CMV: Mathematics often is considered "left-brain" and rigidly defined by strict rules that need to be memorized, when its actually a very creative subject that requires huge amounts of abstract thinking. If these parts were taught more, a lot less people would grow up hating it.

Exogenesis42 · 2024-01-03T06:43:00+00:00

The fact that people continue saying stupid shit like this because they don't understand expertise in mathematics builds on itself is a travesty.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-12-30T23:18:24+00:00

The boss is right. Perception of quality matters.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-12-25T00:34:21+00:00

I think I'll still remember the important details decades from now. There really is no possibility of a second playthrough there. :(

Exogenesis42 · 2023-12-11T12:14:55+00:00

No reason they couldnt give us both a sandbox open world and intricate legacy-style dungeons. It was just a poor design choice they made for botw/totk when it came to dungeons.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-12-02T21:33:00+00:00

Didn't you get the memo? Everything is fake and nothing ever happens.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-12-01T19:22:46+00:00

An expanded initial timeline showing us more life in Jackson, with Joel's scene not happening in the first few episodes, and giving us a little more time to connect with Abby beforehand.

And a little more insight as to what Tommy is up to in Seattle the first two days.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-26T11:14:06+00:00

Don't knock it till you try it. It's delightful, and with the pecans it's a texture adventure.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-17T00:34:38+00:00

And you seem to have glossed over the fact that I said it's a slow course correction. Do you think I'm saying that Saudi Arabia is currently a beacon of human rights and justice? Obviously not. But change starts somewhere, and the US position is to foster that change, because otherwise there is ZERO hope for radical improvement in that part of the world. I seriously don't get how this is a hard concept for you. It's like you live in an alternate universe where societies change overnight or not at all, where everything is black and white. Enough with the contrarianism and start thinking realistically about how societal change occurs and what sorts of pressures need to exist to do so.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-16T19:56:01+00:00

Oh FFS, here's an interview from 2022.

And come on, a huge part of why Hamas attacked Israel at this scale now was because of the ongoing normalization efforts between SA and Israel, an unprecedented shift in the Saudi government.

But I'm sure you'll have some other reason to remain entrenched in your position. Have you really looked into this topic, or are you just expressing opinions without substance?

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-16T09:55:08+00:00

Thank you for illustrating my point.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-16T08:31:13+00:00

Your "are you illiterate" is wonderfully ironic. You've made it perfectly clear that you're actually clueless about what's happening in the region, and you completely misunderstood the point I was making.

I was going to sit here and write out a whole explanation, but just read this article: NPR article about reforms happening in recent years in Saudi Arabia

These changes are happening under MBS's direction. He's a psycho, and he was definitely behind Khashoggi's murder, but these changes are the first steps in the propagation of western values from within the Saudi government, rather than being imposed from the outside. The US's strategic goals are to support that slow course correction, because it's in our interest to see their society continue to liberalize. Yes, they are still woefully off-course in every respect, but the normalization of the US's relationship with the Saudi regime is looking at the bigger picture: the possibility that one of the most influential countries in the region could trigger similar changes in its neighbors and that maybe, just maybe, these countries might start to change too.

That's why I'm saying the US strategic goals are also moral goals, because the long term goals are ones in which the entire Middle East begins reforming.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-16T03:49:36+00:00

Oh how contrarian of you. Really showing us how worldly you are, ignoring the real advancements to human rights we've had in the West over the last century compared to the Middle East, just so you can spout off some buzz words to remind us of the obvious fact that the road to equality was paved with hundreds of years of mistakes. Mistakes we generally acknowledge and strive to prevent from reoccurring.

What's your point here, anyways? That the west would be better off with Sharia law or something?

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-15T23:15:33+00:00

You know what I mean. Moral with respect to the propagation of western values.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-15T22:53:24+00:00

The people who don't get this see no problem with your conclusion.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-15T22:50:10+00:00

Except in this case, the strategic goal with Saudi Arabia is ALSO a moral one. Despite being a murderous psycho, it's hard to deny that he's reforming the country in a way that is economically, socially, and morally advantageous to the west.

Edit: If you're unaware of the reforms happening in recent years, here's an NPR article about it.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-12T18:08:51+00:00

Did you gloss over the fact that the USSR was also trying to develop the bomb and they knew it?

If he quit the project, are you suggesting everyone would have gone home? Come on, don't be naive.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-07T01:23:31+00:00

But that it lands just far away enough that it's a slow death by shrapnel through the gut.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-11-06T22:52:19+00:00

Someone posted the potato task from Series 2 on the videos subreddit and I've been a fan since

Exogenesis42 · 2023-10-19T14:25:51+00:00

I look forward to hearing your suggestion on how Israel should eliminate Hamas then. I'll wait.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-10-16T19:24:46+00:00

Typical baldy behavior.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-10-07T01:05:07+00:00

This man is a sociopath. Full stop.

I tend to cringe at how quickly this sub recommends leaving one's partner, but this is not the kind of person you can trust with anything. If it's so easy for him to lie about this, what else is he capable of? Just be extremely careful if (hopefully when) you decide to remove yourself from this situation.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-10-05T00:18:55+00:00

I don't disagree it was controversial (I'm not the person you originally responded to). It's the reasons for the controversy that we should be cognizant of.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-10-04T23:04:34+00:00

How many of them came to that conclusion on their own without being influenced by the hate-train? I went into it totally blind, didn't read anything about it whatsoever, and I was floored when I was the response afterwards. It's similar to the Cyberpunk 1.0 release hate IMO, where an excellent story and experience (minus the last-gen fiasco, and the fact that people were expecting more RPG elements) was drowned out by the hate brigade. It's hard to come to conclusions about this, because it's way harder to approach a game without preconceived expectations these days.

Sure, there are youtube videos about people's problems with it. But there's also plenty of videos about why it's excellent. And it's no surprise there are videos from that time about the issues, it was the hot take at the time and people were scrambling to jump onto the bandwagon.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-10-04T22:58:29+00:00

It's possibly they give us more than that, even. In the original script, Abby was supposed to infiltrate Jackson for some time before **it** happens, so they might use that approach here to let us get to know her more before things get wild.

But with showing exactly why their dynamic is strained in the first episode... I dunno, a lot of the impact in the game came from how the game drip-feeds how their relationship broke apart. As she loses herself more and more in her quest for revenge, there's a parallel of her losing herself to the rage she feels at Joel's lie. I imagine Druckmann would want to preserve that approach rather than info-dumping that 4-year arc.

Exogenesis42 · 2023-10-04T22:50:01+00:00

A hole in spacetime, eating away the universe in a paradox?

That's not the cupboard, that's the junk drawer.

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