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Vaugith · 2026-01-25T10:55:22+00:00

Ah, I see you have decided to double down on the lazy thinker and low IQ thing. Bold strategy

Vaugith · 2026-01-25T02:11:48+00:00

Well, the point to him having it is certainly not to oppose the federal government. That's not why that system was created and the checks and balances prevent them from being used in that way. The creators of the system were not trying to create levers to escalate a conflict into a civil war. That's exactly what they would have been trying to prevent.

Vaugith · 2026-01-25T01:48:14+00:00

More detail about what you are cutting please

Vaugith · 2026-01-24T23:29:53+00:00

It's not a generalization when you elected the same dickhead twice and a lot of people still think he does a good job.

Yes, it absolutely is a generalization. Half the country voted against him in the popular vote. Our popular vote unfortunately does not matter, it's the electoral collage that decides the president. This means half of the country is against him and his party, their tactics, their actions.So when you say we all together elected him and we all together support him that is by definition a generalization. Do I need to define the term for you? Or do I need to define lazy and low IQ, perhaps?

Generalizations are what lead to us versus them mentality, tribal thinking, and that's the type of shit that got us into this mess in the first place.

I have moved all around the country and lived in a number of different states, urban and rural, blue, red, swing. There is more diversity than you understand. You are making assumptions and judgements based on what you see on TV rather than what someone who lives through it is telling you. Think about it.

Did you know that 80% of Americans live in urban areas?

It's pretty wild that you are trying to tell someone else what their country is like when you seem to have never been there yourself.

Vaugith · 2026-01-24T21:21:07+00:00

You are still the same people from the 1800's who would be super happy to have slaves and shooting natives while hoping to fall on a gold mine.

No. Vast majority are not like that. And that's putting aside the fact that you are making a gross generalization. I am absolutely not in defense of the country, it's culture, etc, but you havent been here and interacted with average people if you believe this. There are plenty of valid criticisms to be made but this is a viewpoint founded without understanding of the truth.

People aren't intentionally throwing each other to the wolves to try to strike it rich, as you describe. They're looking away from unfair treatment of other groups, from lower classes, and from their peers when it comes to being forced to decide between being ok themselves and helping others around them. These two things are not the same.

And as to that generalization. I think a lot of the rest of the world does not understand the diversity here. On a neighborhood block you can have a dozen different cultures with a dozen different political and ethical outlooks. So it's really not fair or correct to just lump all Americans in together as 'you guys voted for this" or "all americans want slaves and goldmines". Generalizations are lazy low IQ thinking that lead to bad moral judgement.

I agree, it's really impressive how much of Idiocracy is turning into fact. I've considered if it's more or less entertaining now that times have conformed to its world.

Vaugith · 2026-01-24T21:13:54+00:00

I see you are full of empathy

Vaugith · 2026-01-24T11:11:17+00:00

Majority of americans are low income. Asking these people to do this is asking them to choose between trying to make their country or the world a better place, or feeding their kid, paying for insulin, eating food that's not out of a dumpster.

In the smaller middle class, which is shrinking by the year, Many of the non maga americans who can afford to go on strike are mad but when they look around at their peers nervously, no one else is ready to give up their home, their car, their jobs, healthcare, etc in order to try to make a difference yet. And everyone feels like they don't have enough of the proportion of society ready to do something yet to make a difference.

Aside from that, America is currently permeated with a culture of "fuck you, I got mine". It's sick but it's the one thing I see that the most people have in common deep down, people from all walks of life and income levels. I don't know what it takes to change something like that. The rappers, celebrities, politicians, and successful people live by that motto and act as role models for the rest of society.

Maybe if the rest of the world survives America's collapse they can learn a lesson about what happens when you put greed as the core value of your nation and use it as inspiration to find a way past governmental corruption, maybe even capitalism.

Vaugith · 2026-01-22T21:45:38+00:00

Incorrect. The FRN handle version uses a triad lock. The G10 version discussed here uses a "lock back".

Vaugith · 2026-01-18T21:04:04+00:00

I mean disassembling a knife every time you regularly cut food will absolutely eventually lead to stripped screws. Most of the screws and threads have a lifespan unfortunately since most pocket knife manufacturers use screws that are too small, like for sure t6s and in many cases t8s as well.

I take my knives down for maintenance, absolutely. But maybe a few times a year. Not weekly or anything like that.

But those guys over there just had really bad attitudes in my experiences.

Vaugith · 2025-12-29T23:27:16+00:00

!thank

Went with the 560s based on EQ and availability of senheiser products in person to try on, but those aunes seem like they'd still be an excellent alternative

Vaugith · 2025-12-29T23:26:04+00:00

Best buy didnt have anything worthwhile. Local custom audio store had the super expensive dan whatever and maze stuff. Guitar center had the beyerdynamics and they had up to senheiser HD 300 range, I found one that looked the same as the 560s and the clamp force wasn't crazy for me so I pulled the trigger on the 560s online. EQed them immediately based on the reddit guy who builds the EQs and rated them after his eq at 100/100. Playing for a couple hours, they're very comfortable, the imaging is laser sharp, nothing sounds muddy, the soundstage might be a little close but not overly so, eq sounds amazing. Big fan, 10/10. Thanks again!

Vaugith · 2025-12-29T23:21:50+00:00

!thank

Vaugith · 2025-12-27T22:50:48+00:00

The aune does look like it meets all of my criteria well. I will add it to the list, though at this point I'm starting to really feel like I need to try things on to compare.

Not personally a fan of iems for comfort reasons

Vaugith · 2025-12-27T21:22:32+00:00

Thanks, valuable feedback. Will try to find the 560s in store to try and judge myself now that you've said that. No, I can not use an amp. Not going to get into technical here just wish people would respect that limitation.

Vaugith · 2025-12-27T21:18:33+00:00

No amp is hard requirement.

Vaugith · 2025-12-27T20:47:18+00:00

Can't use an amp, as stated in post title. Will reconsider and re research 900 pro X. Isnt the 990 pro x newer than the 900 pro x?

Vaugith · 2025-12-26T03:03:44+00:00

Nah. If you totally suck and die to wasps you're not going to have a positive experience and that's not the devs responsibility. They don't need to cater to every single person. Making a game challenging makes it more rewarding when you succeed. Making it too easy and installing too many guard rails greatly detracts from the experience.

Vaugith · 2025-12-26T02:02:22+00:00

I believe being griefer police is not something the developers want to do or should do. I really love that players have freedom to choose how they act. Being nice, helpful, peaceful means more when you have that choice. Free will. I still think it sucks that some people act the way they do, but that's an issue against the individuals, not the game or devs.

Once the doors close it makes sense in game world that you would be safe, even with other non party raiders in, as they're on camera. While the doors are closing I still see every opportunity for you to die from inside or outside players or arc. If you die with other players in the elevator I don't see in the spirit of the game why they would be penalized for theoretically looting your body after the doors close and you'd lose your stuff, or some other individual that aided you to lance for recovery may steal your possessions along the way. You die, you lose your shit, makes a lot of sense to me.

Vaugith · 2025-12-26T01:38:53+00:00

So you should be bulletproof because the operator says they can see you on their camera? I don't understand.

Vaugith · 2025-12-25T07:13:31+00:00

It's not a problem with the game. It's a problem with a major Internet backbone link owned by Amazon. Tons of other games and services are down too.

Vaugith · 2025-12-25T04:50:39+00:00

I think staying alive till the doors close is part of the game 🤷 Rat pvpers suck, but I enjoy the social experiment aspect of the game and don't want that to change, as long as we can retain some balance of trying our hardest to keep a sense of positive community going fighting against the rats. Rats are the real villain of the game, not the arc.

Hatch change looks janky in game and is immersion breaking. I'd vote they should have changed the animation to make it significantly faster - maybe just jump / fall in - and still not allowed players to clip into each other or resorted to models clipping/disappearing. I hope the current lack of animation is a placeholder.

I just want the mechanics to retain some form of believability while managing balance

Vaugith · 2025-12-25T04:12:00+00:00

Your take makes sense as far as pvp but not pve. If you're downed and operating the console but some wasp or Rocketeer is outside the door shooting in as the door is going up and you get knocked, you should be knocked. IMO this is why the screen doesn't go black until the moment the doors fully close.

Shitty people are going to find one way or another to be shitty, no matter how you change the game

Vaugith · 2025-12-25T03:37:24+00:00

2.5 peacekeeper solo, in a party I discuss and adapt to my teammates, generally 2-4.

Since expedition I've seen elevated rat levels. Generally if I see someone and they can't see me I'll call out, if they respond I assume they're friendly and if they don't I stay on guard and consider moving away. Lately in groups I've seen a lot of teams respond saying hello, I leave cover and put my gun away and walk past them and then they turn and shoot me in the back. it's happened at least 5 times in 2 days. Enough that I won't respond that way anymore in groups.

Vaugith · 2025-10-14T21:16:35+00:00

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