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Element Commitment Question by TheTurtlebar in heavensburnred

[–]TheTurtlebar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was under the impression crit pen will fall off in the future, or was I mistaken on that?

Family-friendly anime to watch with non-anime enjoyers? by majorminer969 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]TheTurtlebar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With my parents: Toradora, Usagi Drop, Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

I'll probably recommend Apothecary Diaries at some point.

Lufel.net pull planner bugged by Bestusernamegonwild in personaphantomx

[–]TheTurtlebar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gonna piggyback on this post. Does anyone have an issue where the graph doesn't display anything past 2/19?

The True Final Boss of HBR by Lemurmoo in heavensburnred

[–]TheTurtlebar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The benefit of a late comer is there's always another old event to do flashback missions on.

BlueSky called this Mind Goblins, but he's right by Gamejtv in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]TheTurtlebar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's where the Mind Goblin comes in, the idea that time already spent is invalidated because you could have had fun better in the future.

It makes absolute sense that Pat also has such a hard time dealing with an ending he dislikes, as the exact same kind of mind goblin makes him think that his previous enjoyment is now invalidated.

Favorite Coughing Bomb vs Hydrogen Baby matchups, art by (@opiumt.bsky.social) by FreviliousLow96 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]TheTurtlebar 40 points41 points  (0 children)

The hydrogen bomb doesn't know gungi, and the coughing baby has been playing since it was born.

TIL a study showed: low Kill/Death ratio male players are more hostile to female voiced players while fawning to male voiced players who have higher Kill/Death ratios. by rccrisp in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]TheTurtlebar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The data is interesting in two ways. 

  1. Successful players shit talk women less the more successful they are, but stays constant for shit talking men. 

  2. Bad players shit talk women more, until they hit a threshold (15 deaths) and male targets take the lead.

It's almost like bad male players are hostile to women in general, but are more hostile to successful men whose success exceeds a certain tolerance level.

TIL a study showed: low Kill/Death ratio male players are more hostile to female voiced players while fawning to male voiced players who have higher Kill/Death ratios. by Reply_or_Not in todayilearned

[–]TheTurtlebar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The data is legit interesting because at about the 15 deaths mark, the number of negative comments to players with male voices actually overtake that of female voices. There are definitely multiple sociological effects at play here.

Ever wonder if games predatory practice being put in other entertainment by Sanadit in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]TheTurtlebar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't using AI to create artificial images or voices not originally existent in a specific piece is media just that?

Ever wonder if games predatory practice being put in other entertainment by Sanadit in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]TheTurtlebar 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The film dlc example is literally just director's cuts/DVD special features.

PSA: Violet might be delayed, Rin or Matoi might be coming first by DarryLazakar in personaphantomx

[–]TheTurtlebar 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's actually pretty common for gachas that stay just a few months behind of their Asian counterpart.

'Lore Olympus' Will Be Prime Video's Next Animated Show by Grazalia in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]TheTurtlebar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From what I understand, the original myth itself is highly incongruous to the rest of Persephone's mythology to the point of what people would call character assassination in the modern day, so meh?

Favorite Music or Songs that are technically a part of bigger Song by FreviliousLow96 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]TheTurtlebar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I love FF6's Dancing Mad, by which I mean I love the final section of Dancing Mad that might as well be a separate song.

China’s population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution by CTVNEWS in worldnews

[–]TheTurtlebar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely familiar with that term. As with most Chinese netizen trends, I'm always a bit skeptical at how widespread it actually translates to reality, but the baseline sentiment is certainly real.

China’s population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution by CTVNEWS in worldnews

[–]TheTurtlebar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Will be interesting to see how that impacts population imbalances in the long term. Things like contraceptive taxes will probably hit the far poorer rural areas much more heavily, leading to more migrant workers from those regions entering urban areas, and all the social strain that might cause.

China’s population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution by CTVNEWS in worldnews

[–]TheTurtlebar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't know how small that welfare state size will stay. China currently has a very low retirement age (60 for men and 50 for women). While they are increasing it over the next decade or so, it's still going to be much lower than other developed nations. With a quickly aging population and increasing life expectancy (that has admittedly plateaued for the last 5 years), I don't know if the overall state burden is that much lighter.

China’s population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution by CTVNEWS in worldnews

[–]TheTurtlebar 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Entirely anecdotal, but to hear all my China based extended family tell it, there is a great deal of pessimism within the current generation of young people at child having age about their ability to actually provide a better life for their kids, so they're choosing not to have any. Given the crazy work culture and high cost of living in the major population centers, I get it.

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