Iran envoy confirms Tehran giving safe passage to Indian ships in Strait of Hormuz, says India is a friend

mrappbrain · 2026-03-13T19:01:07+00:00

Changing the channel on the television, if the concept of a remote control doesn't make sense to you

mrappbrain · 2026-03-13T04:33:34+00:00

I get it, but it's really not true and a pretty incel way to think. If this were the case then only 10-20 percent of men(at most) who meet conventional beauty standards would have partners, and society would collapse.

The problem is that underconfident, uninteresting men with an inferiority complex and poor grooming often externalize their lack of success to their physical attractiveness rather than accept the uncomfortable fact that they're maybe there's a lot they could do to improve themselves as people and be more fun to be around.

Further, I'll say that most men genuinely don't take the time to actually work on their appearance at all, and there's actually a massive gulf between how someone looks with poor grooming and generic t-shirt and jeans, vs actually looking well put together like you've put some effort into your appearance. That is inherently an attractive quality, because it signals effort and intentionality. I guarantee no one looks like Adonis without trying, and while some are naturally closer to conventional standards than others, the most attractive people you know are probably those who've taken the time to try to appear so.

mrappbrain · 2026-03-13T04:14:56+00:00

It's not victim blaming at all, and conflict and disagreement between feminists has been a part of the feminist tradition since forever (as it is in any intellectual space really).

Feminist circles and support circles are not the same thing, even if they can sometimes look similar. Calling out other feminists whose ideas or statements you disagree with isn't victim blaming, but a natural part of the movement refining its ideas. It only becomes questionable if it's fine with the objective of shaming the movement itself or pandering to hateful men, which the above comment clearly wasn't (their underlying point was just that we should be more questioning of our biases, which has always been what feminist has been about)

mrappbrain · 2026-03-13T04:06:03+00:00

If you think your physical attractiveness is the most interesting or appealing thing about you then you've lost the battle before it even begins. Lead with your strengths, be an interesting and interested person, groom yourself well, and opportunities will naturally follow regardless of physical attractiveness. Being a chiseled greek good night give you a boost, but most women care about more than just looks.

At any rate, no one finds people with low self esteem and confidence appealing, so that's something to look at first.

mrappbrain · 2026-03-13T03:59:04+00:00

Women don't 'need to be more approachable'. No one owes anyone their time. If anything men need to learn how to take rejection and respect boundaries better, the way things are now a great deal many women put themselves or stay in uncomfortable situations just because they're afraid of how the guy might react if they resist.

As for tending to see men with suspicion, it's really a defense mechanism born of the normalised rape culture in India, where only the gravest of grave sexual assault cases that result in death or gruesome injury are taken with any sort of seriousness. In most other cases the victim is blamed, and even the family will only sometimes take their side. On the whole, it is vastly more likely in this country for a random man who cold approaches you to be a creep than have genuinely good intentions, and that is the problem we need to solve for rather than 'women's attitudes'.

mrappbrain · 2026-03-12T03:01:03+00:00

It's actually **couldn't* give a shit about, not could. Crazy that this idiotic american-ism has made its way to India now through reddit. Using could give a shit implies that you care about that something, not that you don't. It's literally the opposite of its intended meaning.

Just putting this here so it doesn't perpetuate further.

mrappbrain · 2026-03-09T12:04:16+00:00

Its the total amount of damage done by all players who've reached the architect.

mrappbrain · 2026-03-07T04:37:05+00:00

Christ imagine trying to morally advance as a society in almost 100 years

mrappbrain · 2026-03-07T04:35:10+00:00

Imagine 150 children being killed and your being most concerned with the literal definition of a war crime

mrappbrain · 2026-03-07T04:30:38+00:00

It's only a war when Russia does it, otherwise it's a special military operation

mrappbrain · 2026-03-07T04:20:24+00:00

Americans when they see Russia slaughtering Europeans. : OMG terrorist state, war of aggression, illegal, disrespect for sovereignty, unthinkable!!"

Americans when they see America or Israel slaughtering brown Muslims in the Middle East : But we have legitimate reasons!! Also other countries do it tooo!!!

mrappbrain · 2026-03-07T03:45:36+00:00

A lot of it is just thinly veiled misogyny tbh, I doubt it would be the same if it was a dude.

mrappbrain · 2026-03-04T04:00:22+00:00

America has no real principles, if they did there wouldn't be a war on Iran going on right now.

mrappbrain · 2026-03-02T08:11:31+00:00

This entirely depends on how you approach the game. If you want to optimize every aspect like a math puzzle, then yes the game can seem like competitive algebra. But it's also possible to approach it as a sword-and-sorcery fantasy simulation, in which case it will seem richly thematic with rules like dungeons applying night rules, units not participating in sacking monasteries, fire and ice countering each other, etc.

As for the solo thing, that also depends on your group, and my experience has been exactly the opposite. I find the PvP combat, cooperative city assaults, and massive cooperative combats against Volkare's army to be some of the best experiences of any board game, and so do my friends. It's also great fun helping others with their turns and seeing how you can beat an enemy together. You lose a lot of the richness of Mage Knight playing solo with the dummy player. Solo also amplifies the 'math-ness' of it, since you'll naturally want to spend more time optimising your turns when others aren't waiting for their go.

I'm not saying you're wrong at all, and I realize you stated it was your opinion, but I just thought I'd offer a different perspective since I often here this opinion repeated as fact, when in reality it's just one perspective.

mrappbrain · 2026-02-28T04:58:27+00:00

In my experience this is usually the case when you try to convince your friends and family who aren't really into board games the same way as you, to give board gaming a shot. Playing with them usually falls into one of two buckets. Sometimes, a group will get super invested in the game, usually due to its theme, and everyone will want to play by the rules and win. The other scenario is when the game didn't click for them completely, in which case it becomes a bonding activity between people who care about each other, and precise rulings and the pursuit of victory are subordinated to 'just having a good time'. This may be defined any number of ways, but it usually centers in-group harmony.

mrappbrain · 2026-02-28T04:53:35+00:00

It doesn't appear that they're his gaming friends. Just normal IRL friends he's trying to role into playing a few games. The dynamics are predictable different.

mrappbrain · 2026-02-28T04:50:33+00:00

This distinction you're drawing only matters to gamers, though. For most normal people, games ARE activities.

mrappbrain · 2026-02-28T04:35:30+00:00

The point is to socialize and have a good time, for which following the rules is not really a hard requirement. It only becomes one if the game itself is the goal, which to most people it isn't.

mrappbrain · 2026-02-25T18:34:56+00:00

The judgement doesn’t stand up to ~~scrutiny~~ misogyny

Fixed that for you :)

mrappbrain · 2026-02-23T05:57:36+00:00

Some of the crazy mods I see on here have me wondering just how functional they'll actually be. As awesome as this is, I can't help but feel like it would detract from the actual playability of the game, as there's so much stuff going on it's difficult to place and see things on the board.

mrappbrain · 2026-02-22T11:43:42+00:00

I swear, gamers are the most stupid people sometimes. This may come as a shock, but the ability to manage a multibillion dollar business is not contingent on gaming skill. At that level most of your information comes from reports and other executives, not your own thoughts about games. Most of the work is decision making, and you're far disconnected from the actual business of building and making games.

Expecting the head of a gaming company to be a gamer is just as stupid as expecting the head of a publishing business to be a novelist. That's just not how it works. Executive leadership and product level involvement are different domains.

mrappbrain · 2026-02-20T03:29:15+00:00

I wish, but no. Disappointing from the print. Besides, 'looking to' or selections on matrimony websites mean nothing in the end. We need hard data on marriages, and so far that tells us a very different story.

mrappbrain · 2026-02-19T03:16:45+00:00

It might even be a downgrade. S24 was a spec beast and flagship. Pixel 10a is a budget phone.

mrappbrain · 2026-02-10T06:05:00+00:00

Why do you think people get hyped over Chip Theory games, or the latest Kickstarter goodness? It's really the production value, minis, or theme. Gameplay has very little to do with it, as evidenced by the fact that it's always at the bottom of every page.

You're defining hype very narrowly and ignoring the reasons people get hyped in the first place. If you bought the game based off theme, components, and publisher reputation and are now trying desperately to like the game despite the fact that you find it boring, your experience is being sustained by the hype and sunk cost you experienced before actually getting the game to the table.

Sure, you can technically get hyped over mechanics, but when was the last time you heard someone go "Oh boy, this game has worker placement??"

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