Agreed. And as it relates to people paying for sexual activity, I don’t necessarily think that these people are “sad.” Lonely is perhaps a better term.

For the readers questioning how others could possibly gain pleasure through spending money this way, let’s remember the following human activities:

The amount of judgment heaped on others in this world never ceases to amaze me. Sad to hear. 

Out of curiosity since when did it become sad to want to enjoy the company of other people? Maybe the amount of “sad men” is a result of numerous failings in society that we fail to adequately address.

Great speech, coach.

It’s not inherently unfair. The way it gets used is unfair. Voice chat is simply a tool. But people abuse that tool.

So here’s my read: I don’t use voice chat unless I’m playing with very close friends and those friends alone. With any other group I don’t use it because I don’t need to be called a porch monkey while relaxing after work and such. 

When I first started playing Apex Legends, the ping system that made it so I didn’t have to use voice chat in order to communicate pertinent, relevant information felt downright revolutionary, because voice chat for the longest time has been the domain of every dipshit who thinks anonymity gives them the right to…

Queue all of the commentariat attorneys to tell us all about how IP law works.... 

There Is Joy In The Work

”When you’re in it, it doesn’t often feel like a grind at all. Do it right, and it feels like sailing.”

We’ve got tools, dipshits, fuckwads. All sorts of morons. You are going to need a spice rack too.

We’ve got tools, dipshits, fuckwads. All sorts of morons. You are going to need a spice rack too.

That’s actually a good idea. I was considering something similar but I wondered how to find a decent commenting system, and even then couldn’t figure out how to import all the Deadspin Kinja commenters. Not a trivial task, especially for one with my obsolete web design skills.

Others have already mentioned the absolutely fire line in this article, but let’s just go ahead and reinforce it: shit like this is why you’re one of the best, Schreier—and why Kotaku remains the force it is in a world of bland “stick to sprouts” coverage.

A new cinematic trailer for the game showed a group of treasure hunters fighting against what could be demons, or private equity executives.

“No retreat, no surrender!”

1. Glad to see Jason still works here.

“A new cinematic trailer for the game showed a group of treasure hunters fighting against what could be demons, or private equity executives.”
Literal spit-take. I’ll send you the bill for a new keyboard since this one got coffee on it.

>A new cinematic trailer for the game showed a group of treasure hunters fighting against what could be demons, or private equity executives.