A purity test she built for herself. A purity test she weaponizes against everyone else.

Not trying to be tough.  Just think it’s awfully arrogant to tell people they aren’t allowed to voice differing opinions. 

GTA V generated about $1 billion in 2020. Of course you’re entitled to your opinion but I do believe you’re in the minority with it.

I can support that.

I’ve only played the game a little (I found it crazy boring), but I’ve seen a lot of stereotypical characters in the series.

This is one of those demands that only fuel the fire of people saying that LGBTQ+ members are making unreasonable demands. 99% of people probably didn’t even notice. 99.5% of people didn’t go on…

or what?

“But there’s nothing “equal opportunity” about the position trans people hold in society right now. And unlike other random NPCs, the way Rockstar designed GTAV’s trans people actively plays into the hateful stereotypes harbored by many transphobic players.”

I’m a black male.

Would it be reasonable for me to ask Rockstar to cut out all black males out of the game just because someone posted a video of them going out to kill all the N*****s in the game?

I don’t get the point of this post. The GTA games are awful (but fun) on so many levels. There’s a reason I don’t even let…

I won’t argue in favor of Ailes or Murdoch, but if this show suggests that cancel/shaming/whatever is mostly a conservative construct then its producers are being deliberately ignorant. The left tears itself to shreds over the slightest provocations.

He’s one of those guys who, for some fuckin’ reason, the universe decided to let him get away with what he churns out.

I’m with you. It’s a very ambitious game that fails to succeed at much of what it tries to do, often to the detriment of what it does well. It starts off strong and quickly feels tedious and repetitive with unimportant characters and a boring story.

So. Much. Backtracking.

This game should have been right up my alley. I heard Sci-fi/Shooter/Isometric, and that’s all it took. Into the steam cart it goes. After 15 or so hours in, however, I can’t bring myself to keep playing. It’s hard to put my finger on it, but this game feels like work.

Regarding addiction? I can’t believe that without proof. You got a link?

Substituting vaping for smoking means not smoking. Smoking kills. Vaping doesn’t. And while it’s not best for everyone, vaping is the most successful smoking cessation tool available.

That comparison is really fucking stupid 

Except one is significantly less bad for you. Why is this difficult?

I quit smoking after twenty years of smoking two packs a day through vaping and know plenty that have. Cool anecdotes though, I guess 

Honestly, as a former smoker, it didn’t work for me

people who were never smokers are becoming new nicotine addicts via vape.