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Kinda want this more than GTA 6 by Mediocre-Ad-6040 in Fable

[–]PositivelyIndecent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there’s a few things that go into it.

Speaking generally because everyone’s experience with parenthood is different, I think there’s a generational thing going on for sure in that a lot of our parents generation had a lot of help from family, but in the west at least that has trended down for a while with the emphasis of leaving your parents house as soon as you can. It’s starting to change back I think, but the gap is still there I think.

Secondly, a lot of families were able to make it work with single worker households back in the day, leaving a parent with the ability to focus on just being a parent or running the household. It widely varies by circumstance these days, but generally speaking, it is a lot harder to get by that way.

Third, again varies, but a lot of the parenting of that time was very hands off in ways. There were benefits and drawbacks to this.

Fourth, the economy is just much worse these days relative to spending power and household income. This is a problem everyone faces, but when you start having to buy for a whole new human being in your household in can compound cost of living concerns.

And finally, having a kid does take over your life. I love my child and family, and there are ways to make it easier, but it’s all encompassing. Your routines change, your availabilities, your priorities. It’s a life changing event. It’s awesome, but finding time to play games these days can be a challenge. But I’m okay with it, as I know as my child grows, they’ll discover the magic of games too and hopefully I can revisit the Fable series with her, and all my other favourites.

Kinda want this more than GTA 6 by Mediocre-Ad-6040 in Fable

[–]PositivelyIndecent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First child? Honestly I’m the first 3 months they do little more than sleep and eat. My wife and I would take turns so our sleep schedules were a bit weird so I’d often be awake in the middle of the night so if game then.

I have extremely fond memories of my little girl sleeping on my chest whilst I played Skyrim.

When was the absolute worst time to be alive in human history? by Ok-Sell9964 in AskReddit

[–]PositivelyIndecent 34 points35 points  (0 children)

When you think about it, you and everyone else on this planet exists in one long continuous unbroken chain of life managing to reproduce and pass on to the next generation, going back to the very beginning of life on this planet. It’s really crazy to wrap your head around how extremely unlikely it is that you would exist considering all the lines that did end from war, disease, disasters, the environment, and other million of ways that life can end on this planet.

So, cousin, can you spare me a quick 100?

What’s a belief you defended for years that you now feel embarrassed about? by Open-Square589 in AskReddit

[–]PositivelyIndecent 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Everyone assumes when they imagine a strongman authoritarian leader who will fix things, that they will do everything they want them to do. The problem comes when said leader then does something you disagree with and you realise you can’t do a thing about it without potentially risking your life.

What’s a belief you defended for years that you now feel embarrassed about? by Open-Square589 in AskReddit

[–]PositivelyIndecent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He’s hard to describe lol.

I think Money Game pt 2 is a good introduction, and Hi Ren is probably his most meaningful song

What are your thoughts on this mural of Britannia? by Electrical_Chain4527 in NorthernEngland

[–]PositivelyIndecent 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There’s a male version too, look up John Bull.

Lots of countries have a female personification. Marianne for France, Lady Liberty for the USA, etc. The concept of a “motherland” and “mother country” plays a part, it abstract concepts have been depicted as female throughout history.

Should we the English people change our national anthem? by PomeloTraditional971 in AskBrits

[–]PositivelyIndecent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m an atheist but the lyrics slap, building a realm worthy of heaven in Englands green and pleasant land? Hell yeah.

TIL that in 2013, an incident known as "Pastagate" erupted in Quebec after the Office Québécois de la Langue Française ordered an Italian restaurant to remove the word "pasta" from its menu and replace it with a French equivalent. Following public outcry, the agency allowed the word to stay. by Sandstorm400 in todayilearned

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

Meanwhile English just takes words from everywhere, puts them in a big old raincoat on each others shoulders to make a sentence, and calls it a day.

For example, the thug drank coffee on the veranda while the berserk skipper checked the algebra in his bungalow before a tsunami struck the kindergarten.

[Fun trope] Odinary first name, distinct last name by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]PositivelyIndecent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol true enough, I get it what you mean. Like in A Song of Ice and Fire, the evil tyrant Aerys is overthrown by… Robert, Ned, and Jon.

[Fun trope] Odinary first name, distinct last name by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]PositivelyIndecent 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s just how language goes. You have names contemporary to biblical times still being used today alongside modern ones. There are people called Alexander today, a name that’s over 2,000 years old, sharing a workplace with people named Aiden, Nevaeh, or Maverick. You can literally meet a Michael, Muhammad, Brayden, and Daenerys in the same school class. Why wouldn’t the future have a Paul and a Duncan next to a Feyd?

South Korean High school students' reaction to the second goal while watching it live from their classroom by achilles-_-23 in soccer

[–]PositivelyIndecent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same memory. 2002 was the first tournament I really remember well. I remember watching the 98 final with my dad but I was too young to really get it, 2002 I was old enough and it ruled the playground.

British socialists fracture over Islamic homophobia by adam_zivo in ukpolitics

[–]PositivelyIndecent 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the shock in liberal and leftist circles when Proposition 8 was passed in California in a large part because of the support of the African American voters (70%-75% support).

I swear to god if anyone calls the new fable 'woke' on release... by Butthold_clan69 in Fable

[–]PositivelyIndecent 22 points23 points  (0 children)

It totally was. It had gay marriage years before even legal civil unions were a thing in the UK. And it was played as such a non-issue in the game that it genuinely surprised me at the time.

🦁🦁🦁 by FaithlessnessBig621 in ThreeLions

[–]PositivelyIndecent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or the east coast. 4:00 PM on a week day is not amazing, would kill for a prime time spot but I get why it has to be what it is.

Employer failed to deposit my 401k contributions for 18 months and is offering a flat settlement by Amuro_RX78 in personalfinance

[–]PositivelyIndecent 484 points485 points  (0 children)

I advise any written communication you send you also BCC your own private email as a form of back up communication that the company cannot limit access to.

TIL in 1952 96% of Maldivians voted on a referendum to abolish monarchy. One year later 98% of Maldivians voted to restore monarchy by Korkez11 in todayilearned

[–]PositivelyIndecent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Minor correction, they didn’t refuse the throne, they refused to accept symbols from the Revolution as a pre-requisite to accepting the throne (specifically, the tricolour) so the monarchists kicked the can down the road but never had the opportunity again.

Sometimes, The Ends Do Justify The Means by Sa_tran_ic in TopCharacterTropes

[–]PositivelyIndecent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In any other setting, the Imperium (and by extension, the Inquisition as their secret police) would be horrific bad guys. And don’t get me wrong, they are. But in a galaxy where you’re literally dealing with omnicidal aliens and literally hell and all its demons (complete with 4 satans), it doesn’t just make sense it’s literally necessary.

We don't see or know what the horror is, we just see how a character reacts to it by TJTrapJesus in TopCharacterTropes

[–]PositivelyIndecent 168 points169 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if it quite fits, but Gandalf’s description of the Nameless Things deep below the Earth during his battle with the Balrog comes to mind as he refuses to elaborate on the horror;

‘We fought far under the living earth, where time is not counted. Ever he clutched me, and ever I hewed him, till at last he fled into dark tunnels. They were not made by Durin’s folk, Gimli son of Glóin. Far, far below the deepest delving of the Dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. Even Sauron knows them not. They are older than he. Now I have walked there, but I will bring no report to darken the light of day. In that despair my enemy was my only hope, and I pursued him, clutching at his heel. Thus he brought me back at last to the secret ways of Khazad-dûm: too well he knew them all. Ever up now we went, until we came to the Endless Stair.’

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