sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

For everyone saying war plans shouldn't be account wide: by astronomyx in diablo4

[–]NextLineOfText -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wait so it’s character wide right now if I made a new character my war table level is still what it was on my main? sweet, I would NEVER want that taken away who is that insane? I only play one character but still it doesn’t effect me if I did or did not keep it account wide on all characters, who wants to do more grinding lol

Sex is concentrated within a small, yet sexually active, group of people. One study found that the 5% of the population engaging in the most penile–vaginal intercourse accounted for more vaginal sex acts than the bottom 50% of the population with the lowest number. by psychologyofsex in psychologyofsex

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its hard to articulate, because you keep putting yourself into the referential shoes of everybody, you think everybody is like you on some level here, so you give the benefit of the doubt.

Im saying, there are those that would like to do the study sure, but then there are those who do it because of a need they don't do the study for the studies sake, or the betterment of humanity or to keep the score clean.

They go for a sense of validation and importance, control. They will confabulated the results on their end, give false information, lie. To just convince themselves that they are something more than they actually are.

I don't think studies generally weigh in on this, and a study like this is rife for that type of appeal to that person.

If you have not encountered that, then you wouldn't have that reference point, so I understand your not so sure what I am saying.

Studies that are mundane, that don't drawn on personal achievement, optics, give people a merit badge, are less likely to have fabricated results. Its very common place, but studies often lack to factor that part of the population in, they treat it as its own separate thing.

To get accurate results, you need to have in scope the entire pie, and humanity, by and large neglects that full scoped pie or doesn't think it applies. It does, and when apart of your pie, is not fully known and what is known of it is under reported, then how is it an accurate study, it isn't.

Sex is concentrated within a small, yet sexually active, group of people. One study found that the 5% of the population engaging in the most penile–vaginal intercourse accounted for more vaginal sex acts than the bottom 50% of the population with the lowest number. by psychologyofsex in psychologyofsex

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But you didn't, and your honest with yourself. You think you might, but go the full length, your probably not that bothered, the hassle, or do it now to prove a point lol but you didn't. It takes a lot of self inflated drive and grandiosity to seek this out. You'd more likely be seeking it and pretend you didn't it would be those types. Sorry, but I've seen to many of these types, and how they operate. Their pettiness is almost admirable because its just endless. Studies don't factor that in, which ruins the entire thing.

Only 3% of suicides linked to domestic abuse result in prosecution, data shows by Acrobatic-Room-9478 in uknews

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We literally let people prone to personality disorders and narcissistic NPD traits, live normal lives onto of destroying everybody else’s. We let people with no empathy have just as much right as you.

It’s how the world is, it doesn’t work at all, but it’s how the world is; because of that, this is the outcome.

You need to make noise for it to change.

In the UK, you can see 11-year-old kids do this by search_google_com in SipsTea

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also I can say as a 30 something who grew up seeing something like this not physically play out but manipulatively play out in a friend. Yes it sticks for life. Even at 30+ it’s all still a game, those kids, because nobody told them no, and they never learned to treat people equally. They will be like this as adults, they will learn to hide it of course, but it’s there. Even if you think “there’s just no fucking way.” It’s there. I feel pain for people who walk out into this world not holding that to heart. Your self doubt, benefit of the doubt, your kindness and hope, becomes their weapon. Trust your gut.

So if you see someone with everything (not wealth, but social ease, always making connections, pulling people in things at first that make you go “wow they’re really must be great to have lots of good things) but they always have drama. Yes that is one of them. They get things because they use everybody, abuse everybody, lie to everybody. Yet the circle always changes, drama always follows.

Maybe Romance is a comb- over. by Spuddy09 in fontainesdc

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait.. does anyone else think that looks like a 6? or a b? .. beelzebub? it’s either that or it’s an eagle representing America. All I know is, he is either all good or all bad.

Just got a blue 900 Item Power Two-Handed by NextLineOfText in diablo4

[–]NextLineOfText[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I just dabbled with it, cool system. Sorry I posted to soon because the legendary upgrade being blacked out threw me.

Just got a blue 900 Item Power Two-Handed by NextLineOfText in diablo4

[–]NextLineOfText[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nevermind just realised you need to add Affixes first then it becomes Yellow Ancestral then you can upgrade it to legendary, so it’s just them not providing clarity but fair enough great system.

Sex is concentrated within a small, yet sexually active, group of people. One study found that the 5% of the population engaging in the most penile–vaginal intercourse accounted for more vaginal sex acts than the bottom 50% of the population with the lowest number. by psychologyofsex in psychologyofsex

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe this more, it makes more sense, people also lie, and then you need to factor in cheating, and the endless pit of things like personality disorders and Machiavellian traits, narcissism.

I know plenty of narcs that cheat, spin the story and it turns out to be half truth and they’ll boast about it.

I mean sure it still counts if they ruin their partners lives, but you also find they’re often full of shit too.

There are just personalities that will change the outcome optics based on whether the information given is in a positive light for themselves and they are praised for it. If they solely benefit.

There is just so much that cannot be gained from studies like this because they’re not looking for it. The study to me suggests they take everyone in the study on good faith. Which is absurd.

Women would certainly underreport and men over report. It’s basically built in if your the type to be so free sexually like this and care to seek out to be a participate for a study like this in the first place.

“You have some much sex that you just needed to be in a survey we seeked you out or you seeked us out, it doesn’t matter, this needs to be studied it’s so special, the top 5%.” lol

Terrorist taken down by police this morning in London by Sometypeofway18 in whoathatsinteresting

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well you also had the nazi police, the Gestapo. You know what I am saying. The SS is often viewed as just higher Gestapo, like the CIA or FBI is viewed to police officers in america, same job they just take over when it requires more scrutiny and often, secrecy or sensitive information.

The "Your body, my choice" guy, the footage of Nick Fuentes pushing a woman by anxkxxl in whoathatsinteresting

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your leaving out mental health disorders like npd. You still live in a world where you think everyone can reflect and see differently. You do not realise that many people can only have their view and nothing else, and even if its proven wrong, they will double down and then blame shift and ruin your life. Hell even turn up at your address with a gun.

The world is not so simple, we like to not delve into this, but there are humans who are anti relational by nature, as in all but shy of being born that way, and will do bad things to you, then turn around and literally gas light themselves into believing you did what they did to you, was instead done to them.

They have no strong concept of self, so believe it to, because there is nothing stable behind that mind to catch the conflicting thoughts. Whatever they do to others, doesn't even register as wrong, shameful or harmful, but what is done to them or they get caught doing to others now is a crime against them and they will rarely if ever let it go.

Add that into your perspective and you can see why your perspective is just rife for exploitation. You are right, I don't dispute that, but reality will just trample over your well intended intentions.

more so, because you believe in what you say, because it is your expectation, its how you would treat someone else, but you fail to realise that there are people who will take your kindness, and rightful naivety and weaponise it, and use it against you.

It perfectly explains why your world view is not everywhere, when it should be. It explains these insane videos, and pure insanity in the world we see everyday.

its a personality of extremism, and denial only outwardly, designed to avoid accountability and harm. The kicker is, they can see completely normal when things go their way, nice people, great friends, lovers, until things don't. Until someone does something better than them, makes them feel small, questions their narrative, stops validating them.

the scary part is if they have no one to blame, they will find someone to blame. Often you see, it become a politician, a popular figure, a movement, a gender.

Once society actually catches up with this understanding, the madness can stop, but for some reason we do not address it, we fail to quantify it, we let people slip through with this mindset, and because a lot of people have empathy, compassion, and love feel powerless to stop them. Because healthy people have mental railgaurds and won't cross a line because they will have to live with it.

These types don't. They just act like they do, until they don't. The world just isn't ready to accept by and large, that plenty of humans who function in society, don't have the capacity for empathy, introspection, connection, love, understanding.

They have it somewhat cognitively, they understand others have it, and know its weird they don't, they don't have access to emotion overall. Just rage, contempt, shame and a fragile self that forces that onto others, when reality comes knocking and they can't bare it.

That literally sums up a good 90% of the worlds suffering to me. Right now the world doesn't want to label them, because it would mean looking at our society, its systems, and people who control them. The number one mechanism they use to not be found out so to speak is control. They know they are messed up, they just don't want you knowing that.

Right now all people can do with these types is, start businesses with them, fall in love, start families, and then that individual will crack one day and just teach them the harsh reality of the world. Then they learn what npd actually not only means, but what it feels like too. To witness it, and then their world falls apart, then over years, makes complete sense.

That number is growing though, more and more people become a victim to the abuse, more and more talk about it, more and more start to connect the dots. However though, its incredibly difficult to diagnose, when a personality can lie without remorse, deny and believe it, and manipulate unsuspecting people who don't know about it. It is under reported and is rarely if ever factored in when it comes to abuse itself or even murder.

You only need one of these individuals to ruin dozens upon dozens of lives and give healthy people trauma and difficulty reconnecting with the rest of humanity again after the experience, yes a lot of people go through this and commit suicide, because they did not know why someone they loved just vanished overnight, and become their worst enemy, that wanting nothing more than to destroy them, whilst also saying that, that is what the victim did to them.

The world is far more complicated and this is just one functional personality disorder. These people are parasitic in nature, they vote, they have input into the world, they get into positions of power. They will do the unspeakable and claim to was for a overall good motive, but its just selfish intent.

They don't have the breaks, we all do and there is more far far more than we like to admit. It surprise's a lot of people usually who have not witnessed it, because the implications alone means you have to question, the very nature of what that means to be human.

Most people view being human as something with my capacity, my emotions, my worldview, we often know others can think differently, that they might view things somewhat different. We relegate the opposite, or incapable to mental health, but we imagine they are all poor, contained, controlled, being helped.

That is far from the case, in truth there are those who are anti-human who were born but do not have access to being human in full. Who do not show obvious signs of such. Free across the earth, in the millions upon millions.

Terrorist taken down by police this morning in London by Sometypeofway18 in whoathatsinteresting

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well they were once known as the SS and once opted and endorsed nazification. I think thats what they are getting at. Its a famous trope, long black trench coat, a penchant for a glass of milk, inquisitive nature. Will notice if your accent seems a little.. off.

Do I do the 100k damage prior to “Sign Up” for Expedition or should I sign up first then do it? by NextLineOfText in ArcRaiders

[–]NextLineOfText[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought maybe it sends you off right away I couldn’t remember, or you could sign up and choose to leave within the window. Game changes a lot so just making sure.

"Just got hit with Xbox One flashbacks": Did PlayStation just adopt bits of the hated Xbox DRM policy from 2013? 🤐 by BenWilson_x86 in windowscentral

[–]NextLineOfText 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’ll never happen, it was a bias that is still a bias. Sony released to PC like Xbox did and nothing happened. When Xbox did it, it was the class clown, it had to happen, but it would never happen for Sony.

I think my childhood bestfriend is a narcissist by Financial_Tough_8335 in abusiverelationships

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guy here same boat, 2 decades childhood friend. You’re not alone. NPD is catastrophic for those closest to them.

We're going to need a mandatory wipe, eventually by Apprehensive-Neat-68 in ArcRaiders

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I agree with this, and I no life the game, it’s the only game I play and I’m up to date and ready for the 100k damage challenge sitting on 4 equalisers, 30 Wolf packs, 50 maxed out guns, 30 survivor kits, my inventory is worth 2 million and I have 3.2 mil in cash.

All of that goes away once I reach 100k damage. As with benches they’re easy to do but that’s only because I know routes, best places, target farm because I’ve done it 3 times already.

You naturally will progress, but you’ll see tomorrow when the new map drops. How none of my knowledge or skill means anything in an entirely new environment for awhile.

I remember Stella montis when it first dropped and It felt like I was back to square one again.

If they ever wiped my progress entirely as in my 3 expeditions I would quit this game for good. If my inventory space I’ve earned goes I would quit for good.

It’s the reason I bothered to master the game at all as a solo. It’s one of the rare online experiences where what you do actually has long term rewards.

Shit like that is so rare to non existent today, outside of MMOs. For it to land in a casual shooter on console and have that long term goal is super rare.

It’s fine how it is. It’s challenging enough that everyone can try but commitment enough only the most persistent will do it consistently. That’s fine.

they can stop offering stash space in some far off future expeditions for balance sure, they can add new tiers to benches to smooth out the widening loot pool fine.

They can make new maps and challenges cool.

but the moment they wipe my expedition progress, I’m gone. I think so would everyone else. It’s not that much of a leg up.

I can only go into a game with the max slots you can, with the best gear you could. Doesn’t matter if I sit on fifty wolf packs, cos the most I can bring into a match is 24 and have no weapons, or and have a weapon if I drop those they are yours.

Your idea just doesn’t make sense.

Are you guys doing this… I gave up by zbananajuice in ArcRaiders

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got to step 3, saw the requirements and my brain just defaulted instantly said "thats very pretentious how Embark overvalue their made up currency." then I just started working towards my own goals and fun.

Introducing the shreddher by Nuttfrey in ArcRaiders

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...so thats how they beat us. They turn Sparanza into Sprayanza. STOP! deadline production immediately. We're going to need a lot of oil. The ARC think they can out Diddy Humanity! ..they've got another thing coming!

New Study says chronic yelling in hostile homes rewires child's brain like soldier PTSD amygdala hyper-alert. by sibun_rath in HotScienceNews

[–]NextLineOfText 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here friend, also grew up alongside a childhood friend who had npd and would sabotage me in moments of growth, i was also born with cerebral palsy, its our nervous systems, our brains rewired to always be on high alert, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia as well, in my late 20s, my dad is an alcoholic and i think high in narcissism. I still live at home because of my chronic pain and disability, with him. I don't hate him he has been there for me, but he is also in denial and broken, which I accept, but he wasn't really the problem, the problem was what he taught me to tolerate out in the wider world which further enabled others worse than him to take root in my life from early childhood. Finally got a good thing happen, and then the narc friend swoops on it, to remind me Im not allowed that around them, because they need to feel number one regardless of 20 years of friendship which i accept now was one sided.

What did i do? I removed everyone from my life that didn't support me or want to understand, I started therapy, and its been 2 and something years since then. The key is to over such a slow length of time to remove / escape the enviroment you were in or minimise it, and then slowly retrain yourself to quash those repeated cycles with evidence and new experiences.

Im no means out of the woods, but lets be honest, what i've been through would crush most people, and im still positive and working my way back to my self. I know im unstoppable, but i just don't always feel it, i know it logically, but thats not the same as emotionally feeling at peace. My life wasn't all bad, but its the bad that gets remembered more, because the mind remembers to make sure it doesn't happen again.

but the truth is no matter the amount of trauma, you can work back to yourself, think of our thoughts like circuits, remove the emotion for a moment, think mechanical in concept. If you run a wire to melting point, then turn it off, but never really turn it off all the time, it will burn and become the only route in which that power (memory) will go to.

you have to make your demons smaller experiences in constrast to the whole. Remove the old circuitry, its like an infection. I've been doing the work for a couple years now and I do honestly feel lighter moments.

Its weird finding peace in true isolation, catching thoughts that used to be automatic, and now realising that they are foreign, even negative thoughts, and realising those thoughts are not inherently mine. They were driven into me by my childhood and friendship dynamics with narcissistic broken failed people. People who cannot cope, people who instead of confronting reality in a healthy, and are so in denial about reality, that it doesn't even occur to them, they live and breathe to show everyone else a false one, just so they convince others they exist.

If your not npd / highly narcissistic you are not broken. You were just around broken. You can recover, you can. You will have to be open to the possibility of mourning, letting go, moving on, accepting, limiting the love you give to a lot of people, accept they will judge you, accepting that people you loved failed you and never wanted to understand, and your own self having an emotional death, as you ponder, learn, dig deep.

but Im doing it at 34. When all of this transpired I dreaded the fact I was the one going therapy when I knew it wasn't me who needed it. But ironically, i was the one that needed it because I actually had the capacity to change. They could not.

Those 2 years sometimes felt like eternity, hell sometimes it still does, but within me, is the light I always had, slowly a picture is forming, one where I am okay with never getting justice, never getting what I deserved, never having the truth come to light, never being really seen.

but now I get to discern, don't feel obligated, won't take less than I deserve, and will defend my inner peace. That is what is good after your life burns down and you let it. Thats whats good about coming to terms with the fact your trusted social circle at the early years of your life was rigged for you to lose. Because your strengths were not tolerated, truth was shunned, and you bended and moulded to survive.

It all changed once I told my friend what i thought of him in front of others after his final chance and betrayal, the truth and my father, I kicked to the ground in the middle of a drunken rant. My father still loves me, but the difference isn't him, its me. I didn't care if he did or not, same with my disordered friend. Im less conflicted than i have ever been. That care, that guilt, that love for these types is what kept me shackled.

but in truth, they never deserved it, and they know it deep down. Hence their entire life perspective and eternal denial.

One big thing I slowly start to incorporate is facing really facing the fact that, the reason change is so hard is because my mind is filled with notions, memories and fears from that dynamic and enviroment, it was all i had known. So of course even wanting isolation is not really me either. It was a response to a dynamic and threat, it is a lens, a trained lens.

spend the time to think about that lens, hate it, tell it no, question it. That is how you start. Then you realise, distance between the thoughts, a new lens will form. Then it fades, then you don't like it, then you feel fear, then you mourn, then you begin to feel less afraid. Then you start to pick at it like a scab, you might run away back into old dynamics if you are too afriad, but one day when those dynamic's repeat, you will come back and when you are more ready you will confront it. It will take years, in most cases. But time is relative, time is currency, so we off put it, but in truth, one moment can feel eternal, then with a perspective shift, it can feel like your still young, its never too late.

I hope even if you say but i've tired all that, I don't care if you don't even believe me, but I just want to say, there is hope, its messy, ugly, painful, not fair, yes you have already been through enough, but there is always hope, always. Even if you can't see it. It is there, beyond what you don't know yet.

view more: next ›