You also know these people, and it’s good natured. But if you didn’t know these people, that might be something else entirely. And I’ve seen my sister smack talk when she plays games - but she doesn’t target the person, she targets the move the person makes, or the moves she makes to counter them. But only when she’s…

Fixed it for you: “Hey, remember when it was cool to not care about the people around you, and that racism was a lot more common, and black people were expected to shut up and take it from white people?”

Kind of curious. Banter as in what?

According to the Mary Sue, there’s four dislikes per person who actually saw the trailer. That sounds like hate-padding to me.

It was the homicides one, which included a few other countries. :) Wasn’t just gun murders.

Not that hard - I’ve a forensic pathologist for a friend. He’s pretty good at determining cause of death.

Somebody had posted a link to a graph dealing with overall homicides in developed countries. America was still right up there (IIRC, it was #4 on the list). If you’re counting ‘in the world’, then you’re also counting countries that aren’t developed, which kind of includes the more violent, war-torn countries, or…

Have I mentioned how much the concept of ‘for profit’ prisons just blows my mind? The idea of monetising people being in jail. In other words, creating an incentive to get people into jail.

Except it is. If you check out the chart listed above, which is concerning homicide as a whole, the USA is still leaps and bounds ahead of nearly all other developed countries. The country, I think, is just mentally geared to accept violence as a recourse for getting one’s way.

From what I’ve read, most people who wind up being trans have different brain chemistry than what’s considered ‘normal’ for their physical sex. For example, someone might have a woman’s brain chemistry, but their body’s male. This makes them more likely to identify as female. Then you have chimera, who have both male…

That’s how couples talk. I’ve seen it. In fact, I’m watching my sister beat around the bush as she’s trying to get a friend she knows to understand she’s feeling ignored. So, yes, that’s how people talk.

Sadly, it appears to be a PvP. I prefer PvE, myself (or in this case, PvAI). C’est la vie.

My first green Christmas here in Ottawa. I’m not complaining, mind you, the weather’s been pleasant, but yeah, not really healthy for the local habitat.

Former Calgarian here. Yeah, the chinook made Alberta weather really interesting - I’d go to school in December in t-shirts and shorts, then a week later I’d be under 3 feet of snow, then a few days later all the snow was gone.

I remember that one. There’s also the girl Jughead actually, legitimately likes, as well. I don’t remember her name off the top of my head.

I’m a fan of Jughead. He’s my favourite Archie character, because he’s more than a glutton - he’s got a sizeable number of supernatural powers he’s pulled out of his hat (so to speak) through the years. Reads a book and pick up the skills from it like a master? Create thunderstorms with a thought? Give the Evil Eye?…

Pretty much. I was somewhat interested in this game, until I learned it was a for-profit prison simulation. At that point, I lost all interest in the game, because I think it’s possibly the worst model you can use for running a prison. :\

A shame. I’m enjoying C:BE. It’s the kind of game I want - less goofy, more serious. Which is what I want in a Civ Game.

I’ve had it on Steam for a while, and I’ve enjoyed the hell out of it. The Neurax Worm is my favourite - I like going for the ‘total domination’ rather than ‘total destruction’ route.

It isn’t white guilt if it’s factually true.