That’s exactly the situation I was in, I was open and straight right from the get go. But from week one, she was cheating on me, yet I stuck with her. It didn’t get better from there and she very nearly killed me. Being mistrustful and snooping would’ve changed nothing though, except that I wouldn’t have ever really…

This. An experienced and leveled answer.

I concur, you’re right. Though my advice would still be to get out (or talk it out at least first) while you can rather than snooping, but there are situations where you’re doing it for the right reasons I see now.

I think to me, that is the only thing here I consider a sin, should they be sharing private and sensitive “media” without consent. If so, at this point it is more and more commonly being seen as a criminal act, not a moment too soon and several moments too late I say. There’s no justification in my eyes and, if you…

I guess my immediate first impressions here are that you can all go fuck yourselves. The lot of you.

You say this like playing videogames isn’t just a perfectly modern, casual “hobby”. Everyone has tried it at this point, even the grand parents. It’s becoming a normal part of life, if it wasn’t already. So if you’re asking “Are the kids these days looking for grounded, normal people with relatable hobbies?”, then…

Yeah, that’s the line many here are intentionally blurring. In the West (from America to the UK to Europe) we can freely dissent, protest, campaign, lobby and criticise, we get to vote and we can run in opposition, we can believe in anything we want and anywho we want. In China, North Korea and a growing list of other…

Just for future reference (mostly on how the fuck not to run a media outlet but also for archiving purposes), here’s what this article looks like to me without adblock (outside of some that my browser and DNS seem to be doing, it’s likely worse for those completely without protection).

I know right? Fucking hilarious that the screenshot struggled to load but the ads didn’t, so on first pass the image wasn’t even there and then on the second pass I thought it was another ad and scrolled right passed it. It also doesn’t help when they break the RSS feed and the comments because of all the ads. It’s…

Just wanted to illustrate my points and how they aren’t addressed with the PS5 UI.

I do wonder what it would be like if they just gave you one whole page of games, cover view style, and that’s it.

“innocent people”

“Let’s not try to pull rank on experience” *Proceeds to do exactly that*

The fact that a lot of my current friends circle are Chinese or of Chinese descent, says more than I need to about this matter. The Chinese people were never the issue, they are some of the smartest, most driven and talented people I’ve ever encountered. On the contrary, I find myself feeling only negative and thinking…

I’m with you on all of this, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t highlight something that’s come to my attention, something which I’d been oblivious to previously.

You say innocent, as if they didn’t choose to do this. There are games by Chinese companies that, outside of China, don’t censor the names of countries just because China insists they are part of China. This company however, has chosen to do this globally. That’s not just following the government guidelines, that’s…

“Cancel culture’s evil mantra is total intolerance for dissent, and total abandonment (if not mocking) of forgiveness or simple empathy for anyone who doesn’t follow the proper thoughts or who has “problematic” opinions.”

Perhaps you can also look up the game Devotion. That’s what happens when you do the reverse, a game that criticises the CCP.

You’re taking a sensible line and distorting it beyond all belief. I can only hope that naivety leads you to this result, rather than anything else.

The thing is, NOTHING that we can do will affect the CCP. Only the global players can do that, and conveniently they're all too busy with Covid and things like Brexit or Trump. Funny that... it's almost like they planned it.