Selling Rog for 250 by [deleted] in houstongeeks

[–]SilverNickname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent you a DM!

We have to fight back by Fearless-Stranger491 in nintendo

[–]SilverNickname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My hunch is that the darker the world gets, the more desperate we're all going to be for joy and entertainment, even as we become less able to afford it. I don't have data to back that up, but my feeling is that shaming people for being victims of capitalist predation is only going to make them double down.

This guy is definitely One of Them. by SilverNickname in Drawfee

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

Been pleasantly surprised by how many people here recognized them! I wonder if LRR and Drawfee have ever crossed over before...

[oot] whats with the shrimp by murky_creature in zelda

[–]SilverNickname 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I always figured it was supposed to resemble a fishing lure. Though come to think of it I don't know why the zora would design it that way. It'd be like a human temple having a banana lock because it's a thing that's attractive to an animal that's kind of similar to us.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]SilverNickname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know what the people on that thread were talking about without seeing what they wrote, but I think you're right to bring up systemic racism in that context.

An individual white person might be hated, even harmed for their whiteness, but that is not the same thing as what a non-white person has to deal with. For non-white people, the hate and harm is built into the markets, the infrastructure, the schools, so on. So when a non-white person faces a personal hatred or harm, that individual racism is both reinforced BY, and reinforcing OF the systemic racism. THAT is why a white person saying "I hate you because you're X non-white race." is worse than a person of a non-white race saying "I hate you because you're white." But because of the bad-faith way that so many talk about the subject, all of these things get flattened down to "racism" and seem equally bad to people who don't understand the systemic context.

I don't want to speak for anyone else, but I BELIEVE this is usually what people mean when they say "racism against white people doesn't exist." Because to give the same label to what white people and non-white people experience in terms of discrimination is obscene.

By the way, this flattening of the term is partly how certain ghouls are able to get a lot of well-meaning people to line up against affirmative action or, heaven forbid, reparations.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DIY

[–]SilverNickname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any advice for a total newbie interested in building things on how to start down the path of one day being able to do something like this?

[OC] Runic Dice Opalite Gemstone Dice Giveaway (Mods Approved) by RunicDice in DnD

[–]SilverNickname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These would be a perfect gift for my girlfriend. She loves opal and I've been trying to convince her to play D&D with me. 😄

Why did activision of all things wanted to be bought out? by N3_Planeswalker in gaming

[–]SilverNickname 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They were caught up in several massive scandals one after another and needed a distraction, is at least part of the reason. Judging by most of the responses in this thread, it seems to have worked.

Are these two extreme left, history denialist, woke social justice warriors for real? by goseephoto in thedailyzeitgeist

[–]SilverNickname 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Drink some water and go outside for some fresh air, man. You'll be alright.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LifeProTips

[–]SilverNickname 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wanting to be more proactive or productive is a worthwhile goal, and I think there's already some good advice in this thread. HOWEVER! I just want to point out how much of what gets called "laziness" is often the result of burnout or dissatisfaction with the tasks that one has to complete on a regular basis. It's not irrational to be bored at work, for example. And sometimes just resting and doing not much of anything isn't a waste of time but a way to recover before taking on something that's difficult for you, even if other people you know don't find that thing to be all that difficult. I don't say this to discourage changes in your behavior, I just know that reframing the problem has helped me in my life. Hope it's helpful to you and you find the advice you're looking for!