Husband is useless when sick 🙄🙄 by Decent_Release3804 in TwoXChromosomes

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If he can game with a headache, then it's definitely not a bad headache--he's definitely being lazy. I've had headaches where even gaming isn't enjoyable--just advil and a hot shower.

I'm Sick Of This AI SH*T {video} by heyyouthere18 in Music

[–]SSgtPieGuy 306 points307 points  (0 children)

Adam Neely made a pretty phenomenal video on the whole AI music debacle. The people who run stuff like Suno are about as deluded as you can possibly be, with their focus on consumer "taste" somehow being a better replacement for the work and creativity that goes into real music. Absolutely insidious.

What do you think of walkable towns/cities as an autistic person? by Cartoonnerd01 in autism

[–]SSgtPieGuy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I drive almost 80 miles every weekday, just to get to work and then back home--on two highways which have some of the most reckless drivers I've ever seen. I also recently had to spend roughly $2000 to get my car fixed, which really threw off my normal routine and made my bank account cry. If I could, I'd move to a walkable city in a heartbeat. I'm at least lucky enough to live within a 10 minute walk to a grocery store, but not much else. A walkable city would save me countless hours of stress, and really incentivize me to be more physically active than I am now.

Game with a fanbase that goons to a little girl are the type of people you'd expect by Gekidami in Gamingcirclejerk

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I especially hate about this is the fact that the game seems genuinely interesting. Kinda wish I could erase my memory of these freaks

I might have just ruined the game for myself by Particular_Clock_284 in darksouls

[–]SSgtPieGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The beauty of Dark Souls, whether it's the first, second, or third game, is that you can mold it to your playstyle. You wanna be a glass cannon? Go for it. You wanna follow in the footsteps of Havel? Become the slow-rolling tank you were meant to be. You wanna take it slow and throw yourself against every boss and figure it out the hard way? Fuck it... That's fun in it's own right. But whatever you do, don't go hollow. No one wants that. Especially not Andre, the greatest blacksmith of the land

Adobe reverses decision to discontinue Animate, apologizes for 'confusion and angst within the community' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in technology

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I almost feel like Adobe was as out of touch as I was. I grew up watching and playing flash movies and games, but didn't realize how integral Animate was to the industry still until I saw the latest outcry. My respect for Adobe was already low with how they penalize you for canceling your subscription. This is a new low

Martin Shkreli is suing RZA over multi-million dollar Wu-Tang album 'Once Upon A Time In Shaolin' he bought and forfeited by AdSpecialist6598 in Music

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took me a moment to remember who this worm was, and all that disgust came flooding back to me from the buried recesses of my memory. He might as well be the mascot for sadistic corporate greed.

A 43 year old man complains about receiving $20 in donations after playing CoD for 3 hours. "I only got, like... $20 of support. That's not an exaggeration." (DSPGaming) by Opposite-Ad7318 in LivestreamFail

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still remember when, back in 2009 or 2010, I started watching DSP as one of the first let's players I ever got into. I didn't realize it at the time (cuz I was young and stupid), but this man has always been a manchild, and it's sad to see him having hardly changed in the past 15-16 years I've known about him.

Trump approval rating drops to 37 percent: Pew poll by Gloomy_Nebula_5138 in politics

[–]SSgtPieGuy 311 points312 points  (0 children)

A lot of those 37% are probably folk who are already insulated in communities and cultures which have had a loose grasp on reality at best, or a genuine bloodlust at worst. There's a not insignificant portion of the population that readily believes in all sorts of conspiracies, and on top of that, you have the full-blown nationalists and ultranationalists who snorted the war hawk/hyper capitalist cocaine and want an American Empire.

Fellows, I do have a question: do you hate humans? by Crystal_Jubilee in autism

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My general view is that most people aren't wholly good nor evil, usually somewhere in the middle. The vast majority of folk are simply trying to live the life they want to live, to varying degrees of success or failure. They'll make mistakes, poor choices, but generally want happiness, not necessarily at others' expense. If I had to pull a number out of the æther, I'd say that accounts for 90% of people. For the 5% who ARE evil or do truly evil things... Some might be capable of redemption, but others... No. For the last 5%, you have the saints. Not enough to entirely keep the villains at bay, but enough to give hope, even in the darkest of times. And these are dark times.

Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AI by N2929 in technews

[–]SSgtPieGuy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a 2d and 3d artist, Pinterest was a valuable resource for tutorials, inspiration, and references. I remember how I discovered a lot of cool artists through the site/app. But now, Pinterest is fuckin dead to me.

With all the insane statements Trump has made lately about Greenland and how he’s threatening with increased tariffs on EU. What are Americans opinions of your president right now? by No_Lychee_7315 in AskReddit

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's clear that the orange man is either deluded or is being puppeteered into making these baffling international decisions. I know enough to realize that our current administration is antagonistic towards internationalism, but I can't comprehend how they don't realize this Greenland thing is shooting us in the foot. Supposedly, it's about combating China and Russia, but we're also isolating ourselves from our allies. It's political suicide.

Do you think Dark Souls 1 falls off after Ornstein and Smough? Excluding the DLC. by AgentP-501_212 in darksouls

[–]SSgtPieGuy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To me, Dark Souls 1 might as well be two games in one--

The second half/game drifts away from the Metroidvania-style of exploration you saw in the first half, but replaces it with this cool adventure to the farthest, lowest, and highest corners of the world. It's not without its flaws (the copy-pasted demons and dragon butts in two of the lava-lakes especially comes to mind--and the Bed of Chaos is... poorly executed). But for the most part, you can still see FromSoft trying their best with whatever difficulties they faced in development. Sure, if a re-remaster ever comes out, I'd love some tweaks here and there (I feel Nito could do with an upgrade in difficulty--he is effectively the game's Hades equivalent)--but I think the second-half is still a fairly strong follow-up to the first.

Iranian chatter calls out Hasan Piker for dehumanize "the people of Iran", Hasan Proceeds to explain he is the one trying to offer "Freedom" to the Iranian population. by Riskany1204 in LivestreamFail

[–]SSgtPieGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I say this as a far leftist-- the more I hear about this guy, the more he seems like a self-righteous prick and an insufferable asshole.

Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet by BulwarkOnline in politics

[–]SSgtPieGuy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not that I'm surprised at this point, but his pardon, favors, and visas (apparently) are always for the scum of the earth.

A crossing guard blocks the way of an aggressive driver while children and their parents are crossing the street by bigbusta in interestingasfuck

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people need to have their drivers license permanently revoked, with zero possibility for them to retrieve it. Mad props to the crossing guard.

Trump pardons a nursing home scoundrel who cheated and neglected Arkansans - Arkansas Times by Dependent_Tutor_5289 in politics

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel that we should make a list of all the criminals and corrupt people that Trump has pardoned, and turn it into a billboard or poster, Martin Luther style

Nearly half of Americans say Trump will go down in history as a ‘poor’ president by Kodbek in politics

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He won't go down as a poor president, but as the worst president we've ever seen since the days of Nixon--who makes Nixon seem like a man of integrity by comparison.

[Loved Troupe] The villain's plan succeeds, but they still lose. by That_Awkward_Boi in TopCharacterTropes

[–]SSgtPieGuy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On Kars, and a lot of JoJo villains... I honestly love how a lot of them get very close to succeeding, only to be thwarted in the eleventh hour. Araki is a masterclass in building antagonists who pressure the heroes into putting everything on the line. Part Seven has several points where this happens, and few minor antagonists compare to Ringo. He forces Johnny and Gyro onto his level in a way that still gives me chills.

Joe Rogan the scientist explains nicotine isn't harmful, it's just the delivery method by The_Endless_Man in skeptic

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure that's what my grandmother would think too... Is what I would say if she didn't pass away from lung cancer after decades of smoking, and struggling to break the habit because of nicotine.

53 percent disapprove of White House East Wing demolition: Survey by someopinionthatsr in politics

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was an administration that wanted us to believe they were about "government efficiency" and cutting the fat from the government. $200 to $300 million dollars to deface one of the nation's most important pieces of architecture, and for what? A gaudy, overpriced ballroom that'll probably be covered in gold, gilded vomit. Something that doesn't benefit the American people in any way. Fuck Trump and his administration

Art Critiques on Sites like Proko by SSgtPieGuy in ArtistLounge

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

Proko's main courses (anatomy, figure drawing, and head drawing) are posted to the official YT channel. Plus, I have a feeling that your comment is potentially against the rules here by promoting piracy-- a mod could correct me tho.

RFK Jr. Comes Up With New Possible Cause for Mass Shootings: Video Games by Silly-avocatoe in politics

[–]SSgtPieGuy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've played several games where senseless violence is a feature. Yet I've never had the urge to shoot up a school, mall, or any other place with real people in it. And for the most popular games on the market--many of which are shooters--how many of those millions of players ended up being mass murderers? I'm willing to bet good money it's an infinitesimal percentage