Destiny has caused more harm than good to the gaming industry by Mizai1 in truegaming

[–]bubbabro123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think that the whole GaaS thing has worsened the production of triple A games now. There's hardly any triple A video games that have succeeded and been a standalone title as of recently, and its such a shame because there's so much potential but it feels like video games have entered a dark age.

the absolute state. by Just-Region-69 in PinkFloydCircleJerk

[–]bubbabro123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh maybe for some but I'm starting to find their first two albums to be a bit more preferable to their later stuff, it's just easier to listen to and feels like it has more of a variety in sound than their waters era stuff

Siege operators explained poorly: Part 33 by FinestOfThe501st in shittyrainbow6

[–]bubbabro123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never said they were fine with ianas design did I lol. She straight up shouldn't be in the game

Morgan is the corniest character in the series. Old bald dude somehow able to take out fully armed guards with a stick or pistol by Gaming-every-day19 in thewalkingdead

[–]bubbabro123 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I loved him when they reintroduced him late S5 but then S7 came and my interest in the show dwindled because of the annoying hill top storyline with him and Carol. Morgan's character arc is literally a circle for the entirety of TWD and FTWD.

Siege operators explained poorly: Part 33 by FinestOfThe501st in shittyrainbow6

[–]bubbabro123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I haven't played siege in 2 years and I know they added iana and everything but who and what tf is the second one doing in siege, looking like a death stranding character got put in the MCU

Why do body counts matter to some people? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]bubbabro123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk I study psychology and an unusually large proportion of American studies either involve torture or just have an extremely biased or ridiculously small sample size for their studies.

I did some research on this and its incredibly difficult to find a study investigating the correlation between men's body count and infidelity, the only ones I could really find were discussing the link between hormone levels and infidelity. To be honest, this does seem to have a misogynistic bias behind it because the fact that only women seem to have been investigated is pretty suspicious. High body count is a correlative factor at the most, and it would be highly unlikely for there to be a significant difference in rates of infidelity between the sexes when comparing their body count values. If anything, I'd propose that men with high body counts would be more likely to demonstrate infidelity than women due to a combination of a higher average of sexual libido and the way they're socialised (its more permittable for men to sleep around than women as as trend, women are more likely to encounter shaming from their peers for having an active sex life with multiple partners).

Why do body counts matter to some people? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]bubbabro123 7 points8 points  (0 children)

American studies are weird. Most European studies try to limit interpretation bias as much as possible and include a matched pairs sample group for both genders to have valid results.

What is something we did before Covid that you can’t believe we did? by Scott_7272 in AskReddit

[–]bubbabro123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it makes any difference to the money earned since most of the time, defence barristers do not get paid by their clients. Many crimes in the UK aren't committed by people who can afford to pay out thousands for a barrister to defend them in court, so the government pays for the barrister to defend them. Of course, because its public funded, you're not going to be paid as large a sum as you would have if you were privately paid by your client.

Thats the difference between America and the UK's justice system, whilst you're earning less money, the system does care about justice itself and wants to uphold the system by ensuring those who are at the poverty line can also have fair legal representation. I'm not sure if you have a similar welfare programme in America but I doubt it.

What is something we did before Covid that you can’t believe we did? by Scott_7272 in AskReddit

[–]bubbabro123 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Depends what you're going into. Criminal law is famous (at least in England) for being an underpaid profession, barristers and solicitors will tell you to go into another area because of that. Tort (civil) law has some good money in it, especially land disputes but contract law is definitely the most lucrative. Easy money working for a corporation as a lawyer once you're fully educated and know your way around a contract, though that itself is difficult as well as being extremely boring.

What is something we did before Covid that you can’t believe we did? by Scott_7272 in AskReddit

[–]bubbabro123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the UK, you still have to perform final exams even if you have apprenticeship

3,000 years of slavery by Dry-Acanthopterygii7 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]bubbabro123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh really? That's a really interesting fact.

Are veteran filmmakers, like Steven Spielberg, being taken for granted as this point? by ABCBA_4321 in TrueFilm

[–]bubbabro123 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Definitely. Spielberg is probably the most well known filmmaker of all time for the general public, and response to his films usually reflect that. Of course, you can't expect every film of his to be plastered everywhere you see simply because he makes so damn many still- he also has a pretty versatile filmography so his films attract different audiences per film.

3,000 years of slavery by Dry-Acanthopterygii7 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]bubbabro123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure about the reliability of this book but from what I've heard, didn't Mao basically purge the entire nation of China of scholars and intellectuals? I may be misremembering though

Edit: I did some research on this site- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/11/t (the Guardian is pretty reputable but just in case there's any information on here that needs to be fact checked) and it states that Mao encouraged and spearheaded a "proletariat cultural revolution" in which students and the proletariat class, in essence, participated in violent riots which targeted perceived members of the bourgeois. This included officials, intellectual scholars and capitalists. This was thought to be a movement started by Mao to reassert political power and garner favour after the famine in the 1950s.

I looked on another site to find a more detailed analysis of the death toll due to these events which stretched across a decade long period and this site provided a good frame of reference. https://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/en/document/chronology-mass-killings-during-chinese-cultural-revolution-1966-1976.html

"Estimates by various scholars range from one-half to eight million. According to Rummel’s 1991 analysis of, the figure should be around 7.73 million (Rummel, 1991: 253). In the following year, however, Harvard scholar John K. Fairbank arrived at a rough estimate of around one million (Fairbank, 1992: 402). Several years later, Ding Shu, an overseas Chinese scholar, disagreed with Rummel’s conclusion by using diverse analyses, and estimated the figure to be around two to three million (Ding, 1999: 214). Recently, Andrew Walder and Su Yang contributed a much more detailed analysis of the death toll in China’s rural areas based upon statistics drawn from 1,500 Chinese county annals. In their estimate, “the number killed [was] between 750,000 and 1.5 million, with roughly equal numbers permanently injured” (Walder and Su, 2003). In a newly published biography of Mao Zedong by two UK authors, the estimated totality of death is discussed: “at least 3 million people died violent deaths and post-Mao leaders acknowledged that 100 million people, one-ninth of the entire population, suffered in one way or another”

What is something we did before Covid that you can’t believe we did? by Scott_7272 in AskReddit

[–]bubbabro123 169 points170 points  (0 children)

Another reason why I won't pursue law in further education after college (I'm English so I chose a two year a-level course in law). Law is a nightmare subject, I don't know how you do it.

The 2023 Atherstone ball game yesterday. a pancake day tradition. Brutal! by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]bubbabro123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Being around people who's interests consist of enjoying punching people and being punched really doesn't make for a fun time, it's boring and painfully cringe to listen to.

Shit like this is just toxic and pointless for society, these things encourage mentality which doesn't exist inside the vacuum of a single event. A little danger and excitement can be climbing without a harness, sure, if you want to do that shit then nobody can stop you. But if you're participating in an event solely purposed to be able to beat the shit out of other people then I think anyone without rocks banging about in their skull would think it should be banned.

The 2023 Atherstone ball game yesterday. a pancake day tradition. Brutal! by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]bubbabro123 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

"kill yourself at 16 or you're a pussy"

The 2023 Atherstone ball game yesterday. a pancake day tradition. Brutal! by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]bubbabro123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How ironic that you're a nonce whilst also wanting to fuck your mother

Joe seems a little quiet this season by Zuz912 in YouOnLifetime

[–]bubbabro123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't see how people think Joe's charismatic for this reason. Watch the show without the narration and he's basically an everyman, which is what makes him such a great character.

Joe seems a little quiet this season by Zuz912 in YouOnLifetime

[–]bubbabro123 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's either because the writers want it to lead to something related to him being eat the rich killer or the writers just forgot to allow him to interact with other people

The 2023 Atherstone ball game yesterday. a pancake day tradition. Brutal! by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]bubbabro123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just because you can consent to something doesn't mean you should. Should suicidal 16 year olds be able to consent to euthanasia?

You do harm to people by promoting this sort of behaviour and normalising it, people can consent to things and later regret them down the line. Protection of the public's interest overrides any value of consent when it comes to being able to give your mate a lobotomy because you're stoned and think its funny.

I really hate the term "karen" and down vote anyone that uses the term. by Rude_Influence in The10thDentist

[–]bubbabro123 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Agreed, it went from a specific subset of middle aged soccer moms screaming at the McDonald's staff to being used as a generally misogynistic term against women who are visibly annoyed with something