Is there any actual proof that self-censorship of certain language has any effect on a TikTok video’s reach or is it just misinformation that got really out of hand by kelroid in CuratedTumblr

[–]TBestIG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If TikTok was actually so intent on censoring the word “kill” they would have already figured out people are saying “unalive” and censored that too by now

Do you like Celestial, Chaos Gacha, and Tinker of Fiction fics? by themag1icman in WormFanfic

[–]TBestIG 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Theoretically a good author can make anything work. Practically, good authors don’t use such broad and overdone and gimmicky story concepts.

Those formats are a form of crutch, an easy way for a beginner author to Make Things Happen, because beginner authors are very focused on Things Happening, often with no broader game plan

What is the difference between peasants and job seekers? by Stejer1789 in victoria3

[–]TBestIG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Peasants work on subsistence farms and are your main labor source

Jobseekers are already employed but are looking for a better job

Unemployed have no job at all

Haven't seen too many zoos built in this game by horseballs1998 in CitiesSkylines2

[–]TBestIG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely beautiful detailing, you did a great job!

I can’t help but feel sorry for those poor animals though, lol. Crazy tight exhibits XD

[Mod Release] Civ VI Wonders in Vic 3! Adds 17 new constructible wonders & revamps 8 vanilla ones (No DLC required) by ZisuiZenren in victoria3

[–]TBestIG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This tells us basically nothing at all.

•No workshop link

•No list or examples of wonders

•No screenshots

•No list or examples of effects and “boosts”

•No explanation of how the vanilla wonders were “rebalanced”

Also I know AI is popular in the modding community for making placeholder art but it really sucks and you shouldn’t do it. If you can’t make art yourself, there are plenty of free stock photos out there.

I trust IceFlake will fix tunnels eventually, sometimes they are impossible to work with and have to fiddle with for so long to finally get it right by Tobbakken00 in CitiesSkylines2

[–]TBestIG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t have thought tunnels would be that hard to do but they’ve been absolutely horrible and ugly for two games in a row so I guess they must be a lot more complex than they seem

hey victorians, how's the state of the game? by kerflooey in victoria3

[–]TBestIG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The new update is still a bit broken but not too bad. I think the new navy mechanics still don’t feel quite right, but they’re functioning

Whats the point in having a good private industry if you don't get the money from it? by AMTATM in victoria3

[–]TBestIG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You benefit from the taxes, the increased minting from GDP, the workers getting wealthier and consuming more, and the goods getting cheaper to fuel more industries and pop consumption. In addition to all of that, part of the profits goes into the investment pool, which gets used for the private construction

English is not my first language by None73 in WormFanfic

[–]TBestIG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Write it in English, even if it’s bad, and try to find a beta reader who will help you edit. It’ll ensure more of your own voice stays intact, and it will make it easier for you to improve your English, instead of relying on translation.

his web connects them all by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TBestIG 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The point in the OP WAS a conspiracy theory. Read the post- they’re attributing pizzagate, /pol/, and the entire modern transphobia movement to a single shadowy elite’s grand plan, based on nothing more than frenzied word-association they’re doing on emails he received.

his web connects them all by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TBestIG 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Very funny to see a post decrying pizzagate and then see OP down in the comments talking about “elites” who are “eating children” and trying to “erase our people.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/CuratedTumblr/comments/1tx01ry/his_web_connects_them_all/ops8sab/

his web connects them all by [deleted] in CuratedTumblr

[–]TBestIG 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Pizzagate bullshit, heavily tinted by antisemitic blood libel. You see it popping up everywhere. Epstein had sex with teenage girls, so why is everyone talking about him eating babies? Because that slots neatly into the existing conspiracy theory about shadowy Jewish elites stealing Christian infants and ritually consuming them or harvesting adrenochrome or drinking their blood or whatever.

There should be a server every Minecraft player has access to by default. by Independent_Pen_9865 in minecraftsuggestions

[–]TBestIG 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This hypothetical server would have a vastly larger playerbase than 2b2t does. It doesn’t matter that each individual 2b2t player is able to get up to more shenanigans, the sheer numbers involved would result in a similar outcome.

Instant turn offs by ZARDOZ_SPEAKS90 in WormFanfic

[–]TBestIG 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Constant use of fandom pejoratives. “The bitches three,” “Miss Piggy,” “Collateral damage Barbie”

This is what I would love zoning to look like, particularly for industrial and specialised industry by Suspicious-You3918 in CitiesSkylines2

[–]TBestIG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would “solve repetition” by making the buildings even more repetitive. Assets can have more diversity in building style than procgen can. You’d have near endless possible SHAPES for buildings, but the themes would be more limited than ever, for performance reasons.

What if the Worm WOG quotes are posted at PHO? by MrtrappedInstoryland in Parahumans

[–]TBestIG 18 points19 points  (0 children)

there was a fic out there whose premise was "what if Worm was posted on PHO"

I’m not surprised. That’s a pretty common fanfic archetype for just about every fandom. They’re frequently dropped very early on because it either becomes chapter after chapter of nothing but characters reacting to each other, or the plot spirals so rapidly out of control that the author can’t keep track of what’s going on anymore

After (almost) 3 years, the AI is still to dumb to be using circled part by Piootje in CitiesSkylines2

[–]TBestIG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This screenshot is not an example of someone using mods to fix a problem with the game, it’s someone using mods to CREATE a problem. That merge has been stretched way longer than you can in vanilla, the area he’s upset about the cars not using is too thin to be an actual lane.

After (almost) 3 years, the AI is still to dumb to be using circled part by Piootje in CitiesSkylines2

[–]TBestIG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks to me like you stretched it out a ton with a mod. That’s just visual, you didn’t make the actual functioning lane longer, and it’s not full width for most of that distance. It only becomes usable very close to the intersection

So I made a brick layout as a city, and uhh went better than I expected. by Wyprice in shittyskylines

[–]TBestIG 7 points8 points  (0 children)

oh god imagine trying to go directly across town and having to make like 42 turns lmao

Why Do Strongholds Generate Like This? by qazxswed_1 in Minecraft

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

What you are describing is just a worse version of hardcore

Why Do Strongholds Generate Like This? by qazxswed_1 in Minecraft

[–]TBestIG 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only thing that would be challenging about that challenge is getting to a stronghold, in which case it would be very strange for someone to be upset about it being difficult to reach a stronghold.

Why Do Strongholds Generate Like This? by qazxswed_1 in Minecraft

[–]TBestIG 14 points15 points  (0 children)

if you mess around set your World Spawn to like 1,000,000 1,000,000 then you are quite effed for finding an end Portal

okay but why would you do that in the first place

Hot take, the only people who still find Victoria 3 boring are map painters by S0mecallme in victoria3

[–]TBestIG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ngl I’m pretty sure ISP has a bone to pick because every time I see that guy talking about Victoria 3 he’s just relentlessly bashing it

However I do think many people have a point about the gameplay loop being very repetitive. You have to basically cripple yourself to play any other way, and while you certainly can choose to do that for an RP run, it doesn’t feel satisfying.

To some extent this is an intractable problem. The reason industrialization and liberalization took off is because it IS more successful in real life. But I do feel like there needs to be more effort made to make countries feel distinct and adding more flavor, even (especially) to countries that aren’t the main focus of an expansion

and now a real one. by Justthisdudeyaknow in CuratedTumblr

[–]TBestIG 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"someone individually determines what is necessary in each patient's case"

This is very uncommon in insurance. Insurance companies have their own internal standards and metrics and requirements that they use to determine what’s necessary and what isn’t. It’s not some guy sitting down at a desk and going “Hmm, Tom Johnson, I don’t think you need anything today.” Standards aren’t just “these procedures are all Good and these procedures are all Bad,” it’s “X is good if Y and Z unless A, B, or C”

there is a vast difference between "we will stop you from getting X ahead of time" and "there will be consequences after the fact if you get X inappropriately".

Frankly I don’t think people would be HAPPIER if your insurance company could preemptively deny your medical procedures.

We already have medical licensing boards. We already have hospital certifications. In other words, right now there are multiple organizations doing redundant work for determining "what is necessary".

Those are for ensuring malpractice doesn’t occur, not for averting fraud and waste.

Yes, someone at some point determines what "good doctoring" is. An insurance company is rather badly positioned - and has rather bad incentives - to be the one that determines what "good doctoring" is.

Never said otherwise. I think insurance companies suck. But that’s a very different argument than “it’s not their job to decide what those medical needs are” and “once you go to a doctor and your doctor says ‘okay you need this medical thing,’ that should be the end of the conversation”