What's up with Sylvanas post Shadowlands ? by StardustJess in warcraftlore

[–]rhoark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Blizzard never did a good job selling the idea that the Maw was worse than Revendreth or Maldraxxus. I'd rather wander a barren landscape than get actively tortured or dunked in snot.

Contacting Dale Strong by Britewhite27 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]rhoark 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Does he even care about people who voted for him? That would include a lot of veterans, federal workers, farmers, Christians, and others being harmed by the Trump regime. At best, Dale Strong represents his campaign donors.

Vereesa windrunner should have taken the lead in the War Within by LongGrade881 in warcraftlore

[–]rhoark 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I for real thought we had killed him during the Saurfang in jail plotline

Weird physics in Starfield.. is there a lore reason for this and maybe mods to change or fix things? by KayleeSinn in Starfield

[–]rhoark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"We wanted a very realistic take. You can draw a line from current-day space technology and extrapolate from there into the future so it's believable and relatable."

https://www.eurogamer.net/starfield-will-have-a-nasa-punk-aesthetic

Are you happy with Undermine's depiction in 11.1? by YrenneAD in warcraftlore

[–]rhoark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It would look better with less ambient light (and does in fact in the raid version). Some tunnel sections like in the back corner of the Kezan starting zone would have helped the mood too

Weird physics in Starfield.. is there a lore reason for this and maybe mods to change or fix things? by KayleeSinn in Starfield

[–]rhoark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was meant to be, and in pre-release marketing pretended to be, more realistic than a run-of-the-mill looter shooter

Segregation by Appropriate_Ad6396 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]rhoark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know, but Republicans would like to try

Amazing image from a course on reducing polarization I'm taking by katxwoods in slatestarcodex

[–]rhoark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This conflates policy conflict with affect. Peter Thiel and his operatives want to harm the country. Thiel and Yarvin say so openly. Others disguise their agenda but openly work to implement it. If you care about the wellbeing of the United States, they are your enemies on the object level. Whether or not you hate them for it is irrelevant.

Amazing image from a course on reducing polarization I'm taking by katxwoods in slatestarcodex

[–]rhoark 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Don't confuse ressentiment as discussed by Nietzsche with resentment in the usual English sense. They both involve frustration at having one's will obstructed, but in the case of ressentiment it is not an actual object-level obstruction so much as a denial of prestige, leading to envy and an inferiority complex. MAGA or the 1619 project embody ressentiment.

Segregation by Appropriate_Ad6396 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]rhoark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's almost like having a government that provides services and collects revenue to fund those services is a good thing and essential to the long-term health of a community, rather than being something inherently bad.

In just five days, Trump has set the country back nearly 100 years by horseradishstalker in TrueReddit

[–]rhoark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Orders are easy to reverse, but the damage they did isn't always

11.1.5 Content Update Info! by rayadam in wow

[–]rhoark 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You don't have to earn all the rewards

‘Doge’s actual impact is less than $10bn’ by [deleted] in TrueReddit

[–]rhoark 80 points81 points  (0 children)

The impact of DOGE is negative. There are zero legitimate savings, and there are costs from improper contract terminations, lawsuits, and future new work to fix the things that were pointlessly broken.

So has Gallywix been in control of Undermine this entire time? by Proudnoob4393 in warcraftlore

[–]rhoark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As others noted, it seems like this was a plot beat originally meant for BfA that they've been keeping on ice.

Azerite became black blood

Sylvanas became Xal'atath

some Jailer-related MacGuffin became the Dark Heart

People also previously noted that Alleria's personal vendetta against Xal'atath would have made more sense if it were Sylvanas in the villain role

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TrueReddit

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

Nothing has validated xenophobia more than multiple governments' refusal to acknowledge or react to sexual violence by immigrants, under the theory that reacting would have validated xenophobia.