The kind of idiot that boasts about "system tweaks" and "audiophile headphones".

I pity the five year old who has to read this.

I'm a grown up though so thank you for the explanation.

So it's the same thing as 'ne?' in German? Did they copy us? Did we copy them?

"Ganz schön kalt heute, ne?" = "Pretty cold today, innit?"

Only 1-2 years for possessing literally hundreds of CP images and videos? What the fuck? I mean I guess he didn't harm anyone directly (as far as we know) but still, come on.

And, why? I mean it's nice of you to make these claims, but what the hell does reducing csam searches have to do with the panopticon and us becoming enslaved?

Read the article to see what they meant by that, and it's literally just a gps tracker built into it. Like that's gonna make it unstealable...

I mean... Of course everyone feels different, but I personally didn't mind the lockdown at all because of those exact reasons. Yes, I like being home, I like being alone, and while I also like going out and seeing friends from time to time, knowing that they also can't go out took the FOMO away that often motivates me to participate in social activities.

I honestly did not notice a big change in my lifestyle or emotional state during the lockdown, while some extrovert friends spiralled pretty hard.

But once again, those feelings are different for everyone. I just don't like generalising. My extroverted friends are also very respectful and give me space when I need it or ask for it, so acting like extroverts are just assholes with no regard for their friends makes me think some of you need better friends.

Does it really matter though? "Well you see, they didn't actually see you naked, it was just a photorealistic approximation of what you would look like naked".

At that point I feel like the lines get very blurry, it's still going to be embarrassing as hell, and them not being "real" nudes is not a big comfort when having to confront the fact that there are people masturbating to your "fake" nudes without your consent.

I think in a few years this won't really be a problem because by then these things will be so widespread that no one will care, but right now the people being specifically targeted by this must not be feeling great.

That's a great point about the IRS. Where I'm from we also make a lot of derogatory jokes about our equivalent of the IRS, but it really is a cornerstone of any civilized country. No one likes getting taxed, but everyone complains about how nothing's getting fixed, and how the government should fund this and that. Without taxes we might as well pack it in, so it makes sense that the 'local tax collection agency' should be one of the better funded ones.

So I guess what I'm trying to say is thanks for changing my mind

Always wondered why anyone would rather talk to a person than take their time, have a nice overview of the menu, and pay in advance. I guess they are gross though.

Yah I don't know what anon is doing to his PC when no one is looking but it can't be good. Firefox for at least 13 years here and never had an issue I didn't cause myself.

There are doxxing websites? Like purpose-made? Isn't that illegal? Article doesn't mention the name, but says it has been used before. Wouldn't it just get deleted after the first time?

I fucking hate the "meta" era of online gaming we are in. Everything has to be meta. "You shouldn't use that gun, it deals 0.3 DMG less than the others", "that armor is bad since patch 27383727 3 minutes ago", "how dare you play this champion that has a 2% lower win-rate".

Fuck off, meta is something that became relevant for pro gaming. I don't give a shit about the meta, this is bronze, it literally doesn't matter at the skill level 99% of players are at. People just want to have something to blame when they lose: "of course you won, that weapon is OP/imba/busted".

And it's making its way into pve/coop too now. Every time I launch a new online game I have to learn what people want me to play so that I don't get yelled at. How about you just let me play? So what if my build is not optimal?

I think gaming has made amazing strides, but along the way some people forgot that the main goal is to have fun.

Yup as soon as I saw gen Z based I knew. 5-10 years ago this would have been the opposite, it's always the generation of new adults that thinks they're hip and cool while looking down on the "kids". When I was younger we (millennials) all thought we were the coolest and made fun of gen Z for being cringe. Now gen Z thinks they're cool but soon enough they'll be old and lame too and gen Alpha will have the spotlight.

Just wait till a kid hits you with "sir" for the first time and then looks at you weird when you insist you're not that old.

Encouraging someone to do something doesn't mean them not doing it is bad. I can encourage you to try mayo instead of ketchup on your fries, without implying that you're an asshole for eating your fries with ketchup. Also, I'm pretty sure me saying "maybe you'd like fries with mayo if you tried it" isn't bullying. I faced a lot of these issues when I was younger, and while I don't think it works like that for everyone, I genuinely got over a bunch of them by just forcing myself to confront them.

The point stands that people should be less self-centred when it comes to what's 'normal', but some of the examples in the tweet come off as (ironically) quite judgemental.

Ain't nothing but a heaaaartache

Very cool to see. My friend group still mourns the death of HotS, especially considering you can still find a match any time of day in less than 20 seconds, so people are clearly still interested.

The optimist in me keeps thinking stuff like this will convince someone at Blizzard/Microsoft to revive the game, but that's most likely a lost cause.

Admittedly you would look like a dork if you filmed at a 45 degree angle.

"Damit ist die Eisenbahn kein zuverlässiges Verkehrsmittel mehr"

Nicht dass sie es jemals gewesen wäre.

I can't tell if this is a joke or not, I just googled it to confirm and Justice Smith is definitely not related to Will Smith.