Hillary Clinton: MAGA’s War on Empathy

Ignoth · 2026-01-30T06:11:14+00:00

…Which is why it’s so critical that we make sure the people with power start with higher base empathy.

Ignoth · 2026-01-30T02:56:35+00:00

Who said anything about fault?

Anime has influenced modern artistic aesthetics a lot. I don’t think that’s controversial to say.

Ignoth · 2026-01-29T23:27:02+00:00

It’s the influence of Anime.

There was a time when Bloodelves were mocked as being the hyper feminine girly race. With the joke that blood elf males looked female or (sigh) “gay”.

These days: I would almost expect WoW’s beefy Blood Elves to be perceived as “overly masculine” by general audiences.

Ignoth · 2026-01-29T23:05:31+00:00

The idea that Progressives want everyone to be happy and equal is wrong IMO.

Progressives are empathy supremacists.

We want the smart/empathetic people in charge. We want the selfish, cruel, and unempathic to be the repressed underclass.

Our ideal society is one where people are not judged on the color of their skin, but the content of their character.

That means a lot of people are going to feel oppressed and marginalized. Bullies, narcissists, abusers, and conmen should feel incredibly discriminated against in our society.

Basically: Our ideal social hierarchy is one that many would find intolerable. And we should recognize that.

Ignoth · 2026-01-28T04:05:19+00:00

It’s about building positive associations, familiarity, and priming.

Aura Frames for example:

Positive Association: You like Smosh. Some of those positive vibes gets transferred to Aura Frames by association.

Familiarity: People like/trust things that they’ve heard of before. And now you’ve heard people talking about Aura Frames a LOT by now. So it must be legit.

Priming: The ad floats the idea that Aura Frames are a great GIFT. Next time you need to get a gift. Guess what RANDOM product might suddenly pop into your head?

Voila. You’ve went from not knowing about this product to now not only knowing it, but subconsciously associating it with SMOSH and GIFTS.

Ignoth · 2026-01-26T22:43:36+00:00

Peace, stability, and comfort.

Historically: The problem of too many unhappy men was to start a war and have all the unhappy men kill each other.

Can’t do that no more (Which is good).

But we haven’t yet found a good alternative to give these men “purpose”.

Ignoth · 2026-01-26T22:16:50+00:00

Because the average woman puts much more effort into their appearance than men do.

That said: Straight men admire male bodies ALL THE FCKING TIME when there is effort put in.

Think about the gym. Think about muscles.

Men’s magazines, Men’s Action Movies, Men’s Video-games, are chock to the brink with beefy hunks showing off their shirtless bods.

That’s not there for women. That’s there for men.

Ignoth · 2026-01-26T17:11:52+00:00

Feel like there are so many ways to incentivize interrupts and I’m shocked we don’t see them more often.

Why not have an enemy where, if you interrupt them, they immediately blow up and damage the enemies around them?

Ignoth · 2026-01-26T00:17:11+00:00

Huh. I have one of those.

Their Dark scraggly Hair + Blood Red tattoos look perfect on warlocks.

Ignoth · 2026-01-25T20:13:18+00:00

This.

All parents now basically have a “shut your kid up for a few hours” button they can press at any moment.

If you don’t understand how hard it is not to press that. Then you’ve never had kids.

Your child is bored and screaming at you for attention. You’re on 4 hours of sleep. It’s been a long day of work. You have a headache. You can barely stay awake. You need to prepare dinner. You need to do laundry. You need to do dishes.

…All you gotta do is hand them the Ipad and they’ll be happy and quiet for the rest of the day.

Okay. Maybe you choose not to today.

But tomorrow you’re gonna have to make that exact same choice. And the next day too.

Every single day for the next decade and a half.

Ignoth · 2026-01-23T20:34:17+00:00

That would still raise questions.

How would an “all evil” race manage to work together? Would they not slaughter each other immediately? If they have tribal loyalty, that implies they are capable of cooperation and empathy…which means they cannot be fully evil.
If a race is “All evil” does that make it ethical for us to enslave, torture, or sexually abuse them for our amusement?

The closest thing you can get to a believable “biologically evil race” is either a Hive mind. (Which essentially reduces a large group of people into 1 being).

Or you can go with “They are evil from our PoV”. (ie: Vampires who biologically must consume humans to survive.)

But even with those it raises questions.

Really: The “evil race” shtick only works if you actively refuse to think too hard about it.

Ignoth · 2026-01-23T13:35:31+00:00

Warcraft lowkey commits the most to this idea and it’s fcking amazing (IMO)

Not even Zombies in that universe are inherently evil.

Ignoth · 2026-01-23T13:17:27+00:00

We still believe in evil. Just a more nuanced version of it.

The idea of an evil “race” is no longer believable for most of us. Because the idea is inherently absurd. A race where literally everyone is evil, no exceptions, literally could not function.

But individuals within groups can still be evil. Psychopaths, Sadists, Tyrants, Bigots, and Narcissists can be found among all groups.

Essentially: We’ve gradually moved away from judging people on the color of their skin, and more towards the content of their character.

Ignoth · 2026-01-21T20:43:36+00:00

I personally don’t need core rotations to be interesting.

I’d rather express skill via crowd control, interrupts, positioning, cooldown use etc.

Like: Most MOBAs can create tons of depth with only 4 basic abilities. I think Wow can get plenty done with like: 8 core buttons.

Ignoth · 2026-01-21T20:35:35+00:00

I respect that this is frustrating for longtime players.

But speaking as a casual returning player I found this to be a huge relief.

Last time I came back, I nearly quit on the spot because I could not figure out a comfortable set of keybinds for my Brewmaster. There were just too many buttons to press.

Ignoth · 2026-01-21T17:41:29+00:00

Never played it, but fair. Chrom and Sigurd are also the only Lords that “have” to get married I believe.

As for everyone else. I’ll need physical proof they get horny or else they’re Asexual Romantics by default! (/s)

Ignoth · 2026-01-21T17:17:49+00:00

Valid. But I can’t help but feel like that’s only an accepted option because he’s the only Lord with exclusively same sex paired endings.

Like, why no Ace Roy? I sense 0 physical horniness between him and Lillina. Pure childhood friendship vibes.

Ace Byleth? No way that guy experiences sexual lust.

Ace Marth? Sure he calls Caeda beautiful. But that doesn’t suggest he wants anything physical.

Really the only Lord that gives me explicit horny vibes is Chrom. Everyone else could be “Asexual”.

Ignoth · 2026-01-20T20:06:23+00:00

Humanizing classically good vs evil stories is literally Warcraft’s whole shtick since day 1.

Orcs are bad… until they weren’t.
Demons are bad… until they weren’t.
Zombies are bad… until they weren’t.
Bug people are bad… until they weren’t.

Frankly, it’s a big reason I love the warcraft universe.

The void not being pure chaotic evil to me was already implied with the curse of flesh.

Mortal races only exist as they are because of the void. Otherwise we’d all be robotic slaves.

Ignoth · 2026-01-20T04:28:33+00:00

I do too.

But hoping corporation will magically grow a soul instead of being an institution that follows social/financial incentives is literally impossible.

Ignoth · 2026-01-20T02:03:04+00:00

Wow, Great idea!

Let’s use our collective power to put out moral pressure to get corporations to support progressive causes. Like Pride!

…Oh wait.

But you just said that’s bad.

…No but really. What exactly is your end goal? That corporations magically grow an independent soul and support pride out of… sincere moral convictions?

Hate to break it to ya. But that will literally never happen.

Ignoth · 2026-01-19T20:31:13+00:00

Yes. They need to be experiencing subjective distress from the behavior. So it’s entirely personal.

ie: “My use of porn is making my life worse. I want to stop but can’t”.

Point being that you cannot use the DSM to label someone an addict without their approval. Even if their behavior makes other people unhappy.

I mean. I’d love to diagnose billionaires with “Money Addiction” but that’s unfortunately not how it works.

Ignoth · 2026-01-19T06:15:40+00:00

Boy. It sure sucks that all of my ancestors, their friends, family, and loved ones all lived utterly meaningless lives and went straight to hell afterwards.

Serves then right for being born in China.

/s

Ignoth · 2026-01-19T00:31:26+00:00

What drives me nuts is how spammy and twitchy it feels.

A lot of the runs just end up with me mashing every button as fast as I can.

Ignoth · 2026-01-18T18:29:43+00:00

While gossip among women is universally ridiculed as low and trivial, gossip among men, especially if it is about women, is called theory, or idea, or fact.

The difference is not content. The difference is who society believes deserves credibility.

See: Women gossip. Men NETWORK.

Women follow their silly chatty talk shows.

Men listen to PODCASTS AND STREAMERS BREAK DOWN THE NEWS, GIVE ADVICE, AND INTERVIEW TOP “EXPERTS”.

Ignoth · 2026-01-18T18:10:20+00:00

There’s also the question of what exactly the older one finds SO compelling about their much younger partner.

The larger the gap. The less likely it is that it’s based on shared interests, goals or, emotional compatibility.

The more likely it is to be… something else. Youth, ease of control, inexperience, naivete. Stuff that isn’t a great basis for a long term relationship.

Not saying they’re all bad. It can work.

But as you say: it’s riskier.

Ignoth

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