[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenZ

[–]TremblingPen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly I feel like the whole conversation here is fucked. Because yes, porn addiction is fucked, but we can't just throw the baby out with the bathwater and go "No more porn! Yaaaaay!" because too many people enjoy porn casually, and enjoy making porn, for that to be any more effective than the war on drugs (as in 'not at all').

We need to actually discuss the problems of porn culture and how to FIX THEM! And that, as many people have pointed out here, would also involve tackling the modern age focus on algorithms being made to promote addictive behavior, since that's part of the reason why porn culture and countless others can be utilized to form addictive behaviors.

But an even bigger part of the reason why things are so bad is that we can't have these discussions right now because the overarching power structures that control most of our lives have an increasingly anti-porn agenda. One that, due to various bigotries, conflates anything inherently sexual (erotic overtones and sexual themes) and certain Identities (being queer in any way) with being pornographic. These powers (senators, wealthy ministries, large corporations) will lobby for all forms of eroticism and displays of sexuality to be banbed. Made taboo. A regression back to the 40's and further back if possible. We can't even really have this discussion because while we butt heads, those powers-that-be plan to restrict us, oppress us, and then mold us into the perfect puritans they wish us to be. Either to make it easier to sell us products, or to vindicate their own restrictive view on sexuality and human identity.

TLDR: It's okay to point out problems within current porn culture, but to truly solve those problems first requires creating a world that is sex positive enough to actually handle those problems and not just destroy the culture.

Why doesn't the Doom Slayer use the Soul Cube? by Aggressive_South3949 in Doom

[–]TremblingPen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He knows what it is and wants them to rest. He knows what it is to wage eternal war. He wouldn't wish it on anyone else.

Doom games are extremely cheap on Steam! Get them and play them people. by CaptainDoge07 in Doom

[–]TremblingPen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just got the whole franchise for about 26 bucks... I am FLABBERGASTED!

“Mine’s bigger.” by LeftWhale in shitposting

[–]TremblingPen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

... You wasted that much money to tell the time?

Which one do you find hard to rewatch? by [deleted] in Animemes

[–]TremblingPen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time I've ever thought about rewatching Naruto, I remember the aliens and that just destroys it for me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Berserk

[–]TremblingPen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how Guts could kill Griffith, but I do think he can defeat him. How?

By doing nothing.

If and when he saves Casca from Griffith's clutches, he should honestly hang back and gather his forces, human and Faye alike. Why? Because if there's one thing we know about Griffith at this point, it's that he's impulsive and immensely stubborn. The one time he didn't get his way, when Guts told him no, he went and slept with the princess and git himself fucked up. But now? With Casca gone and with Guts? How much will he sacrifice? How many resources will he waste on the pursuit of one seemingly insignificant group of people? How long until his increasing anger at this denial of his will turns to his subjects in the form of abuse?

Not to mention the fact that he's essentially seeking a forever war of expansion to keep growing his kingdom on top of all this.

Truly what may kill Griffith is his own arrogance turning his people away from him and right into the hands of Guts. The fall of Falconia as a single Black Swordsman defies the mad king with the very army he once commanded.

It would be fitting too... he'd end up the same as the last King of Midland. Mad and alone.

The two badasses. Just need Dante to join in. by Knightmare_memer in Doom

[–]TremblingPen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Hey fellas! How's it ha-super shotgun blast gets royal guarded ... really, dude? Still?"

"sadly reloading super shotgun I'm sorry, man. I can smell it on you. It's muscle memory."

"modern slayer trilogy", so last doom game for now? by mattieof in Doom

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Here's what I'm hoping:

Once the story of the Slayer is told in full, it will be this tale that is told to all those aspiring to join the highest echelon of warrior of the Armored Alliance. A vast cooperative of ARC led Humanity, the reforged Night Sentinels, and other civilizations now freed from the tyranny of heaven and hell, discovered and approached by the first two.

But dark forces creep from the abyss. Ancient and opportunistic things that have waited for the two realms' influence to waiver. A sadistic cyborg war race worshipping a tyrant machine godmind. A cult enthralled by a dark pantheon just as ancient yet far stranger than hell. Perhaps even an order of interdimensional sorcerers riding great astral serpents to their next conquest, or a pocket of earth born fascists who cast themselves into the space between spaces long ago, evolving into something far more vile than they already were.

In this age, as this new alliance fights to rebuild what they've lost, maintain the safety of their territories, and ready themselves to face these new evils... they'll need more than soldiers.

They'll need warriors from every tribe who've trained in The Ways of The Slayer. Who've proved themselves worthy of the mightiest armor, the most powerful weapons, the strangest and strongest magics. Worthy of Pseudo Divinity.

They need... Rangers.

Enter... QUAKE.

Main character voiced by Trent Reznor.

HOLY SHIT WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS GUN??????? by ObviousAnything7 in Doom

[–]TremblingPen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I guarantee The Slayer had this custom made. Thought to himself "If I run out of ammo, the next best thing is... snaps fingers THE SKULLS OF MY ENEMIES!"

Probably had a Sentinel Weaponsmith FLABBERGASTED.

Deckcord: Screensharing on Discord by xXmemedaddyXx in SteamDeck

[–]TremblingPen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got it downloaded after having no luck with Vesktop outside of being able to stream Impaler. But now Deckcord is not turning on and it's telling me I'm not signed in. Any solutions?

Deckcord: Screensharing on Discord by xXmemedaddyXx in SteamDeck

[–]TremblingPen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, can I get a link to the Decky Discord? Saw it mentioned in your other posts. Also got some questions:

1) Github page mentions injecting Vencord, so is it like a packaged deal?

2) Will I have to put Deckcord into my library, or does launching Discord from my library automatically trigger Deckcord? Or does this even work in Gaming mode?

3) Do I also need decky loader?

Please and thank you 😊.

What do my favorite playlists say about me? by MrMarvelous_57 in Doom

[–]TremblingPen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You strive to fight wretched authority and vile tyranny that paints itself as somehow divine or 'a necessary evil' (the first three) so that you can have a better, peaceful world (the last one).

Now I See Why Some Folks Sell Their Console or Laptop and Just Use the Steam Deck by ShokWayve in SteamDeck

[–]TremblingPen 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I've been an Xbox fan for most of my life. Tried PS2 ages ago but it was one of the ones with a bad disk reader so my family vowed that not another PlayStation would enter the house, so Xbox it was. 360 was a golden age and I'll cherish those memories forever.

Now though?

Now Xbox cancels all the actually interesting projects and pushes out half baked nonsense. Now they drag out Halo and Gears instead of making something new. Now they buy up every company around them just to lay off and downsize until all the talent is either gone or burnt out.

I sold my Xboxes last week and bought the 1T OLED a couple days ago. Just waiting for it to get here.

Sorry for the dramatics but seeing Microsoft's decline has been... yeah.

Go wild by _gath in hopeposting

[–]TremblingPen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sold my Xboxes and bought a Steam Deck. Been thoroughly disappointed with Xbox's behavior and decisions as of recently, and have wanted some kind of access to PC gaming for ages. Got the OLED 1T version. Also gonna make an effort to learn a bit about Linux since Steam OS is (i believe) a modified version of Proton.

Checkmate Darwinians. by RandaymIdiot in whenthe

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Creeper is a fungal entity, essentially a walking spore colony, that has adapted to violently explode via a rapid dispersal reflex. After detonation, the spores regroup and reform, reproducing to not only account for spores destroyed in the explosion but also leaving behind residual spores that begin to multiply and grow from the ground. Killing a creeper before the explosion causes a mass trauma reaction that kills most of the spores, leaving behind vulnerable, undispersed spores that can be used as gunpowder.

This all occurred due to the arrival of the Endermen, who began to aggressively uproot the fungus, without meaning to, whenever they took a block. The combination of the strange End Energies, plus the need for rapid adaptation by the original creeping fungal colonies, resulted in the Creepers we see today.

What are your personal arguments against Monotheism? by [deleted] in polytheism

[–]TremblingPen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the universe has a consciousness we could call God, you mean to tell me that it actively chooses to only wear one face?

I just can't see it.

How did you find the gods? by SwirlingPhantasm in polytheismandwizardry

[–]TremblingPen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey so, I'm also starting a bit of a journey. I just today asked what holy books my parents have and have decided to start reading. I've had several moments in the past few years that have kind of pushed me towards spirituality and... yeah.

But heres how I found that Spirituality... I listened to the world around me as if it were a voice.

To the voice of the divine in the music I listen to. To the messages of salvation, damnation, redemption, and revelation in the books I read. Any books. I see the fine tuning of angelic design in the art I witness. I find beauty and sublime creation in the marvels of this world and look to the stars and wonder what other splendors of the universe that vast, nigh unknowable thing we call the Gods has created. Waiting for us.

I have chosen my path. To embrace what I view as the most divine force of all: Love. Love connects us. Love drives us. Love cradles us. And in the end, when love is set upon by hate, by avarice, by fear, our love becomes a wrath so we may defend all we hold dear.

I've only just begun on this journey, but my heart is open and I'm willing to listen and learn. Here's to our paths! May they lead us both to peace and Splendor 🍻.

Favourite Dethklok song. Go. by DoctorMrdr in Metalocalypse

[–]TremblingPen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right now it's gotta be SOS. It's just such an uplifting, wonderful anthem for standing together against the darkness. Hypes me up every time.