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I’ve seen enough Hanna Barbera cartoons to know this wall moves when my back is turned

Putting out the fire doesn’t help those who didn’t survive. That’s largely why firefighters will attempt rescues before extinguishing a blaze.

I don’t really disagree with your opinion other than a minor quibble - trying to reach out to people who are struggling is helpful. Your stance seems to be that it isn’t a solution and where I disagree is that just because you can’t solve people’s problems doesn’t mean you can’t help them.

It’s tough trying to help people because everyone wants different things. A lot of the time people clash about this. For instance, when somebody’s making a post expressing their exhaustion and isolation, a lot of the time what they really want is to vent their feelings and maybe be heard. Sometimes offering any solution completely misses the point of the post.

On the flip side if I’m making a post like that and I’m in a place where I want a solution, it has to be something I can achieve. If my problem is isolation, then hearing that somebody else has gone through something similar and found something that eases their pain helps me. Their solution might not fit my needs, but now I know another human being is out there, going through similar stuff, and wants to help. It makes me feel less isolated in a way that “you need to rebuild society” simply can’t compete with.

In the US healthcare system, sometimes you’ll end up seeing a doctor that isn’t in your insurance network. You have no way of knowing this until after you’ve seen the doctor, usually in an emergency or because they’re a specialist. Then because they’re not covered by your insurance, you get a surprise massive bill.

The insurance is Netflix’s subscription, the specialist is the unsigned actor, and the bill is the bill.

If I have a train of thought, it keeps getting derailed at the station

You know what, Resident Evil is one of my favourite franchises, and I have to just say that the plot is bullshit. That’s not to say that it’s irredeemable, I happen to love trash, but I don’t think you’ll be missing any key beats by jumping in at any point

I know you played 1-4, but if I were to pick a modern entry for someone, I’d say starting with REmake 2. Resident Evil 2 is iconic, lays most of the groundwork for the interconnected plot such as it is, and the remaster has quality of life that you’d be missing from the original.

Unless you’re really into old games, I’d give 1 a miss. Technically there’s a remaster too, but tank controls are a hard sell.

If you are into old games, Flesh Made Fear scratches that vintage PS1 survival horror itch and just came out this year. Phenomenal indie game

So I guess you could say that looking at Batgirl’s bathroom can make someone unreasonably upset

A while back I was recovering from a panic attack so my wife said we should try watching Bluey.

The feelings were too scary, so instead we settled on Friday the 13th

My professor tried to teach us that one too, but a classmate came up with an unforgettable mnemonic. Very cursed

The professor hadn’t heard that one before

Quiddler is also the name of a card-based word game. It plays like Gin with a lot of Qs

I really enjoy the explosion at the end.

Through the rest of the movie the effects are timeless and suck you into the movie. Then you get that finale and remember this movie came out in the 70s

This sounds like analysis paralysis. If you have 5 games, it’s easy to select one. If you have 416, it’s difficult to select one.

I’ve often found that the more options I have, the more difficult it is to come to a decision. And when you think about “what game should I play,” it sounds like a silly problem to have. But when you extend it to other problems in life, like “what should I have for dinner,” then you see it start to cause some pretty serious problems.

Lately I think I spend more time trying to decide what to play than I do playing games. Then I’m not always successful in making a decision, or might run out of time, and then I don’t play any games. Following the same reasoning, sometimes I don’t eat dinner.

If you start to notice this is becoming an actual problem, the good news is there are tools and techniques that can help you make a decision. About a thousand of them. Good luck picking one.

To hang out together intentionally, outside of work, more than once. If you no longer ever want to hang out, they’re probably not friends anymore.

I have a few coworkers I’m tempted to call friends. At the very least, we’re friendly. But I also know that once either of us leave the job, we probably won’t see each other anymore.

In a more general sense, I call a lot of people “friend” without necessarily considering us friends. Mostly strangers and customers, and it’s meant in a disarming way, like “Sorry friend, we’re sold out.”

I’m friendly with most people, but then to consider someone a friend feels like taking the relationship to a new level.

I don’t think I could be a police officer either. I’d have a hard time restraining myself from popping a smart-mouthed, troublesome, and reckless cop in the face.

I’m pretty sure they’re equipped with a wonderfully sophisticated logging facility that’s piped straight to /dev/null

I dunno, I don’t think this is such a feelgood story.

I’m happy the guy came to the defense of people who needed it. I’m happy that the agressors are being charged, and I’m happy he was able to crowdfund his medical bills.

It shouldn’t have happened in the first place. This is a story about violence being inflicted on our community. The crowd funding, $74,000, wasn’t enough to actually cover his expenses after being struck from behind by a cowardly bigot. Dude just got lucky the doctor was willing to work pro bono.

There’s more I dislike than I like about this story. I still think it belongs in this community, but I wouldn’t characterize it as spreading positive news

Apparently it’s been “and it works” for most of the company’s history, but I remember it being “but it works” too

I’m surprised I couldn’t find a video, but I’m pretty sure there was a string of ads in probably the mid 2000s that all had the same spokesman, and his delivery sure sounded like “but.” They were on TV all the time in the period where I was still watching TV

This is fascinating though, I’m not sure I’ve ever personally witnessed the Mandela effect. I mean, I’m sure I have been before, but to actually catch it in action is new to me

In this case, you could upload it to YouTube where it will be taken down and seen by a whole no people

Tax breaks for tech bros

My pet theory: Radicalize the disenfranchised to incite domestic terrorism and further OpenAI’s political goals.

My level of antagonism depends on how self-destructive brain wants to be.

Brain wants me to eat a whole cheesecake even though lactose doesn’t always agree with me. Okay, well, Brain wants me to be happy and also acquire those sweet, sweet calories, I respect that.

Brain wants me to vividly imagine sticking a knife in my belly while I’m chopping vegetables for dinner. Sorry Brain, you’re kind of a dick.