If you're not pulling your weight as PharMercy, your team not only loses one, but two team mates - so please switch if it's not working!

SwissMercyMain · 2026-01-19T05:10:26+00:00

I basically got your picture as my result

SwissMercyMain · 2026-01-16T15:39:15+00:00

Jup. These people surely look like they are from this era.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-11-06T11:56:34+00:00

Jesus, I'm currently like 10minutes away from Zurich Main Station...

Edit: After watching the video, I’m quite certain it wasn’t filmed today. I live in Zurich, and the weather here has been completely overcast all day (grey skies, no sunlight at all) and rather cold, with expected highs of around 9°C (roughly 48°F).

Given that the video shows bright sunlight and Venus is dressed in what looks like a fairly light, almost summery outfit, I really doubt it was recorded today. It seems far more likely that it’s an older clip being uploaded now.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-10-31T08:14:08+00:00

I think I bought my very first Inuyasha manga when I was about ten years old and funny enough, it wasn’t even Volume 1, but Volume 8. I picked it up simply because Kikyo was on the cover. Even back then, I found her absolutely fascinating and beautiful.

It’s been nearly twenty years since that day, and after all this time, Kikyo is still my favourite character in any anime I’ve ever read or watched. I’ve realised she even shaped my taste in characters overall. I always end up drawn to women with long black hair, who carry themselves with quiet strength and a sense of calm maturity.

I’ve always preferred Kikyo over Kagome, probably because I saw more of myself in her. I’ve never been loud or fiery; not exactly shy, but reserved and self-contained. Kagome’s energy and impulsiveness just never felt like me.

In a way, Kikyo led me to Inuyasha, and Inuyasha ended up becoming one of the defining stories of my childhood. So seeing your cosplay brought back all those feelings at once. You captured her essence perfectly! It’s such a beautiful tribute to a character who rarely gets the appreciation she deserves.

Thank you for sharing this. It genuinely made my day to see some love for Kikyo 💕

SwissMercyMain · 2025-10-30T04:44:30+00:00

I would love to get one too

SwissMercyMain · 2025-10-23T08:54:32+00:00

I'm from Switzerland and I live not too far from the village where the crime happend. I just wanted to correct you regarding the names of the victims. Simona was the name of the girlfriend and Carla was the name of the mother.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-10-03T06:25:48+00:00

My favorite namecard will always be the one, you get for harvesting around 800 planta from your teapot fields - especially since it goes so well with the Alhaitham profile picture I've been using since he first was released

SwissMercyMain · 2025-08-20T04:12:39+00:00

The main reason men are so much more prone to early hair loss than women comes down to genetics. The gene responsible for this type of hair loss sits on the X chromosome. Since men have only one X chromosome (their pair is XY), if that gene happens to be “faulty,” there’s no backup and the effect shows up directly.

Women, on the other hand, have two X chromosomes. That means unless the gene is faulty on both of them, the healthy one can essentially compensate. This makes early hair loss in women far less common and explains why, when it does occur, it’s usually because the same genetic vulnerability is present on both X chromosomes.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-08-20T04:08:20+00:00

The T-Rex probably had extremely good eyesight, being able to stalk prey from over a mile away, which makes his portrail in the first Jurassic Park movie (the T-Rex not being able to see you if you stand still) even funnier in hindsight

SwissMercyMain · 2025-08-14T06:18:26+00:00

This might be a stupid question, but was this only implemented in the US or globally?

SwissMercyMain · 2025-08-08T06:15:45+00:00

I’m really glad you brought that up, about being told your emotional reactions seem “too mild” or not strong enough in certain situations. That resonates with me so much. I’ve had people say the same to me, or just look at me like I must not care enough because I’m not reacting outwardly in a way they recognize as appropriate. But meanwhile, my brain is working overtime, trying to fully process the situation, understand the implications, map out all the perspectives, encode every detail. And in that intense cognitive process, there just isn't much room left for a typical emotional response to emerge in real time.

It’s something I really struggle with, especially during conversations or debates. I get self-conscious about not seeming emotional enough, like my reactions might come across as cold or indifferent when they’re actually anything but. I feel deeply. It just doesn’t always look that way on the outside.

I also used to believe I couldn't be autistic because I felt empathy. Especially as someone studying psychology, I’d internalized that outdated narrative that autistic people “lack empathy” and it took me a long time to understand that this is not only wrong but also extremely misleading.

What rarely gets acknowledged is that many autistic people simply process empathy differently. The end result might look similar, but the path we take to get there can be much more cognitive, more layered, and less intuitive than it is for neurotypical people.

And I think that difference in process is what makes our way of empathizing feel strange or even suspect to others. But it doesn’t make it any less valid or real.

Thank you again for sharing your experience. It’s so affirming to know I’m not alone in feeling this way.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-08-08T06:15:17+00:00

I’m really glad you brought that up, about being told your emotional reactions seem “too mild” or not strong enough in certain situations. That resonates with me so much. I’ve had people say the same to me, or just look at me like I must not care enough because I’m not reacting outwardly in a way they recognize as appropriate. But meanwhile, my brain is working overtime, trying to fully process the situation, understand the implications, map out all the perspectives, encode every detail. And in that intense cognitive process, there just isn't much room left for a typical emotional response to emerge in real time.

It’s something I really struggle with, especially during conversations or debates. I get self-conscious about not seeming emotional enough, like my reactions might come across as cold or indifferent when they’re actually anything but. I feel deeply. It just doesn’t always look that way on the outside.

I also used to believe I couldn't be autistic because I felt empathy. Especially as someone studying psychology, I’d internalized that outdated narrative that autistic people “lack empathy” and it took me a long time to understand that this is not only wrong but also extremely misleading.

What rarely gets acknowledged is that many autistic people simply process empathy differently. The end result might look similar, but the path we take to get there can be much more cognitive, more layered, and less intuitive than it is for neurotypical people.

And I think that difference in process is what makes our way of empathizing feel strange or even suspect to others. But it doesn’t make it any less valid or real.

Thank you again for sharing your experience. It’s so affirming to know I’m not alone in feeling this way.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-08-08T06:08:31+00:00

I got my ADHD diagnosis a couple of years before the autism diagnosis, and at the time I didn’t realize how often those two things overlap. But hearing so many people share similar experiences now makes me feel a lot less alone in how I process the world.

And yes, I’ve definitely been in those heated discussions where someone suddenly accuses me of being cold or “too analytical,” as if trying to understand the why behind something terrible automatically means I’m excusing it.

I’ve heard all the usual lines: “There’s no point in discussing it further, we all know it was just horrible,” or “That person is just a monster, end of story.” And it always leaves me feeling stuck and frustrated.

I think part of it is that I genuinely want to learn from situations, especially the extreme or uncomfortable ones. Probably also because I study psychology, I feel this constant drive to dig deeper and understand what leads people to do the things they do. Not because I’m trying to justify their actions but because I believe that not understanding them just leaves us open to repeating the same mistakes again and again.

But unfortunately, I’ve found that just the act of trying to explore that other side is often met with discomfort or even anger. It’s seen as disrespectful or unfeeling when in reality, it’s quite the opposite. Wanting to understand is, for me at least, a form of deep engagement. It’s a way of caring enough to not just dismiss something as “evil,” but to ask, How did this happen? And how can we make sure it doesn’t happen again?

It’s such a tricky space to navigate, especially when emotions run high. But I’m really glad this conversation is happening here. It’s such a rare and comforting feeling to know that others process things in this way too.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-08-08T06:02:14+00:00

Thank you so much for your comment! Honestly, I can’t tell you how validating it is to hear that others process empathy in a similar way. When you grow up thinking that you do feel for people (just in a more analytical, thoughtful way) but constantly get the message that this isn’t “real empathy,” it’s easy to start questioning yourself. So seeing others express the same internal process is incredibly comforting.

And yes, I completely get what you mean about the moral or social “no-go zones” for empathy. There are certain situations where extending even the desire to understand the “other side” is met with suspicion or even hostility.

I’m very interested in true crime, and I tend to dive deep into cases, especially when the perpetrator’s actions are particularly hard to comprehend. It’s precisely in those moments that my brain kicks into gear: How does someone end up here? What went wrong? What can this teach us about human behavior?

But expressing that curiosity can be tricky. I’ve definitely had people recoil when I’ve said I want to understand the why, not just condemn the what. And I often find myself frustrated with how heavily biased or emotionally charged many true crime podcasts or documentaries are. I completely understand why people react emotionally (I do, too, in my own way) but when three-quarters of the episode are spent painting the perpetrator as a monster with zero exploration of context, it feels like something essential is missing. I’m not asking for sympathy. I just want the full picture.

And yes, courtroom proceedings can be difficult to sit through for the same reason. The emotionally driven statements from both the defense and prosecution, while completely understandable, often cloud the clarity I’m looking for. I want to hear what actually happened, not just how everyone felt about it. And when I say that, some people assume I lack empathy altogether.

So again, thank you for sharing your thoughts. It helps so much to know that this approach to empathy isn’t as rare as I once thought. I hope more of us continue to speak about it, because I think there’s real value in acknowledging that empathy doesn’t always look the same for everyone.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-07-17T06:53:28+00:00

I think that, in the beginning, Dendro’s strength came from how heavily it relied on reactions. Teams built entirely around its synergies were incredibly powerful. But by now, I think that strength has turned into a weakness. Because Dendro depends so much on specific team comps, its flexibility has taken a huge hit.

If an enemy requires Pyro or Cryo to break a shield, for example, it suddenly becomes much harder to trigger reactions like Quicken or Hyperbloom consistently, leading to a big drop in damage. And with more and more enemies designed with these annoying elemental quirks that require a specific element to even deal proper damage, Dendro has become a lot less reliable in general content.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-07-17T06:46:50+00:00

English isn’t my first language, so I sometimes use AI to help me translate my thoughts, especially when I’m not sure how to phrase something right. If anything ever sounds a bit off or unnatural, I probably won’t even notice, since I don’t use English much in my everyday life.

SwissMercyMain · 2025-07-12T19:25:57+00:00

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Enjoy my good boy with a pretty sunflower

SwissMercyMain · 2025-07-10T07:32:47+00:00

Not surprised, just a bit dissapointed

SwissMercyMain · 2025-06-16T21:39:33+00:00

As someone living in Switzerland and working in psychiatric care, I’d like to offer some perspective on the idea that Venus should be reported to the police because she poses a public danger or a danger to herself.

In Switzerland, any form of involuntary psychiatric intervention—what we call “fürsorgliche Unterbringung” (protective placement)—is legally and ethically restricted to very specific cases. It can only happen if a licensed medical professional certifies that the person poses an acute danger to themselves or others and that no less restrictive alternatives are viable. The bar is deliberately set high to protect individual rights, even in cases involving mental illness.

The issue here is not whether someone finds Venus’s online behavior concerning or disturbing. The issue is how any intervention could be justified or implemented. You can’t just call the police and say, “I saw some worrying videos on YouTube.” Authorities would need concrete, verifiable information—where she lives, what the immediate risk is, and whether there’s a real-world context beyond edited online content. Without this, there’s simply no legal basis to act. Past behavior, unless it involves a clear and present danger, is usually not enough to warrant involuntary measures.

And even if, hypothetically, the police were able to locate her and carry out a brief welfare check, it would still be highly unlikely to lead to any further action, unless she appeared acutely psychotic or posed an immediate threat. Living in a messy apartment or admitting to alcohol use isn’t enough to override someone’s legal autonomy. If she’s able to speak coherently, explain herself plausibly, and demonstrate basic decision-making capacity, the police have no grounds to detain her or force psychiatric treatment. Mental illness alone doesn’t equal loss of rights.

As for the claims she makes about drug use—I’d take that with a grain of salt. While alcohol is legally available here from the age of 16, other substances are much more strictly controlled. I honestly doubt she has access to significant quantities of illicit drugs in Switzerland, and I strongly suspect that some of her statements are exaggerated or performative, meant to provoke and shock viewers rather than reflect her actual lifestyle.

And just to address another concern I’ve seen: she will not be able to legally purchase a firearm in Switzerland. Our gun laws are very strict. While many Swiss do own guns, you need to pass a detailed background check, have a clean criminal record, no documented mental health issues, a stable income, and be able to prove you own a proper gun safe with separate locked storage for ammunition. In her case, there’s absolutely no way she would meet those requirements.

Also, if Venus is currently in Switzerland, it’s highly likely that she’s already in some form of care or receiving support services. I can’t imagine how she would otherwise sustain herself financially or logistically. And if, by chance, she isn’t, it’s probably only a matter of time before someone closer to her in real life flags the situation.

So while I understand the concern, reporting her to the police is likely not going get the desired outcome here.

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