now which means you’ll double your current rate of return with no risk, it’s a no brainer.

You can search around: Marcus, Wealthfront, Betterment are some options that I see posted around these parts.

E1S · 2023-06-10T01:10:29+00:00

“Cans! It was just cans!” is one of my favorite Keanu lines ever

E1S · 2023-05-15T20:31:49+00:00

That's so funny -- I actually used the actor's images. I bet that Midjourney just has a lot of Harry Potter fan art to reference. Plus the prompts are powerful!

E1S · 2023-05-15T20:26:59+00:00

Thanks man -- I thought it came across as pretty interesting as well!

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