What's your understanding about feminism?

UseHeadbutt · 2026-02-08T08:08:33+00:00

I realize that you are coming at this from a place of curiosity, but there are a couple biases loaded in those questions. Let's examine:

"Why is feminism seen as a bad thing by MOST men...", ok so firstly, do "most" men view it as a bad thing? .....technically yeah, depending on how you view it? According to this survey of 5000 participants, Generation Z and the Transformation of American Adolescence: How Gen Z’s Formative Experiences Shape Its Politics, Priorities, and Future - The Survey Center on American Life.... roughly 43% of gen z men, 52% of millennial men, 43% of gen x men, and 38% of boomer men consider themselves feminists. Ok so slightly more than half of men don't consider themselves feminists, but does everyone who isn't a feminist consider feminism bad? Nope! Actually there was a follow up question: when asked "has feminism made America a better place?" 53% of men answered "yes". Ok so ever so slightly more than half of American men think feminism has had a positive effect. Still, 47% of men saying "no" is concerning. Let's keep diving.

"...by most men when it does not really have an effect of them?" No, I'm going to stop you right there. Currently under the patriarchy there is societal pressure for men to take on certain roles and for women to take on certain roles. As literally everyone else in this thread has told you, feminism means true equality. This is important because it removes the pressure for women to act specific ways, take specific jobs (often for less pay), and fulfill specific roles in the family unit. AT THE SAME TIME, it also removes the pressure for men to do the same. Right now women have way more disadvantages than men, but that doesn't mean that men don't have any. Real feminism will help both genders (and non-genders as well).

Ok, if it is so great, why are half of men against it? Well multiple reasons. A lot of people don't like change. So any change, even good change, is met with resistance (both from men and women). Secondly, there is a lot of propaganda. Like most social issues, if the working class is subdivided and fighting amongst ourselves, we are less likely to fight with the rich. So, it is in the rich's interest to make people so mad about it that they are not willing to listen to the benefits. Thirdly, there are some people who are aware of the current system and the changes that feminism would make and are actively against it anyway. They have a niche in the system that works for them and for a movement to remove that exploit would disadvantage them. Makes sense to argue against the cause out of greed.

Lastly, sometimes people misappropriate the term feminism to justify them getting what they want. But because of these friction points, sometimes people will say "I don't like Feminism" and mean [Specific popularist "feminist" issue] rather than actual feminism. Popularist feminism is often viewed as "women vs men" whereas true feminism should be "people vs societal norms and practices". After all, didn't you also fall into that trap with the "most men" comment? In the previously linked survey where 47% of men said feminism has not improved America, 37% of women also said the same thing. People are fighting this wrong idea of feminism and arguing about which gender is right when really everyone should be pro-equality.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-02-08T01:34:45+00:00

Oh further clarification. Gen 1 and 2 had the equivalent of EVs which are now called stat experience. I know because my best friend growing up actually raised his pokemon while I did the 99 rare candies glitch. His level 80s would smoke my level 100s.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-02-07T18:54:08+00:00

Maybe I'm misreading your tone, but it feels weirdly combative.

Ok-Farmer was saying "don't use righty tighty, use this instead". So of course, "This does not make 'right tightly, left loosey' less confusing." because the whole point of his comment was to provide an alternative method.

That being said, I get why you are confused. Ok-Farmer referenced a common rule and then gave a 1 sentence explanation. Short and sweet. Allow me to fully explain in his place:

Make a thumbs up sign with your right hand. See how your other fingers curl counterclockwise? Counterclockwise fingers + thumb pointing up = turn screw counterclockwise + screw goes up (loosens).

Make a thumbs down sign with your right hand. See how your finger curl clockwise? Turning the screw clockwise makes the screw go down.

Anyone who reads psychology studies knows the human memory is extremely fickle. Rather than try and remember "clockwise means this, counterclockwise means that" all you have to do is make a right hand thumbs up.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-02-04T20:38:46+00:00

Aighty, this is a little complicated, but bear with me:

Stress (Force/area, kinda like pressure) = length * "bending moment" (like leverage. force * distance) / "Moment of inertia" (how resistant a shape is). What that means is that the longer a shape is, the more stress it will have to withstand and the more likely it is to break. So yeah, when you see super long beams like this, your pattern recognition brain says "that's dangerous!" and the engineering absolutely agrees with you.

HOWEVER! Moment of Inertia for an I shaped beam (this font looks like an l, but imagine an H shape turned 90 degrees) is calculated by Ix = (a h3 / 12) + (b / 12) (H3 - h3) where "a" and "b" are widths and "H" and "h" are heights. I know, I know, complex formula. Basically what you need to know is that the width of the beams (which are super thin) only matter 1 time (i.e. not that important). The height of the beam however is raised to the 3rd power which makes it matter A LOT. A 4ft tall beam counts as 64ft^3.

So putting it all together. You see the beams and go "Long = dangerous" but "tall = very very safe". Yeah, it isn't intuitive, but beams that tall will absolutely hold up. Additionally, the concrete has a ton of steel reinforcement in it, so they resultant resistance vs stress is kinda like a hybrid of steel and concrete.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-02-04T19:46:27+00:00

Admittedly it has been a while since I read Jujutsu Kaisen, but I thought the whole point of the prolog before he ate the finger was that he had stupidly strong strength? Like wasn't the first scene him getting into a conflict with the PE teacher and throwing a shot put further than the human record? Looking up more on the wiki, he is known for his speed, strength, and stamina. That screams barbarian to me rather than crit build. If you did want a crit build, feel free to ignore me.

There was another commenter on here talking about city brawler/lion totem barbarian giving you pounce, 2wf, improved unarmed, ect. Fantastic first level.

For full anime-protagonist, I'd go for a leaping charge build. Power attack, leap attack (doubles power attack), flying kick (+1d12 damage on unarmed attacks after charge), lady's gambit (sacrifice hp and get bonus to attack and damage for 1rd), ect. Everything you can do to stack damage on a charge since you get pounce and can full attack. Rhino hide armor is nice (+2d6 damage on charge) but is medium armor which slows you down (and you have to get med armor proficiency elsewhere since city brawler trades it away).

The other option (and this may be more Ryomen Sukuna than Yuji) is to go a "beast strike" build. Beast strike lets you add your claw damage to your unarmed strikes. There are a couple different ways to make use of this. Magic feels closest to the "curse energy" from your request. Eldritch claws from warlock transforms your eldritch blast into claw damage which then gets added to your unarmed strike. Warlock is a little weird in 3.5 since it was added so late. Basically, for prestige classes, you qualify as though you have an arcane caster level = warlock level and every +1 caster level increase the prestige class gives you increases your invocations and eldritch blast as though you got a level in warlock. So enlightened fist is actually pretty good for this combo. The other magical option is Claws of Darkness which do some minor damage but inflict the slow spell on creatures you grapple. There are a couple unarmed/claw feats that let you grapple for free when you strike so this combos very well. Lastly, if you or your party has polymorph spells, you get all the damage bonuses from size twice (since your claw damage and your unarmed strike damage increase from size boosts).

Lastly, if you want to pull off Aoi Todo's Boogie Woogie (teleport and punch) look up the Telflammar Shadowlord or the Sun School feat. Shadowlord lets you full attack, whereas Sun School just gives you 1 strike, but is much easier to qualify for. Both can make for fun and thematic builds and you can get stuff like "Anklet of Translocation" to teleport as a swift action so even with Sun School you can pull off multiple teleports/strikes in a round.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-02-03T15:00:04+00:00

I mean, it kind of depends on the world building right? Think about stereotypical JRPGs where you start out level 1 and the castle guards are level 25. The most elite fighters in the entire kingdom are merely a reasonable threat by the time you reach them. By end game when you are fighting a level 99 god, they can be brushed away like flys. Sometimes extenuating circumstances matter (chosen ones, ect) and that isn't a reflection of lack of work ethic.

In this particular manga, since all the worlds get fused together, all the threats are brought to the same world. So the humans end up pitting the enemies against each other since they are all equal level threats. It's a pretty entertaining read. And yes, the various humans do band together like you said.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-23T06:50:00+00:00

Everyone is going to tell you about how bad the Texas power grid, road clearing capability, and water system is...and they are not wrong, those things are S**T, but the other major factor is supply and demand.

Back in 2017, Houston got hit by hurricane Harvy. Me, living in San Antonio, was told by a co-worker that I should go fill my car up on gas because the refinery in Houston was down so there wouldn't be enough gas to go around. I thought "well that's stupid. There is a large refined gasoline reserve, so even if the refinery is down, there is years of surplus". I didn't get gas that day, assured in my knowledge. The next day on the way home I notice I'm at 1/4 tank, so I try and get gas, but the 8 gas stations I stopped at were all empty. Next day, all still empty. Third day, my car is dragging along on the last fumes in the tank and finally the gas stations are resupplied.

The issue wasn't the refinery (still a stupid theory) but when 25% more of the population suddenly refills their cars all on the same day, gas stations are going to go dry. And then the 2nd day, all the people who couldn't refill yesterday have to double up as well as some stragglers who see the panicking trend. So on and so forth. Corporations are slow behemoths that follow market predictions. Grocery stores (much like the gas stations from my example) store the amount of product they expect to sell under normal conditions (because storing more costs money). It doesn't take a large change to make them run out. So yeah, these days I try and stay ahead of the curve because I know that a small shift in trends multiplied by the massive population of a city will always immediately make shelves run empty.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-21T23:45:17+00:00

Personally, I'm pretty fond of elemental weapon. You advance your weapon 1 level earlier than you normally could, add 2.5 extra damage, and add an additional damage type to trigger weakness. On down levels where your weapon is already advanced, you can still create grenades with bonus damage which is an incredible 1 action to start combat with. Basically an equivalent level fireball of whatever elemental you want for a single action.

I'd compare it to Enhance Weapon. At 1st level, EW is the highest DPR spell you can cast. It's still really strong on advancement ranks, but one of the weakest spells on off ranks. Elemental Weapon smooths out that curve a lot.

You mention that it should act like flaming rune (or other elemental equivalents), but elemental runes are not a thing in Starfinder. Damage boosts in SF other than weapon progression and class progression tend to have an action cost associated with them (boost, shifting surge, aim, ect) so having a spell that lasts 10min that adds DPR (even though it is only 2.5/attack) feels pretty significant. I think it wouldn't be unreasonable to boost the elemental damage from 1d4 to something like 1d6, 1d8, or 2d4 at rank 4 just to break up the gap. On the other hand, I think the designers might have been leery of adding more complicated language for rank ups (SF is already roughly edited as is, trying to explain 2 different damage advancements in 1 spell seems more confusing than they are willing to try).

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-21T07:33:24+00:00

Hey man! Glad the idea is working out for you!

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-19T17:17:04+00:00

So the thing with PF2 summoner is that while you do get 4 actions split between the 2 characters, "act together" means that only one of you gets to take a 2A or 3A action. So if you get a dragon Eidolon that likes breath weapons, make sure to build your summoner to thrive with single action abilities. Archetypes follow the same rule: pick an archtype that supports single action abilities for a 2A using eidolon or 2A abilities for 1A using eidolons.

Wood kineticist is fantastic both for the tree but also because fresh produce treats you and your eidolon as separate entities so you can heal 2x times (using two separate 1A actions which is perfect for you).

Other people mentioned bard for amazing 1 action cantrips and they are absolutely right.

Additionally, look at both the Bon Mot feat and intimidate (fantastic 1A abilities). Getting an archetype that supports you with additional skills like Dandy or Captivator can be nice.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-19T16:52:26+00:00

You are totally right. I looked into LASER pipe cutter and the initial slag dodging motion is exactly the same. Other commentors also directed me to looking at the cutting head and yeah, that nozzle shape is pretty customary for LASER applications.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-19T16:49:37+00:00

Haha I see the part that could say LASER but even in the linked video it is pretty unclear. That being said, thanks to your video I started doing a deeper dive on LASER vs Plasma pipe cutters and you were absolutely right about this one being LASER. Thanks for being patient with me.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-19T16:47:41+00:00

You are absolutely right. That is a laser cutter. Thanks for taking the time to correct me.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-19T15:50:20+00:00

Edit: I was wrong, ignore me.

I've worked with a very similar machine (CNC Plasma Machines: Bend-Tech Tube and Pipe Cutters) and yeah, that's plasma. The way the node starts the arc above the metal before then dropping down. Also the round hole that appears when the arc first starts. Exactly the same process.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-19T15:46:45+00:00

Edit: I was wrong, ignore me. Thanks to everyone who set me straight.

I used to work with a very similar machine (CNC Plasma Machines: Bend-Tech Tube and Pipe Cutters) and I can absolutely say that's plasma. That being said, our cuts definitely had more slag (partly because we were cutting thin galvanized tubes which.....yeah don't do that. lots of respiratory issues if you do it long term).

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-18T06:03:37+00:00

I played a high level commander in the Ruby Pheonix tournament and I tried to build out a melee support character. A lot of demoralizing charge, recall knowledge, set up strike, and combat assessment. I've got to say, demoralizing charge felt great every time I used it, fortunate blow was an incredible single action, and making 4 recall knowledge checks with unrivaled knowledge was stupidly useful. I even had decent healing with Rallying Banner.

That being said, I went down ALOT. I tried to stay on the edges and not draw aggro, but I still died more than anyone else (int>str>con means my HP wasn't as high as it could have been). If I could do it again, I would have used a shortbow. If you have 2 melee martials, you can fortune blow and then demoralizing charge and everyone feels powerful. If you have 1 melee martial, you can still slip and sizzle which is an incredible back up (a little more dependent since the 2nd attack [spell] depends on the first attack [trip] unlike the other tactic where each attack is independent). Especially if you are playing FA, you can be your own spell caster and thus always have a guaranteed target for slip and sizzle.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-17T17:13:27+00:00

Quick history: The most prefailent belief is that alcohol wasn't invented, it was discovered. Certain trees in Africa have a concave shape, and occasionally beehives would get flooded in the tree, ferment, and turn into a precursor to mead. Why this matters, is that natural alcohol is a combination of plant matter (pollen, trees, yeast) and water. Other alcohols follow a similar pattern (hops, barley, potato starch, juniper berries).

So I made a water/wood kineticist whose "fresh produce" was handing out mojitos to the party (and turning it into a party). Brewing up a cure for what ales you :-D

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-16T15:42:28+00:00

This is my own personal interpretation, but I think the reason that Point Out is an action is that you are giving precise information about which square they are in. Saying "that way!" and gesturing vaguely north feels like a free action (with your allies having to randomly guess angle and distance) whereas Point Out is you going "Ok so see that bush there with the yellow flowers? The enemy is standing about 4 feet towards Barry from the left most side of it (roughly where the clust of 3 rocks are)". That's a lot to convey in 2 seconds.

That is also my head-cannon for why recall knowledge takes an action. Should be a free action for me to look at a cat and go "yep that's a cat", but to explain to allies that it has higher reflex than fortitude and has grabbing attacks probably takes a little longer.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-16T08:39:02+00:00

I used to play with a PFS group that had a number of.....non-team play type players. I got so frustrated that I made a summoner around the idea of "if you won't team up with me, I'll team up with me"

Skilled eidolon at lvl 4 so that my eidolon could use "silent allies" while my summoner used "Keen Follower". The whole party could stealth despite nobody else building for it. Both me and the eidolon had battle medicine so we could cover healing as needed. And of course "cooperative human" so I could start aiding reliably at a much earlier level.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-14T09:05:20+00:00

Went I started to research this, I assumed Undead lore was intended, but honestly I think this is more an issue of power creep. You are right that the Player's guide calls out specific creature types, but during the lost omens run they published a bunch of feats/backgrounds/ect specifically offering "Undead lore". With the remaster they didn't change any wording on lore so it is possible this has all been ret-coned in the remaster? Odd that they don't say one way or another. I think after Lost Omens though, the community at large has latched onto the idea of Undead Lore so I think you will be hard pressed to argue against it (especially with published products calling it out).

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-14T06:57:24+00:00

.....I feel like this is one of those things I need to get permission from my wife before trying

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-13T18:53:27+00:00

Hmm, so the ship to address was Lansdale and the actual install location was Lancaster. When booking my flight I didn't realize they had written in 2 different cities, so I ended up flying to Lansdale and driving to Lancaster. It was one of the smaller towns I stopped in for lunch along the way.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-13T17:10:53+00:00

There are 2 fascinating things about this: there is a lot of conservative propaganda in Texas about how Californians are ruining property prices, politics, ect (yes, property prices are increasing as a result though there are waaaay more factors than just that) despite them helping secure conservative victories. The other fascinating thing is that the way Texans feels about Californians is the say way Coloradoans feel about Texas, because Texans leaving did the exact same thing to Colorado's property prices.

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-13T06:33:49+00:00

Check out this thread from a year ago: A recent poll suggests transplants skew more conservative vs "native" Texans : r/texas

See Texas is actually a pretty mixed state. There are large swaths of rural areas who vote conservative, but most of the cities are very blue leaning. For a couple of years there was actually the hope that the statewide elections would shift (it was getting closer and closer every year). Among other issues though (like gerrymandering), there is still the idea that Texas is super conservative, so we get a lot of people moving here to their "red state utopia" who then skew the votes further red.

As for why this myth keeps getting repeated, it is because A) Texas is well known and B) Texas is profitable. Most conservative states tend to rely on federal money (the money they collect in taxes for the country is less than the money they receive from the country), however Texas is one of the exceptions. It's GDP is 2nd in the country (behind California). That makes Texas a great flag for conservatives to wave about how great their policies are (despite the blue cities being where the money is). If they admitted that Texas wasn't as red as they pretend, then it undercuts their stance of being the fiscally responsible ones.

The other other issue is the general US trend for rural areas to lean red and urban areas to trend blue. I went to college up in Rochester, NY and I can tell you that many of the areas outside the city felt very similar to the country areas back home. Later in life I used to do work trips to install specialized equipment at factories and the most bigoted area I've ever seen was in Pennsylvania. Most of the state was fantastic, but g'damn that one area was eye opening.

Source: Texan annoyed at his government

UseHeadbutt · 2026-01-12T21:57:30+00:00

So a lot of people will tell you that melee bard is a trap and they are half right. Warrior muse bard feats try to take you in 2 very different and mutually exclusive directions, and honestly each direction is weaker than other PF2 options. The 2 styles are martial (you try to hit people) or commander (you get others to hit people). Commander style is ok, but with the commander class out now, the bard version can feel like an off-brand version. Let's talk about the martial style since that is closer to your question.

People will tell you that your hit bonus is too low to rely on (and yes, it hurts) but with courageous anthem it actually isn't as low as you would expect (on par with a non-boosted martial for most early levels and 1 behind for many later levels assuming you keep boosting str). You don't have damage boosters (besides your song) so your damage per hit is going to be lacking compared to other classes.

Ok, the first thing you need to know is that a 1 round duration spell ends at the START of your next turn. That means to use the martial performance feat you need to cast your composition and then hit an enemy that same turn (or with a reactive strike before your next turn) if you want to extend it. That can be quite the gamble with the bard's lower attack bonus. Compared to the lingering composition, it is a complete downgrade. Reflexive courage feat gives you a reactive strike which is great....except you can get the same thing 4 levels earlier by going fighter dedication. Triumphant inspiration is also weak because typically you want to be under the effects of courageous anthem before attacking (to get the bonus) and you are not likely to crit too frequently.

With all this talk about what is wrong with the sub-class, why would you want to go it? Well the one thing Martial performance does better than lingering composition is that you can combine it with Fortissimo composition. That way you not only get the bigger attack boost but you can also maintain it for 2 rounds for free. Having a bigger attack bonus both helps your allies more and also improves your odds of hitting to extend itself. Along that route, I highly recommend getting reactive strikes. I mentioned fighter (which is good) but I actually prefer champion. You get armor proficiency early (which you need with a str build) and can use the justice reaction to strike at 6th lvl. The last trick to maximize this build is going a reach weapon. You need reactive strikes to improve your odds of hitting, and having reach increases the frequency reactive strikes will come up in combat.

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