Patterns was a poor choice of words. I meant more like patterns of specific behavior, such as bullying or domestic abuse. Be specific in criticism. If you have a kid who has done something bad, you don’t tell them they are bad, you tell them what they did that was bad (and why if possible). It’s the same with adults.

Thanks for giving me specific examples, I agree that those things are vile and evil. I still think saying “southern culture is bad” is too general. These vile things you’ve brought up should be discussed without implying some struggling factory worker is evil because they happen to be from the south. Or are you only attributing bad things to southern culture while the good things these people do is individual brilliance or human nature?

“The culture” is not the problem, part of the culture might be. I’m saying you can’t generalize a whole culture like this. Again, attack specific behaviors not a whole culture.

Very interesting post!

You could also look at more recent examples, where the South has continuously acted against their own people politically and physically through violence or barring people from education. Currently, right now, TODAY, there is a place in South Carolina referred to as the “corridor of shame” due to how abhorrent the schools are there. Yet, the majority of people that live in South Carolina actively support this violence.

It sounds like there’s a lack of funding and opportunity that is creating a desperate situation. It’s no surprise then that psychopathic populists that are quick to blame “others” on their woes will rise to power, leading to a death-loop of corruption, poverty and hatred. I’m only speculating of course.

Rather than point fingers, I wonder how we could increase trust in society, all societies…

That’s just mental gymnastics, try saying “I’m not saying Jewish people are bad, it’s just that their culture is rotten”

Edit: Actually don’t say that lol

Actually I should clarify my point: Rather than attacking groups of people, attack patterns of behavior. You’re unlikely to change any minds whatever you do but there’s no need to fan a flame of instigation and division.

In the NW, I was welcomed for who I was. In the South, I was not.

As a northern European I know nothing about this. But why are you allowed to generalize and discriminate against “southerners” and they are not against your “group”? Imo thinking tribally like this is really hurting all of us.

I would be satisfied if Bethesda did stick to their “ancient ways”. Focusing more on environments and immersion rather than character-driven storytelling like any other RPG. Of course they did neither for Starfield unfortunately.

I use a 42" 4K monitor. Same working area as 4 x 21" 1920x1080 screens but more flexible. Been doing so for ~10 years. When my old 39" 4K monitor broke I used 2 x 24 inch monitors + laptop screen for a while but I ended up buying another big monitor instead, it’s just so convenient.

I’m a millennial but I also have an interest in computing before my time. The possibility of understanding the computer entices me, whereas modern computing is more interested in understanding me.

Good move. Marketing something for gaming risks devaluing their brand, not because gaming is bad but because there are so many hucksters in that market. A good headphone is a good headphone!

Got my first PC when I was ~8 in the 90s. My dad explicitly told me not to touch the 110v-220v switch on the back of the PSU. It didn’t take long :)

Make another post in 2 months, if it still has no cumstains I accept your proof.

Bethesda have made some of my favorite games, especially Elder Scrolls but this time I’m just not very interested. I read they added procedural generation which seems like the worst choice possible when the strength of their games always has been environmental storytelling (as in you explore and stumble upon things that make the world feel “lived in”).

I’ll buy the game later, might as well wait for patches, mods and such!

Isn’t the point of this meme for the low IQ and high IQ people to have the same preference? Any way, I’m on Linux Mint usually -_-

Man this is gonna make me go vegetarian again…

The issue is that users might object to subscribing to a community on a particular instance. I guess it’s not the end of the world, you can always unsubscribe but I can imagine some people being very upset to be associated with certain politically leaning instances or worse.

I think it should be a “copy community” feature, then mods can just prevent posts in the old community and make a sticky that points to the new location.

Making users automatically subscribe to a community on a different instance (even if it’s “the same community”) is pushing it a bit in terms of moderator power. Also makes things worse in terms of exploits and others have pointed out.

Windows 11 still feels like a beta… Have they completely given up on quality?