Also, fwiw, I don’t think there are a lot of political systems going that are based on chess.

How do all of our state elections manage to function without an electoral college? Seriously, every few years, 50 states have elections for their highest executive office in the land, decided purely on popular vote. Some of these are close, some are blowouts, but they always wind up going to the person who got the…

Why would candidates campaign in states with low populations?

I get it. There’s not much I like to do more than watching birds, if you know what I mean.

HZD had such a fantastic story and some of the most engrossing lore I’ve encountered in a game in years, especially for a vast open world game. I was completely surprised to find myself so sucked into the audiotapes and backstories and entire mythos of that world - especially since I usually skip or fast forward…

Just wanna throw it out there that if you like this kind of thing, the best way to get more of it is to make sure the creators get paid. I *know* there’s some folks out there thinking “$6K/month, they’re living large!” but even for two people + associated other expenses, $6K/mo, depending on where you are, can be…

I do appreciate how some companies are trying to curb toxicity. For all its issues, Riot seems to be legitimately trying, as is Epic; I know Square-Enix just implemented some more-stringent rules for Final Fantasy XIV behavior, as well.

Ugh, that’s got to be frustrating, I’m sorry. I remember back when I used Xbox Live to play Left 4 Dead, one of my IRL friends that played regularly with us was a girl; she’d constantly get shit for daring to sound female on the mic. I wish this wasn’t still the case.

The other reason was that I started to feel like I was the mom of a bunch of guys my age and below, that I had to teach them how to have interactions with women and remind them “no, that’s not ok to say” or “yes, I do want to hear what you think of the meta, really” etc.

“50% of them repeat the things they hear from their friends and 25% of them are actual ‘bad apples’. It’s that middle 50% that feels like they are just doing what everyone else does to be accepted that make gaming feel like a pit of the worst behavior humanity has to offer.”

No. They wouldn’t.

I think that’s one of the reasons why I get this vague feeling of nausea every time a new candidate announces.

H should have run for Senate again. I’ll vote for him if he’s the eventual nominee, but he’s not my choice. But I’ll vote for the Democratic nominee no matter what. I’m not expecting some perfect candidate. At this point a bag of rocks would be a huge improvement.

Protip: They don’t quit coming because they aren’t getting attention. They quit coming because of condescending people like you who feel the need to gate keep every single person who walks through the doors. And let me be completely frank and honest here, as someone who has interviewed and worked with hundreds of…

EXACTLY my thoughts. I have grad school debt that feels like an elephant sitting on my subconscious at all times, and if I could go back in time and start making influencer money at 18 I would completely skip all of it.  Higher education is a scam kids, learn a useful trade instead. 

You know, I would really love to know WHO these people are that spend all their time alienating and putting down ladies in/around nerd-related endeavors. I honestly have to say I am outright baffled by the behavior; like, who hurt you guys? Do you honestly NOT want any ladies in your social circles? 

Sadly this is a problem with gaming as a hobby as a whole.

A lot of it also comes down to local communities and Local Game Stores. They need to start policing bad behavior, inappropiate comments and slang terms that make non-white, non-male individuals stay away more often than not.

I run events weekly and I have had to remove a number of players for using the term “F*ggot”…

As a sensitive schnozz-haver I trust my olfactory senses. Day of or even a day or two after doesn’t matter as much to me as the whiff of rot. If it doesn’t have it, I cook it. But I am more likely to have meat frozen if I don’t intend to cook it fairly quickly.

Wake Up San Francisco Because I Have A Warrant Out On Me.