And when factions and polarization make amending the constitution or even just passing federal laws that are basically necessary for the public good seemingly impossible, do we not allow for flexibility? In the absence of intervention by judges who will give more weight to purpose or justice than does a strict original…

Kid’s table was only a thing once at thanksgiving and I felt like a leper. It was awful, especially because I was the oldest one at it. It just dumps shitty kids on the not shitty kids.

It actually seemed way too concise and understandable and not crazy. Yes, it was inappropriate, but it was like a normal attempt at humor for someone who isn’t president and doesn’t have major problems putting words together. When Trump goes off script, it does not sound like this at all. Which brings me to the…

Democrats don’t want this. A small minority of leftists—who doubtlessly do not identify as democrats, but that’s besides the point—are engaging in this activity, and a small minority thinks it’s a good idea. You can’t even broadly condemn “antifa,” at least defined not simply as those who choose the label, but those…

He/she wants to know how 1st Amendment law might apply in this context. We are all royally fucked when that kind of question somehow makes people suspicious—he/she is curious, and you’ve no reason to take that as some kind of “angle.” It’s a complicated area, and it’s not as simple as “the White House is full of shit,”…

Oh please no. Our laws should be, can be, and are (to an extent, limited by antidemocratic policies and an under informed and under participating electorate) determined by the people, through the election of law-makers.

On the whole, we’d be much better problem solvers if we weren’t incapable of judging the morality of action without also judging the character of the actor. Evil exists only as the work of evil people, and evil people are the flat, fictitious characters we make out of three-dimensional human beings. That we can’t…

I also say go to bed... IN THE GAME. Give Arthur Morgan a good night’s rest. Sleeping in-game always gives me at least 10 minutes of wakefulness in real life, until my brain realizes I’m a dumb ass. It’s most effective going to sleep at night and waking in the morning.

You can dismiss it but I’ll say it anyway, that’s fucked up. He may deserve this, but kids are kids. He may deserve this, but that doesn’t mean this isn’t counterproductive. Advocating for awful (policy) decisions because they screw someone who “deserves it” is the Fox News way, don’t make it yours. 

I will bother arguing. Yes, they’re wonky. Some of it is just bad, but a lot of it is a calculated design choice. Yes, those choices are contrary to conventional game design, and it comes at a cost. But they have their benefits. For example, controls that require nimble precision: I like this. I like this, because it…

Maybe they could do a more general “self-harm” warning, or something of that nature. People who want or need to avoid it can play it safe if they choose, and I don’t think it would spoil it. My own two-cents is, I’ve had a few long periods of constant suicidal thinking in my life, and for a few days after watching…

I’m not as sure that it would be amazing without all these little chores. On it’s own, the combat, like that of most rockstar games, is basically not fun (obviously excluding the excellent Max Payne 3). But the amount of time I spend doing non-combat things—both by choice and by requirement—makes me want to get back…

This is disturbing and shameful. In what way does the confidentiality of an internal document obligate 3rd parties to not share it? 

Can’t do it. I would just marathon it right now for a week or two if I weren’t so busy. Granted, playing very long sessions tends to wear out my enjoyment in that session, but it’s better than thinking about red dead all day when I should be doing things. With games like this, I can’t just reward myself with little…

Yeah hasn’t been an issue for me either. I think using left trigger is great, actually. It’s a targeting button; if you have a gun out, targeting = aiming. I’ve had other issues here and there, but nothing other than minor inconveniences that i’ve figured out.

“I don’t like being called irresponsible in a judgmental tone” and “you don’t get to be the arbitrator” are fucking bullshit cop-out justifications. The country is on autopilot because not enough people vote. Voter disenfranchisement is effective in part because nonvoters that would oppose it aren’t. There’s plenty of…

For me, I think he’d need to (1) show a much better understanding of his wrongdoing than he has, (2) make a substantial effort to engage with people on him coming back, and (3) demonstrate that he is receiving effective treatment for his compulsive sexual behaviors, simply so that he isn’t a danger if and to the…

I also don’t think it’s about seeing someone like Louis C.K. suffer—although there are those that want that. But I think most people simply want to see an honest and direct attempt at atonement that doesn’t undermine the social value of his fall from grace. Too long, behavior like his received at most a slap on the…

Wow that is just terrible.

You’d think so! But it doesn’t seem to, not directly. Generally: