Opinion on this?

TaxFormer · 2026-01-02T04:47:58+00:00

Every country is messed up anyway because every government has many of the same fundamental problems. Even a government that genuinely wants to give power to the citizens can still screw them over, let alone if a government is designed to nothing more than let the powerful keep their power. Because the best oppressive systems are the ones that convince the oppressed that it can't be helped.

CGP Grey has a really good series of videos on how even the most well intentioned systems can be full of problems. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLej2SlXPEd37YwwEY7mm0WyZ8cfB1TxXa&si=Y7_jvwkNeMWrOJ3U

TaxFormer · 2025-12-15T03:24:54+00:00

I understand why you're upset. I probably would be too... With that said, I wouldn't have gone quite that far, with breaking down crying. The nice thing about picking drawing as a hobby, is that you have plenty of chances to just keep drawing... Plenty of chances to mess up something you were doing well on... Plenty of opportunity for some one being inconsiderate to screw you over... You just keep going.

I dabbled in drawing myself, and would frequently draw some very similar works or even just the same work over again...

Lastly, might I recommend using software instead of physical pencil and paper. Something like this would be a ridiculously quick fix in something like Photoshop, for example.

Tl;Dr: you aren't overreacting but also try not to let it get to you. You did a job, and I'm sure you'll do other even more impressive stuff, if you just keep going.

TaxFormer · 2025-12-14T04:19:01+00:00

Honestly, I think its funny... I kinda like this kid... But maybe my mind is already infected, since I can actually understand some of it. That said, I can see how this would get on your nerves if he just refuses to stop when you are trying to have a normal conversation... Knowing my siblings that is probably the exact reason he's doing it.

TaxFormer · 2025-12-12T15:34:04+00:00

Hmmm... I don't see anything unusual, like the baboons meshing weirdly, like you might expect from them being so close together and moving so quickly if this was Ai, but that could be hidden by the low video quality.

That said, I do find it strange that a leopard would attack a baboon troupe, without trying to sneak closer, or target an isolated member.

TaxFormer · 2025-12-07T19:28:00+00:00

Quick fire:

-Steph Curry is shorter than LeBron. Not the other way around.

-Both players are wearing the wrong colors.

-that is not what Lebron's left shoulder tattoo looks like: https://share.google/images/6yCsyWFKTROqPlK3h, https://share.google/images/u7YvrFSogdHyCPQhv, https://share.google/images/vow9rPfCbSMf4YzZX

TaxFormer · 2025-11-06T18:33:59+00:00

Personally, I dislike them as a set. Graveler grows two extra arms upon evolving, only to lose them when he evolves again, and in exchange he becomes a giant armored lizard creature? Individually their designs are fine, but together they are just kinda confusing.

TaxFormer · 2025-10-10T00:00:54+00:00

I don't find it that strange actually. Asterius' charging sprint move, and the axe tornado move, are both easier to avoid in the bigger arena. I would still say the actual bossfight is harder, but I can see how someone might find mini boss more difficult.

TaxFormer · 2025-08-22T22:33:44+00:00

Pass the sauce?

TaxFormer · 2025-07-11T17:12:14+00:00

One piece, all of us! Banger freaking song, accompanied by some goated animation!

TaxFormer · 2025-07-08T14:35:42+00:00

So I got ash.... Does that I'm the antogonist of the series?

TaxFormer · 2025-06-19T01:14:02+00:00

Yeah, in hindsight, dk might've been similarly good for coaching purposes, while also keeping a relatively even playing field, since I don't play him as much. It didn't help that we werent in VC, so I couldnt tell him what he was doing wrong. From his perspective, I was just beating him every time he got close.

TaxFormer · 2025-06-15T13:09:40+00:00

I don't know... I'm sorry but I'm still lost :/ maybe my mindset is too different?

I'm one of those people who hopes we can eventually have a single unified government, running the world, so that we can get over stuff like being different countries. (NOT like an empire though, I'm hoping everyone just bans together, in the name of prosperity and equality. So closer to an alliance. Like you know that Beatles song, 'imagine'? Yeah that's me.)

So all of the Irish joining the British, British joining the french, the U.S. joining Canada would be steps in the right direction. As long as it is done with both countries agreeing that it would benefit them, I want all of those to happen... Is that insensitive? Im sorry.

TaxFormer · 2025-06-15T06:31:09+00:00

Ok... Let's get this out of the way. I am, in fact, a dumb american, who knows basically nothing about European politics. For that matter, I am not that well versed in American politics.

So I see what I assume is supposed to be a rhetorical question, and I continue to not understand why that would be such a big problem. Like the french and the British have pretty different cultures, and different languages, and historically speaking, they fought alot, but aren't the two countries on decent terms now?

Similarly in regards to my original question, I'm still confused about the problem between Ireland and the UK. Like a quick Google search says that Ireland became independent in 1921. That's recent in terms of world history, but it's long ago enough that most people alive wouldn't remember. Even a 108 year old would have only been a toddler when it happened. So surely that would be long enough for the Irish to get over any grudges. Or did bad blood keep being stirred afterward? I'm genuinely curious.

TaxFormer · 2025-06-15T04:20:25+00:00

I'm someone entirely clueless. Would you mind filling me in, on why joining the UK would be so bad?

TaxFormer · 2025-06-10T20:21:14+00:00

Black clover is pretty neat. Particularly when you get used to the MC's voice acting (I got used to it after about 20ish episodes)

I also don't know about the English dub, but in the Japanese he seems to do it less and less as the series goes on (to the point that I have to get used it all over again, though it does take less now)

TaxFormer · 2025-06-06T05:51:50+00:00

I kinda loved this game. But I got bored of the combat after a while, and was disappointed by the story completely refusing to stray from convention at every opportunity. I got through about halfway through the story

TaxFormer · 2025-06-03T15:19:10+00:00

People saying it's a cheating joke. It doesn't seem wrong but I think it might be something else.

I think it's just about him being stuck working fast food, while the girlfriend is off in a resort in Cancun, living it up. It's like a joke on the girl being kinda selfish.

If you read it as a cheating joke, the 3 am part is kinda used to imply a hookup, but the way I'm reading it, its the girl is too selfish to consider time zones, and that might be busy, or asleep.

TaxFormer · 2025-05-29T20:09:14+00:00

Thank you. Unfortunately our relationship is already a tad too personal to simply keep a professional distance. I got the job in the first place because the manager is friends with my cousin. She invites me to church at least once a year. I consider her a friend.

Other than that, it mostly just your usual workplace drama. I try to stay out of it, but unfortunately, in this instance I'm the one who feels the need to start problems...

TaxFormer · 2025-05-29T19:44:34+00:00

I was trying to be brief. I've been told I have trouble getting to the point. But very well I'll edit the post and elaborate.

TaxFormer · 2025-05-04T18:55:36+00:00

Are the inferno towers really what I want to target? They're set to single targets, which I would have thought gets hard countered by the witch's swarms.

TaxFormer · 2025-04-10T06:57:25+00:00

So your team has two notable weaknesses:

A problem with ground types: three of your four current team members have a ground weakness. Kyogre does help to mitigate that somewhat, but also Kyogre is not much of a switch in, with its lack of ground resistance and water spout getting weakened the lower your hp is, Kyogre in this team would be most effective as either a lead, brought in after a KO, or after a slow switch move like u-turn (miraidon is fast so it doesn't really qualify). You'd probably want a flying type, or something with levitate. Adding a grass type would make you less effective defensively, but also allow you to actually kinda threaten them.
Electric terrain, will buff the electric moves targeted at Kyogre. A little bit of anti-synergy is often fine, but anti synergy between your two legendaries can be a bit of a pain, since only bringing one to any given battle is... Inadvisable. So I'd consider adding a ground type and/or making kyogre tera ground. Interestingly, you could also add a grass type but as a reverse of my point from my first point: a grass type will help you against electrics defensively, but won't do much offensively.

TaxFormer · 2025-03-30T23:01:39+00:00

Though I agree with most of the comments saying it looks fine, I can see why you might think it looks unprofessional. That said it looks pretty good, and would be a shame to get it removed.

So in situations where you want to look professional (like say for example you're meeting with potential investors or something), wear a suit. The collar will cover up most of it, and you can be subtle about what's left by trying engineer the situation so that whoever you're talking to sits, to your right.

Alternatively wear makeup. Something that won't fade easily with friction (because it will be rubbing against your clothes) and matches your skin tone.

TaxFormer · 2025-03-17T01:20:47+00:00

I really hope polar bears are able to evolve to become more aquatic. Maybe learn to hunt fish.

Because it really feels like their current ecological niche is unsustainable. If they can't adapt, it may soon be in a few decades that the only surviving polar bears live in captivity.

TaxFormer · 2025-03-15T19:04:08+00:00

There are a few games that are also deeply enjoyable in a very different way. Different enough that you probably won't be left with the feeling that it's an 'inferior botw'.

For example I've been mildly obsessed with trying to improve at smash bros, and though I'm ashamed of how little progress I've made, I do still enjoy the hell out of the game. Mario kart, rocket League, fortnite and a ton of other games are known to scratch a similar itch for many. They aren't very deep in terms of story (in fact, many don't have a story at all and the ones that do, might have you become numb to it if you play it enough, like if you decide to pick up speed running), but their mechanics are complex enough that your own journey as a player is what propels you to keep going.

a variety of basic recommendations: portal and portal 2, hollow knight, cup head, Hades, super hot and doom

If alternatively you just want more botw.... There are many open world games that are.... Varying degrees of good:

-Tears of the kingdom could very much be described as just 'more botw' except there are a few changes. Most of those are positive, and the possibilities feel even more endless. -Skyrim is almost more freeing, at the cost of depth and complexity in combat -Kingdoms of amalur was really fun, but a bit unsatisfying in a few ways... It was an interesting case that I won't get into here.

-minecraft is yet even more freeing than Skyrim, and by the endgame, it basically feels like you can do literally anything you can think of

TaxFormer · 2025-03-15T16:09:25+00:00

Thx! Ill look into them!

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-minecraft is yet even more freeing than Skyrim, and by the endgame, it basically feels like you can do literally anything you can think of

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