MasterBlaster

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[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 8 months ago (3 children)

fundie father in law recently found out I was into commie shit and spent months sending me book recommendations of the most unhinged variety, finally sat me down to 'sort me out straight' and actually talk about how we view the world and OP's picture is a great interpretation of what that looked like

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Collective Shout is run of the mill radfems. Their most conservative element is one of the founders being Christian, but they otherwise espouse the same views you'll see any other radfem org share, with anti porn/anti sex work being their loudest topics.

I think people are misrepresenting collective shout severely because of what they did, and it's important that we recognize it as radical feminism, because this aligns with exactly what radfems want.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

These sweaters are giving me the urge to consoom.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 8 months ago

'So it’s a combination of genuine passion and also a fear of being a low value individual.’

She also touched upon another aspect of her personality, saying: ‘If I could change one thing about my past, I would tell myself to enjoy myself a little bit more rather than being so riddled with anxiety. But that’s more in social settings than anything else.’

I wonder if these two concepts are linked in any way. hmmm

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 9 months ago

Who made you the hot take police, huh?

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 9 months ago

I think this is the most noticeable difference between someone who has read theory, and someone who has had it regurgitated to them via a podcast. You end up with critical thinking skills you can apply to your real life if you read it. Otherwise, you just forcibly apply hundreds-year-old theory to a world you clearly don't actually live in.

That's my needless speculation for the day. Thanks for sharing OP

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's a wonder how understanding class politics doesn't just 'make' more advanced ideas click into place. Do we have to at least give it to him for considering the proletariat?

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

smh can't believe these tankers keep forgetting about man standing in front of tank!

in my highly educated opinion, man standing in front of military vehicle is the greatest sin. next, they'll be advocating for giant spoons to make a come back. fucking tankers

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 9 months ago

grounded 2 came out. first one was a special game for me n my boys so we're hyped up like we're teenagers again. too bad it runs like shit atm

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yooo whats up its ya boi youtubeman here, back at it again with a fresh video

today we're going to explore the exploitative practice of monetizing a children's video game server. so first thing i'm going to do is give them $100

bub games this guy ain't

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I think it's absolutely worth setting up local image gen/text models if you're interested in the tech. My computer is more than 8 years old and generates images fine, it just takes longer to do it. Local video gen is probably still a ways off being viable though.

Making slop is a fun activity.

[–] MasterBlaster@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 9 months ago

I can't wait to enjoy this change in 4-5 years when I pick up Battlefield 6 for $1.50 on a Steam sale.

 
 

We got a Wolverine: Origins situation over here.

 
 

Developer ZA/UM says it’s actually for TikTok users.

“We intend to captivate the TikTok user with quick hits of compelling story, art, and audio, ultimately creating an all new, deeply engaging form of entertainment,” ZA/UM head Denis Havel said in a news release (via IGN).

let's gooooo I can't wait for the subway surfer in-app purchase DLC. no i'm not kidding, the store page marks it as having in-app purchases. something something capital subsuming something.

 

I love Telltale and Telltale-adjacent games. Those narrative games where you sit back and choose dialogue options and action choices instead of actively playing.

I think a lot of those types of games miss that you have to tell a really good story for any of that to work.

Star Trek: Resurgence looks pretty good, but did anyone here play it? Is it actually good? Or is it Star Trek-flavored slop?

 
 

I just finished the Jakarta Method and it left me genuinely dismayed. Not like, astounded with how horrible it all was (I knew it was going to be horrible), but more, it made me put the book down and sit with my feelings of dismay. A little bit nauseous, unsettled, feeling a loss of hope for a lot of ideals I hold.

What a horrible period of history, in a century absolutely full of horrible periods.

 
 

That's all. Played Civ since IV and the boardgame-like nature of it meant that I've gotten a lot of friends and family into it as a means to experience video games in general.

Civ VII looks really bad, even if I haven't played it myself. Systems upon systems that aren't properly explained, that somehow feel both cluttered and less in-depth than previous entries. Three truncated games making up the segments of one larger game is lame, too. A bad solution to the problem of people burning out in the later eras.

Most of all, though, is the business model of it all. Civ already leaned into 4X DLC conventions which meant getting the whole package was an expensive endeavor, but at least, for example, Civ VI had just two major expansion packs. Civ VII is already drowning into microtransaction leader purchases.

And then there's, just, the price. It's obscene. Denuvo is devastating to see as it creates a lot of barriers to giving the thing a try. I don't get excited for games any more, but Civ VII would have been one of them.

Anyone try it themselves? Anyone in love? Anyone feel like me?

 

Anyone watch the game awards? That one show where they play a bunch of trailers for new games in between awkward awards and musical performances?

watching it is a tradition of mine. brings me back to being a kid watching E3 and occasionally being happy.

i want balatro sweep and death stranding 2 trailer

 

Luigi about to get scrapped

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