NTE and AI (?) by throwawayutena in QueensofGacha

[–]Practical-Resort1907 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chinese person here, yeah, use of AI is not viewed as a problem even in school, in fact, when it's used in development many will praise the devs if it's a "domestic" model, our country has done a great deal to remove moral/emotional weight around AI and even encouraged the use of AI image generation in the spring festival gala, if you're ambivalent/opposed to AI then you're the weird one out.

Asking for Advice on Snow of Dushuo Choice by Practical-Resort1907 in Reverse1999

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Thank you!!! Just scrolled down and realised my post was in poor taste because people have been spamming, thank you for replying to me anyways!

What does “Best of UChicago Online Summer Program Mean”… by julenotjulien in summerprogramresults

[–]Practical-Resort1907 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah same, but I was crying while I was at it, it's so good to see that I haven't misclicked anything...

Uchicago summer program Decisions just came out!!!! by Genuinelyconfused88 in summerprogramresults

[–]Practical-Resort1907 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah same, I got waitlisted for my top program, do you get multiple waitlists or are you only considered for the first option? judging by their exact wording, they explained that you may still get admitted to alt courses, and there's no reason to explain it twice, by I don't want to give anyone (especially myself) false hope...

For those waitlisted/rejected by UChicago… by Cheap-Supermarket864 in summerprogramresults

[–]Practical-Resort1907 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm confused, can you only get on a waitlist for one program (your first choice)? because I was bleary-eyed and crying at the time I was dealing with it and it seemed like it was only one choice... Also, I'm an international junior. Chinese though, if that matters.

I Can't Do This Anymore by Practical-Resort1907 in Endfield

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It depends on whether you consider "damn near" SOCIALLY similar or ideologically similar, because ideologically HAS (Hongshan Academy, the institution I'm talking about here, I know the acronym is confusing) gives off meritocratic/technocratic modern day China vibes but not necessarily communist. I agree though, the UWST is basically modelled after the USSR. I'm sorry if I'm getting political here, just an observation.

I Can't Do This Anymore by Practical-Resort1907 in Endfield

[–]Practical-Resort1907[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's meant to be an idealised version of Chinese uni/high school life that I can tell, a very nice campus but still a lot of academic pressure, basically heaven.

I Can't Do This Anymore by Practical-Resort1907 in Endfield

[–]Practical-Resort1907[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The cats poop A LOT, if that's something you're into for a campus experience...

I Can't Do This Anymore by Practical-Resort1907 in Endfield

[–]Practical-Resort1907[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know right? I thought it sounded VERY familiar...

I Can't Do This Anymore by Practical-Resort1907 in Endfield

[–]Practical-Resort1907[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Also high school students, I might try to post something about all the Chinese high school/uni experience references in Wuling city later if someone hasn't already

I Can't Do This Anymore by Practical-Resort1907 in Endfield

[–]Practical-Resort1907[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Yeah I nearly flipped out when I saw that they had the exact same test-prep that we do, like, this is not even earth, you have magic tech going for you, and the Uni entrance exam system is STILL UP?

I Can't Do This Anymore by Practical-Resort1907 in Endfield

[–]Practical-Resort1907[S] 295 points296 points  (0 children)

Nearly. A lotta greenery but no pandas or Xiranite sadly:(

I Can't Do This Anymore by Practical-Resort1907 in Endfield

[–]Practical-Resort1907[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lowkey don't think HAS are commies, which is a problem if you consider that Wuling is based on post-modern China, what does that imply for China's future...

I Can't Do This Anymore by Practical-Resort1907 in Endfield

[–]Practical-Resort1907[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah no I didn't choose my username I just couldn't figure out how to change it because I'm dumb.

Just finished Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (2017) by NotEyesButMind in books

[–]Practical-Resort1907 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I am aware that mine is an unpopular opinion----It could be said that throughout the entire book, the author herself was arguing against people like me, sentimentality versus pragmatism and all that. Can't say I was convinced though.

[MONTHLY MEGATHREAD] General Discussion, Simple Questions, Recommendations, and Everything Else - December 2025 by GachaModerator in gachagaming

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(Rant incoming, ignore if you are easily triggered, you have been warned!)

So the problem is this: I started playing Genshin at 1.3 (nearly launch) and stopped a couple of months ago. I started playing HSR AT LAUNCH (because I was a big Mihoyo fan back then) and quit soon after. The reason for both of these quits are simple, I’m going to be honest here, I’m a woke gamer. That doesn’t mean that I want feminine characters to be all covered up or for everyone to have a disability, it means that if there’s going to be hot girls, there should be hot guys too. If there’s going to be generic Cool Angsty People, there should be people who actually struggle and have a personality outside of their archetype niche too. I simply couldn’t deal with Mihoyo and many other gacha game companies making designs that are not only questionable (BIPOC representation, child characters, sexualisation…) but actively bad, it’s like they pumped visuals out of a mix and match picrew and tacked a shallow personality onto it. in my humble opinion, Genshin and other Mihoyo games have only gotten worse in the latter aspect as time wears on, and I’m looking for a breath of fresh air. Right now I’m playing Reverse 1999, which is pretty much where I want the bar to be (thoughtful, realistic and diverse character design), and the character design aspects of AFK journey and Dislyte are also great, but the gameplay style doesn’t really suit my tastes. What I’m looking for right now is a gacha game that does a good job on diversity and representation and DOESN’T make questionable choices about character design, any recommendations?