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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 14, 2025, 11:51
Prez
 
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 14, 2025, 11:51
Jun 14, 2025, 11:51
 Prez
 
Jivaro wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 19:37:
I am not buying it because I am a cynical old bastard, but you are a kind and open-minded person for presenting the perspective Prez.

Even if 99.99% of the threats they receive are pathetic blowhards that can't even be bothered to get dressed to leave mom's basement, that .01% remaining is scary as shit.
"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far."

"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 14, 2025, 10:16
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 14, 2025, 10:16
Jun 14, 2025, 10:16
 
Happy Pride Month Everyone!
Rimmer: “Step up to Red Alert.”
Kryten: “Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb.”

ALSO: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 14, 2025, 07:47
Beamer
 
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 14, 2025, 07:47
Jun 14, 2025, 07:47
 Beamer
 
opie wrote on Jun 14, 2025, 01:31:
Beamer wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 21:05:
opie wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 20:55:
oh no! stopping something you like and spent 1000s of hours playing/being bullies because something is not in style anymore. anyway....no one cares.

Mr. keyboard warrior

super edgy. F feelings. play it or don't. no one cares. this is all just a waste of effort. This story, you, everyone. just as dumb as the bud light crap.

How about the employees of the company that made the content then had the CEO pull it because he's afraid people like you will be angry that gay people have a month to be celebrated after centuries of being treated like crap? Are they dumb?
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 14, 2025, 01:31
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 14, 2025, 01:31
Jun 14, 2025, 01:31
 
Beamer wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 21:05:
opie wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 20:55:
oh no! stopping something you like and spent 1000s of hours playing/being bullies because something is not in style anymore. anyway....no one cares.

Mr. keyboard warrior

super edgy. F feelings. play it or don't. no one cares. this is all just a waste of effort. This story, you, everyone. just as dumb as the bud light crap.
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 21:05
Beamer
 
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 21:05
Jun 13, 2025, 21:05
 Beamer
 
opie wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 20:55:
oh no! stopping something you like and spent 1000s of hours playing/being bullies because something is not in style anymore. anyway....no one cares.

Mr. keyboard warrior
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 20:59
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 20:59
Jun 13, 2025, 20:59
 
opie wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 20:55:
oh no! stopping something you like and spent 1000s of hours playing/being bullies because something is not in style anymore. anyway....no one cares.

Who's playing here OPIE? This is real shit, to be handled tonight, at midnight, in all black dress, including balaclava. Pitchforks are the weapon of the night; Well Meet up behind to old baseball field.
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 20:55
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 20:55
Jun 13, 2025, 20:55
 
oh no! stopping something you like and spent 1000s of hours playing/being bullies because something is not in style anymore. anyway....no one cares.
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 20:49
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 20:49
Jun 13, 2025, 20:49
 
Beamer wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 18:31:
NKD wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 16:18:
Prez wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 15:03:
It's a strange society indeed that doesn't demonize you for not having something but crucifies you for stopping it.

That's... not really strange at all. I'd say it's a pretty fundamental part of human psychology that failing to meet expectations provokes a stronger negative response than not setting the expectations in the first place i.e. maintaining the status quo. If I tell you we're not doing our annual family vacation this year because we don't have the money, you're going to be a lot more disappointed than the kid who has never been on a family vacation.

Especially when you've already paid for it and taken the time off, and just decide not to do it, as it sounds is the case here.

"we don't have the money, you're going to be a lot more disappointed" That right there, is the story of my life.
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 19:37
Jivaro
 
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 19:37
Jun 13, 2025, 19:37
 Jivaro
 
I am not buying it because I am a cynical old bastard, but you are a kind and open-minded person for presenting the perspective Prez.
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 19:17
Prez
 
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 19:17
Jun 13, 2025, 19:17
 Prez
 
If framing it as a discussion of human psychology, I suppose you are right. However, let's say he decided to discontinue the pride events because employees were receiving credible death threats by some of the groups who use fear and violence as a tool to coerce and control. It's easy to say "grow a set of balls you coward"... unless it's you who is faced with the possibility of people who work for you and are your responsibility being killed when some bigot comes marching through your office with an AK. I would respect his decision if he decided to keep doing them as a brave and ballsy thing to do. But I also respect the decision if in my (possibly imaginary) scenario he decided to stop them because they are ancillary to his company's core business and it's not worth the risk and harassment. Not everyone is an irredeemable bigot or a spineless coward.
"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far."

"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 18:31
Beamer
 
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 18:31
Jun 13, 2025, 18:31
 Beamer
 
NKD wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 16:18:
Prez wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 15:03:
It's a strange society indeed that doesn't demonize you for not having something but crucifies you for stopping it.

That's... not really strange at all. I'd say it's a pretty fundamental part of human psychology that failing to meet expectations provokes a stronger negative response than not setting the expectations in the first place i.e. maintaining the status quo. If I tell you we're not doing our annual family vacation this year because we don't have the money, you're going to be a lot more disappointed than the kid who has never been on a family vacation.

Especially when you've already paid for it and taken the time off, and just decide not to do it, as it sounds is the case here.
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 18:03
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 18:03
Jun 13, 2025, 18:03
 
I always heard that it's not ghay if you get paid.
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 16:18
NKD
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 16:18
Jun 13, 2025, 16:18
NKD
 
Prez wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 15:03:
It's a strange society indeed that doesn't demonize you for not having something but crucifies you for stopping it.

That's... not really strange at all. I'd say it's a pretty fundamental part of human psychology that failing to meet expectations provokes a stronger negative response than not setting the expectations in the first place i.e. maintaining the status quo. If I tell you we're not doing our annual family vacation this year because we don't have the money, you're going to be a lot more disappointed than the kid who has never been on a family vacation.
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 15:03
Prez
 
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 15:03
Jun 13, 2025, 15:03
 Prez
 
It's a strange society indeed that doesn't demonize you for not having something but crucifies you for stopping it.
"We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far."

"Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality."
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 14:41
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 14:41
Jun 13, 2025, 14:41
 
Bill Borre wrote on Jun 13, 2025, 12:11:
"Gay for pay" takes on a new meaning.
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 14:40
Jivaro
 
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 14:40
Jun 13, 2025, 14:40
 Jivaro
 
The phrase "When someone reveals who they are, believe them" has been ringing in my mind loudly over the last few years. This is just another example. Runescape players need to decide whether they want to continue giving this company money with this individual at the helm. I don't think there will be much in actual protest that affects the bottom line, so his job is probably safe. Blizzard had Bobby and all those scandals...and it never hurt WoW a bit. People are fickle and easily offended, but not easily swayed to stop doing something they like to do....like a game.
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Re: Issues and Activism
Jun 13, 2025, 12:11
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Re: Issues and Activism Jun 13, 2025, 12:11
Jun 13, 2025, 12:11
 
"Gay for pay" takes on a new meaning.
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