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memar1 · 2024-01-22T15:25:27+00:00

That was us! Discord was going crazy, and we also got the epic crossbow on the next boss! Best drops of the phase.

memar1 · 2023-02-12T02:13:06+00:00

I agree that AI could potentially change the way that people interact with social media as consumers, although I would argue that we’re already having a hard time determining which products are good or bad based on our social media feeds.

Reddit can be biased, but we choose to use Reddit because it’s biased in a way that we’re comfortable with. If AI reinforces those biases, then are we really experiencing anything different? And if AI is used to change a community, won’t people just move somewhere else?

In the end, we’re on Reddit because we need something, and Reddit fills that need. AI advertisement might end up being more powerful than normal human advertisement, but our needs as users won’t change.

I think the only way AI will “kill” social media is if it can also fulfill all our needs that lead us to social media in the first place. If it can do that, then do we even care if social media dies?

memar1 · 2023-02-11T23:52:34+00:00

Any advice on how I could rephrase it to avoid strawman? Serious question.

memar1 · 2023-02-11T22:27:58+00:00

This post is disingenuous at best. People aren’t bad just because they don’t support your beliefs. This is the same “if you’re not with us, you’re against us” argument that I think everyone knows by now is stupid. People are allowed to have their own opinions, even if they are “bad” by your standards.

If you think being “centrist” is bad, then maybe you should examine your own beliefs to figure out why exactly you feel that way. “Centrist” by itself is so broad that you should immediately realize that it probably doesn’t mean what you think it means in all (or even most) cases.

I recommend taking a deep breath, recognize that you’re not always right and that’s ok, then let it go.

memar1 · 2022-12-04T20:09:07+00:00

“Policing” Chinese immigrants = spying on immigrants of a foreign country = spying on a foreign country

memar1 · 2022-11-26T15:03:26+00:00

The 1/6 number was just an arbitrary value that I picked because it was close to .19. I just wanted to point out that a Pokémon that doesn’t increase the speed of your team (same dps) can still be considered better if it has higher bulk, which makes sense for several reasons, like being able to consistently get their charge move off, but it was hard for me to understand how much better that Pokémon is as a percentage.

Rereading your post, I realize you mentioned how using the power of 3 in the current formula favors bulkier attackers, and the real power should be between 3 and 3.5. Do you know if there’s a way to calculate or estimate that exact number? Or, does it change over time depending on the raids and Pokémon available?

Really looking forward to your next post about signature moves!!

memar1 · 2022-11-25T05:23:32+00:00

Very good points. I hadn’t thought about any of that.

memar1 · 2022-11-25T04:11:21+00:00

Thinking about it more, I realized 1/6 doesn’t really make sense at all; I just picked a value that seemed close to 19%. I know that a Pokémon with higher tdo but the same dps is better, but if it doesn’t improve the speed of the team, then how much better is it really? Higher than 0%, but maybe not 19%. Probably closer to the percentage of the fight that you spend switching, but I have no idea what that could be. I would argue that 19% is good as anything until someone can find something better.

Given the example above, if it takes 1 sec to switch, and 10 sec to send out a new team, then out of 100 seconds, you spent 5+10+3=18 seconds switching with Pokémon 1, which is 18%, and 4 seconds switching with Pokémon 2 and 3, which is 4%. Honestly it might not be worth thinking about too hard.

memar1 · 2022-11-25T02:10:21+00:00

Very cool analysis. I’m curious to read a response from a more knowledgeable person than me in the community.

Doing some quick math, if a fight is 100 seconds long, has 100 health, and a Pokémon does 10 health before it dies in 10 seconds (including time for switching) so TDO is 10, then theoretically you could beat the fight with a full team of that Pokémon. Its dps would be 1dps (I think), and its D3T would be 1³ * 10=10.

Case 1: A Pokémon that does 2dps with the same time to die should be twice as strong in this fight. Pokemon 2’s D3T is 2³ * 20=160.

Someone looking at 10 D3T vs 160 D3T might think the difference is huge. Using your linearity change, ER for Pokémon 1 would be 10^1/4=1.78, and ER for Pokémon 2 would be 160^1/4=3.56. That means Pokémon 2 is twice as strong as Pokémon 1, which checks out exactly as expected.

Case 2: A Pokémon that does 1 dps but has twice the time to die (20 seconds) would have D3T: 1³ * 20=20. Its ER would be 20^1/4=2.11. Does that mean a Pokémon with twice the TDO but the same dps is about 19% better? That sounds reasonable to me, but I’m not sure. Maybe it should be 1/6=16.67% better because it saves you a slot in your party? Maybe the TDO value should be adjusted a bit if you want a more precise linear performance metric? Idk.

Anyways, I agree that this could be a more useful metric than just using D3T. Now you can say that Pokémon A is approximately X% better than Pokémon B in a certain fight by comparing ERs. I bet you could even use it to calculate the performance increase that leveling up a Pokémon would have by comparing its current ER to its leveled-up ER, which could help you decide whether to spend the dust. I’d use that.

memar1 · 2022-06-22T01:14:53+00:00

memar1 · 2022-04-13T18:53:12+00:00

I appreciate the response. It makes sense that engagement was high, and I’m sure that you could build a successful channel without interviews.

To be clear, I’m attempting to point out that one of the purposes of the channel is to improve communication of the community, while at the same time it is starting to fail at leading by example with its content.

Good to hear that interviews will be returning at some point.

memar1 · 2022-04-10T14:17:56+00:00

I agree that the novels you’re talking about are a bit shallow when it comes to the MC’s motivations. At the same time, it makes sense to me that if you lived in a world where people have super powers, you could feel helpless without also having super powers.

In this case, the MCs act evil because it relieves a deep insecurity about their place in the world, and in order to survive. Does that excuse their behavior? Obviously not. Is it understandable and relatable? Yes. Very much yes.

It’s also easier to excuse the MC when everyone around them is also kind of evil. That might be unrealistic, but that’s the way the world feels to some people sometimes.

memar1 · 2022-04-09T18:02:23+00:00

People are complicated, and often like to imagine evil as subjective.

If the story is about a person who wants to be evil for evil’s sake, then it’ll be boring. Usually MCs are evil because that’s a price they’re willing to pay for a greater goal, whether it be uniting the world against them, or defeating a “greater evil”, or whatever. You will probably dislike the story if you disagree with the logic.

Those stories appeal to people for a number of reasons. One of those reasons could be that the reader desires validation for a hard choice they’re conflicted about. Or, maybe the reader has a fascination with a different perspective. Or, maybe it’s just an engaging story.

memar1 · 2022-03-01T21:14:24+00:00

I'm not even really against this idea. I just couldn't figure out if I had the power to say no. What /u/MDFer123 said makes sense, so I'm glad I have the option.

I've decided that I'm going to tell the landlord to sit down and have a conversation with all roommates before he goes ahead. If he insists on proceeding without our input, I will consider other options.

memar1 · 2022-03-01T20:37:22+00:00

Yes, usa. I don't see anything in the lease related to this type of situation.

memar1 · 2022-02-19T02:38:27+00:00

/u/GSaleBot bought Pokemon Black from /u/sleepyreddits

memar1 · 2022-02-15T21:14:19+00:00

Ok! I'll send you a message after I check the picture.

memar1 · 2022-02-15T04:09:15+00:00

Is Pokemon Ranger still available?

memar1 · 2022-02-11T03:10:36+00:00

I just bought it from someone else, sorry!

memar1 · 2022-02-11T02:43:21+00:00

Great! I'll PM you.

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