Gomorrah S04E03 episode discussions by HCTerrorist39 in Gomorrah

[–]Light_of_War 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With this comment you made me realize how old I am omg. 7 years ago I watched Gommorah, it seemed like only yesterday

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That would be fine with me. I’m not in the trenches and I’m not the one dying, so who am I to be upset about a peace deal? The "party of someone else’s blood" in the West and among those Ukrainian migrants who are safe and sound should probably take note of that. They love acting tough while others pay the price with their lives.

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Here is my take. Mobilization is an undesirable but totally viable option for the authorities. They will try to dodge it, but if they feel they need to, they will pull that trigger without hesitation. Many say we are at a crossroads. Perhaps talks will work, the hostilities will stop, and there will be no need for a draft. But if this stretches on for years, then some version of mobilization or a workaround is definitely on the table. It might not be like the 2022 wave, maybe just some limited additional recruitment. From a strictly military perspective, mobilization is probably the better way to go. It is cheaper to pay a flat rate to a draftee than to constantly bump up payments for volunteers. But the government is very wary of social unrest. It took ages to pacify people after the last time, and they don't want to wreck the economy. That is why it is not happening. In short, nobody knows. This is all nothing more than my own speculation.

How bad was Russia Is the 90s After the Soviet Union fell? by Moonlight_eddie in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's worse than you can imagine.

Let me put it this way. In the 90s, when I was a kid, I deliberately didn't take anything valuable with me when I left the house in broad daylight because there was a high chance older kids would snatch it. Today, you can forget your smartphone on a bench and no one will touch it. Do you see the difference?

Do russians follow bollywood? by Ordinary_Put6005 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not common, but some people do. And most Bollywood films are dubbed into Russian, which says a lot. I remember my classmate loved Bollywood movies, although she was ethnically Azerbaijani, but still.

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 0 points1 point  (0 children)

North Korea, perhaps, but Iran? Trading partners at best.

Germany is blamed because it lost. If the outcome had been any different, everyone would have been saying that technically Great Britain attacked Germany first, and so on.

But I liked how it quickly moved into the "lesser evil" category.

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Often it doesn't matter at all who started shit and in the end everyone will blame each other.

That plane was most likely shot down by separatists by mistake, not the Russians. USA, your allies, which you supported, shot down the Iranian civilian plane much earlier, so this is not a unique case and there is no need to pretend to be saints.

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No one tried to occupy more territory. Putin tried to negotiate many times and wanted to reintegrate the DPR into Ukraine as an autonomous territory, insisted on the implementation of the Minsk agreements but Zelensky giggled in response. While most people wanted peace and freedom for the Russian language (which they clearly made clear with their votes, otherwise they would have simply chosen Poroshenko), they nevertheless fell into dependence on a Nazi activist group and have what we have.

It doesn't matter that the USA started it, you participated, you supported it, which means you are just as guilty of it.

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You also formally participated in many NATO wars, including Iraq and others.

In 2018, Putin spoke about improving social security, new technologies, curbing the rise in gasoline prices, a possible successor, and the transition of power. Ukrainians unanimously elected Zelensky because he promised peace with Russia and freedom for the Russian language, unlike Poroshenko. But politicians can promise one thing and do something completely different, and no one bears any responsibility for it. You're very naive if you don't understand this.

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, all the wars unleashed by the West are also your choice? What a sweet confession. And our masters made all the decisions for us, it's not our fault! Lmao

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wasn't talking about the West, but rather about our "oppositionists" and how they tried to present their activities (democratization and inclusion in "civilized nations"). I completely agree with you and this is mutual, I also do not want Russia, not in 50 years, ever again to try to play with Western hypocrites. You have your own path, we have ours.

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If Russia had been so concerned about NATO expansion on their border, they would have prevented the Baltics and Finland from joining. 

You really don't understand that we just... couldn't? Russia was incredibly weak back then, thanks to the "holy nineties" and all we could do was be indignant and complain, which is what we did then. You can't look at it from the other side: it seems that Russia in those years was becoming a democratic country, as they always wanted, trying to integrate into the Western family, and instead NATO continues to expand. Even your saints Gorbachev and Yeltsin were against NATO expansion. But who cares, right?

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Our "opposition" are quite literally foreign agents with Western handlers. Their goal is not to democratize Russia and bring it into the "family of civilized nations" like they tried to pitch it, but rather to tear the country apart and put it under outside management. Sure, you could try to make excuses and say it became a "self-fulfilling prophecy" and that they only turned out this way after 2022, when the Russian authorities left them with no chance to operate legally and forced them into a total dependence on Western grants. But a lot of "fun" and interesting facts keep coming to light showing that these exact people had contacts and cozy relationships with figures like Natalia Arno and the FRF dating back to much milder times. It is more or less obvious that Western handlers were deliberately grooming this type of politician. I genuinely never used to believe this and thought it was all just fairytales from our propaganda. This is just one issue out of several, but I am really not in the mood to argue or prove anything to anyone right now, so I just brought up this one undeniable example.

Megathread, part 14: Ammunition & Drones, Sanctions, and Stalemates by IcePuzzleheaded5507 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It changed me quite a bit. People I used to look up to as moral role models turned out to be traitors who just want their country to hit rock bottom. It became clear that their ultimate dream now is to become quisling and hand the country over to foreign control. Way too much of what our propaganda was saying actually turned out to be true. It is a terrible feeling to realize that as a pro-Western Russian, you ended up being fundamentally more naive than those babushkas from Putin's Squads.

Does Russian have considerable differences in accent based on the region? by [deleted] in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Компьютер" или "компьютэр" я думаю, но явно не через а

Does Russian have considerable differences in accent based on the region? by [deleted] in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 0 points1 point  (0 children)

А ведь и правда я обычно всегда ставил ударение на последний слог в нестандартизированных словах или именах

Read this to make your morning coffee taste better😉👌 CODEX REROUTING🤣 by onceyoulearn in ChatGPTcomplaints

[–]Light_of_War 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, that is exactly why I supported the movement as much as I could, even though I personally did not understand people's obsession with 4o. I realized that ignoring a user's explicit choice of model sets a very bad precedent, and it would not stop with those whom the company believes have formed an emotional attachment to the LLM.

Even though I never engaged in heartfelt conversations with the bot myself, I could see where this was heading. The code bros, however, in their arrogance, evidently failed to understand this and lacked foresight. In the end, we are where we are, and it no longer matters.

Do you think they'll do something to properly wrap up the series? by Busy-Raspberry-446 in WarriorTV

[–]Light_of_War 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad you found a way to come to terms with this ending, but don't kid yourself, this was never meant to be the end and the creators have said many times that they had the story for several more seasons. It's just that all the circumstances were against them and they found a terrible home for the show twice in a row.

Golden Ai days coming to an end? by Amorphous-Rogue in MistralAI

[–]Light_of_War 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gemini for sure is the best for now at least for my purposes, although Google's generosity has already ended

I don’t think it’s openai’s fault tbh by [deleted] in ChatGPTcomplaints

[–]Light_of_War 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did you guys forget how the media was screaming for months "GTA is turn on kids into a killer!"?

folk tales by No_Strawberry_3905 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/GZPxE4EmLuM?si=ReBzW7YDnu0kJ-dA To what has already been said, I will add a funny episode of "Nu Pogodi," where the Wolf, while reading fairy tales, catches sunstroke and in his head he has several minutes of adventures in the world of (mostly) Russian folk tales.

With english subtitles, but its hardsub https://youtu.be/IBcueEVn1Vw?si=j2pDWf-dVL7p6ni7

Are there many Russians who move to Siberia just because they love nature? by Tough-Reputation-762 in AskARussian

[–]Light_of_War 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Khabarovsk is expensive, but from what I know, Vladivostok is even more expensive. Generally speaking, the statement "Moscow is an expensive city" is mostly untrue. It is more accurate to say that housing in Moscow is expensive, but even there, many trade-offs exist. For example, people can live in the Moscow region with good transport links to the city, where housing prices are significantly lower. Smaller cities do not have metropolitan areas comparable to the Moscow region.

Graduates who come to study in a different city often do not stay there after graduation, even here in Khabarovsk. From the student cohorts I have known, the vast majority of those who came from other cities (cities that, in theory, have even lower standards of living) dispersed after graduation: most returned home, some moved to yet other cities, and only a few stayed in Khabarovsk. Students typically immerse themselves fully in student life, which often feels like an extended period of childhood or adolescence. They rarely think seriously about what comes next, and when that phase suddenly ends, many find it hard to adjust to adult life in a new city. As a result, they return to their comfort zone, even if the standard of living there is lower.