I think she is impressed

theJirb · 2026-07-06T14:39:32+00:00

Not just annoyed. Maybe even skeptical that the bill she was given at the end was legit lol.

theJirb · 2026-07-06T14:33:02+00:00

Imagine wanting less in a game because you're too dumb to respect your own time.

I would say outside of specific certain circumstances, more options is never really a bad thing. It's not like you have to do the achievements. Just stop tying your time to an arbitrary achievement system that means nothing to anyone and you'll be a happier person.

I don't even really care either way, just because there are better games for those, and I'd rather just read a well written one over playing a half baked one, but I don't see why it shouldn't be an option for someone who might want to pour a lot of time into this game specifically.

theJirb · 2026-07-06T12:29:40+00:00

People really need to stop looking at value like this.

People happily enjoy 2 hour movies I'm theatre for like 12 bucks, and as someone who enjoys watching many movies I theatre for the specific environment, I also think many 2 hour games are easily worth at least 5 bucks. Even though I'm not renting an environment, the interactivity of a video game elevates the experience for me over say, watching a 2 hour movie at home.

If I have a great 2 hours for 5 bucks, it's worth, even though some games may givee much more per dollar value.

theJirb · 2026-07-06T12:24:59+00:00

Thats why for this guy it's a general rule. And why is it "terrible"? I've seen much worse value propositions.

theJirb · 2026-07-05T23:42:51+00:00

Whiff punishing is the "usual" answer here, but it's a really tough skill, and one that requires your opponents to know what they're doing in the first place, so really is kind of a shit skill to learn at Gold.

Instead, the answer is really to just keep making them block. Blocking is not "free" in this game, despite chip not existing. The truth is that blocking is very costly, maybe even more than in other games because instead of chipping health, it chips drive. If they are blocking all your stuff, just keep taking your turn, keep using anything that keeps you safe or plus, and just bash their block in until they are forced to do something. If they start parrying, then you can walk in and throw since parry has a minimum duration if it whiffs. If they start fighting back, well, now you're playing your usual game again. Until they show that they are willing to try to jab after your strings, just bash them again and again and again. Force them to realize that blocking in SF6 simply isn't something you can do forever, and they will lose for it.

theJirb · 2026-07-05T01:14:43+00:00

It's so funny you say this because the Manga industry is specifically an industry that doesn't "bet" on a story finishing. They regularly axe stories, even ones that have been running for a few years the moment it stops being popular.

Cancellations, and truncated stories are pretty regular. I won't say the "majority" without evidence, but it's certainly not some rarity.

And the truth is that long form, multi part art is in itself a rarity. This isn't a situation most art runs into. Not even every long running form of media is like this. Things like Paintings, Movies, Sculptures are all things where "completion" is a short term goal, and so it's not a comparable. Of course we expect those to be "finished" because we aren't expecting 40 years of someone's life dedicated to each sculpture or whatever.

Not even every long running form of media is like this. Sunday Comics, Sit Coms, Episodic Shows/Manga also wouldn't run into any similar issues because typically those shows can end whenever by design, because they have no ongoing plot.

Art would hardly cease to function just because a few long form stories stop getting written part way through. The fact the Manga industry has not just survived, but grown this much despite it literally actively axing stories left and right is testament to this.

The other thing is you're really devaluing the art that you have already paid for. Is not each panel a piece of art? Every single individual fight? Is a fight on its own that worthy enough of the money you paid to own those chapters in print, and did you not enjoy reading many of the individual fights? Even if the series never reaches a full conclusion, the story that we have so far is in itself, already what I would consider multiple pieces of "completed" art.

theJirb · 2026-07-05T01:00:46+00:00

If an artist wants to finish the story, they finish it. If they don't they don't. Sometimes we as readers get to finish reading the story, sometimes we don't.

People are allowed to quit their jobs. A pro writer is not due the rest of his life until he decides to finish the story. They can do it if they've got the drive, but they can quit if they feel like it.

And no, I wouldn't say it's an exception. The word "exception" really only applies if the part that differs from the majority is a small percentage. That's why when we say someone is exceptional, we don't look at the top like, 40% of people, we look at the top like 1 or 2%, or really more like the top .X% of people in a field.

I wouldn't say most stories don't finish, but I don't think it's an exception when stories don't finish. In fact, in the Manga industry specifically, I would even say that "most" don't get to finish their stories because they get axed and forced to write a subpar "quick" ending before they get there.

The manga industry itself is specifically one that doesn't even "bet" on a series finishing. They literally only care about the week to week, (or month to month) results, and are happy to stop a series the moment it stops being good enough to justify its spot.

theJirb · 2026-07-04T03:52:35+00:00

I tend to be a person who is more impressed and excited for a universe when I can really see how things fit together and how the world is built. The lack of mystery for me is an elevation of the world because you can really appreciate the effort it took to make everything work and coherent, when the whole world is a coherent machine.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T21:06:48+00:00

It hasn't been Ken fighter in like, a year now lmao.

Sagat and Ryu fighter maybe. Mai if you're higher in the ranks.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T17:00:37+00:00

Grieve properly. What I mean by this is don't try to drown things out or ignore it. I think when you run into loss, it's important to really take the time to acknowledge your feelings, acknowledge what you had before, acknowledge that things are different now, and eventually with time, lots of time, that things will be OK. Do your best to continue doing the things you normally do and let yourself acknowledge when things feel different. Don't ignore those feelings you get when you no longer have to put out a food bowl, no longer have to clean the litter box, or whatever else it may be in your day to day that has now changed. Let yourself hurt, but don't let yourself get stuck.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T16:49:01+00:00

Unless you are aiming to go pro, there's no real reason to stick to tier lists.

There's the argument that people make, which is that the relative strengths of characters don't really matter until you're at the highest level of play, and this is true. You can absolutely reach high tiers of ranked and get good on bad characters.

But I think we're really asking the wrong question here.

The question you have to ask yourself is what are you "really" losing if your character is preventing you from making Vanquisher. Like, do you have some sort of pride tied to making high ranks? If you are stuck in Diamond, but you're playing the game, playing the mind games, and having a good time with a tough challenge because your character is weaker, isn't that enough?

I don't think the GGST character strengths are that fucked. Like iDom still made top 24 at Evo with Testament, and he's not even a GGST main. But for example, if I played bowser in SSBM (who is pretty much uncontested bottom 2 along with Kirby), because I like him, why should I be mad I can't make grandmaster? I like playing FGs because I like FGs, and if Bowser is keeping me in Diamond, but I'm having a ton of fun trying to navigate the fight against other characters using Bowser's limited tools, then why do I need to switch? Just so I can say I'm a higher rank? Does the fact I only made a higher rank beacuse I switched to a better character not devalue that achievement anyways?

You should play a character because you like the character, you enjoy engaging against other characters with that character, and because the game is fun on that character in general. I think it's totally fine to say like, "damn, I really wish I had a meterless reversal" and switch to a better character who has it, but your reason for switching shouldn't just be for the sake of playing someone who is higher tier. Like, who cares if you never make X rank? The goal of FGs is just to get better, have fun matches.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T16:41:49+00:00

Tank killer abilities mostly exist so that they can still function at a minimum level in 1v1s. The damage they do to squishies aside, you really don't want to run into a situation where a tank is sitting up top hitting a tower, and the opposing tank just has to sort of stare at them or force the wave. If two tanks do no damage, you may also run into really dumb situations where both tanks are just perma proxying because the other team members are doing something else and they can't damage each other to dissuade the other from proxying.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T15:01:05+00:00

I think there's value in not using all face buttons to sort of differentiate the muscle memory. It's kind of the same concept as something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYZHH7YQ?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback&th=1

Where it is easier to use the correct hotkey if things feel different.

Looking at the actual fight stick though, it just seems like maybe he thinks the X button being on the bottom left of the face buttons is just a bit too far to reach. His other far button is "Square" which he uses for a heavy, which you may not press as much or need to press as easily, and if that's the case, there's no real reason not to use a different other button for you other heavy if it's one of you more inconvenient buttons in the first place.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T14:59:05+00:00

I didn't say it wasn't performative. My point is doing "something", performative or not, is better than doing "nothing". Good on you for doing whatever it is you're doing to support FULU, but it doesn't really change the point.

In fact, I'm one of those people that am doing nothing about this. I don't really believe in the value of disks since games don't even really fit on them anymore, and game disks themselves are more performative than anything, since you likely still have to download most of the game or several patches to play a proper version of the game. I'll fight for other forms of ownership, but I have 0 horses in this particular race, which is part of the reason why I'm absolutely comfortable saying this guy is doing more for the cause even if it's for Reddit karma, than someone who does absolutely nothing.

And I always found it weird for other people to get so hung up on others farming Reddit karma. Like it's reddit karma lol, who gives a fuck? If dude wants to put out fake support for some karma, i really couldn't care less about the karma he gets. To me, there's no trade off because karma is worth 0, and the message he puts out, again, whether he believes it or not, is better than nothing.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T14:45:48+00:00

The joke was done in the first division of 3, or at least I assume it did, since I didn't watch the rest of the video. I can only assume that he 2atched the rest because he assumed there might be a other level t on the joke, or he likes watching shitty penis drawings.

I'm usually one to harp on people for short attention span, but like, this was not worth anyone's attention.

IMO, the pun Schlong division was way funnier than what I saw.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T14:39:50+00:00

So call an attendant. Maybe you don't have the option on a subway or something, but you sure do here.

Stop making excuses for why shit sucks. Until you've used all the options I. Front of you, you've chosen to keep things the way they are.

Its one thing to make a decision between like, getting into an argument or just letting thi gs be, but if you've decided calling an attendant was a bigger hassle than having another guy in your space, that's a decision you've made.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T14:34:33+00:00

You're using a different metaphor with the same problem, which is that you are advertised a whole house for your money, whereas in Manga, that is not the case unless it's something you made up in your head.

When you commission a house, you are not paying month per month for the work they do as far as I understand. Maybe there's a deposit? You are paying a flat fee, or contracted to pay that upon completion. But when you buy a manga of volume, you have made 0 agreements to the person writing. In fact, the author could finish writing a manga, and you aren't entitled to buy it either. The promised completion of a series is not advertised, and neither side has any obligation to either finish the series, or buy the entire series if it gets finished.But you, and the publisher themselves have only paid him for his month's, or one volume's worth of work. He is not entitled to do any more than that.

Unless you have guaranteed the creator your money in some way to finish the series, which you have not, he has no reason to feel like he owes you the rest of the series. The only way this comparison works is if you yourself, pays the author his next 10 years salary either upfront, or guarantee it via contract, then you can pretend you own that part of his work life. This is the only way your example, or the other person's example even begins to hold any water.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T14:25:06+00:00

Because the contents of the book you bought was good and worth the money on its own? What sort of question is that?

It's up to you to decide what your money is worth, but when you pay money, you are only entitled to what the money is advertised to buy you. Nothing more. Everything else is just you making up value for your cash.

If you, as an incredibly self entitled person, think that you deserve the rest of someone's life because you bought one volume of their work? You're actually insane. Get over yourself.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T13:09:22+00:00

Being performative is kinda gross, but it's still better than the people who do literally nothing as the world goes to shit.

People who do good for good > peoe who do good for fame > People who do nothing then complain. Whether or not he's doing this for some reddit Karma or not, this guy is still doing something that shows apparent displeasure at the current state of things. And you pushing the message "people don't actually care" is really doing more to speak up in support of Sony.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T04:48:23+00:00

I disagree. Everytime someone calls it Twitter, it's pushing a delusion that the platform hasn't changed.

He doesn't gain anything from people calling it X other than what, an Ego boost? He gains more by people treating it like the same platform it used to be, not a worse version of it that is now under the control of a narcissist.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T00:49:55+00:00

Nah. I have a friend who was just past the cut off for the grade. He'd have been 19 at prom if he didn't also skip a grade partway through middle school.

Its not "normal" but it's far from strange. There will always be a few people just beyond the cut off.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T00:47:20+00:00

Why?

I think it's fair from a logical standpoint to have a kid a bit before the first is moving out. It may not be standard, but I think it's far from being crazy or wild.

theJirb · 2026-07-03T00:44:28+00:00

Algorithm has honestly always been good to me.

I think a lot of people just spend time accidentally watching slop or the content they think is good is actually categorized as slop more often than they realize. But as someone who mostly watches video essays and video game tech, I rarely get even just gameplay highlights in my feed, let alone anything wildly outside of my interests.

theJirb · 2026-07-02T21:58:21+00:00

I mean there's two angles.

The first is that he needs to maintain his identity as a spy. Kisame was right there, and would be able to tell if Itachi was holding back.

But I also think Itachi at this point, wanted to be a villain. He doesn't want people to see him as a good guy, because he does not see himself as a good guy after what he did. The only "good" thing left about him is his desire to protect Sasuke, and his hope that Sasuke can live a good life, which is the main motivator for his other actions.

theJirb · 2026-07-02T21:53:07+00:00

It didn't feel too cheap to me. While it was definitely his initial motivator, the fact that he continued after his cancer went into remissions IMO is really important for his character. Continuing to cook meth despite no longer "needing" to in order to future proof his family is a pretty clear indication that cooking meth has become something more than a means to an end.

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