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Psydye said:
That reminds me, did any of y' all see the original Japanese version of The Grudge? Scary stuff! Jacob's Ladder is another great movie. Highly recommended!:)
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I have not, only the remake. I?ve watched plenty of things outside of my preferences for my degree, but I honestly try to avoid Japanese horror if I can (which is honestly a testament to its quality?it?s just too terrifying. haha)

(Random aside, I always think of the Grudge when I see my roommates? long dark hair plastered on the shower wall. Truly frightening o.o)

Licorice said:
Sometimes I like to binge watch bad early 2000s Disney channel movies, does that count? Lol
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Not what I had in mind, but why not? I have a bunch of guilty pleasure shows/movies. Bad movie nights with friends are great though, especially when there?s good commentary going on and everybody takes stabs at the trash quality xD
 
^Oh man, I hear that! I took my friends once to go see Legion just to trash talk it! Some of the other moviegoers apparently got annoyed by our commentary, according to my friend! xD Whoops!
 
I've seen the OG Ring though and I liked. Shame on all the bad 'murican remakes though :/

Dunno if I've seen grudge though.. must see the og sometimes man
 
Sheila said:
I've seen the OG Ring though and I liked. Shame on all the bad 'murican remakes though :/

Dunno if I've seen grudge though.. must see the og sometimes man
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Can I have your pin wheel
 
Bought my very first collectible: a June birthstone to celebrate the month I started posting here!

I love my Pearl, even though—or especially because—it makes zero sense that it’s a gemstone ^o^
 
I just learned of the existence of a cat called a sand cat! Things look pretty cool!:
 
I just read this article on socialism and how it violates the Ten Commandments, a core principle of Christianity.

https://townhall.com/columnists/rob...ialism-violates-all-ten-commandments-n2549280

Yes, I agree that it is a bad idea, but I wouldn’t use the Ten Commandments to persuade people to go against socialism. I usually believe almost anything this site says, but this article, it’s hard to believe eight of these points, maybe seven. Not only that, but if you’re going to use religion or a constitutional amendment to prove your argument, then your argument is weak. You should avoid using logical fallacies when proving your argument, especially attacking your opponents. Unbelievable arguments without using fallacies are better than believable arguments that uses logical fallacies.
 
Alolan_Apples said:
Yes, I agree that it is a bad idea, but I wouldn?t use the Ten Commandments to persuade people to go against socialism. I usually believe almost anything this site says, but this article, it?s hard to believe eight of these points, maybe seven. Not only that, but if you?re going to use religion or a constitutional amendment to prove your argument, then your argument is weak. You should avoid using logical fallacies when proving your argument, especially attacking your opponents. Unbelievable arguments without using fallacies are better than believable arguments that uses logical fallacies.
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Despite a slight suspicion that our political views might differ?*glances at your sig*?I really appreciated reading this post.
I strongly value having informed opinions and making solid arguments, so it often irritates me when people accept anything they see or hear?just because it?s from a source they like, or because it fits into their narrative. I go by the principle that the more I want something to be true, the more critical I have to be of it.
 
in that mood where i want to do something productive but at the same time i just wanna chill and nap *~*
 
Fey said:
Despite a slight suspicion that our political views might differ?*glances at your sig*?I really appreciated reading this post.
I strongly value having informed opinions and making solid arguments, so it often irritates me when people accept anything they see or hear?just because it?s from a source they like, or because it fits into their narrative. I go by the principle that the more I want something to be true, the more critical I have to be of it.
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My signature is actually a reference to Star Wars, but with economic facts instead of the signs of the dark side of the force. Although it is a slippery slope argument if used in actual political debates, it?s more of a signature quote than something to discuss in debate.

Now if I were to explain in full detail, the first part describes that when a socialist takes power, the socialist policies go into effect. What we were told is that the government will make life fairer for the poor and they will put an end to corporate greed. What actually happens is that they will get even more control than what they promise. That, combined with taxes and the fact that it inhibits production may lead to failure. People would be forced to migrate for a better working system or to avoid regulation. In order to keep the system working, they will impose regulation to trap people, which is what ?Socialism leads to communism? means. The last two parts apply if socialist leaders are hungry for power. But even if they aren?t, this is what may happen. If they are, they will impose more regulations to where you can?t even have control. It?s possible to have socialism without communism. It depends on who?s getting elected. You can have communism without totalitarianism. Mao Tse Tung and Vladimir Lenin didn?t push for totalitarianism, but I can?t say the same for Maduro, the Kim family, or Stalin. And if someone is a totalitarian, it?s very likely that they will become tyrants when they are in control.

Fun fact: you can have totalitarianism without communism. Hitler was an anti-communist, but he was a totalitarian. You can also be a tyrant without being a totalitarian. Abraham Lincoln was nowhere near being a fascist or socialist, but he was a tyrant during his administration. Forcing people to fight in war, arresting people to block a vote, suspending habeas corpus, all of that is tyranny. Even Donald Trump, the president people compared to Hitler, hasn?t gone that extreme.
 
Alolan_Apples said:
My signature is actually a reference to Star Wars, but with economic facts instead of the signs of the dark side of the force. Although it is a slippery slope argument if used in actual political debates, it?s more of a signature quote than something to discuss in debate.
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Well yes, the Star Wars reference was pretty clear?you just can?t really apply those concepts to it without making a statement about your political leanings. I?m not criticizing, just explaining my initial comment.

As for the rest, it just confirms my impression of us having opposing opinions. My personal rules against discussing politics online are fairly firm, but I appreciate you taking the time to elaborate :3
 
I just read the Pok?mon Sword and Shield forums on GameFAQs over the recent issue of not including all Pok?mon in the next game.

I have not forgotten how bad GameFAQs Pok?mon boards are. I once believed that the only place on the internet worse than those GameFAQs boards is the underground web. But after reading how insane those Pok?mon fans are over the announcement of the next game, I definitely don’t regret believing it. I haven’t logged into GameFAQs since 2017, and I’m not logging back into GameFAQs, especially if it’s to use the Pok?mon boards. I knew the Pok?mon discussions are worse than the political discussions over there.

I get that fans are upset at how not all Pok?mon are going to be included in the next game, but harassing developers, making slanderous accusations against them, and shoving politics into a gaming discussion and talking like political extremists at the same time when it has nothing to do with the issue is too extreme, and I can’t believe how low GameFAQs users have gotten. Although giving Game Freak angry comments over the issue is fine as it would result the issue being solved later, harassing them is not acceptable. If they’re going to get extreme, then they should stop playing video games altogether, and they should stop using the internet. If you’re going to just boycott the game, all I can say is that you’ll miss out the fun.

I suggest that you should buy the games and use whatever Pok?mon they have. You could get a new favorite Pok?mon then. And then, you can have a better Pok?mon game later.

EDIT: I just looked at the Pok?mon Let’s Go Pikachu board. It’s actually quite tame compared to the Pok?mon Sword and Shield boards (definitely tamer than that). There are still trolls, but they treat Pok?mon Let’s Go more of a spin-off than a main game.
 
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Alolan_Apples said:
I suggest that you should buy the games and use whatever Pok?mon they have. You could get a new favorite Pok?mon then. And then, you can have a better Pok?mon game later.
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It's not just about 'lol getting it bc pokemon', you can still play the 3ds games? And yeah Ninty are just being lazy and hiding behind their dev companies. They had such potential making to make a good game after sm/usum and instead they come out with those joke GO games and this... Yeah no.
 
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