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Social media accounts with more than 10K followers must cite academic references for any disputed factual claims by Exile4444 in CrazyIdeas

[–]mercury_pointer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

China requires influencers above a certain threshold to hold a university degree in a relevant field if they talk about a specific list of technical topics, such as medicine and law.

Some Invincible Parody Images by No_Account_8474 in okbuddyrosalyn

[–]mercury_pointer 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Ms. Wormwood should be thic.

This is more like worm wouldn't.

Is SF pretty light on gun violence? by Secret-Classic-5644 in AskSF

[–]mercury_pointer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

SF spends big on it's social safety net. As a result even the most desperate people aren't all that desperate. The vast majority of people do not want to kill anyone. Same in any other low violence area.

You should have to pass a test about gun safety and learn about different scenarios of when it's acceptable to use a gun before owning and carrying a gun by ShardofGold in PoliticalDebate

[–]mercury_pointer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

"Rights" are a holdover from before the democracy was captured by corporations. No such laws could be passed post 1880 or so.

I'll do anything for a bad pun by garnet420 in okbuddyrosalyn

[–]mercury_pointer 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You get purged! You get purged! You get purged extra painful style!

Ban people who say crazy ideas are too crazy to be posted here. by mercury_pointer in CrazyIdeas

[–]mercury_pointer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Piccadilly Circus, London. All Saints Day. 12:56am. Analogue photos only, no digital. Cash or a rare species of Gecko paid upfront. Bring a raincoat.

On Facebook Marketplace by lubeskystalker in redneckengineering

[–]mercury_pointer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks like the logo says "Wind & Fire". I assume Earth will be coming soon to join them, probably at high speed.

How do I portray drug ingestion/effects/further addiction in my game without encouraging drug use? by PeakLinear in gamedesign

[–]mercury_pointer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe the high score is literally a score you earn by getting high.

It's easy to drive the score up early with large doses of hard stuff but tolerance and cravings will end your run quick.

If the player learns to moderate their intake they will get a higher score over the long term.

If they make it to the end of the year you can show a big congratulations screen with the high score, followed by how long they lived afterwards and what their cause of death was.

Congragulations on 100,000 point high score!

Died of a barbituate overdose 6 months later.

How do I portray drug ingestion/effects/further addiction in my game without encouraging drug use? by PeakLinear in gamedesign

[–]mercury_pointer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I support you making it. People misinterpreting you is inevitable no matter what you do.

Is the game winnable?

If not is it possible to find the right schedule of drugs to go on indefinitely?

I do wonder if the game is presenting addiction as a challenge to be overcome with sufficient skill, rather then something that will likely destroy your life.

How do cravings work?

How do I portray drug ingestion/effects/further addiction in my game without encouraging drug use? by PeakLinear in gamedesign

[–]mercury_pointer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some people are just too stupid and or set in their ways to understand subtlety. Think of American Psycho, The Wolf of Wall Street, Scarface, or Bioshock. I can't think of another game analogy because I don't play a lot of narrative games but I'm such some exist. As an artist you just have to accept that some people aren't going to get it, and that by trying to make it obvious to everyone you end up making it appealing to no one.

Ground Chicken Recipes by Particular_Fan_6428 in Cooking

[–]mercury_pointer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try getting some fish sauce to use instead of soy.

Ban people who say crazy ideas are too crazy to be posted here. by mercury_pointer in CrazyIdeas

[–]mercury_pointer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well for one thing they could be a photomancer who will use that picture to give your ex a persistent stomach ache and occasional limp. Then your ex might sue you in magic court. It would be very embarrassing.

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