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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • I’m no expert, but I’ve asked the same question myself.

    First off, I’ve been told that yes, exhaust from I.C.E. vehicles is very much a HUGE environmental concern. That being said, however- due to issues with current electrical generation, means that unless large steps are taken toward sustainable green energy, running the current grid for enough to cover charging needs produces a comparatively close amount of pollution per mile driven. On top of that, is the issue with the rare-earth minerals needed to manufacture the batteries used in current EVs, which are extremely damaging to mine, especially in increasing quantities. And finally- once they are worn out, there is no reliably safe way to dispose of those batteries. And the current lifecycle of them averages around 3-5 years, so as more are disposed of, that impact on soil and water tables is projected to skyrocket.

    So it’s a many-fold issue, and at the end of the day they aren’t necessarily WORSE than ICE vehicles, but they are also not really any better.

    As for why people THINK they are super environmentally friendly? In a word- marketing.







  • Really?

    I mean, I’m not a big fan of “Five different endings” (technically 6) that literally just exist as “select which ending you would like” in a dialogue choice to choose the last mission, I’ll give you that. That being said though, I really do feel like all of them represent different attitudes and/or takes on the story preceding, and really feel like they could be a legitimate close to the story each in their own way.

    Just curious if it’s a similar feeling for you, or if you actually don’t like the endings themselves


  • Skyrim,
    Fallout NV
    Fallout 4
    Witcher 3
    Ghost of Tsushima
    Mass Effect (full trilogy)
    BioShock (mostly 1, but sometimes 2 and 3 as well)
    Borderlands (1 and 2, never really got into 3 or the Tales games)
    Red Dead Redemption (both)
    Assassins Creed Black Flag
    Mad Max
    Cyberpunk 2077
    Dying Light (the original. Haven’t played 2 yet)

    As far as single-player goes, the ones above all have several hundred hours each (a couple of them well over 1000 lol), across countless play throughs lol






  • People tend to improperly conflate “free speech” with “1st Amendment to the US Constitution”.

    While the 1st amendment was based on the concept of “free speech”, people are correct in pointing out that it specifically applies to 1: political speech (ie: “I hate my congressman, and the president is a moron”) and 2: official government response to that speech (forbidding the passing ordinances saying things like “insulting the president is grounds for a $100 fine”, etc.)

    That being said, the idea of “free speech” and what it further represents (the idea of a “marketplace of ideas”) is very much an important facet of any democratic society (speaking socially, regardless of politics to be clear). It is the social concept of the marketplace of ideas and free speech that should absolutely matter in this context (speaking to privately owned platforms generally, not this specific instance, considering the complete lack of context in the screenshots lol).


  • Way back in the way back we used to call comments like that “flame baiting”. It’s trying to start a fight, nothing more. Forums and BBs I moderated used to technically ban it, but generally the rule has always just been “don’t feed the trolls”. Meaning: don’t comment, don’t downvote, don’t bother reporting. They just want attention, the only thing that hurts them is realizing that this board will ignore them just as completely as their parents already do in real life.