Non-Gaming Hot Takes

[Pandaprewmaster325]

I mean, there were several wars where tea was a factor. A few wars back during the period of colonization were fought to maintain tea being part of the trade that Britain was receiving, and the Boston Tea Party pretty directly escalated into the American Revolution.

As for wars fought entirely for tea, that I don't know if it happened for sure, but I really don't think it would just be off the table. Wars were started for less.​

Yes trade purposes were indeed a reason for conquest and aggressive expansion

Spices are an example for this.

 

[Ikagura]

Saying that we're all equals is one of the biggest gaslighting we've ever gotten in human civilisation.

Sure, in theory we've got the Habeas corpus and the provocatio ad populum which were the basis of our modern western civilisation but in practice we lack the society and technologies to make everyone truly equal.

Diseases, disabilities and people that are criminals (in the malicious way of course) are what prevents that. We can only try our best fixing what can be fixed but the school system, social status, family history and even the area you're born in can give you advantages or disadvantages compared to others.

Sure, sometimes you get to see the fabled "self-made man" that went from 0 and became a millionaire but let's be honest: most are actually from a wealthy family or had some help (or met the right people) and what was true decades ago would no longer be applicable.

We could make a world where everyone is truly equal a reality if we could focus on science and societal evolution but we're stuck fighting over trivial things.

As a wise man said: “Truth is, the game was rigged from the start.”



PS: But I refuse to be pessimist, there's always a chance to make things better: 150 years ago kid were dying young from illnesses we're all vaccinated against, we had no easy access water, no electricity, no way to communicate instantly like today, less people able to read or count, etc... Maybe in 2125 people would look at us like backward folks that worries or fight over useless things.

 

[DragonMals]

Modern Social Media isn't as bad as what people make it to be.

- Twitter is an excellent source of meme cluture
- Reddit is best for finding niche information about something you're wondering (if not, it can get very close sometimes; I almost fixed my PC when it came to figuring out how to install Windows back on my machine when I was trying to get into Linux)
- Discord is for quick communication with people. Its not a forum, don't use it like that, but its good to just chat with some people if you don't utilize much of the servers feature. Instead of a server like Genshin or Minecraft, you can make your own private one for your friends which is 99% better than having to speak in an extremely populated Discord server where your responses are like nothing to the average person.

The only reason the social media sites are bad is how the owner of the business is making it, alongside the popular communities that make up the platform. If you ignore the popular communities, then you can make those sites better for yourself.

 

[Ikagura]

- Twitter is an excellent source of meme culture.

Ehhhh, is this an actual culture?

 

[Jeanfranc]

Habeas corpus and the provocatio ad populum

Si piglia gioco di me? Che vuol ch’io faccia del suo latinorum?

 

[Ikagura]

Si piglia gioco di me? Che vuol ch’io faccia del suo latinorum?

I barely know latin but that was the name of these two concepts.

 

[Jeanfranc]

I barely know latin but that was the name of these two concepts.

I know those, I studied latin and law in school, I just couldn't help myself with the quote

 

[Ikagura]

I know those, I studied latin and law in school, I just couldn't help myself with the quote

I tried to study latin but I couldn't make it work out. I'm surprised I can speak English well online though.

 

[DragonMals]

Ehhhh, is this an actual culture?

A litttle bit... Everytime I see someone post a meme, it would come from that site.

 

[Jeanfranc]

Saying that we're all equals is one of the biggest gaslighting we've ever gotten in human civilisation.

That's not really the case though, ever since the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen it's been always understood that men are not equal but that they must be made equal, and that such equality must be enforced through Constitutional laws.
Society doesn't say that we are all equal, just that we must strive to even the odds to make equality among men real through the social contract.

I tried to study latin but I couldn't make it work out. I'm surprised I can speak English well online though.

Why would you do that? learning that shit in high school was one the worst experiences of my life (alongside Ancient Greek)

 

[Ikagura]

That's not really the case though, ever since the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen it's been always understood that men are not equal but they must be made equal and such equality must be enforced through Constitutional laws.
Society doesn't say that we are all equal, just that we must strive to even the odds to make equality among men real through the social contract

And the biggest issue is that laws and rules are made for most but not everyone.

If someone has issues aside from special care the rest of the law still applies even if they're intrinsically incompatible with.

No law is perfect I agree but this is why special cases are trickier to handle even for people who work in the legal field.

I feel that it's a goal we have but can never reach...

Why would you do that? learning that shit in high school was one the worst experiences of my life (alongside Ancient Greek)

I know, I hated the teacher that did anything but actual latin lessons...

 

[Yousef]

I tried to study latin but I couldn't make it work out. I'm surprised I can speak English well online though.

I understand your struggle. Spanish and Italian are tough enough for me as is. Can’t imagine learning Latin, seems really intimidating, especially since unlike Spanish, it’s got little connection with Arabic so I don’t have the usual leg-up I’d have with that and Italian.

 

[Jeanfranc]

I feel that it's a goal we have but can never reach...

It's not a goal, it's a struggle

 

[Ikagura]

I understand your struggle. Spanish and Italian are tough enough for me as is. Can’t imagine learning Latin, seems really intimidating, especially since unlike Spanish, it’s got little connection with Arabic so I don’t have the usual leg-up I’d have with that and Italian.

I had that stupid thinking that if my mother language is Latin-derivate I would've had an easier time learning them...

Yeah, the Caliphate went to visit Spain at some point. I'm surprised that some French words are in Russian and inversely thanks to that one emperor.

 

[Prism_Red]

I tried to study latin but I couldn't make it work out. I'm surprised I can speak English well online though.

I suggest you keep trying, imagine what sort of demons you can summon once you master latin.

 

[Ikagura]

I suggest you keep trying, imagine what sort of demons you can summon once you master latin.

I need to encourage myself for that.



Thanks to Zero Escape I love Tu fui, ego eris.

 

[Yousef]

I need to encourage myself for that.



Thanks to Zero Escape I love Tu fui, ego eris.

Zero escape is my go-to place for idioms that sound smart but won’t actually make me smart (yeah you can tell I don’t like ZE. I like the idioms though)

 

[Ikagura]

Zero escape is my go-to place for idioms that sound smart but won’t actually make me smart (yeah you can tell I don’t like ZE. I like the idioms though)

999 was a novel idea for its time. I kinda agree that VLR got too cryptic and confusing and ZTD felt like a fan-fic.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Twitter is an excellent source of meme cluture

I disagree with you on this , meme culture downgraded petty fast everything is funny to "meme culture" when pagers blow up hurting kids its a meme....if 9/11 was today they would turn it into a meme

Not everything is a joke but these people in meme culture are try to touch sensitive topics in a very insensitive way...not to mention political opinions and ideology can use memes to spread its ideals racist memes I do find them funny but if not consumed with caution and awareness can influence some people perception of others like the 13% commit 50% of crime it can be used as a meme same for the bear vs black teens clip where a bear just steals a chocolate and leaves while black teens are smashing a store its funny but these memes when consumed in large amounts can turn people racist.

Same for serbia celebrating their war crimes soon enough you find people justifying it cuz "its funny" case and point meme culture has the means to turn you into a sociopath with 0 empathy and 0 regard for others.

A certain orange man uses memes to gain popularity.

 

[Ikagura]

I disagree with you on this , meme culture downgraded petty fast everything is funny to "meme culture" when pagers blow up hurting kids its a meme....if 9/11 was today they would turn it into a meme

Not everything is a joke but these people in meme culture are try to touch sensitive topics in a very insensitive way...not to mention political opinions and ideology can use memes to spread its ideals racist memes I do find them funny but if not consumed with caution and awareness can influence some people perception of others like the 13% commit 50% of crime it can be used as a meme same for the bear vs black teens clip where a bear just steals a chocolate and leaves while black teens are smashing a store its funny but these memes when consumed in large amounts can turn people racist.

Same for serbia celebrating their war crimes soon enough you find people justifying it cuz "its funny" case and point meme culture has the means to turn you into a sociopath with 0 empathy and 0 regard for others.

A certain orange man uses memes to gain popularity.

Isn't 9/11 already having memes from some edgy guys since years ago?

Twitter takes the worst from both sides I think.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Isn't 9/11 already having memes from some edgy guys since years ago?

Twitter takes the worst from both sides I think.

Its still a meme to this day even among some Muslims....Yes Twitter sucks

 

[Ikagura]

Its still a meme to this day even among some Muslims....Yes Twitter sucks

I'm surprised because some people would've rather used 9/11 against them (and making islamophobic jokes) but I'd say we shouldn't delve too much into politics.

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

I'm surprised because some people would've rather used 9/11 against them (and making islamophobic jokes) but I'd say we shouldn't delve too much into politics.

They do and the guys think its a joke and brush it off

 

[ZengarZombolt]

I think there are groups in artistic fields that have caused catastrophic damage to their ability to resist epocic changes.

a micro scale of this is something like Gaming journalism. in the past we knew there was some bought in but it was run by people who liked games and sometimes money. But ever since it became one of the hottest parts of the culture war*tm* it has become harder for any gaming journalist to stand up as they have to fight for what few fans of them are left. Those on one side don't like them for going too far outside their lane and the other side things they have not left their lane far enough leading to almost all of them being supplanted by visual mediums.

if they had not driven themselves into the Culture War:tm: they would have a more fervent fanbase to defend against the coming change and supporters that would use them despite their outdatedness. Vinyl record fans exist despite that being several editions out of date, so do Forums because the fans love that medium. But when you tear your fanbase to shreads by not understanding the space you are in, you have a lot harder time with defending against a major change in how people interact.

you can take this and scale it up and down to various issues now and days from AI art to world governments. But this is the most sanitized version I can do, because I don't want a fight about things I know will just leave ruins. I like being a fan of things, and I like being a fan of you reader, let me still be a fan of you reader after this.

 

[DragonMals]

I disagree with you on this , meme culture downgraded petty fast everything is funny to "meme culture" when pagers blow up hurting kids its a meme....if 9/11 was today they would turn it into a meme

Not everything is a joke but these people in meme culture are try to touch sensitive topics in a very insensitive way...not to mention political opinions and ideology can use memes to spread its ideals racist memes I do find them funny but if not consumed with caution and awareness can influence some people perception of others like the 13% commit 50% of crime it can be used as a meme same for the bear vs black teens clip where a bear just steals a chocolate and leaves while black teens are smashing a store its funny but these memes when consumed in large amounts can turn people racist.

Same for serbia celebrating their war crimes soon enough you find people justifying it cuz "its funny" case and point meme culture has the means to turn you into a sociopath with 0 empathy and 0 regard for others.

A certain orange man uses memes to gain popularity.

You know.... after the greatest explanation you've gave to this, you are 100% right. I will never forget that chess controversy where folks there for some reason had to bring fucking politics into the situation despite being about CHESS. I do apologize for this later, but yeah, Twitter isnt really the best place to find memes after all.