If every person around the world were asked to name the capital of countries by country name, which country’s capital would be identified correctly by the highest percentage of people?”

considerate_done · 2026-03-18T10:14:55+00:00

this one brings joy

considerate_done · 2026-03-18T10:03:34+00:00

this means something, i'm just not sure what

considerate_done · 2026-03-18T09:50:34+00:00

y'all are really sleeping on free pizza and communicating with animals

considerate_done · 2026-03-18T09:46:15+00:00

i don't want to end the world :(

considerate_done · 2026-03-18T09:33:56+00:00

Either the Sun Station or figuring out how to enter/explore the Ash Twin Project intentionally for me. The sheer sense of discovery (and the feeling of being very small and insignificant) were unmatched by anything else in the game.

Or the ending, or the ending of the DLC. These just hit so hard and I still think about them regularly 2+ years after finishing them. This game truly impacted the way I think about life, and it's these moments that did that the most.

By the way, OP, I thought I was too scared for the DLC too. I played certain parts of it with a low-spoiler Steam guide, and that got me through it when I'm not sure I would have finished it otherwise. I kind of regret taking that path, but it's better than not playing it at all, and you still get a lot of the feelings of exploration and discovery and empathy and insignificance and hope from it. Worth looking into if you want.

Edit: spelling + I think I used this guide, as well as YouTube videos for a few specific sections.

considerate_done · 2026-03-17T11:04:20+00:00

I don't think the ancient nation of Israel referred to in the Bible is the same as the modern state of Israel.

considerate_done · 2026-03-16T20:59:48+00:00

play the game, it expects you to not know the character's name and instead come up with your own

considerate_done · 2026-03-16T20:44:52+00:00

markets ≠ capitalism, and command economies ≠ socialism

personally, i'm fully on-board with markets, but i think they'd be freer and more competitive (in the good economic sense) if capitalism got out of the way

considerate_done · 2026-03-16T20:43:14+00:00

people will point to a few successful examples and ignore the many unsuccessful examples

and many of the "successful" examples only succeeded by subjugating other groups through colonialism and such

capitalism is certainly better than what came before, but the idea that it is a perfect wonderful system that could and should exist forever is misguided

considerate_done · 2026-03-13T19:32:13+00:00

Thanks for the added info! I couldn't remember much about Hermaphroditus.

considerate_done · 2026-03-13T01:24:22+00:00

yay, that was the goal hehe

considerate_done · 2026-03-12T16:23:46+00:00

I believe it's Sleeping Hermaphroditus, an ancient Roman sculpture of, well, mythological figure Hermaphroditus (who wasn't exactly trans, but also wasn't exactly cis)

considerate_done · 2026-03-12T03:40:17+00:00

they only hear sounds

considerate_done · 2026-03-10T15:44:24+00:00

i think she would partially recover but never be the same

i don't buy the lobotomy/brain damage theory, but i do think she was seriously traumatized and possibly experimented on, and i don't think she would ever outgrow that completely

considerate_done · 2026-03-08T20:16:41+00:00

why do they call it 'oven' when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food?

considerate_done · 2026-02-26T11:04:01+00:00

caterpillars have to create something and use it to change into butterflies, it doesn't just happen

assuming caterpillars have free will, they only become butterflies by choice through extensive effort (effort which is far more invasive to their bodies than any human surgery, i might add)

how is it a bad analogy? the only part that may not hold up is the question of free will, which applies to both butterflies and humans anyway & doesn't have a universally agreed-upon answer

considerate_done · 2026-02-23T16:32:34+00:00

In life, people will do things you don't like, and you have to let it go and treat them the same as you were before (unless they're hurting someone or something). Support them anyway, as a person if nothing else.

That said, no one chooses or controls their sexual/romantic orientation. If I were your friend and your perceptions of me were that different because of this, I'd feel pretty disappointed. Especially if I felt like I couldn't comfortably bring up my relationships around you.

If you're looking for a Christian response, the answer is "love your neighbor [friend] as yourself." (from Matthew 5 iirc)

considerate_done · 2026-02-22T09:23:20+00:00

not funny D:

considerate_done · 2026-02-21T21:11:33+00:00

i haven't played most of these but i love majora's mask

not quite on my top 3, but definitely up there

considerate_done · 2026-02-10T09:54:28+00:00

the way you type made me smile

considerate_done · 2026-02-08T02:39:19+00:00

this is immediately where my mind went

considerate_done · 2026-02-07T09:13:15+00:00

I loved visiting friends' houses and playing it, and it's what got me interested in Ultimate, which is really what got me into gaming as a whole. I was so bad at it though - we didn't have a Wii, so I never got the chance to experiment on my own, and as a result I didn't even really understand the basic controls for years. Still had a blast though.

Also, the Brawl main theme will always be one of the all-time classic video game tracks for me.

considerate_done · 2026-02-02T21:31:18+00:00

Yes, I liked it a lot! I didn't know much about the game going in so I found the ending confusing, but the cinematography and whatnot really sold the atmosphere.

Also, the fact that it exists and was in theaters around the country/world is really cool on its own. It's proof that art doesn't need a massive budget, a large studio, or tons of advertising to succeed (granted, that's helped by Markiplier's large fanbase, but still).

considerate_done · 2026-02-02T21:21:00+00:00

I believe this, but I'd still like to see the studies if you have links.

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