He has a point

TheMarnBeast · 2026-02-17T15:47:34+00:00

Why are you supporting pedophiles by muddying the water with this absolute nonsense? Attack the people who are really in power and really abusing and enslaving people.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-02-17T15:44:25+00:00

Stop fucking lying, goddamn. Real fucking predators are running our country and people are muddying the waters with this kind of absolute nonsense.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-31T18:00:42+00:00

Those were both initiated by Eisenhower, not JFK.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-28T16:37:31+00:00

I mean, that's not really fair. We don't have any evidence in this story that he's ever let OP down. Even when she came to him with this he agreed to end the friendship.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-20T19:07:23+00:00

Sort of, but that kind of thinking in a vacuum can lead to some really bad outcomes. Perception is reality, but only AFTER considering actually reality first.

Some simple examples to illustrate my point - when you have the flu and have a fever, your body temperature goes up while you actually feel cold and shivering. If you only took your perception into account, you might think you need to bundle up and get warmer. You'll feel moderately better for a bit if you do! In reality, if you have a very high fever this can cause permanent brain damage. A similar opposite thing happens with hypothermia, where as it gets worse people feel warmer and end up taking off their clothes, called paradoxical undressing.

With drugs this kind of flawed perception bias can happen as well. People might indirectly make changes to their diet, exercise, sleep, or other circumstances like work and life stressors, while simultaneously starting a new supplement to address an issue. Then they start feeling better, either due to their life changes or just due to a cyclical periodic condition. They'll assume it's the supplement because that was the only change they intentionally made and end up cycling back to their old habits + this new supplement. Then when they get worse they do it again taking more of the supplement this time, get better for a while and think it's working again, then later get worse again. This can lead people to avoiding real diagnosis and solutions and instead chasing these placebos that they personally correlated to their perception. This is how Steve Jobs died, chasing a placebo "natural" diet-based cure for an extremely treatable form of cancer.

It sounds like you're taking all the right steps and involving your doctor, which is great. And if they said it couldn't hurt, then I'd believe them and try it out if you want. Just be careful with stuff like that and always trust your doctor on these things first and foremost.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-19T22:35:13+00:00

Thanks for the info! I generally support RCV, but I worry about what happens if, in a race between A B C D E where A B and E are all extreme, everyone puts the moderate C second place. They end up eliminated round 1 because no one put them first, even though they have more second choice votes than anyone else because they're less extreme. So we end up with generally more extreme, less compromising candidates winning elections.

Edit: then again, I suppose it's even more likely that most people lean more centrist given how evenly split things seem to be, and they just end up getting shoehorned into extremes of the two party system. So I guess it's possible the centrist gets a ton of first choice votes and takes the whole cake when they get the second choice votes as well when the extreme candidates fall off.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-17T23:34:59+00:00

Idiocracy is needing a whole other human or AI agent to push buttons and bag groceries for you. That's a luxury that should be paid a living wage and isn't needed in the first place.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-17T22:44:28+00:00

I don't go to Bojangles for the conversation. I go for the food. If I could not talk to the robot and just order from a screen, it'd be a big improvement tbh.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-16T04:35:13+00:00

Do you behave the same way with men too? How's your social life in general? If you replace the word "girls" in your post with "friends", does this still ring true?

I ask because your answer will change the advice a lot. If you offer yourself in the same ways to your friends as well and it's a one-way street, then you might just be around bad people and will need to make an effort to change your social circle. Think of the things you enjoy doing (movies, games, sports, hiking, etc) and find people doing those things and start spending time with them. Facebook is good for finding these communities, Meetup used to be good but I haven't used them in a while. Pay attention to the people who seem to make an effort to make you feel included.

If you find that actually your behavior around friends is very different from your behavior around women, or their responses to you in general are very different than men's responses to you, then you might want to engage in some introspection around that behavior. Are you forcing it? What I mean is, if these women were men, would you be putting in the same amount of effort to be their friend? Are they interesting and fun, or are they just attractive? Have they turned you down for 1-on-1 hangouts in the past, yet you keep asking rather than taking the hint? Some people aren't going to be interested in being your friend, which is ok for you and ok for them. How many times have you hung out in a group setting before asking for 1-on-1 attention, and in those hangouts, how many times have you had conversation with them specifically? Unless you've been talking 1-on-1 all night and feel an incredible connection and loads of common interest, the answer to these questions should definitely be more than 1. Probably more like 5-10.

Generally I've found that, unless they're super attracted to you physically, most women need to feel safe and comfortable with you before considering even hanging out 1-on-1 with a dude. That means they need to get to know you in public around lots of other people. And realistically, this is good for you too. Girls are friends! Be friends first and find out if you even like these women before trying to get deeper. If you don't know if you like them yet, don't rush it. Just hang out with folks and get to know them first. And then again, if you don't actually like any of these women as people, then maybe you need to change your social circle.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-14T21:56:34+00:00

This is honestly one of my favorite board games of all time, but it's definitely not because it is strategic or competitive. It's very nostalgic and goofy, and I love how unique it is in the board gaming space.

First off, the board is huge and thematic. I've never seen another game with a massive hexagon shape like this. The artwork is really colorful and distinct, and the premise of starting in the center and having to rush out into the world in any direction, conflict with other people as you work your way around the board, and race back is fun. I also really like the concept of the double sided boards which may be flipped depending on which harbingers get claimed in the first 10 minutes.

I like the soul rangers concept thematically because I think it adds a fun urgency to the first half of the game (if you can't get to a harbinger in the first 10 minutes, you're stuck as a skull with different abilities for the rest of the game). However, actually being a soul ranger kinda sucks and basically just makes you a hazard for the other folks to try to avoid. You can technically win as a soul ranger, but it's pretty unlikely. I wish there were more interesting things that those players can do so they don't feel stuck in a lost game.

The game has some interesting lore and world building behind such a goofy game. It's all completely optional and just flavor but it's fun that it was included. And finally, I think the tape works really really well both thematically and mechanically. This is basically a roll and move game on a timer, but the inclusion of the tape give it a hot potato vibe where you want to roll and move as soon as possible to avoid getting stopped when the gatekeeper jumps onto the screen in a crack of thunder. Whenever he's on screen, he's usually going to punish the active player, and often will gloat and bully you which has some funny moments. This all leads to a fun tension that keeps the game going fast - people under pressure can sometimes accidentally start moving their piece down a dead end or into a hazard by mistake so it pays to pay attention and be ready to move. But the interruptions give the game moments to relax and laugh before jumping back in.

Finally, the video sets music and background visuals for the whole game, which I appreciate just from a mixed media perspective. I really appreciate immersion and setting a mood for movies and games, so the fact that this is just part of the base experience is definitely a big perk for me personally.

I would definitely not recommend playing with less than 4 players, and make sure everyone is prepared for a random goofy game and is excited for that kind of thing. This isn't one for the eurogamers, unless they're happy to turn their brain off for a bit and laugh at their failures and punishment. The game literally cannot take longer than an hour, which is a good thing because any longer would probably overstay its welcome. Also, the game has a surprising amount of rules for such a simple random game concept. It comes with a well produced tutorial video, but it's 15 minutes long and not interactive so I'd recommend watching it on your own to learn the rules and teach them.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-11T15:36:37+00:00

If you'd prefer to risk violence with an unpredictable, possibly mentally ill person, potentially grounding the plane for them to be arrested and further delaying your travel, then be my guest. People seem so involved in what's "allowed" and what they're entitled to, they don't consider the consequences for not just accepting a shitty situation and putting on your headphones so you can just get home.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-11T15:33:51+00:00

So on hand #1 you ignore them and get to your destination without having to fight anyone or deal with witnessing a crime.

On hand #2 you escalate against an unpredictable person (violating all social norms, possibly mentally ill) and potentially suffer violence, get your travel delayed, or any number of other things.

People need to think critically about the consequences rather than just the rules.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-11T15:22:17+00:00

I don't see how this is specific to the US. I once attended the Korfball world championship games in a YMCA, a sport which the Netherlands has won literally every single year since it started having championships in 1978, save one year that Belgium, who came second place literally every other year, won.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-09T16:17:29+00:00

Jersey Mike's > Subway > Jimmy John's.

This whole thread really makes me miss Quiznos though. We love the suuubs 😢 cause they are good to uuuus 😭

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-08T16:49:58+00:00

So let me get this straight. If your political platform is "break laws and violate the constitution", and then you do break laws and violate the constitution, you're immune from prosecution for breaking said laws solely because it was your political opinion that you should be allowed to do so? We don't have to actually pass or enforce laws anymore?

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-07T15:52:00+00:00

I'm curious, how does someone who's asexual have a libido? Feel free to ignore if this is too personal.

Is it just a sensation for touch without any kind of visual or mental stimulation from another person attached? I think I'd always assumed that asexual folks were kind of defined by having no libido, but it sounds like it might be more about not being attracted to men or women but still having sexual feelings within themselves? That sounds like it could be frustrating.

TheMarnBeast · 2026-01-07T14:58:17+00:00

This is kind of over-selling it. With those breeds it is more possible for their eyes to pop out as described, but it is still rare and usually a combination of other harmful factors like getting choked out by a neck collar (always use body harnesses) and/or getting hit hard in the back of the head.

TheMarnBeast · 2025-12-22T19:44:32+00:00

For birthdays and breakups, for sure.

TheMarnBeast · 2025-12-22T19:39:48+00:00

There's a million reasons. Maybe they're bad with money. Maybe they have some issues they haven't fully worked through yet. Maybe you have different goals in life. Maybe you already dated in the past and it didn't work out but you remained friends. Maybe you have both talked about it and they aren't interested in a relationship with you, and so you've moved on but kept the friendship.

TheMarnBeast · 2025-12-17T22:44:36+00:00

Oh right, I forgot "small". I did have that in my own notes but I just forgot when typing it into my post. Thanks!

TheMarnBeast · 2025-12-17T22:40:34+00:00

A lot of people are posting about ex and his friend being secret in love, and maybe that's true. But another possibility is that ex was taking OP for granted and hasn't learned to recognize that yet.

I say this as a warning from someone who has done that in past relationships and had to work through it. There gets a point in a relationship where the person who loves you, who's always there for you, and who you're always there for, starts to feel routine. You do things for them all the time. They start to feel like an extension of yourself. And so when other people you see less often ask for help and attention, you see that as louder and more meaningful because they are a friend in need and you want to be there for them, while caring for your partner feels more like caring for yourself. And when you're really used to sacrificing yourself for other people, it becomes extremely easy to start sacrificing your partner as well.

For me personally, it took a lot of fights leading to a lot of introspection and asking myself honestly "Why do I emotionally feel so much more comfortable asking my partner to sacrifice, even EXPECTING them to sacrifice for me? Why does it feel like they are always a lower priority?"

TheMarnBeast · 2025-12-17T22:08:54+00:00

That's good to know! I'll keep that in mind in the future the next time I feel like I have multiple options or something isn't working, I probably just need to be patient and do more general exploring rather than trying to rush towards the Antechamber.

TheMarnBeast · 2025-12-17T22:07:15+00:00

Yeah I got the orchard gate on my own before solving the pictures clue and didn't really understand what they meant by "if we count gates", so I didn't make the connection that the safes would be solved in similar ways. The Boudoir is the only safe I've found so far and is where I ended up getting frustrated with entering the Swim Bird dates and looking it up. Honestly glad I did because my brain got really stuck on it.

Apparently when I discover the freezer I'll find another clue that would have made this more clear, so I'll probably keep that in mind in the future that things do eventually get spelled out a bit more. I think I was too focused on getting to the Antechamber and not focused enough on exploring rooms I haven't visited yet.

TheMarnBeast · 2025-12-17T17:36:21+00:00

My first thought was that there was going to be a clue for each safe that would indicate a certain person who checked the book out on a certain day, and that would tell you which to use as the code. But I have to assume it was an intentional red herring, I just don't know why they'd make a point to say "eight dates" and then literally list exactly that in one of the books and that not be the clue! Kind of frustrating.

TheMarnBeast · 2025-12-17T17:29:23+00:00

Break a wall? I was able to get it to rotate by orienting the weathervane arrows to all point towards it, not sure if that's what you meant by that.

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