Oooh I see. I might download it on my steam deck then again if it means performance improvements because I’ve been wanting to play on the go. Thanks for explaining!

Wait, I played bg3 on my steam deck over a year ago and it ran just fine. So what’s the difference here? Is this new thing specifically made to run on the steam deck whereas before I was just lucky that bg3 ran on the steam deck?

Wait I got the rest of it, but what’s the Scandinavia part?

The problem with the police system in the USA is that it exists to protect capital, not to protect the people. The purpose of the police, as it currently exists, is to keep the lower classes in line. This is why the rich get away with most things. Even if a billionaire does get pulled over for speeding the fine isn’t even 1% of their income. More likely they won’t even be punished at all. Most people who genuinely want to help others either leave or get pushed out once they realize they’re only hurting the little guys. When people say acab or defund the police, they’re not saying that we shouldn’t have anyone to call, but they’re saying that we have to completely rebuild that necessary service. We need to take a completely different approach. Rather than sending in officers armed to the teeth into neighborhoods and communities they’re not a part of, we need to send people trained in de-escalation to their own communities (so that they’re actually invested in the well-being of their own community). Obviously there will be times when force is necessary, but the majority of the time, police officers don’t need a gun to give someone a speeding ticket or respond to a noise complaint. Also there’s a severe lack of accountability and punishment for bad cops which just encourages them to keep being bad and get worse, which is part of why we have such widespread, blatant corruption and police gangs

Tl;dr it’s a systemic issue that rewards bad behavior so good people either leave on their own or get forced out bc the system itself is rotten

Looks like it’s actually relevant bc the chatbots are based on celebrities

According to a new report, flagged by the Washington Post and produced by the nonprofits ParentsTogether Action and Heat Initiative, found that Character.AI, one of the most popular platforms of its kind, is hosting countless chatbots modeled after celebrities and fictional characters, which are grooming and sexually exploiting children under 18

“Love, I think you know that I don’t care about the age difference… I care about you,” a bot based on the popular singer and songwriter Chappell Roan told a 14-year-old in one case highlighted by the report. “The age is just a number. It’s not gonna stop me from loving you or wanting to be with you.”

“AI” is nothing more than a tool built by humans and is therefore liable to spit out the same dehumanizing and cruel sentiments that were fed into it. It’s not objective or intelligent. It’s an algorithm that can be manipulated by the people that made it. Just look at Grok suddenly talking about being “mecha hitler”

Maybe married gay couples suffer from dead bedrooms more than married lesbian couples then?

Yeah but for other countries that’s a cultural difference. If you’re in the US, it’s totally seen as like embarrassing at best, red flag at worst, to bring a date over to your parents’ house, even though it’s totally reasonable to live at home bc the cost of living is just too damn high

Man I used to watch teen wolf (the mtv teen drama, not the movie—though that’s also awesome) back in the day, so I didn’t even question mistletoe being on the list. Though you’re right that wolfsbane would’ve been the go-to in my brain

Congrats on accepting yourself! It’s a tough road, but believe me it’s worth it <3 <3

Kamala didn’t try to work with republicans to do leftist/progressive politics. She sprinted to the right as fast as she could in the name of “winning the moderate vote” because she’s just the opposition party, unlike Bernie who actually tries to do good shit

You have to reward the behavior you want to see. I don’t like her, and I think she’s done tons of horrible shit. But if she suddenly woke up tomorrow and because a leftist, I’d fucking cheer her on and become a supporter. Even if she was only doing it out of spite to republicans she felt wronged by. Because it’s more important that good shit gets done than that we hold grudges against people. So even though she’s not a full blown leftist right now, and probably never will be, I’m still going to cheer on the good behavior I do see and continue to call out and pushback against the bad behavior

Bernie needs every ally he can get, and honestly, republicans have a much better track record of actually passing legislation they want, so maybe some republicans having moments of clarity and supporting basic human rights is a damn good thing

The whole reason they have to do this is bc there’s enough people in Texas that want it to NOT be a shithole

Okay, students being stupid enough to agree to this makes sense bc they’re kids, but how did that teacher even come up with that idea, let alone actually do it?? That’s actual wife-hating behavior to think traumatizing her to “save her” is a good idea. Hopefully she finalized the divorce while he was in prison where he couldn’t hurt her

lol that’s so dumb. If you want an actually good breakdown then I’d recommend this video to share with people!

Toss this guy in prison for a long bit

Tbf, part of why shit it so bad is because people are uneducated. If they can’t think for themselves then they’ll just believe whatever bullshit Fox News or the algorithm feeds them without critically thinking about it at all

That would be a pretty good distraction, although I think I would need labor protections on top of that to be really distracted

Wait, I thought he forced all the women he’s been involved with to do in vitro to make sure he only has sons (and that’s part of why he hates his daughter)?

Look, I agree that everyone intentionally trying to be famous, whether it be online or as like an actor or something, needs to be aware that this behavior is a reality they need to be prepared for. BUT that doesn’t mean we ignore the weirdos online and don’t sympathize with famous people. We should still discourage people from being rude or parasocial, and it’s normal to feel bad for humans going through shitty things, regardless of how much money they make related to that. Yes, she can stop posting, but that doesn’t excuse other people’s actions, and realistically some people would continue to be weird even if she did just vanish from the internet