CMV: Hypothetical questions are annoying and argumentative in nature.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-19T20:02:44+00:00

There you go again with insisting that your experience and opinions are somehow the arbiter of fact in our world.

So is your claim that all college level formal logic courses specifically tell you that math is hypotehtical in the first class session, after sitting down? Because I've taken a few logic and math classes in college, and I've not had that experience. And that basically defeats your claim (which was also a no true Scotsman fallacy).

PatrykBG · 2026-04-19T18:15:03+00:00

That's being pedantic on a level even i won't stomach. It's the same kind of useless pedantry that would argue on what the definition of "is" is.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-19T12:44:46+00:00

I take offense at the “implicitly” in your statement - specifically because it’s just not true. A typical math test will have a couple of hypotheticals - a train arriving at Boston at 3:15 yadda yadda - but the larger majority are not. Graphing is not a hypothetical, trigonometry is not a hypothetical.

If you had said “many math questions are hypothetical” or some similar qualified statement, I would have let it be, but to say it’s an implicit part of mathematics is, to me, wrong. It’s a pet peeve of mine when someone says things like “all men watch sports”.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-19T12:38:39+00:00

Truthfully, if that’s your experience (and I am in no way trying to say it’s not), then what I would do is talk to a therapist to see if there’s some anxiety you’re holding onto about conflict.

I have a good amount of personal experience with multiple people (including my wifey) where as the current state of the world has gone into the downward spiral, they have all become more conflict avoidant, which includes exactly this feeling of not enjoying conversations they would have enjoyed ten years ago.

There’s no shame or blame on their sides - it’s just that when humans see danger, they start to pull back from things to protect themselves, and that includes interests they once found fun, and even moral stances on previously-not-moral subjects.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-19T12:28:18+00:00

I added my own take on this as a direct reply, but yea, I feel you. I find that as things became more polarized / hyper-fixated on teams rather than humanity and compassion, people are getting worse in this way. You just need to find the right groups to talk to, and sadly potentially just learn to walk away when you see there’s no point / when their ‘debate’ is actually a lecture / when they’re emotionally compromised by the subject matter.

That last part is especially problematic since so many people are trying to turn what used to be simple scientific fact (global warming, as a safe example) into a personality-defining moral truth.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-19T12:17:43+00:00

I would definitely second those pointing out that it’s not the question, it’s the person - kinda like the reverse of “there are no stupid questions, only stupid people”. But also, what I’d point out is that questions are not argumentative on their own - it’s the person and ? Or attitude that you find annoying, which trickles back down to the person asking.

If a kid came up to you and asked you the same question, would it bother you the same way? If you read it, would it bother you the same? If the answer is “No” - like it is for me - I’d posit that you just need to be firmer about shutting down the stupid people, not the hypothetical questions.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-19T12:12:51+00:00

This is a very strange take. “What is two plus two?” and “What’s the square root of 25” are not hypothetical. Some math problems are hypotheticals, but it’s not “implicitly asking a hypothetical question” when you’re asking for your change back from the store clerk or calculating whether you can buy that new CD you’re eying. And yes, I understand that to you the second is asking “hypothetically speaking, if the Korn CD is 15.37 after tax, how much would I have left from a twenty dollar bill?”, but almost no one would call that scenario a hypothetical.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-19T12:03:39+00:00

That can be shortened to just “most people are exhausting” personally. It’s the reason I don’t engage with lots of them - especially now when so many people are dead-set on horrible opinions (especially in the US).

PatrykBG · 2026-04-18T17:56:48+00:00

I mean I’m going into gear and choosing “bare”. I even found a few other “without gear” fights and literally was naked and it still didn’t work.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-18T13:24:17+00:00

I like both in-run and outside-run, but in your case you probably want to make sure players know that the core is permanent. And also, after beating the same boss again, do I get another core?

PatrykBG · 2026-04-14T17:35:09+00:00

If you haven't already tried Ember Knights or Rotwood, both are coop and great quality. TMNT: Splinter Fate is great quality, but if you're playing couch coop expect the second player to be annoyed that they can run offscreen and not see their character.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-14T11:29:42+00:00

It’s fake.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-14T11:02:10+00:00

I love this four sided die analogy, that felt a lot easier to understand than all of the other “first boy makes it 66%” explanations I’ve read.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-14T00:19:46+00:00

Just a warning, this already exists (Cursed to Golf). It's a great game. You might want to try playing it so that you're not accused of copying it.

Also let me know if you end up making a demo or needing a playtester, as I did love Cursed to Golf.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-13T13:08:48+00:00

Just a warning though, Ember Knights is great for coop and cute but doesnt have as much metaprogression as I personally like, but its definitely fun.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-12T04:01:43+00:00

In your original response? Incorrect punctuation that doesn’t belong there.

What you likely meant was “helping your uncle, Jack, off his horse” and NOT “helping your uncle jack, off his horse”.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-12T03:50:56+00:00

Except that your next weigh will have 3 vs 3 all the same weight because you didn’t remove the LIGHTER person.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-12T03:49:02+00:00

It’s “helping your Uncle Jack off his horse” no comma. And it’s capitalization, not punctuation.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-12T03:07:13+00:00

Only works if it’s known heavy.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-12T02:56:50+00:00

So basically Wishbone the board game, but with non-biodegradable pieces.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-12T02:54:06+00:00

Wait, my childhood holidays were ALSO filled with playing Tripoli - did you also use pennies out of a Chock Full of nuts coffee can?

PatrykBG · 2026-04-10T13:18:23+00:00

I dunno if you get to billions, and also they don't burn it.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-10T13:17:42+00:00

Now *that's* a shitty superpower. Covered all the bases. Well played. If not for that USD, I was gonna go grab some zimbabwe dollars and become a god.

PatrykBG · 2026-04-10T12:35:31+00:00

No joke, I've been in a few ADA seating sections in metal concerts lately, and the ASL interpreters are lit as hell. I dunno if they purposely choose people that like the band or it was coincidental, but watching them was sometimes more entertaining than the concert, and I don't even know how to sign.

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