I'm really starting to hate the term "controlled opposition" not because I don't think it exists because it clearly does. I'm literally the one who points out how nearly every major world event is a psyop for crying out loud.
I just really hate how it is abused. It's now used by those to attack anyone who only partially agrees with them, or to blackwash them so people won't take them seriously.
The truth is, you can never truly know who is or isn't controlled opposition. You need to come to your own conclusion. And even if someone is controlled op, they still can be right about some things. A broken clock is right at least twice a day. And someone being wrong might mean that they are just misinformed. You can still listen to them why still keeping a critical mind.
@ArdainianRight @beardalaxy Yet everyone who loves the game paradoxically loves to complain about Navi, the Water Temple more than actual praises for the game.
@beardalaxy >i also did my fair share of hating on games like Ocarina of Time and Mario 64 because that seemed like the popular opinion at the time.
I don't think those games were ever hated. Those were the most overhyped games of all time. Though, in recent years you have those who claim that OOT is overrated (which is justified, imo) and Majora's Mask being claimed as the underrated gem. Though both mentalities seemed to have died down lately.
@beardalaxy I've only watched part of the video but I also think that once/if it becomes popular, people will start liking it because they are being told to like it without giving their own reasons why.
@Kerosene Isn't that guy just a shill for System76 and Purism products?
@beardalaxy This is why I wasn't really able to socialize in college, along with not wanting to use Discord.
I almost feel like this has actually been eroding my friendships over the last 4 or 5 years. Everyone always wants to play the new hot game that is out, I'll try it and not really be into it too much and they'll keep playing it with people from work or whatever. I keep trying to ask if they want to play games with me that I enjoy, even ones we used to play together, but it never happens :P It's more or less gotten to the point where I don't even try out most new games anymore since I know I'll probably play them twice, think they're just okay, and then within the next month something else new comes out that everyone switches to anyway. My friends I've had for over a decade are now better friends with people they've known for like 3 or 4 years than they are with me. I know people change and friend groups change and stuff, it's part of life, but having nobody IRL that enjoys the same stuff as you kinda sucks. I don't even try to be a hipster or anything. I'm not trying to be actively against popular stuff. I don't even think things being popular is why I stay away from them. I think my tastes just often REALLY don't align with any larger community.
My sister just sent me this Look like Fire Tax is Coming
My town, the neighboring town, and the village in my town seem to want a Fire District Likely due to funding reasons I'm guessing the Volunteer Dept asked for this They haven't done any fundraising since COVID lockdowns Gotta hurt them financially in a big way Now looking for more government to solve the issue
@beardalaxy @graf I can't believe myself either. But my biggest fear is that someone else finds some exploit that can break the site.
@beardalaxy @graf Uploads have now been implemented along with logos and screenshots. I just need to include tags, patch any possible exploits, and then I can move onto mods.
@beardalaxy @graf Uploads have now been implemented along with logos and screenshots. I just need to include tags, patch any possible exploits, and then I can move onto mods.
@Nesano @ArdainianRight On the software-side, you have the so called "soydevs" who write programs in bloated, dependency-heavy languages like Java or even JavaScript. These languages rely on VMs and interpreters which adds a lot of bloat.