So many games have fun combat and then throw a boss at you that is neither fun, nor makes use of the previously fun combat.
I think Control really actually does have great boss fights; however, it doesn't have fucking checkpoints for long-ass fights so you have to do the Dark Souls runback and then redo the actions necessary to trigger the fight and the loading times are a problem
The fights themselves are really, really good tho
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"and the morning stars I have seen
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
If anything, sexual preferences seem so mutable that it kind of conflicts with my position
Like, using "icky" terms could just be an entirely superficial habit you pick up because you did it a few times on a partner's request, and now you kinda think it's hot reflexively
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BethrynUnhappiness is MandatoryRegistered Userregular
If anything, sexual preferences seem so mutable that it kind of conflicts with my position
Like, using "icky" terms could just be an entirely superficial habit you pick up because you did it a few times on a partner's request, and now you kinda think it's hot reflexively
I just found out my former therapist dropped my insurance. Hopefully she can recommend someone, but fuck it sucks because finding a good one is difficult.
this lady doesn't take insurance at all so I guess yay that I can afford to pay out of pocket
I probably could afford to just pay her, I am not planning on a long term stint...but I'm a cheap stubborn bastard, what's the point of health insurance if I'm not trying to make them pay for everything.
So many games have fun combat and then throw a boss at you that is neither fun, nor makes use of the previously fun combat.
I think Control really actually does have great boss fights; however, it doesn't have fucking checkpoints for long-ass fights so you have to do the Dark Souls runback and then redo the actions necessary to trigger the fight and the loading times are a problem
The fights themselves are really, really good tho
I was thinking more of a specific fight in Gears 5. Though having played Max Payne 1 and 2 remedy makes the worst boss fights.
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I think there are a whole lot of people where, if you approached them reasonably and asked "is it possible you've internalized some not-great values about fatherhood, or race, or bodies, or [etc etc]?" they'd nod and be like sure, yeah, of course, I'm swimming in the same soup as everyone else. They wouldn't argue with you - but if you take the tack of coming off like you're trying to shame their kink, or their media taste, or whatever, will bristle.
And you can insist and insist that that's not what you're trying to do, that you're not trying to police anyone or anything, that you really just want to raise awareness - but past a certain point, isn't it a good idea to engage in some introspection of one's own to find out why one keeps choosing that particular tack?
I think there are a whole lot of people where, if you approached them reasonably and asked "is it possible you've internalized some not-great values about fatherhood, or race, or bodies, or [etc etc]?" they'd nod and be like sure, yeah, of course, I'm swimming in the same soup as everyone else. They wouldn't argue with you - but if you take the tack of coming off like you're trying to shame their kink, or their media taste, or whatever, will bristle.
And you can insist and insist that that's not what you're trying to do, that you're not trying to police anyone or anything, that you really just want to raise awareness - but past a certain point, isn't it a good idea to engage in some introspection of one's own to find out why one keeps choosing that particular tack?
You know Kosh I told you the corn thing was a one time thing, WHY DO WE HAVE TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT!?
I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
Sexual racism is very obviously real but surely there are also visceral and emotional components that dictate we can't cajole people into liking things they don't want to like. Is sexual kink and desire mutable enough that people could sit and interrogate themselves into liking something completely different? I am not sure it can be done or that it is a good thing to do so.
You keep talking about cajoling and imposing change, so I guess I'm not explaining myself well
It's about understanding what those desires mean for that person and the culture they're built from; to the extent that they are changed by this interrogation, I'm talking (optimistically) about a person understanding that meaning, and if it reveals something unpleasant, working to change it themselves
To me "daddy" in that context accesses a towering stack of cultural baggage and the fucked up way our society depicts, sees and relates to fatherhood and fathers; that's why it works, why any taboo works
Okay but what if Daddy fetish exists even in highly egalitarian societies that value fatherhood and fathers? Wouldn't the transgressive kink just take another form?
This is sort of a broader question about sexual psychology, which I'm even less certain about
Would a utopian progressive society still pursue transgressive kinks (seems likely, but I think we're all too fucked up to tell)
If nothing were really transgressive, would they be less excited by sex overall
I feel like the internet is almost a hypothetical case study of this
Given that even the most progressive parts of internet culture wind up with some pretty out there kinks, I'd say that they aren't going anywhere
I think there are a whole lot of people where, if you approached them reasonably and asked "is it possible you've internalized some not-great values about fatherhood, or race, or bodies, or [etc etc]?" they'd nod and be like sure, yeah, of course, I'm swimming in the same soup as everyone else. They wouldn't argue with you - but if you take the tack of coming off like you're trying to shame their kink, or their media taste, or whatever, will bristle.
And you can insist and insist that that's not what you're trying to do, that you're not trying to police anyone or anything, that you really just want to raise awareness - but past a certain point, isn't it a good idea to engage in some introspection of one's own to find out why one keeps choosing that particular tack?
You know Kosh I told you the corn thing was a one time thing, WHY DO WE HAVE TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT!?
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i hate when people try to get me to do a remote activation for a new device because 100% of the time they fuck up every step of
1) Turn your old device off
2) DO NOT TURN ON YOUR NEW DEVICE YET STOP IT YOU DUMB SON OF A BITCH LEAVE BOTH DEVICES OFF NO PRESSING THE LOCK BUTTON AND TURNING OFF THE SCREEN DOES NOT MEAN THE PHONE IS OFF
Bless your heart.
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I disagree about the actual content of the bossfights in Control. Some of them would have been fun if not for a singular feature that was unbearable.
I really enjoy the regular fights where I am made to feel powerful but can’t get sloppy. In the bossfights you maintain your Rainbow Six healthpool, but pretty much can’t heal, and get hit even harder, and the boss often soaks damage like it was Gears.
i hate when people try to get me to do a remote activation for a new device because 100% of the time they fuck up every step of
1) Turn your old device off
2) DO NOT TURN ON YOUR NEW DEVICE YET STOP IT YOU DUMB SON OF A BITCH LEAVE BOTH DEVICES OFF NO PRESSING THE LOCK BUTTON AND TURNING OFF THE SCREEN DOES NOT MEAN THE PHONE IS OFF
I think there are a whole lot of people where, if you approached them reasonably and asked "is it possible you've internalized some not-great values about fatherhood, or race, or bodies, or [etc etc]?" they'd nod and be like sure, yeah, of course, I'm swimming in the same soup as everyone else. They wouldn't argue with you - but if you take the tack of coming off like you're trying to shame their kink, or their media taste, or whatever, will bristle.
And you can insist and insist that that's not what you're trying to do, that you're not trying to police anyone or anything, that you really just want to raise awareness - but past a certain point, isn't it a good idea to engage in some introspection of one's own to find out why one keeps choosing that particular tack?
*notes jacobkosh under "criminal pervert" category*
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i missed roland x0x drum machine [chat] but i must give a shout out to ya boy the 606
I think there are a whole lot of people where, if you approached them reasonably and asked "is it possible you've internalized some not-great values about fatherhood, or race, or bodies, or [etc etc]?" they'd nod and be like sure, yeah, of course, I'm swimming in the same soup as everyone else. They wouldn't argue with you - but if you take the tack of coming off like you're trying to shame their kink, or their media taste, or whatever, will bristle.
And you can insist and insist that that's not what you're trying to do, that you're not trying to police anyone or anything, that you really just want to raise awareness - but past a certain point, isn't it a good idea to engage in some introspection of one's own to find out why one keeps choosing that particular tack?
OTOH there is also a real thing I notice in internet culture where people just lob any ol' 5-second psychoanalysis of a stranger out there.
And then to deny it because it's stupid and poorly thought out is just like, invalid, the only way you can even approach it is through a narrative of like deep self-introspection and critique where you confess to some other sin to demonstrate your sincerity.
And it feels like there's some serial call-outers who thrive on that sort of power, because their critiques are inherently valid it makes them like social media judge jury and executioner of progressivism.
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
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the story of the 606 is pretty great
a bunch of hair metal douche guitarists in the 80s like man this thing is bullshit it doesn't sound like drums at all
and then some forward thinking heroes were like yeah but what if actually it sounds awesome and we make a bunch of industrial and crazy sounding techno records with it
and the rest is history
Allegedly a voice of reason.
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I think Control really actually does have great boss fights; however, it doesn't have fucking checkpoints for long-ass fights so you have to do the Dark Souls runback and then redo the actions necessary to trigger the fight and the loading times are a problem
The fights themselves are really, really good tho
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
Like, using "icky" terms could just be an entirely superficial habit you pick up because you did it a few times on a partner's request, and now you kinda think it's hot reflexively
unless you're the personality anyway
I probably could afford to just pay her, I am not planning on a long term stint...but I'm a cheap stubborn bastard, what's the point of health insurance if I'm not trying to make them pay for everything.
Why did my head just do an always sunny opening with "Skippy Joins a Cult."
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Shhh echo will hear you
I was thinking more of a specific fight in Gears 5. Though having played Max Payne 1 and 2 remedy makes the worst boss fights.
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And you can insist and insist that that's not what you're trying to do, that you're not trying to police anyone or anything, that you really just want to raise awareness - but past a certain point, isn't it a good idea to engage in some introspection of one's own to find out why one keeps choosing that particular tack?
You know Kosh I told you the corn thing was a one time thing, WHY DO WE HAVE TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT!?
pleasepaypreacher.net
I feel like the internet is almost a hypothetical case study of this
Given that even the most progressive parts of internet culture wind up with some pretty out there kinks, I'd say that they aren't going anywhere
papi from Bubble Boy?
preacher irl
1) Turn your old device off
2) DO NOT TURN ON YOUR NEW DEVICE YET STOP IT YOU DUMB SON OF A BITCH LEAVE BOTH DEVICES OFF NO PRESSING THE LOCK BUTTON AND TURNING OFF THE SCREEN DOES NOT MEAN THE PHONE IS OFF
I really enjoy the regular fights where I am made to feel powerful but can’t get sloppy. In the bossfights you maintain your Rainbow Six healthpool, but pretty much can’t heal, and get hit even harder, and the boss often soaks damage like it was Gears.
The puzzle pieces don’t fit for me.
Instructions unclear they're both on.
*notes jacobkosh under "criminal pervert" category*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vavn3V3XIN0
2019 eh? time marches on
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It predates the 808 by 202 versions exactly!
they made a lot of electronic music gizmos in the 80s
like
a lot
Music was the fortnite of the 80s you could say.
Though fortnite is much more successful and important for culture of course.
why write a whole slashfic when tweet do trick
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
OTOH there is also a real thing I notice in internet culture where people just lob any ol' 5-second psychoanalysis of a stranger out there.
And then to deny it because it's stupid and poorly thought out is just like, invalid, the only way you can even approach it is through a narrative of like deep self-introspection and critique where you confess to some other sin to demonstrate your sincerity.
And it feels like there's some serial call-outers who thrive on that sort of power, because their critiques are inherently valid it makes them like social media judge jury and executioner of progressivism.
a bunch of hair metal douche guitarists in the 80s like man this thing is bullshit it doesn't sound like drums at all
and then some forward thinking heroes were like yeah but what if actually it sounds awesome and we make a bunch of industrial and crazy sounding techno records with it
and the rest is history
music only has like five dances for instance
I see you’re a man of culture . Jpg
Just the worst.
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