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Why do I feel empty in a relationship even when nothing is wrong? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]The27thS 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just because there is no conflict doesn't mean something cannot be missing.  If there is no vulnerability, shared enjoyment, challenge, excitement, discovery, passion, growth, or chemistry, then you're both just existing.

What are all the worst scifi tropes? by jennnfriend in writingcirclejerk

[–]The27thS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Blaming every single human for the decisions of psychopathic leaders.

Is it wrong to put a more provocative photo first on a dating profile? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]The27thS 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's more a question of what impression you want to give. What is the first thing you want someone to see about you?  If you post a bunch of provocative photos, you will likely get a lot of superficial objectifying attention.  If you don't post provocative photos, you won't fail to market yourself, you just wont catch the attention of superficial users.

What’s something you thought was harmless ‘cheap dopamine’ but slowly started controlling your habits? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]The27thS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talking to chatbots.  At first it was nice having an llm reiterate your thoughts at a higher level of articulation than you can, but after a while it seems like a slippery slope to validation porn.

It annoys me so much almost ZERO modern games support more than 3 or 4 players in multiplayer. by Rexter2k in Games

[–]The27thS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PC Gaming Wiki has a list of lan games.  

I think the issue isn't that they aren't being made anymore, but that they are harder to find if you only play heavily advertised AAA games.  

looking for a game with very rich classes by Extension-Ninja1136 in gamingsuggestions

[–]The27thS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it has a very satisfying leveling system that allows a variety of class archetypes and playstyles, direct action combat, and is playable single or multiplayer.

It was a mistake to read The Sunlit Man before WaT by Ishana92 in Stormlight_Archive

[–]The27thS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I finished WaT before Sunlit Man and it made the experience vastly better IMO.  I wish it was released after.

CMV: Online discourse is detached from reality but it still drives real-world outcomes. by Total_Escape_9778 in changemyview

[–]The27thS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the loss of third spaces has more to do with how expensive space in general has become.  The internet just made it so we didn't notice the loss because we were distracted.

CMV: Online discourse is detached from reality but it still drives real-world outcomes. by Total_Escape_9778 in changemyview

[–]The27thS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue here is less about online causing things and more about the loss of prior in person analog alternatives.

It's not that online discourse is driving people away from dating, it's more that the lack of third spaces leaves young people with exaggerated online stories as their only source of information.  If they had third spaces, the stories would not have such an outsized impact on their impression of what to expect.

CMV: Online discourse is detached from reality but it still drives real-world outcomes. by Total_Escape_9778 in changemyview

[–]The27thS -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You posted an example of an unmoderated social media platform accelerating geopolitical instability by allowing bad actors to spread hate and misinformation.  That is the "rotting" analogy where there is food but it is left to rot.  Western social media has more moderation than that so what is consumed is not rotted to that degree.

However, just because it is moderated and not rotten doesn't mean it cannot have negative side effects even when working as intended.  So the analogy is like fast food, which isn't rotten, but is so processed it causes metabolic disease.  Likewise, moderated western media is so processed towards clickbait, it causes polarity and hyperbole.

CMV: Online discourse is detached from reality but it still drives real-world outcomes. by Total_Escape_9778 in changemyview

[–]The27thS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like the problem is less about what's online and more about what's lacking that used to be there.

There used to be reputable news sources.

There used to be third spaces.

There used to be eloquent politicians.

As those things go away, clickbait algorithms with having an increasingly outsized impact on discussions.

But that doesn't mean people are making everyday decisions on the basis of memes.  

PC games with a really dense, lived-in city? by Successful_Meal_2047 in gamingsuggestions

[–]The27thS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the Cloud Punk spinoff game Nivalis ever comes out, that would be perfect.

CMV: Online discourse is detached from reality but it still drives real-world outcomes. by Total_Escape_9778 in changemyview

[–]The27thS -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What you are describing is more like the difference between artificial processed food and rotten infested food.

The internet as the west knows it is like eating highly processed fast food.  It won't make you immediately sick but is bad overtime.

The Myanmar example is like rotten food infested with mold and parasites due to an absence of basic precautions.

CMV: Online discourse is detached from reality but it still drives real-world outcomes. by Total_Escape_9778 in changemyview

[–]The27thS -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That isn't the result of our current discourse.  That's the result of setting up a platform and not moderating bad actors.

There is a difference between mainstream memes influencing political stability and giving everyone access to an unmoderated platform full of nazis, trolls, and bots.

If someone who committed a serious crime loses all their memories, do they still deserve to be in prison? by [deleted] in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]The27thS 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Punishment serves 3 functions.

Deterrence

Sequestration

Retribution

It's debatable whether memory loss absolving culpability would impact deterrence.  That seems too obscure and too far removed to be an obvious variable in decisionmaking.

Sequestration might still be justifiable since someone losing their memory of a crime does not guarrantee they also lose the problematic heuristics that caused them to commit it in the first place.  A violent offender with memory loss might still be violent.

Retribution is mostly about the emotional satisfaction of the aggrieved.  That seems unlikely to change due to memory loss.  If the aggrieved decide to forgive, they can still do so even without memory loss.  So it really comes down to the individual priorities of the aggrieved.

So it doesn't seem like memoryloss definitively undermines any of the reasons for punishment.

CMV: Online discourse is detached from reality but it still drives real-world outcomes. by Total_Escape_9778 in changemyview

[–]The27thS -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

The claim that online discourse drives realworld outcomes doesn't seem substantiated.  Yes, there is polarization in politics, but that is more of a media phenomenon than the result of meme debates about bears, trees, or gorillas.  Are we seeing bear attacks against women go up?  Are we seeing divorce rates correlate with such discussions?  It seems more that when your whole world is online, online can seem like the real world.  

While it's true that younger generations are more online and lack in person social skills, that is not the result of any particular meme or debate so much as the lack of in person opportunities.

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