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[Misha]

Adopt me and buy me steam games.

okay but you're only getting games during sales and humble bundles

 

[FloatOn]

Totally kidding.

I just feel dark sometimes and how it's pretty messed up to knowingly create a person that will inevitably be exposed to all the shitty evil things that people do to each other. It's selfish because people have kids often for reasons of fulfilling their own sense of purpose without consideration for the suffering the child may have to endure down the line.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Reminds me of this abstinence video they showed us in high school where the concept of virginity was represented by shoes and the guy's shoes are all pristine and the girl's shoes were all fucked up and the guy said that it looked like the whole football team had been in those shoes.

This was in Last Week Tonight.

https://youtu.be/L0jQz6jqQS0

 

[Vazra]

okay but you're only getting games during sales and humble bundles

There is an anime sale going right now Mom. Get me games. Wahhhhh wahhhhhhh

 

[Misha]

Totally kidding.

I just feel dark sometimes and how it's pretty messed up to knowingly create a person that will inevitably be exposed to all the shitty evil things that people do to each other. It's selfish because people have kids often for reasons of fulfilling their own sense of purpose without consideration for the suffering the child may have to endure down the line.

my mom once told me why she wanted to have kids. she thought if she raises us right we could help make the world a better place. I'm working on that part tho it might not be in the ways she hoped

 

[Jobbs]

Totally kidding.

I just feel dark sometimes and how it's pretty messed up to knowingly create a person that will inevitably be exposed to all the shitty evil things that people do to each other. It's selfish because people have kids often for reasons of fulfilling their own sense of purpose without consideration for the suffering the child may have to endure down the line.

If people weren't biologically compelled to want children our race would be not a thing

 

[Ceallach]

My daughter wants a Kahana. Someone help.

 

[FloatOn]

If people weren't biologically compelled to want children our race would be not a thing

yep. totally get the biological imperative.

look, I'm being overly dark here for my own fucked up comedic amusement. but on the real, once upon a time I had the idealistic idea of being married, owning a home, having children and dogs. the whole white picket fence cliche.

obviously that didn't work out and so I'm kind of bitter about the whole ordeal still. (I own my house though)

now, I'll eat my fucking words if I get paired with a female I female romantic about again. I'll probably be a great dad. but for right now, I get to play uncle to all my friends that have kids

 

[Halcyon]

I'm watching the CinemaSins for The Force Awakens.


If I didn't like Kylo and sorta like Rey, I realize I kind have come to the conclusion that I don't much care for the movie. Nothing about the story interests me anymore and I'm kind of annoyed that they just rehashed ANH.

 

[zeemumu]

This was in Last Week Tonight.

https://youtu.be/L0jQz6jqQS0

I lost it at the bowling one.

 

[Misha]

I'm watching the CinemaSins for The Force Awakens.


If I didn't like Kylo and sorta like Rey, I realize I kind have come to the conclusion that I don't much care for the movie. Nothing about the story interests me anymore and I'm kind of annoyed that they just rehashed ANH.

protip: don't' read or watch reviews for movies and things. take the blue pill and stay in blissful ignorance

 

[Halcyon]

protip: don't' read or watch reviews for movies and things. take the blue pill and stay in blissful ignorance

It wasn't because of the video. I've been feeling this since I rewatched it on blu-ray.

 

[marrec]

Going to my ex's graduation party tonight. Her new boyfriend, mom, brother, and friends will be there.

I'm bringing the salad.

Spoiler

everything will be cool

 

[Jobbs]

Going to my ex's graduation party tonight. Her new boyfriend, mom, brother, and friends will be there.

I'm bringing the salad.

Spoiler

everything will be cool

don't forget your penis

 

[Halcyon]

Going to my ex's graduation party tonight. Her new boyfriend, mom, brother, and friends will be there.

I'm bringing the salad.

Spoiler

everything will be cool

Keep calling the boyfriend by the wrong name to establish dominance.

 

[Misha]

It wasn't because of the video. I've been feeling this since I rewatched it on blu-ray.

thats how i've been since i left the theater. I'm keeping optimistic though. lots of small good things that can come together well in future movies. I'm just hoping they got all the nostalgia pandering out of their system and the quality of the writing improves because of it

 

[Jobbs]

thats how i've been since i left the theater. I'm keeping optimistic though. lots of small good things that can come together well in future movies. I'm just hoping they got all the nostalgia pandering out of their system and the quality of the writing improves because of it

I actually appreciated the movie a little more after seeing it the 2nd time.

Pros:

• Actual people who seem like humans
• Practical effects/sets/aliens/etc
• Only one instance of hideous CG
• Lightsaber duel was actually cool

Cons:

• One instance of hideous CG (the alien monster squid things the Han scene)
• The inexplicable presence of a super deathstar thingy, completely unnecessary and felt somehow unimportant. If you need a macguffin then use a suitcase not a deathstar

I find it funny that the biggest positive for me is that the characters come off as actual living people. Just shows how far in the dumps the shitquels took things

 

[Misha]

question why did it take that long for Han

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to finally fire chewy's bowcaster?

that was such a weird recurring

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joke

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I love Point & Clickbait. As good as The Onion.

 

[Jobbs]

question why did it take that long for Han

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to finally fire chewy's bowcaster?

that was such a weird recurring

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joke

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They wanted to highlight the bowcaster's power to further illustrate how injured Kylo Ren was because they knew how much they were pushing things to have Fenn and Rey both fight him and hold their own

 

[CrudeDiatribe]

Spoiler

everything will be cool

Really happy things aren't too awkward.

 

[Misha]

Spoiler

They wanted to highlight the bowcaster's power to further illustrate how injured Kylo Ren was because they knew how much they were pushing things to have Fenn and Rey both fight him and hold their own

that sounds like a prequel reasoning. in universe it makes zero sense

 

[Vazra]

I'm still a fetus cause gaming is for kids.

 

[zeemumu]

that sounds like a prequel reasoning. in universe it makes zero sense

Neither does

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Leia hugging Rey instead of Chewie after Han died but they wanted to emphasize how much Han meant to Rey.

Why do Jedi never use force speed again outside of video games after episode 1? Is it because it looks stupid and is broken?

 

[trab pu kcip]

Totally kidding.

I just feel dark sometimes and how it's pretty messed up to knowingly create a person that will inevitably be exposed to all the shitty evil things that people do to each other. It's selfish because people have kids often for reasons of fulfilling their own sense of purpose without consideration for the suffering the child may have to endure down the line.

I totally agree. it's not dark either. just real talk. living=suffering. it's inevitable. end of story.
if you create a child it's going to suffer and may not even want to be on this earth in the first place. they don't have a choice, you decide for them.
but maybe they will still be happy to be alive, you can't know for sure. so basically having a child is a pretty selfish act.

 

[Misha]

Neither does

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Leia hugging Rey instead of Chewie after Han died but they wanted to emphasize how much Han meant to Rey.

thats sorta consistent with the the characters though. they often just treat chewy like scenery unfortunately

 

[CrudeDiatribe]

[the average game player]

Woo! I'm average!

Maybe people will stop complaining about me being mean.

 

[Halcyon]

that sounds like a prequel reasoning. in universe it makes zero sense

I think it coulda worked more if he's like "hey let me have that thing" and then when it explodes the shit out of something he just does a double take at the bow and gives it back to him and chewie does a little "told you so" howl. Like maybe they were arguing at some point in the past at how it is a shitty weapon.

 

[Jobbs]

I totally agree. it's not dark either. just real talk. living=suffering. it's inevitable. end of story.
if you create a child it's going to suffer and may not even want to be on this earth in the first place. they don't have a choice, you decide for them.
but maybe they will still be happy to be alive, you can't know for sure. so basically having a child is a pretty selfish act.

it's not a selfish act any more than breathing is a selfish act. It just is. It's something we do.

I'd call it particularly selfish if you have a child when you know you are ill equipped to properly care for the child and provide for it. THAT'S definitely selfish.

 

[Vazra]

Woo! I'm average!

Maybe people will stop complaining about me being mean.

Mean how?

 

[zeemumu]

I totally agree. it's not dark either. just real talk. living=suffering. it's inevitable. end of story.
if you create a child it's going to suffer and may not even want to be on this earth in the first place. they don't have a choice, you decide for them.
but maybe they will still be happy to be alive, you can't know for sure. so basically having a child is a pretty selfish act.

All worlds begin in darkness, and all so end. The heart is no different. Darkness sprouts within it. It grows, consumes it. Such is its nature. In the end, every heart returns to the darkness from whence it came. Darkness is the heart's true essence.

 

[Misha]

I think it coulda worked more if he's like "hey let me have that thing" and then when it explodes the shit out of something he just does a double take at the bow and gives it back to him and chewie does a little "told you so" howl. Like maybe they were arguing at some point in the past at how it is a shitty weapon.

so they're together for 50 years and he never at least tests it? (or in that case watches chewie use it) less believable than the force

 

[marrec]

Woo! I'm average!

Maybe people will stop complaining about me being mean.

Taken as a whole, average people are mean.

 

[Halcyon]

so they're together for 50 years and he never at least tests it? (or in that case watches chewie use it) less believable than the force

okay maybe he shoots it then says "upgrade at Spungen 7?" and chewie growls.


Anything other than "I LIKE THIS YUKYUKYUK"

 

[trab pu kcip]

it's not a selfish act any more than breathing is a selfish act. It just is. It's something we do.

I'd call it particularly selfish if you have a child when you know you are ill equipped to properly care for the child and provide for it. THAT'S definitely selfish.

bullshit comparison. we don't HAVE to procreate in order to survive. we just decide to do so. and we do that for only selfish reasons. there's no real benefit for anyone else.
I'm not condemning it. I may have a child one day. but I'll know the implications.

 

[You Know Nothing]

I'm average and mean af.

Can confirm.

And oh yeah, puns!

I'm still a fetus cause gaming is for kids.

Interesting for the average age.

 

[CrudeDiatribe]

Mean how?

Like when I said you were just a standard deviant.

Taken as a whole, average people are mean.

The median is the message.

Spoiler

Sorry.

 

[Vazra]

Like when I said you were just a standard deviant.

Oh...ok.


EDIT: That steam sale and my not having cash. Ugh and nowhere where I could trade in shit for a reasonable amount of cash.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

bullshit comparison. we don't HAVE to procreate in order to survive. we just decide to do so. and we do that for only selfish reasons. there's no real benefit for anyone else.
I'm not condemning it. I may have a child one day. but I'll know the implications.

lol we don't have to but good luck eliminating sex or getting universally effective or supported contraception worldwide. Totally optional.

 

[Misha]

okay maybe he shoots it then says "upgrade at Spungen 7?" and chewie growls.


Anything other than "I LIKE THIS YUKYUKYUK"

I like it. lets put you in charge

 

[FloatOn]

I totally agree. it's not dark either. just real talk. living=suffering. it's inevitable. end of story.
if you create a child it's going to suffer and may not even want to be on this earth in the first place. they don't have a choice, you decide for them.
but maybe they will still be happy to be alive, you can't know for sure. so basically having a child is a pretty selfish act.

hey I don't feel like such a jerk now.

thanks for that.

 

[trab pu kcip]

lol we don't have to but good luck eliminating sex or getting universally effective or supported contraception worldwide. Totally optional.

having sexual release and making babies are different things. both selfish though but at least consensual pleasure doesn't harm anyone. it's the lifemaking thing where evil comes in again.

 

[zeemumu]

I like it. lets put you in charge

I want that Riot Trooper to keep showing up in every movie. I want Finn to be doing something and someone yells "Traitor" from off-screen and it's that same guy somehow.

 

[You Know Nothing]

I keep thinking Trab is Clyde at first because of the avatar and I'm being thrown off by Clyde being philosophical.

 

[Jobbs]

bullshit comparison. we don't HAVE to procreate in order to survive. we just decide to do so. and we do that for only selfish reasons. there's no real benefit for anyone else.
I'm not condemning it. I may have a child one day. but I'll know the implications.

As a species we're biologically programmed to procreate. It seems odd characterizing it as selfish or not selfish. It's just something people will always do. I guess it's a matter of your point of view.

Living is suffering but it's also joy. I'm glad I was born.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

having sexual release and making babies are different things.

To some people, yeah. Not everyone believes this is true.

I keep thinking Trab is Clyde at first because of the avatar and I'm being thrown off by Clyde being philosophical.

This is confusing me too.

 

[marrec]

Oh...ok.

Don't mind him, he's just taking the p

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value lol

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

I'm still a fetus cause gaming is for kids.

I know people that love to use this image when arguing why women should stay out of games.

 

[Misha]

I want that Riot Trooper to keep showing up in every movie. I want Finn to be doing something and someone yells "Traitor" from off-screen and it's that same guy somehow.

I don't understand why that became a meme but I'd be okay if he became a progressively deranged bounty hunter out for Finn's blood. at this point we'd be getting more hitchhiker's guide than star wars but well i wouldn't complain

 

[You Know Nothing]

I know people that love to use this image when arguing why women should stay out of games.

Women are ruining mah shitty power fantasies.